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Tyagarah beach safety a concern: Police Police have expressed concern about beach safety at a known sexpest area as peak tourism season approaches. Tyagarah is a clothing-optional beach, and its surrounds, which include the tea tree lakes, are a known problem spot for sex pests. Tyagarah residents are maintaining their calls for the clothesoptional status of the beach to be removed, despite a strong campaign by naturists, who claim incidents are significantly down. Regarding Council’s recently adopted plans for closed-circuit cameras, Detective Inspector Matt Kehoe told The Echo, ‘CCTV will have some deterrent effects, but will be resource intensive if Council or police are required to review the footage to identify possible offences or offenders.’ Det Insp Kehoe added there is a ‘significant amount of underreporting,’ and the issue is a ‘drain on our existing resources.’
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The government’s much-trumpeted independent review of water mining in the northern rivers will fail to fully explore the impacts of the practice unless its scope is broadened to include environmental, agricultural and community factors, local farmers say. The Save Alstonville Aquifer group says the terms of reference for the review, released last week, are far too narrow and limit the investigation to the water mining operations themselves.
Airbnb mute on its political campaign Hans Lovejoy Airbnb’s Australian public policy and media spokesperson has declined to comment on whether his company is waging a political campaign against NSW Labor’s policy on holiday letting. Last week The Echo reported that Airbnb had emailed its property hosts across NSW from its Ireland headquarters, specifically attacking Labor (and Greens) support for a registration system. Such regulation is standard in many large European and US cities.
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‘On our reading of the terms of reference, there are a number of important issues which won’t be included,’ the group’s spokesperson Michael Hogan says. ‘These include the impact on local fauna and flora, the health of local creeks and rivers, or on our wetlands. It would also ignore the impact on local farmers in terms of both farming practices and personal wellbeing, and the wellbeing of the community more generally.’ The independent review was announced by Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair on November 20
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in response to growing community anger over water mining, including protests in Uki and Murwillumbah. It is likely to be an important issue for local voters in next year’s state election.
Alstonville DA With the government so far resisting calls for a moratorium on water mining in the region, the Save Alstonville Aquifer group are hoping the review will provide ammunition for their fight against plans for a major extraction operation on their patch.
A local flower farm has lodged a development application with Ballina Council for an extraction and bottling facility capable of mining 100 megalitres of water per year on a site that is currently being used as a flower farm. Victorian company Mountain Springwater would operate the facility, and claims there will be no negative impact for local groundwater users in the area. But the farmers disagree, arguing that their own data suggests there would be a significant impact on the regeneration of local aquifers.
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Furthermore it’s emerged that the Airbnb spokesperson, Julian Crowley, is a former staffer to the NSW Liberal-National coalition. According to his online LinkedIn profile, Crowley was an adviser to the NSW Attorney-General (April 2015 – January 2016) and an adviser to the minister for Family and Community Services (April 2014 – April 2015). It’s not uncommon for political staff to be employed by large corporations who are also political donors to the same political parties. Former NSW Liberal premier Mike Baird’s staffer – when treasurer – was Stephen Galilee. Galilee has been CEO of the NSW Minerals Council since leaving that post in 2012. The Echo also asked, ‘Why wouldn’t Airbnb want to ensure that its Australian customers operate in a safe and regulated environment?’ No on-record reply was received, only ‘background information’.
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m É EſĕĕŕƆ ĈşŕƆƖŔĕĎ ćƷ ĶŕǕ īIJƐĶŕī Hans Lovejoy As NSW Greens infighting engulfs the party, local NSW Greens MP Tamara Smith admits her party is ‘falling short when it comes to handling sexual violence claims.’ Jeremy Buckingham MLC, who was an effective and early campaigner against CSG, quit the party Thursday amid sexual allegations he denies. Buckingham says his former party is ‘toxic’ and he will now run as an ‘Independent Real Green’ after being placed fourth on the ticket for the upcoming March election. An independent review of complaints processes within the party has been announced after federal leader Richard Di Natale intervened. While Di Natale had been calling on the outspoken Buckingham to stand aside, he has also been critical of former NSW and federal MP Lee Rhiannon, who is opposed to Buckingham.
DëĈƐĶşŕ ćſĕëŊĎşƱŕ So what’s the factional breakdown within the NSW Greens’ zoo? An open online letter was circulated in the lead up to Buckingham’s exit, where current and former councillors, MPs and members put their name to a call for a ‘democratic recount of the ballots for the recent preselection for the NSW Legislative Council ticket for 2019, with Jeremy Buckingham’s votes redistributed’. The letter also called for members of the internal groups Solidarity and Left Renewal to be expelled.
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The letter says internal fighting has ‘become a crisis that not only threatens to derail our upcoming election campaigns, but the party itself… The NSW Greens have been undermined by a deliberate and systematic effort by a small group of members motivated by extreme left ideology.’ The ‘small group’ comprises former NSW and federal MP Lee Rhiannon and David Shoebridge MLC, among others. In February, The Guardian reported that Greens founder Bob Brown labelled Rhiannon a ‘team wrecker.’ It followed an ABC TV Four Corners special where federal leader Richard Di Natale accused Rhiannon of ‘campaigning against the position of the party room.’ Despite the accusations, Rhiannon appears to still have considerable power within the party. She retired from public life in August. MPs who called for Buckingham to step down included local MP Tamara Smith, who tweeted on November 12 that she supports fellow MPs ‘@jennyleong and @mehreenfaruqi and their call… that’s why I’ve
urged Jeremy Buckingham to step aside.’ On the other hand, those who supported Buckingham in the open letter were Dawn Walker MLC, MP Cate Faehrmann, former MLC and mayor Jan Barham and former MLC Richard Jones. Locally, mayor Simon Richardson and Cr Sarah Ndiaye signed the letter, but not Crs Michael Lyon or Jeanette Martin. It’s unclear where MP Jamie Parker’s allegiances lie, although according to an anonymous blog tweeted by Lee Rhiannon on Sunday, MP Justin Field and Cate Faehrmann threatened to quit the party owing to its being ‘anti-democratic.’ Cr Lyon told The Echo, ‘I did not sign the letter because I did not think it was constructive as an approach to resolving the conflict within the NSW Greens. I believe the original preselection for the upper house was conducted in a fair manner, but there is a difference of opinion as to how to proceed now that Jeremy has resigned. ‘It has been a difficult time owing to the allegations and events subsequent but there is a path forward
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which has been brokered by involvement from the federal party. I hope that we can start to unite as a party and a review of our processes will help with this. A system is generally only as good as the people working within it, and some personal growth here on the part of a few will assist immeasurably. If we cannot unite within our own party, where we actually have so much in common, what hope has the world got?’ The Echo asked, ‘Given that your party appears now unstable, how will you approach your campaigning? Should you go it as an independent?’ He replied, ‘I will continue as a Greens representative because the principles of the party are in complete alignment with my own. I will continue to work within my party to help us become better advocates for our community and our planet and to resolve our internal differences in a mature and respectful way.’ Local MP Tamara Smith told The Echo, ‘NSW Greens like other political parties and many organisations are falling short when it comes to handling sexual violence claims, and this is a crisis we are seeing around the world.' ‘We are seeing across the political spectrum and in recent high-profile legal cases the weaponisation of victim’s complaints – a complete failure to support alleged victims, and we are seeing alleged perpetrators vilified and character-assassinated outside of due process.' She added that unlike the old parties, the Greens have ‘committed publicly and financially to an independent review of our complaints processes and the implementation of recommendations.’
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Mullum High’s Oliver ArthurAndrews achieved an ATAR of 97.75. Photo supplied Mullumbimby High School principal Donna Pearson says she was very pleased with their 2018 HSC results, and proud of the students’ achievements. She said, ‘Students in a broad range of subjects, including English Advanced, English Extension 1, Legal Studies, Indonesian Continuers, Modern Hebrew, Visual Arts and Physics, achieved a band 6 (an HSC mark above 90). Forty per cent of our students achieved above 80 per cent in at least one subject, with six students achieving above 80 per cent in every subject they studied. ‘Twins Oliver ArthurAndrews and Artemis ArthurAndrews both achieved exceptional results gaining Band 6s in the majority of their subjects. 'Both also accelerated in Mathematics in 2017, with Oliver achieving the equivalent of band 6 in both Extension 1 and Extension 2, the highest levels of Mathematics students can study. 'Oliver was one of the 2018 elected school captains and represented the school with distinction. We are looking forward to hearing about all of our students’ ATARs tomorrow. ‘Ethan Jimenez’s music performance was nominated
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Shearwater’s head of education Gillian Rogers told The Echo that 46 students studied HSC subjects in 2018 and sat HSC exams to mark their final year of high school. ‘Of those 46 students, 25 (54 per cent of cohort) achieved one or more results over 80 per cent (Band 5 or 6), with eight (17 per cent of cohort) achieving a result of 90 per cent or
Cape Byron Steiner Deputy principal Katie Biggin told The Echo, ‘Students achieved outstanding results across a large number of subjects including Drama, Music, Design and Technology, English Advanced and Extension, Society and
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Culture and many others.’ ‘In a cohort of 28 students, there were some fabulous achievements including 18 Band 6 results and 56 Band 5 results across 17 subjects.’ ‘Once again, the school saw a strengthening of Band 5 results and an overall continued strengthening of academic success across all subjects. ‘Student Mirani Astawa achieved an outstanding result of First in Course (NSW) in Beginners Indonesian and also achieved an outstanding ATAR result. ‘Some other standout results were a 96 per cent for Design & Technology, 98 per cent for General Mathematics, 94 per cent for Visual Arts, 93 per cent and 91 per cent for Music, 90 per cent and 2 x 91 per cent for Drama, 92 per cent for German Beginners, 94 per cent for Visual Arts, 90 per cent for Legal Studies ‘We also received 91 per cent and 90 per cent in English Advanced and the equivalent to 92 per cent and 90 per cent in both English Extension courses.’ See the
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Illegal camping in Council’s sights Council staff say illegal camping will be targeted over the holiday period. Director sustainable environment and economy Shannon Burt said staff will be issuing fines to people caught camping illegally or sleeping in their cars. ‘There are 15 legal campgrounds in the Byron Shire and many have very reasonable rates, even at this time of year, so our message to people is that if they are coming to Byron for a holiday they need to pay to stay,’ Ms Burt said. She said residents are ‘sick and tired of people pulling
up outside their houses, near the beach, or in bushland and setting up camp without any proper facilities.’ Rubbish and defecating and urinating in the bush or in public areas, creates health hazards and also pollutes our beautiful environment, she says. ‘There is also the danger of campfires getting out of control,’ she adds. She says the on-the-spot fine of $110 per person for Illegal camping can reach up to a maximum of $110,000. Residents wanting to report illegal campers can visit www.byron.nsw.gov.au or call 6626 7000.
Lennox centre gets $1.8m boost The Lennox Head Cultural and Community Centre has been given $1.8m under the NSW government’s $100 million Regional Cultural Fund. According to Nationals MLC Ben Franklin, the funding will go towards fixing the centre’s roof and installing an air-conditioning and
ventilation system. The government says the Regional Cultural Fund is part of its $1.6 billion Regional Growth Fund, ‘designed to improve economic growth and productivity as well as community amenity with investment in regional communities.’
Howl & Moan owner Mario Fraietta with some of the local musicians set to perform at Falls Fest this year. The record shop is located at 4/103 Jonson Street in Byron. Photo Jeff Dawson
A Byron record shop will be curating a dedicated stage for local acts at this year’s Falls Festival, to be held at North Parklands in Yelgun over New Year. Howl & Moan owner Mario Fraietta says bands performing will vary from psychedelic rock and grunge to extreme metal, hardcore punk and experimental noise. The lineup includes Miniskirt, Stoker, Captain Squidlicker and Hobo Magic. Fraietta says the Tuesday night ‘Wolf’s Den’ sessions at the store have become very popular in musical circles nationwide, with opportunities to perform in the store usually occurring on a threemonth waiting list.
Cop who hit teen should be charged, say LECC Chris Dobney The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has recommended that the police officer at the centre of an investigation into police use of force against a naked 16-year-old boy in a Byron Bay lane in January be charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. It ruled that ‘Officer E’,
as he has been identified, used undue force against the teenager, who was naked and disoriented when approached by police in Lateen Lane, outside Nomads Backpackers in the early hours of January 11, 2018. The LECC found Officer E used a baton to strike the teen some 19 times, constituting ‘an inappropriate use of excessive force’.
The officer admitted under questioning that his version of events did not match images broadcast on Channel 9’s A Current Affair during a report on the incident in February. The video was taken by Byron locals who witnessed the incident. The LECC issued its ruling in September, following its Operation Tambora investigation. It has now
delivered a brief of evidence to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, together with its recommendation to press charges. It is now up to the DPP to determine whether to proceed. The senior constable was one of five officers involved in the youth’s arrest. No charges were recommended against any of the other officers.
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ĂˆĂŤĹ•Ć–ĂŤĆ?Ć– Ć?Ĺ&#x; ćĕŕĕǕ Ć? ÄŞĹżĹ&#x;Ĺ” !Ä•ÄŤĹ?ĜŕƆŊĜ Ĺ?ÍſčĕƆƆĕ Aslan Shand A recent holiday by Stan and Noelene Ceglinski – their first ever – has resulted in toys, instruments, tools, colouring books and pencils being sent to local schools and children in Vanuatu. As part of their cruise ship tour, Stan and Noelene stopped by the impoverished island nation and quickly made friends. ‘As we got off the ship, there were four young guys playing music with a tea-chest bass and a guitar with only four strings. I asked if I could join in with my harmonica and then started making up a song about a big white ship coming to our island,’ said Stan. In the meantime, Noelene was taking a look around the maze of markets and making friends with the stallholders, mostly grandmothers and mothers. Finally Stan dragged himself away from playing with the locals and they managed to find Morson, a local who took them around the island to see the ‘real Vanuatu’. ‘We discovered their roads are just like ours,’ said Stan with a laugh. Seeing the poor
Stan Ceglinski, pictured front, has just returned from his first holiday with his wife Noelene which resulted in a fundraiser for kids in Vanuatu. Photo Jeff Dawson condition of the villages and schools touched the Ceglinskis’ hearts.Â
ȥǤÇ? ĂŤ ƹĕĕŊ ƹÍčĕ ‘People only make about $70 a week and the money they make goes on basics like soap, sugar and salt, they have a really basic existence,’ Stan explained. ‘They share all the money they make with the family to support each other.’ Back at the market heading for the boat Helen, who ran one of the stalls Noelene had bought some things at earlier in the day, called out to Noelene and her and gave her a dress. ‘It was worth
about $25 so that was 10 to 15 per cent of what she earns in a week,’ said Stan. In the meantime, the musicians called to Stan asking him to join them and he made up another song about the big white boat sailing away. ‘I didn’t want to go, but they were pulling up the gangplank in five minutes so the boys gave me a hug and I got back on the boat.’ A little later Stan and Noelene were having a quiet cuppa on the ship when they met a young Vanuatuan girl working on the ship and asked her how they could help the lovely people they’d met. Â
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‘She told us stallholder Helen is a grandmother and has what she needs, but that the kids could do with some balls, toys and colouring books and pencils, that sort of thing,’ Stan explained. So since their arrival back, Stan and Noelene have put the word out that they were going to send some things out to Vanutatu for the kids. The Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce, True Wheel Cycles, Gill and Barry Lomath with other members of the Uniting Church, Stan’s mate Slim Pickens and lots of others have come on board with donations. Last week they sent off two boxes weighing in at 35kg of toys, instruments, tools, colouring books and pencils to Vanuatu to be distributed by Helen and Morson to local schools and children. Air Vanuatu has flown the goods over freight free, Stan says. ‘We’ve still got people donating things so we will send another couple of boxes over in the new year,’ said Stan. If you have toys, tools or other useful items to donate you can contact Stan via email biliwood@dodo.com. au or phone 0412 429 156.Â
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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.
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PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 The following development applications (DA) have been received by Council and require exhibition in accordance with Development Control Plan 2014 (A14). The DAs may be viewed online at Council’s website ‘www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA’ or by using the Online Kiosks at Councils Customer Service Centre during normal office hours. DA submissions can be lodged using an online form via Council’s eServices Portal. Once you have viewed a copy of the DA, select ‘Make a Submission’ to lodge a submission directly with Council. Information on making a submission is available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Make-a-submission-on-a-DA. If you are making a submission, there are requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to Council’s website to satisfy yourself that you are complying with your disclosure obligations prior to lodging a submission www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Political-donations-disclosure. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.
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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.
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10.2018.460.1 – BYRON BAY, 73 Paterson Street (Lot 65 DP 247655) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2018.607.1 – MULLUMBIMBY CREEK, 7 Grand Valley Court (Lot 18 DP 880189) Swimming Pool 10.2018.167.1 – BYRON BAY, 6 Lawson Street (Lot B DP 377946) Alterations to Existing Optometrist Practice 10.2018.419.1 – BYRON BAY, 3 Cavvanbah Street (Lot 1 DP 741161) Two (2) Swimming Pool 10.2018.440.1 – EWINGSDALE, 11 Scenic Vista (Lot 4 DP 1226908) Stage 1: Dwelling House Stage 2: Secondary Dwelling and Swimming Pool 10.2018.537.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 28 Balemo Drive (Lot 621 DP 240398) Alterations and additions to an Existing Dwelling House including a Detached Garage and Swimming Pool 10.2018.76.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 49 Prince Street (Lot 7 Sec 1 DP 12448) Stage 1: Demolish Existing Shed, Conversion of Existing Dual Occupancy Building to a Dwelling House, and Strata Title Subdivision to create Two (2) Strata Lots including creation of One (1) vacant Strata Lot; and Stage 2: New Dwelling on the vacant Strata Lot to create Dual Occupancy (detached) 10.2018.313.1 – MYCOUM, 625 Myocum Road (Lot 1 DP 1055826) Tourist and Visitor Accommodation – Seven (7) Tourist Cabins, Central Facilities and Associated Infrastructure 10.2018.42.1 – HUONBROOK, 19 Mill Road (Lot 1 DP 1053596) Decommission dual occupancy: (granny flat) including change of use to a single dwelling house, new dwelling to create a dual occupancy (detached) and swimming pool. 10.2018.566.1 – BYRON BAY, 6 Lawson Street (Lot B DP 377946) Change of Use to Needle Penetration and Beauty Service 10.2018.576.1 – BYRON BAY, 62 Carlyle Street (Lot 1 DP 124075) Swimming Pool and Deck 10.2018.414.1 – COOPERS SHOOT, 7 Baileys Road (Lot 1 DP 841485) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House and Garage and New Garage 10.2018.193.1 – SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH, 4 Pacific Esplanade (Lot 33 DP 31166) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2018.602.1 – BYRON BAY, 6/124 Lighthouse Road (Lot 6 SP 58355) Use of Alterations and Additions to Dwelling including Enclosure of Verandah 10.2018.353.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 4 Burra Burra Close (Lot 520 DP 238451) Stage 1: Strata Subdivision to create Two (2) Strata Lots Under a Development Contract. Stage 2: Construct Two (2) New Dwellings on Vacant Lot to Create Multi Dwelling Housing: Three (3) Dwellings and Further Strata Subdivision 10.2018.400.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 19 Muli Muli Avenue (Lot 6 DP 285593) Installation of Moveable Dwelling and New Garage 10.2018.196.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 115 Dalley Street (Lot 1 DP 127211) Retail premises associated with the adjacent Tyrepower being a showroom, offices and amenities
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9.2018.39.1 – BYRON BAY, 55 Julian Rocks Drive (Lot 2 DP 75568) Tree Removal Four (4) Trees
LEASE OF 96 KINGSFORD DRIVE BRUNSWICK HEADS
10.2012.98.3 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 2 Bayside Way (Lot 341 DP 739063) S4.55 For Removal of Bus Shelter
Council is proposing to lease the whole of Lot 70 DP 851902, being 96 Kingsford Drive Brunswick Heads NSW 2483, for a period of five (5) years plus three five (5) year options to renew, to the Lilly Pilly Community Pre-School Inc for the purpose of early childhood education and care services. In accordance with Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1993 interested parties are invited to make submissions about this proposal within 32 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 Open: 6 December 2018. Submissions Close: 7 January 2019. Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300 All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author. For further assistance contact the Records Team on 02 6626 7113.
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10.2018.415.2 – SUFFOLK PARK, 92 Corkwood Crescent (Lot 225 DP 841986) Alterations and Additions to existing Dwelling to correct Plans 6 September 2018 10.2018.8.2 – EUREKA, 43 Federal Drive (Lot 2 DP 246970) S4.55 to modify approved habitable outbuilding 10.2014.398.3 – BYRON BAY, 3-7 Shirley Street (Lot 1 DP 123737), Lot A DP 346870, Lot B DP 246870, Lot 1 DP 1068193, Lot 2 DP 1073355, Lot 13 DP 1143269) S4.55 to Modify Date for Compliance with Deferred Commencement Condition in Schedule A of Consent The following applications have not been granted approval by Council, but are listed for the information of the community:
APPLICATIONS REFUSED 10.2017.510.1 – BYRON BAY, 137 Jonson Street (Lot 21 DP 247289) Mixed use development comprising demolition of all existing structures removal of vegetation and construction of commercial premises, cafe, child care centre, shop top housing, serviced apartments and associated basement carparking and landscaping.
Articles The sea pee – to do or not to do? Mary Gardner As the holiday season gets underway, this toilet block, as does every other near the beach, becomes one of the busiest places in the Shire. By my calculations, an adult bladder can hold an average 500 ml of urine. But over 90 minutes (not counting for sweating in the sun) 150–200 ml accumulate and this quantity triggers a need to urinate. Funny though, even when I count say 500 adults on a section of the beach, I don’t see a large percentage of them entering the toilets every hour. That’s 75–100 litres of urine unaccounted for. Could it be that most people pee in the sea? The American Chemical Society advocates peeing in the sea. They explain that human urine is a fertiliser for marine algae. Its composition is more than 95 per cent water with 1–2 g/L dissolved salt, 0.75 g/L potassium as well as 9 g/L urea. This is a nitrogen by-product from the digestion of protein. Combined with seawater, it’s converted to ammonium. The Society also believes that dilution is the solution to pollution. If at one time, every person on the planet all urinated at once in the Atlantic, the total fertiliser would only be a minute 60 parts per trillion. Some surfers might grin in relief, continuing to rinse their wetsuits after use and occasionally washing them with special brand name products to alleviate pissy odours. Some male kayakers might be more open about carrying bottles or even sponges to collect urine, which is then disposed of overboard. To help them make use of these same receptacles, female kayakers can choose from an array of disposable or reusable ‘female funnels’. But the strength of the Society’s paper calculations disintegrate in the real ocean. The process of dilution is uneven. Attractive bays, reefs and lagoons all have calmer, warmer waters. Endless swashes of tourist urine fertilise the algae, which overwhelm and kill the corals. The composition of adult urine also varies. Your doses of drugs such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, antibiotics, antidepressants, oral contraceptives and hormone replacements are not entirely absorbed by your body. The same is true for caffeine, opioids, cannabis, amphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy. Your kidneys funnel them into your urine. Even the oxybenzone from sunscreen and chemicals from various beauty products and insect repellents applied to your skin or hair are handled by your kidneys in the same way. Thirty minutes after you use them, these chemicals appear in your urine. Fish, shrimp and crabs react badly to these pharmaceuticals. Their behaviour changes. Some become restless and clumsy, picking fights with others, going out when they should take cover, reacting slowly: all this leads to early deaths. Fish, shellfish and amphibians exposed to hormones and oxybenzone can also completely or partially change sex, usually becoming infertile. Eggs or larvae develop abnormalities. Are sharks attracted to human urine? Some biologists claim that attacks are linked with the release of human urine. Others claim sharks are not at all interested in these excretions or in human blood. But sharks will respond to the presence of fish urine and blood. Marine fish urinate constantly through their gills: taking in salt water and excreting salt. Their kidneys conserve water so their urine is quite concentrated. So large schools of fish send constant biochemical signals that are interesting to sharks. Being in that mix, you could simply become collateral damage. So here’s a simple protocol for adults: Don’t pee in the sea. Urinate at your home or public toilet in the hour before you enter the sea. Start counting from the time you leave home. Physiologically, as your warm body enters the cooler water, the contrast can trigger an urgent need to pee even if your bladder holds only a little urine. If you were just at the loo, you can confidently override that sensation. If you are at some idyllic place without a public toilet, find a quiet spot with some groundcover. Make a small deep hole, urinate and cover well. Now wildlife won’t be attracted to the salts and chemicals, which can have dire consequences for them. Of course, young children can be forgiven in breaking the protocol, but we can start training them by explaining our own behaviour. Choosing this attitude, holding to a human urination ethic is the best way we can finally explain ourselves to all the baby fish, oysters and corals.
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Clunes preschool’s St John’s school gets new risky play space new playground A multi-tiered play space has been completed at the Clunes Community Preschool, featuring uneven terrain, a mini ‘creek’ and a ‘ninja line’ borrowed from the Lismore Toy Library. School vice-president Nicky Johnson said the space was recently redeveloped to encourage children to take more risks during play. She says, ‘In addition, we have bikes, a sandpit, mud kitchen, pet chickens and a large undercover outdoor area for creative arts and group work. With a strong emphasis on nature, we work to develop children’s curiosity as well as their physical and
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Tweed Byron Police held an official march last week for superintendent Wayne Starling as he completed his last shift as a District Commander of the NSW Police Force before retirement. Senior constable Bradley Foster said, ‘We would like to congratulate superintendent Starling on his career of 39 years with the NSW Police Force.'
St John’s Primary School has just undergone construction to create a new natural outdoor playground for students. Teachers, parents and students were consulted throughout the entire process to ensure the whole school community had input. The playground has given students space to further develop social skills, cooperation, and the ability to solve problems. It
stimulates students’ imagination and creativity and helps them to appreciate nature and to learn about their environment. Students have been very excited to utilise the space during their recess and lunch times. Teachers have also take the opportunity to use the space for lessons on a regular basis. The playground update has been a positive asset to the St John’s community.
Waiting times for elective surgery and emergency department treatment have fallen at hospitals across the northern rivers over the past three months, according to the Northern NSW Local Health District. But the NSW shadow health minister Walt Secord claims that the hospitals are at ‘breaking point’, with ‘more than 5,000 patients waiting for elective surgery’.
The health district also spruiked the elective surgery performance at local hospitals, stating that 97.4 per cent of patients at Ballina hospital received their surgery on time this quarter, with 100 per cent of urgent procedures completed on time. But shadow NSW health minister Walt Secord took a very different view of the report. He said it revealed that 5,020 patients are
currently waiting for elective surgery across the Northern NSW Local Health District, 51 of whom had been waiting for more than a year. He said, ‘The north coast health and hospital system lurches from crisis to crisis: long waits in emergency department in Lismore, huge waits for elective surgery in Ballina – and the debacle over the controversial site selection for the Tweed hospital.’
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Dear Man, You are the active pole on earth and needed like the sun – shining with honest care, in love, on to a woman. She is like the earth – she receives, she gives, she knows. We are this beautiful life. In this self-made world man learned to show off, it is easy for you but are you brave enough to stand up for love? Be true – be simple and give your honest love and care and make sweetly and rightly love to her. It is a woman’s delight and need to grow with you and glow in love. It is your most fulfilling task. For this to be, you will have to give up selfish, restless sex. Be still, drop your demand, enjoy moment to moment life. Love life. Do you excite yourself with sex-thought? It overstimulates you. It makes you dishonest in love, so you just take, but you should ask and learn to give right love. We are influenced as a child... take a drug, get used to sex, be sexy, show off, be greedy, give your attention to the newest invention, get excited... nothing will be good enough for long and such greediness supports the sex business. Worldwide he manipulates young women to play sexy for him, to be his sex object and if she makes sex with such a selfish demanding ungiving man it makes her like him. Infected and made discontent, both feel dependent on stimulation, for in truth they have not made love and so they say ‘let’s have some fun with a drug...’ Hey man, give up, you can’t just take what you want, you can’t just take love! You have to give to a woman. Life’s love is her gift to you, if you have earned it. A woman today can be honest to man. If he is not honest, do not give to him, wait until he demonstrates true love. If you are honest, moment to moment and give to what is good and right, you simply feel well from the inside. With such a woman of love, you will listen to her carefully. Love is easily broken, it has to be made fresh, new, no other body belongs to you. Each of us has to stand up for love. Life felt inside is reflected in beautiful earth, universe – I belong to you. From a Woman.
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Here’s to a merry Morrison Christmas And so this is Christmas; And enough is enough. Another year over And who gives a stuff?
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NSW Greens now like every şƐIJĕſ ĶŕǕ īIJƐĶŕī ĎƖŔżƆƐĕſȒ şŕȒǕ ſĕ żşōĶƐĶĈëō IJëĈŊ żëſƐƷ It’s been said John Hewson’s 1993 Liberal Fight Back manifesto was the longest political suicide note in history, but the public factional infighting within the NSW Greens over the last few months is shaping up much worse. And while Hewson wasn’t dealing with internal squabbles, he also didn’t have online social media to help make the suicide note longer. A poorly designed complaints process in the party appears to have been part of the reason Jeremy Buckingham MLC spectacularly quit the party last Thursday. He was accused of sexual harassment, a claim he flatly denies. Instead, he’s accused the party of sidelining him on the Greens senate ticket for the upcoming state election in March. Buckingham said the NSW Greens are ‘corrupt and rotten’ and he will now run as an ‘Independent Real Green’. He’s also accused the party of trying to stop Cate Faehrmann MP running in a preselection and ‘the ratification of the democratic preselection of Dawn Walker MLC.’ People, please. Why can’t we all just get along? The distraction of overblown egos and spats between party members just reinforce the public’s view that all these people need to go. A new political paradigm is badly needed, and not one party offers one. Let’s not forget politicians earn around $150,000–$200,000 per year. You can also sit on a committee that rarely or never meets and earn $30,000 a year for that, too. What happens from here is that the NSW Greens will get hammered by the electorate in March. Remember – disunity is death! It happened to Labor when they split in half in 1955. The problem is that there is no guarantee of stability with elected independent MPs either. Remember Nick Xenophon? His party has now magically vanished after it held considerable federal influence. Xenophon’s political schtick sounded great but his policies were all very light on detail. The last ‘deal’ Xenophon did with then-PM Turnbull was to allow further consolidation of corporate media ownership, which only helps the one per cent. And if you have nothing but disdain for the incompetence and unprofessional behaviour of the NSW Greens, consider the NSW Nationals recently expelled 19 neo-Nazis from their party. All Labor has to do is keep quiet and sit on their hands till the 2019 elections in March (state) and May (federal). Hans Lovejoy, editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au
It is tempting to dismiss 2018 as a dystopian fantasy – a nightmare devised by the feral muppets in Canberra for their own Grand Guignol production beginning in crazed belligerence and whimpering away in unsavoury farce. At each end we had a rump of deranged Liberal denialists pretending they were still relevant and a rabble of randy Nationals scrambling for cover. The theme for this dysfunctional spectacle was revenge, resignation, rebellion and terminal resentment. The climax, of course, was the persecution and assassination of Malcolm Turnbull, an utterly futile attempt to contain the deep-seated vendettas which has done nothing to restore lasting peace and even less to arrest the remorseless slide in the opinion polls. And, throughout the annus horribilis, serious policy was replaced by partisan hysteria as the lunar right clung to the fallacy that all that was really needed was a big lurch back to the base – the base that had been conclusively discredited by plebiscites, by elections, state polls and even the Liberal gospel – Newspoll, provided by one of the party’s few remaining allies, The Australian. The organ’s more rabid commentators insist that there is still hope, if only ScoMo can be even more aggro – forget rational analysis or discussion, just shout more and above all, bash Bill Shorten in the most extravagant and hyperbolic terms in Morrison’s admittedly limited vocabulary. Thus, minor and overdue reforms to housing policy are sledgehammers, wrecking balls that would destroy not only investors, but owners and renters. Accommodating medical emergencies for asylum seekers would obliterate border protection policy, inviting armadas of terrorists and paedophiles into our pristine land. Taking climate change seriously is a dangerous delusion promulgated by self-interested socialist foreigners, which would smash what is left of the economy. And above all, Shorten wants to pay for his reckless insanity through raising your taxes – he will steal your money and feed it to pigs. Instead of all that, Morrison claims he has an agenda, and up to a point he has;
the problem is, after surviving the barrage of bluff and bluster, the electorate is either uninterested or unconvinced or both. His self-congratulation over the economic news is both selective and misleading: while it is true that his government has more or less restrained spending growth, the improvement in the deficit has been purely on the revenue side – more taxes, to put it bluntly.
Morrison claims he has an agenda, and up to a point he has; the problem is, after surviving the barrage şĪ ćōƖǓ ëŕĎ ćōƖƆƐĕſǼ the electorate is either uninterested or unconvinced or both.
Mungo MacCallum And these have come not from good management, but from good luck – the fact that companies could no longer avoid their obligations after deducting their losses from the GFC, but more importantly from windfall gains on the prices of resources, principally iron ore and coal for export. The problem for Morrison’s optimism is that the same prices could just as well come down again – indeed, most analysts believe that a fall is inevitable. And if they do collapse, so will our marginal budget surplus. And in any case, few voters are concerned with the broader economy – they tend to take it for granted when it is in reasonable shape and only really complain when it drops into recession. They are far more worried about cost-of-living issues, the worst of which is the ongoing wage stagnation, for which Morrison’s only answer seems to be that something will eventually turn up. Or not; but in the meantime there are other concerns. Morrison has tried to scrape off some of his self-inflicted barnacles in the last days but, as so often, his solutions are not only utterly irrelevant to ordinary people but what would be called, in the folksy idiom he affects, half-arsed. The embassy-in-Jerusalem compromise satisfied no-one and infuriated many – even in Jerusalem. The response on religion, supposed to be a simple pre-Christmas fix, turned out to be obfuscation and procrastination. And
the reluctant suggestion for an integrity commission was largely about shielding politicians from scrutiny, even before Margaret Cuneen was brought in to ensure total emasculation. Unsurprisingly, the masses were not enthused. But despite all the evidence – the results in Wentworth and Victoria, however convoluted the spin, can hardly be denied – Morrison is not for turning; even if he had the intelligence or the ethics to do so, he is adamant about sticking to the course. His boosters have by now tacitly admitted that he is simply not up to the job; instead, they have been reduced to praising him for his energy, his determination, his persistence – E for effort. Like another former Liberal prime minister, Billy McMahon, he seems to assume that this, along with the power of prayer, will somehow prevail. Repeated experiments have revealed that it does not. So 2019 looks like a reprise: more slogans, more insults and more failed stunts, like the forgotten Australian flag lapel pins, the empty blue bus, the plethora of Chinese-made baseball caps. As a result, Bill Shorten clearly believes that Morrison is all but beaten; it is just a matter of the opposition leader holding his nerve, and as long as his own troops behave, he can rely on Morrison to self-destruct. Well, perhaps; but he would be unwise to stick too closely to his unexpectedly successful campaign in the 2016 election. Then he was not expected to win – the swing was probably at least partly attributable to a protest vote. This time it will be for real: the voters will have to decide, as Morrison once warned them, between ‘him and me’. All the indications are that they will choose him; they may have to hold their noses before taking the plunge but after this last year – indeed, after five long years covering three more or less awful prime ministers – they are ready to risk Labor and Shorten. But Morrison will not go quietly – indeed, quiet is a concept foreign to him. So the next few months will be noisy, unedifying and decidedly ugly. The shit storm is not over yet. And so this is Christmas And what has occurred? Another year over But we’re still undeterred.
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Aibnb lobbyists Victims of Holiday Letting (VOHL) are appalled at the latest Airbnb antics. In a widely circulated email sent by multinational Airbnb’s head office in Dublin, Ireland, to all their NSW ‘hosts’ they say that ‘hosts’ should vote for the LNP at the March 2019 state election as Labor’s policy is to enact compulsory registration for those who holiday let. It is obvious that Airbnb do not want their ‘hosts’ to be accountable to the state and local government as elected by NSW citizens. No registration means there will be a lack of accurate data collection. Data collection was one of the recommendations from the NSW parliamentary inquiry into short-term holiday letting. Compliance monitoring by government will be difficult with no registration. This is meddling interference in the Australian political process. Is Airbnb a registered lobbying group? Airbnb, don’t meddle in Australian politics, stop interfering with our residential zones, and pay your fair share of corporate tax in Australia! Doug Luke Coordinator VOHL
More dangerous ƐIJëŕȞ ĎëŕĶ How can using huge amounts of water for coal and unconventional gas mining be the wisest use of an increasingly scarce and valuable resource, when renewable energy is now cheaper than taxpayersubsidised fossil fuels? How many people are aware that the eleven new
contested coal projects in NSW would do more damage in terms of our water security, greenhouse gas emissions, and farmland destroyed than Adani’s Carmichael mine in central Qld? The Narrabri Coal Seam Gas project of 850 wells is one project of extreme concern. It is overwhelmingly opposed by farmers and residents of the slopes. It would draw down on a recharge aquifer of the Great Artesian Basin that farmers, businesses, and households rely on – the same people still struggling through drought. I hope our politicians rule out this project and so act in the best interests of the rural public and give agriculture a fighting chance to survive future climate challenges. Leanne Davis Lismore
Fantasyland David Hall’s letter, (December 12) saying ‘the [climate] science is certainly not settled’, with reference to scientists on YouTube, implies the view that a few recalcitrant non-expert, and often non-scientists, constitutes a strong and accurate source of information. The tobacco industry sowed doubt in the minds of many eventual cancer victims for decades. Now the $10 trillion (annually) fossilfuel profiteers are repeating the ruse. Apparently, special annual doubt-marketing expenditures are increased when the IPCC goes public around this time every year. Despite what doubtmerchants say, it’s a statistical fact that by 2014 97 per cent (+/- 1 per cent) of climate experts agreed the
dominant cause is greenhouse gases. The consensus is even stronger now. These thousands of scientists state that all other sources of heat do not explain our massive growing thermal anomaly. Natural climate variability is far less than humancaused global warming, which is now more than 20 times faster than any natural climate changes. There is an objective reality out there and it’s beginning to smash civilisation. Vulnerable people continue to fall foul of the distortions and untruths pumped out by the greedy fossil fools. Facebook and YouTube should take responsibility for fact checking based on objective science, not fantasyland. Sapoty Brook Mullumbimby
DōşşĎǽ Ǖ ſĕǽ ĎſşƖīIJƐ Regional NSW has been having a tough time. If it’s not drought, it’s floods, fires and storms. These disasters are fuelled by the fossil-fuel industry. Coal and gas companies hit communities while they’re down. They opportunistically jump in and offer a handful of jobs and short-term prosperity. This is not future proofing regional Australia; it’s putting communities, farmland and water at risk. The Narrabri gas project is an example of this kind of backwards thinking by big mining corporations and governments. As a young person (23), I’m extremely concerned about this short sightedness. A recent report found that jobs from renewable-energy investment in the northwest of NSW are entirely possible. Narrabri is part of the New
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England Renewable Energy Precinct, set up to attract new investment. There are currently two solar projects proposed. If these and other renewable projects went ahead there would be a reason to stay in rural and regional towns. We know that fossil fuels are outdated and causing far more harm than good. We are seeing benefits in the northern rivers of renewable energy. I wonder, will our decision makers do what is best for regional NSW by ruling out the Narrabri Gas Project and help create jobs powered by renewableenergy innovation? Maddy Braddon Lismore
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Magic smoke rings blowing in from the Coral Sea John Campbell
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nce upon a time, the USS Coral Sea was the biggest aircraft carrier in the world. On a goodwill tour of the Pacific, in the dim and distant, it berthed at Sydney. I suppose I could google it to be reminded of the year and get the history right, but Google can too carelessly trash a cherished memory. So I thought not. What I know for sure is that Dad took me and my little brother Lonno to Garden Island to see the great ship and clamber aboard with a bunch of other children who, like us, appeared to be not nearly so excited about the excursion as their fathers. The vessel was big and grey and
unquiet. A floating cave of iron. Everything went ‘clang’ underfoot. Whether it was on the spur of the moment, or whether he had been instructed to do it by my mother – which seems highly unlikely, for Mum was a timid, distant woman – Dad put our names down to host a couple of the sailors for dinner and a night out with some local Aussies. Kings Cross was the preferred destination when any navy came to town. It’s an easy walk from the harbour up to Macleay Street and the strip joints and brothels, and an even easier wobbly-legged walk back downhill to the shipboard bunks. So maybe the guys who came to our house drew
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CHESS by Ian Rogers 30-year-old Russian Grandmaster Vasily Papin would be the first to admit that his hopes of rising to the top of the chess ladder are long gone. Yet Papin, travelling with his camera around the world, has become something of an icon for those young chessplayers who see the professional chess lifestyle as closer to that of a surfer than a golfer. Papin has used his chess skills to see the world, winning tournaments in places as varied as Noumea, Taganrog, and Luanda. Last week Papin, on his sixth Australian visit, secured one of the best performances in his career by winning the Australian Young Masters in Adelaide. Unlike his three narrow victories at the Australian Masters in years past, always tied with a fellow GM, Papin dominated the Adelaide event, starting fast and coasting to a 7/9 score, a point clear of Uzbek GM Andrey Kvon. Papin’s success was built on beating all but one of the home players and also helped by the dreadful form of top seeded Norwegian Frode Urkedal.
Since the Young Masters moved to Adelaide it has turned into a genuine chess festival with two elite tournaments and two open events, growing in size and status by the year. The International Master tournament saw Canberra junior Albert Winkelman, the lowest rated player in the field, almost cause a major boilover. However a final round loss, his first of the event, cost Winkelman a high placing and his first International Master ‘norm’. Adelaide AUS Young Masters White: K Chan Black: V Papin Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Bb7 6.a3 Bd6!? 7.Ng3 h5 8.d5!? Ambitious, though 8.Qc2 is more reliable. 8...exd5 9.cxd5 c6? 10.e4? Missing 10.Nf5 Bf8 11.Qd4 d6 12.e4 with a huge position for White. 10...cxd5 11.exd5 Be5! 12.Nge2? An awkward self-tangling move. After 12.Bg5 anything can happen. 12...Qe7! 13.Be3 Ng4 14.Bd4 Na6 15.g3? After 15.h3 Nf6 16.Bxe5 Qxe5 White is still in the game. 15...Nc5! 16.h3 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Ne5! Suddenly the weak light squares on b3, d3 and f3 are fatally exposed. 18.Qe3 Ncd3+ 19.Kd1 Nxb2+ 20.Kc2 Nbc4 21.Qd4 Rc8 22.Nf4 f6 23.Bd3 Nf3 24.Bg6+ Kd8 Papin’s king is perfectly safe here, while White’s king has no haven. 25.Qd3 Nfe5 26.Qd4 Nxa3+ 27.Kb3 Rc4 28.d6 Qf8 29.Qd1 Qg8 30.Kb2 Nb5 31.Qb3 Rxc3 32.Qxb5 Rc5 33.Qb4 Qc4 0-1
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the short straws among their shipmates. We lived in Tempe, an inner suburb known then for its tip (it was at the bottom of our street) but which now figures in the pages of Domain with properties for sale pushing one million dollars – go figure. I have snuck back there once or twice as an adult, hopeful of reconnecting with my boyhood, but am unable to reconcile Wentworth Street’s parkedout, dirty-aired grunge with the test matches we played in it using a tinny dinged garbage bin as the stumps. The two sailors who turned up on our doorstep that night in bell-bottomed uniforms were like chalk and cheese. Bill was what Jed Clampett would have called ‘right friendly.’ Quiet and painfully polite, with short-cropped dark hair, he stood well over six-foot and addressed Mum as ‘ma’am’, which immediately reduced her to fluttery girliness. From somewhere in Kentucky, he exuded decency and wholesome Christian values. Blond, blue-eyed Rick, the New Jersey punk, was a different kettle of fish altogether. Languorous and vain, but with a winning manner, he was James Dean with a sailor’s cap. Lonno and I were besotted the minute he swaggered into our lounge room. During dinner – or ‘tea,’
River recovery Ballina Branch of Country Labor members endorse recent statements from Labor candidates for Ballina, Asren Pugh, and Lismore, Janelle Saffin, regarding the appalling state of the Richmond River. They also highlighted the on-going endemic failure of the National Party to address this environmental degradation, and outlined positive policies to finally restore our area’s greatest asset. Many of the branch’s members and their families are regular users of the Richmond River and are aware of how important its rehabilitation is to the economy of Ballina including the professional fishing industry, tourism, and associated marine industries. It’s incomprehensible how previous National Party representation has totally ignored cries for help by concerned river users and outlined in scientific studies. Wake-up calls came with the shocking fish kills of 2001 and 2008 and
as we still called it – of chops and three veg, Dad poured the boys beer from long-neck bottles of Reschs DA. Afterwards, Rick pulled a packet of Lucky Strike ciggies from his pocket, lit up, and proceeded to do something that Lonno and I had never witnessed before. Sitting on the floor in our pajamas and Onkaparinga dressing gowns, we watched spellbound as smoke-ring after smoke-ring floated from his pursed lips to hover like haloes above our heads. Mum fussed over Bill, making sure that he’d had enough apple Charlotte and custard while Dad attempted
to explain to the boys the differences between rugby league and gridiron. But Rick, aware of the effect he’d had on the pair of impressionable Aussie kids, kept blowing those perfectly round smoke-rings. It was magic being performed before our very eyes. In our little house in Tempe. He winked at us. We giggled. The outing that followed, which meant that me and Lonno were left at home to watch our black-and-white EKCO TV, was to play the pokies at the leagues club of the Saint George Dragons. On the Princes Highway at Kogarah, it was a short drive and
in hindsight I guess that the sailors would have felt a pang of homesickness as they piled into Dad’s old creamcoloured Chevy DeLuxe. From what I heard later, it emerged that Bill maintained his gravitas but Rick succumbed big time to the largesse of the club’s members, ending up as pissed as a parrot and vomiting on the footpath before being bundled into a cab to be driven back to the city. Bill sent us a thankyou note for the wonderful evening that he and Rick had had and a few days later the USS Coral Sea sailed through Sydney Heads and on to further exotic ports of call. The following year, out of the blue, we received in the mail an envelope that was postmarked Frankfort, Kentucky. In it was an invitation to Bill’s wedding. I could tell how touched Mum was by the way she kept looking at it. ‘Isn’t it lovely that he thought of us,’ she said to no-one in particular. She kept it in a drawer with the hundreds of knitting needles that she’d used to make tiny booties for her grandchildren and countless jumpers for me and Lonno. I found it there after she died, and in my mind’s eye I saw Rick blowing those smoke-rings. I wonder if he’s still blowing them. Happy Christmas if you are, mate.
since then absolutely nothing has been done. Alan Veacock Ballina Country Labor
rentals for a single-bedroom unit are between $400 and $450 a week. How that is supposed to be affordable is beyond me. This ALP policy announcement does nothing to help with affordability, nor does it do anything to help anyone buy their home. This policy is a ruse for not dealing with the real issue that would make a big difference to housing affordability – abolishing negative gearing, a tax-deduction scheme that just helps the rich get richer. Len Bates Mullumbimby
group promoting smoking. Yet the Greens party actively campaign to legalise dope smoking. A 39-second tour of Nimbin’s footpaths should convince the most starryeyed airhead of the extreme folly of this pipe dream. The continual calls to stop prayer in parliament show a scary anti-spiritual aspect. Who really controls the Greens party, some antichristian types? Rather, try to save our leafy forests from New York-style corporations’ logging devastation. Vyvyan Stott Mullumbimby
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In our current crisis, leaders of great integrity are needed. Those seeking relief from the two big corporate parties, Lib-Lab, might consider the Greens party. However, apart from unsavoury scandals amidst toxic candidates, we find bewildering policies with strenuous anti-family moves. In 2018 one might scarcely imagine an environmental
Scientists continue to reveal that climate change is surging dangerously ahead. A very heartfelt thanks to the environmentalists and community activists for tending to the rights of nature in the Byron Shire. In particular, Dailan Pugh for the in-depth ecological research he has offered the community and Byron Council. ▶ Continued on page 14
Rick pulled a packet of Lucky Strike ciggies from his pocket, lit up, and proceeded to do something that Lonnie and I had never witnessed before.
ǔ şſĎëćōĕ IJşƖƆĶŕī Bill Shorten announced an affordable-housing package on the weekend. It gives developers $8,500 every year for 15 years ($127,500 per unit ) if they build units and charge 20 per cent less rental than market value. What a rort! For a start, market value is whatever you can get for the rent. There is no set market price a reduction can be compared to. This is similar to the NSW state governmnent scheme that KOHO use in their many Kollective units in the Shire. KOHO are supposed to reduce rents by 20 per cent and in return they get lots of benefits including only having to provide one carpark for every two units. The 20 per cent decrease in rent is only for ten years and then they can charge whatever they like and/or sell the units at market price. In Sunrise Estate the
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Local artists tackle Byron Shire blues Shred Potomac
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t came as a surprise that, in a new burb devoted mostly to stockmarket rumours, West Byron’s Pennywise Estate, an art gallery should rise from devastated paddocks. Called ironically Conspicuous Consumption, a challenge to MONA it is not, despite the array of terracotta scrotums at its entrance, but it does provide a purposebuilt venue for local artists to strut their stuff. The current show, Most Easterly Pointy Bit, is fairly heavy on politics, sometimes bluntly, other times sublimely, depending on the artist. The most graphic work, and perhaps shocking to some, is Jeff Perspex’s sculpture Ordure Towers, a commentary on the local Greens’ relaxation of Byron Bay’s height limit held in place for
▶ Continued from page 12 Thanks to the Butler Street community and Paul Jones for the ongoing struggle to prevent the Byron Bypass, which will ensure the final destruction of the wetlands that nurture our waterways. I thank the volunteers at the Byron Environment Centre who’ve been treated with unfeeling dismissiveness by Byron Council. I do NOT thank aspirant politician Ben Franklin for ignoring the rights of nature and for boastfully using taxpayers money to seal the fate of the bypass. What are you doing for climate change? Can you prevent the development and destruction of West Byron? Thanks, Ian Cohen, for reminding us of the remarkable work of Anudhi Wentworth, a blind councillors with the greatest vision for the Byron Shire. A woman whom right-wing counsellors tried to get rid of using the excuse of her blindness (shame!) but it was her boldness and spirit that they really wanted to quell! Jo Faith Newtown
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decades by the dedication of activists. It consists of fibreglass spiralling dog turds stacked upon each other. Into each turd little windows have been fitted and you can see the inhabitants of these shit apartments arranged at various domestic activities. While it conveys its message easily the architecture at play is a good deal better than many of the Bay’s existing atrocities. The traffic problem, mostly caused by tourism, doesn’t escape attention. The video artist Deffo presents an animation of tourists crashing into each other on the illfated Ewingsdale Road until a tide of blood finds its way along Shirley Street and into the town centre. It is superbly executed in the manner of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. Louise Haze captures
Geraldine Redline’s work The Painter’s Triumph is a faithful stroke-by-stroke re-creation of a painting by William Sidney Mount (1807–1868). some of the delicious light of Vermeer in her oil painting Your Tax Dollar At Work. It depicts koalas as our MPs in the lower house of state parliament, arguing vigorously across the floor despite their horrific injuries wrapped in blood-stained bandages. The bill they are debating is
titled Let’s Kill All The Road Builders. Hardly subtle, but it makes the point on behalf of our few remaining fauna. The so-called New Age movement also comes in for a skewering. Dandy Nematode, in a vast painting called Whale Song Healing Modality In Blue, features a
cast of anorexic supermodels in flowing aquamarine dresses dancing around a log fire on Belongil Beach while a volunteer firefighter looks on forlornly. If it weren’t for the firey, it could almost be an advertisement for half a dozen establishments in Jonson Street or tucked into retreats among maca plantations in the hinterland. Apropos the hinterland, artist Ferry Mersey invites the viewer to participate. Her cunningly constructed Ground Control sets out a series of one-tenth-scale humans buried up to their necks in the earth, a ‘spiritual’ practice currently popular in Main Arm Upper Upper. The viewer can hit the rubber heads with a mallet to their heart’s content and yet they keep springing up from their holes, unconquerable. Ms Mersey told me the concept came from the
game Whack-A-Mole and she felt it had a certain cosmic inevitability about it. Not all of the exhibition involves satire. Geraldine Redline’s painting The Painter’s Triumph obviously references Jorge Luis Borges’ brilliant short story, Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, in which said Menard, a fictional 20th-century French writer, copies out Cervantes’ Don Quixote and Borges reviews it on its own merits. Ms Redline in turn copies precisely the work of 19thcentury American painter William Sidney Mount. While the show is uneven in quality, it is an impressive debut for some young Byron artists, and it is good to see women well represented. It augurs well for future projects at Conspicuous Consumption as long as its developers see no need for a nursing home there instead.
Love it or hate it: Byron’s got an erection Q It seems the many objections to Byron’s new sculpture centre around its looking like a giant schwantz. Which got me thinking: is that such a bad thing? In Bhutan phallic symbols are everywhere. They’re painted on houses, carved and installed in temples, and used to bless people. They are believed to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. It sounds very Byron to me. So, let’s not beat around the err… bush. Since Council has already pissed away $50K of our money on this project, rather than having it vaguely look like a giant stiffy, why not finish it to look right and proper like the real thing; complete with a hairy pair of topiary balls? Why not go all the way and make it into a fountain splashing its symbolic seed onto the windscreens of all the cars passing below? We could encourage everyone to paint them on their houses too, à la Bhutan. After all, we don’t mind a bit of cultural appropriation
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around here. This would also give the artist a chance to disprove my theory that true sculpture reached its zenith in Renaissance Italy and has been on a downhill trajectory ever since. Norman Appel Mullumbimby Q That sculpture, that location. No problems with the actual sculpture, although the opportunists will carry on about it – probably generated by wishful thinking! But I do have a major problem with its location, on a roundabout where drivers need to be on full alert. A million years ago I spent some time as a trainee camera person at Traffic and Road Research, UK. A prime concern in making roads safe was to minimise what they called roadside furniture – anything that would distract the driver. So in the interests of making Byron roads safe, please relocate said sculpture and replace it with 2m high
bushes that will screen off oncoming headlights. J Davies Mullumbimby
landed centre stage in our community and it's produced a torrent of opinion, as it should. Many people are asking, Q I object to that horrible what on earth were they megalith erected on the thinking about? This is not a Ewingsdale Rd/Bayshore Dr giant dolphin or a 15m high roundabout. surfboard or a big phallic This does not represent dick, but it is big. anything about our comLike a shining stainlessmunity. It is metallic, harsh, steel meteorite it sits in urban, phallic, invasive, huge, the middle of Byron’s most inappropriate, and an offenexpensive new roundabout. sive waste of our money. I like it and applaud it. It massively detracts from It’s a brilliant semi-abstract the view we always enjoyed creation, based on the of heading towards the idea of a landmark pillar distant lighthouse nestled of light representing the amongst deep green trees on spirit of Byron and its iconic the headland. lighthouse. Please remove it – I’d What is most amazing happily pay extra for that to is that it was commishappen. If the community sioned and constructed so were consulted we would’ve quickly and with so little suggested a grove of native controversy. trees or something organic Because it’s 12 metres like a low-lying timber sculp- high in the middle of a ture or rocks. fast-trafficked roundabout, Ri Fraser it's impossible to take it in Ocean Shores at first sight, so you have to take a closer look. Q What a surprise. A huge What I found was that far new public art creation has from being a solid blocky
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representation of a lighthouse, because it’s made of stainless steel with hundreds of birds flying around it, light pours through it and bounces off it in all directions. This is a very surprising Australian sculpture that will shine in the Australian light and certainly has nothing to do with Dubai or the Gold Coast. It’s close to being a Byron nature sculpture, shimmering in our white light. It’s bold and it’s brave and, when lit at night it will become a beacon welcoming people to Byron. It should have been a bigger roundabout so that we can all see it clearly. Congratulations and thanks to artist Corey Thomas and the many people who must have helped in the design, development and construction of a remarkable spiritual creation. Richard Mordaunt Byron Bay
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MULLUM SHOP LOCAL FOR CHRISTMAS! WEEK 4 WINNE RS
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Well that’s it for another fantastic Mullum Shop Local campaign. What a great initiative by the Mullum Chamber! The Echo was please to be able to put up the prize money to encourage the community to ‘keep it local’ and the Echo crew had a great time collecting all the entries each week.
Pictured: Natalie Grube collecting her winnings at the Mullumbimby Book shop.
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POP UP SALE STORE
What’s on at Crystal Castle
With its delightful ightful ambience and exquisite natural splendour, the Crystal Castle is the perfect holiday destination; a place of tranquillity and wonder for everyone. This summer come and discover our exciting brand-new displays, the rare Uruguayan Amethyst Dragon Egg and Wings of Eternity. After finding the largest crystals in the world in 2016, we have been on a mission to fulfil every crystal lover’s dream: to sit in a crystal cave. The extraordinary 120-million-year-old geode, the Dragon Egg, is open for all visitors to sit inside and enjoy, free with your entry. You can also marvel at the exquisite crystal Wings of Eternity. Embark on a magical journey and join our workshops where you can • hear plants play music • learn how to program crystals and create a mandala • send out prayers for peace at the World Peace Stupa • soak up the healing sounds of a Crystal Bowl Immersion • sit in a crystal cave. Come and take a walk in the magnificent natural surroundings, and enjoy the world’s largest crystals. Indulge in amazing views, delicious local coffee, and fresh food. We have extended summer hours from 9.30am till 5.30pm (NSW time) starting 20/12/18 through till 28/1/19. Entry tickets can be booked online at www.crystalcastle.com.au.
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Island Luxe
Island Luxe: embracing the values of quality, simplicity, longevity and beauty in imperfection. The collections at Island Luxe are created by true artisans from all over the world. Through their love of travel and other cultures the owners of Island Luxe have created a space that nurtures and enriches the senses of all who spend time in the stores. Island Luxe is a family business and the owners want to present their idea of a world that allows us to live amongst beautiful objects of understated and often raw and imperfect aesthetics and to fulfil a need in the market against the trend of mass consumption; a need for real objects created by true artisans.
EXTRA 30% OFF CURRENT MARKED SALE PRICE Thursday 27 Dec to Tuesday 1 Jan 10am to 5pm each day
7/11 MARVELL STREET, BYRON BAY
Around the corner from TARGA and Island Luxe Tribe CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED Enquiries at either of our stores
ISLAND LUXE 62 BYRON STREET BANGALOW, 02 6687 1605
ISLAND LUXE TRIBE 1/11 MARVELL STREET BYRON BAY 02 6680 9600
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iKOU
There’s a sign in the entry of our iKOU store that says ays ‘It is my wish that all who walk through our door leave feeling healthier and happier as a result’. This sets the tonee for our entire intention. As your feet touch the polished concrete, you’ll inhale hale the De-Stress essential oil wafting gently from the diffuser and be greeted by a welcoming smile and a Tea Tasting of the Day. It might be Organic Australian Native, a fresh blend of lemon and aniseed myrtle, grown in the Byron region and blended in the Blue Mountains. You’ll be transported to a relaxed place, feel your breath deepen and calm. You’ll be immersed in the sensory experience, exploring gift boxes, organic and wild-harvested skincare, bodycare rituals, teas and aromatherapy home fragrance created with ‘mind and body’ benefits. We look forward to welcoming you to our sanctuary! Naomi – iKOU founder Shop 1/ 8 Lawson St, Byron Bay. www.ikou.com.au
Linen House Outlet
Get yourself beach ready and turn heads on the sand for all the right reasons with beach towels from only $15! If you’re on the hunt for stylish, superb-quality towels, look no farther than Mullumbimby’s Linen House Outlet store. Their renowned beach towel collection caters to every design aesthetic, whether you love classic, bold, or geometric patterns. Designed with luxuriously soft and absorbent cotton in a range of weights and textures, their beach towels are excellent for drying as well as lounging around in on those hot summer days. Visit Linen House for their very first summer in Mullum – let them help you select the best Linen House beach towel. 35 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby | 6684 6452. www.linenhouse.com/outlets-stockists.
Play Forever Toys
For children, toy stores are magic places. For adults, toy stores always bring up sweet memories of their own childhood. That is the case with Toy Kingdom, located opposite Woolies on the corner of Jonson and Carlyle Streets. You’ll find everything you need to make your holidays great at Byron’s biggest little toy shop, with a huge range of high-quality toys that represent excellent value for money. All of your favourite big brands sit alongside premium wooden toys, beautiful art and craft, and a fantastic range of ride-on toys including Wishbone bikes and Micro scooters. 2/103 Jonson Street, Byron Bay | 6680 8811.
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BOOK NOW AS TICKETS ARE LIMITED
Time to Giddy Up! Pegasus Park Equestrian Centre has a new trail ride available for experienced riders, over creeks, hills, and to a gorgeous waterhole. For beginners or those who prefer a gentle ride they offer a 1-hour or 1.5-hour ride at the ranch, which includes a 30-minute lesson and a 30- or 60-minute trail ride. The beach ride along isolated Seven Mile Beach between Broken Head and Lennox Head is a favourite with the riders and an unbeatable experience! Pegasus Park offers great package deals and gift vouchers. What a wonderful experience to give as a Christmas gift. Why not stay – they have three bedrooms sleeping up to six people at the ranch and a 1-bedroom self-contained cabin also available. (Children from 2yrs up catered for by appointment only.) All rides include a full safety induction. Please note ** All cancellations and booking changes must be made via phone. A minimum of 24 hrs notice is required for cancellations. 946 Friday Hut Road, Binna Burra. www.pegasuspark.com.au | 6687 1446. Summer Holiday Family Fun – Brunswick Picture House style
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Flying Fox Bistro Grab friends and family and head to the Flying Fox Bistro at Club Byron Bowlo on Marvell Street for a fabulous meal and some icy-cold drinks to beat the summer heat. This rustic bistro has all the classic bistro fare with loads of delicious specials every day and desserts to die for. Take advantage of the large al fresco area, which can be booked for casual group barbecues or platters while you indulge in some barefoot bowls. The little foxes are well catered for with a $10 kids’ menu. Great for mates and families for a chilled-out Byron vibe.
$45 PER HEAD INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY NIBBLES & DRINK ON ARRIVAL FROM 6.30PM 2 COURSE MEAL (MAIN COURSE & DESSERT) SHOW STARTS 7.30PM
Tickets on sale @ the Flying Fox Bistro or at The Byron Bay Bowling Club bar 18 Marvell Street, Byron Bay T. 02 6685 6202 flyingfoxbistro.com.au
18–20 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. 6685 6202 | www.flyingfoxbistro.com.au.
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Retreats Byron Bay
Study locally with Byron Community College in 2019
Inspired by Chefs Table and destination experiences, we are excited to bring you Retreats Byron Bay in the beautiful Byron hinterland at the property CasaVeras. A unique experience, magical place, fabulous food. –Loren, Melbourne. The day pass: Tune in, turn on drop out, enjoying platters of amazing food and delicious drinks, while you indulge in a filtered rainwater outdoor bath or soak just your feet, relax in the colour therapy far infrared sauna, have a tarot reading, draw a picture, play a game, talk a walk. Bring a friend or come alone,! Also available to hire for small gatherings, team building, classes or a workshop. Start with a morning yoga session, stay for breakfast, then spend the day (join our mailing list for special intro price) or overnight in our self-contained accommodation. Bookings essential, numbers limited. Stuck for an original and thoughtful gift? We have gift vouchers from $20. www.retreatsbyronbay.com for details.
Beauty & The Beast opens on 11 January and runs till 20 January. Tickets are $25/Adult, $15/Child (16 & Under), and $70 for a family of 4 (2 Adults & 2 Children)
As we approach the end of the year, it’s a great time to plan for 2019. If you need some career inspiration, consider studying locally with Byron Community College. They are excited to announce they’ve received funding under the NSW Government’s Smart and Skilled program to run nationally accredited qualifications with fee subsidies in the following areas: • Permaculture • Community Services • Individual Support (ageing and disability) • Childcare • Horticulture • Massage • Community Dance, Theatre and Events. Eligibility criteria apply and places are limited. Subsidised places start from $0 and are Austudy approved, making it more affordable for you to take that step towards your education and career goals.
Tickets are available at Just Funkin Music, Ballina, 6686 2440 (a $2 booking fee applies) or via www.ballinaplayers.com.au (no booking fee).
For more details call 6684 3374. byroncollege.org.au | RTO:90013. (Office closed 21 December – 2nd January.)
Beauty & The Beast
Beauty & The Beast is a love story with a twist between Belle and The Beast. The antagonist in the story is Gaston (played by Dylan Wheeler) and his encouraging sidekick Le Fou (played by Daniel Pereira). Gaston was an arrogant and chauvinistic hunter who wanted Belle for himself. Dylan has been on Players’ stage many times, most recently in the chorus of Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS PINAFORE. Daniel is a newcomer to Ballina Players and both are forming a bond that comes alive onstage as Le Fou will just about do anything to support and build up Gaston’s ego.
Ballina PLAYERS Regional theatre at its best since 1955
RETREATS Byron Bay unique experience, magical place, fabulous food’ Loren, Melbourne
the DAY PASS Tune in, turn on drop out, enjoying platters of amazing food and delicious drinks, while you indulge in a filtered rainwater outdoor bath or soak just your feet, relax in the colour therapy far infrared sauna, have a tarot reading, draw a picture, play a game, talk a walk. Bring a friend or come alone, available to hire for small gatherings, team building, classes or a workshop Start with a morning yoga session, stay for Breakfast, the Day or overnight Bookings Essential Numbers Limited
www.RetreatsByronBay.com in the Byron Hinterland
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
11-20 January 2019 Adult $25; 16 and under $15 Family (2 adults, 2 children) $70 Wed to Sat evenings 7pm; Sunday matinees 2pm
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Just Funkin Music 124 River St, Ballina Tel: 6686 2440 $2 booking fee
Players Theatre is located at 24 Swift St, Ballina Book online (no fee) at www.ballinaplayers.com.au
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Apana Centre The Apana Centre, located in Brunswick Heads, has recently opened its doors to support your digestive health and overall wellbeing. Colon hydrotherapist and Apana Centre director Grace Menere uses the safest and most gentle methods of ‘closed system’ colon hydrotherapy. Grace’s colonic treatments assist the digestive process, which functions best when it is free from congestion and excess toxins. Her methods allow for the effective elimination of waste, resulting in improved nutrient absorption. Clinical nutritionist Katherine Hay, from Kaptured Nutrition, uses the latest scientific research in nutritional medicine to provide you with a simple, attainable, realistic, non-restrictive approach to personalised healthcare. Grace and Katherine are here to support you on your path to wellness. They say if you have any questions or you are simply curious and would like to get in touch please contact us, via: @apanacentre | 6685 1386.
Summer Holiday Family Fun Brunswick Picture House Style Stuck for school holiday inspiration, and looking for something fun to keep the kids occupied? The Picture House launches its biggest summer program ever with live music, interactive all-ages shows and cinema classics, kicking off with the return of little local heroes the Biggest Little Magicians in a weekly residency in January. For all the little strong women and men, Super Amazing Giant Girl will thrill you with her exciting circus and absurd comedy show. Kids might recognise Mr Gørski from ABC’s Hoopla Doopla, but he’ll wow you up close as he melds together incredible circus, mime and slapstick comedy. Why should adults have all the fun? Kids will get their own all-ages Cheeky Cabaret this January! Take a break from the heat as the Picture House brings back some wonderful movie memories in its Summer Film Fun program, starting on 2 January with Australian classic Blinky Bill. For all bookings and more event info contact brunswickpicturehouse.com 6685 0280.
Get Qualified in 2019 • Massage Therapy • Permaculture • Horticulture • Childcare • Community Services • Community Dance, Theatre and Events • Individual Support(Ageing or Disability)
RTO: 90013
NSW Goverment subsidised places available call to see if eligible
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chincogan store
The Chinny, as it is affectionately known, is a family-owned business siness that prides itself on providing great-tasting food, d, friendly service and value for money. recently the Chinny ny has gone back to its milkbar heritage with the help of Norco and best d now provides id the h b thickshakes in town. Whether you are just popping in for milk and bread, heading to the park for a picnic, or grabbing something quick for dinner, the team at the Chinny can help. They pride themselves on delivering freshly made sandwiches and burgers, tofu chips, Byron Gourmet Pies and homemade microwave meals for easy and convenient dinners. They also offer vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. With life becoming busier and parking a premium in town, they encourage people to save their number and phone your order in to collect. Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby | 6684 2214.
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Monsters is new picture book written by Anna Fienberg and local living treasure and illustrated by Kim Gamble and loca (self-described) Stephen Axelsen. trust, of fear and Monsters is ‘a story of friendship and tru defeating d f i iit’. ’ ‘Tildy can see monsters that no-one else can see and she sleeps with one eye open, until a new friend at school helps her overcome her fear.’ The illustrations are full of monsters, unsurprisingly, but of a non-threatening kind suitable for quite young children. Anna and Kim created the highly successful Tashi series and many other works together. Kim and Stephen made well over a hundred children’s books between them. They were lifelong friends, sharing similar illustrating styles and a great sense of humour.
www.clublennox.com.au | 6687 4313 10 Stewart Street, Lennox Head.
www.stephenaxelsen.com.au. Instagram @steve_axelsen.
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Wishing everyone a happy New Year.
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Zentai Living
Zentai Living have just launched their new Certified Organic latex mattresses. s. Handmade here in Byron Bay, the new range is made from 100 per cent certified organic latex cores covered with a certified organic 100 per cent plush cotton cover (GOTS certified). Natural latex and organic latex, not to be confused with synthetic memory foam or even synthetic blended latex, begins from the milk of a rubber tree. Natural latex and organic latex both undergo the same stringent manufacturing processes, the only difference being the organic latex is sourced from organically grown plantations. Zentai’s organic latex is certified to the Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS). This standard requires latex be made from organic rubber milk. Also, GOLS requires that certified organic suppliers operate with purity and fair-labour practices. Zentai has been supplying their original 100 per cent natural latex mattresses for 20 years and are now offering both options of natural and organic. All Zentai latex is of course ECO certified. Unit 1/8 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay www.zentai.com.au | 6685 6722.
Reflection
What if today were your last day of life as you know it? Would you be sad, mad, happy, content? Would you feel something, which in the scheme of things is better than feeling nothing? In a busy, self-absorbed world it is easy to forget what matters, especially if you have never thought about it to start with. So… what matters? What really matters? What really matters to you? I dare you to think about this, if only for a minute or two. A conscious life striving for what matters is no comparison to a million unconscious mindless ‘lives’ without purpose, irrespective of the ending. I dare you again to consider your death in order to review your life. Your time is now. Sweetness Skulls and Light, Cavanbah Arcade, 4 Jonson St, Byron Bay. sweetnessskullsandlight.myshopify.com | 0432 073 374.
Sweetness Skulls and Light in the Cavanbah Arcade, 4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 0432 073 374 and online at katherinechristie.com.au
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Auld Lang Syne is the poem by Scots poet Robert Burns. It’s basically means ‘for the sake of old times’. For some reason nothing quite hits the sense of nostalgia than a few bars of this song which reminds us all that pretty soon we’ll fade to dust. It says if we forget our friends and fall out of love and the past is gone and our hearts have gone cold, we should look back on old times. Depressing I know. But in order to look back, you have to have done something worth looking back on.
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Meet at Clarkes Beach carpark, ready to walk to the lighthouse 4:15am Walking group departs Free shuttle buses will also operate 5:15am Acknowledgement of Country 5:30am Crystal Bowl Sound Bath 5.50am Silent Intention as the Sun emerges 6.00am Sacred Sound Chanting Dance & Movement Celebration 6.30am Soulful Yoga Self Empowerment Experience New Year Gong Intentions ! HT :[H` [V LUQV` H JVɈLL HUK SPNO[ IYLHRMHZ[ at the Cape Café before walking or catching the shuttle bus back to Clarkes Beach carpark Last bus departs 8:30am Bring torch, yoga mat, water, cup, sunnies and something warm to wear before sun up. major sponsors: In the event of severe weather the ceremony will be held at Byron Community Centre 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay @firstsunNYD
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LET THERE BE LAUGHTER
Bring in 2019 with a bellylaugh! This NYE the Biggest Gig of the Year is at the Ballina RSL and when it comes to celebrating the New Year with a laugh, it’s become something of an institution. A twocourse meal, three headline comedians and Mandy Nolan make sure that you see out the old year and welcome the New Year in with some seriously good vibes! This New Year sees Sean Choolburra take to the stage. He’s nationally known and acknowledged as the funniest and most enduring Aboriginal Australian comedian. Born in Townsville and coming from a family of 12, Sean’s comedy has been created from the wide variety of life experiences, stories and observations. Sean is one of the few comedians who doesn’t swear. He has created a unique brand of comedy that sets him apart and is suitable for audiences of all ages. His comedy not only makes you laugh, it makes you feel good – right to the core.
Release the Bees is a musical comedy act consisting of David McNevin and Jarred Smit from Brisbane. They have performed a sold-out run of shows at the Brisbane Funny Fest alongside appearances at the Brisbane Comedy Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, now live on ABC2. They bring their comedic song stylings to the stage for a very happy New Year celebration. The evening will be hosted by the darling of The Big Gig, the grand diva of comedy, Mandy Nolan, with music on the night by Richie Williams. It’s gonna be a big Monday 31 Dec at the Ballina RSL with doors open at 6.30pm; Dinner and show kick off at 7.30pm with comedy going all the way until the clock strikes midnight! Tix just $69.90. Get yours now at ballinarsl.com.au. The Big Gig NYE Sean Choolburra, Dusty Rich, Release the Bees, Mandy Nolan and music by Richie Williams Ballina RSL, NYE – 6.30–12pm, $69.90 at the club or ballinarsl.com.au
LET THERE BE FAMILY FUN
The Soul Street is Byron Bay’s New Years Eve family-friendly street party, hosted by the Byron Community Centre. With Jonson Street closed off, it becomes the colourful hub of this interactive town gathering. There will be entertainment, kids’ play zones, comedy, DJs and much more. This alcohol-free event runs from 4pm till midnight. (See Soul Street ad for road closure info.)
Dusty Rich at the Ballina RSL NYE comedy crackup! Hailing from South Africa, Dusty Rich found national fame in his homeland as Trevor Noah’s support act of choice. When he moved out here just over two years ago he had to establish himself from the ground up. Not hard for the comedian who literally walks onstage and combusts with comedy. He makes every show sensational with his ability to improvise – no two Dusty Rich shows are ever the same. He truly is a comedic space-warrior riding a live volcano with one hand whipping the reins and the other gingerly fingering the lava-hot truth that flows down all sides. He is manic, but impactful. Genius but gentle. His comedy engages the audience from the get go but he is never cruel. He’s far too clever for that! He has to be seen to be believed!
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MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 31 DEC 2018 – 2 JAN 2019
ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN (ONLY AUS SHOWS) • VANCE JOY • CHVRCHES HILLTOP HOODS • JUICE WRLD • INTERPOL • TOTO • DIZZEE RASCAL (ONLY AUS SHOWS) 88 RISING FEAT. RICH BRIAN, JOJI, NIKI & AUGUST 08 (ONLY AUS SHOWS) FLIGHT FACILITIES • AMY SHARK • DMA’S • KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD GOLDEN FEATURES • FIRST AID KIT (ONLY AUS SHOWS) • OCEAN ALLEY HOCKEY DAD • CASHMERE CAT (ONLY AUS SHOWS) • THE VACCINES • LPX CUB SPORT • RUEL • JACK RIVER • BISHOP BRIGGS • MALLRAT • BRIGGS TOUCH SENSITIVE • TKAY MAIDZA • DERMOT KENNEDY • TIRED LION HOBO JOHNSON & THE LOVEMAKERS • SOCCER MOMMY • ODETTE • MAHALIA HATCHIE • WEST THE BARTON • SAM FENDER • TIA GOSTELOW • KOTA BANKS TRIPLE ONE • ALICE SKYE • HEAPS GAY DJS & FRIENDS Only at FALLS BYRON: CUT COPY • HERMITUDE (DJ SET) • LITTLE MAY • GARRETT KATO
3-DAY AND 1-DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE!!! Tickets at www.fallsfestival.com
WELCOME TO FALLS
Nothing beats an original. Flying past the quarter-century mark and making a joyous leap into its 26th year in Lorne and 6th year in Byron, Falls Festival is the perfect place to join old friends and new at Australia’s best New Years party! Under the Falls hood you’ll find: world class music · creative installations · visual arts performances · pop-up bars and beer gardens · thoughtful camping facilities · comedy performances · water park · glorious gourmet fare · makers’ markets · local performers and traders · beauty parlours · yoga and wellbeing, plus loads more! Head into La Henge arts precinct to get your cardboard art on; get blown away by the emerging local talent beaming out from the Howl & Moan stage dedicated to the new wave of Byron and northern rivers bands; get a daily dose of comedy chuckles; downward dog with some hotbox yoga or cool off with a splash in the onsite water park!
Take your time, take it easy and most of all take care of each other. 1-day passes and 3-day passes available at fallsfestival.com.
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31 DEC – 2 JAN TICKETS AVAILABLE! FALLSFESTIVAL.COM
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS CLOCKWISE : ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS • JUICE WRLD • AMY SHARK • DIZZEE RASCAL • CHVRCHES • FIRST AID KIT • VANCE JO • TOTO
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VANCE JOY Singer, songwriter, former VFL star, Taylor Swift’s mate: Vance Joy is many things to many people. To us he’s just a ripping guy with a massive voice and a suitcase full of honestly affecting and loveable tunes. Touring hard on the back of this year’s Nation of Two release, the ukulele-slinging Joy has built a discography of tunes to complement his seismic worldwide breakout hit Riptide. His debut album Dream Your Life Away has gone platinum in Australia, Canada and the US and silver in the UK. Phew. That’s a lot of units for a guy from Murrumbeena.
TOTO They say fashion is cyclical... and they’re right. Truly amazing things never go out of style, regardless of when they first popped up. Toto’s tune Africa was first heard in 1982 and this masterpiece of popular prog has been a staple of pop culture ever since. The record that included Rosanna would go on to win several Grammy Awards and the band grew into one of the most prolific and durable acts in modern music history. Musically mind blowing and with more hits that you can poke a stick at, there’s no doubt that people will ask ‘where were you when Toto played Falls?’ for years to come.
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Breezing through the festival like a cool wind on a scorching hot day, the glued-together harmonies and sonorous melodies of Swedish sisters First Aid Kit will be welcomed with open arms. As they make their way around the globe charming all and sundry with tracks from their latest album Ruins (described by NME as a ‘stunning delight’), the ladies will arrive in Australia with years of goodwill up their sleeves.
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Just 18 when his seminal album Boy In Da Corner came out, Dizzee Rascal has lived a lifetime in a blazing spotlight – all the while managing to stay legendarily cool. Early days he was busy defining a genre that didn’t yet exist, using his school computer to stitch together a menagerie of lo-fi beats and hi-fi attitude that called itself grime. This creative tsunami started a wild ride through Mercury Prizes, Brit Awards and several massive albums. His hits (Bonkers, Dance Wiv Me, Holiday) endure and his personality abides – Dizzee Rascal is an icon.
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Armed with a shattering new record and driven by a reaffirmed love for glassy, synthesised and wildly melodic pop, Scottish trio Chvrches will set the gold standard for this year’s festival. Mayberry’s ecstatic stage energy is enveloped in a wash of light, colour and pulsing beats that sparkles in all the right places.
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Originally from Oxnard, California, Paak was first exposed on Dre’s final album Compton, as he was given space to showcase his considerable skills. He then sent eager ears into overdrive with the release of the Grammy-winning album Malibu. Minty fresh and overflowing with renewed energy as Dr Dre finishes twiddling the knobs on his hugely anticipated third album, Anderson .Paak is back with a bang.
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A 19-year-old wunderkind rapper from the suburbs of Chicago, Juice WRLD defies genre and expectations. Building since 2015 by regularly adding tracks to his SoundCloud profile, he really started to sizzle in 2017 when his tune Lucid Dreams began heating up. His eventual debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance solidified the hype. Add to this the fact that he’s about to drop a blockbuster collaboration with Future, Young Thug and Lil Wayne and you’re looking squarely at one of the hottest artists on the planet in 2019.
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PLAYING TIMES 31ST DECEMBER – NYE
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VALLEY STAGE
VALLEY STAGE
GALAXY STAGE
VALLEY STAGE
4:00 HOCKEY DAD
5:00 KING GIZZARD
11:50 TIA GASTELOW
5:10 AMY SHARK
5:30 OCEAN ALLEY
6:30 DMA’S
1:10 WEST THEBARTON
6:40 TOTO
7:00 CUT COPY
8:00 HILLTOP HOODS
2:30 LITTLE MAY
8:00 VANCE JOY
8:30 88 RISING
9:30 GOLDEN FEATURES
3:50 SOCCER MOMMY
9:30 CHVRCHES
5:20 DERMOT KENNEDY
11:00 FLIGHT FACILITIES
FOREST STAGE
FOREST STAGE
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11:50 SAN MEI
11:30 NICK CUNNINGHAM
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10:15 DIZZEE RASCAL 11:45 ANDERSON.PAAK
FOREST STAGE 2:00 KOTA BANKS 3:20 HOBO JOHNSON 4:50 MALLRAT
THE GROVE HOWL & MOAN STAGE
11:00 CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN
THE GROVE HOWL & MOAN STAGE 4:00 COMEDY DOWNLOAD HOST: MANDY NOLAN 5:15 BEDCLUB 6:15 HOBO MAGIC
3:30 COMEDY DOWNLOAD
7:30 MINISKIRT
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10:00 STOKER
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8:45 PAFF 11:15 CAPTAIN SQUIDLICKER
12:50 HATCHIE 2:00 RUEL 3:20 BRIGGS 4:50 TKAY MAIDZA
12:20 SAM FENDER 1:30 BISHOP BRIGGS 2:50 LPX 4:10 JACK RIVER
6:20 TOUCH SENSITIVE
5:40 THE VACCINES
7:50 CUB SPORT
7:10 JUICE WRLD
9:20 FIRST AID KIT
8:40 INTERPOL
10:50 HERMITUDE (DJ SET)
10:10 CASHMERE CAT 11:20 HEAPS GAY DJS
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11:40 GARRETT KATO
9:30 BOXWARS MASQUERADE PARTY
4:00 COMEDY DOWNLOAD
3:10 TRIPLE ONE
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HOST: MANDY NOLAN
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6:00 CAPTAIN SQUIDLICKER 7:15 STOKER
5:00 BOXWARS BATTLE + DAILY YOGA, WORKSHOPS, ROAMING PERFORMANCES & DJS
6am–6.30pm Mon–Fri, 7am–6pm Sat & Sun
8:30 HER WAY TO HELL For the full schedule check www.fallsfestival.com. Times subject to change.
9:45 PRESTON 11:00 MINISKIRT 12:15 PAFF
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NO DOWN TIME Phone 6685 7021 2/27 Byron Street, Byron Bay www.skindivinity.com.au
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31 DEC – 2 JAN TICKETS AVAILABLE! FALLSFESTIVAL.COM F E S T I VA L
INFO CLOCKWISE: BOXWARS AT LA HENGE • NICK CUNNINGHAM • FUN AT THE WATER PARK • KEEP IT GREEN AND CLEAN • FANCY DRESS • HOWL & MOAN PUNK SHOWCASE
LA HENGE ARTS PRECINCT Local artist Amac has lovingly curated an arts and culture extravaganza for Falls Byron this year incorporating everything from home-grown live bands to art installations, night-time rock ’n’ roll yoga, comedy and anything else fit to be imagined. At La Henge at The Grove a cavalcade of delights awaits, including cardboard battlefields created by Boxwars, a ripsnorting punk showcase of 10 local bands programmed by local DIY legends Howl & Moan Records, the inclusive dance stylings of Bring A Plate and daily comedy and workshops curated by the infamous troublemaker Mandy Nolan.
FOSTER A BAND WINNER Congratulations to local singer/ songwriter Nick Cunningham who won this year’s Foster a Band competition by popular vote. Check out Nick’s set at 11.30am on 2 Jan at the Forest Stage.
WATER PARK Making a giant splash again this summer will be our purpose-built super sonic waterpark! This live aquatic will feature multiple large pools, lifeguards on the lookout, curated tropical party music – all while replicating the retro stylings of the very best 80s Californian resorts! Get set to be chillin’ out maxin’ relaxin’ all cool this summer! BYO Hawaiian shirt, boat shoes and swimmers for Australia’s biggest pool party!
KEEP IT CLEAN & GREEN Take a gander at the beautiful grounds that are the beating heart of this great festival. Take care of the fields and please leave your campsites as you found them. Water Bottle Free: Falls Festival is now PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE FREE! To be more environmentally sustainable this year, there will be no single-use plastic water bottles sold on site. Please remember to bring a reusable (nonglass) bottle to refill at our freshwater stations. If you forget, we will have them available at the merch stands. Water Saving: Our world-renowned composting toilets are flush free and save around two and a half million litres of water each year! We harvest rainwater onsite, which is pumped, stored, tested and distributed to our sustainable gas-fired onsite showers. Free water refill stations are available throughout the festival. Bin To Win! On the last day of the event, we ask patrons to bring us bags of recycling or camping equipment being left behind. For every bag or item returned our patrons go into the draw to win VIP tickets to the show the following year! Food Donations: Fresh, untouched food is donated to Byron’s Liberation Larder to feed people in need around our area. Tree Planting: An impressive 5,000 native seedlings have been planted onsite at North Byron Parklands by our staff and patrons. Get involved and keep it green.
FANCY DRESS The first night of Falls in every location is fancy dress. This year’s flavour is MEME THEME, so don’t be surprised if you run into a few Crying Kims, Super Bowl selfie kids or post-surgery grapes as you roam the festival.
DROP-OFF ZONE There is a drop-off zone where parents/ friends can drop off and pick up patrons. Please ask staff where to go when entering the festival site.
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CAR PASSES As well as your Festival Ticket you will require a pre-purchased Car Pass if you plan to drive to the festival site. This has been introduced to create more space onsite by encouraging carpooling. It’s also better for Mother Nature. Prepurchase car passes at fallsfestival.com.
SHUTTLE BUSES We have shuttle buses running to North Byron Parklands from Kingscliff in the north to Suffolk Park in the south. See the Falls Festival website for shuttle bus timetable and full list of locations.
INFORMATION STATION We have an Information Station located adjacent to the ATMs inside the event. It is staffed at all times by friendly, well informed Falls oracles. You can head here if you have any questions, need directions, are looking to contact security, need sunscreen or insect repellent, or just want to chill out and chat to some nice folk. Lost & Found is located here plus you can redeem your Car Pass Redemption Vouchers.
More Questions?
Download the Falls Festival app or head to our website (check out the Goings On and FAQ section) before you head to the festival to find everything you need to know about having a fun, safe time at Falls.
TICKET: 3-DAY & SINGLE-DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE! The good news is there are still some 3-day and Single-Day tickets available to get your slice of Falls fun! You can purchase up to 6 Festival Tickets and 6 Camping Tickets per transaction. If you are planning on camping, make sure to purchase a Camping Ticket with your Festival Ticket. Head to fallsfestival.com to grab your tickets.
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NewYears Eve all inclusive package - $180PP food, tap beer, wines, basic spirits + DJ until midnight BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL - 18+ Only
Good Good Good FOOD DRINKS TUNES @loftbyronbay
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ROAD CLOSURES
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Road closures and traffic information New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2018 NO PARKING
Road closures in Byron Bay on New Year’s Eve include: No parking from 6am on 31 December: • Jonson Street between Marvell Street and Lawson Street
NO PARKING
• Lawson Street south car park • Main Beach car park • Bay Street between Jonson and Middleton Streets. Jonson Street, between Marvell and Lawson Streets will be closed from 6am on 31 December 2018 to allow for the set-up of community safety measures and the Soul Street event.
TRAFFIC DETOUR
All roads will be open by 8am on 1 January 2019. Signed detours will be in place and traffic delays should be expected. The taxi rank will be relocated to Jonson Street near the Marvell Street intersection.
Parking and public transport FREE PARKING in Butler Street Reserve from 6am, 31 December – 1am, 1 January.
ROAD CLOSURE
People can also catch the Falls Festival bus from Suffolk Park into the Byron Bay town centre on New Year’s Eve. Look out for the Blanch’s buses. Catch the Night Rider Bus operating from Sunrise – Suffolk Park from 11pm – 4am for only $5 per person.
TAXI ZONE
Road closures and traffic information New Year’s Day, 1 January 2019
BUS STOPS
Road closures in Byron Bay on New Year’s Eve include: Traffic control personnel will be in place from midnight 31/12/2018 – 8am 1/1/2019 No parking on the road shoulders between Clarkes Beach carpark and the Cape Byron Lighthouse. This area will be patrolled by Byron Shire Council Parking officers. The Lighthouse Rd (from the corner of Palm Valley Drive/entrance to Wategoes Beach) will be closed from midnight 31/12/2018 – 8am 1/1/2019. Shuttle buses will run between Clarkes Beach and the Cape Byron Lighthouse from 4:30am8:30am on New Year’s Day.
BUS ROUTE
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ROAD CLOSED
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LET THERE BE MUSIC, DANCING AND FEASTING There’s an all-venue party at the The Hotel Great Northern. This year’s lineup to help you see in 2019 includes Drunk Punts, Good Doogs, Perve Endings and more…. Okay, so you want to do something a bit special for NYE but you don’t want to leave town? Aquarius in Byron are hosting a NYE Pool Party with a long night of DJ sets featuring club favourite Bag Raiders and Dangerous Dan. Also featuring a list of special guests that are sure to get you reaching into your pockets to text your boss to ask for the 1st of January off work. Bag Raiders Aquarius – Byron, NYE 5pm–2am , $50 – sundaysafari.com.au
Tickets: thenorthern.com.au
What better way to see in 2019 than at Byron Bay’s ONLY beachside party – poolside at Main Beach! Salute 2018 with a complimentary sunset glass of French Champagne at the Beachside Bar and catch up with friends over a local brew at the Stone & Wood pavilion.
Locura means ‘madness’ in Spanish. On NYE they will be evoking the madness within, with flavours from The Americas and far-distant lands. Celebrate the strange and wonderful experiences of travel, music, food and drink in the company of friends, strangers, and new comrades. A casual Latin American diner and cocktail bar that morphs into a late-night bar in the later hours, Locura is set in the heart of Byron Bay with a modern minimalist aesthetic. Locura boasts a Latin Americian bar-food menu by The Three Blue Ducks and drinks by the awardwinning bartender Tim Philips. The venue is a space for people to enjoy the company of others while being entertained by the sophisticated music direction of internationally recognised producer Jono Ma.
Feast on decadent canapés and gourmet fish and chips by Byron Bay’s newest executive chef Nicolas Godoy. Be amongst the first in Australia to welcome the New Year around the sparkling pool and dance away the last moments of 2018 with local soul and funk big band legends Soul’d. A portion of each ticket sold will go towards supporting the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) and their dedication to creating a compassionate, generous, and equitable community by improving the lives of those less fortunate, and caring for our natural environment.
Bag Raiders at Aquarius for Sunday Safari for New Years Eve!
Beachside New Years Eve Party 31 December 2018 7pm–1am Tickets 18+ $150 + bf – onsale now fishheadsbyron.com.au
Techno producer KÖLSCH at the Byron Brewery for NYE
7.30pm–3am, $100, www.locura.com.au
The Brewery offer the best of multiple bands and DJ headliners supported by the best local talent, all under one roof.
Groove into the new year at the Balcony perched above the hustle and bustle of Byron streets. Party from dusk till dawn with the dancefloor stomping till 2am. Families can join for an early dinner from 4 till 8.30pm.
Across two stages during the day and into the night, featuring a huge lineup of touring and local acts, live visual arts, pop-up bars, festival food offerings and loads more, this is shaping up to be the biggest NYE event around. Bringing in the New Year on the Band Room stage is Melbourne multi-instrumentalist and world-renowned guitarist Harts. Bec Sandridge will also be performing alongside Tropical Zombie, The Violent Monks, New Steam and Honey Hayze. The Garden Stage will be hosting touring DJs from all over, including Danish techno producer KÖLSCH, Melbourne’s Benson, and Sydney duo Human Movement. Locals include Taya, Robina, Tai Daniels, Chef De Party + loads more.
Tix $110 pp (18+), bookings essential, balcony.com.au Good food, good drinks, and good tunes. What more do you need this New Years Eve? Get a group of your friends together and get down to Loft Byron Bay! Our all-inclusive package includes tap beer wines, basic spirits, food until midnight and tunes late into the night. 7pm–2am, bookings essential (18+), $180 pp, loftbyronbay.com.au
Tickets are available via Eventbrite and they’re selling fast. Make sure you don’t miss out on bringing in the New Year at Byron Bay Brewery! Kicking off early at 12pm and travelling through until 2am! Harts, Bec Sandridge, Tropical Zombie, The Violent Monks, New Steam, Honey Hayze, KÖLSCH plus Heaps of DJs! Byron Bay Brewery, NYE – 12pm–2am, Tix starting at $84.46 via Eventbrite
World-renowned guitarist Harts at the Byron Brewery for NYE
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The Beach Hotel in Byron presents Paradise Found NYE Party. It promises to be the biggest party in the Bay. You can even get VIP Paradise Found New Years Eve tickets that include VIP access via an express line; no need for wasting what’s left of 2018 in a queue! Exclusive entry to the Green Room, a signature cocktail on arrival along with complimentary canapés! These are limited so get in! It runs from 7pm till 1.30am – with DJs and live acts, food stalls and cocktail bars! Dress code is Paradise! Tix are $90 with local tickets at the bottleshop for $50! To buy tickets go to beachhotel.com.au. Paradise Found NYE Party Beach Hotel Byron Bay 7.30pm – 1.20am $50 locals at bottleshop only or $90 online at beachhotel.com.au.
Come celebrate you New Years Eve at Byron Bay Golf Club by grabbing a delicious feed at Mim’s Kitchen, which will be open from 5pm till late with Mim serving her regular menu favourites plus tasty specials and share platters for you to enjoy will be dancing the night away to Living in the 70s and Reloader. Tickets are just $30 at the Byron Bay Golf Club. Living in the 70s & Reloader at Mim’s Kitchen Byron Bay Golf Club 5pm – late Tix $30 at the club Celebrate the final hours of 2018 and unleash your inner animal amidst the opulence of dazzling disco tunes at Harvest Newrybar’s wild NYE party. Sprawling across the restaurant, bakery, garden, and fire-pit, this will be a night to remember. Food, drinks, utopian fire performance and legends DJ Beaver and Justin Time.
It’s peace love and happy new year at the Ocean Shores Tavern. This New Years Eve will see groovy fancy dress, cool drinks and good vibes. Call the tavern to book your pick up.
Mullum Ex-Services have goodtime party band The Swamp Cats on so that punters can dance the night away to all their favourite artists! The Swamp Cats present covers from Creedence, Eagles, Stones, Doobie Bros, JJ Cale, Marley, Prince, INXS, Jet, Elvis, Allman Bros, Daddy Cool, Paul Kelly, Ray Charles, The Angels, and The Beatles. Kicking off at 8pm, this gig is free and what’s even better is you can leave the car at home and book the courtesy bus! Free to members! For those who want to grab a bite to eat The Dolphin Cove Bistro will be open until 9pm!
Ocean Shores Tavern Rajah Road, Ocean Shores ph: 6680 3222
The Swamp Cats Mullum Ex-Services, NYE 8pm, Free
For those in the north of the Shire there’s a night of music at the Ocean Shores Country Club with Andy K from 6pm and the big band sounds of Pink Zinc hitting the stage at 9.30pm! It’s party like it’s 2019 because it is! Ocean Shores Country Club, NYE – 6pm, Free
For those living in Mullumbimby and surrounds who want a good fun night out but don’t want the hassle of making it into Byron, the
$225. Bookings: goodtimes@ harvestnewrybar.com.au 6687 2644
Pink Zinc at the Ocean Shores Country Club for NYE
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Mim’s in the kitchen Story and photo by Vivienne Pearson
Kids’ fun farm workshops Fresh food isn’t actually something that comes from a giant supermarket. Long supply chains, storage times, and the need to produce picture-perfect fruit and vegetables at the lowest possible price all mean that it’s important, if you want good healthy food, to buy as much as possible from farmers and the farmers markets. Increasingly, the takeover of the food industry by giant corporations means that profit margins for the local producers of unique, organic foods are squeezed, in turn discouraging people from becoming farmers. But this is exactly the sort of produce that we call for in our restaurants, hence the success of the paddock-to-plate style of restaurant, such as Three Blue Ducks at The Farm. Realising that encouraging young people to become, if not farmers, at least interested in
food production, Tom and Emma Lane founded The Farm and the holidays is a perfect time to introduce your children to the ‘pointy’ end of the farming process. Children learn where food comes from, are introduced to sustainable farming concepts, and meet the farm animals while enjoying some of the best things in life – sunshine and fresh air! The Farm Kids Chickens workshop looks fun (chicken welfare and healthy egg production) but there are also pig workshops, medicinal herb workshops, kids’ flower workshops, veges workshops, beneficial bugs workshops, and mini farmers workshops, all for kids, held at The Farm over the next 3–4 weeks of the holidays. Q The Farm – open 7 days. 11 Ewingsdale Rd, Ewingsdale (near Byron turnoff ) www.thefarm.com.au
Change is a part of life in the world of club catering. The Byron Bay Golf Club restaurant is undergoing a change in name from The Deck to Mim’s Kitchen. Mim Dingle has been cooking at the club since early 2018 and has now stepped up to being head chef and owner. She works with a tight-knit team and her menu offers simple food done well. I enjoyed one of the vegetarian meals: pumpkin and spinach risotto balls with haloumi, guacamole and aioli. I can also see why the crispy fries are so popular and love that the Down Under Burger includes bacon, beetroot, and pineapple. Mim formalised her existing cooking expertise (including a stint as a musterers’ cook on a rural station) by putting herself through accelerated TAFE training once her three kids reached school age. ‘Food is my life, I love food,’ she says. ‘I’ve wanted to do this since Mim with her kitchen’s golf-course the day I left school, but views life got in the way.’ After stints cheffing at the Alstonville Bowling Club and Ballina’s Cherry Street Sports Club, this is Mim’s first business venture. She credits great teachers and head chefs and thanks the Golf Club for their strong support. Variety is the spice of life for a club caterer. Mim, who has learned more about golf than she ever expected to, caters for golfing events including the recent PGA Legends tournament. ‘There was lots of excitement and buzz,’ Mim says. She provides brain fuel for those playing Thursday night Trivia, enjoys cooking to music when musicians ranging from solo singers to full bands play, and joins with the club in supporting local groups, like St Finbarr’s school. ‘It’s a golf club but it’s more than that,’ Mim says. ‘It’s here for the whole community.’ The restaurant, with a range of inside dining, undercover and
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open air decks, is ideal for functions. The view is truly stunning, with diners overlooking the picturesque 4th green and 5th tee, which is located in the middle of a tree-lined lake that is more feature than hazard. Sundays are smokehouse days, with two to three meats cooked onsite in Traegar smokers offered along with sides. ‘And kids eat free from the kids’ menu with each Traegar plate bought by an adult,’ says Mim. New signs are coming soon to help you find your way to Mim’s Kitchen. Q Mim’s Kitchen, at The Byron Bay Golf Club, 62 Broken Head Road. Wed–Sat 11–2 and 5–8. Sundays 12–8 (Mon and Tues functions only). Ph: 6685 6470.
Friday Night Music 6.30pm
Located in Woolies Carpark Shop 6/90–96 Jonson St Byron Bay Phone orders welcome 6680 9223 FB phointhebay
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7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. HAPPY HOUR 4–6PM MON–FRI 1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632
Mim’s Kitchen is perched above the pristine fairways of the Byron Bay Golf Course. Serving classic lunch meals from 11am – 2pm & dinner from 5pm – 8pm Wednesday through to Sundays. Trivia nights on Thursday, Smokehouse BBQ Sundays and live music on the deck where kids eat free with every Traeger Smokehouse plate ordered. A stunning spot to enjoy a meal while the sun goes down or have your next event or party catered for by Mim and her passionate team.
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Traditional Vietnamese Foods Pho Beef Noodle Soup and Banh Mi (Vietnamese Salad Rolls) Open from Wednesday 12th December. Trading Hours Lunch – Monday to Friday - 9am – 2pm Dinner – 7 Nights - 5pm – 9pm Lunch Time Special - Free 375mL can with any Banh Mi/Salad Roll purchase. Offer Valid until 31/1/19.
NYE BEACHSIDE POOL PARTY Finish the year with a Beachside Pool Party with local big band legends SOUL’D performing all night! tickets available online or call 6685 6011
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
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No Bones Food & Cocktails Open every day from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay
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
Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas. 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452
St Elmo Dining Room & Bar
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
Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426
Coffee and breakfast 6.30–11.30am Lunch 11.30am–3pm Dinner Tues–Sat 5–9pm Sunday long brunch 10am–5pm
Flying Fox Bistro
facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992
Opening hours Mon–Fri 11.30am–3pm lunch and 5–9pm Dinner Sat–Sun 11.30am–9pm
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Trattoria Basiloco Wood-fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist Famous for seafood, meats and pasta dishes. We do special events functions.
6680 8703
Williams St 50 Pacific Parade, cnr of William St, Lennox Head
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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
Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au
With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day… Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu
Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay
Luscious Foods
6687 4313 www.clublennox.com.au
Main Street
Gourmet burgers created by chefs Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.
The Empire Open 7 days M–F 8.30am–4pm, S,S 9am–3pm Dine in, takeaway, licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306
The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.
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 The Stro’s new menu features everyone’s favourite pub grub options as well as some new, tasty dishes. There are gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options available as well as al fresco dining options. Serving Food Lunch | Dinner Monday – Saturday *Limited menu available Monday, Tuesday lunch
Mullum’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. Indulge yourself with a delicious brekky, the best burgers in town, or if it’s more your style enjoy healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls plus loads more. If you need a treat there’s a selection of cakes and also healthier dairy-free, refined sugar-free treats. The house-made organic coconut ice-cream is a must try. Plus of course, great coffee, delightful teas, shakes, smoothies and all the rest. Enjoy the good vibes and satisfy your cravings!
NEWRYBAR A short ride from Byron Bay, Harvest Restaurant, Bakery and Deli offers country charm and fresh, seasonal, organic food sourced from local artisan producers and Harvest’s own gardens. 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 12pm–3pm daily / Dinner 6pm–10pm (Wed–Sun) Weekend breakfast 8am–11am Newrybar NSW 2479 Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches 02 6687 2644 and salads. Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm Sun 8am–4pm www.harvestnewrybar.com.au Coffee cart: 6.30am–2pm daily @harvestnewrybar Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering.
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Grab your friends and family This rustic Bistro has all the classics and loads of delicious specials every day and desserts to die for. Take advantage of the large al fresco area which can be booked for a casual Aussie BBQ or private function, great for mates and families. The little foxes are well catered for with our $10 kids menu – Chilled out Byron vibe and the best bar prices in town! See our website for our function menu www.flyingfoxbistro.com.au
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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
Open 7 days from 6pm Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepacific.com.au
10 Stewart Street, Lennox Head
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
18 Jonson Street 6680 8832
Club Lennox
$5 SCHOONERS AND $12 COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK
The Hideout Cafe
Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders
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CHILLED VIBE IN A BEAUTIFUL SETTING 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.
St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.
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Barrio Eatery & Bar
The Rocks @ Aquarius
Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com
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FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE
Legend Pizza
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
Treehouse on Belongil
NEW - VEGAN - RESTAURANT
Chupacabra
Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au
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HOME COOKED MEALS
Byron Pantry Delivery available Wednesday to Sunday in the Byron Region Order online byronpantry.com.au
Delicious Home Made Meals fresh bread, artisan gelato and other great local products delivered to your door.
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Here’s to a t n a d n u b a d n a joyful
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Big Block, Big Potential
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Heavenly Peaceful Valley
13 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads $775,000
Main Arm
Set on 808m2, this tidy brick and tile home has plenty to offer. Perfect for a family, the practical layout makes for easy living and the big back yard has space for the trampoline or a pool if you want to add a touch a fun for the kids. Alternatively, for the investor, a steady income would be guaranteed in this highly sought-after location. Close to the Brunswick beaches, river, eclectic shops and cafes. Open plan living and dining lead thought on the kitchen and rumpus room. The master bedroom includes a built in wardrobe and enuite. Two further bedrooms have built in wardrobes and are practically located either side of the family bathroom. Well positioned in the wide family friendly
Hidden behind the highly sought-after village of Main Arm only 2 minutes drive, less than 10 minutes to Mullumbimby & under 20 minutes to Bruns & Beaches. This property is truly sublime with magical features rarely found on properties so close to Mullumbimby & the coastal beaches. Blindmouth Creek originates here providing the owners with the cleanest, purest water (with a 10 megalitre water licence) flowing into the commencement of the Brunswick River! Opportunities here are endless. The elevation captures sea breezes & the natural rainforest environment keeps things cool in summer. The main residence is faultlessly maintained & offers a versatile layout with a 3b/r main house upstairs & a self-contained guest suite on the ground level.
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Kingsford Drive, Bayside, this house backs on to a reserve and potential to add a granny flat (STCA) The property is low maintenance and ready to move in to or change it up with your own style and some alterations. Inspect: By appointment Contact: Todd Buckland - 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate
There is a well-proportioned machinery shed, a separate bush cabin & several cleared building sites. Open: By Appointment Contact: Mary O’Connor - 0418 462 849 OR Gary Brazenor - 0423 777 237 Bangalow Real Estate & Byron Hinterland Properties
ROSEBANK
$1,100,000 ͚WHERE the RIVER BENDS͛
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&/Z^d /E^W d/KE ^ dhZ z ϭϮƚŚ : Eh Zz CONTACT:
Mary O͛Connor 0418 462 849
BANGALOW
NEW PRICE $950,000
͚COME & LIVE THE DREAM & oh what a LIFESTYLE͛ We have the perfect level property - ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ͞TREE CHANGE͟ ŚŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ Žƌ ƌĞƟƌĞĞƐ ĂůŝŬĞ͊ dƵĐŬĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĂŶŐĂůŽǁ͛Ɛ ƋƵŝĞƚĞƐƚ cul-ĚĞ-ƐĂĐƐ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŐŽƌŐĞŽƵƐ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ͕ ůŽǁ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ůŝŵĞǁĂƐŚĞĚ͕ ďƌŝĐŬ Θ ƟůĞ͕ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ůĞǀĞů ŚŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ͕ ůĞǀĞů ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƌĞĂƌ LJĂƌĚ͘ tŝƚŚ Ϯ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ Θ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶ ƉůĂŶ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂŶ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ ĐŽƵƌƚLJĂƌĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ϰ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ŚŽŵĞ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐ ŝŶĚŽŽƌͬŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͘ ƵĐƚĞĚ ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞ ĐLJĐůĞ Ăŝƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ LJĞĂƌ ƌŽƵŶĚ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ĨƵůů ůĞŶŐƚŚ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŵƉůĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ůŝŐŚƚ Θ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ďŝ-ĨŽůĚ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƚŽ ŇŽǁ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ LJĂƌĚ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ƌŽďĞ Θ ĞŶ-ƐƵŝƚĞ ƐŝƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚ ƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ϯ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƌ͘
CONTACT:
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Mary O͛Connor 0418 462 849
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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
͚STUNNING BYRON LIGHTHOUSE VIEWS Whether you renovate the established mid-1980's built home or demolish and build your dream home you will be capitalising on the Byron ůŝŐŚƚŚŽƵƐĞ ǀŝĞǁƐ͕ ĚƵĞ ĂƐƚ ĂƐƉĞĐƚ͕ Θ ĨĂďƵůŽƵƐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͊ WĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ĂŶ ŝĚLJůůŝĐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůĂŶĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞĞǁĂLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ĂŶ ĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚ ďƵŝůĚ ƐŝƚĞ ŽŶ Ă ůŝŐŚƚůLJ ƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐ ϵ-acre lot with an abundance of wildlife plus the added bonus of an approved secondary guest house. Ideal as a horse property, hobby farm or just ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ ƌƵƌĂů ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ Θ ŝƚƐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͘ ^ŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ũƵƐƚ ϭϬ ŵŝŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ WŽƩƐǀŝůůĞ͕ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƐ from Byron Bay, Bangalow & the Gold Coast airport, this is truly an ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ Θ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͘
CONTACT:
Gary Brazenor
0423 777 237
Denzil Lloyd
0481 864 049
TUCKOMBIL
$1,550,0000
͚A HOME FOR ALL SEASONS & THE LARGEST OF FAMILIES͛
'ƌĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ Θ ůĂƌŐĞ ŝŶ ƐŝnjĞ - Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐƋƵĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ cul-de-sac & on top of elevated 2 & half acre plateau is this home - perfect for large or blended families capturing views & sunsets to the west. WŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĂƌĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ Θ Ă ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĂŶŝƚĞ ďĞŶĐŚƚŽƉƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŵĞ͘ The oversized master suite is located at one end of the home, with ensuite Θ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ƌŽďĞ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ the guest bedroom & family bathroom to the other end of the home. tŝƚŚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ Ăůů ƌŽŽŵƐ ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ verandas & expansive paved areas adjoining the area at the rear which leads to the salt water inground pool & also provides access to the ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ Θ ůŽŌ ĨŽƌ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŐƵĞƐƚƐ͘ ďŽƌĞ provides an abundant supply of crystal clear water. Less than 20 minutes ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ >ĞŶŶŽdž ,ĞĂĚ Θ ĂůůŝŶĂ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ͘
CONTACT:
Mary O͛Connor 0418 462 849
LENNOX HEAD
CONTACT AGENT
͚UNPARALLELLED VIEWS & LOCATION͛ One of Australia͛s stand-ĂůŽŶĞ ďĞĂĐŚƐŝĚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ ƐŝƫŶŐ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶƚůĞ ŽĨ ŽƵůĚĞƌ ĞĂĐŚ Θ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ϯϲϬ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ůƵƐŚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐŝĚĞ Θ ŽĐĞĂŶ ǀŝĞǁƐ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ >ĞŶŶŽdž ,ĞĂĚ ƚŽ LJƌŽŶ >ŝŐŚƚŚŽƵƐĞ ŽǀĞƌ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ headlands spilling along the coast. With 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, Ă ϯ car garage, ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ůŝŌ Θ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƌŽŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ ƚŽƚĂů ůƵdžƵƌLJ Θ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƵŝůƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ƟŵďĞƌ beams, glass, stainless steel & copper, ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ƐƵďůŝŵĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚ͘ The ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ with butler͛Ɛ ƉĂŶƚƌLJ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĂůƚ water pool and beyond. dŚŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŽŶĞ-acre sanctuary is secured by a remote gate & fencing, surrounding the expansive lawn & an abundance ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ŇŽƌĂ Θ ĨĂƵŶĂ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ Θ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞƐƚ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ - it must be seen to be appreciated. /ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƐƚƌŝĐƚůLJ ďLJ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ͘
CONTACT:
Gary Brazenor
0423 777 237
Denzil Lloyd
0481 864 049
POSSUM CREEK
CONTACT AGENT
͚PERFECT POSSUM CREEK POSITION & PRIVACY͛ ƌƌŝǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶĞ ĨĞĞůƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƋƵŝůůŝƚLJ ŽĨ the stately gardens shaded by massive 100-year-ŽůĚ ĮŐ ƚƌĞĞƐ͘ This home was built to the very highest standard by a local builder for his own family. It includes four generous bedrooms & three & a half bathrooms. dŚĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůůLJ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ŵĂŝŶ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ͘ A ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĚĞĐŬ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬƐ ĂŶ ϭϴŵ͕ ŝŶĮŶŝƚLJ-edge salt-water pool & the valley beyond. Also nestled in the mature gardens LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ĮŶĚ Ă ĐŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ďĞĚ ĐŽƩĂŐĞ͕ a well-appointed studio, ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ƐƚĂďůĞƐ Ăƌƚ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ Θ Ă ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ͘ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ,Ƶƚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂīŽƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂĐLJ ǁŚŝůĞ ƐƟůů centrally located: it is a 15-minute drive to central Byron, Mullumbimby or &ĞĚĞƌĂů Θ ũƵƐƚ ĮǀĞ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ ĂŶŐĂůŽǁ͘
CONTACT:
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Gary Brazenor
0423 777 237
Denzil Lloyd
0481 864 049
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39 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores Renovated to new, this impressive family home boasts lighthouse & surf views adjoining bush reserve. The upper level has spacious open plan living, dining and kitchen and high-quality finishing. Master suite with WIR, ensuite & its own deck.
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This is so unique I doubt you’ll find another like it. It is 1,456m² of vacant riverfront land surrounded by bush reserve on the edge of Brunswick Heads. Idyllic riverside holiday plot or investment. Suitable for primitive camping only, not dwelling houses.
Todd Buckland 0408 966 421
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322/334 Riverside Cres, Brunswick Heads
Inspect By Appointment Price $1,160,000
7 Left Bank Road , Mullumbimby This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creek side acre in Mullumbimby. The home is family sized and suited with privacy from the street and recent renovations have updated the kitchen and bathrooms so there’s nothing to do.
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16 Green Frog Lane, Bangalow
Inspect By Appointment Price $1,039,000
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.
Todd Buckland 0408 966 421
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36 Kennedys Lane, Ewingsdale
$1,650,000
8 Canowindra Court, South Golden Beach $1,150,000 to $1,170,000
• Easily maintainable 7.4 N/E facing acres only 13.3km to Byron Bay CBD • Comfortable single storey 2 bedroom studio with sweeping uninterrupted hinterland views
• Live in the studio whilst building your dream rural home • Established fruit trees, volcanic rich soil, spring fed dam
• Coastal retreat with only 200 metres walk • Outside undercover entertainment area to beach front with adorable kids cubby house • 4 year young home with high ceilings, • 979m2 fully fenced North facing block Ɵ ŵďĞƌ Ň ŽŽƌďŽĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƉůŝƚ ůĞǀĞů ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ Ϯ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟ Ăů͘ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐůŽǁ ĐŽŵďƵƐƟ ŽŶ ƐƚŽǀĞ
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20 Broadway Lane, Burringbar
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78 Howards Road, Burringbar
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Michele Jackson 0407 906 301
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By appointment $795,000 to $865,000 Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232 | Paul Banister 0438 856 552
20 TOWERS DRIVE, MULLUMBIMBY
Commercial For Lease
• New state of the art industrial warehouses • &DQ EH æ QLVKHG WR WHQDQWàV VSHFLæ F UHTXLUHPHQWV • 5 units - varying in size from 136m2 to 199m2 • Each with a mezzanine level • Completion date July 2019 • Call us today for further information!
Price: Enquiries:
Contact agent Paddy Wallington 0436 684 145
194 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, BROADWATER
• Beautifully restored Catholic Church, local heritage listed • Presently being used for a cafe • Business to be sold with the property • Possible venue for functions and events STCA • Approved DA for 3 bedroom residence • 4047m2 level block
Inspect: Price: Enquiries:
By appointment Expressions Of Interest Paddy Wallington 0436 684 145
35 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay, NSW 2481 www. byronbayfn.com.au
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N E W B R I G H T O N 14 Casons Lane $1.375 million 4
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Stunning Architectural Home
Beach and River Retreat
Low Maintenance Family Home
12 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar
62 New Brighton Road, New Brighton
36 Pine Avenue, Mullumbimby
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Set on 2.5 level acres sits this ultramodern home with stunning uninterrupted views. The design and attention to detail of this home is second to none with high ceilings, beautiful timbers, ducted air conditioning and touch lighting throughout, plus a 8kW solar power system. A Caesarstone waterfall island bench rests in the contemporary kitchen, with dishwasher, and large walk-in pantry. In the dining and family room there is a sun bench fitted with storage and a gas fireplace. Spacious rumpus and study area with 2nd front entrance plus access to the 3rd bedroom and 3rd bathroom. The master is fitted with a walk-in robe, access to the deck, and ensuite with a deep stone bathtub. All four bathrooms have floor to ceiling tiles and stone vanities. Freshwater infinity pool and outdoor fire pit. Separate pool house with kitchenette and bathroom. The acreage features a majestic 130 year old fig tree, 9m x 15m Colorbond shed and citrus orchard. This superb property is one of a kind and close to the main coastal towns. Inspect by appointment Open: Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate
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Situated on a large 1012m2 block in the exclusive seaside village of New Brighton is this ideal lifestyle abode, complemented by tranquil surroundings. This large timber home boasts 4 spacious bedrooms all with buildins, main with ensuite. Light filled split level design, two living areas flowing to an undercover entertainment deck, ready to relax & recline to the sound of surf and songbirds. 200m level stroll to the pristine surfing beaches and only 100m to the beautiful New Brighton river which is abundant with marine life & endless swimming areas, flowing down to Brunswick Heads. Family friendly community consisting of local farmers markets, children’s play park, cafe, general store/post office. 22.4km to Byron Bay and 49km to Coolangatta Airport. Inspection by appointment Open: Contact: Michele Jackson 0407 906 301 Byron & Beyond Real Estate
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This property is waiting for the magic touch. Well positioned on a corner block with two street access, there is plenty of space for boat or caravan storage. A beautiful old poinciana tree spreads out over the front corner of the block providing shade and privacy. Inside the home you will find a large, bright family living area, leading on to the dining room and retro kitchen. A new induction cooktop and oven have made meal preparation easier. The master bedroom has built in wardrobes and an ensuite, and the two other bedrooms with built in robes. No excuses for clutter with two large linen press or storage cupboards to stow away the items a family need. Internal entry to the oversized double garage is useful in inclement weather to unload the shopping or kids from the car and two concrete driveways with street parking for four cars. Inspect: By appointment Contact: Todd Buckland - 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate
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From Weekends to Weeks on End Nth Star Resort – Hastings Point Spacious Home on 1.6 acres 72 Ocean Road, Brooms Head 4
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That’s what is likely to happen to you if you secure this beachside gem at 72 Ocean Road, Brooms Head. It’s so comfortable you are likely to end up living here. The original Cottage sits soundly and privately behind the picket fence. Fragrant Frangipani and Hibiscus trees shade the wide entertaining deck in Summer, a popular spot for coffee when returning from a surf or a delightful morning walk along the beach. The tasteful refurbishment retains the coastal quaintness, with polished timber floors and a cooling beachside colour scheme. The modern, well-equipped kitchen will make entertaining a delight. Improvement of access to Brooms Head, with Pacific Highway upgrades both to the North and South, means many new arrivals are discovering this pristine stretch of natural coastline. It’s only a matter of time before we see an increase in demand for these beachside cottages in these unique villages of the Clarence Coast.
The resort is located 20 minutes drive south of Tweed Heads on the beautiful Tweed Coast and just a short stroll from a surf beach and tidal estuary. The resort amenities include three swimming pools, a 25m lap pool, 3 temperature-controlled spas, sauna, gymnasium, hairdressing salon, snooker/pool tables, massage therapist, library and tennis court. This home is located on a large block and has a pleasant outlook from the front verandah, which runs the full width of the home across to the permanent residents’ own swimming pool and club house. Plus, it is just a short distance from the Aquatic Centre where the lap pool, gymnasium and sauna are housed. This immaculately presented home has been fully renovated throughout with no expense spared. The open plan home features timber laminate floored living areas with raked cathedral ceilings and exposed timber beams. The newly renovated kitchen has new cabinets with stone-effect laminate benchtops/work surfaces and is complemented by brand new appliances. There are two good-sized bedrooms; master with a walk-in robe and the 2nd bedroom has a built-in robe. The tiled bathroom has been fully renovated with new fixtures and fittings. Sorry, no pets.
Web ID: www.ljhooker.com/KJ5F6G Contact: Ken Giese 0429 450 006 LJ Hooker Maclean 02 6645 2222
Open: By Appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468 Mr Property Services
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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. The living room opens onto a 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. Sculptures and large pots of flowering plants add a Balinese touch to the deck and swimming pool areas. Other features include 6 x 6m shed, 2kw Solar PV panels, NBN, and 60,000 litre in-ground water tank. Open: Saturday 10am – 2pm Contact: Michael Wheeler 0412 554 846 www.realestate.com.au/129405646
Lot 1*
Part of Lot 2 & dam*
“Malabar Holdings” Otherwise known as 22-30 Aults Road, UKI History in the making. Only 2nd time on market in 70 years. DA approved for a 4 lot rural subdivision. 900m to the village of UKI 45 mins to Gold Coast (airport) & Byron Bay 30 mins to Brunswick Heads and Kingscliff The village of Uki is signposted ‘where the mountains touch the sky’ and Malabar Holdings with its lush rolling hills and the natural amphitheatre setting, Wollumbin (Mt Warning, Twin Sisters, Mt Uki). Offered initially as one parcel on 2 titles with an area of 129.4413 hectares (ha) (as per DP). With approx. 1.8km river frontage to the Tweed River and a 265 Megalitre irrigation licence with extensive underground irrigation mains.
The proposed subdivision has been ‘activated’ in 2 stages with all lots having river frontage. • Lot 1: 40 Ha approx. “Homestead” 4 bed, 2 bath, 8 car, ducted air cond. gas fire place, studio+ 4 large farm sheds + 30m round and 30m x 30m square arenas. • Lot 2: 9.44 Ha approx. Vacant land with elevated dwelling entitlement and dam frontage. (Lot 2 auction after 8th Feb if parcel not sold as one)
Lot 2*
• Lot 3: 40 Ha approx. 4 bed, 1 bath, 2 car, air cond. and combustion fireplace. • Lot 4: 40 Ha approx. Vacant land with elevated dwelling entitlement and dam frontage. Contact Mark today for reference to view internet listing or to arrange an inspection
Mark Kinneally 0409 173 009 (Inspections strictly by appointment) Sole Trader Licence Number 1053566
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Contact Agent By Appointment
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Julie-Ann Manahan LREA / Licensee/Principal / 0411 081 118 Jason Di mar / Area Sales Specialist / 0477 222 452
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Positioned amongst quality neighbouring homes in the small, friendly community of “Fairway Villas”, this beautifully-presented, master-built freestanding villa offers you the perfect low maintenance lifestyle. • Three bedrooms, two quality bathrooms + third toilet downstairs • Oversized double garage with workshop area & internal access • High ceilings, ceiling fans, solar panels and solar hot water
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STYLISH, CONTEMPORARY FAMILY HOME + GRANNY FLAT This uber-stylish, low maintenance home, set on 796m2 block is Ideally located in the peaceful enclave of North Ocean Shores. The excellent floorplan boasts individual zones for the privacy & enjoyment for all the family plus an approved granny flat! • Large master bedroom with stunning ensuite & large walk-in robe, study/5th bedroom • Council-approved self-contained granny flat with A/C, single garage & private entrance • Raked ceilings in the spacious kitchen & living areas, plus 2.7m ceilings throughout
Located at the southern end of Ocean Shores, literally a stones throw from the gorgeous Brunswick River, is this impressive 2 bedroom strata unit exclusively for the over 50’s occupiers. • Modern kitchen, air-conditioning in living area, 9 foot ceilings throughout • Freshly painted with new timber laminate flooring in living areas • Enclosed verandah/study nook, tandem automatic garage
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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW EASY-CARE LIFESTYLE VILLA
This home offers the complete package, just 500 metres level stroll from beautiful New Brighton beach! The huge American Barn-style shed at the rear of the 1012m2 block, offers parking for 2 vehicles plus a large loft with potential to convert into a studio/guest accommodation (STCA). • Open plan, air conditioned living areas with composite bamboo flooring • Separate studio/living space, 3kW solar panels + solar hot water system • Parking for at least 2 vehicles & copious storage below the house
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Julie-Ann Manahan LREA / Licensee/Principal / 0411 081 118 Jason Di mar / Area Sales Specialist / 0477 222 452
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812 Teven Road, Teven AUCTION PRICE GUIDE OPEN HOUSE
30 St Helena Road, McLeods Shoot Saturday 19th January on site at 11.00am $625,000 – $675,000 By appointment
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Saturday 9th February on site at 11.00am $1,950,000 – $2,050,000 By appointment
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10a Nelshaby Court
$419,000
SOLD Tropical Family Oasis 9 Robin Street, South Golden Beach
Bed: 3 Bath: 2 Car: 2
Price Guide: $1,000,000 to $1,100,000 Just 200m from the pristine beach in a quaint village locale. This property features two separate spacious living areas, beautiful timber floors, white timber tongue and groove walls and ceilings, recycled timber doors and leadlight windows. A beautifully built home overflowing with character makes this property a must to inspect. Agent interest. • 3 good sized bedrooms, all w/BIR, master with ensuite • Large kitchen and Art Deco style bathrooms • Separate studio for guests or ideal for running home office or business space • Over sized double garage with workshop or room for trailer • Large north facing entertainers deck • 2 x 5000 litre rainwater tanks and town water & 2kW solar panels
Vacant Land - Registered Title Start building on this newly registered lot, set amidst picturesque, sub-tropical gardens with leafy vista. * Newly registered Torrens title allotment, approximately 801m2 * North facing, elevated, flood free * Easy access to the M1, yet quiet and private
View: Contact:
* Established gardens, services provided to block
By appointment Fiona Johnson 0400 418 886 / 0266 851 206
* Just 5 minutes to the beach, shops and cafes * 30 minutes to Gold Coast airport, 90 minutes to Brisbane Start planning your new home in paradise today!
Colin Hills 0411 190 690 | David Stevens 0404 141 969 | cjhills.com.au
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FOR SALE BY OWNER Magnificent Tasmanian Church, great location
Independent Would you love to have:
• Your own yoga school? • Clinic or health-related practice? • Beautiful and inspiring home
Since 1986
in a lovely seaside location?
• Your very own tower? Tasmania’s Northwest Coast has the cleanest air in the world, a healthful mild climate with no extremes and you can be in the Melbourne CBD in 2 hours. What would $865,000 buy you in Byron or Sydney? With old Saint David’s you get charm, quality and: • 400 sq m floor area • 2,000 sq m block • 4 bay garage/workshop • Proven ability to earn an income doing what you love!
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New Listings Byron Bay First National • 25 Tongarra Drive, Ocean Shores. $895,000 • 119 Station Street, Mullumbimby. $795,000 to $850,000
• 3 Poinciana Street, Mullumbimby. $1.5m to $1.65m
• 26 Oakland Court, Byron Bay. $1.2m to $1.3m • 20 Campbell Street, Bangalow. $650,000 to $700,000
• 35 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Contact Agent • 38 Myocum Downs Drive, Myocum. $1.6m to $1.75m
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ISSUE# 33.29 DEC 26, 2018 – JAN 1, 2019 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
ALL YOUR NORTH COAST ENTERTAINMENT
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HOWL & MOAN AT FALLS! HOWL & MOAN RECORDS HAS BECOME A BYRON BAY INSTITUTION FOR MUSICIANS AND RECORD LOVERS. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OWNER MARIO SALVATORE FRAIETTA HAS FOSTERED THE GRASSROOTS NORTHERN RIVERS BAND SCENE, SUPPORTING EMERGING ARTISTS ACROSS A VARIETY OF GENRES. THIS YEAR AT FALLS TEN LOCAL BANDS REACH AN EVER LARGER NATIONAL AUDIENCE WITH FRAIETTA CURATING A DEDICATED HOWL & MOAN STAGE. MARIO SPOKE WITH THE ECHO ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF MARIO FRAIETTA. PAFF AT HOWL & MOAN RECORDS Mario, what was the inspiration for setting up Howl & Moan Records?
Is there an element of ‘nostalgia’ or a nod to the past with some of the music that you carry?
As a lifelong lover of music and collector of records, to delve into this passion all day every day and share it with like-minded people is an amazing opportunity.
Yes, totally, but music has always been about building blocks from the past, so without classical, jazz, or blues we would not have rock’n’roll, disco, funk, hip-hop, punk or heavy metal! Giving the listener a full range is essential.
What is the ethos of Howl & Moan musicians? Originality, enthusiasm, a will to impress the audience; we don’t impose any restrictions!
What are your top 10 vinyl releases of all time?
You have transformed your shop into a vinyl lounge /music venue. How does that enhance the experience for musicians and music lovers?
2. Magic Dirt – Signs of Satanic Youth
Most people have only ever heard compressed digital music (CDs, mp3, streaming) so when they sit down and actually listen to a vinyl record, they immediately hear more sound, more of the feeling the artist wants to convey in the manner they intend to through their track listing! The only thing better than a vinyl record is a live performance; when there is no barrier between audience and musician and no competing activities such as a bar or pokie room, the experience is magnified!
1. AC/DC – Let There Be Rock 3. Rowland S Howard – Teenage Snuff Film 4. PJ Harvey – Rid of Me 5. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Let Love In 6. Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation 7. Dirty Three – Horse Stories 8. You Am I – Sound as Ever 9. Blonde Redhead – In an expression of the inexpressible 10. Abbe May – Howl & Moan
NEW YEARS EVE
How many gigs have you hosted so far? What’s been the highlight? Close to 300 individual acts. The highlights have been hosting debut shows for local bands such as PAFF, No Parade, Dicklord, Float Therapy, and countless more! What have you got planned for Falls Festival? A non-stop musical experience, from some of the best local bands to visual artists and filmmakers; from when we take over the stage at around 5.30 each night we will have non-stop sound and visual action. I don’t think this has ever happened at a music festival and I’m super excited to have so many talented artists and musicians locally who will make this a reality! So pop by the Howl & Moan stage if you are at Falls Festival to catch the best in northern rivers screaming punk and rock and punk rock. If you like your music full tilt, this is the stage for you – featuring Miniskirt, Stoker, Captain Squidlicker & The Sinking Ships, PAFF, Hobo Magic, Pineapple Lazer, From Crisis to Collapse, Demi Casha, Masochist, and Bedclub. Falls Festival runs from 31 Dec till 2 Jan. For more info head to fallsfestival.com.au.
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DRUNK MUMS DUMB PUNTS GOOD DOOGS PERVE ENDINGS MOHNDOO RUSSELL SMITH FULL VENUE PARTY
3 JAN THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 4 JAN DONNY LOVE 5 JAN THE CHATS & PIST IDIOTS 6 JAN SHAKE & BAKE 12 JAN TAYOSKEE 17 JAN STEVE SMYTH HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN • thenorthern.com.au • 6685 6454
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Years ago women’s magazines delivered the exciting news that we ladies have a G spot. While some conspiracists believed the elusive G was concocted by aforementioned media to sell magazines and G spot-seeking products, there are many of us who will attest that yes, yes, YESSSSS!… the G definitely exists. And yes, finding it did change my life. Or at least enhance it. The good news is: there’s a new life-changing spot! An amazing spot we all have that can create an incredible sense of complete wellbeing and joy. In fact people who find this spot are happier than people who don’t. They’re also known to live more meaningful lives with more purpose. And people like them. Actually, they love them. This elusive spot is also non-gendered – everyone has one. It’s the E spot! Some of us find it easier to make contact with our E spot than others. In fact, I’d say if you find your E spot and use it regularly you’ll not only change your life, you’ll change the life of everyone you meet. All the people I admire touch their E spot regularly. In fact the more you touch it the bigger it gets. People like the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Ghandi… Nelson Mandela. They all found their E spot
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and used it so much people are STILL talking about them. It’s your Empathy Spot. Basically it means you have to give a shit about people. Oh, and there’s one more thing – you have to do something about it. Sound easy enough? Apparently it’s a lot harder than you’d think. Right now most of us are all over the A spot. That’s the arsehole spot. That’s when you’re an arsehole to everyone you meet because you have not so much a ME-too mindset but a ME-first mindset. That’s when everything in your life is ALL ABOUT YOU. When you realise that you could do something to change someone else’s circumstance but don’t because IT WOULD DISADVANTAGE YOU. You take what you want, treat people like shit, and assume a general unwarranted sense of entitlement because you are a big baby who cries IT’S MY TURN even when you’ve had heaps of ‘turns’. When anything goes wrong in your life it IS SOMEONE ELSE’S FAULT. It’s always someone else’s fault. People who use the A spot NEVER accept RESPONSIBILITY. And of course, there’s the classic default, when you don’t get what you want or people don’t agree with you, YOU BECOME AGGRESSIVE. In fact when you overuse the A spot your E spot atrophies. In some cases it disappears altogether. Not having E spot makes it much easier when you go online and abuse people who don’t share your values. You’ll find people with over-active As on social media a lot. They love it because they get to feel big and powerful especially when posting really abusive personal stuff and especially about people they don’t actually know. Go onto any social media site and you’ll find heaps of these
people with giant A spots. It’s sad. Is that who we are? Angry self-invested hateful bigots who get joy when we kick the vulnerable? It’s not just individuals who act like this. Our governments act like this. So do corporations. To change who we are, and to have even the slightest chance of steering our good ship Planet Earth away from the impending doom of climate change we have to find our E spot now. If we don’t then we won’t make it. This planetary nihilism has had me flummoxed. How can we be so smart and so stupid at the same time? We all know what we have to do – so why can’t we do it? Why are we still using plastic, and driving petrol cars, and approving new coal mines? Answer: Because we’re operating from the A spot not the E spot. We can’t let go of our capitalist belief that life is a pyramid and that any one of us may one day reach the top. We won’t. Everyone at the bottom will die, and the apex of privileged at the top of the triangle will blast into space and start again somewhere else leaving us to our zombie apocalypse. Life isn’t a pyramid, it’s a circle. We need to lose this sense of entitled individualism. Replace it with a sense of connected community. We need to see ourselves not in the frame of our iPhone selfies, but in the faces of the people we love. And the faces of people we don’t know yet. That’s my resolution for 2019; I hope it’s yours. To change the world – not with the power of violence and hate but the quiet power of love and empathy. Join me in the ‘empathy revolution’. Find Your E Spot. And use it. (Find out more at Starlight Festival when Margot Cairns speaks on just this!)
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BLUESFEST ANNOUNCES THE SABOTEURS! The Saboteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler – are back with the release of their first new music in more than 10 years. And it has been announced that they will be playing their first-ever Australian concert – at Bluesfest! Comprising four friends who got together in Detroit back in 2005, the band released two albums: Broken Boy Soldiers in 2006 and Grammy Award-winning Consolers of the Lonely in 2008. The Saboteurs have two new songs released by Third Man Records, Now That You’re Gone featuring Brendan Benson on lead vocals and Sunday Driver with Jack White singing lead, which are available digitally worldwide. This release coincides with the delivery of the only physical version of the tracks available on 7” vinyl as part of Third Man’s Vault Package #38 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the band’s acclaimed second album Consolers of the Lonely. This is a special announcement for Bluesfest festival director, Peter Noble OAM, who says: ‘It’s not every day you get to have a simultaneous worldwide announcement of one of the world’s great bands, The Raconteurs, known in Australia as The Saboteurs. The members include Jack White, who is someone I have wanted to present at Bluesfest for a very long time. In fact, this began as a Jack White headline performance, but literally morphed into The Saboteurs when the guys decided to get back together again after 10 years, and Bluesfest currently has the ONLY announced show in the world. ‘There is a lot to be said about this; however, I’m sure the media will be on fire about this announcement, so please let me say this: Bluesfest has had many great artistic bills over the years. I now believe we are up there for our 30th anniversary festival in 2019 with our best festival bill… it is a testament to the tireless work of our team and the belief of artists and their representatives all over the world that allow us to do this, and our Bluesfesters, who support us in coming to revel in our spectacle. ‘To all of you I wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. ‘By the way: our next artist announcement is in January… and it’s a beauty!’ Bluesfest takes place from 18 to 22 April 2019. More info via: bluesfest.com.au.
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This year why not leave your actual drunk mum at home and nip down to the Hotel Great Northern and see the Drunk Mums live? Heading up a 6-band bill plus DJs, The Drunk Mums deliver well-written raw music free of pretension. In essence what they do is straight up Aussie rock’n’roll reminiscent of The Saints with a contemporary garage slant and an enthusiasm to match in the live setting. They do what they do and they don’t seem to care what anyone else thinks.
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The Luminarium is the home of visionary art at Earth Frequency Festival – with vibrant psychedelic visions on display by artists from around the world and from the best of Australia’s visionary community. The 2019 lineup is our biggest to date and includes work by Android Jones of the US, Luis Tamani of Peru, Spectralyeyes from Bali, Luna Charlotte from Canada, and Australian artists Byran Itch, Light Wizard, and Stiff Ives to name just a few. There will also be live painting displays in the gallery and around the festival, and art and merchandise for sale from the guest artists to give everyone the chance to take some of this incredible art home! Earth Frequency Festival 2019 runs over 15–18 February at Ivory’s Rock in southeast Queensland. Tix: earthfrequency.com.au
I STAND SPIRITUALLY CORRECTED In a night of spiritual-political satire and activist entertainment, Alan Clements ignites conscience by celebrating freedom of expression and the power of the human heart. A former director of Amnesty International called Clements ‘one of the most compelling voices of our times’. As a former Buddhist monk in dictatorship-ravaged Burma and a journalist in areas of extreme conflict, including the former Yugoslavia, Clements riffs on issues of violence and nonviolence, compassion and greed, servitude and freedom, meditation and indoctrination, from his personal experience and a rare satirical humour, while giving audiences a captivating expression on how WE – THE PEOPLE can safeguard ourselves from spiritual and political propaganda. And in so doing relearn active citizenry by liberating our own minds from fear, apathy, and cynicism. He performs Spiritually Incorrect Meets Relationship Incorrect: The Great Reckoning at the Byron Theatre 9–11 January at 7.30pm. Tix $15–35 at byroncentre.com.au.
MANY AUSTEN TAYSHUS RETURNS!
NEW YEARS DAY LAUGHS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
There are few comics with the tenacity and killer instinct of Austen Tayshus. The comedy superstar who first came into being in 1981 has the ability to take a room hostage just with his tongue. He’s the closest thing the Australian comedy scene has to its very own Bill Hicks. Topical, dangerous, irreverent; he’s the High Priest of Satire, unflappable and relentless. Every Austen show is unique. He has the ability to weave current politics, what’s happening in the room, philosophy, anthropology, religion, and of course sport – and let’s not forget the pope – into one gag. Tayshus is a man of controversy. There is no subject he won’t dissect. Uncomfortable, confronting, but always illuminating, an Austen Tayshus show is both comic and cleansing. Austen remarked once that he sees his role as being a social agitator, as the prickle in the paw that makes the public think. He doesn’t need you to like him. In fact he’d probably prefer that you didn’t. He per forms with Mandy Nolan at the Byron Services Club on Monday 7 January and the Lennox Bowlo on Thursday 10 January; both shows are at 8pm. Tix are $30 and can be bought either at the club or online at mandynolan.com.au.
What better way to kick off your new year than with a night of laughs at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Mandy Nolan heads up the first Country Club Comedy for the year with special guest Dusty Rich. Hailing from South Africa where he was the regular support for international super star Trevor Noah, Rich was renowned for his off-the-wall style of his shows, for throwing the rehearsed, practised standup format out the window and replacing it with the fire-and-ice rollercoaster of continual spontaneous improvisation and crowd interaction. No two shows are the same with Rich on stage; in fact no two minutes are the same! Rich’s wild and unpredictable improvisation ranges from stories of growing up poor and skinny in post-apartheid South Africa to the perils of relationships, embracing his own ‘crazy’, marrying far above his means and moving to Australia. Rich is supported on the night by Brisbane’s best comedy duo Release the Bees. Tuesday at 7pm at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Free.
GET DIRTY! Cast your ‘Hungry Eyes’ over the story of Johnny and Baby and have ‘the Time of Your Life’. Pull out the legwarmers for a repeat-viewing-required classic Dirty Dancing at the Brunswick Picture House. The screening is sure to have a theatrical twist with live performances and permission to sing along, dance along and swoon. Silent Disco will take place after the Dirty Dancing film events, so why not come to both? Dirty Dancing film event is on Friday 4 January and Saturday 5 January at 7pm Tickets Adult $20 / Concession $18 Silent Disco: Tickets $20 Special price of $30 for both events. brunswickpicturehouse.com
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Dragon are currently in the midst of taking their hugely successful Chartbusters Tour back out on the road again and are nearing the end of what has been a massive tour, with one of the final stops in Byron Bay.
Called the Countdown 80s UK Chartbusters Tour, Dragon will be playing songs from some of their favourite and respected bands such as Queen, The Police, The Clash and Duran Duran. The two-hour set will also include a number of their own hits. Todd Hunter is one of the original members of Dragon, the band best known for classics like Are you Old Enough, Still in Love with You and April Sun In Cuba. Todd spoke with The Echo about Dragon’s touring Countdown tribute.
Dragon in 2018 are singer Mark Williams; guitar player Bruce Reid; drummer Pete Drummond; and bass player and founder member Todd Hunter. For those who weren’t around when Dragon started, or were too pissed to remember, tell me how you would describe Dragon.
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It’s magic! It’s hilarious and extremely contagious… It’s time to let your imagination run wild! Imaginitis is a colourful, extremely silly, funny, and highly interactive show. It’s a colourful adventure created to entertain the youngest audience, 3–8-year-olds. The show includes magic, bubbles, comedy and extreme slapstick. Starring Shorty Brown, who has travelled the world entertaining all walks of life, small or tall… Thursday 10 January, 10.30am. All tickets: $15 or family of four: $45 at the Ballina RSL.
ENTER THE 80S DRAGON Who is in Dragon today? How many of your lineup remain from when you first started?
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Dragon is known for anthems including April Sun in Cuba, Are You Old Enough, Rain, Speak No Evil, Young Years, This Time, Sunshine, Celebrate and Dreams of Ordinary Men. Dragon was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame in 2008. The band rocks its way through a long list of iconic songs that are part of the national estate. Todd started the band in 1973 and Marc Hunter joined in 1974. In this show the band plays two sets: the first featuring great songs from the UK in the 80s, and the Dragon anthems in the second set. What do you love about music from the 80s – is it different in spirit do you think from what’s out today? In the late 70s rock music became a bit dour and all the new bands coming out of the UK in the early 80s had a real sense of fun about them.
Can you tell me what inspired you to create a show that celebrates Countdown? The Countdown shows allow us to focus in on particular songs from that era. In these shows we play a set of great songs from the UK in the early 80s. Why do you think Countdown was such an important show? At one stage one in three Australians were watching Countdown on a Sunday night. The show launched so many Australian bands and got behind a huge number of overseas bands. In those days if you wanted to see what was new or new songs from existing artists, Countdown was where you went. It also allowed alt bands to define themselves against the pop ethos of Countdown in the those pre-internet days and find their followers through live shows only. What’s your favourite memory from Countdown? We were playing in Adelaide and were at a Sunday barbecue out in the suburbs. The garage of the place had been turned into a pop-up bar. Countdown was on a TV hooked up to a crushingly loud PA system. The Sex Pistols came on and one’s preconceptions about where music was at changed instantly and irrevocably. Dragon plays one set of the UK hits and one of their own at the Byron Services Club on Sunday at 8pm. Tickets are $31.20 on Try Booking.
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TALKIN’ BOUT A (EMPATHY) REVOLUTION! WELL, YOU KNOW… WE ALL WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
JIMMY’S BILLI GARDEN OF EDEN
For musician Jimmy Willing, when it comes to putting on a show it’s not just about a bunch of middle-aged dudes grabbing their instruments, plugging in, then blasting away. It’s about creating an experience that is unique. For this puppeteer who was the former lead singer of the legendary Sydney band Ragadoll, visual artist and now lead singer of the Real Gone Hick Ups, it’s all about curating the experience. And that’s just what he has in store for the Billinudgel with The Beer Garden of Eden. Jimmy, what is your vision for The Beer Garden of Eden? I’d like to see a starry night with a cool breeze blowing through the beer garden. I’d like to see a packed house full of smiling, cheering people wanting to be entertained because that’s what I’ve come to expect from this show and that’s what we are up there for. You have always loved curating shows that have a real mixed feeling. A Jimmy Willing show will always be more than just some dudes in a band singing songs… Why do you love putting art into your shows; how does it change the experience for an audience member? I view it all as art whether I’m singing a song or painting a picture. My musicians are artists too and not just ‘some dudes’. What I have is a multi-practice: I paint, I print, I sculpt, I sing and dance, etc, and these artforms overlap and inform each other. What I do is add things to the band, such as dancing girls, marionettes, stage sets, posters, and costumes; as such I give the audience something to look at. What’s the best comment you’ve had after one of your shows? It’s always nice to be told that ‘you were on fire’ and I’ve always had comparisons with Iggy Pop and other such stuff, but it’s the worst things that I remember. This was pretty funny: my mate’s mother-in-law (who was taken to a rowdy rock’n’roll show under duress) exclaimed that I was ‘the sorriest excuse for a leading man that she had ever laid eyes on’. What do you love about the burlesque of Bertie Page? I love how creative she is. The very first time we worked together she appeared in the wings of the stage as a dead pirate queen from the depths. She had white pancake on her ghostly face and across her tri-corn hat crawled a huge lobster! It was a 1970s piece of fish-and-chip shop décor from an op shop but that lobster set her apart; it was so inventive. Right there and then I liked her and knew that I wanted to work with her. You are also a puppeteer. Does that come into play? Or are you the puppet these days? I bring out the marionettes once in a blue moon these days but there have been several requests, so I think you can expect to see Ginger Dreadlocks dance the CanCan with The Buffalo Gals while I’m dressed in the suit of Napoleon! How did starting out in Ragadoll set you up musically? The Sydney of my youth was full of venues and had a huge rock’n’roll culture that, I’m sad to say, is no longer there. We had gigs every weekend supporting the older fellas like The Johnnys and The Scientists, so as a teenager performing in Ragadoll gave me an apprenticeship. What did you learn then that you still take to the stage now? What we took onstage back then was probably enough to kill a horse! So I think the learning curve was about what not to take onstage. We were a very wild bunch of boys and the legends and urban myths that attached themselves to us were often well deserved. That being said, to this day my audience loves to see me push the boundaries and cause outrage. My contract allows me to dance upon the tables and do striptease without being thrown out so I suppose I learnt the very thing that my father told me not to do, and that is to make a spectacle of myself. I do it onstage to this day. So what’s in store for the upcoming show at Billi? We are going to create a garden of earthly delight and fill it full of burlesque and rock’n’roll. Brisbane’s singing dancing sensation Bertie Page is starring as a very seductive Eve. She will also be cast as Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty, a Catholic girl, and Batman. Bertie will be joined onstage by The Buffalo Gals, a chorus line of Can-Can dancers that she created just for me and the music of The Real Gone Hick-Ups. The Buffalo Gals dance the Can-Can, old time, tap dance, rock’n’roll and bump and grind. The show is colourful, artistic, and sexy, but most of all it’s lots of fun. The Beer Garden of Eden is on at the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday 5 January at 6.30pm. Tix $15 at the door. Tix with bus from Nimbin, Uki, or Lismore $50 or $15 at the door.
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THIS STARLIGHT FESTIVAL OF HEALING FEATURES SOME VERY SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ON THE PROGRAM, ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE BEING MARGOT CAIRNS. SHE HAS SHARED A PODIUM WITH HILARY CLINTON AND QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN FOR A GLOBAL WEBCAST; SHE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE 500 SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARIES INCLUDING THE DALAI LAMA AND ECKHART TOLLE TO APPEAR IN THE GLOBAL DOCUMENTARY STAND IN MY SHOES TO LAUNCH AN EMPATHY REVOLUTION. MARGOT WORKS IN LEADERSHIP AND IS HIGHLY REGARDED AND RESPECTED AS AN INSPIRATIONAL MENTOR AND ADVISER TO BOARDS AND CEOS AT MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES, WORKING TO BRING PEOPLE ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR HEART, AUTHENTICITY AND STRENGTH. Margot, what is an ‘empathy revolution’? Today’s university students are 40 per cent less empathetic than those of the 1980s and 1990s, says a University of Michigan study that analysed the personality tests of 13,737 students over 30 years. Generally people are caring less. Hardened by media and social media, we seem to be getting more self-centred and egocentric. This is reflected in our political leaders who demonstrate a noted absence of statesmanship. Not surprisingly then, the suicide rate is up. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tells us that 3,128 people died by suicide in 2017 – 2,348 males and 780 females. That’s about 8.6 suicides a day and 9.1 per cent more than 2016, when there was a total of 2,866 deaths by suicide. Add to this the fact that, on average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner; one in four women have experienced emotional abuse by a current or former partner since the age of 15; one in five women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15; and 85 per cent of Australian women have been sexually harassed. We desperately need an ‘empathy revolution’ (otherwise known as giving a shit about others). In this region we strive for empathy, we volunteer and work together as a community – Byron is a great place for the ‘empathy revolution’ to thrive. How did you come from having such an understanding of the importance of empathy in the corporate sector? What are the stories that have moved or amazed you? I came to the corporates after running a large community childcare and family-support organisation. I did an MBA and trained in psychotherapy; I merged those two trainings and saw what I called miracles happen. Big corporates began to care about the physical environment in which they operated; they started to work constructively with the community in which they lived and worked. This made them happier as individuals, had them actually enjoy and be enriched by their work, and led to increased profits – which meant I got invited back. People referred me to their bosses and eventually I was working with boards and top teams of major transnationals. Why do you think we see empathy as weakness? How can embracing empathy change our world? I see empathy as a strength. In the shadow of our greatest strengths lie our biggest weaknesses. Empathy connects us to each other, it allows us to build humanly sustaining environments for ourselves and others. This is what we all want. However, when we are confronted by smallthinking leaders who lack empathy we can be attacked for the very things that we, the world, and our organisations desperately need. When empathy fails, mental ill-health results. We all become less safe. When we embrace empathy we can build emotionally healthy and soul-enriching workplaces, communities, and families that are economically sound. This allows us to play the game in business. In life, money allows us to pay the rent, buy food and clothing.
What does it mean to be a leader in today’s world? What skills and capacity should a person have? We have never spent more money on leadership training – over $US24 billion annually – and had less to show for it. We need a leadership revolution. The world is changing, which demands that we transform our view of leadership. Change is coming. The Me Too movement, the bringing to the surface the dark issues of child abuse, family violence, and suicide are letting out the pus of the past and making way for a rethink. It’s hard not to be disillusioned by the popularity of people like Donald Trump; why do we revert to this style of leader, do you think? What is the best defence or best way forward for world leadership? It feels like we’re running out of time. As any 12-step program (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, etc) will tell you, there is little change until we hit rock bottom. Donald Trump’s role may just be to get us to the bottom faster so that real transformation can take place. I am not sanctioning his behaviour, just saying that until things get really bad very few of us want to undergo the hard work of transforming our world. Statistically 75 per cent of the population are operating on levels of thinking that restrict them to living and operating from ‘in the box’ thinking. Maybe Trump’s role is to shake the world up enough for us to look for completely different answers. What will you be presenting at Starlight Festival? I have been blessed to have a wonderful international career, a gorgeous and growing family, and now a loving new husband. I have gotten here through hard work (emotionally, spiritually, and in the world) but also through a whole raft of rock bottoms. I have lost a fortune, been betrayed and abused, lost loved ones, and (as a single mother) raised two children who at times suffered with life-threatening diseases. It has been by embracing and learning through all of these things that I have gained a level of serenity, peace, and joy that I want to share with others. My seminar is not about self-improvement but radical self-acceptance and compassion for ourselves and those around us, while being focused on the optimum outcome. I have had the privilege of working with world leaders to have them use change (with all its ups and downs) as a catalyst for personal happiness and business success. My seminar is simply about making life easier by accepting others, yourself, and the world around you as they are, while effortlessly (or so it seems) opening up to abundance of love, joy, and success for you and the world in which you live. Margot Cairns presents at the Starlight Festival at the Bangalow A&I Hall, 3–6 January. For a complete list and for the schedule go to starlightfestival.com.au.
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OVERLORD This one gets off to a promising start before descending into garish violence. Overlord was the codename given to the D-Day landing at Normandy in WWII. And that is the backdrop to Julius Avery’s movie, as we join a group of GIs on a mission to take out a Nazi communications tower before the invasion begins. The convincing opening scene has the boys being flown behind enemy lines while being shot at from below. We do the usual figuring of who will be killed, who will be the hero and who will be the joker etc, before they bail out of the bomber and parachute into enemy territory. The interesting part of the story comes when the doughty corporal (Wyatt Russell), the sensitive Afro-American who can speak French (Jovan Adepo), and the gum-chewing professional (John Magaro) discover that the quaint stone village to which they have been sent is also the location of a laboratory where a German physician is doing frightening experiments on the local population, in the manner of Josef Mengele. His aim is to make the invincible storm trooper – ‘if you want a thousand-year Reich, you need a thousand-year soldier’ – but it is still a work in progress and the results are variable and hideous. It’s a provocative idea, but Avery is only concerned with the ferocity that he is able to unleash. And to be fair to his crew in the makeup department, they are spectacularly
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successful in their monstrous creations – the Kraut officer with half his face blown away, along with a bald and snarling ‘Mr Hyde’ in a cell are a credit to their bloody imagination. Naturally, there is a beautiful girl (Mathilde Ollivier), who is both unattached and attracted to the nice black guy as well as being a dab hand with a flamethrower. Her kid brother thinks the Yanks are fab – now there’s a surprise. A visual reference to Abu Ghraib reminds us that the enemy doesn’t own cruelty and barbarity is the lasting impression.
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Melissa McCarthy is generally cast in comedies that are even less demanding for her than they are for their audiences – it is the plight of the size-18 woman. But she is a better-than-average actress and in this bleak but endearing essay on fame and celebrity she shines as the irascible, alcoholic writer Lee Israel. Working on a biography of Fanny Brice, the vaudeville performer, but unable to procure an advance from her publisher, she becomes increasingly bitter and desperate. When she finds a letter from Brice while researching her subject, Lee steals it from the library and sells it to Anna (Dolly Wells), a collector and bookshop owner. Months behind in the rent and with a New York winter setting in, the penny drops that she might make easy money with forged correspondences attributed to the likes of Noel Coward and Dorothy Parker. Enter Jack Hock (Richard E Grant), a hanger-on who has fallen off the A-list of Manhattan’s soirée set. Together, the cat-loving lesbian and gay Englishman form an improbable, scamming partnership of mutual contempt for the society that
TAURUS: You’ll be bidding adieu to a seven-year lifecycle when gamechanger Uranus heads into Taurus early next year, so may as well prep for it this week with an epic end-ofyear declutter as 2018 fades into time past. Don’t forget to pour a thankyou offering on the earth with the wish it may flourish in the coming year. has shunned them. By all accounts, Israel was a difficult, not to say nasty, person but McCarthy’s intimate portrayal finds deep sadness in a person whose assertiveness (she pays out big time on Tom Clancy) is a veneer that hides her lack of confidence – her mea culpa in the court scene is heartbreaking. Grant’s Hock, with more than just a hint of Withnail about him, is on his uppers and only too aware that his debauchery is beginning to take its toll – ‘my hair is falling out!’ – but he is forever on the lookout for the main chance. The pair are fabulous, eking out laughs from the driest lines, but they never go anywhere near what would have been a coy loving relationship. That opportunity is presented to Lee by Anna, and the younger acolyte’s shy overtures are crucial in maintaining the hopefulness that you feel for Lee throughout. One of the year’s best.
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ARIES: If 2018 excavated buried baggage that you’re still dealing with, it won’t be for much longer. Mars has been sensitive and tetchy in Pisces all month, but your red planetary ruler charging into Aries just after midnight on New Years Eve – ta-dah! – arrives with powerful superboost breakthrough energy till mid-February.
GEMINI: With Mercury in Sagittarius more fun for Geminis than anyone else, this week sees you happily trading high-maintenance types for people you really want on Team Gemini. Spend New Year firming up fabulous plans for 2019, dancing madly in the streets or, being the sign of two at once, a bit of both. CANCER: It’s no secret the Crab clan favour local homegrown fun and sticking to cherished New Year rituals like neighbourhood street parties or hosting at home sweet home. Which could work well with your lunar ruler in a mischievous mood and Jupiter in the sign of hospitality, so glam up, post an open-door policy, and let the games begin… LEO: From New Years Eve all the way to Valentine’s day Mars is about to light up your life in fiery and fantastic ways, so dress in your festive best and see the year out with a bang, fireworks and fizz. The sun in your flamboyant house of fun makes celebratory magic, and nominates you life-of-the-party Leo. VIRGO: As zodiac boy scouts, Virgos like to be prepared, so whether your end-of-year celebrations are low key or loud and crowded, the itinerary will be ready in advance. Someone’s gotta do it, so thank you, Mercurians, and since 2019’s earth sign energy loves a plan, you’re already ahead of the game.
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THIS YEAR’S BEEN QUITE THE FESTIVAL OF RETROGRADES, SO GIVE ITS BURDENS AND CONCERNS AN HONOURABLE SEND OFF WHEN NEW YEARS EVE UNWRAPS 2019’S SURPRISE PACKAGE… LIBRA: If more the merrier at year’s end doesn’t appeal, swapping party hopping for a small soiree could better suit the astrological mood: something where you don’t have to organise too much and everyone contributes. Relaxed glamour, simpatico guest list, elegant edibles, wit and whimsy, you know the drill… Happy New Year, Venusians.
SCORPIO: Moon in Scorpio makes you leader of the New Years Eve pack, whichever way you want to call it. So in the midst of hitting the streets with rowdy merry-makers or doing the rounds of private parties, take a solo moment of silence under the moon in your sign to forgive, give thanks, and move on. SAGITTARIUS: Archers are connected to nature places, so see off the old year and welcome the new in an outdoor setting. Whether that’s in backyard solitude or hullaballoo and hooting, you’re turning a page in the Book of You, so as Sagittarian chanteuse Edith Piaf famously advised, toss those old memories on the goodbye fire… CAPRICORN: It’s all happening right now in Capricorn corner, so you might prefer a little sacred introspective hibernating to stay-out-late gyrating or, being a select member of the Goat tribe, an exclusive celebration with expensive libations. Whatever you choose, do pick three habits you won’t bring into the new year. AQUARIUS: No question it’s been quite a year, and whether you feel like farewelling it serenely solo in a stress-free environment (Aquarius? Unlikely), wildly exorcising it at a tribal rave, or opting for family-friendly, face-painting festivities, mix, mingle, and before New Years dawn make a private vow to let bygones begone. PISCES: The Fish tribe love a ritual, so whether you sayonara the passing year with global midnight meditation or pass wine o’clock with friends sharing what they’d like to leave behind, whether you greet the new dawn with peace chant or hangover, be advised that you’ll be extra sensitive to substances, so pace yourself if partying hearty.
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Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM THE INVISIBLE VIBRATIONS
Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM LIVING IN THE 70S
Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 3PM THIRSTY MERC
Q ELTHAM HOTEL 4PM ANDY BUCKLE
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, FLYING MACHINE + WHEN HARRY MET SWANNY
Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 6PM NIC CAMPBELL
Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7.30PM KARAOKE
Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM ISAAC FRANKHAM
Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 6PM KHAN
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, EPIC
Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 6.30PM LEIGH JAMES
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Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM MY HAPPY PLACE
Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM OCCA ROCK
Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, 5PM BEN AMOR, 9PM ROCKKS
Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM STREET LEVEL PRESENTS SAM BINGA + RIDER SHAFIQUE
Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB 7.30PM CHECK 2
Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 6.30PM MATTY ROGERS
Q NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 1PM NEIL PIKE – THE PAGAN LOVE CULT
Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM DELI
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Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM THE SCREAMING JETS
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Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM ADAM BROWN DUO
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Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM DJ DISCO STATIK
Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM THE JACK SOMERVILLE BAND
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Q NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 1PM FREOWIN HARPER
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, SENATE
Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, THOR PHILLIPS
Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM THE LIVING END
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Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MARSHALL
Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM ADAM BROWN
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Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 6.30PM DAN CLARK
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Q ELTHAM HOTEL 6.30PM NOT QUITE FOLK JAM
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JUKE JOINT WAY
Q NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 1PM WILL MASSEY
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM, DAN CLARK DUO, 10PM DJ REIFLEX
Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, 10.30AM THE JAMES TAYLOR & CAROL KING STORY, 1.30PM LITTLE STEVIE & THE TAIL FINS, 6.30PM THE RAIDERS
Q BYRON THEATRE, ALL DAY, BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET, 7.20PM IRISH MYTHEN
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Philip Toovey
Also offering regular maintenance service. Fully insured. Call Tobias for a free quote.
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APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au......................... Nathan 0412 926441 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447
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CHIROPRACTIC
AIR B+B MANAGEMENT. cleaning, hosting, laundry + re-stock .................................0457 575900
BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282
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0409 799 909
various implements available for limited access projects
EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance 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
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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
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NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978
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
BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443
FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173
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
DENTISTS
ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE
0439 624 945
AH
02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large
Domestic Commercial
DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL JAMIE 0408 809 817
BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766
â&#x20AC;˘ Window Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Screens & Tracks â&#x20AC;˘ Pressure Washing â&#x20AC;˘ House â&#x20AC;˘Roof â&#x20AC;˘ Paths â&#x20AC;˘ Solar
â&#x20AC;˘ Land clearing â&#x20AC;˘ Augers, rock grab &Â breaker attachments â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes
RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335
ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708
FREE QUOTES FREECALL 1800 683 838 MOBILE 0419 677 991 cmhwindows@gmail.com COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE FULLY INSURED
â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping â&#x20AC;˘ Rock walls â&#x20AC;˘ House & shed sites
BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111
Lic.136717c
ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING
Lic: 154293c
Green & Clean
FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
licence no. 201775c
LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644
DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993
ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753
SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498
nichollselectrical@outlook.com
DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048
Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly â&#x20AC;˘ Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience
Quality Exterior Refinishing
Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning
Full Circle
Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 fullcirclerefinishing.com
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.
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Sanctuary Services 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
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BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 DRAFTING + MODELLING SERVICES Infrastructure, residential and commercial .......0424 020670
DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE
0458 267 777
Lic. 211410C
20 Year+s Exp.
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PACIFIC BITUMEN 4 Hot Bitumen Seal 4 Driveway Construction 4 All Base Work 4 Pothole Repairs
Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916
CALL
0423 877 102
EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION
Byrne Civil
Suffolk Park
0414 905 900
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO â&#x20AC;˘ 24/7 Emergency â&#x20AC;˘ Residential, Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Level 2
Lic no. 141097C
Window Cleaning Professionals
1800 763 911 | 0417 415 474 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 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 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801
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Service Directory
For North Coast news online visit A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772
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
THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, insured. Gyan .........0402 728207 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES Dip. Lscape Des & Hort. Ryde College Lic 39791..66845035 or 0414 842602 BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109
LANDSCAPING
A1 Property Maintenance: Koala habitats, brushcutting, lawns & Clean Ups. Ph Ocaz ..0412 469109 LAWN MOWING Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Call Mark ............................................0437 343348 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 Weeding, Brushcutting, Hedging. Sml-med tree pruning/removal. Gutter clean. Brenda ..0406 684771
EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262
• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more
GARDEN DESIGN
FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING
1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)
6684 2323 / 0418 663 983
GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716
GAS SUPPLIERS
THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690
SOIL MULCH GRAVEL
GARAGE DOORS Free Delivery
Locally Owned Est 18 years
No Rental Reliable
www.brunswickvalleygas.com
18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate
landscaping supplies
SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456
GLAZIERS
IPS PTY LTD Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing, decks & design Lic 290231C ...0437 819087
LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853
LAUNDRY SERVICES
24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588 Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing
THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping
• Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • Turfing • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns
0434 329 111
LAUNDRY
FAST TURNAROUND – AIR BNB • Self serve / service wash • New front loaders & dryers • Domestic & commercial services
Mullum Wash House – 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House – 0412 302 246
BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123
OPEN EVERY DAY
GUTTERING
LIGHTING
Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service.
www.spotlessgutters.com.au
0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42
HANDYPERSONS
Lighting Showroom Open 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au
CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS BYRON GREEN LIGHTS LED garden lighting specialist, free on-site visits ....................0422 267313
LOCKSMITH
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 MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148
OSTEOPATHY
HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured
0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au
AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417
RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569
BUILDER SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 yrs exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg.......................0422 069632
Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)
CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595
60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900
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
AAA HOME MAINTENANCE Handyman, painting decks, lawns, insured, reliable ........0434 705506
Fully insured
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
Michael 0497 842 442
MALI’S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790
MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002
MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003
Byron Bay hinterland and surrounds
BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228
MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839
PAINTING • DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.
ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY
• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail
0438 784 226 • 6685 4154
HIRE
Prestige Acreage Care
0490 149 067
NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517
ALL BUILDING TRADES carpentry, fencing, landscaping, lawns. Free quotes. .............0415 454476
Mowing, Brushcutting, Hedge trimming.
Acreage mowing • Brush cutting Care taking / Management Rubbish removal • Tree removal prestigeacreagecare.com
at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre
MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509
BUILDER SKILLS carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001...................................0422 069632
Caring for all your garden needs
OSTEOPATHY
THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, gardens, painting, odd jobs etc ...........0427 110953
Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd
20 years experience in residential & acreage care
INTERIOR DECORATING FOR ALL YOUR INTERIOR DECORATING NEEDS ..........................................................0457 575900
IRONING
YVES DE WILDE
A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763
KITCHENS
PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689
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A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 THE IRONING LADY www.TheIroningLadyByronBay.com.au Angela ...........................0414 719680 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213
0266 804555
6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Acreage Mowing Specialist $75/hr Contact Vadi: 0404 978 383
CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD
Lic No 189144C
FENCING
www.duluxaccredited.com.au
X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C
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AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 FRANKLIN PAINTING Interior Exterior free quotes. Lic. 55696 .....................................0413 643572
PEST CONTROL
MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999
ROOFING
GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40yrs exp. Dave......0457 117654
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DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL
NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?
Licence No. 207479C
Mark Wopling
ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C
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LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE
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Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au
Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049
ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600
RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772
Professional Property Protection you can Trust
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RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060
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02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe
YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au
A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL & TIP RUNS 4.5m2 trailer, reliable ......................................0413 289443
SIMONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PLUMBING
SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS
SIMON HERBERT
LICENSED PLUMBER + GASFITTER FRIENDLY + RELIABLE SERVICE
0490 025 872
simonplumbs@gmail.com
LIC 327106C
6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018
TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438
JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025
BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP E ll FRoE ff for a
Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry
@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: â&#x20AC;˘ Scrap metal â&#x20AC;˘ Aluminium â&#x20AC;˘ Copper â&#x20AC;˘ Brass â&#x20AC;˘ Lead â&#x20AC;˘ Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station
PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351
BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403
FREE TOW
avail fo r cars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unwanted cash for som paid e
SEPTIC SYSTEMS
HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017
Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic
ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004 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
PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES
BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018
PHONES & COMMUNICATION
PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633
REMOVALISTS
IWIRE ANTENNAS David Levine FAST Service Antenna Repairs and Replacements ......0402 022111
PHOTOGRAPHY
Tree Faerie Fotos
Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism
www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518
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
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
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Northern Rivers Pty Ltd
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SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO 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
NEWT Environmental Wastewater Treatment. Design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C . 0429 805081
SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812
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.
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PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385
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TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805
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MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035
www.shiftremovals.com.au LOCAL + INTERSTATE REMOVALS ROAD + RAIL FREIGHT CONTAINER REMOVALS + TRANSPORT
0434 391 855
Patrick - 0425 256 802
Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home
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SOLAR INSTALLATION (continued)
FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
TILE & GROUT CLEANING
Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.
UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings & outdoor. ...............................................0403 713303
VALUERS
WINTER SPECIAL:
Every 5th m2 FREE
BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential, TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976
0408 232 066
TREE SERVICES
VETERINARY SURGEONS
CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES
MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818
The Fully Insured Professionals
WATER FILTERS
• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper
The Water Filter Experts
Mark Linder Qualified Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com
for home, commercial and rural properties
6680 8200 or 0418 108 181
SWIMMING POOLS IN IN H
ATTENTION POOL OWNERS • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing
$399
73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)
6684 3003
LdS Silviculture Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services
MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839 BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443
Eddy 0477 Karl 0423
TILING Dirty Tiles & Grout?
...forget pointless scrubbing
9 TILE, GROUT & STONE CLEANING & SEALING 9 SILICONE 9 GROUT COLOURING 9 RE-GROUTING 9 EPOXY GROUT 9 GLASS RESTORATION 9 SLIPPERY TILES 9 LEAKY SHOWERS MEMBER
Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au
720 200 396 508
Water purification systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water filters
FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME
Phone Chris 0414 229 114
WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285
WEB DESIGN SERVICES
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 WEB DESIGN, SEO, Online marketing, Graphic Design ......................................................66846128 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 WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383
WELDING
WINDOW TINTING
OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ............0402 191316 HART TREE SERVICES 18” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew ...................0412 558890 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478
Classifieds INDEX Childcare................................ 61 Death Notices ........................ 62 For Sale ................................. 61 Funeral Notices ..................... 62 Garage Sales......................... 62 Halls For Hire......................... 61
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
Health Notices ....................... 61
6684 1777
Motor Vehicles ....................... 61
AT THE ECHO HEAD
Musical Notes ........................ 62
OFFICE
Only Adults ............................ 62
Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:
Pets ........................................ 62 Positions Vacant .................... 62 Professional Services ............ 60 Public Notices ........................ 60 Share Accommodation .......... 61
Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby
EMAIL ADS
Display classies (box ads):
adcopy@echo.net.au
Social Escorts........................ 62
Line classies:
Thank You .............................. 60
classifieds@echo.net.au
To Lease ................................ 62 To Let ..................................... 62 Tradework .............................. 61 Tree Services ......................... 61 Tuition .................................... 62 Wanted .................................. 61 Work Wanted ......................... 62
Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.
RATES & PAYMENT LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line $17 for two lines is the minimum charge.
DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre These prices include GST.
Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.
CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK! Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/ classified-ads
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Learn Woodwork
In Jan. www.woodworkforwomen.com.au THANK YOU SANTA MARTIN Your kindness is always appreciated. The Echo Drudges
Ethical Kids Store
POP UP SHOP @ Clem’s Cargo Open 7 days 10am - 4pm Ph Kali 0415 671 496 38 Tweed St, Brunz Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre Connecting the Byron Shire Community
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
BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY
www.byroncentre.com.au
HELP OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre are looking for a crew of volunteer food recovery van drivers. Requirements for the job are that you must be fit and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence. If you like driving and you feel you could contribute to your community and environment please enquire by giving the centre a call on 02 6684 1286 or drop in at 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landfill and in people’s bellies. So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food
NEW YEAR SPECIAL DEADLINES The Echo will be: OPEN: Monday 31 Dec (classie deadline 12pm) CLOSED: Tuesday 1 January New Year paper distributed Wed 2 Jan. E: classifieds@echo.net.au - line ads E: adcopy@echo.net.au - display ads Ph: 0266841777 when we’re open! MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $50 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesn’t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com
BYRON ARTISAN BEACHSIDE MARKET Wednesday January 2nd
Local Artisans, beautiful hand made products, gorgeous setting
8am-4pm PROF. SERVICES
DENTURES
LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002
THANK YOU A HUGE THANK YOU to ‘House of Bliss’ and the Byron Shire community, who recently donated the proceeds of a raffle to the ‘More than a Meal’ program. The program runs in partnership between the Anglican Parish of Mullumbimby and The Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre and provides a nutritious meal four days a week at the Neighbourhood Centre for anyone who needs support. An outstanding act of generosity from which many people will benefit.
North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
Classifieds COLONICS
CHILDCARE BABY-SITTING I love looking after children and I am a great cook, $15/hr. Phone 0424025271
Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au
HEALTH
LIVE THE LIFE
that you want to be living! Resolve blockages with a practitioner who balances physical, mental, emotional and spiritual elements in conjunction with each other, finding the root causes of any problems and clearing them. Kinesiology North Coast Ph 0403125506 Registered practitioner. www.kinesiologynorthcoast.com.au
HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886 COUPLES COUNSELLING For couples by a couple Ph 1800 826 872 oztantra.com
Study Kinesiology
With Parijat Wismer FMAKA. Free intro Byron, Wed 30 Jan, 6pm Tweed Heads Wed 23 Jan, 6pm Accred Diploma in Byron HLT 52415. Byron Kinesiology Centre / KSA www.wellness.net.au – 66857991 HEALING BODYWORK 25 YEARS EXP Restorative, Remedial, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Lymphatic, Scenar Therapy, Trigger Pts, Spinal Massage; specialising in necks, Facial Harmony & Anti Aging Facials, Counselling & Essences. Tiana 0401875725 – byroncloud9.com
Yin Yoga with Kim
Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352
Body Based
LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX!
Psychotherapy Somatic Practice
Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)
Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.
By the ocean
Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching
5:30pm Fridays Byron Surf Club ALL WELCOME
(02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay
Just turn up or call 0405 452 496
HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING www.wendypurdey.com.au
3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL
3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL
4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS
HYPNOSIS & EFT
Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads
Laura-Doe is back, offering empowering sexual counselling in person or via Skype. Email consult@lauradoe.com to book a free initial chat
HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net
BREAK THE CHAIN OF ADDICTIONS NOW!
MAEW Traditional Thai Massage Now at
BAN THAI 10 Years Experience
The last 5 Years in Byron Bay
0478 654 405
Feeling trapped? Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours. Stop smoking, weight loss and so much more.
Call today 6680 2630 27 years experience.
17 Ruskin St, Byron Bay
ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS
TRADEWORK
Concerts, forums, weddings, exhibitions, functions, etc. www.mullumcivic.com
0488 609 774
bookings@mullumcivic.com
s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE
TREE SERVICES
NICK HART
TREE SERVICES
• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)
Fully insured • Free quotes
6684 9137 • 0427 347 380
• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES
6684 4421 0402 364 852
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES • Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured
Mulch Supplies
Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas
6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227
FREE QUOTES
TREE PRUNING • TREE REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED
Nick Andrews 0439 849 332
Tallow
Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223 SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450
COMPOST TOILETS
STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0431721073
BAMBOO PLY
TREE SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •
• • • • •
REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED
STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER
6687 2750 - 0401 208 797
For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au
WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052
MOTOR VEHICLES
FOR SALE NEW YEAR SPECIAL DEADLINES The Echo will be: OPEN: Monday 31 Dec (classie deadline 12pm) CLOSED: Tuesday 1 January New Year paper distributed Wed 2 Jan. E: classifieds@echo.net.au - line ads E: adcopy@echo.net.au - display ads Ph: 0266841777 when we’re open!
MIELE WASHERS
Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each.
CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403
AUTOMATIC 2005 KIA RIO 5 DOOR HATCH 51,698km, very low km, fantastic condition. SN1038 ................................................$6,490 AUTOMATIC 2005 NISSAN PULSAR SEDAN 148,726km, low km ideal for learners. SN1206 ................................................$5,495 2006 SUZUKI APV VAN 5 speed manual, 93,659km, rego till 7/19 4 seater. SN4195 ................................................$8,490 AUTOMATIC 2003 KIA SPORTAGE 4WD 154,129km, great value, low km, 6 months rego. SN8318 ................................................$5,850 TURBO DIESEL AUTOMATIC 4WD DUALCAB 2007 HOLDEN RODEO 179,012km. SN4936 ..............................................$14,490
BARGAINS
ballinacarcentre.com.au
FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood fired bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open fires, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.
Matt 0427 172 684
16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA
Ballina Car Centre
DLN 19950
6686 5586 / 0418 676 274
SHARE ACCOM. SUNRISE furn. room, $185pw incl bills & WiFi. No pets. Avail 20 Jan. 66856760 MULLUM Semi ensuite room + office space avail, $250pw includes bills+wifi. Suit wkg fem. 0403594911 / 0424955419
HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS
ph: 0400 558 181 info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com
Yoga Pilates Yogalates Barre
AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT
MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG
WEDNESDAY BANGALOW 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAI CHI
THURSDAY BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAI CHI
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
TAI CHI
QIGONG
SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART
GENTLE EXERCISE ART
Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation
Breathing, Awareness, Self-healing
SUNDAY / EVENTS CLASSES SESSIONS WORKSHOPS RETREATS
6.30-7.30am: BARRE FUSION 9.30-11am: YIN YANG
6.30-7.30am: YOGALATES
9.30-11am: 9.15-10.15am: YOGALATES WITH 9.30-11am: YOGALATES BARRE FUSION WEIGHTS 4.30-5.30pm: GENTLE 6-7.15pm: YIN YOGA 5.30-6.45pm: 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES GENTLE VINYASA
6.30-7.30am: BARRE FUSION
8-9.30am: SIGNATURE YOGALATES 10-11am: PILATES ALIGN
sattvabyronbay @gmail.com
6.30am: VINYASA 8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA
6.30am: VINYASA 8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA
8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA
8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA
6.30am: VINYASA 8am: HATHA 10am: HATHA VINYASA 5.30pm: YIN
8am: HATHA VINYASA 10am: GENTLE YOGA
2b, 144 Jonson St, Byron
6:30am/pm: VINYASA
6:30am/pm: VINYASA
6:30am, 4pm: VINYASA
6:30am, 4pm: VINYASA
8am: PILATES 12pm: PILATES 5:15pm: BARRE 6:30pm: YIN
6:30am: VINYASA 8am: BARRE 9:30am: VINYASA 5:30pm: CORE & INVERSIONS
8am: PILATES 9:30am: VINYASA
9:30am: VINYASA 5:15pm: RESTORATIVE
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE WORKSHOP. ENQUIRE NOW
BANGALOW CLASS TIMES DISPLAYED YOGALATES.COM.AU
04032 669 17 sattvayogabyron.com.au
0405 175 105
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8am: RESTORATIVE 12pm: BARRE 4pm: PILATES 5:15pm: BARRE
CORE SLIDERS
8am: PILATES 12pm: RESTORATIVE 4pm: VINYASA 5:15pm: BARRE
8am: PILATES 9:30am: VINYASA 5:15pm: PILATES 6:30pm: YIN
0439 492 804
AFTERNOON: HEALING MASSAGE
5.30pm: YIN YOGA BOOKINGS REQUIRED
AFTERNOON: MASSAGE/ REFLEXOLOGY AVAILABLE
9.30am-11am: YIN YOGA CLASS ABOVE SANTOS MULLUM ALL WELCOME
PERSONALISED HEALING PACKAGES & GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE
10am-11am: HEAT ASSISTED YIN. BYRON BIKRAM STUDIO
62 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 1800 941 052 info@rainbowCentre. com.au www.rainbowcentre. com.au FB: ourrainbowcentre Insta: The.Rainbow.Centre
MONDAY 31ST: CLOSED
TUESDAY 1ST: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY 26TH: CLOSED
9.30-11am: ANIMAL & ACRO MOVES 5.30-7pm: PARTNER YIN YOGA
9.30-11am: RISE DANCE 12.30-1.30pm: PILATES
SATURDAY 29TH: CLOSED
Jo Morrish
THE BYRON SHIRE
TUESDAY
The only studio in Byron overlooking the ocean! Massage service from 12pm Monday to Saturday
Fill your classes now! For information email adcopy@echo.net.au
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Classifieds GARAGE SALES
Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 TO LEASE
Byron Bay Cafe/ Restaurant for lease (3/3/3) Kitchen and space for seating - approx 20 people Take away menu would also work well Wellness food curators only need apply The Health Lodge is looking for someone with experience in running a cafe/restaurant business.
For North Coast news online visit BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 SUMMERLAND STORAGE BANGALOW From $105/mth Call GNF Bangalow 66872833
LONG-TERM JOB No travellers Experienced gardener 4-5 days pw for local gardening & mowing business. Must have good exp hedging and brushcutting. Pref exp with with zero-turn mowers kascha_wood@yahoo.com.au
BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500
FACE TO FACE FUNDRAISER Wanted for Rainforest Conservation in Byron Shire. Exp preferred, training provided. Ph 0405852481
LOCAL REMOVAL
WORK WANTED
POSITIONS VACANT
ALL HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559
& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646
TUITION
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
The Health Lodge is seeking more doctors to join their team
FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au
MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005
DEATH NOTICES
Dale Hayes
See details in ad ← ← ← on page 7.
22.02.1990 – 19.12.2018
Great main road exposure WE HAVE - 10 accom attached to the facility - approx 100 patients per day - 10-15 practitioners on site - inpatients All requiring wellness food daily. Contact Reine DuBois Clinical Director reine@thehealthlodge.com.au
GoByron Drivers Wanted Choose your own hours Earn great money Be your own boss Full training provided
Our funny, cheeky, smart, Hawaiian-shirt wearing mate. A kind, loving and caring brother, son, grandson and partner. He will be greatly missed by Katelyn, Sue, Scott, Sarah and Pepe, family and friends.
Email: info@gobyron.com.au Phone: 6620 9200
GAIA RETREAT & SPA QUALIFIED NATUROPATH
TO LET
Gaia Retreat & Spa has a vacancy for an exciting career opportunity in their award-winning Spa Retreat, located in the Byron Bay Hinterland. Desired qualifications: • 3 years’ experience • Must be available to work weekends and flexible with shifts • Demonstrate excellent customer service skills • Experience with Iridology is essential • Live blood analysis experience viewed favourably
BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 NEW YEAR SPECIAL DEADLINES The Echo will be: OPEN: Monday 31 Dec (classie deadline 12pm) CLOSED: Tuesday 1 January New Year paper distributed Wed 2 Jan. E: classifieds@echo.net.au - line ads E: adcopy@echo.net.au - display ads Ph: 0266841777 when we’re open!
Ocean Shores $690pw incl. elect, water, garden
Please email all resumes to: naturopath@gaiaretreat.com.au RTO NO: 90013
Spacious, light filled 4 bed, 2 bath home with ocean views • Open plan kitchen/dining & separate lounge room • Covered outdoor entertaining area • Off street parking (not garage) • Furn or Unfurn • Avail. January 19.
Looking for a new career? Enrol now to study in 2019
OPEN HOUSE: Tues 15 Jan 1pm-2pm Contact: FNC Property Management april@byronshirerealestate.com.au
Individual Support(Ageing and Disability)
1300 716 707
FUNERAL NOTICES
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Health scare hampers ‘Monos’ tilt Fitness drives results for for three world titles in a row Rainbow Dragon boaters
Mono comes off the lip at the world titles. Photo supplied Mark ‘ Mono’ Stewart has overcome a health scare to win silver at the 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surf Championships in San Diego. After his quarterfinal Mono lost feeling in his arms and passed out on the beach. Paramedics took him to hospital where things seemed to return to normal. He released himself, headed back to the beach to surf, and win, the semifinal, then he headed back to hospital for more tests. ‘They think I may have surfers myopothy,’ Mono said from LAX airport. ‘They wanted to do MRI, bloods etc but I refused, ditched the gown and signed myself out so I could surf in the final the next day.
Doctors and Deb weren’t happy! ‘Feeling like crap but putting on a brave face for the ISA, I surfed the final. ‘Started good and led for majority but couldn’t find a backup wave in inconsistent conditions. ‘Pretty pissed off with myself as I hadn’t lost a heat all contest and really wanted that third World Title. ‘Anyway, shit happens and Silver it is! Next year I’ll be back hungrier than ever. Just need to sort this health issue. ‘It was an amazing week of great surf, ranging over 0.7–1.5 metres. The Australian team all performed well, taking medals and personal bests,’ Mono said.
Big year for local netball
The BBNA U/14 representative side. Photo supplied Brooke Wade, secretary Brunswick Byron Netball Association has had one of its most successful seasons on the courts and at the association level. Our representative teams who went away to both state and state age championships. Our U/17s were undefeated champions in division three against some very strong teams; the U/13s remained undefeated as well in their division four giving them the winners title; while our U/14s played some incredibly tough games to gain the runners up title in division four. Our U/15s overcame numerous injuries and some fierce competition to come fifth in their division four pool.
2018 marked the first year that we have run our Umpire Training program that included multiple theory training sessions targeting both our new umpires and those who have umpired in years before. For the first time we began rewarding our umpires by implementing a payment system, which has driven our umpires to improve resulting in a record number of four umpires gaining their National C badge (Alice Guye, Amy Ross, Tysharna Puni and Della Hamilton-Knight) and our first-ever umpire receiving her National B (Kelly West). Our association is incredibly proud of all our players and umpires and looks forward to welcoming everyone in 2019.
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Rainbow Dragon paddling power. Photo supplied Monica Wilcox The Lennox Head–based Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club has a burgeoning trophy cabinet after implementing a rigorous paddlingskill-regimen through 2018. The new strength of the paddlers across the club means we can now bring a team together for national and regional regattas and produce consistent results in all weather conditions. 2018 saw more forays into the tough southeast QLD metropolitan competitions. Rainbow Dragons, against some of the youngest and finest of the state, achieved not only a place in these regattas but also respect from the Queensland clubs. Another Club highlight
was the hosting of our own regatta in late August. The event is considered the beginning of the annual regatta season and attracts clubs from northern NSW and southeast QLD. Over the Christmas holidays there are Rainbow Dragons trialling for prized seats on their team for the Nationals. The goals are backto-back events and improvements on 2018’s third places. Rainbow Dragons are also preparing to race at Wellington New Zealand’s International Regatta in March 2019. Dragon boating is a sport that suits men and women of all ages, fitness levels and abilities. And all are welcome to have a go with the Rainbow Dragons.
Tweed sailors enjoy tight racing
New kid in the fleet: Sid Willis. Photo supplied Bil Fenelon, commodore A large and competitive fleet took to the Fingal Beach when the Tweed Valley Sailing Club hosted the second heat of the North Coast Corsair Class Championship in wet and stormy conditions before Christmas. At the front it was the usual pitched battle between Minnow (Bill Fenelon, Kynan Luescher and Igor Prado) and Swell Lady (Monique Smith, Matt Andrews and Deb Flannery). These two fought it out as though it was the Americas Cup. Minnow broke away in the early race scrum and set up a handy lead of 30 seconds and held this throughout the afternoon, until the last beat to the finish, slipping behind and
yielding the victory to Swell Lady by only 10 seconds. There was a new team in Capers comprising school students and they put in an excellent performance. There were two other races: the clubs regular summer pointscore series, which featured three NS14s, one Laser and one Impulse, as well as a Juniors race. Winning the Juniors by a safe margin was Taj Krasna, in an X3, followed by Sid Willis in a Northbridge Junior and Conner Wheeler in a Sabot. Taj was all over it, leaving the others behind. It was Sid’s first race in his newly restored Northbridge Junior. This was the last race of the year for the TVSC and racing will resume on January 13. Merry Christmas.
Mullum crowns tennis champs Mullumbimby Tennis Club’s presentation day before Christmas included a well-attended doubles tournament pairing parents up with their children. The Mullumbimby club has over 100 junior members and is growing according to coach Steve Gort, himself a past junior at the club. Trophy winners Payton Schweizer (senior girls’ champion), Amadeus O’ Connor (junior club person of the year), Leko DeAlmeida (senior club person of the year), John
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Backlash Longtime presenter and BayFM member Nyck Jeanes is the new president of Bay FM, the nation’s most easterly radio station. Outgoing president Oliver McElligott says he hands over ‘a healthy and stable community station that is still winning awards and is highly regarded after 27 years.’ Nyck says, ‘It’s clear to almost everyone now that much of the media is compromised or dominated in one way or the other – by corporate or political power, fake news or the claim of; scandal, exaggeration and fear. It’s never been more important to nurture independent, free-thinking and sometimes edgy media.’ Yes, yes and yes! – to get involved visit www.bayfm.org.
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The Brunswick Public School P&C has taken on the mammoth task of running the Housie tent in Banner Park. Russell Siwicki, spokesperson for the ALR Committee that oversees Housie said, ‘We were about to pull the pin, then the school stepped in.’ The Housie Tent will be running till January 20, and is open Tuesdays to Sundays, 7pm till 10pm. To get involved contact Kate via brunswickhousie@gmail. com or 0478 646 535. Q Q Q Q
Grays Lane access to Pacific Highway has been closed, after an RMS investigation that examined ‘crash history between Ewingsdale and Tyagarah and projections for 10-year growth in traffic volumes’. RMS say the gate at Grays Lane will be closed at all times, except during events held at the Bluesfest site. Access will be via the Gulgun Road interchange. ‘During these events,
Fifteen days after it fell off the back of local artist Toni Clarke’s ute on the way to her graduation exhibition, her painting was returned to the artist’s Main Arm home last Thursday. Ms Clarke is now planning to auction the painting off to raise money for women who have experienced family violence. Photo Jeff ‘Off The Back of A Ute’ Dawson however, the gate at Grays Lane will be opened to allow local residents to access their properties directly from the Pacific Highway as they currently do.’
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proposed big-box supermarket. A wake for friends of Judy will be held in her garden on January 5 from 2 till 6pm.
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