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Amir Paiss, Laura Taggart, and Shai Shriki at Saturday’s Zorba Gypsy Party at Durrumbul Hall. The Gypsy Party raised money for refugees in Greece, and transported the large crowd through many styles of Middle Eastern, South American, Australian, and World Music. Photo Jeff ‘Zorba The Geek’ Dawson

Neighbourhood centres feeling the pinch Paul Bibby Local neighbourhood centres must be treated as basic public infrastructure rather than having to fight for short-term contracts and donations to survive, the Local Community Services Association (LCSA) says. As the Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre was saying a sad farewell to its only paid administrative assistant because of funding difficulties late last year, the LCSA released a policy platform calling for wholesale changes to the way such centres are viewed and funded. The policy states that the centres should be viewed as essential ‘social infrastructure’. ‘No-one argues with the fact that you need good schools to have a

decent education system, or that you need decent hospitals to have a decent health system,’ the head of the LCSA, Can Yasmut told The Echo. ‘What we’re saying is that it’s the same for neighbourhood centres – you need good neighbourhood centres for healthy communities. ‘So we think they should receive core funding in the same way that other social infrastructure does.’

Short-term funding Currently neighbourhood centres such as those in Mullumbimby and Byron rely heavily on shortterm funding attached to particular programs. The Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre is all too familiar with the precarious nature

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of this situation. It was forced to let its only paid administrative assistant go three weeks ago because her position wasn’t funded. ‘We found that the only way to operate within our means was to reduce the cost of our human resources,’ centre manager Julie Williams said. ‘It means that other staff have to pick up the slack and that means increased workload, increased stress, and taking them away from the other work they’re doing with the community.’ Many of the key positions at the neighbourhood centre, including Ms Williams’s role, are not formally funded. Their wages come from independent income, which ▶ Continued on page 3

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Neighbours around Bian Crt and Warrambool Road in South Ocean Shores are calling for staff and councillors to reject outright a DA for the consolidation of three large residential lots and eight townhouses, which The Echo understands is a precedent for the Shire. Resident Sara Gloede said the development would double the density of the area and appears fraught with planning, engineering and ecological obstacles, in addition to the strong united opposition from all surrounding neighbours. She says, ‘The dwellings are proposed over a water easement and council infrastructure on a wet, forested, boggy environment at the bottom of a steep valley.’ The lots are 11 and 13 Warrambool Road and 9 Bian Court, according to the DA. She says, ‘Around 58 locals signed a petition objecting to the original proposal, which was submitted on March 27, 2018.’ Gloede said her group engaged

a range of professionals who demonstrated the original DA failed to adhere to NSW government planning laws and Council policies. ‘This new DA is basically the same, but without two dwellings,’ she said. According to the DA, around 500m3 of imported fill material is required. ‘This could equate to 50 truck movements on an already damaged road surface on Bian Crt,’ said Gloede. ‘There is no construction timeframe for the three-staged DA, yet the last DA suggested six days a week over three years. ‘This proposal does not fit with the character of the street or area, is not a sustainable building design, and would set an unwanted precedent for the area.’ Gloede says, ‘After neighbours met Sydney-based developer Callum Sked on May 2, 2018, the DA was withdrawn.’ ‘We expressed concern at loss of value to our homes, loss of ambience, vista and amenity among other things. ▶ Continued on page 5

Residents want a re-submitted Ocean Shores DA rejected outright and say that like the last DA is fraught with planning, engineering and ecological obstacles and fails to adhere to Council planning policies.

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Is the Ewingsdale roundabout sculpture a safe and secure structure? Yes, according to Council staff, who claim in an online statement that engineering requirements have been met. Yet the controversial artwork could be soon removed, if a motion by Cr Jan Hackett is passed at the next Council meeting. Last week, she told The Echo that as a public art panellist (PAP), her group were unhappy with the result and process that led to its construction. She says the work remains incomplete, and concerns about materials used were brushed aside by staff, she says. ‘The change of materials [to aluminium] greatly concerned the public art panel as they were no longer confident that the original concept could indeed be constructed in a lighter material.’ Cr Hackett says her motion for Council will seek to decommission the work, ask for a report on how the public art panel were locked out of the process and will ‘ask what went wrong, and

of the community, I was shocked by the unveiling of the roundabout sculpture. It’s clear the installation is not what was expected. ‘A number of questions need to be answered and determined before undertaking rectification work. ‘Which Council staff or councillors were involved in approving the commissioning as resolved by Council in August 2018? who in Council signed off and allowed it go ahead.’ She adds, ‘The artist arrived two days early to install the work, but Council staff had not organised the proper paperwork for him to have site access at that time.’ More delays were experienced throughout installation, Cr Hackett says, and owing to problems not associated with the artist, it was impossible for him to complete the work on time. Fellow councillor Paul Spooner echoed the questions raised by Cr Hackett. He told The Echo they ‘need to be answered and determined before undertaking rectification work.’ He said, ‘Along with most

Panel in the dark ‘A subcommittee of the PAP was to oversee the commissioning of the work. It is not clear who was involved, as PAP members seem to be in the dark about it. ‘On what basis was the go-ahead given for the installation of the work? Most people would understand if you order a product and it is not what you agreed to buy then it’s fair it be returned or [you could] at least negotiate another alternative. ‘This leads me to believe that one option would be to decommission the work and recycle the birds and frame so that it may be redesigned into a more acceptable and agreed-upon public artwork.

The location of such a work could be determined at a later time. ‘Finally, the experts appointed to the public art panel need to be involved in all steps of the process, including a follow through of initial acceptance in the commissioning of works.’

Greens comment When asked if he thinks the art work should be removed, Cr Michael Lyon told The Echo, ‘It is a difficult one for me as though I consider myself a creative problem solver, that’s pretty much where my creativity and artistic ability end’. ‘Ultimately, if the vast majority of our residents do not want the sculpture there, I think we need to take this on the chin and learn from it and move it away from that spot. ‘I do like the idea that has been floated around a potential artwork representing our Indigenous heritage and involving local artists.’ Council staff were asked for comment; they replied by pointing to Council’s August 23 meeting that approved the work.

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Local News Residents angered by large DA Climate Council lauds Byronâ€™s â€˜world-leadingâ€™ solar train would do in our position â–ś Continued from page 1 Gloede says, â€˜We work from home and have a tenmonth-old baby and other neighbours are homebound owing to disability, and we are very concerned about several years of construction for six days a week.â€™ â€˜Neighbours are also very concerned about the loss of 866 square metres of native vegetation and 31 trees of ecological value from the gully, which will fundamentally change the social character of the area. â€˜Neighbours all actively and purposefully enjoy and engage with the high levels of native birds and fauna â€“ none of us bought houses in this area by accident. â€˜Having just made it into the housing market ourselves, we expect this to put us into significant financial distress. It is disappointing to note that during the meeting, [developer] Sked rationalised his development as an opportunity for nonhomeowners to enter the real estate market. â€˜He acknowledged that at least half of the homes will be owned by his friends and family. â€˜When asked what he

(ie losing value on our just purchased family home, losing our visual aspect, living next to construction for three years and facing long-term increased noise and light pollution), Sked acknowledged that he would object to the development.â€™ Gloede adds, â€˜We believe that the developer stands to make significant profit at the expense of the many surrounding neighbours, and that Council needs to balance the rights of residents against the might and resources of speculating developers.â€™

No geotech report â€˜A geotechnical report, as requested by staff, has not been supplied within the re-exhibited DA,â€™ Gloede says. According to the DA, Sked is leading a consortium of landowners comprising UKbased Eliot and Katherine Warrington, Edward and Anna Robins and Vince Lococo. DA 10.2018.552.1 is on public exhibition until January 31. Developer Callum Sked was contacted in relation to this story. Q The Echoâ€™s editor is an impacted neighbour.

Byron Bayâ€™s solar train. Photo supplied Byron Bayâ€™s â€˜world-leadingâ€™ solar train is â€˜spearheading a new wave of renewablepowered public transport that can help to slam the brakes on climate change,â€™ according to a new report from the Climate Councilâ€™s Cities Power Partnership. The report, Waiting for the Green Light: Sustainable Transport Solutions for LocalÂ Government, shows that renewable-powered transport can help to reduce Australiaâ€™s worsening transport pollution problem, which saw vehicle greenhouse gas emissions rise by 3.4 per cent during 2017. Climate Council energy analyst Petra Stock said that the Byron Bay solar train is an Australian first that, if adopted more widely could â€˜slash transport emissions in

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Few incidents ‘Since its launch in 2008, the garden has been fortunate to have experienced very few notable incidents of loss. ‘The cost of insurance has always been considered by the management committee to be exorbitant, considering the calculated risk, and that’s why we need to ask for community support to raise the funds required to replace these assets.

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NSW Nationals MLC Ben Franklin has avoided commenting on the Murray Darling water management issues that have plagued his government and instead blames the recent mass fish kills on a natural occurrence. He also accused NSW Labor of capitalising on an ‘unfortunate event’. Franklin also declined to comment on whether he believed water-intensive large-scale cotton irrigation farming is appropriate for the climatic region of

regional NSW. As reported by ABC’s 4 Corners on July 24, 2017, plans to rescue the Murray-Darling Basin river system were undermined amid accusations of illegal water use. The top bureaucrat in charge of water in NSW, Gavin Hanlon, resigned after the program aired. Richard Kingsford, the director of the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of NSW, told the SMH last week it was a disaster that had been many years in

the making because too much water had been diverted from the system for agriculture. The Echo asked Franklin, ‘Do you accept that the Nationals are responsible for this mess? Or was this a bipartisan effort, as you suggested it is for the Richmond River?’ Franklin replied, ‘The recent fish kill in Menindee was caused by severely low water flow owing to drought conditions, coupled with a sudden drop in temperature, resulting in a disruption to the existing algal bloom in the Lower Darling River, killing the algae and depleting the level of oxygen in the water.’ ‘There is no denying that what we have seen in the Menindee is an unfortunate event; however, these events

are not uncommon and can be result of many factors. ‘In fact, there have been major fish-kill incidents across the state, including in our own Richmond River over the past 20 years, as a result of high rainfall and high temperatures, stripping oxygen from the water. ‘Improving the water quality of the Richmond River is critical for the future of our community. ‘We have already committed funding through the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy, over ten years, which outlines nine management initiatives to address the major threats to the health of our rivers, especially from pollution and marine litter.’

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Plans by Liberal PM Scott Morrison to force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day has been described as ‘heavy handed’ by the federal peak body of councils, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA). In September last year, the PM threatened that Byron Council would be stripped of its power to hold citizenship ceremonies if it dared to follow through on its plan to move the event to a less controversial date. But despite Council backing down, the government plans to ram through changes to the Australian Citizenship Ceremonies Code without any consultation. ALGA president David O’Loughlin says the government has offered councils no financial compensation for the extra costs associated with running such an event on a public holiday. It is a continued pattern of ‘costshifting to councils,’ he said. In a statement O’Loughlin

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No consulation ‘If the federal government had bothered to consult with us in the development of this policy, they would have heard that in some locations it’s simply too hot for councils to hold ceremonies during the day, so they do it the evening before, just as the federal government does with its Australian of the Year ceremony. ‘Other councils combine their citizenship ceremonies with their local Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards which are often held in the week before Australia Day, just as many of the state and territory governors do with their Australia Day Awards ceremonies.

Photo Christian Watts Chris Dobney A car ended up on the disused Bangalow Station platform last Saturday afternoon (January 12) after a high-speed police chase. According to police, the driver of a Dodge 4WD failed to pay for petrol at a Casino service station and drove off with the vehicle’s number plates obscured. Police said an initial police pursuit was terminated owing to high speed, but officers caught up with the vehicle again just outside of Binna Burra.

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

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

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

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

submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au

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

WET PLANT HIRE TO GRIND AND SCREEN SELFHAULED GARDEN ORGANIC GREENWASTE AT THE BYRON RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2018-0061 Description: Byron Shire Council (Council) extends an invitation to suitably qualified and experienced parties to Tender for the supply of plant and associated equipment under wet hire arrangements to grind self-hauled garden waste and screen a compost product at the Byron Resource Recovery Centre (BRRC) located at Myocum. Contract details and assessment criteria are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below. Obtaining Documentation: Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting TENDELINK at https://www.tenderlink.com/ byron/. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the TENDERLINK helpdesk on 1800 233 533. Contact: For further details please contact Lloyd Isaacson at lisaacson@byron.nsw.gov.au A Mandatory Tender Briefing/Site Inspection will be held Monday 21 January 2019 at 9am at the Byron Resource Recovery Centre, 115 Manse Road Myocum NSW 2481. Deadline: Tenders close at 2 pm on 8 February 2018. Invitation: Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will disqualify tenders from the tender process.

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

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

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2018.416.1 – BANGALOW, 1 Market Street (Lot 1 DP 716393) Secondary Dwelling 10.2018.412.1 – BILLINUDGEL, 16 Bonanza Drive (Lot 7 DP 850926) Vehicle Repair Station

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING PROPOSAL TO RE-ZONE AND RECLASSIFY PART LOT 22 DP 1073165 156 STUART STREET MULLUMBIMBY FOR FUTURE HOUSING The formal exhibition period for the Planning Proposal for rezoning and reclassifying Part Lot 22 DP 1073165 Mullumbimby is now ﬁnished. However, it is not too late to have your say. Under the Local Government Act (1993) Council must hold a Public Hearing for any planning proposal that seeks to reclassify land from “community” to “operational”. Public Hearing The public hearing will be chaired by an independent person: Date:

Wednesday 6 February 2019

Time:

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Location: Council Chambers, 70-90 Station Street Mullumbimby, NSW, 2482

10.2018.635.1 – BANGALOW, 17 Byron Bay Road (Lot 2 DP 6478) Demolition of Existing Dwelling

Any person wishing to make a verbal or written submission to the public hearing should register their interest online at www. yoursaybyronshire.com.au/lot-22-mullumbimby-future-housingproposal or by phoning the number below before 4:00pm Wednesday 30 January 2019.

10.2018.516.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 10 Smith Street (Lot 18 DP 848061) Alterations and Additions to Existing Vehicle Repair Station (Ofﬁce Extension and Mezzanine Storage)

The outcomes of the public hearing regarding the proposed change of category will be reported to Council and will be available on Council’s website.

10.2018.604.1 – GOONENGERRY, 411 Goonengerry Road (Lot 3 DP 255790) Swimming Pool

Enquiries: Steve Daniels 02 6626 7315 or sdaniels@byron.nsw.gov.au

10.2018.379.1 – BANGALOW, 10 Riﬂe Range Road (Lot 16 DP 872596) Secondary Dwelling

10.2018.229.1 – UPPER MAIN ARM, 1306 Main Arm Road (Lot 1 DP 555088) New Dwelling House and Use of expanded Dwelling to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2018.642.1 – EWINGSDALE, 58 Plantation Drive (Lot 36 DP 786291) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2015.727.3 – SUFFOLK PARK, 2 Marattia Place (Lot 32 DP 830347) S4.55 for use of 1.8m High Front Fence and Shed 9.2018.40.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 2 Bower Street (Lot 12 SEC 27 DP 758171) Tree Removal One (1) Tree 10.2018.610.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 15 Teven Street (Lot 19 SEC 25 DP 758171) Front Boundary Fence 1.8 Metres High

The following applications have not been granted approval by Council, but are listed for the information of the community:

APPLICATIONS REFUSED 10.2018.570.1 – BYRON BAY, 39 Julian Rocks Drive (Lot 22 DP 714410) Change of Use to Dual Occupancy (Detached) and Strata Subdivision

APPLICATIONS DEFERRED 10.2018.93.1 – MYOCUM, 568 Myocum Road (Lot 4 DP 614645) Use of Artist Studio, Shed, Gazebo and Sauna

COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED SECTION 4.31 EP&A ACT 1979 AND CLAUSE 137 EP&A REGULATIONS 2000 No application for this week’s advertising

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FEDERAL DRIVE LANDSLIDE STABILISATION REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2019-0002 Description: Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a Contract to stabilise a landslide at Federal Drive, FEDERAL. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below. Obtaining Documentation: Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting Tenderlink at www.tenderlink.com/byron/. If you experience difﬁculties accessing the website, please call the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533.

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF MODULAR BRIDGE COMPONENTRY REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2019-0001 Description: Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a Standing Offer Contract for the supply and delivery of modular bridge componentry. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below. Obtaining Documentation: Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting Tenderlink at www.tenderlink.com/byron/. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533. Contact: For further details please contact Josh Provis at Joshua. provis@byron.nsw.gov.au Deadline: Tenders close at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February Invitation: Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will disqualify tenders from the tender process.

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

EXHIBITION CLOSES 30 JANUARY 2019 10.2018.621.1 – Binna Burra, 955 Friday Hut Road (LOT 2 DP 860507) Linda McLeod C/-Elixinol Pty Ltd, Intensive Plant

Agriculture and Rural Agricultural Produce Industry

10.2016.97.2 – Byron Bay, 7 Marvell Street (LOT 9 SEC 26 DP 758207) Kate Vorozilchak C/-Pace Development Group P/L, S4.55

to Modify Building Facade, Delete Second Level Basement Carpark, Alter Retail Area Floor Space, Addition of Health Spa and Reduce Number of Rooms from 32 to 29 10.2018.643.1 – Mullumbimby, 40-42 Dalley Street MULLUMBIMBY (LOT 1 DP 123835) Michael Douglas McKinlay C/-North Coast

Petroleum Transport, Install 30KL Underground Fuel Tank

10.2018.552.1 – Ocean Shores, 11 Warrambool Road (LOT 1490 DP 245028), 13 Warrambool Road (LOT 1489 DP 245058) and 9 Bian Court (LOT 1497 DP 245028) Mr C Sked C/-Jarrod Gillies

Planit Consulting P/L, Multi Dwelling Housing Consisting of Eight (8) New Townhouses, Torrens and Strata Title Subdivision and Tree Removal over Multiple Stages

EXHIBITION CLOSES 6 FEBRUARY 2019 10.2019.12.1 – Bangalow, 32-34 Byron Street BANGALOW (LOT 1 DP 1062312) Mr M Scott, Change of Use Retail Premises to

Restaurant and Modiﬁcation of 10.2017.280.10 Consent to Include Shop-Top Housing

LEASE OF 1 RAFTONS ROAD BANGALOW Council is proposing to lease part of Lot 38 DP 262183, being 1 Raftons Road Bangalow NSW 2479, for a period of two successive ﬁve (5) year terms, to the Bangalow Community Children’s Centre for the purpose of early childhood education and care services.

Contact: For further details please contact Josh Provis at Joshua. provis@byron.nsw.gov.au

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

Mandatory Tender Brieﬁng/Site Inspection: A mandatory tender site inspection will be held on Thursday 24th January commencing at 10am on site.

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.

Deadline: Tenders close at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February. Invitation: Council invites any person willing to fulﬁl the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline speciﬁed in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will disqualify tenders from the tender process.

Submissions Open: 10 January 2019. Submissions Close: 7 February 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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Massive two-storey to block sun, impose over neighbours Eve Jeffery Residents have been shocked to learn that a large twostorey Mullumbimby home was approved by Council staff, despite it breaching Council planning guidelines. A 28-signature opposing petition, and submissions against by every adjoining neighbour, were submitted to staff. Residents say their concerns were largely ignored. Affected resident Mat Gulliford claims the process lacked transparency; he was not notified of the DA in the first place, nor was he able to view or contribute to conditions such as privacy. The large home at 29 Corella Cres was approved by staff last week, despite it breaching Council’s height plane limit and blocking solar access to the southern property. Staff told another affected neighbour they have discretionary powers to approve or reject DAs regardless of united opposition or lack of adherance to their own

Emily’s objection was one of many sent to Council staff. planning policies. Mat Gulliford told The Echo, ‘While I am aware that Council’s planning department is extremely busy, there seems to have been an overall lack of transparency and poor communication regarding some of the specific details of the DA that directly affect the adjoining neighbours.’ ‘We would like Council to review the plans with more careful consideration of all the factors that have been presented in objections from those directly affected by the development.

‘After residents met with the planner assessing the DA, an amended DA was presented that demonstrated solar access would be blocked for the southern neighbour. Additionally the height plane limit still exceeded Council’s DCP. ‘We don’t know the exact amount the height plane limit has exceeded as the planner’s manager won’t release the plans for us to check. ‘As privacy is the main issue, the planner requested long-term screens are put on the balcony facing us.’

Gulliford said the conversation with the planner was ‘vague’ regarding privacy. ‘If the house is built, we wish to negotiate these privacy screenings in more detail. We have not been notified of any specific conditions regarding privacy or had the opportunity to discuss how any particular privacy conditions would impact on our property since this conversation.’ He added that property owners on Corella who face the park were not allowed to build two-storey houses. ‘We bought our houses not knowing that Council would all of a sudden allow two-storey houses to build behind us in the new land release.’ The DA applicants Sally and Andrew Scott have been contacted for comment. Neighbours have told The Echo that attempts to meet to discuss concerns with them were unsuccessful. Q The Echo’s editor is an impacted neighbour.

Business stung by Council ƆƐëǔ şưĕſ ćƖƆ ƆĶīŕëīĕ A business on Centennial Cct in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate has been stung $3,000 by Council after parking a bus with signage on Ewingsdale Road, despite claiming the bus was moved soon after a warning. FallenBrokenStreet’s Justin Crawford told The Echo, ‘During the time of the construction of the roundabout, we were experiencing an extreme downturn in sales.’ ‘I have a FallenBrokenStreet bus, which we take to festivals and it services the community regularly… we give away hats and beanies to the homeless and schools for fundraising etc. ‘I had noticed that Aldi had been parking their semitrailer up at the roundabout at Canvanbah, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to drive the bus up there with a sign to try to direct traffic into the industrial zone and into our shop.

Parked on gravel ‘My bus was parked off the road on the gravel section of the roundabout, and where there are no signs stating you cannot park there. This is why I parked

the bus in this spot. I left it parked for a few days.’ Crawford says after police told him to move the bus, he did so within half an hour. Council staff told The Echo, ‘Like many other Local Government Areas (LGA) in NSW, Byron Shire Council has rules and regulations about advertising signage in public places.’ ‘This is necessary to control visual pollution and inappropriate signage and this includes signs on the side of roads. Byron Shire Council can confirm that in October 2018 it issued an infringement notice to a vehicle for ‘development without consent’ for business signage on a public road that was remote from the actual business premises. This was the third infringement notice for this vehicle, with the earlier two fines for parking-related offences.’ Crawford added, ‘After all the loss of income from the roundabout then to cope with this was super annoying. The lack of signage for the flow of traffic into the industrial estate was lacking, and was costing businesses dearly.’

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Who runs Council? Oh dear, Council staff have appeared to let the public art panel down with questionable process and a lack of transparency (page 2). And residents opposed to a large two-storey house that will block sun and tower over surrounding homes in Tallowood feel they were not heard (page 5). The year hasn’t started on a great note for new GM Mark Arnold and the tenuous public relationship between residents and the non-elected arm of Council. Maybe we need another workshop or panel? This region is smart enough to understand the nuances of the relationship between the elected body (councillors) and the operational arm (staff ) of Council. Both have different functions – one creates policy and the other enacts it. If policy is enacted which lacks transparency and is of questionable value, trust in elected councillors erodes. Councillors have the power to introduce policy that would result in meaningful reform of staff operations. An obstacle preventing this is perhaps the over identification with one’s job. There is a real danger for any political actor in siding with a bureaucratic establishment instead of those who elected you (the public). Siding with the bureaucratic establishment instead of residents has happened on quite a few occasions now with this councillor majority and one wonders where it will lead us. Thankfully councillors Hackett and Spooner have correctly distanced themselves from the public art fiasco on Ewingsdale Road. Yet there is yet to be any meaningful action on improving Council’s planning system and process. Discretionary powers of staff assessing DAs also mean that the application of planning guidelines can be ‘flexible’ and a developer’s wish can be granted while all neighbours’ concerns are ignored, oops sorry, ‘noted’. Such ambiguity in planning decisions does not offer any assurance that objections matter. So let’s aim for 2019 to be a year of reform within Council’s inner belly and lower intestine. A good colonic wouldn’t be hard to find in these parts. More transparency is needed to engender the trust in which all of society functions. Clearly it’s falling apart at the seams at a state, federal and global level. The last thing we need is less trust at the local government level. Q The Echo’s editor is an affected neighbour of the DAs referred to page 1 and 5 reporting by Eve Jeffery.

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aving unleashed his innumerate megalomania to destroy Malcolm Turnbull, with the unintended consequence of almost certainly scuttling his government as collateral damage, Peter Dutton has now derailed Scott Morrison’s attempt to mend the fractured relationship with the Pacific. His stuff up over stripping the citizenship of terrorist Neil Prakash on the eve of the prime minister’s trip to Fiji is more than a mere distraction; it has already become a diplomatic incident that will confirm the belief that the turbulent tuber treats the region with indifference, even contempt. And in the Pacific, Dutton has form. At a meeting three years ago he joked with Tony Abbott about the region’s concerns about climate change: ‘Time doesn’t mean anything when you’re about to have water lapping around your door.’ He may wish to forget his merry quip but it is a safe bet many of the Islanders did not, and were looking for a little more respect from their big neighbour in future. What they got instead was the news that Dutton was planning to dump an Australian terrorist on their territory on the basis that his father had been Fijian. The Fijian government, at the highest level, says he is not, and that seems to figure: Prakash was born in Melbourne, has never resided in Fiji, has never applied for citizenship in the country, and would almost certainly be refused it if he did. And, contrary to Dutton’s unevidenced assertions, the Fijians insist that there was no contact with them – no consultation, no request for information and definitely no agreement. Unsurprisingly, the Fijians don’t want Prakash any more than the Australians do. And after all, he is – or at least has been until Dutton had his brainstorm – an Australian citizen by birth; he is Australia’s primary responsibility. To try and duck shove him off to an impoverished neighbour is worse than patronising – it smacks of outright racism, especially when Dutton doubled down, insisting that he had legal advice (which he will not release) that Prakash is in fact Fijian. Presumably the ignorant Islanders do not know their own law and, in any case, their rights are unimportant. We will decide whom we send to Fiji and the circumstances in which we send them. Such is the white man’s burden. And the worst of it is that the

arrogance and stupidity was utterly unnecessary. Prakash is securely incarcerated in a Turkish jail and is likely to be there for many years. There was no urgency, no compelling reason to strip him of his citizenship, even if he had dual-citizen rights, which apparently he does not. He is not going anywhere – certainly not to Australia, or Fiji for that matter. It looks very much like a political stunt: Dutton showing off his power, exerting control simply because he thinks he can, and to hell with the diplomatic decencies or the embarrassment to his prime minister – who it should be said, has said absolutely nothing about the fiasco. Perhaps he has been rendered speechless, in which case Dutton has done us all a brief favour.

Bravehearts founding chair immediately dismissed Dutton’s idea as just another stunt. Mungo MacCallum But more probably he and his bureaucrats will be working frantically behind the scenes to explain to his fellow prime minister Frank Bainimarama and his colleagues that Dutton should be ignored – the virulent vegetable has little or no credibility on foreign policy (and not much on anything else either) so let’s get on with the real issues – as long as no-one really wants to talk about climate change, of course. And Dutton himself appears to have moved on, this time to paedophiles. He is against them, of course, and intends to persecute them long after their prison sentences have been served, ostensibly to protect the public but more likely as a strident law’n’order dogwhistle of the kind for which he is justly renowned. So – a national register, well, national as long as the states agree to it, which some may not, in which case Dutton will denounce them as supporters of vicious child abusers preying on innocent infants. As always with Dutton (and frequently with his government), there has been no real research from anyone who has actually looked at the problem. A register may marginally deter potential

child abusers, but it will certainly engender fear and suspicion within communities and encourage the emergence of criminal vigilante groups. The doyenne of the child-protection movement, Bravehearts founding chair Hetty Johnston, immediately dismissed Dutton’s idea as just another stunt – what was actually needed was a royal commission into the family law system, but given its track record, the government is a bit over royal commissions at the moment. And anyway, that would be too slow and cumbersome for Dutton – like most authoritarians he wants instant results, an immediate sugar hit. And such is the scope of his apparently open-ended super-ministry, he is in a position to get it. Which is why we should be afraid – very afraid. And speaking of fear and despotism, we cannot ignore Fraser Anning. It would be nice to – the man is eminently ignorable. But he has drawn attention to a tendency that cannot be brushed aside. The thugs and dupes at the St Kilda rally, which Anning attended at taxpayers’ expense, were insignificant in themselves, and they were, on the whole, hardly dedicated neo-Nazis; unlike their leader, Anning’s mate Blair Cottrell, they have not pored over Mein Kampf and ranted about a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. But then nor were the majority of Germans attracted to Hitler in the 1930s; they were angry, discontented, and looking for scapegoats. Such people are dangerous and must not be regarded as just spectators looking for a noisy and perhaps violent day out. They can be channelled into something far more sinister and infinitely worse. Anning’s support was unforgiveable, and the fact that an alarming number of letter writers have endorsed his appearance – absurdly in the name of free speech – is a cause for alarm. The man should have been denounced immediately and unequivocally. Instead our fearless leader refused to mention him for several days, and after doing so seemed to be more concerned with the fact that his office had photoshopped him into two left shoes. He would have at least preferred right shoes. Peter Dutton would of course favour steel-capped bovver boots, while Fraser Anning probably yearns for big shiny black ones.

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Thank you Craig A big thank you to Craig at the Brunswick Heads Surf Club who assisted me with a lost special-needs boy on Christmas Day. It was 5pm, which is the time the surf life savers finish up. Craig took me in a buggy and we found the boy swimming by himself but otherwise unharmed. The boy was chuffed to get a ride back on the buggy as he had an injured knee. Great effort, Craig. Cath Garvan Ocean Shores

ÈĶſƐƖëō ǖ şƱĕſ I unfortunately had to present on 23 December 2018 at the Byron Bay hospital owing to a gardening accident involving a lack of co-ordination and a pair of rather sharp gardening shears. I was seen remarkably quickly

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mş ōşưĕ şĪ ŕĶīĲƐ ōĶīĲƐƆ For far too long, Bruns residents have endured the lurid lighting and intrusive noise of the visiting carnival that consumes most of Banner Park. In fact, given they operate every night for seven weeks, can they be called visiting? Many of us think it’s time

to review their domination of the cultural landscape at a time when residents too would like to enjoy their town. And before you push the ‘tradition’ button, ask yourselves if you would like them outside your front door every night for seven weeks! Maybe they could come for the woodchop festival and return Banner Park at Christmas time to the residents and visiting families who enjoy the sounds of nature over tinsel music and flashing lighting. Leigh Rees Brunswick Heads

¨Ĳĕ ƐſƖĕ ĈşƆƐ şĪ ȨǨǧǧ Re Melissa Hargraves’s letter (Echo, 9/01/19) re Scripture Union tempting youngsters with offers of ‘win $100’: If an individual not connected with SU or a church

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behaved similarly (‘Little girl/ boy: Would you like $100…’) they would be hunted down and charged with child abduction and possibly child abuse. Why does SU get away with this kind of despicable behaviour? It’s bad enough that they try to recruit children in order to poison their minds with sky-god bullshit, but the fact that the’re now offering considerable financial incentives to ‘follow Jesus’ just demonstrates how desperate the increasingly irrelevant churches are becoming. Such operations ought not to be allowed on public lands! Gordon Balfour Haynes Federal

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One of the top priorities for the new administration of the world chess body FIDE has been to restore the prestige of the Women’s World Championship cycle. When past FIDE President Kirsan Iljumzhinov abandoned his experiment with a knock-out (open) World Championship in 2005, women players were left with the unreliable knock-out system. Even when the top woman player in the world, Hou Yifan, gave up her world title to protest the system, nothing was changed. However, the new Dvorkovich administration has already announced that last year’s KO Women’s World Championship will be the last. A Candidates tournament, to find a title challenger, will be implemented this year, and the Women’s Grand Prix revived as a method of qualifying for the Candidates tournament. Even better, there has been a substantial increase in the minimum prize fund required for the women’s world title match, half a million Euros. Unfortunately a similar attitude is not to be found among Australian chess administrators already presiding over poor female participation rates. At last week’s Australian Chess Federation annual meeting, a motion was passed offering a grant of $4,000 to any organiser planning to host an Australian Championship or Australian Open.

Yet for a proposal to host a stand-alone Australian Women’s Championship in Adelaide in December – an event which has not been held for almost two decades – the ACF declined to offer any support at all. The consequence of the ACF’s neglect of women’s chess over many years was being played out this week at the Oceania Junior Championships in Auckland, where New Zealand girls spent the bulk of the tournament occupying the top places ahead of the much larger Australian delegation. Of course the problems with women’s and girls’ chess in Australia is far from solely the fault of the ACF. Australian society’s level of welcome to female participation in activities such as gaming, computing, mathematics and science – all subjects to which chess has some links – has hardly been encouraging. However, the all-male ACF committee has been ignoring women’s chess over many years and taking no responsibility for Australia’s decline on many metrics at a time when the rest of the world is working hard to close the gender gap. Perhaps the stable results of Australia’s Women’s Olympiad team, regularly bolstered by immigration, has led to complacency by the ACF. But after a decade when school chess has been booming, too many promising Australian girl players have found themselves with no public role models and nowhere to go to fulfil their potential.

▶ Continued from page 13 on the sand’. It’s no wonder though these people think they can do as they wish in the Shire. They only have to see the absolutely ridiculous work of art in the middle of the road in, and they would realise the Shire is in the hands of lunatics. The good thing is the gaudy monstrosity is light and should be easy to remove. Unlike our council, who are heavy and difficult to remove. I wonder if any of the community who approved the artwork had anything to do with the hospital. I like the councillor in The Echo 9/01/19 who says we didn’t know what was going on, we just gave the guy the money and felt important. There has got to be some change to local government before there is an uprising of the ratepayers. W Crompton Mullumbimby

Pork barrelling Since the Nationals lost Ballina in a huge anti-coalseam-gas protest vote, they were never going to accept the loss. It was no coincidence when an astute politician like Mr Franklin suddenly appeared on our ▶ Continued on page 17

True art or not true art, Q Yes, Jim Nutter (Letters, 9 January), a work of art may have many interpretations. And yes, Mandy may have been just a tiny bit harsh in her column last week, but her comments were stridently supported this week by local councillor Jan Hackett (‘Councillor speaks out over that sculpture’, The Echo, 9 January), who agreed that the sculpture is a ‘failed work’. In searching for a silver lining to this sorry tale, I guess a bit of light-hearted analysis of the work’s possible meaning may be the best value we can glean from it. So to make the best of the situation, I’m happy to offer my own interpretation of the work. I believe that the artist may, in fact, be providing a sharp social commentary on Byron Shire’s evolving demographic via this phallic, tinsel-clad decoration. In my view, ‘Tinseltown Todge’ (as I like to think of it) is probably an aptly themed erection, given that our area increasingly provides a home or a holiday destination for a growing number of Hollywood ‘hunks’. Hmmm… on second

thought, trying to interpret the thing is probably a really bad idea. Let’s just melt it down and use it to fill a pothole. Pam Timms Suffolk Park Q Like a large percentage of the Byron mentality I have come across, the reaction to the new artwork, as well as the council’s response and answers to why they chose this particular piece, are emotional, defensive, and whiney. To start, art is totally subjective. If it gets a reaction from you it means it has created contrast and thought to your proposed ideas of how things should be. Good. That’s what it should do. Secondly, this is another person’s actual art. It’s his hard work. It is probably a long journey of creativity, expression, courage, and eventually creation, that you are willing to just tear apart and whinge about. Good on Corey Thomas for creating something brave. Stuff everyone else’s opinion. As for the council: you are the most defensive of

all. Your last response in The Echo shifted all blame and responsibility to time, lack of artist’s proposal, blah blah whatever, and not on the actual fact that you all got together and chose the bloody thing. Own that at least. The lot of you. I don’t care if I am the only person in town who appreciates the bloody thing. At least I’m owning that, even if you don’t agree. Alison Nankivell Byron Bay Q I recently moved here just over a year ago, after thinking about this for some 30 years. Wish I had have made the transition many moons ago; hindsight is a wonderful thing. Like many people who have moved to the area (city refugees) I would like to think that people come here for similar reasons: ethical considerations and ecological reasons, not just to enjoy its beauty. For me I had several human rights/environmental activist friends in the area and escaping the increasing madness of the Sydney rat

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that is the round-about question race was paramount to my over-thinking and exhausted brain. However, after recently seeing the vile/ugly and totally inappropriate, blindingly gross ‘metallic pointy thing’ at the roundabout on Ewingsdale Rd, I ALMOST wish I hadn’t come. Yes, it is that hideous and out of character for Byron. This structure has impacted upon our serenity and peace of mind. Did the council ask locals for their input? Surely they couldn’t have, as every person I speak to without exception is horrified, angry, and feeling frustrated with having to actually physically face a cheap and nasty monolithic Xmas tree. It must be a danger to birds rather than a monument to them! What would have been far more appropriate would have been to invite the local Arakwal Indigenous community to come up with a meaningful art piece / structure, or to have a statue / monument representing local but threatened wildlife such as the koala. An organic structure such as a garden / totem pole with

some tall endemic trees or shrubs that could be trimmed when necessary to avoid any distractions to motorists would have had meaning and certainly received more public support. This is NOT the case currently. Who on Earth would want to see this ‘out of space rocket landing’ when entering a once-pleasant leafy entrance to Byron? I totally agree with Mandy Nolan’s comments recently published in her ‘Soapbox’ piece (Echo, 2 Jan) ‘… this aluminium-foil razor-wire looks like it came from a discount store… Cheesecloth-wearing hitchhikers will get stuck to it in a high wind… we need to use it for a trellis for tomatoes or growing weed.’ IF we can’t do the latter, PLEASE could we light it with rocket fuel (maybe a boost from a wind turbine to save CO2 gases) and send it into space, never to be seen again. Where is Doctor Who with the Tardis when we need her? Lindy Stacker & Family Binna Burra Q Thanks, Cr Jan Hackett,

for the acknowledgment that the artless phallus is a right

cock-up. The question now is: What to do with the damn thing? A solution is at hand. Auction it online as a “collector’s item” – the unique, never-to-be-repeated Byron folly: buy now before it’s too late! A must-have for the discerning collector! Now only $100,000! Don’t be a dick and miss out! Its value can only tumesce! Like a coin struck with Phil the Greek’s head, upside down with one of his renowned drolleries scribing the circumference, in place of Her Royal Britannic Majesty. And if all else fails, well, it must have some scrap value. Leaving it in place to mock the taste of our community is not an option. Adrian Gattenhof Mullumbimby Q Cr Jan Hackett’s sad attempts to distance herself from the new wispy tinsel dick on Ewingsdale Rd reflect an equally sad truth about attitudes towards public funds. In her view the problem was that the panel was misled, kept in the dark in terms of what was promised compared to what was delivered.

The artist was ‘granted the job on blind faith’. Clearly this would never have happened if it had been Jan’s own funds at risk. She goes on to tighten the noose around her neck by suggesting that the successful submission was the only one ‘that was not a cliché or banal’. Excuse me? What could be more banal than a model of a lighthouse in a town that already has a real, much bigger one? ‘There were no follow-up drawings or documentation, no design documentation which should be done before construction, no engineering specifications or certification’. There should have been expert engineering, safety and traffic reports plus public consultation. The mayor cannot so easily avoid accountability for something that happened under his watch. The mayor is Green while Jan Hackett is Labor, so Simon could help avoid any suggestion that he has hung Jan out to dry by publicly explaining the evolution of the debacle and his role in it. Fast Buck$ Coorabell

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doorstep and immediately embarked on a relentless campaign of pork-barrelling. The recipients of all this largesse are cash-strapped essential local community organisations, and there has certainly been no criticism of that. An experienced politician like Mr Franklin, well versed in political tactics, would be very schooled in the art of pork barrelling, hence the sensitivity when challenged on the issue. But do we really need the Nationals back, with their appalling record on environmental issues? Mr Franklin has been cunningly using his privileged govt position and access to govt coffers bloated with money from public asset sales (in excess of 60 billion dollars), giving him a massive advantage over both MP Tamara Smith and Labor candidate Asren Pugh. If Mr Franklin’s govt is terminated next year, he will lose access to the money pot, and if Labor candidate Asren Pugh is elected in Ballina, he will then get access to that same money pot. So, Mr Franklin, thanks for returning OUR money, but no thanks, we’ll be fine if we don’t elect you. Keith Duncan Pimlico

If the Japanese whaling fleet go back to commercial whaling, what’s changed from scientific? Next July as far as I’m concerned all bets are off. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) should take a more drastic approach with saving whales. More so than what they did in the past. I’d like to suggest what could be effective but I don’t think the The Echo editor would print it! The Japanese, by leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC), will give themselves a licence to kill as many whales as they can with no quota. My support goes to the SSCS anti-whaling fleet and may they strike where it hurts the most. Paul Brecht Evans Head

Beach drivers Something has to be done to sort out the problems on the beach and foredunes between South Ballina and Evans Head. The government agencies are absolutely useless, stating it is not their responsibility. It is listed all over the internet that you can come and 4WD in this area, and the volume of traffic there is now

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unsustainable, with people speeding, doing donuts, and driving without due care and attention to wildlife and other beach users. It is only a matter of time before someone is killed. There are campsites in the foredunes, where large tarps have been erected after breaking off branches from the horsetail casuarina trees, and with people, the kitchen sink, vehicles, and dogs in residence. Fires are another issue and yesterday we had to put out a smouldering hollow log that had been left behind by another lot of campers. These people do not care how they trash the environment. Many are red P-platers from Queensland. They arrive, set up camp, light fires, and start drinking, then claim they can’t move on because of the zero alcohol limit on their licence. The police are doing their best, but there are no signs south of the Richmond River prohibiting camping, fires, dogs, unlicensed vehicles, and alcohol. The police have limited resources, and it is just not fair to thrust this upon them. There is a Pied Oystercatcher Strategy along the beaches in this area, yet

no-one polices it outside of the National Parks boundaries. An environmental scientist in Broadwater National Park told me that a few months ago the NP rangers issued 72 fines in a threeweek period, with the most expensive fine being about $3,500 for parking on a pied oyster catcher nesting site. Someone, who could possibly be an aggrieved recipient of a large fine, subsequently burnt the NP toilet block to the ground. The pied oystercatcher habitat has been destroyed, the birds are hardly to be seen. These 4WDs drive above and below the mean high water mark and up on the terrace where birds and turtles breed. It is shameful. New 4WD tracks have been cut in the bitou on the sand dunes so people can come and go more easily to the beach. Tracks have been cut running parallel with the beach. The place is an absolute mess. The campers come off the beach looking for an overnight campsite. They mostly come that way, as they are not so easily noticed. It is time for action – now! Margaret Howes Empire Vale

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Brain cancer a 1200-a-year killer Eve Jeffery When you have worked a full career, brought up a family and retired, you sort of expect and hope for a long slow decline into the next phase of existence. Ocean Shores woman Jennifer Hughes was on just such a path when on 1 October last year she went out to lunch with friends – after all, that’s what you do when you are retired. Jen had a bad headache. It had been going on for a while and she was losing function on the lefthand side of her body – stumbling, falling sideways, and veering left while walking. Her friends were so

concerned about her strange behaviour that they took her straight to the Byron hospital. She told them: I am 58 years old and have lived in the Byron Shire for the last 32 years. Most of my time in the local area has been working in education, teaching children with special needs. I live with my husband and have two sons – 28 and 25 years old – and I am now retired. The hospital did a variety of tests including a brain scan where they found an unexplained mass, and transferred her to the Gold Coast hospital. Once there they did an MRI and on Friday 5 October Jennifer had surgery to remove 95 per cent of an aggressive

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Living with cancer: Jennifer Hughes. brain tumour. Jen was diagnosed as having a GBM grade 4 tumour; this is not good news as it cannot be cured and survival rates are low. Despite significant increases in survival rates for Australians diagnosed with other types of cancer, such as breast and prostate cancer, brain cancer is not showing the same success. Brain cancer is challenging to treat as it’s hard for drugs to get to the tumour. The brain’s ‘blood brain barrier’

limits the passage of drugs from the bloodstream into the brain. Brain cancer receives the least amount of government funding of all cancers – less than five per cent of federal government funding. So along with her treatment of surgery and chemo, Jen plans to highlight the cause and raise funds for much-needed research. Jen and her family, work colleagues, and friends from near and far, past and

present, are entering the Sun Run Cole Classic 2019 in Sydney, walking from Dee Why to Manly (about seven kilometres). Jen and her support crew have been fundraising in the local area and currently sit at the top of the Sun Run leaderboard, having raised $12,628.95 toward her goal of $20,000. Jen feels extremely lucky to have a big support base of family and friends who are keen to help. She says we live in a very generous and supportive community. Many people in the country are already working hard to achieve this, such as Charlie Teo, Mark Hughes, and Carrie Bickmore. Jen says if she can help in any little way that would be a great thing. ‘Since the diagnosis my outlook on life has changed,’ says Jennifer. ‘I am more appreciative of the world

around us and better able to live life in the moment. I am also more confident as I don’t have time to waste. I love to take photos and have been taking photos in the local area during my walks and sharing them on Facebook. I recently put out a calendar of some of my photos, which has been a great fundraiser. It’s another way of stopping, noticing, and sharing the wonders of the world around us.’ Jen says it has been heartwarming and humbling to have local businesses as well as friends and family get behind her efforts so enthusiastically. ‘I sincerely hope we get a breakthrough soon. ‘I know a lot of people are working very hard to achieve this goal and we appreciate their efforts immensely! ‘Thank you, and good luck to you all!’

Road test: Toyota’s (top-of-range) Corolla Hybrid ZR: $31,920 Jim Beatson Is this the best Toyota Corolla model ever of the 45 million sold around the world since it first arrived in 1967? Answer: Yes. Our road-test vehicle, the top-of-the-range Corolla model the ZR Hybrid, is a quick car and looks like one. The entry-level Corolla Ascent Sport Hybrid is $25,870. Since its debut, the Corolla has been the biggestselling passenger small car on the market. But in the last few years, its rivals from Mazda and Hyundai have upstaged this well-designed, reliable, albeit not-tooexciting, small car. With this complete

redesign, all has changed. Toyota dealers are feeling pretty smug. Our own Corolla Hybrid is cause for extra smugness. Alongside its 1.8L four-cylinder petrol engine, there is an allelectric hybrid power unit. This generates extra electric storage power every time you put on the brakes or go down a hill (during which the petrol motor actually turns off ). The transition from motor power to pure electric is so seamless that this driver and his sensitive co-pilot never noticed. Why buy a hybrid? Economy. At each level in the Corolla range, there is a hybrid version costing only $1,500 more than the

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actual speed and local speed restrictions, fully adaptive cruise-control settings, with flashing road-lane images plus beeps if you move too close to your lane’s edge or someone comes too close to you. The centre dashboard screen display is big and easily read. It includes GPS, reversing camera, automatic Bluetooth connection to your mobile, cordless charging, plus high-quality multispeaker DAB radio audio system. Older drivers who didn’t transition easily to the computer age might find the many steering wheel and dashboard controls difficult at first. Its accurate, smooth steering and lovely handling are generating rave reviews in most car magazines. This top-of-the-range ZR test car came with body-hugging seats, and 18-inch alloys with low-profile grippy tyres. Criticism of the Corolla is limited to its boot size being smaller than rival vehicles’. I found the adaptive cruise control system slow to set on the test car.

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Have you discovered the beautiful new iKOU Byron store? Thank you to everyone who has visited, sent fanmail, and for the warm welcome you’ve given since we’ve arrived from the Blue Mountains. We’ve always had a strong connection to Byron, originally supplying the Byron at Byron, now Raes at Wategos Spa, and Elements Resort Day Spa, as well as sourcing many ingredients from the region. Opening an iKOU store in the heart of Byron has taken this connection to a deeper level where we can really connect with you personally. We are so grateful to all the amazing individuals who make up the community, who support our vision, and have welcomed us with open hearts. It is our wish that iKOU becomes a place you call your ‘sanctuary’, where you enjoy our genuine, caring service, our ethical, vegan, animal-friendly Skincare, and the inspiration we give to de-stress and relax every day!

Popular ABC Kids talent comes to Brunswick Picture House...

Mr Gørski, seen as Jango on ABC Kids’ Hoopla Doopla, is on the run and heading to Bruns! The multi-award-winning Daniel Gorski melds the timeless humour of mime, slapstick, and incredible circus skill, bringing to life raucous comedy with extraordinary tricks for the whole family. Starting this week, Super Amazing Giant Girl is an hilarious parable of strength, fragility, and triumph, exploring the challenges of ﬁtting in when you stand out. Action packed and interactive, this spectacular show for all little strongwomen and-men combines thrilling circus, absurd comedy, and ingenious physical theatre. And the Brunswick Picture House signature event Cheeky Cabaret goes ALL AGES this weekend… with all the frisky fun and frivolity that has audiences coming back for more, just a little lighter on the sauce and sass. For all bookings, a full schedule and more event information W: brunswickpicturehouse.com P: 6685 0280

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Byron Bay Dancewear is a new and exciting shop located in the heart of Byron’s exciting arts and industry precinct on Centennial Circuit. Stocking Capezio, Studio 7, MDM Dance, Bunheads, Balera, Urban Groove, and Weismann’s, all of your dance requirements are provided for in one location. Now is a great time to buy your back-to-dance uniform and dance items. ‘We have a full range of dancewear here and if we don’t have it we can order it in just for you,’ says store manager Stevie. Byron Bay Dancewear has also launched their online store www. byronbaydancewear.com.au, making shopping for your dancewear an even easier option. School holiday opening hours are 9am–4pm Monday–Thursday. 7/84–86 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay, P: 6680 7250 Info@byrondancedynamics.com.au

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What’s on at Crystal Castle With its delightful 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 their exciting brand-new displays, the rare Uruguayan Amethyst Dragon Egg and Wings of Eternity.

Byron Dance Dynamics Founded in 2000, Dance Dynamics is Byron Bay’s longest-operating dance school. ‘We live and breathe our tag line know yourself, be yourself, express yourself. When I established our school back in 2000 I focused on an holistic approach without compromising the high standard of technical training we are qualiﬁed to teach. We are a school for the recreational dancer that also offers the path to excel and explore dance as a career,’ says director Kate Behrend. In 2018 Dance Dynamics celebrated student Amelie Pollock’s acceptance into full-time training at the National College of Dance. Scout Robinson-Gale was also thrilled to receive a place at McDonald College of Performing Arts. Indigenous students Hunter Mains and Kiahn Ladkin are entering another year of mentorship by Bangara Dance Company. Dance Dynamics specialises in classical ballet (RAD) jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, acro, musical theatre, and tap with a focus on developing its performers technically, emotionally, and mentally. Enrol www.byrondancedynamics.com.au or call 6680 7250.

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After ﬁnding the largest crystals in the world in 2016, they 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 their 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. Extended summer hours from 9.30am till 5.30pm (NSW time) through till 28/1/19. Entry tickets can be booked online at www.crystalcastle.com.au.

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There is only one place to be this summer and that’s at YoFlo! Byron’s most popular frozen-yoghurt bar is located near the corner of Fletcher and Lawson Streets underneath Beach Backpackers. Using only quality ingredients, free from syrups and artiﬁcial ﬂavours, YoFlo is Byron’s best-known summer stop-off after a day at the beach. Want to get more? Join their loyalty program and spoon with them this summer to receive awesome deals and savings.

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Cape Byron Medical Centre continues its commitment to bringing world-class health services to Byron locals, recently expanding the practice’s offerings to include cardiology services such as Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Risk Assessments – services that until now were unavailable in Byron Bay.

The new year is a great time to plan for the year ahead. 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 ted Government’s Smart & 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.

The cardiology capacity adds to a suite of services including psychology, acupuncture, physiotherapy, general practice, skin cancer clinic, dietetics/ nutrition, sports and remedial massage, as well as mobile and in-practice nursing. 2019 will also see the clinic add further practitioners and services, including comprehensive health assessments and preventative health programs - an innovative, industry leading approach to preventative health. Cape Byron Medical is dedicated to combining proven technologies with expert practitioners to provide the most advanced standards in health care. Cape Byron Medical Centre has recently relocated from 4 Marvell Street to Level 1, 6 Marvell Street, Byron Bay (next door). For more information and online bookings, go to www.capebyronmedical.com.au.

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Is your child interested in acting? BANG! Academy of Performing Arts is running a Holiday Drama Workshop on 24 and 25 January. Students will explore, collaborate, create, perform, and learn skills such as improvisation, characterisation, stage combat, theatre etiquette, physical theatre, script work, and more! We teach both students with no prior experience and those who have performed – all ages from six through to 16 years old. If your child is into acting, BANG! is the place for them! We are also offering weekly classes in Bangalow and Byron commencing Term 1, 2019. BANG! Academy of Performing Arts is run by local tertiary-educated performing arts specialists. BANG! is also revving up for another production like last year’s award-winning sellout production Two Wolves. Go to www.bangacademyofperformingarts.com for all info.

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STAR COURT CINEMA Star Court Arcade, 126 Molesworth Street, Lismore, NSW 2480 Saturday 16 February 5.30pm Tickets – Adults $15, Concession $13, Members $10 Book online at https://www.starcourttheatre.com.au/events/conlight Tickets also available at the door.

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Retreats Byron Bay y Inspired by Chefs Table and destination experiences, the team at CasaVeras are excited to bring you Retreats Byron Bay in the beautiful Byron hinterland. ‘Unique experience, magical place, fabulous food’ – Loren, Melbourne The DAY PASS – Tune in, turn on, drop out for a few hours, 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, take a walk. Bring a friend or come alone. Also available to hire for small gatherings, team building, classes, or a workshop. Overnight accommodation available. NEW: Sunday Samadhi: Morning yoga with Dr Jon followed by breakfast and use of the facilities. 8–11am $85 * Bookings essential, numbers limited. See www.retreatsbyronbay.com for details.

New year, new sheets! Linen House outlet Mullumbimby are having a huge stocktake sale in January to make way for new products and designs in 2019. Over 40 designs have now been reduced even further in their January all-sizes sale. Come and peruse the huge selection of quilt covers in your size!

RETREATS Byron Bay unique experience, magical place, fabulous food’ Loren, Melbourne

the DAY PASS Tune in, turn on drop out for a few Hours enjoying platters of amazing food & 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, Take a walk. Bring a friend or come alone, available to hire for small gatherings, team building, classes or a workshop Overnight Accomodation Available Sunday Samadhi : Morning Yoga with Dr Jon followed by breakfast and use of the facilities 8am – 11am $85 Bookings Essential Numbers Limited

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SB $30 | DB $40 | QB $50 | KB $60 You seriously won’t ﬁnd better quality bed linen for a better price than this. With such a huge range of colours and designs, there is certainly something for everyone. We hope to see you this January at 33 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby. Happy New Year!

POP UP SALE STORE SALE CONTINUES THROUGH JANUARY NEW STOCK DAILY 7/11 MARVELL STREET, BYRON BAY

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Sugar glider debut The Macadamia Castle has introduced uced a new attraction to their Nocturnal Theatre show, held daily at 2pm.

Come and buy locally made direct from the designers.

Sebastian and Samson, four-year-old sugar glider brothers, will be showing off their natural behaviours and bringing an important tant conservation message to the audience.

Bangalow Designers’ Market Saturday 26 January A&I Hall Station Street, Bangalow Open 8am–2.30pm

Amazing creatures, although tiny, weighing around 140 grams, they have a skin membrane that stretches between the legs, allowing them to glide up to 50 metres.

More information available on the Bangalow Designers’ Market –

They are important pollinators as they feed from ﬂowers and spread pollen along their feeding route, and are important for seed dispersal as the seeds ds they eat are then spread and fertilised in their droppings.

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Keepers advise pet owners to keep them securely indoors at night-time, and to plant ﬂowering native trees to provide plentiful food for sugar gliders and other native animals. Retaining their habitat is essential. Whole sugar glider families nest in the hollows of trees so if one tree is disturbed that would be devastating to that family group and very difficult for them to ﬁnd a new habitat. Adding nesting boxes to your garden will also assist in their preservation. Nocturnal Theatre. Free after park entry.

Stone & Wood

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Bangalow Designers’ Market You are invited to the Bangalow Designers’ Holiday Craft Market on Saturday 26 January. You’ll ﬁnd unique designer pieces showcasing the best of local talent. Enjoy great music, gourmet food, and local coffee brew from The little Hopper.

The region’s must-see family activity destination for over 40 years Six-acre Animal Park with over 150 farmyard and native animals. Daily activity schedule, keeper and conservation talks. Onsite café with our famous sweet and savoury pancakes and locally grown coffee, train ride, 18-hole mini-golf and playground.

What were your favourite beers over the past year? The annual GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers poll is now open! Use this as an opportunity to show your love and support for this awesome and passionate independent local brewery, currently celebrating their 10th anniversary! Love the original? Vote for it and your other favourite Stone & Wood beers in the 2018 Hottest 100. This year they have all of their beers entered in the poll: Paciﬁc Ale, Green Coast, Garden Ale, Cloud Catcher, Jasper Ale, Stone Beer, The Gatherer, Sticky Nectar, The Prequel and SWX Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. It’s super simple: all you have to do is head over to www.gabsfestival.com and vote for your ﬁve favourite craft beers of 2018. 4 Boronia Place, Byron Bay 6685 5173 www.stoneandwood.com.au

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Tranquil camping among beautiful trees The intention at Macas Camping Ground is to give people who are wanting ng to get away from it all a very chilled, laidback camping experience. Macas is pet friendly, so your four-legged family members have a holiday too! Tents, campervans, trailers, and caravans are all welcome. They have powered and unpowered campsites, and plenty of shade for those hot summer days. There are some fantastic places to explore on the property, including rainforests, creeks with heaps of glistening crystals, macadamia orchards, and two lovely dams. Ducks, chickens and heaps of birdlife fill the property during the daytime and at night you can spot beautiful glow-worms, fireflies and owls. Amenities include a full camp kitchen featuring a pizza oven, plenty of fridge and freezer space, a laundry room, and great hot showers. Campfires are permitted and fire buckets are provided. 1156 Main Arm Rd, Upper Main Arm, 6684 5211 macascampingground@gmail.com www.macascampingground.com.au

Sanctum This year make the shift to a more natural lifestyle with Sanctum. We all do our best to consume more natural and healthy food, but have you ever considered the side effects of your cosmetics? Switching to chemical-free, certified-organic products gives you peace of mind that what you’re using is free from synthetic chemicals, supporting both you and the health of our natural environment for the benefits of future generations. Sanctum has been Certified Organic for over 10 years and every product contains more than 70 per cent certified organic content with the remaining ingredients being 100 per cent naturally derived. Their products are never tested on animals; they are certified cruelty free & certified vegan by the UK Vegan Society. They use recycled / recyclable packaging and all their tubes and caps are also biodegradable. Their trust and commitment in providing quality, natural care to families means a commitment to constant innovation. Factory Shop 5–9 Lucky Lane, Billinudgel http://www.sanctumaustralia.com

Seasonal summer bounty Summertime and the eating is easy! Especially given the amazing range of fresh, local produce available at Byron Farmers Market every week. Think lazy beachside picnics and poolside barbecues that call for easy, breezy, seasonal meals. And we are spoilt for great food choices in summer in the Byron region. Take your pick of fresh, locally grown mangoes, ﬁgs, dragonfruit, passionfruit, melons, tomatoes, capsicums, bananas, pineapples, eggplants, blueberries, and strawberries, along with staples such as leafy greens and potatoes and a wide range of artisan breads and dairy as well as pasture-raised meats. All this and more is available direct from our local farmers at Byron Farmers Market every week. Byron Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 8 till 11am in Butler Street Reserve and every Saturday from 8 till 11am behind the Bangalow Pub.

Cavanbah Centre Get yourself a Cavanbah Centre pass for unlimited holiday access to the courts and dance studios for casual use. $48 for juniors (under 16), $58 for seniors (over 16). Play basketball, futsal, badminton, or dance to your heart’s content. Check the Facebook page for court and dance studio availability or call the Cavanbah Centre for all your options. We look forward to seeing you there. Happy holidays. 249 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay, 6685 5911 Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/cavanbahcentre. E: info@cavanbah.byron.nsw.gov.au W: www.byron.nsw.gov.au/cavanbah

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Horse riding school holiday program Come along to the Byron Bay Equestrian Centre for heaps of horsey fun, including horse riding. Learn how to care for a horse & experience the fun team sport of Vaulting (gymnastics on horseback). Dates

Week 2: Tues 15, Wed 16, Thurs 17 Jan Week 3: Tues 22, Wed 23, Thurs 24 Jan • • • •

10am till 3pm and suitable for beginners to advanced riders from five years old Refreshments and lunch provided All horses and riding/vaulting equipment provided Fully qualified and experienced coaches

Cost $90 per child for ﬁrst day and $80 per child for each additional day. For more info call Tesse on 0468 414 677, www.byronequestrian.com.au.

Summer School Holiday Program! Book Now Online!

Come along for heaps of horsey fun, including horse riding, learn how to care for a horse & experience the fun team sport of Vaulting (gymnastics on horseback).

Week 2: Tues 15th, Wed 16th & Thurs 17th January Week 3: Tues 22nd, Wed 23rd & Thurs 24th January

Want to have fun these school holidays?

- 10.00am to 3.00pm and suitable for beginners to advanced riders from 5 years old - Refreshments and lunch provided - All horses and riding/vaulting equipment provided - Fully qualiﬁed and experienced coaches

Cost $90 per child for ﬁrst day and $80 per child for each additional day

Come play basketball, futsal, badminton or dance at the Cavanbah Centre. Adult: $5.50 per hour | Child: $4.50 per hour Or book a whole court. Call the Centre on (02) 6685 5911 or check our facebook page for availability www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

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Poolwerx At Poolwerx Northern Rivers, not only are they experts in pools; they also have a great range of the highest-quality spas. They have been helping locals with their spa needs for over a decade now. You deserve a luxury experience every time you use one of their spas. From considered design elements to the ﬁnishing ‘lifestyle touches’ that make every spa experience unique, their pursuit of perfection is relentless. Their Banff spa range is at the pinnacle of what’s available in the Australian spa market today. Reliability plays a major role in your long-term satisfaction. They also know that you expect your spa to work correctly every single time you use it, and they do too. You are never alone when you own a Banff. First-time spa owners will ﬁnd a lot of helpful resources at the ‘wellness’ space in the Lennox Head Poolwerx Store and on their website. 3/44–48 Byron Street, Lennox Head, 6687 6979 www.poolwerx.com.au

Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre The Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre in Murwillumbah boasts one of the most scenic locations to spend both a relaxing and fun-ﬁlled day with family and friends. The long and snaking giant waterslide follows the contours of the palmladen hill, which is the backdrop for the facility. The magniﬁcent grassed area is amply shaded with mature trees, which makes for a great place to unwind. The leisure pool is ready for the little ones to explore with features that will keep them occupied for hours, and for the bigger kids the giant hill slide and indoor diving boards are operated between 10am and 4pm in the school holidays. They will love the leap from the tower! We look forward to seeing you soon. trac.tweed.nsw.gov.au www.facebook.com/TweedRegionalAquaticCentre

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TRAC Murwillumbah is a fun location for all the family with pools and activities to suit everyone. ‘It is one of the best regional aquatic facilities in Australia and it’s right at our doorstep.’ You can enjoy: • having a barbecue in our covered area • picnic on the lawn • watch the kids have fun in the leisure pool • giant water slide and diving boards if you’re game • heated indoor pools • great for kids birthday parties • fully operational café • plus peace of mind with vigilant lifeguards.

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If you’re in town and you’re hot, or even if you just feel that you’re hot, you might like to take up the invitation of the Balcony crew to ‘stroll up our stairs with those sandy feet, cool down, and start sipping on our specialty Spritz cocktails … to breeze you through those balmy days and have your stoked vibes hit 110 per cent’. The Balcony have created a Spritz menu including such gems as the Moon Tide (vodka, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice,

hibiscus syrup, watermelon juice, Tyrell’s sparkling and soda) or perhaps the Jalosummer (jalapeño-infused El Jimador tequila, lime juice, cucumber juice, sugar syrup, Tyrell’s sparkling and soda). Each of the specialty Spritz cocktails is $16 each, until the end of January. Q More info: balcony.com.au Corner of Lawson and Jonson Sts, Byron Bay. [Photo by @miaforest]

Pecan eating If you are taking a drive through the northern rivers these holidays, you will pass quite a few macadamia trees, but you may not have noticed the pecans; there is a thriving pecan industry in our region also. They are grown from the NSW mid north coast right up into Queensland, with the nation’s largest pecan farm situated in Moree. There are about 30 farms in the northern rivers (half the nation’s farms) employing about 100 people. We are the home of the national industry body. At the moment the nut industry globally is doing well. Demand for nuts is growing as more people discover their health benefits – they suit people on vegetarian, vegan, paleo, or low-carb diets. Pecans are packed with a

wide range of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals beneficial to health, similar to fruit and vegetables. If you’re eating salads during the summer, you can top them with a handful of freshly roasted local pecans – they go well with chicken or turkey salads along with baby spinach, cherry tomato, and fresh pear. Watermelon, feta, and pecans is also a great combination – you can use them together for starters or in salads. You could try cutting watermelon shapes with a cookie cutter, then topping with feta

Good Taste

BYRON BAY

New Menu Out Now!

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

Some of our new dishes include... Char-grilled Moreton Bay bug Korean BBQ pork ribs Coconut & lemongrass chicken salad Wild caught king dory (NZ) Vegetarian and vegan options

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

Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas. 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

+ a glass of wine or beer ceviche

oysters

crisp battered fish AND CHIPS or

PAN ROASTED tasmanian salmon

4 Jonson St Byron Bay

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Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

Flying Fox Bistro

Feed your family with a choice of pizza, pezzo pockets, burgers or fish & chips. OPEN 7 DAYS TILL 8.30pm counter orders only

Opening hours Mon–Fri 11.30am–3pm lunch and 5–9pm Dinner Sat–Sun 11.30am–9pm

at Club Byron Bowlo

6680 8703

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Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

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BYRON BAY

Treehouse on Belongil

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St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

BRUNSWICK HEADS

The Kingswood

12-3pm EVERY DAY

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Ballina RSL Club

Open 7.30am daily, till late every night Coffee, breakfast, lunch & dinner, functions & weddings. 12-24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259 / 6685 6011

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Eating Out Guide

BALLINA

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cheese and pecans for a cool summer starter. About 25 per cent of locally grown pecans are processed right here in the northern rivers. Barefoot Farms at Eltham (Matt and Ash from the Eltham Valley Pantry and Café) sell a number of products like dark-chocolateand-maple-flavoured pecans at their store and cafe, and Nimbin Valley Pecans make a delicious pecan spread from locally roasted pecans – you can get their pecan products at markets and other local outlets.

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B B^b h° Kitchen

Mim’s Kitchen 62 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay 6685 6470 functions@byronbaygolfclub.com.au

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

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

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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Lord Byron Distillery

MON-SAT 10AM–6PM Closed Fri Arvo 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901

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Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.

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Bay Pho

Main Street

Traditional Vietnamese Foods

Located in Woolies Carpark Shop 6/90–96 Jonson St Byron Bay Phone orders welcome 6680 9223 FB phointhebay

Fishheads

7.30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Week Day Happy Hour 4–6PM 1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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

Chupacabra Eat in or take out. Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Suffolk Park 0448 077 401 www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron

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

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.

The Italian Byron Bay

Come indulge in one of our NEW creations or just come along for a drink by the sea these Summer Holidays

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

6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au

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

0476 892 194 insta @williamst.lennox

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.

The Stro Club Lennox

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

10 Stewart Street, Lennox Head 6687 4313 www.clublennox.com.au

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE

The Hideout Cafe Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay

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

Check us out on

facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

MULLUMBIMBY

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

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

Mullum’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. Indulge yourself with a delicious brekky, the best burgers in town, or if it’s more your style enjoy healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls plus loads more. If you need a treat there’s a selection of cakes and also healthier dairy-free, refined sugar-free treats. The house-made organic coconut ice-cream is a must try. Plus of course, great coffee, delightful teas, shakes, smoothies and all the rest. Enjoy the good vibes and satisfy your cravings!

NEWRYBAR A short ride from Byron Bay, Harvest Restaurant, Bakery and Deli offers country charm and fresh, seasonal, organic food sourced from local artisan producers and Harvest’s own gardens. 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 12pm–3pm daily / Dinner 6pm–10pm (Wed–Sun) Weekend breakfast 8am–11am Newrybar NSW 2479 Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches 02 6687 2644 and salads. Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm Sun 8am–4pm www.harvestnewrybar.com.au Coffee cart: 6.30am–2pm daily @harvestnewrybar Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering.

Harvest

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

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

LENNOX HEAD

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

Barrio Eatery & Bar

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

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

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders

NEW SUMMER MENU

NEW - VEGAN - RESTAURANT

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

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.

CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

$5 SCHOONERS AND $12 COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK

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

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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

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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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Strengthened tenancy laws for victims of domestic violence Under the new laws, tenants who need to escape circumstances of domestic violence will be able to end their tenancy immediately and without penalty. New tenancy reforms that improve and strengthen the protections for victims of domestic violence living in a rented property start on 28 February 2019. The domestic violence reforms represent some of the most significant changes to NSW tenancy laws for victims and survivors of domestic violence living in a rented property. The reforms are part of a package of tenancy amendments following the statutory review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. To end the tenancy in circumstances of domestic violence, the tenant will need to give: • the landlord or their agent a domestic violence termination notice and attach one of the following permitted forms of evidence: - certificate of conviction for the domestic violence offence

- family law injunction - provisional, interim or final Domestic Violence Order - declaration made by a medical practitioner in the prescribed form • each co-tenant a domestic violence termination notice. A landlord or any remaining cotenant(s) will be able to apply to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal if they wish to dispute the validity of a domestic violence termination notice. They are unable to dispute the contents of a declaration in any Tribunal proceedings. The Tribunal can only examine whether the domestic violence termination notice was properly given under the tenancy laws. A sample version of the domestic violence termination form will be available on the Fair Trading website before the laws start. Measures have been put in place to help protect the privacy of victims of domestic violence. They also aim to ensure that a victim’s ability to secure

a rental property in the future is not negatively affected by a domestic violence termination. Full details of the measures can be found on the Fair Trading website. After a tenant gives a domestic violence termination notice, a co-tenant who remains in the tenancy will be:

- able to apply to the Tribunal to end their tenancy - entitled to a 2-week period to only pay their share of the rent and will not be required to cover the departing victim’s share. This only applies if the remaining co-tenant is not the perpetrator

of domestic violence. A co-tenant who is the perpetrator of domestic violence will have to pay the full cost of the remaining rent. In addition to the above rights, the rights and responsibilities under existing tenancy laws still apply to co-tenants. For example, a remaining co-tenant can dispute the validity of a domestic violence termination notice. The new domestic violence laws and other related provisions will be reviewed within three years of commencement to ensure that they are working effectively. This information has been summarised from the Fair Trading website. To find out further details relating to these changes, visit the NSW Legislation website (legislation.nsw.gov.au) to read the new laws in full: Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Act 2018 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Circumstances of Domestic Violence) Regulation 2018.

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2/26i Coomburra Cres, Ocean Shores

Inspect Saturday 19th Jan 12-12.30pm Price $725,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

2/2 Gara Court, Ocean Shores This gorgeous contemporary home is an elegant option for downsizers not willing to downgrade, and for young families wanting space without the big price tag. A sun-filled home in a great location a short walk to the shops and surrounded by nature.

36 Pine Avenue, Mullumbimby The property is waiting for a magic touch. Well positioned on a flat corner block with two street accesses and fenced yard, you’ll find this retro home is practical and affordable. Located opposite the local soccer field within a comfortable stroll of town. Great value.

Inspect Saturday 19th Jan 10-10.30am Price $680,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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Adjoining Water Lily Park, this fabulous modern home is waiting for its new family. Light fills the living areas from the double height gallery windows. Open plan living and dining areas flow out on to the back deck and views over the park and lake.

Inspect Saturday 19th Jan 11-11.30am Price $739,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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119 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores Council approved dual occupancy. The existing 2 storey home is a great starting point with heaps of room for a family. Great low risk project for someone wanting to get into property development with all the guess work taken care of.

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Where Bush Meets Beach

240 Stokers Road, Stokers Siding

5/1 Bindaree Way, Ocean Shores

246 Skinners Shoot Road, Byron Shire $459,000 $1,500,000 – $1,650,000 3 1 7

$740,000

This fabulous property is situated right in heart of Stokers Siding village, within easy walking distance of the public school, post office/ coffee shop, gallery and community hall. This quality home extends out into a private bird attracting rainforest garden that includes an above ground vege patch, funky chook shed and river that the kids can swim and kayak in. Enjoy the spacious chef ’s kitchen with concrete benchtops, 900mm stainless steel oven, dishwasher, filtered drinking water system and generous storage; light-filled office space; wood stove set on gorgeous stone hearth; separate laundry; generous decks and master bedroom and ensuite with its own entrance providing the ultimate adult retreat. The village of Stokers Siding is 9 mins south of Murwillumbah, 36 mins from the Gold Coast airport and Byron Bay is 40 mins south. Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Shane Dolan 0429 372 876 View online at domain.com.au

This is a great unit in a convenient location just a 2-minute walk to the shops. Ideal for the first home buyer or investor, this 2-level townhouse has an attached garage and a private outdoor entertaining area with rear access. The family friendly layout provides perfectly for a family with all the bedrooms upstairs and all the living downstairs. All bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and ceiling fans. The complex is in very good order with recent refurbishments and enhancements further improving the building.

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

This is where the bush meets the beach! The three bedroom timber home is full of rustic charm and has a large timber deck on the northern side where you can relax in peace with wildlife all around. There are high raked timber lined ceilings and a wood heater in the living room plus beautiful stained glass throughout. Having one acre gives you plenty of space for any extra options you may desire. Work from home from the large 7m x 14m Colorbond shed. There is a double garage with 3 phase power and a workshop which is attached to the frame of the old studio. The property is on a sealed road, with town water connected. Skinners Shoot is a desirable location on the edge of Byron Bay, only moments from the CBD and the beaches.

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

LENNOX HEAD LIFESTYLE AT ITS BEST! 2/48 PACIFIC PARADE, LENNOX HEAD Seven Mile Beach, great ocean views from the balcony, living room and kitchen Relaxed spot away from the crowds, yet the convenience of a central location Three bedrooms, main upstairs and other two bedrooms are on the ground level Kitchen ﬂows to the lounge/dining areas then onto the sunny ocean ﬁlled balcony Lots of windows that provide light, airy breezes and great views Duplex would suit a couple or small family seeking Lennox Head lifestyle Holiday income potential $175/night Off Season $450/night Peak Season

Inspect: Saturday 12.00 – 12.30pm 12th January 2019

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Property Your Own Yoga Studio/Clinic? 7 Poke Street, Cooee TASMANIA

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7 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby $950,000 – $990,000 $865,000 4 2 2

love You’ve qualified as a therapist or yoga teacher, now all that work and passion needs a venue for you to be able to help others. But getting a start can be so hard … Why not create your own opportunity? Imagine creating your very own yoga studio or health-related practice as an expression of your personality and ideals? With all the tax advantages of doing it from home. We did it. So can you. Old St. David’s provides the most amazing canvas for the realisation of your dreams. Unlike most of Australia, this part of Tasmania lacks yoga and alternative health services. Demand exceeds supply. But you don’t have to buy an existing business! For the price of an average house you get to build your vision, with a great climate, gorgeous beaches, inspiring wilderness and an unhurried lifestyle thrown in? Open: By Appointment Contact: Mark – 0400 883 299 www.forsalebyowner.com.au/4542243 www.thesanctuary.one

This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creekside acre in Mullumbimby. It’s with a heavy heart that the owners have decided to downsize from what has been the perfect place to bring up their children. 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. Fully landscaped grounds are adorned with mature plantings including an abundance of healthy fruit trees. Established garden beds and paths wind through the property down to a shaded frontage to the permanent creek. The town centre, schools and sporting fields are all a short walk away. A fully serviced 40 square metre steel framed shed at the back of the house is perfect for storing and tinkering and 2.1kW of solar power will make keep the bills down. A great property that gives you both convenience and space. Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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“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). The current parcel consist of 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. Expressions of Interest (EOI) Given the initially response the owner is now offering the property to the market where he will consider all options: • Sell the whole existing parcels with current approved DA. • Sell each of the individual proposed lots 1, 2,

The proposed subdivision has been ‘activated’ in 2 stages with all lots having river frontage, (water licence allocation negotiable), mountain views, natural bush and productive useable land. • 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 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.

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3 and 4 or any combinations of these. • Sell the whole parcel and purchase back one of the proposed Lots 2, 3 or 4. The ﬁnal decisions with the EOI will be made by the owner and the EOI will have a closing date of the 8th February 2019 on agreed terms.

For more information or to arrange an inspection Mark Kinneally 0409 (Inspections strictly by appointment) Sole Trader Licence Number 1053566

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Large Family Home On Quarter Acre Block Positioned in one of Mullumbimby’s most sought after areas, you will find this completely renovated 4 bedroom house which offers unique and rare opportunities for a family, a couple or future development (STCA). This immaculate north facing house offers large and light living areas, spacious bedrooms and big bathrooms including an attached studio style room with ensuite.

Outside you will find large covered patios with a 6-seater spa, BBQ area, huge garden area and a big garden shed including established tropical gardens. Entering the property from the rear access lane you will find a self contained studio apartment with new kitchen and bathroom. The large 1152m2 section offers a subdivision opportunity for a savvy investor (STCA).

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ELEVATED FAMILY HOME WITH PLENTY OF POTENTIAL! • Character hardwood home with vaulted ceilings • Detached sunroom or utility room • Plus self-contained area, ideal for income or teenagers retreat • Situated high to capture ocean breezes and leafy outlook • Large 1954m2 block, space to add accommodation or sub-divide STCA • :DON WR VKRSV DQG HDV\ DFFHVV WR 3DFLæ F 0RWRUZD\ Inspect: Price: Enquiries:

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B R O K E N H E A D 135 Broken Head Reserve Road Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 $2.5 million 3

+ Character home featuring solar power, high raked ceilings, wood heater & open plan living + Kitchen with gas cooking. Master with built-in, walk-in robe & sunroom with access to verandah + Open loft style bedroom with storage. Slate in-ground saltwater pool. 6.45KW solar power + Powered garage & carport. Walk to Doma Cafe & shop. Approx. 25 mins to Byron Bay

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+ Quality master built modern beach house designed to take in north light & cooling breezes + High raked ceilings, 3 large open living spaces, bi-fold timber doors & louvre windows + Spacious bedrooms with built-ins, 2 large bathrooms plus ensuite. Outdoor hot & cold shower + Easy walk to Broken Head beach & approx. 10 mins to Byron Bay. Agent declares interest

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Byron Bay First National • 7/130 Lighthouse Rd, Byron Bay. Wed 1–1.30pm • 5 Chinbible Ave, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am • 20 Azalea St, Mullumbimby. Fri 11–11.30am • 2/92 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. Fri 12–12.30pm • 140 Broken Head Rd, Newrybar. Fri 1–1.30pm • Lot 20/31 Hayters Dr, Suffolk Park. Fri 2–2.30pm • Lot 30/31 Hayters Dr, Suffolk Park. Fri 2–2.30pm • Lot 6/155 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park. Fri 3–3.30pm • 12 Taylors Lake Rd, Broken Head. Fri 3–3.30pm • 2 Cooper St, Byron Bay. Sat 8–8.30am • 4 Myokum St, Mullumbimby. Sat 8–8.30am • 70 Brushbox Dr, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 9–9.30am • 1/18–20 Paterson Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 119 Station St, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am • 20 Campbell St, Bangalow. Sat 9–9.30am • 103 Beech Dr, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am • 2/92 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 2/5 Cemetery Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 3 Poinciana St, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 62 Nashua Rd, Fernleigh. Sat 10–10.30am • 27 Ryces Dr, Clunes. Sat 10–10.30am • 35 Lilli Pilli Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 34 Killen Falls Dr, Tintenbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 8 Bian Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 275 James Gibson Rd, Clunes. Sat 10.15–10.45am

• 354 Upper Wilsons Creek Rd, Upper Wilsons Creek. Sat • 5/591 Broken Head Rd, Broken Head. Thu 11–11.30am 11–11.30am • 34/12 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 2/21–25 Cemetery Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 34a Bangalow Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 32 Argyle St, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 15 Nargoon Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 8 Scenic Vista Dr, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am • 94 Byron St, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 5 Karalauren Court, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 8/3 Beachcomber Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 11.30am–12pm 35 Redgum Pl, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • • 16 Dehnga Pl, Suffolk Park. Sat 12.30–1pm • 25 Tongarra Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm Raine & Horne Ocean Shores • 53 Julian Rocks Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 7 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Comet Close, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 5 Benjamins Lane, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 437 Coorabell Rd, Coorabell. Sat 12–12.30pm • 11/10 Balemo Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 10 Latta Ave, Ballina. Sat 12–12.30pm • 46 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 113 Mill Rd, Huonbrook. Sat 12–12.30pm • 17 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 4/24 Scott St, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 4 Golden Links Dr, Murwillumbah. Sat 12.30–1pm • 140 Broken Head Rd, Newrybar. Sat 1–1.30pm • 3 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm • 54 Armstrong St, Suffolk Park. Sat 1.30–2pm

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• 36 Pine Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 2/2 Gara Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 2/26i Coomburra Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat

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• 94 Byron St, Bangalow. Wed 11–11.30am

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SOUTHWEST FLUID GROOVERS BLUE CHILD COLLECTIVE ARE SET TO TAKE THEIR NEWEST OFFERING WAKE UP TO THE SOUND AROUND THE COUNTRY AS A 5-PIECE. THE PRODUCT OF POSITIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FRONTMAN DAN WHITE, KIWI DARLING EMJAY ANGENI, SAX MAN LINDSAY BAKER, AND MANY MUSICIANS FROM THE WIDER COLLECTIVE, WAKE UP TO THE SOUND IS AN ALBUM SPANNING COUNTRIES, CULTURES, AND COMMUNITIES. Featuring Bobby Alu on drums/ percussion, Ken Allars (Caravana Sun) on trumpet/keys, OJ Newcomb (Band of Frequencies/THUMP) on bass, and Angela Iimura on BVs, plus special features from Sol Carroll (Band of Frequencies/Afro Dizzi act) on vocals, and Taro Terahara on bansuri, the album is truly a collective effort exemplifying what can be achieved through human connection. Dan White spoke with The Echo. Tell me a little about the inspiration for the album. Wake Up to the Sound explores the concept of what we like to call ‘soundscaping’ – intentionally shaping, moulding, and creating your world using your thoughts, words, and actions. It’s about waking up to the realisation that we exist as part of a universe made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies, and how we all have the ability to effect change through our favourite art forms and daily life. How does living in Margaret River influence your sound? Do you find that the place where you live has a kind of vibe that permeates your sound at all?

One hundred per cent. I think you can always hear the environment in a song; it’s the context, the underlying story, that contributes to a tune, same as history. Margs is pretty mellow – we’re pretty much as far southwest as you can get in Australia – and I feel like you can hear the wildness of WA in a lot of the music coming out of here. I’m big on surfing, free-diving, and all things ocean based (especially on this beautiful coastline), and you can definitely hear that in our music. Listen to our single Dive from last year about underwater freefall. How has exposure on Triple J’s Roots & All increased your following? It’s always good to get out there on the airwaves – the more the better. Nkechi has a great audience and we’ve definitely seen more listeners as a result of her spinning our tracks on her show. You have been nominated for Best Regional Act in WA. Is it a struggle to find your way in a market that is usually quite city centric – or are things changing? It’s ironic, but unless you’re a regional act who visits the city regularly to perform

(we do half a dozen a year) then you don’t exist, so we like to keep a balance. We’ve attracted an awesomely loyal following around much of regional Australia and never want to lose sight of our roots in that respect. It’s a constantly changing landscape, and we’re forging our own path. How have your years of touring influenced this album? Much of it was written while touring our last album around Australia, and you can hear songs from all around the country (and farther afield) on it as a result – the Great Ocean Road, Ningaloo Reef, and India to name a few. All those years have made us better musicians and brought us many of the insights you can hear on the record. What should we expect for your Byron show? A mad Saturday night of feelgood funk and folk with a five-piece band at The Rails! We’ve got local lad Manoa opening up the night too, so get down early! At the Rails on Saturday at 7pm. Free.

Anne Edmonds is one of Australia’s most exciting standup, character, and banjo-playing comedians. Since bursting onto the scene in 2010 she has brought her exquisitely incisive characters, songs, and worldview to clubs and comedy festivals around Australia and all over the world. After a sold-out season and a prestigious peer award win at the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Anne took her show You Know What I’m Like to London’s Soho Theatre in January 2016. She toured her 2016 Barry-nominated show That’s Eddotainment around Australia, stole the show in ABC TV’s Fancy Boy, and won the 2016 MICF Director’s Choice Award with the True Australian Patriots. No Offence, None Taken saw her nominated again for the Barry Award in 2017, and she followed it up with a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a return to London’s Soho Theatre. Anne is also a familiar face on Aussie TV with appearances on The Project, Have you Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy We Have a Problem. Anne is coming to the Brunswick Picture House to premiere her new one-hour festival show before she hits the festival circuit. We found out a little bit more about what makes Anne tick… Every morning when I get up… I promise myself I’m not going on social media and five minutes later I’m scrolling away. If Donald Trump and I were locked in an elevator… I would get back firmly against the wall and try to defend my front. One of my worst habits… is sucking my thumb! I can’t stop even though I’m an adult. Something most people don’t know about me is… I suck my thumb. But the game is now up. My mother always told me… Don’t have children! Bit mean really. When I get drunk I have a habit of… karaoke! When it comes to undies I prefer the ones… that don’t ride up! I am amazed by all the girls with their bathers up their bums at the beach here. Doesn’t it hurt? Ouchies. People who shit me most are those who… walk slowly or are racist. My perfect Sunday includes… reading my book, eating whatever I want, and maybe start drinking gin at 3pm instead of 5pm. When I cook… I make a lot of mess and get angry and want it to end. When I was a kid I thought… you could sit on clouds, like a spongy seat. My parents were disappointed… Yes, they were. Oh well. Being a comedian is a bit like… Being the class clown for your whole life. When you come to my show… you’ll laugh for an hour and walk away feeling good because you have your life so much more together then me. Catch Anne on Friday at the Brunswick Picture House at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm. Tix can be purchased at brunswickpicturehouse.com.

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Getting Back on the Horse When I was five I got a pony for Christmas. For a kid growing up in domestic violence and alcoholism, darkness and fear were far more familiar than joy and safety. Even the teddy I left out to greet Santa the previous year was found Christmas morning dismembered in the front yard in a display of furry carnage that confirmed the world was not a good place. Santa murdered my teddy. There wasn’t a lot of magic in my early childhood. So the morning I woke to the sight of a brown-and-white pony tied to our front gate stands out as this moment of wonder. Maybe the world wasn’t all bad. Patches was the pony every girl wanted. Unfortunately, Patches was hell bent on trying to kill me, an angry pony who hated children. It was clear that my father had intercepted the truck that was taking Patches to the knackers. Although Patches tried numerous times to bite me, bolted regularly, took me under branches, or just stood still and didn’t move, I loved him. Sure, I had an alcoholic father. Sure, he punched holes in the walls, drove cars off bridges, and hit my mum. I was a weird girl from an embarrassing family BUT I had a

ENTERTAINMENT pony. The next year when my father died Patches was sold. My mother wasn’t a horsey person and now she was a widow with two small children so understandably Patches had to go. I get the feeling Patches was relieved. The pony had been my dad’s attempt at restorative justice in the relationship with his small, damaged daughter. Now he was gone so the work of angry pony was done. My love of horses continued though, and in the absence of a real one, I drew them repetitively. By age eight I had perfected the arch of a horse’s neck, the soft brown heavily lashed eyes, the flared nostrils, the lustrous fringe and mane. I rode the mop around the backyard and pretended it was a wild brumby. I read Black Beauty. I still wanted a horse, but I knew we couldn’t afford one. At age nine I made friends with a girl who had horses. She had a farm. So I went there every weekend and pretended her horses were mine. We rode bareback on misty mornings through dewy paddocks to check fences or drop feed or look for cows that might be calving. Sometimes we had to put our small arms deep inside the cow to find the hoofs and pull out the calf. I don’t think we even washed our hands before breakfast. We rode into the bush in the morning and came back at sunset. We followed winding tracks; sometimes we made our own by pushing into unbroken scrub. We never wore shoes or helmets. We didn’t take water because we’d cup our hands and drink from a creek. We didn’t wear sunscreen. We didn’t take snake bandages, although where we rode was full of king browns and taipans and we’d see them pretty regularly. You’d know one was close because the horse would bolt. Nothing makes you stay on more effectively then the thought of being dumped in

a paddock with a snake. I never gave my children the freedom I had. Children just seemed to take risks without knowing it even was a risk. Like most of the kids I knew, I was fearless. I loved to gallop full pelt. I never fell off. My friend’s parents had given her many adult farm responsibilities so she and I spent our weekends moving cattle with old men, helping them dip and muster, and roll cigarettes. I loved it. By about 13 or 14 we were no longer such good friends – my love of horses had been replaced by a curiosity about books and later boys. Until the other day it had been decades since I’d sat on a horse – unless you count when I was pissed outside a newsagent when I put $1 in the rocking pony and jumped on. I fell off that one. It had been a long time since I had a throbbing live animal between my legs for over two hours. I was terrified. As a kid the fact it was dangerous had never occurred to me. It felt so natural and exciting. But now as a nervous neurotic adult I realised I could die. I’m not used to not being in control. Trusting in the universe. We just walked the horses up the beach. I could feel the power of the animal I was riding. Part of me wondered if I still had it in me to give her a nudge and move at least to a canter. Of course I didn’t. I’m 51 and risk averse and I was actually worried that after two hours in the saddle I wouldn’t be able to walk. I had reason to worry. I couldn’t. There are muscles in your arse that only a horse can find. I think I’m addicted again. Maybe that barefoot girl with the wind in her hair isn’t so far away after all. (Thanks to Shanti at The Ranch for my fabulous Beach Ride! I’ll be back! When I can walk!)

CATCHING TAYLOR A FEW GOOD WOMEN HELP ÁINE TYRRELL RETURN TO THE SEA! In 2017 Áine Tyrrell returned to her homeland of Ireland to make her latest album Return to the Sea. She packed up her three kids, took fellow musician and producer Mark Stanley and the girl who now calls Australia home visited the places and people in her home country who have helped make her the woman she is today to record her album, not in a studio, but with her feet and her heart firmly in the country of her birth. This is how she tells her stories best. ‘It’s about standing in power, owning your own skin, and making sense of the shared responsibility we have as humans,’ says Tyrrell. Tyrrell travelled by ferry to the Aron Islands, where only Irish is spoken; there are no cars and often no electricity, to record in the front bar of a pub with a bunch of old men. She recorded with her father, folk legend Sean Tyrrell; she recorded with other Irish folk legends, in houses and halls, in churches and lounge rooms across her homeland. She even managed a number one on the Irish charts with her song Don’t Be Left Crying! She then returned to Australia to record Row Back the Levy with fellow Irish woman Cara Robinson – a song full of reflection and patriotism that bridges the divide in a country torn in two. The album is ready to go, and to help her get this extraordinary new work on the road and into the hearts of her adopted country, her colleague and friend Mandy Nolan has stepped up to host a fundraiser – A Few Good Women – to make sure the fiercely independent Tyrrell and her music go as far and wide as they deserves. ‘I have heard Áine’s new album and it’s incredibly powerful, inspiring, and unique,’ says Mandy. ‘Getting an album on the road is a real challenge for independent artists, and for live touring artists like Áine it’s absolutely imperative she play to as many people as she can. As a fellow artist I really want to support the work she’s done. For someone like me getting my work out is easy: I just turn up. But for a touring live musician like Áine it’s a lot more complex. There’s a band to consider, touring schedules, promo… and of course let’s not forget she’s a single mum of three!’ Mandy Nolan will host A FEW GOOD WOMEN at Federal Hall on Sunday 10 December. Featuring Delta Kay and the Bunyarra Dancers, a performance by Mandy Nolan, a conversation with Mandy and Áine, and then a one-hour solo set by Áine previewing some of the work from her new album. With art for auction by Uncle Magpie, Emma Walker, and Mandy Nolan, fabulous raffle prizes, afternoon tea, and a bar! This will be a rocking Sunday summer soirée! 3–6pm for just $30! For tickets go to mandynolan.com.au.

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Z-STAR TRINITY & HUSSY HICKS After taking the Australian blues scene by storm in 2018 with 100 live shows and festivals, UK frontwoman Zee Gachette returns with her power trio, Z-STAR TRINITY, featuring Beck Flatt (Blues Arcadia) on drums. Setting stages alight with their high-octane blues and raw rock passion, the trio were touted as the highlight of many a festival last winter and return to Lismore City Hall for this amazing show with local legends Hussy Hicks. Saturday 2 Feb at 7.30pm. Tix are $25–35 and available on lismorecityhall.com.au.

Claire Anne Taylor is a unique Australian artist. She is a force of nature… born into her Father’s hands in the family barn in Tasmania’s ancient Tarkine rainforest. Taylor and her five siblings were raised in a quaint bush home, rich with creativity and music. During her childhood, the Taylor barn was home to a family of Tasmanian Devils and some say that Taylor developed her unique, raspy singing style from nights spent listening to the devils growling beneath the floorboards. Her 2016 debut album Elemental was loved and lauded. The new album All the Words is as impressive, if not more. Her poetic story telling has never been more potent than on track two, Pick You Bones, a tale about a bar-room brawl between a man and a woman… guess who wipes the floor with him? Whoops – spoiler! Don’t Miss Claire Anne Taylor with her new band and special guests Ash Bell and Sara Tindley. Celebrate the launch of All the Words, a very welcome addition to our musical heritage. She’s got the kind of voice that sits up on the top shelf with music greats like Joplin, Baez and Winehouse… Saturday 2 Feb at 6.30pm. Tix $20 at mullumexservices.com.au.

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The Pete Allan Collective plays Thursday at the Rails

How does where you live influence the music you make? AT ITS CORE, THE PETE ALLAN The Sunshine Coast is where I grew up so the feeling of COLLECTIVE SHARES THE SAME HEART A N D S O U L A S P E T E ’ S T R A D E M A R K S O L O connection to this place is so strong for me. The beaches, creeks, and mountains have always been important places for SOUND OF COASTAL ROOTS ROCK. me to escape to and spend time on pause. I guess that slowing down the pace helps me dig deeper into my mind and the BUT THE ADDITION OF DANIEL SEESE ( D R U M S ) A N D J O S I A H C H A P M A N ( K E Y S ) themes I write about at the time. Is there something about living near the ocean, do you H A S A L L O W E D F O R N E W A N D E X C I T I N G think, that creates a different type of vibe in your music SONIC ELEMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN – or in music made there in general? Why is that, do you think? THE TALENTED SONGWRITER’S MUSIC I think the ocean definitely influences my music and the music of TO THE NEXT LEVEL. MOODY AND so many local artists here. One of my favourite things about the SMOOTH, SUMMER HOLIDAY IS THE ocean’s character is its own ever-changing rhythms. Influenced F I R S T T A S T E O F T H E N E W B A N D , A N D A by external and internal forces like wind, storms, and tides it P E R F E C T I N T R O D U C T I O N – D I S P L A Y I N G can’t help but adapt and reflect the way it’s been affected. It can’t pretend to be calm when it’s getting thrown around! I wish ALL OF THE SOPHISTICATION AND people weren’t able to pretend either; things would probably be NUANCE THAT CAN BE PRODUCED BY more complicated but at least it would be pure and honest! The saying ‘go with the flow’ for me isn’t throwaway; it’s kind of how THE PETE ALLAN COLLECTIVE. The Mamas embark on their first ever tour

we live here too. The ocean reminds me to not be too serious because things will usually always calm down.

It’s a great summer song. Tell me how you recorded Summer Holiday. We were booked in to do some recording with our producer Paulie B for two other tracks. A day or two before, I’d started writing this track while thinking about how great it is to just get away from the norms of life, and how no-one ever wants to go home after a great holiday. I recorded it on my iPhone then sent it to everyone. When we turned up in the studio we decided to give it a go and the magic just flowed from there. What’s your goal for the band for 2019? Always to share our music with more people and create better community through live music. One definite goal is to be spending a lot more time in the studio this year as we’ve been touring a lot and not focusing too hard on the new music even though it’s there. What should people expect from your gig at the Rails? Is it your first one? Not my first gig at The Rails; I’ve played it solo a few times. First band show though, and we can’t wait to share our musical message with all of the beautiful Byron Shire crew! Expect to immerse yourself into some original Sunny Coast music and a couple of reworked covers here and there. The Pete Allan Collective plays Thursday at the Rails.

BACK TO BACKHOUSE MAMAS MAKIN’ MUSIC Following the release of their Juicy EP, Melbourne’s all-lady lineup The Mamas are poised to embark on their first-ever tour, playing shows in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Lismore, Byron Bay and Brisbane. Equal parts fabulous and fearsome, they’ve been disciplining and nurturing audiences around Melbourne for the past two years, becoming known for their sequin-studded shows and their knack for toeing the line between hard-hitting social commentary and outrageous comedy. Expect alarming sensuality, disarming humour, four-part harmonies, and good, old-fashioned maternal wisdom. Thursday at Treehouse in Belongil at 7.30pm. Free.

Australia/NZ’s gospel expert and choir-leading supremo Tony Backhouse presents Rehearsing for Heaven, a rousing a cappella singing experience for all levels of singers. Tony brings dazzling yet simple arrangements of gospel, soul, and African songs to raise voices and spirits almost instantly. Four- to six-part harmony is achieved without effort by this absolute master of a cappella. Following his 19th year of leading singers at Summersong Music Camp, the NZ native and Sydney resident continues leading workshops for amateurs and professional choirs all over Australia, NZ, the USA, Canada, Europe, and the South Pacific. He is an accomplished vocal arranger, composer, singer, and choir leader, whose first Australian choir, The Cafe of the Gate of Salvation, is now over 30 years old. He’s recorded and toured with The Heavenly Lights Quartet, arranged and sung backup for dozens of artists, and written several books on choral music and method. Open to ages 12 and up. Saturday 26 January, 1–4pm, at the Byron Region Community College, Mullumbimby (airconditioned). No pre-bookings; cash only at the door. Doors open 12.30. Tickets $35 or $30 for Summersong graduates. Info: apearl@mulum.com.au

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CURIOSITY THAT WON’T KILL CATS The Cunning Stunts have created something amazing. Once a month at Billindugel they throw a Sunday arvo party that sees half the Shire get their booty out for a bit of a dancefloor session. It’s a great community atmosphere and at the same time the crew have raised tens of thousands of dollars for local charities in the area. After growing their Nudge Nudge brand to capacity they have branched out to create CURIOUS, an experience of cosmic osmosis with DJs playing sets and live guest musicians. The DJ lineup includes DJ Jamie Porteous with SHE J (percussion) and Ezmaytrix (vocals), DJ Crucial D with Dave Wray (saxophone), DJ Dale Stephen with Vanessa Baker (vocals), DJ Lord Sut, and DJ James Scott. New sponsor Brookie’s Gin will have delicious, decadent libations available, Creatrix Body Art will be there to adorn revellers, and our venue the Byron Bay Brewery will be providing amazing, food, beers, beverages, and offering their courtesy bus. In line with all conscious activities Cunning Stunts represent, a percentage of the profits from this event on Saturday night will be donated locally; the recipient for this night at Byron Bay Brewery is Story Dogs. Tix are $20/25 at cunningstunts. com.au.

TRIBUTE TO NICKS & MAC Gold Dust Woman is a musical tribute to the awesome talents of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. The show takes audiences on a journey in music from the early years through to Stevie’s successful solo career. Just last year Stevie Nicks was inducted into the 34th Hall of Fame and is the only woman in history to be inducted twice – once with Fleetwood Mac and once as a solo artist. The show is at the Byron Theatre on Saturday 16 March. Tix on sale now.

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CHEEKY CABARET The Brunswick Picture House is going strong so don’t miss catching its cracking signature show, the Cheeky Cabaret. It’s bigger, bolder, and brasher than ever! The team behind the Cheeky Cabaret and the Brunswick Picture House have been touring two circus/cabaret/variety shows internationally over the last 14 years – the award-winning La Soirée, which recently completed its eighth winter season in London, and its baby sister, Club Swizzle, which embarks on a world tour in 2018 after sellout seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Perth Fringe World Festival. Brunswick Heads is now the home base for these international blockbuster shows and the Cheeky Cabaret embraces very much the same spirit as Soirée and Swizzle. Two years in, people continue to talk about the Cheeky Cabaret and we are thrilled that some of the most incredible international artists from around the world are beating down the door to perform at the Brunswick Picture House. Bold and brash, sexy and dangerous, with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is one party you will not want to miss! Smashing together circus, vaudeville, comedy, and everything in between, the Cheeky Cabaret has rightfully become the talk of the town. The Cabaret features a different cast of troubadours, miscreants, delectable divas, and cabaret queens every month, so no two shows are ever the same! You’ll leave spellbound, titillated, and amazed. As always, bring Grandma but leave the little ones at home. Except for Sunday arvo at 3pm when you can actually bring them! Saturday 9pm, Sunday at 3pm & 6pm. All adult tix are $40/45 with Sunday arvo kids for $25 and family of four is $120. Tix at brunswickpicturehouse.com

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Bella Fuego offers sacred tribal movement at Earth Frequency Earth Frequency hosts a wide range of performance art each year as a key aspect of creating an unforgettable festival experience. This includes regular favourites such as the main stage fire shows, the Indigenous welcome to country and opening ceremony, as well as roving performers, special stage shows, and random acts of spontaneous theatre. Myth, ritual, ceremony, and drama combine with movement, colour, and our collective physical presence for many moments of spectacle and communal connection. The event features some wild performance including Flames of the Phoenix, Embers, Fiesta Fire, Nunukul Yuggera, Wild Lotus Project, Flaming Dragon and more… Experience something out of the ordinary at Earth Frequency, 15–18 February at Ivory’s Rock in southeastern Qld. For program info, camping, and location go to earthfrequency. com.au.

NORPA TO UPGRADE LISMORE CITY HALL NORPA has received a $1.16 million Regional Cultural Fund grant to upgrade Lismore City Hall into the premier performing arts centre in the northern rivers. This is the final part of two years’ work and planning to complete the performing arts centre project and will secure upgrades for the venue that will make it the only contemporary performing arts centre between Coffs Harbour and the Gold Coast. So make sure you get over to Lismore this year to catch some of the incredible shows on offer at what is soon to be one of the state’s premier regional venues!

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A still from Lil Bois, indigenous drama by Grant Thompson, the first short film in the traditional language of Ngandi screening on Saturday 26 January at Flickerfest at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall

AUSSIE SHORTS GET THE FLICKER Saturday 26 January sees Flickerfest present an awesome program of Aussie shorts.

MURDER ON THE REEF Murder on the Reef is a documentary that issues a wake-up call in light of impending collapse of the world’s largest marine ecosystem. This confronting new documentary by a Chernobyl researcher shows the Great Barrier Reef is in grave danger owing to poor management of the surrounding land. The film Murder on the Reef by Gold Coast-based geochemist Allen Dobrovolsky and filmmaker Alex Fitzwater compares poor management of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. Dr Dobrovolsky says, ‘Pushing the nuclear reactor’s capabilities to its limits led to the ‘human-made’ Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Thousands of square miles of pristine environment around the Chernobyl nuclear power station became a wasteland. ‘Similarly, poor environmental management led to the environmental disaster in the Great Barrier Reef’s port of Gladstone in 2011. Since this time the reef has suffered unprecedented backto-back bleaching events that have killed half of the corals. This is because of the warming oceans caused by climate change. The collapse of an entire ecosystem is imminent unless action is taken.’ According to Dr Dobrovolsky, the next impending reef disaster will be on a much larger scale owing to the predicted global increase in the rate of bleaching events. With 50 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals already wiped out, a further increase in ocean temperatures will have catastrophic effects. Director Mr Fitzwater says the film is much more than a compilation of facts: ‘We are bringing the dying reef to its knees and that says something about us as humans… the time for burying our heads in the sand is long past.’ The film reveals an underlying lack of co-operation between government, marine research scientists, activists, politicians, Indigenous leaders, and the general public as being a core factor in the rapid decline of the reef’s health. ‘Despite repeated warnings by Australian scientists that the reef is in ‘grave danger’, the budget for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has been wound back by successive governments,’ says Dr Dobrovolsky. Dr Dobrovolsky, who self-funded Murder on the Reef, says the film was driven by a sense of social and environmental responsibility: ‘I’ve seen firsthand the devastation of the corals on the reef. This, combined with my scientific research, has left no other option but to spread this message as far and wide as possible so together we can rectify the environmental damage we’ve all created.’ Since its release in February last year, Murder on the Reef has received more than 25 accolades, including the prestigious Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival’s Best Documentary Film and The Monthly Film Festival’s Best Feature Film awards. Murder on the Reef is being screened at the Byron Community Centre on Thursday 24 January with a live Q&A panel including mayor Simon Richardson, reef scientist Peter Harrison, producer and environmental scientist Allen Dobrovolsky, and a representative from Positive Change for Marine Life (Karl Goodsell). Other panelists still to confirm. The film is narrated by TV host and political agitator James Mathison. Thursday 24 January at the Byron Theatre at 6.30pm – tix are $25/22 at byroncentre.com.au with 10 per cent of sales going to Australian Marine Conservation Society’s Fight for Our Reef campaign.

Now in its 14th year, Byron All Shorts shows the best of films from the northern rivers. Around 15 local short films will screen across this 120-minute program, which will celebrate an incredible range of themes and stories. Byron All Shorts is judged by an esteemed jury of local northern rivers industry luminaries. The full list of local finalists can be found at www.iQ.org.au. Later that day is Best of Australian Shorts, where Flickerfest presents a diverse range of stories from across Australia that celebrate our unique identity and culture with a Best of Australian Shorts program, selected from seven programs in Flickerfest’s Academy®-accredited competition in Bondi. Highlights include: Desert Dash – a wonderful creative comedy by Gracie Otto: On the outskirts of Australia, opals are now the currency for survival in the game of Desert Dash. When a feisty heroine gets the opportunity to level up there is no choice but to win. Also featured is the delightful indigenous drama from the NT Lil Bois, by Grant Thompson, the first short film in the traditional language of Ngandi: after swimming with his friends in a billabong, a nervous little boy returns to his camp and discovers everything has changed. His family is missing. With his friends, he heads out into the wilderness to find them. Comedian and actor Paul McDermott makes a return to Flickerfest, with his beautifully crafted and haunting animation Ghostbear, which looks at the world’s disappearing species. Flickerfest at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall 25–27 January – tix at iQ.org.au.

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MARY POPPINS RETURNS The strangest thing happened. Only hours after watching this, I saw its cast being interviewed on the Graham Norton Show. It was the usual wall-to-wall ‘aren’t we fab’ tripe while Norton stroked their egos and laughed uproariously at their anecdotes… and the thing is, the movie they were promoting was suddenly diminished in my eyes, reduced to just ‘product’. Which is a shame, because I was buoyed and charmed and thoroughly entertained by it. Australian writer PL Travers’s much-loved nanny is back in London, literally appearing from the clouds, to help the now grown-up Banks brother and sister in their time of need. Behind in paying off a loan and with three children of his own to support, widowed Michael (Ben Whishaw) will lose the family home unless he can repay Wilkins, the nasty bank manager (Colin Firth), the full amount that he owes before Big Ben strikes midnight in three days. Enter Mary (Emily Blunt), who, armed with little more than song and dance and magic, will assist Michael and Jane (Emily Mortimer) in averting catastrophe. The tunes are ‘serviceable’, in that each of them reflects the mood of the moment while propelling the narrative, but none is memorable in the way that Chim-chiminey, Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious and Feed the Birds were from the 1964 original. To my ears they sounded a tad ‘brassy Broadway’, with the exception of Michael’s

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WITH THE SUN AND MERCURY IN AQUARIUS, THIS WEEK CALLS FOR A DYNAMIC BALANCE BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND SPONTANEITY… haunting lament for his lost wife, A Conversation. As homage to Robert Stevenson’s earlier film, director Rob Marshall gives Dick Van Dyke a belated cameo, and he also includes an animated sequence that doesn’t quite blend with the crisp period realism that otherwise prevails. Cleverly plotted – the manner in which time is stopped so that Wilkins might be thwarted is ingenious – brightly coloured, and with Blunt comfortably stepping into Julie Andrews’s shoes, it is a pleasure for young and old. At the end, all the kids in the packed cinema clapped excitedly, which is about as high a recommendation that you could get.

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ARIES: This week has you thinking bigger picture, past personal parameters to community and global levels. Venus and Jupiter fellow-travelling in the sign of multicultural exploration suggest that visitors from elsewhere, a long-distance love interest, or business connections in different time zones are likely to be stimulating and profitable.

GEMINI: Your ruler Mercury the quicksilver planet quantum-leaping into the sign of wild ideas has that busy machine, the Gemini mind, working at warp speed. Which could see thinking outside the box paying off bigtime this week, but also an increased need for impulse control around over-sharing and discretionary spending. CANCER: As Venus and Jupiter prolong their loving meetup, it’s easy to let others know how much you appreciate them with that Cancerian brand of pampering you do so well. And to take note this week of who is supporting you if recent eclipse shifts have wrought plot twists in your career sphere. LEO: Venus in flamboyant mode lights some fabulous flirty fireworks this week, while Lions in mated relationships could rekindle sparks via a breakational walk on the wild side. Plus Mercury in your sector of articulate eloquence is one of the best times to have That Talk you’ve been putting off… VIRGO: Recent eclipses flipped your script in a bold new direction? Or instigated a timely overhaul of routines turned tedious, passé, and a bit ho-hum? Mercury in multifarious Aquarius invites your unique skills and talents out to play in unusual ways this week, which is also a prime time for techno upgrades.

LIBRA: Something you’ve been aching to say? Speaking up and out continues as this week’s negotiations see you going bold and bolder, candid, and confident concerning issues formerly swept under the rug. As always conditions apply: which are keeping in mind your audience’s sensitive areas and personal acceptance capacity. SCORPIO: Making a spontaneous decision or inspirational leap of faith could be the key to this week’s success, but only from the foundational strength of really knowing your stuff. If unexpected après-eclipse relationship turnarounds occur, make change your friend, not your enemy. Oh, and follow up on those interesting contacts. SAGITTARIUS: Venus in your frisky sign is bodacious and up for taking a chance on love, adventure, whatever. But likely to be zero tolerant, so apply that quality this week to avoiding I’m-right arguing. Because this isn’t your business-asusual year – it’s a boomer. New, unusual, different? Bring it on… CAPRICORN: With Mars accelerating, Saturn braking, and people changing their minds faster than this week’s weather, getting others on board to do it your way is frankly in the herding-cats category. So focus on amour, Capricorns, because you’re an absolute love bomb right now for whoever’s on your romantic bandwidth. AQUARIUS: Happy birthday, Aquirkyians, and welcome to your month in the sun. While Mercury in Aquarius has you generously sharing original opinions and visionary thinking, don’t be shy about self-promotion either. During this week’s lively face, phone, and screen networking, it’s worth taking the time to find the perfect words for each situation. PISCES: Mental-as-anything Mercury in mindy Aquarius keeps this week’s chaos/clarity carousel on high-speed cycle. And with lightbulb realisations downloading thick and fast after the recent eclipse messages to downsize and simplify, this is Pisces tribe time to rest up, integrate, and recharge your batteries.

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Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM NICK CUNNINGHAM

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Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 8PM ADAM HARPAZ, 9PM LIVE MUSIC & DJS

Q CURRUMBIN PUB 8PM FREE THE GENIE, MACHINE CLUB, ISM, CHILLUMINATI

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Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS

Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 6PM OPEN MIC NIGHT

Q BANGALOW BOWLO SWING BAND

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM SKYEATER

Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 5.30PM ZAK KAOZ

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM SUPERCHEEZE

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM LIVE DJS

Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM TRIVIA

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 11AM SUPER AMAZING GIANT GIRL, 7PM TOMMY LITTLE & LUKE MCGREGOR, 9PM ANNE EDMONDS

Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS

Q LENNOX HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT Q NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY (NRCG), BALLINA, 5.30PM MYTH AND MAGIC | ANN BELLE AND PHILIPPA LEADER + PEREGRINE TO PLATYPUS | CAROL GRAY AND CARMEL WATTS + SWINGING THE LAMP | PENNY BENNETT + “O” TO BE A YOUNG POET IN PARIS – T.S. ELIOT | KERRY ELIAS MOORE Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, 2PM SOCIAL NEW VOGUE DANCING

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Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 5.30PM CAMERON MURRAY

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Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM YEWSDAY LIVE DJS Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6PM SALSA CLASSES Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM OPEN MIC WITH SLIM PICKENS

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PACO LARA: THE ANDALUSIAN GUITAR PRESENTED BY ALAMEDA SOCIAL CLUB Saturday 19 January, 8.00pm $30 | Ages 15+

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Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE

Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM THE AVERAGE JOES

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Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM 4’20 SOUND REGGAE NIGHT

Q THE EMPIRE, MULLUMBIMBY 7PM, BAILANDO LATIN DANCE PARTY

Q MULLUM FARMERS MARKET, MULLUMBIMBY, 8AM JESSE MORRIS BAND

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

Philip Toovey

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

Whether Whe er y you need a tech mentor, advice or just support m Iâ€™m here to help

Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds

TINY EARTHWOR various implements available for limited access projects

Lic.136717c

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BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993

PACIFIC BITUMEN

Local, home and hosting support services:

CLEANING

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

DESIGN & DRAFTING

)UHH 4XRWH â€“ &DOO 1RZ

BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

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

Professional Cleaning Services

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 AIR B+B MANAGEMENT. cleaning, hosting, laundry + re-stock .................................0457 575900

MULLUMBIMBY CHIROPRACTIC Massage & Chiropractic. 110 Dalley St ........................66841028

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264

DRAFTING + MODELLING SERVICES Infrastructure, residential and commercial .......0424 020670

fullcirclerefinishing.com

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961

MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Blue Sky

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

DENTISTS

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Full Circle

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

Truck Mounted Machine

THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

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

CARPET CLEANING

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600

BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766

BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420

BUILDERS SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg .................0422 069632

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

â€˘ Driveways â€˘ Landscaping â€˘ Rock walls â€˘ House & shed sites

â€˘ Land clearing â€˘ Augers, rock grab &Â breaker attachments â€˘ Free quotes

Luke Jarrett â€“ 0431 329 630 Follow us on

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708 BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443

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ELECTRICIANS

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 24 HOUR SERVICE

Free Delivery

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

GLAZIERS

JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

Acreage Mowing Specialist $75/hr Contact Vadi: 0404 978 383

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

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

0434 329 111

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

0458 267 777

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

Lic. 211410C

info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd 0414 905 900

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO • 24/7 Emergency • Residential, Commercial • Level 2

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

Lic no. 141097C

Suffolk Park

1800 763 911 | 0417 415 474 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

R E LIAB LE

Caring for all your garden needs

20 years experience in residential & acreage care Mowing, Brushcutting, Hedge trimming.

Michael 0497 842 442

Fully insured

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

FENCING

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

Prestige Acreage Care Byron Bay hinterland and surrounds

0490 149 067

Acreage mowing • Brush cutting Care taking / Management Rubbish removal • Tree removal prestigeacreagecare.com

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763

GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance.....................0402 487213 PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123

GUTTERING Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service.

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42

HANDYPERSONS A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, gardens, painting, odd jobs etc ...........0427 110953 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 BUILDER SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 yrs exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg.......................0422 069632 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

AAA HOME MAINTENANCE Handyman, painting decks, lawns, insured, reliable ........0434 705506 ALL BUILDING TRADES carpentry, fencing, landscaping, lawns. Free quotes. .............0415 454476

HEALTH • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St...............................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MALI’S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790

HIRE

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716 BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, insured. Gyan .........0402 728207 THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

6685 8588

BUILDER SKILLS carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001...................................0422 069632

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839

GARAGE DOORS

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

Lic: 154293c

0439 624 945

GAS SUPPLIERS

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 LAWN MOWING Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Call Mark ............................................0437 343348 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660

INTERIOR DECORATING FOR ALL YOUR INTERIOR DECORATING NEEDS ..........................................................0457 575900

IRONING

Weeding, Brushcutting, Hedging. Sml-med tree pruning/removal. Gutter clean. Brenda ..0406 684771 THE IRONING LADY www.TheIroningLadyByronBay.com.au Angela ...........................0414 719680

GARDEN DESIGN

KITCHENS

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

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â€˘ Sand â€˘ Soils â€˘ Gravels â€˘ Pots & statues â€˘ Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 SOIL MULCH

CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE

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24 years experience

PLUMBERS

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AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249

PEST CONTROL

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001

QUALIFIED â€˘ INSURED â€˘ LOCAL â€˘ FREE QUOTES

Mob: 0409 451 518

451 186 / 6680 4660

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ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Licence No. 207479C

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443

PLASTERING Lic 167371C

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

0266 804555

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

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

â€˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â€œno sprayâ€? cockroach treatments â€˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

IPS PTY LTD Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing, decks & design Lic 290231C ...0437 819087 GREEN SKY LANDSCAPES. All aspects of landscape construction + design. Lic 208800C.

LIGHTING

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au

Lighting Showroom Open 9am â€“ 5pm Mon â€“ Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au

SIMONâ€™S PLUMBING

SIMON HERBERT

LICENSED PLUMBER + GASFITTER FRIENDLY + RELIABLE SERVICE

0490 025 872 simonplumbs@gmail.com

LIC 327106C

www.greenskylandscapes.com.au .................................................................................0421 986373

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

LOCKSMITH

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ€Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â€Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148 DASH LOCK SERVICE Commercial & Domestic Locks & Security Call Ash .....................0430 170841

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018 I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

PHONES & COMMUNICATION

OSTEOPATHY

MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining & gas fit. Free quotes ...0408 665672 ROBBIE BEES PLUMBING hot water, draining, roofing, bathroom renos 121906C ......0410 469765

IWIRE ANTENNAS David Levine FAST Service Antenna Repairs and Replacements ......0402 022111

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

PHOTOGRAPHY

PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

Tree Faerie Fotos Professional â€˘ Commercial â€˘ Personal

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517

www.treefaeriefotos.com â€˘ 0417 427 518

PAINTING â€˘ 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.

0438 784 226 â€˘ 6685 4154

Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ€™Hara ................................................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Lic No 189144C

BYRON BAY

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING â€˘ Domestic & Commercial â€˘ Servicing all areas â€˘ Workmanship guaranteed â€˘ Attention to detail

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288

REMOVALISTS

Andyâ€™s Move & More

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

0429 149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth â€“ just give us a ring

â€˘ Freight services to Brisbane weekly â€˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â€˘ Furniture removal â€˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

6681 4912 / 0409 917646

ANTHONY Dâ€™ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ€™bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499

LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAYâ€™S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

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

PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385

PICTURE FRAMING YVES DE WILDE

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444

X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C

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PICTURE HANGING PROFESSIONAL PICTURE HANGING, also display of art and objects Phone Lenny .....0407 031294

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www.shiftremovals.com.au LOCAL + INTERSTATE REMOVALS ROAD + RAIL FREIGHT CONTAINER REMOVALS + TRANSPORT

The expert in solar efďŹ ciency

Call 1300 18 20 50 www.saegroup.com.au

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

0434 391 855

Lifeâ€™s Good with Solar Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for yourÂ business & home

Patrick - 0425 256 802

www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

LdS Silviculture Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

720 200 396 508

0434 391 855

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

ROOFING

TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

DOMESTIC â€˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ............0402 191316

Metal RooďŹ ng Installations â€˘ Guttering Downpipes â€˘ Fascia â€˘ Skylights â€˘ Whirlybird Patios â€˘ Repairs â€˘ Leaf Guard

HART TREE SERVICES 18â€? chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380

Craig Montgomery â€“ 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

UPHOLSTERY

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255

METAL ROOFING + GUTTER GUARD SPECIALIST. NSW Lic 102013C. David ..............0499 853889

SWIMMING POOLS

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438

â€˘ All pool requirements â€˘ Professional advice â€˘ Water testing â€˘ Friendly service â€˘ Pool servicing

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

6684 3003

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

Convert your existing pool Highly experienced pool builder installing magnesium pools since inception Supply & installation for all ďŹ ltration requirements For enquiries call

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry

Buying: â€˘ Scrap metal â€˘ Aluminium â€˘ Copper â€˘ Brass â€˘ Lead â€˘ Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

FREE T avail fo OW

Jason 0402 852 974

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818

WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts

BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443

for home, commercial and rural properties

POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487c .........0419 479921 or 66843489

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

TILING

Sales Installation Service

â€˘ 1300 Taylex â€˘ www.talex.com.au

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805 NEWT Environmental Wastewater Treatment. Design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C . 0429 805081

...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

SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812

Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

SOLAR INSTALLATION Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

IN IN H

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

â€˘ plumbing.td@bigpond.com

0418 754 149 â€˘ 07 5523 9930

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839

Lic 312643C

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

www.northcoastmineralpools.com | northcoastmineralpools@gmail.com

r cars â€“ unwanted cash for som paid e

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ€™d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

(opp. Council chambers)

A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL & TIP RUNS 4.5m2 trailer, reliable ......................................0413 289443

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS

VALUERS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

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BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings, curtains & outdoor. ................................0403 713303

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20Â years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDryâ€™s patented cleaning systems.

WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

Water puriďŹ cation systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water ďŹ lters

$399

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 WEB DESIGN, SEO, Online marketing, Graphic Design ......................................................66846128

Call us on 6679 7228

Your local, qualiďŹ ed team. m 0428 320 262 Specialists in standalone & e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com grid interact system designs.

Electric Lic 124600c

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TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

â€˘ Stump Grinding â€˘ Bobcat â€˘ Cherrypicker â€˘ Crane Truck â€˘ 18â€? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545 MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383

WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

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Classifieds

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777

INDEX Birthdays ................................ 53 Business For Sale ................. 52 Childcare................................ 51

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

Death Notices ........................ 53

PHONE ADS

For Sale ................................. 52

Ads may be taken by phone on

Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Garage Sales......................... 52 Halls For Hire......................... 52

Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

Health Notices ....................... 52

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

EMAIL ADS

In Memoriam.......................... 53 Life Celebrations .................... 53 Motor Vehicles ....................... 52 Musical Notes ........................ 53 Only Adults ............................ 53 Pets ........................................ 53

Share Accommodation .......... 52 Social Escorts........................ 53

LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

These prices include GST.

Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm

To Lease ................................ 52 To Let ..................................... 52

RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

Tradework .............................. 52

www.byroncentre.com.au

Tuition .................................... 53 Wanted To Rent ..................... 52 Work Wanted ......................... 53

MUSIC, FOOD, SHOPPING & KIDS FUN

Prepayment is required for all ads.

HUGE RANGE AVAILABLE NOW The largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire

HEAPS OF FLOWERING SHRUBS Native tubes of shrubs and trees only $3.50 Flowering shrubs from $12.95 Advanced plants $24.95 and $49.95 Lomandra tubes on special only $1.00 ea All Ferns 25% off

BYRON MARKET

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reﬂect the views or opinions of the editorial staff. The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein. The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

Sunday 20 Jan 8am – 3pm Butler St Reserve

COSTUME HIRE, PROPS, SUITS & ACCESSORIES Open Thurs 4–6.30pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm or by appointment

TAYLORS PROPS 1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2978

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NATIVE PLANTS

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET

Wanted .................................. 52

THE BYRON SHIRE

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Tree Services ......................... 52

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DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre

Professional Services ............ 51 Public Notices ........................ 51

RATES & PAYMENT

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Positions Vacant .................... 52

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

MULLUM CREEK

Buy 50 plants or more for huge discounts

NATIVE NURSERY

Cash, Eftpos and credit cards.

BYRON BALLET

SUMMER SCHOOL 23-26th January. Ballet, contemporary, jazz, break dance for boys. www.byronballet.com

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Between Dark and Dark a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of chess player Savielly Tartakower; Heresy, an historical novel.

110 Yankee Creek Rd,Via Wilsons Creek Rd, Mullumbimby 6684 1703

Celebration and Meditation 5p.m. Live music Dance Meditation 6p.m. Osho Video 7p.m. Dinner with Osho friends

ALL JUST $10 EACH Available from The Echo office reception

MULLUM MARKET This Saturday 8am – 2pm

Call Shahido

6688 2494 CHILDCARE BABY-SITTING I love looking after children and I am a great cook, $15/hr. Phone 0424025271

PROF. SERVICES

Live Music

OPEN WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY 10AM - 4PM AND SATURDAY 9AM - 1PM

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Osho

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NO DOGS PLEASE

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

ph: 0400 558 181 info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

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0439 492 804

AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT

THE BYRON SHIRE

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

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

6.30am: VINYASA 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

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

Jo Morrish 62 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 1800 941 052 info@rainbowCentre. com.au www.rainbowcentre. com.au FB: rainbowcentremullum Insta: The.Rainbow.Centre

TUESDAY MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

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CORE SLIDERS

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6-7.30pm: AFRICAN DANCE 7.30-9.30pm: REBIRTHING BREATHWORK

7-8am: ELEMENTAL VINYASA

8-9am: OSHO MEDITATION 9:30-11am: RISE! DANCE 12:30-1:30pm: YIN YOGA

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9:30-11am: MEDITATION 12:30-1:30pm: PILATES 4-5pm: BE STILL + CHILL

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8-9:15am: YIN YOGA 9:30-10:30am: FAMILY YOGA 10-11am: CARDI YOGA

11-12:30pm: ACRO YOGA

4-5pm: RAINBOW SPIRIT DANCE 7:30-10pm: THE CONSCIOUS CUDDLE PUDDLE

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Classifieds

For North Coast news online visit PURGE SALE Sat from 8am, 19 Gordon St, Mullum. Toddler gear, clothes, toys, books, shed gear & furniture.

HEALTH NEED TO TALK? 0419957377 THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742

Concerts, forums, weddings, exhibitions, functions, etc. www.mullumcivic.com

Study Kinesiology

0488 609 774

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 â€“ 66857991

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

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, ďŹ nding the root causes of any problems and clearing them. Kinesiology North Coast Ph 0403125506 Registered practitioner. www.kinesiologynorthcoast.com.au

bookings@mullumcivic.com

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE

TREE SERVICES

MAEW

Sat 19th Jan, 8am-12pm 13 Remnant Dr, Clunes Good range, great prices Enq. welcome kate@yourperfectspace.com.au www.yourperfectspace.com.au

SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 DAVID LOVEJOYâ€™S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each.

ARCHIBALDâ€™S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617

COMPOST TOILETS

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352

Crystal Pop-up Shop

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING â€˘ TREE REMOVALS â€˘ QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12â€? CHIPPER â€˘ STUMP GRINDING â€˘ CHERRY PICKER â€˘ FULLY INSURED

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0431721073

MULLUM - MAJOR CLEAR OUT 22 New City Road Sat 8am Kids books, toys, clothes. Furniture & other h/hold items. Everything must go!!! MULLUM 9 Laverty Court, Sat. Clothes, toys, bikes, tools, homewares, books

MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local regâ€™d business 66845296 or 66845403

AUTOMATIC 2005 HOLDEN COMMODORE 179855KM VERY HANDY WAGON SN2445...............................................$6490 AUTOMATIC 2008 HONDA JAZZ 5DR HATCH 132870KM REGO TILL MARCH FULL SERVICE HISTORY SN4397...............$6990 AUTOMATIC 2004 FORD ESCAPE 168152KM LOW KM 4 CYLINDER FANTASTIC CONDITION SN1576........$6990 AUTOMATIC 2006 HOLDEN ASTRA CONVERTIBLE 109227KM REGO TILL MARCH SN0300.................................$5490 AUTOMATIC 2014 MITSUBISHI TRITION GLX-R TURBO DIESEL 4WD DUALCAB SN4745.............................................$16990

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

AVAIL END FEB Big house, 1 mile from Mullum, rural. My choice is a local family, tradesman or handy person who can maintain water supply, keep road drains from blocking, knows what a Scotch thistle is, likes tending fruit trees and eating fruit, prefers native animals to dogs or cats, doesn't have hordes of drop in friends. $400pw & bond. Email: lenhend@hotmail.com. MYOCUM large new 1br cottage, 1.5 bthrm $430pw Avail now. Ph 0437114144 SUMMERLAND STORAGE BANGALOW From $105/mth Call GNF Bangalow 66872833 2 BDRM HOUSE rural, 5 mins to Mullum, huge garden $460pw Ph 0412999797 COOPERS SHOOT Rural cabin, newly built and soon to rent, one/two bedroom, panoramic ocean views to Lennox, unfurnished, suit working single or couple. $600pw incl. power.Taking expressions of interest. Claire 0428498388 MULLUM original farmhouse 3+bdrm 1.5km to town $500pw Ph 0402130972 OCEAN SHORES Quality, beautiful 1bdrm garden ďŹ‚at $360pw. elect, water & mowing included. Avail 15th February. Contact Gavin on 0427847400. FEDERAL 2br boutique house in Village. Close to park/shops/cafe. Newly ďŹ nished. Suit working couple. N/s. Long term lease. $600pw. Message Jo 0409604650.

Traditional Thai Massage

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500

BAN THAI

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

Now at

10 Years Experience The last 5 Years in Byron Bay

0478 654 405

â€˘ FULLY INSURED â€˘ PROFESSIONAL SERVICE â€˘ FREE QUOTES

6684 4421

17 Ruskin St, Byron Bay

TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY â€Śfeel the difference

SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670

Yin Yoga with Kim

By the ocean 5:30pm Fridays Byron Surf Club ALL WELCOME Just turn up or call 0405 452 496

HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING

0402 364 852

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE â€˘ â€˘ â€˘ â€˘ â€˘

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

â€˘ â€˘ â€˘ â€˘ â€˘

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

â€˘ Affordable tree services â€˘ Professional tree care â€˘ 18" chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured â€˘ Free quotes

6684 9137 â€˘ 0427 347 380

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES â€˘ Cherry Picker â€˘ Wood Chipper â€˘ Stump Grinder â€˘ Tree Surgeon â€˘ Fully Insured

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

27 years experience.

FOR SALE

HALLS FOR HIRE

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

Supplying commercial, wood ďŹ red bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ďŹ res, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4â€™x 6â€™ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

HALL 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay from $20ph. Kitchen, conference/workshop space. Ph 0412665985 or 0468453344

Matt 0427 172 684

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OCEAN SHORES BAKERY has a casual position avail for hardworking energetic person. Approx 16-20hrs/week resume to meganmaree133@gmail.com BE YOUR OWN BOSS Work at your own pace from home. Earn commission fulďŹ lling sales of The Every Drop Shower SaverÂŽ E: sales@showersaver.com.au ADMIN LEGEND wanted to join Natural Therapy Association â€“ IICT in Byron Bay. Full-time, ďŹ‚exible hours. We need someone who can think on their feet; create happy members by solving problems. Our business is the combination of people & their information. If you like to work towards a goal independently with the backup of an experienced team, we would love to hear from you. Applications close 5pm January 28th. Visit: myiict.com/ careers/ WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofďŹ ce box BEAUTIFUL BOUTIQUE ACCOM is seeking well-presented individual for check in services & other admin duties Casual, incl weekends Email: Joanna@shambhala.org.au ADMIN TEMP wanted for immediate start at Natural Therapy Institute (IICT) in Byron Bay. Full-time, ďŹ‚exible hours. We need people who are IT savvy, focused and independent workers. Join a small closeknit values and purpose driven team. $24.95 ph. Apply with letter and resume to Andrew@myiict.com. Applications close Monday January 21.

LOOKING FOR

CHEFS

TREE SERVICES

BREAK THE CHAIN OF ADDICTIONS NOW!

Call today 6680 2630

MULLUM 1br studio. Sgl, quiet, working, n/s fem pref, refs. $300pw. 0437991331

Tallow

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Feeling trapped? Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours. Stop smoking, weight loss and so much more.

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

POSITIONS VACANT

Vigilant Ć†ÄśĹ•ÄˆÄ• Ç¨Ç°ÇŻÇ BAMBOO PLY

BUSINESS FOR SALE

GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

MILK RUN KINGSCLIFF with 1 subcontractor. 4 days pw approx. 30hrs pw. Includes a truck. Massive growth area underway or approved. Ph 0412145610

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 â€˘ sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

GARAGE SALES VICTORIA SPRING & FRIENDS Fri & Sat 8am-1pm, 4 Dalley St, Mullum. Camera equip, clothes, books, antiques, chandeliers & much much more SUFFOLK 53 Coogera Cct, Sat 8am2pm. Stock clearance & surfboards

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

BYRON B. HOLCIM MINI CONCRETE TRUCK & CONTRACT (2027) POA. MR Lic required. 0414276506

URGENT SALE

PIzza shop / cafe. Well established business in Ocean Shores, loved by locals. Great turnover ďŹ gures. Bargain at $60,000 neg. Ph 0402485687

SHARE ACCOM.

RESIDENTIAL Billinudgel 1br 1bth $240 North Ocean Shores 4 bed 2 bath $600 2 bed 1 bath $540 Mullumbimby 3 bed 1 bath $600 COMMERCIAL Brunswick Heads 54sqm in Fingal St. Brand new with grease trap. 27sqm in Park St. Perfect for Retail Byron Industrial Estate 160sqm upstairs/ downstairs

WANTED TO RENT STH GOLDEN BEACH / O.SHORES, 3br house, long term from beg March. F/ time worker, n/s, refs, 25yr local, excellent tenant. Up to $600pw. Sarah 0438628114

MULLUM You get 4bdrms & 2bthrms in a large home avail 1 Feb. Ph 0432583372

ARTISTS wanted to share studio/gallery space in Byron Arts & Industry Estate. No live-in. Phone Tracey 0431092618

ANDERSONS HILL large 1br cabin in garden setting on acreage. Suit wking sgl/ cpl, pref no kids/pets, n/s. 0437141725

'OCKN [QWT EQXGT NGVVGT CPF %8 to: empiremullum@gmail.com

5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

TO LEASE

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

COOK The Empire seeks an awesome EQQM VQ Ć“V KP YKVJ QWT GUVCDNKUJGF team. Experience working in C DWU[ MKVEJGP CNQPG CPF YKVJ C VGCO UJQTV QTFGT DTGCMHCUV CPFÇHQQFÇRTGUGPVCVKQP #RRNKECPVU PGGF VQ DG CDNG VQ VCMG FKTGEVKQP JCXG IQQF EQOOWPKECVKQP UMKNNU CVVGPVKQP VQ FGVCKN CPF DG CXCKNCDNG HQT YGGMGPF YQTM #YCTF YCIGU

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177

MULLUM acres, Queen room, ensuite, sgl, $220pw inc bills. Ph 0419390498

TO LET

St. Elmo Dining in Byron Bay is looking for full-time qualified chefs to join our professional and hard-working team. If you are interested, please send your CV to Brendan at chef@stelmodining.com or come past St. Elmo to speak to Brendan in person.

MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $25 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesnâ€™t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com

CHEF/COOK No splits, must work unsupervised. Award rate

jackeggo@hotmail.com

0412 239 680 JNR TRAINEESHIP (management) Mullumbimby Suit school leaver

jackeggo@hotmail.com

0412 239 680

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

Classifieds RTO NO: 90013

DEATH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

RICHARD JAMES HOLLAND 26.9.38 â€“ 12.1.19

Kevin Lambert

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MOJO? Come warp time with me! 0407013347 Anxiety Relief Massage inc Prostate Stim EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677

16.3.1959 â€“ 12.1.2009

Looking for a new career? Enrol now to study in 2019 Individual Support(Ageing and Disability) Starts 30th Jan

Early Childhood Education & Care

Beloved Husband of Silvia Very much loved father, father-in-law, grandad, brother, brother-in-law, friend. â€˜My thanks to Life, for all it has given For all the laughter, tears I have livedâ€™ x Privately cremated

LIFE CELEBRATIONS

Starts 4th Feb

Massage Therapy

Anne Lii Laing

Starts 5th Feb

Permaculture Starts 5th Feb Starts 6th Feb

Community Dance, Theatre and Events Starts 26th Feb

Community Services Starts 28th Feb

Horticulture Starts 28th March

NSW Government subsidised places available call to see if youâ€™re eligible

02 6684 3374

byroncollege.org.au Vacancies available now at our Byron Bay restaurants

Is looking for a part time, qualiďŹ ed Beauty Therapist with at least 2 years experience. Must live within 10 minutes of Mullum. Email your resume with photo to beauty@thekivaspa.com

Penny 10 years itâ€™s been since you passed. Sometimes itâ€™s gone so very fast. Other times itâ€™s gone oh so slow, 3 beautiful grandsons now to show.

FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS Cath, Mitch and Jodi xxx

PETS

Future Youth Program

Aged 65, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 9, 2019. A beautiful wife, mother of three daughters and grandmother, Anne embraced many with her generosity of spirit. We welcome friends and family to a celebration of her life Thursday January 17 from 10am (10.30am start) to 12pm at the Mullum Civic Hall.

WE NEED: â€˘ Senior Shift/Shift Supervisors â€˘ Chefs and Cooks (must have experience with Japanese food) â€˘ Bar and FOH FT, PT and Casual positions Email application to

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Family and friends will be meeting next week at Clovelly Bowling Club, Sydney to celebrate Garyâ€™s life and share in remembrance, celebration and reďŹ‚ection with stories, poems, music and food. If you feel so inclined, please donate to Doctors Without Borders on behalf of Gary - https://www.msf.org.au/ donate-now.

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12.28pm 5.45pm 4.16pm 8.10am Moon High tide, set height (m) 1523 0604 1.44; 1751 1.24 1621 0657 1.54; 1847 1.20 1717 0744 1.61; 1937 1.18 1812 0826 1.67; 2021 1.18 1905 0904 1.70; 2101 1.18 1954 0941 1.71; 2139 1.18 2040 1015 1.71; 2215 1.18 2122 1049 1.69; 2250 1.17 2200 1123 1.66; 2327 1.16 2236 1158 1.61 2309 0007 1.15; 1232 1.55 2342 0052 1.14; 1310 1.48 0145 1.14; 1351 1.40 0014 0246 1.17; 1440 1.32 0047 0357 1.23; 1540 1.25 0123 0503 1.33; 1647 1.21 0202 0604 1.46; 1755 1.20 0247 0659 1.61; 1859 1.22 0338 0751 1.74; 1957 1.25 0436 0842 1.86; 2051 1.28 0541 0931 1.95; 2143 1.32 0650 1019 1.99; 2232 1.34 0800 1106 1.98; 2323 1.35 0908 1152 1.90 1014 0014 1.35; 1238 1.78 1117 0108 1.34; 1324 1.62 1218 0209 1.33; 1413 1.45 1318 0317 1.34; 1507 1.30 1416 0431 1.37; 1611 1.18 1512 0539 1.44; 1724 1.12 1608 0636 1.51; 1830 1.11

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Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 1205 0.56 0002 0.31; 1310 0.52 0046 0.28; 1402 0.46 0127 0.27; 1448 0.41 0204 0.25; 1530 0.38 0240 0.25; 1607 0.36 0315 0.26; 1642 0.35 0349 0.28; 1716 0.36 0425 0.31; 1750 0.37 0501 0.36; 1826 0.39 0542 0.42; 1903 0.41 0626 0.50; 1945 0.43 0717 0.58; 2030 0.44 0821 0.64; 2121 0.44 0937 0.67; 2215 0.41 1057 0.66; 2309 0.36 1213 0.59 0001 0.30; 1318 0.49 0053 0.22; 1415 0.38 0143 0.15; 1507 0.28 0232 0.10; 1557 0.21 0322 0.07; 1644 0.17 0412 0.09; 1730 0.17 0502 0.14; 1817 0.20 0555 0.24; 1903 0.25 0652 0.37; 1950 0.31 0756 0.50; 2039 0.37 0911 0.60; 2132 0.41 1034 0.65; 2230 0.44 1156 0.64; 2329 0.43 1301 0.58

Times are Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data from Bureau of Meteorology.

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Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Please note that, owing to space restrictions, not all entries may be included each week. Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au. Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.

Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food

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Alateen meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.org.au

Social sporting groups Mullumbimby: Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. Tuesdays: 10.30am. Byron: Drumming with Gareth Jones at Byron Theatre; Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell 12 till 1pm. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukulele 11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings needed, information seniors@byroncommuntycentre. com or call 6685 6807. South Golden Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017. Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932.

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1. W – a striker, or even a hooker (6,7) 8. Advertising campaign around old city – happy report (4) 9. Repairs reset cable, and rejoices (10) 10. Late withdrawal of arithmetical assessment concerning Persian God (8) 11. Gold in Egyptian king’s trains (6) 13. Transparent household facility – two kinds of tableware (5,5) 16. Speech to deserve the bird! (4) 17. Container for sheep, right? (4) 18. Complicated anti-cortex removal (10) 20. Fold in which the batsman should remain (6) 22. Gazes idly – very fashionable for Apollo, perhaps (8) 24. Shackles ripped in generic shop? (10) 26. Furnishes extra tool they say (4) 27. More effete teaser for a movie – but it’s great for family holidays! (6,7)

1. Football player, an attacker (6,7) 8. Contented sound from a cat (4) 9. Rejoices, makes merry (10) 10. Concerning a principal Persian deity (8) 11. Teachers, trainers (6) 13. Hard transparent substance used in windows (5,5) 16. Sea eagle (4) 17. Large water jug (4) 18. Removal, especially of teeth (10) 20. Fold, often an unwanted one (6) 22. Climax of the Apollo space program (8) 24. Retail outlet with several locations offering similar products (10) 26. Provides extra (4) 27. Recreation vehicle, alternative to a caravan (6,7)

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Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10am, Byron Bay – Wednesday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.

Budgeting support Money Matters is a free service helping people identify where their money is going, how best to save and, most importantly, how to get on top of bills! Contact the Byron Community Centre to make an appointment; private sessions run every Monday afternoon.

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Volunteer hub

End-of-life choices

Choose from 50 organisations at the volunteer hub at Byron Community Centre. Make a difference in your community, have fun, learn new skills and meet people. Ph 6685 6807 email volunteers@byroncentre.com.au.

Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at quarterly meetings at the Robina Community Centre. Attendees must be Exit members. More information on www.exitinternational. net or phone Elaine 07 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

Byron language exchange club runs every 2nd Friday from 6pm. Practise other languages or help someone with your English! Find us on Facebook. Contact byronbaylanguages@gmail.com.

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Adult Children Of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in East Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am corner 215 Dibbs St and Wyrallah Rd in small Quakers hut next to Community Hall.

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problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.org.au.

The Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the NSW Cancer Council rooms, 8/130 Jonson St, Byron Bay (upstairs in shop complex next to Byron RSL) at 12–2pm every third Wednesday of the month. A NEW Support group will start 17 October and every third Wednesday of the month for partners and families afterwards at 2pm, same place. More info on Facebook: Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay or call 0431 207 453.

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Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and Fridays 10–12 and market Saturdays 9–1. Discover your local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Cafe is closed for renovations until further notice.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major

Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites interested seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1–3pm during school terms. For more information phone Lynne on 0428 665 948.

French Conversation Alliance Française – French Conversation in Lismore. Café Conversation every Thursday at Miss Lizzie’s, Woodlark St, Lismore, 5–6pm. Come and speak French. For more info: afnorthcoast.org.au.

Potters & Sculptors Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors at the Community Art Gallery at the Drill Hall is open every Tues & Thurs 10am–2pm and on the 3rd Saturday of the month (Mullum Market Day) 10am–4pm. Pottery and sculpture crafted by local artisans for sale, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum.potters@yahoo.com.au.

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End-of-life choices Exit International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly. Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre. Attendees must be Exit members. The next meeting is on 7 February. Further information on their website www.exitinternational.net or phone local coordinator Elaine 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

Free kids events Byron Bay Library has two amazing free family events in January 2019. Lionhearted craft is on Wednesday 16 January at 10.30am. Create a unique and stunning lion-head fabric wall hanging. This is suitable for children aged six and over. Numbers are limited

so book early on 6685 8540. Travel Back in time to the Roman empire on Wednesday 23 January at 10am via a live, guided tour of the National Museum of Australia’s blockbuster summer exhibition Rome: City + Empire. This features more than 200 of the British Museum’s most engaging and beautiful Roman objects that tell the story of how Rome grew from a series of small villages to become a mighty empire. Bookings essential: 6685 8540.

Dunecare Day The Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day is on Sunday 20 January from 9am till 12 noon, meeting in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. We plant in

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Free support service. Carl Moore, registered psychologist. By appointment grief.loss.bereavement. byron@gmail.com, 0401 081 713.

Byron FLEA market at the YAC (1 Gilmore Crescent) 2nd Sat of every month from 8am till 2pm. To apply for a stall visit www.bys.org.au/byronflea.

Men’s Groups

Breastfeeding support group

Complete Men has regular fortnightly men’s groups on different nights in both Byron and Mullum. Call Tim Fisk 0422 508 533.

U3A discussion group Brunswick Valley U3A audiovisual discussion group, Thursdays 10am Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Info 0432 165 006.

Australian Breastfeeding Association – Ocean Shores meeting Monday 24 January from 9.30am at the Baptist Hub, Rajah Road, next to Target. Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Op shops

Interested in making new friends and helping our community? Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm Ocean Shores Country Club. Info: Joan Towers 0400 484 419.

Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8.30am–12 noon and first Thursday of the month 9am–11am: food bank. Last Wednesday each month 10-11am: playtime. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4.15pm, Saturday 9am–12.15pm. Volunteers needed, enq to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am–3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am–2pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–1pm, Sun closed.

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The Tuesday ladies’ group of the Riverside Tennis Club meets every Tuesday at 9.30am at the courts next to Heritage Park. New players very welcome; ring Barbara on 6684 8058.

The Good Grief Group meets every Monday 6–7.30pm upstairs at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. This is a safe place for people to share their grief and bereavement.

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Mullum Women’s Shed

PFLAG – Parents, Families And Friends Of Lesbians And Gays Northern Rivers has relaunched with new energy. Email enquiries@pflag-nr.org, find them on Facebook or call 0467 382 010.

Mullumbimby Women’s Shed Thursday 10am–2pm at the Mullumbimby Community Gardens. All women welcome, by donation. Contact FB page: mullumbimbywomensshed or Christina 0403 191 119.

Time to sing Come sing inspiring songs and make new friends, Sundays, 10am at South Golden Beach Community Hall. Call Linda: 0415 412 514.

Quota Club Quota Club of Brunswick Valley meets every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 6pm. Ph 0439 733 763 for more info.

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Craft group The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm. Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.

Carers’ support Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

Rainbow Dragons Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com. the sand dunes from Clarkes Beach to Main Beach. From 12 noon till 1pm, enjoy a delicious free barbecue and be in the draw to win one of four excellent prizes. It’s good fun. Enquiries to Udo 0413 173 786, Veda 6685 7991, or Miles 0403 206 190.

Woodchop Carnival Free Woodchop Carnival starts on Wednesday 16 January with both afternoon and evening sessions running until Saturday 19 at Banner Park Brunswick Heads.

One Roof Byron No fixed address? Lost your housing in the last 12 months? One Roof Byron is looking for people interested in joining a long-term accommodation program in this Shire. Enquiries: call/text Jenny 0422 455 735 9am–4.30pm, Monday to Wednesday.

Food Box Food Box is closed till 24 January 2019. Veges will still be available

Stress relief Free support service led by qualified practitioner. Join this small group to bring more flow and relaxation into your life. Monday 10.30am to 12.30pm in Mullumbimby. To register phone 0401 660 073.

CoDA Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships. For more information visit www.codependentsanonymous. org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Baby massage At the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre. Friday mornings, weekly, baby massage classes for expectant and new parents and carers. Gold coin contribution. Bookings essential. Linda 0411 985 557 on Thursdays from 8.30am on the verandah – bring your own bags.

Free youth DJ class Free Friday night beats and DJ workshops for young people 10–24 from 5 till 7pm at One Vision Studios, 4/10 Wollongbar Street, Byron Bay.

Closing dates The Byron Community Centre is closed for the holidays till 7 January 2019. The Seniors Choir and Ukulele will start again on 9 January 2019 and the Seniors Drumming and Chair Yoga will start on 15 January 2019. We wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Mullumbimby Community Market The Mullum Market is on this Saturday from 8am until 2pm. Cnr of Stuart and Myocum Streets, Mullumbimby. Mini record fair. Great local crafts, produce and coffee. Live music: Loren. Please support your local community market. No dogs, please.

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mĕƱĈşŔĕſƆ ĕŕŇşƷ Ǖ ſƆƐ ƆëĶōĶŕī Conor Whitelock claims SA Junior Masters with classy golf experience on the Tweed River Byron Bay Golf Club‘s Conor Whitelock won the South Australian Junior Masters golf tournament convincingly last weekend. Conor completed an extraordinary feat to record an 11-shot victory over Royal Fremantle’s Zane Lewis on an otherwise tight leaderboard, Golf Australia reported. Conor finished the threeround event with a strong five-under-par 67 to finish 12 under. In a very rare feat, he signed for the lowest score in each of the three rounds, against 49 of Australia’s top juniors. His 67 was best by two on the final round, his opening 68 was best by three, and his second-round 69 was best by one in a complete romp, Golf Australia said. ‘It is an outstanding result. Conor created history with his string of low scores,’ Byron Bay Golf Club professional Greg Stewart said ‘It was a nice reward for Conor, who puts a lot of work into his game and himself’. Conor has only just turned 17 so he has the best part of a year to continue his winning ways on the junior circuit.

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2019 South Australia Junior Masters champions Momo Sugiyama (Qld) and local Conor Whitelock. Photo supplied By the end of this week he is expected in Sydney to have a go at the NSW junior titles. ‘If he wants to go into golf as a career then this is all part of the learning experience, as will be going into the next tournament with big expectations,’ Greg said. Conor joined the Byron club when he started playing golf five years ago. It is way too early to say whether Conor can go on to be a professional golfer but

he is certainly heading in the right direction. ‘Every tournament adds to his skills and mental capability,’ Greg said. Conor is also a member of the Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Club where he can access a bigger player pool and also qualify for the Queensland team. The SA Masters win will put him in a good position to become a member of the that team. ‘He has the right temperament,’ Greg said.

Over 36 crew in 20 boats, including beginners, took part in three club-championship events as part of the Tweed Valley Sailing Club’s first racing for 2019. The day also included a try-sailing event for adults keen to learn or get back on the water, some after a 20-year break. Mullum local Wren and her friend Charles had their first sailing dinghy lesson and loved it so much they stayed for the whole day. Suzanna and Michael Murray drove up to Fingal to take their daughter Lucy for her first sail. It may have been over 20 years since Suzanna had sailed but it was ‘just like riding a bike,’ she said. The family spent the morning exploring the river on one of the club’s Corsairs. In the NS14s Robert Preston took out beginner crew Igor Prado and was only 18 seconds behind second placed Dave Robinson and his son Hugh. First place went to Adam Hurt and junior crew Thomas Busbridge. The singlehanded

Corsair Nimbus on its way to first place. Photo supplied Impulses, with four competitors, had Brisbane visitor Peter Fell taking line honours in the monohulls in 74 mins. The three-handed Corsairs had a break from their class champ series but still had six boats racing. Karen Vidler skippering Club Corsair 107 with Rob Shaddock and Marg Walgers led for the first leg and had a close race with Scott and Debbie Jones on Nimbus with ring-in crew and sailmaker Matthew Andrews from Ocean Shores. They beat Karen to the line by only 35 seconds. Karen will be one to watch

over the season. Karen’s 11-year-old son Kynan Luescher also impressed everyone today as he stepped up to take the helm of One Too Many with owners Liz and Michael Grace, who are still learning the ropes of their new boat. Melita III somehow managed to scrape in at third place despite early errors. Skipper Alison Blatcher and new crew Camille Lettieri and Wren Mclean got it together for the last lap and just pipped Peter Ross, Christine Martin, and Mark Storrier on Adrift at the line.

Local groms shine on the Gold Coast Century to Singh sinks Byron third XI Crystal Cylinders

Henley Smith from Suffolk Park, along with other local groms, had great success at The Woolworths Surfer Grom Comps Series event held at the Spit on the Gold Coast. In glassy and clean 1–1.5m waves from a lingering east–northeasterly swell Henley took first place in the U/10 girls division with a total heat score of 15.34. She was ecstatic about her win, as were her friends and family, who cheered her in from the beach. Leihani Zoric from Byron Bay placed third. Henley Smith also placed runner-up in the U/8 mixed male/female division with Leihana Zoric in third. Lennox Head’s Keenan Crisp was a standout surfer and was runner-up in the U/12 Boys division, so close was the judges’ decision that he was only beaten by 0.1 of a point. Lennox Head’s Ocea Curtis continued her great form with a third-place finish in the U/12 girls division.

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Henley Smith riding high on her way to first place on the Gold Coast. Photo: Ben Stagg/Surfing Queensland. As part of the speciality awards Henley Smith received the Woolworths Fresh Wave Award while Keenan Crisp and Leihani Zoric won the male and female Pic’s Peanut Butter Star Performer awards. The 10-event grommet series is regarded as one of the major stepping stones in the development of young Australian surfers.

Junior surf league Nyxie Ryan has had a podium finish at North

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Stradbroke Island at the first event of the Hydralyte Sports Surf Series. Ryan won all her heats throughout the event and even beat the eventual winner Molly Picklum in her semifinal, but had to settle for third place overall in the four-woman final, picking up $600 in prize money. Competitors were greeted with pumping 1.2–1.8 metre lefthanders reeling down Main Beach. The event is the first of the 2019 World Surf League Junior Qualifying Series.

A compelling knock of 135 from the Bangalow opener Sunny Singh was too much for the Byron Bay third grade cricketers who have started the year with a defeat in the Ballina district competition. Bangalow won the toss at home and went on to score 4/274 on the back of Sunny’s knock, ably abetted by B Halls 53. In reply the Byron side mustered 9/150. Five out of our top six got starts and James Leary had to retire hurt on 52. Jamie Whitaker hit 34 runs, Jason Trisley hit 20, Cam Thorne got 16, and Tim Goodhind 14.

total to 6/203. He and Mitch Loane (48) put on just over half the runs for the fifth wicket after Owen Delian made 36. Michael Hughes got 26 and Peter Jackson hit 10.

Levi Shouldice got 3/37 wickets as Byron got Cudgen out for 172. But the story of the match was George Worthington taking his 100th wicket for the Club with his 1/17.

Good bowls from Gavin and Rex at Summerland Pairs

Seconds Playing at home the Byron Bay Cellars second XI won their Coastal League match against Cudgen and moved into third spot on the ladder. Byron won the toss and chose to bat with captain Matt Irwin leading the way with 61 runs to help the

Byron Bay Bowls Club’sGavin McPhail, along with Rex Foster from Lismore, made the semifinals of the Summerland Pairs at Ballina’s Cherry Street Club. Smokey and partner Rod Dixon also from the BBBC made the quarterfinals. Photo Mirtha Christian `ëŕƖëſƷ Ǩǭǽ ǩǧǨǰ The Byron Shire Echo 55

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Fireworks in Brunswick Heads on Saturday night dazzled a big crowd, and it kicked off the 2019 woodchop competition. Events run from Wednesday, and the finals conclude on Saturday January 19. For more info visit www.bhwoodchop.com. Photo Jeff Dawson public by pro-development bureaucrats and the National party has failed to dampen the opposition (it usually does elsewhere). Back in December 2013, The Echo reported public submissions were open for the 108-hectare proposal, located opposite the Arts & Industry Estate. Then in 2014, The Echo reported that a more than 2,000-signature petition was given to then-local MP Don Page (Nationals). The latest community effort in April 2018 opposing the DAs was more than double that: 4,630 (three were in favour). Those wishing to speak at the February meeting must register with the JRPP by January 31 via enquiry@ planningpanels.nsw.gov.au. The meeting is planned for the Byron Community Centre from 4pm on February 4. Q Q Q Q

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