The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 33.41 – March 20, 2019

The Byron Shire Echo

‘A central lesson of science is that to understand complex issues (or even simple ones), we must try to free our minds of dogma and to guarantee the freedom to publish, to contradict, and to experiment. Arguments from authority are unacceptable’

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Woot woot, the kids take charge! ĈIJşşō ƆƐƖĎĕŕƐƆ ƐſƖƆƐ ƐIJĕ ƆĈĶĕŕĈĕ şưĕſ żşōĶƐĶĈƆ ƱĶƐIJ ĈōĶŔëƐĕ ĈIJëŕīĕ ȑ ëīëĶŕ More than 1,000 students and their supporters gathered in Byron’s Railway Park on Friday to join other national and international activists, demanding climate change action.

Around 700 people gathered in Lismore’s Quad while around 200 students and their supporters gathered at Knox Park in Murwillumbah.

Students attended the rallies despite the NSW education department’s statement that, ‘Any student not in classes on a school day will be marked absent and unexplained absences may be subject to the school’s disciplinary code.’

Meet the fresh political meat for Saturday’s sizzle ▶ p8

Ella Whan and Mia Thom were key organisers of the Byron Shire rally, and led the thousand strong crowd from Railway Park to the Byron Bay Surf Club with chants.

ĕĎĕǕ ŕĕ żſĶşſĶƐĶĕƆ ‘We have the resources and the technology’ to take action on climate change but ‘we are not abundant in time,’ they pointed out to the cheers of fellow students.

‘It is time to redefine our government’s priorities. We can’t stand by and watch our one chance at a future being destroyed.

‘What do we want future generations to remember us by? What do we want our legacy to consist of?’ they asked the crowd.

‘But most importantly – do we want a future at all?’

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, 2018 was the fourth warmest year since global records began in 1880.

The federal Labor Party have committed to a 45 per cent emissions reduction target and a 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030. After six years in power, the Liberal National party have been

Byron Shire Council Notices ▶ p14

unable to create a climate change policy, with many of their MPs denying that climate change exists.

Separate to the student strikes, the world’s biggest mining company, Glencore, has announced a retreat from coal mining while the Reserve Bank has declared that climate change is a fundamental economic risk.

ƖƆĶŕĕƆƆ żōëŕ ŔĶƐĶīëƐĶşŕ Other business leaders are also planning mitigation and a move away from fossil fuel investments. The Australian Securities

An abundance of letter writers venting their views ahead of the election ▶ p17

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Ocean Shores’ golden jubilee ▶ p28

Freedom of hate speech ▶ p42

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Exchange (ASX) have released guidelines for companies on the impact climate change will have on businesses. Since 2015, the four big banks (Commonwealth, ANZ, Westpac and NAB) have shifted away from coal and now all have policies and action plans related to climate change. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has been warning companies about climate change since 2017 while The Business Council of Australia have announced it’s planning its own suite of self-regulated measures to lower emissions.

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New animal hospital on the way

Nats candidate fails to reply to resident survey All state candidates have replied to detailed yes or no questions regarding local planning issues except Ben Franklin (Nationals).

Community Alliance For Byron Shire (CABS) is a ‘collection of Byron Shire groups who want community and environment put first in planning considerations’.

Its president Matthew O’Reilly asked all six candidates – among other questions – whether they support reviewing and amending NSW Planning legislation ‘to genuinely return planning powers

to local communities by reinstating local government as the principal planning and approval authority’.

Another question was ‘Would you commit to the Community Charter for Good Planning in NSW at the State level to meet the community’s commitment to Ecologically Sustainable Development planning?’

All candidates were generally supportive of such measures. Franklin was contacted by The Echo over the survey but no reply was received by deadline.

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Plans are now underway for a Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital, a purpose built facility that would not only help injured wildlife, but be open to the public as a tourist attraction. A similar hospital exists at the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.

Greens Ballina MP Tamara Smith announced her support for the hospital as well as Australian Seabird Rescue.

She was joined at the launch at Macadamia Castle by chairman of the board of the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital, Ninian Gemmell, along with Dr Evan Kossack and Dr Stephan Van Mil, who are members of the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital Veterinary committee.

Dr Van Mil told The Echo that there is already considerable financial support and land has been offered by philanthropists.

Ms Smith said, ‘The Northern Rivers is one of the most biodiversity-rich areas in Australia, but now, too many animals native to our region are threatened with extinction. Decades of bush clearing

Tamara Smith MP, Ninian Gemmell and a brushtail possum. Photo Jeff Dawson have led to habitat and wildlife loss and our marine and bird life are under threat from plastic pollution in our oceans and waterways’.

‘Right now, the rescue of our precious local wildlife depends on the pro-bono work of veterinarians and wildlife care groups, the closest dedicated veterinary treatment wildlife centre is Currumbin Wildlife Hospital,

SUPPORT NURSES. “I’m voting for nurse to patient ratios.”

which treats over 10,000 animals a year and is on the Gold Coast, with around 3,000 cases from the Northern Rivers. We need a dedicated centre for treatment of wildlife in our region, that’s why I’m committing $3m in funding to help get the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital started, as well as $30,000 in funding for Australian Sea Bird Rescue to construct an aviary.’

When asked how she can guarantee the funding, she told The Echo that as a local MP, she has a say in the Community Building Partnership Grants and has facilitated $1.3m to over 50 charities and not-for-profits from these grants since elected.

‘I also donate about $30,000 per year from my salary to not-for-profits and charities,’ she added.

NURSES AND MIDWIVES NEED YOUR SUPPORT. Labor governments in Victoria and Queensland have mandated nurse to patient ratios. But the NSW Liberal National Government has refused.

Without ratios in busy emergency departments, maternity and children’s wards, nurses and midwives are being pushed to care for too many patients.

It’s putting lives at risk.

In this state election, only Labor will guarantee nurse to patient ratios.

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Local News All candidates call for bypass halt, except Nats state government that it be consulted on [the location], as I pointed out last week’.

‘I have told [resident] Paul Jones that if the traffic counts justify it we will push for pedestrian crossings. I do not accept the charge of misleading and deceptive conduct and Council is committed to transparency in its dealings on behalf of the community’.

Hans Lovejoy Has the Byron bypass project and the accompanying bus interchange project been handled transparently and professionally by councillors, Council staff and the state government?

All state election candidates – except the Nationals’ Ben Franklin – have called for a halt to the project owing to the myriad of issues, including the lack of community consultation over the bus interchange which is now slated within the rail corridor.

With the state election to be held Saturday, a rally was held last Sunday morning by residents and market stall holders to highlight what they say is a litany of deception and incompetence which led to a $24m project that will destroy wetlands and their heritage precinct.

Market stallholders on the Butler Street reserve also face an uncertain future at Butler Street – for the short term at least: there is no agreed location for them while construction is underway.

It’s expected traffic will be alleviated by 20 per cent on Ewingsdale Road resulting from the bypass.

There is additional anger at the National Party

Mary Gardener was one of the speakers at Sunday’s rally, denouncing the Greens-led Council process that led to plans to destroy a wetland for a road. Photo Jeff Dawson and anonymous Sydney bureaucrats for choosing a bus interchange location and design without any community consultation.

Greens MP Tamara Smith told the crowd she wants a halt to the project, which puts her odds with her Greens councillor colleagues, who have pushed for the project, with staff guidance.

Labor’s Asren Pugh told the crowd that the Greens majority in Council could halt the project if they chose.

The last attempt to examine whether the rail corridor could be investigated as an alternative was by Labor councillor Paul Spooner in June, 2017, yet he was voted down by the Greens block. Staff said at the time that changing the

route would put funding at risk, yet a freedom of information request by residents found that to be untrue.

Butler Street resident Paul Jones provided The Echo with a bypass and bus interchange timeline and deception accusations.

Support of bypass Yet acting mayor Michael Lyon (Greens) told The Echo, ‘The bus interchange project is a good one for Byron as it will take traffic out of the centre of town, and it is being built for us. We were afforded an opportunity for input into its location, but were not given the opportunity to consult the community as part of this process. It was Council that strongly recommended to the

Sparse info availabe Council staff are yet to supply to The Echo its Biodiversity Assessment Methodology, a new planning instrument that allows for native areas to be developed, with a replacement value of that environmental loss to be earmarked elsewhere.

The Echo has also requested more engineering details than are available. Current plans indicate all parking will be lost for Byron Music and associated businesses in the old Norco building.

The Echo asked Nationals candidate Ben Franklin if he was confident with the process that led to the bypass and bus interchange, and whether it was acceptable that there has been no community input into the bus interchange location and design. There is yet to be a reply.

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BayFM lodges complaint against premier’s security Paul Bibby Local radio station BayFM has lodged a complaint with the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance [MEAA] over the treatment of its journalist Jim Beatson by the NSW premier’s security staff last week.

Mr Beatson was pushed backwards and then dragged away by two officers and a local lifeguard when he attempted to ask premier Gladys Berejiklian a question, about the destruction of koala habitat, during a media event at Brunswick Heads Surf Club on March 13.

The 73-year-old suffered cuts to his arms and bruising to his back during the incident, which was splashed across multiple national news websites within hours and then multiple nightly news bulletins.

BayFM’s station manager Philip Shine said the station had made a complaint to the MEAA over the incident.

‘We’re also planning to write to the surf club asking them why one of their people would be involved in manhandling a local journalist,’ he said.

Mr Beatson said he had

BayFM’s Jim Beatson is physically accosted. Photo Jeff Dawson fully recovered from the incident.

Franklin apologises Mr Beatson said that the Nationals candidate for Ballina in the upcoming state election, Ben Franklin, had apologised to him over the incident, but that footage of the incident had shown Mr Franklin laughing with the premier as he was dragged away.

‘How can you claim to be interested in the welfare of locals when you stand by and allow a local journalist to be pushed around?’ he asked.

Mr Beatson said the incident also raised questions about the practice of senior politicians holding

media events where journalists weren’t allowed to ask questions. ‘It’s a disgrace that photo opps are replacing media conferences,’ Mr Beatson said.

Complicit in govt propaganda ‘Journalists are essentially being asked to be complicit in this government propaganda by standing idly by and not asking any questions.’

The incident overshadowed the pledge by the premier and Mr Franklin to provide $3.8m to build a new surf clubhouse at Brunswick Heads should the government

be re-elected on March 23.

The new clubhouse propsal includes a large function area, a kiosk area, and extensive storage space so that the club will no longer need to store the equipment it uses for nippers in shipping containers.

A Development Application (DA) for the clubhouse is currently before Byron Shire Council, with the club hopeful of getting approval in the next few months.

The president of the surf club, Craig Reid, said the club had outgrown its original clubhouse owing to a growth in the local population and changes to the nature of surf life saving.

‘These days, surf life saving has moved into jet skis, drones and a lot more large and expensive equipment that the current building can’t store,’ Mr Reid said.

Ms Berejiklian said the new clubhouse would be integral to the local community.

‘This will be a place for people to meet, to exercise and to help train our amazing volunteers and nippers,’ Ms Berejiklian said.

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Local News Composting system launched by local inventor After eight years of local product development and testing, a crowdfunding campaign for a unique composting system kicks off on Thursday, March 21 in the hope that it can become commercially built.

Unlike traditional compost, the Subpod is odourless, doesn’t harbour rats and flies, and removes roughly 80 per cent of the workload as it doesn’t require constant turning and soil distribution.

Developed ‘on the smell of an oily rag’ the invention

by Andrew Hayim De Vries is already being used in backyards, eco-resorts,

The Subpod inventor with Spell & the Gypsy Collective crew. cafes, community gardens and residential development sites in Byron Bay, Sri Lanka, Melbourne and Sydney.

He says, ‘The Subpod is uber-stylish and already has the backing of high profile

fashion brands like Byronborn Spell and Afends. ‘A custom built Subpod composting garden was built at Spell & the Gypsy Collective HQ last week. ‘We’re now fielding

enquiries from as far afield as Central Africa, UAE and USA,’ said Hayim De Vries.

Compost Central is the ‘parent company’ to the Subpod. CEO Saadi Allan worked closely with the inventors of Flow Hive, Cedar and Stuart Anderson, to turn their invention into an international success story.

He says, ‘We hope to get 20,000 people composting with Subpod by the end of the year, turning their food waste into home grown vegetables instead of sending it to landfill.’ To find out more about Subpod online visit www.subpod.com.au.

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As Callum Sked’s DA was not processed within the legislated 40 days, he has begun court action.

He told The Echo that Vince Lococo had ‘nothing

to at all do with the development at any stage’. ‘He was the former owner of both 9 Bian Court and 11 Warrambool Road’, Sked said. ‘As he has been incorrectly targeted by some locals for his so-called involvement, and it has caused him quite some personal distress, I think it is fair that this matter is cleared up for his sake’. ‘The reason why he was “caught up� in the initial

application was that there was a delayed settlement on the sale of the second property, which had a condition that as vendor he would provide landowner’s consent to any subsequent DA lodged by the purchaser’. The owners of the three properties are Anna and Edward Robins, UK-based Eliot and Katharine Warrington and Callum Sked.

The proposal is

vehemently opposed by all surrounding residents, who say the density of the area would be doubled and their quiet amenity and ecological credentials destroyed.

Additionally, they claim their own expert advice indicates the DA does not align with legislation and does not guarantee that stormwater issues can be adequately managed. A landslip has previously occurred in the area.Â

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‘Capitalism fails to realise that life is social. Communism fails to realize that life is personal. The good and just society is … a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.’ – Martin Luther King

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Let’s delve into the last eight years of the Hans Lovejoy Many political actors rely on voters to forget their terrible past by distracting them with rapid-fire pork barreling and non-binding pledges just prior to an election.

With that in mind, the following is a potted history of The Echo’s reporting since Liberal Mike Baird was elected premier in 2011.

Like the dark 16 years of NSW Labor before them, the past eight years of the Liberal-Nationals has seen the continued ruination of everything that is good about humanity.

On the bright side, the state of NSW has now become – along with Victoria – the strongest perfoming economy in Australia.

Yet under this government, there’s been grand scale idiocy: cover ups, backflips, bungles, rorts, dodgy deals, ICAC findings and mass resignations.

This has accompanied large-scale environmental destruction, funding cuts to essential services like legal aid, diminished domestic violence support, the gutting

of education (TAFE), flogging public assets off and significantly diminished civil rights which has enabled a rapid expansion of the police state.

The Liberal-Nationals have done it all with poorly written and ambiguous laws, that were underpinned by skewed bureaucratic reports to suit their political agenda.

Almost all of these flawed laws were criticised by the legal profession and independent advocacy groups.

More recent achievements are listed in the editorial on page 16.

What have the priorities of this NSW Liberal-Nationals government been?

Let’s find out.

Free legal services axed in 2012 In November 13, 2012, The Echo reported that a state government-funded service that provides free legal advice to the public on coal-seam gas, planning reform and other other key environmental issues had its funding cut.

Senior solicitor at the

Former local Ballina MP Don Page (Nationals) was the local NSW rep for 127, oops, 27 years and retired in 2015. What did he achieve?

Hard to say. Prior to the last four years being held by Greens MP Tamara Smith, the Ballina electorate had been a conservative seat for 88 years.

The Nationals candidate for Ballina is Ben Franklin, the US inventor, scientist and statesman who died in 1790. Franklin invented the lightning rod and the urinary catheter while also claiming credit for anything that increases his political capital in the Ballina electorate. He is good friends with former local Ballina MP Don Page.

Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) NSW, Sue Higginson (now Lismore Greens candidate), told The Echo at the time that, ‘after attacks in the media (Murdoch’s The Australian) and in parliament (Robert Brown from the Shooters and Fishers Party), we have had our funding slashed.’

In recent times the Lismore-based Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre faced similar cuts.

Cuts to TAFE In November 13, 2012, The Echo reported that 800 TAFE jobs were axed and fees were to increase under a major overhaul. Then-local Ballina MP Don Page (Nationals) spun the party line over why, and blamed the federal government.

He told The Echo, ‘The NSW government’s budgetary changes are largely due to a $5.4billion reduction in

GST revenue coming to NSW from the Commonwealth over the next three years.

The NSW government needs to live within its means’.

Then-Greens MLC John Kaye replied, ‘The O’Farrell government cut $300 million in payroll tax to the top ten per cent of the largest and wealthiest companies who could easily afford it’.

Labor have promised free TAFE if elected in 2019.

Health under stress Byron finally got a new hospital in March 2016, yet a year later, The Echo reported that the NSW health system continued to be in a state of crisis, according to the recent quarterly report from the independent Bureau of Health Information (BHI).

In May 17, 2017 The Mullumbimby hospital site was sold to Council for $1.

Apart from Franklin, there were of course many involved in lobbying for the handover of an asset that was built in part by the community.

Likewise in November 2018, the old Byron District Hospital was given back to

the community for $1.

Bangalow’s outreach health service was sold to a private investor.

Pork barrel hypocrisy In May 21, 2013 then-local Ballina MP Don Page (Nationals) who was local government minister, refused to support the inclusion of local government in the Australian Constitution for the upcoming referendum.

Page explained why – he told ABC radio, ‘You could easily envisage a situation where a couple of marginal seats in a federal election would be benefited by large cash injections from the Commonwealth on the eve of the election to fund a particular piece of infrastructure. So you would have a large amount of money going to a project that was for political reasons but wasn’t actually part of the state plan.’

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NSW Coalition’s reign ▶ From previous page and Liberals refused to hand back management of Brunswick Heads’ public caravan parks and Crown reserves to the Byron Shire Council.

In 2006, the parks were controversially taken over by the state and handed to the North Coast Holiday Parks (NCHP) by former disgraced Labor MP Tony Kelly, with a claim they had been mismanaged. And ever since, major cost-shifting has occurred.

The Echo reported that when Council ran the parks in 2003–04, it made almost $1 million ($860,553) but under state control in 2011-12, NCHP paid only $196,818 from park income to Byron Council.

Domestic violence service axed In March 15, 2017 The Echo reported that National and Liberal MPs allowed a 30-year-old award-winning domestic violence service in Tweed Heads to be axed.

Skewed rail study leads to roads A long awaited regional rail study entitled Casino to Murwillumbah Transport Study was released April 30, 2013, which recommended that services remain suspended and ‘rail assets be maintained to a minimum standard only’.

Remarkably light rail was not addressed, and instead the study focused on heavy, or freight rail. Then-local state MP Don Page (Nationals) distanced himself from the

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Way back in 2011, Barry O’Farrell’s LiberalNational Coalition won in a landslide, then he resigned in 2014 after a ‘massive memory fail’ when giving ICAC evidence about a gift of a $3,000 bottle of wine. Next came a banker, the highly religious Mike Baird, who won the 2015 state election but lost the massive majority he inherited. Deputy premier Andrew Stoner (Nationals) left to become a investment banker in the US and was replaced by former Dubbo cop, Troy Grant.

Issues that arose from Baird’s leadership included his support for the tough Sydney report and previous election promises to reinstate rail.

No comment was provided to The Echo regarding a commitment to light rail, or the lack of environmental provisions that he had called for. Fun fact – Premier Gladys Berejiklian was then transport minister, who handed down this transport study.

The Labor state government abandoned the rail line in 2004.

Nats claim CSG win NSW coal seam gas (CSG) licences were approved under Labor pre-2011, then began rolling out under the Coalition after they won office in 2011.

On November 5, 2013, The Echo reported that then-local state MP Don Page (Nationals) was unsupportive of a 12,000-strong petition by residents calling for a north coast moratorium on coal seam gas. Page instead used parliament time to launch

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lockout laws, which decimated the city’s nightlife and benefitted James Packer’s Casino. WestConnex became an issue, as did ignoring the backlash over local government amalgamations. Baird also had to reverse his government’s greyhound racing ban.

John Barilaro became Nationals deputy leader after Troy Grant quit the job in November 2016 after a huge Orange by-election loss.

Baird lasted until January 2017 before quitting, to work for the National Australia Bank. And now, dear reader, we are left with Gladys Berejiklian.

attacks on the region’s two federal Labor MPs and members of the public opposed to mining expansion.

On December 10, 2013, NSW Resources and Energy Minister Chris Hartcher resigned after his office was raided by ICAC. Junior mining corp Metgasco had earmarked a property for exploration in Bentley, near Lismore, and it became national news after thousands of CSG-free activists surrounded the land.

Known as the Bentley Blockade, that property was owned by Peter Graham, a National Party member and former Lismore Councillor.

While political actors from different parties came to the blockade in solidarity, no Nationals MPs did.

By mid May, 2014, around 800 police were ready to descend on Bentley to break apart a massive non-violent blockade.

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Harsh draconian laws were enacted which imposed heavy fines and prison time on those who ‘locked on’ to mining equipment.

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Who are the six candidates vying for your vote on Saturday?

Keep Sydney Open’s James Wright

Animal Justice Party’s Cathy Blasonato

NSW Country Labor’s Asren Pugh

NSW Greens’ Tamara Smith (current MP)

Sustainable Australia’s Lisa Mcdermott

NSW Nationals’ Ben Franklin

Thirty-six-year old year old radio broadcaster, filmmaker, futurist and father of three, James Wright has been a resident of the Byron Shire for five years.

Working in the live entertainment and broadcast sector for over a decade, James says he has seen first hand the immeasurably positive and cohesive role the industry can play in culturally enriching the local community as well as the vital role it plays economically in the region.

James previously stood as an independent candidate for the Senate in the 2016 Federal election, as well as the 2016 Byron Shire Council elections.

His platform centres around the advocacy of technology as a disruptive tool for the modernisation of democracy and people-led political change. James joins the ranks of the Keep Sydney Open movement to rally the people of the Ballina electorate in opposing new policing and public order legislation, which that threatens the viability of large public events in NSW and the region.

A tireless animal welfare and animal rights advocate, Cathy Blasonato says that for too long governments have ignored public opinion when it comes to the protection of animals, and feels the time is right for animals to get greater representation in the NSW parliament.

‘Governments have ignored the link between the well-being of animals with our environment and health,’ she says. ‘Public opinion has never been so strongly in favour of animal welfare and the protection of our environment. I want the Northern Rivers to be a leader in compassion and care for all beings, and the environment.’

Ms Blasonato says the north coast of NSW, like the rest of Australia and the planet, has many challenges.

‘Habitat destruction is rampant, farm land is being degraded, and farmed animals are suffering from lack of fresh pastures and shade.’

‘I live here on the beautiful North Coast with my wife Monika and our two young children, Acacia and Miles’.

‘I’m running to be your local member of parliament because I want our children to continue to be able to afford to live on the North Coast. I want them to be able to get a decent education like the one I got from Byron Bay High School. I want them to get secure jobs so they don’t have to move to Sydney or Brisbane when they grow up.

‘As a campaigner in the community sector, along with thousands of workers across NSW, I fought for, and won, equal pay for women working in domestic violence refuges and our biggest charities.

‘As a campaigner at the Australian Conservation Foundation, I fought to save the Great Barrier Reef, combat climate change and increase the use of renewable energy’.

‘I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we live, the Bundjalung people, and pay my respects to elders past and present’.

‘This land always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

‘As the Member for Ballina and NSW Greens spokesperson for Education, Renewable Energy and Regional Development, I am passionate about the people and places in our region.

‘My family has lived in the Northern Rivers region for a long time and I feel a keen responsibility to care for our precious environment and stand up for the benefit of people in our communities.

‘I was a secondary school teacher for many years, both here and in the outback and I became a solicitor in 2012.

I have worked across social justice, aboriginal affairs and public education advocacy and I have a keen research interest in energy law’.

Lisa grew up in Sydney and spent holidays on the North Coast with her grandmother who had a farm with remnant rainforest and a creek where Lisa developed bush regeneration and drawing skills; a love for gardening and the natural environment.

Lisa has a varied background as an artist, musician and horticulturist. She has worked for environmental organisations Greening Australia and the Nature Conservation Council – an umbrella organisation for over 100 scientific and environmental groups in NSW including Sustainable Population Australia.

It is this group that hit home the link between population pressures and environmental problems.

Reading the book Overloading Australia motivated her to join the party.

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Ben Franklin is a Nationals Member of the NSW Legislative Council. He has been based on the NSW far north coast since his election to Parliament in 2015. His hobbies include bushwalking in our local national parks, playing squash and spending time with family and friends on the beach in summer.

Immediately prior to entering the NSW Parliament, Ben was the State Director of the NSW Nationals where he served the Party for seven years. Before this, he was the National Director of Communication and Advocacy for UNICEF Australia.

In February 2017, Ben was asked to serve as the Parliamentary Secretary for Northern NSW and Renewable Energy. Through his ongoing association with the North Coast, Ben is passionate about working with residents and groups to achieve strong outcomes for the community.

According to www. keepsydneyopen.com, the party’s platforms include ending lockouts, investing in live music and culture, saving festivals, legalising pill testing, smashing corruption and supporting small business.

According to nsw. animaljusticeparty.org, the party have policies on animal law, biosecurity, cultured meat, economy, education, employment, family violence, gun control, health, human diet and animals, international affairs, law and social justice, mental health and population, climate change and natural gas.

According to www. michaeldaley.com.au the party’s policies include free TAFE, a plan to protect the environment and address climate change, delivering higher nurse to patient ratios, putting local jobs first, saving live music, delivering cleaner and cheaper energy, building more schools, stopping overdevelopment and saving the Murray-Darling.

According to www. tamarasmith.com.au there are policies on renewables and climate action, education, social services, environment, housing, transport, infrastructure, food security, sustainable development and how to pay for it all. More policies are listed at www. greens.org.au/nsw/policies, which includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples and Biodiversity.

According to www. sustainableaustralia.org. au, there are policies on securing jobs via a more diverse economy, reforming tax concessions and foreign ownership to enable affordable housing for first home buyers and renters, ‘giving real power to local communities in planning decisions’ and a sustainable environment and population through a transition to renewable energy.

According to www. nswnationals.org.au, policies include new TAFE campuses across regional NSW, big boosts to free training, duplicating the Great Western Highway, extra $1 billion to repair regional roads and bridges, securing our precious water supplies and delivering better mobile and internet coverage across regional NSW.

Keep Sydney Open have preferenced the Greens first

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NSW Labor has preferenced the Greens first

The NSW Greens have preferenced Labor first

Sustainable Australia have not preferenced any party

The NSW Nationals have not preferenced any party

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on Parklands’ own reports regarding impacts and compliance.

‘This determination is yet another example of how local councils in NSW are not allowed control over those developments which most affect their communities,’ she said.

Chris Dobney Splendour in the Grass and Falls festivals have been granted a permanent home by the state’s Independent Planning Commission (IPC), yet some locals say the conditions fail to address their serious concerns.

On Thursday the IPC signed-off on a $42 million development application (DA) for North Byron Parklands (NBP) in Yelgun.

The approval will see both Splendour and Falls increase in size to 50,000 and 35,000 punters respectively and for the ongoing use of the site on Tweed Valley Way, Yelgun, for up to 20 event days per year.

The announcement comes just over a week before the state election and a day after Splendour (not run by NBP) called on its followers to throw out the coalition government, which it said was ‘not willing to work with the music industry’.

A number of other music promoters have taken their festivals interstate rather than accept the additional, onerous conditions contained in the Coalition’s new ‘safe festival’ policy.

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promised to work with the industry and appoint a minister for the night-time economy.

In a statement issued on Wednesday (March 13), the Commission said it had put in place ‘strict conditions of consent to address residents’ concerns about crowd numbers, noise, traffic and sewage and wastewater management – and to achieve appropriate environmental and social outcomes’.

Controls inadequate However, the South Golden Beach Community Association (SGBCA) who have actively fought against the increase of patron numbers and an increase in event days says that the

IPC did not address several critical issues. They say that ‘Byron Shire Council (BSC) could end up with festival wastewater in their sewage treatment system although BSC told the IPC that they are unable to handle it and that a long-term agreement with another STP was essential.’

The SGBCA also said while ecologists had repeatedly pointed out that the Parklands’ monitoring system for the ecological impacts of events at the site was ‘inadequate to detect predictable adverse impacts,’ the IPC had accepted the assertion that the festivals didn’t create any adverse ecological impacts.

SGBCA president Kathy Norley noted that the IPC’s assessment relied heavily

In a statement released last Wednesday, NBP’s owners said they were ‘thrilled’ to receive the permanent licence.

‘NBP has worked with planning authorities for the better part of a decade to secure this permanent approval which was entirely merit based,’ they said.

‘The five-year trial approval period (extended to six-and-a half-years) clearly demonstrated that Parklands was more than capable of hosting iconic outdoor music events in a manner that limited impacts, while maximising benefits, to so many in the region.’

For details, see ‘Determination’ at www.ipcn.nsw. gov.au/projects/2018/11/ north-byron-parklands-cultural-events-site-ssd-8169and-mp-09-0028-mod-5.

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Local News ƖƆƐëĶŕëćōĕ ƖƆƐſëōĶë ĈëōōƆ Ɛş ſĕĎĕǕ ŕĕ ƐIJĕ ŕşſŔ Those who have read the 2017 book Game of Mates may be interested to know that one of its authors, Cameron Murray, is running as a QLD Senate candidate for the Sustainable Australia Party.

Game of Mates is a blistering critique on how ‘grey corruption’ influences the political system and how developers, banks and superannuation companies reap the benefits of policies and approvals that preserve their monopolies.

Sustainable Australia president William Bourke stopped by the Shire on a bus tour and told The Echo

Sustainable Australia president William Bourke. while his party is somewhat aligned with the Greens, they have key policy differences on creating a sustainable economy, environment and especially population.

He says his party does

not align left or right but is centrist.

‘This election, our party is focusing its campaigning on better planning to stop overdevelopment’.

‘We propose to return real planning power to local communities, including through citizen juries.

Further, we advocate for the delivery of new community infrastructure before more housing developments in the area.

‘Overall, our advocacy is for reducing population pressures by lowering Australia’s annual immigration intake from 200,000 back to the long

term average of 70,000’.

Bourke says, ‘A sustainable population is achievable by diversifying Australia’s economy away from an over-reliance on housing construction, which requires ever-more people.

'ĶưĕſƆĶĪƷ ĕĈşŕşŔƷ ‘Like Germany, our economy should develop owing to improvements in productivity, innovation, skills, education, workforce participation, technology and entrepreneurship, not population and debt’.

For more info visit www. sustainableaustralia.org.au.

LëćĶƐëƐ ĎĕưĕōşżŔĕŕƐ ĶŕĈşſſĕĈƐōƷ żōëĈĕĎ Paul Bibby The buildings in Byron Bay’s Habitat development are famous for their cuttingedge, sustainable design.

But there’s one small problem: one of them is in the wrong place.

A surveying error prior to construction has resulted in one of the partially-built structures at the rear of the development being placed

two-and-a-half metres from where it should have been.

The builders are now facing the prospect of having to move the large, half-built structure, or demolish it and start again. The developer of the project Brandon Saul, confirmed that the building had been built in the wrong place, emphasising that it was far from complete.

He said, ‘A consultant surveyor had his data point

in the wrong position, so we’ve been asked to move the building.’

A source connected to the construction project said, ‘I feel sorry for the bloke – he’s the one who has to foot the bill. It’s basically just a large concrete slab.’

‘None of the framing or anything like that has gone in yet. As one of the builders said, “you work a lifetime and hope this never

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The builders are currently investigating whether the slab can be moved back into its rightful position, bringing in a company that specialises in moving large unwieldy buildings. This would involve the builders digging under the footings of the multi-tonne structure, jacking it up using three powerful hydraulic jacks and then sliding it into the correct position on rails.

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The poorer health of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when compared to the nonIndigenous population is no secret – but this is something that can change.

Since 2006, the Close the Gap Campaign has seen Australia’s peak Indigenous and non-Indigenous health bodies, NGOs and human rights organisations work together to achieve health and life expectation equality for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The campaign’s goal is to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians, within a generation.

The campaign is built on

Looking to a healthier future with Close the Gap, ArakwalBumberbin woman Delta Kay will be one of the facilitators at the Mullumbimby event on Friday. evidence that shows that significant improvements in the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can be achieved within short time frames.

This year the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre will highlight the issue in this area.

Not govt funded In the Byron Shire, there are no government funded culturally appropriate health or community services.

The Indigenous community is serviced by out-reach services which are currently delivered in an

ad-hoc manner.

The Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre, in partnership with Byron Council, Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council and Aboriginal community members – working together as Bagwa Bugalma – are hosting a special event on March 22, from 11am, for Aboriginal women and mothers of Aboriginal children to find out what health and support services are in the Byron Shire for Aboriginal people and their families and to let them know what services Aboriginal people feel they need.

The event will be facilitated by Delta Kay and Leweena Williams and will include cultural creative activities such as weaving, an Earth mandala, visual arts and cultural dance. A free lunch will be provided.

Bluesfest found to have misled over paid parking Paul Bibby The Byron Blues Festival engaged in ‘misleading and deceptive conduct’ over its decision to introduce parking fees months after many people had already bought tickets to this year’s event, a tribunal has found.

The finding was made by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) last week after a frustrated ticket holder took the festival on over its paid parking plan.

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by Ian Rogers The news that the world’s best bridge player, Norway’s Geir Helgemo, has been banned for failing a drug test will have sent shivers up the spines of Australia’s best chess players.

Helgemo, 49, tested positive for two medications he was taking to treat hypogonadism, unaware that such drugs might be on the World Anti-Drug Agency banned list.

Australian chess players competing internationally are subject to the drug tests – using the same banned list as, for example, weightlifters. At least one Australian Olympic player has been tested with a banned medication in her system – though fortunately at a time when the world body FIDE was determined to demonstrate that chess was a ‘clean’ sport so samples were sent to a compliant Russian testing laboratory.

However, with a new, less corrupt, FIDE regime and noting Helgemo’s fate, the Australians will feel exposed – as indeed they are, far more than other Australian athletes.

he would have to pay up to $250 extra for parking at the time he bought his tickets.

The announcement about paid parking didn’t come until December 12 last year, more than seven months after early bird tickets first went on sale.

The NCAT upheld Mr Donnellan’s claim, ordering Bluesfest to immediately refund him the $1,200 he had spent on tickets.

The tribunal’s general member, William Priestley, said he had ordered the refund owing to ‘misleading and deceptive conduct’ on the part of Bluesfest.

In part this is because chess players can compete at a high level at an older age than in most sports, and therefore are more likely to be taking some medicines for general health reasons.

But the major reason is that Australia does not recognise chess as a sport and therefore the Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority (ASADA) will not offer their services to educate chessplayers about their obligations under the anti-doping code – unless they pay prohibitive fees.

Therefore Australian players will have to rely on self-education, with all the risks of misunderstanding the rules that this entails, as Helgemo found.

To their credit, ASADA has put a lot of useful information online, but even a procedure as simple as registering medicines or the whereabouts for possible out-of-competition tests overseas cannot be done through ASADA (or anywhere else).

So Australian players will continue to have to play Russian roulette with the drug testing regime and hope that they do not end up ‘disgraced’ and banned like the innocent Helgemo.

Mr Donnellan said he hoped that Bluesfest would now waive the parking fees for those who had bought tickets prior to the December 12 announcement.

‘I’m very happy to be vindicated in the case and hope that Bluesfest management do the right thing by their loyal ticket holders’, Mr Donnellan said.

Possible precedent The decision could provide a precedent for other frustrated Bluesfest ticket holders to seek a refund, and could even force festival organisers to postpone the introduction

of parking fees until 2020.

Bluesfest sought and was granted approval to introduce paid parking by Council last August. However, it has emerged that there remains a condition within the festival’s development application, clause 101, stating that paid parking must be included in the ticket price. The festival has sought to amend clause 101, with the matter currently on public exhibition.

Bluesfest’s media spokesperson told The Echo, ‘We are yet to receive the judgment, and will then seek legal advice regarding an appeal’.

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Rous County Council Councillors, General Manager and Water Sustainability Officer with buckets representing 160 litres, the suggested daily water use per person. From left, Cr Sharon Cadwallader (Ballina Shire Council), General Manager Phillip Rudd, Water Sustainability Officer Kylie Bott, Chair Keith Williams (Ballina Shire Council) and Cr Darlene Cook (Lismore City Council).

The average resident in the northern rivers uses around 194 litres of water every day according to the region’s bulk water supply authority, Rous County Council. Residents are being encouraged to reduce this to less than 160 litres of water per person per day to delay the need to build new infrastructure.

‘We are launching the 160 Litre Challenge, a water saving campaign to motivate people into being more mindful about the way they use water in their household,’ General Manager Rous County Council, Phillip Rudd said.

Rous County Council estimates that water demand is set to exceed the region’s secure yield estimates at Rocky Creek Dam by 2024 unless there are drastic changes to water use.

With a combination of extreme weather conditions and one of the fastest growing populations in Australia, residents are being urged to consider reducing their water consumption to less than 160 litres of water per person, per day to delay the need to

source alternative water supplies.

‘Even with heavy rainfall, the longer term issue of supply and demand still remains, so it’s essential we make simple changes to our everyday behaviour now so that we can protect our precious water resource for the future,’ Phillip said.

Every 4-minute shower under a water efficient showerhead can cost you between 24-36 litres, so Rous County Council is suggesting to smarten up and shower short. You’ll be saving on your water and electricity bills too.

Turning the taps off while brushing your teeth and fixing leaks around the house can also save water and money. One leaking tap alone can waste around 20,000 litres of water per

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Save water and win in the 160 Litre Challenge competition!

The challenge is on to come up with innovative ideas on how to use less than 160 litres of water per person per day.

Kids under 18 years old can win double yearly passes to Wet ’n’ Wild by submitting their most creative photo or video on how to reduce water use.

Northern rivers’ residents can win a water efficient dishwasher or washing machine, up to the value of $1500, as the major prize in the competition.

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Pre-schools, schools and community groups can win a rainwater tank, with two tanks on offer for the most innovative water savers.

Are you up for the 160 Litre Challenge? Reduce your water use. Prove you’re a water saver and win!

The 160 Litre Challenge is an initiative by Rous County Council in conjunction with Byron Shire, Ballina Shire, Lismore City and Richmond Valley councils.

More information on how to enter: www.rous.nsw.gov.au/160litrechallenge or follow for water saving tips on Instagram @160LitreChallenge.

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

Council Administration Centre 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby Opening hours 8.30am to 4.30pm Phone 02 6626 7000 Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Website www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 02 6622 7022 Works Depot 02 6685 9300 SES Controller 02 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 02 6671 5500 Byron Resource Recovery Centre 1300 652 625 Cavanbah Centre 02 6685 5911

Byron Shire Council is the consent authority for this Development Application for Designated Development and Integrated Development.

In accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended), notification is hereby given of the following development consents granted by Council. The consents listed are available to view Online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA.

In Byron? Customer service for general enquiries now at Byron Visitor Centre, 80 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 12.00pm and 12.30pm to 4.00pm or phone 02 6626 7000. Card only payments accepted at this location.

The abovementioned development application has been lodged with Byron Shire Council. The proposed development is designated development and integrated development. The development application and the documents accompanying the application including the Environmental Impact Statement are to be exhibited from 28 February 2019 to 27 March 2019 (submission period) and may be inspected at: • Via the online Kiosk located within Byron Shire Council offices, Station St, Mullumbimby between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday (public holidays excluded) or on Council’s website (www.byron.nsw.gov.au/PublicExhibition) and • the Department of Planning & Environment, located at 22-33 Bridge Street, Sydney, Monday to Friday (public holidays excluded). Contact phone number (02) 9228 6333 or fax number (02) 9228 6555 or Level 3, 49 Victoria Street, Grafton, phone number (02) 6641 6600 or fax number (02) 6641 6601

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

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

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

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

submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au

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

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

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

Do you love where you live?

Do you want to meet new people?

Do you want to make things happen locally?

Do you want to create new connections?

CALLING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MANAGE COMMUNITY HALLS Council is calling for nominations for additional members to the following hall committees: • Bangalow Showground Management Committee • Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall Management Committee • Brunswick Valley Community Centre Management Committee • Ocean Shores Community Centre Management Committee Love Byron Halls is an initiative to celebrate your halls and venues as spaces to get together. We want you to help create a new history in your town or village. Research shows that community involvement in managing community facilities provides better outcomes for locals while engaging and including local people and providing an opportunity to participate in local community life.

Exhibition/Submissions close: 4.00pm 27 March 2019 DA / Parcel No.

Applicant Property Description Proposal (Amended)

10.2019.78.1 Newton Denny Chapelle

5-37 Broken Head Road BYRON BAY 2481 (Lot 9 DP 708338)

Use of unauthorised Recreation Facility (Outdoor)

Any person during the abovementioned submission period may make written submissions to Council concerning the development application. If a submission is made by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission.

Please quote the abovementioned development application number and parcel number when making a submission. The submission must be received by 4.00pm on the final day of the submission period.

Any person who makes a submission by way of objection and is dissatisfied with the determination of the consent authority to grant development consent may appeal to the NSW Land and Environment Court. However if the Planning Assessment Commission conducts a review, the Minister’s determination of the application is final and not subject to appeal.

If you are making a submission you may be required to lodge a “Political Donations and Gifts Disclosure Statement”. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet your obligations to disclose reportable political donations and gifts. A failure to meet your obligations is an offence. Links to information and resources are available from Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ political-donations or from Council. All Political Donations and Gifts Disclosure Statements will be public documents.

Submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 3 Clause 1(a)(vi) of the GIPA Regulations 2009 as applicable including both the substance of the objection and the identity of the objector. For assistance with this please call Council’s Records Coordinator on 02 6626 7113.

Enquiries: Chris Larkin 02 6626 7136

TYAGARAH HALL UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY PREFERENCES Council have resolved to undertake community consultation with a view to establishing a Section 355 Management Committee for the ongoing management of the Tyagarah Hall.

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

Community members interested in participating in the consultation are asked to view the information on Council’s website and/ or contact staff at the contact details below. An online survey is found www.surveymonkey.com/r/Tyagarah_Hall.

Nominations Close: Friday 29 March 2019

Further information is available on Council’s Web site at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-notice.

Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer 02 6626 7316

Please register your interest in a possible site visit to the hall on Wednesday 27 March.

Consultation closes: Friday 29 March 2019

PUBLIC EXHIBITION First Stage Planning Proposal to Apply Environmental Zones (E Zones) to amend Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014 The first stage planning proposal to apply ‘landowner agreed’ E Zones and other LEP 2014 zones to approximately 60 properties is on public exhibition from 27 February to 29 March.

All affected landowners included in this Planning Proposal have been notified in writing.

A copy of the Planning Proposal is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

Please note that in this instance the Minister for Planning and Environment has not authorised Council to exercise delegation to make this LEP amendment.

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

Submissions close: Friday 29 March 2019 Enquiries: Alex Caras on 6626 7097

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Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer 02 6626 7316

COUNCIL NOTICE: FEDERAL DRIVE SLIP On 15 February 2019 Council closed Federal Drive for public and private safety after receipt of professional geotechnical advice about an existing landslide that had potential to collapse further.

On 28 February 2019 Council awarded the contract for the remediation works to Piling and Civil Australia, who have commenced on site on 18 March 2019.

There is a 4 to 6 week works program for these remediation works and the contractor is planning to keep one lane open to traffic, as much as possible. At times there may be a need for short duration full closures for movement of equipment and materials to the worksite.

Further updates on the project will be on Council’s website and Facebook sites.

Council would like to thank affected motorists for their patience while we complete these important safety works Enquiries: Joshua Provis on 02 6626 7248 or Kirk Weallans, Evan Elford on 02 6626 7164

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 10.2018.588.1 – MYOCUM, 42 Bilin Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House including Detached Bedroom Module (Site12) 10.2018.579.1 – BANGALOW, 13-15 Granuaille Crescent Boundary Adjustment Two (2) Lots 10.2019.51.1 – BANGALOW, 49 Granuaille Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House and New Swimming Pool 10.2019.39.1 – BANGALOW, 56 Rankin Drive Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House including a New Deck and Swimming Pool 10.2019.38.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 55 Dalley Street Disability Access Ramp 10.2018.586.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 35 Casuarina Street Dwelling House and Secondary Dwelling 10.2018.409.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 135 Alcorn Street Demolish Existing Dwelling House and Construct New Dwelling House 10.2019.32.1 – BANGALOW, 3B Rifle Range Road Swimming Pool and 1.8m Front Fence 10.2018.637.1 – MULLUMBIMBY CREEK, 69 Brushbox Drive Studio and Deck 10.2018.484.1 – FEDERAL, 680 Binna Burra Road New Dwelling House to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2018.638.1 – NEW BRIGHTON, 47 North Head Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2018.547.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 1/121 Dalley Street Use of Existing Shop as a Hairdressing Salon 10.2019.94.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 15 Lorikeet Lane Dwelling House, Garage and Retaining Wall 10.2019.14.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 2/13 Mango bark Court Home Based Food Business 10.2016.833.2 – BANGALOW, 39 Parrot Tree Place S4.55 to Relocate Retaining Wall 10.2018.507.2 – BANGALOW, 34 Blackwood Crescent S4.55 to amend Council error (Stamped plans) 10.2018.139.2 – MULLUMBIMBY, 32 Gordon Street S4.55 to Modify Minor Alterations to Front Façade 10.2018.78.3 – SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH, 29 Beach Avenue S4.55 to delete Bathroom Extension 10.2018.529.2 – BROKEN HEAD, 657b Broken Head Road S4.55 to amend Consent 10.2018.529.1 lapse date (Council error) 10.2017.331.2 – WILSONS CREEK, 1351 Coolamon Scenic Drive S4.55 to Modify Roof Pitch and Orientation and Internal Layout

APPLICATIONS DEFERRED 10.2018.372.1 – HUONBROOK, 361 Huonbrook Road Use of Dwelling House to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2017.678.1 – BYRON BAY, 17-21 Shirley Street Demolition of existing buildings and construction of two (2) residential flat buildings, containing 17x3 bedrooms and 2 x 4 bedroom dwellings including swimming pool, landscaping, basement car parking and strata subdivision

COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED Section 4.31 EP&A Act 1979 and Clause 137 EP&A Regulations 2000.

The following complying development certificates may be inspected free of charge at Council’s Customer Service Counter, Station Street, Mullumbimby during normal office hours 8.30am to 4.30pm weekdays, excluding public holidays.

The validity of these certificates cannot be questioned in any legal proceeding except those commenced in the Land & Environment Court by any person within 3 months of this notice.

16.2018.92.1 – BYRON BAY, 11 Mahogany Drive Ensuite and Conversion of Dining Area to Bathroom

DRAFT PLAN OF MANAGEMENT BYRON BAY MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUNDS The Draft Plan of Management for the Byron Bay Memorial Recreation Grounds is on exhibition for a period of 28 days and is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-exhibition.

Submissions close: 4.00pm Tuesday 23 April 2019 Enquiries: Darren McAllister 02 6626 7244 For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising.

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she felt the legal action was ‘a bit of a stretch’.

Plans for another ‘affordable’ housing development in Mullumbimby have ended up in the Land and Environment Court, with the developer taking on Byron Council over its ‘deemed refusal’ of the project.

Development company ‘The Kollective’ are seeking to build eight one-to-twostorey town houses at 28 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby.

They have made the application under the state’s affordable housing policy (SEPP 15), promising that at least one of the units will be rented at below market rates.

In return, The Kollective are seeking to take advantage of the special development exemptions available under SEPP 15 by increasing the floor space ratio of the proposed buildings and limiting the number of parking spaces available for future residents.

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recommended refusal of the project, describing it as ‘inappropriate in the context of the site,’ ‘out of character with the locality,’ and likely to result in ‘poor residential amenity’ for those moving into the homes.

Around 45 local residents also submitted letters of objection to the proposal.

According to the agenda for Council’s planning meeting next week, The Kollective launched court proceedings prior to staff making this recommendation.

‘The applicant has commenced a Class 1 appeal in the Land and Environment

Court against the deemed refusal of the application,’ Council’s major projects planner Rob Van Iersel says in the staff report.

Mr Van Iersel indicated that the council’s concerns could be addressed through a redesign of the proposal that involved a reduction of floor space, building height and deck encroachments, and an increase in open space.

He suggested that Council take part in a conciliation hearing with the developer as part of the court process.

The convenor of the Mullumbimby Residents Association, Dr Sonia Laverty, said

‘I don’t think they’re serving the community with this proposal,’ Dr Laverty said.

‘We’re not opposed to it being built at all, we want some changes to be made so it’s more in keeping with the needs of the community.’

‘We think they can do better.’

The Kollective is the company responsible for another affordable housing development on Stuart Street Mullumbimby.

Some locals are now questioning whether that project deserved approval under SEPP 15 as the eight one-and-two-bedroom units have been advertised for $550 to $600 a week.

This is higher than both the median rent for a threebedroom free-standing house in Mullumbimby (around $550) and a unit ($350).

MAYOR’S COLUMN

By Acting Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon Well done to all the students in Byron Shire who organised and attended the Strike for the Climate on Friday morning. Some stirring speeches were delivered above Main Beach following the march through the town centre. Never before have I seen schoolchildren feeling the need to protest about an issue like we’ve seen over the last few months. If governments around the world won’t wake up and take action, then let’s hope at least the voters do so we can get representatives and governments who will take our future seriously and initiate urgent action on climate change.

Future sea level rises are often discussed in Council committees, but we also need to deal with the more immediate impacts that tourism is having on Byron Shire. To this end Council has launched a Talking Future Tourism campaign, designed to give locals the opportunity to engage on the topic with all the relevant facts at hand. Handbooks are available from Council or from selected sites in the Shire, and you are also able to pick up a pack and host your own ‘kitchen table discussion’. The goal is to ensure that tourism in Byron Shire is sustainable, environmentally responsible, and preserves our unique culture. You can also complete the survey online.

Byron Shire Council Notices PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 The following development applications (DA) have been received by Council and require exhibition in accordance with Development Control Plan 2014 (A14). The DAs may be viewed online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA or by using the Online Kiosks at Councils Customer Service Centre during normal office hours.

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

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

EXHIBITION CLOSES 27 MARCH 2019 10.2019.82.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 40 Mullumbimbi Street (Lot 1 DP 331137) Frank Stewart Architect, Alterations and Additions to Existing Tourist Facility to create Three (3) Serviced Apartments and One (1) Managers Apartment 10.2019.78.1 – BYRON BAY, 5-37 Broken Head Road (Lot 9 DP 708338) Newton Denny Chappelle, Use of unauthorised Recreation Facility (Outdoor)

EXHIBITION CLOSES 3 APRIL 2019 10.2019.102.1 – BANGALOW, 15 Byron Bay Road (Lot 3 DP 6478) Ardill Payne & Partners, Demolition of Existing Dwelling and Construction of Multi Dwelling Housing comprising Three (3) Dwellings 10.2019.107.1 – BYRON BAY, 5 Banksia Drive (Lot 13 DP 248197) W J Townend – Town Planning Pty Ltd, Change of Use to Indoor Recreation Facility (Gym) 10.2019.100.1 – BYRON BAY, 39-41 Lawson Street (Lot 0 SP 48462) Ardill Payne & Partners, Alterations and Additions to Existing Residential Flat Building

EXHIBITION CLOSES 17 APRIL 2019 10.2019.103.1 – Coorabell, 784 Coolamon Scenic Drive (Lot 384 DP 727453) Newton Denny Chapelle, Restaurant and Voluntary Planning Agreement for Upgrade of Public Road and Carpark Pursuant to section 7.5 of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and clause 25D of Environmental and Assessment Regulation 2000 the Planning Agreement for the DA 10.2019.103.1 is on public exhibition at Council’s Mullumbimby Offices from 21 March 2019 to 17 April 2019.

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HAVE YOUR SAY: AMENDMENT TO BYRON DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLANS (DCPS) DCP 2014 – Part A: Preliminary DCP 2010 Chapter 17: Public Exhibition and Notification of Development Applications, Part A: General Amendments relating to the above Chapters of DCP 2010 and 2014 are on exhibition for a period of 6 weeks from 13 February to 27 March 2019 and are available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

DCP 2010 Part A General & Chapter 17 Public Exhibition and Notification of Development Applications and DCP 2014 Part A Preliminary have been amended primarily to: • increase the level of public exhibition and notification that development applications require • introduce a pre-lodgement community consultation measure for development regarded as community significant.

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

Submissions close: Wednesday 27 March 2019 Enquiries: Steve Daniels 02 6626 7315

LONE GOAT GALLERY Do you love where you live?

Do you want to meet new people?

Do you want to make things happen locally?

Do you want to create new connections?

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Council is calling for nominations for additional members to the Lone Goat Gallery Section 355 Board of Management. Lone Goat Gallery is a community art space located in the Byron Bay Library.

It is run by a volunteer Board of Management, a professional Gallery Coordinator and team of volunteers. The gallery coordinates an annual program of exhibitions and events. www.lonegoatgallery.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DRAFT PLAN OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE BYRON BAY MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUNDS A Draft Plan of Management for the Byron Bay Memorial Recreation Grounds, Byron Bay is on public exhibition for 28 days.

Submissions close: 23 April 2019 The Draft Plan of Management proposes to alter the categorisation of the land under section 36 of the Local Government Act 1993 (LGA) from Community – Sportsground to Community – Sportsground and Community – General community use. Council is therefore required to hold a public hearing in accordance with sections 40A and 47G of the LGA. Public Hearing Date: Wednesday 24 April 2019 Time: 3.00pm to 4.00pm Where: Cavanbah Centre, 249 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay Any person wishing to make a verbal or written submission to the public hearing should phone the number below to register their interest by 4.30pm on Tuesday 23 April 2019.

Enquiries: Darren McAllister 02 6626 7244

DESIGN INVESTIGATION FOR THE MODIFICATION OF THE JONSON STREET PROTECTION WORKS REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2018-0029 Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a contract to provide consultancy services to undertake a Design Investigation which comprises a numbers of tasks to assess and analyse cost effective options for the modification of the coastal protection works at Byron Bay. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below.

Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting Tenders Online at www.tendersonline.com.au/byron. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the Tenders Online helpdesk on 1800 233 996.

We are seeking people with skills and experience relevant to managing a community gallery space, including visual arts, arts management or associated skills.

For further details please contact Chloe Dowsett at chloe.dowsett@byron.nsw.gov.au

Nomination forms, further information including past meeting minutes can be found on Council’s Web site at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/section355-committees To apply, please complete a nomination form available from the website.

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.

Nominations close: Friday 29 March 2019

The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will disqualify tenders from the tender process.

Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer 02 6626 7316

Tenders close: 2.00pm Wednesday 17 April 2019

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Let’s all hold our noses vote The Party Animals (oops, the Animal Justice Party) candidate Cathy Blasonato admitted at the meet the candidates forum on Monday that she didn’t really want to get elected.

What a relief, someone who is genuine! As was Keep Sydney Open candidate James Wright, who was philosophical about his chances. Sitting MP Tamara Smith (Greens) fired up the room with her re-election pitch, while a slightly more subdued Labor candidate Asren Pugh reasonably outlined his party’s polices which at least attempt to address climate change and the atrocious planning laws enacted by the current NSW Liberal National Party.

Yet it was the constant personal opinion of Nationals candidate Ben Franklin that highlighted how he is in total opposition to the policies of his own government.

Is he in the wrong party?

From supporting the Student Strike 4 Climate action, to recognising that we ‘need to do more’ to protect the environment, Mr Franklin repeatedly expressed that he could ‘work from within’ his party for change on both these more global issues, as well as gaining better outcomes for the electorate of Ballina.

It’s true, a lot of our taxes have been handed back to us of late (called pork barelling), so thanks for all that largesse.

Yet as we all know from the past experience of being a ‘safe National’ seat, as soon as the risk of losing this seat is off the table, all the money that we’ve seen rolling in will be off the table too.

Was Franklin effective in relation to the recently delivered regional forest agreements (RFA) by his Liberal National government? That delivered appalling environmental outcomes for land clearing and habitat destruction. He voted for those terrible laws.

Those who wish to live on a planet with a stable atmosphere might want to consider a report by The Guardian that annual clearing in NSW increased sharply under his government. Between mid-2013 and mid-2016, it went from 900 hectares to 7,390.

Was Franklin effective in preventing the destruction of the Murray-Darling by his party’s mismanagement? Nope. Locally, the Richmond River has diminished in health considerably under his government’s watch, too. Pity the vanishing koalas.

Franklin also voted for diminished civil rights with the Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Interference) Act 2016. It was damned by legal experts and radically extends police powers against opponents of mining projects with heavy fines for those who ‘lock on’ to mining equipment.

If that law existed at the Bentley Blockade near Lismore in 2014, neighbouring farmers and residents could have been arrested as they ‘locked on’ to the equipment.

Road side drug testing is not impairment based, and this will continue if Franklin’s government is re-elected, because his government thinks all drugs are the same and anyone who does them must be severely punished. At least Labor are on the fence with this.

And if his government is returned on March 23, there will be no ‘handing back control to councils on development decisions’ because that’s not how his party rolls.

Instead, they roll over communities – like ours.

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t is not clear who said it first, but it quickly became a catchcry of the long-lived government of Bob Hawke: the mob will always work you out.

There was little false modesty among the superstars of Hawke’s cabinet, but the mantra usually kept their egos in check if they started indulging in what their leader liked to call ‘double-handed wankery’.

By that, he meant not only going over the top with their own obsessions, but also the need to be reasonably straight with the electorate – to avoid pretending that they were something that they were not. To be, if you like, authentic or, to use the overworked cliche of the current prime minister – fair dinkum.

And this is the essence of ScoMo’s insoluble problem: the mob has worked him out, and has decoded that he is a 36 carat phoney.

If there was any remaining doubt, the last Newspoll has confirmed it. The optimists – more like wishful thinkers – were daring to hope for at least a small lift in the consistently dire numbers.

After all, Scott Morrison has ranged tirelessly, covering the country with increasingly shouty warnings about the apocalyptic horrors that were an inevitable outcome if the loathsome Bill Shorten should darken the treasury benches.

Invasion, recession, and that would be just the start of the dark ages that would cast a pall over the sunburnt country for the foreseeable future, if not beyond.

But in spite of all the ranting – or more likely because of it – the coalition actually went backwards. The shrinking band of delusional apologists for Morrison and what remains of his government insisted that it was not really like that: their leader and his message was spot on, but as so often he had been distracted, sabotaged by the forces of evil.

The vilest, of course, was Malcolm Turnbull, a traitor from the moment of his birth – probably from his conception, if such an obscenity could be contemplated. And it had to be admitted that Tony Abbott hadn’t helped – he meant well, as always, but yet another flip on climate change hardly enhanced the pretence that the government had any idea what it was doing.

And then there were the bloody Nats, still squabbling and complaining when they should have been, cheerfully (and, preferably, silently) compliant

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to whatever the wise counsels of their senior partner might offer.

It had to be someone else – it was unthinkable that the strategy energetically promoted by their indefatigable marketeer had been so decisively rejected. It had to be unthinkable – it was too late to switch leaders again, and that was the only alternative. And there were still a couple of months to go – other governments had come back from the precipice, look at John Howard in 2004…

The Pm is regarded as irrelevant, a political pothole, best avoided but quickly forgotten.

Mungo MacCallum Well, okay, let’s look at John Howard in 2004. Early in the year he was in dire trouble but he had not emerged for no apparent reason in the shadow of two previous prime ministerial assassinations, with ongoing internal warfare and instability. Further, he was on good terms with the Nats, in spite of some lingering resentment over gun control.

And he was opposing Mark Latham.

But most importantly people listened to him. They did not always agree with his policies, but at least he had a few, and was prepared to explain them rationally and coherently. He never commanded much affection, apart from his most devoted fans, but he was what the mafia called a ‘man of respect’.

This is not the case with ScoMo, who spruiks snake oil around the country and radiates insincerity. Few voters believe anything much that he offers; his scare campaigns are manifestly overblown to the point of absurdity, and on the rare occasions he has anything positive to say, it is usually only temporary anyway – as soon as there is trouble in the party room, or an adverse focus group emerges, he moves along. Or perhaps he simply forgets his previous proposals, because they were never made with any conviction, and were probably not going to be implemented, even in the now highly unlikely event he is re-elected.

The real comparison is not with Howard, but with another failed Liberal

leader, the hapless Billy McMahon.

McMahon was replaced as Prime Minister by John Gorton, who, like Malcolm Turnbull, was anathema to the conservatives. Also like Turnbull, Gorton was struggling against a resurgent Labor leader who had his measure and had already run perilously close to him in the previous election.

The Liberal Party room panicked: one veteran conservative described the situation as that of a man with cancer – operating would be risky, but there might be a chance of success.

So Billy was ensconced to restore what was hoped to be normality. The result, of course, was a disaster – Gough Whitlam’s It’s Time campaign turned McMahon into a standing joke: lapel badges reading “Stop Laughing at Billy” became a popular accessory.

People are not laughing at ScoMo, and they don’t really hate him – they just regard him as irrelevant, a political pothole, best avoided but quickly forgotten. The polls have not substantially moved in a year. Morrison’s only response is to say he is not interested in what he calls the Canberra bubble.

To which the obvious come back is that it must be a bloody big bubble; at the last count 54 per cent of the population have crowded into it, to assure him that they are not going to vote for him.

But that is actually the good news.

The bad news is the betting agencies, considered even more reliable than the coalition’s bible, Newspoll. One has the current odds on a Morrison win at well over four dollars, with a Shorten win as an unbackable $1.16.

This is not in any sense a political judgment: it is a direct result of the punters putting their money where their mouths are.

Morrison has still failed to explain why he is leader and Turnbull isn’t, apart from repeating the platitude that this was just the way it played out in the party room. Now that really is a bubble, and one that has well and truly burst. Our accidental Prime Minister was always likely to be an accident waiting to happen. Realistically, all that remains is to prepare for the post mortem.

His colleagues know it, the pollsters know it, the betting shops know it – and now the mob has confirmed it. And it hasn’t taken long for them to work him out.

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Culprit: land clearing For too long we’ve been told to blame cats for the disappearance of our wildlife. The truth was revealed in the recent Australian government’s five year Threatened Species Strategy that shows we have been conned.

It states that ‘Habitat loss is politically sensitive because its main driver is the clearing of land to make way for economic activities such as agriculture, urban development, and mining.’

The strategy mentions feral cats more than 70 times, but habitat loss is mentioned just twice and land clearing not at all.

Australia has one of the world’s worst rates of land clearing, which has recently increased in some regions.

The clearing of native vegetation in NSW rose by 800 per cent between 2013 and 2016.

Let’s get this straight, ‘Habitat loss is the numberone threat to Australia’s species’.

VA Thompson Byron Bay

Because I said so The statement by the acting Mayor that Byron Shire Council has had no role in the revised location for the bus interchange, stating that Council has had an advocacy role at best, contradicts earlier statements

by Council and is therefore capable of misleading readers.

It was Mayor Richardson back in February last year, who informed the community that he and council staff were working with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) on the alternative design for the interchange. It was the Mayor who made a special

trip to Sydney together with Byron Shire staff and Ben Franklin to direct and approve the location of the bus interchange with TfNSW, which was confirmed by public statements from both the Mayor and Ben Franklin.

The Byron Shire Council were consulted, and advocated for the bus interchange where it is currently proposed – slap bang in the middle of sensitive state and local heritage conservation areas, including listed heritage items and a settled residential area.

When approached by residents for details of their directions to TfNSW, Council refused any correspondence.

No thanks to Byron Shire Council and please no further misleading statements.

Paul Jones Butler Street Community Network Inc.

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Election time and there are so many reasons to vote Q Having had first hand experience of the complete lack of any environmental credentials espoused by Benjamin Franklin from the National Party, I urge voters who care for our rapidly disappearing wildlife, degraded rivers and forests to ensure they don’t under any circumstances vote National.

Over many months Australians for Animals witnessed first hand the appalling destruction of a nationally significant koala population as part of the Ballina Pacific Highway Upgrade. Our efforts to get a meeting with National Party minister for roads, Melinda Pavey were ignored.

The absolute rejection of any responsible environmental policies by the Nationals is a major cause for concern at a time when we’re perilously close to losing not only the koala but entire ecosytems as a result of the damage wrought by the Nationals.

Leopards don’t change their spots no matter how hard they try to disguise them.

Sue Arnold Australians for Animals Inc.

Q I served the community for 17 years as a Greens representative and witnessed a lot of change in government, and not much has been positive. But in the seat of Ballina, with the election of Tamara Smith in 2015, we saw a new focus for our area.

This is because the major parties are spooked when they lose control. But that’s good for democracy and our community. Let’s keep it that way, keep the major parties nervous and ensure that Tamara is back in parliament advocating for our community and potentially part of a team holding the balance of power, rather than the Shooters or Pauline Hanson’s One Nation members.

Tamara’s election made history with the Greens taking a long term National Party seat. It got the attention of the major parties.

Don’t be fooled by the promises, what you need is an advocate who cares about this community and is focussed on climate change, the environment and much needed infrastructure and services. A vote for Tamara Smith is the best choice for our area to gain the

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husband. But the bigger issue here is that you want votes, you want us to trust you.

But when push comes to shove – what do we all see?

M Gardner Byron Bay

watched you on the Channel 9 news on March 13 about the Brunswick Heads Surf Club. I saw you laugh and turn away as right next to you, plain-clothes security were roughing up reporter Jim Beatson.

You did not intervene.

You did not advocate for him. You did not stand up for your own constituent. You laughed, turned and walked away with the NSW premier.

How could you? You know him. You know he is a reporter. You could have intervened and stood up for him. Not let him be bruised, cut and insulted.

Jim tells me, as per usual, you agreed to another interview with him a half hour later. How can that be?

I am so disappointed and hurt by your behaviour. In the company of Sydney leaders, you turn on your own people.

Jim Beatson is my

Q Oh what a pleasant surprise when opening my ‘mail box’ to find a excellent brochure from Asren Pugh, it is well worth the read.

Asren is a ‘local boy’ raised and educated in this very area that he is now endeavouring to represent.

His grandad is a renowned artist and winner of the ‘Archibald’ on three occasions – no mean feat!

His dad is a leading environmentalist and sorely needed in our electorate as the ‘White Shoe Brigade’ are always on the lookout to make a ‘fast dollar’ at our expense.

Asren is a keen environmentalist and is always on the lookout to protect our wonderful environment.

We have been promised, should he be elected, an ambulance station at Alstonville, an upgrade of the Ballina District Hospital and

attention it deserves and deliver a strong, caring and effective member of parliament.

Jan Barham Broken Head

local schools as well and not spending two billion dollars on stadiums in Sydney.

Nev Kelly Ballina Q Regarding the Labor party bandwagon rolling out an extra 20 permanent firefighting positions at the Ballina fire station, this comes at an unaffordable cost to the Ballina ratepayers.

This initiative is a poorly disguised response of local labor luminaries (Asren Pugh et al) to pander to the demands of the Fire Brigade Employees Union.

At present the ratepayers pay 11.7 per cent of the running cost for the service which equates to $35,000 a year. The cost of the 20 x 24hr permanent fire fighters would be $3.5m; that’s an additional $360,000pa to be covered by Ballina Council who will pass this on to rate payers.

The facts: In 2007/8, 421 incidents occurred. For the similar period in 2016/17, incidents diminished to 276 – a reduction of over 30 per cent.

This equates to less than one call out per day.

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response times are 20 per cent below the guaranteed out-the-door response times of ten minutes.

Since the opening of the Ballina bypass there has been a dramatic reduction in serious highway incidents.

With the further development of the Ballina airport, specific firefighting resources and premises have been established there, so that aviation incidents are no longer the remit of the Ballina Fire Station. Thirty per cent of the reduced annual call outs are false, and a further 60 per cent are for minor motor vehicle accidents and small vegetation fires.

Sharon Cadwallader East Ballina Q This is a message to the water bottling companies to become a resource creator, instead of being a problem.

This can be easily accomplished by desalinating seawater and creating a safe, sustainable bottled resource.

The trace elements from sea water can be reclaimed from the sea water, then added back to create a bottled water safer than the ▶ Continued on page 20

Don’t trash your vote!

If you vote without preferences and your first choice loses, your vote will be wasted!

Make sure your least wanted party doesn’t sneak in by accident, put them last on your ballot so that at the final count, your vote isn’t tossed in the bin.

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The votes that didn’t count for Lismore 2015 First preference votes: The Nationals 19,975 The Greens 12,435 Country Labor 12,056 Other 2,581

Greens + Labor = 24,491

Votes redistributed in final count: To The Greens 6,538 To The Nationals 1,087 Votes exhausted 4,729 WASTED VOTES! Final official totals: The Nationals 21,654 The Greens 19,309

*A different result if 10% of the vote didn’t end up in the bin?

The Greens (+3,783) 23,092 The Nationals (+946) 22,600

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Voting time again ▶ Continued from page 18 water resource stolen from our aquifer.

The energy for this process could be generated on site, or purchased from green energy suppliers for an even better product that can be marketed as being really safe and sustainable.

There is a desalination plant under-utilised in Sydney. I am sure Sydney Water would be happy to share this resource until other facilities can be built.

Doug Foskey Lismore Q The Main Arm Upper

Primary School P&C has worked hard to ensure that every child in our local public school gets a quality education.

With the 2019 State Elections it is imperative that candidates are aware of the current public schooling situation in their local area and how their actions affect it.

Candidates for the seat of Ballina are urged to think about how public schools accommodate 65 per cent of all NSW students.

That NSW public schools accommodate 84 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and, Australia wide, accommodate 69 per cent of children with disabilities requiring a school adjustment to meet their specific needs. Public schools accept all students in their area.

Our school, along with Coorabell Primary School, is facing unjust cuts to its enrolment ceiling based on inaccurate assessments of our physical capacity.

Will the candidates support us in a fair reassessment of our schools?

Louise Dwyer President P&C Main Arm Upper School Q At Ballina Country Labor’s February meeting our members discussed the recent announcement by Labor that if elected they would commit $900 million dollars of new money, not currently in the budget, into rural and regional roads over the next five years.

This commitment comes on top of the existing $543 million ‘Fixing Country

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Roads’ program and would bring the total investment to more than $1.4 billion. The funding would include $100 million to fix North Coast roads from Grafton to the border, with $15.95 million earmarked for Byron Shire Council.

Under the plan, the money for remaking entire roads, rather than fixing potholes, would be granted directly to councils based on the kilometres of roads reported to be in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ condition.

For far too long our National Party representatives have failed in this vital area, and on occasions have actually stripped our local councils of funding.

In Ballina we now have a clear choice between real policy announcements with real money, and a real local Labor candidate who has always lived and worked in our area, or Ben Franklin, a National Party blow in from Sydney doing little more than making random porkbarreling promises.

Alan Veacock President Ballina Country Labor

▶ Continued from page 17 separated from each other, and with militarism on the rise; along with violent video games and pornography, no wonder women are being used as punch bags. Seventy per cent of households around the world are experiencing domestic violence!

Talk about terrorism! It’s a way to keep the current patriarchal, war-mad system in place.

So Charlie, you keep being who you are, and spread the word. And girls, start choosing boys and men that espouse feminist values, and the world will change.

Hilary Bain South Golden Beach

Toot toot – toooot!

Thirty five per cent of the NSW population lives outside Sydney, yet neither party (coalition or Labor) are offering more than ten per cent of the dollars to the ‘rest of NSW’ and even less for ‘regional and rural’ areas like the North Coast according to research from the Grattan Institute into the transport ‘election promises’.

There’s recognition of the value of public transport, particularly rail, reflected in the promises made by both parties – but only in Sydney.

There are no commitments

for either types of infrastructure north of Sydney.

The total value of the promises are $70 billion for the coalition and $50 billion for Labor. The Grattan Institute calculates that each billion amounts to $125 ‘from every person in NSW’.

It’s scandalous that the rail line that connects our population centres remains ignored by the major parties while traffic banks up for kilometres. It’s becoming clearer by the day that emissions from transport are continuing to rise and that urgent action is required to provide sustainable alternatives before we cook in our cars.

Council is undertaking a study for reactivating the rail line that will account for the social and economic needs of our community. Which candidates at this election will back our community’s vision and be effective advocates once the election is over?

Basil Cameron Goonengerry Q Fifteen years ago I became the original secretary of TOOT (trains on our tracks), campaigning firstly against the closure, and then for the reopening, of the rail line. I was also a member of the Greens until 2013.

I know many locals still

believe that restoration of the rail line for mass transit offers broader potential benefits for our region than downgrading the corridor to a cycleway.

However, TOOT seems to have become a mere plaything of one political party.

TOOT and others have given carte blanche endorsement to all Greens candidates despite some of their positions promoting the bike trail that removes rail.

A genuine lobby group would be holding parties and candidates to account.

Nick Casmirri Wollongbar Q For many years the National Party promised ‘to get the trains running’ on the Casino–Murwillumbah train line, which helped them retain their North Coast seats. When the Premier and the National Party leader visited Brunswick Heads this week they refused to speak to locals (who also vote) about the train service.

In 2019 all they want to talk about is replacing the train line with a very expensive bike track. What a breathtaking backflip!

If the Nationals are going to treat voters with such contempt and put the ▶ Continued from page 26

Proposed redevelopment of the former South Byron Sewage Treatment Plant

Retaining operational Council land for the long-term benefit of the community and seeking a fresh vision for the former South Byron STP site in Byron Bay. One Broken Head Road is a large Council-owned site (nearly 8 hectares) at the Suffolk Park/Byron Bay gateway which formerly operated as the South Byron Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

In March 2018, Council ran an Expression of Interest (EoI) process seeking innovative ideas for the redevelopment of an area of this site to deliver a range of benefits and outcomes back to the community.

Council has shortlisted four proponents from this EoI process and is conducting a selective Request for Tender (RFT) over coming months, commencing in March 2019.

Once this 10 week RFT has concluded and an evaluation of proposals is complete, the preferred vision for the future use of this site will be shared with the community.

Project Timeline 2018 Expression of Interest conducted 2019 Selective Request For Tender (RFT) underway

2019 Council to complete STP remediation

2019 Community feedback sought on proposal for site (following RFT and selection of preferred proposal/s)

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New Tweed Valley Hospital site divides community Q Why has Geoff Provest not been questioned over perceived conflicts of interest in the selection of the Cudgen Plateau for the proposed Tweed Valley Hospital? Given his support of previous (failed) attempts to rezone the farmlands from State Significant status and his long association with the principals of the Kingscliff Land Company, this seems to be a question worth answering and one that Mr Provest would want to address.

None of this is fiction, or conspiracy nonsense.

Mr Provest’s association with previous attempts to develop the Cudgen Plateau and his relationship with the Kingscliff Land Company principals, who of course

own property on the Plateau and have been behind unsuccessful rezoning attempts, is clearly on the public record. It’s just very puzzling that Mr Provest, given all this history and his knowledge of how the community feels, would still choose to support the minister’s decision for the site of the proposed (and as yet, still to be approved) hospital development.

A perfect chance lost, to stand-up to the minister and say – ‘Not here Brad, it’s protected and of great value to this community and the region’.

Instead, he chose to once more create community division and, in the process, take what should have been

a 100 per cent good news story and a tremendous legacy for him (particularly after his non delivery of commitments on the existing Tweed Hospital) and turn it into a community betrayal of the highest order.

So why? Why would Mr Provest go down this path once more, and more importantly, why hasn’t he been asked the question – if at least only to give him a chance to clear the air?

Peter Newton Kingscliff Q In this week’s letterbox was the Labor and National party’s campaign ‘attack’ ads, authorised out of Sydney. Unimaginative, ‘boring as bat shit’. The only thing they are likely to convince punters to do is throw them into the bin!

The situation is no better in the local paper where candidate profiles were generally full of ‘I am, I did, I care, I’m dedicated, I’m passionate’ etc etc. The Green candidate, Bill Fenelon won by a nose with 11

while Susie Hearder Animal Justice party, had nine such statements.

Voters want to know what candidates will do for them.

After the promising bit, the next issue is the trust factor: will candidates do what they say?

I bumped into Geoff Provest two weeks ago – in truth it was Geoff’s car, easily recognized as his face is plastered all over it. I was keen to nail down his promise of free hospital parking at our new hospital so I hand wrote out a letter asking for him to telephone me or forward an official letter stating hospital parking would be totally free, not just the first 15 minutes.

The only call I got was from his secretary, who then sent me an email in which she cited, ‘there are no specific media releases stating that parking will be free at the new hospital, but this commitment was given in media interviews by both the Deputy Premier and the Minister for Health during visits to the Tweed’.

Hardly the written

commitment I’d asked for.

I was surprised Geoff could not even take five minutes to give me a call. The first job of any local member is to represent and advocate for their constituents – hard to do if you won’t or can’t find the time to talk to them.

You can see my point about the problem of trust.

With no signed letter the promise can later be denied ie: ‘my secretary got it wrong’ excuse. A lot of people have been complaining Geoff that you and the Premier are not easy people to talk to unless you’re a high-ranking National Party member. Not a good look and I’m a big supporter of our new hospital.

T Sharples Tweed Heads Q There’s no doubt the Tweed valley needs a hospital capable of dealing with current and future demand.

Until 2017 the plan had always been to redevelop and expand the existing Tweed Hospital and maintain Murwillumbah.

In 2017 there was an

about face on long term planning; not long after all members of the northern NSW health district board left or were sacked. A new board was appointed and without providing any feasibility study a decision was taken to build on a greenfield site as opposed to the long term plan of development at the current site.

Attempts to gain access to documents regarding selection criteria and community consultation from the NSW government under freedom of information have proved futile. Losing the hospital in Tweed will have a significant impact on that community.

The impacts of a large hospital on the communities of Cudgen, Kingscliff, Chinderah and Casuarina will be significant. ln a democratic society the decision to change long standing plans that will have significant effects on local communities should be transparent and inclusive. As yet the current decisions are neither.

Michelle Lynch Kingscliff

Freedom of speech is under debate I’m alarmed and disappointed at Hans Lovejoys’ recent editorial (March 6) vilifying Jordan Peterson with petty personal attacks on the sound of his voice (a muppet) and his appearance (a neck beard) but more disturbingly, the form of attack on his message which Hans believes uses ‘hypnotism’ and contrives to be ‘vague, fluffy... incoherent’ but academic all at the same time.

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As a professor and lecturer of psychology with 20 years clinical experience, it’s not surprising he can talk with confidence over a range of topics, including Jung and Nietzsche. But he isn’t an expert on climate change, ecological extinction or wealth equality, nor does he claim to be beyond data analysis and some penetrating reasons for the pay gap.

How strange Hans, the notion that the individual may be responsible for their problems, but personal responsibility is a ‘seriously twisted and dangerous idea’.

Nor does he believe, overtly or covertly, as anyone who

has read the 12 Rules for Life will see, that transgender people pose a threat to society. That’s not the point.

The C16 laws in Canada potentially criminalise anyone for not referring to him/her by their preferred personal pronoun of which there are now over 30, including ze, Sie, co and ey, on threat of prosecution.

If there is a wedge, then I can see a thin edge ominously poised, ready to render speech dictated to by ideology.

Gender politics apart, identity ideology is inherently absolute and unquestionable and more dangerous

and yes, Neo Marxist, than ‘highly developed’ political skills. Peterson is particularly insightful in his views on equality of opportunity rather than equality of outcome.

Hate speech, necessarily, is already criminalised but freedom of speech is under threat. What next, bad jokes? (No, that has already happened).

I’m with French writer and philosopher Voltaire who said, to paraphrase, ‘I hate what you are saying, but I will defend to the death your right to say it’.

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Minimising harm from drugs – and pollies Aslan Shand From the injustice of the random drug testing (RDT) to the Liberal/National state government’s obsession with ensuring people die at festivals by refusing sensible and proven pill and drug testing, the current state elections have brought a focus on the draconian and outdated attitudes of the current government towards drugs.

The local electorates of Tweed, Lismore and Ballina are all held by around a 54/46 per cent margins – that means as little as a change of 2,000 votes away from the Nationals could give the seats of Lismore and Tweed to either a Greens or Labor candidate.

If Ballina were retained by the Greens and Tweed and Lismore gained by Greens or Labor, this could easily influence the make-up of the NSW state government – possibly giving the Greens the balance of power.

There has been significant concern over a number of issues including water mining, onerous policing of festivals, the Nationals’ and Labor’s preferred Tweed hospital sites, illegal logging leading to koala extinction and bad planning decisions when the NSW state government has overridden local councils and more.

Any of these issues could swing what is likely to be a very tight election. One strong local group with a voting membership of 20,891 spread over the three electorates is the ‘North Coast RDT Locations’ group which promotes the issue of reforming the unjust RDT regime.

Numerous north coast residents, often the young, are being convicted when there has been no ĶŔżëĶſĕĎȝĎſĶưĶŕīȁ – Ron Priestly Test impairment ‘Numerous north coast residents, often the young, are being convicted when there has been no impaired driving,’ said Ron Priestly, the North Coast RDT Locations moderator.

‘Drivers are banned, jobs are lost, foreign travel gets difficult and criminal records are created, impacting on the victim for life when the driver has done nothing wrong! There is no effective public transport alternative in this region for when a licence is lost.’

According to Local Magistrate David Heilpern, speaking on a case soon after the law was introduced, ‘Parliament did not intend to stop people driving or take away their licences three days or six days after they consumed cannabis’ – but this is what is happening, said Mr Priestly.

a ‘How to Vote card’ which puts ‘Greens 1 and Country Labor 2’ said Mr Priestly. It suggests leaving out the rest, particularly the Nationals.

The group arrived at its policy because the Greens have made a firm written policy commitment stating that they ‘Support penalties for driving with impaired cognitive or psycho-motor skills due to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs that are based on evidence and risk

management.’

Mr Priestly said, ‘Country Labor have committed to raising the RDT problems in its proposed drug summit while the Nationals have not responded to requests for comment on its policy.

‘It can only be presumed that the Nationals will maintain the existing unjust system including the completely disproportionate heavy-handed policing by the police force highway patrols.

‘This is in opposition to the best scientific practice advice around the world that states that the “War on Drugs” has failed and drug policy should be managed under the health portfolio and should not primarily be a law and order issue.’

Vote for drug reform ‘The problem is the so-called saliva test or “spit test” that is being used does nothing to detect cannabisimpaired driving but merely the presence of cannabis. The cannabis involved may have been used days before the test and there is no evidence that such historic use causes impaired driving,’ he said.

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Mt St Patrick College will be holding their Open Day on Thursday 21st March. The morning session will start at 9.00am and finish at 11.00am. Student Tour Guides will be available to show visitors around the College. Students will be in their normal classes. The tour will start from the College Office which is located in Murwillumbah Street next door to the Sacred Heart Church.

The evening session will commence at 5.00pm and finish at 6.30pm. There will be performances, activities and displays on show, as well as the College Archives available for anyone interested in the history of the College. The Gilbey Multipurpose Centre situated on Queensland Road is the starting point for the afternoon session.

Enrolment packs will be available. The closing date for Year 7 enrolments is Friday 10th May, 2019.

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Articles ¨Ɩſŕ şǔ ƐIJĕ ōĶīIJƐƆ ëŕĎ Ŋĕĕż Ʒſşŕ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ĎëſŊ ‘Nocturnal wildlife and insects will thrive, a massive amount of money will be saved, and we get to see space clearly. It would make our goal of living in a carbon neutral town closer by a huge margin without having to do anything difficult at all – just turn out the lights!’

Aslan Shand Australia is known for a lot of big things like Ballina’s ‘Big Prawn’ and the ‘Big Banana’ in Coffs – but did you know that we also have the best view of a whole lot of ‘big’ things in space?

Local amateur astronomer Dylan O’Donnell who also organises Byron’s Star Stuff conference says that ‘We have the biggest naked eye galaxies, the brightest part of the Milky Way, the biggest nebulae, the biggest star clusters.’

Even the famous Dutch-American astronomer, Bart Bok, who lived in Australia for a long time said, ‘All the best stuff is in the Southern Hemisphere’.

To top it off we even have a crater of Mars named after our own local Cape Byron. Who knew? I certainly didn’t!

‘When the Opportunity rover passed by a long crater rim feature in 2010 the NASA science team named five points along it as “Cape Tribulation”, “Cape Byron”, “Cape Dromedary”, “Point Hicks” and “Torres Straight”,’ said Dylan.

‘This group of names is a collection of places visited by Captian Cook during his voyage to Australia in the 1700s.’

According to Dylan, northern hemisphere astronomers travel to our hemisphere on a regular basis just to see this unfamiliar night sky.

‘We take it for granted that we can easily see the Milky Way on a clear night.

Most of the world can’t and never will.’

Australian skies: world envy In a huge highlight for Dylan he is heading over to New York in April where

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Dylan O’Donnell’s photo of the space station and the moon at the Hudson River Museum, New York for the Apollo 11, 50th anniversary. he’s been invited to talk at NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) – the largest astronomy conference in the world.

Dylan has been asked to talk ‘about how good it is to do astronomy from Australia,’ he said. ‘Only 22 per cent of the world’s population lives in the Southern Hemisphere but it’s widely considered to be the best hemisphere for astronomy. It’s a huge honour for a local amateur astronomer – with the (technically) most easterly observatory in Australia – to be sharing the stage with astronauts and NASA scientists.’

In the dark Keeping it dark will certainly be on the agenda and Dylan is keen to work with Byron Council to promote the case for local dark skies.

‘Saving Byron’s dark sky has three instant benefits,’ he said.

Another concept he will be talking about at the NEAF conference will be developing Byron Shire’s space tourism but if we light up too much this option will go up in smoke.

‘Currently the council has no control over street night lighting which is supplied by Essential Energy and has no offswitch. The electricity company would prefer the streetlights were on all the time, as that’s how they make money from Byron Shire Council,’ he said.

‘In London suburbs, a bustling city, they’ve been trialing turning the streetlights off after midnight and have reported huge savings in electricity and no increase in crime or accidents. Which makes sense – people sleep and cars have headlights.

‘Queensland is shaping up as a likely rocket launch site. It would make sense for Byron Bay to take the progressive and environmental step to turn off the lights – and reap the huge rewards of low-impact space tourism.

‘More importantly though, turning our heads to the stars is truly the cosmic spirit we are already known for around the world. We just need to make it literal.’

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▶ Continued from page 20 community’s need for a train service last, it’s only fair we return the favour and put the National Party last on our ballots.

Louise Doran Ocean Shores

Motorbikes I would like to remind folk parking in Bangalow’s main street to look out for the motor bike parking spots – and please stop parking over them. I don’t like taking up a car space, but I will if this continues.

Margot Hays Bangalow

A meaningful life The government just doesn’t get it! All the money in the world can be pumped into medical facilities on Christmas Island, but the only thing that’s going to cure mental illness amongst refugees is the promise of a meaningful life.

A meaningful life has a purpose, with opportunity for fulfillment and satisfaction.

This is never going to be possible for refugees incarcerated in detention centres.

How many talented people is Australia missing out on?

In the past we’ve welcomed ‘boat people’, and many have contributed enormously to

their new country.

These include artist, writer and comedian, Ahn Do; film director and screenwriter, Khoa Do (2005 Young Australian of the Year); and Associate Professor in orthopaedic surgery and specialist in prosthetic limbs, Munjed Al Muderis.

Current Manus Island detainees include Abdul Aziz Muhamat who just received an international human rights award, and Behrooz Boochani, journalist, novelist and poet, who recently won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award with his book about life on Manus Island.

How many other intelligent, determined people is Australia missing out on?

How many more are going to have the hope crushed out of them by the Australian government?

Lisa Dillon Ballina

Bike safety Dr Richard Harvey might like to do a little research on the usefulness or not of bicycle helmets. There’s plenty of data since most of the rest of the world doesn’t have compulsory helmet laws and for very good reason. They make little or no difference to bicycle safety.

What is affected is bicycle

usage. When these overly protective laws were enacted bicycle usage halved overnight. There’s long been a suspicion amongst cyclists that there’s a concerted anticyclist effort by those with a vested interest in us paying through the nose to move from point A to point B. We’ve already had more than enough deaths of cyclists in this area, all wearing helmets. Just because it’s a law doesn’t make it a good law.

Robin Harrison Binna Burra

Thank you Mullum On behalf of the fire affected people and animals of Tabulam, I would like to thank the many members of the Mullumbimby region who have selflessly come to our aid with kind donations of fodder and transport for our stricken livestock.

My first point of contact was a phone call from Tony of the Mullumbimby Co-op who generously offered round bales. I am sure there were many others involved behind the scenes throughout your community.

These bales have been crucial to the survival of many animals that were already feeling the pinch from the drought ravaged

season only to lose what dry feed we had left to the fire storm. You have helped feed everything from goats to horses and cattle.

Sometimes it takes a disaster to appreciate the very best of simple human kindness. Thankyou from the bottom of our hearts. The Tabulam community.

Trish Martin Tabulam Rural Agents

To vax or not?

Dr Moss kindly invited The Echo readership who question the wisdom of vaccination (February 27) to respond to the scenario he portrays, based on Madagascar, that unvaccinated populations, such as Mullumbimby are at risk from a raging epidemic of measles resulting in death.

What Dr Moss fails to mention is Madagascar has Africa’s highest children’s malnutrition rate, at 47 per cent. The WHO says ‘The condition can increase the risk of serious complications and death from measles infection’.

Poor nutrition would suppress the immune system.

When I grew up everyone got measles and it was no big deal because we were properly nourished.

One does not become stronger by avoiding things, vaccination allows one to

avoid the dis-ease. In my opinion, if you want your child to grow up to be a weak individual, then vaccinate.

Anton Vanderbyl Mullumbimby

Electoral madness What a crazy world we seem to be entering. Our Prime Minister and his child bashing Liberal cohorts seem to believe that they should take their anger out on Australian kids stuck in Syrian camps.

Does he believe that they somehow signed up for ISIS? Does he fear an outbreak of suicide bombings in preschools and playgroups across the country?

We cannot select our parents and we should not suffer unnecessary disadvantage

because of the actions of our parents. Just what does this man and his nasty party stand for? Whatever it is it has nothing to do with my values and the values of my country.

At the same time we have reports that a large part of the state of NSW intend voting for the National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed Fishers and Shooters party which is attempting to weasel their way into power by attaching the word ‘farmers’ to their party name.

They announced their NRA-backed intention of flooding the country with weapons. Hopefully people will reject their un-Australian agenda.

Vince Kean Murwillumbah

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WHY SAVE WATER IN THE NORTHERN RIVERS?

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Delay the need to build new infrastructure and reduce the amount of water needed from new sources.

Our changing climate means less reliable rainfall and more extreme weather including droughts.

Continue to use the healthy, rainforest catchment of Rocky Creek Dam as our main water source to meet community needs.

Our growing population means demand will exceed our water supply by the year 2024 unless we act.

Reduce the amount of water taken from the Wilsons River.

We all have a role and responsibility to share our valuable water with each other, our ecosystems, plants and animals.

Help reduce energy used to pipe water to and from households and businesses and reduce CO2 emissions.

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Articles Making babies can be hard work – a helping hand never goes astray A little support during your pregnancy and birth is something any expectant mother would appreciate and a doula (pronounced doo-la) is someone who can provide this support.

This year doulas from all over Australia will gather at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, for a retreat style doula conference as part of the annual World Doula Week 22–28 March.

‘Being a doula takes great passion, commitment, the ability to be present, unwavering strength and compassion, and a whole lot of energy! Often, doulas work in isolation with lots of reward

– but, very little recognition,’ said founding committee member and veteran doula, Shivam Rachana.

The conference provides the chance for doulas to meet in person, gain professional development and

enjoy an inspiring range of presenters.

‘The Doula Representative of the Year award will also be presented in recognition of a special doula who will represent the profession and promote the work of

doulas in the birthing and general community for the coming year,’ she said.

A doula is not only beneficial for those women who choose to give birth naturally or at home. Today many pregnant women see a doula as a person who will assist them in navigating the medical and hospital system; she will guide them to ask the right questions and ensure they are informed about current protocol and procedures.

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Byron Shire Council is sponsoring Byron Bay’s third Seaside Scavenge on March 23 but don’t forget to get there early and register

at Denning Park, Middleton Street Byron Bay. For every ten pieces of litter collected participants are rewarded with a token to use in the pop-up seaside market. There will also be prizes on the day which are donated by local businesses including a brewery tour from local legends Stone & Wood, a couple of cookbooks from Three Blue Ducks & surf lessons from Soul Surf School.

Participants will sort and catalogue data for the Australian Marine Debris Database alongside volunteers from the local community including Make The Switch, Positive Change For Marine Life, Plastic Free Byron & Wild Search. This will help the Australian Marine Debris Database identify the biggest polluters and risks to Australia’s marine environment.

‘The scavenge is about having fun while doing

something good for waterways and our planet,’ said Seaside Scavenge director Anna Jane.

‘It’s great to see the community come and be a part of the solution to the impact of litter, especially plastics,’ event coordinator Joshua Holliday said.

‘It is estimated Australians use 2.9 billion plastic straws every year. Some of our local businesses are helping to reduce that.’

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In 1969, the development of the new town of Ocean Shores officially began on the 29th of March, with the opening of the new administration building (the Roundhouse) by the NSW State Minister for Housing and Cooperatives, The Hon. S. T. Stephens, and a large crowd of invited guests. On Saturday March 30 2019, we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of that event at a Golden Jubilee Dinner at the Country Club.

The clubhouse was also built by the Ocean Shores developers, as well as the golf course, sales office (now the motel), Orana Bridge, Orana apartments, Billinudgel Industrial estate, Tyagarah airport, the roads and services infrastructure and residential allotments.

The history of this town, and of this district, which is the coastal area north of the Brunswick River to Wooyung Road, begins with the custodianship of the Midjungbal Durrungbil Ngarkwal people, followed by the arrival of the European timber getters and later, European farmers. In 1849 Steve King and the Boyd

brothers sailed into the Brunswick River, anchored in Readings Bay and made camp beside the fresh water creek near the future site of the Ocean Shores Tavern. This was the first European settlement of what would become Byron Shire. The town of Ocean Shores began in 1968/9 when a small number of dairy farms were purchased by Wendell West Australia Pty Ltd and residential development works began.

A Deed of Agreement with various statutory authorities and the owners of the dairy farms was officially signed later in the year, detailing the future development of the town.

Come and join us in this celebration The dinner is a bargain at $39 per person, including a choice of two menus, drinks, pre-dinner drinks and nibblies, a performance by the Ocean Shores School choir, 70s era music and dance, and historical displays. Tony Cornell will be selling tickets at the event. You may like to get together some friends and book a table of either 8 or 10. We have limited space, so get in early and order your tickets.

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SATURDAY 30TH MARCH, 6 FOR 7PM OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB, ORANA ROAD $39 per person includes drinks Entertainment 70’s music: Rainer and Morris Ocean Shores Public School Choir History For bookings please call Tony 0401 317 531

We nurture strategic alliances with NSW Business Chamber, neighbouring business chambers, Destination Byron, and local community associations.

Our volunteer board were recently recognised as Regional Finalists [Northern Rivers] at the 2018 NSW Business Chamber Awards.

We invite North Byron businesses to join now and take advantage of our services, for just $156 per year membership.

Please contact Maxine Hawker on membership@destinationorthbyron.com Ph 0412 997 212 Follow us on Facebook at North Byron Business Chamber.

Supported by the North Byron Business Chamber, Ocean Shores Community Association, Print Rescue, Brunswick Valley Lions, Chincogan Real Estate, Ocean Shores Country Club, Ocean Shores Public School, North Byron Parklands, Ocean Shores Tavern.

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Incredible response to Mullumbimby release With most of the 18 home sites at Tallowood Ridge’s new release backing onto forested reserve, it’s little wonder the neighbourhood has proven so popular. ‘Eleven have gone already’ said agent Adam Mangleson. ‘The feedback to Stage Six has been heart-warming. Sales are exceptional’.

The forested hillside, which offers privacy and quiet due to no through traff ic, provides expansive views to the valley farmlands and Mount Chincogan beyond. And with an unprecedented and never to be repeated average land size of 993m2 buyers can realise their visions. ‘There’s definitely the best of both worlds with Stage Six’ said Mangleson. ‘You are within a vibrant established community with enough facilities to keep you out of your car to a large extent and at the same time you have your very own sizeable piece of hinterland’.

Matt Stenner, owner of Bayshore Drive Motors in Byron Bay, purchased at Tallowood Ridge and moved there with his wife Kelly and their children from Byron Bay twelve months ago. ‘We love it’, he said. ‘It’s like living

in the bush but you’re not in the bush. It’s spacious, quiet and we have good neighbours’.

Of the eleven Stage Six home sites sold to date, nine have gone to existing Byron Shire residents. Buyers have also been attracted from Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast looking to part of the Tallowood and Mullumbimby community according to Adam Mangleson. ‘People reach different stages of their lives, they want more space, more quiet, more trees’ he said. ‘Everybody is different but there are some consistencies. Most people don’t want to leave this area, it’s too good. They are just moving to a different

experience here. Also the appeal of creating your own home is strong on many levels – financially certainly but also aesthetically and to accommodate changing lifestyle’.

Kirstie Monson and her husband Glenn Walmsley moved from Suffolk Park to Tallowood Ridge with their son Zane almost a year ago. ‘We just love it for Zane’ said Kirstie, who works as Account Manager at Santos Organics. ‘You really can have free range kids here. It’s safe and easy for them to be out and about’.

The family, who are renting at Tallowood Ridge, would ideally like to purchase within the Tallowood community where Glenn works teaching Yin Yoga and practising myotherapy. ‘Zane has made lots of new friends’ said Kirstie. ‘There’s a weekly soccer game on Sunday afternoons. There are tennis courts, soccer fields, they can go out on their bikes. People are out walking. It’s really friendly and there is lots of green space’.

Priced from $340,000 to $395,000, Tallowood Ridge Stage Six is scheduled to be ready to build on in 10 – 12 months. All home sites are fully serviced including fibre cable NBN internet access.

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2/2 Gara Court, Ocean Shores

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.

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Best value home within an easy stroll of the sand of South Golden Beach.

This little gem sits near the canal and reserve in a peaceful cul de sac. A family friendly property with openplan living area, covered outdoor entertaining & fully fenced backyard.

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On the ground floor of the beautiful art deco “Broadview” building opposite the Brunswick River. It’s a great investment/holiday unit with very solid rental returns and positioned extremely well for capital growth in an undersupplied market.

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48 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores Direct golf course access and views of the lake, fairway & 4th hole make this property special. Enjoy the beautiful views from the verandah. Recent upgrades to the kitchen and main bathroom. Perfect for the modern family or golf enthusiast. Dual occ. potential.

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7 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creek side acre in Mullumbimby. The home is family sized & suited with privacy from the street. Recent renovations have updated the kitchen & bathrooms.

Steel framed shed with services.

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33 Rangal Road, Ocean Shores 5-minute walk to the sands of South Golden Beach. Open plan living, dining and kitchen areas. The wrap around NE corner deck is a great place to enjoy the tropical mature gardens while swinging in a hammock. Vaulted ceilings, big windows & light filled spaces.

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1306A Main Arm Road, Upper Main Arm A warm and inviting home with some wonderful quirky touches which give it true character.

Surrounded by five acres of privacy, the property is complete with a pool, a real artist’s studio and a great cubby house.

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Welcome to Mullumbimby Proudly stationed at the welcome gates to Mullumbimby, the property is set on a 746sqm allotment, overlooking picturesque paddocks giving the feel of ‘farm life’ but without all the hard work.

Gorgeous timber cottage (circa 1920’s) with panoramic views of the Koonyum Ranges, Mt Warning and Mt Chincogan. Walk to town, cafes and only 6 minutes to the beach, this unique residence is perfectly positioned for passing trade and would suit a home business.

• Panoramic views over paddocks with spectacular mountain vista • Gorgeous 1920’s circa timber character cottage • High ceilings, ornate feature, timber floors • Covered timber decks, outdoor rooms, yesteryear features • Air conditioning, gas cooking, heat pump, fireplace • NBN internet connected, town water, fenced yard • Privacy, views and 6 minutes to beach Inspections: By appointment Fiona Johnson – 0400 418 886 Elders Brunswick Valley

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Lot 832, 2–4 Watego Drive, Pottsville 48 Hazelwood Dve, Pottsville $1,290,000 Land Size: 2305m2 $1M to $1.1M 3 1 1

Set on a rolling green acre with 90 mtrs of permanent creek reserve frontage, this property offers a wealth of features: established gardens and fruit trees, four-car garage, and a big family home.

Constructed of double brick with terracotta tile roof, the solid 2-storey house will accommodate a growing family or multigenerational living.

Open-plan kitchen and dining areas have views over the property and allow the cooling breezes right through the home. 4 good-sized bedrooms all with built-in wardrobes are part of a floor plan that lends itself to easy living. Downstairs has a large rumpus room with high ceilings and bathroom, which could easily be used for guest accommodation or shared living. There is also a 2-bay carport, perfect for storing vehicles and or machinery.

This is walk-to-town convenience with room to move and grow.

Tonnes of space for chooks, gardens, and pets. This property has fantastic bones and oodles of potential.

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

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Horse Heaven $1,500,000

Rare land opportunity in the booming southern extension of the Tweed Coast. Priced well to sell. Proposed 5 Stage Development (stage 1 Neighbourhood Shop & Cafe approved) & Zoned B1 (Neighbourhood Centre) to provide a range of small-scale retail, business & community uses that serve the needs of people who live or work in the surrounding area.

Strategically located in the booming Seabreeze Estate, there’s excellent access to local sports grounds, community facilities & it would be the only retail precinct in the area. Within 5kms to Pacific MWY, & the southern access point to the Tweed Coast, including suburbs from Pottsville to Kingscliff. Secure your investment in a fast-growing village, as there are only a select few Commercial Development opportunities left on the Tweed Coast.

Development plan available

Where can you buy a private & usable 5 acres which is located just 3mins from the beach & town amenities? We proudly present this charming & modernized rural cottage located Pottsville on the Tweed Coast.

The main residence sits on the eastern crest of the property with views north and the west across the paddocks. Consisting of 3 large bedrooms, open plan kitchen-living-dining area & a large family bathroom w/ separate toilet, the home is large enough for a small family & cosy enough for a couple with adult children.

Furthermore, there is a separate studio which offers a multitude of uses, such as teenage retreat, guest accommodation etc + a large 3 bay machinery shed with attached carport.

The fully fenced property (individually fenced paddocks) has been completely cleared to maximise usability, 1½ dams, 2 water tanks & established tropical gardens.

Contact Agent to arrange an inspection time.

Open: Contact: Roger McLeod 0418 752 343 Professionals Pottsville

Open: Contact Agent to arrange an inspection time Contact: Shannon Kofoed 0435 710 520 Professionals Pottsville

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Tweed Coast – McLeod & Kofoed

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We proudly present this charming & modernised rural cottage located at Pottsville on the Tweed Coast.

The main residence sits on the eastern crest of the property with views north and the west across the paddocks. Consisting of 3 large bedrooms, open plan kitchen-living-dining area & a large family bathroom w/ separate toilet, the home is large enough for a small family & cosy enough for a couple with adult children.

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The fully fenced property (individually fenced paddocks) has been completely cleared to maximise usability, 1½ dams, 2 water tanks & established tropical gardens.

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$1M TO $1.1M

Lot 832, 2-4 Watego Drive, Pottsville

Commercial & Residential Development Site - Seabreeze Estate Rare land opportunity in the booming southern extension of the Tweed Coast. Priced well to sell. Proposed 5 Stage Development (stage 1 Neighbourhood Shop & Cafe approved) & Zoned B1 (Neighbourhood Centre) to provide a range of smallscale retail, business & community uses that serve the needs of people who live or work in the surrounding area.

Strategically located in the booming Seabreeze Estate, there’s excellent access to local sports grounds, community facilities & it would be the only retail precinct in the area. Within 5kms to Pacific MWY, &

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Secure your investment in a fast-growing village, as there are only a select few Commercial Development opportunities left on the Tweed Coast. Development plan available.

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Park Life

Tweed Broadwater Village

A Beautiful Country Paradise

2/26i Coomburra Crescent, Ocean Shores

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Right on the edge of Water Lily Park, this fabulous modern home is waiting for its new family. Light fills the living areas, coming in from the double height gallery windows. The kitchen is great, there is plenty of drawer storage and a big bench for pulling up a stool.

Open plan living and dining areas flow out on to the back deck with views over the adjoining park and lake. The rest of the downstairs accommodation comprises a luxurious master suite, enjoying the same outlook and a walk-through robe leading in to a spacious bathroom.

The second level has a wide gallery style landing area overlooking the void and living space. The two large upstairs bedrooms and family bathroom are all bright and have heaps of storage.

Open: By appointment only Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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Situated just minutes from Tweed Heads/Coolangatta, the ‘Pet Friendly’ Tweed Broadwater Village is ideally located for the over-50s to enjoy everything the Gold Coast, Tweed Valley and Tweed Coast have to offer, in a secure environment. The village is just a stroll from the Tweed River. There is public transport at the entrance to the park and free shuttle buses to local clubs.

Located on the park’s perimeter with a fully enclosed rear verandah and garden adjoining a reserve, and enjoying spectacular views of the reserve and Tweed Broadwater.

Spacious L-shaped living area with vinyl flooring, ceiling fans and new split system air-conditioner.

Two generously sized bedrooms with privacy shutters; master with walk-in ’robe and second bedroom with built-in ’robe.

Separate good-sized kitchen with ample storage and stone-effect work-surfaces with built-in appliances.

Large, tiled bathroom with new shower cabinet and fittings, bath and vanity unit. Separate toilet with wash basin.

Double carport, internal laundry and garden shed with power.

Almost new electric hot water service.

Village amenities include a swimming pool, club house, social club, and library.

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Elevated within the valley is this character filled home, set on 10 lovely acres, with stunning northern views to the Nightcap Ranges.

The home has beautiful ornate features, high ceilings, timber floors and windows. A classic country kitchen with large adjoining dining room, a lounge room and separate sitting room – both with French doors to the verandah. The bedrooms are spacious, 2 have built-ins and the master has views. This picturesque property also features a delightful self-contained cottage, extensive 6-bay Colorbond shed, large double garage and store room – as well as excellent horse facilities including a 60m x 20m dressage arena, stables and several paddocks.

Only 20 minutes to Lennox Head/Ballina beaches, 10 minutes to Alstonville, close to schools, shops and surrounding villages of the beautiful Byron hinterland. This attractive rural lifestyle property, with all it has to offer and great location is a rare find.

View: Inspection by appointment Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate

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Find Your Inner Peace

Lots ranging from 2890 m2 to 3.94 hectares Stunning elevated 43-acre land development Prices start from $220,000. Only 5% deposit Easy stroll or cycle ride to iconic Nimbin village “Nimbin is a cultural haven in a sub-tropical rainforest setting – surrounded by national parks with mountain climbs, numerous waterfalls, and breathtaking panoramic scenery. Networked by creeks and rivers, it is a franchise-free and inclusive community with a leaning toward alternative lifestyles, sustainable and low carbon-footprint living. Nimbin prides itself on the embracing of differences. Hand-in-hand with its alternative communities is a large and highly productive farming community”

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Open for inspection Byron and Beyond Real Estate • 2 Links Street, Banora Point Sat 10–10.30am • 78 Howard Road, Burringbar. Sat 11.30am–12pm  • 62 New Brighton Road, New Brighton. Sat 12.30–1pm • 8 Canowindra Court, South Golden Beach 1.30–2pm

Byron Bay First National • 29 Pinegroves Road, Myocum. Wed 2.30–3pm • 19 Pepperbush Street, Suffolk Park. Wed 4–4.30pm • Lot 20/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Thu 4–4.30pm • 29 Blue Seas Parade, Lennox Head. Thu 4–4.30pm • 37 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Thu 4–4.30pm • 21B Beech Drive, Suffolk Park. Thu 5–5.30pm • 8/3–4 Cape Court, Byron Bay. Thu 5–5.30pm • 5 Chinbible Avenue, Mullumbimby. Fri 9–9.30am • 20 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am • 8/3–4 Cape Court, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 3 Hayter Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am • 26 Oakland Court, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 354 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, Upper Wilsons Creek. Sat 10–10.30am

• 11 Sansom Street, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 10 Avalon Avenue, Clunes. Sat 10–10.30am • 4A Aurora Place, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 103 Beech Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 39 Minley Crescent, East Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am • Lot 4 Booyong Road, Booyong. Sat 10–10.30am • 62 Nashua Road, Fernleigh. Sat 10.30–11am • 29 Scott Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 54 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 29 Blue Seas Parade, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 19 Pepperbush Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 4 Myokum Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11.30am–12pm 36 The Byron Shire Echo lëſĈIJ ǩǧǽ ǩǧǨǰ

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Byron Shire Real Estate • 1/12 Fawcett Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 36 Pine Avenue, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 34 Natan Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 2/2 Gara Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 48 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm

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LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads • 8 Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 5 Bower Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 36 Yamble Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 13a Byron Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 15 Mundurra Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 30 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm

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Byron Bay First National • 8/3–4 Cape Court, Byron Bay. Auction 13 April 1pm.

• 16 Richmond Avenue, Ballina.

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Auctions

Byron Bay First National • 19 Pepperbush St, Suffolk Park. Auction 23 March 10am. Guide $750K–$825K

• 37 Lilli Pilli Dr, Byron Bay. Auction 6 April 11.30am. Guide $875K–$950K

• Lot 4 Booyong Rd, Booyong. Auction 13 April Guide $950K–$1.045m • 8/3–4 Cape Court, Byron Bay. Auction 13 April 1pm. Guide $670K–$740K

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‘Our philosophy at Edelweiss Fine Swiss Food, is to give you and your tastebuds an experience you will not forget,’ says Chef Annina who works closely with local farmers and producers to bring the best regional ingredients to the table.

She creates unique Swiss inspired dishes with Australian produce.

Swiss food is a medley of the Alps and takes its influences from bordering countries: Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein.

‘We invite you to experience unique Swiss hospitality, enjoying food from regions such as the mountains of Grisons or Zermatt, a grotto in Ticino, a restaurant in Zurich or on the lake of Geneva’, says Annina.

Chef Annina ‘Autumn showcases rich hearty delicacies, and the upcoming winter season is a favourite with our customers as we feature our Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue.’

Edelweiss are also experienced caterers; whether you have a dinner party, birthday celebration or staff dinner, Annina and her dedicated team can create a menu and experience that’s right for you, to make sure your event is a success.

The next Edelweiss pop-up dinner is on the 6th of April, in the gorgeous Federal Hall, Jasper Corner. Take your tastebuds to Zurich! Bookings essential.

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Barrio Eatery & Bar are kicking off their new monthly event, Slinging Plates by inviting local restaurateurs, chefs and sommeliers to create affordable dishes at fixed price points for the local community to enjoy.

‘Slinging Plates is all about people hanging out at the bar and having new conversations… We want to create a new kind of evening that engages locals, chefs and winemakers, and becomes a discussion point’, says Barrio Head Chef Francisco Smoje.

On the last Tuesday of every month, the menu is designed by a different culinary artist, allowing them the opportunity to work with local producers, and the freedom to create something different from what they’re usually known for.

The first event is Tuesday 26 March with Sicilian-born chef Roberto Costanzo, from Nomadic Kitchen, paired with Addley Clarke Wine. Roberto is renowned for his rustic Italian Harissa chicken cooking using seasonal produce from his Byron Bay family farm.

And if that’s not enough to lure you out of the house on a Tuesday night, perhaps the prices will: $10 / $20 plates (meat & vegan friendly options) and $10 glass of wine. A la carte menu also available. Could Tuesday be the new Friday?

Barrio Eatery & Bar. Tuesday 26 March 6-9pm. No booking necessary. www.barriobyronbay.com.au

A dispatch from a table under a tree

ƖſǕ ŕī !IJĕĪƆ Three Blue Ducks at The Farm is proud to be hosting Surfing Chefs For SurfAid this year on Sunday March 31, after a sold out event in 2018.

Kicking off at 6:00pm, guests can enjoy a seated multi-course dinner prepared by some of Australia’s most acclaimed chefs and producers, including Matt Stone, David Lovett, Palisa Anderson, Balter Beer, Brookies Gin, Villa Vodka and McHenry Hohnen Wines - all for a good cause. Proceeds from the event will support improved access to clean water and sanitation, basic healthcare, and nutrition in remote island communities.

Tickets are $199 per person inclusive of dinner, entertainment and a bespoke auction to recognise Tom Carroll as Humanitarian of the Year, and can be purchased via Eventbrite.

‘Most of the chefs are surfers’, says Darren Robertson from the Three Blue Ducks at Byron. ‘SurfAid resonates with us, perhaps more than most, we are very proud to be a part of it.’

Tickets: eventbrite.com.au ‘Surfing Chefs for Surfaid Byron Bay’. Sunday 31 March 6pm at Three Blue Ducks, Ewingsdale.

By Vivienne Pearson

I write to you from a table under a tree, complete with dappled sunlight and memories of last night’s dinner.

I ate a dish of Harissa chicken with char-grilled vegetables and rice. I cooked the dish myself but all the elements – from the chicken to the pepper – were provided in a ‘pod’.

The pods, created by a new venture called Table Under A Tree, are designed for visitors to the region. On holiday, it is sometimes more enticing to eat in than go out and the delivered-to-your-door pods provide everything you need for a meal that not only tastes amazing but which also connects you to hyper-local, high-quality producers of food.

As I cooked, I enjoyed thinking about the origins of each element of the dish. The chicken is from Brooklet Springs Farm near Newrybar (and now with their moveable caravans of chickens, also at The Farm). The harissa rub was created

by Blue Kitchen Gourmet in Lismore. The macadamia oil is from Tullamoor Macadamias, and the pepper was grown

by Picone Exotics, an astounding orchard in Tyagarah that I have been fortunate to visit for a previous Echo story. Most amazingly – the brown jasmine rice was grown in Nimbin Valley – less than 30 km (as the crow flies) from where I live!

Georgina Inwood, founder of Table Under A Tree, has developed the recipes to suit all cooking skills and almost all kitchens (don’t you love those holiday houses that can’t muster up a decent sharp knife?!). I haven’t cooked rice outside of my faithful rice-cooker for years but the instructions work perfectly and the resulting rice provides a nutty base to the dish, especially flavourful with the suggestion of mixing the provided herbs through. The chicken was juicy and sweet, and the veggie mix ideal. A lime and tub of plain yogurt were perfect accompaniments.

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Georgina also offers small-group tours to the producers – there are many more than mentioned here – even though these are not usually open to the public. After growing up on a farm, she understands the motivations and hardships of the food producing life.

My hubby and I cooked our meal together – a rare event within busy lives – and we honestly felt like we were on holiday. We left it too late in the evening to eat our meal under a tree, so I’m making up for it now, by reminiscing as I write.

Table Under a Tree. www.tableunderatree.com.au.

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Taste of Provence in Byron

By S Haslam Sometimes being groomed to inherit the family business can seem like both a burden and a privilege. But Antoine Quezel, who had first ‘helped out’ as a kid, was quite looking forward to taking over his parents’ famous market stall in Provence.

However, a trip to Australia derailed his destiny, when he felt an immediate connection to his first stop, Byron. Whilst Antoine jokes that surfing is interrupting his business’s growth, it didn’t take long before he’d set up his own market stall here at Bangalow monthly market. Using his family recipes, and skills in brining, marinating and spicing food to make dips and tapenades he learned in Provence, Antoine found Byron Bay Olives were a huge hit from day one.

‘It just felt really natural to me, I’ve grown up perfecting the recipes’, says Antoine, now sitting a few years later in his delightful shopfront on the roundabout opposite Bunnings in the A&I Estate.

There you can get authentic and hard-to-source French cheeses. ‘We try to keep the quality really high, we are a specialist showcase of French cheeses and if customers want something, we can order it through our suppliers,’ he says.

They also have unique local produce (free from preservatives and chemicals) such as his olives, an olive tapenade that is truly sensational, olive oil that comes from a NSW organic farmer, and if you feel like combining them with a locally baked ciabatta, you can eat a wonderful takeaway lunch there with a coffee from the grocer next door.

‘I try to make everything myself, just working with the famers I want’, says Antoine, ‘in particular I use a very traditional, in fact ancient Mediterranean, way of brining the olives.’

The olive tapenade (which is vegan) has a very warm and full flavour, and it goes well on bread, pasta, as a vinaigrette, with parmesan, in scrambled egg or omelets for example! They do sometimes make a traditional anchovy tapenade just for the shop as well.

A truly exceptional product is the ‘sweet garlic’.

Made by a process of pickling and fermenting, the sharpness of the Spanish garlic is removed.

‘It was just an experiment at first’, says Antoine, ‘but after the first week we were blowing people’s minds. I was not expecting at all such feedback.

‘We are getting people from Melbourne and Sydney who have never tried a product like this.

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In fact we are now employing quite a few people, and shipping product from our factory out the back of the Byron shopfront, throughout the Northern Rivers, and now with our distributors we are spreading to all over Australia.’

‘We use very traditional and ancient methods of preparing our food, and both locals and visitors enjoy this organic, healthy and unique nature of our food. I’m really pleased to be here in Byron because I love it here, and we are loving the feedback.’

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

Wharf Bar & Restaurant

Open 7.30am daily, till late every night Coffee, breakfast, lunch & dinner, functions & weddings.

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Blake’s Table

Endless Summer Seafood Feast Friday 29 March from 6.30pm Level 1 Spinnakers Function Room Shared style menu - Tickets $69 Several courses plus dessert.

Non seafood available on request.

TAKEAWAY ONE STOP SHOP Feed your family with a choice of pizza, pezzo pockets, burgers or fish & chips.

OPEN 7 DAYS TILL 8.30pm counter orders only www.WharfBarBallina.com.au

Green Room Byron Bay Open daily from 3pm 1 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 6685 6402

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

Sun: 5pm till 10pm.

Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

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

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you.

BYO only Welcome for lunch, dinner and takeaway.

Menus available on Facebook

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

Opening hours Tuesday - Sunday 11.30am–3pm lunch 5–9pm Dinner 6680 8703

Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

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

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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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Lord Byron Distillery

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

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

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Bay Pho 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 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

Main Street

Traditional Vietnamese Foods

Trading Hours Lunch – Monday to Friday - 10.30am – 2pm Dinner – 7 Nights - 5pm – 9pm

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

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Plant powered Tapas & Cocktails Happy Hour 5–6pm $11 Cocktails $6 Wines $5 Beers / Ciders Group Bookings / Functions www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au 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.

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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

Harvest

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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. $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

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

Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm / Sun 8am–4pm Coffee cart 6.30am–2pm daily Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering

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Dolphin Cove Bistro

Come enjoy our $12 meals, Nolan Private selection Rump, chicken schnitzel, Flathead fillets more to choose from.

7 Days Lunch & Dinner 11.30 – 2.30 Lunch We also have a wide menu selection from our 5.30 – 8.30 Dinner 7.30 – 11.30 on the Deck Breaky everyday menu. Specialising in all types of function and events from small cocktail parties to large Ocean Shores Country Club weddings and conferences.

Orana Road, Ocean Shores Please call for more information 6684 2533

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

We do special events functions.

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Traditional weekend country breakfast Long lunches on the garden verandah Weekly changing Wild Harvest foraged dinner menu

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

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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

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

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

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

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

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Pho Beef Noodle Soups, Special Lunch Stir-fries and Vermicelli Noodles

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

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TOURS AND TASTING

Table Under a Tree • Food tours • Gourmet meal pods Book your tour or meal pod delivery online

Personal tours exploring villages, roadside stalls, farm gates and foodie hot-spots with a glimpse into local life, meeting real people, visiting real farms and tasting real food Or have a night in and get hands on with the region’s finest premium ingredients with our meal pods!

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Take a behind the scenes tours of 3 breweries and a distillery in the Byron bay and Ballina region.

Website: Includes a large array of samples of beer and spirits www.behindthebarrel.com.au at each place and lunch.

Email: Pick ups from Byron Bay, Lennox head and Ballina. info@behindthebarrel.com.au Tours run Saturday and Sundays. Please enquire about Mobile: 0498 364 919 Facebook and Instagram: midweek tours. Get in touch for private tours and custom behindthebarrelbyronbay made tours. Hens/bucks and Work parties welcome.

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LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD: TONI CHILDS RETROSPECTIVE FOR BEES

T HE L E G E NDAR Y T ONI CHILDS PRE S E NT S A SPECIAL TW O H O UR PE RF ORMANCE AS SH E CELEBR ATES TH E 3 0 T H ANNIVER SAR Y O F H ER CR ITICALLY ACCL AIME D ALBUM UN IO N .

Toni will be performing hits and fan favourites from Union, House of Hope, The Woman’s Boat and Keep the Faith in the first hour of her show. The second hour will be an introduction to Toni’s new music, from two very special albums It’s All a Beautiful Noise and Citizens of the Planet. Next year she takes her remarkable new project to the world.

I love the term ‘Pollinator’ . What does it mean to you?

Tell me about It’s All a Beautiful Noise, it’s such an ambitious project, why did you want to create a show that has you working in so many other ways, as well as performing?

How have you been preparing for your upcoming world tour?

The music for All a Beautiful Noise is vast and epic and it has inspired me to stretch myself as an artist and to do things I never thought I’d ever do.

It’s music that made me want to sing at the top of the world – and we did! A trek in the Himalayas took us to Poon Hill, where we gave a sunrise concert at 10,000ft. It’s music that made me want to give an underwater concert to whales and dolphins, and create a 360 degree museum installation with Film Graphics and BioQuest Studios – to shine a light on what can be done to repair the Great Barrier Reef.

The music from All a Beautiful Noise inspired me to create a new kind of concert experience with lots of hi-tech audience engagement, like a pop-up set of the natural world, all to inspire people to protect our pollinators. The music inspired me to want to create a non-stop visual experience by working with an incredible creative hub called Tigrelab who are based in Barcelona, Spain.

I’ve had a decade taken out of my life due to environmental impact: mercury and chlorine in my drinking water, and allergies to sulphates in toothpaste, shampoos and detergents. This toxic overload put a strain on my thyroid, as Graves’ Disease. This life experience has made me sensitive to what is happening to the bees, pollinators, birds and insects on the planet.

I wanted to create a performance that, in a profound and playful way, would inspire rural audiences around the world to protect our pollinators.

We are all pollinators. What we buy we grow. We are actually corporate farmers – if we don’t buy it, it won’t grow. We are part of the ecosystem and we hold a tremendous amount of power in our ability to choose where we spend our money.

2021 is when we begin touring 17 countries. We plan to rehearse for 4 weeks in Barcelona in September and for 2 weeks in Melbourne, with audience previews later this year. This will give us the time we need to massage our production and to package all our sales materials for the show.

Where are you wanting to go – what are you wanting to happen?

Together, I would like us to make the honey bee a protected species. If we protect the honey bee, we protect all the pollinators – including us.

What should people expect from your local retrospective?

This is a celebration of the 30th anniversary of my album Union. I thought this would be a great time to do a Retrospective of my life’s work. The Toni Childs Retrospective is a two hour show and much like a retrospective in an art gallery. If you’re a Toni Childs fan you will hear the music in the first half of the show from 30 years ago, ending with an intermission. The second half is about present day music from It’s All a Beautiful Noise and Citizens of the Planet that will not released until 2025.

The profit from my retrospective tour will fund remaining costs for All a Beautiful Noise: the animations, sets, hi-tech audience engagements and rehearsals. Pollinating my show by buying a ticket you help me grow an inspirational movement to protect our pollinators.

Toni Childs at City Hall in Lismore on Wednesday 3 April. Tickets at lismorecityhall.com.au with show starting at 7.30pm | $63.80 – $68.20

KASEY IS THE CAPTAIN OF BLUES KASEY CHAMBERS IS BEYOND EXCITED ABOUT BEING ON THE LINE UP FOR THE 30TH BLUESFEST. ‘I am so excited. I first came there in ‘98 as Buddy Miller’s backup singer. That’s not actually a bad thing to be able to say! I also got to sing a duet with Steve Earl on his gig! I played with Dead Ringer Band, and I didn’t know at the time, but at that gig, Paul Kelly just happened to walk past the tent that I was playing in.

‘It was the first time Paul Kelly heard me sing. After that, I would go on to actually work with Paul, which was amazing. I was a big fan of his. I’d seen him play a bunch of times before that.’

Kasey was back again in ‘99 playing as a solo artist; playing all the songs from The Captain for the first time.

‘I’d never played these Captain songs before, although that album would come out later that year. But I was playing those songs to people for the first time, and that’s, obviously, exactly 20 years ago from this festival. So this is my 20 year anniversary of playing as a solo artist, and I have been to every single Bluesfest since!’

That’s a score of 21 out of 30 for Kasey Chambers! She hasn’t played at Bluesfest all of those years, but she has played most. In fact she has probably played more gigs there than any other woman at Bluesfest.

‘So most years, I’ve been there full-time. Every now and then I’ve been in the middle of a tour and just come in and played and then gone, but for most of them, I came and stayed for the whole time, for the whole four or five days.’

Kasey’s last album was Campfire. ‘On the tour we had a little campfire set up on stage every night, which obviously wasn’t real and looked quite lame when you think about an actual real fire. But, it was good enough to get us through, to set the mood.’

‘For this 30th Anniversary Bluesfest I’ve actually managed to get the original Captain band together, the original band that played on Norfolk Island for the tracking of the Captain album. It was a four piece then (me and my dad and two other guys.)’

‘It’s really exciting for me to have that original band for this special gig. We haven’t played together for quite a while, so it’s extra special.’

Kasey is not just enthusiastic about Bluesfest, she is equally enthusiastic about its director, Peter Noble.

‘He’s just so... he’s been so good to me over the years. Even on a personal level, not just gigs and that, but I feel really proud to have come to call Peter a friend over the years.

He gave me a pretty bloody big gig back when no one had a clue who I was, and I wasn’t out there playing on all the cool festivals, so Peter Noble took a chance on me – based on no hype, no nothing.’

Kasey believes it’s ‘taking a chance on acts people may not have heard of yet’ that is what makes Bluesfest such an important event for musicians. ‘…it’s always been such an incredibly successful and amazing festival, but I come away from every single Bluesfest I go to being a fan of new artists that I wouldn’t have heard before if I hadn’t been at that festival. I was one of those artists once too. I feel so lucky, 20 years later, to still be playing the festival.’

Kasey Chambers plays Bluesfest, Thursday 18 April – Monday 22 April.

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FREEDOFREEDOM OF HATE SPEECH Every time I hear people bang on about ‘Freedom of Speech’ I feel nauseous. Freedom of Speech never seems to me to have anything to do with freedom at all. When you hear people bleating on about it, it’s never freedom to say something good. It’s generally the freedom to say vile things and go unchecked.

Bello Winter Music serves up a hot baker’s dozen announcing the first 13 acts headed for the boutique music festival in Bellingen 11 – 14 July.

TEDESCHI’S KALEIDOSCOPE

In a world being asked to be more politically correct, to be more compassionate, to be inclusive, to open its arms to the planet’s dispossessed, this overused tenet of democracy called ‘Freedom of Speech’ has become a dangerous platform used to serve the interests of bigots who’ve got the shits because they are losing the upper hand. They’ll even shoot you for it. Because their freedom is about you not having yours. Theirs is the freedom to hate.

We are at war. This time it’s not about Queen or country, or even religion, it’s about belief. This war is played out in chat groups and Twitter accounts across the world, where online tribalism allows faceless bigots an audience. A tribe.

An army. Where, from the anonymous comfort of their computer screens, hate mongering extremists radicalise other angry white (usually male) people towards violence.

But we have a tribe too. It’s a tribe of inclusion, and love, and non-violence, and equality. We need to mobilise our tribe with the same ferocity as they have mobilised theirs.

We need to shut them down. The bigots are imploding.

They no longer can use their privilege to be unashamedly racist. The privilege to be disgustingly sexist. The privilege to be entitled and white. But they’re not going to go quietly.

The stinking toxic privilege-bus full of hateful violent white supremacists needs to be driven over a cliff. Metaphorically of course. I don’t condone violence. I certainly don’t condone violence in the name of freedom. I do however condone locking them out of their social media accounts.

Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms have to become accountable for the kind of material disseminated.

I get banned for a picture of a breastfeeding mother due to ‘morality’ yet some of these turkeys get thousands of shares.

Their psychotic view of freedom is a risk to everyone else’s freedom. The Grafton born terrorist who killed 49 people last week was a published voice of hate and violence way before he orchestrated the deaths of innocent people. He proved himself an extremist deadlier than any other seen in our country or in New Zealand, so why did they have no record of him? He’d been active online for a long time.

Why haven’t the agencies that are so quick to lock up suspected Muslim terrorists locking up all the online ultraright supremacists that live amongst us? They’re not hard to find. They have massive followings. I could name five right now. We could start with Senator Anning! It’s no coincidence that some of the followers of Senator Anning are neo-Nazis. You can find them in the back of videos or photos doing the classic one armed Heil Hitler salute! We can’t truly apologise for the Australian born monster we’ve unleashed when we have an elected politician making a statement on government letterhead which defends the actions of a terrorist mass murderer by laying the blame on immigration and on the Muslim community itself. It’s not enough to come out and distance yourself from Anning. He needs to be removed.

If a 17 year old can throw an egg, then why can’t the whole country? Otherwise we endorse fascism. We are seeing a rise in fascist thinking. Fascist thinking that wraps itself in our flag and says, ‘This isn’t hate. This is Freedom of Speech.’

Australia is a better country for becoming multicultural.

You can’t have your kebab and eat it too. To be a patriot today is to embrace multiculturalism because those faces Indian, Pakistani, Indonesian, Italian, Greek - well they ARE Australian faces too, just as much as the puffy white English ones are.

I no longer believe in Freedom of Speech. I do believe however in the freedom to practise your religion without being murdered. The freedom to live without fear of persecution. The freedom to be safe. The Freedom to Love. So let’s mobilise with the same moral ferocity against violence as right-wing extremists assemble to enact it.

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BELLO WINTER

While the repertoire for keyboard is endless, the piano is one of the only instruments to create a truly orchestral sound on its own; the colours and timbres of the instrument have mirrored not only changes in classical music over time, but also evolutions in engineering and architecture. In this program, Simon Tedeschi presents the piano in all its majesty and dynamism - from the heartbreaking lyricism of Schubert, the romance of Chopin, to the visionary dissonance of Prokofiev, and the incandescent swing of Fats Waller.

Presented by the Byron Music Society at the Byron Theatre at the Community Centre on Sunday at 3pm. Tix are $35/40 with $10 student tickets at byroncentre.com.au

THE HANDS OF THE CARPENTER… AND THE WALRUS! Local heavy folk band Walrus and the Carpenter are back on at their local stomping ground The Courthouse Hotel in Mullumbimby for the launch of their 5 track EP In my Hands.

They will be aptly supported by up and coming local indie-rock band Blindmouth. Both bands performed at the Mullum Music festival 2018 and are looking forward to rocking the Courty together.

The show is on Saturday and will kick off at 7.30pm Mullum time. Cover charge is $15 on the door.

Direct from Chicago for their first Australian tour, retro queen Tammi Savoy and The Chris Cosello Combo get Bello cooking with classic soul, vintage R&B and killer rockabilly riffs. Add some Afro jazz and deep world music beats from Senegambian Jazz Band, raucous sax-laden disco funk from Vaudeville Smash, Latin, blues and soul infused rock’n’roll from The Montgomery Brothers, punked-out street brass from Horns of Leroy, sassy soul from Melbourne fem-hop act The Mamas, the soulful, beat driven sounds of Sydney’s Alt R&B cosmonauts Gold Member and the blistering blues guitar of Lloyd Spiegel, and you have one super tasty Bello line-up guaranteed to get the party started.

Adding to the Bello Winter Music mix are the strikingly beautiful, deep pop sounds of Laura Jean, 60s psych-soaked rock’n’roll from Jess Ribeiro, inter-woven synth and guitar from Merpire, killer vocals from folk artist and sometimes ukulele whisperer Leah Flanagan, and the new R&B and electronic influenced sounds of Hein Cooper. With more than 60 additional acts to be announced in April, this will be one Bello Winter Music to remember.

Now in its fifth year Bello Winter Music is a family friendly wholetown festival. As well as the music pouring out of 14 different venues, Bellingen comes alive with street theatre, markets, circus performances and a psychedelic Magic Bus (free rides around town). The festival features Bellingen LeaF, a sustainability focused program of workshops available at no extra cost to festival goers, and the hugely successful Youth Mentorship Program which gives aspiring, young musicians the opportunity to receive mentorship from an established artist from the line-up and to perform at the festival.

Tix on sale now at bellowintermusic.com

UKE CAN DO IT! If you’re a beginner ukulele player, Miss Amber and Stukulele have a UKE NIGHT just for you. Come and strum along to simple songs with easy chords and be part of a massive ukulele orchestra. Your favourite tunes will be le d by the uke night band, featuring Rod Coe on Bass, Jamie Pattugalin on drums with special guest Chris Cook on other stringed things and special guest vocalist – Country Music Queen Clelia Adams.

The songbook is available through www.ukemullum.com.

Great fun whether you are strumming, singing or just enjoying the vibes. Adults $15 kids Youth (6 - 15 yo) $2.50... everyone else is FREE on Thursday 28 March from 6.30pm.

“...a truly unforgettable musical experience.”

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Plus special guest

ANGIE HUDSON (BANKSIA / ÁINE TYRRELL)

FRI 22 MAR,8PM • CLUB MULLUM Tickets @ www.clubmullum.com

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LOVE, LOSS, LISMORE MUSIC FOR THE SEA Mark a space in your diary for the much awaited launch of Áine Tyrrell’s CD Return to the Sea happening on Friday Featuring Bunyarra Culture Collective, Emily Lubitz. and Shorty Brown.

Presale $20 tickets www. ainetyrrell.com/touring. $25 at the door, kids entry for a gold coin. St Martin’s Hall Mullumbimby. 6pm Friday 29 March.

SON OF SONG SON (Susan O’Neil) with her phenomenal husky voice, brilliant guitar and looping, wowed Australian audiences in 2018 with a small promotional tour – and now this Irish singer songwriter is being hailed a major talent. She will be performing solo at Club Mullum along with singer-guitarist and collaborator Angie Hudson, who joins the bill to share her electric soul/folk stylings.

Club Mullum on Friday $20 at 8pm. Tix at the door or on mullumexservices.com.au/

MUSIC OF SUFIS People around the world are captivated by the unique intensity of Qawwali music. Here in Australia Tahir Qawwal has been performing with a brilliant group of musicians from Sydney, Adelaide and New Zealand. They all trace their heritage to India and Pakistan, two countries that have historically been very divided. In fact there is no other Qawwali group in the world that brings together Indian and Pakistani musicians!

AMY INGRAM IS A CO-CREATOR OF I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS AND MEMBER OF THE GOOD ROOM. SHE SPOKE WITH THE ECHO ABOUT HOW THEY PLAN TO REALLY REALLY LOVE LISMORE! What is the concept for I want to know what love is?

The Good Room has always had a desire to make strong connections with its audience. When we started out as a company we were always seeking new ways to engage them beyond the 4th wall. This is where the I want to know triptych was born. We began to engage our audience from inception onwards. The performance is a declaration back to audience. We crowd sourced over 900 stories about love and everything in between and it is from those stories that we have built the show.

How did you go about collecting and curating stories?

We simply created a website called wewantyourlove.com (you can still submit!) where we posed a seres of questions and thoughts and encouraged people to submit their responses to us. It is completely anonymous so I think that attracts a more in depth and truthful submission. Once we had collected the stories it was about how they fit together; which ones related to one another, or fit in the same ‘world.’

Once we have read these responses, re-read them and have discussed them, we put them into ‘containers’ or categories such as ‘heartbreak, unrequited love, anger or schmaltz’ (which is what we call that romantic hallmark first-love type of feeling).

What variety of stories did you get? Did you try and move across gender, sexual orientation and age etc?

Our stories came from across Australia and often at times, the world. Because the submissions were anonymous it was often hard to tell the submitters’ gender or race or sexual orientation. In that sense they all became instant universal stories because they literally could be from anyone. Some people did divulge information about themselves so it was evident that we had submissions from every walk of life.

What was the most common theme?

There was no singular theme, the submissions crossed the multitudes of love, types of love, and different stages of love.

We had people talking about loving their car, we had people talk about the love of family members and then of course there was romantic love and and the many stages it contains.

I’d say one theme that repeated a lot was unrequited love or the regret of not taking a chance with someone.

What was the most unusual theme?

Ha! I’d say someone submitting their love for KFC!!!

Love is the key theme in nearly everything we do, music, art, films… why can’t we make sense of the human heart?If we could, well then I’d be out of a job! I think we are ever

They unite again on Friday 29 March at the Byron Theatre at 7.30pm for a special concert that will also feature the renowned Indian classical sarangi instrumentalist, Sangeet Mishra. Sangeet has performed at Woodford festivals and at Brisbane’s Sangeet Mela, he is a true master of one of the most beautiful stringed instruments in the world.

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What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done for love?

HAAAAA! I think that story is yet to come! I look forward to a future filled with embarrassing love stories. I have a few up my sleeve, but none I think I’m willing to admit to in writing.

I want to know what love is; A crowd sourced letter of love and loss Lismore City Hall | Friday 29 and Saturday 30 March, 7:30pm | $25–$54 | norpa.org.au

FAMILY FUN

OPEN DAY Laser Skirmish Bubble Soccer Bouncy Castle Face Painting Snow Cones Popcorn

Brookies Gin Tent Asahi Tent Happy 4 hours* (selected beer and wines)

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This show has had some amazing actors on board. The original cast featured the late and great Carol Burns and we still feel her presence in the show every time we do it. Margi Brown Ash is an amazing actor from Brisbane who came on board for the show. Katrina Foster, who is simply delightful, has come on board for the tour. Our other cast members include Emily Tomlins, and Caroline Dunphy and Naomi Price sharing a role. Tom Cossettini and myself are also two of the original cast members on the tour.

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THIS WEEK OPEN MIC NIGHT

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changing and growing creatures. And at the heart of what we do and who we are is how we seek connection. Connection with friends, family, lovers, a connection with what we do for a living, a connection with where we fit in the bigger world.

Love is just one of those things that will always evolve as we do. I think as long as we are trying to make sense of ourselves as humans and what the hell we are doing here on this earth we will always try also to make sense of love. Because how we love makes up a huge chunk of who we are.

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CULTURE

GREAT SCOTTY! GIVE YOUR MUM SOMETHING FUNNY!

AN ARTIST’S AFFAIR: ‘FLOWERS AND FLESH’

WHO GETS MURDERED?

Denise Scott is irrepressible. With a career that just keeps kicking goals, in an industry where they are still struggling for gender parity, she is showing that a woman in her 60s can not only have a career, she can soar to the top! And there’s just one reason for that.

She’s bloody funny. Proper funny. In fact Denise has that rare ability to work across demographics while constantly keeping her pitch absolutely authentic and true to heart.

And she’s a woman up for a bit of danger! The comedy legend has been showing her tango skills on Dancing with the Stars. She’s also been confirmed to appear on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, which will screen later this year. In fact there’s not much this tongue-in-cheek, mother of two, ratbag of a woman won’t take on.

Last year she became a panelist on Studio 10 – adding a touch of humanity and that down to earth charm she’s so loved for.

Yep, this Barry Award winning comedian could be called the comedian’s comedian. In Melbourne where she lives, Denise Scott jokes are held in reverence. Not by her of course. But by the many up and coming comedians who bask in her shadow. Not that Denise even realises she casts a shadow! She’s far too humble for that.

Scotty is hysterically funny. It’s no surprise she has also scored a Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer. When she hit the stage with her dear friend, Judith Lucy, the show sold over 30,000 tickets across the country.

Have breakfast (covered in ticket price) with Denise Scott at the Byron Comedy Fest on Sunday 19 May at 10am. It’s an awesome way to start the day and with Mother’s Day the Sunday before – this is an incredible gift for the Mum in your life.

Life drawing is a sensual way to experience the thrill of drawing. There is something about the human form that is so compelling – at An Artist’s Affair this month there will be eight life drawing models across two stages, offering an inspiring atmosphere for all. An Artist’s Affair is all about being theatrical and opulent. Flowers and Flesh promises to be insightful, delightful, auspicious, humorous, humbling, friendly and fun, and very very inspiring! All levels of artistic skill are welcome. Even beginners! There is no better time to pick up your pencil and give it a go!

Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March from 3pm at Stoker’s Siding Hall. www.followyourart.net.au

If you were offered the opportunity to sample all the good things like music, painting, beautiful books, singing, dancing and acting lessons, pottery classes, would you give it all away to eat? Sulking and sullen teenager Amy Polegate, played by Hillary Goodsell does just that in Ballina Players’ latest production, It Could Be Any One Of Us. Amy is more concerned with eating and protecting her mum Jocelyn Polegate (Julieanne Basham) from her mums’ friend Norris Honeywell (Mick Webb) and her uncles Mortimer Chalke (Carl Moore) and Brinton Chalke (Peter Harding) rather than being artistic.

Amy’s grandmother Mrs Chalke, is the artistic type who wants her offspring to be ‘Children of the Light’, however none of them have any talent. For example, 20 years ago Brinton spent his summer staring at piano student Wendy Windwood (Mechelle Anderson), through the window when she was sitting with Mortimer, while he was painting. When Wendy arrives to survey her inheritance from Mortimer, Brinton is shocked to see his infatuation 20 years older, not at all like he remembers.

After three failed ‘accidents’ that could have been fatal, there’s finally a real murder in the house. Norris is delighted at finally getting his chance to solve a real crime.

But who gets murdered and who is the victim? It Could Be Any One of Us opens on Friday at the Ballina Players and runs through until Sunday 31 March.

BYRON GOLF CLUB OPEN DAY The Byron Golf Club is having an open day on Sunday, so why not bring the family and check out this incredible facility.

There will be Laser Skirmish, Bubble Soccer, a bouncy castle and face painting. The Byron Public School will have a snow cone and popcorn stall on the go, and for the adults there’s an Introductory Golf Clinic to improve your swing.

If you’re a good shot, who knows, you might win some cash in the ‘Lob for Loot’ putting comp! The fabulous Brookies Gin company will have a pop up tent on the day with their delicious specialty cocktails, and so will Asahi Beer: selling their Goat beer and Somersby Cider.

There is music from 4pm with Greg Lyon and The Hip Operation.

From noon onwards Byron Bay Golf Club is an awesome place to be this Sunday, especially with ribs from Lennox Smokin Barrel and tacos from Taco Love! 12noon – 4pm with music to follow.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW There’s no better way to get the gang together than with a trivia night - and you can raise money for a local charity at the same time! Test your memory for those weird bits of information lurking in your cerebral cortex and support the Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club, on Saturday at the Mullum Ex-services from 6pm by coming along with a table of 10, or be added to a team on the night. $10

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Immerse yourself in a weekend of drawing the human form.

PARTNERS IN ART The BSA Project Space has another packed exhibition calendar this year with the current exhibition drawing a crowd from locals keen to hear more from the talented duo Charlotte Haywood and Edward Horne. Partners in life and art, they work collaboratively and independently as interdisciplinary artists across installation, experimental architecture, theatre, film, sculpture, textiles and through inter-cultural collaborations, techniques and materials.

Work is on show for one more week, so pop in for a look!

BSA Project Space, Byron School of Art, 112 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

Tix at ballinaplayers.com.au or at Just Funkin Music in Ballina.

AUDITIONS FOR EXTINCTION

ON THE EDGE OF A DREAM For the past five years local residents Andrew Kidman and Ellis Ericson have been working with George Greenough on the modern evolution of his Edge Surfboard design.

Ericson and Kidman are both shapers; the book and film charts their journey as they work with Greenough to personalise their own equipment with a design George has been toying around with since the late ‘60s.

Their film On the Edge of a Dream is shot on the North Coast of NSW and it features Lennox Head and Angourie where Greenough’s innovative Edge designs were tested in the early ‘70s. Along with the 52 minute feature film, Kidman and Ericson have also released a 100 page hardbound book that is an even deeper look into the mind of the surfboard shaper.

A good friend and contemporary artist Barry Mcgee (San Francisco) was visiting Australia during the making of the project and witnessed firsthand the surfboards, stories and historical significance that was evolving. Barry offered his hand to the project and thus began the dialogue of creating the artwork for the film and book On the Edge of A Dream.

Barry’s original sketches and final works for the project will be exhibited alongside the screening of the film this month at the Byron School of Art Gallery in Mullumbimby. The Art Show opens to the public at 6pm on Friday 29 March and will run over 3 days with Friday and Saturday night screenings of the film. $22.19 at www.ontheedgeofadream.org

FLICKERFEST IN MURWILLUMBAH The Flickerfest 2019 National Tour returns to our region this month with the Best Of Australian Shorts & Short Laughs Comedy programmes in Murwillumbah at the Regent Cinema, this Saturday and Sunday.

From 4pm. Tix are $12.15 at cinemaregent.com

The Drill Hall Theatre Company in association with Byron Writers Festival is preparing for the production of a very recent Australian play to be performed in August. It is written by Hannie Rayson (of Hotel Sorrento fame). The play, Extinction is very relevant in that it imaginatively and compassionately explores, with drama and humour, a microcosm of the way we currently treat the planet and each other’s concerns. Director, Richard Vinycomb is currently casting, and holding open auditions on Friday and Sunday. See ads in Classifieds pages 51–53.

If you are an experienced female or male actor, in the age range for lead characters 25 to 55, preferably send your details (short bio and photo) to producer peter.gough1@gmail.com or otherwise message Richard on 0427 843 374.

FUNNY FOOLS! ‘How do you teach someone to Be Funny?’

That is the question Mandy Nolan is most asked about the stand up comedy course she runs through Byron Community College. ‘I don’t’ she says. ‘98% of people are naturally funny or have some sort of comedic insight – I teach them technique, I help them find the things they want to talk about, I try and guide them into just how they might talk about it, we create a short 5 minute routine, and then at the end they get up on stage.’ Mandy’s latest crop of comedy students are what she describes as ‘a bloody crack up’. ‘Some classes just have this magic to them – and this is certainly one of those groups!’ With horticulturalists, a retiree, an accommodation provider, a one time male stripper turned Michael Buble singer, a stay at home mum, a Thai screen writer, a doctor and a whole heap more – like they say in Sesame Street– you won’t believe the people that you meet in your neighbourhood, and what they have to say!

This term’s Virgin Sacrifice Comedy Graduation falls on the most auspicious day on the comedy calendar: 1 April! 8pm at the Mullumbimby Ex Services | Doors at 7pm. Tix are $10/15 Book on mandynolan.com.au or tix at the door (if any left.

These shows go nuts!)

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AUDITIONS Directed by Fran Legge & Mike Sheehan

Directed by Mike Sheehan

Flowers and Flesh Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March 2019

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Simon Tedeschi – Kaleidoscope

22 - 31 March 2019

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March 24, 2019 | 3pm | Byron Theatre $40 | $35 | Student under 18 $10 Event preceded by 2019 season launch (free event) 1.30pm

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CINEMA REVIEWS SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER ‘Letting go’ is never easy. No matter how traumatic an experience, how heartbreaking a loss, some find it virtually impossible to be free of its torment. Alan (Bill Nighy with a Scouse accent) is one such person. Obsessed with finding Michael, the son who has vanished from his life, he is untroubled by the corrosive effect his quest has had on his other son, Peter (Sam Riley). The film starts bleakly, with the pair having met to identify a body which might be that of the missing boy. In a hotel the night before, over a game of Scrabble – it provides the leitmotif of the movie – they befriend a couple who turn out to be in town for the same reason. And it’s at this point that you become aware of the off-beat humour that director Carl Hunter insinuates into so many scenes – the tale of the old lady who sold coal is a classic. It is visually jokey too, as Alan and Peter drive a little red Triumph through the countryside, but with the back-projection of passing trees accentuated for its fakery.

Likewise, there are numerous shots where Hunter seems to have gone out of his way to unbalance or even discomfit the viewer through off-centre framing. Once you have adjusted to the visual style, which perfectly complements Nighy’s uniquely skewed delivery, you find that you have

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been drawn deeply into the story’s intimacy. Alan wins you over, as he does Peter’s wife Sue (Alice Lowe) and their teenage son, Jack (Louis Healy), whom he helps overcome shyness to woo the cute girl at the bus-stop. But the rift with Peter only widens. After Scrabbling online with an opponent whom he is convinced is Michael, Alan arranges a rendezvous. The ending, in which Alan belatedly discovers that he has not seen the forest for the trees, is a beautiful lesson for us all to be reminded of. With Nighy in top form and the ageless Jenny Agutter making a welcome return to the screen, this one is a beauty.

HOTEL MUMBAI Until Friday in Christchurch, many of us dismissed the ‘war on terror’ as just another political construct used to win votes. Last week’s horrific attack has inevitably cast this movie in a more coruscating light. ‘Jihad’ and its murderous mindset is not exclusive to Islam. This bruising, exhausting recreation of the events of 2008 in Mumbai, when ten gunmen laid siege to the iconic Taj Hotel and other points in the city, is a gruesome portrayal of fanatics and their blind determination to destroy everything that is not embraced by their world view. Australian director Anthony Maras does not beat around the bush in his condemnation of Islamic extremism, but nor does he tar all Muslims with the same brush – the central female character who has our strong sympathy (Nazanin Boniadi) is a Muslim. And

he is keen to make the point that many of the killers are uneducated, brainwashed boys who themselves are at the mercy of hateful, unseen manipulators who never go near the coal face of the operations they oversee.

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EQUINOX FULL MOON IN THE SIGN OF BALANCE, WHEN DAY AND NIGHT, DARK AND LIGHT ARE EQUAL, OFFER POSSIBILITIES FOR EQUILIBRIUM IN THE MIDST OF FLUX…

ARIES: Happy birthday Rams, as your month in the sun delivers superfood to the Aries spirit. As you take the lead, inspiring others and making a difference, this week suggests tempering firm determination with a light touch, honesty with sensitivity, enthusiasm with strategy, impatience with humour and outrageousness with respect.

TAURUS: Argumentative Mars and Uranus, planet of unexpected events, could activate some fiery exchanges this week, especially around finances. Given the added aggravation of retro Mercury’s irritating glitches, miscommunications and delays, the most rewarding course of action is to reconnect with others, rework plans and above all, relax.

GEMINI: Lasting connections need more than passing heart sparks and momentary mind melds, so tune into this week’s relationship full moon by writing down a master plan of what you want to happen or change.

Research, reflect, reassess, review. Don’t push. Let things unfold organically – they’ll take off soon enough next week.

CANCER: If this turbocharged week’s full moon/ reverse-Mercury combo starts veering towards the cathartic, you might need to call time out for a quiet analysis of events, and your feelings about those events. Follow your inner prompts to whatever’s most nourishing: silence, loving company, food, music, water, or all of the above.

LEO: This week kicks off with full moon activating your inner efficiency expert, but egos are sensitive and offering unsolicited advice could attract unwelcome feedback. Mercury doing its retrograde dance tests trust issues, so press pause on anything you’re not 100% sure about, but be aware that misunderstandings and missed messages are clouding clarity.

VIRGO: You can’t micromanage what’s beyond your control, but this week there’s plenty you can work with. Financial, personal and professional futures might all seem foggy with Mercury retrograde in Pisces, but annual full moon in Libra offers a potent blend of analysis and intuition: a clear vision you have the discipline to manifest.

LIBRA: While Mercury in retro-mode and love planets Mars and Venus in stubborn fixed signs aren’t the ideal cosmic cocktail recipe for togetherness, fortunately this week’s annual full moon in Libra helps navigate differences of opinion, give aired grievances a sympathetic ear and make a break with something that’s no longer sustainable.

SCORPIO: As moods swing through a push-pull between sensational and sensible, cautious or go for broke, all or nothing, this week recommends less diving in, more watching body language, listening for what people aren’t saying, reading between the lines, resurrecting ideas on the back burner, clearing the pending folder and ticking off the to-do list.

SAGITTARIUS: Don’t expect straight answers to direct questions because this week they won’t be forthcoming. With communications haywire, even if someone asks your opinion, be careful when giving it. Pause before speaking, look before leaping and work off frustration with something physical or else creative play time. Keep your mind a drama-free zone.

CAPRICORN: With Venus in your work and money zone this week, expect interesting connections at industry events or on the job. Though be advised that with Mercury retrograde playing reruns for another go at getting it right, last minute changes are on the star cards, so check details, back up data, confirm everything.

AQUARIUS: This ambivalent, ambiguous week’s people are talking at cross purposes. Plus your ruling planet Uranus, that merry prankster, is subject to changing the goal posts without prior notice.

No need to make rush decisions though: approach new situations with your signature blend of vision and practicality and hey presto – new adventure!

PISCES: Venus is in the mood to mix and mingle, but Mercury retrograde in your sign brings communication confusion, conflicting opinions, clashing agendas. Are the people and institutions you’re dealing with really trustworthy? Listen to your intuition, but definitely do due-diligence. This week needs background checks, homework, research and feasibility studies.

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0434 539 979

BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443

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COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

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BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

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RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335

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

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

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

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EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

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STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Specialising in road repairs & driveways

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

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EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ...........................66771852 or 0432 107262

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

MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street .....................................................................................66842644

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

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DASH LOCK SERVICE Commercial & Domestic Locks & Security Call Ash .....................0430 170841

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OSTEOPATHY

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GUTTERING

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

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

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A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

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to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

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, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovations, maintenance.......................................0402 281638

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

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BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, insured. Gyan .........0402 728207

SOIL MULCH

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 LAWN MOWING Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Call Mark ............................................0437 343348

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RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660

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

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BYRON BAY GARDENING & CLEANING SERVICES High pressure water cleaning .......0401 739656 FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501

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ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

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Acreage Mowing Specialist $75/hr | Mini excavation $90/hr

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

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SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 GREEN SKY LANDSCAPES. All aspects of landscape construction + design. Lic 208800C. www.greenskylandscapes.com.au .................................................................................0421 986373

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Service Directory

For North Coast news online visit JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017

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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

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

Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ................................................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385

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

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BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

Lic 312643C

PEST CONTROL (continued)

451 186 / 6680 4660

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

PLUMBERS

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

0434 391 855

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 Licence No. 207479C

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 MOVE SMOOTHLY. For help & support with your move. Bridget...................................0429 335501

ROOFING

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

LICENSED PLUMBER + GASFITTER FRIENDLY + RELIABLE SERVICE

ZPTVUWS\TIZ'NTHPS JVT

LIC 327106C

SIMONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PLUMBING

SIMON HERBERT

TREE CHANGE PLUMBING Hot/cold water plumbing Solar hot water Gas ďŹ tting Mechanical services Core drilling Drainage & storm water maintenance & installation

0420 371 151

hello@treechangeplumbing.com.au

Servicing Ballina to Tweed & everywhere in between! Lic 333670C

50 The Byron Shire Echo lĂŤĹżÄ&#x2C6;IJ NJǧǽ NJǧǨǰ

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

STONEMASONS

Metal RooďŹ ng Installations â&#x20AC;˘ Guttering Downpipes â&#x20AC;˘ Fascia â&#x20AC;˘ Skylights â&#x20AC;˘ Whirlybird Patios â&#x20AC;˘ Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Leaf Guard

JAKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STONEMASONRY. Check me out on Instagram .................................................0457 074139

Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 0 4 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 3 | Z A C . M A C TA G G A R T @ G M A I L . C O M | L I C 2 2 3 4 8 9 C

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232

SWIMMING POOLS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS â&#x20AC;˘ All pool requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Professional advice â&#x20AC;˘ Water testing â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly service â&#x20AC;˘ Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003 *Swim in Magnesium Water* Convert your existing pool | Experienced pool builder Installing magnesium pools since inception Supply and installation for all ďŹ ltration requirements.

For enquiries call Jason 0402 852 974 www.northcoastmineralpools.com

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839 RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060 BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL + tip runs. 7sqm trailer, reliable. Same day service. Best rates ...0413 289443 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

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

Service Directory TILING

LdS Silviculture

9 TILE, GROUT & STONE CLEANING & SEALING 9 SILICONE 9 GROUT COLOURING 9 RE-GROUTING 9 EPOXY GROUT 9 GLASS RESTORATION 9 SLIPPERY TILES MEMBER

LEAKY SHOWERS SEALED

Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

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

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICE 24hrs, 7 days........................................................ 6684 0735

720 200 396 508

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

AREAS WE SERVICE Ballina / Byron Bay / Tweed Heads / Gold Coast / Murwillumbah

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years.

Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.

0408 232 066

WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

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

WATER FILTERS

We provide professional & reliable tree services to make your environment safe and healthy.

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

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

TREE SERVICES

The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

1300 384 766

info@evirongroup.com.au www.evirongroup.com.au

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161

IN IN H

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797

TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653

VETERINARY SURGEONS

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ............0402 191316

Water purification systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water filters

$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

HART TREE SERVICES 18” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES..................Happy to help. Andrew....................0412 558890

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

UPHOLSTERY

TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

The Fully Insured Professionals

• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper Mark Linder Qualified Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

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

WELDING

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

VALUERS

WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383

WINDOW TINTING

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976 NR VALUATIONS 25 years local exp. www.nrvaluations.com.au

SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478

Stamp Duty, transfer duty, Capital Gains Tax. All areas ...................................................0428 694041 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

Classifieds INDEX Agistment ............................... 54 Birthdays ................................ 53 Childcare................................ 51 Death Notices ........................ 53 For Sale ................................. 52 Funeral Notices ..................... 53 Garage Sales......................... 52 Halls For Hire......................... 52 Health Notices ....................... 52 In Memoriam.......................... 53 Life Celebrations .................... 53 Lost & Found ......................... 53 Motor Vehicles ....................... 53 Musical Notes ........................ 53 Only Adults ............................ 54 Pets ........................................ 54 Positions Vacant .................... 53 Professional Services ............ 51 Public Notices ........................ 51 Share Accommodation .......... 53 Social Escorts........................ 54 To Lease ................................ 53 To Let ..................................... 53 Tradework .............................. 52 Tree Services ......................... 52 Tuition .................................... 53 Wanted .................................. 52 Wanted To Rent ..................... 53 Work Wanted ......................... 53

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

PHONE ADS

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

Ads may be taken by phone on

6684 1777

AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

EMAIL ADS

Display classies (box ads):

adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies:

classifieds@echo.net.au Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend.

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

RATES & PAYMENT LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line $17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

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

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reflect the views or opinions of the editorial staff.

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The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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On sale at The Echo

Prepayment is required for all ads.

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

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BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

www.byroncentre.com.au Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre

HELP OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre are looking for a crew of volunteer food recovery van drivers.

Requirements for the job are that you must be fit and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence.

If you like driving and you feel you could contribute to your community and environment please enquire by giving the centre a call on 02 6684 1286 or drop in at 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landfill and in people’s bellies.

THE BYRON SHIRE

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CHANNELLED GUIDANCE shelleysguidance.com/about 0420485495

Connecting the Byron Shire Community

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET

These prices include GST.

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/ classified-ads

TAROT READER AND HEALER 20 years exp Ph 0429695060 Mullum. www.jogifford.com

FIND OUT HOW THE ROT BEGAN

So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food

MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $50 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesn’t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com

ACTORS WANTED Experienced female and male actors invited to audition for lead characters (25 to 55) in a new production of the play ‘Extinction’ by Hannie Rayson.

The rehearsals are May to July with performances in August at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby (in association with Byron Writers Festival).

Auditions will be from 7pm Fri 22 March or from 11am Sunday 24 March. Anyone interested please send short bio and photo to peter.gough1@gmail.com Enquiries message Richard 0427 843 374

BYRON FLEA MARKET

EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

8AM TO 2PM

YAC, 1 GILMORE CRS WWW.BYS.ORG.AU/BYRONFLEA

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

Phone 0424025271

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

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Classifieds HEALTH BYRON THAI MASSAGE 7 DAYS Home/mobile 9pm, Kitty 0411163912 RELAXATION REMEDIAL MASSAGE Bangalow studio, in/out calls, day or night $80/hr. Ph Johnny 0432605994

For North Coast news online visit

HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING www.wendypurdey.com.au

BREAK THE CHAIN OF ADDICTIONS NOW! Feeling trapped?

Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours.

Stop smoking, weight loss and so much more.

ORIGINAL THAI MASSAGE Call Yah 0477594800 THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY

COLONICS

SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670

6684 4421 0402 364 852

HALLS FOR HIRE

NICK HART

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

27 years experience.

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

…feel the difference

Call today 6680 2630

TREE SERVICES

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured • Free quotes

LIVE THE LIFE

that you want to be living!

Resolve blockages with a practitioner who balances physical, mental, emotional and spiritual elements in conjunction with each other, finding the root causes of any problems and clearing them.

Kinesiology North Coast Ph 0403125506 Registered practitioner. www.kinesiologynorthcoast.com.au

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

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

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

0488 609 774

bookings@mullumcivic.com

• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

TREE SERVICES

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

Wake Up To Health Now!

FREE QUOTES

There’s HOPE! For everything!

All Pain, Symptoms, Disturbances, Sickness, Illness & Injuries.

HOW? By FIXING the CAUSE of the problems.

Empower yourself by learning the Secret Root Causes & cleaning the Underestimated System that’s down.

Amazing Health & All Natural Regeneration is then possible!

For you & also your pets!

Call or msg Trent, Regenerative Detoxification Specialist 0478 922 389 Trust nature & your body again

Body Based

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching (02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

• • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood fired bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open fires, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper.

PRICES STARTING FROM $95.

VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

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

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

TORO 7210 ZERO TURN MOWER as new, 72 inch deck, 35hp, turbo diesel, 1mth old, only 50 hrs on clock, retail $34,900. $2000 of extras. Sell at $24,900 +gst, 23 mths warranty. 0402487213 CANON/FUJI EQUIPMENT all in good working condition with some cosmetic signs of use; Canon 6D full frame pro body, $600. Canon 135 mm F2 L series for stunning portraits, $750. Canon16-35 F2.8 L series $1,100 Tamaron 24-70 2.8 sp series $750. Fuji 55-140 (70-200 equiv) 2.8 Xseries $1,100, Fuji 16-55 2.8 Xseries $950. 0418 841 777.

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

GARAGE SALES COMBINED GS SAT 23rd 8am–1pm 39 Kingsley St, Byron Bay. Linen, Bemboka, homewares. dharma door, hammocks, art, new designer clothes & shoes, womens, mens and kids, vintage clothing, antiques MULLUM 53 Prince St, Sat 23rd 8am.

Quality household, crystals, books & art.

FENCE POSTS

O SHORES 1/1 Rajah Rd, Sat. 23rd 8am Bargain from 20c, furn, toys, clothes etc

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby

SUFFOLK Sat 23rd 8am-2pm 94 Corkwood Cres, artwork, framed photography prints, bric-a-brac, clothes, books, vintage collectables, light furniture, ceramics, surboards. All items must go!

MOVING SALE

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

BAMBOO PLY

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

Matt 0427 172 684

TRADEWORK

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

TREE SERVICES

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel.

ALL JUST $10 each.

Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

Tallow

MIELE WASHERS

• Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses

Mobile 0417 698 227

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0431721073

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

6687 7677

TREE PRUNING • TREE REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

COMPOST TOILETS

FOR SALE

LAST WEEK 50-70% OFF STOREWIDE EVERYTHING MUST GO 34 Byron St, Bangalow 6687 2622

0408 210 772

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT

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

Yoga Pilates Yogalates Barre

BANGALOW CLASS TIMES DISPLAYED YOGALATES.COM.AU

04032 669 17 sattvayogabyron.com.au sattvabyronbay @gmail.com

6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

0404 640 407

The Corner

hello@ thecornernewbrighton. com.au 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton thecornernewbrighton.com.au/

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

TUESDAY MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

WEDNESDAY BANGALOW 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAI CHI

THURSDAY BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAI CHI

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

TAI CHI

QIGONG

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART

GENTLE EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Self-healing

6.30-7.30am: BARRE FUSION 9.30-10.45am: SLOW FLOW

6.30-7.30am: YOGALATES

9.15-10.15am: BARRE FUSION 6-7.15pm: YIN YOGA 9.30-11am: YOGALATES 7.30-8.15pm: 4.30-5.30pm: GENTLE CRYSTAL BOWL 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES SOUND HEALING $10

9.30-11am: YOGALATES WITH WEIGHTS 5.30-6.45pm: 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

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

CORE SLIDERS

8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA

SUNDAY / EVENTS CLASSES SESSIONS WORKSHOPS RETREATS

The only studio in Byron overlooking the ocean!

Massage service from 12pm Monday to Saturday

6am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA 9.30am: AKHANDA 9.30am: VINYASA 9.30am: VINYASA & YOGA FLOW YOGA PRANAYAMA YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA 6pm: PRANAYAMA & 6pm: YIN YOGA YIN YOGA

6am: LED ASHTANGA YOGA 9.30am: STRENGTH 9.30am: YIN YOGA & BALANCE YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA

8.30am: AKHANDA 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION VINYASA YOGA

9.30-10.15am: STRENGTH METHOD 4.30-5.15pm: 5.30-6.15pm: HIT CIRCUIT CORNER METHOD 6.30-7.15pm: CORNER 6.30-7.15pm: METHOD STRENGTH METHOD

6.30-7.15am: MOBILITY METHOD 7.30-8.15am: STRENGTH METHOD 5.30-6.15pm: CORNER METHOD

7.30-8.15am: CORNER METHOD 5.30-6.15pm: STRENGTH METHOD

6.30-7.15am: HIT CIRCUIT 7.30-8.15am: MOBILITY METHOD 9.30-10.15am: STRENGTH METHOD

7.30-8.15am: CORNER METHOD INTRO SPECIALS AVAILABLE 8.30-9.15am: STRENGTH METHOD

7-8am: PILATES 9.30-11am: KIDS YOGA 9.30-11am: YOGA FREE CLASS

7-8am: ELEMENTAL YOGA

6.30-7.15am: CORNER METHOD 7.30-8.15am: STRENGTH METHOD

9.30-10.30am: VINYASA 4-5pm: KIDS YOGA

6-7.15pm: KUNDALINI 12.30-1.30pm: YIN YOGA 4-5pm: VINYASA YOGA YOGA + MEDITATION 6-7.30pm: AFRICAN DANCE + DRUMMING

6.30-7.15pm: HIT CIRCUIT

9.30-11am: RISE! DANCE 6-7.30pm: VINYASA YOGA

6-7.30pm: E-MOTION YOGA 7.30-9pm: TANTRA DANCE

7-8am: PILATES 9.30-11am: FIT FLOW FLY YOGA 4-5pm: VINYASA 4-5pm: KIDS YOGA 5.30-7pm: FREE CLASS UNWIND 6-7.30pm: QI GONG MEDITATION

9.30-11am: YIN YOGA 4-5pm: VINYASA

8-9.15am: YIN YOGA 9.30-10.30am: RAINBOW FAMILY YOGA

SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY AUTUMN EQUINOX - YIN, SOUND AND REFLECTION 6-8pm

Fill your classes now!

For information email adcopy@echo.net.au

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Classifieds OCEAN SHORES 6/2 Durroon Crt. Sat 8-12pm. Ladies and kids clothing, toys, books and household items.

MULLUM 7 Grevillea Ave 8–12 Weather permitting. Fri 22nd and Sat 23rd No early birds please.

O SHORES Sat 23rd 8-12. Clothes, furniture & more. All tasteful & useful.

4/2 Nunyar Crt MULLUM 28 Dalley St Sat 8.30am-2pm combined sale. Vintage items, clothes, furniture, books, etc. Weather permitting BANGALOW 2 Leopardwood Cres Antique, collectables, curious, art, garden, vintage clothes/shoes. Sat 23rd 8–12.

NEW BRIGHTON Sat 23rd 8am–2pm Super sale at 9 Pacific St

MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

SUBARU OUTBACK 2004, 6mths rego, 280,000 km, board racks and towbar, very reliable, $3,600 Call 0403271578 TOYOTA Corolla Ascent 2001, 222,000 km, $1950, Manual. Call 0412147360 Automatic 2001 Hyundai Elantra 113,201km Low km, logbook history, 6 months rego.

SN2373 ...................................................$4,750 Automatic 2002 Merecedes Benz E240 Elegance 180,374km rego til 4/19, full service history.

SN7796 ...................................................$5,490 Automatic 2002 Ford Falcon XT 162902km Very handy wagon, rego 9/19. SN8653 ..$3,990 2006 Suzuki APV Van 5 speed manual 93,659km 4-seater, heaps of room, rego 7/19.

SN4915 ...................................................$8,490 2005 Ford Courier 5 speed manual Great condition 4WD dual cab with canopy.

SN3074 ...................................................$5,850

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

MAIN ARM 15ac prop, 2 dwellings. 1 x Studio with lge veranda, views, solar power, compost toilet. 1 x cabin, 1 br upstairs & lounge/kitchen downstairs Rent separately or together. View on 30.3.19. All enquiries to peter@ livinggoodness.co.nz BURRINGBAR 3 br house $430pw. Bond + refs. Call 0412 406 383 STH GOLDEN BCH 3br 1 bthrm, 200 mtr to beach lge deck, wood fire, fenced, May to Oct $700 pw + bond. 0411544334 BROKEN HEAD Bus, s/cont, in rainforest setting on beautiful 7 Mile Beach Rd. Suit peaceful nature loving couple. $300pw incl gas & solar power. Ph 0438795381 EAST TYAGARAH ocean view rental.

Modern 5br, 2 bthrm timber house with tons of character. Double lock-up garage.

Secluded and private but with great 'close enough' neighbours. 6 mins to beach.

Family pref. Email rbleakley@me.com

WANTED TO RENT BYRON SHIRE working cple seek 1 bdrm studio/house/apt for long term. Mature, clean, steady income. Text 0426670108

WANTED OCCASIONAL ACCOMMODATION IN MULLUMBIMBY I am a retired business man, living in Queensland.

I wish to visit my daughter and grandson in Mullumbimby, occasionally but they have no space.

I would like a private household to accommodate me on these occasions at a reasonable cost.

All I need is a single room with bathroom access.

No meals or other services required.

SHARE ACCOM. O SHORES Pref female 30+ to share 4 brm house with 1 male. Pref no children.

N/P $250pw + bills. 0481227440

BYRON A&I EST studio space to share with creative business. Shop front & workspace. $200pw. Ph 0415551478

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STORAGE/SMALL WORKSHOP 4 / 8 Bonanza Dr, Billinudgel, $65pw incl elec. Naomi Butcher, Elders RE Brunswick Heads, NSW. Ph 66851206

FEDERAL open-plan studio, n/s. $310pw single, $330pw couple including bills & WiFi. Phone 0431914569 COOPERS SHOOT Rural eco cabin, 1br, panoramic ocean views to Lennox, set in clutch of 4 cabins, unfurn. $500 p.w. includes elec. Suit working single or couple. Sorry no pets. 0428498388

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

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RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 2 bed 1bth $450 1 bed 1bth $470 2 bed 1bth $480 3 bed 1bth $580 Mullumbimby 3 bed 1 bth $450 Ocean Shores 1 bed 1bth $310 3 bed 2bth $560 The Pocket 4 bed 3bth $800

COMMERCIAL Brunswick Heads 27sqm in Park St. Perfect for Retail L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

Be a part of creating an awesome place of magic and wonder.

PPT, 32.5 hrs, 5 days pw. Responsible for managing all forms of marketing – website, social media, PR, advertising, annual planning & sponsorship. Seeking a committed, motivated individual with the ability to help us to continue to grow over the next 3 years. Must have demonstrated track record with min 3 yrs exp in similar role.

Send your CV & Cover Letter to kate@crystalcastle.com.au by 5th April

Casual Sales/Welcome Hut: Join our awesome team in a Casual Sales/Welcome hut position.

Must have ‘Meet & Greet’ exp and a min 3 Years Retail Sales exp.

Must be available for weekends & school hols. Requires own reliable transport.

Send your CV & Cover Letter to kate@crystalcastle.com.au by 5th April

Byron CBD An exceptional opportunity to sub-lease a small office space (3-5 people) in the heart of Byron Bay is avail now until August 2020.

Modern, clean, freshly renovated office inc furniture. $2066.50 pcm.

Please email ruth@89degreeseast.com for more details.

POSITIONS VACANT Administration Assistant We are seeking an Admin Assistant for 5 days per week (20 hrs - with ability to go full time). Must have excellent computer skills, be articulate, punctual & reliable with a strong and organised sales capability. Skills must also include Xero and advanced bookkeeping.

Must be willing to work in family office.

Please send resume and cover letter to kate northernriversrecruitment@ gmail.com

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WORK WANTED ALL HOME MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559

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DEATH NOTICES Victor James Carter “VJ” Passed away peacefully on 8/02/2019 Aged 94.

Formerly of Mullumbimby loved brother of Lily Towers Oscar, Lenny, Lesley, Allan and Ray (all dec) Will be missed by Ron Towers, Sharon, Melissa and Jason Reed & family Leonie and Leroy Larson & family.

Always in our hearts As per Vic’s wishes, he was privately cremated

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FUNERAL NOTICES OWEN CAMPBELL DANVERS Much loved husband of Andrea. Loved uncle of Aimee, Lewis, Anne and Bong. Loved brother-in-law of Pedro.

Owen will be sadly missed by all family and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at St Martins Anglican Church, Mullumbimby on FRIDAY (March 22, 2019) commencing at 11.00am.

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Long term employment. 66808228. Email resume to zflantz@gmail.com CASUAL fully qualified Surf Instructor.

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Medical Receptionist/ Administration Great opportunity to join our progressive team at Cape Byron Medical Centre.

Experience working within a Medical Centre or similar setting is essential.

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ADMIN TEMP wanted for immediate start at Natural Therapy Institute (IICT) in Byron Bay. Full-time, flexible hours. We need people who are IT savvy, focused, independent worker. Join a small close knit values & purpose driven team. $24.95ph. Apply with letter and resume to Andrew@myiict.com Applications close Wednesday 27th March.

SALES / FACTORY DUTIES For busy Organic Skincare & Makeup co.

Own transport essential. Bring resume in person to Wild Nature, 86 Centennial Circuit. Byron Arts & Ind Est. 10am-4pm ENERGETIC sociable sales assistant & lover of fashion, 2 Sun markets a month 6.45am start. Ph Suzie 0412140320

HANDYPERSON REQUIRED every Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday 9:30am start for shifts of between 3 and 5 hours. Award rates and immediate start. Work involves cleaning windows, pools and barbecues, supporting housekeeping and all other small maintenance jobs as required as part of a busy luxury Hotel.

Email to reception@ beachsuites.com.au

22.11.59 – 15.3.19 In loving memory of Craig’s spirit and creative expression.

Come and join us in the celebration of Craig’s life.

Sunday 31.3.19 from 2pm Coorabell Hall. 565 Coolamon Scenic Dr, Coorabell NSW.

Roger MICALLEF 22/08/1940–20/01/2019

To Taz

AKA AKA EGNARO EGNARO

Happy 21st Glad you made it!!

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Steph, Dizzie, Roobee & Felix

There will be a gathering to celebrate Roger’s life at the Beach Hotel Sunday 24th March at 2.30pm. Daughters Christine & Simone.

IN MEMORIAM Robert (Bob) Summers 11.3.1925–15.3.2019 Loving father, grandpa and great– grandpa, retired teacher Mullumbimby High. Family & friends celebrating his life at Eureka Hall, Sun 24th at 12.30pm

LOST & FOUND FOUND Porsche Design glasses at Belongil Bch papercardboard@gmail.com FOUND Ring found at Byron Bay close to Bay Grocer. Call Liza on 0403648343

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AGISTMENT WANTED Any Area, Any Size Need to save our cattle from this drought.

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PETS Maggie is a stunning black & tan 4-year-old Kelpie, full of joiede-vivre who has a charming penchant for vocalising her feelings. Maggie MAGGIE is eager to please & would love a companion, human or canine, who could provide the stimulation & exercise she needs & help curtail signs of separation anxiety. She is socialising well with other dogs and is good with children & cats. If you would like to meet this gorgeous girl, please phone Shell from Byron Dog Rescue on 0458 461 935.

Community at work On The Horizon DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

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Koala tree planting

U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 26 March 10am till 12 at the Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Marine Rescue Brunswick will explain what they do, their training and rescues they have undertaken etc.

Visitors and potential new members welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Koala tree planting working bee on Saturday March 23 from 9am at 90–92 Dudgeons Lane, Bangalow. There are 1,150 koala and rainforest trees to plant in pre-dug holes. RSVP Linda Sparrow on twodogsmedia@optusnet.com.au

AWL stall

Attention all artists! It’s time to get creative for the next Ocean Shores Art Expo. This year’s theme is Celebrating a Moment. An additional category of Digital Art is offered. Expo dates: 23 till 25 August. Registrations open midJune, see www.osartexpo.com.

The Animal Welfare League has a street stall on Friday 22 March 8.30am till 1.30pm at the taxi rank, corner of Burringbar and Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Items include cakes, plants, books, bric-a-brac and more.

OS Country Club Art Competition Artists! The 2019 Annual Ocean Shores Country Club Art Competition opening night May 16. Enter online at www.oceanshorescc.com.au. Entries deadline May 3. Categories are – Oil/ Acrylics; Watercolour and Pastel/ Drawing. Over $2000 dollars in prizes.

Mullum C’ty Garden Mullumbimby Community Garden gathering Saturday 30 March 10am till 1pm. Find out how to ‘Fix your Patch for Autumn Planting’ with local garden guru, Diane Hart. A fun and information packed morning for the whole family.

Working Bee 10-11.30am followed by morning tea and talk at 12. Enquiries: dianehartgardens@gmail.com.

OS Art Expo

Marvellous Friday Nights!

The inaugural event of The Now Club is on Friday 22 March at Marvell Hall Byron Bay. Join us to celebrate International Poetry Day with a fun and varied night of performance and spoken poetry, dramatic sketches, music and conviviality. Fundraiser for the hall. Food and alcohol available.

Entry by Donation. Doors open 6pm.

Email: marvellhallcc@gmail.com.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group.

Don Hansen, Amitayus Hospice service volunteer, will read James Cowan’s The Kingdom Trilogy, 3rd Vol. on Thursday 21 March from 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Over 60s activities Play Mahjong and 500 at ‘Fun Fridays’ at the Marvell Hall, Marvell Street East, Byron Bay. Starts at 1.30pm. $5 entry includes a cuppa and afternoon tea. Come along and join our friendly group. Enquiries: Nancy 0498 480 373.

Mullum show AGM New committee members are welcome to join the volunteers of the Mullumbimby Agricultural Show Society at their AGM Wednesday, March 20 from 7pm at Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Info: secretary@ mullumbimbyshow.org.au.

Waterlily AGM The Waterlily Community Playscape Inc AGM, Thursday 21 March at 6pm at the Ocean Shores Country Club.

To become a committee member nominate yourself by contacting the committee with your details – email: community@waterlilyplayscape.org.

First Fleeters Northern Rivers meeting of the Fellowship of First Fleeters Sunday March 24 at the Cherry Street Bowls Club, Ballina at 11.30am. Guest speaker will be Helen James speaking on her First Fleeter ansestor Joseph Tuzo.

New members are very welcome.

Apologies Karla: 6688 4306.

Mullum’s OWN The Mullumbimby Older Women’s Network (OWN) is meeting regularly to gather, network and share. We welcome older women (50+) in Byron Shire who are new to the area, looking for a new social network, or feeling isolated, to contact us about activities.

Contact: Mariana 0430 175 923.

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All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

ACA 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.

Volunteer hub 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.

Alateen meeting

Language exchange

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

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.

Social sporting groups Mullumbimby: Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday

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.

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Mullum hockey celebrates 90 years The Mullumbimby Hockey Club is celebrating its 90th birthday this year and will field three senior teams in the Tweed Border competition.

‘The Mullumbimby teams train and play on the fields at Murwillumbah because the local fields aren’t smooth enough and carry the potential to hurt players,’ club vice president Carol White said.

The club is fielding two women’s teams and one men’s team in 2019.

‘Female players range in age form 17 to 68, and we have seven women over 60 in the team,’ Carol said.

‘Hockey is a great sport.

You can keep playing forever,’ she said.

Team member Kaylene Toovey will be representing Australia against New Zealand in the over 65s Trans Tasman Cup being held on the Gold Coast in April.

Began in 1929 Back in May 1929 the club started with a single women’s team.

Hockey was played as a curtain raiser for the interdistrict football matches.

A star of the era was Ethel Mawdsley who scored numerous goals against Byron Bay, even though

The Mullumbimby Womens Hockey team of 1954: (back L-R) Bev Hammond, June Carter, Marg Batson, Nita Prior, Ann Sheather; (middle) Jean Cumstay, Maureen Mudge, Lorna Dixon, Jean Jones; (front) Denise Lindsay, Margaret Ryan and Jean Hill. Photo supplied Byron won most of the games. After the game, the visiting team was always offered afternoon tea.

By 1931 the competition area included Casino, Lismore and Ballina. In 1932 Alstonville, Bangalow, Kyogle, Nimbin and Billinudgel. From 1934 – 1947 there were insufficient players to field a team.

In those latter years the war would have impacted on the numbers.

In 1947 a men’s team was formed and a women’s team was re-formed and affiliated with Murwillumbah Hockey Association.

Hockey carnivals were a regular occurrence at

Mullumbimby in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s.

Mullumbimby Hockey Club held regular dances in the Mullumbimby Memorial School of Arts.

‘To commemorate our 90th year anniversary we are going to hold a dance at St John’s Hall in Mullumbimby on June 29. We would love all past and present players and members to help us celebrate this special occasion,’ Carol said.

Phone 0419046776 or 0432429896 or email yoursinhockey@hotmail.com if you have any memorabilia, information or any enquiries about the dance.

Shire skaters get some great ſĕƆƖōƐƆ ëƐ ŕëƐĶşŕëō Ǖ ŕëōƆ Four Byron Shire skaters have returned from the Australian Skateboard League National Finals in Melbourne earlier this month, with some great results.

Suffolk Park’s Joey Cormack lead the pack picking up second place in the open division after taking on some of the best skateboarders in Australia.

Mullumbimby brothers Sumanyu (11 years) and Ekaya Black (12 years) came fifth and ninth respectively in the U/12s, while Oscar Southerden (10 years) from Myocum came eighth in the same event.

‘They all did very well, it was all part of the Moomba festival in Melbourne. A huge event,’ Oscar’s dad Nick Southerden said.

‘The skate park was Riverslide, which is right next to the MCG and Rod Laver Arena. There were thousands of spectators.

‘All the skaters now have a world ranking under an international points system averaged out over the points they scored in the contest.

‘Skateboarding has

Oscar pulls off a feeble grind down the rail at Tugan Skate park practising for the skate league. Photo supplied become a highly regarded professional sport, being held in the next Olympics. To think we have this talent in our shire is commendable,’ Nick said.

All the skaters had to qualify for the national event through high placings in state-based events.

‘We travelled as far as Browns Plains Brisbane to qualify for the street league,’ Nick said.

‘As a father of a skater I am travelling regularly to Brisbane, the Gold Coast and as far as Sydney to ride in

decent skate parks.

‘There is much need for a professionally built skate park in Byron Bay, which there has been a lot of community push for.

‘The area’s youth population is growing quickly and we sure do have the talent,’ he said.

Unfortunately Nick is getting frustrated by the process to build a new skate park in Byron Bay. ‘Just when it looks like we are getting somewhere, we hit another stumbling block,’ he said.

Junior surfers charge on Medals for Byron archers Land speed record for Fysh

Nyxie Ryan competes in Manly at the pro junior where she finshed fifth. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW Crystal Cylinders Mikey McDonagh and Nyxie Ryan competed at the Key Sun Zinke Sydney Pro Junior at Manly over the weekend and had solid results in the quality one metre surf.

Both made the semifinals in their respective events.

Ryan was equal fifth overall and McDonagh equal seventh.

Ryan is currently coming second in the JQS ratings and is also in the running to get into the trials to gain a spot in the women’s Championship Tour event at Snapper Rocks.

Our local pro surfers Matt Wilkinson, Soli Bailey, Kyuss

King and Stu Kennedy didn’t manage to gain a good result at the Burton Automotive Pro QS 6000 in Newcastle.

While there were big points on offer, none of them fired up in the lacklustre waves on offer at Merewether Beach.

King won his first heat but was bundled out in the main seeded round of 96 along with Bailey and Wilkinson.

Stu Kennedy scraped through that round into the round of 48 but was then eliminated along with the top seed Julian Wilson.

They are all now at Manly for the QS 6000 event, which looks likely to run in below average conditions as well.

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Contestants line up at the SQAS short course championships last weekend. Photo Matt Stocks Ross Kendall A four-person team from the Byron Shire Archery Club has retuned from the South Queensland Archery Society (SQAS) short-range championship with three medals.

‘It was a really good weekend. I didn’t shoot as well as I could, but I still managed to get a silver in the open men’s recurve, and David French was running fourth, but pushed on to get a bronze in the masters men’s recurve,’ club president Damien Nardi said.

The other medalist on the day was the club’s junior archer Daisy Stocks who

won a silver medal in the cub female recurve section.

Coin Little shot sixth in the open men’s compound event.

‘The BSAC now has 35 members and has recently been “blooming”,’ Damien said.

The SQAS happens once a year and draws in archers from Toowomba, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. There were roughly 60 archers at this year’s event.

‘We try and send a team up every year, so we can fly the club colours,’ he said.

The next event on the club’s calendar is the SQAS target championships in two months.

Byron Bay resident Jo Fysh made the two-day trek to the salt flats of South Australia and returned with a Australian Land Speed Record. ‘My record is 57.5 mph (92 kph) and my top speed for the week was 65.8 mph, so great speeds for a little 50cc bike. Very happy and a very tough week due to extreme weather conditions but got the job done,’ she posted on social media. Jo was riding with the Affick Land Speed Racing Team. Photo supplied

Fundraiser for the MBVFC The Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club is holding a Trivia Night this Saturday March 23 from 6pm to raise funds for a new female changeroom at the Pine Avenue fields.

At the moment there is

one changeroom that is shared by everyone.

‘The cost of the new changeroom is $45,000 and the council has committed to paying half, and we have to raise the rest,’ club member Kol Dimond said.

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It’s time to get out and do what many folks in tyrannical countries can’t do – vote!

Saturday is shaping to be a close contest between sitting Green MP Tamara Smith, Labor’s Asren Pugh and Nationals’ Ben Franklin (not the famous US polymath).

See election coverage page 8.

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Large QLD development corporation Villa World wants to plonk bog-ugly housing over wetlands in West Byron against almost everyone’s wishes. But last week the company began its due diligence to be swallowed by an even bigger toxic fish, AVID Property Group. The ASX announcement claims AVID have a ‘$3bn portfolio of broad acre and medium density residential and industrial projects’. And AVID is owned by ‘international institutional investors’ based in the US. Q Q Q Q

Which state election candidates would like to see West Byron bought by the government? The Greens say all of it, and Labor say a part buy back. The Nationals candidate is only in favour of reducing its size, without a buy back.

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Liberal premier Gladys Berejiklian was safe in the capable hands of her security goons after BayFM’s Jim Beatson, 73, was swiftly manhandled for calling out questions about her ongoing koala annihilation program in Brunswick Heads last Wednesday (see page 4). It’s a sad reflection of a society where those elected to govern (for all) refuse to answer basic questions.

Carefully staged photo ops do not inform anyone – it’s all sizzle and no steak, or

The new Palace Cinema in Byron will be opening on Thursday April 4! Tickets for all films screening in opening week are available at www.palacecinemas.com.au. Pictured is Palace Cinema assistant manager Briar Rhoades and general manager Eli Ayo. Photo Jeff Dawson vegan sausage if you prefer.

This is no one off dismissive either – Gladys also scoffed at a Newcastle Herald journo recently. Accompanied by MP Andrew Constance, they both mocked the reporter’s media outlet and ignored a legit question regarding transport costings – all live on TV.

looks about the world’s only sane leader at this point.

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Looking for the candidates’ policy statements? There’s

plenty available at www. echo.net.au – just follow the elections tab. And remember: a parliament left hanging benefits everyone.

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The Echo was tipped off that a senior staff member at a district hospital was being investigated for fraud, and so the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) was asked to confirm. Acting chief executive Lynne Weir replied, ‘Northern NSW Local Health District cannot comment on any staff matters’.

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Since the horrors in Christchurch, it was very odd to see the likes of Morrison and Latham attempt to spin themselves as compassionate and empathetic beings. Can long political careers based on stoking fear and division be glossed over and forgotten so easily? NZ PM Jacinda Ardern

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