The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 33.47 – May 1, 2019

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The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 33 #47 • Wednesday, May 1, 2019 • www.echo.net.au

Bundjalung Native Title recognised Old Woolies slated for

$40m 146-room hotel Paul Bibby The developer behind Byron’s Mercato shopping mall is planning to build a sprawling $40m mixed-use development on the old Woolies site next door that significantly exceeds both height and floor space limits.

In a development application that was lodged just before Christmas, developer Mercato is proposing to build a 146-room hotel, function centre, and retail premises on the Jonson Street site.

Floor space and height exceedance Echoing sisters from the past, Delta Kay, Danza Kay Vidler, and Yvonne Kay Stewart celebrated with Aunty Dulcie and remembered Aunty Lorna and Aunty Linda. Native title is the legal recognition that Indigenous people were the traditional owners of an area prior to 1788, and have ongoing rights and interests in land, seas and waters.

Photo & story Eve Jeffery On Tuesday, the Federal Court convened at Brunswick Heads to recognise the native title rights of the Bundjalung People of Byron Bay. A 25-year journey travelled its last leg early in the morning at the Ironbark campsite in Byron before moving to the Cape, The Pass, and finally coming to rest at the Brunswick River where the court convened before Justice Robertson at Torakina.

After describing the area covered by the title, Justice Robertson spoke about the past and the future.

He said, ‘This is not a determination of rights. This is a recognition that those rights have always been there.’ There the Byron Bay people, the

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Arakwal–Bumberbin Bundjalung, had their native title rights recognised. Aunty Dulcie Nicholls spoke to the court early in the morning at the Ironbark campsite. ‘Twenty-five years is a long time,’ she said. ‘We always had to go to meetings and fight. It’s been like forever on this long struggle, and now I am happy to be here for my sisters and my family.’ The convoy moved to Cape Byron, before travelling to The Pass where those gathered listened to Delta Kay talk about that place. ‘An archaeological study was completed at The Pass midden in 1994 after Arakwal elders called for the protection of the site,’ she said. ‘An excavation of an area was dated at over 1,000 years old. ‘Our elders’ stories are proven

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in the evidence found in the study.

This midden is an important link to our past – today our people still gather and eat here.’ The last stop was Torakina, where His Honour Justice Robertson handed down the determination before more than 300 Bundjalung people who gathered for the announcement.

Native Title applicant Stanley Kay expressed his delight at the recognition of native title. ‘I and others were given an obligation and responsibility by the aunties and uncles to stand up and speak for country, to speak for family,’ said Kay. ’It has been such a long and at times difficult journey, but by working together we have achieved a â–ś Continued on page 2

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Named Essence of Byron, the three-storey development is topped with a private rooftop pool and bar that takes it more than 20 per cent above the 11.5m height limit for central Byron.

The development’s 7,515 square metres of floor space also represents a 36 per cent exceedance of the floor-space ratio limit for this part of town.

Central to the developer’s justification for seeking to build higher than the rules allow is the fact that Council, led by Greens mayor Simon Richardson, gave it permission to do so on its shopping plaza next door. ‘The proposed scale and form of the development is compatible with the adjacent Mercato on Byron shopping centre,’ the application states.

The variation to height limits for the shopping centre was granted in return for a pledge by the developer to include cutting-edge

environmental features.

The pledge for a five-green-star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia has been downgraded to an aim.

With no such promises being made in relation to Essence of Byron, the wisdom of Council’s decision to allow the height limit exceedance is now being questioned.

Cr Cate Coorey told The Echo, ‘This is a game changer for Byron because we don’t have any really big hotels like this in town’. ‘Council recently consulted with the community about increasing height limits in the centre of town and the feedback was clear – people don’t want it. ‘They’re using the fact that we allowed the Mercato shopping centre to go over the height limit to justify going over it again here. ‘I opposed that decision at the time and I think this shows that it was a mistake because it set a precedent.’ But acting mayor Michael Lyon told The Echo he did not believe a precedent had been set. ‘That exceedence was only allowed in very specific circumstances which don’t apply here,’ Cr Lyon said. He added he opposed the proposal in its current form.

Planning panel decision It appears Council will have no say as to whether Essence of Byron goes ahead, because with a price tag of $39,897,000 it will automatically come before the Northern Regional Planning Panel (formerly the Joint Regional Planning Panel) â–ś Continued on page 2

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$40m redevelopment slated for old Woolies Native Title ▶ Continued from page 1 recognised for determination.

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‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.’ – Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936 The Echo acknowledges the people of the Bundjalung nation as the traditional custodians of this land and extends respect to elders past, present and future.

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The developer sought to justify its floorspace ratio exceedance by referring to the Byron Bay Town Centre Masterplan, which identified that there was a need to amend or remove floorspace ratio limits across the town centre.

While the Masterplan has been adopted by Council, it carries no legal weight.

A spokesperson for the developer said that only five per cent of the building’s footprint was above the height limit.

They said that those components that did exceed the limit were set back from the road and would not be easily visible.

He also said that the proposed floor area was

Plans as submitted for DA 2018.650 on Jonson Street. ‘necessary to support a viable hotel of this character’.

‘A comprehensive assessment has been undertaken, which demonstrates the proposal will not result in adverse built amenity impacts and will provide positive social and economic impacts for the Shire.’

While the development

application has been with Council for more than four months, it is yet to go on public exhibition because the developer is yet to complete the application by submitting a social impact assessment (SIA).

The developer’s spokesperson said the assessment would be submitted this week.

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Native Title applicant Uncle Brian Kelly reminded all present that Byron Bay has a black history. ‘Everyone all over the world will now know that Byron Bay Bundjalung are the right people for this county,’ said Uncle Brian. ‘It is good to be back home walking barefoot on our land.’

Yvonne Stewart asked that those who had passed away waiting for this day be remembered.

‘This is an important day for us,’ she said.

‘A day we hoped would have come a lot earlier. A journey our Aunties began and a vision they gave us, the responsibility to fulfil.’

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ANZAC Day ceremonies took place around the region including Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads and Byron Bay, Bangalow, Lismore, Nimbin, and Clunes as people came together to remember those who have served in wars, conflicts and peace-keeping operations.

With only a light rain before the dawn service, the ceremonies all drew a crowd in their local areas and ‘the number of tributes laid at the (Mullumbimby) cenotaph was greater this year than in the past,’ said Greg Having, treasurer of the Mullumbimby RSL.

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Endurance, courage Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Lieutenant Adrian Mark Wedd, who grew up in Mullumbimby, was the guest speaker at the Mullumbimby service and focused on the key characteristics of the ANZACs and what the youth of today can take from them.

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Pile-up on the M1 at Brunswick Heads In recognition of the sidemen, May 25 Motorists travelling north early on Sunday were detoured via Brunswick Valley Way after a series of accidents caused a pile-up on the M1.

Police say that at about 1am a car was being driven north along the M1 motorway towing a fully loaded box trailer. Three passengers were in the vehicle.

The driver became distracted and veered out of the lane onto the shoulder of the road.

As a result, the trailer collided with the Brifen wire, causing the vehicle to fishtail and both the vehicle and trailer flipped onto their sides.

All four occupants were trapped until other motorists assisted them from the vehicle.

While the occupants were being assisted from the vehicle, a further vehicle that was also travelling north on the M1 had slowed considerably to pass the accident site.

Yet another vehicle travelling behind this vehicle collided with the rear of the slowing vehicle. Both vehicles were considerably damaged.

Police say because of both accidents, the M1 north bound needed to be closed for around two-and-half hours, with all north-bound traffic being diverted along Brunswick Valley Way and back onto the M1.

Three people sustained minor injuries.

Paul Bibby They have performed alongside some of the biggest names in music – performers like Cliff Richard, Paul Kelly, and Tears for Fears.

But chances are you wouldn’t recognise any of these musicians if you passed them on the street.

Such is the nature of being a ‘sideman’ – a musician who is integral to a performance but tends to

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But the sidemen will take centre stage on May 25 during a special show at Byron Theatre.

Put together by local musician Steve Banks, the show features some of Australia’s most accomplished sidemen, including Greg Lyon (The Hip Operation), Rick Fenn (10cc and Tears for Fears), and Grant Gerathy (John Butler Trio), Bruce Haymes (The Paul Kelly

Band, Renee Geyer and Archie Roach) and Jeff Burstin (The Black Sorrows, Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons).

The show will feature an eclectic collection of songs, from the tunes that inspired the men to become musicians, to the hits they wrote or contributed to.

‘We’re talking numbers like Sunshine of Your Love, Dreadlock Holiday, Harley and Rose, and How to Make Gravy,’ Banks says.

Kobya victim of hit and run Friends of Nimbin local and Australian African musician Kobya are appealing for help.

Kobya was injured in a hit-and-run incident on Monday 15 April and his partner Kooka was killed in the accident. Friends are asking for donations to help Kobya as he recovers from both his loss of Kooka and injuries.

Both Kooka and Kobya were thrown across the street when they were hit by a northbound vehicle on Cecil Street in Nimbin and Kooka died at the scene.

Kobya was left badly injured with a broken leg, dislocated shoulder, and

wounds on his head and right side of his body.

Friends have said on the GoFundMe page that ‘Kobya will need time to heal and has had to pull out of his music gigs, which are his main source of income.’

‘We are asking for any help, as small as $5 (a cup of coffee) if you can spare it to assist.

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Have you ever taken a look at what goes on inside your local neighbourhood or community centre?

Most of us are aware of a few classes and free meals here and there, but have little idea of the other activities that help hold our community together.

Next week locals will have the chance to learn about this important work, when the centres open their doors for Neighbourhood Centre Week.

Ready Steady Cook The Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre will hold an open day on May 8 from 11am till 2pm, and feature its own local version of Ready Steady Cook.

The day will begin with a short presentation from each of the core programs being

run at the centre.

Two talented local chefs will then engage in a friendly cook-off using food provided through the centre’s foodrecovery program.

The winner and runner-up will each get a prize donated by local businesses or organisations.

But rather than just pocketing the booty, each team will donate their prize to one of the programs being run at the centre, based on the presentations at the beginning of the day.

‘We just think this is a fun way of raising awareness within the community about the work being done here,’ acting centre manager Leseera Kai said. ‘Neighbourhood centres play such an important role in our communities, and we really want to get that work out there so that people know what’s going on and spread the word.’

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Luke Jaaniste Internationally renowned author Stephen Jenkinson will soon visit Mullumbimby, speaking on some of the biggest personal and social dynamics we will need to embrace in an age of climate crisis: elderhood and grief.

Having toured the Northern Rivers on two previous occasions — the last one being a sellout event with many dozens turned away at the door — Jenkinson is proudly hosted this year by Renew Fest.

Jenkinson, from Canada, is a teacher, author, storyteller, spiritual activist, and farmer. He is the focus of the 2008 award-winning documentary Griefwalker. He is also founder of the Orphan Wisdom School, a teaching house and learning house for the skills of deep living and making human culture.

Renew Fest director Ella Rose Goninan says it is a deep honour to host Jenkinson and believes he brings a unique perspective to the local community.

‘Stephen Jenkinson is a profound teacher, and meets the conversation right in the heart of matters without apology.

‘The lack of acknowledgment of our human need to grieve and the absence of a strong force of elders in this time, speaks volumes to me of the roots of the current climate crisis.’

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‘Stephen Jenkinson provokes wondering, deep down into the origins of things and into the very roots of our culture. By examining our language, our assumptions, and the inheritance of an almost universally traumatised ancestry, he exposes the shattered remnants of a culture adrift from its heritage, from its right relationship to all of life and from the guidance and wisdom of elders.’

Jenkinson inspires many with his equally poetic and direct words.

Nirado adds, ‘Imagine a future that replaces retirement with esteemed elderhood, where young people receive recognition of their worth and purpose, and see living examples of enduring discernment

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and courage for the hard and often empty times that are upon us all.’

Jenkinson also expresses with much passion and beauty that grief must be part of any mission to create a regenerative future.

‘Grief is the human angel in the world… Grief is the willingness to be claimed by a story bigger than the one you wish for.’

Jenkinson will present two talks in Mullumbimby in May, on elderhood (Friday night May 10) and grief (Saturday morning May 11) to be followed by a 30-hour Vigil For Grief, hosted by Renew Fest. Tickets will likely sell out – for more info go to www.renewfest.org.au.

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Mullum Preschool reunion for Colin Aslan Shand It was 42 years ago that Colin and Dianne Davidson bought the Mullumbimby Community Preschool to ensure there was a place where families and children were able to have fun, learn, and know they were safe and cared for.

However, in December 2017 Colin suffered a stroke, just two weeks before he marked 40 years of teaching, was unable to return to work and missed the chance to say a warm goodbye to

students and families past and present.

So on Saturday May 11 from 10am till 1pm, the school are having a reunion to say goodbye to Colin.

All past and present

students, families, teachers, staff, and committee members are invited to come along, catch up, and tell old stories, said Dianne.

‘One of the things so many of the kids remember about Colin is the science and astronomy he shared with them,’ said Dianne.

‘We even had one family recently tell us that they still have a picture at home of a rocket that Colin drew for their son, and their son is about to turn 40,’ she said with a gentle laugh.

There will also be a ‘Walk down memory lane’ on display with photo albums to jog people’s memories of what fun they used to get up to.

A sausage sizzle will be run by the MullumbimbyBrunswick Lions Club.

‘Come along and say hello,’ says Dianne. ‘This is a chance for the Mullumbimby community to come together and share our past.’

The preschool is located on the corner of Station and Fern Streets.

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Byron Shire excels at drug testing-related convictions Paul Bibby Byron Shire has one of the highest rates of roadside drugtesting-related convictions in the state, new figures show.

Figures from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research show that there were nearly 100 criminal convictions in the Byron Shire last year as a result of the controversial roadside saliva tests (RDT tests).

That translates to a rate of 288 convictions per 100,000 people, which is the standard statistical measure used to compare different regions.

This rate is more than three-and-a-half times higher than the NSW average and is significantly higher than any local-government area in the Sydney metropolitan area.

The Richmond-Tweed region as a whole has the fourth-highest rate of RDTrelated convictions according to the figures, with 151.3 per 100,000 people.

Local Greens MP Tamara Smith said the figures highlighted some of the inherent flaws in the roadside drugtesting regime.

‘One of the biggest issues here is the inconsistency of the laws when compared with tests for drink driving,’ Ms Smith said.

‘For drink driving, you have a threshold of 0.05, which basically means you can have one or two drinks over the course of an evening and still be okay to drive’.

‘But with cannabis, there’s no threshold. So you have

a situation where someone has had a joint a day or two before and is not impaired in any way but they will still be picked up by the saliva test and face a criminal conviction.

Completely unfair ‘It’s completely unfair and is really just quite a ridiculous system.’

A further flaw in the system was also revealed during a recent Lismore court case, during which the police’s drug-testing expert stated that cannabis consumed via capsule could not be picked up by the saliva test.

The magistrate in the case David Heilpern said the evidence had ‘obvious implications for the efficacy of the state’s drug driving regime’.

‘Whatever the raison d’être of this legislation, the only available conclusion from the government’s own expert is that criminal liability depends on the mode of intake,’ Mr Heilpern said.

‘It is inconceivable that parliament intended that those who smoked or ate a cookie could be caught, and those who ‘shelved’ or swallowed a capsule could not.’

The Greens have called for major changes to be made to the roadside drug-testing regime to ensure that only those actually affected by drugs are prosecuted.

But the state government has steadfastly defended the system, saying it has made the roads safer by reducing the number of people driving under the influence of drugs.

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Eight candidates for the federal electorate of Richmond have been announced! So who are these people offering themselves as political meat to an insatiable public?

The Richmond electorate covers the Byron, Ballina, and Tweed shires and has been held since 2004 by Labor’s Justine Elliot. And like the state seat of Ballina (Byron and Ballina Shires), a strong Byron Green vote has helped Labor’s Elliot maintain power.

For more info, visit www. echo.net.au/2019/04/ whos-running-seat-richmond.

Ronald McDonald, Sustainable Australia

According to www.sustainableaustralia.org.au, Ron is a Banora Point retiree and has been married to wife Elizabeth for 50 years. A former Telstra technician, Ron later

served as a director on the board of Australian Central Credit Union, now Peoples Choice Credit Union, for 10 years. ‘Ron is a life member of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia’.

Hamish Mitchell, United Australia Party

on Cox, but The Echo has requested a bio and photo from the CDP. The party is led by Congregational Church minister Fred Nile and the party describes itself as ‘socially conservative’. In March 2016, the NSW Christian Democratic Party and the Shooters Party supported Liberal National coalition legislation that increased anti-CSG protest fines for trespass to $5,500 and up to seven years’ jail.

Justine Elliot, Labor Mitchell has lived in the electorate since 1997, according to Clive Palmer’s www. unitedaustraliaparty.org.au.

‘Hamish runs his own asbestos removal, demolition, and remediation business’.

Palmer has been under fire for his treatment of his workers owed money because of the collapse of his QLD Nickel refinery. Palmer also supports the Adani mine and wants to expand his mining empire.

Morgan Cox, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) No information is available

Incumbent Justine Elliot lives near Murwillumbah with her husband Craig and their two children. Labor’s Craig Elliot ran and lost recently against NSW Tweed MP Geoff Provest (Nationals).

From her website: ‘As the federal Labor MP Justine is proud to have delivered more than $2 billion for local roads, schools, health, and

community resources.

‘Justine supports a gasfield-free north coast and she continues the fight against the Nationals’ proCSG policies’.

While she has publicly stated she is against the Adani mine, Labor leader Bill Shorten has refused to scrap the mine if elected, and Labor also proposes a massive gasfracking expansion in WA. A uranium-mine approval was also just announced, which, according to the ABC, will rip into 2,422 hectares of native vegetation 500km north of Kalgoorlie.

At a federal level, both Labor and the coalition support the development of uranium mining.

Ray Karam, Independent

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themselves at the electorate businessman and father of five school-aged children.

‘A former police officer and now active local community man, Ray Karam brings a love of people and business to all aspects of his work in the community’.

Karam is also a supporter of Universal Medicine (UM), whose founder Serge Benhayon was recently found by a jury to be ‘the leader of a socially harmful cult.’

Mr Karam ran for the Nationals’ pre-selection for Lismore, but he was not successful and has quit the party.

Tom Barnett, Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/ Fluoride) Party

freedom of choice over an extortionist dictatorship’.

According to www. imoparty.com/Tom-Barnett, Tom ‘missed out on much of his 20s and 30s owing to vaccine and amalgam damage’.

‘He is passionate about our right to a healthy internal and external environment. More than anything, Tom supports informed choice and sovereignty under common law.

‘Tom understands our constitutional rights and how they differ from corporate statutes. His knowledge and experience in health and human rights is an invaluable asset to everyone who desires a free and healthy society’.

Matthew Fraser, The Nationals

past. He told The Echo he is ‘keen to restore strong representation to the region’.

‘The people of Richmond deserve better than a career politician; they deserve someone with vision, ethics, and a commitment to the community,’ he said.

Fraser spreads his message mainly through social media platform Facebook, and runs primarily on a single issue – Labor’s retiree tax.

The Echo has asked him to comment on an analysis on the retiree tax by academic website The Conversation, but is yet to receive a reply.

The article concludes with, ‘Whether you consider Labor’s plan good or bad policy, given its exemption of pensioners, it is clear that its impact will be most acutely felt by wealthy retirees’.

Michael Lyon, The Greens

‘Holistic health practitioner’ Tom Barnett says he ‘prefers action over words, questions over answers, common sense over pseudoscience, and the right to

As the owner of a Tweed Heads Hungry Jacks franchise (he used to own two), Mr Fraser has contested the seat of Richmond twice in the

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Acting Byron Shire mayor Michael Lyon is part of the new young local Green movement, which continues to struggle with the pressures of over-development in the Shire. Along with his fellow Greens councillors, he is at odds with others in his party over the contentious Byron bypass project. Former mayor and a local Greens founder Jan Barham has taken issue with the approach the Greens councillors have taken to the environmental aspects and process around the project.

Relatively inexperienced in local government, Lyon has recieved criticism for not meeting community expectations with developments and being too cozy with Council staff.

As former Santos Organics manager, Lyon says, ‘I’m deeply passionate about this region, and I believe in thinking globally but acting locally’.

‘I’m running for Richmond because only the Greens have the vision, ethics, and policies to build a sustainable future for all of us while protecting the planet we depend upon’.

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Bypass info added to Council’s website Hans Lovejoy Former Greens mayor and NSW MLC Jan Barham is keeping the pressure up on staff to explain why details of the Byron bypass are lacking and flawed, given the first tender for the project has been appointed.

Last week, more information was uploaded to Council’s website, including biobanking agreements and the environmental impact statement (EIS).

Yet while Council’s online project history contains a timeline, it glosses over and ignores the concerns and claims from residents who will be most affected.

Barham told The Echo, ‘Council’s report to the state government to gain approval under the biobanking scheme appears to have overlooked the likely impacts on at least six species and ignored the presence of another three’.

‘This means that the calculation for the provision of “credits” is deficient, which renders the approval under biobanking unacceptable.

‘Representations will be made to the NSW Environment minister to advise that the approval given by OEH may have been flawed’.

Meanwhile local ecologist

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David Milledge told The Echo, ‘The assessments undertaken on behalf of Council to make the biobanking and additional area development applications to the government appear to be flawed in that a number of relevant threatened fauna species have not been adequately considered.

‘Further, the surveys that underpin the assessments to determine if those species are present are up to 15 years old, and do not consider changes to the environment and statutory matters that have occurred in the interim.

‘The impact of fragmentation of the SEPP 14 (coastal wetlands) area by the works has also been underestimated and the impact of construction and filling of the land will have significant direct and indirect impacts including on flooding, drainage, and water quality that will affect the viability of the threatened species that rely on the unique wetland ecosystem’.

Ɋ ƱĶƐIJ ƆƐëǔ Question: Why have many key documents not been publicly available on the website?

Answer: ‘We are happy to provide documentation on the website and we do our best to supply what we think

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is going to be the most helpful and useful information. If we are contacted to supply further information on the website on a particular project, then we are happy to assist with this’.

Question: Has a dispute resolutions document been created for the bypass project, considering the residents who will be affected are in total opposition?

Answer: ‘Dispute resolution is used in contractual matters. Jan Barham raised dispute resolution in the context of the contract between Council and the noise consultant.

[There is also a] stakeholder consultation group, as required by condition 27 of the court consent’.

Question: It’s unclear why Council staff recommended accepting a tender given the project has many yet-to-be addressed issues and crucial components have not provided to the community. Is there a reason for this?

Answer: ‘The tender related to further noise assessment of the individual dwellings. All of the environmental issues with respect to threatened species have been addressed by the biobanking statement. These

issues have been considered by the NSW Land and Environment Court and were resolved to the satisfaction of the court’.

Question: Did OEH make a mistake with the ‘red flag’ areas – has this been assessed/and or amended?

Is this area a red flag area?

Answer: ‘There was no mistake made by Council or the OEH with respect to the red flag area’.

‘The OEH assessment and reasons for approval of the biobanking statement inclusive of the red flag area are contained in this document: https://bit.ly/2UOEkHt.

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

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

In 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.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979

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.

10.2018.278.1 – BYRON BAY, 9 Banksia Drive Change of Use from a factory/industry to a Warehouse or Distribution Centre including Alterations and Additions and an Ancillary Wholesale Component

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.

HAVE YOUR SAY AMENDMENTS TO BYRON 2014 AND 2010 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLANS PUBLIC ART DCP 2014 – CHAPTER D8 DCP 2010 – CHAPTER 1 PART E Amendments relating to the above Chapters of Byron Development Control Plans (DCP) 2010 and 2014 are on exhibition for a period of six weeks from 1 May to 14 June 2019 and are available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

The amendments to the Public Art Chapters are a reflection of the revised Public Art Policy and new Public Art Strategy, as well as recommendations from the Public Art Panel. Amendments proposed relate to: • definition of public art and mural • aims and applications of the chapters • assessment pathways • required financial value of public art • requirement for applicants to provide a public art plan and report A supporting document showing the definition amendments in DCP 2014 Part A Preliminary, Appendix A1 – Dictionary and DCP 2010 Part A General is also on display.

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

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 10.2019.134.1 – BANGALOW, 25 Palm-Lily Crescent Swimming Pool

10.2018.496.1 – MYOCUM, 209 Dingo Lane Bridge Ancillary to Agriculture 10.2019.125.1 – BYRON BAY, 23 Kendall Street Use of 1.8 Metre High Front Fence 10.2019.120.1 – EWINGSDALE, 215 Myocum Road Covered Roof over the existing Horse Arena 10.2019.71.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 21 Excelsior Circuit Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House and Construction of Secondary Dwelling 10.2018.469.1 – EWINGSDALE – 89 Parkway Drive and 15 Magnolia Place Subdivision of Two (2) Lots into Three (3) Lots 10.2018.468.1 – BYRON BAY, 148 Lighthouse Road Stage 1: Demolition of Existing Garage and Carport; Stage 2: Construction of New Garage and Carport, Stage 3: Demolition of garage and Carport 10.2018.413.1 – BYRON BAY, 32 Shirley Street Demolish Shed, Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House, New Dwelling House to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached), Two (2) Swimming Pools and Strata Subdivision 10.2018.305.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 77 Tuckeroo Avenue and 22 Cockatoo Crescent Subdivision to Create Thirty-Two (32) Residential Lots, a Public Reserve, Drainage Basin, Earthworks, Environmental Enhancement Works and associated Civil Infrastructure 10.2018.531.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 26/31 Hayters Drive Dwelling House 10.2019.109.1 – WILSONS CREEK, 63 Robinsons Road Dwelling House

LEASE OF PART LOT 3 DP 706286

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 8 MAY 2019 10.2019.158.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 219 The Saddle Road & 21 Tandys Lane (Lot 4 DP 810118, Lot 1 DP 1172674) Mr M O’Reilly, Agricultural Produce Industry including Use of Existing Wind Turbine and Ancillary Rural Infrastructure and Road Side Stall 10.2019.154.1 – BYRON BAY, 96-100 Centennial Circuit (Lot 59 DP 835249) Joe Davidson Town Planning, Temporary Use of Part of the Site for an Annual One Day Event over Three (3) Consecutive Years (Festival of The Stone) 10.2019.161.1 – BANGALOW, 23 Lismore Road and 59 Lismore Road (Lot A DP 376877, Lot 2 DP 1214341) Lismore Venture Pty Ltd, Multi Dwelling Housing Comprising of Seventeen (17) Dwellings

EXHIBITION CLOSES 15 MAY 2019 10.2011.530.3 – CLUNES, 155 Stewarts Road (Lot 1 DP 793478) Mr T G Smith & Ms S A Morrow, S4.55 to Modify Condition 11 regarding Operating Hours

MAY COUNCIL MEETINGS

10.2019.17.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 247 Gulgan Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House and New Studio

The following Council meetings are scheduled for May 2019:

10.2019.147.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 58-60 Tweed Street replacement of Existing Signage and Installation of New Signage to existing Bottle Shop

An Extraordinary Meeting has been called to deal with the following business: • Exhibition of the Draft Operational Plan, Budget, and Revenue Policy (including Fees and Charges) for 2019/2020

10.2017.249.3 – BYRON BAY, 17 Marvell Street S4.55 to Modify Floor Plan and Reduce Floor Level of Ground Floor 10.2014.753.3 – TYAGARAH, 30 Tanner Lane, 2 Tanner Lane and 35 Yarun Road S4.55 to Amend Condition 101 regarding Traffic Management Plan 10.2018.638.2 – NEW BRIGHTON, 47 North Head Road S4.55 to Modify Condition’s 4 and 11 reducing Erosion Escarpment

APPLICATIONS REFUSED 10.2017.201.1 – EWINGSDALE/BYRON BAY – 342 Ewingsdale Road and 22A and B Melaleuca Drive Staged Development Application: Stage 1: Subdivision to create Two Hundred and Eighty Two (282) Residential Lots and Associated Vegetation Removal, Earthworks, Acoustic Barriers adjacent to Ewingsdale Road, Public Reserve, Roads, Retaining Walls, with Environmental, Landscape and Infrastructure Works, to be Completed in 9 SubStages, Stage 2: Concept Plan for Proposed Road Connection to Light Industrial Precinct

Submissions close: 14 June 2019 Enquiries: Sam Tarrant 02 6626 7216

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.

9 May 2019 – 5.00pm – Extraordinary Meeting

16 May 2019 – 11.00am – Planning Meeting 23 May 2019 – 9.00am – Ordinary Meeting Council’s meeting schedule for 2019 includes a 12 month trial to separate planning matters from the Ordinary Meeting.

23 May 2019 – 2.00pm – Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee Meeting Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers at Station Street, Mullumbimby.

Agendas are available one week prior to the meeting on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/Council-meetings/AgendasMinutes and at Council’s administration centre in Mullumbimby.

Enquiries: Heather Sills 6626 7171

PROPOSED LICENCE

PROPOSED LICENCE

PART LOT 22 DP 1073165

PART LOT 444 SECTION 28 DP 758207

Council is proposing to license part Lot 22 DP 1073165, 156 Stuart Street Mullumbimby known as the Mullumbimby Community Garden, for a period of one (1) month with ongoing monthly holding over to the Mullumbimby Sustainability Education and Enterprise Development Inc (‘Mullum SEED’)

Council is proposing to lease office and storage space in the Cavanbah Centre being Lot 3 DP 706286, 249 Ewingsdale Road Byron Bay, to AFL Queensland for a term of five (5) years.

Council is proposing to license part Lot 444 Section 28 DP 758207, 35 Carlyle Street Byron Bay, known as the Byron Community Cabin, for a period of one (1) year to the Byron Bay Community Association for the purpose of a community hall.

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

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

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

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

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

Submissions open: 11 April 2019

Submissions open: 10 April 2019

Submissions open: 1 May 2019

Submissions close: 9 May 2019

Submissions close: 8 May 2019

Submissions close: 28 May 2019

Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300

Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300

Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300

All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author.

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

All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author.

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

All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author.

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

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

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Council’s code of conduct allows pecuniary interest – OLG replies A spokesman for the Office of Local Government (OLG) has explained further the new model Code of Conduct for NSW councils, which aims to consolidate ‘all ethical standards into one statutory instrument for the first time to improve understanding, compliance, and enforcement’.

The model Code of Conduct outlines the ethical and legal requirements of councillors, council staff, committee members, council delegates, and advisers.

Byron Shire Council’s draft document, which is expected to go on public exhibition soon, was labelled ‘despicable’ by former councillor Duncan Dey (Greens).

Clause 5.28 of the Code

of Conduct reads, ‘The minister for Local Government may, conditionally or unconditionally, allow a council committee member who has a pecuniary interest in a matter with which the council is concerned to be present at a meeting of the committee, to take part in the consideration or discussion of the matter and to vote on the matter if the minister is of the opinion that it is in the interests of the electors for the area to do so’.

Statewide template An OLG spokesman said, ‘Under the Local Government Act 1993, Councils must adopt a code of conduct that incorporates the provisions

of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW. Councils may supplement the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct and impose more onerous requirements, but must not dilute the standards.

‘Clause 5.28 of Byron Shire Council’s draft code of conduct for committee members and delegates is based on clause 4.38 of the Model Code of Conduct. Clause 4.38 was previously contained in section 458 of the Local Government Act 1993.

‘It allows the minister for Local Government to exempt a person from the requirement to remove themselves from a meeting where they have a pecuniary interest if the meeting faces a loss of

quorum or where it is otherwise in the community’s interest for the person to participate in consideration of the matter.

‘Where exempted, the person is still required to disclose the interest for transparency.

Rigorous process ‘The minister for Local Government’s powers under section 458 of the Local Government Act 1993 are subject to a rigorous application process and are not commonly used.

‘Since 2011, just 11 applications have been approved – ten of which related to a loss of quorum and one was determined to be in the community’s interest’.

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DRAFT PLAN OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE SUFFOLK PARK RECREATION GROUNDS

SUFFOLK PARK RECREATION GROUNDS

Council’s Community Initiatives Program aims to improve community wellbeing and quality of life for Byron Shire residents.

Council invite applications for community driven initiatives that address a specific community need which builds a sense of community, and aligns with Council’s goals.

Guidelines, including the assessment criteria, and an application form can be downloaded from Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Community/Supporting-communities/Funding-opportunities Applicants need to: • read the guidelines to understand if their organisation and project are eligible for funding; • show a matching contribution to the proposed project as outlined in the guidelines; • complete an application form on the template provided.

To assist applicants in developing their application, a Funding Workshop will be held in Mullumbimby from 5 – 7pm on Tuesday 30th April 2019. It is strongly recommended that potential applicants attend this workshop. To RSVP for the workshop, please email events@byron.nsw.gov.au.

Applications close: 4.00m Friday 10 May 2019 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry 02 6626 7316 or joanne.mcmurtry@byron.nsw.gov.au Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this funding program will automatically result in disqualification of offending applicants.

PROPOSED LEASE LOT 1 DP 1249921 Council is proposing to lease the whole of Lot 1 DP 1249921, 4 Ashton Street Bangalow known as the Bangalow Heritage House for a period of five (5) years to the Bangalow Historical Society Inc for the purpose of a not-for-profit museum and ancillary tea house.

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

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

Submissions open: 1 May 2019 Submissions close: 28 May 2019 Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300 All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author.

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

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A Draft Plan of Management for the Suffolk Park Recreation Grounds, Suffolk Park is o.n public exhibition for 28 days.

Submissions close: 14 June 2019 The Draft Plan of Management proposes to categorize the land under section 36 of the Local Government Act 1993 (LGA) as 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:

The Draft Plan of Management for the Suffolk Park 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 14 June 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 within Council’s advertising.

HAVE YOUR SAY:

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Time: 3.00pm to 4.00pm Where: Cavanbah Centre, No. 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 18 June 2019.

Enquiries: Darren McAllister: 02 6626 7244

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CALLING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MANAGE COMMUNITY HALLS Council is calling for nominations for additional members to the following hall committees: • Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall Management Committee • Brunswick Valley Community Centre Management Committee • Marvell Hall Byron Bay • 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.

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.

MINOR HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO DCP 2014 Amendments to various chapters of Byron Development Control Plan (DCP) 2014 DCP 2014 is periodically reviewed to ensure that planning controls are current and correct. The amendments proposed in this report are minor in nature and seek to address anomalies and inconsistencies that create issues when assessing development applications.

The following draft Byron Shire DCP 2014 Chapters will be on public exhibition for a period of six weeks from Wednesday 1 May to Friday 14 June 2019: • Chapter B3 Services • Chapter B4 Traffic Planning, Vehicle Parking, Circulation & Access • Chapter B6 Buffers & Minimising Land Use Conflict • Chapter B9 Landscaping • Chapter B14 Excavation and Fill • Chapter D1 Residential Accommodation in Urban, Village & Special Purpose Zones • Chapter D2 Residential Accommodation & Ancillary Development in Rural Zones • Chapter D3 Tourist Accommodation • Chapter D6 Subdivision Throughout DCP 2014, the term “high conservation value” is being updated for legislative purposes to “high environmental value”. The definition remains the same.

The following chapters have been included solely for this purpose: • Chapter E5 Certain Locations in Byron Bay & Ewingsdale • Chapter E8 West Byron Urban Release Area Two supporting documents titled ‘Schedule of Proposed Amendments to DCP 2014’ and ‘Rationale for Proposed Housekeeping Amendments’ are also available to view. These documents provide a description of each amendment and a rationale for why each amendment has been proposed.

All documentation is available for viewing at Council’s administration centre and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/publicexhibition.

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

Nominations close: Friday 24 May 2019

Submissions close: 14 June 2019

Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer 02 6626 7316

Enquiries: Isabelle Hawton 02 6626 7267

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The Byron Shire Echo Volume 33 #47 • May 1, 2019

Who controls the world You don’t need a formal conspiracy when interests align,’ said comedian George Carlin, and with that in mind, a remarkable book released in August last year details the 17 transnational investment firms who control over $50 trillion in concentrated wealth.

Giants: The Global Power Elite, by professor of political sociology at Sonoma State University [US], Peter Phillips, is ironically available on amazon.com, which in January became the most valuable public company on the planet at $797 billion.

According to Phillips, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (the world’s richest person worth $160b) doesn’t even feature in his book because ‘he is just a tall tree’ within a forest – ‘they are all interconnected’.

He told journalist Abby Martin (of the Empire Files, www.youtu. be/ZUGh1Su7-ok) that one per cent of the population control 90 per cent of the planet’s wealth through the 17 transnational investment firms. ‘They represent 3,000 billionaires and manage their money’.

‘There are only 199 people who are directors on the boards of those companies’, he says. ‘They make policy decisions that impact on the entire world’.

So who is the biggest fish? Blackrock is the largest – and most successful – transnational investment company in the world, says Phillips. ‘This year they have $6 trillion in assets,’ including a $50b stake in US weapons maker Lockheed Martin.

CEO Larry Fink was on Trump’s advisory board, and is ‘actively encouraging the privatisation of [US] social security’.

Phillips says, ‘Of the largest 200 economic entities in the world, 150 are corporations’. Being bigger than many countries, they use the WTO and IMF to lend countries money that only benefits them.

The narrative of capitalism is managed by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank, which hire public relations companies (PR).

The three biggest on the planet are Omnicom Group, IPG and WPP. While the Atlantic Council also curates Facebook news feeds, Phillips also claims, ‘They put out press releases on behalf of government and corporates, which are presented as news by the corporately owned media’. The six largest global media corporations are AT&T, Disney, CBS, Fox, Viacom, Comcast.

He also says, ‘80 per cent of [US] TV news is packaged or prepared by public-relations firms working for governments and corporations’.

Also protecting the transnational capitalist class and their assets are private security/military corporations such as G4S, which is the second-largest private employer in the world, Phillips says.

‘The only one bigger is Walmart’, he says.

‘G4S were the ones with dogs that were in Dakota, attacking the demonstrators around the pipeline’.

‘As mercenaries, G4S work in Africa, South America… they guard banks, run prisons, as well as protect the Israelis in the settlements from the Palestinians’.

So do we live in a corporatocracy or democracy?

Wealth concentration will always be the number-one issue humankind faces as it attacks the ultimate sustainability of life on Earth. And most of these corporations pay zero tax.

Hans Lovejoy, editor

s the quintessential warrior Winston Churchill once put it, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it may be the end of the beginning. Or, in more contemporary terms, this is where the story really starts.

The first two weeks have seen plenty of punching and counterpunching, feints, retreats, and manoeuvrings. And of course, they have faced more than the usual slew of distractions.

But essentially they have been preliminary skirmishes, testing their various grounds, attempting to determine what is working and what is being ignored.

However, now the battlelines have been set: the electoral rolls have closed, nominations are in, the how-to-vote cards have been finalised, postal voting is under way, Newspoll has tightened, the pre-vote polling has opened and the first debates are sorted.

Game on.

Both before and after Anzac Day, the leaders jetted around the country, promising much but essentially failing to engage, either with each other or, more importantly, the voters. And as a result, a frustrated media had to fill the gap somehow. So enter The Australian’s Simon Benson, taking a well-earned respite from the arduous task of transcribing his ‘exclusives’ at the dictation of the Liberal Party.

Benson noticed a Newspoll that found that the dreaded Clive Palmer, far from being hammered into the ground like a tent peg as The Australian had been demanding for most of the decade, was in fact, gaining some traction in some marginal electorates.

Benson was aghast at the news.

It defied reason, he gasped; he was a man who has been politically discredited, publicly lampooned, and legally challenged on more than one occasion.

But now he is poised to become a kingmaker.

Well, not actually – Benson needs to take a cold shower and go back to the principal job of being a stenographer.

For starters, single-electorate polls are notoriously unreliable: the national polls give Palmer’s UAP less than two per cent, as opposed to the 13 per cent that Newspoll recorded in Herbert – in

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The problem, as with all kowtowing to the extremists, is that it could potentially lose more votes than itȞcan gain Mungo MacCallum Townsville, the very city where Palmer dudded thousands of workers.

And in the unlikely event it was accurate: even Benson admitted that the UAP was not within a bull’s roar of winning the seat, let alone any others.

Palmer may squeak into a senate spot, or conceivably (just) two, but it is a long way from certain – or at least it was until it was revealed that the coalition was planning to swap preferences with the man who once called Scott Morrison Heinrich Himmler.

The swap is presumably designed to prop up LNP candidates in the Queensland bush, where several are in deep trouble. The problem, as with all kowtowing to the extremists, is that it could potentially lose more votes than it can gain. Some Libs, and even some Nats, will find it hard to stomach the idea that their party is prepared to get into bed with Palmer.

And in any case, could he deliver?

Whatever his how-to-vote cards may say, the kind of fringe dwellers who will give the UAP their first preferences can hardly be relied on to follow the script, particularly if they are smart enough to know that if they give their second preferences to the LNP, they are effectively voting for the LNP anyway, which obviously they did not intend to do.

And wherever the real support for the UAP may lie, it is a safe bet that it is bleeding more votes from the coalition than from Labor, so legitimising it with a deal is almost certainly counterproductive. But what the hell, ScoMo is desperate enough for anything.

He keeps telling us that it is not his decision, it is a matter for the party.

Bullshit – he could at least restrain the

Libs if he wanted to, as he did with One Nation after the Al Jazeera exposé.

And then he insists that any deal has nothing to do with policy, declaring himself a moral vacuum. No principle, or consistency, or any idea of what is to happen beyond May 18. But once you plunge into that chum bucket, it can be bloody hard to get out of it. At the very least it has an ugly look, and one that is not the image of pious pentacostalism Morrison is trying to cultivate.

And within his media backers, it will be even more difficult to justify.

The Murdoch press has run its holy war against Palmer relentlessly and unceasingly – hectares of newsprint have been deployed to tell the nation that the mogul should be excoriated by all decent citizens. Now it faces the reality that not only has its campaign failed dismally, but its chosen redeemer – the immaculate Morrison – is in league with its own antichrist. It will be fascinating to watch the moral absolutists square that circle.

They will find a formula, of course – they always do. But the obvious one is simply the power of money, the millions Palmer has already spent to buy influence and the more millions planned. This, at least, is something the employees of Rupert Murdoch can relate to.

But in the end Palmer is, as Morrison once called him, a sideshow; the real acrobats are the ones in the big top.

And given the lack of any death-defying stunts, but a few pratfalls instead, the one-on-one debates will assume more importance than usual. Thus Shorten, as the front runner, wants, by and large, to stick to policy. But ScoMo, more personally popular (or at least less unpopular), is keen to display himself, the perpetual PR man, his fixed grin determinedly authentic.

So to celebrate Easter, Morrison dragged the media into his church so they could photograph him with his hands in the air and his eyes closed, a spectacle that stimulated The Australian’s full-time evangelist Greg Sheridan to the brink of theological orgasm.

Yet the enduring image of the week was that of our prime minister bouncing a soccer ball on his head.

Or possibly vice versa.

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Councillors, the Byron Environment Centre (BEC) joins the calls to reassess support for the Byron bypass.

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Bypass In 2001, a National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) ‘have you seen this snail’ advert was about a Byron Bay snail identified as a Mitchells Rainforest Snail.

Apart from a colony on a Tweed River island, little was known of this snail, except

that the once-widespread snail was now largely locally extinct. It is listed as critically endangered. Since the ad Byron locals have recorded further sightings with NPWS. Virtually all snail sightings have been recorded in, and on the periphery of, the Cumbebin Wetland where the Byron Bay ‘bypass’ is proposed to be built.

Globally there’s an extinction crisis. In Australia we have a wildlife extinction crisis of our unique species.

Our Shire is the one of the last habitats for this critically endangered snail.

The snail has only survived where its habitat remains undeveloped and

unpolluted, and where vegetated access remains across the landscape. We’ve done well, till now.

The governance of this species’ capacity to survive is significantly this Shires responsibility. The Tweed River island colony is at risk from climate change.

The bypass will both destroy wetland snail habitat and form an elevated rockbase road barrier isolating its habitat. The road’s polluted runoff will further sabotage the snails’ habitat.

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Railway Park in Byron Bay will be fenced off while work begins on a $2m+ upgrade.

In this bland announcement are no details of the fate of the iconic Rotunda that has held pride of place in Railway Park since 2002.

The Master(s of the Universe)Plan for the town centre has other ideas for this revered cultural landmark. It will be sidelined along the northern boundary next to the public toilets!

That Byron’s Green council allows the Byron Environment Centre, the Rotunda’s caretakers for 17 years, to be displaced in this disrespectful way adds to growing community disquiet about the ethics of the present councillors and the staff that serves them.

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by Ian Rogers Armenia’s Hrant Melkumyan has been a regular visitor to Australia’s shores since an Olympiad romance turned into a decade-long relationship with multiple Australian Olympian Emma Guo. Since 2013 Melkumyan has won many tournaments in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide but until this week the biggest prize had eluded him.

However, in 2019 Melkumyan was determined to make amends and finally take out Australia’s largest and most prestigious Grand Prix tournament at the Southern Cross Club in Woden.

He started slowly, drawing two of his first three games, but then began a five game winning streak which took him into the outright lead. A final round draw with tournament surprise packet Raymond Song – who made his first Grandmaster norm with a round to spare – secured Melkumyan the $4,000 first prize.

The penultimate day was key for Melkumyan, who beat the second and third seeds, GMs Anton Smirnov and Deep Sengupta, in consecutive games.

The win over Smirnov was Melkumyan’s finest moment: a queen sacrifice turning a messy position into a successful king hunt.

Melkumyan at first said that he was unlikely to defend his title, but on hearing that no Doeberl Cup winner had managed to win a second time for more than a decade, he mused, ‘Maybe I’ll have to come back then…’

Canberra Doeberl Cup 2019 White: H Melkumyan Black: A Smirnov Opening: English 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Qa4!? A curious idea, utilised by Kramnik earlier this year in the final game of his career. 4...d4 5.d3 Bg7 6.Bg2 e5 7.0-0 Ne7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.b4 Qc7 10.Rb1 Nd7 11.Ba3 Rd8 12.Rfe1 h6 13.Rec1 ‘It is hard for either of us to find a plan,’ admitted Melkumyan. 13...Kh7 14.Ne1 f5 15.Rb2 Bf6 16.Rcb1 Nf8? A miscalculation. After any waiting move, Black is fine. 17.b5! c5 18.b6! Qb8 19.Qb5! Ne6 If 19...axb6, 20.Qxb6! attacks too many pieces. 20.Bxc5 Bd7 21.bxa7! Qc8 Suddenly White has both his bishop and queen attacked. However, Melkumyan has a hammer blow in mind… 22.Bxe7!! Bxb5 23.Bxf6 Bc6 24.Bxc6 Qxc6 25.Rxb7+ Rd7 26.R7b6!

The final point, winning another piece. 26...

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Have you ever dreamt of saying to your kids, ‘No more toys! There are sticks and stones and mud – they will just have to do,’ in response to the overwhelming clutter of children’s toys that take over your oncemanageable household? I do – regularly!

As any parent would know there is always a balance between getting your kids enough toys to play with so you don’t feel like an irresponsible parent and not drowning in them.

But there is another way!

That’s right, you don’t have to buy all these toys you can’t afford (and they seem to tire of so quickly); you can borrow them from the Byron Shire Toy Library.

Borrow toys: save the environment The toy library has over 500 different toys that you can borrow – and more importantly take back.

‘We have a wide range of toys of all kinds: bikes, scooters, slides, duplo, train

Electrifying choice It’s as good as impossible to find a daytime park in Mullumbimby. In Germany they call it Verkehrsinfarkt, based on the concept of a cardiac arrest. Town planners in Munich, Berlin, Madrid, London, or New York are closing off their inner cities to individual traffic for similar reasons. There’s a simple solution – electrify our individual transport needs.

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sets, doll houses, trucks and cars, puzzles, games, and more,’ said Mary Norton, who volunteers to help run the service.

‘Children quickly tire of their toys and discarded toys are wasteful and end up cluttering people’s homes and going to landfill, so a toy library is environmentally friendly and supportive of the many young families in the Shire,’ she said.

Volunteer It is not just the experience of borrowing toys that the library can give you; you can also get a connection with young children and the broader community as a volunteer.

Mary says they desperately My mechanic suggested I look to replace my car owing to its age. I reflected on my car use and realised more than 50 per cent of my driving was done within 20km of home.

Our business in the Mullum Industrial Estate includes deliveries to local cafes and food stores. We are part of a growing trend of regional food production.

That also entails more daily car and truck movements.

With that in mind I decided to buy an electric bike rather than a car (keeping my car for long trips).

With two spacious saddlebags I can do my shopping, cycle to the beach, and get daily exercise (it’s a pedal assist). Leaving from home I beat most cars through town owing to traffic congestion. I have checked on riding times from outlying areas: from Sherrys Bridge Main Arm into Mullum it’s 12 minutes by bike and eight minutes by car. Similar ratios apply from other local areas. Extra time cycling will be saved against the time it takes to park.

The downside to e-bikes is missing road infrastructure.

By law motor vehicles must allow a one-metre distance when passing bikes. Yet when there is a truck and a car heading in opposite directions there often isn’t

need more volunteers to keep the service going.

‘I volunteered at the toy library when I was feeling bereft of grandchildren as it’s good to be around young people and little children,’ she says.

‘It is a joy to see the little ones get excited when they walk in and see the array of toys on the shelves.

‘Now I have grandchildren and they love to visit the library to play and select toys to bring home.’

Get connected The toy library is currently providing their service out of the Suffolk Park Children’s Centre, 3–5 Coogera Circuit, Suffolk Park, and are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays enough space to spare.

There’s a great bicycle track from Ewingsdale to Byron. Why don’t we have a similar track from Mullum to Brunswick/Ocean Shores?

Council, do some costing and get the ball rolling.

Horst Tietze Mullumbimby

Byron phallocracy Now that the Byron roundabout sculpture appears finished, I still find myself asking why the flock would birds of a feather phallus together?

Anton Vanderbyl Mullumbimby

Understanding In the early stages of democracy there was not such a great gap between the understanding of the intelligent common man and that of the elite.

In the meantime this gap has widened enormously to the point that our leaders and politicians have a superior understanding of economies and market forces but appear to have little understanding of the forces of nature that they are making decisions about.

The time has come when potential politicians should be examined on their understanding of the systems that govern our continued

from 9am till 12 during the school term.

‘We are servicing some 50 young families and are open two mornings a week, but we only have three volunteers to run it,’ says Mary.

‘We have found that linking with the Suffolk Park playgroup has increased our patronage, so we hope to develop more links with playgroups in the Shire.

This makes it convenient for busy young families to visit two services on the same morning.

‘Now the playgroup where we are is only able to happen once a month we would like to find another playgroup possibly in the north of the Shire to link in with.’

The toy library has been running in Byron Shire for 25 years and has serviced families with preschool children and their grandparents as well as young adults with a disability.

So if you need some toys for your kids, want to connect with other families, or just give a little of your time to a great cause then contact Mary on 0409 241 626 or drop into the toy library soon. existence rather than their understanding of the strategies of the political games.

Currently many politicians argue against scientific wisdom without knowing why.

Jim Nutter Main Arm

A little sin The concept of sin is one of the most dishonest concepts ever foisted on humankind.

The human mind is capable of comprehending a concept of perfection but the critical-thinking part of the mind recognises that this is rarely achievable. Yet many religions characterise this gulf between possibility and probability as ‘sin’, particularly in terms of behaviour.

This is particularly dishonest as most religions also support the idea that we are as God intended us to be.

Christianity would be quite a reasonable and functional religion if it concentrated on Jesus and forgot all about St Paul. St Paul was a misanthropic, misogynistic, homophobic, body-loathing authoritarian old grump whose beliefs grate badly as an overlay to a religion whose core beliefs are peace, love, and forgiveness.

David Gilet Byron Bay

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Articles Ɛşż ĎëŕĶ ĈşŕưşƷ Ǖ īIJƐƆ Īşſ ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕȜƆ ĪƖƐƖſĕ Eve Jeffery On Wednesday April 17, Bob Brown and a few hundred of his closest friends began a journey from Hobart to the Gallilee Basin in Queensland.

Their aim – to highlight the devastation that will be caused if the Adani Carmichal mine goes ahead.

‘Our plans are well advanced for this public showdown with the coal mining industry and its political backers,’ said Brown before he left his home in Tasmania. ‘In the run-up to the federal election, the global mining giant looks set to start its colossal Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland.’

As the convoy came off the Spirit of Tasmania for the rally in Melbourne, Brown said that from the outset the convoy, involving hundreds of vehicles and thousands of people, was about the May 18 election being a national referendum on the climate emergency and Adani.

He said it was about fossil fuels and the massive impact on Australia’s economy, employment, and environment of burning more coal.

‘Adani is the litmus test

Stop Adani rally Sydney. Photo supplied and polls show a big majority of Australians don’t want it,’ Brown said.

Stops in Coffs Harbour and Mullumbimby on the way to Brisbane drew big crowds.

The Bob Brown Foundation were stunned and delighted by the massive crowd in Mullum.

‘This is the biggest turnout anywhere in Australia,’ Brown said.

Bad press Murdoch newspapers throughout Queensland, including Brisbane’s Courier-Mail, all ran the very disparaging description of the convoy including that participants were ‘blow-ins’.

‘As ever, I absolutely repudiate offensive comments such as those headlined in

today’s Murdoch press,’ said Brown.

‘The hate media work by attacking those it disagrees with when it cannot fairly meet their point of view, especially where ethics like those of the worsening global climate emergency are involved. Our convoy is committed to lawful and peaceful process. Conversely, this opinionated reportage aims to raise anger rather than promote civil discussion.’

The destination in the Galilee area was reached on April 28 with a huge rally held at Clermont where the Stop Adani convoyists were welcomed in Wangan and Jagalingou country.

Brown said that rather than ‘Adani country’ or ‘coal country’ the convoy

recognised it as Wangan and Jagalingou country.

Brown said that a number of Clermont business owners had expressed regret at the hostility the convoy received when cars were stoned and praised the Queensland Police for keeping the peace in trying conditions.

‘This is about every Australian child’s future security in a rapidly heating planet,’ Brown said.

‘You can back your children or you can back Gautam Adani’s mine but you can’t have both’ he said.

‘There is a divide between supporters of coal and renewables,’ said Brown.

‘There is a similar divide between the nastiness and peacefulness of putting the cases for and against.

‘The fact is that coal for power is on its way out and, as with whaling, those who want to keep making money the wrong way, no matter how much the public disapproves, get angry. History is not on their side.’

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It’s time for Australians to come Together Aslan Shand The Together Party is a grassroots party that has sprung out of the fertile lands of the Northern Rivers and is running candidates for the Senate in the federal election taking place in less than three weeks.

For a first-time party the Together Party has had an ‘exhilarating and exhausting’ campaign so far, said party founder, lawyer, and comedian Mark Swivel.

‘Our fantastic team of volunteers have powered Together from day one, turning a comedy show and a book into a legitimate political party. Together shows there is a need and a place for a new broad-based progressive party,’ said Mark.

In fact they have gathered a strong team together with key knowledge and understanding across a wide range of legislation and issues that are directly affecting Australians today, including economics, law, health, and the environment.

Why only the Senate?

‘That’s where a small party can have the most impact,’ says Mark.

‘We are trying to balance the negative, fear-mongering populism with a positive, intelligent populism. The Senate is traditionally a house of review but it is really now a focal point for our national conversation – and Together wants to be part of that.

‘After a generation of privatisation and waning confidence in government, a fundamental shift is required in our public life. Yes we need a federal ICAC but we really need a change of heart as much as a change of government. We need to reassert public health, public education, and public transport as absolute foundations of our democracy. We also need people like my running mates Belinda Kinkead and Kate McDowell in politics – talented, intelligent women who could run rings around most in our parliaments.’

Together Party candidates Mark Swivel, Belinda Kinkead, and Kate McDowell.

Key policies The question is what are the key policies of the Together Party and how would they achieve them?

‘We would take 10 per cent of the budget and spend it differently – picking new winners to make Australia better and fairer,’ says Mark.

Together would invest: • $10 billion in building our climate economy powered by renewables, batteries, electrification, innovation, and carbon management, protecting water, supporting regenerative farming, and

expanding national parks.

We don’t need climatechange response, we need to build a new way of living on the planet and this continent.

• $10 billion in making homes for all Australians putting the homeless, renters, and new buyers before property investors.

• $10 billion in more Medicare – including free dental care and ambulances, access to more specialists including cancer and all significant diseases.

• $10 billion on a learning nation – creating free

Exposing war crimes and addressing the facts Q Julian Assange has been arrested for exposing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. If extradited to the US he will be subject to intense interrogation, sleep derivation, and all the niceties that Gitmo-style incarceration has to offer.

No-one has died because of WikiLeaks’ disclosures. In fact the major cause of death in Iraq and Afghanistan was a US helicopter that massacred unarmed civilians in Baghdad during the Iraqi war. See Collateral Murder.

This was a war crime as was the attempted coverup.

Since his arrest Assange has been subjected to a

number of attacks on his character and has been held up to ridicule for his behaviour in the embassy, this is all a diversion and part of an effort to discredit him to erode public support.

At issue here is freedom of the press and the duty of journalists to protect whistleblowers as their informants. We ignore this at our peril.

Frank Ball Tweed Heads Q As with any issue, addressing the facts is essential. Because of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, you can, right now, go to

wikileaks.org and read authentic CIA documents in the Vault 7 leaks that detail how that agency can hack into your computer, with considerable sophistication, to spy on you.

Because of WikiLeaks we also know that while secretary of state Hilory Clinton made the largest arms deal in history to the Saudi and Qatari governments, while knowing that they were supporting ISIS, which should be considered treason.

These are just a couple of factual drops in the sea of highly illegal, unethical, and scandalous activity exposed

by WikiLeaks that everyone

ought to know about. The problem, however, is that power doesn’t want you to go to wikileaks.org and read about its crimes; it would prefer to operate in the dark.

This is what Assange’s recent arrest at the Ecuadorean Embassy, itself in violation of international law, is all about, but you won’t read that in the mainstream media. Instead you’ll be distracted by discussions of his cat, his personality etc.

‘First they came for the socialists, but I did not speak out…then they came for me.’

Sound familiar?

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university and TAFE places, prioritising low-income students and putting public education before private schools.

• $5 billion on a better society – doubling the budgets for the ABC, the arts, and legal aid; supporting a treaty and the Uluru Statement From the Heart.

• $5 billion on trickleup economics – raising Newstart and other payments, trialling UBI, and investing in startups and community enterprise.

‘We would fund our commitments by moving fossil-fuel subsidies into renewables, spending less on defence (moving from two per cent to 1.5 per cent of GDP), reducing tax concessions on trusts, super income, CGT, and property investment, applying flagfall taxes for high-turnover taxminimising companies and collecting royalties from oil and gas explorers.

‘The budget commitments of all the major parties are too mild and

The most needy Any political party philosophically opposed to income support for the most needy adopts covert ways to implement their agenda.

The coalition government employs backdoor strategies from John Howard’s playbook to create barriers to accessing financial support.

Staff implement go-slow strategies, citing minor errors for rejecting applications.

Despite eligibility, income support payments are stalled, forcing people to wait without financial support or return to work. Such delays enable the government to bolster the bottom line in any given financial year. Take 2017–18 when NDIS (National Disability

we need to more creative.

Australia is crying out for grownup policy and gutsy government!’

For their first run for government the Together Party decided to concentrate on running for a seat in the senate in NSW. ‘We’ve attracted support from all over Australia, with many people in other states asking us if they can vote for Together there,’ said Mark ‘We nearly ran in Victoria and Queensland this time but thought we should focus on NSW. We quickly realised we were onto something long term and worthwhile, so we decided not to run campaigns that we could not fully resource at this stage.’

However, they aren’t planning to be a one-election wonder.

‘We will run again – here and elsewhere, in both houses,’ said Mark.

▶ Full article on Echonetaily: www.echo.net.au/gettingtogether-swivel-gives-usinsight-campaign-far Insurance Scheme) money was underspent by $1.6 billion. The cause according to advocates: difficulty accessing the scheme.

To compound this the government recently stacked the appeals tribunal with Liberal Party hacks, signalling certain failure for appeals against negative decisions.

These smoke-and-mirrors tactics blind Australians to the true causes of our burgeoning underclass.

The upcoming election provides an opportunity for us to reset social policy and reclaim our historical commitment to social justice and equality of opportunity.

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Letters Fake news Tom Drake-Brockman’s article (Echo April 17) is an excellent example of ‘fake news’.

There are many examples of errors related to the Old Testament.

These denigrate both Islam and Judaism as well as Christianity. The numerous misquotes of the New Testament are obvious.

Ah, Tom, you spend a lot of time denigrating Christianity. Now you have alienated the followers of three religions. Content?

Roger Seccombe Bangalow

Tree beings In my letter regarding the trees of Tallowood Ridge (April 10), you (Echo) replace ‘more-than-human beings’ with ‘more-than-human trees’. Yes, a tree is a tree and in my dictionary, it is also a being (anything that exists or is imagined). This term was coined by ecologist, philosopher and author David Abram.

One particular tree, named ‘the gathering tree’ by developer Eric Freeman is so impressive and ancient it must’ve been growing when Lieutenant Cook, captain of HMB Endeavour, planted his flag.

Sit under it, and you might agree that it’s a being; it carries a sense of story, calm and beneficence and is home to all sorts of creatures.

A beautiful stone wall half encircles the tree and it was named a nature reserve. Then Byron Shire Council, strapped for cash, would

not take responsibility for this reserve, and it is now Lot 130.

Enter Friends of Mooibal Spur (FOMS). They have made a commitment to look after the tree and teach their children to carry the baton. All we need now is a philanthropist or three to help us buy Lot 130. It’s an ideal site for community gatherings and is in Lorikeet Lane.

Anyone willing to support this initiative call 6684 3723.

Deborah Lilly Mullumbimby

A little policy please Stop Labors’ retiree tax’ had its first full-page ad in our local newspaper last week.

Matthew Fraser, Richmond’s LNP candidate, has been enthusiastically spruiking the same on his home YouTube videos: ‘the retiree tax will directly hit the pockets of retiree Tweed pensioners.’

So is there a ‘retiree tax’ that pensioners will have to pay? Take it from an old accountant: the answer is NO! It’s just a Sydney/Canberra LNP political fear campaign sadly targeting aged pensioners.

How cruddy can Oz politics get?

What Labor has suggested is the abolition of a tax credit (a tax advantage) to those wealthy enough to own a decent share portfolio.

A Tweed retiree pensioner on $698.10 a fortnight wouldn’t know what a share portfolio looked like.

But Matthew says, ‘Let’s keep

working together to expose Justine Elliot’s Retiree Tax. Seniors deserve better.’

How about a real policy, Matthew, of increasing seniors’ pensions? No 65-plus person can reasonably live on the current pension.

T Sharples Tweed Heads

Ignorance isn’t funny I don’t know who your cartoonist Raoul is, but he isn’t funny. The depiction of a badly drawn male figure on a cross (April 17) with a thought bubble about chocolate and bunnies was not only offensive to Christians, but also showed a complete lack of understanding about the Bible story, and the pre-Christian celebration of Easter (spring/ rebirth/ survival of winter etc).

If you’re going to employ a cartoonist, may we please be given something to raise a smile, if not a laugh...

Or you might resort to reprinting a thought-provoking Leunig cartoon.

Annie Sinclair Mullumbimby

What is a fact?

It is clear that Danny Wakil (Letters April 24) divides the truth into facts likeable and unlikeable. My car is covered in facts he doesn’t like, for example: In 2014 Israel killed 2,314 Palestinians and injured 17,125.

However, I am not alone in

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expressing outrage over this butchery. On August 24, 2014, 327 Jews (40 of them Holocaust survivors) called for a full economic, cultural, and academic boycott of Israel in the New York Times. They stated, ‘Genocide begins with the silence of the world. We must raise our collective voices and use our collective power to bring about an end to all forms of racism, including the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.’

They expressed alarm at ‘the extreme, racist dehumanisation of Palestinians in Israeli society, which has reached fever pitch.’

Gareth Smith Palestine Liberation Centre

DëŕƐëƆƷ ĪƖōǕ ōŔĕŕƐ A few weeks ago I reported that the elected councillors had listened to something I told them. I was dreaming. I’m wondering if I didn’t briefly lapse into the very disease that has afflicted this council since Simon Richardson took the helm: fantasy fulfilment. That is, the creation of parallel realities (policies, strategies, reports, etc) that are purely aspirational and leave the real world unchanged.

I’d complained that the staff report re compliance was inadequate. Complaints about illegal development filed during the previous year had resulted in one fine of $1,500. There was no breakdown of types of development, action taken by Council, or outcomes. Is this an

area where staff want complete control and discretion without interference from councillors?

Your elected councillors willingly complied with the staff wishes; they asked no questions and made no motions to throw any light on the situation. All that happened was that Cr Coorey moved a minor amendment and mumbled something about wanting ‘more information’.

So at the next so-called strategic planning workshop, guess what: the staff didn’t list illegal development at all as a topic for discussion. Members of the public are not allowed to be present but I’m completely sure no councillors asked any questions on the subject.

I suspect we have a situation where staff are actively pursuing minor cases of non-compliance while richer neighbours build illegal mansions.

In the three cases I know of by word of mouth, the rich complainants have received actual assistance from the staff. This situation, where elected councillors simply don’t give a fuck, is highly conducive to corruption, but I’d feel a lot more assured if Council staff provided the information I’ve sought and honestly put an end to my black speculations.

Meanwhile could councillors please delete any notion of ‘transparency’ from their aspirational documents.

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Steak & seafood at Mercato After nine years building a keen following in Lennox Head, the local Beef & Beach restaurant has opened a second offering in Byron at Mercato. At last a Byron steakhouse complete with all the menu favourites and service of the original!

They specialise in fresh seafood and have an amazing array of steaks and meats, plus garnishes. For starters try an endless selection of share plates including oysters, sashimi, ceviche, antipasto, and arancini, all of which are served all day. The menu is designed to please all styles of diners, which makes it very attractive to large groups and families.

With the cinemas right next door they can fit you in for a very quick meal and beverage, just let them know when you arrive and they will make it happen.

Beef & Beach cooks on charcoal in a Josper, which originated in Spain. This is where their special flavour comes from – using no electricity or gas, the charcoal heats the heavy steel oven up to 500 degrees celsius. This allows the large variety of meats on the menu to be sealed very quickly and cooked for a shorter time, keeping in all the moisture, and making the food super juicy. The rendering fats drip onto the charcoal creating delicious smoky

flavours that permeate up into the meat.

Restaurant manager Bryn Atkins has a passion for top-notch or hardto-find spirits and liqueurs. The cocktail list is enticing, as it should be in Byron, with 150 or so options.

‘I love the design by the amazing local Nyree Mckenzie, which is 1950s-inspired with a coastal softness to it,’ says Bryn. ‘Classy but casual, the space oozes comfort – we love the end result. The views are great; one balcony sits high over Jonson St looking in all directions with the other looking north right along Jonson St, the perfect place to people watch.’

Large groups & kids welcome Open: 7 days a week from 11.30am till late (11–12 midnight) with food available all day.

Reservations preferred: Ph 5628 7070. www.beefandbeach/byronbay

Carolyn Parker Carolyn Parker began writing for The Echo in 2015. Carolyn’s taste for freelance journalism developed after founding Byron VIP Travel in 2009, which promotes hotels, restaurants, festivals, and events. She’s since contributed to luxury travel publications and collaborated with international hotel chains, such as Hilton, Marriott, and Sheraton. Carolyn wrote and took the photos for the article on Byron’s Froth cafe last week (it was incorrectly captioned with Terase Davidson’s name – sorry, Carolyn!). www.byronbayviptours.com/Travel-Writers.html

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Ballina RSL Club 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.

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

Mothers Day Lunch Sunday 12 May Spinnakers, Level One 3 Courses from 12pm Adult $62.90, 12/U $20, U/5 Free Entertainment: Dan Clark

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

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Barrio Eatery & Bar

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

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

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

The Hideout Cafe

BYRON BAY

Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am

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

OH SURE, EVERYTHING’S FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEBODY PISSES OFF THE PANCAKES.

Next Pop-Up Dinner dates: 6:30pm 18th May at Federal Hall 1st June at Coorabell Hall 22nd June at Federal Hall 6th July at Coorabell Hall

got yourself a thoughtful and expertly curated pizza menu from which to work your way through on multiple visits!

On a recent visit for lunch we ordered some of my all-time favourite pizzas, Pumpkin ($27), (with roast pumpkin puree as the base instead of a traditional tomato base – genius!), pumpkin, chilli, truffle, goat cheese, oregano, honey, and parmesan. Sausage ($24), with housemade fennel sausage, stracciatella, parsley, and mozzarella. Serrano ($27), jamon serrano, mozzarella, rocket, cherry tomatoes, stracciatella. The magic does not stop at the pizzas though, friends, the salads are also a feast for the senses; Byron Bay Burrata ($26), Baby Cos Caesar ($20) – with proper white anchovies YAY! – and pangrattato instead of croutons, which frankly should be how all Caesar Salads are made from this day forth! And the seemingly understated but truly magnificent Seasonal Salad Leaves ($20), with truffle, goat cheese, hazelnut vinaigrette.

Then just when you think that enjoying authentic pizza, while gazing across the pool framed by blue skies and super-friendly waitstaff at hand, a bottle of your favourite wine arrives and your pizza nirvana is truly complete!

Elements of Byron: Bookings recommended: 6639 1500. 144 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. IG: @elementsofbyron www.elementsofbyron.com.au

Bookings Essential. Book Via Website or please call Annina 0424 378 277 www.edelweiss-food.com.au contact@edelweiss-food.com.au

Yeah I know, you wouldn’t naturally think pizza and 5-star beach resort BUT think again, my authentic flavour-seeking friends, because you can indeed get stunningly authentic Italian pizza at Elements of Byron – YAY! You’ll also (no doubt) be happy to hear that the pizzas are priced the same as at many of the local joints in town. Yep, all the more reason to grab your crew and head to Azure Bar & Grill for pizza, wine, beer, and good times for lunch or dinner.

Executive chef Simon Jones is a master of flavour balance and authenticity. He has worked in some of London’s top restaurants and on superyachts bobbing along the Italian coastline. (On his days off Simon would often head out in search of local family-run pizza joints, all in the name of research!)

There is so much to love about the pizzas at Azure Bar & Grill that I don’t know where to start! So I guess we should just start at the beginning, the base if you like. The pizza base takes three days to make – yes, three days! The sourdough base is made using a ‘mother Bega’, which is basically a sourdough starter that is ‘fed’ each day to keep the active yeast alive. This is super important, because it’s what gives the dough its epic bounce, texture, and perfect pizza crust chew. Basically, the beating heart and soul of any epically authentic pizza! Add to this lashings of local produce and a smattering of European goodies, and you’ve

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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CHILLED VIBE IN A BEAUTIFUL SETTING Join us at The Rocks on Lawson for lots of summer bites!

We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch at affordable prices. Enliven the senses with a Byron Bay Coffee or super healthy smoothie! Enjoy an Ice-cold beer, wine, or hand-crafted cocktail with your meal! Cosy indoor seating and a beautiful outdoor dining space available. $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…

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Luscious Foods

No Bones

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

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

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Open every day from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay

Chupacabra

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

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

Eat in or take out.

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

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

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

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Treehouse on Belongil

Legend Pizza

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

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

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

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

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.

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

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

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

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

Success Thai Mon-Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Dinner from 5pm.

3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

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

Sun: 5pm till 10pm.

Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426 www.stelmodining.com

Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

Lord Byron Distillery

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

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.

Fully Licensed.

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay

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

New bar and bites at Beach Hotel using the best local produce Sunset Specials 3pm – 6pm daily $12 Signature Cocktails $2 Oysters

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

MULLUMBIMBY 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.

OPEN - 7 days breakfast & lunch Dinner Tuesday to Saturday 3 courses $60 All day menus, licensed bar

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

NEWRYBAR

Harvest

Happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet

18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644

CELLAR DOOR – TASTINGS & TOURS Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.

www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar

Naturally Better!

No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

GIN MAKING AND COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS

- book online. Gin Making Gift Vouchers available.

LORDBYRON.COM.AU LordByronDistillery

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

6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au

Lunch 12–3pm daily / Dinner 6–10pm Wednesday–Sunday / Weekend breakfast 8–11am Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches and salads Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm / Sun 8am–4pm Coffee cart 6.30am–2pm daily Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

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

BEACH FRONT DINING NEW MENU

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

CATERING

Traditional Vietnamese Foods

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

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!

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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

TOURS AND TASTING 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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THE BOOK WAREHOUSE

FRUIT TREES – avocados, berries, bush foods, carambola, citrus, custard apple, figs, fingerlimes, guavas, macadamias, mangoes, olives, passionfruit, pomegranates, midyim, pecans, plums, stonefruits. Clean healthy homegrown food.

17 Paperbark Cl, West Ballina

The Book Warehouse Ballina carries new releases plus popular backlist titles, bargain books for all ages, and a beautiful range of gift cards and wrap.

Drop in for reading and gift ideas.

0466 956 110 | hwyhaven.com.au

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Ballina is centred on an island at the mouth of the Richmond River.

It is a playground for beach lovers, surfers, boaties, anglers, and ecoadventurers. It is also just a hop, skip, and jump, or, more to the point, a 15-minute drive down the freeway, from the Byron Shire.

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BALLINA BEACH VILLAGE

LIGHTHOUSE BEACH CAFE

The perfect weekend getaway – South Ballina’s favourite holiday park! Under new management. Refurbished cabins, huge camping sites, pet friendly (with fully enclosed off-lead dog area), and onsite licensed café.

They are open seven days a week for breakfast and lunch (dinner in summer).

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Lighthouse Beach Cafe has been located in the Ballina Surf Club for over five years.

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ABSOLUTE WATERFRONT With an atmosphere that will take your breath away, The Point Restaurant and Bar on the Richmond River is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, seven days. Conference and wedding packages available.

thepointballina.com.au | 6618 1188

STILL AT THE CENTRE Attention all creatives of Ballina Shire… come and check out your beautiful new art supplies and framing shop that has opened in the industrial estate at 1/9 Ray O’Neill Crescent

0466 430 813

RAMADA

FOZIE’S FISHING

Stylish riverside accommodation, featuring hotel spa rooms, 1- to 2-bedroom suites or penthouses with outdoor heated pool, gym, and conference facilities.

Fishing and whale-watching adventures.

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6. Still at the Centre ~ 1/9 Ray O’Neill Crescent

Experience the wonder of catching fish or seeing whales swimming close by. Ready for your next amazing adventure? Jump on board, we can’t wait to show you our world.

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Fresh start for local agent family connection to Bangalow and the Byron Bay hinterland has given him a deep appreciation for the local towns and their communities. ‘I grew up in Byron Bay, Suffolk Park, and Bangalow and have so many happy memories of growing up in our beautiful area. It was pretty idyllic.

Even in the early days, there was a strong sense of community.’

To anyone who remembers the quiet, old days of Bangalow and Byron Bay, the Miller family would be familiar. For almost three decades, Reg and Denise Miller ran successful real estate businesses in Byron Bay and Bangalow, and now their son Tim is stepping out with a business of his own, Tim Miller Real Estate.

After almost twenty years as an agent in Bangalow and the Byron Bay hinterland, Tim is using his local knowledge and experience to give clients a highly skilled and personalised service when selling their home to get the best possible result.

‘I’ve worked really hard to build a strong authentic reputation – first working with my family’s business at Millers Bangalow Real Estate, followed by 10 years helping

Tim Miller

In the late 1980s, Tim’s parents renovated the beautiful Bangalow Guest House in the heart of town.

The original cottage, a derelict doctor’s surgery, was extended and turned into a character-filled guesthouse and wedding venue.

‘Way back then, Mum and Dad understood what made Bangalow unique – its close-knit, caring community and its heritage appeal. Today, these are still the

establish a large franchise real estate business in Byron Bay. In that time, I’ve really come to know the local market and I’ve met some amazing people whom I’ve helped through the buying and selling process many times over.

My clients have encouraged me to go out on my own so I feel really supported.’

Tim’s personal history and strong

Welcome to Mullumbimby

Tweed Broadwater Village

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People want to support, and be supported by, their community, and you can get that experience in our towns and villages.’

Old Millers Mural above Main Street Bangalow before the Urban Cafe fire in 2010 things that people fall in love with; it’s now a vibrant, busier town but it hasn’t lost what makes it special.’

People are moving to the Byron

His local, family-run business is a good fit for the area, he adds.

‘I’m smaller than the big franchise names in real estate, but that’s an advantage. It means I can work more closely with people and be quick to respond to their needs while still providing the same high-quality service, marketing, and contacts. I’m hoping people will get behind me.’

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Mullumbimby’s Best Kept Secret

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 1920s) 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 1920s 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 Saturday 1.00pm – 1.30pm Open: Contact: Fiona Johnson – 0400 418 886 Elders Brunswick Valley

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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.

This spacious 13 metre home has recently been redecorated throughout and is ready to be moved into and enjoyed!

The open plan living area and kitchen is tiled and has both new ceiling fans and a split-system air-conditioner.

The kitchen is complemented with a new Bellini dishwasher, a relatively new Chef stainless steel electric stove with fan-forced oven and grill, double sink and tiled splash-backs.

The newly fully tiled bathroom consists of a shower cabinet and vanity unit with a separate toilet.

The home has two generously sized, newly carpeted bedrooms with mirror-door robes and ceiling fans.

A carport adjoins the home that has been partitioned to create a 2nd living area or extra bedroom when the family visits, leaving a space for one large vehicle.

Open:

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

18A Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Situated near the Heritage Park in the heart of the beautiful Mullumbimby is this well appointed home designed for peaceful family living. The layout offers a very spacious floorplan which includes an open plan living / dining area and generous bedrooms, with either a walk-in or built-in robes. 5 minutes walk into town to cafés, shops and markets.

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Vacant land

$185,000 – $215,000

24 Nimbin St - The Channon At 1016 m2, Lot 1/ 24 Nimbin St offers you the opportunity to build whatever you please.

This rare find of a vacant block is centrally located to everywhere.

To the North you can easily walk to the school, and the town centre, with the general store, tavern and post office.

To the South an easy walk to ‘Coronation Park’, home of the famous Channon markets, held on the 2nd Sunday of each month.

Just 15 minutes drive to Lismore and within easy reach of Nimbin, Terania Creek, Whian Whian and the Nightcap Ranges.

Price: Auction: Contact:

$185,000 – $215,000 On site (or sold before) Saturday 8th June 11am Scott Harvey 0412 296 872 Sonia Jervis 0409 033 250

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Property Here today, gone tomorrow!

Low Maintenance Family Home Artist’s Family Retreat

233 The Saddle Road, Brunswick Heads 36 Pine Avenue, Mullumbimby 1306A Main Arm Road, Upper Main Arm $1.2m–$1.3m $640,000 – $670,000 $705,000 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2

• Three bed original timber cottage on 4439m2. Ideal to renovate, redevelop or build again.

• Simply prime private location, just minutes to Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Bangalow.

• With views from the mountains to the ocean sweeping across to the Cape Byron lighthouse.

• Magnificent established trees, set in a picturesque country lane.

• All the charm of yesteryear, timber floors, high ceilings, French doors and romantic sunny verandah The possibilities are endless and the opportunity is yours!

Agent declares interest.

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Saturday 4th May 11.00am – 12.00pm Auction: This Saturday 4th May 12.00pm Contact: Alli Page 0403 498 648 GNF Real Estate Bangalow

This property is waiting for the magic touch. Well positioned on a corner block with two street access, there is plenty of space for boat or caravan storage. A beautiful old poinciana tree spreads out over the front corner of the block providing shade and privacy.

Inside the home you will find a large, bright family living area, leading on to the dining room and retro kitchen. A new induction cooktop and oven have made meal preparation easier. The master bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an ensuite, and the two other bedrooms with built-in robes. No excuses for clutter with two large linen press or storage cupboards to stow away the items a family need.

Internal entry to the oversized double garage is useful in inclement weather to unload the shopping or kids from the car, and there are two concrete driveways with street parking for four cars.

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

From the moment you turn in to the leafy green driveway of this property you feel as if you have arrived in a very special place. Set in the heart of Upper Main Arm, this home is a sanctuary for those seeking a lifestyle at a different pace.

After 20 odd years bringing up the family in their rainforest hideaway, these people are now ready to hand their property on to the next custodians. It’s 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.

• Polished timber floors • Timber joinery throughout • Refurbished kitchen • Rainforest outlook • Large covered deck • Serene and quiet Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Todd Buckland - 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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4 Kuringai Way, Ocean Shores This freshly renovated brick and tile home built on 999m2 is all set for a family to move right in to. There’s an updated kitchen, new bathroom, blinds, carpets, paint and flooring. The property also boasts dual occupancy potential with room for a 2nd house.

SA OP T EN 10 am 104 Shara Boulevard, Ocean Shores Contemporary 3-bedroom home with polished hardwood floors, raked ceilings, stone kitchen bench and vanity tops, fully insulated, private yard, double garage and timber decks.

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Spacious living areas & bedrooms, timber floors & granite worktops.

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Open plan living and dining areas flow out on to the back deck and views over the park and lake.

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2/6 Kooringa Court, Ocean Shores RELAXED MODERN COASTAL LIVING

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

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6A 6B Goondooloo Drive, Ocean Shores 3 2 BRAND NEW ELEVATED COASTAL DUPLEXES WITH VIEWS

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Capturing fresh sea breezes thanks to their elevated location, these a ractive lifestyle duplexes offer desirable low maintenance living amongst an idyllic coastal community.

• Open plan kitchen with stainless steel appliances & dishwasher • Rumpus room downstairs includes 3rd bathroom, ideal guest accommodation/studio • Easy-care vinyl plank flooring • Landscaped surrounds • Slim line water tank • Double auto garage

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Tucked away in a peaceful and private cul-de-sac is this easy care modern home, ideal for the first home buyer, young family or investor.

• Light & bright kitchen with dishwasher • Alfresco entertaining area • Easy care laminate flooring • Side access & fenced garden • Handy study nook • Double garage with storage • Potential to run a home business

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• 3 living areas including a great sized lounge room, a games room & family room • Large covered, paved patio - fantastic for alfresco entertaining • Huge 734m2 landscaped block with stone terraces & established gardens.

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This uber-stylish, low maintenance home, set on a 796m2 block is ideally located in the peaceful enclave of North Ocean Shores. The excellent floorplan boasts individual zones for privacy + an approved granny flat.

• Large master bedroom with stunning ensuite & large walkin robe, study/5th bedroom • Council-approved self-contained granny flat with A/C, single garage & private entrance • Raked ceilings in the spacious kitchen & living areas, plus 2.7m ceilings throughout

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56 Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores MODERN FAMILY LIVING ON GOLF COURSE

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

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Love your golf? Simply open the back gate of this renovated, modern family home and you’re right on the Championship Ocean Shores Country Club.

• Stunning contemporary kitchen • Sparkling inground pool with tiled undercover area • Double garage with storage + side access • 854mw block with fenced backyard • Sleek, easy care tiles throughout the living areas

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Price $739,000 – $775,000 View Saturday 11.00 – 11.30am

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

17B Royal Drive, South Golden Beach 2 ESCAPE TO THIS SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH RETREAT

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• Sleek modern kitchen with dishwasher • Polished timber floors in living areas • Large timber alfresco entertaining deck • 500m level stroll to South Golden Beach • Landscaped gardens, fenced back yard

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Price $680,000 – $720,000 View Saturday 12.00pm – 12.30pm

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

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Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads 48 Booyong Place, Nobbys Creek CAPTIVATING RURAL ENTERTAINER’S DREAM

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• Master bedroom featuring ensuite, walk-in robe & views • Easy care, tiled open plan living areas with air conditioning • Designer kitchen with Essastone benchtops & corner pantry • Auto double garage with internal access

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PINNACLE ESTATE Apo Street, Goonellabah PREMIER LAND RELEASE

Lots from $250,000-$290,000 Agent on Site Saturday 11.00am – 12.00pm Agent Jason Di mar / Area Sales Specialist 0477 222 452 Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal / 0411 081 118

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

128 Riveroak Drive, Murwillumbah 3 LIVE YOUR DREAM LIFESTYLE AT HUNDRED HILLS

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Nestled beneath the Limpinwood Nature reserve, just 25 minutes to Murwillumbah, you will discover this dream lifestyle opportunity.

• 10 acres with gently sloping pasture for ponies or farm animals • Hidden Creek, a permanent water source, runs through the property • Comfortable 2 bedroom co age converted from an original dairy • Reverse cycle air conditioning

$665,000 Saturday 2.00pm – 2.30pm

The pictures tell the story.

This is a postcard property, consisting of of 13 acres (5.22 ha) of very usable gently sloping land with a crystal clear spring fed dam suitable for swimming or kayaking.

• Elevated & protected house site with northeast aspect • Fully fenced for horses, orchard or market garden • Town water available + spring fed dam for irrigation • Site for a large builders shed with access to mains power.

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• High-tech heated swimming pool to + poolside gazebo • Reverse cycle ducted A/C, solar panels & generator

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WHEN THE BEATLES STOPPED TOURING AND PROGRESSED TO PSYCHEDELIC ROCK AND DYLAN LEFT FOLK AND WENT ELECTRIC, VAN MORRISON HIRED SOME OF NEW YORK’S FINEST JAZZ MUSICIANS AND RECORDED TWO OF THE CLASSIC ALBUMS OF THAT GOLDEN ERA – ASTRAL WEEKS AND MOONDANCE. BOTH ALBUMS HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON ASPIRING MUSICIANS AND SINGERS AROUND THE WORLD. AUSTRALIAN JAZZ LEGEND VINCE JONES WAS ONE OF THEM. Now Jones, a remarkable jazz interpreter, has invited a selection of Australia’s finest jazz/ rock musicians to form The Astral Orchestra.

His music director Matt McMahon joins him in this homage to Van’s extraordinary repertoire; his most acclaimed album, the magical Astral Weeks – a poetic, mercurial blend of jazz, folk, and blues – and most commercially successful, the wonderful soul/ jazz-influenced Moondance.

How do you become a ‘remarkable jazz interpreter’?

As a young boy I remember my dad listening to and playing almost every standard piece of music ever written. He would listen to any version of these songs that he could get his hands on. In the house we listened to Duke Ellington, Dizzy, Sarah Vaughn, Ella, Carmen McCrae, and any other jazz musicians with records available. In high school I discovered Miles Davis and John Coltrane; their music was mindblowingly difficult to get into at first. I started to memorise their solos and sing along with them; I would transcribe their solos on the ballads mainly. I don’t think there is a better way to understand a song than transcribing the solos of a master musician;

this helps you get inside a song, which will in time assist you to develop your own interpretation of a song. As they say you are what you eat and you are what you listen to.

What happens to you when you get inside a song?

I have a Doctor Jekyll and a Mister Hyde inside me. In my everyday life I’m a normal person, a Doctor Jekyll , but when I’m singing I become Mister Hyde and anything can happen. I listen back to my live recordings and can’t believe I sang that song in that way.

I did cultivate this state; it was intentional, it helps me to let loose. So to answer your question – I don’t know what happens when I get into a song. Actually I prefer not to think about it while performing, just enjoy the moment.

Tell me about your 18th album A Personal Selection. What were some of the songs you selected and why?

I was asked by the record company to put a collection of songs together and I thought about which songs I would enjoy playing live again at gigs. A jazz musician sees their work as a verb and not a noun as other fields of art

see their work. We travel and perform for you live; for us music is a physical experience. I’ve performed over 5,000 gigs and spent over nine years in a hotel room. I don’t regret a minute of performing live. The songs drive the project and I will enjoy singing those songs again. I have another recording of all original songs that I will release at the end of the year, so more touring in the future.

And the Van Morrison masterpieces? What is it about his work that you find so exciting?

I grew up on Astral Weeks and Moondance as did all my friends. I was drawn to Astral Weeks because I loved Richard Davis on the bass; I’d heard him on a record with Miles Davis and recognised that same beauty on Van’s record that he created with Miles. Astral Weeks is so evocative where Moondance is more specific yet both are beautifully creative. I love music that has many influences in it; folk, jazz, and soul music are always there in Van’s music.

How do you approach interpreting his pieces – Moondance must be a challenge – to keep what it is but also find new places?

A challenge it certainly is! We try to open the songs up with the arrangements. I’m

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surrounded by some great musicians who can improvise beautifully. We also try to be as respectful as we can with the songs and melodies, yet we also try to breathe a new feel into them.

Tell me a little about what audiences should expect from The Van Morrison Masterpieces concert with the Astral Orchestra?

They will hear the music of Van’s two special recordings played by some great Australian musicians pouring their hearts out to make the music sound as beautiful as it should be.

The Van Morrison Masterpieces concert brings together Vince Jones (vocal, trumpet) with the eight-piece Astral Orchestra comprising acclaimed Australian instrumentalists Matt McMahon (piano & musical director), Ben Hauptman (guitar), Ben Robertson (double & electric bass), James Hauptman (drums), Paul Cutlan (saxophone & flute), Phil Slater (trumpet), Eugenie Costello (violin), and Stephanie Zarka (violin).

Performing at Lismore City Hall on Friday 10 May at 7.30pm. Tix are $69–74 at lismorecityhall.com.au.

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It’s on, the fight the Murdoch papers have been waiting to see. Adani – ironically defended by the very same people it will end up fucking over! The media have been busy fuelling the antagonism between the two camps known as ‘pro-Adani’ and ‘anti-Adani’. Couldn’t they just be called ‘pro-future of the planet’ and ‘anti-future of the planet’? Or ‘two groups of people who will get equal benefit from an Adani coal mine: none’.

While pro-Adani supporters get backrubs from Pauline and Clive as they paint placards with tired slogans about Greens taking their jobs, perhaps they need to consider that the renewable-energy industry not only offers more longterm jobs than coal, it also ensures that the areas where they live don’t suffer degradation and that we don’t keep contributing to climate change.

It’s a fact. Renewables actually create MORE jobs than coal.

So why are there still Australians holding firm in the coal camp? Coal is screwing them, their kids, and the towns where they live. Vested interests vest a lot of interest in stirring the pot.

It’s pretty clear the Murdoch papers hate renewables. In fact in a story by a Fox News reporter they stated that solar would never work in the US because it didn’t have as much sun as Germany!

Most people think of Murdoch as a media mogul. That’s true, but he’s also an oil man, with considerable equity stakes in oil and gas companies. So it’s no surprise that the Murdoch papers are our corporate cheer squads going for coal.

Paul Murray wrote a coal-sucking syndicated column for Murdoch media that called Bob Brown and the people who were dedicating weeks of their life to speak up against corporate giants ‘smug’. We’re talking about little people standing up against the country’s power brokers. I know who’s smug here, and it’s certainly not people brave enough to protest Adani at the literal coalface.

Going into a community brainwashed by the media into believing that giant corporations like Adani have their interests at heart is terrifying. Especially after the decades of adverserial diatribe that puts each group in their corners to play out the whole orchestrated ‘them and us’ charade.

Yep you’ve seen it before: dole-bludging tree loving hippies in one corner, and hard-working Australians being denied jobs in the other. It’s the story that polarises Australians and distracts us from the truth: that a very small percentage of people will profit at the expense of a great many more. And it seems to me that almost the whole country is against Adani.

It always makes me feel sad when I see ordinary people in support of corporations who will eventually screw them over too. There are not 10,000 jobs – there are probably more jobs at Bunnings. In fact Adani was referred to the consumer watchdog for ‘misleading vulnerable jobseekers with inflated claims’. With driverless trucks and automated vehicles, they’d be lucky to have 100 full-time jobs. The Great Barrier Reef supports 64,000 jobs, so why isn’t the Murdoch muscle ramping up to save that valuable natural asset from the devastating impacts of being a coal port?

Just the other day the Courier Mail reported that ‘700 proAdani supporters’ had braved the rain in Mackay dwarfing the Green’s convoy! They live there! All they had to do was turn up – with an umbrella! The Greens’ convoy have had to travel thousands of kilometres, and have braved more than rain; they’ve braved, according to the Canberra Times (coincidentally a Fairfax paper) gunshots, abuse, and stones being thrown at cars. And someone assaulting a 61-year-old woman with a horse. Well, Courier Mail, I’d say that’s a little more intense than rain. Clermont is also refusing to sell food or provide services to the convoy. And the convoy are serving what giant self-interest?

Who is getting rich here? Adani or Bob Brown? The environmental defenders aren’t corporate or medial moguls.

They’re not profiteering. They’re passionate about the future.

They’re heroes. They are mums and dads, grandparents, and young people – people who actually give a shit about the future of everyone’s kids. This isn’t as Paul Murray naively says about ‘people who can feel warm and fuzzy at the other end of the country telling thousands of Queenslanders what they should be allowed to do for work’.

The future belongs to everyone, not just a few Queenslanders, and coal is not the future. To keep using coal now is like using heroin to give up heroin. So if jobs are the issue: give those thousands of Queenslanders a career in renewables.

Next Saturday the anti-Adani convoy hits Canberra – be there if you can. Don’t believe the bullshit of the mainstream media – they have their investment portfolios, not our best interests, at heart.

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ABBY’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT With a successful solo career, side projects, and a wealth of musical material and accolades under her belt, stemming from her days of fronting the much-loved platinum-selling award-winning band Leonardo’s Bride, Abby Dobson shines once more with the release of her new single Everything’s Gonna Be Alright. Released this Friday, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright is the second single to be lifted off Abby’s newly released second album It’s Okay, Sweetheart. Highlighting Dobson’s distinctive sultry vocals, the song (‘a defiant ode to optimism’) is an infectious, soulful gem and a definite standout on the album. The album was recorded in Nashville – produced by Abby and Brad Jones (Matthew Sweet, Josh Rouse), with additional production back in Australia by Josh Schuberth, and Abby’s nephew; artist/producer Simon Dobson.

It’s Okay, Sweetheart is Abby’s first solo album in ten years and is a welcome return for this dynamic singer/songwriter.

On the live front, as well as performing regularly to full houses with Lara Goodridge (Fourplay) in their chic, French outfit, Baby et Lulu, the esteemed artist has also performed alongside the likes of Paul Mac, Neil Finn, Daniel Johns, Alex Lloyd, Mark Seymour, Leo Sayer, and more.

To coincide with the release of Everything’s Gonna Be Alright Abby Dobson will perform at the Brunswick Picture House on Sunday 12 May at 4pm. Tix brunswickpicturehouse.com.

HELLO BELLO! If you’ve never been to Bellingen then you really should. It’s something special, and during Bello Winter Music, 11–14 July, when over 70 live international and Australian acts take to the stages there, it’s even better!

Bellingen is an absurdly pretty town straddling a river and nestled at the foot of the northern NSW tablelands and Dorrigo National Park. Bellingen is only 30 minutes’ drive inland from Coffs Harbour but it’s like discovering Narnia – imagine lush green hills, a silver, misty river, and purple mountains. It’s the kind of place where Frodo Baggins would feel right at home.

Just like Bello Winter Music festival itself, Bellingen, or ‘Bello’ as locals call it, is full of things to discover. It’s a laidback, friendly little festival in one of the best holiday destinations in Australia.

For nature buffs and thrill seekers alike, the mid north coast of NSW has a wealth of offerings ready to turn a festival trip into a full-blown holiday. www.bellowintermusic.com T: 66 846 195.

Quartet is a show that displays Taikoz’s trademark high-energy performance in a more scalable and flexible format ideal for smaller venues and touring. Featuring all the unique drama, vibrancy, and musicality that Taikoz is famous for, Taikoz Quartet delves deeply into the roots of the taiko drum, but with a contemporary twist.

Quartet premiered in Sydney at the Darling Quarter Theatre in May 2017 to a full house and recently performed at the Bellingen Fine Music Festival. This 70-minute work comprising four performers and a multitude of drums as well as the Shinobue (Japanese flute) takes the audience on a thrilling taikoz-style musical journey in a more intimate setting.

They play Byron Theatre on Saturday at 7.30pm.

Tix at byroncentre.com.au.

BABE RAINBOW Morning Song is the first single to be lifted from the upcoming third album by Babe Rainbow. A generous helping of folk pop, flutes, and floating harmony, acoustic guitar, late-70s electronic fox trot, and the choir of the women of the Wonderfolk. Just an optimistic announcement of new cycle, fresh air.

The new album is more musical and ambitious than previous outings, and was produced by Sam Joseph from the Flightless / King Gizzard stable. Feels authentic to the Babe Rainbow but more diverse and sophisticated, like falling in love outwards, a perfect collection of pacific vibrations, brunch in Arcadia.

Babe Rainbow sold out all their shows in 2018 across Australia, USA, France, Germany, Japan, UK, and New Zealand before taking time out for the birth of their first bambino and the recording of these new songs. 2019 sees the babes touring the world again, with The Morning Song Tour, their biggest and widest-ever tour of Australia. Special guests to be announced soon.

Babe Rainbow play the Hotel Great Northern on Saturday.

Tix are $35.20 at the northern.oztix.com.au.

THE MAGNIFICENCE AND DAVE WRAY Trumpet player and singer Cam Smith has been honing his set of almost-traditional jazz and New Orleans inspired originals for over a decade, playing at Edinburgh Fringe, Woodford Folk Festival and every pub and street corner from Canberra to Cairns. In The Magnificence, he’s finally found a gang of all-star Aussie musos that can do the tunes justice. They growl, they mewl, they cook – and they make audiences feel better about otherwise questionable life choices. Join them for a jolly afternoon at the Lismore Jazz Club. Cheap drinks, raffles, good company and there’ll be music.

Sunday May 5th, 2pm at Lismore Jazz Club, Lismore Bowls Club, Molesworth St.

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COMEDIANS IN CHARGE Australia’s favourite (only?) genuine fake Russian choir Dustyesky come together to launch local comedian Mark Swivel’s bid for a seat in Senate! The Together Party’s manifesto Making Australia Slightly Better than Average Again™ leads its ticket for a NSW seat in the federal Senate on 18 May. ‘Canberra is a toxic mess disconnected from what people want – gutsy government and a fairer deal for ordinary people,’ Swivel says.

Swivel is the MC of Dustyesky. They’ve been on The Project, Weekend Sunrise and all over ABC radio.

‘We sing songs of suffering and despair to fill your hearts with love and joy!’ Swivel said. The Russians love them after the choir was discovered by Moscow TV Channel 1 News.

Swivel and Dustyesky will be at the Hotel Brunswick for Saturday’s Campaign Launch for The Together Party from 4 till 6pm. The funniest Polli Pub Quiz you will ever see – and other surprises.

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The Byron Comedy Fest are excited to present The Comedy Collective, a triple bill that features Dave Thornton, Mel Buttle, and Nikki Britton, three sharply insightful and irreverent voices on the Australian comedy scene.

Dave Thornton has an easy charisma that has seen him become a regular on The Project. He spent four years as Fox FM’s breakfast show host Fifi Box, before ditching the big bucks to follow his first love: standup comedy. He can be seen on Hughesy We Have a Problem, Channel 9’s 20 to 1, and he’s even tried his hand at acting… on House Husbands!

Nikki Britton also has a penchant for acting. Warm, rapid fire, and self-deprecating she’s appeared on ABC’s Comedy Up Late, and on The Comedy Channel as apart of the Just For Laughs Festival.

Her most recent solo show Romanticide was nominated for Best Comedy at FringeWorld in Perth. You might know her from the popular web series Sheila and previously toured 51 Shades of Maggie Muff, where she played an Irish woman – touring for two years to soldout crowds and critical acclaim.

And then there’s Mel. No buts about Buttle, she’s bloody brilliant.

She is an incredible storyteller. Her comedy show Dog Bitch had audiences rolling over begging for more of Mel’s observations and her ability to create on-the-spot characters that are both hysterical and spot on. She has a regular column for the Courier Mail; she appeared on Please Like Me, and has written for ABC’s Ronny Cheng International Student and Network Ten’s This Week Live. If you love cooking shows, then you’ll recognise her from Bake Off, where she teams up with colleague and comedian Clair Hooper!

The Comedy Collective are all about keeping it real. Saturday 18 May at the Byron Surf Club – Tix are $50 at byroncomedyfest.com.

With more than 30 different films, the Moro Spanish Film Festival screening at Palace Byron Bay Cinemas over May 10– 26 promises audiences a true cinematic cultural celebration. The program offers dramas, comedies, thrillers and documentaries from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and of course Spain, and this year the festival also throws the spotlight on female directors.

The Spanish Film Festival’s opening night promises to be a night to remember as guests enjoy a pre-film sangria, and a post-film fiesta in the new cinema’s spacious foyer, with drinks and delicious tapas plus music from Spanish guitarist Bart Stenhouse. The openingnight film Champions, Javier Fesser’s critically acclaimed, awardwinning box-office smash hit, is a ‘comedic slam-dunk’, a crowdpleasing, feelgood film about the importance of trust, sympathy, and breaking down prejudice.

As part of its Spotlight on Female Directors, the festival features 11 films from established directors and fresh new voices, including The Good Girls, a scathing and glamorous depiction of the wives of upper-class men in 1982 Mexico. Break, a comedy/drama about six old friends who reunite for a weekend away with their children only to have revelations of secrets, lies, unrequited desires, and accumulated frustrations arise. In Carmen & Lola, Bilbao-born writer/director Arantxa Echevarría and her exceptional nonprofessional cast deliver an empathetic portrayal of forbidden love in a repressive society that is inspiring, necessary, and beautiful.

Also sure to be popular are 70 Big Ones featuring barrel-loads of intrigue, suspense, and action with a perfect peppering of black humour; A March To Remember, a recreation of real-life events from March 1976 when a general strike was called in the Spanish city of Vitoria and five workers were murdered by the central government; and the debut feature Love Beats, Roberto Buseo’s rollercoaster tale of heartbreak and joy starring newcomer Gonzálo Fernández and Spanish-British actor/model Charlotte Vega.

Looking For a Boyfriend… For My Wife is an entertaining and heartfelt comedy about a man in a matrimonial crisis who cooks up a foolish scheme to trick his wife into wanting to separate, and in Super Crazy actress Natalia Oreiro delivers a powerhouse performance of energy and charisma as a woman who takes a remedy that makes her unable to stop speaking her mind.

There’s no shortage of gripping thrillers and heart-stopping dramas including Rojo, a critically lauded, superbly sinister and stylish thriller from Benjamin Nais that lays bare the complacency and corruption of pre-coup Argentina, and Common Blood, Miguel Cohan’s wicked Argentinian thriller featuring powerhouse performances by Latin American titans Óscar Martínez and Paulina García.

The 2019 Moro Spanish Film Festival. 10–26 May at Palace Byron Bay Cinemas. More info available at the cinema and online at www.palacecinemas.com.au.

SEE MORE OF ANDREW SEAN GREER ABOUT Byron Writers Festival is bringing Pulitzer prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer to town on Wednesday 8 May to talk about his book that took the literary world by storm, Less.

Less is a comic novel that tracks the adventures of a lovelorn, dejected, and gay writer Arthur Less, whose mishaps and misfortunes reveal the aches and insecurities of middle age. The first comic novel to win a Pulitzer in years, Less

has since appeared on bestseller lists, received rave reviews and continues to make cultural waves via its hapless antihero protagonist. As Ron Charles from The Washington Post rightly said, ‘As a novel, it’s delightful. As a Pulitzer winner, it’s a unicorn.’

Andrew Sean Greer is the author of bestsellers The Confessions of Max Tivoli and Less. He has taught at a number of universities, been a TODAY Show pick, a

LESS New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow, a judge for the National Book Award, and a winner of the California Book Award and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award.

Andrew Sean Greer will appear in conversation with local author Jesse Blackadder. 6pm Wednesday 8 May at the Byron Theatre. Tickets from $25 via byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on or call 6685 5115.

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TO FLY OR NOT TO FLY? In a world where climate change is an issue should we be travelling for pleasure? Join Dr Carl Cleves for an entertaining and thought-provoking evening at the Byron Services Club on Thursday when he shares his insights into the philosophy and the ethics of travel and nationality. What are our motives and responsibilities in a world where air travel is too cheap to ignore?

How do we step out of the travelling frame, and what are we truly seeing? What does nationality means in a globalised world with rising populism? Carl has written and recorded six solo albums and six award-winning albums with The Hottentots.

In his memoir Tarab. Travels with My Guitar Carl takes the reader on adventure-strewn journeys through Africa, Asia, the Pacific region, and South America.

S10. Only 40 attendees. To reserve please go to the Meet Up website of the Philo Cafe. Byron Services Club, Thurs at 7pm.

THE STUDY OF LIGHT Luminous celebrates the study of light by Northern Rivers-based artist Colleen DaRosa. Colleen DaRosa is particularly concerned with the impact of what she identifies as slow light on an object… the way natural ambient light is constantly changing its effect on a work. DaRosa’s work in encaustic, Plexiglas, and paper offer a palpable experience of light at play. Her paintings highlight the translucence and lustrous quality of encaustic medium. At night, these works operate as glowing objects of dynamic colour when lit by LED lights. Lustrous reflections and variation in transparency and opacity capture and confound light’s pathways. Ella Dreyfus of the National Art School has described DaRosa’s surfaces as ‘luminous and luscious… moments of saturated colour contrast with the absence of weight and the presence of light’. A Nordicinfluenced aesthetic is tangible in Luminous. DaRosa’s motifs and architectonic devices echo the way in which the glow of light and natural forms seep into the fabric of Nordic design and architecture. DaRosa’s light-box series Light Confections (2017) are installed above The Coffee Grinder (in Lateen Lane as part of the Elysium Project). The Light Pools series (which forms part of her new Luminous exhibition) relates to a similar thematic, but here she seeks to amplify the presence of ambient light. In her relief-paper sculptures the encaustic saturation allows light to penetrate into pools of colour. The exhibition runs at Lone Goat Gallery, Byron, until 15 May.

Jeff Green is one of my favourite comics. I could listen to him talk for hours. He doesn’t tell jokes; he delivers stories, observations, insights.

He unravels behaviour, he passes comment, he heckles life. His ideas are complex but delivered simply.

He’s a natural raconteur, and it’s no surprise that he is such a lauded comic in the UK. In fact had Jeff not fallen in love with an Aussie girl and moved over here to the big brown land of obscurity then he’d probably be bigger than Russell Brand. Or Ricky. But that’s just speculation. The truth is, Jeff Green is very, very funny.

It’s because he’s very very clever. He started out you know as a chemical engineer. Then things went a bit pear shaped. I asked Jeff to finish these sentences, to get a sneaky peek into that fabulous brain of his.

If I weren’t a comedian… I’d be the world’s unhappiest chemical engineer.

What I have learnt about life is… it ain’t fair. The sooner you accept that the happier you will be.

The secret to getting more out of life is to… accumulate enough worries that you can rarely sleep.

When I was a kid I thought… and that’s when the problems started.

The people I most want to impress… is thankfully a list that gets smaller every day.

When I am alone… I say ‘finally, noone left to impress’.

One of the things I most like to do naked is…

10-pin bowling. It’s very niche.

If I could have dinner with anyone on the planet it would have to be…

Margot Robbie.

My biggest personal challenge is… giving a f***!

My mother always said…

Have you eaten?

The other kids at school… were so much funnier than me.

The biggest misconception about comedians… Is they can be funny about anything.

When I have a great gig… it makes everything worthwhile.

POETRY IN VIDEO Poetry + Video is a touring program of shorts from around the world.

This hour-long collection surveys diverse contemporary expressions of poetry in video.

Video poetry is an area of filmmaking with origins reaching far back into cinema history, especially within the areas of the experimental and avant garde. Beyond this, it is a modern manifestation of poetry itself, which began in ancient time as an oral form, and has been adapting and evolving with new technologies ever since.

Curated by Marie Caraven and featuring poets Matt Hetherington and Bronwen Manger. Garden Gallery in Murwillumbah on Saturday at 7.30pm – $10

The things that make me laugh… are cruel, dark, and have a fart noise in there somewhere.

The album I love most that embarrasses me… John Denver’s Greatest Hits.

When I dance I like to… be listening to music.

What should we expect for your show at Byron Comedy Fest? This is the least interesting question on an otherwise cool list. Oops… sorry, Jeff.

Jeff Green joins Dan Willis and Bob Franklin for Best of Brits – two shows at Byron Comedy Fest – Friday 17 May at 6.45pm and Saturday at 6pm. Shows are $40 with tix on byroncomedyfest.com.

A PRUDENT MAN What makes the Trumps, the Abbotts, and the Hansons of this world tick? What would happen if their world started to shift ever so slightly?

Embodying their slogans, mannerisms and headlines, A Prudent Man is an amalgamation of recent history’s conservative politicians.

Hot on the tail of the US elections, this speculative piece inspired by real-life political events and people is a dark comedic political thriller that was the critical and audience hit at both the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival and the 2017 Perth Fringe World Festival.

Writer and director Katy Warner recently won the 2016 AWGIE for Best Children’s Theatre for Reasons to Stay Inside and the 2017 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for The Trip. Her 2013 Melbourne Fringe play Dropped was nominated for two Green Room Awards and has been performed in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, and Edinburgh. Her debut novel will be published by Black Ink in 2018.

Performer Lyall Brooks has appeared in the Helpmann Awardnominated North by Northwest (Arts Centre Melbourne), The Heretic (MTC), and Sunday in the Park with George (Victorian Opera). He has received three Green Room award nominations for Patricia Cornelius’s Savages, The Pride for Red Stitch and The Thing About Men (Magnormos). Recent TV appearances include Neighbours and the final season of HBO’s The Leftovers. At the Byron Theatre on Friday 10 May.

IT’S ALL A DREAM I got married at the Bangalow A&I Hall.

I wanted a garden wedding, but it was pissing down. Everyone kept saying, ‘It’s good luck’. It didn’t feel like good luck, and I guess considering we’re divorced now, it wasn’t such good luck after all. We had 200 people coming to our ceremony – so we had to do it in the hall. I was really disappointed. I love the hall but it didn’t have the magic of an outdoor setting.

Well, at least I thought it didn’t. I will never forget the silk draped on every wall, the giant rose wall sculptures – and the sound – the echoes of our laughter, of our family and friends, kept safe and dry within the four walls, and the thunderous sound of rain on tin. It was incredible. It really made me love that hall more than I did already.

NORPA had a huge success with their show Dreamland back in 2016, which focused on

the stories of Eureka Hall. This time they tell the story of the Bangalow A&I Hall. Set at the Bangalow A&I Hall, directed and devised

by NORPA artistic director Julian Louis with writer Janis Balodis and a multi-talented cast, Dreamland was initially developed in association with Arts Northern Rivers’ If These Halls Could Talk project. Bangalow A&I Hall, Wed 15 – Sat 25 May, 7.30pm. www.norpa.org.au or 1300 066 772

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ARIES: Yes, sometimes people aren’t what they pretend to be and no, full-frontal confrontation isn’t recommended. Consider expectation-management instead: primarily your own. Stay cool, take notes, and process emotions before doing anything irreversible. Press pause on that urgent conversation, and who knows, you mightn’t have even have to have it.

TAURUS: When the weekend’s once-a-year Taurus new moon opens your cosmic opportunity portal invitingly wide, if one door closes remember you can always open it again if you choose: that’s how doors work. Especially now eloquent, multi-skilled, versatile Mercury in your sign’s urging you to make that move and ask for what you want.

GEMINI: New moon in your house of closure puts something to rest, leaving you free to think big about what excites you. The present trifecta of planetary retrogrades are good news for you Gems, blending your intelligence and intuition for a more mature and considered approach to relationships of all kinds.

CANCER: Life feeling a bit dry? Water it with some Cancerian nurturing.

Humanitarian energy’s strong this week, and being part of a team could make valuable connections. If taskmaster Saturn sends something back to the drawing board for realistic, practical adjusting, aim for an end result that’s more effective – and profitable.

LEO: This week’s overstocked on stubborn, fixed energetics which lead to charged situations and drama. If tensions escalate, don’t go overboard and blow things out of proportion – be flexible. And creative.

Consider juicy, enjoyable ways of problem solving, like sharing a meal, giving a gift, or going for a walk and talk.

VIRGO: Something not quite working out like you planned? As the zen saying goes: Obstacles don’t block the path, they are the path.

So collaborate: group-think it through. But be astute, acute, clear, and alert to being pressured or bulldozed into anything by anyone – especially your own inner micromanager.

URANUS, MERCURY, SUN, AND NEW MOON IN TAURUS INVITE US TO ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF NATURE’S ABUNDANT TABLE AND GIVE GRATITUDE FOR THE PRACTICAL MAGIC OF MAY…

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LIBRA: When this weekend’s sensual Venusian new moon livens up the affection section of Libran partners and playmates, have a go at making those mood swings and relationship tussles into a game. With so many tempting distractions and inviting treats on offer this week you’ll really have to pull focus to balance the work/fun ratio.

SCORPIO: New moon in your opposite zodiac sign is romantic rocket fuel for rekindling your love life or jump-starting it. Or launching a team project close to your heart, especially one that benefits the planetary family. If initial setbacks seem disappointing, the silver lining of hindsight will show them as opportunities for improvement.

SAGITTARIUS: If life downshifts into a bit of a plod, relax and enjoy time out having a rethink rather than battling against invisible resistance.

Check in with your head: are you ‘shoulding’ yourself or someone else with unrealistic expectations? Let your body speak next. Then listen to your heart..

CAPRICORN: This week’s passionate opinions, dramatic reactions, and stubborn unbudgeability could definitely be draining, so tune into the goodnews vein of current energetics: creative thinking, Venusian pleasures, sensual body treats, and artistic endeavours that not only make you feel great, but give you a competitive edge.

AQUARIUS: With emotions running hot and cold, clouding our ability to see clearly, if others misunderstand your meaning and misconstrue your intent, you might find the dynamics of this week’s galactic gumbo challenging. In which case comfort food’s.

PISCES: With a trio of retrograde outer planets, including Saturn doing its annual backflip, glitches and resets are likely to be inner, subtle, and personal.

Someone might not be who you thought they were – but whatever happens, remember that ritual and ceremony nourish life, making it richer, deeper, and more resonant this week and every other.

THE CHAPERONE At one point, Norma, the chaperone (Elizabeth McGovern), says to Louise, the young lady who is in her care (Haley Lu Richardson), ‘I can’t believe you told me that last night’. I had no idea what Louise had told her, because this is one of those movies in which it’s all too easy for your mind to wander. But though you might drift off, it’s just as easy to channel back into what is happening, for the story is uncomplicated and warmhearted, with sympathetic characters. The famous silentscreen actress Louise Brooks grew up in Wichita, Kansas, but all she ever wanted was to study dance in New York. When offered a place at an academy in the Big Apple, her mother hired Norma, whose marriage was floundering after she had learnt of her husband’s long-running peccadillo, to look after her teenage daughter. The ambitious, confident Louise was hurtling towards a glittering future, whereas the Norma was retracing her past, in which she was raised by nuns in a home for ‘friendless girls’. The rapport between the two actresses is the secret to the film’s success – the starlet’s prettiness and cheekiness contrasting perfectly with the older woman’s prim provinciality. Physically, Richardson does not quite convince as a dancer, and at times McGovern’s amazed expression at every performance she sees comes across as extremely twee, but I liked them both and quickly grew fond of their company.

Romance arrives in the form of Joseph (Géza Röhrig), the mumbling WWI refugee whose little girl is being raised by the same nuns who were responsible for Norma’s upbringing. With a screenplay by Julian Fellowes Downton Abbey, Gosford Park, among many others), you know that you are going to be gently guided towards emotional crises rather than prodded with a pick, and it is a softly-softly approach that proves to be ideal for his subject matter. It’s an undemanding but charming movie, with an upbeat postscript to make you happy for the way Louise Brooks’s career panned out.

GLORIA BELL There is a lot of hype surrounding Chilean writer/director Sebastián Lelio’s remake of the film of the same name that he shot in Spanish in 2013. As part of cinema’s trend towards movies which look at the status of women in contemporary society, it has been praised to the hilt, but I found it flat, almost turgid with its ponderous pace and, in the end, as frustrating as it was joyless – perhaps it needed a female director to find more positivity in Gloria Bell’s life, to not constantly see her as a victim, and to allow her to live up to her name. As the eponymous central character, Julianne Moore is faultless, but the person she portrays is rather too resigned to her fate, too passive to feel genuine sympathy for. Gloria is twelve years divorced from Dustin BF Baby Friendly SP Kh][aYd Hj]k]flYlagf PS Private Screening

(Brad Garrett), works for an insurance company in LA, drinks too much, goes clubbing, regularly and lives the sort of life that does not countenance the idea of turning off the phone when dining in a restaurant. On the dancefloor one night, she meets Arnold (John Turturro), an evasive but affectionate fellow with whom she hits it off. As far as plot goes, there is not much more to it than that. Initially, Arnold is Mister Right, the next minute he has unaccountably disappeared, hiding from her his domestic circumstances. This is a sad and patronising portrayal of woman ‘who can’t live without a man’. There are instances that are implausible at best, while Gloria’s lack of self-confidence and her fatalism contribute heavily to the movie’s growing ennui. Lelio provides a through-line with probably too many go-to shots of Gloria driving her car and singing along with radio songs that indicate her state of mind, and then attempts her salvation with a nearly funny paint-ball scene at Arnold’s house before letting Gloria lose herself yet again in the nothingness of dancing with the mob. At least in the end she discovers that a cat can be a comforting friend.

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THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (PG) Daily: 12:45PM

BURNING (M) Daily: 3:00PM, 8:15PM

LONG SHOT (M) NFT Daily: 1:15PM, 3:50PM, 6:30PM, 8:45PM MISSING LINK (PG) Daily: 10:00AM

THE CHAPERONE (PG) Daily: 3:45PM, 8:50PM COLD WAR (M) Daily: 1:50PM

PEPPA PIG FESTIVAL OF FUN (G) Daily: 10:00AM, 11:40AM

DUMBO (PG) Daily: 10:10AM

SHAZAM (M) Daily: 1:15PM, 6:00PM

THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF THE FAKIR (M) Daily: 10:00AM, 4:00PM, 9:30PM

TOP END WEDDING (M) NFT Daily: 10:50AM, 1:20PM, 3:50PM, 6:15PM, 8:45PM

FIVE FEET APART (M) Daily except Sat, Sun: 11:00AM

WOMAN AT WAR (M) Daily: 10:00AM, 4:30PM, 6:40PM

GLORIA BELL (M) Daily: 12:10PM, 2:20PM, 6:00PM

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Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7.30PM MAGNETIC FORCE

Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 7PM JAMES SCOTT Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM B SYDE Q LOCURA, BYRON BAY, 8PM JONO MA + EVA J

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CARLBERGG QUARTET

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

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM JASON DELPHIN

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7AM CHEYNNE MURPHY DUO

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM STREET LEVEL PRESENTS COPYCAT + STAUNCH

Q BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8PM SHYBABY

Q BYRON THEATRE 6.30PM PGS INTUITION MOVIE SCREENING + LIVE Q&A PRESENTED BY GUY LAWRENCE, BILL BENNETT & MATT OMO Q BYRON FARMERS MARKET 8AM ELENA B WILLIAMS Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM QUACKERS Q LOCURA, BYRON BAY, 7PM CHERRY POP DRAG NIGHT Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM THURSDAY TAKEOVER WITH DJ REFLEX + FRIENDS

Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM BILL JACOBI’S ROGUE ELEMENTS Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 7.30PM JON J BRADLEY

Q BYRON THEATRE 6.30PM THE POWER OF SOUND

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, THE SWAMPS

Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM TANGLE

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SOUL’D

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM CONCRETE SURFERS + GARAGE SALE + DEMI CASHA

THURSDAY 2

Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 5PM JOSH LEE HAMILTON

Q STOKERS SIDING MEMORIAL HALL 7.30PM STOKERS SIDING FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME Q LENNOX HOTEL 10PM PISTOL WHIP Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6.30PM NARELLE HARRIS, 6.30PM MILO GREEN Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM DJ DISCO STATIK Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM TWO MEN AND A LADYZ Q CASINO GOLF CLUB 7.30PM DRUMMER NOT INCLUDED

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 2PM DANIELLE GOULLET PRESENTS, 3.30PM TROMBONE KELLY, JUNIORS 5PM THE GREEN SINATRAS, THE STAGE 9PM UNDERCOVER Q CURRUMBIN PUB 8PM SERIAL KILLER DINNER PARTY, KOBRAKAI, THE GOLDBLOOMS, JAMES BONDAGE & THE SAFEWORDS

SATURDAY 4 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY BABE RAINBOW Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, BYRON LIGHTHOUSE BAND Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DJ LONGTIME, 9PM DJ LORDY WARDY

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM THE TOGETHER PARTY CAMPAIGN LAUNCH AND FUNDRAISER, 7PM THE DISCO DISCIPLES Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM DEAD CREEK RISING Q CLUB MULLUM, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM THE SWAMP CATS Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6.30PM LEIGH JAMES

MYSTERY IN THE AIR! PRESENTED BY BYRON THEATRE Wednesday 1 May, 7.30pm Full $30 | Conc $25 | Byron Theatre Club $25 | Ages 10+

Thursday 2 May, 6.30pm Full $30 | Concession $25

Friday 3 May, 6.30pm All tickets $18

Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, THE INSOMNIACS

Q LISMORE JAZZ CLUB, LISMORE CITY BOWLO 2PM THE MAGNIFICENCE

Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB, 7.30PM THE RAIDERS Q CASINO GOLF CLUB 8PM KARAOKE Q THE GARDEN GALLERY, MURWILLUMBAH, 7.30PM POETRY + VIDEO Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM THE MERLIN Q ROWAN ROBINSON PARK, KINGSCLIFF, 1PM SATURDAY SESSIONS – MUSIC IN THE PARK – BLACKBOI

Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM BRETT HEALY PROJECT Q CUDGEN SURF CLUB, KINGSCLIFF, PRESTON Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM VIPER ROOM

Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 6.30PM TAHLIA MATHESON

MONDAY 6 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, WHEN HARRY MET SWANNY

Q BYRON THEATRE 9.30AM THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE – NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE SCREENING, 7.30PM TAIKOZ 4TET LIVE!

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM BEST OF THE BEE GEES, THE STAGE 9PM UNDERCOVER

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JAMIE ASHFORTH

Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 6PM OPEN MIC

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, FERGO

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM HEED THE PORTER Q LOCURA, BYRON BAY, 8PM IAIN HAYES

SUNDAY 5

TUESDAY 7 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, MARSHALL OKELL Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, PETER C & DR BAZ Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM LEIGH JAMES Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET) Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM HIP-HOP HOORAY LIVE DJS Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 7PM GLOVER AND SORRENSEN WITH MC MANDY NOLAN

WEDNESDAY 8 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, STEPHEN LOVELIGHT Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM BEN WALSH

Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 2PM BEN CAMDEN, 7PM ROMI

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 4PM BAREFOOT BEAT UONE

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 2.30PM LINE DANCING WITH RUSSELL HINTON, 6.30PM MARK WILSON’S DANCE NIGHT

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 1PM SOCIAL NEW VOGUE DANCING, 6PM MICHAEL HICKEY

Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM DJ DAYLEE

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM 4’20 SOUND REGGAE NIGHT Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM MONSIEUR DIOP (DJ SET)

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, GRIZZLEE TRAIN

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM SUPERCHEESE, 8PM TOM & JARRY

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 9.30AM THE PICTURE HOUSE CHOIR

Saturday 4 May, 9.30am Full $25 | Conc $23 | BT Club $20 | U18 $15 | Group of 10+ $15

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM ANDREW SEAN GREER: LESS Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM EVA J (DJ SET) Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM DJ MY HAPPY PLACE Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 1.30PM LONG GONE DADDYS, 6.30PM THE WANDERERS

FRIDAY 3 MAY 4.30 TO 7.30PM

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Q SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL, 12PM ELENA B WILLIAMS

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 1PM ELEPHANT ROCK, 6PM JAKE MEYWES BAND

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6685 6807

Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 11AM THE BALLINA COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 3PM LUKE HAYWARD

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Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM RICKETY ROCK

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM MONEY SHOT

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Saturday 4 May, 7.30pm Full $43.80 | Conc $38.80 | BT Club $33.80 | Family of 4 $107.60

Q BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 2PM NUDGE NUDGE WINK WINK – DJS PHIL PERRY & SCOTT PULLEN, DALE STEPHEN & LORD SUT

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ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

0439 624 945

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02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 IWIRE ANTENNAS David Levine FAST Service Antenna Repairs and Replacements ......0402 022111

INDEX Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........39 Acupuncture .................................39 Agent ...........................................39 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....39 Antennas & Installation.................39 Antiques / Restoration ..................39 App Developers .............................39 Appliance Repair ...........................39 Architects .....................................39 Automotive...................................39 Bathroom Renovations..................39 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters39 Bricklaying....................................39 Building Trades .............................39 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........39 Carpet Cleaning ............................39 Chimney Sweeping........................39 Chiropractic ..................................39 Cleaning .......................................39 Computer Services ........................40 Concreting & Paving ......................40 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............40 Dentists ........................................40 Design & Drafting..........................40 Driveway Maintenance ..................40 Earthmoving & Excavation.............40 Electricians ...................................40 Fencing .........................................40 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............40 Garage Doors ................................40 Garden & Property Maintenance....40 Garden Design ..............................41 Gas Suppliers ................................41 Glaziers.........................................41 Graphic Design ..............................41 Guttering ......................................41 Handypersons ...............................41

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

Health ..........................................41 Hire ..............................................41 Kitchens........................................41 Landscape Design .........................41 Landscape Supplies .......................41 Landscaping .................................41 Lighting ........................................41 Locksmith .....................................41 Osteopathy ...................................41 Painting........................................41 Pest Control ..................................41 Photography .................................42 Physiotherapy ...............................42 Picture Framing ............................42 Plastering .....................................42 Plumbers ......................................42 Printing & Copying Services ...........42 Removalists ..................................42 Roofing.........................................42 Roofing Maintenance ....................42 Rubbish Removal ..........................42 Scrap Metal Merchants ..................42 Screenprinting ..............................42 Septic Systems ..............................42 Sewing & Alterations.....................42 Solar Installation ..........................42 Stonemasons ................................42 Swimming Pools ...........................43 Tiling ............................................43 Tree Services .................................43 Upholstery ....................................43 Valuers .........................................43 Veterinary Surgeons......................43 Water Filters .................................43 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .........43 Welding ........................................43 Window Tinting ............................43

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION APP DEVELOPERS

Have an idea? We can build it. iOS and Android apps written in native code.

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ARCHITECTS

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

AUTOMOTIVE

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714 EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695

CARPET CLEANING • Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

Call Kane

0410 534 081

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

15+ years experience. Free quotes.

Licence # 289899C

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS LOCAL

SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services 14 Manns Road, Mullumbimby Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

6684 2783

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137

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Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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

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

PLANTATIONSHUTTERS AWNINGS

SPECIALISTS IN HOME AUTOMATION

ROLLERBLINDS

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Honest and North Byron Reliable Service

Blinds www.northbyronblinds.com.au

For all your window furnishings needs

We come to you

0404 421 518 free M & Q

BRICKLAYING BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268

Lic 246545C

– Sales – Installation – Repairs – All Commercial Refrigeration – Residential & Commercial Airconditioning – Coolroom Design & Construction – Freezer Rooms

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR WINDOW TREATMENTS

PLEASE CALL AU 37088

Green & Clean

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

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282

CURTAINS

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FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

(02) 6684 1001

CHIROPRACTIC

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

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

SUNSCREENS

ON OUR COMPLETE RANGE OF QUALITY

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TLC

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Kevin & Margaret Bower

Affordable bathroom renovations are our speciality. From a simple makeover, to a total transformation, we deliver on our guarantee of workmanship and price.

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

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

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 CARPENTER All work types, 20 years exp, free quotes, fully insured, no job too small...0473 027848 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 ATELIER LUKE, Luke Haward, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ..................................0401 875535

02 6680 8862

& producer 0407 076 374

BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177 CARPENTER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ................66845035 or 0414 842602

HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060

ACUPUNCTURE

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BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162

RENOVATION SPECIALIST Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C .......0402 434154

LOOKING FOR A XERO BOOKKEEPER? byronbaybookkeeper@gmail.com Call Drasta 0400 971480

Byron & Co Agent Ranger V. F. M. ‘THE BUSH’

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677

CARPENTER BUILDER Extend, renos, cabins, sheds. Peter Bergin Lic 147887C..................0432 060110

BOOKKEEPER Local and reliable .................................. barbarasbookkeeping.com.au 0402 118649

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DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis..................................................66842559

Josh 0406 351 730

CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C...0431 674377

APPLIANCE REPAIR

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS For a free quote call Paul ..................................................0423 852559

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960

Renovation • Alteration • Carpentry

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998

YOUR LOCAL APP DEVELOPERS

0419 260 726

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Builder/carpenter • Owner-builder friendly • Fully insured • Lic 269566C

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

Call Peter

Grow Building

BUILDING TRADES • DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonable market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

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

CLEANING

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• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6687 4655 or 0412 495750

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Award Winning Builders • Renovations • Extensions • New Homes Darren Paxton

0412 497 637

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BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street .....................................................................................66842644

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BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

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

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kylie-anne@sanctuaryservices.com.au 0410 630 042 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447 DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601 BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239

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COMPUTER SERVICES

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0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228 MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449 RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

CONCRETING & PAVING

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ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708

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

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1800 763 911 | 0417 415 474 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ...........................66771852 or 0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

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

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

Augers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

6684 0160 | 0439 840 160 | 0421 460 932 NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690 ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing & 5T Tipper Rock Grab + other attachments ........0417 920300

40 The Byron Shire Echo lÍơ Ǩǽ NJǧǨǰ

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

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

Augers and rock grab available.

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173

DECKS

0414 905 900

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283 Lic.136717c

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

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FENCING

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

0458 267 777

PACIFIC BITUMEN

Professional Cleaning Services

rs or repai No s a l e

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

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

fullcirclerefinishing.com

Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds

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

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Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

www.mygeekmate.com.au | mark@P\JHHNPDWH FRP DX HHN NP P DX

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

Lic no. 141097C

Window Cleaning Professionals

Blue Sky

0439 624 945

Domestic Commercial

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

Full Circle

24 HOUR SERVICE

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

Lic: 154293c

CLEANING (continued)

Acreage Mowing Specialist $75/hr | Mini excavation $90/hr

Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

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Service Directory THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping â&#x20AC;˘ Paving â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework â&#x20AC;˘ Timber work â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining wall â&#x20AC;˘ Garden maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Planting â&#x20AC;˘ TurďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Mulching â&#x20AC;˘ Hedging â&#x20AC;˘ Lawns

0434 329 111

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

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

GUTTERING

OSTEOPATHY

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

OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

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

HANDYPERSONS

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

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247

PAINTING

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required

20 years experience in residential & acreage care

R E LIAB LE

Caring for all your garden needs

Mowing, Brushcutting, Hedge trimming.

Fully insured

Michael 0497 842 442

GARDENBOY.

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

BYRON BAY

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

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

GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovations, maintenance.......................................0402 281638

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

HEALTH â&#x20AC;˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MALIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

HIRE

BYRON AND TWEED

Superior Specialised Horticultural Garden Care www.gardenboy.com.au

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509

Lic No 189144C

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

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

YVES DE WILDE

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

BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

KITCHENS D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

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BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 BYRON BAY GARDENING & CLEANING SERVICES High pressure water cleaning .......0401 739656 FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501 STEVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Acerage mowing, general prop main, fully insured...0488550988

â&#x20AC;˘ Sand â&#x20AC;˘ Soils â&#x20AC;˘ Gravels â&#x20AC;˘ Pots & statues â&#x20AC;˘ Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

PAINTER 30 years exp. Available 7 days pw. Great rates. Call Bert.................................0491 334459 ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

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

SOIL

CRACKER DUST

MULCH GRAVEL

ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

GAS SUPPLIERS landscaping supplies

0266 804555

PEST CONTROL

Professional Property Protection you can Trust â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice!

No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

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LANDSCAPING

Reliable

02 6681 6555

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

GLAZIERS

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

ASSET

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588 Mirrors â&#x20AC;˘ Security doors and screens Shower screens â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial glazing

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LIGHTING

PEST SOLUTIONS SAFE & EFFECTIVE

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

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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www.sanctuarypest.com.au

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Tree Faerie Fotos

REMOVALISTS

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP

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

Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

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

PHYSIOTHERAPY

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SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

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

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PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

SCREENPRINTING

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

â&#x20AC;˘ Freight services to Brisbane weekly â&#x20AC;˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â&#x20AC;˘ Furniture removal â&#x20AC;˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

0409 917646

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

PICTURE FRAMING

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

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444

PLASTERING

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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

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

0434 391 855

PLUMBERS Licence No. 207479C

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

â&#x20AC;˘ plumbing.td@bigpond.com

0418 754 149 â&#x20AC;˘ 07 5523 9930

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Motion Mover Septic Pumping & Vacuum Excavation

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Chay 0429 805 081

motionmover@bigpond.com 0428 813 310 Multiple Tank Discounts | EPA & Council Approved 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

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

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

SOLAR INSTALLATION

0434 391 855

Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 MOVE SMOOTHLY. For help & support with your move. Bridget...................................0429 335501

Call us on 6679 7228

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

Electric Lic 124600c

ROOFING DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

0490 025 872 simonplumbs@gmail.com

MONTYS METAL LIC 327106C

SIMONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PLUMBING

SIMON HERBERT

LICENSED PLUMBER + GASFITTER FRIENDLY + RELIABLE SERVICE

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

Hot/cold water plumbing Solar hot water Gas ďŹ tting Mechanical services Core drilling Drainage & storm water maintenance & installation

hello@treechangeplumbing.com.au

Servicing Ballina to Tweed & everywhere in between! Lic 333670C

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TREE CHANGE PLUMBING 0420 371 151

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NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

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Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good with Solar Patrick - 0425 256 802

Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home

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

MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889

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ROOFING MAINTENANCE Pressure cleaning ABN 26565531984 Gutter Cleaning RTN Roof re-pointing / Painting

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

Roof

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

Restoration

CALL RYAN 0412 873 816

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232

COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990. Water specialist. Mullum/Byron .....0434 273726 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL + tip runs. 7sqm trailer, reliable. Same day service. Best rates ...0413 289443

STONEMASONS

PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633 EVERGREEN TIP RUNS and rubbish removal, 8x5 trailer, heavy duty...........................0427 176771 JAKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STONEMASONRY. Check me out on Instagram .................................................0457 074139

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Service Directory SWIMMING POOLS

VALUERS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

• All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing

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

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

VETERINARY SURGEONS

73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003

LdS Silviculture

POOL OWNERS, WE COME TO YOU!

Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

Call Luke 0468 829 756

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

• Pool Cleaning & Servicing • Equipment Sales & Repairs • Pool Heating & Covers • Automatic Cleaners & Robots • Water Testing & Chemicals

131 546

Ballina / Byron Bay / Tweed Heads / Gold Coast / Murwillumbah

TILE & GROUT CLEANING WINTER SPECIAL:

0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au

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TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 FLOOR & WALL TILING & WATERPROOFING. Lic no 157459C Ian ..............................0459 559237 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 HART TREE SERVICES 18” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES..................Happy to help. Andrew....................0412 558890 The Fully Insured Professionals LEAF IT TO US Skilled climbing, chipping & stump grinding. Fully insured, free quote .0402 487213 • Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

UPHOLSTERY

Mark Linder Qualified Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

1300 384 766

info@evirongroup.com.au www.evirongroup.com.au

• Tree felling & removal • Stump grinding • Chipping • Pruning • Clean up work • Spider lift / cherry picker

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years.

Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.

0408 232 066

The Water Filter Experts

AREAS WE SERVICE

TILING

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

WATER FILTERS

We provide professional & reliable tree services to make your environment safe and healthy.

MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839 BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

720 200 396 508

MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICE 24hrs, 7 days........................................................ 6684 0735

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Water purification systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water filters

$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545 MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383 WWW.DELAFORJA.COM-Unique Custom Gates, Railings & More, Made Locally..........0404 292344

WINDOW TINTING

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings, curtains & outdoor. ................................0403 713303 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

Classifieds INDEX Birthdays ................................ 46 Business For Sale ................. 45 Business Opportunity ............ 45 Childcare................................ 43 For Sale ................................. 44 Garage Sales......................... 45 Halls For Hire......................... 44 Health Notices ....................... 43

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

In Memoriam.......................... 46

AT THE ECHO HEAD

Motor Vehicles ....................... 45

OFFICE

Musical Notes ........................ 45

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

Only Adults ............................ 46

Positions Vacant .................... 45

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Professional Services ............ 43

EMAIL ADS

Pets ........................................ 46

Public Notices ........................ 43 Share Accommodation .......... 45 Social Escorts........................ 46 Tenders .................................. 44 To Lease ................................ 45 To Let ..................................... 45 Tradework .............................. 44 Tree Services ......................... 44 Tuition .................................... 45 Wanted .................................. 45 Work Wanted ......................... 45

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.

The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein.

The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

PUBLIC NOTICES

MUSIC, FOOD, SHOPPING & KIDS FUN

BYRON MARKET Sunday 5 May 8am – 3pm Butler St Reserve

On sale at The Echo

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

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SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH

8AM TO 2PM YAC, 1 GILMORE CRS WWW.BYS.ORG.AU/BYRONFLEA Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre Connecting the Byron Shire Community

FIND OUT HOW THE ROT BEGAN

BRUNSWICK HEADS MARKETS Saturday 4th May, 2019

MEMORIAL PARK, BRUNSWICK HEADS Phone 6628 4495 No dogs please

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

Phone 0424025271

HELP OUR COMMUNITY

PROF. SERVICES

VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED

DENTURES

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.

Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landfill and in people’s bellies.

THE BYRON SHIRE

netdaily

BYRON FLEA MARKET

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.

These prices include GST.

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/ classified-ads

HAMMER & HAND Jewellery, access benches for rent $15 10am–4pm. Jewellery & Metal Collective, Ti Tree Place, Arts & Industry Estate, Byron Bay. Ph 0409960614

So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

HEALTH WWW.THESPIRITTEMPLE.COM Readings, Massage & Somatic Therapy Call Kristine 0406582418

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

LIVE THE LIFE

that you want to be living!

Resolve blockages with a practitioner who balances physical, mental, emotional and spiritual elements in conjunction with each other, finding the root causes of any problems and clearing them.

Kinesiology North Coast Ph 0403125506 Registered practitioner. www.kinesiologynorthcoast.com.au

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Classifieds

For North Coast news online visit

HEALTH continued

Psychotherapy

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

TRADEWORK

Body Based

Somatic Practice

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

Julie Wells Anne Goslett

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

(nee Mannix)

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching

HALLS FOR HIRE

(02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

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

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

TREE SERVICES

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

BREAK THE CHAIN OF ADDICTIONS NOW!

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073

TREE SERVICES

www.wendypurdey.com.au

Feeling trapped?

Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours.

Stop smoking, weight loss and so much more.

COMPOST TOILETS

NICK HART

• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

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

0488 609 774 bookings@mullumcivic.com

Call today 6680 2630

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

27 years experience.

6687 7677

TENDERS

Mobile 0417 698 227

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

BAMBOO PLY For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au DRY FIREWOOD for sale. $150 per 7x4 large trailer load. Ph Sigge 0428819091 SCARVES FOR ALL SEASONS Sat 8–2. All 100% natural fibres, from $5 53 Coogera Cct, Suffolk 0423365871 TIMBER SLABS AND BOARDS One-piece tabletops, Bloodwood, Cedar, Hoop Pine and other hard–to– get timbers. All ethically sourced. Ph 0408740480 FULL KITCHEN, near new, pale grey w/ dark tops, overheads, cupboards, drawers, wall oven, glass cooktop, rangehood & sink $1800 0468771196 CARAVAN 12ft pop top, 10mth rego, full annex, alum frame, 3 way frig, stove, m/ wave, 2 bed, elec brake, lite tow, good condition, $7500 Ph 0488151243 O SHORES Sat 8–12, Comb sale, Miram Pl, furn, kitch, CUE size 6 clothing + more

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

FREE QUOTES

REQUEST FOR OFFER

TREE PRUNING • TREE REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

RFO2019045 Plant & Equipment Hire and Truck Haulage Offers close: 4.00pm Wednesday 29 May 2019

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.

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

Matt 0427 172 684

Offer Documents will be available COB Friday 3 May 2019.

FOR SALE

Offers must be lodged as specified in the offer documentation.

Request For Offer documentation is available at no charge from Council’s website at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/tenders.

Hard copy documentation is available and costs will be in accordance with Council’s advertised photocopying fees.

All Offers will be opened at closing time and will be considered by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 and the NSW Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. The lowest or any offer is not necessarily accepted and canvassing of Councillors or staff will disqualify.

For further information please contact Contracts Administration on (02) 6670 2606.

VAPE portable lolite Wispr 2 green inc. access. Barely used $95. 0409579671

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD

2 SETS filing cab drawers (white) timber top forms a great desk $250. 0413743640

BYRON BAY WEDDING DJ Call Max on 0427 875 066

www.byronbayweddingdj.biz

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne).

Residential | Commercial | Wholesale Prompt and reliable service.

Michael – 0401 739 656

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.

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

FENCE POSTS • Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

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

LOCATION LEGEND (B): Bangalow Yoga Pilates (SP): Suffolk Park Yogalates Barre (BT): Byron Town 04032 669 17 sattvayogabyron.com.au sattvabyronbay @gmail.com

6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

THE BYRON SHIRE

AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT

TUESDAY MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

BANGALOW 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAI CHI

BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAI CHI

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY / EVENTS

TAI CHI

QIGONG

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART

GENTLE EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Self-healing

CLASSES SESSIONS WORKSHOPS RETREATS

6.30-7.30am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 9.30-10.45am: SLOW FLOW (B) 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES (SP)

9.30-11am: YOGALATES (BT) 4.30-5.30pm: GENTLE (B) 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES (B)

9.15-10.15am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 6-7.30pm: PILATES W YOGA STRETCH (SP)

9.30-11am: YOGALATES WITH WEIGHTS (B) 5.30-6.45pm: GENTLE VINYASA (B)

6.30-7.30am: BARRE SPORT (B) 10.30-11.45am: YOGALATES (BT)

8-9.30am: YOGALATES (B & SP) 10-11am: PILATES ALIGN (B)

See web for full timetable and studio locations yogalates.com.au

6.30am: VINYASA 8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA

6.30am: VINYASA 8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA

8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA

8am: HATHA 10am: GENTLE YOGA

6.30am: VINYASA 8am: HATHA 10am: HATHA VINYASA 5.30pm: YIN

8am: HATHA VINYASA 10am: GENTLE YOGA

The only studio in Byron overlooking the ocean!

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

Massage service from 12pm Monday to Saturday

8.30am: AKHANDA 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION VINYASA YOGA

Fill your classes now!

For information email adcopy@echo.net.au

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

Classifieds WANTED

BUSINESS FOR SALE

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

GARAGE SALES

MARKET FOOD VAN Waffles. 3 markets/ mth: Bangalow, Channon & Byron Bay. Plus extra markets & special events. Very well established business. $60k neg.

Contact joelefou@gmail.com

STH GOLDEN BEACH Moving Sale. Sat 7am. 29 Peters St. 0407602784

SHARE ACCOM.

O.SHORES Sat 8–1, 12 Woggoon Tce, Girls vintage clothes + other bits & pieces

BYRON Walk to town! Furn Twin/Queen rooms $295/$320 all incl 0412723136

OCEAN SHORES Sat & Sun from 8am, Downsizing. Lots of bargains. 31 Warrambool Rd

SKENNARS HEAD BEACH share house with 1 other, $250pw + bond. F/t worker pref, Ph 0478664115

BRUNS Moving out sale. 4 Coral Crt, Sat & Sun 8–2. Furn, kids toys, scrapbooking Everything must go.

OCEAN SHORES 10 Dandaloo Way (off Reka Way). We’re back! Sat & Sun 8am.

No prices, pay what you want. Free hugs.

BRUNS – near the market, 2 Mona Lane, Sat 8am, cookware, European quality tableware & glassware, furn & bric-a-brac SUFFOLK Big garage sale, 46 Teak Circuit, Sat 8–12, wedding & event styling items, furniture, clothing, kitchenware

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 MIDDLE POCKET house on acreage 2br + office, unfurn, 2 carparks $680pw. Dog OK. Ph Lucy 0457530517

DANCE TEACHERS Break/Hip–Hop, Acro jazz, & preschoolers dance.

Ph 0439681217

The Crystal Castle is looking for an experiences facilitator to join our team. Position includes running the peace & crystal experience, music of the plants and special events.

Must have proven experience in group facilitation & communication skills. Must be available at short notice, weekends & holiday periods.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about crystals, nature and wellness.

Please send your resume to kate@crystalcastle.com.au by 10/05/19

MULLUM studio, suit single/couple working people $280pw. Ph 0419200396 MULLUM mature woman/couple, catlover caretake/rent f/f house, solar HW, 27/5 to 7/10, no kids/pets, n/s, $300pw plus bills, incl WiFi. 0432623165 BRUNS furn caravan + annex + small garden, all facilities incl bath. Avail now for 6 mths $240pw, incl.elec/gas.

0432400392l oviepc@gmail.com

Automatic 2002 Mazda 323 SP20 172859km 6mths rego. Ideal for learners / cheap runabout SN4329 .................................................... $5250 2008 Nissan Tiida 6spd manual 148322km Great condition logbook history SN0480 . $5750 Automatic 2005 Subaru Forester 186947km Good service history fantastic condition SN0315 .................................................... $6990 1999 Holden Jackaroo 5spd manual 5seater 4wd. Perfect for travelling SN0953 .......... $5495 Automatic Toyota Hilux dualcab 147248km Near mint condition low km & cold a/c SN2632 .................................................... $8500

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BUSINESS OPP. WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box

CONTRACT CATERERS Mullumbimby ExServices Club is seeking expression of interest for contract caterers.

For further information please contact the General Manager on 02 6684 2533 or gm@mullumexservices.com

RESIDENTIAL

Brunswick Heads 1 bed 1bth $400 4 bed 2bth $750 Ocean Shores 1 bed 1 bth $300 2 bed 1 bth $450 New Brighton 5 bed 3 bth $850 The Pocket 4 bed 3 bth $800 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

GAIA RETREAT & SPA PERSONAL TRAINER

Gaia Retreat & Spa has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced Personal Trainer to join the team in our award-winning Spa Retreat, located in the Byron Bay Hinterland.

The successful applicant will have: • Diploma/Certificate qualifications in Personal Training • Minimum 3 years’ experience • Proficient Five-Star guest service skills • Available to work weekends • Able to perform Group activities and private one-on-one sessions.

If you meet this criteria and wish to apply for the position, please forward your resume to spamanager@gaiaretreat.com.au

TO LEASE SHARED WORKSHOP SPACE Billinudgel. 140sqm high bay industrial unit. $120pw plus share expenses. Long or short term considered. 0437747743 OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw+GST. Avail 1st May 0418327731

POSITIONS VACANT CUSTOMER SERVICE & ADMIN legend 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 workers & great on the phone. Join a small close-knit values & purpose driven team. Head to https:// myiict.com/careers/ for information about the role & how to apply. Applications close Mon 13th at 5pm.

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box

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Food Production Skill Set Starts 6th May

Certificate III in Community Dance, Theatre and Events (CUA30213) Starts 9th May

Subsidised by the NSW Government call to see if you’re eligible

byroncollege.org.au

The Echo needs a sales support/admin person 4–5 days pw to work in our Mullumbimby office supporting the sales manager and our online/print sales team. Immediate start.

The role will include data input, order processing, developing and streamlining systems where necessary for improved efficiencies, answering the phone, taking classified ads.

Essential: Good speadsheet and timemanagement skills. Strong database and communication skills, accuracy, at least 3 years’ experience in a team support/ admin role. Ability to focus in what can be a distracting environment

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 BUY ME NOW! Reliable 2003 Barina, low km, with new tires & recently registered. offers over $2.5k 0452391588

Fee free places available...

SALES SUPPORT/ADMIN

LOCAL REMOVAL

MOTOR VEHICLES

Looking for a new career?

02 6684 3374

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

BANGALOW 2br, bthrm + ktchn. Ground floor of home, furn/unfurn, avail Aug, suit mat couple $500pw no pets 0439854854

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

SHOP ASSISTANT part-time for fastpaced cafe. Front-of-house, sandwich hand, food prep, barista. Hospitality experience a must. Apply with resume at The Village Bakehouse, next to IGA Byron

Casual Experience Facilitator

SPACIOUS independent 1br cottage Ewingsdale + sunroom, carport etc.

Avail mid-May $450pw. 0413743640/ 66847701

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

COMMODORE ’97 wagon, dual LPG/ petrol, VG mechanically, body needs some work, 393,000km. Best offer.

0415305810

FUNCTION SUPERVISOR Skilled food & beverage prof to lead a team of staff for functions & events. Email applications only to catering@thelarder.com.au

RTO NO: 90013

SUNRISE Byron Bay. Lge 3br, 2 bthrm house. 2 lge & sunny living rooms, lge deck, DLUG, lge ktchn w/ storage space.

All bdrms fit dbl beds, have built ins and fans. Unfurn. Very sunny & spacious back yard. $800pw. Bond 3 wks rent. 2 weeks rent in advance. Ph 0439896198

0408 210 772 SUBARU OUTBACK 2002, 6 cylinder, 178km, one owner, full service history, $3500, AMFO7U, Ph 0418288483

REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Seeking a massage therapist with health fund rebates to join our fantastic team in Bangalow & Ballina. Must be experienced, professional, reliable & passionate. Busy, professionally run clinic with good rates. Ph 0499490088 or email info@bangalowremedialmassage. com.au

Courses starting soon...

Mon 6th May

• German For Beginners

• Food Production Fri 10th May • Pole Dancing • Dreaming in Colour FULL • Breathing the Land 2 FULL • Business Branding and Tue 7th May Artwork Creation • Parlez-Vous Francais ?

Sat 11th May Wed 8th May • Vegan Nut Cheeses & Milk • Facebook For Business • Shibori And Indigo Dyeing • Spirit Bellydance • Photography Beginners • Spirit Bellydance - 2 FULL

Thu 9th May

Sun 12th May

• Pottery Introduction • French For Beginners

• Zen Calligraphy

Limited places - don’t miss out!

02 6684 3374

Desirable: Experience with Filemaker, MYOB. Email positions@echo.net.au by Tuesday May 7th.

TUITION Join our awesome team in a

Welcome Position/ Casual Sales.

Must have 'Meet & Greet' exp and a min 3 Years Retail Shop Sales exp. Must be available for weekends & school hols. Requires own reliable transport. Email resume & cover letter to kate@crystalcastle.com.au

by COB 10/05/19.

PART-TIME Position.

8 yrs minimum experience SKILLED CUTTER & COLOURIST Email or drop in CV manikthehairstudio@ bigpond.com

WORK WANTED

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

TRADITIONAL SCULPTURE CLASSES IN BYRON BAY

0425 398 743

info@damienlucassculpture.com www.damienlucassculpture.com

Adobe Tutoring Experienced Professional Trainer • Photoshop • Indesign • Illustrator contact@thinkblinkdesign.com www.thinkblinkdesign.com

ALL HOME MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS Lic No 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005

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Classifieds

Community at work

BIRTHDAYS

On The Horizon DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY

Happy Birthday

Beautiful People Love the drudges

IN MEMORIAM

RICK HENRY 1951 - 2016

Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Mac

End-of-life choices

Someone very exciting this week...

MAC. Mac has been quietly waiting for his big day in the “The Echo”. Ginger, young and brim full of life. Over the top friendly, and always ready for some activity and human interaction. Enjoys time outside exploring, and would love to be cosy and cuddle up next to you.

Gingers are X-Factor cats, and Mac is no exception.

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

ONLY ADULTS www.madamekrystal.com FULL BODY MASSAGE 0406582418

You've been gone three years, wish you were still here.

LOVE LANA, CAHN, LEE, & ZENA.

EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677

XXXX

BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late.

In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook!

PETS

SEXIEST MASSAGE IN BYRON BAY Truly gorgeous goddess! 0490466413

PABLO is a pure black ball of fluff. He’s a complete snuggle bug who loves being held like a baby. He plays beautifully with his siblings & is an all round perfect kitten.

Pablo is ready to make a family complete. Tempted? Come on in for a cuddle.

To meet Pablo & his friends, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 DALLEY STREET, MULLUM OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–2pm Call AWL 6684 4070 Like us on Facebook!

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI) Nicknamed for her long gangly legs and hilarious highbouncing antics, GRASSHOPPER (a female Staffy x Mastiff/Dane? x Greyhound?

6-7 mths) is a sweet natured, high energy girl. We suspect GRASSHOPPER some previous mistreatment due to her timidness with new people, but she is now enjoying time with kind fostercarers; adoring the attention of 2 children & gaining crucial socialisation skills with an eclectic bunch of canines.

Grasshopper will make a loyal, bright & fun addition to any family.

She will need some basic training.

Please call Shell on 0458 461 935.

ALBERT (Albie to his friends) is an older Mastiff x. His paperwork says he is 7 but our vet thinks a little older. He is an affectionate boy who deserves to live out his life in comfort and with love. He is on special vet kidney dry food which costs a little more than the supermarket food but is still reasonably active. If you can give Albie a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461

ALBIE

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron.

0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com www.tantrabyronbay.com Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477

Mindblowing Erotic Bodywork Ɔ

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Exit International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly.

Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre. Next meeting will be held on 9 May. Attendees must be Exit members. Further information on their website: www.exitinternational. net or phone local coordinator Elaine 0421 796 713.

Craft and Social Group The Uniting Craft and Social Group will be having a special speaker at the usual craft morning on Monday 6 May at 12pm. Speaker Bonnie from Australian Unity will talk about homecare to enable people to stay in their own home. We will be providing tea and coffee and a bite to eat after Bonnie’s talk. There is no charge. Come to the Uniting Church, 8 Carlyle St, Byron Bay. Craft will be as usual before the talk from about 9.30. Enquiries phone Tilly on 6685 5985.

SOCIAL ESCORTS SHELLY 30 busty blonde, new to town.

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BV VIEW Club The next Luncheon Meeting for Brunswick Valley VIEW Club Luncheon will be held on Thursday 9 May at 10.30am at Ocean Shores Country Club. The guest speaker will be Jeanette Pettet from SES. Apologies: contact to Margaret on 0412 246 310 or mlightfoot@internode.on.net by Monday 6 May.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Journey to the Wesak Valley DVD of the Film produced by Albert & Mark Falzon. The film crew followed inner inspiration, reaching the Ceremonial Assembly in the shadow of Mt. Kailash.

Thursday 2 M a y from 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St. Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Mothers Day

The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 7 May at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. The Guest speaker is Anne Jones talking about caring for eyes and being aware of your surroundings. Enquires ring Margaret on 6680 3316.

Come and celebrate mothers on Mothers Day with an hour of reflections, words, and music on Sunday 12 May at 3pm. It is followed by afternoon tea. St Martin’s Anglican Church, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby.

Enquiries: 6684 3552 on Tuesday and Thursday.

Bev will present poetry at 10am, Tuesday 7 May, in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350

BH Progress Association Brunswick Heads Progress Association meeting on 6 May at the Brunswick Heads Community Centre, 7pm. At our

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Trivia night Goonengerry Primary School are hosting a Trivia Night to raise money for their Creative and Performing Arts Program at the Federal Hall on Friday 17 May from 6.30pm. Contact 6684 9134 to book a table.

Call to potters Calling all north coast potters to be part of the North Coast Mud Trail and Open Studio weekend on 17–18 August.

Apply online at www.northcoastmudtrail.com.au.

Chemical Free Landcare Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare is pleased to announce six free work shops on ‘How to convert a camphor forest back into rainforest without a drop of synthetic herbicides’. First session starts Saturday 4 May in Mullumbimby. Workshops will run from 8.30am till 1pm. Limited places, email: byronshirechemicalfreelandcare@ gmail.com to book.

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.

Summer clearance sale Huge summer clearance sale at the Uniting Church Op Shop, cr Dalley and Whain Sts, Mullumbimby. Open each Saturday 8.30am–12.30pm.

OS Art Expo 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.

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Enquiries: Jean Watson 6670 4072.

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Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 1217 0.42 0026 0.54; 1248 0.37 0105 0.49; 1318 0.33 0144 0.45; 1348 0.31 0224 0.42; 1420 0.29 0306 0.42; 1453 0.30 0351 0.43; 1530 0.33 0440 0.45; 1609 0.39 0535 0.48; 1655 0.45 0639 0.51; 1751 0.52 0747 0.51; 1901 0.58 0855 0.49; 2024 0.60 0957 0.44; 2144 0.57 1051 0.37; 2253 0.51 1138 0.31; 2355 0.45 1220 0.27 0051 0.40; 1259 0.24 0143 0.37; 1337 0.24 0232 0.37; 1414 0.26 0321 0.39; 1449 0.31 0409 0.42; 1525 0.37 0457 0.47; 1600 0.45 0545 0.52; 1639 0.53 0634 0.56; 1725 0.61 0726 0.58; 1821 0.68 0820 0.58; 1931 0.74 0915 0.57; 2048 0.75 1004 0.53; 2201 0.73 1047 0.48; 2302 0.68 1125 0.43; 2354 0.61 1200 0.37

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

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Byron Bay topple Bangalow Mullum Giants struggle for their Rebels in rugby union derby Ǖ ſƆƐ ƱĶŕ ëƆ ōşĈëō ŔëƐĈIJȒƖż ōşşŔƆ Ross Kendall Byron Bay rugby collected their second win of the season when they took on local rivals Bangalow and came away with a 24–10 win.

In a strong all-round team performance the centre pairing of Wal Andrews and Romey Vassell were standout players in the game, as was second rower Will Alsake, Byron captain Craig Wallace said.

Despite travelling up the hill to Bangalow’s Schultz Oval the Byron side had the run of much of the play and certainly dominated the first half but for a late try to the home side, which still left the hosts trailling by six points at the break.

Byron continued to dominate field position and ran out winners four tries to two.

Byron had a win in the opening round of the competition against Lismore, but last Saturday’s effort was more ‘convincing’, Craig said.

‘It was good to see the side starting to click. What

Cohesive team rugby helped Byron take the points from Bangalow last weekend. Photo Tayla Nicholls we have been working on at training started to come through and everyone was starting to buy in,’ he said.

‘We are starting to get the shape of what we want to do this season,’ he said.

The game was played in front of a strong home crowd plus plenty of Byron supporters as well.

‘The game was played in great spirit and it was good to see strong support for local rugby,’ he said.

The win leaves Byron Bay in fifth position just below Ballina.

Bangalow are third from the bottom and face a tough test this weekend when they travel to take on persistent premiers Wollongbar Alstonville, who are again at the top of the table with four wins from four starts.

Byron Bay take on Southenr Cross University at home at the Recreation Grounds this Saturday.

Ill-discipline costs Ryan at pro junior Crystal Cylinders Nyxie Ryan from Lennox Head has had a podium finish at Cronulla Beach at stop two on the Hydralyte Sports Surf Series, a WSL Pro Junior-rated event.

Unfortunately for Ryan she incurred a priority interference during the final, which relegated the event standout to fourth place where otherwise she had the scores to win.

Following the shock first-round elimination of current World Surf League junior rankings leader Molly Picklum (Shelly Beach NSW), the ball landed in the court of second and third placeholders Nyxie Ryan and Hollie Williams (Sunshine Coast Qld) to narrow the gap as they continue their campaigns at Cronulla.

‘The conditions were tricky out there for sure.

I knew it’d just be best to stay as busy as I could,’ said Ryan. ‘I haven’t looked at the rankings too much as I’m focusing mainly on the event and just trying to take every heat as it comes.’

Ryan has finished on the podium in three of the four

The Mullumumbimby Giants will face an uphill battle searching for their first win of the season playing away in this weekend’s derby against the in-form Byron Bay Red Devils.

Despite a half-time lead of 12–6 the Giants lost their first home game of the season against Tweed Coast 24–14 last Sunday at the Les Donnelly Field.

Without a win to their credit they are languishing at the bottom of the table along with the Evans Head Bombers.

Tweed Coast have only lost one game this season and that was against Byron Bay, who have come out in good form under new captain coach Todd Carney.

The Red devils sit in second place on the table after securing a 26-all draw against Cudgen on the weekend.

The Red Devils on the attack against Cudgen on the weekend. Photo Helen Buckly The Byron Bay Red Devils came away with a 26-all draw but not without a scare at the backend of the game.

They led 12–10 at half time and then scored another two tries to go further in front.

But with 12 minutes to go Cudgen threw out the challenge scoring three tries from a glut of possession mainly engineered by their half Harry Fitzhugh, who kicked

three 40-20s and at the same time restricted the Devils to one completion.

‘The fulltime hooter could not come quickly enough for the Bay, who were well and truly gassed,’ Byron’s Dave Garsed said.

Next Sunday all the local rugby league action kicks off at 10.45 at Red Devil park in Byron with the main game kicking off at 2.45pm.

Ʒſşŕ ĎşŔĶŕëƐĕƆ 'ĶƆƐſĶĈƐ ëĶſƆ ćşƱōƆ Ǖ ŕëō Paul Clark and Gavin McPhail have won the District Pairs title by defeating Calin Hede and Sam Skehan 24–14 in an all-Byron Bay final played last Sunday on the Roy Wynter Green.

‘Calin and Sam put up a good contest and are to be complimented on their efforts to get so far,’ the club’s Syl Reid said.

Paul and Gavin will get to play for the Zone title later in the year.

Players celebrate the District Pairs final. Photo supplied

Groms bring it on in Bali Nyxie Ryan in action at Bells Beach, a WSL Pro Junior event.

Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW events in the series so far, and is currently in second place on the JQS Australasian ratings.

Soli at Bells Bells Beach was pumping at the second stop of the WSL World Championship Tour and John John Florence and Courtney Conlogue rose to the challenge to ring the bell.

After a dismal start in small lumpy waves, the ocean came to life with big waves for the last two days.

The swell peaked on the second-last day with fourmetre sets thundering into

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the Bells bowl.

Numerous boards were broken and competitors were washed over the bare rock ‘button’ at Winkipop as jet skis rushed in to rescue them and take them back out to the take-off zone.

Byron Bay’s Soli Bailey would have thrived in the solid conditions but unfortunately he was eliminated earlier in the competition in lacklustre surf at Winkipop in round three by Connor Coffin in a tight battle. Bailey won US $10,500 and is now in equal 23rd position on the WSL ratings ladder heading into the next round in Bali.

Byron Bay’s Duke Wrencher and Oska and Teo Martin from Ocean Shores have returned home from a surfing competition in Bali over Easter with quality results.

The BL Blast Off was run

by Barton Lynch and Hurley and was held over five days at Bingin on Bali’s Bukit Peninsula. It comprised an international field in four age divisions for boys and girls.

The competition was blessed with a solid swell midway through the week, which saw an unprecedented high standard of surfing from all.

Duke finished third in the U/14s, Oska third in the U/10s, and Teo came second in the U/8s.

The younsters had plenty of fun in Bali. Photo supplied

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Backlash Profiles of local political actors for the upcoming federal election on May 18 can be found on pages 8 and 9. Are we inspired?

The line-up is a little dissapointing given the urgencies of wealth disparity and ecological collapse.

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Nimbin’s annual MardiGrass is this weekend. It is an annual protest gathering of cannabis law reformers.

But the event is also about education, says co-organiser Michael Balderstone. ‘We understand the prohibition of nature’s best medicines is largely about fear, ignorance, and greed’. Hemp expert speakers will travel from California, Canada, and Amsterdam to participate.

The full program is at www. nimbinmardigrass.com.

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Musicologist, author, songwriter, and Hottentots troubadour Carl Cleves will hold a talk about his life experiences May 2 from 7pm at the Byron Services Club. In his memoir Tarab, Travels With My Guitar, Cleves takes the reader on adventure-strewn journeys through Africa, Asia, the Pacific Region, and South America. Seating is limited so book via bit.ly/2UWXC2n.

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Michael Dlask at the Salumi stall at Harvest Fest, held at North Byron Parklands on Saturday. Food and beverage producers, preparers, and patrons all converged for an afternoon of fine gustation. Photo Jeff Dawson Together Party for a NSW seat in the federal Senate on May 18. Their launch is May 4 at Hotel Brunswick from 4pm.

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Is Peter Dutton a monster? His wife, via Murdoch’s Courier Mail says no, he’s as cuddly as a teddy bear. Yet he subjects the planet’s most vulnerable

to the sort of suffering where they commit suicide in offshore detention camps.

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Some April 25 editions of The Daily Telegraph (Murdoch’s News Corp) were printed with the opinion pages of the rival Sydney Morning Herald (Nine). The stuff-up was a result of both papers sharing printing facilities – a $15m cost reduction excercise says The Guardian. Swapping editorials with competing newspapers is a great way to demonstrate political bias, which is inherent in every thing and body.

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The Ukraine has elected a real-life comedian as its president, as opposed to other countries who elect inadvertent ones. Volodymyr Zelenskiy scored 73 per cent of the vote and, as in most elections, was swept to power on the promise of cleaning up corruption. Sound familiar?

Local comedian and lawyer Mark Swivel is leading The

‘Everything except language knows the meaning of existence. Trees, planets, rivers, time know nothing else.

‘They express it moment by moment as the universe.

‘Even this fool of a body lives it in part, and would have full dignity within it but for the ignorant freedom of my talking mind’. Vale, Les Murray.

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