The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.07 – July 24, 2019

THE LOUDER THE MONKEY THE SMALLER ITS BALLS, STUDY FINDS The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 34 #07 • Wednesday, July 24, 2019 • www.echo.net.au

Guitars, goosebumps, and glampsters

Jasmine Knight-Smith & Darren Bridge It’s festival day one, and the cold is really kicking in, so we head to the nearest fire to warm our bodies, ready for what will come next.

Young girls have apparently spent hours getting ready applying makeup and glitter and minimal clothing, while young boys, realising all too late their lack of effort, seem to have donned newly acquired pirate hats and Mexican-style ponchos.

When the winter sun starts setting on Splendour, there is a crispness in the air, cooling a sea of goosebump-covered bare

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legs and banditos, who move in waves towards the next act.

Meg Mac kept everyone captivated, with a set and a stage presence that grows in stature every year.

Other highlights for the rest of the night included Foals, all-girl lineup Warpaint, and Tame Impala finished up the main stage, invoking their Suede-esque crazed Brit-pop feels.

Saturday’s temperature dropped even farther, but the kids seem to be wearing less.

Oh to be young and invincible!

Time to eat! The food seemed a bit less

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diverse than in previous years, but surprisingly good value for money on the festival scale.

The $12 nachos serve was big enough for two. Ocean Alley filled the Amphitheatre to capacity, then the surge headed back over the hill for Dope Lemon and a raucous set by Catfish and the Bottlemen.

But it was Courtney Barnett – for generation X – who was absolutely the highlight of the night.

Her show is raw, honest, and just a bit daggy, with clever lyrics and classic stagerock moves.

She captivates the crowd with her

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enthusiasm and easy rapport with the band members. It is infectious, and the audience went wild.

Trudging back to the carpark we realised that we were done for the weekend and that Sunday would have to go on without us.

Hats off to the Splendour crew for reducing plastic waste this year and for putting systems in place that reduced traffic and made exiting by car not only manageable but easy and stress free.

Splendour 2019, thoroughly enjoyable!

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Paul Bibby The former clients of luxury real estate agency Unique Estates would barely have noticed the emails from luxury boat and car hire companies in their inboxes a few months ago.

It was only if they clicked on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the messages that they might have noticed that the words ‘Unique List – Nicky’ came up.

Even then, only a handful would have suspected that the Nicky in question was Nicolette Van Wijngaarden

– Unique Estates’ former owner.

Despite pleading guilty to multiple counts of fraud over the company’s 2018 collapse, Nicolette Van Wijngaarden has been busy.

Under the name Nicky Crawley (Crawley is her husband’s surname, but not her legal name) the 44-year-old has been spruiking her skills to other businesses in the luxury sector.

In the case of two of these businesses, she used an extensive and valuable list of luxury client contacts that includes former customers

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from Unique Estates, some of whom may have lost tens of thousands as a result of her fraudulent activities.

‘Look, I have no issue with her trying to make a living, but I don’t think it’s right for her to use the contact details of people who were affected by the collapse,’ says former Unique Estates employee Simon Platt.

Valuable database ‘That database of contacts is pretty valuable, and I just don’t think it’s right for her to make money from that after what happened.’

Ms Van Wijngaarden made contact with one of the businesses, luxury car experience company Prancing Horse, through the Luxury Network – a network of luxury businesses that holds regular industry networking events.

Prancing Horse declined to go on the record when contacted by The Echo, as did the Luxury Network’s director.

However, The Echo understands that Ms Van Wijngaarden – using the name Nicky Crawley – did not inform Prancing Horse about the fraud charges she was facing when spruiking her services, nor her connection to Unique Estates.

It is understood that her database of contacts was a key selling point for the company in bringing Ms Van Wijngaarden on board.

It is also understood that when the company was eventually made aware of Ms Van Wijngaarden’s chequered history – though not by the woman herself – they immediately stopped using her services.

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Former clients of Unique Estates have received at least one promotional email from this business.

Furthermore, until recently, the LinkedIn page for ‘Nicky Crawley’ listed her occupation as ‘Head of Sales and Client Relations’ at Luxury Boat Syndicates.

This LinkedIn page was taken down over the weekend after the company was contacted by The Echo.

Neither the company nor Ms Van Wijngaarden returned The Echo’s phone calls.

Real estate trust fraud of $3.69m Ms Van Wijngaarden’s is the largest case of real estate trust fraud in NSW history, with $3.69m taken.

Before its collapse, the company represented a raft of well-off clients, including actor Chris Hemsworth.

The Echo understands that those who lost money in the collapse have received around half of what they were owed via a public compensation fund.

Ms Van Wijngaarden is due to be sentenced in the NSW District Court on September 20.

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Council’s draft bike plan and Byron Shire Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) are on exhibition until July 26.

This is a chance to take a look at the future design of your local towns, as new cycle paths, including the new on-road but separated cycle paths, are recommended throughout towns like Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads and Byron Bay. It appears local towns and urban centres like Ocean Shores have taken all the ‘priority A’ bike path recommendations, with linking towns by bike paths falling under category U for uncategorised, otherwise known as the bottom of the list.

Links suggested from Mullumbimby to Main Arm Village Ocean Shores or Uncle Tom’s and the connecting link from there to Brunswick Heads hit the U section.

Dave Martin, owner of

True Wheels Cycles in Mullumbimby, says, ‘Not providing links from Mullumbimby to Uncle Tom’s and on to Brunswick Heads as a priority is not addressing the cycling issues of our Shire. This is the major arterial route for linking towns in the north of the Shire to the coast’.

The lack of priority for linking and rural routes was also an issue for the Main Arm Bike Group (MABG). MABG spokesperson and former councillor Duncan Dey said, ‘We are disappointed to see that the bike plan focuses on in-town infrastructure by putting it in Category A while demoting rural routes from Mullumbimby to Main Arm, to Shearwater school and to Brunswick Heads below Category C, in Category U.’ ‘Despite our group’s lengthy discussions with Council, none of what we said has been heeded.

Proposal ignored ‘For example, the bike plan shows an on-road route to Main Arm Village and ignores our deeply researched proposal for a scenic, flat, safe route that

leaves Main Arm Road at Durrumbul School and uses Durrumbul Road instead, to avoid a very dangerous section of Main Arm Road.

Pointless meetings Dey continued, ‘The plan as drafted renders pointless all the meetings we had with councillors and staff, and all the time and effort the Main Arm community has put in. ‘MABG agreed to several handy causeways being removed on the basis of our bike route being published ready for completion with replacement light-weight crossings. If the correct bike route appeared in the bike plan, we would be able to work with Council and secure external funding for the crossings.’ Another keen local cyclist, who asked to be known only as Robin, says there is little hope that any of the in-town, let alone town-linking, bike paths will come to fruition. ‘Last Thursday morning I rode out to the Cavanbah Centre to the farmers market from Byron, and the 6km of the few shared bike paths is in appalling condition,’ he said. ‘There are tree roots and

cracks in the path every half a metre as a result of the path not being maintained. Then you get to the only crossing on Ewingsdale Road to reach the Cavanbah Centre and it is so small that only one bike can cross at a time on a road of around 30,000 car movements a day. The actual refuge island isn’t big enough for an adult bike to safely wait on to cross. ‘This is a joke. It is supposed to be the cycle path that links Byron town centre to the Arts and Industry Estate and Cavanbah. ‘The Council have zero credibility on even maintaining the current bike infrastructure let alone building more. ‘This area has some of the worst cycling infrastructure that I have seen in the world.’ Funding the infrastructure in the draft bike plan centres around vague statements of possible grants and that Council ‘may’ use internal sources such as ‘Section 94 and/or 94A contributions’ or Council footpath and road maintenance and upgrade programs. Council staff were asked to comment whether there is allocated funding in future budgets, but are yet to respond.

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The gift of life: organ donation Paul Bibby There’s a saying in the world of organ donation: ‘donation doesn’t just save lives, it transforms them’.

And as the country gears up for Donate Life Week, it’s hard to imagine anyone who better reflects the adage than Tanith Roberts.

Prior to receiving a liver transplant in 2016, the Mullumbimby resident was in a steep downward spiral.

A combination of alcohol and drug addiction had taken a brutal toll on her body and mind – so much so that she attempted to end her own life. Somewhat paradoxically, this act of despair was ultimately the catalyst for Tanith’s transformation.

The very large dose of Paracetemol she took was the final straw for her beleaguered liver, which went into total failure.

‘From the time I got into an ambulance till the time I got a new liver was 24 hours,’ Ms Roberts says. ‘I went straight to the top of the list because I was so close to dying.’

The young woman was put in a medically induced

Liver donor recipient Tanith Roberts. Photo Jeff Dawson coma and flown to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital.

‘When I woke up the doctor was right there telling me I’d had a liver transplant,’ she says. ‘I guess I must have been pretty out of it because I remember thinking “Okay, I’ll be home in a couple of days”.’

Rehabilitation Instead, that was when the hard work began.

During the course of around five weeks in hospital and months of mental and physical rehabilitation, Tanith realised that she was incredibly fortunate to be alive and that she now had a huge opportunity.

‘I realised really quickly that my story, and how I chose to tell it, could help others,’ she says.

‘I definitely feel a sense of responsibility – that I’ve been given a gift and now I want to give back.’

The 32-year-old now shares her story through public speaking engagements, social media, and mentoring, to help young people better understand drug addiction, mental health challenges, homelessness, and receiving an organ transplant.

She is also studying social welfare, and plans to work directly with young people at the coalface.

There is also a strong desire to spread the word about the power of organ donation.

‘You never know how you’re going to change someone’s life,’ she says.

‘It’s not just that individual, it’s their loved ones, their friends, and all the other people they will engage with over the rest of their lives.’

In 2018, 1,782 Australian lives were transformed by organ donations, with a further 10,500 Australians benefiting from from eye and tissue transplants.

Despite an extensive publicity campaign, many Australians are still unaware that they can no longer register as an organ donor through their driver licence and must do so online.

Donate Life Week is about inspiring people to do just that.

‘It’s so easy to do, but it has the potential to make a massive difference,’ Tanith says.

‘All you need is your Medicare number and five minutes to fill out the form online.’

To register, visit www.donatelife.gov.au.

Amarok dual cab suspected in Bangalow cash grab A large sum of cash was stolen from a vehicle in Bangalow on Sunday, prompting an appeal by police for public assistance.

Between 3.05pm and 3.30pm on Thursday July 18, police say an employee of an automatic teller machine company was installing a

new machine inside a service station in Byron Street, Bangalow.

The police statement reads, ‘The man returned to his car to collect money to fill the ATM, where he found the front passenger window smashed and one money bag on the seat. The

money bag had been inside another black duffle bag that was missing from the vehicle’.

‘The missing black duffle bag contained a large sum of cash, a replica Glock and cartridge, two holsters, keys, personal items of the employee, and an esky.

‘Officers from Tweed Byron Police attended and established a crime scene.

‘Police are appealing for any witnesses who saw a 2018 White VW Amarok dual cab with canopy, with no signage, or a person carrying a black duffle bag, to come forward’.

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The retirement plans of Mike and Donna Jordan were cut short last October, when Mike was diagnosed with lung cancer.

The couple had great plans for their retirement.

Mike was a master builder and he was building two small cabins on their property to generate an income for the family.

During his illness, Mike fast-tracked the cabins project to see it through; however, this wasn’t to be. Mike was a diligent hands-on builder who saw his projects through with

attention to detail and quality.

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With Council’s controversial Butler Street bypass project now underway, a few hardy protesters kept up the pressure to highlight what they say is needless destruction of critically endangered habitat.

Filmmaker David Bradbury was critical of mayor Simon Richardson’s Greens credentials on social media and

Council’s decision to employ a QLD-based contractor.

Meanwhile, protester Sherrie Yeomans says she has walked away from the Byron bypass blockade and Extinction Rebellion (XR).

‘I can no longer surround myself with the toxic, manipulative Extinction Rebellion cult,’ said Yeomans.

Music lovers from this year’s Splendour in the Grass have donated hundreds of items left at the fesitval site that will now help the homeless.

It’s all thanks to local not-for-profit Momentum Collective and Splendour management, who sent out a call pre-festival asking punters to leave behind unwanted camping gear that would be given to rough sleepers in the region.

Sarah Walker from Momentum Collective was inspired to organise the campaign, after many years camping at the Yelgun festival.

‘I’ve seen a lot of good camping gear left behind by festival-goers and decided to set up a way to collect and

donate the goods to people in need,’ she said.

‘We have more volunteers each year and more socially aware campers are leaving their gear packed up and ready to be re-homed’.

Work with govt Ms Walker says as more and more people are being displaced because of the housing affordability crisis, the Collective is committed to working with all levels of government and other organisations to find a longterm solution to this growing problem. The initiative is now in its the fifth year.

Campers donated everything from blow-up mattresses to tents and sleeping bags.

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Writers Festival adds youth poetry cup A new satellite event at the Byron Bay Writers Festival will be introduced this year, called the John West Youth Poetry Cup. With a $500 cash prize, the competition is for 10 – 18-year-olds, entry is free, and the cup will be contested in a spoken-word show (there are no written entries).

The youth poetry cup is funded through a bequest by the late Melbourne

poet John West, and the show will be hosted by the longtime ‘Writers at the Rails’ co-ordinator David Hallett.

August 3 Hallett says, ‘The contest is for a single, original, twominute poem, which will be recited by the young writer.

There are no themes or subjects, and there will be three judges to determine both the

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dearly wanted to provide for his family.

The ‘It Is What It Is’ Mike Jordan benefit night will feature the bands Skegss, Miniskirt, and Bunny Racket, all of whom are playing for free.

The aim of the organisers for this event with is to get enough money to get the cabins over the line, for Mike, and his family.

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owing to his inability to work the last few months of his life. The project remains unfinished.

In March this year, at just 45 years of age, Mike, who was a non-smoker and a fit and strong individual, died as a result of his illness.

Mike’s wife Donna says that Mike loved his rugby and his family – not necessarily in that order – ‘When Mike found out he had cancer he used to say “It Is What It Is”.’

Family friend Brad Turk is organising a fundraising benefit for Donna and their two kids Heath and Teal, to get the cabins finished and provide the income Mike so

poem and the poet’s performance to pick the winner’.

‘This exciting new poetry comp for kids will be contested at the Byron Bay Library on Saturday

August 3. Entries will be taken at 3pm, and the show will start at 3.30pm.

Entries are limited. For any further information email david.a.hallett@gmail.com.

m !D īſëŕƐƆ şŕ şǔ ĕſ Applications are now open for the 2020 Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) community grants program.

NRCF supports social, environmental, and cultural projects across the Northern Rivers region of NSW ‘that enhance our community’s wellbeing, with a particular focus on support programs that address social inequality and disadvantage as well as environmental conservation and preservation’.

According to the

foundation, ‘We aim to create a fair and equitable grant application program that is accessible to the entire Northern Rivers region’.

$4,000 average ‘For the 2020 grants program, NRCF is offering small grants from $2,000 to $10,000, with an average grant recommendation of $4,000. The grant round closes at midnight on Tuesday August 27.

The appliction form is available at nrcf.org.au/grants/ community-grants-program.

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Meet Jodi McKay, NSW Labor leader Hans Lovejoy After only three weeks in the job, newly minted NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay was in Lismore on Monday to meet with fellow Labor MP Janelle Saffin.

Homelessness was on the table, and McKay told The Echo she and Janelle met with housing providers and non-government organisations to hear of the affordable housing crisis and associated issues.

Who is Jodi? As a former journalist, she became Newcastle MP in 2007.

It was around the reign of Labor MPs Eddie Obeid, Tony Kelly, and Joe Tripodi, who were all later found corrupt by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in 2017.

According to a 2014 ABC report, McKay broke down in tears in the ICAC witness box when told there was evidence that the Tinkler Group and her colleague Joe Tripodi were involved in a pamphlet smear campaign against her.

McKay says she refused a bribe and believes that, as a result, the smear contributed to her election loss at the time.

‘Homelessness is not just street homeless; it includes young kids who are couch ƆƖſǔ ŕī ëŕĎ ƐIJĕ ĕōĎĕſōƷǼ especially women’ Labor’s website now cheerfully states that in 2011, ‘Jodi’s opponents started a campaign against her after she refused to accept a bribe over a proposed coal terminal in Newcastle’.

‘Jodi asked the corruption watchdog and police to investigate, but lost her seat at the election.

‘A corruption inquiry was later launched into illegal political donations, which saw 10 politicians resign from parliament or the Liberal Party.

Jodi walked out of the inquiry with her reputation enhanced and one newspaper described her as “incorruptible”.’

What’s your strategy for taking on Murdoch’s massive media empire?

We won’t get our message out in mainstream press… We will win the next election conversation by conservation.

There are many people in regional areas who are very disappointed with the Nationals, yet won’t vote Labor.

We need to communicate our values clearly for the 2023 election.

Labor went to the last election with a lot of developed policies. Are you planning to keep most of them or are they all up for review?

‘We are going through a review process, which includes analysing every policy and how they were received. Our climatechange policy will stay – I don’t want to see that watered down.

‘We need to develop a homelessness policy.

It’s a topic that is part of Labor DNA… homelessness is not just street homeless; it includes young kids who are couch surfing and elderly women.

By Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson

What’s your position on pill testing and amnesty bins at festivals? And are you in favour of legalisation of cannabis, which new Labor MP Rose Jackson also supports?

We are calling for a drug summit, which the government is slow to act upon.

We have differing views in our caucus, and a divergence of opinion is welcome.

Do you support a moratorium on water extraction for bottling? It’s an issue on the north coast, especially on the Alstonville plateau and in the Tweed hinterland. According to the local water utility Rous, our water sources will become stretched by 2024–28. Rous also forecast water demand will grow by 50 per cent over the next 40 years.

I have to admit I am not across the issue, but what I will say is that the government was slow to this topic.

Q McKay added praise for Lismore Labor MP Janelle Saffin as an experienced MP, who is well respected and liked. ‘She is a strong voice for the north coast,’ she said.

Some great news for the Brunswick Heads community with a major refurbishment of the South Arm Bridge later this year. I love the old timber bridge – it’s a great reminder of the heritage of the town and the fact that Brunswick Heads has been loved by so many people for so many years. A simple pleasure even!

Staff are hoping to get started on the project in the next couple of months and the important thing to note is that the refurbished bridge will feature reused timber, and it will retain the look and feel of the current old bridge.

Like so many of you I was very upset to hear about Theo Hayez’s disappearance in late May this year. It is inconceivable to think that someone, on the trip of a lifetime, could simply vanish in Byron Bay. To hear the anguish in his father’s pleas was heartbreaking. Theo’s disappearance touched so many people, and to see the community rally for his family and to try to help in any small way they could was indicative of everything that is great about the Byron Shire.

Hundreds and hundreds of you put your own lives on hold to join the search, put up posters and help in any small way you could and I know that it was very much appreciated by the Hayez family. I guess we were all putting ourselves in their shoes – hoping that if something happened to someone we loved and cherished on the other side of the world that there would be people who would do the same thing for us.

The Byron Bay police have said that they too were touched by the outpouring of help and we are all hoping that there can be some sort of closure for the family.

Makes me very proud indeed to be the Mayor of such a fine community.

Byron Chamber Aug 7 networking at airport Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce are inviting members and the public to come and see the $7m Ballina Airport terminal upgrade project before it’s completed.

There will be live music, complimentary drinks and eats, plus a few lucky door prizes on Wednesday August

7 from 5pm till 7.45pm.

A chamber spokesperson says, ‘To showcase this new facility for tourism and business, the Ballina-Byron Gateway Airport has invited our Northern Rivers business community to come together for an after-hours networking evening in the new terminal.

Entry to the event will be through a security screening point so please keep this in mind as it will be standard airport entry procedure’.

An airport shuttle will leave the Byron Community Centre at 5pm. Space is limited, so RSVP via www. byronbaychamber.com.au.

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

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

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.

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.

The following development applications (DA) have been received by Council and require exhibition in accordance with Development Control Plan 2014 (A14). The DAs may be viewed online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA or by using the Online Kiosks at Councils Customer Service Centre during normal office hours.

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

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

EXHIBITION CLOSES 31 JULY 2019 10.2019.327.1 – Middle Pocket, 39 Middle Pocket Road (Lot 4 DP 609219) and 15 Middle Pocket Road (Lot 33 DP 1160380) Balanced Systems Planning Consultants, Tourist and Visitor Accommodation Comprising Six (6) Cabins and a Visitor’s Facility 10.2019.358.1 – Mullumbimby, 419 Left Bank Road (Lot 10 DP 580913) Planning Sustainable Solutions, Use of Existing Cabin for Rural Tourist Accommodation

EXHIBITION CLOSES 7 AUGUST 2019 10.2019.285.1 – Bangalow, 18 Pioneers Crescent (Lot 1 DP 1154192) Ardill Payne & Partners, Mixed Use Development Comprising Agricultural Produce Industries, Depot, Garden Centre, Childcare Centre, Swimming Pool and Recreational Facilities

HAVE YOUR SAY

AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL’S ADOPTED FEES AND CHARGES 2019/20 At its Ordinary Meeting held on 27 June 2019, Council resolved to place on public exhibition proposed changes to its adopted Fees and Charges for 2019/20, as follows.

Commercial Air Space Usage charges Reduction of existing fees for commercial air space usage.

Bangalow

$127.50 per m² annually

Brunswick Heads (Brunswick Terrace, $108.00 per m² annually Fingal, Park and Mullumbimbi Streets) Byron Bay (Precinct 1 and 2)

$240.00 per m² annually

Byron Bay (Remaining properties)

$181.50 per m² annually

Mullumbimby

$87 per m² annually

Remainder of Shire

$87 per m² annually

Review of Temporary Food Business fees 1. Operation approval – Removal of three year approval fee 2. New fee for low risk temporary food stall applications ($80.50) 3. New fee to accelerate temporary food stall applications ($50.00 within 3 working days) Drainage Diagram Urgency Fee Introduction of an Urgency Fee for Drainage Diagram applications ($10.00 per application).

The proposed amendments are on exhibition for a period of 28 days and are available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/home under the Public Notices tab.

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

Submissions close: Tuesday 6 August 2019

Enquiries: Kylie Grainey 02 6626 7220

DRAFT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PLAN, DRAFT BIKE PLAN The Draft Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) and Draft Bike Plan for Byron Shire have been developed in collaboration with the community as part of our Walk Roll Ride project. We would like to thank all those who took part in our surveys last year (over 900 people) and those who also participated in our town and village workshops.

Your contributions were invaluable in identifying the critical pieces of infrastructure needed to help us plan for a safer and better connected network of footpaths and cycle ways. Your submissions will be considered during the final development of these plans.

PLANNING PROPOSAL TO PERMIT COMMUNITY TITLE SUBDIVISION OF LAND AT 951 BROKEN HEAD RD, BROKEN HEAD LOT 1 DP 1031848 – ‘THE LINNAEUS ESTATE’

The objective of this planning proposal is to identify the subject land in appropriate schedules to Byron LEP 2014 and Byron LEP 1988 to permit the creation of a neighbourhood community title scheme comprising 33 neighbourhood lots and one lot for common property, consistent with the Byron Rural Land Use Strategy. No additional development will result from the planning proposal as the neighbourhood lots will be required to correspond with existing approved structures on this land.

Your feedback is important to us. The Planning Proposal and supporting information are available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Public-Notice.

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

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

Submissions close: 23 August 2019 Enquiries: Steve Daniels 02 6626 7315

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF AMENDMENTS TO BYRON DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN 2012 (AMENDMENT 4) REMOVAL OF SECONDARY DWELLINGS CONTRIBUTIONS WAIVER

Paul Bibby Australian society is in the grip of an anxiety epidemic brought on by the breakdown of traditional social institutions and ever worsening isolation.

The answer, acclaimed social theorist Hugh Mackay told around 150 locals on Saturday night, is the C-word.

That’s right, compassion.

After laying out some of the more worrying trends in Australian society at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall (rising underemployment, loneliness, family breakdown), Mackay laid out a proposal for a more compassionate society.

‘It has to start with local communities – with your own street as a basic unit of Australian society,’ Mackay told the Ngara Institute’s annual Ralph Summy lecture.

‘It’s about the discipline of being kind and respectful to people in your own

community, even if you don’t like what they have to say, how they behave, or their opinions.

‘My advice is – make sure you know everyone on your street by name, even if you don’t particularly like them.’

The night also saw the awarding of the 2019 Activist of the Year award to the Climate Council’s Will Steffen and Lesley Hughes.

There was also a performance by local choristers, delicious treats by PurMelt in Mullumbimby and Byron’s Barrio restaurant.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION – HAVE YOUR SAY PLANNING PROPOSAL TO AMEND BYRON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2014 – ‘HOUSEKEEPING’ MINOR AMENDMENTS A Planning Proposal to undertake a number of minor ‘housekeeping’ amendments to Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014 is on exhibition for a period of 3 weeks from 24 July to 16 August 2019.

Council initiated the planning proposal in order to correct a number of errors in maps and written provisions in the Byron LEP 2014.

The proposal involves administrative corrections and amendments which are minor in nature and not policy related.

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

All documentation is available for viewing on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice Submissions close: Friday 16 August 2019 Enquiries: Sam Tarrant 02 6626 7216 For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP COASTAL ESTUARY CATCHMENT PANEL REQUESTING COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP

Council resolved to publicly exhibit an amendment to Byron Developer Contributions Plan 2012 in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and Regulation, for a period of 28 days. The amendments consist of:

Would you like to contribute to the betterment of our Shire by joining a Committee?

1. Deletion of clause 2.14 that allowed for the waiver of contributions on secondary dwellings.

Council is currently calling for nominations 2 community members to the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel.

2. Consequential numerical changes of the plan to reflect the updated numbering of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

The purpose of the Coastal estuary Catchment Panel is to advise Council on priorities and integration of the various Plans and Strategies impacting on the Coastal Estuary Catchments.

The amendment to the Byron Developer Contributions Plan 2012 is on exhibition from 24 July 2019 until 21 August 2019 and is available for viewing and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au.

All applications for nomination must be submitted on an approved nomination form.

Submissions close: 4.00pm 21 August 2019

Submissions close: 5.00pm Friday 26 July 2019

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

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The Planning Proposal to permit community title subdivision of land at Lot 1 DP 1031848 Broken Head (The Linnaeus Estate) is on exhibition for a period of 4 weeks from 24 July to 23 August 2019.

The Draft PAMP and Bike Plan are on exhibition for a period of 28 days and are available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/walkrollride.

Enquiries: Daniel Strzina 02 6626 7241

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Enquiries: Christopher Soulsby Development Planning Officer 02 6626 7058

Nomination forms and the Committee’s Constitution are available on Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice or contact Council to make alternate arrangements for acquiring a nomination form.

Nominations close: Wednesday 31 July 2019 Enquiries: Phil Holloway 02 6626 7101, council@byron.nsw.gov.au

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Bypass Biodiversity Destruction Part 2 – ACT NOW Former Mayor Jan Barham WARNS Survey Needed ‘The project was approved following a rigorous environmental assessment process’ TRUE OR FALSE? Byron Bay Bypass – Byron Shire Council Community Update, July 2019 If this statement represents Council’s confidence in the bypass proposal then why have they refused to permit an independent flora survey in the disputed rainforest area in the bypass construction footprint on public land?

There’s increasing community concern that ecological values may have been overlooked in the bypass environmental assessment process. The vegetation survey would provide an additional check and precautionary approach.

Above: The endangered Mitchell’s rainforest snail.

Note: The survey is at no cost to BSC or state government. The request was for permission to have an independent, accredited biobanking / biodiversity offset assessor undertake the survey on public land in the ‘public interest’.

In 2014 Byron Shire Council chose a planning process that isn’t regarded as a rigorous ecological standard. Under biobanking assessment, it’s a red-flag area, as a defined SEPP 14 wetland, with threatened ecological community, swamp sclerophyll forest, and Mitchell’s rainforest snail habitat, a critically endangered species.

The biobanking process reduces the ecological integrity of impact assessment, compared to the alternative Species Impact Statement and EP&A Act Part 5 process. Biobanking is defined by a set of rules, known as the methodology, that require consideration of many environmental aspects. Review of the process for the bypass indicates that one component of the methodology (area of vegetation) has been used to justify the omission of other information that is required for assessment.

The process also failed to consider the impacts of the wetland excavation on the flora and fauna.

Environmental assessment review

Left: Floodplain rainforest vegetation that will be destroyed.

The bypass is impacting on a delicate, unique system, a wetland, that has been defined as requiring protection since 1985. It’s vital that every measure is taken to ensure that the precautionary principle is applied prior to destruction.

David Milledge review of the Office of Environment & Heritage Biobanking application process made by GHD on behalf of BSC for Biobanking Statement ID:19 approval

Commonwealth Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC)

Key points from his reviews of the biobanking proposal, (italics indicate the methodology rules):

Council’s self-assessment in relation to the need to apply for a Commonwealth permit has been queried. The Commonwealth Department of Environment is reviewing BSC’s lack of an EPBC Act approval to undertake works that may impact on the nationally critically endangered (CE) Mitchell’s rainforest snail by the clearing of habitat. The NSW OEH has clearly stated that EPBC requirements are the responsibility of the applicant (BSC).

BSC 2017 Vegetation Mapping

What can Council do now?

Coastal Swamp Forests

Surveys

The consultant GHD did no substantial surveys for the biobanking assessment: two days of surveys in October 2014 and no nocturnal surveys, despite a number of threatened species, including bats and birds. They also relied on survey work done up to 20 years ago. Not there, if you don’t look!

Excavating and filling the wetland There was no comprehensive ecological assessment undertaken for the impact of excavation works, the release of acid sulfate soils, the impact of chemical treatment of the excavated material and the filling of the wetland with 30,000 cubic metres of material. The fill amount was wrongly defined in the EIS as being 4,100 cubic metres but BSC has obtained a permit for the 30,000m3. Council admits that there will be up to 21,000 cubic metres of imported fill, without defining where the fill will come from and if it may also impact on flora and fauna. The excavated fill to be treated is now at 4,500m3 and we don’t know where or how it will be ‘treated’.

• the restriction of the assessment of indirect impacts to a buffer of only 5m width is ecologically invalid

• the Red Flag Variation Assessment for the Mitchell’s rainforest snail fails to recognise the rainforest (primary habitat) and states ‘the study area is restricted to paperbark swamp forest’.

These are the key issues, but are we fully aware? The reviews have been undertaken by a highly respected local ecologist, David Milledge, who has over 40 years of local experience and has previously worked for Council assessing the ecological rigour of applications. His reviews question the rigour of this application and should be investigated further; the survey is crucial.

The destruction of even a small portion of SEPP 14 wetland is significant, but the potential for destruction of a threatened ecological community (TEC), dismissed by a substandard set of rules, is of concern. The potential for this subtropical rainforest to be a critically endangered TEC is unknown because it wasn’t thoroughly investigated.

• the process requires a Map of the red flag areas on the development site showing each entity in the red flag area – the proposal fails to identify the rainforest TEC

• the documents fail to recognise the rainforest by stating ‘none of these communities are found within or in the vicinity of the proposal site’

An independent review of the bypass has been undertaken, just as it would be for any development. There is no doubt that there will be destruction of significant vegetation and impact on threatened species.

As shown in the diagram, the bypass assessment surveys did not investigate the area defined on BSC’s own mapping as rainforest.

In the biobanking rules, an area smaller than 0.25ha of a vegetation community isn’t required to be considered in the ecological assessment to seek approval for destruction.

• disregarding the presence of the Lowland Rainforest on Floodplain Community – enabled by the rule of less than 0.25 hectare to be subsumed within an adjoining larger vegetation zone

It’s simple: allow the independent survey to be undertaken and see what happens.

Community response If you have doubts about the process and the risk that significant biodiversity may be destroyed without assessment, then please contact councillors and request support for the survey.

Councillor contacts:

Coastal Swamp Forests

Subtropical Rainforests

BSC’s vegetation mapping showing subtropical rainforest (green area), overlayed with the bypass route (yellow area) and GHD biobanking survey plots (blue rectangles).

The implications of lowering the standards If this were an external developer application, I’m confident that if inadequacies or substantial doubts in the process were revealed then there would be requests for a more rigorous assessment. The critical issue here is that the bypass proposal is a BSC project. Also, there is no consideration of the impact for future planning impact, if Council itself lowers the standards.

Consistent high standards for applications have always been a strong point if there are legal challenges. It could be difficult to require high standards from developers in the future with Council having chosen to do the ‘developer’ planning pathway of biobanking. The West Byron development also took the biobanking pathway.

simon.richardson@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au michael.lyon@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au sarah.ndiaye@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au jeannette.martin@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au jan.hackett@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au paul.spooner@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au alan.hunter@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au basil.cameron@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au cate.coorey@cr.byron.nsw.gov.au Note: Cate and Basil voted against the bypass but you might want to contact them.

Disclaimer: I’ve heard the rumours too that I’m doing this because I want to get back on to Council. After 17 years as an elected representative, I do not want to go back on Council but I do, as a resident, feel a responsibility to check Council projects.

I believe that biodiversity protection is critical and expect our council to maintain the highest standards for Byron Shire.

We live in a biodiversity hotspot; let’s ensure we protect it!

Love, Jan

Part 1 published in the Byron Echo 17 July, 2019 page 4. Authorised and paid for by Jan Barham in Byron Shire’s public interest. www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

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A fundamental human need Though the days are warm, the nights are still very cold and will be for a couple of months to come.

For people sleeping rough, this is a really hard time of year and services for the homeless and needy are stretched to their limits.

The problem of homelessness is not getting any closer to being solved; in fact the opposite is the case and it’s difficult to accurately gather statistics because of the nature of homelessness.

The Northern Rivers and North Coast Community Housing’s Housing Needs Northern Rivers Housing Study 2018 says that beneath the brochure images of Byron Bay surfers and the alternative lifestyle of Nimbin lie some of the most challenging housing conditions.

The report says that local factors contributing to homelessness include the growing gap between rising housing costs and incomes, which is not unique to the Northern Rivers.

However, special local characteristics have accentuated the problem: Sea-change and tree-change migration has increased demand for well-located housing, often in the form of holiday homes that are only occupied for part of the year; economic prosperity and population growth over the border in southeast Queensland have made the Northern Rivers more attractive, accessible, and affordable to more people – these trends are accentuated by the long-overdue upgrade of the Pacific Highway – unfortunately significant investment in road infrastructure has far exceeded investment in community and social services.

Other issues are coastal resorts, which are a continuing mecca for backpackers, families, and grey nomads. This has led to a loss of caravan parks offering affordable longer-term accommodation, and the rise of the Airbnb and Stayz holiday-lets. Fast-rising property costs have not been met by a commensurate rise in incomes.

The highest household incomes are found in Ballina, Byron, Lismore, and Tweed council areas, though they are still generally 35 per cent lower than the NSW average.

Household income across in the more inland areas of Clarence Valley, Kyogle, and Lismore council areas has risen between 2011 and 2016 at a slower rate than the NSW average.

Nearly all areas in the Northern Rivers have some households on a very low income, defined as under $650 per week. The most challenged areas of inland Kyogle and Clarence Valley Council areas have up to 40 per cent of households on very low incomes, compared to an average of below 20 per cent across NSW. The report says all Northern Rivers council areas have below the NSW average of higher earners, those with household incomes over $3,000 per week. Even in relatively prosperous Byron Shire fewer than 10 per cent of households are classed as higher earners, less than half the average in NSW low incomes.

Additionally poor intra-region transport, isolation, and limited supply of social and support services has led to many in the Northern Rivers facing many challenges.

There is a real concern that there is an erosion of community and connection when there’s just no room. Literally and figuratively, people to have the right to shelter.

For more information about how you can help, contact the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre, the Byron Community Centre, the Salvos, or Vinnies.

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T

he private health industry, we were told last week, is ‘a muddled healthcare system that is riddled with inconsistencies and perverse initiatives,’ as Stephen Duckett put it in a report from the Grattan Institute.

Indeed, and things are now reaching a crisis point. But it was hardly unexpected. The private funds have effectively been on notice for fifty years, since the time of the moon landing.

It was 1969 when Gough Whitlam embarked on his first election campaign as leader, and the centrepiece was a promise of universal health insurance – Medibank, which later became Medicare.

It was hardly a revolutionary idea; the Poms had embraced their National Health Service for many decades. But for Australia it was a major change, and one that promptly induced panicked opposition from the private enterprisers who had held the territory since it was bequeathed to them shortly after World War II. It was Earle Page, Robert Menzies’s former enemy now redeemed as his Health minister, who set up the scheme.

Page was utterly against public enterprise in any form; in his youth, he had campaigned against the establishment of public hospitals, which, he insisted, was unfair competition for private hospitals – of which he just happened to own several.

He lost that fight, but won the next: the private funds were established, and became, in effect, compulsory.

Those who wished to defray their rising medial bills had no alternative except to sign up. The big boys, the Medicare Benefits Fund and the Hospital Contributions Fund, called themselves non-profit, but accumulated vast investments and reserves; Whitlam used to jibe that they appeared to be preparing for a recurrence of the Black Death.

He narrowly lost the election of 1969, to the great relief of the fund managers.

But he won in 1972, and all hell broke loose. As well as the funds, most of the medical profession was implacably opposed to what Page had described as ‘the socialisation of medicine.’

Whitlam’s minster, Bill Hayden, had his Social Security portfolio reduced to the SS and was equated with the Nazi Gestapo in tracts and caricatures.

The coalition resisted Medibank for another three years, until Whitlam eventually forced it through after a double dissolution. And when he was

dismissed, Malcolm Fraser promptly attempted to dismantle the fledgling reform.

But Bob Hawke refurbished it, and in spite of some recalcitrance from John Howard and later Tony Abbott, Medicare became a fait accompli, embraced by the electorate.

The government will start by denying that there is a crisis, and will then say it is all Labor’s fault, and go on to demand that ƆşŔĕşŕĕ ĕōƆĕ Ǖ ƶ ĶƐ Mungo MacCallum As a result, private insurance became optional for the masses, and the membership of the private funds began its inevitable decline. Even the doctors dropped their resistance when they realised that socialised medicine could actually be something of a bonanza: their base income was guaranteed, and they could still raise their fees to any level they wished.

And many did, which meant that many of the seriously or chronically ill still found at least some form of private cover worthwhile. And with conservative governments committed to their cause, the public was induced by a combination of carrots and sticks to keep the funds viable.

And some funds began to experiment with bells and whistles, some worthwhile, like dental insurance, and others not, like refunds for homeopathy.

But equally, the younger and fitter could see little point: the ideological buster about getting ‘your doctor of choice’ when going to hospital was small compensation for the inevitable bills, and more so in an emergency when you didn’t have a choice of doctor anyway.

And as the young dropped out of the funds, the effective subsidies that propped up the increasing needs of an ageing population started to become highly problematic. Fees went up – well over the the rate of inflation. And once wage stagnation set in, so did the rot.

Which is where we are today.

So the government is in a real bind.

It can provide further relief to keep

the funds alive, but not only is there a growing realisation that throwing more money into a decaying system is basically counterproductive (not to mention a fine example of socialisation); it is now clear that it is vastly inefficient.

Using the resources to improve and enhance the public system – Medicare – would be far more productive, not to mention considerably fairer.

But the government, being the government, is unlikely to embrace such rationality. It will start by denying that there is a crisis, and will then say it is all Labor’s fault, and go on to demand that someone else – the states, the profession itself, anyone – fix it.

And then, when the crunch comes, it will hand over another swag of taxpayers’ money, declare victory, and leave – until the next crisis.

The sensible approach would be simply to scrap all the subsidies, incentives, and rebates and make private insurance truly voluntary – a matter of choice for those who can afford it. And then, if necessary, bump up the Medicare levy to whatever extent is needed to provide the universal healthcare that was promised and intended all those years ago.

As Duckett remarks succinctly: ‘the question then becomes whether government should support private healthcare directly, or via public health insurance – or not at all.’ It is not yet a question the government is willing to contemplate.

But the way things are going it will soon have to confront reality.

Scott Morrison and his new Health minister Greg Hunt have come around, probably reluctantly, to the idea that Medicare is too popular to abolish – even if tinkering with it is highly risky; remember Bill Shorten’s Mediscare campaign. But the same is no longer true of the private funds – if it ever was.

Thus the government is caught in a conflict of disloyalties. Morrison and all his colleagues swear, on what passes for their hearts, that they are utterly devoted and committed to Medicare.

But their real love is the free market.

In an ideal world, they would cleave to Earle Page and private oligopoly, no matter how much it had to be regulated and propped up by public money.

But alas, those easy options have passed. And this time more tinkering will not be enough. The funds are getting very close to their use-by date.

As Whitlam himself might say, it’s time.

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Letters Drugs, festivals & you Wow! Your editorial (July 17) appears to speak to the kind of person you are. Do you seriously suggest that it is unclear if our pollies ‘… write bad laws around drugs want young people to die as an example to others’. What an offensive suggestion!

Your assertion that MDMA is safe ‘… if taken moderately and in pure form, just like heroin’ is irresponsible and unsafe given both are usually sold with many additives. As to suggesting pure heroin is ‘safe’? Tell that to users who are addicted or their families who’ve suffered because of their loved ones addiction or (worse) death.

Oh, and the last time I checked, both MDMA and heroin were illegal. Has that now changed?

Having said this I do agree with, and support, pill testing given experimentation seems be a rite of passage for many young people.

However, I will not encourage anyone to break the law. I am disappointed your editorial appears to suggest that young people go out and ‘try a small dosage of any pill’ with the caveat ‘be very careful from whom you buy it’. Seriously? I guess all salespeople tell the truth... always.

How about getting lawful, properly administered pill testing running first, eh?

Paul Dixon Ocean Shores

Love your heritage The residents of Mullumbimby who appreciate the protection of the heritage conservation area will be disappointed in the development that is being built behind 17 Gordon Street, fronting Tyagarah Street.

Is it ‘right’ to spend a billion on this? Photo NASA As a member of the council’s Heritage Panel I am a little more than disappointed in the planning department for approving a modern Besser-brick construction with swimming pool in one of the best-kept heritage areas of the town.

To their credit the council gives prospective developers ample opportunity to seek advice from the Heritage Advisor so that inappropriate development won’t occur – but not this time.

This building isn’t sympathetic to the immediate neighbourhood in size or height. ‘Sticks out like a sore thumb’ comes to mind. How did this precedent-setting development gain approval?

Chris Cooney Mullumbimby

Trees vandalised A motel in Brunswick Heads gained permission from our council to cut down three rainforest trees. Two oldgrowth Casuarinas simply because they drop their foliage, and an old-growth Flash Pine because it was across the lane from a power line.

They could have cut back

the branches; instead they cut down the whole tree with Council’s permission.

They go into National Parks to cut down trees for timber.

Why couldn’t they contact a timber mill instead of a mulcher?

Di McKee Brunswick Heads

We need trains 42,000 people driving to Splendour In the Grass this weekend.

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On the bypass...

Council saying ‘the project has been approved following a rigorous environmental assessment process’ is a a joke. Biobanking is not a rigorous environmental assessment process. Biobanking is a market-based offset scheme that allows developers to buy ‘biodiversity credits’ to counterbalance the loss of biodiversity resulting from their development.

The beautiful stretch of land in question is more than

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Q Re the bypass, sorry, third main street for Byron Bay. Jan Barham’s article, which she paid for herself, is an indictment of this Greensdominated Council’s handling of this very important environmental matter.

The fact that there is only a relatively small amount of rain forest involved makes me want to shout, ‘Hey! There’s a little bit left of what used to cover the whole area!’

We should be scrambling to save what is left, not trashing it to make way for the mighty motor vehicle.

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The Byron council committed to a Climate Emergency Declaration on October 18, 2018, that states ‘urgent action is required by all levels of government, including by local councils’.

Compromising the wetland goes against this declaration.

We need to prioritise nature everywhere. There are enough urban landscapes; those of our community who seem to think they can thrive in them should go back there; plenty of bypasses elsewhere.

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Spotlight on Greens councillors and The Echo Q I’ve been saddened by the repeated Greens council bashing by The Echo recently. but then after reading Ian Cohen’s opinion piece I realised The Echo is mounting a political campaign to unseat the current progressive Greens. They have allowed some improvements by development and replaced the ‘Do Nothing’ Greens who presided over the decline of the Shire.

Thank them for the state of the roads, a bankrupt council fighting un-winnable court cases, and unable to maintain our services.

The council-approved bypass is something that will probably improve the life of residents wanting to travel across town: the locals who live and work here, not the tourists. By bypassing the shopping precinct and getting traffic out of this popular area it will improve amenity for everyone.

The Echo and the former do-nothing Greens (on whose watch the Byron at Byron on wetlands was approved) oppose this bypass because a strip of green land through the town will be developed.

Don’t fall for the propaganda from The Echo; Byron life is improving for the majority by this realistic Greens council working hard to improve things but still opposing and winning against unreasonable developments like West Byron.

Thank you, councillors.

Stuart Baird Suffolk Park Q I am reluctant to join in the attack on our councillors as, while I’m disappointed in some of their decision making, I have some idea of the difficulties they face – and remember the horrors of the previous council, which we don’t want to see again.

‘New’ councillors go in as absolute novices, ignorant and needing help with just about everything. Most of the staff are (of course) helpful and very pleasant people and it’s hard for councillors to appear not to respect them and fly in the face of their advice – after all they’re the experts! Also you are suddenly referred to consistently as ‘Councillor’ this or that and this (I think) may well go to their heads.

We’ve seen it all before

– as in Yes, Minister – but these councillors are no longer new and we have a right to expect that, lovely as the staff may be, they’re there to represent us – and some of us worked hard to get them there.

I am particularly horrified at the suggestion that weddings and other ‘events’ should be allowed on prime rural land. When I was on Council (aeons ago) my main concern was to look after our rural land, which was under constant threat of subdivision. We brought in new strategies to provide necessary protections.

Please, councillors (and I know it’s not easy), stick to the principles that saw you elected.

Jenny Coman Bangalow Q Readers may not be aware of the initiatives we outlined in response to Ian Cohen (page 16), as our beloved paper is now the instrument of the Editor’s personal hatred of us Greens councillors. Hans recently abused us on The Echo’s Facebook page, describing Michael as ‘a true authoritarian tyrant

twat’ and ‘a shit stain’, Sarah as ‘a third card in a terrible useless pack of jokers,’ and Simon as amongst other tags, ‘Mayor of Party Town’ (whatever that means). He went on to describe us as, ‘Totally inept, arrogant, and lacking in reflection,’ who are in the job, ‘to climb a greasy political pole.’ Perhaps more natural within a universitystudent newspaper, or the Daily Telegraph, but it’s tragic for the paper we all love.

Hans is free to have his personal opinions and threrefore to disparage us in his editorial or anonymously on the back page; however, opinion and objective journalistic coverage of council should be separated.

A paper (and in this case, an editor) that can only represent one view, that struggles or makes no attempt to be fair, accurate, and independent can’t possibly ever serve a complex, changing, multilayered and dynamic community like ours.

Echo readers deserve to be kept properly informed of Council issues and initiatives that affect them.

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Letters Q The editor would like to note that he does not ‘hate’ the Greens.

Q In her letter last week Samantha Wortelhock seems to be saying that The Echo should act as a cheerleader for the Greens councillors simply because they are Greens councillors.

She wonders, ‘how the founders would feel seeing the paper turn against a hard-working Greens council’.

Well, as one of the paper’s founders I can answer that.

This council, like previous councils, is receiving just the amount of criticism its conduct deserves. All councils are hard working, but part of that work requires following due process, querying sloppy staff reports, listening to the community, and actually implementing the agenda presented to voters at election time.

We did not vote to destroy wetland because a government bypass grant was available, nor to impose parking meters on reluctant small towns, nor to submit meekly to the state government vandals who have grabbed our caravan parks. By those criteria, and many more, this is not a successful council and the unease of long-term

Greens party members seems significant to me.

David Lovejoy Mullumbimby Q Ian Cohen, when did you

become so cranky? I just got back to Byron and there is no West Byron, no rock wall at Belongil, the roads are getting fixed, town is looking clean, and I even like that crazy bit of art on the way into town!

The bypass that will go through the pig yard (that’s what it was in the 70s) – it’s a bit sad, but it should have happened long ago. Look around you. When I came here in the 70s there were hardly any trees. I hear now you’re even cranky at people like me who have to live in our vans.

Give the kids a break; they are doing a good job. Support them and do something positive with the time you have left on this beautiful planet.

Kiki Euskadi Mullumbimby Q A passing ‘sort of’ apology to Bob Hawke over something he said during his time that I only just became aware of: ‘enough is enough’.

He was talking about the ongoing plunder of Earth’s resources in the context of Tasmania’s obsession with

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dams at that time.

Obviously you can’t on the one hand embrace market capitalism (as his government did) and expect any slowing down of pace – but no-one ever accused Bob of being a philosopher.

And so it is that Australia continues to pander to China’s growth with manic resources extraction combined with an equally manic internal obsession with infrastructure – almost a mantra.

On and on it rolls.

Which brings us to the local Byron bypass and our witless next-generation Greens. If the Greens are willing to sacrifice wetlands for the temporary benefits of a bypass then really there is no hope left for the planet is there. What say you, Oliver Dunn?

Fast Buck$ Coorabell Q WTF is going on with

Byron Council? The two most avid council watchers, Hans Lovejoy and Fast Buck$, have negative things to say about our council. Buck$ says Council is just incompetent, whereas Hans says that ‘Council is in the pockets of the developers’.

Well what comes from the pockets of developers? $$$ and the death of Byron

by a thousand cut$.

Now we have the unbelievable situation of environmentalists blockading the Byron bypass from our Greens council. This plus Mercato, the development next door, the new monster house overshadowing its neighbour at Brunswick, 7,000 illegal Airbnbs putting legal ratepaying operators out of business.

We gave Council a resounding mandate to stop over-development after the Rose Wanchap disaster. Well she will be laughing now.

And don’t get me started on the Ballina engineering department laughing at Byron’s fuckups. Roundabouts way over budget and time, when Ballina builds their roundabouts on time and within budget!

Having the rural road drains uncleared, water running over roads washing out embankments, closing roads for months and costing a fortune. Need I go on?

We really need some real green environmentalists back on Council. Please Jan, Ian, Duncan, Bateson, Dean Jeffries, the ER crew, Dudley... Let’s have some true candidates in our next election.

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Byron Council’s Greens respond to Ian Cohen’s criticisms Byron Greens councillors Ian Cohen and other activists of his ilk were inspirations and next-generation activists followed their lead. While some of us were successfully resisting the destruction of old-growth forests in Timbarra, Evans Head, and the globally important Dwarf Heathland in Patersons Hill in Byron, Ian had traded in his blockading days for the less photoworthy but crucially important political sphere.

Along with Richard Jones, another local environmentalist-turned-pollie pioneer, and two others, the ‘Gang of Four’ negotiated to conserve tens of thousands of hectares of old growth.

That successful negotiation will and should always be honoured.

However, a quick look at the state of our region, country, and planet shows that previous wins happened way too rarely. We cannot simply resist our way to a sustainable or regenerative society and planet. A polarised, adversarial way to making decisions makes winners arrogant and lazy and losers resentful – a vicious cycle and one we need to change.

In response to Ian’s ‘comment’ in The Echo (July 10) Richard Jones wrote, ‘I really don’t share the view that the Greens council has “lost its way”. It’s very hard being in government. It’s quite different from being a protester.

‘Governments at all levels are forced to make unpopular decisions. Some don’t have the courage and fail. As a

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Ian Rogers

Australia’s number one player Anton Smirnov has shown once again that his final year school studies are not preventing him from improving his world ranking.

Last weekend Smirnov, 18, finished clear first at the Checkmate Open in Adelaide, half a point ahead of fellow Grandmaster Bobby Cheng and Queensland’s 11-year-old Sravan Renjith.

Smirnov’s path to the $1,500 first prize was smooth, drawing with Cheng in the fourth round and winning all his other games, including a key fifth round matchup against South Australia’s strongest player Trevor Tao. Smirnov has been sparing in his appearances this year, competing only in the Doeberl Cup (a par third place) before Adelaide.

The tournament surprise packet Renjith, whose family moved from New Zealand almost four years ago and who still plays under the Kiwi flag, has been scaring his elders and betters in Brisbane for some time but his result in Adelaide showed a clear step up by the bubbly pre-teen.

Renjith lost only to Cheng, with his victims including Australia’s

result we end up with unserviceable deficits. What this council has shown me is that the Greens are now mature enough to govern. They can make tough and unpopular decisions – and I’m not saying I agree with them all. We need to have green governments at all levels to remove these conservatives, on both sides, who are holding Australia back.’

Negotiation needed Governance is complex and not a position the Greens are used to being in but we are achieving much to be proud of that sits comfortably within our Greens guiding Four Pillars.

One of the pillars is peace and non-violence. Peace is not just the absence of war; it’s empathy and connection to others. In the last term of Council, Simon was imploring two sides of a debate to get out of the trenches and find a way forward, when former Greens councillor Tom Tabart yelled from the gallery, ‘We’re Greens, we belong in the trenches.’ This is what separates current Greens councillors and many previous. Sitting in a trench throwing grenades at the ‘other’ is not peaceful. It’s impossible to move forward and there are no solutions from within a trench, only resistance.

Climate emergency We agree we are in a climate emergency; we cannot afford to just do what we always have done in the hope of securing marginal and occasional wins. We all number one female player Heather Richards.

Renjith was one of the 30 members of the Australian Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS) who were taking part in an annual training camp where Smirnov, Cheng and Richards featured as coaches.

Smirnov also took on all 30 members of the squad simultaneously, conceding three draws and losing none.

Adelaide Checkmate Open 2019 White: B Cheng Black: S Renjith Opening: Irregular Notes based on comments by Bobby Cheng.

1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5!? For Renjith, who is clearly very talented, I’d firstly recommend learning a real opening! 3.e4! fxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nge2 d6 6.Ng3 g6 7.Ncxe4 Nxe4 8.Nxe4 Bg7 9.h4! 0-0 10.h5 Bf5 11.Ng3 Bd4?! 11...Qe8 is stronger as now White could play 12.Nxf5!

Rxf5 13.Bd3. 12.f3 e6 13.c3 Bf6 14.hxg6 Bh4 15.gxh7+ Kh8 16.Kf2 e5 17.Bh6 Rf7 18.Qa4 Bxg3+ 19.Kxg3 Rxh7 20.Bb5?! It’s objectively better to avoid simplifying and play 20.Kf2 Nd7 21.Be2. 20...Nd7 21.Bxd7 Qxd7 22.Qxd7 Bxd7 23.Kf2 b5?! Intuitively wrong to me, because ...b4 isn’t even a threat. After 23...Rg8 and ...Rg6, it will be a long grind.

24.Bg5 Re8? 24...Rb8 was necessary. Renjith had stopped calculating after 26...Kg6, but…

25.Rxh7+ Kxh7 26.Rh1+ Kg6 27.Be3! Now a key pawn is lost. 27...Rc8 28.Rh6+ Kf7 29.Rxd6 Ke7 30.Ra6 b4 31.c4 1-0

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Byron Greens councillors: Mayor Simon Richardson with Sarah Ndiaye, Michael Lyon, and Jeannette Martin. need to drop egos and fixed ideologies so we can be open to new and different ideas. We must drop the idea that Greens belong on the sidelines throwing grenades.

That doesn’t mean we don’t resist. We continue to resist West Byron, stop rock walls in Belongil; we resisted the Bangalow Food Hub and have stopped or amended many other inappropriate developments.

Listening to people However, it is true that our focus has changed from a default position of saying No. Just like Damon Gameau in 2040 has perfectly captured, the answers lie in society focusing and enacting possible, positive solutions, which we Greens councillors and so many other progressives are doing in our spheres. That means acknowledging change is before us and understanding we must try and manage it.

Our adherence to grassroots democracy means we Byron Greens councillors do not believe a dozen locals who have had their views promoted for decades are the only voices to which we should listen. They have expertise to share, but so too do many, many others in our community.

We created a community roundtable, bringing the progress associations

▶ Continued from page 13 stop this kind of travesty, not push it!

So when the ‘protectors’ stand in front of the bulldozers this week where will our Greens councillors be? Standing with those protecting our environment or standing behind the police as they drag away the good guys?

Rossco Phillips Mullumbimby

Dune loss Clarkes Beach is suffering its worst beach and dune loss ever; in fact the dune has

and community groups together regularly to discuss matters with Council. The citizen jury and community solutions panels foster views from more than just loud voices. The first panel recommended we make infrastructure priorities based firstly around safety for locals and we adopted these recommendations.

For the first time ever, Council is creating a shirewide drainage program.

As a result we are receiving more feedback and engagement from the breadth of our community in numbers significantly higher than ever before.

These initiatives received no acknowledgment from previous Greens representatives.

Tellingly, though we are often accused of not listening to our community yet when we do, we’re attacked for not making decisions and leading as we were elected to do.

Ecological impact Within the pillar of ecological sustainability we’ve drastically reduced use of chemical pesticides and completed the vast bulk of the previous Biodiversity Conservation Strategy. We’re on our way to meeting our emissions-reduction targets before 2025, with solar being installed at all sewage treatment plants, in the Council now gone.

Twenty years ago there were two dunes at the back of the beach and scraping (using a bulldozer to replenish dunes) used to be done. This was stopped by the environment groups to save the pipi cockle shellfish on the beach that are only there a few times a year.

Once the dune is gone it’s gone forever. The reason it has been left to go is the philosophical approach by some councillors that nature should be allowed to take its course and that by leaving

carpark, and a 5MW solar farm on the horizon.

There’s a new bio-energy facility, an Australian first that will light the way for other councils to follow.

We’ve massively increased the migration paths for our native fish throughout the Brunswick River, and continue not just to resist shark nets but pioneer alternatives.

We’re at the forefront of plastic-reduction initiatives and have implemented green bins that take over 7,000 tonnes out of landfill each year to be used as compost. These initiatives have received no acknowledgment from previous Greens representatives.

Many other sustainable initiatives fall within the Greens pillar of social justice, like working hard to support affordable housing, seeing if we can establish a well-planned, innovative eco-housing and low-cost housing precinct.

We created a sustainable agricultural officer position, supported positions to help our homeless; the rail-corridor feasibility study now shows we could have a light rail shuttle and a bike path – making it potentially the greatest game changer in our Shire’s history. Imagine the benefits of being able to get out of cars, get to our markets in Byron and Bangalow, or to our friends, schools, or workplaces in other towns via light-rail shuttles. We believe this can and will happen soon.

By focusing on solutions and peacefully working with other levels of government, no matter the colour of their flag, we secured the Mullum hospital site.

We also secured money for the bypass to complete a project 30 years in the

making. Far from being ignored, David Milledge’s report was thoroughly addressed point by point during Council’s deliberations and all questions raised by former mayor Jan Barham were put to the biodiversity assessment officer. This can be heard in Part 2 of the audio of Council’s meeting of the 23 May 2019.

We purchased the Education Department land in Suffolk so the community has space to play outside. We’ve taken on Airbnb and the holiday-let lobby and won concessions under the new planning regime from the state government, including obtaining reduced caps on short-term holiday letting (STHL), the only council in NSW to do so. Now Byron hospital belongs to the community too. Worth millions to the government, yet we got it for a dollar along with a $200k grant to help fix it up.

We’ve done more to fix the roads and infrastructure than any previous council, investing over $18.7 million last year and $42.3 million in the 2019/20 year. After decades of neglect, we’ve started the process to bring our infrastructure up to a decent standard.

Most of these achievements would not have occurred without Greens councillors leading the way.

Attendance at meetings has always been around 10–20, but we welcome more to come and take part.

There is a place for saying No to an issue; however, there also needs to be a place to say Yes to solutions. We are trying to find a balance. Ian believes we have lost our way. We would contend we’re just focusing on a new way: trying to work with staff, the wider community, state government, with anyone who wants to help find solutions.

the dune exposed it will lead to the beach being replenished naturally.

That might be the case on some beaches but not in Byron. The sand travels from the south on the current and most of it can’t get around the lighthouse promontory and heads out to sea, finishing up at Tweed Heads.

Twenty years ago the coastal council of NSW president Professor Thom on visiting Byron said the beach dune system should be protected by a toe wall to stop the dune system eroding.

This was regarded as a no-go

by Council as the cry was ‘no rock walls on the beach’. The result is the beach is eroding all the way from The Pass to the Belongil Estuary. It all needs to be protected by a toe wall to protect the dune and the sand on the beach and be replenished from time to time with sand scraping, otherwise the beach will be no more.

All beaches that have urban areas behind them need protection from the ocean. In Byron township ▶ Continued on page 20

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STEWART’S MENSWEAR Celebrating 90 Years

STEWART’S MENSWEAR MULLUMBIMBY

90th Birthday

A little Mullum Madness

Have you ever thought of swapping a farm for shops in Mullumbimby?

That is part of the story of how Mullumbimby’s Stewart’s Menswear came into being. Alf Barrett bought the land that it sits on between what is now the Middle Pub (then called the Commercial Hotel) and the Wards store (now Southern Cross Credit Union) and built two shops on the site between 1923 to 24 before swapping them for a farm in Nimbin.

In 1924 the first shop was opened on the site by Norman Stewart as Stewart and Northeast. Norman married Alf and Queenie Barrett’s daughter Audrey and it seems that Queenie and her daughter Audrey were still keen for life in Mullumbimby and they bought back the stores in 1929. This then led to the first incarnation of Stewart’s Menswear, Stewart’s Mercery, that had the additional attraction of a billiards parlour in the back run by local Stan Clark. Billiards were obviously popular as Stan was able to buy the business in 1937; however, with World War II in full swing, Norman Stewart re-purchased the business when Stan joined the services in 1942.

Norman and Audrey’s only son Tom took over the business with his wife Jean in 1955 and the freehold was given to Tom in 1968. It was at this point the two shops were turned into one and then in 1980 they decided to modernise the name and became Stewart’s Menswear and their son Bill Stewart took over the business.

For 90 years Stewart’s Menswear has been part of the fabric of the Mullumbimby scene with locals of all ages able to remember their first purchases at the store from the dress shirts and suits of the 1930s to the rock-wash denim of the 80s and the growing range of bamboo and hemp clothing that they have today. Not to mention the classic ‘Mullum Madness’ T-shirts that for many are their lasting memory of the town.

Current owners Gerard and Sue Walker bought the business from Bill in 2004 but Gerard had worked for the Stewarts for 25 years by this point and knew the business and locals well. Gerard has seen the shop move from the days of purchases being wrapped in brown paper with string to the modern times of using environment-friendly paper bags.

‘Living in the diverse and eclectic community of Mullumbimby, my days in the shop are never boring,’ said Gerard with his warm laugh.

‘There is always someone to talk to and there is always something new and interesting happening in or around town that brings the people; locals and tourists alike, to our streets and the store. It is true, Mullumbimby seems to be the place to be! An amazing place to grow up and to live in.’

Recognising they are a part of the history of the town, Gerard and Sue have dedicated one of their windows to a regularly changing display from the Mullumbimby museum.

‘Since 2004, we have given one of our windows to the Mullumbimby Museum,’ said Sue. ‘It creates a lot of interest and also gives them a presence in the street, reminding locals and visitors of what a great place the museum is to visit.

Moving forward into the future we are excited to launch our customer loyalty club. Join this week and make any purchase to enter our birthday prize draw.’

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Congratulations Stewart’s Menswear on 90 years serving the Mullum Community.

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Congratulates Stewart’s Menswear, a locally owned retail store on the occasion of their 90th Birthday.

The store has been servicing the community of the Byron Shire and more importantly the Mullumbimby community.

Best Wishes Gerard and Sue, enjoy your week of celebrations.

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Growing up without the filter Should childhood be lived in a happy, idyllic bubble, protected from the realities of the big wide world?

Not according to well-known and respected author John Marsden, who will be sharing his insights at Byron Writers Festival this year.

‘When I hear parents say “I want my children to enjoy their childhood; there’ll be time when they’re older to learn about those things,” I hear the voices of those who are scared of the vastness of the universe. These adults have a view of childhood as some kind of discrete interval, rather than just a few years from the continuum of life. How fortunate that the spirit, courage, and curiosity of many young people remain largely undefeated by such adults.’

In his latest book The Art of

Growing Up, John pulls together all IJĕ IJëƆ ōĕëſŕĕĎ ĪſşŔ şưĕſ Ǫǧ ƷĕëſƆȜ experience working with and writing for young people. He shares his insights into everything – from the role of schools and the importance of education to problem parents and

problem children, and the conundrum of what it means to grow up ëŕĎ ćĕ țIJëżżƷȜ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ǩǨƆƐ ĈĕŕƐƖſƷȂ `şIJŕ IJëƆ ƱſĶƐƐĕŕ Ŕşſĕ ƐIJëŕ ǫǧ books, mostly for teenagers and children. Many people will have cut their reading teeth on classics like

Tomorrow When the War Began and others in the Tomorrow series. He has won every major award in Australia Īşſ ƷşƖŕī żĕşżōĕȜƆ ǕĈƐĶşŕȂ His passionate interest in education led him to start two schools, Candlebark, near Romsey, Victoria,

and Alice Miller School at Macedon, Īşſ Ʒĕëſ ǮȑǨǩ ƆƐƖĎĕŕƐƆ ƱĶƐIJ ëŕ ĶŕƐĕſest in the creative arts. John is at the coalface of education and a daily witness to the inevitable and yet still mysterious process of growing up.

John Marsden’s sessions at the Byron Writers Festival are a must for parents and educators. You Ĉëŕ IJĕëſ IJĶŔ şŕ DſĶĎëƷ ǩ ƖīƖƆƐ at The Fine Art of Teaching with David Gillespie (Teen Brains), Gabbie Stroud (Teacher) and Eddie Woo (Woo’s Wonderful World of Maths) as well as Writing Process: The Agony and the Ecstasy with Isobelle Carmody and Karen Foxlee. Marsden will also be in conversation with ØëĈIJëſĕƷ `ëŕĕ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ following on from Kids Big Day Out program.

Local kids review books by festival authors Brotherband: The Outcasts

by John Flanagan Reviewed by Monty, age 9 This book is set in a medieval fantasy world and is AWESOME. It’s about a boy called Hal who turns sixteen, the age when boys are put in groups called Brotherbands, and together they must go through three months of training to become official crew on ‘wolfships’.

Hal finds himself the reluctant ‘skirl’ [leader] of the Heron Brotherband made up of outcasts like him, whom

the other Brotherband skirls don’t want.

The Heron Brotherband has a big disadvantage; the other teams have ten members and they only have eight.

But can they outwit the other Brotherbands with their determination and creativity?

I liked the characters’ names (they had lots of vs like Edvin and Svengal) and they were convincing.

I’d recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed Rangers Apprentice and anyone who likes medieval fantasy or John Flanagan. I’m really looking forward to meeting him at Kids Big Day Out at Byron Writers Festival.

The Gathering

by Isobelle Carmody Reviewed by Misha, age 12 The Gathering is a dystopian horror novel by Isobelle Carmody about a boy named Nathaniel. Under challenging family circumstances he is forced to a move to the quiet and boring Cheshunt. However, something lurks within the local school’s principal Q John Flanagan will be at Mr Karle, who heads up the Byron Writers Festival Pri- mysterious and dangerous mary and Secondary Schools ŔşưĕŔĕŕƐǽ ¨IJĕ EëƐIJĕſĶŕīȂȞ Nathaniel’s life takes a Days and at the Kids Big Day drastic turn when he is chowƖƐ ŔëſžƖĕĕ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ sen to join the Circle – Lallie, August.

Nissa, Seth, and Indian – a group of children training to ǕīIJƐ ë ĎëſŊ ĪşſĈĕȂ mĶƆƆëǽ ëŕ antisocial, feisty, and stubborn girl protects Lallie with ǕĕſĈĕ ĕŕĕſīƷȂ Ʒ Īëſ ƐIJĕ ŔşƆƐ hideous but memorable chapter is the horrifying fatal revenge imposed on Nathaniel’s dog for his refusal to join ¨IJĕ EëƐIJĕſĶŕīȂȞ The book is riveting and well written, engaging on a sensory level; the reader can feel the characters’ agony, sorrow, anger, and torment as you read. This novel has themes suited to mature YA readers such as coarse language, violence, family abuse, and mistreatment of animals.

Q Isobelle Carmody will be

at Byron Writers Festival Primary and Secondary Schools Days and at the Kids Big Day wƖƐ ŔëſžƖĕĕ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ August.

Kids Big Day Out at Byron Writers Festival Byron Writers Festival’s Kids Big Day Out is just around the corner and it’s pulling out all ƆƐşżƆ ƱĶƐIJ Ǖưĕ IJşƖſƆ şĪ ŕşŕȒ stop book-loving action for all the family! With interactive author and illustration presentations and free dropin workshops, it’s a day to be inspired, get creative and set ƷşƖſ ĶŔëīĶŕëƐĶşŕƆ şŕ ǕſĕȂ wŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ şŕĕ marquee at the main festival transforms into a giant storytelling arena with hosts Shep Huntly and Simi Genziuk.

Meet local author Zanni Louise, sister-act duo Georgia and Zoë Norton Lodge, illustrator Tony Flowers, childhood fave Alison Lester, Bundjalung artist Bronwyn Bancroft, Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman, poet Maxine Beneba Clarke, and best-selling fantasy-writers John Flanagan and Isobelle Carmody.

Tristan Bancks at last year’s Kids Big Day Out. Photo J Miller Meet the Author book signings will follow each session. Books will be on sale or bring along your children’s well-loved copies for their heroes to sign and make them even more special.

In addition, kids can

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create their own stories in the StoryBoard StorySpace; the famous StoryBoard bus and tipi village come alive with free drop-in workshops for aspiring young writers.

Activities include self-portraits with a twist with Misa

Alexander, circus stories with Simi Genziuk, Story Safari with Tristan Bancks, and Absurd Illustrations with Tony Flowers.

The Kids Big Day Out Pass ëĎŔĶƐƆ şŕĕ ĈIJĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ and one accompanying adult

to the Festival site on Sunday ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǫǧȂ ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈIJǽ ëŕĎ preschoolers are free. The new Sunday Family Pass admits şŕĕ ĈIJĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ ëŕĎ ƐƱş adults to the Festival site on ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǨǩǧȂ

ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ each, and pre-schoolers are free. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult at all times.

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Casual bistro dining with a spectacular view.

Serving fresh and delicious meals seven days a week. Lunch from 12pm, Dinner from 5.30pm, Breakfast available Sundays only from 8am.

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WIGS4WENDY

A free service providing wigs, chemo caps, and fringes for women going through chemo with hair loss. Borrow as many as you need and change as often as you like.

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ABSOLUTE TATTOO KINGSCLIFF

A talented group of 10 tattoo artists. Also home to life-drawing art nights, Wallthief events showcasing local and international music artists, and artists’ co-op retail store showcasing local designers’ wares.

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FILM EVENT

The first-release screening of Camino Skies with Spanish food and drink and great company.

1 August, 6.30pm. $60pp.

Cinemax Cinema Kingscliff. Arthouse, independent, and international films. Book online.

60 Marine Parade, Kingscliff www.cinemaxcinema.com

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KALLALU THE GALLERY

‘Together Creating Something Amazing’ Unique art, fashion, homewares, and leather.

Something for everyone.

Watch this space for their next stage.

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ELYSIUM BEAUTY

Established in 2005, locally owned and new to Kingscliff. Elysium provides a blend between spa and clinic, offering relaxation while delivering exceptional skin results with DMK in a warm, friendly environment.

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LUXURIOUS LINGERIE JUST FOR YOU

Yours Truly has a gorgeous collection of ladies’ lingerie, from something special for your honeymoon to stylish but functional garments for everyday wear. Their experienced staff ensure the perfect fit.

Shop 9/60 Marine Pde, Kingscliff 02 6674 2866 | yourstrulylingerie.com.au

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Whether you need preventive dental care, or it’s time to improve your smile, Casuarina Dental take an holistic approach to ensure not just your mouth but the whole body is supported.

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KINGSCLIFF NURSERY

A plant-lover’s delight. Extraordinary range of plants and pots at prices that will have you smiling and coming back for more. All plants grown with sunshine and love. Open seven days.

438 Cudgen Road, Cudgen 02 6674 1022 | kingscliffnursery.net.au

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About the rights of MOPPs, nutters and haters Phillip Frazer

I put non-believers first in that sentence because even though Folau’s list includes ‘atheists’, and even though almost the same number of Australians are non-believers as are Christians, we who believe in science and in the infinite wonders of the universe, but not in God, are never mentioned in all the media hype and hyperventilation over ‘religious rights’.

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he US political system was codified 250 years ago in documents written by a bunch of powerful white guys who decided to create a new independent nation – an 18th century Brexit except that they were leaving Britain and evicting them by force from the USA. The men agreed that their America would be built around the notion that men like them had various rights, primarily to be free of bullying kings, churches, and governments, and primarily so they could prosper via private ownership and exploitation of anything including slaves (innumerable) and women (theoretically, one at a time).

Despite the limits on who could have these rights in the real world, the blokes wearing wigs and wooden false teeth boldly wrote that everyone had the right to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’. They borrowed this from the English thinker John Locke, who also said these rights were Godgiven, which means ‘I made it up’.

From those days to today, America’s men of privilege and power (let’s call them MOPPs) have defended those US Constitutional rights, and fought like hell to keep any other rights from creeping in – specifically, ‘social’ rights like the right to health, a home, an education, a fair share of nature, and the right of non-MOPPs to invent new rules, such as equality for other races, and the other gender, let alone a panoply of genders.

‘Great for greed’ MOPPs see every social right as an infringement on their private right – if someone is getting health, education and a bed ‘for free’, I must be paying for it, they think.

▶ Continued from page 16 the Middle Pub is two bricks above sea level, that’s why the town centre is protected by the carpark rock wall at the end of Jonson Street.

It’s time to bite the bullet and have a toe wall all the way from The Pass to Belongil Estuary.

Please, no angry responses about rock walls eroding the beach downstream etc; I know that.

Get properly informed first before you respond. There are many very detailed studies by ocean engineers, the coastal council, and others on beach erosion in Byron over the years.

Len Bates Mullumbimby

Consultants rule In the period 2013 to 2017 the federal government’s

Facts for future life

Social democracies are actually afterpays (used to be called laybys); you feed and educate people and then they grow up and buy your products and pay taxes. But the idea that everyone does better when everyone does better is just too hard for a MOPP to grok. And it’s easy for MOPPs to find people who aren’t of their class but aspire to be, like Scott Morrison and his mob, to keep beating back the forces trying to expand those phony social rights.

Fight for the right In the US today Bernie Sanders and much younger politicians like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) are now posting lists of new rights, called a Green New Deal, and the MOPPs and their crazy tubthumper Trump are cranking up for the Mother of All Battles to beat them back, send them home, lock’ em up, and make America Great for Greed again.

President Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) also proposed a new Bill of Rights, much like AOC’s, and the MOPPs of the 1940s and 50s beat him back. The Democrats under FDR did bring in social reforms but their failure to have new ‘rights’

expenditure on consultants increased from about $380m to almost $700m. The number of public servants providing the same services for far less money has decreased proportionally.

Conservative pollies maintain their discredited mantra that the private sector will always provide a more efficient service than the public.

In reality it provides the opportunity to give a substantial handout to big donor mates; but more importantly a consultant can always be relied on to come up with the answer the client wants.

In Byron Shire the same system has been in play for many years with the council staff having free reign to pick whatever ‘helpers’ they want with virtually no oversight from elected councillors.

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recognised illustrates just how much America’s left/right progressive/reactionary liberal/conservative battles are all framed by this stuff about rights.

Lots of good people have written stirring declarations about humans’ rights, and before the secular age we’re sort-of in came along, ‘rights’ were dressed up and fought about between various religions, and even more so between factions within the same religions.

My own parents grew up in the first half of the 1900s and declared themselves ‘secular humanists’, meaning they’d given religions the flick and adopted moral and ethical positions that were based on the notion that we should ‘do good for good is good to do’, and we should ‘spurn bribe of heaven and threat of hell’.

I got it, when I was a kid, but I had doubts: it was a lousy and limp slogan, especially that first bit, which might have been pinched from a toothpaste jingle on a black-and-white tele. But the meta issue was that while it was blazingly right about Earth being created in seven days of smoke, mirrors, fire, brimstone, and a mountain of recycled myths, it

The consultant almost exclusively favoured by Council staff is GHD, a major outfit that has proved very reliable. GHD is reportedly currently negotiating with the Adani coal mine to engineer their water-extraction system.

The question now is, will our lighter shade of green councillors take any action or will they maintain their usual practice of looking at the ceiling murmuring I see nothing?

Tom Tabart Drysdale

Koala evicted Readers may have noticed the koala who took up residence within the Disco Dong recently (aluminium sculpture in the roundabout on Ewingsdale Road). The koala was hanging peacefully, not

nevertheless did its own version of deriving authority from hot air; do it this way because it’s the right way. What is there really to force a serious Greedhead into acting for a more common good? Even the fact that the rest of us might punish them for being bad is a bit of a Hail Mary.

Indivdual rights So where are we now on the question of rights? We have a PM who belongs to a church designed to make Greedheads feel virtuous, like American libertarianism; they both let you turn your Beemer into a symbol of righteous and robust individualism. And Morrison is trying to sneak a bill into Australia’s gerry-rigged ideological framework.

(Our MOPPs never got around to writing a constitution – they/we borrow bits from the Brits and Yanks and make believe we believe; like we’re playing air guitar.)

Meanwhile, there’s a national festival of handwringing about Isileli Folau (his name isn’t Israel) – and whether he has the ‘right’ to preach on social media that people who’ve given up god, and just about everyone else on the planet, are destined to burn in hell forever.

disturbing anyone. Nonetheless, someone at Council decided that removing him was a priority, more important than mundane tasks like road maintenance.

Ratepayers paid for five or six council employees and a cherry-picker to evict the koala while traffic was backed up for hours.

Who makes these decisions, even if it was a stuffed toy koala?

Ephraim Sella Byron Bay

Time up for the dong?

The ‘Disco Dong’ is structurally a piece of junk. It’s made of raw aluminium, which is a totally unsuitable material for any outdoor structure.

In salt air, raw aluminium and pop rivets corrode very quickly, which is why raw aluminium is anodised or

I believe we do have a hard factual basis for deciding what is right and wrong, for the first time ever in the couple of hundred thousand years we humans have been searching for such a thing, along with food, and a better mousetrap. The fact, established by more measurements, correlations, computations, and applications of the scientific method than anything we’ve ever put out hands and minds to, is that our one and only home, this planet we evolved on, is itself evolving with exponential speed toward being environmentally unlivable for our species and millions of others too – all because we, ‘our species’, have been spectacularly effective at rearranging things on the earth’s surface, and are proving terminally incapable of engineering an even faster Rearrangement Two. Doing good and having rights must both be measured by the yardstick of whether they save the planetary ecosystems we depend on, meaning saving all eight billion of our sorry arses, or even eight of them because, as Folau’s cousin says, that’s how many humans survived the flood and… how can we have come to this? That we are capable of understanding a universe of dazzling complexity and beauty, and we’re still banging on about Noah and his fucking two-by-twos.

powder coated when used outdoors.

All those pop-riveted-on ‘bird ninja stars’ will soon be taking flight at considerable danger. It will be lucky to last any more than five years before needing to be removed.

Councillors are soon to debate whether to spend in the order of another $40k to finish the thing! Councillors, try to find any engineer willing to certify that it can stand safely for any longer than five years.

A vote to spend another $40K to finish it is a vote to spend another $40K to remove it in the very near future. That is in the order of $120K for what was proposed to be made out of stainless steel, with no engineering certificate, no community consultation, that will be

lucky to not be a safety hazard within five years.

Clearly most of us hate it for a multitude of reasons.

Yes, a few people want to defend the ‘artist’ and the art committee, and a few think art that causes dissent is good. This is no Blue Poles!

Councillors, you have the opportunity to put this folly down as an unfortunate mistake and not throw any more of our good money after bad.

In its present state it’s worth something as scrap metal and can be recycled. In five years time it is will be nothing more than junk/landfill.

Councillors, it’s time to both listen to and represent the wishes of the ratepayers, not defend an out-of-town artist who has been paid or a committee’s mistake.

Garry Scott Myocum

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Wed–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 9am–1pm.

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The Cactus Hill Project creates unique stories for your home and life. Designer furniture, handcrafted ceramics, decorative objects, treasured textiles, accessories, and art are all curated in collaboration with local and international artisans.

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Your local family-owned milk bar. Open seven days. Juicy burgers, crunchy chips, fresh sandwiches, huge thickshakes, coffee, sweets and treats. Catering and function catering.

Phone orders welcome.

6684 2214 | 5.30am – 8.30pm

Sunshine Alley houses carefully curated local art, jewellery, ceramics, body products, and beautiful clothing. Owner and jewellery designer Susie Cadsky is happy to discuss jewellery custom designed just for you.

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For expertly fabricated structural steelwork see Noel and the professional team at Mullumbimby Engineering. Established more than 30 years and committed to 100 per cent customer satisfaction. mullumbimbyengineering.com.au 6684 2325

Linen House has something for every room of your house. Quilt covers, sheets, towels, cushions, and more.

All up to 70 per cent off from a family brand you can trust.

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Low-cost practical advice – to help you make good decisions. Mondays at Byron Community Centre. Tuesdays at Mullum Neighbourhood Centre. To see Mark Swivel or Fiona Spencer email: book@barefootlaw.net.au 6684 1286 barefootlaw.net.au

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Call in and see their friendly team.

Open Monday till Saturday.

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Small-batch handcrafted natural body products and homewares from Byron Shire’s creatives and ethically made products by communities around the world. @In the Raw.Byron Bay | 0413 446 578 Shop 3/78 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby

Milk and Honey is a casual restaurant offering delicious, artisan, wood-fired pizzas and a frequently changing menu showcasing the highest-quality and freshest seasonal, locally sourced produce available. milkandhoneymullumbimby.com.au 6684 1422

The Water Filter Experts – now in Mullumbimby. For home, office, or commercial water filters. Countertop, gravity-fed, undersink, whole-house systems. Located upstairs from Punch & Daisy Cafe.

105 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 6680 8200 thewatershop.net

Fairy Floss the iconic label is now stocked at KIN. Designed by locals for locals, delivering neo-tribal, gypsypunk spirit. Fairy Floss is an ambassador for ethically made slow fashion.

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The region’s most vibrant weekly farmers market – fresh local produce, live local music, delicious breakfasts, great coffee, and free kids’ activities. Every Friday at Mullumbimby.

Showgrounds at 7–11am. mullumfarmersmarket.org.au

Your locally owned newsagency. Pop in and see their friendly team. Great service, wide range of stationery and gifts. New children’s line instore now!

6684 2127 44 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby

Mullum’s own original music shop! As well as some of the best-known brands in both acoustic and electronic gear, they also specialise in world instruments and locally made musical creations.

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Mullum’s own iconic venue for all occasions.

Weddings, classes, presentations, workshops, and a diverse selection of concerts and events held here throughout the year!

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In the company of the best of the best Raine & Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads has been shortlisted Īşſ ƐIJĕ 0 ƱëſĎƆ ǩǧǨǰȂ Raine & Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads has been named as a finalist in the REB Awards for the following categories: Principal of the Year – Regional – Julie-Ann Manahan Rising Star – Elizabeth Hickey BDM Property Manager Agent of the Year Regional – Jason Dittmar LREA & Stock & Station Agent

Digital Presence – JulieAnn Manahan & the team of Raine & Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads.

Celebrating its seventh year, the REB Awards, in partnership with ListReady, is Australia’s largest independent awards program for the real estate industry, recognising the best of the best in real estate sales and property management.

The finalist list, which was

announced on 18 July, features over 250 highachieving real estate professionals across 30 categories.

‘This year’s winners and finalists are creating a benchmark of excellence for their peers and the generations to come,’ said Phillip Tarrant, executive editor of REB. ‘That’s an exceptional

personal achievement that plays a significant part in shaping the direction of the real estate industry.

‘On behalf of REB, congratulations on your national recognition, and for championing the innovation and outstanding services that are pushing the real estate industry forward.’

Julie-Ann Manahan LREA,

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads’ recognition for its excellent contribution to the Northern Rivers real estate industry reinforces the strength of the brand in connecting with the community and engaging with its customers.

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principal / licensee at Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads, said that she was humbled to be recognised and proud to be a part of such an exclusive network.

‘Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads’ recognition for its excellent contribution to the Northern Rivers real estate industry reinforces the strength of the brand in connecting with the community and engaging with its customers,’ she added.

The winners will be announced at a five-star gala dinner on Thursday

Julie-Ann Manahan Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads.

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30 BLACKMORES ROAD ALSTONVILLE AUCTION SAT 27 JULY ONSITE 12.30PM VIEW SAT 12.00PM - 12.30PM

Magnificent Country Estate Panoramic Ocean & Hinterland Views

Strategic Position – Entrance to Mullumbimby Commanding, prime position at the welcome gates to Mullumbimby, this unique piece of paradise comprises a gorgeous character cottage, ‘Clovedene’, and boasts arguably the best views in town. With plenty of space for a secondary dwelling, this unique property would suit first home buyers, investors or land bankers.

Surrounding by farmland, your neighbours are not too close and the RU1 primary production zoning means that you could operate a restaurant or cafe, roadside stall or tourist accommodation (subject to council consent) • Breathtaking panoramic mountain views across farmland • ‘Clovedene’, historical timber cottage (NOT heritage listed) • Residential sized block 746 sqm, surrounded by picturesque farmland • Views cannot be built out on current zoning, walk to cafes • North facing back yard, situated in the popular eastern side of town • Easy access to the M1 and six minutes to the beautiful beaches of Brunswick Heads Inspection: Saturday 11.00am – 11.30am Contact: Fiona Johnson – 0400 418 886 Elders Brunswick Valley Brunswick Valley

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Gorgeous contemporary home close to the beach with loads of appeal.

Downsize in style to this beautiful 2 bedroom cottage with soaring ceilings and sunny North aspect in a quiet location just a short walk across to the beach and café.

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1 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimbimby Set on a rolling green acre with perm creek frontage, this property offers a wealth of features. Established gardens, four car garage, and a big family home.

Constructed of double brick the solid house will accommodate a growing family or multigenerational guests.

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.

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15 Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores This elevated home offers the best of both worlds. Open plan living, dining & kitchen area, 4 bedrooms and a large wrap around veranda with sweeping views . It also includes a separate accom. area for family or guests. Finally, the big 1853 sqm block has development potential. (STCA)

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

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Set in a peaceful and sought-after corner of the Byron Hinterland, this stunning 32-acre property offers versatile living surrounded by rainforest and wildlife. With a 1930’s timber home plus a separate selfcontained cottage this property is the perfect antidote to a busy city life.

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8 Gilba Avenue, Ocean Shores The best value home in Ocean Shores.

It’s a rendered brick cottage on a great block with a huge back yard which is great for kids, pets or maybe a granny flat. Inside, the house is light and bright with vaulted ceilings in the open plan kitchen/living room .

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163 Lismore Road, Bangalow 140 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby $1,900,000 to $2,050,000 $1.69 – $1.75 million $269,000 4 3 5 1 5 3

The resort is renowned for spacious, comfortable and affordable luxury homes in a secure and peaceful environment. Located 20 minutes’ drive south of Tweed Heads on the beautiful Tweed Coast and just a short stroll to a surf beach and tidal estuary.

The resort amenities include three swimming pools, a 25m lap pool, 3 temperature-controlled spas, sauna, gymnasium, hairdressing salon, snooker/pool tables, massage therapist, library, and tennis court, making it an ideal living environment.

This home is located on a large block and has a pleasant outlook from the front verandah, which runs the full width of the home across to the permanent residents’ own swimming pool and club house. Plus, it is just a short distance from the aquatic centre where the lap pool, gymnasium, and sauna are housed.

This immaculately presented home has been fully renovated throughout with no expense spared. The open-plan home features timber-laminate-floored living areas with raked cathedral ceilings and exposed timber beams.

The newly renovated kitchen has new cabinets with stone-effect laminate benchtops/work surfaces and is complemented by brand new appliances.

Built in 1908 this beautiful example of Edwardian architecture steeped in local history is one of the most beautiful period homes in the region. The architectural integrity of the house has been preserved and it retains all its original character and grace. There are 4 generous bedrooms, the most generous featuring an ensuite, 2 fireplaces, original safe and built in robe. The quality and craftsmanship built into the home is amazing. Coveted local Red Cedar was used extensively throughout the home (hence the name), including all doors, windows, cabinetry, and decorative features. There are ornate pressed metal ceilings to die for, a total of four fireplaces,ß and timber floors in every room. Gorgeous Art Nouveau leadlight windows and panels also feature many times around the home.

Register your interest for this rare property. Agent declares interest.

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On just under 10 acres of gently sloping land is this private property that borders Byron Creek & enjoys cooling valley breezes. Renovated family home, one bedroom apartment & studio. Has new flooring, has been freshly painted throughout.

Renovated kitchen equipped with a dishwasher, breakfast bar, plenty of cupboard space & it overlooks the valley. Spacious air conditioned master bedroom with a ceiling fan & built-in. There are plenty of income opportunities here. Adjoining the main home is the internal one bedroom apartment containing the fourth bedroom, second kitchen & bathroom. Set separately from the home is the shed that has recently been converted into a one bedroom studio equipped with a modern kitchen with gas cooking plus a bathroom. Excellent horse facilities including fenced grazing paddocks, 60m x 20m surfaced dressage arena, three stables & wash bay. Ample water supply with town water connected & the creek. This is the great Australian home with a wide wrap around verandah & in-ground pool.

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This superb residence on 35 lush acres is perfectly positioned on top of Perrys Hill to take full advantage of the property’s outstanding hinterland and coastal views. Located around 15 minutes to the beach this exceptional property offers the perfect combination of private country lifestyle, convenience and comfort.

- Deluxe coastal style designer interiors with high ceilings - Well equipped kitchen with walk-in pantry & stone island bench - Spacious entertaining pavilion & sparkling new pool showcase the views - Large secure pet and child friendly fenced yard - Machinery shed with carport and barn with loft & accommodation - 4 paddocks including 2 horse paddocks with stables & water, grassed horse arena, round yard and cattle yard - Over 100,000 litre rainwater storage with filtration system - Permanent creek with waterfall, rainforest remnant & spring fed dam - Long bitumen sealed driveway and second driveway access for large trucks or floats View: Saturday 12.00–12.30am Auction: Saturday 27 July 12.30pm onsite Contact: Tim Miller 011 757 425 Tim Miller Real Estate

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Elevated family home with a north east aspect, peaceful views & privacy. Natural light & ducted air conditioning throughout. Kitchen with dishwasher & breakfast bar. Open plan living on both levels. All bedrooms have built-ins & ceiling fans. Bedroom 2 & the master have access to the deck.

At the front of the home is an office & single garage. Upstairs is a covered timber deck & downstairs is a patio with fire pit.

Both overlook the in-ground saltwater pool & mature gardens, plus there is a spa under the Bali hut. The property joins a 7 acre reserve giving an abundance of space & bird life. It’s just a short walk to the Ocean Shores Shopping Village. Also nearby you can swim in the river & surf at the beach.

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

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This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creekside acre in Mullumbimby. It’s with a heavy heart that the owners have decided to downsize from what has been the perfect place to bring up their children.

The home is family sized and suited with privacy from the street, and recent renovations have updated the kitchen and bathrooms so there’s nothing to do.

Fully landscaped grounds are adorned with mature plantings including an abundance of healthy fruit trees. Established garden beds and paths wind through the property down to a shaded frontage to the permanent creek.

The town centre, schools and sporting fields are all a short walk away. A fully serviced 40 square metre steel framed shed at the back of the house is perfect for storing and tinkering and 2.1kW of solar power will make keep the bills down. A great property that gives you both convenience and space.

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

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Recognised as the pinnacle of awards programs for Australia’s real estate agents, networks, innovators, leaders and property managers, the REB Awards will be announced on 12 September 2019 in Sydney

We’re honoured and excited to be named finalists in FOUR categories for the Real Estate Business Awards! Now in their 7th year, the awards represent national recognition for championing innovation and the outstanding services which are pushing the real estate industry forward.

• Principal of the Year – Regional – Julie-Ann Manahan LREA / Stock Station Agent • Rising Star – Elizabeth Hickey BDM Property Manager • Agent of the Year Regional – Jason Di mar LREA / Stock Station Agent • Digital Presence – Julie-Ann Manahan the team of Raine Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads

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• 2 Grevillea Avenue, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.45am

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115 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 11–11.30am Lot 20/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Fri 12–12.30pm 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm 2/4–6 Roundhouse Pl, Ocean Shores. Sat 9–9.30am 14 Palm Tree Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am Orara Court, Byron Bay (contact agent for street address). Sat 9–9.30am 29 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am

6 Goondooloo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am 18 Orana Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 10.30–11am 11/10 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am 11 Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am Lot 5 Redgate Road, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm 30 Royal Avenue, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–1pm 5 Apo St, Goonellabah. Sat 1.30–2.30pm

2/8 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

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25 Campbell Street, Bangalow. Sat 10.30–11am

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525 Coorabell Road, Coorabell. Sat 11–11.30am

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42 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am

• 16 Lascott Drive, McLeans Ridges

1/70 Ballina Street, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am

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1 Ribbonwood Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am

• 109 Motts Road, Upper Main Arm. $1,395,000–$1,495,000

3/2–6 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 10 Ibis Place, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30am 813 Myocum Road, Myocum. Sat 10–10.30am 3 Parakeet Place, Mullumbimby. Sat 10.30–11am

39 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 6 Alexander Circuit, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am 115 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm 35 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm 62 Nashua Road, Fernleigh. Sat 12.30–1pm 1 Gittoes Lane, Possum Creek. Sat 12.30–1pm 113 Mill Road, Huonbrook. Sat 1–1.30pm

2/4–6 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. $790,000–$820,000 42 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Price Guide $1.55m 115 Station Street, Mullumbimby.

McAuleys Lane, Myocum. $2.7m–$2.85m 2/8 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. $850,000–$900,000

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Good Life a local business dealing in medicinal mushrooms and adaptogens, has a passion for supporting females and their health and wellbeing.

With a wealth of knowledge in taoist and yogic healing arts, from herbalism to yoga and chi nei tsang, SuperFeast founder Mason Taylor and general manager Tahnee McCrossin will be hosting a unique event at Bruns Picture House on Saturday 27 July, sharing their top tips for nourishing the feminine. Specialising in taoist tonic herbs, Mason and Tahnee are passionate health educators, offering countless resources to take your wellbeing to the next level, including the SuperFeast podcast.

This event is an opportunity to witness the live recording of an upcoming podcast episode, centred on womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health, hormones, and vitality. Guests will be treated to an adaptogenic elixir (coined the ultimate medicinal mushroom hot chocolate) and will receive a free nourishing womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s herbal blend. This blend is yet to be released and will be launched to

Nourish the feminine Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and wellbeing has become a hot topic, as we all start to appreciate the importance of taking care of our hormonal, mental, and emotional health for the benefit of all. Any tools we can get our hands on are hot property, as we navigate our busy western lives, lives that can cause havoc on our endocrine and nervous systems.

One such tool is the anciently revered medicinal mushrooms, which have long been used for fertility support, hormonal balancing, and nurturing the female essence. SuperFeast,

the public in the coming months. For event details, head to www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ brunswick-heads-nourishing-her-yin-special-event-withmason-tahnee-tickets-63732879759.

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success has given her a world stage. Boon Luck Farm supplied Danish chef Rene Redzepi during his six-month Noma restaurant pop-up in Sydney in 2016 (he then asked her to address his Copenhagen MAD symposium for 1,000 of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best chefs and restaurateurs) and also supplies Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top restaurants including Momofuku, Quay, and Ester.

Jared Dixon is pairing his favourite Jilly Wines from his smallbatch winemaking company based in Clunes. Each vintage is the culmination of a creative journey, and marks a time, and a place of creativity and inspiration that can never be reproduced in the same way.

Slinging Plates at Barrio. Tuesday 30 July 2019.

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Good Life

A Hunky Dory story

Byron Fish & Chips standards raised

by Lachlan Cornell Inspired by almost 90 years of fishing on the Greek islands, Hunky Dory was established in 2004 as a family business with a vision to offer healthier seafood options while keeping the traditional fish and chips untainted. Now Hunky Dory have landed in Byron and fit in flawlessly to the ever-growing Northern Rivers food scene. Although the store has been open only two months the locals have already embraced them: it’s great quality with excellent service and healthy options.

The Byron store is owned by a local family, and Fiona and Tory have been amazed by the response from the locals regarding the quality of their food and service and just how many local families are returning more than once a week.

Fiona said, ‘After we opened on 30 May, and started seeing the same customers coming back again and again, we were so pleased’.

By employing mostly local staff, both front and back of house, Hunky Dory keeps their finger on the pulse of the community. ‘We feel that our staff are more committed to the highest quality and excellent service when it’s their home town,’ she says. Fiona says she and her family waited a long time to find the perfect site for their restaurant and are now just happy they finally got to open their doors and get on with the job.

Although fish and chips are traditionally a takeaway food, Hunky Dory has succeeded in creating a comfortable and casual space for customers to enjoy a beer or wine with their meal. Drinking is a part of eating and, I mean who doesn’t want a beer with their fish and chips? Hunky Dory aims to cater to all by keeping their food at affordable prices and large portions, with meals made to order with lots of package deals, making it easy for regulars or those who are in a rush.

Health and indulgence dance together at Hunky Dory, as they offer both traditional fried options alongside multiple salads, rice dishes, and specials such as winter greens. Got kids? No problem. Hunky Dory provides high chairs, colouring, in and little games that Fiona knows adults secretly love too.

With the new eco-friendly Mercato on Byron having recently opened, Hunky Dory couldn’t have picked a better spot. They are located directly across the road, so they feel that they avoid having their restaurant confined to a shopping centre yet reap all the benefits of the hustle and bustle Mercato has created. Because they also offer large orders for all occasions and functions, Hunky Dory could be the key to success at your next special event. It’s fair to say that fish and chip standards in The Bay have been raised and that Hunky Dory is a welcome addition to the Shire.

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Raes artist in residence: Stanislas Piechaczek Raes boutique resort, spa, and restaurant has launched an Artist in Residence program in partnership with Champagne House Perrier-Jouët, which will officially kick off with FrenchAustralian artist Stanislas (Stan) Piechaczek at the end of this month.

Stan brings to life on canvas a creatively distinct blend of vivid colours and silhouetted figures in various quirky scenes and interiors. His style is an unusual combination of relaxed, calm, and jazzed-up activity depicting figures eating, sunbaking, chatting, and chilling in the laidback atmosphere. The canvas is a place where imagination exists side by side with a flattened, distorted perspective in uplifting clarity.

‘I first met Stan when we purchased a piece of his artwork for the refurbishment of Raes last year, which sat proudly in our reception area. The response to the piece was so amazing we knew we had to collaborate with him again,’ said Francesca Webster, general manager of Raes.

In June of this year, Stan lived with his family on the property; experiencing every room and starting to create his pieces inspired by his time on property. Stan will then return for a week on 29 July where he will complete his artworks right in front of hotel and restaurant guests in the newly refurbished Raes dining room. Hotel and restaurant guests will also have exclusive access to pre-purchase the pieces during this week.

‘This collection features an array of interesting characters who were conjured up during my stay at Raes. I have used a palette that complements the hotel – pastels that blend in with the natural furnishing of Raes but also brighter colours that create an exciting contrast,’ said Stan.

The entire complete collection will be on show at the

exhibition on Friday 2 August. The evening will include canapes and a glass of Perrier-Jouët on arrival and a special Q&A with Stan. Tickets are available to the public for $70pp.

For guests staying on the property that Friday, a package will be on offer including: two tickets to the exhibition, a framed sketch by Stan, Perrier-Jouët champagne, and chef’s platter on arrival, breakfast, and return transfers.

‘Each year we will do a similar artist-inresidence program with prominent artists that will help grow the Raes art collection with curated pieces, as well as assist supporting like-minded taste makers within our region and Australia,’ added Francesca.

The pieces will remain on show at Raes until they are sold, with one of the artworks to always remain on property. All bookings can be made online via raes.com.au.

Enthusiasm for Sri Lanka Australian travellers have welcomed the government’s recent lifting of its Essential Travel Only warning to Sri Lanka, according to Byron Bay man Michael Murray, who leads tours to the tiny island.

‘Sri Lanka had become an increasingly popular holiday destination for Australians over the past few years, but tourism slumped following the horrific Easter Sunday attacks, adding financial pain to the shock and grief the islanders felt,’ Michael said.

The terror attacks came as a complete surprise to Sri Lankans, who had enjoyed a decade of peace and growing prosperity, he said. It was devastating to see that harmony shattered, and to imagine the consequences for all those who rely on tourism for a living.

‘The people of Sri Lanka are just lovely and it was very sad to see them continue to suffer because of the actions of

a few extremists,’ he said.

The easing of the travel warning had seen a boost in the number of inquiries from potential travellers, and a renewed enthusiasm for Sri Lanka.

‘The move by Foreign Affairs indicates the official belief that the attacks were an aberration, and offers reassurance to those intending to go there that they will be safe,’ said Michael.

Michael first visited Sri Lanka in the early 1980s and has become a devotee, returning regularly since 2002. Well known as a property buyer in Byron Bay, his ‘sideline’ passion is sharing with others his love of the country’s history, culture, food, and great surf spots.

Michael is happy to recommence his twice-yearly tours. The next one leaves Colombo on 15 September and he has managed to secure a heavily discounted rate – almost half the usual price.

‘As with Bali after the bombings in 2002, I felt it was important to show support for the country, where thousands of people rely on tourism for their incomes. I’m very glad to be able to return to Sri Lanka, and travel in confidence.’

Call Michael on 0428 555 501 or visit www.bestofsrilankatour.com.

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Good Taste

Eating Out Guide

BALLINA

BYRON BAY

Ballina RSL Club River St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

Wharf Bar & Restaurant Ballina FB/Insta: wharfbarballina 12–24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259

New Menu Out Now! Some of our new dishes include...

Sri Lankan prawn & mussel coconut curry Lamb shank pie braised in Stone & Wood beer Pumpkin & chickpea ‘vege meatballs’ Caramelised pork belly bao

EVERY TUESDAY HALF PRICE PIZZA & PEZZO POCKET Dine in and take away www.wharfbarballina.com.au

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

Fishheads Byron Bay FB/Insta: fishheadsbyron 1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632

No Bones

BANGALOW

One Green Acre

at The Bangalow Bowlo Restaurant, Events & Catering 21 Byron Bay Road, Bangalow 6687 2741 www.onegreenacre.com.au Open Tue–Sun 12 to 8.30pm Seven Miles Coffee, lunch, dinner, events and catering.

With a menu the whole family will love, One Green Acre is committed to sustainable and ethical food, that is a great price and locally sourced.

Specials: Tuesday: Stone and Wood curry night Thursday: Chook night Sunday: Full roast

Bar & Dining in the Beach Hotel Cocktail lounge showcasing an all local food & beverage menu.

Wednesday – Sunday from 4pm till late

Warm up your winter with a mulled wine over charcuterie, oven baked mussels or wood fired pizza in front of the open fireplace.

1 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 6685 6402

Late night happy hour from 9pm – $12 cocktails

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

$2 oysters & $12 cocktails 4–6pm

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

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.

www.stelmodining.com

Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

Loft Byron Bay 4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

Book online: loftbyronbay.com.au @loftbyronbay

White Wolf Bistro & Bar Modern Australian dining.

Open 7 days, 11.30am till late (11pm) serving food all day.

Bookings 0416 870 644

Lord Byron Distillery

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

11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay

Chupacabra Eat in or take out.

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

BYRON BAY

Green Room Byron Bay

Open every day from 5pm

OPEN - 7 days Breakfast & Lunch Dinner Tuesday to Saturday All day menus, licensed bar $40 Dinner – 2 courses Happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet Live acoustic music – Fridays 6pm

Just off the sand at famous Main Beach and centrally elevated above bustling Jonson Street and Bay Lane, Loft has the ultimate Byron Bay vibe.

Wander up from the beach any day after noon and enjoy impressive food, irresistible cocktails and plenty of beers.

Share plates, mains, oysters and incredible deli boards featuring local and international favourites.

Open every day noon till midnight.

We are located in the new Mercato complex on the ground floor. The old Cicchetti venue. We have an extensive menu that caters for everyone from burgers with unlimited fries, to salads, entrees, sharing plates, pastas, risotto, freshly made gnocchi, sharing slow cooked lamb shoulder, meat and seafood. Extensive wine list and cocktails. Kids welcome. www.whitewolfbistroandbar.com.au

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

Naturally Better!

No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

GIN MAKING AND COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS

- book online. Gin Making Gift Vouchers available.

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Beef & Beach Byron Bay Steak & Seafood Restaurant Open 7 days 11.30am till late (11pm). Serving food all day Bookings – 5628 7070 www.beefandbeach.com. au/byronbay

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

Traditional Vietnamese Foods Pho Beef Noodle Soups, Special Lunch Stir-fries and Vermicelli Noodles Winter Trading Hours Lunch – Monday to Friday - 10.30am – 2pm Dinner – Monday to Saturday - 5pm – 9pm

EVERY TUESDAY Let’s eat prawns, mussels and oysters Entrees for $10 Mains for $20 www.fishheadsbyron.com.au Plant Powered Food and Cocktails HAPPY HOUR 5 – 6pm every day!

TUTTI PASTINI - ‘Pasta Night’ Every Monday 5pm – late $12 Brookies cocktails / $6 Stone & Wood Beers www.nobonesbyronbay.com 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 An extensive menu catering to all tastes, light meals/grazing, and kids welcome.

We are in the new Mercato complex upstairs next door to Palace Cinema.

If you are going to see a movie we can fit you in for a very quick meal and beverage.

Just let us know when you arrive and we’ll make it happen.

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

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

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

We do special events functions.

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

Luscious Foods

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

NEW SEASONAL MENU! Join us at the Rocks on Lawson for some delicious winter warmers! We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch options at affordable prices. Why not try one of our scrumptious health bowls, house-made burgers or our signature brekkie salad. Warm yourself up with a Byron Bay coffee or a super smoothie! Cosy indoor seating and heating outdoor dining available.

Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day…

Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu

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

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Eating Out Guide

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

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

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

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

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

Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night.

Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere.

Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

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

MULLUMBIMBY

The Empire Open 7 days: S,S 9am–3pm, Mon–Thurs 8.30am–4pm, Fri 8.30am–8.00pm Dine in, takeaway, licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum empiremullum.com.au 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

Now open later on Fridays for happy hour & burgers!

We’re Staying open Friday nights, serving up happy hour and bar snacks 4 – 6pm and burgers 6 – 8.00pm.

The Empire is where it’s at!

Something for all tastes from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon.

NEWRYBAR

Harvest 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644 www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar

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

CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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HUNG LE: THE CRAPPIEST REFUGEE HUNG LE IS A VIETNAMESE BOY TURNED REFUGEE TURNED AUSTRALIAN TURNED VIOLINIST TURNED COMEDIAN TURNED WRITER, WHO WILL BE ONE OF THE FEATURED GUESTS AT THIS YEAR’S BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL.

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ALL YOUR NORTH COAST ENTERTAINMENT His memoir The Crappiest Refugee, published

by Affirm Press, is his third book and it cleverly tells his story. Hung Le believes he falls below the ‘remarkable’ status often expected of new Australians given a ‘fresh start’, but that’s not entirely true. Incredibly humble and understated, Hung’s story is full of depth, trauma, danger, and lots and lots of hysterics.

Perhaps humour is one of his survival tools, who knows, but it does provide a very matter-of-fact insight into what it was like escaping a burning city, spending three months at sea, and then ending up in a not particularly racially tolerant country where you don’t speak the language.

Hung wasn’t going to write this book. It started out as a joke satirising the popular work by Anh Do The Happiest Refugee.

‘I was on a cruise ship with Dave Callan,’ says Hung, ‘and I said after Anh’s done Happiest Refugee so I am going to do a book called The Crappiest Refugee. He laughed his head off and said you have to do it. I was going to do it as a novel about a Vietnamese guy who can’t play the violin, and then I realised that guy was me.’

Interestingly for someone who has written three books, you’d be surprised to know that he failed HSC English.

‘I can’t waffle. All my essays were short. One paragraph. It’s the way you write jokes, you don’t waffle. You get to the point. I did it naturally and failed English. I don’t get the explaining things and the adjectives. I just get to the point and move on.’

That’s probably one of the most engaging things about his book: he doesn’t dwell on anything, and he certainly doesn’t over emotionalise some of the more intense scenes like leaving Saigon. In fact, if anything, it’s written from a very matter-of-fact point of view, which almost makes it more hard hitting.

So after telling Dave Callan he would write this book, Hung is on another cruise ship and he’s in the Crew Bar. It’s a 14-day trip and he accidentally spills a glass of wine over one of the crew. He gets banned for 14 days.

‘I went oh my God, what do I do now? So every day I went to the gym at 10 o’clock, jumped in the pool, read a book, sat in the sun, and then wrote 1,000 words a day. After 14 days I had a third of a book. As soon as we pulled into Sydney my book agent rang and said, ‘It’s time for another book’. I pitched it, said here is a third, and got the deal.’

There’s a huge irony not lost on Hung that the idea for this book came to a man on a boat about a boy who arrived on a boat and now works on a boat. ‘I tell that joke on the cruise ship. I say, I came here by boat and I can’t get off it. People think it’s hilarious.’

‘When I came here, I learnt the Australian sense of humour. Aussies laugh at me more than anyone else. I hate working with the English; Americans can’t understand; in Asia they sort of understand, actually, I am way too Australian for most places… most of all I love working in Melbourne.’

Hung Le’s dad was a very famous Vietnamese artist. His sculptures are now featured throughout Saigon. The reason the family left was because his dad believed the communists wouldn’t let him express himself. ‘40 years later I get a letter from his friends saying we have all your dad’s artwork out in public.’ It’s strange now that the government wants his work in public. They love him over there. He was ready to go back and teach before he died.

Hung’s dad worked full time in a car factory painting cars. At night he worked on his art.

Within two years of arriving in Australia he had an exhibition in Germany.

Things for Hung’s mum were a lot tougher as she is deaf and doesn’t use sign language.

‘We just yell at each other at home. We read facial expressions. She learnt from us watching Days of Our Lives. We would watch that with Mum and scream at each other. We have three women: my mum, two sisters, my brother, and me. My brother and I just kept quiet because the house is so loud. We would pull faces and mime to communicate.’

Kind of what Hung is best at!

‘I love silent comedy where nobody talked.

When Mr Bean started talking that was it for me.’

Like all good refugee kids Hung Le took up an instrument of his new culture. ‘Dad made us all play the violin. I looked like I could play it as soon as I picked it up and put it on my shoulder.

The teacher never should have said I was a natural. I knew by the time I was 13 or 14 I wasn’t going to make a concert violinist. I really didn’t

have the patience for it; you had to be perfect.’

But it was the violin that took Hung towards comedy. Winners of Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s Red Faces with the Como String Quartet – it then took them all over the world, to Montreal and Edinburgh right in the thick of the world of comedy.

Hung ended up heading to Adelaide Fringe in the early 90s when he did his first gig. ‘I had a violin, four jokes, and a piece of plastic poo. I was a props comedian. I went into the Fringe office with a violin and a shirt that said ‘Trust Me I’m Greek’; I sat down and I said, I am a comedian from Melbourne give me a gig. In 1992 comedy in Melbourne was booming, everyone good came from Melbourne, so he said alright I’ll give you three gigs at the Festival Club. I turned up and found out I wasn’t on until 2.30am, but the beer was free. I kept drinking until 2.30am, all my busking friends turned up, we had shots, and the boss came over and said okay, you are on, you are headlining. Fleety was MC – I got onstage, had my Chinese violin blond wig and a suitcase full of crap. Everything I put on stage fell over. People thought I was hilarious. I talked for 20 minutes; I got an encore. My first standup gig I headlined and got an encore. I thought how easy is this job.’

He hasn’t looked back since!

Hung Le is one of the featured writers at this year’s Byron Writers Festival. Friday 2 August till Sunday 4 August at the Elements of Byron site. Tix and program info at byronwritersfestival.com.

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M A N D Y N O LA N ’S

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GOOD LORD, BYRON!

We love Byron. We hate Byron. Byron’s lost it. Byron’s too commercial. Byron’s changed. Byron’s full of tourists.

Byron’s too crowded. Byron’s shit. Byron’s shallow. Byron’s a letdown. Byron’s pretentious. Byron’s… Byron.

The negative vibe on Byron is everywhere but it’s without impact. Everyone still wants to be in Byron. Not even that butt-ugly sculpture has scared anyone away.

Put anything up on social media about Byron Bay and you’ll get a heated response. No-one is neutral when it comes to Byron. You either Love it or you Hate it. Even saying ‘Byron’ will get you in trouble from people who will tell you it’s ‘The Bay’. They tell you that because that’s an indicator they’ve been here longer than you have and you should just shut up and put up with the tourism and the rolling King Tide of wealth and privilege, because THEY HAD TO PUT UP WITH YOU when you turned up.

I get it. Each wave of settlers seems to have a terra nullius mindset in regards the lifestyles and values and even the existence of the people who came before them. Every new wave of Byronites seems to feel that what they’ve created is the quintessential Byron, and what stands before just falls into the sea. And it does.

Byron Bay, The Bay, Byron, whatever you want to call it, has this peculiar magnetism for attracting people seeking utopia. But every generation’s utopia is branded differently from the next.

What underpins all of this and is the common thread in the attraction to this relatively small and insignificant piece of coastline is a reverence for nature and a deep respect for place. A sense you were drawn here because this place remakes you, whether you are rich or poor, whether you are Instagram famous or not. There is something mystical here that is difficult to articulate, except perhaps through real estate prices.

Byron is polarised. It’s polarising. It’s vax and anti-vax.

It’s vegan and anti-vegan. It’s both heaven and hell.

Temptation and salvation. Wealth and poverty. Belief and delusion. Inspiration and exasperation.

I’ve been engaging in conversations about Byron Bay: what is it now, what did it used to be, and what will it be in the future for two decades. It’s a continuing topic because all of us are heavily engaged in the sense that ‘our’ Byron is the right one. That we all have some sort of authorship on the absolute ‘Byron’ identity.

But that’s the point isn’t it? There never was one. From whalers to pot growers, from surfers to craft brewers, from Instagram mums to Hollywood actors. Every group is as inconsequential as the next. The sand shifts and the tide rolls in.

I am curious as to the next evolution… will they keep claiming ‘their Byron’? Who actually witnessed the best of Byron? Does the cocaine of nostalgia make retrospect seem more idyllic than it actually was?

Perhaps the most Byron Bay it ever was was before white settlement, when it didn’t have a white man’s name. When it was Cavvanbah. The place occupied by over 500 Aboriginal tribes over 22,000 years. The Arakwal Bumberlin people would have a pretty clear idea of what Byron is, where it’s going, and whom it belongs to. No-one.

If you stand in the sand with your back to all the bullshit, then all that really exists is this phenomenal coastline.

This sparkling bay flanked by mountains. It’s hard not to be moved by the enduring majesty of geography. That coastline existed long before Instagram and will exist long after it. It has lakes not likes.

There’s this belief that Byron once belonged to us, but it never did. White people don’t get ‘place’. We have this righteous sense of ‘ownership’ just by being somewhere.

By paying money for real estate. You might be able to buy a block of land but you can’t buy place.

Perhaps it’s time we got over this sense of ‘ownership’ and learnt a little about what it means to be a ‘custodian’. A care taker. And perhaps it’s time we stopped squabbling about our stories from the last few decades and found out the traditional and enduring stories of this place, ones that have been told for thousands of years, not 30.

Do you know them? Instead of country belonging to you, try a mindset shift to that of Indigenous Australians: ‘you belong to country’.

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A LUSTY DUSTY RELEASE FIVE YEARS AGO GLENN WRIGHT HAD AN IDEA: WHY NOT CREATE A RUSSIAN CHOIR FOR HIS FESTIVAL AND FEATURE LOCAL BLOKES SINGING RUSSIAN WORKING SONGS? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THESE 28 MEN WOULD HIT SUCH A CHORD WITH SO MANY. THEY MAKE YOU SMILE, AND CRY, AND ARE FESTIVAL FAVOURITES FROM WOODFORD TO WOMAD, TO THE MELBA SPIEGELTENT. RECORDED BY PRODUCER COMRADE JORDO, WHAT WE NOW HAVE IS DUSTYESKY THE ALBUM! COMRADE SWIV IS THE DEDICATED MOUTHPIECE OF THIS RUSSIAN OUTFIT AND HE SPOKE WITH THE ECHO. How did you guys prepare for your album?

We have camp. Walk naked in hinterland. Cover bodies in macadamia butters. Wash off with gherkin juice. Then repeat.

What was the concept for The Very Best of Dustyesky?

What else do you call the most eagerly anticipated debut album in weeks?

– Charles Darwin

What song do you feel is the most powerful on the new release? Can you tell us why?

Sacred War. The one we sing when on Jetstar. But, serious, is about Russian people rising like a noble wave to repel the fascist hordes. Song for our times. Sounds fantastic!

How do you keep the magic going with 28 men?

By giving excuse to get out of house every Tuesday. Forever!

What happens at a Dusty rehearsal?

We always talking horse racing, stock market tips, and increasingly share podiatry anecdotes. Also tractor parts.

What’s on the horizon for Dustyesky?

We on tour a little bit to Melbournova and Sydnih. We do some festivals as well. We try to go maybe to Edinburgh. Or Vladivostok Festival of The Manly Voices. You stayed tuning!

Launching at the Brunswick Picture House on Saturday at 7pm with special guests Joel Salom & The Flash Collective. Tix are $25/15 at brunswickpicturehouse.com

How did you get the sound to translate from studio to CD? It’s not too clean I hope.

If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.

No. We ask producer Jordi to make authentic magics. Our voices mix with sound of thawing permafrosts and howl of wolves. It work. And boss Swainski then sing all the harmonies by himself; he do good jobs.

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PORT ROYAL AT THE NORTHERN THE CHANGO TANGO LAST UKE NIGHT IN MULLUM Well, lovers of little instruments, it’s over. The eight years of 4-string strumming is done.

The dress-ups. The play-ups. The community interaction: well it’s finished. This is the last Uke Night by Miss Amber and Stukulele so you need to come and catch them. Be part of the last night even if you don’t play the uke!

Songs will be led by a full band and there will be a multitude of special guest vocalists and musicians including Sara Tindley, Ash Bell, Clelia Adams, John Hill, Shelly Brown, Raku O’Gaia, and Justin Bannister.

The restaurant opens at 5pm and there’s a special family price of $25 at the door for two adults and two children under 16. Here’s a direct link to download the songbook: http://bit.ly/byeMullum. – Be there or regret it for the rest of your life.

Port Royal play the Hotel Great Northern on Friday 9 August. It’s their seventh independent tour of the east coast in support of their latest soul stirring single Ain’t Got You. The song is an upbeat pop rock tune influenced by the melodic styling of The Beatles combined with some Strokes-esque swagger. It’s a free gig from 9pm.

It’s been one crazy international adventure for new band changoTRee, a unique male/female combo from the deep south of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. ‘Jet-lagging the globe’ has been the discourse for 2017 till 19 and heralds the release their new album Postcards From Tomorrow.

Broken Levee Brass Band is a goodtime dance band. Sashay to the It all started rolling when changoTRee’s debut album Home had a grooves of New Orleans second line or sing along to some of your #1 on the AMRAP AirIt charts in 2017. favourite tunes with a band that features more horns than a stretch The latest album Postcards is the culmination of recording, writing, of congested downtown traffic. With driving drums and mercurial and performing shows and festivals in Oz, New Orleans, Ireland, UK, NYC, France, and most recently Canada. It’s captured a real vocals, the Levee’s repertoire consists of quirky arrangements of your global/local essence in the muse with the merging of swampy- favourite pop songs (à la brass band) and originals. Hailing from the roots-blues-grooves, funky-folk, and surf-rasta with soaring vocals. Northern Rivers and formed after the devastating 2017 Lismore flood (their namesake), their mission is to generously generate genuine good ChangoTRee is she, Ree Liddell, the elegant waxing vocals dobro, groove while encouraging audience participation in the form of dancing mandolin, acoustic guitar and he, Ian Treloar, the surf dog carving vocals, 8-string acoustic-electric guitar-synth. Driving the bus is (some people find their pelvis moves involuntarily at Levee gigs) or singing along (you will know the lyrics!). They play the Brunswick Simon Dewar on drums, percussion, and harmony.

Picture House on Sunday at 4pm, supported by Timbuktu. Tix are As Rhythms magazine head writer/review Tony Hillier declared, $20/25/10 at brunswickpicturehouse.com.

‘ChangoTRee are blessed with chameleonic vocals to gutbucket blues to slide-drenched Bonnie Raitt passion.‘ They play the Rails on Thursday at 7pm.

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THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MUSIC

‘WHEN I STARTED OUT IT WAS A POSTER WAR; YOU’D WAIT AROUND THE CORNER FOR SOMEONE TO PUT THEIRS UP AND THEN YOU’D PUT YOURS OVER THE TOP,’ SAYS GLENN WRIGHT, DIRECTOR OF MULLUM MUSIC FESTIVAL AND BELLO WINTER MUSIC. GLENN STARTED OUT IN SYDNEY WHERE HE MANAGED THE HARBOURSIDE BRASSERIE, ONE OF THE LEGENDARY LIVE VENUES OF THE LATE 80S AND 90S. DURING THIS TIME HE ALSO ESTABLISHED AND INDEPENDENT LABEL, VITAMIN RECORDS. Glenn is one of the industry professionals who will be speaking at Southern Cross University’s Music Careers Symposium.

While things may have changed in regard to technology, Glenn believes nothing really has changed that much when it comes to the business of putting on music.

‘It’s no harder and no easier than it ever was. What remains consistent is that you have to be passionate about what you are doing. You have to cover all of the bases. You still have to walk the streets putting up posters and telling everyone about your gig. You can’t just expect that it’s going to happen with a few posts on social media,’ says Glenn.

Promotion and marketing and the staging of events are some of the topics that will be covered at the Symposium.

Music careers aren’t just about being being on stage. Many people in the industry work in ancillary industries, creating events, managing artists, or creating branding or marketing tools for musicians. In the end it’s all about the one simple outcome: to get people to hear your music. Then to get people to buy your music or come and see your band or solo act.

Glenn believes understanding the industry is crucial for musicians, particularly as many are now embarking on careers as independent artists. Although love of your work, he believes, comes first.

‘The best musicians in my opinion are those who are happiest in their career and go about doing what they love, and then go about trying to make money. Not the other way around.’

That being so, it’s clear that creative passionate people

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who make music need the support of many other industry professionals to grow their work.

For Glenn, who has been running music festivals for well over two decades, these kinds of events offer promoters a chance to get new music in front of an audience and also require an event organiser to be innovative.

Festival and Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival, and Cindy Jensen of Buskers by the Creek on the Gold Coast.

This is just one of the conversations happening on Friday 16 August. This is a free event and anyone interested is invited to attend – bookings are essential though eventbrite.com.au/e/63545607623.

‘If you don’t have an idea, whether it’s a piano bar or a street parade or a youth mentorship, you can struggle to keep interest.’

Glenn believes it’s about innovating to maintain both the interest of the media, the public, and, most importantly, yourself as an event creator.

‘You have to put on a good show and then decide if you still want to do it.’ Being in the music industry, particularly in promotion and events, takes enormous resilience; there are no guarantees that events are going to succeed, and music festivals as an arts event receive very little government support in comparison to smaller more niche ‘theatre’ or ‘cultural’ events. Glenn finds this a little surprising considering the enormous amount of GST festivals generate for government revenues.

‘What we do receive is usually in tourism funding to grow our market, not for the actual “artistic” side of what we are doing. And the monies are dwarfed by the GST we end up sending back each year.’

Resilience, innovation, and industry challenges and other topics will be discussed when Glenn Wright speaks with SCU alumni Kate Stroud of the Dusty Attic Music Lounge, Lynette Irwin, artistic director for Brisbane International Jazz

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SULLY, BUSTER, AND NOLAN AT COUNTRY CLUB COMEDY ANDY TALKS TO THE KIDS

THE ART OF CRIME

Greg Sullivan is the comedian’s comedian. He’s the guy comedians watch and say of, ‘wow I wish I’d thought of that’.

Greg Sullivan has a unique way of seeing the world and a knack for creating astute observations about our everyday human behaviour. It’s something he’s a natural at as selfexamination has been a major theme for most of his work, particularly dealing with his weight and the stigmas around being ‘a fat guy’. Greg doesn’t do the expected ‘fat’ jokes; instead he cleverly deconstructs the social mores around weight and the challenges he faces. Not afraid of dark places, Greg’s comedy navigates some of the most difficult territory with ease, sharing tales of depression or loneliness, even suicidal ideation with a comedic insight that allows audiences to relate to the subject matter in a more personal and nonconfronting way. It’s genius.

Celebrated crime writers Michael Robotham and Jock Serong, along with author Kristina Olsson and poet Omar Sakr, are doing their time for crime, on the run with Byron Writers Festival for a series of community events over 27– 31 July throughout the Northern Rivers, before their final showdown at Byron Writers Festival (2–4 August).

Greg is joined by up-and-coming comedian Buster Kirby from Murwillumbah. A plumber by day, he knows how to get your pipes working. Buster recently did a comedy course with Mandy Nolan in Kingscliff and blew everyone away with his natural ability to tell a story. Mandy Nolan is there as the MC. Country Club Comedy at the Ocean Shores Country Club on Tuesday 6 August. 7pm. Free.

BE A TWIT A new razztwizzling adaption of Roald Dahl’s very irreverent classic The Twits takes you into the world of grumpy old couple, Mrs and Mrs Twit, who haven’t had a good thought or done a kind thing in years. They like nothing more than dreaming up terrible tricks to play on each other. They are bound to put a grizzly grin on your face!

This Spare Parts Theatre production is at Lismore City Hall on Tuesday 20 August at 6pm.

FREE MUSIC The Caine Cutters Blues Band

Andy and Terry’s treehouse now has 13 new storeys, including a tiny-horse level, a pyjama-party room, an Underpants Museum, a photo-bombing booth, a waiting room, a Door of Doom, a circus, a giant-robot-fighting arena, a traffic school, a water-ski park filled with flesh-eating piranhas, and a treehouse visitor centre with a 24-hour information desk, a penguin-powered flying treehouse tour bus, and a gift shop.

Author Andy Griffiths is in Lismore to talk to the kids in a very special author talk. You need to have a parent or a guardian with you and everyone needs a ticket.

Lismore City Hall. Monday 29 July, 5.30pm. norpa.org.au

LEARN YOUR LESSON Touring nationally with multi-instrumentalist EgyptianAustralian musician Meena Shamalay, Luka Lesson is in town to share his award-winning poems and his new works written while on a recent creative escape to South America.

This show is a perfect marriage of styles – from the haunting lyricism Lesson is known for to the soulful single just released g radio traction, to the interweaving g of and rapidly gaining dy with Shamaly’s rhythmic virtuosity. It is a poem and melody nd visceral messages not to be missed. night of urgent and llow poet/activist Erfan Supported by fellow Daliri (Newkind Festival), and First an/poet Allara Nations musician/poet n, this event is Briggs-Pattison, he theatre on about to set the fire with lyricism,, passion, and lity. honest vulnerability. he Byron The show is at the ommunity Theatre at the Community day at Centre on Saturday 7.30pm. Tix are $25/20 at m.au. byroncentre.com.au.

LUKA LESSON WELCOME TO PARADOX TOUR THE BYRON THEATRE SAT JULY 27TH

Behind bars, pun intended, in venues from Kingscliff to Casino, catch the gang for a rewarding night of crime, art, and entertainment as they divulge their darkest literary secrets, where the bodies are buried, and whom they had to kill to get published in the first place.

Writers on the Road offers an exceptional evening of literary entertainment in each town, all free and open to the public, thanks to funding from Create NSW and Byron Writers Festival.

The road trip will also be visiting schools in Mullumbimby, Nimbin, and Casino to work with the students in a series of free workshops and seminars as part of Byron Writers Festival’s StoryBoard program.

Writers on the Road begins on Saturday 27 July with a heist… sorry, an event, at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Balli Ballina, then on to the Byron School of Art at Mullumbimby; Sunday morning sees the gang at Lismore Regional Galle Gallery for a session with the StoryBoard young crime writers; Sunday afternoon at Kingscliff Community S Centre; Monday at Lennox Head Library (‘We have Mond heard they have hav some very valuable first editions there,’ says Zacharey ‘C ‘Calamity’ Jane); Tuesday at Nimbin School of Arts, and fin finishing Wednesday evening at the Casino Community Centre.

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SPACE DUB MEETS SPACE CE COWBOY Dark Science at The Quad welcomes Intergalactic Space Dub DJ Wonkytooth and Kellie O’Dempsey, Apollo sounds as they present a strictly roots live dub session with Mick Dick aka Wonkytooth at the controls. This is an old-school analog mix-up with tape echos and spring reverbs.

Travel the bass spacewaves in the dub dome with sonic propulsion from Totem sound system. Bringing more light to darkness is The Space Cowboy: Imagination rules the world!

Space Cowboy, the world’s wildest record breaker, presents a new show action packed with thrilling stunts and mental marvels.

Witness his curious antics as he draws pictures from people’s minds and twists spoons in their hands. You are invited to bring your own cutlery for The Space Cowboy to bend with no apparent physical force!

As the holder of over 55 Guinness World Records he is leading the frontier of extreme performance. Experience his sword swallowing, chainsaw juggling, and more as he proves the science behind the unbelievable.

Dark Science, presented by NORPA at the QUAD 16 & 17 August.

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GUTSY GIRLS

Frriend of the Libraries, Byron Shire, in conjunction with Friends the Writers Festival, are hosting Conversation and th he Byron B Afternoon Tea with Di Morrissey and Mick O’Regan.

After A Morrissey is one of the most successful and prolific authors Di M D Australia has ever produced. She trained as a journalist and has worked in newspapers, magazines, television, film, theatre, and advertising around the world. Her fascination with different countries’ cultural, political, and environmental issues has been the catalyst for her novels, which are all inspired by landscape. Find out how she works up her ideas, her greatest inspirations, and how she maintains the discipline to write so prolifically!

Thursday 1 August at 2pm at the Moller Pavilion at the Bangalow Showgrounds. Bookings essential – tix are $25 at byronbayfol.com or go into Bangalow Newsagency.

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Born out of a desire to showcase the strong, inspirational, adventurous women of the outdoor world, the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour presents a carefully curated selection of short films that will entertain, enthral, and enlighten.

Showcasing a 2½-hour program of the most heartfelt, inspiring, and entertaining films celebrating adventurous women from independent film makers around the globe.

Gutsy Girls screenings are not just for women – they are for all of us to celebrate diversity and inclusion and the rad ladies of the adventure world.

Byron Theatre on Sunday at 6pm. Tix are $30/20.

THERE’S SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT EXTINCTION Hannie Rayson weaves her words with wit, intelligence, and huge understanding of the human condition in her play Extinction, where she delves deep into the heart of our moral values. The narrative wraps an important conservation message around a unique and personal human story that materialises from a wild, rainy night, a twist of fate, and an injured Australian native tiger quoll, bringing together four very interesting and diverse characters. The struggle at the heart of this is: is money more important than principles? This draws the audience into an emotive story, interwoven with environmental and social ambiguities.

Playing at the Drill Hall Theatre in Mullumbimby 2–18 August. Special night: Sunday 4 August 5.30pm followed

by Q&A with Hannie Rayson. Tickets $40/32, which includes wonderful snacks /drinks or just $30/22 on other nights.

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Thursday 1st August 2pm start Moller Pavilion, Bangalow Showground

THE TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT Luka Lesson has spent the last 13 years facilitating poetry workshops across the planet.

This particular process will focus on a pivotal moment in the participants’ lives as the central point of a new poem – as well as performance techniques and individual feedback.

Saturday 11am–2pm at the Byron Theatre, $60/40 – tix at byroncentre.com.au

FILMS FOR FISH Patagonia has announced the release of two films: Artifishal and Saving Martha urging for the protection of wild fish. The 80-minute feature film Artifishal explores the high cost – ecological, financial, and cultural – of our mistaken belief that engineered solutions can make up for habitat destruction.

They trace the impact of fish hatcheries and farms on wild fish populations, and the extraordinary amount of tax dollars wasted on an industry that hinders wild fish recovery, pollutes our rivers and waterways, and contributes to the problem it claims to solve.

Saving Martha is a short film about fish farms in Australia.

Tasmania is regarded as one of our most pristine and wild states. However, in recent years that reputation has been tarnished by the boom of the local salmon-farming industry.

With environmental regulations struggling to keep pace with the industry’s growth, the marine environments that host the industry have been significantly affected and, in some cases, have approached collapse. Increased scrutiny and criticism of the industry have forced operators to find new locations, including neighbouring King Island – adjacent to the worldclass waves at Martha Lavinia Beach. Saving Martha highlights the plight of the King Island community while emphasising the negative impact the proposed farms will have on the ecology of the region.

Screening at the Byron Theatre on Thursday 1 August at 6pm.

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STARS

BY LILITH WITH FIVE PLANETS RETROGRADE, SUN AND MARS IN LEO SASHAYING DOWN THE ASTRAL CATWALK ADD A DASH OF GLAMOUR AND PIZZAZ TO THIS WEEK’S PROCEEDINGS...

ARIES: Enough with the talking, let’s do the walking! Your style and drive attract the people you want into your orbit this week to toss new possibilities back and forth. If there’s something you need to say you’ll cut to the chase, but be alert for your personal red flag: Aries impatience.

FEDROCKS IS COMING! Support one of the coolest country halls in the region by going to Jasper Corner, Federal, for Bedrocks 19, Illumination, on Saturday 17 August.

This is a major fundraising event to assist with the continued maintenance of the community space and in particular for a new feature window for the front of the old church (because the church actually took it!).

Ever since the collaborative effort during the Save the Heart of Federal campaign, the Federal community has been going from strength to strength. The old church is now in regular use for a wide range of activities

and is looking alive and healthy with its new paint and beautiful stained-glass window.

The area between it and the hall has been landscaped, solar panels have been installed, and lots of other general maintenance has been going on too. But there is always more to do.

Federal reached out to the broader community to help Save our Heart, and they appreciated the help. Come along to this night to continue that support and have a rocking good time… just what the hall was saved for! This is a fundraiser you will not want to miss.

August 17 is a bit off yet, but book the date and round up a bunch of friends for a night of fun, while supporting a strong, small community. A full hall of friends, music, dance, food, drinks, and good times ensuring a brilliant event every time. This year there will be no exception with two great bands, Jesse Morris and the Shakedown, Sofiella and The Handsome Husbands, plus DJ POB. All bound to get you up on the dancefloor.

There’ll be a licensed bar and a delicious dinner from Chef Cam of Forage and Graze fame. Tickets, available at the door, are $25.

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CANCER: With Mercury retrograde for its last murky week in your sign, boundaries are important. Avoid who’s-right bickering, or letting drama queens pressure you into something you’ll regret. Say a quick prayer for Venus to help you remain gracious in heated exchanges and take it easy under the radar till next week.

RED JOAN

VIRGO: During this last week of ironing out Mercury retrograde partner and friendship glitches, your takeaway could be the realisation that you don’t actually have to micromanage every little thing. Or get so caught up in practicalities you lose the fun factor. Or work so hard to be loved. . LIBRA: Time for some honest dialogue? The stars say go for it. As well as personal deep and meaningfuls, this week’s astral hive is alive with plenty of creative excitement to keep your mind’s eye buzzing – though mutual enthusiasms will need a realistic synching of values and styles before locking anything in.

SCORPIO: With retrogrades raising stress levels and communications super-sensitive, edgy, and defensive, this week’s plot twists could feature unexpected dummy spits, outbursts, or tantrums. Are what seem like undercover agendas, secret self-interest, and controlling undercurrents merely a big misunderstanding?

Others might simply want to be heard – try giving that a go.

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GEMINI: Buzzy weekend Gemini moon crackles and snaps with stimulating exchanges, some possibly profitable. But watch what you put in writing or post, and restrain retail spending, however tempting, till Mercury moves out of retrograde next week unless you really want to have to return those unsatisfactory online buys.

LEO: Roll out the red carpet, a flourish of trumpets, please! With El Sol igniting Mars in Leo for your birthday week, courage is your middle name as this time of year invites you to step forward and reconnect with your spiritual purpose – though there’s a fine line between assertive and aggressive you won’t want to cross.

Session Times: Thu 25 Jul - Wed 31 Jul ALADDIN (PG) Daily except Sat, Sun: 10:50AM Sat, Sun: 10:20AM AN UNEXPECTED LOVE (M) Daily except Sun: 3:30PM Sun: 3:00PM ANDRE RIEU MAASTRICHT 2019: SHALL WE DANCE (CTC) Special Event Sat, Sun: 1:00 APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT (R18+) Daily except Thu: 7:00PM Thu: 7:30PM APOLLO 11 (G) Daily except Sun: 1:30, 8:50PM Sun: 1:00, 7:50PM BOOK SMART (MA15+) Daily except Sat, Sun: 1:10, 8:40PM Sat: 8:40PM Sun: 7:50PM DIEGO MARADONA (M) Daily except Sun: 1:15, 3:20, 6:00PM Sun: 12:40, 2:40, 5:15PM OPHELIA (M) Advance Screening Wed: 11:00AM

TAURUS: As this week’s energy reboot adds soul to your goals, more creative ways become apparent of doing what you love so it makes a difference to others and the planet. You might consider volunteering. With Mercury still mischievous, it pays to hit Save more often than usual so you don’t lose valuable work.

In this film, set in 2000, Joan Stanley (Judi Dench), is arrested by MI5 in her London apartment and charged with treason for her supposed involvement in a German spy ring. We are then taken to 1938, where young Joan (Sophie Cookson), a bright and impressionable Cambridge University physics student falls in love with the wrong guy and sets into motion things out of her control.

After meeting Leo (Tom Hughes), a German Jew who has escaped the Nazi regime, she inevitably falls for him despite knowing he is likely using her to pursue his own personal agenda, as well as potentially gaining access to sensitive state information. Young Joan’s story progresses through the Second World War and into the Cold War. Constantly cutting between elderly and youthful Joan, you are always wondering what will happen next. There is something fresh when we are told the story is based on real events. Movies like this always offer a new perspective even on a time period that is already so well documented.

SAGITTARIUS: Have conflicting signals, contradictory messages, confusingly hot and cold behaviour left you clueless about what’s going on? Welcome to the general assembly. Best to step back, watch, listen, feel out situations rather than insisting on clarification or asking for answers. Then speak from the heart this week or hold your peace.

CAPRICORN: This week comes replete with its share of retro blips and slip-ups, so put off sealing important deals till next week if possible. And if you can manage to keep your head while everyone else is losing theirs, you could actually pull off quite a significant coup.

Won’t be easy, will be worth it…

AQUARIUS: Flexibility’s your mantra right now, as in not getting locked into your belief system or point of view which, like everyone’s, are only opinions. And triple-checking everything: logging out, those overdue bills accruing charges, where you put glasses and car keys – this isn’t the week to be making extra work for yourself or anyone else.

PISCES: As astral energetics morph from watery Cancer to fiery Leonine vibes, Mercury retrograde continues to affect technology, travel, and information exchange, so keep backing up data and devices. Be especially careful about choosing your words too, or you’re likely to get roared at. This week has a short fuse.

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CHIROPRACTIC

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

able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

Darren Paxton

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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

• DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

0412 497 637

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

AWNINGS

BUILDING TRADES

6684 2783

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753

0408 232 066

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

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

BRICKLAYING

PLEASE CALL

6680 9394

CURTAINS

6680 8862

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

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

(02) 6684 1001

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

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

ACUPUNCTURE

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS LOCAL

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DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

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

DECKS

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

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ELECTRICIANS

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

24 HOUR SERVICE

DENTISTS

Quality Exterior Refinishing Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

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Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901

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

0439 624 945

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

Domestic Commercial

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Professional Cleaning Services

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

Holiday lets and Airbnb, residential homes and end of lease cleans, bond cleans, builders cleans etc.

Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

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All Jobs Small or Large

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com 20 Year+s Exp.

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COMPUTER SERVICES

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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 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 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408

FENCING

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects

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

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5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE Lic.136717c

SALISBURY CONCRETING

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

â&#x20AC;˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Excavator 5 to 21 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Roads â&#x20AC;˘ Acreage clearing â&#x20AC;˘ House pads â&#x20AC;˘ Drainage â&#x20AC;˘ Carparks â&#x20AC;˘ Bush rocks â&#x20AC;˘ Rock walls â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive rates

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

CONCRETING & PAVING 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.

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

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

Augers and rock grab available.

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

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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LANDSCAPING

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GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

GUTTERING

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LIGHTING

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HANDYPERSONS

Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

LOCKSMITH

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

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

OSTEOPATHY

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

OSTEOPATHY

MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290

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

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ALL TIMBER REPAIRS Qualified joiner/handyman. Well presented. Andrew ...............0412 293732

PAINTING

HEALTH

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 â&#x20AC;˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366

PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MALIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

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

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638

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

LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213

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PPP HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured. 0434 705506

ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY

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0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

Acreage Mowing Specialist | Mini excavation Toro Dingo with stump grinder, trencher and soil cultivator

WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

HIRE

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

KITCHENS

SAMURAI HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING. Ph .............................................................0402 733620 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

YVES DE WILDE

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

GARDEN DESIGN

www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 www.duluxaccredited.com.au

GAS SUPPLIERS

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

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PAINTER NEIL A McINTOSH

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PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

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RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

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EVERGREEN TIP RUNS and rubbish removal, 8x5 trailer, heavy duty...........................0427 176771

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JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

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SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

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BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

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HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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

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TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805

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SEPTIC SYSTEMS

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

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6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

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NEWT Environmental Wastewater Treatment. Design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C . 0429 805081

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

SOLAR INSTALLATION

0429149 533 Est 2006

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BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ...................................................................................66872330

0409 917646

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858

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wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 BRUNSWICK HEADS PHYSIO. Manual therapy exercise prescription, 45 minute consults, experienced Physio .........................................................................0419 629333

PICTURE FRAMING

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MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 MAN WITH A TALL VAN (5 star reviews) from $55ph. Call Evan ...................................0410 120777

PLASTERING

ROOFING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

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Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

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

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

Licence No. 207479C

PLUMBERS

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home

â&#x20AC;˘ Best Price Promise â&#x20AC;˘ Highest Quality Products â&#x20AC;˘ 10 Year Installation Workmanship Guarantee â&#x20AC;˘ 5 Year Annual Onsite Cleaning and Maintenance included

Your Local Solar Experts

1800 88 68 77 firstsunsolar.com.au 268 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay

SWIMMING POOLS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS â&#x20AC;˘ All pool requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Professional advice â&#x20AC;˘ Water testing â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly service â&#x20AC;˘ Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

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6684 3003

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839 MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

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TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

â&#x20AC;˘ Tree felling & removal â&#x20AC;˘ Stump grinding â&#x20AC;˘ Chipping â&#x20AC;˘ Pruning â&#x20AC;˘ Clean up work â&#x20AC;˘ Spider lift / cherry picker

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20Â years.

Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patented cleaning systems.

WINTER SPECIAL:

0408 232 066

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735

WATER FILTERS

Every 5th m2 FREE

for home, commercial and rural properties

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FLOOR & WALL TILING & WATERPROOFING. Lic no 157459C Ian ..............................0459 559237

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â&#x20AC;˘ Stump Grinding â&#x20AC;˘ Bobcat â&#x20AC;˘ Cherrypicker â&#x20AC;˘ Crane Truck â&#x20AC;˘ 18â&#x20AC;? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

The Water Filter Experts

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

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0427 347 380

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181 IN IN H

Water puriďŹ cation systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water ďŹ lters

$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

WELDING

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 We provide professional & reliable tree services to make your environment safe and healthy.

AREAS WE SERVICE Ballina / Byron Bay / Tweed Heads / Gold Coast / Murwillumbah

1300 384 766

info@evirongroup.com.au www.evirongroup.com.au

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

WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545

WINDOW TINTING

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

Classifieds INDEX Business For Sale ................. 43 Death Notices ........................ 44 For Sale ................................. 43 Funeral Notices ..................... 44 Garage Sales......................... 43 Halls For Hire......................... 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

Health Notices ....................... 42

6684 1777

In Memoriam.......................... 44

AT THE ECHO HEAD

Motor Vehicles ....................... 43 Musical Notes ........................ 44

OFFICE Ads can be lodged in person at

Only Adults ............................ 44 Pets ........................................ 44 Positions Vacant .................... 44 Professional Services ............ 42

the Mullum Echo office:

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

EMAIL ADS

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

Display classies (box ads):

Share Accommodation .......... 43

adcopy@echo.net.au

Short Term Accommodation .. 43

Line classies:

Social Escorts........................ 44

classifieds@echo.net.au

To Lease ................................ 43

Ad bookings only taken during

These prices include GST.

business hours: Monday to Friday,

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

Tradework .............................. 43 Tree Services ......................... 43 Tuition .................................... 44 Volunteers Wanted................. 44 Wanted .................................. 43 Work Wanted ......................... 44

9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm. Ads canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be taken on the weekend.

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

PUBLIC NOTICES

MISSING PERSON

THE BYRON SHIRE

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See page 15 for details

FIND OUT HOW THE ROT BEGAN

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre Connecting the Byron Shire Community

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 ďŹ t and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence.

Born 02/11/1967. Son of Carolyne Verco Jones. Last known in Nimbim/Byron Bay. Last seen 9 years ago. Please call Bill 0403578560 or Michael 0431596655.

Grandma wants to see him before she passes away.

LISMORE EATS monthly food market

HELP OUR COMMUNITY

Prepayment is required for all ads.

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On sale at The Echo

VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED

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

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

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Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reďŹ&#x201A;ect 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.

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Public Notices ........................ 42

To Let ..................................... 43

DISCLAIMER

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.

EFFORTLESS UNIVERSAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUE For those who think they can't meditate.

Free Intro talks every 2nd and 4th Wednesday (from 10th). 12.30 and 6pm.

Marvell St Hall

Enq. 6684 7630

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

HEALTH

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landďŹ ll and in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bellies.

So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food

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

Classifieds KINESIOLOGY

Clear subconscious sabotages.

Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress.

Ph 0403125506 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352 BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience: Nurturing, sensuous. 28 yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960

HYPNOSIS & NLP

HALLS FOR HIRE

TRADEWORK

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

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

TREE SERVICES

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

Doing Stuck?

Create a plan to move forward and achieve your ultimate mental, physical, and emotional goals.

Resolve addictive patterns and limiting beliefs that hold you back!

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

Call Wendy today and let’s get started!

6680 2630

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING • TREE REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

Tallow TREE SERVICES

Body Based

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching

• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

(02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

ThetaHealing courses available in Suffolk Park with Zena Gourevitch in August 2019:

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

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

Basic DNA 22 – 25 August Advance 26 – 28 August Dig Deeper 29 – 30 August

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE WELL ESTABLISHED cleaning business for sale. Be your own boss!

Solid financials, great customer base and professional staff. Priced to sell. Call 0475670675 REPTILE GLASS VIVARIUM Ready to go for pet python. Lights, hide, accessories $300 neg. Txt for info 0413608927

www.thetatree.com 0409 302 548 Zena

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

MIELE WASHERS

WANTED

BUSINESS FOR SALE POPULAR BANGALOW BUSINESS. Boutique gifts and clothing. Est.17 years. $25,000 negotiable. W.I.W.O. Call Tim Miller 0411757425 for further info.

MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

WE BUY VEHICLES Good, bad & scrap $100 to $7k. No rego. Call 0403118534 Automatic 1999 Holden Commodore 120,000km fantastic condition sedan rego till Feb/20 SN7278...................................... $3250

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.

2008 Hyundai Getz 5spd manual 158,683km 5Dr hatch ideal for learners SN5636..... $4990

COMPOST TOILETS

For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

BAMBOO PLY

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood fired bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open fires, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper.

PRICES STARTING FROM $95.

VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

Matt 0427 172 684

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

Michael – 0401 739 656 byronbayfirewood.com.au

0408 210 772

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

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne).

Residential | Commercial | Wholesale Prompt and reliable service.

All information and prices

FENCE POSTS • Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

(nee Mannix)

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Fully insured • Free quotes

www.wendypurdey.com.au

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

Automatic 2004 Ford Escape XLS 168,152km 4 Cylinder 4x4 6mths rego SN1576...... $6490 2003 Toyota Rav4 Cruiser 5spd manual Great condition 6mths rego SN3305 .... $6490 Automatic 2000 Toyota Hiace Super custom 8Seater turbo diesel rego till Jan/20 SN2492 ................................................. $7990

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

GARAGE SALES DURRUMBUL HALL, round the back.

Bric-a-brac, tools, clothes, etc.

Sat 27th 8am-2pm BRUNSWICK HEADS 4 Shore St, Vintage + antique furn, crockery, bed linen, clothes, etc. Sat 27/7 7am to 2pm.

BANGALOW 8 Marblewood Pl. Sat 27th 8am-3pm. Ornaments, bric-a-brac, clothes, something for everyone.

0407 466 461

RESIDENTIAL Ocean Shores 2 bed 1 bth $350 3 bed 1 bth $465 3 bed 1 bth $500 3 bed 2 bth $550

EXPANSIVE OCEAN VIEWS For same info see ‘TO LET’ section. 0444538880

SHARE ACCOM. SUFFOLK BEACH. Large room avail end July with use of studio/shed (neg). $225 inc + bond. Text details to 0431370977

South Golden Beach 1 bed 1 bth $320 2 bed 1 bth $370 The Pocket 3 bed 2 bth $580 3 bed 2 bth $600

MULLUM own ensuite, share house with female owner, 3km to PO. $230pw inc. bills and Wifi Ph 0419390498 OCEAN SHORES. Avail 30 Sep. Nice room in tidy unit. Built-in robes. Close to shops. Share with male aged 55. $254 inc bills p/w. Refs required. Ph 0407105832

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads Billinudgel 8 Wilfred Street 3 bed, 1 bath $480 Burringbar 1A Hunter Street 1 bed, 1 bath 1 car $320 Upper Burringbar 104 Geles Road 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car $560 Mooball Keily’s Road 3 bed, 1 bath, 3 car $950 Ocean Shores 4/51 Rajah Road 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car $420 South Golden Beach 36 Peter Street 3 bed, 1 bath $700 Crabbes Creek 7 Crabbes Creek Road 4 bed 1 bath 3 car $750

STORAGE SHEDS available for rent Byron Bay industrial estate priced from $130.00 per month Contact LJ Hooker Byron Bay 66857300 EXPRESSIONS of interest invited for long term rental of home at Glen Villa Resort, 80 Butler St, Byron Bay. Conditions apply: must be over 50, max 2 persons. For all enquires apply in person to the manager at Glen Villa Resort Byron Bay. BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 ROSEBANK cabin, near forest, suit quiet working person $175pw neg. 0429882058

1 ARGYLE ST, MULLUM extra large antique mirror, timber shelves, sewing table, office drawers, bar fridge, motorbike & accessories. Sat 27th, early till 2pm

EXPANSIVE OCEAN VIEWS trees, large open plan light-filled, luxury f-furn, huge deck, reverse air con, WiFi, offstreet parking. Private courtyard & small caravan. $500pw neg. all inc, short or long term OK, n/s, d/f, dog OK. Available now.

Ph 0444538880

6 RANGAL ROAD, SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH. Sat 27th July

Suit prof couple, self cont, fully furn, all utilities, very private, spacious, lovely garden, close to shops.

Available July 29, $475 a week+ bond.

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

90 BEECH DRIVE, SUFFOLK PARK Saturday 27th July 8am - 3pm. Furniture including leather lounge & recliner, tools, h/hold goods, kitchenware, china, linen & lots more including free stuff. Everything must go. No earlybirds.

HUGE MULTI-GARAGE SALE Furniture, household items, vintage and pre-loved clothing. 3 Barkala Ct, Ocean Shores.

Saturday 8am - 3pm

SUFFOLK PARK BEACHSIDE COTTAGE

OCEAN SHORES Fully self contained & furn unit with deck, 800m to beach, $300pw incl bills, excl WiFi. 0415225023

BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK apartment.

3bdr, 2.5 bth, pool, security, SLUG, 2 mins to beach/shop/tavern. No pets. Refs required. $700pw 0421603564

Shop 33 Ocean Village Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores 6680 5000

TO LEASE BYRON BAY ARTS & IND ESTATE 130sqm with frontage to Banksia Drive. $21,000 p/a inc OG & GST 0413406156 OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw+GST. Call Baz 0418327731 CREATIVE DYNAMIC WORKSHOP to share. 50sqm+. Mullum. $95pw + elect.

Refs req. Ph 0408809528

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

ph: 0400 558 181 PSYCHOTHERAPY

info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

LOCATION LEGEND (B): Bangalow Yoga Pilates (SP): Suffolk Park Yogalates Barre (BT): Byron Town 6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

THE BYRON SHIRE

AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT 6.30-7.30am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 9.30-10.45am: SLOW FLOW (B) 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES (SP)

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

BANGALOW 7.30-9am: QI POWER CLASS 6-8pm: QIGONG & TAI CHI

6.30-7.30am: CORE SLIDERS (B) 9.30-11am: YOGALATES (BT) 6-7.15pm: YOGALATES (B)

THURSDAY BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 9.30-11am: TAI CHI

9.15-10.15am: 9.30-11am: BARRE FITNESS (B) YOGALATES WITH 6-7.30pm: PILATES W WEIGHTS (B) YOGA STRETCH (SP)

6am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA 9.30am: VINYASA & 9.30am: AKHANDA 9.30am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA PRANAYAMA YOGA YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA 6pm: PRANAYAMA & 6pm: YIN YOGA YIN YOGA

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY / EVENTS

TAI CHI

QIGONG

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART

HEALING EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Energy Flow

BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS in Byron Bay by appointment

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

6am: LED ASHTANGA YOGA 9.30am: STRENGTH 9.30am: YIN YOGA & BALANCE YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA

8.30am: AKHANDA 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION VINYASA YOGA

Fill your classes now!

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For North Coast news online visit

POSITIONS VACANT EXPERIENCED CLEANER REQUIRED

REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST. Must have Dip. Rem. Massage & private health prov numbers. Prefer with facial exp. Central Byron prof clinic. Email resume contact@thehavenbyronbay.com

ABN, own transport, Byron Shire wide, flexible hrs, min 3 week days per week, pref local, $25 ph. 0451102239

Team Leaders National Snack Company in Byron Shire seeks a number of casual employees of 3-5 days per week. Key Requirements – Careful, eye for detail and/or experience in working with food who can be trained up in the art of working within our automated facility. A person who has operated sewing machines and/or worked in the food industry such as a deli, bakery or factory would be well suited to the detail required in learning to operate in our manufacturing environment. The persons will be required for various roles on automated production lines and a fork-lift licence would be regarded.

Please send your application to peter@wallabyfoods.com

National FMCG manufacturer situated in the Byron Shire seeks part time office admin and experienced bookkeeper.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a high level of organisation, and ability to take ownership of office function. Experienced bookkeeper with relevant qualifications with experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, stock control, invoicing, wages and proficiency in MYOB. Possess good communication skills and have the capacity to work well in a team environment.

Please send application to catherine@wallabyfoods.com 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 EXPERIENCED BARISTA Mullumbimby cafe. Locals only. Must be avail Mon, Wed and Thu. Email mullum@otherjoint.com

Parentshop lifelong behaviour change

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Office Administrator $30.55 ph | Casual | 20hrs pw | Byron Bay For full position description & details on how to apply visit: www.parentshop.com.au/about/-join-the-team/ Applications close COB Friday, 26th July

www.parentshop.com.au

Courses starting soon...

Tue 30th July

Sat 3rd August

• Guitar For Beginners • Build Pallet Furniture Advanced • Guitar Level 2

• Oil Painting Basics • How Music Works - Music Theory You Can Use • Cyanotype Printing • Build Pallet Furniture

Thu 1st August

Sun 4th August

• Instagram for Business • Build Pallet Furniture • Guitar Level 3

• Build Pallet Furniture Advanced

Wed 31st July

Fri 2nd August • Facebook For Business

Limited places - don’t miss out!

02 6684 3374

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

byroncollege.org.au

RTO: 90013

Subsidised courses starting soon... (funded by the NSW Goverment)

PFLAG NORTHERN RIVERS provides resources, support, and social events for families of LGBTIQA+ people.

PFLAG-NR needs fresh volunteers to keep delivering its services. The most onerous requirements are attendance at four committee meetings per year, and the fellowship of the group. Contact 0467382010.

Want to Get Out of the House?

Are you ready to do something different, meet new people, use your skills before they get rusty?

Apply online now to volunteer at all sorts of interesting places in Byron Shire.

www.byroncentre.com.au /volunteering_new/ Or grab an application form at the Byron Community Centre.

Ph 6685 6807. We will contact you for an interview time.

You won't regret it!

CAWI'S TWO OP SHOPS in Brunswick Heads are looking for people who love animals who would like to work voluntarily in our shops at Brunswick Heads.

Many of our vollies are on holidays at the moment so even if you can't commit to a regular shift, being an emergency volunteer would be a great help.

We have two shifts: Mon – Fri 10am – 1pm & 1 – 5pm.

We also open Sat 9am – 1pm.

Please ring Margaret on 0488 415 444 for more info.

You will be most welcome and will enjoy working in a pleasant environment.

WORK WANTED

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It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of my life partner and soulmate, father of our five beautiful children and grandfather of three. John has left a colourful legacy through his amazing artwork and will be sorely missed by family, friends, the art community and anyone who knew him. Special thanks to the staff at Byron Bay Hospital and Ocean Shores Nutritional and Environmental Medical Centre.

Forever in our hearts Robyn (wife), Jeska, Caddie, Josh, Ellie and Sienna (children). Charli, Flynn and Harper (grandchildren).

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DUKE

Duke is a 17 month old desexed male kelpie. He is an active boy who is good with other dogs and has a loving nature. If you can give Duke a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461.

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

IN MEMORIAM KARI is the calico sister of Kali from the other week. Only eight months old but has spent pretty well all of that waiting out the long days (and cold nights) to be adopted. All she wants to do is keep a human warm and find out about that mysterious thing called “life.” Friendly, easy going and well adjusted.

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

FUNERAL NOTICES

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TERESA PEZZUTTI Peacefully at Byron Central Hospital on 19th July 2019.

Aged 94 years. Late of Ocean Shores and formerly of Tyagarah.

Dearly loved wife of the late Kevin Pezzutti and loved Mother & Mother-in-law of Patricia & Merv (dec), Neville & Bronwyn, Gregory (dec), Mary & Ray, and Bob & Di. Much-loved Nan of her 12 Grandchildren & 20 Great Grandchildren.

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DAVID HANNON 11/12/1972 – 25/7/2013 Six years have passed, missing your cheeky smile & wicked sense of humour each & every day.

Mum, Kim, Glenn, Emily & Matt YANNI SPYROU 26/8/1997 – 25/7/2011

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Family and friends are invited to Teresa’s Funeral Mass at St. Kevin’s Catholic Church, Bangalow on Thursday 25th July at 11am.

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Days have passed and turned into years, but we will forever remember you with silent tears. We only miss you when we are breathing. Baba, Mummy, Eleyna, Papou, Yiayia, Nicholas, Manoli & Leo

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09.07.1928 ~ 22.07.2019 Passed away peacefully at Feros Village Bangalow.

Loved wife of the late Donald Sloan. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Kristine & Don and Donalee & Neil. Loved by her 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Mona-Faye will be missed by all who knew her. “ Mona-Faye gone home to be with Don’’

LOST!

Missing from the AWL shelter at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

Elke has escaped from the shelter & we are desperate to find her. She has a distinctive silver tabby coat & pale green eyes. Please call if you find her or have any sightings of her. Elke is quite shy & may be laying low. Locals please check your gardens & sheds. Please call the AWL Cat Adoption Centre on 0436 845 542 or Mullumbimby Vet Clinic, with any information.

We need Elke back safe & sound.

Her sister is missing her.

ELKE

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Community at work On The Horizon DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Riding for the Disabled Breastfeeding support Breastfeeding support group meeting at Ocean Shores Hub Baptist, Rajah Road, next to Target. Monday 29 July from 9.30am. Morning tea. All welcome. Talking about problems, pain, and what to do about them.

Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Volunteers needed. Learn natural horsemanship skills FREE. Join up with our wonderful herd. Help your community. Hug a horse. All levels of experience welcomed. Volunteer training every Saturday 11am–12pm.

377 Houghlahans Creek Rd, Teven.

Email: rdavolunteer@gmail.com for details or just come along and visit.

End-of-life choices Exit International’s Dr Philip Nitschke will conduct a workshop at the Robina Community Centre on 25 July. A free public meeting starting at 12 noon will precede the workshop. Register online at www.exitinternational.net or phone Exit 1300 103 948. For more details phone Elaine 0421 796 713.

Federal Exchange The winter Federal Exchange CropSwap is on Saturday 3 August at Federal Park Playground 10am. Bring your excess garden veges, fruit, bulbs, seeds, and cuttings to swap and share, cash-free, all weather and family friendly. FB: The Federal Exchange or call us on 6688 4619.

Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Please note that, owing to space restrictions, not all entries may be included each week. Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Neighbourhood Centre

Drug support groups

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities.

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.

Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au.

Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you?

Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.

Support after suicide

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

StandBy provides support to people who have lost someone to suicide.

They provide free face-to-face and telephone support and are accessible 24/7. Follow-up contact is available for up to one year. Find out more at: www. standbysupport.com.au or call 13 11 14.

If you, or someone you are with, are in need of immediate support please call an ambulance or police on 000.

Alateen meeting

Breast Cancer Support

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

1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au

The Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the RSL Services Club in Jonson St, Byron Bay, 12–2pm, every third Wednesday of the month.

For information about support for partners and families please call 0431 207 453. More info on Facebook: Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay or call 0431 207 453.

ACA

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

Respite Service

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

Over-60s fun activities Seniors Activities Tuesdays at the Byron Community Centre, Jonson St, Byron Bay. Elder Beats seniors drumming 10.30–11.30 am with Gareth Jones in the theatre, 11.30 Morning tea in the Cavenbah room, 12.00–1.00 Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukelele 11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings, further information seniors@byroncommuntycentre.com. or call 6685 6807. Fridays at Marvell Hall play mahjong, canasta, 500 etc and enjoy a cuppa at 1.30–5pm.

Marvell Street East, Byron Bay. Enqs: Nancy 0498 480 373

Library fun

CoDA

BVU3A

Byron Sophia

Antiques & collectables

First Fleeters

U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 30 July 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Jacqui Walsh, a local acupuncture practitioner, explains the history, nature, and application of acupuncture. Visitors and potential new members most welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: From the 4 Elements to the 4 Functions. Ancient Greek Science to inspired modern Psychology.

Discussion led by Celia Novy. Thursday 25 July from 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

The Northern Rivers Collectors Club with the Rotary Club of Mt Warning and Murwillumbah are holding their 29th Antiques & Collectables Exhibition & Trading Fair at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre on Saturday 3 August from 8.30am till 3pm. Admission: adults $6, school kids $1. Proceeds go to Tweed Palliative Support.

Next meeting of the Northern Rivers Chapter of the Fellowship of First Fleeters on Sunday 28 July at the Cherry Street Bowling Club, Ballina at 11.15am. The guest speaker will be Enid Taylor, who will speak on John Nichols.

To attend contact Karla on 6688 4306 or rojokarla1788@gmail.com.

Federal Fun Day Family Fun Day at Federal Community Children’s Centre on 15 September, 10am till 2pm. Jumping castle, live music, kids’ fun activities, raffle with fabulous prizes, all to fundraise for the preschool. Info: 6688 4371.

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

Bruns Progress

Coffee time

Brunswick Heads residents: come and have your say with the Brunswick Heads Progress Association. We meet on the first Monday of each month at the Brunswick Heads Community Centre at 7pm. Find us on Facebook.

Lucy Wilson, Waste Coordinator for Byron Shire Council is the guest, coming for coffee at St Paul’s Spirituality Centre in Byron Bay at 10am on Tuesday 6 August at 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay.

Social sporting groups

Landcare

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

Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932. Byron Bay Croquet at Croquet Club next to the Scout Hall at the Byron Rec Grounds every Monday at 3.30pm. Ring 0477 972 535. Pottsville Fun Croquet Club at Black Rocks Sportfield. Beginners and visitors welcome. Game starts 9.30am Tuesday and 2pm Thursday. $5 per game.

Enquiries 0413 335 941.

Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.

Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.

Timebanking Timebanking can help you build a network of support within your community through sharing skills. For more: Northern Rivers Community Gateway 6621 7397.

Volunteers sought Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers Volunteering, representing more than 100 community organisations. Info: 6621 7397

Bridge club Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets every Saturday and Monday at the Ocean Shores Country Club, seated at 12.15 to commence play at 12.30.

Visitors welcome. See bridgewebs. com/brunswickvalley/home.html or for partner ring Phyllis Keyte 6684 1103. Facebook Brunswick Valley Bridge Club. Play resumes Saturday, January 6.

Repair Cafe

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

Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon.

Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.

ManTime

Homeschool teens

Calling all fellas who as a boy or man went on a Pathways, Making Men or Men2B Rite of Passage camp: weekly Monday night men’s group 7–9.30pm at the CWA Hall Mullum. Email mantime.mullum@gmail.com or call Karim 0403 755 192.

Get together with other teens and their families for regular meet-ups and activities in and around Byron Shire homeschooling families. For more information join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/ byronbayteenhomeschool/.

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Need a home?

Free playgroup

Fireworks and Fair Newrybar Public School Annual Fireworks and Fair 27 July from 4pm.

A new free weekly learning and play space in Lismore for children aged 3–5 years and their parents or carers. Call Northern Rivers Community Gateway on 6621 7397.

In conversation Australian author Di Morrisey will be in conversation with Mick O’Reagan discussing her book Arcadia Thursday 1 August, 1.30pm at the Moller Pavilion Bangalow Showground. Tickets are $25 and selling quickly, buy at: www.byronbayfol.com or Bangalow Newsagency 6687 1396. Money raised goes to Byron Shire Friends of the Library.

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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Ballina Bosom Buddies Support Group meets the third Thursday each month 10am–12pm at the Ballina Kentwell Community Centre. Contact Julie 0499 550 757 or Karen 0439 438 576 for further information.

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Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School.

All ages, all standards, encouragement and professional coaching. Ph Mike 6684 6281.

Indonesian Conversation Klub Ngobrol, Indonesian conversation club to practise Indonesian and learn about Indonesian culture. Meets third Friday of the month, 5.30–7.30pm, Byron Services Club. Ph 0405 463 663.

Mantras Pralad and The Chants are inviting you to join them to chant mantras. Every third Sunday of the month 6.30–8pm at The Yellow Church, 9 Myocum St, Mullumbimby. Enq 07 5590 7746.

Permaculture Byron Permaculture Byron Bay meets 1st Wednesday of every month at Marvell Hall 7.30pm. Ph 0427 862 902

Cryptic Crossword Club Any cryptic crossword tragics out there – beginners or advanced. If you’d like to share your obsession with others and get together once a week at Marvell Hall as part of the new seniors’ activities, please ring Christine 0407 857 991. As a team we might be able to conquer DA!

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

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

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Sport

Send us your sport stories and photos: sport@echo.net.au

Children inspired to sail

For North Coast news online visit

Nyxie Ryan shines at Oz Grom Open Crystal Cylinders

Isaac (aged 15) training on the TVSC’s Laser. Photo supplied Bill Fenelon Junior and teenaged sailors took a step up to the next level last Sunday morning at Fingal when visiting Australian Sailing instructor Connor Pilcher and coach Melanie Watson led an inspiring session for the Tweed Valley Sailing Club (TVSC).

The improvements in sailing skills in just an hour were noticeable especially for 16-year-old Imogen, who had her first taste of dinghy sailing. A recent voyage on tall ship The Young Endeavour inspired Imogen to search for a local sailing club and coach Melanie got her sailing singlehanded right from the start.

Imogen was keeping up

with more experienced sailors within a very short time.

Isaac, a regular crewman on a Hobie 16, took out the club Laser and proved his skills extend to monohulls as well.

Melanie and Connor are both only 18 but have been teaching sailing for several years. The dinghy instructors course is open to anyone age 14 and over it’s a great way to earn some pocket money and a skill that you can use to travel the world.

The club also held race three of the Winter Series on Sunday afternoon. The fleet was half the size of the usual with just seven boats racing a three-lap course – with a few dolphins joining them on the last lap.

Well done to Matt Andrews and Igor Prado on NS14 Impulsive Max for taking line honours and to first Corsair, Nimbus (Scott, Debbie and Sahara Jones).

Overall Winner on handicap was Mauri Meyer on Laser Vickie II. Coming up on August 31 is the big event of the Tweed sailing year, the Tumbulgum Passage Race from Condong to Fingal.

The summer race series starts in October and a 16ft Corsair is up for grabs for a crew of three 13–18-year-olds to compete on – full training available.

Contact Alison at tvscmail@gmail.com to find out more or go to www.tvsc.com.au.

Pottsville take Ocean Local archers Shores Gala Day honours take on Olympians

The Pottsvile team of I Quinn, D Watterson, H Radisich and M Flesser won the Ocean Shores Gala Day. Photo supplied Janine Howell Eighty ladies from across the Tweed Byron district met for Ocean Shores Women Bowlers Gala Day on July 12.

After a cool start to the day the temperature soared and made it feel like a summer day for the competitors, who each played two games of 13 ends, and were treated to a delicious lunch provided by Dolphin Cove Restaurant.

First round winners were

the Kingscliff team of S Fowler, J Greenbank, G Dean, and M James, while round two winners were also a Kingscliff team of A Wonka, M Drewett, D James, and J Monopoli.

Overall runners-up were also from Kingscliff, a team consisting of J White, S Chancillier, L Poole, and J Munn.

But the overall winners for the day were from Pottsville and included: I Quinn, D Watterson, H Radisich, and M Flesser.

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Two members of the Byron Shire Archery Club took on some of Australia’s best when they competed in the 2019 National and South Queensland Archery Society’s Indoor Championships in Belmont, Qld. Club president Damien Nardi finished 17th out of 76 in the freestyle bow, while 12 year-old Daisy Stocks came fifth out of the 10 in the female cub recurve division.

Across the two days of archery Damien scored 1,091 out of a possible 1,200, while the country’s top archers scored as high as 1186/1200.

To get the maximum from each shot archers must hit a target that is roughly the size of a 20-cent coin from 18 metres away.

The BSAC is holding a beginners day this Satruday from 9am at the Cavanbah Centre in Byron Bay.

The 2019 Skullcandy Oz Grom Open finals day was held in pumping four-foot waves at Lennox Beach with some outstanding results for our local surfers.

Lennox Head’s Nyxie Ryan got within striking distance of her second Women’s Pro Junior win in as many years.

She held down the lead for a large percentage of the final and used her local knowledge to her advantage, posting a 16.17 two-wave heat total, but was pipped by eventual winner Molly Picklum in the final minutes.

Ryan won $700 for her runner-up finish and backed up the performance with an incredible display of surfing in the Under-16 Girls, taking the win with an outstanding 17.74 total, which left her fellow finalists requiring combination scores to take away her lead.

‘That was such a good Pro Junior final against Molly,’ said Ryan. ‘Even though I wasn’t able to get my second win in a row, it’s always good to surf at home in good waves, and to get the win in the 16s division

Nyxie Ryan was chaired up the beach after her win in the 16-girls. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW sweetens the deal.

‘I have never won my age division since I started doing this comp, so to take the win there feels great.’

Jai Gliderman from Lennox Head bombed out early in his 16-boys age division but had a strong showing in the men’s Pro Junior to make the semifinals and win $350.

Juniper Harper from Lennox Head was runner-up in the 12-girls division with Ocea Curtis and Mia Baker bowing out in the semis.

In the 14-boys Harry O’Brien from Lennox Head

made the semis while Byron Bays Duke Wrencher got to the quarters.

Touma Cameron from Byron Bay made the semifinals in the incredibly talentpacked 16-boys division.

Mark makes it three Byron Bay’s Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart has continued his amazing form on the World Adaptive Surfing circuit with yet another win in the AS2 division at the Txapelketa Adaptive Open held in in the Basque country, Spain.

It was his third in a row this season.

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A dry week prior meant good run on the fairways and fast greens, even with temperatures at just eight degrees.

Results The winning pair comprised Frank Jamieson and Ian Coochiroff with a score of 26 points. Runners up were Ian McDuff and Robert Tillman with 23 points.

Taking third prize with 22 points were Ian Coochiroff (played twice) and Ray

Players rugged up for a chilly round of golf at Teven last weekend. Photo supplied Griffiths.

Ball rundown: Terry Prendergast and John Selwood (21 points), Steve Blackmore and Bill Wayte (21 points).

Nearest the pins: Paul

Gumbleton (fourth) and Ian Coochiroff (eight).

Next Saturday is the final round of the Winter Pointscore Championship, a nine-hole Stableford.

Lismore Masters Games is open Registration is open for the 11th Lismore Workers Masters Games being held over September 27–29 in Lismore.

All the regular sports return from previous years with swimming making a comeback this year as well as three new sports – basketball, rugby 7s, and mountain biking.

There is also a miniOlympics that involves darts,

snooker, euchre, and indoor bowls.

‘We expect to have around 1,500 competitors taking part. These are all players on the wrong side of 30 and they’re generally more interested in having a ball than winning the ball,’ Council’s tourism and events manager Mitch Lowe said.

‘The emphasis is on friendship and having a go’.

Softball at the Masters Games. Photo supplied

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The Greens councillors have replied to co-founder Ian Cohen’s criticism of their governance, as published two weeks ago. Did they address his concerns or instead try to spin, deflect, and distract?

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Congrats to Australian swimming legend and Mullum-bred Petria Thomas OAM, who is set to become Chef de Mission at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. What’s a Chef de Mission? It’s a person in charge of a national team at an international sports event.

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With Splendour done and dusted, police say they were generally pleased with overall punter behaviour, but were ‘disappointed by the number of people caught bringing

Following last week’s blockade against the construction of a new bypass, Extinction Rebellion staged a funeral procession and die-in for the Great Barrier Reef at Main Beach on Sunday. Photo Jeff ‘Rebellion Since 1986’ Dawson illicit drugs into the festival’.

Backlash, on the other hand, is disappointed by the unnecessarily large police presence, lack of pill-testing facilities and drug amnesty bins.

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Should worker underpayment be considered theft?

Given celebrity chef George Calombaris backpaid his employees a total of $7.83m in unpaid wages, it would appear reasonable to say ‘Yes’.

While Calombaris was fined $200,000 in a deal with the Fair Work Ombudsman, Crikey reports that the law currently treats underpayment of wages as a ‘civil penalty’ matter, and not a crime. It fits neatly into the narrative that crime isn’t crime if you have a white collar. Try leaving Calombaris’s restaurant without paying the bill, for example.

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Animal-rights activists will face harsh penalties for trespass after the NSW Liberal-National Berejiklian government amended biosecurity legislation. An onthe-spot fine of $1,000 applies, along with ‘further biosecurity

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