The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.23 – November 13, 2019

The Byron Shire Echo Volume 34 #23 Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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AND STILL, I RISE – MAYA ANGELOU

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lşƖŕƐ mëſĎĶ Ǖ ſĕ ĶŔżëĈƐƆ Ʒſşŕ IJĶſĕ Aslan Shand Over 1,300 people turned up for the community fire meeting at the Civic Hall in Mullumbimby on Monday morning. The hall was full and rows of people were at every door as concerned locals strained to hear the fire services, police, council, and other emergency services groups spell out the current fire risks for the Byron Shire and beyond.

The message was clear: prepare your properties as this makes the job of defending it much easier, and be clear regarding your fire plan. If you are going to stay and defend your properties then make sure you are prepared. If you are going to leave, leave early.

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As we go to print areas being evacuated included Main Arm, Palmwoods, Huonbrook, Wanganui, and all of Wilsons Creek. Fire crews were active in Huonbrook, Wanganui, and Upper Wilsons Creek.

Key areas of concern The key areas that they are concerned about are those areas that border onto the state forest and national parks.

The two worst areas they expect to be affected are Mill Road, Goonengerry, and Koonyum Range closely followed by Huonbrook, Wanganui, all of Wilsons Creek, Main Arm, Coopers Lane, and Upper Coopers Creek Road.

The point was reiterated that

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areas like Wilsons Creek that have narrow, hazardous, single route access will be vulnerable to being blocked off by fire.

Brian Daley, Region North operations manager superintendent, said, ‘There is burning rainforest and I believe that there has been no fire like this since 1964. I don’t know if we have had this level of fire rating in NSW before.’

Property and infrastructure protection Fire crews will be focused on property and infrastructure protection. A the meeting they made it clear that they would not always ▶ Continued on page 5

Level 3 water restrictions for Mullum Aslan Shand Following last week’s announcement, level 1 water restrictions for Mullumbimby have now been upgraded to level 3.

According to Byron Shire Council (BSC), ‘The upgrade from Level 1 straight to Level 3 is in response to a further drop of the water levels at Mullumbimby’s water supply, Lavertys Gap Weir on Wilsons Creek.

In addition, the escalated water restriction is to ensure a secure supply in the reservoir to withstand the current threat of bushfires in the region.’

For Mullumbimby residents Level 3 water restrictions mean: no watering of established lawns; watering of gardens only permitted

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between 4pm and 9am every second day (using house number system) for a maximum of 10 minutes using a hand-held hose; all hoses must be fitted with on/ off nozzles, irrigation systems and unattended hoses are now banned; water-play tools, toys, and slides not permitted; pet washing only permitted between 4pm and 9am using a bucket only. Hose washing is now banned; washing of driveways, paved areas, roofs, walls, windows, paths not permitted except for health and safety reasons by registered cleaning businesses only; car washing only permitted between 4pm and 9am on odd or even days (using house number system) for a maximum ▶ Continued on page 2

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Aslan Shand Planning for a Byron bypass has been a difficult road to travel for Council – and for the community.

Will it actually reduce traffic in town? How much of an impact will it have on Butler Street residents?

The other big impacts to be considered include on the critically endangered Mitchell’s rainforest snail (MRS) and on the ecological community it will cut through.

Nevertheless contracts have been signed, work has commenced, the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy (DoEE) was alerted to the destructive impact of the bypass on the MRS by former OEH officer, Ross Wellington, and Council was required to self refer to the DoEE. Ultimately it is the DoEE who now gets to decide if it goes ahead, doesn’t go ahead, or takes an alternative route.

Alternative route The Butler Street Residents Group (BSRG) is pursuing an alternative route.

BSRG proposes utilising the work currently done for the bypass and then running it down the existing transport

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‘The revised bypass and transport interchange concept plan was devised by our group as an outcome that could utilise works thus far undertaken and better manage the majority of impacts,’ said BSRG president Paul Jones.

‘I believe this outcome would be cost-effective and overall a superior solution.

The bus station will be more efficient and the precious water tower could become a focal point in a heritage railway park.’

BSRG believes the route has the potential to save not only endangered species but also significant costs.

The group says it reduces the need for a roundabout in the wetland, a costly fauna underpass, and reduces the amount of fill required while leaving space for both the light rail and rail trail.

Not a new idea Putting the bypass in the rail corridor is not a new idea and was pursued by former councillor Duncan Dey in 2014 and current councillor Paul Spooner in 2017.

‘What a shame that our councillors don’t pull the pin

on this project now, rather than wait for regulators to do so,’ said Mr Dey. ‘We now know the snail is there. Why are they prepared to risk its survival as a species? There is a far better way to provide the transport service of the bypass without risking snail habitat – change the route.’

‘I sought to do this in 2014 but that despicable council stuck to its resolution, insisting on a route outside the rail corridor except to cross it at Browning Street.

Facilitates a multiuse corridor ‘This drawing (above) has been prepared recently, though sadly not by our council, for a route that relocates the roadway to beside the railway embankment.

The new route enables and supports future use of the rail corridor, as per Council’s own multi-use principle.

‘It would be good if a Green – or am I dreaming? – councillor re-put Paul Spooner’s motion and if Cr Basil Cameron could see that adding a road is not the same as subtracting a train.’

Mr Dey, who is a hydrologist, says there is a danger

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that the DoEE may recommend bridging the wetland that the current proposal is set to run through to save the snail.

‘I don’t believe it can,’ he told The Echo. ‘Bridging may resolve flood and stormwater issues but will put shade over the land surface, and will cause huge disruption during construction (eg a wide gravel access road for the pile-driver).’

More bypasses?

The BSC recognises in its referral submission to the the DoEE that, ‘The existing road network within the township of Byron Bay has little to no spare capacity’.

However, the claim the bypass will shift approximately 30–40 per cent of traffic away from the town centre has been questioned, with previous estimates, such as in the Byron Bay Masterplan document being as low as 15–20 per cent.

Further questions also arise over Council’s statement in a referral document that, ‘In the longer term, additional bypass options would be explored to build on the solution provided by the project’ and what this means for Byron Bay.

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Local News Measles in Mullum The Northern NSW Local Health District is urging locals to look out for measles symptoms after a person from Queensland visited Mullumbimby while infectious in early November.

The health district said that people who visited the following areas on these dates may have been exposed: Mullumbimby IGA on Saturday, 2 November in the afternoon; and the Liberty Petrol Station in Mullumbimby Sunday, 3 November, approximately 1.30pm.

The acting director of the North Coast Public Health Unit, Greg Bell said the locations did not pose an ongoing risk, but anyone who was in these areas at the same time as the infected person should watch for measles symptoms until November 21.

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Performance, food, and culture will again feature at the annual Japan Festival next Sunday, 17 November at Byron’s Peace Park, next to the Byron Surf Club.

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Call for parking restrictions after Mercato impact Paul Bibby Byron Council looks set to re-introduce two-hour paid parking on a section of southern Jonson Street in a bid to address parking issues created by the Mercato shopping mall.

For over a year, businesses at and around 120 Jonson Street have suffered because the all-day and fourhour paid parking spaces outside their premises have been filled for long periods by locals working at or visiting Mercato.

Parking inside Mercato is expensive and there is no provisions for free parking for people who work there.

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‘Because locals with a permit can park [on Jonsons St] free, people working at Mercato just park there all day,’ the owner of the Drifters and Dreamers clothing store, Verity Wilson, said.

‘For a small business like ours it has a really big impact. You need people to be able to park near the store and we basically haven’t had that from the moment Mercato opened.’

The parking spaces used to have a two-hour limit but this was quietly changed shortly before Mercato opened. After nearly a year of persistent but polite requests from Ms Wilson and other business owners, Council staff have

now proposed to change 12 spaces along Jonson Street back two hours to assist the small-business owners.

The proposal was due to come before this Tuesday’s local traffic committee meeting.

‘If the all-day parking in front of 120 Jonson St is changed to 2P it is recommended changing all on street parking to 2P, extending from 120 Jonson Street through to and including the 2 x 4P spaces in front of Mercato,’ Council staff said in a report on the matter.

‘This amounts to 12 parking spaces being converted to 2P paid parking.’

Ms Wilson cautiously welcomed the move.

‘There has been a lot of effort to get it to this point – many phone calls and emails.’

‘I’m grateful that Council is now looking to take action.’

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Local News Help single dad and daughter after caravan home destroyed Paul Bibby Locals are pitching in to help a local single dad and his young daughter who were effectively left homeless when a falling tree branch destroyed their caravan this week.

Luke and his daughter Isabella had been happily living in the van in Mullumbimby up until last Tuesday when a strong wind gust caused a very large tree branch to fall onto it.

The van (pictured) was a write off, with major structural damage rendering it both irreparable and unsafe to live in.

With the pair facing the prospect of having to sleep in their small sedan, local woman Nada Loiterton decided to set up a Facebook donation page

(https://bit.ly/2Czq8M2) to help raise money for a new van.

‘I was totally shocked when I saw the damage on Tuesday night,’ Ms Loiterton said.

‘We had this freak wind in Mullum

that day and a big piece of the tree broke off. When I had a look I could see that it had been affected by white ants.

‘That was their only home. They had worked their way up from homelessness to get the caravan and then Luke had just spent a huge amount of time fixing it and making it nice for them.

‘He’d just finished fixing it, so for this to happen is pretty devastating.’

At the time of writing, locals had raised $1,674 of the $5,000 target.

‘I’ve been overwhelmed by the response so far – there are clearly a lot of loving, kind people in this community,’ Nada said.

‘I just hope we can get up to that $5,000 mark so that Luke and Isabella can get another van.’

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‘There are never enough fire trucks to be at every house,’ said Superintendent Daley. ‘Be prepared and make decisions early and stay up to date.

‘Decide if your house is defensible and if you’re not comfortable staying to defend then leave early for a place that is safe. We can replace houses but not people.’

Decisions on what properties can or will be protected are made on the ground as fire conditions change. The lives and safety of the fire crews will be a key consideration in those decisions.

Keep up to date The key sites to check are Fires Near Me (www.rfs. nsw.gov.au/fire-information/ fires-near-me) the RFS Major Fires Update page (www.rfs. nsw.gov.au/fire-information) and follow RFS on Facebook which will be updated as conditions change.

You can also check your local council website and

Facebook pages for more information.

Evacuation centres Evacuation centres have been set up at The Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club on Dalley Street in Mullumbimby and at the Cavanbah Centre on Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay. Anyone in the bushfireaffected areas are urged to let their loved ones know they’re okay by registering online with the Red Cross’s Register Find Reunite and before heading to and leaving evacuation centres at www. register.redcross.org.au.

Evacuating animals People needing help with companion animals should contact the Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre on 6684 1286 or they can be taken to the Cavanbah Centre in Byron Bay.

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RFS NSW volunteer firefighters. Photo RFS NSW Facebook they can to protect the communication towers on Mount Nardi they have warned that there may be communications outages as a result of the fire.

For information on road closures call NSW RTA on 131 700 or visit www. rta.nsw.gov.au.

Stay up to date by listening to your local radio station or call the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737 or monitor Fires Near Me.

Donations The Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre is accepting online

donations via its website: www.mdnc.org.au/donate) and can also accept gift vouchers. Currently the CWA and Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club are no longer taking donations.

Medical services Mullumbimby Medical Centre on Stuart Street in Mullumbimby has said that they will accept anyone who needs medical assistance or has been impacted by fire for emergency appointments.

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Vehicles face airbag registration ban SPONSORED CONTENT HE Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries is urgently appealing to all car owners to check if their vehicle has a faulty Takata airbag. Failure to do so may result in more owners having their vehicle deregistered.

FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said state and territory government traffic authorities were considering the deregistration of more vehicles fitted with faulty Alpha and critical airbags where owners had ignored repeated requests to have their vehicle airbags replaced.

Car owners can avoid the potential deregistration of these vehicles by having the faulty airbags, which could result in the death or serious injury of vehicle drivers and passengers, replaced as soon as possible.

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"This is a last resort action to ensure we track down owners of vehicles with Alpha and critical airbags who have ignored multiple appeals from manufacturers and government agencies."

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with airbags listed as critical should not be driven and the FCAI strongly agrees with that warning," Mr Weber said.

In Australia, one death and one serious injury associated with faulty Takata airbags have been recorded. At September 30, 2019 Australian car manufacturers have rectified faulty Takata airbags in more than 2.46 million vehicles, but there were 373,886 vehicles still subject to the national recall.

These vehicles are located throughout Australia, particularly in outer capital-city suburbs and in regional and rural areas.

To check if your vehicle is affected go to www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au and enter your vehicle's registration and state or territory, or text TAKATA to 0487 AIRBAG (247 224).

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Can you donate and share the dignity? 5,000 enjoy the Mullumbimby Show Story & photo Eve Jeffery Sanitary items should be a right, not a privilege, and the Share the Dignity charity have begun their 2019 #itsinthebag appeal.

Share the Dignity asks our community to spare a thought for the women, children, and teenage girls experiencing homelessness, sleeping rough, or seeking refuge in domestic violence shelters.

In an effort to ensure that these women and girls do not go without, the charity has launched its It’s In the Bag Christmas Appeal. This gives local women and girls doing it tough over the holiday period a reason to smile by providing them with handbags filled with essential hygiene products, as well as a few extra little treats.

Locally, the The LJ Hooker Foundation are participating in this event and Bernie Browning from the Brunswick

Heads LJ Hooker office (pictured) is already collecting items for this year’s appeal.

‘I’m a big believer in helping anyone who is down and out, especially a fellow woman,’ says Bernie. ‘We should help people out and build them back up.’

The idea is to dig around in your cupboard and get rid of a handbag you never use (we all have one) and fill it with sanitary items and maybe some treats.

The charity is collecting three types of bags: Baby Bags including wipes, dummies, maternity pads,

anything a bub or a nursing mum might use; a Teen Bag with soap, deodorant, knickers, phone cards, lip gloss, pads and tampons; and the Woman Bag, with meal vouchers, shampoo, moisturiser, movie tickets, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and sunscreen are also great items to put in the bag.

‘We are encouraging people to pop a note or card in the bag as well,’ said Bernie.

Items can be dropped off at The LJ Hooker in Brunswick Heads until 22 November.

Your say: managing Lake Ainsworth The Ballina Shire Council has endorsed a draft Lake Ainsworth Coastal Management Program (CMP) and is now seeking feedback from

the community at a series of information sessions.

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Valuing people of all ages can change the world Aslan Shand Meeting the challenges of both today and of the future lies in part the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).

Since 2017 the UN have been bringing together 1,000 young talented people a year through an innovative program called UNLEASH and one Byron Shire local, Nim de Swardt, is currently in China engaging in the program.

‘By participating in the Innovation Lab for the UNSDG participants are challenged to work on actual real-life world problems that have been carefully selected,’ said Ms Swardt.

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The community information session will be held at the Lennox Head Community Centre on 20 November 2019 from 4.45pm with a presentation at 5pm. Or provide feedback through the council’s website: www.ballina.nsw.gov.au.

‘We are now really keen to hear from the community,’ said Council’s environmental health officer, Rachael Jenner.

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the opportunity to participate in UNLEASH and her focus is on the importance of ‘Intergenerational mentorship and communication’ and how this can be ‘better facilitated across the workforce’.

‘My idea submission focused on age diversity in board rooms, because we need ideas fed into these top leadership arenas,’ she told The Echo before leaving for China.

‘In China, I plan to take my fused understanding of business, social impact, the environmental crisis, along with my unique understanding of the power of wisdom in ages across the workforce and lifespan to create

solutions working towards UN SDG goal 9 – innovation and infrastructure.

‘These conversations about age are not only limited to the workforce but to broader society: hearing the wisdom of indigenous elders, sharing the wisdom of mothers, children, and grandparents. Creating intergenerational friendships to help us navigate the challenges of each generation and the passage of life are essential for sustainable societal and economic growth.

‘In 2018 I was fortunate to be selected to go to the Antarctic with Sir Robert Swan OBE and his foundation 2041, who are dedicated to the preservation of Antartica.

It was during this time my views were cemented that business can be used as a force for good to some of our most pressing global challenges.

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team will argue that her actions during the protest were absolutely necessary given the current climate emergency being faced by the planet.

around NSW to see the effect that climate change is having. This is only the beginning and it will get much worse if we don’t take action right now.’

change,’ she said.

‘I have been protesting since I was in my 20s and I have been to so many protests where we marched politely along the footpath. The fact is that the government just doesn’t listen to that – they have ignored it for decades and they will keep ignoring it.

‘We have to do something different.’

Assisting on Ms Loiterton’s legal team in her legal battle is the former Qld attorneygeneral Dean Wells.

A local Extinction Rebellion activist is taking the fight for action on climate change to court by challenging a charge she received during August’s ‘Rebellion Day’ protests in Brisbane.

Byron Shire resident Nada Loiterton will appear for hearing in Brisbane’s Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after pleading not guilty to a charge of contravening a police direction.

Ms Loiterton and her legal

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‘I felt that there was no choice but to protest in the way that I did, to obstruct the usual way of doing things, because of the catastrophe that we are in the middle of right now,’ she said.

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Ms Loiterton said that if she were found guilty during her hearing on Thursday she would continue the legal battle by lodging an appeal.

‘I will continue to fight for as long as it takes to wake people up to what is going on so that they demand

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Did you know in the Byron Shire we save about 5,600 tonnes of material a year from going to landfill?

Council is throwing out the challenge to residents to learn the six Recycle Right messages to ramp up recycling efforts even further.

The six Recycle Right rules include: Keep it simple – only recycle paper and cardboard, steel and aluminium cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and containers and Resource Recovery Collection Satchels; keep out soft plastics even if they have a recycling symbol, are degradable or compostable; keep out small items – any items smaller than a credit card. Lids now need to be removed from bottles and those smaller than a credit card put in your landfill bin; keep it safe – keep out strapping, hose, netting, wires, building materials and other hazardous materials; keep it clean – rinse or wipe all bottles and containers; and keep out food scraps, nappies and soiled paper; and, keep it loose – put each item into your yellow recycling bin separately, don’t bag, box or contain your recyclable items.

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Take 3 for the Sea Byron to reduce plastic pollution Byron Shire Council have launched an innovative litter reduction campaign in conjunction with Take 3 for the Sea, a not-for-profit organisation working towards reducing plastic pollution.

Take 3 for the Sea Byron has a simple message for getting people (locals and visitors) to take three pieces of rubbish when you leave the beach, river, or creek (anywhere really).

A key component of the campaign will be targeting the more than two million visitors who come to the Byron Shire every year.

It’s also okay to ask people to pick up their three.

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

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

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979

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

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

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.

SIGN UP TO OUR COMMUNITY E NEWSLETTER Visit www.byron.nsw.gov.au/enews or use your phone camera to access the sign up page using this QR code.

PROPOSED VARIATION TO FARMERS MARKET LICENCE CAVANBAH CENTRE (LOT 3 DP 706286) Council proposes to extend the market licence at the Cavanbah Centre Lot 3 DP 706286, granted to the Byron Farmers Market Inc, for a period not exceeding fourteen months.

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

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

Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged.

Submissions opens: 13 November 2019 Submission close: 11 December 2019 Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300 All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author.

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

ROADS ACT 1993 NAMING OF ROADS Notice is hereby given that Byron Shire Council, pursuant to section 162 of the Roads Act 1993, has officially named the road(s) as shown hereunder: Name: HARBOUR WAY

Locality: Brunswick Heads

Description: Rename Old Pacific Hwy (North) from the Brunswick Valley Way round about (Lot 50 DP 1067785) to where it meets Tweed Street (Lot 10 DP 805193).

Mark Arnold, General Manager, Byron Shire Council, 70-90 Station Street, MULLUMBIMBY NSW 2482 GNB Ref: 0219 (n2019-33587)

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 20 NOVEMBER 2019 10.2019.537.1 – Suffolk Park, 59 Corkwood Crescent (Lot 266 DP 858554) P Johnstone, Use of and Alterations to Secondary Dwelling and Use of Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.539.1 – Ocean Shores, 70 Balemo Drive (Lot 788 DP 240399) Empire Planning, Use of Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.541.1 – Mullumbimby, 8 Grevillea Avenue (Lot 1 DP 708170) Byron Bay Planning & Property Consultants, Use of Existing Fence and Pool Deck

EXHIBITION CLOSES 27 NOVEMBER 2019 10.2019.563.1 – Ocean Shores, 135 Shara Boulevard (Lot 2008 DP 808461) Planners North, Use of Existing Deck 10.2019.567.1 – Byron Bay, 2/44 Lawson Street (Lot 2 SP 70297) Mr P J & Mrs D M McKnoulty, Use of Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.543.1 – Byron Bay, 62 Shirley Street (Lot 9 Sec 20 DP 758207) Mr T Gardner, Multi-Dwelling Housing

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2020 The Australia Day Awards recognise the achievements of individuals who inspire us through their accomplishments in service to our community, culture and sports, and challenge us to make our own contribution to a better Australia.

The nominated person could be from your school or sporting group, your neighbour, a carer or someone in your church. They may be involved in community projects or events, a friend or family member.

Whoever comes to mind, they are someone who works selflessly to help improve the community you live in and the lives of others.

Categories for Nominations are: • Citizen of the Year (no age limit) • Young Citizen of the Year (aged up to 25 years as at 26/1/20) • Senior Citizen of the Year (aged over 60 years as at 26/1/20) • Sports Person of the Year • Volunteer of the Year • Creative Artist of the Year • Environmental Project of the Year • Community Event of the Year Persons may be nominated by individuals, community groups or organisations. Make your nomination for Council’s 2020 Australia Day Awards by completing our online form at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Community/Australia-Day-Awards-2020 or at the Council Customer Service front counter. Written nominations can be addressed to Clare Tremenheere, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to ctremenheere@byron.nsw.gov.au Nominations close: 4.00pm Friday 6 December 2019

Information relating to these applications as required by Schedule 1, Division 4, Clause 20(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended) is also available online.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2019.158.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 219 The Saddle Road Agricultural Produce Industry including Use of Existing Wind Turbine and Ancillary Rural Infrastructure and Roadside Stall 10.2019.350.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 16A Coomburra Crescent Secondary Dwelling and Carport 10.2019.446.1 – SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH, 10 Royal Avenue Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.146.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 49 Bottlebrush Crescent Alterations and Additions to Existing Child Care Centre including Increase in Enrolment Numbers to Fifty (50) Children and Tree Removal 10.2019.126.1 – BANGALOW, 37 Granuaille Road Subdivision: Two (2) Lots 10.2019.259.1 – SKINNERS SHOOT, 158 Skinners Shoot Road Demolition of Existing Dwelling and Sheds and Construction of New Dwelling House 10.2019.535.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 74 New City Road Shed 10.2019.478.1 – FEDERAL, 21 Teak Road Swimming Pool 10.2019.314.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 106 Alcorn Street Stage 1: Consolidation of Four (4) Lots to Two (2) Lots Stage 2: Demolition of existing Dwelling House and Construction of Two (2) Dwelling Houses and Two (2) Swimming Pools 10.2019.379.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 13 Corella Crescent Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2019.385.1 – MYOCUM, 63 Myocum Downs Drive New Dwelling to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2017.79.2 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 2 Bower Street S4.55 to Modify Design of Roof 10.2016.247.2 – BANGALOW, 25 Fowlers Lane S4.55 to Modify Hours of Operation, Delete Shed and Amend Landscaping Requirements 10.2009.486.2 – SUFFOLK PARK, 21 Redgum Place S4.55 to Delete Awning at Front of Dwelling House 10.2018.501.2 – SUFFOLK PARK, 169–171 Broken Head Road S4.55 to Delete Condition 12 Relocation of Dwelling 5 metres to East to protect Coastal Cypress Restoration Area 10.2019.77.2 – BYRON BAY, 4 Manfred Street S4.55 to Modify Pool Material 10.2019.231.2 – COORABELL, 978A Coolamon Scenic Drive S4.55 to Modify Condition A1 10.2019.266.2 – MULLUMBIMBY, 23 Left Bank Road S4.55 to Modify Design of Secondary Dwelling and Modify Conditions 10.2018.397.2 – SUFFOLK PARK, 166 Alcorn Street S.455 to Modify Internal Layout of Dwelling House and alter location of Swimming Pool and Fence 10.2017.547.3 – MYOCUM, 11 Muli Court S4.55 to Modify Design of Cabins and Delete Condition 45 Prohibiting Laundries in Cabins 10.2014.395.2 – BYRON BAY, 11/146 Old Bangalow Road S4.55 to Modify Location and Shape of Swimming Pool

DEFERRED APPROVAL APPLICATIONS 10.2019.358.1 – MULLUMBIMBY CREEK, 419 Left Bank Road Use of Existing Cabin for Tourist and Visitor Accommodation 10.2019.295.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 5/24 Towers Drive Use of Caretakers Dwelling within existing Light Industrial Unit

Enquiries: Clare Tremenheere on 02 6626 7000

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ROAD NAMES

NOVEMBER COUNCIL MEETINGS The following Council meetings are scheduled for November 2019:

NSW Ambulance contacted Council advising that the naming and numbering of Granuaille Crescent in Bangalow causes confusion and impedes the delivery of emergency services.

21 November 2019 – 11.00am – Planning Meeting

Council proposes to rename and renumber Granuaille Crescent to either Satinash or Curtain Fig Crescent and invites written submissions. For information on lodging a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section above.

Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers at Station Street, Mullumbimby.

28 November 2019 – 9.00am – Ordinary Meeting

Submissions close: 4.30pm Wednesday 11 December 2019

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

Enquiries: Deanna Savage 02 6626 7000

Enquiries: Heather Sills 02 6626 7171

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Local News Too expensive to save koalas? bşëōë IJşƆżĶƐëōƆ ĪƖōō ëƆ ſĕƆĈƖĕſƆ ƆƐëſƐ ćƖƆIJǕ ſĕ ƐſëĶŕĶŕī Paul Bibby The use of signs warning motorists to watch out for koalas has been largely ineffective in protecting the threatened species, a new Byron Council report says.

The report into wildlife strikes, to come before next week’s biodiversity committee meeting, found that vehicle strikes were the second-biggest cause of koala deaths after chlamydia.

The worst hotspots in Byron included Bangalow Rd, Broken Head Road, Lismore Rd in Bangalow, Lismore Rd in Clunes and Bates Rd, Federal.

However, while reduced vehicle speeds were a great way to save wildlife, warning signs rarely achieved this.

The most effective method of reducing koala road deaths, the report found, was the use of road crossing structures such as underpasses, bridges and culverts.

However, this was only the case when used in conjunction with well-maintained fauna-proof fencing and grids at road junctions.

‘This is supported by the on-ground experiences of Tweed and Lismore councils,’ Ms Caddick said in the report.

‘The monitoring on Skyline Road found that many koalas were using the underpasses, not to mention a significant number of other wildlife species,’ said president of Friends of the Koala, Roslyn Irwin.

However, we are unlikely to see a significant increase in these measures owing to the high cost of building them.

‘The most effective measures are prohibitively expensive to retrofit,’ Ms Caddick said in the Council report.

Ms Irwin said she understood the dilemma faced by councils in trying to effectively protect koala species.

‘I think funding needs to come from state and federal governments,’ she said.

‘I also think we need a broad approach that includes the different threats koalas face, particularly the very high rates of disease that are a result of habitat loss.’

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REPENTANCE CREEK ROAD CAUSEWAY REPLACEMENT REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2019-0037 Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a contract to replace a causeway on Repentance Creek Road at Goonengerry.

Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below.

Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting Tenderlink at www.tenderlink.com/byron. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533.

For further details please contact Josh Provis at jprovis@byron.nsw.gov.au.

A mandatory tender briefing/site inspection will be held at 10.00am on Thursday 28 November 2019 at the site.

Tenders close: 2.00pm on Thursday 12 December 2019 Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above.

BYRON CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2019-0066 Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a contract to replace Byron Creek Bridge on Bangalow Road at Talofa. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below.

Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting Tenderlink at www.tenderlink.com/byron. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533.

For further details please contact Josh Provis at jprovis@byron.nsw.gov.au.

A mandatory tender briefing/site inspection will be held at 10.00am on Thursday 21 November 2019 at the site.

Tenders close: 2.00pm on Thursday 12 December 2019 Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above.

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Mia Armitage & Aslan Shand Koala hospitals in Currumbin, Port Macquarie, and the Australia Zoo are reportedly full as wildlife rescuers do their best to save the endangered species from fire-affected areas.

Koala Conservation Australia said as many as 350 koalas were estimated to have died in the fires at the Lake Innes Nature Reserve while volunteers over the weekend managed to rescue 16 koalas from fire-hit areas around Port Macquarie.

James Tremain from the NSW Nature Conservation Council told media that Port Macquarie recently had one of the healthiest koala populations in the state with up to 600 animals in the colony there.

In the Clarence and Richmond catchments over the past two months ‘massive wildlifes have devastated almost 300,000 hectares of native vegetation,’ said Dailan Pugh from North East Forest Alliance (NEFA).

‘This has entailed the burning of over 180,000 hectares of public lands, including known important koala colonies.’

Mr Tremain said if things continued at the current rate, koalas would be extinct by 2050.

Mr Tremain referred to existing pressure on koala populations including habitat destruction from farming and housing expansion as well as current bushfires.

Further north, Friends of the Koala President Ros Irwin said rescuers had already been busy saving koalas hit by

area, even before the recent fires in the Lismore LGA, in our opinion it is too dangerous now to go onto any of the firegrounds,’ Ms Irwin said.

The koala advocate said providing water was important but placing branches on the ground wasn’t particularly helpful as koalas didn’t eat on the ground and were so selective as to which individual leaf they chose. cars or attacked by dogs as this was the peak season for koalas to be on the move.

Ms Irwin said in a media release Monday morning Friends of the Koala had been unprepared for bushfires but that was changing.

She said members were working with a wide range of people including the RFS, National Parks & Wildlife, Forestry, and other local wildlife organisations to acquire fire-awareness training in order to rescue koalas on firegrounds.

Calls on premier for koala protection Some people had been taking in water and branches of eucalypts for koalas but Ms Irwin advised against such actions until the RFS has given the all-clear.

‘We know that many people understandably are really wanting to do something for wildlife – as are we – but given the catastrophic fires that have burnt out nearly 150,000 hectares of forests, National Parks, and bush in our

Help protect the Daintree The Rainforest 4 Foundation is teaming up with the We Are Explorers group to crowdfund the money to buy a block of land to be transferred to the Daintree National Park.

The block will cost $25,000 and is one hectare of Lowland Daintree Rainforest. It is one block of 1,100 that were subdivided and excluded

from the Daintree National Park and World Heritage Area in the 1980s. Since that time there has been a concerted effort to restrict development in the area and buy back the blocks.

‘Three are around 500 of the blocks that have been bought back by various not-for-profit groups and

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$1m for wildlife rehabilitation While the NSW Environment minister Matt Kean announced $1m for NSW wildlife rehabilitators on 2 November Mr Pugh points out that groups like Friends of the Koala receive no permanent government funding.

‘What the burning of extensive koala colonies in the massive Busbys Flat and Bees Nest fires demonstrate is a need for a wildfire emergency response from government, particularly for public lands, to immediately go into affected colonies to identify sick koalas requiring rescue, and provide assistance for the survivors to help them live on country until trees get a flush of new growth.

‘The NSW government should not shirk its responsibilities, or try to palm them off to volunteer groups,’ he told The Echo. ‘They need their own emergency wildfire response team to go into fire grounds immediately after fires and assess the recovery needs of all important populations of threatened species, including threatened plants, and implement recovery actions.’

government buybacks,’ said Kelvin Davies, founder of Rainforest 4 Foundation.

Once purchased, the block will be owned by the Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, who will then transfer the title to the National Parks estate.

‘The vision for purchase of this land is to remove the threat of further development while supporting the

traditional custodians, the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, in caring for country,’ said Henry Brydon in a press release.

The campaign to raise the $25,000 will launch on 14 November and you can support them through the website: www.chuffed.org/ project/protectthedaintree.

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Keep it Simple Only recycle these items

Keep Out Soft Plastics No plastic bags or wrapping

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Keep it simple.

Keep it clean.

Keep it coming ‘round.

Keep Out Small Items Nothing smaller than a credit card

KEEP OUT: • Nappies

LIDS OFF!

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Keep it Clean Rinse or wipe out containers

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A Aerosol cans (empty) Aluminium cans (clean) Aluminium foil (clean) Appliances Ash (cold)

B Baking paper Bamboo food containers and cutlery Batteries Biscuit and cake trays (foam or plastic) Bones (meat and fish) Books Bottle tops (smaller than a credit card) Branches Bread tags Broken toys Bubble wrap Building materials (e.g. timber, tiles and tin etc.)

C Cables and cords Car batteries Cardboard items (clean) Cardboard egg cartons Cardboard takeaway food containers Cartons milk and juice (lids off and clean) Cassette tapes CD covers Cellophane Chip and snack food packets

Cigarette butts Cling wrap Clothing Coffee cups and lids (takeaway) Coffee grinds Coffee pods Compostable bin liners (Council approved) Crockery and ceramics Cutlery steel and plastic

D Disposable nappies

E E waste eg computers, printers, TVs Eggshells Envelopes (including windows)

F Fabric Fire extinguishers Flowers and dead plants Foam underlay Food pouches Food scraps (all) Fruit and vegetable scraps (all) Furniture

G Garden trimmings Garden waste (bulk) Gas bottles Glass jars and bottles (lids off and clean) Glass plates/Pyrex/mirror glass Grains (e.g. pasta, bread, rice, noodles) Grass clippings

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Paint <20 litres Paint tins (empty up to 4 litres) Paper (dirty or wet) Paper (clean) Paper towel (used) Pens and pencils Pet waste Pill packets (all) Pizza boxes Placemats Plastic bags and soft plastic Or recycle through Redcycle programm (see question 6 in FAQs) Plastic containers and bottles (lids off and clean) Plastic cups, plates and cutlery Plastic plant pots (empty) Polystyrene Poppers (other Tetra PaksTM) PVC pipe

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Frequently Asked Questions 1

What are the changes to recycling in the Northern Rivers?

In late 2018, Northern Rivers Councils launched a Recycle Right campaign which asked you to make some important changes to your recycling practices.

Please follow the below so we can all recycle right: 1. Keep it simple: Only recycle paper and cardboard, steel and aluminium cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and containers 2. Keep out soft plastics: This includes all plastic bags, even if they have a recycling symbol, are degradable or compostable, and other soft plastics including cling wrap chip packets, bread bags etc.

3. Keep out small items – any items smaller than a credit card. All lids now need to be removed from bottles and those smaller than a credit card put in your landfill bin.

4. Keep it Safe: keep out strapping, hose, netting, wires, building materials and other hazardous materials.

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Why were these changes made?

In recent years, most of our recycling (paper and cardboard, plastic and metal products) were sent to China for manufacturing.

In 2017, China implemented what’s knows as the National Sword Policy which placed much tighter restrictions on unsorted and contaminated (incorrect/dirty) items in recycling streams.

The impacts of this policy have been felt worldwide and forced significant changes in the recycling market, including reduced demand and lower commodity prices for some materials.

These changes are largely out of Council’s control. And while now face the challenge of adapting to these changes, there are also many opportunities.

These issues need co-ordinated support from all levels of government, business and all of us as individuals.

We are hopeful that these challenges will create support for new industry, technology and innovation within Australia, along with better recycling practices.

5. Keep it Clean: Rinse or wipe out containers.

6. Keep it Loose: Don’t bag or box recyclables.

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Is my recycling going to landfill?

No. Northern Rivers Councils are not sending your recycling to landfill. We endevour to always send send your recycling to reputable processors who recycle and resell the materials responsibly.

Your kerbside recycling goes to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Chinderah where it is sorted, bailed and transported to local and international markets.

1. Cardboard is processed in Australia.

2. Plastics is processed in Australia.

3. Mixed paper is processed in Australia.

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Why should I keep recycling?

Don’t these changes take us back 10 years?

So please, keep it simple, keep it clean and keep RECYCLING!

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Why can’t I put soft plastics in my recycling bin anymore?

There are a few reasons:

5. Steel and aluminium are exported to overseas markets.

2. They often come loose in the truck and get caught up in the other recycling streams, causing contamination. We need our recycling to be as clean as possible, otherwise it will be rejected by the recycling markets.

Meat and biscuit trays are made from low grade mixed plastics that can’t be separated for recycling at the moment.

Meat trays now go in your red landfill bin.

Collection bins are located at participating Coles and Woolworths stores (Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Ocean Shores)

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Why can’t I recycle takeaway coffee cups anymore?

The linings in takeaway coffee cups make them hard to recycle. Our recyclers used to accept them in the paper and cardboard stream, but now that our recycling needs to be very clean, they are considered contamination.

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We encourage everyone to use reusable coffee cups or alternatively, enjoy relaxing in your favourite café using their washable cups to enjoy your beverage.

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Small items such as bottle and jar lids often fall off during transportation or in the sorting process at the MRF. This can cause problems by jamming machinery.

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Won’t rinsing out containers waste water?

Keeping recycling clean is our number one goal.

Please rinse out food before putting containers in your recycling bin.

The main reasons for this are to reduce the liklihood of contaminating our recycling with food, and to reduce odours.

Tip - all food scraps go in your green organics bin or home composting system.

3. They get tangled in the sorting machines.

Can I recycle pizza boxes?

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No. Soiled (dirty) paper and cardboard items like pizza boxes, paper towel, tissues and wooden cutlery are not clean enough for kerbside recycling. They should be put in your green organics bin for composting.

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Why can’t I put my recycling inside a plastic bag or cardboard box and then in to my recycling bin?

It’s very difficult for our staff and sorting machinery to separate recycling that is inside a bag or box.

Please keep your recycling loose so that it doesn’t end up in landfill.

Why is it important that my recycling is ‘safe’?

We don’t have a have a recycling stream for takeaway coffee cups and they will need to be put in the landfill bin for now.

Why can’t I put items smaller than a credit card in my recycling bin?

Why can’t I recycle my meat and biscuit

trays anymore?

Through the soft plastics recycling program, Redcycle more information at www.recycle.net.au

We would rather keep it simple so that we can ensure the items in your recycling bins are recycled effectively, and not sent to landfill because of contamination.

It’s up to all of us to to our bit to think about the waste we generate, how we can avoid and reduce, responsible disposal and purchasing products with recycled content.

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What can I do with my soft plastics now I can’t put them in my yellow recycling bin?

You CAN continue to collect and recycle soft plastics!

Northern Rivers councils understand some of these changes are disappointing, they are for us too. We know this issue is important to our communities and we are working hard to recycle as much as possible, as we always have, but we need your help.

1. There are currently limited markets for soft plastic recycling.

4. Glass is crushed and recycled in Australia.

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When incorrect items are put in the recycling bin, they can reduce the capacity of our region to recycle adequately and place a strain on the sustainability of the recycling industry.

Items like hosing, netting and strapping can jam machinery. Apart from contaminating the recycling stream, they also place our Materials Recovery Facility Staff at risk as they attempt to unjam machinery.

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Can I recycle all items with a recycling symbol?

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No. Not every item with a recycling symbol can be recycled in the Northern Rivers. Food, drink and other containers are imported and exported around the word, and there isn’t a global recycling symbol.

Planet Ark have developed an Australian recycling label that you will see on some products (planetark.org/recyclinglabel/) but this isn’t fool proof because different council areas accept different items for recycling.

The best thing you can to is follow the #RecycleRight routines and our A-Z Recycling Guide and you can’t go wrong!

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What is the difference between compostable, degradable and biodegradable bags?

No plastic, degradable, biodegradable or compostable bags can go in kerbside recycling.

Be careful with ‘degradable and ‘biodegradable’ bag labels. Even though they might break down slightly faster than regular plastic bags, they are still PLASTIC and cannot be recycled or composted.

Compostable bags are made from plant based materials. Please only put 100% compostable bags certified to Australian standards in your green organics bins. You will know if they’re compostable because they will have a seedling logo on them and will say certified to Australian Standard A7-7436.

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Can we adapt in time?

While Mother Nature writes across the sky in letters of flame ‘I told you so’, many of our so-called leaders remain in denial about the reality of the climate crisis.

It’s been a long time coming, but the wake-up call about the threat of global warming and rising sea levels was even on Richard Nixon’s desk in the form of a memo as far back as 1969. ‘Goodbye New York.

Goodbye Washington, for that matter,’ wrote Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the memo.

Yet many of our leaders prefer to say goodbye to the facts. In some cases the denial is about a rigid mindset; in others, a pandering to vested interests in the fossil-fuel industries, which is worthy of becoming a criminal act.

The wrong mindset will not make the crisis go away.

It’s as inevitable as death, and we must all adapt to that.

It’s time to find some coping strategies. These include doing our bit to reduce and re-use, taking to the streets to make a point (hopefully in an amusing way such as that of the Knitting Nannas or XR’s performance of the Bee Gees’ Staying Alive in Melbourne) and seeking support among like-minded people if needed. I suppose one good thing about the climate crisis is that it gives everybody a worthy cause to work towards.

Wishful thinking and resignation are also coping strategies but little will come of them I’m afraid, much like Donald Trump’s hopes and prayers following any outbreak of gun violence.

Wild Open (facebook.com/wildopen.net) is one locally based project that takes its inspiration from the natural world. It presents pathways into understanding our vital connection to the Earth – despite our hubris, we are not creatures apart from the animals.

The nature that threatens is also the nature that could save us. ‘Rewilding’ our lives helps us to understand where our psychological wellbeing – and our hope for a livable future – must spring from.

As a certified codger (noun: an elderly man, especially one who is old-fashioned or eccentric) I have had decades of our leaders’ political follies and repeatedly thrown up my hands in despair. However, there is a seed of hope in the younger generation, inspired by the likes of Greta Thunberg, and their own understanding of the urgency of climate action.

Before I die I’d be happy to see them overthrow the old ways of doing business. To see with Thunberg the end of the ‘fairytales of eternal economic growth’ and a return to valuing our lifeboat Planet Earth above all else.

Michael McDonald, Echo editor, 1995–2010

olitics in Australia really has become a dismal tide. The last federal election saw a disunited LNP with no plan for climate change and almost no policies re-elected with a slim parliamentary majority. Anyone on the progressive side of politics was in shock for weeks afterwards. The election result was a shock, but the continuing tragedy is the ongoing failure of the Labor party to stump up and provide any meaningful opposition in the new term of parliament.

Labor had some good policies heading into the election, so it is an insult to the 49 per cent of voters who voted for or preferenced Labor to see so many policies thrown overboard in the immediate wake of an election. Labor supporters often strut around on social media, dismissing minor parties with the retort ‘but Labor is a party of government’. That is all well and good if you happen to get into government, but if not your job is tobe the actual parliamentary opposition and at this Labor are failing tragically.

The election was actually very close, and so the obvious implication is that Australia remains very divided on important issues, like the climate emergency, tax reform, social justice, human rights and environmental sustainability. Over the past several decades we have seen the Liberal and National parties lurch ever farther to the loony right. Climate denial is all but entrenched as government policy, offshore detention centres are functioning concentration camps for the stateless, and totalitarian surveillance powers, restrictions on freedom of the press and anti-protests laws are heralding a serious decline into populist fascism.

There is a concept in politics known as the Overton window. It is the popularly perceived spectrum on which the general public assesses whether ideas are mainstream and ‘centrist’ or whether they are outlier or extreme. Once we understand the idea of the Overton window we can start to see how badly Labor has, and continues to, let down progressive politics in Australia, by capitulating to the government’s legislative agenda.

Right-wing firebrands like Hanson, Abbott and Dutton deliberately take on the role of pushing the window to the right by persistently normalising extreme reactionary and fear-fuelled extremism. Activists, and minor parties like the Greens, do their bit day in and day out to re-centre

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The continuing tragedy is the ongoing failure of the Labor party to stump up and provide any meaningful opposition in the new term şĪȝżëſōĶëŔĕŕƐȁ politics from those extremes by pushing new ideas from the progressive side of politics. Sometimes good policy can take several election cycles to break through.

The Greens for example have persisted with policies like marriage equality, phasing out coal, euthanasia, medicinal cannabis, political donations reform, federal ICAC and drug decriminalisation, and bit by bit these ideas shift the Overton window and gain traction.

This is where Labor’s obsession with gaining power at the expense of providing principled opposition has become part of the problem. Chasing swinging voters through focus groups doesn’t help hold or shift the Overton window. Every time Labor votes with the government in contradiction to its own previously held policies, they allow the concept of the ‘middle ground’ to shift to the right. The result is an endless cycle of compromises and the dismal state of Australian politics.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Labor was in opposition federally but they maintained their principles and worked as an opposition and it was often said that they led policy from opposition as the government borrowed their policies to stay in power. They didn’t just give up on opposing the Vietnam war because they lost the elections in 1966 and 1969.

Opposition is an important function and as it stands now only the crossbench in the lower house and the Greens in the Senate are providing meaningful opposition on a raft of important issues.

Just in a few short months we have seen Labor vote with the government to approve unjust and regressive tax cuts for the rich, anti-protests laws, and to approve the use of taxpayers’ money and legislation to keep coal-fired power stations open even if the companies that own them want them closed. Labor is failing to provide opposition to the cash ban which threatens everyone’s personal and financial freedom, and provides no meaningful opposition to internet surveillance, or restrictions on press freedom. All of these issues have been left to the tiny crossbench to fight.

The problem with Labor’s approach is that if they keep doing it, they start each new electoral cycle from further behind.

By supporting ScoMo’s tax cuts, they have given the public the idea that regressive taxation enjoys bi-partisan support.

Should we believe that Labor would behave better in government than in opposition? Maybe not, just look to Qld where they are passing their own anti-protest laws from the government benches.

I’m sorry, I don’t hate Labor, I grew up within the Labor party, I joined when I turned 18, and even up to a few elections ago made donations equally to Greens and Labor at election time. I am a proud unionist as well. Something is deeply wrong, and I don’t mean to criticise the supporters and members; I am simply criticising what passes for political strategy.

Just last week I spoke at a rally against the Qld government’s anti-protest laws, surrounded by trade union supporters from Brisbane. What does it mean for Labor when the CFMMEU, ETU, AMWU and NTEU are all lined up outside parliament with climate activists protesting against Labor anti-protest laws. The only member of Qld parliament to vote against the anti-protest laws was the one Greens MP Michael Berkman. The only MPs to vote against the tax cuts for the rich or the federal anti-protest laws were the Greens and crossbench.

It is tragic but Labor itself is becoming an impediment to progressive politics in this country by enabling the slide into right wing populism. In the state election last year, Labor seemed more determined to fight the Greens with negative mailouts in Lismore and Ballina than unite to fight against the Nationals.

There’s more to politics than gaining government; it’s also about defending good policy between elections, and holding your ground. Unless and until Labor becomes a real opposition, we will continue to see the slide to the right, resisted only by our brave activists, the Greens and crossbench politicians.

This is why the social movements that fight between elections need your support, from climate strikes to climate emergency, Extinction Rebellion, NEFA and more. We can’t rely on any of the big political parties.

We need to be active in our communities.

And we need to put Labor to the test.

Simply being ‘not as bad as the LNP’ is not enough; there is a need to stand up for good policy, between elections.

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needs a revision of how it operates its community relationships? It helps. Sexism and hubris trigger more questions in the minds of the thinking, such as – what is there that must remain secret? Being at that Council meeting, the point I need to comment on is the stating of sexism against women. This was not just against women, but certainly a revision is needed.

Jillian Spring Billinudgel

Mullum has gone onto Level 1 water restrictions. Many towns in NSW are already on level 4 or 5 restrictions.

98 per cent of the state is in drought. We’ve recorded half the rainfall we had at this time last year. The water truck trundles up and down our road nearly every day.

The outlook for rain is not promising. Is anyone else surprised that week after week there are approved applications for private swimming pools?

Jill Moonie Myocum

Racing no thanks Like most Australians I think that racehorses are beautiful graceful creatures and I was appalled at the recently revealed extent of their commodification and the conditions of their slaughter.

I also found appalling the gross ingratitude of owners condemning to death horses who have won substantial prizemoney for them, because they are no longer regarded as useful.

Because of our love of horses, our view has become highly sentimentalised. In comparison, think of the fate of a dairy cow – at five or six years old it is carted off to an abattoir, has a bolt shot into its brain and becomes literally mincemeat, despite producing tons of milk for

Amidst all the bleak news about climate change and dastardly development, it’s fantastic to have something to celebrate in Byron. As The Echo of November 6 foreshadowed, the opening of the new Railway Park has been a huge hit with local kids. The slides are super slippery, the design delightful, and the bridges beguiling. ‘Thank you for the park’, writes 5-year-old Louis, ‘Me and my friends love it.’ And for the grown-ups: the intangible beauty of publicly funded infrastructure serving community needs.

Louis Moynihan-Burne and Ray Moynihan, Suffolk Park the farmer during its lifetime.

But the reality is that if farmers retired their cows it would erode their already meagre profit margins. In fact, we have a blind spot to the commodification of most farm animals and regard it as their natural fate. Just a thought.

David Gilet Byron Bay

Greens politicians push for a total ban of cotton growing in the Murray-Darling area? Also, if there were an awareness campaign for people to cut down on their meat consumption, then this would satisfy the vegans.

Bernard Hinchcliffe Mullumbimby

About Jan’s mouth Commenting on Jo Faith’s letter Echo 6/11/19 re Jan Barham’s challenge on the right of citizens to access time in public speaking at Council meetings. I quote Jo Faith when Jan placed black tape over her mouth; ‘This statement speaks large to all women “be quiet” (or far worse consequences await thee)’.

Maybe Council collectively

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I recently read, with more alarm, in The Echo that ‘green’ Cr Michael Lyon was miffed that Upper House Green MP Tamara Smith had entered the debate with insightful research re the Bypass.

Indeed, I attended a meeting many months ago when the despairing Butler St community was assured

by Tamara that it was time ‘to return to the drawing board’ and address the many contradictions that existed in the Bypass DA approval.

Michael suggested, words to the effect, that Tamara should concentrate ‘on the forests’ and not get involved in the debates over the Bypass ‘patch’.

This statement struck me as a breath away from the sexist maxims of the old crusty patriachs who burped and seethed when socially conscious women spoke out and were reminded by these male relics to ‘get back to the kitchen’. What is happening in Council? We had the mayor demanding that the former mayor Jan Barham ‘be quiet’ or the rightful democratic taxes-paid-for structure, ie ▶ Continued on next page

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▶ Continued from page 13 the Council Chamber meeting would be closed! Why are these young male ‘green’ representatives, somewhat bloated with hubris, attacking green women? All of these people have been placed in the superior role of governance. What flows from this fact is the vital role of superior responsibilities. This is aided by higher principles that govern democratic free speech.

Frontline protectors, such as the Quakers before them and anti-war protesters can give testimony in court on points of conscience as conscientious objectors, under Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights (Right to Freedom on Conscience), until new precedents are established in court.

This subsequently paves the legal way for Extinction Rebellion protectors, citizens of conscience in structurally challenged democracies such as local Byron citizens and other members of civil society to give rightful voice to power.

Furthermore, the advance of modern science outstrips the level of education and conscience of the neo-liberal political class as we attempt to save sentient beings/

eco-systems on a threatened planet. This is the Sixth Great Extinction and yet capital will develop greater technologies of repression.

Let us be reminded of the plight of Julian Assange the bravest Australian ever.

I ask Council representatives to take stock of this useless neo-liberal sexist warfare and respect universal rights and rightful gender free speech. Avoid ‘Ditch the Witch’ narratives and find a green way to work and walk with the community of conscientious objectors… who can see ecocide all around them. Heartfelt thanks to all the hard work of Earth protectors.

Jo Faith Sunrise Beach

Look and listen ‘We’ve looked and listened, and we’re stepping up’, says the honourable PM about super-cheap loans for farmers being his drought-relief plan.

Meanwhile, around Narrabri, Whitehaven Coal have used so much water to wash their coal that Maules Creek has run dry, the Namoi River has run dry, and ground water has run dry, according to the ABC 7.30 Report this week.

Furthermore they are buying up properties with

water, catching surface water, and taking ground water from aquifers and trucking it to the Maules Creek coalmine, deviating from planning approvals.

Local farmers say ‘We can’t compete’ and ‘It’s taking agriculture out of the game... there are more expansions to come’.

Remember ScoMo holding up his laminated lump of coal in parliament (Feb 2017) announcing ‘This is coal, don’t be ’fraid, don’t be scared, it’s COAL’. Perhaps we should be very afraid.

Deborah Lilly Mullumbimby

A cool billion The government has announced it will throw another billion dollars of taxpayer cash at rural communities suffering the effects of the latest drought.

Farmers and regional townspeople will receive short-term benefits, but the starving cattle and sheep we see so often on the news will get only more suffering.

A 600kg cow wants to eat 65kg of grass every day.

The news footage from the bush, however, continually shows dry, cracked earth, devoid of any greenery. Yet still the graziers insist on breeding more animals to

die of starvation or to drown when the rains come (as did half a million cattle in North Queensland in February), or to be trucked hundreds or even thousands of kilometres to a brutal and terrifying death in a slaughterhouse.

Climate change is making this dry continent hotter and drier. The National Farmers’ Federation has called on the government to consider ‘exit packages’ for farmers to help them quit a failing industry.

Alternative schemes could be offered to build wind farms or solar energy plants, which would be ideal on these arid plains.

Einstein pointed out that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results. This is worse – the industry keeps trying to breed more animals in unspeakable conditions to sell to a market that is increasingly turning away from meat.

Let’s choose a better path.

Encourage farmers to get out of industries that cause massive suffering as well as widespread environmental damage.

Des Bellamy Special Projects Coordinator PETA Australia Byron Bay

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CHESS by Ian Rogers Major tournament successes by Australian women have become more frequent in the past decade, but Julia Ryjanova’s victory at the Hjorth Memorial Open in Melbourne last week marks a major step forward.

Despite plenty of second places this year in major open events – Ryjanova (pictured right) at the Victorian Open and Zhang Jilin at the Ryde Weekender – a big title for a female player in 2019 had proved elusive until now.

The Hjorth Memorial was established in 2014 to commemorate the life of Greg Hjorth, the prodigiously talented International Master who, disliking the nomadic nature of the professional chessplayer’s lifestyle, gave up chess for mathematics. Hjorth had just returned to Australia from a long stint in the US when he died in 2011 aged only 47.

Forced by work commitments to take a half point bye in the second round of this year’s tournament, Ryjanova was not expected to seriously challenge the favourites James Morris and

Byron Bay Town Centre Plan Byron Shire Council currently has on exhibition proposed planning controls for their Byron Bay Town Centre Plan. Given that Council has declared a climate emergency, I am disappointed that they have not recognised the precarious position of the town centre owing to rising seas and duly accounted for this in their planning.

The centre of town is only 2m above mean sea level, and far less during high tides, and sea levels are rising fast owing to climate change.

Owing to the accelerated melting of ice masses at the poles there is now a recognised probability that seas could rise by 1– 2m by the end of this century.

Given the inevitability of rising seas, it is only a matter of time until 2m is exceeded.

Storm surges raise sea levels significantly above this.

The town centre is threatened in the short term by coastal attack during storms and floodwaters backing up in the Belongil estuary into the town centre.

To me the key question that needs to be resolved now is, in the long term are we going to wall the town centre to prevent the ingress of the sea and estuary (and pump out floodwaters), and thereby allow for the increased development proposed (and more carparks – below sea level) or relocate it over time to higher ground?

I am alarmed that the only apparent consideration of rising seas is modeled flood levels at 2050, based on a sea-level rise of 0.4m.

The model used has been identified by Council’s own consultants as fundamentally

flawed and under-estimating resulting flooding in the Belongil estuary in extreme weather events.

In this climate emergency Council needs to have a long-term strategy for how it is going to cope with the impacts on the town centre of rising sea levels and increasing floods, and begin now to adapt its planning to facilitate this. The proposal to simply allow for taller buildings is untenable.

PS: Simon, I have made numerous detailed submissions on the folly of only using a sea-level rise of 0.4m for planning to Council for over a decade.

Dailan Pugh Byron Bay

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. We in small towns have closer contact with people in public office than in cities.

However Fast Buck$ referring to mayor Simon Richardson as ‘simple Simon’ is possibly beyond respectful discourse (Echo letters, 6/11/19). I don’t know if Fast Buck$ is a legal name or nom de plume. I wonder if that’s a cop-out for his identity, or is he so well known that that will do?

I’ve only been here for six years, so probably need 30 before I get ‘local status’ and can make a valid statement about this. As requested

by The Echo, I gave my full name, address and phone number for this letter.

The Echo says that letters over 200 words may be cut. I have rarely seen a 200-word letter from Fast Buck$. His last one was 610 words. As he says, he is concerned about Council meeting practices – I suggest he respect Echo practices, edit his letters, and stick to the point.

His final paragraph stated that the mayor is disrespectful when he whispers ‘hilarious sniggers’ to Councillor Cameron about him and Jan Barham. Funny that. I thought a whisper is unheard by anyone other than the person to whom it’s directed.

(Apologies for writing 204 words.)

Raphael Lee Cass Byron Bay Q A: Letters get published at the absolute discretion of the Letters Editor.

B: Mr Buck$’s long letters get left until the end – all the too-long letters get left to the end. If there is room, they get published. If there isn’t, they don’t. A lot of letters end up on the ‘cutting room floor’.

C: Mr Buck$ is Mr Buck$ legally. We know his address.

We know EVERYONE’S address.

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Human rights Thank you Ms Payne for being so quick to indicate to China the strength of our support of the human rights of their indigenous minority, the Uighur.

It is important for Australia and all democratic countries with free elections, and free media to keep the pressure on totalitarian regimes who are disinclined to live up to the lofty moral standards that we here in Australia continue to strive for.

But wait a minute. Should we now consider that, as you said last week, Australia considers itself an example to others (countries) because we recognise the sovereignty of nations? That being the case, it’s clear that any day now the current Australian government will move to

sign a treaty with the legal owners of this continent, our own Indigenous minority.

That is wonderful news – because I honestly wasn’t aware that the Australian government currently has, or has ever had, any real interest in the human rights, or the welfare of Indigenous populations here in Australia (or abroad), except when there is some cheap political point scoring to be done...

The history of our ‘concern’ for Indigenous human rights is a woeful one to say the least, beginning with more than 100 years of white ‘Australian’ governmentsanctioned and endorsed massacres, rape, torture and general genocide of the ‘Australian’ Indigenous people, their culture, communities, families and entire way of life.

And we don’t really need to include the fact that Indigenous ‘Australians’, the first ‘Australians’, and actually, by rights, the only ‘Australian’ people (the rest of us should be called something else) were not deemed by James Cook to be civilised enough to be considered ‘people’ when he visited in 1770 and declared the continent Terra Nullius, or ‘empty’ / ‘no-one’s land’ and in doing so (falsely) legalised the resulting British invasion.

Today our government’s consistent mistreatment of Indigenous Australians is a permanent and abhorrent stain on our record as a ‘nation’.

Indigenous health statistics are in line with the worst of ‘developing’ nations in terms of infant mortality, and as much as double that for white ‘Australian’ babies. But probably more shocking

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However, a subsequent run of five consecutive victories, including a defeat of top seed Morris in the sixth round, gave Ryjanova a clear lead going into the final day, and a draw with Solomon in the penultimate round set up a memorable victory.

Typically modest, Ryjanova said, ‘It looks as if my opponents didn’t play well against me’, but it is clear that, even at 45, Ryjanova has not lost the insights which gave her a place among the top 50 women in the world at the turn of the century.

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Letters Q&A takes on the patriarchy (and loses) It was thrilling to hear a group of feisty articulate women rail against the patriarchy on Q&A on our ABC (4Nov). Chaired by Fran Kelly, there were no men to interrupt or talk over them or ramble on with inane drivel. These brilliant women were able to explain how non-valued groups within our society are exploited, oppressed, ignored, neglected or abused by men in power – specifically targeting our western patriarchal capitalist culture.

They linked the appalling conditions in aged care, Aboriginal deaths in custody, violence against women and children, oppression of people of colour, LGBTI communities, refugees, people with disabilities and those

on welfare – demonstrating how their needs are not met or are poorly considered through the prism of values and priorities of patriarchal cultures.

The climate crisis and wanton disregard for the environment is another casualty of the perverse values of capitalistic patriarchy.

Unlike the boring pollies the women didn’t repeat talking points or criticise one another; they built an irrefutable case for revolution and the use of violence to overcome oppression, which certainly rang a few alarm bells for Fran Kelly.

There was consensus among the women panellists that oppressive regimes are never won over by rational arguments or moral or

a statistic is that Indigenous infants are more than two times more likely to die before their fifth birthday than their non-Indigenous preschool friends.

The shocking disparities continue across almost all recorded health and social statistics.

And at the other end of the scale, the life expectancies of Indigenous Australians are currently more than 10 years shorter than for nonIndigenous Australians. Our white ‘Australian’ government offers no productive or pro-active solutions to any of these obvious and inexcusable human rights abuses.

But obviously if you don’t think there is a problem, you are not going to do anything about it...

And if you are of the opinion that this land was ‘empty’ when your ancestors arrived, you may hold the belief that those who were here before invasion don’t really exist anymore.

Perhaps China’s government officials think the same way about their indigenous Uighur population...

Marcus O’Mullane Byron Bay

councillors. I hadn’t named anyone but Simon got on his high horse and demanded a retraction and apology or he’d close the meeting.

This is procedurally incorrect; he should have demanded a retraction and apology, and if I refused, he could have demanded I get down from the lectern and/ or leave the meeting; only if I again refused, could he close the meeting. I don’t like collective punishment and I have to say, I played the game – which was easy because you can’t legislate sincerity; it’s all words, just words.

I then went on to say I regarded Mark Arnold as honest and idealistic but that he didn’t have what it took to assert himself. You’d think Simon would have been upset about that, but he demanded no retraction or apology; maybe he agreed with my summation.

To make matters worse Councillor Cameron asked Ralph James a question while I was still at the lectern. Ralph’s reply made assertions about Mark Arnold and what decisions he’s made while Mark was sitting just a few metres away – without being asked to speak.

If Ralph set out to demonstrate that Mark was irrelevant he couldn’t have done it more eloquently.

So, if I’m correct that the mayor routinely defers to senior staff and that Mark makes no important decisions, who in fact is calling the shots? It’s a disturbing thought, isn’t it?

Fast Buck$ Coorabell Q Edited for length.

Strange fruit Our mayor is a strange creature indeed. At the last Council meeting one item that came up was the performance review of general manager Mark Arnold. He’s the guy who sits next to the mayor, but otherwise seems to be little more than an explosive rubber stamp. We pay him a lot.

During my address broadly on that subject, I ventured that the senior staff routinely mislead

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ethical considerations. They pointed out that people are rising all around the postcolonial world – that we are dealing with the sins of our fathers, our arrogant, ignorant Imperialist ancestors – and the war is being waged on countless battlefronts.

It was a grand rallying cry from women, who are not an insignificant minority, to unite these disparate groups and take on the patriarchy.

There must have been a lot of shrivelled testicles sitting on the couch last Monday, but it was a huge over-reaction from tough ballsy Ita to pull the program off all ABC platforms after an outcry from powerful men who found the program ‘confronting and offensive’ and ‘utterly irresponsible’

according to Eric Abetz.

Women have been censored and silenced by the patriarchs and it is outrageous. We need to support women’s right to be heard, even if men are offended and don’t like what we say.

All those who missed the program should call the ABC and demand to see it.

Men can no longer ignore the demands and needs of others. It’s time to make long-overdue reparations to those dispossessed, exploited, oppressed and disadvantaged by the imposition of patriarchal regimes before we’re forced to take more severe measures to curtail their intolerable abuse.

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‘Trees’ is the subject of the Pavilion Show theme this year with ample opportunity for children and adults alike to submit entries in a myriad of classes like: construct a tree themed mobile, build a funky and functional bird house – ready to be hung, create a detailed drawing of a tree or create pieces to yarn bomb a local tree, just to name a few. In the Written Word class, competitors can compose a limerick featuring the words leaves or trunk, compose a poem celebrating a tree native to the Northern Rivers, draw a comic panel about the importance of trees to the earth and much more. A new section in the pavilion this year is for the Lego enthusiasts, who must build an event/occasion that happens under a tree. Entries must be on a base no larger than 20cm x 40cm and be of the child’s original design – no purchased builds. And of course there are the usual fantastic classes in fresh produce, horticulture, art, crafts, cooking, and needlework.

There is a full horse program in the main ring, starting Friday morning and continuing Saturday. Led and ridden classes, paddock pony for the youngsters, heavy horse, show jumping and of course the ever popular Campdraft starting Friday afternoon and into the evening before starting up nice and early again Saturday at 6am.

This year the Championship Dog Show will be held on Friday, so come along from 9am to see all the pedigree dogs strutting their stuff. Working dog trials begin 6.30 Friday morning so grab a coffee before work and watch them work the cattle.

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Dairy and beef cattle events are held in the Scarrabelotti Ring, with dairy on Friday morning and the beef cattle coming in after lunch and on Saturday. They are perfectly situated under the trees to while away some time while you watch the judging and chat to the farmers.

As well as the fabulous chooks and caged birds in the poultry pavilion, there will also be goats on show next door.

With some of our most popular events returning again over both days there is plenty to look forward to. Pet Parade is always a huge hit on Friday. Judging Tart of the Show is on Saturday – this year it is a pavlova featuring peaches/ nectarines. There are also the Kids Henny Penny Olympics, the Boot Toss, Junior Showgirl and Showboy competitions!

No show is complete without the usual suspects of sidesow alley, Viv’s Baby Animals and Steve’s Reptiles to amuse the kids along with our new ‘Ag Avenue’ under the trees near the Scarrabelotti Ring – featuring displays and stalls showcasing more traditional agricultural and home pursuits like blacksmithing, camp kitchen, soap making, and wood turning to name just a few.

Saturday afternoon begins with the official opening at 2pm and the announcement of the Bangalow Show’s Young Woman of the Year with five very accomplished, worthy young women entered. As the afternoon progresses in the main ring, have a seat and watch the Open Campdraft finals, Bareback cutting (with a huge $1000 first prize), the kids’ shopping relay, Rodeo Musical Chairs and the Team Stockman Ironman event – always a huge winner with the crowds. The fabulous Aussie FMX team will be wowing us with their tricks and skill on motorbikes, and for something different some fearless arborists will be showing off their climbing skills with a crane head to head ascent.

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Why local is beautiful â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the people who have a powerful impact on you Mandy Nolan

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here are some people you meet who have a powerful impact on you. For me Helena Norberg-Hodge is one of those people. I met her just over a decade ago and I was simply astonished.

How incredible to have one of the pioneers of the worldwide localisation movement, the recipient of the Alternative Nobel Prize, the Goi Peace Prize, and the Arthur Morgan Award living right here in the Byron Shire. Specialising in linguistics, she was educated in Sweden, Germany, Austria, England, and the US and subsequently sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fluent in seven languages.

She got her doctorate at MIT with contemporary Noam Chomsky and she has lived and studied numerous cultures at varying degrees of industrialisation, Ladakh being her most famous research as it became the foundation of localisation, the worldview that underpins what she calls â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Economics of Happinessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Helena is a remarkable woman. She has been talking about systemic change for decades, and it seems finally the world is ready to listen.

I spoke with Helena on the release of her new book Local is our Future: steps to an Economics of Happiness just a few days before she went to Tokyo to present Economics of Happiness on of the many International forums she

hosts worldwide through Local Futures.

Localisation became the touchstone for all of Helenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, with her time in Ladakh, as documented in her first book Ancient Futures, showing a community before and after globalisation.

Before globalisation there were no mental health issues, no obesity, no poverty, no addiction.

Like cockroaches hatching from eggs on an imported container â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the varied malaise of Western society â&#x20AC;&#x201C; depression, chronic health issues, poverty, and addiction embedded themselves in community. It became clear the way forward was to embrace the connected ways of old.

Helena believes that localisation isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the key to solving climate problems; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the key to finding deep connected happiness.

Moving to localisation and focusing on systemic change that creates economic change becomes much more when you apply it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it creates transformation of self and of community. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very empowering and a joyful process when you really get it. How we live in western society â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the process of disconnection has gone on for a long time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; anxiety and depression have increased in the last 30 years. The imagery of how we live is that we are sitting alone in a highrise flat completely isolated from human beings, totally

about community connection, self-reliance, and happiness. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have been invited to these high-level economic summits, and to the European economic forum in Brussels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; talking economics in the EU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; definitely people are wanting to understand what localisation is â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but they are not going to be the people who are going to make change, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not evil bastards either; we have to have a clearer message about what localisation means.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My message is that you can start taking steps at the community level.

You can build genuine community economic structures. The very first one is food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; food is the thing we are going to need most if we have major climate upheaval. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Working with local food provides connection to the land. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how the human race evolved. From the plants to the seeds to the cooking to the celebration of food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the whole thing is the cornerstone of what it is to be human in evolution; every culture does it differently, but they do it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Helena.

The worldwide practice of monoculture Helena believes is at the heart of the climate emergency we currently face. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We need to operate small scale.

Big monocultures are a disaster because the are unnatural and they need an enormous amount of

Localisation isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the key to solving climate problems; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the key Ć?Ĺ&#x; Ç&#x2022; Ĺ&#x2022;Ä&#x17D;ÄśĹ&#x2022;ÄŤ Ä&#x17D;Ä&#x2022;Ä&#x2022;Ĺź Ä&#x2C6;Ĺ&#x;Ĺ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x2022;Ä&#x2022;Ä&#x2C6;Ć?Ä&#x2022;Ä&#x17D; happiness. dependent on the techo-economic system trying to persuade us that robots will make our life better!

The whole AI thing is going to just be even more alienating! A giant leap forwards technologically is not always a leap to happinessâ&#x20AC;Ś Which is completely true! Werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t computers supposed to free us up so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be enjoying long luxurious hours of leisure? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There was all this propaganda that computers would allow us to have the lovely life of the village because information could be shared instantaneously â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but the opposite has happened. Everyone is running harder and faster. We need to slow down â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to connect the mind, heart and body!

Helena is one of the few economists who talks about human happiness. In a world driven by finance and corporation the simple equation of our human happiness is often forgotten. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one equation that is easy to understand: Globalisaton is about alienation and corporate profit. Localisation is

chemicals to increase productivity and yield.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Localisation, Helena believes, is seen as a direct threat to big business. Systemic change will mean a loss of profits for the top end of town and a better quality of life for all. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I am promoting localisation but I worry people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough experience of what is going on worldwide. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Health is being seen in terms of what will provide profit for big business. Doctors in mainstream medicine believe food has nothing to do with your health â&#x20AC;&#x201C; look at what they feed you in hospital! We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even begin to calculate how much we could cut down our emissions from transport of goods that are sent back and forth. Australia exports 20 tonne of water to the UK and the UK exports 20 tonne of water to Australia! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one product! â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;These are some of the things we will be talking about in March at the Economics of Happiness Conference in Byron Bay. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 3-day event featuring David Suzuki and Charles Eisenstein.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Helenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book Local is Our Future is available online through her website â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also, to find out more and to be part of the upcoming conference in 2020, called Going Local: Hope In a Time of Crisis, 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;22 March, go to www.localfutures.org.

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They are looking for support for their next mass planting of native trees.

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Can hope get in the way?

Richard Hil

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’ve always thought that life without hope isn’t worth living. I say this as someone who has suffered chronic pain for three decades. Taking away the footstool of hope would have left me spiritually bereft long ago. Death camp survivor Viktor Frankl knew this all too well, as do those who have languished in darkened cells or been stricken by illness and poverty. But can we hope too much? Can ungrounded hope obscure what’s before us?

I’m not the first person to reflect on this of course – you might want to read Hope without optimism by Terry Eagleton – but it seems that the question of hope in an era of what Naomi Klein refers to as ‘climate barbarism’ has certainly caught our collective attention. We hear recitations of hope all the time, along with the insistent message that if we do something right now then we might still have a chance of pulling back from the brink/edge/abyss.

It’s an understandable human reaction to a nervejangling crisis evidenced in an upcoming three-day Byron festival called Going Local: Hope in a Time of Crisis.

It’s also there in countless redemptive books, articles, and documentaries like 2040.

The message is urgent, morally charged, and heartfelt: we can still make it, we’re told, even with if we’re at two minutes to midnight.

And yet, as I sit at home in Mullumbimby, surrounded by smoke, and having just watched the latest ABC News updates about hundreds of ‘unprecedented’ fires all around the country (and with no prospect of rain), these hope narratives don’t seem to cut it. They appear oddly oblivious to the fact that despite all the global agreements, the ceaseless exhortations by scientists to take action, the legal cases, the protests, the general sense of public anxiety and desire for action, the level of carbon pollution in the atmosphere is increasing.

Australia’s wilful inaction on the climate emergency is galling to those who follow the science. As a small nation we are big contributors when it comes to per capita carbon emissions and, shamefully, we’re among the world’s leading gas and coal exporters.

Our dodgy banks continue to lend money to companies in order to build coal mines both here and overseas.

Meanwhile, millions of dollars are poured into rescuing

Australia’s wilful inaction on the climate emergency is galling to ƐIJşƆĕȞƱIJş ĪşōōşƱ ƐIJĕ ƆĈĶĕŕĈĕȂ unsustainable farms, with the drought having ravaged the agricultural industry. As research scientist and farmer Charles Massy makes plain in The Call of the Reed Warbler, agricultural production as we know it is in terminal decline, leaving behind millions of hectares of denuded land.

I could go on, perhaps mentioning (by the way) the mass extinction of animals and insect life, the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef, the crisis in our river systems, and the virtual annihilation of complex ecological systems and biodiversity etc.

With the climate emergency probably well past any ‘tipping point’, there is, according to a growing number of scientists, very little that can be done to turn things around in the time or on the scale required. When scientists tell us that the full impacts of the climate emergency are likely to occur within the next five years, 2040 seems far away.

So, what we’re facing are the lived effects of what is before us and about to come.

The recent fires are just the latest episode in an ongoing anthropogenic climate catastrophe. As Dahr Jamaal states in The End of Ice, if we continue to invest all our hopes in a regenerative revolution then we may pay the price for not responding to the realities here, right now. We must, as Hannah Arendt once prompted, respond to things as they are, not as we imagine them to be, or how we’d like them to be.

Alarmingly, Australia has no plan to deal with the climate emergency, and neither do most communities across the nation. Sure, declarations of climate emergency have been made, but that’s not enough. Southern Cross University academic Jean Renouf along with colleagues on the Byron Shire’s Climate Emergency Advisory Group are taking a lead in seeking to engage the community in conversations about how we might live and set about protecting ourselves, as best we can, in the face of this unfolding calamity. Jean has written up some of his ideas in a recent article for The Echo (online) and he’s pushing for the creation of an emergency resource centre under the umbrella of the Resilient Byron initiative.

All of us should seek to

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engage with these initiatives; we need to talk to our neighbours and friends about what’s happening and how we might help each other out in a time of crisis. Author of the essay, Facing Extinction, Catherine Ingram, argues that what’s needed now is an urgent reflexive conversation about how we might live in what is an unknowable yet deeply threatening future.

Her promptings should be heeded.

None of this means giving up, as some suggest, on regenerative ideas and

practices; neither should it dissuade us from forcefully expressing our demands for radical change, even at this late hour – we have a moral duty to do so. But it does mean recognising, as Viktor Frankl pointed out long ago, that ‘an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behaviour.’

We’re certainly in ‘abnormal’ times and in the midst of a real and present danger to life itself. We should, I think, seek to balance our commitment to regeneration and activism with engaged social practice – building empowering civic relationships that enable us to respond proactively, and in concert with others, to what is unfolding.

The task is urgent.

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Byron Brewery launch party

By S Haslam The Byron Bay Brewery is launching their new beer in the best way possible, a 15 November party! The new Premium Lager, with its stylish palm tree design by local clothing label Thrills, will be on sale at just $5 for the evening. Plus the venue, which has a great band room, will have DZ Deathrays, PLTS, Flying Machine Aus, Fiona Franklin, DJ Vinyl Richie, live art and more.

Head brewer Alastair Gillespie, new Premium Lager in hand, where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all brewed, at Byron Bay Brewery. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Being head brewer involves detailed record keepingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Alastair reckons, but I think he just says that to stop people applying for his job.

Tasty riverside dining in Ballina

By Terase Davidson

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It always amazes me that even though Australia is surrounded by endless kilometres of coastline, we actually have relatively few eateries on the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge.  Lucky for us we have one of these in the region and I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth the drive from Byron to Ballina to check out!

Wharf Bar & Restaurant is located a mere 10 metres from the riverside, so if you are anything like me, you can indulge your love of a sunset aperitivo by the water and embrace your inner Italiano here down by the river.

The Wharf Bar pride themselves on offering fresh local seafood and offer a menu with a leaning towards European flavours. On a recent visit I ordered the croquettes, because you know I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to go past a croquette and these little guys did not disappoint; my favourite was the local Bangalow ham and mozzarella.  And who in their right mind could possibly go past the Ballina garlic prawns, so juicy and tender and downright yum.  The signature Mixed Seafood Grill was generous with plenty of local succulent seafood served with a zingy lemon-butter sauce to balance out the dish beautifully.

The Wharf Bar & Restaurant is a wonderful place to share a meal with friends and family, and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky you might even get to see a few dolphins playing in the river too!

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One of the consequences is that, along with the inevitable beer tasting, a key job of the brewers in the Byron site is keeping a consistent temperature, along with other variables such maintaining strict cleanliness and the quality of the ingredients along with detailed record keeping of all steps of the process. This ensures consistency not only in the alcohol content of the beer (only a 0.25% margin of error is allowed) but also in the taste of the beer no matter where it is brewed.

Of course itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far more fun to drink it where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brewed, with the added bonus that you actually get to see Alastair and his assistants working away on the actual brew, along with their other creations. And the new beer is, by design, perfect for drinking on a warm night at a Brewery gig, such as the upcoming launch party. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a 550-person band room up here at the Brewery and last year during gigs in the summer months all you wanted was a nice light lager to quench your thirst!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, said Alastair. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;So, we promptly knuckled down and brewed one, keeping it interesting with the choice of hops but overall focusing on it being really refreshing and quickly it became the beer of choice for the dancefloor. We brew our Premium Lager with the best Australian pale malt and a blend of zesty hops. It has a light body with a subtle citrus flavour, which gives it such a refreshing yet flavoursome finish; the perfect beer to enjoy with a of couple mates after a swim at the beach or while listening to great live music.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; While the new Premium Lager (4.2% ABV â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.2 std drinks) is now also available at bottle shops nationwide, the launch party (which promises to be a good one) is on 15 November exclusively in Byron.

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Alastair Gillespie, a keen surfer, relocated all the way from South Africa when he scored the job as head brewer in Byron four years ago. Last month I visited the brewery and heard all about the work involved in brewing the beer in the vats you see all throughout the venue. The beer brewed in those vats is actually kegged and then served a mere 10m away at the bar, but because beer bottling required a more industrial scale than is available in suburban Skinners Shoot, it will be also be brewed and bottled off site.

 Words and images by Terase Davidson: Terase is the founder of Taste Byron Bay. For more information contact:  www.tastebyronbay.com or follow the fun on INSTAGRAM @tastebyronbay.

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2 WELCOME TO THE 12TH MULLUM MUSIC FESTIVAL! Welcome to Mullum Music Festival 2019, where artists from across the globe and musical spectrum gather in this quirky coastal counterculture town to create a four-day joyous gumbo of musical delights in the halls, pubs, cafes, churches and streets.

Bar, Sister Mary and her amazing tribute shows, popups, secret gigs, workshops, social and environmental talks and actions and more... all add to the success of the event.

The combined outcome of all this love and creativity is just maybe a little bit bigger than the sum of its parts.

Now 12 years strong, ‘Mullum’ has quietly cemented its reputation as one of the best little music festivals around, offering something for all tastes and ages, proving that bigger isn’t always better, and that a smaller curated and diverse event can thrive.

Now that’s all well and good, but as Duke Ellington sang, ‘It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing’. And the ‘swing’ is the final and most important element. The swing is the music. And it’s at this point that the success of the event 2019 PATRON: HUSKY Part of my role as festival director is to spruik rests in the hands of the amazing artist lineup the event to media. And every year I’m asked, ‘Why Mullum, what’s for 2019. Have a flick through these pages and I’m sure you will agree so good about it?’ So I’ve had a good think and here is my answer, our success is assured. Mullum 2019 is going to be amazing! as short and sweet as I can make it.

The Mullum Music Festival is a wristbanded event. Wearing the The festival hits the right note with a carefully curated and exciting music program. It’s in a brilliant location, with a local audience that appreciates art and culture and independent thinking. A huge amount of love goes into the organisation of the event, with teams busily decorating streets and venues and smiling organisers and volunteers who are passionate about the music and the weekend.

The musicians are invested in the festival and get involved. Patrons, including Mama Kin, Harry Angus, Suzannah Espie, Husky and Gideon (this year’s patrons), create artistic experiences that are unique to the event. Also the Street Parade, Youth Mentorship, mad Russian choir, disco dance troupes, the Magic Bus, the stalls, Piano

official festival wristband provides access to all the official festival venues. We sell to the capacity of the combined venues, and we do not oversell or crowd venues. It’s inevitable that some gigs will be more popular than others, so please get to your ‘must see’ shows early. If a venue is full, don’t worry! There is always another great act just across the road, or next door. Please respect the town and the neighbours of our venues, and at the end of the night, please leave venues quietly.

Have a wonderful four days in Mullum.

Glenn Wright – Director

FESTIVAL INFORMATION For complete information on the Festival, including buying tickets, head to the festival website: www.mullummusicfestival.com

TICKETING Ticketing is at the Neighbourhood Centre next door to the Civic Hall on Dalley Street.

BUSES TO MULLUM A number of bus services will be running to and from the Festival. At the close of each festival day, a bus will depart from out the front of the Civic Hall, and will service Brunswick Heads as well as Byron Bay and Suffolk Park upon request. Cost is $10 (adult) & $5 (child) per trip. Full details and schedule on the transport pages on the festival website.

MAGIC BUS Once again the ever-popular Magic Bus will be cruising the streets of our Festival at regular intervals to ferry festivalgoers between venues and throughout the town. Cost is $2 a ride.

PARKING The Festival takes place in Mullumbimby’s existing venues. There is parking throughout the town. Please don’t drive directly to ticketing to park; rather park when you first reach town and walk to ticketing. It is a small town. There is parking available on Station Street if you turn left or right at the roundabout, at the Bowlo, at the High School, and behind the Ex-Services Club. Please use these carparks, or park legally on the streets. Once parked you can stroll, ride your bikes, or use the Magic Bus to get around.

BUSKING As Mullum Music Festival is an artistically directed event, it’s important your activities don’t conflict with the already programmed events of the festival. Busking is permitted for holders of Byron Shire Council Busking Permits, and Council rangers are on hand to enforce Council’s busking policy.

BUSKING GUIDELINES: • All amplified busking must cease at 10pm and no amplified busking is allowed between the hours of 10pm and 8am.

Non-amplified busking to end at 12am. No busking is to occur between 12am and 8am.

• No busking on Dalley Steet, please. For festival weekend please busk only on Burringbar Street.

• Please do not busk in Festival designated areas, including the Civic Hall grounds, Festival Market Place or Civic Hall or Mullum High School precincts.

• Please no busking in side street off Burringbar Street.

VENUES & SPACES

INGENUITY SCULPTURE WALK

• Where electrically amplified sound equipment is used, it must not be powered by mains power or generators. Only battery power from sealed (gel) or dry-cell batteries may be used.

Please only busk for 2-hour periods at a time. More info can be found at the festival website.

• St Martin’s Hall

Mullum Festival supports Creative Mullumbimby to hold the Community Sculpture Festival alongside the music program. Enjoy the sculpture walk, 3D sculptures, art workshops, talks and more!

• Popup Performances: Scratch Patisserie, Rock & Roll Coffee Co, Pink Lotus, Baker & Daughters, LuLu’s Cafe, Santos Garden Cafe, Mullum Farmers Markets, Mullum Community Markets

Located at Palm Park nature walkway (along the river) and Brunswick Terrace, Mullumbimby.

Enter from either Burringbar Street just past the post office or the corner of Tincogan Street and Federation Bridge onto Brunswick Terrace.

This year we once again celebrate Mullum’s venues, cafes, hotels and clubs, and invite you to some intriguing spaces to enjoy music and culture at its finest. Below is a list of the key spaces you will find live music performances and more…

• The Mullum Civic Hall

• The Bowling Club

• Mullumbimby Ex Services Club – ‘The Village Vanguard’ – The Festival’s ‘Piano Bar’

• Mullumbimby High School

• The Court House Hotel • The Middle Pub • The Byron School of Arts • The Drill Hall Theatre

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GARBAGE & NOISE Please don’t litter. There are extra bins provided throughout the Festival. As we are in transition to becoming plastic free, we encourage artists and festival-goers alike to bring their own non-plastic drink bottles, and make use of the water-refill stations throughout the Festival.

PLEASE RESPECT THE TOWN and residents of Mullumbimby and don’t make excessive noise while travelling between venues.

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ALYSHA BRILLA (CAN)

SIBUSILE XABA DEREB THE AMBASSADOR

Gabrielle Otu Band

Growers Market 10:00 - 11:00am

Bollywood Sisters 5:30 - 6.00pm

Kaumaakonga 6:15- 7:15pm

Nano Stern 7:45 - 8:45pm

Cigany Weaver

Palm Wine Ambassadors 5:00 - 6:00pm

5:30 - 6:30pm

Andie 5:30 - 6:30pm

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Thando 7:00- 8:00pm

Z Star Trinity

Hello Tut Tut

Wilson Pickers 7:15 - 8:30pm

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Mojo JuJu Sibusile Xaba

8:45 - 10:00pm

Soul Impro Thando & Friends

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Rachel Baiman

Lucie Thorne

Hello Tut Tut

Tin Can String Band

Tek Tek Ensemble

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Claire Anne Taylor 7:30 - 8:30pm

Hussy Hick 9:00 - 10:00pm

9:30 - 10:30pm

Dereb the Ambassador

Alysha Brilla 10:30 - 11:45pm

10:45 - 11:45pm

Husky presents First Kiss Goodnight 11:00 - close

Graham Moes

Karl S. Williams

5:00 - 6:00pm

5:00 - 6:00pm

Alana Wilkinson

Husky Gawenda

6:30 - 7:15pm

6:30 - 7:30pm

Monique Clare 7:45 - 8:45pm

Loren Kate 9:00 - 10:00pm

Small Halls Hat Fitz & Cara + Blair Dunlop

Brekky Boy 5:00 - 6:00pm

Titan Sky Verandah Sessions

5:00 - 5:45pm

Mandy Hawkes Verandah Sessions

6:15 - 7:00pm

Gideon Priess Piano Bar 5:00 - 10:00pm

8:00 - 10:00pm

Sunnyside 10:30 - 11:30pm

KEEPING IT GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE At Mullum Music Festival you don’t just nourish your soul with music; you get to engage in workshops, walks and talks and learn about being an agent for positive change. The festival organisation is also committed to reducing the event’s environmental impact.

‘Mullum Music Festival is serious about our environmental impact and we have been working with Mullum Cares, Renew Fest, Repower Byron Shire, Brunswick Landcare, Stone & Wood and The Byron Shire Council for many years now,’ says Festival Director Glenn Wright. ‘It is our long-term desire to have zero waste at our event.

‘We can do more, and each year we look to tackle new challenges. This year we are really keen to reduce the waste from our Festival Market Places and we have partnered with Mullum Cares to help us manage the sorting of rubbish and dispatch for least impact and maximum diversion from landfill.’

‘Remember to BYO water bottle and visitors to the Civic Precinct Food Court are encouraged to be a part of the action and BYO cups, plates and cutlery and the friendly Wash Station crew will happily wash them for you!’ says Sasha Mainsbridge of Mullum Cares. ‘Refundable deposits will apply on all cups at the bars and in the Civic Food Courts.’

‘It’s important to remember you can make a difference and together we make change,’ says Dave Rawlins of Repower Byron. ‘Opting out of electricity produced from fossil fuel and switching to an ethical electricity provider is one of the easiest and most powerful climate actions you can take.’ Repower Byron volunteers will be at the festival to tell you how to switch, reduce your power use and even produce your own renewable electricity.

RENEW FEST COMMUNITY PROGRAM This year we have stripped back Renew Fest’s community program at Mullum Music Festival to feature just three things: a contemplative discussion, a walk, and weaving… to give you space within the bustling of yet another awesome Mullum

Music Festival program, and so you can really take your time contemplating how important it is that we come together to act NOW for the climate, and for all life on Earth.

For details on this year’s community program head to www.mullummusicfestival.com. You can also visit the Renew Fest stall at the festival marketplace!

FOR CUPS SAKE INITIATIVE We continue our march towards a plastic-free event, and we are excited to again partner with Stone & Wood on our cup-exchange initiative. Stone & Wood bars will be using re-usable cups and encouraging a circular economy!

How it works: You will need to purchase a $2 sustainable cup with your first drink. This exchangeable cup will be refreshed with each drink purchased at the Stone & Wood bars. Return your cup at end of the festival and receive $2 back! In this way you can play your part in a more sustainable future at no cost. #forcupssake

BYO BOTTLE We are committed to removing single-use plastic cups and water bottles from the festival’s ecological footprint. With the support of Green Music Australia, Mullum Cares and We Refill all venues will have cold drinks including water bottle refills available but not disposable water bottles. A festival pass for filtered water bottle refills will be available from the ticketing office for $5 and single refills at the stations for $1. So, help reduce single-use plastics and #BYOBOTTLE!

ANNUAL MOTHERS DAY TREE PLANTING Join us on Mothers Day May 10, 2020 for our annual Mothers Day Tree Planting. In conjunction with Brunswick Valley Landcare and Byron Shire Council, we have planted 9,000 trees (and counting!) over the last seven years. Further details to be announced in 2020!

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4 SPECIAL EVENTS NOT TO MISS! For a boutique festival, Mullum Music Festival sure packs a lot into one little town. With more than 80 acts performing across 14 different venues as well as markets, pop-ups and street performances, Mullum Music Festival is an adventure with new delights to discover at every turn…

FRIDAY

SATURDAY At full stretch THE AMBASSADOR

World-famous Farmers Market One to watch: What better way to ease into your festival Dereb the Ambassador than with the perfect coffee and delicious breakfast made from locally grown produce at Mullumbimby’s world-famous Farmers Markets.

Relax under the shade of the beautiful fig trees, enjoy a free concert by Gabriel Otu and band, and eavesdrop on the ABC North Coast outside broadcast where festival acts drop by for interviews and acoustic performances.

Don’t miss Australia’s own Ethio-Soul superstar Dereb the Ambassador and his big sound band of virtuoso musicians, delivering energetic rhythms and melodies that consistently get crowds moving.

‘Electrifying, kaleidoscopic vintage soul... his blistering vocal attack is beyond compare: hail one of the world’s most exhilarating new voices.’ – MAG

The Farmers Markets take place 8–11am at Mullumbimby Showgrounds, and feature Gabriel Otu at 10am.

Small halls Our collaboration with Woodford Folk Festival’s ‘Festival of Small Halls’ continues with the infectious Hat Fitz & Cara and Blair Dunlop (UK). Join these wonderful artists as they trek the countryside stopping in to some of the most intriguing townships and halls with their song stories. Make your way to the St Martin’s Hall at 4.30pm Fri, 6pm Sat, and 4.30pm Sun!

Back to school: Mojo Juju High School, Friday 8.45pm 2018 saw Mojo Juju drop her biggest album yet – Native Tongue. Seamlessly mixing soul, blues, hip hop and pop, Mojo Juju’s music is simply stunning – and to experience it live is truly special. Her unique velvet yet gravelly voice and driving riffs can get a dancefloor pumping, but she can also deliver a ballad with intoxicating charm. Mojo has collected a slew of accolades, 15 award nominations (including three ARIA nominations), and the J Award for Best Music Video, and the Dreamtime Award for Best Female Artist. Most recently she has taken home the Album and Song of the Year at the 2019 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs).

Stretch into your Saturday morning with yoga (Jess Humphries) at 8am at the Civic Hall, and then head to one of the many musical popups around town with festival artists performing at The Other Joint, the Mullum Saturday Markets, Lulu’s Cafe, Scratch Patisserie, Flock Espresso, Pink Lotus, Rock & Roll Coffee Co, and Santos Garden Cafe. Saturday all day, various venues.

Verandah sessions at the Middle Pub Be sure to make your way upstairs at Mullum’s iconic Middle Pub where you can catch local indie pop outfit Blindmouth (Sat 4pm & 6pm) along with Titan Sky (Fri 5pm), and Mandy Hawkes (Fri 6.15pm).

Wagons One of the many ‘not to miss’ acts, Wagons stay atop their own tidal wave of hard-hitting, outlaw-inspired, swamp-rock madness, still pulsing and stomping together as a joint force, with singer Henry Wagons at the helm. Their latest offering Songs from the Aftermath is out now.

Saturday, 10.30pm, High School.

SUNDAY March on …

Join the Street Parade!

Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and swing low, sweet chariot. If you want to know what Mullum’s all about, you’ll find it here. Join us as we take over the streets with The Mullum Street Parade Band, The Cassettes, Dustyesky, Spaghetti Circus, Roundabout Theatre and spot the festival headliners playing in the parade. Parade starts at the Council Chambers at 11am.

Songs of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant This showcase features timeless Zeppelin songs, some of the older blues they reworked, and solo tracks from Robert Plant. All the lead vocalists are women, who are performing at this year’s festival.

The Band: Georgie Chorley (music director and vocals), Brett Canning – bass, Bret DiVola – lead guitar and vocals, Ollie McGill – keyboards and vocals, Dave Sanders – drums and more.

Featured vocalists: Ruby Boots, Georgie Chorley, Leesa Gentz, Emily Lubitz and Angie Hudson, Julz Parker, Claire Anne Taylor.

Sunday, 11.45am at the Civic Hall.

Party down

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Sunday evening is party time. By this stage you’ll truly be in the Mullum vibe and who knows where you’ll end up? Celebrate the last day of your festival floating between performances by Sibusile Xaba, Kent Burnside (US), Kuamaakonga, Nano Stern (Chile) & Friends, The Mullum Youth Big Band, Brekky Boy, The Wilson Pickers, Dustyesky, Husky, and Thando – or choose your own adventure!

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SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER VILLAGE VANGUARD

HIGH SCHOOL

BOWLO

COURTHOUSE HOTEL

DRILL HALL

ST MARTIN’S HALL

YOGA 8:00 - 9:00am

SPECIALS

SPECIALS

Loose Content Scratch Pattisserie 10:00 - 11:00am

Body Percussion with Greg Sheehan Byron Community College

10:30 - 11:30am

Bollywood Bliss (Dance Workshop) 10:00 - 11:00am

Master Class: Brass and Woodwind: Martha Baartz 9:30 - 10:30am

Gabrielle Otu (Drumming Workshop)

10:30 - 11:30am

Street Parade Rehearsal 11:00 - 12:00pm

Mullum High

Cassettes

Flashmob Dance Workshop

11:30 -12:30pm

School Showcase

Youth Mentorship 12:15- 12:35pm

Gabrielle Otu

Bay FM Stage

Youth Mentorship 1:00 - 1:20pm

1:00 -2:00pm

12:00 - 1:00pm

Arakwal Bunyarra Dancers

1:30-2.00pm Bay FM Stage

Nano Stern 2:45 - 3:45pm

4:15 - 5:15pm

Dustyesky

Workshop: Lateral Workshop: Singing Fake Russian with Looping Dustyesky Graham Moes

10:30 - 11:30am

10:30 - 11:30am

Mandy Hawkes

Brekky Boy

12:00 - 1:00pm

Greg Sheehan

1:30 - 2:30pm

2:00 - 3:00pm

Tamwah & Ricardo Small 2:45 - 3:15pm

Tek Tek Ensemble

Youth Mentorship

Kaumaakonga 2:30 - 3:30pm

Dereb the Ambassador

Alfalfa Thando

Joe Pug 7:15 - 8.15pm

7:00 - 8:00pm

Claire Anne Taylor 5:30 - 6:30pm

5:45 - 6:45pm

Steve Gunn 6:30 - 7:30pm

Hussy Hicks

9:00 - 10.00pm

Soul Impro -

9:00 - 10:00pm

Thando & Friends

Hello Tut Tut

Alysha Brilla 10:30 - 11.30pm

Jack Carty 3:00 - 4:00pm

10:30 - 11:30am

Youth Mentorship

12:00 - 12:20pm

Panel Musicians in the Shadows 1:00 - 2:00pm

Angus Field 2:30 - 3:15pm Parissa Bouas

presents Emerging Vocalists

3:30 - 4:30pm

Cigany Weaver 4:30 - 5:30pm

Rachel Baiman

SCU presents Sophie Ozard

Loren Kate 6:00 - 7:00pm

Dustyesky Bar Popup

7:30 - 8:30pm

7:30 - 8:30pm

Palm Wine Ambassadors

The Wilson Pickers

Alana Wilkinson

9:00 - 10:00pm

9:00 -10:00pm

9:00 - 10:00pm

9:30 - 10:30pm

Allensworth

Wagons

10:45 - 11:45pm

Husky presents First Kiss Goodnight 11:30 - 1:00am

Emergency Exit The Other Joint 10:00 - 11:00am

St Johns Showcase

Tim Stokes & Band Mullum Markets Free Concert 11:00 - 12:00pm

9.00 - 10:00am

10:30 - 11:30pm Vocal Technique For Untrained & Beginner Singers w/ Jo Davie

12:00 - 1:00pm

Monique Clare 1.30 - 2:30pm

Mandy Nolan

Workshop: Songwriting with Titan Sky

Byron Community College

12:00 - 1:00pm 1:00 Workshop - Joel Salom Percussion Juggling Workshop 1:00 - 2:00pm

Lucie Thorne Presents Kitty & Frank 3:00 - 4:00pm

Juzzie Smith

Tin Can String Band Pink Lotus 2:00 - 3:00pm

4:30 - 5:30pm

4:45 - 5:45pm

Kent Burnside

10:30- 11:30pm

MORE SPECIALS

1:30 - 2:30pm

Workshop - Political Songwriting with Rachel Baiman

7:00 - 8:00pm

8:00 - 9:00pm

Harry James Emma Donovan and the Putbacks Angus

The New Savages

6:00 -7:00pm

Sibusile Xaba

Hello Tut Tut

12:00 - 1:00pm

Sunnyside 4:00 - 5:00pm

4:00 - 5:00pm

Will and The People

3:20- - 3:40pm

3:30 - 4:30pm

5:00 - 6:00pm 5:45 - 6:45pm

9.00 - 10:00am

Allensworth

Bay FM Stage

Ruby Boots

Workshop Learning to Listen and Harmonise Andie

Workshop : Talking Hands with Sign Of The Times

Hello Tut Tut Rock'n'Roll Cafe 3:00 - 4:00pm

Small Halls Hat Fitz & Cara + Blair Dunlop 6:00 - 8:30pm

Perv Endings Bedclub Sophie hi Ozard Middle Pub 7:00 - 10:00pm

Sali Bracewell Lulus Café 11:00 - 1:00pm Sunday Lemonade Santos Organic Garden 12:00 - 12:45pm

Graham Moes Santos Organics Garden 1:00 - 2:00pm

Byron High Youth Stage 2:00 - 5:00pm Maisy Taylor Baker & Daughters 2:00 - 3:00pm Murry Kyle Flock 2:00 - 3:00pm

Verandah Sessions Blindmouth Middle Pub 4:00 - 5:00pm & 6:00 - 7:00pm

Byron School s of Arts

Alwan 9:00- 10:00pm

Karl S. Williams 4.00 - 5:00pm Andie 5:30 - 6:30pm Mr Rhodes 7:00 - 8:00pm Titan Sky 8:30 - 9:30pm

Gideon Priess's Piano Bar 2:00 - 10:00pm

COMEDY, THEATRE & DANCE • JOEL SALOM’s TALKING DOGS SHOW: Sun 12pm, St Martin’s Hall • MANDY NOLAN: Opening Night MC and Comedy: Sat, 7.30pm, Drill Hall • SIGN OF THE TIMES: Curious how deaf people interpret and enjoy music? Come and experience this unique Mullumbimby–based Auslan singing/signing ensemble. Sun, 12pm, Bowlo • SPAGHETTI CIRCUS: Festival Marketplace Sat & Sun • THE CASSETTES: Roving Sat & Sun • ROUND ABOUT THEATRE: Roving Sat & Sun

• THE BOLLYWOOD SISTERS: Civic Hall Fri, Sat & Sun

MUSICAL SPECIALS • HUSKY: First Kiss Goodnight – Village Vanguard, Fri, Sat & Sun • Gideon Preiss’s PIANO BAR – Village Vanguard – Fri, Sat & Sun • Mullum Youth Big Band Directed by John Hoffman – Sun 1.30pm Drill Hall • Youth Stage & Pizza – Mullum High School Pizza Oven Stage Sun 1–5pm • BSA Byron School of Art Live Music – Sat & Sun • Choirs & Orchestras: Dustyesky, St John’s Choir, Mullum Youth Big Band

YOUTH MENTORSHIP WINNERS

Don’t forget to catch the 2019 Youth Mentorship winners!

Band: BLACKWOOD (Mentor: Andrew Morris / The Wilson Pickers) – Sat, Village Vanguard, 1–1.20pm Vocal: PHOEBE NEUMANN (Mentor: Hussy Hicks) – Sat, Drill Hall, 12–12.20pm Singer Songwriter: MALI BIGGIN (Mentor: Juzzie Smith) – Sat, Village Vanguard 12.15–12.35pm Under 15 years: BRIDGE LEFT (Mentor: Mandy Hawkes) – Opening Night Gala, Sat Bowlo 3.20–3.40pm www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

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6 SOME ARTISTS NOT TO BE MISSED NANO STERN

ALYSHA BRILLA

WILL AND THE PEOPLE

Nano Stern (CHILE)

Will and the People (UK)

His musical virtuosity, mesmerising and charismatic live performances and his passionate and poetic advocacy for social justice result in a true and honest universal message, delivered with intense energy and a high level of musicality. His contagious personal energy and fluency in multiple languages allows Nano to warmly include his international audiences in the stories of his Spanish songs.

Will and the People return to Mullum Fest.

Hailing from the United Kingdom, they have toured extensively and sold out shows throughout Europe, the UK, Asia, Australia, and the US, where they recorded with Thom Russo (Michael Jackson, Prince and Audioslave). They have shared the stage with the likes of Paulo Nutini, The Script, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Sticky Fingers, Greenday and The Enemy to name a few. They are not just playing songs, they live through their music.

Thursday: Opening Gala Friday: 7.45pm, Civic Hall Saturday: 2.45pm, Civic Hall Sunday: 6.00pm, Civic Hall

Alysha Brilla (CAN) Three times Juno Award-nominated Alysha Brilla is a critically acclaimed Indo-Tanzanian Canadian songwriter and producer who just released her fourth album, Rooted.

Her music draws on the influences of her unique background; blending Indian and East African sounds with a contemporary aesthetic. She has toured internationally with her band, using vinyl sampling, acoustic recordings, programming and experimentation to achieve a warm blend of retro vibes with a modern twist.

Friday: 10.30pm, High School Saturday: 10.30pm, Civic Hall Sunday: 9.00pm, High School

Quivers Quivers make cathartic guitar pop that jangles and shimmers somewhere between 1980s Australia and 1990s America. The newest single You’re Not Always On My Mind has been getting some nice international support (KEXP/NPR) and is a song that commits to being a pop song – taking the band deeper down the rabbit hole of lyricheavy chiming guitar-pop.

Sunday: High School, 6.00pm

STEVE GUNN

KAUMAAKONGA

ALANA WILKINSON

Saturday: 7.00pm, High School

Steve Gunn (US) For over a decade, guitarist/vocalist Steve Gunn has been one of American music’s most pivotal figures – conjuring immersive and psychedelic sonic landscapes both live and on record, releasing revered solo albums ranking high on in-the-know end-of-year lists, alongside exploratory collaborations with artists as diverse as Mike Cooper, Kurt Vile, and Michael Chapman (whose most recent studio album he produced). Not to be missed!

Saturday: 6.30pm, Village Vanguard Sunday: 3.15pm, Village Vanguard

Alana Wilkinson

WORKSHOPS Take part in this year’s wonderful workshops program presented by Southern Cross University.

Kaumaakonga consists of musicians from across the Solomon Islands, predominantly from Mungava and Mungiki. They breathe new life into their traditional Avaiki chants while combining traditional rhythms and percussion with panpipes, guitar, and unique vocal harmonies. KMK wants to take the listener on a sonic journey from the past and propel them to the future of modern/ traditional Polynesian and Melanesian musical fusions.

Equal parts vulnerable folk singer and vitriolic punk poet, Melbourne artist Alana Wilkinson is a smiling assassin. Combining delicate melodies with disarmingly insightful vignettes about the human condition, Wilkinson’s songwriting skewers ex-lovers, would-be suitors, ridiculous social norms, and the absurd challenges of suburban life in a merciless, yet strangely affectionate way. She engages audiences with revealing and hilarious stories and songs accompanied by guitar and uke and the theatrical delivery that serves her so well.

Friday: Civic Hall, 6.16pm Saturday: High School, 2.30pm Sunday: High School, 12.00pm

Friday: 6.30pm, Drill Hall Saturday: 9.00pm, Drill Hall Sunday: 7.00pm, BSA

10.30am Body Percussion with Greg Sheehan – Byron Community College

Kaumaakonga (Sol Is)

SATURDAY 8.00am Yoga with Jess Humphries – Civic Hall 9.00am Learning to Listen and Harmonise with Andie – Drill Hall 9.30am Talking Hands with Sign Of The Times – St Martin’s Hall 10.00am Bollywood Bliss Dance Workshop with the Bollywood Sisters – Civic Hall

10.30am African Drumming & Dance with Gabriel Otu – High School

MULLUMBIMBY RURAL CO-OP For all your FUEL, PRODUCE & AGRICULTURAL NEEDS

10.30am Political Songwriting with Rachel Baiman – Drill Hall

• Wide range of rural produce including stock-feed, mulch, fencing materials, fertilizers and organic gardening materials

11.00am Final Street Parade Rehearsal with Glenn Wright – Ex-Services Club

• 24 Hour fuel available with most cards accepted

12.00pm Vocal Technique for beginners with Joe Davis – St Martin’s Hall

10.30am Lateral Looping with Graham Moes – Bowlo

10.30am Singing Fake Russian with DUSTYESKY – Court House Hotel

• Composted cow manure and lime delivered and spread if required • Farm fuel deliveries

12.00pm Songwriting with Tony Rowley – Byron Community College

1670 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby (opposite the High School)

1.00pm Musicians In The Shadows Panel with Barry Hill – Drill Hall

8am–5pm Monday to Friday, 8am–12 noon Saturday Phone: 02

1.00pm Percussion Juggling with Joel Salom – Ex-Services Piano Bar

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9.30am Chops, Rhythms & Grooves for String Players with Monique Clare – Bowlo 9.30am Harmonica Lesson with Juzzie Smith – Drill Hall 12.00pm First Songs with Matt Hill – Drill Hall 3.00pm Drums Masterclass with Hamish Stuart – Drill Hall

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SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER

CIVIC HALL

HIGH SCHOOL

VILLAGE VANGUARD

COURTHOUSE HOTEL

BOWLO

Workshop Chops, rhythms & grooves for string players w Monique Clare 9:30- 10:30am

Yoga 9:00- 10:00am

DRILL HALL

ST MARTINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HALL

Kaumaakonga 12:00 - 1:00pm

11:45 - 1:00pm

Alwan 12:00 - 1:00pm

Presented by:

Sign Of The Times

Palm Wine Ambassadors

12:00 - 1:00pm

12:00 - 1:00pm

Karl S. Williams

Sunnyside

SCU presents Panel: Matt Hill - First Songs 11:30- 12:00pm

Amazing Drumming Monkeys

Emma Donovan and the Putbacks

Talking Dogs, with

Manoa

Lulu's Café 11:30- 1:30pm

Joel Salom

12:00 - 1:00pm

Murray Kyle

Dereb the Ambassador

Joe Pug

1:30 - 2:30pm

1:30 - 2:30pm

1:30 - 2:30pm

Steve Gunn

Greg Sheehan & Bobby Alu

1.30 - 2:30pm

Mullum Youth Big Band 1.30 - 2:30pm

SANTOS Organics Garden 12:00 - 1:00pm

Juzzie Smith 1:30 - 2:30pm

1:30 - 2:30pm Amazing Drumming Monkeys

Thando 3:00 - 4:00pm

Wagons 3:00 - 4:00pm

Dustyesky

Harry James Lucie Thorne Angus Presents Kitty 4:30 - 5:30pm Bay FM Stage

Quivers

Nano Stern & Friends 6:00 - 7:00pm

3:15- 4:15pm

Bay FM Stage

Bollywood Sisters

4:30 - 5:30pm

6:00 - 7:00pm

& Frank 4:45 - 5:45pm

Hussy Hicks 6:15 - 7:15pm

The New Savages 3:00 - 4:00pm

3:00 - 4:00pm

Rachel Baiman

Ruby Boots

4:30 - 5:30pm

Kent Burnside

4:30 - 5:30pm

Masterclass : Hamish Stuart 3:00 - 4:00pm Sharny Russell Presents Emerging Vocalists

4:30 - 5:30pm

6:00 - 7:00pm

7:30 - 8:30pm

Alisha Todd & The Volcanic Lovers 7:30- 8:30pm

Hello Tut Tut

Invisible Friend

Claire Anne Taylor 7:45 - 8:45pm

Loose Content

The Wilson Pickers 9:00 - 10:00pm

Alysha Brilla 9:00 - 10:00pm

Small Halls Hat Fitz & Cara + Blair Dunlop

Monique Clare

Husky presents - First Kiss Goodnight 9:30 - 11:00pm

7:30- 8:30pm

Mandy Hawkes 4:00 - 5:00pm

Chris Mallory Pink Lotus

2:00 - 3:00pm

Lady Mondegreen 5:30 -6:30pm

6:00 - 7:00pm

Andie 7:30 - 8:30pm

Loren Kate 7:30- 8:30pm

Alana Wilkinson 7:00 - 8:00pm

Gideon Priess's Piano Bar 2:00 - 10:00pm

Brekky Boy

LOCAL ARTISTS The Wilson Pickers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri, Sat & Sun Dustyesky â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat & Sun Juzzie Smith â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat & Sun Karl S Williams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri, Sat & Sun Alfalfa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat Invisible Friend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sun Gabriel Otu â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri, Sat & Sun Mr Rhodes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat Mandy Hawkes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri, Sat & Sun Lady Mondegreen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sun

7:30-8:30pm

Flock 2:00 - 3:00am

Jack Carty 3:00 - 4:00pm

4:30-7:00pm

Cigany Weaver

6:00 - 7:00pm

Tincan String Band

Loose Content

Sibusile Xaba

SPECIALS

Juzzie Smith Harmonica workshop 9:30 - 10:30am

STREET PARADE 11am - Midday Songs of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

BSA

9:00-10:00pm

Graham Moes

Allensworth 9:00 - 10:00pm

Titan Sky 9:00 - 10:00pm

9:00 - 10:00pm

SAE students help the good times roll Palm Wine Ambassadors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri, Sat & Sun

Each year students from SAE Creative Media Institute in Byron Bay receive invaluable industry experience working at Mullum Music Festival.

Loose Content â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thurs, Sat & Sun Students will again run the sound desk at the SAE sponsored and very popular Mullumbimby Bowlo, and will also be filming throughout the Sophie Ozard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat festival, and editing the festival promotional video for 2020.

Tin Can String Band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri, Sat & Sun Interested in a dynamic career in the creative industries?

Angus Field â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat Explore the possibilities by attending the free SAE Byron Bay Info Mandy Nolan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thur & Sat Night Thursday 28 November 2019. To find out more and to register your attendance, visit sae.edu.au/infonight.

Murray Kyle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sun Blindmouth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat Sunday Lemonade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat

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Conscious wine Countries such as Italy, Georgia, and Greece have been using natural wine practices for hundreds of years. In Australia, however, the movement toward natural and minimal-intervention wine has only been on the fringes of drinking culture.

‘We want to showcase what’s available now in Australia’ said Julz Recsei from The Sun Bottlo. ‘Wines grown to suit Australian conditions. A lot of them are dry grown: they don’t need much water for irrigation if any at all. They are made by people, not huge factories. The grapes are predominantly hand picked, the wine is not filtered, fined, or temperature controlled and there are minimal or no preservatives’.

Being held from midday to 5pm Saturday 23 November at The Sun Bistro, the Conscious Wine Celebration gives locals the chance to meet with seven wine producers and try new and interesting styles of Australian wine.

Local food, gin, and beer producers will be a part of the celebration. The event is family friendly with live entertainment. Tickets include a return ride on the Byron Solar Train.

More info – Saturday 23 November midday – 5pm Sun Bistro

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Whistler Wines from the Barossa Valley, Witches Falls from Mount Tambourine and the Granite Belt, Unico Zelo from the Adelaide Hills, Marions Vineyard from Tamar River Valley, Tasmania, Ricca Terra from Riverland South Australia, and Jilly Wines from Clunes will be among the winemakers sharing their produce and stories on November 23.

Tickets $32 which includes booking fee, five conscious wine tasting samples, live entertainment and a return trip on the Byron Solar Train.

Family-friendly event with children 12 and under free.

Tickets www.thesunbistro.com or at The Sun Bottlo

Beer Club If you live around here, you can just turn up at the Stone & Wood premises in Byron to get their seasonal and limited releases, as well as the popular lines. However, if you’d like to send a present to a friend out of the area, or if you just like having things delivered to you, you can become a member of their beer club.

For $15 a month you get content and special offers, plus a limited-release beer package every two months, direct from the brewery to your door, of beers such as the annual Stone Beer.

New members who sign up before Tuesday 10 December will also go into the running to win a Stone & Wood Brew Experience for themselves and a friend, plus will receive their club welcome pack before Christmas Day

More info: www.stoneandwood.com.au/ beer-club

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Eating Out Guide BYRON BAY

BALLINA

Ballina RSL Club 1 Grant 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

Old School Favourites Boardwalk Specials $15 Members Every Day Lunch and Dinner Choose the small roast of the day or one of our daily specials

1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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

No Bones

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

BILLINUDGEL

Billi’s Indian Open Tuesday – Sunday 4.30pm to late Closed Monday 8 Wilfred St, Billinudgel BYO. Credit cards 6680 3352

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AUTHENTIC INDIAN RESTAURANT • Chef specials every night • Exciting New Menu • 10% off for seniors every day • Catering available for parties • Vegan and gluten free food available • Complimentary papadams if pre-booked!

NEW MENU

Indulge in one of our new creations!

We are proud to say that for over 20 years we have been serving the Byron community fresh, local seafood and ingredients.

To improve your dining experience, we have developed a smaller plate menu, designed to be shared, and enabling you to try a greater variety of dishes.

Enjoy! The Fishheads Family

HAPPY HOUR 5–6PM • $12 Cocktails / $6 Beers Johnny Meloncamp - Brookie’s Slow Gin, Apple Brandy, Fortified Wine, Fresh Watermelon Juice and Citrus

100% Plant Based Bar & Kitchen Open every day from 5pm Floral Fairy - Healthy and Hypnotic. Gin, Absinthe and Local ‘Good Happy’ Kombucha. Herbaceous and Floral notes 11 Fletcher Street 6680 7418 Kokoro No Tomo - This Grapefruit and Ginger Sake Sour will @nobonesbyronbay have you searching for love at the bottom of your glass.

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

Authentic Mexican in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere.

This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally.

Mexican blend Moonshine coffee by day, margaritas by night, TACOS all day long!

Family friendly and specials each night.

Coffee: 7am – 11.30am Dinner: 5pm – 9pm Saturday Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm Open Mon – Sat: Closed Sundays

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

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Byron Bay Deli 6/25–27 Lawson Street 6680 8700 Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm

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St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

Proudly serving the people of Byron and beyond with the finest gourmet food for over 20 years.

Bringing a little bit of the middle east to the bay.

We have everything you want for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Eat in or take home. Let us take the stress out of cooking.

Picnic Hampers – coffee - catering

Mon-Sat: 5pm till late.

Sun: 5pm till 10pm.

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

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

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Loft Byron Bay

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.

Book online: loftbyronbay.com.au @loftbyronbay

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

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

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

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

White Wolf Bistro & Bar Modern Australian 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

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

Bookings 0416 870 644

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

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

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

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

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Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 6684 3778

Open 7 days.

Mon–Wed: 9am–8pm Thu–Sun: 9am–8.30pm

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

The Italian Byron Bay

Bar & Dining in the BEACH HOTEL Tuesday – Sunday From 4pm till late 1 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 6685 6402

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

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

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Proudly all local $2 Oysters and $12 Cocktails 4–6pm $12 Late Night Macpresso Martini 9–11pm

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

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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

Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.

Naturally Better!

GIN MAKING AND COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS

- book online. Gin Making Gift Vouchers available.

LORDBYRON.COM.AU LordByronDistillery

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

Handcrafted Malawach, Falafel, Pita Pocket, Middle Eastern spices… blended with the tradition of Yemen and the vibe of Mullumbimby.

Visit and experience authentic atmosphere and culture.

Dine-in, Takeaway and BYO Vegan & Gluten-Free friendly Special Edition Humus Plate every Wednesday.

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.

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Harvest

Book a table, up to 20 on the fork. For Functions & Events email events@beachhotel.com.au

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.

MULLUMBIMBY

Modern Australian Cuisine with a heavy influence on local sustainable produce.

18–20 Marvell Street, Winter Hours: Byron Bay Tuesday–Friday Lunch 12–2pm; Dinner 5.30–8pm 6685 6202 Sunday Lunch 12–2pm; Dinner 5.30–8pm 0419 217 144 Saturday - Open 12–8pm www.ourtablebyronbay.com.au

GREEN ROOM

Live acoustic music – Fridays 6pm

No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

www.yamanmullumbimby.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.

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

Open Tuesday–Saturday 12 noon – 5pm 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901

Phone orders welcome 6680 9223

Our Table Byron Bay

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

DINE AT DUSK 2 Course $40, 3 Course $50 – seated by 6pm only

CELLAR DOOR – TASTINGS & TOURS

Located in Woolies Carpark Shop 6/90–96 Jonson St Byron Bay

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

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

OPEN - 7 days Breakfast & Lunch Dinner Tuesday to Saturday All day menus, licensed bar

Lord Byron Distillery

Bay Pho

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

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.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

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CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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

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Brett McDonald moving forward.....

When I phoned Brett to have a chat about his recent move to Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads/Murwillumbah he had to call me back because he was sending out a sales advice on a property he had two very interested parties on. If you know Brett you know he is always moving forward. Combine this with the momentum that Julie-ann Manahan has created in her Raine

& Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads/Murwillumbah agency and it becomes an unstoppable force.

Brett brings 15 years of experience to his role but it is not only that which makes him an agent whom people use again and again. It is his ability to bring a light touch to a very serious transaction.

He completely understands and respects the importance of what he is doing, working with his clients to get the best outcome for their sale. ‘It is one of the most important

I don’t take my self too seriously but I am extremely serious about what I am doing

transactions my clients will ever be involved in,’ says Brett. It would appear to be a winning combination. One of Brett’s clients described him as the ‘negotiation guru’ I asked him why he felt he had received that feedback. ‘I spend time, effort and money into honing my skills, I do a lot of training because I want to be the best I can be. And I work bloody hard for my vendors!’

When I asked Brett about the current market conditions and whether he felt there was a lack of stock. Naturally, he expressed that it would be good if there was more stock but he believes at the moment it is a balanced market across the board. ‘We have properties to suit the lifestyle and budget of most buyers. I service the

I don’t think it is a buyers’ market or a sellers’ market but sellers are selling and buyers are buying and everyone seems quite happy!’

Julie-ann Manahan principal of Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads/ Murwillumbah is delighted that Brett has joined the team. ‘He is a perfect fit for us. We have a great team who know what they are doing and whole Northern focus on people Rivers area and marketing to from Wardell deliver outstanding through to the results for our Tweed border. Julie-ann Manahan & Brett McDonald clients’.

To sell what you love, talk to someone who loves where you live Bre McDonald is known throughout the Byron – Lismore regions for his hard work, a ention to vendors needs and striving to achieve the best possible result for his vendors.

You can now find Bre with the Raine and Horne team and he’s still passionate about helping people in this region make good decisions about their real estate needs.

Contact Bre today on 0400 351 311 or email him at Bre .mcdonald@oceanshores.rh.com.au

Testimonials “We found Bre to be a genuine and honest person who represented himself and the vendor with the highest of standards and treated us as buyers with the greatest of respect. No question was left unanswered and we were free to call or meet him at any time 7 days a week. We would highly recommend Bre to our friends and family.”

Paul and Tracey, grateful buyers and sellers in Coopers Shoot and Byron Bay

“Bre has now sold three of my properties and I will definitely use his services again.

Check him out. Awesome!”

Jeff, happy Seller Goonellabah “Bre was available at all hours when I needed him throughout the selling process and earned every dollar of his fee. Great result!”

Vicki, happy seller in Eltham

“Bre did an excellent job selling our property.

He achieved a sale price and se lement period beyond our expectations. He truly is the negotiation guru! Thanks, Bre .”

Jamie Kim, ecstatic sellers in Eltham

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‘Jugglersfoot’ - Organic farmstead The Pinnacle

Family home on 10 acres

Address: 134A Mafeking Road, Goonengerry 23 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores 395 Middle Pocket Rd, Middle Pocket $1,980,000 $1,280,000 – $1,400,000 $1,750,000 neg 4 2 4 2 2 4 2

For those seeking to remain active with a sustainable lifestyle ‘Jugglersfoot’ is the ideal farm. Offering an organically certified regenerative farm on 60 acres in Goonengerry growing garlic, ginger, turmeric and potatoes. The garlic harvest is in mid-November, potatoes and turmeric are harvested weekly, ginger is harvested weekly in season and the produce is taken to the weekly Farmers Market stall which has an established customer base. The property also features extensive tropical flower and foliage perennials which add to the diversity and the presentation of this property and also to the product mix sold at the weekly market.

This is a picturesque property, with an open valley view, features rehabilitated riparian zone, rainforest remnants, restored rainforest gullies and specialist koala plantings. There’s a koala management plan which protects the core koala habitat of a breeding female population. The buildings include a reinterpreted church, a small studio and a large multipurpose timber machinery shed. All the infrastructure has been built with love and quality and artistic details feature heavily throughout all of these largely recycled buildings.

This property has been carefully managed by the current owners for the past 40+ years and they will be sad to say goodbye but it is time for new owners to take over ‘Jugglersfoot’ and take it to the next level.

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Delivering sweeping ocean views with a sundrenched north aspect, this architecturally designed residence offers a masterclass in contemporary style and effortless functionality in a prized location. Its sophistication is derived from the simplicity of its striking forms – bold, clean lines are combined with a palette of natural textures and materials to create an elegant family home with a beautifully modern aesthetic.

Spanning multiple levels, the main floor provides dual living zones with a seamless progression from the interior spaces to the north facing, sunny deck and child-friendly lawn. The fluid, open design is anchored by a designer kitchen with stainless stone benchtops and quality appliances. Sliding stacker doors frame the spectacular views to the ocean including Cape Byron and a front row view of migrating whales.

Thoughtfully arranged, the floorplan provides ideally for a family – the huge master retreat enjoys fabulous ocean views with a private terrace and chic bathroom.

Inspect: by appointment Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

Sandstock brick 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom family home, wraparound verandah, 2 separate living areas, renovated kitchen and ensuite, all bedrooms with large built-in wardrobes, new ceiling fans, air-conditioned lounge and master bedroom. Open fireplace, solar, pool, large garage and carport, rumpus / gym room.

Established gardens, mature Bowen mango trees, lime and lemon trees, vege gardens.

2 x 52,000 litre inground rainwater tanks, on 10 acres.

Private 2 bedroom guest accommodation would suit parents / inlaws, holiday accommodation (STCA) or rental income.

7 minutes to Billinudgel Post Office, pub and highway, 10 minutes to South Golden Beach and Brunswick Heads, 20 minutes to north Byron Bay. School bus stops at front gate.

Inspect: Open House Saturday 16th November 9.30 - 10am.

Contact: Linda Richardson – 0429 802 241

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View Saturday 12-12.30pm & Wednesday 5.30-6pm Auction Sunday 24 November at 12.00pm Guide $1,250,000-$1,350,000

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• 78 Howard Road, Burringbar. Sat 10–10.30 am • 33 Wallaroo Drive, Burringbar. Sat 11–11.30 pm • 62 New Brighton Road, New Brighton. Sat 12.30–1 pm • 2 Beach Ave, South Golden Beach. Sat 1.30–2 pm

• 72a Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 10.30–11am • 27 Corella Crescent, Mullumbimby. Sat 10.30–11am • 31 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 70 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 11–11.30am • 19 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 39 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 11 Keats Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11.30–12pm • 38 Myocum Downs Drive, Myocum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 276 Picadilly Hill Road, Coopers Shoot. Sat 12–12.30pm • 2/30 Byron Street, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm • 4 Kingsley Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 12.30–1pm • 16 Richmond Avenue, Ballina. Sat 1–1.30pm • 8 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Sat 1.30–2pm • 234 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Sat 2–2.30pm

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Janice Maple @ Realty

• 10 Old Pacific Highway, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 10 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 60 Hillcrest Drive, Tintenbar. Sat. 1–2 pm • 10 Old Pacific Highway, Brunswick Heads. Tues 10–10.30am.

• 3 Blackwood Cres Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 19 Blackwood Cres Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 27 Smith Street Clunes. Sat 12–12.30pm

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• 10 Montwood Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 7 Minely Crescent, East Ballina. Sat 10.30–11am • 3 Claremont Place, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 26/12 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 11.30–12pm • 1 Meadows Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm • 20 Ibis Place, Lennox Head. Sat 1–1.30pm Byron & Beyond Real Estate

Katrina Beohm

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

• 371 Upper Crystal Creek, Crystal Creek. Sat 9–9.30am • 2 Daniel Roberts Drive, McLeans Ridges. Sat 10–10.30am • 8 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10:30am • 12 Dignan Street, Burringbar. Sat 10.30–11am • 3 Glendale Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 5 Apo Street, Goonellabah, Pinnacle Estate. Sat 11am–12pm • 11 Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 16 Orana Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 117 Kingscliff Street, Kingscliff. Sat 12.30–1pm • 175 The Pocket Road, Billinudgel. Sat 12.30–1.30pm • 31 Warrambool Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm Scott Harvey Real Estate

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54 Satinwood Drive, McLeans Ridges. Sat 10am

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• 10 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car $775,000 to $810,000

• 11 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10.30am

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Elders Brunswick Valley

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

• 54 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10.30–11am

• 12 Peter Street, South Golden Beach. Thurs 11–11.30am • 23 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Thurs 12–12.30pm • 25 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Thurs 1–1.30pm • 6 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads. Thurs 2–2.30pm • 1/5 Barkala Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 12 Peter Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 11–11.30am • 25 Booyun Street,Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm • 24 Helen Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 1–1.30pm • 6 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 2–2.30pm • 45 Elizabeth Avenue, South Golden Beach. Sat 2–2.30pm

• 8 Coral Court, Byron Bay.$1.85m-$1.95m.

• 188 Balraith Lane, Ewingsdale. $2.2m-$2.3m.

• 11 Keats Street, Byron Bay. $1.15m-$1.25m.

Byron Bay First National

• 8 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Wed 2–2.30pm • 116 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Wed 2.30–3pm • 81a Stewart Street, Lennox Head. Thur 10–10.30am • 8/21-23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay. Fri 10–10.30am • 5/64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Fri 11–11.30am • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Fri 12–12.30pm • 18 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm • 116 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am • 27 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 4 Elizabeth Avenue, South Golden Beach. Sat 9–9.30am • 16 Bryce Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 9.30–10am • 5/64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Sat 9.45–10.15am • 1/41 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 68 Caniaba Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am

McGrath Byron Bay

• 34 Corella Crescent, Mullumbimby. Saturday 10–10.30am • 77 Beech Drive, Suffolk Park. Saturday 10–10.30am • 34 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Saturday 11–11.30am • 14 Coolamon Avenue, Mullumbimby. Saturday 12–12.30pm • 11 Kendall Street, Byron Bay. Saturday 11–11.30am

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

• 81B/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores • 39 James Street, Girards Hill • 77 Riverview Street, Murwillumbah

Auctions Byron Shire Real Estate

• 60 Hillcrest Drive, Tintenbar 4 bed 2+ bath 2 car Saturday 23rd November 11am on site

• 10 Old Pacific Highway, Brunswick Heads 3 bed 3 bath 1 car 23rd November 1pm on site

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

• 12 Peter Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 11.45am at SGB Community Hall

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Banking Code of Conduct In light of the Banking Royal Commission, changes have been made to the Banking Code which now includes Vulnerable Borrowers and loans with Coborrowers and Guarantors.

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Co-Borrowers must substantiate a financial benefit for wanting to be a part of a loan, and guarantors now have a mandatory waiting period before being able to return relevant mortgage documents. It is also prudent for all guarantors to obtain independent legal and financial advice, and they must hold a separate interview with the broker outside the primary borrower.

Vulnerable borrowers may include someone who is being coerced, is elderly, in financial hardship or marriage breakup, who has a mental illness, where English is not the first language spoken, is currently experiencing family or domestic abuse.

Each lender now has necessary steps the broker must follow if they deem the borrower to be vulnerable. It is now compulsory that all Brokers reacquaint themselves through a further training module and hold the necessary course certificate to proceed to act on behalf of Lenders.

If you would like further information on this subject or need help with your loan application I am here to help.

Price guide: $795,000

Lot 12, 54 Satinwood Drive, McLeans Ridges • Magnificent north facing parcel of land at the end of a peaceful cul-de-sac, on 22 acres.

• Uninterrupted views of the Nightcap Ranges, a beautiful 2200 tree rainforest separating the land from its closest neighbour, and spectacular sunsets.

• Established terraces, suited for citrus, avocados or mangoes, and the land has a few springs, and a bore licence.

• Existing building entitlement positioned at the top of the land.

Just 25 minutes to Byron/Ballina airport and 1 hour to Gold Coast airport, and 30 minutes from beautiful beaches.

Agent on site: 10am Saturday 16 November Auction: On site Saturday 14 December Contact: Scott Harvey 0412 296 872

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HALLS ARE ALIVE AT MULLUM MUSIC ALL YOUR NORTH COAST ENTERTAINMENT

This year Australia’s largest regionally dedicated music tour, Festival of Small Halls, presents British touring artist Blair Dunlop for the Summer Tour 2019 Mullum to Woodford.

The tour is all about getting off the beaten track and taking musicians to unexpected places. Chosen artists are not just there for their incredible musicianship, that’s a given, but for their ability to connect with audiences through storytelling, jokes, and warmth.

Blair is an award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist who has released three albums and toured the globe. He has cemented his place as one of Britain’s most exciting talents to come from the folk scene. He plays Mullum Music Festival this weekend.

You can also catch him when he plays with Hat Fitz and Cara at Eureka Public Hall on 23 November.

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As the son of two musicians, did you ever feel a desire to rebel against the influence of your parents and become an accountant or something like that?

It was never something I consciously considered, in truth. I can’t deny the influence that growing up in a musical household had on me, serving as encouragement to write songs and explore my creative side through music. I certainly don’t have the kind of brain needed for accountancy! As soon as I realised I wasn’t going to be a footballer (aged about 10) it was only ever going to be one thing.

What does it mean to you to be a folk musician following your parents in that pursuit?

I don’t really see myself as a ‘folk singer’ in our terms, as someone who grew up around a lot of traditional English music; but the ‘folk’ umbrella is far wider here and in the States and that definitely suits me. I think it’s a looser and better definition. It doesn’t mean anything to me with regards to maintaining a legacy or anything like that, but I guess it’s nice to share the same artistic values as my folks. It’s always been about quality over productivity and I guess

that’s owed, in large part, to my upbringing.

We all write and make music for the same reasons.

Your acting career began with an appearance in a remake of Willy Wonka staring Jonny Depp; how was that? Do you enjoy acting as much as your music career?

Haha! What acting career? I was only a kid! It was an amazing experience to work alongside some of the greats on that film but it was never something that interested me as much as music. Cool bit of trivia though – until someone pulls up a picture of the head brace I had to wear in the film!

Tim Burton is insane.

You’ll be here playing at The Festival of Small Halls – From Mullum To Woodford, in November and December. Have you played in a festival of this sort before?

What are your thoughts on the format?

I’ve toured rurally in the UK for years, alongside city gigs, and it’s something I’ve always enjoyed. I’ve also done co-headline tours and think they can work really well!

What I’ve never done before is bookend a tour with two festivals and embark on a pilgrimage from one to the other, which is

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Where else are you headed on your tour here in Australia?

I think I’m right in saying just Queensland this time. The last couple of tours have been based around Sydney and Melbourne, and it’s a shame I’m not going to be able to catch my friends from NSW and Victoria, but I’m buzzing to check out a bit farther north.

What else is on the cards for you, in what’s left of this year, and next year? Is there any other news you’d like to tell our readers about?

I’ll be working on a brand-new record as soon as I land back in the UK. Keep your eyes open for that, and I look forward to coming back this way again soon! It’s probably my favourite place to come and play. Thanks for having me.

You can catch Blair Dunlop at Mullum Music Festival, this Thursday till Sunday, with program and ticket info on mullummusicfestival.com.

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TAKING THE CREDIT My son has just finished school. When he rang me to tell me heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sat his last exam I was flooded with emotion. I felt relief that the HSC year was over, but also this deep sadness. When your kid finishes school thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this profound sense of completion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not just of a curriculum but also of the parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a reverse milestone. I could feel that chubby little hand that rested in mine on his first day slip through the mother grip as he runs forward into the world. An esoteric release as sudden and as brilliant as childbirth. 18-plus years ago he left the cocoon of my body. Now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaving me again.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the job description. My work here is done â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and I only attended canteen twice. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;greatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mum. You know the ones I mean: the smiling and patient mums who are always at sports carnivals, running cake stalls at school fetes, or five minutes early at school pick-up. I was always late. Or I forgot completely. Charlie still reminds me of the time I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick him up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when he sat uncollected for nearly an hour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when I did remember, and came to fetch him I just said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sorry Charlie, I forgot you.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He graciously closed the car door and quipped â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The five words you want to hear from your mother.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I laughed because it was a good joke and I knew he always â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;got meâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

A good part of my parenting hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just been about my reprimanding my kids for their stuff-ups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been about them forgiving me for mine. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made a lot of mistakes. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve screamed and cried and been the mum who threatens to throw them out of the car if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop screaming and crying. I breastfed each of my kids until they were three, and I co-slept. Not from a commitment to attachment parenting, but because I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be bothered waking up five times a night to instill a routine. I took my kids everywhere; from live bands, to doofs, to stand-up gigs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a backup plan and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepared to stay at home. I was that mum on the plane who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, or wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, stop her kids kicking your seat (if I was having a shit flight, then so could you). Sure, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a loving mum. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m open-minded. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m someone you can talk to. You can ring me at 3am in a crisis and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll rescue you. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a super achiever. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy if you give it a crack. You can swear in front of me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look after you when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re drunk. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m there for the long haul, but I was never a mum who got overly involved. I was always the mum who waved as she drove past. The one answering emails on her phone at school assemblies as her kid gets an award.

I missed stuff. I was distracted. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a working mum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stuck in this treadmill of guilt that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m failing both as a parent, and in my career. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to be amazing at both.

I tried. I turned up a few times to help in guided reading during the kindergarten years. I remember trying to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; like a mum who was interested, but my eyes kept drifting towards the clock, wondering when the punishment of listening to someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illiterate kid would be over.

I was never on a school committee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the thought of spending hours debating the height that school socks should be worn made me want to stab myself in the eye with a fork. I do however have gratitude for those many parents who offered up their free time to steer the course of such momentous decisions while I sat on my deck drinking wine. And for all those parents who drove my boy to soccer, I am eternally grateful. Charlie was a talented player â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I made one out of ten games; fortunately he lost the ones I attended, so I developed this cover story that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go because I was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;badâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; luck.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how selfless I am. And how devious.

He was such a high-achieving kid that I was left wondering what I had done to deserve it. From what I can recall, not much. He made me look like Mother of the Year. The little boy whose seven-year-old heart I broke when I told him I was leaving his dad, when I told him, at age eight, that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed to leave school to follow his dream to be Justin Bieber â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he is now ready to take on the world. My kind, intelligent, funny young man; the greatest feminist act I never actually achieved. He did it. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to take the credit.

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E N T E R T A I N M E N T BUSHFIRE BENEFITâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; EWINGAR RISING With fires raging around the state, and homes and lives being destroyed in their wake â&#x20AC;&#x201C; musicians are stepping up to do what they can. Seventeen great Aussie artists will be rocking the community of Ewingar, near Tabulum, with the Ewingar Rising Bushfire Benefit event, to be held 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 November 2019.

The amazing lineup of artists donating their talents and time to help the Ewingar community to recover from the recent devastating Long Gully bushfire includes: Tex Perkins and Matt Walker, Byron Bay blues legend Marshall Okell, country music favourites Col Finley and Jase Lansky, local 19-year-old folk artist Georgia Grae, and other well-known and loved performers such as Watley & Bates, Jimmy Willing & the Real Gone Hick-Ups, Two Tears in a Bucket and Haystack Mountain Hermits. Interstate up-and-coming artists August River Band and Mermaid Avenue will also be entertaining the crowds with their unique brands of rock. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Our community has been hurting badly after losing not only thousands of acres of land, but also 10 houses, livestock, countless sheds, machinery, fodder, tools and hundreds of km of fencing,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Nadine Myers, Ewingar resident and coordinator of the Ewingar Rising Bushire Benefit. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Two lives have been lost and many residents have lost their homes. Other residents are not coping financially and emotionally with the devastating losses,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Ms Myers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This event will not only bring hope to our community but

also provide some much-needed financial support to help residents recover, rebuild, and rise from the ashes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This family-friendly event has something for all ages and musical tastes, with rock, folk, bluegrass, country and rockabilly for the music lovers. In the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; corner will be art workshops, a jumping castle, and face painting to keep them busy, and local puppeteer Allan Highfield will bring giggle-inducing entertainment with his Highly Strung Puppets.

Market stalls offering local wares, great food vans, coffee carts, and a licensed bar will also be available over the weekend.

There will be camping for ticket holders with weekend tickets.

Come with sufficient cash, fuel, and supplies as there are no shops or ATMs nearby.

To ensure it is affordable for families, children aged 12 and under are free, 13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17-year-olds are $30; and adults can attend for just $140 for the entire weekend, or $100 for Saturday only.

Catch Tex Perkins, Matt Walker, Col Finley, Marshall Okell, August River Band, Mermaid Avenue, Two Tears in a Bucket, Watling & Bates, Haystack Mountain Hermits, Jase Lansky, Georgia Grae, Jimmy Willing & the Real Gone Hick-Ups, and more.

Ewingar Rising will be held 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 November at the Ewingar Hall, 584 Ewingar Road, Ewingar NSW. Tickets can be purchased through www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ewingar-rising-bushfirerecovery-benefit-tickets-78146222455 www.facebook.com/events/536375966936517/

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English Blues singer, guitarist, organist, and songwriter John Mayall has an extraordinary career that spans more than sixty years. He comes back to Bluesfest for 2020. He’s 85 – and he’s still touring. Not something he had his head around back in 1965!

I think everyone, at the same time, was concerned with the present and the gigs they were getting in the UK,’ says John. ‘Life is very very strange, because you don’t think that far ahead, you just deal with the present time and it usually is all consuming and a very enjoyable time. I love playing for people and travelling to different parts of the world.

Mayall put out his 66th album in February, with some special studio guests.

Well the band that I have really applies to any period of my career where I’ve been the band lead and been able to choose the musicians I wanted to interact with. So that’s always been the case!

Fortunately, there are a lot of these lineups over the years that have stood the test of time. So when I go on the road it’s like a really good adventure, playing what’s current for a new audience – and there are lots of people who have seen me many times before, and I always think of them; they don’t want to hear the same stuff every night. I keep the set list moving along, and that’s why we have a great time playing. So it’s an adventure.

So what should we expect from John Mayall at next year’s Bluesfest?

It’s a different set list that we put together every night. It’s mainly drawn from material from the latest albums, and also it touches on stuff that people might remember from the 50s and 60s. It’s a good cross-section of material that keeps the flow going.

I think that audiences of any age can relate to what we do. So it’s exciting to not be playing the same things every night – there’s enough material in there that we can make a very interesting set every time we play. I think when we come to Australia, the people see that.

Mayall is definitely looking forward to playing Bluesfest.

I’m looking forward to it – we always have a good time. A thing about Australian gigs is that they always seem to turn up when the weather turns a bit rough at this end, you go there and it’s the middle of summer – so it’s always an interesting thing to have these switches in the weather. Peter Noble is always there with a really good festival rundown as well.

John Mayall plays Bluesfest 2020, 9–14 April.

Tickets and program info on bluesfest.com.au

THE STORY OF LEMN SISSAY Acclaimed poet and playwright Lemn Sissay is back in Byron Bay to unleash his powerful voice with a performance and conversation about his memoir My Name is Why (winner of the 2019 PEN Pinter Prize). Writer, Maureen Freely, one of the 2019 PEN Pinter Prize judges, said: ‘In his every work, Lemn Sissay returns to the underworld he inhabited as an unclaimed child.

From his sorrows, he forges beautiful words and a thousand reasons to live and love’.

power of racism and sexism – but he finds hope in the redemptive power of creativity and the beauty he found through his gift for words.

Displaced at birth from his Ethopian mother, Sissay passionately believes if you dig a hole in the heart of a child and bury an untruth, it will eventually find its way out. He describes a care system that did its best to destroy him – first in a dysfunctional foster home and then in dystopian institutions, illustrating how the most vulnerable are left at the mercy of the heartless and careless; disremembered, disbelieved, and disappeared.

Saturday, 6pm, at Elements of Byron Resort. Tickets from $30 through byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on or call 6685 5115.

Sissay introduces his memoir by outlining his 34-year campaign to retrieve his Wigan Council records, tracing the most brutal of beginnings. He had no family, no photos, no letters, and his entire history was contained in the files. They uncovered years of betrayal, secrets, lies, beatings, and incarceration.

Sissay inspirationally believes forgiveness is the most important thing you can offer yourself, rather than building a life around the thing you believe to be the worst thing that happened in your life. He intelligently examines societal prejudice against mothers and children, and the unquestioned

The event will include a performance by Sissay, followed by an in-conversation with vice-chancellor of Southern Cross University, Adam Shoemaker. Find inspiring answers to some of life’s most important ‘Whys?’ from this international festival favourite.

TALKING ABOUT CREATIVE PRACTICE Where and when do creative works begin and end?

Dr Gali Weiss will talk about her practice of the past 20 years, reflecting on the links between her works.

Dr Weiss is an artist and lecturer in Creative Practice (Visual Arts) at Deakin University, Melbourne. She was the facilitator of Unfolding Projects: Afghan and Australian Artist Book Collaborations held at Queensland State Library.

She is currently the BSA artist in residence, and will be conducting a weekend workshop at BSA on 23 & 24 November.

She is the featured artist of Art in the Pub, at the Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby on Monday at 6.30pm.

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Ahead of her show at Falls Fest you can catch Montaigne at the Hotel Great Northern this Saturday. She talks about Ready, her most anthemic single to date. And it’s an anthem with something to say.

‘I was so reluctant to take ownership of it. So far I’ve been the self-deprecating tortured artist who’s talked about my neurosis – whereas this song is “I believe in myself” and “I’m ready to utilise my abilities”. That’s something I’ve been working hard to finesse.

‘Putting out a song about self-worth – I’m in a place where I do think that much about myself, I work really hard every day to be really good at what I do – I’ve earned that confidence.’

There’s also a Trojan Horse factor buried in the lyrics of Ready.

Sure it’s a booming pop song on the surface, with that killer motivational chorus to remind yourself to stay in the grind (I think I’m ready and I’m at the edge of the cliff, so let’s begin...) and some seriously brilliant vocals. But in the song’s final verse Montaigne sings Take me to the final stage, gimme gimme equal wage, I am no longer afraid. The line sums up how the musician sees Ready connecting with the world.

‘This song is a resistance anthem for me. It’s an uprise anthem.

It’s not about personal gain and being a hotshot superstar.

It’s about people coming together and fighting for their rights. Equal rights for women, for trans and queer people to have the same rights as heterosexual people, for heteronormativity to be dispelled, for the most vulnerable people in society to be looked after.

Why shouldn’t any woman be entitled to equal pay for the work they do?’

Montaigne is performing at the Hotel Great Northern on Saturday, at 9pm. Tickets at the door. This is an 18+ event.

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TOM GLEESON LIGHTENS UP Tom Gleeson is the funniest man on TV. Generally TV is comedy death – meaning people get less interesting, not more interesting. That’s not the case for Tom Gleeson – he has this amazing ability to be himself no matter whether he’s on the box, or on the stage. Tom is currently working on his new show Lighten Up and he’s bringing it to Brunswick Picture House to stretch his comedy legs. This is a great chance to catch our Gold Logie winner!

You’re the Hard Quiz host but what’s your special subject?

I won Australia’s Brainiest Radio Star with the subject Quantum Physics. Not the most entertaining subject, but who cares? I won!

THE MUSE Byron Bay artist Vicki Stavrou’s exhibition, Coastal Muse, at Tweed Regional Gallery starts Friday, 22 November. Vicki travelled extensively through NSW’s Northern Rivers, Central Coast and out to Lord Howe Island to capture these beautiful and wild coastal locations.

Coastal Muse pays homage to the pure joy of swimming in the ocean and the sheer perfection of our natural coastline.

Imbued with exotic skies and beautifully textured landscapes, her paintings express the serenity of these places.

Vicki says of her paintings: ‘Living with beautiful paintings that pay tribute to the natural world reminds me to slow down and reconnect with nature. When painting in open air, I try to capture the feel, the mood, and most importantly the quality of stillness and the strong tonal variations that come from the Australian sun.’

The Tweed Regional Gallery is one of the most scenic and majestic regional galleries in Australia with incredible views to the Tweed River and includes a wonderful cafe. Coastal Muse is on display through till the 16 February 2020 at Tweed Regional Gallery, 2 Mistral Rd, South Murwillumbah.

Opening night is Friday 22 November at 6pm. Tweed Regional Gallery opening hours are Wednesday till Sunday, 10am till 5pm.

CALL FOR ALL SHORTS ENTRIES iQ Inc is proud to continue providing inspiration and a worldclass benchmark for local filmmakers, since 1999, by presenting Flickerfest International Film Festival Tour screenings, and they have provided a dedicated screening platform for local filmmakers since 2006 through Byron All Shorts.

Byron All Shorts celebrates the filmmaking talent of the Northern Rivers and encourages audiences to experience the many amazing films and local stories that are produced here each year.

The best of local shorts from the Northern Rivers region will screen in the Byron All Shorts finalists program, on Saturday 1 Feb, 4pm, alongside the best of Australia and the world at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival screenings, Thursday 29 January till Sat 1 Feb. Filmmakers from across the region are invited to submit their short films, of up to 30 minutes in length, from all genres.

Prizes and cash to the value of around $3k will be included in the Flickerfest–iQ Best Short Film Award, the SAE Qantm Emerging Talent Award, the Audience Award and more – recognising the incredible talent in our region.

If you live in the Northern Rivers, or have produced a film in the Northern Rivers, or you have made a film about the Northern Rivers you can enter Byron All Shorts.

Entries close: Friday 20 December 2019 Entry forms and info: iQ.org.au | 0414 779 881

What’s the most bizarre answer you’ve had on Hard Quiz?

There are sooo many. An answer to a question we recorded just the other day is ‘pretend vagina’.

How do you get away with not upsetting people – you seem to be able to be cutting without being injurious? Do you ever worry you go too far?

Always! But I have to abandon my good manners for entertainment. I think I get away with it because I genuinely have no malice. I went to boarding school, and my mates and I would tear strips off each other all day. You only insulted people you cared about. We never wasted our time on people we didn’t like.

Is anything off limits when you chat to politicians in Hard Chat? Who was the best sport? Who was the worst?

No-one ever gets to see the questions on Hard Chat, so nothing is off limits. I really enjoyed Anthony Albanese. On the surface he was being a good sport, but I could see that underneath I was giving him the shits.

You’ve got yourself quite famous now Tom… do you ever get sick of people hassling you when you’re having a quiet Sunday coffee out with friends? What do you say to people?

Australians are polite in general. So it never worries me. TV is a one-way conversation, so it’s natural for people to want to talk back when they see me around, so I’m always happy to listen.

Do you feel the pressure when you’re creating a new show – when you’ve got the eyes of everyone on you expecting gold, is it still easy to give it?

Sold-out shows are a great motivator for having something to say. I do feel the pressure but I love it. One of my proudest moments in my career was waiting backstage to do the opening at the Logies. I knew that it was privilege to be asked, and I knew that there were only a handful of people in Australia that could pull it off. Watching everyone else freak out backstage made me feel calm.

How did you get this upcoming show together? Are you a bit of a sketch-it-out and wing the fuck out of it till it’s ready kind of guy?

I just tell stories to audiences and they improve the more I tell them. I’ve been plugging away in Sydney and Melbourne clubs, but the attention span of audiences at clubs can be a bit short, so I thought it was time to get to a theatre and stretch out – which is why I’m coming to the Brunswick Picture House.

Alright, what should they expect from your show at Bruns Picture House?

I’m in ripping form, the tickets aren’t expensive, so people can expect a fucking bargain!

Tom is at the Brunswick Picture House this weekend from Friday till Sunday. Friday and Saturday shows are 7pm, and Sunday is at 5pm. Shows run just one hour. Tickets $30/35 from brunswickpicturehouse.com

CRANKY TIME Cloistered in the rickety family house in their home town of Esk, in Queensland, the Kransky Sisters traditional Christmas festivities have, until now, been shrouded in secrecy. For this very special season they let you into their world of eggnog, panty-hose, and painted chokos. From Enya to Silent Night, Daft Punk to The Twelve Days Of Christmas, these dysfunctional sisters take family get-togethers to a new level. Come and join these off-the-wall siblings as they turn your Christmas into a stuffed ham. With their unusual array of instruments from cheese grater to toilet brush, tuba to musical saw, settle in for what could be your kookiest Christmas party yet.

The Kransky Sisters are at The Byron Theatre on Saturday, 30 November at 7.30pm. Tickets $44.90–$49.90 from byroncentre.com.au

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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2020: • Visual Arts Courses • Exhibitions • Artist Residency byronschoolofart.com

BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

LEMN SISSAY My Name is Why ‘I am not defined by my scars, but my incredible ability to heal.’

LEMN SISSAY UK-SENSATION AND BELOVED POET LEMN SISSAY RETURNS TO BYRON BAY SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER ELEMENTS OF BYRON

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BLAK ENOUGH ‘As a fairskinned Koori woman, I am constantly justifying myself to white people as to why my greatest sympathies lie with my First Nations kin. My mother is white, and my father is half white – possibly more / probably less; so why would I align myself and my children with a people who have been trodden on, had their culture trampled, their land stolen, and lives ripped apart?…. because I am Blak Enough and it is through Blak people (even those who are merely brown on the inside), that we have a duty to change the future for Aboriginal people.’

Both a journey of self-reflection and selfactualisation, Konstantina acknowledges such heavy subject matter in the only way she knows, with bold, bright, fabulous colour backed on black.

Kate Constantine’s exhibition, Blak Enough, will be at Ninbella Gallery from 13 November until 4 December 2019.

POETRY TO YOUR EARS… LEMN SISSAY IS BACK IN TOWN! Back by popular demand, Byron Writers Festival is bringing 2018 Festival favourite Lemn Sissay to Byron Bay with his memoir and poetry performance My Name is Why. Infused with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the UK’s best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity.

The event will include a performance

by Lemn, followed by an in conversation with vice-chancellor of Southern Cross University, Adam Shoemaker.

BSA is currently accepting applications for three exciting programs on their 2020 calendar.

They are calling for proposals from artists and curators working in a range of disciplines for the 2020 Project Space exhibition program.

Applications to study in 2020 year-long Visual Arts courses close 30 November, as well as for their 2020 Ralph Woodford Artist Residency program.

6pm, Saturday at Elements of Byron Details and application Resort. Tickets from $30 through byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on or forms at www. byronschoolofart.com call 6685 5115.

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BUSH POETS

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JAPAN FESTIVAL This Sunday come to Main Beach in Byron and check out Japan Festival. With more than 40 Japanese food and product stalls, community games, and dance and music workshops, Japan Festival is a one-day celebration showcasing unique elements of Japanese culture, and aiming to build community bonds throughout the day.

The program features traditional Japanese workshops, presentations, exhibitions, live entertainment, food stalls, a market village and activities for kids and adults. The event is supported

by Byron Shire Council and other local organisations

seeking to bring together the cultural diversity of our community and local businesses.

Byron Bay has become an international centre – and Byron Shire is home to a large number of Japanese residents; it is a favourite holiday destination and many come here for lifestyle and study opportunities. The aim of the festival is to connect local Australians with Japanese culture, and to grow understanding by sharing some of the thousands of years of Japanese cultural traditions.

There are an increasing number of Japanese restaurants in the Shire, and many unique stores to be introduced at this Sunday’s free event. 10am–4pm. Free.

This year’s Bangalow Show kicks off this Friday and runs until Saturday night.

There’s all the usual events like the boot toss, the shopping relay, dog high jump, egg-and-spoon races for the kids, Steve’s Reptile World – the list goes on.

One of the feature events is the Bush Poets competition at 2.30 on Saturday, this year sponsored by the Bangalow Herald. There’s a $50 first prize up for grabs, as well as a glorious winner’s sash. It’s an all-ages event and open to anyone who thinks they can write and deliver a 3-minute poem containing the word tree.

Angus Thurgate returns as the host, and is joined by the formidable judging panel of Hannah Ross, Greg Nash, and Ben Alcock. Come and listen, or bring a poem to the village green – just past the Moller Pavilion, then stick around and join in the Bang Burger Bar burger-eating competition straight after.

Any enquiries about the bush poetry competition to athurgate@hotmail.com

STARS

BY LILITH

This week’s full moon in Taurus reminds us to slow down, smell the roses, taste the wine, let your body talk…

ARIES: Everyone’s feeling the heat, with all kinds of sparks flying: sensual and sexy, grouchy and ouchy, faux friendly along with loyal to the core. So what to do? Keep border-control in place and boundaries clear. This week has some real money-making opportunities if you’re on the ball.

TAURUS: This week’s annual Taurus full moon is quite sexy, so relish the ride. With Mercury still reversing, old stuff could come up yet again with the option of responding in a new way. Make your retrograde mantra the definition widely attributed to Einstein: that craziness lies in repeatedly doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

GEMINI: Been swayed by group-think, maybe over-using the rosy specs? That road leads to achy-breaky-heart land should retro Mercury’s reality checks stick a pin in your beautiful balloon. Better to stop, look, and above all listen to your own inner voice, even if it’s telling you what you don’t want to hear – especially then.

CANCER: This week’s press release to Cancerians reads: Take it Easy. Step away from power politics. Go with flow.

Don’t push. Let things unfold organically. Enjoy the sensual pleasures of earthy Taurus full moon, the interesting insights of Gemini moon, the emotional comfort of a weekend moon in your nurturing sign.

LEO: This year’s only full moon in your house of professional success could bring a lucky break in the work sector, an unexpected reward or windfall – some kind of much-needed sweet spot to recent f-ugly retrograde wrangles. There’s still some edgy energy operating, but don’t add to the conflagration – you can’t put out fire with gasoline.

VIRGO: Contemplating another chaotic week of your ruling planet retrograde creating a crazy echo chamber in your head? Whether or not that’s true for you, there’s no need to amplify current worries by discussing them.

You’ll get better results from mind control, so keep shifting focus away from disturbing possibilities (that haven’t happened) towards your desired outcome.

LIBRA: If the spunkiest, most intense full moon of the year sends rogue torrents across your ocean of emotion, then consider Libran poet, Rumi’s advice: Take joy in the world, make peace with it, and everything turns to gold…

And if in doubt, wait it out till conditions change next week.

SCORPIO: Mercury’s still mischievous for this year’s final flush of Scorpio birthdays, so do your flexible exercises, stay mentally supple, explore diverse alternatives to stubborn stand-offs. A new collaboration isn’t out of the question, as long as you research it first, and don’t lock anything in before next week.

SAGITTARIUS: Venus spending another fortnight in your live-out-loud sign is an excellent interlude for repairing rifts, smoothing ruffled feathers and pouring pacifying oil on troubled friendship or family waters.

Her affectionate meet-up with this week’s full moon offers a smorgasbord of earthly pleasures – if you or someone else doesn’t get the date/ time/place wrong.

CAPRICORN: This tricky week kicks off with lush lunar moonlight in your house of entertainment, romance – and drama – so keep theatrics positive and playful, rather than intense and heavy, and opt out of circular conversations. Remember retrograde transits are intervals that slow us down so we can notice important stuff we’re usually too busy for.

AQUARIUS: Let this week’s touchy/feely full moon activate the sensation of thinking. Invite your thoughts in, like honored guests – feel their texture, weight and timbre as they flow through; one thing’s for sure, they won’t outstay their welcome. This approach could download some helpful information – it’s what retrogrades are best for.

PISCES: This week brushes the pixie dust off your lenses and presents things, not the way you think they should be, but the way they are. Or at least, the way they seem this week, which is best taken day by day – as someone or other once said, sufficient unto the day are the conundrums thereof.

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FORD V FERRARI Directed by James Mangold and starring Christian Bale, Matt Damon, and Jon Bernthal, Ford v Ferrari – despite the name – is more about the story of two friends trying to make something of their mutual passion in the face of increasing corporate intervention. Although they are often at odds, the two friends – driver, Ken Miles (Bale), and car designer, Carroll Shelby (Damon), share a passion for cars and racing.

The movie is set around the Le Mans race of 1966, where Shelby is designing a car for Ford to beat Ferrari; hiring Miles to be his star driver, despite Ford not wanting the impulsive and unpredictable Miles as their frontman. The film copped a beating from Guardian critic, Peter Bradshaw, giving it 2/5 stars.

Bradshaw gave a scathing statement in his review, saying, ‘Based on a true story, it is crammed with

unearned emotional moments and factory-built male characters whose dedication to their sport we are expected to find adorable and heroic by turns. This is a standard-issue, middleweight biopic-type film, which comes complete with the now mandatory three factual sentences over the closing credits and the black-and-white photographs of the real-life people involved looking less

attractive than the Hollywood stars who played them’.

This film is not just for car lovers but for anyone that loves a true story.

In some countries it is even being released as Le Mans 66, which is almost equally bad. Nevertheless, the film provides some great acting

by Bale, and a story that non-carlovers might not have heard, and might even enjoy.

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Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE 7PM MEIWA Q NIMBIN HOTEL 6PM SIMON MEOLA Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 2PM SOCIAL NEW VOGUE DANCING, 6PM BACK TO BACK

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Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM TWO MEN AND A LADYZ Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE 7PM BANDALUZIA FLAMENCO, BOBBY SINGH AND DAMIAN WRIGHT Q CASINO GOLF CLUB 8PM THE BILLY GUDGEON BAND Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM CHERILEE HALL Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 8PM THE MANGROVE JACK BAND Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM BENNO & KESH Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM YOU AM I X JEBEDIAH Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 1PM GOODMAN SWINGS AGAIN, 4.30PM CHRIS COOK BAND, JUNIORS 5PM MICHAEL HICKEY, THE STAGE 9PM CAPTAIN WOW RETRO SPECTACULAR Q CARRARA NIGHT MARKETS 5.30PM JON J BRADLEY Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM JON STEVENS – THE NOISEWORKS & INXS COLLECTION WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Q CIRCUS ARTS, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM WONDERLAND THE MUSICAL Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM IZZY DAY Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, 9PM BIGGY – LOCAL DJS Q MOLLER PAVILION, BANGALOW SHOWGROUND 2.30PM BUSH POETS Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM BILL JACOBI Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM DUSTY BOOTS Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM TOM GLEESON – LIGHTEN UP Q MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY MARKET 10AM TIM STOKES Q MULLUMBIMBY MUSIC FESTIVAL Q LULUS CAFE, MULLUMBIMBY, 11AM SALI BRACEWELL Q WILLIAMS STREET KITCHEN & BAR, LENNOX HEAD, 6.30PM SAM BUCKINGHAM Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6PM MURRAY DIXON DUO

Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, LOOSE ENDS Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM WALLY & THE GATORS

THE NUTCRACKER PRESENTED BY BYRON BALLET Friday 15 - Sunday 17 November See website for times Adult $33 | Child U18 $22 | Family of 4 $88

Monday 18 November, 6.00pm Adult $25 | Child U15 $14

Thursday 21 & Friday 22 November 6.00pm Adult $30 | Child U18 $12.50 | Family of 4 $60

Saturday 23 November, 10.30am & 4.00pm Adult $33.50 | Pensioner $23 | Child U13 $23

HEAD OF THE BIGHT PATAGONIA FILM SCREENING Friday 24 November, 7.30 pm Free Event - Booking Essential

Enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Byron Theatre Club Membership now available 6685 6807

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NOVEMBER

WORLDS UNITED PRESENTED BY DANCE LAB AU

TUESDAY 19

Q OCEAN SHORES TAVERN 1PM JAM SESSION

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY MARSHALL OKELL

Q CORAKI GOLF CLUB 7PM JON J BRADLEY

Q LULUS CAFE, MULLUMBIMBY, 11.30AM MANOA

Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM THE JACKS BAND

Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM SWAMP CATS JAM SESSION

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM BENNO & KESH

Q WILLIAMS STREET KITCHEN & BAR, LENNOX HEAD, 5PM VINYL RICHIE

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET)

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 4PM SARAH GRANT

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM HIP-HOP HOORAY LIVE DJS

Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 2PM SUNDAY LEMONADE, 7PM AKOVA Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 6.30PM GREGG PETERSON Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 4.30PM THE GREEN SINATRAS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM SEX & CHOCOLATE, THE STAGE 9PM EAST SIDE ALL STARS Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 8.30PM GUNS ‘N ROSES TRIBUTE Q SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN, 7.30PM BRITISH INDIA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

SUNDAY 17 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY JESSE PUMPHREY Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SUNSTONE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM LISA HUNT, 7.30PM SAFARI DJS, 10PM DJ TAYA Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 5PM WILD MARMALADE Q BYRON THEATRE 5PM THE NUTCRACKER PRESENTED BY BYRON BALLET Q PEACE POLE, BYRON BAY, 10AM JAPAN FESTIVAL Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 5PM LEIGH JAMES Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM THE FERAMONES

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FULL OF IDEAS BYRON COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 1PM ANDY KAY

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

Q MULLUMBIMBY MUSIC FESTIVAL

We have hundreds of gigs from around the north coast in the region’s BEST online gig guide

PELOTON AGAINST PLASTIC FILM SCREENING + Q&A

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 5PM TOM GLEESON – LIGHTEN UP

Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE 7PM MZAZA

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Q ELEMENTS OF BYRON 6PM LEMN SISSAY – MY NAME IS WHY

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM TOXIC ROCK

Q WARDELL SPORT AND REC CLUB 2PM OPEN MIC AND JAM SESSION Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 1.30PM ROCKIN’ BODGIES Q EAST LISMORE BOWLO 3PM TAPESTRY ROAD

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OOZ Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM AKOVA

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 6PM BYRON LATIN DANCE COLLECTIVE AND FRIENDS LATIN DANCE PARTY, 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS – OPEN MIC WITH SLIM PICKENS Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, TRIVIA, 7PM TRIVIA

Q SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL, 12PM JORGE PERIERA

Q LENNOX HEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE 7PM DANCING IN THE DARK

Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 2.30PM OLLIE TWOHILL Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM LEMAIRE Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM OFF THE GRID Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 1PM THE SHUFFLE BOYS, JUNIORS 2.30PM BEN AMOR

MONDAY 18

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 11AM THE COVER GIRLS, THE STAGE 1PM SOCIAL NEW VOGUE DANCING, 6PM JEFF CAMILLERI Q

WEDNESDAY 20 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY OLE FALOR

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CRAIG ATKINS

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, ZECHARIAH

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM JOCK BARNES

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM 4’20 SOUND REGGAE NIGHT

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC

Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM PELOTON AGAINST PLASTIC Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM OLI WRIGHT (DJ SET) Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET) Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM LIVE DJS, 9PM DJ MY HAPPY PLACE Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM TRIVIA

Q COURT HOUSE HOTEL, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM ART IN THE PUB WITH GALI WEISS

Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 7.30PM SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE

TUESDAYS 12 NOV TO 3 DEC

PARENTING SUPPORT PROGRAM

MON 18 NOV 4.30 TO 7.30PM

SAFER DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS

TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 4 – 7PM

BARISTA COURSE LEVEL 1 $50 - AGES: 15 TO 24 BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU

22 – 24 NOV

RAINBOW KIDS YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

29 NOV – 1 DEC

RAINBOW PARTNER YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

MULLUMBIMBY CWA HALL CALL KARIM ON 0490 669 938

$140 – BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU

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Service Directory SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday.

LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid.

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The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily – www.echo.net.au/service-directory

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

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

INDEX Accountants & Bookkeepers.............................. 47 Acupuncture ....................................................... 47 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration ...................... 47 Antennas & Installation ..................................... 47 Antiques/Restoration ......................................... 47 Appliance Repair ................................................ 47 Architects ............................................................ 47 Automotive ......................................................... 47 Bathroom Renovations ...................................... 47 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .................. 47 Bricklaying .......................................................... 47 Building Trades ................................................... 47 Bush Regen & Weed Control .............................. 47 Carpet Cleaning .................................................. 48 Chimney Sweeping ............................................. 48 Chiropractic......................................................... 48 Cleaning .............................................................. 48 Computer Services ............................................. 48 Concreting & Paving ........................................... 48 Decks, Patios & Extensions ................................ 48 Dentists ............................................................... 48 Design & Drafting ............................................... 48 Driveway Maintenance ...................................... 48 Earthmoving & Excavation ................................ 48 Electricians .......................................................... 48 Fencing ................................................................ 48 Financial Services ............................................... 48 Floor Sanding & Polishing ................................. 48 Garden & Property Maintenance ...................... 49 Garden Design .................................................... 49 Gas Suppliers ...................................................... 49 Glaziers ................................................................ 49 Graphic Design ................................................... 49 Guttering ............................................................. 49 Handypersons ..................................................... 49 Health .................................................................. 49 Hire ...................................................................... 49 Kitchens ............................................................... 49 Landscape Design .............................................. 49 Landscape Supplies............................................ 49 Landscaping ....................................................... 49 Lighting ............................................................... 49 Locksmith ............................................................ 49 Osteopathy.......................................................... 49 Painting ............................................................... 49 Pest Control ......................................................... 49 Photography ....................................................... 49 Physiotherapy ..................................................... 50 Picture Framing .................................................. 50 Plastering ............................................................ 50 Plumbers ............................................................. 50 Pools .................................................................... 50 Pool Fencing........................................................ 50 Printing & Copying Services .............................. 50 Proofreading ....................................................... 50 Removalists ......................................................... 50 Roofing ................................................................ 50 Rubbish Removal ................................................ 50 Scrap Metal Merchants ...................................... 50 Septic Systems .................................................... 50 Sewing & Alterations .......................................... 50 Solar Installation ................................................ 50 Stonemasonry..................................................... 50 Tiling .................................................................... 51 Tree Services ....................................................... 51 Tuition ................................................................. 51 Upholstery .......................................................... 51 Valuers ................................................................. 51 Veterinary Surgeons .......................................... 51 Water Filters ........................................................ 51 Water Supplies .................................................... 51 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning............................. 51 Web Designs........................................................ 51 Welding ............................................................... 51 Window Tinting................................................... 51 www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

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ACUPUNCTURE

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

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BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS LOCAL

SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

SUNSCREENS

PLEASE CALL AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

6680 9394 AU 37088

Lic 246545C

1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

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

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

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PLANTATION SHUTTERS

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YOUR LOCAL BLIND MAN at North Byron Blinds .................................................. Amos 0404 421518

BRICKLAYING

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CURTAINS

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

BUILDING TRADES

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

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137 • DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0439 624 945

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

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Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

PRESTIGE BUILDERS

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

0412 497 637

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IWIRE

ANTENNAS

• New digital antennas * • Reception NO FIX NO CHARGE problems For fast service call • Extra TV outlets

0402 022 111

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YOUR DIGITAL AND PROGRAMMING SOLUTIONS

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• Surround sound design & installation • Wi-Fi set up & boosting • All electrical work Call Norm now on

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• RELIABLE TRADESMAN • JOBS UP TO $5000 • DECKS & PERGOLAS • TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Specialising in: Renovations and Extensions New Homes and Granny Flats

CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE Lic: 182983C & Insured

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

P: Jesse 0412 551 353 | E: surfsidebuilding@gmail.com

NORTHERN RIVERS APPLIANCE REPAIRS – all makes and models. Call Andre .............0401 159371 DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998

ARCHITECTS

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

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984

BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177 ATELIER LUKE – Luke Hayward architect, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ...............0401 875535 CARPENTER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ................66845035 or 0414 842602 GREENARK Greg Tollis architect. Reg. 3608 www.greenark.com.au Ph.......................0421 575299 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420

AUTOMOTIVE

CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C...0431 674377 HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060 RENOVATION SPECIALIST Customised Service. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714

BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444 EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695

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CARPET CLEANING

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

Augers and rock grab available.

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

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CONCRETING & PAVING

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

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SALISBURY CONCRETING

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

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Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting.

Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Civil â&#x20AC;˘ Industrial. DARYL 0418 234 302

ALL AROUND

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUMBIMBY CHIROPRACTIC Massage & Chiropractic. 110 Dalley St ........................66841028

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Lic No. 337066C

CHIROPRACTIC

Call

0434 539 979

Call Daniel

ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing & 5T Tipper Rock Grab + other attachments ........0417 920300

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CIVIL TRAK Road construction, excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire .........................0499 912459

www.byroneco.com.au

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Call Mark 0498 115 182 FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600

Quality Exterior Refinishing Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

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SURFSIDE BUILDING Decks, Patios, Extensions. Free Quotes. Lic: 182983C. Contact ...0412 551353

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

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BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 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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ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

All Jobs Small or Large

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

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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

JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028

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Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance!

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

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CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring

Phone Mick 0409 009 024

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JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 20 Year+s Exp.

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

Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

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Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Professional Cleaning Services

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

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DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

DENTISTS Window Cleaning Professionals

ELECTRICIANS

PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788

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Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

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

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

Specialising in road repairs & driveways

6684 0160 | 0439 840 160 | 0421 460 932

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

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

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

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

5.5 Tonne Excavator, Positrack Loader & 12 Tonne Tipper

BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

Lic: 154293c

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335

Lic.136717c

(02) 6684 1001

Kevin & Margaret Bower

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

Lic no. 141097C

TLC

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

â&#x20AC;˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Excavator 5 to 21 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Roads â&#x20AC;˘ Acreage clearing â&#x20AC;˘ House pads â&#x20AC;˘ Drainage â&#x20AC;˘ Carparks â&#x20AC;˘ Bush rocks â&#x20AC;˘ Rock walls â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive rates

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

FINANCIAL SERVICES SHARON CLARKSON Senior Mortgage Broker 20yrs exp sharon@sharonclarkson.com..0400 609916

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

The Floor Sander NEW AND OLD FLOORS AND DECKING Â&#x2021; 1RQ WR[LF Ă&#x20AC; QLVKHV Â&#x2021; )UHH TXRWHV

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Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

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0434 329 111

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Fire Hazard Reduction | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Turf Laying | Fully Insured

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

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148

OSTEOPATHY

OSTEOPATHY

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)

HANDYPERSONS

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

PAINTING

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638 HANDYMAN SERVICE BYRON BAY. Local, reliable, insured .........................................0412 395604

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LOCKSMITH

ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY

HEALTH

â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas â&#x20AC;˘ Workmanship guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Attention to detail

â&#x20AC;˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

Acreage Mowing Specialist | Mini excavation Toro Dingo with stump grinder, trencher and soil cultivator

GUTTERING

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MALIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane Ex. Phys ...........................................0408 110006

HIRE MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au .......................Dave 0409 843689

YVES DE WILDE

KITCHEN FACELIFTS Doors, drawers & benchtops. interiorworx@live.com .... Warren 0414 278679

LANDSCAPE DESIGN MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 GREEN SKY LANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & Construction. Lic 208800C ....................0421 986373 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791

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TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

pressure cleaning. Attention to detail at good rates. Ph .................................................0424 805660

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 SAMURAI HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING. Ph .............................................................0402 733620

SOIL MULCH GRAVEL

PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650 G.W. GARDEN MAINTENANCE. Mowing, whipper snipping, gardening, tip runs ........0408 244820 A LUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified green keeper. Mowing, edges and weed control ..0410 378375

GARDEN DESIGN www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329

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

0266 804555

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DESIGN ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING AND DESIGN CONSTRUCT

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0421 986 373 www.greenskylandscapes.com.au

MAINTAIN

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555 Lic: 208800C

PLANT

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Professional Property Protection you can Trust

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

GLAZIERS

ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

PEST CONTROL

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘ PLASTER REPAIRS â&#x20AC;˘ WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY â&#x20AC;˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â&#x20AC;˘ ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

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NEIL A McINTOSH

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18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

PAINTER

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BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service,

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Lic 167371C

KITCHENS

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

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

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise

PROOFREADING

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

PROOFREADING at reasonable rates. Caroline: cazamondo@gmail.com 66845035 or 0400 745740

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP

classes, laser, shockwave. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara .......................................................66872330

REMOVALISTS

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 BRUNSWICK HEADS PHYSIO. Manual therapy exercise prescription, 45 minute consults, experienced Physio .........................................................................0419 629333

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

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

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

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

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Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

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PLUMBERS

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

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Patrick - 0425 256 802

Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

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JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

RUBBISH REMOVAL

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990. Water specialist. Mullum/Byron .....0434 273726 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

POOLS

EVERGREEN TIP RUNS and rubbish removal, 8x5 trailer, heavy duty...........................0427 176771 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .....0413 289443

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6684 3003 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

POOL FENCING Northern Rivers Glass *

* Beat any written quote by 10% *Australian standard certified *Pool Fencing, Balustrading and Shower screens

northernriversglass@gmail.com

0401299588

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

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

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0400 852 141

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TRINE SOLUTIONS Local sewerage specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C. 0407 439805 NEWT wastewater treatment. Septic design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C............... 0429 805081

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STONEMASONRY

MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300 STONEMASON Walls and paths. Free quotes. artstorey@icloud.com. Ph Art ................0422 745333

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Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

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WINTER SPECIAL:

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TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653

TREE SERVICES

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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

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 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

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$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER SUPPLIES

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 TRIDENT WATER Remote access delivery, 4WD water truck. Northern Rivers & surrounds ..0412 580 564 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES................................... Happy to help. Andrew..0412 558890

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ................0402 191316 TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

WEB DESIGNS

TUITION HARMONIUM TUITION, REPAIRS, SALES. Contact Alice.............................................0427 423723 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

UPHOLSTERY

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

VALUERS

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WELDING

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

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0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au

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

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

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976 WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545

VETERINARY SURGEONS

WINDOW TINTING

MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ...... 51 Birthdays ................................ 53 Business For Sale ................. 52 Death Notices ........................ 53 For Sale ................................. 52 Funeral Notices ..................... 53 Garage Sales......................... 52 Halls For Hire......................... 52 Health Notices ....................... 51 Holiday Accommodation ........ 52 In Memoriam.......................... 53 Items Under $100 .................. 52 Motor Vehicles ....................... 52 Musical Notes ........................ 53 Only Adults ............................ 53 Positions Vacant .................... 53 Professional Services ............ 51 Public Notices ........................ 51 Share Accommodation .......... 52 Short Term Accommodation .. 52 Social Escorts........................ 53 To Lease ................................ 52 To Let ..................................... 52 Tradework .............................. 52 Tree Services ......................... 52 Tuition .................................... 53 Wanted .................................. 52 Wanted To Rent ..................... 52 Work Wanted ......................... 53

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PUBLIC NOTICES MARTIJO BEAMS invites friends (especially those who sang with her) are invited to celebrate her 70th birthday at 17-19 Mahogany Dve Garden, Byron on Sat 30th November from 3pm for food, song & music. Earlier if you want to garden. Ph 0435049489 for enquiries.

STREET LATIN dance classes. All ages welcome. Puerto Rican/Columbian Salsa plus more, Tues 19 November, 6.40pm Marvell Hall, Marvell St, Byron. Have fun while making new friends Txt 0438214212

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre Connecting the Byron Shire Community

HELP OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre are looking for a crew of volunteer food recovery van drivers.

Requirements for the job are that you must be ďŹ t and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence.

AGMs

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET

BYRON BAY HERB NURSERY AGM at the nursery Thurs 14th Nov 5pm.

Ph Nick 66855109

RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

BYRON SHIRE RESPITE SERVICE will be holding their AGM on Tuesday 26th November at 4pm at the Brunswick Valley Community Centre, South Beach Rd, Bruns Hds. 66851921

Every Saturday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 pm

byroncentre.com.au

MULLUM MARKET & MUSEUM OPEN THIS SATURDAY 8am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2pm

C.A.S.E Inc AGM 27 Nov 5.30pm Ocean Shores Country Club 113a Orana Rd

BAY FM COMMUNITY RADIO INC. Invite all Members to attend theÂ

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thurs Nov 28 at Byron Theatre Byron Community Centre.

Registration from 5.30pm for 6pm start.

TIM STOKES & BAND mullummarkets.com.au Cnr Stuart and Mycom St Mullum No dogs please

On sale at The Echo

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

HEALTH Body Based

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.

Julie Wells Anne Goslett

Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landďŹ ll and in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bellies.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching

So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

(nee Mannix)

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

FIND OUT HOW THE ROT BEGAN

(02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

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FACE YOGA

Eye Area & Vision Improvement Workshop, 30th November 10am-2pm Cost $69.50, Vanamala 0429843782 Booking: www.faceyogaaustralia.com LIft your face naturally!

For North Coast news online visit GRANNY FLAT, 40ft shipping container, needs repairs. Has shower and toilet. From $1800. Ph 0427002057

STUDY KINESIOLOGY Free Intro Byron Wed 27 Nov and 11 Dec, 6pm-8.30pm Kinesiology Schools Australia www.wellness.net.au – 66857991 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

east coast PILATES

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

• Arborist • 15” Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Fully Insured

6681 3140 Mobile 0417 698 227

OPENING SOON!

HYPNOSIS & EFT KINESIOLOGY

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

20 years local experience

Clear subconscious sabotages.

Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress.

Ph 0403125506 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience: Nurturing, sensuous. 28 yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960

• 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding • Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat

Kate Pearce

Fully insured • Free quotes

BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy NMAS, FDRP

tel: 0402 207 137 relationship counselling • dispute resolution collaborative practice • co-parenting coaching child consultant • child inclusive mediation

www.kpfamilymatters.com.au

0427 347 380

Tallow TREE SERVICES • • • • •

7 DAY TRIAL OFFER $24.95

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

24/7 GYM ACCESS & UNLIMITED YOGA CLASSES

HALLS FOR HIRE

Satori

*conditions apply *first time users and local residents only

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

Dive deeply into who you really are, a direct experience of your essence, a sense of peace and release, a quiet certainty.

heartandsoulhealthclubs.com.au 02 6685 5640 108 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay

TRADEWORK

Intuition

5 day non residential seminar Dec 16-20 Explore how to clarify your own insight while discovering you can assist others to see their way ahead simply and with enjoyment.

To register email Josie: bookings@kirakay.com

HYPNOSIS & NLP

TREE SERVICES

A VERY HANDY MAN

TREE SERVICES

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!

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

FOR SALE

Call Andrew Wilson 0412 558 890

Xbox 360 - Games, 2 Controls $150 0422 748 295

After hours & emergency service available

Call Wendy today and let’s get started!

6680 2630

TRANSPORTABLE HOUSE , 3bdr, kitchenette, a/c, 12mx12m, in Ballina. Can load on truck to move. $47k. 0427002057

MOTOR VEHICLES

BAMBOO PLY

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 0429884188 • 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

0402 364 852

HYUNDAI i20 2011 manual 82,000km, rego till Sept 2020, 1 owner, great cond, $5,800. Contact 0411639204 Auto 2005 Holden Astra Convertible 109,227km get ready for summer. SN0300 .............$5,490 Auto 2003 Tarago GLi 8-seater family van 6 months rego. SN0590........................$5,495 1996 Mazda Astina 5-door coupe 187,009km low km, great condition 4 cylinder.

SN8392 .................................................$2,750 Auto 2000 Pajero Exceed Leather, good logbook history rear draw setup. SN4275 ..........$6,750 2007 Fiat Ducato JTD LWB high-roof van turbo diesel 5-seater rego till may 2020.

SN8655 ...............................................$10,990

BARGAINS

FENCE POSTS

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

ITEMS UNDER $100 SHEET SET New 300TC Superfine cotton percale dusty pink double fitted/ flat/2pc $50 Ph 0409579671

PALM AVE MULLUM Sat 8am-2pm Toys, BMX, new helmet, lava lamp, skateboard, teen wetsuit, books, linen, drawers, vintage collectables, guitar, beading gear, massage table, NEO coldpress juicer, many more quality items.

6684 4421

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

SHARE ACCOM. GOONENGERRY large room $120pw + bills. Avail now. Mick 66849460

TO LET BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 Summerland Storage Bangalow From $105 to $290 mth Call GNF Bangalow 66872833 SUNRISE 3bdrm 2bthrm 2carport avail now. Long term $780pw. Ph 0413682469

RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 2 bed 1 bth $450 3 bed 2 bth $845 Mullumbimby 3 bed 2 bth $600 3 bed 2 bth $675 South Golden Beach 2 bed 1 bth $570 3 bed 2 bth $680 North Ocean Shores 2 bed 1bth $460 4 bed 2bth $580 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

WANTED TO RENT MATURE FEMALE, healthy lifestyle, honest and reliable tenant. Reiki lady seeking rental. $200-$300p/w. Ballina and Byron Shire. Close to public transport.

Please ring Margaret 0402682717

ballinacarcentre.com.au

GARAGE SALES

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

WANTED

COMPOST TOILETS

• Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses

FREE QUOTES HAPPY TO HELP

Experienced climber • Insured • Licensed

Saturday 16 November DVISED TO B–E1Apm. DAT8Eam Please help us to raise funds for fencing and other infrastructure.

Furniture, clothing, white goods, costume jewellery, bric-a-brac etc.

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

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

E TO 336 Left Bank Road, D DU OSTPONERISKCreek.

PMullumbimby FIRE

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

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Covering all aspects of tree work and tree stump removal (stump grinding)

www.wendypurdey.com.au

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel.

ALL JUST $10 each.

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE

6 day residential retreat Dec 7-13

BYRON DOG RESCUE (CAWI) GARAGE/CAR BOOT SALE

MIELE WASHERS

BRUNSWICK HEADS 0408 110 006

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

0408 210 772

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

NEW STUDIO

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

TO LEASE

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BUSINESS FOR SALE CERTIFIED ORGANIC VEGE business supplying local and Brisbane markets.

Well established client base & consistent income. $25,000, walk in walk out. Ring 0418866348 for further details.

HOLIDAY ACCOM. HOLIDAY RENTAL Large home 5 mins drive to Brunswick Heads. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, sleeps six adults, pool. Ocean views to Byron. Great rates. Text 0403361085

SHORT TERM ACCOM. MMF Accommodation - Studio in town $125/night, suits 2 ppl - Min 2 nights Ph 0402720883

OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw incl. GST. Call Baz 0418327731 Office//Professional/Practitioner Room available in well established allied health care clinic in Murwillumbah. Large space, modern, furnished, a/c. Day or week rates . Reception services available. Anna 0487200132 or lqh@bigpond.net,au

CAFÉ AVAILABLE

LaneWay – great location in Byron with outdoor area.

Available asap to rent.

director@bbels.com.au for details or call 0423 838 301

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

ph: 0400 558 181 PSYCHOTHERAPY

info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

LOCATION LEGEND Yoga Pilates (B): Bangalow Yogalates Barre (SP): Suffolk Park (BT): Byron Town 6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

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!

For information email adcopy@echo.net.au

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THE ECHO PAPER DELIVERY

POSITIONS VACANT PART-TIME Position.

HAIRSTYLIST/ RECEPTIONIST

Seeking qualified medical staff

Email or drop in CV manikthehairstudio@ bigpond.com

See back page for full details

LR Driver

LR Driver

Are you an excellent delivery driver, who enjoys giving great customer service?

Are you an excellent delivery driver, who enjoys giving great customer service?

If so then Sol Breads has a casual position available • Thurs, Fri and Sat 4.30am – 10.30am approx ie total 18 hrs per wk approx • Needs to be flexible to cover holidays on other days Duties include, picking orders , loading & delivering. Must be local, have a current LR truck licence, fit & enjoys manual work.

If so then Sol Breads has a casual position available • Mon and Tues 4.30am – 11.00am approx ie/ total 13 hrs per wk approx • Needs to be flexible to cover holidays on other days Duties include, picking orders , loading & delivering. Must be local, have a current LR truck licence, fit & enjoys manual work.

Please contact Suzanne on

Please contact Suzanne on

0413 886 184

or info@solbreadsnthnsw.com.au

The Echo has a contract position to insert, fold, bag (wet weather) & deliver to .

BANGALOW : 1280 papers COOPERS SHOOT : 220 papers .

The successful applicant will have an ABN, a reliable vehicle and ideally they will live near the distribution area. They will deliver the papers very early (from 5am) on a Wednesday morning and will have delivered all the papers by 1pm Wednesday. Suit mature or stable persons/couples with a strong throwing arm. Commencing asap. Email simon@ echo.net.au or phone 0409324724

SUPERVISOR Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supervisor – Level 5 (Full-Time) to join the team and assist in overseeing the daily operations of the venue.

For further information visit www.whitenow.com.au/v3/positions/ viewposition.php?adid=mes110!

WORK WANTED ALL HOME MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559 FIRE RISK REDUCTION WORK. Clearing leaves and tinder and general gardening. Reliable $30ph Tai 66843084

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

CLEANER AVAILABLE!! ABN, fully insured. Vacate Cleans, one-off/declutter/ spring cleans. Ph Jodi 0428497724

EXCEPTIONAL DRIVERS WANTED. Day & Night shifts available. Apply now careers@gobyron.com.au or 66209213

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

TUITION

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday

Cris

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DEATH NOTICES JOAN ‘MI-MI’ McELGUNN 18.03.1929 - 28.10.2019 Mum to Kerrie, Mimi to Djara and Cedar and Great Mimi to Aria. Joan or Mim to her friends. Mim left us ever so peacefully surrounded by love. She walked so lightly on this earth and is now shining so brightly up above.

Mim will be treasured in our hearts forever and loved by everyone who knew her. Mim was cremated privately as per her wishes, free to be at peace.

MOTT, Colin Thomas

0413 886 184

or info@solbreadsnthnsw.com.au

18.7.1957 – 11.11.2019

Colin (Ralph) passed away peacefully at Byron Central Hospital on 11th November, he had been surrounded by family and close friends.

HR Manager 25-38 hrs/week ($55K-$60K pro rata) We are seeking a strategic, forward thinking and experienced HR Manager to further develop HR department and maintain positive, engaged and vibrant culture of our organisation. Role requires strong systems orientation, training & development, compliance, and conflict resolution with a focus on empowering our team. Minimum 5 years of experience in HR based leadership role is essential, preferably degree qualified.

Please visit our ad on SEEK to apply. Look up: Santos Organics, People & Culture Manager.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Social Media and Marketing Assistant (6 month maternity leave cover) – 16 hrs/wk We are seeking a highly motivated individual, who is looking to kick-start or further develop their marketing career in the not-forprofit sector, to join our marketing team as Part-time Social Media and Marketing Assistant for a 6 month maternity leave cover. The role will provide support in the delivery of ongoing and campaign based marketing activity both in-store and across various other touchpoints with a focus on social media.

Please visit our job ad on Facebook or www.santosorganics.com. au/employment for more information and to apply

Courses starting soon...

Wed 27th Nov

• Lomi Lomi - Level 2

Sat 30th Nov

Sun 1st Dec

• R.E.S.E.T 1 - TMJ • Photography Masterclass

• Beekeeping - An Intro

Limited places - don’t miss out!

02 6684 3374

byroncollege.org.au

Seeking intermediate / senior tax and business services accountant: • Murwillumbah office.

• CA / CPA (or working towards).

• SMSF experience essential.

Contact Nick Moran or Paul Mayberry at (02) 6672 4044. CV to administrator@mmaacc.com

EXPERIENCED ADMIN SUPPORT person required for local pre-school on a part time basis. Applicants must hold permanent resident status and be a long term resident of the area. Certificate III or Diploma in Childcare Services are highly regarded. Please email covering letter and CV to schooljob2481@gmail.com.

Applications close Friday 15th November.

Painters Required

for upper-end residential work in the Byron Shire. Must be motivated, well-presented with own transport.

Immediate start for the right applicants.

Call 0420773209 FUCK, write, cook, conspire, bottlewasher. Low pay, terrible conditions but fun guaranteed. 0416268482

The practice operates Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings and offers flexibility in arranging your work schedule within these times. There may also be opportunity to undertake VMO work at the local hospital.

Fully accredited and computerised, Meadows Medical Centre utilises Medical Director/Pracsoft software and HotDoc for online bookings. This is a mixed-billing practice with a diverse patient demographic.

The ideal candidate will be eager to join a collaborative team of general practitioners, nurses and support staff in a friendly work environment, with a view to long term commitment to the practice.

Please send your CV and cover letter to Kristy Van Wyk at: manager@meadowsmedical.com.au

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Do you love all things digital?

Think you have what it takes to work with Australia’s most awarded music festival?

We’re looking for a Digital Marketing specialist to jump on board and help us make Bluesfest 2020 the best yet across socials and online over the next six months.

Sound like it could be for you?

Email your CV and cover letter to admin@bluesfest.com.au

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SPANISH TO GO Learn conversational Spanish with native speakers • Beginner – Advanced • Tutoring for all ages • Face to face & online classes Paz Gonzalez & Vicky Enz

0475 427 421 spanishtogoaustralia @gmail.com

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Alstonville

6628 4495 0429 019 407

1st SUN Byron Bay 6685 6807 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN

The Channon 6688 6433 Lennox Head 0419 369 609 Tabulam Hall 0490 329 159 Coolangatta

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 6684 3370 3rd SAT Murwillumbah 0413 804 024 3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 0422 094 338 4th SAT Evans Head 0439 489 631 4th SAT Wilsons Creek 6684 0299 4th SAT Kyogle Bazaar 0457 471 583 4th SUN 4th SUN 4th SUN 4th SUN

Bangalow 6687 1911 Nimbin 0475 135 764 Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

0419 369 609 0458 506 000

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FUNERAL NOTICES

DAVIES, ALAN THOMAS Passed away peacefully with family at his side. Much loved husband of Joan. Loved father of Robyn, Bruce, Owen, Susan and Kim. Loved by his many grandchildren. Alan will be sadly missed by all family and friends.

Aged 81 years

CURIOUS ABOUT what makes humans tick? Website testers wanted between 35 & 70 years for 1.5 hours on Byron Bay’s industrial estate, $50 gift card. Contact michelle.smith@psychwire.org

Meadows Medical Centre Mullumbimby is seeking a VR GP to join their team of experienced and compassionate doctors.

Meadows Medical Centre is a well-established, doctor-owned general practice with a 40-year history of providing outstanding healthcare to the Mullumbimby community.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service to celebrate his life on Monday 18th November – more details to follow.

MARCUS G SAVILLE 14 November 1994 Thinking of you always.

Forever in our hearts.

With much love, the Saville familly

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at All Souls’ Anglican Church, 1 Ashton St, Bangalow NSW on FRIDAY (November 15, 2019) commencing at 10am.

Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232

Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 0475 135 764 Each WED 4-7pm Newrybar Hall Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each THU 2.30-6.30pm Lismore 0450 688 900 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob

ONLY ADULTS BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late.

In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook!

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MUDGE, MARGARET JUNE.

E X Q U I S I T E Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677

Much loved wife of Barry (dec).

Loved mother and mother-in-law of Sharyn & Mark and Carolyn & Wayne. Mama to her six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Margaret will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

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Aged 80 years

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Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at 134 Station Street, Mullumbimby on THURSDAY (14th November, 2019) commencing at 10am Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232

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We need your support! The Uniting Church op shop on the corner of Dalley St and Whain St Mullumbimby will donate ALL their takings on Saturday 16 November to the Rappville/ Casino area to help with rebuilding after the devastating recent fires. New clothing, jeans (only $3), household goods and plants. Open 8.30am till 12.30 Saturday. Accepting ash donations.

Mullumbimby Community Market is on this Saturday from 8am until 2pm, Cnr of Stuart and Myocum Streets Mullumbimby. Great local artisans, massage, good food and coffee. Tim Stokes playing live. We love your dogs – but they can’t come inside the market.

Garden Club The next meeting of the Ocean Shores & District Garden Club is on Monday, 18 November at 1.30pm at The Hub church hall, next to Target in Ocean Shores. Alison from Brunswick Valley Landcare will be speaking about the wonderful work her organisation has been doing recently and answering questions. New members welcome.

Phone Claire 6680 3707 for more info.

View Club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club will be holding their next luncheon meeting at Brunswick Bowling Club on Thursday, 14 November, commencing at 10.30am.

The guest speaker will be Donna Lavety; her topic Aged Care in Your Home.

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The next meeting of the Hastings Point/ Tweed Coast PROBUS Club will be on 19 November at 10.30am at Tricare Retirement Community Hastings Pt. The main speaker will be Rod Preston who returns to tell us more about Australia’s fascinating history. His topic is Pigeons, Spies and Secrets. Visitors welcome. Enquiries: Jean 6670 4072.

The Northern Rivers Chapter of the Fellowship of First Fleeters’ next meeting, and Christmas celebrations, will be held on Sunday 24 November at the Cherry Street Bowls Club, Ballina at 11.15am. Our guest speaker will be Sue King and all visitors are welcome. If you wish to attend please contact Karla on 6688 4306 or rojokarla1788@gmail.com.

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The Suffolk Park Progress Association will be holding its AGM on Tuesday, 19 November at 7pm at the Suffolk Park Community Hall. All welcome to the meeting, which will be followed by refreshments.

A free finance seminar will be presented by the Department of Human Services, on aged care fees and charges.

This seminar will provide valuable information about entry into different levels of aged care, the fees and charges, options for your former home and how aged care impacts on your pension. Bookings essential – Ph. 6685 8540. Thursday, 21 November 10.30am.

Byron Community Centre and Byron Shire Volunteer Hub are open for all your volunteering needs.

Call 6685 680, email volunteers@ byroncentre.com.au, Or on the web – www.byroncentre.com.au/volunteers.

Prostate Cancer Support The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held on Monday, 18 November 10am until 12noon at Alstonville Bowling Club, Deegan Drive. As this is the final meeting for the year a Christmas luncheon will follow at the Wollongbar Tavern. We invite men who have had, or are newly diagnosed, to join with this active prostate cancer support group meetings held on the third Monday of each month – partners or carers are most welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity to share, learn and benefit from other people’s experiences – Enq phone Gordon 6684 1137 or 0415 664 649.

Main Arm RRA The Main Arm Rural Residents Association (MARRA) will hold an Annual General Meeting on Monday, 25 November at 5.30pm at the Main Arm Store, followed by a General Meeting. The AGM will elect MARRA officials for the next year. All Main Arm, Upper Main Arm, and The Pocket residents are welcome to contribute, or come and hear about issues that are important to our community. Call Duncan, 6684 5440.

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Volunteers sought

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.

Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers Volunteering, representing more than 100 community organisations. Info: 6621 7397

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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.

Repair Cafe 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.

Bosom Buddies 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.

Respite Service

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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.

Gateway 6621 7397.

Emerge Australia Inc is a not-for-profit charity supporting those with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For more information see the Emerge Australia Website at http://emerge.org.au/.

Bridge 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.

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.

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

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Homeschool teens 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/.

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.

Orchid Society Byron Bay District Orchid Society will meet on Sunday, 17 November at 2.00pm at the Uniting Church hall, in Brunswick Heads. We start at 1.30 with a cuppa, cake and chat as we check out our mini show. Come and meet likeminded people and learn more about your orchids.

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Beach. From 12noon to 1pm, enjoy a delicious free BBQ, and be in the draw to win one of four excellent prizes. It’s good fun. Phone Udo 0413 173 786, Veda 6685 7991, or Miles 0403 206 190.

Byron Hospital Aux The Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary is holding its Christmas Garage Sale on Saturday, 23 November at 105 Beech Dr, Suffolk Park, commencing at 8.00am.

Garage sale goodies plus homemade Christmas cakes, puddings, jams, pickles and plants. All proceeds go to Byron Central Hospital.

U3A U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 19 November 10am–12noon, Uniting Church Hall,Brunswick Heads.Local SES and Red Cross will advise what we need to do in case of an emergency. Visitors welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

U3A Ballina/Byron Gerti will present the life and music of Verdi at 10am on Tuesday, 19 November, in the RSL meeting room Mullumbimby.

Enquiries 6680 7350.

Breast Cancer Support

The Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day is on Sunday, 17 November from 9am to 12noon.

Meeting in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. We plant in the sand dunes from Clarkes Beach to Main

The Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the Byron Community Cabin on Carlyle Street from 12.30pm–2.30pm, Wednesday 20 November. More info on Facebook: Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay, or call 0431 207 453.

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Permaculture Byron Bay meets 1st Wednesday of every month at Marvell Hall 7.30pm. Ph 0427 862 902

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

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.

Community Chanting House of Bliss Kirtan: fortnightly Fridays chant, dance, meditate from 2 March to 23 November 2018.

From 6:30 till 9pm. St Martin’s Anglican Parish Hall, Mullumbimby.

E:houseofblisskirtan@gmail.com

Hawai’ian Hula Hawai’ian Hula (not to be confused with hula-hooping) is being practised

by Byron Bay Hula troupe Mana Aloha.

Join the beginners’ class to try dipping your toes in the ocean of hula. No experience necessary, all welcome to join. Mana Aloha respectfully share this cultural art with the encouragement and blessing of their Hawai’ian teachers. Class info + bookings: www. facebook.com/ByronBayHula, email alohalilith22@gmail.com or call 0417 633 080.

Fun Croquet BlackRocks Sports Field Come and join for a social game, beginners and visitors welcome Games starts 8.30am (daylight savings time) Tuesday and 8.30am (daylight savings time) Thursday $5 per game. Enquires 0413 335941

Bruns tennis Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 4–6pm. $7, all welcome.

Enquiries Linda 0449 825 108.

Coaching available.

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.

Play and sing playgroup Meet at The Hub Baptist Church Ocean Shores (next to Target) 69.30 am-11.30am Fridays druing school term. For families with children 0-5 years. More info facebook or ph.

Katie 0438 531 011.

Prostate Cancer Support The first meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group for 2019 will be held on Monday February 18th 10am until 12 noon – Alstonville Bowling Club, Deegan Drive, Alstonville.

There will be no Guest Speaker, this will be a time for sharing stories of personal Prostate Cancer journeys – We invite men who have had or are newly diagnosed to join this active prostate cancer support group at these meetings held on the third Monday of each month – partners or carers are most welcome to attend – This is a great opportunity to share, learn and benefit from other people’s experiences. Enquiries phone Gordon (02) 6684 1137 or 0415 664 649.

Hearing Voices Group Our first Hearing Voices Peer Support Group starts 6/9/19 in Mullumbimby.

Anyone with present or past experience of voice hearing (or visions) is welcome.

Offer your experience, gain support, knowledge and explore meaning in a safe accepting space.

Every first Friday of the month. Info call 6687 1111.

End of life choices Exit International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly. Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre.

Attendees must be Exit Members.

Further information on our website www.exitinternational.net or phone Local Coordinator Elaine 0421 796 713.

Overeaters Anonymous Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you are not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight affecting your life? Brunswick Heads Uniting Church Fridays 5–6pm corner Fingal/Byron St. www.oaqld.org

Australian Shareholders Association ASA meets every third Tuesday at 10am at Ballina Surf Life Saving Club.

To learn about shares and investing.

For networking. Guest presenters discussing news and current trends in the market.

Any questions 6686 4144 or www.australianshareholders.com.au.

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Former student takes singles title at Mullum Tennis Club The Mullumbimby Tennis Club held its annual finals day last Saturday where close to 50 players vied for club honours.

Despite the smoky conditions play went on and didn’t detract from some quality tennis, club coach Stephen Gort said.

In the men’s singles Stephen’s former student and current coach at the club, Teva Leibo, took on current student Amadeus O’Connor and won 6-3 6-1.

Neve Schweizer beat Elzie Bambach 6-4 7-6 in the women’s singles: The results show that there are some strong young players coming through the club.

Other results Division three: Finn Houghton beat Louis Jones 4-0 4-0.

Division two (boys): Kylan O’Connor beat Harlem Selvey 7-6 4-6 11-9.

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Teva Leibo winds up a serve on the way to winning the men’s singles title at Mullumbimby. Photo supplied Doubles: Kylan/Harlem beat Zephyr Duignan/Junie Berg 6-2.

Opens boys: Onyx Cheong beat Amadeus O’Connor 7-6 6-1.

Doubles: Onyx/Amadeus beat Kai Forsyth/Josh Stante 6-2 Doubles: Neve Schweizer/ Payton Schweizer beat

Payten Hogan/Tiani Hogan.

Mixed: Leah Cranston/ Jarel Aymonier beat Elzie Bambach/Chris Bambach 7-6 6-0 Doubles: Stephen Gort/ Onyx Cheong beat Teva Leibo/Kai Forsyth 6-7 6-3 11-9 B grade: Chris Coffey beat Indi Wild 6-2 6-1

The Byron Bay Waterpolo Club hosted the 29th annual Fives competition at the local pool last weekend.

All the places in the competition were booked out two months in advance and the number of women’s teams doubled to six this year. The number of men’s teams was also up.

‘The numbers were brilliant,’ organiser Brendan Irwin said. ‘It was especially good to see the lift in the women’s numbers.

‘We had our first team from Sydney, as well as teams from Newcastle, Canberra and Queensland.

‘The ability of all the teams was really good’.

Waterpolo Fives is the short form of the game, where teams have five in the water with three on the bench. In a normal game of waterpolo there are up to 13

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Nyxie Ryan from Lennox Head made the most of the conditions to come eighth. Photo Sean Evans /ISA Crystal Cylinders Nyxie Ryan has finished in eighth position at the 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship held at Huntington Beach in California.

Ryan was a member of the twelve-strong Australian team and she was the second-highest-placed Aussie overall.

The tiny surf on offer for the final day of competition didn’t favour Ryan’s power surfing, but she will still be eligible to compete in the same age division next year.

The Australian team finished in sixth place out of the 44 nations that took part, with team USA winning the

team gold medal. Hawaii got the silver, Japan the bronze and Spain the copper.

WSL 2020 The WSL has just released the schedule for the 2020 Championship Tour and the only big change is that the Bali stop at Keramas has been replaced by a new event to be held at the long left-hand wave at Grajagan on the Indonesia island of Java. This break hosted pro surfing for three years in 1995 to 97 as part of the Dream Tour as it was known then.

The inclusion of this location according to the WSL ‘Provides a fair playing field for goofy footers and regular footers on the WSL tour.’

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The Byron Bay second grade XI beat the Thirstiers Cricket Club on Saturday and now sit on top of the Coastal League with five wins from as many starts.

The Thirstiers won the toss at Rabjones Oval in Murwillumbah and sent Byron into bat.

After losing the openers with the score on 32, M Irwin (111) and M Bear (102) came together to post a 202-run partnership.

It was the second century in three games for Bear after he scored 101 n o in game three and zero in game four.

Byron reached 4/255 of their 40 overs.

In reply the Thirstiers were all out for 94 in the 18th over.

Bowling honours went to Byron’s Toby Schott who collected 6/33 off eight overs, while L Whiteford took 2/37 off four overs and L Shouldice took 2/1 of four deliveries.

Byron seconds are undefeated after five games and sit on top of the Coastal League table with 35 points ahead of Tintenbar-East Ballina who have three wins from four (32 points) and Ballina Bears who have four

The Far North Coast women’s team came third in the Fives and included players from New Caledonia. Photo supplied. players.

Fives is also played continuously, so after a goal there is no official restart.

The goalie just throws in.

‘This means it is a faster game, and can be more tactical,’ Brendan said.

In the women’s final the Guppies were too strong for the Sunshine Coast-based Silly Sea Sisters.

In the men’s final the Yeronga (Brisbane) side returned to the winners’ circle, after finishing second last year, after downing competition favourites Nordek (Canberra).

Competition ran for most of the weekend ‘It’s a very social competition, it is all about participation,’ Brendan said.

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from five (29).

More runs In the third-grade fixture between Lennox Head and Byron Bay in the Ballina District Cricket Association more than 700 runs were scored over 80 overs.

Byron batted first and went form 1/0 to 2/202 after M Larson (81) and L Clayton (161) put on over 200 runs for the second wicket. It was Clayton’s second ton of the season.

J Trisley’s 90 n o together with R Egan’s 27 n o helped to lift Byron’s tally to 4/383 off 40 overs.

Chasing close to 10 runs per over Lennox Head made good headway but M Tancred (89) and John Young’s (66) fruitful partnership was broken just before drinks.

By the end of their 40 overs they were 9/332.

Best bowlers for Byron Bay were S Greening with 2/49 of seven overs and B Hughes with 2/30 off four overs.

The win puts Byron Bay into second spot on the ladder with four wins from five and 29 points. Bangalow are out in front undefeated on 35 points.

The junior trotting had a vocal and supportive crowd at the Mullum Agricultural Show. Photo Jeff ‘giddy up’ Dawson The smoky conditions during the Sunday of the Mullumbimby Show couldn’t slow down another big day of racing for the junior trotters and spectators.

Over the day there were four races with winners including Zoe Gillies (Supreme Joe), Hannah

Anforth (Rocky Rocket), Ella Gillies (Beau Knows) and Holly Chalmers (Mini Emoji).

Driver of the show was Zoe Gillies.

‘The kids always have a fantastic weekend at Mullum’, a spokesperson for the Queensland Junior Harness Racing Association said.

Entry still open for Tweed Tri The Kingscliff Triathlon is returning to town for its 20th edition on Sunday 24 November.

Late entries accepted until Saturday 23 November.

The field is expected to exceed 1,500 athletes.

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Worried about the fires? Join the Rural Fire Service (RFS: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au) and State Emergency Services (SES: www.ses.nsw.gov.au).

The people who are in them defending your properties and lives are just like you.

You could be there helping make a difference next time. So regardless of the outcomes of this fire make sure you join your local community in protecting itself by getting yourself trained up and ready for a future of climate change.

Don’t leave the solutions, protection and hard work to the magical ‘other’ people and unicorns. They are just the ones who have faced their fears and cared enough to get off their backsides and take action.

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While the world at large continues to see the failure of the current ‘War on Drugs’ that is irresponsibly killing people around the globe the NSW police commissioner is stuck in his habits. Rather than recognising that ‘just say no’ has failed he says, ‘pill testing provides a false confidence to an individual that the drug they want to take is safe… All illegal substances carry the risk of harming, or ultimately killing, the user’. Yes, but so do legal ones – just take a look at paracetamol – the cause

The Knitting Nannas Against Gas (KNAG) are all about saving the land, air and water for the kiddies. This year they are producing the 2020 Nanna Beach Calendar (only $20) to raise funds for their good work. Alas, Nanna Felicity hasn’t been able to make it to the beach for the calendar shoot – she is too busy dealing with the residue of the September fires at Drake. To pre-order a copy of the calendar and see Felicity’s ‘beach’ shoot, email knnnag@ gmail.com or see that Nanna at the next Lismore carboot market. Photo Tree Faerie of 34 to 57 deaths a year in Australia (Medical Journal of Australia: Paracetamol poisoning-related hospital admissions and deaths in Australia, 2004–2017).

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Budj Bim is an example of ancient Aboriginal aquaculture and hydraulic engineering that has been carbon dated to 6,600 years old and has been given world heritage status. The site, located in southwest Victoria, is a vast network of weirs, dams and stone canals that were designed to force eels and other aquatic life into traps.

The age of the site means it predates other ancient engineering sites like the Egyptian pyramids or Stonehenge. See more online at: https://bit.ly/2X4k0ow

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