The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.24 – November 20, 2019

I LOVE AN UNBURNT COUNTRY The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 34 #24 • Wednesday, November 20, 2019 • www.echo.net.au

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—ÍĜŕ ÄŽĂŤĹ•ÄˆÄ• ĂŤ Ć†Ć–ÄˆÄˆÄ•Ć†Ć†Çž ćƖĆ? Ĺ”Ĺ&#x;ſĕ Ĺ•Ä•Ä•ÄŽÄ•ÄŽ For Fidel Gordon and friends it was time for dancing, and singing in in the rain in Mullum’s streets when the skies opened, unfortunately all too briefly, on Sunday night. The sounds of music at the Mullum Music Festival again brought joy during difficult times. Photo Kurt Petersen Paul Bibby Locals in the Shire’s north-west are breathing a little easier after a burst of rain and a change in weather conditions reduced the threat from the Mt Nardi bushfire on Sunday.

However, while the immediate threat to homes and property in Huonbrook and Upper Wilsons Creek has eased, there is still a real possibility that the fires could increase again given predicted hot and windy conditions later this week.

Advice from the RFS is that the fire at Mt Nardi ‘is expected to burn

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for several weeks or until there is significant rainfall. ‘During this time, the fire may burn close to properties,’ they said.

The RFS has stood down many volunteer fire fighters within the Byron LGA, as winds pushed the fire towards Doon Doon, Commissioner’s Creek, Whian Whian and Nightcap Range Road.

But in a joint media conference on Tuesday, NSW State Office of the Bureau of Meteorology and NSW Health said heatwave conditions were developing for the state this week.

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While this may not necessarily impact the Mt Nardi fire in a way that threatens homes, it is likely to at least lead to another increase in the fire’s size. Currently it’s estimated at 6,275 ha.

Meanwhile, the slight reprieve has provided an opportunity to examine the response to the fire last week.

The efforts of local RFS volunteers has been widely lauded across the region as being directly responsible for saving people’s homes.

However, some have questioned the online communication tools provided by the NSW Rural Fire Service

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(RFS) to provide information about bushfires burning in the region.

While the efforts of local RFS volunteers have been widely praised locally, apps such as Fires Near Me and the Major Fires website and the RFS Facebook page were found by many to be seriously lacking when it came to providing up-to-date information about the Mt Nardi fire, particularly on November 12 when conditions were extremely volatile. ‘The RFS is presenting itself as the authority for fire info but its info and communications do not â–ś Continued on page 4

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'Ä•ÄŞĂŤÄˆĆ?Ĺ&#x; Č› Ĝſ Ĺ• Ĺ”Ĺ&#x;Ć?Ä•Ĺ?ČœČƒ They also fear that, despite promises by the developer to the contrary, the proposal is intended to become a boarding house or defacto ‘AirBnB motel’, pointing to the large number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and electrical circuitry that would support two stoves, dishwashers and fridges in each house.

But council staff disagree with each of these arguments in their report.

They point to a range of modifications to the proposals made by the developer, which have reportedly brought it up to standard.

These include, ‘Removal of external staircases to the first floor of each dwelling, increases to the â–ś Continued on page 3

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Despite 135 letters of objection, Byron Council staff have recommended approval of a contentious development application in Brunswick Heads, after the developer agreed to modify his plans.

The development application for a dual occupancy at 16 Short Street will come before this Thursday’s Council planning meeting.

The proposal is for two large, double-storey houses, each with five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a pool.

Residents say that its size is unsuitable for both the block in question and the street more generally, that it exceeds Council’s height plane rules, and will set a precedent that impacts on the entire town.

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Govt ramps up trespass laws New ‘ag gag’ powers are being proposed by the NSW LiberalNationals government.

If passed, the Nature Conservation Council say The NSW Right to Farm bill 2019 would quadruple the maximum penalty for aggravated unlawful entry to enclosed agricultural lands, which

includes farms, abattoirs, rodeos and ‘a business or undertaking for forestry’.

They say, ‘If these laws had been in place in the 1980s and 1990s, World Heritage-listed rainforests on the north coast would have been turned into telegraph poles and toilet paper.’

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Marine litter collection tech for Bruns Aslan Shand This Saturday you can catch an outdoor screening of local filmmaker Damon Gameau’s recent film 2040 at the Yum Yum Tree in New Brighton.

It is being shown as a fundraiser for another local project with international impact – the Seabin Foundation.

2040 was shown at the recent UN Climate Action Summit in New York in September and looks at ways people and governments can move towards a positive future by mitigating climate change.

The Seabin Foundation is focused on a world without marine litter.

There are currently seabins in 52 countries around the world and they are now working on the second version of the technology.

Game changer ‘Currently the seabin is restricted to floating docks or pontoons,’ said CEO and founder Pete Ceglinski.

‘This is a game changer.

Version 2 will be able to be attached to cement

Seabin Foundation co-founder and CEO Pete Ceglinski, business and fleet manager Charlie Griffith with Seabin’s COO Mahi Maquette. Photo Jeff ‘In The Sea With A Bin’ Dawson walls, ports, pylons etc so it will be able to be used in places like Darling Harbour, Circular Quay and Venice waterways.’

They have an office based in Mullumbimby, where they do their engineering and development, while their testing is done in the

Brunswick Boat Harbour.

‘That is where the first public fixed-dock version is being tested,’ said Mr Ceglinski.

‘We will be testing and monitoring it throughout the rest of the year.’

If you are curious you can head down and take a look

for yourself.

Catch the film 2040 at the Yum Yum Tree – doors open at 5.30pm and the film will be followed by a panel discussion at 6.30pm.

Tickets are $10 and there will be lots of raffle prizes. Book tickets online https://bit.ly/2qqegJw.

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Water shortages are gripping the region, with water cartage trucks unable to keep up with demand.

Georgia Fairhall from Byron Shire Water Cartage told The Echo that they are booked up for five weeks and

aren’t accepting new orders.

She said, ‘We are hiring a truck from Griffith to keep up with supply. I spoke with a man who has been without water for ten days, and another mum with three little kids has just run out of water’.

‘My very hard working business partner Shem hasn’t had a day off in almost three months’.

Fairhall says local water cartage companies source their water from water utility Rous at Rocky Creek Dam.

‘Rous have told me they are expecting this drought to last till February’.

‘There is a line up at the filing stations… I have heard other water cartages are not answering their phones they are so backed up.’

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Local News Paddle out protest Saturday Fight for the Bight, a national paddle out protest, will be held Saturday morning at Byron’s Surf Club, Main Beach from 9am.

Lealah Shostak told The Echo, ‘Communities all over Australia will be holding a paddle out protest in opposition to Norwegian company Equinor’s proposal to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. Catastrophic oil spills from the extreme weather conditions in the Bight are too great a risk for this pristine Southern Right Whale nursery’.

She says Byron Bay Surfrider, Sea Shepherd and Patagonia are supporting the action to protect and defend the Great Australian Bight from oil drilling.

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the front setback to the swimming pool from 1.0m to 1.75m in Dwelling 1.

‘The proposed development is largely consistent with the provisions of the Byron LEP 2014 and DCP 2014 other than minor variations to the building height plane

controls being sought,’ staff said in the report.

‘The dual occupancy is unlikely to generate deleterious impacts on the built or natural environment and the site is considered suitable for the development.

‘The application is

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Crucially, in relation to concerns that the structures would effectively become boarding houses, council staff said the applicant has applied for a dual occupancy and not any other use, and Council must assess the application based on the information as submitted.

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Misinterpretation But George Stinson, who lives next door to the proposed development, said this was a misinterpretation of the assessment process.

‘Council must assess a development based on the intended purpose of that development.

‘If there is clear evidence, as there is in this case, that the intended purpose is for a prohibited use, such as a tourist facility, then council should refuse the application’.

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MAYOR’S COLUMN

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It has been one hell of a week. As a community, we’ve had to come to terms with a bleak reality – living in the lush sub-tropics of the Byron Shire does not make you immune to catastrophic bush fires – not any more.

Tyalgum village will go to level 4 water restrictions from midnight next Sunday, say Tweed Shire Council.

The Council says it started carting water to Tyalgum on Tuesaday, ‘to reduce the village’s reliance on the raw water supply in Tyalgum Weir’.

Meanwhile, The Tweed Water Alliance are calling on the NSW Minister for Water, Melinda Pavey (Nationals), ‘to stop water mining for the bottled water industry now, particularly during drought’.

By Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson

While it has been an exhausting past week for many, it has also taught us a lot. First and foremost, that the NSW Rural Fire Service is absolutely incredible. Sincere and heartfelt thanks go out to all of the men and women who put their lives on the line to save ours. In small rural communities like ours, the RFS is made up of our mums and dads, our relatives and friends – and we cannot thank these legendary locals enough for the selfless service they provide.

For many of us, this has been a crash course in bush fire planning and dealing with an emergency of this scale. As confronting and frightening as this has been, having to seriously enact our bush fire plans means we are all better prepared for what might lie in store. With summer just around the corner and little rain on the horizon, we are much more acutely aware of the fragile state of our environment and the ongoing threat this is likely to pose for us.

We need to be resilient and it has been heartening to watch the whole community step up and support each other through this challenging time.

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Dan and Don were head over heels, or vice versa, for the hundreds of inflatable Bruns Bakery Doughnuts floating down the Bruns river to raise funds for the Surf Club. Photo Jeff Dawson

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‘At the public meeting in Mullum, the RFS warned against “Chinese whispers”, but the fact is that those of us who live in the hills, and are used to looking after ourselves, have far superior local information [than what the RFS provided].’

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has been widely criticised because the aerial map of the fire it provides is only updated a maximum of twice a day when the RFS does a flyby.

This meant that the sudden change to the Mt Nardi fire which occurred on the afternoon of 12 November was not indicated on the app for many hours.

The RFS’s major fires website was misleading on 12 November, indicating in relation to the Mt Nardi fire that ‘conditions are easing

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RFS say this was done without any consultation with local fire fighters about whether evacuations in these areas were necessary.

It was in this context that many locals turned to local Facebook pages, such as those moderated

by Vicki Peterson, for their information.

‘Hundreds of people were trying to join the groups because they wanted to see what was happening,’ Ms Peterson said.

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on the fireground’ and ‘the immediate threat to homes has eased’.

This remained the case throughout the afternoon, despite a change in weather conditions creating serious potential risks for a number of homes.

At the same time, local police were telling people to evacuate in Wilsons Creek, Main Arm, Huonbrook and even on Left Bank Road Mullumbimby.

Sources within the local

an emergency, panic sets in and rational thought goes out the window.

As things started to look serious last Monday (November 11) I was particularly worried about the cats, who live in a large indoor/outdoor cat run.

still dogs to be evacuated, but they are a more cooperaAs the Mt Nardi bushfire tive crew. advanced into some of the Where to go? I was so lucky more remote valleys of Byron to have a friend in Lismore Shire, it became apparent who invited us to her securely we people of Upper Main fenced home, where she has Arm might be called on to a dear old dog of her own. evacuate.

By Thursday we were That’s a major back home, and we panic in itself, but I are being extremely ‘Writing my plan down, including have five rescue cats vigilant about the fire, what to pack and when to go, was and five rescue dogs which could come vital. I followed each step, even when over the escarpment to save as well as stressed out, and it worked’ myself. into our valley – or Our wonderful not, depending on Main Arm fire brigade know Cats are difficult to wind direction and speed. about the elevated bushfire manage in emergencies.

Bags remain packed, danger, owing to climate I shared my concerns with ready to hit the road again at change, and they have held friends, and heard that the any moment. community meetings at local fabulous Billinudgel Pets for I am immensely grateful halls in recent weeks.

Life cat rescue group had to the Rural Fire Service They distributed informa- room for evacuees. for educating us about fire tion on how to make a fire They agreed to take all plans. Writing my plan down, plan, and advice on what the five cats. I had a cat cage for including what to pack and community can do to protect each animal. when to go, was vital. I folthemselves.

It took ages to get each lowed each step, even when I highly commend our one in a cage; some put up stressed out, and it worked. firies, as they inspired me to spirited resistance.

With animals, it is critical make a survival plan.

It was a huge relief to to have somewhere to take I wrote down what to hand the cats to Billinudgel them and I am extremely take, and as a single, older Pets for Life and see them grateful to the people who person with a heart problem, accommodated in spacious have helped us out. my plan was to leave early pens. I took big bags of cat And it’s not over yet, with rather than stay and defend litter and food, and gave the the summer months still the house. group a donation. Mission looming and a critically dry I pinned my plan to the accomplished! rainforest that we used to wall, because I know that in Back home, there were believe would not burn.

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Bruns partners with disaster relief Story & photo Eve Jeffery So many people are banding together to help bushfire victims and a group in Brunswick Heads has come up with an unique plan to help people who have lost their homes.

Bushfire R&R in Bruns was launched on 14 November at the inaugural annual gathering of local community groups.

Members of 17 groups met at the Hotel Brunswick to connect and unanimously agreed that Bushfire R&R in was a perfect fit for Brunswick Heads.

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The Brunswick Heads Visitor Centre, local businesses and community groups will partner with an agency that deals with disaster relief with connections in the severely affected towns that are within driving distance of Brunswick Heads. The plan is to deliver several one week R&R packages for people who have lost their homes, volunteers and

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‘Our aim is to welcome our visitors with open arms and shower them with love and support while they are here for the week,’ said spokesperson Kim Rosen. ‘We will use our networks to call for and collect donations of one week stays (Sat to Sat) in our town’s managed holiday accommodation properties, caravan parks and motels.

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accommodation provider the recipients will be given a welcome pack including such things as vouchers for food, coffee and meals, shopping, books, pampering and activities such as river cruise, movies, fitness classes and more.’

‘Along with the welcome packs, other activities organised by our community groups and local businesses, may include collection points for clothes, toiletries,

homewares, toys donated by the local community, BBQs, dinners, functions and vouchers to cover meals while they are here.

Ms Rosen says that the group are hoping that once this model is set up, that other coastal towns may interested in replicating the concept. To find out how you can support the project, email: Kim Rosen at kimrosen@gmail.com or Sam Pedlow at sam@nclp.com.au.

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Local News Main Beach coastal protection project launched Council invites the community to find out more about its new Main Beach Shoreline Project at a drop-in info session from 4pm until 6pm on Wednesday November 20 at the Byron Bay Surf Club.

Staff say it’s a big study ‘to assess feasible options for the modification of the coastal protection groynes and structures in place along Byron Bay’s Main Beach, which are degraded.’ Council has engaged Bluecoast Consulting Engineers to conduct the extensive two year study. The project is being funded by the NSW state government through the Coastal and Estuary Grants Program, with matching funds from Council. ‘It is expected to cost $300,000 including the stage 1 investigation and further phases of cost benefit analysis and detailed design’.

Information about the Main Beach Shoreline Project including a Project Fact Sheet and FAQs will be regularly updated on www.byron. nsw.gov.au/main-beachshoreline-project.

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The Ingenuity 3D Sculpture Festival held in Mullum is a wonderful addition to the town, with 23 temporary and permanent sculptures throughout the Palm Park. There are a few more days to enjoy the work, with the exhibition finishing on Sunday. Photo Jeff Dawson

NSW RFS: budget cuts or record funding?

If you’ve heard claims about the NSW Fire Service budget cuts, then strap in for a ride: independent news outlet Crikey reports that after all the figures are taken into account, and despite the denials by the Commissioner of the claim, there is a $118 million budget blackhole.

Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons took to the media last week strongly denying the claims. ‘It is rubbish, it is misinformation, it’s being misrepresented and I think it’s being disgracefully misrepresented here today in these sorts of circumstances,’ he said in a

press conference on November 11.

But Crikey’s Amber Schultz explained the figures on Friday, taking into account both expenses and capital expenditure. ‘The [cuts] between the last two budgets is even greater — $41.4m for for FRNSW and $76.6m for NSW RFS. ‘One-off’ boosts also account for their budgets, which include air tanker trials and new fire stations. Schultz concluded that ‘One-off investments dropped in 19–20 [capital budget], leaving a $118m hole in the budget at a time when the services need it most.’

Teachers needed for kids’ critical thinking class The school ethics program has been running at Byron Primary School since 2011 and demand from parents to enrol their children has increased every year.

In a weekly half-hour session that runs at the same time as Religious Instruction, children from kindy to year six have been guided through

discussions of real life scenarios involving ethical issues such as selfishness, how we should treat living things, promises, greed, cheating, teasing and fairness.

Vollies wanted Taught by local volunteers, the classes help children to develop critical thinking – a

necessary skill for future life in today’s world.

As the end of the year approaches and new classes of kindy students are being inducted into ‘big school’, the need for fresh volunteers to take next year’s classes is urgent, so the program’s co-ordinator is calling out for people to consider joining

the teaching effort.

You may be a parent or grandparent, or member of the broader community looking to give some time to a worthy, creative and fulfilling cause.

For more information please visit www.primaryethics.com.au or email christinewillmot@gmail.com.

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A new law aimed at cutting the red tape around assessment and approval of water supply infrastructure in towns struggling with drought was presented to parliament last week.

The second reading of the The Water Supply (Critical Needs) bill 2019 was presented by locally-based Nationals MLC Ben Franklin in the upper house on 13 November.

He said, ‘Major regional centres such as Tamworth, Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst have less than 12 months of town water supply remaining. An increasing number of regional towns are facing even greater difficulties with indications that Cobar, Tenterfield, Nyngan and Bourke have less than six months of town water supply’.

Building dams is also part of the agenda, despite concerns that they pose environmental risks. Academic website The Conversation says that ‘Modifying flows often has big consequences for people, animals and ecosystems located downstream of the dam’.

Franklin told the upper house that when constructing water infrastructure, ‘there is not enough time for a businessas-usual approach,’ and outlined how the bill would work.

Nats ‘should not be trusted with water’ Meanwhile former Green and now independent MP Justin Field said the Nationals should not be trusted with water, given ‘decisions of The National Party in government – as those who control water – have led to terrible outcomes’.

Field took the opportunity to highlight the Nationals’ track record on water management.

He said, ‘The Natural Resources Commission has put on the table that decisions around water management in the Barwon-Darling have led to drought conditions being brought forward by as much as three years in the southern Darling region. ‘We have seen the impacts of fish kills as a result of decisions to drain the Menindee Lakes system. We know that the 2014 amendments to the Water Management Act enabled this government to pick and choose which worst-case drought scenario it would use to base its entire water-sharing arrangements on’.

Calling the bill a ‘muddle’, Field says specific projects have been identified within the bill, ‘which has been the basis of substantial media coverage‌ It is a bit like a pork barrel exercise through legislation: The government calls out a specific town and a specific project, puts it in a bill and suggests that it is doing something, then it goes to the media. ‘It is worth remembering that in November 2016, the Burrendong Dam was 120 per cent full. Three years later it is at 3.6 per cent. Over-extraction was allowed, with no plan for the drought. It is well known what caused the decisions around that: In 2014 amendments were made to the Water Management Act that meant that implications of the millennium drought, on how much water was retained in storages for towns, did not have to be considered. ‘The government has let too much water out for its irrigator mates’.

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Local News ‘Thrown under a bus’: HEMP Party president sets record straight on Australian news report Hans Lovejoy Prominent Nimbin identity and HEMP Party president Michael Balderstone has told The Echo that he is ‘still feeling very bruised’ by a front page Australian newspaper (Newscorp) splash which featured him inaccurately on 12 November.

He’s accused the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper of misrepresenting his comments over the Greens and says the reporter did not make it clear to him ‘at all’ how he was being quoted for the story.

The paper’s environment editor Graham Lloyd quoted Balderstone as saying the ‘Greenies have a lot to answer for over the incendiary state

Michael Balderstone of the Australian bush’.

‘That’s complete bullshit – I did not say that,’ Balderstone told The Echo.

The comment is at odds with the fact that the Greens have never been in power at a state or federal level, and

the newspaper offered no evidence that the Greens had resisted back burning.

Balderstone said it was ‘just casual conversation with me agreeing the Greens will get attacked,’ and he then suggested Lloyd ‘talk to

a fire captain we both know’.

‘I had no idea he was writing down what I said’.

‘I did speak to him about us white fellas ignoring the Aboriginal fire gardening wisdom, which he reported correctly’.

Balderstone added that Lloyd has lived in Nimbin for a ‘long time, but I don’t know him well.’

‘He feels really bad and embarrassed about it, like I do,’ says Balderstone. ‘Perhaps he’s been working for Murdoch for too long.’

‘I’ve since read the Greens’ forestry policy and it’s fine,’ Balderstone said, ‘and I apologise unreservedly to the Greens and Greenies I upset’.

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A council staff proposal to increase flood level planning height, within Council’s review of Byron Bay town centre planning rules, could potentially increase heights within the town above the 11.5m limit.

Submissions for the CBD review closed 15 November, yet late submissions can be taken into consideration.

Other proposals include raising the building height along Lawson Street to 11.5m and allowing staff to decide upon what they consider ‘design excellence’, potentially leading to increased density within the CBD. ‘Design excellence’ would replace floor space ratio calculations.

Greens mayor Simon Richardson denies that property owners and developers are behind the planning wishlist, saying ‘No,

the [proposal] just makes planning sense.’

A press release regarding the planning rule review was updated on 3 October, yet didn’t mention the flood level planning height proposal increase, why the review was needed, and no councillor resolution was mentioned.

The town’s masterplan document is referenced as justification for the changes.

Byron’s CBD height limit has historically been a battle ground for elections, with many candidates over the years calling for height limits in an effort to distinguish the town from the Gold Coast.

Without warning in mid November last year, Labor councillor Paul Spooner, with Greens support, voted to standardise the town’s height limit at 11.5m, which The Echo understands can accommodate four storeys. The plans were later retracted after public outcry.

Flood level height Regarding the increase of flood level planning height, on page 6 of the planning proposal it reads, ‘… for areas within the Town Centre that are flood prone, ground floor levels will need to be set above existing ground levels (varying from 0.4-1.2m)’.

Mayor Simon Richardson told The Echo that the review ‘aims to facilitate building design that promotes people over vehicles in the town centre. ‘…Ultimately the review is to get feedback on ideas to achieve better designs in the CBD, a height increase for a tiny section of one street, to match the height of the

surrounding area and to find ways to get parked cars out of the CBD. ‘All of these ideas are best practice town planning and were workshopped and shared throughout the masterplan process with councillors, community members, property owners, businesses and community organisations’.

A lengthy 17 page analysis of the proposals by former mayor and state MLC Jan Barham raised many concerns, with one being ‘Without prescriptive controls on the scale, density and height of the town, then the character will change’. ▶ Full story online at www.echo.net.au

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2020

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

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.

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.

SUMMARY OF BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL’S FINANCIAL REPORTS 2018/2019 In accordance with Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993, Byron Shire Council advises that the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on Thursday 28 November 2019 will include the presentation of the audited financial reports and the Auditor’s reports for the period ending 30 June 2019.

A summary of the financial reports has been outlined below: Previous Section 418 (3) (b) Current Summary of Council’s Financial Reports Year 2019 Year 2018 $’000 $’000 Income Statement Total Income from Continuing Operations 106,595 120,413 Total Expenses from Continuing Operations 93,573 85,118 Operating Result from Continuing Operations 13,022 35,295 Net operating result from Discontinued Operations 0 0 Net Operating Result for Year 13,022 35,295 Net operating result before grants and contributions provided for capital purposes (8,087) (2,019) Balance Sheet Total Current Assets 82,374 85,113 Total Current Liabilities (18,837) (18,130) Total Non Current Assets 831,239 807,319 Total Non Current Liabilities (69,477) (63,647) Total Equity 825,299 810,655 Other Financial Information Unrestricted Current Ratio 3.65 3.40 Operating Performance Ratio (%) -7.11% -1.01% Infrastructure Renewals Ratio (%) 169.84% 110.37% Debt Service Cover Ratio 1.86 2.61 Rates & Annual Charges Outstanding Percentage (%) 4.67% 3.56% In accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act 1993, any person may make a submission in writing to Council with respect to the Audited Financial Statements or the Auditor’s Reports.

The Financial Reports are available on Council’s website at the following location: www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Home Submissions close: Thursday 5 December 2019 Enquiries: James Brickley 02 6626 7090

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

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

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

EXHIBITION CLOSES 27 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

EXHIBITION CLOSES 4 DECEMBER 2019

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 06 December 2019 Enquiries: Clare Tremenheere on 02 6626 7000

10.2019.545.1 – Federal, 202 Federal Drive, Federal (Lot 5 DP 600770) Mr R A Black, Use of Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.579.1 – Byron Bay, 88-94 Centennial Circuit (Lot 60 DP 835249) Newton Denny Chapelle, Change of Use to Recreation Facility (Indoor) 10.2019.576.1 – Byron Bay, 7 Marvell Street (Lot 9 SEC 26 DP 758207) Pace Development Group Pty Ltd, Demolition of Existing Building and New Mixed Use Development comprising of Hotel or Motel Accommodation (Twenty Nine (29) Rooms), Ground Floor Retail Premises, Basement Carpark including Health Spa and Roof Top Platform for Hotel Guest Activities 10.2019.588.1 – Bangalow, 13 Meadows Close (Lot 26 DP 1214403) Byron Bay Planning & Property Consultants, Change of Use Secondary Dwelling to form part of Existing Dwelling House including Alterations & Additions and Use of Swimming Pool

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

HAVE YOUR SAY Planning Proposal for Amendment of Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014 to rezone Part Lot 3 DP 592005 and Part Lot 1 DP 1124504, 4 Picadilly Hill Road, Coopers Shoot The Planning Proposal to Rezone Part Lot 3 DP 592005 and Part Lot 1 DP 1124504, 4 Picadilly Hill Road Coopers Shoot, to permit R5 Large Lot Residential is on exhibition for a period of 4 weeks from 20 November to 20 December 2019.

The objective of this planning proposal is to apply the R5 Large Lot Residential zone to an area of approximately 5.53 hectares previously approved for a Community Title subdivision. This will permit the creation of five Torrens Title lots that will each have a dwelling entitlement. Three of the five prospective lots already have a dwelling located on them from previous approvals. Four of the five prospective lots will be zoned R5 and the fifth will remain zoned RU2 Rural Landscape.

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.

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

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.

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

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2019.439.1 – Byron Bay, 53 Preston Street Earthworks and Carport 10.2019.454.1 – Coorabell, 641 Coolamon Scenic Drive Swimming Pool 10.2019.559.1 – Byron Bay, 3/47 Belongil Crescent Patio Awning 10.2019.447.1 – Byron Bay, 2/57 Carlyle Street Dwelling House and Swimming Pool 10.2019.547.1 – The Pocket, 83A Walkers Lane Swimming Pool, Deck and Fence 10.2019.477.1 – Brunswick Heads, 56 Tweed Heads Alterations and Additions and Change of Use of Expanded Dwelling Module to Secondary Dwelling 10.2019.320.1 – Bangalow, 2-10 Raftons Road Swimming Pool 10.2019.465.1 – Brunswick Heads, 14 Omega Circuit Dwelling House, Secondary Dwelling and Swimming Pool

The Minister for Planning and Environment has authorised Council to exercise delegation to make this LEP amendment.

Submissions close: 20 December 2019 Enquiries: Steve Daniels 02 6626 7315

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 open: 13 November 2019

10.2019.324.1 – Bangalow, 9 Leslie Street Demolition of Existing Dwelling House and New Dwelling House

Submissions close: 11 December 2019

10.2018.457.2 – Ewingsdale, 51 Kennedys Lane S4.55 to Modify Location of Cabins

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.

10.2017.59.3 – Possum Creek, 259 Friday Hut Road, S4.55 for Minor Internal and External Design Modifications to Dual Occupancy

Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300

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Local News Large camp/festival site withdrawn from court Wilsons Creek holiday cabin DA back again A large contentious DA just outside Mullumbimby has been withdrawn from the courts. The proposal for 1897 Coolamon Scenic Drive, just north of Mullumbimby came before the public and Council in March 2018. After being rejected, applicant Mark Franklyn took Council to the Land & Environment court.

The initial DA at the time included a 239-lot camping ground, along with 270 parking spaces, associated shower/toilet blocks, 12 tourist cabins, a yoga ‘temple’ and day spa facilities.

While it sparked concerns from residents over traffic,

amenity, fire and flood safety, applicant Mark Franklyn defended the proposal.

He said at the time potential impacts on traffic, amenity, along with fire and flood risks were all adequately addressed in the DA. Staff told The Echo last Friday, ‘The applicant officially ended the court proceedings on October 28, 2019’.

A neighbour, who did not want to be named, told The Echo, ‘We had an on site conciliation meeting with the commissioner and the applicant. Six of us got to speak to his amended plans, and why we felt it was

inappropriate development for our town. He then met with the commissioner and the experts. The next thing we heard was that he withdrew… so I guess the writing must have been on the wall for him’.

‘No doubt he will come back with something else now. He did reduce it big time for the courts.

‘I think from memory it was only 44 camp sites on the eastern side only, but it still had the huge function centre, the day spa on Coolamon Scenic and a shop, but the AirBnB house was still on the western boundary’.

Survey for approved accommodation providers A survey to better understand the impacts of AirBnB on Byron’s approved accommodation providers (AAPs) has been launched by Byron Council and Southern Cross University (SCU).

For some time the approved providers, such as guest houses and traditional bed and breakfasts have stated that they are struggling to meet the higher insurance costs and council rates associated with running a legitimate tourism business.

The project seeks to understand current practice to better support specific and locally-informed development planning and policy-making in light of the NSW Government’s proposed new regulatory framework for short-term holiday letting.

‘The Byron Shire Council is seeking reliable, and evidence-based information on the current experiences of the Shire’s AAPs as a result of the growth of short term operators,’ said Dr Sabine Muschter from the School of Business and Tourism at SCU. ‘This research will provide an opportunity for traditional accommodation providers to have their say about the impacts that increasing numbers of short-term holiday rentals are having on their business operations.

‘This imbalance is perceived by AAPs as grossly unfair and it creates anger and frustration among the traditional providers in the Shire.’ The survey, which is exclusively for AAPs, is available via www.bit.ly/2OjBh9e.

Paul Bibby Councillors will review their decision to reject a proposed holiday cabin development in Wilsons Creek on Thursday, after the developer reduced the size of the proposal.

Shahar Yishay’s development plan for his property at 58 Montecollum Road was rejected in dramatic circumstances on 15 August, when mayor Simon Richardson used his casting vote to help knock back the proposal.

Among the reasons given for knocking back the development application was that the intensity of the proposed development was deemed ‘inappropriate given the rural character of the property and the location more generally’.

Councillors also cited the orientation and clustering of the cabins, the number of driveways to the property, and potential road safety impacts that might occur as a result of the development.

Mr Yishay and architect Frank Stewart have now reduced the size of the proposal in a number of respects, including reducing the number of cabins from eight to six, reducing the

pool capacity and removing a proposed pool terrace.

Byron Council planning staff recommended that the development application be approved when it last came before Council.

They have recommended that Council approve the proposal when the matter comes before this week’s

meeting, addressing each of the reasons for the rejection in turn in their report. However, a significant number of residents living in the area around the property continue to oppose the development, with 25 writing letters of objection. There have been 30 letters in support of the proposal submitted.

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Flames, smoke and stupidity The Byron Shire Echo Volume 34 #24 • November 20, 2019

NSWE | NEWS A brief roundup of the week’s events As NSW went up in flames last Tuesday, the NSW LiberalNationals government were planning to introduce a bill (which can become law) to remove consideration of greenhouse gas emissions with DAs associated with mining, petroleum production or an extractive industry.

Miraculously, The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Territorial Limits) bill 2019 was deferred at the last minute. Expect it to come back when they think we aren’t watching.

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Newscorp reports China’s $1.5b takeover of Australian baby formula company Bellamy’s has been approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Meanwhile the ABC reports that two years after buying iconic Toowoomba ice cream brand Weis, Unilever will close the brand’s original QLD factory, which produced the bar for more than 60 years.

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Labor’s Kristina Keneally tweeted she ‘welcomed the news’ that Iranian journalist and writer @BehrouzBoochani ‘has had the opportunity to depart PNG. We look forward for Mr Boochani having the opportunity to permanently resettle in a third country as soon as possible, wherever that may be’. Boochani shot a tweet back: ‘Such a [ridiculous] and unacceptable statement by Labor Party. You exiled me to Manus and you have supported this exile policy for years.

I don’t need you to welcome resettlement for me in a third country’.

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Feeling normalised to aggressive unpleasant politics yet?

NSW police minister David Elliott (Liberal) sounds like a classy guy. He was just exonerated by his fellow police officers (of course) over a road rage fight with a 17-year-old P-plater after he told the young man he ‘worked with the cops’. And the week before that, he supported drug strip searching of minors, saying he would be happy if it were his kids. Elliott followed it up this week by saying that strip searching young people is a calculated fear-inducing strategy. Imagine having to find yourself in the world if that tyrant was your dad.

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Quote of the week by @GeorgeMonbiot: ‘We are born in total ignorance of everything, and we die in total ignorance of almost everything. Acquiring useful knowledge requires determined study. Yet we no longer have a culture of public learning. This makes us vulnerable to every charlatan who stands for election’.

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arnaby Joyce blamed the stress of worrying about his parents’ place burning down for his erratic behaviour last week, but as the emergency worsened, it became clear that his burning pants, and those of his leader, needed more urgent attention.

The attempt to re-frame the bushfire catastrophe as something caused by dastardly tree-huggers and lattesippers was spearheaded by Nationals leader Michael McCormack, who said in response to Adam Bandt that people ‘don’t need the ravings of some pure enlightened and woke capital city greenies at this time when they are trying to save their homes.’

What they did need, apparently, were the ravings of former accountant and beverage expert Barnaby, who followed up McCormack’s assessment with the conjecture that two of the people who had just burned to death near Glen Innes were probably Greens voters (they weren’t, according to their friend and RFS veteran Bruce Walker, who let loose on Facebook). And hence – what? Were they responsible in some way for what had happened?

In fact, the victims lived in one of the best bushfire-prepared communities in Australia. None of which helped one iota, as was explained by Glen Innes Severn mayor Carol Sparks, who also lost her house in the blaze.

‘While all this is a personal tragedy for my family and myself,’ she said, ‘it is but one story within an unfolding statewide and global disaster, about which our community deserves nothing less than the honest and unvarnished truth.’

Despite a chorus of retired fire chiefs supporting this request, any mention of the global climate crisis fuelling the bushfire catastrophe remained verboten by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who told journalists, ‘There is a time and a place to debate, you know, controversial issues and important issues.’

Until that undisclosed moment, it seemed there would only be pre-loved thoughts and prayers, recycled from the American NRA playbook.

The leader of the ‘opposition’, Anthony Albanese, showed up in Akubra and cool-Albo shades at the

emergency evacuation centre at Nimbin; where he was heckled about climate change, but at least had the decency to leave a few fridges to help the evacuees.

Later he went to a Qantas junket with the Prime Minister, and one of the world’s most overpaid CEOs, Alan Joyce, who had just arrived on a nonstop experimental flight from London to Sydney – which Qantas claimed was fully carbon-offset.

Where the mainstream media is concerned, if it bleeds it leads, and if it burns, it earns.

David Lowe It was left to the WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John to speak truth to power in the parliament, during a debate on the federal government’s proposed laws to crack down on energy companies who had the temerity to move away from fossil fuels.

‘How dare any of you suggest that in this moment, at this time, it is appropriate to be prosecuting a piece of legislation with the aim of proppingup coal,’ he thundered.

‘You are no better than a bunch of arsonists – borderline arsonists – and you should be ashamed.’

The senator’s words were met with howls of derision by the mainstream media, despite the world’s scientists having, for decades now, clearly told those in power that something like this would happen if they continued on their merry way.

Speaking of merry, invitations were sent this week to MPs at Parliament House for ‘Bright Sparks Christmas Drinks’ from the Co-Chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Resources (aka Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon and the Liberal Party’s Craig Kelly) to be hosted

by APPEA. APPEA are the helpful people who brought us CSG and a host of other fossil fuel products currently contributing to the climate emergency.

The mistletoe invitations were

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shared to social media by the Greens’ Larissa Waters, providing a glimpse of the insiders status of the mining industry and the sham dividing line between the major parties.

At a state level, it’s a similar story.

500 people protested outside Parliament House in Sydney this week as the Berejiklian government prepared to bring in legislation to decouple consideration of global warming impacts from new mining approvals, in spite of what the courts have said about this.

While there was no talk of reinstating the millions of dollars cut from the RFS in this state, they did find time to wave through new laws to prevent exposure of animal cruelty (and other interruptions of the corporate exploitation of our planet) with the support of the Shooters Party, who put out a press release charmingly titled ‘SFF puts steak through vegan terrorists.’

All this was largely kept off the front pages by the bushfires, as was a gallant attempt by one man in Canberra to draw attention to the plight of Australian citizen Julian Assange.

Dressed in suit and tie, he managed to get past the machine guns, and climb up to the tail of the emu in the coat of arms over parliament’s entrance with his ‘Free Assange’ banner.

But it was to little avail.

Where the mainstream media is concerned, if it bleeds it leads, and if it burns it earns.

Unfortunately, as Naomi Klein explained in The Shock Doctrine, disasters of all kinds are great for governments with fascistic tendencies – even if they’re wholly or partially responsible.

PS: amidst the flames, smoke and stupidity, something wonderful happened this week. After seven years in detention on Manus Island for the non-crime of seeking asylum under Australia’s international human rights obligations, the award-winning Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani has escaped the clutches of the Home Affairs Department, and is in New Zealand.

Proof that when enough people care, magic happens, and the pen is mightier than Peter Dutton.

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Letters We all evacuated this week due to bush fires. Do we want to bring tourists to a vulnerable zone with terrible water shortages?

I represent the neighbours and trust that councillors will refuse the DA once again.

Ben Fawcett Wilsons Creek

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Thanks carers We neglect the people who care for our parents and our children. Carers are undervalued in our community and each day head off to try to achieve the impossible. The aged care sector is totally underfunded and broken ‘Dem system is a strain and a mess’ (by Kabaka Pyramid Can’t Breathe). It is placing the frontline carers under extreme pressure and it must be breaking carers emotionally.

What is the point of a balanced budget if we break carers and the best we can give to our parents is a life of waiting to die.

To those carers on the frontline – thank you.

Let’s hope that the royal commission will see some

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real changes to help you climb the mountain each day.

Russell Jackson Binna Burra

DĶſĕǼ ëŕĶŔëōƆ ƆƖǔ ĕſ With bushfires raging and temperatures soaring, we must all do what we can to relieve the suffering of animals, birds and bats.

Please ensure you leave out water, buy some bird feed, and bats love apples and bananas – even though it’s hard to string their food high enough.

Our non-human friends are doing it tough. Their future survival depends on caring humans. We can all do something.

Sue Arnold Ocean Shores

Thank you I would like to say a huge thank you to Saxon from Brunswick Rescue, and Beck from the Mullumbimby veterinary clinic who came immediately to help rescue my horse Dizzy when she was stuck in the mud recently.

Lucy Byrne Tyagarah

Ticking wrong boxes It is shocking to consider how many of the more than 700 development applications (DA) submitted

each year to Byron Council may be approved by the planning bureaucrats, which contravene their carefully considered guidelines.

Take the example of a proposed ‘rural tourist cabin’ development in Wilsons Creek. This DA is for six cabins, four to be built, with a large pool and entertainment area, on a steep, south-facing slope, next to a power-line and accessed by a rough, narrow, dangerous gravel road via a new, second driveway which will seriously affect neighbours.

The property is located in a sound-bowl which transmits any sounds over hundreds of metres. In my opinion, on all of these points the DA contravenes development guidelines.

Council’s planners have considered it three times since submission, more than a year ago, recommending it for approval every time.

Every one of the fourteen properties surrounding the applicant property has made multiple opposing submissions, with advice from lawyers and planners, but still it is coming back to Council on 21 November, recommended for approval by the bureaucrats after a ‘review’ of councillors’ decision to refuse in August.

It has been easy to get frustrated in the last couple of weeks of reading The Echo, which, as a councillor, it is my responsibility to do.

Firstly, the lack of celebration or story of the wonderful opening of the revitalised Railway Park, and last week, the article rehashing the rail corridor bypass route, complete with misleading diagram and commentary.

It was then pointed out to me that opponents of the bypass will do everything they can to stop the road, they are within their rights to try, and they see it as their responsibility. My frustration recently has been borne out of the knowledge that all delays to this project are costing our community.

Significant amounts of money that could otherwise be spent on improving other infrastructure, or achieving environmental outcomes, as examples.

However, it seems this is a price we will need to pay and we must patiently await the umpire’s decision.

Whatever that decision is, I hope we can then all respect the outcome and try to move forward knowing that we are all working hard to achieve what we think is in the best interests of our Shire.

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Letters ƖƆIJ Ǖ ſĕ ĶŕĪş Nowhere to go to get the very latest local bush fire information.

I wish Council would have a site that gives detailed up-to-date information on where the fires are spreading and if any evacuations or property damage is occurring.

Detailed localised information is not available on any of the sites, including the RFS web site. These sites only give a very general overall picture and it is not possible to know what is currently happening on the ground. At present the latest

CHESS

by Ian Rogers After an eight-year drought the ACT’s top player Junta Ikeda has again won the Territory’s final Grand Prix tournament of the year, the Vikings Weekender.

The 28-year-old ex-Olympian dominated the 2019 event, hosted and sponsored by the Vikings Club in Conder, completing the seven-round tournament undefeated and capturing the $1,000 first prize with a round to spare.

The main rival to Ikeda was expected to be Stephen Solomon but the Queensland International Master continued the modest form he had shown at Melbourne’s Hjorth Memorial a week earlier and conceded too many draws to realistically fight for first place.

With only one event remaining in the Grand Prix, one might expect a close finish, yet the Australian Chess Federation’s leader board merely states ‘to be added’. (Queensland’s Brodie McClymont is believed to be the current leader.)

Indeed the contempt in which the ACF holds their series, which in years past attracted corporate

For North Coast news online visit information is on social media, which is not always accurate.

Council needs to become involved, as they would have access to the very latest local information from the authorities that is not available to the general public.

This should be an important role for Council in emergencies for both fire and flood.

Len Bates Mullumbimby

ƖƆĶŕĕƆƆ ëƆ ƖƆƖëō The editorial of 6 November thoughtfully prioritised environmental concerns over housing. But it did leave me wondering whether the sponsorship and led even amateur players to travel around the country hunting for GP points, can be seen from their GP web page, which is headed by the sentence: ‘The ACF Grand Prix is Australia’s premier chess tournament series, and has been running since etc. etc.’ [sic] Ikeda will no doubt finish in the top ten this year, thanks to strong results at the Begonia Open in Ballarat, the ANU Open, and Vikings. His sharp play is well evidenced in the following game, which wrapped up first place in the Vikings tournament.

Vikings Open 2019 White: W Lo Black: J Ikeda Opening: Modern Defence 1.c4 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 e5 5.Be3?!

If White does not wish to exchange pawns and queens, the critical line, then the simple 5.Nf3 was stronger. 5...exd4 6.Bxd4 Nf6 7.Nd5 0-0 8.f3 c6 9.Nc3 Bh6 Trying to be too tricky.

The immediate 9...d5! would exploit White’s time losing knight manoeuvre. 10.Bd3 d5 11.Nge2 dxe4 12.Bxe4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 f5 14.N4c3 Qh4+ 15.g3 Qh3?! Attractive but misguided. After 15...Qe7 16.0-0 Rd8, Black has a continuing initiative. 16.Kf2! Be6 17.b3?!

Only now does Lo start losing the thread. After 17.Ng1! Qh5 18.Qe2, the threat of 19.Qe5 would keep Black on his toes. 17...f4! 18.Qf1 Qh5 19.Qg2? c5! 0-1

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environmental concerns include the sharks swimming along Jonson Street in 2090, and the housing concerns of the 50 million refugees from Bangladesh?

But then, after further thought, I realised that those concerns were negated by the 4 degree global average temperature rise trimming the global population to one twentieth. Thus the housing concerns were catered for, and the sharks replaced by jelly fish in the acidified heated ocean.

However, I now realise that the housing issue will remain relevant because the category 5 cyclones will rearrange the deck chairs somewhat horizontally with only brick dunnies remaining as standard bedrooms.

Thankfully, organic community gardens will be thriving due to protection by bikie gang snipers, except during the fifty summer days when temperature exceeds 48ºC and the shrivelled vegies collapse; and the occasional wet season when gardening snorkels get blocked by floating mulch.

All good. Humans are very adaptable; at least those surviving are. Continue business as usual.

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Ĉşŕĕ žƖĕĕŕƆ ćëŊĕĎ In these times of loss – loss of credible leaders, trees for koalas, loss of time, community and even a habitable planet, today marked yet another woeful loss. The Country Women’s Association (CWA) has stopped serving scones at the Mullumbimby Show.

The familiar corner of the handicrafts pavilion, with its

Remembering Remembrance Day Q As the person authorised by the president of the Mullumbimby RSL Sub Branch to organise the details of Remembrance Day 2019, I was advised late in the evening of 10 November that there was to be a public meeting in the Civic Hall at 11am on Remembrance Day to brief the public on the fires; and I recommended that we postpone the Remembrance Day service until after that meeting. The notices had already been issued when I was informed, so I was not in a position to ask if the meeting could start at 11:30 am instead of 11 am.

I believe that anyone in my position should and would have done the same.

The gravity of the emergency at our gates was such that

Q As president of the Mullumbimby RSL Subbranch and representative of our members I wish to express my disappointment at the disregard and lack of respect shown for our Commemoration of Remembrance Day ceremony held at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as it has been each year for 101 years since the Armistice.

Whilst the information meeting held was very important, the timing, 11 o’clock, and place, Memorial

Hall next to the Cenotaph, meant that those gathered to show their respect and participate in the ceremony were unable to fully do so. The instruction by an organiser of the meeting, during the service to turn off the sound system meant the ceremony was held without the usual music and guest speakers were difficult to hear.

Surely this important meeting could have been held at a time other than 11 o’clock, earlier or later in that day. This would also have allowed our participants to attend the information session as we too are local property owners and community members.

Shane Cooper President RSL Mullumbimby

checked tablecloths, CWA monogrammed cups and saucers, and church-hall chairs, was nowhere to be seen at this year’s Mullum Show. No sign of the urn with its welcome curl of steam, and the mountain of scones, baked in Mullumbimby ovens in the early morning before the show gates opened.

‘We’re too old. We’ve died off. We don’t have the people or the energy to do it now,’ we were told by one of the remaining CWA members, chatting behind the cake and pickles stall.

Between sentences, they were sampling wedges of the competition cakes, evidently cut and judged some days prior, if the desiccated morsels and the tasters’ grimaces were anything to go by.

‘Besides,’ she said, defiant

under blue eye-shadowed lids, ‘our current president is NOT a scone lover.’ Aghast, we asked why she hadn’t been voted out. ‘You can stand if you like,’ said a woman under a stiff gauze hat, behind a tray of gladwrapped peanut biscuits. ‘I’d be glad to be relieved of the position. We need people desperately... and by the way, although I don’t care to eat them, I did bake eight dozen last year.’

Last year. It was the last year. No fanfare. No farewell.

Disappointed, we left the pavilion. We didn’t want peanut biscuits or chocolate cake, we didn’t want paper-cup tea. We wanted the delight and certainty of tradition. Spaghetti Circus was the other drawcard, so we headed to the shed for our tickets.

Passing the food pavilion we noticed a small sign advertising carrot cake, tea, and hallelujah, scones with jam and cream. Hospitality students from Mullumbimby High School had whipped up dozens of lemonade scones (and even disclosed their recipe: self-raising flour, lemonade and cream) and were serving them as part of their course work. Did they find it in a Country Women’s Association Cookbook?

Quite possibly. These scones, baked by a new generation of country women and men, were excellent – four little cumulus clouds on the plate with strawberry jam and whipped cream, served with Twining’s tea in a delicate floral cup. The tradition lives on!

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ithout my friend noticing, a creature smaller than a little fingernail was perched on a stem of grass and leapt to the safety of his sock. A brave act on the part of a blind and deaf animal, following the whiff of butyric acid in the sweat of mammals. Although starving, the little one then climbed right up to the base of my friend’s neck and dug in. Literally.

That, for you, is a tick.

Using sharp jagged mouthparts, the tick pierced the skin and burrowed, reaching safety as well as a supply of fresh blood. He settled in for a ten day leisurely feed. But my friend noticed some irritation and spotted him. I sprayed the animal with an ether, freezing it to death.

All that advice to cover ticks with cremes or simply remove with tweezers? These are overseas tips, all wrong for the Australian paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus. This is the most common tick found on people in our eastern seaboard. The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) finds that this tick has different mouth-parts and feeding habits unlike overseas ticks.

The paralysis tick has toxins in its saliva. Different people’s reactions are unpredictable but can be lifethreatening. Given this unique situation, the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) says ‘freeze it, don’t squeeze it’.

Use FIVE squirts of a dimethyl ether spray. This will kill the tick in place, minimising its fright response. A scared tick injects more toxins.

Once dead, the tick will fall out, or can be removed with tweezers.

Human reactions to the tick toxins can range from

mild itching to respiratory shock, paralysis and death.

Another side effect is a subsequent allergy to red meat and gelatin products.

Repeated tick bites may start an allergic reaction or increase its severity.

In February 2019, research began into what afflicts people here who have Debilitating Symptoms Complex Attributed To Ticks (DSCATT).

Overseas, Lyme’s disease is caused by a bacterium which, to date, has not been found in wild Australian ticks. But as ticks worldwide are renowned for carrying pathogens, researchers suspect that there will be some sort of bacteria or virus living in Australian ones too.

Of the seventy species of Australian ticks, only seventeen bite people. The paralysis tick belongs to one group of fifty-six species called hard ticks (family Ixodidae). Their mouth-parts stick out from their heads.

They live in low vegetation, sniffing for mammals.

Soft ticks (fourteen species, family Argasidae) have mouth-parts which are held under the body. They travel into the burrows of animals upon which they feed.

All ticks are Arachnids, members of the spider family. As they grow from egg to juvenile to adult, they start with six legs but finally they have eight. They must have a blood feed at each life-stage.

Some species live their whole life eating the blood of one host. Other species find a host, grow, drop off and then find a new host species.

Still others, the paralysis tick included, drop off a host at each life stage, working through three different host species over their lifetime.

Some ticks are known for carrying harmful bacteria. In Australia, the ornate kangaroo tick carries Queensland tick typhus, and a reptilian tick carries Q fever.

Overseas, ticks have been better researched and are well known for also carrying one of six groups of viruses.

Only mosquitoes outdo ticks for transmitting viruses.

The precise match between tick, virus and host is critical. The tick needs blood for nutrition. The virus needs the host’s cells particular DNA or RNA processing systems. The virus subverts the system to make more copies of itself. Often this harms, but does not necessarily kill the host.

The study of ticks and viruses expands our philosophy and cosmology. Biologist Jakob Johann von UexkĂźll (1864-1944) explained that ticks and every other creature experienced life according to their umwelt: the world revealed to them by their own unique senses and particular needs. This species-specific perspective became a main concept in neurophilosophy.

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In 2010-11 there was major flooding in Queensland.

Anne Bligh who was premier at the time gave this inspirational speech which frightened the coalition so much that they asked her not to politicise it or call an early election. She chose not to call an early election.

Can we ask our politicians to just administrate and leave the fighting of fires to the experts? Tell them us peasants are more interested in putting fires out than who is the best person to vote for.

Bernard Hinchcliffe Mullumbimby

In a release made on the Byron Shire Council media centre site on 6 September 2019, the current Utility Manager (UM) outlines that smoke testing will take place in the Mullumbimby sewer system inclusive of 77 gravity sewer lines and associated private junctions.

The UM also said identifying and resolving leaks, defects, and incorrectly installed storm water connections into the council’s sewer mains will help reduce the incidence of flooding or overflow on private property.

How?

The UM also states that the Council’s storm water and sewer mains were recently pressure cleaned and inspected for leaks and defects via CCTV inspection. Has the result of this inspection been submitted to the Waste Water Advisory Committee for discussion, particularly the condition of the deep gravity mains?

I did submit a question previously as to the rising sewer main being replaced at the Stuart Street pump station in Mullumbimby, the reason given was because it was past its use-by date. â–ś Continued on page 14

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Another biologist J.B.S. Haldane (1892–1966) first proposed that viruses played a vital role in the origin of life on earth. In 2009, the idea was expanded by Eugene Koonin. His scenario about a primordial virus world and early evolution suggests viruses are integral to life.

Studies also reveal that viruses are ancient and sometimes very useful. One startling example is about ancient viral infections of early mammalian cells.

Viral genes were shared and exist today in modern mammalian cells. They code for protective layers around an embryo. This ‘hides’ the stranger from the mother’s immune system, allowing growth in utero. Otherwise the mother would create antibodies against the embryo.

A final thought. All ticks may well have evolved in the Australian sector of Gondwana in the Devonian era, 398 million years ago.

They lived with amphibious labyrinthodonts, swamp predators. Such teams were ancestors of all of us terrestrial animals and our many ticks.

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cott Morrison is one of those blokes who simultaneously giggles and threatens. So what funny things, and what scary stuff, are vying for his attention under that baseball cap?

You might find a clue or two in this short narrative that I’ve pieced together from reporting in the Guardian, Newsweek, Overland, Labor Senator Penny Wong’s question in Parliament late last month, and other public sources. I’m not making any of it up.

It’s about a couple who are good mates of the Prime Minister and his wife.

Lynelle Stewart and Jenny Morrison have been friends since school days, and they were each other’s bridesmaids. The two couples have been close social pals for decades, and in August this year the PM hired Lynelle to work in his Kirribilli House (Sydney) office. It was not a job that required advertising but it does require her to pass a security clearance, and that’s been delayed on account of what’s put the Stewarts in the news lately.

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David Hardaker at Crikey. com recently described Tim Stewart as ‘a 51-year-old family man, Cronulla Sharks supporter, one-time operator of an online health food venture called Fruit Loop...’

The issue is that he’s also Australia’s most prominent supporter of an online movement that believes a great ‘Storm’ or ‘Great Awakening’ is coming, in which Trump’s enemies, from the Deep State to Obama’s dog, will be destroyed – and Tim’s online posts suggest that

▶ Continued from page 13 I asked what does this say about the structural integrity of the gravity sewer mains laid at the same time?

The answer I received was that there is no relevance between the two as the rising main is built of a superior material and it is built to withstand internal pressure.

Well again, I have to ask, as the material used to construct the gravity is of a lesser strength material than the rising main, what does this say as to the gravity mains condition? No name was forwarded with the reply to my question.

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A screenshot of a video of ‘old friends’ Scott Morrison and Tim ‘BurnedSpy’ Stewart. Photo Crikey

of Aussie conspiracist Fiona Barnett’s account of a pregnant women being cut to pieces on a stage in Bathurst 34 years ago, the ritual sword being wielded by cricket legend Richie Benaud, and the master of ceremonies being former Labor leader Kim Beasley Snr. This would be far too preposterous to mention if it weren’t for the fact that the video-maker Barnett was, according to a former pal of Tim Stewart, the person who started the push to get ‘ritual’ into Morrison’s speech.

That claim is contained in a recently-posted statutory declaration by another Australian conspiracist named Peter (or Eliahi) Priest who swears that Tim Stewart repeatedly claimed he passed Q-related letters and suggestions to the Prime Minister, most dramatically on the subject of ritual sexual assault.

Police descended on Priest’s home last February asking about his social media posts on Morrisonand-Stewart; this was long before anything on Stewart’s Q connections was publicised.

Priest claims in his stat dec that the cops who grilled him were dispatched by the Queensland Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC).

Like I said up top, I made none of this up. There are FTACs in NSW and Victoria now, and they can force you to take a psych-test and to take anti-psychotic medicines of their choice. Priest says the QFTAC was alerted to go after him by the Prime Minister’s security team.

this predicted fate for nonbelievers thrills him no end.

Stewart tweets as ‘BurnedSpy34’ about an American-based conspiracy theory promoted by a mysterious character (or a cabal) called QAnon who posted on the far-right 8Chan website until it was taken down after the Christchurch Mosque murderer used them to live-stream himself shooting 51 people dead. QAnon drops clues on 8kun as it’s now called, about how Pres.

Donald Trump and his gang are conducting a ‘masterfully coordinated, slow but consistent pantsing (sic) of the deep state’, according to the Stewarts’ 22-year-old son Jesse who is also a ‘QAnon-fan’. Stewart also tweeted about how Julie Bishop must be involved in a paedophile gang, because she wore red shoes when she quit parliament.

It would be disturbing if, say, gullibility, ignorance and poor judgement of character were making Morrison stand by his man Stewart, but there’s more to it than that.

The PM’s office and Tim Stewart have reacted to reporters asking about their relationship by insisting Stewart never tried to influence Morrison’s decisionmaking. Clearly, however, he did try, and he succeeded.

In October last year Morrison delivered the nation’s formal apology to the survivors of institutional child abuse to a packed Parliament House.

‘...men and women from... every part of our land [have been] crushed, abused, discarded and forgotten,’ he said – so far so good – then added, ‘The crimes of ritual sexual abuse happened in schools, churches, youth groups, scout troops, orphanages, foster homes, sporting clubs, group homes, charities, and in family homes as well.’

The word ‘ritual’ was not in the Royal Commission’s conclusions, and it passed everyone by in that emotional moment in Parliament, until it was noted by a conspiracy-debunker and became a global issue.

Tim and Jesse Stewart and other Q-fans campaigned to get our PM to include that word in his ‘apology’ because it is at the heart of the QAnon conspiracy.

Q-fans believe that the elites, including Hillary Clinton and many other top pollies kidnap, rape, murder and eat the bodies of women and children, in rituals that are detailed on Q-fan websites.

One YouTube video consists

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Panic and the climate emergency

with panic is taboo. Most men are conditioned to squash any such feelings from their own private awareness, let alone allow them to be expressed to anyone else.

This inaccurate glitch in our framing of panic and anxiety is a massive problem for creating the kind of transformational change we must have. Although it is very important that we don’t panic behaviourally, it is equally, if not more, important that we allow valid feelings of panic to land within and between us.

If you’re informed of the catastrophe (I use that word mindfully) coming at us without radical and decisive change, then feelings of

panic are a sign that you have accurately assessed our collective situation. These powerful gut feelings are the ingredients we need to form into a tenacious and unstoppable collective resolve to transform on every level.

You can’t get to that level of power if you skip over your own emotional knowing.

Embodied knowing, formed up from a gut and heart level, is exponentially more powerful than the head alone. This is an alchemical process which involves allowing not only feelings of panic/anxiety but also sadness, anger and appropriate guilt at our contribution (without letting patriarchal ▶ Continued on page 20

As a psychologist I’m intrigued by the cultural framing of our emotional experiences. Unfortunately in our patriarchal western culture we collapse the feeling of panic with the behaviour of panicking – as if they are the same thing.

These are actually separate events. One of the central catch-cries of the patriarchy is ‘Don’t Panic!’ The subtext is that some all-knowing unflappable male figure will come and rescue us from whatever is happening (like Scott Morrison?). The underlying message, particularly to men, is that it’s unmanly to feel panic. Anything to do

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THE INCLUB

An inclusive social club for women in the Bangalow area, which holds various activities and events for women to meet, socialise and connect with the community.

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Kids' and adults' hats. Swimwear, toys, games, towels, inflatables, boards, umbrellas and shelters. We also stock camping gear and a full range of fishing tackle.

Rod hire and bait.

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BYRON SHIRE REAL ESTATE Having fun on the river is just one of the many simple pleasures you can enjoy around Brunswick Heads.

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A newsagent and local artists' outlet. In addition to newspapers, magazines, stationary and gift cards.

They stock local Indigenous artworks, cards and postcards, lollies, aspirins, fresh flowers and more.

A landmark of Brunswick Heads, serving their famous Artisanal Gelato with an authentic 1974 recipe. They also have fresh juices, outstanding smoothies, coffee and food. Drop in and say hello!

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1. Brunswick Heads Pharmacy ~ 14-16 Mullumbimbi St 2. Trawlers Bar and Kitchen ~ 2 The Terrace 3. Brunswick Surf Shop ~ 1/12 The Terrace 4. Bruns Beach, Bait and Tackle ~ 17 Fingal St 5. Daily Counter ~ 15 Tweed St 6. Clem's Cargo ~ 38 Tweed St

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Are pollies’ promises for the new Tweed Valley Hospital already being broken?

Q The priority of the reloca-

tion of the Tweed Heads Hospital (TVH) to the Cudgen Plateau’s State Significant Farmland (SSF) was always to serve the land bankers, developers and future private commercial interests.

A future health facility in the interests of the patients, doctors and staff, and the loss of state significant farmland and how communities would be affected was way down the list.

The company that signed off on the purchase of the site immediately adjoining the new Tweed Valley Hospital (TVH) site 10 days prior to the rezoning of the TVH site stated there were no plans to develop the site. They

▶ Continued from page 14 structures off the hook). Our earth identity is being born.

Like any birth it’s a very intense process.

What can we do? Let ourselves feel. Create safety for vulnerable conversations.

The emotional meta-silence is finally breaking as shown in the Climate Strikes and Extinction Rebellion.

Now we must completely break through this silence.

Creating safety to feel, and

said it was just a coincidence when this sale came to light in March this year.

Common sense tells us that unless there was to be a return on an investment of millions, more than the land’s worth as rural land, that that price wouldn’t have been paid. So just eight months later the company has put its bid to the government for the land to be included for development as part of the TVH precinct (https://bit.ly/37oKQMO).

The devil in the detail is coming to light in the TVH Stage 2 application (hospital building and operation). On opening in 2023 there are to be 391 beds. Planning for the future of the TVH is only

an eight year horizon to 2031 with increased beds to 545.

So again the community has been conned with the spiel of 450 beds to double (900) with future expansion.

The Stage 2 application has again ignored significant issues and has not satisfied a number of concept approval conditions. The concept focus on views and architectural images were a con, with submitted plans now with much reduced views and design.

This stage of the process needs the direction from the Minister that a public hearing is held; and the government must release the independent ‘Site Selection Report’, ‘Tweed City Action

Plan’ and ‘Tweed Health Precinct Background & Scenario Analysis’ and what has been the ‘discussion on land uses on the immediately adjoining sites’ to end the secrecy and serious lack of transparency and accountability.

Lindy Smith Tweed Heads

sharing our feelings, is the portal to transformation.

Tim Loughnan Ocean Shores

my life. From my early teens when getting together with other like minded kids in the village where I grew up, in the North East of England, to try to save foxes from the cruel, barbaric hunt.

By the age of 19, I’d become a vegetarian. I took up the bigger challenges, as an anti-nuclear, anti-war activist, which I continue to be today. On the down side of this, I took up the trade as a wood machinist, after a

Living simply What ever happened to the idea of ‘living simply so others can simply live’?

In reference to the upcoming conference in March, The Economics of Happiness, I’m all for getting together and planning for a better future.

I’ve been part of that most of

Time is of the essence...

The time to speak up, act up and protest is now. We are in a climate crisis!

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Q I can enlighten local residents on the definite consequences for Kingscliff and Cudgen which will happen unless the promise of free parking at the hospital for all staff and visitors is kept.

Our pool, library and TAFE will be inaccessible to normal patrons unless full time security guards are employed to stop hospital

visitors and staff parking in their grounds, and obviously the funds for this will not be available!

The suburban streets of Kingscliff and Cudgen will all become one way, as cars parked on both sides of these narrow streets will block two way traffic.

The carparks at the beach will be full all the time denying visitors the chance to park near the water. Staff will park there, with one driver picking them up to drive them up the hill to the hospital, where only one car space needs to be paid for.

All the businesses in Kingscliff will be affected by the lack of parking for day trippers.

In short, the amenity of life currently enjoyed by all residents of Kingscliff and Cudgen will be completely destroyed, with traffic gridlock in every street!

Health Infrastructure, Brad Hazzard and Geoff Provest need to be held to their promises of free parking for all. The site chosen is stated to be large enough for all future needs, therefore it should be large enough to have adequate parking for all staff and visitors.

Can you imagine the headline you could have?

Politicians keep election promise!

Barbara Roughen Kingscliff

short spell in forestry.

In the early 70s I joined Friends of the Earth and CND, and as a result of the knowledge I gained, gave up working in the timber industry. Along with this, I lived a pretty frugal existence, never being one for fancy clothes, cars or the like, with a bike and a few vinyl records being my only possessions.

Today at 70, I still live with what I consider to be a small footprint, in a small unit in Ballina, with my long time Aussie partner. Our last

water bill was $8.92. We pay more for service fees than for power used. We’ve never had any children (by choice), never borrowed money, don’t have investments, we have a very small car which is rarely used as Ballina is a great place for cyclists.

After a long life of activism, for peace, social justice and the environment, and a bit of travelling on land, in a society which is rampant with greed, we still feel we’ve had a good quality of life.

With all due respect, we

feel that flying people across the world, to a talk fest, in a country that has some of the worst human rights abuses and environmental degradation, supposedly to address the world’s ills, into a town that has already got huge traffic gridlocks for most of the year, is something the planet can do without.

How about using Skype?

Then everyone can stay at home and keep it local?

Food for thought!

Mick Stacey Ballina

ƖōōĶŕī ƐşīĕƐIJĕſ ëƆ ǕſĕƆ ćƖſŕ Eve Jeffery The Byron Shire community may disagree on a lot of things, but we always manage to pull together in times of need. The recent fires have brought out the best in us, and relief for affected fire victims is coming from all quarters.

The bushfire fundraiser at the Beach Hotel last Sunday saw the local community come together in a big way.

Over 70 fantastic prizes for the mega raffle were donated by generous local businesses. The Beachy Kitchen donated $2 from every pizza, burger and parma sold and guests were able to donate via adding 10 per cent on top of their drink orders. Husk Distillery did a pop up bar and donated all the funds from sales and Stone & Wood put on three Karma Kegs.

Altogether they raised $14,005 for the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre who have been directly supporting locals affected by the fires.

Zentveld’s are donating 100 per cent of the price of every cup of coffee sold for the month of December from their coffee cart at their farm based roastery. All funds will go to Tenterfield CWA.

Donations The Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre (MDNC) is now accepting online donations via its website and can also accept gift vouchers. There are no administration or handling fees providing assurance that every cent of money/vouchers donated will be passed on to people in the community who are in need of help.

Bangalow Dental are a collection point for essential items. They are hoping people will donate refillable

water bottles, socks and underwear (new only), personal hygiene items, sunscreen, body lotion, along with encouraging cards, nappies, baby formula, baby clothing, nappy cream, baby bottles and dummies, magazines and books. Items can be dropped at Suite 5/1 Ballina Road.

A new bushfire group for R&R in Bruns will be providing people who have been severely impacted a chance to rest, recuperate, recover and relax.

The group will network, and collect donations of one week stays in Brunsmanaged holiday accommodation properties, caravan parks and motels. This will include a welcome pack with things like vouchers for food, coffee and meals, shopping, books, pampering and activities such as river cruises, movies, fitness classes and more. To find out how you can support the project, email: Kim Rosen at kimrosen@gmail.com or Sam Pedlow at sam@nclp. com.au.

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The way it used to be A local Byron brand has brought out the first breakfast cereal for infants that introduces tree nuts to children.

Due to food allergy concerns, parents had been told to hold off on peanuts and tree nuts (such as almonds and walnuts) until as late as three years of age, but a few years ago that advice changed. It’s now believed that delaying foods like tree nuts does not protect against allergies, and introducing them early, anytime after starting solids, is actually best.

According to the Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) you can start to introduce solid foods around 6 months (not before 4 months) and you should include common allergycausing foods by 12 months in, for example, a smooth form, and once introduced they should be given regularly, eg twice weekly. Even babies with a high risk for peanut allergies (because of eczema or egg allergy) can be given peanuts as long as allergy testing is negative. When giving any new food to babies you should

still monitor for signs of food allergy, and of course, the nuts need to be finely ground – whole nuts are a choking hazard and even gobs of nut butter can cause problems.

At the launch, Pam Brook, the creator of the new Brookfarm Bloom baby cereal, said that her motivation to create a multi-ingredient organic wholefood product for babies was driven by what she had discovered in the market when looking for product to feed her grandchildren.

Last year Brookfarm co founders Pam and Martin Brook passed over the reins of their successful businesses to sons Will (Brookfarm) and Eddie (Cape Byron Distillery). Whilst both Pam and Martin are still actively involved, their sons, and now Will’s children, are the new generation in Brookfarm.

‘As adults, we don’t eat single ingredient foods, so why should our children? Bloom introduces well balanced flavours in the right way and is a product that will help to build a babies’ palate’, Pam said.

‘Bloom is made from real

Pic: Instagram: @londonxboston (31.4k followers) with her delightful baby at the cereal product launch.

food, ground fine – the way it used to be before food became overly processed”.

However much the food may hark back to earlier times, the Brookfarm launch

itself was thoroughly modern, as you’d expect with Byron having a something of a reputation for Insta-mums.

Organisers say that the event generated over 200

Christmas Eve & NYE at Barrio Catching up with family and friends is one of the joys of the festive season – as long as you don’t have to cook a feast for each and every gathering.

Barrio Eatery & Bar have a suggestion for you – let Head Chef Francisco Smoje do the work.

‘Barrio’ in Spanish-speaking towns means ‘the neighbourhood’, and Barrio Eatery & Bar is designed to feel like a home away from home, bringing together the local community in a relaxed environment, so it feels like you’re eating in a friend’s home. Well, the home of a friend who cooks very well!

Tucked away at Habitat, in the Arts & Industry estate, Barrio Eatery & Bar could be this year’s perfect setting for your Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) and

instagram stories, reaching a potential audience of 2.7 million people. Judging from #raisinghealthykids, a number of good-looking babies were photographed on fluffy white rugs with wooden toys behind, and their mothers received much positive feedback for looking gorgeous.

Magdalena Roze hosted a

panel discussion with Brookfarm co founder Pam Brook and Lizzy Abegg about the challenges of accessing real food for babies, without additives or being spray dried, the importance of sharing meal times with your children and the importance of introducing allergens to babies from four months.

Argentinian dishes while showcasing the brilliant Byron market produce to our regular customers and new visitors to the Shire’, says Head Chef Francisco Smoje.

Begin the festivities with a welcome cocktail featuring Byron’s award-winning Brookie’s gin, and then sample the earthly delights of Head Chef Francisco Smoje’s special festive menu of Argentinefamed favourites prepared centre stage in the traditional wood-fired oven and charcoal-grill. an early dinner for Fin de Año (New Years Eve) celebrations with your loved ones.

‘The holidays are my favourite time of year as we gather friends and family to celebrate all that has been achieved while setting intentions for the year ahead. I’m looking forward to sharing my favourite

Christmas Eve Fiesta & New Years Eve early dinner at $85 Bookings: 0411 323 165 / gather@barriobyronbay.com.au Habitat – 1 Porter Street, Arts & Industry Estate, Byron Bay

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Spreading some joy this Christmas Ballina RSL Club and the CWA – Ballina Branch, have joined forces to bring Christmas Cheer to the farming families of Gwydir Shire. They are calling this, the Friends of the Farmer Christmas toy-drive.

The Ballina Shire community is invited to help grow a smile for kids in the drought-effected community of Gwydir this year by placing donations of cash or unwrapped gifts, for children up to 12 years of age, under the Christmas Tree at the Club reception. The CWA ladies will wrap and gift-tag all of the presents.

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There is a road trip planned to deliver the gifts in early December. ‘We are hoping during November that we have as many gifts dropped off under our tree as possible’, said Marisa Poptie, COO Ballina RSL Club. ‘Cash donations are more than welcome, and we have a cash barrel set up beside the Christmas Tree’, Marisa added.

This is the second fundraising drive to assist farmers by Ballina RSL Club. Late last year the club delivered pantry items and cash donations to the Armidale region.

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ëżƐĶƆŔ şĪ Ǖ ſĕ Īşſ ŕĕƱ lĕƶĶĈëŕ All the way from Monterrey N.L. Mexico, Son of a Taco is the new Mexican kitchen in the Mullumbimby bowling club. The restaurant, the dream child of Braulio Sanchez, has certainly been given a baptism of fire (well, followed by some actual rain on Sunday) only a week after its birth during an incredibly busy weekend in one of the popular Mullumbimby Music Fest venues. ‘Our opening night was a great success with half of Mullumbimby coming along to show their support’, says Braulio.

Braulio was born in Mexico and grew up in his family restaurant. He has always had a curiousity for trying new flavors.

After moving to Australia and experiencing the lack of good Mexican food here, he felt he had no option but to go back to his roots and re-connect with the flavours of Mexico. After working for almost a decade in Melbourne and Byron Bay, he started to develop a new dream called ‘Son of a Taco’, a brand that started as a hot sauce two years ago and has now branched out into a restaurant. The label has been a popular one, and the pickled chipotles, smoky habanero and ‘la Mexicana’ hot sauces are all available to sample and to purchase when dining in the restaurant.

Now in the kitchen, the multi-talented head chef and creative director Braulio has found a new outlet for his experience and what he says is his ‘passion for creating authentic dishes’.

‘I have a passion for food and cooking and we are ready to take on the Shire with our authentic Mexican flavors’, he says.

‘Everything here is hand made and slow cooked, pickled and sourced locally, with fresh sauces and salads made daily. We slow cook our meats for extra flavour, and we use all fresh local produce’.

Even their traditional Mexican organic corn tortillas come from the local outlet Doña Cholita Tortilleria based in Burringbar, and are made from 100 per cent natural ingredients, using nixtamilized maize flour (which breaks down enzymes) making them easier to digest, unlike most commercial tortillas.

‘Tortillas are naturally gluten-free; in this area we have a lot of people who are gluten intolerant, it’s been fun creating a menue that can bring people together. It’s food for everyone because we are naturally gluten free, with vegetarian and vegan options on most of the menu.’

The menu features a large range of tacos (beef, chicken, pork, fish, mushroom, green bean and one with eggplant mole), gorditas, flautas, nachos, guacamole and more, and the bar has been supplied with good mezcal, tequila and a good range of Mexican beers. Sounds like a great excuse to gather the gang and get down to the bowlo for the full Mexican dining experience.

More info: Son of a Taco Open Thurs to Sunday 5–9pm Mullumbimby Bowling Club, Jubilee Avenue Ph 0424 931 685 @son_of_a_taco

Christmas Functions @ Quattro Celebrate in style with delicious 2 and 3 course menus starting from $30 - beachfront in Lennox Head!

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Braulio Sanchez at home in Son of a Taco, Mullumbimby, and showing off some of the ingredients that go to make a memorable evening of dining on authentic Mexican food.

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Equinity donates 10 per cent of all HorseOm shirt sales to subsidise sessions for those in need.

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8. Gelato & Co, 115 Murwillumbah St

16. Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, 6-8 Tumbulgum Rd,

9. Stamp & Grind ~ Condong Store, 142 McLeod Street, Condong

17. Tweed Regional Gallery, 2 Mistral Road (cnr Tweed Valley Way)

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64 Mt Warning Road, Mt Warning www.maviseskitchen.com.au

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Raine & Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads / Murwillumbah Bringing an absolute wealth of real estate industry expertise to town, husband-and-wife team, Julie-Ann Manahan and Charlie Markham are the proud new owners of Raine & Horne Murwillumbah. The pair have a strong commitment to delivering outstanding customer service and are excited to take their business to a new level.

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Julie-Ann said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We regularly have

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A young Reg Saunders surrounded by his mates of the 2/7th Battalion, AIF, in Queensland in 1943. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial

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Gallery open Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm (DST) 2 Mistral Road Murwillumbah 17 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au Instagram: @tweedregionalgallery

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Wedfest!

Vivienne Pearson This new word may not have hit the dictionary yet but ask any person of marriageable age and they will confirm that ‘wedfest’ is a thing. A cute portmanteau of wedding and festival, a wedfest describes turning your wedding from a simple ceremony plus reception into a multi-layered event. I was introduced to the word by Jade Morecom-Phoenix, owner of Little Bonnie Dot, a cute vintage caravan set up for catering.

The idea of catering wedfest events delights Jade as she remembers her creative wedding fondly. ‘Our ceremony was at the park behind Torakina in Bruns, then took the Magic Bus to Kohinhur Hall where there were picnic rugs, a buffet food spread including a cheese grazing table, accompanied by a harpist outside and a band inside. We reckon we were one of the first to use the Magic Bus for a wedding and now they do them all the time!’ says Jade.

Jade and Michael’s connection with weddings runs deep.

Jade and Michael’s wedding

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They met on Hamilton Island where Jade was a boat manager and Michael was cheffing.

‘People would get married in the chapel or on Whitehaven Beach, then we would host their reception as a cruise’, says Jade. ‘We saw a lot of weddings.’

So Jade and Michael – who now runs the Courthouse Hotel restaurant in Mullum and Mix Catering – love being involved in weddings. ‘Little Bonnie Dot was one of four food vans at a wedding,’ says Jade.

‘One had pizza, one had paella,

one was a bar, and we offered dessert and hot drinks.’

Little Bonnie Dot is different to many food vans in that they have access to the team and facilities of Mix Catering. ‘We have great flexibility in what we offer,’ says Jade. ‘As well as the assurance of high-quality food and service.’

Jade and Michael recently celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary. ‘We were married on the 11th of the 11th, 2011,’ says Jade. ‘Given that I was born at 11:11am on that same date, you could say that

Little Bonnie Dot available for functions and events.

See www.littlebonniedot.com or Instagram @little.bonnie.dot or phone 0448 114 504.

11 is my lucky number.’ She notes that Michael, very considerately, organised for their wedding guests to sing happy birthday to her before the ceremony got fully underway.

So, if you know someone who is keen on a wedfest style of tying the knot, consider how Little Bonnie Dot might bring Jade and Michael’s love of weddings to the party.

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Ballina RSL Club 1 Grant St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days from 8am Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

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

Dine in our fabulous waterfront location … it’s a combination restaurant,

Fishheads

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Byron Bay

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.

brasserie and bistro all rolled into one.

Gourmet treats and daily chef’s specials guarantee a memorable experience.

1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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

HAPPY HOUR 5–6PM • $12 Cocktails / $6 Beers

No Bones

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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One Green Acre

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

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

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

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

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!

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Eat in or take out.

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

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

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

Targa Modern European

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Loft Byron Bay

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

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

Luscious Foods

Main Street

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

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

Book online: loftbyronbay.com.au @loftbyronbay

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

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

Modern Australian dining.

Lord Byron Distillery

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

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

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

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

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The Hideout Cafe

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

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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.

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

Bay Pho

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

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

Phone orders welcome 6680 9223 FB phointhebay

Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 6684 3778 www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au

Open 7 days.

Mon–Wed: 9am–8pm Thu–Sun: 9am–8.30pm

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

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

GREEN ROOM

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

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.

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DINE AT DUSK 2 Course $40, 3 Course $50 – seated by 6pm only Happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet Live acoustic music – Fridays 6pm

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

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

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

Open every day noon till midnight.

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

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

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

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

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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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Gazumping: knowledge is power.

When the property market is at full boil gazumping becomes more common. It is important to understand how you can minimise the risk of this happening to you.

Gazumping occurs when an agent or seller accepts an offer you make to buy a property at an agreed price but the property is sold to someone else. This usually happens when the vendor sells the property for a higher amount. While it may not seem fair, is important to understand the agent is obliged to pass on offers until the exchange .

In NSW, a property sale is binding on the seller and buyer when contracts are exchanged between the two parties. Exchange occurs when the seller signs their copy of the sale contract; the buyer signs their copy, and the two parties exchange their signed contracts. It is usual at this time for the buyer to pay a deposit, usually 10% of the purchase price.

If you are gazumped, neither

The agent is legally obliged to pass on to the vendor any further offers received for the property up until the exchange of contracts. the agent nor the seller are obliged to compensate you for any money you may have spent on legal advice, inspection reports, finance application costs or inquiries. Your expression of interest payment must be refunded to you in full.

is no delay before attempting to exchange contracts on a property.

Q Obtain a copy of the sale contract as soon as possible and have it examined by either your licensed conveyancer or solicitor.

Q Seek to exchange contracts with the vendor as soon as possible.

Anyone purchasing residential property has a five-day cooling off period commencing from the time of exchange of the contracts.

Only the purchaser can waive the

Protect yourself Some ways to protect yourself from being gazumped are: Q Always have your loan finance pre-arranged and ensure you can pay the 10 percent deposit so there

cooling off period and it can be extended by agreement.

Q During the cooling off period, you can do a building and pest inspection and have the contract examined. However, if you rescind the contract during this period, you forfeit .25% of the purchase price to the vendor, as the property has been taken off the market for a period of time.

Q Negotiate firmly with the vendor or real estate agent. Insist on the agent passing your bona-fide offers to the vendor. The law requires agents to inform the vendor of all offers up until exchange of contracts has taken place unless the vendor has instructed otherwise in writing (eg. the vendor instructs an agent not to advise of offers under a certain price).

Q You may wish to ask for evidence in writing that your offer has been passed on, but this is not required of an agent by law.

Q If you are advised that other offers have been made, ask to have this in writing. While an agent is not obligated to provide this information in writing most agents will do it.

Q If you are certain that you want the particular property, be ready to possibly increase your purchase offer to the vendor.

Q Be aware that the vendor is not generally compelled to sell to any specific person and can change their mind at any time prior to the exchange of contracts. Vendors may not necessarily sell to the person that makes the highest offer, but may accept a lower offer from a prospective purchaser.

Gazumping cannot occur in the auction process.

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‘Salem’- 1897

It’s All About, Lifestyle

23 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores 60 Hillcrest Drive, Tintenbar 2315 Pacific Highway, Cowper $1,280,000 – $1,400,000 4 2 2 4 2 2 Auction guide price $1,600,000 3 2 5

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

Salem’ – Hebrew for peace. A gorgeous old homestead and dairy bails on a beautiful and manageable 2 acres. Over 120 years old and getting more alluring with age.

The house along with the large c1906 dairy, retains all the features and character of its’ time and it stands as a magnificent snapshot of yesteryear. Original sash windows, French doors opening onto bull nose verandas, Teak lined 11 foot ceilings and walls, classic federation internal archway and timber floors with a patina that only 120 years of use can give you. The property was the home of the first Mayor of the newly formed Tintenbar Shire - Captain William Harold Fredericks. He and his wife Ama Isobel Fredericks built the home in 1897, primarily from Eastern Teak which was harvested and milled on the original 185 acre farm. The owners have already bought in South Australia and committed to the big move.

Auction: 23rd November 11am on site Inspect: Saturday, 10.00 – 11.00am Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

$836,000

Does a relaxed lifestyle in a prestigious, quality ¾ acre waterfront property in a quiet rural setting sound good to you? You can fill your days on the river water skiing, sailing, fishing or just relaxing.

You can put your feet up and enjoy stunning sunsets along South Arm whilst enjoying the abundant birdlife.

This home boasts a large modern kitchen with premium quality appliances, open plan living, main bedroom with river views, A/C and large WIR. A generous sized media room with A/C is a great spot to relax. The rear deck overlooking the river is a great place to entertain friends.

Enviro benefits include; 5KW solar, solar HWS, LED lights, solar power roof vents and roof insulation. The workshop and five car spaces provide plenty of storage options.

The ONLY way to fully appreciate all of the unique features of this property is to inspect for yourself.

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2 ROSEWOOD AVENUE BANGALOW AUCTION SAT 14 DEC ONSITE 10.00AM OPEN HOUSE SAT 10.00 - 10.30AM PRICE GUIDE $790,000 - $850,000 In a lovely quiet, prime location this 1980’s Bangalow original reveals a versatile layout

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• Contemporary single-storey layout • Flowing open plan living/dining spaces • Fully contained one-bed guest apartment • Large alfresco decks and swimming pool • Formal lounge, office, four double bedrooms

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• 78 Howard Road, Burringbar Sat 10–10.30am • 33 Wallaroo Drive, Burringbar Sat 11–11.30pm • 62 New Brighton Road, New Brighton Sat 12.30–1pm

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• 8/21-23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay. Fri 10–10.30am • 5/64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Fri 11–11.30am

• 8 Eloura Court, Ocean Shores Sat 1.30–2pm Byron Shire Real Estate

• 60 Hillcrest Drive, Tintenbar. Sat 10–11am • 10 Old Pacific Highway, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–1pm • 10 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm Elders Brunswick Valley

• 54 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10.30–11am Byron Bay First National

• 116 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Wed 2.30–3pm • 856 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell. Wed 5–5.30pm

• 30 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. Thur 12–12.30pm • 234 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Thur

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13 Redgum Place, Suffolk Park. Fri 1–1.30pm

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4 Kingsley Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am

18 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm

81a Stewart Street, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm 6 Alexander Circuit, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm 2/30 Byron Street, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm 115 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm 30 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm

Janice Maple @ Reality

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

5/64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am

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116 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am 1/41 Armstrong Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 27 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

11 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am

• 70 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 11–11.30am • 72a Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park.

Sat 11–11.30am

Lot 12, 54 Satinwood Drive, McLeans Ridges 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 23 November Auction: On site Saturday 14 December Contact: Scott Harvey 0412 296 872

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54 Satinwood Drive, McLeans Ridges. Sat 10am

Tim Miller Real Estate

• November2 Rosewood Avenue Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am

Byron Shire Real Estate

• 10 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores.

24 Helen Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 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

4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car $775,000 to $810,000

Byron Bay First National

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36 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. $2.25-$2.35m.

71 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. $2.5m.

6 Alexander Circuit, Lennox. $730,000.

72a Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. $825,000-$875,000.

30 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. $1.35m-$1.45m.

Professionals & Mark Cochrane

• 2/1 Poinciana Street, Mullumbimby - $509,000 • 6a New City Road, Mullumbimby - $720,000

• 11 Kendall Street, Byron Bay Saturday 11–11.30am

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• 39 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am

• 3 Poinciana Street, Mullumbimby. Sat

• 81B/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores • 39 James Street, Girards Hill • 3 Dignan Street, Burringbar

• 8 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Sat

Price guide: $795,000

175 The Pocket Road, Billinudgel. Sat 1–2pm

6 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm

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New Listings

11 Keats Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

• 27 Corella Crescent, Mullum-

11 Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

1/5 Barkala Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am

• 23 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm

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25 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am

31 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

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16 Richmond Avenue, Ballina. Sat 1–1.30pm

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

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• 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.

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11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Fri 1.15–1.45pm

• 68 Caniaba Crescent, Suffolk

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• 856 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell. Sat 11–11.30am

• 1 Ribbonwood Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 1300 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Montecollum. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 38 Myocum Downs Drive, Myocum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 42 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale.

Sat 12–12.30pm

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Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

• 371 Upper Crystal Creek, Crystal Creek. Sat 9–9.30am

• 8 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 31 Warrambool Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am

• 77 Riverview St, Murwillumbah. Sat 10.30–11am • 5 Apo Street, Goonellabah, Pinnacle Estate. Sat 11am–12noon

Auctions Byron Shire Real Estate

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FIONA’S GAP YEAR

They say that adversity makes the best comedy. Comedian Fiona O’Loughlin has a knack for reframing the hardest stuff life throws at her. Australians fell in love with this mother of five from Alice Springs, with her knack for disarming honesty and story telling. Her latest show is Gap Year and it chronicles her addiction and her harrowing road to recovery. She tells the story in her classic self-effacing style.

It’s powerful.

She starts the conversation with ‘Before the coma...’, I laugh and go ‘Wow, that’s a heavy way to start a sentence.’

Fiona’s straight back with ‘The kids hate me doing it. But that’s how life is now; before the coma, and after the coma!’

I had forgotten that this story all started with Fiona’s coma.

‘I was in a coma for two and a half weeks’ says Fiona. ‘By day four they said there is a 14 per cent chance of life, and a seven per cent chance of me not having brain damage.’

The coma was a result of a slow carbon monoxide leak in Fiona’s house.

‘If I’d been sober, I would have realised. I woke up out of the coma and they treated it as an attempted suicide. I tried to tell them that it wasn’t, but I’m hardly a reliable witness.’ She starts laughing. Really laughing. I’m laughing too. At her coma, at her alcoholism and the fact the doctors thought she was suicidal.

How does this woman do it? She takes her humour into the darkest places and finds the light.

So Gap Year is about Fiona’s two week coma and ‘waking up.’ But wait, there’s more. After

the coma, Fiona ends up homeless. Her battle with addiction at this point is closing in.

‘I hadn’t dealt with anything. I hadn’t dealt with the end of my marriage. Or anything in my life. I woke up out of the coma and I was so angry. I was livid!’

Fiona reflects on waking up in hospital surrounded by her family, who in dark times are as funny as her. ‘Oddly there was a lot of laughter at the hospital. My sisters are so funny. When I came out of the coma, two of them pretended to be on their phone, but they were talking to their wrists. I said “what are you doing?” And my sister said “It’s the new Samsung implant – everyone has got one. You’ve been in a coma for 7 years”.’

After leaving hospital Fiona returned to Adelaide – her home town.

‘I had no home. I had no hope. I had been whiteknuckling it for ages. I could go for periods of not drinking, but when I did start – I couldn’t stop. I would go unconscious every time.

I had so much shame. I went underground – I didn’t want anyone to see me like that. I lived in a drug den. It was horrific. Some friend said “This guy’s a healer.” He was actually an

ice dealer. I guess that rhymes with healer…

I lived in this world of people that other people try not to see. I was one of them. I see them now – because that was me. I still can’t believe where I got to. Everyone has safety nets and I have a lot more than most people.

I fell through all of them.’

They say for an addict there’s only three endings to the story if you don’t get to recovery: institutions, jail or death. Fiona had almost died in a coma. Now she was homeless. She knew that things had to change, so she went home to live with her parents.

‘That was even more painful – to be living at home. Great days out, like riding in the back seat to go 50 kilometres to sign up for Centrelink.’

Fiona was still struggling with staying clean.

One of the problems was that programs have such long waiting lists.

‘I tried to get into a psych ward where I could wait safely for a rehab bed. I went in and said “I am going to die out there – put me in handcuffs.” They said “You are not sick enough”. So I went back out there for another 2 months.’

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Eventually one did come up at a Rehab unit in Canberra. It was the hardest place Fiona had ever been, but it changed her life.

‘I stayed 7 months. I was stripped to the bone.

I started coming alive again. I found out who I was before all this started.’

She then went on to be crowned Queen of the African Jungle in 2018, on Ten’s hit show – which she says was a piece of cake after surviving a coma, being homeless and then being in rehab.

This is Fiona O’Loughlin at her best; she has survived the shame, she has survived her addiction, and she is generously sharing her remarkable story in the best way she knows how – through comedy. Gap Year is an inspiration. It’s heartbreaking, and real, and funny and everyone should see it.

Fiona O’Loughin presents Gap Year at the Byron Services Club on Saturday 3 November at 7pm. Tickets $30 at the club, or from trybooking.com.

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IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD….

Thirty years ago scientists started talking about global warming from human induced emissions of CO2. Thirty years ago REM prophetically sang ‘It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine…’ The irony of the ‘I feel fine’ only occurred to me today when I hummed along, watching smoke fill the valley. I realised I wasn’t feeling very fine at all. I had that pit of doom feeling. That dark foreboding that resides at an almost cellular level. The sense that all is not right, and I’m powerless to do anything about it. The End of the World isn’t a popular conversation in the Rainbow Region where I live. We’ve always believed that love would set us free. That we’d spiritually evolve ourselves into a higher vibration, a dimension where we manifested solar power with our third eye on our yoga-powered fast track to sustainability. But it hasn’t happened. Apparently prayer flags and not wearing shoes inside will not protect your family from the apocalypse.

Turns out that saving the planet takes radical revolutionary action. Not something achieved by writing letters or signing email petitions, or by following regulations. It was so much easier in the ‘I feel fine’ years. My friends have evacuated their properties. I can’t see the giant mountain that usually looms majestically in front of me through all the smoke.

Right now it really does feel like the end of the world… was Michael Stipes a modern day Nostradamus? How can we have known so much and done so little? What were we doing dancing to a song about our demise? We’ve shopped and mined and driven and flown and cut down trees and pumped out chemicals like there was no tomorrow. Because thanks to us, there very well may not be one. There’s this quote from the Bible that says ‘Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.’ Apparently it made us free to do sweet FA. Gloria Steinem has a much better swing on it, she says ‘The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.’

Well ain’t that the truth. Interesting how much the climate conversation has been pissing people off. Especially the denialists. To date, in the climate change conversation, truth hasn’t had a chance. Denial has shown itself to be the most powerful narrative of all because of the social affliction of believing what you ‘choose’ to believe. It’s crack cocaine to critical thinking. It’s what has kept us anaesthetised until the eleventh hour. How do you create the architecture for change when the architect is in a coma? When you’ve got Michael McCormack as deputy Prime Minister.

LARKIN POE SISTERS WOT ROCK

Nashville based sisters, Rebecca and Megan Lovell, are Larkin Poe. They named their band after their great great great grandfather who was a distant cousin of writer Edgar Allan Poe. That’s pretty cool. These Atlanta born sisters are pretty cool too – steeped in the traditions of Southern American music.

These girls have fun – it’s worth checking out their Tip o’ the Hat video series where they sing classic rock songs acoustically in the car – or wherever they are, straight to camera. It’s clear what huge charisma these two have.

‘We started shooting these little clips a few years ago because we wanted to keep it fresh’ says Rebecca. ‘We would learn new songs and film us singing them, and the response was so overwhelming we keep doing it. The fact people love them so much really is intriguing!’

Larkin Poe will be releasing a new album just before they hit Bluesfest.

‘We’re hoping to have the record out in March’ says Megan. ‘We’ll play songs from our new album but also from the back catalogue, because you want to give your audience the chance to sing along to some of their favourites!’

The girls are definitely moving to a more rattling, electric guitar riffing-rock sound. It’s quite a long way from their acoustic roots.

‘It’s been an evolution process’ says Megan, ‘that started in 2010. We were more acoustic, and we were influenced by music from our teens – we loved playing bluegrass. It feels now like we have found our voice – we know who Larkin Poe are. We know what they sound like. We love Thin Lizzy and Black Sabbath… I love a big rock show, we head-bang and it’s so much fun giving roots and blues a kick in the arse!’

Rebecca chimes in, ‘that’s one of our favourite things – oh yeah, whenever you are able to get on stage with a big old amplifier! When we play festivals we are cranking through some super reverb – get that amplifier cranking so high that it’s screaming! In the last few years when people are singing along with us, it gives us so much energy. We love playing festivals because it’s music lovers coming together to celebrate live music!’

As sisters the two have a close bond and a healthy respect. They work well together because they sincerely adore each other. It shows in their music.

‘We’ve been with each other for over 28 years’ says Megan. ‘We share our music, our business, then we go to family dinners – we get along really well and while we can push each other’s buttons, we try not to. Working together in the studio we are an oiled machine, we like to step away and not be personal about the ideas so we can let the best idea win and make something great, and not let feelings get in the way.’

Rebecca is fast to back Megan, ‘the relationship we have is one of the most important things in our mortal lives.

The over-riding emotion between us is love and respect – I hate hearing about sibling bands that are hard on each other!’

The harmonious relationship allows the sisters to just have fun whether they are on stage or in the studio.

They also produce their own albums.

‘The studio can be infuriating if you are developing something. You write a song, but you don’t know how it’s going to come out. You have to go into the dark room – sometimes you can’t figure how to put the song in focus’ says Rebecca. ‘Although Megan and I have learned to let it breathe and approach it tomorrow – that’s when the beauty of creativity comes in, and the genie helps the creative process. It really requires some elements of that, and leaps of faith. In saying that, we are really looking forward to going in the studio!’

Larkin Poe are one of the incredible international acts playing Bluesfest at Easter next year.

For tickets and program info go to bluesfest.com.au

To date, climate change hasn’t seemed that scary. It’s a bit like a slow carbon monoxide leak. After the first few whiffs you get used to it, and then it’s too late. But things feel like they’re changing quickly now. 70 per cent of Venice is under water, with ten of their worst floods in history happening in the last 20 years. 99 per cent of NSW is in drought, and now we’re on fire. It’s hard to be in denial when you’re on fire, or drowning. The reality is right there. Even the usually positive David Attenborough has conceded that our future is bleak – aka on the brink of extinction – if sudden and complete change doesn’t happen right now.

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At the time when Extinction Rebellion actions are increasing around the world, there’s a backlash in NSW – where, I remind you, we’re in almost 100% drought and on fire – under the Right to Farm bill, environmental activists can be fined to $22k and jailed for up to three years if they ‘hinder’ business. But if we don’t hinder business, how are we going to ever effect change?

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The other day, a local doctor diagnosed a friend of mine with Climate Change Anxiety. The doctor has diagnosed four people this week. ‘Eco-anxiety’ is now a recognised mental health condition. Is it a mental health issue? Really? Or is it just that these are the first in a wave of people waking up from the climate change coma the rest of us are in ‘feeling fine’. Maybe we all need to experience the terror, the lack of a sense of future – and the despair – so that we’ll actually do something radical.

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LIVE MUSIC

FALLS LINES EM UP

Already blessed with an eye-watering assembly of talent, sourced from these pure shores and all over the world, Falls Festival is set to kick things up a notch as a new influx of party-starters are buzzed-up to herald in 2020 in the utmost of style!

Surf rock heroes Goons of Doom will be on hand to supercharge Falls in Byron Bay, rolling in with their mates Mini Skirt and Israeli Chicks, who will collectively bring a blast of guitarbased fun and coastal energy.

Israeli Chicks are a cold sip of brute Aussie pub-rock, a solid nod towards early New Zealand/English post punk, and a hot slap of Cramps infused horror-blues. Or alternatively; three housemates who started playing music in a sandy garage together, two years ago in Byron Bay, Australia.

The Israeli Chicks are already well known for energetic live shows that have you yelling choruses you just learnt, with someone you just met, doing dance moves you never knew you knew. Tickets are available from fallsfestival.com for this three day event, 31 Decâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 Jan.

COUNTRY ROCKS

SOME BLOKES ARE DIAMONDS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the story. If you take a close look at any great song, there is always a great story: both somewhere behind it, and being conveyed by the lyrics.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Singer/songwriter Craig Stewart knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about. Known throughout the music industry as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Storytellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, his songs and shows bring to life the stories he has sought out and gathered over a musical career spanning 20 years. And has he got a story for you!

Neil Diamond â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Man, The Music tells the story of Neil Diamond, following his journey from humble beginnings as the son of a shopkeeper, right through to being a global superstar. The show features numerous interviews and behind-the-scenes stories of how some of Neilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most-loved songs actually came to be â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all presented in Craig Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distinctly intimate style.

The Byron Bay Theatre at the community centre is soon to host a twohour stage spectacular capturing the sounds and excitement of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country rock icons.

The Kings of Country Rock Tour is much more than a concert; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ultimate rock experience. The cast of multi-talented and internationally respected musicians bring to life a stage show unlike any other.

So get aboard proud Mary, as we set sail down the dark desert highway of the 1970s featuring the platinum hits of The Eagles and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Two bands â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Creedance Clearwater Revival show, and the Eagles show, as part of the Kings of Country Rock Tour ! Friday 29 November at the Byron Theatre, at 8pm. Tickets $55â&#x20AC;&#x201C;60 from byroncentre.com.au

Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity Urquhart are four of the most recognisable country music artists in the Australian entertainment world. Golden Guitars, Gold records, chart topping albums and countless number one singles between themâ&#x20AC;Ś this merely scratches the surface of their combined achievements!

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of a tour called The Young Stars Of Country. The tourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was the brainchild of the booking agent they shared at the time, and this was the beginning of a musical bond and friendship that was to last for two decades.

The awesome foursome attribute much of their individual success and longevity to bonds and friendships made with fellow performers along the way.

Of the upcoming 20th anniversary tour Adam Harvey said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We are all so excited to be reuniting. It seems like yesterday when we all started touring together, and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it was 20 years ago. We were just kids back then and now we all have kids of our own! We are going to have plenty of laughs and a whole lot of fun at these shows. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be very special to share the stage again with such great mates.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; You can expect some very special moments in this show, many laughs, and even a few tears, but there is no doubting that there will be some breathtaking musical moments. When four artists come together after 20 years of love and respect for each other, the audience is in for a once-in-alifetime treat.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity Urquhart together again in an unforgettable reunion concert 20 years on. Saturday, 23 November, at the Ballina RSL at 8.30pm (Doors open 7.15pm). Tickets are $33-49.

Featuring approximately 30 of Neilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Cracklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rosie, I Am I Said and Sweet Caroline to a special Hot August Night tribute.

One show only, Ballina RSL Club, Saturday 30 November, from 7.30pm.

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Start planning how you are going to kick off the next decade! 2020 Vision, New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day at The Billinudgel Hotel takes dance-music lovers centuries into the future with Techno, Trance, Psychedelic, Electronica and Downbeat, with DJs and live acts. Featured on the decks are Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Japan), Nick Taylor (UK), Ray Castle (NZ), Pob, Abel El Toro, Halo, Leshe, Fatty Acid Live and Didge Daz Live.

There will also be an epic installation of holograms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the first time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been shown here!

Wednesday 1 January at the Billinudgel Hotel, from 1pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;11pm.

Get your first release tickets for $35 before they disappear into space! Tickets available from 2020visionnyd. eventbrite.com.au

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YOUTH THEATRE ABOUT ABUSE The Byron Youth Theatre has taken on the serious theme of abuse, for their upcoming show Under Your Thumb. Director Lisa Apostolides shared some insights with The Echo into the production, which opens on Thursday 28 November at the Brunswick Picture House.

Tell me about the themes for Under Your Thumb ?

By using a vignette style production for Under Your Thumb we are able to cover a variety of issues, focused on abuse encountered in intimate teenage relationships. This was nominated by youth audiences from our previous production. The main themes take a look at physical, psychological, emotional and sexual abuse. We are extremely grateful to NRCF and CASP Regional Arts NSW for funding this production.

How do young people experience abuse?

Has social media made them more vulnerable?

Social media has definitely had an impact. Sexting, nudes, access to porn and the psychological impact of never ending choices, stimulation and constant comparison has led many young people to become disconnected from what constitutes a healthy relationship.

What are some of the stories you used to work up the show?

Our research revealed many different stories and statistics about issues of abuse experienced by young people. We deeply appreciate those who confidentially shared their personal experiences. The #Metoo movement had an influence

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on the production, as did Time’s Up. A big thank you to Jenelle and Ambyr from the Women’s Resource Service (Mullum Neighbourhood Centre) for providing the awareness training which was crucial in the development of specific scenes.

Why does the BYT choose such complex and challenging themes? How do the kids manage or engage with the issues? Do you have to support them through emotionally?

BYT is a social action youth theatre company. We are dedicated to bringing awareness around those hard issues that are often not properly covered by the school curriculum, and sometimes perceived by adults as not relevant to young people. But they are! We give a voice to young people and provide opportunities for post-show discussions with supporting organisations as mentioned before. It is our hope that schools also follow up the performance with more discussion and support on the issues presented. I always enlist the support of health and well-being organisations such as headspace, the Women’s Resource Service, Byron Youth Service and professional psychologists to support the cast members, as well as introducing them to a plethora of online services. BYT is a close-knit company where we support each other in every production

Is abuse an issue in adolescent relationships?

Yes, young people – both females and males – experience psychological, emotional, physical and sexual abuse in relationships. Under Your Thumb looks at issues of consent, or lack of it, gaslighting, manipulation, peer pressure, love and intimacy, social conditioning, rape, social media and even a projection into how our society may end up if we don’t make some changes!

How are you staging the show?

I notice the costumes are a bit A Clockwork Orange?

We always like to challenge ourselves in creating new experiences for our audiences, so for Under Your Thumb we are using several performing areas, audience interaction, and a style that’s a little edgy!

Yes, the inspiration for costume design came from A Clockwork Orange as we want

to make a statement about abuse in our society as a whole. Having the support of the Brunswick Picture House for our community performance is wonderful and has allowed us to be more experimental.

A huge thank you to Brett, Simone and Chris!

What should audience members expect from upcoming shows?

Be prepared for an evening of diverse theatre, including slam poetry, dance, dark comedy, songs and dramatic scenes. It may be confronting for some, but it is real, raw and honest.

Under Your Thumb tours local High Schools from Thursday 21 November.

Public performance, Thursday 28 November, 6.45pm (6pm for food and drinks) at The Brunswick Picture House. Tickets $15 at the door or from brunswickpicturehouse.com

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CULTURE

AUDITIONS AT THE DRILL! For its 2020 season, the Drill Hall Theatre Company, Mullumbimby, requires two actors for Joanna MurraySmith’s thriller Switzerland and Andrew Bovell’s epic When The Rain Stops Falling. In the two-hander Switzerland, a young actor is required to play the part of a publishing representative who visits Patricia Highsmith (played by Liz Chance) – best known for her series of Tom Ripley novels – to persuade the irascible, opinionated, hard drinking author to write one more Ripley novel. In When The Rain Stops Falling they are looking for the right person to play fortytwo year old Henry Law – a Londoner with a dark secret. The role, in an Australian classic about climate catastrophe and facing truth, is challenging.

Auditions; Friday 22 Nov, Sunday 24 Nov, and Friday 29 Nov at the Drill Hall – for audition times contact Greg Aitken at 0421 984 024 or mongrelarts@yahoo.com.au.

Audition bookings are essential.

THE MUSE. Byron Bay artist, Vicki Stavrou’s exhibition Coastal Muse at Tweed Regional Gallery starts this Friday, with the official opening the following Friday 29 November, at 6pm. The exhibition features wild coastal locations and Vicki’s passion for the ocean. 2 Mistral Rd, South Murwillumbah.

INCOMPLETE: MY STORY OF SPINAL CORD INJURY. When Tim Winton-Brown broke his neck in 1998 at the age of 18, his whole life changed. Tim was a golden boy, completing secondary high school at Trinity Catholic College, Lismore, in 1997 with a TER of 98.5. He was Vice-Captain of the school and topped the year in Drama.

From there he went on a Rotary Student Exchange Program to Semarang, Indonesia, where he had an accident and broke his neck. He damaged his spinal cord in multiple places, and this rendered him quadriplegic.

Now, 21 years later, his memoir is being launched at Mullumbimby’s Drill Hall Theatre on Saturday, at 6pm. Detailing the difficult emotional terrain of a quadriplegic injury and his subsequent ‘incomplete’ partial recovery, it is a book that addresses some of the real vulnerability of living with spinal cord injury and disability.

‘Growing up in this region, I was always encouraged as a child and a teenager to express my feelings, but this had been more difficult than I could’ve imagined. It can be really hard work, and a bit weird,’ Tim said.

He is looking forward to launching his memoir and sharing his story Saturday 23 Nov, 6pm at the Mulumbimby Drill Hall. Entry by gold coin donation; kids welcome.

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HAPPY SAD MAN Following her smash hit I Am Eleven, Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey was inspired to find more diverse and positive portrayals of men exploring their emotional selves.

Happy Sad Man journeys from Bondi Beach to the outback, exploring the inner worlds of a war photographer traversing global conflict zones, a farmer, an outreach worker from rural Victoria, a musical nomad and a sensitive dog-loving artist.

Each portrait is an intimate and heartwarming look into vulnerability, friendship and compassion.

21–27 November, 4.40pm and 6.40pm at Palace Cinema in Byron.

BOOKWORMS & PAPERMITES An awesome little bookshop in the heart of Bangalow!

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It seems everyone is doing what they can to raise money for those affected by the recent fires. Mandy Nolan will be taking her clothes off and donating her time to the good people at Sketch Appeal for their regular drawing class.

Thursday 28 November from 10am–12.30 at Brunswick Picture House. Enquiries to art@ followyourart.net.au

MANBAGGERY: MARK SWIVEL AND FRIENDS After Together’s Senate campaign in the May election, Mark Swivel devoted himself to building up Barefoot Law, an experiment in ‘access to justice’ that’s become a bit of a juggernaut. In September 2019, a play called Avalanche: a Love Story ran at the Sydney Theatre Company – which contained an account of Mark’s marriage to Julia Leigh, the writer and filmmaker (The Hunter and Sleeping Beauty).

Mark has never said anything about this (or the book it’s based on). But for one night only he’ll tell all… for a good cause – free from bitterness and the risk of defamation!

Mark says ‘A week after Avalanche closed, an old friend died, Richard – who taught me ocean swimming, lived through the events surrounding Avalanche and was at uni with me and Julia. These days I often hear stories from clients that stretch and distress me. The discord and pain, and good things, that live next door. Manbaggery is a story of loving and dying, the communities we live in... and the stories we choose to tell.

It’ll be funny and warm, loving and heartbreaking. Trust me, I’m a lawyer.

Manbaggery at The Drill Hall Theatre, with proceeds going to the Mullumbimby Neighborhood Centre to assist with legal fees for clients who are experiencing domestic violence. Mark is joined by Smokey Fields, with Dodsy and Gully performing their much-loved Woodstock Revisited show at 7pm! Monday 2 December, 8pm. Tickets $20 minimum donation to mdnc.org.au/donate-womens-resource-services/.

STARS

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The sun aligned with Venus and Jupiter in the sign of the Archer renders this week less introspectively Scorpionic, more outwardly bound Sagittaric…

ARIES: Ardent Mars scorching into Scorpio has you dancing the power prance, so don’t be dragging tired old worn-out stories to the seasonal bonfire – or if you must, throw them in quick to incinerate and step away.

Mercury’s mercifully on the move again, but you April fools still need to stay cool.

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TAURUS: With messenger Mercury back on track, tensions and pressure drop from epic to bearable.

While this week hits the interpersonal refresh button, you might want to rein in competitive tendencies, soften stubborn stances and take your flexibility pills. And why not, when giving a little could gain you a lot?

Session Times: Thu 21 Nov - Wed 27 Nov DEPECHE MODE: SPIRITS IN THE FOREST 95 min (CTC) Special Event Thu: 7:00PM KNIVES OUT 130 min (M) Adv Screenings Fri, Sat: 3:30, 6:15PM Sun: 3:10, 5:50PM Tue: 6:30 Sparkling Session FORD V. FERRARI 152 min (M) NFT Daily except Sun: 11:00, 12:30, 3:30, 6:00, 9:00 Sun: 10:15AM, 12:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:50PM Wed 11:00am Babes in Arms 21 BRIDGES 99 min (MA15+) NFT Thu, Mon-Wed: 2:30, 4:30, 6:40 Fri, Sat: 1:20, 4:30, 6:00PM Sun: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00PM AFTER THE WEDDING 112 min (M) Daily: 12:10PM BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 117 min (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed: 10:30AM, 1:00, 9:00PM Fri, Sat: 1:00, 9:00PM Sun: 12:30, 8:30PM CHARLIE'S ANGELS 118 min (M) Daily except Sun: 10:30AM, 3:30, 6:30, 8:50PM Sun: 10:30AM, 3:00, 6:30, 8:50 Tue Open Caption 10:30AM

FARMING 107 min (MA15+) Thu, Mon-Wed: 1:30, 3:45, 6:00 Fri, Sat, Sun: 1:30, 3:45, 8:10 FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS 111 min (M) NFT Daily: 10:10AM, 1:00, 3:20, 6:00, 8:20PM HAPPY SAD MAN 93 min (M) NFT Daily: 4:40, 6:40PM JOKER 122 min (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30PM Sun: 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50 JUDY 118 min (M) Thu, Mon-Wed: 10:50AM, 8:15 Fri, Sat: 10:50AM, 8:50PM Sun: 10:50AM, 8:30PM JUDY & PUNCH 106 min (MA15+) NFT Daily except Sun: 4:20, 6:30PM Sun: 3:20, 5:30PM KNIVES OUT 130 min (M) NFT Fri, Sat: 3:30, 6:15PM Sun: 3:10, 5:50PM Tue: 6:30 LAST CHRISTMAS 103 min (PG) Thu, Tue: 10:00AM, 2:30, 8:40PM Fri, Sat, Mon, Wed: 10:00AM, 2:30, 6:50, 8:40PM Sun: 10:00AM, 2:30, 5:40, 8:40

MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL 119 min (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed: 4:10PM Fri, Sat: 10:30AM Sun: 10:00AM ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD 161 min (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 8:40PM Sun: 7:40PM PAVAROTTI 114 min (M) Daily except Sun: 10:30AM Sun: 10:00AM STEPHEN KING'S DOCTOR SLEEP 152 min (MA15+) Thu, Mon-Wed: 11:30AM Fri, Sat: 10:20AM Sun: 10:00AM TERMINATOR: DARK FATE 128 min (MA15+) Thu, Mon, Wed: 11:00AM, 8:50PM Fri, Sat: 11:00AM Sun: 10:15AM Tue: 11:00AM, 9:10PM YULI 111 min (M) Daily except Sun: 1:40PM Sun: 1:00PM ZOMBIELAND 2: DOUBLE TAP 99 min (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 2:00PM Sun: 1:20PM

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LAST CHRISTMAS A less ferocious (I think it’s the lack of dragon) Emilia Clarke plays Kate, a 26 year older Londoner, struggling to put her life back together after a heart transplant she had last Christmas. After once being the life of the party, she has turned to sex and booze for solace.

Kate works in a Christmas shop as an Elf and of an evening unsuccessfully auditions for shows. Just as she thinks her life couldn’t sink any lower, she meets Tom (Henry Goulding) outside her shop and begins a flirtatious conversation. Although a flirty conversation is pretty standard for Kate, she soon realises that Tom really does care for her, and this starts a change for the better.

She begins helping the homeless, and she reconnects with her family of Yugoslav immigrants, including her mother Petra (Emma Thompson). Despite the twist ending, Last Christmas doesn’t make a dent on the British Christmas rom-com behemoth, Love Actually .

We all need stories like these at Christmas time though and Last Christmas scratches that itch for this season. You basically know what to expect; you may laugh, you’ll probably cry, but more importantly it will give you that fuzzy holiday feeling and remind you that Christmas is just around the corner.

GEMINI: With Mars in your house of organisation, a disciplined, ticking off the to-do list approach will be your most efficient and productive. This week’s stimulus to your inner critic is excellent for discerning shopping and decision-making, but possibly a little prickly in the personal sphere, so go easy on the sharp remarks.

CANCER: Mars blazing a trail through your zone of romance and creativity unlocks a cosmic release valve to bring back that loving feeling which diminished in recent weeks, while Mercury moves out of its rough patch into an evolution revolution. We remain in volatile times though, so try not to interpret well-meant feedback as criticism.

LEO:Mood alert! Mars in your home zone for the first time in two years can rachet up stress and pressure, so downplay the dramatic reactions and righteous rants.

Feel them sure, but don’t act on them because outbursts and temper flares won’t serve you – better to practise the dance of diplomatic strategy.

VIRGO: Argumentative Mars returning after two years to your communications headquarters has you speaking out loud and proud for the rest of the year, so offer opinions in a way that keeps dialogue open rather than shutting it down. It’s a great transit for brave conversations or marketing pitches, but skip inflammatory posts or online rants.

LIBRA: Mars in Libra’s house of values and self worth all the way through till next year brings a surge of confidence and assurance – along with an urge to splurge on luxury shopping, so stand advised. Mercury accelerating again puts stalled talks and postponed discussions back on this week’s table SCORPIO: Bubble bubble, here comes trouble! With Mars heating up Scorpio waters for the next six weeks, you’re on the boil. If the red planet has you impatient with folk getting your goat and working your nerves, cool your jets – you really don’t want to burn bridges now that Mercury’s finally giving those lagging plans fresh momentum.

SAGITTARIUS: While the Sun, Venus and Jupiter sing happy birthday in Sagittarius, Mars spending the next six weeks in your sector of inner work makes it easier to slip into cruise control, conserve energy and avoid burnout. Externally it’s annual busy time, internally this week assists in healing feelings of over-giving and under-receiving.

CAPRICORN: The communication planet’s forward move signals it’s safe to start signing contracts, getting tech upgrades, going shopping, booking holiday tickets and accommodation.

With Mars green-lighting collaboration, the energy’s bubbling on teamwork too, with the caution for you control enthusiasts to refrain from engaging in wars of words.

AQUARIUS: While rogue Mercury in forward gear shifts group dynamics into a more harmonious synch, ambitious turbo-charged Mars in your career corner after two years can make you a stress head.

During this week’s combustible cosmic cocktail, anyone could press your buttons, especially nearest and dearest. Chill pills, anyone?

PISCES: With lusty Mars in adventurous mode right through the festive season, you’re on a roll. Best times are likely with visitors, or as the travel bug bites, planning holiday getaways.

But don’t rush, and minimize multitasking or trying to do too much in a day – all direct routes to potentially expensive mistakes.

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JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 A LUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified green keeper. Mowing, edges and weed control ..0410 378375

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POSITIONS VACANT SALES REP/BRAND AMBASSADOR/ VENUE MANAGER Full time role for experienced, well connected sales rep in the local area in the beverage industry. Combination of selling, running territory, managing events and running a bar/tasting room. Please send CV to lonni@ thebuchaofbyron.com.au

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MYOCUM 2bdrm rural home, suit working person or couple, n/s, refs req’d $460pw includes mowing. Avail early December.

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ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

ROOMS TO RENT Long term and short term available. Beautiful farmstay between Mullum/Uki. $150pw inc bills & Wif-fi. No pets Refs reqd Txt 0447686221

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OCEAN SHORES, 2 bdr duplex, garden, part furn, n/s, no pets, seeking working people. On Rajah Rd, close to shops, beaches/rivers. $450 p/w. Ph 0490030433

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3BDR, 2 BATH, HOME, private outlook, in Suffolk Park. 12-24 month lease. Available 9th December. $850 p/w plus bills. Ph 0427275925

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GARAGE SALES MASSIVE SALE 4 Woggoon Tce, O/S Women’s & kids clothes, toys, h/hold 15 GOONDOOLOO DVE, O/S from 8.30am. Display cabinet, kitchenware, clothing sizes 8-12, books, nick nacks, essential oils. New barbeque. All proceeds to breast cancer treatment. Come support us.

31 ELIZABETH AVE, SGB Tools, paint, lighting, sports equip, h/wares. 7am Sat

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

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.

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Mon 2nd Dec

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OCEAN SHORES 3 bed, 2 bath, dbl garage, solar HW & grid feed. Avail 28 Nov. Longterm. $580 pw. Ph 0428883815

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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 HILLTOP OR PROPERTY/LAND Natural setting/big back yard/yard close to beach to put tent on for a few weeks/months.

Pay up to $180pw neg. Jodie 0428497724

TO LEASE OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw incl. GST. Call Baz 0418327731 MULLUMBIMBY COMMERCIAL SPACE above Punch & Daisy. 48sqm includes bathroom & kitchenette. $350p/w plus GST. Available 2nd Dec. Txt 0403513513

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

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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

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MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019

IN MEMORIAM

urgently needed!

Murwillumbah professional Allied Health Clinic.

Modern, furnished room.

2 – 4 days. Rent neg.

Late of Byron Bay. Passed away on Wednesday October 30, 2019.

Aged 67 Years.

Neil was greatly loved and respected by all who knew him.

SUPERVISOR

Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Neil’s Celebration of Life to be held at the Cape Byron Lighthouse, 199 Lighthouse Road, Byron Bay, on Friday November 22, 2019, at 11.30 am (NSW) Due to limited parking at the Cape, buses are leaving from Clarke’s Beach at 11am.

Please refer to the McGuiness Funerals website, www.mcguinessfunerals.com.au to remain informed, as there may be last minute changes.

Ph Anna 0487 200 132

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.

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BYRON BAY GEMS

Long-term casual sales position.

Retail experience essential.

An enthusiastic, wellpresented, team player required. Day and night shifts. 3–5 shifts per week.

Email resume to: info@baygems.com.au

Mullumbimby 3 bed 2 bth $600 3 bed 2 bth $675

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177

The Echo has a contract position to insert, fold, bag (wet weather) & deliver to

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Brunswick Heads 2 bed 1 bth $450 3 bed 2 bth $795

North Ocean Shores 4 bed 2bth $580

THE ECHO PAPER DELIVERY

Neil John Mersham

RESIDENTIAL

South Golden Beach 2 bed 1 bth $520 3 bed 2 bth $680

MANAGER - BIG SCRUB LANDCARE Big Scrub Landcare are seeking a contracting Manager to look after all day-to-day operations of the organisation including: stakeholder and community engagement, fundraising, project management, administration and communication. Salary and hours negotiable based on skills and experience (estimated 1-3 days a week). The Position Description can be downloaded at www.bigscrubrainforest.org or by emailing info@bigscrubrainforest.org.

Applicants should respond to the selection criteria as outlined in the PD. Applications close 8am Monday 25th November.

WORK WANTED

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LOCAL REMOVAL

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BYRON BAY TOWNHOUSE 3bdr, 2 bath, DLUG, 5min walk to beach & town. Quiet lane, spacious, 3m ceilings, LDK. Private courtyard, north facing. No pets, n/s, suit 3 adults. $650p/w. Ring for appointment 0418616328

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EXCEPTIONAL DRIVERS WANTED. Day & Night shifts available. Apply now careers@gobyron.com.au or 66209213

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Remedial Massage Therapist Looking for regular long term work? We have a fantastic opportunity for a massage therapist with health fund rebates in our Bangalow & Ballina Clinics.

Great rates in a supportive and professional workplace.

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CHRISTMAS CASUALS – RETAIL SALES POSITION Join our awesome team in a Christmas Casual Retail Sales Position.

Must have genuine Sales/Retail experience of at least 3 years.

Must be available for weekends and school hols.

Requires own reliable transport.

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IN CELEBRATION OF CELIA’S LIFE Celia Novy entered the earthly realms on 12.10.25 and left on 09.11.19.

She now soars free in her love. Beautiful mother, grandmother and woman of wisdom to all. We all will miss her.

Celebration of her life will be on Friday 22nd November, 1.30pm at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. RSVP essential 0438844089

LIFE CELEBRATION

WRIGHT,

DIANE MAREE 11.07.1947 ~ 12.11.2019

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Loving Wife of Neil (dec). Cherished Mother & Mother-In-Law of Vicki (dec), Sharon, Carina, Toni (dec), Neil, Darren, and Hayley & Josh.

Dearly loved Nana and Ma of her adored Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. A loving Sister, Aunt and great friend of many.

“Always so loving, thoughtful & kind, what beautiful memories you leave behind” Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Diane’s life to be held at Rainbow Chapel, Rainbow Avenue West Ballina on THURSDAY (November 21, 2019) commencing at 10am.

Following the Service the cortege will leave for Bangalow Cemetery.

GUARDIAN FUNERALS BALLINA 6686 7036

LOST & FOUND LOST IN MULLUM Toyota car key with silver crocodile on keyring 0477722983

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Community at work On The Horizon DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY

Shadow is a very petite beauty, who, after being a fabulous young mum to her kittens, Shadow is now searching for a place to call home. She’s currently a little shy but will certainly blossom when in the right loving environment.

To meet Shadow, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–2pm Call AWL 0436 845 542 Like us on Facebook!

AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI) Molly is a desexed female 8-month-old Border Collie x Bull Arab who was abandoned at a Northern Rivers beach and left to fend for herself.

Molly is affectionate, sweet natured and playful.

Molly She gets on very well with other dogs and loves an off-leash gallop on the beach. She will need continuing discipline & training to curb her scent-hound instincts.

If you can provide Molly with a mentally stimulating, loving and dependable home, please phone Shell on 0458 461 935.

MC: 982126052676066

Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Animal Welfare League The Animal Welfare League street stall is on Friday 22 November from 8.30am–1.30pm at the taxi rank, corner of Burringbar and Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Items include cakes, plants, books, bric-a-brac and more.

AGM: BPA The next Bangalow Progress Association General Meeting will be at 7pm Tuesday December 17 at Heritage House, Deacon St Bangalow.

The meeting will include an update on potential development and infrastructure plans for Bangalow, covering the implementation phase of the Bangalow Village Plan, the new Residential Strategy and NSW initiatives for higher density development.

Baby café Bubbamummas baby café drop in mornings, Thursdays from 9.30am at New Space, Shop 2 next door to Target 86 Rajah Road Ocean Shores. Morning tea, discussions, guest speakers.

Ocean Shores Community Association (OSCA). Details 0431 477 445.

Christmas lunch Join the free community Christmas lunch held in Ballina on Christmas day.

If you are interested in volunteering on the day call Chris on 0431 630 900.

Christmas dinner will be between 12 and 2pm in the Ballina Presbyterian hall, on the corner of Cherry and Crane Street. This is an alcohol free event.

Casino playgroup Free weekly supported playgroup in Casino. Books and Butterflies is a new learning and play space in Casino for children between three

Fantasies of a Hot Chick with Her Strap-On? Mindblowing Erotic Experience Foxy 0407013347

Roscoe is a handsome 12 month old desexed male mastiff x.

He has a beautiful nature, is good with other dogs, gentle with children and will make a perfect family pet. If you can give Roscoe a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461.

Microchip No 900113001715385/ ABN 83 126 970 338

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

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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Here’s LUNA just one day after landing in the shelter with her sister Zen. Yes, she looks just as beautiful “in the fur” as she does in the photograph. Luna is a four year old calico who is very much a people cat. Even at this stage of being bewildered and shocked at losing her home, she and her sister are very ready to be instant friends.

Mature, and still young enough to be very adaptable. As the song says, “she only has eyes for you.”

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

No:982009104362439

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

BVU3A U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 26 November 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads.

Morning out into the Enchanted Wood Nursery and Coolamon Cafe (Ocean Shores). Visitors and potential new members welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Mullum movies Romeo and Juliet, Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, screening at The Drill Hall, 2 Jubilee Avenue, Mullumbimby, on Sunday 24 November. Doors open at 1.30pm for 2pm start. Bring a friend, have a libation, a cake or a Devonshire Tea before the show. $10 for nonmembers, $5 for members.

Fun croquet Pottsville Fun Croquet Club meets at BlackRocks Sports Field. Come and join for a social game, beginners and visitors welcome. Games start 8.30am Tuesday and Thursday. $5 per game.

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Mullum Auxiliary The Return and Earn recycling machine in Mullum will provide the option to donate your recycling dollars to the Mullum Hospital Auxiliary between 26 August and 24 November. The recycling machine gives the option to donate to not-forprofits, select Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary who raise funds to support Byron Central Hospital.

Byron Bay Library 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.

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.

First Fleeters 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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Call 6685 680, email volunteers@ byroncentre.com.au, Or on the web – www.byroncentre.com.au/volunteers.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

Support after suicide StandBy provides support to people who have lost someone to suicide.

They provide free face-to-face and telephone support and are accessible 24/7. Follow-up contact is available for up to one year. Find out more at: www. standbysupport.com.au or call 13 11 14.

If you, or someone you are with, are in need of immediate support please call an ambulance or police on 000.

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

1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.org.au

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au.

Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you?

Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call1300 652 820 or text your postcode to 0488 811 247. www. na.org.au. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

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Playgroup activities are supported by professionally qualified child specialists. It’s free, weekly and bookings are essential. Call Northern Rivers Community Gateway on 6621 7397.

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Sam and Barbara dominate bowls at Ocean Shores

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Juniper Harper’s backhand style pushed her to a win in the Grom Stomp. Photo Ben Stagg/Surfing Queensland The formidable force of Sam (L) and Barbara have won four Ocean Shores pairs title in a row. Photo supplied For the fourth year running, Sam Curtis and Barbara Sprengel have won the Ocean Shores Women’s bowls pairs after winning the final 22–9 last Saturday.

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Howell, started the game well and led for the first half of the game. But Sam and Barbara dug deep and played some great shots to race ahead and ultimately win the game with a comfortable margin.

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Crystal Cylinders Lennox Head’s Juniper Harper has won the 2019 Billabong Parko’s Grom Stomp in the 12 and under girls division held on the Sunshine Coast.

Ann Street reef, Currimundi was the location of choice for the day which held bumpy 0.6-0.9 metre waves.

Harper impressed the judges with her strong backhand surfing and was undefeated in the competition.

More success Ocea Curtis, also from Lennox Head, travelled all the way to South Australia to compete and achieved a fourth place in the girls 12 and under division at the Ripcurl Grom Search competition, held at the famous

Chinaman’s surf break on the Yorke Peninsula.

Pros Byron Bay’s Soli Bailey, and Lennox Head’s Stuart Kennedy have both been knocked out of competition in their first-round heats at the Hawaiian Pro. Both heats where held in bumpy conditions at Haleiwa on the North Shore and both didn’t get any of the better waves in their respective heats.

Byron Bay’s Owen Wright is not competing in the Triple Crown events as he’s concentrating on Pipeline to consolidate his current number seven ranking while Matt Wilkinson didn’t get a start in these events as his ranking of 106th was too low to make the cutoff.

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Byron Bee Panha Doug takes on the Lismore defence in the grandfinal at the Cavanbah Centre. Photo Kylie Robertson The Byron Bay Beez basketballers were beaten by the Lismore Storm 87–78 in an exciting and entertaining Sunshine Conference grandfinal two weeks ago at the Cavanbah Centre.

The Storm won the tip off and got away to an early lead to finish the first quarter up by five points.

The second quarter saw the Beez put pressure on the Storm as they hit the lead for the first time in the game, but the Storm found an

extra spark and came back to hang on to their five point lead at half-time.

The Storm came out strong after half-time and shot their way to victory and won the game by nine points, 87–78.

Beez players Riley Gollan and Michael Rossignola were chosen in the Allstars Five team.

The Beez were up against Lismore Storm in the grandfinal for the second year running.

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The Lennox Head first XI completed an outright win over Murwillumbah in the Far North Coast two-day LJ Hooker league, which included some notable individual performances with bat and ball.

These included B Boyle’s maiden first-grade century as well as a 10-wicket haul for Lennox Head’s most-capped first-grader T Fisher. In the first innings he came away with 7/18 off and backed it in the second innings with 3/26.

Playing at Megan Crescent ground in Lennox Head, Murwillumbah won the toss and elected to bat before being dismissed for 43 in 16 overs.

Lennox bowler C Maladay supported Fisher, taking 3/15 of seven overs.

Lennox declared at 7/228 on the back of Moyle’s tonne and a 50 n.o. to J Blackler.

A Peenz was the best of the Murwillumbah bowlers with the figures of 2/35 from three overs.

Teenage defender Alby Kay (white) scored his first goal of the season last week against Ballina. Photo supplied Christian Layland Byron Bay FC have kept their undefeated start to the Summer Youth League season with a 4-1 win over Ballina.

A brace from 16-year-old Zahi Addis and strikes from Tai Rai Naughton and Alby Kay saw off the challenge from a resurgent Ballina.

Fresh off a win, the Ballina Seahorses were confident going into the match against a very young Byron Bay side who were missing some regulars.

The Rams scored the opener early in the match when Naughton spied the Ballina keeper off his line and hit a first time finish from outside the box to take the lead.

With the positive start, the Rams maintained dominance, and soon had a second when Addis also struck from outside the box.

The goals didn’t stop there for the home team as centre back, Kay, got his first goal of the season. Receiving the ball, the young defender drove into midfield, played a

pass around a defender and finished with a good strike from wide.

Addis scored his second for the match – and sixth for the season – just before half-time when he beat two players on the wing before cutting-in and converting from a narrow angle.

A 4–0 half-time deficit was reflective of the game and while Ballina did come back in the second half – including a goal from a set piece – it was Byron who remained dominant: hitting the post and forcing multiple saves.

The victory means the Rams are two points behind South Lismore at the top of the table, with only three matches to go.

Byron take on Richmond Rovers this Friday at Neilson Park. Kick-off is 8pm.

Meanwhile, the Wildcats dropped a 2–0 lead to draw 2–2 against Goonellabah in the women’s SYL. The result leaves Byron six points behind the competition leaders with three games to play.

They take on Lismore Thistles this Friday at John Ryan Oval. Kick-off is 6:30pm.

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In their second innings, Murwillumbah were dismissed for 131. J Hooper shared the bulk of the wickets with Fisher, and finished with 3/30 off 10 overs.

After three rounds Lennox Head are second on the competition ladder behind Pottsville.

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Backlash Oh dear, the massive meeting to inform residents of the fires last Tuesday in Mullum clashed with Remembrance Day. Organisers held the meeting at exactly the same time – 11am on November 11 – right next to the ceremony at the Civic Hall. See letters page 12.

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The Beach Hotel has sold to Investment giant Moelis, say Melbourne public relations company Sumit Media.

Bids exceeded $100m, they claim, adding ‘The freehold last changed hands in 2017 with funds manager Impact Investment Group purchasing the buildings for $70m. The operating business, or leasehold, has been owned and managed

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While Friday is sold out, Terry Bleakley says his short doco The End of the War will screen Saturday at the Bangalow Historical Society’s Heritage House. The night is a fundraiser for the Historical Society. For bookings call Trisha on 0429 882 525 or the Museum (Wed to Fri) on 6687 2183.

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New works of art from people with a disability will be on display this Friday 22 November at 22 Tincogan Street, Mullumbimby. It’s a program put on by NDIS service provider RED inc. For some artists, it will be their first exhibition, say organisers. Starts at 6.30pm.

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said that Arthur’s contribution (and that of his wife Margaret) ‘has been the epitome of community service. He is always available, will do anything, and is always positive’.

Remember Julian Assange?

He’s an Aussie who exposed the terrorist activities of the world’s governments through Wikileaks. Because exposing crimes is a crime (why?), he’s been in jail (solitary confinement) since being dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy in the UK last April. His father John Shipton will speak in Mullum on Sunday, December 8 from 7pm at the Mullum Ex-Services Club. The event is hosted by the Ngara Institute, and more info is available at www.ngarainstitute.org.au.

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