The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 35.01 – June 17, 2020

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BURSTING WITH GOODIES FOR 34 YEARS AND COUNTING The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 35 #01 • Wednesday, June 17, 2020 • www.echo.net.au

Retired magistrate calls for more DV policing Paul Bibby The office of NSW Minister for Police, David Elliott MP (Liberal), is yet to comment on why his department spends inordinate resources on busting pot growers and users rather than directing police to address the state’s appalling domestic violence problem. The question of police resources was put to Elliott’s office after retired magistrate, David Heilpern, told The Echo that stopping domestic violence should be the NSW justice system’s first priority, rather than the endless war on cannabis. After 21 years on the bench, Mr Heilpern has opened up about his observations regarding the devastating impact of violence within the home, and his frustration at the lack of proactive policing to address it. ‘This sort of violence is incredibly damaging,’ Mr Heilpern says. ‘I can honestly say that I rarely, if ever, saw a repeat juvenile or child offender who had not seen or witnessed violence in the home or been a victim of family violence in the home. ‘And the stats on women offenders and domestic and family violence are just horrendous.’ As the police proudly trumpeted the seizure of $22m worth of cannabis near Lismore last week, Mr Heilpern says the same level of proactive policing should be applied to stopping violence. ‘Right now, most domestic and family violence policing is completely reactive,’ he says. ‘For example, I was never asked to authorise a single search warrant for domestic violence, but regularly

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for drug offences. ‘Every time I see police helicopters swooping down with the ground crew, and the expense and all the rest, I think “maybe community values have shifted and family violence should be the priority�,’ he says. Mr Heilpern also questioned the level of compensation given to survivors of domestic and family violence. ‘I’ve got a friend who is a longterm victim of sexual assault,’ he says. ‘Her compensation was $15,000. But if you’re assaulted by a priest, it’s $150,000. ‘Now, I haven’t got a problem with the latter amount, I think that is the rightful level of compensation.

DV comp too low ‘But I think the amount of compensation for domestic violence victims is far too low.’ Despite having presided over numerous domestic violence cases and other cases involving appalling violence, Mr Heilpern says he retains his faith in human beings. ‘There are only a handful of people that I’ve concluded are bad to the bone,’ he says. ‘Most people don’t want to hurt others, they don’t want to take from others, they don’t want to endanger the community. ‘I really think that the court has a therapeutic role in helping people find a pathway of achieving, not society’s goals, or the community’s goals, but achieving their own goals. ‘So in many ways, sitting up there has strengthened my optimism about the essential goodness of human nature.’

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Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) advisor, Maggie Brown, and executive officer, Emily Berry, are looking at how they can support communities who are building resilience. They have launched a Resilience and Regeneration fund that allows donors to get their money straight to where it is needed. From July 7, local community groups throughout the Northern Rivers can apply for grants of up to $10,000. Photo Jeff Dawson â–ś Read more on page 18

Development opportunities before councillors Thursday Nineteen landowners have expressed an interest in having their land designated for residential land developed for urbanisation, according to the Draft Residential Strategy Submissions Review Report, which will be before councillors at the upcoming Council planning meeting this Thursday. The Residential Strategy aims to supply future housing needs for the Shire’s towns ‘for at least the next 20 years’. Remarkably, the staff report excludes all other submissions received during the exhibition period, that will instead, ‘be addressed in a further report to Council’. A number of properties put

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This includes the Saddle Road area (‘Area 17’ of 2.9 km2 land) and the Broken Head Quarry Site. Parts of Mullumbimby, Ewingsdale and Bangalow were also found to be unsuitable. Additionally, a large 165,820 m2 parcel just outside Mullum at 1897 Coolamon Scenic Drive was found unsuitable. Council previously rejected a large festival site/wellness centre proposal at that location. A court case ensued. Also, the large, open area of

land (209,981 m2) to the south of Argyle Street and New City Road, Mullumbimby, was rejected by staff, owing to it being flood and bushfire prone, as well as being important farmland. Another adjacent 414,903 m2 block of land in Mullum’s outskirts was rejected for similar reasons. So what land does council staff approve for development? A small parcel at 20 Prince Street Mullumbimby, and a large panel adjacent to the Mullum Community Gardens – 152 Stuart Street and 124, 127, 130, 132, 134 Station Street. A 17,612m2 block at 21 Ballina Road, Bangalow was also supported by planning staff.

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forward were deemed by staff as inconsistent with the NSW government’s North Coast Regional Plan and the Draft Residential Strategy.

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Vale Jesse Blackadder 1964 – 2020 day, was the genesis of the groundbreaking StoryBoard program, which sees local writers run creative writing workshops in schools across the Northern Rivers.

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Our cherished friend, Jesse Blackadder, died last Wednesday, six months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She died, as she had wished, with her beloved partner, Andi Davey, and devoted aunt Carol at her bedside. She was 56. Jesse was firstly a writer, but also a much-loved teacher and mentor. As a long-serving board member of Byron Writers Festival (BWF), she was also a tireless organiser. BWF director, Edwina Johnson said, ‘Jesse leaves an extraordinary legacy, not least the wonderful StoryBoard program, which has inspired so many young people to read and write. Jesse emanated joy and drew out the beauty and potential in everyone she met. We will miss her dearly.’ Fellow BWF board member, Marele Day, added simply, ‘Jesse made the impossible happen.’ Jesse was raised in Sydney and moved to Byron in 1999. An experienced journalist, she wrote for environmental organisations such as Landcare, and in Byron found her voice as a writer of fiction. Her first novel, After the Party, was published in 2005. With its heady mix of sex, faerie spirituality and unabashed hedonism, it is a reminder of more innocent days in the Bay and remains the quintessential Byron novel of its times. Prolific, curious and always ready for a new challenge, Jesse went on to publish historical fiction, contemporary adult novels, and children’s fiction, all to enthusiastic praise from reviewers.

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Photo supplied Jesse’s energy, enthusiasm and ‘Why not?’ attitude made her the hub of many wheels. Whether it was organising a tree-planting day for a koala corridor, or arranging pamper packages for sick friends, Jesse was always first to offer help – and make it happen. While the rest of us were still talking, Jesse had her laptop open, setting up a Facebook page, WhatsApp group or Mailchimp account. Jesse’s great gift was helping schoolkids find their own joy of writing, and in 2014, she started a fortnightly writing group for school kids in the Lismore Public Library. Jesse insisted that writing be fun.

StoryBoard program Her mantra was, ‘The first rule of writing is, there are no rules!’ The group, which continues to this

Jesse loved travelling. Reviews often noted the vibrancy of place and landscape in her writing. She made three research trips to the Antarctic, and is the only person to have twice received the sought-after Australian Antarctic Division Arts Fellowship to summer at an Australian Antarctic base. Her willingness to adventure extended beyond travel. When her new partner Andi announced her intention to compete in ballroom dancing at the 2006 Gay Games in Montreal, Jesse gulped hard, started classes, and six months later the two of them sashayed forth in matching tuxedos to represent their country. Jesse was diagnosed with cancer in December 2019. Treatment proved unsuccessful and she spent her last days at the beautiful Wedgetail hospice in the hinterland behind Murwillumbah. At her death she had on her desk the recently published French edition of her novel Sixty Seconds. In her computer was the manuscript of her last novel, and on the whiteboard was scrawled her three-year plan for projects we will now never see. She leaves behind her partner Andi, her family, the many thousands of school students whose writing dreams she nurtured, and a wide circle of friends and colleagues from the world of words and beyond.

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The annual race up Mount Chincogan from Mullum is on September 19 and registrations are now open. But get in quick – running or walking up the mountain is limited to 500 people on the day. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Mullum

Chamber of Commerce, the community event returned in 2017 after a 16-year hiatus.

Important history ‘The Chinny Charge was a really important part of this town’s history,’ said Chamber President, Jenelle Staford. ‘It was how the town funded the Mullumbimby

Memorial swimming pool, as well as raising money to put towards other charities and improvements to the town. ‘Since we restarted the Chinny Charge in 2017, we have been able to use the money raised to donated to LandCare; we’ve also supported our local businesses throughout COVID-19, and

sponsored a local art piece as part of the Mullumbimby Gateway site’. Competitors have to be 12-years and over to compete. A separate children’s challenge to the base of the mountain is also planned. You can book your spot online at www.eventwizards. com.au.

Experts at odds with local Nats MLC over gas expansion Plans by the NSW Nationals to expand gas supply and open the state to CSG and gas mining will have a negligible impact on demand, but considerable environmental impacts, according to Renew Economy’s Giles Parkinson. The Echo asked Parkinson to respond to comments by local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin, who last week voted with his party to reject a moratorium on the industry. The government won the vote by a narrow margin. While ruling out local gas mining, Franklin said,

‘… there may well be other parts of the state where gas exploration is appropriate – as long as it is independently assessed, and given appropriate environmental approvals’.

Transition energy ‘We are on a transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. ‘That will require high levels of storage, long distance transmission and much better efficiencies in how we use energy’. Franklin added, ‘But as

that transition occurs, we will need an energy source that can react swiftly to changes in the output of wind and solar – one that is relatively low in emissions, and only operates when needed. ‘Natural gas will play that critical role in the short term’.

Gas negligible within 15 years Parkinson told The Echo, ‘Gas may have a role in the energy transition, and be around longer than coal, but even then, we won’t be

needing more gas… most likely a lot less. ‘The experts, including the grid operator and CSIRO, say that the amount of gas generation in the grid will be negligible within 15 years, because of the progress of batteries, demand management, and other smart technologies, and other forms of storage. ‘That’s not a case for locking in investments for assets with a 30-year life or more, and which have considerable environmental impacts’.

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Local News What are the impacts of a cancelled Splendour? Art of Medicine Aslan Shand

Splendour in the Grass has announced their 2020 event is officially cancelled owing to COVID-19 and has rescheduled its 20th anniversary event for July 2021. Festival co-producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco said in a statement, ‘We have been monitoring the situation closely for the past few months, and while Australia is now moving into the recovery phase, there is no timeline yet around the opening of international borders. As a result, we must reschedule to 2021. ‘We intend to rebook as many of the 2020 artists as possible’. This will be met with relief by many in the local community, who have concerns over the impact of COVID-19 in the region if we move too quickly to reopen. As former Byron Shire Mayor, Oliver Dunne, pointed out in a recent letter to the editor, ‘I have always been a supporter of the “Shire of festivalsâ€? concept. But in this period of COVID-19, and without a vaccine, the question has to be asked: “Is

realistic as there has been significant fallout for the local economy as a result of COVID-19. ‘We have lost our entire visitor economy, and then the large events as well. It is very sobering. We need a reset, and to find new models for going forward’.

regenerative agriculture, renewable energy generation and a really strong community fabric. ‘We need to build on these elements. ‘We can look to models like California, who also have a strong history of tourism, but have expanded into a lot of similar sidelines to create greater diversity and economic strength and resilience. ‘Fortunately this is going on across the entire world. ‘You have countries looking at ideas like the Universal Basic Income (UBI) protection in Spain and The Netherlands. The IMF is looking at ideas of debt forgiveness for entire countries. ‘These are things we couldn’t have imagined prior to COVID-19.’

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Mr Sotheren said, ‘We need to identify what is unique in this region, and to build on that. Splendour is a good example of this, as it is not misaligned culturally with the region. But we also need to look at diversifying. ‘We have a strong organic food space, strong

The 2021 event is now scheduled for Friday 23 to Sunday 25 July 2021. If you have tickets for the 2020 Splendour in The Grass event, keep them – they are valid for 2021. If you can’t make the new dates, you can apply for an immediate refund.

Splendour punters moshing in the pit. Photo Jeff Dawson our Shire fully prepared for bringing up to 50,000 people together for three days and then letting them loose on the unprotected towns of Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads?�’ Yet the cancellation will also have an ongoing, and significant, effect on locals who rely on the festivals of Byron Shire, and tourism in general, to pay their rent and bills. The loss to the local economy as a result of COVID-19 is estimated at around the $10m mark. President of the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, Todd Sotheren, told The Echo, ‘We do need to be

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By Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson What a challenging, heartbreaking and emotional time it has been around the world these last few weeks. George Floyd's death and the mass uprising and protests across the United States has rightly brought about reection and an uprising of our own here in Australia, within the Black Lives Matter campaign for change. The anguish felt after the death of George Floyd is something our Aboriginal communities here understand all too well. More than 400 Aboriginal people have died in police custody since a 1991 Royal Commission report found death rates were unacceptable. Not. Acceptable. Our record with Aboriginal deaths in custody is indisputably disgusting and as Professor Marcia Langton said when accepting a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) last week, "I would have thought it's pretty straight forward. Do not kill Aborigines.â€? The time for change is now. It is imperative that we take this opportunity to listen to our Aboriginal people and leaders and to heed their requests for change. It is also imperative we rethink how we see ‘racism'. Racism is less a noun, or thing that exists – and more a verb – an act or series of acts and thoughts that is created. Therefore, racism is something that can also be destroyed through how we act and think. Blacks weren’t ‘slaves’ – just naturally born that way like those we deďŹ ned as ‘peasants’– they were people who were enslaved. Aborigines aren’t just dying in custody, they are being killed in custody. Enslaving another and killing another are acts stemming from thoughts. And so, by thinking differently, changing these acts and creating acts of inclusion, diversity and love – we may begin to destroy ‘racism’. Thank you to everyone in the Byron Shire who has shown support and made their voice heard and felt, one way or another. We must keep working together to combat racism and ignorance at all costs.

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Lennox IGA gives a helping hand during COVID-19 Story & photo Eve Jeffery COVID-19 has seen many local businesses raising the bar and looking after their communities. The Lennox Head IGA got on board from day one, making sure that locals who couldn’t come in to shop got the groceries they needed. Store manager, Rachel O’Connor, said the team perfected it over time, communicating with customers in person and via social media. ‘We have a large contingent of customers over 60, and our delivery was free to Lennox Head and Skennars Head residents. We started a same-day delivery service, seven days a week. ‘Having a chat and delivering to our “oldies� was fun, and shopping for someone else is different to what we are used to doing, so all the team were keen to do the job. I wanted to look after other people’s parents and grandparents here, the same way I hoped others would look after my own nan in Cronulla. ‘We also wanted to check in to make sure they were okay, as some of our older customers were isolated on

Lennox Head IGA delivery staff, Ed Borromeo, Charlotte Arthur, Nathan Lewis and Rachel O’Connor. their own for a while – deliveries can take a little longer, but we are okay with that!’ Ms O’Connor said the seven day deliveries have now dropped back to five days a week. ‘For the last five weeks, we have put on in-store “Locals Supporting Localsâ€? specials to help those on an ever-tightening budget’. Ms O’Connor said, for the last three months, Lennox Head IGA has been able to

keep their store full thanks to the wealth of local produce and products in the Northern Rivers. ‘As an Independent supermarket, we are able to source from anyone at any time, making us nimble to the needs of the customer, while maintaining a high standard of fresh local produce’. IGA shopper, Glenda, is in her 70s, and said before COVID-19, she had only shopped at IGA Lennox Head occasionally. ‘When deliveries

stopped at the bigger supermarkets, I contacted IGA Lennox Head to check if they delivered – and they did’. Glenda said that without the service, she doesn’t know what she would have done to get her groceries. Ms O’Connor added that staff have been overwhelmed with positive feedback and responses. ‘COVID-19 has taught everyone that local is so important to support and grow.’

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Local artist calls for living wage Mandy Nolan Creatives need the community to get behind them. That’s the message from Emmy winning and three times Grammy nominated recording artist, Toni Childs. Her petition calls on Liberal treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, to provide a living wage to performing artists. The impetus for the international artist, who became an Aussie resident a few years ago, came when speaking with a colleague’s mother. ‘Why is there no package for the arts community?’ she reflected. ‘Why is a 15-year-old who works part time in a supermarket getting subsidised, but we aren’t? It upset me, because this is my life. For 40 years, I have been making music. I make a living out of what I do.’ Toni believes that the government doesn’t really understand how the arts sector works, particularly how independent creators curate their livelihoods. Last year, Toni toured 52 regional theatres in three months to raise money for her music-driven theatre production, It’s All A Beautiful

Toni Childs. Photo Jeff Dawson Noise. This has been in development since 2014. When COVID restrictions hit she was four shows into a 17 date tour that had to be shut down. She says, ‘There are some disconnects in understanding how we work. It takes eight months a year to book, and if you are working internationally, it can be up to three years in advance’.

Artist protection ‘Who is there to protect us?’, asks Toni who has been assembling musicians, comedians, event promoters, actors and other performers to get behind the petition to tell politicians the very

personal story of who artists are, and what they do, and how the COVID restrictions have hurt them. ‘They need to see the personal face of our community and have a real conversation. ‘We are an essential service – about five per cent of our industry make millions, but there are so many who are doing their art – the majority who just make a living. They are in every single town. They are the fabric of life. When the fires hit recently, they were the ones who stepped up to play benefits and raise money for the victims.’ Toni believes the creative community around the country needs to align to send

the message to Canberra. ‘Jimmy Barnes put out an open letter to 1,000 different artists about this – we need to merge and come under one banner. We need about another eight months of support onwards from the September JobKeeper/ JobSeeker cut off. We won’t be able to earn money ourselves until venues are allowed to take 300 people – you can make a living on that – but there will be a glut, as it’s the same starting time for everyone.’ While there has been no response as yet from Josh Frydenberg, manager of opposition business for the Labor Party, Tony Burke, has shown his support for the campaign. ‘The Department of the Arts doesn’t even have the name on the door – that doesn’t acknowledge the amount of money we generate. Imagine if we took away music and storytelling – what would life look like? ‘We need your support. We pay taxes. We show up. We bring joy and energy to our crowds, and now we need your help.’ Q The petition is online via www.bit.ly/2MV9rzG.

Bruns Chamber ramps up opposition to paid parking With Council’s push for paid parking on Brunswick Heads, the town’s business chamber are ramping up their opposition. They claim it is ‘neither needed or wanted’, and ‘not compatible with our Simple Pleasures village ethos’. Chamber president, Juliana Harmsen, said, ‘Council agreed at its meeting on June 27 last year to undertake an economic assessment of the town and its small businesses, as required by the RMS guidelines, and requested by the Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce. ‘The Council also resolved to undertake more extensive data collection and bring reports back to Council in May.

Adversely impacted ‘We have always strongly believed that our small businesses will be adversely impacted by paid parking, and the employment sector will be hit hard, so we welcomed the economic assessment. ‘The Yarraville Village experience showed there were five to 40 per cent losses in trade when they introduced paid

parking, and it is likely the same will happen in Bruns’, said Ms Harmsen. ‘With all the data collected from our business surveys (undertaken every three years), and frequent personal contact with our business community, the chamber understands the Bruns economy’, she said. Ms Harmsen says the chamber wrote to Council in April, requesting that the Bruns parking management issue be taken off the table until late next year, because of the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses and the cancellation of Bluesfest and Splendour. Kim Rosen, chair of the Chamber’s No Paid Parking Committee, said, ‘We can’t understand how Council could even think of trying to force paid parking on us again this year! ‘The possible implementation of paid parking, even periodic paid parking, is the last thing our devastated small businesses need to worry about at this time’, said Mrs Rosen. ‘Everyone’s focus is on

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survival and recovery, and that could take well over a year. ‘Unfortunately, the Chamber’s request was denied, and the item is coming to a Council meeting soon. ‘The staff will make a recommendation to Council, based on the economic assessment by EthosUrban, an Intercept Study, and a report on turnover and infringement levels’. However, the No Paid Parking Committee say they are unhappy with the quality of the EthosUrban Report. They say that many of its findings and conclusions are based on opinions and generalisations, and that some of the data does not stand up to scrutiny. Mrs Rosen claims there was little ground-truthing that took place in the EthosUrban Report. ‘The consultant was advised by Council of “traffic congestion or traffic issues,” despite this not being true (except on Twilight Market night and Old & Gold). ‘It was repeated no less than 13 times throughout the Report, as if it were a fact!’ she said.

‘The consultant was only in town for a couple of days, and only spoke to a few businesses. Only two other stakeholders, both of whom have no knowledge of the town’s economy or the number of visitors versus locals, were spoken to, and that was by phone,’ Mrs Rosen said. Mrs Rosen said that Yarraville Village in Victoria, which had parking meters installed and then removed because of the outcry, was discounted by EthosUrban as a useful comparison because there were five differences between Yarraville and Brunswick Heads. ‘Funnily enough, there were also ten similarities between Yarraville and Bruns, according to the comprehensive 2016 Au and Young Study undertaken’, she said. Chamber president, Juliana Harmsen added that the ‘need for revenue’ was a strong theme in the initial briefing document. Q Mayor Simon Richardson (Greens) was asked if he agreed that paid parking in the town should be delayed owing to COVID-19, but there was no reply by deadline.

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!ōĶŔëƐĕ !şƖŕĈĶō ƆƖżżşſƐĕĎ ćƷ ōşĈëō ëſƐĶƆƐƆ Is the climate, the future, and life on Earth important to you? The Climate Commission was established by the federal Labor government in 2011 to provide authoritative climate change advice, but was abolished soon after the election of the Abbott coalition government in 2013. The organisation then reformed as a registered non-profit charity and was renamed the Climate Council. The Climate Council has broad-based public support and political independence. It continues to provide scientific climate change information to the public. Australians are again being called upon to support the Climate Council through an online art auction fundraiser, which is taking place on Friday, June 26 from 6pm. Event organiser Barry Firth is a retired Biotech scientist. He said, ‘People are invited to register and bid for top quality locally made art, contributed by artists in the Byron and Tweed shires. ‘Funds raised by the art auction will be used to support the Climate Council’s ongoing research and publications’.

Nineteen artworks are up for auction to help the Climate Council. Photos supplied

Ngara Institute embraces uncertainty, June 24 As part of Ngara Institute’s How Then Shall We Live, webinar series, Dr Fiona Charlson and Dr Aimee Maxwell will join journalist Paul Bibby to explore the devastating impact the climate emergency inflicts on global, national and individual health on June 24 at 7.30pm via Zoom. Strategies will also be tabled to build resilience in ourselves, families and communities. Organisers say, ‘The entire country, if not the world, is repeatedly told that “we’re all in this together” to the point that it has become

meaningless and hollow. ‘In Australia, a land that recently has been ravaged by drought, scorched by bushfires and thrust into lockdown by COVID-19, are we seriously feeling united in a common cause; that we are truly supported and fortified by our community and our nation? What does this mean for social justice, and how do families, children, our elderly citizens and disadvantaged individuals maintain resilience and courage into the future?’ Owing to limited numbers, registration is recommended at www.ngarainstitute.org.au.

Nineteen artworks, in a variety of mediums, ranging from paintings and photography to sculpture, ceramics, and jewellery, will go under the hammer. The common theme uniting the works is perspectives on the natural environment.

about the things that concern us most; rebooting the economy through climate action, and dealing with extreme weather events, such as the 2019-20 bushfires.’ The online auction – on Friday, June 26 from 6pm

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Byron artists include Richard Jones, Jay Pearse, and Suvira McDonald. Tweed Shire artists include Marion Douglas, Rob Olver, and Marta Spear, along with many others. ‘I’m fundraising on behalf of the Climate Council because I admire their work,’ said Barry. ‘Right now, the Climate Council are at the forefront of research and publications

Four men – aged 20, 34, 35 and 37 – were arrested at a property on Bungawalbin Whiporie Road, Gibberagee, about 52km south-east of Lismore last Wednesday after police say they seized nearly $22 million worth of cannabis from a large-scale cultivation operation. It comes as governments around the world legalise the growing and consumption of cannabis, and

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cannabis growing facilities are being developed on the north coast of NSW for medicinal purposes. Police say they located and seized 7,200 cannabis plants, and about 50kg of cannabis head, ‘with an estimated potential street value of $21.6 million’. Police estimations place a value on every plant as if it were fully grown, even if seedlings are seized.

Two people were found in the water, off Ballina, at 2.30am Friday morning by the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter after their 14m boat was reported sinking, 4km off the coast of Ballina. The helicopter conducted a beacon search (EPIRB) and located the pair in the water. A spokesperson from the Westpac Life Saver Rescue

Helicopter said, ‘The crew deployed a strobe and directed a marine rescue vessel to where they were picked up. ‘The helicopter stayed overhead until the Marine Rescue vessel crossed the Ballina Bar in big swell’. It is understood that ASNSW Paramedics treated and transported the individuals rescued to Ballina Hospital.

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Documents on exhibition are available for viewing 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:

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The process for developing the draft included a literature review, Arts and Cultural sector consultation and broader community consultation. Submissions can be made on the Draft Policy up to the closing time and date below. If no submissions are received, the Drat Policy will be adopted. Submissions close: 4pm Friday 17 July 2020 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry on 02 6626 7316 or via email jmcmurtry@byron.nsw.gov.au For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will automatically result in disqualification of offending tenderers.

SEWER CONDITION ASSESSMENTS REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2020-0024

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.

Description: Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a contract to undertake the condition assessment (CCTV and smoke testing) of various gravity sewer mains within Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, and Ocean Shores. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below.

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

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Contact: For further details please contact Jason Stanley at jstanley@byron.nsw.gov.au There will be no site briefing held as part of this tender. Deadline: Tenders close at 2.00pm on 17/07/2020. Invitation: Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979

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

The following Development Applications and the supporting documentation are available online at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ DAs_exhibition. You can also view them online using the electronic kiosks at Council’s Customer Service Centre during normal office hours.

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

For further information on these applications, contact the relevant planning officer whose details you can find on the DA Tracker. To make a submission, select the ‘Exhibition Details’ tab when viewing the application on the DA Tracker and use the online form. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission. To enable Council to provide you with further correspondence in relation to your submission, please provide an email address. Note: Should you make a submission, there are requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Political-donations-disclosure for further information.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 24 JUNE 2020 10.2020.251.1 – Byron Bay, 27-31 Fletcher Street (Lot 1 Sec 26 DP 758207) Mr C Lonergan, Use of Take-Away Drink Premises 10.2018.591.2 – Mullumbimby, 28 Argyle Street (Lot 1 DP 21743) Argyle Street Developments Pty Ltd, S4.55 to Modify Condition 6 of Consent relating to Development Contributions

EXHIBITION CLOSES 1 JULY 2020 10.2020.241.1 – Possum Creek, 380 Friday Hut Road (Lot 4 DP 587432) Byron Bay Planning and Property Consultants, Use of Two (2) Existing Structures One (1) as Tourist and Visitor Accommodation and One (1) as a Studio 10.2020.234.1 – Byron Bay, 1/38 Carlyle Street (Lot 1 SP 45265) Matt Walker Town Planning, Use of Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling

EXHIBITION CLOSES 8 JULY 2020 10.2020.257.1 – Byron Bay, 113A Paterson Street (Lot 1 DP 717719) Logan Architecture, Multi Dwelling Housing Comprising Seven (7) Dwellings, including Demolition of Existing Dwelling House 10.2020.242.1 – Main Arm, 84 Blindmouth Road (Lot 52 DP 1035034) Balanced Systems Planning Consultants, Rural Land Sharing Community (Multiple Occupancy) consisting of Twelve (12) Dwelling Sites, Associated Infrastructure, Land Management and Environmental Enhancement 10.2020.239.1 – Myocum, 59 Kingsvale Road (Lot 4 DP 843850) Mr M A Newhouse, Studio 10.2020.260.1 – Myocum, 1176 Myocum Road (Lot 1 DP 553934) Wards Landscaping Supplies, Use of the Property for Landscaping Material Supplies and Use of Swimming Pool

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The Draft Arts and Culture Policy is on exhibition for a period of more than 28 days and is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au.

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

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2019.154.1 – Byron Bay, 96-100 Centennial Circuit Use of Part of the Site as a Function Centre to Hold a One Day Event (Festival of The Stone) 10.2020.40.1 – Binna Burra, 331 Binna Burra Road Stage 1 Dwelling house and swimming pool; Stage 2 Amenities in non-habitable storage shed 10.2020.174.1 – Byron Bay, 23 Shelley Drive Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2020.183.1 – Byron Bay, 17 Oakland Court Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2020.4.1 – Mullumbimby, 4 Towers Drive Three (3) Industrial Retail Outlets, Recreational Facility (Indoor), Ancillary Caretaker’s Dwelling and Associated Earthworks 10.2020.200.1 – Ocean Shores, 111 Balemo Drive Secondary Dwelling 10.2020.203.1 – Mullumbimby, 113 Left Bank Road Demolition and New Dwelling to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2019.192.2 – South Golden Beach, 100 Redgate Road S4.55 to Delete Condition 5 which Requires an Approval for Trade Waste 10.2017.575.4 – Ocean Shores, 28 Narooma Drive S4.55 to Modify Fence Material 10.2019.376.1 – Byron Bay, 27 Ruskin Street S4.55 to modify Level of Pool and Deck, Relocate Pool Pump and Privacy Screen Addition 10.2019.324.2 – Bangalow, 9 Leslie Street S4.55 to Modify Floor Height 10.2016.625.2 – Mullumbimby, 35-37 Burringbar Street S4.55 Minor Modifications to Design and Conditions 10.2019.374.2 – Ocean Shores, 20 Kiah Close S4.55 to Delete Conditions 7 and 8 and Modify the Timing of Condition 14

APPLICATIONS REFUSED 10.2019.648.1 – Bangalow, 39 Leslie Street Subdivision Two (2) Lots into Two (2) Lots

Artist Garry Orriss, formerly based in Berlin, has another passion: Bikes! He has ridden around the globe, in far flung countries and continents, and he passed through Mullum on

Friday. He says his latest national tour will take at least five years. As part of his journey, he plans to write a film, which will focus on a middle aged man as he navigates a mid-life crisis.

Riding for the Disabled back after COVID-19, help wanted Aslan Shand Horses play an important role in the lives of those with a disability, whether it was one they were born with, or one they acquired. It is through the care and generosity of the volunteers who run Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) that the opportunity to gain experience of being with, and riding, horses is provided. Like many charities, the RDA Ballina and district, which is located on a farm near Teven, had to close during the COVID-19 crisis. It will be re-opening on July 29 for both participants and volunteers. ‘The RDA has a herd of special horses that are trained to work with a range

of differently abled people of all ages,’ said local RDA president Peta Best. The COVID-19 crisis has left the RDA with a $15,000 shortfall in revenue this year. To help reduce the shortfall, a donated wine conditioner and expresso machine will be put up for auction, to help them raise much needed funds.

Volunteer ‘Come along and volunteer,’ says Ms Best. She says no experience is needed as there are many different jobs to get involved in, and always an opportunity to learn new skills. To find out more, go to the RDA Ballina and District Facebook page and click on events or visit www.rda.org.au or call 0498 040 022.

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PROGRAM (SECTION 356) OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Council’s Community Initiatives Program aims to improve community wellbeing and quality of life for Byron Shire residents. Council invites applications for community driven initiatives that address a specific community need which builds a sense of community, and aligns with Council’s goals. Guidelines, including the assessment criteria, and an application form, can be downloaded from Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Community/Supporting-communities/ Grants-and-funding/Community-Initiatives-Program. Applicants need to: • read the guidelines to understand if their organisation and project are eligible for funding; • show a matching contribution to the proposed project as outlined in the guidelines; • complete an application form on the template provided. To assist applicants in developing their application, in lieu of a Funding Workshop, a range of online resources and tips can be accessed via Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Community/ Supporting-communities/Grants-and-funding/Community-InitiativesProgram. It is strongly recommended that potential applicants view the workshop resources to assist with their application. Applications close: 4pm Friday 3 July 2020 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry 02 6626 7316 or jmcmurtry@byron.nsw.gov.au Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this funding program will automatically result in disqualification of offending applicants.

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Now’s the time to get localised June 21 event to feature Chomsky, Annie Lennox, Brian Eno, Russell Brand and more Mandy Nolan It’s not every day you get a letter of support from the Dalai Lama. But recently, Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder of Local Futures, received a special endorsement for their World Localisation Day on June 21. His Holiness said, ‘The coronavirus pandemic has shown us, beyond all doubt, how all the countries of the world depend on one another for their wellbeing… It is ironic that the increase in our material progress and technology has somehow not been sufficient in bringing about peace and happiness. ‘The lesson we can learn from the past is to act locally, even while thinking globally’. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global call to wake up to the need for a strong localised economy. The fragility of the global supply chain is clear for all to see. The conversation around localisation is

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the conversation of our time – it’s what will make us resilient to the unpredictable impacts of a pandemic. That’s why Local Futures are hosting their first World Localisation Day on Sunday June 21. Talks and presentations will be streamed online and include international hard-hitters Noam Chomsky, Charles Eisenstein, Damon Gameau, Jane Goodall, Johann Hari and celebrities such as Russell Brand, Annie Lennox and Brian Eno. For Helena, this is about seeing a life’s work start to find traction in the mainstream.

‘Part of what COVID-19 has shown is this very clear dramatic fork in the road’, she said. ‘If we follow the path of business-as-usual, we are going to be more dependent on an unstable and unreliable global economy.’

growing awareness around buying from your own country and moving away from importing. ‘Multinationals wouldn’t make money if we ate food from our own country. ‘Today, something like 70 per cent of food consumed around the world comes from small peasant farms that are light years away from monocultures, but they provide quite enjoyable livelihoods. And that is starting to happen in the local food movement’, says Helena. World Localisation Day has attracted high profile people to spread the message. One

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such person is Annie Lennox, who Helena says became engaged in the movement through her ex-husband. ‘She is a person with a profile who is prepared to use her reach to spread the message of localisation’, says Helena. So is Jane Goodall – best known for her work with gorillas. ‘She is a passionate campaigning environmentalist who hates travelling as much as I do, but she travels the world endlessly to create a movement to protect the Earth. She is a leading figure in the world – Jane will be presenting a short message on world localisation day.’ Similarly, Russell Brand is a fierce advocate of localisation, and a fan of Helena’s work, having quoted her extensively in his book, Revolution. ‘What we love about Russell is that he covers the entire gamut, from the neoliberal system, to having the deep knowledge of the spiritual healing of the

connection to nature’, says Helena. The localisation movement also highlights our connection and disconnection from nature and local communities. It all impacts our mental health. Writer Johann Hari articulates this in his powerful book, Lost Connections. He will also be presenting as part of World Localisation Day. And of course, there’s the endorsement from, and the long alliance Helena has had with, the Dalai Lama. She says, ‘I have had personal meetings with him over many years, and he was a great supporter of our work in Ladakh. He wrote a preface to my book Ancient Futures, and this pandemic has made him value local even more’. Anyone can log on to the conference – it’s free, with a suggested donation if you can afford it. It starts at 6pm on June 21 (our time). For more info, visit www. worldlocalizationday.org.

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Video still from Coastal Defenders Network. and dogs are being taken into areas clearly signposted ‘no dogs’, but nothing is being done about this, or the other environmental damage along the beaches down to the Richmond Valley Council boundary, most of which is Crown land. So who’s in charge? Ballina Council’s manager Open Spaces, Cheyne Willebrands, said, ‘We do work closely with both Crown Lands NSW and NSW National

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Mount Chincogan. A number of nearby residents have opposed the development on the grounds that it would diminish the experience of going to the lookout for tourists and locals alike, by impacting on the view and creating more traffic. They also argued that using part of the lookout area for restaurant parking – which was contained in the first iteration of the plan – was completely inappropriate, because this land was donated by the Scarrabelotti family for community use. At the May 2020 planning meeting, a bare majority of councillors voted to defer

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making a decision on the proposal so that the applicant and Council staff could come up with an amended car parking plan. They made no mention in their motion of the other concerns in relation to the proposal.

ŔĕŕĎĕĎ ĹźĹ?ÍŕƆ Since then, the applicant has submitted amended plans for the site so that the required car parking is now located on the restaurant site rather than within the lookout area. It has also offered to undertake further works on the site including an upgrade

to the entrance at Coolamon Scenic Drive, landscaping and further planting work, a new sheltered area with paving, and informal parking for lookout visitors. ‘These additional works are not required to satisfy the development requirements for the restaurant,’ the Council planner responsible for the proposal, Nancy Tarlao said. ‘However, they will potentially benefit the community and provide uplift to the current Scarrabelottis Lookout arrangements. Conditions of consent are recommended requiring these works be completed as part of the development.’

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The Echo sought comment from NSW Crown Lands, who are yet to respond. A spokesperson for National Parks Service of NSW (NPWS) explained that the affected beaches are outside the jurisdiction of National Parks, apart from the Richmond River Nature Reserve section of the beach immediately south of the river. At the state government level, Ballina MP Tamara Smith says the South Ballina beaches need to be closed for at least six months to allow ecologists to do a proper impact assessment and make a recommendation moving forward.

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‘When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. The only thing they don’t know how to handle is non violence and humour’ – John Lennon

Volume 35 #01 • June 17, 2020

Nonviolent activist of the week While Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Mandela and Gandhi may be known for their nonviolent activism, there’s others who have advanced the cause. The writings on civilianbased defence by US academic Gene Sharp (1928–2018) have been used around the globe, and not just by activists against tyrannical regimes. The Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian governments all drew upon his ideas during their separation from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. As founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, Sharp was a student of Mahatma Gandhi’s struggles against the British for independence. The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer recently penned a piece on Sharp that gives hope that there is a way to defeat the noxious tyrannical weeds that invariably emerge and try to take over democracy. ‘Sharp wanted to understand the weaknesses of authoritarian regimes’, Mr Foer wrote, ‘and how nonviolent movements could exploit them. ‘Sharp distilled what he learned into a 93-page handbook, From Dictatorship to Democracy. A Conceptual Framework for Liberation’. Mr Foer’s observation is that the 45th US president’s authority may finally be on the decline to illegitimacy. ‘Sharp’s foundational insight is embedded in an aphorism: “Obedience is at the heart of political power.” A dictator doesn’t maintain power on his own; he relies on individuals and institutions to carry out his orders. A successful democratic revolution prods these enablers to stop obeying. It makes them ashamed of their complicity and fearful of the social and economic costs of continued collaboration’. And since the BLM protests, that appears to be unfolding at a rapid pace for the 45th president. ‘As each group of elites refuses [the 45th President], it becomes harder for the next to comply in good conscience’. So kryptonite to a tyrant like the 45th President – and indeed any similar wannabes like him – is to encourage those key supporters of the system to gain the confidence to speak up. In the case of the Australian government, there are a plethora of scandals that continue to plague the ethically bereft Morrison cabinet. Just a few that the public know about include: Paladin, Fraudband (NBN), Watergate, HelloWorld, SportsRorts, Robodebt and the Ruby Princess. It’s never too late for those who are associated with these scandals to speak up. A return to political resignations for poor performance and corrupt behaviour is sorely needed to restore some trust in the system.

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hock, horror. Someone has tested positive to COVID-19 after the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne and Peter Dutton is terrified – his worst fears have been realised, he hyperventilated. Well, no, actually – Peter Dutton’s worst fear is that the public will finally see how silly he is and start ignoring him. But in the meantime, he will have enough support to generate a few more headlines, like the one last Wednesday in The Australian – “Protests cost economy $1bn”. It turns out that this wasn’t true either; what the fantasy revealed was that if the federal government kept social restrictions going for another week (which it had always intended to do anyway) one somewhat outdated Treasury projection was that it could cost somewhere in that vicinity. Then again, it probably wouldn’t, because the states would go ahead at their own pace; and right on cue, Gladys Berejiklian opened the door on the undeniable grounds that community transmission of the virus in NSW had virtually ceased. But even if the figure was correct, so what? In the same paper, we read that Westpac’s chief economist, Bill Evans, had found that the early containment of the pandemic in Australia had already saved treasury some $20 billion – and of course there is that extra $60 billion sitting in the coffers after the JobKeeper discrepancy. In the circumstances, the purely hypothetical billion is hardly lifethreatening. But for the Murdoch press, that was entirely irrelevant. Next day the mouldering mogul’s mercenary minions mobilised to invent a revolt, an outpouring of popular outrage about what the increasingly Duttonesque Matthias Corman characterised as the selfish and self-indulgent protests. To back up this claim of rioting in the streets, The Australian’s breathless propagandists located an undertaker and a clergyman who wanted an open go for their clientele, and of course, a couple of right wing Liberal MPs. And in case there was any doubt, one of the paper’s most zealous partisans, Dennis Shanahan, opined that the restrictions were stifling his spiritual life, and thus, presumably, the BLM movement was endangering his immortal soul. Could it get any worse? You betcha.

The OECD warned that if there was to be a second wave of COVID-19 in Australia, it could cost $25 billion. This was a purely academic exercise as the organisation was not predicting a second wave, and was in fact rather complimentary about the way the government had managed the crisis.

It must have been a disappointment that Friday’s protest was small, orderly and peaceful, with a just one miserable arrest Mungo MacCallum But by conflating the reports, it added to the pile-on; the protests were not about saving black lives, but about a deliberate and sinister attack on Australia as we know it. And what’s more, they had evil fifth columnists at their backs. Paul Kelly, who has apparently abandoned any pretence of rational debate, wrote one of his more pompous diatribes explaining that there were two equally credible views that needed to be weighed – those of loved and trusted aunty ABC, which thought that black lives do matter, and those of Murdoch’s gangrenous organ Sky News that thought that they didn’t – or at least, not nearly as much the right to congregate at weddings and funerals. These were not incompatible, except in Kelly’s limited view of the world. But you can’t run a culture war without setting out a conflict, however phony. However this one is all a bit difficult for the Oz, because it has spent the last few weeks screaming and steaming about the absolute necessity of everyone getting back to normal, to removing all those arbitrary and unnecessary barriers imposed by the government – and that includes the sacred cause of free speech. And to a large extent, the protests were following their script; with the permission of the authorities – the state governments and their police forces – to go right ahead. But the paramount aim was to shoot the messengers, and as so often with the Murdoch press selfinterest won out over principle. So the back narrative became that, sure, black lives matter – but not just

now. And Marcia Langton’s simple solution – stop killing Aboriginals – was not the answer. The figures showed that black deaths in custody were not, on a per capita basis, any more alarming than white deaths in custody, and once the offenders were in custody, they were seldom actually killed by police – well, at least not directly. Most committed suicide, or died of neglect from those who owed them a duty of care… so that was all right then. And certainly blacks were many times more likely to be in custody than whites, but that must be because they were, by definition, more likely to offend. Yes, if you count drunkenness, offensive language, non-payment of parking fines and other such dastardly crimes that seldom, if ever, land white Australians in the slammer. But nothing to see here, move right along. Back to the proven failure of what the establishment mainstream likes to characterise as “practical reconciliation” – another round of telling First Nations Australians what is good for them. Another week, and another tirade from our national daily. So our fearless leader had received his riding instructions; the previous protest was terrible, but another one would be unacceptable. And duly, Morrison urged that police should charge offenders, take no prisoners, ride over the bastards, dominate. He sounded positively Trumpish. This was not his call; he himself has frequently excused inaction by pointing out that such issues are matters for the states. But not to worry: we’re all in this together, remember? Time for the wallopers to do their part. So it must have been a disappointment that Friday’s protest was small, orderly and peaceful, with the cops outnumbering demonstrators by two to one, and just one miserable arrest. But a statue of Captain Cook was protected through social distancing, which had to be counted as a win by The Australian. Saturday saw a few largely desultory protests – one organiser was lumbered in a Sydney gathering, but it looked more like a gesture from the obedient coppers than a serious effort to protect the public from mayhem. Hardly Armageddon despite the urgings of the Murdoch-Morrison axis, the climactic conflict between good and evil did not eventuate. Never mind, better luck next time if possible.

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Q Sad to see Murdoch closing all the paper versions of north coast media he bought up so recently. Despite the fierce competition for the advertising dollar, as an editor and journalist for The Echo – one of the few independent paper voices left, it seems – I enjoyed the camaraderie among reporters and photographers, many of whom are likely to be out of a job. I remember the longtime Northern Star photographer and gentleman Darcy McFadden helping me to get a good shot on a number of occasions. Why, the Star editor at the time, author Russell Eldridge, once ended up defending my paper at a government-run forum in Byron Bay.

The digital revolution represents the biggest change to public communication since Johannes Gutenberg cranked up a printing press around 1450. It is a threat to investigative journalism as well as an added access to it. Michael McDonald Bairnsdale VIC Q With the demise of our local print media titles, the Advocate and The Northern Star, the community no longer has a voice with which to hold our locally elected representative to account, as well as being kept informed of all the important local issues which affect the community. An online digital version is a poor substitute for the

print version, and may not be accessed by our more senior residents. There is much evidence to support this. The Ballina Branch of Country Labor membership, like other members of our regional communities, support local community organisations, businesses and government institutions, and are equally concerned about the loss of the local newspapers. It is worth noting that the remaining local newspaper, The Byron Shire Echo has shown interest in increasing its coverage of Ballina and Lennox Head issues. However, at present, The Echo lacks the distribution outlets required to reach a larger reader base.

Ballina businesses and residents, supporting The Echo by directing more advertising revenue their way, could make their venture south more financially viable, and may overcome the distribution problems and simultaneously fill the void of advertising opportunities for local business. As access to information – both factual and informed opinion – remain fundamental to a functional and vibrant democracy, the Ballina branch of Country Labor will continue to advocate for local content print news to again be made accessible to our regional communities. Alan Veacock President Ballina Country Labor

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BY FAST BUCK$ Imagine you are an elected councillor. A development issue comes up which is a little more complex than usual. The expert staff are paid up to $5,000 per week to put you in the picture as to what information is relevant, but after reading several of their reports you still don’t understand what it’s about. Imagine now that you are a neighbour of the proposed development. You oppose it on several grounds, including the apparent flouting of bushfire rules. When it comes up for Council debate you are encouraged to hear the Mayor expressing misgivings similar to your own. Soon, however, the Mayor appears to grow weary of it all and simply votes in favour of the development, as recommended by those highly paid staff. The developer is of course happy with this outcome, but neighbours are not. Nor are those who believe in the rule of law, and those who didn’t vote for councillors to simply rubber stamp decisions already made by staff. Here’s my question as put to the Council meeting of 23 April, 2020.

“Given the doubt you expressed during the debate over the Coopers Lane dual occupancy last week, as in: ‘… I am completely ambivalent … I am very uneasy in all of it … I am not too sure how intractable it is … I’m a bit lost on this … I’m really struggling to see that…’

recommendations. So I won’t accept the idea that I don’t understand the information or that staff didn’t provide clear information.” Simon you are partly correct: those remarks are indeed from an earlier meeting (20 February, 2020), not the one in which the final vote was taken (16 April, 2020). My mistake.

“Given that this was the fourth time the matter had gone before Council, and given furthermore that it is the express responsibility of staff to convey relevant and understandable information on which councillors base their decisions, why didn’t you demand that staff clarify their reasoning and the relevant rules rather than finally giving in to their wishes as you all too often do?” And here’s Simon’s answer: “I feel very comfortable with the staff report and thought it was very clear. I presume the writer was speaking about perhaps the previous meeting when there did seem to be such ambiguity between what locals were saying and what the RFS were saying. I am certainly very clear on all of it now, now that the RFS have been far more unequivocal with supporting their own original

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understanding. This is particularly so in terms of bushfire risks; lives and property are at stake mate. It’s not enough to merely accept reassurances from the RFS, an institution that is evidently too arrogant to explain its decisions. I don’t believe your claim that you are now “very clear on all of it” – that reflects nothing more than the defensive hubris

a Council Road? What options are there to get around that? • What is the minimum width of a shared access? • Above what gradient must an access road be sealed? • When must there be an alternative access? • How big must turning bays be? • How far from the dwelling must trees be?

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Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson However, what was it that had changed in the interim? Certainly no new information from staff was presented at the later meeting. All that changed was that the RFS restated their exact same position, only in a more strident and snotty tone. This, by your own admission, was enough to remove your doubts and make you favour the development. You had no right to influence the outcome of the vote given the limited state of your

of a typical politician. In my day your actions would have been called a ‘copout’. Indeed I don’t believe that you could answer any of the following questions without running off in a panic to your staff mates and your new buddies in the RFS: • What is an integrated development? • What is an APZ? • What is the maximum permissible distance of a new dwelling from

• Can you use a neighbouring property as a buffer? I happen to know a bit about this because I went through it all as part of my Community Title development. Councillors have an ongoing responsibility to know of the requirements, as the past fire season amply demonstrated. You also owe it to the angry neighbours, to be thorough. Indeed councillors need to get the RFS in to explain to them how, when the rules say “X”, the RFS is able to say “Y”. Then you need to look at other ‘iffy’ RFS decisions, and at the consultants they rely upon. You’d be amazed at the “flexibility” those guys are capable of. For further insight into the Mayor’s thought processes, the following quotes are relevant;

“I would argue perhaps if the people who are adjoining this [property] aren’t who they are it wouldn’t have come before us four times”. (Meeting 20 February, 2020) This seems to reflect Simon’s frustration at residents for not simply laying down and giving up, for making him work too hard. The relevant residents seem to be Echo journalist Aslan Shand and former councillor Duncan Dey. The more likely explanation, Simon, is that the staff persisted because they knew that eventually you’d cave in – which you did. “I don’t know whether this is just a NIMBY thing” (Meeting 20 February, 2020) The word “NIMBY” is, of course, a right wing put-down of neighbouring objectors; its use by Simon may reflect who his new friends are. The majority of local Greens and residents would probably identify with the term, given that it appears to sit comfortably with the Greens’ core principle of “Grass Roots Democracy”. I too hereby proudly declare myself to be a NIMBY. Yes, the world is my backyard. • Ad placed by Fast Buck$

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CHESS by Ian Rogers 50 years ago this week, two Soviet cosmonauts on board the Soyuz 9 played a game of chess with their earth-bound compatriots. The Space to Earth game was a technical challenge because communication was only possible when the spacecraft – the first to spend two weeks in space – could only communicate when directly over the Soviet Union. After six hours and four orbits of the globe, a hard-fought draw was concluded. One of the players in space, Vitaly Sevastyanov, went on to head the Russian Chess Federation and was indirectly responsible for the end of government funding for New Zealand chess, when he vetoed Wellington’s bid for the 1990 World Championship Match on the grounds that the hole in the ozone layer over New Zealand would put the players at risk. This week, exactly half a century later, the two Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station took on former world title challenger Sergey Karjakin in a new Space v Earth match.

Cnr Brigantine & Wollongbar St Byron Arts & Industry Estate 6685 5212 • hotelandhome.com.au This time the game was much faster – and fixed. Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner drew what would have been an exciting game with Karjakin except for the fact that every move followed a known piece of opening analysis. Prearranging the moves of a ‘living’ chess exhibition is well accepted, since there is no desire for the dancers and the participants on horseback to become involved in a chess version of Twister. However, the 2020 Space v Earth game, which attracted more than a million viewers on various platforms, was billed as a serious contest, with Karjakin quoted afterwards as saying: ‘I am really surprised how well prepared the cosmonauts were! Now I know that the brain works as well in space as it does on earth.’ Ivanishin responded, ‘It’s a huge honour for us not to lose to a Grandmaster.’ In sum the game: was sharp, perfectly played and worth nothing as a test of the human brain in space, but everything as a photo op.

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Erosion of public interest and the community values that underpin the building height standard were neatly captured by Neil Matterson (Letters, 10 June). The standard is a reflection of community values and the single most important planning tool to ensure the character of our towns are maintained. A core community value is a coastline undiminished by buildings rising above the dunes. Just as important is the value of a wild coastline and the economic benefits derived from the many visitors who share our love of an untrammelled coast. Is there a strong enough public interest test embedded in our planning documents that reflects these community values? It is not looking good. Heights have been creeping up incrementally for many years as developers have sought variation after variation based on the LEP clause. Similarly our planning documents have been interpreted by the Land and Environment Court and resulted in taller buildings. Council has exhibited a draft Development Control Plan (DCP) that proposes raising building heights in Byron Bay. When a development proposal for the southern end of Jonson Street sought a significant height variation based on the draft DCP, councillors in support of the DCP were confronted with overwhelming community opposition. The draft was immediately amended for Jonson Street south. However, it still exists, and it proposes an increase in other parts of town – including Bay Lane, less than one block from the Byron beachfront. We have been here before, and the proposition has always been whether we acknowledge strong community support for appropriate development and a long-term sustainable future, or not. The alternative is go for a quick buck that undermines our economic and cultural resilience. Will councillors show an increased resolve and give greater weight to the public interest, or will councillors fall captive to the idea of an inevitable erosion of community standards? Cr Basil Cameron Goonengerry

Dangerous physical viruses are always with us. Currently it’s the COVID-19. We can suppress viruses through social distancing and personal hygiene. Mental viruses, like racism, religious bigotry and authoritarianism are also always with us. These are far more dangerous. Mental hygiene is not as easy as washing your hands and wearing a facemask. And social distancing won’t dissolve the unconscious prejudices within us. In fact, coming together brings out the violence within. Only then can you do something about it. When the mind of a nation’s leader is fogged up with racist tendencies, or fundamentalist religious convictions, or control-freak tendencies, we have a problem. Sound decisionmaking hinges on sound and true premises, whether in America or Australia. George W Bush said that he attacked Iraq because God told him to do so! President Trump threatens blood on the streets unless people do as they are told. Tony Abbott declared, all over the nation’s right-wing press that ‘coal is good for the planet’. And now the Queen honours him. There are more suitable queens in King’s Cross. Scott Morrison, in blind ignorance and bigoted to the hilt, upholds draconian drug laws reminiscent of America’s prohibition era. I suggest we apply roadside drug testing outside parliament and we’ll have fewer politicians talking nonsense all day. That will be at least one step in the right direction. John Jennings Numinbah

Order of Australia? Who’d have thought Tony Abbott and Bronwyn Bishop would be recipients of an

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Order of Australia Award for doing their jobs? Abbott’s gong is particularly galling given it was awarded for his significant contributions to trade, border control, and the Indigenous community. Aren’t these awards given for good deeds? Abbott’s contributions to border protection and to the Indigenous Australian community have eroded our image of being an egalitarian society. His ‘stop the boats’ mantra did untold damage to already traumatised people seeking asylum in Australia. His annual visits to remote Aboriginal communities have reinforced deficit, despair and disadvantage, a continuation of the superiority displayed by the English invaders from 1788. The Council of the Order of Australia has been captured by right wing conservatives, hence the preponderance of awards to their own kind in 2019 and 2020. This award scheme must be bipartisan if it is to be considered worthwhile. Meg Pickup Ballina

Slow down A big ‘thank you’ to the caretakers of Mullumbimby Community Showground, Keith and Margaret. The grounds and amenities are immaculate and during this time of COVID-19,

it’s been a safe haven for families, kids, dog walkers and everyone in this community. For the last couple of months, the gates have been closed to traffic. But walkers, bike riders, skateboarders, dog walkers, small children, people in wheelchairs and parents pushing strollers have been made to feel very welcome, and have really enjoyed the safety and freedom of not having to watch out for the many speeding cars (in a 10km speed zone) as they enter the Showground via Chinbible Avenue. With the gates open again a speeding driver was politely asked to slow down. They were told by the driver: ‘I don’t care about your f #@$# dogs’. This type of abuse is not an isolated incident. Our hope is to keep the Chinbible Ave entrance closed to traffic, except for Farmers Market days, and other special events. The showground is for the community, and we should all be able to use it safely. Cheryl Tyler Mullumbimby

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Karl Farren began his studies in East Asian Medicine early in 1989 after several years training in Kung Fu. ‘I moved from Dublin to London to study, initially at the British School of Shiatsu-Do.’ As 1991’s outstanding graduate, Karl was invited onto the faculty, and for six years taught Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine there.

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‘After completing a further four years study in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine at the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (later University of Westminster)’, Karl continues, ‘I operated a successful practice in London for several years before moving to Australia.’ ‘I’ve loved being in private practice for over twenty-one years in Mullumbimby, combining Acupuncture with Shiatsu/bodywork and Chinese Herbal Medicine. My mission is to combine compassion, empathy and professionalism with excellence in healthcare, so you feel that you’re in the hands of a conscientious professional – and someone who cares.’

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North Coast Medical Centre Michelle Gleeson has been practicing as a Registered Nurse for 29 years, and has experience in paediatric, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, rural and remote nursing, and school-based youth health education roles. Michelle made the sea change to the Byron Shire ten years ago and has since been working in General Practice and Aged Care.

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She has brought her broad scope of experience into the role of Chronic Care Nurse within our practice, and contributes to the integrative and collaborative culture of North Coast Medical Centre. As a health advocate, Michelle has a genuine interest in preventative health, demonstrated by her unconditional care and gentle approach to our patients. She has a passion for education, health, family, friends and good food. 24 Shirley Street, Byron Bay | P: 6685 8666 www.northcoastmedicalcentre.com.au

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Helping communities cope through multiple crises Aslan Shand There has been drought, fire, flood, and disease, and many communities are struggling to keep up with the crises that keep coming their way. Looking at how communities are responding and what help they need to build resilience and capacity to cope now and into the future is a key aim of the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) and its recently launched Resilience and Regeneration Fund. The project has been spearheaded by NRCF executive officer Emily Berry. She has spent more than six weeks contacting and engaging with community groups large and small, local councils and other key organisations that have been tasked with responding to the challenges of a quickly changing world. ‘We’ve been ringing around the region to see how people are doing,’ Ms Berry told The Echo. ‘Communities in our region have dealt with drought, bushfires and floods, loss of homes and lives as well as livelihoods. Many communities haven’t

got funding from the government yet to support them. There are new vulnerable groups emerging within the community, those in financial stress who were not previously on government support, those that are now in need of support for food, material aid, and paying bills.’ Recognising that donations, both national and international, have often failed to reach those most in need, the Resilience and Regeneration Fund aims to funnel the money straight to those communities in need. ‘The NRCF is taking a different approach this year to fund local and regional communities,’ said Maggie Brown who advises the NRCF. ‘We have very clear and transparent lines of accountability to assure donors that their money is going directly to those who need it.’

Who to support? ‘We are looking for the gaps, so that we can encourage groups to work out what they need, and get the money to the right places. It is about getting the communities the funds they need to recover,’ explained Ms Berry. One of the big issues

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with COVID-19 has been the age and vulnerability of volunteer groups. The result was that many services were reduced to a skeleton staff because much of the volunteer workforce were vulnerable owing to their age and health issues. ‘This has really shown how important it is that young people get involved in volunteering and building resilience in their communities. Especially if long term support and resilience is to be maintained,’ said Ms Brown. Another compounding factor is that, with disaster after disaster, volunteer groups are getting burnt out. ‘It is important to think about how to create resilience by thinking through how to be prepared. That’s what these community groups are now trying to do,’ said Ms Berry. ‘People are coming together to form action groups and progress associations to help formulate the plans they have for the recovery of their communities. At NRCF we are providing small grants of up to $10,000. Whilst NRCF cannot solve all these issues, we

have the ability to leverage funds through our partnerships with other foundations and individuals. ‘The funding we aim to provide through the Resilience and Regeneration Fund is not about just adding onto what is already there. It is about finding new projects that are coming up with ways to future-proof the community and the organisations that support the local communities who are trying to adapt. ‘It is about looking at what we need over the next three years. Where are our vulnerabilities? The key is [not just] for these organisations to survive – but to thrive through creating and adapting to change.’

Donate If you are interested in donating to and supporting the Resilience and Regeneration Fund, visit nrcf.org.au.

Get support Applications for the Recovery and Resilience Grants Program open on 7July. Register your community organisation by subscribing to the Grantseeker News alerts via nrcf.org.au.

▶ Continued from page 18 tied and there is little they can do about it, because we have a deeply flawed legal system that favours developers. Land that contains large trees like this majestic brushbox is being subdivided all over the Shire, and the death knell sounds for most of them. In this case a recent development application (DA) by the owners of this block was knocked back because the tree was protected. However, this otherwise healthy tree, with a superb canopy, and no dead limbs, was deemed to be dead/dying or diseased in a subsequent report by an arborist, contracted by the owners. It did have a long scar in the trunk (healed over) and it was considered by the arborist and Council that the safety of the tree could be compromised. Council staff said they had no choice but to sign its death warrant, otherwise they could have been sued. But most trees of that age in National Parks look like they have taken a battering from storms, lightning strikes, pest and disease. But most of them recover and live, if they are lucky, for another few hundred years. If we want everything

to be pristine, perfect and entirely safe then we will have to resort to a plastic, sterile landscape. This tree formed an integral part of a drastically dwindling habitat of incredible diversity and was home to dozens of species of plants and animals – seen and unseen – and we are all the poorer for losing it. Developers should not be allowed to subdivide land into building blocks that contain significant trees and vegetation – whatever they promise. I found out about this tree’s demise at a local LandCare meeting on Friday night when we were discussing a plan to plant some six inch tubestock in a weed degraded spot in this shelterbelt. I thought – what is the point when we can never replace a tree of the size and age that was lost today? The irony – it was on the eve of World Environment Day. I’m getting on a bit – I have quite a bit of bark knocked off me, my limbs are creaking, my roots are grey and my trunk is full of scars. So please, just get the chainsaw out and chip me up – now! Diane Hart Mullumbimby

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Lismore Regional Art Gallery Lismore Regional Art Gallery will reopen from Wednesday 17 June, with temporary opening hours: Wed/Fri 10am–4pm, Thurs 10am–6pm and Sat/Sun 10am–2pm. Mon/Tues closed.

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New exhibitions: Ross Manning: Dissonant Rhythms, Paulette Hayes: Control. Abuse. Kill. She'll Be Right Mate and Steve Waller: Occulture.

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OSushi is now open for dine in, takeaway and home delivery. Call Wed–Sun from 11.30am to book or order takeaway. Or order online for takeaway orders for pick up or delivery. Open Wednesday to Saturday 12noon–8pm and Sunday 12noon–7pm. We look forward to offering you our best selection of sushi, sashimi and hot Japanese fusion. osushi.com.au 6685 7103

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Byron School of Art Winter Taster Sessions are back in July and listed online now. Don’t miss this popular week of 3-hour art classes where some of BSA’s favourite teachers offer a sample of courses available throughout the year. Choose from eight different Tasters including various classes in drawing, painting, collage, ceramics, and cyanotypes. Enrol now at byronschoolofart.com

It is a beautiful, quiet place to relax, unwind and nurture yourself. Following social distancing regulations you can come in now for facials, waxing, massage, nails, makeovers, spray tans. We use Dr. Hauschka, Eco Tan, Elemis, Inika Organic and Pevonia Botanica products.

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Articles ōëŕĕƐ ÉëƐĈIJǼ Ɔ ƐIJĕ m É mşſƐIJ !şëƆƐ IJĕëƐƆ Ɩżǽ ƱIJëƐ ĎşĕƆ ĶƐ Ŕĕëŕ Īşſ ƷşƖȃ Dr Willow Hallgren

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he North Coast region of NSW has already experienced significant climate change: average temperatures on the east coast of Australia have increased by around 0.7 °C compared to pre-industrial levels, and this is expected to continue. The Northern NSW region has been the subject of detailed climate modelling by researchers at the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of NSW.

Heatwaves Both hot days and hot nights will become hotter, and cold nights will become rarer. On average both maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted to increase by 0.7 degrees by 2030, and by 2.0 degrees by 2070 (compared to 2000). Really hot days will occur more frequently in summer, with the hottest days increasing by over 2 degrees by 2070. This will lead to more severe heatwaves and increased heat stress in people and wildlife. This is a public health issue, particularly for the elderly.

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0ƶƐſĕŔĕ Ǖ ſĕ Ɋ ſëĶŕ By 2070 annual average rainfall is likely to get wetter on average here on the North Coast. If we break predictions down by season, by 2030 rainfall is predicted to decrease in winter (by up to 20 per cent in some areas), but increase in spring and autumn, with the spring trends increasing by 2070. In summer, there is no clear indication of rainfall change by 2030, but by 2070 it is predicted rainfall will increase up to 10–20 per cent increases for the far north coastal fringe. This means that the winters will be dryer, and the spring and summer could see more extreme rain events like Ex-Cyclone Debbie in 2017. Average fire weather, as measured by the Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) is predicted to increase in spring and summer. The number of severe fire weather days is predicted to increase in spring and summer. This is bad news for the North Coast:

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the recent, unprecedented ‘Black Summer’ fires have already given us a taste of what the future has in store for us. It means there will be more frequent, more deadly fires in areas where there has historically been infrequent or no fire activity, like the rainforests of the Lamington National Park in southeast Queensland or Mt Nardi in Northern NSW.

!ōĶŔëƐĕ ŔşĎĕōōĶŕīȃ Underpinning these predictions are climate and lots of other models that use climate model results. Climate models are large computer programs that use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, land surface and ice. The data used encompasses the best scientific understanding of natural processes as studied by scientists for decades, and in some cases, for hundreds of years. There are over 40 climate models around the world, each with their own ‘recipe’ for representing different aspects of the natural world. Climate models have generally been pretty good at reproducing the observed

global temperature over the past century. Climate models have also predicted many changes that have eventuated, indicating that they are a good guide to future climate changes. Last year, scientists evaluated how well climate models predicted global surface temperatures between 1970 and 2007, and found ‘14 out of the 17 model projections [were] indistinguishable from reality’. Therefore, only the most rusted-on, tin-foilhat-wearing climate change denier would think that climate modelling results were anything other than a rational basis on which to plan for the future.

!wÈP'ȒǞǦ Ɋ ĈōĶŔëƐĕ Climate change modelling is every bit as rigorous and scientifically defendable as the COVID-19 epidemiological modelling. The COVID modelling that the current coalition government have embraced as the premise to completely change Australians’ way of life, and upend the economy to avert what was undoubtedly a looming catastrophe, allowed Australia to avoid the devastating outcomes that countries like the US, UK, Italy

and Spain are facing. If only climate change deniers within the government and general public understood this (or cared…) before so blithely dismissing climate change as a conspiracy or stating that climate modelling is ‘unproven’. There will always be individuals and groups who are ideologically impervious to (or wilfully ignorant of) solid, scientific information. However, the last few months have shown us that the distinction in the Federal government’s attitudes toward, and willingness to take strong action on, the crises of COVID-19 v the crises of climate change is bafflingly irrational and scientifically indefensible.

ÏşƖſ īōşćëō IJĕëƐĶŕī Climate models make predictions at the scale of 60–300 square kilometres, so in order to deal with climate change at a local level the model results are scaled down to areas of tens of kilometres or less. Scientists at the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) have analysed these scaled-down climate predictions for rainfall and

temperature and produced an online climate change planning tool called the Climate Analogues Explorer. This tool matches the predicted future climate of towns around Australia with the present-day climate experienced in another location (this is called an ‘analogue climate’). It provides a meaningful interpretation of climate model data to help people make sense of what climate change will mean to them in their localities, and to assist us in our local climate change adaptation planning. The tool allows us to ask questions like: If the temperature of my town increases by 2 (or 3 or 4) degrees, and the rainfall decreases (or increases) by 20 per cent in 2050, what town in Australia currently has this climate? It’s a fun ‘what if’ game! Specific predictions of climate change have been carried out for: Ballina, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads. ▶ A longer version of this article was originally published in Echonetdaily: www.echo.net.au/planetwatch-as-the-nsw-north, and was made possible by the support of Eco Park Holdings.

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Letters/Articles A dream That we all agree to hand back the two hospital sites in Byron and Mullumbimby to the Arakwal people to help strengthen their community. Aboriginal housing in Byron Shire is shamefully undervalued and inadequate. These two sites could be used for tiny houses, food forest gardens, or whatever they wish. There are options to raise money to build, including direct mutual aid to communities, so they can manage themselves – as well as having people donate skills and resources. I’d like to see that model here. We can help prevent deaths in custody and racism by putting our money where our mouths are. Help create more mutual aid and resources vis food, clothing and shelter projects. Also through mutual aid campaigns like #FreeHer (Sister Inside), a campaign that pays forward the fines of unfairly targeted Aboriginal women. If anyone agrees, write to Byron Council before it makes its decision on the hospital sites. Fiona Long Mullumbimby

ABC funding Hands up all those who watch The Drum, Insiders, or dial up for Fran Kelly’s Breakfast on RN, rely on Norman Swan’s COVID-19 podcast, or who go to ABC News for info on multitudinous subjects? You may be as apoplectic as me to know that about 250 jobs will be axed from our ABC if the coalition does not reverse funding cuts. Since 2014, when Tony ‘No Funding cuts to the ABC’ Abbott was PM, the ABC has lost $783m in funding!

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How can our democracy continue if we do not reliably know WTF is going on? Jill Keogh Ocean Shores

Paid parking According to Byron Shire Council Mayor, Simon Richardson, on ABC Northern Rivers radio on 11 June: Bushfires + the corona virus + no Blues and Splendour in 2020 = ‘almost cataclysmic’ for Byron Shire businesses. Why then add the pain of paid parking in Brunswick Heads? Where is the justice in that? Michelle Begg Ocean Shores

Questionable racism I resent being lumped in with the inference of collective racism simply because I’m ‘white’, and because 432 Indigenous people have been killed in custody since the multi-million-dollar royal commission and authorities have got away with it. Is it so hard to believe that a great many Australians feel for these families, and share their frustration at injustice and powerlessness, and at the idea that widespread racism has nothing to do with it? Political and legal agendas, collusion, apathy and ineptitude are the problem. If this is ‘systemic racism’ then to draw in the majority of the population is too convenient, and authorities need to be accountable. When will we see people marching for reform of the legal system and political accountability? Where is the action by knowledgable legal professionals and human rights lawyers?

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Endless, endless debate about constitutional recognition is obscene and insulting to Indigenous Australians and it’s not the general population driving that! The only obstruction to class action or reconciliation is a lack of intention by authorities and their political agenda, and it’s too convenient to point to some alleged underlying racism. Rod Murray Ocean Shores

Hypocrisy I have to agree with Woody Sampson re lockdown: there hasn’t been one. Every day on TV we’ve seen police and politicians disregarding social distancing. Still no one has taken the rap for the Ruby Princess debacle. Here in Ballina, the last few months have been a nightmare. The bike/ walkways have been so busy with irresponsible users, be it cyclists, joggers or walkers, refusing to adhere to social distancing (many being extremely aggressive), we’ve had to stay away. When we’ve attempted to address the problem with Council, police or politicians, it has fallen on deaf ears. The bikeways should have been closed temporarily to all but walkers and mobility scooters. We are always conscientious with health and hygiene, wearing a masks as necessary. So when the chance came to raise our voice at Lismore’s Black Deaths in Custody, we thought, as long as we were careful, we had nothing to lose. We were able to stay safe with the elders behind the stage. So heartening to see so many good people

come out for what is Australia’s most shameful legacy. Maybe this is a turning point? Let’s hope so. It’s long overdue. And to those who criticise us, remember Jesus was crucified for putting himself out for others; he walked amongst the lepers. Love is the answer. Deb and Mick Stacey Ballina

Reach for the stars I’m looking forward to Starlink. It will operate with solar power in space, unlike the terrestrial internet which consumes more electricity than some countries. Starlink = reduced emissions! It will have small latency, higher speed, better quality video, and will always be connected, everywhere. That means less need to fly to conferences = reduced emissions! Horizontal communication through space, allowing zero-radiation optical links means fewer horizontal signals through buildings, streets, and trees. Uplink signal will be beamed up with minimal dispersion of radiation. Downlink signal can be low intensity because there are no objects in the way which is better for the environment and animals, including humans. Fewer extra underground networks and minimal infrastructure means reduced construction costs and environmental damage. Funding for multi-planetary civilisation could potentially enable the reduction of our terrestrial population, resource consumption, and avoid ecological collapse on Earth. Fantastic for Earth’s environment. Sapoty Brook Mullumbimby

Grow pot, pay tax, create jobs Aslan Shand Michael Balderstone from the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party is running in the Eden-Monaro by-election on 4 July, 2020. Referring to the $22m cannabis bust that took place south-east of Lismore last week Mr Balderstone says that a better use of resources would be to utilise the knowledge and expertise of the growers in developing local industry and jobs. ‘Why do we keep putting our locals in jail while licensing international corporations to grow pot here instead? We have 50 years of knowledge and talent, both locally and around Australia, there are 100,000 jobs waiting to happen in a legal, regulated and taxed cannabis world,’ he said.

Excessive cost? How much police strikeforces, like Strike Force Harthouse, which made the $22m haul, costs taxpayers is

one the police won’t answer. ‘Unfortunately, we do not provide cost breakdowns attached to investigations,’ stated a NSW police spokesperson.

Focus on hard drugs ‘Pot is nothing like other illegal drugs like ice,’ says Mr Balderstone. He also points out that police resources should be aimed at the production and distribution of these dangerous drugs that are not being made legal around the world as cannabis is. ‘Weed is nothing like those drugs,’ he said. Mr Balderstone says we should be giving growers the opportunity to live a legal life, rather than costing taxpayers enormous sums for both the resources currently expended to find them, and then to jail growers.

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Echidna hitches Lennox to Ballina It’s not every day that you have a monotreme sticking a quill out for a lift, but recently a local driver got a shock when an echidna hitched a ride. The echidna survived a 10km car ride after mistakenly climbing up into the vehicle’s engine bay at Lennox Head. When the driver stopped, the echidna was seen emerging from underneath the vehicle with burnt spines. The team at Keen St Vets in Lismore assessed the echidna. The only injuries he

had were some burnt and melted spines.

On the move The cooler weather heralds the start of the echidna breeding season. They will be on the move searching for a mate and raising young. Ring the Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers 24-hour rescue hotline, 6628 1866, to report injured echidnas.

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‘There’s an abundance of citrus available at the farmers markets at this time of year,’ said Byron Farmers Market manager, Tom Carey. ‘So it’s the ideal time to stock up while these fruits are at their peak.’ As well as vitamin C, citrus fruits are full of immune-boosting nutrients and antioxidants, including B vitamins, potassium,

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TOGETHER WE CAN GO PLASTIC FREE! mandarins and oranges, Jane and Jose use some of their produce to make their award-winning Rancho Lime cordial. ‘In 2006 we entered it in our first competition, the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show where, much to our delight, it picked up a Silver Medal,’ said Jane. ‘It was the first of many – since 2006 Rancho Lime has been awarded two Gold, two Silver and three Bronze at the Royal Sydney and Royal Hobart Fine Food Shows.’ Following the success of their Rancho Lime Cordial, Jane and Jose went on to

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Zion Levy Stewart’s latest work on show at the Drive-In Gallery at the BSA in Mullumbimby.

ZION’S DRIVE-IN SHOW Lockdown has changed a lot of things for a lot of people. Particularly the artistic community. Zion Levy Steward had a new show planned, but it’s been postponed. In the meantime his work will adorn the windows of the BSA Project Space Drive-in Gallery at 112 Dalley Street Mullumbimby, from Saturday 27 June until Thursday 16 July. Swing by and check out his latest ceramics and paintings. You can also make contact to purchase one of Zion’s unique pieces. zionart.com.au

MUSIC AT THE BEACH The Beach Hotel has music every night with Two Moons on Thursday from 7pm. Friday has Scott Day Vee at 3pm, and you can get a little boogie on to Pink Zinc Trio at 7.30pm. Saturday sees Fernando Aregones at 1pm, Matt Hanley at 4.30pm and The Dirty Channel at 8pm. Sunday it’s an arvo in the sun with Dan Clark’s solo spot at 1pm.

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TOGETHER IN ART WE ARE NEVER ALONE When COVID-19 social distancing measures came into place, Lismore Quad and Lismore Regional Gallery countered with a rapid response program to support Northern Rivers artists. Together//Alone space offered micro-grants for artists to explore ways to creatively respond to adversity and keep connected to community in a socially distanced world. The resulting 11 inspiring projects included everything from loungeroom dance-offs to translating song into Bundjalung language, from a deaf loungeroom to a ‘moving art’ piece added to by a succession of artists in isolation. The Together//Alone projects are available for audiences to view via www.lismorequad.org.au.

NEXT YEAR’S SPLENDOUR Splendour organisers say, ‘After a great deal of consideration, and with the interest of our beloved fans front and centre, Splendour in the Grass will move the 20th Anniversary event forward to July 2021. ‘If you have bought a ticket to the 2020 celebration and want to come next year instead, simply retain your ticket and it will be valid for 2021. ‘For anyone wanting to secure tickets to #SITG2021, pre-loved tickets will be available from this week.’

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THE VIBE IS ON FOR 2020! Island Vibe Festival first round tickets are available now. The festival is held at North Stradbroke, over 4 days, 29 October–1 November. Organisers are encouraging those who are keen to get in early, as tickets will be limited for this socially distanced event. The good news though is that it is definitely happening! First Round tickets are available from: events.humanitix.com/island-vibe-festival-2020

SHE’LL BE RIGHT MATE Exhibiting at Lismore Regional Gallery this week is Dissonant Rhythms; a touring exhibition by Brisbane artist, Ross Manning. He is exhibiting alongside Paulette Haye’s thought provoking exhibition CONTROL. ABUSE. KILL. She’ll be Right, Mate which is the result of years of thought and art making about women. The exhibition honours the women who were murdered in Australia in 2013, using data from Counting Dead Women, an awareness campaign that researches, records and publishes every reported femicide in Australia. The artist invites the viewer to confront what cannot be said, and brings light to heal the wounds around what has been kept secret. Hayes uses two powerful symbols to signify women and men, and to speak about where the violence occurs. She takes the home as a symbol of women’s safety and daily life, and highlights it as a site of ongoing and accumulative violence. The blue singlet, casually called the ‘wifebeater’ in Australian vernacular, is a poignant and brutal motif, with the child’s singlet pointing to when this behavior is sometimes learned in starting a continuous cycle of violence. Her work is on show at the Lismore Regional Gallery, open Tuesday to Sunday 10am–4pm. Thursday 10am–6pm.

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Stu Eadie presents his final Uke Night in iso this week. Stu, this is your final iso gig – how have they been going? We have had a small and diverse following of Ukers tune in with our iso Uke Nights. People from all over the world. Even though it has been fairly stressful having everything prepared in time to go live, the feedback has been great, and has given us a focus during these strange times. The nights have been by donation, and there are some very generous people out there. We are very grateful for the support and encouragement. We’ve been getting a thrill to know that our regulars are still hanging out with us, and we feel them singing and strumming along with us. It has kept us going. Daughter Rose (yes that’s her stage name) has been revelling in the performances… she’s comfortable in front of the camera. Was it challenging for you to adapt to an online format? The technical learning curve was immense and I am yet to get it just right. The first one had a terrible echo as I had left the sound on my mobile phone switched on. We hadn’t worked out how to see the comments from our viewers… so we did some lovely performances, though unfortunately it sounded bloody awful. The last one we did was pretty close, apart from me not turning on my lapel mic… again I missed the comments – Bahhhh! Luckily the new mic we had picked up just enough. Apart from all the technical stuff, playing to no response at the end of a tune was the weirdest thing to get used to. Luckily someone pulled out some whoops and cheers off camera, and we just look at each other for some kind of sense of approval. What are you going to continue that you changed during the COVID lockdown with your creative practice?

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TAURUS: With Mercury scrambling communication signals this week, watch what you say, the way you say it, and to whom. It’s worthwhile strengthening passwords, backing up files, double checking arrangements. New moon eclipse could bring a moment of blinding insight if you can tune into what’s struggling to be heard. GEMINI: Your mentor planet reversing this week says ‘no impulse buys, please’. Reminds you to check receipts, and financial records, read the fine print, and keep hitting Save so you don’t lose valuable work. What’s it good for? Research. Shopping around to get the best deal. And best of all, increased maturity in handling financial affairs. CANCER: This week’s sun, and the first of a rare pair of moons in Cancer, sing Happy Birthday Crab clan as your celestial care-giver promises an auspicious run of luck for the rest of the year. Only snag at the birthday banquet could be Mercury retro in your sensitive sign messing with party plans…

Tell me about this last iso gig? Now the restrictions on gatherings have lifted, we are very excited to have our friend, multi instrumentalist Kate Gittins, back in the band on clarinet, flute and accordion, and we can’t wait to play some tunes with our dearest country music queen, Clelia Adams. Rod Coe has been with us on bass the whole time, and we are very grateful for his contribution. Roddy is the glue that holds Uke Night together. We’ll be playing some of the favourites from previous Uke Nights, though this time it will be on Sunday afternoon at 3pm for just over an hour. The songbook is available for Uke Mullum patrons at bit.ly/JuneUkeNight. Otherwise we do scroll the songbook in the live feed so you can strum and sing along. All donations gratefully received via bit.ly/DonateUke Final Iso Night – Sunday on screen from 3pm, with special guest Clelia Adams and multi instrumentalist, Kate Gittins. Join on www.facebook.com/ukemullum www.youtube. com/ukemullum and www.facebook.com/stu.eadie

CANCER THE CRAB

Mercury retrograde and the weekend new moon eclipse in Cancer on the winter solstice: what’s it all about Alfie? Unexpected events, volatile emotions, unusual moves…

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ARIES: Home base and emotional security are top priorities this week, but if Mercurial misunderstandings make it hard to separate feelings from facts, stop and figure out what’s really bugging you. The new moon eclipse could bring something out of the shadows with a surprise announcement. Time to write a new chapter in your life story?

Strumalongs are not quite as wonderful as when we are all playing in a room together, though I have found teaching via Zoom is actually better. I can use the camera to my advantage with close ups on my hands. Having to mute people when I play or talk because of the lag is an advantage as well. While I’m demonstrating, those who need to hear the instruction do so, while others can noodle and practise at their own pace without disturbing the other students. The teaching is actually more efficient. We have livestreamed our Uke Nights before and will possibly continue, as long as I can find a volunteer to take care of the technical stuff!

LEO: Your thinking may be fuzzy for the next three weeks, so get as clear as you can about what you want. New moon could spark sudden, intense change you didn’t see coming, with a tired old problem resurfacing. How it plays out is your choice; whether that’s denial, fighting, or trying for the highest outcome. VIRGO: Mercury, your celestial mentor disrupting communications, technology and travel plans happens regularly, around three times a year. Though not without a silver lining, which this week comes via the new moon eclipse which could kick-start an exciting collaboration – but tread carefully, and research the heck out of offers and proposals. LIBRA: With Mercury retrograde’s hitches and glitches, smart Librans will be double checking everything and making backup plans. Good news is that the next three weeks’ go-slow period is excellent for consulting your PGS (personal guidance system) to get really clear about what’s most important, so you don’t expend unnecessary energy on non-essentials. SCORPIO: If you’re not sure about sharing something this week, don’t. Anything you do say may be misconstrued and used against you during this murky retrograde, so initiate precautionary damage control by zipping the lip. Read the room carefully, especially when the weekend solar eclipse activates a burning urge to speak your mind.

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SAGITTARIUS: Oops, did you really just say that? With Mercury in mischief-making reversal, your primo foot-in-mouth transit, do you really want to infect others with unfiltered opinions? Or alternatively, strain your brain trying to figure out what people really mean. This week gives advanced lessons in what Buddhists call ‘right speech’. CAPRICORN: As relationship communications hit speed bumps and conflicting signals, apocalyptic narratives and dystopian dramas, this week brings up questions of whether to commit or quit. Either way, new moon supports your choice to start over fresh, where you are, or begin again somewhere else. Just don’t rush anything… AQUARIUS: Solar eclipses often accompany the removal of something familiar from our lives, forcing us to consider options we might never otherwise explore. While this can cause temporary upheavals, major growth is usually made during these cosmic power outages, and this week offers a possible quantum leap sooner than you expected. PISCES: As Mercury and a brace of other heavenly bodies conduct a relationship review, tread carefully and speak clearly. Edit unfiltered opinions. If an apology is needed, now’s a good time. If circumstances pull the plug on a collaborative project, take it slow, coursecorrect and work solo till conditions change.

Did you wake up today feeling a little strange? Does life sometimes feel unreal? Ever get that floaty feeling like you’re in a dream? Well apparently that’s because you probably don’t exist. You can’t. Because according to one of my absolutely favourite stark-ravingmad fucking insane conspiracy theories: Australia doesn’t exist. And yep, some people believe that shit. Apparently we’re imaginary. And – we’re all actors. Although some of us may be computer generated personas that are all part of this ongoing plot to trick the world. The author of this theory is a Swedish Facebook user called Shelley Floryd (Florid imagination I would think). Shelley claimed that Australia was one of the biggest hoaxes ever created. Yes – bigger than the moon landing. More roles for actors than 9/11. So this is what she says, literally in a nutshell. Basically the Brits invented Australia as an excuse to execute 162 000 prisoners, and pretended to transport them to a fabled colony. This seems like a lot of effort when you can kill prisoners with poverty, disease and war. I mean that’s not many bodies to bury when you consider the enormous effort required, not just to fabricate a continent, but to continue the story of it’s existence for centuries. You don’t need that many people to dig 162 000 shallow graves – and they don’t even need to be actors. They could be actual gravediggers. In the world of lying, that’s a galactic whopper. Sustaining a lie is exhausting. Even a little one. Maybe it’s why the queen looks so tired. I mean, when I was a kid, I remember lying and telling friends at school I had a dog. When someone eventually visited and asked to see my dog, I had to kill it on the spot. Not the actual dog. The pretend dog. The actor dog. I made my mum do it; ‘Mum ran my dog over this morning.’ Making shit up is one thing – following through is quite another. I’ll never forgive my mother. According to Shelley, everyone is in on it. Including pilots. World political leaders. Paul Hogan. On the upside, it’s good to see there’s so much work for actors. It makes wanting to be an actor a more reasonable and reliable pathway to employment than working in a supermarket. Although you might get the job acting as someone who works in a supermarket. ‘And the role for best deli assistant in a supermarket in a town on a continent that doesn’t exist goes to…’ This morning I tried to work out who was playing me. I think it might be Lisa Kudrow, from Friends. Or one of the dudes in white face from White Chicks. I have to say they’re doing an astounding job of it, because I am completely convinced I exist. So convinced in fact that I gave birth to four other actors. Or perhaps they’re just computer generated memes. To think I breast-fed a meme in a cafe. This ‘Australia isn’t Real’ piece of top shelf bullshit is part of the Flat Earth Society raft of beserk beliefs – proving, once and for all, that facts and science have nothing to do with belief. It’s tribal. It’s viral. Dumb uninformed people need dumb uninformed ideas to gather around. In fact, in a recent poll, a third of Americans aged 18–24 didn’t believe the world was round. No joke. Unlike us Aussies, those weirdos exist. Anyway, I was intrigued to work out how not existing on a fabled continent might actually work for me. So I rang the Tax Department and told them they don’t exist. That I don’t exist. That my tax debt doesn’t exist. Apparently I do exist, because the fuckers fined me and put me on a payment plan. Perhaps the Flat Earthers have come up with a postexistential belief system; where existence not only precedes essence, it also precedes nonsense. Oh by the way, if you found this offensive, too bad. I don’t exist. Go troll Shelley. `Ɩŕĕ ǨǮǽ ǩǧǩǧ The Byron Shire Echo 25

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Byron is bouncing back According to Gary Brazenor from Byron Shire Real Estate, it feels like somebody has flicked a switch and confidence has returned to the Byron Shire! ‘We’ve had offers on 50% of our listings in the last two weeks and buyer enquiries have doubled. We’ve also seen a huge lift in sellers enquiring about putting their properties on the market’, he says.

‘A number of enquirers told me they are negotiating with their employer about continuing to work remotely, post COVID, so they can move to the beautiful Byron Shire. Why wouldn’t they!?’, added Gary.

‘Whilst targeted at a small section of the population, the government ‘Homebuilder’ stimulus (for more information go to treasury.gov.au and follow links) will boost confidence in the housing market. ‘Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane buyer enquiries have jumped significantly and with travel restrictions lifting we anticipate interstate inspections will too.

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Recovery optimism in Lennox Head and Ballina By Nick Bordin, licensee-incharge, Elders Lennox Head As the Northern Rivers slowly emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, real estate is one of the markers of the recovery. If the experience of Elders Lennox is typical, the signs are looking very good, with buyer sentiment strong, and vendor confidence returning to the local market since the ban on open homes and auctions was relaxed. Licensee-in-Charge Nick Bordin told Echonetdaily, ‘Our market experienced a short-term pause, but buyer and seller confidence is now up, which is largely owing to our region offering better affordability and a more alluring lifestyle

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for those seeking to escape major cities. Add to this, record low interest rates and stimulus packages driving the economy, and it’s a recipe for a strong rebound.’ Mr Bordin said the reports of

realestate.com.au show that search enquiries for Northern NSW have actually increased since COVID-19, and not just for Byron Bay, but other desirable areas, including Bangalow, Lennox Head, Skennars Head, East Ballina and the hinterland villages. ‘The good news is, our recent results show there are great opportunities for sellers in our market to take advantage of strong buyer interest,’ said Mr Bordin. ‘We have vendors who have been waiting for the dust to settle to list their property and are now feeling more confident about taking their property to market because of the buyer demand we’ve seen. ‘Overall, we feel very positive about the real estate sector in our region post-pandemic.’

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Location! Location! Location! Elevated Mevlana site for sale! House - total 156sm, land 1.5 ac, faces east. Plus Approved DA 57 sm studio. Rates/body corp fees are $0pa (zero) as the community has income. No mortgage is possible, for cash buyers only. Mevlana - 400 acre multiple occupancy community centrally placed in Byron Shire, 7 min to Mullum, 10 min to Bruns, 15 Min to Byron. Elevated house, great views which won’t be built out! Enjoy sunrises/sunsets. Moon rises/moon sets. Great breezes year round. Very quite. Very private.

Surrounded by stunning nature and bird life, yet still so centrally located! Open plan house & large covered verandah faces east. Under cover parking for 1 car plus off street parking for many. Polished wood floors throughout, 1.5 KW solar, cosy fireplace, reverse cycle air-con for heating/cooling. Beautiful vege garden/fruit trees.

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Open for inspection 25 Sandon Road, Minnie Water NSW 2462

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Purchased by our vendors’ grandparents in the early 1950’s, 25 Sandon Road at Minnie Water has been in the family for 3 generations. Minnie Water is a charming coastal village of just 250 people. It is 2 hr 40 mins drive South of Gold Coast Airport and 75 mins north of Coffs Harbour. Your nearest regional centre is Grafton about 35 mins drive inland. A second kitchen and living area out the back allows two families to holiday under one roof in comfort. The rear neighbour is the 300 sq kms of Yuraygir National Park, just behind the double garage. The front view is forever unimpeached courtesy of the Minnie Water Foreshore Reserve across the road. Create your own Tales of the South PaciďŹ c from this amazing spot. Council Rates: $3400 p.a. (Clarence Valley Council) Current UCV: $774 000 (2019 Valuation) Land Size: 550 SQM Zoning: R2 – Low Density Residential

Offered for sale by expressions of interest Price Guide: $1.5m Contact: Adam Crawley 0407 007 309

McKimm’s Real Estate. 98 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460

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Belle Property • 35 Old Pacific Highway, Newrybar. Sat 9–9.30am • 2/18 Kemp Street, Cumbalum. Sat 10–10.30am • 14 Castle Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 28 Alison Avenue, Lennox Head. Sat 11.30am–12pm

• 12 Megan Crescent, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 23 Green Frog Lane, Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm

Byron Bay First National Real Estate • 804 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Thu 11–11.30am • 2/24 Scott Street, Byron Bay. Thu 12–12.30pm • 3 Daniels Street, Byron Bay. Thu 1–1.30pm • 5/64–70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Fri • • •

2–2.30pm 10 Tulipwood Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am 4 Tyagarah Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am 485 Bangalow Road, Talofa. Sat 10–10.30am

• 2070 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am

• 9 Koala Close, Ewingsdale. Sat 10–10.30am • 40 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Sat 10–10.30am

• 10/3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am

• 118 Mcauleys Lane, Myocum. Sat 11–11.30am • 35 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 44 Helen Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 11–11.30am

• 48 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 804 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Sat 11–11.30am • 21 Watsons Lane, Newrybar. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 2/24 Scott Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 33 Queen Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm • 31 Queen Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm • 135 Rocky Creek Dam Road, Dunoon. Sat 12–12.30pm

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• 19 Blackbean Lane, Federal. Sat 12.30–1pm • 3 Daniels Street, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 4/2 Condon Drive, Ballina. Sat 1–1.30pm • 4/5 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 1–1.30pm • 2E Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 2–2.30pm • 18 Booyong Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 2–2.30pm

Elders Brunswick Heads • 10 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10.30–11am • 40 Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 2/20 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11.30am–12pm Fiona Johnson @Realty • 11 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Thu 1–1.30pm; Sat 1–1.30pm

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Janice Maple @Realty • 19 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 43 Rankin Drive, Bangalow. Sat 12.00–12.30pm

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LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads • 1 Oba Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 26 Fawcett Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 136 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 30 Crabbes Creek Road, Crabbes Creek. Sat 12–12.30pm • 35 Crabbes Creek Road, Crabbes Creek. Sat 1–1.30pm • 11 Nightcap Court, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm

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Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads/Murwillumbah • 40 Wahlooga Way, Ocean Shores. Wed 12–1pm; Sat 9–9.30am • 5 Whian Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 9.30–10am • 10 McPherson Court, Murwillumbah. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 / 4 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–11am • 12/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 10.30–11am • 6 The Plateau, Murwillumbah. Sat 11–11.30am • 2 Barkala Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–12pm • 10 Gardner Avenue, Lismore. Sat 12.30–1pm • 11 Flinders Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 12.30–1pm • Pinnacle Estate, Ramsay Close, Goonellabah. Sat 1–2pm • 556 Caniaba Road, Caniaba. Sat 1.30–2pm

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Byron Bay First National Real Estate • 10 Tulipwood Court, Suffolk Park • 2/24 Scott Street, Byron Bay • 8/16 Oakland Court, Byron Bay • 234 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park • 3 Daniels Street, Byron Bay • 4 Tyagarah Street, Mullumbimby Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads/Murwillumbah • 1/4 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores • 14 Tulipwood Court, Murwillumbah

Auctions Byron Bay First National Real Estate • 21 Watsons Lane, Newrybar. Sat 20 June 12pm onsite Fiona Johnson @Realty • 11 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat June 27 2pm onsite North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

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ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415

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SUNSCREENS

BOOKKEEPER Local and reliable .................................. barbarasbookkeeping.com.au 0402 118649 BOOKKEEPING, BAS, payroll, hubdoc, etc. Serving N. Rivers since 2007. D Evans .......0432 176091 TAX AGENT Graeme ‘Dax’ Toohill graeme@saltwateraccountancy.com.au ....................0460 734805

ACUPUNCTURE

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BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

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ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis..................................................66842559 MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com ..............66842400 ACUPUNCTURE & acupressure massage. Ph Dr. Derek Doran .......................................0414 478787

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

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PLEASE CALL AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

6680 9394 AU 37088

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

Lic 246545C

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

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

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

CURTAINS

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COMPASS CURTAINS

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YOUR LOCAL BLIND MAN at North Byron Blinds .................................................. Amos 0404 421518

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

BUILDING TRADES

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137 • DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonable market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0439 624 945

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• RELIABLE TRADESMAN • DECKS & PERGOLAS • TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS

02 66 804 173

LICENCE NUMBER 344531C

SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019 NSW Lic. 83568c Qld BSA 1238105

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ANTENNAS

• New digital antennas * • Reception NO FIX NO CHARGE problems For fast service call • Extra TV outlets

0402 022 111

David Levine iwireantennas.com.au

FULLY INSURED

ALL ASPECTS OF CARPENTRY WORK matt.rowan.wardle@gmail.com • Floor installations • Door & Window installations • Decks & Pergolas • Alterations

0488 950 638

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Creative Carpentry

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 ANTENNAS PLUS. TV, WiFi, Electrical. Reliable. Call Norm ............................................0422 668582

ANTIQUES/RESTORATION

Decks, pergolas, verandahs, balconies, big & small renos and all other carpentry & building needs. Servicing The Bay for over 25 years.

0427 196 962

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Lic. 266174C

SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

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

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420

ARCHITECTS

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

OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 RENOVATION SPECIALIST Customised Service. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154 ATELIER LUKE – Luke Hayward architect, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ...............0401 875535 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

AUTOMOTIVE

LELAND CARPENTRY All carpentry – small renovation specialist (under $5K) Jesse ...0458 968290

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns – bindii weeds – Army worms – grass grubs .....0418 110714

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

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

EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695

CARPET CLEANING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

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Green & Clean

Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation. Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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

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CHIROPRACTIC

DENTISTS

FENCING

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

CLEANING

DESIGN & DRAFTING

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

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• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & yscreens • Water efďŹ cient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 0409 207 646 or 0412 495750

Call

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• Window Cleaning • Screens & Tracks • Pressure Washing • House •Roof • Paths • Solar

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Quality Exterior Refinishing Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299 FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au Ph .0431 678608 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING THE FLOOR SANDER New & old floors, decks, non-toxic finishes, special effects, free quotes..0407 821690

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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CLEANING SERVICE

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Fire Hazard Reduction | Landscaping | TurďŹ ng Brush Cutting | Tip Runs | Fully Insured

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

TINY EARTHWOR

Phone Mick 0409 009 024 Email: mickbhl@gmail.com

978 383

Burringbar

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring

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Philip Toovey

Professional Cleaning Services BOND CLEAN AND BUILDERS CLEAN SPECIALIST

Blue Sky

FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

Coast to Country Asphalt Specialising in

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Byron Bay

Glass, Colorbond & Pool Fencing. Aluminium Slat Gates & Sliding Gates. FULLY QUALIFIED & INSURED

Friendly reliable and trustworthy service.

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various implements available for limited access projects

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

• Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls • Competitive rates

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

Window Cleaning Professionals Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232

Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.

DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated ..0410 723601 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330

• Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • TurďŹ ng • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE

email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable • Friendly • Professional • Fully Insured • Free Quotes • Affordable Rates Flyscreen Repairs • Locally Owned & Operated • Quality Work • Over 15 Years Exp

BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

– nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

0434 329 111

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 HOLIDAY CLEANERS Avail now! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961 NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed............. Nick 0404 764894 BOND CLEANING...........................................................................................................0421 360961 ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing excavator & bobcat loader & 5T Tipper Rock Grab 0417 920300 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213

COMPUTER SERVICES

ELECTRICIANS

PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335

0439 624 945

SALISBURY

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

02 66 804 173

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109

DARYL 0418 234 302

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial

Domestic Commercial Lic.136717c

CONCRETING

Lic No. 337066C

ALL AROUND

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788 FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic 155456C. Ph Andrew.........................0401 968173

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

AH

All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

CONCRETING & PAVING

RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 G.W. GARDEN MAINTENANCE. Mowing, brunshcutting, garden maint, tip runs (trailer)..0408 244820

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498

A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .....0413 289443 LAWN MOWING rubbish removal, hedge trimming. Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Mark ..0437 343348

GARDEN DESIGN

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

GAS SUPPLIERS

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C .......................0432 289705 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028

Free Delivery

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

No Rental

BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

Reliable

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690 CIRCUITS PLUS. For everything electrical in Byron Shire. Lic 201844c ..........................0422 668582

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A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

24 HOUR SERVICE

BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

Locally Owned Est 18 years

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Service Directory GRAPHIC DESIGN

ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511

PAINTING • DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge....................66803499

to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

BYRON BAY

• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail

Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

HANDYPERSONS

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING DESIGN

OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics,

PETRA KARNI PHYSIOTHERAPY & Craniosacral, Manual Therapy, TMJ. Suffolk Park. Ph...0403 226858

PICTURE FRAMING MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St. Call for appointment......... 6680 3444

PLASTERING

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C ‡ )UHH TXRWHV ‡ *\SURFN À [LQJ VHWWLQJ

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

&UDLJ 0413

GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290

YVES DE WILDE

HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

BUILDER SKILLS carpenters’ rates, 25 years exp. Lic No R84001 ...................................0422 069632

HEALTH

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane Ex. Phys ...........................................0408 110006

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PAINTER

COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING: Anxiety, Depression, Relationships. TracieAnne.com. 0437 174804

HIRE KITCHENS D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au .......................Dave 0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443

NEIL A McINTOSH

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR • PLASTER REPAIRS • WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY • ALWAYS ON TIME • ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 – 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

30 years experience

Mark Wopling

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Painting & Decorating

24 years experience

Accredited

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Mob: 0409 451 518

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

PLUMBERS

ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C

REMEDIAL MASSAGE: Deep tissue, sports, relaxation. HICAPS avail. Aaron Ovens ......0408 707304

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

Lic 167371C

Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001

Licence No. 207479C

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638

451 186

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BYRONBAYPAINTINGSERVICES.COM.AU – Reliable. Quality work. Ph .....................1300 255 724

PEST CONTROL

Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting SHANE

0400 852 141

energyplumbing@gmail.com WWW.ENERGYJETTING.COM.AU WWW.ENERGYPLUMBING.COM.AU

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICES‌ (NO JOB TOO SMALL)‌ Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

LANDSCAPING

• Targeted treatments for all pests with “no sprayâ€? cockroach treatments • If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

Shaun Savage Landscapes

PHOTOGRAPHY

Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds • Block Work • Paving • TurďŹ ng • Stonework 20 Years Experience

0405 594 288

Tree Faerie Fotos Professional • Commercial • Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LOCKSMITH Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148

OSTEOPATHY

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes, laser, shockwave. Kim Snellgrove, Cally O’Hara .......................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288

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POOLS

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839

REMOVALISTS

Andy’s Move & More

Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Calls always returned

0429149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ďŹ ne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery

0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227

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Lic. 258112C

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 MAN WITH A TALL VAN Furniture removal services. $60 an hour. Call Evan .................0410 120777

ROOFING

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

0435 791 129

Solar. O-Grid. Electrical.

info@eastpointpower.com.au www.eastpointpower.com.au

INSTALL SERVICE: TV, Wi-Fi, AV special phone rate .................................... Damian 0414 741233

Metal RooďŹ ng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard

TILING

0 4 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 3 | Z A C . M A C TA G G A R T @ G M A I L . C O M | L I C 2 2 3 4 8 9 C

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.

0408 232 066

WINTER SPECIAL: 2

Every 5th m FREE

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

TREE SERVICES

RUBBISH REMOVAL

A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES................................... Happy to help. Andrew..0412 558890

HARMONIUM TUITION, REPAIRS, SALES. Contact Alice.............................................0427 423723

UPHOLSTERY

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213

TUITION

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650

TELEVISION SERVICES

Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

MONTYS METAL

• Professional Tree Removal, Surgery & Maintenance • Stump Grinding • Weed Control • Arborist Reporting & Consultancy • EWP Cherry Picker Hire • Mulching of Green Waste • 24 Hour Emergency Call-Out • Professional, Reliable Service

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential, Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC: Richard Gregory, Bec Willis, Mark Sebastian – After hours avail ...66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .....0413 289443 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18â€? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

Lic 312643C

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

WATER SUPPLIES TRIDENT WATER Remote access delivery, 4WD water truck. Northern Rivers & surrounds ..0412 580 564

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

• plumbing.td@bigpond.com

0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930

• 1300 Taylex • www.talex.com.au

TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285 TRINE SOLUTIONS Local sewerage specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C. 0407 439805 NEWT wastewater treatment. Septic design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C............... 0429 805081

PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING • 20 years local knowledge and experience • Fully insured / free quotes • 19 inch chipper • Bobcat • Cherry picker • Crane truck

SOLAR INSTALLATION

www.harttreeservices.com.au

0427 347 380

Pioneers of the solar industry

WINDOW CLEANING WINDOW TINTING

Call us on 6679 7228

Electric Lic 124600c

WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545

CLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David .............................................0421 906460

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

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Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home

www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C

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Classifieds INDEX For Sale ...................... 37

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777

Funeral Notices........... 38

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

Garage Sales .............. 37

PHONE ADS

Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

Halls For Hire .............. 37 Health Notices ............ 37 In Memoriam ............... 38 Motor Vehicles ............ 37 Musical Notes ............. 38 Only Adults ................. 38 Pets ............................. 38 Positions Vacant.......... 37 Professional Services . 37 Public Notices ............. 37 To Let .......................... 37 Tradework ................... 37 Tree Services .............. 37 Tuition.......................... 38 Wanted........................ 37

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Ads may be taken by phone on

Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

EMAIL ADS

LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line $17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

These prices include GST.

KINESIOLOGY

BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience: Nurturing, sensuous. 28 yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.

TRADEWORK

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

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FIREWOOD • Fence posts • Poles • Sleepers • Sawn timber Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038

Mon-Wed, by appointment Thurs/Fri 8am to 4pm | Sat, 8am to 3pm

DID YOU KNOW?

Wanted To Lease ........ 37

HYPNOSIS & NLP

Work Wanted .............. 38

Supporting you to create positive changes. Call today 6680 2630

1,190,370 UNIQUE

TREE SERVICES

Many of them, of course, visited

A VERY HANDY MAN

some more than once a day.

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Experienced climber • Insured • Licensed FREE QUOTES HAPPY TO HELP

PUBLIC NOTICES On sale at The Echo

Call Andrew Wilson 0412 558 890

After hours & emergency service available

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

EXPLORING THE DRUG OF CHESS

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

20 years local experience • 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding • Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat

Fully insured • Free quotes

0427 347 380

HEALTH TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY

…feel the difference

SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670

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Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress. Ph 0403125506 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

• Arborist • 15” Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Fully Insured Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6681 3140 Mobile 0417 698 227

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CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

INDIVIDUALS

visited The Echo’s website (echo.net.au) in the 12 months ended 7 June 2020.

more than once a week,

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&

80%

of the Australians are from NSW and Queensland.

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HALLS FOR HIRE

TRAVERTINE/LIMESTONE TILE SALE up to 50% off. Various sizes. 0410623933

COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

BAMBOO PLANTS: clumping, screening, hedging, flowering gingers, bromeliads. Close to Mullum. 0458535760

FOR SALE

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each.

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Residential | Commercial | Wholesale Prompt and reliable service.

Michael – 0401 739 656 byronbayfirewood.com.au

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

GARAGE SALES MOVING HOUSE SALE 1 x L-shaped grey fleck lounge (2 pieces), 1 blue sofa bed, Freedom. Whitewashed table, 4 stools & matching coffee table. 1 Weber BBQ with gas bottle. 1 Nespresso coffee machine with milk frother. All in good condition. Sell in one lot for $350. Ph 0411267828

0408 210 772

LENNOX HD, 3bdr timber home. Rural view, ocean glimpses, n/s. $580pw avail 15/07. Ph 0422752705 BRUNSWICK HEADS, 2bdr, 1 bath, ground floor flat. $380pw. 0413476940

WANTED TO LEASE ACCESS TO ACREAGE, dwelling or not. Prefer 2x2 or 3x3 or similar. Substantial security deposit OK. Pls call 0423218417

MOTOR VEHICLES

POSITIONS VACANT

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

WANTED!

GOOD, CLEAN CARS FOR $$ CASH $$ BARGAINS

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16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

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DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

TO LET

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 Summerland Storage Bangalow From $105 to $290 mth Call GNF Bangalow 66872833 LOOKING TO RENT A HOME in a safe, quiet environment, close to town centre. Inspect this home today at Glen Villa Resort, 80 Butler Street, Byron Bay. $595pw, conditions apply. WORKSHOP SPACE AVAILABLE in shared warehouse. Byron A&I Estate. $150–180pw. Call 0413470775

RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 2 bed 1 bth $500 3 bed 2 bth $850 4 bed 3 bth $850 Ocean Shores 4 bed 2 bth $625 South Golden Beach 2 bed 1 bth $395 2 bed 1 bth $450 Pottsville 4 bed 2 bth $650 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable and friendly at Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre 18+. Tweed area Ph Grace. 0418185791 E COMMERCE MANAGER: Santos Organics is looking for an E Commerce Manager to join our team at our Arts & Industry Estate office. Full-time Mon–Fri. See full job specs at santosorganics.com. au/employment-2/ WAREHOUSE MANAGER, Billinudgel. Demanding FT position. Order picking, packing, dispatch, re-order, re-stocking, some sales & invoicing. Requires some heavy lifting. Must have computer, email, phone skills and drivers licence. Previous warehousing and customer service experience an advantage. Email resume to job426438@gmail.com or call 0405383039 EXPERIENCED BARISTA Mullumbimby cafe. Locals only. Email mullum@otherjoint.com DATA ENTRY: Santos Organics is looking for a data entry person to join our team at our Mullumbimby head office. WedFri 24–28 hrs pw. See full job specs at santosorganics.com.au/employment-2/

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Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Committal to be held at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery on FRIDAY (19 June, 2020) commencing at 1.30pm.

One gorgeous EVIE cat… add some TLC and a welcoming family and you’ll have a technicolor, beautiful friend. Evie is six years old, but suddenly she is homeless and very scared having just arrived at the shelter. She would prefer to be under her bed, but give her a few strokes and that magic warm and friendly personality shines through. Wonderful opportunity to take her home and see her blossom once she feels secure. She has a soft and multicoloured coat. Check Facebook to see her beauty.

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Times are Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data from Bureau of Meteorology.

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Repair Café Mullum Got something that needs fixing? The Repair Cafe Mullumbimby is back. They are opening their doors on Saturday, 6 June from 9am til 12noon. The Cafe is located at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street. ‘We aim to fix whatever people can carry to us,’ said organiser Jonathan Hartland. ‘We also aim to show and inspire people how to fix their own items.’ With a large space to work in, they are able to ensure there is plenty of social distancing, and they generally have around four or five volunteers available for advice and help. They are currently looking for more people who are interested in getting involved in helping repair items, as well as woodworkers, machines and electrical gadgets to help get the work done. For more information head to the Cafe, their Facebook page, or email: jonathanhartland@gmail.com.

Every precaution has been taken to ensure the Health and Safety of our visitors and volunteers. New volunteers very welcome. Come and find out about your local history.

Op shop open The Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop has reopened. The new trading hours are: 9.30am–3.30pm.

audience. The pilot project went live a month ago and can be streamed at: https://www.facebook.com/ byronyouth/videos/259133701872376 The next two ‘FB live stream showcases’ will be held at the YAC on the 20 June. If you want to be involved, you need to send in an original song for review. Send your video link to info@acentertainment.com.au, subject ‘Byron Youth Music Sessions Application’ (YouTube, vimeo or FB video sharing file). It is open to all artists, 24 years and younger who are Northern Rivers residents.

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Byron Bay Croquet Club has resumed play with COVID-19 awareness. Play days are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, or by arrangement. Enquiries from new players welcome. Free lessons. Call Max for more information 0431 906 536. Pottsville Fun Croquet Club starting dates are: Tuesday, 2 June and Thursday, 4 June at 9.30am. Bring your own mallet (mallets available to purchase), cup, thermos flask of tea or coffee, water, correct money ($3) to play. Social distancing being implemented. Any questions ring Jenny on 0413 335941.

The Ocean Shores and District Garden Club have been enjoying sharing photos of their home gardens and also Inspirational gardens, for the last 68 days. Every day they share photos, sometimes with a theme such as a favourite coffee spot in their garden, and sometimes something more random such as what members love about their garden. Around six photos per day are posted vi email and the posts are keeping members connected and sane. We would love new members to join us in the coming months and welcome a phone call to our president Margaret Keating on 0412 246 310 for more information on meeting and how to get involved.

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Brunswick Valley Historical Society Museum will be reopening this Friday, 12 June, 10am till 12pm. The museum, at the corner of Myokum and Stuart Streets, Mullumbimby, will be open each Tuesday and Friday morning.

Byron Youth Service, ACE and Byron Music are bringing together a live/ online musical initiative to be held at the Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC). These events will be a platform to showcase your music to a live

Ballina Shire Council is reminding local residents that kerbside numbering outside their home is not a Council requirement, nor is it a service that Council provides. Council has received multiple calls

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Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.

Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre services are operational MDNC services that are running include: Community support/emergency relief: Food parcels, meals, assistance with electricity and Telstra bills. Listening Space – free counselling. Staying Home, Leaving Violence program. Integrated Domestic & Family Violence program. Financial Counselling – outreach available Thursdays & Fridays. Financial Counselling is a free service funded by the government, offering advocacy & assistance to find options to address debts. Food Recovery. Information, referral and advocacy. ‘We are seeing people who have never had to access a service like ours before’, says the MDNC. ‘We are doing everything we can to ensure people feel valued and have dignity as they access support. ‘We encourage people to call us on 0491 227 306. We can talk to people about what they need, and any items can be collected. In some cases we can organise delivery’, says the MDNC.

Byron Community Centre continuing to run services These programs include: Homeless Breakfast: 7.30–9am

Wednesday and Friday. Homeless Showers: Monday and Wednesday 10–12.30pm (book in at breakfast). Women’s Support Group: Fridays (women only) 1–3pm at Community Cabins. Severe Wet Weather Shelter: signs at Byron Community Centre on days when WWS open, with instructions. Free Phone Counselling for Byron Residents: Call 0414 322 064, 10am–2pm weekdays to make an appointment. Emergency Food Delivery: Locals who are physically or financially unable to shop can now phone the Byron Emergency Pantry on 0482 787 552 to request a free food box delivery. In this time of isolation, Liberation Larder is partnering in this venture to help out the community by providing healthy, freshly cooked meals and fresh produce. Women’s Counselling: For women needing extra support, leave a message for community worker on 6685 6807.

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

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

can still call to book a trip, if their transport needs are essential eg, medical appointments that can’t be undertaken by Telehealth.Trips into Queensland can take place for medical appointments. TBBCT is unable to provide transport for people with flu-like symptoms, or who suspect they may have contracted COVID-19. Call your GP for advice. TBBCT is still taking on new clients and accepting referrals through My Aged Care. They can also assist callers with CHSP and community transport inquiries. TBBCT offices are not accessible to visitors at the moment, but calls are welcome, during office hours 8.30am–4.40pm, Monday to Friday on 1300 875 895.

Cancer transport Cancer Council NSW’s Transport to Treatment (T2T) is made up of a volunteer driving force. Many of those drivers were over 60, and T2T had to stand down 91 per cent of their drivers as COVID-19 struck. Putting a call out across the Northern Rivers for drivers that are not in a risk category they have been able to train 19 new drivers, and keep their service going. ‘Cancer never stops, not even for a global pandemic. We needed drivers desperately, or put simply; some cancer patients would not be able to access their life-saving treatment,’ said Northern NSW Community Lead, Caitlyn Feldmann. ‘We still have a need for three to five drivers in Ballina/Lismore, and five drivers in Tamworth, so if you’re in these areas, under the age of 60 and have some spare time you’d like to spend helping people in need, please reach out to your local Cancer Council office.’ If you would like to volunteer for, or donate to, Cancer Council NSW go to their website: cancercouncil.com.au.

Volunteer Hub The Byron Community Centre Volunteer Hub is open weekdays at the Byron Community Centre. If you would like to volunteer in the local area fill out a volunteer application form on our website www.byroncentre.com.au or, contact us by phone 6685 6807 or email volunteers@byroncentre.com.au

from residents who have been approached by a kerbside number painter claiming to work for Council. ‘If residents are approached by this person, they are not to approve for this person to undertake any painting of numbers on Council assets including kerbside gutters. This would require Council approval,’ said a Ballina Council spokesperson.

Prostate Cancer Support For Members of both the Northern Rivers DAY and EVENING Prostate Cancer Support Groups we are not currently holding normal monthly meetings. Contact will be made with members when these restrictions are waived and meeting places are open once again. If members have any problems contact can be made with the following: Gordon Wright on 6684 1137 or 0415 664 649 or Bob Johnson on 6622 5792.

Visitors Scheme The Community Visitors Scheme is an empowering free service that connects volunteer visitors to senior citizens who are living independently or in residential care. If you are a senior citizen who feels isolated and would like to connect to someone via letter writing, telephone, email or video chat, call Northern Rivers Community Gateway on 6621 7397.

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Timebanking Timebanking can help you build a network of support within your community through sharing skills. For more: Northern Rivers Community Gateway 6621 7397.

Soap Aid saving lives Soap Aid is a not-for-profit organisation recycling and sending critical soap to communities facing major hygiene challenges. Please drop in your partly used household or holiday rental soap for recycling to Kim at Raine & Horne Byron Bay 39 Fletcher Street 0499 839 566. Small and large quantities welcome. https:// soapaid.org.

CoDA Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships. A womens only meeting is held every For more information visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Emerge Australia Emerge Australia Inc is a not-for-profit charity supporting those with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For more information see the Emerge Australia Website at http://emerge.org.au/.

End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options. More information on www.exitinternational. net or phone Catherine 0435 228 443.

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The Tweed Byron and Ballina Community Transport (TBBCT) is still operating through the COVID-19 pandemic. TBBCT clients

Quota Club of Brunswick Valley meets every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 6pm. Ph 0439 733 763 for more info.

Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers Volunteering, representing more than 100 community organisations. Information: 6621 7397.

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1. Plain Hero, memory reconstructed – it lasted for 500 years! (4,5,6) 9. Girl and a chap combine – it’s shockingly explicit! (9) 10. Suspicions of negative courses (5) 11. Allow young Henry – deadly (6) 12. Loss of ring quest (8) 13. Unseat – stop modelling! (6) 15. Firmly put your foot down on English riot (8) 18. Require a smaller amount – there’s no point (8) 19. Fuse blown, turn left – handy (6) 21. They close the door decisively on strong drinks (8) 23. Record over solo, but copied (6) 26. Horner and Sprat, among others (5) 27. Pat denies differences; they’re very low (4,5) 28. Sailor returns weapon; frequent mistake. It was a nuclear standoff (7,2,6)

1. Imperial regime lasting more than 500 years in Europe (4,5,6) 9. Vivid, pictorial (9) 10. Facial protuberances (5) 11. Deadly murderous (6) 12. Missing bit (8) 13. Remove from office (6) 15. Uncontrolled mass rush (8) 18. Without point or necessity (8) 19. Handy, desirable (6) 21. Jails (slang) (8) 23. Made a perfect copy genetically (6) 26. Lifting devices (5) 27. Lowest daily differences between ocean levels (4,5) 28. Phrase used to describe the cold war between USA and USSR (7,2,6)

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1. Bargained for a laugh – viceroy went first (7) 2. Steal around the smallest quantity (5) 3. Understands in genuine run through (9) 4. Spice club (4) 5. I’m lost in confusion; free for all! (2,6) 6. Bloke with American prison island (5) 7. Galloping ponies fit, notwithstanding (2,5,2) 8. City and religion – that’s the nub (7) Last week’s solution N338 T E E N S Y B I T S 14. Plan recce manoeuvre – but E A E U O C abandon in advance (9) S I T A R S T R E E 16. Find some title – Parasite? (9) T U E S N N T O P K N O T A C E 17. Remove East Road and mountains U G O D (8) B R O K E N P R O M I 18. Smell prophet – it’s a cosmetic E N T M procedure! (4,3) A L L I G A T O R P C O I V O 20. D. Russel, mad tripper (3,4) A N O T H E R E N R 22. Mother and progeny, builder (5) M K A H R T 24. Managed over princess’s bottom (5) P R E S S R O O M A E R T R A N 25. Cold Garnett, a youngster (4) R U S T Y

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Calling all designers, artists, fashion innovators, culture initiators and wearable inventors – the Mullum Shearwater Steiner School has again embarked on the epic Wearable Arts extravaganza, known to students and teachers as WAVE. Prizes are up for grabs in this prestigious event, which will run November 4 to 7. For more info visit www. shearwaterperformingarts.com or call the Shearwater office on 6684 3223. Pictured is overall 2019 Grand Winner – Children of the Sun God, by Kylee Dempsey. Photo supplied

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While the Mullumbimby Gateway totem has been replaced by skilled artists and volunteers, Council have relocated the existing rotunda, which was originally on privately-owned land. Council staff say now it is on Council-owned land, future maintenance work will be easier to undertake. Q Q Q Q

NEW 60m² DISPLAY IN EWINGSDALE Come and visit our brand new display, and experience the latest in granny flat design. Due to COVID-19 we are now open by appointment only. For more information or to book an inspection email Josh Perry, hello@backspacebyron.com or call (02) 56 24 50 20.

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Australia’s racist daggy-dad prime minister blurted his ignorance out again last week, saying slavery didn’t exist in this country. While he apologised for causing offence, it’s meaningless of course. Rio Tinto apologised for causing offence after destroying ancient Indigenous artefacts. Note it wasn’t an apology for the act. Normalising appalling behaviour – especially from the governing class – should be resisted at all costs. Always. It leads to unpleasant places. Q Q Q Q

Another prime community asset – this time in Ballina – is being sold by NORTEC. The employment and training company has a history of flogging off valuable real estate it acquired after merging with similar agencies. Yet these agencies fundraised public money for the buildings in the first place. NORTEC are yet to comment. See www.echo.net.au for more.

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