The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 35.06 – July 22, 2020

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Terry Agnew buys Villa World’s Byron property

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Further to a recent story regarding Villa World’s Land & Environment court (LEC) case against Council over the West Byron development, representatives for wealthy Sydneybased developer, Terry Agnew, have told The Echo that his company, NSPT Pty Ltd, now owns all shares in Villa World Byron Pty Ltd. As such, NSPT Pty Ltd, ‘has full ownership rights and control in the application made in the name of Villa World Byron Pty Ltd’.

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All ownership sold AVID Property Group CEO Cameron Holt said, ‘Given Villa World sold all ownership rights to NSPT in October 2019, it is unable to request any changes made to the application, or to amend the parties listed in the LEC proceedings. ‘Villa World will have no involvement in the LEC proceedings, as it is no longer a shareholder of the company that is behind the application’.

Artist Solveig has teamed up with Mullumbimby Comprehensive Healthcare Centre to establish a fresh new art exhibition space. Dubbed H’Art (short for Healing Art), the gallery’s exhibitions will rotate artworks approximately every six months. Local artists can express their interest via art@mullumhealthcentre.com. Photo Jeff ‘Arts Misplaced Since 1986’ Dawson

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The recent case of COVID-19 detected at Ballina-Byron Airport appears to have involved a young woman wearing a face mask, raising hopes that the virus may not have spread into the community. Last week, a 20-year-old Northern Rivers resident tested positive to the virus, when she returned home on the last Melbourne to Ballina flight on July 12. The case was detected during a regulation

temperature check of all arriving passengers at Ballina-Byron Airport. The state’s chief medical officer, Kerry Chant, said the woman had been wearing a surgical mask when she exited the plane. ‘The person was wearing a surgical mask and was self-isolating,’ Dr Chant said. ‘We’re doing contact tracing in relation to that Jetstar flight, JQ466. ‘The individual was screened on arriving in Ballina airport and as I said, since arriving, they were in

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the 14-day self-isolation.’ It has also emerged that the flight in question was only about 20 per cent full. The case was the first on the North Coast in 79 days, and brings the total number of cases in the region since the start of the pandemic to 56. At the time of writing, no new cases had been recorded since July 12. While this provides hope that the case may have been successfully isolated, there remain concerns that the spread within

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Sydney could extend to the Northern Rivers. The number of cases there has increased significantly over the past week, including a number of cases involving community transmission. ‘It wouldn’t take much for us to be in Melbourne’s situation, and we need everyone’s assistance,’ NSW Health deputy chief health officer Jeremy McAnulty said. ‘Everyone has got a role to play. Don’t be complacent’. ▶ Continued on page 5

The sight of multiple police cars parked near the bushland beside Tallow Beach last Wednesday afternoon sent a ripple through the surrounding streets. When the news filtered out that the officers had found human skeletal remains. Many people’s minds immediately went to the possibility that the remains belonged to backpacker Theo Hayez – an understandable assumption given that much of the search for the missing Belgian focused on the same area. But this was soon effectively put to rest by police. By 6pm NSW Police Media had put out a statement saying that the search had been conducted in relation to Thea Liddle, a 42-year-old woman who was reported missing by her family in January. While it could take weeks to formally identify the remains, this is by far the most likely scenario. ‘I would believe that it’s highly unlikely to be Theo Hayez’, said Detective Chief Inspector Brendon Cullen, referring to evidence previously submitted to the coroner regarding the young man. ‘Tweed-Byron detectives have been investigating the disappearance of Thea Liddle for a number of months and those investigations have led us to completing a number of searches in the area. ‘Those continued in the Byron ▶ Continued on page 4

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Illegal campers have been allowed to remain opposite the Brunswick Heads Surf Club over recent months, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Tuesday morning (July 21), a co-ordinated action by Byron Shire Council (BSC), the police, National Parks (NP), and Crown Lands removed them from the area. There have been complaints of habitation damage, intimidation, property damage and anti-social behaviour over the months that people have been inhabiting the site. Yet this was disputed by members of the camp, who said that, ‘everyone is welcome’. One member of the group said, ‘We have music, we make sure everyone has food and a bed for the night, we look after everyone’.

Lack of options ‘Where are we supposed to go?’ asked another camper as they were being told to leave. ‘They said they would organise housing for us, but where is it?’

Homeless campers in Bruns being told to move by police and Council workers. Detective Chief Inspector of the Tweed Byron Police, Matt Kehoe, told The Echo that, ‘The operation ran in two phases over the last two weeks, with warnings and notices issued, along with ongoing attempts to house homeless persons with the assistance of the Byron Shire Council homelessness support officer.’ The support officer has been connecting residents of the camp with service providers and agencies. However, owing to lack of both temporary and long term accommodation in the region, there appears to be difficulty getting people

housed. Despite that, BSC said that three to four people had accepted offers of temporary accommodation. There is no temporary housing in Byron Shire and those in need have to relocate to Ballina, Lismore or Tweed Shires to access both temporary and long term housing. ‘With only two to three housing providers in the region, there are a number of challenges to getting people into temporary housing’, said Nick Carlile, who is the project officer for rough sleeping with BSC. ‘There are geographical challenges and some people don’t have a car or access to

other transport, and there are also limits on places where you can take dogs’, said Nick. ‘However, there is still a significant shortage of temporary and long term housing in the region, which also has the highest level of rough sleepers outside of Sydney.’ Local MP Tamara Smith has told The Echo that, ‘It’s quite depressing to keep saying the same thing. But we really need the government to start coughing up with real solutions to address the spectrum of housing needs for our community. These range from rough sleepers to insecure tenancies. ‘There has been some federal and state government monies announced for the social housing sector in the last few weeks, but the devil will be in the detail’. She said, ‘I will be watching carefully to see what is actually in it for our community. We need genuinely affordable housing options that are in place for the next 30 to 50 years, not just a developer getting out within five to six years of providing an affordable housing option as part of a broader development’.

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It’s back – Ewingsdale over 55s proposed around hospital Hans Lovejoy

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At the time, Council refused the proposed mixed commercial, medical and residential development. The proponents also appealed to the NSW planning department to take it out of the Council’s hands. At the time, Greens mayor Simon Richardson, Cr Duncan Dey, Labor’s Paul Spooner and independent Cr Basil Cameron had the numbers to defeat the proposal. Byron Residents’ Group representative Cate Coorey said at the time, ‘There are federal, state and local strategies for ageing; this proposal did not meet any of them’. Yet with the new plans, the company says it will work with Byron Council on its planning proposal. Project leader Paul Brumpton says, ‘Ingenia has also confirmed that several

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An over 55s estate behind the Byron hospital on Ewingsdale Road is again being proposed, this time by ASX-listed corporation Ingenia Communities. Community consultation for its ‘lifestyle community’ plans will be held at Ewingsdale Community Hall from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, July 25. Local residents are invited to attend. Back in 2016, the development proposed by the then-owners of the two parcels (15.8 ha in total), that surround the hospital, drew considerable opposition from residents.

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ASX-listed corporation Ingenia Communities plans to build an over 55s retirement village around the hospital, but is yet to finalise the size of its proposal. Image supplied elements that featured in a prior proposal for the site will be abandoned, including: any commercial, retail or medical uses – as they are inconsistent with the site and the surrounding community, and multi-storey development – as Ingenia believes it can achieve a better outcome with singlestorey built form commercial uses for Higgins House’. Mr Brumpton said, ‘We look forward to engaging with the local community and stakeholders in coming weeks and beyond as we shape our ideas.’

committing to ‘upfront funding for the construction of a roundabout upgrade at the intersection of Ewingsdale Rd and McGettigans Lane’. Mr Brumpton said they will retain ‘all environmentally significant trees on the site, including all fig trees, and a program of environmental repair and management’. Additionally, a ‘clear and measurable set of leadingedge sustainable design outcomes’ will be established, ‘informed by expert and local consultants’.

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There are plans to restore Higgins House, ‘in a way that is consistent with its heritage values – and co-designing future uses, in partnership with the community’. The company is also

Is this a joint venture (JV) proposal with the Belbecks? They did, or still own, land around the hospital. Was the land recently acquired by

Ingenia Communities? If so, from whom? ‘The proposal is not a joint venture with the Belbecks. Ingenia has an option over the site, [and] intends to acquire it and will proceed with its own proposal for a lifestyle community for over 55s’. Presumably this project will require a rezoning of the land from rural to residential? ‘There are currently a mix of different zonings across the site. We will be seeking to progress a rezoning to support the creation of an over 55s lifestyle community’. Will this be in any way affordable? Is there a price range proposed for the units, for example? ‘It is too early to be precise, because the price range may depend on the nature and extent of any development approval. However, we

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that respects the heritage and conservation values of the site and community. ‘We believe we can constrain development to about 45 percent of the site and keep the majority for open space for environmental management and rejuvenation, particularly on the eastern portion of the site. ‘All environmentally significant trees, including the landmark fig trees, will be preserved, and we will add further trees and landscaping across the site that enhances biodiversity outcomes. ‘Offset plantings will be utilised to replace formerly cleared riparian areas and re-establish an extensive area of riparian vegetation east of Simpsons Creek. ‘The orientation and design of the site has been deliberate in ensuring the sight lines to Higgins House are preserved from Ewingsdale Road, and the master plan will be designed to minimise the visual impact of the proposed community on surrounding residents’. Is there a parent company that owns Ingenia Communities? ‘No, Ingenia Communities is listed on the ASX (ASX: INA). ‘A broad concept plan on our initial thinking for the site can be seen on our website: www.ingenialifestyle. com.au/ewingsdale’.

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recognise the need for the price to reflect the ability of people in the region who might consider purchasing in any project to sell their home, buy in, and retain some equity’. Is there a proposal for the size of the development? Is it available to see? ie How many units, how big they would be, what open spaces there would be etc. ‘The precise number of residents will be subject to our community engagement process, and the final planning approval. ‘However, there will be significantly less density than the prior proposal, and all residences will be single storey detached dwellings. ‘It will be significantly different than the prior proposal. This includes excluding commercial, retail or medical uses, committing to a singlestorey built form, restoring Higgins House consistent with its heritage values, running a co-design process with the community to determine future uses of Higgins House, and preserving all trees of environmental significance. ‘We are currently undertaking community engagement on our initial thoughts for the site to develop a plan that balances the demand for over 55s to have the option to retire or age in place with a proposal

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Shopping for a new religion? Here’s one where Gaia is the supernatural Hans Lovejoy In the absence of a ‘religion devoted to a healthy environment and a sustainable human civilisation’, environmental scientist and author Guy Lane decided to start one. He says put simply, Vita is a new religion conceived to prevent the extinction of the human race. In March this year, the Australian Charity Commission (ACC) brought Lane’s idea into reality when it acknowledged ‘Vita’ as a registered religious institution. This made Lane a Minister of Religion. According to Minister Lane, to create a religion in Australia you need two things: ‘The first is a belief in a supernatural and the acceptance of canons of conduct that give effect to that belief. The ‘supernatural’ of the Vitan Religion is Vitaeplaneta; the Living Planet, or Gaia, by another name. ‘The second key ingredient is a wise wingman;

Guy Lane became a Minister after his religion, Vita, was accepted by the Australian Charity Commission in March. Photo supplied preferably a certified pilot, and one who has aspirations for the stars. Vita’s wingman is former navy aviator Bill Spee of Sydney’. The two Vitan Ministers put their heads together to resolve where the most fertile ground in Australia might be for Vita to take root and rapidly spread. Minister Spee says, ‘We conceived of a place where spirituality and environmental sustainability were high on the agenda, and there is a large transient population’. They concluded that Byron Bay was an ideal

launch pad for Vita. To test the idea, Minister Lane spent three weeks in the Byron region, meeting locals, sharing Vita, and gathering intelligence. ‘Vita is yet to be properly funded, so this is the lean phase’, he says. Minister Lane conducted his reconnaissance mission living out of his black Prius hatchback, camping overnight at the Broken Head Caravan Park. So what does make a Vitan? He replies, ‘According to Vita, there are already 53 million ‘latent’ Vitans: people who hold the core beliefs of Vitans, but have not yet come across the name. Vitans live with Earthity and pursue a Vitamission. This means that Vitans empathise with the wellbeing of the planet and human civilization, and act accordingly. ‘Environmental science is integral to Vita Religion. Besides the work of James Lovelock, the founder of the seminal Gaia Hypothesis, one science paper has become something of a holy book. In December

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2018, Australian researcher Professor Will Steffen and other scientists published Transitions of the Earth System in the Anthropocene in a prestigious journal. ‘The Transitions paper says that our planet’s climate exists in a cool phase that is conducive to an abundance of life, or a hot phase that snuffs out life with near totality. As there is no middle ground between these two states, when the planet gets too warm, it quickly flips to the ‘hothouse’.’

Climate emergency Minister Lane explains, ‘Somewhere between 1 and 2 degrees above cool temperatures, there is a “cascade of climate tipping points� that drives global temperatures way up, killing off most life on Earth. ‘As we are already at 1.3 degrees above the safe temperature, our planet is in a climate emergency. Vita’s mission is to help fix that problem’. For more information, visit www.thinkvita.org.

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▜ Continued from page 1 Bay area yesterday and the day before, and at about 1.20pm yesterday, police with the assistance of the public order riot squad, police rescue and operational support group identified skeletal remains in an area near Tallow Beach.’ Grave concerns have been held for Ms Liddle’s safety for some time. The 42-year-old had not used her phone nor accessed her bank accounts since November last year, and had gone months without contacting her family, something which was very uncommon. Ms Liddle’s last known address was a property on Tweed Valley Way in Mooball, where she was living with a 46-year-old man. After a

fruitless search of that property in May, police switched their focus to a number of different sites around the Byron Shire and Nimbin. ‘The investigation has been going for a number of months, we’ve been hunting for her associates,’ Inspector Cullen said. ‘That hasn’t been easy because Thea lived a transient lifestyle and her associates also lived a transient lifestyle. ‘They’ve provided information about where she previously camped and that’s assisted us to focus our inquiries. These investigations eventually led to dense bushland near Tallow Beach. ‘We would appeal to anyone who’s had anything to do with her to please come forward’.

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Local News inGrained Foundation recipients announced Six Northern Rivers not-forprofits will soon be sharing in $100,000 of funding from local independent brewery Stone & Wood’s not-for-profit arm, the inGrained Foundation. Now in its second year, the Northern Rivers Large Grants Program 2020 invited Northern Rivers social and environmental not-for-profits with DGR status to apply for a grant between $10,000 and $30,000 and to show how their projects contribute to ‘regeneration and social connection’ – this year’s theme. The winners are Rainforest 4 Foundation, Mullum District Neighbourhood Centre, Tweed Landcare, Support for New Mums, Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) and Autism Camp Australia.

Large scale regen Rainforest 4 Foundation say they will embark on a large scale regeneration project across fire-impacted Huonbrook, Wanganui and Upper Wilsons Creek with their $30,000 grant. With their $20,000, the Mullum District Neighbourhood Centre say they will launch a nutritional food relief and food sustainability

Vollies undertaking bush regeneration in Wanganui. Photo Lizzy Keen project for community members experiencing financial difficulty and/or social isolation, in which participants can connect and engage in food preparation together. Tweed Landcare say they will put their grant toward wildlife regeneration in the fire-affected area of Terragon in the Tweed Valley, ‘which engages local residents and landowners in improving safety for local wildlife and installing waterers, nest

boxes, hollows and sensor cameras for animal tracking’. Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) say they will use their grant to part-fund their RePlant Byron Community Connection Project, which aims to draw down carbon and reinvigorate local biodiversity by, with help from local Aboriginal firestick burning practitioners, preparing degraded pastureland for the planting of 3,500 locally grown native

rainforest trees, which will be planted across two community planting days. InGrained Foundation director James Perrin said, ‘We couldn’t be happier with this year’s grants program. ‘We received applications from 55 awesome not-forprofits in our region, which certainly made selecting the recipients more challenging, but also affirmed the amazing work they’re doing for our community and environment’.

Ʒſşŕ Ɛş Ɩǔ şōŊ ĈƷĈōĕƱëƷ żſşīſĕƆƆĕƆ The next two stages of the Byron to Suffolk Cycleway project are now well underway, say Council, with work on the central and northern sections the focus in recent weeks. As a result, traffic flows has been affected. Works to widen the existing shared path between Old Bangalow Road and Arakwal Court started in June 2020 and asphalting is now complete. Asphalt resurfacing between the Browning Street roundabout and Old Bangalow Road was completed in May, in preparation for the construction of the on-road cycleway. Director of Infrastructure Services, Phil Holloway said,

‘We know from the Byron Town Centre Masterplan process that one of the strongest held desires of the Byron community is to create a more cycle and pedestrianfriendly environment. This project goes a long way towards achieving that goal’.

ëſŊĶŕī ōşƆƆĕƆ ‘It must be acknowledged, as a result of the project, there will be some permanent parking losses on sections of Bangalow Road’. More information will be provided when the design is completed, towards the end of July, he said. The project is expected to be completed in October 2020.

Avoid non-essential travel, social gatherings: NSW Health ▶ Continued from page 1 NSW Health said transmission in hotels and restaurants, gyms and social gatherings was of ‘particular concern’, and urged people to avoid nonessential travel and social gatherings. Meanwhile, as of midnight on Tuesday, NSW had introduced a strict border

zone with Victoria. This involves tighter restrictions on border permits for residents of NSW border towns. ‘Essentially, unless you’re travelling across the border in the border zone for education, health or employment, you shouldn’t be going’, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said.

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Australians want drug reform, not ‘war on drugs’ Aslan Shand Australians no longer support a ‘war on drugs’, according to the latest national study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Their report, The National

Drug Strategy Household Survey, has revealed that Australians want to see a health and safety approach to tackling drug problems, instead of locking people up. This approach is in line with the recommendations from the NSW special

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commission of inquiry into crystal methamphetamine and other amphetamine-type stimulants, or ice, which was released in February this year. Following a 14-month ‘inquiry chaired by Special Commissioner Dan Howard, SC, they recommended, ‘that the government needs to introduce a system of decriminalisation if it is going to stop drug deaths in NSW’. The AIHW’s survey found that ‘Referral to specialist programs for people found in possession of a range of illicit drugs, including methamphetamine (49 per cent), ecstasy (40 per cent) and heroin (51 per cent), had the highest support among Australians, while the number of advocates for imprisonment had fallen’.

Stupid, dangerous drug laws: MP NSW Greens MP and Drug Law Reform spokesperson, Cate Faehrmann, told The Echo, ‘No one should end up with a criminal record just for smoking a joint or taking a pill at a music festival, and this survey shows that most

The NSW Greens want the Liberal-National government to rethink its hard-line drug laws. Photo supplied people agree. Too many lives are being seriously impacted by our stupid and, frankly, dangerous drug laws’. Matt Noffs, CEO of the Ted Noffs Foundation, the largest provider of drug treatment services for young people said, ‘Health and safety reform is now inevitable. Australians increasingly want governments to take control of the drug problem through such measures. While our laws and government policies prioritise a criminal response, most Australians don’t’. He said, ‘But I want to be clear: this is not Australians saying “I don’t want law

enforcement.” Instead, Australians want police to deal with those who commit assault and robbery, not as an overbearing and risky response to youthful experimentation at music festivals. ‘Law enforcement and health worked together in the ’90s to combat the heroin crisis, and they did so effectively. That’s the balance we need, and the desire for this is reflected in the national survey results.’ The survey also found that popular support for harm-minimisation through pill testing was at 57 per cent, while more Australians prioritised funding for

education over law enforcement for the first time. Ms Faehrmann said, ‘Governments have no excuse anymore. You’d have to be living under a rock to not see that prohibition is a complete failure. All the war on drugs has given us is rich criminals profiting off lost lives. ‘It’s time our drug laws reflected the evidence and prioritised reducing harm over last century’s failed ideology. That’s why I have two bills before the NSW Parliament to legalise cannabis and allow pill testing. And another one in development to decriminalise all drugs. Imagine the money we could raise for health services if we taxed and regulated cannabis’. While the NSW Coalition is yet to be supportive of such measures, NSW Labor has shifted in recent years to be more amenable to pill testing at festivals. SMH reported in October 2019 that NSW Labor leader, Jodi McKay, ‘has backed a medically supervised pill testing trial at music festivals, but ruled out any support for a “watering down” of the “law and order approach” to illicit drugs’.

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ĕƆżşŊĕ ōĶīIJƐĶŕī Īşſ ëŕīëōşƱȃ Paul Bibby Bespoke lighting would adorn Bangalow’s main street as part of a plan to assist the town’s recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. The strategy, the brainchild of the Bangalow Chamber of Commerce, also includes breathing life into the idea of a rail trail running through the Shire.

In a somewhat optimistic email to its members last week, the Chamber declared ‘our era’s great pause is over’. ‘So it is, with such opportune timing that Bangalow Chamber of Commerce turns its attention toward this new financial year. ‘The Chamber is investigating the notion of adorning our streets with bespoke lighting. ‘By highlighting

Bangalow’s greatest assets on main street we believe we will underscore our reputation as a beautiful destination, as well as attract more in the way of nightlife.’ The Chamber said the plan could also encompass Christmas lighting. This might include purchasing the lighting rather than hiring it, as they have done in previous years.

The next meeting, to be held on July 30 at the Bangalow Bowlo, will also feature a short presentation from the president of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail association, Pat Grier. The meeting will open at 5.15 for a 5.30 start. Membership dues have been reduced by half to help businesses affected by COVID-19.

LĕëōƐIJ şǔ ĶĈĕſƆ Ɛş IJĕōż ƱĶƐIJ !wÈP'ȒǞǦ Council staff say their health officers will be helping local businesses with their COVID19 safety measures in coming weeks. The NSW government has directed certain businesses to have a COVID-19 safety plan with the aim of reducing the spread of the virus in the community. There are safety plans for

different sectors available at www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/ covid-safe-businesses. The government is encouraging businesses to register as a COVID Safe Business. Upon registration, businesses will receive a digital COVID Safe badge, posters on safety and reports on how your customers rate your business safety.

JobKeeper, JobSeeker extended to March 2021 With COVID-19 cases on the rise in NSW and Victoria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Liberal) has announced the extension of JobKeeper and JobSeeker past its September 28 cut-off, to March 28, 2021. Yet both programs will see reductions – after September 28, the JobKeeper flat rate payment will be reduced from $1,500 per fortnight to $1,200. There will also be a lower payment of $750 a fortnight for those working less than 20 hours a week. From September 28, the

JobSeeker coronavirus supplement will be reduced from $550 per fortnight to $250 per fortnight, with an income threshold of $300 per week. The government says it’s closing what it called a ‘loophole’ under which the wages of some casual and part-time staff actually rose under JobKeeper.

ACOSS replies The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) responded by saying the ‘decision to reduce the JobSeeker supplement will have

a severe impact on millions of people, whose lives have been turned upside down by this pandemic, without providing any certainty about the future payment rate’. ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie said, ‘The decision to reduce the JobSeeker Payment in September will hurt millions of people just keeping their heads above water. It means from September 25, a person on JobSeeker will lose $300 per fortnight, or $150 per week, and face the prospect of a further cut just after Christmas.

‘This decision will also have flow-on effects across the entire economy. Millions of people will have less to spend on the essentials in local businesses, which in turn could lead to further economic pain and unemployment’. She said, ‘The government’s decision is out of touch with the broad support across business, unions and the community for an adequate level of income support, set permanently – we need a guarantee we will never go back to $40 a day’.

Security deposits underpin mining company bankruptcies With many US gas companies facing bankruptcy owing to COVID-19 and other factors, what government safeguards are in place to ensure taxpayers are not left with the clean up costs should mining companies go insolvent in NSW? The NSW Planning Department responded to that question and told The Echo, ‘Under the NSW Petroleum Onshore Act 1991, companies that extract gas are required to provide a security deposit to the Department of Regional NSW.

‘The security deposit covers all activities that are set out in a Rehabilitation Plan, and must cover the government’s full costs in undertaking rehabilitation in the event of default by the titleholder. ‘Should a titleholder default on their responsibilities, the government can use the security deposit provided to undertake all necessary rehabilitation. ‘Should there be any identified environmental liabilities which are not covered by the security deposit, the EPA can require the titleholder to

provide a financial assurance to cover the costs of any clean up or remediation’. According to the department’s Rehabilitation Cost Estimate Guidelines June 2017, available at www.resourcesandgeoscience.nsw.gov.au, ‘The minimum deposit for a [mining] title is set pursuant to clause 93 of Mining Regulation 2016 and clause 49 of Petroleum (Onshore) Regulation 2016 as follows: $200 for a small-scale minerals title, $1,000 for an environmental assessment permit (under the Mining Act 1992 only), and

$10,000 for any other title’. Yet estimates presented in the department’s Rehabilitation Cost Estimation Tool Handbook June 2017, suggest cleaning up mining operations can cost millions. Infrastructure, tailings and rejects, overburden and waste, and subsidence and management are all taken into account. Security deposits are applicable to both exploration and mining, which includes open cut, underground, and both open cut and underground.

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strangled by a seat belt. Police said, ‘The actions of the accused drew the attention of members of the public who were nearby’, after the accused used a knife and cut the victim’s shirt, resulting in the victim’s left breast and bra being completely exposed. ‘The victim was screaming for the accused to stop. ‘The victim drove to the Main Beach car park and stopped. ‘A male bystander approached the victim in the vehicle and asked her if she

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was okay owing to the state she was in’. The police statement continued, ‘The victim told the male what happened. ‘The accused then got out of the vehicle and ran onto the beach. ‘The matter was reported to police, and an investigation began. The accused was arrested by police on July 17 and had an extendable knife in his possession at the time. ‘The accused was arrested, and bail refused by police. He was charged with; resist police, assault occasioning

actual bodily harm, intentionally choking, malicious damage, using an offensive weapon to commit indictable offence, intimidation, and custody of a knife. ‘The accused was granted conditional bail by the Court, and will next appear at Byron Bay Court on July 27. ‘As a result of the incident, the victim received numerous injuries that include a cut on the top of her head, a large bruise on her right arm the size of her entire bicep area, and a bruise on the left-hand side of her upper hip’.

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Writing program launched for primary and secondary schools Byron Writers Festival organisers say they are thrilled to announce their annual Schools Programs are going online this year, and are free to Primary and Secondary schools across the Northern Rivers. Running from August 3 – 7, the programs feature some of Australia’s most entertaining writers and thinkers streamed on-demand into classrooms.

Teachers need to register at byronwritersfestival.com/ primary-schools or byronwritersfestival.com/ secondary-schools to access the free programs. The 2020 Schools Programs are part of a series of online offerings from Byron Writers Festival that will be available in early August, marking what would have been the Festival’s 24th annual gathering that was

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JULY COUNCIL MEETINGS The following Council meetings are scheduled for July 2020:

30 July 2020 – 4.00pm – Extraordinary Meeting An Extraordinary Meeting has been called to deal with the following business: • Adoption of the 2020/21 Operational Plan, including Budget, Statement of Revenue Policy, and Fees and Charges • Mayor and Councillor Fees 2020/21 • Making of the 2020/21 Ordinary Rates, Charges, Fees and Interest Rate Agendas are available one week prior to the meeting on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Agendas-Minutes. In response to COVID-19 several protocols will be in place for the July meeting. Council meetings are live streamed via www.byron.nsw.gov.au/livestream. In order to meet current public health orders, members of the public will not be permitted to attend unless speaking on a matter listed on the agenda. Council encourages public access participation via Council’s online webinar platform, submission of a pre-recorded video or audio recording, or in writing to be read out on your behalf. To register for public access please visit our website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-access. Registration closes noon Wednesday prior to the meeting. Enquiries: Jazz Hardy 02 6626 7051

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cancelled owing to COVID-19 restrictions. The secondary schools program invites students to explore their writing style with Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap, Damascus), musician and writer Clare Bowditch (Your Own Kind of Girl) and former Socceroos captain Craig Foster (Fighting for Hakeem). Other writers include former Triple J presenter, comedian and writer

Matt Okine (Being Black ‘N Chicken) and LGBTIQ rights activist, writer and executive director at change.org, Sally Rugg (How Powerful We Are). These conversations are exclusive to Byron Writers Festival and wll be facilitated by authors Sunil Badami, Zacharey Jane, Benjamin Law, Maeve Marsden and Story Factory executive director Cath Keenan. Authors set to inspire

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 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. 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 29 JULY 2020 10.2020.292.1 – Ocean Shores, 80 Rajah Road (Lot 4 DP 828623) Newton Denny Chapelle, Alterations and Additions to Existing Ocean Shores Tavern

EXHIBITION CLOSES 5 AUGUST 2020 10.2020.277.1 – Suffolk Park, Alcorn Street (Lot 6 SEC 7 DP 11632) Geolink Consulting Engineers, Demolition of Existing Toilet Block and Construction of New Toilet Block 10.2020.311.1 – Byron Bay, 17 Marvell Street (Lot 14 SEC 27 DP 758207) Planners North, Use of Dwelling as Tourist and Visitor Accommodation – Three (3) Guest Accommodation Rooms, a Manager’s Room and New Swimming Pool 10.2020.316.1 – Coopers Shoot, 141 Picadilly Hill Road (Lot 1 DP 900625) Mrs N Martyr, Change of Use of Approved Studio to Rural Tourist Accommodation and Addition of Deck and Plunge Pool 10.2020.312.1 – Byron Bay, 40 Brownell Drive (Lot 5 DP 244648) Town Planning Studio Pty Ltd, New dwelling to create Dual Occupancy (detached), retaining walls and Strata Subdivision 10.2020.323.1 – Possum Creek, 541 Friday Hut Road (Lot 3 DP 252483) Ms V Polasek, Change of Use of a Dwelling House for Purposes of an Education and Information Facility (Art Gallery) and Use of Two (2) Existing Unauthorised Buildings, for a ‘Farm’ Shed and other Outbuilding 10.2020.313.1 – Coorabell, 9/213 Coorabell Road (Lot 9 DP 286140) Mr B Cooney, Use of Conversion of Double Garage with Storage and WC to a Single Bay Garage and Expanded Dwelling Module 10.2020.296.1 – Coopers Shoot, 665 Coopers Shoot Road (Lot 5 DP 747075) Mr B Walker, Dual Occupancy (Detached)

2020/21 OPERATIONAL PLAN (INCLUDING BUDGET, RATES, AND FEES AND CHARGES) The Draft 2020/21 Operational Plan and associated Budget, Statement of Revenue Policy, and Fees and Charges, is on exhibition for public comment until 23 July 2020. The documents on exhibition outline the 2020/21: • Operational Plan – details of the activities and programs to be provided by Council • Budget estimates and overview of the capital works programs • Proposed rates and charges, borrowings, and fees and charges Our Plan is available for inspection and members of the public are encouraged to make a submission and can do so online at www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/our-plan-20-21 Submissions Close: 4.00pm on Thursday, 23 July 2020 Enquiries: Heather Sills 02 6626 7171

primary school students include Tristan Bancks (Nit Boy), Felice Arena (The Boy and the Spy), celebrated climate-change trilogy author Deborah Abela (Grimsdon) and award-winning children’s author, poet and NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year, Kirli Saunders (The Incredible Freedom Machines). Interested teachers can register via www.byronwritersfestival.com.

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Resilient Byron is seeking volunteer team leaders A not for profit organisation which aims to create local resilience to the diverse impacts of the climate emergency are seeking volunteer team leaders. According to Resilient Byron co-organiser Jean S Renouf, their primary aims are to ‘ensure Byron Shire becomes resilient in times of disaster and regenerative in the face of the climate emergency; help communities and neighbourhoods develop their capacity to prepare for, respond and recover from disasters and deepen local community connections and the local financial ecosystem’. Renouf said, ‘We have made substantial progress in establishing community and neighbourhood resilience groups with team leaders in place’. ‘We are now seeking

team leaders who can help to develop resilience in the key thematic areas of risk associated with the climate emergency including food security, water security, energy security, housing security, health and wellbeing, and safety. ‘Initially this role will focus on building knowledge of existing resources across Byron Shire, and will then expand to include attracting additional volunteers and leading initiatives to improve resilience in the specific area of risk’.

Database Part of the key responsibilities include researching and building a database of existing organisations and initiatives across the Shire. Expression of Interest can be sent to info@resilientbyron.org before August 5.

Machinery at Scarrabelotti’s Lookout for roadwork The recent approval of a cafe next to Scarrabelotti’s Lookout on Coolamaon Scenic Drive has left locals keeping a close eye out for activity at the site. The recent arrival of earth moving equipment at the lookout concerned some locals, however, Byron Shire Council has confirmed it they are not for site work at the at the recently approved site for the cafe. They are for road works and safety improvements that have been long fought for by locals. A $2.4 million grant from the NSW government’s Safer Roads program will see improvements on the 16.5 kilometre road from Azalea Street at Mullumbimby to the Hinterland Way. Phil Holloway, Byron Shire Council’s Director Infrastructure Services, said the road

has a history of crashes, is narrow and windy in some areas, has limited signage and steep drop-offs. ‘The funding from the Safer Roads Program is very welcome as this road is not only used by many locals, but is getting increasingly busier with tourists using it as they explore the region,’ Mr Holloway said.

Road widened The improvements include the widening of the road and an anti-skid surface in some sections as well as the installation of safety barriers, signage and guideposts. The developers who gained approval for the 40 seat cafe/restaurant next to Scarrabelotti’s Lookout recently has put the property up for sale, as reported last week.

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of the NSW government, and revealed in media reports [last week], showed that 60,800 hectares of woody vegetation was cleared in 2018. This was a jump of 48 per cent since 2017 when 58,000 hectares were cleared’. Such areas encompass ‘a lot of koala habitat,’ Mr Morrison said. ‘We cannot afford to wait another five years to slow the destruction allowed under the present PNF codes.’ The Koala Inquiry found that the regulatory framework for private native forestry did not protect koala habitat on private land. Rather, the number of quite stringent protections for koalas, that government witnesses asserted the PNF Code contains, were ‘weakened substantially, or indeed non-existent, when practically applied. ‘The NCEC urges the Minister for Environment, Matt Kean, to not approve the new logging codes for PNF until core koala habitat on private lands is identified and protected in Council Koala Plans of Management, as required since 1995,’ Mr Morrison said. ‘An immediate moratorium must apply on the logging of identified koala habitat until councils have prepared Koala Plans of Management, or until comprehensive surveys of logging areas have been undertaken to identify core koala habitat for protection.’ The office of NSW Minister for Environment, Matt Kean, was contacted, but no reply was recieved by deadline.

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assessment of the Santos Narrabri gas field remain unanswered by the NSW Planning Department. Lock the Gate NSW claim that farmers east of the Pilliga, in the New England region, fear they have been ‘erased’ from the NSW Planning Department’s assessment of the Santos Narrabri gas field. Lock the Gate’s Georgina Woods said, ‘The 15 bores,

Basin, were referenced in Santos’ original Groundwater Impact Assessment (on pages 4–39 and 4–40). ‘But there is no mention of them in the Planning Department’s assessment of the project. ‘What’s more, warnings (page 315) from the Water Expert Panel convened to advise on the project, say the crude model used by Santos

production of the surrounding impacted water sources,” meaning these water users may be left high and dry’. When asked to confirm the statements, the department did not address the accusations and instead said (in part), ‘The Water Expert Panel and the NSW government found that the risks of the project on water resources are able to be

nificant impacts to regional land and water resources. ‘The recommended conditions for the project include water performance measures, a groundwater monitoring program, a detailed Water Management Plan, and a requirement to establish an independent Water Technical Advisory Group to inform the regulation of the project, should it be approved’.

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Future food that doesn’t cost the Earth ‘Civilisation is in a race between education and catastrophe’, H. G. Wells once said. One ongoing catastrophe – and there are many – is the uncertainty of food supply for the planet’s seven billion odd humans. It might not be as important to a nation such as Australia, which produces more food than it consumes, yet it’s worth keeping an eye on technological advances in food production. Journalist and author George Monbiot normally writes about gloomy matters, such as climate change, for the Guardian, but in January this year, he was full of praise for the potential to replace crops and livestock with food made from microbes and water. He ate a pancake that was made from flour produced from a ‘primordial soup of bacteria, taken from the soil and multiplied in the laboratory, using hydrogen extracted from water as its energy source. ‘When the froth was siphoned through a tangle of pipes and squirted onto heated rollers, it turned into a rich yellow flour’. ‘It tasted… just like a pancake’, he said. Monbiot enthused that lab-grown food by Solar Foods can be used for feedstock ‘for almost everything’. ‘In their raw state, they can replace the fillers now used in thousands of food products. When the bacteria are modified they will create the specific proteins needed for lab-grown meat, milk and eggs. ‘Other tweaks will produce lauric acid – goodbye palm oil – and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids – hello lab-grown fish. The carbohydrates that remain when proteins and fats have been extracted could replace everything from pasta flour to potato crisps. The first commercial factory built by Solar Foods should be running next year’. He said, ‘The hydrogen pathway used by Solar Foods is about 10 times as efficient as photosynthesis. But because only part of a plant can be eaten, while the bacterial flour is mangetout, you can multiply that efficiency several times. And because it will be brewed in giant vats, the land efficiency, the company estimates, is roughly 20,000 times greater’. While lab-grown food could provide a huge economic transformation, the obstacles will always be corporate concentration of the food market. In the financial and energy markets, for example, those big players undermine democracies with large political donations, employing former politicians and also employing political staffers. Surely Monbiot knows that, but why get in the way of a great pancake where a cow wasn’t involved? Hans Lovejoy, editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au

he consensus is in: the economy rules, okay? Finally, what remains of the national cabinet is essentially united. Restrictions are not to be reimposed any further, and those still in place will be removed as quickly as possible. The latest slogan is that we cannot turn the economy on and off like a tap. Well, we can of course, but we won’t. The price would be too high. There may be some tweaking, but it will be with the primary aim of enhancing commerce, not public health. Although, fortunately, many enterprises have recognised that keeping people alive and out of hospital makes pretty good business sense. And the situation is indeed dire. According to the latest estimates, by the middle of next year the deficit will have hit $230 billion, with net debt climbing to $610 billion – 31 per cent of GDP, both easily unenviable post-war records. Those figures are horrendous. But perhaps the most worrying factor is the collapse of confidence. The Westpac survey revealed a drop of six per cent in June alone, with worse to come. If hope is being abandoned, we are in for a long and painful road before recovery is even on the horizon. And for this reason alone, it is perplexing, to say the least, that many of the commentariat urging the need to break the shackles and get back to the new normal, are undermining the very foundations required to give it a fighting chance. The relentless slagging of Victoria’s Premier, Daniel Andrews, and his handling of the crisis is ensuring that confidence will only be further eroded. It looks almost like conscious sabotage – not just to the economy, but to the government that the mainstream media generally supports. And the marketer in Scott Morrison realises this, which is why he has not joined in the chorus of denigration. He knows that even if he can live without Andrews, he cannot live without Victoria, given that the garden state contains almost a quarter of the national economy. However, he either cannot or will not restrain his media cheer squad, particularly the zealots of the Murdoch press. For The Australian, the crusade against Andrews has become yet another of its holy wars – the man must be exterminated, and only when he is dead and

buried can normal politics be resumed. So in another effort to give respectability to naked self-interest, our national daily proffered a shill from the Liberal Party’s PR firm, Barton Deakin, to spruik a fringe economic theory he calls ‘the sunk-cost fallacy.’ Like much of the language of economics, it is no more than jargon for the bleeding obvious: don’t throw good money after bad.

Now the second wave is upon us and the clusters are emerging. But there is every reason to suppose that repeating the same harsh dose would be equally successful Mungo MacCallum The author of this weighty thesis, one David Alexander, relates the cliché to COVID-19 by suggesting that the strategy of suppression has failed and therefore a different tactic is needed – presumably the ‘let it rip’ approach, favoured by countries like Sweden with its huge infection and death count. So why spend any more hard-earned revenue? And there would be a bonus: most of the deaths would be the old and frail, unproductive recipients of welfare. Think of the extra dosh we could save. A bit tough on the victims and their nearest and dearest, perhaps, but toughen up, cupcakes. Think of the profits. However Alexander is himself embracing a fallacy, because the suppression strategy of the past did not fail. Mass testing, quarantine, lockdown, hygiene, social distancing and border closures succeeded in shutting down the first wave of the virus: the curve was well and truly flattened, to the point where most restrictions were lifted. Now the second wave is upon us and the clusters are emerging. But there is every reason to suppose that repeating the same harsh dose would be equally successful. And yes, there would be – will be – a price; no such thing as a free lunch. But on any rational cost-benefit analysis, it would be a price worth paying if it would take us back to where we were a few short weeks ago, when salvation

beckoned. Which brings us back to the vital need for confidence – for reassurance – that all the governments involved know what they are doing. And once again, last week provided a useful example. The COVIDSafe app, the telephone device sold to the public as a necessary tool to combat the virus, has widely been derided as a dud. As many of us suspected at the time, it has failed to trace any of those actually infected with the virus. At the time, Morrison declared it absolutely vital – 10 million Australians, 40 per cent of the population needed to download it before restrictions could be lifted. In fact he had to walk away from that ultimatum before reaching the goal. But the figure did reach 6.65 million (one in four of those owning mobile telephones), not a bad result, and one that proved that if the authorities acted swiftly and decisively the public would respond. And from that point of view it was a success – confidence was boosted, the essential ingredient in working our way out of the panic in the pandemic. This is the model Morrison and the premiers must follow – do not be distracted by voodoo magic solutions and the obsessions of media mercenaries, keep focused on what the public will believe and accept. Announcing JobTrainer is a useful start, and this week our Panglossian treasurer Josh Frydenberg will tell us how we are to get through the fraught days until the October budget. And you can bet he will put the best possible spin on it – no gloom and doom, just silver linings, rose-coloured glasses and rainbows all the way. Our leaders have obviously concluded that the punters will not wear another prolonged and arduous lockdown, which fits with their own desire to make economic recovery their main target. Now they must concentrate on explaining it, cajoling, and reassuring the masses that they have a plan, they know what they are doing, and that it will work. Of course, it may not; as someone has mentioned, these are unprecedented times. But at least we will not die wondering. Coronavirus remains the biggest danger, but uncertainty comes up a good second.

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Illegal dwellings In response to lifting the lid on Byron Shire Council’s unauthorised dwelling amnesty, I write to support the comment that ‘if you come forward, you enter a potential bureaucratic nightmare. It is so convoluted and expensive and can give people nervous breakdowns.’ As a landowner currently trying to get a permit for an unauthorised dwelling (which I had been told would tick all the boxes for Council certification), I can confirm the nightmare and expense. I am a DIY person, but the Council requirements force you to hire a long line of very expensive experts for every aspect of approval. Not only that, but I am forced to upgrade from an inexpensive, low-resource, waste management system, which my research shows is environmentally safe and friendly, to an expensive system that is much more resource-intensive. The stress in trying to find DIY low-resource and low-cost solutions while navigating confusing requirements has indeed driven me close to a nervous breakdown. The total bill looks set to be $35,000 (not a cent of which will improve my life in any way) and I have given up trying to adhere to

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Paid parking Recent comments in The Echo indicate a divide between Council and Brunswick Heads business owners/residents regarding parking meters. Opposition is understandably passionate. Council needs revenue, businesses fear losing trade, and residents face a fee for ‘exempt’ parking. What is more worrying is the approval of dwellings that will permanently alter the community in more ways than parking meters. Both are of concern for different reasons. Variables such as meter location, charges and operating times can be easily altered. Not so with inappropriate development in sensitive streetscapes and river frontage areas. Once constructed, they then become justification for more of the same. Economic arguments, community feedback and survey results regarding

meters are relatively transparent – unlike processes fuelled by the big dollars pushing for indiscriminate development. Council has done little to identify and protect key ‘heritage type’ areas of BH. In the Memorial Park area there are concrete, steel and glass monoliths that clearly don’t ‘fit in’ to the surrounding area. Yet, the designs are compliant. Guidelines are not enforceable. It’s not about being anti-development. In the same area, relatively new and renovated dwellings arguably ‘fit in’ beautifully. Council consulted the community in 2019 (DCP Character Narratives, Brunswick Heads). Further comments are possible until 24 July. I intend to request that Council review its definitions of key sensitive streetscapes and river frontage areas and adopt enforceable criteria to ensure the preservation of the unique ‘coastal village’ feel of BH. I urge all locals to do likewise. John Circosta Brunswick Heads

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For Jim Rose. Our taxes pay for public emergency, health and education services. The people involved in these professions ‘earn’ their salaries because they provide an essential service. ABC employees also ‘earn’ their funding by providing many essential services. To name a few: news/ weather forecasts, as well as emergency information for regional and remote communities. Education programs, which are used in schools across the country. Home grown Australian comedy and drama. Programs exposing injustice and corruption, as well as stories about various Australian and overseas cultures and communities. The ABC provides watchers and listeners with access to a wide variety of genres of music and has always been a strong supporter of Australian performance and visual arts projects. The ABC is allotted funding for three years, and this amount is fixed. Come the last budget the last amount was reduced. That sounds like a cut to me. The present funding nowhere near replaces these agreed amounts. One of the ‘confoundly’ stupid. Lyle Clarke East Ballina

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CHESS by Ian Rogers Australian chess books are few and far between but a new and extraordinary volume has recently been published: Robert Johnson’s biography of Adolf Anderssen. The book itself is a lavish production; the heaviest book in my library. Johnson explains that he had been working on the project since 1993, the year when he discovered that there was no biography of Anderssen in English, and he has published a tome worthy of a quarter of a century’s research. The Prussian star is best known for winning the first major international tournament, in London in 1851, and also for playing two of the most spectacular attacks in history, now named the Immortal and the Evergreen games. The annotations to the games are inconsistent, in part because Johnson has where possible used commentary from contemporary sources. Yet by eschewing forensic computer-checking, Johnson is able to let Anderssen’s ideas – sound from 21st century eyes or not – speak for themselves. Many

a move elicits a simple ‘Wow!’ As he grew older Anderssen’s games become noticeably more modern, with king safety prioritised. This turns down the fireworks somewhat, though Anderssen maintained his sharp tactical eye into his 50s, as the following fine finish shows. Barmen 1869 White: A Anderssen Black: H Zukertort Opening: Evans Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 7...Nge7 is the 21st century choice in this 19th century gambit. 8.cxd4 d6 9.d5 Na5 10.Bb2 Ne7 11.Bd3 0-0 12.Nc3 Ng6 13.Ne2 c5 14.Qd2 f6 15.Kh1A poor plan, gambling everything on pushing the g pawn. Such an attack would be much stronger if prefaced by Bc3, Rab1, and a4, restraining Black’s queenside expansion. 15...Bc7 16.Rac1 Rb8 17.Ng3 b5 18.Nf5 b4 19.Rg1 Bb6 20.g4 Ne5 21.Bxe5 dxe5? After 21... fxe5! Black offers no targets and is simply a pawn up. 22.Rg3 Rf7 23.g5! Bxf5? 23... c4 was the best practical chance. 24.exf5 Qxd5 25.gxf6 Rd8 Desperation, but 25... Rxf6 26.Bc4! is game over. 26.Rcg1 Kh8 27.fxg7+ Kg8 28.Qh6! Qd6 29.Qxh7+!! 1-0 As was the fashion of the day, Anderssen announced mate in five moves: 29.Qxh7+ Kxh7 30.f6+ Kg8 31.Bh7+! Kxh7 32.Rh3+ Kg8 33.Rh8 checkmate!

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Dangerous territory Your editorial on the novel coronavirus last week; No easy path with this virulent pathogen, waded into dangerous territory. While you did well to identify certain hurdles, and pointed to some fun facts, you faltered towards the end while taking a swipe at the Murdoch media empire. Alluding to our relative success in containing the pandemic thus far, you ask, rhetorically, ‘whether Australia wants to be like America at this time?’ before telling us that Murdoch has ‘much more influence’ in America than here. This is a curious claim that few media scholars would back. Murdoch is a huge fish in the little pond of Australian media; in America he operates in an ocean. In short, I’d be wary of trying to explain the differing corona-outcomes here and in the States with reference to Murdoch influence. However, when you talk about preferring ‘science over punditry’ and how ‘every bit of misinformation’ seeds doubt and hinders our COVID-19 response, you really stumble. I’d suggest a look at your own advertising policies if you want the high moral ground. On 17 June this year, a quarter of your editorial page was devoted to an ad for Vaxxed, the anti-vaccination pseudoscience documentary directed by disgraced former physician Andrew Wakefield. Ads for the film have been commonplace in the paper for some time now. As

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Misinformation being supplied by Byron Shire Council’s (BSC) Water and Recycling (W&R) is becoming commonplace. The policy adopted in the 1990s was to remove the effluent leaving the Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) so it didn’t enter the waterways and ocean. The strategy mainly involved reuse of treated effluent. The Information on the Council’s W&R website is misleading. The breakdown of reuse from the West Byron plant states that 80 per cent goes to the Byron Golf Club, nine per cent to standpipes for use in roadworks, six per cent parks and gardens, three per cent nurseries, and two per cent to public toilets. This adds up to 100 per cent reuse – which complies with what the Environmental Protection Authority asked for, as a condition for allowing South Byron STP to be taken offline. West Byron STP inflow is approximately 2,000 KLS per day, but can increases to over 7,000 KLS/ day. To accept that 80 per cent of the annual total treated effluent leaving West Byron STP is going to end up being used on the Byron Golf Club is totally unrealistic. Alternatively, Council could be perceived as dumping this effluent into the pond at the golf course? Bangalow and Ocean Shores still discharge into the Brunswick River. At the first Water Waste & Sewer Committee meeting I attended in 2018 I asked a question; ‘Does BSC still have a reuse policy, and is W&R actively pursuing new sites to take reuse?’. The answer

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merica’s presidential election is just 15 weeks away‌ Today, the Dis-united States of America – aka world’s ‘richest’ country – has nearly four million cases of COVID-19, and over 150,000 deaths attributed to the virus. More than 40 million Americans are out of work and four out of 10 Americans would be unable to pay an unexpected $1,000 expense, such as an emergency room visit or car repair, with their savings – and that shocking statistic predates the pandemic. So, the president and a big bunch of Republicans will be voted out of office on November third right? Maybe, maybe not.

Consider a few scenarios: WAR: Trump could declare war, which always boosts a president’s ratings, such as Reagan’s Grenada attack, or the Bush-Cheney’s WMD (weapons of mass destruction) hit on Iraq. Trump’s target of choice would be China, but they have 2.2 million in uniform versus America’s 1.4 million, and they have nuclear, cyber and bio weapons, so if Trump went after China he’d only have a handful of backups; Morrison being its little finger. BeamMeUpScotty just decided to spend $270b on our military to prepare for our ‘more dangerous’ world, led by ‘malicious’ China. China called this ‘stupid’. James Murdoch quipped in a 2009 lecture about the media: ‘The only reliable, durable and perpetual guarantor of independence is profit.’ Dave Lisle Goonengerry Q I was thoroughly disap-

pointed to see The Echo promoting anti-vaccination propaganda advertising last week, under the heading of ‘Health and Healing’ no less.

What’s the joke? There are so many possibilities, write yer own caption! Photo www.flikr.com/USAxAUS In fact, Trump has already started a war – America’s second Civil War – the goal of which is to enshrine unlimited personal enrichment as the country’s overarching principle, along with the disenfranchisement of everyone who doesn’t belong to the current ruling tribe. Trump’s tribe are rich people who look, sound, and operate like him, are dedicated to his personal advancement, secondly to their own, and to everyone else’s not at all. The number of Americans who still think that Trump’s goal is their goal is shrinking. Polls now have Biden far enough ahead of Trump that even the multi-billion dollars worth of advertising and free media that Trump and his backers will inflict on the population over the next three months is unlikely to swing the votes their way.

The AVN is a dangerous organisation that has been subject to public warnings by the Health Care Complaints Commission. They warn the public that the AVN disseminates ‘misleading, misrepresented, and incorrect information about vaccination [that] engenders fear and alarm’. I doubt The Echo would promote a doctor that had the same warnings against them,

BLOCK THE VOTE: this president and his backers have ditched all conventions of electioneering; their main goal is to stop Democratic voters from voting. He/they could, for example, declare an emergency and hand the selection to the members of the Electoral College which, you may remember from 2016, is all you need to win the presidency. Electoral College voters from all the individual states – appointed by their local political dealmakers – would choose Biden, or Trump, and in most cases all the electoral votes of that state would go to the man thus chosen, regardless of the people’s vote. SHOOT PEOPLE: What sort of emergency? If somebody opened fire on lines of would-be voters outside a polling booth on Election Day, the vote could be abandoned, either by some legal pronouncement or just ipso facto. Even if they reschedule, there’s always another shooter. There’s more than one gun for every citizen in America. COULD IT REALLY HAPPEN? There are many reasons Trump does not intend to lose; including that he’ll be charged with multiple jailable crimes the second he loses Presidential immunity. BIGGLY-EST REASON? For Donald Trump, nothing is worse than being a loser. Beyond that, he doesn’t give a fuck, my dear‌

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recommendations of the Chief Scientist to ensure the safe implimentation of unconventional gas mining in NSW have been implemented.

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he people of the Northern Rivers of NSW breathed a big sigh of relief when they stopped the unconventional gas industry (CSG) at Bentley. But the industry didn’t stop when it hit resistance – it simply went around us. Natural gas is methane in various forms. Methane is 86 times worse for global warming than CO2 when it escapes into the atmosphere, which it does, as proved by SCU scientists six years ago.

Queensland Metgasco, the company that was forced out of the Northern Rivers, is now using its $25 million payout from the NSW government to explore the Cooper Basin in southwest Queensland. Scientific advice that recommended a ban on fracking of the sensitive Queensland channel country has been ignored by the Palaszczuk government. According to government figures, there were 5,127 CSG production wells established across Queensland by 2016. Labor Mines Minister, Anthony Lynham, gave them another 30,000 square kilometres in October 2019, and 1,500 square kilometres in June this year.

Resistance Organised communities have had wins against unconventional gas in some parts of Queensland, like the Fraser Coast, but overall the picture in Queensland is bleak, with critics being silenced by legal gags, and payouts. Affected citizens need to gather their own evidence to defend themselves. Recently, a Darling Downs farmer commissioned a hydro-geologist to check gas company claims regarding

Friends in high places Farmers protest outside Santos gas well in Pilliga Forest. groundwater impacts. They were completely false, in the company’s favour. Retired Queensland water bureaucrat and whistleblower, Tom Crothers, said ‘All of the data was out of kilter, and it was just a sheer shambles.’

Northern Territory In spite of being made aware of the disastrous situation in Queensland and elsewhere by many submissions to its hydraulic fracturing inquiry, the NT government has ended its moratorium and given a green light to unconventional gas in 51 per cent of its territory (and $100 million in public funds). Recent polling from the Protect Country Alliance showed that over 86 per cent of Territorians are opposed to fracking for gas in their region.

WA and elsewhere In WA it’s been a similar story to the NT, with Labor making anti-fracking noises until elected to office, and then rolling over for the unconventional gas industry. The massive shale deposits in WA make this one of the climate bombs for the world. The Kimberley region is under particular threat. Prominent public figures in the state, including Tim Winton and John Butler, are continuing the fight, alongside community groups.

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South Australia’s strong renewables reputation has meant the gas threat there has gone largely under the radar. In Victoria, Gina Rinehart failed in her attempt to overturn the Seaspray community’s staunch opposition to invasive gasfields, but elsewhere in the state, the fracking moratorium is looking shaky, with a number of new onshore and offshore conventional gas proposals approved during COVID-19 by the Andrews government. Tasmania remains staunch in its moratorium on CSG, which remains until at least 2025.

NSW under threat The most immediate gas threat in NSW is at the Pilliga Forest, near Narrabri, where Santos are approaching their final government approvals in spite of intense community opposition. Now the Independent Planning Commission, a collapsing gas price, and the will of the people are all that can stop the northwest of NSW becoming a gasfield. As independent NSW MP, Justin Field, pointed out, less than half of the

As it has done elsewhere the gas industry has corrupted many of our institutions in Australia. Examples include the CSIRO, with the imposition of the Gas Industry Social and Environment Research Alliance (GISERA), which recently gave the industry in QLD a clean bill of health. Former federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane is now the head of the Queensland Resources Council, and the revolving door is turning faster than ever between miners and government. The Nationals, Liberals, and Labor are all heavily compromised.

Miners dig in After being outmanoeuvred for some years in Australia by guerrilla activists, the gas industry has upped its PR game, and has also been very active behind the scenes. It’s not an accident that the federal COVID-19 recovery commission is being led by iron and gas man, Nev Power, or that another gas industry person, Donald Trump’s ally, Andrew Liveris, is co-chair of the NT’s Economic Reconstruction Commission. What happens with Santos at Narrabri in the next months will be crucial.

What can be done? The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is under intense pressure to rubber-stamp the scheme. Only an overwhelming public response will sway the NSW government. IPC hearings are currently

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Creating the best for the good girls and boys cancer research and the unique combinations of ingredients she created for They say, if you’re lucky, at Ruby. She aims to make it least once in your life a dog easy and affordable for dog comes along and changes lovers to give their dogs the everything. For Donna best natural health support. Lorenz, now Chief Dog Lover ‘We are dog nutrition and at I Love a Dog, that agent natural health specialists. for change was a chocolate We create super healthy Labrador puppy named dog food supplements and Ruby. natural medicines that help Ruby inspired Donna’s boost dogs’ overall health, passion for dog nutrition or soothe and support and natural healing. specific health issues, With a background in especially arthritis, and of digital marketing and a The I Love A Dog team; Dean Lorenz, Xan van Veen, Tara Griffin, long-running corporate gig and Donna Lorenz with pooches, Boots and Ellie. Photo Tree Faerie course cancer. All of our ingredients are of advising governments human-grade, chemical and crueltyon climate change, Donna detoured to travelled together for a year in a van, free, and genuinely the best available study canine nutrition and crafted her along Australia’s east coast, during to ensure their therapeutic properties. dream of a natural health business for which time Donna continued Ruby’s ‘We create our range as modules so dogs. But just six weeks after officially cancer regimen and was thrilled that humans can use one or more to starting the I Love A Dog business, her to get her in remission, against the suit their dog’s health needs and their beloved Ruby was diagnosed with bone odds,during those first six months. Remission lasted almost three years, budget. Our goal is to have one or more cancer, and given six months to live. of our products in every dog’s pantry This took Donna down a path of and they settled in Brunswick Heads before she and Ruby had to say and to keep empowering dog lovers to deep research into cancer nutrition love their dogs better every day.’ and natural medicines to help Ruby – goodbye. But there is way more to the I Love particularly after the traumatic event Today, I Love a Dog’s ‘medible’ of Ruby having a leg amputated. They products are the result of Donna’s A Dog suite. Donna says they want Eve Jeffery

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Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, Utku Ayhan moved to Melbourne 18 years ago. ‘I had been in the corporate world, which almost crushed my spirit. Deciding to open my own restaurant saved me from a deep depression’, he says. In 2012 Utku opened the Sefa Kitchen in Bondi which has become a local institution there. These days he supervises Sefa Kitchen from Byron and visits monthly. Utku set up Foxy Luu’s with nutritionist and chef, Leilani. ‘She helped a lot with fine tuning the concept and putting together our unique menu, which I believe provides an artful balance of health, flavour and value.’ Utku says Foxy Luu’s has gradually become a hub for local regulars. ‘I love seeing familiar faces, and the casual vibe – when there is not a long line at the counter stretching to the bottlo. It’s where I can build friendships and get to know and feed glowing souls. It is a small shop, so we all cook and serve. I like the vibrancy of my job. Also, I love creating inviting spaces.’

Utku says he feels lucky to be in Byron. ‘The tribe is an appreciative and supportive one,’ he says. ‘When they sense a genuine effort they notice it and nurture it with their energy. I think we address the four key elements in our own way quite well. Great value food, friendly and professional service, inviting atmosphere, and the X factor, haha! We put in a lot of effort to align our values with the locale – bringing our focus to community, taking care of the planet in many ways, kindness and wellbeing.’ Until the end of August, Foxy Luu’s is

collaborating with Monsieur Diop. (See last week’s Backlash.) Originally from France, Monsieur Diop is a DJ, event producer and broadcaster, and whether it’s music or visual art, his approach is the same. ‘It is the absence of control, and the hazardous skill of dealing with whatever life brings to you that creates poetry,’ says Monsieur Diop, a true believer in the law of Order and Chaos, Trial and Error, ‘… mixing pictures and collaging music; it is all about collecting bits and pieces to create juxtaposition, contrasts and stories.’ The exhibition runs until the end of August at Foxy Luu’s – a true immersive multi-cultural experience. Foxy Luu’s are also starting bowl’O’soup, Thursdays, from the beginning of August. Every Thursday after 3pm, they will serve a variety of their famous bone broth and vegan soups for $10 to warm and nourish souls and tummies. Q For more information, you can find

Foxy Luu’s at Shop 4a North Byron Plaza, 90 Jonson Street, Byron Bay, and on Facebook: facebook.com/FoxyLuus.

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to help dog lovers get out and enjoy life with their dog; a key ingredient to good health for dogs and humans alike, so I Love a Dog recently launched their Dog Friendly Directory of beaches and parks, and what’s more the directory team has created a Dog Friendly eateries and bars version, for Byron and Bondi, to help us all emerge from lockdown. I Love A Dog, and all their pooches, will celebrate the Dog Friendly Directory’s official launch and International Dog Day at Wandana Brewery on Sunday, 29 August; for all dog-loving, beer lovers. Dogs are, of course, welcome. They’ll be raising money for the Black Dog Institute. Donna says helping dogs and their humans achieve health and happiness is very fulfilling. ‘My goal is to be that person I wish I could have called, when Ruby was diagnosed with cancer. Every dog we help is part of her legacy.’ Q For more information, visit the I Love A Dog

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Gourmet Mushrooms Story & photo by Kate O’Neill Seven years ago, Gary Miller was commuting three hours a day from Uki to his software programming job in Beenleigh. ‘It was manageable, but when the business moved even further away to the Brisbane CBD, I knew something had to change.’ In between the long commutes Gary had taken a course in mushroom growing, which he immediately took a shine to. Maybe, just maybe, he could make it work… After much trial and error he eventually did make it work; leaving the office to start his own mushroom business, Wollumbin Gourmet Mushrooms. Gary now sells his home grown mushrooms at local farmers markets, including a regular stall at the New Brighton Farmers Market on Tuesdays. He has several varieties, including White Oysters, Shiitakes and Shimeji (year-round);

Gary Miller, of Wollumbin Goumet Mushrooms. Nameko, King Oyster and Native Blues and Greys in winter; and in summer, Pink and Yellow Oysters. Gary also makes grow-at-home mushroom logs.

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All of Gary’s mushrooms are grown outdoors in the forest at his Uki property, a stark contrast to the way many commercial mushrooms are grown – in highly controlled indoor environments. Gary says just letting nature do the work is his thing. ‘When I first started I didn’t have anything to grow them in, I was trying to make greenhouses and that sort of thing, but nothing worked. In the end I gave up. I took everything out, and threw it down into the forest. Next week I came home from work and they were just everywhere.’ Gary’s method of outdoor cultivation means supply can be highly variable. He says moon cycles, tides, equinoxes and the weather all influence growth, and that’s simply the reality of growing aligned with nature. He says watching mushrooms grow is something he’ll never get tired of. ‘When you go down there into the forest and see them growing and getting bigger, it’s just amazing.’

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St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials. Authentic Mexican in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere. This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally. Mexican blend Moonshine coffee by day, margaritas by night, TACOS all day long! Family friendly and specials each night. Coffee: 7am – 11.30am Dinner: 5pm – 9pm Saturday Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm Open Mon – Sat: Closed Sundays

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We are thrilled to announce that Fishheads restaurant is now open to the public! It is important to us that we support the community as best we can, and do our best to uplift spirits with delicious seafood and welcoming customer service. As part of our reopening, we have also launched a new restaurant and take away menu! Book now while tables are still available.

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The Empire is where it’s at! Something for all tastes from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon. Takeaways and lots of grab-and-go goodies available. Phone orders welcome – call ahead and avoid the queue. Coffee, Malawach Rolls, Pita Pockets, Falafel, Traditional Yemenite spices and all your favourites always freshly made. Drop in for an authentic atmosphere, Takeaway or get it Delivered* to your doorstep.

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SOAPBOX WOMEN WHO HATE WOMEN There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. – Madeleine K. Albright, Former Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN. This is one of my favourite quotes. You see, too often the greatest enemy women are up against, is one of us. Not a man trying to bring us down – but a woman.

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We have worked with these women, we have these women in our families, in our mother’s groups, they write heartless public commentary in our media, on our social media pages. These are the women who don’t just betray us, they betray themselves. There are women who don’t like other women. In fact they hate other women. These women, like their male womenhating counterparts tend to live in denial, with no insight into their deep fear and mistrust of their own gender. They don’t know they are women who hate women. They see themselves as separate and somehow in battle with us on behalf of ‘the men’. In this long-fought gender war, where equity and justice is at stake, these women are traitors. We all know them. Some of them will be reading this, getting annoyed at me. She’ll write a comment about me being fat and ugly and a boring feminist that no man wants to have sex with. She’ll say I’m jealous, or I have terrible tits. She’ll say I’m a bad mother. She’ll say I’m crazy. This is what she always writes. It’s what abusive men say to women. And women who want to silence the brave voices of other women. It’s the same bloodied club used by patriarchy, but it hits all the harder when it’s held by the soft hands of a sister. These women usually identify strongly as ‘women’ with a hyper-feminine approach. Yet they think like men. Let me clarify – they think like toxic men. It’s the stain of their own toxic femininity. They use the same language, the same hate speech and judge their fellow women with the same harsh criteria as the most fervent patriarch. These are the women who will quickly defend men in the discussion around domestic violence with a comment about men being victims too. I often read that and think – why did you need to say that? Surely you have a first hand experience of rape, violence or abuse in your immediate circle? There is no woman on this planet who doesn’t. Why don’t these women care? Why are they so angry at us? They see us as the perpetrators of our own misfortune, and ultimately, of their own deep unhappiness. These women clearly hate themselves so deeply, they can only fear other women as competitors to be annihilated instead of as collaborators to be celebrated. It seems to me that these are the women are so desperate for the attention and the allegiance of men that they are prepared to throw their bleeding sisters under the bus. It used to make me angry, but now it just makes me sad.

BIG SONG SESSIONS RESUME

SHE-RATED CABARET

Janet Swain’s Big Song Sessions started at Brunswick Picture House in 2018, and have grown in popularity. Whichever way you take your singing – as therapy, fun, a way to learn new songs to sing on the beach, as exercise, as healing – Big Song is about community connectedness, and is an easy way to get your singing fix for the week. People love the freedom of the Big Song format – the connections that are made, the laughter, the effect that the harmonies have on everyone, and the magic of singing together in a circle.

Thanks to funding from Create NSW, Mullumbimby can look forward to two intimate, COVID-safe Cabaret shows, featuring stunning and diverse local female talent, hosted by Claudie Frock, Gabrielle Griffin, and Simone O’Brien (The Moxy Collective.)

Come and learn vocal warm-ups, fun exercises, simple chants, improvisation and circle singing, lullabies, laments and rounds, and deepen your connection with your own authentic voice. You will discover ways of using singing as a simple and extremely effective way to de-stress. Meetings will be at the Memorial Hall while Brunswick Picture House is undergoing renovations. Precautions will be taken to ensure people are singing at a safe distance, and masks will be available for those who would like to wear them. Limited numbers, so book online via the Song Dynasty website. An exciting new addition to the website is the membership page, where you can find songs, videos, lyrics and sheet music, plus background stories. Bookings viasongdynastymusic.com or email Janet for more info at sdynastymusic@gmail.com

Join the crew as they dust off the glamour, sweat, swords and stockings to perform live, up close (but not too close), and personal. Thanks to a Regenerate grant from Create NSW, the She-Rated Cabaret team will be employing local theatre makers to take their sold-out Lismore cabaret show on the road: to Mullumbimby, Kyogle, and Murwillumbah. First stop is hometown Mullum, with very limited audience capacity, owing to that damn virus, so get in quick: 12 tables of two only. There will be live streaming for anyone who misses out, or are in isolation. From dance to story-telling, lip-sync to acoustic guitar, this show has it all. Starring the likes of Sprung!!, Kimberley McIntyre & her Trio Menage, Indigenous dancer Sarah Bolt, circus sideshow freak Zoe L’Amour, and headliner Ainé Tyrell, all mixed up by your fabulous trio of MCs. With stylish décor by Mandy Peters, and strict COVID-safe protocols adhered to, this could be your first big night out in a bloody long time. Sunday Matinee 2–3.30, Evening 7–8.30 at The Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby. Cost: Matinee $15, Evening $15/20

As a woman, and as a feminist, I want to know why? Why do some women refuse to support other women? Why do some women refuse to acknowledge the existence of a patriarchal system that limits women’s progress in the workforce; a world that sets rigid standards to define ‘feminine’ beauty, and makes our homes the most likely place we will be murdered. You see, this stuff will have happened to them too, but they have internalised their trauma and chosen to love their captor, rather than create community with the fellow afflicted. In all my years of writing and receiving negative flack, it is always these women that hurt me the most. Not with what they’ve said, but that my ‘sister’ would seek to kick me with such gusto. That her sense of her own feminine power is defined by how swiftly she can lift her boot. As a feminist and lover of women, understanding and having compassion for female misogynists is one of my greatest struggles.

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I want to understand them. Some women are so attached to traditional gender roles that any deviation by other women threatens their identity. It makes them hate women who are different. Women who don’t know their place. Women who speak up. It scares them. There are also women, I think, who are so full of self-loathing that they unknowingly hold themselves in contempt, but that contempt spills out in a loathing of other women. There are some women who are in fierce competition with other women, who believe they are superior to other women. And then, of course, there is the misogynistic puritan who still believes being a submissive housewife is our biological and spiritual destiny. So call me fat. Call me ugly. Call me whatever you like if that’s what you need to do to make yourself feel better about who you are. But we are here; this enormous community of incredible women pushing for change – we understand that perhaps you have faced the fiercest indoctrination of all. So we have kept your seats at our table. We forgive you.

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BESPOKE JEWELLERY ON EXHIBITION Discover the work of Zuzy Noy – Bondi’s most beloved bespoke jeweller. Hosted by Jewels on Queen, this exhibition at Bangalow’s Ninbella Gallery features fabulous handcrafted silver sea creature collars, bold brass bathing-beauty brooches, and outrageous one-off silver sunnies set with turquoise, ebony and mother-of-pearl. The collection will be on display for two weeks only. Zuzy is an Israeli-born creator who came to Australia in 1986 and worked with Ilaria and Angelo Logi in their Paddington studio during the 1990s, making exquisite silver puzzles for clients as exclusive as Queen Elizabeth II. He started his own studio

in Surry Hills, before settling in Bondi, where he resides and works today. His quirky work has a Gothic note. He etches many of his pieces with imaginary calligraphy, sometimes using enamel to achieve a primitive effect. His inventive clasps, using invisible hinges, give a magical quality to his pieces. Zuzy has largely flown under the radar, with his recent Sydney show at Jewels On Queen introducing him to a whole new audience. Now his signature jewellery will be available in the Northern Rivers. Documentary maker and director of family business, Jewels on Queen, Nell Schofield now calls the Northern Rivers home and has

bought Zuzy’s work to Bangalow. ‘How good is Bangalow?! I love living in the postcode, and to now be showcasing the first of our jewellers here at Ninbella feels like such perfect fit! Loving it all!’ The jewellery was delivered by good friend and fellow artist/ performer Gretel Killeen, who says of Nell, ‘I’ve known Nell for a million years. She recently hosted my first ever mini-exhibition. I adore her vision. She’s a great supporter of the arts and a wonderful curator’. Zuzy’s work is on show exclusively at Ninbella Gallery, until Saturday 1 August. Open seven days, from 10am–3pm.

The Beach Hotel continues to roll out some awesome socially distanced musical moments with Ben Walsh playing on Wednesday from 7pm. Thursday sees the Josh Hamilton duo step up to the podium, and Friday it’s the effervescent Jon J Bradley at 3pm, followed by the Dallas James duo at 8pm. So many bands are having to strip down to solos, or two- or three-handers to make it through under the stringent COVID conditions around entertainment. There is still no dancing, so those who become infected with the joy of music are going to have to be content with a nice cold beer and a good old bit of chair writhing. Saturday, its Jordan Mac at 1pm, Matt Hanley at 4.30pm and the Carly & Roo duo at 8pm. Monday welcomes Fernando Aragones at 7pm, and Tuesday its Max Foggon at 7pm. And on Wednesday it’s Jesse Balfour on the floor.

WEDNESDAY 22 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JASON DELPHIN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM BEN WALSH Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 7.30PM AUSTENTAYSHUS & MANDY NOLAN

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The annual French Film Festival was one of the many nation-wide events that had to be cancelled because of COVID. The good news is, with cinemas opening with social distancing in place, this wonderful celebration of film will be resumed, everywhere except Melbourne, with sessions screening in Byron until 14 July. The Films include How to be a Good Wife, which is set in 1968 and is about the head of a housekeeping school for teenage girls, who has her pristine life implode when she encounters her long-lost first love, whilst simultaneously learning that her business is on the brink of financial ruin. Other gems are My Days of Glory, about a former child-star given the chance of a lead role in a big-budget biopic, but he must decide whether it’s worth casting aside the comforting familiarity of failure in order to finally stand on his own two feet. And the classic is Les Miserables – set in the troubled Parisian district of Montfermeil, this searing tale follows cop Stéphane, who works on the fringes of both the city and society. To check session times, go to palacecinemas.com.au/cinemas/palace-byron-bay.

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FRIDAY 24 Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM TUFFY, 8PM DALLAS JAMES DUO Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MAJESTIC KNIGHTS Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM MANDY NOLAN & ELLEN BRIGGS – WOMEN LIKE US Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM JOSH HAMILTON

SATURDAY 25 Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM JORDAN MAC, 4.30PM MATT HANLEY, 8PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, ADAM HOLE BAND Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM MANDY NOLAN & ELLEN BRIGGS – WOMEN LIKE US Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM CADENCE

SUNDAY 26 Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM DAN CLARK, 4.30PM LIVING IN THE 70S DUO, 8PM CARLY & ROO Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, RAGGA JUMP

THU 23 Josh Hamilton duo 7.00pm

Q DRILL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY. 2.30PM AND 7PM SHE-RATED CABARET

FRI 24 Jon J Bradley 3.00pm / Dallas James Duo 8.00pm

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM JASON DELPHIN

SAT 25 Jordan Mac 1.00pm / Matt Hanley 4.30pm The Dirty Channel 8.00pm SUN 26 Dan Clark 1.00pm / Living in the 70s duo 4.30pm Carly & Roo duo 8.00pm MON 27 Fernando Aragones 7.00pm TUE 28 Max Foggon 7.00pm WED 29 Jesse Balfour 7.00pm

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COUNTRY WITCHES HEAD TO BANGALOW! With restrictions easing and community permitted to gather in small socially distanced groups, the girls are able to get back out there and perform. The Country Witches Association has decided to clear out the cobwebs with a few local shows. Their last Byron show was sold out – and this one will be too. Bangalow Bowlo, Saturday 1 August at 7.30pm. Tix $35. Tix at ainetyrrell.com

Q LIVE STREAM (SEE ARTIST’S WEBSITE FOR DETAILS), ONLINE, 6PM TEX PERKINS – THE SHOW – EPISODE 4

MONDAY 27 Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM FERNANDO ARAGONES Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS ARONSTEN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM MAX FOGGON

TUESDAY 28 Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM JESSE BALFOUR Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JASON DELPHIN

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Running from 3–7 August, the programs feature some of Australia’s most entertaining writers and thinkers streamed on-demand into classrooms.

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BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL, FREE ONLINE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS

The Secondary Schools program invites students to explore their unique writing style, and voice, with Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap, Damascus), discover the stories behind the songs with musician and writer Clare Bowditch (Your Own Kind of Girl) and be inspired by former Socceroos captain Craig Foster (Fighting for Hakeem), who is now an Ambassador for Human Rights and Refugees with Amnesty Australia. The program also includes engaging sessions with former Triple J presenter, comedian, and writer Matt Okine (Being Black ‘N Chicken, and Chips), teen novelist Vivian Pham (The Coconut Children), award-winning writer and poet Ellen van Neerven (Comfort Food, Throat) and LGBTIQ rights activist, writer and Executive Director at change.org, Sally Rugg (How Powerful We Are). These topical, enthralling conversations are exclusive to Byron Writers Festival and are facilitated by authors Sunil Badami, Zacharey Jane, Benjamin Law, Maeve Marsden, and Story Factory Executive Director, Cath Keenan.

Primary School students will be inspired and entertained by best-selling author of funny books for kids, Tristan Bancks (Nit Boy, and the Tom Weekly Series), beloved children’s author, Byron Writers Festival is thrilled to announce that their everFelice Arena (The Boy and the Spy, Fearless Fredric and A Great popular, annual Schools Programs have moved online, and are Escape), celebrated climate-change trilogy author Deborah free to Primary and Secondary schools across the Northern Rivers, Abela (Grimsdon, New City and Final Storm), award-winning marking what would have been the Festival’s 24th annual gathering. children’s author, poet and NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year, Kirli Saunders (The Incredible Freedom Machines, and Kindred) and author and illustrator Dub Leffler (Once This week’s sun and moon in There was a Boy and Sorry Day the dramatic, charismatic sign with Coral Vass).

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LIBRA: With many folk sensitive and edgy, relationships could morph into situationships this week. If it’s personal, you might have to write your own rules, in which case go with the intuitive side of the scales, because logic mightn’t find a landing pad. If work related, keep it professional.

ARIES: Casual conversations could turn deep and meaningful – and heated – in a heartbeat this week, but with red-tempered Mars in your feisty sign for the rest of the year, best not jump to judgment straight away. Things may not be what they seem, or the way they look. TAURUS: You might feel fired up to take action, but with everyone talking at once over each other and nobody listening, this week recommends stepping away from the fray and playing your own game – dummy spits and timewasting energy-drainers are just another recipe for exhaustion. Right now, it’s one week at a time.

SCORPIO: If delays are driving you wild, be advised that this week’s all about timing. So make the calls, do the research, gather the intel, clear the decks, and most importantly practice the fine art of patience. Prepping won’t be wasted energy, even if you need to make adjustments later on.

GEMINI: If you don’t get the answers you want this week, and you mightn’t, making hasty or rash decisions isn’t going to help. Better to hit pause, sketch possible future scenarios, along with the different approaches you might adopt. It’s a good week to ponder Gemini Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s definition of enlightenment: Taking It Easy.

SAGITTARIUS: Remember the two ears/one mouth ratio? Excellent, because this week’s for listening. The more you’re able to zip the lip, the further your learning curve. Keep communications short. And sweet. People don’t have the airspace right now for extended replays. And it’s not the time to dump big bucks on anything either.

CANCER: Is it even possible to see this week’s shifting scenario without projecting hopes and fears onto it? So much misinformation, so many mixed messages and inconvenient truths. Call a friend if necessary, to bounce ideas around, but you will need to step up and be boss – at least of your own mental processes.

CAPRICORN: If this week doesn’t play out according to the Capricorn rule book – not unlikely during this collective colonic – just keep in mind that the second half of 2020 is a crucial period for visionary community-building, not making decisions from fear-based expediency. Forget trying to convince others, lead by example.

LEO: Happy birthday majesties, in this fiercest of years. The Ministry of Fun mandate applies: Don’t do it unless it’s fun. If you must do it, make it fun. This is your opportunity for a creativity refresh, so give yourself some you-time to tap into what you truly, deeply, madly most want for the coming twelve months.

AQUARIUS: The boundaries between fact and feeling, bias and belief could be currently hard to locate this week in your own mind, let alone the rest of society. If you’re making sweeping statements, have credible stats to back them up – though even those may be open to question. And accept getting used to living with conflicting realities.

VIRGO: Important this week not to lapse into tunnel vision. Sides of people you’ve never seen before are likely to emerge, along with the question: Are you able to accept their full spectrum of light and shade? Your planet guide, Mercury, in forward motion again next week makes it easier to see possibilities in current roadblocks.

PISCES: Yes, others might be demanding, argumentative and opiniated right now, but engaging is only likely to prove an exercise in frustration. The best use of this week’s planetary percolations? Dusting off some of those neglected skills, and remembering not to interrupt people when it’s their turn to talk.

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FREE COMEDY AT THE BIG GIG The Ballina Big Gig is back in business with comedians Greg Sullivan and Mandy Nolan getting up to deliver the laughs after lockdown. Comedy is something that fits neatly within Covid-19 guidelines â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you do it seated and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarely, if ever, any dancing! Greg Sullivan is the feature this month. Since beginning his comedic career in 1995 he has performed at the famous Improv in Los Angeles, appeared on numerous TV shows and embodied a vast range of roles for Triple M Brisbane, spanning an incredible 14 years. He is joined by Mandy Nolan as the host â&#x20AC;&#x201C; giving the lowdown on life after lockdown! Last month there was some confusion, with a bogus emailing informing patrons that the gig was cancelled. This meant that half the audience missed out! The show is definitely on! And now, with extra numbers in socially distanced settings we ask that patrons register online so we can account for numbers. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; then you need to let the club know. The maximum number of patrons allowed in the space is 150. Thursday 30 July at 8pm. To register go online at www.ballinarsl.com.au

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Session Times: Thu 23 Jul - Wed 29 Jul PALACE RETRO SCREENINGS SUNSET BOULEVARD 110 min (PG) Mon: 6:45PM THE BLUES BROTHERS 133 min (M) Fri: 6:45PM THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND 137 min (MA15+) NFT Daily: 10:50AM, 12:45, 3:45, 6:50PM HOUSE OF CARDIN 97 min (G) NFT Daily: 10:30AM, 2:00, 4:15, 6:30PM THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY 98 min (MA15+) NFT Daily: 1:50, 4:20, 6:45PM

THE VIGIL 60 min (CTC) NFT Daily: 4:40, 7:15PM A WHITE, WHITE DAY 109 min (M) Daily: 11:15AM, 6:45PM BELLBIRD 96 min (M) Daily: 11:15AM DARK WATERS 127 min (M) Daily except Fri, Mon: 3:45, 7:00PM Fri, Mon: 3:45PM LOVE SARAH 98 min (M) Daily: 2:30PM RED SHOES & THE SEVEN DWARFS 88 min (G) Daily: 10:15AM

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Lending in Postcode 2481 Sharon Clarkson In recent weeks one major bank has deemed the postcode 2481 a higher risk for lending by changing its Lenders Mortgage Insurance policy. The Commonwealth Bank now charges customers Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) when they choose to borrow over 70 per cent lend to value ratio (LVR). Traditionally, financial institutions charge a borrower a LMI premium when they have less than 20 per cent of the purchase price to contribute towards a deposit. CBA have raised the percentage for Byron Bay, and borrowers now need a 30 per cent deposit, plus associated costs, to avoid paying this additional fee. COVID-19 has lenders on notice to target postcodes and certain employment types that they feel are more affected by the pandemic. And without the area’s normal market for tourism, which is without a doubt a major source of income for its borrowers, this lender is making assumptions and adjustments accordingly. Factors the lender may be considering; the LNP Government’s decisions

to cease JobKeeper payments in September 2020 (the government has now decided to extend JobKeeper), estimated rising unemployment figures, vacancy rates of investment properties for long term tenants and affordability of these homes, the chances of small-to-medium businesses being able to recover, plus the number of home loans in this postcode already on temporary repayment holidays or deferral programs. It could also be based on current mortgage arrears for the area. This has a flow on effect to how many homes may soon hit the market for sale, and predictions of what could happen to the property market for postcode 2481. Are these assumptions correct? Only time will tell. What does this mean for the borrower? If you have 20-30 per cent deposit, plus associated costs saved, and 2481 is still your desired postcode, the Commonwealth Bank might not be the lender of choice for you moving forward. If you have a home loan preapproval already in place with this lender, and this new LMI premium now

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applies, you have the option to capitalise it to your loan, or start your loan application again with another lender that has a different lending policy. If you are an existing CBA customer and looking to increase your mortgage to between 70-80 per cent LVR, the loan increase will now be more expensive, and it may be worth considering the option to refinance as a cheaper option. A Mortgage Broker can quickly and easily check postcodes across a number of financial institutions. They can guide you through maximum LVRs for 2481 but please understand, the Commonwealth Bank writes the most home loans Australia wide for a reason – they have a broader and more general credit policy that fits more customers’ circumstances. A lot of people turn to this lender because they, or the security property, fall outside other lenders’ criteria. The take home for customers – please ask the right questions

when borrowing; don’t be afraid to change lenders or move your home loan if you are able to. Seek advice from an Accredited Mortgage Broker who works across many lenders, even if it is just to start an initial conversation. Having knowledge and being informed of your options is a powerful place to be, and if it saves you money then it is time well spent. *Sharon Clarkson is a Senior Mortgage Broker who advocates education for customers and community around relevant issues and is proud to offer Byron Bay 21 years of lending experience.

Live the rockstar lifestyle without worrying about noise complaints from the neighbours, this highset timber home is affordable, well presented and ideal for first home buyers and investors. • Elevated, private and flood free, 914sqm block • Healthy rental return with tenants in place • Views to Cape Byron Lighthouse + scenic mountain range • Modern kitchen with stone benches, dishwasher + gas cooking • Stylish bathroom with tub + separate shower, solar power • Guest accommodation with second bathroom + separate entrance • Walk to Brunswick Heads, close to river • Just 3 minutes from your choice of local boat ramps Inspect: Contact:

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21B GORDON STREET, BYRON BAY

70 BUTLER STREET, BYRON BAY

40 KILLARNEY CRESCENT, SKENNARS HEAD

3/32 TENNYSON STREET, BYRON BAY

$2.2M

$1.395M TO $1.525M

$2.55M TO $2.8M

$795,000 TO $850,000

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10/3 SALLYWATTLE DRIVE, SUFFOLK PARK

804 MAIN ARM ROAD, MAIN ARM

549 BOOYONG ROAD, BOOYONG

$1.28M TO $1.38M

$1.26M TO $1.4M

$1.85M TO $1.95M

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257 WHIAN ROAD, EUREKA

41 MASSINGER STREET, BYRON BAY

1 BORDER STREET, BYRON BAY

15 PLANTATION DRIVE, EWINGSDALE

$2.99M

$2.9M TO $3.19M

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$2.195M

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234 BROKEN HEAD ROAD, SUFFOLK PARK

2E PACIFIC VISTA DRIVE, BYRON BAY

135 ROCKY CREEK DAM ROAD, DUNOON

1201 MAIN ARM ROAD, UPPER MAIN ARM

$1.995M TO $2.195M

$2.25M TO $2.45M

$685,000 TO $740,000

PRICE GUIDE $1 TO 1.1M

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CLOVER HILL ESTATE, BANGALOW

2070 COOLAMON SCENIC DRIVE, MULLUMBIMBY

33 QUEEN STREET, MULLUMBIMBY

$1.2M TO $1.25M

$475,000 TO $495,000

$900,000 TO $980,000

$685,000 TO $750,000

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2/24 SCOTT STREET, BYRON BAY

$1.195M

$725,000 TO $795,000

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212 THE MANSE ROAD, MYOCUM

1A CARLYLE STREET, BYRON BAY

$1.75M TO $1.9M

$2.2M TO $2.4M

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STONE HAVEN - 272 ARTHUR ROAD, CORNDALE 4

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• Under Instructions from the Public Trustee and Guardian • Character timber and stone construction in need of some repair • Prime agricultural paddock, lush rainforest and rich creek flats • Panoramic northern vistas with complete privacy assured • Long Boomerang Creek frontage, two spring fed dams, plus town water a bonus • An ideal project for a handyman to reimagine the beauty and craftsmanship • Quiet country lane location, handy to Lismore CBD and Byron coast.

• Newly renovated, stunning, spacious architectural home

Auction:

22nd AUGUST, 10am onsite

Price:

$2.25m to $2.45m

Open:

Saturday, 25 July 10.00 – 11.00am

Open:

Saturday, 25 July 11.00 – 11.30am

Enquiries:

Su Reynolds 0428 888 660

Enquiries:

Greg Price 0412 871 500

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• Views to Tallow Beach and Broken Head plus Hinterland to the west • Master suite, private balcony, ensuite breathtaking views • Separate luxurious studio • Sunrise and sunset views in premier, peaceful location

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9 WRIGHT PLACE, BYRON BAY 3

• Minutes walk to Tallow Beach and 20min walk to Byron CBD

1137 BOOYONG RD, CLUNES 4

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• Updated 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in great location

• Circa 1920’s 4 bedroom home with lovely wide wrap-around verandah

• Easy walk to town and beaches, set on a sunny north facing 630m2 block

• Lovingly restored with charming original accents plus stylish modern finishes

• Open plan split level living area, large undercover patio area

• Great kitchen with plenty of light and cabinet space

• Well maintained back yard, established trees, level lawn, room for a vege patch

• Situated on 2.47 acres with vegetables garden and an array of fruit trees

• Stylish converted garage space with loft area and external access

• Walking distance to Clunes Village, minutes drive to Eltham Pub

• Perfect for the owner occupier, young family or savvy investor

• 25 minutes from Byron and Lennox beaches

Price:

$1.1m to $1.2m

Price:

$970,000 – $1.03m

Open:

Saturday, 25 July 10.00 – 10.30am

Open:

Saturday, 25 July 1.00 – 1.30pm

Enquiries:

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Enquiries:

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35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466

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SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Installation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Repairs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; All Commercial Refrigeration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Residential & Commercial Airconditioning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Coolroom Design & Construction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Freezer Rooms

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday. LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid. For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au. DISPLAY ADS: $68 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. 45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section. Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492 For display Service Directory ads email adcopy@echo.net.au. The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.echo.net.au/service-directory COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS LOCAL

SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

SUNSCREENS

6684 2783

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137

INDEX

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

Acupuncture .................................26 Kitchens........................................28 Antennas & Installation.................26 Landscape Supplies .......................28 Antiques/Restoration ....................26 Landscaping .................................28 Appliance Repair ...........................26 Locksmith .....................................28 Architects .....................................26 Osteopathy ...................................28 Automotive...................................26 Painting........................................28 Bathroom Renovations..................26 Pest Control ..................................28 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters... 26 Photography .................................28 Bricklaying....................................26 Physiotherapy ...............................28 Building Trades .............................26 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........27 Carpet Cleaning ............................27 Chimney Sweeps ...........................27 Chiropractic ..................................27 Cleaning .......................................27 Computer Services ........................27 Concreting & Paving ......................27 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............27 Dentists ........................................27 Design & Drafting..........................27

Picture Framing ............................28 Picture Hanging ............................28 Plastering .....................................28 Plumbers ......................................28 Pools ............................................28 Removalists ..................................28 Roofing.........................................29 Rubbish Removal ..........................29 Self Storage ..................................29 Septic Systems ..............................29

Driveway Maintenance ..................27

Tree Services .................................29 Earthmoving & Excavation.............27 Tuition ..........................................29 Electricians ...................................27 Upholstery ....................................29

Gas Suppliers ................................28 Wedding Services ..........................29 Graphic Design ..............................28 Welding ........................................29

02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

IWIRE

ANTENNAS

â&#x20AC;˘ New digital antennas NO FIX NO CHARGE* â&#x20AC;˘ Reception problems For fast service call â&#x20AC;˘ Extra TV outlets

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COMPASS CURTAINS

ANTIQUES/RESTORATION

0435 954 212

APPLIANCE REPAIR

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

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

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

BUILDING TRADES

ARCHITECTS

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001

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

â&#x20AC;˘ RELIABLE TRADESMAN â&#x20AC;˘ DECKS & PERGOLAS â&#x20AC;˘ TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS â&#x20AC;˘ GARAGE CONVERSIONS

ATELIER LUKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luke Hayward architect, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ...............0401 875535

AUTOMOTIVE

LICENCE NUMBER 344531C

SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

â&#x20AC;˘ Tyres â&#x20AC;˘ Batteries â&#x20AC;˘ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

Mobile Panel, Paint & Bumper Repairs

ALL CARPENTRY WORK FULLY INSURED

NSW Lic. 83568c Qld BSA 1238105

â&#x20AC;˘ Scratch & Dent Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Bumper Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Rust Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Pre Sales Tidy Ups â&#x20AC;˘ Car Park Dents â&#x20AC;˘ Accident Damage

We come to you. Family owned and operated. Fully qualified, fully insured and all work is guaranteed.

TAX AGENT Graeme â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Daxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Toohill graeme@saltwateraccountancy.com.au ....................0460 734805 BECK THE BOOKKEEPER Xero, MYOB, BAS, Payroll, COVID-19 assistance .....................02 66084372

Phone Cory 0403 918 831

Lic: 317362C

Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.

admin@bumpertobumperrepairs.com.au | Repairers licence No: MVTC157416

MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com ..............66842400

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

â&#x20AC;˘ Floor installations â&#x20AC;˘ Door & Window installations â&#x20AC;˘ Decks & Pergolas 0488 950 638 matt.rowan.wardle@gmail.com â&#x20AC;˘ Alterations

BOOKKEEPING, BAS, payroll, hubdoc, etc. Serving N. Rivers since 2007. D Evans .......0432 176091

ACUPUNCTURE & acupressure massage. Ph Dr. Derek Doran .......................................0414 478787

compassinteriors@optusnet.com.au

BLINDS | AWNINGS | SHUTTERS

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

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

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

We come to you, wherever you are: Byron, Lismore, The Clarence and beyondâ&#x20AC;Ś

*conditions apply

ANTENNAS PLUS. TV, WiFi, Electrical. Reliable. Call Norm ............................................0422 668582

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

ACUPUNCTURE

Custom made curtains, blinds and decor items

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705

FREE QUOTES

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

23 years and going strong!

Barbara Wilson

Handypersons ...............................28 Window Cleaning ..........................29 Health ..........................................28 Window Tinting ............................29

ROLL BLINDS

0402 022 111

David Levine iwireantennas.com.au

Fencing .........................................27 Valuers .........................................29 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............27 Veterinary Surgeons......................29 Garden & Property Maintenance....27 Water Filters .................................29 Garden Design ..............................28 Water Supplies ..............................29

AH

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

Solar Installation ..........................29 Tiling ............................................29

AWNINGS

SPECIALISTS IN HOM E AUTOM ATION

0439 624 945

PLANTATION SHUTTERS

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Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........26 Hire ..............................................28 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....26 Landscape Design .........................28

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FREE E MEASURE E QUOTE E

CURTAINS

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

6684 5296 BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

0417 654 888

Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.

www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com

Complete Home Maintenance Solutions Bathroom and Kitchen Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ General Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘ Timber Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Home Maintenance RAY GOUGH 0477 005 144 completehome_1@bigpond.com

Lic. 266174C

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

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

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

PLEASE CALL 6680 9394 artisanair.com.au AU 37088

Lic 246545C

BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

REVAMP BATHROOMS

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

Bathroom Renovations and Tiling Repairs

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

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FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162

Call Jason 0434 177 594

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 LELAND CARPENTRY All carpentry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; small renovation specialist (under $5K) Jesse ...0458 968290

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Service Directory BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL CARPET CLEANING

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

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

0408 232 066

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

CHIROPRACTIC

BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408 PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788 CIRCUITS PLUS. For everything electrical in Byron Shire. Lic 201844c ..........................0422 668582 FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic 155456C. Ph Andrew.........................0401 968173 E4 ELECTRICAL SERVICES Lic 116621c. Solutions made E4 EASY! Phone Jamie ..........0410 502060

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

FENCING

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

DESIGN & DRAFTING

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553

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

CLEANING

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au Ph .0431 678608 BORRELL DESIGN Drafting & design. Commercial, retail, residential, shop fit-outs .....0412 043463

actionjoewindow@gmail.com

â&#x20AC;˘ House washing â&#x20AC;˘ High pressure or soft wash â&#x20AC;˘ Window cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways, paths & roofs â&#x20AC;˘ Gutters & ďŹ&#x201A;yscreens â&#x20AC;˘ Water efďŹ cient â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 0409 207 646 or 0412 495750

â&#x20AC;˘ Window Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Screens & Tracks â&#x20AC;˘ Pressure Washing â&#x20AC;˘ House â&#x20AC;˘Roof â&#x20AC;˘ Paths â&#x20AC;˘ Solar

www.byroneco.com.au

Quality Exterior Refinishing Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

0467 482 948

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FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

Acreage Mowing Specialist | Mini excavation Toro Dingo with stump grinder, trencher and soil cultivator

Contact Vadi: 0404

0409 799 909

Phone Mick 0409 009 024

Email: mickbhl@gmail.com

Professional Cleaning Services BOND CLEAN AND BUILDERS CLEAN SPECIALIST

978 383

various implements available for limited access projects

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

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

Friendly reliable and trustworthy service.

â&#x20AC;˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Excavator 5 to 21 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Roads â&#x20AC;˘ Acreage clearing â&#x20AC;˘ House pads â&#x20AC;˘ Drainage â&#x20AC;˘ Carparks â&#x20AC;˘ Bush rocks â&#x20AC;˘ Rock walls â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive rates

livingearthgardens.com.au

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

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0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

Window Cleaning Professionals

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly â&#x20AC;˘ Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable Rates Flyscreen Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Locally Owned & Operated â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Work â&#x20AC;˘ Over 15 Years Exp

DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated ..0410 723601 BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330 HOLIDAY CLEANERS Avail now! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961 BOND CLEANING...........................................................................................................0421 360961

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283 NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing excavator & bobcat loader & 5T Tipper Rock Grab 0417 920300

ELECTRICIANS

ECO-FRIENDLY Immaculate, local cleaner. 10+ yrs exp. Exc refs. Domestic/commercial..0449 173056

COMPUTER SERVICES RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

CONCRETING & PAVING

AH

02 66 804 173

Domestic Commercial

â&#x20AC;˘ Paving â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework â&#x20AC;˘ Timber work â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining wall â&#x20AC;˘ Garden maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Planting â&#x20AC;˘ TurďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Mulching â&#x20AC;˘ Hedging â&#x20AC;˘ Lawns

0434 329 111

24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

All Jobs Small or Large

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed. Ph Sam.......0438 655763 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

Lic.136717c

SALISBURY

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

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Burringbar

Philip Toovey

CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Civil â&#x20AC;˘ Industrial

www.jimsfencing.com.au

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

SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS

TINY EARTHWOR

CLEANING SERVICE

DARYL 0418 234 302

â&#x20AC;˘ Steel â&#x20AC;˘ Pool â&#x20AC;˘ ColorbondÂŽ â&#x20AC;˘ Gates â&#x20AC;˘ Paling â&#x20AC;˘ Picket â&#x20AC;˘ Glass Fencing

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

5 Stars

CONCRETING

0499 156 005

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299

ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

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FREE QUOTES 7 DAYS

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262

6677 1859

CON

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

Call 131 546

â&#x20AC;˘ Asphalt Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Sub-divisions â&#x20AC;˘ Earthworks â&#x20AC;˘ Carparks â&#x20AC;˘ and all Maintenance! For a Free Quote Call Now

ALL STEEL GATES

Lic #256735C

Coast to Country Asphalt Specialising in

&

fullcirclerefinishing.com

Blue Sky

0424 876 155

DENTISTS

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

Byron Bay

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

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

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

0434 539 979

JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028

Call Daniel

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

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

Call

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C .......................0432 289705

Lic: 154293c

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

JIMSTH-2017

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

Lic No. 337066C

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bindii weeds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Army worms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; grass grubs .....0418 110714

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

ALL AROUND

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

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

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 GW GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, trees & hedges, trailer ..............0408 244820

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

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

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GARDEN DESIGN

LOCKSMITH

PHYSIOTHERAPY

www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329 Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes, laser, shockwave. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara .......................................................66872330

OSTEOPATHY

GAS SUPPLIERS

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

PAINTING

ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required

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

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

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

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

BYRON BAY

GRAPHIC DESIGN

â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas â&#x20AC;˘ Workmanship guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Attention to detail

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

Lic No 189144C

Free Delivery

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288

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

PICTURE HANGING PROFESSIONAL PICTURE HANGING, also display of art and objects. Phone Lenny ....0407 031294

PLASTERING

DESIGN Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

HANDYPERSONS

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C Â&#x2021; )UHH TXRWHV Â&#x2021; *\SURFN Ă&#x20AC; [LQJ VHWWLQJ

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

YVES DE WILDE

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290 www.duluxaccredited.com.au

Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

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WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane Ex. Phys ...........................................0408 110006

NEIL A McINTOSH

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

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

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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘ PLASTER REPAIRS â&#x20AC;˘ WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY â&#x20AC;˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â&#x20AC;˘ ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C

PAINTER

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002

HIRE

Chay 0429 805 081

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ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366

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MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

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Requirements for the job are that you must be ďŹ t and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence. If you like driving and you feel you could contribute to your community and environment please enquire by giving the centre a call on 02 6684 1286 or drop in at 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

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GARAGE SALES

Liberation Larder would like to thank everyone for their support, especially for their financial donations in FY2020. Your donations help us on our mission to provide healthy food to people in need in the Byron Shire. It is through people like you that Liberation Larder continues to meet the needs of our patrons and makes this community a great place to live. July 2019 Knappick Foundation â&#x20AC;˘ Jenny Cann â&#x20AC;˘ John William August 2019 ENOVA â&#x20AC;˘ CWA Bangalow â&#x20AC;˘ Derek Wright â&#x20AC;˘ Mark Smith, Running Dog Design â&#x20AC;˘ Geoffrey Smith â&#x20AC;˘ Francesca Purnell â&#x20AC;˘ Ian Hamilton September 2019 Holly Johnson â&#x20AC;˘ Christopher Rutherford â&#x20AC;˘ Paul Schultz October 2019 Byron Boys Lunch â&#x20AC;˘ Lachlan Bunn â&#x20AC;˘ Timothy James â&#x20AC;˘ Matthew Dwyer â&#x20AC;˘ Matt Sone â&#x20AC;˘ Blair Mcdonough â&#x20AC;˘ Simon Davies â&#x20AC;˘ Daniel Boddam â&#x20AC;˘ Christopher Taylor â&#x20AC;˘Matthew Simpson â&#x20AC;˘ Joe Sell â&#x20AC;˘ Danny Roger â&#x20AC;˘ Oliver Horn â&#x20AC;˘ Matt Barrelle â&#x20AC;˘ Eli Glenister â&#x20AC;˘ Mark Hutchinson â&#x20AC;˘ Marg Robertson â&#x20AC;˘ Byron Menz Group â&#x20AC;˘ Lynda Dean â&#x20AC;˘ Di Vino Byron Bay â&#x20AC;˘ Riverside Club

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Make a difference through providing high quality personalised care to our valued aged care residents. Rewarding and diverse role that includes personal care such as showering, dressing, assisting with eating and social activities and supporting our Residents in living life to its fullest. Currently, we’re looking for an experienced Personal Care Assistant to join our team at Coolamon Villa on a permanent Part time basis who can be available to work a mix of 10 morning and afternoon shifts across the week. As part of a dedicated team who work hard to create a safe, home like environment, you’ll be responsible for: • Assisting with personal care such as showering and dressing; • Supporting with day-to-day tasks such as eating and social activities; • Working with clinical staff to ensure care plans are followed; • Maintaining documentation and working as part of a team to ensure our residents’ health and well-being are optimised; and • Providing high quality service to families and the community. To be successful in this role, you’ll need: • A heart and passion for providing high quality care to the elderly; • Great communication and team work skills; • Flexibility and the ability to adapt to change; • A Certificate III in Aged Care (or equivalent) or a willingness to obtain; and • Must be able to provide evidence of a 2020 Flu Vaccination.

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So, if you’re looking for a role where you can make a positive and rewarding impact in a great organisation like ours, then we’d love to hear from you. Apply online now via www.catholichealthcare.com.au/careers Please note that pre-employment checks (including Police) will be completed for all preferred candidates before an Offer is made. Successful applicants will be required to complete relevant pre-employment check, provide evidence of right to work in Australia, and be subject to a three-month probation period.

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DR DAVE MOSS

Passed away peacefully at home with his family on Sunday 19 July 2020. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at the Beach Cafe, Clarkes Beach, on Tues 28 July 3pm– 6pm. Due to COVID number restrictions, please text your intention to attend and the number in your group to Helena on 0428715616 by Friday 24 July 2020. Thank you.

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As a Registered Nurse, you will have overall responsibility for the clinical care of our residents during your shift. You will be a team-player with excellent communication skills who is able to liaise with care staff, family members, doctors and the management team alike. Excellent reporting skills are required to complete necessary compulsory reporting, progress notes and incident reporting, while maintaining all policies and procedures that are in place. You will need to have good availability and be prepared to work night shifts. To be successful for this role, you will have: • Current registration with AHPRA; • Two years’ minimum experience as a Registered Nurse (essential); • Previous experience in Aged Care (essential); • Passion and commitment to working with the elderly; • Strong communication skills; • Good understanding of the New Aged Care Quality Standards; • Knowledge of ACFI and Quality & Education (desirable); • Team-oriented with experience leading a team of care workers; • Must be able to provide evidence of 2020 Flu Vaccination.

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Coolamon Villa, located in Mullumbimby, is a thriving 54-bed residential aged care community that promotes a philosophy that recognises the value and individuality of each resident.

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24/02/1949 – 5/07/2020 Late of Brunswick Heads, formerly of Townsville and Cardwell. Beloved husband of Carmel, much loved father and fatherin-law of Allison and Marcus, loved grandfather of Judd, Lillie and Kai. Privately cremated as per his wishes. A memorial to be held in Townsville at a later date.

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The lover of life and a good party, who was friends with everyone. Renee touched the lives of all she met with her kind soul, affectionate and loving nature, and infectious laugh. Renee passed away suddenly, but without suffering on the evening of Wednesday 15th July. Loved by mum, dad, sister, family and community. Will be missed, but never forgotten. It would be appreciated if those who intend to attend the funeral service contact family for numbers due to COVID restrictions.

DISCLAIMER YANNI SPYROU 26/8/1997–25/7/2011 You may be gone from our sight but you are never gone from our hearts. Baba, Mummy, Eleyna, Papou, Yiayia, Nicholas, Manoli and Leo.

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Edward Fredrick Pines ‘Ted’ 26/7/1945 ~ 14/7/2020 Precious Son of Ina & Fredrick (Dec’d). Beloved Husband of Janine (Dec’d). Dear Brother of Kenneth & Brenda. Brother-in-Law to Jayne and Alan (Dec’d). Wonderful Father of Suzanne & Matthew. Father-In-Law of Monique & Amozon. Adored Grandfather of Lorelei, Oscar & Tanner. Best mate to Col and Wal. Generous and caring friend and neighbour to his fellow residents of Nashua and RSL Lifecare, Suffolk Park. Valued member of Bangalow RSL and North Coast Vietnam Veterans. Truly loved, deeply missed, always remembered. Fly free now beautiful gentleman. A small private family service will be held during this difficult time. A memorial/celebration of Ted’s life will be held for the wider community once restrictions are lifted. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation be made to the Bangalow RSL – see: rslnsw.org.au – Bangalow donate.

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Byron based events company North Coast Events has adapted to COVID-19 and have reinvented their business model. From their new broadcast studio, Sean Latham and Dan Cassidy stream a podcast every Friday night at www.twitch. tv/byronbaylive. Q Q Q Q

Coronavirus data collection from US hospitals will no longer be collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports The New York Times. Instead, hired goons working for the 45th president manbaby will instead collect it. Health experts warn of the obvious – it will be politicised/and or withheld from the public. Q Q Q Q

Chinese online shopping behemoth Alibaba has been accused of trading in child and baby sex abuse dolls. A campaign against the objectification of women and the sexualisation of girls is being led by Collective Shout. They say they found large numbers of replica child dolls marketed as ‘young girl’, ‘flat chest’ and ‘sex dolls for men’ sold by 18 suppliers. Some dolls are as small as 65cm, the size of a six-month-old baby. Collective Shout say the company responded on Twitter to their complaints, stating the items were in violation of their

A pop up COVID-19 testing clinic was in Ocean Shores last week, and for those wanting to be tested, Byron Central Hopital are still offering tests. For more info and to keep up to date, visit www.nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au. Photo Jeff ‘Mostly A Virus Since 1986’ Dawson terms and conditions and that they were ‘looking into it’. Q Q Q Q

A new sweat lodge is coming to the Mullumbimby Medicine Grounds, says ceremonial leader Lawrence Taylor Ellyard. The inaugural sweat lodge will be conducted July 24 – For details, call Lawrence on 0404 899 335 or visit www.facebook.com/ ByronBaySweatLodge.

Labor. ‘The coronavirus stimulus package carved out $135,000,000,000 in tax breaks for millionaires.

That’s three times as much money as was included for emergency housing and food relief’.

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Heads up – Council’s website and DA tracker will be down from Friday 4pm till midnight Saturday July 26, say staff. Q Q Q Q

Our northern neighbours appear to not only bring their shiny new 4WDs down to our shores. A recent police report presented to the Mullum Chamber of Commerce claims the QLD border closure has had a big impact on reducing crime in our area. Q Q Q Q

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