Business as usual

Ciao, Mate! building to be sold

The building that houses popular pizzeria Ciao, Mate! is set to be sold, but local foodies need not be too worried. Real estate agent Karin Heller, from Kim Jones Property Byron Bay, confirmed the current tenants have a long lease. The building in Bangalow’s main street is due to be auctioned online on Tuesday 2 May, with price expectations in the low $3 million range.

Built in 1908 and known as The Strand, it is being marketed on realcommercial.com.au as a classic double-storey commercial building with character, flair and rich history, that is tenanted with consistent and steady returns.

The downstairs area includes a main dining space, a commercial kitchen, bathroom, storage and a back courtyard seating area. It has been home to many different businesses over the years, including jewellers, watchmakers, a Japanese antique store and a cafe. The entire downstairs is zoned for restaurant use as is half of the upstairs area. The remaining upstairs area is zoned for general commercial use. It last sold for $2 million in 2020.

Ciao, Mate! and You Beauty, just down the road, are both helmed by sustainable chef Matt Stone alongside business partners Matt Rabbidge and Luke Sullivan, who also own the iconic Eltham Hotel. Both Bangalow venues were awarded hats in the prestigious 2023 Good Food Guide Awards.

Angela Saurine

Beacon Laundry update

According to Oskar Stenriker, from White Box Enterprises, “the Beacon Laundry project is moving forward quite satisfactorily. We’re in heavy planning mode at the moment.

The Beacon Laundry project is moving forward quite satisfactorily. We’re in heavy planning mode at the moment.

“All our long lead time equipment has been ordered, Hemp Foods and Super Foods will move out around July-August, and then following a couple of months renovation and installation works, we’re anticipating to be operational in November.”

Anthony Dann, the laundry’s General Manager, relocated from Toowoomba with his family in January and is running the day to day work, with contractors and future customers, in the community. “We’re also in the process of recruiting our first local employee, a People and Pathways Manager, to establish relationships with community organisations connected to disadvantaged people, who we can offer job and development opportunities in the laundry when we get closer to operations start. So, it’s all happening now.”

Christobel Munson

Bangalow and Ballina Remedial Massage on the move

Bangalow and Ballina Remedial Massage has relocated their Ballina clinic to Newrybar. “Over the last six months we’ve been quietly working on setting up a beautiful new clinic in the most peaceful of settings. We wanted to make sure it was fitted with everything needed to bring you the healing and relaxation you deserve,” says owner Yani Morkham-Gray. You can find them at 2/19 Old Pacific Highway, Newrybar, conveniently located down the driveway between the Newrybar Community Hall and Luther & Co, with lots of street parking available.

Contact Yani to book your massage and experience a healing treatment in their beautiful new location 0499 490 088

Nominations are now open for the Byron