Heartbeat Bangalow’s
free l august 2013 No.172 l Celebrating the Life and Times of the local Community
Strike up the band
The Music Festival is marching into town from 15-18 August, don’t miss it! And August is Arts month in this issue, along with all the news of what’s happening in the area.
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editorial Yes, August is Arts month, the big ticket item being the Bangalow Music Festival, a ‘sound’ favourite locally, nationally and even internationally. Thanks are due in particular to our local organisers, principally the Southern Cross Soloists and our very own and very talented Margaret Curtis, for helping to bring world class performers to our region. But that’s not all on the music scene. The Bowlo has an amazing line-up of five events in August, culminating in the Spring Gangsters’ Ball at the end of the month. Other arty news in this issue includes
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profiles of a local writer, an artist and a group comprising a photographer, a mask maker, sculptors, a ceramicist, a jeweller and combinations thereof. You’ll have to read about them. There’s also food news. An award for our Town chefs, photos from the Lions Curry Night, tips from the Farmers’ Market, Possum Ck farm, how to grow citrus and information on the Sample Food Festival coming up in September. And lots more. I hope you enjoy this issue and enjoy August in Bangalow. I’m looking forward to it. Di Martin
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Judy retired to Bangalow, with husband Brian, in 2005. Her varied career included: laboratory assistant with the Milk Board, product development with Masterfoods, sheep farmer and running a craft supply business. A science degree as a matureage student led to interesting research into blue-green algae. Judy has found in Bangalow a whole new world of plants, creatures great and small, and the fungi. Leisure time includes bushwalking, tennis, bridge, strong women exercise classes, yoga and travel. Judy is a keen photographer, gardener and mother of two daughters, with two grand children. Heartbeat has made it easy to get to know the locals, discover the area and feel happily settled into the community.
Lyn has lived most of her life on the North Coast apart from high schooling and university studies at the University of Queensland where she met her longtime mate Greg. They returned to the north coast in the seventies and settled in Newrybar where they raised their family. Lyn has a background in teaching and library work. She is still working part-time at the Lennox Head branch of RichmondTweed Regional Library. Lyn enjoys being part of the team contributing articles to Heartbeat, meeting old and new folk around Bangalow and also keeping busy with work, gardening, travelling and helping out with little grandchildren.
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bangalow music festival One cold evening last month a visitor to Bangalow, upon entering the A&I Hall, immediately exclaimed, “What an amazing hall Bangalow has,” and within a couple of minutes added, “The acoustics are amazing!” So said Bernard Lanskey, born in Cairns, who is a featured artist at this month’s Bangalow Classical Music Festival. As August is the month our gorgeous township is transformed into a musical mecca, this year festival goers will be treated to the exquisite voices of Felicitas Fuchs, soprano from Germany, and Australian tenor, Alexander Lewis. Delight to the sounds of Emma Sholl, Australian flautist, the amazing Australian born pianist Jayson Gillham (who can
forget AK47 performed two years ago?), the Silver Garburg Piano Duo from Israel and Qian Zhou, violinist from Singapore. Of course the Southern Cross Soloists will be performing as well as the fab four from Melbourne- the Flinders String Quartet. And Bernard? He will be performing on the piano along with Qian Zhou and Felicitas Fuchs, exploring the relationship between the world of neuroscience and the reasoning behind human emotional reaction to music. The festival begins on Thursday, 15 August at 7pm with ‘Festival Prelude’ where some of our excellent local musicians will perform along with some of the abovementioned artists. The Festival Prelude will feature our local Lismore
Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ian Bowles, and the ever popular Hot North Wind ensemble and to introduce the Vox Caldera choir directed by Nicholas Routley. The Festival Prelude commences with a glass of champagne on arrival included in your ticket price. To make the event really shine dress black tie is stated but not compulsory. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday see the nine concerts of the festival with the final concert at the beautiful St Kevin’s Church. Tickets to the Festival Prelude are $30 and available from Windhorse Gallery and Barebones Art Space. Individual and subscription tickets to the festival are available from Barebones Art Space. See you at the festival! Margaret Curtis
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David Pont reminds us that there is more thinking to be done on the weir/ wetlands area.
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The scene in the park was typical of most days: families strolling, kids playing on the swings, a dog walker, the trucks pulling up with highway construction people ready for lunch. A few tourists soaking up the beauty. A couple of teenagers chatting quietly. Someone fishing. One of the most beautiful parks in Australia, bequeathed to us by earlier generations. In the background the eternal creek flows around the bends and over the broken weir. The ugly fence and signs reminded me of the years passing since the weir was undermined. It seems that nothing’s been done. Well, actually a fair bit has been done by volunteers trying to find a way through the maze of problems. The logical first thought of many was simply ‘put it back the way it was’. Once the weir broke this was never going to happen. Not only legislation and regulations stood in the way, but some in Council wanted it gone. Some thought, still do, ‘let it go back to nature’ – take the weir out. For this option it may not be understood that changes to the creek over the years mean the whole physical creek environment there is not ‘natural’. Large-scale deforestation and erosion in the early years of settlement radically changed runoff patterns and sediment loads. The weir and the raised water level have been in place for 86 years. The creek was diverted and a new rock creek bed built 30 years ago. Over the last couple of years it’s also become apparent that the large concrete western wall of the pool is under threat from erosion with the lower water level. Whatever happens will have a cost, and need design and management. Two public meetings later, a compre-
hensive engineering report and voluntary work by a lot of people have brought us to the point where a concept design with much of the heritage weir retained, and a fishway for the 20-odd fish species in the creek, has been presented to Council. The proposal supported by a majority is repair the weir to a compromise height a fair bit lower than three years ago, but still enough to be swimmable, to respect the heritage, to restore some of the damage done by the sudden drop in water when the weir was undermined, and to be a lower cost than estimated for complete removal. There are still a few hurdles. Council staff and councillors need to understand the issues fully and reach a decision. Funding must be obtained. Approvals from several state government departments are needed. On the funding: if we took the view that a repaired weir and pool in a revitalised park has huge value for the whole community now and long into the future in the green space, the connection with water, in tourism and heritage – what dollar value would we put on it? The proposed weir repair has been put at about $90,000 – about $47 each from Bangalow’s 1,900 village residents. A lot more people live in the 2479 area. The park could do with some improvements – the dilapidated tennis courts, old toilets. We could begin thinking 20 or 50 years ahead, just as our forebears did. Wouldn’t it be justified to think about a larger funding package for a long term park masterplan? My personal vision is for a band rotunda, botanic gardens and more barbecues. Everyone should have some ideas. Now’s the time to think about what we’d like for the future park, but fixing the damage to the weir is the priority.
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t2e news For the past sixteen months, on the fourth Tuesday of each month around noon, a small but dedicated group converges on Bangalow’s A&I Hall. In the hall the group, surrounded by maps and aerial photographs, sits munching Heritage House sandwiches and cakes watching powerpoint slide shows and listening to detailed engineering descriptions of piling, drainage, earth moving and sound mounds delivered by young, often English-sounding civil engineers and occasionally Mr Peter Borelli, Project Manager of the Tintenbar to Ewingsdale section of the Pacific Highway Upgrade (known in the club as the T2E). The whole thing is repeated at 5.30pm usually with a different group although some addicts have been known to attend both sessions. Each session usually lasts around ninety minutes. This is the T2E Community Information Session at which the community is updated about progress on the T2E and warned of forthcoming events. Unfortunately the fourth Tuesday is too late for forecast events to make the Heartbeat deadline. However, event timings are always described as ‘weather permitting’, so the recent rainy season has meant most events are delayed. Fortunately, at the June meeting, there was a request that the monthly meeting date be brought
forward so that forthcoming events could be reported on in Heartbeat. We await a change in session schedules. The June meeting was notable for the breadth of information provided both about progress and about future works likely to impact on us locals. Details are already posted on the web at http://www. rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/ pac_hwy/ballina_tweed_heads/tintenbar_ ewingsdale/documents/130626_cis_t2e. pdf. Apart from an impressive video of the first blasting of the southern face of the St Helena tunnel, we heard that bridge works continue to progress with piling works started at the final bridge site during June. Nine bridges are now under construction; the Broken Head Road diversion has been completed and opened to traffic while the road bridge over the T2E is constructed; 530,000 cubic metres of earth and rock have been moved with another 80 per cent still to be shifted; of the 27,100 planned metres of pavement drainage (ie to drain water off the road surface) only 100 metres is laid so far. 210 bridge piles have been installed with 90 piles remaining; and 12 metres of tunnel heading has been completed (less than 2 per cent of the job). From these figures and from the overall look of the T2E site there is
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still a lot of work to be done. Over the next few months there will be changes that will affect 2479 residents. These include changing traffic flows in the old highway, the start of clearing of the southern 300 metres of the existing sound mound between the Clover Hill area and the old highway in preparation for the replacement wider and higher mound, eight weeks of intermittent traffic stoppages on St Helena Hill during surface blasting for the northern tunnel entrance, and pile driving at Ewingsdale to provide a wall to support the planned new exit slip road on the western side of the existing highway. One that will affect many in Bangalow is a 24 hour traffic light controlled 40 kph single lane section of Bangalow Road between the existing highway and the proposed southbound T2E slip road, to permit new roadside drainage and road rewidening and repaving. At present it appears that T2E construction work remains on schedule due to finish at the end of 2014, subject of course to the usual disclaimer ‘weather permitting’. As a safety net perhaps, RMS and Baulderstone are considering applying for an extension to daily working hours. More on that after the next session. Tony Hart
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community noticeboard August at the Bowlo Saturday, 3 August enjoy wonderful Calypso music with Jahbutu Feat & Miss Renee Simone and special guests the River City Steel Band. Doors open 7.00, show starts 7.30. Tickets door $20, presales $18. The Jive Lounge goes Pink on Friday, 9 August with a very special ‘fun’ raiser event for dance instructor Chrissy Keepence’s sister, Elisha. Warren Earl and his Western Swing Band, The Jive Lounge Singers, art auction, vintage and vintage inspired clothing auction, vintage hair styling and prizes for the best dressed! Doors open 6.30 pm, show starts 7pm. Tickets door $30, presales $25 online at www. jive. lounge.com On Saturday, 10 August the Bowlo Goes Latin with the OZ Latin Brothers, one of Australia’s top Latin dance bands playing salsa, merengue and cha cha, starting with a free dance lesson at 7.30pm. Tickets $20 at door. For more information call Leyla on 0429 053 088. And on Saturday, 24 August contribute to the Aussies Against Fracking Fundraiser when entertainers from across Australia will add their voices to the movement against CSG development. Come and join forces with Normie Rowe, Kevin Borich and many others. Swing into spring at the Bowlo’s Spring Gangsters’ Ball on Saturday, 31 August
with our big band The Well Swung Daddies. The Gangsters’ Ball brings to life the fashion, style, humour and classic entertainment of the 1930s and 40s. Dinner and Show $49.95 + booking fee. First seating 6.30pm. Book online at www. bangalowbowlo.com.au or call the Club. All this takes a lot of organising and it’s almost all done by volunteers. Would you be surprised we need more? Anyone able to help fold and distribute our monthly programs please ring 02 6687 2741. For event details go to www. bangalowbowlo.com.au. Tony Hart/Kat Antram
6pm), 24 August , 21 Sept. Bangalow Hall: (Sunday Dinner 6pm) 4 August, 1 Sept, 29 Sept. Federal Hall: (Sunday Lunch 1pm) 11 August, 8 Sept, 6 Oct. As usual bookings are essential for these dinners. Ph: 0410 546 231 E: francisco.food@gmail. com Emma Byrne
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The next meeting is on Wednesday, 7 August at 1.30pm in the Moller Pavilion. The Social Saturday visit will be to the garden of Marie Ashton in Mullumbimby. The annual excursion will be to Kyogle on Saturday, 5 October and bookings can be made at the meeting. Helen Johnston
On Monday 5 August Mary Alexander will present Meet Me at the Waldorf: the extraordinary story of two iconic hotels. Built in the 1890s by the feuding Astor cousins at the height of the Gilded Age, the old WaldorfAstoria on Fifth Avenue was the place to meet and be seen. It was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. Famous before it opened, the glamorous new Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue was built at the height of the Depression. Hans Mol
Pop up dinners Francisco’s Table will be popping up at the following venues in the next few months. Coorabell Hall: (Saturday Dinner
Bangalow Chamber of Commerce AGM It will be held at Bangalow Bowling Club, 6687 2741, on Wednesday, 7 August at 6.30 for 7pm. Chairperson is John Murray, Regional Manager NSW Business Chamber Northern Rivers. Kylie Mowbray-Allen
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Red Cross We had a very successful AGM in July and thanks to those who attended. Our next, regular, meeting is on Friday, 9 August at 10am in the RSL Hall. We will be participating in the nationwide Red Cross Cake Bake on Friday, 30 August at 9am, again at the RSL Hall. This is the third year for the cook off and there will be
three categories: professional, home bake and children. The judge will be Bangalow’s queen of all sweet things, Katrina Kanetani from Town, a very busy woman so we are delighted she could find the time. Also on Tuesday, 17 September 11am to 3pm, we will be holding a Fashion Parade at the Museum Tea Room. More in next month’s Heartbeat. Dot Gill
Museum and Tea Room First up, on Friday, 9 August 6pm to 9pm, in response to public demand we will be having another Curry Night. The last one was such a raging success even though it was raining – for a change! Delicious North Indian cuisine, cooked by Beverly Singh, will be available at $30 a head for two very satisfying courses. BYO. Don’t miss out, book your table now by calling 6687 2183. Our AGM is on Saturday, 10 August 1pm, at the Museum. Membership is only $15 a head and can be paid in person or through direct debit. Interested persons wanting to become committee members should fill in a nomination form by 5 August. Phone us on 6687 2183 for further details. Light refreshments supplied. There are plans afoot for an excursion on Sunday, 18 August to Brisbane’s GOMA for their amazing quilt exhibition: 1700-1945: 200+ Years of British
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Quiltmaking. Bookings are very limited, so hurry to register your interest. Phone, as above, or email bangalowhistorical@ bigpond.com . Wendy Grissell
New priest for All Souls’ The Anglican parish of Bangalow is delighted to announce the imminent arrival of a new priest in the rectory, Father Matthew Smedley. His induction is on Wednesday, 14 August at 7pm at All Souls’ Bangalow. His first service will be on Sunday, 18 August at 9am. All are warmly invited to attend the ceremony and supper in the hall afterwards, as well as the Sunday service, to meet Father Matthews and welcome him into the community. Father Matthew comes to us from Dubbo. Christine McNeil
in contact with Northern NSW Daffodil Day Coordinator on 6639 1303. Sarah Royall Chess club for Bangalow? Are there any chess players out there who would be interested in meeting regularly for some friendly games at a local venue eg Bowlo? Interest not skill is the main criteria although a basic knowledge of the game would be necessary. Ring 6687 2407 or 0402 455 896. Neil McKenzie
Bangalow Farmers’ Market hamper draw Collect your card at the Saturday market to enter the free weekly $50 hamper draw. The first two winners were Peter WynnMoylan and Karen Preston. Kaye Shadbolt
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Newrybar Hall and Travelling Flicks present A Gun in Each Hand, a Spanish comedy drama, on Sunday, 18 August at 2pm. Tickets $16 from Driftlab, Barebones and Talisman or direct payment to BSB 032591 acct 326390, or $20 at door. Ian Duncan
Spokesperson for the community group, Lyle Le Sueur, has announced that work will start in the near future and should take eight to 12 weeks. This is a reward for the two years of lobbying and fund raising by the committee. A full account of the work of this committee will appear in next month’s Heartbeat. Don Brown
Daffodil Day 2013 Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day is on Friday, 23 August. Cancer Council NSW is calling for Daffodil Day Team Leaders and site based volunteers. Anyone who is interested please get
Tintenbar Art Show Artists, submit your entries for the Tintenbar art show on 18 – 20 October at the Tintenbar Hall. There are several prizes,
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a $10 entry fee per painting, a restriction of 2 entries per artist and the art works must be for sale. Please ring Marg on 6687 8033 or send us an email at tintenbarart@gmail. com for entries or any further information. Entries close 27 September. Stephanie McGarry
Online emergency plan NSW SES has released their new online home emergency plan to help people prepare for the impacts of storms, floods, tsunami and other hazards. The online tool identifies key risks specific to the location of the household, and through a simple questionnaire electronically builds a Plan specific to the households’ occupants and their needs. It is available online by visiting www. seshomeemergencyplan.com. au. Janet Pettit
Newrybar Public School Newrybar Public School kindergarten orientation program will be held each Tuesday during Term 3 from 10am -11:30. All students starting kindergarten in 2014 are encouraged to attend. Newrybar Public School Playgroup is held every Friday 9:30am – 11:30 in the library. Parents/Carers with under school age children and babies are invited to join a fun, friendly morning of play and chat. Contact the school on 6687 1343 for more information on either
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Table Tennis at Newrybar A social table tennis morning is continuing each Monday from 9.30 to 12.30 at the Newrybar Hall. This is for people with some experience. There is a cost of $5 per session. Please call 0408 337 277 for further information. Peta Rodger
Bangalow Gym The Bangalow Gym has created a new service for mums and dads to be able to workout while their children are cared for in the new creche. The creche will be fully supervised and costs $5 per child. The creche will be operating from 8.30am-11am Monday to Friday. Phone The Bangalow Gym on 6687 2320 for the class timetable and gym membership details.
WIRES The next WIRES course for new volunteers will be 7-8 September. Call 6628 1898 to register. Muriel Kinson
And out of town Quota Club of Alstonville/ Wollongbar’s 13th Annual Arts and Craft Fair is on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August 9am-4pm daily at the Alstonville Leisure Centre. The theme of Look Learn Create promises visitors a variety of demonstrations and workshops as well as displays by 60 plus stallholders. Robyn Powell
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lions curry night The A&I Hall was packed on the night of Saturday, 13 July for the annual Singh family Curry Night, a much anticipated event here in Bangalow for those who love sizzling curries and local entertainment. The entertainment this year was very special, commencing with three amazing young singers: Jazzy Whetstone on the ukelele and guitar, aged 14 from Mullumbimby; Hannah Parrington on the guitar and keyboard, aged 11 from Possum Creek and Gracie Hughes from Bangalow, aged 15, on keyboard. Gracie was the winner
of the 2013 Lismore Young Songwriter of the Year Competition (female). Our talented hairdresser Stephie Hosking also took to the stage to entertain us. Special thanks are due to the members of the Singh family, Lion Mic Deacon for sound, MC Greg Nash, Annie and Richard Millyard who came from Brisbane to help serve, all the entertainers, and the Bangalow Lions at large. The Lions say the 2014 Curry Night will be even better with a plan to streamline further the service delivery. Di Martin
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sample returns to bangalow Sample Food Festival is set to showcase qualities that create the mark of local distinction and excellence for Northern NSW food. Sample will be held on Saturday, 7 September at Bangalow Showgrounds from 8am to 4pm. Now in its third year, Sample Festival director Remy Tancred has made Sample the premier food and produce event for Northern NSW. “Sample is a festival to share ‘the taste of Northern NSW’, with a visitor promise of creative expression and well being through local produce,” said Remy. Last year the festival welcomed over 10,000 visitors through the gates at Bangalow Showgrounds. Families, children, couples and everyone in between turned out for an amazing smorgasbord of delights. This year the festival has grown again with 200 exhibitors to browse through including 25 of our region’s top restaurants serving $5 and $10 tasting plates. On festival day highlights include: a Byron Farmers’ Market breakfast from 8am, celebrity guests, cooking demonstrations, cheese making class, live music, children’s entertainment and product launches. Whatever your palate there is something for everyone. Entry is free! Ticketed events: The Stone & Wood Seafood Feast Lunch the day before the festival from 12 -3pm at the Showgrounds - special Beer Garden set up. The lunch features special
guests, seafood guru John Susman and award winning chef Steven Snow. Book your seat at the beer garden lunch via: info@ samplensw.com. $65 pp includes drinks. Cheese making class On festival day at 2pm, learn from expert cheese maker Deb Allard. You’ll learn how to make a cheese and a yoghurt. $45pp. Bookings essential by emailing: info@ samplensw.com “My advice is to book early for the ticketed events as they sell out fast. Having John Susman and Steven Snow in the one lunch is a real treat for our guests booking in for lunch,” said Remy. This one-day event is a unique opportunity for local growers, producers and chefs to showcase their best and make it available to the public. For the public it’s an amazing chance to speak directly to restaurant owners and chefs and learn more about what they offer. For more information visit: www. samplensw.com.
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Introducing a new monthly column, where stallholders at the Saturday Farmers’ markets pass on some growing tips. Bangalow Farmers’ Market stallholders, Cornelia and Michael (‘Potato Mike’) Burless, own Sumo Farm on Lawler’s Road, Bangalow. Over winter they grow a range of root vegetables including potatoes, turnips, rapa, (Italian turnip grown only for the leaves), and Daikon radish. Daikon (or Japanese) radish can be grown all year but performs best in cooler months. It is a key ingredient in Japanese cooking and also well regarded for its health giving properties. “It is easy to grow,” says Mike. “Seeds are readily available, sold as daikon or oriental radish.” It is essential to make a wellprepared bed, loose and friable to at least spade depth. Dig in generous amounts of chicken manure or pellets. Make shallow (5mm) furrows with your finger across the bed every 25 cms and plant seeds in pairs in the furrows, 10 cm apart. Cover by running two fingers either side of the furrows. Water in well and keep moist until seedlings emerge (4 or 5 days) and are growing strongly. Harvest starts in 6 to 8 weeks when the roots are about 20 cm long and can be
dug at any time over the next 10 weeks. The longer you leave them the bigger they get. Control pests with pyrethrum sprays. The Burless’s can usually grow many of their vegetables spray free and use as little inorganic additives as they can. They farm with the health and well being of their customers in mind. Now, what to do with your daikon? Mike suggests Do Chua – Vietnamese daikon and carrot pickle. It’s quick, simple, no
cooking and is delicious! Ingredients 1 medium daikon, about 500g 500g carrots 2 tbspns salt, 3/4 cup of white or rice vinegar, 3 tbspns sugar, 4 cups water Method Mandolin or straw daikon and carrots. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp salt and massage in. Leave for half an hour and then pour off liquid that has pooled. Mix separately vinegar, sugar and water. Adjust seasonings to your taste then add to carrot and daikon (enough to cover). Refrigerate overnight and it’s ready. It keeps for a month in the fridge. Mike is happy to discuss this and other growing tips if you see him at the market. While you’re waiting for your crop, he is happy to supply your needs. The Burlesses also run the ‘Shed Bakery’ on their farm, where Cornelia bakes in the German tradition of artisan sour dough. Her breads and pastries have lots of devotees at the Saturday morning market. Kaye Shadbolt and Brian Sundstrom
Local chefs win delicious award, yum! The ABC delicious magazine runs an annual nation-wide competition to find the best producers and users of local produce. Katrina and Karl Kanetani, of Bangalow’s Town Restaurant and Café, have recently won the category ‘Outstanding use of regional produce by a chef ’. Over three thousand nominations were received for this year’s awards, which cover a range of categories for produce, such as ‘From the Paddock’, From the Earth’ and ‘From the Dairy’. They also recognise farmers markets, provedores and chefs. “It’s our duty to help raise awareness and recognition of producers doing great things,” said Guillaume Brahimi, acclaimed Sydney chef and a member of the judge’s panel. “When it comes to food, I’d like to encourage people to
think globally but source locally.” Katrina and Karl are great advocates of local produce, patronising the Bangalow Farmers Markets and sourcing many ingredients locally. Some examples: Janet
Halliday in Lawlers Lane grows leaves, herbs and edible flowers especially for Town; The Armstrongs, from Coopers Shoot, supply tomatoes; Sheryl Rennie on Friday Hut Road at Possum Creek supplies native fruits, such as fingerlimes and Davidsons plums; Buckley’s orchard just out of Bangalow supply beautiful figs, blueberries and raspberries in season, and cheeses come from the Bangalow Cheese company. It was a big night for the finalists at the awards ceremony in Sydney and Katrina and Karl were surprised and delighted to find that apart from their award, they won a culinary trip to the highlands of Sri Lanka, with chef Peter Kuruvita. What a wonderful acknowledgement of the skills of our local chefs, using high quality, local produce. Judy Baker
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Lessons Well Learned This month’s person behind the job is Siboney Duff. Don Brown reports.
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When Siboney was very young her parents, Eduardo and Cristina, made the difficult decision to leave their native (and at the time, politically unstable) Uruguay in favour of a life in Australia. In October of 1973 they arrived in Sydney with three young children, two suitcases, and barely any English language skills. They took whatever jobs they could find, often working more than one in an effort to support their family and build a new life. They lived in hostel accommodation initially and then in public housing; it wasn’t until they’d been in Australia for twelve years that they’d saved enough money to buy their own home. Despite this, Siboney’s parents were always very house-proud. “I remember pulling kikuyu runners from footpaths with my mum and then planting them into the front and back yards,” says Siboney. “We had the best lawn in the street and it all came from random runners and lots of hard work.” Her parents’ work ethic had a profound impact on Siboney, as did their experiences in Uruguay and their sense of social justice. As a consequence, Siboney learned to take pride in the things achieved by hard work, to look out for others, and to make the most of every opportunity. “In one way or another, those lessons shaped virtually every decision I’ve ever made,” says Siboney. “We didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up. We went to public schools, we lived in Campbelltown [south west Sydney], and we were ‘wogs’. People judged us on the basis of superficial things like that and it annoyed me. Even today, nothing gets
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the next fifteen years, Siboney worked in a range of health and welfare settings, and also taught part-time at TAFE. But the writing bug never went away. She undertook a second degree in English Literature and Creative Writing at Macquarie University and then a Research Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland. For the last eleven years, since moving to Bangalow, Siboney has worked as a freelance journalist, editor, and writing mentor. She managed the Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre, works
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A life amidst the rainforest Next time you are wandering past Barebones Art Space in the heart of Bangalow, pop in and seek out the landscape paintings created by renowned Australian artist and local, John Turton. John and his wife, Robyn, live in a cedar house surrounded by rain forest and nestled into a hill in Main Arm. John escorted my car from the Main Arm general store over thirteen creek crossings. We were greeted at the driveway entrance by the family goat. It was a privilege to see John’s paintings in progress in his studio set high up behind their house. His studio was an old banana shed brought down the valley from what used to be Finn Village. The lower level of the studio John uses to stretch his own canvases. The upper level of the studio, added later, is where John paints and it contains the largest easel I have ever seen. The easel is made of jarrah timber. Jarrah timber has significance to John. Not only is the red colour of jarrah evident in John’s paintings, John hails from Nedlands in Western Australia. John spoke fondly of the west coast. It was obvious that the west still has a pull for John. He has family there and drives across the country to the west for artistic inspiration. John, who works with acrylic and oil paints, describes himself as a colourist. He layers the earthy and vibrant colours of Australia’s landscape in his paintings. A recent episode of Colour in Your Life demonstrated John in action in his studio <http://www.colourinyourlife.com.au/tv-
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a long and illustrious career teaching and exhibiting his drawings and paintings. Heidelberg School artist Arthur Streeton and fellow Western Australian artist Brian Yates influenced John’s style. John admired Streeton’s interaction of colour in his landscapes and he enjoyed watching Yates squeeze paint straight onto the canvas creating a thick 3D effect. When speaking about Streeton’s landscapes John said, “Even though it’s quite intricate and you can see everything that’s happening, there are just patches of colour that go next to each other and work. That’s basically all l do really”. John will be doing some teaching in Wagga Wagga next year. After raising five children at their current home, I got the impression that a move to a less damp, open, sunny and maintenance free location was also on the cards in the not too distant future. Although living amongst the rain forest with the regular sound of eastern whipbirds echoing seemed idyllic to this ex-urban gal, John mentioned the rainforest canopy blocks sunshine and is time consuming to maintain. John welcomes viewings of his art in his studio. It’s a stunning drive to Main Arm and a visit to John’s studio is a colourful treat. To learn more about John visit his website www.johnturton.com.au. Andrea Sturgeon
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our new dentists Rather a long journey leading up to a quick decision brought Eduarda and Fabio Miranda to Bangalow Born and educated in Brazil, meeting at dental school at the University of Pernambuco and marrying in 2005 is just part of their story. Eduarda’s mother, an eminent dentist in Recife in northeast Brazil, educated her three daughters in the International School so they would learn English at a young age and get an education that would open doors for them wherever they travelled in the world. As a child she was introduced to dentistry by being taken along to watch her mother work and was encouraged to observe both sides, the practical and the administrative. Fabio comes from Vitoria in the south west and his introduction was a very personal one. From the age of 11-16 years he had extensive orthodontic treatment to produce the beautiful smile he has today. He grew to admire the skills of his orthodontist and that determined his ambition to study dentistry followed by a three year post graduate degree in orthodontics. In 2002 Eduarda took a compulsory break in her studies as her university was on strike and she came to Australia as a translator for a Brazilian company, visiting Sydney and Dubbo. On returning home a very frightening incident occurred where her car was shot at by thieves at traffic lights. This made her and Fabio decide to leave Brazil and seek a safer country in which to live. In July 2008 they came to Perth on student visas, stayed with family friends initially and
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wildlife on our roads Our local wildlife rescue and care organisations have been extra busy of late. There is a noticeable increase in wildlife activity as we head into spring, and unfortunately this goes hand in hand with wildlife being at risk by crossing our roads. Sue Ulyatt, the Co-ordinator for WIRES in the Northern Rivers, explains that this is a busy time of year for the organisation as many animals alter their activity as they move into their breeding seasons. The echidna is one such animal and has recently been spotted more frequently on our local roads. From late winter to spring, echidnas are focused on breeding and this can result in them travelling some distances. Sue explains the ‘echidna train’ is part of the mating process and involves one female being tracked down and followed by several males in a train-like formation. At this time the echidnas are following scent and therefore focused on anything but their safety on our roads. So what do we do if we find an echidna on a road? Sue explains that it’s very important
pace and can benefit from a little hurry-on,” says Sue. She emphasises however that picking one up and taking it back in the direction it came from is a futile exercise, “they will just end up back on Photo by Stuart King, The Mercury the road!” In addition to breeding behaviour such as the echidna’s, Sue explains that this is the time of year when some young animals, such as young male platypus, move away from their place of birth to establish their own ‘hide’, gauging an echidna’s health can be territory. “Bangalow and surrounding areas very tricky, explains Sue. For this reason she are home to a healthy population of platypus recommends contacting WIRES if in doubt. which can be found in our local rivers,” says Traffic incidents can leave echidnas with Sue. “At this time of year, particularly when severe yet hard to detect internal injuries driving near waterways, it’s important to as well as damage to their beak which can keep an eye out for these young animals”. prevent them from feeding and breathing. Dawn and dusk are the most common times Quick and professional medical attention is to see the platypus and Sue explains, “They are about the size of your hand and will therefore vital. What if the echidna is just wandering scurry along the road”. For more information please visit www. across the road? If an echidna appears healthy and is making its way across a road, wiresnr.org. In case of wildlife related please assist it if you can by pushing it in the emergency, please call the hotline on Sophie Claire right direction. “They often move at a snail’s 6628 1898. to maintain safety by pulling over and putting on your hazard lights, then quickly assessing if the echidna is injured or not. With their spines or quills, and tendency to
Dogs needing homes Byron Shire’s homeless and abused dogs need help. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) has spent the last eight years raising money through our op shop and now that Byron Council have given us land at Tyagarah we need to build a much needed dog shelter to house the dogs until they can find permanent loving homes. Currently we have a number of foster carers who can only care for some of the dogs we rescue from the pound. The
dogs are in foster care until we find a suitable home for them. There are still many dogs that need our help, so if you have time and skills such as computer/photography/fundraising/ transport/ animal care, please contact us. CAWI also needs foster carers. A foster carer is a special person or family that is willing to do something about animal welfare in their community. It can be heaps of fun for you and the dog and it’s
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bangalow garden club 1977-2013 At the July Meeting we celebrated and welcomed our 100th member. Over the 36 years of the club’s existence this is a record number of financial members on our books. Like most clubs, numbers of members have waxed and waned over the years, previously peaking at 92 members in 1990. In 1977 Mr Percy Hart convened a meeting in the RSL Hall on 4 November. Eleven people attended and Mr Hart outlined his views on the benefits of sharing gardening knowledge in our subtropical climate. Since coming into being the club has supported the beautification of Bangalow, initially with working bees and in later years with donations to various projects. The Bangalow Show has received many exhibits from members and a regular donation is made towards the prize money in the horticultural section. 1978 was an important year for the club as it was busy laying down its foundations, growing quickly with many new members and taking over the running of the Annual Garden Competition. The Champion Garden was Mr and Mrs P Hart’s in Ewingsdale and indeed their name is on the trophy 10 times and Percy went on to be the president for 17 years until his death in 1993. Many of our much valued long standing members warmly remember the early years of the Club. Dot Gill enjoyed garden parties at the Hart home in Myocum Road and says she was in charge of the raffles. Marie Flick, the treasurer for 14 years feels that local botanical knowledge shared with newcomers to the district brings people together. Carol Cook remembers making 18
banners to hang in the main street and to march behind in the Billycart Derby in 2002 to promote the Club. Judith and Brian Bevan look back on all the hard work that went into the Fund Raising Market Mornings with an abundance of potted plants to sell and delicious morning tea to serve. Stan Heywood, an avowed vegie man has shared lots of growing tips over many years. Beth Noble, a member since 1978 has enjoyed swapping plant material with like-minded people and even today when something blooms in her garden she often remembers the person who gave her the cutting or bulb. 1989 was a lucky year for the Club as Shirley Boyle joined and went on to win Champion Garden and Regional Champion in 2005. Joanne Schneider also won that honour in 2006. Like Carol Cook, who enjoyed the discipline and challenge of getting her multi-prize winning garden ready for the competition, Shirley felt similarly motivated and seemingly thrived on the hard work. For many years there was a healthy number of entries but with considerable regret it was decided in 2012 to no longer run the competition which had been such a vital part of the Club’s history. Max Lassen, a member for 15 years, feels that our local club is part of the heart of the town and many well-known identities have been members. Frank Scarrabelotti, Allan Dare, Artie Prentice, Lou Dingjan, Dorothy Welstead to name some now passed on and Russell Blanch and Jan Hulbert. It has been the practice to elevate members who have served the club well for many years to patrons. At present our
patrons are Daisy Dare and Pat and Mack Gibson. In 2008 Margaret Byrne wrote a History of the Club which she updates every year. There is a hard copy in our library and it can be viewed on our web site www. bangalowgardenclub.com In accordance with the constitution all positions of responsibility on the executive can be shared. This year for the first time we have joint presidents. This innovation helps the considerable amount of work of a growing club to be less of a burden. It is hoped that this model of leadership may encourage more members to offer their services in the future. Perhaps the Bangalow and District Garden Club is strong, lively and happy today because it still upholds the objectives of the founding members combined with its ability to change to suit the needs of the times. Helen Johnston
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An Ode to our Community Spirit Since its earliest days, our town has thrived from the “invisible” contributions made by countless unseen people, donating time and hands-on effort, building a strong sense of belonging to the 2479 community.
Walking through the wetlands next to Bangalow’s Heritage House, you now come across four new signs. They provide background information on both the aboriginal and contemporary history of the area and the heritage value of the old creek swimming pool, and were funded by the NSW Environmental Trust under their Reconnecting to Country project. The signs were the final touch for a project designed to create a billabong-like wetland, filtering run-off from the town as the water runs down to Byron Creek. But that project didn’t come about by itself. It was volunteer led, initiated and gently guided through all the complex steps to reality by stalwarts at the Bangalow Land and Rivercare Group, working with traditional Widjabul custodians, staff from Byron Shire Council and other government agencies. The land itself was transferred into public ownership by local landowner, Michael Herrmann. It’s just the latest in a series of projects undertaken by the small but vitally active group to restore Bangalow’s riparian buffers and improve creek water quality and biodiversity. If you’ve wandered around Bangalow Sportsfields, you will have discovered another wetlands treatment area, provided again courtesy of Bangalow Land and Rivercare. It adjoins a walkway where thousands of diverse rainforest trees have been planted by the group, transforming the area from a generally rundown and ignored weedy creek bank. It became so attractive that a group of local artists subsequently installed works of sculpture along the path around the sportsfields, further enhancing the experience. The walking path itself was initiated by the Bangalow Sports AUGUST 2013
Association, and is widely used by residents (sporting people or not). Another interesting local walk was created by Jan Hulbert and friends. Jan had a major role in the creation of a book on the Bangalow cemetery called High on the Hill, published by the Historical Society in the year 2000. From time to time, Jan organises ‘informative strolls’ through the cemetery, explaining its past. Over several years, Bangalow Historical Society worked closely with the Chamber of Commerce to create a documented and signed Heritage Walk through town, of interest to both locals and visitors. Mention must be made of the effervescent Heritage House tearoom, too, offering an ‘authentic taste’ of this Australian country town . Bangalow’s Groundforce is another small but perfectly formed volunteer group of local enthusiasts. They meet for a couple of hours each week to maintain, improve and tidy up our local main street gardens and open spaces. Our local Lions group is another gang of behind-the-scenes heroes which began in 1974. How many times have you bought a sizzling sausage from a Lions’ stand at the Christmas Eve party, the Billycart Derby or at the annual Show? Money from those sausages goes into a vast range of funds and projects, such as paying for work to be done on the gardens of local people too old or infirm to do it themselves. At the fresh end of the life cycle, there’s the Bangalow Community Children’s Centre (a.k.a. the pre-school.) Scores of underfives have spent happy years there in a facility that’s always being improved, thanks to the imaginative volunteer management committee of staff and parents which runs it as a non-profit enterprise. Countless hours have been spent applying for the grants
used to fund capital works on the building and grounds. Occasionally members of different local groups work together on specific projects: the Bangalow Weir Group is one such, with a steering committee working tirelessly over many years holding forums to find out what the community wants to happen in the park, then to find ways to fund the improvements needed to restore the old Weir and revitalize the surrounding parkland. Open up any edition of Bangalow’s Heartbeat – another volunteer-run organisation – and you’ll find stories about the annual Billycart Derby, the CWA, the SES, the Christmas Eve celebrations, the Bangalow Music Festival, the annual Bangalow Show, kids’ playgroups, art exhibitions, Red Cross, Scouts, Gardening Club and Historical Society activities. Then there are the climate change info-events and public forums organised by keen local activists like the Green Coast Catalysts, an annual Body Mind and Spirit event, the weekly farmers markets, the refurbishment of the A&I and other local halls – all organised and made possible by members of our very active community. More than 40 local organisations are listed in Heartbeat’s pages, representing hundreds of community minded folk, doing their bit to make Bangalow the interesting, diverse and vital community it is. The ‘official’ population of Bangalow is 1900, which probably doesn’t include those of us who live in 2479’s hinterland. So of that couple of thousand, a very large percentage is working hard to make Bangalow the place we Bangaloids* are proud to live in. Christobel Munson *I am aware that others call people who live in Bangalow by other names. This is my preference. 19
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THE MIRACLE ON BROKEN HEAD ROAD Ordinary miracles happen all the time. One happened recently on Broken Head Road, Newrybar. Thursday, 20 June was a bitterly cold day. Eighty-two year old June Gill’s family were away for a few days so she was alone. It was 1.30pm. She poured herself a cup of tea then remembered the chooks may need water. As June entered the pen with a bucket of water she slipped on a rock and fell; she immediately felt excruciating pain and found herself unable to move at all. She was trapped. Living on a large property meant isolation from near neighbours and with her family away there was no one around to miss her or to hear her cries. Broken Head Road resident Kathy Dall walks her dogs most days but she hesitated that Thursday because it was such a cold, windy day, but in the end she decided to go. On her way back home for some reason
she walked on the north side of the road rather than the south. Some kilometer or so from her home she thought she heard an unusual sound. She stopped. A car passed. She started walking again, then heard a faint sound, “Help”. Kathy looked down the drive of June’s house and walked toward the sound. There, past the end of the drive, over 50 meters from the road she found June half lying, half kneeling in the chook pen. As a nurse Kathy immediately thought June’s hip was broken and therefore should not be moved without appropriate support. She contacted neighbours, and rang for an ambulance whilst the neighbours attempted to warm, comfort and assist the elderly woman. June had been in the pen for over 1½ hours and was in great pain and
terribly cold. Finally the ambulance came and took her to Lismore Base Hospital where she received immediate care. An x-ray conflrmed Kathy’s diagnosis, a broken hip. The following day a successful operation was performed. A few days later June was transferred to Ballina Rehabilitation Centre where exercises were conducted to enable full recovery to take place. In a week or so she will return home to her grateful family. But without Kathy’s keen hearing and ability to size up the situation so quickly it could have ended so easily in tragedy. With the cold weather it is doubtful anyone would have survived being outside all night with a broken hip, let alone a woman in her 80s. So yes, miracles do happen. June Zentveld
Landcare in August Working bee attendance is quite low again and we wonder where all the ‘keep the landcare group going’ support we had earlier in the year has gone. Working bees are every Saturday from 8.30am for no more than 2 hours. Each month on the second Saturday we move to a new
location. On Saturday, 10 August we will be at the Bangalow Riverwalk next to the sports fields. Meet at the western car park. The patron program is moving slowly but surely and this month we celebrate our first Platinum patron with Bangalow Physiotherapy donating $500 to our work,
well done and thank you! Every patron is of great value to us and helps us to further the work, so if you haven’t joined us yet we hope you will soon. Check our FB page for details or email bangalowlandcare@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list. Liz Gander
useful information and contact numbers AA Tues 5.30 Richard 0466 885 820 Angling Club Outing 2nd Sat Ray 6687 1139 Aussie Rules Bill 6687 1485 Aussie Rules Junior Greg 6687 1231 Bangalow Community Alliance (BCA) Terry 6687 2525 Bangalow Markets monthly 4th Sun Jeff 6687 1911 Bridge Fri 12pm Steve 6688 4585 Cancer support 1st Wed 1-4pm Chris 6687 0004 Childcare Centre 7.45am-6pm Kerry 6687 1552 Cricket Club Anthony 0429 306 529 Co-dependents Anonymous Sat 4pm Gye 0421 583 321 CWA 2nd Wed Claire 6687 0557 Garden Club 1st Wed Hazel 6687 8409 George the Snake Man George 0407 965 092 Groundforce Georgia 6629 1189 Historical Society/Museum/Tea Room Wendy 6687 2183 Land/RiverCare 1st Sat working bee Liz 6687 1309 Lawn Bowls, Men Wed & Sat 1pm Gerry 6687 1142 Lawn Bowls,Women Tues 9am Dot 6687 1246 Lions Club 2nd/4th Tues 7pm Roger 6687 0543 Mufti Bowls 3rd Sat 9am Lynne 6687 1823 Netball Club train 4.15 Thurs Rachel 6687 0402 Op Shop 10-3pm Sat 10-12 6687 2228 Parks Committee 3rd Tues 7.30pm Jan 6684 7214 Playgroup Tues 10am Sue 0421 030 438 Police Peta 6687 1404 Pony Club Kim 6687 8007 20
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what I’ve been reading This month another fabulous read with a self-help book for people who suffer from panic attacks and a winner of the 2012 US National Book Award
Living With IT: A Survivor’s Guide To Panic Attacks by Bev Aisbett
Here’s a book for sufferers of anxiety-related panic attacks. It is aimed specifically at the sufferer but equally useful for friends and family who often have no way of relating to what their nearest and dearest is going through. The book is celebrating its 20th anniversary and I’ve been amazed at the number of people who have recognised the book and given personal recommendations. Produced in the format of a graphic novel, it’s a quick read charting the physical symptoms, the causes and some tools for dealing with the problem. I’m not making a habit of buying self-help books but some goodies shouldn’t be ignored!
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The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Told through the voice of 13 year old Joe, this story begins with father and son performing the mundane task of removing the weeds which are growing from the mortar of their family home on a North Dakota Indian reservation. Joe’s mother Geraldine, a social worker, has driven to her office to retrieve a file after receiving a phone call. When she returns home late she has been brutally bashed and raped, is bleeding profusely and in shock. This marks the end of Joe’s childhood and the beginning of his search to find his mother again. Geraldine is unwilling to reveal her attacker and, believing that the attack might be related to his work as a tribal judge, Joe’s father enlists Joe’s help to search through his case files. Time passes without anyone being arrested whilst Joe’s mum turns her back on the world, refusing to leave her bedroom and withdrawing into her own world. When Joe overhears the name of a possible suspect he and his friends decide to do some investigating of their own. This is a multi-layered book and the boys’ investigations lead them to finding other crimes and injustices. But it is not all doom and gloom; whilst exploring the bonds of family and Indian culture the author has created some delightful and complex and ‘laugh out loud’ characters. Joe’s grandfather, Mooshum, is loveable and Grandma Ignatia, a sex starved octogenarian, had me in stitches. When the attacker is finally apprehended the case is complicated by Geraldine’s inability to remember exactly where the crime took place, the physical location of the crime being necessary to determine whether the case will be handled by federal, state or tribal law. In this way the novel explores the imperfection of human justice, especially for those who have been denied justice in the past. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which was the winner of the 2012 US National Book Award. Carolyn Adams – Bookworms & Papermites
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possum creek permaculture The Bangalow hinterland has some surprising farms hidden behind the roadside vegetation. I recently visited one: ‘Possum Creek Farm’. Turning off the typical Byron Shire pot-holed road, through the entrance and suddenly smooth bitumen, there is a model holistic permaculture farm being developed. I am greeted by 175 very healthy hens out grazing around their moveable enclosure. The 40 hectare farm has been owned by Steve Dover and Jackie Sourry for 18 months now. They have a vision of a demonstration farm employing the best principles of organics, holistic management and permaculture. Rapid steps towards
Andrew in kitchen garden, and left, with heritage breed hen.
this are underway, including new contour banking and dams, 350 real free-range hens (to double soon), a large garlic planting, model kitchen garden and a small cattle herd. The plans are being implemented by three enthusiastic and well-credentialed young managers and some WOOFERS (Workers On Organic Farms).
I was shown around by Andrew Cameron, who outlined the holistic concept of mixed farming, with animals and plants benefiting each other, the environment and consumers. “In such a system,” explains Andrew, “cattle contribute to a net carbon sequestration. We are continually moving the cattle, then the chooks follow and later plantings will do well. It can be very regenerative for run down country. Our large stands of bamboo are providing very good mulch for plantings.” Prior to this venture, the farm was used for wedding receptions. One of the buildings has been adapted to hold educational
Photos by Judy Baker
events, as an aim is to pass on knowledge in this field. As an example, internationally renowned ‘holistic expert’ Allan Savory will be running a course in early August. Field days and other events will follow as the farm develops. “Many of these concepts are very suited to small farms in this area,” Andrew summed up. “We also want to encourage consumers to better understand where their food comes from and to seek ethical sources. We are already involved in many Facebook discussions and are developing our website possumcreek.com.au.” Brian Sundstrom
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growing citrus Citrus are great trees to have in your garden. If you have enough space a citrus orchard is well worth establishing. If your garden is not very big you can scale it down to one or two trees. When buying, look for trees which have healthy green growth, proportional to the pot they are growing in. In the Northern Rivers trees can be planted from autumn to spring. Like all plants, the success with citrus will depend on the initial establishment period. These simple steps will ensure a successful planting: Choose a site protected from strong wind, that has a sunny aspect and is not in direct competition with other trees. The planting hole must be twice as wide and deep as the pot or bag the plant comes
in. In the soil, at the bottom of the hole, add mixture of compost, phosphorus and trace elements, add soil without fertiliser over the top and plant the tree on top making sure that no roots are touching the fertilisers and that the bud union is above the soil level by 100mm. This will avoid diseases such as collar rot. Firm the soil around the roots and water immediately. This will give your citrus the best possible start. Mulch around the tree to a depth of 100mm making sure the mulch does not touch the trunk. Keep the soil moist for the establishment period. I would suggest to water once a day for the first four days cutting to once every two days for the next five days followed by twice a week for two weeks. It will of course depend on the weather and soil type.
More foul fungi More rain has meant more fungi appearing in the bark chip and this one is a real stinker! Known as Stinky Squid you can see the resemblance to a squid and the smell is quite foul. It emerges from an ‘egg’ and grows to about 75mm but, like most fungi, it soon breaks down and ‘disappears’. Ephemeral little wonders, but like last month’s smelly fungus it can be a danger to pets.
Stinky Squid, Pseudolcolus fusiformis
Originally described from the island of Réunion this fungus has since been found in East Asia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Judy Baker
Citrus are hungry feeders. They do benefit from frequent applications of a small amount of fertiliser. This will stimulate growth and bring the tree into bearing sooner. To keep your established trees healthy and bearing you will need a regular maintenance program. In domestic orchards regularly apply fertilisers containing potassium, nitrogen, a small amount of phosphorus and trace elements every five weeks in spring. Apply citrus fertiliser during the citrus growing season. To reduce summer soil temperature use organic matter around the tree. This will encourage earth worms and beneficial soil organisms. Reduce weeds around the tree. Hand weeding is the best method in domestic orchards. Mulching will help in the weed control. Pruning citrus trees will have to be done from time to time to keep your tree in good health. Start by removing the shoots developing on the trunk. Then start skirting the tree. This involves removing all the low hanging branches and foliage from near the ground. This will eliminate damage to fruit coming into contact with the ground, prevent fungal pathogens from being splashed from the soil onto the fruit or foliage and improve air circulation in the tree canopy, which reduces the incidence of disease. On older trees, strong shoots from the main head should be shortened or removed to prevent the tree becoming unbalanced. Old trees will benefit from thinning out limbs that have become entwined and removing dead wood. Always use clean sharp secateurs and loppers and clean them thoroughly after use. Patrick Regnault MAIH
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august diary
town talk A U-beaut ute Is this a first response to the Rudd government’s changes to the FBT on new cars, or a sign that Mad Max, the Revival, is secretly being filmed in our hills? Whatever, Jed’s functioning ute caused much excitement outside the Op Shop last week. A work of art. Stephanie King
Awards for yourself in a free exhibition at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane from 19 August to 16 September. You can also view a sample of Kate’s captivating work at www.kateholmesphotographer. com.au. Joanna Wilkinson
Fountain of youth Congratulations to Bangalow based fine art photographer Kate Holmes who was recently awarded the 25th Annual Heritage Bank Photographic encouragement award in the category ‘Entertainment - Life is a Stage’ for her photo Fountain of Youth, which beautifully captures her son Luca playing. View the winning and top 50 entrants of the 25th Annual Heritage Bank Photographic
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Calypso music
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Francisco’s pop up dinner Bangalow
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ADFAS: Meet Me at the Waldorf
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Garden club meeting; Chamber of Commerce AGM
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Red Cross meeting; Jive Lounge goes Pink; Curry night
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Museum AGM; OZ Latin Brothers; Landcare working bee
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All Souls’ priest induction
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BMF Prelude
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BMF; Goma quilt excursion; Movie night at Newrybar Hall
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Daffodil Day
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Aussies Against Fracking fundraiser; Arts and Crafts Fair
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Bangalow Market
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Red Cross Cake Bake
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Spring Gangsters’ Ball Farmers Market; 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 HB deadlines: 14(ads) 19(copy)
Lions Changeover Dinner, 25 June ‘2013, new president Tony Heeson, congratulated by outgoing presient, Brian Grant.
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