Heartbeat September 2013

Heartbeat Bangalow’s

free l september 2013 No.173 l Celebrating the Life and Times of the local Community

Sweet September If you’re in the mood for food, we’ve got a month for you.

With the Sample Food Festival on Saturday 7 and our reports on local growers, chefs, recipes and products, this is an issue to get your teeth into.

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If August was Arts month – see our report in this issue on the 2013 Music Festival – September is definitely FOOD MONTH. Remy Tancred again brings the Sample Food Festival to the showgrounds on Saturday, 7 September. Get ready to eat all day, starting with the Farmers Market breakfast, then the lunch (bookings required) and all day with the $5 and $10 tasting plates. You gotta be strong. Also on the food theme we bring you a report on local native foods, tips from the Farmers Market and a new chef at the Bowlo.

There are also articles on gardening, books, local folk and fundraisers as well as our regular reports from clubs and other local organisations. Di Martin

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One of our longest standing volunteers, accountant Rob Campbell, has been Heartbeat’s treasurer since 2002. This is a mighty effort for which the team is very thankful. Rob has lived at Possum Creek since1989. His 2ha block is partly being regenerated with local rainforest species.

His ‘road to Bangalow’ included five years backpacking and working in Africa and seven in New Guinea. In our area, Rob worked for the Banana Growers Federation and Skillshare and runs his business, Possum Business Services.

Rob has five children, four of whom he has largely single-parented. The three boys were members of Bangalow scouts, club soccer and Football Far North Coast Rep Soccer.

Helen moved here in 2003 and lives a dual life, spending half the year in Melbourne and the other half putting to rights a much neglected family property that her husband Bob inherited from his grandparents. Professionally she spent many years as a Special Education teacher. She says the move up here has been a very steep learning curve for a city slicker and has given her a deep appreciation of the resilience of country people. As well as writing for Heartbeat, Helen is involved with the Garden Club, ADFAS, a book group and keeps fit doing yoga, pilates and walking on the beach.

She loves showing off the beauty of this region to family and friends from down south when they visit them at ‘Araluen’.

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What is the Bangalow Progress Association?

It is (hopefully) a substantial number of residents of Bangalow who wish to have a say in Bangalow’s future by providing a democratic voice through which the community can develop and express its view on present and future issues that affect the well-being of our town.

Other Byron communities have strong progress associations that have dealt with a number of community issues very successfully. Suffolk Park, Ocean Shores and Brunswick Heads are all good examples. In the recent past the Bangalow Chamber of Commerce has had the ear of council but this group’s main concern relates to business matters which do not always coincide with residents’ views.

A strong Progress Association can act as a voice for all of Bangalow with council and other large organisations (such as developers, the RMS) that might impact on Bangalow.

Bangalow already has a Progress Association but it has only a few members.

For the past five years most have been focussed on delivering a skate park for the town. However, President Tony Hart has spoken at council meetings on a range of other issues affecting Bangalow, has been in negotiations with the RMS on aspects of the highway construction and the Bangalow interchange design and with council on planning and development in Bangalow.

As a result the BPA already has a presence; what it now needs is a strong

The people get together and have their opinions heard

base of members so that it can really say it represents Bangalow.

How to achieve this is a matter of people raising issues of concern - issues regarding future development, improvement to amenities, prioritising how section 94 monies are spent and following up to see how projects are progressing.

The fairest way for us all to have a say is to become a member of the Progress Association - $2 to join, and we can all raise, discuss and vote on important issues for the town.

We are holding a public forum at the Bangalow Bowlo at 3pm on Sunday 29 September 2013, where you can air your

concerns and visions for the future and (hopefully) join the Progress Association.

Please forward to tonyhart229@gmail.com any issues you wish raised at the meeting and we will put them on the agenda. We will also attempt to keep you informed on issues such as the weir, the swimming pool, the skatepark and other current projects.

Bangalow has faced many important issues of late and a lot of people feel frustrated as to how to have their say.

Come to this meeting with an open mind and a desire to work together for our common good. We can make it work for our town. We hope to see you at the forum.

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sampling success Sally Schofield talks to Remy Tancred, organiser of the Sample Food Festival.

One of Remy Tancred’s most cherished childhood memories is of visiting her Nana for freshly baked scones and lemonade.

This enduring memory may well have paved the way for Remy’s career, having worked ‘forever’ in print media in Sydney and naturally gravitating towards event creation, organising special events in the print world.

Relocating to the Remy Tancred Northern Rivers more than 10 years ago, Remy began cooking up a publishing empire that included local rag The Lennox Wave, the Ate Phat Ducks cookbook in 2006 and Sample Magazine in summer 2010.

“Our vision was always to focus on this highly productive Northern New South Wales region and to expose the ingenuity and diversity of our local growers, producers and chefs; to showcase their wares in a seasonal, quality, colourful and classy magazine,” says Remy.

The following year, a hands-on live version of the magazine – the annual Sample Food Festival – was born. “It was always my plan when I launched Sample Magazine to give the region a great local food event,” she says. On 7 September the historic Bangalow Showground again plays host to the festival.

Now in its third year, this highly anticipated event is a drawcard for visitors coming to sample the produce and providores our abundant region is famous for. Remy too is enamoured by the high quality producers in our midst; citing macadamias and locally grown coffee, as well as our highly awarded dairy and smallgoods as some of her most loved foodie essentials.

“It makes me smile when I read a menu at a restaurant and they name the producers they are cooking with. It always sways my decision to go with that place,’ says Remy who confesses to eating out two or three times a week. Meanwhile in her home kitchen, Remy is a self-confessed stir-fry queen. Her signature dish is a fragrant chicken curry she learned from a former housemate. “It’s a bit of a fave,” she says.

Sample Festival 2013 has a program packed with interesting exhibitors and eating opportunities including a Byron Farmers’ Market breakfast, cooking demonstrations and product sampling, cheese making classes, live music, children’s entertainment and more.

Celebrity chefs cooking up a storm on the day include Steve Snow, John Susman and

Better Homes & Gardens Fast Ed. This year, Remy and photographer Nelly le Comte published Byron Bay – a food journey through the region, a glossy cookbook that tours the region offering recipes from restaurants, celebrities and more.

The book will be launched at this year’s Sample Festival.

The festival is without a doubt a highlight of the 2479 calendar and something locals look forward to. The local community also benefits from the chance to participate in the festival. “We try each year to involve different local forms of entertainment to showcase. This year, I’m excited to have the Spaghetti Circus on board,” she says.

With all this activity, it’s little wonder that Remy is rarely in the kitchen herself.

“Most of the time my husband cooks,” she says. “We love having friends around and he always cooks up something special for them. I take care of the wine!” she adds.

The Sample Food Festival is a celebration of the bounty our region has to offer, and Remy and her team are delighted to be able to provide an opportunity for foodies far and wide to indulge their passion. “I love that the festival brings the farmer, the producer and the chef all together in one spot to show off what they all do best, and that the attendees get to meet the exhibitors first hand.”

And while there may not be scones and lemonade on offer, you’re sure to leave with some wonderful food memories of your own.

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Gus Donaghy and Rebecca Barnes and some of their produce. Photos by Judy Baker

Local Native Foods In 2007 Heartbeat profiled a new business selling local native foods at the Bangalow Sunday markets. Playing with Fire has since grown and expanded its range, as Brian Sundstrom outlines below.

Gus Donaghy and Rebecca Barnes established Playing with Fire to produce foods based on local native ingredients.

The business was initially run from a home kitchen and a share-farming lease on a 2.5 ha plantation at ‘Phoenix Park’, Tintenbar.

This was planted with native fruit and essential oil trees some 25 years ago.

While they continue to source ingredients from the Tintenbar lease, they now buy many items from local growers including an Aboriginal co-operative near Coraki.

They have also established a commercial kitchen at Ballina, where Gus makes all the processed foods, without preservatives, artificial flavours or colours. As well as selling under their Playing with Fire brand, they also supply the Sustainable Food Farm label. This is a national brand of ‘native

foods’ from ‘indigenous organisations’, some of which are exported.

Leaves such as lemon myrtle are airdried to best preserve the colour and flavour and can be used as herbal teas on their own, in green or black tea blends or as spices in cooking. They are also infused into vinegars and honeys. Fruits are made into jams, marmalades, jellies, cordials and sauces. Finger limes, Davidson plums and lemon and aniseed myrtle are important ingredients along with many others, including: native raspberry, native mint, riberry, rosella, bush tomato and wattle seed. There’s even a macadamia coffee!

Rebecca is closely involved with an Aboriginal co-operative at Coraki (Bogal Land Council) growing native foods. The farm is called ’Kurrache‘ (meeting of the

waters) and the nursery, ’Balunyah‘ (by the river). An increasing range of ingredients are coming from there such as rosellas and a new planting for wattle seed. Wild harvested honey is also collected from Bundjalung National Park.

Find out more at www.playingwithfire. com.au or have a chat with Rebecca and Gus at the monthly markets, where you can see the raw materials and taste the products. Through her connections with the Coraki co-op, Rebecca is very knowledgeable about traditional uses of some products. She has also had many items tested for anti-oxidant and other beneficial properties. As well as local accolades, they have been awarded several medals at Royal Agricultural Society Fine Food Shows.

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community noticeboard Op shop Our Annual spring $5 Bag sale is on once again. Starting date 2 September until 20th September. If you prefer, buy any single item of clothing at half price. We will be closed on Saturday, 21 September to enable us to changeover to our summer stock. This month’s charities were the Brunswick Valley Rescue Squad and Anglicare. I would like to thank our valued donors and customers for their support.

Without this help we would not be able to support our various charities.

Jan Shultz

Bangalow Chamber of Commerce The next chamber meeting is on Wednesday, 4 September 5.30 – 6pm. Business After Hours, with tasty treats catered

by Heritage House volunteers.

Please RSVP for catering to admin@bangalow.biz The meeting is at 6pm at Heritage House with guest speaker John Murray CEO Northern Rivers NSW Business Chamber. The hot topic for discussion is parking, so please send us your suggestions. It would be really great to get the community involved and collate some information so council can make a decision that our community is happy with. And for a bit of news, council has employed two

more traffic officers and they will be policing Bangalow more frequently.

Eve Heath

Bangalow Garden Club At the next meeting on Wednesday, 4 September there will be an extended question and answer session on all things botanical and horticultural. The garden visit will be on Sunday, 8 September. Please note this is a change of date, Sunday instead of the usual Saturday, with details at the monthly meeting.

Helen Johnston

Chess Club?

Are any chess players out there interested in meeting regularly for some friendly games at a local venue? Interest not skill is the main criteria although a basic knowledge of the game would be necessary. Ring 6687 2407 or 0402 455 896.

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Bowlo highlights Friday, 6 September: The Starboard Cannons with special guest, Jimmy Dowling. Online tix: $17 (+bf), door tix: $20; doors open: 7.30 pm, show starts: 8.00 pm. Available at www.kupromotions.com.au and the Bowlo.

Sunday 8: The Andrew Dickeson Quintet and the Dave Ades / Zac Hurren Quartet. Online tix: $20 (+bf), door tix: $25; doors open: 7.30 pm, show: 8.00 pm Saturday 14: La Salsa presents

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a night of Latin Dance. tix: $15 at the door. Doors open 7pm.

Friday 20: Afro Moses back from Africa. Online tix: $20 (+bf), door tix: $25; Doors open: 7.30 pm, Show: 8.00 pm.

Friday 27: Wolf Mail – Above The Influence tour. Online tix: $20 (+bf), door tix $25; doors open: 7.30 pm, show: 8.00 pm.

In addition, of course, the club’s regular weeknight dance classes continue.

If you are planning even further ahead, 3 October is the time to come along and hear Buffalo Tales singing with the Gold Coast folk and roots band The Lamplighters. And as if that’s not enough Lisa Hunt, back from Europe, will be with us on Saturday, 5 October. Kat Antram

Farmers’ market On Saturday, 7 September, the farmers’ market will be held at the showground. Mike Burless

WIRES WIRES offers a weekend course that will teach you how to safely rescue and provide emergency care for injured and orphaned wildlife. The next course will be 7-8 September. Call our 24 hour hotline on 6628 1898 or see www.wiresnr.org to join us and to learn about the many ways you can help. Muriel Kinson

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presents Art for an afterlife: ancient Egyptian tomb scenes and funerary goods. Both a feast for the eyes and of great religious significance, the art of the afterlife will enthral you. Presenter Lucia Gahlin is the author of three books on ancient Egypt and has worked at the archaeological site of Tell el-Amarna in Middle Egypt, registering the small finds. She teaches extra-mural Egyptology for the Universities of Exeter and Bristol, and lectures widely throughout the UK. Hans Mol

Red Cross report Our next meeting will be on Friday, 13 September, 10am at the RSL Hall. All welcome.

Last month’s meeting was well attended and gave us the opportunity to review the outcome of our very successful AGM and plan for the year ahead. As Hearbeat goes to press we ran our third annual Red Cross Cake Bake. Held on Friday, 30 August it was a grand success. Hope you all were there and had good cake hunting.

You may have heard there is to be an election on Saturday, 7 September. Red Cross will be at the polling booth, in the A&I Hall, for the day with our usual Table of Coins. All contributions gratefully received –and you don’t have to vote for any of us!

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for the end of year is that we are holding a fashion parade on Tuesday,8 October, 11am to 3pm, on the Heritage House Museum verandah. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch.

Great summer clothes to buy and a raffle to win. Reserve your seat or group table by phoning Wendy on 6687 2183. Dot Gill

Museum and Tea Room (1) We have reopened after our short break with extended opening hours and are all energised for the end-of-year festivities. Come along, visit us and see if you can spot our new acquisitions.

In response to a growing demand we are making Thursdays High Tea Day. The appeal of High Tea is the delicious variety of tasty sweet and savoury offerings available for a leisurely and special outing. Bookings essential by

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Next Curry Night is Friday, 13 September, 6pm til 9pm.

Two courses of Beverley Singh’s smooth, spicy and sensational North Indian cuisine (including a variety of condiments), plus coffee/tea and a sweet after-dinner hit in traditional Indian style, $30 per head. Vegetarians catered for. Takeaways too. Bookings preferred, 6687 2183.

We know December is some time away but we are already starting to receive Christmas bookings. Get in early, limited times available. Book with us or just book the venue.

Save the Date: Melbourne Cup Luncheon. First Tuesday in November. We now have a wonderful large screen to view the race. Even more fun than last year – if possible.

Wendy Grissell and Trisha Bleakley

CWA news Bangalow CWA recently hosted the CWA North Coast Group meeting which was well attended by representatives from various branches who always enjoy visiting gorgeous Bangalow. CWA is holding its annual Awareness Day on Saturday, 14 September in the CWA Rooms. Come and decorate a lamington, learn a craft and learn about what we do in the community. Hilary Wise

Family fun dog show Bring along your best friend to this fun event on Sunday, 15 September at Bangalow Showground, starting at 10.30 am. You can enter as many categories as you like – Best dressed, Waggiest tail, Cutest eyes, Face only an owner could love, Prettiest bitch, Best trick, Golden oldie, Best presented, Handsomest dog, Egg and spoon.

Only $2 per entry.

There will be demonstrations

by Barco Dog Obedience and Agility Training. Food, coffee, cakes and drinks available on site. Everyone welcome.

Organised by Animal Rights and Rescue Group, Lismore.

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Art sale

I am having a ‘studio cleanout’ sale at the Newrybar Hall 28-29 September. Over 60 works on canvas and paper, books, prints and posters will be on sale at 50% retail prices. You can see some of the work that will be available on my website : www. karenwynn-moylan.bravehost. com .You can also find me on Facebook where each week I will feature one of the works to be in the sale. Enquiries: 0414 822 196. Karena Wynn-Moylan

Cycle for brighter futures

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A charity feast will be held at the Tintenbar Hall on Sunday, 15 September. Join Matt who has cycled over 4000 km across India to raise funds for the Australian Charity Forget me not Children’s home in India. $45.00 Matt 0402 235 435

The tea room is hosting a craft, plant and homemade produce fair on Saturday, 5 October, 8am to noon. Breakfast, morning tea and lunch will be served on the beautiful verandah. Breakfast includes Brookfarm muesli; pikelets; French toast and coffee or tea. Morning tea is scones; warm Italian donuts; cakes and coffee or tea. For lunch there’s a choice of BBQ meats or vegetarian Pakora burgers.

What a great way to spend a Saturday. Anyone interested in a stall on the day please phone me on 0416 073 633. Carol Darroch

Bangalow networking breakfast At Up Town on Thursday, 26 September at 7.45 am until 9.00am. Presenter: Justin Heart who will tell us about his African experiences including spending a lot of time with the magnificent

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a pure convergence of talent What is it about an orchestra that makes me want to cry? I have pondered this on many a musical occasion; finally, after witnessing the Southern Cross Soloists for possibly the fourth time in my reviewing history, I have come to the conclusion that it’s the mere act of everyone being on the same page, literally. The Bangalow Music Festival is a pure convergence of talent, making beautiful music together, adding, blending, deconstructing and reconstructing, timing, breathing life into the music. The selection of ensembles and soloists, alongside the selection of music, is aimed at entrancing the audience and is beautifully overwhelming. Music can overwhelm, fact number one!

Music can paint pictures more effectively than any other creative medium. Rather than sitting in front of a screen listening to a sound track (be it television or a movie) live music allows you to conjure up your own script. When the Lismore Symphony Orchestra hit their first combined note on Thursday night (local’s night) I was transfixed. Lismore Symphony orchestra, I might add, full of world class musicians, voluntarily playing, students and teachers alike, all coming together for the shared love of music. Emphasis on ‘shared’ as music is such a powerful force from musician to musician, embracing the rapt audience hanging off every note: share and share alike.

Bangalow Music Festival 2013 offered up another smorgasbord of performers and performances from the onset: Thursday night being a night for the locals with a taste-plate of tunes that left most of the audience gobsmacked. Emma Sholl, Lismore Symphony Orchestra, Flinders Quartet, Silver Garburg Piano Duo, Vox Caldera, Alexander Lewis, Hot North Wind, Jayson Gillham and the Southern

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Cross Soloists all vied for our attention, transporting us listeners to that world of musical imagination. Wonderful.

The A&I Hall in Bangalow appears to be a miracle venue, standing acoustically erect in the middle of this heritage town.

Built many years ago by the local township, it has been touted as one of the best acoustic halls/venues in the world. Yes, the world. Lil’ ole’ Bangalow. Amazing.

High praise indeed, coming from many of the musicians who have had first-hand experience performing on the A&I Hall stage. The sound is clear, precise and wraparound-your-soul. Tania Frazer, Creative Director, Southern Cross Soloists, was asked recently, “Why Bangalow, and why the A&I Hall?” Acoustics - plain and simple.

The Bangalow Music Festival is now in its twelfth year and still gathering momentum.

The new generation of solo sensations from around the globe were offered up this year and over this weekend of music and merriment we were able to witness, first hand, the performers who are jumping the queue and taking the world by storm with their consummate artistry: Jayson Gillham piano (Australia/UK); Silver-Garburg Piano Duo (Israel/Germany); Alexander Lewis tenor (Australia/USA); Qian Zhou violin (China/Singapore); Felicitas Fuchs soprano from Germany; plus established stars Emma Sholl flute (Sydney); Bernard Lanskey piano (Australia, UK/Singapore); and our very own Southern Cross Soloists and the fab four from Melbourne - the Flinders String Quartet.

These superb musicians breathe life into the music and live the music. You can see it with their ebb and flow. Contemporary

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twists and turns, with music you know you know, however treated in their particular manner, with these particular musicians, these timeless favourites are reinvented again. I heard one of the audience members whisper, “I’m sure that’s the music from the Pirates of the Caribbean...”

Debussy, Haydn, Brahms, Mozart, Turin, Ravel, Beethoven, Schubert, Hindson, Lutoslowski, Stravinsky... and so much more: pure bliss for the ambient heart! Served up with style, grace and overall excellence.

Another world class music festival has drawn to a close: thank you Southern Cross Soloists and thank you Tania Frazer for “delivering the finest international and Australian ensembles and soloists” to our doorstep.

Marika Bryant Reprinted with permission from Australian Stage www.australianstage.com.au

For Michael I find it difficult to separate place and/ or stories from the spark that helps me create music. I started this work in January as a musical portrait of three Arthur Streeton landscapes, but as I moved through the writing process – imagining the hall and my friends performing it on Sunday morning at the Festival – it became impossible for me to think of the piece beyond my memories and feelings for Bangalow.

In particular, the piece is a dedication to my dear and recently departed friend, Michael Malloy. True to how Michael

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What they said...

Performer: Alexander Lewis, tenor: “I’m very excited to be here tonight – I’ve fallen in love with this town.”

“The [A&I] hall is a national treasure and an absolute joy to perform in. Quite amazing!”

Festival goer: Ruth Gilding, Ararat, Victoria (photographed with son Tony) :“I’ve been to Bangalow before. To come to such a lovely town and have non-stop classical music for the weekend – I couldn’t miss it.”

Paul Dean dedicated his Chamber Symphony, premiered at this year’s festival, to the memory of Michael Malloy. was, this isn’t a piece of melancholy but rather a collection of my personal reflections presented as music.

In three (as yet unnamed) movements, this so called ‘Chamber Symphony’ is a virtuosic showcase for all players, which is always underpinned by my deep affection and admiration for Michael. The first grapples with the constant busyness of life. The second is my personal letter of thanks to Michael. The sound state in the strings, harp and percussion creates a cushion for an extended clarinet soliloquy, representing my farewell. The last

movement is a reflection on how life just motors on regardless of illness and tearful farewells. Despite this endless motoring our lives are touched and enriched by the people we have time to engage with, who move us and whom we learn from.

Sincere thanks to Tania and my Southern Cross family for commissioning another piece from me. I am also extremely grateful to the performers for the effort of preparing their parts and for playing today. And to all who have attended Bangalow over the years and shown such great support for the wonderful music making that happens annually in the A&I Hall, I extend my heartfelt gratitude.

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Don Brown chats with real estate agent, Tracey Wild.

“Orange in Central West NSW was great as a kid, not so great as a teenager,” Tracey said of the first 16 years of her life. Undecided on a career path, restless and constrained by country life, Tracey left school in pursuit of answers and a more challenging life.

Immediately landing the much coveted role of checkout chick provided income for a short period of time until her family left Orange for Brisbane and Tracey headed for the Sunshine Coast. In a retail clothing job, and enjoying the easy Queensland lifestyle, this was ideal for a couple of years.

Moving to Brisbane, Tracey quickly settled in to working in the then booming video industry with hours that suited her lifestyle perfectly.

Tracey admits to being a party girl from way back, particularly in Brisbane in the 80s, a special period for her. She explain, “I had a fabulous group of friends and with our big hair and colourful clothes and accessories, we embraced the 80s full on. I still love the 80s’ music and will always treasure that time.”

After a few years and with itchy feet again, Tracey embarked on a course in hospitality which stood her in good stead when backpacking around Europe and the Middle East in 1987. Upon her return to Australia Tracey took up a position as a coordinator in a busy hair salon in Brisbane. Here her customer relations and organisational skills really stood out.

Never really settling back into Brisbane, she set off for Sydney and a change of direction once again. During the first few months in Sydney she met her partner of 23 years, Greg, a director of photography in the film industry,

the industry in which Tracey also worked as a production assistant/manager.

Still restless at work, Tracey applied for a job as a personal assistant for the GM of a telecommunications company and got the job. When interviewed she rashly claimed typing speeds of 60 words per minute, somewhat more than her two finger skills ever approached. It took only a few weeks for them to discover the ugly truth, but by then Tracey’s communication and organisational skills far outweighed the typing issue and so began her corporate career.

During this time, Tracey took up scuba diving and it became a weekend pastime.

She admits to being a gym junkie back then and having a passion for kayaking which she is keen to get back into.

Eventually Tracey started her own business in the IT industry, developing websites for clients all over Australia, a job which she

continued with for 13 years until she moved permanently to the Byron Shire. Moving to the Shire has been one of the best moves she has made.

“I have finally found where I belong,” she says and really means it.

She and Greg have a 120 acre property in Federal where they run beef cattle and have a Tahitian lime orchard. They have one son Ben, aged 10, who is a student at Bangalow Public School. He is a keen athlete whose desire to enter a fun run has led Tracey to consider training so she can run too.

Tracey’s entry into real estate came from yet another of her sudden decisions to change tack in search of ‘the job’. It meant a return to formal study which was a first for her. She completed her qualifications and secured a job. She sums up her work enthusiastically, “I work in an awesome part of the country with a great team of people, and to see the look on someone’s face when they find the perfect property or a vendor’s response to a great result…well it doesn’t get any better that that.”

Tracey clearly doesn’t believe in spare time, filling every moment with one more of her diverse interests. Family comes first, then volunteering where she can, to give back to the community. Other interests are trawling second hand shops, cooking for friends and gardening when time allows. For reading materials she likes thrillers and music, nostalgically it’s the eighties of course! I’ll bet she has a record of Hot August Night.

Now settled in the Bangalow region, a place that she loves for its strong community, with a happy family and in a job she finds challenging but exciting, life is going well for the 80s’ Wild Child.

Local appointed head of Nursery Association Local women are taking on leadership roles in the horticulture sector, the latest being the appointment this month of Bangalow Wholesale Nursery’s Managing Partner, Tracey Knowland (right), as Chair of the Nursery and Garden Industry Association, Northern Rivers.

“The nursery industry is arguably the largest agriculture/horticulture industry in the region, employing over 5000 people. This premium growing area is responsible for 33% of the

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state’s nursery output” said Ms Knowland.

“Our local industry Association is an active and vibrant group. I extend a warm invitation to nursery people in the region who are not currently members to come along to one of our dinner meetings or Plant Expo events and consider the professional and social benefit of joining.”

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Thomas Street Thomas Street is part of the first subdivisions of land in Bangalow and was named after Thomas Robinson. Thomas and his wife Charlotte travelled from the Hunter Valley and arrived in 1881 to take up 500 acres of scrub countryside near Byron Creek.

Thomas Street today is found behind the George Reading building and is entered off Robinson Street. The only other street off Robinson Street is Charlotte Street. The three streets remain solitary behind the George Reading building and Saint Kevin’s Church and make up the names of those original settlers, Thomas and Charlotte Robinson. The streets end in countryside close to Byron Creek.

The entry to Thomas Street is elevated and has established homes. It then slopes downward to the right and a third of the way down has a fork going off level to the left. There are not many homes in the fork to the left. There are more homes, however, continuing on down the slope to the right. Most of the homes are Queenslanders typical of Bangalow. There is a row of newly relocated Queenslanders on the right, some with colour schemes displaying a modern quirky edge to your usual traditional heritage colour scheme. They look great!

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Tips from the Farmers Market Late July until early November is the harvest time for coffee beans in the Northern Rivers area. Heartbeat discusses all things coffee with local market stallholders and owners of Bangalow Coffee, Michelle and Andrew Clarke.

Located at Nashua, the Clarke’s seven-acre farm has 1,000 coffee plants per acre. They also produce Australian native bush foods such as Davidson plums and lemon myrtle.

That’s enough to keep anyone very busy! Purchasing their property in 1997 and planting their first coffee plants in 1998, the Clarkes have dedicated 15 years to finetuning the art of premium Arabica bean production. Mixing techniques of hand and machine picking, all of Bangalow Coffee’s beans are produced exclusively on the Nashua property without genetic modification or the use of pesticides and fungicides. The beans are naturally sundried and freshly roasted every week, resulting in a “mellow and sweet, almost chocolate like flavour,” explains Andrew.

The Clarkes explain that its high rainfall, low frost occurrence and free draining red soil make the Bangalow area well suited to Arabica bean production. If people want to grow their own plants in the area, additional maintenance is required however, including pruning and feeding. Andrew recommends chook manure for feeding coffee plants due to its appropriate ratio of calcium and

potassium, an important factor in the plants’ health. Interestingly, the caffeine in coffee plants appears to be a natural pest repellent explains Andrew.

The harvesting and drying of the coffee beans is a bit of a tricky process. The Clarkes describe an intensive and specialised system that may be difficult to master in your own backyard! For this reason Andrew encourages anyone growing a coffee plant or two to contact Bangalow Coffee for assistance with the process.

The Clarkes produce and sell espresso and plunger grinds, plus freshly roasted

beans, but thinking outside the box, what else can we do with this product other than drink it? Michelle suggests a coffee friand recipe: Ingredients 300ml egg white 3 cups icing sugar or icing mixture 2 cups almond meal 1 cup GF plain flour 200g melted butter 1 ristretto double shot coffee (really strong) Handful flaked almonds Coffee beans Method Preheat oven to 180C. Whisk egg whites until frothy. Fold in almond meal, icing sugar and flour. Fold in coffee and butter to make a thick batter. Spoon into friand tins and fill to about ⁴/₅ths. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and 2 coffee beans on each. Bake for 25 mins or until springy and golden brown.

Cool in tins before removing. Makes 14-16.

Andrew and Michelle are happy to discuss this and any other coffee-related information if you see them at the market.

They can also be contacted via www. byronfarmersmarket.com.au/farmers or www.bangalowcoffee.com Sophie Claire

Bangalow Bowlo opens The Fields Another phase of Bangalow Bowlo’s every couple of weeks. After two very renovation began quietly last month successful and well supported Friday popwith the appointment of a new chef and up meal services, the club board decided to commit to The Fields as the new dining renaming of the club’s dining room.

Reflecting its location overlooking concept for the club. Patrons can expect new experiences such as Bangalow sports fields, the shared plates, tapas and new name of the Bowlo’s a range of new dishes. diner is ‘The Fields’, The Fields constitutes the the common reference third pillar of the Bowlo’s most locals give to the business model – the community inspired, used others, of course, being and supported AFL, soccer, music and entertainment rugby and cricket pitches on and friendly and welcoming the eastern edge of town, bar service. just before the highway.

New chef, Dee – (Doron As its name implies, Chef Dee of The Fields Daws is a bit too formal for The Fields will focus on fresh local produce in its dishes, derived him) – comes to The Fields with 15 years as much as possible from fields of our international experience, three years as local area. A small menu will change head chef at Bondi’s Katipo coffee house

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(Urban Spoon ranks it four stars) and a year at Byron Beach Cafe. He will work closely with Secretary Manager Luke and new entertainment and administration coordinator Kat, to grow the Bowlo’s business and deliver good experiences to patrons and members. Dee and his lovely English wife (from Devon) and their oneand-a- half children (the half is on the way) moved to the Northern Rivers from Sydney just over a year ago. We welcome them to the Bangalow Bowlo team.

For those many patrons who ask about Luke Wilson, he has had a successful operation on his back and is now recuperating slowly but surely. He is already to be seen around the club from time-to-time and advises the board when needed. We look forward to seeing him back within the month.

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LOOK OUT FOR KOALAS According to the Guinness Book of World Records they are the world’s fussiest eaters; they are also known for their heavy sleep schedule (approximately 18 hours a day); they are one of few animal species with fingerprints and they have a pouch that faces upside down! These quirky facts are amusing and contribute to our fascination with the koala. There are, however, a few other very important facts which, if known, may help us save our local koalas from unnecessary stress and harm.

Over the past few decades wild koala numbers have reduced dramatically and koalas in the Bangalow area are not immune to the threats that have caused this decline. Habitat loss, traffic hazards, dog attacks and disease such as chlamydia and the koala retrovirus (KoRV) all contribute to koala population reduction.

Over spring, however, the threat to koalas is particularly high due to breeding activity.

The breeding season is a time where more koalas, especially breeding males, are spotted ‘on the move’. Male koalas roam in search of a mate and can easily roam 10 kilometres. Lorraine from local koala care organisation ‘Friends of the Koala’, explains that during this period koalas can be seen in many unusual places, “They have even been located in backyard sheds and on verandas!” To cover such distances the koalas are brought to the ground frequently where they are particularly vulnerable to road hazards and

threat from domestic and wild dog attacks.

In addition, some young koala ‘joeys’ are still riding on their mother’s backs at this time and can be knocked from their mother during breeding activity. For these reasons Lorraine has asked us to keep an extra eye out for our local koalas over the next few months.

September is traditionally the beginning of the breeding season: however, the warm weather in August appears to have triggered an early start to this activity. “We have already seen a large number of koalas injured and killed over the past few weeks,”

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Lorraine explains. She emphasises the benefit of being vigilant and asks us not to be afraid to pick up the phone and call the organisation if at all concerned for a koala’s welfare. “We would prefer false alarms over missed opportunities to provide needed care,” she states.

If you spot a koala in trouble, Lorraine asks that you contain it if possible by covering the animal with a box or a washing basket, keep the animal from further harm and call Friends of the Koala on their 24 hour hotline number (02) 6622 1233.

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Bangalow Soccer Club Women’s Premier Team The regular home and away season has come to an end with the Bangalow girls winning all 16 games and securing the first ever Premier Division Minor Premiership trophy for the club. During this time they have scored an incredible 115 goals Jade Bianchetti, Bangalows and have only conceded six. leading goal scorer, being The commitment of the team tackled by Lismore Thistles Maddi Ryan. has been first class with strong numbers at training all year and, with the strength and conditioning coach Jeff Oakley working them hard, the girls are in great shape.

After the heart breaking loss to Alstonville in the pre season shield the girls have banded together and from that moment on they have been unstoppable beating Villa twice in the regular season. However the semi finals are a new competition and every team they play against will want to beat them. With greater focus and stronger commitment Bangalow could be well on its way to winning its first ever Premier League Grand Final.

Paul Hanigan On 29 June, our eleven-year-old Kelpie cross, Little Bear, disappeared without a trace. For the next three weeks we had no idea where she was, whether or not she had perished, or if we would ever see her again. We received text messages and phone calls from people who’d seen our notices and, while they’d not found Little Bear, wanted to let us know they were thinking of us and looking out for her.

Days turned into weeks and still there was no sign of Little Bear. Then we received a call from a ranger with Lismore Council that she had been found in Goonellabah. When the ranger brought Little Bear home that night she was in a very bad condition and needed weeks of love and care. But the day finally came when she raised her head, pricked up her ears and wagged her tail. She was back.

People have stopped us on the street since then, people who do not know us but who recognise our dog from the posters. They want to know what happened and are genuinely happy to know she is well. This article is to thank them and the countless other people who looked out for Little Bear; to let you know that she is safe and to thank you sincerely for your concern.

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Commissioning to Ministry All Souls’ Anglican Church Bangalow is Byron Shire’s best kept secret – inside an ordinary exterior lies a gorgeous space that is all stained glass windows, polished brass and wooden pews, aglow with candles and vases and vases of flowers.

Recently on Wednesday, 14 August, this architectural gem was the scene of the much-anticipated commissioning of Father Matthew Smedley, the new priest of the diocese.

The Venerable Greg Ezzy and Archdeacon Gail Hagon carried out the commissioning with support from other clergy of the diocese. It was a joyful, moving occasion of wonderful hymns, prayerful reflection, presentations and celebration, attended by parishioners, community members, guests from afar and diocesan clergy. Members of Fr. Smedley’s previous Father Matthew Smedley posting with Holy Trinity Church community in Dubbo also travelled to Bangalow for the ceremony.

All joined in to welcome Fr. Matthew to both the parish of Bangalow, and to the wider community. Jeff Hodgins

Bangalow Landcare Patrons All these wonderful people have supported our local landcare group this year. We are almost half way to the goal of $5000 for this year so if you haven’t joined us yet we hope you will soon.

Platinum: Bangalow Physiotherapy (Liz Thomas) Gold +: Vitality Vetcare, Bangalow Garden Club, Patricia Ellis Gold: GNF Real Estate, Helps Family, Dawn Lotty, Hilary Herrmann, Ruth and Phil Kirby, Judith Baker, Cedar Creek Constructions, Viola Family, Silver: Bangalow Newsagency, Bangalow Community Children’s Centre, Ragged Blossom Native Nursery, Bangalow Hardware Bronze: Carol Darroch, Robert Lotty, Bleakley family, Anne Martin A massive thank you to all these people, your support really does keep us going. More information about this program can be found at www.bangalowlandcare.org.au.

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Garden Hints Beth Noble joined the Bangalow Garden Club in 1978, a year after the club was started

by Percy Hart. She is a very keen gardener with a huge variety of plants in her garden.

Over the years she has learnt many tips that other gardeners might be interested to try. These are old fashioned remedies for treating plant diseases and garden pests rather than using commercial products. She still tends to prefer the old methods.

Here are some of her favourites: Potassium Permanganate (Condy’s Crystals) will improve the flowering of many plants, especially orchids, carnations and gerberas. Condy’s is relatively cheap and a little goes a long way. Just a pinch to a litre of water will improve flowering or revive stressed plants. Condy’s Crystals is also useful as an insecticide and fungicide.

Bananas are also a source of potassium.

Old bananas or banana skins are good for orchids, elkhorns and staghorns.

Camellias respond well to a sprinkle of epsom salts around the tree.

If troubled with snails, spread a layer of loose sawdust around the plant. Snails will not crawl over the sawdust.

To treat powdery mildew on cucumbers, zucchini and strawberries, mix one level teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda with two litres of water and spray the plants.

Wash-up water, especially Sunlight soap water, is very good to throw over gardenias for sooty mould and geranium for rust.

Diseases in citrus can also be treated this way.

When striking cuttings plant a few radish seeds in the pot. Their root growth will help the plants to strike. After the radishes grow cut the leaves off underground but leave the roots there.

A tub of manure water is very handy to tip onto plants to improve flowering. Beth has great results with orchids and poppies.

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Always rinse milk containers and throw the liquid onto the garden. Empty the teapot onto plants as well.

For potted plants a few moth-balls in the potting mix will deter ‘nasties’. If you have earthworms in your pots get rid of them by pouring over warm water or a solution of Condy’s. Keep egg shells until brittle, crush and add to your potting mix or sprinkle onto the garden.

When you are picking flowers give them a good watering the day before and pick them in early morning or late afternoon.

Try to get rid of weeds before they seed.

Beth quotes her grandmother who always said, “One year’s seeding is seven years weeding! ” Beth is a very active person and she says that, “The most enjoyable thing about the Garden Club is the friendship with other

gardeners, swapping plants and talking about plants with them. ” Thirty years ago Beth started taking people on bus tours, firstly through the Red Cross and church, and as she says, “...then I just took to it.” So ever since then she has organised bus tours all over Australia and has even gone to China and UK. She hires the bus and a driver and arranges the entertainment, bookings and cooks huge numbers of biscuits for morning teas.

Sometimes she might have problems with organising her trips but she has a final tip to overcome difficulties. “I find if I get out into the garden and do some work I usually am able to think more clearly and solve the problem.” She is retiring this year at 78 after what will be her 30th bus tour to Norfolk Island. I’m sure she’ll have a very happy time back in her garden.

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Citrus for the home orchard A well designed home citrus orchard will have a number and range of varieties to supply the home over an extended period of time, with fruits of course, but also flowers which themselves have many uses.

Lemon Eureka: One of the most suited to the coastal home garden. Fruits are borne in winter, spring and summer. It is a vigorous grower with few thorns. The fruits are bitter with high juice content.

Lisbon: A vigorous and thorny variety. Coldtolerant, therefore more suited to cooler growing areas. The main crop matures in autumn/winter but light crops ripen in spring in coastal areas.

Meyer: Best cold tolerant of the lemon.

The almost orange fruits are produced throughout the year. The fruits have a high juice content with a mild, low-acid flavour.

Lemonade: My absolute favourite. A fruit so sweet I eat it straight off the tree. It is a vigorous, heavy-cropping tree.

Orange Washington navel: This seedless variety matures early in May and June. The fruits hold on the tree for several months but in coastal areas fruit drop may occur. Use the juice quickly as it soon becomes bitter.

Lane Late navel: A later maturing navel which colours only in August. It is slow to reach sufficient cropping levels in coastal climates.

Valencia: Matures in September and October. The fruits can remain on the tree for six months. There is a seedless selection available.

Blood oranges: There are three varieties available: Ruby, Maltese and Harvard. They have a distinctive flavour and appearance.

Joppa, Parramatta, Homosassa, Siletta, Hamlin and Mediterranean Sweet: These are all mid-season varieties. They mature in July and August and have good juice content. Good, reliable growers that will hold on the tree for a short time. Suitable for home juicing.

Mandarins Satsuma: The first to mature, in April and May. The tree is small and suitable for smaller gardens. It is a seedless, mediumsized and juicy fruit.

Imperial: Matures in May and has excellent flavour.

Clementine: Starts maturing in mid-May. Sweet and juicy.

Emperor: Matures between June and August. Easily peeled.

Ellendale: Matures in August, good eating quality.

Seminole: Matures in August, September.

Very juicy.

Kara: Matures at the end of September.

GRAPEFRUIT Marsh: A nearly seedless variety that can be harvested from early winter but is better left

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Thompson: A pink flesh grapefruit similar to Marsh.

Chironja: A hybrid of grapefruit and orange.

A grapefruit in appearance but with an orange flesh that is apparently juicy and sweet.

Limes Tahitian: Although it looks like a lemon it should be picked whilst still green.

Kaffir lime: This citrus is used for its leaves; prized in South East Asian cuisine.

Calamondins Often confused with round cumquats, it is a spring flowering tree. The fruits are similar to a small mandarin and are used in marmalade.

Cumquats Nagami: Has oval shaped fruits that can be eaten whole, candied or used for jam. It is highly suited to small gardens and large pots. Flowers from October, November but the fruits will not mature all at the same time and will be on the tree for a long time.

Meiwa: The round cumquat. It is more cold resistant than Nagami with a sweeter flesh.

Remember that soil preparation is essential to give the trees a good start and that trees should always be sourced from a reputable nursery that has a good phytosanitary program in place.

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what I’ve been reading This month two debut novels. One a coming of age novel and the other a funny take on a life spiralling out of control.

Looking For Alaska by John Green

I seem to be getting an addiction to young adult novels. You may have read my previous review of John Green’s novel The Fault in our Stars which was an incredibly engaging read about two young kids meeting at a cancer support group meeting. Well, I’ve just finished reading Green’s debut novel Looking for Alaska, a lovely coming of age novel about the exquisitely painful experience of living and loving. Miles Halter is about to move to college when we meet him and, up until now, his life has been one big non-event. But he is about to meet Alaska Young and in his words “If people were rain: I was drizzle and she was a hurricane”. Poignant, funny and heartbreaking.

The Full Ridiculous by Mark Lamprell

You’re halfway through a 10km run when you decide to use the pedestrian crossing to cross the road.

After making eye contact with the driver of the approaching blue sedan you confidently stride onto the crossing. Out of the corner of your left eye you see something blue. The Blue Sedan! Time slows down as the inevitable happens.

This is how we meet Michael O’Dell in The Full Ridiculous at the beginning of a period where his life will spiral out of control and events will overtake him like a series of waves crashing down on him, barely giving him an opportunity to stand up before dumping him again. Lamprell’s debut novel is an exceptionally witty and easy novel to read and for most of it I was begging the author to give poor Michael O’Dell a break. As he deals with his burgeoning weight problem, his high blood pressure, depression and the rapidly deteriorating family finances, his daughter assaults a student at school, he finds a stash of drugs in his son’s room and a local policeman has started harassing his family. When he is finally recovering he says to his heroic wife, “Why do you stick with me?” to which she answers, “You’ll come back, and I’ll be here”.

A wonderful story about family, love and the reality that bad things can happen to perfectly good people. 8/10 Carolyn Adams – Bookworms & Papermites

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Tralala Blip goes international of Interference and relates to the Exactly a year ago, Heartbeat physics of sound including the reported on an electronic music overlay of varied sound waves group, Tralala Blip. Two of the five and rhythm, disrupted audio, band members are Bangalow distortion, sonic disturbance residents. Randolf Reimann and the act of obstructing or plays laptop analog gadgets and impeding. More than ever before, vocals while Lydian Dunbar plays these elements are used in a wide drum machine, Korg Kaossilator, range of contemporary music, iPad and vocals. from the developing noise scene Tralala Blip have been busy to ever-evolving club music. over the last 12 months in a Tralala Blip also have a creative development phase on new 12’ LP (+ digital version) a theatre work based around out this October on Brisbane Tralala Blip titled My Radio Lydian Dunbar, Phoebe Hall, Mathew Daymond, Randolf Reimann, label, Disembraining Machine.

Heart. This is a collaborative Zac Mifsud. Photo by Jake Taylor The album is titled Aussie work between Sydney’s Urban Theatre Project, Lismore’s NORPA, Tralala at the Unsound festival in Krakow, Poland Dream. This is a band that is really going Blip and sound artist, label head of Room40, in October. The group was invited a few places. Congratulations to all!

Compiled by Ruth Kirby from Tralala Blip’s Lawrence English. This exciting work will months back after the festival director / curator witnessed one of their performances newsletter, Unsound’s web site and Andrea debut in Sydney next year.

Tralala Blip have been invited to perform here in Australia. This festival has the theme Sturgeon’s article in September 2012.

The Victims victorious On Sunday 18 August at The Victims of Geography the Clunes Hall, yet again (no are a five piece swing band escaping their geography who have meshed together here) they were the stars via a series of hallish gigs. of the ABC North Coast Hall-ish, not hellish, as these Exhumed competition, swinging musicians have, winning their heat. So many from inception, nailed songs halls, so little time! we all know and love.

The Victims of Geography The Victims of Geography are extremely chuffed have become the ‘band that they could blend of choice’ for several Hall together their unique style Committee celebratory gigs. If Tony Narvo, Simon Lamb, Scott Davy, Peter Webster, Peter Sheraton.

Photo by Geoff Goldsmith of ‘swinging up a tune’ your hall is having a birthday, with their absolute love of this is the band to contact!

Since their inception in 2010, when the given the Victims a chance to shine music. With their win, it gives them the village of Clunes decided to celebrate through new music played in an old momentum and impetus to reach for the Clunes Hall centenary, the Victims of swing style; this is a guaranteed formula the stars (swinging off the stars, catching Geography have been asked to play at the for getting the audience up onto the moonbeams in their hands, singing Mallanganee Hall centenary and more dance floor, with the ‘wow’ factor still the night away, dancing to a different ringing in their ears long after the night of tune). Nothing cliche about these five recently, the Rous Mill hall fundraiser.

Marika Bryant Swinging up contemporary tunes has wicked music has faded into the dawn. musicians!

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designs on a new way of life Helen Johnston interviews Patricia and Frank Di Tullio in a continuation of the New Horizons series

Frank and Patricia Di Tullio

Patricia and Frank do not look like your regular bikies but that is how they discovered Bangalow. For seven years they enjoyed riding Harley and Ducati bikes as a hobby and most weekends used to take off from their home in Brisbane to explore. Riding around the Northern Rivers area in 2009 they were captivated by the scenic beauty coming into Bangalow via Clunes and Bexhill.

Living on an acre on the outskirts of Brisbane they were considering buying a larger property someday. When the right time came a couple years later they contacted real estate agents in Bangalow.

Initially they were looking for a five or ten

acre block but finally ended up on 93 acres with 3000 macadamia trees, 200 pecans, lots of rainforest and a small processing plant with basic manager’s quarters.

Both Frank, a graphic designer and Patricia, an interior designer, have successful businesses with established client bases and most of their work can be done on line. Frank enjoys the physical aspect of farm work as a change from sitting in front of a screen. He can blend the two according to the vagaries of the weather. Patricia has investigated local suppliers of materials for her business and is impressed by what she has found. Her first local client is Bangalow Hairdressing

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where, in collaboration with John, she has created an eye catching modern graphic on overhead light fittings and on recycled timber wall panels.

She has transformed their basic accommodation into an attractive comfortable apartment. In about six months they will begin building a new home on an elevated site chosen for its wonderful views of the Nightcap Ranges.

There is a dam in the distance which they aim to change into a Monet lookalike by filling it with waterlilies. A tiered vegetable and flower garden is already looking promising.

Frank and Patricia have family and friends that constantly visit from Brisbane. Their visitors regularly check out if making the move has been the right decision for them.

Everyone appreciates the picturesque location but some think it looks a bit too much like hard work.

A note inviting them to the Whian Rd Christmas party in 2012 introduced them to their community which they have found friendly and supportive. After the storms last January neighbours helped each other out and they describe people here as accommodating and trustworthy.

Is it a sign of the times or the potholes that they have retired the motorbikes? No, they say they no longer need to put on the leathers to find a lovely part of the world!

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FUNFAIR AFTER DARK After the roaring success of last year’s Party at the Moulin Rouge, the team from the Bangalow Community Children’s Centre is back and ready to transform the A&I Hall once again for their major fundraiser of the year.

Themed on the idea of Funfair After Dark it is anticipated that 2013 will be their biggest event yet. With entertainment including a stage show hypnotist and fun fair attractions, this adults only event is shaping up to exceed all expectations. Be lured by the lights of the Luna Park face and get set for a ride.

When the sun goes down come join the carnies, cowboys and gypsies. Think fairy floss and fireworks. Take a walk down sideshow alley and win your gal a prize in

games of skill, strength or luck. Show your stuff on the mechanical bull or just cheer on the missus. See the freak show or be the freak show and enter the competition for the most outrageous costume of the night.

There is an amazing array of prizes to be won, among them, a night at the Beach Suites in Byron Bay, sunglasses from Byron Bay Eyecare, gift voucher from Millar and More and much much more.

Plus you will have your chance to bid in the now famous silent and live auctions on prizes including accommodation in the snowfields of Japan and art works by Emma Gale and David Lane.

Last year, thanks to the generosity of the Bangalow community the not-for-profit centre raised enough to complete construction of the new babies’ room. This year we are aiming to build a kitchen in the middle room to expand the cooking and science educational experiences for the children.

Save the date for Saturday, 12 October and come and dance the night away at Funfair After Dark! Tickets available from BCCC, Bangalow Post Office or call the centre on 6687 1552 to pay by credit card over the phone. Presale $35 / $40 at the door. All the fun of the fair without the kids!

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Imagination Art Show On Friday, 9 August and Saturday, 10 August, the A&I Hall was converted into a beautiful, dedicated gallery ‘space’ for the children of Bangalow Community Children’s Centre and Bangalow Public School to exhibit their wonderful artistic creations. The annual Imagination Art Show was a huge success, with children aged one through to 13 contributing some very innovative art utilising all mediums – from painted

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self portraits and crayon sketchings to collagraphs of the Bangalow streetscape and manga drawings. It was a visual feast and hundreds of students, family and friends took the opportunity to view these wonderful creations and feel the warm embrace of our children’s creativity.

A lively and very competitive auction, led by auctioneer Chris Hayward, of some key art pieces took place at the ‘adults only’ opening of Imagination,

again raising vital funds for Bangalow Community Children’s Centre and Bangalow Public School. A big thank you to the dozens of parents who assisted with setting up, packing down, providing and serving food and drinks to guests across the two day Imagination exhibition. Huge thanks also to BCCC Director Kerry Ellbourn and Bangalow Public School Principal Susie Boyle for spearheading the annual Imagination exhibition and especially to the teaching staff who spent so much time and love guiding our young artists.

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town talk celebrating aboriginal culture, aboriginal ecology and local history.

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Hudson Accounting welcomes a new partner All photos by Judy Baker

Colour on Byron St Check out the pop-up flower stall next to Barebones Art Space every Saturday morning for artistic arrangements in quirky containers. Great for that special gift.

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New art gallery

After ten years of practising in Bangalow, well-known local chartered accountant John Hudson recently welcomed a new partner, Greg Clark. Born and bred in Byron Bay, Greg is well known throughout sporting and community circles, particularly through his involvement with the Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club where he is a life member.

He and his wife Trudi have two teenage children and live at Suffolk Park. Judy Baker

Wander through the showgrounds and find Jarra Sherlock’s w o n d e r f u l painting of the weir, Playtime, exhibited in a most unusual spot.

Part of the Youth Arts Project 2013 which showcases young people’s achievements.

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Op shop sale begins

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Chamber of commerce meeting; Garden club meeting

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Starboard Cannons at Bowlo

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Sample Food Festival and Farmers’ Market at showground; WIRES course; election + Red Cross Table of Coins

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Jazz at Bowlo

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Red Cross meeting; Curry night at museum

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CWA Awareness day; Latin dance at Bowlo

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ARRG family fun dog show; Charity feast at Tintenbar Hall

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Fashion parade at Heritage House

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Afro Moses at Bowlo

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Bangalow Market

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Networking breakfast at Up Town

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Wolf Mail at Bowlo

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Art sale at Newrybar Hall HB deadlines: 11(ads) 16(copy)

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