Country & Coast Edition, #1 | July-August

Country & Coast Lifestyle Magazine

A free community magazine for the Northern Rivers

Edition #1 - July | August

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Country & Coast Magazine WE'RE HERE!

Our Magazine

Country & Coast Magazine is a free bi-monthly community publication for the Northern Rivers, focusing on the Alstonville and Wollongbar areas. Our magazine is printed on high-quality gloss paper with a wrap-around cover. We have chosen to print with a local printer helping to support our local economy. Which is what our magazine is about, locals supporting locals.

We focus on the local news that matters to our community.

We will feature the great people, places, products, produce and events of this beautiful region. Each edition is full of local information from a diverse range of contributors on businesses, trades, community groups, events, fashion, beauty, health, house, garden, travel, real estate and local classifieds. If you have any comments or concerns regarding our magazine, please contact us.

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Our Editor

You might recognise our editors name. Lindsey previously managed the local magazine TwoFour7Seven for three years as a volunteer, before it was taken over by another local who moved the publication online.

Lindsey is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, organisational geek and mother of two active boys. She is an SCU business management graduate with post-graduate qualifications in project management from RMIT University.

Lindsey has over 15 years of experience working in business management, marketing, and projects.

With four generations of her family currently living in Alstonville and Wollongbar, she is all for a magazine by locals for locals. Lindsey is excited to produce Country & Coast for our readers, sharing her love of all things local.

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Welcome 0427 058 966 (Lindsey) info@ccmagazine.com.au www.ccmagazine.com.au facebook.com/countrycoastmagazine instagram.com/countrycoastmagazine

Editor Lindsey Bidwell Editorials Lindsey Bidwell Aaron Bidwell Thank you Thank you to David and his team at Quality Plus Printers for your assistance and dedication to bringing our magazine to life.

A special thank you to the following people who also volunteered their time to assist with this publication; Aaron, Joan, Michelle, Phillip, Holly, Kristyn, Kim and Candy.

No part of this magazine, including artwork, editorials or photographs, may be reproduced in any form without our written permission. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the views of the publisher. The publisher believes all information to be accurate and correct at the time of printing. No liability will be accepted for errors.

Please check information directly with advertisers or venues as times and dates may change without warning.

Those who make advertising placement and/or supply copy material or editorial submissions to Country & Coast Magazine undertake to ensure that all such material does not infringe any copyright, trademark, defamation, libel, slander or title, breach of confidence, does not contain anything obscene or indecent, or does not infringe the trade practices act or other laws, regulations or statutes. Further to the above, these persons agree to indemnify the publisher and/or its agents against any investigations, claims or judgements.

So, Covid-19 became the thing that changed how we live and interact in 2020. I can tell you; it was a bit of a struggle to fill our events page this edition. However, as we produce each new publication, I hope to see the return of more of our regions amazing events. It seems strange to launch a new business during such unknown and testing times. However, there was a strong feeling that our area needed a local print resource to support our business community and inform readers of just how much our area has to offer.

Country & Coast was founded from the desire to produce a beautiful local printed publication with a platform to provide positive stories of our region.

Our magazine creates a space for local businesses, and community groups to advertise in print, fulfilling a niche in the free publication and gloss market.

Our stories are written by a diverse group of local contributors who love where they live and want to share that information. The cover of each publication will feature a plant or place in our local area. There is also a digital version available on our website for online viewers near and far.

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Places we love

Victoria Park Nature Reserve

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Social Scene

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Community News

RizeUp, Scouts, Crawford House Museum, Meet a Local, Kevin Hogan, Green Innovation Awards, Alstonville & Wollongbar Probus

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College, LJ Hooker Alstonville, All about Bumps, Birth & Beyond, Options in Alstonville & Wholesome Drop, Alstonville Florist, Maranoa Village, I Love My Shop, Alstonville Plateau Sports & Village Fruit & Veg

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Things We Love

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Home & Garden

Home Organisation, Gardening Tips, Noodle Vegetable Bites Recipe

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Inside this edition This edition was so exciting to produce. Particularly, enjoying our time together with a trip to Victoria Park. We loaded up the kids and off we went. Both my sons were excited when we pulled in. It was Brendan's first trip to the park, and what felt like Bailey's 100th.

They had a wonderful time together, and Brendan was immersed in every word Bailey had to say. I hope that you will enjoy reading 'Country & Coast' as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

Thank you to all the contributors for the edition and to the local businesses that have shown continued support. Our magazine has 32 pages of information to view, our sections including community and business news, trades, home, garden, family, health, fashion, beauty, real estate, classifieds and more.

Don't forget to enter our launch competition for your chance to win an accommodation package at the Ramada Ballina Byron. The details are on the back page. Speaking of prizes, we are also running a Fathers Day competition with a family prize pack to Wardell FootGolf to be won, details on page 18.

Lindsey

Business News North Coast Community

Grilled Chicken Fajita Salad

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Wardell FootGolf & Northern Rivers Swim Academy

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Local Activities

Something for Everyone

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Fashion & Beauty

Candy Lane & Polish Nail Studio

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Health & Well-being

Plateau Medi-Spa, Alstonville Osteopathy, TerryWhite Alstonville, Edge Fitness, The Village Herbalist, Alstonville Walking Group & Village Beekeeper

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Countryside Stalls, Alstonville Country Cottages, Wardell Profile

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Trades & Services

Industrial Estate update & Think Water Northern Rivers

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Real Estate

29 Classifieds 30 Events

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Places We Love By the year 1900, the rainforest of Far North Coast of NSW had been subjected to almost complete destruction. Victoria Park is one of the last surviving remnants of the original rainforest also known as the Big Scrub or Red Scrub due to the rich volcanic soil. The original rainforest extended across the entire Lismore, Byron Bay, Ballina, and Mullumbimby regions.

Victoria Park provides a short rainforest boardwalk and is wheelchair and pram accessible.

The walk takes between 15 and 30 minutes to complete unless you loved it so much that a second loop was needed, as our sons, Bailey and Brendan decided.

Victoria Park is a lovely place to relax and walk while listening to

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birdsong. Today only 11 viable remnants survive which reflect the character of the original rainforest. Half of these are under 37 acres. The Victoria Park Nature Reserve is one of these smaller areas with a portion set aside for the boardwalk. While the remainder of the reserve consists of two small triangular patches of roughly 10 acres where an ongoing regeneration program is conducted jointly by the NPWS and the Richmond River Naturalists' Club.

As soon as you enter the shady green cool of the lush rainforest, dappled light filters through the dense canopy. Giant Morton Bay fig trees and majestic black beans tower above while Bangalow palms and ferns grow up from

Victoria Park Nature Reserve below. Despite the small size of the area an unusually wide variety of animals occur in the reserve, and at last count, there were 152 Tree species recorded in this one small reserve.

Take a moment to absorb the serene quiet of the rainforest, and you might catch a glimpse of the shy red-legged pademelon or the colourful wompoo fruit-dove and at least two species of possum.

The informative displays show how the Wildjabul people, of the Bundjalung nation, relied on the local plants and animals for food, medicine and ceremonies. You will also learn how the curved sheath of the Bangalow palm was utilised to carry water, and the sap of the strangler fig used to heal wounds.

When thoughts turn to lunch, enjoy a relaxing barbecue at the shaded picnic tables, to a backdrop of lush rainforest. The accessible facilities make the picnic area an ideal spot for older people and groups with plenty of room for the children to run wild in their natural habitat.

A perfect spot for a relaxing day out with the family in the Northern Rivers. Please remember to take your rubbish home with you.

The route is signposted, and the reserve is most easily accessed via the town of Alstonville then travelling south 7 km along the Wardell Road and turning onto the Rous Mill Road for a further kilometre.

Plateau Social Scene Local life

This edition, we thought we would showcase some of our wonderful business community. You should be able to spot a few familiar faces.

It is always nice to put a name to a face. We hope to feature our local workforce each issue to get to know our business community.

We have also included photos from the Alstonville Probus Club.

These feature outings they attended last year. The images include trips to Mt Tambourine, Tenterfield, Glen Innes and Bellingen. Along with the clubs' visit to the Lismore helicopter rescue centre. If you are interested in joining, it won't be long now until they will be journeying out again.

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Margaret Ryan, Mt Tambourine Alstonville Probus Club

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Moving into the Northern Rivers

Get Active with Scouts! Exhibition Update

High profile domestic violence charity RizeUp is on the move, and they’re heading to the Northern Rivers. RizeUp has partnered with the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation to rewrite the future for families in the region who are experiencing domestic and family violence. RizeUp will be establishing a Northern Rivers Hub that will bring communities together, increase volunteering and will make a real, far reaching and practical contribution to the vulnerable families they walk alongside.

Scouts Australia provides fun youth development activities, building resilient and confident boys and girls aged 5 to 25 in the Joey Scout, Cub Scout, Scout, Venturer Scout and Rover Scout Sections. We also welcome adult volunteer Scout Leaders. Scouts has opportunities for the whole family to be involved. Everyone is welcome, and we value the diversity of our members.

RizeUp provide a practical response that is needed by many vulnerable families pressing the restart button on a life free from violence. When families or single people leave refuge, they are supported into independent accommodation which is empty and without the furnishings needed to sustainably start again. Without beds to sleep on and toys to play with many Mums will return to the place of violence if it means their children will have their bed to sleep on and a blanket to keep them warm.

RizeUp and their band of merry altruists prevent this from happening by stepping in at a vital point in the journey from danger to safety. Without ever meeting the families they support, RizeUp works in partnership with specialist domestic violence services to furnish new accommodation with everything needed to turn the house into a home.

What Scouts Do Scouting is all about education for life. Our dynamic, challenging and adventurous program equips young people with life skills, such as teamwork and leadership. It gives them the tools to develop into strong, resilient adults and valuable members of the community. We offer a wide range of opportunities to all our members, including the chance to travel interstate and overseas, earn industry recognised qualifications, and even perform on a professional stage.

Explore some of the opportunities we offer on our website: www.scouts.com.au

Rize Up

With one in four Australian women impacted by domestic and family violence, RizeUp believes that systemic change will come through community intervention. Having just surpassed a bittersweet milestone of supporting 1000 families, their practical response and advocacy will make this an organisation you’d love to be a part of. If you’d like to volunteer or donate, please head over to see them at Facebook, Instagram or via their website: www.rizeup.com.au

You can’t go back & change the beginning, but you can start where you are & change the ending.

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Community News

Alstonville Scouts Crawford House Museum

Scouts welcomes children and young people from Kindy to Year 12, offering a safe and supportive environment where your child can make new friends, learn life skills and embark on new adventures!

Alstonville Scout Group Kate Knight | 0438 247 492 Kathleen.Knight@nsw.scouts.com.au Active kids voucher provider

EXHIBITION: “Waste Wise!

Present and Future Solutions”

Past,

Crawford House Museum at Alstonville has re-opened and we’re covid-safe! Visit us to see solutions to some of the key global challenges of our time in our latest exhibition, “Waste Wise! Past, Present and Future Solutions”.

The photo aboves features hats made by Jean Bayliss from Fossey’s plastic shopping bags, a wonderful example of recycling and reusing.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED We can always do with more volunteers to guide visitors, enter data and many other enjoyable activities. Full training is provided. If you are interested please contact us.

CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM 10 Wardell Road, Alstonville (02) 6628 1829 info@aphsmuseum.org.au www.aphsmuseum.org.au

OPEN TIMES Fridays from 10am to 4pm Sundays from 1pm to 4pm. (closed public holidays)

Joan Gandy Meet a Local

Joan Miller was born at the end of 1931 in Shanghai where her father was an officer with the Shanghai Fire Brigade, both parents having been brought up around the English city of Birkenhead. Her father sailed to join the service in 1924 and her mother, when they married, in 1929.

unable to borrow from the bank, so it was a long process – J&J were still putting the finishing touches on the place some 30 years later when they sold. It was very basic to begin with – no linings, windows or mod cons such as hot water, but it was a roof over their heads, even though it did leak at times. Every week they managed to put a few shillings away and buy another length of timber or some other building product. John was a clerk at that stage, so it was a steep learning curve – a 10/6d book called “Build Your Own Home” became their bible. As the family grew so did the house and extensions were added to both the back and the front.

Her childhood was quite different to her Australian peers, but at the time, she did not know any different and thought this was the normal life for everyone. She experienced two Chinese/Japanese wars and the onset of WWII before coming to Sydney with her mother (she was an only child) in 1941 – her Dad went to Singapore as Fire Officer to the British Navy Here they raised a family of three girls and a Dockyard there. After much drama, he joined boy. When the youngest was three, Joan went his little family in 1942. to work at John Fairfax (publishers at that time of The Sydney Morning Herald) and stayed for Joan lived in Manly and Randwick for six over 30 years, witnessing some interesting months before the parents bought a house in times, especially when young Warwick Fairfax Cremorne and that was home until she married made his bid to privatise the company.

John Gandy in 1953. Whilst engaged, they built part of a house (two rooms) at Como and The family grew, fled the nest, and as both moved in after they were married. In those days worked in the city they decided to move to the building materials were scarce and because Sydney CBD area where they lived in a small, John was not an ex-serviceman they were but well positioned unit for 15 years, taking

advantage of the many interesting walks and activities of the bustling city. Fifteen years later, in 1998, they joined their eldest daughter and her family, who had come to up to the lovely Northern Rivers region.

J&J had always enjoyed travel in both Australia and overseas, and so for four years they did just that until John passed away in 2002. Joan continued with travelling, although these days is limited to “local”, but she has many other interests to fill her days, including keeping up to date with the activities of her ten grandchildren, their partners and her three great-grandchildren.

Joan belongs to several organisations such as the Historical Society, Wollongbar Probus, Tibouchina Club, the Uniting Church and its op shop Bargain Basement, Simes Bros coach tours, a couple of craft groups and many of the activities organised at the SDA Retirement Village where she lives.

As Joan looks back over her 88 years, she says: “I can indeed quote Albert Facey when I say I have indeed had “A Fortunate Life”.

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Update from Kevin Hogan

What to do once you retire?

$23 million for Ballina Airport Upgrade I announced a $10 million grant to widen and strengthen the runway.

printed community news. Thank you Lindsey and welcome Country & Coast Magazine!

One option is to join a local Probus Club!

Over 530,000 passengers came through our airport last year. Every single person who arrives here, especially tourists, support jobs in our wider region. We need and want them to come back post COVID-19.

It was very disappointing to see The Northern Star and Ballina Advocate move to online versions only. There are people in our community who still rely on print to receive their news.

The runway will be expanded to 45-metres wide from 30 metres. This means the next generation of planes can use it, which is a must for the viability of the airport.

Great to announce this job-creating project, that will benefit our whole region.

Thank you Country & Coast Magazine It is fantastic that we now have our very own locally written, locally

Kevin Hogan

Buy Australian Made It is now more important than ever, that we support our Australian businesses.

The range of topics is vast. One month it may be a Bush Poet or a Driving Educator, a Passionate Photographer, or a Seniors Rights Advocate or Foster Carers. The range is limitless but always informative, emotive and often hilarious.

We have a team of people who plan and execute outings. They may be day trips or three day adventures. Recently we visited the Bellingen Valley.

These trips are good for the soul with lots of chatter and laughter.

The club offers friendship and support to its members at a stage in life where these things truly matter.

Visit this link to send me your information: www.kevinhogan.com.au

If you are interested in joining or just checking us out, please call our President, Grahame Gooding on 6628 1747 or 0413 771 929.

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The Alstonville Probus Club is a mixed club and has been in existence for over 30 years. Our club meets monthly, where we have the opportunity to catch up and be entertained and educated by a selection of Guest Speakers.

I have been promoting locally owned businesses on my Facebook page.

If you are locally owned and have a foreign owned competitor, please message me or email me your data and I will spread the news!

Flu and Whooping Cough Vaccination Bookings now open.

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Alstonville Probus Club

We meet monthly on the last Thursday of the month at the Alstonville Bowling Club at 10am for tea and coffee, followed by the 10.30 meeting.

Show your school stands for sustainability A valuable education in Marine Rescue

Green Innovation Awards

The Green Innovation Awards was launched in 2018 to inspire young people to develop a lifetime passion for green innovation. Over the past three years, Northern Rivers students and teachers have been working hard to come up with their very own green inventions.

Empire Vale Public School ran their school lawnmower on fuel made from cane sugar. The students at St John’s College Woodlawn have created a circular economy by recycling old clothes to make scrunchies. Additionally, primary school students from Wyrallah Road Public School have recycled water from their school bubblers to grown their very own bush tucker garden.

These are just a few of the incredible entries in previous years of the program.

Founder of the Green Innovation Awards and local chiropractor Dr Bridie Cullinane explains “we wanted to give young people a platform to share their ideas for a greener future and at the same time inspire and develop environmentally-conscious leaders of the future”.

The program is open to Primary Schools, and High Schools from Tweed Heads to Grafton and entries are due on the 23rd September 2020. Students can invent, develop and present ideas for greener living in categories of: • Water management • Waste management • Building and packaging materials • Biofuels and renewable energy • Agriculture This year the Green Innovation Awards has attracted Southern Cross University as major sponsors and hosts of the awards. Finalists will be invited to Southern Cross University at the end of this school year to present their ideas onstage in front of a panel of expert judges, their peers, the media and community and political leaders.

Schools who are interested in participating can download an entry kit online. To read more about previous years winning entries or to register and show your school stands for sustainability visit www.greeninnovationswards.com.au

Wollongbar Probus Club

At the new fantastic Ballina Marine Rescue Tower, a group of dedicated life long learners of the Probus Club of Wollongbar had the pleasure of being educated in the wonderful work of the volunteer Ballina Marine Rescue Team.

We were delighted to listen and learn from an experienced and well trained radio operator who delivered the technical information in such an interesting and easily understood manner. This marvellous team do the work 24/7, using the most up to date ultra modern radio communication system always on the lookout for any boat crew in trouble, especially watching the condition of the river outlet bar, the state of the weather and the ocean.

The view from the tower operations room is truly spectacular. The team have at their fingertips, radio communication with many other

rescue and support services such as local police, ambulance and indeed contact with all areas even Canberra.

After trying to absorb the new knowledge, we were treated with a delightful morning tea. All of this service by volunteers, a group of marvellous people.

Onto our bus and off we go to the Lennox Bowling Club for what proved to be an extensive menu of wonderfully prepared and cooked meals. They were served from excellent facilities and by friendly and efficient staff. Everyone was duly sated, and it looked like just a little toast for dinner tonight.

Following that experience, our bus owner Bill took us on a great tour of the local area around Lennox Head and up into the now vast and rapidly developing estates. After, we journeyed all the way back through East Ballina to our home towns of Alstonville and Wollongbar.

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We Hear You

Real Estate Update

It is only by listening to you, our community, that we can gain an understanding of your needs and aspirations. We aim to understand what makes the local community thrive, leading to outcomes that will benefit our entire community.

Research says we're Alstonville's #1 in property sales. That's fantastic, and we're delighted. Why? Because it means that you thought of us first for your real estate needs.

North Coast Community Collage

We are very excited to be launching a new program reflecting our commitment and engagement with industry, community, and local and regional stakeholders. North Coast Community College RTO 90029 has developed a unique set of skills training in: agriculture, conservation and land management, production horticulture and Indigenous land management. This program will be an exciting opportunity to learn land management skills while gaining valuable real-life, hands on workplace experience, building the skills and knowledge to progress to a full qualification.

We are proud of our partnerships with local Aboriginal Communities and organisations. Through shared values, we believe that working on-country with the local aboriginal communities allows a connection to culture, people and the land, whilst empowering the people, resulting in improved outcomes both socially and economically.

In response to the needs of our community, we are excited to share our brand-new Community Kitchen at our Alstonville campus for cooking and food workshops. We are organising contemporary practical and tasty cooking classes such as sourdough bread baking, Italian and Thai cooking, plant based cooking and much more.

Our vision is to ignite and enrich the lives of our community through learning and spur them on to exciting futures through a diverse range of courses. We have many exciting workshops coming up over the next month, so keep an eye on our website: www.northcoastcc.edu.au and social media for updates and training announcements.

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Business News

LJ Hooker Alstonville

Our office is well-positioned in the Alstonville Shopping Plaza, providing excellent exposure and easy access to potential clients. The busy thoroughfare in front of our business provides great exposure for properties displayed in our window.

Our Auction marketing programs have a huge success rate with over 80% selling on, before or after Auction night.

Whether you are staying, moving, renovating or investing, LJ Hooker is rated as the best known real estate brand in the country.

When people think real estate, more people think LJHooker.

If you would like a complimentary market estimate of your property, Established in 1980, LJ Hooker call one of our experienced Agents Alstonville is one of the oldest and today - It may be worth more than best-known brands in Real Estate you think! on the Plateau, boasting the largest team of selling agents in any one Richard Campbell (Principal) agency in Alstonville/Wollongbar. 0414 286 138 When you list your property with Vicki Heathwood LJ Hooker Alstonville, you list with 0432 247 264 a team! Whether it is selling or renting your property, we guarantee Robbie McRae 0478 721 474 a team effort.

Michele Wallace Principal Richard Campbell and his 0413 686 913 team of ten staff, have a wealth of experience in the local area in all Gabrielle Thompson 0421 029 162 aspects of Real Estate.

Breastfeeding: Pain Plenty of Options All about bumps birth & beyond

Options in Alstonville

Apart from comical stories of discreetly placed cabbage leaves, or brussels sprouts when desperation strikes, people don’t tend to talk openly about mastitis. The uncomfortable condition plays out in many ways. It can include anything from; flu-like symptoms and red lumpy breasts, to engorged breasts that are hot to touch or generalised aches and pains.

Our business has been in full swing during this pandemic, and we are now catering all kinds of lovely home cooked takeaway meals made fresh daily. We also cater for our elderly local clients with a collect a fresh, wholesome meal service. These meals include silverside with white sauce and seasonal veg, or a speciality roast dinner at a special seniors price.

Nikki Paull is a qualified Lactation Consultant, Child Health Nurse, Orofacial Myology Trained, Midwife and Parenting educator, with over 25 years of experience. When it comes to mastitis, Nikki says her recommendation is to continue breastfeeding, try not to overstimulate the breast by pumping and make sure the baby feeds well on both sides. Keep up food and fluids, rest as much as possible, wear a comfortable bra, and if you have flu-like symptoms, you need to see your GP for at least ten days of antibiotics.

We are also open for limited seating at the moment and ready to serve you a beautiful, tasty meal. Why not enjoy some comfortable relaxation in our cafe courtyard nestled in amongst the town meanderings.

“Along with antibiotics, the option of a specific breastfeeding probiotic is also available, which I can order as a lethecin tablets, for support to help get rid of the mastitis. Other options, are to try ultrasound treatment by specialised physiotherapist, or cold laser treatment by a Chiropractor, Osteopath or Craniosacral.

Recurrent infections can turn into a breast abscess, which needs to be treated by a breast surgeon and can take a long time to recover from.” Nikki said.

Nikki’s service focuses on providing support for families experiencing difficulties with breast or bottle feeding, care and management, and other issues such as attachment, positioning, under or oversupply of milk, small or premature babies, slow weight gain, use of lactation aids, settling and return to work strategies.

Enjoy delicious cafe-style food and beverages with a variety of options. For breakfast; enjoy muesli with natural yoghurt, fruit and honey, or a hot breakfast of bacon and free-range eggs on Turkish.

For lunch; what about a delicious gourmet satay chicken or pumpkin and tofu burger with chargrilled vegetables and fresh salad. Or try one of the daily specials, which could include freshly prepared Sushi, soul-warming curries or a yummy wrap. For the sweet tooth, we have cakes, muffins and slices to suit a variety of dietary needs. Lastly, enjoy these with one of our many beverage options. It could be a coffee created using the finest arabica beans, an organic herbal tea, or a freshly squeezed immunityboosting juice to quench any thirst.

We are still available to cater for your work functions and events, no matter the size, we will look after you with our professional and personalised service.

With local area delivery, your catering will arrive fresh and on time, every time.

Home Business Feature

Wholesome Drop

Hello everyone!

My name is Bec, and I manage an awesome essential oils business with doTERRA called ‘Wholesome Drop’.

I’m a midwife, home business owner and live in Wollongbar with my husband and 2-year-old son.

I was introduced to doTERRA while searching for something to support my son and I in the postnatal period. He needed digestive support, and I needed emotional/hormone support. I finally tried some, and they worked incredibly! I quickly fell in love with the oils, products and the company. I naturally started telling everyone how amazing they were, so it was an easy decision to dive in and build a business.

I absolutely love using my passion for these oils to help others find natural solutions for whatever they need support with, whether that be a physical or emotional need. It’s an empowering feeling to have these tools on hand at all times to support a healthy and happy home.

If you want to know more about essential oils or doTERRA I’d love to help. You can find me at @wholesomedrop on Facebook and Instagram or by email on wholesomedrop@hotmail.com Contact Country & Coast Magazine, if you would like to feature as our homebased business profile next issue.

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A Mother's Day to Remember!

A Thriving Retirement Community

For years the lead up to Mother’s Day has proceeded like clockwork at Alstonville Florist. Kerry Thomson, partner and business manager, is a planner – so determining how much product to buy, people to staff, what to promote and when, was a straight forward process: review previous years’ sales, make plans for this year, update and repeat. This year that playbook was out the window. The biggest challenge was uncertainty! We had no idea what demand would be, and we weren’t sure what we’d have to sell. Lots of flowers are imported from overseas, and this supply had stopped.

In the heart of Alstonville, Maranoa Village is a thriving Retirement Community. When Pam and Alan Brown felt encumbered by the maintenance at their family home, they decided it was time to downsize.

“We had a fairly big garden and lawn, and I was getting a bit sick of having to tend to the garden, and my husband doing the lawns all the time,” said Pam. “We started thinking maybe we could downsize, maybe it’s time, you know.”

By early May Alstonville Florist had received triple the anticipated number of Mother’s Day orders. Our flower wholesalers had cancelled our flower orders and advised they would send us what they could. Travel restrictions also meant several of our usual Mother’s Day team could not work. And yes, there were many 2 am moments pondering what to do.

It was a difficult decision, but the order book was closed on the Friday morning before Mother’s Day. This is usually one of the biggest days of our year. However, there were already more than double the anticipated

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Alstonville Florist

orders, and every box of flowers delivered to us held surprises!

Thanks to the wonderful efforts of our Australian flower growers, our team's amazing commitment and the five delivery crews working on Sunday, all orders were delivered, and there was a collective sigh of exhaustion, and one small bucket of flowers left.

Sunday afternoon, there was time to reflect on the incredible power of flowers. They have an immediate impact on happiness. Every delivery, there were smiles, tears, laughs… but no hugs. Mums were simply overjoyed to know that the most important people in their world were sending them beautiful flowers and their love.

A huge thank you to our customers and their families, and our sincere apology to anyone who was not able to place an order. We hope we can contribute a small part to all your special moments, big or small, in the years to come.

Your friendship and business mean a lot to us. When you shop locally, you’re supporting the values promoted by a small local business, the teams they’ve built, and the communities they support, and we thank you. Kerry

Maranoa Village

That’s when Pam and Alan heard about the opportunity of brand new retirement villas at BaptistCare’s Maranoa Village, a small but thriving community just a short stroll from Alstonville’s town centre and decided to make the move. “We’re very happy. It’s the best thing we ever did.

We very much maintain our freedom,” said Pam. “The villas really are beautiful. We have a nice outlook and a bit of a garden I can put a few things in.”

Long-time resident Doug Sutherland moved to Maranoa Village 14 years ago, leaving his family’s farm in the hands of his son and grandson, marking four generations working on the land. It’s the convenient and relaxed lifestyle at Maranoa that Doug loves. “You can walk to everything. I bought a new car in 2006 and it only has a few thousand kilometres on it."

Construction has just begun on the second stage of brand new retirement villas at Maranoa Village, featuring 15 beautiful 2 and 3 bedroom units, complete with all the gardening and maintenance taken care of. To register your interest, call (02) 5598 5718 or visit www.MaranoaVillage.org.au

I love my shop Describe DJM Jewellers in 5 words...

Honest, reputable, family, professional, handcrafted What was the inspiration behind DJM? We are very inspired by the stories that our customers bring with their jewellery. When we are repairing an heirloom, we hear how it was passed down for generations. When we are designing an engagement ring, we hear about how the love birds met and when we are remodelling some older pieces into something new, we hear how loved ones have left us too soon. We turn people’s stories into a tangible memory.

How did the idea for DJM Jewellers begin?

The family business of Diamond Jewellery Manufacturers began in 1981. The original owners, David and Mikael wanted to bring their quality fine jewellery skills to the Northern Rivers.

David’s son Andrew has continued the family business since 2015. In a rapidly changing world of with massed produced jewellery, DJM quickly became the place to go for unique handcrafted jewellery.

What is the best part of your job?

The best part of the job is definitely seeing the reactions on our client's faces. When they come in and open that box which holds an idea, a dream and memory, and they see it come to life. Sometimes we get hugs, sometimes we get tears of joy, but we always get a heartfelt smile that lets us know we have done well.

Diamond Jewellery Manufacturers

What do you love about DJM Jewellers?

We love our work space. We love that when a customer enters, they can see us actually working away at our benches.

We complete all our work onsite.

We are quite old fashioned in our manufacturing, and we love that we are keeping an old trade very much alive.

What do you think you bring to the town?

Since moving to Alstonville in 2017, we feel we have upheld the Alstonville values of honesty, integrity, respect and professionalism. We might be a small town but every business you walk into here you will be shown the same values, and we feel we exemplify these.

Something the community might not know about DJM Jewellers?

People might not know that each of the jewellers in DJM are second generation jewellers, and there is a collective knowledge of over 100 years.

What are some emerging trends?

We are definitely seeing a lot more Australian sapphires and coloured stones being used for dress rings.

What products can we find in store?

When you visit DJM, you will notice our frequently changing stock. Some of these items include; pendants, earring, necklaces, rings and pins. We also have a range of gift packs to make purchasing that special item for someone you love easier.

Most popular product?

We have a small retail space which is continuously changing, so it is hard to choose a favourite product. I think it is safe to say our unique hand made pieces are our favourite as they are one of a kind.

What services do you provide?

DJM Jewellers provides various jewellery services. Most importantly is our custom made jewellery service.

With great time, care and precision involved in creating your dream piece of jewellery, we guarantee you will be more than satisfied with our results. Also popular is our repairs and restoration services. This includes restringing of beaded and pearl necklaces, or we can remodel, rework and redesign any piece of jewellery which you bring to us in need of maintenance.

Any tips for our readers?

Make sure you get your claws checked every six months. They do wear, and it is cheaper to fix a claw then to buy a new stone and do not throw out any of your broken gold pieces. We can melt the gold down and use it to make a ring or bangle.

Diamond Jewellery Manufacturers Shop 4, 75 Main Street, Alstonville 02 6628 3547 djmjewellers@gmail.com www.djmjewellers.com.au

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Creative Community

Locals supporting locals

Plateau Bowls has been very creative during isolation and renovations, running a 'photo with the bowl' competition.

We are Brendon and Natasha; both of us were born & grew up in the Northern Rivers and are raising our three children here as well.

On the long weekend, the local community joined in the fun, trying to create the best picture with the new Bowls out the front of the club.

The winner will be chosen by the Alstonville Plateau Sports Club and announced during their reopening in July. Thank you to everyone who has joined in on the fun, there are certainly a lot of creative entries!

We started running Village Fresh Fruit and Veg in November 2018, when Phil and Joy (Brendon’s parents) decided it was time to retire from owning the shop for 6.5 years. We are not new to fruit and veg, we have owned PJs Fruit and Veg in Lismore for nearly 12 years.

Alstonville Plateau Sports

The club is holding this competition open until the end of August, so get your entries in now by adding them to their facebook page post. Keep up to date with the Plateau Bowls events by visiting their website or joining their facebook page. (View advertisement, p. 16)

Village Fruit & Veg

Our motto is locals supporting locals, and we strive to get the freshest produce from our local farmers throughout the year. We value our relationships with our farmers, so much so we can often visit their farms with our kids. Having a great connection with the farmer means that we can access fruit and veg that come straight from the farm to our shop, which means there is less mileage and remains at its freshest when it arrives in store.

We stock a lot of local products - jams, coffees, honey, chocolates, dairy, soap, olives and much more. We have also just put in a Kombucha on-tap machine.

Our customers are loving it, as it is very refreshing and also great for your gut health.

When you shop at Village Fresh Fruit & Veg, you are not only helping support our shop but our staff, the local businesses and the amazing local farmers.

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Ginger + Lime, Passionfruit, Mango Passionfruit Kombucha on tap, reusable 1 & 2 Litre glass bottles | Find them at Village Fresh Fruit & Veg Delicious Picnic Hamper includes wine, cheeses, meats, seasonal fruits, olives, semi-dried tomatoes, dips, breads, crackers, chocolates and macadamia nuts, with blankets, cushions, cutlery, napkins & glassware set up | Find them at Summerland Farm | How Much? $65 for 2 people

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Beef & Guinness, Pepper Steak, Chicken Asparagus & Camembert, Lamb Mint & Rosemary Pies | Find them at Alstonville Quality Meats, Butchers In the Kitchen | How Much? $5 each

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Bramble Bay Candle Co, Ocean Breeze Candles and Fragrance Diffusers | Find them at Candy Lane | How Much? $29.95 each Tree of life precious stones Bracelet gift boxed | Find them at Candy Lane | How Much? $39.95 Bulk local Honey & Creamed Honey, 500g & 1kg tubs | Find them at Village Fresh Fruit & Veg 100+ hours burn time conscious Soy Candles in Allardi Lavender | Find them at TerryWhite Alstonville La Roche Posay replenishing Body Cream Skincare, reduce dryness & restore hydration | Find them at TerryWhite Alstonville Beautiful Soy Candles and Fragrance Diffusers in Lime & Coconut | Find them at Candy Lane | How Much? $29.95 each French Style Salted Caramel Sauce, gluten free | Find them at Alstonville Quality Meats, Butchers In the Kitchen | How Much? $12 per jar (300ml) If you would like to suggest a local product for the things we love page simple email info@ccmagazine.com.au

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Home Organisation

Meal Prep

If you are like me and during isolation decided which cupboards needed organisation, then you should like these DIY labels. The food storage labels above were created using simple clear packaging tape.

While we are on the subject of home organisation, another solution to my household chaos of late has been by learning more about meal prep. Through scheduling meals, I can plan meals and bulk cooking using the same ingredients, therefore reducing weekly food waste and cost.

These days, backyard vegetable gardens are becoming increasingly popular.

However, as people get older, gardening can often become a problem. If you would like to continue or start gardening, there are many solutions.

With meal prep, the approach is to organise a bulk cooking schedule. This is where you bulk cook delicious, homemade food ready to have as work lunches or available as dinner meals. This reduces the stress of deciding what to cook each night, and the cooking rush after a busy day. Benefits include eating healthier and saving money from reducing wastes or purchasing less takeaway. All you need is to do some planning and schedule time to cook in bulk.

When starting out, choose one-pot recipes to utilise your time more efficiently.

A straightforward option would be to install a raised garden for vegetables, fruits and flowers. Another option is to establish a vertical garden wall; these are becoming popular in unit complexes.

Other helpful and easy to maintain ideas include; a long plastic container which could sit on the windowsill, pots with wheels or hanging baskets.

DIY Labeling

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List out the labels you would like in a word document or similar.

Print out your labels on a sheet of paper using a laser printer.

Cut out your labels and stick clear masking tape over the text.

With a ruler or similar object, rub over the tape where it touches the label to remove any excess bubbles.

Put the label into warm water for 1 minute, then carefully rub the paper off the tape while submerged. This should leave the letters stuck to the tape without the paper backing creating a clear label.

Lay the label with the sticky side up on paper towel until the water has dried. The tape will not be sticky while wet. Once the label has dried, it should be sticky again and ready to be placed onto your chosen container.

Similarly, the labels below were created by designing the required labels, and having them printed on 'sticky prints'. Many places print these online.

I ordered these for a $1 each during one of BigW's online sales. They are great as you can remove them with ease and put them on different containers when needed. The toy bins, in particular, have been amazing for keeping our house organised. Kids simply go and pick which bucket to play with, pack them up and slide back in when finished.

Gardening Tips July & August Simple Ideas

Meal prep types Full meal: You cook an entire meal to store in the freezer.

Such as; lasagnas, curries, or pasta bakes.

Batch cooking: Making multiple meals, then portioning into single-serving containers and store them.

Such as big pots of soup, mashed sweet potatoes/pumpkin, fried cauliflower rice, slices, bliss balls or savoury muffins.

Ingredient prep: For anyone who likes to cook and serve food all at once. Simply prep parts of recipes by chopping and storing vegetables, mixing spices or marinating meat in advance to save time when you are ready to cook.

Speaking of meal prep, the below noodle vegetable bites recipe has been a perfect addition to my prepping list and a great lunchbox filler for the kids.

Noodle Vegetable Bites

These are nutritious, tasty, and easy to bake with the kids during the school holidays, ready to freeze and use as a lunchbox filler when school returns. Also great for the little ones when you are on the go. Best of all, you can change the ingredients to use your leftover vegetables. This recipe is versatile; you can make 24 muffins, or 12 muffins and a loaf.

Ingredients: 2 Packets Wholegrain Chicken MAGGI Noodles 1 Large zucchini (grated) 1 Large carrot (grated) 1 Onion (finely chopped)

2 Small mushrooms (chopped) 1 Can (300g) corn kernels 5 Eggs (whisked and blended) 200g Shaved ham/salami (chopped) 1 Cup self-raising flour, sifted

1 Cup grated tasty cheese or dairy-free cheese 1 Tsp garlic (minced) 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 180°C, 170°C for fan-forced and prepare muffin tray and loaf pan, if required.

2. Prepare the Wholegrain Chicken MAGGI Noodles as per pack instructions, I cooked mine with the flavouring sachet, but you can choose to reserve it and mix in during step 4. Drain noodles and add to a large mixing bowl.

3. In a separate mixing bowl mix eggs and flour, whisking together until the mixture is smooth.

4. In the large mixing bowl with the noodles mix in and combine zucchini, carrot, onion, mushrooms, corn, ham, cheese, garlic and oil.

5. Spoon mixture into the muffin pan, filling each space 3/4 full. The remaining mixture can be used to create additional muffin bites or instead pour into a loaf pan to create a slice.

6. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until golden and cooked.

7. Once out of the oven, set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Then, transfer to a wire rack to cool.

8. Serve warm, or once cooled, place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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Whichever option you choose, there are many benefits from starting your garden. These include health benefits from relaxation and reduced stress and the advantage of fragrances and colour filling your yard. Lastly, financial gain from sourcing your produce in your own backyard. Now all you need to do is select what to grow to suit our climate, and current season.

What to plant?

The following should grow well if planted between Feb and Sept: • Broccoli • Lettuce • Onions • Peas • Carrots • Cabbage • Kale • Leeks • Brussels Sprouts

Grilled Chicken Fajita Salad

Tender and juicy chicken thighs grilled in a lime marinade.

Served with creamy avocado slices, grilled onion and capsicum, and succulent chicken pieces as a salad or one fajita wraps, this recipe is always a crowd-pleaser. This recipe is a favourite in my household and was adapted from Karina at Cafedelites original recipe.

Ingredients (Salad):

4 Chicken thighs (skin removed) 1/2 Yellow capsicums (sliced) 1/2 Red capsicums (sliced) 1/2 Red onion (sliced) 5 Cups cos lettuce leaves 2 Avocados, sliced Extra coriander (to garnish) Fajita wraps (optional) Sour cream (optional, to serve)

Ingredients (Marinade):

100ml Freshly squeezed lime juice 2 Tbsps olive oil 2 Tbsps Coriander (chopped) 2 Cloves garlic (crushed) 2 Tsps brown sugar 1/2 Tsp ground Cumin 1 Tsp salt 1 Tsp Red Chill Flakes (optional)

Whisk marinade ingredients together to combine. Pour half the marinade into a shallow dish to marinade the chicken fillets for two hours, if time allows. Refrigerate the reserved untouched marinade to use as a dressing.

Heat about one teaspoon of oil in a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and grill chicken fillets on each side until golden, crispy and cooked through. (Grill in batches to prevent excess water being released.) Once chicken is cooked, set aside and allow to rest.

Once the chicken is removed, in the same pan, fry capsicums and onion strips until cooked to your liking. Remove from pan.

Add the remaining marinade to the pan and heat; this will then become the salad dressing.

To Serve: Slice chicken into strips and prepare the salad with leaves, avocado slices, capsicums, onion strips and chicken. Drizzle with remaining marinade/dressing. Garnish with extra optional coriander and sour cream. Serve as a salad or with fajita wraps.

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Foot Golf Family fun

Aquatic Education

The only official accredited FootGolf course in the Northern Rivers.

FootGolf uses the same model as golf, with a fairway, tees, hazards and 9 or 18 holes of play. Every hole is the same, like a golf scorecard, where you can play as a pair, threesome or a group of four. The main differences between FootGolf and golf are the size of the holes and usually shorter fairways. You only need a regular size 5 football and Wardell will provide this at no charge.

The Northern Rivers Swim Academy at Trinity Catholic College Lismore has a year-round facility which caters for all your aquatic education needs. The centre features an eight-lane, 25-metre indoor heated pool offering a host of programs. The programs run from adult and child classes through to the highest performing competitive program on the Northern Rivers.

Wardell FootGolf

The best thing about FootGolf is that you can play without any expert practice. It's great for any age and ability. With FootGolf gaining in popularity for its novelty, freshness, inclusiveness and amusement, get a few friends together and visit us at Wardell FootGolf. Bookings are essential. Play 7 days a week. For more information, visit our website www.wardellfootgolf.com or phone James 0435 711 341 for bookings.

Fathers Day giveaway!

Simply book and pay for any classified space during our next issue to go in the draw to win a Wardell Footgolf Family Pass for 2 Adults and 2 Children. Kindly donated Wardell FootGolf.

Northern Rivers Swim Academy

The centre is managed by Simon and Hannah Watkins who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the area. Simon and Hannah are both very active members of the swimming community nationally and globally.

The program operates perpetually and provides opportunities for families and swimmers to engage in a friendly and family feeling centre.

The facilities programs are tailored to suit the needs of each individual with a focus on finding the best fit for everyone.

Simon and Hannah are happy to talk through all queries and work out solutions for individual families. They hope to see you all soon at the Aquatic Centre.

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Local Activities 1. Wardell FootGolf The best thing about FootGolf is that you can play without any expert practice. It's great for any age and ability. With FootGolf gaining in popularity for its novelty, freshness, inclusiveness and amusement, get a few friends together Wardell FootGolf. Open 7 days a week, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm and Sundays from 12noon. Bookings are essential. Adults: $15, Under 16s: $10. View article on page 18 for further details.

2. Introduction to Natural Beekeeping In this course, we will explore the principles of a bee-centric approach to beekeeping. An approach that lets bees behave as bees. We will examine the fundamental concepts that differentiate “natural� bee husbandry from conventional beekeeping.

Instruction will be both theoretical and practical.

Weather permitting, we will inspect Warre hives and learn from the bees themselves. Topics covered in the course include: Bee biology, natural beekeeping philosophy, different hive types, sourcing bees, taking care of the hive, harvesting, environment, pest and diseases.

When: 22-23 August, 5-6 September,

19-20 September or 10-11 October.

Where: Alstonville Cost: $295 for two day weekend. Due to

current social distancing rules,

participant numbers will be limited Bring: Your own lunch and drinks, Bee

appropriate clothing (bee suit, long pants,

long sleeve shirt, closed shoes, no perfume).

3. Alstonville Scouts Alstonville Scouts provides fun youth development activities, building resilient and confident boys and girls aged 5 to 25 in the Joey Scout, Cub Scout, Scout, Venturer Scout and Rover Scout Sections.

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4. Sewing Classes Hosted by Netty Kozlovsky, she teaches people how to sew at their level, making what they choose, which is more fun than set projects. She is currently running three sewing classes, with limited spaces as these classes are booked quickly. Vacancies do come along now and then, so visit her Facebook page or contact Netty to join her waiting list. For further details, contact Netty on 0411 372 033 or www.facebook.com/nettykozlovsky/ 5. Portraiture Classes Portrait artist Netty Kozlovsky runs weekly classes in her home studio. Learn to paint with no experience required. Netty's aim is to assist you in learning to paint or draw realistic portraits in a variety of mediums. Her current classes are run fortnightly from 10am to 12:30pm. Other sessions may soon be available, so keep an eye on her Facebook page for details or send her a message.

For further details, contact Netty on 0411 372 033 or www.facebook.com/Nettymindtherapy 6. Kids Arts & Crafts Jan's Bucket Club is on again, and she has plenty to entertain the kids during the school holidays. Jan will be holding classes on Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Thursday the 16th of July. The Monday theme will be Scratch with the creations being back scratchers and scratch art. Tuesday's theme is Snatch with match it-snatch it games and snatch 'n' go cozy slippers. Thursday's theme is Patch,

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with the creations on offer being mini scarecrows and pumpkin patch mazes. Apart from this, Jan also offers optional extras to add to your child's crafting experience, these include dyeing and decoration canvas shoes, t-shirts, tights, caps or socks. Creative kids vouchers welcome.

Location: Crawford House,

10 Wardell Road, Alstonville Cost: $25 for 1 workshop, $45 for 2, $68 for 3 workshops.

Contact: Jan Seymour 0402 913 561 or

jansbucketclub@gmail.com 7. Bike Park Duck Creek Mountain Bike Park opened Christmas 2018 and has been hugely successful. In the first year alone, the part had about 27,000 riders visit.

The park contains approximately 9 kilometres of mountain bike specific cross-country and allmountain style trails which include flow, technical and free ride styles. The trail network includes easy and difficult trails suitable to a variety of riding abilities. View the Northern Rivers Dirty Wheels Mountain Bike Club website www.dirtywheels.org (soon to be nrdw.com.au) for visiting rules, trail conditions and club details.

8. Cooking Workshops The Alstonville campus of North Coast Community College is excited to share their brand-new Community Kitchen. This modern facility will offer cooking and food workshops for the community.

The college is organising contemporary practical and tasty cooking classes such as sourdough bread baking, Italian and Thai cooking, plant-based cooking and much more. They have many exciting workshops coming up over the next few months, so keep an eye on their website: www.northcoastcc. edu.au and social media for updates.

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Fashion Update

Candy Lane A Hidden Escape Polish Nail Studio

Express your style this Spring / Summer in full colour!

Well while most of us Country & Coast Lifestylers living on the Plateau have been living indoors a lot in our soft, warm woolies and fur-lined everything.

We are all busting to get out and about in our local community. Ready to celebrate anything and everything, and maybe even starting to think about that long-awaited holiday, even if it’s in our own beautiful country Australia.

Let me tell you on the fashion and style scene; you need to get ready to bust out into some long-awaited colour. This Spring and summer 2020 and 2021 will have a blaze of colour from Rich Reds, Coral Salmon Pinks, Denim or strong Baby Blues, Saffron Yellow and deep Aqua Marine shades and even a splash of Sparkling Emerald.

Expect to see White, White and more White to make this gorgeous pallet of colours to shine this September will be the time to shine. So let’s let happiness move us into this Spring and Summer.

Love always, Candy Candylane Alstonville

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Polish Nail Studio in Alstonville, is so much more than just a nail salon! It is a little hidden escape for women to receive fantastic nails as well as all their waxing, tinting, manicure, pedicure and facial treatments. Fi uses fabulous ALPHA-H SKIN care products, with personal one on one service, care and advice.

Fi Monti is a local girl, with over 16 years of experience in the beauty industry. Fi set out to create her own beauty salon 13 years ago, with the goal to offer affordable beauty services, catering to all budgets.

While also providing a comfortable, private space for women to come and receive some much needed "Me time". The idea was and remains, " If you want to come in wearing slippers and Pj's for your facial or pedicure, I'll make you a cuppa and grab a blanket to go with that!" As a mother

to two herself, Fi is passionate about promoting self-care.

Fi explains, "Self-care is so important!

Especially in these unusual times of social isolation and stresses of our busy daily lives. I can offer a safe home-based environment, with up to date COVID management strategies in place. Hygiene and safety are of the utmost priority. Clients can come to the salon for 20 minutes, spend $25.00 and leave with new brows, lashes and have had a 10-minute relaxing hand and arm massage. Self care - tick!!!"

Polish Nail Studio Operating Hours Monday-Wednesday: 9am to 4pm Thursday: 9am to 7pm Polish operates by appointment only.

To secure your time, call or text Fi on 0427 401 017.

Shop Update

Plateau Medi-Spa

New business name!

New location! New treatments!

Bright side beauty has re-located to 90 Main Street, Alstonville. The small beauty business was previously located within the Wollongbar pharmacy. However, the business has evolved over the past five years into a holistic Medi-Spa focusing on non-invasive anti-aging, while still providing classic beauty treatments. Our growth and adding additional remedial and dermal therapists has led us to redevelop our branding and location. The new location is providing greater privacy and a more spacious environment for our clients and visiting therapists.

The owner and operator, Sarah Miller, has over 15 years of experience in the beauty industry. Sarah regularly attends dermal therapy training and specialises in advanced dermal therapies, beauty, energy healing and remedial therapies.

With a focus on anti-ageing, skin correction, traditional beauty treatments and relaxation, the dedicated and friendly team at Plateau Medi-Spa are ready to assist you with any of your needs. For a full menu of our services, please visit www.plateaumedispa.com.au

Is your desk causing you headaches?

Alstonville Osteopathy

By the end of the day at the desk, do you find yourself suffering from headaches?

If yes, then you are not alone! The World Health Organisation states “tension headaches as the most common primary headache” with some studies having estimated chronic tension headaches to affect around 1 in 30 adults. There are several causes for tension headaches such as poor desk setup or poor breathing patterns, along with emotional stressors and hormonal or vascular changes.

What to do?

Regular stretches and activity are essential to maintain neck mobility, as a large contributor of headaches can result from strain and restriction to the upper neck area and associated nerve supply.

It is important when using a monitor that your eye line falls in the top 1/3rd of the screen. The monitor should be directly in front, at approximately arm’s length away.

The keyboard should sit approximately

10-25cm from the edge of the desk and mouse adjacent to this. All other desk accessories should all be within arm’s reach balanced on either side. Footrests and stand up desks are fantastic for efficient ergonomics, stand up desk addons such as the Varidesk at our reception are perfect.

At Alstonville Osteopathy, our osteopaths are university qualified practitioners who regularly assess, diagnose and treat headaches. We also do site visits for workplace ergonomic assessments and can offer advice for keeping those pesky headaches at bay, including stretches and take-home exercises or refer you to one of our experienced massage therapists or exercise physiologist. We are open 6 days a week and located in both Alstonville & Goonellabah. Always seek the advice of your primary health care provider such as your GP or osteopath if your headaches persist or get worse.

Grant Sinclair | B Sc. M Osteo. | Osteopath

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Local Mental Health Support Recovery

TerryWhite Chemmart Alstonville

What a year it’s been! From drought and bushfires to the current COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has tested us all in more ways than one. It is crucial now more than ever to look after our own mental health and that of those around us; our family, friends, and work colleagues. Reaching out for help can be a tough decision to make, yet it is an important step in taking care of ourselves and each other.

It’s OK to not be OK, and it’s OK to seek out assistance.

The staff at TerryWhite Chemmart Alstonville are here to help, and committed to assisting those needing support in our local community.

We have trained mental health first aiders instore who can provide support, guidance and referral as well as supplying information and resources as required. Our accreditation and training with Mental Health First Aid Australia has been a great asset in helping our staff provide those in our local community with initial care and ongoing support with their mental health.

We’re here to help in any way we can; if you would like to have a chat with one of our trained staff do not hesitate to pop instore or give us on a call on 6628 0444.

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Edge Fitness Alstonville

Recovery is an important and mostly an overlooked part of training that supports your body's physiological balance, growth, vitality and clarity.

Helping people understand and incorporate a good recovery practise will improve the benefits of training while presenting a more significant impact on your personal health. By adding a component of recovery to your schedule, you will improve any plateaus, heal injury or sharpen your performance and much more.

Include these into your weekly routine • Structured rest: Include a rest day each week • Sleep: Good quality sleep • Nutrition: Have your macronutrients balanced property • Hydration: Drink at least 2 litres a day • Stretching: Reduces lactic acid and improves circulation • Massage: Relieves muscle tension and releases body toxins • Mindset: A positive mindset will keep you focused and motivated Other options to try Ice Baths; to aid recory and increase immune function try ice therapy and focused breathing. Another option is water contrast therapy, where you alternate between hot (1-min) and cold (30-secss) to repeatedly constrict and dilate blood vessels, helping rid your systems of waste products.

Health is more than the grind!

At Edge, we focus on building the whole person to improve their overall health and wellbeing. Our lifestyle approach to fitness supports every member of our community through strengthening and improving their health. Similarly, we work with a team of qualified professionals to deliver a unique holistic approach to boost the overall wellness of this community.

Drop into Edge Fitness to chat with one of our expert trainers or participate in one of our recovery classes.

Immune Health

Local Walking Group Healthy Bees Sandy | The Village Herbalist Alstonville Health Warriors Village Beekeeper

Lymphatic Toning for Immune Health

Our human lymphatic system is a network of vessels that are considered to be part of both the immune and circulatory systems. Lymphatic vessels carry fluid and various substances from our tissues back into our bloodstream.

Lymphatic vessels pick up debris and bacteria and bring them back to Lymph nodes - those lumps you may feel in your neck or groin when unwell - for processing and inactivation.

Unlike blood which is pumped by the heart, lymph fluid moves by muscular contraction and movement.

We may assist the movement of lymph by engaging in regular gentle exercise, massage, avoiding potentially lymphatic clogging foods and by dry skin brushing.

Dry skin brushing prior to showering, using a natural bristle brush is an easy way to gently exfoliate dry winter skin, increase circulation and to stimulate the movement of lymph within our body, thus powering up our bodies scavenging ability. Many who regularly dry skin brush also report a decrease in cellulite in various areas of the body.

In 2018 the idea was born to start our own walking group in conjunction with The Heart Foundation, with the vision to increase the physical activity, strengthen social connections, and improve the mental & physical health of those in our community. The benefits of walking are all too well known, from increased energy, reduced risk of heart disease, weight management, and so much more.

Since this time we have had a great response from a variety of community members. We are so proud of the diversity within the group and being able to cater for different levels of physical activity based on the mix of people each week. As our team leaders are also health professionals, it is a safe environment for which people can restart gentle exercise after post-operative rehab, and those with health conditions such as diabetes or asthma can feel secure in exercising as part of a group. We also have some fairly fit members that love the opportunity to challenge us to really get the heart pumping for a good cardio workout!

Our group meets each Sunday Morning at 9am outside the Post Office at the Alstonville Plaza (weather permitting) and will be resuming 5th July 2020 after the current COVID-19 break.

For more information or to join, please contact Catherine or Natalie at TerryWhite Chemmart Alstonville 66280444.

Introduction to Natural Beekeeping In this course, we will explore the principles of a bee-centric approach to beekeeping. An approach that lets bees behave as bees. We will examine the fundamental concepts that differentiate “natural” bee husbandry from conventional beekeeping.

Instruction will be both theoretical and practical.

Weather permitting, we will inspect Warre hives and learn from the bees themselves.

The novice, as well as the experienced beekeeper, will go away with a different understanding of bee stewardship. Including, learning a practical approach to providing bees with an environment that allows them to express their nature, their bee-ing, such as building natural comb and colony reproduction through swarming. Topics covered in the course include: Bee biology, natural beekeeping philosophy, different hive types, sourcing bees, taking care of the hive, harvesting, environment, pest and diseases.

When: 22-23 August, 5-6 September,

19-20 September or 10-11 October.

Where: Alstonville Cost: $295 for two day weekend. Due to

current social distancing rules,

participant numbers will be limited Bring: Your own lunch and drinks, Bee appropriate

clothing (bee suit, long pants, long sleeve

shirt, closed shoes, no perfume).

Contact: Michael Koenen

0414 621 975 info@villagebeekeeper.com.au

Instagram: the_village_beekeeper

GIFT CARD

OPEN 9AM–5PM WEEKDAYS 20 RUSSELLTON DR ALSTONVILLE T: 6628 1122

Health & Well-being

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Countryside Stalls

A Country Getaway

During this edition, we had a wonderful time exploring the countryside towards Wardell and around Rous. Why not take a scenic drive to discover these beautiful areas. Along the way, why not visit the numerous roadside stalls offering a wide range of local products from flowers, fruits and vegetables to eggs, nuts and honey. Although the stalls will change as the products come in and out of season, below we created a list of some of the items we found on our journey.

Celebrating over 17 years of being a family owned and operated business, Owen and Aria Woodhead continue to welcome visitors to Alstonville Country Cottages (located just behind the historic Alstonville Cemetery).

Wardell Road Flowers, lemons, mandarins, limes, tomato chill relish, pecans, bananas, pumpkins, free-range eggs, manure and honey

The privately landscaped cottages are set on 43 acres including a rainforest walk to Duck Creek which is habitat to the rare bird-wing butterfly.

Local Produce

Dalwood Road & Fosters Lane Avocados, macadamia nuts, pumpkins, avocados, limes, lemons, grapefruits, spinach, silverbeet, coriander, free-range eggs and ginger.

Victoria Park Road and Lane Oranges, cucumbers, avocados, custard apples and citrus We would love to create a page on our website for countryside stalls, if you have a stall in the 2477 area, please contact us so we can inform the community and visitors to our region.

Alstonville Country Cottages

The eight (pet friendly) cottages are fully self contained with either 1 or 2 bedrooms and can sleep up to 7 comfortably, with large private verandahs, BBQ’s and views, inspections are welcome.

Each cottage features beautiful views of Uralba Valley and/or the ocean.

The grounds surrounding the cottages include farm animals to feed, in ground pool, pizza oven and a dedicated meeting room which can be used for retreats, events and regular gatherings (enquire for rates).

Please give Owen and Aria a call on 02 66 281 696 to book or enquire and to ensure they can provide you with the very best price available.

Alternatively, please visit www. alstonvillecottages.com or follow us on Facebook.

Family owned & operated, our 8 cottages are fully self contained with either 1 or 2 bedrooms & can sleep up to 7 comfortably. Pet friendly with large private varandahs and BBQ’s. Each cottage features beautiful views of Uralba Valley or the ocean.

Set on 43 acres the grounds surrounding the cottages include farm animals to feed, rainforest walk, in ground pool, pizza oven & a dedicated meeting room which can be used for retreats, events & regular gatherings.

T: 02 6628 1696 alstonvillecottages.com Contact Owen and Aria to book or inspect

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Travel

Suburb Profile Wardell is a small village that many do not realise has a connection with the hilltop village of Alstonville, as some people may not know Wardell shares the 2477 postcode. Currently located on the Pacific Highway, South of Ballina, Wardell also provides access to Alstonville and Lismore via Meerschaum Vale, a leisurely scenic drive through the hills and valleys.

Wardell in the 1850s was a riverside settlement for the cedar getters but was known then as Blackwater. The name Wardell was eventually used as the suitable timber trees thinned out and the lands around the immediate area were cleared for livestock and sugarcane. Sugarcane is still the primary industry; however, there is much more on offer worthy of mentioning.

Wardell offers more than just a quiet place to relax on the river bank or a place for those looking for a day out. There are great places to have a picnic under the shady Moreton Bay figs; and you can also visit the Wardell Pub, or take a walk to the family-friendly park with a covered picnic table, BBQ and toilet facilities.

The Wardell Pie Shop has pies which have earned the legendary status given to them over the years; they have a delicious menu of amazing pies with all your classics along with a few unique flavours full of filling and buttery, flaky pastry. We, of course, had to sample them to be sure, and they were terrific.

There is a local post office nearby as well as Simply Fashion and Beauty. A boutique clothing

Wardell Village

store and beauty salon able to provide stylish and affordable clothing and accessories, and a range of beauty services.

The contact details for the businesses and clubs mentioned throughtout this article are listed below:

Not far from the central area of town, you can visit the Wardell Sport and Recreation Club for a round of golf or a lovely meal with friends and family. The Wardell Angling Club is also a must for anyone keen on wetting a line, whether you enjoy fishing from the bank or along the picturesque jetty on either side of the river. On the Southside of Wardell, you can also launch your boat off the ramp and have the cleaning tables at your disposal on return.

Wardell Pie Shop Richmond Street, Wardell (02) 6687 9877 www.facebook.com/wardellpies

Directly south of the Wardell Bridge, River Drive takes the scenic route through the cane fields along the banks of the Richmond River.

River Drive also provides access to Empirevale, Patches Beach and South Ballina.

Other places worth stopping in for are Oldboy’s Flowers down Wardell Road or take your family, friends or the whole workplace to a friendly or competitive round of footgolf (think of golf with no sticks or soccer on a golf course). Either way, make sure you have a go it is great fun, and almost anyone can join in.

On your return from Wardell, why not take the scenic route through the beautiful area of Meerschaum Vale. As you drive along, numerous roadside stalls are offering a variety of local products for you to take home. Read more about the Countryside Stalls in our article on page 24.

Foot Golf Bath Street, Wardell 0425 806 917 or 0402 783 521 www.footgolf.org.au/Wardell Wardell Sport & Recreation Club Bath Street, Wardell 0438 395 917 www.facebook.com/wardellsportandrec Wardell Angling Club 0405 857 717 www.facebook.com/Wardellanglingclub Oldboy’s Flowers Wardell Road, Wardell www.oldboysflowers.com.au Simply Fashion and Beauty Richmond Street, Wardell (02) 6683 4078 www.simplyfashionandbeauty.com Wardell Nursery & Landscape Bath Street, Wardell (02) 6683 4359

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Industrial Estate Update

Re-use Water Irrigation

The Russellton Industrial Estate is located between Alstonville and Wollongbar. Here you will find an active community of businesses, trades and services.

Irrigation of sports field with re-use water!

This employment hub has strengthened our local region and provided opportunities for companies to market their products locally, nationally and globally. The estate continues to thrive, with proposed plans underway for the provision of more industrial land in the future.

The estate is worth a visit; you will be surprised by how diverse the businesses and services are.

Site Project manager, Greg Linsley - Noakes said of Think Water Northern Rivers and their project team:

Russellton Industrial Estate

The Russellton Industrial Estate can assist and provide you with any home, business or rural needs. Aside from trades and services, including some on the opposite page, the estate also has businesses and services for home renovation needs, rural supplies, agricultural machinery, equipment and stock, motoring needs, security services, irrigation supplies, earthmoving and engineering. Along with coffee and tea producers, accountants, IT suppliers, garden products, dog grooming, dance groups, a barber and cafe.

If you are located in the Russellton Industrial Estate and would like to share your business news, please contact us to reserve this space.

Think Water Northern Rivers

Synergy Resource Management were engaged by Clarence Valley Council as the principal contractor for the project.

“Now that the project is drawing to an end, I would just like to say that it has been a pleasure dealing with Think Water and the team • They have been very professional • Always compliant with site rules • We have worked together to minimise variations and worked with the scope of works to meet a very tight budget • The attention to detail is excellent and the pump station is a work of art. We have got a great result with the budget we had • Your guys have even come down here in their own time on weekends to help me water the turf when things didn’t go to plan • Your attitude has always been one of the bottle half full not half empty and you have been a pleasure to work with.

We have had our challenges with fires, floods and COVID 19, but your guys battled through these issues and got the job done.”

(View advertisement, p. 27)

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Welcome to my home Nestled privately at the end of a no through road, this beautifully designed and presented home offers absolute seclusion where you can enjoy the abundance of native wildlife at your doorstep. As soon as you walk in you will appreciate the expanses of open plan living, amazing level of craftsmanship, attention to detail and handmade custom features in this stunning home. A real feature of the property is the variety of rare timbers throughout including Tulip Oak, Bollygum, Blue Fig, Tallowwood, Yellowwood, Western Red Cedar, & Rosewood, which are all a complement to the age and character of the home.

With 597m2 under roof, this extremely liveable floorplan is complete with 6 bedrooms, stylish bathrooms, open plan living and modern chef style kitchen. Enjoy the views overlooking the beautiful pool and landscaped garden, which is perfect for entertaining guests & family all year round.

$1,290,000 | 58 Dou Jea Lane, Lynwood Key Features: • 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double garage and carport • Cathedral ceilings, granite benchtops and sunroom • Landscaped gardens including herb/vegetable garden • Mixed orchard including, oranges, lemons grapefruit, blueberries, pecans, apples, mangoes and many more • Large chicken coop with plenty of room • Salt/Chlorinated Swimming Pool • NBN Connected • Skylights

88A Main Street, Alstonville 0457 200 210 www.oneagencymanwarringproperty.com.au

Chris Williams

Chris is a dedicated Real Estate professional driven to achieve the best possible result for his clients Born and bred in the Northern Rivers, Chris brings energy, honesty and a strong passion for success with a proven sales record and a reputation for achieving outstanding results.

P: 0428 333 447 E: chrisw@oneagency.com.au

Local Real Estate

BEAUTY IN BAHAMA Located on a corner block in the sought after Panorama Estate with excellent access, sits this lovely family home. Restored to its former glory by the most fastidious owner.

Features include: • Large level corner block • Quality renovated brick and tiled home • New kitchen, stone benches, quality fittings • 4 generous bedrooms, all with built in wardrobes • New ensuite / renovated main bathroom • Several indoor and outdoor entertaining areas • Formal dining, dramatic raked ceilings • Solar power, double lock up garage/workshop

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Address: 1 Bahama Ave, Alstonville Land: 831m2 Price: $760,000

Robbie McRae LJ Hooker Alstonville P: 0478 721 474

CENTRE STAGE HOME This solid built home has the feeling of "out of town" space. Set high on the extra large 1162 sqm block, the house sits centrally surrounded by tree lined reserves and also boasts excellent side access to the huge, flat, fenced backyard which has ample space for the largest of sheds and a pool!

• All bedrooms have ceiling fans + robes • Air-conditioning to main living areas • Wood fire place in formal lounge for cosy Winters • Updated kitchen with quality appliances, softclose drawers • Beautifully renovated family bathroom with modern colour-tones • New flooring to halls and kitchen + new carpet to bedrooms

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Address: 15 Ocean View Drv, Alstonville Land: 1,162m2 Price: $800,000-$850,000

Michele Wallace LJ Hooker Alstonville P: 0413 686 913

Classifieds BIRTHDAYS

FATHERS DAY

LOCAL GROUPS

Grandma!

Happy Birthday

We hope you have a wonderful birthday. We love you and can't wait to give you a birthday cuddle! Love Bails & Brenny xoxo

Don't forget to book your Fathers Day space in our next issue! These will be available for the special price of $30 a space. Saving $20!

View our website for bookings and design options. *Limited spaces

Awesome Mums Awesome Mums is an online social media group connecting local mums. It’s a space to develop new friendships and connect with other mums when in need of some time out, an understanding ear and a bit of a laugh. We also meet up for play dates with our kids. To join us, visit Facebook and search Awesome Mums.

LOCAL GROUPS

LOCAL COURSES

LOCAL COURSES

Tregeagle Play Group

Northern Rivers Swim Academy Classes

Introduction to Natural Beekeeping

Run in the Tregeagle Hall, 10-11:30am, Thursdays, during school term. Everyone is welcome; Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Carers and Nannies. Morning tea is kindly provided by Woolworths, Goonellabah. Cost is $5 per family, per session. For further details visit our Facebook page or email tregeagleplaygroup@hotmail.com

The facility at Trinity Catholic College, Lismore features an eight-lane, 25-metre indoor heated pool. The centre runs year-round, providing a host of programs catering for all your aquatic education needs, including adult and child classes through to the high-performance competitive programs. Phone 02 6627 6610.

Explore the principles of a bee-centric approach to beekeeping. An approach that lets bees behave as bees. Topics covered in the course include: Bee biology, natural beekeeping philosophy, different hive types, sourcing bees, taking care of the hive, harvesting, environment, pest and diseases.

View article on page 23 for further details.

LOCAL COURSES

This selection of industry skills will be an exciting opportunity to learn land management skills while gaining valuable real life workplace experience.

This course will be a hands-on opportunity to begin to build the skills and knowledge to progress to a full qualification.

Strong focus on practical, hands-on, work based training

4 weeks industry work skills START YOUR CAREER HERE

*This training is subsidised by the NSW Government (*For eligible students)

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

Full qualification:

Start: week of 20 July Location: Northern Rivers Duration: 4 weeks

AHC30116 – Certificate III in Agriculture

AHC31416 – Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management

AHC31516 – Certificate III in Indigenous Land Management

AHC30616 – Certificate III in Production Horticulture

Job outcome:

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Enrol & find out more at www.northcoastcc.edu.au | 02 6628 5426 | enquire@northcoastcc.edu.au

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Events Calendar July 10 July

Keeper for a Day 9am to 3:30pm Macadamia Castle, Teenagers & above can spend a day behind the scenes with a senior keeper

www.macadamiacastle.com.au

August

Wildlife Guardians

NRCG School Holiday Art Station program at Ignite Studios www.nrcgballina.com.au

Macadamia Castle, kids become a Wildlife Guardians and spend the day with the keepers behind-thescenes in the Animal Park.

Art Station Program

29 Jul - 23 Sept

Bright Sparks After School Art Program Wednesdays, during Term 3 Ignite Studios @NRCG www.nrcgballina.com.au

8:30am to 3:30pm

Orchid Show

1 August

10am-12pm workshop on keeping bees in your backyard For further details contact petewilkinsbees@gmail.com

5 September

Sample Food Festival Bangalow Showground

Markets, live music, cooking Alstonville Orchid Society Alstonville Plaza demonstrations, tasting www.orchidsocietynsw.com.au plates and more! www.samplefoodevents.com

Lismore Cup

Gates open 11am Free busses from CBD www.lismoreturfclub.com.au

10am to 1pm (different session times) Ballina Fair Shopping Centre www.ballinafair.com.au

Flow Hive Taster

12 August

2-5 September

16 July

Free Kids Cooking Workshop

www.macadamiacastle.com.au

Unconditional Stories Exhibition 12 August to 18 October A visual exploration of the impact of illness and injury www.nrcgballina.com.au

11-14 September 24 September The 5th Australian ausmarineturtlesymposium.com.au

16 July

15 & 16 July

Weaving Circle III with Tania Marlowe + Deb Cole from Jugan Dandii www.nrcgballina.com.au

Lennox Head Cultural & Community Centre

9:00am to 4:00pm Alpha District Alstonville www.facebook.com/ alphadistrict.team/

Half & Full Day Classes Circus Arts Byron Bay www.circusarts.com.au

Weekend Workshop

Marine Turtle Symposium

Ninja Training 101

Circus Arts Holiday Program

1-2 August

September

7 & 9 July

1 - 20 July

16 August 4pm to 7pm

Free Australian Eagles Show Hotel Illawong Evans Head www.hotelillawong.com.au

11-13 September Nimbin Roots Festival

A celebration of organic Roots music, peace, love and art. www.nrfest.com

Cancellations Please make sure to check cancellations with local events

If you would like to feature on our events page, please email the details of your event including time, date, venue and website.

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Events Calendar

Weekly Events Wednesdays

Mondays Play Session Playgroup Monday to Friday (during school term) Check with Wollongbar Tafe for commencement dates

Tuesdays Baby Bounce 10:30am - Alstonville Library

Scouts Alstonville 6:20 to 8pm - Alstonville Scout Hall 485 Gap Road (Times depend age) Macadamia Castle Playgroup 10am-12pm - Macadamia Castle

Fridays

Thursdays Tregeagle Playground 10-11:30am - Tregeagle Hall

Mainly Music Alstonville 10am to 12noon (during school term)

Storytime 10:30am - Alstonville Library

MOPS Alstonville 9:30 to 11:30am fortnightly (during school term)

Saturdays Local Sports There are plenty of local sporting groups starting back again. Contact your club of interest for further details.

Sundays

Please check with groups to ensure programs have recommenced after recent lockdowns.

Alstonville Walking Group 9am - Outside the Post Office at the Alstonville Plaza

If you would like to feature on our events page, please email your details, including time, date, venue and website.

Edition #2 | September October ADVERTISING DEADLINES & CLOSING DATES

Advertising bookings: Wednesday, 19th August 2020 | Article & Event submissions: Friday, 21st August 2020 Edition #1 | July/August, was wonderful to put together. Country & Coast would like to thank all the businesses and community groups who supplied materials. Particularly, those that worked to get content to us within a short timeframe.

Edition #2 Our next issue will again jam-packed with information and articles. We will also be having a new, exciting coupons page, with several local businesses already reserving their spaces. If you are interested in advertising in the next edition, join our advertiser's mailing list to be notified of upcoming issues, deadlines, prices and specials.

Are you interested in having an article in our next issue?

Do you have something to talk about, a fabulous tip or advice, ideas for family fun, singles groups and outings, then let us know - we love feedback!

Prizes We would like to thank the Ramada Ballina Byron for their generous prize pack to celebrate our magazine's launch. Also, thank you to Wardell Footgolf for donating a family pass to Footgolf. If you are a local business and you would like to donate prizes or sponsor upcoming competitions, please contact us for details.

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