Byron Shire Echo – Issue 22.35 – 12/02/2008

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THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Advertising & news enquiries: Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Fax 02 6684 1719 editor@echo.net.au adcopy@echo.net.au Available early Tuesday at: http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 22 #35 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008 22,500 copies every week Printed on 100% recycled paper

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Burlesque bumps into the Big Joke

Lola the Vamp uses man prop and workshop student DJ Greco (centre) while other Burlesque students (clockwise from back left) Tjintana Matahari, Tracey Courtney, Suzie Wyld and Sandra Davey, get in the mood for the big show.

Story & photo Lou Beaumont Her name is Lola, and yes, she is a showgirl. Lola the Vamp has been conducting a Burlesque dance workshop in the lead up to the Big Joke Comedy Festival which will culminate in a late night group choreography to be performed on Friday February 15. The show will be full of retro burlesque-inspired dance: the notorious Bump, the grandiose Grind, and every shimmy known to humankind. The ladies (and gent) will be twirling those tassles and fluffing those feathers like there’s no tomorrow. Sensual and lighthearted, Burlesque is a mix of feathers and fun. It is a style hugely popular overseas and growing in popularity here. Originating in vaudeville culture, Burlesque has close ties to standup comedy. Lola the Vamp is a leading exponent of Burlesque, (she’s even earning herself a PhD in it), who headlines shows nationally and internationally. Most recently she supported Nick Cave on his

Australian tour. Her influences are a few decades older than most Nouveau Burlesque goddesses, with her showgirl’s heart set firmly in Belle Epoque Paris and Art Nouveau. Lola lives on the fringes of most burlesque today, at the crossroads of Parisian Cabaret and American Striptease. Lola told The Echo, ‘I incorporate the basic strip of the 50s into much of the workshops but no-one is ever actually required to strip. We often base it around a mime. Anyone can do it, you just have to want to. We never want perfect bodies, we prefer naughty bodies!’ Sandra Davey, 38 years and new mum, said, ‘I wanted to do the workshop as a way of breaking out of my comfort zone. It is fun and a little bit naughty and a world away from being a mother who works and looks after a one year old baby. It’s been such fun hanging out with all these

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Time to banish the bufo with the Byron Toad Busters Margo Sutton Last Saturday afternoon 30 potential cane toad cullers met at South Golden Beach community hall to learn how to identify, catch and dispose of cane toads, which as we probably all know by now, were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, in an unsuccessful attempt to control cane beetles. As they had no natural enemies here, the toads spread west into the Northern Territory and south into New South Wales. Now they have spread to Yamba along our coastline and have been seen as far as Sydney, and are advancing in similar latitudes all over Australia. Localised cane toad buster groups are forming to cull the intruders, which are decimating our native animals and insects – frogs, snakes and every other live thing that comes into contact with the toads’ enlarged poison glands. Cane toads will eat

anything, including pet food, birds and mammals, other dead toads, and enormous quantities of bees, which makes them unpopular with beekeepers. Adrenalin and other substances affecting the heart are major components of their powerful poison. Their tadpoles and eggs are also poisonous, and the female can lay 35,000 eggs at a time, at least twice in one season, compared to a mere 2,500 for the Green Tree Frog. On Saturday Parks and Wildlife officer Brendan Taylor and Biodiveristy officer Wendy Neilan explained how to identify and catch the toads (with a plastic bag), how to dispose of them at home (first fridge, then freezer for ten hours), and how to identify cane toad spawn during the breeding season (roughly October to March). Cane toad eggs are in long spa-

ghetti-like strands of black sago, unlike frogs eggs which are in frothy groups.You can pull the long strings of cane toad eggs out of the water and lay them in the sun. We listened to the mating call of the male toad – like the putt putt of a distant outboard motor – and the calls of our local native frogs. We learned to identify cane toad tadpoles (all black with straight short tails) and native frog tadpoles, which have wavier tails and transparent bits. Fern Beach will be the site of the first local cane toad muster, so please come along with mosquito repellant, torch, plastic bag and rubber gloves and meet toad expert Michael Maloney from 6.30pm to 9pm on Friday February 15 near the tennis courts. For further information ring Michael Maloney on 0401 034 942, or Byron Council’s Scott Hetherington on 6626 7324.

fantastic women.’ The Burlesque show will start at 10pm on Friday 15. Lola will also feature in My Funny Valentine at 8pm on opening night, Thursday February 14. You can find out more about her at www.lolathevamp.net and much more about the Big Joke Comedy Festival and the brilliant line-up at www.thebigjoke. com.au. The festival runs this week from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 at the Bangalow A&I Hall. Among other offerings are Shooting From My Hip Replacement, a dynamic standup comedy performance by some very edgy elderlies. Twelve senior citizens come together to prove growing old doesn’t mean getting boring. There’s also Funny Kids: stand up comedy performances by children. Kids have their say about life, love, school and family. This year Funny Kids is presented in association with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Cane toad metamorphs gather in their thousands at Fern Beach. Photo Judy Boreham

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St Finbarr’s awarded eco grant St Finbarr’s primary school has been successful in obtaining a $2500 grant under the Eco School program from the NSW Environmental Trust. The school applied for funding to build an Enviro Garden which will feature an outdoor classroom, waste reduction features including a worm farm and water conservation projects. New school principal, John Wilson, pictured here with students, believes the project is an exciting development for the new school grounds at the Bangalow Road site and will further strengthen the school’s relationship with the local Aboriginal community. ‘The garden will be developed in partnership with the local Arakwal Aboriginal Corporation. ‘It will be named “Jarjum Nungunbah”, Bundjalung for Children’s Food Place, a name bestowed upon the project by the local Arakwal community. The name reflects the importance of sharing learning between the generations,’ Mr Wilson said. ‘The garden will provide

students will many opportunities for active participation in environmental sustainability such as composting food scraps, maintaining a worm farm, measuring rainfall, and development of three distinct gardens – bushfood, vegetable and edible and medicinal natives. We plan to encourage environmental sustainability by “doing”. ‘We also plan to introduce special learning sessions around significant days such

as World Water Day to encourage a whole of school approach to sustainability.’ A large focus of the garden will be to regenerate the school grounds with natives from local heathland and rebuild local habitat. ‘Now that the major building works are complete, we can focus on creating a beautiful, native habitat within the school grounds.’ The School Forum chair, Anne Leitch, believes the

grant application was successful due to the generous support from many community groups. ‘We had letters of support and commitments from Byron Shire Council, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Seed Savers, Dune Care, Green Garage, Arakwal Aboriginal Corporation and RedChilli Marketing. The application was also as a result of the hard work of dedicated teachers and parents.’

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and usage. The land is currently classified ‘community’ by Byron Shire Council, which apparently makes the caravan park illegal. As a signatory to the title deed, and as operator of the park, Council is pursuing the reclassification of the land as ‘operational’ to legalise the park’s continued use. President of the Suffolk Park Progress Association, Peter Stolz, fears that the reclassification will ultimately tempt either this or a future council to sell the land, which is reputedly worth $15-$20 million. ‘The moment the land is [changed] from its current classification as community

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title to operational, legally there is nothing to prevent this Council or any subsequent Council from making a decision to sell off the land for development,’ says Mr Stolz. ‘Since the community has so far been unable to agree on the future of the caravan park and the use of the land on which it stands, Council intends pressing on with reclassifying the land to operational.’ From Council’s perspective, the $150,000-200,000 in income generated by the park forms a significant part of its general revenue and loss of the income would leave a substantial hole in the overall budget.

The land was originally donated to the community by the Suffolk family and Mr Stolz believes that, to honour the intent of the original gift, the land should remain in the hands of the community. ‘It now appears inevitable that the land will be reclassified from community title to operational, since this is what the Council will be fighting for, tooth and nail,’ says Mr Stolz. ‘But the lesson we should learn from our prehistory is that our most valuable assets, and our cultural heritage, have their best chance of preservation when they remain in the hands of the community.’

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Dean brings back the blackened billy I’ll never known the sickening sound a fifteen-pounder makes, That blows a mate to pieces as the ground around you shakes. Or how the memories haunt you if you chance to make it back. I’ll never know the price they paid to walk Kokoda Track. Story & photo Eve Jeffery So begins the poem that won this year’s Blackened Billy Bush Poetry competition, the most prestigious arena for bush poetry in the country. Local poet and ‘youngster’ in bush poet terms Dean Trevaskis won the prize with his poem titled ‘The Power of Kokoda’ at the recent Tamworth Country Music Festival. In the bush poet fraternity, Dean at almost forty years is considered a young lad and has received a great deal of support from other bush poets. ‘The oldies really encourage us,’ says Dean. ‘They want us to keep the art alive. Even at competitions they are really friendly and will give you tips on how to best write and perform bush poetry.’ There is a particular style

Dean Trevaskis and his Blackened Billy trophy won at Tamworth.

to bush poetry, it has to rhyme and there are strict guidelines as to the structure of the poem. ‘I just write the poem and hope it’s pretty true to the guidelines then I fix it up

afterwards, but if it sounds right it usually is.’ Dean, who lives with his wife and two children at Ocean Shores, was inspired to write the poem when he and several members of his

family, including aunts and uncles, spent seven days walking the Kokoda Track. ‘The concept took hold while I was walking the track. The story grew as I went along. After I got home it took another 12 months to get the poem exactly how I wanted it,’ said Dean, who has worked on poems for up to three years. The poem was one of 366 entries in the competition and Dean’s poem was shortlisted with two other pieces before the coveted prize was finally awarded to him. Blackened Billy judge Keith Jones was impressed with the piece. ‘I was deeply moved by the poem and although the prose is simple it is profound in its meaning,’ said Keith in his opinion on the piece. ‘I was not left wondering about the hardship and challenge and I think that this poem assures today’s generations of Australians that the message of sacrifice is not lost. A worthy winner of the 2008 Blackened Billy.’ Dean is really excited by his win: ‘I was at work when I found out so I had to keep myself contained, but on the inside I was jumping out of my skin.’

St Helena camera in the spotlight again Jann Gilbert When Michelle Argent received a speeding infringement notice dated December 10, 2007, she thought she’d been wrongfully fined by the notorious St Helena speed camera, yet again. Michelle clearly remembers the day because of her hawklike attention to the speedo. ‘I’d got done earlier, at the time when everyone did and, you know, there’s an element of doubt in your mind, “maybe I was, maybe I wasn’t”, but this time I knew I wasn’t and I felt that same powerless feeling that other people feel when they’re getting done time and time

again. You’ve got your eyes glued to the speedometer and you know you’re not [speeding].’ Given the history of failed attempts to challenge the accuracy of the camera Michelle decided that, under duress, she would pay the fine. However, before she got the opportunity, on January 23 she received a letter from the RTA advising her that the infringement notice had been cancelled because roadworks occurring on the same day had caused problems with the camera’s accuracy. However Ballina MLA Don Page, who has been following up complaints

about the St Helena camera, was very excited to get Michelle’s story. ‘It’s further evidence that there is a problem with the camera. Particularly given that the notice was revoked due to roadworks,’ says Mr Page. Numerous reports by locals who use the stretch of highway on a regular basis indicate that there are often ‘people looking at or working on the camera’, which would tend to point to problems with the device. In response to enquiries regarding when maintenance on the camera has been carried out the RTA

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Toy story a buzz for local mums Story & photo Jann Gilbert For Christine Berry, Helen Blair and Zoe Campbell motherhood added an extra dimension that they weren’t expecting. Originally connecting at a local playgroup the three women were lamenting the lack of natural fabrics and handmade or original designs in kids’ toys and bedroom accessories when they hit upon the idea of starting their own business in handmade toys and other ‘kids’ stuff’. ‘Christine and I had been kind of throwing ideas at each other,’ says Helen, ‘and then we met up with Zoe, and Zoe had been doing the wall art and sourcing the fabric, so we started talking about ideas and we all said, “Yep, that’s exactly what we want to do”.’ Trading as meemoh (an anagram of their children’s names) the three women began designing and making toys and other products for kids’ rooms including wall art, lampshades, doona covers, cushions – anything for an entirely themed kid’s room in fact – and selling them at local markets. In no time at all meemoh’s

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February 22. MCAG has lobbied the Byron Shire Council to buy the land for the community, since it was once community land. The MCAG said, ‘Letters from the community to Council would help too. If Woolworth’s acquire this site, they will have a formidable impact at the entrance to Mullumbimby.’ Everybody is welcome at the meeting and all opinions will be welcomed. Contacts for the Mullumbimby Community Action Group are Anthea Amore 6684 4559 or 0422 383 151, John Dolman 6684 3773 and Deborah Lilly

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Sorry day Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will say sorry to the Stolen Generation and their descendants this Wednesday February 13. To mark this historical event, community members are invited to gather at the Great Northern or the Beach Hotel from 10:30am to watch on TV. Byron Shire Council chambers will also be flying the flag of the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island people on Wednesday.

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Open garden at Goonengerry Garden visitors will experience a model of self sufficiency set in a horticultural wonderland when Bleekers Arboretum at Goonengerry near Federal opens for Australia’s Open Garden Scheme on March 1 and 2. Pieter and Marijke Bleeker have developed their five acre garden over 25 years, though only living there permanently for the past ten. Visitors returning after the previous open weekend three years ago will be impressed by the maturity and diversity of the garden, created from a dairy paddock. ‘The Arboretum is a truly developing garden and has no formal layout. At times we remove trees and shrubs that have outgrown the garden and plant what we think fits better in that spot, but on the whole we keep to our old plan of changing a paddock into an exciting living space. We are proud of the rambling nature of the garden that remains a daily pleasure for us and for the wildlife that visit the garden,’ Marjke explains. ‘This year we installed 2kW of solar panels on the roof to at least halve our electricity bill. The plan to live more or

BAMBOO FLOORING less at a “self sufficient” level in northern NSW was always Pieter’s goal. ‘The orchard is full of citrus fruit that keeps us healthy in season. The vegetable garden produces enough salads and other vegetables to at least halve the greengrocer’s bill and the chickens give us their daily eggs. Having a garden like ours is a lifestyle and is not always fun to maintain.’ Set among towering euca-

lypts, the garden unfolds to vistas of dense plantings balanced by lawns and seating areas. Interesting trees and shrubs include Barklya syringifolia, Dombeya wallichii, chorisia, liriodendron, stemmadenia, fuchsias, clerodendrums, salvias and tibouchinas. Bleeker’s Arboretum at 33 Bayview Drive, Goonengerry, will be open between 10am and 4.30pm. Entry costs $5, children

admitted free. From Bangalow take Lismore road for 5km; turn right into Binna Burra Rd and travel 10km to Federal; from Federal PO travel 4.6km and turn right at school sign into Bayview Drive. Please note that the garden at Highgrove, Bilambil, listed in Australia’s Open Garden Scheme Guidebook to open on March 8 and 9 will not be opening due to family reasons.

Farewell to Byron Shire’s Citizen of the Year Byron Shire Council has serve. He was known as the noted that on February 5 quiet achiever, consistently Byron Shire’s 2008 Citizen volunteering and giving tireof the Year, Kevin Ker- lessly to countless organisaDavid, passed away in hos- tions and committees. Some pital following surgery. of his achievements were: ‘Kevin had been honoured fundraiser and caterer for with this award as part of the the Mid Richmond Lions Australia Day celebrations Club; District Governor, held in Mullumbimby only fundraiser and all-round volten days prior to his passing, unteer for the Brunswick with his family saying he had Heads and Mullumbimby been very excited and proud Lions Club; the co-founder since receiving his award,’ of the Brunswick Valley Ressaid Council in a press cue Squad; volunteering to release last Monday. service, repair and maintain ‘Kevin had over 40 years’ boats and equipment for the history of volunteer work in Brunswick Valley Air Sea the community and lived his Rescue; and 24 hour public Obligation free life being considerate of othassistance to quotes. the Brunswick ers, showing empathy to all Heads NRMA. and always giving his time to ‘Kevin was a member of

the Byron Bay Lions Club, which he formed in 1996, and some of his achievements within that club included fundraising and publicity, as well as organising the New Years Eve festival. ‘In 1995 Kevin received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award for his humanitarian services; this is the highest award the Lions Club can bestow on its members. ‘The Lions Club of Byron Bay and the co-founder of the Brunswick Valley Rescue Squad believe that without Kevin’s determination and generosity, they would not continue to operate as they do. He was a caring, willing,

generous man who never said “No” to any request for help from either a community group or an individual in need. ‘Byron Shire Council sends its sympathy to members of Mr Kevin Ker-David’s family.’

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Council is busy even without Councillors While Byron Shire Councillors have been enjoying their summer break – their first meeting of the year is this Thursday – Council staff have been following up on a number of issues. Some of the news follows: Motorists urged to ‘do the right thing’ in School Zones: With the start of the new school year, Byron Shire Council reminds motorists in the local area to exercise greater care when driving and parking near school zones. Council’s Director of Planning, Development and Environment Services, Ray Darney, said that despite school zones being clearly marked, motorists were still committing parking offences that threaten the safety of school children. With the school year being only a bit over a week old,

rangers have already issued a number of infringements in school zones. ‘It is very disappointing that our rangers continue to observe a high level of noncompliance with parking restrictions around schools within the Shire. Unfortunately, the main offenders are often parents who are dropping off or picking up their children. Bangalow and Brunswick Heads seem to be particularly bad in this regard,’ Mr Darney said. To improve the safety of our children, in May 2007 the NSW government increased penalties for traffic and parking offences in school zones. The school zone penalties apply to offences committed in school zones during posted school hour s. These offences now carry both a

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financial penalty and a loss of demerit points. Motorists are warned that Council rangers will be targeting offences committed around school zones and will be issuing penalties where offences are observed. Mr Darney said his officers will also be liaising with school principals to enlist their help in reinforcing the message through school newsletters. ‘We will be encouraging school principals to remind parents of children at their schools to be extra vigilant and to comply with traffic parking regulations,’ said Mr Darney. Water grants: Byron Shire Council with assistance from the Australian government’s Community Water Grants today launched riparian rehabilitation projects for Maori Creek Bangalow and the Brunswick River at Mullumbimby. Byron Shire Council received $50,000 at each site in Round 3 of Community Water Grants. ‘Byron Shire Council is proud to work with the Australian government to help improve water quality within our community,’ said Mayor Jan Barham. Together with contributions from Council, this project will see more than

15,000 native trees planted and weeds controlled, cattle exclusion fencing installed and off stream stock watering points implemented along more than 4kms of riparian zone. ‘Protecting the important riparian zones of our rivers and creeks will improve water quality and habitat values for the unique biodiversity found throughout the Byron Shire. The trees will also help in reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases by accumulating carbon as they grow,’ Cr Barham said. Council general manager Pam Westing said, ‘Council is planning to have community tree planting days at both sites, enabling community members to visit the project sites and get involved with these important environmental initiatives. Community tree planting days will be advertised closer to the day.’ New directors: Council has two senior executives, filling recent vacancies. Mark Arnold took up the role of Director Governance and Community Services on February 11. He will be joined by Phillip Holloway on 25 February when he takes up duties as Director Asset Management Services. Both appli-

cants have a wealth of expertise in their fields and in local gover nment, according to Council. Mark Arnold has 27 years’ local government experience with four NSW based councils. Most recently, Mr Arnold was general manager of Tenterfield Shire Council, for the past nine years. During this period Mark was instrumental in Tenterfield Shire Council achieving industry recognition and awards for the delivery of service and community projects, including: 2004 Local Gover nment Cultural Award, Library Services; 2004 Local Government Cultural Award, Cultural Infrastructure; 2004 National Local Government Awards, Information Services; and 2001/02 A R Bluett Award (Shires Association). ‘Mark has overseen significant community infrastructure projects, including the Tenterfield School of Arts (restoration, adaptive reuse and reconstruction) and the redevelopment of the Tenterfield Visitors Information Centre under the NSW Government Gateway Information Program,’ says Council. ‘Phillip Holloway is a very well qualified engineer, holding a Bachelor of Engineer-

ing (Civil), Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Water), Graduate Diploma of Engineering, Graduate Diploma of Management (Technology Management), Master Business Administration (Technology Management) and he is a member of the Institute of Engineers Australia. ‘Phillip has 19 years’ civil engineering experience within local government in Victoria and Queensland. Most recently, Phillip held the position of Executive Manager Infrastructure Services, Whitsunday Shire Council in Queensland for five years. Phillip has been instrumental in driving innovation and change within Whitsunday Shire Council and has achieved industry recognition through the receipt of the following awards: 1997 Australian and New Zealand Asset Management Award; 2005 Australian Local Government Initiative Award.’ ‘It is a pleasure to welcome these new staff members,’ said general manager Pamela Westing. ‘They both bring strong skills and experience to their new roles, and I am confident they will make a valuable contribution to the work of Council for the Byron Shire community.’

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A healthy dose of love on Valentines Day Byron Girls Group is launching its exhibition, Love: Respect: Healthy Relationships, on Valentines Day 2008. The exhibition is a fundraiser designed to help the Girls Group continue to provide a space and a forum for young women aged between 12- and 19-years-old. The Group is also committed to an ongoing campaign to end sexual assault and to promote healthy, respectful relationships among young people. The exhibition features work from members of the Group as well as from women throughout Byron Shire. It provides an opportunity for women to show-

case their work and explore The opening will also themes that are relevant to mark the launch of a poster women of any age in our and postcard campaign community. aimed at informing young

people about sexual assault, sexual consent and promoting healthy relationships. The Girls Group developed the creative material for the campaign, supported by YAC and BYS workers, and funded by Byron Shire Council as part of a broader community campaign to stop sexual assault. The Girls Group exhibition opens February 14, 6pm-8pm, in the Southern Cross University room (upstairs) at Byron Community & Cultural Centre. For more information contact Juliet 6685 7777 ex 2 or Belle 6685 5775. Q See Jan Gilbert’s take on ‘lurve’ on page 18.

‘Off-time’ bereavement group offers support For some years there has been a small band of people, sometimes as few as two, who meet informally and socially from time to time in the Byron area. This small band is linked together by having had the experience of the death of their spouse or partner and they are still relatively young. ‘Off-Time’ bereavement broadly means that the surviving partner is less than 65 years old. It is bereavement

that is not due to the usual ‘end-of-life- reasons. It could be due to a car accident or cancer or work accident, etc. It is a bereavement that is not at its usual time. According to organisers, ‘What is a common experience of such bereaved people, who are required to get on with their lives, often repartnering, is that the opportunity to talk with others of similar experience is very rare. It is more common to

leave that part of life undiscussed or unshared because everyone else is getting on with day-to-day living. Even close friends of the couple feel uncomfortable in talking about the experience that the surviving partner has been through. Sometimes people move on into new social groups where new friends are unaware. ‘This local group provides the opportunity for people, with this experience in com-

mon, to just share. There is no structure, no “counselling”, no pressure to tell all and always a lot of laughs that only this experience can generate. It’s often a real relief!’ If you are such a bereaved person please feel free to phone the link-up person Carl or leave a message on 6680 3284. In the past a meeting for a cup of coffee, etc at a local cafe has been most common.

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Care at home The North Coast Area Health Service (www.ncahs. nsw.gov.au) has upset the NSW Nurses Association (which has a very interesting website at www. nswnurses.asn.au). The Association claims a lack of consultation over plans to use ‘surge beds’ for acute patients at times of high demand chiey by providing more home care for patients with either mild or chronic conditions. NCAHS CEO Chris Crawford notes that in developing the proposal since March last year, ‘consultation has been undertaken with patients, staff and community members’. The nurses feel that they missed out. Naturally the NSWNA is looking after its own interests but nurses have our own interests at heart, too. NSWNA acting general secretary, Judith Kiejda, is concerned about a reduction in the number of acute hospital beds available each day and says the north coast ‘is a region of high population growth and its health services are already under strain. Reducing the number of hospital beds and nurses will increase that pressure and asking community health services to do more, without a massive increase in resources, is hopelessly unrealistic.’ The Association says it is not opposed to changes in models of care – Mr Crawford notes ‘worldwide recognition of the need for more community-based health care services that keep people healthy and out of hospital, with the support they need being provided in the local community’ – but Ms Kiejda is concerned ‘rostering and the community support mechanisms’ have not been addressed. Treating people at home, and providing basic services such as showering and cooking, are services already established in the community. With an ageing population, the pressure on home care is bound to increase. The need to trim costs in hospitals and to further this new model of care cannot be done without adequate ďŹ nancial and stafďŹ ng backup. The failure to provide enough money and support on the street after the mentally ill were released from institutions in NSW, following the Richmond Report of 1983 and the Burdekin Report of 1990, was a disaster, and the community is still facing the consequences now. We do do not need a similar disaster in general health care.

A new GetUp! poll conducted by Galaxy Research has found that a majority of Australians (55%) agree with the Government’s decision to say sorry to the Stolen Generations. The poll is the ďŹ rst time the question has been put to the nation since 1997, when the Bringing Them Home report ďŹ rst recommended all Australian governments formally apologise. Three polls conducted then delivered mixed results. ‘It is eleven years since the Royal Commission recommended the government issue a formal apology – despite more than a decade of the Government refusing to apologise, the Australian public still supports this most important of symbolic steps,’ said GetUp executive director Brett Solomon. ‘This is an overwhelming vote of conďŹ dence in this government’s decision to ďŹ nally say sorry.’ Australians of both genders and all ages are more likely to agree than disagree that the government should apologise. Australians aged 50 years and over were the least likely to support an apology, with 48% and 45% disagreeing, 7% unsure. Thirsty six per cent of Australians still do not support the apology – prompting GetUp to embark on an ambitious community education campaign to address any misconceptions or concerns those Australians may have towards an apology. GetUp’s 240,000 members have been armed with factsheets and asked to call talkback radio, write letters to their local paper and engage in this important conversation with friends and family. ‘Reconciliation is about an

The graphic used by GetUp! in its campaign to support the Stolen Generation.

honest and open national conversation – if we arm ourselves with the tools to educate and explain then that conversation can make this apology the historic healing moment that it should be,’ said Mr Solomon. ‘This should be a positive experience of a long-overdue acknowledgement. If it is to begin the journey to Indigenous equality, the whole nation must be behind the act. ‘We firmly believe this power lies in neighbours, colleagues, brothers, mothers and lovers and the conversations that take place around dinner tables this week.’ GetUp has already collected over 20,000 signatures on a petition calling for an apology to be the ďŹ rst act of the new Parliament, and a similar number have emailed their MP this week to urge them to support the apology. To view GetUp’s campaign go to’ www.getup.org. a u / c a m p a i g n / SaySorry&id=284 According to ABC News, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

says he is still ďŹ nalising the wording of Wednesday’s apology to Indigenous Australians. ‘We’re still working our way through the ďŹ nality of the language,’ Mr Rudd is reported as saying. ‘The key thing, the absolute key thing here is to get it right in terms of the Stolen Generations themselves, to make sure the language is right,’ he said. ‘That’s my ďŹ rst responsibility, otherwise nextWednesday’s a wasted event.’ More than 100 members of the Stolen Generations will be in Canberra to witness the event, paid for by the Commonwealth and states. Opposition Indigenous affairs spokesman Tony Abbott has told Sky News, the apology should reect the nation’s true history. ‘That’s to say the good things that have happened, as well as the unfortunate things,’ he said. He says even on Wednesday, Opposition MPs will not hesitate to voice their concerns about the term Stolen Generations. ‘We’ll be supporting the

resolution, but in our remarks we’ll be true to the real history of our country,’ he said. ‘The term Stolen Generations is misleading. Yes, some kids were stolen and that is shameful, but many kids were helped.’

Assist the elders According to the latest from GetUp!: ‘We’ve just been told that some elders from the Kimberly – the ďŹ rst members of the Stolen Generations – can’t afford the trip to Canberra for Wednesday’s historic apology. They have asked us if we can help. ‘Be part of this historic event, a true moment in our nation’s history, by donating what you can now to make sure they can hear the healing “sorryâ€? word in person: â€˜â€Ś GetUp members in the capital have now established a network of over 80 billeters, so that Aboriginal elders and other members of the Stolen Generation have somewhere to stay while there.’ See www.getup.org.au/ campaign/HelpTheHealing. Q Mungo is on holidays.

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Thanks to Council The boofheads were about in Mullumbimby last weekend pulling out and damaging signs. First thing Monday morning however, I witnessed two Council workers, labouring in sometimes heavy showers, making the repairs. Thank you Byron Shire Council for your very quick and efficient response, well done. The thing is we all have to pay in some way for this mindless stupidity over the weekend. Terry Newling

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Freight costs Peggy Balfour’s letters are generally insightful and interesting to read, so it is with much regret that I have to opine that her February 5 letter regarding rail versus road appears typical of an armchair statistic manipulator rather than your average citizen’s version of practical reality in everyday existence. Her statistics are vague and general, and lie in com-

Developing public parkland The Department of Lands Foreshore Plan for Brunswick Heads has generated considerable consensus within the community. At two public forums during the past week a unified vision was clearly evident. The community’s ‘triple bottom line accounting’ found social and environmental values far outweigh DOL’s economic imperatives. There was virtually no support for the ‘eco-tourism’ proposal adjoining the Tyagarah Nature Reserve or the café at Torakina. A kiosk attached to the surf club was the preferred option and some suggest the new skate park should be relocated to this ‘community recreational node’. Local groups seems keen to retain the existing ‘diversity’ within the caravan parks and oppose any reduction in the number of permanent

residents or relocating them to Ferry Reserve. There’s considerable apprehension cabins will proliferate along the foreshore and socio-economic diversity will be lost. There’s ‘in principle’ support for the sensitive redevelopment of the boatharbour and the old Fins building alongside Ferry Reserve but few were keen to see the bush bulldozed for additional carparking. Inclusion of the Ferry foreshore within the holiday park’s proposed new boundary is also being fiercely contested. For many, retaining and protecting open recreational space for park users and the public is the much preferred option. Proposed new cabins and van sites can be relocated on the old highway/Fins site. The most contentious issue remains the location and surface treatment of ‘formal

pathways’. Environmental groups (and grass lovers) remain opposed to hard surfacing along the riverbanks in the parks, and along Simpsons Creek in the Sepp14 wetlands between The Terrace and the bowling club. As recently as last year (during DOL’s consultation process) Byron Shire Council rejected plans to locate the federally funded Coastal Cycleway along the river foreshore. Cycleway traffic was diverted along Tweed Street. DOL will need to consider a sensible mix of ‘informal’ and ‘formal’ pathways to provide ‘connectivity’ and avoid a protracted battle over the foreshore. Make sure you have your say on the future development of our public parklands. Submissions to DOL close February 22.

plete denial of the true hidden costs. Like many before her, she pays homage to the light, four-car commuter train, while initially insisting that the greatest savings to be made are with freight. Quite simply, freight must first reach a train depot after being loaded from a warehouse onto a truck. It must then be unloaded and reloaded onto a freight carriage. When it reaches somewhere near its final destination, it again needs unloading and then reloading onto another truck before it can then be unloaded at the final destination. Each and every facet of this requires manpower and machinery, each of which add to the final cost and of course, the greenhouse gases everyone is trying to reduce. At the end of the day, the

small business person will be paying triple the freight costs and passing this onto the consumer, who still needs to get the stuff home again. Try buying in bulk to get a small discount and see how easy it is to lug on a train with your bike or your surfboard or all your work equipment. And forget about storing them in a lockable, transportable unit while you’re shopping. Small businesses simply love you carting your daily things around in a borrowed trolley which big businesses are only too happy to lend you before they collect them later at the station. Trains make a lot of sense on paper. In reality, they make none. I can just see a typical ‘working family’ like my own, taking the five kids to the beach or the movies, picking up a few days worth

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nightclubs can only be antisocial dingy hang-outs, fit for only alcoholic backpackers to attend. The new nightclub has previously had a legacy of fantastic international electronic acts gracing the place in its previous incarnations of the Carpark nightclub, The Verve and most recently Play. It (as well as the Epicentre and other dancefloor focused venues) is fondly remembered and missed by many electronic music fans and dancers as one of the only places in Byron to go where you can witness a decent variety of dance music with a great energy most of the time. Places like this are far and few in between, and a dying breed. After talking with the new owner and manager of the proposed nightclub, I am convinced he has the creative interests of the area’s burgeoning amount of electronic DJs/producers in mind, and will provide a platform for many up and coming artists to display their talent to a wider audience of internationals, and

make the most of what they can use. He is also a DJ and has a large amount of musical knowledge that convinced me of his credentials of someone who will create a new, positive slant for nightlife in a town that desperately needs it. Also, the same amount of people are still going to get drunk in Byron, but perhaps they might be more inclined to dance and be immersed in the culture of the fantastic new music that I know is going be played in the new nightclub. Actually, a better breed of electronic music purveyors might be attracted to our culturally dead night scene, instead of brainless pissheads and consumer oriented types. I hope so anyway! I know where I’ll be dancing in Byron Bay... Kristian Hatton (DJ Kayhat)

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That cow In response to Craig Evans (Letters, February 5) who took the photo of the drowned cow which was displayed on the pages of

Backlash two weeks ago: you have missed my point entirely. My complaint (as you put it) was related to the caption which accom-

panied the photo, not the photo itself. I have no objection to this photo being displayed, in fact I think it is good for

people to see that it was not only us two legged folk who have been affected by the recent floods. What I objected to was the way in

which the cow’s fate was made light of, joked about, as if it was somehow funny. I see your point regarding

Woolworths and the history of Mullum planning Q With the imminent Woolies as our town centrepiece, we’ll have to change our welcome sign. How about ‘Just Another Town’?

they bought from, and explain why these properties weren’t offered to me first. I’m fourth generation here along with the Mallam famMagenta Appel-Pye ily and have seen many Mullumbimby changes occur but not many that made me happier. Q Since The Echo started W B Crompton I’ve written letters to the ediMullumbimby tor, but never have I had three people respond and all Q I got the initials wrong, get my initials wrong. Even Billy, as I couldn’t read your my daughter rang me to see writing, but I suppose I if I was being sarcastic about should know them after all Mallams. I was not. I’m no these years. – Ed more fussed about Woolies with their cardboard fruit Q It’s a shame that ideologiand vegies than anybody cal sentiment overshadowed else, but defend the right of the most pertinent fact re Mallams to get the best deal Mallams/Woolworths Mulfor themselves possible from lumbimby rezoning: that the whoever. Station Street site was the Could all the people worst possible place for a opposed please write in how large supermarket. When the long they’ve been here, who applicants ignored the local

council decision that the site was too problematic for their plans, I believe they were well aware that the problems could prove too expensive for their resources. Nevertheless on seeking state government approval they encouraged the grocery business customer’s fears of a corporate alternative (public relations consultants in store and on the street armed with the knowledge that the state government would accept form letters as separate submissions). Perhaps they could have saved their money as the state government’s Railcorp arm was so keen to offload ‘surplus’ land that a DA was passed in 2006 with conditional approval. This DA was changed in 2007 without being put on public exhibi-

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tion on February 22. In reply to a question posed at the MCAG meeting, the 2006 DA had the building right on the boundary of the railway corridor. This development will generally have a negative impact in the reopening of the line and more specifically on a future commuter service due to interruption of road traffic flows. I am on a learning curve re corporate food retailers, but the fact that the Maleny community raised $2 million (the equivalent of the purchase price) to buy back the Woolworths site and were refused, seems unjustifiable enough to me. May fortune and fervour favour the Mullumbimby Action Group. June Grant

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Letters the fate of many cows at human hands, but I do not believe, as you do, that a cow drowning a terrifying death by flood is a beautiful thing. Was the death of millions of people in the Tsunami – at the mercy of mother nature as you say – a beautiful thing also? A Hatch

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The disorder was first cited in the British Medical Journal in 2006, and can affect up to one in five people. It’s possible that prevalence is higher in this area and should not be made light of as it is very traumatic for sufferers. People with severe cases of MoDeD can’t work, socialise or even look after themselves – some lack the motivation to eat. Not only does my daughter have to deal with these consequences, but she must also cope with sceptics accusing her of being just plain lazy. Although media coverage of this new epidemic has been minimal up until now, things are changing. My daughter has recently been

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Days of our lives So the shire of paradox rolls on… Will crystal therapy help solve the parking problem at Torakina in Brunz? Could Woolworths employ straw bale techniques when building in Mullum? Daren Porter

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Q Letters received from Ron Curran, Mullumbimby, Nic Faulkner, Brunswick Heads, T Kalda, no address, Deborah Lilly, Mullumbimby, Judy MacDonald, The Pocket, Victor von der Heyde, Main Arm, Ri Fraser, Ocean Shores, Paul Brecht, Mullumbimby, Troy Van Johnson, Crabbes Creek, Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads, Gary Street, Mooball, Sue Knight, Ocean Shores, Jim Inness, Mullumbimby. Letters about the drug raids and Splendour overleaf.

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The long arm of the law helps dry the washing Q As we all get concerned about global warming and being energy efficient re large electrical appliances, I never thought that I’d get a clothesline full of wet towels dried by a police helicopter. Yes, folks, the fullon drug raid on our little hilltop was so surreal, it was just like being at the movies, without the benefit of the obligatory carton of popcorn and the choc top icecream cone. The main feature was a very sleek Bell Ranger helicopter in a metallic charcoal grey colour, with very bold lettering in white stating Police. If the pilot had smiled at me and removed his Top Gun sunglasses, I would have been able to tell you all if he had any gold fillings in his teeth and the colour of his eyes. Needless to say that all the vegetation over an area of five acres was being blasted apart and the trusty

old Camphor Laurels were opening up like the parting of the waters of the Red Sea while the flying machine hovered up and down to get more than a birdseye view from their sophisticated cameras placed beneath their aircraft. By this time the metal springs on my plastic K-Mart clothes pegs were at their maximum load bearing ability, not designed for such a downward draft motion, threatening a total line collapse into the mud. Anyway… the end of the sequel is that one very expensive operating helicopter with three paying passengers – Ha! Ha! – and a posse of police 4WDs containing eight paying passengers – Ha! Ha! – located and found diddly-squat except for a huge patch of milkweed on our hilltop which is now suffering from

crop circles at a great police wagons pulled up expense to all of our rate- behind my father’s car outpaying community at large. side Tandy’s Cottage, and John England eight policemen dressed in Andersons Hill combat gear and packing guns leaped out. Q My 79 year old father, Without a word, seven of Stan Webster – a retired them stormed down a pathdoctor, keen botanist, and way towards the helicopter, unlikely drug lord – came which by now hovered in face to face with eight burly one spot at tree top level. members of the drug squad The eighth policeman during a raid on our Tandys strode over to my father Lane property last Friday and demanded his name morning. Stan had dropped and phone number. He my daughter at school, asked my father if he was picked up the morning the caretaker, to which my papers, and was driving father, who was beginning home with the family cocker to enjoy himself replied, spaniel, Minnie, when he ‘No, I’m the father-in-law.’ heard the roar of a helicop- When asked what was going ter flying low overhead. As on, the policeman said, he drove down the private ‘There’s marijuana plants track leading to our house, under that helicopter.’ he glanced in the rearview The area in question has mirror and noticed two been under supervision of police paddy wagons com- local bush regeneration plete with flashing blue expert, Stuart McDonald, lights pursuing him. The for the last five years with

financial assistance from a state grant. Meanwhile, our property manager, who was busy slashing our grass track, wondered what the hell was happening as the helicopter’s downdraft bent trees to the ground and rained leaves and branches onto the tractor. His curiosity deepened when seven policemen burst from the bush. While the drama unfolded, two men rushed to our assistance. A neighbour, John England, who later described the incident as ‘amazingly spooky’, raced down to our house when we failed to answer his phone call. And Mark Howarth, a landscaper working on an adjoining property, delayed his morning tea break at Uncle Tom’s Pies and drove over to our cottage knowing that my elderly father was alone. In an operation that was nothing short of thor-

ough, the sergeant interviewing my father, searched the chainsaws and stone samples in Mark’s truck while Mark and my father watched a harnessed policeman lean from the open doorway of the helicopter with what appeared to be a camera. Shortly afterwards, the helicopter wheeled and disappeared, and our property manager appeared followed by the seven policemen who had lost their sense of direction. ‘Wahdidya find?’ asked the sergeant. ‘Just milkweed,’ replied one of the underlings. Eager, no doubt, to continue the fight against crime, the policemen piled back into their vehicles and disappeared without a word. The apology is probably in the mail.

Let’s not tear down the efforts of the Parkland producers but applaud them for their vision to create an ecologically sustainable home for the Byron festival scene. It is obvious from their plans that they intend to respect both the natural environment and the local community. Let’s give them a chance.

this festival won’t impact on the local environment, but there already has been considerable coverage of that point and will no doubt be more as a result of his letter. But the sad thing is that if this proposal was to put 25,000 people in a small area adjacent to valuable coastal wetlands near Belongil rather than Billinudgel, the protest movement would probably have national television coverage and have proceeds of songs donated to it. Despite the provocative tone, Andrew’s comments on social impacts are quite relevant. The north of the Shire simply cannot handle the impacts of thousands or tens of thousands of people one weekend every month. The Splendour event is being moved from Byron because of its impacts on the surrounding community. How can the north of the Shire handle this proposal if tourist-central Byron cannot handle one festival half its size? This Shire is about sustainability. Sustainability does not mean anti-development, but appropriate levels and types of development such that the environment and social fabric can handle the impacts of that development. Festivals of this magnitude and type are not sustainable in this area. I am sure there would be a different attitude if we were talking of a festival half its current size, not double.

Amanda Skelton

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Of many-splendoured things and music Q Jessica Ducrou mentions the Beach Café, the SAE, the Beach Hotel, the weekly markets, the Kiva Spa, Humble Pies, the Blues Festival and the Bruns Hotel as comparable examples to the Splendour in the Grass project (Letters, February 5). Not quite, all these businesses take place in designated developed areas. Jessica wants to hold a festival for 25,000 people in a rare and endangered habitat zone. Likewise the comparison with Woodford, Tamworth and Gympie is also farfetched. They occur once a year, Jessica wants to have numerous festivals in the habitat zone. As for the news about the Greens, go online to The Echo archives in March 2004 and check out what the Greens and other candidates were saying about the environment. This isn’t my imagination, more than half the shire voted for candidates who promised to put the environ-

ment before development. And finally, no one living with ten kilometres of NBSP will see their properties appreciate as Jessica suggests. On the contrary, the only increase we’ll experience is an increase in traffic, noise, strangers and inconvenience. Ask anyone who lives in Sunrise during a Splendour Festival. Derek Harper

Billinudgel Q If anybody has any doubts about where our Green Mayor stands on Splendour, have a look at page 4 of the Minutes of the 22/11/07 Council meeting: a petition in favour of Splendour was presented to Council. Councillors Lazarus and Westheimer moved an amendment that ‘it be noted that more than three quarters of the signatories were from out of the Shire.’The amendment was put to the vote and declared lost. Crs Tucker, Woods, Mangleson, Barham

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and Tardif voted against the amendment. Will these same five Councillors ( including our Mayor) vote for the Splendour DA? Henri Joncourt

Byron Bay Q Congratulations to Michael McDonald (Echo, February 5) for making public what many already suspected: The revelation that our mayor has held private talks with festival developers, with no minutes of those meetings being taken, is in stark contrast to my repeated requests to meet with her on the very same issue. All my emails and phone calls have been ignored. Jan Barham, as well as seemingly going against the wishes of her own party, seems happy to meet with festival developers but is not prepared to extend the same courtesy to local residents’ representatives on the very same issue. A gentle reminder, Jan: you were not elected to serve the interests of the monied few but all residents of the Shire. It’s about time you started listening to them. John Bailey

Chairman Byron Ratepayers Association Q This is not the same John Bailey who is the convenor of the Byron Ballina Greens – Ed Q I left our sunburnt country over 25 years ago to follow my dream of exploring the international music scene. This eclectic journey took me on many adventures from participating in the birth of

the electronic music scene to travelling the world as a recording artist and to founding the world’s largest music and dance festival for peace – Earthdance. After living abroad for so many years it has been wonderful to watch the Australian festival scene grow. Australia has now become recognised as a major international destination for not only beaches, but for music. I applaud all the festival producers in our country who have taken massive risks to develop an industry that is often described as ‘the riskiest business of planet Earth’. The Parklands debate shows a similar pattern that I have seen in communities across the world, where a town gains recognition for its festival culture and then experiences local backlash when the festival evolves to a new level. I have seen this from Glastonbury UK to Santiago Chile. This fear of change is totally normal and must be respected, as it represents a faction of the local community who ultimately care about keeping the peace in their town. However, it is my direct experience over the many years of watching international festivals grow, that these fears never manifest. What ultimately happens is that the festival gets more organised, becomes an international destination, boosts the local economy, provides local jobs and supports local arts and culture.What were once fierce debates turn to pride of community ownership as the community prospers from the success and recognition that the festival brings.

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Tyagarah Founder Earthdance International Q As a musician, it is pretty damned hard to reach a national audience from a rural area such as the Byron shire. My denim-clad counterparts and I were lucky enough to be asked to play at the second ever Splendour and I am telling you, this was our key to the rest of the country in a lot of ways. National exposure through the media, the opportunity to hook up with a lot of other like-minded musicians and really just a foot into the industry door are just a few things that we got out of the experience. We are lucky to have such a festival in our area. For those of us with little more than the ability to rock, I can safely say that without the opportunites given by the Splendour crew, we may well have been forced into a life of crime on the tough streets of Suffolk Park, or even worse… packing shelves in the new Mullum Woolworths! Andy Walker of Fort

Mullumbimby Q Andrews Hall’s letter (Echo, February 5) on Splendour raises some interesting points. I disagree that

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Diving detected by the ampullae of Lorenzini Story & photo Mary Gardner There are things my eyes think they see in the murky water but they don’t. My snorkel mask is fitted with corrective lenses which helps me as much as a human can be. But the shapes at arm’s length go in and out of focus. Silently large dark objects change into a gauze of suspended solids through which I swim. I turn back on myself. I take a breath and plunge below. This dark form is an underwater rock, now uncovered by the summer storms. When I was a kid I knew, when I grew up, I wanted to be a seal. These days, I want to even more. With one breath, some seals can swim underwater for an hour or so. She could explore these rock ledges in great detail. She’d stay warm and alert because her body has more blood than I do, with a network of spiral blood vessels acting as reservoirs of oxygen. Her spleen, a good 1% of her body weight, stores oxygenated blood. She has haemoglobins as I do, carrying oxygen in her blood. But she also has myoglobins delivering oxygen to her muscles. To top it all off, she also has cytoglobins and neuroglobins in bulk. These are recently

identified oxygen carrying proteins in the brain. They keep her brain active and in oxygen even when conditions are hypoxic. Not only are these proteins found in marine mammals diving under water but interestingly enough in bobcats. These proteins appear to be part of how these mammals sprint hard and stay alert. They might even be a new medical development to keep aging human brains fit and free from strokes. The globins seem to be something that mammalian brains can increase in production. That underwater ledge still fascinates me. It’s covered with sedentary sea creatures and pink coralline algae. I didn’t see these ledges here last year. The sandy sea bottom is changing. I fantasise what it might mean to be able to observe this small underwater patch over a few years. Oh to understand the sea! With an intelligence we don’t comprehend, the dolphins and whales know something. In 2007 in the Arctic, a bowheadwhale killed by native hunters had the head of an old fashioned harpoon still in it. The projectile was identified as being made in Massachusetts around 1890. This

makes the whale over 130 years old, though studies on its eyes’ proteins push the date out to 200. What stories this whale alone could tell! If only they would! For decades, biologists around the world puzzled over the

lifecycle and migration of the bowhead whales and others. Things did not quite make sense. But now, a Russian biologist is translating old Soviet reports which reveal secret Soviet whaling operations from 1947 to

1952 when over 100,000 whales of many species were killed. The reports were alarms about the decimation of populations. They were duly received and ignored. When the International Whaling Commission started in 1952 some of their decisions on quotas were based on these falsified data the Soviet government made public. Killing in east North Pacific waters continued, albeit ‘scientificially’ sanctioned. Do we, as the IWC, as governments, as stewards, as creatures ourselves, ever ever learn? I continue snorkeling, watching the small stingrays motionless on the sand. There is a shovelnose shark and then even a pair of small wobbegongs. The colours of the underwater world are plain to their eyes. Unlike humans, sharks have not changed for millions of years. We now learn that they see colour as well as we do. More than that, they have a unique bioelectrical sense. Under the skin of every shark snout are rows of soft jelly filled canals. These are called the ampullae of Lorenzini after the 17th century anatomist who marveled as to what the canals could do. His careful dissection showed each is

connected by nerves to the brain. Not until 1958 did the Dutch researcher Kalmijn show how sharks used these as they hunted activated electrodes in the sand set only six centimetres apart. The transmission can be as weak as five billionths of a volt. There is another swirling cloud of sand and sun up ahead. Mesmerised, I lazily swim on. Suddenly, I am a few metres short of two large grey sharks. What are they? I stop but it’s already too late. Sharks hear underwater for kilometres. They can sniff out less than one part blood per million parts seawater. They have a feature in their eyeballs which allows them to see ten times better than humans even in dim conditions. If they were after me, they would be on me already. It’s only time for astonishment as they both quickly turn away and head south. I also turn, heading back to shore. Wading out of the stormy water, I glance back. A very large ray soars clear of the water and plunges back into the depths. Q Mary Gardner is a writer, biologist and tutor. Find out more at www.mgardner. info.

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What about democracy? Tell them they’re dreaming Jann Gilbert Back in 2006 during a debate on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill Patricia Forsythe MLC referred to the bill as ‘a slap in the face for local government and local communities in this State’. Given the history of fiddling with the original Environmental Planning and Assessment Act it’s a wonder our collective cheeks aren’t red raw. Paul Landa, NevilleWran’s ďŹ rst minister for planning and environment, was the architect of the Act, which broadened the whole scope of planning to encompass ecological and social factors and, for the ďŹ rst time, gave citizens the right to object to developments. Soon after its enactment however the Wran government began circumventing the Act with legislation introduced to exempt a range of developments from the environmental planning process. This trend continued under Bob Carr in his role as minister for planning and as premier. Although Carr (in his former incarnation as a journalist) had called Landa’s Act the ‘most advanced in Australia’ he had no qualms about dismantling it, bit by bit. A year after Carr became minister he reduced the Act’s environmental requirements, and provisions for public objection and appeal in order to push through proj-

The state government introduces councils to its new approach to consultation.

ects such as the monorail and the Harbour Tunnel. Subsequent to becoming premier both the 1996 and the 1997 amendments to the Environmental Planning Act extended the state government’s powers while curtailing public rights, environmental protections and the power of local councils. The Iemma government shows no signs of slowing down the incursion by state government into local government affairs or the continual erosion of community-based decisions. Like his predecessors, Frank Sartor is continuing an alarming trend that appears to be working towards rendering local councils impotent and finally, non-existent. The

raft of proposed changes threatens not only development contributions to local communities but also the checks and balances of local planning systems (including DA notification processes), which puts the future character of communities at risk. Mayor Jan Barham recently commented that, ‘the rhetoric of the government is about improving the system, fast-tracking approvals and streamlining the process for mums and dads but that’s not what is happening. The rhetoric and the proposals don’t really line up. People don’t realise that they’ll be losing much needed services and facilities if the changes go through.’ However it’s not just ser-

vices and facilities that communities stand to lose. The changes will also put a few more nails in the cofďŹ n of grassroots democratic representation by handing important decisions to unelected planning panels (employed by developers) or sidestepping the process altogether with tick-a-box, exempt development applications designed in Sydney – all primarily for the benefit and convenience of commercial interests. Meanwhile the state government manages to avoid responsibility for controversial or unpopular decisions and further erodes the powers of local government. ‘When things go wrong in a local community, even though Council has no role

to play in it, people come to a council,’ says Cr Barham. ‘We can’t say to people, “well we didn’t have anything to do with it, that’s the legislation, a private certiďŹ er did itâ€?. If someone’s experiencing a problem, councils will do what they do, and that’s look after communities. And the fact that they didn’t do the work, that they got no funding for it and have no direct responsibility for the quality of the work, they will still be the ones at the end of the day who assume responsibility in some way.’ Imagine for a moment a world of Becton/Mallams et al-style development approvals with absolutely no recourse despite the existence of elected local representatives in whom the community has supposedly invested power to preside over important local decisions. Unfortunately that world is already here, and unless communities support local government to protect local authority and processes, the situation will only deteriorate. As Patricia Forsythe also said later in her speech, ‘Why is there so much objection to the bill from local government? It is because councils no longer trust this government, and this Minister in particular, who are so determined to get their own way on their directions and their approach to their strategic plans that they will do so at the cost of local communities.’ The Local Government

and Shires Association (LGSA) (of which Byron Shire is a member) is lobbying for changes in a number of stages. The Association is conducting a campaign to have the state government delay the implementation of the more dubious proposed changes until the negative impacts on local councils and their communities are addressed. Other changes that actually do streamline the planning and development application process have the support of the LGSA to be implemented immediately. As for the steady erosion of local government power maybe it’s time to begin sending a clear message to the federal government that, in a showdown between state and local government, communities would benefit greatly from the demise of state governments. Just imagine all the money we’d save on bureaucrats and bureaucracy, not to mention parliamentary superannuation and taxpayer funded perks that continue long after their career has ended. It could certainly buy a nice bypass, a new hospital, footpaths, decent streetlighting, kerb and guttering, new amenity blocks, bike paths and god-knows whatever else we need to bring the Shire’s infrastructure into the 21st century. It would also mean not wasting a trip to the polling booth on local election day simply to cast an impotent vote.

Red Cross asks Generation Y to take the challenge Northern Rivers young people aged 12-18 years are being asked to put their imaginations to use to help their community, as part of a statewide youth challenge program. The EnergyAustralia Red Cross Youth Challenge calls on young people to get creative and implement a project that makes a positive differ-

ence to the world in which they live. The projects need to demonstrate one or more of the youth goals of Red Cross including protection of health and life, service to the community, international friendship and understanding and promoting the role of Red Cross. More than 5,000 students from 400 NSW schools have

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already taken part in more than 350 projects as part of the Youth Challenge. Red Cross Regional Manager, Chelle Cole, said that the Youth Challenge gives young people the chance to take action and do something positive about community issues that are important to them. ‘Young people are probably more aware than ever of issues facing the world today, particularly when it comes to the environment, third world and humanitarian issues. Youth Challenge provides an opportunity for young people to do something worthwhile and demonstrate their leadership as well as their compassion and desire to make a difference,’ she said. The most outstanding projects will be recognised at an awards ceremony in September where winners will be selected across nine categories. ‘The overall winner of the 2007 Youth Challenge was Cabramatta High School’s “Wells for Cambodia�

project. Through creative fundraising, the school successfully raised enough money to provide clean water to three schools in Cambodia. This was an incredible achievement for the school, and the project will have a huge impact on the health and wellbeing of school students in Cambodia,’ Ms Cole said. Dapto High School won the Environment Award in 2007, for successfully transforming the school into a model of environmental sustainability. School Captain and project leader, Mitchell James, said that the Youth Challenge gave him and his peers the opportunity to channel their passion for the environment into something that was fun and made a real difference. ‘We set up aluminium and paper recycling, put energy efficient light globes into every light ďŹ tting, started a worm farm and planted native trees and an orchard. We now have solar panels, dual flush toilets, water

tanks and spring loaded taps. We still have lots more to do but our efforts so far have helped reduce global warming and made us even more aware of our impact on the environment. ‘The Youth Challenge was an awesome experience for everyone at Dapto High, and I would urge other young people across NSW to get involved this year.’

Once students register, they receive an information pack and ongoing support to assist them with their project. Youth Challenge is also open to non-school groups. The closing date for entries is August 31. To register or for more information visit www. takethechallenge.com.au or contact Kate Dixon at Australian Red Cross on 02 9229 4283.

Improving relationships ‘Crisis, what crisis, isn’t this normal? If this is the nature of the relationships between you and your partner, or you and your family, then ACE’s Assertiveness and Improving Relationships course will really help you. The ACE course, run by Gayle Russell, tutor and Gestalt psychotherapist, could be a real turning point for you in your life. ‘Sometimes we feel we are at a crisis point in our lives, we are plagued with selfdoubt or lack of direction. Sometimes we have a strug-

gle deďŹ ning our personal or emotional boundaries. We often end up going over the top, or keeping it all in and seething inside. This courses will give you some new skills to change these patterns and gain more harmony in your dealings with others,’ said Ms Russell. The course will be run over ďŹ ve Thursdays in Mullumbimby, 10am-12.30pm, commencing February 21. Phone ACE now on 6684 3374 to enrol or phone Gayle Russell on 6684 1119 to ďŹ nd out more about the course.

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Local doctor helps to save lives in Kenya Philip Luker It was hard for Dr Heidi Spillane, of Byron Bay, to explain to a 13-year-old boy who arrived at the clinic in Homa Bay, on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, why both his parents had died from AIDS and that he was also HIV-positive. He was typical of many children who came on their own to the clinic, victims of the eight per cent HIV rate in Kenya and the massive 30 per cent rate in Homa Bay, a town of about 50,000 people. Seven and eight-year-old children sick with TB and HIV (usually both) often came in alone or were brought by their grandparents because the children’s parents had died of AIDS. Dr Spillane, who spent most of her time in Kenya in the Medecins Sans Frontieres HIV and TB clinic, said, ‘Everyone in the area was affected by TB and AIDS, with deaths either in their own or a neighbour’s family. I have never seen anything like it. ‘Most people didn’t have a regular supply of food but lived on what they could find day to day. But in spite of that, they were very positive and happy people.’

Staff at the TB clinic, clockwise from top left: Walther Guerrero (MSF doctor from Peru), Odongo, Lynet, Isaac and Byron Bay doctor Heidi Spillane.

Dr Spillane will never forget one case she dealt with: Tom, an engineer, was married to a teacher. They had two children. He had been treated for TB two times before but was not recovering and continued to lose weight after he arrived at the hospital. ‘We diagnosed that he was resistant to standard TB treatment,’ said Dr Spillane. MSF had just started to introduce drug-resistant TB treatment. It is expensive

and lasts for 18 months or two years. The patient has to spend the first six to ten months in isolation as they are infectious. ‘It was demoralising for Tom to spend eight months alone in a room with no access to his wife or children. We fed him and gave him injections every day. The injections made him feel dizzy and sick. ‘Every week I’d talk to him, wearing a mask – he spoke some English – and

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tell him what would happen when his TB was no longer infectious. He was keen to work for Medecins Sans Frontieres. When he could finally take off his mask, it was lovely to see his face for the first time. ‘But in the eight months he was in the hospital, his wife found another partner, which naturally made him very depressed. ‘He had lost his role as a husband, father and provider. We talked about it

and his children came to see him. ‘He was keen to get involved with the work we were doing and he was great at urging others to make sure they took their medication every day. This is because compliance is a big issue, his cure had failed, he had given up hope of recovering but he had recovered.’ Homa Bay has such a high rate of HIV infection because of its culture: many men move from village to village to catch fish in Lake Victoria. Even though most are Christian, they often have two or three wives. If a husband dies, his wife is inherited by his brother; she becomes his second wife to have some support – the women don’t inherit their husband’s property or have any rights. So the HIV virus goes round and round. Dr Spillane said, ‘It was depressing for me to see. We urged the women to make sure their men used condoms, which Medecins Sans Frontieres gave out free. But the men often would not use condoms and changing the people’s way of life will take generations of education.’ Medecins Sans Frontieres has been running the HIV

clinic at Homa Bay for ten years. The local people live in mud huts with tin roofs. Even the Ministry of Health hospital near the clinic had running water only rarely. MSF has a HIV clinic that treats 6,000 people with HIV, a 33-bed inpatient TB ward, and an outpatient TB Clinic visited by at least 60 people a day. Ninety percent of those who present with symptoms of TB are subsequently found also to be HIV positive. It is often the first time they have ever received medical treatment. Seven expats and about 70 local staff work at the clinics. Working for Medecins Sans Frontieres was something Dr Spillane had always wanted to do since, as a student, she learned of the international organisation and what it stands for. She felt that, aged 31 and with no commitments, this was the right time. She emigrated to Australia from Ireland six years ago and has now returned to general practice in Byron Bay. Q Philip Luker works for MSF. For more information about Medecins Sans Frontieres, phone 1300 13 60 61 or visit www.msf.org.au.

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Valentines Day: what’s love got to do with it? Jann Gilbert According to Wikipedia, Valentines Day has it origins in the February fertility rites of ancient Graeco-Roman cultures. In Ancient Rome, February 15 was Lupercalia, an archaic rite sans romantic overtones. Now those were the days! As Plutarch observed, ‘At this time many of the noble youths and the magistrates run up and down through the city naked, for sport and laughter striking those they meet with shaggy thongs. And many women of rank also purposely get in their way, and like children at school present their hands to be struck, believing that the pregnant will thus be helped in delivery, and the barren to pregnancy.’ Lupercalia is derived from lupus or wolf, and the holiday is believed to be associated with the legendary wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus, the founders of the city of Rome. Lupercalia was a local festival while the more general festival of February, meaning ‘Juno the purifier’ or ‘the chaste Juno’, was celebrated on February 13-14. Pope Gelasius I (492-496), head of those original pagan party poopers, the Catholics, is credited with abolishing Lupercalia although ironically enough, up until 1969, the Catholic Church formally recognised 11 Valentines Days in memory of the early Christian martyr who bore the name. Fast-forward to 1382 when the notoriously bawdy English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, is believed to have created the earliest link between Valentines Day and romantic or ‘courtly’ love in his poem, Parlement of Foules. The poem was written in honor of the first anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to

Anne of Bohemia. Being only 13 and 14 respectively at the time, the powers-thatbe stopped short of marrying them off immediately. Less than 20 years later, in one of history’s more quirky moments, a ‘High Court of Love’ was established in Paris (where else?!) on Valentines Day in 1400. As an overall concept perhaps the contemporary judicial system could learn something from this model. Adopting the language of the law for rituals of courtly love, the court dealt with love contracts, betrayals, and violence against women. Judges were selected by women on the basis of a poetry reading. In contrast to the rich and often amusing history of Valentines Day, modern consumerist culture has turned a once-ancient fertility rite (with not a red rose to be seen) into an orgy of overindulgent sentiment and spending. The US Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion Valentines Day cards are sent worldwide each year, making it the second largest card-sending day of the year behind Christmas. In addition, the Association esti-

mates that women purchase approximately 85% of all Valentines Day cards. Unfortunately the Australian Greeting Card Association doesn’t have any comparable statistics. For florists it’s the busiest week of the year, surpassing even Mothers Day, and chocolateers experience a similar rush with more boxed chocolates sold than at Easter or Mothers Day. And just try getting a table at a restaurant! Those sorts of statistics would tend to indicate that, as a culture, we embrace the idea of love. However with around 35%-40% of marriages ending in divorce, domestic violence and child abuse statistics that we’d consider outrageous in another culture, and a plethora of ills resulting from our take on ‘love’, it seems that while we quite like the notion, when it comes to depth there’s a lot of murky water. Almost every self-help book about love will tell you that as humans, and particularly as women (remember all those greeting cards), we’re inclined to mistake ideas of romance for love. We have a general expectation that the ‘right’ partner or the fairytale wed-

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ding and family will somehow guarantee eternal happiness and security. Shallow substitutes, like mistaking sex for intimacy or believing a gift of some kind can represent love, ultimately don’t appear to provide much satisfaction for anyone, particularly not for the long haul (ergo the divorce stats above). Jung, in his essay ‘Marriage as a Psychological Relationship’ notes that one of the most basic problems in relationships is unconsciousness on the part of the people involved. ‘One person presupposes in the other a psychological structure similar to his own.’ In effect (and with the help of advertising, television, literature and film) we create a fantasy about what love is and the methods for its delivery, which could go some way to explaining why for one day out of 365 the

pages of tabloids are filled with bad poetry and overlysentimental stories instead of the usual rape, pillage, plunder and sport. Romanticism, which underlies many of our modern notions of love, is described by the Oxford Anthology of English Literature as ‘a health-restoring revival of the instinctual life, in contradiction to the 18th Century restraints that sought to sublimate the instincts in the united names of reason and society… Romantic love, the legacy of which torments us all, could not solve the dilemma of the self and the other, any more than romantic vision could heal the dumbfoundering abyss between the subject and the object.’ Put simply, a bit of romance is fine but it won’t satisfy our deepest desires for love no matter how many gifts, flowers, chocolates or dinners, and it can never live up to our expectations. As early 20th Century child psychiatry pioneer, Melanie Klein, says, ‘To be genuinely considerate implies that we can put ourselves in the place of other people: we “identify” ourselves with them. This capacity is a most important element in human relationships in general, and is also a condition for real and strong feelings of love… A satisfactory and stable love relationship implies a deep attachment, a capacity for mutual sacrifice, [and] a sharing – in grief as well as pleasure, in interests as well as in sexual enjoyment.’

Unfortunately the gulf between our intentions and expectations of a relationship and the realities that it presents indicates how far removed from consciousness most forays into relationships tend to be. Instead of the pot of gold many imagine, it’s disillusionment and disappointment instead. This Valentines Day, with the soul rather than the sentimental substance of Valentines Day in mind, instead of lining the already bulging pockets of retail and media moguls you could contemplate something that spreads a little love, like buying a child sponsorship or donating to an aid program, cooking a dinner or giving a massage, talking, listening, re-enacting ancient fertility rites… the possibilities are limited only by imagination. Women could even ditch the princess routine and take advantage of the one-infour-year opportunity to do the asking themselves. If none of these particular expressions of love appeal to you or your beloved maybe you could consider buying a copy of He’s just not that into you for Valentines Day (great for blokes as well) and avoid wasting any more time or money pursuing an elusive fantasy. After all, to paraphrase Rodolphe’s lines in Madame Bovary, ‘this face that haunts me, drugs me… these hands that were designed for a thousand pleasures… these lips… were they meant to speak of love or shopping lists?’

Crime pays – when you write it Crime writing is the current darling of the publishers and the next writing workshop for the Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre will put this hot-ticket genre under the microscope. In Breaking the Lore, crime novelist Colin Falconer, pictured right, will examine successful crime writing and provide clues as to why some crime stories are great and why others end up dead in the water. Since crime stories first appeared in the early 1800s, crime fiction has charmed its way into our consciousness and stayed there. From the early days of Sherlock Holmes on Baker Street and on to English country-house murders and seedy Sam Spade-style private eyes, readers were hooked And so they remained, as the genre weaved its way through psychological thrillers, spy novels, political intrigue, feminist crime fiction and on to the current fascination with forensics

and rumpled, ageing police inspectors on the eve of retirement. It’s easy to see why publishers have always supported crime fiction; people read it and it sells. For this reason too, crime writing is fertile ground for writers seeking publication to explore. And there is none better qualified to examine the modern crime writing genre, to unearth its secrets and solve its mysteries, than Breaking the Lore’s presenter Colin Falconer. A recent and welcome

addition to the Northern Rivers region, Colin, who also publishes as Colin Bowles and Mark d’Arbanville, is a prolific writer of crime and other genres. Colin’s work has been published widely in Europe, the UK and the USA and translated into 16 languages. As Mark d’Arbanville, The Naked Husband was a runaway bestseller in Australia. As Colin Bowles, his novel Nights in the Sun won the 2004 WA Premier’s Literary Award for the Best YA Book of the Year. Breaking the Lore, to be held on Saturday March 1, is a workshop for writers with misdemeanours on their minds. If you think you might be such a one, book a place today. NRWC members $55, non-members $70. Presbyterian Church Hall, Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. For bookings and info call 6685 5115 or email susie@ nrwc.org.au.

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Top scientist to lead climate Walk a mile in my soggy boots change workshop at Byron Bay One of Australia’s foremost scientists will lead a oneday workshop for managers in the Northern Rivers this month. Entitled ‘Managing the Challenge of Climate Change’, the workshop will also feature leading green entrepreneurs and senior executives from both the public and private sectors, and academics from Southern Cross University, the University of Technology Sydney and GrifďŹ th University. The keynote presenter will be Dr Brian Walker, pictured right, Senior Research Fellow in the CSIRO Division of Sustainable Ecosystems. He is also the chair and program director of the Resilience Alliance, an international network of research centres working on sustainability. Other speakers will include Dr Garry Glazebrook from the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO), Tony Chadwick, Business Development Manager of DelďŹ n Lend Lease, Alastair McCraken, chair of Eco Tourism Australia, Cheryl Desha, Education Director of the Natural Edge Project, David Wyatt, founder of

Novogenesis and chair of Papryus, Murray Richardson, CEO of NORCO, Elizabeth McGregor, Director of the North Coast Institute of TAFE, Professor Jerry Vanclay, Head of the School of Environmental Science and Management at SCU, and Steve Davies, CEO of Beyond Building. The Federal Treasury’s ‘red book’ brieďŹ ng for the incoming Rudd government described climate change as ‘...the single most pressing environmental, economic and social challenge this country faces’. Against this background, Dr Walker calls for managers and planners to drastically rethink their approach to the way our landscapes, natural resources, communities and organisations are managed. He believes the latest research on resilience

in complex systems is directly relevant to how we face the challenge of climate change. Resilience is the capacity of a system – a community, a business, a farm or an ecosystem – to absorb disturbance and to undergo change while still retaining its essential functions, structure, identity and feedbacks. ‘Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet’s wellbeing,’ Dr Walker says. ‘Resilience explains why greater efďŹ ciency by itself cannot solve resource problems, and offers a constructive alternative that opens up options.’ The workshop, a joint project of Southern Cross University and the Ethos Foundation, will be held at the Byron Bay Beach Resort on Monday February 25. Enrolment details can be obtained by phoning Ken McLeod on 0412 871 789 or visiting the Ethos Climate Change Leaders Network website at www.climateleadership.net.au.

Accolades for Byron Bay resort After three years of operation, The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa was rewarded recently with two Awards for Excellence from the Mayne Investments Northern Rivers Urban Design Awards. The resort took two of the three Awards for Excellence allocated – one for urban design and one for sustainability. Another Byron development, Troppo Architects’ commercial and residential development on the corner of Bay and Fletcher Streets in Byron took the third Award for Excellence. ‘This is a blessing for us,’ said Lyn Parche, the resort’s general manager, pictured. ‘We have received both national and international awards since opening, but to be recognised like this locally is particularly important and 1UALITY SECOND HAND GOODS FOR SALE

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John Campbell I can’t recall a wetter summer in the twenty years I’ve been living at Goonengerry. The climate going berko all around us has made a lie of the old Mark Twain saying that ‘everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.’ It seems that we’ve unknowingly been doing something radical about it ever since he uttered those words, if you get my drift. The rain started before Christmas and my neighbour McHale, who was here the other day, is as jack of it as I am. Angular and gouty, he took an age to get his sodden Blundstones off. I couldn’t help but marvel at his ability to hop around the veranda on one foot, like a human pogo stick, while yanking the boot from the other. He puts it down to the yoga he’s taken up. He’d come over to show me how to assemble the drill I borrowed. I have no tools, my simpleton’s credo being that if it cannot be mended with gaffer tape or blue tack then I’ll just have to pay through the nose for a tradesman to come and ďŹ x it and leave behind his inevitable mess. Unless, by humbling myself (I have no pride, either), and employing my Machiavellian smarminess, I can persuade McHale to delve into his box of thingummies and work his gnarly ďŹ ngered magic. ‘I feel obligated to help,’ he explains, always with gruff humility. ‘I know you’d do the same for me.’ Provided I could do it with tape or tack, I think, wondering too how the ugly ‘obligated’ came to supersede ‘obliged.’ Is it simply because it sounds more important? Whatever. I figured he’d been listening to one of the lifestyle shows on Bay FM again and didn’t split hairs with him, not now that he was getting stuck into the job that I didn’t have the wherewithal to do myself. Then he dropped the sort of classic malapropism for which I secretly regard him as a national treasure. Fitting the bit into the drill, he casually uttered ‘geez, the yard’s a clogmire, isn’t it.’

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McHale is not the sort of man to be corrected, especially by a toolless bloke like me. I let it pass and, as is so often the case, found myself taking a liking to the linguistic innovation. I put it in the vault, with the intention of sharing it with Cat Carer. We have similarly rampant egos and love making fun of other people. ‘Clogmire? That’s like, so totally deviant, Old Man.’ I knew she’d dig it. I was driving her home. She presented herself on my doorstep at ten in the morning, muddy but still in dilated pupil rapture after a doof party somewhere down in the valley. My mistake was to go inside for a cuppa when we got to Bruns. Her mother’s

reading group was meeting, its members ushed with the volatile mix of menopause and Dubonnet. ‘I suppose it must be awfully boggy in the hills,’ Faerie Queene enquired, ‘what with all the rain we’ve had.’ ‘Indeed,’ I replied. And then, without thinking, ‘it’s a clogmire up there.’ She and Lady Cadaver and the rest of the gang dropped their Geraldine Brooks as one, their mufed tittering murderous. I was hoist by my own petard. Or, if I can propound another new word – I had been McHaled. Slinking away, I cautioned Cat Carer against making a similar slip. I felt obligated to do so.

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I BILLI’S THAI 33 Byron Street, Bangalow : 66 87 10 10 Very Loose English Translation: Yes, even in Perigord France it is very difďŹ cult to ďŹ nd trufes black. Here that you can ďŹ nd them with the satiate. The imported French trufes of Perigord are now on the menu during a limited time.

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Discover this oasis of serenity just outside Byron Bay. What better way to indulge your loved one this Valentines Day than with several hours relaxing at this retreat, with heated plunge pool, sauna, beauty treatments and massages. Ring to enquire nqu quuiri e aab about bouut ggi gift ift vouchers today on 66680 7844.

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What about a warm convivial night out on Valentines with a romantic dinner for two, or are you having a party? A candle lit dinner could be what your loved one deserves, and at the Middle they have a brand new menu with beautiful new wines to match. The food is delicious cious and at realistic prices, so make itt a special evening at the Middle in Mullum on the 14th. Phone 6684 3229.

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BYRON AT BYRON

One of the most romantic venues in the Shire is the Byron at Byron Resort and Spa – so where better This Valentines bring your special to spend Valentines Day with your someone down to Byron shire’s beloved? longest running Thai restaurant. Start with a pampering treatment – Located in the main street of Billinudgel village, enjoy the relaxed a facial or perhaps a massage – at atmosphere from the indoor dining the Spa & Wellness Centre before oating to the restaurant where area or on the covered verandah. For over thirteen years the extensive you will be greeted with a champagne cocktail then served up menu, offering traditional Thai a sumptuous ďŹ ve-course meals, has been the locals’ bestkept secret. Come and experience it dinner. Please note that bookings are for yourself, what better excuse! essential, on 6639 2111. Phone 6680 3352.

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Book now for their great-value Valentine's Day dinner served in the comfortable intimacy of their cosy courtyard; four courses for $50. This new addition to the Byron dining scene serves up a great range of delectable pastas with lots of vegetarian options, as well as offering one of the tastiest deals around. The Lunch Special of four pastas to choose from, salad and bread for only $9.90. They are BYO and offer most mains as takeaway. Phone 6685 5588.

H OW I T A LL B EGA N From the fourth century B.C. the Romans engaged in an annual young man’s rite of passage to the god Lupercus. The names of teenage women were placed in a box and drawn at random by adolescent men; thus, a man was assigned a woman companion, for their mutual entertainment and pleasure (often sexual), for the duration off a year, after f which hi h another h lottery was staged. Determined to put an end to this 800 year-old practice, the early church fathers sought a ‘lovers’ saint’ to replace the deity Lupercus. They found a likely candidate in Valentine, a bishop who had been martyred some two hundred years earlier. In Rome in A.D. 270, Valentine had enraged the mad emperor Claudius II, who had issued an edict forbidding marriage. Claudius felt that married men made poor soldiers, because they

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Day were loath to leave their families for battle. The empire needed soldiers, so Claudius, never one to fear unpopularity, abolished marriage. Valentine, bishop of Interamna, invited young lovers to come to him in secret, where he joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. Claudius learned of this ‘friend of lovers,’ and had the bishop brought to the palace. The emperor, impressed with the young priest’s dignity and conviction, attempted to convert him to the Roman gods, to save him from otherwise certain execution. Valentine refused to renounce Christianity and imprudently attempted to convert the emperor. On February 24, 270, Valentine was clubbed, stoned, then beheaded. History also claims that while Valentine was in prison awaiting execution, he fell in love with the blind daughter of the jailer, Asterius. Through his unswerving faith, he miraculously restored her sight. He signed a farewell message to her ‘From Your Valentine,’ a phrase that would live long after its author died.*

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Fig Tree Restaurant with its views extending out to Byron Bay is the ideal place to spend Valentines Day this year. Every part of the experience will delight your senses, from the exquisite 5 course Lovers Menu to the atmosphere and the service. Bring your favourite bottle w along and prepare to be of wine seduced! Phone 6680 7994. sed

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The Pacific Dining Room at the Beach Hotel opens at 6pm daily for wicked post-beach cocktails, crisp glasses of wine and delicious morsels to graze upon. Ease into the evening with a menu of superb fresh fish and local produce overlooking the Pacific Ocean cean and Julian Rocks. Phone 6680 7055.

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HARVEST

Fancy a night of country romance? At Harvest in Newrybar you will be guaranteed one this Valentines Day. Sit out on the verandah or cosily indoors and give yourself up to beautiful food in a beautiful setting. There will be champagne on arrival, a rose for every lady, and, after your choice of three entrees and three mains, a special dessert – and all for only $65 a head. Phone 6687 2644.

w delight and fulfil every spa will lovers lo overs dream. Amala Day Spa also offers of ffers an extensive range of facials and an nd beauty treatments. Inn support of our local industry, breathtaking br reathtaking environment and beautiful be eautiful wildlife, we insist on using us sing state of the art chemical free products, pr roducts, all produced in Australia. Phone Ph hone 6687 1216.

SULTRY SISTA

Red for passion, pink for love le nt Put together your Valentines l Day is the time for love andromance. in special gift at Sultry Sista – wee and France is the city of love. To celebrate this day Satiate in Bangalow is offering a Parisian experience like non other. Five delectable courses featuring such delicacies as Perigord Truffles and Foie Gras, matched with French wines carefully selected to tantalize the taste buds. Sure to offer a romantic and unique Valentines Day, contact Satiate on 6687 1010 for bookings early as our space is limited.

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cater for men and women – fantastic footwear, sexy heels and hosiery, cool corsetry, handbags, belts, wallets, manbags and tinware to suit every need. Delicious smelling soaps and luscious beauty products, facial masks and bath salts to pamper your lover. All that and more… 6684 4969.

> RKFNRB BUMBOFBK@B Open for breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. Dinner Fridays & Saturdays. 13 Byron Street Bangalow Phone 6687 2088

UTOPIA

The ever-glamoous Utopia in Bangalow is offering a romantic Valentines Day of extra special Nestled in the lush serenity of the indulgences. Byron hinterland, Gaia Retreat & Spa soothes away the daily stresses The Chocolate Dessert Taste Plate, designed for two, consists of of the outside world. chocolate tart, chilli chocolate Treatments ranging from blissful pudding, choc-dipped strawberry full body massages and decadent and chocolate mousse, ideal for facials to nurturing half day lovers! Be sure to make a packages such as the ‘Gaia reservation. Phone 6687 2088. Goddess’ and ‘Dreamtime Travel’

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Enjoy a 5 course Valentines Day Dinner at The Restaurant at The Byron at Byron 5 courses $88 per person with a welcome Wild Flower Champagne Cocktail and a rose for your Valentine. Bookings essential 6639 2111

Experience true pampering at The Spa & Wellness Centre at The Byron at Byron. Slip into your kimono and enjoy use of the relaxation area, spa and steam room with your treatment. Complimentary eye lash tint with each

4 courses $65 Bookings welcomed for this occasion 02 6680 7055 Beach Hotel, Byron Bay info@pacificdiningroom.com.au

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The A-Z of dance crazes

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Shimmy We could have followed on from the Rumba with another famous Latin dance, the Samba, but we take you back to the early 1900s for the Shimmy, in which the shoulders shake and the body trembles. Some say it had its origins in Haitian Voodoo or its title was derived from ‘chemise’, but in any case Mae West made it even more popular in 1918 with her song, ‘Everybody Shimmies Now’.

Santos

Santos has had a long and colourful history in the Mullumbimby & Byron Bay district. They are most proud to support & love local organic farmers. More than any impersonal supermarket chain, Santos practises a peaceful, powerful, political ethos by helping to maintain, create & generate community charity cash flow. Also by acting with environmentally aware & ethical economics making Santos much loved by appreciating & aware customers locally. Delighting in positive feedback. Feeding friendly faces. Santos is environmentally exciting initiators. Santos is our local community. Santos is worth it, Wooly ones are not.

Stewart ’ s Menswear Stewart's Menswear has it all when your needs are clothing at competitive prices. Gerard stocks the brands at the forefront of style including, Quiksilver, Bonds, Function Shirts, Palmers and Kustom as well as plenty of styles in swimwear with accessories for the beach – towels, hats, thongs etc. Lay-bys are welcome, the range and sizes available are extensive, and the service is second to none. Don't forget to check out the super specials near the front entrance. Phone Gerard on 6684 2148 or drop in – next to the Middle Pub in Burringbar St, Mullumbimby Stewart's Menswear 52 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby Ph 6684 2148

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Spirit of Shiatsu Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing experience & regular sessions help to prevent the build-up of stress in our daily lives. The pressure that is applied to the recipient’s body helps to promote the prevention of illnesses by stimulating the immune system & the body ’s natural healing power. Diana’s training was primarily in Shizuto Masunaga – Zen Shiatsu style with Japanese teachers. She has over 21 years of experience treating people of all ages and conditions. She works intuitively and with empathy. If you are suffering from stress, tension, anxiety, back or neck pain, insomnia, reproductive problems or if you generally feel unwell then contact Diana 6684 3431 for an appointment at the Yellow Church Yoga & Natural Health Centre 9 Myocum St Mullumbimby.

Sandplay Art Therapy Sandplay therapy comes from a Jungian method of exploration involving the use of small objects in a tray of wet/dry sand. The tactile, non-verbal interaction, with sand and water activates the innate healing powers of the individual’s unconscious, allowing externalising, defining and integrating inner conflicts, experiences and trauma. My role as the therapist is to support, reflect and companion this journey of self-discovery using my life experiences as a Breath Practitioner and teacher/therapist of Art/ Drama/Movement with children, teenagers and adults. Bev Clarke ph 0402 074 568 H.D.S.T. Grad Dip.Art Therapy

Super Cheap Tuesdays at the Yellow Flower Super cheap Tuesdays are back at the Yellow Flower! All curries on rice only $7 small or $10 large all day Tuesdays. Be sure to book if you want to dine in on Tuesday nights because with this exceptional deal we fill up fast. Or come down on any night to enjoy spicy vindaloos and hot desserts. We now have a fabulous range of fresh salads available every day from 11am, just another good reason to check out Suffolk’s favourite meeting place. See you there. Open 7 days at the Suffolk Park Plaza Phone 6685 9669

Sexy Vetrocolour Confused about Vetrocolor and painted splashbacks? It’s a special two pack applied to the back of glass, giving you a finish like a solid colour mirror. It can be applied over existing tiles in most situations with no grout lines, and it enhances and colour coordinates your decor. In bathrooms and spa/sauna rooms, it doesn’t allow water egress to the substrata thus eliminating extensive damage to the rest of the house. It also works brilliantly in kitchens.

Vetrocolor ’s appeal is enhanced with the added protection of Diamond Fusion, a process which gives a hard coating to glass, providing resistance to harsh chemicals (around pool glass) and has myriad other applications where a quick ‘wipe over ’ replaces repetitive cleaning. For more info phone us on 6680 3333 LIC 61205C

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GIVeaWaYS RAGGAMUFFIN TIX We have two double passes to the Raggamuffin Festival on the 17 Feb at Red Devil Park. Email mandypow@echo.net.au with subject header ‘Nice Muffins’. YASMIN GIVEAWAY I have a CD to giveaway for Yasmin Levy, performing at The Starcourt Theatre on Thursday 28 Feb with her 5-piece international band just two nights before her Sydney Opera House concert. Email ‘who’s that girl’ to mandypow@ echo.net.au ELECTRIC TIX We have a Double Pass Giveaway for LIVE ELECTRO 2 – featuring SLOT MACHINE, EVP & DJs Nick Taylor, Jackie Onassid, Sean Candy, Vortex, Stevie Starz. Email mandypow@ echo.net.au with subject header ‘electro’

Dubshack have been busy in the bedroom with DJ Booth locking down recordings for their limited edition CD launch at The Beach Hotel on Thursday. In the bedroom studio complete with backing tracks by frogs and insects the band are busy locking down their latest grooves. Since their trip to India playing a travelling roots festival over there, they have found themselves featured on the festival circuit, playing Island Time at Stradbroke for the fourth time. Mark looks back at the gigs in India as being pivotal in creating a direction and feel for the dub based outfit. ‘India was one of the most challenging and rewarding things we have done. We were travelling through remote areas just north east of India, places that were more based on tribal culture, they looked a lot more Tibetan, but the kids were walking around in Tupac shirts using mobile phones.’ I can just hear DJ Booth in the background: ‘We played on bamboo stages, lucky there’s no council regulations over there!’ The band travelled to India when one of the bands that was going had to pull out. ‘We toured with Aurora Jane who have been there a few times. The guy who started the roots festival has an amazing story, the ethos

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of it is true to what roots is about: it’s about bringing peace to an area, he is inspired by the Bob Marley story. It was exciting taking the good vibration music there. These were places that had experienced extreme internal violence. We had the Indian army next to us, amazing playing and having an M16 side of stage.’ When they played in India, the band also ran workshops for the kids. ‘One common question from people we met was: do you create music from your village? We explained that we created from our village, but our village was more of a global one. ‘The kids asked queston after queston, why do you stand like that? Why do you have those things? We stripped it down, and we were pulling kids out of the audience and getting them to sing in their native tongue. We have been asked to go and do that in Australia. It blossomed from a small idea, coming back here it’s a hard slog tyring to earn money so we are trying to work smarter. We try to give kids budget technologies that they can access and use.’ Dubshack are aware that being from Mullumbimby can be quite a marketing angle, a point of difference in a saturated market. ‘The CD is crucial to make a path for us so

we can be played in the city. The whole Mullumbimby dub band is quite an angle! We are launching locally and then touring. Actually we toured India before we toured Sydney. ‘Roots music used to be so unfashionable, I used to play in Earth Reggae, they wouldn’t let us play in some places because we wouldn’t sell enough beer!’ Dubshack are currently charting in Triple J’s Unearthed Roots Chart with a song they released three years ago. ‘...undusted, it was recorded in the same fashion as this new one, in the bedroom... some bands pay thousands to get that sound.’ Dubshack play the Beach Hotel on Thursday and will have pressed just 100 CDs for sale on the night. ‘In a few months we might do the whole set! Our basic ethos is that dub comes from a song, the song is deconstructed and broken and put with a set. A side and B side, all the elements of the single that you knew, but they are deconstructed and mashed up with effects, you’d know the base line and something, that’s where the whole dub ethos started, using the energy – there are elements of things that people hum and sing along with and don’t know why, pioneers of the remix culture.’

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You’ll be sorry My mother always told me that there is a difference between saying sorry and being sorry. Anyone can say sorry. Not everyone can be sorry. Being sorry means changing your behaviour. Saying sorry just buys you more time to behave like a fuck-knuckle, using forgiveness as permission to keep perpetrating wrongdoing. Sorry is like Windex for guilt. A few sprays, and all the greasy finger smears of murky self loathing suddenly disappear. ‘What are you so upset about? I said SORRYEE!!!’ Ironically, saying sorry is really a lot more difficult than it looks. Sorry sticks like unhusked popcorn in the back of the throat. Sorry makes your fists clench and your eyes twitch. Sorry makes you angry. Saying sorry means admitting personal culpability and taking responsibility for the fact that you were wrong. There are different types of sorry. There’s the ‘oops I just farted... sorry about that’, or the ‘Sorry, I just backed into your car’ type of sorry. These are sorries for when we accidentally cause harm or olfactory discomfort. Then there’s the people pleasing ‘sorry’s’. These are the ‘sorries’ used in conversation by timid people who are nervous about offending or causing anyone even the slightest inconvenience. They say sorry for everything ‘Sorry to trouble you’ ‘Sorry to call so late’ ‘Sorry I missed

you.’ These are literally sorry people. Every time they steal a precious breath they mutter ‘sorry’. Low self esteem and self flagellation make for a very unsatisfying and meaningless ‘Sorry’. Then there’s the sorry for intentional harm. ‘Sorry I fucked your husband’, ‘Sorry I just gambled the rent’ and ‘Sorry I came’. These are sorry’s that are easy to say, but much much harder to accept. The Australian government has procrastinated long and hard over its ‘sorry’ to the Aboriginal community. It’s the longest run up to the shortest word I have ever seen. Politicians and public commentators continue to jabber on about what the exact wording and nature of the apology should be. ‘Sorry we stole your country. Sorry we stole your children, and sorry our inherently racist policies and values continue to steal your future. Now go away. Over there.’ We agonise about Sorry. But considering the enormous harm that we have perpetrated on indigenous Australians, I wonder, if it’s not more pertinent to ask, can they forgive us? Reconciliation has been such a long time coming I suggest that we change our Aussie branding from The Lucky Country to The Sorry Country. It’s timeout for white Australia. I suggest we say sorry and go to our room for a good long hard think about our behaviour.

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>>>Live >>> Live MusiC... STOLZ MUSIC Revered San Francisco singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz comes to town on his third Australian tour to coincide with the release of his brilliant new Sub Pop album, Circular Sounds. Much loved by Aussie audiences, Kelley is reunited with his gun local band (featuring members of Eddy Current Suppression Ring and The Stabs) and ready to turn on his pop-garage rock charms. Kelley plays The Great Northern on Thursday with James Cruikshank and surf legend Andrew Kidman with his band The Brown Birds. Tickets on sale now from www.oztix.com.au or phone 1300 762 545.

GO GO MO MO Mo’Horizons consists of producers and DJs Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark Foh Wetzler. Both hailing from downtown Hanover. Ralf is well renowned for his past work, which amongst others include Cunnie Williams and Randy Crawford. The other half of this dynamic duo is the ultraactive record collector and PC-musician Foh. The songs by Mo’Horizons appear on more than 500 compilations worldwide. Also appearing with them are Chukale, one of Australia’s finest AfroCuban Salsa bands. In only two years, this Brisbane based band has developed an extensive and enthusiastic following, not only within the Latin Community but also with music and dance enthusiasts from all cultural backgrounds.the Hotel Great Northern on Friday.

MUSIC WITH BITE The Vampires formed in 2004, while its four members were studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Beginning with apparent influences such Charlie

Parker, Bernie McGann and Ornette Coleman, the band has incorporated the compositions of Garbett and Rose to find a style drawing from Afro-Carribean and South American grooves, and more open improvisation within these grooves, in their original material. The group features some of the elite emerging musicians from Sydney, with the uncannily natural combination of the two horn players and composers, Nick Garbett (trumpet) and Jeremy Rose (alto saxophone) and the well established and like-minded rhythm section team of Mike Majkowski (double bass) and Alex Masso (drums). The Vampires play The Blue Birdy in Byron Bay at the Buddha Bar on Wednesday and Ballina Hotel on Saturday.

WHEN YOU GLO AWAY This months GLO Dance features the infectious dance music of Tijuana Cartel. One of the hits of this year’s Exodus Live festival Tijuana Cartel combine incredible flamenco guitar, slide guitar, very tasty electronica and live percussion. Tijuana Cartel’s live performances offer many textures: a concoction of multi-layered grooves, splashes of Middle Eastern vocals, lilting ‘Moby-esque’ soundscapes, electronic world beats, ethnic percussion and poetic social commentary. And that amazing Spanish-styled lead guitar.It all happens at GLO Dance in Uki with DJ Pulse. Friday at Uki Hall. Doors 8pm. Show @ 9pm. For more info visit www.originarts. com.au

BOMBING OUT 2007 was a big year for the Skybombers… and the momentum is continuing in 2008 with the announcement

BANGALOW A & I HALL

Friday 22nd February 8pm Celebrating Rhythm ‘n’ Roots, swing, gypsy, bluegrass, African

BRUCE MATHISKE World acclaimed guitar virtuoso masterpeace

Greg Young Ukulele Dynamo Dave Hellens

National Banjo Champion

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Friday 22nd Feb 8pm

Tickets $20 prepaid/$25 at door/$15 kids

Bookings: Barebones Art Space 44 Byron St, Bangalow Ph 66871393 or www.bruceguitar.com

SKYBOMBER WEDNESDAY 20 HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN

Jode Bonney has emerged as one of Australia’s finely tuned singer/ songwriters. Fronting a five-piece band, Bonney’s raw vocal tone, sense of melody and passionate rock arrangements will capture everyone at HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN THIS SUNDAY

of the band’s first National Tour for the year, covering all along the east coast of Australia with a heap of regional dates in between the capital city shows! After signing with Albert Music only 12 months ago, releasing their EP Sirens in April 07, the band went on to make head way in the US of A, mid year, headlining an outdoor show in the middle of Hollywood for key tastemaker and leading alternative radio station Indie 103.1, where their hit single It Goes Off was on the most played list. Influenced by ‘60s garage pop, ‘70s rock and roll, early punk, ‘90s grunge and Britpop like The Kinks, The Clash, You Am I, The Easybeats, Oasis and The Hives, Skybombers are about energy, they’re about melody, they’re about 4am, they’re about being so drunk that you can’t stand still, so your only option is to dance. Most of all, they are about being young. Everyone can relate to that! Wednesday 20 February at the Hotel Great Northern.

STRINGMANSASS BANGALOW CATHOLIC HALL FRIDAY 22 AND SATURDAY 23 UKI HALL

THE ESSENCE OF QUINTESSENCE Give your fellow community members more than a country wave this Saturday from 7pm. Quintessence is holding a community event, and yes it’s free. Support this event by putting your bum on

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will w be a show well worth c catching. Lovers of music in all its forms, Kacey and Aaron’s performances retain elements of their influences: Bobby McFerrin, Maria Joao, Ralph Towner, Cleo Laine, Ella Fitzgerald, Sting, Tuck and Patti, Middle-Eastern, African and Celtic traditional music. After being one of the highlights at Aichi World EXPO, and since the birth of Kacey’s first child, they returned to Japan late last

year for an extensive tour of that country. Crowd pleasers on the Australian festival circuit this highly innovative group has released three independent recordings since they began in 1996 and is planning a fourth for 2008. ‘It seems that the rules of gravity do not exist for the duo Stringmansassy. Guitarist Aaron Hopper and singer Kacey Patrick simply fly away with their music.’ (Goettingen Tageblatt – Magazine)

THE WAILERS AT RAGGAMUFFIN TIJUANA CARTEL AT GLO DANCE AT THE UKI HALL ON FRIDAY

a seat in the Ocean Shore Community Centre Hall, that’s the one opposite the shopping centre. The always rude and intimidating MC Hannuman will make you feel so ill-at-easy you’ll start laughing. There are dinners available from Pippi’s catering and great conversations to be had. Oh yeah and four sensational local acts, Karl Farren, Kathryn Jones, Susanna Carman and Inanna’s Wish. Featuring Karl Farren.

BROADFOOT DANCING

Broadfoot are heading south – all the way to Lennox Head. It’s a bold move for the Mullumbimby boys because no one in the band has been south of Newrybar. Sure, they’ve seen ads for the Ballina Cinemas and they’ve heard stories about the magical shopping complexes known as Plazas but to actually go to the southern shire, that’s something else – there are even rumours that Lennox has a set of traffic lights just like you see in American movies. Lennox Point Hotel is the destination for Saturday night. If you pass a group of musos hitching south this

week that will be Broadfoot – please give them a lift.

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED

Where else can you see Jimi Hendrix covers played with conviction and style: it’s Purple Stone Man! These three guys bring you a repertoire of songs not only from the greatest guitar player that lived but from some of the greatest bands to grace the planet. Songs from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Cream and more, their show will energize you and take you on a journey through the most notable time in music history. You don’t often see a guitarist that can pull off guitar solos with his teeth and sit on top of a delicate rhythm section with style. If you would like a dose of the unforgettable 1960’s be sure to catch these three guys in Purple Stone at the Brunswick Hotel on Sunday.

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On Sunday some of the most influential reggae performers converge on the Byron Red Devil’s Footy Field to present the touring Festival: Raggamuffin. One of the featured acts are The Wailers, featuring Elan Etias, last time he was here was at Bluesfest 1998. Do you bring something of your own personality to the mix? Oh absolutely, 100%. I tell people all the time I am not trying to be Bob Marley. It just so happens I have a deep raspy voice and when I sing the Wailers songs I sound like Bob. We also incorporate some of my own songs into the set as well, so it’s not just all Wailers classics. We do four of my songs in the set from the album I released last year called Together As One. The band I was most inspired by was this band, The Wailers. I loved how their songs never got old and every time you hear a Wailers song what message it gave you, whatever you were going through in your own mind

and your own life, it would mean a lot. I always loved Bob Marley and the Wailers when I was growing up and I could never be in this band unless I felt attached to the lyrics and was in love with their music. Any personal favourites? Oh man, my favourites change every week. I love all Bob’s songs. They’re all so cool. My favourites change every week, honestly. As a singer, my favourites depend on what I’m feeling at the time, what I’m going through.

PRESENTERS WANTED Are you interested in presenting a show on Bay-FM Community radio? Now is the time to become involved with Byron Shire’s only radio station as a volunteer. For your presenter’s application to be considered you must be trained in the studio and have done some volunteer work for the station. Come in and fill out a program submission form and make an appointment to visit with Alice, Bay-FM’s volunteer coordinator. It is beneficial for you to get to know the inner workings of Bay-FM. The new program season begins on May 1st.

Bay-FM is located at 69 Jonson Street Byron Bay. Telephone 6680 7999 Community Radio 99.9 Phone 6680 7999

Did you always want to be a singer? I used to sing all time the shower and the car, but I never knew I would do it professionally. I grew up in LA and was doing a bunch of things but this was the first band I ever played with, the first band I ever got on stage with. I was 19 years old. I never had a soundcheck, no rehearsal, nothing. It was at a gig and I got up in front of 6000 people and sang just off the memory of listening to the records as I kid.

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<<< <<<CULTURE <CULTURE>>> >>> ART ANGELS AROUND MY BED 16 Angels Around my Bed – is an exhibition by Hilary Herrmann at Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby. When Hilary Hermann was a little girl, her grandmother would place a hand over her forehead and recite a protective Hebrew prayer to her until she fell asleep. The paintings that make up 16 Angels Around my Bed were inspired by that prayer. Don’t expect cherubic faces and gossamer wings though, this is Hilary Herrmann and these are angels with attitude. Opening is at 6pm on Friday,

FILM BYRON FILM FESTIVAL The 3rd Annual Byron Bay Film Festival is launching itself into 2008 with over 150 films from 34 countries, more than half of which are Australian Premieres. Opening on February 29 and screening until March 8, the fast-growing festival was an initiative of the Byron Community & Cultural Centre and reflects the area’s strong appetite for independent film, its unique cultural identity and feeds a desire to explore the creative potential of filmmaking.World Premiere of hot new Australian drama Monkey Puzzle is the opening night film and it’s the story

of a journey into the wilds of the Blue Mountains. For more information, session times, film descriptions and ticket prices, visit www.bbff. com.au

POETRY DANGEROUS WORDS Dangerously Poetic is back, this month they feature trained opera singer Loani McRae, who has had many years of performance and teaching experience in classical and contemporary styles of music. She presently teaches at the Cape Byron Steiner School and directs numerous choirs including one at The Buttery. Loani will be performing with Noel Wright. Poetry on the theme of the sea will be read by Susan Hayward, Laura Jan Shore and Bev Sweeney. Sunday from 1-3 pm at the Yogalates Studio, 72 Byron Street in Bangalow. Please bring a chair unless you are happy to sit on cushions. Homemade Devonshire tea available for purchase. All are welcome. Entry: $5/4 for DP members.

MIND BENDING SPACE COWBOY Whether you have seen The Space Cowboy’s performance before or not, his new show ‘Mind Bending – The Evolution’ is exactly what the title says,

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this is mentalism for the new millennium. Inspired by the great thinkers of the past and present in the field of mind reading and psychological manipulations, the Space Cowboy regularly performs some of the most direct and precise thought reading demonstrations that can be found in the world today. In 2007 The Space Cowboy broke his 3rd Guinness World Record by swallowing 17 swords simultaneously (the previous record was 14 swords), he won the ‘Street Performance World Championships’ for the second year in a row, and starred in a National Geographic TV show called Taboo, that by the end of it’s showing will be viewed by over a billion people! In 2008 he has already completed a tour of Europe and New Zealand where he performed in packed stadiums of up to 16,000 people at a time. You are invited to bring your own cutlery for The Space Cowboy to bend Two shows only at the Byron Bay Community Centre Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm. Bookings: 6685 5659.

STANDUP COMEDY BIG JOKE Shooting From My Hip Replacement Thursday @10.30am at the Bangalow Bowling Club – A dynamic standup comedy performance by some very edgy elderlies! Seniors create a show that smashes the stereotypes around ageing.

Come and hear your Nanna dish the dirt! MC: Mandy Nolan $15. Braindate Thursday @ 7pm at Bangalow Bowling Club – BrainDate throws six singles into the mixing pot of game show love and finds out which two brains bubble to the surface. Singles will be in the running to win a romantic dinner date at restaurant Fresca at the Bangalow Hotel after the show. $15 My Funny Valentine Thursday @ 8.30pm at the Bangalow A&I Hall. Julia Morris, Vanessa Wagner, Amelia Jane Hunter, Lola the Vamp, Tina Trash – So what does love have to do with it? International performer, Julia Morris shares how it is, the glamorous Vanessa Wagner gives us a peek as to how it isn’t & Lola the Vamp dons her feathers and shows us how it should be. $37.50 Mad Dogs & Englishman Friday @ 7pm at the Bangalow A&I Hall. Anthony Morgan, Gordon Southern, Jonathan Atherton. Jonathan Atherton is a global raconteur who deconstructs the very nature of Australian identity. Anthony Morgan is a Tasmanian dwelling hermit, a laid back larrikin, when they are joined by the very very English, Mr Gordon Southern $37.50 Burlesque Show Friday @ 10pm at Bangalow A&I Hall – In just two days

16 ANGELS AROUND MY BED OPENS AT THE ART PIECE GALLERY, MULLUMBIMBY WITH A PREVIEW EVENING AT 6PM ON FRIDAY

International Queen of Seduction, Lola the Vamp can turn a mild mannered secretary into a red hot burlesque performer – come and find out what she has done with a dozen local women and one man! $15. The Night I Died Saturday @ 12pm at the Bangalow A&I Hall Festival Bar. Every comedian has a war story about the night they went on stage and died. Find out how four comics at the peak of their craft have coped with stage ‘death’ and lived to kill again! $15. Funny Kids Saturday @ 3pm at the Bangalow A&I Hall. Hear what kids have to say about life, love, school and family

in their own words! Mandy Nolan has taught over 30 kids the gentle art of standup comedy, and this is their very first performance. Cracked Eggs Sunday @ 9am at Bangalow A&I Hall. Fiona McGary, Elissa Hawke, Dolores, Ellen Briggs, Anna Log, Lou Sanz, Cath Styles, Melinda Buttle, Elle Sejean, Kathryn Bendall, Kristina Olsen. Standup comedy has always been a man’s world where only the bravest broads dare to tread. These days more and more women are taking the plunge and deciding to give standup a go. The performance also features women at the top of their game. $32.50 (Includes hot breakfast)

Put UB40, The Wailers, Maxi Priest and Arrested Development together and what do you get? Well, first up, six hours of fantastic music! And that’s exactly the musical feast on offer at Raggamuffin, an innovative new event showcasing the best in reggae music, with a healthy dose of funk, dub, hip hop and soul!

TRAFFIC NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF BYRON SHIRE After working closely with Byron Shire Council, our consultants have formulated a traffic management plan to manage and minimize traffic near our festival site in Byron Bay. We wish to advise of the following changes that will take place from 2pm to 11pm Sunday February 17, 2008. Parking is available on the Training Oval, Red Devil Park. Parking entry is via Bangalow Road. For any noise or traffic complaints, please contact the Noise & Traffic Hotline on (02) 6685 5541. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.

RAGGAMUFFIN, ONE SHOW ONLY AT RED DEVIL PARK SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2008 IT’S ONE PARTY YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL BE NO ATM FACILITIES ON SITE.

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Village Idiot Final Sunday @ 1pm at Bangalow Pub ($15). The Village Idiot is the Big Joke’s search for the newest and hottest standup talent. Over four free heats running at the Urban/Bang Thai from Friday to Sunday find out who takes out the $500 first prize donated by The Bangalow Chamber of Commerce! MC’d by Gordon Southern. $15. The Comedy Debate: Bigger is Better Sunday 17 Feb, 3pm at Bangalow A&I Hall. Anthony Morgan, Nick Sun, Jonathan Atherton, Fiona McGary, Greg Sullivan, Elissa Hawke,

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#&"54/#014 I’ll start with an inspiring outdoor festival, and although not quite in the Byron Shire it carries a vibe that would suggest it’s capability to empty Byron Bay of its population for this weekend. Earth Frequency is a weekend-long music, lifestyle and environment festival in Queensland that puts these words into action. Earthfreq has organized a weekend of attitude and entertainment. An extensive DJ lineup including Monolake from Germany, Spoonbill along with Byron djs Luke Psywalker and Ketamind, is met by an equally strong bill of speakers on Saturday afternoon who will disseminate valuable information and provoke discussion. Topics are broad in content, Ultra Culture Re-think, Biodiversity and Australian Ecology discussion followed by a guided bush walk, Tree-House construction, Psychedelic Media and more. Tickets available for $70 at www. greentix.com or $90 at the gate, for detailed info, sitemap and directions go to www.earthfreq.com The Backroom is host to fresh sounds and a show from Slot Machine. Live Electro’s support act this Saturday is E.V.P. plus DJs Nick Taylor vs Jackie Onassid, Sean Candy, Vortex and Stevie Starz. Video and lights by Spectacle Art, décor by Sideways, tickets $15 or $20 on the nite. Mista Misha will keep on promoting classy entertainment I’m sure, throughout 2008. Mo’Horizons this Friday at the Great Northern is marking a busy month of fat live, electronic Latin flavours followed by DancehallReggae queen Tanya Stephens from Jamaica on 21st and Rhombus, Tijuana Cartel and Mihirangi on 27th.

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Amelia Jane Hunger is Keith Flipp Sunday 5pm at Bangalow Bowling Club. Amelia Jane Hunter used to be a Bangalow girl, but now she is a woman of the world, having had her show produced by The Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Moosehead Award with peformances in Edinburgh and Montreal. $15.

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What’s brewing, stewing and stirring in Byron‘s dance scene? This week’s Beats’n’Bops is delving into what’s in and on and up in 2008.

Brendan Lovechild. The Comedy Debate brings six comics head to head under the gracious chair of Anthony Morgan to discuss this very pertinent question: Is Bigger really Better?

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The Winsome in Lismore is going strong on Fridays featuring fresh sounds with resident DJs Magoo and El Scorcho plus guests from overseas, interstate and Byron. Lismore is also home of the Bentevents-crew whose mission statement is, ‘maintain our self-run community events, promote business supporting our community, address rural isolation for our bent community, support the Safe Place program, a percentage of event profits to support self-run events and maintain Ozegay as a free community website. www.bentevents. com.au

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That blue drop of Liquid advertising the reopening of the night club formerly known as the Carpark, Verve, CMoog and Play> might give us back a spot where the freshest sounds get preference over safe music policy. Dj Noodles, ‘Hmmm what I would like to see in 2008 is a club in the Byron Shire I can play at again!’

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Sunday 17th – Elsewhere presents Ryan Rushton to the Sunday night Royale capers. The La La Land resident will inject some of his Byron based electronic house into the mix with residents Giv and Snosh.

Elsewhere, our favorite club in Surfers Paradise is giving us our second treat in 2008 on Sunday 24th with DJ, musician, composer and producer from Sao Paulo, Gui Boratto, another Brazilian artist who is making a mark on the international music scene. Gui Boratto’s productions are turning up on play-lists of not only Tiefschwarz and Steve Bug. He has releases on K2/ Kompakt and Plastic City amongst a bounty of other labels. Gui Boratto is a name to look out for regarding the Brazilian House, Techno and Minimal genre.

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The Byron YAC is holding Ruccus again 12th April at the Mullumbimby Skate Park, this year focusing on DJs to deliver da tunes. Go get behind the decks at the YAC and practice, classes every Thursday 2pm-6pm. Bring your favorite vinyl/CDs. Cocomangas, LaLaLand, Cheeky Monkeys and the Beach Hotel keep catering to a steady crowd of clubbers every weekend. Party tunes from top 40s to old hits, remixes and charting club sounds.

Retro-Mockstars Solid Gold who have taken Byron Bay by storm with sold out shows in 2007, will be adding some live vocalists to their forthcoming shows this year.

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Friday 15 – Electronic Boogie Show. Debuting at Elsewhere late last year and impressing all with his control of the floor and fresh grasp on broken minimal electro beats, the stylish DJ Wongo returns for a main set alongside Electronic Boogie Show resident Audun.

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Television Guide 1. Those who are tired of the relentless cricket on Channel Nine have a choice of decidedly non-sporting movies on Friday night. Prime is showing In Her Shoes, a story of two sisters, Toni Collette and Cameron Diaz, and their odd mother, played by Shirley Maclaine, and… 2. Ten reprises the Jane Austen classic Pride & Prejudice with Keira Knightley. On Sunday night Ten screens the Aussie comedy BoyTown (9.40pm) which sank at the box office to good reviews. If old movies are your thing, ABC has an inaccessible slot at 4.30 am weekdays which is often filled with classics. This week’s selection includes the Marx Brothers, a Boris Karloff horror, a film noir thriller, an Orson Welles epic and a sub-Marx Brothers farce, complete with Margaret Dumont. Almost worth becoming an insomniac or learning how to program the VCR.

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Today Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) Here’s Humphrey Danoz (G) Guthy Renker (G) Movie: Homeless To Harvard (M,cl,d,a, 2003) Stars Thora Birch, Kelly Lynch. Days Of Our Lives Fresh Cooking One Day Cricket Series – Australia vs Sri Lanka (Live) Evening News A Current Affair One Day Cricket Series – Australia vs Sri Lanka (Live) Nightline Penn & Teller (M) The Mint Games show. Guthy Renker Australia Good Morning America I would believe any religion that could prove it had existed since the beginning of the world. But when I see Socrates, Plato, Moses and Mohammed, I do not think there is such a one. All religions owe their origin to man. Napoleon Bonaparte

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rage Kids’ Programs Insiders (G) Inside Business Offsiders Asia Pacific Focus Hymns Of Glory: Lent (G) Landline Gardening Australia Message Stick The War: A Very Fearful Time (PG) The Genius Of Photography (PG) The Michelangelo Code (G) Final. Flickerfest: Slim Pickings (G) Sunday Arts At The Movies The Einstein Factor Quiz show. ABC News Robin Hood (PG) Creature Comforts (G) ABC News Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (M*,v) Compass: Knocking (PG) The Dali Dimension (G) Order In The House Movie: The Mad Miss Manton (PG, 1938) Stars Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck 2.10 Ted’s Evolution (PG) Repeat. 3.20 Message Stick

4.30 Movie: Rachel And The Stranger (PG, 1948) Stars Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum. 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Landline Repeat. 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Pilot Guides (G) 1.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) 2.00 Parliament Question Time (PG) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Landline Repeat. 6.30 Talking Heads 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 Thunderheads (PG) 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.35 Dragons Alive! (PG) Final. 12.30 Pilot Guides (G*) 1.25 Movie: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (PG, 1939) Stars Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara. 3.25 Bowls: Champion Of Champions 2008 Repeat.

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4.30 Movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (G, 1942) Stars Joseph Cotton, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt. 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Grand Designs (G) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Quiz show. 1.00 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 1.30 Catalyst (G) 2.00 Parliament Question Time 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.05 Time Team: Sedgefield (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 Report 8.00 Chopper Rescue 8.30 Brat Camp 9.25 Foreign Correspondent 10.00 Artscape: IOU – Lloyd Rees (G) 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Four Corners Repeat. 12.20 Media Watch 12.35 Parliament Question Time 1.45 Psychic Investigators (M*v) E (G, 1947) UR 2.25 Movie: Sinbad The Sailor RNIT R FU OUTDOO Stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn.

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World News in various languages. WeatherWatch & Music World News in various languages. Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia Cutting Edge: Endgame Documentary from the US on the Iraq invasion. Dateline Cirque Du Soleil’s Solstrom (G) The Journal Mythbusters Global Village: Flavours Of France World News Australia Top Gear (PG) The Movie Show (G) South Park (M,v,a) Drawn Together (M,a,s) Animated comedy series. World News Australia Skins (MA,d,n,s,) Drama series from the UK. Movie: Ong-Bak (MA,d,v, 2003) Cult movie from Thailand. Movies: Tears Of The Black Tiger (M,a,v, 2001) Cult movie from Thailand. WeatherWatch Overnight

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Kids’ Programs Video Hits First (G) Season return. Video Hits (PG) Tour Downunder Highlights Show Beach Volleyball – Round 2 Free TV (G) Movie: Naked Gun 33 1/3 – The Final Insult (PG, 1995) Stars Leslie Neilson, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson. 4.00 Escape With ET (G) 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 The Simpsons (G) 6.30 Movie: Billy Madison (PG,cl,v,1995) Stars Adam Sandler, Bradley Whitford. 8.30 Movie: Mercury Rising (M,cl,v, 1998) Stars Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin. 10.30 AFL 2008 NAB Cup – Round 1 – Port Adelaide vs Carlton 12.30 AFL 2008 NAB Cup – Round 1 – Brisbane vs Essendon 2.30 Infomercials, Shopping & Religion

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Religion Totally Wild Meet The Press State Focus Video Hits Firsts (G) Video Hits (PG) Infomercials Movie: The Three Stooges (PG 2000) Stars Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Chiklis, John Kassir, Rachael Blake. Movie: City Slickers II – The Legend Of Curly’s Gold (PG, 1994) Stars Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jack Palance. Ten News Sports Tonight The Simpsons (PG) The Biggest Loser (PG) So You Think You Can Dance Australia (PG) Movie: BoyTown (M 2006) Stars Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Sally Phillips. Movie: The Wannabes (MA,cl, sr 2003) Stars Nick Giannopolos, Isla Fisher, Michael Carmen. Video Hits Up-Late (M) Infomercials Religion to 6am.

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Today Mornings With Kerri-Anne Time/Life (G) Danoz (G) Movie: Defending Our Kids (M,s,cl, 2003) Stars Annie Potts, Jonas Chernick. Days Of Our Lives (PG) Fresh Cooking Here’s Humphrey Lockie Leonard National News Bargain Hunt: Wetherby 56 Antiques Roadshow Evening News A Current Affair A Year With The Royal Family (PG) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M) Lotto CSI: NY (M) All new series. Nip/Tuck (MA15+,v) Nightline The Mint Guthy-Renker Australia and Danoz Good Morning America

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Ten Early News Toasted TV Puzzle Play 9am With David and Kim Ten Morning News TTN (G) Dr Phil (PG) Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Ready Steady Cook Informercial Huey’s Cooking Adventure Totally Wild The Bold & The Beautiful (G) Ten News Friends (G) Neighbours (G) The Biggest Loser (PG) Bondi Rescue (PG) Women’s Murder Club (M,v,a) Burn Notice (M) Late News with Sports Late Show with David Letterman Out Of Practice (PG) State Focus Infomercials Religion to 6am. Do not let yourself be decieved: great intellects are skeptical. Friedrich Nietzsche

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>>>CINEM >>> CINEM A... FOOL’S GOLD Whatever happened to the gorgeous Kate Hudson from Almost Famous? She has, alas, grown up to be mannish in appearance and mechanical in performance, the latter perhaps attributable to the type of role she is now typecast in, though she seems an odd choice to be the lead in a romantic comedy. That is, unless her partner is Matthew McCaunaughey, for the pair go together like two smoothly sanded planks of wood. Here they are Tess and Benn ‘Finn’ Finnegan, newly divorced but thrown together in the hunt for lost Spanish treasure in the Caribbean (shot around Cairns). Finn is a bit of a flip, with an extraordinary capacity for absorbing blows to the head – one, from a cricket bat, might have put a lesser man in a wheelchair for life. Donald Sutherland, clearly horrified at the prospect of getting into a wetsuit and

goggles, plays an immensely wealthy Englishman with a fab yacht and, in the process, makes a complete hash of his accent. Mind you, he probably spent more time in the makeup van having his face coated with fake suntan (his head appears to be of the finest Moroccan leather) than practicing his vowels. As Moe, Finn’s rascally rogue competitor in the salvaging stakes, Ray Winstone, happily clothed again after Beowulf, is asked to produce a southern drawl but botches it as clunkily as Sutherland does the Pommy’s. Ewen Bremmer, from the genuinely funny Death At A Funeral, makes the trifecta of inflected catastrophes with his Ukranian. But such quibbles should be overlooked, for this is a harmless date movie with nothing riding on it but the brief to satisfy the crowd’s need for pure escapism. If it succeeds, it is only by the skin of its perfect

teeth. The plot is muddled, the excitement minimal and the hairy getaways lifted straight from Scriptwriting 101, with Finn setting the tone early when, at thirty feet below, he fires a gun in order to extricate himself from the tricky situation of being manacled to leg irons and running out of air (how long can you hold your breath for?). There is some excellent aquatic cinematography, which is just as well, given the time spent in the briny, and if you want to give your brain a break and merely gaze at the screen, the colour and movement make this outing pleasurable enough. ~ John Campbell

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN The wide, parched landscape of Texas. A man’s gotta do... Javier Bardem is a killer on the road and, you’d better believe it, his brain is squirmin’ like a toad. He is also uniquely armed with a prod attached to a large cylinder of compressed air with which he goes around despatching his victims – that and a rifle with the biggest silencer that you have ever seen smothering the end of its barrel. The Coen Brothers are at it again, building hopes but not quite delivering on the promise. They forever need to stamp their imprimatur, and succeed strikingly, but sometimes you wonder do they really know what they want to say? The story, without a note of music, is dark and bloody and I was completely enthralled, until it became repetitive and ran out of steam in the last quarter. Trailer trash ex ‘Nam hunter,

Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), comes across a massacre in the desert. A heroin deal gone wrong. He collects a case full of money and legs it. Foolishly, and unbelievably, as he concedes to his wife (a device too clever by half – having the character say it, as if by admitting the implausibility the audience will therefore disregard it) he returns to the site with water for one of the victims. He is sprung by the other mob, and the trackdown begins. Plenty want the dough, but it’s the ruthless assassin, Chigurin (Bardem), who has the receptor that picks up the signal emitted by the gizmo hidden among Moss’s banknotes. Set in 1980, it might as well have been 1880, for it runs like a western, with Moss’s wife Carla Jean (the alluring Kelly McDonald) hinting as much at the start when she dismisses one of Llewlyn’s boasts with John Wayne’s immortal ‘that’ll be the day’ from The Searchers. Bardem owns the movie, but the part of sheriff fits Tommy Lee Jones like a glove and Woody Harrelson is good value as the lairy bounty hunter. The final scene of Jones at breakfast recalling a dream is intended to explain all but it feels pretentious and its mystical insight will only impress the impressionable. Allegory flounders if you are left wondering what it is an allegory of. It’s a flaky way for what might have been classic film noir to end, but hardly likely to damage the reputation of Joel and Ethan among their faction. ~ John Campbell Byron Bay Cookie Company presents

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Todd had his cookbook published recently, a handsome volume entitled Grace which is ďŹ lled with the sort of dishes he serves up at Gaia. He tells me that his food is not dogmatic – it’s not raw or macro or ayurvedic but a synthesis, perhaps, of all those things, with a strong emphasis on organics. Not as strict as, for example, the menus at Golden Door, the meals seek more to be wholesome and healthy yet utterly luscious, their inspiration drawn from those cultural styles – Mediterranean, Asian, North African and Middle Eastern – which translate so well into ‘spa cuisine’. Todd feels that he has gradually evolved his own style of this genre and it is a style not bound by rules or inexibility – he confesses, to my surprise, that he only begins to think about his daily menu the very morning he enters the kitchen, and it will be informed by seasonality and availability of produce. He sources as much of this locally as possible, and in addition Gaia has its own garden growing salad ingredients, Asian greens, herbs and capsicum and eggplant. Breakfast is a buffet; for lunch and dinner there is what Todd or one of his two chefs have decided to create that day, the latter consisting of a set three courses, the former featuring, perhaps, a buckwheat noodle salad with marinated tofu and raw marinated Jap pumpkin in a soy, mirin and ginger dressing. I look wistfully out at the deck, the couple still sitting there as if incapable of leaving the serenity of their experience. If I come for a morning spa or massage I too could stay for lunch – but already I am wildly envisaging a three-day stay, a recklessly extravagant utterly self-indulgent soothing relaxing nurturing soul-restoring time-out, eating Todd’s food, emerging a new woman... Just before I leave, Todd tosses in casually the news that in London the previous evening Gaia had just received the prestigious Conde Nast Traveller award for Favourite Overseas Hotel Spa in Australasia and the South PaciďŹ c.

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ACROSS 1. Greek tragedian (9) 6. Notches (5) 9. Cheap form of letter often sent while on holiday (7,8) 10. Rents, borrows (6) 11. Legendary Greek performer of 12 labours (8) 13. Sign, pointer (10) 14. Eye problem (4) 16. Reect, resound (4) 17. Twisted distortion, often of wood (10) 19. Guardianship, tutoring (8) 20. Bare, infertile (6) 23. Serious breach of the law (8,7) 24. Large spoon, scoop (5) 25. Of the capital of Syria (9)

ACROSS 1. I hear you and I preside over Greek dramatist. (9) 6. Caves prisons (5) 9. Cheap message: imagine Pole comedian. (7,8) 10. Rents, like int he dregs. (6) 11. Topless Verne follows distraught Cher; need a strong man! (8) 13. Take ďŹ ve from clearance – a sign. (10) 14. Pen note for eye problem. (4) 16. Imitate nymph. (4) 17. Twisted inner glass, gross distortion. (10) 19. You French legate, arrange guardianship. (8) 20. Sounds like nobleman is infertile. DOWN (6) 1. Drive out, evict (5) 2. Hunchback king who succeeded 23. Malefactor possessed by another crook – that’s against the law! (8,7) Henry VI (7,3,5) 24. Scoop! 550 in New Guinea town. 3. Restraint, discretion (8) 4. Mammals including antelopes and (5) 25.Block a view with the best steel. (9) caribou (4) 5. Device at sportsground to show the state of play (10) DOWN 6. See, pay attention to (6) 1. Drive out former short footballer (5) 7. Author of Jane Eyre (9,6) 2. Much maligned ruler, Nixon takes 8. Dodges, avoids contact (9) the bronze. (7,3,5) 12. Act as sentry, protect position or 3. Ms Goward’s discretion. (8) goods (5,5) 4. Expensive sounding animal. (4) 13. Exactly the same (9) 5. Twenty take meals – it shows, the 15. Long-necked African beasts (8) runs! (10) 21. Sister’s daughter (5) 6. See, it isn’t a diamond. (6) 22. Standard, average (4) 7. Writer takes dessert on beach. (9,6) Last week’s solution 8. Team dances, dodges. (9) 12. Take up sentry duty with ag, covering Greater Union. (5,5) 13. Translated in dialect, but it’s just the same. (9) 15. Camelopards surprisingly fear ďŹ gs. (8) 18. Reported area for ďŹ sh. (6) 21. Pleasant about English relative. (5) 22. Average bloke. (4)

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Of all the questions regarding Zhao Zong Yuan’s ascension to the title of grandmaster last week, the most difficult to answer is the simplest – how did he do it? How did a full-time pharmacy student raise his game to a world class level, a level high enough to secure three grandmaster performances in under two months, a task that normally takes years? Obviously Zhao has talent for the game, in spades, since otherwise it would have been impossible for him to emerge from the chess backwater of Coffs Harbour to become an

International Master at the age of 14. There is also no doubt that Zhao has been steadily improving, but his stellar local results in 2007 always invited the question – can a part-time player competing primarily in Australia rise sufficiently above his environment to realistically aspire to become a grandmaster? The example of Australian Champion Stephen Solomon – a prolific tournament winner in Australia for two decades but never close to a GM title – seemed to warn against false hopes. However Zhao succeeded in making the great leap forward, the key motivating factor coming when he discovered that he, as winner of the Oceania Zonal, was paired against Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the World Cup in Siberia last November.

Rather than accept that defeat against the Norwegian teenage superstar was inevitable, Zhao set about preparing for the two game match as he had never done before. Combining chess study with preparation for his university examinations, Zhao went through Carlsen’s games searching for weaknesses. Then he overhauled his own opening repertoire, testing his new ideas in internet games which Carlsen would be unlikely to notice. In the event, Zhao’s World Cup campaign was short-lived – ‘I was smashed by Carlsen,’ he later said, though Carlsen himself viewed the match as far from easy. However, the work done by Zhao over many months prior to the World Cup proved its worth over the next two months, especially after being

fine-tuned by trainer Laszlo Hazai in Budapest in early December. Hazai first met Zhao in Australia in 1999 and declared, ‘It is a crime that this boy is still at school. He should be sent to Budapest immediately where I could turn him into not just a grandmaster but a top 10 player.’ From the trainer of Judit Polgar this was high praise indeed but in truth Zhao is probably not cut out to be a professional player. Despite two months of unbroken tournament successes, the adulation of fans and the chance to visit places as varied as Siberia and Gibraltar, Zhao admits to severe homesickness. Over the next five years, as Zhao completes his pharmacy and medical studies, the Australian number one should have time to achieve new goals but after then, Australia may have to be content with knowing that we have the strongest chess-playing doctor in the world.

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Sports Roundup with Eve Jeffery Rainbow Dragons to paddle in Sydney

The Rainbow Dragons on Lake Ainsworth will fly their flag (below) in Sydney. Photo Tree Faerie

GUNG HEI FAT CHOY! The intrepid Dragon Boat paddlers from the Northern Rivers are off again to compete in the Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Regatta on Darling Harbour, where they fully expect to improve on their ‘Bronze Medal’ performance of 2007. Fifteen Breast Cancer Survivors from the Rainbow Dragons Abreast Club will join with a team of survivors from Clarence Valley to compete in the races next Saturday and Sunday.

Another group of 8 Supporters will team up with a very competitive group from Currumbin to challenge for top honours in the Community Event. Training for these races has been very intense for the last 26 weeks and their race times over a 250 metre course have improved out of sight since last year’s regatta. Hundreds of breast cancer survivors all over the world have become avid Dragon Boat paddlers and teams from all over New South

Wales will be competing on Darling Harbour, creating a ‘sea of pink’ in Sydney to highlight the fact that breast cancer can be beaten. Sunday races will also include a solemn, Flowers on the Water Ceremony in remembrance of the many loved ones who have fallen to breast cancer but will never be forgotten. For info about the Dragons phone Laura Turner 6687 6807 or check ou www. dragonsabreast.com.au

Surfing museum in the pipeline A group of prominent Burleigh Heads locals has announced the formation of a committee to establish and operate a surfing museum in the Burleigh area. It is cimmittee’s intention to create a not-forprofit organisation to establish ‘The Museum of Surfing’ in Queensland. The museum intends to collect, preserve and display the history of surfing from the early 1900’s to 2008 and beyond. The collection will focus on local Burleigh history but will encompass the entire world of surfing. The museum will also provide exhibits that are continually changing with unique and artistic works relative to the surf culture. In doing this the museum will enable people to explore its collections for inspiration, education and enjoyment and it will endeavour to preserve this surfing history for future generation. The committee is led by local Burleigh surfer Peter Harris. ‘We are really excited about establishing “The Museum of Surfing” at Burleigh Heads. Burleigh has such a rich tradition in the surf culture and is a perfect loca-

tion to preserve and display such heritage,’ says Peter. The museum hopes to be accessible to all members of the public through a gold coin donation as entry fee. It will rely on memberships and other fund raising activities to subsidise its operating costs as well as an oceanic themed galler y incorporating local artists and historical and contemporary photo-prints available for purchase. The Museum’s first fund- raising event will be on Saturday the March 1 at Pointbreak Restaurant Burleigh Heads. Guest speakers will include one of the pioneers of the Australian surf industry, Joe Larkin, who still makes unique handcrafted surfboards at Cabarita, and MC will be Phil Jarratt, widely regarded as the journalists’ jour nalist of surfing,with other special guests including Cheyne Horan and Guy Omerod. A fundraising auction will also be held on the night with a Dick Van Straalen ‘Spirit of the Sea PT’ replica and a Cheyne Horan ‘Winged Keel’ surfboard available to the highest bidder.

Crankin what’s happening surfside Byron Bay Boardriders

Sign ons… Bruns Boardriders The Brunswick Boardriders are holding their 1st club round on Sunday February 17. Membership signon will be at the Brunswick Surf Club between 7.30am – 8.00am. If you would like to be a competing member or a social member of our great club then come down and meet everyone for a great day at the beach. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced rider. We welcome both men and women and this is a fantastic club for kids and families.

The club meets on the third Sunday of every month and has surfers, body boarders, and blow-up mat riders. Everyone is welcome. For more information phone club president Dave Cody-Ward on 0411 432 250

All Girls Surfriders The girls will have their sign on morning this Sunday February 17 just opposite the Lennox Pub from 8.30am until 9.30am. There will be coaching for any signed up members following from 9.30 until 11.30am with Simon Freeden. The first club round for 2008 will be the following Sunday February 22 at Lennox. Girls are to meet oppo-

site the pub at 7am sharp!

Byron Bay Masters Swimming The Byron Bay Masters Swimming is back. The Masters is an adult swimming program that provides professional coaching, fitness training, structured workouts and stroke technique in a fun social environment. The masters meet on Monday and Wednesday evening from 6-7pm and will be starting early morning sessions soon. Dix Ozieer has been coaching Masters swimming for over twenty-five years. For more information phone coach Dix Ozier on 0421 745 190

A great day was had by many in the competition opener with contestable 3 to 4 foot waves at Broken Head. Results were: Cadets, 1st Tommy Boucat, 2nd Wes Bannister, 3rd Kurt Laming, 4th Gene Cundith. Juniors 1st Zira O’Gai, 2nd Don Sullivan, 3rd Criss Peel, 4th Izen Darsana. Opens, 1st Jonny Abbegg, 2nd Jarred Sullivan, 3rd Garret Parks, 4th Luke Stickly. Womens, 1st Maddie King, 2nd Kelly McDermant, 3rd Lana Parks, 4th Leanne Crew. Senior Mens, 1st Chris Night, 2nd Shane Lawson, 3rd Lloyd Lawton, 4th Scotty Allen and Masters, 1st Paul Sullivan, 2nd Neil Cameron, 3rd Hammo, 4th Wizz. The Fleas rode sick waves at Clarkes. Everyone went

off. Well done! U10s, 1st Finn Crisp, 2nd Kyass King, 3rd Kian Shahar, 4th Rusty. U14s, 1st Jordon Congdon, 2nd Tai Flanagan, 3rd Cory Flanagan, 4th Jackson Connellan, 5th Elliot Brain, 6th Zac Skyring, 7th Dan Pearson. There will be defibrillator and CPR training at the Services Club, on Thursday from 6-8.30pm, free for Members.This is a great way to safeguard all those around us this season: SAFTY FIRST! Dont forget, Kirra Teams Challenge will be held at Durambah beach on March 7, 8 and 9. Come along and support your club. For further info phone Lloyd on 0403 229 433. The Ben King Memorial will be held on March 22, 23 and 24. Entry forms are available at Quicksilver and the Kodak store.

Other fundraising activities will include ongoing surfboard raffles. The first surfboard is a custom wood veneer Chris Garrett, a must for any collector or surfing connoisseur. Tickets will be $10.00 each available at surf stores. For more information on the museum and its upcoming fundraiser s please contact Angela at angela@themuseumofsurfing.com or by phone on 07 5568 7309.

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Bruns Heads 6684 4437 1st SUN Byron Bay 6680 9703 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Lennox Head 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd

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FARMERS MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton 6684 5390 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530

Byron Bay Camping & Disposals For King Gee work clothes and Rossi Blundstone and Redback work boots Phone: 6685 8085

TIDE TIMES PHASES OF THE MOON Pisces Full Moon 21st Feb 2.32 pm Last Quarter 29th Feb 1.19 pm New Moon 8th Mar 4.15 am First Quarter 14th Mar 9.46 pm WED High 1.23 am 13th 1.40 pm Low 7.44 am 7.43 pm THU High 2.21 am 14th 2.52 pm Low 9.01 am 8.41 pm FRI High 3.28 am 15th 4.19 pm Low 10.29 am 9.52 pm SAT High 4.43 am 16th 5.44 pm Low 11.51 am 11.10 pm SUN High 5.54 am 17th 6.51 pm Low 12.57 pm

1.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.0 0.3

Sunrise 6.25 am Sunset 7.34 pm Moonrise 12.21 pm Moonset 11.10 pm Sunrise 6.26 am Sunset 7.33 pm Moonrise 1.30 pm Moonset 11.57 pm Sunrise 6.27 am Sunset 7.32 pm Moonrise 2.38 pm Moonset Sunrise 6.28 am Sunset 7.31 pm Moonrise 3.44 pm Moonset 12.51 am Sunrise 6.28 am Sunset 7.31 pm Moonrise 4.43 pm Moonset 1.53 am MON High 6.57 am 1.7 Sunrise 6.29 am 18th 7.45 pm 1.2 Sunset 7.30 pm Low 12.21 am 0.5 Moonrise 5.34 pm 1.50 pm 0.3 Moonset 2.59 am TUE High 7.50 am 1.8 Sunrise 6.30 am 19th 8.31 pm 1.3 Sunset 7.29 pm Low 1.21 am 0.4 Moonrise 6.18 pm 2.34 pm 0.2 Moonset 4.06 am Eastern Standard Time. Heights in metres. Courtesy of NSW Tide Charts, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, NSW Dept of Commerce – Brunswick Heads +6 min; Byron Bay -9 min; Billinudgel, Marshalls Creek +3 hr 55 min; Mullumbimby +1 hr 10 min

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Sports Roundup with Eve Jeffery

Those magnificent men without flying machines Eve Jeffery

When I was a kid I used to dream I could fly. From the billowy clouds of slumber I would run, run, run and stretch out my arms and for seconds at a time I would have lift off. In the early days I would get a few inches off the ground but as I got older the inches became feet and by the time the country hit metric I was hovering five or six metres above the ground. Even though heights aren’t my favourite thing, the sensation of flying was euphoric. There are some who say that dreaming you are flying means you want to escape something, and I suppose that is often the case, but sometimes, as our penis fixated friend Freud once said, ‘a cigar is just a cigar’: I just loved the feeling of flying. In my dreams. The almighty ‘they’ would also have us believe that once one is no longer a child, one will no longer dream of flying. Wrong. Hello! Since I was about fifteen my flights have become a tourist’s dream. I find myself flitting from here to there with absolute control over my height, destination and speed, all of this from the comfort of my own bed and at no cost to my bank balance, while at the same time I enjoy a relaxing sleep.Total Recall sans Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sometimes I just hang up there, cruising along like a balloon in the breeze. Gorgeous. Last weekend I flew to Melbourne. In a plane. A real live actual plane. I was a late

SPORTS RESULTS BOWLS Brunswick Heads Men 6/2 Self Selected Triples: 1st N Sharp, D Croft; 2nd P Brassington,T Hawley, M Petrou; 3rd F Marks, K Hosie, L Campbell. 9/2 Club Selected Pairs/Triples: 1st A Montgomery, R Northcott; 2nd L Hill, J Lawlor, J Phypers; 3rd P Appel, D Guest. Major Pairs: N Pearson, M Petrou 25 d E Boyter, J Phypers 18; C Mackay, L Wade 28 d D Wyborn, J Foster 11; B McClelland, V Caldwell 25 d L O’Donnell, E O’Donnell 11; M Jeffreys, R Appel 30 d C Pearce, P Solomon 7; N Sharp, D Croft 33 d M Guest, N Condon 3; L Torresi, J Lawlor 20 d B Howell, R Frappell 16; W Evans, R Carbines 26 d G Weston, W Weston 15; M Hardy, M Hogan 31 d C Jensen, C Pavlovich 12; A Montgomery, R Norhtcott 26 d P Brassington, G Rendell 14; C Marshall, R Montgomery 29 d J Power, I McRae 10. 10/2 2 Bowl Pairs: 1st J Kearney, J Phypers; 2nd P Boyter, E Boyter. This Week: Wed Self Selected Triples; Sat Pennant Trial Verses East Lismore 1pm; Sun 2 Bowl Pairs/ Mixed Pairs 10am. Nominations for Major Singles Close 15/2. Easter Sat Versatile 4s, limited to 20 teams, entries now open. Lennox Head Women 6/2 Social: D Pappas, M Battese, K Phelp, E Swain 19 d E Steele, D Martin, O Stobart, F Somerville 6; r/up G Moore, D Adams, M Gregor, G Martin 18 d H Burgess, M Hannaway, W Abraham, G Lee 17; S Skennar, D Lynch, J Brook 23 d N Cotter, R Sparre, B Sullivan 11; B Knott, E Reid, M Hadler 16 d A Meagher, C Lawless, N Holmes 9; N Harwood, F McCarthy, J McRae 15 d B Orme 1/2 game, A Dunger, 1/2 game, B Hall, B Turner 14; M Arandale, J Fogerty, E Barr 22 d V Taylor, R Heffernan, T Harrington 12.

PLAYER PROFILE

PLAYER PROFILE

Name: Ray Palmer Age: 43 Birth sign: Libra Favourite food: lamb chops Drink: JD and Coke Last read: The Road to Mars Last movie: Astronaut Farmer Claim to fame: living legend Would love to have dinner with: the King of Thailand

Name: Oleg Cher Age: 40 Birth sign: Capricorn Favourite food: my mum's cooking Drink: beer Last read: The Echo Last movie: Babel Claim to fame: world's greatest lover Would love to have dinner with: my Australian and Russian families all at the same table

bloomer as far as waking flight went. I didn’t step onto the tarmac until I was into my thirtieth year. The first time I flew it was horrible. Take off felt like my internal organs were being drawn out magnetically through my rib cage. With all the buffeting and bobbing around in the atmosphere, and the cramped space, (oh business class, oh business class, my knees are aching ever), my head hurt, my eyes watered and the descent almost drove me mad as my sinuses and ear drums screamed for ground level air pressure. I didn’t enjoy the sensation at all, but the view: Ay caramba! All those crystal white, fluffy, faerie floss clouds just waiting in the blue for me to step onto like an exquisite jumping castle in the sky. How could any-

thing so beautiful and magical possibly let me slip through its misty fingers and hit the earth like a bug splattered on a windscreen … Skydivers Raymond Palmer, Terry Trainer, Ronnie Walter and Oleg Cher have less faith in clouds than I do, so their leap of faith includes a parachute. Just in case. These flyers only use a plane for the ‘up’ bit. They take care of the ‘down’ bit themselves and in April hope to be the best at it when they compete in the over 40s 4-Way Formation teams event at theWorld Championships which will be held at Toogoolawah, Queensland. The group, who compete under the name ‘Team Burble Bros,’ leap out of a Cessna 208 Caravan, and have been jumping together for 2 years. They are headed by Ray who

runs Skydive Byron Bay. Training together is quite often a logistical challenge as weather conditions aren’t always aligned with the availability of team members, but they manage about five times a fortnight to make it to a height of 14,000 feet and step into air, which is actually very safe in comparison with other extreme sports such as drink driving. Once the team has left the plane they create formations such as ‘The Star’ which is a circle or a ‘Cat’ which is a straight line. Most flights last for about 60 seconds, and yes team members have had parachutes that haven’t opened. ‘We have had them not open but you always have a reserve. It’s not really an issue in the skydiving world,’ says Ray. Team members Ray and

Oleg are fanatical flyers. Between them they have been skydiving for almost 50 years. Oleg started at a young age in Russia. ‘I got interested after a visit to my school from some members of the local skydiving club. I tried it and it felt like nothing else.’ Ray caught the bug via an ex-girlfriend’s sister and ended up as ‘that guy in the Coca Cola skysurf ad.’ Ray who holds six Australian gold medals and 2 world bronze medals, is an instructor at Skydive Byron Bay and says there is nothing much to compare to flying. ‘Some people say it’s better than sex. I think it comes in a close second.’ Ray says that skydiving is a safe sport and research shows that there are few accidents in the sport which has very strict regulations regarding

who jumps, where and when, and who folds parachutes, and like most extreme sports, it is the professionals who are likely to be in more danger than the average person having a go. ‘When I was doing the Coca Cola skysurf ad there were some scary moments. There are some base jumps, and some demonstration jumps in very marginal conditions. Overall it is actually very safe.’ The thing I really wanted to know was when and where are the nudie jumps. Apparently they do happen, alas that was all the information I was given. Drat! The team is interested in sponsorship and can be contacted 0414 857 714. The World Championships will be held at Toogoolawah from Friday April 25 to Saturday May 3. For more info have a look at www.ozworldpops2008.com.

Lennox Head Mixed 8/2 Mixed Pairs: D/B Lynch (winners) 21 d K Philp, G Hayes (Consolation) 15; H Burgess, F Somerville (r/up) 17 d B/R Sullivan 16. 9/2 Triples: K Kilby, B Westworth, W Peart (winners) 19 d P Carter, G Scott, G Maloney 17; B Lynch, A Maloney, M Daley (r/up) 30 d D Shapter, E Burgess, M Hicks 17. 10/2 Mixed Triples: M Battese, B Reid, J Calandro (winners) 24 d M O’Connell ,S Skennar, J Burrows 11; J Smith, G Maloney, O Stobart (r/up) 31 d D Mackney, S Lewis, W Hampson 20; D/M Papas, F Sommerville 23 d J Flaphety, M Hannaway, G Orchard (Consolation) 21. Sat 16/2, 4 pennant teams to Condong for trial match, teams on board, please check names off. Mullumbimby Ex Services Men 6/2: A Pyzer, S Ridgeway, B Gibson 39 d D Ottery, G Schneider, A Johnstone 8; K Buckman, R Philps, P McDonald 27 d R Kidby, E Batson, P Jones 18; A Bartlett, P Thompson, J Estreich 25 d S Purdie, M Thorne, F Buckley 10; T Henry, L Boyter, L Henry 22 d P Ray, Cheffery 21. 7/2 Social: G Schneider, B McClymont 27 d A Bartlett, N Lee 11. Rnd 1 Major Singles: R Philps d J McKay 21; T Fenwick d R Wark 6; S Ridgewell d P McDonald 13; S Purdie d C Gort 13; B Coleman d G Estreich 30; S Lumsden d P Jones 24; M Esau d M Brown 29; K Buckman d (forfeit) K McClelland. Rnd 2 Sat 14/2; Rnd 3 Sun 15/2. Ocean Shores Women 6/2: B Baber, K Kennedy, M Flesser (Winners Secret Score) d N Russell, JM Quirke, G Johnston; M Moodie, L Hill, W Sprengel (r/ up) d E Hill, J Bartlett, N Gartner; S Woolford, L McGowran, B Sprengel d S Woolford, F Crowder, R Bartlett. 8/2: T Campbell/P Sullivan(Winners Secret Score) d E Hill/N

Gartner; J Williams, JM Quirke, G Johnston d J Williams, M Moodie, M Hosie. Minor Singles C’ship: M Flesser(r/up) d B Stone; J Bartlett (r/ up) d J Lofts; L McGowran(r/up) d B Baber. New starting time on Fridays: 9.15am. BRIDGE Brunswick Valley 4/2 N/S: 1st gross and 2nd net: A/G Withey; 2nd gross; D Gall/J Wright; 1st net: C Blacker/A Tonkin. E/W: 1st net and 2nd gross; E Hollick/B Longmore; 1st gross; C Johnson/D Dare; 2nd net: B Simons/J Selleck. 9/2 N/S: 1st gross and net; P Quirke/P Hems; 2nd gross: M Homfray/D Gall; 2nd net: H Lewis/P Sullivan. E/W: 1st gross and net: E Hollick/M Solway; 2nd gross: D Grant/F Patterson; 2nd net: A Tonkin/J Murray. Byron Bay 8/2 N/S: 1st E Noble, B Murphy; 2nd J Pierce, K Milne; 3rd R/H Stanfield. E/W: 1st F Bogg, B Sundstrom; 2nd M Solway, E Hollick; 3rd K Westall, C Wellings. Ocean Shores 6/2 N/S: 1st gross/net J Hughes/C Chidlow; 2nd gross P Sullivan/P Quirke; 2nd net P/R Keyte. E/W: 1st gross/net M Fleming/M Clark; 2nd gross/net K Westall/J Elliott. CYCLING Byron Bay Freeriders Sunday Cervelo Northern NSW Cup Criterium: (hosted by Byron Bay Freeriders); 55 riders at Byron Industrial Estate. A grade: 1st S Morris; 2nd N Wood; 3rd M Connelly. Sprint1 and 2: S Morris. Great work by Shaun we hope he does well at the US Pro circuit. B grade: 1st S Hulbert; 2nd J Lampe; 3rd G Turner. Sprint 1: G Turner Sprint 2: J Lampe. C grade: 1st P Baz; 2nd R Corcoran; 3rd K Ingham; Sprint R Corcoran. D grade: 1st N Grey; 2nd S Turner; 3rd S Brown; Sprint N Grey. Juniors: 1st A Camilleri; 2nd S Alder. Check website for

updates and photos home.exetel.com.au/ philspace/freeriders/ DARTS Brunswick Valley 13/2: Workers v Off the Board; Corndogs v Fumbles. All games at Mullum Ex Services Club, 7.15pm start. GOLF Mullumbimby Men 30/1 Single Stab: C Reilly 45pts; r/up A Jordan Brown 43pts. NTP: 9th T Williams (3 balls). Ball Run Down: C Reilly, A Jordan Brown, D Crow, I Bennett, N Farquhar, S Brecard, C Theodossiou, R Dann 36 pts c/b. 2/2 Single Stroke/Monthly Medal: A Grade P Towner 68 Net (Overall Winner); B Grade N Emmanoilidis 68 Net; C Grade Bob Phillips 69 Net. NTP: 5th R Maher 2.5m, 9th C Donnelly 1.33m (11 Balls), 12th T Batson 1.88m, 17th M Fisher 0.9m. Gundies Mug P Towner; Mick’s Schooner L Dobson. Ball Run Down: P Towner, N Emmanoilidis, R Phillips, K Myers, M Hogan, R Dann, E Mitchell, P Schweitzer, P Hastrich, P DeFina, H Coles, C Hill, I Noble, M Powell, R Lorenz, G Huish, T Batson, I Richards, L Mills, J Power, M Fisher, J Turton, P Griffin 74 c/b. 9/2 Single Stroke Red Marker Challenge: P DeFina 58 net; r/up R Walker 60 c/b; C Hill c/b. Gross Winner: S Brecard 71 c/b. Ladies (White markers): G Parsons 80 net c/b. NTP: 5th G Smith 4m, 9th J Turton 1.98m (7balls), 12th M Mohler 2.34m, 17th J Cullen 0.12m; Gundie’s Mug I Bennett. Ball Run Down: P DeFina, R Walker, C Hill, J Turton, M Robinson, B Lawler, P Towner, I Bennett, J Worthington, J Isaac, J Cullen, I Noble, B Bamblett, A Araby 64 c/b.10/2 Irish Event: K Myers, D Fisher 59 points; r/up D/M Crichton 50 points. NTP: 9th Ladies R Wilson 2.32m, Men M Fisher 6.4m, 12th Ladies G Parsons 7.6m, Men R Lynn

7.37m. Ball Run Down: M Fisher/J Griffin, P/J Gadowski, A Lawrence/A Mitchell, J Matthews/L Froggatt. Ocean Shores Men 30/1 Single Stab: 1st M Smith (11) 45pts; 2nd S Downes (43) 39pts; 3rd B Cox (10) 39pts; 4th Paul Hibberd (7) 39pts; NTP 3rd M Smith (Hole in one), 6th G O’Donnell, 8th B Laracy, 12th B Cox, 15th G O’Donnell, 17th E Pittenrigh. Balls to 33. 2/2 Festival Cup Single Stab: 1st D Runciman (20) 40pts; 2nd D Harman (9) 39pts; 3rd P Pilchard (12) 39pts. NTP: 3rd G Beattie, 6th K Jones,17th P Moyle. Balls to 32. Ocean Shores Men Veterans 7/2 Single Stabl: 28 Starters; CCR 72; Winner G Chapman 37 pts; 2nd R Conway 36 pts c/b; 3rd: B Roe 36. NTP: 3rd H/C 0 to 19: J Conqueror; H/C 20+ N Adcock; 6th J Keenan; Captain’s Pin 8th P Conaghan; 15th Pat Conaghan; 17th H/C 0 to 19 J Keenan; H/C 20+ G Painter; Arthur Donaldson’s “Scrubbers Ball”: B Neate. SQUASH Brunswick Heads 13/2 Rnd 8 Business Houses Teams Comp: Bruns Smash Repairs v OS Glass; S Sleep v G Davis, M Ottery v C Ashworth, D Wraight v C Booth, C Johnston v R King, J Moodie v Jeff Heers. The Potato Works v Bruns Blinds; M Underwood v B Staff, L Clarke v D Runciman, C Pearce v J Gribble, S Moon v J Nicolson, J Holmes v D Williams. Canty’s Surveyors v Byron Bay Trophies; S Thompson v D Bird, P Hill v I Bissett, A Li v C Staff, J Heers v M Stratton, B Doran v T Mason. Bruns Pharmacy v OS Bakery; G Elliott v B Trivett, T Wood v S Koop, C Walsh v R James, S Bruyn v R Cameron, F King v M Isbister. 18/2 Rnd 12 Byron Health Foods Comp: Div 1; 5pm G Davis v L Powell, M Underwood v B Staff, B Trivett Bye. Div

2; 5pm S Koop v M Ottery, G Kaminski v J Gribble, M Cassidy v C Walsh; 6pm C Pearce v D Runciman. Div 3; 5pm R King v J Heers, R Draper v D Wraight; 6pm A Li v L Miller, P Westcott Bye. Div 4; 5pm Jeff Heers v C Johnston, T Mason v J Holmes, S Bruyn v F King, B Doran v J Moodie. Div 5; 5pm D Williams v S McTaire, A Booth v B Pruul, B Alander v P McQueen. To play phone 6685 1794. TABLE TENNIS Mullumbimby 7/2: A Rodan 6/6, A Tabakhoff 5/6, E Reinermann 3/6, C Strybos 3/6. Enquiries: Werner 6680 3915 or Greg 0427 788 773. TENNIS Mullumbimby Competition: Ladies Rnd 1 starts 11/2 (Jeanie 6680 4353 w or 6680 1330 h); Men grading 12/2, comp starts 19/2 (David 0411 167 358); Mixed Rnd 1 started 7/2. (Greg 0403 841 241); Junior Fridays 5pm (Justin 0403 841 241). Social: Sat Mixed 3 to 7pm, everyone welcome, membership not required. Wed Ladies starts 27/2 9.15 to 9.30am. Enquiries regarding coaching Justin 0403 841 241, all other enquiries Jeanie 6680 4353w or 6680 1330h. VOLLEYBALL Brunswick Heads 12/2 Rnd 5 J V Towing Comp: 6pm; No Mercy v Hit and Run, Dragons v Flash, Mixed Chickens v Silver Bullets, Duty Lounge Lizards. 7pm; Ballistic v Lounge Lizards, Triple Zero v Brewers, Duty Silver Bullets. 14/2 Rnd 7 OS True Value Hardware Comp: 6pm; Kaos.Com v Short and Sweet, Red Frogs v Volleys, Comeback Kids v Panthers, Duty Aunties. 7pm; Aunties v Hot and Sweaty, Tripods v Chilli Twist, Bolters v Barefoot Bandits, Duty Panthers. Phone 6685 1794, beginners welcome.

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ARCHITECTS ACCENT COLOR PLAN COPYING / PRINTING....................................................................66856236 FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au ..................................66856984 GREG TOLLIS ARCHITECTS Reg. 3606 Green Architecture ...................................................66847310 LEE WAINWRIGHT ARCHITECTS Reg. 7761 lindawainwright@kooee.com.au ..............0424 796511

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Prompt service 6684 7776 or Competitive rates 0429 635 378 Free quotes Plumbing, roofing & drainage Gas fitting work Lic 165363C

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Reliable and of the highest quality – call for a free quote FREECALL 1800 68 38 38 MOBILE 0411 444 367

POOH SOLUTIONS SWIMMING POOLS BAYWATER POOLS Design, construction. Concrete & fibreglass. Lic 129104C..66843489 or 0419 479921

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SEPTIC SYSTEMS Independent advice and approvals for the simplest waste water treatment systems around. Phone Stuart 0427 897 496

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MARK CORBETT Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Lic 13121......................66877645 or 0418 210802 ROB CRANDELL PLUMBER, DRAINER & GASFITTER Lic. 10779........66853828 or 0431 593025

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TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

ANTENNA EXPERT Fast service guaranteed ...........................................................................66854265 BRUNSWICK TV SERVICE 30 years. Byron Shire. Bill Sked .....................................................66851778 ROB DEEGAN Antennas, parts, installation .............................................0429 994516 OR 6684 5525

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Domestic or commercial, small or large jobs Interiors or exteriors, colour schemes Reliable, honest and friendly service Quality work and attention to detail Insured / Licence No. 186717C

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• Prompt reliable service • Work guaranteed and fully insured • Fully qualified professional 6684 9249 or 0424 446 038

Bruce Butler 6684 7137 0403 332 654

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Eco-friendly cleaning services using quality natural plant and mineral based products • Domestic & Commercial • Fully insured Lisa Stow 0404

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AAA ACTION GARDENERS For all your garden needs, treelopping & chipping ....................66847775 A LOAD OF RUBBISH REMOVAL Storm, Garage & Garden clean up................... Andre 0410 705877 ABOUT BYRON Mowing, gardening, rubbish removal.................... Mark 0421 932945 or 66855570 ABSOLUTE ALL MOWING, garden maintenance & rubbish removal Michael 0424 946226 or 66854423 ALL GARDEN WORK Clean up, restyle, all the tools, award winner...............................Gary 66848055 ALL HOME JOBS Indoor/out, mowing, handy, fix & more ...................................................0447 904358 BYRON OCEAN SHORES LAWNS & GARDENS Lawnmowing, gardening, rubbish removal 0448 042550 BLUEGUM LANDCARE All garden work and mowing....................Adam 0434 244224 or 66844730 BLUESCAPES Landscaping & cleanups..............................................................................0410 406334 GARRY’S ORGANIC LAWN & GARDEN TLC service..................................66846193 or 0423 527882 GROWING THINGS GARDENING & LANDSCAPING Honest & reliable.Dave 0404 492927 or 66291635 GUTTERS CLEANED All areas, free quotes, fully insured...........................66850125 or 0405 922839 LAWN MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, fertilising............................ Phone John 0403 694462 LAWNMOWING Small & large properties .........................................................................0423 223417 MARTY’S MOWING & BRUSHCUTTING & rubbish removal .......Marty 66846693 or 0422 798013 MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net .................................................................Peter 0423 756394

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A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Jack of All Ph Andre.............................................................66847553 ACTION PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Carpentry, repairs, renovations ...........................0422 417295 ANDY’S HANDY SERVICE All household repairs ............................................................. 0408 628130

• Pruning • Planting • Lawn mowing • Watering systems • Quality mulch delivered • Low maintenance gardens • Organic alternatives • Overgrown gardens restored • Bush regen • Tree pruning • Land clearing • Rubbish removal • Tick control

BEST QUOTES Carpentry, locks, security. All trades ph Matt ..............................................0405 565268

Phone George 0429

BUILDER/CARPENTER Quality work, integrity guaranteed..............................................0410 800217

882 058 Est. ‘92 • Fully insured

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CALL A HUBBY for all your little odd jobs ...................................................................Ami 0421 347320

BLACK EARTH Landscape Design & Garden Management

CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Tom Scott...........................66840386 or 0418 600576

Jorge Henao

DEREK’S LANDSCAPING & mowing services..........................................66777285 or 0437 771219

M: 0425 271 659 E: jorge_henao@hotmail.com • Materials, plant selection and supply • Landscape consulting • Planting and mulching 20 years experience in tropical plants

DAN HANDYMAN Leaking taps to minor building maintenance .............66228911 or 0402 009361 GENERAL CARPENTRY, DECKS, PAINTING & FENCING................................Richard 0407 821690 PAINTER/DECORATOR Quality work, cheaper rates ................................................Alex 0431 810056 SAM THE HANDYMAN Tidy up, repairs, maintenance .............................66872395 or 0403 300136

C.Vella

• Roof and gutter repairs and cleaning • Taps and toilets Complete House Maintenance • Tiling, fencing ABN 64 142 650 794 and painting Brunswick Heads • Whirly birds and installation Caleb

0439 746 185

Over 20 yrs experience - friendly reliable service Ring Dean on 0417 856 212

Rod Taylor’s

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE • 5 tonne excavator • Prompt reliable service • All general earthworks • Enviro bush clearing MOB 0401 657 304 AH 6684 3025

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Specialising in • all styles of paving & brickwork • irrigation • retaining walls • turf areas• water features and all aspects of paving and landscaping.

BYRON WEDDING & PARTY HIRE ........... www.byronpartyhire.com.au 66855483 or 0439855483 CRANE TRUCK Large & small lifts............................................................................................66855991 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .............................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 TRUCK WITH CRANE & GENERAL CARRIER Large & small lift & carry jobs .......................66846789

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Hinterland Acreage Mowing Fast and reliable service Phone Anthony

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Rob & Lorraine Cubis Ph: 6685 1969 Mob: 0412 995267

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Iron Bark

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Little Scrub Landscape Design Phone Damien 02

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LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATION

FARM ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR GRASS & WEED CONTROL

Ph: 0428 657 549

Peter McDonald Fencing & Farm Maintenance 6684 2440 / 0415 838979

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ENVIRONMENTAL PEST CONSULTANTS

WWW.BYRONSCAPE.COM LANDSCAPE DESIGN ......................................................0427 845284

Specialising in alternate and integrated methods of control. Termite inspections/non-chemical control.

A COASTAL EXCAVATION

• 1.5t, 5t & 12t Excavators • Bobcat • Tipper Trucks • Post Hole Borers

• Post hole borer • All building works • Property improvements • Bush clearing • Dams • Road construction • House tank and site levelling• All general earthmoving Nick

0421 626 015

Ph/fax 6684 2428 Mob 0418 110 714 REMOVALISTS ALWAYS AFFORDABLE REMOVALS ......................................................66876445 or 0409 917646

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MULLUMBIMBY REMOVALS Formerly Stan Robinson Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, weekly Full range of packing materials and cartons

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H O U R LY R AT E S & Q U O T E S Anthony 0414 842 149

ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park...............................................................................0403 417508

CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTOR Bruce Campbell, Brent Verco 52 Shirley St, Byron Bay .................................66858159 MICHAEL SCHWAGER Chiropractor 108 Stuart St, Mullumbimby .........................................66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Karl Wedeman & Brent Verco. 110 Dalley St ................................66841028 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIROPRACTIC Andrew Badman.............................................66858553

DENTISTS BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ...........................................................................66851264 BYRON DENTAL SURGERY Mercury-free restorations ..........................................................66807774 MULLUMBIMBY DENTAL CENTRE 100 Stuart St, Mullumbimby .........................................66842644

SECURITY SERVICES

FLORISTS

BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide .....................................66771550 or 0412 144679

OH HANG IT OH POT IT Fresh local flowers & plants. Deliveries ............................................66842557 PASSION@FLOWERS Byron Bay. Fresh flowers, weddings. Interflora member ......................66855209

SEWING MACHINE & APPLIANCE SERVICE A1 SEWING MACHINES Since 1964 Leaders In Service .........................................................66847447

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Re-covering specialists: Bangalow Upholstery..........................66871553 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Curtains & soft furnishings...........................66853745 or 0403 713303

WINDOW TINTING

HEALTH

TEKWIZARD

Troubleshoot ing Repair s & Upgrades Tuit ion & Training Broadband Set-Up Web Design & Web Host ing Corporate Net work Solut ions

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WORDPROCESSING/ TYPING SERVICE Business/ student/ personal, reasonable rates .....66803707

ACCOUNTANTS

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PRINTING & GRAPHIC ART COMPUTER SERVICES

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OSTEOPATHY BANGALOW Jodie Jacobs ........................................................................................................66872337 BRUNSWICK HEADS OSTEOPATHY Sue Broadbent, Mon - Fri ............................................66851126 BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE Eve Schoenheimer & Jodie Jacobs..........................................66807575

PHYSIOTHERAPY

0405 929 371

BUSINESS & OFFICE SERVICES ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..................................................................................................66847415 BIZWIZZ Professional & mobile – MYOB & Quickbooks, www.bizwizz.com.au .................0400 758192 GRIFFITH & PETERSEN Bookkeepers 28 Mill St ,Mullumbimby www.griffithpetersen.com.au Office hours 9am - 4pm ..............................................................................................................80033831 HUDSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES ...................................................................................66858129

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne .....................................66857366 ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis.....................................................66857001 ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Postural re-education for pain, stress/dysfunction. M. Hayes ......66809770 MULLUM HOMEOPATHY Christina (Ina) Buhse registered classical Homeopath..................66841028 MULLUMBIMBY Herbals, Naturopathy, Massage, 79 Stuart St...............................................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St.................................................................66841511 SUZIE PHILLIPS ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE ...............................................66809696

ACCENT COLOR THE COPY SHOP ........................................................................................66856236 ACCENT COLOR THE LAMINATING SHOP ..........................................................................66856236 NORTH COAST PRINT SOLUTIONS Design and Printers......................................................66858264

ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Suffolk Park 1 Bryce Street .............................................................66853511 BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Craniosacral, Massage & Pilates Libbie Nelson, Petra Karni, Clare Connolly Lot 1, Ballina Road, Bangalow.................................66872330 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, acupuncture, physio..............................................66857222 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel. 3/10 Station Street, Bangalow .......................66872337 NICK EDMOND & MARTINA RIGBY Mullumbimby Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Centre ‘Govinda’ 8 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby Monday, Wednesday, Friday .........................................66843255 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY NIGEL PITMAN .........................................................66803499 PAULA RAYMOND-YACOUB Acupuncture and physio .........................................................66851646

MOTORING ALL MECHANICAL REPAIRS at Byron Bay Motor Wreckers ..................................................66856685 BILLINUDGEL BRAKE CENTRE..............................................................................................66801382 BILLINUDGEL TYRES & BATTERIES .....................................................................................66802366 CAR BODIES REMOVED Any condition, for quote phone Mark ......................................0427 660641 CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE $$$’s PAID ..................................................66845296 or 66845403 FRED HENRY MECHANICAL REPAIRS Billinudgel...............................................................66802155 MECHANICAL REPAIRS, welding, MTA member, Pearce Motors...........................................66851252 MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay..................................................66858500

BAYSIDE RADIATORS, WINDSCREENS AND AIR CONDITIONING

24 Hours 7 Days Serving Byron Shire

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AUTO COOLING SERVICE CENTRE

Where else would you take a leak! Lot 4, Wilfred St, Billinudgel. Ph 6680 2444

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In-home holiday minding Grooming at reasonable rates Free pick up and drop off, for 1st groom Call Rachel 6684 1201 or 0447 220 344

PICTURE FRAMING BYRON ART SUPPLIES & PICTURE FRAMING 3/97 Centennial Circuit..............................66808010 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ............................66803444 HAIKU FRAMING & DESIGN 144 Jonson St, Byron Bay ........................................................66807891

TRANSLATING SERVICES PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION SERVICES All languages ..................................................66847994 TRANSLATION SERVICES NAATI Certified German, English. Linda Wiederkehr ...................66803968

VETERINARY SURGEONS BYRON BAY VET CLINIC 1/70 Centennial Cct. Rowen Trevor-Jones.......................................66856899 MULLUMBIMBY VET CLINIC Neil Farquhar & Dr Richard Gregory .......................................66843818 SUFFOLK PARK VET CLINIC Michael Cumpston ...................................................................66853696

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Ads may be taken by phone on 6684 1777

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8.30am – 1pm Monday 9am – 5pm Tuesday to Friday

(minimum charge)

Ads can’t be taken on the weekend

(these prices include GST)

AT OUR OFFICES

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DEADLINE 12pm Monday for display ads

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Account enquiries phone 6685 5222

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CRIMINAL INTENT COVER YOUR TRACKS THE RUG SHOP, BANGALOW

BLISS BOTANICALS

100% NATURAL SKIN CARE HANDMADE in Byron Bay for men & women. FOOD FOR THE SKIN Avail now at : GYPSY LE FAY 1/22 Mullumbimbi St Brunswick Heads Shop enquires : 0417427518

ALINA HUGHES

WEDDINGS & FUNERALS 66859898

ARE YOU IN LOVE Call SUE BASSER

COUNSELLING SUSAN ALLEN CMCAPA Phone 66802805

TAX DOCTOR!

Ronald H Wolff, former ofďŹ cer with Tax Dept is happy to keep you in good tax health incl. GST. For personal and professional tax services call 66795330. Will make house calls.

ANTHEA AMORE

MARRIAGE CELEBRANT 66807277 0422383151 www.antheaamore.com

Celebrant - 0414720081

JAW R.E.S.E.T. HEALING Helps stress from teeth grinding, dental work or accidents. Tibetan Sound Chakra Healing. Rose Gilmore 0429194912 – 66855475

Anna Steele Dance School FUN TAP DANCING, JAZZ BALLET & MENS STOMP CLASSES All classes held Thursdays. Childrens classes $8 Adults $10 Anglican Church Hall Mullumbimby Phone 6684 1656 0402 485 687

25% OFF SALE

MEN’SLINE SUPPORT COUNSELLORS – Willing to listen. Call 66222240 7pm-11pm every night.

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

Only at : GYPSY LE FAY 1/22 Mullumbimbi St Brunswick Heads Shop enquiries : 0417427518 THE SHOE DOCTOR Shoe Surgery now operating @ Sole Bros, Arts & Industry Estate. Surgery hours 8am - 5pm

Sandplay Art Therapist

I LOVE CLUTTER

Let me help you sort yours out in your home, ofďŹ ce or business. Call Fay 0417028642 www.acleanslate.com.au

Bikram

Counselling & Healing through alternative therapy - all ages. 0402074568. Bev Clarke GHDST. Grad Dip Art Th

Yoga Byron Bay

Comments from our new students “Although the ďŹ rst class was torture, it’s amazing how quickly you start to see results if you just stick to itâ€? Anna 28, Byron Bay “Warm supportive classes. Immediately after class you will feel invigorated and fantastic!â€? Sue 54, Federal “In less than a week I’m glowing and looking 10 years youngerâ€? Donna 35, Mullum “Invigorating, inspiring and dynamic! Persevere and the results speak for themselves. Norma is focussed, encouraging and a great facilitator to go at your own pace. One of the best things I’ve done for ME!â€? Janet 46, Brunswick Heads “It mentally and physically challenges me, it makes me feel so alive!â€? Andy 37, Bangalow

LOCALS SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER Enjoy 7 days of Bikram Yoga for just $17* – valued at $119!

HONOURING LOVE AND LOSS

Audrey Fisher

100% NATURAL SKIN CARE

Marriage Celebrant 66847165

DEREK HARPER

CELEBRANT 66803032, derekharper@mac.com

BLISS BOTANICALS

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MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL Vacancies. 66841269 TILLY’S REPAIRS To my favoured customers. Having a break from sewing, re-commence end 08. Notice in paper

DANCE the TANGO

Begs course Wed 6.15, Ewingsdale Hall Men we need you. 66845297

FRUTTI TUTUS FRUTT

STREET WEAR TUTUS FOR EVERY OCCASION – INFANTS TO ADULTS 16 INF Exclusive to Gypsy Le Fay for all your dance wear Also catering fo the new school year. needs for th BRUNSWICK HEADS 0417427518 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN’T DANCE? Do you have Fibromyalgia? Chronic Fatigue? Ross River or BFV? Have trouble moving? Too shy to try?

BOGAN BALLET

Brunswick Heads – 0417472518 www. gypsylefay.com ASTROLOGER TESS CULLEN Classes & Consultation Beginners starts Feb 14th Next AstroTalk Sat Feb 16th Topic: The History of Astrology Ambaji, 2-4pm, $12. Ph 66807151

Hip Hop School

4.00 New Hip Hop School - boys & girls 4.45 Teen Street Salsa 5.30 Teen Advanced Performance Salsa 6.30 Adult Hip Hop with James B Boy Selon. 66853602 Every Thursday Byron Scout Hall Ph Dani 0431108791 to enrol now

LAHAY

Clothing manufacturers. Manufacturing for wholesalers, shops & market stalls. Ph Jocelyn 66846665, Mon - Fri (bh)

LEARN HULA, The Dance of ALOHA 4 week Hula course, Wed 5 March - 26 March, 5-6pm, Baywood Chase, $60 incl practice CD & written choreography. Bookings 66854468

SEWING: HEMS & ALTERATIONS. Piecework/Dance Clubs. 0432185180

SEWING: HEMS & ALTERATIONS. Piecework/Dance Clubs. 0432185180

Beg/Int course/classes starts Fri 15/2, 10.15am, Bruns Hds. Mohani 66846553

EGYPTIAN DANCE

Bikram Yoga ALI’S RUG CENTRE

Specialist rug washing & repairs Quality rugs for sale Cnr Wollongbar & Centennial Cct Byron Arts/Ind Est 6685 7750/0427 469 843

Corban Riders Christian Motorcycle Riders Fraternity Intended to create an opportunity to bring men together in comradeship, with similar interests in motorcycles and motorcycle touring.

To facilitate an opportunity to build friendships, socialise with others and to extend the enjoyment of motorcycling through joint activities. Enquiries: 0417 239 151 Email: corbanrider@hotmail.com

Do you need something simpliďŹ ed, organised, planned or managed? Business or private. Call us to discuss it. Satya Pty Ltd – Project Management Phone 6684 0112

LAZYBONES EMPORIUM >ĂƒĂƒÂˆĂ›iĂŠ >Žˆ˜}ĂŠ,ÂœÂœÂ“ĂŠ->Â?i

193 The Pocket Road Billinudgel phone 02 6680 3703 for more information visit

www.bikramyogabyronbay.com.au

• Ballet • Modern • Jazz • Hip Hop/Break Preschool to Teens + boys and adult classes

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PSYCHIC CONSULTANT: MEDIUM With over 45+ years of invaluable experience as a Psychic, Consultant, Medium, Counsellor and Advisor for business, personal, career and relationships. I can offer a level of accuracy, a depth of compassion and proven psychic gifts, and I request that you do not reveal your particular enquiry.

Commences 27 Feb Call Morthern Spears on 6680 4686 or 0433 880 405

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All sessions by appointment only. 6687 1006 Annabelle.

"YRON &UNERALS HAVE A NEW NAME AND CONVENIENT NEW LOCATION .OW KNOWN AS "YRON $ISTRICT &UNERALS WE RECENTLY MOVED INTO THE HEART OF TOWN IN "YRON 3TREET

Women & Money A 6-week course into the unconscious mind of money, using new techniques, group discussions, Robert Kiyosoki techniques and more.

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• TOYS • GAMES • SPORTING • DRESS-UPS • WATCH BATTERIES/BANDS

Toy Kingdom

Shop 2 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Tel: 6680 8811

"YRON $ISTRICT &UNERALS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AFTER FAMILIES FOR MANY YEARS PROVIDING MORE PERSONAL MORE INDIVIDUAL FUNERALS TO REmECT THE LIFE OF YOUR LOST LOVED ONE

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Flamenco Dance

Classes New Brighton, Beg 11am Sat 16/2, Inter 5.30pm Wed. Enjoy the rhythm & passion of Flamenco Dance, age no barrier. Ph Susanna 66801994

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Put a little tender loving care back into your garden. Ph Zoe 66840168, 0406742631

BOLLYWOOD SENSUAL DANCE WORKSHOP Sat,16th Feb. Phone 66847014

MULLUMBIMBY SOUP KITCHEN Neighbourhood Centre, Dalley Street, Wednesday 5pm. 66841816 Back by popular demand: THE AUSTRALIAN CANNABIS COOKBOOK @ Echo ofďŹ ces Mullumbimby & Byron Bay or www.ozshop.net

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SAMBA BLISSTAS

Next 6 wk training course starts Tues 25th Feb. No’s limited, no exp nec, BegInt, Bangalow 6-8pm. Bookings essent. Ph Director 66804946 www.carnavaldrumming.com HARE KRISHNA CHANTING NIGHT Free entry & refreshments every Wed at 7pm in the Verandah Room of Byron Community Centre. Sponsored by the Cardomom Pod Cafe. WATER HARVESTER Alex Page, Consultant. Ph 0432401461

SOUL SEARCH

VALENTINES DAY

HEALTH

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$40 massage Mon-Fri 0423293995 Jo Morrish & Honourable Therapists

EVERY VALENTINES DAY I LOVE YOU MORE SPERO-CON AMORE VICTORIA

KINESIOLOGY

â?¤ HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ONION! â?¤ Love forever, G.

CHICKEN LOVES TEENAGE TROY FOREVER xx

Learning enhancement (including help with ASD) help your children perform better. Change unhelpful patterns. Enhance emotional well-being De-stress... increase your energy levels! SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract. 66846914

AFRICAN DANCE with Cheze Tues 6.30-8pm Ewingsdale Hall $20 per class. 0411843384 or 66857927

Happy Valentines Day, you nastys

PVC GIRLS

THERE IS A CERTAIN WAY rich people get rich. You can learn this certain way. Free 2 min message 1800825299

16 years exp Ph Cornelia 0427301251

with Chinta Thurs Ewingsdale Hall $20. 6.30 - 8pm. All levels 0402678220

AGMs

SWEDISH Massage

Sandplay/ Art Therapy

â?¤ VALENTINES DAY â?¤

DRILL HALL THEATRE Co AGM will be held on Mon March 10 at the theatre 8pm New members welcome. 66849195

PIANO TUNING

Reuben Barkley, 2nd gen. family trade. Pianos bought, sold & repaired. 66284475 - Mob 0422221116 SPIRITUAL HEALING THERAPIST Let me support your journey to inner peace. Enquiry phone Karlee 66859068

CLAIRVOYANT

Spirit Guide & Soul Readings Spiritual Healing & Soul Retrieval Spiritual/Psychic Development Classes

JAYA

6684 6747/0400 656 444

UKI

BUTTERY

BAZAAR this SUNDAY

Fatherhood Project Dads’n’Kids Play Day Saturday 10am Join us again this Saturday from 10am until noon at the Community Centre at Knox Park, Murwillumbah. A morning of fun and games for the kids as well as the opportunity for their dads to unwind. Please contact Scott on 0438 666 204 or 6684 2309 for more information.

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Adult Dance Classes Contemporary, ballet, stretch, dancebody toning. All levels – Byron Bay

FARMERS MARKET NEW BRIGHTON Each Tuesday 8am - 11am

ARTISTS WANTED to share studio/gallery space in Byron Arts & Industry Estate Phone Tracey 0431092618

DYNAMIC Drawing Wednesdays - Mullum Drill Hall Fridays - Byron Scout Hall both classes 9.30am - 12 noon Cost $15/$20. Enq: 0421101220 www.dynamicdrawing.com.au

MOOK needs a granny at in or around Byron. Ph 66847037 or 0432038804

LUXURIOUS

2 hour massage, $95. Ross 66855952

Ocean Shores 1.5 hrs $70. Susan 0411409123

MULLUM WAXING

Massage/Beauty. Vashti 0423135569

MULLUMBIMBY GOLF CLUB Advises all members that the Annual General Meeting will be held at the club house Tuesday 26th February at 7pm.

SIMPLY DIVINE MASSAGE Beauty & Healing. In/out calls. Lisa 66844003

BRUNSWICK VALLEY BRIDGE CLUB AGM will be held on Sat 23 Feb at BV Community Centre at 12 noon. R. Fox, Hon. Sec.

DEEP REJUVENATING MASSAGE $70 for 75 minutes. In the convenience of your home/accom. Ph Mardi 0407179687

To DIY or not to DIY? Read all about it in next weeks’ issue of the Echo.

VISUAL MERCHANDISER Maximise sales in your retail store. Effective techniques to create the right image. Cost effective. Ph 0401650001 RETROSPECT GALLERIES call for submissions for music related art & photography. Exhibit in Byron over Blues Fest, limited positions. Email submissions: info@retrospectgalleries. com, 66808825 BEGINNERS TAI CHI 4 wk course, starts soon, Pioneer Hall, Mullum. 0412489410

DANCEPLAY

Pre-schooler dance program. Dance, mime & percussion. Call Yvonne 66847779 FAST & FURIOUS Lawn mowing, 6’ cut, small/large acreage, reas rates. 66846777, 0401786097

BELLY CASTS

For advertising opportunities please call the sales team

Mullumbimby: 66841777 Byron Bay: 6685 5222

Celebrate pregnancy! Nathalie 66803372

LADIES SALSA

Open styling class for women. Four weeks only! Buddha Bar this Wed, 6.45. See your skill soar! 66843837

OCEAN SHORES DANCE

Contemporary, Classical, Jazz/Funk Ages 4yrs+, adults classes, boys class, beginners - advanced. Ph Danielle 66805819, 0428876346 e: byrondance@hotmail.com

PROBATE NOTICE In the Supreme Court of New South Wales Sydney Registry Equity Divsion After 14 days from publication of this notice an application for probate of the Will dated November 5, 2007 of Wayne Michael Coelli late of Goonengerry, Truck Driver will be made by Darryl James Quigley, the executor named in the said Will. Creditors are required to send particulars of their claims upon his estate to: Darryl Quigley Partners Lawyers PO Box 2098 Byron Bay 2481 Tel: 02 6680 7769 Fax: 02 6680 7714

TENDER

Australia Post Mail Delivery Contracts Australia Post is seeking tenders from companies, or persons willing to form companies, to deliver mail under contract arrangements in the Delivery Area listed below. Australia Post has a commitment to providing a consistent and personal service to its customers. Therefore, as far as practicable the successful tenderer should be able to supply the same personnel to deliver the articles each day in the delivery area. The successful tenderer will have sufficient time to make arrangements to comply with the conditions of the contract, including the procurement of a suitable vehicle. Training will initially be provided to the successful tenderer, who is then required to train its own personnel. All genuine tenders and enquiries are welcome. However, Australia Post is not obliged to accept the lowest or indeed any tender, and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders if it considers that it is in the interests of Australia Post to do so. TENDERS FOR MAIL DELIVERY – Tenders are invited to commence on 1 July 2008, for the following Mail Services: MS 1044 (800137) MULLUMBIMBY-YELGUN-THE POCKET ROADSIDE MS 1160 (800211) BYRON BAY SHUTTLE OF MAILS & CLEARANCE OF SPBs Tender forms, full details and further information are available from the Ballina Delivery Manager. Ph: (02) 6626 8813 MS 1087 (800166) GOOLMANGAR-GEORGICA-MOUNTAIN TOP ROADSIDE MS 1110 (800182) LISMORE-BENTLEY ROADSIDE Tender forms, full details and further information are available from the Lismore Delivery Manager. Ph: (02) 6627 7312 On line: Tenderers can view and obtain documents and submit tenders online at www.auspost.com.au/etendering Tenders should be submitted to Manager, Country NSW/ACT Mail Contract Centre, PO Box 1415 FYSHWICK ACT 2609. Tenders will close at 2pm on 22 February 2008.

BREATHWORK MASTERY

www.rebirthing.com.au Accredited courses, private sessions & groups. Alakh Analda 0413167688.

DR JANE REFELL

Fitness Circuit Classes in Ocean Shores. Phone Dee 0408002260

Womens health & wellbeing. Bangalow. Appointments 66872337

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AFRICAN DRUMMING

Flowers & Chocolate deal. Beautiful selection, orders & deliveries avail @ Brunswick Botanicals 2/32 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Hds Phone 66851698

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& Counselling. Wendy Purdey. Relax, resolve, release & restore inner calm & clarity. BeneďŹ ts include insights, understanding & energy to create change. Enq welcome 66802630

SPUNKY-MONKEY Happy Valentines and all that stuff. Hippie xxx

Counselling and healing through creative play. Children, teenagers & adults. Ph 0402074568. Bev Clark G.Dip Miecat

HEALING HANDS for deep relaxation, Mon-Thu, Suffolk. Diana 0421191908

HYPNOTHERAPY

Roses are red Grandpa is yella He thinks your sexy Cos he’s a strange fella Love you Jaz and Nuro

HEALING WITH SOUND LIFE PURPOSE READING 66844731

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MASSAGE THERAPY Swedish/Deep Tissue 1 hr appt $40 Mullum, 66842320, 0422138644

MASSAGE THERAPY CAREER Nationally recognised CertiÀcate IV & Diploma of Remedial Massage courses Remedial and relaxation techniques Cert IV course Diploma upgrade course

starts 11.02.08 starts 12.02.08

Few places left - book now! For all enquiries 0407 299 258

CHAIRS PROGRAM with RUTHY ALON Originator Bones For LifeÂŽ Senior Feldenkrais Trainer March 10th to 14th Byron Bay Beach Resort BONES FOR LIFE AUSTRALIAN TEACHER TRAININGS AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS with JENNIFER GROVES Bones For Life Pioneer TrainerÂŽ CertiďŹ ed Feldenkrais PractitionerÂŽ Byron Bay: Bones One – April 4, 5, 6 Bones Two – July 4, 5, 6 Bones Three – Oct 3, 4, 5 Enquiries: Jenny 02 6684 2738 Email: douphraite@sctelco.net.au www.bonesforlife.com

MONDAY 9.30-11.30am Hatha 3.30-5.00pm Hatha TUESDAY 10.00-12pm Hatha (Intermediate) 5.30-7.30pm Dru Yoga WEDNESDAY 9.30-11.30am Hatha Beginners 5.30-7.00pm Hatha

Everyone welcome

Nicole Diana

THURSDAY 9.30-11.30am 3.30-5.00pm 5.30-7.00pm FRIDAY 9.30-11.30am

Hatha

Diana

Diana Diana

SATURDAY 9.30-11.30am Hatha

Pennie & Paul

Diana Diana

Ishta Hatha Hatha

Lisa Diana Diana

Teenagers $6 per class

• Gift vouchers available • Shiatsu massage by appt 9 Myocum St Mullumbimby 2482 Diana Ewing 6684 3431 Email: yellowchurchyoga@linknet.com.au

•Clinical hypnotherapy •Neurolinguistic Programming •Personal insight reports •30 years healing practice HOLISTIC HEALING

•$80 per session

RELAXATION • STRESS MANAGEMENT • ANXIETY DEPRESSION • MOTIVATION • PERFORMANCE STOP SMOKING • ADDICTION • WEIGHT LOSS

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YOGA

OFF TIME Bereaved Group If you are less than 60 and you have lost a spouse or partner there is a social group for you. Details? Call or leave a message with Carl 66803284. Great to share with people who KNOW

with Meditation and Pranayama Tuesday 9-11am Temple Byron Thurs 9.30am Yellow Church, Mullum Joanne Langton 66843654

Mandala Classes

EXTRA SENSORY

Learn to paint your own unique mandala. Every Sat, 10-4pm, $70 all materials provided. 0401782270 www. orchidangel.com Relaxing, Meditative

HEALING & ACUPUNCTURE Massage, Reiki, Shamanic healing, Medium. Fri & Sat @ Medicine Wheel, Byron Phe Gitsham B.H.SC Chinese Medicine By Appt 0405475411

HATHA YOGA

Thurs 9.30am & Tues 5.30pm Pioneer Hall Mullum, Aesha 66843788

OSTEOPATH A biodynamic approach to Osteopathy in the cranial ďŹ eld

ANDREW HALL

New Brighton, 66802027, Thurs, Fri. Not your usual Osteopathy.

Early Morning Yoga

In Mullum at Pioneer Hall Tues 7.30am, Fri 7am & 10.30am. 66840044 Martine

HYPNOTHERAPY

With Frida Lezius cert. Massage Therapist & Yoga Teacher. Mobile service available.

For bookings call Frida 0421 352 701

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Barbara Brennan ‘Hands of Light’ Professional healing with Brennan graduate. Injuries, anxiety, fatigue, relationships, life direction & other issues. Amara Hurst 0424930588 MASSAGE REMEDIAL, Fri, Sat, Sun, 10yrs experience. Ph 0409999966

By the Brunswick River Beginners’ classes 7.30am to 9am, Wednesdays Park Street end, Banner Park www.baysideacupuncture. com/about/taiji.htm 6680 4075 for enquiries

Counselling

• Deep tissue, hands on relief • Body reading & counselling • Deep relaxation • Personalised ďŹ tness programs • Chakra balancing • Feel brand new!

ENERGY HEALING

TAIIJI (TAI CHI) & QI GONG

NLP, EFT, PAST LIFE & COUNSELLING Anxiety, Weight, Smoking, Pre & Post Operative, Phobias, Depression & more. Irene Colville 66770064 MASCH, AMACA

REJUVENATE

RELAXING MASSAGE 1 hour $35. Phone Eric 66804478, 7 days.

Do you know that your Thinking & old Feelings are creating your current life? Heal your past and Create a better future,now! Call Brian Emmett for free intro meeting @ 6684 2936 ~ www.artofself.org Trained in Systemic Therapy & more. Individual or Couples

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7.30-9am 9-11am Ishta System Ishta System Rachel Zinman Joanne 10-11.30am 9-11am Bhakti/Ishta Yoga Ishta System Melanie Joanne 5.30-7pm Bhakti/Ishta Yoga Melanie 6-7.30pm Yoga & Meditation Deborah

Wednesday

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7.30-9am Ishta System Rachel Zinman 10am-12pm Ishta Yoga Lisa

Thursday

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7.30-9am Ishta System Rachel Zinman

8-9am Ishta Sys. Jaimini

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4pm 4pm

6pm 6pm

Danielle Danielle

General $8 class

Michael Michael

Emi* Yuka

Michael Michael

Star Star

John John

Anne-Marie Danielle Maria $8 class

Davina Davina

Bettina Danielle

Davina Davina

Frank general

Star Star

John John

John John

General $8 class

Alex Yuka

Sat SAT

Claire ClaireP P

Bettina Bettina

Anne-Marie Anne-Marie

Sun SUN

Emi* Yuka

Kara Kara

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BYRON RETREATS

WOULD you like to feel better? Personal Life Coach now available for all aspects of life’s challenges. Over 30 years experience in health, massage, healing, personal growth, and more, local since over 20 years, assessment session $50 per hour, lovingly embrace yourself and call FEEL GOOD. Ph 66809887 now

LAWYERS BARRISTER Jonathan de Vere Tyndall. Coorabell. Ph 66847842, 0439651813

BUS SERVICES BYRON 2 BRISBANE EXPRESS City/Airport 2 hours. 1800626222

CHILDCARE

BOWEN THERAPY

Gentle & Effective @ Cocoon, 6/11 Fletcher St, Byron Phone 66855711

BEST MASSAGE

PRIVATE CHILDCARE Amanda Cullen - 0438077180 Experienced CHILDCARER/NANNY *** PARENT COACH *** caring/reliable Linda Joy Flower. Ph 0421892812

Deep tissue relaxation and 4 hand massage, 20+ years exp. 7 days. Bernie 0407431588

Kundalini Dance!

8 week Chakra Dance Journey Base Chakra Thurs 10am Ewingsdale Hall. Dance your way to freedom All Welcome. Ph Sally 66849437

FOR HIRE LARGE STUDIO in Byron Ind Est, with or without lights, hourly/daily rates, prof photographer avail for comm, art repro, portrait & wedding photography. Alberto Sanchez Photographia 0414565788 www.asphotographia.com

HALLS FOR HIRE EWINGSDALE HALL AVAILABLE for your function. Ph 66847706 AH

TRADEWORK

SEWER CHOKES

Sewer, Drainage & Storm Water blockages. Sewer machine available. Gary Potter‌ All Areas. Ph 66871348 • Lic L190

www.byronyoga.com

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COURSE LEVEL 1 VIETNAM StartsRETREATS SOON 22 MAY 2008 FOR 7 see website DAYS OR 10 DAYS www.byronyoga.com FROM $1400

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Deep Healing. Phone Kathy 66858458

For appointment phone 0415 620 800

NEXT2008 TEACHER 28 JUNE FOR 3,5 TRAINING OR 7 DAYS FROM $375

*Emi teaches gentle Hatha Yoga classes Class cost: $15. Five Class Pass $60 Class cost: $15. Five Class Pass $60. Enq: John Ogilvie 6687 2230. All classes suitable for beginners Enq: John Ogilvie 6687 2230. All classes suitable for beginners. The Epicentre 51 Border Street Byron Bay

FOOT Detox & Reexology Massage Special @ FEEL GOOD. Ph 66809887

NEW CLARITY LIFE COACHING / COUNSELLING Now in Byron Bay. Wanting more out of life? We can help you ďŹ nd it! Complimentary trial sessions www.newclarity.com.au Phone Judi 0425711688

professional makeup artist beauty therapist waxing

Byron Bay’s longest established Yoga School - Since 1988

John John

BALANCE & FLOW

Ocean Shores Yoga & Pilates Classes Beginners & General 6-7pm Tues - Pilates matwork Mon, Wed, Thurs 9.30am, Mon 6pm Thurs 12pm - 1pmYoga with Pilates. Louisa 66803064

THE LIGHT OF REIKI will open your heart to unconditional love. Reiki 1 Class 16-17 Feb. Ph Devi 0401796769

Experience that makes a difference Frank $5 class

HEALING massage for women $55hr. Amanda Dip.Rem O.Sh. 0421079644

CONTINENCE & PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel - Physiotherapist. Bangalow. Phone 66872337

Mecca M eccca C Centre en ntree 7/1 7/19 1 Centennial Circuit, Byron B A Arts & Industrial Estate 10-4 Tuesday-Friday, 10-1 Saturday Ph: 0407 221 811

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& DOULA - Raine Sharpe I have a midwifery background & offer support with making pregnancy & birth choices 66771104, 0409534052

NIGHT TIME MASSAGE, great music, fantastic hands Fri & Sat nights bookings please @FEEL GOOD. 66809887

GO-KAHUNA

(Wholesale)

10am 10am

PREGNANCY & BIRTH OPTIONS

OXYGEN FACIALS with Intraceuticals as used by Madonna. Deliciously hydrating. Look and feel great @ FEEL GOOD. Phone 66809887

Massage $40ph 7 days 66846049

10-11.30am Bhakti/Ishta Yoga Melanie 6.30-9pm 6-7.15pm Astrology Yoga & Meditation Varij & Paul Christine

8am 8am

ZEN SHIATSU

Sue Robertson Adv. Dip., 15 years exp. Great for back problems, stress, fatigue & general health. Federal / Home visits 66849228 or 0428351693

HEAL EMOTIONAL & physical pain with gentle, loving touch. Massage bodywork. Ph Mark 66872901

S.G.A. Byron Bay

6am 6am

HAWAIIAN BODY WORK Deeply relaxing & transformational Brigitte 0402 503 603 home visit avail

Mon @ Med Wheel Byron. 66858366

+ YOGA WITH LOIS IN MULLUM + is back on every Wednesday morning 10-12 at Pioneer Hall, Gordon St. Drop in, all welcome. Call 66840331 for info

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Postural Bodywork

BEST MOBILE MASSAGE therapeutic 20yrs exp. Phone Julie 0419339319

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awakening consciousness in the mind & body

Mon & Tues 10am Ewings Hall Wed 6pm Yoga Lounge Thurs 10am Yoga Lounge (Belongil Fields)

ALL LEVELS WELCOME Claire 0421 877 704

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$100 BALI BLISS TREATMENTS Includes Delicious Aromatic Scrub + 1 hour deeply relaxing massage & reexology ALSO AVAILABLE 1 hour Therapeutic Massage $60 1 hour relaxing massage $40 SPECIAL OFFER Sharmanic Bodywork 1 hr $60 NEW Gift vouchers available For appointments please phone 0423 293 995

FULLY INSURED FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND • 15 years experience • Free quotes • Best rates Phone 0412 818 563 6685 7652

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CARPET OFFCUTS – Lots of sizes and prices at Ray Towers Carpets, Mullumbimby Industrial Estate. TIMBER, pine, treated pine, hardwood, mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. Brims Builders Hardware, Mogo Place, Billinudgel. Phone 66801718 CARPET MATS – from 50 cents each at Ray Towers, Carpets, Mullumbimby Industrial Estate.

7 till 7

Tree lopping, green waste removal, 6 & 10 inch chipper. Ph Les 0414 742 516 or 6684 1030 Fully insured

GARDEN SHEDS Discount prices, slab & erection service. Ph 66841674, 0405922839

COMPOST TOILETS Garry Scott • 66843468

BAMBOO PLY

& Bamboo Flooring from $10.50sqm. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66764088 - sample & brochure BEDS - MATTRESSES - ENSEMBLES Best brands. Best range. Sleep Zone, Bridglands, Mullumbimby. 66842511

MOSQUITO NETS

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100% COTTON – ALL SIZES Ph 66843191 www.1001nets.net

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UP TO $50 TRADE IN FOR YOUR OLD MOWER when you buy a new Rover mower. Prices from $269 after trade in. BRIDGLANDS Mullum. 66842511

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BBQ Strada 1V, stainless steel 5 burner with cover less than 1yo, $500. Panasonic TV at screen 64cm, $200. Desk $20, wooden chest, $20. 0409511224

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SPAGHETTI CIRCUS PIRATE SHIP all offers considered contact Sunita spaghetticircus@mullum.com.au

FOR ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE NEEDS!

2 SEATER lounge + 2 matching rocker chairs, very good cond, $290 ono. Timber traymobile, $25. Bedroom (jorden) chest of drawers (6), very good cond, $55 ono. Phone 66804827

• REMOVALS • PALMS • TREE SURGERY • PROFESSIONAL CLIMBERS •12â€? & 15â€? CHIPPER • FREE QUOTES • FULLY INSURED ‘CERT. HORT/ARB’ • STUMP GRINDING • LARGE AND MULTIPLE STUMPS

NEW TEAK daybed 210 x 100 x 80, with mattress, $750 ono, used 3 seat sofabed, perfect cond, ideal for guests, $350 ono. 66874875

Carmine 6685 4015 - 0401 208 797 COMPUTERS

INTERNET • DATABASE • DIGITAL FileMaker Pro Specialist 11th Hour Group Pty Ltd. www.11hrg.com.au • 66875367

MR MACINTOSH

I’ll come to you! Troubleshooting, tuition, internet. Call Tom 66855504 MOBILE PC TROUBLESHOOTING Trusted, reliable, prompt service. Ph Daniel 66801713, 0422804449 ABN 62 546 908 048

WINDOWS SUPPORT

MOVING SALE fridge, bed, lounges, TV unit, tables, lots more. 0411110172 IKEA LOFT BED single, metal, good condition, $150. 66803360

TOPFIELD DIGITAL set-top TV box, hard drive recorder, remote & manual, as new, $460. 66840495 CLEM’S CARGO 2nd hand shop closed until March 4 for holidays. FRIDGE large $200, Washers: medium $130, lge $180. Delivery. 0412609519 YOUR PHOTO ON CANVAS Finest quality digital printing, see our web site or visit our new shop Retrospect Galleries, 52 Jonson St, Byron 66808825 www.retrospectgalleries.com TIME TO MULCH! Cypress mulch & ďŹ ne Tea Tree mulch, also koppers logs now available Billinugel Landscaping Supplies 66804555 KITCHEN 3.1m, sink, taps, drawers, colonial style, plus oven, good cond, buyer to remove, $250. 0430170355 LATEX MATTRESS King size, as new, cost $1200, sell for $350. 0418600576 5 WICKER CHAIRS $150. Car Bed $120 New (in box) RC a-c, $650. 66854407 FRIDGE 380L frost free, good order $120. 0423125337, 66874587 TV HYUNDAI, 68cm, good cond, 4yo, $250 ono. 66841263 QUEEN BED & mattress $220, big comp desk & return $55, ďŹ ling cabinet $55, bookcase $10. Ph 0409235391 QUEEN SIZE WATERBED near new, was $1500, now $300. Ph 66803245

Mullumbimby. 66842511

WARD’S Landscape Supplies

VACUUM BAGS BRIDGLANDS

GOOD used furniture bought and sold Bridglands Mullumbimby 66842511

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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Ext. timber door 820x2040 (4 glass panels) $30, 2 (1860x2040) cedar doors with wood venetians & locks, 2/3 glazed $600 set, new glass shower screen 400wx1960h, three sliding panels $250, bathroom mirror white frame $15, 2 cedar venetians 24m & 21m wide $30 or $50 for 2, new electric stove Âżts 500 opening (paid $603) sell $480, 4 louvre panels 600x2040 $20 pair, 5 thick bamboo screening sheets (new $90 each) sell $10 each. Further discount if you take the lot for cash.

Ph. 0419 483282.

CARAVANS

LANDROVER DISCOVERY deisel, auto, exc cond, economical 4x4, $9990. MD #20613. Phone 66866729

COUCH 3 seater, suede, was $1500 new, sell $950. Excellent cond. 0409774844

WANTED Large caravan or relocatable cabin, will pay cash. Ph 0413289443

SAAB 1996 900S, manual, immac cond, only 135,000km, 12 mth rego, $6990, MD #20613. Ph 66866729

CARAVAN large, a/c, fridge, stove, hot shower, ready to live in, $3000. 66803360

TOYOTA COROLLA ‘91 model exc cond 91,000 original km 12 months rego 5,200 ono 0413034725

MOTOR VEHICLES

FORD LASER 1984 model, good reliable car, 1 mth reg, $1000 ono. 0412057710

BBQ 6 months old, was $400 new, sell $190. 0409774844

WANTED RECORD COLLECTIONS 1950-2000 Rock, Jazz, Blues. Rod 0409489997 LAMINEX TABLE owner who has 3 white chairs. I’ll give you the 4th chair free. Phone 66801879 CARAVAN as extra room, buy, rent, use. Phone 66803968 GOOD used furniture bought and sold Bridglands Mullumbimby 66842511 WOODEN DINING CHAIRS TO BUY - $$$ PAID In good condition, solid/well made. No Pine. Single or odd ones OK. Just timber, no upholstery/leather or paint. Ph 0418202627 or email pics & price to: sang07@hotmail.com

GARAGE SALES ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement. GOOD QUALITY clothes, shoes, books etc, Myocum Street Mullum. Follow the signs, from 8.30am Saturday MULLUM 52 Pine Av, elect items, toys, clothes, CD’s, cot, dbl pram. Sat 8am CRYSTALS, books, plants, bric-a-brac 8am start Sat. 2/1 Minyon St. Bruns LILLI PILLI going o/seas, lots of bargains, Sat 8am, 11 Orara Crt, Byron

Your local Subaru dealer

For an obligation free test drive on the MY08 range

6686 5111 0405 047 888 Corner Ronan Place & PaciďŹ c Highway, Ballina NSW 2478 Fully qualiďŹ ed service department

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617

CLEM’S CARGO 2nd hand shop closed until March 4 for holidays.

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HEDGE PLANT WEEKEND SALE

MURRAYA PANICULATA IN 6� AND 10� POTS 1ST QUALITY AND SECONDS PRICES FROM $2.00 EACH

SKYE FARM NURSERY 347 GOREMANS RD EUREKA SATURDAY 10-3 SUNDAY 10-2 Ph: 6688 4147

DLN 18553

OVEN WESTINGHOUSE newer model, must go $25. Ph 0421884765 DOUBLE BED with slats, timber & black wrought iron ends. 9� foam matt. $120 ono. Ph 66843378, 0408740480 5000L RAINWATER TANK Duraplas as new, best offer. Ph 0402800650 PUSH BIKES for sale, repair & hire. Bikes wanted, free pickup & delivery. Call Phil 0413779223 CEDAR double glass doors and large cedar windows, assorted sizes with hardware from $350. Ph 0411645291 COT $100, baby car seat 0-4yrs $60, Rinnae Gas heater $400. 66858458 COUNTER/DISPLAY CASE glass and timber 900x500x850H. 2 roller drawers $250, coffee table w. display panels under glass top $150. Both as new mint condition. Ph 66808240

BANGALOW 7am-12pm. Antiques, old furn, collectables, Amber jewels, vintage clothing. 2 Leopardwood Cres OCEAN SHORES 9 Yakatoon Crt. Sat 8-3. Pine dining suite & match dresser $700. Beer fridge $50. Plants, single beds, kitchenware etc. 66802626 BANGALOW Sunday 17th, from 9am. 59 Tristania St, beds, armchairs, homewares MULLUM Lot 2 Brushbox Dr (off Left Bank Rd) Sat from 8am. Combined Sale furniture, cylinder mower, elect appliances, fridge plus lots more. Phone 0421511045 SAT 16TH Moving on, good household & furniture items, 6 Larelar Crt Ocean Shores. 66803872 SATURDAY 9AM 19 Fieldcrest Place, Lennox Head. Interesting stuff

GOOD STUFF, GOOD PRICE Sofas, beds, tables, bookshelves, tools, bikes & books for viewing. 0407807797

MOVING SALE Elite electric walking machine, household furniture, linen & more. 11 Orchid Pl, Mullum. Ph 66844632. Ring anytime!

SINGLE trundle wooden bed, innersprung & foam mattresses $180. 66870507

SUNRISE Sat 16th, 8am. Moving house. Blackbean desk, TV cabinet & more. 66 Sunrise Blvd. Ph 0431905741

SECOND HAND surfboard, 5’8� - 6’3�, from $75. 66847610

BYRON Sat 8am, 2 Cooper St.

IJOY Massage Chairs for sale $1000 black @ FEEL GOOD 66809887

SUFFOLK 45 Armstrong St, Saturday from 8am, h’hold goods, books, clothes, fabric, cushions, bric-a-brac.

CONTONY

just arrived at ORIENTIQUE 66858566

TOYOTA HILUX 4x4 ‘96, 2.8L diesel, dual cab, bull bars, snorkel, front difflock, air-con, 240,000km, $11,900 ono. Will accept best offer by w’end. 0435139039

COMPLETE timber kitchen, incl sink, gas stove & pantry, $2000. 0414187088

QUAYSIDE SUBARU

CAMPER TRAILERS for sale & hire at 3 Dog Camping, 66855460, 1/7-17 Brigantine St, A & I Estate, Byron.

Phone/fax 6684 2978 Mobile 0423 426 717

BYRON BAY CAR DETAILING Mobile Service, Wax & Polish Phone Dan 0422224387

Call David Mackney

FOR SALE

COSTUME HIRE, PROPS, SUITS & ACCESSORIES

DESK 80cm x 180cm, 6 months old, was $400 new, sell $190. 0409774844

BLANK DVDs CDs & Mini DV tapes BRIDGLANDS

WASHING MACHINE auto $170, fridge 2 door $250, freezer $140. 0413589388

FRIDGE Kelvinator Opal, 300L, 2 door, no frost, g-cond, $275. Ph 0402273358

Lomandra, Dianella, Liriope, Flax, Pandanus, Strelitzia, Rhoeo, Dragon trees, Succulents & much more. Arrange a time. 66805831, 0419771514

CAR SERVICE

For professional & personalised service

running slow, non-responsive, advice on software/upgrade, virus removal, performance tuning. 20yrs exp in IT. Ph 0412236027

Mullumbimby. 66842511

NARNIA NURSERY

UTTAM

Cotton Cardis just arrived at ORIENTIQUE 66858566

FENDER JAZZ BASS 90’s Mexican sunburst VGC with ight case, strap, new strings $850. Paid $1000. Ph 0412 732 465

Wooden railway sleepers, concrete sleepers, garden ornaments & pots, mulches, soil, metals, gravel & more. Mon-Fri 7.00am-5pm, Sat 7.00am-2pm. 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullum. 66842323

To suit most makes & models

BAMBOO (non-invasive clumping) plants for pots/planters, screens/fences or a fantastic garden feature - from miniature to mighty. Call 66848047 www.byronbamboo.com.au

SUFFOLK 23 Brandon St, Sat 8am, cheap beds, furn, clothes.

CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE

$$$s for most. Phone 0418189324, 0438189323

CAR AUCTIONS

Buy at Dealers only through us. Ring David 0414306152 CHOICE MADE, $$$ SAVED.

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970 MITSUBISHI MAGNA sedan ‘91, rego 09/08, auto, reliable $1500. 0402680878 PEUGEOT 405SRI ‘94 auto, luxury sedan silver, 12 mth rego, $4250. 0407952846 ALFA ROMEO 156 Sport wagon, ‘01, 12 mth rego, silver, tan leather, 109,000km, exc cond, $17,000. Ph 0423926060 TOYOTA CAMRY ‘87 Drives great, no rego. New motor! in May ‘06. 0403997128 ‘95 GLI FALCON sedan, rego Jan 09, air-con, CD, rola racks, GC, $2500 ono. Ph 66853380 or 0400813220 FALCON ‘95 s-w, rego April, family car, great for travel $2800.0416164638 1980 TOYOTA HIACE LWB Campervan. Comes complete with absolutely everything - just bring your clothes! 10 mths rego, runs great $5000 ono. Ph 0410312728 COROLLA 1993, low kms, auto, air-con, p-st, 12 mth rego, $4,900. 0427667177 MITSUBISHI Star Wagon,1998, 8 seater, auto, air-con, p-st, 12 mth rego, $9900. Ph 0427667177 MITSUBISHI 4WD Express van, 1990, very low kms, $5900. 0427667177 FORD FALCON EL Futura, 1998 model, auto, white, good cond, 158,000km, 4 months rego, $5000 ono. 66841263 DAEWOO CIELO ‘96 red, man, air-con, GC, $2700. Phone 0419739645

ALLWHEELS

CAR BUYING SERVICES Save time & $$$ 12 mth warranty avail. Barry 0427667177 www.all-wheels.com.au BMW 520i auto, good cond, needs rego, $950. Text/call 0411206997

CAPE MOTORS

now at 16 Endeavour Close Ballina All Blue and Pink Slips available Business as usual

6686 5586

1989 Holden Commodore Station Wagon. A/C, dark blue, tinted windows, 12 months reg. $2000 ono Ph 0422 859 568

BARGAINS ‘92 Nissan Hatchback Auto A/C, P/S, 166,321 kms immaculate AL-57WT......$3995 93 Mitsubishi Lancer 5spd A/C, CD, 144,763kms, owner white SGZ-262 .............. $3850 Nissan Auto sedan A/C 10 months rego, good clean car AD–71KB ......................$2250 98 Toyota Camry CSi 5 Spd 141,063Kms A/C, P/S, 1 owner full service AS57CA ........$7950 Volvo 240 sedan man, A/C P/S 12 months reg YZH568 ..$2350 16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

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6686 5586

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FALCON EB Adventurer, auto, 1992, good motor & int, needs transmission, rego 03/08, $550. 0431905741 HOLDEN APOLLO SLX, 1992, mech A1, $2000. 66801973 MITSUBISHI MAGNA 1995 station wagon, great cond, 6 mth rego, new tyres, recently serviced, $2900 ono. Phone 0431334192 MAZDA ASTINA Hatch. V6 auto ‘95, exc cond, all opts. $8500. Ph 66854885 TOYOTA SKYLINE 1990, very good condition, $3500. Ph 66803348

MOTOR BIKES ‘07 KTM SXF 250, ‘07 KTM Mini Adventurer 50cc, ‘02 Kawasaki KX65, ‘04 Honda CR 125, ‘04 Hoy Sung motor scooter, 50cc, reg 8/08. 66842843, 0418433769

MOTOR HOMES MERCEDES SPRINTER turbo diesel 2003, brand new conversion, 12 months rego, $6990. Ph 0402720883

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JUICEBAR & TAKEAWAY • Best business opportunity in Byron, • Well located in the growing art and industry area, and the up coming Baxton development, this business is busy all year round, long lease, and good rent, • Regular reliable customer base • Extremely clean and well kept. • Systemised business with operating procedures, manual & step by step menu makes it easy to operated or under management. • Specialised in fresh healthy & vegetarian food. • High speed internet • Delivery to the art and industry • Just introduced catering services • Meticulously kept business record with all accounting and entry in place. • Turnover $8000 + per week (approx) • Training provided if needed • $160,000 Call Xavier & Peggy 02 6680 3007 or email admin@mekvent.com

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www.echo.net.au BRUNSWICK RIVER KAYAK TOURS Cape Byron Marine Park, Est 5 years, hobby bus ready to expand, very low overheads, $30,000. Jeff 66805580

GOING ABROAD? Dutch lady, n/s, d/f veg seeks to exchange Amsterdam flat or nature retreat home for same, in or close to Byron. Or house sit. 0422789439

GARDEN MAINTENANCE & Mowing business, 40+ regular clients, well established, some equipment, all areas Byron Shire, $20,000. 0414690840

SHARE ACCOM.

MARKET FOOD BUSINESS. Local markets. Great business for festivals and events. $18,000. Phone 0439769670

CABINS FOR SALE CABIN 7m x 3m timber floor, flyscreens, gyprocked, great cond, 2 years old, easy for tilt tray removal, $23,000 ono. Phone 66841859

HOUSES FOR SALE

Mortgage Savings

Reduce time & interest by up to 40%? Free Assessment 0400229217 SPACIOUS 2 STOREY DOUBLE BRICK 5br/rumpus + s-cont apart. 5 acres Coolamon Scenic. Ocean & valley views. Home business & horse prop. Ph 66843143 / www.house-for-sale.com.au PRIME MULLUM TOWN LOCATION 2br timber home, BIR’s, air-con, 632sqm block, $540k. Ph 0417688331 BANGALOW Original Timber home, 4br, 2 bath, close to CBD, $625,000. 66871323, 0421432285

LAND FOR SALE MULLUMBIMBY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE Filled block, 1150sqm. 0418666839

PROPERTY FOR SALE MORTGAGE BROKER, Buyers agent. No application fees. No exit fees. No hype. Just great rates and good service. MICHAEL MURRAY 0428555501 MAIN ARM house on small acreage, 3br, lge covered verandah, bush setting, nice yard, 2 cabins/outbuildings, fruit trees, dam, recently valued at $540k, terms neg, $540k ono. Phone owner 66857652 BRUNSWICK HEADS block of 4 flats, 2 x 2br, 2 x 1br, 2 x outbuildings, walk to beach, river & marina, rear lane access, recently valued at $1.2M, terms neg, $1.2M ono. Phone owner 66857652 PRICE REDUCED!! AFFORDABLE LIVING Mullum units, each 2br, SLUG $295,000 & $315,000. Ph 66842333

PROPERTY WANTED LAND WANTED 10-50 acres, will pay subdivision. 0439651813, 66847842 SMALL PIECE OF LAND for artist to build straw bale home. Ph 08 93374072 or email shantigirl93@hotmail.com

HOLIDAY ACCOM. WATERFRONT 4 Star Brunswick f-f 1 & 2br luxury apartments. Ph 66851631 STYLISH studio retreat with views, 20min Byron, massage available, night/ weekly 66843358, 0431108037 NOW & BLUES FEST, garden studio in town. byronshanti.com or 0409062074

ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement. SUFFOLK big, modern, funky room, $150 sgl $210 dbl incl bills. 0412464073 LENNOX room avail to share with 1 other in 3br townhouse $140pw + exp. Avail now. Phone 0413209236 THE POCKET large room in large house, beautiful setting, very quiet for n/s, clean professional person. 0414622698 MAIN ARM big room in 3br home, share with 1 senior, n/s. Ph 66845129 BYRON room in fully-furn share house for worker, $130pw inclusive + bond. Phone 0402830780 after 5pm. POTTSVILLE near beach, share with 1 other, own bathrm, pref employed, n/s $130pw + bond. Phone 66763104 BYRON HILLS, room in friendly, easy going house, $150pw + $100 bill bond. Available now. 0422076154 SUFFOLK on beach, 2rms in lovely house, wooden floors, ensuite, lovely yard, $220+pw + 4 wks bond & bills, couples OK. Workers pref, short or long term OK. Ph 0407132195 BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK room in large 3br home, $150pw + bills + bond. Looking for easy-going, friendly, employed person to share. 0423699946 BRUNSWICK HEADS lovely unit, views, f-furn, share with sgl female, suit working person, $150pw + exp. 66851951 BYRON room avail in friendly share house, 5 min walk to town & beach. Must be working & drug, alch, cig free, vego, $135pw incl bills. Ph 0404889194 NTH OCEAN SHORES studio, share kitch/bath, waterfront canal & beach, veg, n/s positive work person, share with 1 fem $140pw + bond & exp. 66805657

MOTHER & 2 daughters require a home with garden. Please phone Rosemary on 66882070 or 0488299389 27YO fem audio engineer looking for clean light & private studio to live & work exc refs, approx $150pw. 0416120639 65 YEAR OLD man needs granny flat in or around Byron. Great with gardening & kids. Ph 6684 7037 or 0432 038804 DAVID BRADBURY URGENTLY needs 2-3br home in Bruns or Mullum from March 1st. Ph 66840015

LOCAL WOMAN 36, working, seeking long term 1br flat or similar, Bruns/New Brighton. Sam 0425732719

MULLUM s-c modern 1br bedsit flat, a-c large sep bathroom, beautiful backyard for single person, must be dog lover, $150pw incl elect, near CBD. Ph 66842326

BYRON LOCALE small self-contained space, long term, $160-220pw, employed 30yo, quiet, clean, male. 0422648018 FAMILY require 3/4br house in Byron or surrounds. Long lease, excellent tenants. Ph 66840026 EUROPEAN spiritual minded male urgently seeks tidy, secure, better than average accomodation, long term, with parking, to share. Responsible, easy going. Phone Steven 0421079646

TO LET BANGALOW SELF STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 BANGALOW 2br house, short term, n/s, $300pw. Ph 66847204

BAYWOOD CHASE English students, sgle/cple, share comfy, clean house with woman & son $150pw/$280pw. Phone 66853268, 0408102184. COORABELL acres, large fully-furn luxury house, share 2 others, pref male, n/s, working $140pw. 66884781 BYRON peaceful, n/s, worker, funky house, sgl $160pw incl. 0421164201

Locals’ special – Enjoy the beauty of the rainforest hinterland setting of Peppers Casuarina Lodge and rediscover serenity – stay overnight with a 2 course dinner and continental breakfast for 2 for just $210* per room. Call 02 6684 7348. www.peppers.com.au

SUFFOLK PARK looking for female to share 4br house with 3 others, clean, employed & queer friendly, $125pw. Phone 0425716064 * Subject to availability. Valid to 30/11/08 for locals living in postcodes 2477-2484

BYRON Studio in town, fr $25pp/pn, new, quiet, furn, avail now. 0409062074

SUFFOLK PARK large studio with ensuite/spa, separate entrance, long term only for n/s, $230pw, no bills, refs & bond req, avail now. 0447448421

HOUSE SWAP LENNOX room avail to share with 1 other in 3br townhouse $140pw + exp. Avail now. Phone 0413209236

Byron Bay

WANTED TO RENT

3 bed/fourth study, downstairs room (5th bedroom) ensuite, + 3rd toilet/shower. 2 living areas, 4 car garage. Inc garden main $450/week 12 month lease

ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

PRDnationwide Ocean Shores Phone Shaylah 6680 4400

Elders Real Estate Byron Bay 4/47 Byron Street 6685 8911

ROOM in lovely home in Ocean Shores, own bathroom, $140pw. 66801973

MARK COCHRANE REAL ESTATE Coolamon Scenic Drive 2 B’rm house elegant design + 1 b’rm self cont. guest quarters, private, elevated, verandahs and rural & ocean views. Avail now, $550 p/w. No pets.

Mullumbimby 3 b’rm renovated timber house, close to CBD, A/C, timber floors, covered v’dah, fenced yard. Avail April $370 p/w. No pets.

6684 2663

SERENE comfortable rainforest retreat, mature, n/s, 20 mins Tweed & Murwillumbah, 2 rooms, $100 & $150pw. Ph 07 55907414, 0409476803

61 Burringbar Street Mullumbimby

PART FURNISHED room in spacious house with 3 friendly flatmates, $180pw cpl or $160pw sgl + bills + bond, must be working, 25+, n/s. 0401813277

3 bed/ensuite duplex SLUG, fenced yard pets neg walk to shops $340/week 6-12 month lease

MULLUM 2 adjoining rooms share kitchen /bathrm, priv & peaceful, suit sgl under 45 $150pw incl. 66844799, 0415354185 SUFFOLK sep. priv 2 rooms with bathrm own ent. cpl ok, worker pref. Also 2 rooms in house, walk beach. 66854905

SUFFOLK beachside, close to shops, tavern, transport & restaurants, furnished optional, 3br home $450pw + s-c granny flat optional $150pw. Ph Richard 66855653 or 0422253614 SUFFOLK PARK studio, self-cont, priv garden & deck, fully-furn, $270pw + bond incl bills. 66854329, 0423494761 SEMI SELF-CONT 2br, 10 min to Mullum, own entrance, swimming hole & views, $180pw + bond +exp. 0405123451

3 bed/ensuite +study, fenced yard. This property is for sale. 3 month lease

BRUNSWICK HEADS 2br townhouse, carport $310pw. 1br flat $150pw. 2br unit, carport $220pw. No pets unless specified. Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St. Bruns. Heads 66851206 STUNNING MODERN open, spacious, self contained, private studio on acreage, $200pw + bond. 0400395215 OCEAN SHORES freestanding, near new villa, 2br upstairs, 1 s-c area downstairs. $400pw, refs + 2 wks bond. 0413409536

WWOOFA EXPERIENCED WWOOFER seeking host near Byron. Studying permaculture 2 days pw beg 08. Unique opportunity to learn & share permaculture with a willing worker Michael 0428819245

TO LEASE STUNNING STUDIO/OFFICE high traffic area, cnr position in Byron Industrial Est, suit professional or creative business ent, 70sqm, 2+3 year lease, air-con, alarm, furniture optional. Ph 0419435893

4 BR HOUSE to rent in Mullumbimby, $350pw. Phone Shahido 66882494

BYRON BAY CBD OFFICE Perfect 50sqm office, a-c, parking, avail now $360pw. Ph 0415152151

OCEAN SHORES modern fully-furn open plan, self-cont bedsit. Private tropical garden, suit single working person, $220pw incl. Ph 66803012

BILLINUDGEL new Industrial Unit, 200sqm, $380pw. Ph 66842821, 66802519 (ah) or 0408663145

BYRON HILLS 3br house, exc cond, quiet location, no dogs, refs req $400pw + bond. Ph 0418259959 SUFFOLK PARK BEACHSIDE new 4/5br, en-suite, 3 WC, 4 LUG, $600pw, avail 3 March. Domain ID5626609. 0412367233, 66853814

WORK WANTED ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement. HANDYMAN Interior/exterior, all those headache jobs, even in the garden. Phone 0449067864

MULLUM spacious self-cont studio & huge shed/workspace/storage. 2 mins walk to town. $250pw. 66843385

CLEANING & IRONING Leave your domestic chores to the Lavender Lady. Ph 66845371

STUNNING MODERN open, spacious, self contained, private studio on acreage, $200pw + bond. 0400395215

LEBANESE COOK in your home parties. Ph Vazken 0408268843

New Brighton

WORD PROCESSING / TYPING Resumes, Reports, Flyers etc Professional & Experienced. Reas rates. Ph Claire 66803707, 0421023711

Avail 28-02-08 $160 1br unit, open plan living, balcony, carspace.

SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH Avail now $450 10 month lease, 3br fully furnished beach home, two bathroom + ensuite, deck, open plan living, double carport.

For further details or inspection please contact 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594

Sunrise Beach - Bayshore Dr 2 bedroom fully furnished townhouse, air conditioning. Avail now! $370 per week Byron Bay - Mahogany Drive 3 bedroom townhouse with ensuite, SLUG. Walking distance to town. Avail - 7/3/08 - $400 per week Suffolk Park - Brandon Street 3 bedroom house with pool and spa bath. Avail mid March $550 per week Byron Bay - Redgum Place Brand new 3 bedroom home. Dishwasher, granite benchtops, tiled courtyard. Avail now! $550 per week Byron Bay - Blackbutt Place Architecturally designed 4brm modern home with spa bath. Walk to town. Avail - 4/3/08 - $650 per week Suffolk Park - Alcorn Street 3 bedroom home that backs onto the beach. Air conditioned, lush gardens. Avail 11/2/08 $650 per week Telofa - Bangalow Road 3 bedroom cottage beautifully renovated. Carport, 2 bathrooms. Includes use of 50sqm shed. Avail Now! $650/week unfurnished $700/week furnished Byron Bay - Kingsley Street 2 dwellings. 1 bedroom studio with SLUG and 3 bedroom home with study and SLUG. Avail now! $850 per week

OCEAN SHORES light filled new home, share one other, $140pw. 0433880405

EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE St Helena. Modern, spacious house, spectacular views over Byron Bay and ocean. 5br, 3 bathrm, 2 living areas. Fully maintained lawns and garden. Minimum 12 months, $685pw. 0418176022

Avail now $280 spacious 2br home, timber floors, air-con, front and back deck, carport, yard.

BYRON opp beach, couple/twin/3 person furn rooms avail now. 0429965465

SUFFOLK rm in spacious home, working fem pref $150pw + exp. 0402279407

OCEAN SHORES 3br house complete new fit out, new kitchen & bathroom, big deck, large yard. Sorry no dogs $340pw. Phone 66846897

Avail now $315 3br home, lounge/dining com, yard, carport, close walk to beach.

SUNRISE good natured single for large room, $150pw, incl bills. 66808847

PROF LOCAL CARER avail 2008, refs, pets/gardens. Sarah-Jane 0415167284

CARAVANS & CABINS from $195pw. Apply in person to Byron Bay Tourist Village, Ewingsdale Road.

ROSEBANK 2 rooms in lovely 3br furnished home, on acreage, views, decks, veg garden, $135pw each + bond + bills. Ph 0448675009

BEACH PALACE sanctuary, rooms avail from $35pp. 66871980 or 0438247456

HOUSE SIT

MULLUM 2br timber home, large covered deck, beautiful gardens, carport, suit working person/couple, avail 18th Feb $300pw & bond 66841230

CABIN Huonbrook suit single worker, no pets, $110pw. Phone 66840272

OCEAN SHORES

BYRON beautiful 3br house/apart, s-c, f-f, close to town and beach, avail until 17/3, refs $450pw. Phone 0402800650

2BR FLAT, f-furn, available in Bruns 5 March - 5 May, $250pw. 66851404

UPPER MAIN ARM 2br timber house + 2br cabin with outdoor toilet, $370pw. Chincogan Real Estate, 18a Burringbar St, Mullumbimby. 66843301

FERN BEACH 1br, big rumpus/office, private deck, twin carport, furnished, $250pw. Ph 0411302141

Avail now $380 4br home, ensuite, kitch/lounge combined, yard, carport.

THE POCKET big room in 4br house with sep entrance, own bath and verandah, garage, views, fem only $185pw + bills & bond. Ph 66803484, 0421593093

POSSUM CREEK holiday rental cottage, f-furn, s-cont, open plan with loft br and large verandah overlooking creek. Aircon, swim pool, on beautiful property, avail until 20/3/08, $425pw. 66872340

BYRON A & I Est. Share space for small business or storage. 0421990785

OCEAN SHORES townhouse, large bedrm, BIR, en-suite, suit single worker, $140pw + exp. Phone 66851732

ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

EWINGSDALE lovely 1br furn apart, b’band & pool etc. 0403022356

BYRON CBD s-c, f-furn, 1br upstairs unit, $385pw, 6 mths + lease. 0412808656

BYRON STUDIO newly renovated, s/c unit, timber floors, beaut garden, quiet, long term, close to town & beach, n/s, d/f, working fem pref. $235pw. Ph 0415045867 or 66087001.

LENNOX beaut 3br house, open, light, quiet, huge deck, ocean views $395pw elect, water, lawns incl. 0409830456

NEW BRIGHTON BEACH self-cont, f-furn unit, air-con, Austar, on Brunswick river 100m to beach, close shops, quiet location. 0412542548, 66805008

BYRON studio avail for sgl working fem, from 26/2 $180pw + elec. 66857945

The perfect place to experience the Byron hinterland.

BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK, room, $130pw, male pref. Ph 0432103134

F-FURN dble/twin share room, central Byron $240pw. 0411427342

STH GOLDEN BEACH, 2 storey, 4br home overlooking canal, large balconies, spa on downstairs deck, BIR, freshly painted, gardens maintained, quiet culde- sac, $380pw + bond. 0403287328 BYRON van & annex on site, wc, shady parking, $190 + bond, refs. 0423857490

MIDDLE POCKET s-c flat, lovely garden setting, utilities paid, single, working, n/s lady, no pets $220pw. Ph 66804291

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

BRUNSWICK HDS 3br house 2 min walk to beach/river, furn or un-furn neg, long lease avail, $350pw. 0432763628

3 MATURE WOMEN seek rural 3-4br house within 5km radius of Bangalow, garden care considered for part rent, long term preferred, refs avail. Bev 66878554

MULLUM Semi self-cont, own entrance, lounge, bath & own study off bedroom. Beautiful surrounds & swimming hole, $180pw + bond + exp. 0427505989

BLUESFEST in March. Gorgeous 3br house, porch, garden. 5 min town, beach, festival. $1000 festival weekend or $2000 Easter week. Ph 0404100325

FOREST dwelling Upper Main Arm, 2 levels - upper 3br polished floors, stained glass, verandahs $240pw + bond. Below - furn granny flat, $120pw elec. Separate or together, n/s. 66804817, 0402074568

OCEAN SHORES 2bed duplex, backs onto park $250pw available now OCEAN SHORES 3 bed, quiet street, lush gardens, fruit trees $320pw avail late Mar NORTH OCEAN SHORES 3 bed plus study, double carport, backs onto canal $430pw avail early March NORTH OCEAN SHORES 4 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, large living areas, close to beach $390pw avail 20/2 NORTH OCEAN SHORES 3bed, DLUG, close to beach $350pw avail 26/2 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

PA / SECRETARY available to assist with all your secretarial requirements, highly organised, excellent computer skills. Phone 0406556103

EMPATHETIC PERSONAL CARER avail for private carework/respite, great with dementia, qual, 7 yrs exp, avail 24/7 in Nth Rivers area. Julie 0419194841 CARPENTER all facets, 20 years exp. Lic No. 616070. Ph 0403287328 EXP CHEF/HOUSEKEEPER seeks p/t work for family/prof couple. Excellent food, shop, babysit. Exc refs. 66842930 WEB DESIGN & GRAPHICS Professional results. Adam 66805351 DATA ENTRY & WEBSITE DESIGN Able to do most anything, very low rates compared to other web designers and data entry operators. Ph 0423009846 QUICKBOOKS AND MYOB Bookkeeping and all Financial Admin needs taken care of while you take care of your business, qualified & experienced. Phone 0403204644 QUALIFIED PAINTER looking for work, small jobs ok. Ph Rob 0408900134 CLEANING SERVICE all Byron Shire. 0401249543 HANDYMAN AVAILABLE Will do fencing, landscaping, paving and any odd jobs around the house. Ph 0422200313 LOOKING FOR A CARPENTRY APPRENTICESHIP Currently enrolled in pre-apprenticeship course, have own tools and van, 31 yrs, good Govt incentives. Richard 0422200313 YOUNG MAN with station wagon, willing and able for work, proficient with most tools. 66841263 MALE, fit, truck license, green card. Do anything. Ph 0413034748

REDGUM PLACE Brand new 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house. Private fully fenced yard, double garage with remote, built-ins, large parents retreat, open plan living, large undercover entertaining area. A lovely home. Available mid March. $550 per week. ARMSTRONG STREET 2 bedroom villa with detached 3rd bedroom. Great private north facing courtyard, open plan living areas, large bedrooms. Fully furnished. Available 13/2/08. $600 per week. STORAGE SHEDS TO LET ®

L.J. Hooker Byron Bay 6685 7300

I’LL CLEAN FOR YOU Call me 66844799, 0415354185 CLEANER / TYPIST / RIDING INSTRUCTOR honest, efficient, reliable. 66845533, 0404470360

POSITIONS VACANT WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box. TAXI DRIVERS BYRON SHIRE Drivers required, shifts available. Full training provided. Ph BH 66209211 email: info@byronbaytaxis.com

46 February 13, 2008 Byron Shire Echo WAIT STAFF with function experience needed for Saturday weddings at busy venue. Must have RSA & own transport. No travellers please. Ph 0266872527 & leave a message LAWNMOWING must have own vehicle with towbar mowing contractor needs person to take over business for 8 weeks possibly longer. Ph Peter 0418562414 or 66875084 CLEANER Boutique B & B seeks Thurs to Sun cleaner on perm p-time. Must be reliable, have own transport. Immediate start. Phone 0422415226 TAXI CLEANER immed start, reliable, energetic. Early mornings & must be able to work w’ends. Ph Zoran 0410939043

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CHEF REQUIRED please forward resume to andrew.gimber@gmail.com CASUAL POSITION IN 5-STAR HOTEL Turndown attendant 5-9pm 5 days pw. Must have an eye for detail, be well presented, hospitality & computer skills an advantage. Please forward resume to raes@wategos.com.au or call Amy on 66855366 CHEF REQUIRED please forward resume to andrew.gimber@gmail.com WAIT STAFF required, must have minimum 2yrs hospitality experience and be well presented, excellent gratuities for right person. Please forward resume to raes@wategos.com.au

CLEANER for small business, exp & reliable. Phone 0434122481

SAPIEN ARTS casual sales assistant required for jewellery & homewares store. Applicants must have customer service experience & be well presented, reliable, possess good communication and able to work weekends. Applicants are to present resumes to the Manager by Thurs 1pm. Sapien Arts, 19 Lawson St, Byron.

LABOURER casual, some carpentry skills a must, jack of all trades would also suit. Need to be keen, ďŹ t, hard working and have ABN. Ph 0421553052

HEALTH Practitioner/Massage Therapist wanted to share nice studio in Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Phone Herbert 0408782834

CLEANER 3-4 hours per week at Coorabell. Must be good natured and reliable. 66848157

MODELS FROM BB COUTURE SHOW invited to parade at ďŹ lm showing & huge after party at Ewingsdale on Sat Feb 23, Phone Tjintana 0405055615 or email byronbaycouture@hotmail.com

- EXPERIENCED BARISTA - JUNIOR FRONT OF HOUSE TRAINEE At LuLu’s Cafe Mullumbimby, immediate start. Phone 66842415, 0432156349

CASUAL BABYSITTER for 2 kids, 7 & 10, prefer local to Coorabell. Responsible teen ok. 66848157 CLEANER WANTED Professional domestic cleaning experience required with attention to detail. 5 hours Wednesdays, starting 9.30am. Nonsmoker, energetic, hard-working, reliable, honest, own transport, 2 referees required. Coorabell. 66872304 EXPERIENCED MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST 2 days/pw. Resumes to: 60 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 2482 MODELLING (18+) real natural women of all ages, styles & body types required for modelling projects (NUDE), cash payment min $400+, relaxed environment with female photographer. Ph Kate 66807755 CANTEEN SUPERVISOR Mullumbimby High School. Casual position, 38hrs/pw during school terms at $18ph. Duties include food preparation, implementing healthy canteen policy, rostering & supervising volunteers, daily record keeping, ordering stock, banking, etc. Supervisor is responsible to Mullumbimby High School P & C. For full details contact Anne Bowden 0428446482. Apps close 22/2/08. LABOURERS CLEANER Byron to Lennox, cleaning experience. 66884777

CLEANER 8-12 hours per week for modern house in Mullumbimby. Must be experienced, reliable, energetic & thorough. Please phone Caroline Mager on 6684 3279/0417 474 235

CAPE BYRON STEINER SCHOOL CLEANER WANTED 7 HRS P/W Contact Site Manger on 0427 847 400 for details Applications in writing by Wednesday 20th February SITE MANAGER CAPE BYRON STEINER SCHOOL PO BOX 736 BYRON BAY NSW 2481

HORTICULTURAL APPRENTICESHIP Established Nursery, must be ďŹ t & keen, above award wages paid. Ph 66851190 NANNY Local mature angel to care for 8 yr boy & light house duties (incl cooking). Approx four arvo/evenings weekly. Suffolk Park 0409361801 SHORT ORDER COOK experience essential for Happy Dolphin. Apply in person or ring 66851355.

KINESIOLOGY

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Cert IV and Diploma with Parijat Wismer (22yrs experience) Begins Feb 23. Free experience 7-9pm Feb 13. Call 66857991 COM WWW.TEACHINTERNATIONAL.

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Your presence I miss, Your memory I treasure. Loving you always, Forgetting you never. A special face, A very special ‘Saxon’, I can never replace. ‘You’

LOST & FOUND FOUND: mans wedding ring in Lennox. Phone 66876950

INCREASE THE LEVEL OF DESIRE, LOVE, JOY & INTIMACY in your relationships! We invite you to our FREE INFORMATION NIGHT where we will explore together how you can achieve this. 20th February, 2008 – 8pm ‘AMBAJI’ 6 Marvel Street, Byron Bay. Phone: Michael 02 6622 8912 Robyn 02 6685 4841 Relationship Recovery ProgramŠ www.relationshiprecovery.com.au

LOST: in Mahogany Dr my 11 yr old seal point Siamese cat, 11th Feb. Much loved pet. Reward. Please ph 0431077486 PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

SOCIAL ESCORTS Kandykat found in Fern Beach approx 5 weeks ago, injured and unwell. Does anyone know who this lovely cat belongs to? She is approximately 12 years old and is a lap cat therefore someone must have really, really loved her and will be missing her dreadfully. Please ring

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VINCE AND THE VIPERS Acoustic three piece party band Cheap rates. Ph 66844235 www.myspace.com/ vinceandthevipers

Jean on 6680 1864 or 0411 032 905

GUITAR TUITION - Fun & enjoyable lessons, all styles, 20 years experience. Dix Ozier 0421745190 MATHS with High School teacher, years 7-12, over 15 years exp. 66809343 FREE English tutoring, ESL, literary skills etc. Any ages & backgrounds. Phone 0415212622 or 0406577417 PHOTOSHOP TUITION By an experienced professional Graphic Artist. Phone 66853568 TKNONANNY Mac tuition in Comfort Call Bettjoy 66803497 MATHS TUTOR K7-12, qualiďŹ ed teacher NSW DET, BSc (Maths + IT). 66807229 LEARN GESTALT THERAPY Grad Diploma Program. Lismore, Coffs, Gold Coast. Fee help avail. Phone 66213911 SINGING LESSONS with Parissa Bouas, former head of voice at SCU + NRCAC, member ANATS & singer with The Hottentots. Safe & sound contemporary technique, backing tracks in any key, mic technique. Beg - Adv. Ph 66808878

MULCAHY, JOYCELYN (Joy) (nee Bradford) passed away peacefully on 9th February, 2008 at John Flynn Hospital, late of Mullumbimby, formerly of Urbenville. Beloved wife of Don, loved mother and mother-in-law of Raymond & Janelle, Kevin & Roslyn, Peter & Lorraine and Sharee & Brett Ward and devoted nanna of their families. Aged 69 years Relatives and friends are invited to attend Joy’s funeral service to be held at the Uniting Church, Mullumbimby on Wednesday (13-2-2008) at 2pm, followed by burial at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery. Parkview Funeral Home - Ballina 1800809336

IN MEMORIAM

Billinudgel

LIVESTOCK STANDARD BREED 14.3 Bay gelding, 12yo, ideal 2nd horse, sweet natured, pony club exp, great jumper, exp rider, good feet, oats well, saddles, bridles, rugs etc. Horse only $3500. 66840230

PETS

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TLC PET SITTING 0418221637

PET SITTING

AngelCare Pet Sitting. 0425262193 PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

Ben has been at the shelter for a long time. He is approx 2 yo, popular with the female cats for his good looks and playful nature. He is affectionate and would be a good mouser. Please phone Lisa on 0421 064 100 for appointment petsforlifecatshelter.blogspot.com

Busen

At Byron Bay First National Real Estate we have trained many of the best salespeople in our region. It is no coincidence that they are all still members of our team. Our company has a vibrant culture with a strong customer focus and a long term commitment to high ethical standards and ongoing professional training.

We are looking for two new salespeople to be added to our market-leading team of agents. You will be conďŹ dent but respectful, energetic and well organised and you will be committed to being as good as you can be. At Byron Bay First National Real Estate we believe great salespeople are grown, not grafted. We patiently educate and coach people through the early years of their careers and most importantly we pay salaries (rather than commission only) to staff while they learn. If you want to join one of Australia’s best real estate companies, bring your CV in to Lee at Byron Bay First National Real Estate, 15 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Applications close 29 February 2008

If once in a lifetime a wish would come true, we would open the door and you would walk through. Memories - never wanted memories, we just wanted you. In loving memory of our Mother - your girls Libby, Coba Babe & Kiva

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ATTRACTIVE HOSTESS TO SPOIL YOU, 34 Piper Drive, Ballina, 10am till late. 66816038 BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 BYRON SENSUAL DELIGHT. Incalls. Phone 0402169906 MALE ESCORT AVAILABLE Also erotic massage. Phone 0434223526

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If you are focused, passionate about helping people, good at listening and asking questions, trustworthy – then real estate could be an ideal career for you.

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TANTRIC MASSAGE Relax and Heal. Paul 0409556969

SING BY THE SEA JOYFUL MUSIC CLASS, 1-5 year olds. Phone Mandy 66841364

LAKE, Edith ‘Norma’ Passed away peacefully at Mullumbimby Hospital on 08.02.08, late of Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Loved wife of Arthur (dec). Much loved mother of Ray, Les, John, Sue, Nev, Sandra and their families.Relatives and friends are invited to attend Norma’s graveside funeral service, which will be held in the Mullumbimby Garden Cemetery on Thursday (Feb 14th) at 10am. WHITE DOVE FUNERALS 66803084

CAWI Op Shop 6685 1444 Brunswick Heads

TANTRIC bodywork, Goddess mysteries. Ph 66854074. www.sexualalchemy.com

SENIOR FIRST AID W/cover app. 1 day course, exp instr. Sunday 2nd March. Mullum ExServices Club. Ph Serge or Tara 66804066

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female SmithďŹ eld cross. She is very loving, loyal and protective. She is also strong and independent, and deďŹ nitely needs more training. Unfortunately, Matilda has become too much for her aged female owner. We are seeking a new home for her where she will be one on one with a caring owner.

BEST BODY MASSAGE. Guaranteed. 0415200866 – 10am - 6pm Bruns.

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EXPERIENCED female vocalist required for performance & recording. Phone Shane 66845114

Matilda is an active black/white 5 month old

SEXY BYRON BABE 0449780167

CD/DVD DUPLICATION & PRINTING Short runs. 66804012

CLASSICAL GUITAR fun & effective, experienced teacher. 0411042552

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GERMAN all levels, qualified native speaker. Phone 66803545

ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070

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CASUAL CLEANER REQUIRED Must have previous hotel experience, be fast, ďŹ t & reliable. Suitable for local resident only. Ph 66858800

GUITAR/JAZZ harmony tuition: con/ uni level guitar/bass and theory taught privately by former head of guitar studies at NRCAC. Any instrument catered for. A must for anyone who loves playing music and wants results. Gift vouchers available. Ph Geoff Wright. 66854565 or 0404611428

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No degree or experience required. Cert III & IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Recruitment service & Job Guarantee! FREE RESOURCE BOOK for prompt course enrolment! Free info session– February 18th at 6pm Next course starts April 16th

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FOR HORSES Feb-March Phone 0449714235 www.touch-aware.com

Is a long haired grey/blue female who is about 1 year old. She has recently had 4 beautiful kittens and has now been desexed. She is very affectionate and loves a cuddle. Come and meet Busen at our Cat Adoption Centre, 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Tues 9-11am Thurs 3-5pm and Sat 10am-12noon. Tel. 6684 4070.

Please stick this by your phone AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .............................................................. 000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay .................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Sea & road rescue...................6685 1999 BRUNSWICK MARINE RADIO TOWER ...................................6685 0148 MULLUMBIMBY HOSPITAL ......................................................6684 2266 BYRON BAY HOSPITAL ............................................................6685 6200 POLICE Brunswick Heads .......................................................6685 1277 Mullumbimby ..............................................................6684 2144 Byron Bay ...................................................................6685 9499 Bangalow ....................................................................6687 1404 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE Storm & tempest damage, flooding.6684 3444 AIDS Confidential testing & information (ACON) ................................6622 1555 AL-ANON Help for family & friends of alcoholics .......... 6685 9690, 6680 4429 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours....................................6686 8599 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) .........................................6628 1358 LIFELINE .........................................................................................131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men)..6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily ....................................6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ..................................................6684 1286 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE ...........................6687 2520 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ...............................1800 656 463 GAMBLERS’ ANONYMOUS Meet 7.30pm Tuesdays at Byron Hospital Group Room, Shirly St, Byron Bay......................0405 087 529 WILDLIFE CARE & RESCUE ....................................................6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE........................................................6622 1233 GEORGE THE SNAKE MAN.................................................0407 965 092 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES)..........6628 1866

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News Extra Pin This Up Breast cancer Support The Byron Bay Breast Cancer Support Group meets for the first time this year on Wednesday February 20 at the Senior Citizens Hall, Marvel St. Byron Bay (Massinger St. end of Marvel St.) comencing at 12.30pm and finishing at 2.30pm. Afternoon tea is provided and our guest for the week is Suzanne Rienits who will be guiding us in Qi Gong practices which are helpful after breast cancer. All those who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer are welcome. For more information please phone 6680 8893.

Dzongsar Kyentse Rinpoche in Bangalow from April 11 to 20 and urgently need billets for overseas and interstate friends. We would like to hear from anyone who would like to billet a friend or who could provide a relatively cheap homestay situation. Please contact rasa@aapt.net.au

Community Care Volunteers

Brunswick Heads Community Care is looking for new volunteers. Our service provides emergency relief to people in need and is funded by Department of Family and Community Services. We’re open on Mondays and Fridays from 10am to 12noon at Bruns Community Centre. Drop by if you need help, or if you feel like helping out! For Green and Clean The Green and Clean Aware- more information contact ness Team’s Dune care day is: 6685 1378 during office Sunday February 17 at 9am hours, or 6680 3163. to 12noon at Clarkes Beach. Meet near the Clarkes Beach Ocean Shores Garden BBQ. Join other Volunteers Club and support our beautiful Ocean Shores and Districts environment, by planting in Garden Club’s next meeting the sand dunes at Clarkes is on Monday February 18 at Beach to Main Beach. From 1.30pm at St. Anselms Angli12 to 1p.m, enjoy a delicious can Church, Orana Road. free BBQ. Be in the draw and Presentation Topic: Aspects you may win one of four great of Gardening. Ideas for rejuprizes. All food and prizes pro- venating our garden beds. A vided by supportive local talk by Bruce Dickson, Amabusinesses. It’s a great day at teur Gardener. Flower of the the beach, with good folk. Month: Arrangement of red Enquiries: Udo 6680 9698 or and white flowers. Visitors Veda 6685 7991 or Teresa welcome. Phone Ann on 6680 6685 5293. 5175.

MS Network The next meeting of Ballina and Regions branch of The Northern Rivers Multiple Sclerosis Network of Care is on Wednesday February 27 2008 from 10am to 12.30pm at the Activity Centre, Crowley Village (end of Cherry Street) Ballina. Our guest is Susan Aprile who will provide an overview of the services provided by Ability Incorporated. The Centre has wheelchair/scooter access and climate control. There is no charge. Further information contact Peter on 6628 1761 or drop along and make yourself known.

Men’s Shed Brunswick Valley U3A Men’s Shed meets at 3 Main Arm Road Mullumbimby from 9.30am on Fridays, new members welcome. They are looking to acquire a bandsaw. Please contact Alf on 6680 1600.

Relationship Program Relationship Recovery Program; Free Information Night. Ambaji Wellness Centre, 6 Marvel St Byron Bay on Wednesday February 20 from 8pm to 9.30.pm. Contact Michael 6622 8912 or Robyn 6685 4841.

Billets Needed The Byron Bay Buddhists Siddhartha’s Intent Australia are hosting the teachings of

Red Cross launches emergency plan

The increasing importance of being ready in an emergency is behind the launch today of vital new information for households on the Red Cross website. In partnership with First National Foundation, Red Cross is developing Emergency REDiPlan: a community information program to help Australians prepare for emergencies, like the ScaPregnancy Support mander bushfires in December 2006. Group The Red Cross website Are you pregnant? Want to has podcasts and informaconnect with other pregnant women, learn about birth options, be empowered, meet midwives and birth workers? Byron Pregnancy Support If you’ve ever dreamt of Group, eachWednesday at the showcasing your creative talCommunity Centre. 10.15 ents to the nation (with the am for bodywork, then morn- chance to win some fantastic ing tea and discussion till 1ish. goodies), then make sure Great resource library. $15 you don’t miss out on taking (concession available). Con- part in Australia’s largest taltact Heli on 6685 6523 for ent competitions. The National Talent Cominformation or just come petitions (NTC) are part of along. the National Youth Week 2008 (NYW) celebrations Byron FOL Byron Friends of the Library meeting on Wednesday Feb- Old Computers ruary 20 at 10.30am at Byron Required RSL Club. New members The Byron Shire Seniors welcome. Computer Club has a need Relay For Life for any old computers For Byron Shire Cancer (working or not working) Council ‘Relay for Life’ Infor- for training purposes. If mation please phone Gill you have a computer that 6684 6328 or Gae 6684 you would like to donate to 2398. the club ring our Technical Officer, Don on 6680 Volunteer Ushers 3662. We will call and pick Needed it up. Byron Community and Cultural Centre will be holding a Brunswick Valley training for volunteer Ushers U3A on Wednesday February 20 at Speakers Forum on Febru5.30pm. We need a large ary 19: Dr Fiona McCorgroup of ushers for the mick will speak on “Cliupcoming Byron Bay Film mate Change and what we Festival. If you would like to can do about it”. 10am at be a part of this great event, Brunswick Uniting Church, please call Moira to register, all welcome information from 6680 4365. on 6685 6807, ext.1.

tion sheets, with practical advice on keeping in contact following an emergency, managing stress and coping with memorial events. Additional emergency readiness information and resources will be progressively made available. Red Cross CEO Robert Tickner says emergency preparedness is increasingly crucial. ‘The changing environment and escalation in the number and severity of disasters means preparation

is a good idea for all households. ‘First National Foundation’s support of Emergency REDiPlan means we can reach more people, and provide regularly updated information on how to prepare for emergencies,’ he said. Pa r t i c i p at i n g First National agents will distribute vital information through their offices, to help people in their local areas. ‘First National offices’ strong links to their local communities will really help

spread the emergency preparedness message around Australia,’ said First National Real Estate CEO Ray Ellis. First National Foundation aims to raise $3 million over three years to support Emergency REDiPlan, in addition to helping Red Cross distribute emergency preparedness information to local communities across Australia. See www.redcross.org.au, and follow the link to Disaster and Emergency Services for the full Safe and Well information sheet.

Chance for young talent to shine and are an opportunity for all young musicians, writers, movie-makers, photographers, artists and designers aged 12-25 to make their mark and RockIT, WriteIT, ShootIT, SnapIT or DesignIT. There is over $70,000 worth of prizes up for grabs including computer and software packages; music

Bangalow Street Stall The Bangalow Uniting Church Ladies Fellowship will hold a street stall in Byron Street, Bangalow on Friday February 22 at 8am. Plenty of cooking will be appreciated.

Mullum Garden Club The Mullumbimby Garden Club has their AGM on Thursday February 14 at 1pm in the Uniting Church Hall. At the AGM, no competitions or guest speakers. Members subs of $6 now due.

Sewing Group The United Social Sewing group invites any interested people to their workshop

vouchers and professional camera equipment. Entrants have the opportunity to strut their stuff and gain invaluable industry recognition as entries are judged by leading industry professionals. A past finalist of the RockIT competition is Aussie band Operator Please. National Youth Week is all

about supporting young people and celebrating their achievements and these competitions allow young people to make their voice heard in artistic and imaginative ways. Make sure you grab the chance to express yourself and show off your creative flair by jumping online at www.youthweek.com.

every Monday from 9am to Audition for Performing 3pm at the Uniting Church, Membership in 2008 on Saturday February 23 at the Byron Bay Gold Coast. Northern RivBallina/Byron U3A ers area classical ballet and The Shibashi group will contemporary dancers from meet on February 19 at 10 to 17 years old are invited 10am in the CWA rooms, to audition for performBrunswick Heads. All wel- ances in the Gold Coast and come. Enquiries to 6685 Brisbane with professional 1982. guest artists and choreographers. Contact Fiona MunEnglish Course roe on 07 5598 4292 for TAFE NSW North Coast details. Institute, Ballina Campus has spaces available for Eng- Catholics Returning lish courses for migrants, Home Program from beginners to advanced A gentle 6 week program for level. Phone Julie Wykeham adult Catholics who have on 6681 8910. Classes drifted away from their started February 11. faith. The Program begins on Wednesday February 20 at 7pm at 29a Queen Street, Dance Audition The Gold Coast Dancers Mullumbimby. Enquiries to Company Inc. has their 6684 2131.

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QUALIFIED PANEL BEATER Ballina. Above Award Wages. PH: 6686 2100

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GREAT LIFESTYLE 2 BR VILLA @ 4 STAR Coffs Beach Holiday Park, air cond, verandah, dog okay, site fees apply. Only $139,000 Call (03) 5728 1544 or 0427 820 064

Head Chef, (Sous) Chef, 1st year Apprentice, 2nd or 3rd year Apprentice, Casual Chefs (2), Kitchenhands Required for new Hotel opening in Ballina mid March ‘08. The Hotel Henry Rous requires an enthusiastic, motivated person to set up and run a food operation that will compliment this exciting new venue. FOR SALE Enquiries to John Partridge 0419 685 819 GENERATOR 7KVA GX 390 Applications to: partquicksilver@bigpond.com Remote control, electric key ideal for running house CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER start, or welder, still in box never (Re-advertised - Previous applicants need not re-apply) used. Worth $3,000, sell for The Ngulingah Local Aboriginal Land Council (NLALC) $1,490. Still under warranty, is seeking applications from experienced and motivated can deliver. PH: 0402 551 678 people interested in a rewarding career undertaking a new POOL TABLE and challenging role of Chief Executive Officer. Pub size, mint cond, all This position has recently been established following accessories, 5 cues $850 amendments to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, 1983 PH: 0412 738 592 (ALRA) as amended, and provides an excellent opportunity HOLIDAY for the successful applicant. ACCOMMODATION This position holder will provide an extensive range of assistance and support to the elected Board through the day-to-day management of the NLALC’s affairs in accordance with delegated authorities; the provision of sound and accurate advice and the implementation of the Board’s resolutions in a timely and appropriate manner. The successful applicant will have demonstratable knowledge and understanding of the ALRA, the capacity to interpret and implement legislation and sound communication skills. Organisational and management experience is essential together with an understanding of accounting practices and principles. A sound knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal issues would also be required. CEO wages to commence at $52,400 including PBI Salary Sacrifice. All applicants must obtain a copy of the recruitment package containing the Position Description and selection criteria A PERFECT and address the selection criteria for their application to be considered. For a recruitment package contact the Contact WINTER ESCAPE Officer, Patricia King, by email: ngulingah@bigpond.com or Princess Palm on (02) 6621 5541 (Office). Absolute beachfront. Applications can be forwarded to: 2 brm fully s/c “Confidential” The Chairperson, apartments. Your ideal Ngulingah Local Aboriginal Land Council Gold Coast destination PO Box 981 LISMORE NSW 2480 07 5534 5455 Applications close Friday, 29th February, 2008 www.princesspalm.com Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply

TRAINING & TUITION

GERMAN SHORTHAIRED EBAY TRAINING POINTER PUPS Great family Learn how to sell on ebay the right way! pet. Please call 6653 8456 It’s easy, fun and profitable. GOLDEN RETRIEVERS P/B Next seminar: Coffs Harbour, Puppies, 1M, 3F, 7 weeks. Saturday 16th February, 2008 $500 PH: 0428 534 733 TENTERFIELD TERRIERS Upcoming Seminars in all areas. Contact Janelle for more info PH: (02) 6659 2070 3M, tri-colour, microchipped, all needles, wormed. Born Email: janelle@characterkids.com.au 02.12.07 $400. 0423 048 146 URL: www.characterkids.com.au/seminars

BOATING & MARINE QUINTREX wide bodied dory, 40hp Yamaha, safety gear, canopy, tanks, 10 months rego, boat & trailer, all in excellent condition. $7,950 PH: 0415 243 479 V NOSE PUNT 3.85m, 30HP Yamaha, sounder, cover, extras. $5,000 PH: 0419 465 899

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

$1500+ PW Photographic Agent (Family Portraits) Must travel min. 13 wks p.a. Reliable caravan & car a must. Immediate earnings. Full training & support provided. PH: (02) 6655 5111 (B/H)

CAMPERS ALL TERRAIN CAMPER TRAILER 2007 JACKAROO New, unreg. Price negotiable. PH: 6662 3048 CAMPER TRAILER Off-road heavy duty tilt, sunraysia wheels, separate alloy, 2 x dbl berth camper module, 80lt water, 90lt 3 way fridge, 4 burner gas BBQ, boat rack & drawer storage. $10,900 ono 0418 661 654

CAMPER SALES & HIRE 3 DOG CAMPING Camping trailer sales & hire. Ute back & roof top campers, box trailers. Agent for Waeco/ Engel fridges & camping accessories. PH: 6685 5460 www.3dogcamping.com

CARAVANS JAYCO FREEDOM POPTOP 2001 15.5ft x 7.5ft. All original & like brand new, single beds, original owner, little use, garaged, reg’d $17,500 ono PH: 6568 9595 ‘82 MILLARD VOYAGER 2000 Series 18ft, island bed & 2 bunks, good condition, reg’d. $7,850 PH: 6779 7562

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALE MOVING OVERSEAS, SO EVERYTHING MUST GO!! PH: 0421 025 157 MOTORBIKES

YAMAHA FZR250 1995

Pearl white/blue, near new tyres, unreg. regular service, 53.400 kms. MUST SELL!!!! $2,500 ono PH: 0402 708 992

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) Eat Food you love ) FREE weekly follow-up ) No Exercise or Meetings ) Doctor Formulated ) 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

PH: Mark & Theresa 02 6687 6157

THE WATERMARK, YAMBA NSW

THE VIEWS WILL LAST FOREVER.......... THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NOT!! 6 stunning home-size waterfront apartments with magnificent water & parkland views. These brand-new security apartments all have 3 double bedrooms, 2 luxury bathrooms. Huge entertaining terraces, double garage & separate storeroom. Outstanding fixtures & fittings throughout. Extraordinary location with level stroll to 3 beaches, marina, cafes, restaurants, golf, bowling, CBD PHONE OWNERS 0400 301 234 www.thewatermarkyamba.info PRICED FROM $875,000 - $1.55 MILLION

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Manufacturers of FRUIT & VEGETABLE LABELS, SELF-ADHESIVE, GUMMED BACK, NON-TEARABLE, LABELS on ROLLS or SHEETS. PRINTED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS. MANUAL & AUTOMATIC APPLICATOR GUNS AVAILABLE.

1800 773 207 98 Cobalt Street, Carole Park, QLD 4300

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VEHICLES MINI MOKE CALIFORNIAN ‘79, new tyres, white, original cond., Sunraysia mags, blue slip. $7,000 ono 0408 660 419 SUBARU FORESTER XS AUTO 2002 air cond, spoiler, garaged, 1 owner, 93,108 kms, regularly serviced. Reg 08/08. Excellent condition. XZC-647 $21,550 ono PH: 6655 0482

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Complete processing plant equipment, 10 machines, Hopper to Silo. 0439 977 144

Kubota $8,950

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MIGHTY RIVER CARAVANS South Grafton (opp McDonalds) Phone: 6643 2896, 0429 302 559

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AUCTION ...AUCTION ... SOLID HOME, MUST SELL!

You will enjoy this fantastic home with nothing to do and very little maintenance required. Conveniently located close to town, this elegant home needs a new family. • 4 bed with built-ins +

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PREMIER green block (39 ac) in West Yamba development on Shallow Bay, Lot 51, Mile Street Rezoning in its final stage. 7 - 54 lots Join one of the owners (RP Tory) in his expression of interest by the 28th February, 2008. Only 3 of 7 (2ha) shares left for sealing this deal Initial investment $200,000 down with a further $200,000 by 28th February, 2009.

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study • 2 bathrooms with separate WC • Huge rear deck & easy care gardens • Solid brick & tile & remote control LUG • Open plan, modern lifestyle on 13th February, 6.30pm, Golden 824sqm block Sands Tavern, “BLUE ROOM” • Will rent for approx. $250 p/w

PROPERTY: 32 Glenmore Cres, Macksville CONTACT: Francine White 0415 060 715 MACHINERY

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CASE, TAKEUCHI, TEREX, FIORI, LIUGONG Excavators, skid steers, backhoes, dozers, dump truck, new and used.

PH: 1800 261 266 New & Used Tractors Farming Implements www.tractorsnorth.com

Phone John Rae - Semco Equipment Sales (formerly Case Equipment Sales)

PH: 0409 569 789

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The Professionals Mullumbimby & Bangalow extend a warm and friendly welcome to Ernst Reisch to our successful sales team of Paul Eatwell, Phil Spencer, Sally Packshaw & Chloe Steele-Boyce.

Fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom holiday unit Holiday in one area and rent the other out 200m to Byron Bay CBD Direct access to Belongil Beach

Ernst has been a successful business owner and independent Real Estate Agent for many years, bringing a wealth of experience and intimate local knowledge of the Real Estate market, making him a true asset and valuable member of our team.

$ 590,000

Architect renovated, spacious, original features 2 great living rooms, gourmet kitchen, huge bathrms Timber floors, high ceilings and quality fixtures Huge screened, covered deck. $ 1,150,000 High holiday rental return

Ernst brings a reputation of honesty, integrity, and dedication, reflecting the same high standard of professional ethics, excellence in customer service and client satisfaction experienced by all, within the sales team he joins. He has embraced this opportunity to further serve his clients’ needs by offering greater market exposure with the reputable brand and successful “Power of Three” offices of the Professionals Mullumbimby-Bangalow, Brunswick Heads, and Ocean Shores. We look forward to an exciting 2008 and invite you to experience our professional and friendly service and to share in our success in marketing or purchasing your property. Mullumbimby / Bangalow 59 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 6684 2615 www.professionalsmullumbimby.com.au

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$770,000 for this in-town rainforest location 810sqm block bordering on rainforest reserve Modern 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home 2 separate, spacious open plan living areas Modern kitchen Off street parking

Great outdoor relaxation and entertaining spaces Large office plus enclosed storage area 2 mins to Byron Bay CBD Very short walk to Byron High, rugby, golf & beach Great investment

12 Old Bangalow Rd, Byron Bay Phone 0416 275 111 for an inspection

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3 bed, 2 bath home in exclusive Broken Head 2 hectares with wildlife and rural views Master bedroom set apart from main house Close to Byron Bay and 3 minutes from $ 1,250,000 Broken Head beach

3 bed, 1 bath original Byron Bay home 1000sqm block with rear lane access Three blocks from Main Beach Rare opportunity to purchase a large and private $ 1,650,000 block in Byron Bay’s CBD

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Mix Nuts With Lifestyle! 1313 Dunoon Rd, Dunoon • Well established 9 acre macadamia farm • 3 bedroom home with inground pool • Easy going lifestyle with income • 40 minutes to Byron Bay beaches

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Magni¿cent Riverside Mansion 125 Overall Drive, Pottsville • Immaculately split level riverside property • Designer kitchen, 6 bed, 3 bath, 3 huge living areas, 2 studies • Pool & outdoor entertaining area • Enjoy designer coastal lifestyle living

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ELEVATED, PRIVATE, CHILDREN SAFE The choice is yours – either a 3 bedroom home or a 2 bedroom home and a completely self contained flat (home and income). Room to expand. Rendered brick, timbered floors, breezes, privacy and peace of mind when it’s flooding. A safe secure playground for the children or perhaps you would like to develop this elevated 822sqm corner block.

Call Peter on 0411 801 795. Asking $ 450,000

IDEAL FOR THE TRAVELLER

LIFESTYLE DESIGN x 2 Architect designed for our North Coast lifestyle are these 2 fresh freestanding villas with high ceilings, polished timber floors, front and back balconies/ verandahs with views. Elevated location, 3 bedrooms, the master upstairs with walkin robe and ensuite. The latest stainless appliances and designed kitchen, open plan living, ample windows providing natural light throughout. An absolute delight to inspect! Villa 1 asking $445,000 Villa 2 asking $465,000

Call Peter on 0411 801 795.

BIG BEACHSIDE BEAUTY

Yep that’s right, this one is easy care! 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single lock up garage, huge covered entertaining area, duplex, secure, centrally located in the township, 200 metres to the river, walk/stroll to the beach, parks, CO-OP, hotel, cafe, doctors and boutique shopping. There’s room for the boat or caravan. Located opposite a nature reserve.

5 bedrooms, parents retreat, private manicured gardens, double garage with loft. Rendered contemporary private balcony, open plan design, timber staircase, only 3-4 minutes walk to pristine white sandy beaches. Price is by negotiation.

Call Peter on 0411 801 795. Priced to sell @ $480,000

IDEAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY • Timber home • 3 bedrooms • Front and rear deck • Open plan living area • Single carport & garden shed • Private established gardens • Located at the end of a cul de sac

Call Peter on 0411 801 795.

$ 395,000

Call David on 0421 906 460. Asking price $389,000

THE BRUNSWICK DREAM Located a short stroll from the beach, river, boat harbour, cafes and shop is this:• 3 bedroom house, main with ensuite • Open plan living areas • North & east facing verandah • Single lock up garage • Separate laundry • 688sqm corner block

Call Peter on 0411 801 795. Price By Negotiation Call Peter on 0411 801 795.

New Management of Residential Property – Earn 10,000 Reward Points

BEST BUY Start here – get into the market. Very neat & sweet brick home with separate living areas, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a covered north facing outdoor area. A handy location, close to the areas attractions, an elevated position and a large 999sqm block with a level yard. Heaps of potential, a great buy.

$680,000

READY FOR THE FAMILY • 4 bedrooms, main with ensuite & walk-in robe • Double garage – electric door • Formal lounge • Open plan living • Large covered patio • Manicured lawns and gardens

Call Peter 0411 801 795 Priced to sell @ $569,000

List and Sell Exclusively – Earn 20,000 Reward Points

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X 30 mins to Coolangatta airport X Dam plus spring X 15 Minutes to Pottsville Beach

Only 20 minutes away from Byron Bay, 30 minutes to Coolangatta airport & 10 minutes from the beach, this 180 acre property offers privacy, potential and breathtaking rural views. Previously run as tourist accommodation subject to Council Approval, opportunities like this don’t come along every day.

103 Dixons Road, Burringbar

STUNNING PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN POSSUM CREEK FOR SALE $2,230,000

X Blue Chip address X 10 fertile North facing acres X Long frontage to Possum Creek

SALES AGENT Denise Burch 0408 193 415

Blending traditional Asian inÇuence with modern Australian sensibilities, situated on 10 north facing acres the light Ælled home enjoys rural vistas to your own private bend in the creek. Featuring lofty ceilings, selected Australian hardwood Çoors, Portuguese marble bathrooms, wine cellar & Chefs kitchen. This stunning home would be an ideal family residence or Hinterland holiday home, with strong holiday returns already showing.

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X Gorgeous residence X Close to Bangalow & Byron Bay X Owner relocating for business

AUCTION March 13 SALES AGENT Damon Rahmate 0413 884 091 WEBSITE PID 303875

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SOPHISTICATED CONTEMPORARY DESIGN X Stunning Nightcap Ranges views X 3.4 private acres X Contemporary architect design X Inground salt water pool This stunning split level home features a fusion of sophisticated design and rural lifestyle. Spectacular elevated views to Nightcap Ranges. Flexible Çoor plan includes 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms ( ensuite to main bedroom), Play/ rumpus room (or 4th bedroom) + sep. self contained guest accommodation. Outdoor lifestyle is emphasised with the undercover entertaining area and lap pool. Approx 3.4 private acres in McLeans Ridges just 15 mins to Ballina or Lismore.

152 Cowlong Road, McLeans Ridges

HEAVENLY VIEWS – DIVINE HOME! AUCTION March 13 SALES AGENT Steve Leslie 0413 833 077 WEBSITE PID 310020

X Heavenly ocean & rural views X Immaculate substantial home

X Sunny north-east aspect X Privacy and seclusion

This gorgeous timber & rendered home sits on 5 lofty acres with uninterrupted ocean views over Cape Byron and beyond. The impeccably appointed home features 5 large bedrooms, huge open living areas all with views of Byron Lighthouse. Nothing has been left unÆnished with this beautiful home that also features a large inground pool, European sauna, large Çat play area, polished timber Çoors throughout, bitumen driveway & a huge shed.

129 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry

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BANGALOW SERENITY! X Adjoining Reserve X 1443m2 block

PERFECT FAMILY LIVING X Elevated north-east aspect X 25 picturesque acre, 5 coffee producing acres X Rural outlook X Lifestyle property X 5 bedrooms ADDRESS Lot 1/1709 PaciÆc Hwy, Knockrow NEW LISTING FOR SALE $745,000

X Minutes to village X 3 bedroom plus study

AUCTION March 13

Who would believe that Bangalow could offer such a natural oasis? This 3 bedroom home (plus study) is surrounded by leafy reserve with natural rainforest habitat, Çowing creek and only minutes from the village centre. Boasting large entertainment areas (2 living areas, dining and kitchen wrapping around the covered expansive outdoor section) this ample home on a huge block is situated in the quiet, older and more established part of Bangalow.

3 Elkhorn Place, Bangalow

SALES AGENT Terri Williamson 0421 061 502

X 32 acres on Federal/Eureka plateau X Picturesque creek X Prime grazing land X Shed & old piggery X Original 1940’s timber home X Stunning rural vista

WEBSITE PID 311163

ADDRESS Eureka AUCTION March 15

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PERFECT HIDEAWAY X Elevated north-east aspect X 25 picturesque acre, 5 coffee producing acres X Rural outlook X Lifestyle property X 5 bedrooms

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4 21 Rankin Drive, Bangalow

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ADDRESS 96 Repentance Creek, Rosebank FOR SALE $899,000 WEBSITE ID 286598

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GET A FOOT IN FERNLEIGH X 15 minutes to Beach X 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom X Creek X Approx 2.5 acres X Established gardens X Huge shed X Motivated vendor

ADDRESS 381 Fernleigh Rd, Fernleigh FOR SALE $625,000 NEW LISTING

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o expense has been spared to restore this grand 100 year old residence into a beautiful home of extraordinary quality. Set on approx. 8 acres high on the Eureka plateau and located close to Federal Village, this original homestead boasts stunning views to the Night Cap Ranges. From the teak floorboards, pressed metal ceilings, original fireplace, rainforest timbers, large gracious rooms and expansive verandahs, it is impossible not to fall in love with this elegant home. Enhancing the charm, there is the new sealed circular driveway, the recently refurbished flood-lit tennis court, the natural spring flowing through four acres of original rainforest and the mature sub-tropical gardens surrounding the homestead. Contact Sonia Jervis 0409 033 250

t’s hard to find 43 clean, fully fenced acres like this with beautiful, sweeping north facing valley views. A great elevated home site with an existing large shed and clean water creek running through. On the fringe of Fernleigh with easy access just 10 minutes from Bangalow and close to the coast. Well priced at $850,000. Junction of Houghlahans Creek Road & Tooheys Mill Road, Pearces Creek. Contact Scott on 0412 296 872.

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iscover this superbly designed 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom, double garaged family home with exceptional attention to detail.You will love the 2 living areas flowing onto a spacious covered north facing outdoor deck overlooking a well designed, easy-care, landscaped yard. The enormous master bedroom with integrated ensuite, delightfully appointed open plan kitchen and dining room together with well thought out floor coverings and lighting makes this home a must to view. Now $595,000. 4 Gumtree Place, Clover Hill. Contact Scott on 0412 296 872 or Sonia on 0409 033 250.

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INSPECTION By appointment SALES AGENT Matt Towner 0414 185 976 FOR SALE $450,000 WEBSITE ID 302624

INSPECTION By appointment SALES AGENT Stuart Aitken 0417 242 537 FOR SALE $495,000 WEBSITE ID 310179

INSPECTION By appointment SALES AGENT Matt Towner 0414 185 976 FOR SALE $3,750,000 WEBSITE ID 305161

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STUNNING SUFFOLK PROPERTY The owners are certainly going to miss their beautiful new home, lazy mornings on the decks & afternoon strolls along the beach. This stunning property is situated in beachside Suffolk Park, on a large 1177sqm block, backing onto reserve. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, DLUG with decks around 3 sides.

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OPEN HOUSE Sat 3-3.45pm ADDRESS 7 Goninan Place, Possum Creek SALES AGENT Kaye Wilkie 0412 856 208 AUCTION Thursday 13th March 2008 6pm at the Bangalow Bowling Club

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OPEN HOUSE Sat 1-1.45pm ADDRESS 1/41 Redgum Place, Suffolk Park SALES AGENT Kaye Wilkie 0412 856 208 FOR SALE $444,000 WEBSITE ID 310067

OPEN HOUSE Sat 1-1.45pm ADDRESS 2/80 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park SALES AGENT Stuart Aitken 0417 242 537 FOR SALE $540,000 WEBSITE ID 305129

INSPECTION By appointment SALES AGENT Matt Towner 0414 185 976 FOR SALE $2,100,000 WEBSITE ID 302621

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OPEN HOUSE Wed 6-7.00pm & Sat 6-7.00pm ADDRESS 2 Giaour Street, Byron Bay SALES AGENT Matt Towner 0414 185 976 AUCTION Saturday 29th March 2008 1pm WEBSITE ID 311511

INSPECTION By appointment SALES AGENT Brett Connable 0408 155 931 FOR SALE $1,995,000 WEBSITE ID 311709

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16 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay Sat & Sun 1-1.30pm Contact Andrew on 0421 914 054

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10/64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay Thurs & Sat 11-11.45am Contact Sharon on 0408 659 649

‘BAY ROYAL’ BAY STREET

SATURDAY

12 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay Saturday 11-11.30am Contact Andrew on 0421 914 054

SATURDAY

Unit 5, ‘Bogarts’ 21-25 Fletcher St, Byron Bay Saturday 2-2.30pm Contact Andrew on 0421 914 054

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Luxury Appartment 2 Bedrooms, 2

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‘Broken Ridge’ 591 Broken Head Rd, Broken Head Sunday 2-2.30am Contact Andrew on 0421 914 054

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Walk To Shops And

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3 Bedroom, 1

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Excellent Tenants In

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Quiet Cul De Sac

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Cathedral Ceilings

Beach

Bathrooms Q Views To ‘The Pass’ Q Directly Opposite Main Beach Byron Bay Q Tennis Court, Swimming Pool Facilities Q Excellent Rental Return

Bathroom Place

Street

Over Main Living Area

$ 1,625,000

OSPREY COURT

$ 560,000

COMMERCIALLY ZONED INVESTMENT Q Q

Classic Australian Beach

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Privacy And Luxury Are

Ideal Family Home Q 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Q Land Size 861sqm Q Elevated Position Q Outdoor Entertaining Area Q Golf Course Access

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Funky 2 Bed, 2 Bath

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18 Strata Titled Storage

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Currently Under

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Located In New Area

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5 Minutes From The

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Penthouse Apartment

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5 Bedroom House Q Town Water Plus Tanks Q 5 Mins To Byron Bay

$ 1,200,000

THE HIGH LIFE

Separate Parents Retreat

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Balcony – Main Beach Views Q Live The Byron Lifestyle Or Holiday Let Q Stones Throw To Beach Q Short Stroll To Shops And Cafe’s

and Ocean Views Q Very Quiet Neighbourhood Q Feel The Cool Summer Breeze Q A Must To Inspect

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4 Spacious Bedrooms Q Fantastic Hinterland

$ 2,600,000

Elevated With Ocean Views

1478sqm Allotment Q Stunning Escarpment Q

Back Drop With Reserve Q Lighthouse Views Q Quality Location

$ 935,000

CONTEMPORARY BEECH DRIVE

$ 760,000

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Living Areas Fabulous Covered Entertaining Area Q Ample Room For Extension Q Easy Access To Schools, Shops and Beaches

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100m To Belongil Beach Quiet Street, Great

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670sqm Block, Rear

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Neighbourhood Lane Access

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$ 770,000

L.J.Hooker 4/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7300

nobody does it better

129 Acres With Income Good Highway

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From $ 90,000

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Q Great Entertaining

$ 850,000

$ 495,000

Heart Of Byron

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Price Indication

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Of Industrial Estate

‘WOW’ VIEWS UNDER ONE MILLION DOLLARS

5 Minutes To Broken

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Fantasic North Facing

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Renovated Kitchen

Ideal For Holiday Letting

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ACRES AND INCOME

$ 965,000

BROKEN HEAD ACREAGE

Yes! Location Is Everything 2 Bedroom – Recently

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$ 1,350,000

$ 4,650,000

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SURFSIDE PENTHOUSE

Bay

On 40 Acres Q Architectually Designed Home, Pool And Spa Q Protected By Coopers Shoot Escarpment Q North Facing With Spectacular Views Q Ideal Lifestyle Property Q 5km To Byron Bay Town Centre

BYRON’S BEST INVESTMENT Be Part Of Millionaires

Home

Get Back To Basics Q 10 Minutes to Byron Q

LAWSON STREET APARTMENT

$ 645,000

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Vacant Land

2 Building Entitlements Q Build Your Getaway

Simply One Of A Kind

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49.62 Hectares Of

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Offers Above $ 2,500,000

TASTE OF PARADISE

ALCORN STREET

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Assured Q 5 Luxurious Bedrooms, 400m To Beach Q 3m Ceilings, Gorgeous Blackbutt Timber Floors Q Fresh Water Pool, Tropical Gardens

$ 649,000

IDEAL FOR THE FAMILY

TANDYS LANE

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Style Holiday Home

Free Standing Duplex Ocean Breezes And

Views Q 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bathrooms Q Great Elevated Position Q Minutes Walk To The Beach

Earn 10,000 Reward Points

SUNDAY

26 Redgum Place, Baywood Chase Sunday 11-11.30am Contact Andrew on 0421 914 054

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New Management of Residential Property

SATURDAY

49 Corkwood Crescent, Byron Bay Saturday 2-2.30pm Contact Peter on 0411 837 330

Redevelop (STCA) Position

$ 1,600,000 List and Sell Exclusively

Earn 20,000 Reward Points

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eRealty properties are also listed on property.echo.net.au Beautiful split-level home

Sprawling rural views

Lifestyle farm – original cottage

Unique design and quality

OPEN FOR INSPECTION

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5 Seanna Court, Cemetery Road. Well designed home fusing indoor and outdoor living large verandah adjoining open plan living area, polished floors. Cool summers & warm winters. Upstairs 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom Separate bedroom, living area & bathroom downstairs 5 mins to Byron and beaches Call 02 6685 8356. realestateguide.com.au/home-byronbay E US m HO12.15p N E OP .15am t 11

Delightful

3 bedroom, 1 bath home

Exotic timbers in living/dining & kitchen Covered

deck extends around the home with views to Mt Warning Abundant water on the 2ha property and clean paddock perfect for horses and agriculture $790,000. Byron Bay First National Real Estate 6685 8466.

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acres of a clean, green and central farm Alternative building site on property District views back to the cape 3 bedroom 1930s farm cottage with a new kitchen $915,000. Byron Bay First National Real Estate 6685 8466.

Byron Position Position Position

As new, quality freestanding residence... 3/1 Nunyar Court, Ocean Shores. $446,500. A secluded entry through a tropical courtyard leads you to this contemporary strata home, complimented by beautiful timber floors and a quality kitchen with stainless steel appliances. 3 bedrooms, ensuite and powder room Cul de sac location and large deck for sun, sea views and cooling breezes Superb established low maintenance grounds & solar hot water Large double garage with auto door Unspoiled beach nearby and just a stroll to the shops Living & deck 141.4, LUG 36.6, yard 167 = total 345sqm Phone Winston 07 5506 6645 or 0414 997 722

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3998.8sqm block with elevated outlook Stunning 3 to 4 bed (inc guest studio) & 2 bathrooms Open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area Vast indoor and outdoor living spaces $1,580,000. Byron Bay First National Real Estate 6685 8466.

Sought after Ruskin Street Level walk to town and beach Happy, comfortable 4 bedrm, 2

bathroom home Separate lounge with fireplace Indoor and outdoor living areas Easy care secure landscaped garden Light-filled lock-up garage

Realistically priced. Phone Stan on (02) 6685 6560

$ 895,000

Semi rural luxury property

BEST BUY BY FAR P49 • 12 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12-2pm. BYRON BAY FIRST NATIONAL P49 • 63 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 10.30-11am. • 7/2-6 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10.30-11am. • 65 Armstrong Lane, Broken Head. Sat 11.30am-12pm. • 5 Bay Vista Lane, Ewingsdale. Sat 12.30-1pm. • 23 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. 1-1.30pm. • 3/3 Sallywattle Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 1.30-2pm. • 2/3 Sallywattle Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 1.30-2pm. • 58 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Sat 2.30-3pm. GAIL FULLER REAL ESTATE P49 • 2/18 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12.30-1pm. • Lot 6 Newes Road, Coorabell. Sat 2.30-3pm. ELDERS BANGALOW P51 • 103 Dixons Road, Burringbar. Sat 1-2pm. • Lot 1/1709 Pacific Highway, Knockrow. Sat 11-11.30am. • 96 Repentance Creek, Rosebank. Sat 2-2.30pm. • 381 Fernleigh Road, Fernleigh. Sat 2-2.30pm. SCOTT HARVEY REAL ESTATE P52 • 569 Fernleigh Road, Fernleigh. Sat 1-2pm. • 4 Gumtree Place, Clover Hill. Sat 2.30-3pm. ELDERS BYRON BAY P52-53 • 1/80 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 2-2.45pm. • 2/80 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 1-1.45pm. • 1/41 Redgum Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 1-1.45pm. • Lot 2 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12-12.45pm. • 45 Caniaba Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 2-2.45pm. • 5 Angus Place, Ewingsdale. Sat 1-1.45pm. LJ HOOKER BYRON BAY P54 • 16 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat & Sun 1-1.30pm • 10/64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Thurs & Sat 11-11.45am. • 12 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 11-11.30am. • Unit 5, ‘Bogarts’ 21-25 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Sat 2-2.30pm. • 49 Corkwood Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 2-2.30pm. • 26 Redgum Place, Baywood Chase. Sun 11-11.30am. • ‘Broken Ridge’ 591 Broken Head Rd, Broken Head. Sun 2-2.30am. BEAUTIFUL SPLIT-LEVEL HOME P55 • 5 Seanna Court, Cemetery Road. Sat 1-2pm. WINSTON LAMONT REAL ESTATE P55 • 3/1 Nunyar Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.15am-12.15pm. LJ HOOKER BYRON BAY P55 • ‘Breeze’ Cnr Booyun & Tweed Sts, Brunswick Heads. Sun 1-3pm.

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Fiji – Rare freehold land opportunity Situated on twelve acres (8 acres cleared, 4 acres with rainforest), this luxury property is 15 mins from Byron Bay and 5 mins from Mullumbimby. It has established gardens and trees, with 186 macadamias, 18 mango trees, assorted citrus, lychee, finger limes and plum. There is a bore with a computerised sprinkler system and 16,000 gallon inground water tanks. Landscaped gardens and a 12m x 4.5m

inground saltwater pool enhance a modern 380sqm double brick rendered home with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 large living areas, 2 fire places, office and a modern kitchen with s/s appliances. Also a double carport plus double garage/workshop with phone. View at www.privacyinparadise.com Phone Barry on 0412 524 524.

P.O.A.

Carefree lifestyle

Maui Bay Estate, located on the beautiful coral coast of the main island of Fiji, offers an ideal lifestyle change/ holiday home destination and unique investment opportunity. A peaceful and relaxed living environment located on a white sand beach overlooking the ocean provides an idyllic living atmosphere close to resorts and world class surfing, diving and fishing reefs. Maui Bay Estate features electricity, telephone,

broadband internet access and Beach Clubhouse which makes for convenient living from your island paradise home. The best ocean view lots (over ½ acre) are selling fast from $125,000 (available on 10% deposit vendor finance). Taveuni Development Company (Australia Office) on 07 5572 4415 or 0404 448 430. From www.mauibayestate.com

$125,000

‘Breeze’ at Brunswick Heads

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This well designed 4 bedroom home makes for the perfect lifestyle. All the hard work has been done. Facing north with extensive use of glass allowing for lots of natural light. The home features timber floors, raked ceilings, separate living areas and the spacious master bedroom, complete with ensuite, has a tropical outlook. Beautiful tropical gardens surround the sparkling inground heated pool.

Located in a quiet cul de sac within easy walking distance to schools, tavern, shops and beaches makes this a very sought after property. Fully fenced with a double lock up garage there is nothing more to do except move in. Asking price $720,000. For further information please contact Sharon McInnes on 0408 659 649. Byron Bay

‘Breeze” Cnr Booyun & Tweed Sts, Brunswick Heads. These ten double story dwellings are located in downtown Brunswick Heads within an easy walk to the beach, river, local shops and the famous hotel. The houses have timber floors, large decks and are open plan designs with light filled balconies. A combination of modern materials have been used to bring an ‘architectural feel’ to the

Bangalow – Large family? Work from Home?

ELDERS BANGALOW P51 • 6 Pine Mountain Road, Possum Creek. Auction Mar 13. • 152 Cowlong Road, McLeans Ridges. Auction Mar 13. • 129 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry. Auction Mar 13. • 3 Elkhorn Place, Bangalow. Auction Mar 13. Inspect Wed 5-5.30pm & Sat 2-2.30pm. SCOTT HARVEY REAL ESTATE P52 • 103 Federal Drive, Eureka. Auction Sat Feb 16. Inspect Sat 10.30am. ELDERS BYRON BAY P52-53 • 7 Goninan Place, Possum Creek. Auction 6pm at Bangalow Bowling Club on Mar 13. Inspect Sat 3-3.45pm. • 2 Giaour Street, Byron Bay. Auction 1pm Mar 29. Inspect Wed & Sat 6-7pm. PRDnationwide P55 • 23 Weeronga Way, Ocean Shores. Auction 2pm onsite Feb 23. Inspect Sat 2-2.45pm.

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site. There are nine homes with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and one single bedroom, two bathroom home. Agent declares interest. Price from $590,000. To arrange an inspection today contact Glen Irwin on 0418 604 080 or Jon Luton on 0422 794 384. L.J Hooker Byron Bay on (02) 6685 7300. Byron Bay

23 Weeronga Way, Ocean Shores. AUCTION 2pm onsite February 23rd. Ideal home for a large family or investor looking for above average rent return. Set over 3 levels on a massive 1296sqm block Outstanding hinterland views 4 bedrooms + study, 3 bathrooms, 3 living areas, 11m x 7m garage.

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Rosebank – Lovely old house on nearly an acre right in village

If you are looking for a well constructed very spacious residence, facing north, within a short stroll to Bangalow village, this one is for you. Comprises 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (including huge ensuite), study, 2 living areas, formal dining room, family room, open plan kitchen with gas cooktop, full sized laundry and double lock up garage. Huge storage. Stylish tiles and carpet throughout. This bright and airy property has a great internal layout which would suit different lifestyles. Increase value with landscaping and fencing. $580,000 Contact Gai Hart-Hughes 0418 755 088 or 6687 1313. PROPERTY BUYERS NET

First home buyers rejoice! A character property with huge potential on elevated east facing land. Comprises 3 bedrooms, bathroom, open plan living area, rear deck, laundry with w/c, and a separate studio. Original features abound including polished teak floorboards, beautiful joinery and stained glass. No stamp duty and $7,000 rebate for 1st home buyer. Pest & building inspections included. $450,000 Contact Gai Hart-Hughes 0418 755 088 or 6687 1313.

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Coastal living with a French style

1/6 Centennial Cct, A&I Estate Byron Bay 6685 6096

Keen waxheads will be off to Lennox Headland – the carpark will be closed – for the opening of the National Surfing Reserve on Saturday from 11am. NSW lands minister Tony Kelly will do the honours – we hope he wears his boardies and Hawaiian shirt. Q Q Q Q For the first time ever the people agree with the judge in the Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Award (previously known as the Conrad Jupiters Art Prize). By a margin of a few votes Byron Bay artist James Guppy took the Peoples Choice Award as well as the major prize for his painting Smoke Signals. Gratz James! Q Q Q Q Council’s DA counter was surprisingly light-on this week, applications being mostly modifications of existing buildings. We would plead with Council’s planning staff, however, to get consultant planners to make sure the applicant’s name is on the DA preamble. Too often we read, ‘See attached letter’ as a pointer to the applicant, and the letter is nowhere to be found. Q Q Q Q Curly (the poet in a paper bag) submits: I’m sorr y for race interdictions I’m sorry for tribal divisions I’m sorry dominion needs victims And I’m sorry for Eden’s evictions. Q Q Q Q In the latest shot in the Splendour Wars (not quite as big as Star Wars but the acting is better) the Byron Ratepayers Association has submitted a request to the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) to examine Splendour’s green credentials.

No, it’s not the world’s biggest mint: Circus Arts is back in action at the Byron Entertainment Centre. Run away and join the circus but first find the timetable at www.circusarts.com.au.

According to BRA (now there’s an acronym) spokesman Dr Norman K Sanders, the ACCC is ‘becoming increasingly concerned over issues involving the verification of carbon offset claims’. We’ll let you know if anything comes of it. Meanwhile there are more letters on the issue on page 14. Q Q Q Q A couple of local residents have taken in good spirits the intrusion of the boys in blue with their chopper in search of the dreaded Mary Jane – see letters on page 14 – while noting the cost of the exercise. Could they not send the copter into Vaucluse for a change and hassle a few CEOs for their cocaine stashes? Or perhaps marijuana habituation could be treated as a health issue rather than as an excuse for Rambo-style raids. Q Q Q Q A reader notes the latest junk mail offer from Australia Post which ‘asks a lot of very personal questions but what alarmed me was that in section #8 “General Information” they ask for date of

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BYRON BAY, 2/44 LAWSON STREET LUXURY 3 LEVEL RESIDENCE • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence • Panoramic Main Beach views • 3 levels with balconies • Indoor/outdoor open plan living with gourmet kitchen • Short walk to shops & restaurants

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BYRON BAY, 13/45 SHIRLEY ST HOLIDAY APARTMENT AT BEACHES • Spacious 1 bed, 1 bthrm holiday apartment • 1st floor overlooking pool & BBQ area • Set back from street in quiet location • Fully furnished with airconditioning • Managed apartment

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1/35 Banksia Drive Byron Industrial Estate 6685 6722

$650,000

• Within 100m stroll to beach • Distinctive 3 bedroom home • Combined l/d/k + family room • Private north facing verandah • Patio/ bbq area, big backyard • Fully fenced 594Sqm block • Renovate/modernise potential

$555,000

BEACHSIDE QUEENSLANDER • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Separate studio with deck • 10’ft ceilings throughout • Original floors & windows • Front & rear verandahs • Nth facing tropical setting • Approx 120m stroll to surf

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