Byron Shire Echo – Issue 28.45 – 22/04/2014 by Echo Publications

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Inside this week

best kept secrets 16–17

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Game of NSW political unknowns – p11

Gridlock Bluesfest Enrolments At the flicks with J C grappling photoganza for Term 2 – p24 – p18 – p13 – p19

Byron Shire Council Notices Pages 37–38

Hospitals sell-off plans hosed down

Happy 25th Bluesfest!

Hans Lovejoy

This year’s crowds were not only treated to exceptional music but stunning weather. Police also reported a well-behaved crowd with no arrests. Just one of the many performers was Buddy Guy – at 78, he’s got more energy, charisma and talent than most people half his age. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Will the newly appointed NSW premier push ahead with privatising the state’s hospitals? While that remains to be seen, minister for north coast, Don Page (Nationals), says his party – which shares government with the Liberals – ‘does not support the privatisation of public hospitals.’ His response came as NSW Labor shadow minister for the north coast, Walt Secord, called on north coast Nationals MPs Geoff Provest (Tweed), Don Page (Ballina), Thomas George (Lismore) and Chris Gulaptis (Clarence) to reject outright any possible privatisation of the state’s public hospitals. Newly appointed NSW premier Mike Baird has given public support for the privatisation of public hospitals, and told Fairfax media he supports Western Australia’s model

where where non-clinical staff were privately employed and public hospitals were privately built and managed. But Mr Page told The Echo, ‘This is classic Secord scare campaign bullshit.’

Scare campaign: Page ‘The fact is that private hospitals and public hospitals have been part of our health system for more than 100 years. ‘In our own area we have St Vincent’s (Lismore), John Flynn (Coolangatta), and Ballina Day Surgery (Tamar St Ballina), which are private health facilities. ‘They supplement and complement our public hospitals. The Nationals have no intention of privatising our public hospitals. There are some circumstances where it can be beneficial to have a private component to a public hospital. continued on page 3

NSW energy and resources MP attempts to paint protesting Bentley residents as ‘extremists’ Staff reporters

Did Wednesday’s whirlwind stopover and media release by new resources and energy MP Anthony Roberts allay fears of mining in the northern rivers? Probably not, as the minister instead used his visit to discredit anyone who opposes the government’s fossil fuel expansion agenda. He flew up last week to discuss ‘community concerns’ with Metgasco staff, Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis, the land and water commis-

sioner and representatives of Richmond Valley, Lismore and Kyogle councils in Casino. But when Mr Roberts emerged from the meetings he denounced protesters, saying they had ‘continuously entered Peter Graham’s property illegally and caused deliberate damage’. A subsequent media release from Mr Roberts dubbed gasfield opponents as ‘extremists’. It was only after those meetings, and in front of TV cameras, that Mr Roberts agreed to meet with affected residents and Lock the Gate spokesperson Ian Gaillard.

Mr Gaillard told The Echo that Mr Roberts and senator Scott McDonald were introduced to extremists Robert Lowry, who’s from a dairy farming family of 150 years; Ross Joseph, who is the former CEO of St Vincent’s Hospital, and his wife Rosemary; Peter and Meg Nielsen, who are beef farmers just up the road; Ken Curtis, who lives within two kilometres of the drill site, and Charlie Wilkinson, who is an immediate neighbour. ‘Most of the people who met with him are grandparents, most of them have never done

anything like this before and most of them are baffled as to why the government plans to send up to 400 police up here to assist this speculative mining company,’ Mr Gaillard said.

Beyond the political cycle Minister Roberts told the group that the Liberal government ‘inherited the position of these gas licences from the last Labor government’. In return the community representatives told the minister they were ‘seeking a political continued on page 3

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Billycarts Have your say on development plans needed – draft Byron DCP now on exhibition for May 18 derby New chapters

The annual Billy Cart Derby is nearly upon us – event organiser Tony Heeson says now’s the time to get cracking and make yours for May 18. For schedule of events and rules visit www.bangalowbillycart.com.au. Photo from previous derby by Jeff Dawson

The main street of Bangalow becomes a race track on Sunday May 18 when the annual Bangalow Billy Cart Derby gets rolling. It’s time to get your carts ready for the pre-race inspection from 7am on the day. Carts need to have good brakes, safe steering and weigh less than 75kg.

There’s is a category to suit everyone – entrants from five years upwards and billy carts in traditional, home-grown, novelty and professional categories, to name a few. The celebrity race is always good fun with Mandy Nolan organising some well-known names to race down the hill. A highlight of the day is

the Grand Parade at 12.30pm. Any groups wanting to enter contact Libby Lund-McDonald 0427 918 400.

Vollies needed Volunteers are also needed on the day and you can get sign-up forms at the post office or the newsagency. Bangalow Billy Cart Derby is one of Australia’s largest derbies, with over 240 entries last year.

Byron Shire Council’s draft Byron Shire Development Control Plan (DCP 2014) is out on public exhibition until May 16. Council’s team leader strategic planning, Alex Caras, said the draft DCP 2014 provides detailed design guidelines and controls for Byron Shire ‘to ensure well designed, quality land use and development’. Under the Byron local planning framework, the Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP) provide the basis for development assessment. ‘The LEP establishes the overarching local planning policy of Council, focusing on the permissibility of land uses in different areas of the Shire and development standards that direct land use outcomes,’ Mr Caras said. ‘The DCP provides a greater level of detail in relation to the delivery of development outcomes and incorporates a variety of planning objec-

tives and development controls that form Council’s local planning policy when used in conjunction with the LEP.’

Mr Caras said that along with ensuring that the draft DCP aligned with the Draft Byron LEP 2014, there are also a number of new chapters within the planning document. The new chapters include buffers and minimising land-use conflicts, accommodation in urban village and special purpose zones, provisions for cycling, access and mobility, plus a chapter on how planning can alleviate impacts from mosquitoes and biting midges. ‘Of significance is a new chapter on the natural environment, which includes flora and fauna information requirements to be submitted with development applications on land with certain features (eg, within 100m of a wetland or estuary) or when

native vegetation or habitat is to be disturbed or removed. ‘The new requirements will also help guide development and inform restoration in sensitive areas where vegetation is proposed to be removed.

Recognising revegetation ‘Plus the new chapter aims to improve connectivity of habitats across our landscape, assist with development on land containing koala habitat and recognise past revegetation and restoration activities undertaken on private land.’ A summary of the new chapters and the key changes in the draft DCP is available on Council’s website www. byron.nsw.gov.au under public exhibitions. Council planning staff are available on 6626 7126. Once the public exhibition period has ended, all submissions will be reported to Council for consideration.

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Everyone is welcome to come along and learn about ecological restoration. Bob Smeuninx (bush regenerator) and Rita de Heer (fungi enthusiast) will be the guides for a walk along the creek. Receive a free copy of the booklet My Local Native Garden. Morning tea provided. This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.

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The Byron Residents’ Group say they are concerned of a failure of governance over the proposed West Byron development owing to the NSW Roads and Maritime Services’ (RMS) failure to adequately review the developers’ claims. According to the group, the RMS has not critically reviewed the traffic assumptions made by the developers, simply stating that it ‘is satisfied there are mechanisms in place to provide the road infrastructure necessary to support the proposed land release’.

No assessment Cate Coorey of the Byron Residents’ Group said, ‘It is impossible to say that there are “mechanisms in place” to provide the road infrastructure necessary to support this rezoning. Firstly, the proposed bypass has not even been assessed yet. ‘Secondly, and most significantly, the developers have grossly understated the traffic the West Byron development would generate. ‘The Roads and Maritime Services have been negligent in not recognising these discrepancies and ensuring an accurate traffic assessment

is undertaken. Byron Shire Council’s own 2009 traffic study Scoping Report – MR545 Strategic Study assessed that the development of West Byron would result in a 12.6 per cent growth in traffic rather than the eight per cent now claimed by the developers. ‘Similarly a 2011 report by CRG Traffic and Transport Engineering Consultants applied the methodology specified in the Roads and Maritime Services’ guide to traffic-generating developments to identify that West Byron would generate 14,160 vehicles per day on the external road network rather than the developer’s estimate of 6,000 vehicles per day. Such discrepencies must be explained.’

of traffic the development of West Byron is likely to generate is a key issue for Byron Bay and essential information is still required to be able to determine if the proposed road upgrades would cope with it. ‘Byron Residents’ Group believes the community has the right to know just what

kind of traffic numbers are to be expected from the West Byron development.’ An RMS spokesperson told The Echo their department ‘assessed traffic modelling provided for the development and is satisfied with methodology used by the consultant.’

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Underestimated ‘The evidence is that the developers have grossly underestimated the traffic impacts of West Byron. This is without accounting for the fact that the department of planning and infrastructure’s proposed zoning of West Byron allows for up to 1,100 houses rather than the 856 assumed in the developer’s traffic studies. This Easter again proves that the amount

The elder statesman of Aussie political analysis, Mungo MacCallum, has survived the first hurdle of throat cancer treatment. Just a week out of ops, Mungo’s wife Jenny says she is preparing for his arrival home and is recovering very well. Pictured is Mungo with Echo co-founder David Lovejoy, who also recovered from throat cancer.

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Meet the Bentley farmers and residents being demonised by the state govt Story & photo Eve Jeffery

Who are the people likely to be affected by Metgasco’s gas drilling at Bentley, just outside Lismore? Despite recent name-calling by energy and resources minister Anthony Roberts, there is nothing extreme about Jim Hewitt, pictured second left, who runs the last dairy farm in Bentley. Typical of many people who work on the land, Jim starts his day well before dawn and continues until well after dusk to produce milk from 260 cows. Jim is a hard-working man, who spends a lot of time on his own. He is a man of few words – he already feels he has said too much before he opens his mouth – but he is speaking up now to save his land and his livelihood. For over 50 years, Jim has farmed and raised his family at ‘Bentley central’ and has seen other small dairies fold, mainly owing to deregulation, he says. On the outskirts of town, just a few kilometres east, is Camp Liberty and the Bentley Blockade. ‘I am frightened the gas will get into the water’, says Jim. ‘It means our farms won’t be worth any money. I think everybody is trying to do something to stop this.’ Resident Ted has a small acreage nearby and he says there are a lot of potential issues in regards to property values. ‘To me that is just one of the issues’, he says. ‘If one well goes ahead and they strike the sweet spot, then there could be a gas field rapidly expanding. The minister talks about imported green extremists. We live here. We are residents and we consider Lismore people who are

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Some of the Bentley extremists: Ted, Jim, Robert, Zara, Annie and Mika say they are grateful for the people willing to help them save the land and livelihoods at Bentley.

downstream, 45,000 people, they are locals too. Their water supply could be impacted on. There are a lot of consequences from this.’ Robert is also a beef producing farmer of long standing. Robert is publicly involved in the anti-CSG movement. ‘It has been too easy for people like Anthony Roberts to call us extremists and to say the protesters are a rent-a-crowd.’ ‘A friend and I took it upon ourselves to canvass conservative people in this community.’ He says figures among the conservatives were almost identical to what gasfield-free volunteers found with their polling of Lismore and surrounding towns: most people don’t want it.

Plundering assets Robert says the fossil fuel industry treats the area like terra nullius and there has been no consultation with the people who have been producing off the land since the 1860s.

Bentley protesters ‘extremists’: MP continued from page 1

dialogue that goes well beyond the political cycle’, Mr Gaillard said.

Future generations ‘We feel that our politicians [need to] think about our grandchildren. We don’t support the idea of a short political cycle, making decisions that will last forever – especially in regard to our water and land.’ He said that the minister ‘as a father of

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two young children… agreed with us but he kept on going back to the regulations’. ‘We did ask him to, at the earliest available opportunity, seek to facilitate a meeting with the incoming premier,’ Mr Gaillard said. The Echo sought comment from Anthony Roberts MP regarding his name-calling of residents that will be affected by Metgasco’s planned drilling at Bentley. So far there has been no reply.

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‘It’s not fair that someone else can plunder our assets.’ Resident Annie and her husband and daughters have lived on two and half acres of beautiful Bentley land for 17 years. Her fear is living in a gasfield. ‘It’s not why we wanted to live out here. We wanted to live somewhere peaceful and safe and I don’t think living in a gas field will be like that.’ Annie worries that there will be chemicals in the air and other health issues and she won’t subject her family to the risks. ‘I have heard reports of people who feel unwell when they live in a gasfield. Also hazy air that settles and causes respiratory issues. I wouldn’t stay if my children are going to get sick.’ Annie participates in vigils looking out for any mining activity and she attends greetthe-dawn at Gate A at the blockade. She doesn’t consider herself and extremist. ‘I never thought I’d be sitting in a car keeping an eye out for convoys of police or drill

rigs, or watching to see what is happening.’ She doesn’t see those actions as extreme. ‘I think they are necessary.’ Though family and life commitments will stop Ted, Robert and Annie from locking-on, they support and are very grateful for those that do. What is ironic is that the government and Metgasco may turn these people into extremists. Jim has taken significant personal steps to hamper the efforts of the invasion and is prepared to go to extreme lengths, to the point of putting his 75-year-old body on the line by locking himself on at Bentley, in the hope of protecting his land. It is rumoured that large numbers of police plan to establish a camp of their own at Bentley’s doorstep as early as Tuesday. North coast Nationals MPs Geoff Provest (Tweed), Don Page (Ballina) and Thomas George (Lismore) have yet to publicly state if they support the residents or Metgasco.

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‘For example, if I can get the $90 million I need to build a new central public hospital for the Byron Shire area in the next budget, the private sector could be invited to tender for the day surgery component. ‘Day surgery would serve both public and private patients and would thereby guarantee the patient numbers to justify having that facility locally. ‘As we know the previous state Labor government let

the Byron Shire central hospital go unfunded for their whole 16-year term, whereas we have activated the planning to the point where we can mount a credible case to Treasury for funding in the next state budget. ‘I repeat, the Nationals do not support the privatisation of public hospitals,’ said Mr Page. ‘However, private hospitals will continue to play a part in our health system and in some cases it is in the public interest to engage with the private sector.’ The Byron Shire Echo April 22, 2014 3

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Take a seat, hear a story from Frank Last week, Byron councillors Diane Woods and Paul Spooner along with Kim and Robert Rosen from Brunswick Seaside Holidays unveiled the newly created art/seat installation on Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads, and waited for Frank Mills’s reaction. ‘The seat really is beyond my expectation,’ said the much-loved local historian. ‘It’s so beautiful … it’s wonderful how Suvira has been able to utilise the old steel and craft it into such a lovely place to sit. I’d like to mention Kim Rosen because this was her idea and it’s such an inspired creation to preserve the historical significance of the Brunswick Valley. I am very honoured,’ he said. Renowned local sculptor, Suvira McDonald, was commissioned by the Tweed St Taskforce to design and create the first of the seats of the Ten Seat Project along Tweed St, as a key element of the Tweed St environmental upgrade. Brunswick Seaside Holidays and Byron Shire Council partnered to fund the Frank Mills seat. ‘Each creative seat installation will depict an aspect of Brunswick’s fascinating his-

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In the back row, Robert Rosen, Suvira McDonald, Cr Paul Spooner; seated front is Kim Rosen, Frank Mills and Cr Diane Woods. Photo Allison Rogers

tory and culture’, explained Kim. ‘It was very fitting that we started with the Frank Mills seat under the cypress pine. We really wanted to acknowledge Frank’s life and his enormous contribution to the Brunswick Valley and as a local historian’, she said. Suvira took inspiration for the seat from Frank and used various artefacts to represent Frank’s life. ‘Creating the seat has been a privilege and a lot of fun. It’s really all about Frank!

‘It’s designed to be a conversation seat, so it bends around so you can lean in and speak to everyone. ‘It’s about bringing people together. Frank was a woodcutter and so we’ve used lots of beautiful old sleepers for that reason, and it’s red to signify his time in the fire brigade, and the back of the chair is constructed with Frank’s own farm pieces – bullock bows, chains and hooks and his big old saw,’ he said. Sharon Shostak has also

been engaged to create a video of Frank telling his story and how it is represented in the seat. The video will be accessed by a smart phone via a QR code etched onto a plaque. The Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce, the Brunswick Heads Progress Association and eight local businesses and residents have generously contributed to this part of the project. The Frank Mills seat will be officially launched on Saturday June 7 at 1pm.

A new social venture in the Byron hinterland is kicking off soon: FedTalks. Organisers describe it as ‘public discussions on topics which go beyond the boundaries of the village of Federal and the northern rivers but which impact on both’. They say, ‘The aim is to bring big topics into open conversation to help ideas grow, from the village up’. ‘The intention is to hold one of these every three months and probably each talk will not be directly related to the previous one.’ The first FedTalk is on Monday May 19 at Federal Hall at 7pm and the topic is ‘An alternative to endless economic growth’ – a discussion

on the state of the environment movement and ways to transition to a steady state economy.’ Guest speaker is Dr Geoff Mosley, who brings over 40 years of experience at the forefront of the Australian environment movement and is now director of Australian operations, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). Its mission is to advance the steady state economy, with stabilised population and consumption, as a policy goal with widespread support. See more at steadystate.org. FedTalks organisers will be distributing more information on the event closer to the date.

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NORPA’s new puppetmasters End influence of lobbyists,

says Lock the Gate Alliance

A recent workshop at Macadamia Castle saw visiting Aboriginal artists share their culture with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal kids in a fun and creative way. Pictured is playwright Jaxon De Santis with students. From the back is Malaki Ferguson, Brett James, Anthony Melchior, Owen Green and Liam O’Connor. Photo Jeff ‘Puppet Of The Media’ Dawson

Railway bridges ‘about to be demolished’ Chris Dobney

Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi has written to NSW transport minister Gladys Berejiklian this week querying the government’s plans for the Casino to Murwillumbah railway line. The letter raises public concerns that three bridges along the line may be about to be demolished for safety reasons. One of the bridges, at Terania Street, North Lis-

more, is heritage listed. Ms Faruqi is concerned that once the bridges are demolished they will never be replaced, leading to the incapacity of the line to ever be used again for rail services and making a cycle path more difficult. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Ms Faruqi has yet to receive a reply from the minister. ‘The information I have received is that the bridges at

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Terania Street, Binna Burra and Woodlawn have been scheduled for removal in the next six months due to public safety concerns with no plan to replace or restore these bridges,’ the letter reads. ‘If removed and not replaced this would constitute a significant loss of public transport infrastructure and make it much more difficult and expensive to reinstate the Casino–Murwillumbah line, as has been promised repeatedly to the community by local members of parliament.’ She also repeated her claim that the state government’s quoted cost of $900 million to bring the line back into service was ‘significantly higher than the cost of other refurbished and new lines that have been built around the country’.

The Lock the Gate Alliance has congratulated Mike Baird on becoming premier of NSW, and called on him to immediately act on outstanding recommendations from the ICAC to clean up the systemic and corrupting influence of corporate lobbyists on policy. Lock the Gate national coordinator Phil Laird said the change in premier provided the perfect opportunity to put a broom through government and its dealings with lobbyists. He said all of the recommendations of the 2010 ICAC investigation into corruption risks involved in lobbying should be implemented as a top priority for the new Baird government.

a government representative, who is being or is likely to be lobbied by them. ‘We’ve known for some time that when it comes to the coal and gas industry, the government and private companies are simply too close and the public interest suffers as a result. Water resources, food lands and public forests are being jeopardised or sacrificed in the interests of private companies, whose lobbyists

have close access to politicians and the bureaucracy. ‘We know that Mr Baird was a shareholding minister when Nick Di Girolamo was appointed a director of the State Water Corporation in June 2012. And we know that Mr Baird’s former chief of staff is now the head lobbyist for the coal industry. It is crucial that he comes clean immediately about his relationships with these men.’

Muck spreading ‘Mr Baird become premier under torrid circumstances: it’s in the midst of an ongoing corruption inquiry that has a long way to run yet. ‘If the government treats this episode as trivial, or tries to pretend that this was about Barry O’Farrell, or bottles of wine, then the muck will keep spreading,’ Mr Laird said. ‘The government has yet to implement outstanding recommendations from the Independent Commission Against Corruption [ICAC]’ he said. ‘As long ago as 2010 the Commission recommended that the code of conduct for lobbyists contain a clear statement prohibiting a lobbyist or a lobbyist’s client from offering, promising or giving any gift or other benefit to

INDEPENDENT & LOCALLY OWNED Minister for north coast and local government, Don Page, dropped into Hemp Foods Australia’s Bangalow HQ on Thursday April 17 to give his support to hemp products, while Greens member of the NSW Legislative Council, Jeremy Buckingham, visited the facility later that morning. Photo Jeff ‘Hemp Is My Middle Name’ Dawson

It’s a question that has been unanswered for some time now – given the scientific evidence and its potential to replace and complement existing food stuffs, why aren’t hemp foods available to eat? The issue has been in perpetual yo-yo state for years; the government agency that regulates the ingredients in foods is Food Standards Australia and New Zealand

(FSANZ), and in 2002 they approved applications to make hemp a legal foodstuff. The issue, of course, is that ministers – with possible lobbyist pressure – have rejected it mainly because of the confusion it may create with its THC variant. FSANZ have put a review on hemp foods, which contains no THC, before politicans and an outcome is expected late June.

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The Game of NSW Unknowns Hans Lovejoy

Ah, the colony of NSW. Bound to serve at the Queen’s pleasure since 1788, it has a long rich history of free-trade barbarism and territories won and lost. With bloodied battles, treachery, deal making and women and wine, it would make a great HBO series. The script reads: Within two years in office and after 16 years of Labor, the coalition led by lord Baz has proved it too is a victim of the dark forces against democracy: lobbyists. Lord Baz throws himself on his sword after being ICACked and while the blood still flows, his round table must quickly regroup to announce nervously that it will restore honesty and trust in government. Ha! Regardless of the myth of political integrity, just who are these loose rabble of coalition shark bait in the NSW lower house ? (The lower house is the Legislative Assembly; the upper house is the Legislative Council and can veto the lower house.)

should cause some alarm – they are apparently chums. Unenlightenment aside, Baird’s big battle is to bullshit us into believing there is such a thing as political integrity. Case in point is his questionable decision to give Lord Baz’s killer, Di Girolamo, a board role on State Water Corporation in mid-2012. Apparently Girolamo had no experience doing such things. Additionally there’s the $200,000 a year appointment to a government board of businessman Roger MassyGreene, whose company had also donated to Mike Baird’s election campaigns. To top off the lobbyist connection, Baird’s former chief of staff, Stephen Galilee, now runs the Minerals Council of NSW. Business is back, baby.

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Sir Stone-alot let a microhydro business sink in his Oxley electorate last year. It was appalling to witness the fossil fuel industry and his governance ruin the Newby Mike is a big fan of hopes and dreams of innovaGod, particularly Henry VIII’s tion and best practice for the nation and state. interpretation, Anglicanism. Pelena Energy, based in So much so that young Baird trained for a year at a bi- Dorrigo, manufactured smallble school in the USA after an scale hydro engines which economics degree. And after generated free energy from a short stint as an investment running streams and creeks. banker, he followed daddy Lib There was no dam needed for it to operate, which is MP Bruce into politics. An early blunder as treas- funny because it reflected Sir urer saw him misplace but Stone-alot’s ‘giving no damn’ then find a billion dollars, but policy. To be fair, Pelena Energy’s since then he’s been a typical neo-con economic ‘manager’. Peter Lynch told The Echo Expect $19 billion of cuts it was a bipartisan effort by from the public sector and both sides of politics that public assets in years to come. ruined him, along with the Is this a result of Labor’s Clean Energy Council which previous mismanagement or is run by fossil fuel goons. a big neo-con job so the top As typical of Nationals Ilone per cent can continue to luminati, Sir Stone-alot must support fossil fuel expansion. squeeze the middle class? Regardless, this flat-earth This means being against regressive with a limited range farmers, agriculture, the of empathy has voted against outback, the big scrub, the embryonic stem research, eu- natural environment, regionthanasia and does not support al NSW and anything with wide-open spaces. same-sex marriage. His Abbott-like attributes Did nothing as Crown North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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Jillian Skinner (Liberal) Mining MP Anthony Roberts pictured with John Winston Howard’s other advisers

Young Liberal spawn are tested for allegiances to deregulation (cutting red tape) and privatisation (sale of public assets and services).

Skinner, 70, represents Sydney north shore elites and has been a long-term Lib since 1988. As minister for health and medical research, she propagates Liberal party spawn in pH balanced water with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. There, she hatches perfectly formed Young Liberals.

Gladys Berejiklian (Liberal) Dame Gladys Berejiklian is the perpetual winner of the most unpronounceable last name in politics. Could it be the orthodox Armenian heritage? Spent her youth with a commerce degree and then financial institutional work. As a young Liberal, the Skinner laboratory spawned Gladys from fungi. Her press releases as minister for transport have not included anything for regional NSW and last year she handed down a towering edifice of excrement to north coast residents entitled Casino to Murwillumbah Transport Study. It was highly flawed as it failed to address light rail, only examined a small portion of the railway, inexplicably inflated previous figures on costings and gave the answers Macquarie Street wanted. Bravo, whatever.

Anthony Roberts (Liberal) Recently replaced the disgraced and odious Chris Hartcher as mining minister and seems to have fitted right in – his recent visit to the northern rivers last week was entirely insulting as he tried to paint Bentley residents next to a proposed drilling operation as ‘extremists’. Since when was

protecting your home against invasion ‘extreme?’ Nobody likes to be labelled but Roberts is an ex-John Howard advisor/suckhole clown.

As minister for family and community services, Pru was asked to resign recently because her department could not manage around 75,000 cases of reported child abuse, according to a report by the NSW Ombudsman. She was also under fire to resign last year for lying, according to Murdoch’s Daily Telegraph. She told Parlia-

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Tutu calls for divestment If you’re suffering from post-holiday blues, allow yourself to be heartened by the growing success of a grassroots campaign to combat global warming. Last week Archbishop Desmond Tutu called for institutions to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry and for investors to dump fossil fuel stocks. The Nobel peace prize winner was not the first to call for this boycott: the divestment campaign began in the USA eighteen months ago and is growing faster than the historic movements against tobacco and apartheid. ‘We live in a world dominated by greed,’ said Tutu. ‘We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth… People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change.’ Following hard on the archbishop’s statement came the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report which argues that investment in fossil fuels must start drastically falling if we are to avoid dangerous levels of warming. One reason this fall might happen is that fossil fuel companies have hugely overestimated the value of their assets. Although they spent $650 billion last year prospecting for more oil, gas and coal, only 20 per cent of fuel reserves are usable if the world is to limit warming to a 2ºC increase. Therefore, the corporations forecasting 100 per cent use of these reserves, like Exxon Mobil, are locking themselves into a fight with governments that demand climate change action. When investors realise this, stocks will fall even without moral pressure from the divestment movement. Nevertheless, moral pressure is an excellent weapon in the campaign for clean energy. As Archbishop Tutu says, ‘It makes no sense to invest in companies that undermine our future. Already some colleges and pension funds have declared that they want their investments congruent with their beliefs.’ Meanwhile the Australian government is predictably grumbling about such grassroot campaigns, with a Liberal MP declaring there is ‘an appetite in government’ to make them illegal. The local coal industry is also showing signs of jitters, with an unsuccessful campaign of its own to persuade supporters to bombard MPs with messages about liking coal. Some people may like dirty energy, but more people want a future for their children. David Lovejoy

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ustralia’s globallyenvied public health system is about to be strapped onto the Abbott government’s operating table and endure the razor gang’s knife. It will emerge slimmer and on life support. Amid the hundreds of pages of Abbott’s first federal budget on May 13 will be the wilful steps to undermine the twin pillars of public health infrastructure, Medicare and Medibank, that three generations of Australians have been blessed to enjoy. In Medicare’s place will arise an American-style system that turns health care into a fee-paying enterprise. Sure, you will still be able to see a GP and get a bed in a public hospital, but you will have to pay for it. At first, charges will be minimal – a friendly-sounding ‘co-payment’ of $6 – but later fees will start to rise. Not only will you be paying taxes to provide health care, you will be expected to make an additional ‘user pays’ payment as well. Well-off people now paying $3,500 to $4,000 a year for private family health cover won’t escape either. The sale of the publicly owned Medibank Private will mean all health insurance providers will be part of the private sector. Whereas Medibank, the biggest of the 40 available funds with a 30 per cent market share, provided a brake on excessive premiums in the past, a fully privatised sector will quickly arrange to rort the system and charge what it likes. Anyone who thinks that

the Abbott government will regulate what private health insurers can charge is living in a dream world. Abbott and his crew share the US Republican/Tea Party view of life: ‘regulation’ is anti-free market and menacingly ‘socialist’. On all current indications, none of the money from the asset sale, an estimated $4 billion, will be spent on health care – hospitals, staff, equipment or maintenance. On the contrary, it will go straight to the banks as part of the coalition’s obsession with ‘debt reduction’.

Merrill Lynch are jostling for the hundred-million-dollar commissions to manage the Medibank share offering described in the business pages as ‘the biggest pitch of the year’. More like the biggest theft of the year.

Grange hangover The Strange Case of the Bottle of Grange sounds like a short mystery novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Although the 1959 vintage was not particularly memorable, it packed some punch because it has knocked Barry

Whereas Medibank, the biggest of the 40 available funds with a 30 per cent market share, provided a brake on excessive premiums in the past, a fully privatised sector will quickly arrange to rort the system and charge what it likes. by Alex Mitchell Meanwhile, the three million Medibank policyholders should forget the notion that Abbott will distribute proceeds to them. Their loyalty will be ignored and the billions of dollars they contributed to building the fund since it was established in 1976 will be transferred into the pockets of the new (private) owners. You can be certain of one thing: the incremental dismantling of Medicare as a free, universal public health service and the privatisation of Medibank guarantees bumper profits for the private health sharks. Macquarie Bank, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Bank of America

O’Farrell out of the premiership. This was all the more surprising because he said under oath he did not recall receiving the noble drop or drinking it. I can hear Dr Watson saying, ‘Perhaps he receives so much free Grange that it’s one damned bottle after another. Over the years, it is bound to have affected his memory.’ ‘Don’t be silly,’ snaps Holmes. ‘It is not the volume or the quality of the Grange that matters. It is about who leaked the story. Cui bono? Who benefits?’ On March 6, the Daily Telegraph’s state political edi-

tor Andrew Clennell sent a text message to O’Farrell asking if he had received a bottle of Grange after his 2011 election victory. O’Farrell replied: ‘Confirm no recollection or record of the alleged gift.’ Clennell decided he had no story and wrote nothing for his paper. The media knew of the Grange gift on March 6 and O’Farrell was not called to the ICAC public hearing until April 15. In other words, the premier had six weeks to prepare an alibi … ahem … I mean organise his answers to inevitable questions about the $3,000 bottle of 1959 Penfolds Grange Hermitage. At ICAC and subsequent press conferences he was adamant there was no bottle of Grange. His case collapsed when Mr Di Girolamo found a handwritten note from O’Farrell in his private papers saying: ‘Dr Nick & Jodie (Girolamo’s wife), We wanted to thank you for your kind note and the wonderful wine.’ He gave the letter to ICAC and O’Farrell’s political career was cactus. In Baker Street, Holmes is saying, ‘We may never know all the answers, my dear Watson, but we do know that the leading political identities named and shamed at ICAC in the past year opened champagne – and Grange – over Easter.’ Alex Mitchell is a former Sun-Herald political editor and author of Come The Revolution: A Memoir, New South Books 2011.

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Grappling with Byron gridlock Q I have been thinking about the problems being generated by ever-increasing numbers of vehicles accessing Byron town. The proposed bypass will be ineffective, as the vast majority of vehicles head to the beaches or remain in town and would, as well as having a negative impact on the natural areas, flood quiet residential ones, even a school zone, with hundreds of cars that would increase significantly the risk to children’s safety. And lastly, the impact of the second railway crossing would inhibit the construction of a light train service, an option that has been used in other tourist places around the world with great success. There is a solution to the problem. Set up a free parking lot in Ewingsdale, linked to a safe bicycle and pedestrian path and a shuttle bus in loop to the town and beaches; the Christmas experience was an encouraging one. An incentive to use this ‘park and ride’ infrastructure would be a sensible increase in the street parking fees for non-residents.

This scheme would help reduce the number of daytrippers’ vehicles, and given its low impact and cost, should be given a trial. Because this proposal doesn’t cause irreversible damage, should it not work as expected, more aggressive actions could be then taken into consideration. It goes without saying that should the West Byron development go ahead, all these ideas will be swept away by the harsh reality of the usual problems inherent to every other overcrowded, impersonal coastal town. But then we would be facing a different problem altogether because Byron Bay, as we know it now, will no longer exist – a sad perspective indeed. Juan Cavero Byron Bay

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land across Byron Shire. The 2007 Strategy identified that to meet projected regional growth until 2031 the whole of Byron Shire had to provide 2,600 new dwellings, and 40 per cent of these were meant to be west of the highway. We are already exceeding targets. Byron Shire was allocated a reduced share of the regional growth target in recognition of both our importance for tourism and because of the additional impacts of all those extra people. The strategy gave us the opportunity to evolve as a community in a planned approach (rather than being overwhelmed), to better live within environmental and infrastructure constraints, and to better cope with our tourist burden. The state must honour Byron Shire residents’ rights to determine how best to achieve the state’s growth targets in accordance with the state’s regional strategy. Recent events prove that due process must be followed and ministerial discretion must not be unfettered. Byron Shire Council resolved to prepare a local growth management strategy

Q Before even thinking about

a ‘signature master plan which includes an embedded place making strategy’ (whatever that might be) how about actions on the things that make us all so whitehot with rage we can’t think straight to have a ‘nice chat’

like that suggested. Like clean, functioning public toilets (you know, ones you don’t have to apologise to visitors for). If you don’t know what these look like ask somebody’s mum, not the guy who’s been paid two bucks to stand at the door with a fire hose for the last twenty years since repairs were done! Most important: bypass solution/s to take traffic around town – where, how, who, when? Otherwise forget it! Dorothy Mullins Byron Bay Q The First Sun Caravan Park

‘bypass’ proposal by Cr Wanchap in last week’s Echo is the latest in a line of quick-fix non-solutions to Byron Bay’s traffic problems. The ‘Grab the Rail’ proposal mentioned in another story is at least half right, in that it recognises that the vacant railway land is a key ingredient to improving traffic gridlock. However, neither of these ideas addresses the fact that the CBD is both a destination and a thoroughfare, and that

all motorists, whether coming into or passing through town, have no alternative but to take the same road into the CBD and negotiate holiday pedestrians and cars trying to find a park. Closing off the Lawson Street rail crossing and using the railway land as a linear park for up to 1,000 cars in conjunction with the original 1989 Butler Street bypass would provide two separate parallel routes, the first (railway land) for parking many of the 85 per cent of cars going into the CBD before they do so, and the second (Butler Street) allowing the rest to avoid the CBD traffic, parking and pedestrians altogether. The costs could be substantially funded by extending the current paid parking scheme to the new carpark. As for compensation for loss of amenity, the Butler Street residents presumably should be entitled to some kind of council zoning dispensation, say in line with the zoning in Shirley Street. Frank Stewart Byron Bay

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Residents’ rights As evident from recent letters, the community expects to be allowed to have a say in what land we rezone in Byron Shire for new residential or commercial developments. This should not just be an expectation; the community has a right and responsibility to identify the location and scale of new developments such as West Byron. The 2007 Far North Coast Regional Strategy requires that Byron Shire Council will prepare a local growth management strategy prior to zoning further land for urban, commercial and industrial uses. This process is meant to apply environmental constraints and allow the community a say in identifying the best places for 10-year staged releases of additional

in 2008, though never pursued it. Council must meet its obligations to prepare a local growth management strategy for the whole of the Shire to give residents their say in a planned approach, rather than continuing to let developers and the state impose their ad hoc grandiose schemes upon us. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay

Gas needed The Greens’ irrational blinkered response to Metgasco’s Bentley conventional gas exploration well blinds them to the vital role that gas will play in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) global solution recommendations. The Greens’ local bubble politicking also has no answer to federal industry minister’s Ian Macfarlane’s recent claims about the success of the Queensland gas industry: with 5000 uneventful gas wells, many hundreds of successful voluntary farmer agreements with gas companies and almost 30,000 related jobs created in the Queensland gas industry. What the IPCC is tell-

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ing us today about gas and fracking is what green Gaia guru James Lovelock recently recommended for the UK and also what Bob Brown’s Greens were recommending five years ago: that gas will and should play a major part as a transitional fuel in reducing impacts of climate change. The current opportunistic political diversion in the local Greens politics to continued on next page

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Letters/Pin This Up continued from page 13 an irrational local anti-gas stance is contrary to current IPCC recommendations on cutting global emissions. The UK Guardian’s article on the IPPC report says, ‘Carbon capture and storage, nuclear, bioenergy and shale gas were mentioned alongside renewables as necessary contributers to the global energy mix.’

The world must at least treble its use of green and low-carbon sources of power, such as solar farms, wind farms and nuclear reactors by 2050. However, the report finds there is also a role for gas to replace much dirtier coal plants. Ottmar Edenhofer, cochair of the working group that drew up the report, said it was ‘quite clear’ that shale

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parliamentary privilege and any personal administrative assistance. Compounding this situation is the makeup of the elected body, which unless it has a dominant, informed majority grouping, will never be able to exert any real pressure on a GM. In the last council with four greens and two ‘progressive’ members it proved almost impossible to achieve any initiative where the GM was not supportive. The employment of a much-needed staff ombudsman was approved but continually frustrated. Complaints regarding staff were either ‘investigated’ by the managers responsible or met with a code-of-conduct complaint from the GM,

and when the internal auditor finally managed to expose a number of governance ‘problems’, he was sacked. The current council has a dominant pro-development faction (I include a still nominally green councillor) which has limited experience and is so immersed in its supporters’ agenda it would have no clue about (or interest in) how the staff and the GM are performing. Any councillor who is under the impression that the two sides are working productively and amicably together is being led by the nose. Tom Tabart Former councillor Bangalow

ogh. As they say, you can’t buy a good reputation. Norma & John McDonald Ewingsdale

which now emit toxic levels of radiation such as libraries, cafes and computer shops will be gone. These councillors now have the opportunity to explain to the public what is the safe level of human exposure to microwaves, produce the scientific evidence to support it and do so without hiding behind some out-of-date regulation conducive to corporate profit. If they cannot show that it is safe, then they have made a conscious decision to work for the destruc-

tion of human health and safety and are doing so for financial reasons only. This is no better than what motivates the proponents of CSG. Anton Vanderbyl Palmwoods

Wi-fi dangers

Despite being informed and warned to the contrary, it appears all Byron councillors, with the exception of Cr Wanchap, have voted to proceed with a motion to essentially pollute the public airspace of every town in Byron Shire with more microwave radiation or wi-fi. The freedom to avoid those areas Byron District Hospital Auxiliary will be held at the hospital on Monday 28 April at 2pm. Members are encouraged to attend and new members are very welcome. Enquiries 6685 3162.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Shunned – Steve Strong’s new book on science, archeology and religious traditions, presented by Steven and Evan Strong, Thursday, 24 April, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, 6 Byron St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Coffee morning Tuesday May 6 at 10am St Paul’s Anglican Church, Kingsley St, Byron Bay: Guess Who’s Coming for Coffee guest speaker is Rebekka Battista from Our House in Lismore. Contact 6685 6431.

U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday 29 April, Martin Nicholson will speak to us on the REAL reason some people hate nuclear energy, 10am–12, Uniting Church hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Phone 6684 4787.

Brunswick Dunecare Meet next at the surf club 8.30am every 4th Sunday of month. Contact Greg McDonald 0414 457 346.

English tutors Interested in becoming a volunteer adult English language/literacy tutor? TAFE is running a short free training course in Ballina. For information and applications please contact Penny Beaumont

at Ballina TAFE 6681 8923 or email penelope.beaumont@tafensw. edu.au by end of April.

Byron Youth Service invites parents and caregivers of teens to join in a free eight-week Parenting Teenagers program each Monday, 5 May to 23 June. For more information call Rosalie Bryant 0431 524 044.

Scrabble group Fun-loving group of people meet every two weeks to play Scrabble at the Tintenbar Hall at 10am. Contact Marg 6687 8793 for more information.

Wool wanted The Lilac Ladies from Mullumbimby Hospital take great pleasure in gifting to new parents hand-knitted beanies and booties to celebrate their special delivery. We are always seeking donations of baby wool. Please drop it off at the hospital or phone 6680 2072 for pickup.

End-of-life choices To learn how to make the right decisions about your end-of-life care, come to the meetings held quarterly. Next one is on 8 May at Robina when Dr Nitschke will run a workshop. Phone Elaine for more details 0421 796 713.

Drone man

The Backlash of April 15 about drones and surfers is not correct. I operated the drone flying over the surfers at Wategos on those respective mornings. The crowd was there prior to my arrival on the first day and would at the Uniting Church, Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Patchworkers and quilters are at the same place from 6pm to 9pm. Phone Tilly for info 6685 5985.

Riding for the Disabled Ballina and District Riding for the Disabled Association needs volunteers. Enquiries Jayne 6685 4399.

(CoDA) Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships. For more information, and meetings in your area, visit www. codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Men’s Group Men’s Wellbeing will be starting another Common Ground men’s group on 29 April in Mullumbimby. Phone Tim on 0422 508 533 to register your interest or for further information.

Biggest morning tea

Craft group

On Tuesday 20 May Cancer Council NSW and Madura Tea Estates are launching this event at Byron Bay Lighthouse. Parking at Clarkes Beach carpark and Regional Sport & Cultural Complex in Ewingsdale Road. Shuttle bus service will run every 20 minutes 7am to 12 noon.

Do you like to do crafty things with needles, pins and hooks of all kinds? The Uniting Social and Craft Group gets together every Monday 9.30am–3pm (approx)

Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of nonprofit community groups, not for invitations to free events to be followed up by paid workshops.

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Letters

Honourable ways with refugees Q I trust very few, if any, of your readers agreed with Lester Brien’s ‘worldview’ of the asylum-seeker issue as expressed in Letters of April 15. Put simply, Lester believes the ends justify the means and he’s not in the least concerned about the means, ie how we deal with ‘the rough end of the immigration trade’. I found Lester’s piece so narrow and self-serving, so devoid of any moral or humanitarian considerations that it might well have been intended as satire, but it is the case that recent governments of both sides have so preyed on our traditional fear of ‘invasion’ from the north (particularly by people of a different skin colour) and have been so effective in their propaganda that we have accepted their story that the policies are all about pre-

venting deaths at sea – and so have a moral base. In fact this is nonsense. What it overlooks is that it is the asylum seekers who make the decisions to take the risks of boarding the boats and, while we may deplore these decisions, we are not responsible – but we are responsible for what happens at this end. Our current failure to live up to our international obligations, our lack of humanity and even deliberate cruelty in the way we are dealing with these people – and they are people – is unforgiveable. And for the pragmatists, I’d add so is the enormous cost. There are honourable and humane ways to address the problem and the sooner we realise how we’ve been conned and insist on our governments living up to their responsibilities, the sooner

have increased on subsequent days as a result of bush telegraph spreading the word on the magic break, more than any web posting I had made days later. Wategos was the obvious place to surf in those particular conditions and I never posted anything on YouTube to help drive traffic to the area. I only ever posted one wave from those sessions on my Facebook page (via Vimeo) after being approached by a few local surfers out there that day who wanted to see the footage. The local surfers then found my Facebook page after I gave them my name and they seemed really happy with the result, so much so that they invited me back to shoot more surfing. I’ve since run into the guys in the water and they thanked me for going to the effort of posting the wave. I’ve also offered the footage (free) to a local young film student who’s making a documentary on the morning crew who visit the Cape. I apologise to anyone I might have offended as it’s the last thing I set out to do. I’m a local filmmaker who’s raising his family here, so upsetting the local community (especially the surfing community) was never my intention. Justin McMillan Byron Bay

To draw this comparison of our nation’s leader (whoever he or she may be) to that monster is beyond contempt. Both you and the cartoonist should be ashamed of yourselves for its publication. You, Mr Editor, should resign your position immediately. Your publication’s constant extreme bias to the left of politics in Australia has cost you yet another onceavid reader. G Sutton Ocean Shores

Disgusted I am extremely angered and disgusted by the cartoon for The Rails on page 11 of The Echo dated Tuesday February 4 which depicts our prime minister as Adolf Hitler.

Israel-hating I am sure many people are getting pretty well fed up with Gareth WR Smith’s Israel-hating and his alleged influence it has on the government. Maybe it is time he presented some verifiable evidence. Calling it malign is just another adjective which has no basis in fact. Anyone is allowed to lobby our government and if you want to look at the elephant in the room I suggest Mr Smith divert his attention to Chinese mining companies. These companies are the ones gouging great big holes in our high-producing farmland, as the story The Echo printed on the Gunnedah farmer’s plight openly illustrates. Maybe the level of executions in China, the highest in the world, its treatment of Tibetans and its hegemonic economic program should get more attention than the realtively benign Jewish lobby. Now there is a royal commission worth having. Not that I doubt it will have much of an effect on our govern-

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we’ll be able to regain some self-respect as a country. Jenny Coman Bangalow Q Agnotology is the study of ignorance and its cultural reproduction. It is a fertile area of intellectual pursuit because ignorance is not just a void – a lack of knowing – but it is often consciously produced for certain purposes and might be thought of as false knowledge. Last week’s letters pages contained a nice example of such false knowledge when Lester Brien offered his ‘asylum worldview’. While Lester is welcome to his chauvinistic nationalism that draws stark distinctions between ‘us’ and ‘them’, and although his claims about the relationship between population and living standards demonstrate a

ment’s Australia-killing policies as they sell off the farm, literally, to the most ruthless regime on the planet. M Mizzi Ocean Shores

Man of few words Could we say that our PM is a man of few words – which he repeats frequently? Jim Nutter Main Arm

patent unfamiliarity with the last couple of hundred years of economic literature, I am most interested in his use of the phrase ‘illegal immigrants’. So in the spirit of agnotology please allow me to disabuse Lester of his ignorance. Australia is a party to the Refugee Convention. Accordingly, people are perfectly entitled under law to cross Australia’s ‘sovereign borders’ for the purposes of seeking asylum – irrespective of what travel documents they hold. I would suggest that the genesis of Lester’s ignorance might be found at the confluence of his nationalistic sentiment and the wilful dissemination of untruths by our political elite. Refugees might be a lot of things, Lester, but they are not ‘illegal’. Dave Lisle Mullumbimby It is ironic that we have destroyed their habitat so they have come to live with us, but in the long run humans and bats can’t live together. I’m dreading how many will be back next spring. Stuart McIntosh Bangalow

Bats and more bats Four summers ago we had a small colony of just under 30 bats in our rainforest creek between Keith Street and Palmtree Crescent, Bangalow. I used to count them while my dog played with other dogs in the park. The following spring when they came back from their winter travels 70 bats appeared. Last year 300 came back; this year it must be over 1,000. I’ve given up counting and you wouldn’t go down there anyway. The smell from the bats is now wafting into nearby homes. The noise they make never stops, increasing at night – we have to wear earplugs. Even the local birds are leaving as the bats are destroying the top canopy of the trees and they have nowhere to perch. The bats are defecating into the creek below that feeds livestock just outside of town and with the preschool less than 100 metres away it is only a matter of time before animal or human is diagnosed with Hendra or lyssavirus (a form of rabies) as has occurred in Sydney and Brisbane in the last few months. The Byron Shire Echo April 22, 2014 15

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… is at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market. Tucked away at the Showgrounds in the shade of the magnificent fig trees you’ll find one of the most colourful, lively and friendly farmers markets in the country. More than 60 stalls showcase the best and freshest of the region’s produce, with everything from fruit and veg, to flowers, candles, cheeses, chocolates, meats, breads, eggs, nuts, fermented foods to bush foods and much much more. Enjoy a cup of freshly brewed local coffee and a freshly prepared market breakfast as you soak up the atmosphere. There’s live music every week and a variety of kids’ activities ranging from permaculture workshops to learning circus skills. This year the market will also be welcoming some of our best local chefs and caterers, who’ll demonstrate recipes using farmers’ local produce. The market celebrates various events throughout the year, with Mullum Music Festival being a particularly special time to visit. The market becomes the official breakfast venue, playing host to some of the festival’s best acts. At Christmas time there’s a customer party, with free tasting plates, and of course Santa’s always there with gifts for the kids. Best of all, profits go straight back into community. This year alone the market has funded six school gardens, two community gardens and two new boards for the Brunswick Surf Lifesaving Club, plus many local community groups have been offered free stalls for fundraisers. Truly an excellent example of growing community. Join us this Friday for a very special Anzac Day market. There will be a remembrance speech and bugle player at 9am. Followed by the very talented Three Little Sisters, often compared to the Andrews Sisters, and of course fun for all the family.

doublebassment studios two private rooms close to the cbd • polished ﬂoorboards, pa and a baby grand piano • kitchenette, fridge, sink • club lounges and extra seating • 16 track recording (protools) • video and photography: quality hd equipment •

art gallery exhibition space for those interested in holding art exhibitions, call mauricio 0421 832 966.

available for: rehearsals in venue-like studio dance practice/classes affordable audio/video recording recording/pa set-up tuition located behind byron music doublebassment.com 16 April 22, 2014 The Byron Shire Echo

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lismore antique centre Jewellery • Furniture • Homewares • Collectables • Fine China Fairmarket Antiques has been established in Lismore for 39 years. We are a second generation family business. Our 500sq metre premises is spilling over with the most interesting stock you could imagine.

Home furnishings from Morocco to Mexico.

Stylish and luxurious jewellery that will please generations yet to come as elegant heirlooms, but we stock modern contempory jewellery pieces while also offering jewellery makes, remodeling and jewellery repair services. Now if furniture, china or collectables are more your passion then Fairmarket Antiques is also the treasure trove for the casual tinkerer to the serious collector.

Kitchenware from France to Japan. We sell quality products at competitive prices. Come and discuss your needs with our friendly and informed staff.

Australian and European furniture - cedar, pine, oak, walnut and mahogany are just a few timbers to choose from. Pretty china, crystal and silverware also adorn the shelves for the vintage weddings. Retro cothing, collectables and furniture also frequent the diverse range of stock in our shop. We have recently added a fancy dress hire to our services, a huge collection consisting of vintage, new and theatre costumes that can be put together however needed.

Shop 2a/1 Byron Street

We have it all! Fairmarket Antiques’ professionalism and personal touch is a reflection of our experience, efficient service and an outstanding 39 year reputation. We look forward to meeting, sharing and assisting you to have a wonderful experience in our antique and jewellery treasure trove.

– 2 doors down from Aldi

6685 5190 www.byronbaytradingcompany.com.au info@byronbaytradingcompany.com.au

78 keen st lismore (near the cinema). P: 02 6621 4306 E: llis7466@bigpond.net.au www.fairmarketantiques.com.au or find us on facebook.

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The Red Door Studio and Gallery at Fernleigh in the Byron Bay Hinterland is the home of ceramic artist Brooke Clunie and her distinctive range of wheel thrown pottery. Brooke creates original handmade ceramics ideal for unique gifts and everyday use and can custom make personalised pieces celebrating friendships, weddings, birthdays and christenings etc. Brooke also specialises in corporate orders for businesses wishing to establish lasting relationships with their clients. For anyone wishing to indulge in the joys of working with clay Brooke can provide personal lessons for individuals, couples and families and are a great holiday activity. The Red Door Studio also caters for interactive pottery events such as Birthday Parties, Hen’s Parties with champagne brunch and Team Building Workshops with colleagues involved together in making pots. Visit the Red Door Studio and Gallery at Fernleigh just south of Bangalow via Newrybar to view the varied range of Brooke’s beautiful original handmade ceramic bowls, mugs, platters, teapots and much more. The Red Door Studio also stocks freshly roasted Red Door Coffee grown pesticide free here on the farm. 444 Fernleigh Rd, Fernleigh. 0403 528 868. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am – 4pm Other times welcome by appointment

OPENTABLE CATERING SERVICE is located in the heart of the Byron Shire hinterland, Our services includes event and wedding co-ordination and liaising with all suppliers for your function. Opentable earned its reputation through high quality service and unforgettable original cuisine; our background is in nutritional health, catering and total event management. Dive into the heart of Opentable cooking workshops. Every second weekend Ronit RobbazFranco opens her commercial kitchen to the public to share her extensive knowledge and ﬂair opening the senses to the true joy of preparing and sharing delectable food in a relaxed environment, learning to manage your time in the kitchen, ensuring that pleasure and taste are paramount.

COOKING WORKSHOPS MOON OVER THE MEDINA: MOROCCAN BANQUET – May 11 An authentic Moroccan banquet will be created, and will include dishes for daily use and also for special occasions. From the basics of spice selection and combination, a variety of dishes will be prepared, such as vegetable couscous and lamb tagine. To complete the immersion into culinary heaven, the class will make sweet briouetes: filo cigars with nut and almond paste filling, showered with orange blossom syrup. RAW FOOD – May 4 Combining the integrity of authentic, succulent ingredients and flavours creating tantalising flavours with a twist – Ronit will be teaching variety of raw dishes that are brimming with life force, using fresh local produce, organic and pesticide free, enzyme-rich energetic superfood with no animal products, sugar free, diary free, soya free and gluten free + vegan.

THE GOURMET WHOLESOME FOOD – May 17 Workshop is about special dietary needs: dairy-, wheat-, gluten-, sugar- and yeastfree cuisine. The emphasis is on creative usage of seeds and grains, and how to make wholefood interesting and delectable, to elevate it to gourmet heights! BEYOND FALAFEL: THE FLAVOUR OF THE MIDDLE EAST – May 25 Middle Eastern food is an expression of the eclectic diversity and passion of a vast range of people who revere the most ancient ceremony of feasting together. Cooking with the staple of the region, wholesome olive oil, learn to incorporate the savoury ﬂavours of aromatic spices such as sumac, za’atar, and cumin, with the fresh burst of coriander, parsley, mint, and lemon. Explore the seductive, sweet, unique dessert ingredients of the vibrant pomegranate, delicate rosewater, and delicious halva.

We will have different dates all through the winter, please check our website!

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ENROLMENTS PLAY, CLIMB, FLY, JUMP & SWING AT CIRCUS ARTS IN TERM 2

Last week of School Holidays! Aerials Capoeira Adv Training Indoor Climbing Flying Trapeze Playspace + more!

Term starts april 28th!

Book a Term Class this week & receive the 10% Early Bird discount! BOOK ONLINE www.circusarts.com.au ph: 02 6685 6566 17 Centennial Ct Arts & Ind Park Byron Bay

Run away and join a real circus today! Now is the time to sign up for great term deals at Circus Arts Byron Bay. Join for fun, fitness or serious training. Classes in flying trapeze, aerials, trampoline, juggling, acrobatics, capoeira and more. Indoor climbing wall open daily. Shiva Shakti yoga studio upstairs! SAVE 10 per cent if you sign up for circus and flying trapeze classes by April 27. Term starts Monday 28 April, 2014. Call us or book online 6685 6566. www.circusarts.com.au

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TERM 2 STARTS MONDAY 28TH APRIL For the little people Mini Noodles: 2 – 4YO & their parents: Mon 10am, Thur 9:30am Mini Macaronis: 4 – 5YO & their parents: Mon 11am, Thurs, 10:30am, Sat 9am * New class

Yos Worth’s Classes Pilates with a Circus twist. Thursday 6pm with Yos Worth

Community classes 5-7 Girls/Boys: Mon 3:30pm Thurs 3:30pm, Sat 10am *New class

8-11 Boys: Mon 3:30pm

5-7 Girls Intermediate: Wed 3:30pm

12+ Boys: Mon 5pm

8-11 Girls: Thurs 4:30pm, Sat 10:45am * New class

12+ Boys: Thurs 4:45pm

8-11 Girls Intermediate: Mon 4:30pm

8-11 Boys Intermediate: Mon 4:15

12+ Girls: Mon 4pm 12+ Girls Adv: Mon 4pm Thurs 4pm

ADULTS NEW CLASS Circus ﬁt Tues 11am – 12.30pm. Get ﬁt and have so much fun!

Spaghetti Circus @ Mullum Showgrounds, Main Arm Road BOOK & PAY NOW FOR TERM 2 – HUGE DISCOUNTS!

For more info check the website www.spaghetticircus.org.au or phone 02 66843 038 18 April 21, 2014 The Byron Shire Echo

RUN AWAY WITH SPAGHETTI CIRCUS You will be blown away by our Circus classes at Spaghetti! Our workshops include juggling, hulahooping, tumbling, trapeze, german wheel and much more. All our classes are

is about gettting active and involved in a fitness activity that is super cool. There are limited places left in our classes; get in quickly. Come run away and join our circus – live your dream. We are! Spaghetti Circus is located in the Mullumbimby Showgrounds on Main Arm Road. | spaghetticircus.org.au

provide a nurturing, loving non-competitive environment so that each student, regardless of age or expertise, are encouraged to be the best they can be! Get the coolest and the latest moves from seasoned professionals. Solo lessons are also available by appointment. Check out the new Byron classes this term – Acro & Trick Class for children and ladies dance fitness, contemporary dance and open ballet. We are located at the City Hall Dance Studio on 1 Bounty St – also known as the best dance space in Lismore, Coronation Hall in Clunes and at Unit 4, 102 Centennial Circuit in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate.

taught by Gymnastic Australia-accredited coaches and real circus performers. Young people get to take risks, get fit and active while having so much fun they won’t notice that it is good for them. Spaghetti performers are working as professional circus artists all over the world. They are working with Cirque du Soleil, Circus OZ, Cirkus Cirkör and Invisible Circus to name just a few. Circus is about taking risks in a very safe enviroment; it

FUNKY MOVES DANCE STUDIO

The new term starts Monday April 28. Enrol by emailing Nina Jeftic at nina@jeftic.com.au or calling 6685 4475 or 0408 412 788.

Funky Moves Dance Studio has amazing classes for tiny tots, teens and adults in jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, tap dance, troupe groups, classical ballet, strength and core for people who love to dance! Our qualified teachers

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TERM STARTS MONDAY APRIL 24th Enrolments by phone or online NEW BYRON CLASSES THIS TERM • Acro & Trick Class for Children • Ladies dance fitness, contemporary dance & open ballet Phone Nina Nina on Phone on0408412788 0408412788www.funkymoves.com.au www.funkymoves.com.au BOOK BOOK NOW!! B NOW!!

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Photos by Jeff ‘Braindead’ Dawson. 1. The Magic Band; 2. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros; 3. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80; 4. Michael Franti; 5. Erikah Badu; 6.Spearhead; Peter Noble and the festival’s birthday cake; 8. Music Maker Foundation; 9. North Mississippi Allstars; 10. Joss Stone; 11. Patrick Simmons from The Doobie Brothers; 12. Passenger; 13. Morcheeba; 14. Medicine for the Peoplez; 15. Michael Franti at it again; 16. Jack Johnson. Q The Echo has extensive coverage of the Bluesfest online at including a documentary by Sharon Shostak: www.echo.net.au/2014/04/byron-bay-bluesfest-2014. Q All Bluesfest 2014 stories and Eve Jeffery’s photo galleries can be found here: www.echo.net.au/tag/bluesfest-2014.

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The Story of Stevie Wright

Stevie had a long and terrible battle with his addiction. Do you think life on the road and rock ‘n' roll contributed to making him unwell? No not really. Well of course that particular road gave him the means. Stevie was very young when it all began and that didn’t help in guidance and keeping him on the straight and narrow. But Stevie made his own choices and nobody ever forced him to do the drugs and the drink. He admits he made some bad choices but they were his. Maybe if he had a little more life experience at the time those decisions may have been different, Why have you chosen to create a tribute show for Stevie Wright and the but unfortunately that was not the case. Life on the road made those choices more Easybeats? Well it is a tribute in many facts but it is so not your standard pub available I guess. tribute type show. This show is a full blown ‘rockumentary’ like no other out there. Is it just a personal pain or do you think that creative people have a connection There are many reasons I guess, but the main one is the story is one that had been to a darker side – or a more intuitive side? Do you think this is the place where overlooked to a certain great artists create from? degree. The Easybeats Wow, a good question. and Stevie paved the I don’t believe that all way for Australian music great creative genius internationally. They comes from a dark side, achieved what many had but history does show attempted in a very short that some of the greats time. sure have a tendency to dabble. Personally I But the bottom line is the believe we are all blessed story has a the perfect with certain talents, it is elements. Success, failure, just how or when or if worship, tragedy, struggle you actually ever unearth and lost loves... add to that them. I think sometimes some of the greatest songs it is seen as the ‘thing’ to ever written and it was to do to be seen as having me something really special that connection to darker that I wanted to share with feelings. I believe it's more everyone, young and old. a case of understanding Were you always an what oneself has to give Easybeats fan? Did or express and then being researching the story able to do just that. change your view of Stevie and the band? I grew up with the second coming What did you want to achieve telling the story of the Easybeats? I wanted to of Stevie, so it was more the rock era with songs like Evie, Hard Road and Black combine all my loves into one show. I wanted to act, sing, produce and write. But Eyed Bruiser. It wasn’t until I got into the research stage that I discovered all the the most important thing for me was to share a story that resonated with everyone. brilliance that was The Easybeats. Of course I knew of some of their songs, like I wanted people to embrace a story they may not have known much about or to She’s So Fine and Friday on My Mind, but when you listen to many others you get relive one that was part of who they already were. I wanted Stevie and the boys to an understanding for how far ahead of their time they were. I wouldn’t say the be seen for who they were in the music landscape of Australia and the world and for researching changed my view so much in that it verified a lot of what I had been their music to be heard again by a new generation. The other thing that was very told about them. important was I wanted to create a show that made people want to get out of their As far as Stevie goes personally, well that's another story! seats and sing at the top of their lungs, and dance like no-one was watching! I want What were their greatest challenges? Trying to keep Stevie’s story upbeat was people to come and be entertained. difficult sometimes. What to include and what to leave out. There are some pretty What should we expect for the Byron show? Going by the reviews and the heavy periods in his life that just should be left alone. I spent a lot of time with feedback we get after the show and on social media, one of the best nights out you Stevie while writing the story and those periods had their moments too. Stevie will have in a long time. We have had 100 per cent standing ovations since our first had good and bad days, physically and mentally, and that made my job a little show; that speaks for itself really. This will be our only time in Byron and I know you more difficult, that's for sure. have just had Bluesfest, but this show has to be seen. Besides if you come and don’t What was it about their music and their energy as a band that hit the pulse have a good night, come see me in the foyer afterwards and I will give you your that it did at the time? The beat wave was massive in Britain and with the influx money back! You don’t get that with any other show that I know of! of migrants coming to Australia it was to me a time of freedom and fun. Stevie’s energy particularly was massive; his charisma and cheek resonated with a whole Friday and Saturday at the Byron Theatre at the Community Centre. 8pm. generation. To the masses it was also, I believe, a chance for Australia to have its Tix at the venue. ‘own’ Beatles.

THE EASYBEATS WERE AUSTRALIA’S FIRST REAL ROCKSTARS, AND SINGER STEVIE WRIGHT WAS THE ARCHETYPAL FRONTMAN BEFORE THEIR WERE ARCHETYPES. SCOTT MCRAE SPOKE WITH THE ECHO ABOUT ‘THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF STEVIE WRIGHT AND THE EASYBEATS’ HIS TRIBUTE TO AN AUSSIE MUSICAL HERO.

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See Mandy live at www.echonetdaily.net.au WELCOME TO NARCISSISTS ANONYMOUS I think it would be true to say that human beings have never been more self-involved. Digital media are the reflective pools that we narcissists gaze into, transfixed by our very fragile and insecure existence. We each have our own pond – it’s called an iPhone, or a Facebook account, or Instagram. The more we look, the more we see ourselves reflected back from the digital abyss, the less convinced we are that we actually exist at all. So we take another photo. Change our profile. Post our pic. Wait for likes. Post another pic boasting that we’ve just been on a fabulous holiday or bought a new handbag or had a wedding anniversary and post a pic from ten years ago when we were better looking and wait for the likes. We have become like-a-holics. Strange hollow-eyed loners looking up at the lens from the sad sanctuary of our bedrooms. Just what the world needs – one more pucker-faced wide-eyed selfie on Facebook depicting yet another member of our narcissistic tribe begging for likes. I am no different from the rest of you. I have nearly 5,000 friends on Facebook. I am in the business of self-promotion so I spend an inordinate amount of time gazing into that pond marketing my likeability. I justify it to myself with ‘It’s not vanity, it’s my

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KATH HRYN JON NES KIC CK IN N THE SASS S Sass up your Saturday with Calypso Cowgirl Kathryn Jones dancing across a potpourri of musical stiles including rockabilly, jump blues, western swing, slack key, coastal country and folk. Saturday at the Middle Pub in Mullum from 7.30pm.

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business’. Used to be that only one per cent of the population were megalomaniacs. These were the people who could be attributed with a full-blown Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They were characterised by being excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity and mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and others in the process. Strange how what, 50 years ago, was perceived as a diagnosable condition is now the status quo. In fact if you don’t have some of these traits, then you will probably struggle to succeed in the modern world. The entertainment industry, politics, fashion, finance, all march to the NPD beat. In fact if it weren’t for the huge spike in narcissism Reality TV wouldn’t have stood a chance. Without the hordes of brainless egocentrics seeking the validation of vacuous celebrity, the Big Brother house would have remained empty. But we line up for it hoping that doing something meaningless will give us meaning. How can psychiatrists diagnose narcissism when everyone seems to have it. Have you picked up a celebrity rag lately? Most recently I read one that declared that Miranda Kerr asked lovers for ‘feedback on her performance after sex’. Wow. I thought going to bed with your lover was about shared intimacy. I didn’t realise I should have been getting my partner to fill in performance-evaluation sheets. No wonder I’m still such a lousy root. And don’t even ask me about the Kardashian bikini wars where the raven-haired siblings are apparently in a ‘desperate battle to be crowned the skinnier

sister’. I am still trying to get my head around what actually happens in a bikini war. I imagine it would be a bit like an episode of Baywatch, and there would be no actual weapons because women would end up starving themselves into oblivion. Which kind of makes the bikini war unwinnable as the skinniest sisters only claim victory in death. On the upside a few bikini war veterans would certainly lift the spirits at the ANZAC march and might get a few more along to the dawn service. No, narcissism is here to stay. In fact it’s the new normal. I’ve heard rumours that they are going to remove it from the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and replace it with a much more disabling condition. Something that stops people from achieving greatness, world domination or becoming billionaires. It’s Empathy. Yep. It’s not normal, and it could be destroying your life. The upcoming DSM 6 is rumoured to be including a new personality disorder called Empathy Disorder. And the treatment is simple: just buy the sufferer a smartphone, put them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and within weeks they’ll be megalomanic, egocentric, attention-seeking, vain, self-obsessed, cruel arseholes. In other words: normal.

warming rock tones. They follow other acts such as the region’s dancehall/reggae heavyweights the Boom Faya crew and coming from Brisbane hip-hop electro duo the Choon Goonz. Tickets are only $15 at the door and this also gets you a free download of the Byron Vibes Compilation Album Vol 1. For more info find them on Facebook or call 0421 731 642.

invitation into the depths of the heart. House of Bliss is a community chanting, kirtan and chant/ dance event held fortnightly at St Martin’s Anglican Parish Hall in Mullumbimby. Doors from 6.30pm and chanting begins at 7pm – contribution $15/$10.

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Famous for the high-energy jam sessions frequented by top musicians from around the region, Byron Vibes is set to host another party at the Byron Bay Brewery on Saturday. The jam stage runs from 5pm till midnight, offering musicians a unique opportunity to collaborate and co-create with their peers, ensuring exciting original new grooves to keep the dancefloor pumping. Two stages run inside featuring solo artists and live bands after kicking off with an open stage from 5pm hosted by ArtWomb. Headliners The Badlands wrap up the night with their unique

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Stonefield started in a shed on a family hobby farm in a tiny rural township north of Melbourne. The four Findlay sisters went on to become the earthen psychThe Murwillumbahbarians rock opal that is Stonefield. These girls are haunting. have been playing for over And hardcore. 10 years both locally and at festivals and jazz conventions Beach Hotel on Friday. across Australia. The band ALL JETS ARE OFF plays trad jazz with passion Bassist Paul Wossen was a founding member of The and enthusiasm. They are Screaming Jets and has since gone on to become always entertaining, good a touring singer/songwriter in his own right. Paul fun and guaranteed to keep your toes tapping and a smile released Bombido late last year to rave reviews and although he’s doing it acoustically don’t expect his on your face. Lismore City shows to be laidback affairs. When Paul hits the stage Bowling Club from 2pm to he channels the full rock persona that he is known 5pm on Sunday. for. He plays the Rails on Sunday.

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The Blue Kat at Soho Lounge BLIS SSIING G OUT T welcomes one of Australia’s top Mullumbimby’s regular jazz singers Kristin Berardi to community chant evening – the stage on Wednesday night. House of Bliss – features Edo Her accolades include winning and Jo this Friday. Edo and the Montreux Jazz Festival’s Jo’s music is an enchanting International Vocal Competition mix of eastern mantra and FIRETREE AT THE RAILS in 2006, two National Australian western pop that ON WEDNESDAY Bell Awards for the Best Jazz is both soothing Vocal Album for 2010 and 2012, and most and uplifting. recently winning the National Jazz Award for Voice Grounded in the bhakti yoga tradition at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival 2012. Kristin’s duo and vedic lineage through the teachings with guitarist James Sherlock will also be launching of their guru, Sri Sakthi Amma (whom their new album If You Were There. Kristin will be they reside with half the year in South accompanied by resident trio Steve Russell, Thierry India), their music is a gentle and powerful Fossemalle and Dave Sanders. $8 cocktail up until 8pm. Show runs 7.30pm – 10.30pm. $12 on the door. Soho Lounge, Upstairs, 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay.

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all this has added to the myth and the respect we have created. What is it do you think that is unique about the music of SD? I think it is a combo of our DIY approach, our tongue in cheek humour and our ability to mix up styles. THE FORMIDABLE SALMONELLA DUB STEP OUT When we first started out we really wanted a sampler but AS A 5-PIECE FOR THEIR UPCOMING AUSTRALIAN couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford one. So I hot wired an old cassette deck with TOUR. SEVEN SPOKE WITH ANDREW PENMAN a guitar on/off pedal to use as a sample. We rescued a box of mutant ninja turtle tapes out of a record shop dumpster and ABOUT THE S-DUB EXPERIENCE. used to steal samples from TV and Cheech and Chong videos, How do things change when you take to the road as a 5-piece? With the soundsystem we represent with a 3-part horn lining them up in real time onto tape to then trigger via foot on stage. We used to do Public Enemy and Nancy Sinatra section, percussion, the Mighty Asterix on the mic and me on covers, changing the words to suit our locale. These are the the mix. The beauty for us with this is that we can represent kinds of thing that define us. our full catalogue with a more flexi dancefloor style in smaller Tell me about your plans to record in Byron. We have been venues. Effectively the Soundsystem is the full band with out chipping away at new material since our last Kaikoura Roots our live rhythm section. What do you think it is about your music that Â has garnered Festival. Currently we have 12 tracks ready for final parts and are heading to your lovely Byron Bay for a late summer such international support over the last 20 years? We have creative retreat. We are taking a statesman approach to this spent a lot of time playing in Oz and in Europe and the UK. Rather than just playing to our audience we have invited other album. It be our 25th CD title and eighth album proper and artists to get involved with us. This has resulted in our bringing it is a luxury not to be rushing. We spent a week in Byron people such John Butler, The Mad Professor, DJ Digital, Rockers working on our last album Freak Controller a few years back and find that Byron, like Kaikoura, is a inspirational and HiFi, Resin Dogs, and others to NZ to experience the festivals creative place. And it is so good to have the opportunity to and shows we put on back in Aotearoa. Likewise we have mix it up! brought young bands like Shapeshifter Kora and Fat Freddies Drop to Australia and other countries to experience the What will we expect for shows in Byron? Will you take potential of the audiences we have built over the years. I guess some album material on stage? Byron like Takaka in NZ is Yolan is a passionate storyteller who has the ability to make any song her own. Not ever wanting to be labeled as fitting into a particular genre, Yolan finds her style in everything from 60s rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll and heartfelt folk ballads to soul, funk and blues. Her aim is to take the audience on a joyful musical journey. Friday from 1pm at Eltham Pub and at Club Lennox from 7.30pm.

JOS SEP PHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OUD Internationally acclaimed Egyptian-Australian oud virtuoso, composer and raconteur Joseph Tawadros is winner of the 2012 and 2013 Aria awards for the Best World Music Album. Proclaimed as a master of his field, he is a virtuoso of amazing diversity and sensitivity, regularly appearing in concert halls

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one of our favourite spots to play around the world. For this show we plan to build some new tracks and yes we have some great new remixes to play out. Our recent single Same Home Town dedicated to our quake ridden home town Christchurch has been remixed by Dub Fx. We have a new remix of That's What I Want from Dj Digital and the Tui soundsystem. But more importantly we will hit the stage with huge smiles on. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait! Salmonella Dub Sound System play the The Hotel Great Northern on Saturday.

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STO OMPIIN SWAMPIE ES The Swamp Stompers play dirty slide-guitar blues with heavy grooves; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make you shake, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make you move! Formed in mid-2012, the band has already made waves in the Australian music scene. The Swamp Stompers are a local band and have played at both the Byron Bay Bluesfest and the Sydney Blues & Roots Festival in 2013. They play the Bangalow Bowlo on Saturday with support from Ara Biota. Show at 7.30pm. Tix $15. Presale $10 at the club.

Warren Earl, the hottest guitarist aroundâ&#x20AC;Ś on ukeâ&#x20AC;Ś Always a hootâ&#x20AC;Ś this night is gonna go off like a cracker! Great food from the restaurant from 5.30pm, Strumming from 7 till 9pm. Entry still only $10 for adults; kids under 15 free. Join the mailing list at www.ukemullum.com for the link to the songbook.

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The Hotel Brunswick will be hosting a fundraiser for the late Jacqui Lute this Thursday. All proceeds from the night will go towards the creation of a memorial mosaic seat to go on the beach in Brunswick. The gig features Dubarray, Dan Hannaford, Oka, Spirit Belly Dance and Bollywood Sisters! There will be a face-painter, balloon animals and origami for the kids. Entry is by donation ($10 THE E WAY OF THE HEA ART T suggested per adult over 17) Chad Wilkins has been described as a mystical minstrel, celebrating the journey of life with positive, conscious lyrics and The event kicks off at 6pm and goes till 10pm at Hotel Bruns. vibe, inspiring and awakening the audience to his infectious For more info call Tahlia 0417 003 585. passion. Originally from Lake Tahoe in California, Chad had embarked on travel and humanitarian aid work before landing TAS STY Y AND D FE EIS STY Y in Byron Shire. He plays Saturday at St Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tastyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is all about getting the Frou Frou community together Church Hall in Mullumbimby, with Chris Mapstone and for a laidback Saturday afternoon/evening taking the audience Dariush as support. 7pm, $15 at the door. on an aural journey of the tastiest deep house, nu disco, deep

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tech house and classic house spun by the finest selectors on the north coast and beyond, in a casual beer garden setting. This Saturday features DJ Feisty, Somerville & Wilson, Lady K and L.Y.D.I.A. 2pm till 10pm at the Civic Hotel Beer Garden in Lismore for $15.

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The April edition of Northern Laughs kicks off this Thursday! The Great Northern Hotel will be playing host to a night of hilarity! MCed by the delightful Loz Vieux and featuring eight comics from Brisbane, Gold Coast and Byron Shire. These finely tuned jokers will be stepping up to tantalise the funnybone. Featuring the wonderfully funny, June Hordern will be bringing the night to a spectacular close. 8pm. Free.

FRE ENCH FILM FES STIV VAL L Cinephiles and romantics rejoice! The Alliance FranĂ§aise French Film Festival is coming to Byron Bay, with a tantalising lineup of 14 films that make a French â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;affaireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; essential! This year marks the 25th anniversary of the festival in Australia and the directors have organised a spectacular program to celebrate its 25th birthday, transporting audiences to a nation awash with colour and romance. Local songstress

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s r a t S WITH LILITH This week’s planetary transits, which some astrologers call the most potent of the decade, may strain relationships to breaking or, considered from a different perspective, transformation point…

E ARIES: This week’s red for danger. If you feel rage rouge rising at covert manoeuvres, retreat rather than react. Do nothing to escalate hostilities – initiated during this transit they could fester for a long time. Process explosive emotions through your favourite physical activity, personal ritual or soothing therapy. F TAURUS: Sun/Mercury moving into Terra Taurus bring an energy influx to support you through this week’s miscommunications – easier to deal with if you view them as wakeup calls. Your ruler Venus in sensual, compassionate Pisces suggests an end-ofweek peace and love fest, so happy birthday, Bulls! G GEMINI: You’d usually rather talk than listen, but this intense week benefits from reality checks with a wise adviser or trusted mentor, especially if you sense a spending spree coming on. Important insights are available if you keep your cool while others around you are losing theirs. H CANCER: Astrological squares and oppositions signify crisis time. Breakdown or breakthrough, sometimes one activating the other. The law of consequences goes into action, past behaviours become accountable, we’re all forced to evolve and grow. Fortunately, this unique week also offers amazing new ways through seemingly impenetrable stalemates.

to do too much, too fast. Don’t listen, because I LEO: Buddhist teacher Lama Yeshe reckons since we’re always projecting our miserable selves onto it’s actually better to put yourself in cruise each other, why not project our divine selves control till round about mid-May, keeping the instead? This week if all else fails, watch the YouTube fiery horsepower under control, reviewing stress clip of The Lion King cast singing The Circle of Life on management strategies, taking extra care when a flight to Sydney. Hakuna matata. travelling, being very aware of timing. J VIRGO: As this week unlocks a Pandora’s box of N CAPRICORN: What kind of change do you want in mischiefs, certain relationships will be pruned, your life? What’s most valuable to you? Pluto retro reshaped or released from your orbit. Meanwhile, in Capricorn again asks the hard questions, won’t let Mercury in a fellow earth sign advises you to grab you retreat into old behavioural traps and patterns. every opportunity for relaxation, softness and Growth’s unavoidable right now, so embrace it like kindness – which are constantly occurring, no the courageous cardinal sign you are. matter how things seem. O AQUARIUS: As the great astrological recalibration K LIBRA: If you’ve been waiting for someone to continues, Aquarians are being asked to rewrite change your life, take a look in the mirror. Like their life script. Develop fresh perspectives. Assess everyone else this week you’ll walk a tricky what’s of value in traditional ideas and your past tightrope between intimacy and independence, so experience, then reinterpret this to fit current employ your best stress-lessening strategies and by requirements. And asked to do this honestly, the end of the week there’ll be sweet relief. systematically, humbly… L SCORPIO: This challenging transit offers a nogoing-back portal for moving into a radically P P ISCES: Play it safe with love, money, friendship different way of operating. Letting go of your story and career decisions. Be discreet about who you tell about what happened in the past could press Start what; some things are best kept to yourself till this on a personal renaissance; begin it this week by week’s strong cosmic geometry finally gives way to helping someone else let go of their story. late-week moon joining Venus and Neptune in your M SAGITTARIUS: This demanding week urges you tender, therapeutic sign.

Cye in the Sky KU PROMOTIONS PRESENT LOCAL COMPOSER CYE WOOD’S NEW PROJECT, CAVE IN THE SKY, AT THE BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE THIS SUNDAY. THIS PROJECT IS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF CYE’S SOLO WORK AND WILL SEE HIM PRESENTING WORK AS AN ENSEMBLE WITH TWO OTHER TRULY GIFTED AND UNIQUE ARTISTS, TUNJI BEIER AND PURDIE WOOD. SEVEN SPOKE WITH CYE ABOUT HIS UPCOMING PERFORMANCE. Tell me about Cave In The Sky? Cave In The Sky has grown out of the album I’ve been making over the last few years and I have now formed an ensemble to perform these pieces with two of the musicians that have contributed to the recordings, Tunji Beier and Purdie Wood. How is this an extension of your solo work? I’ve been performing solo while I’ve been writing and recording this album and have always envisaged playing my music with other musicians; now it’s finally happening. I feel very blessed to have found two people that really love what I’m doing and want to be a part of presenting it live. What is it about the playing of Tunji Beier and Purdie Wood that is synergistic with you? Tunji’s sensitivity as a percussionist is truly remarkable, I can’t imagine anyone else approaching these pieces in quite the same way. When I first heard my sister Purdie sing I was speechless. It was as though she had transcended her own voice and gained access to something timeless. What they bring to this music is truly unique and provides a balance and contrast that opens it up to and keyboard player Vasudha Harte will be adding some Gallic glamour to the opening night at Palace Byron Bay Cinema on Thursday. Vasudha will be entertaining patrons at the after party for opening night film The Finishers. Filmed in the mountains of Nice during the 2012 Ironman competition, The Finishers RAY BADRAN: is an emotionally charged, HEADLINING superbly crafted drama COMEDIAN AT starring Jacques Gamblin THE BIG GIG AT and Alexandra Lamy THE BALLINA RSL playing characters inspired ON THURSDAY by a true story. It follows the incredible journey of an embittered, former Ironman champion and his disabled son, who join forces to compete in a triathlon. The Alliance Française French Film Festival is recognised as one of the biggest events in the world for the promotion of French cinema, and this is its first year in Byron Bay. The festival continues until April 28. On closing night the festival will honour one of France’s most beloved directors, the comic genius Jacques Tati, screening his classic and much-loved film Mon Oncle.

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whole new dimensions in sound. What are the feelings or images that you will be trying to evoke? Our music dives into a well pool of sound that reflects a collective sense of inner and outer space and provides a deep connection to the elemental forces that shape our worlds. What should we expect for your Byron show? We’ll be playing two one-hour sets and utilising a broad range of instrumentation including piano, violin, octave viola, 6-string ukulele, vocals and percussion. Be prepared to sink into an altered state and take off with us as we explore a new musical dialogue between sound and space. Sunday at the Byron Theatre at the Community Centre. Tix are $18/25 and available at www.byroncentre.com.au – show at 7.30pm.

FIL LMS ABO OUT DO ONKE EYS Donkeys and Disillusionment visualises the life stories of five pilgrims and a donkey over a six-year period. The film follows the pilgrims as they undertake the physically and mentally gruelling journey through the Pyrenees mountains and on to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, northwest Spain. Years later, the same characters are interviewed in their hometowns and we discover whether or not the pilgrimage was a catalyst for change in their lives. The film is projected onto a screen behind musicians playing a live soundtrack, taking audiences on their own journey through story and sound to a point of revelation and discovery. Saturday at the Star Court Theatre in Lismore.

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This year celebrates the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare and in his honour the Drill Hall Theatre Company is staging Ray Badran is not just a top bloke, he’s one of Australia’s his most famous romantic play with a lavish design aesthetic. most interesting rising comedians. A regular at the Sydney A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a lusciously psychedelic Comedy Store, Ray has also performed on The Footy Show and extrapolation of the joyous nature of love, the most beautiful contributed to writing various TV shows such as Good News human emotion, which the Drill Hall Theatre Company has Week. He has blitzed it at the Sydney and Melbourne comedy festivals and has found himself just as much at home on stage in wholly embraced by setting their production in Mullumbimby in the late 1960s. the US as he is in Australia. Ray Badran is joined by the big man of comedy Greg Sullivan. Since beginning his comedic career in The Dream opens on Friday and runs for three weeks until May 11. Tix at The Bookshop, Mullumbimby, or by visiting 1995 Greg has performed at the famous Improv in Los Angeles, appeared on numerous TV shows and embodied a vast range of www.drillhalltheatre.org.au and following the links.

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roles including fronting breakfast radio at Triple M in Brisbane for an incredible 14 years. Bringing the ladies’ touch is MC Mandy Nolan, right smack bang in the middle of her national book tour for Boyfriend’s We’ve All Had and Shouldn’t Have. Thursday at the Ballina RSL from 8pm. Free.

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OPENING NIGHT SCREENING! BYRON BAY PREMIÈRE OF THE FINISHERS Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2014 with all things French! Enjoy a glass of wine on arrival and a prestigious Opening Night Gala after the film THE FINISHERS. On the night, enjoy exquisite Lillet cocktails and French canapés in a traditional French musical atmosphere! Thursday 24 April, Palace Byron Bay Cinema 6.30pm Drink on arrival. 7.00pm screening, followed by after party. Tickets: Alliance Française de Brisbane, Alliance Francaise Cote du Nord Lismore and Palace Movie Club members $40. Non-members $45 Includes Cocktail with canapés, drinks and live entertainment and Première screening.

CLOSING NIGHT CLASSIC Join us for the Closing Night Reception including a glass of wine, a taste of French cuisine and a themed atmosphere and celebrate classic cinema with the film MON ONCLE by director Jacques Tati. Tuesday 28 April, Palace Byron Bay. 6.00pm Reception. 7pm Screening. Tickets: Alliance Française de Brisbane, Alliance Francaise Cote du Nord Lismore and Palace Movie Club members $24 / non-members $28 Includes one glass of wine, a taste of French cuisine in a themed atmosphere, and film screening.

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Dauntless, the protectors, and it is among them that she meets the fabulously handsome Four (Theo James). Most of the movie takes place at the new inductees’ bootcamp, as their physical and temperamental suitability is put to the test, while the sub-text of societal control and upheaval bubbles away. The unavoidable comparison is with The Hunger Games (the first one, rather than the disappointing sequel), not simply because it has as its protagonist a young woman who will not be broken by the bullying system in which she finds herself (Tris and Katniss are from the same mould). It is similarly successful for the way in which director Neil Burger so convincingly creates Tris’s world and stays true to it throughout. There is also a refreshing priority given to character, story and theme over mindless CGI. Check it out, if only to see how Tris deals with Kate Winslet at the end. Go you good girl! ~ John Campbell

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Each time I saw the trailer for this I thought it inconceivable that anybody might shoot an entire movie in a box-frame ratio. My fears were assuaged when Wes Anderson’s blithering new flick opened in orthodox envelope – but then, after the storyteller has introduced the narrator (it’s complicated), and we flashback to the period in which events take place, the 1930s, sure enough the picture is a square, and remains so for the duration. Incredibly, the indulgent formatting did not bug me in the least, so perhaps what kudos is due should be shared by cinematographer Robert Yeoman and Stephan O Gessler, the art director. I’ve always enjoyed Anderson’s films but it struck me during this laboured effort that what appealed to me was the image, the design, the meticulous eye with which his pictures are constructed. He is, I have belatedly concluded, a very modern champion of style over content. The story concerns M Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at

the once-was-ritzy Budapest Hotel, and his inheritance/ theft of a famous Renaissance painting. Dmitri (Adrien Brody) believes that the painting – and ownership of the hotel – is rightfully his, so he pursues Gustave and the lobby boy Zero (Tony Revolori) to attain both. Fiennes, a toffy-nosed actor, is ideally suited to the part, but he does not inspire affection. Nor does anyone else, as Anderson typically opts for a cast of big-name stars (Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Tilda Swinton et al) to carry the day by more or less hamming it up as themselves. There are some good sight gags, mostly of the prat-fall and zany silent-movie variety, but overall I found it quirky to the point of glibness, although I did get a laugh out of Gustave’s description of somebody as ‘shaking like a shitting dog’ (must remember to use that). Sets and costumes are great, but I was not in the least surprised to see a walkout at the session I attended. The harder it tries, the sillier it gets. ~ John Campbell

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consensus – at least in film and literature – agrees is looming. Chicago is a walled city. The population is divided into five occupational factions, as in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (for mine a frightening and much darker vision of where we are headed than George Orwell’s more frequently cited but simplistic and rather preachy 1984 ). Tris (Shailene Woodley) has been raised in Abnegation, the sect that is assigned the tasks of caring for the sick and needy. As a rite of passage, like all teenagers, she must be psychologically evaluated before deciding with which group her adult allegiance will lie. The examination shows that she is, by nature, a divergent who is outside the standard categorisations. Here is the rebel hook that the teenage audience, at which the fable is aimed, can immediately latch on to – everybody wants to be different (it is the most bankable concept in popular culture). Tris chooses to join

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ACROSS 1. Buoyant, on top of the water (6) 4. The food of the gods (8) 10. Agent, go-between (9) 11. Range, scale (5) 12. Mawkishness, sickly-sweet emotion (14) 14. Pull, tug (5) 16. Dullard, uneducated person (9) 18. Disgusting, repulsive (9) 20. Adhesive (5) 21. Emotional reaction brought on by 12 across (5,2,3,4) 25. Corridor (5) 26. Pardon, free from blame (9) 27. Archetypal male person (8) 28. Group of six (6) DOWN 1. The air around the earth (10) 2. Burdened, carrying (5) 3. Court instruction as the judge enters (3,4) 5. French artist who painted Luncheon on the Grass (5) 6. Normal, predictable (7) 7. Occasionally (9) 8. Deeds (4) 9. Idiot, moron (8) 13. Estimate, for instance for insurance (10) 15. Tasmania, proverbially (5,4) 17. The art of swimming (8) 19. Theft of property (7) 20. Lead, go before (7) 22. Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 23. Fermenting mould used to make bread and beer (5) 24. Destiny (4)

ACROSS 1. Aussie Rules cereal in circulation (6) 4. Divine food for doctor and the men back in the Far East (8) 10. A is for agent (9) 11. Scale of Georgia, a docked dog (5) 12. Confusion as time intently brings 21 across (14) 14. Tug, a male greeting (5) 16. Dimwit, or amusing fool? (9) 18. Hansen’s sufferer turns fast and repulsive (9) 20. Stick back French and resin (5) 21. With symptoms of great emotion, dismembers child, male, English – afﬁrmative! (5,2,3,4) 25. I will, says Hall (5) 26. Speed after old individual, that’s clear (9) 27. Medieval play with queen and youth in the back church space (8) 28. Musical group in Vietnamese Easter orgy (6) DOWN 1. Atom whirls over round body of air (10) 2. Terror leader found in the French lair (5) 3. Fibre plug observes, says Spooner, the court usher (3,4) 5. Gent, and French painter (5) 6. Soldier stirred gruel by a river (7) 7. A bit of territory, over half occasionally (9) 8. Book of deeds (4) 9. 16 across has eight furlongs covering British European Community (8) 13. Estimate of 9 downs despatched around noon (10) 15. A very soft garland left in directions for Tassie. (5,4) 17. Country nurses gratitude for swimming (8) 19. Anarchy can rely on property theft (7) 20. Lead before surrender? (7) 22. Article: thanks for the letter! (5) 23. Ferment in the unknown Orient (5) 24. Sentence sounds fair (4)

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Dominic’s Ristoranté Open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday from 5pm Fingal St, Brunswick Heads 6685 1688

Gringo’s Fresh Mex Licensed/B.Y.O. wine Dine In /Takeaway Closed Tues & Wed Open at 5.30pm Cnr. Tweed & Fawcett St. Brunswick Heads Call for reservations. 6685 1955

The Eatery Breakfast & lunch: 7 days Dinner: Thurs-Sun 18 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7994 theeateryonjonson.com

Luscious Foods 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate 6680 8228 www.lusciousfoods.com.au info@lusciousfoods.com.au

Legend Pizza Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au

Muoi’s Feast Dinner: Mon-Sat 11 Fletcher St, Byron Bay Bookings Essential 6685 7557

Traditional Thai Dinner every evening 5.30-9.30pm 5/2 Fletcher St, Byron Bay 6685 5151

Enjoy our balcony restaurant, intimate dining room and generous bistro food in the pub. With reasonable prices our menu reflects the wonderful local and fresh produce of the region. Large groups welcome. We also offer off-site catering. www.bangalowdining.com

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Fig Tree Garden Parties Thursday Farmers Market Dinner Sunday 100 Mile Lunches

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Sip your margarita in our casual covered garden and enjoy the fresh clean flavours of Mexico. Everything home made. Always tasty, not spicy hot. Sample some of our house salsas, such as smokey chipotle or fiery habanero. A great selection of tequilas, imported beers and wine. • Full meals from $15.75 • Banquet menus available

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Serving sustainable, nutritious and organic fare with a modern Italian flavour. DJ set every Sunday from 4pm All cocktails $14 Nightly pizza or pasta special with wine $22 Cocktails • Wine • Pizza • Pasta • Seafood Children welcome MON-FRI 7.30am–3pm WED & THURS 5.30–8pm Pizza Night FRI NIGHT 5.30–9pm Live music, full menu Contemporary & Middle Eastern flavours - Breakfast & lunch - Wood-fired pizzas Fresh juices - Great coffee FRESH PIZZA – BYRON STYLE Check us out on

Rae’s Fish Cafe Lunch & Dinner 7 days Wategos Beach, Byron Bay 6685 5366 raes@wategos.com.au

Frankie Brown Café 6 days from 5pm. 32 Lawson St Byron Bay 6680 7474 www.facebook.com/ Frankiebrowncafe

Hog’s Breath Cafe Open 7 Days, 11.30am-2.30pm Dinner from 5.30pm 9/4 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6685 5320 www.hogsbreath.com.au

O-Sushi Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 Coolangatta Showcase on the Beach 07 5536 5455 Broadbeach The Oracle, 12 Charles Ave 07 5570 2166 www.osushi.com.au

facebook.com/byron. legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Muoi’s Feast has created a strong following since opening in 2003. Winning numerous awards for its international cuisine, the Asian section of the menu is the predominant favourite. Enjoy for dinner.

Open 7 days from 12noon with slices of pizza, salads and coffee. From 5pm with full menu, cocktails and more. 95 Jonson St Byron Bay Book: 6685 5009 Takeway: 6685 5010

Open for Dinner & Cocktails 7 days from 6pm till late Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepaciﬁc.com.au

Success Thai Here the curry pastes are freshly pounded to leave your palate dumbfounded.

Special Lunch Mon-Fri 12-3pm

Here the ambrosial meals are cooked to order and the scrumptious cocktails and mocktails thrust you into a land of wonderful tales.

Dinner 7 days from 5pm.

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Located in the heart of Byron Bay, Pizza Bar Byron presents traditional Italian pizza in a chic, contemporary setting. Just a short stroll from the beach, in Byron Bay’s shopping centre, Pizza Bar Byron is open daily from midday serving casual street lunches. The restaurant opens from 5pm with a full menu of pizzas, pasta, cocktails, wine and more. Can cater for larger parties, families or intimate dinners for two.

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Superb coffee and wine, day and night.

Overlooking the beautiful Wategos Beach, Rae’s Fish Cafe is the mustvisit restaurant while you’re visiting Byron Bay. WINNER OF Join us for our lunchtime special with CHEF'S HAT 2 courses and a glass of wine for $45 Mon to Fri.

Frankie Brown Café Bar and Music Dinner: Tuesday to Sunday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner: Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 9am Happy Hour: Everyday from 5pm to 6pm Closed Mondays Bookings are essential on 02 6680 7474 32 Lawson St, Byron Bay

Hog’s Breath Cafe’s menu just got better with some mouth-watering new steaks, salad, pasta and an abundance of delicious dessert selections. As usual, the diverse menu also offers chicken, seafood, snacks, burgers, ribs, kid’s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak – slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon – Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so there’s something to please the whole family.

Multi-award-winning restaurants “Australia’s Favourite Japanese Restaurant” twice running in the I Love Food Awards and “Best Asian” in Northern NSW in the Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence, continuing a string of 13 awards. Eat in, takeaway, licensed. Open 7 days 11am–late. Modern & traditional wholesome Japanese food and great service. Live music every Wednesday from 6pm.

Italian at the Pacific

3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798

Pizza Bar Byron

Restaurant Garden Produce

DINNER: Thurs, Fri, Sat THURSDAYS: Farmers Market Dinner SUNDAYS: 100 Mile Lunch 4 Sunrise Lane, Ewingsdale

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Italian at the Paciﬁc provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.

Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Fully Licensed Restaurant and B.Y.O. for wine. Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away.

Beach Kitchen Open 8am till late At the Beach Hotel, Bay St, Byron Bay 6685 6402 www.beachhotel.com.au GOOD FOOD GUIDE 2012

Enjoy ocean views and our new beachstyle cuisine available breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Happy Hours 4-6pm week days Cnr Jonson St & Lawson St, Byron Bay 6680 9666 www.balcony.com.au

Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner with the best views from our first floor balconies in the heart of Byron Bay. Authentic tapas menu from midday till late every day. Why not stop in for one of Byron’s best cocktails or a glass of wine from our award winning wine list. Relax on a comfy daybed with a cool ocean breeze and the coolest vibe in the Bay. Please view our menus and make a reservation online www.balcony.com.au

Aquarius Dining and Café

Come and enjoy our freshly renovated beach vibe dining with head chef Patrick Hobbs and his team.

Breakfast/Lunch 7days from 8am Dinner Mon-Sat from 6pm 16 Lawson St 1800 028 909

Great value fresh tasty food with cold beer on tap, and a selection of cocktails and wines available. Dinner special: duck confit, spiced puy lentils, creamed carrots, red wine glaze and glass of Pinot Noir $29.

The Treehouse on Belongil

FOOD TO HEAT THE BODY AND MUSIC TO WARM THE SOUL! Come try our new Sicilian Summer inspired menu and Open Mon-Sun 7.30am-11pm crisp fresh cocktails in the long lazy afternoons. Woodfired pizzas - share Presenting incredible songwriters and musicians in Byron’s platters - cocktails - licensed most intimate atmosphere. Check the events page on our website for details. restaurant - bar www.facebook.com/treehouse.belongil 25 Childe St, Byron Bay www.treehouseonbelongil.com 6680 9452

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Fishheads

open 7 days coffee - breakfast - lunch - dinner

Open 7 days 7:30am till late 1 Jonson Street

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6680 7632

st elmo dining room & bar

St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine Mon-Sat: 4pm till late Sun: Lunch & dinner 12-10pm to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson SUNDAYS we have live music and $10 cocktails Lane, Byron Bay 1.30pm–4pm. 6680 7426 www.stelmodining.com

Cafe Oska

Global Cuisine & Specialty Coffee

1 Carlyle St, Byron Bay

‘The most fantastic curries’ Mon–Tues 8am–4pm Wed–Sat 8am–10pm Sun 10am–4pm

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 0416 887 884 www.cafeoska.com

Ginger Pig

• Locally sourced sustainable produce • Serving modern Mediterranean cuisine; sharing or traditional dining cooked by award winning team • Local and international craft beers and wines • Locally roasted coffee from Ground Control • Happy hour 4-6 every day, $5 Coopers, $6 wine and $10 cocktails facebook – instagram gingerpigrestaurant.com.au • Live music or DJ every night; see the Echo gig guide

KINGSCLIFF

Breakfast , lunch and dinner 7 days Cnr Marvell and Jonson Sts, Byron Bay 6685 7320

Fins Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

DJ AQUA IS BACK! Live global tunes every Friday night from 6pm in the Fins Cocktail Bar.

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Izakaya Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

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The team behind Fins have just launched their new POP UP restaurant IZAKAYA. Izakaya serves Japanese Street Food, designed share style. Menu priced from $7–$22. Extensive Sake, Japanese cocktails and wines to choose from. Located beside Fins. Breakfast & lunch: Wednesday to Sunday from 7.30am

Foam 41 Pacific Parade, Lennox Head 2478 6687 7757 info@foamlennox.com facebook.com/foam.lennox twitter.com/foamlennox

La Table 72 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 6684 2220 www.latable.com.au www.facebook.com/ la.table.byron

Dinner: Thursday /Friday / Saturday from 6pm Ocean views / weekly menus / contemporary & innovative cuisine, wine & drinks

Luscious Foods ZOHAR FLANTZ and his family are the new owners of Luscious Foods in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate. His culture welcomes visitors with hospitality and generosity, and he wants to be known for his excellent wood-fired pizzas as well as the freshness of his Middle-Eastern cuisine. How do you start your day in the restaurant? Every day the hummus is made here, every day the felafel is made fresh; the mix is done on the spot. This is the way that I grew up, making it all myself in the morning. If you come in the morning you’ll see us making the pizza base, making the babka cakes. Babka is a unique eastern European half-brioche, half-croissant cake, and as soon as they come out of the oven, they’re often gone. How would you describe your restaurant? I think we have a warm family feel; my wife Tali works in the business (and on me!) a couple of days a week; even my young children like to come in and help with the pizza dough. It’s a tradition to be very welcoming in Israel – the doors are always open and as soon as you come in, straightaway you are offered food with hospitality and generosity; that’s something that we believe is a cultural thing. If you are looking for Middle-Eastern flavours or wood-fired pizzas, this is the place. We are specialising in that. We have an oasis in the industrial estate! Our outdoor garden courtyard has a bit of that Middle-Eastern look already with a cushion-covered area and we want to improve that. How did you come to live here, Zohar? I moved to Byron Shire 14 years ago after spending eight years on the Sunshine Coast. I have always been attracted to this beautiful area and when my parents and my brother’s family moved to this shire it all fell into place. In 2002 I started my first business (Energetic Greens) with my sister-in-law growing organic sprouts for seven years. Then I began my food career, as food was always one of my biggest passions. In the past five years I have been involved with markets and festivals as a food vendor. Now we are also offering a professional catering service for all functions. We have done some amazing Middle-Eastern themes for our

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Spice It Up Thai Restaurant Open 5 days. Open Wednesday-Sunday 5pm • Dine-in or Takeaway 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

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Yum Yum Tree Café Breakfast & Lunch 7 days from 8am Dinner Friday & Saturday from 6pm Fuly licensed 6680 3368 50 River St, New Brighton

Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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catering – it’s great for a unique celebration. Do you cater for gluten-intolerant diners? You can get gluten-free wraps; my wife is gluten intolerant so I can’t have a kitchen that doesn’t cater to her! Usually tabouli comes with cracked wheat, but making it with quinoa is an innovation I made, and I think it’s a bit healthier. Who/what is your greatest influence? Growing up in Israel exposed me to abundance of authentic cuisines: Moroccan, Yamani, Iraqi, Persian, Lebanese, Egyptian – all packed with unique flavours. I’m influenced by the food from the homes of my mum’s friends, the street food, my father-in-law’s Persian kitchen and the wood-fired bakeries. What advice have you been given that has served you well in the kitchen? The order in which the ingredients are combined and a dish is created is of great importance, and of course you have to taste what you make! What is your most popular dish? Sabieek is a traditional Iraqi woodfired pita bread sandwich filled with homemade hummus, tahini, roasted eggplant, free-range hard-boiled egg, spicy pickled mango spread and tabouli. What is your personal favourite? Seneeah in a pocket is a Egyptianstyle mixture of beef and lamb mincemeat, caramelised onion and pine-nuts with our homemade hummus, tahini, and tabouli salad in a wood-fired pita bread. Do you have any regular music performances or events at your restaurant? Live music on Friday nights, mostly acoustic, creating an intimate vibe so people can sit and talk. We use local artists. What are your opening hours? 7.30–3.30 breakfast & lunch Mon–Fri, Pizza nights 5.30–8.30 Wednesday– Thursday. Friday night we offer a full menu and live music 5.30–8.30. We are BYO. LUSCIOUS FOODS 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate. Ph: 6680 8228

The ‘Yum Yum Tree’ was a traditional meeting place for the first Australians of our area. A place to take sustenance, and catch up with old and new friends. Come notice the extra flair, enthusiasm and personal touch of the Yum Yum Tree Café team, a collection of professional, down to earth people, enjoying their day serving you the tastiest meals and drinks. www.yumyumtreecafe.com.au

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Accountants ......................................28 Acupuncture .....................................28 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 28 Antennas & Installation ..............28 Appliance Repair ............................28 Architects............................................28 Audio Production ...........................28 Bathroom Renovations ...............28 Building Trades ................................28 Car Detailing .....................................28 Carpet Cleaning...............................28 Chimney Sweep ...............................28 Chiropractic .......................................28 Cleaning ..............................................29 Computer Services.........................29 Concreting & Paving .....................29 Counselling........................................29 Curtains, Blinds & Awnings .......29 Decks, Patios & Extensions ........29 Dentists................................................29 Design & Drafting...........................29 Driveway Maintenance................29 Earthmoving & Excavation ........29 Electricians.........................................29 Fencing ................................................30 Floor Sanding & Polishing .........30 Garage Doors .............................................30 Garages & Sheds ......................................30 Garden & Property Maintenance .30 Garden Design .................................30 Gas Suppliers.......................................30 Glaziers ................................................30 Graphic Design ................................30 Guttering ............................................30 Handypersons ..................................30 Health ...................................................30 Hire ........................................................30 Interior Design .................................30 Kitchens ...............................................30 Landscape Design ..........................30 Landscaping .....................................30

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 .............0412 641753

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION ROB DEEGAN Digital TV antennas. Vast satellite systems ......................0429 994516 or 66845525 NORTH COAST ANTENNAS Digital TV & satellite specialists ............................................66841234

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BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C .........................................0417 499023 ALLCOAST SHOWER REPAIRS High temp steam cleaning, leaks fixed, bathroom makeovers, grout cleaning. Lic 1875C..................................................................................66808646 BATHROOM SPECIALISTS Blue Dolphin Bathroom Renovations. Lic 105283C .............0405 148536 P & L GUY TILING AND BUILDING Lic 55115C ......................................66846930 or 0418 255599

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DENTISTS BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 SHORES DENTAL Brian Donnellan & Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores ....................66803477 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090

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Lic 143161C

61 Stuart St Mullumbimby

Inspire your lifestyle

LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C ............0450 631183 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582 SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414 DENBY ELECTRICAL Solar & Electrical reliable technician. Lic 225484C........................0432 767764 BLITZ ELECTRICAL LEVEL 2 ASP3474 Meters, underground & overhead supply .........0419 772897 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444

24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

02 6684 6235

MINI EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE

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ELECTRICIANS (continued)

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394 A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 GUTTERS CLEANED All areas, free quotes, fully insured ............................... 66841778 or 0405 922839 CAPE BYRON PROP MAINTENANCE Tom Scott byronmaintenance@gmail.com ......0418 600576

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, pressure cleans .0405 625697 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 HANDYMAN with 25 years carpentry & treework experience............................................66840227 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Cheap, reliable, guaranteed .....................Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN SERVICES Fast, efficient, best solutions for all jobs big or small 0405 625697 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 LITTLE ANT Complete property maintenance, handyman, lawnmowing .....................0437 799811 LEAF IT TO US Acreage/residential mowing/gardening, tree lopping, landscaping ......0402 487213 GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small. Free quotes .......................................0414 109595 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

Lic. No.

212742C Friendly & helpful Clean & tidy On time Over 30 years experience Rapid response 24/7 service

0432 331 633 for details

1300 639 843

electrical

SERVICES PTY LTD

Electrical and appliance repairs 0427 402 399 24/7 EMERGENCY CALL OUTS NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL RELIABLE AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM

SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 LAWNS & GARDENS Acreage, residential, gardens, brushcutting, tip runs etc ... 0430 297101 or 66845437 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366 HINTERLAND Property Maintenance acreage mowing, servicing Byron Hinterland. Sam ...0429 809363 MULLUMBIMBY MASSAGE, CHIROPRACTIC & PERSONAL TRAINING......................66841028

BYRON SHIRE LAWN & GARDEN All aspects of garden maint, brushcut & rubbish removal 0468 922899 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, massage. 79 Stuart St .....................................66843002 BRYANT HOPLEY Herbalism, homeopathy, nutrition. Byron Bay .....................................66857225 CLASS GRASS Acreage/residential mowing. Handyman services .......................................... 0401 057164 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400 LUSH GARDENS Affordable & Reliable – All aspects of garden maintenance. Joe.......0401 275232 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 ABOUT BYRON Lawnmowing, houses to acreage, rubbish removal ..Rick 0409 654946/66804476 KEVIN FITZGERALD Massage, yoga. www.aimhighhealth.com.au ..............................0408 694655 B/O.S. THE ORIGINAL LAWNS’N’GARDENS ................................................................0400 154000 NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190

MATTY & MUSSY’S friendly lawn & tree service ...........................................................0423 298597 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910 ACREAGE MOWING SPECIALIST......................................................Zac 0468 344939 or 66845379 BYRON BAY MAINTENANCE Lawns, gardens & rubbish removal .........................Sam 0499 118134

KITCHENS SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 15yrs+ qual. exp. www.shaunlemurakitchens.com.au ....0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200 C & C KITCHEN SOLUTIONS Kitchens & bathrooms, quality at affordable prices ...............66872275

D Hinged

COASTALVIEW FENCES

Quality work from modest to high end

Repairs, Free Quotes, Small Jobs, Reliability

Phone Richard 0419 803 549

David 0409 843 689

Coastalview Property Maintenance

FARM PICK UP PRICES

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

CT-2 Couch – B Grade $2.80 /m2 Soft Leaf Buffalo – B Grade $5.50 /m2

N J H FLOOR SANDING Laying. Sanding. Coating. Eco oils. All other finishes. Contact Nathan ..................................................................................0420 215716

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING • Free Quotes • Quality Workmanship • Supply & Install Boral Solid Timber Floors • Locally Owned And Operated • Specialty Timber Finishes • All Eco-Friendly Coatings

• Prices are GST inclusive • Pick up Ex-Farm – forklift loaded • Cut fresh: require half day advanced notice • DELIVERY EXTRA

LANDSCAPING SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456

GARDEN DESIGN

GAS SUPPLIERS • Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

FINE CHOP TEA TREE MULCH Hunky Dory Farm

GLAZIERS

call Chris Mundey 0422 982 008 Lic 181445C www.cmtimberﬂooring.com.au

LEADLIGHTS NEW & REPAIRS. Tony ..............................................................................0427 338309

GARAGES & SHEDS Better sheds. Bigger choice

Northern Rivers Sheds – Garages – Carports Affordable Homes Casino (02) 6662 1805 Lismore (02 6622 0976 Travanne Homes Pty Ltd. Lic 198310C.

30 April 22, 2014 The Byron Shire Echo

SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES Solid, creative, affordable............................................0418 688171

2481 LANDSCAPES 20 years experience. Free quotes. No job too small .......................0490 062016 GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329 MIMOSA ROCKS LANDSCAPES Quality structural landscaping ....................................0457 076713 LANDSCAPE DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com ..........0414 842602

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C .........................66803333

VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES www.varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ...................0414 842602

6684 7380

New & old ﬂoors – stairs For a free quote & quality guaranteed

PH: 02 6628 1376 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au 3 Hugh Street, Russelton Estate, Alstonville NSW 2477

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN LANDSCAPE DESIGN Call Peter .............................................................0417 054443

proud member of

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

www.hinged.com.au | dhinged1@gmail.com

Kitchens Bathrooms Wardrobes Laundries Cabinets Custom timber furniture Timber sizing All joinery

Trading hours: 7am-4pm Monday to Friday

0408 536 565 Floor Sanding & Polishing

KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606 DESIGN UNIT Sydney-grown designer ..........................................................................0403 488127

brick~timber~stone~brush~paling~pool

ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721

INTERIOR DESIGN d’ART INTERIORS www.dartinteriors.com.au. Call Patricia ...................0417 336816 or 66884768

BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, Colorbond & timber fencing .............0417 491136 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes .....66804766 or 0416 424256 E.D.L. FENCING Installations & repairs, prompt service .........................66771852 or 0432 107262 HOMESTEAD FENCING Since 1995. Glass & aluminium pool fencing specialists. Lic 227674C .66222886 NOT JUST FENCING Contact Greg..................................................................................0490 062016

GARAGE DOORS

HIRE

COMPLETE GARDEN SERVICE Including lawns, tip runs. Experienced & references.....0405 529275 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

FENCING

North Coast

HEALTH

ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING SERVICES Lantana specialists ...................0412 705962 • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 Counselling, Dentists, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry

YARD MAINTENANCE Lawns, rubbish removal, gardening. ........Mark 66843426 or 0437 343348 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 Lic No. 262667C

Please call Blair Rankin on

HANDYPERSONS

ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors ............................................................66857200

$33.00 per metre plus delivery • Minimum 3 metre loads Medium and coarse chop also available all the same price A bottle of tea tree oil and bar of soap FREE with every delivery.

From the farm to you • 0424 163 784 • Eftpos available

GRAPHIC DESIGN TINKER DESIGNS For all design work email deb@tinkerdesigns.com or phone Deb ....0410 628958

• Structural Landscaping • All styles of Paving • Brickwork • Lawn Area • Water Features • Irrigation Work • Rock Work • Retaining Walls

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Over 20 yrs experience – Friendly reliable service Ring Dean on 0417 856 212 Lic. 263202C

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

Logos, branding & promo

Phone 0432 339 066

rachelstonedesign.carbonmade.com

BYRON Mower, B’cutter, Ch’saw, all small engine repairs, pickup & delivery .................0429 707286 TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS Pacific Hwy (next to Bruns Wreckers), Tyagarah ..........0488 094025

GUTTERING Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service.

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42

LIGHTING Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay Arts & Ind. Est. (02) 6680 7007 www.creativelightingsolutions.com.au

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MOTORING

Mark Wopling

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay .................................................66858500

Painting & Decorating

24 years experience

QUALIFIED â&#x20AC;˘ INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ LOCAL â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES Accredited

The ďŹ nishing touch to your home

Mob: 0409 451 518

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

PEST CONTROL Lic: AU29498

RELAX... Safe, effective pest control is our business â&#x20AC;˘ Comprehensive management plans & property inspections â&#x20AC;˘ Spray-free cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ Non-toxic termite control

â&#x20AC;˘ Tyres â&#x20AC;˘ Batteries â&#x20AC;˘ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

If you have found termites do not disturb them! Contact us for advice. 6685 4490 or after hours on 0414 769 018 â&#x20AC;˘ www.sanctuarypest.com.au

PLUMBERS JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C ..............0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051..................................66801403 or 0414 801403 I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140 HRH PLUMBING (new business) Prompt, reliable, efficient. Lic 220755C ........Harley 0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON PLUMBING All aspects & emergency work. Lic 57803C ..................0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483 ALIAS PLUMBING 24hr blocked drains & maintenance specialist Lic 230095C. Terry ...0416 282919 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes. ...0408 665672

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire

NATUROPATHY

BLOCKED DRAIN SPECIALISTS

BRYANT HOPLEY Herbalism, homeopathy, nutrition. Byron Bay .....................................66857225

OSTEOPATHY

â&#x20AC;˘ High pressure drain cleaner â&#x20AC;˘ Leak detection â&#x20AC;˘ CCTV drain camera â&#x20AC;˘ Seniors card discount

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR WOMEN Eve Schoenheimer Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri.......66853660 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Jamie Bennett. Mon-Fri .............................66857517 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410

PEST MAN

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extraordinaireâ&#x20AC;? 0418 110 714

Lic. 4838

6680 9997 â&#x20AC;˘ www.capebyronplumbing.com.au

â&#x20AC;&#x153;MASTER BLASTAâ&#x20AC;? RAPID RESPONSE BLOCKED DRAINS SPECIALISTS SEWER JETTER, DRAIN CAMERA, PIPE & CABLE LOCATION, LEAK DETECTION

2ND OPINIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ALTERNATIVE VIEWS

PET SERVICES

Sue Broadbent and Toby Mills

Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage every day except Wed & Sun 2/32 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

PAINTING

Byron Dog Grooming Have your pets pampered by a qualified hairdresser & professionals groomer

Mention this ad for our Winter Special $25 wash/blowdry + free hygiene/clip

DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes. Lic R98818 ..........................0414 225604 or 66805049 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731

~ dog wash ~ quality grooming ~ all breeds ~ Call Rick 6685 4230, 0414 268 102. byrondoggrooming.com.au

24 HR SERVICE

0416 282919 masterblastas@gmail.com

PODIATRY COASTAL PODIATRY GROUP All aspects of Podiatry. Lennox Head. Matt Frogley ...........66877717

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

PHOTOGRAPHY

BYRON PAINTING Immediate starts, great rates. Lic 239832C .....................................0427 669806 FLYNNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTING Professional, friendly, clean. Lic 130521C ...............0410 520647 or 66843542 R & M MASTER PAINTERS Interior/Exterior. Professional. Clean. Lic 213306C .............0409 083610

BYRON BAY

â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas â&#x20AC;˘ Workmanship guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Attention to detail

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYSPAINTING

B Timbs Painting 6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

ALL WORK GUARANTEED Domestic & Commercial

YVES DE WILDE

Friendly & Clean

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ALAN MALONE Painter and Decorator Over 30 years experience for a friendly hassle free job Licence No 97474

0412 794 364

KNIGHTSBRIDGE PAINTERS & DECORATORS â&#x20AC;˘ Interior & exterior â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes Call Lloyd Sherlock

02 6687 2351 / 0410 871 662 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay Lic No. 130781C

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PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL PRINTING Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Troy Eady .....................................................................................66872330 %XVLQHVV &DUGV Â&#x2021; )O\HUV Â&#x2021; 3RVWHUV Â&#x2021; 6WLFNHUV NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday art@mullumprintworks.com.au ä&#x2013;˛ 6684 3633 Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby ....................................................................66843255 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St.. 66853511 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy....................................................66857222 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ...........................................0414 282813 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel .................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 BRISBANE, SYDNEY Local, Affordable, 20yrs exp. travellingbenny@gmail.com .........0412 363930 PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron..........................66807207 LITTLEGREENTRUCK.COM.AU Ute + driver from $30, small moves & tip runs ...........0415 194654 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, remedial massage. Nigel Pitman, Ilse v.Oostenbrugge, Lachlan Dewar ..............................66803499 LIBBIE NELSON PHYSIO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS. Byron Bay ......0416 369698 Ready for work within & beyond Byron EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Flexi-Bar Training. Real Time Ultrasound ...................... 66847838 Brisbane Sydney backloading BYRONSHIREPHYSIO.COM Experienced Aust Inst of Sport Physio Judi Sternfeldt, Mullum .. 66846336

BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING www.duluxaccredited.com.au

Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

REMOVALISTS

Lic 184464C

Bruce Timbs

Tree Faerie Fotos

PICTURE FRAMING BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel .......................66803444 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS & MEXICAN ART 75 Stuart Street.............................0403 734791 FINE ART INSTALLATION SERVICES Art & picture hanging systems.........................0403 554288

CUSTOM MADE FRAMING

professional canvas stretching & giclee printing

quality art supplies Still @ the centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 Centennial Ct â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6685 5808

PLASTERING COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small .....................0401 078733 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C Â&#x2021; )UHH TXRWHV Â&#x2021; *\SURFN Ă&#x20AC; [LQJ VHWWLQJ

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PLASTIC WELDING PLASTIC WELDING Kayak sales & repairs ........................................................... John 0411 443384

For careful service & great rates

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs and Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices Byron Bay and Mullumbimby based

Call cost save

0429 149 533

I can call u back

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just give us a ring

â&#x20AC;˘ Freight services to Brisbane Mon & Wed â&#x20AC;˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â&#x20AC;˘ Furniture removal â&#x20AC;˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

6687 6445 / 0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

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REMOVALISTS (continued) For tips & testimonials

Friendly Staff No weekend surcharge

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 CERAMIC FLOOR & WALL TILER R 54797. Phone Peter Forsyth ...................................0428 451265

search “Lighthouse Removals”

Plus Check our website for how to get

No Problem !!!

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

free boxes and a 10% discount

LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS (02) 6684 5395

042050 5395

www.lighthouseremovals.com.au

Kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, tile repairs & waterproofing Leaking showers repaired & sealed NO JOB TOO SMALL • Free quotes & consultations

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

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TILER OF THE BAY For all ceramic and stone internal / external wall and ﬂoor tiling Waterprooﬁng Q Quality Materials Q 14 years local experience

mullumbimbyremovals@bigpond.com

CALL ROBERT 0414 818 169

ROOFING EVERYTHING ROOFING Restorations, repairs, gutter cleaning. Free quote. Lic 252254C.....0422 757784

0401 821 204

...forget pointless scrubbing

Our unique restoration process will make your dirty tile & grout look

10 year warranty Lic 268018C

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m2, 4m2, 6m2 bins ......................................0417 458149 or 66871544 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL.................................................................................0408 210772 BUDGET RUBBISH REMOVAL Garden clean ups .................................................Mark 0421 932945 $65 UTE LOAD. Call Nigel today.....................................................................................0430 212345

Free Quote

Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS All areas ...............................66888055 or 0407 002833

Smart Rainwater Solutions DO IT WELL, DO IT ONCE! Rainwater tanks cleaned, installed, leaks repaired, ﬁrst ﬂush diverters, Blue Mountain gutter mesh, etc

6629 1212

or 0418 662 285 E: rainwatersolutions@bigpond.com

WEB DESIGN SERVICES WEB BROWSER Quality websites at affordable prices ..........................66803707 or 0423 770799 COAST CREATIVE Graphic & website design....................www.coastcreative.com.au 66877998

BRAND NEW again... GUARANTEED!!! 9 Tile, Grout & Stone Cleaning & Sealing 9 Silicone 9 Grout Colouring 9 Re-Grouting 9 Epoxy Grout 9 Glass Restoration 9 Slippery Tiles & More

mickshomeimprovements@live.com.au http://mickshomeimprovement.wix.com/mickshomeimprovement

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Lic 219684C

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

Micks Roof Restorations Protecting homes for over 15 years

Water puriﬁcation systems Home • Rural • Commercial Servicing your needs

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WELDING MICK’S MOBILE WELDING All welding & machine maint, metal stair repairs etc ......0407 987290

WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices .........................0412 158478

WORK HEALTH & SAFETY

TRAVEL

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP

Does your small business need help with Workplace Health and Safety compliance?

We can set up a simple WHS system for you and provide advice, support and guidance.

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS

0406 962 771

www.onthesafeside.com.au

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Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

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TREE SERVICES

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES .............................................Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 NORTHERN TREE CARE Consulting arborist, tree surgery ...........................................0414 186161 BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide. Master security lic. 047862307 ..........0412 144679 7 TILL 7 TREE SERVICES Tree removal & pruning & 15” chipper-crane truck ..............0427 347380 STREETWISE SECURITY Static guards & crowd control. Lic 409807379........................0439 793925 TREE CONTROL Safe lopping, removal, 12” chipper, stump grinder. Free quotes ..........0422 767677 OUT ON A LIMB Professional tree services. Free quotes. Low rates. Ph Lucas................0402 191316 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES ......................................................... Andrew 0412 558890 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ..................................................0402 364852 Licence No. TALLOW TREE SERVICES Tree Surgery & removal, stump grinding, cherry picker ........0401 208797 158031C NICK’S TREE SERVICES Tree surgery & removal, chipping ............................................0439 849332 TRINE CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICE Bobcat, crane truck, 18” chipper.................................0408 202184 HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper, bobcat, crane truck, stump grinder..66849137 or 0427 347380 Sustainable environmental outcomes TREE SHAPE Arborist, chipper, 4WD truck. ‘Knows trees, cuts right, good rates’ ...........0428 886297 Drainage, Gasﬁtting & Plumbing TREE 53 TREE SERVICES Tip truck, 9” chipper & cherrypicker. Ph Kean.......................0457 063105

SECURITY SERVICES SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Trine Solutions

SEWAGE MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS

6680 2358 / www.trinesolutions.com.au / 0407 439 805

SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS All areas.............................................................Jan 66849398 STITCH: For all your sewing needs. Ocean Shores, Mullum & Byron areas. Ph Lindi ......0432 340113

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE A1 SEWING MACHINES – PARTS & REPAIRS Since 1963. Leaders in service...................66847447

SOLAR INSTALLATION

JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL • Qualiﬁed Arborist • Tree Pruning • Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Mulching • Fully Insured • Same Day Response

131 546

TREE SERVICE

Tree Pruning & Removal Services, Stump Grinding

02 6687 7226 0466 643 931 peterdegroot6@live.com.au

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Re-covering specialists ...........................................................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor ........................66853745 or 0403 713303

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ........................0431 245460 or 66857010

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days.........66843818 VITALITY VETCARE Bangalow. Megan Kearney .................................................................66870675

SWIMMING POOLS MULLUMBIMBY POOL SHOP Water tesing, Eco products, mobile servicing Lic 39126 ...66844846 POOL MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION All aspects. Lic 170432C ................................0423 378573

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

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VIDEO PRODUCTION CAMERA CREW, LIGHTING, screens, projectors & editing, crystalgrid.com.au.............0421 661910

WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Bruns Heads 6628 4495 1st SAT Murwillumbah 0417 759 777 1st SAT Lismore Makets 0407 124 991 1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Lennox Head 2nd SUN Alstonville

6688 6433 6686 2139 6628 1568

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 3rd SUN Ballina

6679 5921 6628 7333 6687 4328

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

6687 8618 0458 506 000

SATURDAYS Byron Artisan Market 4-9pm

6685 6807

FARMERS MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton Each TUE Organic Lismore Each WED 7-11am M’bah Each THU 8-11am Byron Each FRI 7-11am Mullum Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki

6677 1345 6628 1084 6684 7834 6687 1137 6677 1345 6687 1137 6679 5530

First quarter April 7 18:31 Full moon April 15 17:43 Third quarter April 22 17:52 New moon April 29 16:15 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) 1 T 0655 1844 0805 1939 1020,1.65; 2239,1.81 0412,0.27; 1622,0.34 2 W 0656 1842 0905 2023 1106,1.54; 2321,1.77 0500,0.32; 1701,0.42 3 T 0656 1841 1003 2109 1152,1.44 0548,0.39; 1740,0.51 4 F 0657 1840 1059 2157 0003,1.71; 1237,1.34 0637,0.47; 1818,0.60 5 S 0658 1839 1151 2246 0045,1.63; 1324,1.25 0727,0.55; 1901,0.68 DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS 3am – clocks back one hour 6 S 0558 1738 1140 2236 0031,1.55; 1317,1.20 0720,0.61; 1852,0.75 7 M 0559 1737 1225 2327 0124,1.48; 1421,1.18 0819,0.65; 1957,0.79 8 T 0600 1736 1306 0226,1.44; 1531,1.20 0921,0.65; 2109,0.79 9 W 0601 1735 1345 0018 0332,1.43; 1634,1.26 1018,0.62; 2217,0.75 10 T 0601 1734 1422 0110 0433,1.46; 1725,1.34 1109,0.58; 2315,0.68 11 F 0602 1732 1457 0202 0524,1.50; 1806,1.43 1150,0.52 12 S 0602 1731 1532 0254 0608,1.54; 1843,1.52 0003,0.61; 1228,0.48 13 S 0603 1730 1607 0348 0648,1.56; 1917,1.61 0045.0.54; 1301,0.44 14 M 0603 1729 1644 0443 0728,1.58; 1952,1.69 0126,0.47; 1334,0.42 15 T 0604 1728 1723 0539 0807,1.58; 2028,1.75 0205,0.41; 1408,0.40 16 W 0604 1727 1805 0637 0848,1.56; 2106,1.80 0246,0.37; 1445,0.41 17 T 0605 1726 1851 0736 0932,1.53; 2147,1.82 0330,0.35; 1523,0.43 18 F 0606 1725 1942 0836 1019,1.48; 2232,1.82 0416,0.36; 1605,0.47 19 S 0606 1724 2037 0936 1110,1.42; 2321,1.78 0507,0.38; 1652,0.53 20 S 0607 1723 2135 1033 1205,1.37 0603,0.41; 1745,0.59 21 M 0607 1722 2237 1128 0015,1.73; 1308,1.33 0705,0.45; 1846,0.64 22 T 0607 1721 2340 1218 0118,1.67; 1417,1.33 0812,0.46; 1959,0.67 23 W 0608 1720 1305 0228,1.64; 1529,1.38 0916,0.45; 2115,0.65 24 T 0608 1719 0043 1348 0339,1.64; 1632,1.48 1016,0.42; 2228,0.58 25 F 0609 1718 0145 1430 0444,1.65; 1728,1.59 1111,0.38; 2331,0.50 26 S 0610 1717 0247 1510 0542,1.66; 1818,1.69 1200,0.36 27 S 0610 1717 0349 1551 0635,1.65; 1904,1.78 0030,0.43; 1245,0.35 28 M 0611 1716 0450 1632 0725,1.62; 1948,1.84 0122,0.37; 1328,0.37 29 T 0611 1715 0550 1715 0813,1.57; 2030,1.86 0211,0.34; 1409,0.41 30 W 0612 1714 0649 1800 0900,1.51; 2112,1.86 0358,0.35; 1448,0.46

APRIL 2014

Astronomical data and tides

Times are Eastern Daylight Saving Time to April 6 then Eastern Standard Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

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MEDIUM DEVELOPMENT COURSE Starts May. Liz Winter 0437080748

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Bexhill Retro Bazaar Open 10 days

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Vintage, Retro and Upcycled Clothes & Accessories Come along and see a massive collection of Vintage and Retro Swimwear and Unique Formal Dresses 9am – 5pm Bexhill Hall • 0413 337 220

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Mullumbimby Sub-Branch will commemorate Anzac Day on 25th April. We cordially invite your organisation to join the ex-service personnel and other organisations in the march and we also invite you to provide and lay a wreath or book in remembrance of all those who have served in all conﬂicts involving this nation. To participate you can on online and ﬁll in the form www.mullum.fncdc.org.au/ anzac_wreaths.php We look forward to your company on this solemn occasion. For further information please contact Melissa on 0438 045 900

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DELECTABLE DESSERTS MASTERCLASS Wed April 30th, 6–9pm Naked Treaties Raw Bar, 2/3 Marvell St. Cost:$85. Discover the tricks behind making delicious Raw Desserts that are simple to create and good for you too! This will be the last class led by Naked Treaties creator Jemma Gawned until spring time! Information, full sized tastings and green smoothie included. More info at: www.nakedtreaties.com.au Register via: info@nakedtreaties.com.au or pop into the shop.

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CLOTHING & ALTRNS

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

HEALTH MASSAGE deep tissue, structural bodywork, Myofacial release for scars/ injuries, relaxation. Ocean Shores. Credit cards accepted. June 0432826542

Massage at

HEARTSPACE

Monday 9.30–11.30m 3.30–5.00pm Tuesday 6.30–8.00am 9.30–11.30am 5.30–7.00pm Wednesday 7.00–8.00am 9.30–11.30am 5.30–7.00pm

Bali

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PILATES Fully equipped studio Private and semi-private sessions 6685 9663 byronbaypilates.com.au

HEALTH REBATES

Diana Diana

Women’s Yoga Dru Yoga Pilates Beginners Hatha

Consta Moana Diana Yos Diana Diana

Thursday 9.30–11.30am 3.30–5.00pm Hatha 5.30–7.00pm Hatha Friday Anzac Day 8.00–9.00am Pilates 9.30–11.30am Hatha Saturday 8.30–9.30am Pilates 9.45–10.45am Pilates

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0423 293 995

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MULLUMBIMBY

More details at www.findyoga.com.au/studio/yellowchurchyoga

6 am

8 am

10 am

4 pm

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Monn

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Tue

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$10 $1

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Wedd

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$10

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Time to Relax • Time to be You! AromaFacial & CranioSacralTreat. Relax • Heal with Portia 0410606879

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YOUR BODY IS A TEMPLE Fabulous massage! Kahuna • Lomi Lomi • Therapeutic Byron A&I. Ph Brigitte 0402503603

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Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352

BYRON’S BEST MASSAGE

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BABY SWIM

9 Heated indoor splash pool 9 Baby, Toddler & Kids classes 9 Skilful, Playful & gentle tuition 9 Enjoy Mevlana - Myocum area Ph Karin (Mukti) on 6684 3153 DipEd., Aust. Swim Certificate 14 yrs experience

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0409 211 077

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6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

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with Heera and Trevor Level 1

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10am - 11.30am 10am - 11.30am 6pm - 7.30pm

Yogalates : mat work Yogalates : prenatal Yogalates : mat work

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9.30am - 11am 6pm - 7.30pm

Yogalates/Pilates : mat work Yogalates/Pilates : mat work

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wednesday 6pm - 7.30pm

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thursday

9.30am - 11am

Yogalates/Pranayama meditation bangalow

friday

10am - 11.30am

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

8am - 9.30am

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suffolk park/bangalow

saturday

Special: unlimited classes for 3 months $199 Award winning DVDs available at our studios

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6685 4015 - 0401 208 797

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES • Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

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6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

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MOBILITY SCOOTER luxury 4-wheel new Jun 2013, never used, cost $4000, sell $2350, can deliver. Ph 0420411021

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Intuitive Readings Metamorphosis Workshops

Ph: 02 6684 0281

Pilates 9am

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Stretch & Release 3.30pm

Yoga 7am

SUFFOLK PARK Chris Stathis, Chiropractor

0410 122 048

DRY FIREWOOD for sale. $120 per 7x4 large trailer load. Ph Sigge 0428819091 LARGE PINE TABLE + 6 chairs, country style, VGC $350. Phone 0438741049

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Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

• Fence posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Paling fence timber • Offcuts • Banana props • Drummed molasses • Firewood Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 6680 4284 / 0427 490 038 Karen 0427 804 284

NATIVE PLANTS The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire. Tubestock to Semi-advanced Buy direct from the grower

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BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Year-round Pickup & Delivery Residential and Commercial kindling, bags, trailer loads and by the tonne (up to 30 tonne) Seasoned hardwood from $75 Prompt and reliable service

0401 739 656 OLD & AUTHENTIC Javanese furniture & Indonesian decoration items Robert Ex-Polos Interiors Bruns 0415 238 408 robert.vands@gmail.com

MASSIVE HOOVER FLOOR STOCK CLEARANCE

COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

Quality landscape plants. Great prices! www.narnianursery.com.au 0419771514

7kg front load washer now $549 save $250 7kg condenser dryer now $599 save $500 Stainless dishwasher now $599 save $250 White dishwasher now $499 save $250 3 yr warranty Limited stocks Bridglands Betta Home living Mullumbimby 66842511

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IKEA timber & s/s portable bench / shelf / bar x 2 $250ea; Kelv 350L Fridge $190; Simp 520L Fridge $290. Ph 0410007144

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Soul Readings

HALLS FOR HIRE

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Supplying commercial, wood ﬁred bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ﬁres, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

Garry Scott • 66843468

award winning fusion

private sessions available call 6687 2031 or visit www.yogalates.com.au

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

COMPOST TOILETS

Phone for bookings or drop in anytime

Yogi Vishva Workshop April 5~6 2 weeks Intro Offer $29 2 weeks for all $40

suffolk park community hall corner alcorn street and clifford street bangalow studio and head ofﬁce 72 byron street, bangalow (parking at rear)

• • • • •

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE

Delightful, soothing, healing Thai massage from $59/hr CBD location

Craniosacral Australia presents:

TEMPUR

Bedding now available at BETTA HOME LIVING Mullumbimby 66842511

POP UP SHOP pre-loved stuff from everywhere, ﬁnal week, bargains! 105 Stuart Lane, Mullum. Wed-Sat, 9 - 4pm

Every Wed 7.30am at Broken Head Park Every first Sat of month 7.30am at Lennox Headland, Pat Morton Lookout Cost: $16 Call Barbara 0412 288 210 www.openairyoga.com.au

Come and enjoy our gorgeous air conditioned retreat above the Cardamom Pod vegetarian in Byron’s CBD

Machines and gas reﬁlls Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

Combined Nature Walk and Yoga practice

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga

tel: 02 6685 9910 flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com

SODASTREAM

BICYCLES pre-loved from $50. Repairs. Ph 66804165 or 0431540579

6684 1028

Byron Beach & Yoga Retreat May 4th–10th BOOK NOW! Private yoga at your place! Ph Kathy Quinn 0420 773 204

SPEED QUEEN

Commercial grade washing machines Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

Open Air Yoga

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Tuesdays & Thursdays 5–6.30pm Saturdays 10am–12 Suffolk Park Community Hall

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

ASHTANGA YOGA BYRON Mysore style. Beg welcome. Mon-Fri 9.30am. Christian 0457722346

CHIROPRACTOR

TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, delivery. Phone 0413589388

EWINGSDALE HALL - All functions Day classes welcome. 0421878556

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617

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WANTED FOLD UP BICYCLE Phone 0755909009 OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052 LIFT TO NTH QUEENSLAND from 28 April onwards. 2 men, 2 kayaks willing to pay all expenses. Please call 66843369

GARAGE SALES TYAGARAH lot 1 Grays Lane. Sat 8am. Washing machine, fridge, odds & ends MULLUM 15 Hottentot Cres Sat 8-11.30 teenager & adult good clothing, household goods & recreational gear BANGALOW Massive clothing sale + shoes, games & books. Sun 8am. 7 Wattle Place BRUNSWICK HEADS Ferry Reserve Holiday Park Site 66. Contents of caravan & odds and ends. Sat 8am-1.30pm THE GREAT GARAGE SALE 77 New Brighton Rd, New Brighton Saturday 8-1pm. Clothing, bric-a-brac, travel bags, shoes, Toyota Camry wagon 1995 auto. Bargains a-plenty! STH GOLDEN BEACH 17 Robin St, all weekend. Camp trailer, tinny, household items, LPs, furn, clothes, fridges, dining suite, crockery, books, old hats + more HUGE YARD SALE Fri 25th & Sat 26th 68 Shirley St Byron. Designer labels, vintage, furniture, kitchen etc. Massive! DOWNSIZING SALE 5 Grand Valley Ct, top of Tristran Pde, Mullum Sat 8-12 not before. Outdoor settings, 1920s silkyoak robe, TV unit, ﬂoor rugs, decor items EVERYTHING MUST GO Final day, make an offer on Sealy Q matt, dining chairs, ofﬁce furn, exc bike & more. Sat 8am behind Mitre 10 Mullum STH GOLDEN BEACH 6 Phillip St, Sat. V lovely sale. Furn, silk, usual great stuff

LAZYBONES HUGE FABRIC CLEARANCE

TOYOTA CAMRY 1990 very good engine Sept rego $1100. Robert 0415238408

MULLUM fully furnished large room, rural, close to town $170pw. Ph 0427272853

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

TO LET

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

CAR RENTALS

Weekly Rates 0401606707 FORD TELSTAR 88 sedan, red, auto, p-windows, reliable, solid, reg Oct, 301,000km, good buy, $1950. 66845089 CAMRY WAGON 94, auto, tow bar, RR, new radiator, water & petrol pumps. Reg Jan, 261,000km $1650 ono. 0405736661

CAR SERVICE

BSW MOTORS

Pre-purchase inspection from $40! Pink slips, service + repair. 10 Bonanza Dr, Billinudgel. 66804999

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Rural Machinery Repair Service old-school repairs, parts & restorations to all makes and models onsite service available

SHORT TERM ACCOM. BYRON lovely furn double room in stylish home, avail April 27 to June 8 $190pw inclusive, pref male applicants. 66856645

MYOCUM large room. Great house, views. $250pw. Phone 66847706 MYOCUM secluded furn house May to July $350pw + elec, refs req. 0456418774

SHARE ACCOM.

85 LANDROVER County 3.5lt genuine V8 engine all mechanics completely redone in last few years, runs very well. Gas unleaded, if re-installed, aluminium body, new brakes (just need adjusting) Qld reg 29/4/14 selling as is $4500. 0401054384

BARGAINS

Holden 2000 VX Sedan Auto, A/C, P/S, CD,

alloys, ever popular white, great car, great value. AXY 50L. ..........................................................$2575 1999 Toyota Camry CSX Sedan, 5 spd, A/C, P/S, Full service history, hard to ﬁnd manual AGE 29L .........................................................$4950 1999 Mitsubishi Triton 4x4 Dual cab, 5 spd, A/C, P/S, super price. VUQ624 .....................$5950 2005 Toyota Kluger 7 seater, Auto, A/C P/S, full service history. Great car. BNM 53X ..............$9950 2000 Holden Commodore Wagon Auto, A/C, P/S, great family car BH-10-GY .................... $3950 2002 Mitsubishi Nimbus 5-speed, new timing belt, water pump & clutch. Great vehicle. 3 month warranty. YAQ 455............................$6950

50 CARS UNDER $10,000

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16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BYRON SHELLEY DR 1br s-cont ﬂat, new reno, quiet, backs to bush, 8 mins walk to beach, $360pw avail immediately. 6/12 month lease, 4 weeks bond, No pets. Chris 0411509322

O.SHORES 2br + studio, 1 bthrm, carport, leafy, long lease, no pets, refs a must $420pw inc maint & water. 0414502192

Property Management Specialist

www.houseinbali.com.au

BRUNSWICK HEADS Large 2br villa, quiet location, facing Reserve. New kitchen, bathroom, freshly painted. Solar, AC, LUG, long lease.

Agency Servicing Byron Shire. Free Rental Appraisals, Expert Advice, Full Management & Casual Leasing 0411 636 101 www.UP4RENT.com.au

Info, photos: www.brunswick-heads.net.au

Ph Robyn 0433 302 301 $395pw

SUFFOLK beachside, room in well furn home for mature M/F $180pw includes bills. Please phone 0418489017

New Brighton

Quality rental properties available.

Ocean Shores $320pw, 2 bed, 1 bath, SLUG Townhouse $390pw, 3 bed, 2 bath house Sth Golden Beach $550pw, 4 bed, 2 bath, furnished house 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594 elders new brighton.com.au

BYRON rooms close to beach f-furn, n/s, d/f, no parties $140/$110pw incl bills plus bond, WiFi, fem pref. Ph 0423353877 BYRON CBD room in easygoing house. Furn/unfurn. $165pw no bills. 0431058752 MULLUM 2br house 13 May - 25 June $250pw + care for 2 cats. 0412073804 SUFFOLK PARK 1br, own bthrm, nice backyard, mature female pref, no pets $295pw + bills, avail 14/5. 0419390498 GOONENGERRY large furnished room, share with 1, suit n/s single working person, 20s, $175pw + bills. 66849138 MIDDLE POCKET beautiful big rural house with pool & ﬁreplace, $190pw all incl, pref veg, travellers ok. 0434940588 BEACHFRONT LENNOX HEAD room $160pw + bills & WiFi. 4 weeks bond. Furnished. Call 0413277029 O.SHORES unfurn 2 lge brs $135pw & $145pw + bills for wkg sgl or $280pw + bills for whole ﬂoor. No pets 0411644794 BYRON close to town, room in beautiful apt, pool, tennis court furn, $300pw twin share or cpl. $195pw single. 0402923144

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COOPERS SHOOT 2br house, lge, sgl c-port + 2 car spaces, perfect cond, views to water, no maintenance, 1.5 acs, access to all property, tank water, gas heating, huge verandah at front, deck at back. Ready now $530pw. Ph 0402061110

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

'EPP SYV SJ½ GI for details. L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

BACK OF BROKEN HEAD a place to call your own avail now, fully renovated & air-con 1br unit with views, single working person, incl brand new washing machine. Peaceful & private, non-smoker, $250pw + bond & refs. Phone 66872620 COTTAGE on secluded rural block near Bangalow. 2br solar, for long term lease. $300pw + 3 months bond. 0408689012 COSY HOME 2.5br, Wilson Crk, views, no dogs $450pw incl mow. 0466877622 BYRON BAY Lilli Pilli Dr, quiet studio nestled in the trees, wooden ﬂoorboards, new kitchen, verandah, furnished or unfurnished, lease negotiable, $250pw. Please email your needs and details to trinaolive6@gmail.com

Award-winning Fusion

SUFFOLK STUDIO s-c for working n/s sgl $280pw inc bills/WiFi. Ph 0431218967 MULLUM old section, studio ﬂat, working single n/s pref female, $230pw + $20 elect. 0437991331

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6687 2031

BURRINGBAR VILLAGE 3br + study, new bathroom, large garden, off-street parking, open ﬁreplace $400pw. Avail now. Ph 0417479755

QUALITY PROPERTIES… SEEKING QUALITY TENANTS! Federal $375pw Fully Furnished three bedroom home. Dual occupancy property, wooden floors, wood fire, no lawn maintenance. Sorry no pets. Corndale $415pw 3 Bed home on 12.7 acres with a part of the property on river frontage, in ground pool, air/con, fireplace, double carport. Avail now. NEW LISTING Byron Bay $460 pw Three bedroom villa. SLUG, fully fenced yard, walking distance to Belongil Beach & Belongil Shopping Village. Avail Early May. Federal $590pw Beautifully renovated split level timber home, 3 bedrooms + office / 4th bedroom, 2 bath, timber floors, fire place. Avail End of April. NEW LISTING Suffolk Park $600pw Open plan three bedroom home with two bathrooms, in-ground swimming pool, dishwasher. DLUG, Pets Ok, Avail Early May!

RENTAL OWNERS, CALL TODAY FOR EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF YOUR PROPERTIES!

6687 2479

bangalow real estate.com.au

COUPLE WANTED to exchange housekeeping/child-minding/gardening for beautiful self-cont, fully-furn apartment in Ewingsdale. Ph Susi 0402704332

Bangalow Thomas St, Bangalow – $350pw Furnished 1 bed, 1 bath cottage, incl maint. 6 month lease only. Avail 28th April Granuaille Cres, Bangalow – $450pw 2 bed, 1 bath, new kitchen/bathroom, Avail mid-May Thomas St, Bangalow – $590pw 2 bed, 1 bath, slug, 12 month lease. Avail 30th April George St, Bangalow – $780pw Character home, 4 bed, 2 bath, carport, garage. Avail now Lofts Rd, Coorabell – $985pw Immaculate, furnished 3 bed, 2 bath resort style home. Avail mid May. For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

19a Byron Street, Bangalow

02 6687 1500

WORKSHOPS FROM $50PW Billinudgel. Siwicki Real Estate 66851206

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 FINGER PRINTS CHILDREN’S CENTRE: Kindy Program Teacher. 3 day position (Mon to Wed) 7.30am to 4.30pm is avail for a Cert Supervisor to run a Qld Kindergarten program in a small, 1 room, 24-place Steiner Inspired LDC at Worongary, Gold Coast. A Bach of E.C is preferred or a Diploma qualification currently enrolled in Bach E.C. Exp in running an approved Qld Kindergarten program, knowledge of Steiner Ed, EYLF, National Law & Regs is essential. Salary upon enquiry Ph: Rebekah 0405106750 Email: fingerprints@y7mail.com FLOOR SUPERVISOR REQUIRED Kinoko Japanese Restaurant is seeking a full-time experienced floor supervisor. The right applicant must have a proven 2 years experience in a similar role in a restaurant setting, and must possess strong leadership & managerial skills and be comfortable working in a fastpaced environment. No travellers Email resume to asafleibo@gmail.com

3BR HOUSE for family, between $300$500pw, Brunswick Valley area. Work locally, kids school locally, no pets, long term please. Ph Mark 0427859714

COUPLE WANTED to exchange housekeeping/child-minding/gardening for beautiful self-cont, fully-furn apartment in Ewingsdale. Ph Susi 0402704332

PROF working couple seek rental near Bruns & surrounds. Pref natural setting with garden, great refs. Ph 0466427036

FARMER/FARMHAND full-time position with Macadamia orchards in Bangalow area. Orchard and farm machinery operation exp. req’d. Andrew 66879157

BYRON IND 160sqm + mezz shopfront, office, warehouse, rollerdoor $490pw. Street exposure. Ph 0407251626

TUSCANY, BALI

BRUNSWICK HEADS RETAIL SHOP OR OFFICE FINGAL ST incl kitchen (no stove) & wc with disabled access, GREASE TRAP IN PLACE $240pw incl GST. TWEED ST 50sqm shopfront $1500/ month incl GST/ outgoings THE TERRACE-ARTHUR ARCADE 28sqm $250pw inc GST/outgoings Siwicki Real Estate, 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Phone 66851206

WANTED TO RENT

PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL SPACE approx 50sqm inc kitchenette & ensuite with beautiful views to Broken Head. Avail early May $350pw. Contact 0412614872

Teacher Training

BYRON BAY ARTS & IND ESTATE small units in busy retail / wholesale complex 20sqm $125pw, 40sqm $230pw incl GST & o-goings. Long lease avail if required 0413406156

CLEANER p/t, with attention to detail for 5-star resort near Bangalow. References required. Ph 66872527 leave message

TO LEASE

SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH stroll to beach. Extra lge room in extra lge home to share with 2 others $150pw. Ph 0407906301 SUFFOLK PARK room in large beach house, own deck, close to beach $165pw + bond & bills. Phone 0411155018

OCEAN SHORES 1br 2nd ﬂoor unit, car space $185pw NO PETS UNLESS SPECIFIED www.siwickirealestate.com.au Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206

BEACHES OF BYRON Long-term rentals avail from $320pw, 2 weeks bond, refs req. Ph 66856751

STUDIO furnished quiet retreat. $380pw incl. Sunrise, avail 27/04. Ph 0409844402 SUNRISE 3br, f-f, quiet tenant, $550pw. Avail end April for 5 months. 0409844402

MOTOR VEHICLES

OCEAN SHORES lovely 2br apartment, $340pw neg. Ph 0412300662

HOUSES FOR SALE

Clunes Village Commons Walker Street, Clunes Ph: 02 6629 1622

BUS 13 METRE LEYLAND Leopard motorhome. Kitchen, lounge, bedroom, twin roof AC, $25,000. Ph 0411326338

BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $15pw. Ph 66867011

6688 4143 0448 881 942

8am–2pm SAT & SUN

MOTOR HOMES

MULLUM STUDIO walk to town selfcontained, 1 room, clean & well-built, private $220pw incl all bills & Internet, non-smoker. Phone 0429020769

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

workshop 72 Charltons Road Federal

IMMAC WELL-APPOINTED 3br, 2.5 bthrm t’house in desirable, quiet location Beachside Suffolk. $575,000. Details realestate.com.au Phone 66859853

HONDA VT750 SHADOW 2003 EC with low kms (23,000), nothing to spend. Comes with fairing and panniers. Reg to Oct 25. New battery, GC. Selling due to baby. Bargain at $4800. Ph 0412732465

STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow Ph 66871500

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Whole rolls, bundles and remnants from 50c a metre

MOTOR BIKES

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $122.85 p/m Bangalow Real Estate • 66872479

RARE OPPORTUNITY BANGALOW! 2 large sheds, ofﬁce, abundant parking for 50 plus vehicles, approx 5 acres. Available Immediately. $450pw + GST. Call Bangalow Real Estate 66872479.

Byron Bay

FOR LEASE Suite 2/14 Jonson Street Prime space in the centre of town, 34sqm, air conditioned Avail now! $429 pw (incl elect.) Suite 4/9 Fletcher Street 49sqm fresh, modern space in town, air conditioned, undercover parking. Avail Now! $475 pw Suite 1-3/59 Centennial Cct Located in the industrial area, new carpet, air con, 54sqm ideal for small office. Avail Now! $235pw 3/130 Jonson Street 105sqm, air con, private balcony, onsite parking, current office with 7 work stations + reception $650pw Office 1/17 Lawson Street Central location overlooking Lawson St, front unit great exposure, modern, air con, storage, 66sqm, $480pw + GST Office 2/17 Lawson Street Spacious 135sqm office with rear balcony, central air con, right in town in Lawson Arcade $935pw + GST Ray White Rental Centre 3/47 Byron Street, Byron Bay 02 6685 8911 rwbyronbay.com

WOMEN 18 YEARS & OVER required for photographic modelling in lingerie magazine. All welcome to apply. Send resume & photos to: intoalloﬁtplease5510@gmail.com GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited ACP photographer. Ph 0413627846 CABARITA OCEAN HEALTH RETREAT requires a motivated and experienced housekeeper for casual work. Hours vary from 10-24 hours a week. A minimum of 2yrs experience and own transport are required. Immediate start. Email: brook@ cabaritaoceanhealthretreat.com.au

Manik

THE HAIR STUDIO

Part-time

Colourist / Stylist CV: manikthehairstudio@bigpond.com

PART TIME ADMINISTRATOR Local restaurant group seeks dynamic ofﬁce all rounder. Includes cash handling, banking, accounts payable, basic book keeping, HR, admin. Must have strong MS Ofﬁce, be methodical and a good organiser. Flexible hours. MYOB an advantage. Please email your resume to jobs@misscuisine.com.au

The Byron Shire Echo April 22, 2014 35

COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

$GRSW 0H Funded places available ENROL NOW!

Funded places available ENROL NOW!

Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care CHC50113 Starting: 1st May Finish: 12th December this year! Cost: Full fee was $3950 now $757

Phone 0458 461 935 or 0488 415 444.

Starting: 6th May Finish: 6th August Cost: only $50

cawi.org.au

Limited places - don’t miss out!!

For more information call 6684 3374

Duties will include coverage of the Ballina and Lismore areas; a person living in those areas with an existing network of contacts would be at an advantage. Full-time position, salary + super. Start mid-May. Email applications by 30 April 2014 to: positions@echo.net.au THE BYRON SHIRE

WORK WANTED

MUSICAL NOTES

ACREAGE MOWING Affordable, reliable & fully insured Ph 0430297101 or 66845437

BYRON SOUND LOUNGE rehearsals, recording & PA hire. Ph 66808938

GARDENING reasonable rates, many years exp. Mullum, O.S, Brunswick Heads & Bangalow area. Ph Mark 0418435505 HOUSE CLEANING by honest reliable local lady, 15 years exp. Ph 0403527546 LIVE-IN CARER available long term, non-smoker, female, for accommodation & wage. Non-driver. Ph 0422985304

The Ironing Lady Free pick-up & delivery in Byron area $25 per hour. Angela 0414719680 EXPERIENCED CLEANER honest, reliable, thorough, exc refs. 0439044303

TUITION

PARLO ITALIANO!

Find Echo Classiﬁeds on Echonetdaily every day

PIANO TUNING

Tuner for Planet Music, Studio 301 & SAE College. R. Barkley. 0422221116 www.reubenbarkleypianotuning.com.au PIANO TUNER Restorer, repairer & retailer since 1981. Ph Dr Fred Cole 0412216019 or www.specialtypianos.com.au

FUNERAL NOTICES RIP ~ PETER CARROLL 4/5/1956 - 3/4/2014 A service & tree planting for Peter Carroll, late of 152 Jack Smith Dr, Brays Creek. To be held at 39 Kirbys Rd, Limpinwood on Saturday 26th April, followed by a celebration of Peter’s life (BYO) at the Tyalgum Showground from 4pm. Enquiries please phone Adriaan on 02 66793708

Qual teacher (Ita) All levels 0435635822

IN MEMORIAM

LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH qualiﬁed experienced teacher. Ph 0481091363

LIAM WRIGHT 20.03.1985 - 23.04.2005

Apply First Aid HLTAID003 & HLTAIDOO4 Workcover accredited 1-day course, CPR and refreshers welcome. Experienced instructor, Mullum. Next course Sunday May 4 Serge or Tara. 66804066, 0427107255

Recommencing April 28

Beginner to Advanced Call Françoise on 0417 250 600 www.frenchforrealbyronbay.com

In memory of the precious gift of Liam. Your life here too short our dear one. But the hugeness of your generous love, your joy of life & your laughter live on forever in our hearts. Thank you Liam. A loyal son, brother, uncle & friend. Missed so much by all. Mum, Rodney, Joel, Rochelle, Yazmin, Leila, Anjali & Ted

PETS Blu-eyed, black

Looking for a rewarding career and great lifestyle on NSW’s beautiful North Coast?

Horticulturist/Landscaper wanted to lead small dedicated Byron Bay team We are looking for an enthusiastic, self driven Team Leader with horticulture/landscape gardening and people management experience who is ﬂexible and shows initiative. The Team Leader Byron Crew will coordinate a newly created team of motivated and multi-skilled people who will have responsibility for caring for one of Australia’s most iconic visitor destinations. The team will undertake a variety of tasks including landscaping, gardening, mowing, cleaning, minor repairs to signs and street furniture, painting, weeding, rubbish removal etc in order to provide a high level of services in the beautiﬁcation and maintenance of the Byron Bay town area and foreshores. Applications must address the selection criteria in the job information package. Please refer to Council’s website for further information. Position

Term

Supervisor – 30 hpw Bush Regenerator Permanent P/T

Salary

Enquiries

Closing Date

$51k - $59k per annum

Council website (address below)

Friday 9 May 2014

Additional beneﬁts include 9.25% superannuation, access to education and training support, ﬂexible work hours and salary packaging. The job information package is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 6626 7145. Byron Shire Council is an EEO employer and committed to the principles of workplace diversity

36 April 22, 2014 The Byron Shire Echo

PIP

tiny bundles of fur! This is just one of our blue-eyed, black and tiny bundles of fur! We have six of these cuties waiting for loving homes. After being lovingly raised by one of our magniﬁcent foster carers, these beauties are excited about meeting families that will offer them lots of love and plenty of cuddles. To meet these boys & girls, visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby.

Open: Tues 2.30–4.30pm, Thurs 3–5pm, Sat 10–12 noon. Call AWL 6684 4070.

“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.” Confucious

Young SOOTY is irresistibly cuddly. Gorgeous soft, long black fur, and just so very smoochy. Someone must surely have lost him, as he was found wandering the streets in Mullumbimby, sad and homeless. Sooty is a young cat who is guaranteed to spoil you. and he will certainly bring great joy to whoever adopts him. Prepare to fall in love. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Pip is a 10 year old desexed female Maltese little girl. She weighs only 4.2kg and has a very sweet nature. She is good with other dogs, large or small and loves cuddles. If you can give Pip a permanent, loving home please contact the Friends of the Pound Rehoming Centre on (07) 5524 8590 or Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

It’s raining cats & dogs! Well, almost... Every year many thousand unwanted cats and dogs are born to pets that haven’t been desexed. And sadly, most end up being put down. So please...

desex your pets!

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

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SOCIAL ESCORTS

ONLY ADULTS

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

FRENCH CLASSES

NETDAILY

Happy, funny Emily is a 10 month old Kelpie/Staffy x. Very obedient, shy and sweet. $280 includes desexing, C5 Vac and microchipping.

Certificate 1 in Skills for Vocational Pathways FSK10213

Echo Publications has two well-regarded free publications serving the north coast area: the Byron Shire Echo and our growing online daily Echonetdaily. We are seeking a trained experienced journalist to join our small and dedicated editorial team. We are looking for someone who is in sync with The Echo ethos and is prepared to work hard to keep the community served with vital factual information. Interest in and knowledge of north coast issues and politics; the technical ability to post stories online; and high-level skills in research and writing are essential. Photographic and video experience an advantage.

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .............................................................. 000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay .................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Primary 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 ...................... 1300 ALANON ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours...............................1800 423 431 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) .........................................6622 1881 LIFELINE .........................................................................................131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men)..6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily ....................................6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ..................................................6684 1286 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ...............................1800 656 463 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE ...........................6687 2520 NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE CARERS...............................6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE........................................................6622 1233 GEORGE THE SNAKE MAN.................................................0407 965 092 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES)..........6628 1898

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Agricultural population growth marginal as nonagricultural population soars According to the Worldwatch Institute, the global agricultural population – defined as individuals dependent on agriculture, hunting, fishing, and forestry for their livelihood – accounted for over 37 per cent of the world’s total population in 2011, the most recent year for which data are available. This is a decrease of 12 per cent from 1980, when the world’s agricultural and nonagricultural populations were roughly the same size. Although the agricultural population shrank as a share of total population between 1980 and 2011, it grew numerically from 2.2 billion to 2.6 billion people during this period. Between 1980 and 2011, the non-agricultural population grew by a staggering 94 per cent, from 2.2 billion to 4.4 billion people – a rate approximately five times greater than that of agricultural population growth. In both cases growth was driven by the massive increase in the world’s total population, which more than doubled between 1961 and 2011, from 3.1 billion to 7 billion people. It should be noted that the distinction between these population groups is not the same as the rural-urban divide. Rural populations are not exclusively agricultural, nor are urban populations exclusively non-agricultural. The rural population of Africa in 2011 was 622.8 million, for instance, while the agricultural population was 520.3 million.

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Byron Shire Council Notices POLICY EXHIBITION

COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS Council administration centre Opening hours: Front counter 9.00am to 4.00pm Switchboard: 8.30am to 4.30pm

6626 7000

Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Web www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 6622 7022 Works Depot 6685 9300 Resident parking stickers Fax: 6684 3018 Sportsﬁeld information line 6626 7111 SES Controller 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 6684 3662 Myocum Waste & Recycling Centre 6684 1870 BRSCC (Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex) 6685 5911

of the United States, on the other hand, declined by 37 per cent as a result of large-scale mechanisation, improved crop varieties, fertilisers, pesticides, and federal subsidies – all of which contributed to economies of scale and consolidation in American agriculture. Although the world’s agricultural population grew only marginally in recent decades, global agricultural output increased dramatically. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), global net agricultural production increased by 112 per cent between 1980 and 2011. The world’s net per capita production of agricultural goods increased by 35 per cent during this period, averting food security crises in many places.

Soil problems Although productivity gains have enabled farmers to meet the growing demand for food, the methods used to achieve such gains have come with unintended consequences, including soil degradation, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and depleted freshwater supplies. Short-term production gains achieved by overusing chemical pesticides and fertilisers have, as a result, reduced the sector’s long-term resilience to climate change. The FAO estimates that the global agricultural population will decline by 0.7 per cent and that the non-agricultural population will grow by 16 per cent between 2011 and 2020. The organisation also estimates that feeding a population projected to reach 9.1 billion in 2050 will require raising overall food production by some 70 per cent between 2005/07 and 2050. To address this challenge while promoting resilience to climate change and avoiding environmental degradation, farmers, governments, and the private sector could consider investing in agroecological approaches to farming, such as integrated pest management, no-till farming, cover cropping, and agroforestry. Policies encouraging the conversion of land from biofuels and livestock feed production to food production could also play a role in sustainably increasing the human food supply.

Although the agricultural population grew worldwide between 1980 and 2011, growth was restricted to Africa, Asia, and Oceania. During this period, this population group declined in North, Central, and South America, in the Caribbean, and in Europe. In 2011, Africa and Asia accounted for about 95 per cent of the world’s agricultural population. In contrast, the agricultural population in the Americas accounted for a little less than four per cent. Especially in the United States, this is the result of the development and use of new and innovative technologies as well as the increased use of farm machinery, chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and irrigation systems that require less manual labour. Population trends have varied widely for the world’s leading agricultural producers: China, India, and the United States. Between 1980 and 2011, the economically active agricultural populations of China and India grew by 33 and 50 per cent, respectively, due to overall population growth. The economically Q Read the full report at http:// active agricultural population bit.ly/agpoppop.

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Community Access Points: Documents on exhibition are available for review at the Council Administration Centre (Mullumbimby), Bangalow Post Ofﬁce, Chincogan Real Estate Ocean Shores, Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Park and Brunswick Heads Library.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES ANZAC Day Parades Under the provisions of the Roads Act 1993, Council has resolved to support the following temporary road closures on Friday 25 April 2014 for the annual ANZAC Day Parade and Services. Detours will be in effect and small delays can be expected.

At the Ordinary Meeting held on 20 March 2014, Council resolved to place the following Policies on public exhibition for a period of 28 days for the making of public submissions. • Cemeteries Policy • Community Gardens Policy These Policies are available for viewing at Council’s administration ofﬁce, community access points around the Shire and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-exhibition. Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219, Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions close: 4.00pm Tuesday 6 May 2014 Enquiries: Cemeteries Policy, Infrastructure Services 02 6626 7309 Community Gardens Policy, Sustainability Ofﬁcer 02 6626 7305 Submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 3 Clause 1(a)(vi) within Schedule 5 Part 2 of the GIPA 2009 regulations as applicable including both the substance of the objection and the identity of the objector. For assistance with this please call Council’s Records Coordinator on 02 6626 7113.

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Late Night Bus and Lighthouse Shuttle, Byron Bay

Byron Bay: commencing 10:30am, parade will follow Jonson Street from Bay Street to Marvell Street at which it continues on Marvell Street until Tennyson Street for service at the Memorial Gates ﬁnishing at 12.00 noon.

Council are looking at the potential of operating a late night bus and Lighthouse shuttle bus service. The two services remain subject to approvals, for example NSW Transport approval and funding. At this time, Council is calling for expressions of interest from operators interested in such services.

Mullumbimby: commencing 10:30am, parade will follow Burringbar Street from Prince Street to Dalley Street then continue right onto Dalley Street, which will be closed between Burringbar Street and Tincogan Street until service ends approximately 11.30am.

Following the positive feedback received about the Late Night Bus and Park and Ride trial in Byron Bay over the 2013/14 peak summer season, Council is investigating ways to offer the late night service on an annual basis and trial a Lighthouse shuttle service.

Brunswick Heads: from 5.00am, the parade will follow Fawcett Street (west to east) to Memorial Park for a 45 minute service, after which it will return (east) along Fawcett Street and then follow the block bounded by Tweed Street, Mullumbimbi Street, Park Street and again Fawcett Street, passing the memorial and ending at the RSL Hall by approximately 7.00am.

Council has lodged a request with Transport for NSW for an exemption to the Passenger Transport Act 1990 and Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 from the requirement to hold a contract with Transport NSW to enable the bus operator to charge passengers a ticket price. If the request is successful, the exemption will apply to an accredited bus and coach operator to provide the service.

Bangalow: from 10.45am at the Bangalow Hotel, the parade commences east on Byron Street to Station Street, where it turns left (north) to conclude at the front of the RSL Memorial Hall with an on-road service due to finish by approximately 11.45am. Enquiries: Traffic Officer 02 6626 7080

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We are therefore, calling for expressions of interest from accredited bus and coach operators that may be interested in offering the above services on an annual basis. Further information and details of how the services operated in the 2013/14 summer season are available from the staff contact below. Please note, no project funding is currently available and submission of this expression of interest may not lead to any further action on this matter. If the exemption described above is provided, details of the service provision are to be negotiated with Council. An expression of interest form is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/expressionsoﬁnterest. Submissions should be made on this form in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions close: 4.00pm Friday 16 May 2014 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry 02 6626 7316

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Rename the Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Enter online at www.byron.nsw.gov.au or pick up an entry form at Byron Shire Council’s adminstration centre in Station St, Mullumbimby, at the Shire’s Libraries and the BRSCC. The name should ideally: t reflect the sporting, event and cultural uses of the building and outdoor sporting fields. t Include the word ‘Byron’ t be original: it should have a unique identity and be checked against other possible uses or meanings (especially in the case of acronyms). t be memorable and easy to pronounce and spell. t be long-lasting, as the name will become a key brand name of the facility. A copy of the Terms and Conditions can be found at www.byron.nsw.gov.au Entries close: Friday 2 May 2014

Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will automatically result in disqualiﬁcation of offending tenderers.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION NO: 24.2014.16.1 Design and Construct of a 50kw Solar Photovoltaic System for the Byron Sewage Treatment Plant Byron Shire Council (Council) invites quotes for a contract to Design and Construct a 50kw roof mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) grid connected system. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Quotation documentation referred to below. Request for Quotation documents may be obtained by contacting Tenderlink at www.tenderlink.com/byron. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533. A mandatory briefing/site inspection will be held on Wednesday 30 April 2014 at the Byron Sewage Treatment Plant. Request for Quotations close: 2.00pm Wednesday 21 May 2014 Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a quote to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Request for Quotation Documents referred to above. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will disqualify tenders from the tender process.

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Byron Shire Council Notices PUBLIC EXHIBITION

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

Draft Byron Shire Development Control Plan 2014 and Related Documents

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979

Draft Byron DCP 2014 Council resolved to place the Draft Byron Shire Development Control Plan (DCP) 2014 on public exhibition for a period of 35 days from 12 April 2014 to 16 May 2014. The purpose of the draft DCP is to give effect to the aims of Council’s new Draft Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014 and provide guidance for development that is permissible under the new LEP. The Draft DCP will apply to all land to which the new LEP applies. When the Draft DCP takes effect, it will replace the existing DCP provisions (Byron Shire DCP 2010) for that land.

The following development applications have been received by Byron Shire Council and may be viewed on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/development-applications-on-exhibition, or at the Council administrative centre during ordinary ofﬁce hours. For further information on making a submission please refer to the factsheet ‘Making a submission on a development application’ available at Council or online at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ submissions-on-development-applications.

www.byron.nsw.gov.au DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DETERMINED AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED Section 101 EP&A Act 1979 and Clause 124 & 137 EP&A Regulations 2000 The following development consents and complying development certiﬁcates, together with any conditions imposed may be inspected free of charge at Council’s administration centre during ordinary ofﬁce hours. The validity of these consents cannot be questioned in any legal proceeding except those commenced in the Land and Environment Court by any person within 3 months of this notice.

There are also requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to Council’s website to satisfy yourself that you are complying with your disclosure obligations prior to lodging a submission at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/political-donations.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED

Council also resolved that the following documents which contain guidelines or policy information directly linked to provisions in the Draft DCP be concurrently exhibited:

Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.

10.2014.164.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS 13 Short Street (Lot C DP 394779) Tree removal – six trees

• Draft Byron Shire Comprehensive Guidelines for Stormwater Management (New), supports Draft DCP Chapter B3 – Services • Draft Revised Byron Shire Climate Change Strategic Planning Policy, supports Draft DCP Chapter C2 – Areas Affected by Flood • Draft Revised Byron Shire Liquor Licensing & Approvals Policy, supports Draft DCP Chapter D4 – Commercial and Retail Development respectively

10.2014.148.1 – BANGALOW 6 Byron Street (Lot 2 DP 859960) Fulton Trotter & Partners Architects: Sprinkler installation, change of classification 9a to 9c, including removal of fire hose reels and fire shutters. Construction of new shade structures