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Government faces criticism over plans for local govt Hans Lovejoy

The amalgamation of councils has not been ruled out by the NSW government, raising concerns from the state’s peak body that represents local government, Local Government NSW (LGNSW). Amalgamation is a policy that former local government minister and retiring Ballina MP, Don Page, previously rejected for the state’s 152 shire councils. Forcing councils to merge has in the past been unpopular; QLD’s Noosa being a well-known case. That shire and others ultimately rejected amalgamation attempts by the QLD government in 2007. Additionally both LGNSW and Labor are critical of the coalition’s financial plan for councils. When asked by The Echo if current local minister Paul Toole would force councils to amalgamate after the election, his office refused to acknowledge the question. Instead, Mr Poole’s spokesperson said that his government had a ‘comprehensive plan’ for local government called ‘Fit for the Future.’ ‘We have committed up to $1 billion in financial support to ensure we have strong councils that can deliver the vital services that communities need and deserve. The Fit for the Future package is the most significant investment the state has ever made in the local government sector. ‘The package includes access to a state borrowing facility resulting in savings of up to $600 million to

reduce infrastructure backlog; up to $100 million savings through reductions in red tape and duplication; $258 million in incentives to assist councils who decide to merge and make the changes needed to provide better services to communities and $4 million innovation fund to help small rural councils develop innovative ways of working. ‘In stark contrast, Labor has no plan to address the $7.4 billion dollar infrastructure backlog they created over 16 years of neglect. This is a once in a generation opportunity for councils to design their own improvement plan and set their vision for the future in partnership with the state. ‘We have listened and we have delivered. It is up to councils to show how they will become fit for the future.’

Labor replies But the office of shadow minister for local government, Sophie Cotsis, says Labor does have a plan to address the infrastructure backlog, claiming ‘most of which is roads.’ Through the ‘smokescreen’ of the Fit for the Future policy, they claimed ‘The Nationals are threatening councils with forced amalgamations’. ‘Labor will not force councils to amalgamate – we will work in partnership with councils to invest in better services and infrastructure. ‘A Foley Labor government will invest $1 billion in rural and regional roads. These funds will help alleviate the infrastructure backlog many continued on page 3

The Bentley Angel sculpture was raised at dawn on Byron’s Main Beach last Saturday, marking a year since the blockade of Metgasco’s drilling project at Bentley, near Lismore. Photo Jeff ‘No Angel’ Dawson

Mullum busts the meth myth A frank, honest, sometimes funny and at times sad discussion about the drug ice was held in Mullum on Monday night. It was very apparent that ice, or methamphetamine, is actually a significant issue; the Court House Hotel was packed with locals who heard from a range of panelists that work in the drug and alcohol sector. The message from the night, which was chaired by Mandy Nolan, centred around the social disconnect, lack of parental guidance and mentors that cause the gravitational pull towards destructive addiction. One panelist, Paul Phillips, said that ‘Ice smashes the central nervous system.’ ‘Like speed, this is a very destruc-

tive drug. Ice is actually known as high-quality speed.’ As for the cost to buy, Mr Phillips said it isn’t cheap in regional areas. ‘In Sydney it’s half the price… I believe the ice that is around here comes from the Gold Coast,’ he said. Mental health worker Clancy Bernard meanwhile said that parents need to have an open conversation about drugs at home. ‘Start early,’ he said to applause. Principal of Mullum High, Donna Pearson, was in attendance and said that drug education is part of the school’s curriculum. ‘We have a relationship with The Buttery [recovery facility], and we are focusing on building skills and resilience.’ While local help groups were named by the audience and pan-

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elists, government funding cuts were highlighted as hampering the support that is needed. Politicians present included mayor Simon Richardson, NSW Greens MLC Jan Barham, Greens NSW candidate Tamara Smith and NSW Labor candidate Cr Paul Spooner. Local police were invited but did not attend.

Those with a problem with drugs and alcohol, or who are experiencing thoughts of selfharm or suicide: It is important to seek immediate help. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 or if you are under 18 years old, Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800.

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Who is AJ Lucas and should we care? Hans Lovejoy

A gas exploration licence for a large portion of the northern NSW region has been onsold by UK corporation Dart to AJ Lucas for just $2.5 million. So who is this corporation that hopes to extract gas for the (mostly) overseas market? The Sydney-based miner claims to be the leading provider of drilling services to the Australian coal industry, ‘with an estimated 28 per cent market share’. But they are not all true blue; according to its 2014 annual report, Lucas’s largest shareholder is Chinese corporation Kerogen Investments No. 1 (HK), which holds 49.58 per cent of the total shares. Big miner Paul Fudge owns nearly 10 per cent of AJ Lucas; his total worth is $685 million, according to BRW. Other smaller shareholders include all the familiar names in vulture capitalism: HSBC, JP Morgan, Citicorp and UBS. And like many fossil fuel corporations, they are doing it tough owing to the current low price of crude oil, which is pegged to gas prices.

Dart’s 445 PEL has been sold to AJ Lucas. Image from www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au.

AJ Lucas’s 2014 annual report reads, ‘Trading conditions were very challenging throughout the year… Consolidated revenue declined by 22.7 per cent ($66.9 million) to $227.9 million.’

UK fracking The corporation says it has exploration interests in The Netherlands and Poland. But a major AJ Lucas fracking operation in the UK is on hold. According to their annual report, Lancashire County

Council is ‘currently reviewing the applications’ for drilling, hydraulic fracturing and testing of up to four wells at two different [Cuadrilla] sites.’ AJ Lucas argues that with the decline of North Sea oil and gas the UK is becoming more reliant on imports. What the report didn’t mention was that there is organised resistance from locals who will most likely be affected. ‘Small earthquakes caused by Cuadrilla’s activity in 2011 saw a moratorium put

in place,’ reports www.thenewshub.com. ‘But once it was lifted the company submitted plans for up to four wells at each of two sites. ‘As one Lancashire councillor pointed out, plans to introduce fracking in the UK wasn’t in any of the election manifestos of the three main parties in the lead-up to the last general election, yet all three are supportive of this new fossil fuel industry in some form.’ Q Editorial page 12

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Local News Byron Solar Revolution March 21 Further to last week’s announcement that Tim Flannery will headline the Byron Solar Revolution on March 21, Richard Denniss from the Australia Institute has had to cancel for personal reasons. Other speakers confirmed include mayor Simon Richardson and CEO of the Australian Sustainability Institute, Colin George. The symposium aims to present contemporary renewable technolgies in action. Additionally the time was incorrectly published last week; it will run from 2 to 6pm. It will be held at Byron ECO Park, near the Tyagarah airstrip, just off the Pacific Highway between Byron Bay and Mullumbimby. For more, visit www. byronSolarRevolution.com.

Meet the candidates The Ocean Shores Community Association (OSCA) will host a Meet the Candidates gathering at the Ocean Shores Community Centre on Rajah Road on March 23 from 7.30pm. All welcome.

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LIQUIDATION One of the many stand-out highlights from the highly lauded Byron Bay International Film Festival was Zen And The Art Of Dying, a documentary feature about Byron-based ‘Deathwalker’, Zenith Virago (pictured right). With her is filmmaker Broderick Fox on Sunday night. Photo Jeff ‘The Art Of Closing Night’ Dawson

New carpark time limits for Byron Woolies north carpark Parking will be soon be restricted to a two-hour time limit in northern end of Woolworths car park, say Council. Located in Jonson Street, the new parking time limits will apply from 9am to 6pm each day and commence in about two weeks’ after new signage is installed.

Byron Shire Council’s infrastructure services director, Phil Holloway, said a five-year agreement had recently been signed with the landowner.

Improve turnover ‘The enforced time limits are being put in place to help improve car space turnover

Public hearings announced for OS Roundhouse site, April 1 The long-running dispute between the Ocean Shores community and Council has moved to a public hearing, to be held April 1. A consultant from Urbanesque Planning Pty Ltd will conduct the hearing in two parts, say Council, being from 11am to 1pm and 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday April 1 at the Ocean

Shores Community Centre, 55 Rajah Road Ocean Shores. Submissions can be made on the planning proposal to reclassify the land. Those wanting to make a submission at the public hearing must notify Council’s Planning Officer, Greg Smith, by 4pm on Friday March 27, by telephoning 6626 7105.

Council amalgamations likely under Baird government money over a ten-year period councils face. A Foley Labor if they borrow money from government will also stand up the government.’ Last week Cr Rhoades to Tony Abbott, who cut $288 million from local councils in said, ‘The ‘Fit for the Future’ reform plan requires counNSW in his first budget.’ ‘Regarding the Liber- cils to indicate by June 30 als’ claims to be spending $1 whether they want to stand billion on councils, this fig- alone, merge with neighbourure is misleading’, they said. ing councils or be classified as ‘$600 million of this is money a rural council. ‘What happens after June from “interest savings”, which would only be realised if coun- 30 is less clear,’ Cr Rhoades cils took out significant loans.’ said. ‘If councils and communities want to voluntarily merge that’s a great thing It’s a position supported by and it deserves 100 per cent LGNSW president Cr Keith support. But if communities Rhoades AFSM, who said last do not want their council to September that, ‘$600 mil- merge, then that decision lion of the incentive pack- should not be forced on them age is based on government – and it certainly shouldn’t be estimates of councils saving forced upon them by stealth.’ North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au continued from page 1

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Cr Rhoades said some LGNSW members had so far indicated they were keen to merge, while others believed they could better serve their communities by standing alone. ‘It’s not an easy decision to make, because there’s the potential for increased efficiencies versus the potential of additional costs – all these things must be taken into account, which is why any amalgamation must be a voluntary choice.’ Cr Rhoades added amalgamations have been unpopular in Western Australia, and local communities were outraged when the QLD government forced Council amalgamations in 2007.

within the Byron Bay town centre.’ He added that longer parking was available on nearby Kingsley and Ruskin Streets or in Somerset Street near the Butler Street Reserve. Council says the fine for overstaying a time limit is $104.

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Local News Drums beat to a new opening

Drums of red rhythm from the Samba Blisstas were on special at the opening of Byron’s new Bunnings store. The store is located in the Byron Arts and Industry estate. Photo Jeff Dawson

Byron Spirit Festival lifts off March 20 Organisers say they are thrilled to present two of the hottest young acts out of Europe and the USA for the March 20 to 22 Byron Spirit Festival weekend.

Pop/roots band Markandeya (Sweden) and Dustin Thomas have joined the lineup for the Mullum festival. Tickets are available at www.spiritfestival.com.au.

Mining donation returned NSW Labor has announced it has returned a donation received from mining corporation Santos Ltd to, ‘ensure there is no doubt in the community’s mind that we are committed to a CSG-free north coast.’ But it’s not good enough for Greens MP Jeremy Buck-

ingham; on Tuesday he called on NSW leader Luke Foley to ‘pressure [his] federal colleagues to return over $90,000 in donations they have received from coal seam gas company Santos over the past two years if they want to restore any credibility.’

Election watch: Ballina electorate votes March 28 It’s like Christmas – there are placards of election cheer adorning homes. And like Santa Claus, promises are everywhere of goodies to be handed out by whoever is elected as our local MP. To get your political fix, visit www.echo.net.au/ election-2015. There’s also a recent BayFM meet the candidates show which is available as soundcloud podcast: https://soundcloud.com/ bayfm/meet-the-candidates.

Presenter Nyck Jeans asked the questions, and the candidates who took part were Paul Spooner (Labor), Kris Beavis (Nats), Jeff Johnson (Ind) Tamara Smith (Greens) and Matt Hartley (Ind). Other candidates who are standing but were not present on the BayFM show were Vyvyan Stott (Christian Democrat) and Greg Zylber (No Land Tax). Angela Pollard from the Animal Justice Party has withdrawn her candidacy.

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Upper Coopers Creek Road nearly finished Road repairs at Upper Coopers Creek are nearing completion, says Council. The construction contract was awarded to

Mainland Civil for approximately $2.6 million, excluding GST. Final work includes completion of revegetation.

Nats MP tours Kulchajam Minister for ageing and disability services, John Ajaka, was in town last week to join Nationals candidate Kris Beavis for a tour of Kulchajam facilities, and to celebrate the funding from the state government’s ‘Community Building Partnership’ infrastructure grant. The funding enables disability access toilets and other infrastructure improvements

at Kulchajam’s arts and cultural hub based in Byron Bay’s arts and industry estate. The minister also met local disability service providers, R.E.D Inc, who currently utilise the Kulchajam kitchen to run classes for youth, and the Byron Bay Herb Nursery, with whom Kulchajam plans to collaborate upon completion of the renovations funded by the grant.

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Govt ‘slashing vital north coast services’ A contingent of Byron Bay community workers and supporters rolled into Lismore last week to join a regional protest against the slashing of funding for the poorest in our community by the Abbott and Baird governments. Paul Spooner, the Labor candidate for Ballina and Byron Bay Community Centre manager, said, ‘Due to changes in state and federal funding, frontline community services are being slashed

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on the north coast.’ He led a ‘Convoy of Concern’ to Lismore to support the Save Our Community Services rally.

Byron emergency accom axed ‘The Byron Community Centre has seen funding lost for its emergency relief program, [which] has been delivered through the centre for 30 years. St Vincent De Paul have had their emergency re-

lief funding cut by 70 per cent. ‘We have lost emergency accommodation for our youth and adults, as the Byron Emergency Accommodation Project (BEAP) and the Byron Youth House have lost funding. ‘Byron Youth Service, the primary provider of youth services in the Byron Shire, has also lost major funding that includes Youth Connections and Links to Learning programs. On top of this, there are no longer face-toface services at Centrelink in Byron Bay,’ he said.

It is a similar story around the state; Australian Services Union NSW deputy secretary Natalie Lang is calling on all candidates to commit to protecting community services. ‘The Baird Government has already devastated special homelessness services and there are more services in his sights, like our local neighbourhood centres and youth services. We need to be looking at long-term funding solutions for community services that will help ensure the vulnerable in our society have somewhere to turn.’

Guitar luthier masterclasses March 26 A Q&A masterclass with guitar-maker Andy Allen from the Maton Custom Shop will be held Thursday

March 26 at the Doublebassment Studios in Byron Bay. Contact Byron Music on 668 5733 to secure a ticket.

Byron bypass ‘drop in’ sessions held Community ‘drop in’ sessions with Council staff will be soon held in Byron Bay. On Thursday March 19, staff will be available to discuss the plans from 7am to 11am at the Byron Bay Farmers Markets, and then from 4pm to 7pm

at the Byron Community Centre. On Thursday March 26, staff will be again available from 7am to 11am at the Byron Bay Farmers Markets, and then from 4pm to 7pm at the Byron Community Centre.

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Vanessa and Arna, or is it, Arna and Vanessa? The No Frills Twins were one of the acts to perform at Saturday’s No CSG benefit at the Byron Red Devil Park. All proceeds went to help communities battling CSG. Photo Jeff Dawson

Byron’s Cottage drop-in centre closes this month The drop-in centre for the homeless and disadvantaged on Fletcher Street, Byron Bay, is set to close at the end of the month. It comes after the Salvation Army withdrew its operational support. The closure was announced in a letter dated March 5 by Salvation Army’s north NSW division commander, major Earle T Ivers. It has been confirmed by Byron Bay street-level mis-

sion leader Myf Evans, who said that changes to government funding models was the main reason for the surprise change. ‘This is very soon and I know a lot of people will be shocked and worried by this news, but the timing is to be in alignment with the roll-out of the new DSS funding and The Salvation Army’s Doorways Casework/ER Program,’ Ms Evans said.

Actions not words on CSG CSG in the Ballina electorate under Labor

CSG in the Ballina electorate under The Nationals

“I don’t want CSG here in the Ballina electorate. But you need a plan to protect our precious water, prime agricultural land and environment – not slogans. The Nationals have drastically wound back Labor’s licences over the last four years, but I need your support on March 28 to make our region CSG-free.”

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Vale Daevid Allen: 1938 – 2015 Cark & Carp by Daevid Allen When i CARK it Like a mangy olde dingo on the Nullabore When Ole man Death decrees: “Get im off get im off he’s been on far too long!” When The bureaucracy of Ego Steals my last goods & services at checkout… When The Grim Reaper knicks my last shiny two buck coin From my cane toad purse To buy me out & snaps the purse shut… When This freckled old long lust poem of flesh Incinerates & sprinkles ashen faced In blue dolphin sunset… I won’t be hangin round to hustle for an epitaph. I’m gonna shoot through Sharp & free & full of curiosity To see what happens next. i mean IS it the light at the end of the TUNNEL Or the BIRTH CANAL? Perchance a bearded bloke with angels or the Buddhist angle? Will i BURN eternally? Relive my own stupidity? Or cop a quick rerun as a free male email virus instead! …till finally retiring as a fullstop in the Byron Babes Book of the Dead. yep When I’ve popped my clogs I want to say I loved my life For all those times of wide eyed wonder When I was that juciest of lovers Kissing life deeply Holding the world in my arms.

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Byron Shire musician, artist and poet Daevid Allen died last Friday March 13 following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 77. Allen recently posted a farewell message to his fans following the return of cancer in his neck. And just over two weeks ago, Allen joined local artists, writers and poets at the Pizza Paradiso in Suffolk Park to perform some of the poetry penned by him and partner Gilli Smyth. Born in Melbourne, Allen co-founded the psychedelic band Soft Machine in 1966 in England. The first Gong album was released in 1969. He moved to the NSW north coast in 1981, and published a memoir, Gong Dreaming, and was the ‘headmaster’ of the University of Errors (www.

universityoferrors.com). Last month, The Echo reprinted an excerpt from his band Gong’s website in which Allen wrote: ‘The cancer is now so well established that I have now been given approximately six months to live. ‘I am not interested in endless surgical operations and in fact it has come as a relief to know that the end is in sight’.

Tribute March 22 A tribute to Daevid is planned for Sunday March 22 at New Brighton Beach from 11.11am. One of his sons,Toby, said, ‘We would love for there to be all of Daevid’s Byron Shire friends and fans to come for a big celebration of life.’ More of Daevid Allen’s work can be found at www. planetgong.co.uk.

$10K funding for events and festivals on offer Ten thousand dollars is on offer in Byron Shire for events and festivals. The newly created funding pool is seeking applications from event organisers who run significant home-grown and emerging events. Up to five events each year will be selected to share in Byron Shire Council’s $10,000 sponsorship support program. Mayor Simon Richardson said the grants have been established to help build community capacity to hold events and encourage organisers to build sustainability principles into their events. ‘This is our opportunity to show support for the types of events we value. From sporting, spiritual, food, art and music, Council’s grant funding aims to encourage local events that will showcase the very best of our people, produce and place,’ he said. Find out more on Council website www.byron.nsw.gov. au or phone events and grants officer Claire McGarry on 02 6626 7312. All applications must be received by April 17, 2015.

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A contingent of northern rivers farmers delivered bags of manure to the office of Lismore MP Thomas George and the Nationals campaign office of Kris Beavis in Ballina last week. Kyogle farmer Peter Stackhouse told media outside Mr George’s office that farmers were sick of the ‘bullshit’

coming from the Nationals regarding the government’s coal seam gas policy. ‘Good farming country around Lismore, Kyogle, Nimbin, Coraki, out west past Urbenville and right down to Maclean will all be up for grabs,’ he said. The protest follows news that the biggest drilling company in Australia, AJ Lucas, purchased the largest gas li-

cence in the region, PEL 445 [See story page 2]. Bentley farmer Peter Nielsen said farmers were sick of the Nationals’ weak policies on CSG. Mr Nielson said the purchase by AJ Lucas made it more likely that northern rivers communities would be facing the spectre of a gas drilling invasion if the Liberal/National government were returned to power.

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NBNco ignores residents’ protests The corporation tasked with the the rollout of NBN towers and fixed lines across the country has ignored pleas to halt a controversial tower being built close to residents at Clothiers Creek, west of Cabarita Beach. It comes despite legal advice from the residents which they claim says the construction is illegal. A press release from residents says, ‘advice from Peter McEwen SC, the most senior environment and local government barrister in NSW says, in essence: “The current construction of an NBN tower at Hammond Drive does not have a valid approval and is therefore illegal.”’ The residents also say they were forced to pay for the advice in the absence of any government representation to fight the NBN tower. Ironically NBNco is a government-run corporation. The residents say, ‘NBN/ Visionstream have continually insisted that the development didn’t need council planning approval. This DA process would provide greater transparency, provision of more comprehensive documentation, formal and proper con-

Clothiers Creek residents west of Cabarita have had to fork out the cash to pay for legal advice that they say proves an NBN tower under construction is illegal.

sideration of the location by the council and rights of independent appeal for residents.’

NBNco replies But NBNco says it ‘confirmed with Tweed Shire Council that it complies with all statutory planning, environmental and health and safety laws under ISEPP’ at the site. A spokesperson told The Echo, ‘As such, NBN does not intend to provide any further information regarding compliance and intends to continue with the construction of the fixed-wireless facility at Clothiers Creek.’ Additionally, residents say they sought, but were denied, access to the legal advice purportedly obtained by Tweed

Shire Council on the matter. But a Tweed Council spokesperson told The Echo that legal advice advising Council on its development assessment function ‘is confidential communication subject to legal professional privilege.’

Council mute on legal advice ‘Therefore, the advice given to Council on the Clothiers Creek NBN works was provided and received under an expressed obligation of nondisclosure. This was explained in correspondence to a representative of the residents. ‘Given the public interest in this matter, the essence of the legal advice was commu-

nicated to residents to ensure they were informed, without dishonouring the confidentiality in which the legal advice was provided to Council. And residents also took aim at politicians and bureaucrats, who they say gave no support ‘at local government, state or federal government level’.

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MP Elliot replies But federal Labor MP Justine Elliot told The Echo, ‘My door is always open and I have previously met with this group of residents from Clothiers Creek concerning the NBN tower and have made direct representations to the minister for communications in the Abbott government. I’ve also been contacted by other locals expressing a very positive view regarding the rollout of NBN in Clothiers Creek. ‘If anyone wants to raise any further issues about NBNco I encourage locals to contact me and I will continue to make representations to NBNco and also to the minister for communications in the Abbott government.’ Residents, including children, have taken a bloodcount test.

Birthday bash and Bangalow Parklands info session The Bangalow Parklands have announced an unusual birthday celebration for the ninetieth anniversary of the opening of the Byron Creek swimming pool. Parklands team co-ordinator, Christobel Munson, says the occassion ‘was the perfect time to acknowledge the incredibly hard work put in by early residents of Bangalow in building and establishing this fantastic resource – the Bangalow Parklands and weir.’ The event will be held at the All Souls Anglican Church Hall on Sunday

Photo from a 1920s Bangalow swimming carnival.

March 22 from 2.30 to 4pm. Further to the celebrations, Ms Munson says her team ‘has been beavering away to find a way to bring the weir and park

back to a semblance of their former glory since the wall of the weir began to disintegrate in 2010.’ As such, a community

information session will be facilitated by Bangalow ‘MC to the stars’ Mick O’Regan. The occasion will provide an opportunity for the Bangalow community to be updated on progress regarding repairs to the weir wall and to hear all the ideas being currently explored. ‘A representative of Byron Council will attend to describe the plans afoot which will see a number of facilities in the park rejuvenated.’ For more information, contact Christobel Munson on 0427 872 244 or Terry Bleakley on 0428 712 525.

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Bored with CSG yabber Apart from hospitals, schools, and poles and wires, coal seam gas (CSG) is a hot-button election topic for the upcoming March 28 NSW election. While it’s a position most independents and Greens have been consistent on for years, it’s heartening to see the two old parties bending to public concern. Locally, both Labor and Nationals candidates can’t stop yammering about how they will stop CSG if elected. But the problem for the Nats is that they are tied to the Libs and their ‘gas plan’. Similarly there’s only a moratorium thought bubble from Labor, which excludes some rather large and controversial projects currently underway. The big picture of course is that NSW and the nation need a transitional plan to renewables instead of just repeating ‘No CSG.’ That plan is already available at bze.org.au and is estimated to take ten years. Unfortunately it’s been largely ignored by mainstream media. While Labor is yet to release its fossil fuel transition or renewables policy, it’s worth examining how the coalition’s cozy relationship with the Minerals Council, for example, is progressing in the climate change age. It so happens the NSW government has a ‘plan’ on renewables! At just 19 pages long, it’s called the NSW Renewable Energy Action Plan – Annual Report 2014. So what’s been achieved in the past year? For one, there’s ‘supporting and facilitating’ AGL’s $450 million, 155-megawatt solar flagship projects in Nyngan and Broken Hill. There’s also waffle about improving bureaucracy, community input, research and development and producing policies. But is giving one of the country’s biggest polluters a huge advantage in the renewables sector the best pathway to reducing emissions and lowering the cost to the consumer? Not according to a recent report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. It claims subsidies to fossil fuel corporations prevent ‘a crucial transition to renewable energy sources.’ The report from December last year also finds that ‘fossil fuel subsidies provide benefits to fossil-fuelled incumbents that are preventing new renewable energy entrants access to the market.’ Do large polluting corporations really have to be the major supplier of renewable energy? A truly free market would allow smaller players onto the field to encourage competition. Hans Lovejoy, editor

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ony Abbott’s brain snap describing the Indigenous outstation movement was not only crass, unthinking and deeply offensive; it was just plain wrong, and wrong on a whole series of different levels. The full quote revealed the width of its ignorance: ‘What we can’t do is endlessly subsidise lifestyle choices if these lifestyle choices are not conducive to the kind of full participation in Australian society that everyone should have,’ he told ABC radio in Kalgoorlie. First and most obviously, the outstation movement is not a lifestyle choice in any accepted sense of the phrase. It has little to do with a leisurely move to sell up a vastly expensive inner-city property and career to settle in a comfortable seaside resort, to sit by the pool with a chilled bottle of chardonnay and a few Vogue magazines beside the table. The move to the outstations was driven not by self-indulgence but by necessity, at times by desperation; the urban ghettoes of the cities had become sinkholes of degradation and misery, for those who have been forced off their traditional lands and for those who had immigrated to them in the vain hope of employment, and more importantly for their children, whose future was being blighted by alcoholism, drugs and violence. A return to the bush was their only recourse; it offered not a comfortable and relaxed retirement, but rescue. They were looking to regain the remnants of their culture, their country and their old ways — a lifestyle, if you like, but one steeped in many generations of tradition. And they were not demanding endlessly subsidies, but the bare necessities – those that would be expected by right by all Australians. They asked for shel-

ter, water, some source of power and transport, communications and a modicum of welfare – in precisely the way the government is prepared to provide for remote and isolated communities throughout the land. These communities can be increasingly unviable; economic rationalists rail at what they see as the futility of propping up farms which can no longer become profitable, mining towns which have passed their use-by date, settlements passed by the major production routes, and many other communities which

funded lifestyle choice? Superannuation tax concessions for the rich, rebates for private hospital care, handouts for the wealthy schools of wealthy parents – all go into the pot. Abbott’s now deferred paid parental leave bonanza is one of the few which has been seriously challenged. And at times there is not even a pretence of justification to give greedy voters what they believe to be their due in offering to fund their lifestyle choices, especially during election times.

For Abbott to single out the most needy and deprived of them, the wretched of the outstation movement, is not only unfair; it is just irrational.

by Mungo MacCallum cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be able to involve themselves in the full participation of Australian society. But the people cling to their land and governments are generally willing to help them survive, and indeed make a virtue of doing so. So those in need receive subsidised education and health care, transport and communications as a matter of course, not to mention drought and flood relief, and many other forms of assistance – the diesel fuel rebate and the superphosphate bounty to name but two. An entire political party, the Nationals, is devoted – or at least was – to funding a lifestyle choice to live in rural and regional environments, however remote, inconvenient and expensive they may have become. But governments go much further than that; the cities are also pampered when it suits. What is middle- and upper-class welfare but taxpayer

The politicians scour the country for the opportunity to raid the pork barrel; electorates are showered with benefits. Parks and gardens, sporting facilities, performance venues, upgraded bus stops – there are no limits. Many years ago Gough Whitlam’s staff used to joke that when they flew into a new electorate, they would look out the window: if they saw a river they would promise a dam, if they didn’t they would promise a College of Advanced Education. Only the lifestyle choices have changed. Obviously this is particularly rife in marginal electorates, which live from triennium to triennium on the certain beneficence of taxpayers’ funds, but the grateful winners are not denied either: in 2013 Tony Abbott’s opulent constituency of Warringah received a handsome grant to tart up Brookvale Oval. Some of these projects can be called worthy, but many are clearly simply electoral bribes,

based on what the politicians see as enhancing their own self interest in getting re-elected – funding their lifestyles, in fact. For Abbott to single out the most needy and deprived of them, the wretched of the outstation movement, is not only unfair; it is just irrational. Funding taxpayers’ lifestyles is precisely what governments do. So why did Abbott, who prides himself on his empathy with Aboriginal Australians, say something so silly? The cynical will say that it was a deliberate ploy: Abbott was determined to shore up his support both among the hard-line conservatives in the party room who insist that he must abandon any remaining attempt to play Mr Nice Guy, and more importantly to the populists in the electorate who have always regarded his commitment to Aborigines as a distraction, and one that could be far better spent on benefits conferred on themselves. Well, perhaps. But there is an old and well-tested adage in politics that if you have to choose between a conspiracy theory or a stuff-up, nine times a out of ten it will be the stuff-up. The simplest answer is almost certainly the right one: Tony Abbott, in spite of all his protestations of reform, of consultation, of listening to the people, has reverted to the habit of a lifetime and shot his mouth off and refused to recant or apologise; he will bluff it out and to hell with the consequences, even if it means that all his plans for reconciliation and his memorial as the prime minister of Aboriginal affairs who delivered the long awaited constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australia has to be ditched. Perhaps, in the excitement of the last few weeks, he has been just a bit punch drunk. Yes, the same old Tony Abbott.

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Mental health support needed While the Byron District Hospital New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association branch does not object to the building of the sub-acute mental health unit on the health campus at the new Byron Central Hospital, it is concerned regarding existing infrastructure to support mental health patients on discharge. While we understand that some patients admitted

to the unit will return to their homes on discharge, we believe that, inevitably, there will be some patients who do not have a home or support following discharge. Byron Shire already has an unquantifiable number of homeless people, many of whom have mental health issues. Short- and medium-term mental health post-discharge accommodation is extremely scarce.

We have been informed that the funding of emergency social services to Byron Community Centre has been reduced recently. This centre plays a vital role in provision of a myriad of services including the Homeless Breakfast, Liberation Larder and the Fletcher Street drop-in centre. We therefore ask that the community acts to support vulnerable and marginalised

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gested roadway. The second is to increase capacity to get there, but not by car! Turning over the rail corridor to private transport is clearly wrong. Setting up public transport within the corridor would be smart, along with a place to park cars (probably at a location where the road became too Congestion woes Byron Council’s transport ad- skinny). Stops along the route visory committee learnt on March 12 that bus operations make sense, where there are on the trunk roads into Byron population densities – they Bay are extremely hampered wouldn’t have to park before by congestion on those roads. they ride. Sharing the public The public transport system transport corridor with bikes and pedestrians would also is failing. Car drivers are also sore- be fine, where it’s safe. If you were a state govly aware of the congestion. Proposals to double the car ernment who imposed extra lanes into Byron may appear population in a growth area to help but experience with and who invited visitors by all road expansion programs car with a spanking new freeshows that, once the new ca- way, surely you would make pacity is ‘discovered’, it moves the rail corridor the prime the congestion to where the public transport carrier. Neiupgrade finishes and com- ther of the old-party governpounds it as well. Or are we ments have any track record going to double the width of of doing that. every road in the Shire? Cr Duncan Dey There are two real answers Main Arm to traffic congestion. The first is to decrease the need/desire Q The rail trail is an excelto drive cars to the destina- lent initiative that should tion at the end of the con- benefit both locals and tour-

ists, and I think it will be well frequented. However, I agree with Cr Basil Cameron that we shouldn’t rip up the existing train lines to make the corridor solely a bike trail. The rail, and perhaps light rail, are not the panacea for our transport woes, and the congested roads we face every day, but it could be part of a suite of solutions that go to assist our traffic problems. In particular, I suggest that the transport issues into and around Byron Bay are a key consideration for future planning needs of the town. This leads me to the view that the rail corridor should be preserved for transport uses that are compatible with a rail trail being constructed in those sections. I applaud the rail trail initiative, but I do not believe we have the luxury of throwing out potential solutions to our congested roads. Paul Spooner Labor candidate for Ballina

Surely it would be more economical to keep the outback schools and medical centres funded and stop the investment in roads, tunnels and other infrastructure in the big cities. After all, the people living in the cities have made a lifestyle choice to do so. Why should the government pay for their enjoyment? Ron Bay Suffolk Park

Head shaking Zero emissions? What a joke! Not that I have an issue with the goal, but Byron? Beneath the hippy Shangri-la marketing, Byron is a small town that can’t figure out such basics as toilet blocks, crosswalks, potholes, tree planting and green bins. Recycling rates here lag, and despite being as flat as a pancake, the Byron bike trail network is pathetic and hasn’t seen any improvement in years. Public transportation is almost non-existent. While some clamour for a rail trail, and others for trains, it is highly likely that most locals

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week, major mining firm A J Lucas moved to buy coal seam gas licences in the northern rivers and other parts of NSW for $2.5 million. This gas licence covers Lismore, Clunes, Bexhill, Nimbin and the drinking water catchment for Byron and Ballina shires. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ominous sign for our community. This company is making an investment decision to buy gas licences because they know that, after the state election, the Liberals and Nationals intend to roll out coal seam gas. We are facing a crossroads on March 28. Vote Green if you want a statewide ban on CSG mining to protect our land and water. Tamara Smith Greens candidate

Q On the important local issues the Nationals have let the community down. Their ongoing support for coal seam gas (CSG) mining in the northern rivers proves that they no longer

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continued from page 13 of Planning and Environment from which issued one pro-forma letter with no relevance to the West Byron development, as well as to the premier who forwarded his submission on to the DoPE, it appears that this department is the dead-letter dropbox of the NSW government. A strategic decision was made to transfer communication and submissions to the Dept of Environment, which was promptly sent to the Office of Environment and Heritage. Finally a relevant communique which did address many of the issues related to the development of West By-

ron; while also saying that the DoPE was the consent authority and communication needs to be addressed to them. This is how our efficient government departments work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all passing the buck to the deadletter office of DoPE! However, the OEH stated they had made several submissions to the DoPE on the West Byron Urban Release rezoning proposal and most of the interests that concerned them have been satisfactorily addressed, including sulfate soils and flooding issues. Some issues that still concerned them related to certain zoning areas that they recommended chang-

ing; having flexibility within the DCP to allow the consent authority to consider environmental impacts in line with the avoid-mitigate-offset approach and consideration given to both the E2 and E3 zones with respect to the rehabilitation of conservation areas. Did the DoPE adopt any of their recommendations or did they fall on deaf ears in the DoPEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dead-letter department? It seems that, as per Dailan Pughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter in The Echo March 4, that it is still totally acceptable to rezone â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a third of the koala habitat for houses and shops, to allow acid sulfate soils to be drained

down to a metre without further assessmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. This DCP is an affront to the long years of knowledge and expertise gained by all the environment scientists, biologists, and others who know what the dire consequences of such an intensive development will be. It is an insult to the whole community who trusted the Baird government, who stated that they would not take LEPs away from communities (Quentin Dempsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last 7.30 NSW program Nov 2014). Shame on you, Pru Goward and Premier Baird. Robbie Winter-Blick Byron Bay

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landholders the legal right to refuse coal seam gas mining on their property was voted down by Liberal and Labor senators in the federal parliament last week. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, another senate motion to ban coal and gas mining on the fertile Liverpool Plains was also voted down by Labor and the Liberals with National Party MPs disgracefully removing themselves from the parliament so they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to cast a vote! We know the Nationals support CSG mining, but how can we trust the Labor Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promises locally when their federal colleagues are facilitating this toxic industry across the nation? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about time the old parties grew a backbone and actually stood up for the interests of their communities. Clearly only the Greens have any credibility on this issue. Bec Talbot Mullumbimby

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Letters Dealing with weeds The eradication of Coral Tree from Wilsons Creek and Huonbrook has begun, with huge support from our community and a great team on the ground. We know that we need communitylevel action, with the support of stakeholders including Council, Rous Water, Crown Lands, Essential Energy, and hopefully Telstra. Thank you, everyone, for the enthusiastic participation, offers of assistance and creative suggestions for dealing with problems. There will be many problems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dying Coral Tree

smells unpleasant and dead wood will fall into creeks, albeit with steadily decreasing quantities of problematic live wood. We will be blamed for everything that goes wrong in every flood, but this is not a reason to delay action. After years of planning, mapping, seeking expert advice, talking with the community and applying for funding, the NSW Environmental Trust has made the three-year project possible. It is a one-off opportunity to take our creeks and rainforests into the future without this competitive and environmentally degrading weed.

We acknowledge and respect the objections of those who oppose the project, including a letter writer (Echo, March 11). The last thing we want is to see divisions in a community which collectively wants the best for our beautiful and biodiverse valleys. We have already talked through some concerns, and found some ways to work together. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keep talking. Our project is conducted safely, legally, with multitudinous paperwork, licences, approvals and grant conditions, all of which are available for the asking. We use stem-injection techniques

with low-toxicity herbicides. Wilsons Creek Huonbrook Landcare (WCHL) does not use Monsantoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roundup and does not support the activities of Monsanto. WCLH email and phone contacts are readily accessible. We would love to hear from you. Barbara Stewart President, Wilsons Creek Huonbrook Landcare Inc Marg East Project Manager

Bruns PoM The credibility of a minister lies with the fearless and forthright advice from his staff. In the case of Minis-

ter Kevin Humphries his office stated his government had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;worked closelyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with the community regarding its Brunswick Heads foreshore development plans, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;adheres to a strict statutory process when finalising draft Plans of Management (PoM)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The only escape route left for the minister is that he was misled. The community was not consulted in the preparation of the 2014 PoM. Instead, documented consultation was partial and biased in favour of commercial interests. The planned exhibition period fell over the Christ-

mas/New Year period and for that reason was extended; 158 submissions were received while the spirit and intent of the change.org petition was ignored. The 41 recommended amendments to the draft PoM ignored major items brought up in submissions. They are best summed up as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;peanuts to the peasantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The two information sessions held during the exhibition period were appalling. North Coast Holiday Parks gave multiple answers to the same question, outrightly refused to answer questions on continued on page 18

3VVRPUN H[ >LZ[ )`YVU MYVT H KPMMLYLU[ HUNSL 0 ^V\SK SPRL [V WYV]PKL ZVTL JSLHY Z\IZ[HU[PH[LK MHJ[Z [V YLM\[L ZVTL VM [OL JSHPTZ ILPUN THKL HIV\[ [OL >LZ[ )`YVU KL]LSVWTLU[ I sincerely believe it will create a stronger community by providing much needed housing and employment whilst also helping to regenerate a substantial area of degraded land. This land as you can see by the plan below is almost 90% abandoned cattle grazing pastures. To allow people to believe that large tracts of environmentally sensitive land will be ripped up or destroyed is just scare mongering. The truth is that almost half of the land, 100 acres (40ha) is designated for environmental management and conservation creating a significant and substantial improvement on what has been there for decades. This development will potentially roll out over 10 to 15 years. It will be an important part of keeping the balance between a stable residential population and an ever increasing tourism population: Whilst 1.5million tourists and visitors create 28,000 vehicle movements a week it is hard

( IHSHUJL VM SHYNL HUK ZTHSS SV[Z is wise planning, but it defies logic to blatantly continue to say the whole 55 ha developable land will be filled with miniature homes on 150 m2 lots.

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to imagine how 1,000 families movements added to the mix over a decade or two will be as disastrous as claimed We are fortunate to have a large tract of land that is suitable for development which is close to established infrastructure and services. West Byron is a 15 minute walk to town or a 5 minute cycle. Urban sprawl and lack of services isolates communities and forces them into cars whilst close proximity to town encourages leaving the car at home. The State Government has addressed this issue by requesting a developerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voluntary contribution of $8 Million for local road upgrades. Not an insignificant amount. If you own or rent a house anywhere in the shire you have a developer to thank for it. When the suburb where you live was developed your neighbours possibly fought fiercely to keep you out. I believe it is now time for us to embrace and welcome this new community.

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One of the most prolific misconceptions around West Byron is that all 240 koalas who live in the entire Byron Coastal area of 13, 500 hectares somehow also live on the 105 ha of West Byron when in fact no breeding koalas have been sighted there. Only two koalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were identified in the Biolink study of 2012. Both of those were males who are known to roam looking for a mate. 23 ha of restoration is proposed to strengthen presently fragmented koala movement corridors Unashamedly using the koala as an excuse to gain followers is unforgiveable and those who have been misled should be wary of those who continually propagate this misconception.

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Mudhoney Beauty Mudhoney Beauty has re-opened above the well-known Mudhoney Hair Salon in Byron Bay on Browning St. Kamon, the manager of the beauty and day spa, has been working in Byron Bay for some years and brings know-how and passion to the business. Mudhoney Beauty uses the 100 per cent organic and Australian-made product La Clinica for all beauty treatments, and offers facials, massages, nail treatments, waxing and spraytan. Mudhoney Beauty also offers Bio Sculpture Gel nails as well as Shellac for a complete nail offering. ‘Everybody loves the feel and look of the salon as well as the convenience of being able to have their hair done downstairs and then just step upstairs to get the beauty treatment,’ says Kamon. 15 Browning Street, Byron Bay. Phone 6685 5545.

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the carpark in Torakina, 92 per cent opposed the deck in Banner Park, 67 per cent did not support a network of pathways and 67 per cent did not support new lighting. The results were similar for non-residents attending the meeting. Any political party contesting the upcoming March election ought to declare their position in support of a suspension of the PoM and an independent investigation into the process of their preparation. Patricia Warren Brunswick Heads

Keep Bruns low-key My wife and I have now come from England to Brunswick Heads three times over three years because we so love its undeveloped nature, including the naturalness of the foreshore and parks. The lack of manmade walkways as at other towns is to us part of the attraction, so we would be very disappointed to see a walkway, or to see the parks seriously eaten into for parking, as currently proposed. If the works are totally necessary, the key point will be keeping the rural feel of the foreshore. This will mean not using concrete road kerbs, tarmac, street lighting, intrusive railings, etc. Having seen the effect of road kerbs and lighting on a section of road in our English rural district – how it suddenly felt urban – we would strongly urge that

these materials are not used. Please do not give the village a Queensland resort feel. Mark Raes Chiltington, Sussex

Go to Council I would like to appeal to concerned residents of Byron Shire to go to the next Council meeting, which is on Thursday March 26. It starts with public access at 9am; after that there is a break and the Council meeting starts for real at 10.30am. The reason for my appeal is that only the few people who have been going to the meetings since Rose Wanchap, who was voted in as a Green and then changed sides, are aware of the usual pattern of voting now. It is five to the ‘over-developer’ bloc, and four to the ‘protect Byron’ block. At the last council meeting many of us walked out after witnessing this vote happening. We were feeling very emotional, sad and angry at this, our beautiful Shire, and especially Byron Bay, being legislated to destruction. I know that Paul Spooner, Basil Cameron, the mayor and Duncan Dey were extremely upset after the meeting, but what can they do? It doesn’t matter how wonderful a speech they make they will not get the vote. It’s time more people joined in to support these councillors; at least look and see what is happening. The other five councillors support development at almost

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Rail trail opportunity Rail trails have been a success in many parts of the world and now we have the opportunity to build one right here. I understand the state government has promised a very large contribution to the construction of a suitable and safe rail trail where adults and children alike can walk or ride bikes through some spectacular scenery. It will be winding through villages where people can pull over, eat and shop and rest, and thus contribute a good deal of money to these villages between Casino and Murwillumbah. I certainly don’t have youth on my side and I won’t ever see it, for I am now 91 years old and a resident of Feros Village in Bangalow, but I can still envisage what a bit of confidence in this project could bring about. Please don’t muck around any longer, make the decision to do it and get started. Future generations will thank us for having the foresight to introduce rail trails to this area. Thelma Wheeler Bangalow

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Last week I highlighted the Shearwater canteen in a brief history of its custodians and spoke on the effect that a creative, eclectic and healthy menu can have on students. I know this through experience, and no experience could support such an idea more than the creation of a new canteen in Mullumbimby High School in 2009. It was the Shearwater Steiner School’s canteen that led on to the Mullumbimby High School’s present canteen. At the time and from where I stood (behind the counter), this seemed to be a shot in the arm for the esteem of this school after the dark time that had come upon it. The challenge to bring Shearwater’s canteen model to Mullum High became a reality after all hell broke loose in the schoolyard and food was the last thing anyone was speaking of. I’ll not rehash the details, short of stating the fact that a series of events created a fundamental shift away from a culture that appeared to be present in the schoolyard at the time. The school’s then-principal, Ian Graham, with the help of the school’s administrator, Alex McAuley, had the foresight to speak with me about operating their canteen shortly after it had been vacated. Their call in bringing in the canteen model that had developed at Shearwater over the years brought to Mullumbimby High a positive

and significant change. In order to bring some kind of stability to the extraordinary circumstances of this time, Ian Graham supported the mammoth task and effort that was required for us to bring this menu in. The school approached the new relationship in a way that demonstrated an intelligence not always present in bureaucratic systems. When completed, the initial changes required for this culinary shift saw the school canteen serving an extensive range of food and drinks that weren’t staples in the public-school sector. A schoolyard that appeared to have a tangible disquiet about it was transformed over the opening weeks of the new canteen. The general esteem and healthy glow that had been missing from students began to return and soon were present on a daily basis. This appeared to be, for the most part, the natural business of re-balancing the way of life in the playground – just the ticket for an organic change to occur. What I witnessed was the esteem born of the choices offered students and the associated behaviour that seemed to be manifest with this positive development – quite literally; it was food for the soul. After an intensive threeyear operation at Mullumbimby High School, it was time again to consolidate and pass on the custodianship of the canteen. Enter Jodee Sydney, a known foodie and hospitality professional in the Shire, and again a parent, who had the essential ingre-

Above: Jodee Sydney, a colourful and caring reign as canteen operator. Top right: Real fruits used in the juice, frappe and smoothie bar – no added anything. Right: Funny and motivating statements adorn the canteen.

dients for this role – skill and caring. Jodee has brought her personal industry knowhow and embellished the canteen with a natural talent and a theatrical streak. A sense of fun and colour is now a part of the equation here. A fresh and bright coat of paint and Jodee provided the Mullumbimby High School with a vibrancy that demonstrates how the individual can provide influence to an important environment within the school system. The experience for the students is simple: instead of waiting to go out into the world for some quality culinary experiences, they’re surrounded by those choices while at school. Real foods, real quality and an education of expectation that normally kicks off later in life. Here it’s mango, berries and fruits juiced and frapped with smoothies accompanying freshly prepared foods. Looking around you’ll see more encouragement beyond the plate – a board displays a motivating axiom for the students to digest: ‘Throw your dreams out in front of you and run ahead to catch them’. Jodee is retiring soon from

the canteen here. I asked her how she sums up her involvement in the Mullum High canteen. ‘I consider myself totally and intrinsically entwined in the community here; the students, teachers and the parents. I feel really appreciated for the high energy, my contributions and my time spent here – it’s been a very satisfying role,’ Jodee told me.

Throwing out bad habits I recently was taken on a tour of the local Shearwater Steiner school’s waste-management initiative. This grassroots recycling and sustainability program showcases this school’s serious commitment to the education of their students and the practical enabling of the sorting of waste within the school itself. Tony Bruce, the school canteen’s operator, is buying and supplying 99 per cent recyclable and compostable products. The school has onsite a working vertical composting unit, and one of the most passionate exponents of this

important subject, Nadia de Souza Petramale. Nadia demonstrates and educates the students on how this system of recycling and composting

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THE BELOVED ONE-TIME LOCAL RESIDENT JO JO SMITH RETURNS

KELLIE KNIGHT AND THE DAZE HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE NORTH COAST’S SOUL AND FUNK SCENE SINCE THEIR INCEPTION FIVE YEARS AGO. After years of honing tunes in a live arena, they have released a long-awaited single Twisted, a song that won them Jazz Song of the Year at the recent NCEIA music awards, submitted before the final mix was even finished. Kellie, maybe tell me about how you came to be a musician. Did you grow up in a musical family? What was it that ignited your passion for song? My family are all musical: my dad plays guitar and sings, my brother has a great voice and guitar style too. What are the songs that have affected you most, the ones that you end up thinking, damn I wish I’d written that? Too many songs to name. Which song would I like to have written myself? My own will do, but I’m grateful for the contributions of others’ songcraft touching and shaping my musical life! How have you developed as a musician in your style and approach from the beginning of your career? I’m, in essence, a team player and love collaborating with a strong team, which I’m blessed to have. How hard is it to find a style or an ‘authentic voice’ in music? Authenticity is created with intention, I think. The intention to connect honestly with one’s emotions/spirit and then sing from that space. If it’s pure fun for us, then it’s pure fun for the crowd as well.

Tell me about the single. Our single Twisted was born from a single descending sax line I had whirling around in my head. It’s a jazz-infused funk tale of a sax player dealing with unrequited love by ‘blowing’ with the band. What is your songwriting approach – how do you work up a song for your sets? Songs come in different ways. Sometimes I’m walking along the beach and a riff or hook comes into my head and I’ll go home and write it down. Other times I’m hearing whole melodies in my head that I later shape the lyric around. What should we expect for your single launch at the Rails? Expect to have fun with us. Expect a fresh new sound… we have some new players. Expect the groove delivered with some giant improvisation and power vocals up front and expect a free digital download to our new single!

Kellie Knight and the Daze will be celebrating with a single launch on Friday at The Rails. The Daze are: Kellie Knight (vocal), Paul Brewer (bass), Jamie Pattugalan (drums), Matt Day (guitar), with special guests Dylan Curnow (keys), Martha Bartz (sax), Mark Heazlett (backing vocal) and Rebecca Ireland (backing vocal).

FOR A VERY SPECIAL SOLO CONCERT AT WILSONS CREEK THIS SATURDAY. Smith reminisces to when she first arrived in the place she calls ‘beautiful Mullumbimby’. ‘I first visited Mullum in 1985. My first outing was to a school fete at the Wilsons Creek Hall. It was unforgettable. I am not telling you what happened! I will one day. ‘It was absolutely hilarious! It was thinking back to that time that made me want to play Wilsons Creek Hall on my own, exactly 30 years later. I lived in the area for about 16 years. The first house I had was a banana shed in Coopers Lane. There was no power and bush plumbing. My first day in the banana shed I got bogged and then met the landlady; it was pouring and I was covered in leeches. She took me to a waterhole and all of a sudden she was naked and diving in the waterhole and she came up with a pipe said, “This is the filter; it comes away sometimes”. She had no clothes on and she was standing there with a pipe. She told me to go down the creek, follow the pipe, and when I found the end she wanted me to suck on it! I couldn’t believe it – what if there were leeches in the pipe?’ And that was Jo Jo’s first lesson in how to get the water running when you live in a banana shed. It certainly knocked the city out of her and gave her an unquenchable thirst for country life. Jo Jo believes the place changes you. ‘I reckon living with snakes around makes you braver! We had two of them in the water cupboard. One was a black and one was a tiger. I was freaked – it was full on – it was great. The bath was on the balcony and you went down the steps straight onto the road. I remember looking and saying I didn’t know if I’d ever bathe here! As it turned out, I loved that bath; I never got out of it. It was insane – we’d have Seventh-Day

Adventists knocking on the wood saying can we come in? I’d be like, “Fuck off, I’m in the bath!”’ Jo Jo is excited about heading north. She now lives in Violet Town, a pretty little place near Mt Bulla in Victoria, where other notable creatives such as Michael Leunig are also local residents. Smith is passionate about her music. ‘I love this little solo thing. I want to play up close and intimate, move in close and talk to the audience…’ There is a powerful humanity in Jo Jo’s performance, something that never fails to root audiences to the spot. ‘I have been thinking a lot about peace lately. I am an Aquarian and I want peace in this world so badly! I can’t bear to think of future generations and what they’ll have to face up to. Everyone is making these crazy decisions; why go to war? I just can’t get my head around it.’ There will always be a place for protest music, says Jo Jo, because someone has to point out that there is always another way. Something she believes she found in a banana shed all those years ago! ‘I love coming up here. Some of my best friends are still here, so every time I play music I celebrate music in my life, and the wonderful musicians I know and the fact that I am still that I’m doing it.’ Is she ever! Jo Jo Smith, the woman with the voice that melts you in half – at Wilsons Creek Hall on Saturday arvo from 3pm. Solo, with support from Mark Haezlett. Tix are $25 on sale at the Bookshop in Mullumbimby – 6684 1413. For those wanting to catch Jo Jo at a very intimate house concert in Lismore on Sunday 22 March 3–5pm, ring Georgina Pollard on 0417 640 369.

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TEA FOR ONE Following a mammoth year of recording and touring in Canada and Australia, Jeff Martin hits the road in solo acoustic mode touching down at the Byron Brewery this Saturday. Don’t miss Jeff Martin, armed with a bunch of new material under his belt, as he performs around the country this autumn. Expect to hear acoustic versions of tracks from The Ocean At The End, as well as some classic Tea Party – and the odd little surprise.

BOMBASTIC ROCK EXPLOSION Samskara Radio is a bombastic psychedelic rock explosion, haunting and bitter-sweet, euphoric and transformative. The project is by Simon Marrocco, who is predominately known in Australia as a yoga teacher, but as a songwriter he has been collaborating with Jeff Martin, legendary producer and frontman of the band The Tea Party to create the album Samskara Radio. Bangalow Bowlo on Saturday. Presale Tix: $15 + bf. www.bangalowbowlo.com.au. Door Tix: $20 Doors: 6pm Show: 7pm

THE INTOXICATING SPIRIT OF DUSTIN THOMAS UKE NIGHTS MARCH WITH GOSPEL

Renowned for his infectious blend of beat-box/ soul folk and armed with a voice, a guitar and universal anthems of love, faith and war, Dustin Thomas continues to inspire hearts around the world on his mission of music, joy and peace. Dustin explains: ‘I started writing these songs last year while living in Byron during the time of the Bentley Blockade. It was powerful and inspiring watching a community come together and stand up for their rivers and waters and aquifers.’ Both these trail-blazing acts join other select musicians and ceremonial creators for at the Mullum Civic Hall on Saturday.

HAPPY AFRICA Want to get into the spirit of Africa? Reggae music, west African dancing and drumming and world music? Then come along this Saturday night to the Byron Youth Activities Centre. A drug- and alcohol-free event for the whole family. Get high on life together with the music and beats of the Happy Africa Band, River City Rangers, Mayhem for Mary, Lilobsi (dance tribute) and Kobya Penguins. 7pm. $10 Youth. $15 Adult.

TIKI TAANE ON STAGE This humble talent with just his guitar, his loop pedal and his sensational voice has the ability to provide acoustic mashups and remixes that will blow your mind. Tiki took it upon his individuality to go solo and woo the world with his double-platinum hit Always On My Mind the gorgeous Lullaby and the infamous F*#k the Police performance that took to the headlines. At the Hotel Great Northern on Thursday.

Hailing from the New South Wales town of Kiama, The Vanns burst from the shadows of their rusty farm shed two years ago to deliver the sound of infectious, earthy, guitar-driven rock. Over the last few months The Vanns have toured Australia with the likes of Sticky Fingers, Kingswood, The Griswolds, Jinja Safari, Dappled Cities, Northeast Party House, Steve Smyth, Hey Geronimo and many more. At the Hotel Brunswick on Friday from 7pm.

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MARKANDEYA AT SPIRIT FESTIVAL IN MULLUMBIMBY AT THE CIVIC HALL ON SATURDAY

This March, Miss Amber and Stukulele’s Uke Night does gospel – with special guests Jessie and Emma from The Lucky Wonders, who are also leading the massive Raise the Roof Gospel Choir, plus local ukulele singer/songwriter Renee Searles and Gareth Baajland from The Pitt Family Circus and The Barkers Vale Brothers on banjo. Pop it in your diary now – Thursday 26 March from 6.30pm. The Gospel Uke songbook is available by joining the mailing list at www. ukemullum.com. Adults $10, kids under 15 $2.50.

A WEEK WITH GRABOWSKY Northern Rivers Conservatorium welcomes Paul Grabowsky as their Artist in Residence in March. Diploma students will receive around-the-clock attention with Mr Grabowsky. The week-long residency will conclude with an evening performance at the Byron Community Centre. For further details about performance got to www.nrcac.edu.au.

JOIN MANDY NOLAN WHEN SHE MCS THE OPEN MIC STANDUP COMEDY AT THE BYRON BREWERY THIS THURSDAY

MAN AND GUITAR Until the mid 1930s an Australian guitar manufacturing industry was virtually nonexistent. Good quality guitars were hard to find and at this time the best guitars came from the USA. Bill May, a Melbourne-born jazz musician, woodwork teacher and luthier decided to change all that. Maton is a 100 per cent familyowned Australian company, renowned for their ability to custom-make a guitar for the individual player who can specify body shape, colour, decorative inlays and be involved in the selection of premium tone woods. Andy Allen from the Maton Custom Shop will be speaking on Thursday 26 March at the Double Bassment Studio behind Byron Music from 7pm. Numbers are limited. Contact 6685 7333.

ELECTRIC FOREST AUTUMN GATHERING Electric Forest presents the Autumn Equinox Cyber Tribal Gathering at Kohinur Hall, Upper Main Arm, this Friday. Electric Forest events create a unique festival atmosphere where self-expression, freedom and personal journeys can meld into a positive life-affirming experience through dance within an immersive multimedia environment. Featuring Jimmy D, Taya and L.Y.D.I.A.

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LIFESTYLES OF THE BLACK AND POVERTY-STRICKEN According to our esteemed leader, being black is now considered a ‘lifestyle’ choice. In a recent missive Mr Abbott delivered his latest decree: No more subsidising blackfellas living outside of what we whitefellas claim is a normal location for a life. Basically this is what Tony implied: It’s normal to live in the city. Where there are roads. And hospitals. And shops. Whitefellas didn’t go to all the effort of colonising the wilderness and making this harsh place comfortable to have a few troublemakers decide they’re not going to play ball. It was a moment of respite for the disabled, the elderly and the young when the PM refrained for a moment from kicking them and lined up the budget-blasting boot on the most disadvantaged Indigenous communities in Australia. I think Tony has discovered that it’s so much easier to kick people when they are down. They don’t have lawyers. They don’t own the corporations that own your arse. They don’t have you voted out. The marginalised don’t own the media. I was interested as to what brought on this sudden nasty little welfare tantie. Apparently we can no longer afford to support these ‘lifestyle’ choices. Is it really costing that much? I would have thought parliamentary wages, politicians’ pay rises, travel concessions, five-star hotels and long lunches were more likely the kind of lifestyle choices that we shouldn’t be supporting. And when we talk about ‘lifestyle’ here in reference to what King Tone is deciding to axe, we’re not talking about yachts and cocaine and hookers. We’re talking about communities that very often don’t have running water. And if they do it’s just a tap. Luxury! Apparently some of the areas being targeted are those considered not necessary by our government – excesses such as healthcare and education. Only black people who live in areas approved by white people will be afforded healthcare and education as a basic right. How can the prime minister of a country who boasts of his ‘connection’ with Indigenous communities justify such compassionless

racism? Tony Abbott, who wears his ‘I live one week a year in an Indigenous community’ like a badge he got at Scouts to impress all the nice liberal thinkers who are impressed that a white man would do such a thing. Good work, Tony, you got the ‘I understand black people badge’. It’s amazing what insight you can get into a 40,000-year-plus culture in just one week! And I’m sure you really got to experience the challenges of remote Indigenous life in that week. Did you get glaucoma? Diabetes? Were you incarcerated? Were you more likely to commit suicide? I can’t help but think there’s some more sinister motivation in starving out the villages. With no regard for Indigenous connection to land, it’s just assumed that people will move on somewhere else once the federal government has ostensibly ‘poisoned’ the waterhole. I guess if we find out that those areas where Mr Abbott has decided to turn off the Lifestyle Tap happen to have major coal or iron ore or gas deposits, then that is just a happy coincidence! How many generations are we going to keep having to apologise to Indigenous Australians?

We took your land. Sorry about that. We massacred many of your people. Sorry about that. Then we pretended we didn’t massacre anyone by excluding your real story from our history. Sorry about that. We stole your children and assimilated your culture. Sorry about that. We wouldn’t employ you or give you the vote or allow you to drink in the same bar as a white person but at the same time we bought your desert paintings for $2 and sold them for millions. Sorry about that.

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Arj Barker is constantly on the tour, either solo or with his old pals The Flight of the Concords. After a sell-out tour in 2013, Arj returns with Go Time, his latest show. His standup is insightful, pointed, some may say like a mindreading thumb-tack wedged firmly in your nice fleshy butt cheek. The Independent on Sunday in London declared ‘A True Alchemist who takes observations and transmutes them into comedy gold!’ We’ve interviewed Arj before, so this time we tried to dig a little deeper into the funny man’s twisted psyche. When I wake up I… wonder why I bother (but once I’ve had my coffee, I remember).

The people I love most are… my friends and family (duh!). What annoys me about mobile phones is… when you’re angry you can’t slam the receiver down like you could in the old days. My mother always told me… sweet lies. Being American people always… run. When I fly… pigs will tell jokes. If I weren’t a comedian I’d be a… goat herder. If I were a character in Game of Thrones I’d like to be… Dragon #2. I am a sucker for… boysenberry ice-cream! The worst thing I’ve ever done… agree to this interview. When I am driving I like to… get there safely. I get angry about… dumb things then turn it into material for my show. When I want to feel nostaligic I… put on the ELO album Time. When people meet me they say… hi, nice to meet you. Arj Barker performs at the Ballina RSL on Thursday with Joel Ozborn as support. Tix are $39 at the club.

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MARLON WILLIAMS’S MUSIC IS BUILT AROUND THE BELIEF THAT THE SONG IS ALL THAT MATTERS.

Is it easy to take instruction or advice in a production studio when it comes to something you have written? I’m certainly not closed to outside influence on my songs. I’ve done a fair For this country/bluegrass musi- amount of co-writing, but I do cian who croons anthems for tend to adopt a sense of finality the sadder side, making music when I have a fully structured is sometimes as much about piece. I’ve only ever worked with getting it wrong as it is about one engineer/producer and have getting it right. always had an open relationship Marlon, can you describe for with him when it comes to the me the perfect love song? The recording side of things. perfect love song isn’t the most How has the music scene in NZ poetic piece of writing; I really believe a good melody will win influenced your creative development? NZ as a whole has the heart over more than anya pretty insular music scene, so thing. Take Smokey Robinson’s things that happen on a national You Really Got a Hold on Me – ‘I scale are generally familiar to don’t like you but I love you, everyone, within a degree or two seems that I’m always thinking of separation. That certainly has of you’. Not amazing lyrics, but a unique impact on the way we that melody gets straight in conduct ourselves. there and does Cupid’s work. Have you ever heard a song and thought – damn, I wished I’d written that!? All the time. Most recently was The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Ewan MacColl, written for his wife Peggy Seeger. Speaking of love songs, this is a disarmingly simple sentiment we all wish we could express with so much bravery.

Do you have a most memorable onstage moment? Singing Hine e Hine, a Maori lullaby, with duet buddy Delaney Davidson, in a rural NZ museum backed by a 30-piece brass band. Perfect!

What about when everything went horribly wrong?! Playing with my band The Unfaithful Ways, our farewell show in Wellington, we got two songs What is your songwriting proin then one of the stage lights cess? Very erratic, not really very caught fire; fire warden came considered. Unrefined. charging in, sprayed the shit out How much of your life, or the of the light and us; show over. stories around you, do you Awesome! bring into the narratives of your songs? Consciously, none What is your vision for the year ahead? An album release, a tour, of it really. Unless I’m writing an intentionally narrative piece a bit of international travel, and hopefully, in between, a bit of based on a real story I tend to keep my own experiences out of downtime with the lady. the frontline. At Bluesfest – for playing times, program and ticket information How are you at editing or changing your work? go to bluesfest.com.au.

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Then we printed them on tea-towels and sold them at airports as souvenirs. Sorry about that. What has changed? It’s 2015 and here we are insisting blackfellas live where we say they can live. It seems the Sorry train is never going to stop. You want to de-fund a lifestyle choice, Mr Abbott? Why don’t you do something about the dickhead who lives at Kirribilli? Because that is one sorry fucker.

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TAURUS: With confusion and misunderstandings on the menu, do your best to get everyone on the same page. If you’re not successful, don’t play the blame game – stay flexible and improvise. Venus sashays into your sign with all the charm and graceful communication you need to succeed as this week’s peacemaker.

GEMINI: Gemini’s star scenario recommends a review of relationship responsibilities. Boring, you’re probably thinking, but be warned your ruler Mercury in Pisces dives for deeper meanings and new solutions even without your permission. Be verrrrry wary of the way you give critical feedback, because this week it could spark a firestorm.

ARIES: This week asks you to choose which bridges to

Stars Mercury joining the sun, Neptune and late-week new moon’s total solar eclipse in Pisces offers pity parties, miraculous insights and heart-warming reconciliations – take your pick…

cross and which to burn. Whether or not you’re ready to give up your part in the drama of high-maintenance people and hard-work issues. Seeing others as potential colleagues rather than adversaries may ease the decisionmaking process.

CANCER: This tricky, mega-sensitive week suggests stepping away from citizens and situations that leave you feeling drained or resentful. Aim for stable, structured routines to keep you grounded and balance your physical health, emotional poise and mental serenity. Diet definitely helps, so ease up on the comfort tucker.

SAGITTARIUS: Saturn retrograde in your sign signifies a cycle of readjustment in your finances, personal plans and life path. And this week liberating you from an old wound to your self-esteem renews your vision, enthusiasm and sheer Sagittarian joie de vivre to explore a pulsating new universe of possibilities.

CAPRICORN: Your guiding planet Saturn advises not basing important or long-range plans on this week’s shifting moods. Something you considered lost will be restored, but in a different form. While love-attracting Venus magnetises affection and popularity in your direction, don’t lose your nose for something that doesn’t smell right.

LEO: This week’s heightened emotions overlay an undertow of covert power plays. If you’re knocked off kilter by totally unexpected news or unforeseen reactions, late-week eclipse moon could be histrionic. But will also trigger you to enlarge your present perspective and step into being the fearless leader you really are. VIRGO: Your ruler Mercury doing the dance of the seven veils this week uncovers hidden motives and secret agendas you weren’t aware of – some of them yours. Venus suggests you relax and receive rather than make new plans. With everyone super-sensitive, think carefully before sharing critical feedback. Will it really help? LIBRA: As your planetary leader Venus leaves the creative fires of Aries for her more comfortable playstation Taurus, this week’s new-start new moon could trigger life-changing realisations. As Libran evolutionary biologist Dr Bruce Lipton puts it: The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry in your body.

SCORPIO: Your love life in flux? That’s a good thing, because it’s time for an upgrade. This week’s emphasis on ethical questions and reconciliation suggests an in-depth assessment of any uncomfortable feelings about finances, friends, health or work, keeping in mind that forgiveness doesn’t change the past, but does change your future.

Art Piece Gallery in Mullumbimby will be awash with swirls of colour when Julie Corbet shows her latest collection of new works. Julie’s paintings encourage the viewer beyond the superficial. Inspired by the view from a light aircraft, traversing the skies above Kakadu and Lake Eyre, the paintings may have as easily gushed forth from the wellspring of an internal landscape. Illimitable Flow opens Thursday from 6pm.

AQUARIUS: While early week’s Aquarian moonshine supported your objective perspective, dispassionate opinions and nonpartisan viewpoint, good luck maintaining these during late-week’s emotionally intense solar eclipse, when the main thing to keep in mind is that everything in this life needs both darkness to grow and light to bloom.

PISCES: Sun, Mercury, Neptune and late-week new moon solar eclipse in your sign mightn’t be the easiest time for Pisceans to separate fact from fiction, but it is necessary so you don’t keep making the same mistakes. There’s also plenty of astral assistance this week for saying the sorry word.

PULLING THE THREADS TOGETHER

HONEY COMMUNITY DAY

BORNEO TO BYRON

Threads is the first concert in the innovative Byron Music Society 2015 series, the inspired choreography of Byron Ballet, young dancers responding to the sounds and moods of the sea and to the spirit of the place which is Byron Bay – the sea, it’s people, the first peoples, the environment – will come together to create a unique event, one performance only of Threads over a rich score by Argentinian musician Gerardo Dirie. Sunday at the Byron Community Centre from 2pm. Tickets $30 for adults, $25 for members and $10 for children. Tix at Byron Centre: 6685 6807.

On Saturday 28 March you can dance from 9am till late into the night at the Wild Honey Community Day (now in its third year) and Liquid Gold performance event. The day offers a smorgasbord of workshops for men and women in a variety of styles including flamenco, NIA, shamanic trance, Hawaiian hula, African and a tribal fusion bellydance workshop from master teacher, Ashley Lopez (USA)! Then from 8pm at Byron Brewery you can get your glitter on at Liquid Gold, a potent mix of live gypsy music and performances with Ashley Lopez, who will thrill you with her grace, flexibility and depth of artistry. Lopez is a regular guest with cutting-edge band Beats Antique and this is her second trip to Australia. Earlybird tix $33+bf. Price includes all workshops. Liquid Gold 8pm Byron Brewery. Earlybird tix $22 +bf. Available at www.wildhoneyevents.com.

Byron Bay residents Sharon Bele-Verdy and David Metcalf invite interested parties to join in and experience the culture, music and dance of the amazing beautiful Dayak people of Borneo, The Guardians of the Forest. Later this year Sharon Bele-Verdy will be completing an 800km pilgrimage walk in Spain and Paris, closing on the eve of the UN Summit for Climate Change to support these tribes. The film will be screening this Thursday at the Byron Community Centre at 7pm. For more info email greenbeautifulfoundation@gmail.com.

LAUGHTER IN THE BELLY JULIE CORBET ‘HYLA’ ON SHOW AS PART OF ILLIMITABLE EXHIBITION OPENING ON THURSDAY AT ART PIECE IN MULLUMBIMBY

Funny people unite at the regular open mic comedy night at the Byron Brewery on Thursday. A thrill a minute, this night is free and is emceed by comedian Mandy Nolan, who loves to hone her razor-sharp wit on an unsuspecting backpacker or two! Always topical, this girl certainly knows how to shoot from the lip! Featuring new and visiting comedians.

COMPOSE YOURSELF Northern rivers-based music supervisor Norman Parkhill has helped escalate the careers of countless musicians by placing their music in films and on television. Caitlin Yeo is the award-winning composer for the critically acclaimed film The Rocket. In one extraordinary event, Caitlin and Norman come together as guest speakers for Screenworks’ Musical Solutions for the Screen, a masterclass to be held at SAE Creative Media Institute in Byron Bay on 31 March. Tickets online at screenworks.com.au.

TRANSGENDER ON THE DECK Transgender Seeking is an exposing, funny and tender look at queer and trans relationships. This smart, fastpaced take on dating in an age of social media and technology features visually stunning, highly interactive projections and sound. At the Deck at SCU Unibar Lismore on Friday. There will also be a free workshop about hooking up online from 1pm till 3pm on Saturday. For bookings contact Edda on 6622 1555.

art piece gallery JULIE CORBET :: A SOLO EXHIBITION Illimitable Flow Opens Thursday 19 March at 6pm

Julie Corbet Aeolis Oil on board 40 x 40 cm

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GYPSY FOX STUDIOS, LISMORE 6PM JIMMY WILLING, THE BAREFOOT GYPSIES, THE CASSETTES, LAKITA, CAROLA APSARA, TRIXIE MARSDEN + MORE STAR COURT THEATRE, LISMORE 7.30PM MICHAEL GRIFFITHS’ SWEET DREAMS AND ADOLESCENT RICHMOND HOTEL, LISMORE 9.30PM THE INSOMNIACS CASINO RSL 7.30PM CHRIS COOK BAND SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 7PM BILL JACOBI KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7.30PM ZIGGY ALBERT CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM SMASHED CRABS DUO COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 8.30PM LEIGH JAMES

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WHAT’S ON + Arakwal Bundjalung Mural Launch Friday 20 March, 12.30pm Tickets: Free community event

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March

Friday 20 March, 7.30pm (Doors 7pm) Tickets: Adult $60 | Conc $55 | Group 5+ $54 | Group (10+) $50

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THE EVILS OF SUGAR: FILM ABOUT SWEET NOTHING!

GETTING IN THE SPIRIT FESTIVAL DIRECTORS ALEX GRANT & KATE LITTLE TALK ABOUT WHAT IS IN STORE FOR THIS YEAR’S SPIRIT FESTIVAL – MANTRAS, MUSIC, YOGA, CHANTING AND WHOLE FOODS. A CELEBRATION OF EVERYTHING GOOD FOR THE INNER YOU. What is your vision for this year’s Spirit Festival? Our vision for this year is to return the Byron Spirit Festival to Mullumbimby in an intimate and sustainable way. We want to make the Civic Hall a real hub and not be so spread our as we have been in the past. What do you offer people that they wouldn’t get at a local yoga class? For one, the teachers at this year’s festival don’t teachlocally. They are international facilitators who call Byron Bay home. The topics of the classes are all special and are all themed to explore more deeply the subtle aspects of yoga. Who are the people attracted to the event – do you have to be a competent yogi to get anything out of the sessions? Not at all. There is much more than yoga. There are dance workshops, chi gong classes, shamanic drum ceremonies, tantra workshops, raw food talks and so much more. Yoga is just a quarter of the offerings. What are the healing modalities on offer at Spirit Festival? Many of the workshops contain a healing component such as The Love Journey with Jeremiah Abrahms or Dr Robert Svoboda’s talk on ayurveda. There will also be talks on raw food and detoxing. How do you think an event like this helps connect and create community? This year, we are inviting the founders of the Bali Spirit Festival to connect and share their dreams and talents. The event gives our community the opportunity to show the world all the amazing things that are happening in the Byron Shire. What are the challenges in putting on an event like this? The elements! And finding the perfect balance between festival and retreat. Can you tell me what the highlights are going to be? Some of the workshop highlights will be Dr Robert Svoboda, who is the first westerner to go to India to learn ayurveda; Mark Whitwell, who has studied with yoga master Krishnamacharya; Jo Cobbett, who is an international 5 Rhythms teacher; Clive Sheridan, who is a yoga and pranayama master. What should we expect over the weekend? The weekend will be a journey into our connection with ourselves and our community. From Amazing yoga and dance workshops to talks on topics such asw raw food, ayurveda and health. From Friday to Sunday in the streets and halls of Mullumbimby. For tickets and program information go to spiritfestival.com.au.

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CHAPPIE

INHERENT VICE

There is an ‘all that glitters is not gold’ moral here: Unheralded South African director Neill Blomkamp caught everyone’s eye with his confronting futuristic drama District 9 (2009). As so often is the case, its success resulted in his being lured to Hollywood where, with a quadrupled budget, he came up with the less challenging Elysium, a blockbuster in which CGI typically took precedence over the sort of dark, worrying narrative that drove D9.

‘Doc’ Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) is like a stoned, hippie version of Colombo – in fact, I’ve not seen so many joints smoked onscreen since Seth Rogen and his manboy droogs were last in town. It is Los Angeles, 1970. The spectre of Charles Manson still hovers over the weirded-out community, the coppers are bent and brutal and nobody really knows what is going on.

Back in Johannesburg again, with much less money at his disposal, he has returned to form. The inhabitants of the city (in reality, Joh’burg is one of the world’s most violent) are kept in check by squads of police robots, including the astonishingly believable Chappie (voiced by Sharlto Copley). When Chappie is captured by ‘gangsta’ drug dealers, Blomkamp, without foregoing the thrills and spills expected from the genre, is able to take his story to a philosophical level rarely attempted in mega-bucks sci-fi flicks. Intelligence – artificial or otherwise – love and learning, identity, creation itself all come under the spotlight as Chappie becomes aware of his own being, and his shelf-life. So convincing is the walking-talking hunk of metal that the scene in which he is beaten up by street thugs elicits genuine despair (I was more distressed by it than I would have been if Chappie were a normal flesh-and-blood screen hero). From there, the battered Chappie staggers to a junkyard where his encounter with a stray dog is in every way as poignant as when Frankenstein’s monster found comfort in the cabin of the blind peasant. This is a fabulous movie that manages the perfect balance between brawn and brain and in which Blomkamp is handsomely rewarded by exceptional performances from his big-name stars – Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman (fantastic as the bullying Aussie tech-head) – and local actors alike. Yo-Landi Visser, ‘Mummy’ to Chappie, is adorable and it is only fitting that she is the focus of an end shot that pays rightful homage to Avatar.

Actor Damon Gameau will be visiting Byron Bay for a special screening at Palace Byron Bay Cinema this Thursday of his new documentary That Sugar Film, which he wrote and directed as well as starred in. It is the most dominant food in the world. How has sugar infiltrated our diet and culture? What effect is it having on our minds and bodies? That Sugar Film is one man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves. That Sugar Film will forever change the way you think about ‘healthy’ food. Following the screening there will be a Q&A with Damon and associate professor John Stevens from the School of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Cross University and Dr Catrina Quinn from the Mullumbimby Medical Centre.

Beginning with The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon (and, more recently, LA Confidential), it has been a given that West Coast crime is a deep and dark sea in which nothing is discerned until you stumble blindly into it. And when a screenplay is based on a novel by the impenetrable Thomas Pynchon, you can be certain that, in keeping with tradition, it will be as clear as mud. Doc’s ex-girlfriend Shasta (Katherine Waterston) turns up unexpectedly one night to tell him of the plan to kidnap a billionaire businessman. Shasta herself goes missing soon after, and there is some sort of connection with a saxophonist who is believed to have been killed (Owen Wilson). By the half-way point of this dawdling movie I did not have the faintest idea of what was going on. But still I watched, beguiled and intrigued by its indulgence, its messiness and, one suspects, its deliberate opaqueness. Doc is a passive character, blundering from one incident to the next, piecing together the clues to a crime without ever having it clear in his head what that crime is. To complicate matters even further, a whole string of incidental players appear and disappear, their relationship to Doc and to each other never anything more than vague. If it was writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s intention to baffle he succeeds brilliantly, but you have to ask ‘why?’ Ultimately, as Doc’s investigations are wound up, it’s hard to care one way or the other. There are some funny bits, but not many, and I wasn’t even sure who the omniscient girly narrator was. Josh Brolin steals the show as Detective ‘Bigfoot’ Bjornsen.

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DIGITAL TV EXPERTS

ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BANGALOW Hudson Accounting Services .............................................66872960 Registered tax agent, affordable, BAS & tax returns. ...............................................Gail 0401 884231

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DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................66834008 or 0407 728998

YOUR DIGITAL AND PROGRAMMING SOLUTIONS

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C ...................................66291169 or 0412 967677

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JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas ....0432 289705

APPLIANCE REPAIR

BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C ....................0417 499023 BRICKLAYER Quality work, reasonable quotes. Lic 164155C..................0437 135483 or 66849102

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .........66843575 or 0414 922786 STAINLESS WIRE BALUSTRADING Supplies and installation................66809409 or 0419 758821 BYRON ELECTRONICS Repairs to TV/Audio. 1/25 Brigantine Street, Byron Bay.................66857610 BUILDER/CARPENTER Peter Bergin. Renos & maintenance. Lic 147887C....................0432 060110

ARCHITECTS

CARPENTER Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C......... 0431 674377

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au ...........................66856984 JOSE DO Sustainable Architecture. Reg. 7647. www.josedoarchitect.com....................0424 062096 GRAEME BARR ARCHITECTS Reg 4244. www.graemebarr.com .......................................66877973

BUILDER CARPENTER DP Construction Building Solutions. All jobs. Lic 236035C ........0427 849445 rbacarpentry.com.au New & reno work, decks & pergolas. Lic No 243918C ..............0407 330326 BRICK & BLOCK LAYING Lic 173697C. Top quality work. Any size job. Phone Bob .......0431 792260

OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au .............................................66855001 STONEYS BUILDING CREATIONS Lic 268404C..........................................Phone Dave 0417 654888 RUNNING DOG DESIGN Byron Street, Byron Bay (opp Aldi). Reg 5574 .............................66858619 BRICKLAYING, RENDERING, SWIMING POOLS 30 years exp. Lic 170432C.................0423 378573 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ...... 0403 458177

AUDIO PRODUCTION

BUILDER/CARPENTER Decks, pergolas, extensions, renos. Hourly rate. Lic 123672C..Stu 66802224

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

BUSINESS BROKERS BBL BUSINESS SALES www.bblbusinesssales.com.au .........................................Paul 0403 584646

modern bathroom renovations

DESIGN + CONSTRUCT 20 years experience PH: 0410 788 420 Lic No. 239514C

COMPLETE BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C......................0417 499023 ALLCOAST SHOWER REPAIRS High temp steam cleaning, leaks fixed, bathroom

CARPET CLEANING

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CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

(02) 6684 1001

makeovers, grout cleaning. Lic 1875C..................................................................................66808646

BLUEDOLPHINBATHROOMS.COM.AU Lic 105283C ..................................................0405 148536 Quickbooks, MYOB, Xero etc. ATO Registered. Phone Edward .........................................0423 763053 MAGIC RENOVATIONS Bathrooms, laundries, cabinets, tiling & painting.....................0404 893404 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026

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Green & Clean Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation.

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

BOOKKEEPING MYOB, Reckon, online, ATO Reg. Annette .............................................0419 627506

ACUPUNCTURE

BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. Lic 170208C ......66884215 or 0415 793242 CARPENTRY/JOINERY Renos, kitchens, bthrms, small jobs. Lic 157823C. Paul .... 0423 658885 or 66845273

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C.........................66808162

ACCOUNTING / BOOKKEEPING GST. BAS Accounts set up & advice.

BOOKKEEPER Xero, MYOB. Lismore-Ballina-Byron area.....................................................66291830

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Landscaping .....................................30 Lawnmower Repairs .....................30 Lighting ...............................................30 Locksmith ...........................................31 Marketing ...........................................31 Motoring .............................................31 Osteopathy ........................................31 Painting ...............................................31 Pest Control .......................................31 Photography .....................................31 Physiotherapy ..................................31 Picture Framing ...............................31 Plastering ...........................................31 Plumbers .............................................31 Podiatry ...............................................31 Printer Toners & Cartridges .......31 Printing & Copying Services .....31 Removalists .......................................31 Roofing ................................................31 Rubbish Removal............................31 Sand & Gravel ...................................31 Scrap Metal Merchants ................31 Security Services.............................32 Septic Systems .................................32 Sewing & Alterations ..........................32 Sewing Machine Sales & Service ...32 Solar Installation ............................32 Swimming Pools .............................32 Tiling .....................................................32 Travel ....................................................32 Tree Services .....................................32 Upholstery .........................................32 Valuers .................................................32 Veterinary Surgeons .....................32 Video Production ...........................32 Water Filters ......................................32 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning ...32 Web Design Services.....................32 Welding ...............................................32 Window Tinting ...............................32

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INDEX Accountants ......................................28 Acupuncture .....................................28 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 28 Antennas & Installation ..............28 Appliance Repair ............................28 Architects............................................28 Audio Production ...........................28 Bathroom Renovations ...............28 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters.28 Building Trades ................................28 Business Brokers .............................28 Carpet Cleaning...............................28 Chimney Sweep ...............................28 Chiropractic .......................................28 Cleaning ..............................................29 Computer Services.........................29 Concreting & Paving .....................29 Counselling........................................29 Decks, Patios & Extensions ........29 Dentists................................................29 Design & Drafting...........................29 Driveway Maintenance................29 Earthmoving & Excavation ........29 Electricians.........................................29 Fencing ................................................29 Flooring ...............................................30 Floor Sanding & Polishing .........30 Garage Doors .............................................30 Garden & Property Maintenance .30 Garden Design .................................30 Gas Suppliers.......................................30 Glaziers ................................................30 Guttering ............................................30 Hair & Beauty....................................30 Handypersons ..................................30 Health ...................................................30 Hire ........................................................30 Hot Water Systems .........................30 Interior Design .................................30 Ironing..................................................30 Kitchens ...............................................30 Landscape Design ..........................30

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AMORE CARPET CLEANING & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING .................66807721 or 0429 726999

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APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ........................ Nathan 0412 926441 HEALTH PROTECT INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................0408 540467

CHIMNEY SWEEP BLACKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FIREPLACE INSTALLATIONS (3rd gen.) AHHA member, Insured, 20 yrs exp ..... 66771905 ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis .................................................66842559 ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Facial rejuvenation, general practice ................66842400

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JAMIE BELLAMY Wellness in the heart of Mullumbimby..............................................0432 034202 ACUPUNCTURE Chinese herbs, 27 years experience. Mullumbimby. Debbie ................0412 242919 PHIL JOHNSTON 1/12 Tasman Way, Byron A&I Estate...................................................0452 588933

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 .............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ...............................................0487 264137

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CHIROPRACTIC BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .............................66855282

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MICHAEL SCHWAGER & SHAUN CASHMAN Chiropractors 108 Stuart St, Mullum ........66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St........................66841028

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AWNINGS

SHUTTERS

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BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ...66858159 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St ....................0467 660323 MARVELL ST CHIROPRACTIC Lindon Garske www.marvellstchiropractic.com.au ...........66857771

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Service Directory CLEANING

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ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING • House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & ﬂyscreens • Water efﬁcient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6684 4018 or 0412 495 750

Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208 various implements available for limited access projects IMAX COMPUTERS All computer repairs .......................................................................0418 767774 A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857 RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479

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NERDWORKS Computer repairs, mobile technician ...............................66846276 or 0413 379514 14T EXCAVATOR & TRACKED 10T DUMP TRUCK Best hourly rates .............................0423 889336

CONCRETING & PAVING

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Honest & reliable .............................................................0431 678130

CONCRETING – Steve Baker. Lic 143161C.....................................................................0412 272564 FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424

ROAD CONSTRUCTION Excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire .....................................0418 665905 BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator Ilan......................0414 300012

ELECTRICIANS

SALISBURY CONCRETE CONTRACTORS over 20yrs local exp, all concrete, Works Lic 136717C ..0418 234302 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506

24 HOUR SERVICE

PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Lic 225874C ........................ Justin Myers 0458 773788

COUNSELLING

0439 624 945

JUSTINE BUCKLEY Relationships, mindfulness, compassion. www.muditaclinic.com ......66846090 PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...............66840469

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

DR J MILLER Supportive service for individuals & couples. Lennox. judithcmiller.com.au .. 0404 386399

RAZZLE DAZZLE Professional Window Cleaning • Byron Bay Residential • Retail • Commercial OHS, insured, police clearance cert. Daz Grant

0400 479 811

dgrant@razzledazzlewindows.biz • www.razzledazzlewindows.biz

TARA WEBB Holistic Counselling – presenceforlife.com ...............................................0404 109291

Lic: 154293c

FREE QUOTES FREECALL 1800 683 838 MOBILE 0419 677 991 cmhwindows@gmail.com COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE FULLY INSURED

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

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JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

Byron Eco Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing Environmentally Friendly, WIndows, Screens, Housewashing, Gutters, Paths and Driveways. FREE QUOTES. happy to work weekends!

Call Samuel on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979. Byron Local for over 30 years.

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Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable • Friendly • Professional • Fully Insured • Free Quotes • Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated • Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING Professional work. Free quotes. Ph Steve .............0421 797210 CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond, office, builders clean, window cleaning................0405 437431

Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Byron Bay

1300 7726 5463

Inspire your lifestyle Eastcoast Building & Renovations BLN 250287C

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris ....................................... 0408 536565\ DECK & TIMBER SOLUTIONS Free quotes. See localdirectories.com.au for profile .......0410 062493 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, Cable balustrading. Free quotes....Richard 0407 821690 DECKS AND PERGOLAS Hardwood, pine, composites. Byron/Gold Coast. Robbie ........0409 244424 FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Exterior, timber & deck maintenance (new business) ......0419 789600 BUILDER/CARPENTER Decks, pergolas, small jobs. Hourly rate. Lic 123672C .............Stu 66802224

DENTISTS

DI’S CLEANING SERVICE Quality & efficient. O.Sh, SGB, NB, Mullum & surrounds .......0414 408723 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 QUALITY HOUSEKEEPING Cleaning & de-cluttering ............................................Julie 0410 799686 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477 DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond & builders cleans. General cleans & windows ............0438 015037 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

Lic. No.

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

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SERVICES PTY LTD

0432 331 633 for details

1300 639 843 Electrical and appliance repairs 0427 402 399 24/7 EMERGENCY CALL OUTS NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL RELIABLE AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM

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Window Cleaning Professionals

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355 FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure washing. Call Oliver (new business)..........................0419 789600 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090 HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575 HOLISTIC CLEANING Mullum town. Reliable & thorough. Call Dwari ...........................0435 836947 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C ............0450 631183 CLEANING I’m experienced with an eye for detail .........................................................0434 515016 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ..............Holly 0451 102239 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582

DESIGN & DRAFTING

COMPUTER SERVICES

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993 SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414 DAVID ROBINSON DRAFTING Renovation, design & plans........................................0419 880048 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ...........................0432 289705 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444 SPACIAL ART Houses and small space design................................................................0429 989839 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C.............0415 126028

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO 24 hour local sparkie. Lic No 141097C ...........1800 763911 or 0422 033757 RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates .....0407 588181 or 66771195

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All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

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CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

FENCING

0418 156 909

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

Call Steven Butturini

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING ROADWORKS • PLANT HIRE ALL JOBS BIG AND SMALL 30 years in local area • Free quotes Phone Dick 6687 8418 / 0412 831 944

GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com 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 byronbaybrushfencing.com.au New & repairs ................................................Dave 0419 692155

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GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small, free quotes........................................0414 109595

FLOORING

LITTLE ANT Complete property maintenance, handyman, lawnmowing .....................0437 799811 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic...............................Wayne 0423 218417

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HEALTH

• COMPLETE FLOORING SOLUTIONS • TIMBER BAMBOO LAMINATE VINYL • PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILES • CARPET • FLOORSANDING • DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, pressure cleans .0405 625697

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING

LEAF IT TO US Acreage/residential mowing/gardening, tree lopping, landscaping ......0402 487213 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING SERVICES Lantana specialists ...................0412 705962 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279

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

SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 HINTERLAND Property Maintenance acreage mowing, servicing Byron Hinterland. Sam ...0429 809363

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY MASSAGE, CHIROPRACTIC & PERSONAL TRAINING......................66841028 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, massage. 79 Stuart St .....................................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 HOMEOPATHY Satyaa S Lohmann & Paul Cullen www.dynamichomeopathy.net ........0412 661073 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449 MATTRESS SANITISING Certified, mobile, great for allergy or asthma sufferers ..........0400 241231

HIRE

LUSH GARDENS Affordable & Reliable – All aspects of garden maintenance. Joe.......0401 275232 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 COMPLETE GARDEN SERVICE Including lawns, tip runs. Experienced & references.....0405 529275

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EVERGREEN ACREAGE MOWING AND MAINTENANCE .....................................Liron 0427 176771 ROCKY BURNETT Lawn & garden maintenance & rubbish removal..............................0431 950522

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HOT WATER SYSTEMS

EXTREME PERFECTIONS GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt & reliable. Ben................0411 631655 ASHLEY CHALLIS HOT WATER SPECIALIST Lic 214073C .............................................0432 728946 ACREAGE MOWING 60 inch zero turn mower. Prompt & reliable..................................0401 350156

Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716 Servicing all areas

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Lic: 210143C

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552

TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511

SERVICING ALL AREAS

KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606

GARDEN DESIGN GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329

IRONING

DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com.........66845035 or 0414 842602 THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park $25/hr. Pickup & delivery service available. Angela..0414 719680

KITCHENS

GAS SUPPLIERS

SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com...............0499 771769

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Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

0420 528 373

INTERIOR DESIGN

Reliable

ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200 C & C KITCHEN SOLUTIONS Kitchens & bathrooms, quality at affordable prices ...............66872275 D HINGED Kitchens, bathrooms from modest to high end www.hinged.com.au Dave ...0409 843689

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MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in kitchens, bathrooms & full renovations.............0404 893404

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

FLOOR SANDING & PAINTING Decks, verandahs etc. Lic 190593C.....................Kevin 0417 644671

GLAZIERS

VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ..... 66845035 or 0414 842602

GARAGE DOORS

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

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721

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

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

BEAU JARDIN Landscape Design & Documentation, Horticultural Consultation...........0417 054443

LANDSCAPING

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

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

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BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once..................................................................0418 662285 NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ................................................0418 662285

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A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C .....................0418 600576

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RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569

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

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PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron..........................66807207

remedial massage. Nigel Pitman, Ilse v.Oostenbrugge, Lachlan Dewar ..............................66803499

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JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C ..............0438 668025 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360

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BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051..................................66801403 or 0414 801403 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL.................................................................................0408 210772

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I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140 GREEN WASTE REMOVAL & TIP RUNS .................................................0427 176771 or 66840201

0412 794 364

MARK STRATTON PLUMBING All aspects & emergency work. Lic 57803C ..................0419 019035 SAND, GRAVEL & TIP TRUCK HIRE Small loads, 7 day delivery .................................0431 678130

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HRH PLUMBING (new business) Prompt, reliable, efficient. Lic 220755C ........Harley 0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515

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

ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480 BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Blocked drains & maintenance. Bruns. Lic 257153C.......0438 140075 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes. ...0408 665672 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, leak detection. Tap King. Lic 237124C ......................0427 217500

PODIATRY

DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes. Lic R98818 ..........................0414 225604 or 66805049 COASTAL PODIATRY GROUP All aspects of Podiatry. Lennox Head. Matt Frogley ...........66877717

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Dirty Tiles & Grout?

BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide. Master security lic. 047862307 ..........0412 144679

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STREETWISE SECURITY Static guards & crowd control. Lic 409807379........................0439 793925

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TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C .....................................66802358

SEWING REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ......................Jan 66849398

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Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS All areas ...............................66888055 or 0407 002833 SMART RAINWATER SOLUTIONS Tank installation, cleaning, repair etc......................0418 662285

STITCH: For all your sewing needs. Ocean Shores, Mullum, Burringbar. Ph Lindi ..........0432 340113

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

SOLAR INSTALLATION

We stop your shower and balcony leaks without removing tiles! Specialists in: SHOWERS & BALCONY LEAKS PROFESSIONAL RE-GROUTING MOULDY SILICONE SEALS REPLACED

0417 542 396

WEB DESIGN SERVICES WEB BROWSER Quality websites at affordable prices ..........................66803707 or 0423 770799 wordpressit.com.au modern websites logos SEO value rates ..............info@wordpressit.com.au

WELDING

BEST PRICES – BEST SERVICE – FREE QUOTES

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248

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

WINDOW TINTING

MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404 TILER Shower leaks, regrouts, 45 years experience. Phone Bob.....................................0410 428919

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

TRAVEL

MONTHLY MARKETS SOLAR PANEL CLEANING All areas, free quotes, fully insured .............66841778 or 0405 922839 HEINZ SOLAR Local, customised solutions, $200 rebate per panel ...............................0474 803821

SWIMMING POOLS

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

6684 3003

ATAS A10923

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

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TREE SERVICES

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

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JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

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• Qualiﬁed Arborist • Tree Pruning • Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Mulching • Fully Insured • Same Day Response

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES .............................................Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 NORTHERN TREE CARE Consulting arborist, tree surgery ...........................................0414 186161 TREE CONTROL Safe lopping, removal, 12” chipper, stump grinder. Free quotes ..........0422 767677 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Irvin ..................................................0402 323910 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance ....................................0401 208797 HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper, bobcat, crane truck, stump grinder, EWP.. 66849137 or 0427 347380 CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICE Bobcat, crane truck, 18” chipper.................................0408 202184 SPECIAL BRANCH TREE SERVICES Owner Op. Efficient ... Tom 0412 996596 or Josh 0401 536119

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists ............................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor ........................66853745 or 0403 713303 MULLUMBIMBY POOL SHOP Water tesing, Eco products, mobile servicing Lic 39126 ...66844846

TILING

SHE TILES Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

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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1st SAT Bruns Heads 6628 4495 1st SAT Murwillumbah 0417 759 777 1st SAT Lismore Markets 0407 124 991

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ........................0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP – VALUERS .................................................66872009 or 0427 220976

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

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

6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328 Full moon Third quarter

March 6 March 14

05:06 04:48

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

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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

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MARCH 2015 Astronomical data and tides

New moon March 20 20:36 First quarter March 27 18:43 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, month rise set rise set height (m) 1 S 0637 1919 1615 0230 0619,1.55; 1904,1.27 2 M 0638 1918 1657 0322 0709,1.58; 1947,1.34 3 T 0638 1917 1737 0414 0751,1.62; 2024,1.40 4 W 0639 1916 1813 0506 0829,1.64; 2058,1.45 5 T 0640 1915 1848 0557 0903,1.66; 2130,1.49 6 F 0640 1913 1922 0648 0937,1.65; 2200,1.52 7 S 0641 1912 1956 0739 1011,1.63; 2233,1.55 8 S 0641 1911 2031 0830 1045,1.58; 2306,1.56 9 M 0642 1910 2107 0922 1120,1.52; 2342,1.56 10 T 0643 1909 2145 1015 1158,1.45 11 W 0643 1908 2226 1108 0020,1.54; 1239,1.37 12 T 0644 1907 2311 1202 0103,1.52; 1327,1.30 13 F 0644 1906 1257 0155,1.50; 1426,1.24 14 S 0645 1905 0000 1352 0256,1.50; 1538,1.22 15 S 0646 1903 0055 1445 0406,1.53; 1656,1.25 16 M 0646 1902 0153 1537 0516,1.61; 1804,1.35 17 T 0647 1901 0256 1627 0618,1.72; 1901,1.47 18 W 0647 1900 0401 1715 0715,1.82; 1952,1.59 19 T 0648 1859 0508 1801 0808,1.88; 2041,1.71 20 F 0649 1858 0615 1846 0900,1.90; 2129,1.79 21 S 0649 1857 0723 1931 0950,1.86; 2216,1.84 22 S 0650 1855 0829 2016 1041,1.78; 2304,1.85 23 M 0650 1854 0934 2103 1132,1.66; 2353,1.82 24 T 0651 1853 1037 2151 1224,1.52 25 W 0651 1852 1137 2241 0043,1.75; 1318,1.38 26 T 0652 1851 1233 2333 0134,1.66; 1416,1.27 27 F 0652 1850 1325 0232,1.57; 1524,1.21 28 S 0653 1848 1412 0025 0336,1.51; 1637,1.21 29 S 0654 1847 1456 0117 0434,1.48; 1743,1.25 30 M 0654 1846 1536 0209 0544,1.49; 1834,1.32 31 T 0655 1845 1613 0301 0534,1.51; 1916,1.39

Low tide, height (m) 1304,0.53 0044,0.60; 1346,0.48 0130,0.55; 1422,0.44 0210,0.51; 1455,0.41 0247,0.47; 1525,0.39 0323,0.45; 1554,0.38 0359,0.44; 1624,0.39 0435,0.45; 1654,0.41 0514,0.47; 1725,0.45 0554,0.50; 1759,0.49 0639,0.54; 1835,0.55 0730,0.59; 1920,0.60 0830.0.61; 2015,0.65 0942,0.60; 2126,0.66 1055,0.54; 2242,0.62 1200,0.44; 2351,0.53 1256,0.33 0051,0.42; 1346,0.23 0147,0.32; 1434,0.17 0242,0.24; 1519,0.14 0335,0.19; 1604,0.17 0429,0.19; 1649,0.23 0522.0.24; 1734,0.33 0617,0.32; 1819,0.44 0715,0.41; 1907,0.56 0817,0.51; 2000,0.66 0924,0.58; 2103,0.73 1030,0.61; 2214,0.75 1030,0.61; 2214,0.75 1223,0.57 0020.0.67; 1305,0.53

Times are Eastern Daylight Saving 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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HEALTH

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WAXING

SONG DYNASTY MUSIC LAUNCH at St Martin’s Church Hall, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Sunday, 29 March 2015, 5.00pm-6.30pm Admission: $10/ children free

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MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

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Cranio Sacral

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BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE Velvet hands. A divine experience, sensuous, nurturing. Lucy 0427917960

PILATES

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

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FRENCH DOORS Entry & back doors. Big range. Ph 0422371988 or 66841246

TRADEWORK

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ASHTANGA YOGA BYRON Mysore style. Beg welcome. Mon-Fri 9.30am. Jack 0422684239

6684 1028

COOL ROOM FREEZER disassembled 2m x 3m ready to go $10,000, Bain-marie 3m x 850, 14 bucket $7000, Cold rock 2m x 650 $1500 all with compressors & fans. Freezer cabinet 1.4 x 1.2 $500. All negotiable. Phone 0428287616

General Garden Maintenance Cheapest rates in town Quality assured Ph Tim for a free quote 0419 434 662

REACH YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT IN 60 MINUTES Easy & no fuss! Free Psych-K balance. Ingrid 66803827

CHIROPRACTOR

TAPESTRY LOUNGE $200; TV stand $100; sofa lounge $50; stereo stand $80; single beds $100; mattresses $100; small microwave $50. Ph 0411076206

GARDEN CARE

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BAMBOO PLY

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

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Daniel

Hatha Yoga

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.

Matt 0427 172 684

Commercial grade washing machines Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

TEMPUR

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Miele appliances

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

BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223

Slow Gentle Yoga

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MOSQUITO NETS

100% cotton, all sizes, locals discounts. Ph 66843191 www.1001nets.net BICYCLES pre-loved, lge range, repairs. Sth Golden Bch. 0431540579, 66804165

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DOUBLE BASS ebony ﬁnger board & solid spruce, very good condition, $2500 ono. 0412732465

Professional Remedial, Deep Tissue & Relaxation Massage in a beautiful beachside setting. ½ Hour 1 Hour 1½ Hour Home Visits

TEA TREE MULCH

$40 $75 $110 $120 (1hr)

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

Slow Gentle Yoga

BILLINUDGEL 594 The Pocket Rd, Sat 7am. Collectables, lamps, bunks, dresser, pool table, men’s stuff, books, CDs, art, camping gear, tools, clothes & much more SUFFOLK 14 Beech Dr, Sat 7am. Clothes, bric-a-brac, boots & Astro’s art MEGA SALE Mullum, 16 Left Bank Rd. Ikea queen bunk bed with study hutch, antique Aust school desk, solid roll-top writing desk, kitchen, hardwood garden setting, books, all sorts of stuff. Sat 9-1pm

MAIN ARM 941 Main Arm Rd. Sat 9-2pm. H’hold items, clothes, surfboards & tools

HALLS FOR HIRE

Laura

HUGE MOVING SALE lots of bargains! 3 Cudgerie Ct, Mullumbimby. Sat 8am

SPEED QUEEN

WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, delivery. Phone 0413589388

M Maria Free Flow Yoga

MOVING HOUSE 67 Orana Rd, O.Shores furn, clothes, h’hold, all to go. Sat only

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

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6:00 - 7:30pm

BYRON 53 Carlyle Street, Saturday 7am - 11am. Lots of good quality clothes in good cond. Pre-loved wardrobe of 5 girls

STH GOLDEN BEACH 3 Dugun Court. Sat 7.30-11am. All must go!

Lindy Lou Smith

10 - 11:30am

MULLUMBIMBY 12 Avocado Ct, Saturday 8am - 12pm, renovation sale

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

Welcomes Yoga Teacher

8 - 9:30am

O.SHORES 5 Colli Cl. Sat 8-12. Clothes, furniture, Tupperware, plant & sculpture

FOR SALE

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VACUUM BAGS

To suit most makes & models

MOVED IN GARAGE SALE 5 Corella Cct Tallowood Mullum. Baby & toddler items, furniture, clothes. Sunday 22nd from 8am

Craniosacral Australia presents:

BRUNSWICK 18 Teven St, Sat from 8am. Very good quality women’s clothes, kitchenware, ﬁshing gear + much more

LITTLE GREEN TRUCK.com.au Ute & Driver from $30

• DELIVERIES • SMALL MOVES • TIP RUNS 0415 194 654 northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com

HUGE GARAGE SALE

Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Rear 1A/81 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay from 8.30am Ornaments, books, paintings, ladies’ clothes, old china etc etc. Eftpos available.

$30m + deliver. 0424163784

MOTOR VEHICLES

PIANO modern ‘Schumer’ + stool; large ﬁsh tank with ﬁlter, heaters, lamps etc. All enquiries welcome. Ph 66878309

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

DOUBLE BED IKEA Engan, base & slats, as new, $150. Ph 66884085

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

RECYCLED BUILDING TIMBER Many sizes, hardwood, tongue & groove ﬂooring. Ph 0421626015

Weekly Rates 0401606707

CAR RENTALS

BLUESFEST TICKET 5-day pass $400. Ph 0401815397 5M BOAT ﬁbreglass best offer. Lge fridge $120, single wood bed $50. 0458535760

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FREE INTRO EVENING

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6684 4421

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Byron Bay Community Centre | Wed. 22 April 7.00 pm

0402 323 910

Ph: 0411 810 049• www.craniosacral.com.au • info@craniosacral.com.au

Ziran Qigong March 2015 Classes with Master Liu Health and Sexual Cultivation Methods – Temple Byron For men: ‘Crouching Tiger’, Wednesday 18, 7-9pm For Women: ‘Raising the Phoenix’, Thursday 19, 7-9pm

Qigong for Health and Vitality – Brunswick Memorial Hall ‘Tendon and Meridian Cleansing Method’, Saturday 21, 10-4pm ‘Mind of Still Water,’ Sunday 22, 2-6pm

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6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

Tallow TREE SERVICES

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STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

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WANTED OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195

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TREE SERVICES

Fully insured • Free quotes

WOODHEATER 400x600 in Mullumbimby $100 ono. Ph 0418650608, 0427854176

LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

NICK HART

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 15” chipper (crane truck)

STANDUP FLOOR ALARM SHEET Pelican brand, model 444F, for carer alert when patient tries to get out of bed. Prevents nasty falls. Never used. Cost $500. Asking $450 ono. 0431183884

• 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

Scrap gold, damaged/unwanted, modern & antique jewellery, also gold pocket watches. $$ Good prices paid $$ Phone 0428668426 30 years trading in Mullumbimby. Honest & reliable service COMPOST BIN Tumbleweed type. Ph 0418841777

GARAGE SALES

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

OCEAN SHORES 5 Palmer Ave. Everything must go! Sat 21st. 8am-12pm

Tubestock to Semi-advanced Buy direct from the grower

BYRON 22 Sunrise Blvd, Sat 8am-2pm. Combined sale. Homewares, furn etc

MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY 110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open every Wed–Fri 10am to 4pm www.mcnativenursery.com.au

FIVE FAMILY G’SALE 8 Grevillea St, Byron Ind Est. Furniture, bedding, clothes, kids stuff, turntables, speakers, ALL SORTS. Sat & Sun 8-1pm. ALL must go

GREAT LITTLE CAR 2006 Hyundai Accent 3 mths rego. New tyres 112,000km. Reliable, good on fuel, perfect little runaround. Red book valuation $6900 ono. Ph 0499008555 TOYOTA CAMRY 98 sed, reg Nov, auto, new battery, serviced $2300. 0427951010 RENAULT KOLEOS PRIVILEGE 2010, top of the range. Near new tyres, racks, roof pod, luggage mat. Brilliant car, white, 4x4, $18,500 ono. Priced for quick sale. Phone 0459519489

BARGAINS 2004 Subaru Liberty 141 090kms Auto, AC/PS. Immaculate, low kms. SNB165 2000 Daewoo Nubira Manual, AC/PS. Always handy wagon. YPM5G3 ............................ $2,995 2006 Mazda 6 Blue Auto, AC/PS. 168640kms. Great condition family sedan. AZU24Q .. $7,990 2004 Holden Rodeo Manual, AC/PS. Large, full-box lockable canopy! ZJP246 ............ $8,495 2004 Toyota Echo Manual, AC/PS. Ideal 1st car. AK93KL .............................. $3,750 2004 Ford Falcon Wagon, Auto, AC/PS. 164208kms. 6 months rego. BC26YW ...... $5750

BARGAINS

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CAR SERVICE

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

BSW MOTORS

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

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

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

STH GOLDEN BEACH Charming cottage comes with darling dog. 1 attic bedrm, sep studio. Suit single/couple. $300pw. All dog exp. covered. 0404748139

TRACTOR REPAIRS

BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Rural Machinery Repair Service old-school repairs, parts & restorations to all makes and models onsite service available workshop 72 Charltons Road Federal

6688 4143 0448 881 942 TRACTORS FOR SALE Massey Ferguson 35 with 5ft slasher $4,900 Grey Fergie $1,500

HOUSES FOR SALE CHARMING 1br cottage with great outdoor area and rural views in beautiful Lennox Head. $255,000. Ph 0412902574

PROPERTY WANTED WANTED TO BUY 3-4br house in Sunrise or Suffolk area. Up to $700,000. Ph 0416305011

Brunswick Heads 1 br $160 2br $340 Ocean Shores 3 br $400 3br $420 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

SHORT TERM ACCOM. NEED AN EXTRA ROOM or just somewhere to stay, why not rent a caravan? Fully set up on your block or property anywhere on the northern rivers from only $100pw with a minimum term of 3 months or by negotiation. 0410061331 MULLUM large 2br f/f house, from 14/5/2015 to 8/7/2015, $395pw plus bond & WiFi, need refs. Ph 0432518695 BLUES FEST ACCOM private room with ensuite & deck, sea-view, Ocean Shores $150pn inc breakfast. Lesley 66802908 POSSUM CREEK near Bangalow, rural house, lge room, f-furn own bathroom, $250pw incl bills & WiFi, n/s & d/f. Avail April & May. Ph 0421993318

HOUSE SIT EXP HOUSESITTER to care for your home & pets. Great refs. 0417574019

NICEST SMALL HOUSE IN BYRON 2br, 2 bthrm, open plan indoor/outdoor living, saltwater pool, outdoor spa, amazing views, f/f, driftwood art & furn, near new. Suit prof sgl or quiet cpl. $500pw, 6mth lease, from 9th April. Ph 0434191045 BANGALOW quality 3br, 2 bthrm home with DLUG, gas, low maintenance garden, in quiet neighbourhood, walk to town, avail end March 2015 $700pw. Ph 0418661145 or 66872497 O.SHORES 1br garden ﬂat. Furn/unfurn, $285pw inc bills, no pets. Ph 66802060

Bangalow

Green Frog Ln, Bangalow – $350 pw Fully furn s/c studio incl bills. Avail Now Broken Head Rd, Newrybar – $395+bills Fully furn 1 bed, 1 bath home, 1 acre. Avail Now Byron St, Bangalow – $420 pw 2 bed, 1 bath, large living, SLUG. Avail 22nd Apr Coolamon Sc Dr, Coorabell – $620 pw 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, rural w/ views. Avail mid Apr Leopardwood Pl, Bangalow – $650 pw Fully furn 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, 6 mth lease. Avail 13th Apr Parrot Tree Pl, Bangalow – $700 pw Brand new 4 bed, 2 bath, DLUG. Avail Now Cooinda Pl, Federal – $800 pw 2 bed, 2 bath + studio w bath. Fully furn, pool. Avail 8th Apr Bougainvillea Dr, Federal – $900 pw 3 bed, 3 bath home w/ 2 bed, 1 bath studio and pool. Avail 7th Apr Bougainvillea Dr, Federal – $1200 pw Executive 4 bed, 2 bath + studio and pool, DLUG. Avail Now For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

19a Byron Street, Bangalow

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REMOVALISTS BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999

STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66871500

WANTED LANDLORDS & INVESTORS

For the Efficient Management of Your Rental Properties. Call Today! NEW LISTING Nashua $450pw Completely renovated 2 bed & 1 bath unit with stunning rural views & double carport. Dual occup property. Avail late March. 12 month lease. Pets neg NEW LISTING Bangalow $475pw Spacious family home in a convenient location! 3 beds plusEsleepout, 2 bath D with DLUG. Walk E AtoStown. Avail late L March. 12 month lease. Pets Neg NEW LISTING Corndale $750pw Tastefully renovated 5 bed, 2 bath, DLUG Queenslander with stunning rural views. Ground maintenance inc. Avail mid March. 12 months. Pet neg NEW LISTING Byron Bay $920pw Luxury living at its finest! 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse with DLUG & pool. Walk to town & Belongil Beach. Avail mid March. 6 month lease. No Pets

O.SHORES NTH studio, own entrance, bathroom, kitchenette, part-furn, walk to beach $195pw incl bills. Ph 0412276704

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 GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com WEBSITE DESIGNER for ongoing position working for a new coastal charity established in Byron Bay. Prefer female taught in the 'html' era. No web designing agencies. Prefer an individual who works from home & lives in the Byron Shire. Must be passionate about the coastal environment, be able to work in a team, understand Magento, be interested in social media & brand development. Enquiries please email & put ‘web design' in the subject line & include a brief 1-page document outlining your skills to: andrew@ lowpressureproductions.com

BEAUTIFUL RURAL SETTING 4br house, 15 mins to beach. Suit family. Refs & employed only. $420pw. Burringbar Valley, pets ok. Avail 6 April. 0401810941

RELIABLE JUNIOR PRODUCTION WORKERS wanted for Bangalow factory. Phone 66870500

O.SHORES spacious house 3br 2 bthrm f-furn avail from 6 May for 6mths. No pets, $500pw bills inc. Ph 0403219720

Byron Community Primary School

EWINGSDALE 2br, 1 bthrm cottage suit working couple $440pw. Ph 0415639548 OCEAN SHORES 2br UNIT close to shops $360pw NO PETS UNLESS SPECIFIED www.siwickirealestate.com.au Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206 LENNOX HEAD BEACHFRONT 1br apartment, ocean views $270pw + bills. Text reply only 0418489017

SUFFOLK large room BIR, n/s working person, $200pw incl bills. 0437452027

b a L h t o r F

BYRON CBD f-furn room, in quiet house, suit conscious, sgl fem, d&a free. No WiFi $220pw inc bills + bond. 0411114344 MULLUM Lge rm, WIR, has bthrm, d/f, n/s, mature, quiet, working person, pref no kids/pets $200pw inc +bond. 0427951010 BYRON furn room avail, pref single & employed $220pw inc bills. 0402064527 SUFFOLK PARK luxury townhouse with pool, fully-furn double room, 2 mins beach/shops $230pw + bills. 0411215296 MULLUM semi-rural, 2 rooms, separate entrance 2km from town $168pw + bond & bills. Phone 0423355993 BYRON CBD cosy room in friendly house right in town f/f, $180pw incl bills. 0410515093

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MOTHERS HELPER 5 days pw between 7-9am & 2.45-5pm, Fridays half day + 1 night per week at Ocean Shores. Blue card, car & refs required. 0448800363

An exciting career opportunity has become available to join our dynamic Front of House team. Desired qualities: • Excellent customer service • Current RSA • Minimum 3 yrs hospitality experience • Comfortable working alone with a keen eye for detail • Passionate about health & an ability to deal with special dietary needs • Flexibility with covering breakfast, lunch & dinner shifts as required. • Well presented All resumes to: adam@gaiaretreat.com.au

Upcoming courses... Starting Tuesday 24th March • Permaculture Certificate III (one place left)

Starting Wednesday 25th March • Blogging (advanced) • Personal sustainability

Starting Thursday 26th March • Provide First Aid • CPR

Starting Saturday 28th March • Seasonal vegetable gardening for the subtropics • Establish and maintain a vege garden

Starting Sunday 29th March • Arts therapy

For more info or to enrol call 6684 3374 www.byroncollege.org.au

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CASUAL HOUSEKEEPER Experience in hotels & motels essential & must be local. Please email applications & CV to: info@ byronbaysidemotel.com.au

is seeking applications for the role of School Counsellor for one day a fortnight contracted until end of 2016. This is a child related position, subject to the Working with Children Check. For an info package including job description, please see our website www.bcps.org.au for our contact details. Applications close Mon 30 March.

SHARE ACCOM. BYRON STUDENT ACCOMMODATION 58 Tennyson St, sgle room $220pw, twin share $170pw. Ph Frankie 0408166226

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

New Brighton Ocean Shores $460pw, 2 bed, 1 bath, Townhouse (inc electricity & water)

TELESALES We are looking for a highly persuasive, enthusiastic person to join our Telesales Team at our Byron Call Centre. MonFri 8.45am-3.45pm. Previous sales experience is preferred. Please call Angela to arrange an interview 66395020 between 9am-1pm

If you have any questions please call 6685 8466. Applications close Wednesday 25th March 2015.

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WANTED TO RENT LARGE SHED OR BAILS at least 300 sqm with power, water, toilet & ph line or good phone/WiFi. Kitchen a plus. Mullum -Lismore. Pref rural/quiet. Text/email 0417427518, TF@treefaeriefotos.com.

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

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Trainee Childcare Assistants x 3

35 hpw Fixed Term 12 months F/T*

$287.90 – Refer to Council’s $585.80/week website (dependent on age & level of schooling attained

Closing date 9.00am Monday 30 March 2015

Additional beneﬁts include 9.5% 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

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O-SUSHI RESTAURANT looking for juniors. Previous experience & maximum availability only. Please email to: info@osushi.com.au Womenswear label TALULAH is seeking a committed Garment Fit Model for a casual position. Strong communication skills required to be able to let the team know of the suitability and make of the garments fit and overall shape. To be successful in this position, you MUST meet the measurements below and be available on average 2 days per week during business hours:

LOST & FOUND FOUND: Prescription sunglasses, Sat 7/3. Brunswick Beach. Cathy 0406791801

BIRTHDAYS HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY ‘Egnaro’

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FLOOR STAFF/ SUPERVISOR REQUIRED Must be expereienced and well presented. NSW RSA required.

CALL 0439 978 787

SOUS CHEF/CHEFS REQUIRED Experienced, qualiﬁed chef only for long term position.

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WORK WANTED EXPERIENCED CLEANER with own material & car for spring or weekly cleaning. Ph 0449885086 GRASSY CREEK GARDENING All aspects of garden maintenance & planting. Acreage mowing, hedges, light tree work, tip runs. Vast plant knowledge, 20yrs exp, fully ins. Julian 0401350156 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Ph 0402199999

HATE IRONING? $25/hr. Suffolk Park. Angela 0414719680 Pick-up & delivery service available

POSTCARD FROM MEXICO * Dear Daevid, And so you have passed, You who lived by the light of the moon, You for whom we now joyously mourn, You shimmering, multi-faceted magnet for souls seeking dimensions beyond space and time, you rattler of rhythms, unraveller of rhyme, maestro, magician, heirophant, fool, dance on, old friend.

We hung the mimes upside down in the scorpion pit for your birthday!

Have a good one, David

DEATH NOTICES GRAHAM CHRISTOPHER DUNCAN aka Guiseppe and Gargamuni, departed this world on March 14, 2015 aged 60. Private cremation, memorial at a later date. For info ph Stephanie 66845176

CHLOE is a gorgeous creature, with fabulous ears, black high shine coat and striking amber eyes! She’s only 6 months old and so she’s super active. (Great because she’s out of the “chew anything” puppy stage!) Chloe loves kids with a passion. She loves other dogs especially if they want to play. Chloe would suit an active family who loves the beach or open country activities.

Adoption fee applies. Incl vacc, micro chip, desexing.

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Tanner Patricia June (nee White) 22/6/1933 – 13/3/2015 passed away peacefully at Cobram Hospital aged 81 years. 15 Scenic Drive, Cobram VIC 3644

Colin Anthony Esposito 10/04/48 – 11/03/15 Love ya Dad. R.I.P.

CERAMIC TILING repair & new. Paving. Odd jobs. Handyman. Ph 0432401334 QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN Small jobs okay. Phone Nik 0411146980 NSW Lic No 237020C

Ginger, is the most loveable kitten. He loves to be held like a baby & go to sleep in your arms. You will not be able to resist this little fellow! To meet Ginger, and his friends, please visit The Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30-4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

WORDPRESS WEBSITE SETUP Maintenance, Training, SEO. 0413028111, info@wordpressit.com.au HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING, GARDENING & HEDGE TRIMMING Call Patrick 0400880102

MATHS TUTORING Qualiﬁed teacher, 25 years experience. All ages to HSC. Andrew 0413294982 MATHEMATICS TUTOR Qualiﬁed teacher with 30 yrs experience grades 3 to 10. Ph John 0452260595

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

IN MEMORIAM

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au DOES YOUR CHILD NEED HELP with reading or maths? Teacher 25yrs exp with K-Year 6 children. 0427548716

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MUSICAL NOTES PIANO TUNER Restorer, repairer & retailer since 1981. Ph Dr Fred Cole 0412216019 or www.specialtypianos.com.au

ONLY ADULTS MANSCAPING Personal grooming for men. 0407264343 SOFT HANDS WARM OIL sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 4-HANDED SENSUAL MASSAGE 15-27 March. 0407264343 EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0498073208 FOR MEN RELAXING, TANTRA MASSAGE Deeply honouring and sensual. For body and heart. Sophia 0448250698 ABSOLUTE PLEASURE Sensual relaxation, dream body, exquisite touch. In/out calls. 0407852069 HOT LIKE HONEY, SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE Caribbean full body massage with a hot ending. 27yo size 8 beauty. Wed/Thurs. 0407013347. www.bit.ly/hotlikehoney

SOCIAL ESCORTS BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. New owner, new staff. Open 7 days 10am till late. Outcalls available. Enq 66816038 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345

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New ‘enigma’ moth helps crack evolution’s code It is less than 10mm long, but the aptly named ‘enigma’ moth recently discovered on Kangaroo Island in South Australia is causing quite a stir. Aenigmatinea glatzella – which has iridescent gold and purple wings – is a ‘living dinosaur’ that represents an entirely new family of primitive moths. This is the first time since the 1970s that a new family of primitive moths has been identified anywhere in the world. The moth was unveiled as part of a launch of a foundation to support research into Australian moths and butterflies, and the moths and butterflies in CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection in Canberra. The enigma moth lives on Southern Cypress-pine trees (Callitris gracilis), a very ancient element of our flora going back to the supercontinent Gondwana. With wings outstretched the adult moths are about the size of a five-cent piece. They are covered in scales that appear gold and purple, and the edges of their wings have feathery fringes. The adult moths are shortlived. In just one day they emerge from their cocoons, mate, females lay their eggs, and then die. Australia is thought to be home to about 22,000 species of moths and butterflies, of which about half have been named. CSIRO researchers played a key role in identifying the moth and helped to unlock

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It’s raining cats & dogs! 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...

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dramatic insights into the evolution of moths and their butterfly cousins. An international team of professional researchers and enthusiasts collected and described the moth, which has so far only been found on Kangaroo Island. According to CSIRO’s Dr Ted Edwards, who was jointly responsible for describing the new family, by studying the moth’s appearance and analysing its DNA the team has revealed that the evolution of moths and butterflies is even more complex than previously thought. ‘While the discovery of this new moth strengthens the evolutionary relationships between other primitive moth families, it also suggests that tongues evolved in moths and butterflies more than once,’ Dr Edwards, an Honorary Fellow with CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection, said. ‘Our fauna is so exciting we can still find new primitive species. Australia is so rich in moths that vast numbers still remain to be discovered.’ CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection is the world’s largest collection of Australian insects and related groups. It is a nationally and internationally significant research resource that contributes to our understanding of biodiversity, and supports research in evolutionary biology, ecology, biosecurity and natural resource management. The paper is published in the latest edition of Systematic Entomology.

Call to help stop Aboriginal Legal Service funding cuts The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has urged people to sign a petition to the prime minister to save the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ ACT from federal government

EMERGENCY NUMBERS TJ is an absolutely delightful kitten with a very playful and loving nature. He looks a little sad here as many of his friends have gone to their forever homes, while he still waits for his turn to start his exciting life. Actually he is very happy for the chance to meet the wonderful cat lovers who stop by in The Echo, to meet our beautiful furries. Just stare into that face and you will surely see a really beautiful and loving friend.

CLEANERS AVAILABLE fast & thorough. Call 0434265846

If you can give Yollie 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.

TOUCH OF JUSTINE Luscious massage & sensual touch Hot, bi, 33yo. www.bit.ly/summerpamper Wed, Thur, Fri 9am-8pm. 0407013347

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A1 LABOURING from $25/hr. Property maintenance, renovations, tree planting, brushcutting, metalwork, painting, landscaping, paving. Phone 0412469109. Get your jobs done, call A1.

Yollie is a beautiful 8-year-old Staffy x desexed female. She has a gentle nature and is wonderful with babies, young children and other dogs.

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

budget cuts. NSWALC chair Craig Cromelin said implementing the funding cuts of 20% of the organisation’s annual budget would result in job losses, possible closure of offices in NSW and a reduction in frontline services. ‘Today, more children are being removed from their parents than during the Stolen Generation with more than 15,000 Aboriginal children in out-of-home care. ‘The Aboriginal Legal Service is a vital not-for-profit organisation with a team of dedicated workers committed to keeping our children safe and breaking a tragic cycle that too often sees kids ending up in the juvenile justice system and on to adult prisons. ‘The NSW Aboriginal Land Council urges the Prime minister to take into account the devastating impact of these budget cuts and reconsider the government’s decision to cut funding to essential frontline services that are desperately needed to protect our children,’ Mr Cromelin said. To sign the petition, visit http://bit.ly/saveals.

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Byron Shire Council Notices 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 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.

LODGING A SUBMISSION Written submissions may be made to Byron Shire Council by post addressed to: General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby NSW 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Submissions emailed to this address only will be acknowledged. 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 submission and the identity of the author. For assistance with this please call Council’s Records Coordinator on 02 6626 7113.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979 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. 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. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 24 MARCH 2015 10.2011.508.2 – BRUNSWICK HEADS 5 Mona Lane (Lot 2 DP 514906) Planners North: S96 to alter on-site stormwater detention arrangements (Torrens Title subdivision of one lot into six lots and tree removal (19 trees) in three stages.) 10.2015.89.1 – MULLUMBIMBY 36 Left Bank Road (Lot 6 DP 847017) Laurelway Pty Ltd: Early learning and childcare centre for 64 children with associated parking and stormwater treatment facilities

EXHIBITION CLOSES 31 MARCH 2015 10.2014.620.2 – BYRON BAY 17 Marvell Street (Lot 14 Sec 27 DP 258207) Planners North: S96 to alter design and condition No 9 relating to fencing and condition 28 relating to carparking. (alterations to existing hostel) 10.2013.132.3 – BANGALOW 220 Fowlers Lane (Lot 6 DP 847017) Mr P R Richmond: S96 to delete requirement to construct creek crossing works and accept a cash contribution instead (culvert creek crossing and access approaches)

50% OFF Disposal Fees

ASBESTOS Householder Disposal Scheme Ends 30 June 2015. Conditions apply

Householder Kits available from Council For more information visit www.newaste.org.au or contact Byron Shire Council 02 6626 7000 This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DETERMINED AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED (Section 101 EP&A Act 1979 and Clause 124 and 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 & Environment Court by any person within 3 months of this notice.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2014.739.1 – BYRON BAY 13 Mahogany Drive (Lot 2 DP 258945) Alterations to a principal dwelling, construction of a secondary dwelling and tree removal 10.2014.593.1 – OCEAN SHORES 51-53 Rajah Road (Lot 1152 DP 809112 and Lot 1153 DP 243480) Multi-dwelling housing (14 dwellings) 10.2014.774.1 – BROKEN HEAD 139 Broken Head Road (Lot 2 DP 1131866) Erection of a single storey art studio with integrated store room 10.2015.97.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS 52 Booyun Street (PT 2 DP 562941) Tree removal – two trees 10.2014.709.1 – BANGALOW 14 Thomas Street (Lot 3 DP 1076361) Subdivision of land (boundary adjustment – reconfiguration of two allotments) 10.2015.62.1 – NASHUA Lismore Road (Lot 52 DP 858269) Tree removal – 19 trees 10.2015.35.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS 12 Teven Street (Lot 12 DP 1016333) Change of use to a secondary dwelling and construction of a front fence 10.2014.781.1 – OCEAN SHORES 34 Hardy Avenue (Lot 12 DP 872205) Dwelling house, attached secondary dwelling and tree removal (five trees) 10.2014.617.1 – OCEAN SHORES 10 Narooma Drive (Lot 358 DP 238455) Two storey dwelling house, detached secondary dwelling and tree removal (three trees) 10.2014.746.1 – MULLUMBIMBY CREEK 77 Frasers Road (Lot 15 DP 828349) Dwelling house including a detached carport and tree removal (20 trees plus 1 clump of trees) (Lot 12) 10.2015.53.1 – EWINGSDALE 22 Currawong Way (Lot 2 DP 1197885) Shed 10.2015.16.1 – MULLUMBIMBY 24 Orchid Place (Lot 27 Sec 6 DP 2772) Relocated dwelling 10.2014.452.2 – OCEAN SHORES 6 Kanandah Court (Lot 416 DP 238451) S96 to alter drainage arrangements and the staging for the development (detached dual occupancy) 10.2014.745.2 – BYRON BAY 14 Palm Valley Drive (Lot 7 DP 249851) S96 to delete condition on stormwater 10.2014.5.2 – NASHUA 467 Booyong Road (Lot 2 DP 1066194) S96 modify the floor plan layout

COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED 16.2014.97.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS 10 Teven Street (Lot A DP 401275) Secondary dwelling

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Brunswick Valley Community Centre Section 355 Management Committee Would you like to contribute to the betterment of our Shire by joining a committee? Council is currently calling for Expressions of Interest for additional member(s) to the Brunswick Valley Community Centre Section 355 Management Committee who manage the Brunswick Valley Community Centre. All Expressions of Interest must be submitted on an approved nomination form. Nomination forms, Guides to Operation of Section 355 Committees and information on this Committee can be obtained at the Council Administration Centre, Brunswick Heads Library and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/section-355-committees. Nominations close: Wednesday 1 April 2015 Enquiries: Gayle McCallum 02 6626 7045

POSITIONS VACANT Trainee Childcare Assistants x 3 35 hpw, Fixed Term, 12 months F/T, $287.90 - $585.80/week

See the ad in the Echo Classiﬁeds – page 35

www.byron.nsw.gov.au PUBLIC EXHIBITION Byron Shire Coastal Area Vegetation Mapping Following a Council resolution from 26 February 2015 meeting, the draft vegetation mapping for the coastal area of the Shire will be on public exhibition for a period of 6 weeks between 18 March and 29 April 2015. Council has reviewed and updated the vegetation mapping for the coastal area of the Shire. Vegetation mapping was initially carried out in 1999 and previously reviewed in 2007. The current review is required to improve the accuracy of the mapping and reflect changes in vegetation extent and composition over time. Council encourages landholders to review the vegetation mapping for their property and notify Council via a written submission if the mapping is not representative of what is on the land. In assessing submissions received, Council may request to undertake a site inspection to assess the vegetation for the purpose of updating the maps. The draft vegetation mapping is available electronically only and can be downloaded from Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ public-exhibition. Details of the study area and mapping process are also available at the above web address. Internet access will also be available at Council’s administration office and Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads and Mullumbimby libraries. A booking may be required for use of non-wifi internet at the libraries. If you require further assistance or advice to interpret the maps or supporting information contact Council on 6626 7324. You can make an appointment with staff to review maps and discuss further if required. Submissions close: 4.00pm 29 April 2015 Enquiries: Angus Underwood 02 6626 7324

COUNCIL MEETINGS Thursday 19 March 2015 Council meetings are scheduled to be held at Station Street, Mullumbimby. 9.00am – Ordinary Meeting The following reports have been removed from the previously advertised list of reports being presented to Council. • Clifford Street and Broken Head Road Roundabout – Land Acquisition • Approval sought for continued use of contractor without contract • Volunteer Gardening Days and their Future • Brunswick Heads Sewage Treatment Plant Decontamination Funding To see the full list of items that will be discussed at the meeting, please refer to Council’s block advertising in last week’s Echo, Echonetdaily or go to Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/meetings.

Seniors Week 14 to 22 March 2015 NSW Seniors Week is an annual NSW Government campaign and the largest celebration for people over 60 in the southern hemisphere. It is also for people aged 50 and older who have a lifelong disability or people who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. NSW Seniors Week recognises the important contribution that older people make to our local community and the theme for NSW Seniors Week is Be inspired. The theme is about encouraging greater effort, enthusiasm, or creativity with focus on creative activities that celebrate self expression. Seniors Week Harmony in the Garden – Saturday 21 March Byron Shire Council has partnered with the Mullumbimby Community Gardens to provide a morning of information, entertainment and free morning tea, along with cob oven pizza available to purchase. Entertainment includes: the Arakwal Cultural Dancers, Sprung Integrated Dance Theatre and traditional Hawaiian dancing by Mana Aloha Troupe. There will be a cultural garden tour and cultural cooking demonstration. Leandro Mendes from the North Coast Settlement Scheme will be there to introduce Harmony Day. What a great ﬁnale for Seniors Week with an ALL community, ALL ages event, celebrating Harmony Day, encompassing and utilising the diversity and creative energy of our community. It is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. An Auslan Sign Language interpreter will be in attendance and there will also be an accessible toilet available. For further information contact Hannah on 0403 685 869 or go to www.mullumbimbycommunitygardens.org Further information, visit council’s website for other activities in Byron Shire www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Or for more information on NSW Seniors Week, visit www.nswseniors week.com.au Enquiries: Karen Ingleman 02 6626 7224

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Byron has ski skills Ocean’s 16 heads south for states A contingent of athletes from Far North Coast Branch rivals Cudgen Headland and Byron Bay Surf Life Saving Club travelled south last week for the 2015 NSW Surf Life Saving Open Championships. Byron Bay returned from Ocean Beach-Umina with a swag of medals in the individual and team ski events. Caitlin Callahan and Ryan Beckett both claimed gold in the U17 Ski Race, while Shaun Sewell picked up a bronze in the U19 Ski. The club also won medals in the Open Female (gold), U17 Female (gold), U17 Male (bronze), U19 Female (silver) and U19 Male (bronze) Single Ski Relay. Scout Hembrow claimed an individual bronze in the U17 Ironwoman Race.

State team representative Ela Heiniger had a successful championships – she was one of the few athletes to deny Newport’s Georgia Miller a gold medal when she won the U19 Swim and backed up this performance with bronze in the U19 Ironwoman and Board races. Heiniger capped off her weekend with gold in the U19 Taplin Relay alongside teammates Joanna Charles and Madeline McCullagh, who were delighted to nab the state title. Following her performance Heiniger was quick to praise the efforts of her teammates, and said the club culture inspires everyone to lift their game during competition.

As the dust settles after the battle rounds of district, zone then regional school swim meets, 16 of Ocean Shores Aquatics swimmers will get to swim at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre at the end of this month. Many records were broken by the team along the way, and from the 16 there were district champs and zone champs, and Tom Cheek was crowned the Primary School Regional Champion. ‘The goals set by just about every swimmer have been exceeded well beyond expectations,’ said coach Adrian Filipic. ‘They all thrive on challenging themselves physically and developing their technique to a standard of standout status. ‘To see the joy, or in some

cases the relief on their faces is priceless.’ Adrian says that the teams’ finest hour awaits them in an atmosphere that can only be described as inspirational in

Sydney. ‘I know they will do their best; that’s just how they roll.’ The team will compete at the New South Wales Primary Schools Sports Asso-

ciation (PSSA) and the New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association (CHS) Swimming Championships from Wednesday March 25 to Friday March 27.

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The Bay Rollers will go skate to skate with the ladies from the Coffs Coast when they take on the Derby Dolls in next week’s bout at the Byron Regional Sports and Cultural Complex. Photo Tree Faerie

Nickname – Donkey Number – 6 Age – 18 Eyes – Blue Height – 182cm Position – 5/8 Years in sport – 7 Favourite food – Mars Bars Favourite colours – Silver Career Highlight – Having Shane Diehm as a coach The Giants will have a trial round against Kyogle this Sunday from 12.30pm at the Les Donnelly Field on Manns Road, Mullumbimby. Everyone is welcome.

The Bay Rollers, Byron Bay’s own women’s roller derby team, is back on track for 2015 and set to play the Coffs Coast Derby Dolls at home on March 28. From humble beginnings in April 2010, the Bay Rollers have come a long way to be a dominant force in the northern NSW roller derby leagues. Now in their fifth year, The Bay Rollers are keen to continue their unbroken winning streak against the Coffs Coast Derby Dolls. Played on roller skates, women’s roller derby is a full-contact, fast action game where players use their bodies to assist their teammates while trying to ‘take out’ the opposition. ‘We’re excited to be playing our first game of the year in front of a home crowd,’ says Bay Rollers captain Slingshot Polkadot. ‘We’ve got a different team from the last time we played Coffs in 2014 so are looking forward to having a loud cheer squad to get behind us.’ The Bay Rollers won’t just be having any old cheer squad at the bout – the team will have Byron’s own competitive cheerleading squad, Epic Cheer, providing the halftime entertainment. The Bay Rollers versus Coffs Coast Derby Dolls Saturday March 28. Doors open 6.30pm, game starts 7pm. Byron Regional Sports and Cultural Complex, 249 Ewingsdale Road. For more info, visit www.bayrollers.com.

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Community at work On The Horizon

mances, workshops and free morning tea, Saturday 21 March, 10am. Arrive early for parking.

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Friday 20 March at 11am at Byron Bay Library with Josie Gagliano, author of The Australian ageing generation handbook. To book call 6685 8540.

Elderbeats

Young veterans barbecue

Free Event for Seniors Week: Elderbeats Drumming group Thursday 19 March at the Byron Community Centre, starting 2pm. Please dress up and bring along a plate for a tea party.

Inviting young veterans, exservice persons (post 1990) and families to a barbecue lunch at RSL Hall Brunswick Heads on Sunday 22 March, 12– 3pm, Easter-egg hunt for the kids. RSVP Leesa 0402 294 185.

Mullumbimby Market

U3A Ballina/Byron

Corner of Stuart and Myocum Streets, Mullumbimby, Saturday 21 March 8am–3pm. Moondog Blues playing. See www.facebook.com/MullumMarkets.

U3A Ballina/Byron next meeting is at 10am on Tuesday, 24.03.15 in The Meeting Room, RSL, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: 6680 7350.

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Harmony Day Harmony Day at Mullum Community Garden, cultural perfor-

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Bridge Club Brunswick Valley Bridge Club now meets at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club on Mondays and Saturdays 12.30 for 12.45 start. Visitors welcome. Player liaison officer Phyllis Keyte (6684 1103) if you need a partner. Lessons for beginners and intermediate players available. Enq Barbara Powell 6680 5948.

Insight Meditation Tuesday Insight Meditation with Radha Nicholson, Ellen Davison and others. Weekly at The Yurt Temple Byron, 7.15–9pm. All welcome. Evening supported by dana (donation).

Repair Cafe Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.

Oneness Blessing Oneness blessing, meditation and healing every Thursday 7pm at Red Tent Yoga studio, Byron industrial estate. All welcome. By donation. Ring Nura 0427 847 210 for info.

Rainbow Dragons Abreast Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors (regardless of age, athletic ability or fitness level) for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30am for 8am start. For information and sign up contact Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com.

Uniting op shop Uniting Church Op Shop open each Saturday 8am–noon, Dal-

Meet the candidates The Ocean Shores Community Association (OSCA) invites voters to a meeting with Balley St, Mullumbimby. Recycling clothes, household goods, linen. Plant department with good variety.

Junior Chess Club Mullum Junior Chess Club is on Tuesdays after school (about 3.15pm start) until 4.45pm in Mullumbimby High School library. All ages and playing levels welcome. Mike 6684 6281 for more details.

Anglican op shop Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am– 1pm. If you are interested in giving back to the community and would like to volunteer one day or more per month we would love your support. For more information contact Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281.

Food Box Food Box has recommenced on Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, free veges and enjoy a cuppa.

Lions Byron Bay Lions for Byron Bay and Suffolk Park meet every 2nd Thursday at the Byron Bay Services Club at 7pm, with a social meeting every 4th Thursday of the month in Suffolk Park. Enquiries 0410 414 423.

Cancer support A new general cancer-support group has started in Byron for anyone living in the northern rivers. For more information please contact Ken on 0411 233 755 or David on 0428 187 025, or email david@davidyoung.com. au or kengabe@linknet.com.au.

Carers support Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meet with other carers in a welcoming and confidential environment – for support, information and a focus on wellbeing. Meeting on

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lina electorate candidates on Monday 23 March at 7.30pm at the Ocean Shores Community Centre. Each candidate will speak, followed by Q&A. Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Threads concert Byron Music Society presents Threads at Byron Community Centre, Sunday 22 March at 2.30 pm. A unique blend of music, dance and visual art.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The Mystical Life: A Journey through our Spiritual Inheritance, presented by James Cowan, Thursday 19 March 1–3pm at Masonic Centre, 6 Byron St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Mullumbimby Death Cafe The Natural Death Care Centre presents a free Death Cafe on March 25, 6–8.30pm at The Empire Cafe, Mullumbimby. RSVP the 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Please call Leanne for further info: 0409 818 643.

TINCAN Tintenbar Community Aid Network runs a series of social activities at the Tintenbar Hall. Contact Marg on 6687 8033 for more information.

End-of-life choices To learn what your options are when making end-of-life choices, come to the meetings held quarterly. Phone Elaine for more details: 0421 796 713.

Free study groups The Northern Rivers Anthroposophical Society offers four ongoing free study groups on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Enquiries 6684 5180.

Buddhist meditation Meditation teaching and practice now at the Living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Contact Mishaela on 0438 858 842 or mishaela@si.org.au.

Is alcohol a problem? Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire. www.aa.org.au

merryn@live.com.au.

Art in the Pub Art in the Pub: Award-winning Australian artist Jo Bertini has been invited by C.A.S.E. to talk about Life as an Expedition Artist at the Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby, on Sunday 22 March at 6pm. All welcome, free.

Yoga open day Yellow Church Yoga Open Day Sat 21 & Sun 22 March, free classes in a variety of yoga styles, Pilates, Feldenkrais and Contact Dance. More info www.yellowchurchyoga.com, dianaewing@bigpond.com or see Facebook.

U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 24 March, 10am–noon at the Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Phone 6685 1732. Byron Bay Public School car boot school. www.byrontoastmasters. org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Shanti 6684 8024 for more information.

Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA is happy to invite anyone who is interested in learning how to knit, crochet or embroider to join us on Wednesdays 9am–2pm or the second Monday evening of every month 5–7pm. Rooms 6687 0617 or Di Campbell 6685 4694.

Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings: 6680 7280.

Lions meeting Lions Club of Brunswick–Mullumbimby meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 7pm. Phone 0417 019 343 for more information or write to PO Box 12, Mullumbimby 2482.

Co-dependents Anonymous

Meditation teaching and practice now at the Living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Contact Mishaela on 0438 858 842 or mishaela@si.org.au.

Family Drug Support

Liberation Larder

Are you concerned about the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Support meetings every Tuesday 7–9pm Byron Bay, upstairs at 75 Jonson Street (stairs beside Westpac bank). Phone Jane 0410 494 933.

The charity that collects, cooks and distributes nutritious food to over 450 people a week in the Byron Shire needs more volunteers in a variety of roles. Please contact Helen 0439 409 655 or visit liberationlarder.org.

Toastmasters

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

Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment 1st and 3rd Mondays 6.15pm, St Finbarr’s

Flag Painting Workshop

activities throughout March, volunteers are needed to help plan, set up, perform, workshop and speak. Please call Judy 0405 436 663.

Flag Painting Workshop 10 April, Mullumbimby Community Gardens. Info: www.mullumbimbycommunitygardens.org/event. To book: 0428 222 525.

Main Arm AGM

Easter Fair

Cancer group meet

Hop along to St John’s Easter Fair on Friday 27 March from 4.30pm at Mullumbimby school grounds. Rides, laser skirmish, food, stalls, entertainment and more.

The next meeting of the Brunswick Valley Cancer Action Group will be held at the Uniting Church Hall in Mullumbimby at 1.30pm on Thursday 19 March. All welcome.

Byron Harmony Festival With Byron Harmony Day coming up on 28 March and lead-up

Upper Main Arm Community Association Inc AGM will be held at Kohinur Hall on Wednesday 1 April from 5.30pm.

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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.

Buddhist meditation

sale Saturday 28 March 8am–1pm at school oval. Sellers must book on 6685 6557 or email deanna. belluzzo@gmail.com.

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1. What the newsagent did (9,6) 9. Woodwind instruments (9) 10. Roadside accommodation (5) 11. Substance, solid body (6) 12. Casua worker, odd-job man (8) 13. Egyptian beetle (6) 15. Danish castle, setting for “Hamlet” (8) 18. Small noisy birds (8) 19. Maintenance, regular care (6) 21. Vista, landscape (8) 23. Medico (6) 26. Capital of Tibet (5) 27. Watch, clock or hourglass (9) 28. Junior university employee (8,7)

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Departs, leaves (7) Smallest, minimum possible (5) Audible phone message (5,4) Stagger, lurch (4) English prime minister, Benjamin …. (8) DOWN 6. Intended, targeted (5) 1. Takes off, but becomes less 7. Ad lib, improvised (9) effeminate (7) 2. Little direction, the minimum in fact (5) 8. Absence of sound (7) 14. Nationals of a southern European 3. Passive, perhaps masculine we hear; that’s the message (5,4) republic (9) 4. Look up and dance (4) 16. Improvised, ad lib (9) 5. English prime minister gets busted 17. Scented, fragrant (8) arse in island capital (8) 18. Having a split personality (7) 6. Intended to surround Middle East 20. Warning, omen (7) with assistance (5) 22. Noose, lasso (5) 7. River in desperately extreme 24. Topic, motif (5) condition – like 16! (9) 25. Writer Kingsley or Martin (4) 8. If 3 is silver, 8 is golden! (7) 14. Bananas, 51 mad Europeans (9) Last week’s solution N062 16. I’m on time. The workers’ T A B O O L I P R E A D E R organisation is just off the cuff (9) E E L O Y S E E S T R E E T C A R T A S T E 17. A visionary loses direction, and T R A H O A D D becomes fragrant (8) A N Y O N E S M O T H E R S 18. Split personality achieves 90 T D P A E M degrees of latitudes in both R E D H E R R I N G S O N G directions (7) I E R O I M N R 20. Warning is powerful about X R A Y I M M A C U L A T E R I E C T E resistance (7) B E H E M O T H T I T I A N 22. Hayworth grabs a lasso (5) A E P H K N R L 24. Topic for the Middle East (5) L L A M A E M I L E Z O L A L R I U S E N N 25. Writer masters two forms of the S A T I R I S T S R A Y E D verb “to be” (4)

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A brief excursion into L-Space Her visit to Byron College’s Repair Cafe proved very useful – as she was taking the shot, one of her lens filters was being fixed. And now you can see a back catalogue of our Sustainability features online at www.echo.net.au/ sustainability.

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Backlash was very sad to learn of the death of Terry Pratchett, pictured above, the creator of Discworld. He was a great storyteller, a funny and insightful man. He created some of the most memorable characters in modern fiction, such as the Wee Free Men, Sam Vimes, and Death, who always speaks in capital letters, without quotation marks. For example: ‘“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?” Death thought about it. Cats, he said eventually. Cats are nice.’ And for those who think fantasy is a waste of time, Pratchett offered: ‘Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.’ Q Q Q Q

Pratchett’s later years were associated with early-onset Alzheimer’s – which hardly stopped him from writing. It’s a condition becoming increasingly prevalent with our ageing population, and scientists at the University of Queensland have come up with a novel approach to deal with it. They are using utrasound technology to break up neortoxic amyloid plaques in the brain which affect blood

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flow and thus cause cognitive decline. You can read the full media release at http:// bit.ly/UQultra. Q Q Q Q

Okay, only ten sleeps from when this issue of The Echo is published until the NSW election Saturday. Are we all excited? We have seven candidates running for the seat of Ballina, with independent Matthew Hartley picking up the so-called donkey vote at the top of the ballot paper – worth a half to one per cent of the vote, according to ABC election guru Antony Green – with Labor’s Paul Spooner languishing at the bottom. The single-issue candidate is No Land Tax’s Greg Zylber (from Balmain?!). See our online coverage and candidate profiles at www. echo.net.au/election-2015. Ignore the Nationals’ Kris Beavis’s advice on his Facebook page to number one square only. It’s a disservice to the electorate.

It’s currently Seniors Week and the Byron Community Centre is celebrating with the free Young At Heart Film Festival on Saturday March 21. Among the offerings is Divide in Concord, which follows an 84-year-old woman who takes on the might of the bottled-water industry to have bottled water banned in her small American town. Download the full program at www.lifeofbyron.com/ seniors-week-2015/. Backlash will be celebrating his seniority with another viewing of

the classic, Too Old To Rock And Roll, Too Young To Die, by those old codgers Jethro Tull: http://bit.ly/jethtull. Q Q Q Q

Real estate website Onthehouse.com.au reckons Byron Bay is the place to invest in units, while Tweed Heads South is the place to get into houses – legally, that is. Its report estimates Byron Bay units are expected to deliver a total return of 13 per cent this year. On the other hand, don’t expect the cost of renting to come down any time soon, with the rental yield for a unit of median value of $497,500 expected to be 5.9 per cent. If you travel inland 1,500km to Broken Hill, you can pick up a house for $15,000 at the lower end of the market, in a town which offers a median price of $130,000 for a three-bedroom house.

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