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Inside this week

Candidate proﬁles on page 18

PRE-ELEC TION RELIEF? BLOW BUBBLES

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Mungo salutes a great Liberal leader – p14

Sigh: Cr Wanchap and BRG go head to head – p6

Community Need Home gardening entertaining? at work – p43 – p25 – p20–21

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Belongil rockwall fiasco hits low ebb

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Byron Harmony Day is on election day, Saturday March 28! There will be music, dancing and food from all corners of the globe: African, Spanish, Latin American, Indian, Middle Eastern and Indonesian. It’s all happening at Main Beach, Byron Bay and will run from 12pm until 9pm. For more info, speakers or to volunteer, phone Judy on 0405 463 663. Pictured is Uncle Pete Jangla and Fang the dog. Photo Jeff Dawson

Council staff ignores govt over bypass options Butler Street residents who would be affected by a Byron Bypass say they are alarmed by Council’s detailed plans for the proposal, as revealed at the Farmers Market booth last week. Despite advice from the NSW planning and environment department to consider alternatives and specifically the rail corridor route, Council staff have instead rejected the idea, saying it ‘was not possible.’ It comes despite Council’s website claiming that its Environmental Impact Study Statement (IESS), ‘must assess potential impacts of [alternative routes, including land within the existing rail corridor] in the proposal.’ So which level of government

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should the pubic believe? Council’s director of infrastructure services, Phil Holloway, told The Echo the draft bypass concept plans were based on the route identified within the Preferred Route Report (PRR) that was completed at the end of 2014. ‘A key factor in any feasibility assessment is land ownership. Council does not own the rail corridor land.’ Mr Holloway also reconfirmed that the proposed bypass will not solve all of Byron Bay’s traffic problems, with traffic studies showing ‘that up to 20 per cent of traffic will potentially use the new thoroughfare.’ ‘However, this 20 per cent are most likely to be locals travelling

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from one side of town to the other.’ Additionally, Butler Street residents have pointed to the 2001 environmental impact study (EIS) which indicates such a route would only provide relief for ten years.

Good for ten years The coalition government have announced $10.5m to help fund the project, which would also be constructed through wetlands and come out at the southern end of Jonson Street at Mitre Ten. The Echo asked the planning department for comment on whether their advice to Council is binding but was instead referred to RMS.

Why bother writing scripts for an HBO House Of Cards episode when you have all the material you could ever wish for in local government? One of the more surreal moments of Council – perhaps ever – was last Thursday. In what was supposed to be a confidential meeting over plans to erect a rock wall along Belongil Beach, it went almost pear-shaped, and luckily the public weren’t ejected until about halfway through. It’s been a hugely contentious issue. Led by Cr Ibrahim, councillors Wanchap, Woods, Cubis and Hunter have had the numbers to push ahead with plans to construct a rock wall to protect three property owners and council-owned land along the beachfront. Apart from being contentious, it’s also not an easy project. State government money was withdrawn, it’s lacked support from scientists, and Council have had to raid funds from other budget areas to make it happen. Mayor Richardson says cash earmarked for public spaces – such as improving the Water Lily Park in Ocean Shores – have been trumped by this thought bubble. Against this idea are Crs Richardson, Spooner, Cameron and Dey, who believe in the scientific consensus which says that erecting rock walls will result in the beach being eroded. They would prefer to wait to include this into a Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP) which is happening within months, we are told. A CZMP is ‘A unique federal/ state partnership that provides a

proven basis for protecting, restoring, and responsibly developing the nation’s important and diverse coastal communities and resources.’ So it’s a position that the scientific community and politicians (who really don’t know this stuff, let’s be honest) have previously agreed upon. Moving on, when a confidentiality session is normally called, the public are required to shuffle outside while commercial-in-confidence figures are discussed. But what was different this time was that Cr Dey moved a surprise amendment which held off confidential figures and revealed some very interesting findings.

Over budget What the online council minutes of this meeting don’t say is that this rock wall is over budget and the three landowners who will benefit are yet to communicate with Council on their intention to pay their share. Cr Dey told The Echo, ‘So much of the Belongil rock story happens behind closed doors. This is partly due to tendering [for the project] but also due to court cases against Council.’ Remarkably, Cr Ibrahim found continued on page 3

Religion interrupts grinding and unrelenting newspaper work What would Jesus do? The Echo will be observing the Easter break – as it does every year – with both offices being shut Friday April 3 and Monday April 6, 2015.

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Ripping up the railway tracks emerged as an unpopular move from the Ocean Shores meet the candidates night, held on Monday. All candidates present – except Nationals candidate Kris Beavis – said any rail trail on the region’s disused railway lines should not include track removal and be multi-use. The NSW coalition have promised $50m to establish bike paths along the region’s disused railway lines, but so far it comes with scarce details, such as any land-leasing arrangements. Public transport was indeed one of the many issues brought up by the audience; another point of difference between Mr Beavis and his fellow candidates was his suggestion that more roads and buses were the best way to address future public transport needs. It drew an awkward silence, despite a clear indication from the room that rail was wanted. Independent candidate for Ballina and former Greens member, Cr Jeff Johnson, argued that restoring the rail line and introducing a commuter rail service could be fully funded if the highway deviation proposal between Broadwater and Ballina were scrapped. ‘[It would be] a 13km dogleg through Ballina’s most important wildlife corridor and Aboriginal sacred sites. $300 million could be saved by widening the exist-

Independent candidate for Ballina, Cr Jeff Johnson, says both a cycle path and public transport can be achieved on the tracks. He is pictured next to a non-political platform at the Mullum Station along with Trains On Our Tracks supporters. Photo Jeff Dawson

ing highway instead of building a brand new motorway through the Blackwall Range.’ But it’s not popular with those residents, with Mr Beavis saying that it could potentially ‘ruin the industry there.’ Meanwhile, in a media release last week, Cr Jeff Johnson says a lack of funding for rail trail facilities such as toilets, tourist infrastructure and ongoing maintenance was also a concern.

Vision needed ‘Local councils have not allocated any funds to provide the facilities that would be needed, or ongoing maintenance,’ he said. ‘It’s time the government had a long-term sustainable vision for our area instead of pushing for urban sprawl and increasing traffic congestion.’ It’s a position supported by

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News Limited, one of many corporations owned by US citizen Rupert Murdoch, has just acquired a 14.99 per cent stake in Australian publisher APN News and Media. APN publishes The Byron News, The Northern Star and The Ballina Advocate, among other titles across the nation. Additionally APN holds significant radio, highway and street-signage assets. The ASX announcement on Thursday came as the federal government considered ripping up cross-media ownership restrictions that limit mergers between traditional players. Fairfax reported that the stake gives News Ltd, which

Cr Basil Cameron from community rail group, Trains On Our Tracks (TOOT). Cr Cameron says, ‘Spending $50 million to rip up valuable transport infrastructure that directly connects eight of the ten largest population centres in the region is grossly irresponsible’. A petition with four thousand signatures will be handed to whichever candidate wins the March 28 election, Cr Cameron said. He says the petition opposes the removal of the rail line and calls for the $50 million to be spent on rail-based public transport instead. By coincidence, the figure of 4,000 is also the number of signed-up supporters that Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) claim to have. And the March 31 deadline is approaching for councils

and tourism-only operators to apply for state government rail trail funding. But Byron Council’s general manager Ken Gainger has told The Echo that there will be no rail trail submission from Council.

No submission ‘Byron Shire Council and other local councils have made it very clear to the state that we will not fund capital works or ongoing maintenance of the proposed rail trail. In Byron Shire, our first priority is to maintain our assets,’ he said. And while NRRT says on its website that one of its aims is ‘to deliver a funding approach and business plan that will not be a burden to local government or the community.’ A business plan is yet to be presented by them or the government.

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Sold for $300m According to www.thenewspaperworks.com.au, Irish parent company INM and Baycliffe sold for close to $300 million. News purchased around 10.2 per cent in APN, adding to 4.8 per cent it already held’, they reported. As of Tuesday, APN was trading shares at $1 while News Limited was at $21.29 a share. The Echo is entirely independent locally owned and is yet to enter the Australian stock exchange.

Jazz guitar legend, Ned Sutherland, has turned his hand to abstractions in the art world and has just picked up the Byron Shire Respite Service, Senior Art prize for his painting Louis Armstrong Playing On A River Cruise. His sons Dan and Michael formed Skunkhour in the early 90s. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Local News A seven-day celebration of inspiration and creativity will be held from April 2 to 8, 10am–5pm at the Byron Community Centre. Co-ordinator Mouche Phillips says of the Byron Arts Classic, ‘We have over $10,000 worth of prizes to be won in the categories of painting, works on paper, photography, sculpture and now textiles. Over 300 works have been entered and all artworks are for sale!’ Judges announced so far include painters Emma Walker and David Young, Brett Adlington from the Lismore Gallery and curator Angus Mcdonald. A 1960s themed gala night will be held April 1.

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Rockwall fiasco hits low ebb continued from page 1 himself defending questions over a phone call to a potential tender applicant for the rock wall. Unbeknownst he claims, he rang potential tender applicant Angus Jackson to find out more information. ‘It was due diligence,’ he claimed to the chamber. ‘The question is whether I knowingly spoke with someone who is a tenderer,’ he said. ‘That is not what I did. In the course of that conversation he raised that. The conversation ended soon thereafter. However that was not the purpose of that conversation, nor did I raise the matter. So any suggestion that I was attempting in any way to participate or influence or be party to the quotations is just false. As I said in my email, I needed to see some advice; some technical information and advice about what we were about to

decide upon today. In other words I was doing my research and due diligence.’ The Echo asked Cr Ibrahim why the information could not be sought from staff and he replied, ‘Angus Jackson (AJ) has been engaged by Byron Shire and has made presentations to councillors. When the report advised us that all the acceptable quotes were well over the budget, I wanted a second opinion on the scale of the WRL design. [For example] would a scaled-down version work and how long would it take to redesign?’ ‘That was why I called. Staff are not qualified in this field and always rely on external consultants such as Angus Jackson. I did not have time to ask staff to write to him; the meeting was the next day, and I only had time to study the agenda the day before. ‘AJ did not submit a quote

and was not involved in any of the quotes in the agenda. ‘The call was my attempt to find a solution that kept the cost of the protection works below budget and close to the cost of replacing sandbags. ‘The resolution to protect Manfred Street followed a storm event in the summer of 2013, which nearly resulted in total failure of Council’s own protection works, which are required of Council by a court order. A breach at this narrowest point in the spit would isolate all residents west from their homes, and potentially create an emergency evacuation incident. This advice was given to councillors by an eminent coastal engineer. ‘At that time, Council had already spent well in excess of one million dollars on maintenance of this protection wall. As a consequence of the storm, Council had to expend

more funds to repair. ‘With an unexpected offer of $300,000 from government, and a strong likelihood of intense storms in the near future, we resolved to commence plans for a more robust protection measure.’

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Local News Daevid launched into the aquasphere Around 85 people turned up to pay their respects to renowned musician and poet Daevid Allen last weekend. His four sons and stepson paddled out with Daevid’s ashes in a teapot to send him back to Gaia. Being the cosmic place Byron Shire is, a pod, or a gong, of five dolphins turned up to send him on his way. Here are some trivia: one of Daevid’s first bands, Soft Machine, included a young Andy Summers, who later went on to form supergoup The Police. Travel well, crazy diamond.

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will come from Labor’s A Better Way infrastructure program, and will be delivered without privatising the electricity network, Mr Park says, The Echo asked Mr Park’s media spokesperson if the Better Way infrastructure program was fully costed, to which he replied it was. However, full NSW Treasury costings are available only to government ministers, not those in opposition. But the environment minister Rob Stokes says that a resource efficiency audit is already underway of all

government-run buildings, not just schools, to look at such things. He said the Baird government announced ‘a much better policy’ in July last year, where schools will be able to install solar panels at no upfront cost to them or taxpayers. The audit will be completed by July this year, Mr Stokes said. ‘This approach will be applied beyond schools, to government buildings and small to medium businesses throughout NSW through solar leasing.’

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Delving deeper into West Byron, or just counter claims? Accusations around the mega-development proposal keep being thrown about along with staff reports The highly-flammable tinder under the West Byron development, one of the largest residential/commercial proposals for the town in a generation, has again been sparked. This time, an Echo advertisement taken out by former Greens councillor and real estate agent Rose Wanchap riled up readers last week; they contacted The Echo criticising the advertisment’s pro-West Byron stance as factually inaccurate and biased. One of the more vocal opponents is the Byron Residents’ Group, who responded by saying it ‘mimics the misinformation that the National Party is peddling.’ The group’s Cate Coorey said, ‘Ms Wanchap assumes that she knows better about West Byron – the arrogance of this position is exactly that of the NSW department of planning and the minister, who ignored the community in making the decision to rezone West Byron’. ‘Unlike Ms Wanchap and Ms Goward, we actually read all the the reports properly – we didn’t just pick out the

paragraphs that suited our argument. Like her over-development councillor colleague Sol Ibrahim, Ms Wanchap appears to be calling into question the integrity of Byron Residents’ Group. ‘Where did we say there were 240 koalas at West Byron? We have said it is core koala habitat vital to the survival of Byron’s coastal koala population.’

Tit for tat But Cr Wanchap has refuted the claims, saying that ‘some political parties are peddling misinformation’ as well. She told The Echo, ‘It would have to be the pot calling the kettle black after seeing Ms Coorey having a photograph taken with the Labor candidate supposedly ripping up the West Byron zoning approval.’ Additionally, Cr Wanchap says that as for reading or understanding the reports on the proposal, ‘The minister, the department of planning and Council’s planning staff have a plethora of reports that have been accumulated over a decade. Happy to share

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these if need be. Bring a few wheelbarrows.’ And both sides are accusing each other of questionable integrity.

Integrity questioned ‘The integrity of the BRG is in question – over the time the Save Byron Bay Koalas petition has been up, they have continually referred to and supported these fraudulent statements. ‘I quote, “The development will destroy most of the habitat of the estimated 240 koalas in the vicinity” (see screen shot of petition page on my Facebook page). ‘I am sure most of those who have chosen to support them would be surprised to know there were only two male koalas sighted across the site and that 90 per cent of the 105ha site is currently abandoned cattle-grazing grassland, which, according ecologists, is so fragmented it would be difficult to support a breeding koala population of any size.’

Meanwhile Ms Coorey asks ‘what studies prove that building more houses will make housing more affordable? Could Cr Wanchap also provide written assurance from the developers – and any future owners of the land – that they will not subdivide down to 150sqm trying to maximise their yield?’

Supply and demand Cr Wanchap replied, ‘It is basic economics that supply and demand will dictate market values. Regarding only small lots across the entire site, can Ms Coorey name a NSW residential development where this has ever happened? It would make no sense at all for a developer to do this. ‘Society’s needs are changing and flexibility of product size and budget are required to meet the various needs. Applying a liberal dose of logic a variety of lot sizes would be most likely.’ Another claim by Cr Wanchap in her advertisement was that it will be an ‘environmen-

tally sustainable estate’. Ms Coorey replied, ‘That is up to her and the councillors to ensure. ‘If it wasn’t for community pressure, Cr Wanchap and the rest of Council wouldn’t even have the opportunity to work on a Development Control Plan (DCP) that will shape what actually is built on the site. ‘The version of the DCP that the department of planning was trying to rush through – that we managed to avert – was a Development out-of-Control Plan. ‘BRG would be happy to provide Cr Wanchap with any reports or studies that will

help her to make informed decisions about West Byron rather than just parroting her National Party cronies. Ms Wanchap replied, ‘ The department would have been reluctant to pass the DCP back to Council because of the highly abusive and often incorrect statements made by BRG and their followers. Council voted unanimously to request it be passed back which would have provided assurance to the department that the true merits of the site would be considered.’ Both NSW Labor and the Greens have promised to return the development to Council if elected.

WB repeal legally possible: BRG ‘Unequivocal legal confirmation’ on whether the West Byron State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) can be repealed has been obtained by the Byron Residents’ Group. The group is fighting the proposal and says it has proof that both Greens and Labor can honour their commitment to hand back the proposal to Council if elected, despite retiring Nationals MP Don Page claiming otherwise. The group’s Cate Coorey said that Mr Page had only sought his advice from the Department of Planning and Environment. She says one of Australia’s leading environmental and planning barristers, Michael Astill, agrees it is possible.

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Local News Overturning capitalism talk The second public event by the think tank Ngara Institute will take place on Tuesday March 31, 6.30–9.30pm at the Civic Memorial Hall, Mullumbimby. It’s entitled The End Of Earth Inc Is Nigh? Handy Tips For Overturning Corporate Capitalism, and the institute’s Dr Richard Hil will be in conversation with acclaimed author, filmmaker, activist and environmentalist, Helena Norberg-Hodge. Joining them will be leading advocate for alternative food systems, Dr Carol Richards.

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Byron Council voted (7–2) last week to support the mayor’s stated ambition to become Australia’s first ‘zeroemissions community’. Mayor Simon Richardson told Council the aim would ‘cost ratepayers nothing’ as the shire would benefit from ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of expertise’ from the group Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), which would hold community forums and advise on local energy-saving and generating methods. Dieter Horstman, organiser of last weekend’s Byron Solar Revolution Symposium, commended the mayor for his vision during public access. Mr Horstman said his honey factory was already an example of a zero-emissions industry, as it was ‘powered by solar energy backed up by 100 per cent pollution-free salt batteries’.

Energy savings and generation Mayor Richardson told the meeting that BZE experts would look at all areas that contributed to the consumption, saving and generation of energy, including domestic, council, business, transport and agriculture. ‘In a rural area such as this, transport is going to be the most difficult nut to crack,’ he admitted. Nationals councillor, farmer and storage-shed operator Alan Hunter said the impact would fall most heavily on farmers, who ‘may be forced to reduce their herds by half and the land they farm by half ’ under the plan.

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‘What would become of the rest of the land – and what about their incomes?’ he asked Council. But Cr Dey said the value added by the ‘zero emissions’ brand would more than compensate. ‘We already have a great brand, which is Byron, which is recognised and attracts a premium,’ he said. ‘If you add “zero emissions” to that I think you’ll find the premium the product will more than balance out any loss of production,’ Cr Dey said.

Cr Cubis calls for staff report Cr Chris Cubis moved an amendment to have Council staff investigate the proposal. He told The Echo later, ‘Frankly I don’t see any correlation between the two topics anyway. As for the suggestion that zero emissions means zero cost, I put the counter-argument openly in the chamber. I asked for some information on what the initiative will cost, as we only have the mayor’s suggestion that it doesn’t cost anything.

become like Copenhagen without cost, well great, but I question it. If not, we should be putting it up for public scrutiny, like all other large policy initiatives.’ Cr Cubis also took exception to Echonetdaily’s online report of this story, which labelled him as a Nationals councillor. When asked if he was a member of the party he replied, ‘I absolutely refute any suggestion that I represent the National Party as a councillor. My status as councillor is strictly independent; printing otherwise is a lie.’ The amendment by Cr Cubis was lost; the mayor made an impassioned right of reply speech saying the idea of ‘spending Council money to investigate an offer of a free service from some of the country’s smartest

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energy experts is ludicrous.’ ‘BZE will conduct workshops for residents in areas including designs for zeroenergy homes,’ he said adding that it would be up to the community to decide ‘how far and how fast any changes will be implemented. ‘Nothing will happen without community consultation,’ he told the meeting. Cr Richardson said a similar aim for the shire to become pesticide free ‘seemed like pie in the sky to some at the beginning but in fact we’ve come a long way towards that goal in a year and a half’. The motion passes, and included Cr Hunter changing his position during debate. Councillors Cubis and Woods voted against, while Councillors Spooner and Ibrahim were absent from the chamber.

No trust in mayor: Cr Cubis ‘His track record on following his ideals without concern for financial impact is extremely poor. If this initiative is to result in lower emissions, then I ask what impact the policy will have on the following: electricity generation, considering Council is not a provider, impacts on any new house or a DA on existing houses and impacts to public lighting and cost.’ ‘If you believe the mayor’s claim, that we can just

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Local Ross River caseloads skyrocket Virus infections across the state jump to 539 from just 79 for the same period in 2014: NSW Health The incidence of Ross River mosquito-borne viral infec- Health has seen an increase in reporting of people infected fever on the north coast has tions,’ Mr Corben said. ‘So far this year, NSW by mosquito-borne viruses. jumped massively, according ‘There have been 539 to NSW Health, from notifications of Ross River just 19 cases this time virus infections across the last year to 319 this state compared with just 79 year. for the same period in 2014. The department is Ross River Virus and urging people to take Avoid being outside unprotected, Barmah Forest Virus can extra precautions to particularly during dawn and dusk, cause symptoms including protect themselves when mosquitoes are most active. tiredness, rash, fever and, against mosquitoes When outside cover up as much sore and swollen joints. following the seven as possible with light-coloured, Mr Corben said the fold increase in detecloose-fitting clothing and covered symptoms usually abate tions of the mosquitofootwear. aft er several days but some borne virus across the Apply mosquito repellent regularly people may experience state compared with to exposed areas (as directed on the them for weeks or even this time last year. container). months. Pau l C o r b e n , Repellents containing Diethyl Tolu‘There is no specific Northern NSW Local amide (DEET) or Picaridin are best. treatment for these viruses. Health District public Don’t use repellents on the skin Th e best way to avoid infechealth director, said of children under the age of three tion is to avoid being bitten it’s the second time months. Instead use physical barriers by mosquitoes, ’ he said. this year that NSW such as netting on prams, cots and For copies of the NSW Health has issued a play areas for babies. Health fact sheet on Ross warning about mosWhen camping, use flyscreens, or River virus, Barmah Forquito-borne illnesses. sleep under mosquito nets. Limit the est virus, Kunjin virus, and ‘Autumn is the peak number of places around your home Murray Valley Encephalitime of the year for for mosquitoes to breed by getting tis virus visit www.health. these insects to carry rid of items that hold water or by nsw.gov.au/Infectious/ such infections so it emptying the containers. factsheets/Pages/Ross-Rivis also when there is Q Information by Health NSW er-Fever.aspx. the highest number of

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Dope helicopter raids underway Eve Jeffery

Reports of air raids around the Durrumbul and Main Arm areas and beyond have been confirmed by the Sydneybased police media unit. A state crime command spokesperson told The Echo on Tuesday that there was

an ongoing operation in the Tweed Byron area. Residents contacted The Echo after the police helicopter flew over properties west of Mullumbimby. State crime command’s Georgie Wells said that police were in the midst of a ‘cannabis eradication operation

in the Tweed Byron targeting outdoor cannabis crops’. Ms Wells said that the results would be released at a later stage, but not the cost of the operation. She also said that no details of where or the timeframe of the continuation of the operation could be released.

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Tallowood childcare DA raises concerns Two of the developers of Tallowood estate, just outside Mullumbimby on Left Bank Road, have defended their proposal for a childcare/early learning centre that would cater for 64 children and accommodate 20 carparks and two drop-off spaces. The Echo understands an extension request by a neighbour was denied by Council, with public submissions closing March 24. Tallow developers Eric and Sarah Freeman told The Echo, ‘We are currently constructing (in Stage 3B) a tennis court and a netball/basketball court. Next year, we [will] add a

regulation football and cricket pitch. There will be over 3km of bikepaths connecting all parts of Tallowood. ‘We see a childcare/early learning centre as just as important an element to support Mullum families in living happy, healthy lives and being able to go to work and earn a living. In this case, without needing to drive the younger kids to the pre-school.’

Mullum vacancies But a neighbouring resident claims that, from their research, there are vacancies in daycare centres in Mullumbimby and the development

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would cause more traffic congestion. Mr and Mrs Freeman replied that ‘Parents [would] drop and pick up kids at all hours, not like “school” starting at 8am or 9am. Council requirements for 64-kid childcare centre is 16 carpark spaces plus one dropoff space – we went 20 carpark plus two drop off spaces.’ Asked if they would consider reducing the development’s size, they replied, ‘[Our] understanding from people in this field that “scale” is important both from an operational point of view but also from a “socialising” aspect between the kids.’ The Byron Shire Echo March 25, 2015 9

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Coal seam gas (CSG) miner Metgasco suffered another setback last week after the collapse of a proposed merger with oil explorer Elk Petroleum. Metgasco told the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) last week it had decided to terminate the pro-

posed merger as it had low chances of securing finance for the deal in the face of falling oil prices. Shares in the ASX-listed Elk, which is currently exploring oil reserves in the Rocky Mountains of the US and building a major oil pipeline in Wyoming, have been suspended as a result. The company has recently

suffered a massive drop in its share price as a result of tumbling world oil prices. Under the proposal, Metgasco’s shareholders were to own 77 per cent of the merged company with Elk shareholders taking the remaining 23 per cent. The latest share price (as of midday Tuesday) for Metgasco was $0.022 per share.

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The Echo has asked Cr Ibrahim to again explain his relationship with Belongil landowner John Vaughan. An Echo article last year asked Cr Ibrahim, ‘Has your personal friendship with some or any of these landowners influenced your decision to vote on their behalf?’ Cr Ibrahim at the time said that he has no personal friendships with any Belongil landowners, some of whom are negotiating with Council to build a rock wall on the beach and are in ongoing legal proceedings. But a letter from longtime resident Donald Maughan described how he was

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‘firstly amused then affronted and now disgusted with Byron Shire’s Cr Ibrahim’s answer to [that question].’ Mr Maughan claimed that at the last council election, John Vaughan ‘manned Sol Ibrahim’s booth for several hours.’ He said, ‘John was very happily supporting and espousing Cr Ibrahim’s credibility and the virtues as a potential councillor. ‘Maybe not a “personal friend” but Mr Vaughan sure was an “enthusiastic Ibrahim supporter”’. Cr Ibrahim replied, ‘As for John Vaughan, lots of people supported me when they understood what I believed in. ‘That does not make them my friends. I do not speak with John Vaughan.

‘He never calls me, nor I him. I never email him. Is that clear enough, Hans? ‘Around 2,000 people voted for what I stood for, far more that Crs Cameron or Spooner. I first moved here in 1981, so I think I’m allowed to know a few people by now.’

Supporters unrecognised But Mr Maughan also added that ‘As an aside having lived in the Bay for 64 years and involved with the community in several organisations, I thought I knew a lot of people but I did not recognise virtually any one of the people who were glad-handing, back-slapping and taking how to vote paraphernalia for candidate Ibrahim on the day.’

How NBNco can ignore residents’ concerns and erect towers ‘legally’ Hans Lovejoy

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For those who are wondering how the federal government can legally allow its NBN corporation to build telecom towers so close to homes and steamroll any opposition, The Echo has been advised that special fast-track policies were developed outside the Telecommunications Act 1997 in 2010. Normally legislation, or acts, provide a framework which corporations operate under. But with rollout of NBN infrastructure – being towers and fixed cables – new technologies such as 4G wireless have not been updated in the Act. The proposal to introduce instead

an Infrastructure State Environmental Planning Policy (ISEPP) and a ‘guideline’ went out on public exhibition in 2009. An NBNco spokesperson told The Echo, ‘It is not necessary for a telecommunications technology to be explicitly mentioned in the Telecommunications Act 1997 in order for its installation to be lawful.’ According to www.planning. nsw.gov.au, ‘New telecommunications towers in residential zones will continue to require development application approval from local councils.’ ‘The ISEPP introduces new provisions that allow telecommunications infrastructure providers to be either exempt from planning approval, or be able

to receive a ten-day complying development approval, for a number of telecommunications facilities subject to strict criteria including health and amenity considerations.’

Council considers ban Byron Council is currently considering whether it can prevent telcos from erecting towers close to homes on land it manages, as well as private land. Unfortunately for Tweed Shire residents at Clothiers Creek, west of Cabarita, they are facing a drop in property values and unknown health consequences as NBNco pushes ahead with a tower that is just metres from them.

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March 25, 2015

Your choice Saturday ‘This is what democracy looks like’, enthused Labor candidate and Byron councillor Paul Spooner as he cast his eyes around the room where a small yet hardy crowd had gathered to hear pitches, promises, and platitudes. We were seated at the meet the candidates night, held last Monday in Ocean Shores. Also present were Kris Beavis (Nationals), Tamara Smith (Greens), Vyvyan Stott (Christian Democratic Party) and Jeff Johnson (Independent). Not in attendance were Byron resident Matt Hartley (Independent) and Sydney-based candidate Greg Zylber from the No Land Tax Party. With around 7,000 residents, Ocean Shores is the largest Byron Shire suburb and is arguably the most neglected by all levels of government. The questions were well informed, and ranged from the need for public transport, preserving the tracks on the railway, preserving the Roundhouse site for community use, improving Water Lily Park to the ubiquitous CSG issue and the North Coast Holiday Parks fiasco in Brunswick Heads. At one time Labor’s Paul Spooner struggled to contain a heckler, who accused his party and The Greens of being part of 16 years of smelly governance. Undeterred, Mr Spooner held to the belief that his grassroots preselection process had helped reform the party. It introduced fresh blood – but was it into a vampire lair? So with the Labor stench still fresh in the minds of many voters, perhaps it may be helpful to do a smudge. A Labor spiritual smudge, where all the poor decisions made from 1995 to 2011 are collectively cleansed. Meanwhile Nationals hopeful Kris Beavis also faced a tough crowd; he dodged the question as to whether he would rip up railway tracks to accommodate a rail trail while all other candidates agreed for multi-use. Mr Beavis was also evasive or just uninformed with the North Coast Holiday Parks, unlike other candidates. His political inexperience was evident. Independent candidate and Ballina councillor Jeff Johnson was received quite well; he spoke cleanly, directly and honestly while also offering solutions. Similarly Tamara Smith (Greens) also presented well, yet the endless rolling promises are unbelievable given the Greens will not be forming government. And it wouldn’t be a Byron election without a wildcard. Vyvyan Stott from the Christian Democratic Party spoke of corporate/political hegemony, Agenda 21 conspiracies and the very real threat of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Kept secret and presumably supported by both federal Labor and the coalition, a TPP could mean multinational CSG corporations, for example, would be able to sue the pants off governments if they didn’t get their expected revenue on shelved projects. That was all while espousing the virtues of his homophobic troglodyte leader, Fred Nile. Now that’s an election platform! Hans Lovejoy, editor

f Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser had to die, it seemed only appropriate that they should do so within a few months of each other. Fraser was the younger by some 12 years, but the two venerable politicians were forever yoked as the twin towering infernos of 1975 – arguably the most bitter and divisive confrontation in Australian political history. But the final battle was not quite as it seemed. The immediate outcome was an easy win for Fraser, with more than a little help from John Kerr. Endorsed by the vice-regal imprimatur, he crushed Whitlam not once but twice, driving him out of the Lodge, the leadership and the parliament. And he went on to become his country’s second-longest serving prime minister, holding office for more than seven years. And there were legacies: Aboriginal land rights, a huge intake of refugees, including a generous welcome for boat people, the implementation of multiculturalism with the institution of SBS, serious environmental protection with the saving of Fraser Island and the abolition of whaling, unyielding opposition to racism, especially in South Africa and then Rhodesia. It was a proud and impressive record. But the problem was that it was a record for a Labor government – even a Green one. It was not what his Liberal colleagues either wanted or expected. True, there was some progress: an attempt to dismantle Whitlam’s fledgling Medicare, an emphasis on private rather than public education and a relentless war on the trades unions. But this was more about restoring some of the shibboleths of the conservative past rather than getting on with the right-wing agenda he had fore-

shadowed and which his supporters craved. Almost as soon as he was gone, there was talk of the wasted years, a failure of nerve, even betrayal. And as the years drew on, Fraser, in his rebuilding role as a humanitarian, drifted further away from the Liberal mainstream just as it drifted further towards the neo-conservative right. He was derided as a bleeding heart, a do-gooder; and when John Howard assumed office in 1996 things came to a head.

not left the party, the party had left him; but for the overwhelming mass of the new right who had become Abbott’s constituents, it hardly mattered. Good riddance, they said. Fraser was now an exile, a pariah. Life wasn’t meant to be easy. Whitlam, on the other hand, flourished in his new roles. In much of his time in Canberra he had been treated with suspicion by many of his colleagues, who saw him as a blowin, an outsider, perhaps not a real Labor man.

Fraser was, in his way, honest, consistent and even something of a visionary by Mungo MacCallum Fraser had, he said later, always had his doubts about Howard; he believed that the then neophyte treasurer he had promoted had opposed his cabinet over such matters as accepting asylum seekers and taking action against apartheid. His wife Tamie openly described the new Liberal prime minster as ‘that ghastly little racist’. Fraser’s criticism of the new government became open and more strident, and he yearned for the days when he had been a member of what he called a genuine liberal party. But the conservative tide rolled on. When Howard finally left, Fraser had a moment of hope; he believed that the party could redeem itself, and he saw Malcolm Turnbull as a potential saviour. But when he was replaced by Tony Abbott, a man Fraser despised and loathed, it was the last straw. He resigned from the party he had espoused for more than sixty years. He always said that he had

But as the heroic martyr he was revered, even idolised, a Labor icon to be cherished and burnished. When the two men were reconciled, their positions were reversed: suddenly Whitlam was seen as the ultimate winner. And so the whirligig of time brings in its revenges. Fraser, it has been said, was widely misunderstood, and this is probably true. But the misunderstandings only point up to what have, in fact, been steadfast principles. On the economic bedrock principles – initiative, hard work and reward – he has always been adamant: he always despised any form of socialism and collectivism and favoured an unquestioning adherence to the private over the public. But on the tenets of true Liberalism – racial equality, belief in the universal values of fairness, decency and access for all – he never wavered either. In that sense he was always something of a loner, and not always a happy man. Reminiscing

about his childhood he recalled the funniest incident as the time when his father let go of the sulky and spilled his mother into the mud, and the scariest when his father abandoned him on a hilltop as floodwaters rose to meet him. Later, his idea of fun was to pop pickled onions into the pockets of his fellow drinkers in the members bar of Parliament House. Unsurprisingly he was not a popular figure, although he strived to be social one; at one drunken party in his office he offered me a job as his speech writer, an offer I somewhat ungraciously declined. But he was, in his way, honest, consistent and even something of a visionary, aloof to the blandishments of rent servers and opinion pollsters. This almost aristocratic disdain perhaps showed in his dismissal of Tony Abbott, whom he saw as an unprincipled populist willing to move whenever and wherever he saw an advantage, temporary and, in the end, self-defeating. But for all that, there is a similarity between our twenty-second prime minister and our twentyeighth. Both, in the end, ducked the big changes necessary for the changed circumstances in which they found themselves. Fraser refused to open the economy when it was needed; the result was stagflation. Abbott, it appears, has settled for near enough is good enough, leaving a long and bleak future of debt and deficit. Perhaps the difference is that Fraser, in his own way, will be fondly remembered, if not by the Liberal party, by a very large section of the public for whom they see 1975 as a distant memory, but multiculturalism as a living and vibrant present. Abbott’s memorial, if any, remains far less certain.

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Integrating rail use with other transport Q The discussion in The Echo about the disused rail corridor from Casino to Murwillumbah is missing two important aspects that relate to transport planning: 1. Rail transport links an origin and a destination. At each stop along its route it needs to link people with needed social (schools, universities, hospitals), economic (businesses, shops, airports and ports as well as freight) or recreational (beaches, tourist destinations) activities. It is about maximising accessibility and mobility for the maximum number of people and supporting the vitality of local communities. Having Murwillumbah as the end destination or the point of origin for a regional rail line is a nonsense. The

end destination or point of origin needs to be Gold Coast Airport. At this point the travelling public can then change to a proposed train heading for Brisbane or Brisbane airport or change to a proposed tram heading for Burleigh Heads, Surfers Paradise and Southport. There is even potential to link the current NSW rail line to the Port of Brisbane. This would open up trade and business opportunities which from the far north coast are hard to access. 2. Rail transport at each stop needs to be integrated with other forms of transport including buses, vehicles and bicycles in order to maximise the benefits of rail services. If the rail corridor were to be considered in this crossborder regional and local

lia has participated in more than a dozen conflicts in over twenty different countries Â yet only one of these conflicts involved a direct military threat to ourselves, while all the remainder did not. Of the total above, about 17,500 Australians died defending us directly against

imperial Japan. More than 90 per cent of all Anzacs who have served their country during these years have done so thousands of kilometres from home and in wars that did not involve a direct military threat, either to our shores or our way of life. The Anzac tradition, therefore, is predominantly a tradition of

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tween those two groups at the expense of a rail service, which is the only proper traffic and transport solution for our shire and beyond. The corridor can be shared, but rail trail lobbyists must give, not only take. It may cost more to have a rail trail next to the line, but what benefits to the whole of all the communities! Do not kill off the rail for selfish purposes. Jens Krause Byron Bay

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Council has announced that parking in the northern end of Woolworths car park will soon be restricted to two hours (Echo, March 18), which is all well and good, except that Phil Holloway, Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure services director, suggests longer parking is available in nearby Kingsley, Ruskin and Somerset Streets. So now overflow parking from the town centre will be pushed into our residential streets. As if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already have enough to contend with, with vanpackers and holiday letting eroding our amenity, we now have yet another well-thought-through Council initiative that shows complete disregard for local residents. Louise Andrews Byron Bay

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by Ian Rogers Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irina Berezina has been eliminated from the FIDE Knock-out World Championship in Sochi after a 2-0 first round defeat by former KO Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. The 64 player KO Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championship had been scheduled for 2014 but was delayed because the world body FIDE was unable to find a venue. By the time Sochi offered to host the event, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Champion Hou Yifan had already committed to a tournament in Hawaii and decided to skip Sochi. (When asked if he would be following the tournament, World Champion Magnus Carlsen queried if Hou was playing. After receiving an answer in the negative he responded similarly.) Berezina qualified as Oceaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representative almost two years ago and was also seriously inconvenienced by FIDEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcements and subsequent cancellations of places and dates for the KO Championship. The 39-year-old from Bondi

was seeded near the tail of the field, and had to play the fifth seed, Kosteniuk. Unfortunately Berezinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first game was a disaster; a game which showed all the hallmarks of jet-lag, handing Kosteniuk an easy win in the best-of-two contest. Berezina then needed to gamble to stay in the tournament, and her risk-taking play very nearly paid off (see game below). Sochi 2015 White: I Berezina Black: A Kosteniuk Opening: Catalan 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0-0 Rb8 7.Re1?! mA rather too subtle idea. 7.Nc3 b5 8.Ne5! is considered Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best try.n7...Be7 8.e4 0-0 9.Nc3 b5 10.a3?! Na5! 11.Bf4 Nb3 12.Rb1 a6 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Rbd1 Re8 15.h3 Qd7 16.g4! With little for the pawn, White must attack. 16...Rbd8 17.g5 Nh5 18.Be3 g6 19.Ne5 Qc8 20.Bf3 Ng7?! Nerves are kicking in; the immediate 20...c5 would keep Black well on top. 21.Ng4! c5! 22.dxc5 Qc6? 23.Nh6+? Presented with a golden chance, Berezina misses 23.Nd5!! which would probably had levelled the match, e.g. 23...exd5 24.exd5 Qc8 25.c6 with a huge attack. 23...Kf8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.h4 Bxc5 Now the initiative changes hands and Berezina is pushed off the board. 26.Bxc5+ Qxc5 27.Bg4 Rd3 28.Qf1 Nd2 29.Qg2 Nf5!? 30.Nxf5 exf5 31.Be2 Rd6 32.Bf3 Qe5 33.Rd1 fxe4 34.Bg4 a5 35.Re1 b4 36.axb4 axb4 0-1

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continued from page 15 however, this approach results in a near-constant round of fighting abroad. At best, relying on others to defend us makes us dependent, at worst it makes us mercenary and sycophantic. I believe the majority of Australians do not agree with this approach. Most of us see no tangible benefit or positive outcome from our involvement in foreign wars. Defending ourselves against an immediate threat is one thing, yet travelling to fight people who pose no threat is entirely another. R J Poole Lismore

Reader beware

I suppose a paid advert such as the one last week by Cr Wanchap doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a fact check before it goes to print. If it really is a case of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;reader bewareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, then, dear reader, remember these facts. The ecological classification of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;abandoned cattlegrazing pasture(s)â&#x20AC;&#x2122; is wetlands, albeit drained and degraded. Koala myths? The Biolink study about West Byron was published 2010, not 2012. In that report, two koalas were seen but not identified as to sex. Lots of scat was found and core habitat areas mapped. The Land Partners report in 2010 argued that sightings are valued more highly than scat findings. But since 2007, the NSW government says sightings, scat and scratchings are all of equal value in identifying core habitat (ISBN 978 1 74122 521 1 DECC 2007/361). Perhaps Cr Wanchap is confusing the 2010 with the 2012 Biolink Koala Habitat Study for Byron Council. From that report: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Two major koala population centres were identified: Myocum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tyagarah, and West Byron. Field data provide a broad population estimate of approximately 240 koalas existing within currently occupied habitat.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Given such mistakes, the advertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main message about koalas is simply not factual. It also says be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wary of those who continually propagate this misconceptionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; about koalas. Yes, reader, beware. M Gardner Byron Bay

Dirty dunnies

In reply to Ken Gaingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter (March 4) and in reply to Newlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter the week before, I wrote about the same problem a few months ago. I wrote about the filthy condition of the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dunny

Death of a wallaby

This morning as I walked down my usual track to the beach at Brunswick Heads through the reserve at Venture Park, there was a man on the dunes cradling a wallaby. He had watched a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;white short-haired dog â&#x20AC;&#x201C; kind of Staffy-lookingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chase the wallaby through the reserve and into the shallows where it attacked. It then bolted off bloody-mouthed and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen again. The wallaby has since died. This is in a no-dog zone and the dog was obviously unsupervised. Although this is the first wallaby we know of to be killed, the number of dogs being walked out of

their area has been steadily increasing over the past 12 months or more. Many Bruns locals have been expressing their concern about this â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including dog owners. The number of dogs using Bruns has reached epidemic levels and this kind of event was almost always going to happen. What a sad day when aggressive, domestic canines with irresponsible owners get away with the murder of peaceful, beautiful, native wildlife who are just going about their business on their land. More dog control please! Darren Porter Brunswick Heads

at Torakina because even if it is winter and not many people around, the public dunnies need cleaning at least once a day. I think the other dunnies near town get spruced up but Torakina is the forgotten land. Ken writes that dunnies at Torakina sit on Crown land and a budget dictates the times when they are cleaned. At the time of my last letter on this matter, Torakina dunnies were worse than any I saw in third-world countries. Ken, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one excuse for not cleaning them and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laziness. P Brecht Mullumbimby

screens donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fill the air with disturbing frequencies, upsetting the normal electromagnetic environment, which dolphins and whales and other sea creatures rely on for their wellbeing and communication. You put up a mosquito screen, and the mosquitoes stay on the other side. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do anything else. Why is it that the same technology (a permanent plastic mesh fence anchored to the ocean floor which keeps out all sharks without harming marine life) is not the number one consideration for Ballina, for Byron Bay and for the rest of the world? For the cost of a highway upgrade, every surfing beach in Australia could be permanently and completely protected. For info on one such shark barrier manufactured in WA, and already successfully trialled, go to www. ecosharkbarrier.com.au. Mark Abriel Byron Bay

Shark barriers

The Echo reported on Ballina Council looking for ways to stop shark attacks, which included lifeguard towers, aerial patrols and the one of greatest interest to Ballinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor, sonic technology. One study on frequency technology to deter sharks found that the shark actually ate the frequency device that was meant to repel it. The manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s answer was that sharks are unpredictable! If you want to keep out mosquitoes, you put up mesh screens on the doors and windows. Mosquito

Nasty Greens

Many of us do go along to Byron Council meetings to see firsthand what exactly happens, Maggie Moss Luke (Letters, March 18), and are observing on a regular basis the small group of placard-

netdaily.net.au carrying Greens in the gallery spuming nasty, unfair comments directly at Cr Rose Wanchap, including loud, nasty insults from you, Maggie Moss Luke. The Greens are way out of control and this poor public behaviour just proves what we all know. The Greens have lost sight of their environmental roots long ago, and swapped it for a political rollercoaster of bullying and intimidation on residents with common sense and foresight for this Shire. Tina Petroff Ocean Shores

Home care

Privatisation no-oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the privatisation of home care, thanks to Kerry Stratton in yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sydney Morning Herald. What do the contestants have to say about this? Think about it, fellow retirees. David Dynes Federal

True value

South Golden Beach Community Association would like to send a heartfelt thank you to Charlie and Lisa Emery who own True Value Ocean Shores Hardware store. They have been there for community groups, individuals, tradies, well, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say everyone in Ocean Shores and beyond, for the past 14 years. It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to you both and your wonderful employees. With smiles, understanding and not to mention the Hawaiian shirts, you greeted us, helped many, and went beyond what a store would do. You will be sorely missed but always remembered. We wish you and your family only the best in the future. Kathy Norley President, South Golden Beach Community Association

Native forests

There appears to be a confused understanding of regional economics by several groups, particularly Labor and the Greens. Building on this regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitive strengths would appear to be a lot sounder strategy than the constant condemnation of a high-quality, sustainable economic opportunity. When arguing for an end to the native forest industry, the very solution that is being proposed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that is, turning all state forests into national parks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is sadly lacking in any substance. National parks struggle to manage the

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Letters current estate. As such, many are a disgrace, hardly representing an effective way of conserving nature. I can say with confidence that forests on the north coast do not cause fauna and flora extinction. Furthermore, clearfelling of native forests does not occur. The only areas that are clearfelled are plantations. The recent photo appearing in local press depicting Greens candidate Carol Vernon and Greens MLC David Shoebridge in the so-called ‘clear-felled’ Tuckers Nob State Forest was in fact taken in a plantation that used to be cleared farmland in the 1960s. The native hardwood timber industry is now managed in accordance with the highest environmental standards throughout the world. In fact it appears Bellingen residents have more concerns with plantation forest management, given higher biodiversity and aesthetic standards are provided in a sustainably-managed native forest. There can be no doubt that the north coast needs a diversified economic base. We have ample opportunity for very sustainable tourism, manufacturing, food and

hardwood timber industries with potential to grow even further with new value-adding opportunities. I’d suggest we get out of the way of those who are genuinely trying to make this happen. Trevor Sargeant North Coast Forest Taskforce coordinator

Brinkmanship

A growing list of influential people from Mikhail Gorbachev to the former USA Ambassador to Russia suggest the Ukraine situation could lead to global nuclear war. Kiev says they will retake Crimea and Russia says they will use nukes if Kiev tries. Several times now the Russian leadership has stated they do not think this situation will lead to global nuclear annihilation, and each time they repeat that denial it actually suggests that outcome is a realistic possibility, since one doesn’t have to deny the impossible. If Western Australia voted to secede, should we then support taking up arms against the people in Perth? ‘We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms’ – Dire Straits. Peter Olson Goonengerry

Last salvoes before Saturday’s shindig National Party candidate Kris Beavis continues to refer to the fact that the decision for West Byron was taken away from Council because it had failed to act. The fact is that Council had acted; it had refused the rezoning proposal for good reasons. Perhaps what he means is that Council hadn’t given approval and so the state had to. Council didn’t approve the rezoning because detailed studies determined that the proposal was unacceptable. But the ALP state government identified that the site was of significance and took control, deeming it necessary to meet housing supply. There was no housing crisis to require a state government intervention. Byron Shire was actually meeting and exceeding the housing approvals required by the state government’s Regional Strategy. The new housing for the shire had been planned for Bangalow, Mullumbimby and Brunswick, not Byron Bay. Planning investigations supported the fact that Byron Bay could not take further development pressure and

this is what the community supported. So please, candidates,. accept the facts: the ALP took away our right to determine our future planning of Byron Bay and the coalition gave the final approval. The community has been a considered, long-term planner, protecting and preserving a place that is increasingly popular but now is at risk of losing its appeal owing to the major political parties overriding community rights. Jan Barham Broken Head Q As a voter in the Ballina electorate I received a flyer headed ‘CSG we don’t want it here’. Turning it over I was gobsmacked to see that it was promoting the Nationals. The Nationals are the party who last December renewed the licence for the largest PEL in the region. It includes the area of Lismore, Kyogle, Nimbin and Woodburn and covers the water catchments of Byron Bay and Ballina. The deceptive map on the flyer shows only a tiny fraction of this region. The Greens and Labor

will ban gas mining from the northern rivers. If The Nationals are against gas mining in the northern rivers, it is surprising that they did not respond to questions from Gasfield Free Northern Rivers, unlike the Greens and Labor. Neither would Kris Beavis front up with the other candidates to the screening of Frackman at Ballina last week. It is not good enough to blame past governments’ policy. We need good policy now to stop this toxic industry. Maybe we are getting used to politicians being dishonest to get votes. But this desperate campaign by the Nationals has to signal an all-time low. By their cynical messages to the electorate they are treating us with contempt. The facts are: For a gasfieldfree northern rivers, number every box and put the Nationals last. Brigid Beckett Alstonville Q The

race in Ballina is a three-way contest. The Nationals have a history of disregard for the environment and

still have, with a highway that rips up koala habitat in favour of cane farmers; their forestry practices are unsustainable and marine park protections pared back. Paul Spooner is a good local candidate but carries the leaden weight of a party which introduced CSG, genetically modified seed (GMOs) in agriculture, coal mines along with donations from corporates, thoroughly corrupt former ministers Obeid and Macdonald, refused container deposit legislation (one tick for the coalition) and locally it was Kristina Keneally as planning minister who called in West Byron. He will be effective only if they get government. Tamara Smith was preselected by the Greens as a strong woman who will keep nervous whichever government gets into power. I will cast a Green 1 vote then 2 ALP as two bites of the election apple with full value of the vote flowing to the next candidates. Number all boxes and put the Nationals deservedly last. Most importantly under new rules you can register continued on page 19

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Candidate Profiles

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Matthew Hartley, independent

Jeff Johnson, independent

Kris Beavis, Nationals

Tamara Smith, Greens

After growing up running and riding in the bush, playing in the waves, and learning in libraries, I studied at the University of Sydney. I’ve spent a year in hospital, a few years traveling, nine years on a disability pension, 10 years in public housing, 20 years playing music (enthusiastically, if not very well), and 27 years in medical, psychological, and therapeutic research. Currently, I help develop low-cost therapeutic technology. I have campaigned for the Greens, and attempted to help the Labor Party grow up. I like animals, especially dogs, horses, birds, and lizards, and have plenty of the last two at my house. I dislike hypocrisy, corruption, cruelty, and the abuse of the community. I perceive no separation between humanity and environment, whether natural or social. On every issue, whether social, economic, or ecological, the public is always ahead of the major political parties. So, we need direct democratic involvement. Then you’ll see climate change solved, renewable energy replacing coal, medical breakthroughs, over-development stopped, rail rebuilt, and all the rest. It’s not hard, when you get past entrenched business interests. An informed, empowered public can decide our future. We already know what most of us want. Stable population, environmental protection, manufacturing, technology, and the education systems to release our potential. These things aren’t mysteries. But unless we break the political gangs, and end corruption, we will be trapped in more of the same. As many people know, I champion the responsibility of an elected representative to listen to the local community. That is a promise I guarantee I can deliver. As an independent, co-operating with other independents to counter the gang politicians, I can be effective (like Nick Xenophon) about the local communities’ rights, views, and dignity. Every issue depends on one thing: that we the people be heard. Vote independent.

I grew up working in small business so I know what’s involved and how much hard work is required for local businesses to succeed. I have a young family and currently work as an energy efficiency and solar consultant. I am also involved with a number of community organisations and campaigns, and volunteer as a surf life saver at Lennox. I have a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Cross University and have completed postgraduate units within the Faculty of Law. It’s time to break the political party stranglehold over our democracy. Political parties are increasingly promising the world and failing to deliver. As a local independent I won’t be dictated to by the party factions, corporations or developers in Sydney who simply want to exploit our region for short-term profits. I was elected to Ballina Council in 2008 and have been actively engaged with our community for over a decade. I believe in ecologically sustainable development, resilient communities and socially responsible government. The Ballina electorate deserves a strong independent voice that has a proven track record. The current threat to industrialise our rural landscape with CSG development is a classic example of how consecutive governments have sold us out. Furthermore, both Ballina and Byron have seen vast areas of rural land rezoned by the state government against the community’s wishes. We need ESD design principles to guide our transition to being a resilient, caring and prosperous region. The future is in renewables, value-added agricultural production, sustainable tourism, innovation and a strong small business sector. Having the northern rivers declared gasfield free would be a game changer. Our region could then focus on working towards and investing in a renewable-energy future and improving eco-tourism options for locals and visitors alike. www.jeffjohnson.com.au

Throughout my life, I have devoted myself to community service and I believe that becoming a member of parliament is the best way I can continue to serve my community. I grew up on a banana farm near Coffs Harbour and after school I started working for the Westpac Bank at branches around regional NSW. Following a period as business manager at an independent school in Ballina, I was appointed CEO of our local Community Rescue Helicopter Service, until I put my hand up in Ballina. I have been associated with lifes aving since nippers and still patrol. I was the president of the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club 2008–2014, where I’m still a patrolling member. Just because we live 800km from Sydney doesn’t mean we should have second-class infrastructure and services. Areas like the north coast were ignored for over a decade under the last Labor government. Over the last four years the Nationals have fought and delivered infrastructure for our region but more needs to be done. This means supporting local industries like tourism, construction and farming. I’m not afraid to say I don’t want CSG. And I’m going to take that community message to Parliament to ensure that happens. It’s hot air at election time. Our area is not this beautiful by accident; we’ve done a good job protecting it. The Nationals have always fought for the regions – it’s in our blood. We’ve wound back the licences that were thrown around before like confetti. I want to continue to protect our area from things that diminish our natural capital. My first campaign if elected will be to ensure all the road, rail and water upgrades for Ballina are locked in and confirmed in the next budget. These projects spur on our economy, creating jobs and flow-on benefits to other businesses. It’s also important that these projects are done sustainably and on our terms. www.krisbeavis.com.au

My family have lived in the northern rivers for four generations. I’m a solicitor with a background in energy law, social justice and human rights issues. I’m also a high school teacher in Ballina with professional experience working in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and was a regional delegate in the campaign against Howard’s Work Choices legislation. I’ve worked in Ballina for 11 years and I was nominated as the 2007 Ballina Quota community woman of the year for community service. I’ve been active in a number of national environmental campaigns, including Roxby Downs, Chaelundi Forests and the campaign to stop sand mining on Fraser Island. I was active in local campaigns to stop sewage outfall into Byron Bay, protect the region’s koalas and was part of the No Club Med in Byron Bay campaign. I’m a passionate ocean swimmer who swims across Byron Bay most days. I’m a member of Lock the Gate Alliance and was part of the legal team supporting the protectors working to stop invasive gas mining at Bentley. The Greens are the only party who will unconditionally ban coal seam gas and other forms of unconventional gas mining right across NSW because we know the devastating impact this dirty industry will have on our fertile farmlands, water supply and economy. The Greens believe that Australia must rapidly transition to clean, renewable energy now. The Greens were the only party to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into coal seam gas and we support the right of landowners to say no to exploration licences. We have worked with communities fighting coal seam gas right around the state. If elected on March 28, the first bill I will introduce to parliament will be to cancel the existing gas exploration licences over the northern rivers and permanently ban unconventional gas mining across NSW. www.tamarasmith.com.au

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Vyvyan Stott, Christian Democratic Party

I have trained as a social worker and journalist, have lived locally for 35 years and have been on a multitude of committees. This election is crucial to preserve our beautiful district. Local issues include affordable housing, unemployment, drug addiction, drunkenness in the Bay, the need for Ballina dredging, danger of coastal koala extinction, bad health effects of microwave mobile phone towers, threats by wealthy developers. I ask that people voting number 1 for mepass on the full strength of the vote by passing on preferences to other candidates you favour. We urgently need a change. According to the CDP website www.christiandemocraticparty.com.au, The Christian Democratic Party is unique in Australian politics. ‘We are the only Christian values party sitting within an Australian parliament. This gives the voter a unique representative in politics, because we represent you. ‘As our principles are based upon Christian values, our policies will always be consistent with your values and needs. Especially in this political climate, it is refreshing for a values-based political party to be thriving.’ Its policies include opposing same-sex marraiage, tightening laws for drug dealing, and protecting workers’ rights to Christian public holidays, including Christmas and Easter.

Editor’s note Candidates are listed from left to right in the order they appear on the ballot paper, apart from Mr Zylber. We have listed the candidates for the Ballina electorate only. For a full rundown on other local electorates and the latest election news, visit our website www.echo.net.au/ election-2015. For more details about voting, polling booths and so on, see the official site www.vote.nsw.gov.au.

netdaily.net.au Paul Spooner, Labor

In my role as the general manager of Byron Community Centre I have worked with those most vulnerable in our community. I want to be your representative in state parliament so I can be an effective voice for our community. For too long we have sent representatives to Sydney who have not been able to improve services in our community. I was preselected by over 2,000 local residents in the 2014 Ballina Labor community preselection and have had an open discussion with the entire Ballina electorate about what issues and concerns are important to them. As a local councillor, I have the experience to know what it takes to represent people in government and get things done. Schools and hospitals across our electorate are the most vital services for the local community. Labor has committed $7.3 million for upgrading Ballina District Hospital’s operating theatres and emergency department. We also committed to ensuring the Byron Central Hospital will be built and it will be a public hospital with public surgical services. The Nationals want to privatise health services in Byron Bay. Only Labor will provide a fully public hospital. I will also fight for demountables to be replaced at Byron Bay Public School and schools across the electorate because our children should be educated in first-class facilities, not 10+ year-old demountables. Labor will not sell the state’s electricity network, which last year earnt $1.7 billion for the state government – money that funds teachers, nurses, doctors and police. Labor will have a permanent ban on CSG mining on the north coast. Labor, if elected, will reverse the approval given by planning minister Pru Goward for the controversial West Byron development and hand any future approval process to Byron Shire Council. www.nswlabor.org.au/ paul_spooner

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Candidate Profiles/Letters Greg Zylber, No Land Tax No photo or profile was available for Mr Zylber. According to its website www.nolandtax.com.au the No Land Tax Campaign has been formed to fight for a fairer deal for property investors in NSW. Their site says: ‘Land Tax can be abolished – just like Death Duties were in 1981. ‘Land Tax is levied on investment property and holiday homes in NSW. It is levied on the land value of the property you own, regardless of the income generated by the property. ‘There are no deductions – not even for mortgage repayments. Over 150,000 people are hit with Land Tax every year in NSW. ‘Many are mum and dad investors saving for their retirement – and working to improve the lives of their families.’

Ballina electorate ‘Ballina is a far north coast electorate that takes in the Ballina and Byron Shire councils. Major centres include Ballina, Alstonville, Lennox Head, Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores and Mullumbimby. Like many north coast electorates, the relative importance of rural industries is declining, with the district’s economic growth now based on tourism and service industries. ‘[The last redistribution saw Ballina] gaining around 1,600 voters in the balance of Byron Shire from Lismore. The Nationals’ margin versus Labor declined from 25.2 per cent to an estimated 24.6 per cent. ‘Ballina would be Labor held based on local results at the last two federal elections, mainly because of strong support for the Greens. ‘At the 2003 and 2007 elections Labor had only a narrow lead over the Greens, and the Labor collapse in 2011 saw the Greens almost double Labor’s vote. ‘The two parties will again compete for second place at the 2015 election. ‘The retirement of Don Page could hurt the Nationals’ cause, as his personal vote has clearly been a reason for the Nationals polling better locally when you compare state to federal election results. ‘Optional preferential voting also helps the Nationals’ cause, but there will be concern for the Nationals if the reduced rate of exhausted preferences seen at the recent Queensland state election is repeated in NSW.’ – Antony Green at www.abc.net.au/news/ nsw-election-2015.

Last salvoes before Saturday’s shindig continued from page 17 to vote on election day; you just need photo ID. Insist on a right that half the world is literally dying for. Ian Cohen Broken Head Q This

Saturday is Cognitive Dissonance Day. Recently we see big single issues tending to unite, there is broad agreement, and power. Coal seam gas, Bruns foreshore, West Byron are single issues uniting us in our desire to hand on good things to our kids. We are waking up to the Occupy movement. Yet on Saturday many will also put on their different-coloured party hats to choose one of four corporations (aka parties) to be the administrator of another corporation (aka NSW state government), with no legal responsibility to do what they said they would. The green corporation has never had to play the corporate game of administrator, so they alone have the chance to talk intelligently (and I don’t doubt green voters’ sincerity) on some of the scary issues. So compare these two ideas. We can join together on single issues to Occupy and ‘do no harm’ when it’s important to us. The Swiss do this, it’s called referendums, and we have the technologies to count votes. Or we can divide, argue, hand over our decision-making power in return for no legal contract (the corporation chosen will do what it’s told by its backers). Or do both – vote, but don’t expect it to be too meaningful, and get actively engaged with neighbours and others on issues close to your heart. David Hall Ocean Shores

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you endorse endless growth? On Tuesday last week (17.3.15) a candidates forum was held at the Byron Bay Community Centre by Byron United. It was a very pleasant evening. Among many questions we were asked was one about ‘population caps’. Independent candidates Jeff Johnson and I were of the view that growth, in a numerical sense, cannot be endless. Humans this planet has plenty of. The suggestion that world overpopulation means Australia has a duty to import more people makes as much sense as saying obesity and alcoholism among others means we must all overeat and drink to excess.

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I am sad the Greens still persist, along with Labor and the Nationals, in supporting high immigration, a policy that mainly benefits the real estate industry. My immigration policy is ‘One out, one in.’ All countries, peoples and places need to halt numerical growth and take responsibility for human impact on the planet. Birth control is widely available. Averaging 2–3 children per woman is not onerous. Overburdening Earth with people is. Matthew Hartley State candidate Byron Bay Q The northern rivers is no longer natural National Party territory. Change is in the air, but only if electors don’t allow their votes to expire and become worthless. It is vital to number every box on the Legislative Assembly ballot paper to make sure your vote is actually counted. It would be sad to waste it. Also a number of young people are on the roll and don’t even know it. They were automatically enrolled. Please turn up and make your voice heard. This time every vote will make a difference. It’s a chance to make history. Richard Jones Former MLC 1988–2003 Possum Creek Q I

am stunned and appalled that after just 25 days in government the Queensland Labor Party has announced a deal with coal billionaires Adani to dredge and expand the Abbot Point coal port in the Great Barrier Reef. In spite of the ALP campaigning to ‘Save the Reef ’, this plan will mean more coal ships, more dredging and more climate change. Every recent scientific and government report has stated that climate change is the number one threat to the Great Barrier Reef, and yet the Labor premier has the gall to call it an ‘environmentally sustainable’ coal port. Here in NSW, the Labor Party has been caught out taking donations from coal seam gas company Santos this week, which might explain why the Labor Party won’t ban coal seam gas across all of NSW. Clearly Labor will say whatever they want while in opposition, but go back on their word when in government. It’s time to break our addiction to coal and gas and

rapidly shift to renewable energy. Our children will thank us. It is time for a strong, coherent and honest voice to speak. That voice is Green. Christopher Macfarlane Ocean Shores Q I

agree with the Nationals’ Kris Beavis that ‘nothing is more important than protecting our environment’, though he needs to realise that it is not just about recycling waste. The National Party’s record speaks for itself. In June 2012 the Nationals voted to allow recreational shooting in all national parks and nature reserves (outside World Heritage areas) on the north coast at the discretion of the environment minister. In September 2012 the Nationals stopped north coast councils from including environmental protection zones in their Local Environmental Plans, supposedly for six months while a review was undertaken. Because the review supported environmental zones, two and a half years later we are still waiting to see if the Nationals will allow north coast councils to protect rainforest, oldgrowth forest, endangered ecological communities, core koala habitat and other high-conservationvalue lands. Don’t count on it. In March 2013 the Nationals allowed shore-based fishing in Cape Byron Marine Park’s sanctuary zones. Again this was supposedly for only six months while a review was undertaken, yet it took them until last Christmas to act, and after causing significant damage they only restored protection to 58 per cent of our sanctuaries. In July 2013 the north coast Nationals claimed credit for changing the law to allow trees from native forests to be burnt to generate electricity, which has the potential to be disastrous for forests throughout NSW. Then there is the National’s refusal to intervene to stop koala habitat from being cleared for development at West Byron and for the highway south of Ballina, while near Casino they refused to stop ongoing logging of core koala habitat on public land. The Nationals are an environmental disaster. If you agree with Kris that ‘nothing is more important than protecting our environment’ then put the Nationals last when you vote. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay

Q Two words describe Jeff Johnson: passion and commitment. His passion for the environment and his commitment to the people of the Ballina Shire have been well demonstrated in his role as a Ballina councillor. Now, with Jeff standing for the state election, the entire Ballina electorate will be able to benefit from his prodigious energy and diligence. Jeff has made a courageous and selfless decision to stand as an independent. With no large party to back him, he will rely on his own personal strength and clear understanding of the important local issues. These include creating a gas-free northern rivers and finding ways to ensure the preservation of our natural flora and fauna for the future. He is adamantly against the mega development proposed for West Byron and he is strongly supporting the reinstatement of rail linkages across the electorate and beyond to Coolangatta. Jeff is a Lennox Head resident with a young family. He is friendly, sincere, conscientious and energetic. His work for the establishment of an ocean rock pool for the Shelly Beach area is typical of his commitment to the community. He is strongly in favour of ensuring that the eastern precinct of Lake Ainsworth is preserved for the use of the community and is well informed on the lake’s environmental issues. If Jeff is elected, this environmental consciousness and knowledge will be applied to a special focus on the vexed issues relating to the Brunswick Heads foreshore. With the integrity of some of our large political parties in doubt, a vote for someone who is free of party connections is a very good option. On March 28, think carefully about the important issues and choose the candidate who will best represent you. We believe that is Jeff Johnson. Margaret & Graham Shaw Lennox Head

Brunswick Heads is a special place. Like so many kids, I spent my childhood swimming around the river and meeting my grandfather coming back in from fishing trips. But the plans to commercialise the foreshore reserves at Brunswick Heads undermine the relaxed and family-

friendly character that the town is renowned for. The idea that the beautiful grassy picnic area behind Torakina Beach would be replaced by a carpark, and that an oversize deck would almost engulf Banner Park, is unacceptable to locals who treasure Brunswick Heads for being a relaxed and low-key place to enjoy. The Greens are calling on the NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust to go back to the drawing board with their current plans to commercialise the foreshore reserves around Brunswick Heads. Even better, management of the reserves and caravan parks should be returned to Council to provide a revenue stream to ratepayers, after being ripped away by the last Labor government in 2006. The Greens are committed to returning planning powers back to local communities. Across NSW, both Labor and LNP governments have removed planning decisions from local communities and handed it over to bureaucrats or developers with a profit motive for public lands. I’m calling on the Nationals and Labor Party candidates for Ballina to show their hands on this issue and let the community know if they support these inappropriate development plans for Brunswick Heads. Brunswick Heads is too special to lose. Tamara Smith Greens candidate for Ballina Q This

Saturday is important. This State election is about finally getting us progressive representation. Representation that clearly supports food security, and unequivocally rejects CSG. It is about representation that tells Sydney that the West Byron mega-development is way out of scale with the expectations of our community and that the planning decision is just wrong. We don’t need to sell our profitable assets like our poles and wires to give a quick sugar hit to a government. Labor has put forward a sensible plan for our region, and for the state, without selling our poles and wires. Our electorate has been ignored too long. This is your ideal opportunity to send the strong message that we need proper, effective community engagement and representation. Paul Spooner Labor candidate for Ballina

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An insight into the Anzac personality and tradition With the centenary of the Gallipoli landing just a few weeks away the Brunswick Heads–Billinudgel RSL encourages everyone to attend their local commemorations. At the Brunswick Heads Dawn Service a Rotary initiative will see school children planting small crosses to commemorate the lives lost on that far-off Gallipoli beach, so long ago. You will also be able to get breakfast in the park and enjoy the fire engines and exhibits. We might begin the commemorations by reflecting on what this day means and why.

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Rex Fisher served in Vietnam as a technician with the Army’s 110 Signals Squadron 1969–70.

Although the number of ageing veterans is rapidly declining the public seem to be coming to Anzac ceremonies in ever-increasing numbers. Huge numbers of people are trekking to overseas battlefields, in what is sometimes described as a rite of passage. Why? The day can hardly be seen as a celebration, given its solemn remembrance of the huge numbers who have died or suffered in so many ways. Honour rolls in country halls often reveal how several members of the same family were lost, with what must have been devastating consequences for their relatives and community. A recent Four Corners documentary illus-

trated that our very youngest veterans are still suffering the same invisible wounds of trauma as their ancestors going right back to Gallipoli. These and other consequences of war are hardly cause for celebration but they do warrant commemoration, reflection, recognition. There have long been arguments that these ceremonies somehow glorify war and I remember having to write an essay on that subject in high school. If I had been posed the same question a few years later, after serving in Vietnam, I would have simply responded that the proposition is quite absurd. War is an horrific affair. It results, at the very least, from

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a breakdown in sensible, human interactions, at worst from maniacal quests. It results in the utter degradation of humans in so many ways. Year after year on Anzac Day we hear old combatants making statements along the lines that ‘war is bloody stupid’. How war can be glorified I will never know and I note The Echo’s recently expressed similar sentiments. I seriously doubt that glorification is a motivator for today’s crowds. Some feel that Gallipoli marked Australia as a young nation new on the world stage. While the campaign would have fused national unity and awakened international attention that proposition also attracts debate from

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those who ask if we really want our country to be recognised on military terms.

Our character However, what might have emerged is that the Gallipoli experience highlighted certain aspects of our character which facilitated our performance in adversity. While those characteristics would have applied in many civilian endeavours before Gallipoli, they may have then become more evident as something universal and defining about us. There are many tales of larrikin, laidback Aussies, with little regard for pomp and ceremony, who performed incredibly well in all forms of

We might also be thinking about why our service-people have continued to put their lives on the line. For some, and I include myself, there was a boyish sense of adventure. However that soon, and sometimes literally, gets blown out of the water when the reality strikes. I suspect that the common factor is a desire to preserve the ability of our, or another, country to choose its own destiny. While such freedoms may be the goal it takes another critical character trait to do what our troops, and undoubtedly many civilians, do. That trait is selflessness. Our day-to-day lives are often about personal reward for our efforts. However, there is no personal reward in risking one’s life knowing you will probably die for something bigger than you. Even surviving heroes, who are awarded medals, are usually very humble and quiet about what they did. A web search about Paddy Bugden, a WWI

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VC recipient from this area, will reveal his humility. In my time the Army deliberately bred a selfless culture, decrying anyone who displayed a ‘stuff you Jack, I’m alright’ attitude right from day one of recruit training. It is no myth that in times of extreme adversity one can be more concerned about others than oneself. I believe that selfless bravery is an ‘X factor’ underlying what our forces achieve.

Gratitude So is Anzac Day about gratitude and recognition? Gratitude for our freedoms? Recognition that preservation of freedom can unfortunately involve warfare at times? Recognition that beyond military skills, success in war requires extreme bravery, selflessness and sacrifice? Gratitude for those who gave that service? It took me 25 years to attend an Anzac Day march and what struck me most were the banners and voices saying thank you. Gratitude means a lot and I still get a bit teary about it. But we might also recognise that veterans are often hurting on Anzac Day as memories come back. As brave as they may be they are human beings with compassion. Without compassion they may not have given so much for something bigger than themselves.

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battle. Mateship is also recognised as a strong part of the that Anzac personality. Perhaps not so well known is a sense of humour in adversity that has strengthened bonds and helped service-people to cope in adversity. From what I see, reflection on the Australian character that served us well is in many minds on Anzac Day.

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n a day many years ago when I was not more than seven years old, I ended up at my father’s work in the city. At lunch, my dad took me by the hand and we walked to the nearby CBD. It was the sixties and building sites were everywhere. We entered a concrete carpark next to a highrise building site. Four large trestle tables greeted us along with a number of happy Italian mammas, lovingly stirring colossal bubbling pots of pasta with red sauces enough to swim in. Sitting on each makeshift table were splendid bowls of freshly baked crusty bread, some bowls filled with plain lettuce, tomato and fresh basil. A table held two large urns of cordial with cups all in a row. Everything here was included in the small cost of a plate of food. That day I had my cheek squeezed many times by large women – and some men too; the warmth of these people was something I hadn’t experienced anywhere outside of my own family. They jokingly called it the No Names Ristorante. The diners here were predominantly the

Italian migrant workers doing the jobs Aussies needed doing or wouldn’t do. While their culture, generosity and warmth weren’t understood or fully appreciated at this time (apart from my dad and me) it is well loved now. Italian cuisine is highly regarded on two fronts – for comfort food and for the quality eclectic creations inspired by the regions north to south in this part of the Mediterranean.

The Italian affair I ate in Basiloco, a new restaurant in Byron Bay, recently and found the memories of this natural Italian hospitality flooding back to me. Frankie Brown’s used to occupy this spot; now it’s a completely different place. New owners, Manuel and Norma Agus, are Sardinians, passionate exponents of Italian cuisine and Italiano hospitality from the kitchen to the front of house. They admit they’ve lived in Mexico for many years, and for me this means more culinary experience they bring to their new ristorante. This may sound like yet another Italian joint. It’s not; it has much more to it. A voguish bar and fabulous

cocktails. Food to die for, casual and lovely service (not that the service is casual, but the waiters are mostly Italian, with a manner that suits a discourse on food, drink and hospitality). Here I found a balance of Italian cuisine that takes in Sardinian specialities, authentic Italian plates, a tapas $5–7 menu by day; all at the equivalent of most pub pricing. I don’t always gamble, but my prediction is this: soon, you’ll find booking a seat at Basiloco on a Friday or a Saturday a not-so-easy Italian affair.

‘When you gotta goat, you gotta goat’ The last time I sacrificed a goat for my dinner was in the Mezzaluna, in Potts Point, Sydney. This is a wellheeled Italian restaurant and though the goat was good, it didn’t come near Basiloco’s slow-cooked goat. Here they serve it spicy with chilies and house-made polenta chips. I’m a little long in the tooth so the chips were the only things I left behind (too hard on my teeth). The goat was melt-inthe-mouth and sensational. A plate of house-made gnocchi was excellent, served with a subtle gorgonzola

sauce, flecked with walnuts and rocket leaves for garnish. Afters? A dessert that’s close to the best panna cotta I’ve had; sharp citrus bursts cut through the rich, delicate vanilla moulding. Head chef Mirko Rubino’s cooking style has a family feel to it – Sicilian and southern Italian influences with lively and strong flavours the likes of basil, good olive oils, and classic Italian dishes. He was born in Milan, grew up in the northern region but with a strong family connection to Sicily down the deep south, so the best of both worlds is found on the menu here. ‘The kitchens are different in the north of Italy but I always allow the southern influences to come through my dishes. Using the awesome fresh local products available here, including goat, which is normally frozen – it’s fresh from the farm here. We’re also building a cuisine that’s close to the Sardinian style of kitchen and flavours including Fregola, a typical Sardinian pasta,’ Mirko told me. Another famous Sardinian speciality sold here is the suckling pig, though I’m thinking this dish may bring with it some issues given our area’s broad dietary politics. Sometimes I feel that a

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good recommendation can be fraught with problems, the ability of the eatery to repeat the good experience I’ve had for one. Here though, I think the Italians’ culture of warmth and hospitality will carry this recommendation through to a new diner should Murphy’s Law come uninvited.

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IN SOLITARY WITH THE MAN WHO WORE BLACK

Daniel’s very special guest on the In Solitary tour is multipleaward-winning singer/ songwriter and longtime friend and collaborator, Mike Carr. With his piano, guitar and vocals, Mike provides the perfect accompaniment to Daniel, his acoustic guitar and the songs of The Man in Black. How does In Solitary differ from the other Johnny Cash tribute shows?

In Solitary focuses on the darker side of Cash and his music. The intimate, acoustic presentation allows me as a performer, as well as the audience, to focus on the lyrics and stories behind Cash’s biggest hits and darker songs. The audience can expect to hear not only the big hits but also the songs from The Man in Black’s career that give an insight into who he was and what he was trying to say. What do you bring to the role of JC? I am a passionate music fan and I especially love the music and the story of Johnny Cash. I am fortunate that my voice suits these songs but there is much more to these songs than just having a deep voice. They require an aggression

and passion as well as some understanding of what Cash was about. I have spent many hours listening to, watching, and reading about Johnny Cash and he is an extremely complex character. I have only scratched the surface of understanding him and his character but I do feel that with what I have learned about Cash I am able to at least begin to approach these songs in much the same way as Cash did when he was performing them. I would like to think that if he were in the audience, he would like what he hears.

PAGE 31 | LIVE MUSIC...P27 | SOAP BOX...P26 | STARS...P29 | CULTURE...P28 | CINEMA...P31 | GIG GUIDE...P30| JOHNNY CASH WAS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC, INFLUENTIAL AND ENIGMATIC PERFORMERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. IN THIS BRAND-NEW INTIMATE ACOUSTIC SHOW, IN SOLITARY, DANIEL THOMPSON PERFORMS SONGS SPANNING CASH’S ENTIRE INCREDIBLE CAREER , TELLING THE STORY OF WHO JOHNNY CASH WAS, WHO HE BECAME AND WHY HIS LEGEND HAS GROWN SINCE HIS DEATH AT AGE 72 IN 2003. more than anything, it’s his enormous and incredibly varied body of work that attracts new fans every day. Why did Mr Cash wear black? Why do we love the outsider so much?

More than anything I think fans find an honesty in Cash’s music. He wasn’t trying to hide behind anything and when he had something that he felt needed saying, he said it.

The initial reason for the black was simply a matter of matching black outfits for Johnny and the Tennessee Two but it became much more than that. The black became a symbol for his outlaw nature and his extremely complex persona. It also came to represent a sadness expressed in his songs. In a lot of his music he was trying to bring light to things that he felt were wrong with many aspects of society. He had a lot to say about inequality across all walks of life and the black helped to bring a level of seriousness and sombreness to some very important points he was trying to make.

Johnny Cash’s music appeals to people on many different levels and for many different reasons. If you ask 100 different Cash fans why they love his music, you’ll get 100 different answers. The Movie Walk the Line certainly helped to broaden Cash’s appeal but,

I think everybody loves an outsider and especially an outsider who has something to say. In some ways we all feel like outsiders and in some ways we all would like to stand up for what we believe in. Cash represents all of this in the best possible way.

Why do you think Johnny has such a lasting and growing appeal for audiences?

What are the songs you most enjoy singing? There are many great songs in the Cash catalogue and I enjoy lots of them for different reasons. A song such as Hurt is incredibly powerful and always a challenge to sing so I always enjoy singing that. A song such as Leonard Cohen’s Bird on a Wire is another one I enjoy as the audience is always dead quiet when I sing it. But then the big hits are great too and always present a certain challenge for me as a singer. I am lucky as a singer that Cash had so many great songs and there is always work to do to perform them properly. It never gets boring performing any of these songs. Do you think his story is an uplifting one? I think Cash’s story is incredibly uplifting. Particularly the strength he found with the support of June. He started with literally nothing and became one of the most influential personalities of the 20th century. His music and life continue to inspire people from all walks of life to this day. He was able to not only overcome many of his demons but also to give a voice to other

people who needed someone to speak up for them. He was a dark and troubled person but he was able to overcome all of that and produce and amazing and meaningful body of work spanning nearly 50 years. Some of his most powerful material came when he was well into his 60s and in the years and even the weeks leading up to his death. He was a truly unique and inspiring artist. Do fans sometimes blur the lines between you as a performer and the real JC?

I don’t present myself on stage as though I am Johnny Cash so fans tend to look at me for what I am: a fan paying respect to an icon. What should we expect for your local show? A respectful and authentic tribute to Johnny Cash. Hits and favourites from Cash’s enormous catalogue and a great night of great music with a bit of insight in to who the Man in Black was. Sunday at the Bangalow Bowlo. 4pm. Presales $30, door tix $35. bangalowbowlo.com.au

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Apparently this is very annoying and other drivers are only too happy to let me know. The other day when I was coming back from Brisbane I drove the speed limit in the fast lane and the gentleman behind me appeared to be popping a valve. I could feel his Angry energy behind me.

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THE ANGRY WAY People are always yelling at me when I am driving. It seems I make them very angry. I am not sure why exactly. I think getting angry at someone for minor driving infractions is a bit silly. Put a person behind a wheel and suddenly theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the expert. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best driver; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like I do it for a living. I get by, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything major. Occasionally Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll cross double lines to nab a park. Or Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pull out without looking. Or Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stop and have a chat with someone on the pedestrian crossing.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d move up and sit on my tail. He flashed his lights. He hit the horn. It seemed he believed that my preference for driving within the prescribed speed limits was impacting on his life enjoyment. He gave me some more extended long-play horn, and then did the drive up beside me when he found a space in the slow lane and glare before burning rubber into the distance. I blew him a kiss. He gave me the finger. What a nob. Clearly life just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move fast enough for Mr Important Angry Dude. It was with some small satisfaction I noticed him pulled over a few kilometres up the road by Highway Patrol, getting a ticket. I made sure I slowed right down and waved. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give me the finger this time; instead he made his hand into gun shape and threatened to shoot me. My provocative hand to the head suggestions he was a wanker was more of a reflex, and I guess I provoked him, but I figured heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never find me. Angry men like that are just looking for people

to be angry at. Being angry is normal for them. I think they must wake up like that. I often wonder what it must be like to wake up totally furious with the world. And not furious with big things that we should be furious about like climate change and war, but things like not being able to find a parking space, or people calling them from India, or a school kid at McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting their order wrong. Where does a person find the energy to find fault with absolutely everything? It must be exhausting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; although on the upside, the Angry Way must burn off calories. I find angry people funny. Especially when they tell stories about something that happened to them and they get angry all over again. I come from a family of angry talkers. My grandmother was a classic. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d start telling a story about something that happened forty years ago and while she was telling it sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get angry all over again. By the end sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be yelling, smashing the teacup and pounding the table saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;So I said to him you can take your pumpkinâ&#x20AC;Ś!!!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Generally these were fascinating stories featuring grocers who had refused to cut a pumpkin in half or a woman in a shop who had sold some out-of-date milk. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get angry. I get angry as much as the next person. I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spend

my life angry. I am far too lazy. As Johnny Lydon from Public Image sang once: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Anger is an energyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Apathy is a much more efficient approach sometimes. The other day someone reversed into me with their big van and took a major chip off my pristine bumper bar and drove off saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nice car, Mandy!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I guess I could have got mad because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to pay for it to get fixed but I literally couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be bothered. It will cost maybe $200 to fix. If I started yelling and then spent the entire day worked up in a lather would it be worth it? Nope. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re far too many important things to get angry about besides people dinging up your nice car. I am grateful I have a nice car. Maybe I deserve to be reversed into. Anyway, so this is my meditation on anger as I drive into Mullum for my lunch meeting at a local cafe. I am meeting with someone interested in employing me for a big corporate function. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late. How rude. Then something weird happens. I start to get angry. I am angry with a person Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never met. I hear someone behind asking the waitress which table Mandy Nolan is sitting at. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here. I turn around and gasp. Shit, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s him. The bloke who tailgated me, got pulled over and whom I made masturbating gesticulations to. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the job. Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really angry.

MULLUM GIRL WHO RAN AWAY WITH THE CIRCA NORPA KICKS OFF THEIR NEW SEASON AT LISMORE CITY HALL ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH CIRCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEW SHOW BEYOND, FEATURING T WO FORMER SPAGHETTI CIRCUS STUDENTS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ALL GROWN UP! SEVEN SPOKE WITH BILLIE WILSON-COFFEY ABOUT WHAT SHEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEEN UP TO.

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After the HSC I moved to Melbourne to train at the National Institute of Circus Arts. After graduating I continued to perform around Australia before being drawn to the circus community in Brisbane. I

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my passion for performance alongside exposing me to the circus industry, which fuelled my desire to pursue it as a career. What are the skills that you have been developing since we last saw you hanging from the silks? I do still spend a lot of my time hanging around in the air; however, working with this ensemble over the past two years has continually strengthened my acrobatic skills. Our repertoire as an ensemble is constantly developing and growing. What have been the highlights of your circus career thus far? In 2013 Beyond opened at the ChamĂ¤leon Theatre in Berlin. We performed 216 shows over eight months so it was hard work but very rewarding and an absolute highlight to live in Germany! Tell me about working with Circa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what should we expect for this new show Beyond? Beyond is a warm-hearted and surreal show that explores the line between human and animal. For me it is a discovery of my inner animal and finding the balance between humanity and the creature within. We, as performers, invite the audience

into our strangely beautiful and kooky world. How hard do you have to work to stay fit and performance ready? The company is based in Brisbane so while we are Queensland we train 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 in the studio, but when we are on tour our training varies depending on the show schedule. How long is a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career in the circus? What happens with a talented woman like you when she gets older? Do you have to learn trickier tricks? If the day ever comes that I can no longer be on stage then there are a lot of other roles and opportunities to do with the production of performances that I would love to do. How do you feel about returning to your stomping ground for a home show?Â I am excited to be returning home and to share Beyond with you. Friday 27 and Saturday 28 at Lismore City Hall, 7.30pm. Tix at norpa.org.au or 1300 066 772. The troupe will also be running advanced circus workshops at Spaghetti Circus in Mullum on Saturday. Enquiries to spaghetticircus@gmail.com.

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THERE’S A BOY & BEAR IN THERE

THE MAN WHO MAKES THE GUITARS THAT MAKE THE MUSIC LOVERS OF THE GUITAR ARE IN FOR A TREAT WHEN HEAD OF THE CUSTOM SHOP FOR MATON, ANDY ALLEN, TALKS ABOUT WHAT GOES IN TO MAKING AN INSTRUMENT. ANDY IS THE BUILDER OF DREAMS, SPENDING HIS DAYS MAKING THE PERFECT GUITAR TO ORDER! He spoke briefly with The Echo – while making a guitar of course!

What made you start making guitars?

Andy, why do you think Maton has stayed at the top of its game?

The love of playing led to the desire to build.

By keeping an eye on trends and trying to stay one step ahead. What is essential do you think in creating a guitar that best suits a player? Each player is different, so it’s about the tone they’re after and the feel. How long does it take you to make a guitar? Approximately 50 hours. How long have you been making guitars?

Do you think making guitars has influenced the way you play? It has made different the way I hear tones. What will you be sharing in your presentation in Byron? I will be telling the story of how I came to Maton, up until today, and the process of building a guitar. Q&A on Thursday 7pm, Double Bassment Studio, 144 Jonson St, Byron.

I’ve been 21 years with Maton.

Boy & Bear may have formed in 2009, but by 2011 the group had bagged an impressive five ARIAs for Moonfire, garnering Best Group, Album of the Year, and Breakthrough Artist Single & Album. They also got Best Adult Alternative Release. When it comes to the music industry, the group hit the ground running, with massive tour schedules capitalising on their currency. ‘Last year we had about two months at home,’ says Boy & Bear’s Jon Hart.

can work when you feel like working. We tend to do a few of those stints. We will record some demos and then keep pushing. We had two-thirds of the album written before we went into the studio and then three songs that came along in the studio. We would go here is an idea and let’s record that right now.’ One of the greatest challenges admits Jon is knowing when your song is finished.

‘When you present a finished product you always feel like ‘We did 150 shows; that’s a 150 there are things you could do. All the audience hear is the end sound checks! You need to product. They don’t really care soundcheck some different things and play some different if it took you a long time to craft it or hardly any time at all. songs, so we would fool around and get a feel for new All they hear is the end result. things and to keep it fresh,’ says You get so involved in the Hart of the band’s attempts to process sometimes when you are writing and recording that keep writing under pressure. you can lose your objectivity. ‘Last year was a unique year for us That’s when you need people – we had never been that busy!’ who have good engineering Recording their latest release and listening skills. You need Harlequin Dream was very fresh ears!’ different from Moonfire. While This is Boy & Bear’s first Moonfire was recorded in performance at Bluesfest, Nashville, Harelquin Dream was and they are really looking laid down here in Australia, forward to it. at Alberts Studio – the same ‘When we first played a festival place the Easybeats and AC/ we weren’t a festival band – DC recorded their legendary but we are now! albums. ‘We are going to play across Writing an album is pretty our two albums and the EPs, straightforward and for the and we will do our best to band there was none of the really deliver the arrangements usual second-album woes. we put on the record; but live, ‘Dave will tend to bring an idea we are not a pyrotechnic show, or there will be something so what we want to give an being jammed and we put audience is not just what is it together and we will go to on the record, but a unique a rehearsal space in Sydney performance of that.’ or we will rent a house so we can have somewhere to sleep Boy & Bear play Bluesfest this Easter. and set up our instruments. And hopefully we have no For playing times, and tickets neighbours! That way you go to bluesfest.com.au. Immerse yourself in a surreal world of dazzling acrobatics and cheeky feats of strength

GLORIOUS BAROQUE Conductor, composer and musician Nicholas Routley presents Glorious Baroque at the Bangalow A& I Hall this Sunday. Routley has been the inspiration to bring together some of the most experienced choral singers in the region to form Vox Caldera. Under his expert direction, and with superb local talent in abundance, Vox Caldera has already proved outstanding in performance, electric in ensemble, full of colour and interest. The singers in this choir come from a broad range of experiences – jazz, classical, opera, oratorio, chamber choirs, teaching, choral directing – and from community and award-winning choral groups from all around Australia.

Monteverdi and Purcell are two names well known in the choral repertoire, and this concert is a heady indulgence of music from both these composers. Nicholas is well informed in the art and intricacies of early music, and with now local violinist Bridget Crouch leading an early-music ensemble, this concert takes the local choral and string-playing community to another place. The historic A&I Hall in Bangalow is perfect for such a performance with its wonderful acoustic ambience. Sunday from 2pm, A&I Hall Bangalow. Tickets Adults $30, members $25, school students $10 Barebones Bangalow 6687 1393 Mary Ryan’s 6685 8183 Mullum Bookshop 6684 1413

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GLORIOUS BAROQUE, AN AFTERNOON WITH VOX CALDERA CHAMBER CHOIR WITH CONDUCTOR NICHOLAS ROUTLEY, WITH VOX BAROQUE STRINGS AND CONTINUO LED BY BRIDGET CROUCH AT THE BANGALOW A&I HALL ON SUNDAY

YOYO TUKI AT OSKA Yoyo Tuki is a musician and visionary artist from the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Yoyo’s music is a unique fusion of his Rapa Nui roots with influences from around the world. It has been described by many as ceremonial, evocative, emotive and spiritual with contagious rhythms and melodies, and has gathered a worldwide following. While still retaining

his origins, he is not afraid to explore music styles from diverse backgrounds and from all corners of the globe. His musical taste is wide and varied, embracing everything from traditional Rapa Nui to afro, reggae, pop and folk. You can experience Yoyo Tuki’s music in an acoustic setting at Cafe Oska on Saturday from 7.30pm.

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SURFING THE ACOUSTIC Timo Pankau is a 24-year-old singer/songwriter, performing emotive songs through his raspy vocals and colourful storytelling throughout Europe, the UK and Australia. Looking for new challenges, Timo moved to Australia, Byron Bay in 2013, where he established himself in the local music scene, gaining regular spots, playing gigs at coffee shops and bars and drawing the attention of BayFM and local newspapers. He performed at the Guinness World Record attempt for the biggest busk in the world, held in Brisbane. Timo is currently completing his debut EP and has just recorded his latest single Never too Late, which will be available on iTunes, Spotify and Last.FM from the end of April. He plays Friday at the Byron Brewery from 7.30pm.

FALEEPING OUT! The Byron Bay Brewery will play host this Saturday to Faleepo Francisco. The three-piece band from Brisbane consists of Rhys Roberts (guitar/vocals), Aaron Muscat (guitar/vocals) and Jack Dean (drums/backing vocals). After playing in multiple venues in Brisbane to the likes of The Zoo and The Hifi, and selling out 250+ capacity venues around Brisbane, the band then moved on to tour Byron Bay, Gold Coast and Toowoomba. Faleepo Francisco’s raw energy, powerful onstage performances and catchy riffs make for The Brewery show to be a massive night for Brisbane’s indie rock trio. Opening will be Brisbane’s soulful solo artist Ian Jenkinson. Saturday at the Brewery from 7.30pm.

SOUTHERN CROSS ARTS FESTIVAL WITH PAUL GRABOWSKY The inaugural Southern Cross Arts Festival – featuring jazz legend Paul Grabowsky, the band Tora and national campus band competition winners Parkside Orchestra, ARIA awardwinning guitarists the Grigoryan Brothers, and exhibitions of visual arts – will launch on Friday at the Lismore campus of Southern Cross

University. Southern Cross Arts Festival is a concept developed by the School of Arts and Social Sciences at the uni and will involve events at the Gold Coast, Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses. It runs from March to October 2015 and features more than 30 events, including 25 bands and music groups, art exhibitions, creative writing performances and media presentations. Acts will include local and interstate bands such as The Babe Rainbow, Tora, and The Demon Parade, alongside Southern Cross University student bands Nocturnal Tapes and Parkside Orchestra (winners of the 2014 National Campus Band Competition). In Lismore on Friday the university will be hosting the jazz legend Paul Grabowsky, presented by the Northern Rivers Conservatorium. Visit the Southern Cross Arts Festival website for dates, times, locations and other information lexsa.com.au.

LOU BRADLEY AND THE CHAMBERS OF MUSIC Ku Promotions are proud to present for the first time Bill Chambers, the legendary father of altcountry music in Australia, and ARIA-nominated Mullumbimby hillbilly Lou Bradley. The pair are teaming up for a one-show-only double bill – The Moonshine Sessions. Bill Chambers brings with him the experience and collection of original songs that come from a genre as old as the hills, and a music soul as old as time itself. With a collection of awards and accolades plenty enough to tow with a trailer, Bill Chambers has a haunting and seductive way of capturing even the most sceptical country music audiences. One show and you’re hooked. Completely unpretentious, Chambers has directly influenced the most successful female country music artist in Australia (his daughter Kasey), and hundreds of other artists that have come along in the music industry perhaps looking for a way that they too can express their art without the bells and whistles that seem to cloud the music scene today. One of those artists is Lou Bradley. Lou says that she remembers going to the Tamworth Country Music Festival for the first time in 2005 and was ready to go home and never come back until she caught the famous Bill Chambers

sessions at the pub. Moonshine was recorded in Bill’s house, completely live. Just Bill on dobro, wizen board and guitar, Lou’s husband Phil on banjo and mandolin, and Lou on guitar and vocals and songs – sitting in a circle playing and singing. Just like that. No overdubs, no edits. No bullshit. Something that both Bill and Lou had always wanted to do. Thursday 9 April at the Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets are available from www. kupromotions.com.au/?p=1568.

UKE NIGHTS MARCH WITH GOSPEL The Saints are marching in as Miss Amber and Stukulele’s uke night does gospel – with special guests Jessie and Emma from The Lucky Wonders leading the Raise the Roof Gospel Choir. Also appearing are the talented chanteuse Renee Searles and Gareth Baajland from The Barkers Vale Brothers on banjo. This cherished monthly event at the Court House Hotel is set to take you higher than ever before. Heavenly! This Thursday from 6.30pm. The songbook is available by joining the mailing list at www. ukemullum.com – Adults $10, kids under 15 $2.50.

THE PROVINCE OF BRUNSWICK Byron band A Little Province has been blowing away audiences with their heavy-bass-lined, folkinfused prog rock for five years now. Lyrically, A Little Province are paving the way to ‘become a pioneer, control your own desires, be proud of your ideas, find the flame that burns the highest’. Melodically, their rhythms are designed to get you dancing, and take you on a journey, as the violin soars amid the fabric of heavenly affected guitar, the angelic voice of the singing drummer, mandolin, and heavy bass. They play the Hotel Brunswick on Sunday.

This concert will include performances by boys’ and girls’ groups as well as songs performed by the whole company of adults and children. Most excitingly, the famous Dustyesky Russian choir of Mullumbimby Festival fame will be performing some of their repertoire of Russian songs. St Martin’s Hall in Mullumbimby on Sunday, 5pm and finishing at 6.30pm with champagne, juice, strawberries and cheese included in the price. Adults $10, children free. Profits will go towards the song project based at Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. For more information contact: janet@ songdynastymusic.com / 0438 965 397.

RACE TO SEE ROB AT THE RAILS On tour direct from New York City, Sony recording artist Rob Johnson will grace the stage at the iconic Rails Hotel on Saturday, promoting his latest single Never Give In. Rob Johnson aka rAce has the ultimate male soul/R&B voice and is the frontman of Manhattan band rAcemusic. The roots of Rob’s music are in the so-called ‘race music’ first developed in the southern American states in the early 20s and 30s in juke joints, churches, shacks and homes. With his heart in the past and his mind on the future generations his songs have really come to life on the lively streets of New York City. Catch Rob Johnson with a live five-piece band showcasing his original music plus a handful of his favourite tunes from such artists as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, Earth Wind & Fire, and Musiq.

RUSSIAN THE MUSIC Song Dynasty Music, a new company in Mullumbimby, is for children and adults who are singing for their health and for the fun of it. There are adult choirs, girls’ choirs and a boys’ choir. The emphasis is strictly on the pleasure that singing in groups can bring to people’s lives.

ASHLEY LOPEZ AT THE BYRON BREWERY ON SATURDAY WITH UNDERSCORE ORKESTRA

ART OUT LOUD Loud in the Gallery is a dynamic exhibition celebrating National Youth Week, with final-year works showcased from secondary schools in the Ballina shire. Students from Alstonville High, Ballina High, Southern Cross K–12 School, Xavier Catholic College and the Emmanuel Anglican College will experience their artwork being exhibited in a professional

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gallery while giving the community a valuable insight into the processes, skills and concepts the students explore in art making. Loud in the Gallery is an annual exhibition, proudly presented by Northern Rivers Community Gallery and Ballina Shire Council as part of the National Youth Week celebrations in April 2015. Loud in the Gallery will be open from Wednesday 1 April to

Sunday 26 April 2015, with the launch event to be held in the Gallery from 5.30pm to 7pm on Thursday 2 April 2015.

Saturday at the Brewery. Earlybird tix $22 +bf available at www.wildhoneyevents.com or $25 at the door.

ONE NIGHT OF LIQUID GOLD! STARLIGHT FESTIVAL Get your glitter on for a tasty, CONNECTS THE ANCIENT potent mix of live gypsy WITH THE MODERN jazz music from Portland’s Underscore Orkestra and tribal fusion bellydancer Ashley Lopez from the USA, a regular guest with cuttingedge band Beats Antique, whose graceful flexibility and depth of artistry will blow open your mind! The night also features a cast of shining stars from all over Australia, including local diva Carola Apsara, The Barefoot Gypsies and Silk Road Rebellion, who will take you on a beguiling journey with swords, silk fans, zills and exotic contemporary sounds. A decadent night of alchemical sights and sounds not to be missed!

Twice a year the Bangalow A&I Hall plays host to the Starlight Festival – a festival of conscious living, awakening and connection to humanity’s true potential through workshops, talks and ceremonies with national and international presenters. The Easter long weekend sees a diverse and eclectic mix of cross-cultural and traditional healers such as Kyle Lazich, a herbalist and chocolate wizard! His love and appreciation of divine vibrations and sacred music has been a foundation from which the Sound Journeys have grown.

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TAURUS: If others push you to move quicker than is comfortable this week, wait till the timing feels right – you’ll know when. Take the space to alter pace as autumn equinox brings you to a crossroads, a change of mind, heart or direction. The recognition of a missing link’s your key.

GEMINI: Your curious nature added to this week’s dazzling distractions makes it hard to stay focused, especially with outgoing, extrovert Twin in overdrive around midweek Gemini moon. But as interest levels sizzle, then fizzle, inner Twin has some wise advice to keep you grounded and balanced, so listen to your intuition.

ARIES: Happy birthday, rambunctious Rams! With Sun/

Stars This week’s autumn equinox announces the time of completing unﬁnished business in readiness for seasonal change and a new growth cycle…

Mars/Uranus in your fiery sign of passionate opinions, pioneering minds and tetchy tempers, that much energy can be a blessing or a curse. But could work for everyone if you make your morning mantra: How I can be a blessing to someone today?

CANCER: Sure there’s heat in this week’s astrological kitchen, but its fiery influx also warms your heart for a fresh new start. Despite bossy, hot-tempered types, this is a highly motivated time – don’t waste it on energydraining clashes. Maintain emotional stability by regular defusing with your favourite soothers.

He will be facilitating the Aum trapeze, lyra, hoops and a Healing Circle, a powerful group flying trapeze finale complete meditation and Cacao Sound this classy cabaret suitable for Ceremony with raw cacao and the whole family with the eversinging bowls at the Starlight effervescent Mae Wilde as the Festival. There is Sunder Devi, a evening’s host! spiritual motivator who works Prizes for the best dressed, around USA, Holland, India and raffle, $5 trapeze swings. Doors Australia. She will be offering a open from 6pm. Friday 7pm. Despacho ceremony in which she calls forth the ancient Incan Adults $5, kids $3, under 3 FREE. goddess Pachamama and offers Tickets on the door. re-alignment and healing with Byron Entertainment Centre Mother Nature. Sean Sullivan 17 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay is a musician, composer, Arts & Industry Park healer and qualified educator. Sean was drawn to the sacred shamanic self-healing journey – the Medicine Wheel – and is recognised as a gifted healer and educator, blending the wisdom teachings of the Inca shamanic tradition with those of traditional Chinese philosophy and the energies of Indigenous Australia. Steven Strong brings together ancient sites, archaeology, artefacts, and wisdom from the elders; the Strongs present ample CIRCUS ARTS PRESENT 1920s evidence of an ancient technology used in Australia CABARET AT THE BYRON that is still beyond presentENTERTAINMENT CENTRE ON FRIDAY day capacities, and a depth and intimacy with esoteric wisdom that shames us today. And Deva Nandan shares her 20 years of 5Rhythms dance experience and uses dance to uplift, empower and to bring us back to a grounded connected self. Her dance work, Dance to Connect, is devoted to explorations of self in relation to others and nature. With a more gentle STANDUP COMEDY VIRGIN and meditative use of the SACRIFICE AT THE MULLUM EX5Rhythms dance, she has SERVICES THIS SUNDAY NIGHT! been giving more importance to the rhythm of flowing and stillness. From Friday to Monday, every day at the A&I Hall for just $20. Are you about to get married and haven’t got the faintest about what is on offer in the region? Come to the 14th annual Ballina Bridal Circus Arts presents an Expo for fashion parades, evening of aerial gold as the demonstrations and a diverse advanced students, adults range of stalls. With more than and coaches create a cabaret 80 exhibitors and more than befitting the roaring 20s! $5,000 worth of lucky door Audiences are invited to feast prizes. Mandy Nolan joins in their eyes on acts never before on the fun as a guest MC and seen on the Circus Arts stage! hair model! A wonderful day of With international guest dress-ups at the Ballina RSL on performers on the swinging Sunday, 9.30am–3pm. Just $5 pole and stylish silks, doubles and lots of activities for kids!

HERE COMES THE BRIDE!

CIRCUS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES!

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SAGITTARIUS: Saturn retrograde in your sign suggests reassessing your present status, deleting what doesn’t work and improving your product, content, service, strategies and/or organisation. Rather than take on something new, it’s advisable to hone what’s on your plate. And deal with frustrations straight up, before you reach snapping point.

CAPRICORN: With Capricorn’s planetary ruler Saturn retrograde, it’s worthwhile taking regular time out to process and integrate changes as they happen – which will give you a solid, rational foundation to cope with unexpected upsets and sudden reshuffles. And if you’re called on for quick decisions, to know they’re your best.

LEO: The cosmic kettle heats this week to bubble bubble here comes trouble – also a sexy simmer that ignites your Leo fire and remakes life into a splendid adventure. Its less fabulous attributes are erratic activity, irritable attitudes, eyebrow-raising flare-ups and emotional agitation, during which uber-cool is very definitely advised. VIRGO: Naturally you Virgos are far too savvy to be taken in, like some, by this week’s inflated promises, exaggerated claims or pushy personalities making a big deal out of nothing much. If unexpected events require split-second decisions, use your Mercurian ingenuity to steer problems towards positive, even profitable, results. LIBRA: While you might feel inclined to race and pick up the pace, this week’s made for celebrating. Venus your ruling planet’s in sensual, sensuous Taurus. It’s autumn equinox. Plus the sun moves into Aries, your opposite on the astrological wheel. Three good reasons to party – though do Librans ever need any?

SCORPIO: This week presses the start button on a potent, potentially turbulent broth of frothing possibilities as too-much-responsibility, too-little-reward scenarios are reassessed. Biggest no-no? Getting stuck in old, reactive behaviour patterns. Best dance steps? Recycling mistakes into learning curves and moving on through new windows of opportunity.

COMEDY VIRGINS IN MULLUM! The latest crop of new standup comedians are ready. This time it’s a smaller yield, with only six people stepping up on the night, but Mandy Nolan believes they are six pretty amazing new comics. ‘These guys have really raised the bar with their routines,’ says Nolan, who has been teaching standup comedy with Byron Shire Adult Education for 18 years. ‘We have had a hoot each week, which to me is always a sign about what is in store on the night!’ The comedy hopefuls get to graduate from their six-week standup comedy course by sharing their five-minute routines of comedy genius at the Mullumbimby ExServices on Sunday night from 7pm. Tix are $10 at the door!

BIG GIRLS’ GIG It was International Women’s Day on 8 March so it seems only fitting that some of the mouthiest mamas should take to the stage for the March edition of Ballina’s long-running comedy sensation The Big Gig. Jenny Wynter is a force of nature. Comedian, MC and cabaret performer, this energetic mother of three is known for her spontaneous and often very interactive style of comedy. Jenny doesn’t like to pick on her audience; when she chats it’s about making them feel like a star – with this very clever musical improviser making up comedy songs on the spot based on their input. From a love song to a tribute to their occupation, no two shows

AQUARIUS: First western new year, then eastern new year, now finally astrological new year as the sun flaring into Aries gives your year its bearings to rev full steam ahead. Yowza! Get ready for your attitude towards others to undergo a refresher course as understandings of complex interactions deepen.

PISCES: This week’s about active engagement. People won’t gloss over inconvenient truths, so expect to be called on whatever you might have let slide. Or for your opinions and feelings to be met with reason and data. Stepping out of judgment and defensiveness helps open the road to negotiation and reconciliation.

A natural, born storyteller Ellen has the knack of weaving a twisted tale, always delivered with a surprising sting in its tail!

Big Gig – with 10 kids between them, a vat of peroxide and a few ex-husbands, these girls know how to rock your boat!

The biggest blond breeder of them all, Mandy Nolan, heads up as the regular MC.

Thursday, 8pm, Ballina RSL. Free.

JENNY WYNTER AT THE BIG GIG IN BALLINA ON THURSDAY are ever the same, leaving the audience united and excited by their one-off special performance. Jenny honed her skills in the US, where she toured her standup, and throughout Canada, and was invited to be a MainStage cast member with the world-renowned improv company Loose Moose Theatre. In 2011 she was supported by the Ian Potter Cultural Trust to train in solo and musical improv in LA with renowned experts Gary Austin and Michael Pollock.

PEACH ELIAS

A solo show featuring new paintings by local artist Peach Elias opens on Saturday 14 March, 6–8pm at Gallery Cosmosis, 2/22 Brigantine St, Arts & Industry Estate, Byron Bay. Recent works are abundant in colour, subject, media and size. Peach has selected work executed over the last two years depicting imagery from the east coast of Australia that celebrate her talent for figure in the landscape. Peach finds inspiration from a landscape that is intimate and out of reach.

Above: ‘Peach Elias - Untitled 1 Oil on canvas 90x120cm’ Free admission Gallery open Wed-Sun 10am - 5pm (DST)

Jenny’s award-winning solo varied show was directed by Austin, who is an LA comedy legend known for launching comedy greats such as Will Ferrell and Lisa Kudrow. Jenny is joined by support act Ellen Briggs. This mother of twins has made a name for herself on the comedy circuit as the woman Trevor Hendy refers to as ‘the funniest comedian I have ever seen’.

On display until 24 May

Rod McNicol: memento mori A Monash Gallery of Art travelling exhibition BOWNESS FAMILY FOUNDATION

On display until 12 April

Peach Elias

Cream: Four Decades of Australian Art

A Rockhampton Art Gallery exhibition, Toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland

new paintings

Wollumbin / Mt Warning and Caldera: THE IMPACTS: Barb Suttie

March 28- April 6, 2015

Object(s) of war: Christine Willcocks

On display until 31 May On display until 21 June

Travels with my Art: Moya Dyring and Margaret Olley Public Program ĞǀĞƌŽƵǆ, wax encaustic on board, 120 x 80 cm

Opening reception: March 28th 6-8pm Gallery Cosmosis 2/22 Brigantine Street Arts & Industrial Estate Byron Bay

Friday 27 Mar & 10 Apr 9.30am-10.30am Art Play with Helle Jorgensen - Free Guided art play sessions using a variety of toys inspired by works from Cream: Four Decades of Australian Art - (6mths-5yr) Bookings contact Gallery on 02 6670 2790 Image: Rod McNicol, Jack, 2006, from the series A portrait revisited: 1986–2006, pigment ink-jet prints, 45 x 30cm (each image). Collection of the artist

(02) 6670 2790 | 2 Mistral Road South Murwillumbah NSW 2484 | artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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THURSDAY 26 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON CLINT BOGE, LIAM BRYANT RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM THE SUNDANCERS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM DUSTIN THOMAS + ZIGGY ALBERTS & DOMINIQUE MORGAN DOUBLEBASSMENT STUDIO, BYRON 7PM Q&A WITH ANDY ALLEN FROM MATON BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM MUSICAL BINGO COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ JIMMY D MASONIC CENTRE, BYRON 1PM OPPOSITES IN NATURE AND FOUNDATION OF CONFLICT IN THE MIND W SEAN & RACHELLE WHITE WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ NERY TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM LOUIE & PATRICK PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 7PM CRAIG TELFER BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM SIMON MEOLA COURT HOUSE HOTEL, MULLUMBIMBY 6.30PM UKE NIGHT DOES GOSPEL WITH RENEE SEARLES, RAISE THE ROOF GOSPEL CHOIR, JESSIE & EMMA OCEAN SHORES TAVERN 8PM SH*TS & GIGGLES COMEDY BALLINA RSL 8PM BIG GIG COMEDY WITH JENNY WYNTER, ELLEN BRIGGS, MANDY NOLAN LISMORE CITY HALL 11AM NORPA’S CIRCA TATTS HOTEL, LISMORE 6.30PM ACID BLEED 8PM MIRELLA’S INFERNO, NO ILLUMINATI, XAN MULLER

FRIDAY 27 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON LUKE MORRIS BAND, KYLE LIONHART, TAYA MILLS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM LEIGH JAMES 9PM MR SPEAKER

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM PINK ZINC BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM TIMO PANKAU BYRON THEATRE 8PM PAUL GRABOWSKY & GUESTS + KEN STUBBS YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ JIMMY D & DJ QC GINGER PIG, BYRON 9PM DJ POB LONE GOAT GALLERY, BYRON 7PM BRUSHES WITH FAME WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM CLUB RAIDERS DJS FEAT NOT MANI & HOROWITZ CIRCUS ARTS, BYRON A&I 7PM 1920S CABARET KULCHAJAM, BYRON A&I 7PM DIRTY DANCING WORKSHOP TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM SUNDANCERS PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 7PM DINKUM BOHOS BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM DIANA ANAID BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM DAN HANNAFORD MULLUMBIMBY FARMERS MARKET LEZ KARSKI MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 8PM KRAPPYOKEE OCEAN SHORES TAVERN BRIAN WATT BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8PM THE PROPELLERS WITH LEZ KARSKI LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM SAFARI DJS BALLINA RSL 6.30PM GREEN STREET BAND SLIPWAY HOTEL, BALLINA 7PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL THE WHARF, BALLINA 7.30PM BROADFOOT ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM NICOLE BROPHY LISMORE CITY HALL 7.30PM NORPA’S CIRCA RICHMOND HOTEL, LISMORE 9.30PM SCOTT DAY-VEE TATTS HOTEL, LISMORE 5PM GREG NOLAN 8PM MOANS LIKE LISA NIMBIN HOTEL 7.30PM

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SATURDAY 28 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON STICKY FINGERS & BOO SEEKA RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM ROB JOHNSON BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM DJ DISCROW BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM FELEEPO FRANCISCO 8PM ASHLEY LOPEZ + THE UNDERSCORE ORKESTRA BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE LIOR CAFE OSKA, BYRON 7.30PM YOYO TUKI (RAPA NUI) COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ JIMMY D & DJ QC GINGER PIG, BYRON 8PM DJ BANGO WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ SANCHEZ TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM FIONA FRANKLIN PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 7PM PASANDO BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM SAVIDAS BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM SQUEAK LEMAIRE DOMA CAFE, FEDERAL 12PM MARK RIDOUT LULU’S, MULLUMBIMBY 11AM CHRIS FISHER MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM THE PROPELLERS + LEZ KARSKI

YUM YUM TREE, NEW BRIGHTON 10AM STU HARCOURT BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8PM STEPHEN LOVELIGHT LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM TASMAN JUDE BAND BALLINA HOTEL 7PM JESSE MORRIS BAND BALLINA RSL 6.30PM DAN HANNAFORD THE WHARF, BALLINA 7.30PM PAOLO NOIOSI LISMORE CITY HALL 7.30PM NORPA’S CIRCA RICHMOND HOTEL, LISMORE 9.30PM SKYDADDY DUO TATTS HOTEL, LISMORE 8PM SUMERU, WATCHTOWER, SUBSTATION & THE SNATCHETTES GREENHILLS ON TWEED, MURWILLUMBAH 4PM DINNER WITH SPIRIT SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 7PM UNDERSCORE ORKESTRA POTTSVILLE SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM ADAM BROWN CABARITA SPORTS CLUB JASON DELPHIN CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM MATT ROGERS SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 7PM ALTER EGOS TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS 8PM THE TEN SOPRANOS

SUNDAY 29 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MATT ARMITAGE RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 6.30PM JACK O’LEARY BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM EPIC 8PM ELEMENTALS BYRON AT BYRON 12.30PM IRINA BARONOVA & THE BALLETS RUSSES DE MONTE CARLO WITH VICTORIA TENNANT BYRON GOLF CLUB 2PM LIVE MUSIC BYRON BREWERY 12PM BREWERY DJ

LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT?

Paul Grabowsky & Guests Friday 27 March, 8pm Tickets: Full $38 | Conc $33 | Student $20

Byron Arts Classic Opening Gala Night

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BIG EYES

‘I make things up for a living… I’m a reporter.’ Danny Huston’s introductory voice-over had me hooked from the first minute of the (to me) under-achieving Tim Burton’s new movie. Appearing to be blinded by his unique gifts as a filmmaker, Burton has made a habit of flattering to deceive, but on this occasion he grants the story primary status over flash quirkiness. And what an incredible story it is. After fleeing with her young daughter from an abusive husband, Margaret (Amy Adams) finds work decorating babies’ cots in 1960s San Francisco. While trying to sell her paintings at a weekend street stall, she meets Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), a smooth-talking but struggling fellow artist. Margaret’s pictures are of children with huge round eyes and after one is purchased under the assumption that it was done by Walter the pose is maintained, although not entirely with Margaret’s blessing. The couple marry and the ‘big-eyes’ paintings become a 1960s national craze, especially when reproduced as posters.

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Also inside this command centre is a sort of medieval magic box, the contents of which nobody knows and that looks like it might have been lifted from Ragnar and Lagertha’s feasting hall in TV’s stupendous Vikings. The screenplay is ‘fast again, slow again’ as it grinds between boy–girl intimacy and breathless exposition to no-holds-barred mayhem – watch spellbound as Tris surges through a glass wall, splintering it into a g’zillion slo-mo pieces! Luckily for Tris and Four, there is a legion of the downtrodden to support them and Jeanine’s SWAT team couldn’t win a pie at a Big Ben picnic when it comes to shooting sitting ducks. As post-apocalypse flicks go, this is absurd for its self-importance and bogus sanctimony – but aren’t they all?

What with there being so many sequels and prequels churned out by the big studios these days, it occurred to me that a few minutes spent recapping what we saw twelve months ago might not be out of order. I mean, it’s not as if we’ve been lying awake on tenterhooks every night waiting for the next instalment of whichever blockbuster it is. I had an uncertain recollection of enjoying the first of the Divergent series – but then again, it could have been Hunger Games, for the scenarios are not dissimilar. In fact, cinema’s template for the future world doesn’t vary much, regardless WEDNESDAY 25 MAR of costume and weapon design. Ubiquitous to is the jack-booted State, trampling the WEDNESDAY 1 AP R MOVIE CLUB PRICES Adult $12.00 / Golden Club $8.50 rights of the great unwashed and jealously guarding all power and wealth within its inner sanctum. The new development in the genre is that the hero has become a heroine – here it’s Tris (Shailene Woodley) – and in this case the arch villain, the mundanely named Jeanine (Kate Winslet), is also female. We’ve made such progress, haven’t we? Tris has got a handsome tag-along called Four (Theo James), and together they set about bringing down the tyranny of the OPENS THURS OPENS THURS FRI, SAT AND SUN bastards who control everything from the heights of an enormous white tower that 2D THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ROYAL OPERA: INSURGENT (M) (No Free Tix) DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER (CTC) rises out of the rubble of yesterday’s city. (No Free Tix) Wed 25: 11:00am

This is a fascinating study of a woman in pre-feminist California falling victim to the overbearing ego and self-delusion of an unscrupulous wannabe. Adams finds a perfect balance as the mousy, uncertain wife who is reluctant to derail the wild success of the Keane brand, but also miffed at not receiving the recognition she has rightly earned. As hinted at by columnist Dick Nolan (Huston), their world is a made-up one of celebrity brown-nosing and exploitation. But the movie is also a nonjudgmental study of what an artist is all about, for at the centre of the maelstrom that develops, Margaret remains a serious painter who never loses touch with her personal inspiration, and who never falls out of love with her own pictures. Waltz tends to overdo the megalomania of Keane when the fraudster finds himself challenged, but Huston, Jason Schwartzman as a chic gallery owner, and evergreen Terence Stamp as the affronted NY Times critic all cast a light on the intrigue, pretence and brazen opportunism of the chimeric art scene. Fab.

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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 CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C ............0450 631183 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond, office, builders clean, window cleaning................0405 437431 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582 DI’S CLEANING SERVICE Quality & efficient. O.Sh, SGB, NB, Mullum & surrounds .......0414 408723 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090 SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ...........................0432 289705 QUALITY HOUSEKEEPING Cleaning & de-cluttering ............................................Julie 0410 799686 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444 DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond & builders cleans. General cleans & windows ............0438 015037 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C.............0415 126028 FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure washing. Call Oliver (new business)..........................0419 789600 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO 24 hour local sparkie. Lic No 141097C ...........1800 763911 or 0422 033757 HOLISTIC CLEANING Mullum town. Reliable & thorough. Call Dwari ...........................0435 836947 BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993 RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates .....0407 588181 or 66771195

DESIGN & DRAFTING

CLEANING I’m experienced with an eye for detail .........................................................0434 515016 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ..............Holly 0451 102239

COMPUTER SERVICES

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DAVID ROBINSON DRAFTING Renovation, design & plans........................................0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448

FENCING

SPACIAL ART Houses and small space design................................................................0429 989839

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com

0418 156 909

BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, Colorbond & timber fencing .............0417 491136

Call Steven Butturini

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Service Directory FENCING (continued)

HANDYPERSONS

fully insured

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

acreage mowing acreage mowing

PROPER JOB BOB

&& maintanence maintenance

For All Your Property Maintenance Needs

• acreage mowing • brush cutting / edging • light chainsaw work • weed control • green waste removal • tip runs

0427 176 771

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247

Flooring by Wallaces

CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C .....................0418 600576

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

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING

MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN SERVICES Fast, efficient, best solutions for all jobs big or small 0405 625697 DARRIN THE HANDYMAN Long time local, prompt friendly service, 30 yrs exp...........0427 641804 MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small, free quotes........................................0414 109595 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839 LITTLE ANT Complete property maintenance, handyman, lawnmowing .....................0437 799811 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, pressure cleans .0405 625697 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic...............................Wayne 0423 218417 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 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

SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, massage. 79 Stuart St .....................................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400 HINTERLAND Property Maintenance acreage mowing, servicing Byron Hinterland. Sam ...0429 809363 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 LUSH GARDENS Affordable & Reliable – All aspects of garden maintenance. Joe.......0401 275232 HOMEOPATHY Satyaa S Lohmann & Paul Cullen www.dynamichomeopathy.net ........0412 661073 NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449 COMPLETE GARDEN SERVICE Including lawns, tip runs. Experienced & references.....0405 529275 MATTRESS SANITISING Certified, mobile, great for allergy or asthma sufferers ..........0400 241231

proud member of

EVERGREEN ACREAGE MOWING AND MAINTENANCE .....................................Liron 0427 176771

Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716 E: it2gets2me@gmail.com Servicing all areas

Lic: 210143C

ROCKY BURNETT Lawn & garden maintenance & rubbish removal..............................0431 950522

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552 DOWN TO EARTH GARDENING & MAINTENANCE Free Quotes...................................0401 568891

SERVICING ALL AREAS

GARDEN DESIGN

0420 528 373

DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com.........66845035 or 0414 842602

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au

GAS SUPPLIERS

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

GARAGE DOORS

No Rental Reliable

bvdc@bigpond.com

TODAY

285

REPAIRS

02 66845 529

bvdc.com.au

IRONING THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park $25/hr. Pickup & delivery service available. Angela..0414 719680

Locally Owned Est 18 years

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

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

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

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

GLAZIERS

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

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

LANDSCAPING

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

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

GUTTERING

0418 171

SERVICE

INTERIOR DESIGN

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

Free Delivery

ASHLEY CHALLIS HOT WATER SPECIALIST Lic 214073C .............................................0432 728946

KITCHENS

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

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

HOT WATER SYSTEMS

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

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

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

HIRE

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 EXTREME PERFECTIONS GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt & reliable. Ben................0411 631655 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 ACREAGE MOWING 60 inch zero turn mower. Prompt & reliable..................................0401 350156 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910

ELEGANT LANDSCAPES Design, construction & maintenance .....................................0437 819087

CALL US

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry

NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 MULLUMBIMBY MASSAGE, CHIROPRACTIC & PERSONAL TRAINING......................66841028

0408 536 565

TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

HEALTH

MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING SERVICES Lantana specialists ...................0412 705962 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366

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

GATES

* Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

Call Bob on 0424 982 935

FLOORING

GARAGE DOORS

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

TEA TREE MULCH Hunky Dory Farm

GUTTERS & DOWNPIPES RUSTY-DAMAGED-LEAKING REPAIRED OR REPLACED

Buy direct from the supplier & save! Compost, ﬁne/coarse chop mulch, chicken manure $30 + delivery to all areas (6m minimum) www.teatreemulch.com.au • 0424 163 784 • Eftpos available

Darryl Patterson 0414 889 453 pattersonfasciagutter@hotmail.com Lic No. 60414C

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Landscaping | Property Maintenance Brush Cutting | Tip Runs | Fully Insured

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

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

HAIR & BEAUTY

QUALIFIED LANDSCAPER

0412 947 054

• All aspects of landscaping • Professional lawn and garden care • Fast, friendly, and great rates • Fully insured

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456 BEACH HOUSE HAIR SALON Professional cut & colour, home salon, wedding stylist. Jay.... 0438 870923 SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES Solid, creative, affordable............................................0418 688171 ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park ............................................................................0403 417508 BYRON BAY LANDSCAPES Retaining walls, paving, fencing, concreting, earthworks..0490 062016

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Service Directory LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

PLUMBERS

ALAN MALONE Painter and Decorator Over 30 years experience for a friendly hassle free job

BYRON Mower, Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;cutter, Châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;saw, all small engine repairs, pickup & delivery .................0429 707286 TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS Pacific Hwy (next to Bruns Wreckers), Tyagarah ..........0488 094025

LIGHTING

Licence No 97474

Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

0412 794 364

KNIGHTSBRIDGE PAINTERS & DECORATORS

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

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

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C ..............0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051..................................66801403 or 0414 801403 I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140

02 6687 2351 / 0410 871 662

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ...........0402 652017

Bangalow Road, Byron Bay Lic No. 130781C

DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON PLUMBING All aspects & emergency work. Lic 57803C ..................0419 019035

LOCKSMITH

DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes. Lic R98818 ..........................0414 225604 or 66805049

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483 MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair ............0412 764148 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731 BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Blocked drains & maintenance. Bruns. Lic 257153C.......0438 140075 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, leak detection. Tap King. Lic 237124C ......................0427 217500 BYRON PAINTING Immediate starts, great rates. Lic 239832C .....................................0427 669806 BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Maintenance specialist. Lic 257153C..............................0438 140075 MARKETING EXPERT Branding, advertising, web & social media, 15 yrs exp........ Jon 0407 794464

MARKETING

PEST CONTROL

MOTORING

PODIATRY

RELAX...

Windscreens & Air Conditioning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where else would you take a leak?â&#x20AC;?

Serving Byron Shire Lot 4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â&#x20AC;˘ 6680 2444

Lic: AU29498

Bayside Radiators

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

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

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

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

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

PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au.................................66843633

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE ..............................................................................0418 110714

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay .................................................66858500 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL ...............................................................................66842018

OSTEOPATHY

PHOTOGRAPHY

Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills & Andre Kleinbaum

BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS Ready for work within & beyond Byron Brisbane Sydney backloading For careful service & great rates

Tree Faerie Fotos

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

REMOVALISTS

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR WOMEN Eve Schoenheimer Mon, Tues, Thur ............66853660 MELINDA ANDREAS Studio or on location. www.byronbayphotos.com.......................0421 582286

Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Jamie Bennett. Mon-Fri .............................66857517

Calls always returned

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

OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410

PHYSIOTHERAPY

DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com..0412 786399 BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Troy Eady .....................................................................................66872330

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby ....................................................................66843255

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

ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St.. 66853511

6683 4829 / 0409 917646

Lic No 189144C

PAINTING

0429 149 533 Est 2006

CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy....................................................66857222

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

B Timbs Painting 6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

ALL WORK GUARANTEED Domestic & Commercial

YVES DE WILDE

Friendly & Clean

X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C

OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, remedial massage. Nigel Pitman, Ilse v.Oostenbrugge, Lachlan Dewar ..............................66803499

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 Friendly Staff

PETER FARRELL Physiotherapist/rehab consultant. Discuss best approach. Mullum.........66843385

No weekend surcharge

PICTURE FRAMING FINE ART INSTALLATION SERVICES Art & picture hanging systems.........................0403 554288

PLASTERING

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EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Flexi-Bar Training. Real Time Ultrasound .................66847838

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel .......................66803444

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

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

LIBBIE NELSON PHYSIO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS. Byron Bay ......0416 369698 Lic 184464C

Bruce Timbs

CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel .................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818

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451 186 / 6680 4660

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small .....................0401 078733

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LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS (02) 6684 5395

042050 5395

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MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ...........................................0414 282813 LOCAL AFFORDABLE Brisbane to Sydney, 20yrs exp. travellingbenny@gmail.com ....0402 199999

ROOFING

GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936

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Service Directory RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL.................................................................................0408 210772 GREEN WASTE REMOVAL & TIP RUNS .................................................0427 176771 or 66840201

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

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

WATER FILTERS

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

The Water Filter Experts

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

SAND & GRAVEL SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

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

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

...forget pointless scrubbing

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

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP @ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS

for home, commercial and rural properties

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

SAND, GRAVEL & TIP TRUCK HIRE Small loads, 7 day delivery .................................0431 678130

FREE

VIDEO PRODUCTION

SHE TILES

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins ...................0417 458149 or 66871544

ll ff for a Drop owashing steel, es and machin ers dry

VITALITY VETCARE Bangalow. Megan Kearney .................................................................66870675

TILING

BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360

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BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide. Master security lic. 047862307 ..........0412 144679 STREETWISE SECURITY Static guards & crowd control. Lic 409807379........................0439 793925

Installing, maintaining and repairing onsite sewerage management systems in Tweed & Byron Shires for over 25 years.

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

www.groutpro.com.au

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

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

CALL ROBERT 0414 818 169

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

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

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

Lic 219684C

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

Specialists in: SHOWERS & BALCONY LEAKS PROFESSIONAL RE-GROUTING MOULDY SILICONE SEALS REPLACED

0417 542 396

BEST PRICES – BEST SERVICE – FREE QUOTES

STITCH: For all your sewing needs. Ocean Shores, Mullum, Burringbar. Ph Lindi ..........0432 340113 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248 MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404 A1 SEWING MACHINES – PARTS & REPAIRS Since 1963. Leaders in service...................66847447 TILER Shower leaks, regrouts, 45 years experience. Phone Bob.....................................0410 428919

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE SOLAR INSTALLATION

SMART RAINWATER SOLUTIONS Tank installation, cleaning, repair etc......................0418 662285

We stop your shower and balcony leaks without removing tiles!

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

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

TRAVEL

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

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

6685 6807 6628 7333

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

6688 6433 6686 2139 6628 1568

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

ATAS A10923

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

TREE SERVICES

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

131 546

73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003

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

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

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUMBIMBY POOL SHOP Water tesing, Eco products, mobile servicing Lic 39126 ...66844846 MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days.........66843818

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$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

Call Ben on 0456 606 911

TILER OF THE BAY

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Water puriﬁcation systems Home • Rural • Commercial Servicing your needs

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

SECURITY SERVICES

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

IN IN H

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

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

6687 8618 0458 506 000

SATURDAYS Byron Artisan Market 4-9pm

6685 6807

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

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

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.

Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ....... 37 Cabins For Sale ...................... 39 Childcare ................................. 37 Clothing & Alterations ............. 37 Death Notices.......................... 40 Events...................................... 37 For Sale .................................. 38 Funeral Notice ......................... 40 Garage Sales ......................... 38 Halls For Hire .......................... 38 Health Notices ........................ 37 House Sit ................................ 39 In Memoriam .......................... 40 Livestock.................................. 40 Lost & Found .......................... 40 Machinery................................ 39 Motor Vehicles ......................... 39 Musical Notes......................... 40 Only Adults ............................. 40 Pets......................................... 40 Positions Vacant ...................... 39 Professional Services ............. 37 Property For Sale .................... 39 Public Notices......................... 37 Removalists ............................. 39 Share Accommodation ........... 39 Short Term Accommodation .. 39 Social Escorts ........................ 40 To Lease ................................. 39 To Let ...................................... 39 Tractor Repairs ........................ 39 Tradework ............................... 38 Tree Services .......................... 38 Tuition ..................................... 40 Wanted .................................... 38 Wanted To Rent...................... 39 Work Wanted......................... 40

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KINESIOLOGY

Cert IV & Diploma Begin your new career 28 / 29 March. Free intro 26 March 7pm. Weekend or week day classes. 66857991. www.wellness.net.au

BYRON

BEACHSIDE

MARKET Easter Friday 3 April 8am-4pm FEATURING OKA

Artisan Market

Quality preloved kids clothes, toys, handmade, artisan, barista coffee, delicious food, live music, kids activities

BRUNSWICK HEADS PUBLIC SCHOOL 9am to 1pm

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VOTE AT DURRUMBUL PUBLIC Beat the queues & relax with cake, coffee, BBQ, rafﬂe & Tupperware Demo. From 8.30am Sat. P&C fundraiser, pls support! THOSE INTERESTED in joining Byron Dharma Study Group for committed students of Lam Rim please contact Nita 0407133354 for more details.

CLOTHING & ALTRNS

AGMs

ED-VIC CLOTHING For all bulk cutting, small or large quantities. Ph Eddie 66845180

BRUNS VALLEY Sports Association AGM, 6pm Mon 20 April at the Clubhouse

EVENTS

CHILDCARE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE Registered with Northern Rivers Family Daycare. CCB & CCR approved. 15 years exp. Phone Geraldine 0434598599 PROFESSIONAL NANNY seeking perm job 2-3 days pw. Ph Jane 0421821896 PARENTS do you need some support/ time out with babies & young children? I can help! Ph 0409121780 or www. elizabethmayparenting.com.au

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APRIL 3RD-6TH A&I HALL BANGALOW

BRING A FRIEND TWO FOR FOR FREE ENTRY* E N O Learn Reiki I & MON Listen to live music FR Have a Shamanic Journey Enjoy Yoga + much more *Two for one on full price tickets only.

Song Dynasty Music Launch at St Martin’s Church Hall, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Sunday 29 March, 5–6.30 pm Information Liz 0412 459 772

BYRON SHIRE SHOTOKAN KARATE & Self Defence. Mon 6pm & Thurs 7am St Kevin’s Hall (Bangalow) with Sensei Jean Boussard 3rd Dan Karate & 2nd Dan TKD. Mon & Thurs 7am Cook Pioneer Hall (Mullum) with Sempai Ben Ruble 3rd Dan Karate Thurs 3.30pm for children at St Finbarr’s (Byron) Also: one-on-one & private groups. Jean 0458245123 / Ben 0450720757

PROF. SERVICES

10am Wong Wong Wong Wong Gitam Wong Wong

4pm

7– 8am Roberto Betty Betty Betty Anna Betty Betty

IN 60 MINUTES Ingrid 66803827

Aware Counselling

Individual & couple counselling Somatic psychotherapy T 6684 6982 / 0403 730 304 www.awarecounselling.net

Deep Relaxation Remedial Deep Tissue Sports Pregnancy Lymphatic Drainage

1/26 Byron St Bangalow

ph 6680 2300 Psychology Room Vacant

Gitam Davina

HICAPS Instant Health Rebates Available

bangalowremedialmassage.com.au

Massage at

HEALTH

10.30am Niki Roberto Caitlin Tabata Roberto Lissy Sarah

4pm TT TT TT TT TT TT TT

OPEN 7 DAY S

Ph. 0499 490 088

All Services Bulk Billed

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

Purna Café $10 delicious vegetarian breakfast, lunch & dinner TT 90 mins with teacher trainees $10 Hour of Power $15 10.30am & 6pm 90 mins dynamic $18 (membership valid)

6am TT TT TT TT TT TT TT

Make it Happen!

Quit Cigarettes

Healing for body, mind and emotion

Ocean Shores Health

Byron Yoga Retreat Centre 50 Skinners Shoot Rd (just past Arts Factory

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Detox, feel light, clear & vital. Guaranteed! Colonic hydrotherapy, naturopathy, Chineitsang. Natalie 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

bangalow remedial massage

SKIN CANCER CLINIC

6pm Roberto Roberto Kirsty

TOXIC & TIRED?

MGEST

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

90 mins Purna classes, all levels. $18 casual / $75 for 5 classes / $130 for 10

8am Wong Anna Caitlin Anna Jess Wong Wong

FREE DVD

‘Being free is not an idea. It’s a feeling. It emanates from within.’ Prem Rawat To receive a complimentary DVD, please text ‘DVD, name & mailing address’ to 0417200440. WOPG information line 1300303169

DENTURES

Byron Street Studio (above Centrelink)

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

ACUPRESSURE Remedial, Deep Tissue, Health fund rebates, Ocean Shores. Mobile service avail. Peter 0427133311

Masti Adler,

ANUSHKA PR Copywriting, Marketing, PR, Social Media & Brand Strategy. Ph 0423322031

STARLIGHT FESTIVAL RD TH

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE Brunswick Heads. Ph Yah 0477594800

These prices include GST.

BOWEL CANCER PREVENTION CHARITY The Jodi Lee Foundation is holding its annual Little Black Dress Classic cycling event that will travel into Byron Bay on Wed 25th March via Bangalow Rd. On Thurs 26th they will cycle around the Byron area from Jonson St, south along Bangalow Rd & Broken Head Rd, back onto Bangalow Rd, Granuaille St, Ewingsdale Rd & Jonson St. The event will leave on Fri 27th via Jonson St, Bangalow Rd, St Helena Rd, Coolamon Scenic Drive & up Jubilee Ave towards Mullumbimby.

Railway Park byronmarkets.com.au

KINESIOLOGY

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. De-stress. Restore vibrancy and physical health. Clear allergies. SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract. 66846914

CRYSTAL HEALING BED SESSIONS Recharge, restore & realign. Weds & Fri 1pm - 5pm at Red Tent Yoga. $35 for 45 minute session. 0487516800

THE BYRON SHIRE

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

S AT U R DAY 4 – 9 PM

HEARTSPACE

Bali

Bliss

6pm

2 hours $100

Mal Wong

Women’s Health Ayurvedic, Thai and Swedish (Relaxation) Massage

0423 293 995

$2 entry adults

Contact nckidsbabiesmarket@gmail.com

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

STARLIGHTFESTIVAL.COM.AU

THIS SUNDAY MARCH 29!

AROMATOUCH MASSAGE Reduce stress, insomnia & pain Call Anna 0409224286

DON’T PANIC, Dr Adam Osborne

will ONLY be away for 1 week, Mon 30th March –Mon 6th April. For YOUR Easter Rebirth, JAB COSMETIC CLINIC injectables clearance, this week only, for prices contact Joey 6685 7366 b/h

byronyoga.com

Jo Morrish

FOR UNLIMITED YOGA at both venues: 1 month $120. 3 months $240

MULLUMBIMBY Classes are Casual class $17 90 mins Unlimited 7-day intro $30* *conditions apply

FOR TENDER

Powerful Flow w Geoff Brooks & Co. Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

7am

Flow+ Geoff

Flow Marianna

Flow+ Nikki

Flow+ Geoff

10am

Flow+ Geoff

Yin Flow Geoff

Flow Nikki

Flow Geoff

Yin Flow Leigh

Flow Katie

Foundation Vale

4pm 6pm

Call for Expressions of Interest

Surf-Flow Geoff

Flow+ Nikki

Sat Flow+

8am Nikki

Flow Geoff

Sun Yin Flow

8am Geoff

Yin Stretch Geoff

Yin Stretch Surf-Flow Leigh Geoff

Upstairs, 144 Jonson St, Byron Bay (next to Mitre 10) 0414 969 187 ananta.com.au

Lease Opportunity

Osho

Kiosk/Refreshment Facility Cape Byron Lighthouse Precinct Cape Byron State Conservation Area, Byron Bay Ref: OEH-92-2015

(Please note change of time just for this Sunday)

Call Shahido

6688 2494

NO STALL @ BLUESFEST Special on party herbs! STOCK UP NOW @

Shop 1/5 Byron St Byron Bay

North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5 – 6.30 PM Saturdays 10 AM –12 PM S U F F O L K PA R K CO M M U N I T Y H A L L

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga NO CLASS SATURDAY MARCH 28TH DUE TO STATE ELECTION – SORRY!

The Office of Environment & Heritage (OEH) is seeking expressions of interest for a lease for a period of three years with a two year option to operate a kiosk/refreshment facility in existing premises within the Cape Byron Lighthouse Precinct at Byron Bay. Visit the OEH eTender website www.tenders.nsw.gov.au/oeh to register or download documents.

Z02630

Satang on Sunday 9.30am

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

0418 441 437 | flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com 02 6685 9910 | intouchyogabyronbay.com

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

MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMER & LIFE COACH

HEART SPACE MASSAGE Reﬂexlogy & Metamorphics Jo Morrish. Ph 0423293995

Successful solutions for any problem PH 66802630 Wendy Purdey Health Fund rebates available

THAI MASSAGE 1.5hrs $50, home visit $60. Ekka, 7 days 66804478. Traditional

eKINESIOLOGY Helio Matahari 0401606707

BRENT VERCO

HYPNOSIS & EFT

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

Cranio Sacral

with Martina Rigby, Physiotherapist Health Fund Rebates. 0432322998 TREAT YOURSELF! Relaxing deep tissue, remedial. Byron. Ph Kate 0410395368

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC

MASSAGE / BOWEN THERAPY 15 yrs exp. Ph: 0409112075

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

• • • •

Electro-Pollution Home Assessment Your home needs to sustain your health and support your wellbeing.

Yoga & Pilates Shiatsu & Massage Experienced teachers Amazing venue

& CRYSTAL DREAMING Release traumas & sabotages. Achieve your goals. Live your purpose. 66845398 www.dilmamoraiskinesiology.com

Rolﬁng® Byron Bay Are your hips tighter on one side?

See timetable & more info:

yellowchurchyoga.com dianaewing@bigpond.com Diana Ewing 0407 455 212

For an appointment call 02 4784 3734 www.buildingbiologyservices.com

9 Myocum St, Mullumbimby

Jeremy Sutton • 0407 132 921 rolﬁngbyronbay.com

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

TRADEWORK

MASSAGE Nurturing, deep tissue, relax. Mobile visits. Lucinda 0401954804 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE

FOR SALE

Dr David King

(Chinese Medicine) Certified Acutonics® Teacher

Mulch Supplies

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE $50 Brunswick Heads. Ph Phim 0449063629

BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE Health Fund Rebates & Hicaps Available Dr Eeka King

• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

KINESIOLOGY

6, 14 Middleton St, Byron Bay ϭϯ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƉĂŝŶ͕ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŝĂƟ ĐĂ

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

DRU YOGA CLASSES TYAGARAH Tue 8.30-10am, 6.30-8pm 0412262467

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323

6684 1028

• • • • •

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

ASHTANGA YOGA BYRON Mysore style. Beg welcome. Mon-Fri 10am. Jack 0422684239

CHIROPRACTOR

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

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

(Chinese Medicine)

Pain conditions Women’s Health, Mental/emotional fertility & Pregnancy Acutonics® for Children disturbances & general 14 Park Street, Brunswick Heads | 02 6685 1088 | baysideacupuncture.com ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®

NATIVE PLANTS

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

MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY

8 - 9:30am

10 - 11:30am

Maria

Daniel

Free Flow Yoga Hatha Yoga

6:00 - 7:30pm

Slow Gentle Yoga Slow Gentle Yoga

Sharon

Restorative Yoga

Professional Remedial, Deep Tissue & Relaxation Massage in a beautiful beachside setting.

Daniel

Sharon

½ Hour 1 Hour 1½ Hour Home Visits

Maria

Grace

Daniel & Friends - Kirtan

Yoga classes $18 5 class pass $80

Daniel

Grace

W Lindy Hatha Yoga Hatha Yoga Free Flow Yoga Hatha Yoga

Christina

Slow Gentle Yoga Slow Gentle Yoga Slow Gentle Yoga

Restorative Yoga 6:45 Fortnightly (See Website)

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

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

Craniosacral Australia presents:

with Heera and Trevor

Level 1

Byron Bay 2015

Dr G. A. Lahood 4 Weekends (taken together) 25 - 26 April (Intro, may be taken on its own) 9 - 10 May 23 - 24 May 6 - 7 June

FREE INTRO EVENING

Byron Bay Community Centre | Wed. 22 April 7.00 pm Ph: 0411 810 049• www.craniosacral.com.au • info@craniosacral.com.au

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

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

certiﬁcate teacher training courses monday

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

Yogalates : mat work Yogalates : prenatal Yogalates : mat work

suffolk park bangalow suffolk park

9.30am - 11am 6pm - 7.30pm

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

bangalow bangalow

wednesday 6pm - 7.30pm

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

thursday

9.30am - 11am

Yogalates/Pranayama meditation bangalow

friday

10am - 11.30am

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

8am - 9.30am

stretch and strengthen

suffolk park/bangalow

tuesday

saturday

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

38 March 25, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

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

VACUUM BAGS

To suit most makes & models

BRIDGLANDS Mullumbimby. 66842511

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

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

SPEED QUEEN

Commercial grade washing machines Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

TEMPUR

Bedding now available at BETTA HOME LIVING Mullumbimby 66842511

Miele appliances

Buy the best Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullumbimby 66842511 BICYCLES pre-loved, lge range, repairs. Sth Golden Bch. 0431540579, 66804165 WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, delivery. Phone 0413589388 DOUBLE BASS ebony ﬁnger board & solid spruce, very good condition, $2500 ono. 0412732465

TEA TREE MULCH $30m + deliver. 0424163784

BILLIARD/SNOOKER 8 foot slate table with recent green felt & heavy duty cover, great cond. $650 cash. Ocean Shores pick up. Ph 66801141 BLUESFEST TICKET 2 x 5-day pass $400 each. 0401815397 BLUESFEST 5-day ticket $550 ono. Ph 0402779376 FISH TANK 3’ complete, excellent condition $275 ono. Ph 0429802241

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

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

Slow Gentle Yoga

DAVEY DYNA Flo HS rainbank pump KRB2 new in box $800. Retractable waterproof awning 3mx2.5m new in box $300. Kitchen approx 2x3m sections, sink, taps, gas cooktop $800. 0410108285

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TREE SERVICES

NICK HART

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

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THE GEOMETRY OF LOVE A NEW CODE TO PARTNERSHIP April 10,11,12 Venue: Temple Byron

Contact: Ev 6688 4375 ev.geometricinspired@gmail.com Call now for Earlybird Tickets

YOGA

with

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HATHA VINYASA FLOW

STRETCH, STRENGTHEN AND RELAX

Ocean Shores Community Centre Fridays 9:30 - 11:00am

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Matt 0427 172 684

DOUBLE ENSEMBLE brand new paid $950, sell $850ono. Single, double, queen mattresses & frames. Ph 0429802241 BLUEFEST TIX 2x 5-day tickets $400 each, 1x 5-day VIP ticket $350. Text 0408894122 or salwarriner@gmail.com

WANTED

GOLD JEWELLERY

Your unwanted modern & antique jewellery, pocket watches & coins. Also damaged gold pieces for workshop remodelling. $$ Good prices paid $$ Phone 0428668426 30 years trading in Mullumbimby. OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052 COMPOST BIN Tumbleweed type. Ph 0418841777

GARAGE SALES BRUNS MOVING SALE 8 Riverside Cres. Sat 8am-12pm couch, beds, robes, tools, designer womens & kids clothing, trampoline, toys, camp equip & lots more! PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER INC is having a HUGE garage sale at 136 Orana Rd, Ocean Shores on Sat, 8am

Vintage Clothing, Collectables, Furniture, Kitchenalia & more.

POP-UP BAZAAR – 4 DAYS ONLY

Fri 3 – Mon 6 April 2015 9am–5pm Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall, Fingal Street Cash Only

OCEAN SHORES 31 Natan Ct, Sat 8am. Women’s clothing & accessories & brica-brac STH GOLDEN BEACH 37 Gloria St, Sat 8am. Usual h’hold items & clothes BYRON BAY 23 Carlyle Lane, Sat from 7am. Antiques, furniture, huge sale! MOVING SALE Sat 8am-12, all must go. 26 Berrimbillah Ct, Nth Ocean Shores BRUNSWICK 1 Yemlot Ct, Sat 8-12pm. Lots of furn, near new LCD TV, heaters, new Hobie Outback kayak, exercise bike, sculptures by local artist & much more

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O.SHORES HUGE SALE 128 Balemo Dr, Sat & Sun 8am. Cheap cost jewellery, lots of bric-a-brac. No Trash. Bargains MULLUM 7 Fern St, Sat 8-1pm sgl bed, retro gear, bedding, plants + lots more

MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 2005 $8500, great condition. Phone 0437965968

CAR RENTALS

Weekly Rates 0401606707

Huge Camping Equipment Sale All must go, Sat 28/3, Bruns Heads Scout Hall, South Beach Rd, starts 8am

ALSTONVILLE 3br brick house, back patio, solar hot water & elec, DLUG, bond $380pw. Avail end of March. 0434431110 RURAL MULLUM/BRUNS Clean but simple & private living area for quiet responsible single person with a relaxed but professional attitude, $200 + 5hrs maintenance work/week. Bills paid. Part furn. Bond & ref req. No pets. 0413721410

COMBINED ELECTION DAY SALE Designer clothes, furniture, fabric, linen, cushions, kitchenware. Not before 8am. 9 Green Frog Lane, Bangalow

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

FUNDRAISER Sat 8am, proceeds go to Global Village India Project. Unit 3 Byron Arcade, entrance via Cool Kats Cafe

MAIN ARM 1br cottage, 5 mins Mullum $260pw. Avail 17 Apr. Suit 1 n/s, quiet, conscious working person. Ph 66845398

MULLUM 9 Kamala Ct, Sat 9am-2pm. combined sale: homewares, books, tools MOVED IN GARAGE SALE 5 Corella Cct, Tallowood Mullum. Baby & toddler items, furniture, clothes. Sat from 8am O.SHORES 162 Orana Rd, Sat, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & girls clothes, toys, violins, hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hold goods BYRON 2/3 Blueberry Crt, Sat 8am. Ladies clothing, vintage items, shoes, artwork, homewares, peacock feathers STH GOLDEN 3 Dugun Ct, Sat 7.30am to 11am. Prints, ornaments, beds. All to go! LENNOX HEAD 18 Barrett Dr, Sun 8am, hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hold goods, books, clothing & kids toys SGB 12 Phillip St, Sat 8-11am. Massive clean out, designer clothes new & vintage, hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hold, plants, toys, surfboard & more NTH O.S 11 Hardy Ave, Sat 8am. More good stuff, furn + h/hold, easel, chandelier, clothes, books, bikes, etc OCEAN SHORES 5 Palmer Ave, Sat 28th 8am. Everything must go! MULLUM mini storage Ind Est, unit 12/14 Manns Rd, Sat 8am Market marquee, tents, Janome sew mach, fabrics, clothes DREAMRIDER LIQUIDATION SALE Big bargains, mattresses in all sizes, monitors, mowers, desks, SUP boards and much more. 8am-12 Sat only, 5 / 7-17 Brigantine St, Byron AI&E

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

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

MACHINERY TRACTOR FERGUSON 35 red, slasher, new blades, ok cond $1950. 0435993772

CABINS FOR SALE CONTAINER Solar home SinInv 2000W, battery 500Ah, bed, shelving, gas cooker, fans, lighting, ďŹ lter & pump 60PSI green ready to live in $12,500. Ph 0435993772

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

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

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SOUGHT AFTER PACIFIC VISTA avail from May-Oct. Views ocean/hills. Furn, close Tallow Beach/CBD suit prof couple $560pw incl bills. Ph 0434193901 PERFECT ROOM avail for Bluesfest $550-$700. Ph 0402779376 POSSUM CREEK near Bangalow, rural house, lge room, f-furn own bathroom, $225pw incl bills & WiFi, n/s & d/f. Avail from 8 April to end May. Ph 0421993318 BANGALOW Brand new 4br, 2 bthrm, landscaped & fenced home. Unfurn, $700pw. Contact Josh 0402760640 BLUESFEST ACCOM 2 rooms, laundry, courtyard, Ocean Shores, 4 night minimum $150pn. Ph 66802642 MULLUM 1br studio ďŹ&#x201A;at. Idyllic location $230pw plus bills. Quiet, Sgl, working female pref. Avail 7 Apr. Ph 0437991331

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

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6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

Green Frog Ln, Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $350 pw Fully furn s/c studio incl bills. Avail Now Broken Head Rd, Newrybar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $395+bills Fully furn 1 bed, 1 bath home, 1 acre. Avail Now Byron St, Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $420 pw 2 bed, 1 bath, large living, SLUG. Avail 22nd Apr Coolamon Sc Dr, Coorabell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $620 pw 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, rural w/ views. Avail mid Apr Leopardwood Pl, Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $650 pw Fully furn 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, 6 mth lease. Avail 13th Apr Parrot Tree Pl, Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $700 pw Brand new 4 bed, 2 bath, DLUG. Avail Now Cooinda Pl, Federal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $800 pw 2 bed, 2 bath + studio w bath. Fully furn, pool. Avail 15th Apr Bougainvillea Dr, Federal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $900 pw 3 bed, 3 bath home w/ 2 bed, 1 bath studio and pool. Avail 7th Apr Bougainvillea Dr, Federal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1200 pw Executive 4 bed, 2 bath + studio and pool, DLUG. Avail Now For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

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Brunswick Heads

OPEN PLAN fully-furn studio, Ocean Shores. Loads of windows, lush garden, quiet, uncovered car space, elect, water & gardening incl, gas heater extra tenant cost. Suit single employed $280pw, 4 wk bond 6 mth lease. Geoff 0404009035

1br $160

MULLUM 3br brick veneer house, SLUG, $375pw. Phone 0435027427

Ocean Shores 3 br $400

NTH OCEAN SHORES f/f, self-cont free standing garden ďŹ&#x201A;at. Undercover parking suit single quiet, working n/s person $210pw incl elec, no pets. 0431662058

3 br $420

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L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

67YO SINGLE MALE n/s, n/alch, req long term perm accom, Mullum rural, Bruns, O.Shores. Simple accom with shed access for handyman. 0429407047

New Brighton Ocean Shores

$450pw, 3 bed, 2 bath, double garage home

The Pocket

$320pw, furnished, 1 bed, Flat

South Golden Beach

$370pw, 2 bed, 1 bath, House

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O.SHORES room in lge house with swimming pool, surrounded by nature reserve, for single person, prefer n/ smoker $230pw incl bills. 0406932796 MULLUM semi-rural, 1br, ensuite, bthrm, WIR, separate entrance 2km from town $168pw + bond & bills. Ph 0423355993 SUFFOLK PARK large room, n/s fem pref, 10 hours childcare plus $100pw incl bills. Ph 0407550138 SUFFOLK furn rm in peaceful 3br family home $200pw incl bills. Ph 0414692673

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 BEAUTIFUL RURAL SETTING 4br house, 15 mins to beach. Suit family. Refs & employed only. $420pw. Burringbar Valley, pets ok. Avail 6 April. 0401810941 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

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LARGE SHED OR BAILS at least 300sqm, must have power & water, toilet & either phone line or be in a good phone/WiFi area. Kitchen a plus. Between Mullum & Lismore. Prefer rural or quiet location for ďŹ lming/recording. Text/email 0417427518, TF@treefaeriefotos.com. WANTED HOUSE ON ACREAGE with the availability for mutli-year lease for a single prof with well-trained show dogs. Looking for a quiet, private, rural house on acreage or close to beach. Pref with pool/swimming hole & shed. No girlfriend, no kids, no parties, n/s, unfurn. Avail any time in April up to $650pw excellent local refs. Text Jene on 0428876875 MATURE COUPLE require house, unit or duplex in Bruns Heads or Ocean Shores, long-term. Ph 0408231639 MATURE LADY n/s, n/alch, clean & quiet needs home, share, studio. 0447180621

TO LEASE BANGALOW standalone factory/ warehouse, ofďŹ ce & amenities 440sqm incl 50sqm Mezz + 560sqm secure parking/yard area. Phone 0418878978

Join the Ray White Team Ray White Byron Bay are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated person to join our expanding sales team. This position starts as a Sales Trainee where you will work for the sales team. After extensive training you will have the opportunity to become a Salesperson. Our team culture is fast-paced, results driven and customer focused. Ideally, the successful applicant will live locally, own a well presented motor vehicle and possess both excellent phone and computer skills. Personal drive, self motivation and a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;never give upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attitude are a must.

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2002 Peugot 306 Convertible, 5 speed, Electric Roof. Perfect Little Car. S/N 8695 $4,950 Subaru Liberty S/Wagon, Auto, 164 717kms. Full service history, lovely. S/N 717........... $4,650 2006 Holden VZ Ute, Manual. AC/PS. Lovely ute, 6 speed. AT8 7DR.............................. $8,450 2001 Mitsubishi Magna Auto, AC/PS. 159 606kms. Very tidy car. XTK 376 ......... $2,950 1992 Ford Laser Sedan, Auto, AC/PS. Pretty in blue, ideal ďŹ rst car. YLW 292 .................... $2,750 2004 Holden Rodeo Full work body, 3 doors. Turbo-diesel, 2wd, 5speed. Great ute. ZPJ 246 ..................................................... $8,250

BYRON 1br, s-cont apartment, brand new, 500m from beach, f/f, n/s, d/f, prof $380pw sgl or $420pw cpl + bills & bond. Enq to bambooc@bigpond.net.au

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

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

BARGAINS

Bangalow

BELONGIL wooden caravan with deck, private position, v quiet, suit cpl, pets ok, $350pw neg, avail Apr 10. keinenombre@ gmail.com

BELONGIL 2br creekfront, v lge yard, pet friendly, v priv, avail Apr 7 $650pw neg. Bond & refs req. mattharcla@gmail.com

MULLUM large 2br f/f house, avail from 14/5/2015 to 8/7/2015, $395pw plus bond incl bills & WiFi, need refs. 0432518695

MOTOR VEHICLES

SUBARU IMPREZA HATCHBACK inc towbar, roof racks, iPod compatible stereo. New pink slip for registration. Value at $3300. Call Lou 0411831401

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Byron Bay

You will need to be Ă&#x2122;nancially secure and willing to invest in learning a new career. In return you will receive support from a dedicated administration team, ongoing Ray White training, as well as the beneĂ&#x2122;ts of already established systems and processes. A salary package is offered with attractive commission bonuses. If you think you have what it takes to be successful, please send your resume to: David Gordon | Sales Manager david.gordon@raywhite.com Ray White Byron Bay PO Box 40, Byron Bay NSW 2481

BANGALOW two 73sqm factory showroom spaces, highway exposure, one with food prep approval. 0418878978 BEAUTIFUL CLINIC SPACE with electric massage table for rent 2 days/wk. Located in busy centre in Byron A&I Estate. $75/ day. Ph Belle 0405337433

CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER required for immediate start. Strong conďŹ&#x201A;ict resolution skills and the ability to deal calmly and professionally with potentially difďŹ cult customers. Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy. Strong work ethic, motivated & reliable. Relevant experience preferred. Please call Jo or Angela on 66395020 LOOKING FOR CASUAL PIZZA CHEF Must love making pizza & preferably have 2 years experience. Donna 66802843 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 GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com WAIT Staff Professional, extensive wine knowledge. targabyronbay@gmail.com 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 Jo to arrange an interview 66395020 between 9am-1pm

Lead Generation

Are you conďŹ dent & well spoken with a Good telephone manner? Join our Dynamic telemarketing team at our Byron Call ctre 8:30am-3:30pm Mon-Fri. To arrange an interview call Jo 66395020 between 9am-1pm WANTED: STUDY HELP Did you do well in HSC maths, physics & chem? Looking for study skills help for 2015 HSC student to assist with org & study process. Pay neg, 2 or 3 times/week. 0413344725

PROPERTY MANAGER We are looking for an experienced permanent property manager to join our expanding team 4-5 days per week. Professional, motivated, with attention to detail essential. Please send resume to gail@byroncoastal.com.au or call 6680 8111 for further information.

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 ofďŹ ce box CHEF REQUIRED for busy Lennox Head restaurant 20-25 hours pw. Professional, energetic team player for fast-paced kitchen. Perm residents only. Email CV contact@lennoxheadpizzaandpasta.com. au

Byron Community Primary School 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.

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OCEAN SHORES 2br UNIT close to shops $350pw NO PETS UNLESS SPECIFIED www.siwickirealestate.com.au Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206

BYRON BAY $530PW 2 bedroom unit, 1 bath SLUG. Available 10/03/15 BYRON BAY $550PW Beautiful cottage. Very private overlooking the ocean. 1 bed 1 bath F/F 3 minutes to town. Suit couple or single Available 12/04/15 BYRON BAY $600PW Fully furnished 2 bedroom townhouse, 1 bathroom Available 14/04/15 BYRON BAY $650PW Fully furnished 3 bedroom townhouse, 2 bathroom SLUG. Available 14/04/15 BYRON BAY $660PW 4 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms Available Now BYRON BAY $750PW 3 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms DLUG. Available Now BYRON BAY $950PW 4 bedroom house, 2 bath DLUG. Available 26/04/15 COOPERS SHOOT $950PW 3 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms Available 15/04/15

Dorroughby $450pw 3 bed house + study, 2 living areas & 2 bath. Mod kitchen,Ed/washer, S D fireplace, covered L E Aent area. Avail now for 6 month lease. On market for sale. 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

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Manager Business Services SCHCADS Award Grade 6, 35 hours per week Based in Tweed Shire The Family Centre has an exciting opportunity for a Business Services Manager to join our management team, based in Tweed Heads. As part of the senior management team, this pivotal role will involve ensuring that robust corporate infrastructure, systems and processes are, implemented, maintained and continually improved. You will also be responsible for providing effective leadership to the Business Services Team. The Family Centre provides a collaborative, results focused team environment, ongoing training, generous above award conditions, base salary circa $67,000 - $70,000 (commensurate with experience and TXDOLÂżFDWLRQV DQG VDODU\ SDFNDJLQJ DUUDQJHPHQWV WR LQFUHDVH \RXU WDNH KRPH SD\ Applications close Tuesday April 7, 4.30pm, 2015.

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customer service team member • 12–14 month full-time maternity leave contract, two-week cycle: Tues to Fri, Mon to Sat

We are looking for a vibrant and friendly person to work in our customer-service team on a maternity leave contract. Working predominantly with our e-commerce platform across our clothing and online community website, Microminimus, you will have excellent computer skills and a can-do attitude. Duties: • Answering customer queries via email and phone • Processing of customer orders, payments, returns and refunds

• Dispatch and QC • Accounts • General administration

Selection Criteria: • Skills in a range of computer • Previous experience in customer applications (eg Excel, or other service (prior experience working in an software programs) with the ability to e-commerce environment an advantage) learn new software quickly • Excellent communication skills with the ability to resolve customer queries • Team player, willing to pitch in and help wherever required and complaints via email and over • Ability to speak a second language is the phone advantageous, but not essential. • Good organisational and timemanagement skills To apply, please send your cover letter addressing the selection criteria above and a current resume to: ali@wickedweasel.com. Applications close Thursday 2 April. Interviews will commence shortly after Easter.

SENIOR SHORT ORDER COOK min 25 hours per week for busy Brunswick takeaway. Min 2 years exp. 66851355

BOOKKEEPER Exp Quickbooks, BAS. Casual & work from home, own hours. CV to: byronandbeyondtax@gmail.com

PART-TIME PERMANENT NANNY required in Bangalow. Must be interested in signing on with in home care (fdc). Needs to be ﬂexible, mature, happy & outgoing. Please call 0405084494

WORK WANTED 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

CHEF/COOK

LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Ph 0402199999

Must be reliable, hardworking and available over Easter period.

CERAMIC TILING repair & new. Paving. Odd jobs. Handyman. Ph 0432401334

Functions, festivals & restaurant work. Ocean Shores. Send your CV to kate@merakicatering.com

ASSISTANT TO ACCOUNTANT Mojosurf Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced accounts assistant to join our busy team. Essential experience for the role includes MYOB, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations. Minimum 5 years’ experience required. Excellent communication skills, selfmotivated and problem solver. Position is a casual role 2 – 4 days a week. Please email your resume to accounts@ mojosurf.com

LOST CAT Ocean Shores area. Black body with white paws & under belly. Male & microchipped. Loved pet. 0418133597

LIVESTOCK

25-3-1947 - 13-3-2015

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PETS BORDER COLLIE PUPS splash of kelpie 3m & 3f, all b&w, born 5 Feb ready April 3 $300 each. 66844800 STUMPY TAIL Cattle Dog (3/4)x Kelpie (1/4) pups, 10wks, very bright, solid dogs for work or family $100ea. 0434227368

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THOROUGHBRED HORSE FOR SALE Very friendly, great nature, good with children, conﬁdent beginner. 5.5 hands, comes with bridle & saddle, located Main Arm. $1500 neg. Ph 66845064

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Suffolk Park $25/hr. Angela 0414719680 Pick-up & delivery service available QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN Small jobs okay. Phone Nik 0411146980 NSW Lic No 237020C REGISTERED NURSE & 10yrs Nanny exp, avail as Nanny. Ph 0424022488 A1 LABOURING from 25/hr property maintenance, etc. 0412469109 BLEACH BLONDE cleaning service, trustworthy, experienced & reliable. Call Linda or Bianca 0431700460 HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING, GARDENING & HEDGE TRIMMING Call Patrick 0400880102

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 MATHEMATICS TUTOR Qualiﬁed teacher with 30 yrs experience grades 3 to 10. Ph John 0452260595

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LOST from Tyagarah Rd, Sat March 21 small turquoise Parrot ‘Monty’ reward. Please phone 0431033821, 0402147099

MATHS TUTORING Qualiﬁed teacher, 25 years experience. All ages to HSC. Andrew 0413294982 GUITAR & BASS LESSONS All levels, pro muso, Byron Shire. 0401451903

· Excellent computer, Admin & Communication Skills · Min 5 years’ experience · Work well in a team · Highly professional & well presented Please email CV to cathy@sanctuarybb.com Close date 8 April 2015

40 March 25, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

Milo is an 8-year-old desexed chocolate female mastiff x labrador. She is a good-looking girl with a beautiful nature – good with other dogs and very playful. If you can give Milo 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. COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

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Please Give Me a Home! Oscar is a lovable boof and he’s got cheeks that you just want to squeeze! He’s an easy care dog because of his personality and short coat. He loves children, other dogs and going to the beach. Oscar’s a very gentle soul in need of a loving home. He’s fully vaccinated, de sexed, wormed and micro chipped. Adoption fee applies. Give Oscar a home today. Call Carol 0488 415 444

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BOYES, Audiene Mary Late of Brunswick Heads. Passed away peacefully on Friday 20th March 2015. Aged 89 years. DƵĐŚ ůŽǀĞĚ DŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ ;ĚĞĐ͛ĚͿ͕ ŶŶĞƩ Ğ͕ DŝĐŚĂĞů͕ ŚƌŝƐƟ ŶĞ ĂŶĚ <ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞ͘ ŚĞƌŝƐŚĞĚ 'ƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŝůůǇ͕ <ǇůŝĞ Θ DĂĚĞůĞŝŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ DĂƌŬ Θ 'ĞŶĞ͘ Loving Great-Grandmother of Zach. &ĂŵŝůǇ ĂŶĚ &ƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĂƌŵůǇ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂƩ ĞŶĚ ƵĚŝĞŶĞ͛Ɛ WƌĂǇĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƟ ĂŶ ƵƌŝĂů ƚ Ž ďĞ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĞĚ ,ĞĂƌƚ ĂƚŚŽůŝĐ ŚƵƌĐŚ͕ DƵƌǁŝůůƵŵďĂŚ͕ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂǇ Ϯϳth March 2015, Ăƚ ϭϬ͘ϬϬ Ăŵ ;E^t Ɵ ŵĞͿ͘ Ō Ğƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŽŵŵŝƩ Ăů ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ Ϯ͘ϬϬ Ɖŵ Ăƚ DƵƌǁŝůůƵŵďĂŚ >ĂǁŶ ĞŵĞƚĞƌǇ͘ McGuiness Funerals DƵƌǁŝůůƵŵďĂŚ ;ϬϮͿ ϲϲϳϮ Ϯϭϰϰ 100% Australian Family Owned

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .............................................................. 000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay .................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Primary rescue........................6685 1999 BRUNSWICK MARINE RADIO TOWER ...................................6685 0148 MULLUMBIMBY HOSPITAL ......................................................6684 2266 BYRON BAY HOSPITAL ............................................................6685 6200 POLICE Brunswick Heads .......................................................6685 1277 Mullumbimby ..............................................................6684 2144 Byron Bay ...................................................................6685 9499 Bangalow ....................................................................6687 1404 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE Storm & tempest damage, flooding.6684 3444 AIDS Confidential testing & information (ACON) ................................6622 1555 AL-ANON Help for family & friends of alcoholics ...................... 1300 ALANON ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours...............................1800 423 431 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) .........................................6622 1881 LIFELINE .........................................................................................131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men)..6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily ....................................6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ..................................................6684 1286 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ...............................1800 656 463 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE ...........................6687 2520 NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE CARERS...............................6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE........................................................6622 1233 GEORGE THE SNAKE MAN.................................................0407 965 092 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES)..........6628 1898

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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.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UNDER SECTION 29 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 For the former ‘Roundhouse’ site at Orana Road, Ocean Shores (Lot 530 DP 238451) The delegate of the Minister for Planning has issued a Gateway Determination in respect of a Planning Proposal by Byron Shire Council for a local environmental plan to amend Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014 to reclassify the public land owned by the Council and known as Lot 530 DP 238451 Orana Road, Ocean Shores (the former ‘Roundhouse’ site) under the Local Government Act 1993 from ‘community’ land to ‘operational’ land and to discharge interests in the land. The objectives and intended outcomes of the Planning Proposal are that Lot 530 DP 238451 Orana Road, Ocean Shores, after it is reclassified as ‘community’ under the Local Government Act 1993: (i) will be reclassified ‘operational’ under the Local Government Act 1993; (ii) ceases to be a public reserve (if it is a public reserve); and (iii) is discharged from trusts (if any) and all interests except for: (a) any reservations that except land out of a Crown grant relating to the land; (b) reservations of minerals (within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1989); (c) Easement for Electricity registered dealing number N765060; (d) Easement for Rising Main registered with DP 600678; (e) Right of Carriageway registered with DP 1062920; and (f) Easement for Services registered dealing number AD798519. The public exhibition for the Planning Proposal is complete and Council is now required under Section 29 of the Local Government Act 1993 to hold a public hearing for the proposed reclassification. The public hearing is to be held in two parts commencing at 11.00am – 1.00pm and 7.00pm – 9.00pm on Wednesday 1 April 2015 at the Ocean Shores Community Centre, 55 Rajah Road Ocean Shores. Any person wishing to make a verbal or written submission to the public hearing should register their interest with Council on the phone number indicated below by 4.00pm on Friday 27 March 2015. Enquiries: Greg Smith 02 6626 7105

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 10.2014.575.1 – SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH 29 Elizabeth Avenue (Lot 201 DP 31166) Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling house including a swimming pool 10.2015.38.1 – FEDERAL Roses Road (Lot 6 DP 1003205) Single storey expanded dwelling 10.2014.770.1 – EWINGSDALE 10 Valley Court (Lot 32 DP 786291) Addition of a detached studio ancillary to an existing dwelling house and a detached secondary dwelling 10.2015.109.1 – SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH 20 Peter Street (Lot 76 DP 31166) Tree removal – three trees 10.2015.100.1 – MIDDLE POCKET 291 Middle Pocket Road (Lot 3 DP 605779 and Road Reserve) Tree removal – ﬁve trees 10.2015.54.1 – NEW BRIGHTON 24 River Street (Lot 10 DP 6745) Removal of existing dwelling and construction of new dwelling 10.2014.780.1 – BYRON BAY 55 Carlyle Street (Lot 1 DP 401710) Dual occupancy (detached) and strata subdivision 10.2015.44.1 – NASHUA 9 Springvale Road (Lot 13 DP 701392) New single storey dwelling 10.2015.60.1 – BYRON BAY 52A Paterson Street (Lot 2 DP 556527) Use of un-authorised deck extension to a dwelling 10.2015.31.1 – BANGALOW 27 Parrot Tree Place (Lot 1 DP 1198206) Construct principal dwelling and secondary dwelling plus swimming pool 10.2015.66.1 – OCEAN SHORES 11 Walgooan Way (Lot 1707 DP 244405) Secondary dwelling 10.2015.73.1 – SUFFOLK PARK 28 Caniaba Crescent (Lot 211 DP 846399) Swimming pool and deck 10.2015.74.1 – BYRON BAY 29 Massinger Street (Lot 1 DP 856747) Alteration/additions to existing dwelling, swimming pool and front fence 10.2015.39.1 – SUFFOLK PARK 11 Muli Place (Lot 45 DP 811498) Secondary dwelling and swimming pool (staged development) 10.2015.80.1 – COOPERS SHOOT 410 Coopers Shoot Road (Lot 4 DP 255770) Storage shed 10.2014.696.1 – BYRON BAY 38 Shirley Lane (Lot 19 Sec 19 DP 758207) Change of use – expanded dwelling modules to secondary dwelling and a studio 10.2014.769.1 – BYRON BAY 1/1 Acacia Street (Lot 1 SP 83369) Subdivision to create two strata lots 5.1993.77.2 – NEW BRIGHTON 12 North Head Road (Lot 14 DP 7466) S96 to raise height of approved building

COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED 16.2015.10.1 – MULLUMBIMBY 60 Stuart Street ( Lot D DP 368311) ,QVWDOO ¿ UH GRRU LQ ¿ UH ZDOO

POLICY EXHIBITION Asset Management Policy At Council’s Ordinary Meeting held on 5 February 2015 it resolved to place the draft amended Asset Management Policy on public exhibition for a period of 28 days for the making of public submissions. The Policy is available for viewing at Council’s Administration Ofﬁce, community access points around the Shire and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/publicexhibition. Note if no submissions are received on the Policy it will be adopted after the exhibition date. Submissions close: Wednesday 22 April 2015

www.byron.nsw.gov.au 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 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 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)

EXHIBITION CLOSES 7 APRIL 2015 10.2015.118.1 – BYRON BAY 16-20 Ruskin Street (Lot 1 DP 1194494) Archimages Architecture Pty Ltd: Conversion of existing building to provide additional rooms to existing student accommodation facility 10.2009.314.9 – MULLUMBIMBY Tuckeroo Avenue/Coral Avenue (Lot 13 DP 1182245, Lot 2 DP 785041, Lot 36 DP 1169053, Lot 170 DP 720414 and Lot 171 DP 720414) Gainsplay Pty Ltd: S96 to alter phasing

NOTICE OF PROPOSED LEASE RENEWAL Part of Byron Bay Memorial Swimming Pool Complex (Part Council owned Road Reserve) Anyone wishing to make a submission regarding the lease renewal of Part Council owned Road Reserve (also known as Part of “Byron Bay Memorial Swimming Pool Complex, Byron Bay) may do so. Submissions are open for a period of 28 days. Submissions close: 4.00pm 22 April 2015 Enquiries: Claire Campbell 02 6626 7300 For information on lodging a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Lodging a submission” section within Council’s advertising.

Proposed name change Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Byron Shire Council is proposing to rename the Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex located on Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay to:

Cavanbah Sports Centre The word ‘Cavanbah’ is a Bundjalung word that means ‘meeting place’ and is what Arakwal calls Byron Bay. With its sweeping beachfront and sheltered places, Byron Bay is a favourite home base and meeting place for the Arakwal people and other Bundjalung nation tribes. Feedback for the proposed name change is welcomed and is on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. Submissions Close: Thursday 15 April 2015 Enquiries: Donna Johnston 02 6626 7320 Submissions can be posted to: General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219, Mullumimbimy, NSW, 2482 or emailed to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au

Enquiries: Phil Warner 02 6626 7165 For information on lodging a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Lodging a Submission” section within Council’s advertising.

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World champs headline Australian longboard open The Australian Longboard Surfing Open is a five-day celebration of the surfing lifestyle held in March each year in the warm, wave-rich waters of Kingscliff. Over the years it has been an excuse to get together with other like-minded surfers from around Australia, Asia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA. This year’s event has attracted the current crop of professional longboard surfing superstars including reigning world longboard champions Harley Ingleby and Chelsea Williams. Together they rub shoulders with stars from the early years like the world’s first-ever surfing champion, Phyllis O’Donnell, surf mogul Doug Warbrick and the godfather of soul surfing Ray Gleave.

Gold Coast surfer Chelsea Williams on her way to her maiden World Longboard Championship last year. Photo WSL/Will H-S.

As well as showcasing some of the world’s best longboard surfers as they com-

pete in the World Surf League (WSL) Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS). The event will

also feature surfing’s lifestyle image of art, music, cars, movies and more.

This week will see Williams hit the water to compete for the first time since the Final of the GoPro World Longboard Championships in China last year where she claimed her inaugural World Title. Williams is also the reigning Australian Longboard Surfing Open event champion and will be one to watch as action gets underway this week. ‘This will be my first event since winning the world title!’ Williams said. ‘I’m looking forward to competing in Australia again and catching up with everyone. ‘Hopefully there will be some good waves at Kingy so everyone is able to surf to their full potential. Being the world champ still sounds strange and feels surreal,

but nothing changed at all. I thought there might be a slight chance of getting some financial sponsorship, but so far it’s still the same. ‘I do get random moments when I think, wait, I’m the world champ and in those moments it feels pretty good.’ The event will run over March 25–29 at Kingscliff. More info available at www. australianlongboardopen. com.

‘If in doubt, paddle out’ – Nat Young

Mullum-Bruns play finals at home

Fundy for Cori

The Mullumbimby-Brunswick Heads Cricket Club are hosting the Far North Coast Coastal League Grand Final against Murwillumbah after beating Tintenbar in the semifinal last Saturday. After finishing the season in second place, MullumBruns played Tintenbar-East Ballina in the semifinal last Saturday at Stan Thompson Oval in Bruns. ‘We bowled them out in a rain-reduced game (of 35 overs) for 135 runs,’ said club captain Dan Raccani. The bowler did a real great job on the day with Adam Gadowski 3/14, Ben Forsyth

After being selected at the State Championships last year and competing in trials in Sydney, Cori Hardy has been selected for the U18 women’s NSW Blues Hockey Team to compete at the National Championships in Adelaide early next month. Cori will have to travel to Sydney every other weekend for training sessions, plus travel to Adelaide for the Championships April 6–17. On top of this, Cori has been selected to play in the State Championships in Newcastle and North Coast Open Girls team in Albury, both in May. Cori is a member of the NSW Accelerated Athlete Program (AAP), which means she is one of 60 girls in NSW to be selected for specialised training, up to three times a week by NSW coaches, and she travels to Sydney once a term for squad training. Cori competes for NSW State Athletics in long jump, triple jump, 100m, and both the 100m and 200m hurdles

2/16 and Luke Shelly 2/24. ‘Our top order all managed runs with a great performance by young Evan Litchfeild (29 not out), and our skipper Ben Forsyth (37 not out) guiding us home with five overs to spare.’ Mullumbimby-Brunswick 3/139 ended with a win by seven wickets and the lads now have a home grand final after minor premiers Terranora went down to Murwillumbah. The final will start at 1pm on Stan Thompson Oval and promises to bring silverware back to the local club for the first time in three years.

Club captain Dan Raccani is looking for a big finish for the 2015 season.

Getting their Shine on

and has been selected to play for Far North Coast Open Girls Touch Football. Cori loves all sport and is lucky to be naturally gifted in this area. She works at the Lennox Head IGA, attends Byron High School and along with her love of athletics is a keen surfer. Club Lennox are holding a bowling afternoon to raise money for Cori. It will be held on Saturday March 28 from 3pm. All money raised will go towards funding the countless trips to train and compete, with the ultimate goal of wearing the green and gold for her country.

Fraser leaves legacy for AIS

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On Lofts Oval on Saturday afternoon the Mullumbimby Moonshiners will start their season in first grade against Lismore after many seaons competing in lower grades. This promises to be an interesting afternoon of sport – bring a picnic and a rug and enjoy!

The Australian Sports Commission Chair John Wylie AM said the Australian sporting community was deeply indebted to former prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died recently. On Australia Day 1981 – when opening the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra – Mr Fraser said: ‘Coaches and athletes working together through this institute will, I’m cer-

tain, produce great things for Australia and carry Australia’s name high.’ ‘His words and legacy live on through the work of the AIS and the Australian Sports Commission’, said Mr Wylie. ‘From the disappointment of the Montreal Olympics in 1976, when Australia failed to win a gold medal, Mr Fraser’s government worked on restoring our national sporting pride.

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Community at work On The Horizon DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

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

Book fair Thousands of fiction and nonfiction books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and games at Friends of the Library’s Book Fair, Byron Bay Surf Life Saving Club, Saturday 11 April 9am–5pm and Sunday 12 April 10am–1pm.

Flag Painting Flag Painting Workshop 10 April, Mullumbimby Community Gardens. To book: 0428 222 525.

Easter Fair 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.

Free training YWCA free training for young people (16–24yrs) – Certificate II in Hospitality. Info day 31 March. Support with transport. Contact Brooke 6625 5800.

Station St, Sunday 29 March at 5pm.

March madness sale Anglican Op Shop Mullumbimby March Madness sale on all ladies clothes, end-of-summer stock; plenty of bargains, so be early Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March.

Palm Sunday A special, informal Palm Sunday service with music from Youth With a Mission to invite backpackers/travellers/ campers to St Paul’s Anglican Church, Kingsley St, Byron Bay, Sunday 29 March, 10am. Contact: Rev Hilary Singleton 6685 6431.

Archibald Prize artworks for Lone Goat Gallery include winner of the People’s Choice Award, Vincent Fantauzzo. Runs until Sunday 12 April. Gallery open every day 10am–4pm.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The Yin-Yang Symbol – Exploring the many meanings and hidden depths, presented by Sean and Rachelle White, Gnostic Society, Thursday 26 March 1–3pm at Masonic Centre, 6 Byron St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Palliative support

As a satellite venue to Lismore Regional Gallery, the selected

Tweed Palliative Support annual training for volunteers to support people in their homes and at the newly opened Wedgetail Hospice Retreat. Wednesdays 9.30am–3pm,

for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30am for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@ gmail.com.

tal health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Shanti 6684 8024 for more information.

Uniting op shop

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Bangalow CWA

Uniting Church Op Shop open each Saturday 8am–noon, Dalley St, Mullumbimby. Recycling clothes, household goods, linen. Plant department with good variety.

Tintenbar Community Aid Network runs a series of social activities at the Tintenbar Hall. Info Marg 6687 8033.

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.

Endless Praise High-standard music team Endless Praise will be at Bangalow Uniting Church in

Archibald Prize

Reserve site. More information Nadia 0478 272 300 or www. byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org.

15 April–10 June. Phone 6672 8459. Urgently need new volunteers: volunteers. info@tweedpalliativesupport.com.au.

BPA Rail Trail

U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 31 March, 10am–noon at the Uniting Church Hall, Brunswick Heads. Phone 6685 1732.

U3A Ballina/Byron U3A Ballina/Byron next meeting 10am Tues 31 March in the Meeting Room, RSL Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Bangalow Progress Association is following up on its successful public meeting re the Rail Trail by making this issue the main one for its next meeting on April 2nd, 5.30 in Heritage House, Bangalow. Please come and bring potential new members. 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.

Chem-free landcare Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare working bee Saturday 28 March, 8am–12 noon at Brunswick Heads Crown Land

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Bay Singers The Bay Singers (BB Community Choir) meets Mondays 10.30–11.30 at the Community Centre each week. More info: easwain@bigpond.com.

Bridge Club Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets at 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

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. Volunteers needed. 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

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.

A general cancer-support group in Byron for anyone living in the northern rivers. Info: Ken on 0411 233 755 or David on 0428 187 025, or email david@davidyoung.com.au or kengabe@linknet.com.au.

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Carers support

Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors (regardless of age, athletic ability or fitness level)

Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a men-

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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.

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.

Is alcohol a problem?

CoDA

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

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.

Family Drug Support 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.

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership through our community run course. Meetings coaching in communication and self development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays. 6.15pm at St Finbarr’s School Hall, Byron Bay. www.byrontoastmasters.org. MullumMagic

Liberation Larder The charity that collects, cooks and distributes nutritious food to more than 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. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of nonprofit community groups, not for invitations to free events followed up by paid workshops.

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1. Achieve orgasm and dismount (3,3) 4. A staff, talented; that’s agreeable (8) 10. Seabird hovers over stormy oceans, north; this means danger on an old warship! (5,6) 11. Uranium, Fluorine and Oxygen in alien craft (1,1,1) 12. Castro X, the opera (7) 14. Insect consumes rotten diet, in a smelly sort of way (7) 15. Periodical mutation – something to watch from a distance (9,5) 17. We slobber, grunt, rumble after eating this! (7,7) 21. Neither here nor there (7) 22. Is firm about its sins (7) 23. Pitch back the traitor (3) 24. Raucously approve lout; 9 relies on it (7,4) 26. Harassed, looked over the highway (8) 27. Toss in a sheilah – it’s worldwide (6)

1. Alight, dismount (3,3) 4. Tractable, submissive (8) 10. Unpredictable and potentially disastrous person or thing (5,6) 11. Flying saucer or similar sighting (1,1,1) 12. Opera by Mozart (7) 14. In a rancid or smelly manner (7) 15. Physical contest or activity performed for the benefit of onlookers (9,5) 17. Rich and expensive American seafood dish (7,7) 21. Not anywhere (7) 22. Is firm in demand or intention (7) 23. Thick black oily substance, pitch (3) 24. General franchise, election by the people (7,4) 26. Tormented, harassed (8) 27. Worldwide, spherical in shape (6)

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1. Small and colourful variety of carp kept as a pet (8) DOWN 2. Eastern philosophy (3) 1. Carp over tree section, diameter and 3. Enclosure used for fattening cattle (7) angle (8) 5. Person who acts according to a set 2. Philosophy embracing honesty of inflexible rules (3,2,9) and non-intervention? Thanks for 6. Ceaseless, continuous (3-4) nothing! (3) 7. Old muzzle-loading firearm (11) 3. Care about 50 books? Not in this 8. Person who gives a group or project stinking cattleyard! (7) his name as its own (6) 5. Ideological politician; he is loyal to 9. Person who has and exploits the the Queen’s son hiding a curled lip common touch (3,2,3,6) (3,2,9) 13. Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire 6. Ceaselessly running up new small addressed by Martin Luther in 1521 (4,2,5) toy? (3-4) 16. Container of albumen and yolk (8) 7. Gun coach overwhelmed by stupid 18. Church spire (7) errors (11) 19. Spendthrift, ne’er-do-well (7) 8. Old record over with young man 20. Part of the foot (6) – the one who gives the group its 25. Globe. Part of royal regalia (3) name (6) Last week’s solution N063 9. Populist politician – he is loyal to mad Pope Ethel (3,2,3,6) D E L I V E R E D P A P E R S E E O E I I X I 13. In Germany in 1521 both 5 and C L A R I N E T S M O T E L 9 might have been found in this S C L R E E E nauseatingly named assembly (4,2,5) A M A T T E R H A N D Y M A N 16. Container which is eternal P M E P C punishment for Peter Nicols’s Joe (8) S C A R A B E L S I N O R E 18. Tommy holds in pressure for this L I A I M R B A B B L E R S U P K E E P erection (7) I A O R O 19. Spendthrift scatters straw on the P A N O R A M A D O C T O R Spanish (7) O I I A A M H T 20. Needed in the shoe for popular L H A S A T I M E P I E C E dance move … (6) A N T I I T M N R E S E A R C H S T U D E N T 25. …or British, like 27 (3)

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Backlash Come Saturday and all the glitz and glamour of election promising will be over. See our online coverage and candidate profiles at www.echo. net.au/election-2015. And remember, as that splendid journalist H L Mencken wrote in the Baltimore Sun in 1936, ‘… every election is a sort of advanced auction sale of stolen goods.’ Stolen from you and promoted as gifts from whichever political party wants your vote. Q Q Q Q

The crusty blokes in the sports media would have you believe that rugby league and cricket are the nation’s passions, but it would seem this is not so among the kids. According to recent Roy Morgan research, the top three sporting activities for kids aged 6 to 13 are swimming, soccer (the only code really entitled to the name

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‘Mass surveillance on a scale never before seen in Australia’ is how Crikey politics editor Bernard Keane describes the new data-retention laws stitched up between the government and Labor behind closed doors. You can read his article on Echonetdaily at http://bit.ly/crikdata. Naturally we’re worried about

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Byron Bay Hapkido is running an 8 week course for beginners on

‘Hapkido is an effective self-defence that can be learnt by anyone no matter their size, age or ﬁtness level,’ says Eli Dutton of Byron Bay AHA Hapkido School.

For people who can’t handle the pain: fake tongue studs. NSW Fair Trading is warning against them because the studs could be inhaled and lodge in the lungs or airways, or be swallowed and potentially perforate organs. More information on the banned items is at www.productsafety.gov.au.

the ability of journalists to protect their sources but it is also another step towards our nation becoming an oppressive society. According to Keane, under the new laws ‘journalists would remain ignorant of when their data were being targeted. In fact, anyone who reveals the existence of a journalist information warrant, or even a request for such a warrant, or whether such a request has been granted, can be jailed for two years. A journalist who learnt that their data had been targeted would thus be gagged from revealing it.’ And in the case of an ‘emergency’, the head of ASIO can sidestep the warrant process altogether. Have our overlords been reading up too keenly on the history of the Stasi, the former East German spy network?

progress in happiness, knowledge and wisdom. Shall we, instead, choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. If you can do so, the way lies open to a new Paradise. If you cannot, there lies before you the risk of universal death.’ Anything changed? Find out more of the history behind the manifesto at www. wagingpeace.org/rememberyour-humanity.

The signs are up in Melbourne for Mandy Nolan’s gig at the Newport Bowlo as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, April 16–18. She’ll be reuniting for the gig with her Queen Bs comedy partner from the 1990s, Stella Kinsella, also a former Echo entertainment writer. The image and title on the sign are from Ms Nolan’s new book: http://finch.com.au/ books/home-truths.

The busy folk at the NSW Police Media Unit provide us with a steady stream of press releases (available here: www. police.nsw.gov.au/news). Our favourite header this week is ‘Man charged after loaded firearm located in his pants.’ Apparently it’s a new fashion in South Grafton; nothing like a sawn-off shottie to make a bloke look wellendowed. Q Q Q Q

July 9, 2015, marks the 60th anniversary of the RussellEinstein Manifesto. Philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell and all-round genius Albert Einstein were worried about nuclear obliteration, and the human condition in general, so they declared: ‘There lies before us, if we choose, continual

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