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It’s either rate rises or paid parking: GM A seemingly innocuous mayoral minute turned into a one-hour debate at last Thursday’s Council meeting, with tempers flaring over whether to include businesses into a report on paid parking vouchers for residents. Mayor Simon Richardson was seeking councillor support for staff to provide further information and options regarding the resident parking coupons when paid parking takes effect in Byron’s CBD later in the year. With widespread resident concern over the four-fold increase in the cost of the coupons (currently $25), Council are in a tight squeeze. During debate, general manager Ken Gainger gave councillors a stark choice: either raise business/ residential rates or introduce paid parking across the board. ‘Our capacity to tinker with exemptions is limited,’ he said, and reminded councillors of pressures from the state government to adhere to its Fit for the Future regime. And heated debate erupted after the mayor refused to incorporate Cr Rose Wanchap’s suggestion that business concerns be included within the report’s terms of reference. She maintained that businesses are very worried that such measures will make trading conditions harder. The Echo asked the mayor why he was unsupportive of including business concerns within the report. He replied, ‘As I was seeking a report to be presented that looks at the resident paid parking coupon so the continued on page 3

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Local eleven-year-old Earth ambassador Holley Somerville-Knott has just returned from Sydney where she spoke at United Nations World Environment Day. Now she’s planning to launch a global initiative called The Global Care Project to inspire kids to care about the planet, each other and themselves. Holley’s mum Karol, pictured, says, ‘Holley has Miranda Kerr’s mum as the ambassador for this, and Oprah Winfrey’s head of production will be involved in this project too!’ See more at www.holleysomerville.com. Photo Jeff Dawson

Up to 22 new cameras and lighting, funded by a $200,000 federal grant, will be in place for the peak summer holiday season later this year, according to Council. Cameras will be installed in eight locations, from Apex Park at the beachfront, down Jonson Street to Railway Park and the transport hub (ending at Marvell Street). While the project is expected to help improve public safety and address antisocial behaviour, opponents say the cameras are an intrusion of privacy and would not prevent violent alcohol-fuelled assaults, which the town has gained a reputation for. Council has estimated that maintenance costs could be up to $50,000 each year, but staff say partners to help fund the cameras’ ongoing cost were being investigated. A CCTV Code of Practice has been completed and is available on Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/cctv.

Unrehearsed theatrics enthrall chamber gallery Hans Lovejoy

Even before a two-hour marathon Belongil rock wall debate began at last Wednesday’s extraordinary meeting, councillor Sol Ibrahim took exception to pecuniary-interest heckles from the gallery and exlaimed, ‘I’ve been accused of being corrupt!’ So why are we back here again? Cr Duncan Dey (Greens) called a snap meeting outside the usual

schedule to again debate whether the long-suffering Interim Beach Access Stabilisation (IBAS) works should go ahead. Of course it should, voted Crs Woods, Ibrahim, Hunter and Cubis, who were met by obligatory boos from a well-attended gallery. But did we learn anything new? Well, yes and no. Throughout debate it was open slather, with Cr Cubis launching a rambling anti-Greens tirade on one hand while Cr Woods made the remarkable admission that

she was a climate change sceptic. Regardless, it’s all going ahead before a coastal zone management program (CZMP) is in place. Why is that and does it matter? Staff say that a draft CZMP is due to be completed in March/April next year, and there were strong suggestions from Crs Cubis and Wanchap that waiting that long will result in nothing getting done; by that time a new crop of councillors would have been elected, who may continue

with the planned retreat policy. When pressed by Cr Spooner on why he wouldn’t wait for the CZMP, Cr Ibrahim replied angrily, ‘Because this is a piece of public land, which is provided under the infrastructure SEPP… it is lawful. The only reason we are extending this to a private property is because we have a court order. I wish we didn’t have that, but we have it. Other than that, it is public assets… [it is] a public road, continued on page 3

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A 55-year-old man at the centre of a standoff with police in Mullumbimby’s CBD during lunchtime Thursday will face seven traffic charges in court later this month. Police allege he refused to get out of his car after being stopped for a routine traffic check in Stuart Street at around 1pm. Video footage from the incident shows up eight police surrounding the QLD-registered vehicle, and the man told onlookers at one point, ‘For the official record I have not given these people my name, or address, and have not contacted them in any possible way.’ Police say upon requests to see his licence, ‘the man allegedly claimed to not recognise local laws or police and refused’. They say he also refused to undergo a roadside breath test, despite several requests from police who had pulled him over. They say that when he was placed under arrest, he re-

Photographer Trevor Avedissian, from www.byronvibe.com, was one of many who witnessed a man being arrested in Mullum’s streets last week.

fused to alight from the car or unlock the doors and a large crowd gathered. A police statement said that when the man tried to start the vehicle, police struggled with him through the driver’s side window, which broke. Video footage from the incident also shows a policeman breaking the passenger window to gain access. The man, who had suffered minor lacerations, was eventually handcuffed and placed in the rear of the police van, taken to Byron Bay police station. Police say he was charged

with fail to supply information, refuse a breath test, drive while his licence was cancelled, not wearing a seat belt, resisting arrest, driving an unregistered vehicle and driving an uninsured vehicle. He was granted conditional bail to attend Mullumbimby Local Court on June 25. The police officers suffered minor injuries which were treated at Byron Bay Hospital. Q Video of the arrest is also on Echonetdaily – www.echo.net. au/video-captures-motoristsarrest-in-mullumbimby

Bangalow community gifts $20k to Nepalese disaster relief The Bangalow A&I Hall lit up with love, prayer and light last weekend, as community rallied to raise another $20,000 to assist the Nepalese after the recent earthquakes. It was also a colourful evening of feasting, dancing, singing and a fabulous live auction, says co-organiser Lisa Parkes. ‘What an amazing Shire we live in, with funds raised for Nepal rising weekly,’ she said. ‘Thanks to the generosity of the Bangalow local businesses and community, there was another $20,000 raised. ‘We were blessed to have a few Nepalese nationals attend who were overcome by the generosity and spirit of our community.’ She says all funds raised

will go to Langtang Valley Health, which is located on a popular trekking area that was totally destroyed in the recent earthquakes.

Hoping to rebuild Langtang clinic ‘Langtang Valley Health had worked with the community in developing its health clinic. This has led to the inhabitants of the area trusting the organisation and turning to it now, in their time of need. ‘Langtang Valley Health is currently feeding over 400 displaced people from Langtang. ‘And it is our hope to rebuild the community and clinic that was once in Langtang. ‘Even in a country that has

seen so much devastation and so much personal heartbreak, what happened to the village of Langtang is different. ‘The people of Langtang lost everything, as nothing but dust and rubble remains of the village, including the health clinic that was supported with funds raised by our local Brookfarm Byron Lighthouse Run’, says event organiser Lisa Parkes. ‘We are so blessed to have such a giving community so willing to help and offer hope to these beautiful strong-spirited people of Nepal. Donations are still being taken – to donate and find out more about how to help visit: www.langtangvalleyhealth.org.

Local scoops national portrait prize Byron Bay photographer Natalie Grono has won the People’s Choice award for this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize. Entitled Feather and the Goddess Pool, the award is the result of some 10,000 votes cast during the exhibition and on the Gallery’s website. Ms Grono said, ‘I am excited that the portrait of Feather resonated with so many people and I thank Feather for her confidence and wisdom!’ 2 June 17, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

Natalie Grono and Feather with the award-winning photo. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Local News Authors, thinkers and innovators unveiled It’s been released – the full line-up for the 2015 Byron Bay Writers Festival, to be held 7–9 August at the newly named Elements of Byron. Australia’s largest regional celebration of literature and ideas has again attracted poets, novelists, historians, journalists, biographers, memoirists, comedians and songwriters. And with it, global and national heavyweights, among whom are Tariq Ali and bestseller David Vann. Strong female Australian voices are also a feature this year: Helen Garner, Joan London, Kate Grenville and for political junkies, former

prime minister Julia Gillard, Anna Bligh, Carmen Lawrence and Maxine McKew will all speak. International authors include Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma, whose debut novel The Fishermen has received plaudits from across the literary world. Director Edwina Johnson says, ‘More and more there is a need to cultivate and conjure community conversations about the issues that matter, and to explore the creative process.’ For the complete line-up visit www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au or see the program in The Echo.

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‘I wanted to keep the two issues separate. ‘This was agreed to by those seeking a paid parking report; however, they did not put forward the urgency motion as originally agreed, for reasons unknown to me.’ Cr Wanchap later told The Echo, ‘Of the expected [paid parking] profit of $2m, almost half of that – $936,817 net profit – is from enforcement revenues.’ ‘Business owners take note, your customers are going to think twice about returning for a coffee if they get a $100 fine. $1.6m is a lot of fines for a very small CBD.’ ‘Even if we did manage to

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Fierce paid parking debate erupts continued from page 1 community can gain all the basic information needed to make a decision on what they think is appropriate, I didn’t want the report to go into other, more technical questions concerning the paid parking system being proposed. ‘Instead, I agreed with their concern and suggested that those wishing for a further report on street paid parking covering the amount per hour and the effects on businesses etc should put some words together over lunch seeking a separate report on this and I and others would support it being debated and resolved as an urgency motion.

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Heavy price ‘That is a heavy price to pay considering up to 75 per cent of it is being paid once again by locals and business owners whose mostly out-of shire staff will need to pay for the privilege of working in the Bay. Businesses in the CBD are already paying high rents and commercial rates to stay afloat. This will be the straw that will break many of their backs.’ Meanwhile Cr Sol Ibrahim said that the town’s chamber

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Mayor implored He later told The Echo that he and Cr Wanchap implored the mayor to put the motion out on exhibition. ‘His response, and Cr Spooner’s, was that of course the community will complain, so what’s the point? ‘Both Cr Wanchap and I voted against paid parking and locals’ fees in the first place.’

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Councillors explore the finer nuance of coastal engineering continued from page 1 public access to the beach that is being protected, and in this instance yes, Council do have to fund that. Just as we have to fund roads up in the hills in areas now that would never be approved for subdivision. We have to maintain logging and dairy roads. If you wanted to subdivide that land up there you would say

“no way on earth”. It’s all part of the normal function of local council.’ Meanwhile the mayor said a CZMP will determine ‘rock walls or not rock walls’. ‘If we say walls, it means these rock walls will need to be pulled up and realigned. ‘Our engineer, the coastal panel and OEH admitted it. If rocks are to be taken off, it

will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cr Wanchap raised the possibility that planned retreat could bankrupt Council if houses needed to be relocated. The mayor replied that council would be in a better position than if walls were built. ‘I asked the coastal panel this question. As soon as the state government sup-

port and gazette a CZMP and it becomes law, there is no recourse for litigation. They would be suing the state, not us. That’s why we need a CZMP!’ he said to applause. A clearly irritated and exasperated mayor told Cr Wanchap, ‘The coastal panel are disgusted with what we are doing. OEH are disgusted and have withdrawn their funding.’

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Goodbye Geoff, a gentle man with enormous heart and talent Julie Stone

I was 19 when I first met you, Geoff – it was the late 60s. And you were the Donald Draper (From TV’s Mad Men) of the Melbourne advertising scene. I remember well – you were so talented, so incredibly handsome with the warmest most beautiful smile and a dry sense of humour. You introduced me to Elsbeth and a lifelong friendship began. And then all of a sudden it was the early 70s and you were off to South America with Elsbeth, Reg and Rea to follow your dreams of travel and adventure in faraway places. You and Elsbeth eventually left Europe sometime in the middle of the 70s and came back to Australia. You found your way to a town called Nimbin and a festival that would change your path forever. You dropped out, built a house, a life and a family in the magical township of Mullumbimby and it was under the awesome shade of a

Over a hundred turned out last Saturday to pay tribute to talented artist Geoff Williams, who died last week. Geoff’s animal artwork comes from his time working with Sustainable Futures Australia

massive Morton Bay fig tree I found you both again. You were in paradise – Mount Warning in the distance and the most beautiful beaches in the world lapping at your feet. And then there was the incredible nature that captured your soul and spoke to your heart and it was in it that you found your passion and inspiration for your art. I made my way back to Mullum over and over again, spanning four decades. In those early days we drove for endless hours

across the Byron Shire – usually in silence – and you showed me the beauty of all that surrounded you and I knew why you had chosen this place to call home. We sat on verandahs time after time with your wonderful friends – Ian and John and Denise and Michael and Jason and Mirrium and Madelaine and so many more. They were always so happy to see you arrive and the hours spent were wonderful for all. Geoff, you always did things so meticulously and so quietly and so slowly.

You were just like your still life paintings: quite, still and you trod with such a gentle footprint. But when it came to get going, you went so quickly. Why did you have to speed up right then? The last time I saw you it was on my verandah just a few weeks ago and, when I waved you goodbye, I imagined I would be seeing you soon and time and time again. I will still make my way to the house you and Jason built on top of the hill – and I will keep a close eye on Elsbeth, Joni and Sam, and we will sit on your veranda and say your name and keep your memory alive. Today I went on a walk and I too saw a rainbow in the sky – is that you reminding us to keep it light to keep it bright and that all is well? I think so. Rest in peace, dear friend; I will miss you more than words can say. Geoff you are forever in my heart. Thank you for the friendship and the memories.

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Those who regularly attend Council meetings will have noticed the shrill indignation between councillors becoming more frequent of late. In particular, mayor Simon Richardson is often at odds with political opponents Crs Cubis, Wanchap, Woods and Ibrahim over how he conducts meetings. More often than not, it appears councillors who are not of the mayor’s political persuasion are only allowed to answer questions as ‘yes or no’, while those aligned are generally given more time to explain their positions.

The Echo asked Cr Richardson if his decisions on this are arbitrary and if that was a reasonable assessment. And if so, was he comfortable with his conduct? He replied, ‘I don’t believe it is a reasonable assessment.’ ‘I try to uphold the conventions within normal meeting practice, both in a political or other meeting format, ie allow a question to be asked and allow an answer to be given. ‘Normally the questioner and answer-giver respect everyone else and keep on topic and time conscious. However, in a political, Council environment, sometimes a

question is asked to make a political point, and thus the questioner requests a simple yes or no – in order to prove their point. ‘I then need to try to allow the person answering the opportunity to answer properly. Other times, the person being asked a question seeks to provide a political answer and so uses the opportunity to make a broader speech. ‘In this case, I try to get a response to be to the point and short. I believe I reflect standard meeting practice; however, if those around the meeting table decide to subvert that for their own ends, it is difficult to keep the meet-

ing orderly. ‘It is like blaming the referee when an all-in brawl occurs in a state of origin game – has he lost control, or was no control granted him in the first place?’

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the works received notification about the removal last week. The work will be undertaken by John Holland Rail, which is contracted to ‘maintain’ the Country Regional Network. The removal of the underbridge and installation of guardrails will commence on July 2 and is expected to take about eight days.

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Got a teen with ’tude? Seminar registration closes this week Two respected local psychologists will be again holding a seminar to tackle teenage behavioural issues at Mullumbimby High School on August 1 and 8. Entitled Engaging AdolescentsTM, Michael Hawton MAPS and Peter Chown MAPS say their aim is to help parents who are struggling with their children’s behaviour deal with issues effectively and maintain bonds through the challenging

teenage years. The Engaging Adolescents event has the support of Mullum High School’s principal, Donna Pearson. She says, ‘I would encourage any parent who is interested in a new way of effectively communicating with teenagers to attend this course.’ Get in quickly – registrations close Friday June 19, 2015. To find out more, and register, visit www.parentshop.com.au.

Alia, Amalie and Gilbert get final makeup touchups before Saturday’s Spaghetti Circus performance. Photo Jeff Dawson

Spaghetti Circus general manager Alice Cadwell says last week’s fundraising shows raised over $3,500 towards new equipment. And there’s some state money being injected too.

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SCU academic staff Holmgren shares his angry at pay offer permaculture wisdom Squabbling over pay and conditions at Southern Cross University has again erupted after academic staff claim management gave themselves pay increases of seven per cent in 2013–14, while staff received increases of just two per cent. During that time, they say a number of academic staff were made redundant while others were expected to take on increased workloads. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is locked in a dispute with management over their latest workplace agreement. Last Wednesday, NTEU members unanimously rejected an offer from management of 2.4 per cent per annum, which they say is less than the industry standard of 3.11 per cent, and also less

than an earlier offer put forward by the university’s management. But SCU management say ‘The new enterprise agreement would lock in salary increases through to 2018 and provide certainty for the more than 1,700 university employees.’ Acting vice-chancellor Professor Bill MacGillivray says, ‘While the university’s financial position has improved, thanks to the work of all staff, future salary increases need to be affordable to protect jobs and ensure our sustainable future.’ Professor MacGillivray listed additional staff benefits within the agreement, and claimed ‘there is a lot of false information being circulated by the NTEU, particularly in relation to executive salaries.’

Eurico, Cyrano and Terry absorb advice from permaculture guru David Holmgren. Holmgren was invited to speak at Mullum events last week, and is considered one of the founders of the permaculture movement. Photo Jeff Dawson

Bangalow Men’s Shed The Bangalow Men’s Shed project is underway with construction now being carried out, says resident and former councillor Tony Heeson.

He told The Echo, ‘It is quite a large project on Catholic Church land – it will really benefit the community and provide another 24 wellneeded carparks.’

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New sound and small-scale events on public exhibition for Yelgun fest site Plans to amend sound management at the North Byron Parklands festival site have again sparked residents into action. This time, it’s a request to increase the top-end frequencies, while the lower end will be ‘established’ at a certain frequency. Parklands is home to Splendour and the Falls festival in Yelgun, and is currently operating under direction from the state government within a five-year trial period. Aside from ‘improving the management of sound’, Parklands management also have plans on exhibition to hold ‘small community-oriented events, local school crosscountry and sporting events along with more community tree plantings.’

But Denise Nessel and Russell Eldridge, community representatives on the Regulatory Working Group (RWG) which is overseeing the five-year trial, are urging people to make submissions to the Department of Planning before the closing date of Monday June 22.

Subs close June 22 In a joint statement, Ms Nessel and Mr Eldridge said, ‘What is not made clear until you wade into the 185-page proposal is that the developers also want to increase levels of high-frequency noise,’ they said. The pair did, however, commend the progress made by Parklands in a range of areas and its ‘recognition that low-frequency noise, or bass if you like, is causing a lot of

discomfort in the community. But high-frequency noise was also a problem. People could hear the PA systems from kilometres away.’ While North Byron Parklands general manager Mat Morris did agree the proposal would see increased high-frequency noise levels, he said that would bring it in line with other festivals in the state. ‘We are asking for the same criteria to be applied to us as to other outdoor venues in NSW,’ he said. He added that with complaints, ‘the vast majority re-

lated to the bottom-end noise’. Surprisingly, Mr Morris says the NSW government have never provided noiselimit criteria or guidance for bottom-end frequencies. ‘Since last the Falls Fest, the complaints dropped to 25 – there were 139 from 2014 Spendour – but we still want to do more,’ he said. Mr Morris added that if this plan is agreed to by the state, sound volume could be written into an artist’s contract. The proposal is at www. majorprojects.planning.nsw. gov.au/page/on-exhibition.

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Meet Dr Garry Egger. When his neighbours built a rock wall, his house fell into the sea. Coincidentally Dr Egger was in town last week when Council voted in favour of constructing the disputed wall. Dr Egger’s case is often quoted regarding coastal management and is one of the first of its type – he took Gosford Shire Council to court after approval for nearby apartments and a sea wall caused the loss of his family home in Terrigal. The case dragged on for nearly ten years, with ‘Egger v Gosford Shire Council’ concluding in 1987 with a surprising verdict. ‘The judge took a year to make his decision,’ says DrEgger. ‘It was the first case of its kind in the country, and it was decided in the end that we won on the facts and lost on

Garry Egger took Council to court after neighbours’ rock walls caused his house to fall into the sea. From www.bze.org.au

the law. The judge [ruled that] Council may not have known that when they allowed this block of home units to be built beyond the sand dune, that we would lose our home.’ Dr Egger’s lawyer’s claimed that this was not the case as there had been numerous protests against the development. ‘Strangely all the docu-

Dr Egger says his family home was built on the primary sand dune and had been there for 50 years. ‘It had never been troubled with coastal erosion,’ says Dr Egger, ‘We had been there 28 years. The block of home units that was constructed along from us was built out to the edge of the primary sand

‘If the units had been built back and they hadn’t put in the rock wall then nothing would have happened.’ ments relating to that protest went missing during the court case,’ says Dr Egger. ‘This was not a case that governments would like to have seen as successful, because it set a precedent for every coastal property around the country. ‘In the end, the fact we established what caused the erosion did set a precedent.’ He says the decision showed that ‘yes, the development had caused the erosion that led to the destruction of our property’, but Council were not liable for their decision to approve the seawall because given the lack of knowledge about coastal erosion at that time, they may not have been aware of this as a potential outcome.

dune. In 1974, we had a freakish weather event and the erosion started from there. ‘If the units had been built back and they hadn’t put in the rock wall [to protect the apartments from further erosion] then nothing would have happened. ‘You could say we were the first victims of climate change in Australia; two cyclones that met off the coast, and that caused the initial erosion and then four years after that the continued erosion ate around the house.’ This was 1978. Dr Egger’s mother lived in the family home until its destruction. ‘It was picked up as international news at the time and ever since has been published in school textbooks as an ex-

ample of coastal erosion.’ When their house fell into the sea, Dr Egger’s family lost everything. ‘We were insured but this was seen as an act of God.’ He says Council took no responsibility and refused to help while the insurance company refused to pay. ‘If it had been a bushfire at least we would have had some sort of assistance.’ But it was Dr Egger’s aerial photos of the beach that helped establish that the apartments and sea wall had caused the destruction of their property. According to Dr Egger, rock walls create what is known as a ‘rich man’s rip’. ‘It happens three or four houses down from the construction. The place next door is usually protected.’

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He also said the ‘complete absence of Tweed MP Geoff Provest from the debate is telling’. ‘Thousands of people in the Tweed electorate rely on the services at Murwillumbah Hospital.’ But a spokesperson from Mr George’s office told The Echo that he was ‘only made aware of the situation the week before.’ There was no reply to The Echo’s question, ‘Will Mr George be fighting to maintain this service?’

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Dirty deals done at sea The image of federal politics took another blow this week when Fairfax Media revealed that ‘cash payments have been made to members of Indonesian people-smuggling rings by Australian intelligence officials for at least the past four years – including under the former Labor government’. The notions of honour and compassion seem to have escaped both the major parties’ comprehension in their race to climb the greasy pole towards an election win. Both Labor and the Libs have now claimed ‘operational grounds’ in order to refuse to answer questions directly on smuggler payments. It’s pathetic, and an insult to the electors who put them there. Prime minister Tony Abbott earlier claimed in response to questions on this issue that Australia was prepared to turn back desperate people on boats ‘by hook or by crook’, with ‘crook’ seeming to be the operative word. By joining the list of ‘rogue nations’ we’re becoming a pariah to global citizens who believe those fleeing persecution should be treated with some degree of common decency. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has said he is bewildered by the ‘hostility and contempt’ shown to asylum seekers by Australian politicians. Mr Al Hussein has also supported the view of Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs that the treatment of those in detention on Manus Island and Nauru violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For that view, the speaker of the House of Representatives Bronwyn Bishop, impartial as ever, took Professor Triggs to task on ABC TV’s Q&A last Monday. Naturally the good professor enlightened Bishop on the Commission’s role in calling out bad law, much to the appreciation of the audience. Australia is fortunate that someone as principled as Prof Triggs will not bend to calls to resign from a dodgy pack of federal ministers. No-one should assume that the ‘refugee problem’ is easily solved or that it will go away despite continuing military conflicts and the threats global warming poses. But it would be sweet, don’t you think, if our elected representatives gave us the facts instead of playing fast and loose with people’s lives for a sordid political advantage. One good place to start is the article by Robert Tickner, CEO of Australian Red Cross, for The Guardian: http://bit.ly/ ticknerasylum. Titled There’s no legal queue. And three other facts Australians get wrong about asylum seekers, it outlines the extent of the refugee issue worldwide and firmly points out that the notion of a ‘queue’ is nonsense and that it is not a crime to come to Australia by boat without a visa and ask for protection. No ‘illegals’ here, okay? Someone tell Tony Abbott. Michael McDonald

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o the Great Barrier Reef has not been listed as endangered by UNESCO. And same-sex marriage is high on the national agenda. Care to argue the case? Careful, there’s a minefield ahead. There is one thing that is poorly understood about arguing in the public arena. It is the reason that a strong case will often lose its momentum and that an obvious logical conclusion will be missed. It is one of the reasons our political leaders fail utterly to have a reasoned conversation with the population and with each other. And it’s why denialists on just about any issue can sidestep rational debate. It’s called the ‘point at issue’ and describes what the argument is actually about. If you move away from this simple idea, the argument will be lost in a fog of related but unnecessary issues. Before we can argue, we must actually agree on something: what we are arguing about. If we can’t do this, and then stick to it, there will be no progress. Let’s consider the Great Barrier Reef as an example. Some media commentary would have us believe that the fact the reef was not listed means any concerns about its wellbeing are entirely misplaced. This misses the point completely. As many articles have pointed out, that the reef has not been listed does not mean any environmental concerns are unjustified. The point at issue is whether the reef meets the UNESCO criteria for listing as endangered. It is another point entirely to say the reef is not at risk. Conflating the two muddies the waters. As another example, imagine someone comments that locking up refugees is psychologically damaging to them. Another person says that the policy is much better under the current government than it was under the last. The argument has shifted from whether the process is damaging to who manages the process best. It is not the same thing. If that is not noticed, the argument usually degenerates and we are no closer to finding the truth of the original claim. For a third example, the federal treasurer, Joe Hockey, recently had to defend spending his accommodation entitlements when he is in Canberra on a house owned by his wife. He tried to argue the necessity of politicians to be able to claim expenses as they move into the capital for parliamentary business.

But these are two different points. Arguing the second does not progress the first. Deniers of climate science engage in shifting the point at issue as a standard part of their argument technique. One example involves moving from the fact that there is a rapid shift in global temperature to that climate has always changed. Another example is moving from consilience and consensus in climate science as indicators of the degree of confidence within the scientific community to trying to make the debate that consensus is not proof. In both cases the latter point is true, but it’s not the point under discussion.

The trick is to recognise when the point at issue shifts, but to do this you need to be very clear at the start about what the original argument is. Changing the point at issue often flags an attempt to move the argument onto more favourable ground rather than engage with it on the offered terms. This type of intellectual sidestepping is the root of the ‘straw man’ argument. It is the source of the common phrase ‘beside the point’, indicating that it is not directly relevant. If we follow this path, the original argument remains unaddressed and we have only the illusion of progress. The trick is to recognise when the point at issue shifts, but to do this you need to be very clear at the start about what the original argument is. If you are not clear, you are vulnerable to defeat, losing to an argument that was not your point in the first place. Recognising this shift is a surprisingly difficult thing to do. One of the reasons we do not focus well on the point at issue, and are sometimes very bad at defining it, is that our minds range across related topics very well. We see connections, implications and perspectives on many issues. This is a useful tendency, but one that needs to be curbed to develop a sharp argumentative focus. If the point at issue is that smoking is bad for you, don’t start talking about the individual liberty to smoke. If it’s that biodiversity in forests is important, don’t make

it about logging jobs. If it’s about how well a political party is doing a job, don’t turn it into a comparison with the other mob. Stick to the point, sort it out properly, and then move on to the next one. Finding the point at issue is also a matter of framing the issue correctly. Realise, for example, that the point of not teaching Intelligent Design in science classes is one of quality control, not of academic freedom. Or that teaching about religion in schools is not the same thing as instruction in specific religions. Or that same-sex marriage is about equality of rights, not degrading them. As Christopher Hitchens so succinctly put it when considering the issue of homosexual marriage more than a decade ago: ‘This is an argument about the socialisation of homosexuality, not the homosexualisation of society.’ Politicians are masters at changing frames and the point at issue. Witness the use of phrases like ‘what the public really wants to know’ or ‘what’s really important here’ to avoid addressing the issue raised in an interview. Journalists are often very lax about this, allowing the point at issue to change without bringing it back and pressing for an answer to the original question. One of the skills of advanced argumentation – and of good journalism – is knowing how to keep things on track. This includes the ability to recognise when the argument shifts and to say ‘that’s not what we are talking about’. It also includes knowing how to go on and explain to people that their argument may be relevant to the topic in general but it’s not relevant to the specific point at issue. You might like to argue that many of the topics I’ve mentioned should be explored in full. That we should talk about biodiversity and jobs when discussing forests, for example. But if you think that, you missed the point at issue. There’s no reason not to pursue other arguments and other points at issue, but let’s take them one at a time for the sake of clarity and improvement. This is what will improve public debate and better hold politicians to account. Q Peter Ellerton is the director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project and a lecturer in critical thinking. Q Mungo will be back next week.

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Is our local environmental plan illegal? Justice Sheahan’s decision to declare the North Lismore Plateau rezoning ‘invalid and of no effect’ on the grounds that the exhibited Environmental (E) Zones were removed from the adopted Local Environmental Plan (LEP) amendment pending the outcome of the E zone review brings into question the legal validity of the LEPs for Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Lismore and Kyogle because they all had their exhibited E zones similarly removed. In September 2012, at the behest of our then National Party representatives, Don

Page and Thomas George, the minister for planning announced that there would be a six-month review of E zones. It took the government a year to complete the review which supported the protection of high-conservationvalue vegetation in E zones in LEPs. Because the National Party did not like the outcome, one and a half years later E zones are still in limbo. In the meantime the minister deferred from our new LEPs all land zoned for environmental conservation and most environmental clauses

relating to protecting wildlife corridors, steep land, riparian lands, and watercourses. Justice Sheahan stated, ‘It would have been reasonable for the public to assume, on the basis of the exhibited proposal, that the land proposed for environmental zones would be subject to strict controls associated with that zoning. ‘The maintenance of the rural zoning over those lands has significant legal and practical consequences in respect of the uses to which that land may be put, and how it is to be managed.’

In light of Sheahan’s judgment that ‘the absence of the environmental zones reflected a very substantial change in the planning regime’ and thus invalidated the LEP amendment, it is evident that all our Council-wide LEPs are similarly legally invalid. The current minister for planning, Rob Stokes, must apologise for his government foisting illegal LEPs upon north coast communities and take urgent action to restore our missing E zones and environmental protections. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay

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ponent of the hospital’s imaging equipment. The outcomes of the tender process to provide surgical services are expected to be known later this year. Should a successful tenderer be found, a planning process will need to be undertaken before construction of this area can begin. The hospital’s planned opening date refers to July next year, not next month, as some readers might have understood. We thank The Echo, and the community, for their interest in this

milestone project. Everyone is welcome to attend the onsite community information day on Sunday June 28, 9am–1pm. Parking will be available on the Ewingsdale site, and project management staff will be in attendance to answer any questions about the hospital’s construction. Robin Osborne Community Liaison Byron Central Hospital

staff, via a S96, are seeking to undo a council resolution to incorporate the mature fig tree into their subdivision development between the chambers’ car park and the preschool. Please take a moment or two to really absorb the beauty of said tree. I don’t believe the fact that it may ‘sterilise’ 200 square metres of developable land (out of the available 4,800 square metres) is a good enough reason to destroy it and especially so in a Heritage Conservation Area. Submissions close June 24. It would be very worthwhile continued on next page

At the community briefing in Mullumbimby on Byron Central Hospital (reported in The Echo of June 10, ‘More details of Byron’s new hospital revealed at public meeting’, and online, ‘New Byron hospital to open next July’), understandable interest was shown in the onsite parking capacity. For the community’s information, the hospital will have 195 parking bays, 28 bicycle spaces, and 16 motorcycle spaces. A CT scanner, not an MRI machine, will be a major com-

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continued from page 11 to show councillors that their original decision to keep the tree is appreciated. Furthermore, on the theme of trees and Heritage Conservation, there is a DA in the pipeline that seeks approval for an unsympathetic two-storey secondary dwelling to be squeezed in on the property on the corner of Jubilee Avenue and Myocum Street. If it is allowed it will lessen the heritage significance of a hitherto lovely and visually harmonious, prominent part of town and may necessitate the lopping of one of the protected, magnificent row of Jubilee Avenue figs. At this stage one could lobby councillors to have the DA brought before them; otherwise we can only hope the planners draw the line against such two-storey secondary dwellings that are the antithesis of the ‘visually recessive’ requirement for secondary dwellings in the Mullumbimby Heritage Conservation Area. June Grant Mullumbimby

Candidates 23/3/15 and confirmed that pledge after she was elected to parliament 23/4/15 at a public meeting in OS, to help clean up the boggy mess that Waterlily Lake, Ocean Shores, has become after 47 years of neglect by Byron Council. Tamara has now withdrawn that pledge for funding because this is not a viable project. It’s an absolute disgrace from a supposed ‘green’ council and our ‘green’ member of parliament that Tamara now abandons her pledge to help thousands of residents in Greater Ocean Shores who suffer regular flooding in rain events because of blocked drains from all the silt and gravel that has filled Waterlily Lake. Let me assure you, Tamara, that your constituents are watching closely. If you don’t meet the mark securing financial support from government for infrastructure and flood mitigation for projects in the Ballina electorate, then the Greens will not be given another chance to rob constituents of pledges that would have helped thousands of residents. Tina Petroff President, Ocean Shores Tidy Town Team

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Online comment of the week Byron Shire residents already pay rates that contribute towards the Shire’s infrastructure costs. Why should they have to pay an extra $100 on top of this? The issue is about the huge amount of tourists to the Shire, and how that impacts on the infrastructure. Most tourist destinations around the world charge a bed tax that goes towards local council costs; this needs to happen here. Q Comment by Geoffrey Suthon in response to the

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Thanks, Mungo, for the unvarnished account of ‘the making of our immigration monsters’ (Echo, June 10). With shitstorms simultaneously brewing at all levels of government in Australia, it is easy to ignore those not affecting us directly, now. But the creeping authoritarianism of our federal government, which has the audacity to call itself ‘Liberal’, must be called out for what it is: fascist. Carl Schmitt, ‘crown jurist of the Third Reich’, would no doubt be most proud. That Labor too is committed to a cartel promising it

the occasional spoils of power to oppose these measures is utterly dispiriting. As the world bifurcates into a quasifeudal system – rich people like us erecting gates to keep the poor at bay – the Greens remain the only party with a shred of credibility. Dave Lisle Mullumbimby

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Rocking on, Byron style Q On the rock wall question currently exercising the minds of the Green Propaganda Unit: The sand pumping claims are a complete furphy. There are no engineering plans to pump sand anywhere in Byron Bay that have been approved by any government body and there are no survey plans aproved by National Parks or anyone else that show any pipeline running anywhere over national park or Arakwal lands. This whole issue has not one fact to support it. Make up your own minds. That can be very difficult in this area. Lester Brien Byron Bay

before the madness starts. One letter will probably have no impact but one hundred or more would, so I urge everyone who cares to write – minister’s email address easy to access from NSW state government’s website. And for those who don’t know much about the history, it’s important to remember that everyone who built on Belongil after 1988 was made aware of the risk involved and agreed (a) to build a house which could be moved in an emergency and (b)accept all responsibility; Council is not liable for any compensation Jenny Coman Bangalow

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has produced an excellent summary of the threat to our beaches on a sheet headed Byron Residents Group ... No Rock Walls which I imagine is on their website: www. facebook.com/ByronResidentsGroup. Using this and also emphasising the threat to Council’s budget – the current plan for rock wall and associated works will inevitably send us broke – I have written to the minister for local government (copy to our GM) telling him what’s going on and asking for intervention continued from page 12 projects to build a bus bay at Wilsons Creek Public School. Council and the school were desperate to avoid kids having to cross what some think is the Wilsons Creek raceway to catch the bus home. Buses will soon be able to pull into a dedicated area on the school side of the road. 2. Other staff have launched us into a virtual net metering (VNM) project that trials VNM and Local Network Charges at five Council sites in eastern Australia. Electricity generated from solar PV at Cavanbah Sports Centre will be used at the nearby Byron sewage treatment plant. The trial is from September to December 2015. On the rocks and in response to a letter in last week’s Echo, there is an hydraulic model in the Shire of what happens when you put rocks on a beach. A full-scale model was built about 15 years ago on Belongil Beach. If you go there you’ll see normal beach to the north and south of the 1km rock segment that juts out seaward. Along the segment itself you’ll see real estate sitting where the back half of the

much as I love Jan Barham and admire Cate Coorey, I must point something out. Cate, engineering on the beaches started long ago, and the entire beachfront was excavated in 1967 by bloody great bulldozers. The Sandhills Estate used to have actual sandhills. The beach was thoroughly rooted. Check out Peter Duke’s pictures. Now Jan, yes, the rock walls are terrible, but actually, so is the part of Belongil without a wall. The sand mining left behind soft sand, took out the solid gentle slope, and left an escarpment that is almost

sandy beach should be. Council’s expert consulting engineer predicts that within two decades, there’ll be zero width of beach in front of the rocks if they remain or are rebuilt on the current alignment. That’s because the sandy beach will continue to migrate landward but can’t where rocks stop it from doing so. Development of the Coastal Zone Management Plan will invite the public to comment on this, late in 2015 or early in 2016. Cr Duncan Dey Main Arm

New address at last!

I was so happy to learn this morning that the Macadamia Castle has a new address that will take effect when the new highway opens. We will be at 419 Hinterland Way, Knockrow. Over the last six years we have been repeatedly requesting this detail from the RMS Pacific Highway manager, the NSW minister for roads, the ex-member for Ballina, Don Page, the minister for regional tourism John Barilaro and Ballina Council. Over 50 letters and emails were written.

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as reflective of wave force as a rock wall. There is a solution: a restored slope. Strewth, give me the gig and I’ll design you one myself. While Dailan Pugh calls me an idiot. Matt Hartley Byron Bay Q Mayor Richardson may be correct that a better rock wall than the one currently being proposed for Belongil could be constructed. However, the promise of a better design may ultimately be siren calls luring Byron ratepayers to a worse quagmire. What Byron needs is a pragmatic end to this Belongil issue, the sooner the better. So, with that in mind: (1) accept the proposed rock wall as a replacement for the failed geobags, and save some money; (2) terminate any proposals to pump sand from anywhere to anywhere; (3) remove the main beach groins; and (4) have all residents and property owners on the Belongil Spit sign a binding agreement to accept that the issue is now settled and if in future nature dictates the spit must be abandoned so be it, at their expense. Edward Kent Suffolk Park

Finally the mayor of Ballina David Wright managed to cut through the red tape. Thanks, Mr Mayor. Who would have thought it was so difficult to get a new address? Our location of course does not change and people will find us just two minutes from the Lennox Head exit when the new highway opens. Tony Gilding Macadamia Castle

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Bank without Australia going into debt.) He said, ‘Whatever the Australian people can intelligently conceive in their minds and will loyally support, that can be done’. So it was for about ten years. Then the Bank of England bought off Australian prime ministers to regain control of money creation, outraging the Australian people. We are the basis of money. Then it’s not debt, it’s our greatest creative opportunity, as Abraham Lincoln said. Check out historical examples that worked well for people, like Colonial Scrip, Lincoln’s Greenback dollars, the Guernsey pound. Bill Still explains it well on YouTube. It’s inspiring, and we can see that most ‘money’ is presently loaned into existence, and must be repaid to private banks. Which leaves the troubling issue of where to find the interest, which is never created! And that leaves us, the people, fighting each other. Think it through. David Hall Ocean Shores

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Paid parking in a potholed paved paradise Q Anyone who opposes Council’s plan for expansion of paid parking in Byron Bay for residents and ratepayers is invited to sign the growing petition. You can find it easily by going online to www. change.org, selecting ‘Search’ from the top menu and typing ‘Byron parking’. While there, check out the comments left by your fellow residents. Every time someone signs and comments, this is forwarded to the mayor, general manager and supporters in Council of the paid parking scheme. Let’s help preserve the atmosphere and amenity of Byron. Bintou Burns Byron Bay Q The

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there should be any politics in Council, as was the case some years ago. Each topic can then be treated on its merits instead of toeing the party line. Just because Rose is no longer a Green does not mean she automatically votes against them. The namecalling, hatred and bile coming from the Greens is very unattractive and will not en-

parking in Byron town could easily backfire with Byron businesses being badly impacted upon. I already know of many shire residents who won’t come to Byron as they won’t pay the annual $25 parking coupon. I’m not opposed to paid parking for tourists, but it should be free for ratepayers. As a Byron resident, I don’t have to pay for a coupon to park in Mullum; why should it be any different for Mullum residents when they come to Byron? Parissa Bouas Byron Bay Q Having just read the Byron Council general manager’s response to paid parking critics in The Echo of June 10 I am rocked back in my seat in

dear them to the electorate. Criticise her decisions, not her person! For the record, I have never met her. Ruth Dare Bangalow

Ethics classes

Thank you, Hans, for your editorial in last week’s Echo strongly opposing impending changes to the way eth-

amazement. The thrust of Mr Gainger’s response seems to be that a paid parking scheme ‘is not viable if it only charges visitors… the visitor only scheme would provide a very low net return to Council… it would not support the additional expenditure for our roads and other infrastructure’. I may ask then, what are we doing it for? It would seem from Mr Gainger’s response that the additional expenditure for our roads and other infrastructure has to come from the local residents in the form of a fourfold increase in the annual parking fee and for paid parking where before there was none! We seem to be paying for the use of local infrastructure by visitors,

while they pay for the new infrastructure (technology, signs, and enforcement costs) required to implement paid parking! What is the point? Mr Gainger tries to argue that the $100 fee for a local’s parking sticker is cheap, but paid parking for locals, when before there was none, and a fourfold increase in an annual fee can never be seen to be cheap. Mr Gainger tries the old managers trick of suggesting a small population and ratepayer base in Byron limits our ability to allow locals to park free. This same small ratepayer base seems to have had little effect on the level of other council outgoings such as appeals to the Land and Environment Court or the placement of temporary

rock walls on our beaches. The truth is that with a ratepayer base of nearly 25,000 Pittwater Council in Sydney still manages two free carparking stickers for each ratepayer, while Byron with a ratepayer base of 14,000 manages to propose to charge us $100 for each car a ratepayer has. The real question that Mr Gainger and the Byron councillors should be asking themselves is who pays for the infrastructure used by the 1.5 million annual visitors to Byron Bay and who benefits from their visit? Shouldn’t those who financially benefit from the visitors pay for the mess they make? Start looking there for answers. Paul Gannon Coopers Shoot

ics classes are to be offered to children in NSW schools. The struggle to have the classes allowed in schools was long and hard-fought and the program is still vulnerable to the unethical manipulations of the state government by Fred Nile and the religious right. The latest move is to enforce a recommendation that

parents only be informed about the option of ethics classes after they have answered a question about what religion their child is. Only those parents who opt out of scripture classes are then offered ethics classes, effectively deceiving people about the option of ethics. Those wanting to comment on this issue could

go to the petition running at Change.org: http://bit.ly/ bairdethics. Christine Willmot Sunrise Q Thanks to everyone for

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Many moons ago Aquarius Café and Dining was a modest place. Well, as modest as a cafe can be with a massive rock perched skyward in the middle of the room like a mystic altar to the Byron gods. Once frequented predominantly by backpackers and those in the know, it has since come of age. With heavenly food, an impressive wine list, and exceptional service to match, the Aquarius is liberated into the realm of one of the most appealing dining destinations under our stars. While still serving up the popular breakfast and lunch fare that satisfies a volcanic appetite, the dinner menu is so inventive that devotees are

coming back for more. This was our second evening within a couple of months. The baked-pumpkin and bluecheese gnocchi alone had been so memorable we wanted to rekindle the Aquarius experience. There’s a nostalgic blend at Aquarius of that coveted bygone Byron era, kissed with a fresh sparkle of attentive design. A proudly casual affair,

timber abounds and earthy tones dance with splashes of watery blue in the original artwork created by maître d’ Toni Clarke. The planets aligned with the pairing of Toni and head chef Patrick Hobbs, who has whipped up a menu that oozes creativity. The harmonious selection will gratify those seeking good value as well as the fussiest of foodies.

For value hunters the Locals Dinner Special of two main meals and a bottle of Taylors Estate wine for $70 has diners starry eyed. With 15 per cent locals discount across the food and drinks menu, entrees such as the Mushroom Bruschetta and Vietnamese Fish Cakes are irresistible temptations. Further seductions lay await on the wine list, such as the charming Grüner Veltliner, a food-friendly Austrian white wine. The cushioned bench seating is a cosy nook to balance your wine glass between two fingers, recount your latest episode of personal enlightenment and graze on the magical mains. My sumptuous duck confit surrendered itself gracefully

This is a genuine, less-manufactured version of The Farm at Byron Bay – in an actual ‘rural shed’ but serving seriously good simple modern food from their own garden in a low-key, relaxed setting. The carafe wine of the day we visited was the incredibly good 2005 flagship Te Motu cabernet sauvignon-dominant blend with merlot and cabernet franc, hand harvested from low-yielding vines. With clifftop sculpture walks, art galleries and a commitment to a pure nat-

ural environment, I came away with the impression that New Zealanders often achieved what we aim for. We weren’t able to bring back enough Te Motu wine (the best of which is $125 a bottle), but from last month it is now available in Australia at NZ cellar-door prices by emailing info@temotu.co.nz.

off the bone, tickled with a whisky, orange and tarragon jus. Pearly hand-rolled potato gnocchi and asparagus complemented its hero. The snapper was timed to Swiss-watch perfection, blessed with gems of artichoke and beans, married with a divine sauce. The finale provided gusts of comfort from a velvety chocolate friand adorned with fresh berries, vanilla icecream and lush berry coulis. While Patrick humbly describes his modern Austral-

ian cuisine as bistro style, his superb flavours and glossy presentation could easily rub shoulders with fine dining fare. Such feasting has us venturing out repeatedly for this quintessential Byron dining experience. I’d have as much chance of recreating such delicacies at home as getting a carpark at The Pass on Easter Saturday. It’s written in the stars. Q Aquarius Café 16 Lawson Street, Byron Bay Ph 1800 028 909 or 6685 7663 www.aqcafe.com.au

Waiheke, wine Island If you feel that our area is paradise, you can get fussy about your seaside holidays. Waiheke Island, a 30-minute ferry ride from Auckland, has a natural beauty similar to the nearby Coromandel, plenty of beachhouses and a huge number of wineries, many of which don’t just serve excellent wine but also offer genuinely top-quality food. There’s no surf here, so swimming laps across the protected bay each morning was a delight, as was walking along the sand to yoga at the community hall. Many of New Zealand’s best wines come from this island, including the Stonyridge cabernet blend Larose (at $250 a bottle, about the most expensive in the land).

With a climate similar to the Northern Rhone’s, great soil structure and protective topography (it’s drier and warmer than Auckland) it’s great for reds (but not pinot noir) and we tried some excellent pinot gris (no sauvignon blanc grown here). Obsidian is another top-class winery. In Cable Bay Winery’s top restaurant at sunset with a view across the straits to Auckland, wonderful Cable Bay Waiheke Island 2014 chardonnay ($45) in hand, looking at diners lazing in their beanbags on the lawn under the art installations, it seemed this was surely the best it could get. By lunchtime the next day we were in Te Motu vineyard.

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For the love of loaves Not all breads are created equal. Sol Breads entice us back to good grains with their commitment to organic and artisanal practices that make its loaves a crusty cut above. Bayleaf cafe in Byron Bay sets the stage beautifully for Sol Breads. On a busy Friday morning, inventive and nutritionally forward plates of food float by, many of which revolve around a piece of Sol’s organic wheat, spelt and gluten-free loaves. The scene puts a big smile on the faces of Sol Breads Byron Bay owners Suzanne and Mark Genney, today making a pitstop on their delivery route to enjoy the kind of vital, health-conscious and locally sourced food that Byron Bay excels in. The pair moved here from Melbourne almost seven years ago to take over the northern NSW distribution of the handmade, 100 per cent certified organic, natural sourdough breads. ‘Cafes that use our bread typically

care about organic food, and these guys are on the same wavelength as we are,’ says Suzanne, fresh from a trip to New York where she completed an organic baking course at Le Pain Quotidien. ‘We’re just all about giving people healthy alternatives. For us it’s made a big difference,’ says Suzanne, whose migraines dramatically reduced and energy increased when she switched to an organic, wholefoods diet. Bread has become demonised by the health industry in recent years, but the couple point out that Byron is ‘unique in that people are educated about food’. Here, organic wholefoods are revered and shoppers are savvy to food labelling, especially when it comes to gluten-free products that are often highly processed items masquerading as health foods. ‘We’ve always been about fewer ingredients,’ says Suzanne. ‘It’s as healthy as it can get; there’s nothing

we can do from a raw ingredient point of view to make it any healthier, and we don’t use machinery.’ Sol’s pioneering glutenfree products are a blessing for coeliacs, yet the quality of its traditional loaves is steering gluten-fearers back towards their daily bread. ‘I think there is that consciousness now of going back to grains such as spelt that have been used for centuries and aren’t chemically treated,’ says Mark. Indeed, artisan breads are far easier on the gut than is your average loaf: Sol’s take 18 hours to make with natural leaven (originally cultivated more than a decade ago in the rainforest surrounding Byron Bay) and are given ample time to rest. ‘Your body just processes it better because it’s half broken down before you even get it, versus a yeasted loaf that’s sped up so quickly that your body can’t process it,’ explains Suzanne. Digestible new addi-

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Coffee with Kids Vivienne Pearson

Whether your poison is a latte, an extra-strong-longmacchiato-with-soy or a noncaffeinated hot chocolate, going out for ‘coffee’ is about far more than the drink. This is even more so once you have kids in tow. It’s a chance to be out in the world (hopefully with two matching shoes), focus on your needs and enjoy the luxury of being waited on. In the post-child world, I have often found that a happy kid equals a happy adult. What makes a kid happy varies depending on their age.

When my first child was born, I would have drunk instant coffee and eaten 3-day-old leftovers if the cafe chair were comfortable enough to allow me to breastfeed her lunch at the same time as eating mine. As my little one grew, we both became fussier. Toddlers are possibly the worst group to take out for coffee. The best remedy was finding a place with a decent high-chair or toddler-friendly play-space. The Footbridge in Brunswick Heads and The Sun Bistro in Byron tick these boxes. I’ve found that most things get easier as my kids get older.

When screen-time is on their menu, they can be relied on to not drop my phone into their drink. At other times, pen and paper is enough. I’ve yet to find somewhere in this area that uses butcher paper as a tablecloth, the novelty value of which can inspire great works of art and epic games of noughts and crosses. Outside play areas are gold for active kids or longer visits. The Farm is a great new ad-

dition for kids who can be in sight but out of arms reach. The Sun Bistro’s rolling grass slopes inspire both imaginative and active play. The degree of difficulty increases if you’re out for food as well as coffee. Places that will adapt an adult menu for a foodie-inclined kid are great (like the surfboard-lined Poinciana in Mullumbimby, complete with sandpit). Otherwise, somewhere that offers

between wheat and rye. ‘While we’ve taken feedback from customers and tried new ideas, we haven’t moved away from the core values,’ says Mark. ‘We

haven’t put it in super ritzy packaging… it’s still a bit homemade, some of the labels aren’t on straight.’ Adds Suzanne, ‘Sol Breads has always been like that – that’s why we love it!’

kid standards for reasonable prices, or adds a bit of flair (such as Treehouse on Belongil’s ‘pizza with ears’) is appreciated. Occasionally, it’s the food itself that is the selling point. My two kids are well entertained by a sushi train. Places with some ‘wriggle room’ are great – whether the space is used for fitting a high-chair or stroller next to the table, for swapping a baby from one adult lap to another or allowing a toddler to wriggle around. My kids and their cousins have always loved a booth-style seat, like those at Earth’n’Sea pizza. Sometimes it’s worth choosing a bigger outing with

the coffee in mind! Crystal Castle and Macadamia Castle both have playgrounds in view of their cafes. Another spot worth checking out is Circus Arts Play Centre, offering a coffee for you and a play for them. What makes the best place for a coffee with kids is different for everyone. For you it might be because the staff make you feel good, because it is the perfect distance from home or because you can grab a takeaway and head to the park. Or it might be because the brew is so good your kids will discover that, just sometimes, a happy adult equals a happy kid.

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Bangalow Hotel Open 7 days Lunch: 12 – 3pm Dinner 5.30 – 9pm All day bistro menu

BYRON BAY

6687 1144

Targa Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.com

Enjoy our balcony restaurant, intimate dining room and generous bistro food in the pub. With reasonable prices our menu reflects the wonderful local and fresh produce of the region. SMH GOOD PUB Large groups welcome. FOOD GUIDE We also offer off-site catering. 2013 AND 2014 www.bangalowdining.com

Serving Rustic European Cuisine Breakfast/Lunch: 7 days from 7am Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday from 5.30pm Bar: From 10am, with or without food “Menu Del Dia” Soup+Main+Wine $25 Monday to Friday Lunch

Luscious Foods

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours

Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm Friday night 5.30–9.30pm 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

• Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee

www.lusciousfoods.com.au

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Now open Friday night with LIVE MUSIC!

The Restaurant @ Rae’s Lunch and Dinner 7 days Wategos Beach, Byron Bay 6685 5366 raes@wategos.com.au

The Treehouse on Belongil Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas. 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

New Ownership Iconic Location Amazing Experience ALL NEW MENU FOR SUMMER & LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC Come and try the all new summer tapas and mains menu with a few old favourites. Fresh cocktails in the bar. And always presenting incredible live music in Byron’s most intimate performance atmosphere. Check our website or facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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BANGALOW

Good Taste Eating Out Guide

7 Days Lunch 12pm - Dinner 5pm

The Sun 61 Bayshore Drive Byron Bay 6685 6500

$10 menu every day

Full Menu at www.thesunbistro.com

Kids’ playground TAB/Keno/Skyy Parking a-plenty Bottle Shop & Drive Through

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Good Taste Eating Out Guide Italian at the Pacific Open for Dinner & Cocktails 7 days from 6pm till late Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepaciﬁc.com.au

Muoi’s Feast

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

Happy Chilli Garden

Dinner: Mon-Sat 11 Fletcher St, Byron Bay Bookings Essential 6685 7557

Pizza Paradiso

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

Open 7 days 12pm till late Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

Open 7 days from 5pm Suffolk Park Village Centre 6685 3101 Facebook, Instagram pizzaparadisobyron.com

Special $10 Menu - Changes Daily Includes soft drink or water BYO Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

Byron at Byron

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $49 per person

6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

Savour your experience!

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.

Mon-Sat: 4pm til late. Sun: 4pm til 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

Muoi’s Feast has created a strong following since opening in 2003. Winning numerous awards for its international cuisine, the Asian section of the menu is the predominant favourite. Enjoy for dinner.

Try our artisan pizzas, the biggest range of vegetarian pizzas in Byron. Huge selection of craft beers, exciting cocktails and wines.

Live music Thursday to Sunday

Aquarius Café and Dining

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Wed to Sat - 7.30am till late Breakfast/Lunch Sun to Tues - 7.30am till 3pm 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay Reservations 6685 7663

Come and enjoy a truly Byron dining experience with head chef Patrick Hobbs and his team. With beautiful breakfasts, lazy lunches and delicious dinners, Aquarius Cafe & Dining is the perfect venue for groups, couples or solo diners. Unique hand-crafted cocktails, a killer wine list and a selection of cold beer on tap are available from midday everyday. Cocktail and Tapas hour – All cocktails $12 5pm to 7pm Wednesday to Saturday Please visit www.aqcafe.com.au for menus and details.

Success Thai

SPECIAL $10 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU

Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798

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All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away. www.facebook.com/pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

www.stelmodining.com

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

5/2 Fletcher St, Byron Bay 6685 5151

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

Hog’s Breath Cafe

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

Fins

O-Sushi

O-Sushi – Since 2004

Izakaya

Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 Coolangatta The Strand Marine Pde 07 5536 5455 Broadbeach The Oracle, 12 Charles Ave 07 5570 2166 www.osushi.com.au

An award-winning Japanese fusion cuisine Sushi bar, tapas, main meals and delicious chef’s specials

Spice It Up Thai Restaurant Open Wednesday-Sunday Dine-in or Takeaway 5:30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

Come and spice up your night. Experience the real taste of Thailand. Using local produce, local staff. Free courtesy bus provided for pick up and drop off! 20 years’ experience in the art of Thai cooking.

Harvest Café, Bakery and Deli sprawls across three lovingly restored buildings in breakfast. lunch. dinner. the historic town of Newrybar, 15 minutes 18-22 Old Pacific Highway from Byron Bay in the Byron Hinterland. Newrybar NSW 2479 Showcasing the wonderful diversity of our region Harvest create fabulous fresh, 6687 2644 local, and organic food sourced from local artisan producers and the restaurants harvestcafe.com.au own gardens & farm.

Harvest

Francisco’s Table

Francisco’s Table is a roaming restaurant popping up at different locations around the Byron Shire. The philosophy behind Francisco’s cooking is honesty TOP 10 0416 057 705 and simplicity. His food is inspired, amongst many POP-UPS francisco.food@gmail.com things, by the amazing local produce that is sourced NSW SMH from a wide community of growers and farmers. At www.facebook.com/ Good Food Francisco’s Table you will share a table loaded with Guide 2015 FranciscosTable delectable dishes with friends and fellow food lovers. Also available for functions, parties and weddings.

A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT

Roaming Restaurant

Phone 6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.facebook.com/Fishheadsbyron.com www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

stay tuned for what comes next in the Fins POP UP restaurant series.

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

Eating out guide BY LIZ JACKSON

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

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

E: lizzijjackson@gmail.com P: 0414 895 441

MULLUMBIMBY

GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

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

Open seven days 7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Fully licensed.

Good Taste

The count down is on! Salt Village, Kingscliff All good things must come to and end 6674 4833 our most popular ‘POP UP’ restaurant dining@fins.com.au- NOW RENOVand ATING concept JUNE will be closing in a matter of 26THIzakaya Dinner 7 days REOPENS FRIDAY weeks. We love it when you are ‘hungry’ so Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

facebook.com/byron. legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days

Fishheads

lazy long lunch or intimate candle lit dinner. Private dining room also available.

NEWRYBAR

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

GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

FRESH PIZZA – BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

The Balcony

Proudly awarded Salt Village, Kingscliff ‘Most Sustainable Seafood Restaurant’ 2015. 6674 4833 This year we celebrate 25 years of serving the dining@fins.com.au local seafood. - NOW RENOVATING - finest Dinner 7 days Y 26TH JUNE Lunch Fri, Sat & REO Sun PENS FRIDAJoin us in the sea breeze on our veranda for a

Eat in or take away, licensed, family friendly Outdoor dining area, easy parking, Open 7 days a week, 11am till late.

Legend Pizza

The only exclusively Vietnamese restaurant in town, this intimate space spilling out into a courtyard offers up fabulous dishes packed full of herbs, spices and varied textures. The traditionally light and healthy style of cuisine ensures the freshness and natural tastes of food are preserved as much as possible. It’s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

POP-UP

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

Dinner Mon-Sun Lunch on weekdays Closed Tuesdays Shop 3/17 Lawson Arcade Phone orders welcome 6680 8443

KINGSCLIFF

Lemongrass

Dinner every evening 5.30-9.30pm

CATERING

Traditional Thai

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GABRIEL AND CECILIA’S LATEST LAUNCH

I N A F E W S H O RT Y E AR S LI F E HA S GO N E F U L L CI RCL E FO R LO C AL M U SICIAN S GAB R I EL AN D CECILIA . BEFO R E BECOMIN G FINALISTS O N TH E VOICE, T H E B ROT H ER /SIST ER DU O WO N T H E YO U T H M E N T O R S H I P AT M U L L U M M U S I C F E S T, A N D N O W T H E Y A R E M E N T O R S F O R YO U N G W I N N E R S AT B E L L O W I N T E R M U S I C . T H E Y H AV E A L S O J U S T R E L E A S E D V E S S E L S , A B R A N D - N E W A L B U M T H AT R E F L E C T S T H E B R E A D T H O F T H E I R TA L E N T A N D T H E I R D I S R E G A R D F O R T H E L I M I TAT I O N S O F G E N R E .

Finishing her HSC this year at Cape Byron Steiner, Cecilia believes the key motivation for any aspiring musician is to try to be unique and explore your creativity. Something she and her full-time musician brother seem to do quite naturally. ‘I think you should be pushing with as many techniques as you can – covering genres that you never would. For us it’s about our writing techniques and our singing techniques and pushing the range, so sometimes we might be operatic, or sometimes pop, but we are always trying stuff out,’ says Cecilia. Not many HSC girls can talk about their previous album, but Cec and her brother are prolific, and refreshingly humble. ‘As opposed to our previous EP, Vessels is more us, it’s more stripped back, more of what people actually hear.’ According to Gabe, recording presents musicians with endless challenges. ‘Recording is dangerous territory – it’s a neverending void of choices!’ he laughs. ‘It’s an extension of your character in a way – and the more you do anything, I guess, the better you get at it.’ And the better you get, they both believe, at coming up with something ‘new’. ‘I think it’s possible to be new enough. You can’t invent something you haven’t heard before. It’s like cooking: You can take the same four ingredients and do different things with them. There are meals that haven’t been made despite the stuff we have already come up with from the same four ingredients…’ says Gabriel. The two have drawn on various influences for their latest offering. One of the songs was Cecilia’s response to travelling to the Northern Territory. ‘I was shocked about how little we learn in the syllabus about Indigenous culture, and when I was there I wrote the song on the ukulele, and that is how we approached it in production. We kept it simple. I wrote it by the fire.’ Being brother and sister, the duo have found their own ways to create music without too much intervention from their sibling. The harmony is best when one takes the lead and the other follows.

‘Just one of us writes the lyrics, and the other one will accompany them,’ Says Gabe of their creative process. Along with the duo’s originals, the album includes songs from Cecilia’s collaboration with her sisters, Little Sisters, and a song from Gabe’s former band Prowler. Showing their diversity, the two manage to achieve a genre stretch from folky to heavy metal. The two seem to have a wisdom and a talent beyond their years, with their sudden rise to national acclaim leaving them undaunted. ‘It’s about being confident in who you are onstage. It’s like being olive or licorice: you will either be loved or hated depending on someone’s personal taste. You have to know who you are and be confident in that.’ ‘From our experience,’ says Gabe, ‘we have learnt to be best at something or the first at something. It’s close to impossible to be the best at singing and playing guitar so be creative and try and find a sound that no-one has played before. You can get mathematical and work out how many orders of chords and time signatures – there is a world of intricate detail that people don’t explore; most don’t traverse the uncomfortable terrain!’ Vessels was recorded at Art of Audio at Wilsons Creek with producer Kamal Engels. Album artwork is by Daniel Hend. Gabriel and Cecilia will be launching their latest album at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Saturday with support from their one-time school friends and fellow sibling musicians, The No Frills Twins. They are also featured artists at Bello Winter Music 2–5 July. Their Saturday show at Mullumbimby Civic Hall has doors open at 5.30pm with showtime from 6.30pm. This is a family-friendly event and tickets are for sale on the door. $10 adults and $5 kids. CDs, vinyls and merchandise will be available to buy on the night.

GABRIEL AND CECELIA LAUNCH THEIR NEW ALBUM VESSELS AT THE MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL ON SATURDAY

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KŚ͕ ƚŚĂŶŬ ǇŽƵ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ůŽƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ĚĞƉƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ ǁŝƚŚ ůǇƌŝĐĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐĂůůǇ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ǇĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘ KŶĞ ũƵƐƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ďĂĐŬ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŽŶĐĞ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Į ŶŝƐŚĞĚ ǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ Žƌ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ͖ / ƐǁĞĂƌ / ǁĂƐ ůŽƚ ďĞƩ Ğƌ Ăƚ ƌĞůĂƟ ŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ >ƵĐŝŶĚĂ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ ;ŽŶůǇ ũŽŬŝŶŐ͙ ƐŽƌƚĂͿ͘ tŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŝƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵďŽ ĨŽƌ ZŽůůŝŶ͛ tŚĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŝƚ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Į ƚ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ͍

where these messages are coming from, then have a good look around the playroom. Barbie is still public enemy number one. Good old Barbie: she’s been smashing self-esteem for more than 60 years! With her flowing blond locks, her flawless skin, her large super-firm breasts and a waist so thin it’s surprising the weight of her tits doesn’t cause her spine to snap, this nipple-less hairless siren continues to set unattainable goals for our little girls. No-one will ever look like this without significant financial outlay on implants, lifts, brazilians, and three-monthly Botox sessions. Why do our little girls play with miniature versions of idealised adult women? And why are they always so perfect? Has there really never been a market for the Fat Mandy doll? Wheelchair Barbie? Socially Phobic Wendy? Multiracial Mary? What about Dwarfism Daisy? Why don’t little girls play with dolls that look like them? If we want them to grow up with positive body images then maybe we need to give Barbie a hotness reduction. Make her more like the doll

my mum bought me, called Jenny. Jenny was a flat-footed sandshoe-wearing short-haired small-chested Amazonian flight attendant. She smiled contentedly and was perplexing. She was too big for Barbie clothes and when they did fit she looked stupid. She wasn’t really the type to go to pool parties with Barbie so it was hard to know what games to play with such a sensible and practical looking woman. She totally intimidated Ken. He wouldn’t get out of the Jeep.

Eventually Jenny got her pilot licence, teamed up with Action Man and became an explorer. Breaking the stereotypes in kids’ toys changes the games they play and when you change the games, you change the way they think. A local family has created a wonderful new range of dolls called Beetle Bottoms with toys that aim to ‘keep kids kids’ by showing them it’s okay to be exactly who they are. For more info go to beetlebottoms.com.

POCKET ROCKET

2015

Why don’t girls like their bodies? Body hatred is the dominant theme of most popular magazines re-inforcing the fact that our perpetual state of discontent moves content. Actually it is the content. This one got fat. This one got too thin. This one got a hot postbaby body. This one got butt implants. This one let herself go. This one has cellulite. This one isn’t wearing makeup. This one is hot. This one is not. I can’t imagine a rack of magazines boasting pictures of blokes in the same scenario. It’s no wonder women don’t like their bodies. If they did, there wouldn’t be a market

Wow, my budding feminist is already questioning gender typing and feeling ostracised because she picks blue. It’s not that she’s been teased or ridiculed; it’s just that she is aware that the act of picking blue makes her different. What is perplexing is that in a world where we supposedly have equality, the oppressive messages of the dominant culture still remain. Why do girls still pick pink over blue or green or red or yellow? Why do we still worry so much about being beautiful and hot as a measure of our worth? The burqa is often criticised for its oppressive nature, but isn’t oversexualisation and the constant bombardment with idealised images just as damaging to the positive expression of a woman’s body? In fact I’d say the negative impacts of the objectification of women has got worse in the last decade rather than better. Poor body image is one of the top three issues listed in a Mission Australia survey of young Australians, with girls as young as five reporting weight concerns and wishing they were thinner. If you are wondering

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On the eve of their eleventh tour of Japan, Wild Marmalade present a free winter solstice celebration of epic proportions at the Hotel Brunswick this Sunday. Joined by guitarist Paul George from Tijuana Cartel and percussionist extraordinaire Matthew Ledgar, they promise a full-power dance experience for young and old. They are pioneers of the didgeridoo-and-drum dance concept that is now a global phenomenon. Formed on the streets in Byron Bay in the late 90s, they have gone on to tour the world many times over with a strong following, particularly in Europe and Japan. Sunday from 4pm.

PIZZA MIMOSA

Mimosa is an exciting Sydneybased duo consisting of Morgan Haselden (guitar) and Phoebe O’Shea (violin) that has performed all around the world. Their repertoire is a colourful array of music that inspires them. They began performing their own arrangements of their favourite classical pieces and have broadened their musical influences and repertoire to consist of many world genres, in particular the music of Django Reinhardt ‘Gypsy jazz’. Phoebe has studied in Havana with musicians from the Buena Vista Social Club and played with Angus and Julia Stone at the Big Day Out. They play Pizza Paradiso in Suffolk on Saturday from 6.30pm.

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The Wolfe Brothers’ debut LP It’s On spawned three Top 10 singles, including their first number one song and number one video The Girl, The Bottle, The Memory. The album entered the ARIA charts at number two on the country chart and number 18 on the overall chart. It also earned them the recognition of their peers and saw the band nominated for four Golden Guitar Awards at the 2014 Australian Country Music Awards held in Tamworth. ‘Just to be nominated was amazing for us,’ says drummer Casey Kostiuk. ‘To be nominated in four categories blew us away, especially being one of the finalists for Highest Selling Album of the Year.’ They play the Ballina RSL on Friday at 8.30pm. Tix at the club.

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THE POISON UKE

At this month’s Uke Night at The Court House Hotel on Thursday 25 June, Miss Amber and Stukulele entice you to celebrate your favourite libation. The Name Your Poison songbook is rich with songs about reefers, coffee, cigarettes, red red wine, blow, and beerdrinking women. Bring your uke and bawdy singing voice or just enjoy the show. Adults $10 and kids under 16 $2.50. From 6.30pm.

THE FULL BRAZILIAN

Get your first finest on this week for Festa Junina (Brazilian Folkloric Celebration) with two live bands – Trio Mandala and Malagueta – at the Byron Brewery on Saturday. The event is a taste of Brazil’s midyear folkloric harvest celebration festival, a very popular event all over Brazil with the biggest celebrations in the northeast. Dress in ‘country-style clothes’ (quite fun and silly!) Luiz Gonzaga is king and the folkloric sounds of Brazil’s northeast rule the party (Forro, Baiao, Xote). 7–11.45pm. Free entry.

HARD CORE TITLE FIGHT In the summer of 2014 Title Fight decamped to Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA, where with producer/engineer Will Yip they had made their last three records to make Hyperview – the followup release to the band’s Spring Songs EP (Revelation Records, 2013). Hyperview is a massive leap forward from previous releases.

The vocals are remarkably muted and lovely when compared to the blood-curdling caterwauling of earlier work. The lyrics are almost defiantly opaque. And when it comes to the music, this is an album that renders futile the exercise of conceiving bands as sums of influences, and of dutifully itemising those influences. Joined by Paper Arms, they play the Byron YAC on Sunday. Tix at www.oztix.com.au.

BEING ETTA JAMES

F O R 2 5 Y E A R S , T H E G LO R I O U S V O I C E O F V I K A B U L L , A LO N G S I D E H E R S I ST E R L I N DA , H A S B E E N O N E O F T H E M O ST D I ST I N C T I V E , V E R S AT I L E A N D E M OT I O N A L LY C H A RG E D S O U N D S O N T H E A U ST R A L I A N M U S I C L A N D S C A P E . Since a multi-platinum conquest of pop radio with the Black Sorrows in the late 1980s, Vika Bull has forged a diverse pathway into soul, gospel, blues, country and the island music of her Tongan ancestry. This Sunday Vika Bull presents At Last – The Etta James Story, a remarkable show that pays tribute to the life and music of Etta James. How do you think personal struggles broaden a singer’s performance – particularly when it’s soul music? Personal struggles broaden a singer’s performance tremendously. That is how they become great. You have to have been blessed with the gift and when you experience life that’s when you learn to sing with passion and honesty. What are your favourite Etta songs to sing? I love every song in the show; my favourite changes from week to week. Etta can sing many different styles – R&B, jazz, soul, funk, rock, the phone book! This week my favourite is A Sunday Kind Of Love. What about the band? Fantastic band. Seven-piece – drums, bass, guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone and saxophone. All brilliant musicians that can sing, too, and they are very funny people and so touring with them is great fun, especially when John Livings comes on the road ’coz he is the funniest one of them all. You know that saying that all actors wanna be musicians and all musicians wanna be actors? Well it’s actually all musicians wanna be comedians! What should we expect for your show at the Ballina RSL? We tell the story of Etta’s life from start to finish and in between sing 22 of her songs. It is not a boring story and every song is a killer! Sunday at the Ballina RSL at 8.30pm.

DUSTY PREVIEW

They are hairy, they sing in Russian but they don’t speak the language, and they love vodka. These are Dustyesky, 26 of the best men men Mullumbimby has to offer. This Russian chorale will hit the road to Bellingen, where they’ll perform at the inaugural Bello Winter Music festival (2–5 July) bellowintermusic.com – but first they need to get into the zone. To warm up for the coming winter occasion, and raise funds for their travel and vodka requirements, the boys will be previewing their live set with brand-new songs. They are joined by Andrew Morris and Two Lions at the Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby on Sunday at 4pm.

EARTH MUSIC

The talented partnership of Prem and Jethro, known worldwide as the musical duo Sacred Earth, present a special concert to celebrate the release of their newest musical offering – the album kuTumba. The name kuTumba is the Nepali word for family, commemorating the unique connection between community and kinsfolk. This beautiful album features divine mantras floating on rich earthy tones overlaid with lush harmonies, soaring flutes and acoustic guitar. Sacred Earth are at the Mullum Civic Hall on Friday from 7.30pm. Tickets/info: www. spiritfestival.com.au, or at the door.

COOKING WITH CHRIS

Fronted by namesake Chris Cook, the Chris Cook Band play energetic country guitar, skilful and toe-tapping fiddle and highly polished bluegrass/hillbilly banjo. Chris Cook possesses an almost innate ability to play the most appropriate music to suit his audience. He is particularly loved for his Johnny Cash numbers, which sell a lot like the Man in Black himself. He is backed by Rob Renfrew on double bass and vocals with Jamie Cantwell on drums and percussion, and this combination presents a highenergy performance, interesting variations of familiar tunes with tight harmonies delivered at sensible sound levels. The Rails in Byron on Sunday.

DANCING IN THE FOREST Electric Forest has been around creating cutting-edge electronic music events since 1996 and is the longest-running dance music production hub in the Byron region. The forest is growing into the new millennium with the highest possible production values and the latest dancefloorfriendly tunes for the discerning electronic dance music freak.

Electric Forest presents the 2015 Maya Solstice celebration, Friday at Kohinur Hall, featuring DJ Magu, Pumpernickle and Leoch. 6.30pm until midnight.

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TAURUS: It mightn’t be easy maintaining a stable routine in this week’s mutable conditions, but a bothered, beleaguered Tauran isn’t a thing of beauty so don’t let pushy people ruffle your fur. The weekend moon suggests substantial (your favourite size) amounts of lip-smacking satisfaction in store for you earthy persons.

GEMINI: With Sun, Mars, Mercury and midweek new moon in Gemini you’re unbearable – sorry, make that unbeatable. This is your peak week and personal portal for organising the coming twelve months, so channel its awesome energy constructively. Don’t squander this promising potential on arguments and aimless raves.

ARIES: Under this week’s Mars-fuelled new moon,

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Just when Mercury’s direct again, wouldn’t you know it – there goes Neptune retrograde, adding an extra touch of ﬂux to this week’s changing arrangements and mutable moods…

skies are blue again, friends true again and what felt old seems new again. As Aries-ignited, Taurus-nurtured ideas take off, your ardent gusto impresses the heck out of some, could scare others off. Sense when it’s time to dial back.

CANCER: The present tempo’s more than a little driven but still, refrain from channeling Snappy Crab by monitoring responses during social interactions. While late-week’s nurturing, nesty Cancer moon has you sensitive, self-protective, perhaps wistfully idealising the past, celestial imperatives definitely suggest you get with the present program.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarian Byron Katie believes everything happens for you, not to you. At exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. And you don’t have to like it – it’s just easier if you do. As perhaps this week might be if you consider letting someone else take the lead.

CAPRICORN: Current astral aspects settle your world back in the groove and on the move again. While unkinder astrologers might call this the week of unbearable airheads, I’d suggest just letting assertive, pushy folk puff and blow, because you already know better than to hold your breath for follow-through.

LEO: No time to waste this week on people only wanting a battle of wills, majesties. Astral icons of luck and loveliness, Jupiter and Venus, flirting in your sign provide vital vision and bright potential. Add the cosmic choreography of Friday’s Leo moonrise, and opportunity’s asking you for the next dance. VIRGO: This week’s Virgo-friendly vibes offer interesting prospects for buffing up your professional profile, while late-week’s moody moonscape might find relationship status a bit itchy and scratchy if Geminian influences distract you in too many different directions. Intuitive listening will restore harmony faster than logical responses. LIBRA: Networking extravaganzas need the balance of recuperative do-nothing this week. If super-charged midweek new moon spurs a surge of exuberant, emotionally fuelled spending, counter it by choosing meaningful over extravagant. If you have any energy left over use it to clear the air of old resentments.

SCORPIO: Our convictions and determination are getting an adrenalin shot from celestial crusader Mars in drive mode. But more importantly Saturn retrogrades back into your sign for deep questioning about direction, values and friendships. A good thing, because repercussions from decisions made now will become apparent six months down the track.

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MANDY SCORES A CHAT WITH ELLEN!

WITH THEIR SHOW WOMEN LIKE US OPENING AT T H E STA R C O U RT T H E AT R E I N L I S M O R E T H I S S AT U R DAY, E L L E N B R I G G S P U T C O M E DY C O L L E AG U E M A N DY N O L A N O N T H E H OT S E AT. W E L L , S H E C A N ’ T P O S S I B LY I N T E RV I E W H E R S E L F, A F T E R A L L .

How did the show Women Like Us come to life? Ellen and I were driving to a gig and I thought: how can I come up with a way to spend more time with this funny sensational woman? We appeal to the same audiences so I thought if we teamed up we’d just be doubling our chick pulling power. Describe Ellen in five words. Capable. Unimpressed. Kind. Reliable. Hot. Why do you think this show will work, particularly in regional areas? I think it will work because our stories and daily experiences tend to reflect those of our audience and in regional areas when comedy does tour it tends to be men. The powerhouse of any regional community is generally the girls. We’re taking comedy to the canteen. What one thing would you change about yourself if you could? I would be a bit taller and have a bigger arse. I’m all about high impact. So what kind of woman are you? Sausage roll, meat pie or spinach roll? Meat pies gross me out. I’m definitely a spinach roll. I’m no vego – I like my meat uncomplicated. I’m actually more of a sausage sanga girl. Do you and Ellen have similar material and, if so, how do deal with that at this show? I guess we both talk about our husbands and our kids and how hard it is being super hot, but we have pretty different approaches so it always comes off differently. Basically Ellen has no vagina jokes at all and I have at least 100 vagina jokes. I think that pretty well separates us. What can the Lismore audience expect at Women Like Us? Wild hysteria, adult themes, possibly some violence and definitely a bit of coarse language. Strap yourselves in. Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan present their sensational standup in Women Like Us, Star Court Theatre, Lismore on Saturday at 8pm. Adults $27.20, Concession $22.20. Group bookings available. Bookings and enquiries to 6622 5005 www.starcourttheatre.com.au.

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Think you are funny? Do friends laugh hysterically at your gags and scream ‘Oh my god you should be a comedian!’? Well, guess what: you now have the chance to test your mettle by giving it a run on the open mic. New and aspiring standup comedians are given a claim on five minutes of fame at Byron Brewery’s monthly BellyLaugh comedy night. This month MC is Mandy Nolan, Thursday 8pm. And free!

SHORT SHOWS

The 30 June deadline for submission of entries to the Drill Hall’s short-play competition is looming closer and entries posted after this date may not be included in the first selection round. Plays can be based on any theme, must be original, not previously performed, around 10 minutes’ duration and relatively easily staged. So, if you have a short play lurking within you and you would like to give it the chance to be performed at The Drill this November, get writing. We will provide any assistance required to ensure that the 10 finalists are produced, and we have an eager list of actors and directors waiting to help. And don’t forget that prize money totals $2,000. Go to drillhalltheatre. org.au for more info.

AQUARIUS: Aquarian street performer Matt Silver goes all out to yank humanity through a universal love portal. Nobody knows Banksy’s starsign, but his quixotic persona, whimster wit and humanitarian art suggest strong Aquarian influences. Like these wise, crazy Uranians, what you do could be life changing for someone this week, so don’t hold back.

PISCES: With Mercurian energy streaming information from varied sources, opinions flying everywhere and widespread bickering, listeners are in short supply. But choosing to be one of them could illuminate some core truths about yourself, your allies – and especially the pitfalls of clinging to a vintage self-image.

work has been variously described as autobiographical storytelling, standup comedy, spoken word and poetry. Steven’s one-hour comedy show will be performed at the Byron Brewery on Monday 13 July at 8pm and the Mullum Ex-Services Club on Wednesday 15 July, also at 8pm.

NORPA invite the local community to come and immerse themselves in the beautiful audiovisual installation at Lismore City Hall as it simultaneously opens across the globe in Prague! Friday at Lismore City Hall 6–8pm. Free event.

Tickets $10/15, available at the door or by ringing 6619 0529.

BELIEVING IN MAGIC STEVEN A SHAW THING

Becky Shaw, a Pulitzer-prizenominated contemporary comedy of bad manners, love, sex and ethics opens at the Mullumbimby Drill Hall on Saturday. Drill Hall Theatre Company veteran Georgia Martin directs Kate Foster and Madeleine Lipson from last year’s hit Five Women Wearing the Same Dress; Brenda Shero, who appeared in several Theatre North productions and the Drill Hall Theatre Company’s A Pint of Pinter, Sam Hemphill (Uncle Vanya, Caldera and Honk if you are Jesus) and newcomer Samuel Peacock, who has just completed a professional tour of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. Performances 8pm Friday and Saturday, 2pm Sunday and running until 5 July. Bookings: $20 and $15 at the Bookshop, Mullumbimby or online at drillhalltheatre.org.au.

HOME IS WHERE THE BUYING ART FOR ART IS YOUNG PEOPLE The HOME Project is one of eight Australian works selected to feature in the Australian Pavilion at the Prague Quadrennial of Design and Space, where it will be presented to an international audience as a large-scale audiovisual installation. Prague Quadrennial of Design and Space is the world’s largest scenography event. Its rich program, presenting more than 70 countries, is filled with not only exhibitions and cutting-edge theatre design works, but also hundreds of live events including lectures, workshops, architecture walks and public space projects.

Calling all art lovers! Byron Youth Service are hosting a Fundraising Dinner & Art Auction on Monday to raise funds for much-needed programs for young people in Byron Shire. BYS are looking for donations of artwork of any description, including from local artists, pre-loved artworks and even works from the likes of Picasso, if you just happen to have one hiding in your shed! Three-course meal on Monday at Sun Bistro on Bayshore Drive at Sunrise – tix are $45. To book the courtesy bus, contact The Sun Bistro on 6685 6600.

Magic Steven aka Steven Harris has been called ‘part Steven Wright and part Dimitri Martin in the way he lays bare his idiosyncrasies and attempts at self-understanding to share with the audience his detail-obsessed stream of consciousness’. He premiered his most recent show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and this Melbourne-based performer’s

MORE & MORE OLIVER! They are now in their sixtieth year, and are one of the longest continuously functioning amateur theatre groups in Australia – catch the Ballina Players’ production of Oliver! Directed by Clem Halpin, Oliver! will be staged at the Players Theatre, Friday to Sunday until 4 July. Evening performances will commence at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Book online at www.ballinaplayers.com.au or at Just Funkin Music, 6686 2440.

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A TOAST TO BALLINA’S FINE WINE & FOOD FEST Mark 10–12 July in your diary for the Ballina Fine Wine and Food Festival. This year the festival has expanded with three events run over three days showcasing the best produce, products, restaurants and culinary expertise in our region. Highlights of the festival will also be performances by Rachael Beck and Wendy Matthews.

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Hollywood’s willingness to re-boot a blockbuster has no limit. It’s been more than twenty years since Steven Spielberg brought the dinosaurs back to life in Jurassic Park and you’d think that, given the astounding developments in CGI etc in the meantime, a newer take on the theme would be even more convincing in its realism. Curiously, it’s not. Even more curiously, it doesn’t matter a jot, for this is a fab movie with or without caveats and comparisons.

There is nothing startlingly new in the story of a little kid and an old man going on a journey of mutual self-discovery – it is a road-trip standard. This one (screening at Pighouse Flicks) is different insofar as it is set in China but directed by the French filmmaker Phillipe Muyl. Returning to a theme that he explored with The Butterfly (2002), Muyl has come up with an elegant piece in which a fine balance is struck between western sentiment and eastern restraint.

We are back at the same island off the coast of Costa Rica and the Park is now a mega-resort with the main attraction a hybrid monster created by the company’s scientists. It escapes from its enclosure, goes berko and threatens the lives of thousands of rubber-neckers (which is what we’ve come to see, after all). Surely it’s not too much of a stretch to read into events the analogy that the West, by its meddling and manipulation of not fully understood forces, is responsible for the calamitous conflicts it finds itself in.

The child in question is Ren Xing (Xin Yi Yang), the over-indulged daughter of quarrelling parents whose marriage is at breaking point. When their hectic business schedules take them out of town, Xing is left in the care of her grandfather Zhi Gen Zhu (Baotian Li), who decides to take her with him on a pilgrimage from Beijing to the family’s ancestral home in the country. Inevitably, the pair lose their way in a forest, at which point their bonding commences. It is a lovely idea, touching and observed without falseness – the only trouble for me was that I took longer to warm to the kid than her grandfather did. If she is meant to represent the downside of the People’s Republic’s blind embrace of modernity and consumerism, she succeeds with formica hardness and Muyl tends to be too forgiving of her.

This idea is underlined by the mercenary Hoskins’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) plan to employ the velociraptors as military weapons. Disregarding that interpretation, what we have here is a classic ‘Satdy arvo matinee’ adventure. As the hero who will save the day, Chris Pratt is a revelation. Previously a nondescript actor tooling around in Marvel’s recent brain-dead Guardians of the Galaxy, he is wry, likeable and at all times in step with director Colin Trevorrow’s obvious intention to not let his film take itself too seriously. Bryce Dallas Howard is just right, too, as the glamorous redhead who gets caught up in the mayhem with him, running through the jungle in stilettos and morphing sexily from exec to Amazon. It’s a hoot when the pterodactyls get out of their domed aviary to swoop on the squealing punters and the coup de grace of the climactic fight has a brilliantly withheld surprise. A number of references are quite properly made to Spielberg’s original, most notably in the use of John Williams’s majestic theme.

The truly enchanting passages come when they arrive at the village. It may be no more than an idealised recreation of what once was, but it provides a peek into a more gentle, pre-wired world where children don’t need dates to play – they even climb trees, unchaperoned! Xing is overwhelmed by the novelty and pure fun of it all. If Yang is good without entirely winning your heart it may be a reflection of modern childhood rather than her acting, whereas Li holds it all together. And, for those of us who have not travelled to rural China, the cinematography is redolent of what we understand of Oriental serenity.

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

BOOKKEEPER 20 yrs experience, city professional, BAS & all areas accounting. Nea ....0417 660793

ACUPUNCTURE

ORANGE STAR

BYRON ELECTRONICS Repairs to TV/Audio. 1/25 Brigantine Street, Byron Bay.................66857610

BOOKKEEPING MYOB, Reckon, online, ATO Reg. Annette .............................................0419 627506 BOOKKEEPING Get your business in Harmony with Rose. Hospitality specialist ...........0416 036519

0438 139 938

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Decks, pergolas, verandahs, balconies, big & small renos and all other carpentry needs

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .........66843575 or 0414 922786

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................66847415 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BANGALOW Hudson Accounting Services .............................................66872960

Pty Ltd

BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service..................................Richard 0401 190960

BLUEDOLPHINBATHROOMS.COM.AU Lic 105283C ..................................................0405 148536

ACCOUNTANTS

Servicing Byron Bay & surrounding areas

Dukewood Homes

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR

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Lic. No. 270262C

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Service Directory

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

DESIGN IT SOFT FURNISHINGS Curtains, blinds & bedheads............................Jane 0432 549953 CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com................0425 707687

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

BRICKLAYING

APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ........................ Nathan 0412 926441

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

BUILDING TRADES

CHIMNEY SWEEP

HEALTH PROTECT INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................0408 540467 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ...............................................0487 264137 BRICK / BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 21474C...........................................................0409 444268 AMORE CARPET CLEANING & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING ........................................0421 999062

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

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0408 740 480 / 07 5590 5696

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FIREPLACE INSTALLATION & REPAIRS BE WISE â&#x20AC;˘ BE SAFE

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Service Directory CHIROPRACTIC

CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372 DAVID ROBINSON DRAFTING Renovation, design & plans........................................0419 880048

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448 BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .............................66855282 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond, office, builders clean, window cleaning................0405 437431 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman .66858553 DI’S CLEANING SERVICE Quality & efficient. O.Sh, SGB, NB, Mullum & surrounds .......0414 408723

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

MICHAEL SCHWAGER & SHAUN CASHMAN Chiropractors 108 Stuart St, Mullum ........66841962 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St........................66841028 QUALITY HOUSEKEEPING Cleaning & de-cluttering ............................................Julie 0410 799686 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ...66858159 DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond & builders cleans. General cleans & windows ............0438 015037 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St ....................0467 660323 FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure cleaning. Call Oliver (new business)..........................0419 789600 MARVELL ST CHIROPRACTIC Lindon Garske www.marvellstchiropractic.com.au ...........66857771 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ..............Holly 0451 102239 ALL CLEAN NORTHERN RIVERS Holiday let, bond & cleaning .....................................0427 600047

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

COMPUTER SERVICES

EARTHMOVING ROADWORKS • PLANT HIRE

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

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

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61 Stuart St Mullumbimby

info@mullummac.com www.mullummac.com

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

0400 479 811

dgrant@razzledazzlewindows.biz • www.razzledazzlewindows.biz

prices mean • High pressure cleaning of paths, driveways, roofs, sparkling walls, patios, gutters, awnings, solar panels, etc windows • Gutter and downpipes clearing and solar panel cleaning. and a Environmentally conscious, we minimise water usage. fresh, clean Call Sam Witham 6680 9123, 0434 539 979 house for you! A Byron local for over 30 years • Happy to work weekends.

various implements available for limited access projects

BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479

All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims 0411 562 111 s

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Honest & reliable .............................................................0431 678130 BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator Ilan......................0414 300012 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew.........0401 968173 or 66841424

Apple Certified Support

BRENDAN POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction........................0404 988222

ELECTRICIANS

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 NERDWORKS Computer repairs, mobile technician ...............................66846276 or 0413 379514 ZANEY PRODUCTIONS Apple Computer Services .........................................................0403 398272

CONCRETING & PAVING CONCRETING – Steve Baker. Lic 143161C.....................................................................0412 272564

Byron Eco WINTER Window SPECIALS Cleaning Our top quality Our services include: & Pressure • High quality results and window cleaning affordable Washing • Soft wash house washing

Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208 A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857

SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

RAZZLE DAZZLE

TINY EARTHWOR

FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424 SALISBURY CONCRETE CONTRACTORS over 20yrs local exp, all concrete, Works Lic 136717C ..0418 234302

24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

Domestic Commercial

PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000 ............... Justin Myers 0458 773788

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

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

JAMIE 0408 809 817

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

licence no. 201775c

Inspire your lifestyle 0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

change the way

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

CALL US TODAY for a FREE Design & Quote

PRESSURE CLEANING Bring back that WOW factor into your home!

SPECIAL STARTING FROM $88 MOBILE AUTO DETAILING Standard Wash to Full Detail Cars, Utes, Trucks, Motor Homes

Seniors 10% discount

• driveways • roofs • gutters • rock walls • house wash & all surfaces. Mould removal & prevention. Insured.

Mike Laditan 0449 175 732

info@rockservices.com.au www.rockservices.com.au ACN 169 810 762

Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Byron Bay

1300 7726 5463

Inspire your lifestyle Eastcoast Building & Renovations BLN 250287C

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

DENTISTS

SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477

0416886202 friendlygreenperfectlyclean@gmail.com www.northernriversgreencleans.com/

Lic. No.

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

Please call Blair Rankin on

electrical

SERVICES PTY LTD

0432 331 633 for details

‘We will not compromise on your safety’

1300 639 843 ELECTRICAL INSTALLS AND UPGRADES APPLIANCE INSTALLS AND REPAIRS AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLS AND SERVICES

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

Environmentally friendly home cleaning throughout the Northern Rivers. Rates start at $55/2hrs.

All Jobs Small or Large

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506

Window Cleaning Professionals email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable • Friendly • Professional • Fully Insured • Free Quotes • Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated • Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

02 66 804 173 Lic: 154293c

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

%XTE HOUSE RIOR W WIN ASH CLEAN DOW

Call Steven Butturini

QUALITY & RELIABLE Cleaner, rubbish removal, downsizing .......................................0421 701140

Lic No. 262667C

CLEANING

0418 156 909

30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644

DESIGN & DRAFTING

BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582 SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ...........................0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C.............0415 126028

WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING Professional work. Free quotes. Ph Steve .............0421 797210 BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993 RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates .....0407 588181 or 66771195

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Service Directory FENCING

GARDEN CLEANUP SPECIALISTS • Complete garden tidy ups • Acreage/residential mowing • Weed control • Landscaping

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, Colorbond & timber fencing .............0417 491136

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HANDYPERSONS

PROPER JOB BOB For All Your Property Maintenance Needs

TOTAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE – CALL BEN 0411 631 655

* Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394

Call Bob on 0424 982 935

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, tip runs ..........0405 625697

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

CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C .....................0418 600576 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 E.D.L. FENCING Installations & repairs, prompt service .........................66771852 or 0432 107262 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN SERVICES Timber, painting, plastering, showers, reliable..........0405 625697 HOMESTEAD FENCING Since 1995. Glass & aluminium pool fencing specialists. Lic 227674C .66222886 byronbaybrushfencing.com.au New & repairs ................................................Dave 0419 692155 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ..0402 487213 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes .....66804766 or 0416 424256

MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small, free quotes........................................0414 109595 ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING SERVICES Lantana specialists ...................0412 705962 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic...............................Wayne 0423 218417

FLOORING

Flooring by Wallaces • 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

NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 HINTERLAND Property Maintenance acreage mowing, servicing Byron Hinterland. Sam ...0429 809363

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

0408 536 565

A WOMAN’S TOUCH for your painting needs. Affordable quality..................................0458 855769

HEALTH

LUSH GARDENS Affordable & Reliable – All aspects of garden maintenance. Joe.......0401 275232 • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190 Counselling, Dentists, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry ACREAGE MOWING 60 inch zero turn mower. Prompt & reliable....................... Julian 0401 350156 MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552 DOWN TO EARTH GARDENING & MAINTENANCE Free Quotes...................................0401 568891

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING

A VERY HANDY MAN For just about anything. Happy to help. Andrew.........................0412 558890

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

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002

MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400

MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 BYRON BIOCHAR Garden service, setup, supply. Qualified Horticulturist .....................0459 175729 HOMEOPATHY Satyaa S Lohmann & Paul Cullen www.dynamichomeopathy.net ........0412 661073 RED BELLY HANDYMAN & GARDEN SERVICE .............................................................0400 582277 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 MATTRESS SANITISING Certified, mobile, great for allergy or asthma sufferers ..........0400 241231 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Experience, quality & affordable plants .... John 66841126 or 0431 745475 DR HAUSCHKA SKIN TREATMENTS www.the-loft.net.au Tracey Stephan .......................66848298

HIRE

GARDEN DESIGN GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329 DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com.........66845035 or 0414 842602

GAS SUPPLIERS

proud member of

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910

HOT WATER SYSTEMS TWEED COAST ELECTRICAL Hot Water Specialists. Lic 214073C ...................................0432 728946

TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

SERVICING ALL AREAS

0420 528 373

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

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

GLAZIERS

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes............................... Nathan 0420 215716

GARAGE DOORS

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C .........................66803333 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors ............................................................66857200

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

bvdc.com.au bvdc@bigpond.com 0418 171 285 02 6684 5529

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

GUTTERS & DOWNPIPES RUSTY – DAMAGED – LEAKING

DARRYL PATTERSON LIC NO. 60414C

Home renovations and maintenance specialist

25 years of great client service No job too large or small

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

REPAIRED OR REPLACED

KITCHENS

0$*,& 5(129$7,216

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GARAGE DOOR SPECIALIST • Sales • Service • Repairs

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

GUTTERING

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606 STYLE AGENDA www.styleagenda.com.au ...................................................................0408 107510

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au FLOOR SANDING & PAINTING Decks, verandahs etc. Lic 190593C.....................Kevin 0417 644671

INTERIOR DESIGN

‘Licence Holder Does The Job’

0414 889 453

pattersonfasciagutter@hotmail.com

BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once ...........................................................0418 662285 NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ..........................................0418 662285 THE GUTTER GURU Cleaning, gutterguards, repairs, all your gutter needs. Free quotes ...0409 496632

HAIR & BEAUTY

David Maccarone – 0404 893 404 david.maccarone1@gmail.com

Bathrooms Kitchens Laundries ,7·6 $// ,1 7+( '(7$,/6

SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com...............0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200 C & C KITCHENS Kitchens & Bathrooms. Quality at affordable prices .................................66872275 D HINGED Kitchens, bathrooms from modest to high end www.hinged.com.au Dave ...0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd Garden Clean Ups Gutter Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Irrigation & Repairs Hedge Trimming Planting & Lawn Edging Turf Laying Full Garden Maintenance Servicing Residential, Commercial and Government PLEASE CALL MATTHEW PAOLA 0431 871 245 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ..... 66845035 or 0414 842602 BEAU JARDIN Landscape Design & Documentation, Horticultural Consultation...........0417 054443 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & Construction Lic 277154C..................0423 700853

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

Mobile Hair & Beauty 0439 493 111

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

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

BEACH HOUSE HAIR SALON Professional cut & colour, home salon, wedding stylist. Jay.... 0438 870923

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park ............................................................................0403 417508 SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456

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Service Directory GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

BYRON BAY LANDSCAPES Retaining walls, paving, fencing, concreting, earthworks..0490 062016 PINEAPPLE LANDSCAPING Construction & professional garden care..........................0412 947054 BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron .....................................66298208 or 0429 398208

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STYLE LANDSCAPES Retaining, paving, landscaping. Lic no 41307..............................0427 570076 EXTREME PERFECTION TURF LAYING SERVICE Prompt & reliable. Ben .....................0411 631655

Lic 167371C

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

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

BYRON PAINTING Immediate starts, great rates. Lic 239832C .....................................0427 669806

TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS Pacific Hwy (next to Bruns Wreckers), Tyagarah ..........0488 094025

PEST CONTROL

BYRON MOWER Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;cutter, châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;saw, all small engine repairs. Pickup & delivery................0429 707286

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire

Linus Plumbing

RELAX...

MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate ...........0423 204218

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

LIGHTING Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

PLUMBERS

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

AFFORDABLE PLUMBING SOLUTIONS

LINUS

Call

Lic.121906C

0410 469 765 24/7

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C ..............0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051..................................66801403 or 0414 801403 I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ...........0402 652017

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

DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ...0419 019035

LOCKSMITH

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480

MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair ............0412 764148

MOTORING

BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, leak detection. Tap King. Lic 237124C ......................0427 217500

LINUS PLUMBING Prompt service plumbing & drainage. Lic 121906C ........................0410 469765

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

MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes. .0408 665672

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

Lic: AU29498

Bayside Radiators

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

BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Maintenance specialist. Bruns. Lic 257153C...................0438 140075

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

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

OSTEOPATHY

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE ..............................................................................0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL ...............................................................................66842018

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

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518 Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills & Andre Kleinbaum Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

MELINDA ANDREAS Studio or on location. www.byronbayphotos.com.......................0421 582286

PHYSIOTHERAPY

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR WOMEN Eve Schoenheimer Mon, Tues, Thur ............66853660 BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Jamie Bennett. Mon-Fri .............................66857517 Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Troy Eady .....................................................................................66872330 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com..0412 786399 Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby ....................................................................66843255 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St.. 66853511

PAINTING

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

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B Timbs Painting 6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

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OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Millie Shield ..........................................66803499 LIBBIE NELSON PHYSIO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS. Byron Bay ......0416 369698

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

REMOVALISTS

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

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

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

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EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Flexi-Bar Training. Real Time Ultrasound .................66847838 PETER FARRELL Physiotherapist, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ...................66843385

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

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

PICTURE FRAMING Lic 184464C

Bruce Timbs

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

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

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

PLASTERING

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

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au For tips & testimonials

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Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ...........................................0414 282813

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

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Free Quote

R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936 ZAC MacTAGGART Metal roofing, reroofing, fascia & gutters. Lic No 223489C .............0411 683003 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & pressure cleaning, free quotes .....................0419 789600

RUBBISH REMOVAL

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

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

WEB DESIGN SERVICES

EXPRESS WEBSITES $349

lpm

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Water puriﬁcation systems Home • Rural • Commercial Servicing your needs

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

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

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins ...................0417 458149 or 66871544 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772

TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob ...0410 428919 TILING / CONCRETE POLISHING Alex Webb.................................................................0427 950073 TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248 WEB BROWSER Quality websites at affordable prices ..........................66803707 or 0423 770799

TRAVEL

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SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

WINDOW TINTING

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP

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

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Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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SECURITY SERVICES

MONTHLY MARKETS TREE SERVICES

JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

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

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

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

6688 6433 6686 2139 6628 1568

FARMERS MARKETS

131 546

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

Full moon Third quarter

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

SOLAR INSTALLATION

UPHOLSTERY

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICE Bobcat, crane truck, 18” chipper.................................0408 202184 A1 SEWING MACHINES – PARTS & REPAIRS Since 1963. Leaders in service...................66847447 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew.....................................0412 558890

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

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

VIDEO PRODUCTION

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

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

• All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing

WATER FILTERS

73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003 MULLUMBIMBY POOL SHOP Water tesing, Eco products, mobile servicing Lic 39126 ...66844846

TELEVISION SERVICES INSALL SERVICE: TV, HiFi, AV, Special Concession rate. Damian....................................0414 741233

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6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE

SWIMMING POOLS

6687 8618 0458 506 000

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

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

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

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

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

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6685 6807 6628 7333

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

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

6628 4495 0417 759 777

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

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

1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Murwillumbah

The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

June 3 June 10

New moon June 17 First quarter June 24 Day of Sun Sun Moon month rise set rise 1 M 0630 1657 1602 2 T 0631 1656 1648 3 W 0631 1656 1738 4 T 0632 1656 1833 5 F 0632 1656 1931 6 S 0632 1656 2032 7 S 0633 1656 2134 8 M 0633 1656 2236 9 T 0634 1656 2339 10 W 0634 1656 11 T 0635 1656 0041 12 F 0635 1656 0143 13 S 0635 1656 0246 14 S 0636 1656 0348 15 M 0636 1656 0449 16 T 0636 1656 0548 17 W 0637 1656 0644 18 T 0637 1656 0736 19 F 0637 1656 0823 20 S 0638 1657 0906 21 S 0638 1657 0945 22 M 0638 1657 1022 23 T 0638 1657 1056 24 W 0638 1657 1130 25 T 0639 1658 1204 26 F 0639 1658 1239 27 S 0639 1658 1315 28 S 0639 1659 1355 29 M 0639 1659 1439 30 T 0639 1659 1528

02:19 01:42

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

JUNE 2015 Astronomical data and tides

00:05 21:03 Moon High tide, set height (m) 0443 0709,1.44; 1930,1.79 0539 0752,1.45; 2008,1.85 0635 0835,1.45; 2048,1.89 0731 0921,1.45; 2131,1.91 0825 1010,1.44; 2216,1.89 0916 1100,1.43; 2304,1.85 1004 1155,1.43; 2357,1.79 1049 1253,1.44 1132 0054,1.71; 1354,1.47 1213 0157,1.63; 1456,1.53 1255 0304,1.57; 1556,1.61 1337 0411,1.53; 1654,1.70 1421 0514,1.50; 1747,1.79 1507 0613,1.49; 1838,1.87 1557 0708,1.48; 1927,1.92 1649 0800,1.46; 2013,1.93 1743 0848,1.44; 2056,1.92 1838 0934,1.41; 2138,1.87 1933 1019,1.39; 2217,1.80 2027 1102,1.36; 2257,1.72 2120 1145,1.34; 2336,1.63 2212 1230,1.34 2303 0018,1.54; 1318,1.34 2354 0106,1.46; 1411,1.37 0202,1.39; 1506,1.41 0045 0303,1.34; 1600,1.47 0137 0405,1.32; 1650,1.54 0231 0502,1.32; 1736,1.63 0326 0554,1.34; 1819,1.72 0422 0642,1.37; 1901,1.81

Low tide, height (m) 0120,0.51; 1258,0.52 0200,0.45; 1336,0.51 0242,0.40; 1417,0.50 0325,0.37; 1500,0.51 0410,0.35; 1547,0.53 0458,0.36; 1638,0.56 0549,0.37; 1732,0.60 0643,0.39; 1833,0.63 0739,0.41; 1941,0.65 0835,0.42; 2054,0.64 0931,0.43; 2208,0.60 1025,0.43; 2316,0.53 1116.0.43 0018,0.45; 1207,0.43 0114,0.38; 1255,0.44 0203,0.34; 1342,0.47 0250,0.33; 1427,0.50 0334,0.35; 1510,0.54 0426,0.39; 1552,0.59 0458,0.44; 1634,0.64 0538,0.49; 1718,0.69 0618,0.53; 1806,0.74 0700.0.56; 1900,0.78 0745,0.59; 2002,0.80 0834,0.60; 2112,0.79 0924,0.60; 2219,0.74 1012,0.59; 2319,0.67 1059,0.57 0010,0.58; 1143,0.54 0056,0.49; 1226,0.50

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

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

FOR HIRE UNIMOG 4x4 TRUCK 2 tonne HIAB load and unload 3.5 x 2.4 tray, 6.5 tonne payload 9 tonne recovery winch 400 mm ground clearance. Call for rates. Ph 0412580564

Cranio Sacral

with Martina Rigby, Physiotherapist Health Fund Rebates. 0432322998 ASHTANGA YOGA BYRON Mysore style. Beg welcome. Mon-Fri 7am. Mon-Sat 10am Christian 0457722346

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

REACH YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT IN 60 MINUTES Easy & no fuss! Free Psych-K balance. Ingrid 66803827 THAI MASSAGE 1.5hrs $50, home visit $60. Ekka, 7 days 66804478. Traditional TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE Brunswick Heads. Ph Yah 0477594800 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886 MIND â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MASSAGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Receive (and/or learn) a gentle-touch technique to dissipate the thoughts, feelings & emotions that keep you stuck. Ph 0414535505

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TREE SERVICES

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TREE SERVICES

CATTLE GRID heavy duty of pipe and RSJ, not distorted, 2.08m x 3.38m. Mullum, $700. Ph 66845440 TIMBER FLOORING Cypress TG $3. Spotted Gum TG, deck $3. 0410406334

INSTANT GAS HOT WATER HEATERS

Brand New $199. Stainless Steel 16l/min Big I Deals, Byron Ind Est. 66807413

BAMBOO PLY

from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 â&#x20AC;˘ sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

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 110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open every Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 10am to 4pm www.mcnativenursery.com.au

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Year-round Pickup & Delivery

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Residential and Commercial kindling, bags, trailer loads and by the tonne (up to 30 tonne) Seasoned hardwood from $75 Prompt and reliable service

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Michael 0401 739 656

BICYCLES pre-loved, lge range, repairs. Sth Golden Bch. 0431540579, 66804165

STH GOLDEN BCH Sat 9am-1pm. Kids stuff, clothes, mixed bag. 16 Beach Ave

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MYOCUM 764 Myocum Rd. Sat 8-2pm. More items, farm stuff, furniture. Prices slashed. All must go. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out

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

CLEARANCE MARKET/POP-UP SHOP ďŹ&#x201A;oor stock. Beach shack style, new & used homewares. Bargain prices. 15 Beach Ave, South Golden. Sat 8-1pm

MOTOR VEHICLES

Miele appliances

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

REMOVALISTS

Bedding now available at BETTA HOME LIVING Mullumbimby 66842511

Buy the best Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullumbimby 66842511 WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, delivery. Phone 0413589388

TEA TREE MULCH $30/m + deliver. 0424163784

Organic Mulch

$30/m + deliver. 0424163784 CAMPER TRAILER 3 Dog â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Spotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; $4800, off-road, exc cond. Byron. 0401803936 GORGEOUS BIG AGAVES 1m diam, in big terracotta pots, $100 the pair. 2 x sea lavender in mossy pots $40, giant mist ďŹ&#x201A;owers, brunfelsias et al. 66856645 HORSE FLOAT double, 12 mths rego, $3850 ono. Ph 66841150

BYRON A&I ESTATE 2/22 Brigantine St, Sat 8am EWINGSDALE 14 Tahra Cres. Sat 8am. Clothes, toys, furniture, homewares

Local regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

CAR RENTALS

Weekly Rates 0401606707 HOLDEN RODEO 02 Dual cab, canopy, 4x4, racks, reliable, $4700. 0400641996 COMFY FORD TELSTAR 88 sedan, red, auto, power windows, solid, decent cond, nice rims, reg Oct, $1050 ono. 66845089

BARGAINS 2004 Subaru Forester XS 5 speed manual, 199,866km, A/C, P/S, full service history, major service done at 198,693km. SN7687 ......$8,495 2001 Toyota Camry Wagon 4 cylinder, auto, A/C, P/S, full service history. AFB02L ....$4,950 2004 Mitsubishi Magna ES Auto, A/C, P/S, 158,000km, immaculate service. SN8978. $5,000 1994 Holden Barina 5 speed manual, 150,492km, great ďŹ rst car, cheap to run. QXK989 ..... $2,995 Mitsubishi Triton Dualcab Trayback 4x4 5 speed manual, great value. BT68DS ....$5,995 Toyota Prado VX Grande 4x4 auto, A/C, P/S, fantastic condition 8-seater. CC28ZT ...$10,500

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6684 4421

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TREE SERVICES

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COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

Presented by psychologists Michael Hawton, MAPS & Peter Chown, MAPS in conjunction with The University of Southern Queensland

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www.parentshop.com.au FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood ďŹ red bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ďŹ res, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

Matt 0427 172 684

PIANO Schonberg modern upright, excellent condition, just serviced/tuned. $1200. Ocean Shores. Ph 0407455730

VACUUM BAGS

To suit most makes & models

BRIDGLANDS Mullumbimby. 66842511

MITRE SAW sliding, dual bevel, on stand. VGC $230. 16ft (sailing) canoe, registered boat trailer $550 ono. 0418383734

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

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

STUNNING VIEWS: COOPERS SHOOT 2br house, 10mins beach, n/s, 4wks 25/06-25/07. $595pw. 0416323831 MULLUM July 7th-Aug 17th, 2 dble br house, big deck, large eat-in kitchen near park, $275pw + gas/elec/WiFi $50pw, 2 weeks bond, refs req. Ph 0404466867

HONDA CBR250R MC19 89 Reg 05/16, recently rebuilt, $2200 ono. 0411027319

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CARAVANS

BYRON STUDENT ACCOMMODATION 58 Tennyson St, sgle room $210pw, twin share $160pw. Cheaper for long stay, free WiFi, no bills, in town close to everything, clean, modern, friendly. Ph 0408166226

JAYCO HERITAGE 02 pop top 17â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6â&#x20AC;? van dbl bed, a/c, vgc, $15,900. 66804373

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

GARAGE SALES

Chinese tractor repairs are no problem to us

STUDIO CLEAROUT 4/80 Centennial Cct, Byron A&I Est. Art, household, timber & tools. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it! Sat 8am

BUSINESS FOR SALE

HUGE GARAGE SALE at the Dairy 139 Possum Creek Rd. 7am Sat. Great quality clothes, adults, girls + boys, furniture, retro collectables + kids games

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BROKEN HEAD gorgeous, cosy Moroccan-style f/f home, ďŹ replace, 2br, 2 bthrm. 27 July-30 Sept, $550pw. To view: google Amritas Casa. 0427917960

TROPICAL VEGE COMMUNITY house with food gardens & orchard, 15 mins north of Brunswick Heads. 1br + own bathroom. $190pw, or 2br + own bathroom $250pw, open part exchange. No dogs. Phone 0467848819

MULLUM 12A King St. Sat 9-2pm, no earlier. Furniture, collectables, fabrics, building, homewares etc. Rain or shine

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS â&#x20AC;˘ 66841777

SUNRISE 2 rooms in peaceful, sunny townhouse. Phone 0421701140

Saturdays 1 & 8 August 2015 | 8.30am-12:00pm Mullumbimby High School, Mullumbimby NSW 2482 Cost: $59 p.p. or $99 for 2 people*

Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

BYRON 1br, share with 2 others, fem pref, $130pw + bills. Martin 0414296550

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RetroPod

Vintage Caravan & Camping Hire Funky alternative accommodation for holidays, extra guests and events. Set up at your choice of location. RetroPod.com.au

Learn the skills for resolving teenage behaviour problems

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

Shane Eade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chiropractor 0467 660 323

HOLIDAY ACCOM.

MOTOR BIKES

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Tallow

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

CENTRAL MULLUM spacious, private rm/studio. $120pw inc elect & WiFi. Avail this Sat for 2 mths. Ph 0439492804

2 Part Parenting Course

6684 1028

WANTED TO BUY

TEMPUR

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Commercial grade washing machines Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

ballinacarcentre.com.au

0402 323 910

PROPERTY WANTED Small acreage property (2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25 acres) with min 1 dwelling, shed & water. Within 25 minutes of coast, prefer close to Byron. Budget $700â&#x20AC;&#x201C;750K. Details & pics to andysibs@gmail.com

6684 9137 â&#x20AC;˘ 0427 347 380

BRENT VERCO

MULLUM off grid, 5 acs, 2br house large studio + rental, gardens / orchard great views $535,000. 0428132297

MULLUM POOL CARPARK Sat 8am Combined sale. Tools, toys, swimwear, sports, electrical plus more

GOLD COAST SALES TERRITORY Organic skin care and makeup company. Vibrant and ďŹ nancially rewarding. Est 18 yrs. Part/full-time, market stall, demos, web and phone. Own car req. Training and support. Ph 0419493615

PROPERTY FOR SALE PROPOSED MO adjacent The Channon 14 sites. Text 0458183987

SUFFOLK PARK room in large beach house, own deck, close to beach $175pw + bond & bills. Phone 0411155018 BANGALOW dbl room, ensuite/toilet & entrance, $225pw incl elect. 0402281638 MULLUM TOWN 1 stylish fully-furn room, avail now in a lovely home. Quiet location, tropical gardens, massive deck, share with 2 fems. Needing healthy-living, conscious, pref employed female 30-45, unfortunately no pets, pref no kids. 4 weeks bond, 2 weeks advance $200pw + bills. Text Amelia 0411170468 SUFFOLK PARK Hazelwood Cl (Forrest Glades), near beach. Lge f/f room, n/s, f/f house, pool. Avail now-Nov, $200pw incl bills & WiFi + bond. Ph Joey 0413627422 BYRON large double room with balcony, priv, elevated, in spacious house, 3 min town, walk to Tallows through bush reserve, perfect spot. Chilled/happy house, n/s, $230pw. Ph 0421865737 OCEAN SHORES spacious room, ensuite, WIR, WiFi, in large house, $190pw inclusive, pref n/s. 0400013753 BYRON close to town, room in beautiful apt, pool, tennis court, furn, $300pw twin share or cpl, $195pw single. 0402923144 SUFFOLK lge, light rm in beautiful, quiet home. Long-term if poss, work exchange poss, $190pw all incl neg. 0415121250 BAYWOOD CHASE share quiet house with only 1, own bathroom, $200pw incl elec + water. Pref n/s. Ph 0408623938 BYRON CBD STUDIO attractive, fully-furn, self-cont, $340pw Phone 0410515093 after 3pm BYRON CBD beautiful rooms, beautiful house, f-f, no bills. From $175pw. 0410515093 after 3pm LENNOX 5 mins to beach in good rural area, 2 housemates wanted for part-furn house. $150pw + elec. 0400643054

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SUNRISE furn rm in 3br townhouse, $150pw incl bills. No pet. Ph 66856760 SUFFOLK veg house, healthy upbeat, open-minded/alternative, beautiful home, decks, pool, WiFi, cats, resp person, $170pw + bills. Ph 0402776647 BYRON ROOM + study in artistic beautiful timber, eco-friendly household. Lovely big trees. For n/s tidy wkg person with car. $190pw incl bills. 0412500410

TO LET

BYRON IN TOWN walk to everything, original charming updated Byron cottage, 3 big br, all ensuites & WIR. Avail 22/6 $900pw. Txt Juanita on 0403766701 FEDERAL Cosy studio on 4ac + pool. Sgl $265pw inc bills/WiFi. Fiona 0419390498

MAIN ARM VILLAGE priv 21’ caravan & annex, compost loo, n/s, no pets. $195pw incl elect. Rent assist ok. 66845289

OFFICE BYRON BAY CBD 52sqm, new building incl toilet, kitchenette & balcony. Ph David 0403412224

MULLUM CREEK 1br plus cottage. Private, quiet, avail 22 June $360pw + bills/bond. N/s, no pets. Ph 0433832101

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

BANGALOW 3 br house. Elevated part of town, great location. $550pw + bills. Initial 6 mth lease. Available 8/7. Ref req. 0402134390

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

MULLUM TOWN brand new s-c garden studio, furn, suit sgle, n/s, worker, no pets. $300pw incl elec & water. 0407163828

STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

TINTENBAR 3br cottage on acres, suit wkg couple. $400pw. Ph 66879037

BYRON 2 br, 2 bthrm unit, walk to town. $500pw incl. bills. Phone 0415482009 PRACTITIONER ROOM – MULLUM avail 4 days pw from 22/6. Share peaceful clinic with acupuncturist Fiona D’Elboux. $160 incl exp. Call after 7pm 0425064655 POSSUM CREEK lge 3br house with 2 lge living areas, 2 bthrms + ofﬁce on lge acreage, spectacular views. Avail for viewing after 27/06. $695pw plus bills, refs req. Contact mark.tucker@live.com

Billinudgel 1br $220

BYRON 2br, 1 bathroom apartment, SLUG, ocean views, no pets, refs req, $450pw. accom@byron 66853805 BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK 1br ﬂat f-furn, priv. gdn $375pw. 66853841/0405184808 OCEAN SHORES HOUSE 4br, 2bthrm, $430pw incl water & elec. Ph 66803039 or 0400532441 MULLUMBIMBY beautiful lakeside house + s/cont studio. 3bdrm + 2 ofﬁces/bdrms. Large verandahs overlook beautiful 100 acres. Large jetty. 6 mins to Mullum. Main Arm $700pw. Ph Josie 0412897567 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 MULLUM FLAT 2 lge br, full kitch & bthrm, semi-rural, own yard. $400pw inc pwr (not gas). Text or phone 0402598284

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

Brunswick Heads Three bedroom renovated unit in town. Single garage. No pets. $580 per week. Two bedroom unit in town. Single garage. No pets. $425.00 per week.

Ocean Shores Four bedroom, two bathroom home. Large balcony and bbq area. Carport. Pets neg. $470 per week.

FNC Property Management

1300 716 707

Bangalow – $540 4 bed, 1 bath, 2 car Available now, walk into Bangalow, backs onto reserve, slow combustion ﬁre place, open plan living area.

Possum Creek – $370 1 bed, 1 bath Available now, beautiful valley views, open plan living – cosy cottage

Possum Creek – $780 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Separate studio, inground swimming pool, pool and lawn maintenance included, slow combustion ﬁre place, available now, 5 mins to Bangalow

6687 2833 Shop 4, 2 Byron St Bangalow

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Byron Bay MAIN ARM, $240pw Studio, 1 bathroom Available now

BYRON BAY, $360pw Studio, 1 bath Furnished or unfurnished Walking distance to town Off street parking Available now

BYRON BAY, $390pw Studio, 1 bath Carspace Available now

BYRON BAY, $1100pw 4 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms DLUG Available now Ray White Rental Centre 3/47 Byron Street, Byron Bay 02 6685 8911 rwbyronbay.com

MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited ACP photographer. Ph 0413627846 SIMPLY SHEER HAIR is looking for parttime, senior hairdresser. 66841441

EzyHealthFood.com

BYRON CBD STUDIO attractive, fully-furn, self-cont, $340pw Phone 0410515093 after 3pm

is on the move and looking for a full-time warehouse/store person to work with us at our new warehouse in Billinudgel. This is an exciting time to join our small, awesome team who distribute quality health products nationally & internationally. Please contact Andrew on 0412902082 to apply

PRACTITIONERS ROOM Optimal location, elevated views working with Andrew Badman at 'Wave of Life' Network Chiropractic. Looking for syergistic modality – must be highly trained with own client base. 66858553

RESTAURANT MANAGER Busy Byron Venue seeks a career-minded person with min 5yrs exp in fast-paced venues & a min 3yrs in management/leadership role. Full time. Up to $58,000. Email resume: byronvacancy@gmail.com

WANTED TO RENT

NURSING POSITION Three days a week 9am-1pm, M, T, Th required for nutritional medical clinic in Ocean Shores. Must be proﬁcient in Intravenous Cannulation. Other duties to support reception staff and work with GPs. Training and education provided. Ph 66803208, OR email: admin@ drkarelhromek.com

GRANNY FLAT/UNIT/ROOM furn, middle-aged male, non-smoker, nondrinker, clean. Byron, Lennox & Ballina area. Refs avail. Ph 0457760086

TO LEASE OFFICE BYRON BAY CBD 52sqm, new building incl toilet, kitchenette & balcony. Ph David 0403412224 BANGALOW prime commercial, expr of interest. Located in the heart of Bangalow. Extensive range of suitable usages, good floor plan, front & rear access, 6 car spaces. Contact Brian Grant 0408899555 BANGALOW factory showroom highway exposure, parking, air-con, toilet, 73sqm + 36sqm mezz/office. 0418878978 MULLUM: NEXT TO LULU’S 2 rooms in 1 shop, perfect for consult, massage or shared business. Avail 1 Aug, $215pw both rooms. 66845346 or 0437080748 BYRON A&I EST HUGE office space, 6 Tasman Way, $220pw, price red, A/C, avail now. Be quick. Ph 0404899335 LARGE WELL–LIT STUDIO 3x3 lease Jonson St. Byron Bay. 200 sqm of sprung dance floor with large mirrors, separate office & amenities. Ideal venue for yoga, dance, martial and visual arts. Ph Steve 0435353674

WANTED TO LEASE PROFESSIONAL seeks mediumsize secure ofﬁce space in Byron Arts & Industry Estate. Access to shower / kitchenette required. Ph 0427275925

POSITIONS VACANT

New Brighton The Pocket $300pw, 1 bed, ﬂat, includes electricity, no pets Billinudgel $350pw, 3 bed, 1 bath, cottage Ocean Shores $420pw, 3 bed, 1 bath SLUG $620pw, 4 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, ocean views $460pw, 3 bed, 2 bath, double garage $680pw, 5 bed, 2 bath, carport, Home $460pw, 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG $300pw, 2 bed, 1 bath unit South Golden Beach $350pw, 1 bed, 1 bath, studio $390pw, elevated 2 bed, 1 bath, home

BYRON TOWN unfurn studio avail for quiet working couple, no drugs, no pets, $300pw + elect. 66857945

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NEW LISTING – Clunes $480pw Large 4 bedroom home + study with breath taking views over Clunes Valley. SED Gas cooking & gas HW, SLUG + storage + LEA double carport. Pets neg. Available now. NEW LISTING – Nashua $500pw Fully renovated art deco 3 bed home with D ensuite off the main,Apol S Efloors throughout. E cooking, Open fire place,Lgas dishwasher, solar HW. Pets neg. Avail early July. Byron Bay $630pw Immaculate furnished 3 bed townhouse, polished & tiled floor throughout, low main D SE paved, fenced court L E Ayard, SLUG. Deck off main bed overlooking reserve. Avail now!

6687 2479

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Ryces Dr, Clunes – $420pw 3 bed, 1 bath, sep living, large yard. Storage & SLUG. Avail Now Pets Neg Goninan Place, Possum Creek – $590pw 2 bed, 1 bath, DLUG. Lovely cottage on 4 acres. Avail 9th July Pets neg Thomas Street, Bangalow – $675pw 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG. This home is modern & very comfortable. Avail 22nd June Pets neg Weemala Lane, Federal – $690pw 3 bed, 2 bath. DLUG. Amazing Hinterland views. Avail 20th June Pets Neg Macadamia Lane, Federal – $1,100pw 5 bed, 5 bath, DLUG + Pool. Resort style living at its best. Avail Now. Pets neg For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

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PICTURE FRAMER Retrospect Galleries is looking for an exp, motivated & organised framer. Pls only apply if you have exp in picture framing. We are looking for the right person to join & become part of our small & dynamic team! Email: accounts@ retrospectgalleries.com

WORK WANTED GERMAN SUPER CLEANER fast & reliable $30 per hour. Ph 0411969042

RONALD SWINBOURNE 10.10.1927 – 21.6.2012 “Time unfolds another year but memories keep you ever near” Sadly missed by Jacqueline & his family

LOST & FOUND LOST: 2 ELECTRIC DRILLS coming off Byron interchange overpass. 0429458532

EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Ph 0402199999 CERAMIC TILING repair & new. Paving. Odd jobs. Handyman. Ph 0432401334 QUALIFIED PAINTER Small jobs OK. Phone Rob 0408900134. Green Painters Lic No: 242107C

PETS NEW HOME needed for 2yo black kelpie due to changing family circumstances. Affectionate, intelligent, trainable, suit active family or property. Reluctant give away. Ph 0423866263

COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

The Ironing Lady REGISTERED NURSES For casual day and night shifts. Specialling 1:1 Care Email resume to Cathy@sanctuarybb.com 0434 588 887

ARE YOU MECHANICALLY MINDED? We require a responsible, reliable person for repairs to our wide range of mechanical goods. Small engine experience necessary. Byron Indus Est. Residents only. 6680 7413.

SPLENDOUR BAR & CASHIER WORKERS required July 23–26 Applicants must hold a current and valid NSW RSA. For an application form please email: splendourbarwork@ gmail.com

GRAPHIC DESIGNER wanted to join our expanding creative team. Strong sense of art direction, web design and at least 10 years Photoshop experience essential. Casual position 16-24 hrs per week. Please send resume with cover letter and examples of your work to Michael. Email: hr@psychwire.org JUNIOR WAITSTAFF for school holidays & weekends, Professional wait staff for day/ evening Ongoing casual work. Email: targabyronbay@gmail.com Phone 0403645549

ICT SUPPORT OFFICER Bangalow

MASSAGE Qualiﬁed remedial massage therapist required. We also require Tarot readers. Contact Santoshi 0422232254

Suffolk Park $25/hr. Angela 0414719680

Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School Kimberley Thurlow heads our Property Management Department with over 14 years of Local Experience on all levels of Property Management & with an ENVIABLE REPUTATION for Professionalism & Exceptional Results! Call Kimberley for the management of your property...

GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com

Starting July 2015 - part time, primarily term time CBRSS is a vibrant and progressive K-12 school dedicated to the educational principles inspired by Rudolf Steiner.

CLEANER / CARER Respite, support. Experienced. 0421701140 HOUSE CLEANING by honest reliable local lady, 20 years exp. Ph 0403527546 DOG-SITTING. 30 yrs experience: I’ll care for & love your Dog. Pls text 0403200721 PAINTER Quality, cheap, reliable. Byron area. Call Richard 0447212069 EXCELLENT CLEANER $25ph, reliable, thorough, very good refs. 0439044303 GARDEN TIDY brush cut, hedges, mulch, planting, tip runs. Ph Simon 0466986545

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au ITALIAN WITH ERICA Qualiﬁed Native teacher 0435635822 MATHS TUTORING Qualiﬁed teacher, 25 years’ experience. All ages to HSC. Andrew 0413294982

MUSICAL NOTES 1957 GIBSON LES PAUL custom guitar. Mint condition 0402759713 PIANO TUNER Restorer, repairer & retailer since 1981. Ph Dr Fred Cole 0412216019 or www.specialtypianos.com.au

DEATH NOTICES DAVID LOVELIGHT The last hippy in Byron Bay has boarded the ﬂower-power bus for his ﬁnal journey into his beautiful spiritual world. He will then climb his stairway to heaven. Sleep peacefully my gorgeous Lovelight boy xxx Loved son of Mum Janice, loved brother to Gina, Lisa, Louise and Katie, godfather to Laura

• Fully qualified chef with • Comfortable working alone and minimum 3 years experience with a keen eye for detail • Passionate about creating • Flexibility with covering breakfast healthy spa cuisine and an ability and lunch or dinner shifts as to deal with special dietary needs required (no split shifts, each • Well presented shift 8 hrs)

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Scout is a 9-month-old Jack Russell X (weighs about 13kg). He is a smart, affectionate, active boy who gets on well with other dogs and has some obedience training. If you can give Scout 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. PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

BREN TURNBULL Passed away peacefully at home on 9th June 2015, surrounded by love. Brave and magniﬁcent to the end.

IN MEMORIAM Georgia Madeleine Enter 22/6/1994

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Oscar has a really beautiful nature and is very well behaved. Oscar’s short coat and personality make him an easy-care kind of dog. He loves people, playing with children and other dogs, so he’d make a great family dog! Oscar’s a very gentle soul in need of a loving home, so give us a call now! Adoption fee applies. Incl vacc, micro chip, desexing.

Phone Carol 0488 415 444

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, problem-solving team player for our school. The position commences on 20 July 2015 for 22.5 hours per week during term time plus one week each term break. Applications close on 29 June 2015. Position description & application process available: capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au.

An exciting career opportunity has become available to join our dynamic kitchen team. 24hrs per week with the potential to increase the position to permanent part time as hours permit.

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SUFFOLK 1br, $200pw + bills, working, n/s, female pref. Yvonne 0410900379

Our Darling Georgia, You will be 21 now and we celebrate the gift of you here whilst you are there, choreographing your celestial dance amongst the stars. Our love for you is timeless and transcendent. We carry you in our hearts and touch into your strength and courage daily. Sending you all the swagger and shimmer. Mum, Dad and Nic

In one word Beautiful! Shari is a stunner with a delightful personality to match her looks. A black and white photo doesn’t do her justice. She is a long hair silver tabby with striking green eyes. Surprisingly Shari has been with us for several months waiting for someone who can recognise gold. She is well socialised, but most of the time she is quite happy to enjoy her own wonderful company. Shari is very friendly, particularly towards humans. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

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

MORE KITTENESS! CUTEN More cuteness has arrived at the shelter in the form of 3 beautiful silvery grey & white kittens. Their mumma has been surrendered too & is only a year old herself! These gorgeous babies are 7 weeks old & will be ready to go to new homes next month. Hurry in to meet them & reserve one if you fall in love. We guarantee you will! To meet the mumma cat, her kittens & our other gorgeous cats & kittens, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30-4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

R.I.P PETS

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE Sensual relaxation, dream body, Exquisite touch. Byron Shire. Out/In calls. 0407852069 DOUBLE GODDESS MASSAGE The Second Cuming for discerning gentlemen. 0407013347 www.bit.ly/doublegoddess69 TOUCH OF JUSTINE Luscious Bodywork & Sensual Touch Hot, ﬁt, bi, 34yo. Couples welcome. www.bit.ly/besteroticmassage Wed, Thurs, Fri only. 0407013347 HOT LIKE HONEY, SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE www.bit.ly/hotlikehoney Wed/Thurs only. Ph 0407013347

SOCIAL ESCORTS BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. New owner, new staff. Open 7 days 10am till late. Outcalls available. Enq 66816038 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 LUCY 20s, Corinne stunner & Lola. Columbian, mature cougar, size 6. F natural bust. Ph 66816038. 7 days, 10am till very late. Ladies always required

VALE MADISON Farewell lovely. You brought us so much happiness and love with your sweet personality. Thank you for walking into our lives. Sadly missed by Karen, Mick and the neighbourhood chickens

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by Ian Rogers Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm When Iceland hosted the Fischer v Spassky world title match in 1972, Iceland had only one world class player, Fridrik Olafsson. The Fischer boom saw tiny Iceland become the country with the most Grandmasters per head of population, but that generation has slowly faded from prominence. One of the Icelandic stars of the 1970s and 80s, Margeir Petursson, retired early from professional chess and became well known for running one of the few banks not to go bankrupt in Iceland during the economic crisis of 2008. His reputation enhanced, Petursson sold up, had a stint running a pension fund in Lithuania, and is now in Lviv, at the top of a Ukrainian bank. In Lviv, Petursson founded a chess club along with GM Alexander Mikhalchishin, who, upon hearing that Iceland was to host the 2015 European Teams Championship, suggested that Petursson compete as part of an Icelandic legends team.

At the beginning of Gladiator, confronted by the Germanic tribes baring their arses at the Roman legions, Quintus says to Maximus, ‘some people just don’t know when they’re beaten’. Byron Bay’s Red Devils were perhaps of a similar mindset last Sunday afternoon. In their must-win Round Nine NRRRL clash with Kyogle, they watched in alarm as the Turkeys stormed back from 20–0 down at the break to almost steal the game. Before an anxious crowd nearing 3,862, the home side prevailed to the tune of 30–22, but they nearly threw away a first half of creativity, exuberance and full-metal endeavour with a second forty that was virtually devoid of consolidation. The Bay are a side that thrives on confidence. After a stuttering season in which they have promised much but delivered little, they were at the crossroads. Did they want to take part in the finals, or were they merely there to make up the numbers? In warm but overcast conditions, the boys started like nervous Nellies, repeatedly giving away the pill and struggling to get anywhere near their opponents’ red zone.

Red Devils’ half-back and captain, Ryan O’Connell, puts on the old-left-foot step as the Kyogle defence surrounds him.

But then it all happened… prop Chris ‘Jawbone’ Coleman, who smashed into the line like a Sherman tank all day, made a trademark destructive run. It took him deep into Turkey territory and on the back of it, Joey ‘Flash’ Gordon, another of Byron’s best, opened the scoring with a well-deserved try. It was as if somebody had turned on the lights for the blinkered Devils. From a scrum, Ryan ‘the Crab’ O’Connell floated a mesmerising twenty-metre pass to Hayden ‘Rupert’ Rosenbaum on the wing, who in turn beat his oppo-

site all ends up to cross in the corner. Kyogle were fraying at the edges and their disarray was soon compounded. O’Connell chipped into open space and the ball took an impossibly weird bounce into the arms of hooker Tyler Blanch ‘Dubois’. Blanch upped the ante with another chip and five-eighth Reece ‘Bernie’ Purcell gathered it unmarked to scamper in for a try that was part Timothy Leary, part Albert Einstein. It brought the house down. Icing on the cake came when O’Connell handled twice in a neat wrap-around

move that led to flanker Joe ‘the Red’ McCarthy sprinting away for another fourpointer. The Devils were enjoying their footy and it was a delight to see them in such an unleashed mood. They started promisingly after the break, but a string of penalties brought the Turkeys back into it. The men in red were sleepwalking as Kyogle, emboldened and sensing their hosts’ angst, piled on three unanswered tries. The script had been torn to shreds and, at 20–18, our worst nightmare seemed to be unfolding before our eyes. ‘Snap out of it, Byron!’ came the call from the bleachers, but Kyogle, with a glut of possession, continued to press. The turning point came when fullback Brad ‘Bruce’ Lees, ever reliable, made a desperate save by collecting the ball on the line before a handful of greedy Turkeys gobbled it up. Byron settled, Coleman was rewarded for his gutbusting effort with a try and, even though the Turkeys still had enough in the tank to reduce it to 26–22 with three to go, a barnstorming run from Gordon set up Rosenbaum for the killer blow that will keep the Devils in the premiership hunt.

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So this week, for practice, three of the legends, Petursson, 80-year-old Olafsson and GM Johann Hjartarsson are in Sardinia competing in the Porto Mannu Open – a choice of tournament perhaps influenced as much by the sun, sand and wine as the tough competition. Cobwebs were evident in all three legends’ play but Olafsson won the best game of the tournament, as follows. Porto Mannu 2015 White: F Olafsson Black: M Schaefer Opening: Queen’s Gambit Declined 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 The solid Lasker Defence which brought Anand success in his 2010 world title match. 8.Bg3!? c5 9.Bd3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Nc6 11...e5 12.Nf5 is more messy. 12.cxd5 Nxd4 13.exd4 exd5 14.Bc2 Re8 15.Kf1 Bf8?! Rather too solid. After 15...Bf6 Black has nothing to fear because 16.Qd3 g6 17.Rxh6 is well met by 17...Bf5. 16.Qf3 Be6 17.Bb3 Qb6? Making a bad situation worse. 17...Rac8 maintains activity for the lost pawn. 18.Nxd5 Qa5 19.Rh5! Qa6+ 20.Kg1 Rac8 21.Re5 Red8 22.Rae1 Rd7 23.Rxe6!! fxe6 24.Rxe6! Rc1+ 24...Qxe6 loses to 25.Nf6+!. 25.Kh2 Qf1 26.Re1!! A sparkling refutation to Black’s counter-attack, though 26.Ne7+ was also winning. 26...Qxe1 27.Ne7+ Kh7 28.Qf5+ Kh8 29.Qxf8+ Kh7 30.Qg8 Checkmate! 1-0

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Sporting pundits, the easily distracted, and the tragically obsessed were all out in force for game one of the 17th annual Nick Shand Memorial cricket series in Mullumbimby on Sunday. Uber-trendy sophisticates and reigning champs the Byron Full-Tossers networked

their way across the highway to take on the rugged country folk of Left Bank, fresh from another off-season of digging man-pits in their driveways. Lomath Oval glistened with overnight rain and the famous turf had the consistency of wallpaper glue as Scruff of the Bankers called

correctly and chose to bat. Classy Russ and hitman Gaz faced the first over of the series from the always feisty John, a very urbane and cultured fellow, it is said, until you throw him a new ball. Zac (3/13) skidded one through Gaz but from there it was like watching zeros

The Byron Magpies Under-14 team had every reason to look pretty chuffed on the weekend – their game was extraordinary not because they won, rather because every player on the team put the ball through the goal posts.

seaccumulate in a FIFA slush fund as Russ (40), Eli (34), and Clay (31) alternately pummelled and caressed the ball around like Mrs Grey’s backside. Janny (3/8) and Wayno (1/8) bowled well at the death but couldn’t stop the Bankers amassing a fully engorged 173. Clouds and light rain swept over the ground during lunch, rendering the already dead outfield ‘terminated with extreme prejudice’ which did nothing for the Tossers’ chances of running down the total. Mick ‘Methusela’ Carville umpired the first session after lunch despite his diagnosis of cancer during the week. The Bankers’ bowlers brought home the points led by Guy (2/9), Clay (3/2) and Scruff, who also held a sliding outfield catch to remove the dangerous Craig. Next week the salty surfies of Suffolk, the Swingers, attempt to negotiate their way past the Upper Main Arm cricket collective.

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

Mullumbimby Market Corner of Stuart and Myocum Streets, Mullumbimby, Saturday 20 June, 8am–2pm. Soul Man playing live. See www.facebook. com/MullumMarkets.

Dunecare Day Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day

Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Connect Up Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is hosting Koori Murri Goori Connect Up, a time to reflect on sharing experiences of doing creative work, energising oneself. For info call Robin 0459 962 428.

Sunday 21 June, 9am–12 noon, meeting in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. Enquiries Udo 0413 173 786 or Veda 6685 7991.

Free Mapping Workshop Thursday 18 June, 9am–1pm, at the IT Training Room, Byron Community College, Mullumbimby. Learn how to use free mapping tools to make accurate maps of your property. Bookings essential: alison.ratcliffe@ byron.nsw.gov.au, 6626 7028.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The ‘Philo-Sophia’ of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. Please bring your book. Thursday 18 June, 1–3pm, at Masonic

Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.

Tennis Ocean Shores Tennis Club Mon and Wed mornings 8.30–11.30 at Water Lily Park. New players welcome. Phone 6680 5791. 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). Buddhist 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.

A weekly activity day for seniors each Tuesday at the Byron Community Centre with drumming circle at 10.30am, followed by chair yoga at noon. Entry by donation.

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.

Quota Club Quota Club of Brunswick Valley meets every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 6pm. Ph 0439 733 763 for more info.

Spanish conversation A Spanish conversation group meets every Monday evening in Mullumbimby in order to improve language skills and cultural knowledge. Phone Paco 6684 0242.

U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 23 June, 10am–noon at the Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Roger Curran, wordsmith and raconteur, will entertains us. Phone 6685 1732.

Lone Goat Gallery The IncREDible Art Exhibition runs till 23 June 10am till 4pm daily. Contact Josie Donnelly 6622 8399.

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.

Rainbow Dragons Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com.

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

Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am– 1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281.

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Paper Planes film Newrybar Hall committee is holding a fundraising evening on Saturday 20 June with film Paper Planes (PG) at Newrybar Hall. Doors open 6pm. Adults $20, children 5–15 $8. Tickets at Driftlab in Newrybar and Barebones in Bangalow. Enquiries Noel 0423 275 356.

U3A Ballina/Byron

weekly discussion group with Dr Liz Elliott, Pioneer Hall, Mullumbimby, 4.30–6.30pm, Tuesdays 23, 30 June.

Parenting Teens Program Byron Youth Service Parenting Teens Program, free 8-week group for parents, starting 14 July. Phone Rosalie 0431 524 044.

Free study groups

Meeting 10am on 23/6/15 in the meeting room of the RSL, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350. Term break until meetings start again on 7/7/15.

Northern Rivers Anthroposophical society wishes to inform interested people of four ongoing study groups which focus on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Enquiries 6684 5180.

Banking discussion

Ocean Shores Art Expo

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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 call 6680 7280.

Landcare

#StartupByron Un-Networking meets the first Thursday of every month, focused on connecting anyone interested in startups or small biz. See http://www.startinno.com/ events/2015/5/7/startupbyronun-networking.

Seniors Groove

The Newrybar fireworks and fair have been postponed owing to wet weather. The new date will be Saturday 18 July.

Song and dance fun for 2–4-year-olds, Mondays 9.30–11am, Mullum Neighbourhood Centre. Donation. Enq: 6684 1286.

Meditation

Byron Shire Respite Service Inc high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com. au, website: www.byronrespite. com.au.

Fireworks postponed

Toddler Time

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Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

artists to prepare works based on the theme Wild Things for the event to be held 28–30 August. Entries will be online from next month at www.osartexpo.com.

Rare O-gauge loco A rare 38 class model steam train made by O Gauge House of Sydney, circa 1945, will be on display at the Alstonville Rotary Antiques & Collectables Fair at the Leisure Centre on 16 and 17 May. 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.

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Carers’ support Lions meetings 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. 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.

Bushdancing Live music from Hide The Potato with dance caller, last Sunday of every month 3–5pm at Brunswick Heads RSL Hall. Next dance 28 June.

Free Yoga Nidra Every Tuesday in Ocean Shores, 2–2.45pm. Contact Heidi 0426 977 575.

Low-cost food Food Box Thursdays 9.30– 11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

Cancer support 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.

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

Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

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, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay. www. byrontoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Shanti 6684 8024 for more info.

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

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

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 non-profit community groups, not for invitations to free events to be followed up by paid

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1. Bruised ego – reason for a novice to climb, very, very slow (10,5) 9. From the fact of being alive, I’m in a state … (9) 10. …but unemotional and small, I get back into bed (5) 11. Blokes grow old in a household (6) 12. One young idiot retires over a note – what a shame! (8) 13. Right to show feelings – at a distance (6) 15. After rampant male grandmother, time does not flow (8) 18. Out of bottles, stopped tilting! (8) 19. Stop any resistance and lie down (6) 21. Trader produces French sea shanty (8) 23. Deformed Lascar villain (6) 26. It’s inappropriate – off! (3,2) 27. Neurotransmitter to relieve depression, or tension elements (9) 28. Jokester takes second in 501 positions – very big indeed! (6,9)

1. Time frame used by students of rocks (10,5) 9. Liveliness, cinematic technique (9) 10. Philosophic, refusing to show emotion (5) 11. Household (from the French) (6) 12. Shame, humiliation (8) 13. Distant, far-off (6) 15. Not flowing (usually of watercourses) (8) 18. Poured out, usually of wine (8) 19. Stop, take into custody (6) 21. Trader, salesman (8) 23. Rogue, scoundrel (6) 26. Inappropriate, outrageous (3,2) 27. Neurotransmitter thought to inhibit depression and other problems (9) 28. Very large astronomical measurements (6,9)

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1. Rules of language (7) 2. Legendary Greek hunter (5) 3. Great ape found in Borneo (5-4) 4. Long-legged wading bird (4) 5. Renounce, deny (8) DOWN 6. The dole (old slang term) (5) 1. Small weight to spoil language 7. Loathe, abhor (9) system (7) 2. Hunter is working around the river (5) 8. Put into code or cipher (7) 3. Primate of incomplete colour, turn 14. Soaks in liquid in order to soften, usually of food (9) brown (5-4) 16. Giant, father of Pantagruel in the 4. One encore for bird (4) stories of Rabelais (9) 5. Refuse to ease up about turning 17. Possessing a scarlet proboscis, like back information (8) Rudolph the reindeer (3-5) 6. Singular? We object, so it’s the dole (5) 18. Devilish, satanic (7) 7. Carelessly animate around awful 20. Abilities, aptitudes (7) smell – have strong aversion (9) 22. Capital of Vietnam (5) 8. To disguise information, National 24. Shaped like a cone (5) Cash Register replaces 1000 in 25. Part of the eye, large tuberous Middle Eastern country. (7) flowering plant (4) 14. Staff charges, and soaks in liqueur (9) Last week’s solution N076 16. Gnu at Agra harasses Pantagruel’s P E N C I L P A R A D I S E dad (9) S H A A E E T S P L U R G E S G R A D E D 17. Fighting SIDS, like Rudolph (3-5) E N S U T E 18. Detectives get upset about B R I D A L W E A R H U R L confusing omen – it could be A E I G L satanic! (7) A N A R Q U A L I F Y I N G 20. Aptitudes for old coins (7) T U N T O C O W S 22. Asian city has the laugh on Number S O U T H I N D I A O D T R O One! (5) S C A R L U M B E R Y A R D 24. 100 on 99 – one section is H R A I R R hyperbolic! (5) B U R E A U C H E R U B I M C N G K R T E 25. Rainbow flag (4) S K E T C H E S

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The smartphones and cameras were out in abundance for a much-observed arrest of a man in downtown Mullum last Thursday. You are allowed to film the police, whether or not you’re a reptile of the press. In fact, NSW Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch was quoted in the SMH as saying that by asking a person to stop filming in a particular incident, his officers were in breach of NSW Police Media Policy. ‘I would suggest it shows a degree of naivety of the police involved who made those comments,’ he said. ‘We understand and accept and in fact support the right of the community to film anyone in a public space.’ See the SMH story here: http://bit.ly/filmarrest. Q Q Q Q

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The increase in paid parking fees in Byron Bay is not winning Council any friends and has resulted in some pretty heated and acrimonious debate among councillors in the chambers. Meanwhile, over in Mullum, work on the new car park next to the Poinciana Cafe ground to a halt during the rain and a duck was seen enjoying one of the puddles. You could almost fit a rubber duckie into some of the heritage-listed potholes in McGoughans Lane adjoining the half-finished car park. Q Q Q Q

On an up note for Council, mayor Simon Richardson last week signed a Refugee Welcome Zone declaration. ‘As someone who’s just been overseas at the UN, speaking to people from Ethiopia and some of the African nations in particular, it was very humbling to sit among 200 national representatives to get a really true sense…

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North coast artist Geoff Williams’s painting, Juggler, is part of the enduring legacy of artwork he has left behind. Geoff is dear to The Echo in several ways, one being his original design of the logo for our masthead. And Geoff ’s son Sam was The Rails cartoonist for several years. See a tribute to Geoff on page 5 and more of his artwork at http://bit.ly/gwpainting.

that we are all in this together across the planet,’ Cr Richardson said. Well said, councillor. See more about local refugee support at Sanctuary Northern Rivers www.sanctuary.asn.au.

a reader points out that the Mayflower did not leave for the New World from London

but from Southhampton. See more about the Mayflower at mayflowerhistory.com/voyage.

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What’s happening with the National Party? Some of its MPs have spoken in favour of same-sex marriage and the NSW Nats leader and deputy premier Troy Grant wants a halt to CSG in the northern rivers. Have they discovered the 21st century and made the Libs look even more irrelevant? Will Nats MP Thomas George finally come out of his Lismore bunker for a natter with the Knitting Nannas Against Gas, or are the ladies just too confronting for the sensitive petal, who was one of those dismissing a vote on CSG at the Nationals conference last week? Q Q Q Q

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