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Wimbledon fever gripped the Mullumbimby Tennis Club last weekend, as impersonators of tennis greats from the past and future gave it their best shot at sartorial sporting elegance. The club, whose junior ranks are now increasing, has competitive or social tennis most nights of the week. Photo Jeff ‘All White On The Night’ Dawson

Local achievers recognised for NAIDOC week An awards ceremony for NAIDOC celebrations saw 15 people and community groups recognised for the contribution they make across education, sport, environment, art, dance, theatre and community initiatives. The 15 community groups and individuals are the Mullum Green Army Team, Larissa Smith, Scott Sentence, Sonia Woods, Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre, Wyuna Baker, Kasey Burton, Sahaj Blatt, Jessica Power, Aniba Kay, Shannon Dousling, Harrison Rutter Cavanough, Kaliyah Browning, Kaitlyn Clarke and Peter Birch-Marshall.

NAIDOC week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Activities for the rest of the week include the Mullumbimby NAIDOC week family fun day on Wednesday at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre from 11am. On Thursday, the Bundjalung of Byron Bay, Arakwal People present a cultural celebration from 10am with a march from the Peace Pole in Railway Park to Main Beach. There will be dancing, music performances, BBQ and children’s activities.

Green organics bin roll-out begins New bins for organic matter will start arriving at urban households from this week, say Council, and will take about two weeks to deliver to about 10,500 properties. And a change in collection routine will also occur when the new weekly service for food and garden waste begins on Monday August 3. Both red landfill and yellow recycling bins will be collected fortnightly on alternate weeks when the new service starts. The new service is anticipated to divert over 3,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year. For more information contact the Waste Hotline on 1300 652 625.

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Councillor under investigation Byron Shire councillor Alan Hunter (Nationals Party) is under investigation by Council compliance officers after neighbours alleged he breached his DA conditions for his ‘road transport terminal.’ Additionally they claim he continues to operate an unauthorised self-storage facility at his farm at the end of the short road at Pinegroves Avenue, Myocum. It’s the latest instalment in the long-running dispute between Cr Hunter and his neighbours; back in 2012 Cr Hunter was investigated and taken to the NSW Land and Environment Court for unapproved development, which included 20 shipping containers. At the time, Cr Hunter agreed to remove the containers within six months. In May last year, Cr Hunter was granted consent to a change of use from a ‘farm building’ to a ‘road transport terminal’, despite unified opposition from neighbours and questionable grounds for the decision. And in October last year, Cr Hunter told The Echo, ‘I have since obtained council approval to correct any of the past issues.’ He also claimed, ‘I had no idea that what I was doing was illegal.’ Currently his website www.byronstorageservices.com.au boasts new shipping containers are available to rent for $200 per month. But is the operation legit? While Council’s media spokesperson told The Echo they couldn’t comment owing to the current investigation, Cr Hunter says, ‘On ad-

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vice from planning consultants and Council, I sought and received approval for a road transport terminal, which permits storage.’ ‘I have responded to Council in the hope to address Council’s concerns. Council approval allows ten truck movements per week, to the facility, between 7am and 6pm weekdays except public holidays. ‘At no time have there been more than six movements in any one week, and many weeks without any. ‘There was no restriction placed on the number of light vehicles, only trucks, but for many days of the week and many weekends there are no vehicles at all. I am not aware of any restrictions on advertising for storage and Council didn’t express such concerns. There is however some confusion about the advertised access and hours of operation that we need to address.’ But neighbours are unimpressed, saying, ‘The conditions of the DA were put in place to mitigate the impact on the neighbours; however, he is operating it as a self-storage facility and most people who use such a facility need access on the weekend, which does not comply with the DA conditions.’ At the time of the illegal development in 2012, Council’s corporate governance manager Ralph James said, ‘It is not for individual landowners, no matter who they are, to decide they do not wish to comply with laws that are in place for benefit of the wider Byron Shire community.’ Q Editorial page 8

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Greens condemn Labor’s Justine Elliot for supporting the coalition’s ‘rightwing agenda’ Responding to the views expressed in The Echo last week by the Labor member for Richmond, Justine Elliot, Greens spokesperson Dawn Walker has put forward her party’s position. Ms Walker says the legislation that was rubberstamped by Labor will limit our freedom of speech, our access to information, our civil liberties and our ability to be part of a strong renewable energy future. ‘It’s incredibly disappointing that Labor has helped the Abbott government push through multiple pieces of controversial legislation,’ says Ms Walker. ‘This leaves the Greens as the only party providing effective opposition to Abbott’s rightwing agenda’.

Dawn Walker is a former Greens federal candidate for Richmond.

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‘The Labor federal member for Richmond, Justine Elliot, has voted on our behalf on this issue without any consultation with the community. Labor’s support of the Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 gives the Abbott government unfettered power to run offshore detention with no oversight, result‘Labor’s desire to appear ing in children and women as tough and brutal as Tony remaining indefinitely deAbbott on matters of nation- tained in unsafe and squalid al security for example, has off-shore camps. ‘Many Australians will come at the cost of our collecbe ashamed that rather than tive decency, personal liberty doing something to restore and respect for human rights. decency in how we treat ‘Last week saw the Border refugees, particularly chilForce Act come into effect dren, Labor and the Abbott where doctors, health professionals and aid workers at on- government voted together shore and offshore detention to continue the cruelty on facilities now risk up to two Nauru and Manus Island. years in jail if they speak out about abuse they may witness. ‘We all want Australians ‘It was left to the Greens to stand strong with lawyers, to be safe but its not clear doctors and asylum-seeker how these amendments to advocates to oppose this leg- the Australian Citizenship islation, yet neither the gov- Act 2007 will actually make ernment nor the Labor Party Australians safer. What is would support the Greens clear is that our fundamental amendments requiring man- civil rights will be comprodatory reporting of child mised by this action. ‘Giving the immigration abuse and assault to police minister the power to revoke and child protection agencies. the citizenship of a dual na‘No-one would want Austional disregards the rule of tralian children left unprolaw, with no presumption of tected this way.

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innocence or right to a fair trial or appeal. ‘It’s the courts that need to hear the evidence and make these decisions, not just assess later whether the minister followed the proper processes. ‘There is no proper substitute for a judicial hearing with a judge deciding on the facts found; this is not a decision that should be left to an individual minister. ‘If this fundamental principle is lost in Australian law, there is nothing to stop this government or the next expanding ministerial powers further. People should face the full force of the law, not a minister’s opinion.

Online copyright ‘It is concerning that the government has rushed to legislate an online site-blocking scheme and, with Labor Party support, has not seen fit to wait for the Australian Law Reform Commission’s review into copyright law before legislating for an internet filter directed by foreign rights-holders. ‘Both parties seem to treat the internet as a place to be controlled, filtered, blocked and surveilled by government agencies and powerful corporate interests. The opinions of public users have been left out of the equation.

Renewable energy target (RET) ‘The Labor Party’s deal with the Abbott Government to cut the renewable energy target (RET) from 41,000 gigawatt hours to 33,000 gigawatt hours will mean more pollution and less regional investment in clean jobs for Australians, including the electorate of Richmond.

‘Labor agreed to allow burning of native wood waste to be counted as a renewable energy source, which will be a lifeline to native forest logging and means forestry companies are eligible to sell renewable-energy certificates. ‘Unlike Labor and Abbott, the Greens do not consider burning native forests as clean energy. ‘Solar and wind are clean energy. ‘The next big test for our community will be whether Labor will again support the government and pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. ‘In the meantime, while Labor keeps siding with the government on asylum-seeker policy, metadata, citizenship laws and shutting down renewable energy, the Greens will stand up as an effective opposition to protect our democracy, people, and the safe climate we all depend on.’

Kontiki biochar kiln demo Byron Biochar will hold its first public demonstration of the new Deep Cone Kontiki Kiln at Byron Eco Park, Tyagarah, on July 11 and 12. Byron Biochar’s Don Coyne says, ‘The kiln is based on the Japanese cone kiln, which they have been using for centuries to make bamboo charcoal.’ ‘For property owners who have permission to burn off this winter, the Kontiki offers a safe, environmentally friendly method of thermally recovering woody biomass because of its smart design based on modern thermodynamics.’ For more information visit www.byronbiochar.com.au.

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Stars of Byron Shire about to shine One of our Echo workers – or as we call them, ‘drudges’ – has found a new passion: rock and roll dancing. And it’s all in aid of the Cancer Foundation’s Stars of Byron Shire 2015 event, to be held Saturday September 5 at the Byron Bay Community Centre. It’s based loosely on TV’s Dancing With The Stars, and ten local ‘stars’ are sponsored to perform their routine at the charity event. Echo sales consultant Michelle Hall says she was motivated to support the cause after members of her family died of cancer, incuding her grandfather and mother, who died of breast cancer at age 56. For more visit www.everydayhero.com.au/event/ starsofbyronshire2015.

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Organised thieves break into Mullum Mowers – again An organised gang is believed to be behind another break in at Mullumbimby Mowers and Machinery, located in the Mullum Industrial Estate. Owner Chris Mills told The Echo that thieves used a screw gun, bolt cutters and gloves to cut the electricity supply which powered his security system’s sensor lights and alarms. ‘They stole a ute from

Ocean Shores on Thursday night and then used it to load up my gear on Friday night,’ he said. ‘But they got bogged in the paddock near the shop.’ Mr Mills says it had all the hallmarks of an earlier burglary in early April. ‘There’s also been other recent break ins to other places around Mullum’, Mr Mills added.

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superseded models, display stock, some below cost Kenwood Steam Mop Chemical Free Cleaning A special Byron screening of the award winning documentary I Will Not Be Silenced is set for July 15 at the Byron Community Centre from 7pm. It’s the story of former Byron Shire resident Charlotte Campbell-Stephen’s horrific ordeal fighting for justice in the Kenyan legal system after being brutally gang raped. The synopsis reads, ‘Through her indomitable

strength and sense of outrage about sexual violence and the lack of gender equality in Kenya today, Charlotte becomes an inspiration to women, who stand by her side in her quest for justice against the odds.’ After the film, a Q&A with the director and her co-producer will be hosted by broadcaster Angela Catterns. Photo contributed

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The Dynamic Drawing exhi- ning weekly classes in Byron, bition/art event at Kulchajam Mullumbimby and beyond last weekend saw over 400 (including a successful two people at the venue to view and a half year stint in Melthe work of 75 drawers show- bourne). casing 180 works. Thousands of people have It included a large Q&A attended Ron’s classes over style forum at Saturday’s the years to find their ‘sigopening, as well as a packed nature’ and meet themselves drawing workshop on Sunday. through drawing. The event was filmed and ‘We are much smarter indocumented by Byron Video tuitively than we could ever and Elements Superfood Cafe believe,’ says Ron. ‘Strong served up delicious food for work comes from that amazthe occasion. ing intersection where our The weekend was a cel- attachments and fears collide ebration of Ron Curran’s 15 into a recognisable vision of years in the Byron Shire run- who we are.’ North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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There’s an underground movement gaining momentum where individuals are opting to challenge the legal system, specifically licences, passports, police and the court system. But it’s not aggressive – it’s completely passive and draws upon what are considered our natural-born lawful rights to pursue absolute freedom. Specifically it challenges the difference between the physical live being and the ‘dead’ name, which appears on birth certificates, licences, permits and certificates etc. The capitalised JOHN DOE from your birth certificate is the entity governments and corporations interact with, and if it can be argued that the courts are engaging with that identity (ie the straw man) and not the living being, you will be given immunity from taxes, fines, taxes, debt and be provided freedom from corporate and government enslavement. Happy, happy days! It’s called the strawman theory and one local man experimented with that recently. So how did he go?

Mullum stand-off Samnoelpearce, aka NOEL GEOFFREY PEARCE, was pulled over in Mullum’s Stuart Street on June 11, 2015 by police and refused to engage with them. And while more police arrived and swarmed around his vehicle, he sat calmly, told the gathering crowd his name and said he will not be entering into ‘contract’ with the people wanting him to get out of the car.

Sam or SAM says the western bankruptcy of 1933 was engineered by banksters and we are ‘surety’ for government debt via our signature.

Eventually two car windows were smashed, and he and police suffered minor lacerations after they dragged his arms across broken glass. Video footage shows police dragging him from his vehicle onto the road and then into a paddy wagon. Sam later told The Echo that he was shaken deeply by the experience and also suffered internal bruising and a torn muscle in the right shoulder from the incident. After being handcuffed, he was taken to the station and charged on ‘seven issues’ and released to attend court two weeks later. Sam says that using the strawman theory in court means first asking the magistrate to clarify which identity the court is talking to. ‘With my birth certificate in hand, I asked twice which identity the court was asking to recognise. As I did not contract with them with my birth certificate NAME, I was told to leave. ‘They then heard my case in my absence and I was fined about $3,000 and a warrant was issued and I spent two nights in Grafton jail.’

It was after a video link with a magistrate that Sam says he was forced to sign acceptance of his birth certificate name and received a two-year good behaviour bond, ‘otherwise they were not letting me out of jail.’

Charges dropped ‘The magistrate was actually okay’, he says. ‘He seemed to respond to an apology man-to-man – I said I did not wish to bring ‘dishonour’ to you personally or to the police or the court’. There are two states of being, Sam says: dishonour and honour. ‘Being in honour in one’s life represents an incredible amount of personal power and no-one can take that from us’, he says. Sam says he wanted to ‘experiment’ with the police and courts, though did say he wasn’t seeking to do so publicly. ‘I am fully aware that without a licence or registration, I did invite the police to take me on.’ Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Sam’s ‘experiment’ is that he claims two charges of driving with no licence were dropped. Sam be-

lieves it is because there was ‘no surety for the NAME of NOEL GEOFFREY PEARCE.’ ‘Beating the system is not my primary motivation, but improving the wealth and health of our community is,’ he says. Sam is adamant he knows others who are untouchable by law owing to their deep legal knowledge and experience with how to react with law enforcers and courts. Most importantly he says ‘paperwork’ is needed to be completed before attempting to use the straw-man theory. ‘I did not complete the paperwork and thus fell into dishonour. ‘You really have to know the topic before attempting to undertake it,’ he says. ‘There was one guy hauled up in court before me who attempted to reject the court’s authority and his strawman identity but it didn’t go so well for him. ‘We have to finish the paperwork BEFORE we act as he and I did’.

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Divided Tweed councillors reject Lismore bakery installs filters by-election after resignation to remove fluoride Luis Feliu

Tweed Shire Council have opted not to have a by-election to replace a councillor who resigned suddenly last week from what he says is pressure from his political opponents. The decision Thursday night came after a fiery debate – forgoing a by-election was described by minority progressive councillors as ‘a sad day for democracy’ and welcomed by the conservative majority as saving ratepayers’ money. Cr Michael Armstrong, who was elected on a Labor Party platform at the 2012 election, blamed the pro-development faction on Council for forcing his hand, singling out Cr Barry Longland for

Cr Michael Armstrong (Labor) has quit Tweed Council

leading the push last week to reject his apology for being away from the most recent council meeting owing to family-health issues. But Cr Armstrong’s absence from other meetings had also put pressure on him to resign. He had been working in Coonabarabran, central NSW, for the past six months as a casual teacher in order to support his parents as his father

undergoes cancer treatment. As a result, he’s been unable to attend some council meetings this year and had hoped to return soon, but his ‘very sad family circumstances’ had left him no other option but to quit. Council will now have six councillors till the September 2016 election, with the National Party-aligned Crs Warren Polglase, Phil Youngblutt and Carolyn Byrne now holding the controlling majority. The issue appears to have bitterly divided council and the 4–2 vote (Crs Bagnall and Milne against) not to apply to the local government minister for the by-election reflected the bloc voting pattern on most of the other issues in the council agenda Thursday night.

Tweed council refuse Woolies bid Luis Feliu

A bid by behemoth retailer Woolworths to open a full-line supermarket in the town has been unanimously rejected by Tweed Shire Councillors. Seen as a move aimed at allaying

business owners fear of closure or dramatic loss of trade, councillors expressed concerns that a new supermarket would compete with others. Currently there is Sunnyside Mall’s Coles and two smaller supermarkets in the CBD,

plus a recently opened one on the northern outskirts of town. The proposed location is the defunct Murwillumbah Bowls and Sports Club, and Council’s planners had recommended the 4,000-squaremetre development.

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Despite ongoing concerns from business owners and residents, Rous Water has confirmed that the water supplies of Lismore, Ballina and surrounding areas will be fluoridated by next month (Byron exempted). But one Lismore business owner is now asking Lismore City Council to chip in to help cover the costs of install-

ing a filter to remove fluoride from the water. Geoff Haycraft, owner of Goanna Bakery & Cafe, has just spent about $4,000 for a reverse-osmosis filter system in order to guarantee his food and coffee are fluoride free. But it’s fallen on deaf ears, with Mr Haycraft’s request being rejected. His letter to Council reads, in part, ‘The imminent in-

troduction of fluoride into Lismore’s water supply represents a serious threat to the wellbeing and economic future of my business. As such, I have felt compelled to take the necessary action to protect not only the livelihood of myself and my thirty staff, but also the interests of the thousands of our customers whose patronage is driven by their desire for clean, chemical-free food.’

Ballina mayor wants sharks tagged, not culled Darren Coyne

Tagging sharks may be the way to prevent further attacks at local beaches, says Ballina Shire mayor David Wright. He says it’s a system that works in QLD, and that Ballina had the opportunity to be ‘leading the way’ with shark-deterrence strategies in the state. Meanwhile, the Skullcandy Oz Grom surf contest at Lennox Head will continue until Wednesday, despite ongoing fears of shark attacks. The first day of the popu-

lar contest, which has attracted almost 300 young surfers, was cancelled after Thursday’s attack on a surfer at North Wall, and a second shark encounter at Lennox Head on Friday.

Unprecedented surveillance Organisers and Ballina Shire Council organised unprecedented surveillance for the contest to allay the fears of surfers and parents. That has included a fixedwing plane and a helicopter,

backed up by on-the-water support including two jet skis, an IRB, a jet boat and 24 rostered surf life savers on patrol. ‘Governments need to take action because we’ve had four attacks within five kilometres in five months’, Cr Wright said. Meanwhile, friends and relatives of Mathew Lee, who has been fighting for his life in a Gold Coast hospital since being attacked at Ballina’s North Wall on Thursday, gathered on Saturday at North Wall. About 100 people attended and donated money to help with Mr Lee’s medical costs.

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Local News Local bushfoods found in new kids’ booklet A book on local bushfood, Bushfoods for Children Of The Northern Rivers, is being launched by the Federal Community Children’s Centre as part of NAIDOC week celebrations. The centre’s Mandala Diehl says sales from the booklet will raise funds and awareness of the Federal Community Bush Food Living Classroom project, which is a half-acre community garden adjacent to the children’s centre. She says, ‘We created this booklet to be a resource for the community, and particu-

larly educators. It includes information on 35 local bush foods that have berries or nectar that can be eaten straight from the plant, or fibre used for weaving. ‘It also has information on the importance of each of the plants to the biodiversity of the region, and a harvesting guide.’ The booklet costs $15 plus postage. Contact Rachel Heaton rachheaton@gmail.com, or Federal Community Children’s Centre on 6688 4371 if you would like to order a copy. The centre is located at 898 Binna Burra Road, Federal.

Quincy, Federal Community Children’s Centre director Mandala, Annalise, Jordi, Saphiera and Rachael, who compiled the book and manages the garden project. Pictured front is Tully in the bush tucker garden, behind the children’s centre. Photo Jeff Dawson

Drug cartels grilled over pricing Nine multinational pharmaceutical companies have been grilled before a senate inquiry about their tax arrangements under which they paid just $85 million in tax on more than $8 billion in revenue in Australia last year. The Australian heads of multinational drug companies were asked last week why pharmaceuticals were brought into Australia under transfer pricing arrangements that could be three-and-a-half

times more expensive than bringing the same drugs into other markets.

Taxable income at one per cent Senate Economics Committee chairman, Labor senator Sam Dastyari, said, ‘It’s not good enough – action needs to be taken and there needs to be a serious tackling of this issue both domestically and internationally.’

The senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance is looking into whether large corporations are recording high sales in Australia but moving profits offshore to lower-taxing jurisdictions by recording high costs and royalties. Senator Dastyari said it was ‘extraordinary’ that companies have been able to drive down their taxable income to just one per cent of their revenue. GlaxoSmithKline Australia general manager Geoff

McDonald said he thought Australians paid ‘very fair prices’ for pharmaceuticals but when asked how he could make that statement without knowing what costs were in other countries, he answered: ‘I don’t know.’ Liberal senator Sean Edwards said the companies were acting lawfully but ‘the system is not right’ because it allowed multinational companies to minimise their tax. AAP

Murdoch comes to Mullumbimby Chris Dobney The world’s most powerful press baron and Australian invention Rupert Murdoch may not have taken up residence in the Byron Shire but his media interests certainly have. Until recently, if you wanted a taste of Murdoch’s jingoistic journalism you would’ve had to pick up a copy of Sydney’s Terrorgraph or Brisbane’s Curryfavour Mail. Or, if you preferred words of more than two syllables, The Asstrailian. Perhaps you hadn’t noticed that Austar’s takeover by Foxtel, now beaming into your living room, came with a 50 per cent Murdoch ownership tag. Still, the geriatric Sun King manages to regularly engorge his already oversized assets, even as he approaches his mid-80s. According to Crikey, he has just increased his political-influence footprint in Australia, with a strategic stake in his old flagship the Ten Network. In March he became the largest shareholder in APN. APN has radio stations around

the country that it boasts reach more than four million listeners each week. Yet despite Rupert’s already iron grip on Australian media, his 15 per cent APN purchase was approved by the toothless tiger, the ACCC, in May as trumpeted in the Asstrailian. Not feeling him breathing down your neck yet? Just wait.

Largest APN shareholder You see, APN owns a string of regional newspapers, most of them in QLD and the NSW north coast. Just in our region alone, this single purchase has extended Murdoch’s influence to: The Northern Star, The Grafton Examiner, The Tweed Daily News, The Coffs Coast Advocate, The Ballina Advocate and The Byron Shire News. Not to mention the black sheep of the Echo family, The Northern Rivers Echo (which was on-sold to APN after a staff buyout and now finds itself by default in Rupert’s stable). And while we here at the Byron Shire Echo and Echonetdaily have rebuffed

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his takeover offers so far, we can only remain your independent local media outlet so long as there is money coming in the door. And with Rupert’s APN mouthpieces now able to ride on the coat-tails of their big brothers, the choice on where to place your advertising dollars just got a whole lot starker. Since we don’t subscribe to a subscriber model (yet, anyway) buying advertising in your local independent voice is by far the best way to show your allegiance. What, don’t have anything to advertise? Is your cat having a birthday? Quick, call the classifieds department. Seriously, if you want to support the continuation of free and independent journalism and improve the local economy, take an ad, tell an advertiser you saw theirs in The Echo and subscribe to Echonetdaily. Even passing it along to your friends is a great way to start. Simply go to echo.net.au and fill in your subscription details. A daily dose of Murdoch-free news will begin flowing into your inbox almost immediately.

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r e c n a C r o f s e Danc Local star and Mullumbimby Newsagency owner Jenelle Stanford is raising funds for cancer services and programs at a gala charity event, Stars of Byron Shire Dance For Cancer to be held on Saturday 5 September 2015 at The Byron Theatre (Byron Community Centre).

Jenelle Stanford has paired with the lovely Ruby Makin from Makin Moves Dance Studio, Ballina. When Jenelle was asked by a past employee to be part of this event her first instinct was No way! Then Jenelle decided that life really is too short to be scared to do something different, as cancer can cruelly show us, so she signed up! Jenelle is a wonderful, enthusiastic and proud community member. ‘I expect I will look back on this experience and laugh a lot, and I hope my friends come and have a fun night out. Of course the bonus is raising money for cancer research and awareness.’ So far Jenelle has raised an incredible $1,617! Support Jenelle in her Dance for Cancer and donate today! https://starsofbyronshire2015.everydayhero.com/ au/jenelle-stanford For further information about the event contact Yonit Kittay at Cancer Council NSW on 6639 1304.

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Can you store this for me, Alan? Owning a self-storage facility is perhaps one of the best business models in the shire. So why not operate a self-storage facility on your property? This is an area of continual flux; owing to holiday letting, many renters are forced to continually move. There are others who move here and then realise jobs are scarce, as is Byron Councillor available housing. Alan Hunter is again But they all need a place to put under investigation by their stuff. It’s a perfect business compliance staff model really. Just give ‘em a key and let the cash roll in. Providing a much-needed service that helps people can only be a good thing, right? Councillor Alan Hunter advertises via a website a self-storage facility on his Myocum farm; however, the legitimacy of it is unclear. His neighbours are unaware of any approval for its operation. All they were aware of is a change of use in his DA last May from a ‘farm building’ to a ‘road transport terminal’. At the time staff said the proposed use did not comply with the zoning, but it passed with conditions. Neighbours opposed. Cr Hunter was elected to Council in 2012 after winning a seat with Chris Cubis on councillor Di Woods’s ticket. He’s also a very high-profile figure within the local National Party, having run for the 2010 federal election. And Cr Hunter seems likeable; his colourful mangled metaphors and folksy charm sure brighten up the council chambers. But here’s the problem: there’s a perception that regulation outlines how you go about such things as establishing self-storage facilities. One could imagine there would be many more storage sheds in Byron if it were as easy as dumping shipping containers on your land and slapping up a website. Perhaps this is yet another example of poor governance, bad decision making and a lack of explanation and definition in Council’s policies. All of which he and his fellow councillors preside over. When Council took Cr Hunter to court in 2012, compliance staff publicly spoke of hefty fines in the order of $100,000 for illegal development. Yet in the transcript from that L&E court case, an agreement was struck, no fine issued and no costs awarded. Cr Hunter claims that staff gave him the go-ahead this time and that this is legit under the ‘planning rules that applied in the 1988 LEP.’ What hasn’t been made clear is whether a DA specific to a selfstorage facility is requred. Staff are yet to reply to The Echo as to whether this development is indeed legit. Should we expect those elected to public office to be expemplars of best-practice compliance with the local government approvals process? Shouldn’t we also expect better from Council staff? Hans Lovejoy, editor

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eet the newest saviour of our fragile Utopia, Australian border force commissioner, Roman Quaedvlieg. Apart from being very hard to pronounce and harder still to spell, Supremo Quaedvlieg is more than just another jumped-up QLD copper in the manner of his ministerial master, Peter Dutton. He has been anointed to a sacred mission by none other than the prime minister, Tony Abbott. He is not so much a sentry as a guardian, deserving and receiving God’s blessings from our leader in his holy work. And it’s about time; clearly the combined secular resources of our present defenders, the army, the navy, the air force, the customs units, the federal and state police, the multifarious spy agencies have failed. They must have – otherwise why has Roman Quaedvlieg been consecrated to the role? And let it be said that he will not lack resources. True, most of his troops will be drawn from the ranks of the ungodly, mainly from the old customs service and the immigration department. But these humble followers are to be reborn as crusading warriors. They will, for instance, gather intelligence, of which they have presumably been bereft. They can detain offenders, or, it seems, just about anyone else they don’t like. And in case there are any arguments they can, and will, carry guns. There had been some apprehension about this latter provision; after all, few if any of them have ever had any training in using firearms. But it can’t be all that hard; just point and pull the trigger and ask questions later, if at all. There is no time to lose on

such niceties as normal protocol; as Quaedvlieg has warned us, we are being invaded by those who want to steal our hard won wealth, to traffic drugs and sex slaves, to bring back foreign fighters who are, as Tony Abbott has rightfully and righteously declared, coming after us. Our entire way of life is in danger – we could all be murdered in our beds. So, standing staunch in their snazzy new uniforms apparently salvaged from a fire sale in a Gilbert and Sullivan chorus line, the Australian Border Force (or ABF as it is to be affectionately known – not

Abbott has always seen himself as the archetypal Christian soldier, marching relentlessly on to war by Mungo MacCallum to be confused with the Australian Baseball Federation, the Australian Bridge Federation or the Australian Ballooning Federation, still less with the Association of Bloody Fools) marches off to its duty and – well, then what? Of course, we can’t actually say. One of the great advantages of turning an at least partially transparent, civil organisation into yet another paramilitary one is that it will be shrouded in the deepest and darkest secrecy. Quaedvlieg is quite open about this – probably the last thing he will ever be open about: ‘I will maintain the principle of operational security,’ he thundered, before buttoning his stiff upper lip, perhaps forever. In fact this is not a principle but a political contrivance; much, if not most of what the

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And this is where the melodrama segues from comic opera to grand guignol. There is no doubt that the Abbott regime has now become the most authoritarian, ruthless, impervious and yes, repressive in living memory – perhaps in our history. People older than I am say that even in during World War II the machinery of government was not ramped up to such a deliberate and intrusive level. Today the war may be undeclared, but Abbott himself has no doubt that it is an actual war – a war against terror, against the death cult, against Islamic State – but, somewhat confusingly, we mustn’t call it a war against Islam. However it is a war of biblical proportions; it is a conflict between good and evil, perhaps the ultimate conflict – the final battle of Armageddon, the

coming of the Apocalypse. Abbott has not yet invoked the Antichrist and the Beast of Revelations, but surely it is only a matter of time. And obviously when you are fighting with the heavenly host against the satanic hordes, there are no limits – the ordinary laws of man do not apply. So Abbott has, he believes, a licence to do whatever he wants to. It is his divine mandate. There is, as always, a large element of political opportunism in all of this; Abbott is not unaware of the advantages of encouraging fear and loathing in the populace and confusion and disarray within his opposition. But the big worry is that he at least half means it: the Mad Monk may have been in abeyance, but he has never actually retired. Abbott has always seen himself as the archetypal Christian soldier, marching relentlessly on to war – any war, but this one is all but ideal for his temperament and for his purposes. It is not quite all consuming – the prime minister is still making time for budget ballyhoo, a few minutes of Aboriginal recognition and of course the ongoing persecution of Gillian Triggs. But these are mere distractions. The real campaign is paramount, and no detail is to be spared – not even his faithful colleague Barnaby Joyce, who has been barred from that treacherous program on the ABC. But the ban on the national broadcaster is not absolute; Abbott will of course eschew serious discussion or debate within its subversive ranks, but the slogans and the photo opportunities for himself in military regalia will continue unabated. The war must go on.

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government chooses to hide from the public has nothing to do with security and a lot to do with shielding it from scrutiny and embarrassment; nowadays the reflex of concealment has become simply habit. So another secret and effectively unaccountable implement of government enforcement had been added to the already overcrowded bunch. It was a big day for Roman Quaedvlieg, but a bigger one for Tony Abbott. Another inauguration of flag-waving bravado, another excuse to parade his credentials as Australia’s great war leader.

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Perils of building homes on sand Q People who built their homes on sand presumably made the conscious decision to do so. In the case of Belongil homes built post 1988 – now threatened by sea encroachment – it is hard to see how, ethically, they can claim Byron Shire Council financial assistance to preserve their dodgy investment. They were lucky to have so many good years. It is time to make the wise decision to move on. This council will make a huge error of judgment if they spend a fortune on moving rocks and sand to preserve a few homes. One unexpected cyclonic event on a collision

course with our coast would wash away all the expensive rocks and sand. Imagine how many car suspensions could be saved with a million dollars in the pothole kitty. Imagine how many homeless people, and people desperately seeking to flee family violence within Byron Shire, could be assisted if our council made available more funds for temporary housing? These people are used to living day to day. Beachside emergency accommodation for those in need could be a big win-win solution. Sarah Smith Mullumbimby

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councillor is quoted in last week’s Echo again floating the myth that Belongil landowners ‘have the right to protect their property in the same way… Council [does] with road slips’. Rock proponents often claim coincidence with the hill folk that are affected by road slips. The difference is that when the latter moved in, the public purse had already established the road network and was committed to keeping public access open. The state now pays via ‘natural disaster’ funding for road rebuilds after storm damage (though not for road upgrades).

At Belongil all but a couple of the properties are owned by folk who were told, when they either bought or built, that they were on their own in relation to the very obvious coastal hazard. Hence government currently doesn’t fund their loss when the inevitable happens. This they now appear to not accept. It will be a shame if the current regressive council turns that principle around, delivering a public bailout to private speculators via next year’s Coastal Zone Management Plan. Cr Duncan Dey Main Arm

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perature as I get this workingfrom-home day on the roll. Slip on my organic t-shirt, knowing the cotton was grown in India, milled in Bangladesh, then sea- and road-freighted to China to be screenprinted in a sweat shop, only to be seafreighted to America, where I bought it online for ‘ethical reasons’, to have it airfreighted to Australia and delivered by my local postperson. As I turn on the computer to check my social media and remind the world exactly of my innermost thoughts and feelings, so that Google can sell my private information to companies to target me for advertising, I begin to craft my first ‘private’ email, through Gmail, aware that everything I am typing is being stored

for ‘security reasons’… then a bird chirps at my window and I stop for a moment, look outside and see beautiful nature in full abundance, the citrus in season, the morning dew glistening with the rising sun, the smoke rising from nearby fireplaces and while accepting that nothing has really changed with nature, everything has changed with human nature. Andrew Crockett Bangalow

keen interest shown in the progress of the $88m project. After several weeks on display in Mullumbimby, the large scale-model of the new hospital can now be viewed at Byron District Hospital, and those interested are invited to come in for an inspection. For regular updates on the project please see the link on the Northern NSW Local Health District website at http://nnswlhd.health.nsw. gov.au/about/hospitals/byroncentral-hospital-development. Robin Osborne Community Liaison, Byron Central Hospital

I wake up in a sleepy northern-NSW hamlet, the birds are chirping as the winter mist fills the valley, the sun is rising to another beautiful day. I then pour my Uncle Toby’s Oats into the saucepan, quite aware that the company is now owned by American megaco (Nestlé) and the oats were probably sprayed with glyphosate, a known carcinogen. I search for the cranberries and load them into the now boiling pan, aware the cranberries were grown in America, packaged in New Zealand and now boiling in my pot, added to the goji berries that were grown in India, packaged in Thailand. The warm porridge ignites my core tem-

Hospital updates The local community’s interest in the construction of the new Byron Central Hospital is greatly appreciated. There was strong attendance at the open day at the Ewingsdale site on Sunday June 28, with

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Perpetually perplexed by parking and potholes Local people know that Byron Bay is stretched and over capacity. As a councillor I would like to thank all those residents and business owners who have taken the time to speak to me with helpful and constructive feedback on the two key initiatives that Council is currently undertaking – Byron Bay Town Centre Masterplan and extending paid parking. Both these initiatives will

ensure Byron Bay is respected and well maintained in the years ahead. It’s time that visitors had a means to directly contribute to maintaining the town’s public facilities. Paid parking will ensure this happens. The masterplan will ensure we have a much more people-friendly town centre – one that is not dominated by cars and traffic queues. Council is working on ex-

tending paid parking by this coming summer. There are still a number of elements needing further discussion to get things right. This includes ensuring the resident exemption scheme is fair and equitable and that we provide an all-day parking area for workers and the many volunteers in our town centre. Getting the balance right between visitor contribution and resident amenity is our

challenge. I believe Council is up to meeting it for the benefit of our community. Cr Paul Spooner Byron Bay Q Byron

Shire Council director P Holloway has stated the extra money raised by higher parking fees or a rate increase will be used to repair roads. Mr Holloway, you can’t repair these roads in Byron Shire. You have to rebuild them;

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they are past repairing. You have to wonder about the competency of the senior and middle management of BSC over the years. If these people were doing their job, then why is our shire in such a mess? Throw in several dysfunctional elected councils and what chance did Byron Shire have? One question to Ken Gainger: Do you know how many consultants are currently being used and how many consultants have been used by BSC in the last twelve months? Alan Dickens Brunswick Heads Q A letter to Byron Shire Council and councillors: The condition of Byron Shire roads has deteriorated to an all-time low. Our roads are now likely to cause major accidents. Many streets have so many large and deep potholes that the dictionary says they are no longer potholes – they are ‘craters’. For bike and motorbike riders they cause deadly accidents and at night-time they become even more dangerous. Because we have so many streets without pavements, pedestrians are at risk as cars try to avoid crater-sized holes in the road. According to the NRMA roadside team, cars are now finishing up with broken rims. Our streets have become ‘One Big Pothole Disaster’. Why has this not become an emergency for our council? Where are the council roadrepairing teams before lives are lost and Council is faced with major litigation? Richard Mordaunt Suffolk Park Q I entirely support Paul Gannon re tollroads (Letters, July 1). People didn’t seem convinced when I mentioned them in the state election campaign, but Paul

is right. They are a winner. As long as we treat visitors with respect, all will be well. Tolls plus the elimination of holiday letting in residential zones will give us back control of the tourist industry, ample parking, and a better life for everyone. Matt Hartley Byron Bay Q How

about a rail line extension paid for by the beach resort development to the rear of the new sports complex with its massive mostly unused carpark for workers parking for the day? The regular service would suit most workers’ hours. A path from the carpark to the industrial estate would also free up parking there and one-way traffic around the estate would minimise congestion caused by truck movements and lack of road width for two vehicles to pass. While you’re at it, some street lighting in the estate might be in order, after twenty-odd years of nothing, as it contains many night-time activities and pedestrians with no lighting or footpaths. Ray Hunt Byron Bay

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ron Shire should not have to pay higher land rates or rent in order to support the business mentality of Byron Bay. Most of the shire residents avoid going into Byron because of the gridlocked traffic from all those tourists who haven’t been eating or shopping enough to make business profitable. Paid parking and extending the parking time from one to two hours on all the main streets could solve traffic chaos and derive revenue from the millions of visitors who use our fragile infrastructure assets. Lois Hunt Broken Head

Online comment of the week You will not get transparency in a government system that has been infected with the malignant cancer called private interests. You know the system is dodgy when information is suppressed because of ‘commercial confidentiality’. So why do we keep voting for people and parties that do not represent the will of the majority? Q Comment by Joe Monks in response to the

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Drifting along with the continents Story & photo Mary Gardner

Once again, pumice appears on the beach. Each is a piece of lava foam from the eruption of an active underwater volcano. I look up and see Wollumbin/Mt Warning. Back some 20 million years ago, that rock plugged up what was the largest volcano in the Southern Hemisphere. Why did it stop while others are still erupting? Answering that question reveals intellectual eruptions from Australia that date back to the early part of the 20th century. The fallout changed everything. In 1915, a colleague presented the work of German researcher Alfred Wegener at a geology conference in the United States. Wegener was an astronomer interested in the origin of the continents. Could they once have been one large land that has since broken up? After all, they looked like they all fit together. Their edges shared similar rock formations. Sometimes they shared fossils of the same plants and animals. Wegener built on some theories from researchers dating back to 1858. He updated the evi-

dence and renamed the idea ‘continental displacement’. This was the topic presented at the meeting. Unfortunately, the leading scientists, mostly from the United States, laughed at what some wit labelled the fantasy of ‘continental drift’. After Wegener’s death in 1930, his work was still considered unrealistic. But the theory caught the attention of an Australian professor, Edgeworth David (1858–1934). He included the work in his Sydney lectures in 1928. David was among the first to tease out the details and describe not one but a series of global ice ages. The good professor taught Leo Cotton (1883–1963), who

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specialised in geophysical studies. Cotton specialised in a mathematical approach to geology. He pondered Wegener’s ideas while he studied rocks showing that the magnetism of Earth changed over time. Over millennia, the poles themselves had moved. When he was a professor himself, he handed these ideas on to his student Sam Carey. Carey worked in Papua New Guinea, writing a doctoral thesis about its tectonic evolution. Back at the University of Tasmania, he taught what is now called plate tectonics. He linked 3D models of the earth with geologic magnetic data. He explained continental drift and the evolution of underwater rift valleys and new seafloors that spread and expand. Their rocks are younger than those on continents. Carey traced the pathways of continents by mapping volcanic chains. This is part of the answer about Wollumbin/Mt Warning. It was created as the Australian continent moved over a hot spot of magma. As the continent kept moving north,

other places moved over the hot spot. In turn, each place erupted as a volcano. Then, disconnected from its source of lava, it went extinct. The result is the arc of dormant and extinct volcanoes from Queensland to Victoria, with the younger ones in the south. The other part of the answer is as important. Like Wegener, Carey’s work was controversial. In the 1953, his major paper on the subject was rejected by the American Geophysical Union. From 1956, Carey organised a series of international symposia. His ideas got attention. Yale invited him to spend 1959 in the US to explain his work. Plate tectonics finally caught on. For rocks, life in the very very slow lane continues as always. The pumice stones here are only newbies, but they are already at work. Across the ocean, they carried small marine hitchhikers. On land, they move up the beach into the coastal vegetation. They become refuges for microbes who start one of the most important jobs on Earth: building soil.

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Consider the lilies of the park It has been reported that Byron Shire Council is now about to engage another consultant at great expense to tell them how to manage the neglected Water Lily Park at Ocean Shores. This should not be necessary if Council follows their costly plan of management for the park which was adopted by Council on December 18, 2008. Since the plan’s adoption and Council’s refusal to follow that plan, the water in the park has been allowed to be overtaken by noxious weeds, including Red Azolla and the most damaging weed of all (according to the Dept of Agriculture), Parrot Feather. These weeds resulted in a massive fish kill several years ago which was featured on local television. Despite this, the adjoining residents were assured by Council that the growth was seasonal and the lake would clear naturally. Needless to say this didn’t happen and solid islands

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continued from page 9 aware that it will, according to real estate statistics, reduce the sales appeal and value of their property far more than can be offset by any rent gained. Lessors could also be required by the telco to purchase their own insurance and assume shared liability for the facility and its operational impacts. This is increasingly problematic, since many insurers now have policy exclusions on damage or injury caused by electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Finally, although the microwaves emitted by phone

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by Ian Rogers Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm Walter Shawn Browne, who died last week aged 66, became famous as a six-time US Champion but was also the first Australian-born player to become an over-theboard Grandmaster. Browne was born in Sydney but his US father took his family back to New York when Browne was three years old. Growing up in Bobby Fischer’s old haunts in Brooklyn, Browne became US Junior Champion and one of America’s brightest hopes. However, when the Vietnam war draft threatened, he relocated to Australia. Brash, charismatic and supremely self-confident, Browne was a polarising figure here. Yet his ability to combine serious chess with long nights of poker and blitz was a source of wonder. The self-proclaimed heir to Fischer drew media attention as well as fans of both genders like moths to a flame. Browne won the 1969/70 Australian Championship and represented Australia at two Olympiads, earning a bronze medal in 1972.

with mature paperbark trees have now also formed in the lake. The blockage of the lake discharge point has endangered adjoining residents’ homes in minor flood events as the lake is a designed flood control system for this area. These pervasive weeds spread throughout the adjoining lake systems of the Ocean Shores golf course. Fortunately the Ocean Shores Country Club successfully eradicated the Red Azolla by biological control with the introduction by the club of a weed-eating beetle which has restored the main lake to a healthy state. We don’t need to spend more money on another plan for Water Lily Park. Tell the councillors and mayor to just follow the recommendations in the adopted plan. Jim Mangleson Ocean Shores Q I’m all for keeping the community informed, but

towers are within government safety limits, there is a significant body of peerreviewed science that demonstrates adverse biological effects at much lower levels of exposure. Consult with your neighbours and think twice before you accept a phone or NBN tower on your land. Anton Vanderbyl Palmwoods

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Last week’s Echo featured federal Labor MP Justine Elliot answering some questions about the latest legislation passed in parliament. It was When it was safe to return to America he abandoned Australia, declaring his intention never to return, a promise he fulfilled. Browne dominated US tournaments in the 1970s, with his fierce will-to-win and sharp style overwhelming any deficits in his technique. He also won many international GM tournaments – including Wijk aan Zee twice – but his violent style was punished at the highest levels and he failed badly at three World Championship Interzonals. This high energy style, often including crazy time scrambles, presaged a relatively short time at the top and by his mid 30s his results deteriorated sharply. I first met Browne in 1983 at the players’ meeting before a televised event in Bath. The organisers explained that due to the strict time limit, players were expected to act as gentlemen and not try to win dead equal positions on time. ‘Can you define gentleman?’ shot back Walter, peeved that his desire to win from any position might be curbed. Browne, a fighter not a gentleman, had just completed a week of chess and poker in Las Vegas when he died in his sleep.

Mayor Richardson’s fairytale ‘makeover’ at Water Lily Park and Lake would make a nun blush! The ‘mowing of lilies on the lake’ that he speaks of, is in fact a weed harvester provided by Byron Council to harvest noxious weeds (as the name suggests, Simon) that have been choking the health of this lake after 40 years of neglect by our council. The waterlilies and every fish in the lake died years ago, and the five culverts (storm drains) into the lake/catchment area have been blocked for decades with gravel, silt, weeds, trees and logs that have caused unnecessary flooding for many homes around the lake and beyond to Balemo Drive and New Brighton. Water Lily Park has six access points, with only the carpark accessible to cars, and all other access points quite boggy at times. At the present moment, we would be lucky to fit 15 cars in this carpark, so

hopefully all the families will be walking to this park. Fortunately, there has always been good community support in Water Lily Park, with Tidy Town teams, OS Tennis Club and residents tirelessly maintaining sections of the park. Though we acknowledge and appreciate Byron Council’s support and action to clean up Water Lily Lake, it will certainly need to be dredged of all the gravel, silt and rubbish to restore the environmental health of this well-used area and to encourage the migratory birds, ie magpie geese, pelicans, spoonbills and black and white swans, back after two decades of weeds choking what was once a beautiful and healthy lake. So we look forward to the increased funding to improve Council’s meagre amenities in Ocean Shores, Simon. Tina Petroff President, Ocean Shores Tidy Town team

disappointing that Justine did not discuss the Renewable Energy Target which was slashed when Labor voted with the coalition. Sadly, donations from the fossil fuel industry to both major parties continue to dictate Australia’s future. Along with the 20 per cent cut to the RET, Labor joined the government’s call to burn native forest waste and call it renewable energy. What a disaster and what arrogant disdain for the environment. The knock-on effect of dismantling the RET will be continuing uncertainty for re-

newable energy investment. Where is the media frenzy when it’s really needed to berate the government and opposition about the thousands of job losses and billions in investment opportunities on hold? Do we have to wait until the rest of the world drags us kicking and screaming into the reality of climate change? What climate change? We have the technology, creativity and resources to reduce pollution and sail towards a clean, sustainable future. Who doesn’t want that? Trish Mann Burringbar

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It’s a heavy burden for 29-year-old shoulders to be lumped with the tag of heirapparent to your country’s greatest writer. Chigozie Obioma has this to bear as praise keeps rolling in for his debut novel, The Fishermen. But at this stage, Obioma has some way to go before he can be mentioned in the same breath as Man Booker International Prize winner Chinua Achebe, known best for his 1958 masterpiece Things Fall Apart. Obioma’s The Fishermen references Achebe’s great work overtly through the voice of its narrator, and also in the similarity of the premise. Things Fall Apart focused on the hubris and demise of its protagonist, Okonkwo, a village strongman. The Fishermen has Mr Agwu, whose pride in siring a large batch of children for

whom he holds high hopes starts a disastrous chain of events. But from there, the stories diverge. Things Fall Apart was written while Nigeria was still a British protectorate, and the story had the push towards independence at its heart. The Fishermen is set in 1996 Nigeria and is a comment on the lost opportunities of Africa’s most populous nation. It is three years since the ‘stolen’ election and the country is under a dictatorship. Nigeria is in Obioma’s words ‘a broken and mucky nation’. But the political allegory fades behind the unfolding family drama after the narrator’s father leaves to work in another town and the local madman and soothsayer makes a dire prediction about a family member. The prophecy lends the book the feel of a fable or parable – it has even been likened to Cain and Abel, and of course there’s the Biblical nod to fishers of men. Obioma dips into familiar

magical territory for Nigerian writers (Amos Tutuola’s The Palm Wine Drinkard, Ben Okri’s The Famished Road),

Festival dishes up food for thought – with actual food Byron Bay Writers Festival is dishing up much more than food for thought once again in 2015 with food-infused events designed to both stimulate and satiate. For lovers of visual art BBWF is delighted to be partnering with acclaimed Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre to present a literary dinner, Life Lines: The Enigma of Adam Cullen. Erik Jensen, editor of The Saturday Paper, will regale audiences with a riveting account of the life and death of one of Australia’s most controversial and celebrated artists, his friend Adam Cullen. On Sunday August 9 the luxurious Byron at Byron resort will be the setting for Let’s Eat: Celebrating Film, Food and Family, a literary lunch with Margaret Pomeranz and Philippa Whitfield Pomeranz. The indefatigable film critic Margaret Pomeranz and her daughterin-law will share their stories of movie stars and directors as well as some of their favourite family recipes. Another literary dinner bound to entertain is A Passion for the Truth to be held at Fishheads Restaurant on Friday August 7 featuring award-winning journalists Kate McClymont and Sally Sara, in conversation with Christopher Warren. It will be a night of engrossing conversation with two of Australia’s most highly regarded investigative reporters. The ‘3 Es: Economics, Education and Good Eating’ is another not-to-miss literary dinner. Byron Beach Café will host Australia’s preeminent economic journalist Ross Gittins and Walkley award-winning journalist Maxine McKew in conversation with Matt Condon. In a free event BBWF gives the northern rivers community the opportunity to meet

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River Cottage Australia’s Paul West at Byron Farmers’ Market on Thursday August 6. Paul will thrill audiences with a cooking demonstration and book signing introduced by Remy Tancred. Food lovers unable to attend a literary dinner can join a conversation at Lennox Head Cultural and Community Centre on Friday August 7 titled Film and Family where Margaret Pomeranz and her daughter-in-law will again share their stories and favourite family recipes. Food will also feature within the main program. Don’t miss chef-turned-farmer Paul West and New Zealand’s Dirty Chick Antonia Murphy when they muse about life Down on the Farm, cheese and other rural challenges.

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illustrating the tension between the old and the new, pagan and Christian. Despite its stylistic tropes,

the story is well shaped in Obioma’s skillful hands. The author is no village savant. For all his youth, he has won short story prizes, travelled and lived widely, studied writing in the US and holds a fellowship at the University of Michigan. All of this explains Obioma’s familiarity with the western novel tradition. But he also retains the freshness of someone writing in a second language. His imagery is original and arresting, but sometimes he misses his target when reaching to the shelf for another unusual metaphor. Like all good tragedies, there is an air of inevitability about the unravelling of the characters’ lives. But it’s to Obioma’s credit that he keeps us engrossed to the last page. He may be familiar with western writing, but he’s his own man when it comes to how the story unfolds. This is one of the chief attractions of The Fishermen: Tragedy may have its own irresistible momentum, but this tale is never predictable

in the ways we think it might be. This is true, too, in the interactions between the characters, and Obioma shows wonderful skills in keeping his nerve in such an emotionally difficult story. Surprisingly, the narrator, who is one of the four brothers at the heart of the story, is the palest of the characters. For most of the book he is an almost colourless observer, as though the bolts of power that flash between his older brothers push him into passivity. But again, the strength of Obioma’s storytelling allows the narrator Ben to grow in stature until he dominates the closing stages of the book. The Fishermen is an impressive debut novel by a young writer whose voice promises to be heard for years to come. Q Chigozie Obioma will appear at the Byron Bay Writers Festival. He will appear on two panels with Russell Eldridge, whose own novel, Harry Mac, will be launched at the festival.

A strange story unfolds

t was the last day of July. The long hot summer was drawing to a close; and we, the weary pilgrims of the London pavement, were beginning to think of the cloud-shadows on the cornfields, and the autumn breezes on the seashore. For my own poor part, the fading summer left me out of health, out of spirits, and, if the truth must be told, out of money as well. During the past year I had not managed my professional resources as carefully as usual; and my extravagance now limited me to the prospect of spending the autumn economically between my mother’s cottage at Hampstead and my own chambers in town. The evening, I remember, was still and cloudy; the London air was at its heaviest; the distant hum of the streettraffic was at its faintest; the small pulse of the life within me, and the great heart of the city around me, seemed to be sinking in unison, languidly and more languidly, with the sinking sun. I roused myself from the book which I was dreaming over rather than reading, and left my chambers to meet the cool night air in the suburbs. It was one of the two evenings in

every week which I was accustomed to spend with my mother and my sister. So I turned my steps northward in the direction of Hampstead. Events which I have yet to relate make it necessary to mention in this place that my father had been dead some years at the period of which I am now writing; and that my sister Sarah and I were the sole survivors of a family of five children. My father was a drawing-master before me. His exertions had made him highly successful in his profession; and his affectionate anxiety to provide for the future of those who were dependent on his labours had impelled him, from the time of his marriage, to devote to the insuring of his life a much larger portion of his income than most men consider it necessary to set aside for that purpose. Thanks to his admirable prudence and self-denial my mother and sister were left, after his death, as independent of the world as they had been during his lifetime. I succeeded to his connection, and had every reason to feel grateful for the prospect that awaited me at my starting in life. The quiet twilight was still trembling on the topmost ridges of the heath; and the

view of London below me had sunk into a black gulf in the shadow of the cloudy night, when I stood before the gate of my mother’s cottage. I had hardly rung the bell before the house door was opened violently; my worthy Italian friend, Professor Pesca, appeared in the servant’s place; and darted out joyously to receive me, with a shrill foreign parody on an English cheer. On his own account, and, I must be allowed to add, on mine also, the Professor merits the honour of a formal introduction. Accident has made him the startingpoint of the strange family story which it is the purpose of these pages to unfold. I had first become acquainted with my Italian friend by meeting him at certain great houses where he taught his own language and I taught drawing. All I then knew … was that he had once held a situation in the University of Padua; that he had left Italy for political reasons (the nature of which he uniformly declined to mention to any one); and that he had been for many years respectably established in London as a teacher of languages. – Wilkie Collins, The Woman In White

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With the extremes of the world getting crazier all the time, being a teenager is as hard as it ever was, and a lot scarier. Two 15-year-old schoolboys were jailed the other week for plotting to blow up the Houses of Parliament using ingredients for explosives they found online (including fuses and chemicals). They were considering other targets too – the usual: Buckingham Palace, Westminster Palace – but in the end it had to be the Houses of Parliament. A long tradition of Guy Fawkes night in this country makes it a historical favourite. No doubt in an effort to be trendy, the boys were going to make a beheading video too. Perhaps in some dormant part of their minds they thought it would help them get girlfriends, never mind all those willing virgins in the ever after. I’d say they are not musical sorts, otherwise they could have learned the guitar and formed a band instead. But no, they had to drink in the slurry of hatred and atrocity that is everywhere in our culture nowadays and

throw up a lurid bandit fantasy that reeked of video game shoot-ups and plain over-thetop evil nihilism. They were dobbed in by one of their mums, concerned about the strange parcels arriving at the house and fearing drugs: a packet of powder was found that turned out to be paracetamol, sugar, and caffeine. One of the boys had written that he didn’t like Jews or blacks, while the other had pictures of weapons and had vowed in a text message, ‘not to be taken alive’.

Paper clip attack When police went to one of the boy’s schools to make an arrest, prosecutor Nick Dry told the court how the boy had tried to attack the officer with a paper clip. ‘He produced a paper clip from his sock and thrust it into the officer’s face,’ Mr Dry said, ‘and during a struggle, the officer used CS gas, fearing for his personal safety.’ The defence described the boys as vulnerable loners with suicidal tendencies and pointed out that they would not have been capable of actually building any

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bombs. ‘They have calmed down now,’ added their lawyer Shaun Routledge, ‘and are looking to the future.’ The judge, handing down 12 months detention each, described the pair as ‘disturbed’ without elaborating as to how or by what. Yet, clearly, something very toxic was taking place in their heads, an ugly brew of urges and ideas. Rebels without a cause seems so innocent a description, and the sadder truth is that they were most likely clinically depressed. One of the boys had described feeling suicidal and confided how he wanted to go to a field alone and kill him-

self. But his friend suggested they join forces and go out with a bang. Little other motive than to die like fireworks. The rest, the sordid litany of chemicals and pipes and bomb recipes provided online by The Anarchists Cookbook, and their long Skype chats about targets and various grisly scenarios, was plausibly all froth from their bored teenage brains. It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Where once they might have hung around a shopping centre puffing each other up to pinch a t-shirt, or have run about in the woods making bows and arrows to shoot at

trees or squirrels, now, after a childhood cramped in their bedrooms and loaded pretty much fulltime online, their imaginations burst with pintsized versions of every modern media-enhanced atrocity. Such analysis is not to forgive or overlook or pass blame, or even to say it was the TV that made them do it, but it is telling the judge decided to give them another chance, with a relatively light sentence and an order to undergo community ‘training’.

Choose a bomb These lads had to go down. And it’s good they were found out and prosecuted, but how alarming it all is. Ever more disgusting terror crimes fill the papers. Large-scale attacks happen alongside smaller, local ones. Many of the criminals do not claim to be members of groups such as Al Qaeda or Islamic State but still happily draw from their ideological programs. Almost as a shopping activity, you can jump online, choose an affiliation, watch YouTube for practical tips, add bomb ingredients to your cart, and be evil. It’s as if the graphic equal-

iser of the world has been ramped up on every channel. Everything must be bigger, firmer, heightened. Subtlety – whether of one’s argument, or sensibility, or perception – is more and more seen to be weak and useless. It is heartbreaking that the world is filling up with possibilities such as these kids reached for. But there is still – always – room for hope. Naming and shaming and catching and punishing are part of our collective refusal to bow. Let us hope British prime minister David Cameron is right when he said, after the shootings in Tunisia last week that killed so many British holidaymakers, ‘These terrorists will not succeed, for as much as they try to divide people around the world, they will only unite us more strongly in our determination to defeat Islamist extremism and all that it stands for.’ If in doubt, let’s teach our kids to play more musical instruments. A former Byron resident, Daniel Sage is a London journalist and author of the novel Fall Curve. See more at www. danielsage.co.uk.

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*Prices are per person, in AUD, based on lowest available twin share accommodation, inclusive of port & government charges and reﬂect all savings/ discounts. Pricing for Bravo is on a guarantee basis and all other pricing is based on lowest available category, correct as at 19 May 2015. Single travellers must pay a single supplement. Prices are subject to change and can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Prices include main meals (excluding speciality restaurants), entertainment and gratuities (excluding onboard purchases), port charges and government taxes. Agents may charge service fees and/or fees for card payments which vary. Cancellation fees and penalties apply.

Artists will educate visitors and locals about the environment through sculpture, an aspect Sam is passionate about. Some artists will be providing workshops for students in several of the local schools, collaborating with and mentoring students. Byron Shire Council has been a major sponsor of this event along with strong community support. It’s about community linking people together through their love of art and the environment.

Regotatts Following the withdrawal of the vehicle registration windscreen stickers in most Australian states, Rego Tatts have taken a positive step and have produced Rego Reminder stickers with many designs so you are never caught out. The cool car tattoos were created right here in the Byron Shire by Pearce Motors in Brunswick Heads, who came up with the idea after many customers found themselves not remembering when rego is coming up or due. Regotatts have no year and are uv-resistant, so you don’t need to replace them every year; only the month so we can be prepared in advance if need be, they really are cool car stickers that serve a purpose. You can visit the store on the website, or drop into Pearce Motors in Brunswick Heads to get one. www.regotatts.com.au

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MEDITATION WORKSHOP SUNDAY 26TH JULY 2015 9AM – 5PM Ven. Pannyavaro (Pannya) a senior Australian monk, will lead a Mindfulness Meditation Workshop at Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery, located at Tullera, 8 mins from Lismore. PLEASE MAKE A BOOKING ONLINE: www.buddhanet.net/bodhi-tree/schedule.html OR PHONE: (02) 6628 2426 BODHI TREE FOREST MONASTERY & COMMUNITY RETREAT CENTRE 78 Bentley Road, via Lismore, Tullera NSW 2480 Australia

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be involved in providing fresh food and coffee, live music, kids activities and free face-painting. Stallholders of all ages are welcome and stall cost is by donation for the July Flea! For more information call Rosalie on 0431 524 044. www.facebook.com/ byronﬂea?ref=bookmarks

Set sail with Byron Cruise & Travel Join your favourite Australian and international superstars for the holiday of a lifetime, cruising to the South Paciﬁc with Royal Caribbean. After overwhelming popularity since the inaugural music cruises in 2011, Cruisin’ Country and Rock the Boat return for their unprecedented ﬁfth year running. Bravo! Cruise of the Performing Arts also returns after a standing ovation received on last year’s inaugural sailing. These unique music cruises have been designed to provide guests with the experience of a lifetime, the opportunity to mingle with likeminded music enthusiasts and be entertained by the best of the best! See the experts at Byron Cruise and Travel, 4/52 Jonson Street, and they can help plan your cruise. For more information call 6685 6733 or email byron@cruiseandtravel.net.au.

’My partner and I had words… but I never got to use mine‘ Does this sound like you? Unless you are in a relationship with a carbon copy of yourself, at some point there will be differences between you and your loved one. So Congratulations! You are a normal couple. You differences could show up as divergent needs, feelings, behaviours, values, expectations and so on. Being different is okay; it’s how we MANAGE THESE DIFFERENCES that matters. Individual, couple and family therapy can help get the conversation moving. Call Melissa Allen – Psychologist 0423 705 117. For Insight, Growth, Healing, Understanding & Connection.

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What’s New Grassroots community action – a Mindfulness relational leadership approach with Meditation Mark Fairﬁeld Workshop It has never been more urgent for us to work together to respond to the environmental and social challenges we ourselves have created. Many people are now pulling together to create positive change through a shared culture that values wellbeing, diversity, justice and sustainability. Mark Fairﬁeld from the Relational Center (USA) will be in Byron Bay in August to speak on a relational approach to community action in his workshop: Grassroots Community Action. He will share a dynamic and innovative approach that will support your contribution towards local and global change. This tradition promotes connecting with one another’s strengths and vulnerabilities, stimulating the leadership you can provide, wherever your change efforts are focused. ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP This workshop offers a relational approach to leading community action. WHO IS THIS FOR? Anyone who is interested in community development/engagement and entering into a public dialogue should attend. ABOUT MARK FAIRFIELD Mark is the executive director of The Relational Center in Los Angeles, USA. Mark has dedicated his career to designing strategies that help people build and maintain interdependency. Event details: 4 August, Byron Bay Community Centre. Earlybird registrations $150 (before 26 June), full price $195. Registrations: http:// tria.therelationalinstituteaustralia.com/ community-grassroots-workshop-byron/ Or admin@therelationalinstituteaustralia.com Ph: 9954 4848

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SUNDAY 26 JULY 9am–4pm The benefits of this Mindfulness Meditation Workshop are that it will give you the ability to selfmanage and further develop your practice, particularly when applying these meditation skills i h di i kill to daily life. Further, this workshop can benefit you by providing an opportunity to work through with the teacher any difficulties encountered or to clarify any questions regarding your meditation practice. A simple vegetarian meal will be provided. BOOKING www.buddhanet.net/bodhi-tree/ schedule.html. Call 6628 2426.

Bruce Campbell still straight up Since our move from Shirley Street to the industrial estate, our beautiful new clinic has ample parking, and easy access as the daily trafﬁc jam usually doesn’t start till after the turn-off. We now store and display your x-rays digitally so we can easily explain your structure to you and deliver safe and effective care. After 30 years as a chiropractor there is not much that I have not seen. Our technique has evolved and I am now passionate about ABC (Advanced Biostructural Correction). Check out meningealrelease.com. If you want a natural upright posture and if you care about the health and wellbeing of your family, then chiropractic care and ABC can deliver far more than just relief from pain. For more info: Byron Bay Chiropractic Centre 6680 9991, bruce@byronchiro.com.

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A one day professional development workshop with Mark Fairfield of the Relational Centre USA Byron Bay Community Centre - August 4th Earlybird registrations $150 (before 26 June) Full price $195. Registrations: tria.therelationalinstituteaustralia.com/community-grassroots-workshop-byron Or admin@therelationalinstituteaustralia.com Ph: 02 9954 4848 The Byron Shire Echo July 8, 2015 17

Group transport for the young people of Byron Shire

www.batbus.net 6685 8771

Little Shearwater Preschool & Kindergarten

OPEN DAY FOR FAMILIES SEEKING ENROLMENT IN 2016 Meet Teachers View classrooms See children’s work

Saturday August 1 9.30 to 12 91 Main Arm Rd, Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3223 WWW.SHEARWATER.NSW.EDU.AU

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GROUP TRANSPORT FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF BYRON SHIRE The Batbus can pick up young people from their door and take them to where they want to go for an affordable price. Around Byron Shire is $5 return, Gold Coast is $15 and Brisbane is $20. Concerts, picnics, movies, Dreamworld are just some options. Minimum numbers required are eight people for a local trip, 10 for interstate. For more information visit www.batbus.net or call Melissa on 6685 8771.

MULLUMBIMBY’S UNIQUE STEINER SCHOOL Shearwater, The Mullumbimby Steiner School, is an independent, co-educational school for children from Kindergarten to Year 12, with a Preschool, Playgroup, Trade Skills Centre and a biodynamic farm. Widely recognised for its unique, holistic approach to learning, a Shearwater education is exemplified by engaged students and a contemporary learning program that balances academic pursuits with the development of the entire being. Shearwater invites families interested in enrolling their under-7s in our Preschool or Kindergarten, in 2016 or beyond, to come to our Enrolment/Open Day at Little Shearwater, 91 Main Arm Rd Mullumbimby, on Saturday, August 1 from 9.30am to 12.00 midday. Classrooms will be open, with children’s work on display and teachers will be available to answer questions. Phone 6684 3223 or www. shearwater.nsw.edu.au.

ENROLMENTS FOR TERM 3 CLASSES AT SPAGHETTI CIRCUS ARE OPEN NOW As a symbol of appreciation to their families and community, Spaghetti Circus is offering free Opening Night tickets to each and every person enrolled for classes by 31 July. How wonderful! (not that we needed any extra incentive to join the circus). Head to www.spaghetticircus.com for timetables, info and registration. Praise for Spaghetti Circus’s recent Community Show: ‘Wonderfully powerful shows that show kids how their hard work can pay off with fun and encouraging performances that improve self-esteem and confidence.’ ‘I had tears in my eyes watching my beloved daughter high above our heads perform her solo trapeze act. Simply stunning. Thank you.’ ‘I have always found Spaghetti Circus open to all age groups and capabilities; whether you join for fun and fitness or something more serious you’re always well supported.’ ‘A real highlight of our community.’ ‘It was just fantastique! So cool to have such a wonderfully creative bunch of people teaching my kids these incredible skills.’ ‘The community show blew me away… As a parent I can see the positive impact of the experience on my son. He’s come away feeling confident and inspired, and eager to keep going to circus.’ And, don’t forget – Mullum Circus Festival earlybird tickets end on 31 July (unless sold out prior), so make sure to get your ticket to happy today by visiting www.mulllumcircusfest.com. Tickets start at just $15.

SWIM FOR YOUR LIFE Swim For Your Life, formerly Kong For Kids, is now offering learn to swim, mums’ and bubs’ and strokedevelopment classes in a warm heated pool for the winter months. Be ready to swim well when the summer hits. Enthusiastic Austswim qualified instructors ready to share their passion for swimming well. Book in for Holiday Intensive and Term 3. Ph: 6680 1614

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FUNKY MOVES DANCE STUDIO Funky Moves Dance Studio has amazing classes for tiny tots, teens and adults in jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, tap dance, troupe groups, classical ballet, strength and core and acro for people who love to dance! Our qualified teachers provide a nurturing, loving non-competitive environment so that each student, regardless of age or expertise, is encouraged to be the best they can be! Get the coolest and the latest moves from seasoned professionals. Solo lessons are also available by appointment. Check out the new Byron classes this term â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acro & Trick Class for children and ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dance fitness and contemporary dance. These classes are also available in Lismore. We are located at The City Hall Dance Studio at 1 Bounty St â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also known as the best dance space in Lismore! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Coronation Hall in Clunes, and at Unit 4, 102 Centennial Circuit in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate. The new term starts Monday July 13.Â Enrol by emailing Nina Jeftic at nina@jeftic.com.au or calling 6685 4475 or 0408 412 788.

CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE HOLIDAY AT CIRCUS ARTS! Drop off the kids for a day of circus and flying trapeze or join in on a fly class yourself! Parents can have fun with their little ones in kinder class or relax with a coffee while the kids burn off energy in the Playspace. The indoor climbing wall and yoga studio are open daily.Â Family circus show playing 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 July at 12pm. FREE balloon-twisting workshop 1pm Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri! OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Book online, call or drop in! www.circusarts.com.au 6685 6566

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Well-known music theatre director Ollie Heathwood is offering drama classes for children in Brunswick Heads on Wednesday afternoons and Bangalow on Thursday afternoons. Ollie is a trained speech and drama teacher with thirty yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience as a playwright, director and w teacher. She offers a fun program that builds your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confidence and The not-for-profit Wu-Chi School of Art trains in pride in being able to act, concepts practised more than 5,400 years ago in move, sing and express ancient China. The martial art content is made their feelings, thoughts up of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;eight ultimatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pa Chi, some of and ideas in public. Class which are (Wu-Hsing Ultimate Body) (Hsing-I sizes are small so that Body/Mind & Pa-Kua eight changes). Skilled all children get a chance teachers are focused on building your to shine. Many of Ollieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kung-fu to the highest level. past students have enjoyed Call 0421 555 062. success in Tournament of Minds activities. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minds are so beautiful and inventive, and regular performances delight audiences and performers as their Develop new skills, confidence, creativity creativity and skill grows in leaps and and have loads of fun! Theatre skills, improv, bounds. CACKLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Drama classes mask, singing, creative writing and voice. for children in Brunswick Book on 0428 284 030 or email Classes for everyone at the Ocean Shores Heads and Bangalow enquiries: olliejoy@bigpond.com. Community Centre starting on 15 July. For all levels and abilities including under-fives, children, teens and adults, with or without a disability. Trinity College Exam coaching in Speech and Drama for individuals and small groups. All bookings and enquiries to Philippa on 0422 882 319, or see the website at www.theatre-of-life.org or www.oceanshorescommunitycentre.org.au. &UHDWLYH &RQÂż GHQW .LGV /HDUQLQJ ([FKDQJH

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Bun Coffee still fresh after 10 years David Kennedy started ten years ago roasting coffee and working part time as a barista to support his Bun Coffee business. Now the company has 10 employees, more than 135 stockists throughout Australia, 30 overseas outlets and a vibrant online store. According to David, Byron Bay has been an ideal location for Bun Coffee to grow and prosper. ‘It’s a great place to live; our kids love it here and the sense of community and our ability to be part of that is really rewarding,’ he says. When purchasing the beans, his emphasis is on sustainability: either they are fair trade organic, or organic, rainforest alliance or Australian grown. Roasting takes place at warehouse premises in the Arts & Industry Estate in

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David Kennedy, owner and master roaster of Byron Bay’s Bun Coffee, makes sure the beans are roasted to perfection.

Byron Bay, but the coffee is sold everywhere from David Jones food halls (Bun are actually the biggest retail coffee supplier of David Jones) and Thomas Dux stores nationwide, to The Finch Cafe in outback Katherine, and the iconic Nook Espresso

stores on the Gold Coast. ‘We also now have a distributor in Japan, with more than 30 outlets introducing Bun Coffee to this growing overseas market,’ says David. ‘Maintaining a loyal coffee following can be tricky for any cafe,’ says David, ‘as coffee

drinkers can be a fickle group moving with the next trend that comes along. ‘Our core principles are freshness and flavour, so we’ve made a conscious decision not to use capsules; however, we do think colddrip brewing is an interesting industry development.’ Cold drip coffee is brewed over a long time in cold water, rather than for a short time in very hot water – the result is a very low-acid coffee. ‘It’s a great way to brew a single-origin coffee, as it really makes the individual characteristics of the coffee stand out,’ says David, who is still Bun’s master roaster. Q You can sample Bun Coffee

at their cafe in the complex at 1a Banksia Drive in the Arts & Industry Estate, Byron Bay.

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Paprika roasted chickpea salad (v, gf)..............$16 chickpeas, baked pear, avocado, kale, sweet potato, toasted macadamia and basil

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braised pork neck, coleslaw, vintage cheddar and apple sauce

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Bangers and hash................................................$16 French fries and aioli (v, gf) ...........................$7 Cold-press juices (100% local organic) ....... $8.50 Smoothies (dairy free) ...................................$9 Wines by the glass .............................. $5–$12

Recipe: Steamed mussels with tomato, chorizo, garlic, lemon and parsley This is a great dinner for any night of the week and a dish that is going to be on the new menu in The Boardwalk at the Ballina RSL this winter. It’s so quick and easy and a good excuse to open a bottle of wine because you need to use some in the recipe.

cook for about a minute until they start to soften. 1kg black mussels Add the white wine and 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced mussels and cover with a lid 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped or some foil. Shake the pan a few times 6 cherry tomatoes, halved and check after 1 minute 150mL white wine to see if the mussels have 1 Salumi chorizo, chopped opened. 3 tbs chopped flat-leaf parsley If they have, add ½ the

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Lift the mussels and sauce into your dish and finish Clean the mussels by taking with the rest of the parsley and lemon zest. all the beards off and scraping away any barnacles. Serve with sourdough or crusty bread and the rest of Heat a large pot and add the chilled white wine. some extra-virgin olive oil with the sliced garlic and Q The Boardwalk is open chorizo. When the garlic Sunday–Thursday 6–8pm, starts to colour add the Friday–Saturday 6–8.30pm. chopped tomatoes and Ph 6686 2544

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

Executive chef Blake Seymour has a shared dining experience on offer! Taste local produce and proteins in a relaxed environment. Book a seat at Blake’s Table on Friday July 31 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

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

Targa Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

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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

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

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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.

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Good Taste Eating Out Guide

Now open Friday night with LIVE MUSIC!

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ALL NEW MENU FOR SUMMER & LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC

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

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

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

7 Days Lunch 12pm - Dinner 5pm

The Sun 61 Bayshore Drive Byron Bay 6685 6500

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

$10 menu every day Kids’ playground TAB/Keno/Skyy Parking a-plenty Bottle Shop & Drive Through

Full Menu at www.thesunbistro.com

Pizza Paradiso

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

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

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

Aquarius Café and Dining

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

Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7.30am Dinner Friday & Saturday 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay Reservations 6685 7663

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Byron at Byron

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

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

Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $49 per person

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St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

The Greek Kitchen

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

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Traditional Thai

Spice It Up Thai Restaurant

Dinner every evening 5.30-9.30pm

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.

Harvest

O-Sushi

O-Sushi – Since 2004

Francisco’s Table

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

Roaming Restaurant

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

Open Wednesday-Sunday Dine-in or Takeaway 5:30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

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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. CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY JULY 13 TO AUGUST 20

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

Live music Fridays & Saturdays 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 Friday and Saturday Please visit www.aqcafe.com.au for menus and details.

Proudly awarded ‘Most Sustainable Seafood Restaurant’ 2015. This year we celebrate 25 years of serving the finest local seafood. Join us in the sea breeze on our veranda for a lazy long lunch or intimate candle lit dinner.

Fins has just re-opened after a major renovation The GREEK KITCHEN is the new POP UP restaurant by the Fins team. Casual share style food from $8-$26. Also serving snacks, cocktails, wines and craft beer. Located beside Fins. Dinner daily 5pm, lunch Fri- Sun 12-3pm

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. 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.

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

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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

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WALRUS AND CARPENTER IN COURT HOUSE

O L D S O U L’ S E Y E S I S T H E D E B U T LO N G - P L AY E R F R O M I N D I E F O L K D U O WA L R U S A N D T H E C A R P E N T E R . WA L R U S A N D T H E C A R P E N T E R I S T H E C O L L A B O R AT I O N O F E N I G M AT I C S I N G E R / S O N G W R I T E R M AT T H E W E N G E R E R A N D K I N D R E D M U S I C A L S P I R I T M AT A K E H U R S T.

After coming together in early 2013 the pair quickly gained a reputation for their unique, transcendent live shows that lead them to secure slots at Mullum Music Festival and Falls Music and Arts Festival Byron Bay. Walrus and the Carpenter launch their new album in Mullumbimby this week. Mandy Nolan spoke with the Mats about their music. What do you think underpins the musical synergy between you both as players?

over the existing two takes the music to another level for the listener. She is an absolute blessing to have around. Al (double bass) comes to the band with a wealth of experience and professionalism. He has exceptional feel and timing, and an instinctual ability to know when to push or be out of the way of whatever is happening sonically. He is the Gandalf of Walrus and the Carpenter.

Our musical tastes and styles have complemented each other’s from the get go. This has created a unique, fresh sound in our music that people seem to relate to. We get along on a personal level, too, which makes playing music together a real pleasure.

The two of them combined have really pushed us to be more creative and sensitive musicians.

What do Maria/Al bring to the table that enhances your playing or musical offering?

Leading up to the recording we had been performing and refining what we felt was a very strong and meaningful collection of songs. Our initial vision was simply to create a sonically interesting representation of those songs while remaining as loyal as possible to our live sound.

Maria and Al are both very seasoned players and are anything but colour-by-number musicians. Their distinct musical voices were an integral part in achieving the sound we have as a band, and especially on the album. Maria is a multi-instrumentalist and exceptional vocalist. She has enabled us to expand our instrumentation without having to call in other musicians. And the addition of her vocal harmony

What was the original vision for your album Old Soul’s Eyes?

The primary focus of our music is succinct, strong lyrics. A real focus going in to the recording was making sure that focus didn’t get lost and that we were as supportive as possible musically. Did that change much in the recording process?

How did you choose which songs stayed and which strayed?

It was mastered by Michael Worthington at Soundworthy.

The recording went pretty much to plan. We were well rehearsed going in to the studio, which helped us to quickly and effectively capture the lion’s share of what would become the finished product. This left us plenty of time to add the colour and shade that shaped the overall sound of the record.

Musically we kept it all very in-house. The only other performer on the album was our good friend Rebecca Ireland, who sang some inspired vocal harmonies over two of the songs.

We had narrowed the list down to 11 songs leading up to the recording. This eventually got trimmed down to 10. One song just didn’t gel with the sound we had created. The song is still a vital part of our live set, and I’m sure somewhere down the track it will find a place on one of our records. Tell me a little more about where you recorded, with whom, and the players on the album? The album was recorded at The Music Farm in Coorabell under the watchful eye of producer/ engineer Paul Pilsneniks (Pete Murray, The Tea Party, Boy and Bear). Paul has an amazing discography and we were privileged to be able to work with him on our debut album. All the tracks were laid down over a five-day period in October 2014, and mixed by Paul shortly thereafter.

Not straying from our core lineup was essential in successfully recreating the sound and feel of our live performances. What is the essence of interesting and authentic songwriting? That’s a tough one… it’s all so subjective. For Walrus and the Carpenter I guess simplicity is the key. Stay true to yourself. Create solid structures and interesting dynamics. Probably most importantly for our music… have something to say, and say it well! What should we expect for your local launch? You can expect to get more than your money’s worth. Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby on Saturday at 7.30pm.

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How neat would the world be if all our friends thought exactly the same way as we did? Our ideas would never be challenged, our comfort zones never pushed, instead we’d enjoy the constant reinforcement of our inherent righteousness. The other morning I woke up to this posted on Facebook: “Hi Mandy Nolan. I am deleting all local friends who are profluoride. For two reasons. If they support it they are dangerously ignorant or they are cowards. Are you pro or anti?” The underlying ethos of this statement bore some resemblance to the missive delivered by my first admirer: ‘My name is William Somerfield. I have seen you on the bus. If you won’t go with me you can get fucked!’ Of course this came well before Facebook in the form of a handwritten note passed through 10 different sets of grubby hands before I took the

latter option and got fucked. In the old days you couldn’t just DELETE people. If you wanted to take umbrage as to their point of view you had to tell them to their face. It was confrontational and weird and it was the threat of a nasty social incident that seeded the warning ‘Don’t talk about politics or religion’. Generally these have always been the subjects that divide us. And so in the interests of social politeness we avoided the subjects that would reveal our true allegiance.

HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND DELETE PEOPLE WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY FROM YOU will be the end of us. Or at the very least the end to what we prescribe as the ‘other’. It seems that in the age of enlightenment we still define ourselves by what we are not. This simple binary process sorts the world into convenient groups: gay and not gay; women and not women; Muslim, not Muslim; Fluoride is not the biggest harm fluoride supporter, not a fluoride here. Intolerance is. Intolerance is supporter. a far greater poison than fluoride It is a timeless, simplistic could ever be. A neurotoxin that approach that humans have targets critical thinking but also always used to work out whom spiritual and physical liberty. Not they hate. Whom they must even the CIA could lay claim to persecute. It is the hallmark of such a lethal chemical weapon. all fundamentalism, and it is the They don’t even need to drop it way we enact our intolerance on the population with covert in the world. Fundamentalism chemspray operations. We seem in all its forms is dangerous. to produce it naturally. Fundamentalism is what allows Intolerance is our biggest health us to persecute others because they are different. It reduces us risk; it threatens our safety, our to our base animal nature, and children’s safety, our children’s that is to seek out and destroy children’s safety. In fact it is intolerance, not fluoride, that what we identify as ‘difference’.

effect a thin veil to mask the real liberty of argument part of what objective which is to gather data democracy was founded on? How is it we always revert to for marketing purposes. totalitarianism in our fight for The Facebook statement right? Is being right enough? enraged me. Not because I What if everyone is right? At least am pro-fluoride. The fluoride a little bit? Perhaps this is the debate becomes irrelevant when thought threats are used. secret to what has been called the ‘looney left’: preaching to Just a few weeks ago another pro-fluoride supporter smashed the converted?

Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell’s head in the door frame of her car. Surely physical violence is an inappropriate tool to The facelessness of Facebook has communicate messages about public health? given licence to a false bravado and encouraged a ruthlessness When we refuse to listen or that perhaps we wouldn’t have acknowledge the view of the courage to execute in the another, it posits a dangerous real world. I should remind world where we corral all those you, reader, that the land of who don’t think like us outside Facebook does not exist. It’s not of the frame and philosophically real. And the people in there, execute them, albeit not with they aren’t actually friends. Just a guillotine but with a DELETE names grouped together under button. If one never listens other names for the purpose of to dissent, then I guess one is never challenged. Isn’t the social connection, which is in

What direction would life have taken you do you think, if you had become what your parents or teachers originally intended? I have no idea. That’s a question only a parallel universe can answer… or an engineer. Not that an engineer could answer this, but that I would have become one.

Throughout history we have burned witches, gassed Jews, massacred indigenous people, and stolen people from their mothers and chained them as slaves.

Fluoride didn’t do this. We did. We haven’t evolved at all. We continue to DELETE people because they think differently from us. Or if not DELETE exactly, we do things like lock them in ‘processing centres’ and hope they delete themselves. There is no vaccination for intolerance. If only it were as simple as a few drops of a magic poison in the water supply and we’d all have shiny teeth and even shinier hearts. So I went to my friendship group and pressed DELETE. Then I thought, ‘what would Gandhi do?’ So I refriended the writer of the offensive post. Then I blocked him. If there is one thing I can’t tolerate, it’s intolerance.

What you love most about being a comedian is… Laughing. There’s a lot of laughing involved. Laughing is the best thing in the world, and I’m a huge fan of laughing. What you love least about being a comedian is… Waiting. There’s a lot of waiting involved. Waiting is not the worst thing in the world, but I’m not a fan of waiting.

How do you start your day? Struggling to get out of bed because sleep is delicious. What’s your world view? Is there anything in particular that typifies a day in the life of Pat Burtscher? That we have the technology and all that other jazz to fix the world so why don’t we all band together, spend a solid month doing that and then get back to our ‘real’ jobs. Not that I have a ‘real’ job. I just mean that I’d help fix the world with you guys and then get back to my ‘fake’ job.

Pat Burtscher MCs the Byron Brewery’s BellyLaugh Open Mic Comedy Room on Thursday 16 July at 8pm (free show) and features at Side Splitting Comedy at the Currumbin RSL with Rob Brown & Gretel Killeen on Saturday 18 July.

Why do you think we Aussies often mistake Canadians for Americans… does it offend you?

CANADIAN CRACKS IT WITH COMEDY SI N CE 20 0 4, C ANADIAN COM EDIAN PAT

Because we sound alike, and nope. It’s an honest mistake and there’re way bigger issues that should be dealt with before this (refer to previous question). What have you observed that’s unique about Australians that we may not have noticed about ourselves? Your accents. You don’t think you have them, but you do. When you lay awake at night you think about… It varies depending on what’s bugging me out. Usually stupid stuff I can’t change, like this questionnaire.

BU RT SCH ER HA S B EEN TO U R I N G T H E G LO B E WIT H A P O CK E T F U L L O F I D E A S , A B R AI N F U L L O F QU E STIO N S AN D A H E ART F U L L O F LOV E . His unique capacity for reducing the universal to the personal (as well as his ability to spend an entire show reducing a heckler to dust) has earned him critical acclaim and recognition as one of the most exciting standups working on the international circuit today. Preoccupied by the big questions and overwhelmed by the complexities of the universe, Burtscher delivers a set that is as erratic, earnest and engaged as it is funny. He’s headlined clubs and done festivals across the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Asia and Australia. How did you get started in comedy? When I was four I saw my brother get out of trouble by making my parents laugh and thought, ‘I gotta learn how to do that’. Then when I was 22 my other brother entered me into a standup comedy competition and I got hooked. What was it do you think about your mindset that led you to such an unusual career choice? That I view other careers as unusual. This whole thing we’re trapped in the middle of is weird. I mean what is a job, why don’t other animals have them and why pay for things? Can’t we just share? Ownership is weird. I mean stay away from my stuff, but let’s share everything else! What did your mother say?

Do what makes you happy.

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JAMES BLUNDELL AT THE BALLINA RSL ON FRIDAY 17 JULY

BLUNDELL IN BALLINA

Back in 1987 James Blundell rose to prominence when he was named ‘best new talent’ at the Australian Country Music Awards. Born in Stanthorpe, Blundell brings his love of country to the stage and has been seen as single-handedly responsible for turning a younger demographic of Australians onto country music. Combining the storytelling ethos of Slim Dusty with a rock approach likened to John Mellencamp’s, on stage Blundell delivers something a little special! He appears with Lou Bradley at the Ballina RSL on Friday 17 July. Ticket price is $30.

THE ZORBA GYPSY PARTY Get your flowing skirts, gypsy bling, gold teeth, hats, moustaches, dancing shoes and come down to celebrate at The Zorba Gypsy Party!

Another great lineup this time with ShakShuka a well-loved local gypsy band, The Imprints, Happy Africa drumming sensation,

Shai Shriki, Rachel Myra and Yael Mahler bellydance, Thomas Kelly poetry, MC Dancin Dan and the legendary DJ Chris Deckker. Great food by Open Table served from 6pm. Saturday, Durrumbul Hall 6pm to midnight. $20 (kids by donation).

SYMPHONY AND SONG

The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra brings together conductor Nicholas Routley and soprano Lecia Robertson for their Sunday concert Symphony and Song, to be held at the Tweed Civic Centre at 2.30pm. NRSO is delighted to welcome guest conductor Nicholas Routley. Mr Routley is an accomplished pianist, composer and conductor, having conducted Sydney and Darwin symphony orchestras, and was the founder-director of the Sydney Chamber Choir. The program will include Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5 in E Minor Opus 64, Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Strauss’s Four Last Songs. Tickets: General $40, concession $35, students $15, children 15 years and under free. Tickets via www.nrso.com.au.

ROB CSOKAS AT CLUB LENNOX ON SUNDAY

ROCKING BACK WITH ROB

Rob Csokas’s casual warm style, comprising rich vocals, acoustic fingerstyle guitar and harmonica, evokes a sense of self-taught folk and is a joy to listen to. He has an enormous repertoire of upbeat melodies and warm heartfelt ballads, performing both original songs as well as unique covers of songs that many will recognise. Rob Csokas plays Club Lennox on Sunday from 4pm. Free.

BRINGING BACK THE LOVE

Mark Swivel returns to the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby with his one-man show How Deep Is Your Love.

Mark’s play Water Falling Down premiered at Queensland Theatre Company (2011) and was produced at B Street Theatre, Sacramento (2012). He also wrote and performed My Grandfather’s The old timbers of Ewingsdale Hall will groan with delight when Balls, Belvoir Downstairs (1993) and Jeremy Boutsakis: Thought local singer/songwriter Evelina Piga launches her debut album, Leader, Old Fitzroy, Sydney and Pleasance, Edinburgh (2007). Angels, Gods and Demons on Mark did the Playwrights Studio Sunday. at NIDA in 1991. This soulful songstress lays bare Friday 24 July at 8pm. her soul with songs inspired by her European roots, her strong sense of social justice, and personal stories of love and lust, Walk the Camino de Santiago lost and found. this Saturday at The Pighouse The afternoon will feature an Flicks. impressive array of some of the Encouraged by moviegoers they best musos our region has to are screening the documentary offer, with special guest support Walking the Camino followed by from Ben Allan, in an ambient the 2010 film The Way starring environment set to warm the Martin Sheen. hearts young and old. While you’re there, enter the This special event runs over competition to win a trip to Spain. 3–6pm, with tickets on the See cinema page for session times. door for $10.

LAUNCHING ANGELS

POETRY, PAINTING, AND SONGS

Dangerously Poetic Press invites the public to a free cultural afternoon at the Tweed Regional Gallery on Sunday. Enjoy poetry on the theme of Ordinary Miracles read by the poets from the anthology Salt Breezes. The inimitable Elizabeth Lord will sing some of her originals and display her remarkable vocal range. Whether on the concert stage, in cabaret, at folk and country music festivals throughout Australia, onboard cruise ships or simply playing piano with her partner Leigh James on guitar, Elizabeth continues to leave audiences spellbound. From 2.30pm.

WALKING THE CAMINO YOUNG GREEN FOOD

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This Saturday the Northern Rivers Young Greens are screening Fair Food: The Documentary, a film that considers what is wrong with the Australian food industry and how we can fix it. Created by the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (ASFA) in collaboration with The Field Institute, the film focuses on innovative approaches to the issues facing food production and distribution in Australia.

After the film, several speakers coming from different areas of the local food industry will answer questions and discuss ideas relating to current local food production and what they hope to see happen in the future. There will be a panel of speakers from the local food industry as well as live music and a Fair-Food menu of delicious treats. $15 adult and $12 concession. 5.30pm at Silvercloud Studios, 14 Foleys Road, South Lismore.

FINE WINE, FOOD AND MUSIC

Ballina’s premier Fine Wine and Food Festival is back for its sixth year this weekend. It opens on Friday with a gourmet dinner at the Ballina RSL (sold out) and then a Flavours of Northern Rivers gourmet tour on Saturday. The bus tour will include a wonderful mix of venues, showcasing the best the northern rivers region has to offer. Tour attendees will get to experience, explore, learn, and indulge while touring our region. The specially selected tour destinations incorporate guided tours of the venues, food and beverage tastings and entertaining bus tour guides.

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ARIES: Mars is in one of its most vulnerable

Stars With Sun, Mercury, and Mars in sensitive, moon-ruled Cancer, moods change, emotions ﬂow and meltdowns may occur – so be gentle…

placements, so if insecurities and trust issues surface round midweek Aries moon, ask yourself why you’re so worked up. Not getting what you want? What is that really? And can you have it without someone else losing? Now there’s a worthwhile challenge… TAURUS: As they say in trade circles, you can’t sell a secret. With July’s planetary push in your communication sector, this week suggests calling people up, getting your message across, blitzing social media, putting effort into public relations – but with finesse. And the same advice applies to private relations. GEMINI: Busy Gemini minds buzz with all manner of mental conversation: plans, strategies, agendas, criticisms, feedback, revisions, justifications, incessant blah-blah. So consider this quote: A wise man once said nothing. Otherwise you’ll need some very quick thinking to extract you from the trouble a heedless tongue could get you into.

CANCER: This week’s planetary triad in your sign could see you quite the gregarious ambassador of fun, tripping the light fantastic in loving company – and in the mood to talk about what’s been on your mind lately. While you’re notoriously soft-hearted, don’t be railroaded by manipulative behaviour, especially from family members.

LEO: Arguments will get you nowhere fast this week, so don’t even think about being right when people are likely to take exception to your tone of voice or that aggravating way you breathe in and out. Step away from power struggles, channel your inner Francis of Assisi, be an instrument of peace.

VIRGO: For you who wear the Mercurial shoes, this is a delightfully restorative week to hibernate and reconnect with your core values, pleasures and priorities. So take time aside for that even if you’re frantically, unavoidably busy – because it’s absolutely essential to the success and happiness of the rest of your year.

SAGITTARIUS: If this week’s people feel a bit too icky, clingy and needy for your independent Sagittarian tastes, steer clear of sticky business and/ or complicated arrangements. Stay focused on what keeps your spirits up and your heart open, because there’s plenty of astral energy for forging strong, supportive alliances.

CAPRICORN: There’s value in time spent alone this week assessing your strengths, which areas need support and where there’s room for improvement – all of which will be helpful in handling midweek’s highly charged emotions. Then let your hair down, put your hooves up and luxuriate in Friday’s Capricorn-friendly moonlight.

LIBRA: This week asks you to balance the vision splendid with what’s presently possible. It’s also time to resolve a pending matter you’ve been putting off, once, finally, and of course kindly. Get ready to lend an ear/shoulder/kleenex to laughing/crying, happy/hurt, satisfied/frustrated mood swings. SCORPIO: Inklings you haven’t wanted to acknowledge about ulterior motives and hidden agendas could get louder this week. Strong currents of emotion might arise. Aim at understanding underlying motivation, for which you need more intel. Acting on a reactive impulse could wind up both financially and emotionally expensive. Take your time.

AQUARIUS: Knowing we’re all in this together, the current Aquarian brief is finding ingenious answers that work for everyone in your world. If midweek heats life up for you cool customers, then listen to what your feelings are trying to tell you – which could differ from what your mind thinks.

PISCES: This watery week’s in tune with your gowith-the-flow way of operating, so if arrangements turn pear-shaped, reassurance and empathetic understanding will be more effective than lectures or strong opinions. Don’t get fussed, do be extraflexible. Enjoy the domestic pleasures available with warm friends.

SCANDINAVIAN FILMS ON SCREEN MAGIC STEVEN PERFORMS HIS HIT SHOW FROM THE MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL WORLD OF FEELINGS On Sunday head out to the Ballina Jockey Club from 11am and enjoy the talents of Wendy Matthews and Rachael Beck performing a repertoire of musical genres from jazz, rock, blues to pop and ballads. Go to ballinafinewineandfoodfestival. com.au for more information.

LAUGH FOR CANCER!

Six breast-beatingly funny women comedians come together for a very special fundraiser to help their friends in need. Bosom Buddies is a comedy gala and fundraiser for two women who are recovering from breast cancer. It was an idea Mandy Nolan had when speaking to a friend about the ‘cancer recovery journey’. As a single mother her friend had not only undergone the trauma of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, but for a significant period she incurred medical costs and was unable to work to earn money. Then a few months later another friend of Nolan’s was diagnosed with breast cancer and told her of the hardship of being the primary wage earner in her household. Mandy Nolan believes as an individual this is where she and her comedy buddies can make a difference. ‘While Pink Ribbon does an amazing job of raising money for research funding, there’s not a lot out there to assist women trying to get by once they’ve had a diagnosis and they are coping with the reality of treatment and recovery. Obviously we can’t help

RACHAEL BECK AT THE JOCKEY CLUB IN BALLINA ON SUNDAY AS PART OF THE BALLINA FINE WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL everyone, but I wanted to do at least one of these a year to target women in need, to raise some money for them to help them get their lives back on track. It could happen to any of us at any time, and it’s not just the health implication; it’s the financial implications for middle-aged women who generally have dependants who are suddenly unable to work for a time.’ Hosted by Mandy Nolan, the night is a comedy gala featuring some of the hottest women comics on the circuit. Bold and brassy Bev Killick has been getting her boobs out for comedy every since she landed a role in the much-aired Berlei ad for the Uplifting Tour of Australia. As a result of this she was asked to perform in Busting Out, making audiences across the globe laugh as she got her tits out! Bev Killick is from the bold and brassy school of standup, delivering a non-stop energetic comedy every time. Also featuring Brisbane’s Jenny Wynter, Fiona McGary, Ellen Briggs, and Ting Lim. Hosted by Mandy Nolan, Bosom Buddies will have a charity auction and raffles and lots and lots of laughs! Saturday 1 August at the Mullum Ex-Services. Doors from 6pm. Show at 7pm. $20/25 Bookings 6619 0529, or tix at the club or on the door on the night if not sold out.

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MAGIC STEVEN’S WORLD OF FEELING FUNNY

Tickets for both show are $10/15 and are available at the door or can be booked by ringing 6619 0529. Tickets for the Mullumbimby show can also be purchased beforehand at the club.

With a comedy about a disgruntled small-business owner kidnapping his nemesis: the boss of IKEA, an endearing story of four young boys coming of age in Norway during the height of Beatlemania, and a quirky and moving film about two Icelandic brothers trying to save their

flocks of prize-winning sheep, the Scandinavian Film Festival will present a diverse program of this year’s best cinema from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Here is Harold, Beatles and Rams are just three of the eleven films screening at Palace Byron Bay Cinema over July 17– 23. Programs and tickets available at Palace Byron Bay or online at scandinavianfilmfestival.com.

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 coinsciousness’. Premiering his most recent show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, this Melbournebased performer’s work has been alternately described as autobiographical storytelling, standup comedy, spoken word and poetry. His recent festival shows In Search of True Self, Try To Love Everyone have explored these themes with his most recent World of Feelings traversing very new comedic territory. This is not your typical comedy show full of dick jokes and oneliners. Magic Steven’s is a brave performance that invites you to laugh at the peculiar inner world so rarely seen or articulated. Steven stays true to the inner world as he jumps abruptly from one topic to another, wanders off on a tangent, but in the end managed to tie all these seemingly disparate stories neatly together by the end of the show. Something a reviewer who awarded him four out of five stars declared was ‘truly impressive’. Steven’s one-hour comedy show will be performed at the Byron Brewery on Monday at 8pm and the Mullum Ex-Services Club on Wednesday also at 8pm.

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ARTS

ARTIST’S AMAZING WORK OF HEART ARTIST M EL ANIE DEL AN EY CR E ATE S

FROM TH E H E ART. SH E AL SO CR E ATED A H E ART THAT WON H ER FIR ST PL ACE IN TH E MIXED M EDIA SEC TION OF TH E OCE AN SH OR E S ART E XPO L AST YE AR . ‘The Expo created a wonderful springboard for my art career,’ she said. ‘Before that, I guess it was regarded more as a hobby. That was my first sale. Now my skills pay bills.’ Her work, My Heart’s Amaze, is an anatomical and meticulous masterpiece made from tiny pieces of rolled-up coloured paper. It forms an intricate maze, while depicting the chambers and ventricles of a real heart. Beneath the surface is a phrase from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. ‘The work reflects my personal quest to find love,’ she said. The artist describes her method as ‘fiddly’. ‘It’s a bit like building a mountain out of pebbles,’ she laughs. Ms Delaney says she was born with her hands in art.

Local artist Melanie Delaney, with son, August, juggles her art career with motherhood.

‘I have always had the urge to create. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t make something. I am very tactile, so my style suits me. It’s also very therapeutic.’

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To this wife and mum, Ms Delaney’s art provides a space for selfexpression. Her husband Cameron fully supports her work and she often juggles motherhood and creativity.

Glick incites a response that leaves us both uncertain and amused, confusing us into thinking. Rodney Glick is an Australian artist currently living and working in Indonesia whose sculptures combine real, spiritual and imagined realms. Glick’s practice is intriguing on many levels – from his ingenuity with material, rigorous exploration of subject matter, intelligence and wicked sense of humour. Exhibition ends 11 July.

Dandling an energetic toddler on her knee while rolling paper and piecing together a masterpiece is all in a day’s work for the Ocean Shores mum. ‘It can be very painstaking and frustrating, rolling tiny pieces of paper,’ she said. ‘But it’s worth it. The texture and feel gives my work a sense of substance.’ And now that she has discovered her medium, she plans to stick to it.

The Rennie Ellis Show exhibition of 100 photographs provides a personal account of what Ellis termed ‘a great period of change’. The photographs explore the cultures and subcultures of the period, and provide a strong sense of a place that now seems a world away; a world free of risk, of affordable inner city housing, of social protest, of disco and pub rock, of youth and exuberance.

The Expo gave her the chance to test the water with her unique style. ‘Winning, and selling a piece, validated my work and gave me the confidence to plan my future as an artist. Much as I love art in an aesthetic sense, it’s important to view it as a viable form of income,’ she said. Ms Delaney is busy working on her next entry for the Expo.

EXCITING NEW WORKSHOPS WITH BSA

The theme for this years Ocean Shores Art Expo is Wild Things and it runs over August 28–30 at the Ocean Shores Public School.

Artist Melanie Delaney’s My Heart’s Amaze won the Mixed Media section at the Ocean Shores Art Expo in 2014.

Awaken the self as photographer when Raimond de Weerdt leads a fun and informative weekend session covering: The camera as creative tool; Seeing the light and catching the shadow; The photographic self; and The world of other photographers. Discover the age-old art of Japanese woodblock printing with Sam Sosnowski. Sam studied this beautiful technique in Kyoto, and comes to Bangalow to share how to create your own woodblock print using classical techniques for designing, cutting and printing with a Japanese barren. Suitable all levels. www.byronschoolofart.com

Short Courses & Weekend Workshops -----------------------------------------------------------------------Emma Walker Drawing and Painting 6 weeks 14 July – 18 August 2015

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Michael Cusack Working in Abstraction 6 weeks 17 July – 21 August 2015 (held in Mullumbimby)

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Kat Shapiro Wood The Art of Assemblage 4 weeks 25 August – 15 September 2015

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Sam Sosnowski Japanese Woodblock Printing Weekend Workshop Sat 18 & Sun 19 July 2015

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Raimond De Weerdt Creative Photography

JEWELLERY COURSES Live your dream and learn how to create your own jewellery or advance your skills to the next level. Award winning Jeweller, Chris Gortz, shares his experience of over 40 years and brings out the best from absolute beginners to advanced jewellery makers. All tuitions are strictly one-on-one. Classes run for a week (5 days) and are individually tailored. They can include making your very first piece of jewellery to designing, including CAD, advanced jewellery techniques or gemstone setting. Residential classes are available from September. For further chris@christiang information, pleasee contact Chris: chris@christiangortz.com, phone: 66845225.

Weekend Workshop Sat 1 & Sun 2 August 2015 image: Rennie Ellis, Fitzroy extrovert 1974 (detail), selenium-toned gelatin silver print, courtesy of the Rennie Ellis Photographic, Archive and Mossgreen

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CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES AT NRCG IN BALLINA THIS MONTH NORTH ER N RIVER S COMMU NIT Y GALLERY H OSTS TH E AN N UAL NAIDOC GROU P E XHIBITION COIN CIDIN G WITH NATIONAL NAIDOC WEEK CELEBR ATION S . The exhibition features paintings, weavings, textile and digital media works by local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The Annual NAIDOC Group Exhibition continues until Sunday 19 July 2015. On Wednesday 15 July at 6pm, as part of the Annual NAIDOC Group Exhibition, the Gallery will hold a special screening of Babe in the reeds: a story of massacres and resilience, a documentary film by local Aboriginal woman Lois Cook.

In this film Lois Cook very intimately shares the untold history of what happened to the Nyangbul people of the NSW north coast.

At the end of July a stunning group exhibition, From a Northerly Aspect, commences at the NRCG showcasing highly inspirational works by three distinct, accomplished painters from the northern rivers region: Peter Mortimore, Brian Cook and Jarrah Johnson. Inspired by the natural world, its pristine beaches, blue water, flowing rivers, rolling hills, rugged ranges and expansive skies, each artist depicts the landscape from a unique perspective capturing the raw emotion of nature’s spectacle. The exhibition opens Wednesday 22 July and continues until Sunday 30 August 2015. The official launch event is Thursday 23 July, 5.30–7.30pm, and all visitors are welcome to attend. For further information please call the Gallery on 6681 6167. www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/nrcg

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Left: Jarrah Johnson – After The Deluge 95 x 140cm – acrylic on canvas. Right: Lois Cook at Cabbage Tree Island, NSW North Coast. Photograph courtesy of Catherine Marciniak.

Image: Ancient Fig Root Basket, Mirra-Winni Gaze

Image: Lois Cook at Cabbage Tree Island, NSW North Coast Photograph courtesy of Catherine Marciniak

From a Northerly Aspect Peter Mortimore | Brian Cook | Jarrah Johnson

exhibition dates 22 July – 30 August 2015 launch & artists in conversation Thursday 23 July | 5.30 – 7.30pm

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Image: On the Bay, Brian Cook

Image: Hillside Shadows, Peter Mortimore

Image: Subdued Light, Jarrah Johnson

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THURSDAY 9 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON JESSE PUMPHREY RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM NATHAN KAYE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM OUR MAN IN BERLIN & GRAND PAVILION RAILWAY PARK 10AM NAIDOC MARCH BYRON MAIN BEACH 11AM NAIDOC CULTURAL FESTIVAL WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ SUPAMAORIFELLA BYRON MASONIC CENTRE 1PM A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY TO SELF EMPOWERMENT TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM BLACK TRAIN BANGALOW BOWLO 8PM LIVE STANDUP COMEDY WITH DENISE SCOTT & DAVE O’NEIL BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM BILL JACOBI MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM JAM NIGHT OCEAN SHORES TAVERN 8PM SH*TS & GIGGLES GOLLAN HOTEL, LISMORE 7PM KIM CHESHIRE & WARREN EARL TATTS HOTEL, LISMORE 6.30PM KYLE WATSON & FRIENDS KINGSCLIFF BOWLS CLUB 8PM KINGY COMEDY WITH PAUL MCMAHON, STEVEN J WHITELEY, ELLEN BRIGGS CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM PINK ZINC NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 11AM CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 1.30PM AVATAR

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DECKKER, SHAI SHRIKI + MORE MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM THE BLINDS, PROJECT JURASSIC, CLIFF FLETCHER BAND, ROGUE SCHOLARS, SIV DOMA CAFE, FEDERAL 12PM ESSIE THOMAS FEDERAL HALL 4PM DR SEUSS’S LORAX 7.30PM WHIPLASH BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8PM JARRAH DAVO LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM LATE FOR WOODSTOCK BALLINA RSL 6.30PM JAMIE LOCKHART THE WHARF, BALLINA 7PM THE RATBAGS SILVERCLOUD STUDIOS, SOUTH LISMORE 5.30PM FAIR FOOD: THE DOCUMENTARY MARY G’S, LISMORE 9.30PM PINK ZINC PHOENIX RISING, NIMBIN 12PM BARKERS VALE BROS NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 7PM OPHELIA THINKS HARDER STOKERS SIDING HALL 7PM HARMONICITY & GUESTS SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 2PM BILL JACOBI CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM DAVE CAVANAGH TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS 8.30PM KARISE EDEN

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WHAT’S ON + I Will Not Be Silenced Special Documentary Screening with Director Q&A - Wednesday 15 July, 7pm Tickets: $23

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Presented by Byron Music Society Sunday 19 July, 2pm Tickets: Full $30 | BMS Member $25 | ChildU18 $10

Daniel de Borah Steinway Recital

MONDAY 13 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON ERNIST RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM BILL JACOBI BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 7.30PM THE CREWTONS BYRON BREWERY 8PM MAGIC STEVEN’S WORLD OF FEELING

TUESDAY 14 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MARSHALL O’KELL RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM LEIGH JAMES BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 7.30PM OPEN MIC WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ SUPAMAORIFELLA BANGALOW BOWLO 6.30PM NO LIGHTS NO LYCRA BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BRACKETS OPEN MIC LISMORE WORKERS CLUB 7.30PM JIM KELLY’S THRILLSEEKERS WITH AARON WEST CABARITA SPORTS CLUB 7PM THE PIGEON BOYS

WEDNESDAY 8 RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM HAWQUA BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8PM MUSICAL BINGO BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC BYRON THEATRE 7PM I WILL NOT BE SILENCED SCREENING WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ NEARY MULLUMBIMBY EXSERVICES CLUB 8PM MAGIC STEVEN’S WORLD OF FEELING BALLINA HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL MUSICAL BINGO

Divenire Presented by Melbourne Ballet Company Thursday 30 July & Sunday 2 August, 7.30pm Tickets: $47 Adult | $35 Senior/Conc | $29 Child U15

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Saturday 18 July, 7.30pm Tickets: Full $20 | Conc $15

How Deep is Your Love?

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4.30PM LATE FOR WOODSTOCK 8PM DJ TAYA TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 2.30PM DJ BIZZARE & EVA J EWINGSDALE HALL 3PM EVELINA PIGA BANGALOW HOTEL 3PM SUNDAZE SESSION BRUNSWICK HOTEL 4PM ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS SOUNDSHELL, BRUNSWICK HEADS 11PM THE BIGOT BRANDIS SANITISED COLLECTION OF STATEAPPROVED ART DOMA CAFE, FEDERAL 12PM JOHN, MARTY & MIKE BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 3PM THE DEMON DRINK CLUB LENNOX 4PM ROB CSOKAS BALLINA JOCKEY CLUB WENDY MATTHEWS THE WHARF, BALLINA 3PM STU BLACK ELTHAM HOTEL 2PM JIM BIRD KINGSCLIFF HOTEL WALRUS & THE CARPENTER CHILLINGHAM MARKET 10AM BRENT AEDON VINCENT CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM SMASHED CRABS SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 1PM CHEYNNE MURPHY & MARK HEAZLETT RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH 2PM STEPHEN LOVELIGHT ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH, MURWILLUMBAH 7.30PM VIVALDI WITH CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA COLOGNE PHOENIX RISING, NIMBIN 10AM COSMIC BLISS 12PM CRUISE BROS NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 2PM OPHELIA THINKS HARDER TWEED HEADS CIVIC CENTRE 2.30PM SYMPHONY & SONG WITH NICOLAS ROUTLEY & LECIA ROBERTSON TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY 2PM DANGEROUSLY POETIC’S ORDINARY

Would you like to improve your relationship with your teenager? BYS is running a parenting teens program. For more details: Rosalie Bryant 0431 524 044.

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SAFE DRIVER COURSE FOR LEARNERS Wednesday 22 July 4.30–7.30pm – $140 Jump onto our website www.bys.org.au to book.

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TERMINATOR GENISYS

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By all accounts, Arnold Scwarzenegger made a reasonable fist of his gig as governor of California (not that many would have opposed his decisions), and it’s not hard to see him as a reasonable, self-aware person. Along with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson, he gives the impression that, deep down, he believes his screen persona to be a bit of a joke (which it is). So Arnie is sort of likeable for this reason, though why he felt the need to be bothered with yet another Terminator – this is the fifth – is a mystery. It’s not my type of movie, but I’ve talked myself blue in the face about the brain-dead imbecility of extravagant violence as porn and its contribution to the desensitising of society (do you think that the retards of ISIS are not Arnie’s and Vin’s and Sly’s biggest fans?). As with most franchise flicks, the earlier ones are the best (or, in this case, least bad). Time travel has always been a dicey concept for filmmakers to deal with, but in the case of T1 through to T4, and again in this, there has always been an audience willing to gobble up whatever Hollywood wishes to pass off as ‘science’ knowing that, really, all that matters is the chase and humungous shitfight at the end. The Guardian (Arnie) is back in 1984 (a subtle choice of years, huh?) with the mission of protecting Sarah (Emilia Clarke) who is destined, if Right prevails, to give birth to a hero of the future. But don’t quote me, for the storyline and plot points are almost impenetrable. Clarke is quite engaging, in a cutesy, shallow way, and even though Arnie’s acting skills have never been likely to see him play Hamlet at the Globe, in a bizarre confluence of real-life celebrity meets cartoon characterisation, they are perfectly suited to a vehicle as stupid as this. Admittedly, I saw it after visiting Stonehenge and have to say that the awesomeness of reality leaves for dead the childishness of CGI-gone-troppo.

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Brightly turbaned Sikhs, jumbo-sized Americans and Japanese girls posing with selfie-sticks in front of a pretend Bobby at the doorway of 22B Baker Street are testimony to the enduring appeal of the world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes. Guy Ritchie’s abominable attempts to re-invent Holmes as a hipster super-hero have been given a deserved boot up the rectum by Bill Condon’s introspective, dastardly clever but unexpectedly emotional embrace of the unwilling celebrity in his declining years. It is 1947 and Holmes (Ian McKellen) has been living in retirement for thirty years on his modest estate near the white cliffs of Dover. His hope is to correct the image created of him by his friend Watson – ‘I never wore a deer-stalker hat’ – while at the same time trying to unravel from his fading recollection the circumstances of his last tragic case. Travelling to Japan to gather a wild herb that might restore his deductive powers, he has witnessed the horrendous aftermath of Hiroshima and the experience triggers heartfelt but elusive connections with that case’s sad end – if only he could piece them all together. Holmes the old man, increasingly aware of his own mortality, and of his bogus existence as a character in novels and movies, finds a guide in his personal quest in the form of Roger (Milo Parker), the young son of his housekeeper Mrs Munro (Laura Linney). Condon has ventured into this realm before, also with McKellen, in Gods And Monsters (1998), a dreamy essay on love and memory’s torment and the desperate need we all have to share something of ourselves with another. It comes as no surprise to find that McKellen is absolutely engrossing as the stooped, white-haired ancient falling further into the turmoil of his own mind, so Parker’s indomitable eagerness creates the perfect counter-balance that allows McKellen to delve deeper into that grey area of the subconscious. The plot pulls on a couple of long bows, particularly in its Japanese connections, but Sherlock Holmes was never meant to be obvious.

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GARAGE DOOR SPECIALIST • Sales • Service • Repairs bvdc.com.au bvdc@bigpond.com 0418 171 285 02 6684 5529

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 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 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449 MATTRESS SANITISING Certified, mobile, great for allergy or asthma sufferers ..........0400 241231

HIRE

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

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

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

IRONING

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

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

THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park. $25 per hour. Angela................................................0414 719680

KITCHENS Home renovations and maintenance specialist

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

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

GUTTERING

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.

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

HEALTH

GAS SUPPLIERS

GLAZIERS

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

HOT WATER SYSTEMS

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

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

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

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

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

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic...............................Wayne 0423 218417

BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

GARAGE DOORS

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

SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au

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

MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN Carpentry, plaster, paint, bathrooms, studios, maintenance ......0405 625697

ALL TERRAIN MOWING Steep slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ..0419 225124 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

proud member of TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

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

MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy 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

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

RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, tip runs ..........0405 625697

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

HANDYPERSONS

For All Your Property Maintenance Needs

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839

Flooring by Wallaces

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‘Licence Holder Does The Job’

0414 889 453

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 BEAU JARDIN Landscape Design & Documentation, Horticultural Consultation...........0417 054443 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & Construction Lic 277154C..................0423 700853

LANDSCAPING

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

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456

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

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

Mobile Hair & Beauty 0439 493 111

SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES Solid, creative, affordable............................................0418 688171 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 BYRON BAY BAMBOO Landscaping & maintenance service .........................................0400 696264

BEACH HOUSE HAIR SALON Professional cut & colour, home salon, wedding stylist. Jay.... 0438 870923 STYLE LANDSCAPES Retaining, paving, landscaping. Lic no 41307..............................0427 570076 ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park ............................................................................0403 417508 EXTREME PERFECTION TURF LAYING SERVICE Prompt & reliable. Ben .....................0411 631655 KASEY’S HAIR STUDIO Home salon in Tyagarah. Professional services. Affordable ......0401 915341 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ..... 66845035 or 0414 842602

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Service Directory LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

Linus Plumbing

PEST CONTROL

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

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

BYRON MOWER Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;cutter, châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;saw, all small engine repairs. Pickup & delivery................0429 707286 MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate ...........0423 204218

LIGHTING Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

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 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515

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

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ...0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483

LOCKSMITH

ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480 BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Maintenance specialist. Bruns. Lic 257153C...................0438 140075

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

Bayside Radiators Serving Byron Shire

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

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

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

Lic: AU29498

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

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

PHOTOGRAPHY

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au.................................66843633

PROPERTY SERVICES

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

OSTEOPATHY

Tree Faerie Fotos

Matt Hillard 0437 819 087

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

Luke Foster 0408 446 145

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

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR WOMEN Eve Schoenheimer Mon, Tues, Thur ............66853660 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Jamie Bennett. Mon-Fri .............................66857517 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com..0412 786399

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

B Timbs Painting ALL WORK GUARANTEED

YVES DE WILDE

Friendly & Clean

REMOVALISTS

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Troy Eady .....................................................................................66872330

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

ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St.. 66853511 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy....................................................66857222

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel .................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron..........................66807207

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

Calls always returned

real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Millie Shield ..........................................66803499

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AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731 BYRON PAINTING Immediate starts, great rates. Lic 239832C .....................................0427 669806

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

PLASTERING

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

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

&UDLJ 0413

6683 4829 / 0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

451 186 / 6680 4660

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

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP

PLUMBERS

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

Friendly Staff No weekend surcharge

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire

search â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lighthouse Removalsâ&#x20AC;?

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DifďŹ cult Driveway ??? Licence No. 207479C

Lic 167371C

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0429 149 533 Est 2006

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

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

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

OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics,

COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small .....................0401 078733

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

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

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

PHYSIOTHERAPY

PICTURE FRAMING Lic 184464C

6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

Domestic & Commercial

Licensed and Insured www.integratedpropertyservicing.com.au

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

PAINTING

Bruce Timbs

Construction ~ Landscaping ~ Cleaning

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

Plus Check our website for how to get

No Problem !!!

free boxes and a 10% discount

LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS (02) 6684 5395

042050 5395

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Service Directory REMOVALISTS (continued)

TILING

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WATER FILTERS

SHE TILES

The Water Filter Experts

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

for home, commercial and rural properties

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

/2&$/ 6<'1(< *2/' &2$67 %5,6%$1( 0(/%2851(

02 6684 2198

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

mullumbimbyremovals@bigpond.com

IN IN H

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

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

...forget pointless scrubbing

ROOFING

Water puriﬁcation systems Home • Rural • Commercial Servicing your needs

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

BRAND NEW again... GUARANTEED!!!

R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936

9 Tile, Grout & Stone Cleaning & Sealing 9 Silicone 9 Grout Colouring 9 Re-Grouting 9 Epoxy Grout 9 Glass Restoration 9 Slippery Tiles & More

ZAC MacTAGGART Metal roofing, reroofing, fascia & gutters. Lic No 223489C .............0411 683003 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & pressure cleaning, free quotes .....................0419 789600

Free Quote

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

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

Call Ben on 0456 606 911

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232

www.groutpro.com.au

WEB DESIGN SERVICES

BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob ...0410 428919

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

TILING / CONCRETE POLISHING Alex Webb.................................................................0427 950073 TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP FREEr all

ff fo Drop owashing steel, es and h mac in 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

TRAVEL wordpressit.com.au modern websites logos SEO value rates ..............info@wordpressit.com.au

FREE T avail fo OW

WINDOW TINTING

r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices .........................0412 158478 ATAS A10923

SECURITY SERVICES

MONTHLY MARKETS

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

TREE SERVICES

JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Murwillumbah

6628 4495 0417 759 777

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0431 524 044

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

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

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

131 546

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6688 6433 6686 2139 6628 1568 6684 3370 0417 759 777

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

6687 8618 0458 506 000

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

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

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

Full moon Third quarter

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

SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ......................Jan 66849398 STITCH: For all your sewing needs. AWAY 20 MAY-17 AUGUST. Burringbar. Ph Lindi .....0432 340113

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE

• Diploma Arboriculture • Fully Insured • Prompt, Professional Service • Right Advice, Right Price

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

SOLAR INSTALLATION

Ring Ringo 0468 957 564 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES .............................................Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 NORTHERN TREE CARE Consulting arborist, tree surgery ...........................................0414 186161 TREE CONTROL Safe lopping, removal, 12” chipper, stump grinder. Free quotes ..........0422 767677 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Irvin ..................................................0402 323910 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance ....................................0401 208797 HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper, bobcat, crane truck, stump grinder, EWP.. 66849137 or 0427 347380 CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICE Bobcat, crane truck, 18” chipper.................................0408 202184 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew.....................................0412 558890

SWIMMING POOLS

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists ............................66805255

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor ........................66853745 or 0403 713303

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

VALUERS

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

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

(opp. Council chambers)

VETERINARY SURGEONS

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

TELEVISION SERVICES

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

VIDEO PRODUCTION

INSALL SERVICE: TV, HiFi, AV, Special Concession rate. Damian....................................0414 741233 CAMERA CREW, LIGHTING, screens, projectors & editing, crystalgrid.com.au.............0421 661910

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July 2 July 9

New moon July 16 First quarter July 24 Full moon July 31 Day of Sun Sun Moon month rise set rise 1 W 0639 1700 1621 2 T 0639 1700 1719 3 F 0639 1700 1821 4 S 0639 1701 1924 5 S 0639 1701 2028 6 M 0639 1702 2132 7 T 0639 1702 2235 8 W 0639 1702 2337 9 T 0639 1703 10 F 0638 1703 0039 11 S 0638 1704 0141 12 S 0638 1704 0241 13 M 0638 1705 0340 14 T 0638 1705 0436 15 W 0637 1706 0528 16 T 0637 1706 0617 17 F 0637 1707 0702 18 S 0636 1707 0742 19 S 0636 1708 0820 20 M 0636 1708 0856 21 T 0635 1709 0930 22 W 0635 1709 1004 23 T 0634 1710 1038 24 F 0634 1710 1113 25 S 0633 1711 1151 26 S 0633 1712 1232 27 M 0632 1712 1317 28 T 0632 1713 1408 29 W 0631 1713 1503 30 T 0630 1714 1603 31 F 0630 1714 1707

14:20 06:24

JULY 2015 Astronomical data and tides

11:25 14:05 20:43 Moon High tide, set height (m) 0519 0729,1.41; 1945,1.89 0615 0815,1.44; 2029,1.94 0709 0903,1.46; 2115,1.97 0759 0953,1.48; 2201,1.95 0847 1045,1.50; 2251,1.89 0932 1138,1.51; 2343,1.79 1015 1233,1.52 1056 0038,1.67; 1331,1.54 1138 0139,1.55; 1432,1.57 1220 0245,1.44; 1534,1.62 1305 0356,1.38; 1634,1.68 1352 0503,1.35; 1731,1.74 1442 0603,1.35; 1911,1.83 1534 0657,1.36; 1911,1.83 1628 0745,1.38; 1955,1.84 1723 0829,1.39; 2035,1.83 1817 0910,1.39; 2113,1.80 1911 0949,1.38; 2149,1.74 2003 1027,1.38; 2225,1.68 2055 1105,1.37; 2300,1.60 2146 1146,1.37; 2339,1.51 2237 1230,1.37 2328 0023,1.42; 1318,1.38 0114,1.33; 1412,1.40 0020 0214,1.26; 1509,1.43 0114 0320,1.23; 1605,1.50 0209 0427,1.23; 1659,1.58 0304 0526,1.27; 1748,1.69 0400 0618,1.33; 1836,1.79 0455 0707,1.39; 1922,1.89 0548 0756,1.46; 2010,1.95

Low tide, height (m) 0139,0.40; 1310,0.47 0222,0.33; 1356,0.44 0306,0.27; 1444,0.43 0352,0.24; 1534,0.43 0440,0.24; 1627,0.45 0529,0.26; 1723,0.49 0619,0.31; 1824,0.54 0713,0.36; 1930,0.58 0807,0.41; 2044,0.60 0903,0.45; 2200,0.58 1000,0.48; 2311,0.53 1055,0.48 0013.0.46; 1147,0.48 0105,0.40; 1237,0.48 0151,0.36; 1323,0.48 0232,0.34; 1406,0.48 0311,0.35; 1446,0.50 0347,0.37; 1526,0.53 0422,0.40; 1605,0.56 0457,0.43; 1646,0.60 0531,0.47; 1730,0.65 0609,0.50; 1820,0.69 0650.0.54; 1917,0.73 0737,0.57; 2025,0.74 0829,0.59; 2136,0.71 0924,0.59; 2244,0.64 1018,0.57; 2340,0.55 1111,0.52 0030,0.43; 1200,0.46 0115,0.32; 1249,0.40 0200,0.23; 1339,0.34

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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BANGALOW large 3br house, share with one. Clean living, quiet, working person, pets ok. $250pw + elect. Ph 0423349991

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

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O.SHORES 2 rooms avail with ensuite & fantastic seaview from balcony. Suit wkg, sgl, n/s, no pets, share with 2 others. $220pw + bills. Ph 0487771070 SUNRISE DUPLEX 2br, f/f, Foxtel & HS WiFi, all mod cons. Pref workers or language students. $250pw cpl, $185pw sgl all bills inc. 0423330001 or 66809659 SKENNARS HEAD / LENNOX HEAD room avail, $270pw + bond. Beaut new 3br t’hse, clean healthy living, organic veg garden, b’yard, pool, close beach, live with John. 0413526276 BYRON room in beautiful, quiet home, lovely gardens, 7 mins to beach, ideal for over 40s. $200pw. 0418739367 BYRON CBD Close to beach & shops. Share 2br duplex. Lge bedroom, suit cpl or 2 adults twin share in divided rm, $290pw incl WiFi & bills. 0474137244 BYRON lg room, beautiful spacious apart, pool, tennis ct, overlooking golf course. $220pw, n/s, d/f, veg pref. 0488081089 BANGALOW dbl room, ensuite/toilet & entrance, $200pw incl bills. 0402281638

SUFFOLK self-contained bedsit $300pw includes bills, suit single working person. No internet. Ph 0400813220 BILLINUDGEL IND EST brand new 2br ﬂat, $350pw. 0412902082

Ocean Shores 2 b/r Unit, 2 bathroom, newly painted with ocean view. $390pw 2 b/r Unit, one bathroom, walking distance to shop. $360pw

Mullumbimby 3 b/r house, SLUG, huge garden. $465pw Julie or Nicci Phone: 6684 3301 79 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 2482

Brunswick Heads Three bedroom renovated unit in town. Single garage. No pets. $580 per week. Three bedroom, two bathroom modern home. Fenced yard, golf course access. Double lock up garage. No pets. $500 per week.

1300 716 707

$300pw, 2 bed, 1 bath, Unit $320pw, 3 bed, 1 bath, Unit

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BANGALOW 1br studio with carport, suit cpl or sgl $350pw inc gas & elect. Avail 13 July. Call 0402805564

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OCEAN SHORES 3br house, ens, DLUG, elec incl, Avail now $520pw SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH 3br house, dbl carport Avail 16th July $380pw. NO PETS UNLESS SPECIFIED www.siwickirealestate.com.au Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206

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WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofﬁce box CHEF experienced for busy Asian restaurant in Byron Bay. Sponsorship considered for the right candidate. Email CV to: thebayfoodcompany@gmail.com NEED A RESUME? From $25. Jacleen 0403130165

BYRON INDUSTRIAL UNIT 120sqm downstairs, 40sqm upstairs, carpeted, airconditioned, pleasant outlook. Avail 22nd July. Phone Paul 0402891999 MULLUM: NEXT TO LULU’S 2 rms in 1 shop: consult, massage, shared business. Avail 1 Aug: 3 months trial option $215pw both rooms. 66845346 or 0437080748 RETRO COLLECTIVE looking for another person to share in vibrant shop in Bangalow. Ph 0490478246 / 0432407066 BYRON A&I EST quality, quiet, serviced ofﬁce/storage, 26 sqm. Power & internet $100pw. Also separate display front workshop 21 sqm, $150pw. 0405062164

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BREAKFAST CHEF / COOK Brunswick Heads Cafe, 3-4 days per week

BILLINUDGEL Brand new 146sqm warehouse & ofﬁce space. $350pw + outgoings. 0412902082

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

NIGHT PASTRY CHEF Part time 3-9pm, Mon-Fri. Must be ﬁt, reliable and team player. Local permanent resident only. Please email application / resume to: info@byrongourmetpies.com.au FLORIST casual position, fully experienced, includes wedding work. Resumes to: info@byroninbloom.com.au AU PAIR experienced, to take care of 3yo boy in Byron. 3-6 months. Own room, ensuite. Phone 0433240420 EXCEL DATABASE EXPERT Needed for a small farm project oori@ byronorganic.com.au

ORGANIC FARM HAND Ewingsdale, flexible hours, exp preferred, position development possible. Passion a must! oori@byronorganic.com.au Thanks FLOOR STAFF for health focused Cafe/ Restaurant in the Heart of Byron. We are looking for a reliable happy person with a strong hospitality background and a great work ethic to join our team. Min 3 years exp in a busy cafe environment, current NSW RSA, immediate start, 25-30 hours pw, award pay, No travellers as we are looking for at least a month commitment, strong barista skills a big bonus, strong coffee/food/wine & cocktail knowledge essential. Must be avail nights, weekends, all public holidays & all festivals Blues / Splendour etc. Please email resume and refs to: byronbayfresh@gmail.com REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Looking for female therapist with health fund rebates, for 1-2 days in busy well respected Bangalow clinic. Must be exp, professional, relliable & passionate. Ph 0499490088 or email: info@ bangalowremedialmassage.com.au DISPATCH & DELIVERY POSITION full time, Mon-Fri. Medium rigid truck driving licence and computer skilled (MYOB invoicing & Microsoft Office). Local perm resident only, fit and reliable. Email appl/ resume: info@byrongourmetpies.com.au

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BILLINUDGEL HOTEL is looking for a motivated chef/cook. Please drop CV into the hotel if interested. Phone 66801148

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We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, problem-solving team player for our school. Immediate start, 22.5 hours per week during term time plus one week each term break. Applications close on Friday 17 July 2015. Position description & application process available: capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au.

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SEEKING YOGI Beautiful, established yoga studio in Byron Bay seeking experienced yoga teacher with strong admin skills to be the driving force of the studio. Choose to manage the studio 10 hours a week or take it on as your own! The options are limitless for the right person. Contact Dave on 6685 6566 or accounts@circusarts.com.au

CUST SERV/CALL CENTRE ROLE Exc communication & Int-Adv PC skills req. Busy ofﬁce, casual, M-F 9-5 Byron A&I. CV to: careers@vitality4life.com CASUAL KITCHEN HAND (Mon-Fri) Must be ﬁt, reliable & team player. Local perm resident only. Email appl/resume to: info@byrongourmetpies.com.au

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

FOUND prescription sunglasses, Bay FM disco night. Phone 0412288483

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

LOST 28th June iPhone5 black case from Rosebank to Byron Bay along road. Ph Jenny on 66858422

QUALIFIED PAINTER Small jobs OK. Phone Rob 0408900134. Green Painters Lic No: 242107C CLEANING, GARDENING, COOKING & aged care respite. 0400082538 IT’S A NEW FINANCIAL YEAR • Admin • Bookkeeping • Organisation • $30/hr – Angela 0414719680 CLEANER / CARER Respite, support. Experienced. 0421701140

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FOUND WETSUIT Full length steamer. Found on road on way out of The Pass on Sunday. Call 0410512821

PERSONAL BRYCE ABBOTT Would like any information for the school reunion Booragul HS 1965. Ph 0488932544

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MUSICAL NOTES PIANO TUNER Restorer, repairer & retailer since 1981. Ph Dr Fred Cole 0412216019 or www.specialtypianos.com.au SINGER/SONGWRITER seeks guitarist/ keys Morcheeba style. Juliet 0434141572

DEATH NOTICES RICHARD T In our hearts forever. Much loved by Judy, Fran and family. Always a true gentleman.

Mooch is a 7-month-old de-sexed Bull Arab x rescued from Casino pound. His happy, loving nature means he gets on well with other dogs and he adores children. He is a little softy and a smoocher and his velvet easy care coat makes him a dream. Bull arabs make great family dogs and respond well to love and affection. If you can give Mooch a permanent loving home please contact Companion Animal Welfare – Ailsa 0458 461 935 or Lissie 0488 415 444. Visit www.cawi.org.au or our Facebook page to see our other dogs who would love to ﬁnd a home.

BETHEL JUNE DUNNE ‘BETTY’ 11.6.1924 – 2.7.2015

Late of Byron Bay, formerly of Sydney. Betty died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was a generous, devoted, loyal and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. With her passing, we have lost a real character. Her cheekiness will be missed. Special thanks to the compassionate staff at Byron Aged Care, who cared for Betty during her final years. Privately cremated.

BOSWELL is a 10-year-old Jack Russell x desexed male. He is full of character and loves life and will make a great companion. He is friendly with other dogs and loves children. If you can give Boswell 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

FUNERAL NOTICE

MAUGHAN (Nee Henderson)

Joan Althea 21.03.1924 – 06.07.2015 Loving and much loved Wife of Brian (dec). Cherished Mother of Frank, Donald, Kennith, and Kay. Loved Nana to thirteen Grandchildren and eleven Great-grandchildren. Fondly remembered by her extended family and many friends. Family and Friends are warmly invited to JOAN’s Funeral Service to be held at St Finbarr’s Catholic Church, Byron Bay, on FRIDAY (July 10, 2015) commencing at 11.00am. Following the service the cortege will leave for Byron Bay Cemetery. White Lady Funerals Northern Rivers 0266807090

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Here’s loveable young Morrie striking a pose on his colour co-ordinated cushion. Morrie has yet to experience the excitement of the outside world and sample the warmth of family life. He has been with us since he was a small kitten – now he is a bigger kitten with a kitten’s innocent joy of every experience. Morrie is easy going, friendly and will seamlessly ﬁt into family life. As the saying goes, ‘he is highly motivated’. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

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There were mixed results for the Byron Bay Northern Hotel Rams on Sunday’s round of the FFNC Premier League against Lismore Thistles in Lismore. In the Premier Reserve Grade, despite dominating play, the Rams suffered their first loss of the season. Two goals from a hard-charging Jonathan Pierce gave the reserve Rams a comfortable lead before a couple of defensive errors let Thistles back into the game. Conor Cannon put Byron back into the lead with a well-executed penalty in the second half, but the Rams conceded a penalty of their own to give Thistles an equaliser. A late Thistles counterattack caught the Rams’ defence napping and gave the

Jonathan Pierce bagged a pair of goals in the Reserves match.

Lismore squad a hard earned 4–3 win. The loss leaves the Byron reserves level-pegging with Richmond Rovers but holding on to top spot with a sizeable goal difference. In the Premier Division the Lismore Thistles have not

The same again… Brian Mollet

It is a rapidly evolving sporting world and professionalism and pursuit of the corporate buck has changed the landscape to the extent that many sports barely resemble the games as played 20 years ago. Not so with the Nick Shand Memorial cricket series, where participants do it the same way every week and, like the definition of madness, expect a different result. With the Byron Full-Tossers emerging from their gated apartment blocks to convoy across the highway, Bucko and Baz, the brains behind the Main Arm team, came up with an original ploy. Blockading Uncle Tom’s by stalling Baz’s ute at the intersection, they were seen offering carloads of Byronites enough money for a carton to turn around and bugger off home. The plan came unstuck when it was realised they hadn’t brought heavily armed defence personnel or constructed a razor-wired detention facility. Lomath Oval glowed like a two-metre flatscreen as Bucko of the Arm won the toss and chose to bat. The Full-Tossers went about clearfelling the top order with ruthless efficiency, Nick (2/10), Alex, Eddie, Shree and Craig (2/2) were backed up by some trademark Tosser enthusiasm in the field, exemplified by the Full-Tosser motto: ‘Always use two hands’.

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had the best season this year and their lack of confidence and cohesion was apparent from the kick-off. Equally apparent was the extraordinary attacking pace and the depth of the Byron Premiers. A Thistles defensive lapse early in the first half handed

Tyson Kaye a clear run at goal and his deft touch beat the keeper to open the scoring. Late in the first half, Tyson carved up the Thistles’ defence to slot in his second for the day. A slide tackle from Alejo Vilasano earned him a red card just before half-time, giving Thistles some hope of getting back into the game against the 10-man Rams team. Byron coach Jeremy Sutton simply reset his configuration and the depleted but composed Rams squad continued their domination. Five minutes into the second half, Byron veteran Sam Owens battled his way through the Thistles’ defence and delivered a perfect cross to a flying Michael Kelly whose unstoppable header took the lead to 3–0.

The onslaught from towering attackers Tyson Kaye and James Tomlinson ran the Lismore defence ragged but didn’t deliver any more goals. An own goal from Byron gave Thistles their sole point for the day and sealed the 3–1 finish. The Rams retain their fivepoint buffer going into this week’s home clash with Lismore Workers. Reserves kick off at 1pm on Saturday and the Prems at 3pm. Meanwhile, in the women’s division on the adjacent Lismore pitch, Byron’s seconddivision Wildcats delivered a comprehensive 6–1 hiding to their Thistles rivals that takes them to within striking distance of second place on the ladder. Th Byron girls take on Casino at home next Sunday at 12.30pm.

Bay takes bragging rights over Bangalow

Young fellow Keshanda surprised with his whippy legspinners and bad never really got better for the hapless Armers, Bucko’s dismissal for 23 collapsing the innings like a tasered tourist for a badly distended 87. Copping a verbal beating from Main Arm chief whip Baz over the break did something for the team, who put in a credible showing in the field. Khan, Dan and GregO kept things tight despite some skilful switch-hitting from Shree (18). John knew a few minutes of abject humility after wearing one in the personal middle stump but the pair took the Tossers to 35 before Eden and Kyle cracked into the top order. This brought in the Tosse’s mildmannered hitman Adam (30) who sent the Armers home to their mudbrick dome houses early. Dustin bagged a scalp on debut but Eddie (on his 5th comeback) and Mike cleaned up the crumbs for the rampant Tossers. Next week the Geckos get their first outing against the Suffolk Swingers.

The Engerneer

The Bay has asserted their dominance in Far North Coast Rugby Union with an emphatic 34–14 win over local rivals Bangalow. Going into the match both teams were suffering from a number of injuries and player unavailability – a reshuffled Byron Bay tight five was further stretched just before the game as tall timber Ryan Betts succumbed to a groin strain during the warm-up – Matt Larson was quick to take his place in the second row. From the kick-off both teams looked unsettled as the game was plagued by errors early on. As the game progressed the backs looked to take control with a lot of lateral ball movement putting pressure on both teams defensively out wide. After some back-andforth tussling Bangalow managed to grind their way into the Byron half and an error from the Bay resulted in a Bangalow scrum five metres out. The experienced Bangalow forward pack managed to secure the ball and despite the

Everybody was…

Bay’s best efforts after a number of lengthy phases Bangalow managed to push their way over the line to draw first blood. A successful conversion set the scores at 7–0. From the restart Byron Bay looked much more settled. The boys in blue and white began to string a number of phases together and were beginning to look dangerous out wide. The Bay continued to press forward and after a darting run, Jascha Saeck linked with the big winger Nick Fischer, who scored in the corner. The kick was unsuccessful and as the halftime whistle blew Bangalow had the slight edge at 7–5. Coach Paul Jeffery’s halftime speech must have ignited a fire within the Byron side as they looked a different team in the second half. The Bay’s charge was led by Eddie O’Hare and Michael Armstrong, who were devastating with their rampageous running. The Bay’s centre pairing of captain Harvey Bell and Jascha Saeck were able to capitalise on the backpeddling Bangalow defence as they linked up beautifully Last Sunday a collaboration of Kung Fu Teachers and students from the Wu Chi School of Kung Fu attended a workshop presented by 10th Degree Gold Belt Arthur Cunningham at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall. Cunningham taught techniques and philosophy that related to the art of Hsing I Kung Fu.

to send Jascha striding away under the posts. This sparked an attacking flurry with Byron speedster James Oakley crossing the line twice within the space of 10 minutes. Backrowers Michael Armstrong and Craig Wallace also chipped in with a try each to secure the bonus point win for the Bay. A late consolation try for Bangalow finished off the game with a final score line of 34–14. Best on field for the Bay was Jascha Saeck, Harvey Bell, James Oakley and Eddie O’Hare. Players’ player went to both Eddie O’Hare and Luke Boyer, who played his final game for the Bay after one-and-a-half seasons. The Bay faces the tough task of Grafton away this weekend. For those looking for a road trip or will be down south on Saturday feel free to show your support with a 3.15pm kick-off! As always, Go The Bay!

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

Orchid news Byron District Orchid Society will meet on Monday 13 July at Ewingsdale Hall at 7pm. More info: Penny 6680 1600.

Garden Club Byron Bay Garden Club will share lunch at 12.30pm followed by our meeting on Saturday 11 July at

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.

#StartupByron #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/ startupbyron-un-networking.

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers 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.

Seniors Groove 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– 11.30am 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.

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

Byron Bay Services Club. Enquiries Jeni 6685 7816.

Wild Things That’s the theme for this year’s Ocean Shores Art Expo. All primary-school-aged children from the Brunswick Valley may enter free. All entries must be received at any of the drop-off points by 3pm 14 August. All details www. osartexpo.com. Contact Cheryl for other info on 0417 019 343.

U3A Ballina/Byron We resume on 14/7/15 at 10am in the meeting room of the RSL Mullumbimby, when Julie Williams will lead a poetry session on Haiku. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350. 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.

Friends of the Libraries

Byron Sophia

Rukkus skate comp

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire, meets in the Arakwal Room at the Byron Library building at 10am Wednesday 15 July. For more information email us – byronbayfol@gmail.com.

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group – Reiki: A Spiritual Journey, presented by Christa Fleming, Thursday 9 July 1–3pm at Masonic Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

VIEW Club

Organist needed

Brunswick Valley VIEW Club luncheon meeting at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club Thursday 9 to July 10.30am, apologies please to tRae 0427 103 072. We will be voting on resolutions.

St Martin’s Anglican Church Mullumbimby is in need of a pianist or organist to play for a Sunday Service once a month. Phone 6684 3552.

Byron Youth Service will host Rukkus, the annual Mullum Skate Comp, on Sunday 19 July from 10am till 4pm. Entry is free and there will be lots of fun family activities including pancakes, hot chocolate, graffiti workshops, music and prizes.

Camera Club The Ballina Camera Club print pm meeting Thursday 9 July at 6.30pm nat the Kentwell Community Centre. Enquiries Mark 6686 6915. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Anglican Church Mullumbimby op shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, enq Liz 6684 2622 nights.

Toddler Time

Free Yoga Nidra

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

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

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

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

Men’s Groups Complete Men has regular fortnightly men’s groups on different nights in both Byron and Mullum. Call Tim Fisk 0422 508 533.

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

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.

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

Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8–12. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed.

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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.

Free study groups 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.

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.

Carers’ support 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 communityrun 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 Toast-

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Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Ph hiilo losso op ph hiiccaall G Group roup ro up – Re R iki: A Spiritual Spiritu uaall Journey, Journ ou o urn rney ey, present-Reiki: ed db Ch hri rist sta Fleming, FFllem emiin ng, Thursday ng byy C Christa 9 July 1–3pm at M Ma asso oni n c Centre, Masonic Byron Bay. Info: Celia Cel ellia 6684 3623. masters 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.

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

Byron Youth Service is planning to run a Parenting Teens Program soon. For more details please phone Rosalie on 0431 524 044.

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Friends of Palestine Byron Friends of Palestine will host Emeritus Professor Lawrence Davidson, Westchester University, Pennsylvania, who will speak on ‘Palestine and the West: A Political Discussion’ at Byron Bay Public School hall, 25 July 6–9pm (food available 6–7pm).

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Northern Rivers Collectors Club in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Mt Warning AM (Murwillumbah) are holding their 25th Antiques & Collectables Exhibition & Trading Fair at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre on Saturday 1 August from 8.30am till 3pm. Admission for adults $5, school children $1; proceeds are being donated to Tweed Palliative Support Inc. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of nonprofit community groups, not for invitations to free events to be followed up by paid workshops.

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1. Roundabout overwhelmed by sexual craving – it could be the start of a plague! (6) 4. Send back after urge to acquire small cooking aid (8) 9. Confused verse covers page of service (7) 11. Gore correct, OK? (7) 12. Embroidery about … about entertainment (5) 13. Health ban applies to no good kimonos (2,7) 14. Rodent reported to supply coolant for facial feature (10) 16. Lean agenda (4) 19. Stalk and stop (4) 20. Clothing for careless shadow treasurers … (6,4) 22. … but shadow treasurer tops, says Spooner; he’s been played by Ronald Colman and Gary Cooper! (4,5) 23. Subject to irrational century (5) 25. Experience one drug, crazy! (7) 26. Victims of an octopus’s weapons! (7) 27. Wildly curse, say, the city of Archimedes (8) 28. Bible endures, and condemns (6)

1. Migratory grasshopper (6) 4. Small kitchen hourglass , normally runs for three minutes (8) 9. Religious service held in the evening (7) 11. Okay, fine (7) 12. Special entertainment or celebration (5) 13. Ban on cigarettes, pipes, etc (2,7) 14. Small rodent valued for its fur (10) 16. Agenda, schedule (4) 19. Stalk, trunk (4) 20. Long-sleeved, loose-fitting garments (6,4) 22. 1924 adventure novel by P C Wren (4,5) 23. Subject, theme (5) 25. Experience, endure (7) 26. Dupes, victims (7) 27. Town in south-eastern Sicily (8) 28. Explosions (6)

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1. Old testament prophet, also book (9) 2. Social division, especially among Hindus (5) 3. Doubters, unbelievers (8) 5. Magic footwear worn by Cinderella (5,8) 6. Panic, extreme fear (6) 7. Grandee or nobleman, originally from Venice (9) DOWN 8. Label again (5) 1. Prophet raves: “I cut Elvis!” (9) 10. Practical footwear, especially for 2. Time in a container, an artificial rough country (8,5) division (5) 15. Citizen of Reykjavik (9) 3. The Americans, they say, include a 17. Important court hearings that may hundred unbelievers (8) set legal precedents (4,5) 5. Piss rag spells make fabulous 18. Not rational, supernatural (8) footwear (5,8) 21. Fruiting fungus, type of mushroom (6) 6. Royalty in lurk raised panic (6) 22. Musical genre invented by black 7. Enchanted ring hold back French in Americans (5) the name of a Venetian nobleman (9) 24. Stalks, hunts for food (5) 8. Relabel jape about alien (5) Last week’s solution N079 10. Unexpected bliss seen with farming J A B B E R W O C K S P A M tools – practical, quite unlike 5! (8,5) M A I K A C C 15. Northerner claims to spread N E W D E L H I L A U N C H defamation (9) R K N A T O P I F F L E A R M A T U R E 17. Try dative and ablative as examples; C U W A L D they could set precedents (4,5) R A Z Z L E D A Z Z L E 18. Sounds like a girl working in a N Z N O B R brothel! Unreal! (8) I N T E R L O C U T O R 21. A rotten cigar – a fungus (6) T N R U T M P O L E C A T S C A T N A P 22. Royal navy songs? (5) M S N S A N 24. Utters entreaties, and hunts for food P A R S E C I M M U N I T Y (5) T E E A E O I B O S S

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Backlash What’s not to love about chocolate? (Unless you have an allergy.) Bangalow Historical Society has recognised the supremacy of chocolate as a foodstuff and is launching its exhibition, appropriately enough called ‘Chocolate’, on July 13 at Heritage House, corner of Ashton and Deacon Streets, Bangalow. The exhibition will be run in conjunction with various events to be held at the Museum and Love Byron Bay Chocolate (www. lovebyronbaychocolate.com. au) until the end of August. For the full list of activities contact the museum on 6687 2183. And read about the museum’s ‘steamy past’ as a brothel at http://bit.ly/bangmuse. Q Q Q Q

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Should having a registered nurse in nursing homes be mandatory? It seems a reasonable idea given the high level of care sometimes needed but the NSW legislation may be changed to delete that requirement. An Upper House committee inquiry has been established to investigate the matter. The committee chair, Greens MP

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and former Byron mayor Jan Barham, said: ‘A number of organisations have expressed concern that without registered nurses on duty at all times, the quality of care for residents of aged-care facilities could be compromised. We strongly encourage all interested individuals, groups and organisations to contribute [to the inquiry].’ The closing date for submissions is Thursday July 23. Find out more at www.parliament. nsw.gov.au/gpsc3, or call the committee secretariat on (02) 9230 3081.

of Australia, Australian Industry Group, Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Climate Institute, WWF and the Australian Conservation Foundation. You can find

out more at www.australianclimateroundtable.org.au. The alliance and the uptake of solar represent some hope in Australia’s attitude to the global warming crisis.

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The federal government must have been taken somewhat by surprise by the new climate alliance of business, union, welfare, environmental and energy groups who are pushing for more common ground in Australia’s climate policy. The newly formed Australian Climate Roundtable says Australia must commit to deep emissions reductions in order to be taken seriously on a global stage. The alliance includes the Business Council

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