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This year’s Splendour in the Grass festival, held over the weekend, went off despite the rain, which turned the festival site into a mudbath. Around 30,000 people partied to the sounds of 100 different acts, including Florence and the Machine, The Grates, Mark Ronson, Ryan Adams and Blur. But it wasn’t just about music – there was also art, craft, food and a special Splendour-only Q&A session, hosted by Tony Jones. Police issued a statement praising the crowd’s behaviour, despite a number of drug arrests. And it’s still a perennial problem for some residents and community groups; frustration over their loss of amenity was vented at www.echo.net. au/2015/splendour-in-the-mud. Photo of Crafty Captain Rachel Burke by Jeff ‘Crafty’ Dawson

Turnback policy supported by local Labor MP syndicates, making a great deal of money, taking advantage of vulnerable people with the result that 1,200 asylum seekers died on our border in less than three years. She says if elected, Labor would increase UNHCR funding, abolish Temporary Protection Visas and ‘by 2025, Labor will double Australia’s annual refugee intake to 27,000.’ She added that Labor would provide independent oversight of facilities, and create an independent statutory advocate to protect the interests of children seeking asylum. ‘We will also legislate mandatory

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Local federal MP Justine Elliot (Labor) has fallen in line with the right faction of her party to adopt the ‘option’ of keeping Tony Abbott’s refugee ‘turnback’ policy if elected. The issue was debated at the recent Labor conference in Melbourne, which saw Anthony Albanese from the left vote against and lose. Ms Elliot says, ‘Despite the best intentions, a terrible loss of life took place on Labor’s watch. We can’t allow people smugglers to reopen the perilous journey from Java to Australia again. This journey is all about people smuggling: criminal

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reporting of any instances of abuse of children in immigration detention.’ But the decision has ‘dismayed’ federal Greens spokesperson Dawn Walker, who says, ‘Labor had an opportunity on the weekend to stand up against the cruelty of turnbacks and the suffering of refugees on Nauru and Manus Island, but sadly they failed.’ ‘No matter how the Labor leadership tries to explain why they’ve made this decision, the truth is this is a race to the bottom where human rights, the law and decency are sacrificed.’

The Byron Farmers’ Market says it has been given its marching orders to move from Butler Street Reserve in preparation for paid parking in the town. But the claim has been hosed down by Council’s general manager Ken Gainger; he told The Echo that there has been ‘no decision’ on relocating the market. Yet at a recent parking forum, hosted by the town’s chamber of commerce, mention was made that Council is preparing a parking scheme where business owners and staff would use Butler Street Reserve for all-day parking, while the rest of town would be metered paid parking. Additionally, Council will debate a report this Thursday that looks at paid-parking exemptions and the Butler Street Reserve as a parking lot.

Collateral damage Byron Farmers’ Market treasurer, Kaye Shadbolt, told The Echo that market representatives asked for a meeting with Ken Gainger last Thursday, and were informed that Council, ‘will not compromise to accommodate us’. ‘They want a re-location to the Ewingsdale Sports Complex,’ she said. ‘The farmers’ market conducted a recent survey which showed that 30 per cent of customers, both locals and tourists, either walk or cycle to this market, so many people would be affected by any move out of town. ‘Having to move our market would have a massive impact on the

60 local, small-scale farmers that depend on the farmers’ market for their livelihoods. It appears that we are collateral damage so that businesses in town have a parking space, and the council can raise more revenue’, Ms Shadbolt said. She added that the market organisers were still ‘trying to get up to speed’ with the council’s plans, and see no reason why the farmers market and the paid-parking trial cannot co-exist. ‘Like all markets in Byron Shire, we have been operating on a temporary licence, and our licence expires early next year, so we are very worried about our future’, Ms Shadbolt says. Byron Farmers’ Market members Liz and Bob Gray added, ‘The current, central location with ample parking is the key to the success of the weekly market, and a forced move will inflict an enormous, needless economic and social shift. ‘This callous disregard of community in favour of cars is shocking and appallingly brutal’. The Echo asked Council’s general manager Ken Gainger to confirm claims by Ms Shadbolt, but instead he said, ‘Out of respect, we wanted to keep them informed about the projects and hear their concerns.’ ‘Bringing the elements of the additional needs for town centre parking, the proposed bypass, business and community together is challenging. There are many competing factors and talking with the market organisers is part of the process. continued on page 2

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Byron bypass plans open for comment Hans Lovejoy

Council plans for a $10m Byron bypass by are now public, and come despite strong opposition from residents on Butler Street who will be affected. So what do you get for a $500,000 report? The environmental impact study (EIS) comes in eight parts and totals 886 pages (available at Council’s website), and is authored by Newcastle consultants, GHD. It outlines all aspects of the controversial project, including offsetting the removal of 1.16 hectares of paperbark swamp forest with a ‘biobank’. Roundabouts, footpaths, road upgrades, a 600-metre road and rail level crossing would all be completed over a six-month period, and within the next year, claims the report. Yet despite an extensive argument for the new road, the report admits in its Justification and Conclusion that it is only a ‘partial solution to the traffic issues in Byron Bay.’ The report does say, however, that ‘Council has recognised the need to provide a short-term response as soon as practicable.’

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‘Approximately 74 on-street car parks would be lost owing to the proposal,’ claims the report. And while those spaces are mainly near Byron Aged Care, the Butler Street Reserve and water tower, no mention was made of lost carparks where the road would join Jonson Street between Mitre

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Ten and Byron Music. When asked, Council’s infrastructure services director, Phil Holloway, told The Echo the existing off-street ‘informal parking’ is on Councilowned land and would be lost owing to the road. ‘Council purchased the land in the 1980s for the purpose of a future bypass and has been zoned accordingly since the 1988 LEP. ‘On the issue of parking outside Mitre 10 on Jonson Street, this is being discussed with the tenant and landowner and the intent is to maintain the existing car parking. This would be reviewed at the detailed design stage and the drawings updated.’

Grab The Rail But disagreement over the viability of the disused railway is set to continue, with Butler Street resident Paul Jones saying the EIS is a ‘licence to destroy over a hectare of protected wetland habitat and ruin up to five

hectares surrounding, when a clear alternative exists’. He heads the Butler Street Community Network, and says his group also opposes any carpark construction and the relocation of the Byron Markets to the Cavanbah (sports and cultural) Centre on Ewingsdale Road. The alternative route has been consistently refused as an option by Council staff, and advice within the EIS was no different; it ‘discounts’ Grab The Rail’s plans as it is ‘not supported by Transport for NSW.’ The EIS cites correspondence from Country Rail Contracts general manager, Terry Brady and then-NSW minister for transport, Gladys Berejiklian. ‘The advice from Transport for NSW was that the corridor was unlikely to be wide enough for the existing operational rail track, a two-lane road with associated infrastructure and the proposed rail trail.’ Mr Holloway added to his comments to The Echo on

Monday saying, ‘Building a road on land that we do not own is not currently possible. While we recognise that affected property owners do not agree with the proposed route, the EIS and development application are based on the Butler Street route.’ But Mr Jones rejects the explanation, saying, ‘There is no requirement for an Act of Parliament to access surplus rail land. Council has continually acquired and transferred ownership of Crown land between agencies. ‘Byron Shire Council has already acquired rail land for the Bakery carpark in town, and leases rail land for the First Sun Caravan Park – no big deal. And earlier this year, Council quietly acquired the SEPP 14 wetlands – Crown land off the end of Butler Street.’ ‘Despite the fact that Council were instructed to address the rail corridor route they have gone to considerable lengths to obfuscate and ignore this fact and instead further developed the rail trail concept as if they, not a private organisation, were its proponents.’

Panel decides The project will be determined by the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel once public submissions have been collated. Submissions close August 16. Details for the rail corridor alternative bypass route are available at www. byrontrafficfix.org while Council’s plans are at www. byron.nsw.gov.au/projects/ byron-bay-bypass.

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nearly complete We’ve got new bins! Beginning Monday August 3, a new weekly collection service for all food and garden waste is expected to divert over 3,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year. Council say that when the new service starts, both red landfill and yellow recycling bins will be collected fortnightly. As part of the new service, Council is supplying a kitchen benchtop

caddy for food scraps, a six-month supply of compostable caddy liners and educational information. Residents are urged to read up on the information pack provided as soon as the new green bin arrives. Mayor Simon Richardson says, ‘The pack contains a new waste calendar for which days the bins go out, plus has new stickers to place on the front of the bins to help with sorting waste.’

GM hoses down market move continued from page 1

Integral: GM ‘The markets are integral to Byron Bay and Council recognises the contribution they make to the economy and the

social hub they provide. ‘Council is committed to ensuring that the markets continue to prosper within Byron Bay,’ he said. Meanwhile the monthly Byron Market manager Tess

Cullen told The Echo she is concerned that surfacing Butler Street with gravel for car parking would affect stallholders. She also said she believes both parking and markets can co-exist.

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Permablitz! Mullum cafe gets makeover Permaculture students from the Byron Community College recently spent two days transforming the courtyard behind Mullum’s Punch & Daisy cafe, using the permablitz component of the course to turn a bare courtyard into an urban food landscape. The cold grey weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the eager students, who were in full blitz mode halfway through day two. With an aim of ‘bringing permaculture to the streets’, the College had approached local businesses that could offer a site with public exposure in order to promote urban permaculture. Students spent a month designing and planning the area prior to installation.

Seasonal produce Co-ordinating the interests of various stakeholders was a key part of the design process, which included the landlord, Punch & Daisy cafe, site manager and social enterprise, Responsible Cafes. The cafe’s kitchen requested low maintenance and seasonal produce to include on

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Byron Bay library closes for aircon upgrade The Byron Bay Library and Lone Goat Gallery will be temporarily closed from Friday August 14 until Wednesday September 9, owing to the air-conditioning system being upgraded. Byron Shire Council’s community services manager, Greg Ironfield, said the upgrade would improve the cooling capacity of the existing system for library users. ‘The new library’s popularity has exceeded our expectations, and with the growing number of people using the building, the air-conditioner needed to be upgraded.’ There will be no late fees charged during this time. For library locations, go to Richmond Tweed Regional Library at www.rtrl.nsw.gov.au.

Ballina beaches closed after shark sightings A number of beaches in the Ballina area were closed for 24 hours owing to confirmed shark sightings Sunday morning. At about 9.30am, a large shark was spotted about 50 metres off Angels Beach. As a result of this and other sightings, Angels Beach, Shelly Beach, Lighthouse Beach and Angels Flat Rock were closed for 24 hours It is believed the presence of baitfish has attracted large sharks to the area.

gardens fixed to side fences. Waste reduction elements include green waste composting and a reusable cup initiative led by Responsible Cafes.

Low-cost ideas The project aims to inspire cafe customers by demonstrating a diversity of small, low-cost ideas for urban food landscapes. This great community

partnership provides a valuable contribution to the local food movement. The College is running another government-subsidised short permablitz six-week course, starting August 6. For those interested in enrolling, contact the college on 6684 3374 for more information. Eligibility criteria applies for the subsidised places.

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Surf filmmaker Jack McCoy in Byron, Aug 6 World-renowned master of surf cinematography Jack McCoy is coming to SAE Byron Bay to give a talk about his life as a filmmaker on Thursday August 6 from 6pm.

As one of the original surf-filmmakers, he produced Tubular Swells with photographer Dick Hoole as well as their follow-up ground-breaking 1982 film,

Storm Riders. Jack is regarded by many as the most accomplished and prolific surf-filmmaker and cinematographer of all time.

He will be at the SAE Lecture Theatre, 371 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay and the talk will start from 6pm. For more information, call SAE on 6639 6000.

Keeping fire-safe through winter Matt Crisp

Last weekend, the Byron Fire Brigade set up a public safety information event at Main Beach, promoting the key fire safety messages. On Tuesday July 21 at 2.45pm, all our local fire fighting resources responded to a house alight on Kingsley

Street, Byron Bay. Fire fighting efforts continued for close to 24 hours as this grand old Byron home burned to the ground. Fortunately, the house was unoccupied at the time. With flames visible from as far away as Coopers Shoot, it was amazing that the attending crewswere able to save the

surrounding houses. This fire followed another, only a few weeks before, in which four local residents escaped with no more than the clothes they were sleeping in. A spate of recent house fires across the state this winter has prompted our deputy commissioner to launch a public safety campaign, known as

Region to be fluoridated early August 2015 – except Byron Water utility Rous Water says it will soon begin fluoridating the water supplies of Ballina Shire, Richmond Valley and Lismore City Councils. But it won’t be dosing Byron Shire; councillors previously voted against the request by NSW Health. Rous says that, as the proponents of fluoridation, NSW Health have funded the investigation, design and construction of the dosing plants. The carefully worded press release from Rous Water made much of the benefits of fluoridation, yet did not mention Byron Shire had rejected it, nor referenced any opposition.

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Vale, Ian Cameron Kate O’Neill

The North Byron Farmers Market Association is mourning the loss of its much-loved president, Ian Cameron, who has died aged 63. Ian was the founding president of the association, which set up the New Brighton Farmers Market in 2007 and the Mullumbimby Farmers Market in 2010. He was a well-known stall holder at both markets and was passionate about the farmers markets and his farm at The Pocket, where he had lived with wife Robin since 1979. Ian loved nothing more that discovering new varieties to grow and introduced many Asian veges to the market, such as Kang Kong. His interest in growing food began as a boy in England, when he would help his father in their vege patch. When his family emigrated to Australia in 1958, there were always veges growing in the backyard, and when he married Robin and they started their own family, he carried on the tradition. Ian spent much of his working life running a prawn

Founding president of the North Byron Farmers Market Association, Ian Cameron. Photo contributed

trawling business, but when he was forcibly retired in 1997, farming became his livelihood. As well as farming, Ian had a keen interest in horses. He joined the Brunswick Valley Pony Club in the early 90s and spent his weekends teaching children, including his own, the art of the sport. ‘He had this gruff voice’, says friend Di Wilson, ‘but the kids used to love him because they knew he had their backs.’ Ian spent many years as a member of the Mullumbimby Showground Trust, and cared passionately about seeing the Showground preserved as a space for the community. Never afraid to speak his

mind, Ian was known for his no-frills, straight-up approach, which was described as ‘fiercely fair’. He was, as they say, a bit rough round the edges, but instantly likeable with a great sense of humour, intensely loyal, and someone who would do anything for his mates. Ian loved his music and market stallholders will miss him blaring out anything from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd each week to get the atmosphere pumping as they set up the stalls. Ian Cameron is survived by his wife Robin, daughters Kyla and Kirsty and his grandchildren Jake and Kirrilea.

The One Man Show with two Chasers Hans Lovejoy

Andrew Hansen is one cog in the ABC’s Chaser wheel – a TV show that pushes comedic boundaries to the limit. So while The Chaser have time off (it airs again on ABC in December), both Hansen and fellow Chaser Chris Taylor have launched themselves at a live audience, called One Man Show. And Byron audiences will be treated to a showing as part of the Writers Festival on August 8. ‘The new show is an interview gone badly wrong,’ Hansen says by phone. ‘It’s a train-wreck celebrity Q&A, which seems to be all the rage at the moment.’ Obviously Monty Python and Brit humour have had a huge influence on Hansen’s

Andrew Hansen performs with fellow Chaser Chris Taylor at Writers Festival August 8. Photo Evan Munro Smith

upbringing. ‘My older sister introduced me to Python,’ he says. ‘And watching it was naughty – like puffing cigars or looking at dirty mags.’ What sets him apart from other Chasers is his musical abilities. So where did those influences come from? ‘I was made to learn classical, but it’s not really my thing. Later I discovered clas-

sic rock, which my friends didn’t understand. I tried being a real musician – it was horrible, playing to empty bars. Then I started putting jokes into the songs…’ Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor will perform Saturday August 8 at the Byron Community Centre. Tickets are available at www.byroncentre.com.au.

Belongil rock wall critics hit with legal letter Byron Residents’ Group say a letter sent to them from international law firm King and Wood Mallesons is an attempt to silence their views on the rock wall construction at Belongil Beach. The group’s Cate Coorey says the firm was acting for a number of residents along

Belongil Beach but did not name their clients. ‘The letter made a number of counterclaims to assertions in our pamphlet and implied that we could be subject to legal action. It asked that we no longer distribute the leaflet; that we take it down from our website and that we include informa-

tion that their clients believe should have been included.’ ‘The residents of Belongil also have the right to publish their views and they should do that rather than try to suppress our publication. ‘We encourage an open debate rather than the closed process that has occurred.’

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July 29, 2015

Where’s the fiscal reformation? Throughout history there have been great reforms that have pushed humanity forward and upward. The Magna Carta in 1215 was one, the Protestant Reformation of 1517 was another. The list goes on. Sadly, at this stage it appears there will be no such enlightenment for Australian tax reform any time soon. It’s disappointing because everyone agrees it’s long overdue and the lack of reform indicates a glaring absence of political leadership. At the recent Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting, a number of options were talked up by the state and territory leaders. But they only really looked at two: raising the Medicare levy or the GST, albeit with compensation for low-income households. More state revenue is needed, we are told, because the grown-up in charge, Tony Abbott, has savagely cut the states’ forward estimate budgets. And that will affect essential services that the states and territories manage, such as hospitals and schools. Medicare levy aside, is a GST rise really the fairest option? It was introduced nearly 15 years ago, and is called a regressive tax, because it hits the lower income earners proportionally more than the wealthy. As such, it creates more social/wealth divide. More crime and misery, that sort of stuff. Enter John Daley, CEO of the Grattan Institute, a governmentfunded think tank. He came to prominence months ago after wiping the floor with treasurer Joe Hockey on ABC TV’s Q&A. Joe was outclassed by Daley regarding the effects of negative gearing, specifically that without it, rents would rise. Daley comes across as sharp, honest, analytical and pragmatic, which is probably why he’s not in politics. Anyway, his solution for our fiscal dilemmas was covered in a recent article by www.theconversation.com. ‘The states control the most efficient tax base available to any Australian government: property,’ he writes. ‘Well-designed property taxes drag less on the economy for each dollar of revenue raised than any other tax. Unlike capital, property is immobile - it cannot shift offshore to avoid higher taxes. Concerns about the risks of multinational tax avoidance, the increasing mobility of global capital and the increasing value of residential property relative to incomes should make property taxes a priority in any tax reform.’ It’s a view that is shared by the lobby group, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS). Their statement last week on tax reform reads, ‘We want to see everything on the table, not just the GST, but also land taxes, superannuation tax breaks, capital gains tax, negative gearing and other areas of taxation.’ ‘We need a structural approach to tax reform which improves the overall progressive collection of revenue, improves job opportunities, investment and productivity. We need revenue to be shared equitably to deliver essential services across the country.’ Hans Lovejoy, editor

t is a ritual as regular as the arrival of the first cold snap of winter, and usually about as welcome. At every ALP National Conference the media commentators announce portentously that there will be a make or break issue: a test which the leader must survive to determine whether he succeeds or fails. For Doc Evatt, it was simply preserving his leadership against both left and right; for Arthur Calwell it quickly became fending off the rise of Gough Whitlam. For Whitlam himself it was to beat down the left-dominated delegates. For Bill Hayden, it was to counter the influence of Bob Hawke. For Hawke, it was to win the debate about mining Australian uranium. For Kim Beazley it was simply about establishing himself as Kim Beazley. For Simon Crean it was to reform the party rules and structure. For Kevin Rudd, it was to devise a viable alternative to John Howard’s WorkChoices. For Julia Gillard it was to explain that while she was her, we were more than just us. And for Bill Shorten, of course, it has been about turnback and asylum-seeker policy. And in every case, the leader prevailed: a cynic would say that this is what the conference is for. Through backroom deals, sweeteners and threats, the party’s movers and shakers (mainly, but not entirely, the factional bosses) conclude that the leader is must not be humiliated in public: if he is to be humiliated, it will be in the privacy of their own councils. The debates may be passionate, even lachrymose, but the numbers are seldom if ever if in doubt. The vote, if

there is one, is passed. So one might have assumed that the test was passed, the ordeal was over. But no; what happens next is that the commentators, especially the conservatives, move the goal posts. Well, they say, he might have won a technical victory, but that wasn’t exactly what we meant; all opposition was not crushed, annihilated. There are still dissenters; the leader’s position is not yet safe. Indeed, it might be even more perilous that the losers regroup and plot on, this time in secret. And so it has been for Bill

Why go through all that public time and effort if the outcome was essentially predetermined? by Mungo MacCallum Shorten. Sure, he got over the line – but surely not on the merits of the argument. He could not count on the reliable right; he had to be propped up by his supporters in the loathsome left, by the unions, most especially the reviled CFMEU and its mad vandals. And this has put him in their debt – for a long time, if not forever. They are beholden to him, he is a mere puppet. Shorten is weak, fatally exposed on economic policy, reprising the worst of the RuddGillard era. That, at least, is the interpretation of the scribes of The Australian, and it will undoubtedly become the mantra of the Liberals, with Tony Abbott at their forefront. Situation normal. All of which might lead the casual spectator to wonder what was the point of having the conference in the first place. And this is certainly the

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are always demands for more: extra delegates with greater independence, increasing power to determine the policies they would far rather keep to themselves. The same commentators who rail about the need for the Labor Party to become more open and democratic are the very ones that praise the Tories for being tough, for keeping their organisational wings and their parliamentary wings as far apart as possible. It’s just not fair. And indeed it isn’t; but that’s the ALP for you. Like it or not, Labor has always been a bottom-up party; there have been distortions and disruptions, but in the end the idea that the membership – the grass roots – is sacrosanct cannot be avoided. And in recent times the push to enhance that movement has accelerated: thus an expanded national conference with greater rank and file par-

ticipation and more possibilities for dispute and dissent. The Libs boast that they are the party of individual freedom and choice, that any parishioners in their broad church are able to cross the floor of parliament, while Labor is bound and constrained. But in practice the parliamentary discipline by both sets of whips leaves little if any room for genuine rebellion. If people want to let out a bit of steam they can only do so well away from Canberra. Labor’s national conferences produce the odd outburst, but they seldom lead to any substantial change, and almost never when the leader is involved. So Bill Shorten survives, as he was always going to. The question is: what has he survived for? He has now crafted some serious ideas, the main one being his radical proposals for renewable energy as part of a broader, re-jigged climate policy. It has its risks, but also its opportunities. Whether he can refine and develop it into a centrepiece for the next election will be the real test, and of course his opponents will claim that he has already failed it. But he has given himself a chance, and at least he will not have to worry about another national conference to contend with. The government’s favourite funster, Christopher Pyne, notes that the Libs always enjoy Labor’s national conferences more than Labor does. But the real fun is only just beginning. Bring out the three-word slogans, the gotcha lines, the scare campaigns. We know Tony Abbott rejected them last week, but don’t worry – they are only on probation.

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position the leaders themselves frequently bemoan. Why go through all that public time and effort, and then have to put up with a campaign of denigration and vilification if the outcome was essentially predetermined? Life would be so much easier if they and their trusted cohorts could simply get on with it and dispense with all that biennial democratic nonsense. After all, that’s what their opponents do; why are they the ones who have to suffer the travails of inclusion and transparency? And when they do so, there

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Crown lands perfidy at Bruns At last week’s Council meeting, Byron councillors again unanimously objected to the actions of North Coast Holiday Parks and their aggressive attempts to expand their boundaries and claim much of Brunswick Heads’ public riverside parks, foreshore areas and river access as exclusively theirs. Thankfully, councillors realise that if they don’t stand up to these developers and protect our public foreshores and keep this land open to all, a dangerous precedent would be set that could have serious implications throughout Brunswick Heads and across the north coast.

Our town’s best foreshore and waterside areas were declared and zoned Crown land and for public purpose recreation specifically so they would always be for the benefit and use of all and not fenced off and built out for the elite fee-paying few.Thank you, councillors, for maintaining the fight and insisting the state government keep its grubby hands, and those of its developer mates, off our Crown land. Sean O’Meara Brunswick Heads

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potential cost-gouging by the contractor, but why the treeroot nonsense? Council may reinstate Public Questions soon but I suppose if I asked questions about the total cost and the reason for the stuff-up I’d be accused of ‘grandstanding’. Or maybe they’d do an Abbott and tell me it’s an ‘operational matter’ and therefore secret. Then there’s the old ‘commercial-in confidence’; that plays well sometimes. Fast Buck$ Coorabell

Have the supporters of a commuter train running through our region thought about what would happen at Byron Bay when the train stops across the road like it used to? I imagine that the majority of Queenslanders would still drive, especially if there’s no connection between Murwillumbah and the Gold Coast. It is a notion that has not been well thought out, and would result in traffic chaos on a scale thus far unseen! Ruth Dare Bangalow

Carpark kerfuffle I was intrigued to see Council’s Phil Holloway suggesting in last week’s Echo that the problems in the Poinciana carpark were due to an unexpected tree root. Must have been a big one, eh. Several weeks ago I asked a supervisor on the site why they were digging up what they’d just laid down. I was told that some tar they’d sprayed on the ground had not dried out as it should have because of unexpected underground waterlogging. Subsequently I have been told that it was actually redug twice and that in each case the previous fill was taken off site. It has also been suggested to me that the contractors advised Council from the outset that a depth of excavation of one metre was required, but Council stipulated only 30cm. That, if it is true, may have been defensible as a measure to contain costs and to stop

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Festival impacts I’m wondering whether anyone has done research into the off-site environmental impact of festivals on our locality. It seems as if some of the patrons have little respect for the locals or our natural environment. I’ve noticed heaps more rubbish littering the footpaths, parks, etc since the arrival of large numbers of mostly young people into Byron for Splendour. Not to mention the lack of consideration for other pedestrians on our narrow footpaths or loud music emanating from holiday lets during the day, before they head out to the festival site. To the visitors who do care and act responsibly, thank you. Phoebe Havyatt Byron Bay

Coastal questions I would like to thank John Vaughan for his letter and his concerns about geo-bags etc (Echo, July 22). I notice that he is concerned that

(NCAT) held Byron Shire Council’s (BSC ) licences August 2012, reaffirmed in 2013, in utter contempt in their preparation of the plans of management for the caravan parks in Brunswick Heads. Submissions against the exhibited POM boundaries were further held in contempt, including those backed by expert legal opinion from BSC. Thus, councillors’ refusal to renew the ‘interim’ licences reflects BSC’s consistency on the boundary and conditions of licences August 2012. Without licences, NCHP/ NSWCHPT are now exposed to a third party taking them

to the Land and Environment Court. In all probability they will endeavour to circumvent this real possibility by meeting with Council to ‘negotiate’ s68 licences because their POMs are at risk. NCHP/NSWCHPT should come to any meeting with BSC with an apology backed by facts and reasons as to why they have treated Council and the community so poorly to date. NCHP/NSWCHPT can then explain to the responsible minister why taxpayers’ monies have been squandered to date by their recalcitrance. Patricia Warren Brunswick Heads

information that was forthcoming from a coastal adviser related to the 1970s. In the spirit of public interest I would like to take this opportunity to ask Mr Vaughan, with great respect, was he a home builder who was issued with a Section 149 ‘Buyer Beware’ notice issued after 1988? I know that this is going back in history but legal contracts existed and from my understanding total duty of care existed with the builder/owner and not the ratepayer. Also, John, can you clear up the information on the word ‘interim’. From my understanding this related to geo-bags and not the rock wall. It does not make sense to pay large amounts of money for something that is interim (whatever that means). Jo Faith Newtown

on their ethics, performance and service. This is part of the process of re-inventing democracy, taking away control over politicians from those who influence parties for their own ends. Hayo van der Woude Mullumbimby

Reinvent democracy Politics is indeed a game out of control (Waleed Aly, SMH, July 24) and ugly. Politicians only respond to random pressures. Like squeezing a lump of clay which squelches through paths of least resistance. People, the 99 per cent, hanker for ethical government providing safety and wellbeing for all. I suggest there is in fact only one solution. The authority and responsibility lies with the masses. Only we can save ourselves. Through a new nonpolitical movement, ‘Democracy99’, let us rate each politician and candidate from within their electorate,

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Watching Bill Shorten and his speechifying during the ALP conference was about as interesting as watching grass grow. The mediocre choice between Shorten and Abbott is about as bland as white bread and even less nutritious. It is a sign of how badly we have allowed the mediocre to rise to the top of the pond. These seemingly stitchedon Peter Principle aficionados continue to rehash the same old rubbish, year in year out with the unbelievable chutzpah of a stripper at a bucks’ party. Next time I cannot sleep I am going to watch Shorten’s

speech. Should work a treat. M Mizzi Byron Bay

Cash cow death

The days of Byron CBD being the cash cow of the Shire ended years ago. Byron retailers carry massive annual rents ($1,100 per square metre) and are already inflicted with onehour CBD parking limits, while the other towns mostly have two hours. These days Council rangers just drive by, scan your number plate like a barcode, get instant satellite fix and bingo! – time expired and you get a fine. It’s no longer enough to move your car

along the road a bit – if you’re still in the same ‘zone’ you’ll cop a fine. It’s as if you have to just ‘disappear’ your car. I guess the worst thing for me is the council’s abject lack of imagination to raise money in a more interesting way, like a solar farm or a water slide or indoor recreational area – anything but paid parking. It may raise $2.2 million but will cost tens of millions in turnover and send many shops bankrupt, with net cash and human losses far exceeding returns. In a dying tourist town, paid parking will be the killer stroke. Michael Balson Upper Wilsons Creek

Q I was driving down Rajah Road at the corner of Aldinga Court on July 22 when I hit a pothole which resulted in two flat tyres and damaged rims [see photo below]. I was in the car with two children and found myself stranded by the side of the road. It is unsafe and needs to be addressed. The road needs to be properly resurfaced instead of just filling the potholes. You can’t tell me Council are unaware of the problem. They really should cover the costs of repair if they are not going to fix the road in a timely fashion. Jade Brouwer Main Arm Q Thank you to Mayor Simon

Richardson. After he spoke at U3A Brunswick Valley last Tuesday I invited him to drive down Coomburra Street at Ocean Shores. It has had a sign at each end of the road for a month, warning about how dangerous it was to drive

on, but no work had been started. I mentioned how cars were driving on the wrong side of the road just before a corner and a rise to avoid potholeson-potholes all the way. The mayor said he would look at it and take photos. Seems he did as it was patched the following day, so at the moment you are not taking your life in your hands to leave home. I just hope it lasts longer than the patches before it. D Andrews Ocean Shores Q The

other day I was walking down Main Arm Road and unfortunately I fell down a pothole. I slid down to a small cavern in which there was a closet. Inside the closet I found a skeleton; in the hand of the skeleton was a note which read, ‘just follow Birmingham’. Upon grabbing the note the whole floor fell beneath my feet and I descended for what seemed like hours.

When finally I stopped I could hear a babble of voices which I followed into a chamber. As I entered the chamber I wondered if maybe I had entered hell. In the centre there were nine people shouting and screaming at each other. I could hear snippets such as ‘interim beach access stabilisation works’, ‘reject expansion of paid parking’, ‘safety in design risk assessment’ and ‘ongoing and recurrent dredging’. None of it made sense. In another corner there were people waving placards and throwing shoes. Where was I? What was this madness? How had our roads got so bad? Fortunately there was a light. I followed it and emerged out of a hole in the centre of Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Fortunate really because I was hungry, so I went and had a feed of fish and chips. Malcolm Price Durrumbul

LOCAL DANCING STARS FUNDRAISING HARD FOR CANCER COUNCIL NSW Local dancing stars are in full swing raising much-needed funds towards Stars of Byron Shire Dance For Cancer to be held on Saturday 5 September at Byron Theatre. The event seeks to raise funds for Cancer Council NSW advocacy work, prevention programs, support services and research. Two of these stars are Gerard Walker, of Stewart’s Menswear Mullumbimby, and Jenelle Stanford, of Mullumbimby Newsagency, who have paired up to host a pre-fundraiser event Come Bowling on Sunday 2 August, at Mullumbimby Bowling Club, kicking off at 9.30am. The event will be a day of barefoot bowls, on-the-spot prizes, sausage sizzle, raffles, lucky door and much more! Teams of four can register at Stewart’s Menswear Mullumbimby. $10 per head! Come and have some family fun and frivolity, with all proceeds going towards Gerard’s and Jenelle’s fundraising efforts. Another star is Hannah Logan, a local Byron police officer, who joined the force to help others. Hannah’s enthusiasm and charismatic nature has led her to a role outside her work with the police force. Hannah and her dance partner, Tori Jeftic from Funky Moves Dance Studio, are ready to lay down the law on the dancefloor! They have locked in their choreography, the music has been cut by the amazing Ella Pereira at SAE, and now all that’s left is to DANCE! ‘We all know a friend, family member or colleague who is suffering or has suffered from cancer, so please donate and support this exceptional cause,’ Hannah Logan said. Tickets for the main event are still on sale via the Byron Theatre on 6685 6807. For further information about the event contact Yonit Kittay at Cancer Council NSW on 6639 1304.

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CHESS by Ian Rogers Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm During the years of the Soviet Union, prominent figures would be airbrushed from history if they became an embarrassment to the USSR government. The most prominent chess figure to suffer this treatment – and there were many – was Viktor Korchnoi, who defected to the West in 1976 and became a non-person. Korchnoi’s past tournament performances were removed from books while his current successes were played down. Tournaments where Korchnoi was competing were boycotted, though this was not applied to World Championship events. Korchnoi’s persona non grata status was extended to a bizarre extent in 1977 when newspapers reported that Tigran Petrosian had lost his Candidates Match and published the games, yet Korchnoi’s name was entirely absent from many reports – Petrosian had lost to a ghost. Such absurdities were thought to have ended with the demise of the USSR but the publication of a recent Russian sports history book indicates that political censorship has returned. In 2015 the Spartak Sports Club celebrated its 80th anniversary and published a book celebrating its greatest achievers.

The writer Evgeny Gik was asked to compose the chess section of the book and he concentrated on Spartak’s two World Champions, Garry Kasparov and Petrosian. When the book was published, Gik was stunned to see that all the material and photos of Kasparov had been omitted, as had Kasparov’s name in the list of Spartak Members who had been awarded the Order of the Red Star or won Olympic gold. The editor of the volume explained that he had no idea who had ordered the change – that it was someone higher up. Kasparov has, since his retirement in 2005, become a major critic of Vladimir Putin and no longer travels to Russia for reasons of personal safety – he has in the past been attacked and also arrested. However, Kasparov always believed that his chessboard achievements would ensure that he could not be ignored – a belief that may now be proving overoptimistic. One prominent Russian chessplayer commented in 2012, to some scepticism, that every time he returned to Russia from a tournament, the country felt more and more like the USSR. With Kasparov starting to be expunged from the record books, that fear is looking remarkably prescient.

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Summer time at Brunswick Heads, the Lover’s Walks on Harrys Hill with monkey vines on which to swing and elkhorn ferns and palms, where Henry went with Jean – the bliss of climbing orchids draped with yellow bells.

Green-algal corn flakes on the tide, the lapping froth went up the channels first where poddy mullet swam; then filled the little valleys of the rippled flat, dissolving the sand castles of the soldier ants stacked up like cannon balls.

Sifting through grit near studded wrecks at the river bar, for coloured stones with smooth inlays and broken shells and urchin’s teeth – detritus sucked up from the roof in summer storms.

The great arc of the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds at night, toe-biters crunching under the street light, as fruit bats trace erratic path from star to star, to come to grief in the telegraph – I watched them rot away To scraps of skin and claw My father looked like this.

Free energy-saving workshops Are you finding your energy bills are too high? Most households and community facilities are able to cut their bills significantly with a combination of behaviour change, understanding how heat and cold can be retained or reflected from a space, and with the retrofitting of equipment. Some of this is low-cos,t such as draught sealing, creating shade or letting in light, or pelmets. Others options cost more but pay for themselves sooner than you might think, such as insulation, highly efficient LED lighting, water-saving showerheads or solar hot water systems. Knowing how to choose efficient appliances such as fridges or heaters can make a real difference. Do you know

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Occupy Groundswell, a locally based film and digital broadcast media project, explains why it’s crowdsourcing its activities: ‘At its basic level crowdfunding is the term given to the new method of collecting micro-donations via an online platform such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo. On the surface, that may not seem very novel, yet dig a bit deeper, and you find crowdfunding represents one of the most significant economic innovations in recent memory. ‘With this new model, it is possible to unlock an “ecosystem” of finance, to manifest new creative, diverse, and useful projects freed from the older paradigm of centralised control and distribution. ‘Occupy Groundswell, a locally based film and digital broadcast media project, has made a subtle distinction between two similar words. Crowdfunding allows the contribution of funds to a project for an incentive return. We prefer the term crowdsourcing because the production team want the “crowd” involved.

‘We want to hear from people and see them at a shoot, a launch, or a filmlaunch after-party. We want to hear about any good story ideas to help make Occupy Groundswell a better film and ongoing campaign. ‘We turned to crowdsourcing for a number of reasons: ‘1. Traditional sources of development funding have shrunk, even for established filmmakers. ‘2. To involve the global community in the process of making the film. ‘3. Crowdsourcing will give control of the story. And the future belongs to the most compelling story.

Seeing reality ‘The movies we watch and the style of our television and media consumption are a reflection of ourselves and our ability to truly see the reality behind the curtain. In the context of the reasoning behind the creative processes underpinning Occupy Groundswell, our world as we know it is dying, and we need to wake up and mobilise. This is a change of social

and economic eras, not just a period of social and economic change. ‘When you examine the type of projects generally being funded by this new model, they look far different from what you’d typically see produced by television networks and blockbuster production houses. In short, many of these projects seeking crowdfunding are unlikely to attract dollars via mainstream advertisers or mass sales. ‘Yet their impact on the world is far more beneficial than one more episode of a reality home renovation series. ‘The missing link in this new creative paradigm is no longer understanding how we support, but why we support. ‘Can money flow to where it’s needed most? Is the economic future horizontal? Are we able to become participants in our lives again, instead of passive consumers?’ Find out more at https:// www.documentaryaustralia. com.au/films/474/occupygroundswell. Q

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Q&A with Australian country music star Beccy Cole What do you consider to be the positive heart of Australian identity?

How has songwriting been there for you over the years?

Songwriting is very therapeutic and so is singing a selfpenned song. We write songs about our experiences and then share them. It helps us to grow and heal. Lots of people would find being a travelling musician too draining? What about that lifestyle draws you to it?

Travelling can be draining but the music fills me up again. I don’t think anyone would grow tired of doing something they love or be tired because of it. It’s always been about taking good music to as many people as I can. I have songs and stories and messages and laughter that I want to share; that’s worth the hours of travel. How did it feel to sing in Iraq?

Do you ever struggle with committing to your music and your family and your friends? How do you find enough time in the day?

Everyone needs to find a good balance between work and family. Ultimately, my son has always come first. I have found that our children are the happiest when their parents are happy and content with their lives. Ending a career for the sake of a child is not necessarily the best thing for them.

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Australians are down to earth, real and honest with a unique ability to be able to laugh in the face of adversity.

Quite surreal. We are so lucky to call Australia home; the struggles in a war-torn country like Iraq are many. I was there singing for fellow Aussies but it was more than that; we delivered a piece of home. I was a very proud Australian and I firmly believe that we can support the troops without supporting the war.

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Family dinner around the table every possible night is essential; we all need to connect and check in with each other. What is your dream gig and why?

I love performing on all size stages, to crowds big and small. My dream gig is in front of an audience who are being entertained by my performance. The concert where I can see their faces and the joy that we are bringing them. Do you get nervous performing, or is being on stage a place of comfort?

I get nervous about performing but never during. I have always been comfortable on stage but in absolute denial of my abilities for every moment leading to stepping on stage. I’m a complicated weirdo.

What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though. – Catcher in the Rye North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

What in your opinion is the power of music?

Music has the power to heal hearts. It has the power to awaken sleeping senses. Music can make us remember things that time and even illness has taken away. Music helps us to breathe, to forgive, to carry on. Music is the sound of motivation. Have you connected with Indigenous Australians through a shared love of country music?

I spent six months singing and traveling through Indigenous communities in the NT, WA, QLD and SA at the beginning of my career. I met and played music with some unique Australians and many of them certainly love their country music. What most inspires you to create?

Inspiration comes from everywhere: life, love, the ocean and meeting interesting people with fabulous stories to share. I will always create and play music. Beccy Cole will appear at the Byron Bay Writers Festival feature event The Cowgirl and the Showgirl at Byron Theatre on Friday August 7, 7.30pm–9pm. Tickets byronbaywritersfestival.com.au. Q

His Other House is local author Sarah Armstrong’s second book, coming ten years after her Miles Franklin shortlisted debut novel, Salt Rain. Both books are set in the northern rivers and the lush environment is an intrinsic part of the story. His Other House is a tense domestic drama focusing on a love triangle of sorts. The book was inspired, Armstrong says, by a news story she read about a man who lived a double life with two wives and two families for many years. Quinn is a doctor whose marriage is pushed to its limits by efforts to have a much-longed-for child. A succession of IVF rounds and miscarriages leave him drained and needing a break, but his wife Marianna wants to press on with another attempt. She can’t see how her life will ever be complete without a child. While Quinn lives in Brisbane he is doing a stint as a visiting doctor in Corimbi, a town much like Mullumbimby. Here he meets Rachel, a disillusioned journalist taking a break from her job. A night-time swim in the town pool leads to an unplanned kiss and soon Quinn and Rachel are involved in a passionate affair. Quinn’s intention to leave Marianna is tested when she unexpectedly falls naturally

pregnant. It is at this stage that the tension ratchets up. Quinn decides to keep his relationship with Rachel a secret, a decision which involves him in a web of lies. ‘He was dismayed how readily he took to lying. He’d always thought of it as a decisive abandonment of the truth. ‘Instead, he realised, it was simply a matter of one word slipping into the place of another.’ While it would be easy to judge Quinn, by now we know him so well that we can only empathise, even if we suspect that it’s

going to end badly. The time this novel has taken to come to fruition shows in its insight and many delightful turns of phrase. As in Salt Rain Sarah’s writing is evocative and striking. While all the characters are believable and finely drawn, it is the children who linger most strongly in my memory. His Other House is both a page-turner and a powerful story of morality within relationships. Q Sarah Armstrong is appearing at the Byron Bay Writers Festival.

Waking up beetlefied One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armourlike back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. ‘What’s happened to me?’ he thought. It wasn’t a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too

small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table – Samsa was a travelling salesman – and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. ‘How about if I sleep a little bit longer and

forget all this nonsense’, he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn’t get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn’t have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. ‘Oh, God,’ he thought, ‘what a strenuous career it is that I’ve chosen! Travelling day in and day out.’ Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis

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It’s perfect that Pat Solvyn and Tamara Head fell in love over a coffee machine, as they are now co-owners of Mullumbimby’s first coffee roastery. The Branches Coffee Roastery and Espresso Bar has only been open since Monday, though the couple have had their eye on a Mullum location for some time. ‘We’ve been visiting the area for 20 years,’ says Pat. ‘We love the wholesome community life here. Our only regret is that we didn’t move sooner.’ Both have strong hospitality backgrounds, mainly from their years in Newcastle. Both

are baristas and have a desire to share their love of coffee, good music and honest interaction. In addition, Tamara focuses on the food, currently a simple but wholesome offering. Pat is the roaster, having worked around coffee roasters for twelve years. You might assume that coffee roasting is a long way from his background as a visual artist but not so. Pat relishes the art that sits alongside the science of roasting: ‘It is an artistic process in itself,’ he notes. Visitors are welcome to watch the roasting process in action. The Branches is located in the Mullum Industrial Estate. This is not an area famed for its

Revisiting TripAdvisor Last week we ran a quiz to illustrate, in a light-hearted way, the point that TripAdvisor’s rankings of ‘Byron Bay’s best restaurants’ are quite unhelpful. But we didn’t make it clear enough that the dodgy ‘TripAdvice’ answers came from TripAdvisor, not from The Echo. In hopefully plain English: The four establishments mentioned serve great burgers but why does TripAdvisor rank them as better ‘restaurants’ than Harvest? In our opinion Harvest’s extensive wine list, table service and range of food alone put it in

a different league. Traditional Thai chef John Verano trained under Australian Thai guru David Thompson, and we think his restaurant deserves a higher ranking as a ‘restaurant’ than YoFlo. TripAdvisor ranks YoFlo higher. Weird. The bistro at Club Byron is ranked the second-best restaurant in Byron Bay on TripAdvisor. Bolo Ma, the previous restaurant at that site, closed around six months ago but is still ranked 19th best restaurant by TripAdvisor, which is unhelpful.

food; however, this is changing. Another cafe also recently opened its doors and a food hub (with a production focus) is under construction. The Espresso Bar and Roastery each occupy one of two connected halves of the building, echoing the art and industry involved in coffee roasting. The 15kg roaster dominates one sparse, concrete half. The other half is the cafe, dominated by a bold mural hand-painted by a sign-writer friend. The entrance is surprisingly enchanting for such a location, with customers arriving to yarn-bombed poles and a pot of flowering perennials. The pair’s immediate plan is to continue to ‘see more people coming in each day’, start supplying roasted coffee to other cafes and, down the track, to open on weekends. The vision for The Branches is for it to become part of the community and for people to share their love of the ritual and sensory experience that coffee involves. Pat reflects: ‘We chose the name as branches nurture life and support growth.’ Pat recently proposed to Tamara under a waterfall in India. A waterfall might be harder than a coffee machine to incorporate into their new venture, but with these two, you never know! Q The Branches Unit 7, 9–11 Towers Road, Mullumbim-

Live local music Fridays and Saturdays - Cheap Tuesdays

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

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

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

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Boardwalk Restaurant

Ziggle Grill Bar

Fresh tortilla, pressed right in front of you! Succulent Selections of Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Kebab & Vegetarian Deliciously Prepared in Wraps, Steaks, Skewers of Char Grilled Meat, Salads and Chips. Great Value Meal Deals Fully Licensed but kids friendly

Open 7 days Lunch & Dinner 11am–late 6685 6884 Feros Arcade, 23-24 Jonson Street

Basiloco

Contemporary Sardinian Restaurant Open Wed to Sunday 5pm, Closed Mon and Tues.

We do takeaway Come and experience the best Italian/Mediterranean cuisine, done with the best local products. We are fully licensed, and count 30 cocktails and 100 different spirits.

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We do wedding and special event functions. Joining our VIP club at www.basilo.co and win free meals and drinks.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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

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

The Sun 61 Bayshore Drive Byron Bay 6685 6500 Full Menu at www.thesunbistro.com

Muoi’s Feast

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

Iconic Location Amazing Experience Open fires, food to heat the belly and music to warm the soul!

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

Our all new winter menu includes hearty soups, daily specials and the full cocktail bar also features our famous mulled wine. Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or facebook for the gig guide.

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The Lazy Italian

7 Days Lunch 12pm - Dinner 5pm

11.30am-2.30pm & 5.30-9.30pm - Open 7 days 2/9 Bay Lane behind the Beach Hotel 6680 8085 thelazyitalian.com.au

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

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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

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

Byron at Byron 77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay 6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

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

at Club Byron Lunch: 11.30am–2.30pm, Dinner: from 5.30pm, Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays) 18–20 Marvell Street 6685 6202

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

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

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods Special $10 Menu - Changes Daily Includes soft drink or water BYO Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

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Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

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Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $49 per person

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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.

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

Traditional Thai

Harvest

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.

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

O-Sushi

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

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

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O-Sushi – Since 2004 An award-winning Japanese fusion cuisine Sushi bar, tapas, main meals and delicious chef’s specials Eat in or take away, licensed, family friendly Outdoor dining area, easy parking, Open 7 days a week, 11am till late. FRESH PIZZA – BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

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

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 Lunchtime Only Italian Chicken Burger Meal Chicken Burger, Chips & Drink $15

Special Family Meal Deal Spaghetti Bolognese/Napolitana 2 x Kids + 2 x Adults + Garlic Bread, Large Salad 4 x Drinks $50 - Mon, Tues, Weds nights only TUESDAYS | 6pm MEAT & VOUCHER RAFFLE WEDNESDAYS | 5.30pm–close BYO VINYL THURSDAYS | 6pm MEAT & VOUCHER RAFFLE FRIDAYS | 4-6pm HAPPY HOUR SATURDAYS | from 6pm THE MONTHLY MUSO SUNDAYS | SUNDAY ROAST lunch & dinner

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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

Francisco’s Table is a roaming restaurant popping at different locations around the Byron Shire. The Roaming Restaurant up 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.

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A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT

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Fishheads

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours

NEWRYBAR

Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm

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Buying property at auction Buying a home will probably be the most expensive thing you ever do. So it’s important to understand the buying process and to be well informed about the property market. With so much to think about and so much money at stake, every decision is an important one. We will run a series on information for buyers. The first thing we are going to look at is buying at auction, which is becoming more popular in this area.

How does an auction work? To participate or bid at an auction, potential buyers must register with the vendor’s agent and be given a bidder’s number. The auctioneer oversees the bidding process. They take bids from potential buyers and keep track of the current bid price. Before auctioning a property, the seller will nominate a reserve price, which is usually not advertised. If the bidding continues beyond the reserve price, the property is sold at the fall of the hammer. If you are the successful bidder, you must sign the contract of

sale and pay the deposit on the spot (usually around 10 per cent of the purchase price).

What can I do to prepare for an auction? Before you bid at an auction, consider the following: Do I know the market? Research, research, and more research. When you have decided on the type of property you want, and what areas you are looking in, inspect as many similar properties as you can. Look at recent sales of similar properties. Go to auctions for similar properties. There are many upfront costs for preparing for an auction (eg building report, strata report, pest inspection report). Research will help you better anticipate a property’s likely sale price. This will help you avoid investing money upfront in checking a property’s condition if you can assess that the property is likely to sell for a price outside of your range. What kind of property am I buying?

Understand the differences between owning a house, and owning a property in a strata or community scheme. Each has different ongoing costs and obligations. Am I ready to go ahead with the purchase? If you are the highest bidder, you have to sign the contract, and there is no cooling-off period. If you cannot complete the contract you will lose your deposit. Before you bid at an auction, ensure you have: your finance unconditionally approved (not just pre-approved); confirm with your lender the maximum amount you can borrow;

• enough money on hand to give a cheque for the deposit (this is usually 10%); • thoroughly inspected the property and know the property’s condition; this includes obtaining professional building inspection and pest reports and reviewing any strata reports (if the property is in a strata scheme); • reviewed the contract with your solicitor/licensed conveyancer and are comfortable with its terms. What is my maximum purchase price? Before you go to an auction, you must know exactly what your maximum purchase price is. If

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you go over it and need to borrow more, you may have to pay for lender’s mortgage insurance. This will affect your repayments and could go beyond your budget. Is this a property I really want and can buy? Be sure that the property meets your requirements and is one you can afford. Consider whether it is close to the amenities you need, any repair work needed, noise levels, if there is enough space, and if you can afford the repayments. This information was sourced from the Department of Fair Trading website.

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Bricklaying robot can build a full-sized house in two days As robots get smarter, cheaper and more versatile, they're taking on a growing number of challenges – and bricklaying can now be added to the list. Engineers in Perth, Australia, have created a fully working house-building machine that can create the brick framework of a property in just two days, working about 20 times faster than a human bricklayer. Hadrian is expected to go into action next year. Named Hadrian (after Hadrian's Wall in the UK), the robot has a top laying speed of 1,000 bricks per hour, which works out as the equivalent of about 150 homes a year. Of course there's no need for the machine to sleep, eat or take tea breaks either, giving it another advantage over manual labourers. At the heart of Hadrian is a 28m (92ft) articulated telescopic boom. Though mounted on an excavator in the photo below, the finished version will sit on a truck, allowing it easier movement from place to place. The robot bricklayer uses information fed from a 3D CAD representation of the home for brick placement, with mortar or adhesive delivered under pressure to the head of the boom.

ond to prevent interference from vibrations or sway. The concept is similar to the additive manufacturing process used by 3D printers, and it's several steps up from the Tiger stone paver we've featured in the past, which is able to lay out a pattern of bricks on a flat road. After pauses in funding, Fastbrick Robotics is now ready to launch the first commercial version of Hadrian at some point next year. ‘The hadrian reduces the overall construction time of a standard home by approximately six weeks,’ Fastbrick Robotics CEO Mike Pivac told Gizmag. ‘Owing to the high level of accuracy we achieve, most other components like kitchens and bathrooms and roof trusses can be manufactured in parallel and simply fitted as soon as the bricklaying is completed.’

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shrinking numbers of available bricklayers, whose cal engineer and has been working on the idea of average age is now nearly 50 in Australia,’ he says. Hadrian for 10 years, having been inspired by the tech‘[Hadrian] should attract young people back to brick- nology he came across during his stint in the airforce. laying, as robotics is seen as an attractive technology.’ With seven million Australian dollars having been Mike's brother Mark is an aeronautic and mechani- spent on the technology so far, Fastbrick Robotics was this week acquired by DMY Capital Limited, and is promising ‘very exciting plans that will attract global attention’ in the near future. "Bricks remain the most preferred product for home buyers everywhere due to their thermal and acoustic qualities, and this machine will keep it cost effective to use them into the future,’ says Mike Pivac. Reprinted from gizmag.com

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DEAD MAN LAUGHING TALKS ABOUT LIFE D E AD M AN L AU G H I N G I S T H E O N E- M A N S H OW BY P R E M D A L O W S O N T H AT T E L L S T H E S T O R Y O F H I S D I V E R S E L I F E E X P E R I E N C E T H AT I N V O LV E S L I F E I N T H E E N G I N E R O O M O F A R O YA L N A V Y F R I G AT E , TO AN ASH R AM IN IN DIA , TO N U R SIN G O N P S Y C H I AT R I C W A R D S , T O L I V I N G W I T H T I B E TA N M O N K S A N D N OW, L I F E A F T E R T WO Y E A R S O F LIVIN G WITH TH E DIAGN OSIS OF IN OPER ABLE CANCER WITH JUST 18 MONTHS TO LIVE .

Premda is an actor, performer and contemporary storyteller who lives on the south coast of NSW with his wife, Jan. In mid-August, he will be performing his show Dead Man Laughing, directed by Howard Stanley at The Byron Theatre. From the start Premda was an out-of-the-box thinker, stirring up trouble in the navy with his Marxist views. In fact it was those very views that had him released years early from a 12-year contract owing to fear that his opinions could make him a ‘security risk’. ‘You learn how to shoot your mouth off in the navy,’ says Premda. ‘Here I was meeting these middle-class people and many of them had been there done that and could take me on without getting emotionally invested. So then I started to listen, and I thought wow – and this led me into the work of RD Laing, who was a radical psychiatrist who spoke of the divided self, about how the environment shapes the individual, which fitted with my Marxist ideology and that led to a process of self-discovery. I went to London to a ‘growth centre’, all part of the counterculture at the time; that led me to meeting group leaders who were running encounter groups and primal therapy and things I knew nothing about and were mystifying to me, but I found when I got over my fear of it and I saw myself in ways I never had – before and it wasn’t political. I was beginning to appreciate that love was the answer; this led me to India, to Pune and from there I went into the ashram and followed the teaching of Osho.’ It was an extraordinary time in culture and Premda believes that being caught in that wave of change was very much a matter of ‘luck’. ‘I got caught on that wave. They said at that period that if you added up all the people doing the ashrams, alternative communities etc or

going to Tibet and chanting, that was about 200,000 people globally. It was just a river and I was just lucky in that 10-year period that I was swimming in that culture.’ Premda doesn’t just tell the story of the past, navigating counterculture like a tall ship in the wind; he docks in the present day tying his vessel to the social movements of today. ‘There is a lot of focus now on why and what makes people depressed. What we are starting to focus on now is what makes people happy; psychologists have been discovering all sorts of wonderful things, and there is the beginning of a shift from pathology of disease onto health – the more you expand health, the pathology will atrophy and disappear. We used to study the illness, but that does not apply to our interior states. There’s a shift towards transpersonal psychology…’ Somehow, through the company of actors and musicians, Premda found his way to the stage, and most recently has pushed the security of the scripted piece aside for improvised theatre that tells his unique story.

While his original shows had ‘no repeats’ of stories or narratives, Premda said that started to change after his cancer diagnosis. ‘I have advanced prostate cancer’ it’s at its final stage and it’s in the bones.’ Suddenly a lot of Premda’s narrative became about the daily experience of living with a terminal illness – that can at times be completely debilitating. In fact there was a time a few months ago when he was so sick he didn’t think he’d make it to the show. His resilience and positive attitude seemed to propel him through space, with or without cancer, and suddenly Premda had a powerful story to tell. After all cancer is very much a taboo subject, and one shrouded by fear. ‘I sometimes take a slapstick approach – I talk about becoming gradually incontinent, and about my strategies – such as packing women’s sanitary napkins down my trousers. I talk about erectile dysfunction, and using injections at the base of the penis. I started talking to my penis before I gave it an injection – we all suffer from the anxiety. Whenever I tell that story I always get a big laugh.’

‘I was doing a show that started off with a lot of Stephen Berkoff, and then in between that and the theatrical pieces I would start to talk anecdotally, and after the show people said they wanted to hear more about you when I talked about myself. It was hard to come to terms with; it went under the radar. I felt unworthy – who wants to listen to my bullshit? It took a couple of years before I let go of Berkoff and launched into my story.’

Premda didn’t always have such an easy attitude to his cancer. ‘In the beginning I was looking down the barrel of a gun. But anything you do with meditation and groups leads you to a place of letting go.’

Premda believes that the concepts of unworthiness were his biggest hurdle in accepting that his story would be ‘enough’ for a theatre audience.

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HOTEL ROOM FROM HELL Welcome to my night from hell. At the ripe old age of 47 with 30 years of performing under my belt you’d think that when travelling for comedy gigs this middle-aged woman would be experiencing, at the very least, low levels of comfort. As it turns out, I still haven’t cracked a consistent three stars. The other night took the cake. Or should I say, dry threeweek-old date roll. I had my first single-star experience. Consequently I am now experiencing some sort of PTSD. Dearest Emerald, I don’t mean to be rude; the show was great and for a moment what we had showed promise, but sleeping with you was, how can I put this: Disturbing? Uncomfortable? Unsafe? Traumatising? I won’t lie. I like nice hotels. Not just nice hotels. I like very very nice hotels. I like my towels fluffy and white, my bed king size, my bathroom large and airy with a three-person spa. I like room service, a view of the harbour and a delicious hotel-style sanctuary of tiny soaps and little shampoos and tiny body lotions and mending kits. I like a bar fridge. I like a kettle, a cup of tea and two complimentary biscuits. Sometimes I like champagne on arrival. I do not like polyester bedspreads, hard towels and inferior linen. I have never stayed in a room above a pub. Frankly they always scared me, and I have always seen them as the chosen location for travelling salesmen, violent wife-abusing alcoholics kicked out of home and hard-working serial killers carving up their latest victim. As it turns out I don’t think I was far off the mark. A childhood featuring holidays in caravan parks introduced me to the notion of a ‘shared bathroom’. It was something that required thongs and an evening pilgrimage made in a group for personal safety. At least caravan parks have gender-specific facilities. Here I was, an adult woman with soft tastes and a cleaning disorder being shown a room next to what was referred to as ‘the shared facilities’. Oh my god. ‘Shared.’ That means with everyone up the hall. I counted 16 rooms. Two toilets. Two showers. I didn’t bring thongs. And what about my midnight wee? All three of them? I would have to creep from my room in my pyjamas. Hang on, I sleep in the nude. I will have to wake up, get dressed, go to the toilet. And I will have to take the key. Otherwise I can’t get back in. Then take off clothes and go

back to bed. An hour later I will have to do it again. Jesus. Even in prison you get a toilet in your room. I dragged my suitcase down the long hallway of locked doors until my number came up. I guess I should have felt lucky that my room didn’t have foil covering the windows like some of the others. Weekend meth labs? Serial killer at work? I shuddered, and ducked inside my airless cavern housing a single bed, a sink and a telly only a tad larger than my iPhone. Oh god, I could die here. But on the upside, at least I had a nice view, albeit rooftop air-conditioning with a desolate Jeffrey Smart feel.

The room scared me. I really could die in there. As it turns out I nearly did. You see my room was immediately above the the function room downstairs that housed Emerald’s only disco. After retiring just before midnight I was thrilled to realise that the bass was coming right through my bed along with the shrieks of whooooaah that seemed to happen every 30 seconds. So much so that the bed started travelling across the floor. (Like my suitcase, it was on wheels, for moving bodies I guess.) I had to use my toiletries bag to chock one of the wheels so as to wedge my bed into the corner. I think: they’ll probably stop at 12. No, they didn’t. Loud unwanted pop music has a way of bringing a person’s mind undone. I was in bed with Nicky Minaj crooning about her anaconda butt, bargaining with God to burn the place down. I must have fallen asleep because at 1.15am precisely I woke up to a fire alarm.

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I must be careful what I wish for. I am clearly more powerful than I thought. Christ, maybe the meth lab caught fire. I am only half-dressed when I assemble in the hall with only one other bloke. Nobody else came out. I and the bloke in the hall sniffed for smoke; I went and had an extra wee and went back to bed. With a wet foot. Smelling of urine. Stinky man-pee. I had stepped in a puddle that I had thought was water from the shared shower. Turns out it was shared wee. I got up and washed my foot in the sink, almost scrubbing the skin off with my tiny soap. The music is still going. I think it must stop by 2am. At 1.40am my phone rings. It’s my exhusband. My 16-year-old daughter hasn’t returned from Splendour. I am 1,100 kilometres away in a crack den, and my baby could be in trouble. I start ringing her friends. None of them pick up. I’ll ring their mothers next. But wait, this could put me on the ‘Crazy Mothers I Hate Most’ list. I try to calm myself, but the pounding party music brings on a full-scale panic attack. I turn on the telly and watch an informercial about a steam mop with a detachable device for cleaning toilets and barbecues. I order it on the spot. Shopping calms me. I wish they would deliver it now. It’s 2.05am and the disco is still pumping. That means it goes until 3am. I ring my husband asleep in my kingsize bed with 1,000-thread sheets in Mullumbimby. I know he can’t help but I want to wake him up. Out of spite. It’s 2.15am. I have played out every horrific road crash-cumabduction-cum-drug-spiking story and ring my ex-husband in terror just as she walks in. It’s 2.20am. I am so relieved that I yell at her on the phone. My foot still smells like wee so I spray it with what’s left of my Chanel. The disco pumps its way to 3am. For a moment I consider going downstairs in the nude, crazy with anxiety and discomfort, stinking of an unpleasant mix of urine and perfume, and hitting the dance floor. But then, I’d be indistinguishable from any one of the remaining despots left on the dance floor. I stand in the hall, a kind of strange peace descends. The music has finally stopped. From the edge of the verandah I can see a couple copulating in the carpark. It’s 3.15am. I hope they are using condoms. I wander back to my room strangely smug about being middle-aged and sober. The door has closed shut. Fuck. The Key!

TOO SEXY

Mi-Sex are out of their forced hiatus and intend on taking no prisoners. The band’s highly energised live shows have been blowing audiences away with its space punk rock and massive songs Computer Games, Blue Day, People, But You Don’t Care. With the enigmatic Steve Balbi on lead vocals, the lineup includes Don Martin (bass), Murray Burns (keyboards), Paul Dunningham (drums), Colin Bayley (guitar), and Travis New (guitar). The band is currently in the studio working on new material, as well as recording a live session of its most beloved hits, with Balbi vocals to launch the next phase of space punk rock into the future, Mi-Sex is your Sex. The future is the past, so get along to see Mi-Sex at the Ballina RSL on Friday at 8.30pm. Tix are $35 at the club.

GIRLS OF COUNTRY

If country music is your thing, catch The Girls of Country tour at the Ballina RSL on Saturday – Amber Lawrence, Aleyce Simmonds and Christie Lamb present a two-hour show where audiences cannot only expect to hear the hits from three of the

hottest young female country artists today, but they will also be treated to some very special trio performances and putting a twist on things. Each artist will perform their own version of each other’s hit songs, so get ready to hear something unique and a different version of a song you love! 8.30pm. $25

THE POWER OF PURNELL

BEN PURNELL AT CLUB LENNOX ON SUNDAY

Ben Purnell has been performing in the northern rivers and surrounding regions since early 2000. He’s played in CHXSM, LHB, Big Fly, Due Wave Duo and Due Wave. His music features a mixture of styles and genres with influences such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Rage Against the Machine, Sublime, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Queens of the Stone Age, Ben Harper and Xavier Rudd. These influences help promote a wide variety in original and covered music. Presenting a fun and energetic mixture of music is played to appeal to a wide audience. Styles include rock, reggae, blues, alternative, and punk. Covered artists range from John Butler and Queens Of The Stone Age to Ray Charles. Ben appears at Club Lennox on Sunday from 4pm.

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RAGGA JUMP LOCK THE GATE

Pull into the Rails on Friday night and enjoy the musical stylings of Ragga Jump, Byron’s finest world funk reggae beat band. With their new protest song against the coal seam gas industry Lock the Gate, this is a band that knows how to unite a crowd. While you might be locking your gates against the greedy mining companies, you’ll be leading this warm Byron band right down your garden path!

GABRIEL OTU AT THE BYRON BREWERY ON FRIDAY

DANCING FOR AFRICA This Friday at the Byron Bay Brewery acclaimed Ghana musician and African dance teacher Gabriel Otu performs with his full band Happy Africa Locomotif. African dance music at its best! Bring your dancing shoes and a full bag of energy. 7.30pm start, free entry.

JESSWAR AT THE BYRON BREWERY ON SATURDAY – HIP-HOP NIGHT

HIP-HOP RAP ’N’ STUFF

Lovers of hip-hop are in for a treat at the Brewery on Saturday with up ’n’ coming Gold Coast-based female rap star Jesswar as well as local Byron crew The Hated and local SAE college hip-hop project Kombat Kollektion. Eleven rappers and four DJs will make this night a true showcase for contemporary hip-hop and rap in Australia. 7pm start. Free entry! Don’t miss out!

GREG LYON BAND AT THE BRUNSWICK BOWLO EVERY WEDNESDAY

THE LYON ON WEDNESDAY The Greg Lyon Quartet brings music to your ears every Wednesday at the Brunswick Bowling Club, 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

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CC THE CAT AT THE HOTEL BRUNSWICK ON SUNDAY The quartet champions real jazz with superb renditions of the classics that will make you feel you’re sitting in one of Melbourne’s best jazz clubs. The Bowling club is also offering great meal and Shiraz deals to make a complete night out with friends. Actually shanks and Shiraz with jazz!

CC THE BRUNS PUB

Australia’s premier female reggae artist CC The Cat delivers honest and uplifting reggae, funk and soul music with her powerful voice and anthemic songs, backed by a bangin’ band featuring some of the country’s best musicians, currently proving themselves to be one of the hottest touring acts in the Aussie roots scene. The Brisbane/Byron Bay-based five-piece, fronted by sassy songstress Claire Cottone (aka CC), features legendary bassist Julia Rose (CC’s sister), drummer Dave Bell (Kingfisha), trumpeter Stevie Buchanan (Bullhorn) and trombonist Ange Gadd (One Dragon Two Dragon). Between them, band members have played nearly every major festival stage in Australia. Hotel Brunswick on Sunday.

ONLY FOUR AND ALREADY SINGING TV TUNES! Miss Amber and Stukulele are proudly celebrating the fouth birthday of Uke Night at the

Mullum Court House Hotel this Thursday from 6.30pm. The night is all about TV themes… so strap on a uke, belt out The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle, Green Acres, and all your old faves or just enjoy the entertainment with special guests The Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra, those talented Brandolinis The Three Little Sisters and a first for Uke Mullum – ukulele maestro Azo Bell. Come and have some cake – Adults $10, Kids under 16 $2.50. Join the mailing list at www.ukemullum. com for the link to the songbook.

WOW – IT’S MAROU AT THE BRUNS! Mandolins, ukulele and whistles – stories of travels across the globe, and the pull of home. Like catching up with old friends you’ve been hanging out to hear from, Farewell Fitzroy is Busby Marou’s welcome return, the highly anticipated second album from the Queensland duo.

Two years on from their acclaimed self-titled debut, Farewell Fitzroy is 12 tracks of folk-pop and country-tinged songcraft, distinctly Australian storytelling, and the gifted musicianship of Tom Busby and Jeremy Marou. Recorded with US producer/engineer Brad Jones (Missy Higgins, Josh Rouse, Justin Townes Earle) in April 2013 at his Nashville studio, Alex The Great Recording, after two solid years of touring the globe Tom and Jeremy were determined to capture new songs with their full

MISS AMBER AND STUKULELE CELEBRATE 4 YEARS OF UKE NIGHT AT THE COURT HOUSE HOTEL IN MULLUMBIMBY THIS THURSDAY WITH TV THEMES!

THE LAURELS AT THE HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN ON FRIDAY 7 band sound. They spent a month literally sleeping in the studio – which, by the way, was haunted. Busby Marou at the Hotel Brunswick on Friday from 7pm. Which, by the way, is not haunted. Free show.

RESTING ON YOUR LAURELS

The Laurels are a neopsychedelic four-piece based in Lewisham, in Sydney’s inner west. Forming in 2006 after the members met at a Silly Hat party, each of them originally living in disparate parts of the east coast. The band garnered critical acclaim for their shoe-gazing guitar techniques and understated vocals emulating the loud and headily distorted sound

of 90s artists such as Ride and My Bloody Valentine. They are joined by Nicholas Allbrook and guests at the Hotel Great Northern on Friday 7. Free show. 9pm.

THE ACFIELDS IN PARADISE

Bound by two distinct voices that have obviously spent many a childhood car trip harmonising with each other, sibling songsters Dan and Hannah Acfield have been aptly described as ‘the ying to each other’s yang’. The pair have left their previous solo careers behind and created a colourful blend of folk-pop and alt-country as The Acfields, and have been rewarded with groundswell and national acclaim. Hannah was described by Gotye to have ‘an expressive

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four quite dramatic and uplifting classically based contemporary dance works. The choreography is highly sensitive to the music so that performances endeavour to empower dancers to soar through many shades of emotion, to communicate the energy and push the physical limits of their team of internationally regarded dancers. Thursday and Sunday at the Byron Community Centre at 7.30pm. $47 adult, concession and senior $35, and child (under 15) $29.

LOVE OFF THE SHELF PRESENTED BY SUPA NORTH, OPENING AT THE BALLINA RSL AUGUST 8 JOSEPH AND JAMES TAWADROS AT THE REGENT THEATRE IN MURWILLUMBAH ON SUNDAY voice that engages you instantly’, and was nominated as a MusicOz finalist three years in a row, while Dan’s songRed, Yellow and Blue was deemed by Triple J’s Alex Dyson to be ‘one excellent tune’, and earned him the spot of Indie Act of the Week on Rage.

calling him ‘One of the most impressive musicians to emerge in Australia… with a dazzling technique dispensing hair-raising tempos... His writing displays a real depth of emotion… revelling in a zest for life and celebration.’

Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, The Acfields have just finished recording their first full-length album and can’t wait to share it with the world.

Joseph Tawadros will be appearing together with his brother James on percussion for one concert only on stage at the Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah, on Sunday at 3pm. $27/$22 presale on www.trybooking. com/146021, or $30/$25 at door.

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TAWADROS BROTHERS COME HOME TO SMOOTH JAZZ AT THE REGENT Just after returning from his latest overseas tour the triple ARIA-award-winning musician Joseph Tawadros, together with his brother James, will be appearing for one performance only on stage at the Regent in Murwillumbah. Joseph has been hailed as one of the world’s greatest exponents of the oud, the forerunner of the modern guitar. Every one of his albums has been nominated for ARIA recognition. He has recorded, composed for and performed with many of the biggest international jazz and classical artists. The Australian raved about the Egyptian oudist,

Fiona Dell is bringing her dynamic show to Brunswick Heads with a world-class lineup featuring Sharny Russell on keyboards, Jack Thorncraft on bass, Sam Schlenker on drums and Martha Baartz on saxophone. Performing songs from her beautiful debut album Come Home (arranged and produced by APRA award winner Sharny Russell) this versatile local singer/songwriter will have something in her repertoire for everyone. So gather your mates together at The Bowlo and get ready to be entertained by some of the best local musicians in the business.

WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN

SHARNY RUSSELL AND HER TRIO PERFORM WITH FIONA DELL AT THE BRUNSWICK BOWLING CLUB ON SATURDAY

Supa North Theatre Company present their latest production For dinner reservations and Love off the Shelf at the Ballina more information contact the RSL, telling the story of two Brunswick Heads Bowling Club hopelessly hopeful writers; he, a on 6685 1328. Saturday from biography writer with dreams of 7pm. Free Entry. literary glory and she, his assistant with dreams of her own, realise their current project just isn’t paying the bills. In an act of fiscal Samoa, Easter Island and New desperation both, unknown to Zealand are coming together at the other, reach for the never-fail Kulchajam in Byron Bay to bring money spinner – pulp romance you Pacific Heart. This will be an writing. evening of soulful acoustic music for the family. With well-known artists from the Pacific who have the gift of story telling, this is a show not to be missed.

PACIFIC HEART

Yoyo Tuki from Easter Island will headline the night so bring your dancing shoes and your island style to this very special event. Samoan singer Elena B Williams will open the show followed by Tom Francis from New Zealand, who will be melting the hearts of many. Delta Kay will be doing the traditional welcome to country. Show kicks off at 6.30pm Friday. This only happens once in a blue moon so why not step out and up with some Pacific Hearts.

Armed with their guides to romance writing, their stories take shape, their characters burst off the page and onto the stage and take you on a musical journey through every single cliché of the genre! Tickets are $22/25.

The Big Gig comedy club presents Gold Coast-based comedian Mike Bennett. Bennett began his standup comedy career at age 36, but being young at With shows running Friday to heart and never really wanting Sunday for two weekends starting to grow up he has crafted an from 7 August. Enquiries to the animated style of his own and club. has been honing his craft on the Australian comedy circuit to rave revues. Michael has perfected his onstage craft and captivates both club and corporate crowds Ballet Company consists of a team alike with his vivid imagery and wide-eyed persona, and regularly of 10 highly experienced classical works as the featured comedian dancers. These dancers have on cruise ships across the South developed their skills at some of Pacific along with his tours to the most renowned companies and schools in the world, including Australasian comedy hot spots. He is joined by the vivacious and The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Australian Ballet totally outrageous Anne Howe School, Cedar Lake Contemporary and MC Mandy Nolan. Ballet New York and the Royal Thursday at the Ballina RSL at Ballet. The program is carefully 8pm. Free. crafted with a wide demographic of audience in mind: it consists of CONTINUED P.30

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ARIES: The planet of sudden surprises retrograde in your

Stars With the trinity of Sun/ Mercury/Jupiter in Leo joined by Venus and late week’s Aquarius blue full moon, everyone – that’s absolutely everyone – will be doing it their way…

LUNA LOVING SHINES ON BANGALOW.

It’s been ten years since bornand-bred local boy Luke Butler left town, but he is packing his bags for a short visit home, and he’s bringing an adventure along with him in a suitcase. Now calling Brisbane home, Luke has spent the last few years studying and producing theatre and live performance throughout Sydney, western New South Wales and Queensland. Now with his own production company, The Basics Project, he is returning to his home town of Bangalow to share his latest work Me, Maria And The Moon. An original work written and performed by Luke, Me, Maria And The Moon is a classic piece of storytelling based on the original work by Italo Calvino. Best described as a not-so-classic ove tale, this is an adventure of the heart that will take you to the moon and back – literally! Tickets are limited. Barebones Art Space in Bangalow. Two performances have been set for Friday and Saturday. Book tickets instore at Barebones Art Space, or call 6687 1393.

sign could see theatrical reactions erupt, whose shadow side might cause accidents from behaving impatiently, or in some other way you may regret. And the upside? An increased capacity to see old patterns through new eyes, plus a cornucopia of spontaneous delights…

TAURUS: As your ruling planet Venus revisits the Taurus house of family and property matters this week, certain issues need to be assessed and reformatted. Don’t let domestic tensions escalate. Step away from complications and over-emotional situations. Factor in quality time with people you appreciate and activities you value. GEMINI: The current conglomerate of retrograde planets is calling for a serious rethink: of domestic arrangements, financial dynamics, friendship values, work commitments, physical rhythms. Meaning what? Only an exciting opportunity to revise, restrategise and implement untried ideas, as what looked like obstacles strip down to reveal their juicy new potential.

CANCER: This week’s Venus likes relationship inventories, detoxing regimes and recycling. Which makes it your portal of opportunity to pass on some of that accumulated clutter you never use to someone who can and will. Or, put another way, revamp your wardrobe, feng shui the Crab cave and pare down to attractive essentials.

SAGITTARIUS: This week’s Venus offers a short but potent portal of opportunity for building business alliances before she changes course and your social life explodes into fireworks of all kinds: exciting, incendiary, meltdown, fizzle, spark, pleasure, promise, setback, resurgence… A rush forward/fall back dance you’ll execute with signature Sagittarian bravado. Bravo!

CAPRICORN: Capricorns would generally rather not have to deal with surprises, but this energetic, eruptive, unreliable week could frustrate your Saturnian need to have life organised and dependable, which it so often isn’t. Use whatever arises to make unexpected inconveniences productive, unavoidable detours informative and unusual challenges enjoyable.

LEO: The Annual Happy Birthday Festival of Your Majesties amps up to fever pitch when late-week’s va-va-voom Venus arrives to join radiant Sun, generous Jupiter and expressive Mercury in Leo. You’re in spectacular form of course, and the reappearance of a wildly mood-boosting blast from the past is on the cards.

VIRGO: This week’s unexpected news may not be entirely enjoyable from the Virgo viewpoint, but fortunately you’re a mutable sign which means flexible and adaptable. Your practical talents will present attractively to others, and collaborative ventures should be friendly and beneficial so long as you keep investments sensible and sustainable.

LIBRA: There’s plenty of energy available for networking, group activity and business transactions right now. But on the other hand (Libra’s favourite phrase) your ruler Venus retrograde likes a bit of quiet, introspective time – making this week’s balancing act between social pleasures and soul satisfaction, personal creativity and group dynamics, reality and sentimentality.

SCORPIO: The drama hook is certainly exerting a thespian thrill, but you’ll go a lot further this week by observing than participating. Venus in Virgo stimulates money-making hormones at Scorpio Central, with lateweek full moon in inventive Aquarius accentuating the importance of keeping up to date with current trends.

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AQUARIUS: The emotional zone’s not your forte but ignoring, suppressing or editing feelings only postpones their inevitable recognition. As your ruler Uranus retrogrades you’ll turn inward for answers, though don’t neglect feedback from others. Friday’s second July full moon – a blue moon in Aquarius – is best spent with those who’ve known you longest.

PISCES: This fiery week has the capacity to turn your thinking around, making a change for the better in entrenched beliefs, opinions and behaviours, possibly regarding the way you approach social involvements. Late week’s Aquarius full moon helps align your idealistic mindset with a more realistic appreciation of material conditions.

ART AT T-BONE

The northern rivers’ funkiest new gallery, T-Bone Art Space, opens its doors this Friday showcasing two exciting local artists, Ray-olite and Pete Rich.

AUTHOR JACKIE FRENCH WILL BE APPEARING AT AN AFTERNOON TEA AT THE MOLLER PAVILION

BEV KILLICK HEADLINES BOSOM BUDDIES WITH FELLOW SUPERSTAR WOMEN COMEDIANS ON SATURDAY AT THE MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES.

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very special fundraiser to help their friends in need. Hosted by Mandy Nolan, the comedy gala is a fundraiser for two women recovering from breast cancer. The fundraiser draws attention to how significantly the illness affects individual women and their lives, impacting significantly on not just their physical, but also their financial wellbeing. ‘Imagine what would happen if you suddenly has a serious illness – how would you pay the mortgage? Make car payments? Get food on the table?’ says Nolan, reflecting on the dilemma that faces many women diagnosed with cancer. ‘Of course we can’t help everyone, but I think it’s always good to do as much as you can! Better to give $2,000 to two people than $2 to 2,000. The more individuals practise directed altruism the

CHARMAINE WILSON, RENOWNED MEDIUM, AT THE BALLINA RSL ON THURSDAY 6 AUGUST more changes we can affect in people’s lives!’ Melbournebased Bev Killick was up for it on the spot, as was Brisbane’s Jenny Wynter, Ting Lim, June Horden, and Mullumbimby comedian Ellen Briggs. For some of the crackingest material from Australia’s funniest chicks on the talking stick, be at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services on Saturday. Book ahead to avoid disappointment. The Ex-Services – doors from 6pm. Show at 7pm, $20/25. Bookings on 6619 0529 or tix at the club or on the door on the night if not sold out.

The enigmatic artist Ray-o-lite (www.ray-o-lite.com) defies definition. A printmaking graduate from Rhode Island School of Design, who has exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Italy, Sydney and the Gold Coast, Ray-olite incorporates acrylic and other media on board, paper and canvas, creating images from stream of consciousness, observation of urban cityscapes and popular culture as well as word and image association. Ray-o-lite is joined by Sydneyborn artist Peter Charles Rich, who has earned the right to call the northern rivers home after living here for 10 years. Drawing inspiration from our stunning natural surroundings and bird life, Pete uses mixed media, oils and acrylics to create his distinct and beautiful works. T-Bone Art Space is in Wilfred St, Billinudgel (next door to the pub). Entry to opening night is free. 6pm.

FRENCH AFTERNOON TEA Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire, in conjunction with Byron Bay Writers Festival and the Bangalow CWA present afternoon tea with Jackie French on Thursday 6 August. Jackie is currently Senior Australian of the Year, Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014/15 and author of numerous books, ranging from chooks and organic gardening through to recipes for natural

living, stories from Australian history to picture books about wombats, sheep, dogs and dinosaurs! 2pm for a 2.30pm start at the Moller Pavilion at the Bangalow Showgrounds. Bookings and RSVP essential: Tickets $10 from Bangalow Newsagency/Bookworms and Papermites 6687 1396.

CHARMAINE IS THE ONE

World-renowned Australian medium Charmaine Wilson has been consistently recognised for her skill and compassion since awakening to her gift in 1999. She was the winner of Channel Seven’s inaugural season of The One, and was also honoured as Queensland Psychic of the Year in 2008 and Australian Psychic of the Year for 2005.

She has lived through a lot of heartache in her life, including the death of her brother and her four-year-old daughter, both to tragic accidents. Her mother died in late 2006. These deaths have made her a most compassionate and understanding reader, especially in relating to how her clients may be feeling. Charmaine has been dedicated to giving accurate information about the spirit world to her clients since she began her work in 2002. She has toured extensively around Australia and works on radio stations throughout regional Australia. She continues to tour Australia with her show Spirit Whispers. Thursday 6 August 8pm at the Ballina RSL. Tix at the venue. $40. 16+ must be accompanied by a parent at all times. 16–18 years at adult prices.

JACKIE FRENCH

Thursday 6 August, 2pm at the Moller Pavilion, Bangalow Showground. Byron Shire Friends of the Library and the Bangalow CWA are excited to host an afternoon tea with the much-loved, admired, revered and respected Jackie French. Currently the Senior Australian of the Year, Jackie is also the 2014–15 Children’s Laureate and the author of many books ranging from chooks and organic gardening through to her much-loved children’s books. Tickets for this event are on sale at the Bangalow Newsagency for $10.

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A LITTLE FROM JIMMY

Direct from the world premiere in Brisbane, Queensland Theatre Company bring their awardwinning new show Country Song to NORPA at Lismore City Hall, 13–15 August. Country Song is a beautiful, musical, witty and warming journey that celebrates the healing power of music. It will take you on a heartfelt journey with toe-tapping tunes and larger-than-life characters. From the director of the original stage play The Sapphires (Wesley Enoch) and co-writer of Bran Nue Dae (Reg Cribb), Country Song is their new work based on the life of Indigenous singing superstar Jimmy Little. The premise of Country Song is this: Jimmy Little is waiting backstage. He’s been asked to perform the national anthem in front of an audience that loves him and his music. He is an Australian icon; an entertainer first and foremost. But what does it mean to sing this song now? Does it matter? Who is he really singing for?

PAPER TOWNS

NORPA at Lismore City Hall. Thursday 13, Friday 14, Saturday 15 August (7.30pm plus 1.30pm matinee on Saturday). Bookings: 1300 066 772 or www.norpa.org.au.

Reduced to the core ingredient, your typical teen flick is driven by the need to have its young protagonists, after trials and tribulations, finally ‘make out’. You might argue that this sweet but melancholy film is no different – the scene in which the secondary characters Radar (Justice Smith) and Angela (Jaz Sinclair) find their thrill on a rug in the woods is especially glow-worthy – but director Jake Schreier’s piece is more ambitious than just that. The ‘paper towns’ referred to are non-existent locations that cartographers create to protect the copyright of their maps. In this case the term becomes a metaphor for the imagined reality of Quentin (Nat Wollf), a senior-high student in Orlando, Florida, who, with his mates Ben (Austin Abrams) and Radar, is approaching prom night and the end of innocent childhood. He is plagued by an unrequited love for Margo (Cara Delevingne), the enigmatic, free-spirited siren with whom he has grown up as the girl next door. Rebellious and unwilling to accept the conservative tenets of her peers, Margo drops out of class and vanishes from the neighbourhood. Quentin, convinced that she has left behind a series of clues to indicate her whereabouts, embarks on a Quixotic road trip, with the gang in tow, that will take him all the way to Agloe, the chimeric town in upstate New York. Between the rupturing of their pleasant valley Sunday lives and their ultimate destination, the kids experience the usual escapades, bondings and personal revelations. The story’s details are perhaps unlikely, notably the 12-hundred mile jaunt, but there is something about a movie such as this that is irresistible to older viewers (if they are not too sophisticated to look). Corniness and cliché are, in a sense, essential to its mechanics – for whose life is not corny and clichéd? – but if kept in proportion, as they are here thanks to the personable company of Wollf and the strange allure of Delevingne, the understanding of what individuality and friendship mean can be discovered all over again.

JOKES FOR THE ROAD

Following from the success of the 2014 tour, the Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase will return to Byron to deliver another killer showcase. Boasting a lineup of the best local and international comics and showcasing some of the funniest and freshest emerging talents including the sketch comedy wondergirl Susie Youseff, the unique rising star of comedy Corey White, the surreal and insanely energetic John Conway, the refreshingly unique Mike Goldstein, the hilarious musical stylings of The Stevenson Experience, and the superbly sarcastic Cameron Duggan. MC for the night is Bart Freebairn, whose bizarre style of humour and explosive performance is guaranteed to keep the laughs rolling. Two sittings at Byron Bay Community Centre on Saturday at 5pm and 8pm.

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GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY & THE PRISON OF BELIEF

We’ve suspected for some time that the ferociously grinning Tom Cruise can’t be the full quid. Our worries are confirmed in devastating fashion by this exposé of what can only be described as the wicked ‘religion’ of Scientology. Adhering to the principle that ‘whatever gets you through the night’ is forgivable, I have generally considered that no system of belief is more valid or silly than another – be it Christianity or Islam, Judaism or Aboriginal Dreaming – but this alarming doco is enough to challenge any man’s tolerance. It comes as no surprise that the big-business of Scientology is staggeringly wealthy and holds its followers in a vicelike grip, for the Vatican also plays hand-in-glove with Mammon and those in ISIS unquestioningly behead infidels. What is genuinely astounding – incomprehensible to an outsider – is that so many otherwise intelligent people would sign up to its idiocy and remain committed to it for as long as they do. To me it was a shock to learn that Paul Haggis, writer of Million Dollar Baby and director of

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Crash, was a longstanding member when making those wonderful movies. He left the organisation in 2009 and is one of a handful of interviewees who throw light in its inner goings-on. Alex Gibney’s documentary follows a standard format of background history (L Ron Hubbard, it appears, was a compulsive and self-aggrandising liar) with archival footage and recent developments commented upon by articulate and, in the case of the actor Jason Beghe, humorous talking heads. It’s a tad over-long but riveting nonetheless, with the ghoulish fascination factor being ratcheted up by the later footage of David Miscavage, the corporation’s current grand poo-bah. This bloke is a creep of the highest order and his embrace with Cruise is terrifying. Deeply disturbing, however, is the reminder that so many people are so desperate to be told by a higher power that they are good and that if they stick to the prescribed ‘word’, everything will be fine. Gullibility rules, okay?

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BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C ....................0417 499023

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C.........................66808162 BUILDER/CARPENTER Peter Bergin. Renos & maintenance. Lic 147887C....................0432 060110

AFFORDABLE TAX RETURNS FROM $110

modern bathroom renovations

DESIGN + CONSTRUCT 20 years experience PH: 0410 788 420

BAS ~ BOOKKEEPING ~ REGISTERED TAX AGENT Lic No. 239514C

Gail Rundle 0401 884 231 â&#x20AC;˘ Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads

CARPENTER Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C......... 0431 674377 BUILDER CARPENTER DP Construction Building Solutions. All jobs. Lic 236035C ........0427 849445 rbacarpentry.com.au New & reno work, decks & pergolas. Lic No 243918C ..............0407 330326 STONEYS BUILDING CREATIONS Lic 268404C..........................................Phone Dave 0417 654888 BRICKLAYING, RENDERING, SWIMING POOLS 30 years exp. Lic 170432C.................0423 378573

COMPLETE BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C......................0417 499023

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................66847415 BLUEDOLPHINBATHROOMS.COM.AU Lic 105283C ..................................................0405 148536 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ...... 0403 458177 BUILDER/CARPENTER Decks, pergolas, extensions, renos. Hourly rate. Lic 123672C..Stu 66802224 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BANGALOW Hudson Accounting Services .............................................66872960

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

TAX RETURNS from $110 Individuals & $180 Small Business. Accounting/Bookkeeping, GST, BAS. Quickbooks, MYOB, Xero. Rentals, Capital Gains. LBB Tax Services ..................0423 763053 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026 BOOKKEEPER 20 yrs experience, city professional, BAS & all areas accounting. Nea ....0417 660793 BOOKKEEPING Get your business in Harmony with Rose. Hospitality specialist ...........0416 036519

ACUPUNCTURE

CARPENTER Extensions, renos, studios, decks. Samuel Commerford Lic 266052C........0405 479528 WIPEOUT DEMOLITION & ASBESTOS REMOVAL Fully licensed & insured ..........Tim 0421 181363

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

CARPENTRY & JOINERY

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis .................................................66842559

Free Free QuotQuote e

ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Facial rejuvenation, general practice ................66842400 JAMIE BELLAMY Wellness in the heart of Mullumbimby..............................................0432 034202 ACUPUNCTURE Chinese herbs, 27 years experience. Mullumbimby. Debbie ................0412 242919

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ACUPUNCTURE & Cupping Therapy. Byron Bay, mobile service available .....................0409 366996

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chill Outâ&#x20AC;? Lic AU37088 Lic 246545C

Fully Licensed Technicians Best Local Installers Best Quality Products

6680 9394

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

Carpentry & Joinery Fine detailed craftsmanship www.creativetiger.com.au | redrosstiger@gmail.com

Call Ross â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0437 737 181

best blinds BLINDS

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AWNINGS

SHUTTERS

Ballina 6681 3313 â&#x20AC;˘ Byron Bay 6680 3313 www.bestblinds.com.au â&#x20AC;˘ info@bestblinds.com.au DESIGN IT SOFT FURNISHINGS Curtains, blinds & bedheads............................Jane 0432 549953

BRICKLAYING

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ...............................................0487 264137 BRICK / BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 21474C...........................................................0409 444268

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CARPET CLEANING

TLC

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

(02) 6684 1001

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MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644

CARPET CLEANING (continued) FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

DESIGN & DRAFTING

Green & Clean

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

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993 Residential & Holiday Accommodation marlo@scrubupcleaning.com

0499 206 036

Reliable Affordable Fully Insured

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements .....0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448 AARDVARC www.aardvarc.com.au Northern NSW & Southeast Queensland ..........0410 444187

WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING Professional work. Free quotes. Ph Steve .............0421 797210 CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com................0425 707687 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ........................ Nathan 0412 926441 DI’S CLEANING SERVICE Quality & efficient. O.Sh, SGB, NB, Mullum & surrounds .......0414 408723 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601

CHIMNEY SWEEP

DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond & builders cleans. General cleans & windows ............0438 015037

THE ORIGINAL CHIMNEY SWEEP YOUR CHIMNEY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED ONCE A YEAR! • Avoid dangerous chimney ﬁres • Improve ﬁreplace performance

FIREPLACE INSTALLATION & REPAIRS BE WISE • BE SAFE

r of Supplie

BEST THE W OOD FIRinEthe Shire

6688 4375 • 0405 350 682

CHIROPRACTIC

FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure cleaning. Call Oliver (new business)..........................0419 789600

0418 156 909

BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ..............Holly 0451 102239

Call Steven Butturini

ALL CLEAN NORTHERN RIVERS Holiday let, bond & cleaning .....................................0427 600047 QUALITY & RELIABLE Cleaner, rubbish removal, downsizing.......................................0421 701140

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

SANDRA’S HOME CLEANING SERVICE Fast, reliable & thorough. Eco-friendly ............0411 969042 CONSCIOUS CLEANING Non-toxic, eco-friendly. Beautiful results. 6yrs exp. Tessa........0449 173056

COMPUTER SERVICES

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .............................66855282 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman .66858553

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

MICHAEL SCHWAGER & SHAUN CASHMAN Chiropractors 108 Stuart St, Mullum ........66841962

TINY EARTHWOR

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St........................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ...66858159 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St ....................0467 660323 MARVELL ST CHIROPRACTIC Lindon Garske www.marvellstchiropractic.com.au ...........66857771

02 6684 6235

CLEANING

61 Stuart St Mullumbimby

info@mullummac.com www.mullummac.com

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

%XTE HOUSE RIOR W WIN ASH CLEAN DOW

&2%% 15/4%3 %NVIRONMENTALLY AWARE NO CHEMICALS MINIMAL WATER USE 0HONE *ON ON FREE QUOTES FREECALL 1800 683 838 MOBILE 0419 677 991 cmhwindows@gmail.com COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE FULLY INSURED

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

0400 479 811

dgrant@razzledazzlewindows.biz • www.razzledazzlewindows.biz

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

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

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

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

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

BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479 EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Honest & reliable .............................................................0431 678130 BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator Ilan......................0414 300012 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew.........0401 968173 or 66841424 BRENDAN POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction........................0404 988222

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

ROAD CONSTRUCTION Excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire .....................................0418 665905

ELECTRICIANS

SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

0411 562 111 s

Apple Certified Support

24 HOUR SERVICE

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

CONCRETING & PAVING

0439 624 945

Domestic Commercial

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

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000 ............... Justin Myers 0458 773788

JAMIE 0408 809 817

DARYL SALISBURY over 20 years local exp. All concrete works. Lic 136717C................0418 234302

COUNSELLING

licence no. 201775c

JUSTINE BUCKLEY Relationships, mindfulness, compassion. www.muditaclinic.com ......66846090 PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...............66840469 JULIA BODKIN Psychotherapist www.globalspiritevents.com......................................0403 652067

0458 267 777

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Lic. 211410C

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

DENTISTS Window Cleaning Professionals

A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857

Lic: 154293c

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various implements available for limited access projects

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV Please call Blair Rankin on

Dr. Nigel Cluer BDSc (Hons) OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN HOLISTIC DENTISTRY 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | BOOK AN APPOINTMENT 02 6626 7999 Located within Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Lic. No.

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

electrical

SERVICES PTY LTD

0432 331 633 for details

‘We will not compromise on your safety’

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

Lic No. 262667C

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

Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477 HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582

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Service Directory SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ...........................0432 289705

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

HAIR & BEAUTY ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park ............................................................................0403 417508

CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444

KASEY’S HAIR STUDIO Home salon in Tyagarah. Professional services. Affordable ......0401 915341

JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C.............0415 126028

HANDYPERSONS

RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates .....0407 588181 or 66771195

FENCING

PROPER JOB BOB For All Your Property Maintenance Needs Fo Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Landscaping | Property Maintenance Brush Cutting | Tip Runs | Fully Insured

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

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

info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

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

HOMESTEAD FENCING Since 1995. Glass & aluminium pool fencing specialists. Lic 227674C .66222886

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

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small, free quotes........................................0414 109595 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic...............................Wayne 0423 218417

TOTAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE – CALL BEN 0411 631 655 Garden Clean Ups Gutter Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Irrigation & Repairs Hedge Trimming Planting & Lawn Edging Turf Laying Full Garden Maintenance Servicing Residential, Commercial and Government PLEASE CALL MATTHEW PAOLA 0431 871 245 MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, tip runs ..........0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754

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

0408 536 565 proud member of TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

SERVICING ALL AREAS

ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ..0402 487213 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190 ACREAGE MOWING 60 inch zero turn mower. Prompt & reliable....................... Julian 0401 350156 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552 RED BELLY HANDYMAN & GARDEN SERVICE .............................................................0400 582277 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply ........... John 66841126 or 0431 745475 ALL TERRAIN MOWING Steep slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ..0419 225124

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

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

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CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449 MATTRESS SANITISING Certified, mobile, great for allergy or asthma sufferers ..........0400 241231

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

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

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

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

D HINGED Kitchens, bathrooms from modest to high end www.hinged.com.au Dave ...0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN LANDSCAPING

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

GUTTERING

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090

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

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

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

GARAGE DOOR SPECIALIST • Sales • Service • Repairs

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

C & C KITCHENS Kitchens & Bathrooms. Quality at affordable prices .................................66872275

FLOOR SANDING & PAINTING Decks, verandahs etc. Lic 190593C.....................Kevin 0417 644671 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors ............................................................66857200

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002

ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200

GLAZIERS

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

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366

KITCHENS

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

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

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

Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com

GARAGE DOORS

Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

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

Richard Neylan 0407 821 690 ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic,

GARDEN DESIGN

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au

• Non-toxic ﬁnishes • Staining • Free quotes

HEALTH

IRONING

0420 528 373

NEW AND OLD FLOORS AND DECKING

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

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

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

The Floor Sander

A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN Carpentry, plaster, paint, bathrooms, studios, maintenance ......0405 625697 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd

Flooring by Wallaces

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388

GARDEN CLEANUP SPECIALISTS

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes .....66804766 or 0416 424256

FLOORING

Call Bob on 0424 982 935 CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C .....................0418 600576

E.D.L. FENCING Installations & repairs, prompt service .........................66771852 or 0432 107262

byronbaybrushfencing.com.au New & repairs ................................................Dave 0419 692155

* Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

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

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456 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 STYLE LANDSCAPES Retaining, paving, landscaping. Lic no 41307..............................0427 570076

GUTTERS & DOWNPIPES RUSTY – DAMAGED – LEAKING REPAIRED OR REPLACED DARRYL PATTERSON LIC NO. 60414C

‘Licence Holder Does The Job’

0414 889 453

pattersonfasciagutter@hotmail.com

EXTREME PERFECTION TURF LAYING SERVICE Prompt & reliable. Ben .....................0411 631655 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ..... 66845035 or 0414 842602 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & Construction Lic 277154C..................0423 700853

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

BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once ...........................................................0418 662285 BYRON MOWER B’cutter, ch’saw, all small engine repairs. Pickup & delivery................0429 707286 NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ..........................................0418 662285 MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate ...........0423 204218

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LIGHTING

Linus Plumbing

PEST CONTROL RELAX...

Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

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

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

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

LOCKSMITH

I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140

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

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

MOTORING

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

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

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

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483

Lic: AU29498

Bayside Radiators

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

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

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

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

OSTEOPATHY

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

PHOTOGRAPHY

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

Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills & Andre Kleinbaum

Tree Faerie Fotos

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

PROPERTY SERVICES

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

Matt Hillard 0437 819 087

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

OSTEOPATHY

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

Luke Foster 0408 446 145

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

MELINDA ANDREAS Studio or on location. www.byronbayphotos.com.......................0421 582286 Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 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

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

BYRON BAY

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

YVES DE WILDE

Friendly & Clean

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

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Millie Shield ..........................................66803499 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Flexi-Bar Training. Real Time Ultrasound .................66847838 PETER FARRELL Physiotherapist, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ...................66843385

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

PLASTERING

451 186 / 6680 4660

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

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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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PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

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

0429 149 533 Est 2006

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

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR &UDLJ 0413

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

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

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

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

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby ....................................................................66843255

PICTURE FRAMING Lic 184464C

6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

REMOVALISTS

Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Troy Eady .....................................................................................66872330

MARTINA DULE Craniosacral, Physio, Dry Needling, Manual Therapies, Mullum ..........0432 322998

B Timbs Painting Domestic & Commercial

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates.

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

Construction ~ Landscaping ~ Cleaning Licensed and Insured www.integratedpropertyservicing.com.au

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

PAINTING

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PHYSIOTHERAPY

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Service Directory WATER FILTERS

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

/RFDO &RXQWU\ ,QWHUVWDWH

...forget pointless scrubbing

02 6684 2198

mullumbimbyremovals@bigpond.com

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

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for home, commercial and rural properties

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

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181 IN IN H

ROOFING

The Water Filter Experts

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

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R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936 ZAC MacTAGGART Metal roofing, reroofing, fascia & gutters. Lic No 223489C .............0411 683003

Call Ben on 0456 606 911

Wat puriﬁcation systems Water Home Hom • Rural • Commercial Servicing S your needs

www.groutpro.com.au

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & pressure cleaning, free quotes .....................0419 789600 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

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

MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob ...0410 428919

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248 WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS All areas ...............................66888055 or 0407 002833 SMART RAINWATER SOLUTIONS Tank installation, cleaning, repair etc......................0418 662285 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 GREEN WASTE REMOVAL & TIP RUNS .................................................0427 176771 or 66840201

TRAVEL

WEB DESIGN SERVICES

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP EEr all FroR p off fo g

D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

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

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

FREE TOW

ATAS A10923

avail fo r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

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

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

TREE SERVICES

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

131 546

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

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Murwillumbah 1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930 TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C .....................................66802358

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

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

STITCH: For all your sewing needs. AWAY 20 MAY-17 AUGUST. Burringbar. Ph Lindi .....0432 340113

SOLAR INSTALLATION

Third quarter

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

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 Alex ..................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance ....................................0401 208797

SWIMMING POOLS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby

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

UPHOLSTERY

(opp. Council chambers)

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

TELEVISION SERVICES

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

VALUERS

INSALL SERVICE: TV, HiFi, AV, Special Concession rate. Damian....................................0414 741233 BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ........................0431 245460 or 66857010

TILING

SHE TILES

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

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

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

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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

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

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

6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0431 524 044

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE

6628 4495 0417 759 777

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

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

August 7

14:03

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

AUGUST 2015

New moon August 15 00:54 First quarter August 23 05:31 Full moon August 30 04:36 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, month rise set rise set height (m) 1 S 0629 1715 1812 0638 0844,1.52; 2057,1.98 2 S 0628 1715 1919 0726 0933,1.56; 2145,1.94 3 M 0628 1716 2024 0811 1024,1.59; 2235,1.86 4 T 0627 1716 2128 0854 1115,1.60; 2327,1.73 5 W 0626 1717 2232 0937 1209,1.60 6 T 0626 1718 2334 1020 0022,1.58; 1306,1.59 7 F 0625 1718 1105 0123,1.43; 1407,1.58 8 S 0624 1719 0035 1151 0231,1.31; 1512,1.58 9 S 0623 1719 0134 1240 0346,1.24; 1617,1.61 10 M 0622 1720 0231 1331 0457,1.24; 1716,1.65 11 T 0622 1720 0324 1423 0556,1.27; 1809,1.69 12 W 0621 1721 0413 1517 0645,1.31; 1854,1.72 13 T 0620 1721 0459 1611 0728,1.35; 1935,1.73 14 F 0619 1722 0541 1704 0806,1.38; 2012,1.73 15 S 0618 1722 0619 1757 0843,1.40; 2047,1.70 16 S 0617 1723 0656 1849 0917,1.42; 2121,1.66 17 M 0616 1723 0730 1940 0951,1.43; 2155,1.61 18 T 0615 1724 0804 2030 1027,1.43; 2230,1.54 19 W 0614 1725 0838 2121 1104,1.43; 2307,1.45 20 T 0613 1725 0913 2213 1145,1.42; 2348,1.36 21 F 0612 1726 0949 2305 1229,1.41 22 S 0611 1726 1028 2358 0036,1.28; 1320,1.40 23 S 0610 1727 1110 0133,1.20; 1418,1.41 24 M 0609 1727 1157 0052 0243,1.16; 1521,1.46 25 T 0608 1728 1249 0146 0356,1.18; 1624,1.54 26 W 0607 1728 1345 0240 0500,1.24; 1720,1.65 27 T 0606 1729 1446 0333 0557,1.33; 1812,1.77 28 F 0605 1729 1551 0424 0646,1.43; 1900,1.86 29 S 0604 1730 1657 0514 0734,1.53; 1949,1.92 30 S 0603 1730 1804 0601 0822,1.61; 2038,1.92 31 M 0602 1731 1911 0646 0911,1.67; 2129,1.88

Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 0245,0.16; 1430,0.30 0330,0.13; 1522,0.29 0416,0.14; 1615,0.32 0503,0.18; 1713,0.36 0552,0.26; 1813,0.42 0644,0.34; 1920,0.50 0738,0.43; 2034,0.54 0837,0.49; 2151,0.54 0939,0.53; 2202,0.50 1039,0.53 0002,0.45; 1134,0.51 0051,0.40; 1224,0.48 0131.0.36; 1308,0.46 0208,0.34; 1348,0.45 0241,0.33; 1426,0.44 0313,0.34; 1503,0.45 0344,0.35; 1541,0.47 0415,0.38; 1619,0.50 0447,0.42; 1701,0.54 0522,0.46; 1747,0.59 0600,0.51; 1841,0.63 0645,0.55; 1944,0.66 0737.0.59; 2056,0.65 0839,0.60; 2207,0.59 0944,0.57; 2309,0.49 1045,0.51 0000,0.37; 1141,0.42 0048,0.25; 1233,0.33 0133,0.15; 1325,0.25 0218,0.09; 1416,0.19 0303,0.07; 1510,0.18

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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ECHO CLASSIFIEDS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6684 1777

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CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE

Childcare ................................ 38

PHONE ADS

For Sale .................................. 39

Ads may be taken by phone on

Display ads: 12pm TUESDAY Line ads: 1pm TUESDAY

Funeral Notices ....................... 41

Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

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

Garage Sales ......................... 39

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

RATES & PAYMENT

EMAIL ADS

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$5.00 for each extra line

Birthdays ................................. 41

Free Stuff ................................. 39

Halls For Hire ......................... 39 Health Notices ........................ 38 In Memoriam .......................... 41 Motor Vehicles ........................ 39 Musical Notes......................... 41 Only Adults .............................. 41 Pets......................................... 41 Positions Vacant ..................... 40 Professional Services ............. 38 Property For Sale .................... 39 Public Notices......................... 38 Removalists ............................. 39

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

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$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Social Escorts ........................ 41

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To Let ...................................... 40 Tractor Repairs ........................ 39 Tradework ............................... 39 Tree Services .......................... 39

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NEED A BREAK from managing your Airbnb and holiday letting? I can take care of all your needs; efďŹ cient check in & out, cleaning & all that makes for a 5-star service. Exc refs. Jeannette 0418221637

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AUDITIONS for DYNASTY VOICES A new dynamic four part choir, performing works from all periods and genres. To request an audition time in Bangalow, email Emilie misslemasson @gmail.com

To Lease ................................. 40

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

These prices include GST.

Share Accommodation .......... 39 Short Term Accommodation .. 39

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Fridays | 6684 6336 NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BYRON SHIRE TRAFFIC CHANGES TO BAYSHORE DRIVE AND SUROUNDING AREAS THURSDAY 6 AUGUST TO SUNDAY 9 AUGUST 2015

The Festival guestsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; car park at Elements of Byron, accessible from Bayshore Drive, has been prepared for day patrons, all day parking is $5.00. There will be a drop off area for guests and parking set-aside for disabled persons at the entrance of end of Bayshore Drive. There is a regular Xcede shuttle bus service that will run from Byron Bay Bus Terminal outside the Visitor Centre on Jonson Street, Apartments Inn, Byron at Byron (Fletcher Street) and Shirley Street. The cost will be $4.00 please have the correct change. BYRON BAY WRITERS FESTIVAL HOTLINE is : (02) 6685 5115 We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

38 July 29, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

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

10 - 11:30am

Laura

Monday

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Daniel

Tuesday

Slow Gentle Yoga

Daniel

Â˝ Hour 1 Hour 1Â˝ Hour Home Visits

Grace

Yoga classes $18 5 class pass $80

Grace

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

Christina

Wednesday

Slow Gentle Yoga

Thursday

Slow Gentle Yoga Slow Gentle Yoga

Laura

Saturday

Slow Gentle Yoga

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

30 days

Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

Festival trafďŹ c will enter the site via Bayshore Drive.

8 - 9:30am

Friday

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

HEALTH

certiďŹ cate teacher training courses

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

Footloose Dance Workshop!

MASSAGE AWAKENING Home space & mobile to all towns. Joshua 0426534161

The Cassettes + Swing On In.

ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna 22yrs exp. 0417212540

Places ďŹ lling fast:

Mob: 0468 389 244

monday

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

Yogalates : mat work Yogalates : prenatal Yogalates : mat work

suffolk park bangalow suffolk park

tuesday

9.30am - 11am 6pm - 7.30pm

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

bangalow bangalow

wednesday 6pm - 7.30pm

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

thursday

Yogalates/Pranayama meditation bangalow

9.30am - 11am

friday

10am - 11.30am

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

saturday

8am - 9.30am

stretch and strengthen

suffolk park/bangalow

health rebates available special: unlimited classes for 3 months $199 award winning DVDs available at our studios

www.thecassettes.com.au

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

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

Dr David King

(Chinese Medicine) Certified Acutonics® Teacher

(Chinese Medicine)

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

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

Miele appliances

S U F F O L K PA R K CO M M U N I T Y H A L L

LA-Z-BOY TILT chair, very good cond, tapestry print. $120 ono. 66851833

TOXIC & TIRED?

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

BULK BILLING

Family Practice in Byron Bay Female GP joining us soon!! Ph: 6685 7479 13 Carlyle St, Byron Bay

eKINESIOLOGY Helio Matahari 0401606707

KUNDALINI YOGA in the heart of Mullum www.kundalinistudio.org. Ph 0406582418 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

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

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 6, 14 Middleton St, Byron Bay ϭϯ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƉĂŝŶ͕ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŝĂƟ ĐĂ

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TREE SERVICES Natural Health & Wellbeing Centre Reiki, Ear Candling, Indian Head Massage, Energy Healing, Readings, Crystals, Wellbeing Products

NICK HART

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

Fully insured • Free quotes 7/14 Middleton St Byron Bay Ph 6685 7791 www.sunlighthealing.com.au

INSTANT GAS HOT WATER HEATERS

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

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 BUILDING A STUDIO? Recycled hard wood, sink, Fr doors, sgl cedar door, tiles, bits’n’bolts, desk; glass top. 0408809528

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

Matt 0427 172 684

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

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Yoga & Pilates Shiatsu & Massage Experienced teachers Amazing venue

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

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD

Tubestock to Semi-advanced Buy direct from the grower

yellowchurchyoga.com dianaewing@bigpond.com Diana Ewing 0407 455 212 9 Myocum St, Mullumbimby

0402 323 910

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE

Become an instant herbalist

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

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REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

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STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

with our magical botanical extraction machines. Herbs to get you happy, healthy and horny. The Happy Herb Shop Shop 1/5–7 Byron St, Byron Bay Open: Mon 11am–4.30pm Wed, Thur & Fri 11am–5pm Sat 10.30am–5.30pm

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777

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

Lawnmowers $249 Brushcutter/ Pole Saw Combos $199 Petrol Chippers $549 Wicker Furniture Sets $249 Instant Gas Hot Water Systems $199

Many more items to be cleared. New or as new. Dreamrider Building 7-17 Brigantine St, Byron Industrial Estate 9:30am- 5pm. Ph: 02 6680 7413

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

CAR RENTALS

Weekly Rates 0401606707

COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

BUSINESS FOR SALE ESTABLISHED HEALING CENTRE One of Byron's longest established healing centres for sale. Extensive database of clients, excellent reputation. Exp & prof practitioners offering massage, healing, readings. Two dynamic and effective websites incl an online shop of unique new age products. Skype & phone sessions with clients all over Australia. Easy to run business with lots of potential for growth. Great opportunity. Reasonable rent for Byron and ﬂexibility to relocate at anytime. Reasonable price. Please call 0403500827 RAW ECSTASY $50k all offers considered Cafe & market/festival position. All stock valued at $30k, walk in walk out. Training given. rawecstasy1@gmail.com 0403674188

THE LOFT RESTAURANT LISMORE

Very busy 50-seater. One of Lismore’s longest-running restaurants and No 1 on TripAdvisor! Lifestyle plus days free. Get in now before lucrative Xmas period. Priced to sell.

Mullumbimby. 66842511

MITSUBISHI 4WD VAN Engine 2007 very low mileage. Rego till June 2016, $6,100 or near offer. Ph 0427874751

View our ad on Gumtree or call Ann on 0432 799 923.

RINNAI GAS HEATERS Big range Best Prices Bridglands Mullum 66842511

CHOPPY CHOP FIREWOOD

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Seasoned Hardwood $150 per load, delivered most local areas. Going fast! Ph 0497301831 SUBARU IMPREZA 2004 1 lady owner. Many extras. $5,600 neg. Ph 0427874751 NISSAN PULSAR 95 sedan, vgc, 12 mnth rego, low km, $2500. 0428630737 HONDA CRV 2000 great condition, rego till 31 Jan 2016. $4600. Ph 0439044303

2 X IKEA DOUBLE BUNKS natural pine. Mullum Creek $190 each. 66844996

BARGAINS

QUEEN SIZE BED timber, Australian made. Near new mattress $450. Phone 0433707437

Holden Jackaroo auto 7 seater. Great value family 4x4. SN0005 .......................................$4,495 2007 Subaru Forester XS Columbia 5spd manual 98339km. Immaculate 1 owner complete full service history. AR66RI ..............................$12,490 2003 Holden Crewman Cross8 Ute 4x4 auto a/c p/s. Great value great condition. CA70FH ... $7,490 1998 Toyota Camry auto a/c p/s. 12/15 Rego. 4 Cylinder cheap to run. ZAG843 ...................$1,990 2004 Ford Falcon Wagon auto a/c p/s. 164,208km. Great condition low km’s BC62YW ..............$5,750 2006 Mazda 3 5spd manual a/c p/s. Good service history. BH27MV ...........................................$6,990

ELECTRIC MOPED SCOOTER VGC 47km/h, 50km range. 1yr parts wrty Cheap, reliable, no pollution. $1000ono 0407213267

OLD NEWSPAPERS from the Mullumbimby Echo ofﬁce Mon-Fri 9-5pm 66841777

WANTED OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

GARAGE SALES WILSONS CREEK 9 Bullgarra Rd (off Alidenes). Sat & Sun 8am. Household items, women’s shoes/clothing & more O.SHORES 3 Glendale Cres. Sat after 8am. Books, furn & lots of goodies! PINEGROVE ROAD combined sale, off Tyagarah Rd, Myocum, Sat 8am. Junk, bric-a-brac, furniture, plants, clothes

MEGGA CCLEARANCE MEGA LEARANCE CRAZY PRICES!

NEED HELP BUYING A CAR? Phone 0404026859

BRIDGLANDS

FREE MULCH

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

MOTOR VEHICLES

VACUUM BAGS

Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Rounds, posts, sleepers, splits. Residential and commercial. Prompt and reliable service.

NATIVE PLANTS

SUFFOLK 53 Brandon St, Sat 8-12pm. Plants, pots, furniture, clothes

To suit most makes & models

FREE STUFF

Michael – 0401 739 656

BEACHCOMBER DRIVE, BYRON Massive street sale, over 6 houses. Toys, books, magazines, clothes, DVDs furniture. Bargains galore. Sat 8am

WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, fridge $170, delivery. Phone 0413589388

Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

6684 4421

See timetable & more info:

BAMBOO PLY

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

$30/m + delivery. 0424163784

MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

Buy the best Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullumbimby 66842511

TEA TREE MULCH CHICKEN MANURE & COMPOST

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

TEMPUR

6687 7677 FOR SALE

CARLYLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

Commercial grade washing machines Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5–6.30PM Saturdays 10AM–12PM

One month intensive Yoga Teaching Training Jan 4-29th Lennox Head BOOK NOW 0418 441 437 | flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher 02 6685 9910 | intouchyogabyronbay.com

SPEED QUEEN

Bedding now available at BETTA HOME LIVING Mullumbimby 66842511

Mulch Supplies Mobile 0417 698 227

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga

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

COORABELL moving sale. 126 Coolamon Scenic Dr, Sat not before 8am. Furniture, clothing new & old (Goddess of Babylon) kids stroller & car seat, books, lamps, antlers, and plenty more MULLUM 11 Cassia Ct. Sat & Sun. Deceased estate. Furn, clothes, gifts, costume jewellery. Everything must go! RUBY’S BAZAAR Thurs, Fri & Sat, 9-4pm lots of new stock! Exotic trims, indigo & Asian fabric lengths, clothes, furn, mirrors, unique gifts and so much more. Lane behind Mitre 10, Mullum

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

DORRIGO PLATEAU 100 acre bush retreat. 3 well timbered ridges, tallow wood, blackbutt, brushbox, coachwood + koalas, Dorrigo waratahs. Rainforested gullies sheltering lyrebirds. Dual access from Armidale – Grafton Rd or through Dundurrabin village. $240,000. Please txt 0413268186 MULLUM Approved MO share, off grid, 5 acres, house + massive studio with rental, amazing views & aspect, gardens & orchards, $520,000. Ph 0428132297 LIGHT & AIRY MODERN APARTMENT 3 bedroom comfortable home in the heart of Mullum. Spacious, convenient, private courtyard, carport, low maint. Private sale $415,000. Phone Peter 0428765894

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

SHORT TERM ACCOM. MIDDLE POCKET modern, elevated, self-cont studio, great views. Avail 31/7 for 3 mths, $270pw elec inc. 0421952035 BYRON WRITERS ACCOM. 25 mins to Byron $125/night. Federal. 0419390498

CARAVANS MILLARD POPTOP $9750 ono. 17ft, restored 1982, solar, sat TV, a/c, island bed, 3-way fridge, annexe. 0470049600

BYRON 1br garden apartment, furn, non-smoking, no pets, suit working single $350pw inc bills. Avail now to Oct 10. Email: centreofbalance@hotmail.com

TRACTOR REPAIRS

CENTRAL MULLUM 2br, 2 bath, avail 2wks from 5-20 Aug, WiFi. 0423293995

TRACTOR REPAIRS

SUNRISE 2 rooms in peaceful, sunny townhouse. Phone 0421701140

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

6688 4143 0448 881 942 Chinese tractor repairs are no problem to us

Find Echo Classiﬁeds on Echonetdaily every day

SHARE ACCOM. FEDERAL Lge bdrm in my house. Ensuite, avail Aug. Sgl $245/wk 0419390498 BANGALOW SHARE STUDIO Share small studio space with graphic designer in Bangalow Station St Studios. Would suit graphic/web designer with possibility to collaborate on projects $80pw. Ph 0402479702 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 SUFFOLK PARK 2 rooms in large beach house, own deck, close to beach $185pw each + bond & bills. Phone 0411155018 MULLUM TOWN 1 stylish fully-furn room, avail now in a lovely home. Quiet location, tropical gardens, massive deck, share with 2 fems. Needing healthy-living, conscious, employed female pref, 2540yo, unfortunately no pets, pref no kids. 4 weeks bond, 2 weeks advance $200pw + bills. Text Amelia 0411170468 SUNRISE large room, avail 19/08 in large spacious house, $200pw incl bills & cleaning. Pref female, n/s. 0404204940 BURRINGBAR 1br $160pw incl bills, bond extra, in veg house. 0467848819

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MULLUM share with 3 males, $180pw includes bills. Ph 0427272853 OCEAN SHORES spacious room, ensuite, WIR, WiFi, in large house, $190pw inclusive, n/s. 0400013753 BYRON room in leafy townhouse, share with 2 fems 30+. Healthy lifestyle. Fem pref $180pw inc bills. Ph 0488157338 SUNRISE 2 rooms in peaceful, sunny townhouse. Phone 0421701140 BYRON CBD f-furn room, in quiet house, suit conscious, sgl fem, d&a free. No WiFi $220pw inc bills + bond. 0411114344 SUFFOLK furn room, fem pref, $185pw incl bills, quiet family home. 0414692673 BYRON CBD value room in great house, f/f, no bills $175pw. Phone 0414515093 BYRON CBD STUDIO cosy, fully furn, self cont, suit sgl $260pw. 0410515093

O.SHORES light, cosy, f-f, s-cont studio in garden sanctuary. Mature d/f, n/s. $300pw inc WiFi, reverse cycle A/C & heating, water, power, gas & mowing. 0402917131 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 MULLUM FRINGE 1br studio $290pw, plus 2br granny ﬂat $380pw inclusive. Kids ok, pets considered, own yards. Honest peaceful person. Txt 0402598284 342A MIDDLE POCKET ROAD 3br, 2 bath, fully furn, $600pw incl elect/water, large verandah, elevated with great rural views. BRUNSWICK HEADS 3br, 1 bathroom, 1 car, no pets, Avail now $520pw NO PETS UNLESS SPECIFIED www.siwickirealestate.com.au Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206

SUFFOLK BEACHSIDE furn room in nice house, short/long term. Prefer working, n/s, 30+. $175pw. 0414535225

NORTH OF SHIRE fully-furnished 3br cabin, quiet location, lease avail, pref no pets. $575pw bills negotiable. Apply to beejay80@y7mail.com

BANGALOW room, $165. Rm with ensuite, $225. Plus $100 bond. Cple? Musos welcome, volume ok. New house. Phone after 1pm. 0402651639

SUFFOLK open-plan 1br studio, priv gdn, forest views, no pets, n/s, suit quiet wkg sgl incl power/water $320pw. 0408078391

BYRON LARGE ROOM + study in artistic beautiful timber, eco-friendly household. Lovely big trees. For n/s tidy wkg person with car. $190pw incl bills. 0412500410

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 EWINGSDALE lovely quiet 1br self-cont cottage in beautiful garden setting, nonsmoker, $300pw. Avail 9th Aug. Gerry 0406788050 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

Ocean Shores Three bedroom, two bathroom modern home. Fenced yard, golf course access. Double lock up garage. No pets. $500 per week. Large four bedroom, two bathroom home. No pets. 6 month lease. Property for sale also. Single garage. $500 per week. Two bedroom timber home. Fenced yard. Pets negotiable. Single carport. $460 per week. One bedroom open plan unit. Single garage $275 per week.

FNC Property Management

1300 716 707

MYOCUM storage shed 360sqm + mezz + ofﬁce $480pw + outgoings. Avail Aug. Ph 0416043043 SUFFOLK self-contained bedsit, $280pw includes bills, suit single working person. No landline. Ph 0400813220 OCEAN SHORES 3br, 2.5 bath, DLUG, modern duplex, decks, $430pw. Avail now. N/s, no pets. Ph 0428859096 SUNRISE/BYRON s-c f-f studio, suit working person, $220pw. 0428855936 BYRON CBD STUDIO cosy, fully furn, self cont, suit sgl $260pw. 0410515093 EWINGSDALE lovely 1br furn apt, WiFi avail, $340pw. Ph 0403022356 CENTRAL BYRON f/f, 2 sgl or 1 dbl, $300pw inc bills, near beach. 0405285909 SUFFOLK ACROSS FROM BEACH town house, fully-furnished, 2br with balconys, 2 bath, spa bath, large garage, short/long term $600pw. Ph 0490011077

New Brighton The Pocket $300pw, 1 bed, Flat, rent includes electricity

* RENTAL * * PROPERTIES * * WANTED * 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594

OUR MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTIES IS DIFFERENT THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAILS. CALL TODAY! NEW LISTING – Bangalow $520p/w Classic Bangalow Cottage- 2 bed, 1 bath. Freshly painted inside and out, pol floors, gas outlet for heating, gas HW & cooking. Dishwasher, pets neg, Avail end of July. NEW LISTING Bangalow $62,400 p/a Huge retail shed & inc 3 bed cottage ideal for living or Retail. Previously leased by HEATHS OLD WARES. Avail Nov 15. Rent excl of outgoings & GST. NEW LISTING- Federal $800 p/w Att Organic Farmers! 3 greenhouse, 3 shade houses + work shed + road side hut & water easement._ Plus 4 Bed House, 2 Bath, and Office. Avail Now!

6687 2479

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BRUNSWICK HEADS 3br $430w

WWOOFA OVERSEAS VISITORS FREE STAY on hobby farm, 2-7 nights, exchange for light duties. Own room with ensuite, suit 1-2 males/couple, 35 min Byron, 15 min beach. Ph Lawrence 02 66777427

TO LEASE

MULLUM 2 mins walk to town. Large, light & airy room for consults, massage or therapy. Avail 20 Aug. Anna 0410531544

QUALIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST Part-time for multi-disciplined clinic in Byron Bay. Contact 0414692673

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

AU PAIR required Suffolk Park, 20 hrs work pw afternoons in exchange for food & accomm, ﬂexible term. 0425873055

19a Byron Street, Bangalow

02 6687 1500

Commencing 2016

Are you a dynamic, creative and experienced Steiner teacher? We are looking for a skilled teacher to take our beautiful 2016 Class 2 students all the way through to Class 6. CBRSS is a K–12 school dedicated to the educational principles inspired by Rudolf Steiner. Applications are sought for a suitably qualified and experienced Primary School Teacher. The position commences 15 January 2016. Applications close Friday 7 August 2015. Position description and application process available www.capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au.

BEAUTIFUL CLINIC SPACE with electric massage table for rent 2 days/wk. Located in busy centre in Byron A&I Estate. $75/ day. Ph Belle 0405337433

POSITIONS VACANT WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Job share, flexible hours approx 2-3 days per week. This role is highly varied involving in part direct engagement with our global stakeholders. Exceptional organisational & writing skills essential. A background in media, journalism or public relations is highly desirable. Min 10 years work experience. Email cover letter and CV to Suzanne: hr@ psychwire.org EXPERIENCED front-of-house and qualified kitchen staff for busy O.Shores restaurant. Must be flexible with hours. Email resume: kate@merakicatering.com IDIS DESIGNS SALES MANAGER Looking for an energetic person to take on the role of IDIS Designs sales manager. IDIS is a well established clothing label based in the Northern Rivers. Position involves managing the IDIS Market stall, and distribution of online sales. Please contact Sara Meredith for more information 0422448172 CASUAL CHEF Sunday & Monday, breakfast & lunch. Town Cafe Bangalow. Ph Karl or Katrina on 66871010

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MULLUMBIMBY

Rural 2br 2bth $550w Office Space $800pcm

Bangalow

For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

Full-Time Primary School Teacher

BYRON A&I ESTATE 170 sqm ofﬁce/ warehouse with cafe in complex, RC A/C, avail Sept. 460pw + GST, outgoings inc. No live-ins. Call Baz 0418327731

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

Cedar Court, Bangalow - $350pw 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 Air con, 1 Carport. Self Contained Cottage Avail NOW. NO Pets Paciﬁc Highway, Ewingsdale - $425 1 bed, 1 bath, SLUG, Self Contained Granny Flat, with beautiful views. Avail NOW. NO Pets Whian Road, Eureka - $450pw 2 bed, 1 bath, Carport. Rural Cottage In Eureka. Avail NOW. Pets Neg. Raftons Road, Bangalow - $450pw 3 bed, 2 bath, Carport. Unique property in Bangalow. Avail 27th July 2015. NO Pets Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow - $680pw 3 bed, 2 bath, Carport. Neat and tidy cottage in Bangalow. Avail 3rd August 2015. Pets Neg

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777 •

Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School

YOGA PRACTITIONER WANTED to teach yoga for 3 weeks in Mullum from 6 August. Ph Jo 0439492804 BARISTA REQUIRED for long-term position in fast-paced deli. Fun personality & coffee skills essential. Must be avail weekends. Apply with resume to the Blue Olive Deli, Byron

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3br $470 4br 2bth $780w

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Tues 4th August • Leadlighting • Property investing • Sewing for beginners

Wednesday 5th August • Maintain a vegie garden • Seasonal vegie garden • Italian • Tango

Thursday 6th August • The art of timing • Stretch sewing

Friday 7th August • Goat feta, mozzarella

Saturday 8th August • Intuitive tarot • Pilgrimage across Spain

Do you believe that we can use online media to create positive change in the world? We are looking for a SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST to strategise and implement UPLIFT's social media outreach. The goal is to increase engagement, expand reach and drive traffic to UPLIFT’s platform by utilising all aspects of our social media campaign roadmap. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Generate, edit, publish and share daily content that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action • Optimise company pages within each platform to increase the visibility of company’s social content and moderate all user-generated content REQUIREMENTS: • Proven working experience in social media, or related field • Excellent writing, editing (photo/video/text), presentation and communication skills • Familiarity with WordPress, web design/development and SEO • Most important of all: a willingness to learn, enthusiasm, positivity and the desire to make a difference

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ANNETTE DOROTHY HOOPER Miss Anna 14 August 1939 – 29 July 2013

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IN MEMORIAM

27. 05. 1966 ~ 27. 07. 2015 Passed away suddenly at Lismore Base Hospital and late of Ocean Shores. Dearly loved Partner of Phillip. Loving Mother and Mother in law of Stephen and Belinda, and Reuben. Beloved Daughter of Neil (dec) and Diane. Loved Sister, Sister in law and Aunt of Sharon, Carina, Toni (dec), Neil, Darren, Hayley and their families. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend Vicki’s Funeral Service to be held at Rainbow Chapel, Rainbow Avenue, West Ballina on MONDAY (August 3, 2015) commencing at 10.30 am. After the service a private cremation will take place.

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Molly Molly is a beautiful Border Collie mix, who while at home loves cuddles and kisses, and being your shadow! But Molly also loves running at the beach and chasing shadows while the sun is shining. Molly’s beautiful nature and her love for being with you is wonderful! She’s got an easy care coat, knows her basic commands and is a really quick learner for any further training you may wish to do with her. Molly’s foster carers really love her and say she’s a fabulous dog with a really wonderful personality If you can give Molly a permanent loving home please contact Companion Animal Welfare - Lissie 0488 415 444 or Ailsa 0458 461 935. Visit www.cawi.org.au or our Facebook page to see our other dogs who would love to ﬁnd a home.

BOSWELL Boswell is a 10-year-old desexed male Jack Russell X. He is a lively boy who loves activity but is happy to curl up next to his owner on the lounge too. He is friendly with other dogs but wants to chase cats/chooks so needs to be kept away from temptation! 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.

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Tyrion is a handsome grey & white kitten. Hugely playful & loving, this little guy is not alone in his cage. He shares with his divine sister, Amaya. 9 weeks old & too cute for words, these 2 bundles of fun are looking for a beautiful home. To meet Tyrion & Amaya and our other gorgeous cats, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30-4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070 PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

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PARIS is a very beautiful twelveyear-old, whose sad eyes tell her story. She is grieving a wonderful life came crashing down when her best friend, her human companion died, and the world as she knew it disappeared. Paris is warm, friendly and welcoming. She asks for no more than chance to spend quiet days with a human friend, a bit of food and a nap in the sun. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

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Govt must reduce disadvantage: ACOSS Sight-saving science for remote The Australian Council of So- communities are dealing with violence and mental health communities cial Service has urged Austral- multiple, complex barriers to problems. ian governments to develop an effective jobs plan as part of a strategy to reduce poverty and inequality, following the release of a new report revealing disadvantage remains entrenched in a number of communities across Australia. Dropping off the Edge 2015, produced by Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia, shows that although social support structures work for many people and communities, there are a small but significant number of communities that we are failing. ‘These findings build on the picture that ACOSS has been documenting in our series of reports into poverty and inequality – a picture that is becoming bleaker and that demands a new approach,’ said ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie.

Failed policies ‘The evidence is mounting, across a range of independent sources, that current policies are simply not working for communities experiencing structural disadvantage. These

individual wellbeing and community participation. ‘A recurring feature is high unemployment which was found to be a significant issue in 23 out of 37 most disadvantaged communities around the country. Particularly concerning is the high level of youth disengagement in work or study, as well as low education and training levels. ‘We must find ways to address growing long-term unemployment which keeps people excluded. This requires a jobs strategy which assists people who are unemployed long term and have significant barriers to getting paid work. It also requires improving services and transport in disadvantaged communities to link these communities to jobs. ‘With one job available for every five people looking for paid work, the biggest cause of long-term unemployment is lack of job opportunities. ‘The report found these are communities battling unemployment, disabilities, lack of formal qualifications, low levels of education generally, low family incomes, domestic

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‘It is unacceptable that after such a long period of unprecedented economic growth in our history, some groups and communities have been allowed to fall behind.

Splintering ‘We must take steps to avoid the splintering of our social fabric and entrenching social, economic and spatial divisions in our community. Deep-seated disadvantage and inequality should not be seen as inevitable. With effective and equitable public policies we can reverse the trend. ‘We call on our leaders to work with business, the community sector and in partnership with local communities themselves, to develop and implement tailored solutions to build better futures. We must remove the current barriers preventing some people and communities from participating and sharing in our nation’s wealth. ‘This is the only way to ensure all citizens are included and able to realise their potential, and the only way to guarantee our collective future prosperity,’ Dr Goldie said.

Using satellite broadband technology, CSIRO scientists have connected metropolitan-based eye specialists to patients in remote areas of Australia to help prevent blindness. The technology combines CSIRO’s Remote-I platform with satellite broadband and has been used with over 1000 patients from the Torres Strait Islands and southern Western Australia who received a free eye screening appointment at a local community health centre. The screening program identified 68 patients who were at high risk of going blind, including those with macula odema. ‘Diabetic retinopathy often causes irreversible blindness, and it affects the Indigenous population at nearly four times the rate of the non-Indigenous population,’ trial leader Professor Yogi Kanagasingam from the CSIRO said.

Early diagnosis ‘In almost all cases this can be avoided by having regular eye checks; however, those in remote communities simply don’t have access to these ser-

vices. If we can pick up early changes and provide the appropriate intervention, we can actually prevent blindness.’ The Remote-I platform works by capturing high-resolution images of a patient’s retina with a low-cost retinal camera, which are then uploaded over satellite broadband by a local health worker. Metropolitan-based specialists are then able to access the cloud-based system from a tablet or a desktop computer. ‘Once the health worker uploads the patient’s image, I can access it anywhere at any time. It takes me about five minutes to read the images, create the report, and then send it back to the health worker,’ consultant ophthalmologist for the project Dr Mei-Ling Tay-Kearney said. According to Professor Kanagasingam, technologies like Remote-I can help close the gap in access to healthcare in remote and regional Australia. ‘After successful trials in Queensland and Western Australia, we’re really looking to see how we can work with gov-

ernments and healthcare providers to continue the rollout of this technology across other states and territories,’ he said.

New pathways Trials of this technology will be undertaken to see how it supports current and new referral pathways for patients. ‘We are also working with the Western Australia Department of Health to identify other applications of tele-medicine,’ Prof Kanagasingam said. After achieving such successful results in Australia, CSIRO has licensed RemoteI to a Silicon Valley spin-off TeleMedC, which plan to take the technology to the US and world market as part of its ‘EyeScan’ diagnostic solution. The founder and CEO of TeleMedC, Para Segaram, said that Remote-I is opening up new market opportunities for the company. ‘We’ve had a great experience working with the team at CSIRO, and licensing RemoteI has helped us make basic eye screening more efficient and affordable so we can reach as many people as possible.’

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Sport

North Coast news daily:

Dale heads to NY for college football

Photo Chris Simpson Mullumbimby football player and current Palm Beach SC women’s defender Kiri Dale is New York bound after she played her final game for the club in Sunday’s 9–0 win against Souths United FC Women in the NPL Queensland Women’s event. The 18-year-old is joining the football program at Iona College, which plays in the

top tier of US college football. Dale said she would love to continue playing in Australia, but she was attracted by the chance to continue her football development while studying criminology and criminal justice. ‘The level of their Division 1 competition, the college facilities, coaching staff, postcollege opportunities and the

actual scholarship package the US offers are too good to turn down,’ said Dale. With the college competition producing many of the US squad that won the FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year, Dale hopes her experiences over the next few years in the US will allow her to step up into professional football.

Dale credits her Palm Beach SC coach Gar y French with helping to secure the scholarship from Iona College. The Mullumbimby junior had trialled with several Brisbane-based NPL women’s clubs but was attracted to Sharks by the team spirit and quality coaching provided French and his staff. ‘Gary is brilliant as he knows exactly how I play and what positions best suits me,’ said Dale. ‘He has helped improve my game by pushing me at training and working on my technical skills.’ Playing left back, Kiri scored two goals in 19 appearances this season, signing off by setting up goals for Lauren Brown and Sachiko Tatsuoka in the win against Souths. Dale leaves with the club having secured a finals berth and still a chance for the premiership should tabletopping The Gap FC Women and Eastern Suburbs FC Women stumble in the final two rounds.

When my country smiles at me… Not everyone who would win a medal gets to the Olympics. Not everyone can afford the time and energy to train and have the right connections to win that ‘golden’ opportunity. For those who do… The busiest pre-Olympic competition period in the Olympiad will commence Friday night in Russia and Belgium, where Australian divers and BMX riders will take on the world’s best, with the Rio Olympic Games on everyone’s mind. Joining the divers in Ka- placed against the rest of the zan, Russia, at the aquatics world as we countdown to world championships are the the Rio Olympics,’ says 2016 swimmers, water-polo play- team chef de mission Kitty ers and synchronised swim- Chiller. ‘For Australia’s athmers. Olympic spots are up letes this is an exciting time for grabs in diving, open wa- and the opportunity to turn ter and synchronised swim- all the training and hard work into results and practise the ming and relays in the pool. Between now and the end high-performance processes of November there will be 27 that will see them be at their world championship compe- best under the Olympic spottitions across 18 sports (multi- light in Brazil next August. ‘This is a crucial period for ple disciplines) over 129 days. The pre-Olympic world Australia in realising our aim championships are seen as a of sending a Team of around good indication of who will 460 athletes. ‘The world championchallenge for an Olympic podium spot and are critical for ships, continental events and securing Australia spots at test event competitions are an opportunity for boats to be the Rio 2016 Games. ‘Australia has been track- qualified, teams to confirm ing well in benchmark events their spots and athletes to this year; however, it is these achieve qualification marks next few months when we that could be a prerequisite will really know how we are for selection.’ 42 July 29, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

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Byron2Bruns always fun

The 2014 Byron2Bruns Run. Photo Tree Faerie.

On Sunday 23 August, keen walkers and runners of all ages and fitness levels will take to the pristine sands of Belongil to enjoy the scenic 10km route to Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club. The Byron2Bruns Beach Run is a fun 10km event that has raised much-needed funds for the Brunswick SLSC for six years. The club is not only responsible for regular beach patrols but also for training junior and senior life savers. They also support their highly successful members in competitions across Aus-

tralia. Generous donations from sponsors will provide prizes throughout the day for registered participants. Everyone is welcome to attend the free entertainment at the Brunswick SLSC with live music, raffles, glorious food and games for the kids. A full program of the day, more information, plus registration details are available on the website www.Byron2Brunsbeachrun.com including the opportunity to register for the new ‘virtual run’ with its own set of great prizes if you are unable to attend on the day.

Sporting Schools up and running

In addition to the world championships for the remainder of 2015 there are a number of other benchmark events in sports including equestrian, shooting (pistol and rifle), tennis, volleyball and hockey. For the basketball teams (men and women) and men’s rugby sevens team, wins in August and November respectively will book their tickets to the Games. Test events will also play a big part in the important planning and preparation of the Rio 2016 organisers. Next weekend Australia’s top triathletes will be racing at Copacabana as part of their selection process. In most sports Olympic selection will be determined by performances and form in 2016. However, in some

sports, if quota places are not secured for Australia over the next four months, then form in 2016 will be irrelevant. By the end of this intense period of competition the Australian Olympic Team for Rio will be really taking shape. Off the back of the successful Road to Rio IGNITE series, Chiller is thrilled to see the encouragement and support Rio hopefuls are showing to athletes from other sports whether it be on social media or at the training venue at institutes around the country. The Road to Rio takes years of hard work for all athletes and for many of them, and their teammates, being in form over the next few months in 2015 could be crucial to realising their Olympic dreams.

Hundreds of thousands of fering tips to parents about primary students across Aus- how they could nurture their tralia will play more organ- child’s growing interest in ised sport as part of a $100 sport and convert it into a million Australian Govern- life-time love of participation. ‘Sporting Schools is an imment initiative to keep them portant program because it fit, healthy and happy. ‘Sporting Schools has been will allow our kids to try difa collaborative effort between ferent types of sports through the Australian Government, programs tailored to make it the ASC and more than 30 more enjoyable for little ones’, of Australia’s national sport- said minister for health and ing organisations to drive Sport Sussan Ley. ‘The crucial next step is participation in sport’, said Australian Sports Commis- to convert this interest into a sion (ASC) CEO Simon Hol- full-time love by getting our lingsworth. ‘All Australian kids to join up to their loprimary schools can now ac- cal sporting club or group of cess fantastic sporting prod- choice. Parents have a central ucts developed by some of role in nurturing this.’ Ms Ley said whether it’s the nation’s leading sporting competitive or social sport, organisations.’ Mr Hollingsworth also the child is up, active and said that Sporting Schools more likely to stick with it if was developed on the basis of it’s organised and structured. ‘skills not drills’ to help chil- ‘That’s what this helpful redren develop a strong con- source for parents is all about, nection to sport and partici- covering everything from pation at a young age. ‘This getting your child engaged in program is a great example of sport, how to support their the nation’s sporting commu- skill development tips on nity working together to help how to manage a sport–life Australian children get active balance.’ and into organised sport.’ For hints and tip and more The Australian Institute information, visit the Sportof Sport has also developed ing Schools website: www. a new online resource of- sportingschools.gov.au. Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

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Nitschke visit To learn what your options are when making end-of-life choices, come to the meetings held quarterly. There will be a workshop held in September with Dr Philip Nitschke. Phone Elaine for more details 0421 796 713.

Free Training for youth YWCA offers free training for young people 17–24yrs in Certificate II in Hospitality. Starts on 5 August for 15 weeks. Support with transport. Contact Brooke 6625 5800.

Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School. All ages, all standards, encouragement

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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.

Bridge club

and professional coaching. Ph Mike 6684 6281.

Tea with Jackie French Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire in conjunction with Byron Bay Writers Festival 2015 and the Bangalow CWA present afternoon tea with Jackie French, Senior Australian of the Year, 2pm for a 2.30pm start, Thursday 6 August, Moller Pavillion, Bangalow Showgrounds. Tickets $10 from Bangalow Newsagency/Bookworms & Papermites – 6687 1396.

U3A Ballina/Byron Bring along a favourite poem or an original poem to our session on 4/8/15 at 10am in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Conscious Dance Practice Explores Mindfulness Movement & Music; live music by Cleis Pearce, Sun 9 August, Suffolk Park Community Hall, 9.30–11.30, by dana/donation.

Byron Bay market Head to Butler Street Byron Bay this Sunday 8am–3pm to enjoy a vibrant market scene. Be entertained by Friday 10am–12 noon and market Saturdays 9am–1pm. Discover your local history. Bangalow Museum & Tea Room open Wednesday–Friday, 10am–3pm, cnr of Ashton & Deacon Streets, Bangalow. Volunteers sought, please contact the museum 6687 2183.

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.

U3A discussion group U3A over-50 discussion group Thursdays 10am in Mullumbimby ExServices Club.

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.

Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club Mondays and Saturdays 12.30 for 12.45pm start. Visitors welcome. If you need a partner please ring Phyllis Keyte on 6684 1103.

Toddler Time

Mamas’ Support Group

Landcare

The Byron Mamas’ Support Group meets at Red Tent Yoga, Byron industrial estate during term time. Best for mums with bubs under 12 months. 11–12.30 gentle yoga, followed by morning tea and sharing circle. More info on Facebook.

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

Learn ukulele Tuesdays at the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre come join Neighbourhood Ukes and learn Ukulele 9.45am, then join our local Cuppa Tea Choir from 10.30am.

Bush School

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

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.

Chem-free landcare Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare next working bee Saturday 1 August, 9am–1pm, at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. More information go to www.byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org.

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The Sacred Serpent, presented by Sean & Rachelle White, Gnostic Society, Thursday 30 July, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Middle Pocket Landholders

Art Cube

If you are interested in restoring the native vegetation on your property and forming a Landcare group please contact Chantni on 6680 1159 or 0400 690 786.

Drivers wanted Tweed Byron & Ballina Community Transport (TBBCT) assists people who are unable to access mainstream transport and is currently seeking 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.

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 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. Dzogchen Study Group – The 4th Saturday of each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre, introduction to Dzogchen meditation, practice and teaching. Contact Katie 0417 798 726 or qld@shenpenaustralia.org for more info.

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 2.30–4.30pm at Brunswick Heads RSL Hall.

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

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

Low-cost food

Free study groups

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

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

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Byron Bay Writers Festival 3–9 August – a series of talks and events will be held at the gallery during this time. Please see www.lonegoatgallery. com for more information.

BBFC annual Family Fun Day Sat 1 August at the Rec grounds from 9am. Jumping castle, sausage sizzle, games all day followed by music and food in the early evening at the Northern.

Repair Cafe

Museums

Lone Goat Gallery

Byron Sophia

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

Tennis

volunteer drivers from Ocean Shores, Byron Bay, Lennox Head and Alstonville areas. Call 1300 875 895 for more information.

Family fun day

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.

Each Thursday during term time the Brunswick Bush School takes kids 6–13 years out into the bush to learn, grow and connect with each other and the land. Meets at 9am outside the Brunswick Surf Club, group returns 3pm. Facebook: Brunswick Bush School and email: brunsbushschool@gmail.com

Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum at corner of Myocum & Stuart Sts Mullumbimby open every

Spikey & Friends, Elena B Williams & Juzzie Smith. Please leave dogs at home.

Nesting Birds by Anne Leon, 14 July to 10 August at the Art Cube, Byron Shire Council foyer, Mullumbimby. An exhibition of plant-dyed paper, watercolour, gold leaf in timber cheese boxes. See more of Anne’s work at www.anneleon.com.au.

Historical Society AGM Bangalow Historical Society AGM on Monday 10 August at 2pm at the Museum on the cnr of Ashton & Dea-

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.

Saturday 1 August 8.30am–3pm. Admission for adults $5, school children $1; proceeds are being donated to Tweed Palliative Support Inc.

con Streets, Bangalow. All members welcome. Enquiries 6687 2183.

Byron Visitor Centre The Byron Visitor Centre is looking to add to its dedicated team of volunteers. Please call 6680 8558 or drop in to the Visitor Centre to pick up an application form.

ESL classes Free English as a Second Language classes in Mullumbimby, suitable for beginners to advanced learners. More info call 0421 796 529 or 6674 7267.

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Craft group

That’s the theme for this year’s Ocean Shores Art Expo. All primary-schoolaged children from the Brunswick Valley may enter free. All entries must be received at any of the drop-off points by 3pm on 14 August. All details www. osartexpo.com.

The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am to 2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Come and chat, enjoy a cuppa, the company and your craft. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm. Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.

Antiques fair 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

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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 their community-run course. Meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www. byrontoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Shanti 6684 8024 for more info.

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

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

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

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.

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1. A child is master of this art form (6) 4. A number about, like, excrement. Only a small measure (8) 10. Running the church, yes, a regular annual event (4,1,4) 11. A small bureau is proficient (5) 12. Small being embraces one mad for schmaltz (14) 14. Out of bed, knight goes back for a small measure (5) 16. We heelers assemble in a different place (9) 18. Drink beer for sponsor (9) 20. Amphetamines made saint pissed (5) 21. English debater worried – may indulge in 12! (8,6) 25. Animal needs phosphorus and argon (5) 26. One large mole is digested in the stomach of an auk (9) 27. From the French, therefore defunct. Very sad (8) 28. Silly, silly Gordon (6)

1. Early 20th century art movement (6) 4. Small measure used in cooking (8) 10. Annually, every 365 days (4,1,4) 11. Skilled, an initiate (5) 12. Exaggerated emotion, mawkishness (14) 14. Roused, upright (5) 16. Not here, in another place (9) 18. Fan, backer (9) 20. Rapidity, velocity (5) 21. Emotional people, soft touches (8,6) 25. Mammal found in China (5) 26. Type of large auk, also called murre (9) 27. Dismal, barren (8) 28. Type of bird, also dope in Australian slang (6)

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Backlash GGROUP CYCLEE TOURR Raising funds and awareness for Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children

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That Stars of Byron Shire fundraiser gig for the Cancer Council now has tickets on sale via the Byron Centre website: http://bit.ly/StarsByron. You can see notable locals have a brave crack at dancing, including Gerard Walker from Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menwear and The Echoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Michelle Hall, and be entertained by MC comedian Ellen Briggs. Good on them for having a go! Q Q Q Q

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SELF-DEFENCE COURSE Byron Bay Hapkido is offering an 8-week Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Self-Defence course starting in August. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hapkido is an effective self-defence that can be learnt by anyone no matter their size, age or ďŹ tness level,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Eli Dutton of Byron Bay AHA Hapkido School. The course will cost $175 and be run at St Finbarrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Primary School on Saturday mornings 9.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11.00am. The course will start on 8 August. Bookings are essential as places are limited.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The National Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tattered reputation as protectors of the land has taken a further hit with the revelation former MP Larry Anthony, the son of party legend and farmer Doug Anthony, is a lobbyist for controversial coal mine Shenhua Watermark,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; reports Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daily Telegraph. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mr Anthony has been actively lobbying for the Chinese government-owned company for more than two years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; seemingly at odds with his former partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promise to the electorate to protect key agricultural lands from development.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Yes indeed. Larry was the MP for our federal electorate, Richmond, at the end of the Anthonysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; steely grip on the north coast. It was pretty lacklustre career, notable for Lazzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support of the government push into the Middle

An outbreak of Lego on a wall opposite the Brunswick Heads police station. Will it expand and start filling potholes? Photo Jeff â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Another Brick In The Wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dawson

East in the wake of American militarism. Shenhua and other coal companies were smart enough to court a number of Nats MPs, and the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standing in the farming community seems to be irrevocably damaged. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good gig, this MP thing; get elected, get paid well, pick up some nice super on retirement or defeat and then plonk your bottom on the board of a company and collect some big fees. Of course some of them do actually care for their constituents, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fairly thin on the ground in the major parties.

tion-state of Syria and the rise of ISIS was the effect of climate change and the mega-drought that affected that region, wiped out farmers, drove people to cities, created a humanitarian crisis

that created the symptoms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or rather, the conditions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of extreme poverty that has led now to the rise of ISIL and this extreme violence.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Admiral Titley. Fascinating; see more: http://bit.ly/isisclimate.

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Keith Basterfield describes himself as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;an Adelaidebased researcher of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and is interested in reports of a sighting near Chinderah on July 10. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I would like to hear from anyone who may have seen unusual lights or objects in the sky on that day,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Keith, who can be contacted at keithbasterfield@yahoo. com.au or on 0422 278 103. Q Q Q Q

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