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Ken Johnson speaks of We’re going to be like the losing his son at Sydney’s Gold Coast! Cr Ibrahim Martin Place siege – p7 outlines why – p10, 11

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Juzzie Smith and Santa Claus back Lexie Condie in her INXS rendition of ‘Baby Don’t Cry’ at Saturday’s Ocean Shores Christmas Party, hosted by the Ocean Shores chamber of commerce. Photo Jeff Dawson

Energy retailer reaches $3m milestone needed to launch ‘Every share purchased is important for Enova to have a strong foundation to strengthen its success’, she said. Another important goal was reached, Ms Crook said, with the majority of share applicants – nearly 75 per cent – being northern rivers residents. ‘We are determined to take control of our renewable-energy future, providing local jobs, enabling new technologies and community benefit projects across the northern rivers

region,’ said Ms Crook. And in recognition of Enova’s importance on a national scale, Ms Crook says the remaining 25 per cent of share applicants have come from every state and territory in Australia. ‘In fact it could be said that the high ambitions of the northern rivers community could lead the way in Australia.’ For more info vist www. enovaenergy.com.au. Q Disclosure – The Echo has bought Enova shares.

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Startup community energy retailer Enova says with its Thursday share deadline looming, it has met its major capital milestone of $3 million required to operate. Enova’s chair, Alison Crook AO, told The Echo Enova Energy has now made Australian history by being the first community-owned electricity supplier. ‘But there is still time to be a part of this important history; the final close is 5pm (AEST) December 17 2015.

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THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING ARE FROM THE SAME TURKEY

Years of developing a market policy was ‘trashed’ unexpectedly last week by right-wing councillors Di Woods, Chris Cubis, Rose Wanchap and Alan Hunter. With mayor Simon Richardson at the Paris climate talks, they had the numbers at last week’s meeting to pass a successful motion, which will require the managers of Byron’s monthly market on Butler Street to submit a tender application – presumably along with other tender applicants – to ‘establish a long-term community market licence in Byron Bay.’ Although the staff report recommended to extend the market licence, Crs Woods and Cubis seized the opportunity to push for a tender process and canvass allegations about market operations. Cr Paul Spooner left the chamber owing to his declared pecuniary interest; his employer, the Byron Bay Community Association, holds the licence to operate the Community Market on Butler Street Reserve. Councillors against were Basil Cameron, Duncan Dey and Sol Ibrahim. Staff were also unsupportive.

Lack of detail Despite the lack of detail surrounding the motion, a six-month licence was granted to the Byron Community Association to operate the markets at the Butler Street Reserve. It comes at a time when the future of the markets is still unclear owing to ongoing negotiations regarding the Butler Street paid park-

ing plans and Butler Street bypass works. Byron Bay Community Association secretary David Sweet told The Echo the resolution ‘does not make much sense.’ ‘It has come out of right field, so we will have to seek further clarification from Council about their intention over the coming months.

Policy on the fly ‘It appears to be a decision that was made on the run without any forethought as to the stability, security and ongoing viability of the iconic Byron Community Market, and the many small businesses operated by stallholders. ‘This is of real concern to the market management. Council has now trashed the trust built up over three years through consultation and market policy development undertaken in good faith by market managers and stallholders. ‘From what we can determine from the decision it tends to confirm what many people already think about certain Byron Shire councillors, in particular, Crs Cubis, Woods, Wanchap and Hunter. ‘They seem unaware of the impacts on stallholders’ livelihood if you keep moving the market, especially out of town; and they seem unconcerned to jeopardise the vital work and community services of the Byron Community Centre, especially those provided to the most needy in our community.’ Q The full report is available at www.echo.net.au/market-attack.

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Nuclear deal sparks Mullum protest Protesters gathered at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market last Friday to highlight a Japanese deal with the Indian government for the transfer of nuclear technology. Japanese mothers, with babies and children in tow, and people of Indian origin participated, in what organisers say was part of a worldwide protest with similar actions planned in New York, London, Istanbul, Tokyo and Delhi. Activist and co-organiser of the action Saya Minami said, ‘I am from Tokyo. It’s so difficult to avoid contaminated food in Japan. We’ve had so much sadness and suffering because of the nuclear accident. I don’t want Indian people to experience this. ‘Thousands have demonstrated in the streets of Tokyo and other major Japanese cities, protesting against the

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continued spread of radiation from Fukushima and against the nuclear industry. The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have sent a letter to the Japanese PM protesting

the latest Japan-India deal.’ Activist Harsha Prabhu added, ‘This is a form of species suicide, practised by our governments and big corporations without regard for the

science, without regard for safety and without regard for the toxic legacy that comes from the entire nuclear cycle.’ A petition can be signed at http://chn.ge/1QFsr0E.

Elements resort DA alteration seeks to redesign approved cabins, roads Managers of the soon-tobe-opened $100m Elements Of Byron resort have played down fears that a DA modification – now extended for public submission – significantly expands existing floor space for 96 of its 193 cabins. Modifications to carparking and roads are also proposed, as well as 22,000 cubic metres of fill. The Sunrise Residents Group and Byron Residents’ Group told The Echo they protested to Council over the ‘meagre’ 14 days given to the public to respond to the plans, and were granted an extension until December 30. Elements manager Jeremy Holmes says an 11.5 per cent increase in total cabin space is proposed ‘across the whole site, including stage one cabins.’

‘The number of cabins and bedrooms is identical to the approved development,’ he said, adding that there is no additional accommodation planned. As for claims by the groups that the floor area of the central facilities is proposed to be increased by 120 per cent, Mr Holmes replied, ‘This was subject to a completely separate application assessed and approved by Council in 2013.’ Cate Coorey from the Byron Residents’ Group also said, ‘it is proposed to fill 3.6ha of land to a depth of 0.5–0.7m (or deeper) with a volume of 22,000 cubic metres adjacent to waterways and creek tributaries.’ In reply, Mr Holmes said, ‘This minimal layer of fill across the middle cleared

area of the site will assist with overland water flows and has no impact on the waterways or flood modelling.’

Environmental studies There is also dispute as to the studies undertaken on the environmentally sensitive site. Conservationist Dailan Pugh said, ‘The site is a significant wildlife corridor and the proposed changes will have significant impacts on Wallum frogs, koalas and the Endangered Ecological Community littoral rainforest that deserve to be fully and properly assessed.’ Mr Holmes replied, ‘All of these ecological issues have been analysed and addressed in detail and the develop-

ment will have no significant or detrimental environmental impact. In fact, by modifying the existing development approval, NBBR will be relocating the approved cabins from the littoral rainforest to the cleared area of the site. There is absolutely no encroachment on the littoral rainforest.’

Adrian Nelson from the Sunrise Residents Group encourages ‘everyone who fought against overdevelopment of this site to make a submission calling for a new DA and appropriate planning and environmental assessment.’ Public submissions close 4pm December 30 and can be emailed to submissions@ byron.nsw.gov.au.

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Hundreds flocked to the Byron Bay Carols by the Sea last Friday night to gather with family, friends and loved ones for a night of carols and entertainment beside Main Beach. Co-organiser Julianne Durberville said all the traditional carols were played, as well as African drumming, songs from school choirs, and stunning performances from talented local youngsters. Afterwards Santa Claus was driven into town on a shiny metallic red Harley Davidson. ‘In keeping with December being an

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unpredictably rainy month in the area, a sudden downpour caused crowds to prematurely disperse, but even though the weather was not dry, spirits were definitely still high and soaring while carol-goers departed with songs in their hearts, picnic blankets and flame-less candles in tow,’ Julianne said. The event was presented by Byron Bay’s combined churches and directed by award-winning jazz and gospel artist Sharny Russell. Meanwhile the last Carols by Candlelight was held in Mullum’s lush hospital

grounds on Sunday, with hundreds of families enjoying – and joining in with – Sharny Russell and band and Stu and Amber’s ukulele band. Santa made a surprise visit at the end of the night, arriving by fire truck, and dispensed gifts to the kids. The event was hosted by the town’s chamber of commerce, with Ellen Briggs as MC. The Chamber’s Obi McDonald-Saint says a new location will be found next year owing to the new Byron Central Hospital opening and Mullum’s hospital closing.

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Finding solace past deep grief On the first anniversary of Sydney’s Martin Place siege, Ken Johnson speaks of losing his son place to retreat from the pain In the days leading up to the and the daily reality, to confirst anniversary of my son nect to a universality. Tori’s passing, my feelings of Tori had a beautiful creative great loss have been amplified. spirit; he loved to go barefoot The most difficult part for inside and outside; even at the me has been the continued age of 34, he loved to create media barrage that has been stone cairns. He was born five hard to avoid and the ongoing years after I had visited a Torii coronial inquest that started gate in a lake in Japan. When in mid-year, and will continue my son arrived, I thought of until April next year, remindthis Torii gate and suggested ing me of what happened. the name that meant the space Over the past year, the between the physical and the grieving and coming to terms with losing my son has been Tori Johnson’s memorial cairn and gate. Photo Jeff Dawson spiritual. With this in mind I set about wanting to erect a extraordinarily painful: the memory of being around the corner in through the veil of grief, that family Torii gate with a stone cairn as a permaMartin Place as the siege unfolded, un- members and I weren’t alone. Hundreds nent memorial to honour him. able to help my son as he was held hos- of thousands of floral tributes and messages poured into Martin Place to actage, will stay with me forever. When the shots rang out, I knew that knowledge and pay respect to Tori and The serene lake in the Shambhala Garhis life had ended. Tori took his job and Katrina. The fact that so many people, dens, where Tori’s north coast memorial responsibility as manager seriously; he unknown to us, were compelled in the ceremony was held in January, resonated was a gentleman and he would have put aftermath, to express their grief and sup- with me for many reasons as a place to his life at risk so others would be safe. I port was genuine comfort. erect this Torii gate to honour his given In the days after Tori’s passing, I name. In a moment of serendipity, just am grateful so many survived the shocking ordeal, but as a parent you agonise wanted to achieve some light to shine one of many that I have encountered this on my profound loss by facilitating vari- year, a large wooden Torii gate was found and wonder, ‘Why?’ As I am sure with any parent who ous heads of faiths to come together to on its side on a property near Byron. loses a child, wanting to wake up each help offset any anti-religious sentiment. The gate was generously donated and, I was touched by their unity to help with the generous support and expertise morning and think: ‘It wasn’t real, it’s just been a bad dream’ is a daily reality. I live achieve peace, tolerance and some spir- of family and friends, was reconstructed. with it around the clock, but I keep going, itual insight. Meditation has been a part With the love and support of the guardof my life for many years, and has served ians of the Shambhala Gardens, the Torii living through it, to honour his valour. The sea of flowers was a reminder, me in this circumstance as a spiritual gate was erected in its permanent home.

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French honour bestowed upon veteran Retired veteran Rob Jenkins will soon be awarded the French Legion of Honour for his services to France during World War II. Son-in-law Mark Cochrane told The Echo that Mr Jenkins joined the RAAF in 1943 at age 20 and trained as a radio operator then later on Stirling and Lancaster bombers. ‘He was then seconded to Bomber Command!’ says Mark. ‘Rob flew 26 sorties focused on enemy transport and refinery installations over France, Germany and even Norway. Based at Waddington

92-year old Rob Jenkins has been advised by the French Embassy he will soon receive a French Legion of Honour.

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and rarely did 15 return. ‘At the end of hostilities

[he was part of a crew] that flew prisoners of war back to the UK from Germany. ‘Rob’s plane was known as “Uncle Joe” as its initials were “U-JO” and Wicks had painted a caricature of Joseph Stalin on the nose. It flew more than a hundred missions.’ Mark says that upon returning to Australia, Rob became a chartered accountant and, with wife Pat of 64 years, lives now with him and wife Alison. He added, ‘Rob is a very active 92-year-old with a great sense of humour and a keen enquiring mind.’

Tony Llord event An event to celebrate Tony Llord’s life will be held from 3pm to 9pm on Sunday December 20 at the Brunswick Heads River Soundshell Park. Tony succumbed to a sudden stroke while swimming in the Brunswick River three weeks ago. There will be music as well as live art, short film screenings and more. Performers include Remy Weir-Sapir, Kate Stewart, Aria Llord, Francis Atkins, Bodhi Scott-Jones, and Gian-Luigi Giacalone, with more to be announced. Call Monique on 0410 759 465 to get involved. North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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byron dec 31 2015 Until jan 03 2016 THE FALLS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL being held at North Byron

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(7.30am to 2am), FRI 01 JAN (7.30am to 1am) and SAT 02 JAN 2016 (7.30 to 12.30am). Audio testing will take place on Wednesday 30th December between 5pm and 8pm a mandatory minimum 1-hour sound check will be imposed to test the system.

Changed traffic conditions Ć&#x20AC; Reduced speed limits of 40km/h along Tweed Valley Way between Yelgun 5RDG DQG -RQHV 5RDG DQG RĎ&#x192; UDPSV IURP WKH 3DFLĂ°F 0RWRUZD\ DW <HOJXQ interchange. Ć&#x20AC; The majority of Festival patrons coming from the north to the festival site will travel via Mooball using Cudgera Creek Road, Pottsville Rd and Tweed Valley Way. The majority of festival patrons coming from the south to the festival site will travel via Brunswick Valley Way. Ć&#x20AC; Local Resident Only access checkpoints will be in operation for Yelgun Road, and Jones Road at Tweed Valley Way. Ć&#x20AC; 7 UDĎ&#x201E;F FRQWURO SHUVRQQHO ZLOO EH LQ SODFH DW WKH LQWHUVHFWLRQ RI 7ZHHG 9DOOH\ Way and Jones Road. Ć&#x20AC; Please be prepared for POSSIBLE SHORT DELAYS. Ć&#x20AC; Festival camping patrons will begin to arrive at North Byron Parklands from 8am WED 30 DEC 2015 and depart by 5pm SUN 03 JAN 2016.

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Camping or sleeping in vehicles within the Byron and Tweed Shires is not allowed. Maximum Penalty exceeds $1,000. Council Rangers will be on patrol throughout the event period enforcing this regulation. 7KHUH LV 12 3('(675,$1 DFFHVV LQWR 1RUWK %\URQ 3DUNODQGV +HDY\ Ă°QHV will apply to trespasses.

HOTLINE - 02 6680 4049 An event hotline will be in operation from 8am Wed 30 Dec 2015 to 5pm Sun 03 Jan 2016. The hotline will be manned during the approved event hours of operation. Local residents with parking, noise or litter concerns during the festival should contact the hotline and we will send our Community Response Team to assist you. Residents can also email byroncommunity@fallsfestival.com We thank you for your patience and understanding, and wish you and your families a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Falls Music & Arts Festival

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Local News Call to investigate Forestry Corp over trashing of Border Ranges forest Conservation groups have called for a government inquiry into the running of NSW Forestry Corporation following what they say are ‘thousands of breaches of the rules’ at just one north coast logging site recently. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is also

being accused of being ‘part of the problem’. Regarding operations in the Cherry Tree State Forest, west of Casino, North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) identified roads built illegally through endangered rainforest, multiple failures to find and protect feed trees for koa-

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las and yellow-bellied gliders before logging, and thousands of breaches of the rules for retaining and protecting fauna habitat trees. Nature Conservation Council CEO Kate Smolski is calling on the Baird government to immediately establish an independent review.

Drill Hall solar project half way

After a successful fundraising weekend at the Mullum Music Festival, COREM (Community Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby) is getting close to the halfway mark for the $17,000 10kW solar PV system for the Drill Hall. COREM’s Ella Goninan says, ‘You can support this campaign by giving a sustainable gift this Christmas that avoids greenhouse gas emissions by funding the Drill Hall Solar PV project.’ ‘COREM offset cards can be bought for either $30 or $70. The $30 card avoids about 400kg of greenhouse gases – which is the same emissions as driving from Mullum to Sydney and back! ‘The $70 card avoids about

Saturday’s Recovery Rally at Mullum’s St Martin’s Church brought together family, friends, businesses and musicians to help the Boon family (pictured with a few photo bombers) get back onto their feet after their Pocket home burned to the ground a few weeks ago. Additionally, The Dustyesky Russian Men’s Choir will perform at a ‘Sort Of Christmas Party’ at the Court House Hotel on December 22, with funds also going towards the Boons. Gabriel, Cecilia and Merryn from Potato Potato will also perform. Photo Jeff Dawson COREM crew Ella Goninan and Dave Rawlins at their market stall recently.

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Nominations are open to name locations for consideration under round two of the federal government’s Mobile Black Spot program. Nationals senator John Williams says the federal government has committed $60 million for this round, and newly nominated

local community PV systems.’ COREM offset cards can be purchased at Spinifex Designs Mullumbimby or online at www.corem.org.au.

locations received before December 31 will be added to the national database. Blackspot nominations can be made online at www.communications.gov.au/blackspots or can be emailed to senator.williams@aph. gov.au.

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I have nothing against dentistry. In fact, the advent of oral hygiene and dentistry has provided humans with much longer life expectancy. With gum disease and rotten teeth, you could easily be dead in the Middle Ages in your 20s. But then comes along French Renaissance surgeon Pierre Fauchard (1678–1761) who invents fillings and surmised that sugar-related foods and drinks contributed to tooth decay. As a result of his work, he became the ‘father of modern dentistry’ and France became recognised as the leading centre for dental excellence. So thanks to every dentist for the tireless work they do. Speaking of tireless work – the last Council meeting of the year was held Thursday, and there were plenty of metaphorical tooth extractions, blood letting, drilling and even some happy gas. From incomprehensible outbursts, slanging matches and accusations, it was also a place of occasional unity and harmony.

If only Council supplied happy gas for their meetings.

But don’t just take my word for it – the audio recording of councillors and staff applying dental policy is available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ council-meeting-audio-2015.

Living next door to Alan Hands up who wants to live next door to a self-storage facility on a short quiet country road? Should such an activity be in an industrial estate? Chutzpah to councillor Alan Hunter (Nationals), who ‘legally’ operates such a facility from shipping containers on his Myocum farm and promotes it with a rudimentary website. It appears ‘legal’ because a self-storage definition is included in the statewide local environment plan (LEP) template, but you have to search within the dictionary definition to find it. But is it really legal? Cr Hunter has yet to submit a development application (DA) for a self-storage facility, and instead has approval for a ‘road transport terminal’ trial. He’s also currently under a very long and ill-determined investigation by compliance staff for breaches to that trial. Anyway councillors, in

a rare moment of unison against private interest over the common good, agreed that their fellow councillor Alan Hunter has really pushed his luck too far. Cr Hunter wanted to extend his operational hours, despite the current amenity impacts it has on his longsuffering neighbours. And in an odd moment in the chamber last Thursday, retired Council town planner Ray Darney spruiked Alan’s plans during morning access. Mr Darney didn’t say whether he was paid, but regardless appeared happy to downplay any negatives and provide a report. Despite Mr Darney’s efforts, all councillors rejected Alan’s expansion plans, as per staff recommendation, without debate.

New hospital staffing snafu Anyone keeping an eye on how the whizz-bang shiny new Byron Central Hospital is coming along will also know that staffing and services have been flagged as being inadequate. Just some issues raised include an actual decrease in the number of beds available when both Byron and Mullum close, and a lack of trans-

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port planning. Retiring health bureaucrat Chris Crawford presumably presides over this fiasco, as well as another community battle – the transfer of Mullum Hospital land from a public Trust to the NSW Department of Health a few years ago. On behalf of the community, Council passed an almost unanimous vote (Cr Sol Ibrahim against) that raises these concerns by way of a letter and ‘lobbying’ to health minister Jillian Skinner (Liberal) and opposition counterpart, Walt Secord (Labor).

Distrust the Trust The NSW-run Crown Holiday Parks Trust has been thumbing its nose at Council ever since it took control of the three Brunswick Heads holiday parks. No doubt Council – and the community – would be better off financially had that not happened about five years ago. It’s been well canvassed, but is it going anywhere? Thankfully the screws appear to be tightening from Council’s end; a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be developed ‘to guide future interaction and continued on next page

Spaghetti Circus Woodford bound Spaghetti Circus are off to Woodford folk festival this year to perform Tolu Ma, a co-production with Casus Circus, an award-winning circus company from Brisbane. Co-founder of Casus and recent Uki resident, Jesse Scott, says, ‘Tolu Ma is a re-working of our children’s show Tolu, but this time we have invited Spaghetti Circus as guest artists.’ A sneak preview of Tolu Ma will be held Saturday December 19 from 7pm at the Spaghetti studios for family and friends. 10 December 16, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

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relationship’ between the two parties. During debate, Cr Woods gave an example of why there is a lack of trust for the Trust. ‘A very clear agreement was struck regarding the Ferry Reserve park and its boundaries,’ she said. ‘There was no doubt and it was in the minutes. However [later] we got a letter from the relevant minister’s office, or Crown Lands office, and they didn’t recognise it.’ ‘So we need to stick to our guns. Five times, we have resolved how these parks are to be used/managed. They have had plenty of time to come to us… we are the approval authority.’ Cr Woods said that the Trust are also operating without a licence and was concerned about liability and insurance. The motion also sets out limitations on camping and pushes the Trust to respond to issues within three months. And a letter will be sent to the minster.

My expert is more experty than yours The topic of coastal management keeps thrashing about like a kid on their first dental visit. Yet in this case, there appears to be no happy gas ending as we now head towards becoming like the Gold Coast. Seriously. It was a heady and passionate debate over the Coastal Hazard Management Study Byron Bay Embayment. What’s that? It’s like the Local Environment Plan (LEP) of the coast, and is being formulated as we speak by consultants to presumably recommend that rock wall type structures

should be a preferred means of coastal management. When the left ‘whingers’ were in charge in the previous meeting, a motion passed that would explore all the things the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) are saying. Things like: if you place hard things on beaches, you eventually lose the beach. And if you lose the beach,

first to stick the needle in. ‘This is a case of science,’ he began. ‘What’s being knocked back in the [previous] motion is simply statement of fact that has come from papers, investigations and documents etc from people who know what they are doing. ‘And they are being knocked back by people who have an opinion about the facts and figures that are being presented.

So who are the WRL experts? Cr Di Woods repeatedly says that Council have ‘spent millions’ with Water Research Laboratory (WRL) consultants, who are drafting coastal plans that will be eventually submitted to the state for approval. But it hasn’t been easy, as the NSW Office of Environment continues to raise many concerns, such as WRL’s cost benefit analysis of rock structures. Cr Cameron is critical of the consultants, and claim WRL have provided the results that the controlling Council faction want. So what does WRL say about themselves? From their website www.wrl.unsw.edu.au/about-us, they say: ‘WRL can best be described as an expert problem solver in engineering relating to water, the coast, the environment and groundwater. WRL undertakes commercial projects that address complicated water-engineering problems…’ Are they impartial to looking at other options other than commercial engineering projects? You decide.

then perhaps you might need to replenish the beach with an expensive sand nourishment program, and so on. With the right wing back in charge, it was time to ignore all that nonsense and tell the chamber loudly and confidently that their wellpaid experts are better than the government’s. What the? Does that really make sense? The motion, which eventually passed, notes that a recent meeting took place with relevant parties – except councillors – over the cost benefit analysis (CBA) regarding the Coastal Hazard Management Study Byron Bay Embayment. Cr Duncan Dey was the

So it’s a sad day for the coast.’ The comments led to Crs Woods and Cameron sparring over the difference between ‘our experts and theirs’. ‘Ours’ are WRL (see insert) who are favoured by the five councillors in charge. The government’s experts are the OEH and the NSW Coastal Panel, which advise councils and the NSW government on such matters.

Gold Coast? Cr Ibrahim spoke last, and said, ‘We in NSW accept that there are places that we believe that the value of infrastructure and assets is so great – and the impact on the community will be so great

The show must go on, without excuse! A new acrobatic show to be held at Circus Arts HQ will continue, despite the lead character and acrobat breaking her foot. Director of No Excuses, Chloe de Buyl-Pisco, says it is bound to be a challenge for the whole cast and crew, ‘but Jane Rooke, who plays the heroine of the story, is no quitter.’ ‘With 16 other performers, this is an explosive and very physically demanding non-stop circus show that looks at the formative moments in our lives.’ Chloe says the performance is about triumph over injury, ‘and we hope to continue that message with a care-

– that we will lose the beach.’ ‘Eventually, with sea-level rise, and other factors. For example, on the Gold Coast there’s no question of planned retreat there. Walls are going up, and in 20, 30, 40 years’ time, there may be a time where there is no beach. ‘And the Gold Coast will have to deal with that. Because it’s accepted that removing highrises and roads etc… the cost is just too great. It’s the same in Sydney. It’s also happened at Lennox Head, at certain times of the year.’ Cr Ibrahim also spoke of what he believes are engineering models that will allow a beach to still exist. He concluded with: ‘The real debate is – when does the cost of retreat becomes so great that it exceeds the cost of losing the beach? When is too costly? Do we have enough beaches around?’ There you have it: under this council led by Cr Ibrahim, Byron Shire is set to become like the Gold Coast. As a shire, are we all prepared to sacrifice/ lose our iconic surfing coast to more beachfront real estate? Do we value private interest or the common good?

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economic output generated from the last two events was more than $107 million. He also added that 196 equivalent full time jobs were created. But noise continues to be an issue, with another fine recently being issued by the department of planning.

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Now for the hard work Paris is traditionally the city in which to feel euphoria, and buddy-love was definitely in the air on the weekend when the world’s leaders signed up to a climate agreement. Even Julie Bishop, representative of a country which doesn’t like trying too hard on greenhouse-gas abatement, pretended we were for it all along – then a few Libs backbenchers reaffirmed their membership of the Flat Earth Society by pooh-poohing the accord on social media. Now the analysts have their teeth into the detail. On Tuesday Peter Hartcher noted in The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘The rhetoric from the Paris climate deal is reassuring, but the atmosphere can’t read press releases. The level of carbon in the atmosphere does not respond to declarations of victory.’ Declarations of victory need to be followed up by the hard work of bringing down CO2 emissions. The Paris agreement, though not specifically stating so, means that there would need to be a large-scale shift to renewables. And if Australia were fair dinkum about its intentions, that would mean an end to the proposed Adani Carmichael and Shenhua Watermark coal mines. This would require the electorate to get serious about electing MPs who are prepared to cut a track into a sustainable future for humankind. I’m not optimistic that voters will see that it is necessary to abandon the old parties if they refuse to change their fossilfoolish ways. I’m not convinced that the so-called ‘legally binding’ parts of the Paris agreement will mean anything to the USA, China and India, for example, if they don’t suit selfinterest. In which case we are headed further up the proverbial stream of excrement definitely without a paddle and in a decidedly dodgy canoe. However, hope persists, like a determined weed in a concrete landscape. In the face of catastrophic climate change – for our own species, at least – and of the inevitability of our individual deaths, we push ahead for what is best, hopefully in agreement that ‘the best’ is clean air rather than more burger rings. As the 20th century prophet Kurt Vonnegut noted in Cat’s Cradle, ‘We do, doodley do… What we must, muddily must… Muddily do, muddily do… Until we bust, bodily bust…’ Until we bodily bust we might care to get the northern rivers’ own clean energy provider Enova Energy (enovaenergy. com.au) across the line by buying a share or two this week or support the work of Community-Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby (corem.org.au) by buying your buddies and family members an offset card for Christmas or your other preferred holiday celebration. We deserve our share of euphoria, too. Michael McDonald

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or weeks – months, even – we have been told that everything was on the table. But when the guests arrived with their carpetbags and wheelbarrows to avail themselves of the largesse, it turned out that Stingy Scott Morrison had removed all but a handful of the goodies. In fact just about all that was left was a plate of mouldering shit sandwiches. The penurious premiers, ready to voice their ritual chant ‘What’s in it for me?’ had already received the pre-emptive reply: ‘Blood and toil, tears and sweat.’ If they wanted more money, scolded Morrison, they would have to find it for themselves. The Commonwealth was in the business of cutting taxes – its own taxes. And in particular, if there were to be any kind of increase in the GST, it would be to pay for reductions in income tax, and preferably company taxes as well. The GST was not there to provide buckets of revenue to the premiers. But in fact Morrison is rewriting history: that is exactly what the GST is for. When John Howard and Peter Costello, at the urging of the Treasury, devised the unpopular concept (‘Not a new tax – a new tax system’) the justification – the big carrot – was that it would provide the states with a much-needed growth tax, a revenue stream that would help to redress the vertical fiscal imbalance that meant that the Commonwealth collected most of the money, mainly through income tax and other imposts, and grudgingly doled out some of it for the states, which had to provide most of the services. So the GST was spruiked, in effect, as the states’ tax: the

Commonwealth would collect it, but every cent of the proceeds would go to the premiers, to spend just as they saw fit. For this reason it had always been maintained, by Tony Abbott among others, that the states had an effective veto over changes to the GST; only if they agreed unanimously could be the rate be expanded or increased. In return, the states were supposed to drop some of their own taxes and charges. Well, some of them did drop at least some of the taxes.

The premiers knew exactly what the problem is: health budgets are simply unsustainable. by Mungo MacCallum But mainly, they just grabbed the money and ran, as they were told they were supposed to. So there is not much incentive for them to agree to a rise in the GST, either in range or in quantum, only to see the feds use the loot to fund a big election year promise of income tax cuts sometime in the future. After Morrison had effectively played bad cop, Turnbull, as is his wont, came in to play good cop – how about a guaranteed share of income tax revenue for the states? Certainly it would be tempting – but how long would it last? What the feds could give they could also take away, just as they were attempting to do with the proceeds of the GST. And thus ended day one of what was billed as the great COAG tax reform debate. Day two was a bit easier; for a while at least the subject was switched to terrorism and

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domestic violence, and the premiers were against them – firmly and unanimously. In the circumstances it could almost have been considered light relief. But when it came back to tax, the states remained obdurate. They were prepared to squabble among themselves about precisely what measures were needed, but they knew exactly what the problem is: health budgets are simply unsustainable. If they were not already in crisis, they were on the brink of it. It might suit Morrison to

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pretend that he did not have a problem with revenue, but the premiers knew bloody well that they all did, and they wanted it fixed. The hope of optimism, the promise of innovation, the belief in nimbleness and agility, was no longer enough. They wanted the cuts Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey had ambushed them with two years ago reinstated, at least in part, or there would be no deal. And this was not negotiable. After all, it should have been the only sensible reason to increase the GST. So the impasse leaves Turnbull and Morrison with a huge dilemma. If the need for income tax reform had not been already an imperative, their own rhetoric had made it one: the public expected, indeed demanded, that their promises would be fulfilled. But to do so would be hideously expensive: trimming

welfare spending, pursuing efficiency dividends, removing the worst of the superannuation rorts and even the most innovative accountancy they could manage would not pay the bill. What was needed was a massive injection of revenue – a new tax: and for practical purposes, ramping up the GST was the only thing left on the table. But Bill Shorten and the unions had made it clear that they would oppose such a move with single-minded ferocity, and if a number – maybe even a majority – of the premiers joined in the chorus, the politics would become unacceptably risky. For the moment Turnbull and Morrison have backed off; they say they will revisit the issue, in March, and if the premiers still won’t come to the party, well, they’ll go it alone – but just what they will do they have not said. And as far as we know there is no plan B, and time is running out. Very shortly after March the pair will have to unveil a crucial election-year budget, and after that the campaign will be gearing up to the climax of the polls themselves. And with the financial situation becoming ever more dire, the whole quagmire is becoming urgent, if not impossible. Turnbull will need a lot more than spin, legerdemain and lawyer cunning to get himself out of it. He will need a solid, credible program that will get him through to an election – either before the budget or after it. But all is not lost; even if he can’t come up with a solution, he always has Bill Shorten. That, at least, is a Christmas present he can rely on.

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Pay parking and motorcycles Letters in the last two editions of The Echo raised issues about motorcycles and pay parking, which is about to kick off in Byron town centre. I’ve passed the issues on to Council staff and expect a media release soon. Some issues are being considered. Others will be at the six-month review of pay parking (ie in mid-2016). I’m lucky, too – I travel mostly by motorcycle. On normal streets a bike can park nose-out (no reverse gear). Under pay parking, bikes can share a car space but each bike will still have to enter its rego number at the pay station. Each bike will pay

Legends! To local surfers Daniel and Declan: words cannot describe how thankful I am that you came to my rescue in the surf at The Pass on Saturday December 5. I will be forever grateful for what you did. Thank you so much; you are the best! Tracey Payne Gold Coast

Coastal realities Asking for ‘realistic advice’? I agree when Mark Gibbs wrote that adaptation advice for coastal communities depends on what ‘externalities’ are part of or left out of the analysis (Echo, December 9, ‘Sea level rise is real’). The Port Philip plan that he cites is very careful to announce

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or need an exemption. I will move at the mid-year review to have motorcycles pay half price for parking, or at least for their ‘locals exemption’. Staff are already onto al-

locating the leftover bits from angled car spaces, for motorcycle use. Again, that’s likely to happen in 2016. I apologise for not thumping the table about all this

it does not ‘cost other valuable considerations… such as social values, safety, amenity, quality of life or heritage values.’ This means bookkeepers can still say in the face of more ‘extreme flooding’ that ‘retreat is not necessary’. Specifically, spending ‘$19 million per annum’ in repairs on Southbank is ‘economically viable’ because of $768 million ‘predicted economic benefits’ (unspecified) by 2100. Then his reference to ‘Rebuild by Design’ (http://bit. ly/inhabdesign). One designs ‘living breakwaters’: macro and micro reefs in water, community centres on shore. There’re toilets, fountains, monitoring equipment, watercraft, labs, cafes, nature ob-

servation platforms, dunes, revegetaton and ‘flexible gathering spaces’. Copying marine ecosystems, making habitat for life – including a billion oysters plus local people – the future of Staten Island looks very different from Southbank’s. What matters to us is that we get advice for our Coastal Zone Management Plan about externalities we care about: safety, ecology, food security. The recission vote at Council on December 10 means we won’t get advice about planned retreat or sand nourishment. These important issues are raised by the state. The community expects good information and a transparent, open process. In

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Youth mental health tips for the holidays As we rapidly approach the end of the year it is a great time to reflect and express our gratitude for the good things – big and small – that have come our way in 2015. For many of us it can be a very difficult time, particularly for people experiencing isolation, loneliness and mental health issues, as we are bombarded with messages of celebrations, gifts and holidays. For young people, particularly those facing big life changes like starting a new

school, higher education, or seeking employment, it can be a really challenging time. Losing the normal routine and structure of school, missing the regular contact of friends, or having to financially support themselves can cause additional pressure. Parents are key in helping young people to get support, so knowing the signs and symptoms something might be wrong and then how to get help is vital. While parents don’t need to be able to solve everything,

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it – all it takes is the political will to get renewables moving. We want our government to be leading the pack and investing in more renewable energy, not less. Claire O’Rourke National director, Solar Citizens

can create a clean, safe future for all of us – with the bonus of local jobs and investment. ‘Renewable energy gives us so much potential to innovate and it also helps families to take control of their power bills. The community is ready for a 100 per cent renewable future. Solar and renewables are here now, ready for all levels of government to facilitate the clean-energy future Australians want to see. Australia is one of the sunniest countries on Earth and we have the technology and expertise to make the most of

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The Mullumbimby’s Madness DVD is a treasure. It is a very friendly eye-opening story of the early pioneer hippies, responding to the mysterious pulling power of this special land, the beautiful dairy farmers who were full of kindness and humour and

noticing changes and signs that something isn’t right is a good first step. You may notice they withdraw, and stop doing things they usually enjoy, seem down, worried or irritable. There is help available. Headspace, the national youth mental health foundation, provides support for parents and young people aged 12 to 25 who are having a tough time. General mental health and wellbeing resources can be found at headspace.org.au.

For online and telephone support please visit eheadspace.org.au or call 1800 650 890, which is staffed by qualified youth mental health professionals. Our service is available between 9am and 1am EST over the holiday period, including Christmas Day. Wishing you and your family a safe, relaxing and enjoyable break over the holidays. Chris Tanti CEO Headspace

Online comment of the week Useless as tits on a bull. We need real-time warning info from the choppers or drones, not hours-old info about a closed beach. Q Comment by Steve Shearer in response to the

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understanding, and multilevel experiments explored in nature. The capturing of the true spirit emitted from this land being felt and explored by the original hippies is so heartwarming, uplifting, and hi-

lariously funny that I can call it nothing less than Rainbow Region Treasure, or Rural Australia Hippy Heritage. Thank you all who have been involved and intertwined in this touching DVD creation. I have always loved Mul-

lumbimby and the land surrounding and now I feel grateful to those brave early hippy settlers who had much less comfort available to support their wild explorations of living in nature and defying the assumed truths of our society. Karen McLean Mullumbimby

Bangalow revolution

Poised on the brink of a planning revolution, with master plan and DCP looming, little Bangalow awaits its fate like Pearl Pureheart tied to the railway line. Council has endorsed the chamber of commerce and the progress association as the local managers of this process but it has also added a group styling itself as the Building Owners and Stakeholders Association. The name says it all and considering the Council planners’ less than-stellar-record in protecting the West Byron wetlands from over-development, it is not surprising that this group has elbowed itself onto the stage. Salivating over the prospects of gentrifying Station Street, pop-up ‘heritage’ car parks and a nice little redbrick mall somewhere close, the boosters have no doubt seen the possibilities of the

‘survey’ put out in the local glossy Heartbeat, which does not require a name or address. As Paul Keating said, ‘Put your money on self-interest, it’s always trying’ – apparently the spoils in nearby Newrybar are currently being divided. What does self-styled Bangalow councillor and rockwall enthusiast Sol Ibrahim have to say? Will he be our Mighty Mouse or join the Oil Can Harrys? Tom Tabart Bangalow

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I just gave myself the best ever Christmas present. I invested in Enova. What a thrill! If this community-owned renewable energy provider can get up and running, it would mean taking the power back to the people, but it needs lots of individuals to join together to make this happen. Thursday is the deadline to raise the seed money and they are nearly there, but not quite. Please consider our future and the future of generations to come and invest in something really worthwhile. Money is power and power should be spent wisely. How continued on page 16

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Like line dancing with soul at Uki S Sorrensen

It’s funny watching people dance. It’s especially funny watching people do Latin dancing. It’s doubly especially funny watching men do Latin dancing. Well, some men anyway. On the verandah of the cafe, people face big speakers pumping out some big Latin grooves. A man with a microphone is teaching the crowd how to move, Latino style. It’s a hip thing. With his back to the people, he demonstrates (step, step, hip), and the locals imitate him (step, step, hip). Or try to. He’s a good dancer. It’s certainly not funny watching him dance. It’s gratifying. His hip dips and snaps back like an elastic band (step, step, hip). It’s sexy. He has neat hair and beautiful shoes. People who love to dance the paso doble or salsa or tango or bachata do not wear sneakers. They wear leather shoes so shiny they wink at you with each step. Of course, I’m not on the verandah learning these hot moves. I’m too insecure to expose myself to possible ridicule. I don’t want someone like me to laugh at my tango attempts, so I’m hanging outside with a drunk, a hack of smokers, a coterie of blue-faced teenagers texting, and a little girl with angel wings crying into her mother’s colourful dancing skirt. The drunk offers me a smoke. I politely refuse. A pretty woman brings me a cider, which I accept. The cafe is pumping to a mambo (or bomba or tumba or rumba – I can’t tell) groove. The learners are in rows

doing step, step, hip in unison. It’s like line dancing with soul. And without the jeans and serious belt buckles. But with full skirts and high heels. It’s funny watching some of the blokes. Without Latino blood running through your body, that body just doesn’t get the whole hip-swivelling, bum-thrusting, shoulder-rotating thing. It resists. Bodies brought up on the two-step shuffle of four-on-the-floor Chisel rock, or the straight-legged bounce of The New Christs’ punk slam, just aren’t trained to gyrate and rotate. Some moves here are more spasm than samba. Funny. One big bloke, his polo shirt so stretched over a paunch the shirt’s stripes are no longer parallel, seems about to dislocate his hip. His ‘step, step, hip’ isn’t a sensual slither; it’s more a prop forward’s shoulder charge. Thongs

don’t help, I guess. He’s having fun though, and laughs at his dancing, as do I and the women beside him. Those women are dancing well, their smiles expressing the joy of accomplishment, the elation of dance. Women have a rapport with their body that men lack. (Yes. Generalisation. I know.) Sprouting children in a body must make you very aware of it. Being so connected to her body, a woman more easily expresses sensual subtleties through it. Women have an affinity with graceful movement. Men fight; women dance. Many of the women dancers here have picked up the steps quickly and are already luxuriating in the sybaritic groovin’. A waitress carries two plates of food. She bends, twists and twirls her way through the bopping throng to an older seated couple. They accept the food and applaud her choreography. A little boy bolts past my legs, squealing in delight as a bigger boy chases him. Coming upon the little angel crying into her mum’s skirt, he stops abruptly, a squeal and a cloud of dust hanging around him. He makes a face at the angel. She giggles. Mum smiles and looks to the dancefloor. I like Uki. At the feet of the mountain, under a milky wash of stars, village life goes on. People don’t need as much as what we’re told we need. We just need each other. (Even blokes that can’t dance.) Q Read more of S’s writing each week

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continued from page 14 wonderful would it be if our shire led the way in Australia for community owned energy companies? Shine on Byron Shire, with our own power! Contact them at enovaenergy.com.au. Magenta Appel-Pye Mullumbimby

Aged cows home

To whom is concerned: the cows on Prashant, Grays Lane, are not skinny; they are old. We at Prashant have provided an aged home for various people’s cows that they can no longer take care of. We have re-fenced and have a lot of paddock for the cows we run. In fact the vet has proclaimed two of the four that remain as overfed. Because the bulk of our cows are old and of unknown age they do get skinny and die. We have lost two in the last year. This is the normal course of events. Both have been humanely put down by the vet. Our cows are not being starved; they are simply living to the end of their lives. Like older people they often get skinny and weak toward the end of their lives. This is not what you see in paddocks where cattle are raised for meat or dairy purposes. We are not taking further cows as we are converting over to using our place for horses. If you wish further information regarding our cows please contact us directly and come to us upfront. The members of Prashant Tyagarah

Saving the planet

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netdaily.net.au Richardson, has been attending the Paris climate talks. He was there discussing how local governments can contribute to reducing carbon emissions. And he should know, if his propensity to chant slogans such as ‘new zero emissions’ and ‘sustainability’ is anything to go by. In addition to posing for selfies with the new Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, he was most probably showcasing the brilliant new Byron Shire Council scheme for saving the planet, where ‘green waste’ that has traditionally been composted in people’s yards is collected by a big green truck and driven to Lismore where it is processed into ‘organic compost’. Dave Lisle Mullumbimby

New stairs welcome

I send my profuse thanks to Council for the new stairs being built above the A&I Hall in Bangalow. It was long overdue. A good friend slipped there and broke his leg with serious complications. Others have also hurt themselves. That steep slope is very slippery when wet and can even be slippery when very dry. The new stairs will make it safe. This is the main pedestrian thoroughfare from the northeast quarter of Bangalow. The layout of the town dictates this, because people live on the north of the railway tracks and all the facilities are on the south. If this path was ever interfered with it would create more traffic in town as residents will take to their cars to avoid the extra kilometre of ugly walking to the main continued on page 20

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Driving and mobile phones a deadly mix Random road pull-offs to use mobile phones are selfish, infuriating and attract justified abuse, but they can have more serious consequences, as a recent Victorian court case shows. A driver pulled over to the left of a dual carriageway to make and receive phone calls – there was no reception where he was going. Two young women had to pull up their car behind him, as passing traffic prevented their car getting round his car safely. Soon afterwards, after some other cars had passed, another driver/vehicle ran into the back of the women’s car, killing one and seriously injuring the other. The second driver should have seen continued from page 16 road. More congestion, pollution and parking problems for everyone. This is the healthy, popular and sweet route for us to be going. So congratulations to Council for proceeding, anyway. Nadine Hood Bangalow

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For many years I’ve walked the back lane to the Byron post office during my work breaks and enjoyed at times having lunch under the tree behind the old TURSA building. I observed how many others also enjoyed that space (particularly after TURSA closed down) under the shade of the mango tree. It was a hidden oasis from the hustle and bustle of Jonson Street. Workers from nearby appreciated this spot to have time out. There was an eclectic mix of community with the local homeless and passers-by taking advantage of this space for some solace out of the heat and away from the crowds. Now the tree has been unceremoniously chopped down to a stump, which I guess will be removed, for private parking apparently! Another blight in a onceunique town now becoming more like a mini-city each day with security cameras jutting out in parks and gardens and paid parking throughout the town. Perhaps I’m too attached to the past. And furthermore, the Corner Store favoured by workers to choose from a good variety of lunch items, particularly freshly made sandwiches, is now gone, apparently to be replaced by yet another hipster cafe. Maybe

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them but didn’t – it was midwinter and fully dark, and they were over a rise in the road. This is no different from a cyclist stopping to make/ take calls on the side of the road, in a place where it is unsafe for other vehicles to pass

safely, and a vehicle, forced to wait, is struck from behind, hopefully injuring only the cyclist, but more likely others. Which of the two drivers was jailed? The one who pulled over in an unsafe spot, stopped carelessly, or the one who drove carelessly into the

good for the tourists but once again workers in Byron lose out. Pay for your parking, pay more for your lunch – it’s Byron Pay not Byron Bay! Amanda Lucantonio Clunes

per cent of Australia’s total market.’ For those interested this is the link: www.sundropfarms.com. Again private enterprise and private capital get on with the job while those of green and progressive persuasion wallow around in their world of self-delusion and made-up ‘facts’. Colin Clarke Ocean Shores

Private enterprise

Recently in The Echo we saw an article headed ‘Xenophon speaks out against Coles and Woolies’. Maybe if Xenophon spent less time visiting places like Coorabell taking cheap shots at successful Australian companies and spent more time in South Australia, the state he is paid to represent, he would have noted this announcement: ‘Privately owned Sundrop Farms has secured an unprecedented 10-year contract to supply Coles supermarkets with truss tomatoes from early next year, allowing them to obtain more than $100 million in funding. Based outside Port Augusta, about 300 kilometres north of Adelaide and on the edge of the desert, lies a farm that doesn’t require fresh water or arable land to grow its crops. ‘After proving existing technology with a four-year pilot project, using sunlight and seawater, the company grows high-value produce like tomatoes and capsicums year-round, using solar power to heat and cool the greenhouses and desalinate the water supply. ‘Sundrop is building a 20-hectare greenhouse north of Port Augusta that is turning saltbush-covered desert into a productive farming operation. ‘When the facility reaches full production, it will produce 17,000 tonnes of truss (on the vine) tomatoes annually, or between ten and 20

Still wanting trains

There is no conflict over the Casino to Murwillumbah (C–M) rail line. The state government was sent a clear message by voters at the last state election – people do not want millions spent ripping up their valuable train line; they want a train service. The Greens won the long-held National Party seat of Ballina from the Nationals, who had campaigned strongly on their plan to rip up the C–M line and replace it with a cycleway. The population of the north coast is equal to the population of Tasmania, and growing fast. More than 4.6m tourists visit the region each year. The C–M train line goes through the centre of eight out of ten of the major population centres. Local roads are not coping with current traffic volume, let alone the tsunami of traffic expected as the population and tourism continue to grow. There is never enough money to build and maintain the roads needed to keep pace with the inevitable growth in traffic. The congested six-lane Gold Coast highway, where traffic crawls to walking pace in peak hour, is a perfect example of this. Just as the Queensland government has had to spend billions rebuilding the Gold

back of the car? The answer is both. There can be two causes for an accident, and both drivers were criminally negligent. And the one who got the longer sentence? The one who pulled off the road unsafely – he got a minimum of 5+ years, three times as long as the driver who didn’t see. All mobile phone users, pedestrians and cyclists as well as drivers, need to stop adopting the only too common attitude of illusory invincibility, and pay more attention to their obligations as road users. Guns are lethal and cars, slower but far bigger than a bullet, are equally so. Richard Moloney Byron Bay Coast train line (which was ripped up in the 1960s) the NSW government will be forced to repair the C–M line and get a commuter service running. It’s appalling that this fast-growing region, with 4.6m tourists, does not have a train service to link local towns, or a rail link to Coolangatta Airport and Brisbane. Over 15,000 people have signed petitions to get trains on our tracks. Trains are the only economically and environmentally sustainable way of getting people to and around the region. Only a train service will deliver substantial economic, social and environmental benefits for the region. There’s plenty of room for a cycleway on the corridor as well. So it’s a win-win for everyone. Louise Doran Ocean Shores

Farewell poisons?

As the UN Paris Conference comes to an end and as we wait to see how the outcome will translate into real action here, another media release from Paris announced that an international court of lawyers and judges will assess Monsanto’s criminal liability in their worldwide promotion of GM seed and glyphosate (Roundup) along with many more of their products that are now been deemed as unsafe by many countries. This announcement also follows a French court’s decision to charge Monsanto with chemical poisoning as Roundup is no longer available anywhere in that country. Holland is phasing its use out by the end of 2015. The UN action will begin in the Hague on October 16, 2016, continued on page 22

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Minister inaction leaves Linknet customers in limbo

The Communications Gap “A failure of two or more parties to understand one another, especially in an industrial or political confrontation” – Macquarie Dictionary Third Edition

Linknet Communications NSW Pty Ltd is closing its internet services, effectively causing some of its 400 customers to have a gap in their internet services. The cause for the closure is the opening of the governmentbacked $43,000 million NBN Co-designed monopoly wholesale internet backbone in the northern rivers region.

Our response to the Minster’s letter is summarised below:

Linknet’s customers will certainly have a gap in internet services in our region. We knew this would happen and we have for the last ﬁve years tried to discuss this with various Federal Ministers for Communications. The latest response to our pleadings is published above for your information.

3. Improving consumer outcomes is at odds with some customers receiving no service for a period of time.

Your current Minister for Communications, and past ministers including our current Prime Minister, failed to effectively communicate over this situation, there is a communications gap.

5. If NBN Co allowed a wider access to existing ﬁxed wireless services, and its soon-to-be active satellite services, in our area NBN Co would beneﬁt by an increase in revenue and more importantly consumers would have access to internet services sooner.

On 25 October the member for the federal seat of Richmond, Justine Elliot, made a representation to the newly appointed Minister for Communications on Linknet’s behalf. The representation was made in an attempt to avoid the current situation and requested that the Minister make a policy decision to intervene, so that our customers could enjoy a simple outcome, a smooth transition between our services to NBN Co backed retail services. Our request was for the Minister to instruct NBN Co to help support the company financially so that it may continue to operate while its customers swapped over to the NBN Co backed services, and secondly to widen some rules about access to NBN Co services for fixed wireless and the soon-to-be available satellite services. Between the time the Minister received our representation and we received his reply I did not receive any contact from the Minister’s office or NBN Co.

1. My “allegation” that NBN Co is affecting our viability is a fact. 2. While the government may encourage investment and competition in the telecommunications industry as a way of improving consumer outcomes, the building of its designed monopoly for wholesale internet services, and especially its ﬁxed wireless and satellite services, has caused Linknet’s investment to become obsolete. This is a fact. The government knew this would be the outcome for small wholesale providers from the birth of the NBN.

4. The government does have scope to intervene – its chosen vehicle is the government business enterprise known as NBN Co.

6. The minister did not respond to our speciﬁc requests to seek a solution. Why our government responds so negatively to Linknet’s requests is beyond my comprehension, and smacks of a complete lack of desire to seek a win-win outcome for all parties. Linknet is doing all it can to solve the communications gap. It will continue to lobby for a positive resolution but time is running out for the company. If our closure will affect you, or you are disappointed in the government’s lack of interest in solving this problem, please make your position known to the two shareholders of NBN Co, being the Minister for Communications and the Minister for Finance and your local member. Their details are listed below. Yours faithfully, Richard Hughes Director, Linknet Communications NSW Pty Ltd

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try to have successfully brought by Ian Rogers chess to television has been Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm Norway, thanks both to Magnus Carlsen and the rise of ‘slow tv’ Chess was a regular visitor on in that country. Australian television in the 1970s However, one person was and 80s, starting with the daily working on making a chess coverage of the Fischer-Spassky program that would be viewed world title match of 1972 and around the world – 32-year-old culminating in The Master Game. Slovak player Monika Gergelova. This was a BBC program Her project Checkmate was where world class players com- filmed on Malta’s second island peted in a classical tournament, of Gozo in October and utilised with the games condensed to a many of The Master Game’s techhalf hour format. The key inno- niques, including voice-overs and vation was requiring the players a pair of hosts, one expert, one a to voice their thoughts, move by curious amateur. move, after the game and these The main difference was that voice-overs were matched with Checkmate could not afford the footage of the games to give the very best players in the world impression that the competitors so they selected a mixed field, were thinking aloud while play- including many female playing. (In the modern era, the con- ers and noted misogynist fession box is an attempt to simi- Nigel Short. Richard Rapport, larly gain access to the players’ Hungary’s prodigious new talent, thoughts, though in real time.) was another inspired invitation The Master Game ran for (and he won the tournament). seven series, and ratings when Players were also filmed away it was shown on the ABC were from the board, socialising and excellent, though not as stellar as relaxing in Gozo. Sales of Checkmate to televithe snooker program Pot Black, which was the trailblazer for sion stations around Europe have niche sports adapting to become been encouraging; whether any Australian station will follow televisual. In recent years the only coun- their lead remains to be seen.

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Ten tips to keep you mosquito free Dr Cameron Webb, medical entomologist at the University of Sydney, offers ten tips on dealing with annoying mozzies this summer: 1. Pick the right repellent. A topical insect repellent, especially one that contains diethyltoluamide (DEET) or picaridin, will provide the longest-lasting protection. Repellents containing plant extracts such as citronella or tea tree oil, will need to be applied far more frequently to protect against bites. Apply insect repellent as a thin covering on all exposed areas of skin for the most effective protection. 2. Brighten up your summer. Mosquitoes seem to like dark colours, especially dark blue. Opt for paler colours; they won’t repel mosquitoes but perhaps fewer mozzies will chase you down. 3. Danger lays at dusk and dawn. Most mosquitoes will

be looking for blood throughout the night but from late afternoon through until early evening is when you really need to protect your family. 4. Fill your pot-plant saucers with sand. It traps moisture but stops water sloshing about that mosquitoes would otherwise breed in. 5. Beers could lead to bites. There is nothing you can eat or drink to stop mosquito bites but studies have shown that drinking beer can make you more of a target for mos-

quitoes! Only problem is, giving up the grog won’t keep them away either. 6. Switch on a fan. Moving the air about will help hide you from mosquitoes. It will disrupt their flight and disperse the carbon dioxide you’re exhaling (that’s the key for mosquitoes to find someone to bite). 7. You don’t have to turn on the blue light. Electrocuting light traps don’t kill too many mosquitoes. 8. Go easy (or overdose)

on floral perfumes. The consensus amongst scientists is that sweet floral scents attracted mosquitoes but recent studies demonstrated that if you used enough perfume (perhaps too much) it could actually keep mosquitoes away. 9. Stinky cheese and smelly feet. Scientists have demonstrated that some mosquitoes are attracted to Limburger cheese. The cheese’s notoriously stinky aroma is caused by bacteria, coincidently similar bacteria to onefound between our toes! Opting for shoes rather than thongs may block access to those bacterial aromas. 10. Tides flooding coastal wetlands and rain filling backyard containers will trigger a hatch of mosquito eggs. Mosquitoes will be out in force biting about ten days after ‘king tides’ or major downpours of rain.

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World Food Day. So we still see within our shire, the widespread use of herbicides and glyphosate, particularly along river banks, drains, road verges, beneath letterboxes and at soil level under tree canopies and used as a quick-and-easy weeding agent anywhere. Small volunteer groups have formed over the last years to give their time freely at weekends to hand weed and show by example our rejection absolutely of the poison alternative. The general attitude by some that glyphosate and its combination chemicals are safe in water has been soundly disproved by scores of independent peerreviewed studies. Our work is particularly rewarding. Initially, we rarely see any micro/macro life at soil level after it has been sprayed previously. But we do see the target plant rebounding with a greater energy to survive. This regrowth proves the overall resilience of some plants and, just like the bacteria we have attacked with antibiotics, their ability to rebound proves our short-term feelgood fixes are negative in the long term. After a year, when our followup resumes, we see more worms and last week, during my four hours working on the edge of our road, I saw the first bee I have seen at this site. A statement from the steering committee leading the action on herbicides

A hopeful message on an activist billboard in Paris.

shows that the worldwide dramatic decline of our major food pollinator, the bee, is now officially directly linked to our use of herbicides. We all want a cleaner, healthier environment and food for all life, don’t we? Donald Drinkwater Herbicide Free Action Group Huonbrook

Self-determination

I was struck by the SMH article concerning the remarkable effort by Noel Pearson in attempting to create an Australian Constitution that recognises Indigenous land rights and human rights: ‘For Pearson, the lack of progress has prompted a bout of introspection on both his personal trajectory and limitations of his strategy of working with the government of the day to advance the cause’. Pearson states he is at

his wits’ end. His most telling statement: ‘If I, or any other Indigenous leader, think that it’s all dependent on a prime minister, or a government of the day to do the right thing and get it right, then we are kidding ourselves.’ For decades the Australian prisons having been filling with disenfranchised Indigenous people, very young people who are bright and deserve every constitutional right that will aid them in life. Indeed the scope of deserved constitutional rights is integral to Indigenous identity, hence the need for all Australians to support the constitutional right for selfdetermination and land rights. But perhaps we need to address and legally remedy the historical narratives that surrounded the genocidal invasion of Australia by British colonisers. Captain Cook was bound by international

laws of the time to in no way invade an occupied territory. We Australians must support the National Congress of Australia’s First People. We currently witness the loss of land rights to mining in the Adani claims. The struggles for Earth rights and climate rights are intrinsically linked to Indigenous rights and the rights of communities. The time has come to lift the curtain on destructive free-market myths and expose the forces that are really driving the economy. It is time to legally expose the covert history of our era. More to the point it is imperative that Australia has a Constitution that reflects the rights of Indigenous people and Earth rights. This can only emerge from a collective groundswell of demands. ‘Sorry’ will not suffice. Jo Faith Newtown, Sydney

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Paris climate deal signals end of fossil fuel era Giles Parkinson of RenewEconomy reports on the major agreement reached on the weekend

fter 21 years of negotiations, two weeks of intense talks and sleepless nights, and the largest gathering of political leaders ever seen, 196 countries have agreed on an historic universal climate agreement that is far more ambitious than anyone thought possible at these UN talks. The Paris Agreement was sealed on Saturday after what UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon described as the most complex negotiations he had ever encountered. Not only does the text secure binding agreement from both developed and developing countries to keep temperature increases ‘well below’ 2°C, it also calls for efforts to cap the increase at just 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels. It was hailed as a ‘turning point’ and a signal to the end of the fossil-fuel era. Although individual country pledges to do not yet match the agreed goal – they may collectively cap global temperatures at 2.7°C at best – the agreement sets in place a series of stocktakes and reviews, as early as 2018, to encourage countries to lift their efforts.

Article 2 The key text is Article 2, on the overall ambition, which goes beyond what most had though could be agreed on Paris. This is partly due to the emergence of a remarkable Coalition of High Ambition led by the Marshall Islands that cut through traditional negotiating blocs. Australia belatedly joined the Coalition on the last day. The text includes in its aims to ‘hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognising that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change’. This text did not refer to ‘zero net emissions’ or ‘100 per cent renewables’, and was changed from Thursday’s version of ‘greenhouse gas emissions neutral’, but analysts said it didn’t matter. ‘It seems governments understand this [the need to decarbonise], even if they couldn’t quite bring themselves to say so,’ said Myles Allen from the University of Oxford.

French president Francois Hollande (2-R), executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres (L), French foreign minister Laurent Fabius (C) and United Nations secretarygeneral Ban Ki-moon (2-L) rejoice after the adoption of the COP21 final agreement. Photo EPA/Christophe Petit Tesson

Most analysts suggested that this decarbonisation will need to occur in most countries by 2050. Of course, this would require actions far greater than most individual countries are currently contemplating. As Malte Meinshausen said last week, the global ‘carbon budget’ – the amount of fossil fuels that can be burned – will be exhausted well before 2030 on the basis of current pledges, suggesting a rapid need to retire coal-fired power stations and replace them with wind and solar and other renewable energy sources.

End of an age Kumi Naidoo, the head of Greenpeace International, said, ‘This deal puts the fossil fuel industry on the wrong side of history.’ ‘[It] signals the end of the fossil-fuel age and will turbocharge the clean-energy revolution already underway,’ said Kelly O’Shanassy, the head of the Australian Conservation Foundation. The implications for Australia are stark. The coalition government has a target – 26 to

28 per cent below 2005 targets by 2030 – that is seen as one of the weakest in the world. Mostly, it proposes to achieve that and its shorter-term 2020 targets with accounting measures and by using its overhang surplus credits from the Kyoto Protocol. In a direct snub to Australia, and following pledges by five European nations to cancel their surpluses, the text urges to ‘voluntarily cancel’ those surpluses, particularly those in the second-commitment period that Australia wants to deploy.

Wind and solar Two factors have driven the increased ambition in the text – an increased focus on the science that suggests that the impacts of 2°C warming will not be tenable, and the dramatic fall in technology costs – particular in wind and solar, and the emergence of energy storage since the Copenhagen summit ended in disarray more than six years ago. The falls in technology cost suggest that the task of decarbonisation may not be as difficult as once thought,

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costing little more or even less than business as usual, and saving trillions of dollars globally in avoided health costs and climate impacts, and creating millions of jobs. Australia, though, finds itself on the outer, both politically and economically. It has no domestic policy or longterm plan to decarbonise the economy, and despite all the rhetoric and soft talk from the Turnbull administration about wanting an ‘ambitious’ outcome, it has so far done little to change the policies of the Abbott era. ‘We’ve got to start to match rhetoric in Paris with real policies on the ground,’ said Erwin Jackson, the deputy CEO of The Climate Institute and a veteran observer of the UN climate process. ‘Our current target has 3–4°C trajectory; we have no plans to modernise and clean up the power sector. ‘And we don’t have a plan to scale up support for the world’s poorest countries. The time for piecemeal, short-term and weak domestic climate-change policy is over. ‘There no excuse for either major party. The key barrier for Australia to get on and meet the commitment is our old, ageing and inefficient power sector. Both major parties need to come to table with plan to replace coal with clean energy.’

have been, it’s a disaster.’ Bill McKibben, the cofounder of 350.org, said the deal was not strong enough. ‘Every government seems now to recognise that the fossil-fuel era must end and soon. But the power of the

fossil-fuel industry is reflected in the text… Since pace is the crucial question now, activists must redouble our efforts to weaken that industry. Q More at RenewEconomy – http://bit.ly/rendeal.

JONSON STREET Walking south down Jonson St takes you away from the beach to the calmer southern end where the locals shop and hang out. There is plenty of parking on the street, in the carpark between Palace Cinemas and Woolworths and behind the shops. From here you can explore some of Byron’s best loved, locally owned businesses.

Not all happy Of course, not everyone was happy with the Paris agreement. In an excellent analysis worth reading (http://bit.ly/georgeparis), The Guardian’s George Monbiot writes: ‘By comparison to what it could have been, it’s a miracle. By comparison to what it should

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Organic anti-ageing skin care new in 2015 at Judy’s. Look gorgeous all year with Judy’s anti-ageing treatments. New products introduced this year include the Eminence range from Hungary and Organicspa – all Australian. Both are organic and offer superb antiageing skin care to keep skin healthy. They provide intensive moisture and skin hydration for all types of skin including teenage skin problems. New too is the Oxyoasis Hyperbaric Oxygen machine for fresh, beautiful dewy skin. So if you want to indulge in first-class facial treatment in a secluded, peaceful, air-conditioned atmosphere in the heart of Byron Bay, call Judy for a range of facials and waxing.

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BECOME A KUNDALINI YOGA TEACHER Teacher Training, 22 February 2016, New Brighton. Transformation 6-day module – Stress & Vitality, 6–11 March 2016. Let Mahanraj take you on a journey – classes Monday, Thursday, Saturday 10–11.30am. Relaxation class with long GONG BATH Tuesdays 6–7pm. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result – why not try Kundalini Yoga!

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6684 2644 www.mullumdental.com.au Your friendly family-owned dentist

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At Mullumbimby Dental Centre, each of our patients experiences unparalleled care in our tranquil and relaxing environment. Each of our four surgeries overlooks peaceful tropical gardens, and our practice has been built to provide the ultimate comfort and care for our patients. We have invested in the finest dental technology and equipment to support the delivery of our state-of-the-art dental treatments. At Mullumbimby Dental Centre our dentists have a keen focus on patient education and strive to help each of your family members achieve optimal oral health.

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You BYRON’S ORGANIC BEAUTY TREATMENT In a very private and intimate setting Mudhoney Beauty offers very individual services such as facials, waxing, spray tans and nail treatments including Bio Gel and Shellac. Kamon, who runs Mudhoney Beauty, has been in the beauty industry for many years here and overseas. The salon uses the certified organic La Clinica products as well as the organic Eco Tan product.

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FEATHER-TOUCH BROW TATTOO NOW AT SKIN DIVINITY Wake up with beautiful eyebrows every day! If your brows have been over-plucked, have gaps or are simply out of shape, then Feather-touch brow tattoo is the answer. Brow feathering is a semi-permanent tattoo technique now replacing the block tattoo technique of old. The result is completely natural looking and lasts for up to two years.

Feather-touch brow tattoo now at Skin Divinity.

All La Clinica products can be purchased at the salon. The services can be booked either over the phone or for easy use directly through the Mudhoney Beauty Facebook page.

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Tucked away in Mullum next to the cool Rock & Roll cafe you’ll find a centre of style. Getting coiffed by Frankie God of Hair is a spiritual awakening!

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Groove to Frankie’s eclectic vinyl collection while you marvel at the transformative powers of his inspired scissors! Why go to Berlin or Paris for styling when you can experience international style-meister Frankie God of Hair right in the heart of Mullum?

This Christmas, give the gift of glowing skin with a gift pack from iconic Byron brand, Sanctum skincare. The Sanctum range is certified organic, vegan, cruelty free, packaged in biodegradable tubes and cartons and made in the Byron Shire in a dedicated 100 per cent solar-powered facility!

It is the season to be merry… but your skin does not have to look so scary.

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Juliet’s Beauty Summer Specials Facial $40 Full leg & Bikini $35 Brazilian $30

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Call Frankie on 0423 165 699 or swing on by to his salon in Mullum’s hip laneway (near Rock & Roll Coffee Co).

Sanctum’s Factory Outlet Christmas Sale is on Saturday 19, Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 December from 10am till 4pm. Hurry in for fantastic bargains of up to 50 per cent off!

Sanctum is also available online at www. sanctumaustralia.com and at select stores nationally.

FRANKIE GOD OF HAIR

JULIET’S BEAUTY would love to help you get ready for summer with a full leg and bikini for $35, brazilian $30 or both for $50. Or freshen up your look with a $40 hour organic facial – includes deep cleans, shoulder, hands and foot massage. Tinting – eyebrow $10 lash $15 or both for $20.

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Here are some tips that can fill your stocking, and help keep your skin from looking absolutely shocking! Choose turkey or fish for your Christmas dish. Avoid chicken and pig, and you can stop that itch. A cocktail or two can make you feel merry. But if you have too much, please be wary. Alcohol causes inflammation and that, my friend, will give your skin irritation. Keep yourself hydrated with water or herbal tea and be sure to keep some glad company. Sing some carols, spread Christmas cheer and leave all your worries in the past year. Book your appointment now, be sure that you do. And all your skin and Christmas wishes may just come true.

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Welcome, everyone, to the Shop Local Campaign being run by the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Echo Publications. This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to support local businesses and for our local businesses to give back to the community.

The Echo grew up around here and we’re proud to support the Shop Local campaign, because those of us who’ve chosen to live here love it. You can walk down the street with your kids and they’ll know people in the shops. When you buy something, you know your money’s staying local – you can see the local owners supporting the schools and other local businesses.

Thanks to The Echo, we have $3,000 to give away in vouchers to local shoppers to spend at local participating stores. Last year, we had more than 5,000 entries from local shoppers and this year we anticipate even more. In keeping with the strong values of the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce, this campaign is about stimulating the local economy, bringing the community together, and building a supportive and sustainable Mullumbimby. We wish you all a prosperous lead-up to the festive season and a wonderful start to the new year.

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Amore Mullumbimby

Spice it Up Thai Restaurant

Amore is an exciting, colourful and eclectic shop. It’s full of interesting gifts, ladies clothing and accessories, homewares, jewellery, crystals, incense, art and more. It seriously is ‘The Biggest Little Shop’.

Spice it Up is located at the Mullumbimby Bowling Club. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 5.30pm dine in and takeaway. They cater to anyone wanting to indulge in mouth watering fresh local produce cooked by a professional team specialising in Thai cuisine. People love to come to their restaurant for that guaranteed consistency: great food and service with a smile.

Burringbar Street, phone 6684 6603

Byron Bay Pork and Meats Byron Bay Pork and Meats is a local, family owned business, that provides quality, fresh meats at a competitive price. Call in and place your Christmas orders for smoked leg hams, free range turkey, pork roasts or chicken. ken.

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It’s probably been like this for a hundred years: ‘oyster bars’ have been replaced by cool cafes, organic stores and computer shops; and it’s a bit harder to get a park, but you can still see your friends from the hills shopping in Mullumbimby’s main street or at the music festival. There’s a great sense of community here that we should support by shopping locally.

Dalley Street, phone 6684 2137

Access via drive-thru or via arcade off the main street

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Jubilee Avenue, phone 6684 2209

Reclaimed in Mullum is a second hand furniture, home wares, records and clothing store. It is renowned for its low prices and super-friendly service. Community minded, they buy local and offer lay-by. You can collect your courier packages there, or drop in for a reading/healing/massage in their tranquil treatment room. ‘We love our tra life, our work, our environment and the people we meet everyday.’ Tincogan Street, phone 6684 4420

PARTICIPATING STORES:

• Craig Watson Soul Pattinson Chemist

• Allure Home & Lifestyle

• Devine Quality Meats

• Amore Mullumbimby

• Byron Bay Pork & Meats Butchery

• Art Piece Gallery

• Cactus Hill

Court House Hotel The Court House Hotel is an independent pub, and locally owned. It offers a great environment for people to meet and enjoy a vast range of refreshments and freshly prepared food. Laurie has had the business for five years and reckons his customers enjoy the friendly service. Cnr Burringbar and Dalley Streets, phone 6684 1550

• James Hardware Mitre 10 Mullumbimby • Liberty Mullumbimby • Mudita Institute

• Dolphin Ofﬁce Choice

• Mullum Instyle Living

• Bridglands Betta Home Living • Chemsave Pharmacy • Brunswick Valley Door Centre • Chincogan Mechanical

• Eden’s Landing Mullumbimby • Hooked & Cooked

• Mullum Power Tools

• Bud Ethical Baby Store

• IGA Mullumbimby

• Mullum Vet

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• Coolamon Tree Bistro

• Mullum Mac

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How to enter 1. Simply spend $20 or more at a participating ng store and you willÂ receive an entry form. 2. Fill out the entry form and have the back stamped by the participating store or attach your receipt. 3. Drop the entry form into the specially marked box located at participating stores. Each Monday of the campaign, five winners will be drawn, ten winners will be drawn in the final week. Winners will receive a $100 voucher to spend at a participating store. There are 30 x $100 vouchers to be won. Winners will be contacted by phone or email and will be announced on the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce website and in The Echo newspaper.

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Locally grown Rainbow Ridge Coffee

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Terms & Conditions: The Mullum Shop Local campaign runs for five weeks from 24 November and finishes on 29 December. Vouchers must be spent by 31 March 2016 and cannot be spent at more than one store. Winners draws are final.

Sunshine Alley Sunshine Alley is an inspiring emporium, housing handmade contemporary jewellery, including unique pieces designed and made inhouse by local silversmith Susie Cadsky. You will also find carefully selected work from emerging local artists and designers, stunning hats, a garden filled with great pots and plants, and a unique collection of ethically made fashion and homewares. Bakers Lane, Burringbar Street, phone 0429 191 106

Brunswick Valley Door Centre Brunswick Valley Door Centre supply and install residential, commercial and industrial garage doors. They also supply a wide range of control systems for all style of gates and garage doors, and we can also automate your existing door. The team at Brunswick Valley Door Centre have owned the business for 10 years and pride themselves on their personal one-on-one approach. Main Arm Road, phone 6684 5529

Simply Sheer

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Simply Sheer is a vibrant hair salon in the centre of Mullumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main street. Mullumbimby girl Cecily Ryan has owned this salon for the last four-anda-half years, and aims to provide the best creative, individual and affordable hair services always using quality, nourishing products in a fun, fresh environment where clients can come sit and relax.

Tinker Tailor offers a carefully curated collection of all that is beautiful in both contemporary design and treasures from far away places. Each designer has been hand picked for their integrity and uniqueness. The store features a mix of Australian fashion, Lux Leather, Japanese and local ceramics, divine printmaking, exotic handmade homewares, artisan jewellery and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative play and toys.

Burringbar Street, phone 6684 1441

Bakers Lane, Burringbar Street, phone 6684 3692

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FESTIVE SEASON art piece gallery Merry Chris tmas and a Happy New Year to lovers of art everywhere.

ART POP UP SHOP ONE DAY ONLY

Saturday 19th December 9:30 – 4:00pm ARTWORK BY Christine Willcocks Emma Walker James Guppy Kat Shapiro Wood Sarah Harvey Meredith Crowe Michael Cusack

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PEGASUS PARK Equestrian Centre

HORSE RIDING Daily Beach and Hinterland tours Nervous adults and small children our speciality.

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Great idea for a Christmas present: purchase a gift voucher from Pegasus Park Equestrian Centre where horseriding is our ŸŞåÏĜ±ĬĜƋƼţ å Ï±Ƌåų üŅų ±ĬĬ ŸƋ±ĹÚ±ųÚŸ ±ĹÚ åƴåĹ Ņý åų ŞŅĹƼ ųĜÚåŸ for children as young as two and up. Also, beach rides on one of Byron’s most secluded beach Seven Mile at Lennox Head.

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Oysters in Season

What to drink with oysters? Champagne with oysters is a classic combination. Darren Pearson from The Cellar Byron Bay says the Seppelt Salinger Henty Vintage Cuvee is perfect for a casual summer treat (on special $19.99 at the bottleshop at 4 Lawson St, Byron). Other good choices to complement oysters are whites such as chardonnay and reisling, and Lucy Ashley from Shuck says sake, vodka and beers such as our local Stone & Wood Green Coast lager also make a good combination.

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My wife’s family is from New Zealand, so seafood is always on our Christmas menu, and we are lucky in Byron Bay to have a perfect coastal environment in which to eat the most succulent of Australia’s oysters, such as our native Sydney Rock Oysters. You can taste the premium oysters of a least four regions at a pop-up oyster shop called Shuck located in the Byron Holiday Park, 37 Broken Head Rd opposite Byron Golf Club. Each oyster has its own unique taste and ‘merroir’ (marine terroir) depending on where, and how, it is grown. Lucy Ashley from Shuck says that our locally grown ‘creamy’, Brunswick River Sydney Rock Oysters are at their peak right now, and are providing an epiphany for the locals who are tasting them alongside the ‘cool water classic’ Pacifics from Pittwater in Tassie, the ‘seaspray-cucumbery’ Coffin Bay Pacifics and the ‘sweet and petite’ Wallis Lake Sydney Rocks. ‘Noel Baggaley’s Brunswick Seed Oysters are our most popular oysters at the

One argument that will never be won is whether oysters are best from the shell or in a flavour combination. Lucy suggested dipping oysters in polenta, lightly frying and then combining with a spicy mango salsa. For the details, drop in and see her at Shuck; she’s always happy to make a suggestion or show you their recipe book.

moment,’ says Lucy. ‘A lot of locals haven’t realised until now just how good they are.’ The shop also stocks rare oysters such as the native Angasi, and a range of other Christmas treats such as Mooloolaba large cooked tiger prawns, Huon whisky-cured cold smoked salmon, fresh Myocum finger limes and more. Oysters are perfect to grab and take down to the beach for sunset with a beer, champagne or wine (see right), but it would be best to order to ensure availability for Christmas. For details see Shuck’s Facebook page.

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Oyster delivery For the truly chilled (or lazy!), Byron Bay Oyster Co sources oysters from all over Australia and delivers them to your door. Sam Paquette says the company is launching in February at the Party in the Paddock in Launceston, but in the meantime they are giving people around Byron a taste of the chance to ‘get the world’s best, beautifully fresh, pristine oysters on your doorstep’. Ring up and order, or order online (see flyer in this week’s paper). Sam says oysters can be stored for a while, up to a week, in your fridge.

Special Christmas market in Mullumbimby Christmas will come early at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market this year, with a feast of live music, lush local food, and family fun planned for Wednesday 23 December. For the first time ever, the market has changed from its Friday slot (which this year clashes with Christmas Day), and there is a huge lineup of entertainment, including live music by Tora and free kids’ activities including Spaghetti Circus workshops all morning, Christmas arts and crafts and a visit from the Big Man in Red himself. Market manager Allie Godfrey said the special Christmas market was the perfect opportunity to stock up on all your Christmas goodies,

and enjoy a fun morning out with the kids. ‘You’ll find everything you need for a local, sustainable and delicious Christmas, including woodsmoked, nitrate-free hams, ethically raised pork and beef, locally farmed oysters, spray-free vegetables and fruits, and Christmas nibbles, as well as last-minute gifts. Why not put together a hamper for your foodie friends with some of our fantastic local produce?’ Q

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Tapas, wine and Live Music Thursday 31 December

Bangalow Dining Rooms

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

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

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Doors & Entertainment 7pm Tapas 7.30pm Tickets $59.90 Group of 10 Exactly $57.90pp Entertainment by the Dan Clarke Band Fireworks on the river at midnight

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

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

SPECIAL $10 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU 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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Good Taste Eating Out Guide The only exclusively Vietnamese restaurant in town, this intimate space spilling out into a courtyard offers up fabulous dishes packed full of herbs, spices and varied textures. The traditionally light and healthy style of cuisine ensures the freshness and natural tastes of food are preserved as much as possible. It’s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

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1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

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

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

www.lusciousfoods.com.au

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

The Restaurant @ Rae’s

Muoi’s Feast Open for Breakfast

Lunch and Dinner 7 days Wategos Beach, Byron Bay 6685 5366 raes@wategos.com.au

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

Saturday and Sunday 7am till 10am

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The Green Bistro

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restaurant & bar

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

Open for lunch Republik presents a stylish comfortable environment, Thurs- Sat 12-3pm offering a warm and hospitable welcome to the whole community. The menu includes a range of 95 Jonson St, Byron Bay contemporary dishes based on global influences. republikbyronbay.com 6685 5009 Kids eat free every Monday hello@republikbyronbay.com

Treehouse on Belongil

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New summer menu out now! Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

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

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

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

77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

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

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

The Butcher’s BBQ

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Spice It Up Thai Restaurant

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

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

Traditional Thai

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

Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

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

Coolamon Tree Bistro Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club Lunch every day from 11.30am Dinner Tues–Sun from 5.30pm 58 Dalley Street Mullumbimby

0422 019 832

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Hog’s Breath Cafe 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

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.

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.

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thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au info@thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au Functions and catering available Wood fired pizzas and pastas take away and delivery

We do weddings, Christmas and special event functions. Visit and book at www.basilo.co

Fins

Dinner Special $18 - Includes a wine or beer

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Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7.30am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay Reservations 6685 7663 therocksbyronbay.com.au

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

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.

Come and experience the best Italian/Mediterranean cuisine, made with the best local products, plus Byron’s best wood fired pizza. Kids meals $9 from.

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Open for Dinner & Cocktails 7 days from 6pm till late Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepaciﬁc.com.au

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

Mon, Wed–Fri from 6pm, Sat & Sun from 12pm for lunch Closed Tuesday

Ristorante Pizzeria

Italian at the Pacific

A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT

Come and enjoy the quintessential Byron Bay dining experience, with head chef Patrick Hobbs and his team. From beautiful breakfasts to lazy lunches, The Rocks @ Aquarius is the perfect setting for groups, couples and solo diners. From deliciously fresh banana, raspberry, yogurt and granola cup, to our huge AQ signature breakfast, there is sure to be something that tantalises your taste buds. We also have a selection of freshly squeezed juices, homemade muffins and locally sourced coffee from the Byron Bay Coffee Company to awaken the senses! Our dining area has been just beautifully renovated, so come and check us out!

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.

Extended Summer Hours Lunch every day from 27 Dec till 10 Jan The team behind Fins have just opened their new POP UP Restaurant The BUTCHER’S BBQ. Located next door to our fine diner, The Butcher’s BBQ offers a share style menu with ‘smalls’ and ‘bigs’ cooked on the grill (from $8-$38), communal tables, a cracking cocktail bar, boutique wine list and Gin Bar. This concept is only here for a short time. Extended Summer hours. Lunch every day from 27 Dec till 10 Jan

NOW taking Christmas bookings 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.

New spring menu Lunch specials starting from $8 Cuisine that everyone can enjoy – mum, dad, the kids and grandparents. Perfect for corporate and private events.

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

Francisco’s Table

Roaming Restaurant

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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Hang out at the Famous Little Shop of Smiles! Good Vibes, Living foods awesome NEW menu. Grab and go and made to order breakfasts, lunches and raw desserts and ice-creams. Sublime superfood 2/3 Marvell St green smoothies, iced drinks and cold-pressed juices. Open 7 days, 7am till 4pm The best chai ever, organic coffee and superfood hotties on house-made almond mylk. www.nakedtreaties.com.au Raw, Vegan, Local, Organic and Paleo. Insta #nakedtreaties Gluten, Dairy and Sugar free.

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Byron Shire Move, redesign or renovate? Buzzing Property Market! You’ve been in your home a few years and it’s been doing the job well enough. But maybe you need more space, or you’d prefer a new look. What do you do: move, redesign or renovate? Patrick Nolan from ME home loans shares his insights ‘The decision to move – or stay put and renovate – is often made as much with our hearts as with our heads,’ explains Nolan. ‘Moving to a new home can be an expensive process but a change of scenery can be revitalising. On the other hand, if your heart’s not really pushing you to pull stumps, it can pay to stay and fix the place up. ‘The important thing is to put your lifestyle on top of the list. You could find that up-

grading to a new home better suited to your needs is a more viable long-term option with none of the hassles of redesigning or renovating. ‘Selling your home and buying a new place is a major step, and you should go in with your eyes wide open.’ Here are five benefits of moving according to Nolan: 1. Relocating offers a fresh start. It’s a buzz that’s hard to beat – starting afresh in a new home with the chance to explore a different community and expand your social network with new friends. 2. Moving lets you shrug off old habits and worn routines. There may be no better way to give yourself a clean slate than by moving to a new home. Yes, it means buckling up and tackling the process

of sorting out years of accumulated ‘stuff ’. But working out what’s needed – and unneeded – in your new home will declutter your life. 3. It’s easy. Some home owners find renovating is a bit like root-canal therapy. The discomfort can be overwhelming. Even if you manage to find a budgetfriendly architect, a reputable builder and reliable tradies, redesigning your home inevitably means facing the high-pitched whine of electric grinders, drills and saws – all before you’ve had your morning coffee. Checking out Open Home inspections is going to cost you a few Saturday mornings but it’s a breeze in comparison. 4. You have a firm idea of the cost. Moving to a new

home brings a range of costs including stamp duty, removalist fees, legal fees and agent’s selling commission on your old home. At least you know what you’re up for. When it comes to renovating, those inevitable ‘looks like this will cost a bit more’ meetings with the builder can quickly turn a manageable budget into a fiscal wasteland where you are left scrambling for cash. 5. Become a tighter family. That period while we’re establishing friendships and getting to know the ins and outs of our new home often sees us turn to family as a trusted pillar of support. Moving could strengthen your family ties and help create new memories and traditions for the future.

14 Short Street, Brunswick Heads sells at Auction for excellent result! Spectators were blown away with the active bidding at this Brunswick Heads property! The listing agents, Tara Torkkola and Paul Prior from First National say the market in Brunswick Heads and the Byron Shire is the best they have seen in years. They auction campaign saw 83 inspections and a huge turn out on the day. The 6 registered bidders were from the local area and bidders also flew in from Sydney and Melbourne. There were 21 bids on the

property on the day. Vendors, buyers and agents were all extremely pleased with the result. In a market like this, your property may be worth more than you think. If you are curious about the NEW value of your property call Tara on 0423 519 698 or Paul on 0418 324 297.

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SENSATIONAL VIEWS, PRIVACY AND SPACE 7/4–10 Grandview Street, East Ballina dŚĞ ǁŝĚĞ ŚĂůůǁĂǇ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ Ň ŽŽƌ ƵŶŝƚ ŐƵŝĚĞƐ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ the well designed modern kitchen and onto the spacious living/dining area. It opens to a 40sqm ocean-facing undercover balcony ideal for entertaining. dŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ƉŽƐŝƟ ŽŶĞĚ ŵĂŝŶ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ŚĂƐ ǁĂůŬͲŝŶ robe and ensuite. The second bedroom and bathroom ĂƌĞ Ă ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟ Ăů ƐŝǌĞ ĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƌĚ bedroom/study. You will also enjoy the high ceilings, ƉůĂŶƚĂƟ ŽŶ ƐŚƵƩ ĞƌƐ͕ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ Į ƫ ŶŐƐ͕ ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞͲĐǇĐůĞ Ăŝƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƟ ŽŶĂů ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ͘ This quality, pet-friendly unit is a must to inspect. ^ĐŽƩ ,ĂƌǀĞǇ Priced To Sell!

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Price $569,000

R H Ocean Shores 6680 5000

12 Aloota Crescent, Ocean Shores

View Saturday 11.15am – 11.45am Agent Franco Braico Area Sales Manager 0438 565 525

Superbly elevated, north facing home, set on 1,119 sqm. Solid brick and tile construction with lovely gardens. • Spacious living room with raked ceilings

A much loved family home. • Large and bright modern kitchen • Sparkling inground pool, established gardens • Sun room, barbeque area, air conditioning

Just Listed

R H Ocean Shores 6680 5000

36 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry Expansive, Uplifting Spectacular...

View Saturday 2.30pm – 3.30pm Agent Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee / Principal 0411 081 118

Breathtaking hinterland views, all the way to the National Parks of Nightcap Ranges & Minyon Falls! Half acre property with 3 separate dwellings. Each with privacy & outdoor entertaining area.

Just Listed

R H Ocean Shores 6680 5000

8 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores It’s a Birdie, It’s an Eagle… No it’s a Hole in One!

View Saturday 10.30am – 11.00am Agent Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee / Principal 0411 081 118

Feel like you’re living on acres, but with a low-maintenance 715m2 block of land, with the protective beauty of surrounding mountains & established trees • Quiet cul-de-sac location

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• New carpet throughout • Separately metered electricity for the main house and 2nd dwelling • Close Schools, Shops and Transport • 25 mins to Byron Bay & Lismore

2 1 2 9/1 Rajah Road, Shores Lodge, Ocean Shores

50 Fabulous Darling!! Located in the Award Winning ‘Shores Lodge’ Complex, it’s speciﬁcally designed for the over 50s owner/ occupier. • Kitchen as new absolutely immaculate • Open plan lounge/dining & kitchen area • Communal common room and barbeque area • Chair lift access from the garage level • Carpet only 3 years old

Just Listed View By Appointment Agent Kylie Charlton Area Sales Manager 0428 440 740

4 2 2 1 4 Benaud Place, Po sville

Chic, Stylish Huge... That’s the Metricon Magic! Why Build… when there’s nothing to do but move in ! 35 square plus solid brick home has more extras than meets the eye... • Stunning Alfresco entertaining • 3 generous living areas • Modern open ﬂoor plan • Freshly painted and generous storage throughout • Fully landscaped gardens, with garden shed. • Barbeque area with pergola This is perfect for the family… and just a stroll to Beach & Creek !

Just Listed View By Appointment Agent Kylie Charlton Area Sales Manager 0428 440 740

+ views

• 4 bedrooms with ceiling fans & main with ensuite • Spacious downstairs rumpus room which would be ideal for accommodation or potential income converting it to a unit (STCA) • Direct access to golf course

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â&#x20AC;˘ One of the highest level ďŹ nishes and quality buildings available in the market today â&#x20AC;˘ Near new, world class 4 bedroom home with beautiful spa suite, private courtyard and plunge pool â&#x20AC;˘ Marble benchtops and details, media room, travertine ďŹ&#x201A;oors, gas ďŹ replace, ducted A/C and butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry â&#x20AC;˘ Open plan spaces of immense proportions throughout with soaring high ceilings â&#x20AC;˘ Full security and CBUS technology, state of the art appliances and superb attention to detail â&#x20AC;˘ Private and secure set amongst sub-tropical rainforest with access via easement to beach and adjacent to Byron At Byron Resort & Spa

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Property Family Coorabell residence

Spacious, near new family home Coastal lifestyle location

443 Coorabell Road, Coorabell 56 Unara Parkway, Cumbalum 6/114 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay $1,250,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1,350,000 Price guide: $720,000+ Interest over $650,000 4 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 1

Commanding prime position on the ridgeline, this beautiful Coorabell property enjoys spectacular ocean and hinterland views. The sunsets are simply magical. Set amongst beautiful grounds, the 4.5 acre estate features a large family home which displays a perfect marriage between form and function. Completely private and secluded, yet close to all amenities. You will instantly fall in love with this breathtaking location. Features include: open plan kitchen, meals and living area flowing onto outdoor entertaining area and pool. Parents retreat on the 2nd level with WIR, ensuite, lounge and deck with hinterland views. Lockup garage plus carport and work shed, 3 water tanks, solar panels, solar HWS and well maintained gardens and lawns. 5 minutes to Federal village, 10 minutes to Mullumbimby and Bangalow and 15 minutes to Byron Bay.

Only four years old, this contemporary single-level home has been finished to exacting standards and is now looking for a new family! Built on an 867.8m2 block, it is located in a familyfriendly neighbourhood, close to transport and only a short drive to Ballina. The kitchen is an entertainerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream â&#x20AC;&#x201C; modern, spacious with an oversized stone island benchtop. The enclosed rear yard can easily accommodate a pool (STCA) and there is space to store a van/boat. Meticulously maintained, there is nothing for you to do. Features include: high raked ceilings, abundance of natural light, open plan living/dining kitchen space that opens onto substantial covered deck, media room complete with Bose sound system PLUS a home theatre lounge, large rumpus room complete with full size pool table and ducted reverse-cycle A/C throughout. The bedrooms are generous, the bathrooms are spacious and modern. Address: 56 Unara Parkway, Cumbalum Inspect: Contact agent Contact: Lois 0428 877 399 or Mark 0429 868 001 Lois Buckett Real Estate

Open: By appointment Contact: Paul Prior 0418 324 297, Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698 First National Byron Bay

Spacious, modern and architecturally designed, this townhouse will impress upon inspection. Set in an highly soughtafter, ultra-convenient location where a 2-minute walk will have you enjoying a coffee at the popular Roadhouse CafĂŠ, or in less than 10 minutes you can stroll to Tallow Beach for a surf. Byron Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CBD and schools are also an easy walk or bike ride away. Surrounded by established tropical gardens in a boutique complex, the home features: 3 bedrooms, the main has an ensuite, WIR and large covered balcony. Open plan kitchen, meals and lounge flowing onto private outdoor dining area. Modern kitchen with stone benchtops, breakfast bar, gas cooktop and dishwasher. Timber floors and light coastal decor. Back veranda overlooking easy-care, compact yard and gardens. Remote lock up garage with internal access Open: By appointment Contact: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660 First National Byron Bay

17 FINGAL STREET, BRUNSWICK HEADS

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â&#x20AC;˘ Unit 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor â&#x20AC;˘ Unit 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ďŹ rst ďŹ&#x201A;oor â&#x20AC;˘ Brand new, centrally located â&#x20AC;˘ Secure parking, off rear land

Price Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795

Contact: OfďŹ ce 02 6685 1206 www.siwickirealestate.com.au

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Property Price acreage mins from Byron

50 & Fabulous Darling!!

Ready to live or let!

46 Fowlers Lane, Bangalow

9/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores

1 Byron Street, Brunswick Heads

Auction pending

Here is a rare opportunity to purchase quality acreage with magnificent views so close to Byron Bay and Bangalow. 61 acres of gently sloping, north facing, clean land which is rich in soil suitable for agricultural, horticultural or lifestyle endeavours. There is an upgraded 4 bed home with studio PLUS 2 building sites where you could build your own custom designed home. The main residence has an open plan kitchen, dining and lounge with wood fire, ceiling fans and access onto a covered deck. Recently certified organic, new fences, lrg machinery shed and ocean views to Brunswick and beyond.

Open: Thursday 3.00 – 3.30pm & Saturday 12.00 – 12.30pm Contact: Paul Banister 0438 856 552, Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232 First National Byron Bay

Just Listed

Located in the Award Winning ‘Shores Lodge’ Complex, it’s specifically designed for the over 50s owner/occupier. • Double length automatic garage, plus bonus shelving • Kitchen as new absolutely immaculate • Open plan lounge/dining & kitchen area • Communal common room and BBQ area • Chair lift access from the garage level • Carpet only 3 years old • Bathroom with wide shower & hand-rail • Security Screens throughout • Ceiling fans throughout • Owner/Occupier ensures pride in residence • Flat, evenly-paved outdoor areas, with secure railings

REAL ESTATE

mullumbimby

Contact: Peter Browning on 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

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OPEN 12 NOON PRIOR TO AUCTION

Seclusion In Myocum Approached along a tree-lined driveway at the end of a quiet rural cul-de-sac, these north facing 12 acres approx (4.754H) with three dams are fully fenced and ready for your horses. The solid brick family home sits nestled among the established trees and has a separate double garage and a farm machinery shed. Located less than five minutes drive from Mullumbimby, fifteen minutes from the beach and Byron Bay. A rare find in Myocum and a wonderful opportunity.

Compared to the Byron News, advertising in The Echo means your ad is being delivered to more than 7,000 extra households in your market area each week – that means a lot more people will be reading your ad.

Address: 124 Myocum Downs Drive Auction: On site Saturday 19th December 2015 at 1pm

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59 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2615

Asking $865,000

Brunswick Heads is very sought after to live or let for either holiday or permanent. We have been holiday letting this property for a short time over the winter period and it has produced a 56% occupancy in the colder months. Huge potential to come or you can move straight in. • 4 bedrooms, 2 bathroom • Covered east facing back deck, barbeque area • Polished timber floors • Landscaped gardens • Great holiday let • Sep carport, garage & laundry It’s in town and ready for an inspection. Call me, Peter Browning, on 0411 801 795.

Open: By appointment Contact: Kylie Charlton 0428 440 740 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads MARK COCHRANE

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Property Uplifting & Spectacular...

Lifestyle cafe for sale

36 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry

8 Byron Street, Byron Bay

Just Listed

Palatial homestead 74 Willowbank Drive, Alstonvale Price $250,000 interest over $1,795,000 5 3 3

Breathtaking hinterland views, all the way to the National Parks of Nightcap Ranges & Minyon Falls! Half acre property with 3 separate dwellings. Each with privacy & outdoor entertaining area. • Reverse cycle air-conditioning • Current solar power advantage for main house • New carpet throughout • Separately metered electricity for the main house and 2nd dwelling Just a short drive to all the essentials: Goonengerry Primary School, Pre-school & Federal grocery, liquor store & Doma Caf, Federal Community Hall. It’s the ideal Northern Rivers position: Mullumbimby is only 10 minutes and Byron Bay & Lismore 25 minutes away.

This friendly lifestyle cafe has a strong local following spanning 13 years. Tucked away from the crowd the atmosphere is relaxed and the space provides for both intimate conversations and hosting generous group events. Located in Byron town centre, with business and retail shopping at the front door the owners cater to all markets. Enjoy a breezy northeast aspect with sun all year round, footpath dining under the trees, people watching, inside along the pool side or the back courtyard is wonderful to relax away from the busy town activities. The food is always delicious with the head chef catering to all the local and tourists eating requirements. There is still a lot of potential for this cafe to grow and become your own. Evening dining and private functions can value add to this popular eatery. Seating for 60 with foot path dining for 16, BYO licence.

The stunning main house enjoys high ceilings, creating a lovely sense of space throughout, while large timber and glass windows and doors flood the living areas and sumptuous open plan kitchen with natural light. The wrap-around timber lined verandahs on three sides of the home capture the panoramic views, where you can watch the abundance of wildlife on the property. The entrance foyer, commanded by a spectacular staircase, leads you into the expansive chef like kitchen with large island bench and enormous double oven, to the dining, family living and bar areas, all warmed by a wood fire. Enjoy the separate sunken lounge room at the opposite end, complete with wired speaker system and open fireplace. For the hotter summer months there are ceiling fans throughout together with air-conditioning in the living/kitchen areas.

Saturday 2.30pm – 3.30pm Open: Contact: Julie-Ann Manahan 0411 081 118 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads

By appointment Open: Contact: Scot Fuller 0401 911 557, Gail Fuller 0418 441 675 Byron Coastal Real Estate

Open: Saturday December 12, 11.00 – 11.30am Contact: Gary Walsh on 0412 880 744 or Sam Tancred on 0410 746 956 Scott Harvey Real Estate

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THE GREAT ENTERTAINER – QUALITY FAMILY HOME 5 3 2 5 ORCHID PLACE, SUFFOLK PARK

Beautifully renovated home on a level 1064m2 block Inspect: Saturday 2-2.30pm Cul-de-sac, only 6 residences make for private & peaceful living Web ID: 1P0316 Split level, open plan living/dining/lounge/kitchen areas Entertainer kitchen, modern appliances, looks out to pool Contact: Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Studio has private entry + bathroom – home business (STCA) Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001 Sparkling i/g pool, multiple outdoor paved areas for entertaining Popular area & just a stroll to Suffolk village & beaches PRI C $ 80 E GU 0,0 IDE 00+

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Rare opportunity for rural vacant land Lot 10 Tamarind Drive (north end), Tintenbar. Amazing elevated rural views to the north, approx. 4.4ha Frontage to Emigrant Creek with access to beautiful waterholes Building opportunities this close to the beach are rare Private & quiet easy-maintenance land, room for a horse Less than 10 mins to Lennox Head and less than 20 mins to Byron Bay

Mixture of pastureland and bushland with a large outdoor amphitheatre Only an inspection will do this property true justice. Contact us today Price $670,000. Web ID: 1P0979. View by appointment. Contact Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001 Lois Buckett 0428 877 399.

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Downtown Private Family Haven 5 Cooloola Avenue, Lennox Head. 4 bed + study family home on elevated 664m2 block Abundance of windows/glass – natural light fills home Open-plan kitchen/dining/living areas open out to covered area Floorboards + leadlight windows feature throughout home Separate council-approved studio – perfect for home business (STCA)

Established & easycare gardens, inground pool, fully fenced yard Quiet family-friendly street, just a stroll to beach, cafes & school Web ID: 1P0888. Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001.

Beautiful Lennox Family Home 3 Greenview Place, Lennox Head. Elevated position–coastal breezes, quiet cul-de-sac, many extras High ceilings, open plan living flows out to the alfresco area Double bdms-BIRs, large study can revert to bdm Alarm system, ducted rev. cycle a/c, solar hot water gas boosted Plantation shutters & blinds, bi-fold doors + retractable screens

Stone bench island kitchen, walk in pantry, quality appliances Landscaped gardens, minutes to shops, schools & beaches Web ID: 1P0970. Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001.

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Property Be part of a vibrant community 100 acres of prime land 454 Crabbes Creek Road, Crabbes Creek 6

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SUNSET CLAUSES IN OFF-THE-PLAN CONTRACTS Nestled in the thriving community of Crabbes Creek on 35 acres (approx) is this large family home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms with lots of stylish touches. Surrounded by tropical gardens, featuring handcrafted rock walls and an enormous deck, this home awaits a new family to love it. The creek meanders around past the secluded circa 1903 restored railway carriage studio and a short stroll up to the orchard and the paddock before reaching the woodland beyond. There is an abundance of water including a natural spring and a bore. Less than 10 minutes drive to Brunswick Heads and under 20 to Byron. The village of Crabbes Creek is well served by the iconic General Store (less than 3 minutes drive away) and there are weekly community wood-fired pizza nights and movies at the hall. The bus stop services all the schools in the area.

First time offered in well over 100 years! What an opportunity to invest in this beautiful farming lifestyle property. Such ‘great bones’, prime location and natural attributes that will allow the re-establishment into one of the district’s showpieces. From panoramic outlook over the Possum Creek and Wilsons Creek valleys, to clean fertile paddocks, to pristine rainforest pockets along Stony Creek frontage and a solid original timber farmhouse this farm, held in one family since late 1800s, is a pleasure to inspect and discover. Only a short scenic drive to Bangalow and Byron Bay’s beaches. Call today for more details and inspect at your convenience.

For Sale: $845,000 Contact: Sally Packshaw 0474 153 535 Professionals Mullumbimby Mark Cochrane Real Estate

Open: By appointment Contact: Greg Price 0412 871 500 Elders Real Estate Bangalow

On 17 November 2015, the NSW government passed the “Conveyancing Amendment (Sunset Clauses) Act 2015” to address concerns that some developers are deliberately delaying projects so that they can use the ‘sunset clause’ as a way of terminating an off-the-plan contract, mostly for ﬁnancial gain. A sunset clause is the date by which the plan is to be registered before either party has the right to rescind. The new provisions relate to contracts for residential properties, including vacant land and strata lots, and apply retrospectively from 2 November 2015. A vendor must give a purchaser at least 28 days’ written notice prior to rescission under a sunset clause. The notice must state why the vendor is proposing to rescind and give reasons for the delay. The vendor can only rescind if: • the purchaser consents; or • the vendor obtains an order from the Supreme Court; or • the reason for rescission comes within a prescribed category – currently there are no such prescribed categories.

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Property Brand new apartments

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Two brand new properties for Auction in sought-after Brunswick Heads. One first floor apartment featuring two bedrooms, an open plan kitchen with a balcony for entertaining and dining. The ground floor apartment features one bedroom, kitchen / dining / lounge combined, with a private courtyard. Within walking distance to all that Brunswick Heads has to offer. Boutique shopping, sublime beaches, the magnificent river, and some of the Shire’s best dining options. These apartments are sure to enhance your lifestyle. First floor apartment: 2 bedrooms with built-ins, north facing balcony, open plan kitchen including a brand new fridge & dishwasher, main bathroom plus ensuite, internal laundry with brand new washing machine & dryer, open plan living taking in the coastal breeze Ground floor apartment: 1 bedroom with built ins, private courtyard, large lounge / dining / kitchen including a brand dishwasher, main bathroom, internal laundry, ceiling fans & louvres, prime location close to shops, schools, cafes, beaches and parks, secure parking for cars of rear lane, storage. Open: Saturday December 12.00 – 12.30pm Auction: 1pm Saturday January 9 Contact: Dave Bosselmann 0431 100 097 Siwicki Real Estate

Rare and precious to Ballina, this magnificent home with origins dating to 1901 has been passionately maintained and restored retaining a wealth of original features combined with luxurious fixtures and fittings. With soaring ceilings, elaborate fretwork, stunning hoop-pine floors and many other traditional features, this truly is a statement in luxury and style. The heart of this home is an elegant country-style timber kitchen with expansive workspace, and it capitalises on the spectacular water views across North Creek to the Serpentine and Missingham Bridge. Spacious living zones provide options for multiple purposes and flow seamlessly to a grand alfresco through huge slide-back doors, blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor living. Providing spacious and flexible accommodation and perfect for entertaining, this grand property is set behind delightful formal gardens on an enormous landholding of almost 1100sqm. Located in one of Ballina’s most sought-after addresses, with direct access to the water and close to schools and CBD.

First time offered to the market in 30 2 car garage with attic storage years is this beautiful timber beach front Outdoor entertaining property situated on the white sands of Ideal holiday home Tallow Beach. Wake up to the sound of Gas cooking, top appliances the surf and stroll along the garden onto Interest From $2,000,000. the beach for a morning swim. Contact Scot Fuller 0401 911 557, Separate one bedroom studio Gail Fuller 0418 441 675. Private access to Tallow Beach High ceilings feature throughout Large open plan kitchen, dining and living areas

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Owners committed overseas 93 acres with executive style main home, cottage, bails & dehusking plant Beautiful dam, waterfalls, Coopers Creek frontage – unlimited water Highly desirable, accessible yet private Hinterland location Open vistas with stunning views to Nightcap Ranges A rare balance of a sustainable lifestyle and income from an ORGANIC farm

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TURNING UP THE CASSETTES T H E Y ’ R E B R I G H T, T H E Y ’ R E B O I S T E R O U S , THEY ’RE DANCING THROUGH THE STREETS WITH A GHETTO BL ASTER… NO, IT ’S NOT A SCENE FROM AN 80s FILM, IT ’S THE CASSETTES , THE BRAINCHILD OF DANCER AND CASSETTES A RT I ST I C D I R E C TO R M A R I S S A T R E I C H E L . For the past two-and-a-half years the Cassettes have been bringing the unexpected to festivals and events with their choreographed 80s-inspired flashmobs.

Like Total Eclipse of the Heart! It’s layer and layer of excess, and it’s very emotional as well. These are big hair big emotions!’

For Marissa it all started as a bit of a joke when she was planning a performance for The Frock Party, an annual cross-dressing party.

With groups of women and men (although the girls do outnumber the guys!) and aged 24–44, many of the participants in the troupes are new mums trying to find their way in the world after the insulating cocoon of child rearing.

‘The very first thought I had was, hmm, we could wear strap-ons and do a surprise performance… but we didn’t do that. In the end we did a fun flashmob and it went down really well. Everyone was pleased. There was just me and three other people I could talk into doing it!’ Marissa saw the potential from the get go. ‘I thought more parties, more events need to have flashmobs because they are so much fun and it seemed like the whole night became magical because of it.’ Triechel majored in contemporary dance at Deakin Uni, and with 10 years of jazz and tap along with some Butoh Dance training she has always had an interest in ‘perception and altering perceptions through class exercises’. Now, just a few years on from that first performance, The Cassettes is a going concern, with classes and troupes from Lismore to Byron, to Mullumbimby and Burleigh Heads. ‘Now we have 42 Cassettes,’ says Marissa. ‘There are three groups of 14 Cassettes – and we also have a new Absolute Beginners crew; they do inhouse performance after a 4-week course. ‘Absolute Beginners is great – it’s a joy to dance once a week and it’s a pleasure to enter a studio and sweat and dance and be challenged and listen to Queen for an hour!’ One of the key signatures of The Cassettes is the music of the 1980s.

Many of these mums are actually very impressive dancers. ‘The funny thing is that all these mums did dance when they were kids, and then they think if they are not a professional they have to stop. You are a good dancer, you have musicality and you might even know what a tondue is!’ The Cassettes will be livening up the Village at Falls Festival 1 and 2 January. ‘I think the Village at Falls is the nicest part of the festival – and it seems to be where all the freaky fun people are. We are going to take part in this wonderful parade on 2 January, which is a really nice way to bring in the genuine colour and art into the festival. Lots of funny people join in as they did last year. We are doing Flash by Queen and Danger Zone, which is the theme song from Top Gun – we all have aviator glasses and camo shirts. It’s the first dance we have done where we get changed live in 30 seconds in front of the crowd. I have recorded the dancers telling me about what they think real heroism is.’ Wild, wacky, and always wonderful, the Cassettes feature at Falls Festival. If you’d like more information about classes and the upcoming auditions for the Cassettes Troupe, go to www.thecassettes.com.au.

‘I love how naive and expressive and unadulterated the music is – they didn’t know about cynicism back For more information about ticketing and programming for Falls go to byron.fallsfestival.com.au. then because they wouldn’t have let themselves 31 December 2015, 1 and 2 January 2016. make music like that if they had!

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What’s with the elevation of the breadboard to the status of a plate? I have a hint for trendy restaurateurs who seek to hipsterfy their service with chunky artisanal-styled food presentation. The true purpose for a breadboard is in the name. It’s a board, used for slicing bread. It is not, and will never be, a plate. Serving my meal on a breadboard does not impress me. It’s stupid. It’s a tryhard gimmick. Here’s a hint: Just try harder making better food. I’ve been a waitress and mastered the three-plate carry. Carrying a breadboard is a twohand job. Tipping is a real issue.

you can only carry one meal at a time. The other day my poached eggs came out on a breadboard and one of them literally rolled off. Fortunately at that restaurant they were trialling the next service innovation, which was even more organic and unprocessed – food served on the floor. There ain’t no sides on a breadboard – so unless you staple-gun the food to the wood, it’s gunna fall off.

It’s gross. And totally unhygienic. You shouldn’t be serving eggs or steak on a breadboard. You don’t need a certificate in Food Tech to know there are some obvious health risks. Such as wood is The other day the board was so porous and holds bacteria. Steak big the chap had to wheel it out is full of blood, and eggs are the in one of those nursery trolleys. Plating up on a breadboard means most common food containing

MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREADBOARD ALONE salmonella. There is nothing like getting your food delivered on a salmonella-board.

And where do they stack them? Out the back in the woodshed? You’d be flat out getting more than three of those massive chunks of wood in a dishwasher let alone stacked in the cupboard. I get the whole pitch. It’s part of the artisanal ‘look I made it myself so it must be good. A chicken laid the eggs for your breakfast and while they were cooking I felled some timber and sanded back your breadboard.’ When I see my meal come out on a breadboard I just want to hit the dude with it. Really hard. I want to scream, ‘Take it back and bring me a plate you flannelshirt-wearing tosser’. But I don’t. I just shake my head

in desperation, wondering when this breadboard trend is going to end. Surely we’ve reached peak breadboard? How do we bring back the plate? The humble plate doesn’t need upgrading. It’s perfect. It’s circular. I like eating off smooth circles, not chunky squares. When you get the design right on something you should just leave it be. I’ve never used a plate and wondered how much better would the experience be on wood. Or maybe even polished concrete. No, a plate is a plate. It should have no other purpose but to be a plate. Unlike the breadboard, it doesn’t need to be re-purposed. It simply has to be allowed to resume its former purpose, and that’s its life as a fucking plate. Here are some good things about the plate: It’s

able to be stacked in a dishwasher. It’s light. It’s sealed. And it doesn’t harbour bacteria. You can also smash plates when you are angry.

Food on a breadboard doesn’t taste better. I have considered the breadboard trend is in fact a backlash response to the impact of the gluten-intolerant movement on bread consumption. It recently occurred to me that when people decreased their bread intake there would be a surplus in breadboards. And who started this bloody breadboard bullshit? Someone had to start it first. Unless it was a mistake. Like the restaurant ran out of plates and while they were waiting for the dish pig to deliver

a few they deposited the meal on a breadboard awaiting a transfer, but then out came the waitress who just served it to the customer as is, and bingo, the breadboard was part of the zeitgeist. Someone took the message back, and then suddenly all around the world restaurants everywhere packed away their plates and started brandishing the board. It’s not even new. I was there the first time round for the ploughmans lunch and I didn’t like it then. Get back on the plate and ban the breadboard! Tune in next week for ‘A Jar? I am supposed to drink out of a jam jar? Are you fucking kidding me?’

Live Music

WHEN THE HITS YOU GOT THE FEVER REYNE DOWN BAY FM’S BOOGIE FEVER AT THE BANGALOW BOWLO ON SATURDAY

flare fashion statement’. This Boogie Fever is coming to event is to celebrate community The Bangalow Bowlo this and Christmas on the dance Saturday for the annual Bay FM T H E M U S I C O F A U ST R A L I A N C R AW L I S L I K E A floor. Magic Bus and Green Frog Christmas Discotheque. Doors S U M M E R SO U N DT R AC K F O R T H E 8 0 s A N D 9 0 s . shuttles are transporting you from and dancefloor open from 6pm the north and south of the Shire till midnight for six hours of pure When you hear songs such as Boys significance of the IT industry can’t disco and funk hits. Six of the letting you arrive with a smile! be underestimated. Light Up, Errol, or Reckless, it’s like Byron Shire’s finest retro DJs will Pre-sale tickets available now at a portal back through time. James ‘We never had mobile phones back be spinning the wheels of steel to www.bayfm.org or at the station Reyne fronted the band and is take you higher. Yeah Baby! then,’ laughs Reyne who admits is during office hours. currently touring with Moving A paparazzi photo booth will be seems unimaginable that a band Pictures for a very special double CONTINUED p48 available to capture your ‘retro could go on the road without any bill in Aussie rock. means of contact! Although his is a show that ‘How on Earth did we ever get delivers the hits, Reyne is most around without our satnavs and passionate these days about his Sunday x Afends Afends Sunday Safari Safari x mobiles? Technology has made a songwriting. In fact, according to huge difference in every industry; it’s Reyne and many music reviewers, streamlined some things and made he’s only got better. other things more complicated.’ ‘I have been doing it for longer. The more you do it the better you get. The mistake a lot of gatekeepers in the industry make about people like me is that you go off the boil or something. If you are smart or self-critical you get better. I’d rather get someone build my house who’s been doing it for 30 years not one. I know how I work. I have better ideas, I know more, I have read more books…’ Aussie bands in the 80s showed a touring stamina unknown to bands today with many clocking up hundreds of gigs each year. A relentless gig trail around the country. Reyne chuckles as he looks at his schedule; ‘We are still playing places we played 20 or 30 years ago. It’s lucky for me that I have a healthy back-catalogue. Yes, the industry has changed. It’s more corporatised. And the

But without mobiles and satnavs, the bands still got there, the audiences found shows without social media, and bands sold music without the help of iTunes. ‘This tour is called All the Hits. We are doing this neverending tour. We did a theatre run, and now we are out to the regional areas – we have been on the road for six or seven weeks already – it’s all the hits, all the solo hits that people love, that people want to hear.’ Playing all the solo smashes and all his Aussie Crawl hits – Reyne has never been in better form. Joined by Moving Pictures, this will be one giant blast from the past from the safety of the now! James Reyne, playing at the Ballina RSL Sunday 3 January. For tickets go to Ballina rsl.com.au or call 6686 2544.

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ENTERTAINMENT

MONEY IN THE BANFF WHEN BRISBANE-BASED BENJAMIN FORBES, AKA BANFF FORMER FRONTMAN OF LITTLE CASINO, STEPPED A W AY F R O M T H E B A N D E N V I RO N M E N T I T WA S TO P U R S U E H I S PA S S I O N FOR SONGWRITING AND TO FIND A VOICE U N F E T T E R E D BY T H E INFLUENCES OF OTHERS .

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AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE!

There’s an old saying, popularised by The Breakfast Club: ‘You mess with the bull, you get the horns’.

The Afro-Brazilian dance party is on. The mob that rocked the corroboree, Vadoum international, is a highenergy dance band directed by Gahnain master dancer/ drummer Gabriel Otu, who is joined by local all-stars in a symphonic tonic of groovy high-life afro beats.

What does it mean? Not much really. Mostly that if you do something dangerous, you might get hurt. ‘It was new territory for me,’ says Ben. ‘When I played in Little Casino, it was a collective songwriting effort but I wanted to embark on the responsibility of the full creative process. I engaged with Tom Scary, and wanted to do some songwriting sessions with him and shared some demos… ‘It was a very confronting experience. In the past I had always relied on four brains in a band and four creative minds to make the sonic output and the songwriting. Suddenly it was about what I could come up with. It was challenging and rewarding at the same time. Tom taught me about how he approaches his songwriting and it was great to share my songs and show Tom and help shape the EP.’ For Tom, the more he’s worked on his music making, the more it evolves. ‘It’s changed a lot over time. I used to be really reliant

on fiddling on the guitar or the piano and playing with sounds or melodies or hooks that I like and working everything around. I still do that a lot but I have a new journey now where I hear things without having an instrument on hand or having to stimulate an idea. I record that idea into my phone and then retro-fit it and the start demoing; it’s continually evolving. ‘When I am recording I want to be accountable for everything. I have had sessions where I have recorded to tape. I use digital format but I like to keep that mentality – I don’t think you can rely on too many digital aspects for a good song; it has to be a guitar or a piano. Keep it simple so you can play it and, in the end, people can feel it.’ Although he set out alone, he didn’t stay that way for long. ‘Obvioulsy in the beginning, being a solo project, it was just me initially and as the project

developed and I got ready to perform I recruited a lot of friends to come and play. I had to consider how I wanted to bring out the studio qualities that I loved and was proud of, but the live set needed its own personality and quality and I wanted to bring out the talents of the players as well. We continually craft as the band grows and plays more shows together. We extend sections or play more tonal stuff. If you come to a BANFF show you hear everything from the recording but you also get a bit more.’

One dangerous thing you could do would be to miss the crazy, brass-based, MC-led explosion that is Bullhorn and Jesse Witney. Formed in 2011, these party animals combine virtuosic musicianship, crazy arrangements, catchy grooves and upbeat rhythms to whip the audience into a veritable frenzy. As adept at creating original tunes as they are at re-imagining the likes of Bonobo and Easy Star All Stars, this nine-piece behemoth is hell-bent on good times. Byron Bay Brewery on Friday. 7.30pm. Free entry.

The evening will be warmed up by the Brazilian group Djurumin Fulô, an emerging feminine percussion project for social and environmental consciousness. Also joined by Eshua Bolton’s new band Future Elders and DJ Manie shika. An evening for all ages to come and dance, alcohol free and under-16 free. Mullum Civic Hall, 7pm Saturday.

XMAS UKE Come and celebrate the yule cheer with Miss Amber and Stukulele and our own local provocateur Mae Wilde for the fifth annual Christmas Uke-Tacular – a bawdy, swinging and rockin’ Yule. Adults $10, kids under 16 $2.50 – at Club Mullum in the Mullum Ex-Services, Thursday from 6.30pm. Rock hard around that Xmas tree!

SWIMMING IN THE SWAMP Swamphound is a parallel of MC Nicky Swamp and producer Sleuthound. This cerebral something is entirely composed, recorded, engineered and produced by the duo. Sleuthound’s sound is unmistakeable; the way he manipulates time and space is comparable to none.

Ben is excited about his show at Byron Falls Festival. ‘It’s a good authentic live show, and we are really keen to play to a new crowd!’ For more information about program and ticketing for Falls festival go to byron.fallsfestival. com.au. 31 December 2015, 1 & 2 January, 2016.

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REILLY FITZALAN LAUNCHES HIS NEW EP AT THE HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN ON FRIDAY.

KIM CHURCHILL AT THE HOTEL BRUNSWICK ON FRIDAY Nicky Swamp graces the microphone with a mouthful of soul and half-lung of god-knowswhat. His unmistakable accent is wholeheartedly un-Australian to say the least. He claims to have escaped the deep valleys of southwest England on a bullet snake before boarding a rocket bus and spending â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the worst 4 days of my lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in a dingy hotel room in KL waiting for his final countdown.

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songs of love, truth and freedom. The album is a fusion of folk and world music to Amirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poetry in the English language, and was coproduced with Avishai Barnatan over the past year, featuring many of Amirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs that have already been travelling the world through sacred singing circles and interfaith gatherings.

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Want to know the true meaning of Christmas and get away from those trite shopping-centre carols? St Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church and Saturday at the Byron Brewery, St Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral choirs, 7.30pm. Lismore, have been rehearsing a program of lessons and carols for your enjoyment and to fill listeners with the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas poetry, prose, and prayers round out Ex-busker Churchill took that a service of traditional carols booming voice and that charisma to the stage and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looked back. and Christmas songs. Members of the local community and Having completed international churches read the traditional dates as the hand-picked support â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;lessonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; derived from the biblical act on Billy Braggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic Tooth and Christmas story. This is all under Nail tour, and headlined his own the direction of Warren Whitney, show at Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Borderline, the organist, and with Lisa Pirlo at the Australian musical nomad Kim piano. The program is similar to Churchill continues to win fans. For lyrical artistry with fierce vocals, that held in many churches and

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AMIR LAUNCHES HIS NEW ALBUM SATSONG AT THE BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE ON THURSDAY cathedrals throughout the world at this time of year. Friday at St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church, Ballina 7.30pm St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel at St Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral in Lismore on Sunday at 7.30pm and on Tuesday at 7pm at St Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church in Mullumbimby with Spiritsong. Free.

A PAISS TO SATSONG Amir Paiss launches his new album Satsong, at the the Byron Theatre. Satsong is a play of words, unifying song with Satsang, the Sanskrit term for being together in truth. Satsong is a rosary of original

This extraordinary evening of music, soul and spirit will feature a live performance with special guests as well as the launch of Amirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new poetry book 50 Gates of Binah. Amir Paiss made the Byron Shire his family home after touring Australia with his internationally acclaimed HebrewArab music ensemble Sheva. Thursday at 7pm. Tickets available online at www. byroncentre.com.au/whats-on/ or from the Byron Theatre box office: 6685 6807.

TRAWLING FOR RAWLINGS Dave Rawlings fans are in for a tree when he brings his band Dave Rawlings Machine to Bangalow on 13 February next year. Dave Rawlings Machine play in support of the recently released and critically acclaimed album Nashville

Obsolete, which features seven original compositions written by Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. The Machine live band will feature Dave and Gillian, as well as Willie Watson, Punch Brother Paul Kowert and incredible fiddler Brittany Haas. Tickets through redsquaremusic. com.au and at Barebones in Bangalow, Just Funkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Music in Ballina, and Valiant Music in Brunswick Heads.

THE MUSIC OF REILLY In the beautiful surrounds of Byron Bay, Reilly Fitzalan has been independently developing himself as a singer/songwriter, captivating his audiences with a rare power that bleeds instinctively through his alternative rock and folk music. His latest single We Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Need Ya sees his unique writing style and emotive prowess fuse together elements of 70s rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll and 90s grunge. Rielly launches his new EP at the Hotel Great Northern on Friday.

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ARIES: This week it’s easy to make mistakes. Just when

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you think someone’s got it wrong, look again because it could be you. In the present frantic atmosphere slow and steady gets better results than fast and furious, and the old honey-versus-vinegar recipe using soothing communication rather than criticism works a treat.

TAURUS: Squabbles, cranky attitudes, angsty undercurrents and irksome expectations are all part of the Xmas countdown, so break out your favourite stressprevention strategies this week. Don’t let others wind you up or rock your emotional boat. Do take time out – even ten minutes daily – to meditate, vegetate, contemplate nature, whatever works. GEMINI: Getting swept into the vortex of what Gemini cartoonist Leunig depicts as the Xmas funnel? It’s highly contagious, so this week mood swings need to be strictly monitored. Also advisable (though almost impossible) for Geminis is avoiding multitasking, which can lead to accidents, errors and miscalculations of the expensive kind.

CANCER: The week’s lunar weather report for you moonruled mob: Late-week Pisces moon’s highly emotional so indulge the urge to merge with other tender, loving humans. Dynamic weekend Aries moon gatherings and parties are fabulous for networking. And early-week Taurus moon just loves getting stuck into the to-do list.

LEO: The present provocative cocktail of planets in cardinal signs is undeniably volatile. Leo’s the sign of drama queens, but this week advises downplaying dramatic reactions with moderation and restraint. Do what you do best instead: get creative. Unexpected changes of plan offer the chance to whip up some practical magic.

VIRGO:Virgos like to be prepared and this week having a plan B up your sensible sleeve makes the best kind of sense. As does being adaptable, as in prepared to alter your expectations or rearrange your perspective. If over-the-top Jupiter’s pressuring you to over-promise, over-estimate or over-spend, don’t.

CAPRICORN: Capricorns could get a lot accomplished this week, with a satisfying sense of achievement if you address power struggles peacefully and avoid fingerpointing. Or getting pressured into overextending and taking on extra responsibilities. With that keen eye for a canny buy, shopping sports are enjoyable and rewarding.

LIBRA: With so much to do this week, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Ignore directives to just chew faster and instead slow down, decelerate, ease up. Make a backup plan for unexpected contingencies. Late-week moon brings an interesting, stimulating slant or original twist to festive preparations.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarian birthdays, Xmas and new year all in one month make festive overwhelm a reality. As this week rollercoasts from vibrant and vivacious to worn-out and exhausted, Saturn in your sign offers valuable insights into your own and other people’s limits. None of us can be all things to everyone. Take it easy.

SCORPIO: Venus in Scorpio renders all of December a treasure trove of soul nourishment, healing ancient hurts and pressing the pause button on connections that no longer serve their purpose. If old allies disappoint (and they may), you’re about to be delightfully surprised by the new elements entering your picture.

AQUARIUS: This week of seasonal mayhem rocks entrenched habit patterns to their core. Comfortable? No. Necessary? Yes. If you’re caught between conflicting desires and demands, don’t get trapped in worn-out formulas. Find a compromise between honouring old traditions and inventing new ones that blends the best of the past with present necessities.

PISCES: Vision’s always important. So is seeing things as they are – which makes realistic appraisal, unbiased judgment and strategic planning your best friends this week. If late-week moon in your sign causes agitation, reach out for advice and information, or else simply shimmy into the slipstream of festive fringe benefits with fellow travelers.

CULTURE STORIES IN THE LIBRARY Celebrate the joy, wonder and simplicity of a naturefilled Christmas this year with Australian Christmas stories and songs on Monday at the Mullumbimby Library (10.30am) and Brunswick Heads Library (2.30pm). Join storyteller and musician Annie Bryant and special guest storyteller Sandra Frain for a celebration of Australian summertime Christmas symbology with stories and songs from the beach, bush and beyond! www.talesandsongs.com

LAUGHING FROM THE BELLY Mandy Nolan takes the helm at the last BellyLaugh Open Mic Comedy at the Brewery Thursday. With her sights set on the festival circuit in 2016 (when she and comedy partner Ellen Briggs head to Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy festivals) catch the old girl as she tries out some of her latest gags and hones the oldies. With visiting comics from Brisbane and some exciting brand-new talent – don’t miss this free night of laughs. 8pm.

SOUNDBATHS, SHAMANS AND A YOGA SPACE Journey though time and space with a soundbath or activate your body mind and soul in the

ANNIE BRYANT TELLING CHRISTMAS STORIES AT THE MULLUM & BRUNSWICK LIBRARIES ON MONDAY new yoga space at the Starlight Festival. A festival of conscious living, awakening and connection to humanity’s true potential through interactive workshops, soundbaths, yoga and shamanic journeys with local, national and international presenters. Bangalow A&I Hall 7–10 January. Price: $20 admission. 2 day pass $30. Locals 2-for-1 days. Tickets online or at the door. www. starlightfestival.com.au

THE FLYING CIRCUS Fresh from their sold-out and award-winning tour of the United Kingdom, Head First Acrobats are back in Australia and are touring their internationally acclaimed show Elixir. Having played to sold-out crowds and rave reviews in Sydney, Melbourne,

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Perth, Adelaide and the United Kindgom, Head First Acrobats are ready to bust out for one night only in Byron Bay. Elixir is circus like you have never seen before, uninhibited by cliche or expectation, subversive and hilarious at the same time. Acrobats fly five metres into the air on the teeterboard, spin upsidedown on the mesmerising roue cyr wheel, perform incredible one-arm handstands on wobbling canes, and balance on nothing but their heads on a swinging trapeze. Elixir is an incredible display of acrobatics and physical comedy, tied together with an eccentric narrative. An action-packed hour of circus, with a cohesive story from start to finish. The story follows three bumbling (albeit handsome) scientists who attempt to create the elixir of life. The mayhem that follows is a beautiful mix of incredible acrobatics and impeccable, comic timing. Friday at Byron Community Centre at 8pm. Tickets online at byroncentre. com.au or drop in and get them in hard copy during business hours.

JONATHAN ATHERTON Jonathan Atherton is Australia’s most-travelled comedian. He speaks more languages than your average UN delegate; the truth and poignancy of his rapid-fire comedy will have you laughing…

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING ACROBATIC SHOW ELIXIR AT THE BYRON THEATRE ON FRIDAY out season at Singapore’s famous 1NiteStand Club. The Jakarta comedy club raved: ‘Masterful and multilingual Australian super-talent. To say that this man had the audience in stitches does not convey the true spirit of the experience. Astounding, incredible, unbelievable, fabulous and gifted.’ He hits Aussie soil this week and headlines the Byron Services Club on Monday at 8pm with Mandy Nolan as MC and Anne Howe as support. Tix are $25 at the club or can be booked on 6619 0529.

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KARI BARRON FROM CANADA SHARES THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF THE MI’MAQ ELDERS OF CANADA AT THE STARLIGHT FESTIVAL AT THE BANGALOW A&I HALL 7–10 JANUARY and thinking. As a seasoned traveller, having lived and worked in Thailand, Japan, Kenya, Uganda and Indonesia – and been and presenter of Lonely Planet (Discovery Channel) and Pilot Guides (ABC-TV) – Atherton

brings a unique global perspective to his comedy. He has performed to sell-out crowds in London, Ireland, Amsterdam, Jakarta, Thailand, Malaysia, New York and across the Australian comedy circuit. He has just returned from his seventh sell-

The Roxy Gallery once again undertakes its Christmas goodwill with its annual affordable arts exhibition taking place from 16 December through till 30 January 2016. This exhibition provides a vehicle for both professional and emerging artists to get their works into the public domain as items for purchase as gift ideas. MarkArt promises to be a vibrant, exciting exhibition of works that encapsulate a collection of skills and techniques and many local artists. Works purchased during this exhibition can be taken from the gallery prior to the completion of the exhibition just in case they need to be placed under the Christmas tree.

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ENTERTAINMENT Filmmakers from across the region are invited to submit their short films of up to 30 minutes long, from all genres. Prizes and cash to the value of around $3k will include awards for Best Film, Best Emerging Talent, Audience Choice and more; recognising the incredible talent in our region. If you live in the northern rivers,

CULTURE ALL SHORTS CLOSING! Byron All Shorts celebrates the filmmaking talent of the northern rivers region and encourages audiences to experience the many amazing films and local stories that are produced here each year.

or have produced a film in the northern rivers, or have made a film about the northern rivers you can enter Byron All Shorts. Byron All Shorts finalists will screen on 23 January at the festival’s new venue, Mullumbimby Civic Hall; alongside the best in the world at Flickerfest – Australia’s leading Academy-accredited international short-film festival. Entry deadline Monday. Entry forms and info: www.iQ.org. au 0414 779 881.

WRITE YOUR OWN HIP-HOP SONGS! An awesome hip-hop songwriting workshop is being presented by Byron Youth Service as part of their Suffolk Park program. Coming up this Saturday at 2–4pm, local young people are invited to join in a FREE hip-hop songwriting afternoon with acclaimed hip-hop artist Esscay! For young people booking in early you will receive the free Esscay CD Revelation.

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Esscay is looking forward to sharing his rap-writing skills as he sees hip-hop as a deeply empowering and confidencebuilding tool for the development of self-esteem and emotional maturity for young people as well as being awesome fun to create your own rap, songs and music. So don’t miss the free workshop for young people at Suffolk Park Hall. To book in early for a free CD call Lotte at BYS 0490 026 840 or come along on the day. Free refreshments will be available!

COLOURING IN FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Join local artist Maria Wilson at Still@theCentre on Saturday morning to colour in the megacard (a printed drawing by Maria) and raise money for the Liberation Larder. The Gallery will match any gold-coin donations dollar for dollar and they will also provide tea, coffee, cake and colouring implements! At the gallery 10am–12 noon.

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THE NIGHT BEFORE BY THE SEA The thing about Seth Rogen is that, every once in a while, you can see a really gifted comic. Early in this he finds himself being quizzed about his Jewishness by a couple of very strange-looking girl twins. ‘You think I’m different – have you ever seen The Shining?’ It’s a throwaway line, but beautifully delivered and it gives you some cause to hope that the next hour and a half might be likewise toned down. Sadly, everything soon blows up into boisterous man-boy ratbagerry. Isaac (Rogen), Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been getting together for Christmas Eve shenanigans for yonks, but Isaac now has family responsibilities and Chris, with the help of steroids, has become a famous gridiron player. Only Ethan wants to keep alive the dream of being invited to the world’s most fabulous celeb-dripping party. Working as an elf at a Fifth Avenue function one night, Ethan nicks three invitations to that exclusive party. Much stupidity follows as the boys strive to outdo each other in crassness while flogging Red Bull to their airhead audience – we’re all familiar with the brazenness of product placement, but this is ridiculous.

A typical component – a mandatory component in juvenilia such as this – is the dick joke. There are plenty of them, accompanied by the usual swearing, but they, along with the dope-smoking gags, wear terribly thin. The noise at times is ear-splitting, with all the actors needing to yell their lines louder and louder as the night wears on. A set piece involving Isaac, who is off his face on a cocktail of drugs, being drawn into a Catholic mass is so try-hard iconoclastic that it is embarrassing and, playing themselves, James Franco and Miley Cyrus come across as complete twats. That it all ends in treacly sentiment, with the guys singing a lullaby to Isaac’s baby, is vomit-making. It’s strictly for the deadbeats who put their smelly feet over the seat in front while checking their Fb page.

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At the end of The Hours (2002), when Our Nicole, as Virginia Woolf, walked into the River Ouse with her pockets full of stones to make her sink, I’m afraid I was barracking for the river. Similarly, only halfway through what is a lay-down misere contender for most boring movie of the year, my hopes rose – inordinately but forlornly – when the wan and ever so sad Vanessa (Angelina Jolie) was seen wandering lonely as an over-acting actress above a sandstone cliff on the coast of Provence. She might have put us all out of our misery there and then, but no, she turned back for yet another vin blanc with her tosspot hubby, Roland (Brad Pitt). The couple had driven to a picture-postcard French village and taken a gorgeous suite in a Belle Époque hotel overlooking the Mediterranean. Roland, a once-was famous writer, has hit the turps and is hoping to resurrect his career. Vanessa is disappointed by life (poor thing). Their relationship sways between spiteful and pitiful, those moods emphasised by close-ups of Vanessa’s Michelin-tyre lips and heavily made-up eyes. A pair of honeymooners (Melvil Poupaud and Mélanie Laurent) move in next door and Vanessa and Roland take to spying on them through a hole in their shared wall. Apart from the fact that it seems an extremely tacky thing for any protagonists to do, it is, given that the hole is about the size of a tennis ball, idiotic to think that the young French couple were never aware of it – I guess director/writer Ange was script editor, too. The location is attractive, but the period of the mid-seventies is never surely established – too often it feels like an attempt at creating the earlier atmos of Ernie, Scotty and Zelda. Fine contributions from Laurent and Niels Arestrup as the avuncular hotel manager are nowhere near enough to lift the relentless dismalness and risible dialogue. And as for Brad mounting Ange in the bath with his pants on – sex never looked less appealing.

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ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY 17 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON NICK SAXON RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM KELLIE KNIGHT TRIO BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM THE STRIDES BYRON BREWERY 8PM BELLYLAUGH OPEN MIC WITH MANDY NOLAN BYRON FRESH 7PM HARRY NICHOLS BYRON THEATRE 7PM SATSONG WITH AMIR PAISS WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ PEBBLES TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM JORDAN MCROBBIE BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM ME BAIRD BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM HAYLEY GRACE CLUB MULLUM 6.30PM CHRISTMAS UKE-TACULAR WITH MAE WILDE, MISS AMBER & STUKULELE BALLINA TWILIGHT MARKET 4PM GARY HARVEY

FRIDAY 18 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON REILLY FITZALAN, A LITTLE PROVINCE, CLYVE RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM THE SOULSHAKERS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM SCOTT-DAY-VEE DUO 9PM WANDERING EYES BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM BULLHORN

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BYRON FLEA MARKET@THE YAC Saturday 9 January 8am–1pm Please call to book a stall. 6685 7777 0490 026 840 byronﬂea@gmail.com

SAFE DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS Thursday 21 January 4.30–7.30pm $140 Go to our website www.bys.org.au to book.

Book the YAC for your next event, conference, program or workshop! Call Stefﬁe 6685 7777 or email stephanie@bys.org.au le young peop matter Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) is managed by Byron Youth Service (BYS)

1 Gilmore Crescent Byron Bay • bys.org.au

THE BYRON SHIRE

gig guide p: 6684 1777 f: 6684 1719 e: gigs@echo.net.au w: echo.net.au/gig-guide RAPPVILLE HOTEL 8PM RAWNCHI CUDGEN SLSC, KINGSCLIFF 6.30PM LEIGH JAMES KINGSCLIFF BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM ADAM BROWN TWIN TOWNS JUNIORS, TWEED HEADS 5PM DAVE CAVANAGH

SATURDAY 19 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON VINNIE LADUCE, FEEDING FAUNA, AQUILA YOUNG RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM JIMI BEAVIS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM DJ DISCROW BYRON THEATRE 2PM BIG BYRON CHRISTMAS BASH WITH THE ELDER BEATS, COMBINED COMMUNITY CHOIRS BYRON ARTISAN MARKET 4PM STU HARCOURT BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM SWAMPHOUND BYRON FRESH 7PM PALM WINE AMBASSADORS MISS MARGARITA, BYRON 10.30PM DJ CHRIS BRADLEY & FRIENDS WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ ADRIAN BRANDELLO TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM PARISSA BOUAS TRIO CIRCUS ARTS, BYRON A&I 7.30PM NO EXCUSES SUFFOLK PARK HALL 2PM ESSCAY PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 7PM JOCK BARNES THE FARM, EWINGSDALE 2PM JESSE MORRIS BAND BANGALOW BOWLING CLUB 6PM BOOGIE FEVER WITH DJS FLASHDANCE, TEESHA, AL ROYALE, SCOOTA, DAN JUPITER, CHOP SUEY BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM CHRIS ARONSTEN BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM CATH SIMES BAND BRUNSWICK SOUNDSHELL 10PM PELL'S HELL: NEW STAGE PLAY EXPLAINS HOW A CARDINAL CAN END UP FAWNING

OVER PILES OF GOLD IN THE VATICAN WHILE HIDEOUS CRIMES WERE COMMITTED AGAINST INNOCENT CHILDREN UNDER HIS WATCH MULLUMBIMBY MARKETS 8AM DAVE JONSON 11AM BACK TO THE GARDEN OPENING & MULLUMBIMBY MADNESS SCREENING LULU’S, MULLUMBIMBY 11AM DINKUM BOHOS MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL 7PM AFRO BRASILIAN DANCE WITH VADOUM INTERNATIONAL, DJURUMIN FILO, FUTURE ELDERS, DJ MANIE SHIKA OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 8PM WOMEN LIKE US WITH ELLEN BRIGGS & MANDY NOLAN LENNOX HOTEL 9PM VELSHUR BALLINA BOWLING CLUB 5.30PM PAUL MULQUEEN BALLINA RSL 6.30PM CONSPIRACY OF ONE WHARF BAR, BALLINA 7PM SLIM PICKENS ALSTONVILLE FARMERS MARKET 9AM TOM FRANCIS ALSTONVILLE HOTEL 6.30PM JON J BRADLEY ILLAWONG HOTEL, EVANS HEAD 8PM JESSE MORRIS BAND SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 2PM CHARLIE KELLER 7PM MITCH KING KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 7PM SCOTT DAY-VEE SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM SIMON MEOLA PHOENIX RISING, NIMBIN 1PM MISH SONGSMITH COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM MODELS COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 8.30PM DIRTY CHANNEL DUO

SUNDAY 20 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON JESSE PUMPHREY RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM SIMON WRIGHT BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 3PM LISA HUNT 8PM DOM

DOLLA BYRON MARKET 8AM SUNNY ALASKA, STU HARCOURT, DAVE JOHNSON BYRON BREWERY 3PM GROOVE DJS BYRON FRESH 7PM LAZ’S GOOD TIME BLUES GINGER PIG, BYRON 3PM SUNDAY SESSIONS PALACE CINEMA, BYRON 1PM LA TRAVIATA BYRON GOLF CLUB 4PM LIVE MUSIC TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 2.30PM DJ EVA J & FRIENDS BRUNSWICK SOUNDSHELL 3PM A PEACEFUL PLACE GATHERING BRUNSWICK HOTEL 4PM THE FERAMONES CLUB MULLUM COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 2PM JOHN FOG’S OPEN MIC JAM CLUB LENNOX 4PM SEBASTIAAN LENNOX HOTEL 5PM DAN CLARK 9PM LATE FOR WOODSTOCK WHARF BAR, BALLINA 3PM SCOTT DAY-VEE ELTHAM HOTEL 1PM LEIGH JAMES ST MARY’S, LISMORE 7.30PM CELEBRATION OF LESSONS & CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 1PM LUKE VASSELLA PHOENIX RISING, NIMBIN 10AM SONIC BLISS 1PM MONKEY & THE FISH UKI MARKET 8AM YESHE, CYE WOOD & GUESTS UKI HOTEL 3PM TROMBONE KELLIE GANG RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH 3PM BRETT HEALY CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 3PM ADAM BROWN CUDGEN SLSC, KINGSCLIFF 3PM JON J BRADLEY KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM RICHIE WILLIAMS BAND CONDONG BOWLS CLUB 1PM CADILLAC ROCKERS, KIM DRUM & T-BONE JIVERS COOLANGATTA BEACH 2PM DANCE UP A STORM COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 4PM DAVE MURRAY DUO BROADBEACH MARKETS

10AM JESSE MORRIS BAND

MONDAY 21 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MATT ROGERS RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM PHIL BROMMERS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM JON J BRADLEY BYRON BREWERY 8PM 4’20’ SOUND BYRON SERVICES CLUB 8PM COMEDY CLUB WITH JONATHAN ATHERTON, ANNE HOWE, MANDY NOLAN BYRON FRESH 7PM KENT WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ OVAL

TUESDAY 22 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MARSHALL O'KELL RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM TULLARA CONNERS DUO BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8PM OPEN MIC BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM MUSICAL BINGO BLUE LOTUS DANCE STUDIO, BYRON 7.30PM DJ DAKINI & MADHU HONEY BYRON FRESH 7PM JAKE CAIRNS GINGER PIG, BYRON 8PM SALSA WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ NERY BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BRACKETS OPEN MIC ST MARTIN’S, MULLUMBIMBY 7PM CELEBRATION OF LESSONS & CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS COURT HOUSE HOTEL, MULLUMBIMBY DUSTYESKY + MORE

WEDNESDAY 23 RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM MESCALITO BLUES BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM ELLEN REED DUO PALACE CINEMA, BYRON 11AM LA TRAVIATA BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC BYRON FRESH 7PM MARK RIDOUT GINGER PIG, BYRON 7PM OPEN MIC WOODYS SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ OVAL MULLUMBIMBY FARMERS MARKET (NOT FRIDAY) BALLINA HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC

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52 December 16, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

Elixir Circus

Presented by Head First Acrobats

Friday 18 December, 7.30pm Tickets: Full $25 | Conc $21 (MA15+)

Breaking Bread: A Byron Community Feast Hosted by The Byron Community Centre

Sat 19 Dec, 11am-2pm at Railway Park BYO knife, fork, plate & blanket

The Big Byron Christmas Bash

Presented by The Bay Singers & Song Dynasty

Saturday 19 December, 2pm. By Donation: Suggested prices: Full $10 | Kids free

The Glitta Supernova Experience

‘Let’s Get METAphysical’ presented by Pretty Peepers

Wednesday 30 December, 8pm Tickets: Full $29 | Conc $24 (Age:18+)

Meeting rooms for hire +

Courtyard Bar open before all events +

Workshops, Training, Conferences & Functions

69 Jonson Street Byron Bay

2 – 100 people

Box ofﬁce hours: 10 am – 1.30 pm

Facilities: Wi-ﬁ, Projector, Whiteboard, Air-con Phone 6685 6807

December

Online Echo subscribers – win 2 tickets to see Reece Mastin at the Ballina RSL, courtesy of the Ballina RSL. To enter the draw to win, simply email your name and postcode to e.comps@echo.net.au with subject line ‘Reece Mastin’.

Thursday 17 December, 7pm Tickets: Full $25 | Conc $20 | Child U13 $20

Tickets & info: byroncentre.com.au

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

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Built Homes â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Extensions â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hands-Onâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Builder

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday LINE ADS: $90 for 3 months or $310 for 1 year prepaid DISPLAY ADS: $63 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section. Ads appear every day in Service Directory pages on Echonetdaily at www.echonetdaily.net.au

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

INDEX Accountants ......................................53 Acupuncture .....................................53 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 53 Antennas & Installation ..............53 Appliance Repair ............................53 Architects............................................53 Audio Production ...........................53 Audio Visual & IT .............................53 Bathroom Renovations ...............53 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters.53 Bricklaying .........................................53 Building Trades ................................53 Bush Regeneration ........................53 Business Brokers .............................53 Carpet Cleaning...............................53 Chiropractic .......................................53 Cleaning ..............................................54 Clotheslines .......................................54 Computer Services.........................54 Concreting & Paving .....................54 Counselling........................................54 Decks, Patios & Extensions ........54 Dentists................................................54 Design & Drafting...........................54 Driveway Maintenance................54 Earthmoving & Excavation ........54 Electricians.........................................54 Fencing ................................................55 Flooring ...............................................55 Floor Sanding & Polishing .........55 Garage Doors .............................................55 Garden & Property Maintenance .55 Garden Design .................................55 Gas Suppliers.......................................55 Glaziers ................................................55 Guttering ............................................55 Hair & Beauty....................................55 Handypersons ..................................55 Health ...................................................55 Hire ........................................................55 Hot Water Systems .........................55

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173

IWIRE

Interior Design .................................55 Ironing..................................................55 Kitchens ...............................................55 Landscape Design ..........................55 Landscaping .....................................55 Lawnmower Repairs .....................56 Lighting ...............................................56 Locksmith ...........................................56 Mobile Mechanic ............................56 Motoring .............................................56 Osteopathy ........................................56 Painting ...............................................56 Pest Control .......................................56 Photography .....................................56 Physiotherapy ..................................56 Picture Framing ...............................56 Plastering ...........................................56 Plumbers .............................................56 Printer Toners & Cartridges .......56 Printing & Copying Services .....56 Removalists .......................................56 Roofing ................................................57 Rubbish Removal............................57 Scrap Metal Merchants ................57 Septic Systems .................................57 Sewing & Alterations ..........................57 Solar Installation ............................57 Steel Fabrication .............................57 Swimming Pools .............................57 Tiling .....................................................57 Travel ....................................................57 Tree Services .....................................57 Upholstery .........................................57 Valuers .................................................57 Veterinary Surgeons .....................57 Video Production ...........................57 Visa Advice .........................................57 Water Filters ......................................57 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning ...57 Window Tinting ...............................57

ACCOUNTANTS

AFFORDABLE TAX RETURNS FROM $110

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Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

ANTENNAS

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*conditions apply

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Friendly & Reliable

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ARCHITECTS

AUDIO PRODUCTION

rbacarpentry.com.au New & reno work, decks & pergolas. Lic No 243918C ..............0407 330326

AUDIO & VIDEO RECORDING & Live production, crystalgrid.com.au .........................0421 661910

AUDIO VISUAL & IT

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ...............................................0487 264137

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

BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ...... 0403 458177 CARPENTER Extensions, renos, studios, decks. Samuel Commerford Lic 266052C........0405 479528

BUSH REGENERATION

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

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS 12 years local experience. Fully insured TAFE qualified bush regenerators For a free property assessment call Ross Faithfull 0409157695 and a/h 02-66872943

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â&#x20AC;˘ Local tree planting and weed control specialist â&#x20AC;˘ Restoring degraded bushland and creek banks â&#x20AC;˘ Converting camphor laurel dominated forest to rainforest â&#x20AC;˘ Turning paddocks and bare areas into rainforest â&#x20AC;˘ We can help increase biodiversity, improve water quality and offset your carbon footprint

faithfullrossco@gmail.com www.eastcoastbushregeneration.com

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

CARPET CLEANING

TLC

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

STAIRS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL OPEN / CLOSED RISERS

0408 740 480 / 07 5590 5696

Ph 6686 7911 Fax 6686 9047 admin@bbtimbers.com.au www.bbtimbers.com.au 110 Teven Road, Ballina

â&#x20AC;˘ Fencing â&#x20AC;˘ Decking â&#x20AC;˘ Structural Pine & Hardwood â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping Timber â&#x20AC;˘ Logs & Sleepers â&#x20AC;˘ Lattice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Privacy Screens â&#x20AC;˘ Alternative Treated timbers for Vegie Gardens & Playgrounds

(02) 6684 1001

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

BUILDING TRADES

JACK MANTLE

CARPET CLEANING

Kevin & Margaret Bower

BRICK & BLOCK LAYING Lic 173697C Quality work. Any size job. gurubob@hotmail.com ...0431 792260

ARCHITECTURAL TIMBERS

Truck Mounted Machine

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

BRICKLAYING

ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Facial rejuvenation, general practice ................66842400

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

BRICKLAYING, RENDERING, SWIMMING POOLS 30 years exp. Lic 170432C .............0423 378573

MOBILE IT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HIFI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A/V â&#x20AC;&#x201C; home technology support www.tech-rescue.com.au ......0419 996606 IPS PTY LTD All facets of residential construction: integratedpropertyservicing.com.au .0437 819087

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

6680 9394

SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

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

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The office accountants & business advisers ...66872960 BRICK / BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 21474C...........................................................0409 444268 ALL TYPES BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Licence no. 60801C. 40 years exp. Paul ................0423 852559

Lic AU37088 Lic 246545C

RELIABLE TRADESMAN â&#x20AC;˘ JOBS UP TO $5000

DECKS â&#x20AC;˘ PERGOLAS â&#x20AC;˘ TIMBER WINDOWS & DOORS â&#x20AC;˘ GARAGE CONVERSIONS

OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au .............................................66855001 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C.........................66808162 AARDVARC ARCHITECTS www.aardvarc.com.au Northern NSW & SE Queensland......0410 444187 BUILDER/CARPENTER Peter Bergin. Renos & maintenance. Lic 147887C....................0432 060110 MICHAEL FRANCK ARCHITECT Reg 2454 www.keyturn.com.au .................................0414 660810 CARPENTER Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C......... 0431 674377

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

Fully Licensed Technicians Best Local Installers Best Quality Products

NAZARETH CARPENTRY

BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C............0415 793242 FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au ...........................66856984 CARPENTRY/JOINERY Renos, kitchens, bthrms, small jobs. Lic 157823C. Paul .... 0423 658885 or 66845273 GRAEME BARR ARCHITECTS Reg 4244. www.graemebarr.com .......................................66877973 BRICKLAYER Quality work, reasonable quotes. Lic 164155C..................0423 474419 or 66849102

BOOKKEEPING Get your business in Harmony with Rose. Hospitality specialist ...........0416 036519

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chill Outâ&#x20AC;?

orangestar02@gmail.com

BYRON ELECTRONICS Repairs to TV/Audio. 1/25 Brigantine Street, Byron Bay.................66857610 DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................66834008 or 0407 728998

ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

0427 196 962

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

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ACUPUNCTUREâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. Mary-Ellen Young.................0403 477972

Creative Carpentry

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR

and Company tax returns. LBB Tax Services ....................................................................0423 763053

ACUPUNCTURE Chinese herbs, 27 years experience. Mullumbimby. Debbie ................0412 242919

ORANGE STAR

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

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JAMIE BELLAMY Wellness in the heart of Mullumbimby..............................................0432 034202

0438 139 938

Mat Wood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mattnnikki@bigpond.com

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

GST, BAS. Quickbooks, MYOB, Xero, etc. Rentals, Capital Gains. Partnership, Trust

ACUPUNCTURE

Pty Ltd

0422 668 582

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................66847415 TAX RETURNS from $110 Individuals & $180 Small Business, Accounting/Bookkeeping,

Dukewood Homes

Servicing Byron Bay & surrounding areas

Lic. 266174C

SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

Lic. No. 270262C

Service Directory

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

APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ........................ Nathan 0412 926441 CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com.....................66808097 AMORE CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING ..............................................................0429 726999

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

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Service Directory

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CLEANING

CLOTHESLINES

DESIGN & DRAFTING

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

Northern Rivers Clotheslines & Letterboxes

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993

• 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

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448 AARDVARC www.aardvarc.com.au Northern NSW & Southeast Queensland ..........0410 444187

• SALES • INSTALLATION • REPAIRS

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Contact Greg on 0403 555 690 or 6687 4442

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

COMPUTER SERVICES

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DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements .....0419 880048

WE CAN REPAIR OR REWIRE YOUR OLD LINE

0418 156 909

&2%% 15/4%3 %NVIRONMENTALLY AWARE NO CHEMICALS MINIMAL WATER USE 0HONE *ON ON

Call Steven Butturini

20 Year+s Exp.

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

'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW Education

61 Stuart Street phone 02 6684 6235 Mullumbimby www.mullummac.com

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

Jai – 0467 482 948

EARTHMOVING ROADWORKS • PLANT HIRE

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

0400 479 811

SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

dgrant@razzledazzlewindows.biz • www.razzledazzlewindows.biz

0411 562 111 s

Byron Eco Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing

Apple Certified Support

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

Environmentally Friendly, WIndows, Screens, Housewashing, Gutters, Paths and Driveways. FREE QUOTES. happy to work weekends!

WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT (Mobile) for small business Byron Shire Daniel ...0422 804449

CONCRETING & PAVING vz

Window Cleaning Professionals 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

SALISBURY CONCRETING

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. • Residential Civil Industrial. • Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. • Steel ﬁxing & formwork.

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

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

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208 various implements available for limited access projects

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Lic.136717c

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

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EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

RAZZLE DAZZLE Daz Grant

Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance!

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance • Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator • Driveways • Roads • Clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift – nationally recognised qualiﬁcations

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

STEVE BAKER Concreting. Excavator hire. Lic 143161C ................................................0412 272564 FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424 A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000 ............... Justin Myers 0458 773788 EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Honest & reliable .............................................................0431 678130 HOWAT BROTHERS CONCRETING Patios, driveways, paths. Lic 285736C ....................0466 155157 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew.........0401 968173 or 66841424

0499 206 036

Reliable Affordable Fully Insured

COUNSELLING PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...............66840469 JULIA BODKIN Psychotherapist/ SE trauma/ mediation – globalspiritevents.com .......0403 652067

WET JET PRESSURE CLEANING

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

• Specials • House washing • Roofs • Driveways • Pool areas • Decks • Mould removal • And much more... FREE QUOTES call Chris Gort

The Deck Doctor

Prepare for the festive season!

02 6684 1526 / 0434 364 689 Environmentally friendly home cleaning throughout the Northern Rivers. Rates start at $55/2hrs.

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

CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372

Sanding and Reﬁnishing, Repairs and Maintenance, Internal Floors Richard Neylan richardneylan1@bigpond.com 0407 821 690 • www.facebook.com/DeckDoctor65

BRENDAN POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction........................0404 988222 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments....0413 878978

ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

Residential & Holiday Accommodation marlo@scrubupcleaning.com

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris ....................................... 0408 536565\ DECKS AND PERGOLAS Hardwood, pine, composites. Byron/Gold Coast. Robbie ........0409 244424 FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Oiled timber & deck maintenance (new business) ...........0419 789600

JAMIE 0408 809 817

BUILDER/CARPENTER Decks, pergolas, small jobs. Hourly rate. Lic 123672C .............Stu 66802224

DENTISTS

licence no. 201775c

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601

Dr. Nigel Cluer BDSc (Hons)

DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond / exit cleaning specialists ...........................................0438 015037

OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN HOLISTIC DENTISTRY

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

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | BOOK AN APPOINTMENT 02 6626 7999 Located within Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 IPS PTY LTD All types of cleaning – integratedpropertyservicing.com.au ....................0408 446145 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond clean, Builders clean, Window cleaning...................0405 437431 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477 HOUSEKEEPING/Cleaner reliable, exp in home beautification/organisation inc laundry ..0490 030433 BRUNS VALLEY CLEAN TEAM Reliable, efficient, attention to detail.................... Cass 0457 198245

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

HOLISTIC CLEANING Mullumbimby town. Thorough & reliable. Call Dwari .................0435 836947 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644

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ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

Lic. No.

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

Please call Blair Rankin on

0432 331 633 for details

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

electrical

SERVICES PTY LTD

1300 639 843

ELECTRICAL INSTALLS AND UPGRADES APPLIANCE INSTALLS AND REPAIRS AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLS AND SERVICES

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

GUTTERING

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355 HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575

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

BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

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

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

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

SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C .0438 350650 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C ................................................................ Call Mitch 0421 843477

FARM PICK UP PRICES Soft Leaf Buffalo A grade $8/m2

• Prices are GST inclusive • Pick up Ex-Farm – forklift loaded • Cut fresh: require half day advanced notice • DELIVERY EXTRA 7am-4pm Monday to Friday

6684 7380

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

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

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

fully insured

MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388

PSG FENCING All types. Friendly & professional. Quality work. Matt ............................0401 259882

acreage mowing acreage mowing

A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN Carpentry, plaster, paint, bathrooms, studios, maintenance ......0405 625697

&& maintanence maintenance

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

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

0427 176 771

Flooring by Wallaces

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

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

0420 528 373

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au

HANDYPERSONS

Call Bob on 0424 982 935

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

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park ............................................................................0403 417508

* Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

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

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

HAIR & BEAUTY

For All Your Property Maintenance Needs Fo

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

FLOORING

BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once ...........................................................0418 662285

PROPER JOB BOB

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service.............................66771852 or 0432 107262

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Guttermesh, Metal Roofing Lic 60414C Darryl Patterson ...0414 889453

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

FENCING

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

NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ..........................................0418 662285

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

LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C ............0450 631183

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

Lic No. 262667C

‘We will not compromise on your safety’

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ........................................66884324 or 0476 600956

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

ACREAGE MOWING

CALL Y TOM TODA FOR A FREE QUOTE

Professional, Friendly & Reliable. Fully Insured.

0478 191 833

Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph 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

MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449

HIRE

ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ..0402 487213 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910 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. For prompt attention call Geoff......0428 544190 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552

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

INTERIOR DESIGN

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606 ALL TERRAIN MOWING Steep slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ..0419 225124 SLASHING 100hp 7ft slasher. Shirewide ........................................................................0408 778159

IRONING

BEANOS Tree & lawn care service. Tree removal/pruning. Lawn & garden maintenance ...... 0421 508044 THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park. $25 per hour. Angela................................................0414 719680 IRONING Mullum, Brunswick, Ocean Shores. Phone Kate .............................................0421 360961 ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING Thick grasses, saplings, lantana, woody weeds ... 0412 705962 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729 ACREAGE MOWING, landscaping, all aspects of property maintenance. Ph Luke .........0407 981636

ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721 CHEAP CLIPPINGS Lawns & edges..................................................................... Adam 0419 260654

KITCHENS SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com...............0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes............................... Nathan 0420 215716 ACREAGE MOWING Cheap rates! 60 inch zero turn mower. Julian ................................0401 350156

C & C KITCHENS Kitchens & Bathrooms. Quality at affordable prices .................................66872275 THE FLOOR SANDER Non-toxic finishes. Free quotes. Ph Richard .................................0407 821690 POLLEN GARDENS Gardens & lawns, plant-outs. Organic principles. Dip. Hort. Dave ..0438 783645 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery – www.hinged.com.au ..................................................0409 843689 ALUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified Greenkeeper, mowing & edges..............................0410 378375

GARAGE DOORS

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

GARDEN DESIGN

LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

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

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329 QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

Garage Doors & Openers

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

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

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

LANDSCAPING

GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply ........... John 66841126 or 0431 745475

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery No Rental Reliable

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

Locally Owned Est 18 years

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

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PHYSIOTHERAPY

BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron .....................................66298208 or 0429 398208

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates.

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

Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ......................................................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

IPS Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing: integratedpropertyservicing.com.au .. 0437 819087

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

RAPHIS PALMS 2.5m hedging and privacy ...................................................................0421 866600

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

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & construction. Lic 277154C ...................0423 700853

YVES DE WILDE

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS Pacific Hwy (next to Bruns Wreckers), Tyagarah ..........0488 094025 BYRON MOWER Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;cutter, châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;saw, all small engine repairs. Pickup & delivery................0429 707286 MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate ...........0423 204218

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

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

LIGHTING

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

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CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS ONS

ALAN MALONE

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

MOBILE MECHANIC

Licence No 97474

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

0412 794 364

Micks Roof Restorations

Protecting homes for over 15 years NO INTEREST FINANCE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; FREE WHIRLY BIRDS

Mobile Diesel Mechanic / Marine Engineer 0416 164 638 earthandmarine@gmail.com â&#x20AC;˘ Mechanical repairs & maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Hydraulics / hydrostatics â&#x20AC;˘ Services â&#x20AC;˘ Ride-on mowers â&#x20AC;˘ Small engines â&#x20AC;˘ Earthmoving equipmentâ&#x20AC;˘ Auxilary equipment â&#x20AC;˘ Vessels and yachts

MADEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOBILE SERVICE Byron Shire + Beyond, well equipped mobile workshop ....0439 806598

MOTORING

0401 821 204

Lic 268018C

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249

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

STRAIGHT LINE PAINTING Free quotes. Lic 11843C .....................................................0421 865737

Lic: AU29498

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

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel .......................66803444 MULLUM BACK SHED (PICTURE) FRAMERS Stuart St Lane behind Mitre 10 ..........0403 734791

PLASTERING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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

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PEST CONTROL

451 186 / 6680 4660

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small .....................0401 078733 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

PLUMBERS

mickshomeimprovements.com.au

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

Windscreens & Air Conditioning

PICTURE FRAMING

â&#x20AC;˘ Paint tile roofs â&#x20AC;˘ Repaint tin roofs â&#x20AC;˘ Repoint & rebed tiles â&#x20AC;˘ High-pressure cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ 10 year warranty on paint & workmanship â&#x20AC;˘ Interior/Exterior â&#x20AC;˘ Credit cards accepted

KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731

Bayside Radiators

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

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire

Licence No. 207479C

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MARTINA DUEL Craniosacral, physio, dry needling, manual therapies. Mullum...........0432 322998 Lic 167371C

Lighting Showroom Open 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate e Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au

Plumbing & Gas Services REPAIRS & NEW INSTALLATIONS

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

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

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

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

All jobs welcome â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friendly service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Free quotes JIM 0477 480 359 RICK 0431 425 955 Lic. 220544C

Lic. 1131942

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

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

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

OSTEOPATHY

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ...0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ......Call Adam 0466 992483 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Ballina to Byron. Lic L6966...................................................0417 343480

Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills, Andre Kleinbaum, Emily Pepper Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au

OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Alison Daniel. Mon-Fri ...............................66857517

â&#x20AC;˘ Safe â&#x20AC;˘ Natural â&#x20AC;˘ Effective â&#x20AC;˘ Guaranteed 6684 2006

PAINTING

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

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Lic No 189144C

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

MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes. .0408 665672 ROB BOOTH All plumbing, blocked drains, repairs & maintenance. Lic 121906C ..........0410 469765

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

11 797

PHOTOGRAPHY

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

REMOVALISTS

ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY

EMERGENCY PLUMBING All aspects. Prompt & prof. O.Shores. Lic 284496C ...............0417 053708

0404 4

OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410 THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE ..............................................................................0418 110714 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com..0412 786399

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

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

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518 MELINDA ANDREAS Studio or on location. www.byronbayphotos.com.......................0421 582286

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

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719 Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Andy’s Move & More

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

0429 149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ﬁne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery

6683 4829 / 0409 917646

SWIMMING POOLS

VALUERS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

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

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

VETERINARY SURGEONS

73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003 TILING

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

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

REGISTERED MIGRATION AGENT Rebecca@byronbaymigrationagency.com.au .........0487 458047

YouTube

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181 IN IN H

BRAND NEW again... GUARANTEED!!!

Plus Check our website for how to get free boxes and a 10% discount

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

www.lighthouseremovals.com.au

Free Quote

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

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

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

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

ROOFING

PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILES 12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & pressure cleaning, free quotes .....................0419 789600 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob ...0410 428919 ROB BOOTH Roofing, repair & maintenance, pressure cleaning, gutters, Lic 121906C..0410 469765 TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248 METAL ROOFING Guttermesh, guttering, downpipes. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson ....0414 889453

RUBBISH REMOVAL

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .66888055 or 0407 002833

Flooring by Wallaces

TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOV FRP DX

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

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

TRAVEL

6628 4495 0417 759 777 6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0490 026 840

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins ...................0417 458149 or 66871544 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 ATAS A10923

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 GREEN WASTE REMOVAL & TIP RUNS .................................................0427 176771 or 66840201

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

TREE SERVICES

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

for home, commercial and rural properties

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

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VIDEO PRODUCTION

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

Call Louise 0478 698 186

BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

Difﬁcult Driveway ???

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

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

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

No weekend surcharge

NR VALUATIONS 25 years local exp. www.nrvaluations.com.au...................................0428 694041

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

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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

131 546

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930 NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

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

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

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

Ringo 0468 957 564

STITCH: For all your sewing needs. Ocean Shores & surrounds. Ph Lindi .......................0432 340113

SOLAR INSTALLATION

HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding EWP....66849137 or 0427347380 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES .............................................Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 NORTHERN TREE CARE Consulting arborist, tree surgery ...........................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ..................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance ....................................0401 208797 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew.....................................0412 558890 OUT ON A LIMB Tree removal, chipping, stump grinding. Free Quotes ............... Lucas 0402 191316 AJ’S TREE & GARDEN SERVICES Lopping, edging, limbs. www.ajpenrithlawns.com ... 0438 217665

UPHOLSTERY STEEL FABRICATION

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

MAXWELL STEEL FABRICATION...................................................................................0403 455301 CURTAIN MAKING & UPHOLSTERY Phone Rebecca ....................................................0466 251722

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

6688 6433 0419 369 609 6628 1568

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6684 3370 0417 759 777

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

Third quarter December 3

18:41

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

0419 369 609 0458 506 000

SATURDAYS Byron Artisan Market 4-9pm

6685 6807

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

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

DECEMBER 2015

New moon December 11 21:30 First quarter December 19 02:15 Full moon December 25 22:12 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, month rise set rise set height (m) 1 T 0540 1929 2355 1031 0104,1.29; 1259,1.62 2 W 0540 1920 1125 0157,1.26; 1346,1.50 3 T 0540 1930 0033 1218 0251,1.26; 1439,1.41 4 F 0540 1931 0108 1310 0348,1.29; 1537,1.35 5 S 0540 1932 0142 1401 0443,1.34; 1639,1.31 6 S 0540 1932 0216 1451 0533,1.41; 1737,1.31 7 M 0540 1933 0250 1543 0619,1.49; 1830,1.32 8 T 0540 1934 0325 1635 0700,1.57; 1916,1.34 9 W 0540 1935 0403 1728 0740,1.64; 2000,1.35 10 T 0540 1935 0444 1822 0816,1.71; 2041,1.37 11 F 0541 1936 0529 1916 0854,1.76; 2122,1.38 12 S 0541 1937 0617 2009 0932,1.81; 2204,1.38 13 S 0541 1937 0710 2101 1013,1.83; 2248,1.38 14 M 0541 1938 0806 2150 1055,1.82; 2334,1.37 1139,1.79 15 T 0542 1939 0905 2237 16 W 0542 1939 1005 2321 0025,1.37; 1227,1.73 17 T 0542 1940 1106 0118,1.37; 1318,1.66 18 F 0543 1941 1207 0003 0216,1.39; 1416,1.58 19 S 0543 1941 1309 0044 0317,1.44; 1522,1.50 20 S 0544 1942 1411 0125 0420,1.51; 1631,1.45 21 M 0544 1942 1514 0208 0520,1.61; 1741,1.42 22 T 0545 1943 1618 0252 0617,1.71; 1845,1.42 23 W 0545 1943 1721 0340 0711,1.80; 1944,1.43 24 T 0546 1944 1823 0430 0802,1.88; 2037,1.43 25 F 0546 1944 1921 0524 0851,1.92; 2128,1.43 26 S 0547 1944 2015 0621 0938,1.92; 2215,1.41 27 S 0547 1945 2104 0718 1022,1.89; 2301,1.39 28 M 0548 1945 2149 0816 1104,1.82; 2345,1.36 1145,1.73 29 T 0549 1946 2229 0912 30 W 0549 1946 2306 1007 0029,1.34; 1224,1.62 31 T 0550 1946 2342 1100 0113,1.32; 1304,1.52

Astronomical data and tides

Low tide, height (m) 0639,0.62; 1945,0.45 0731,0.69; 2034,0.50 0830,0.73; 2124,0.54 0935,0.75; 2214,0.55 1044,0.73; 2302,0.54 1146,0.67; 2347,0.52 1242,0.60 0030,0.50; 1330,0.53 0108,0.48; 1411,0.45 0145,0.47; 1450,0.39 0223,0.45; 1530,0.34 0301,0.45; 1609,0.30 0342.0.45; 1650,0.28 0426,0.46; 1733,0.28 0512,0.49; 1819,0.30 0603,0.52; 1909,0.32 0700,0.56; 2001,0.34 0801,0.58; 2057,0.37 0912,0.59; 2154,0.38 1027,0.56; 2251,0.38 1140,0.50; 2347,0.37 1247,0.41 0040.0.36; 1347,0.32 0131,0.36; 1441,0.25 0220,0.37; 1530,0.22 0308,0.39; 1616,0.22 0354,0.42; 1700,0.25 0439,0.47; 1741,0.30 0523,0.53; 1821,0.37 0607,0.59; 1900,0.43 0653,0.65; 1941,0.49

Times have been adjusted for Daylight Saving. 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.

The Byron Shire Echo December 16, 2015 57

Classifieds Birthdays ................................. 61 Businesses For Sale .............. 60

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777 CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE

Death Notices.......................... 61

PHONE ADS

For Sale .................................. 59

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Garage Sales .......................... 59

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

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

Halls For Hire .......................... 59

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

RATES & PAYMENT

Holiday Accommodation ........ 60

EMAIL ADS

$17.00 for the first two lines

House Sit ................................ 60

Display classies (box ads): adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies: classifieds@echo.net.au

$5.00 for each extra line

Cabins For Sale ...................... 60 Childcare ................................ 58

Funeral Notices ....................... 61

Health Notices ........................ 58

Houses For Sale ..................... 60 Land For Sale.......................... 60 Livestock.................................. 61 Lost & Found .......................... 61 Motor Vehicles ........................ 59 Musical Notes......................... 61 Only Adults ............................. 61 Pets......................................... 61 Positions Vacant ..................... 60 Professional Services ............. 58

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

Echo Classiﬁeds

NEW DEADLINE: NOON TUESDAY The Echo Classifieds: new deadline of noon Tuesday for classified line ads starts 1 January 2016. Boxed classifieds also close at noon on Tuesday.

Removalists ............................. 60

NEW SALON IN BYRON Opportunity for a Beauty Therapist to rent space. Opens in Jan 2016. For info call 0401915341

Share Accommodation .......... 60

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777

Public Notices.......................... 58

Short Term Accommodation .. 60 Social Escorts ........................ 61 To Lease ................................. 60 To Let ...................................... 60 Tractor Repairs ........................ 60 Tradework ................................ 59 Tree Services .......................... 59 Tuition ..................................... 61 Wanted ................................... 59 Wanted To Rent...................... 60 Work Wanted......................... 61

Malian-born Aboubakar Fofana is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of indigo and mud dyeing. He will be running masterclasses on indigo, mud and other natural dyes from 11 January at the Byron School of Art in Mullumbimby. For bookings please contact workshops@aboubakarfofana. com or go to www. aboubakarfofanaworkshops. bigcartel.com.

byronmarkets.com.au

MULLUM MARKET AT MUSEUM PARK THIS SATURDAY 8AM TILL 2PM New hippy display ‘Back to the Garden’ grand opening 11am New ‘Mullumbimby Madness’ doco screening and DVDs are available Dave Jonson playing live, great food and produce -- NO DOGS PLEASE --

Movement Zone Grand Opening Christmas Party Friday, December 18

CORRECTION

5.30pm–8.30pm free entry

180 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby for sale by Professionals Mullumbimby price was incorrect on advertisement that ran in last week’s Echo. The correct price for this property is $1.1million

Featuring a special performance from DUBARRAY

Enquiries please contact Ruth Russell 0402 855 929

THE BYRON SHIRE

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge. These prices include GST.

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

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Prepayment is required for all ads.

DR KAREL HROMEK would like to welcome Dr Cat Quinn to his Clinic in Ocean Shores. Dr Quinn will commence seeing patients Wednesdays from 6th January 2016. Please call Sandy on 66803208 for appointments

BYRON MARKET THIS SUNDAY 20TH DECEMBER www.byronmarkets.com.au

RISE UP SINGING Song circle with MatiJo Wednesdays 10am, Byron. Ph 0435049489 for venue. SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM fashion & design workshop for children 7yrs+ enquiries/bookings Simone 0405451184

TIGER MOTH ADVENTURE FLIGHTS BYRON BAY

Ph: 0488 924 242

Gift Vouchers www.tigermothbyronbay.com.au

Byron Herbal Thai Massage

Council is undertaking an audit of commercial premises discharging to the sewerage system. The information provided from the survey will be utilised to update Council’s rating records. The auditor will be carrying out a visual survey of premises; however, it is not expected that interviews with business owners will be required. Further information regarding sewer and trade waste charges are available on Council’s website, or by downloading Council’s Revenue Policy. Please quote the project number 24.2012.83.2 in any submissions. Further enquiries to Council’s System Planning Ofﬁcer, Bob Harris on 02 6685 9346 or email council@byron.nsw.gov.au.

58 December 16, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

Jab Cosmetic Clinic will remain open until lunch 24 Dec.

LOCALS SPECIAL! BRUNSWICK HEADS CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL BANNER PARK Every Sunday until 17th January from 7pm

The locals love it and we love them backs...

Healing Traditional Thai massage

Ocean Shores Health All Services Bulk Billed

ph 6680 2300 Psychology Room Vacant

CHILDCARE CHILD CARER/NANNY – 20 yrs exp Great refs. Linda Flower 0421892812

HEALTH REACH YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT IN 60 MINUTES Easy & no fuss! Free Psych-K balance. Ingrid 66803827 DEEP TISSUE also specialised in PreNatal Massage. Home visits available. Ph Keren 0422397596 Dip. Remedial TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE $50 per hour. Please call Yah 66771432 or 0477594800

HIGHLY SKILLED BODYWORK THERAPIST • Remedial & Therapeutic Massage • Deep Tissue Specialist • Dry Needling • Cupping • Integrative Energy Medicine Rebates Available. Bangalow clinic. Please contact Xan for enquiries 0439 838 226

Behavioural Change for Sustainable

WEIGHT-LOSS (02) 6676 0288 virtual-gastricband.com.au

• • • •

Yoga & Pilates Shiatsu & Massage Experienced teachers Amazing venue

See timetable & more info:

from $59hr

9 Myocum St, Mullumbimby

Just one block from Byron’s main beach Come C ome and and d enjoy enj njoy our ou ur gorgeous go orge eou us air ai conditioned cond ndit dittioned d retreat rettreatt above the Cardamom Pod vegetarian in Byron’s CBD Phone for bookings or drop in anytime Shop 10, 7 Lawson St, Byron Bay Ph: 6680 8890

Osho

4 day Meditation Retreat with Sw. Arun from Nepal

byronherbalthaimassage.com.au

26th Dec–29th Dec

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

Call Shahido 6688 2494

Ti Tree Lake Aboriginal Area Draft Plan of Management A draft plan of management for Ti Tree Lake Aboriginal Area has been prepared and is on exhibition until 25 March 2016.

PROF. SERVICES

Copies of the plan may be viewed at the National Parks and Wildlife Service Byron Bay Office, Tallow Beach Road, Byron Bay (phone: (02) 6620 9300); Byron Bay Library, Corner of Lawson and Middleton Street Byron Bay and the Office of Environment and Heritage, Customer Centre, Level 14, 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney (phone: (02) 9995 5000). The plan is also on the website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au (use ‘quicklinks’ to ‘park management plans’).

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

ANXIETY

Written submissions on the plan must be received by The Planner, Ti Tree Lake Aboriginal Area, NPWS, PO Box 1236, Coffs Harbour NSW, 2450, or emailed to npws.parkplanning@environment.nsw.gov.au by Friday 25 March 2015. All submissions received by NPWS are a matter of public record and are available for public inspection upon request. Your comments on this plan may contain information that is defined as “personal information” under the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. The submission of personal information with your comments is voluntary.

SKIN CANCER CLINIC

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

2/27 Brigantine St, Byron Bay

Shire-wide – Sewer Discharge and Trade Waste Audit

over Xmas from Tues 22 Dec re-emerging Mon 4 Jan.

Anyone with outstanding $$$s please finalise or contact 6685 7366 to discuss. Don’t be posted on our name-and-shame wall next week; Santa will know you have been naughty! Wishing all our friends, families and clients The most love-filled Xmas transitioning into the most fun-filled New Year. Stay healthy!

Evening of drinks nibbles raw food live acroyoga jams, zouk dance, yoga demos.

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Shut Happens at Dr Adam Osborne’s

BUY 1 RIDE GET 1 FREE

THE ECHO runs various competitions from time to time in print and online under NSW Permit Number LTPM/13/01129 Class: Type C. The terms and conditions for all such Echo promotions can be found at www.echo.net.au/privacy/

Every Saturday 4–9pm Railway Park

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/classified-ads

BUY 1 RIDE GET 1 FREE

PUBLIC NOTICES

ARTISAN MARKET

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Assessment & treatment of children, adolescents & adults

Carl Moore Psychology Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

Fridays | 6684 6336 Z07693

INDEX

10 DAYS AM Wellness DETOX RETREAT 15-24 January 2016 Mullumbimby Retreat With international yoga master and natural therapies specialist Dada Dharmavedananda Free intro Fri 8 Jan 5.30pm Red Tent, Byron Bay Cost: 10 Days Residential Yoga Detox $1,900-Conc.$1,600 all incl. Info www.livingrelations.net, www.amwellness.org.au radha@livingrelations.net, Radha: 0422 365 695

Study Kinesiology for your career in Natural Health! FREE Intro eve Jan 20 FREE Workshop Jan 30 Self-care unit and Diploma in Kinesiology (HLT 52415) begins Feb 20/21. Study with Parijat Wismer and her KSA team at Byron Kinesiology Centre / KSA Campus. Ph 6685 7991 www.wellness.net.au

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HAWAIIAN BODYWORK Working through the layers of your whole being. 15ys exp. Brigitte 0402503603

TREAT YOURSELF! Relaxing deep tissue, remedial. Byron. Ph Kate 0410395368

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

BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience, sensuous, nurturing. 25yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960

HYPNOSIS & EFT

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE $50 Brunswick Heads. Ph Phim 0449063629

KINESIOLOGY

TOXIC & TIRED?

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

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

DR ANTHONY EDWARDS

bodywise therapies

Disordered Eating Specialist Support

Available Monday - Friday BRUNSWICK HEADS MEDICAL CENTRE

Isa Pfluger Counsellor/Psychotherapist BASS(Couns), MGestTherapy, ClinPACFA reg.

ph 0419 981 360 isa@bodywisetherapies.com.au

14 Mullumbimbi St Ph: 6684 1742

Martin Frank

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress. Mullumbimby Ph 66846914 or Byron (at The Health Lodge) 66856445 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm 20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

REAL REMEDIAL MASSAGE Body assessment. Swedish warmup. Speciﬁc techniques to regain symmetry, alignment & joint mobility. Effective for chronic issues/pain relief. Mob massage Chantni 0400690786, 66801159

BRENT VERCO

CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323

MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMER & LIFE COACH

6684 1028

XMAS BREAK – LAST CLASS DECEMBER 22ND -- BACK JANUARY 16TH -Tel: 02 66 859910 Mob: 0418 441 437 flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com intouchyogabyronbay.com Welcomes New Yoga Teachers

Susanna & Victor

10 - 11:30am

Sharon

Lindy Lou

Julia

Christina

Susanna

Daniel

Hatha Vinyasa

Hatha Yoga

Slow Gentle Yoga

Hatha Yoga

6:00 - 7:30pm

Sharon

Restorative Yoga

Slow Gentle Yoga

Yoga for Healthy Minds

Sharon

Slow Gentle Yoga

Victor

Grace

Daniel

Grace

Hatha Vinyasa

Restorative Yoga & Meditation

Slow Gentle Yoga

Yoga from the Heart

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

$50 $80 $115 $120 (1hr)

Yoga classes $18 5 class pass $80 Unlimited Passes Available

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

Slow Gentle Yoga

award winning fusion

private sessions available

call 6687 2031 or visit www.yogalates.com.au

certiﬁcate teacher training courses monday

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

Yogalates : mat work Yogalates : prenatal Yogalates : mat work

suffolk park bangalow suffolk park

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

9.30am - 11am

Yogalates/Pranayama meditation bangalow

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

8am Wong Sarah Sarah Caitlin Kirsty Wong Kirsty

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

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

FOR SALE BIODYNAMIC cert quality tumeric & ginger $15/kg. 0432253314 or 66845072 DINING TABLE shabby chic, pedestal, 1.5m x 82cm $499 ono. 0429388674 LAWNMOWER Parklander, 4yo, barely used, 4 stroke, $120. Ph 0409398022

YAMAHA SAXOPHONE alto student. Complete in box, excellent condition, $700 ono. Ph 66843369 or 0407248181

Mobile 0417 698 227

ROUGH SAWN MIXED HARDWOOD posts, beams, rafters. All sizes, all lengths. Ph 0484287650 or 0432275066

6687 7677

Find Echo Classiﬁeds on Echonetdaily every day

JUICER commercial, suit cafe. Canal CJ300 1hp 240v. New price $2,000. Sell $875 ono. Clive 0438338162 Mullum. Photo available

FENCE POSTS

Australian concrete posts from $13.20. Pickup or delivery avail. Strainer Posts from $41.80. Ph Richard 66828614

NEW DEADLINE: NOON TUESDAY The Echo Classifieds: new deadline of noon Tuesday for classified line ads starts 1 January 2016. Boxed classifieds also close at noon on Tuesday.

10am Danielle Danielle Wong Caitlin Gitam Kirsty Wong

4pm

6pm Michael S Michael S Kirsty

6am & 4pm class 90mins $10 casual or use your membership. Hour of power 7–8am $18 casual or use your membership.

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

6am TT TT TT TT TT TT TT

7am–8am Anna

4pm TT TT TT TT TT TT TT

Jess F Anna

12 month yoga teacher training qualiﬁes you for an international student visa.

byronyoga.com

AcroYoga with Crystal

DEC

9am–12pm “Have Fun With Acro” 1pm–4pm “Fly and Give/ Receive Thai Massage” Movement Zone 2/27 Brigantine St, Byron Bay

Workshop $60 Both Workshops $100

Massage at

HEARTSPACE

Bali

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

Aromatic Body Scrub Deep Relaxing Massage Reﬂexology GIFT VOUCHERS

0439 492 804 Jo Morrish

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

NARNIA NURSERY

TEA TREE MULCH FINE & MED. CHOP & COMPOST $30/m + delivery. 0424163784

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

MOSQUITO NETS

100% cotton, all sizes, locals discounts. Ph 66843191 www.1001nets.net

BAMBOO PLY

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

Tallow PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

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

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 323 910

dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, fridge $170, delivery. Phone 0413589388 WASHING MACHINE Bosch front loader 8kg $150. Phone 66856564 after 5pm BRICK KILN custom built by master builder Steve Harrison of Hot’n’Sticky. 14 cubic feet, exc condition. Ph 66840291 GOING OS selling up! Chipper shredder, Suzuki Grand Vitara, tools, angle grinder, fridge, wash mach. Ph 66840291 RECLINER/LIFT CHAIR Electric Pride C1 model. No longer needed. Petite size, as new, pre-loved by little granny. New price $1550, will sell $775. Ph 0422684683 KING BED and ﬁrm mattress, dark wood, good condition $230. Ph 66849194 DREAMPOD FLOAT TANK for sale. Phone 0409583977

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 NEWRYBAR 35 Old Paciﬁc Hwy. Sat 8am. Combined 2 houses, new bath, corner shower tray, ride-on mower, building materials, clothes, h’hold items & much more MULLUM, 1A TRAIN ST CLEARANCE SALE Fri 9am & Sat. Seeta Lifestyle. Xmas gifts, jewellery, fashion. 0409772223 THE POCKET Lot 4, Skyline Rd. Sat 8am. Huge sale, everything must go. Farm equip, tools, irrigation, bromeliads, yucca, agave etc, horse gear, clothes, household goods and more. 0414252441 436 COOPERS SHOOT RD Sat 8am on. Furn, clothes, bric-a-brac, electronics & home entertainment. 0405055615 BYRON FLEA MARKET @ Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC), 1 Gilmore Cres, 2nd Saturday of each month 8am–1pm. Food, entertainment, vintage & pre-loved bargains. Next market on the 9th Jan. Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840 MULLUM 131 Dalley St, Sat 8am. Coffee cup sale, sets & singles for prof and gifts. Info 0458457883 Also quality men’s shirts, all styles incl retro, vintage & silks JOINT SALE Ocean Shores. 6 Aldinga Court, Sat 8-12pm. Clothes, collectables, plants, baby clothes, furniture OCEAN SHORES 46 Rajah Sat 8am Moving sale. Clothes, kitch’ware, h’wares OCEAN SHORES 20 Yalla Kool Dr. Sat 9am – midday. New boho clothes, new jewellery, shoulder bags. Don’t miss it! OCEAN SHORES 7 Yoorana Glen, Sat 8am, combined sale, designer clothes, books, bric-a-brac, Christmas goodies

• Fence posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Paling fence timber • Offcuts • Banana props • Drummed molasses • Firewood

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 6680 4284 / 0427 490 038 Karen 0427 804 284

0408 210 772

TREE SERVICES

Bliss

2 hours $100

COMPOST TOILETS

Lilly Pillys, Grevilleas, Cordylines, Gardenias, Flaxes & much more. www.narnianursery.com.au 0419771514

Michael S Davina

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

MULLUMBIMBY

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

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

Byron Street Studio (above Centrelink)

For bookings contact Jan Andrews 0409 583 977

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

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Echo Classiﬁeds

(Chinese Medicine)

S U F F O L K PA R K CO M M U N I T Y H A L L Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS 3UMMERLAND Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal

CHRISTMAS TREES fresh from $10 at 53 Jacaranda Dr, Sunrise. Ph 66808349

Mulch Supplies

9’1” MCTAVISH SURFBOARD Excellent cond, used twice, $1000. Ph 0428105111

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

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

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

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

Victor

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

Call to enquire 0407 771 652.

Dr David King

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®

8 - 9:30am

TREE SERVICES

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BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE Health Fund Rebates & Hicaps Available

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

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

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

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

HALLS FOR HIRE

Pilates Instructor? Need space?

6685 8532

(Chinese Medicine) Certified Acutonics® Teacher

ASHTANGA YOGA BYRON Mysore style. Beginners welcome. 7 days at 10am. Jack 0422684239

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

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Dr Eeka King

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

TRADEWORK

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

7 good reasons to pop into

BROKEN HEAD HALL SAT 19th DEC 8am till 12.30pm Buy from 7 eclectic artists in clothing, ceramics, cushions, fabrics, bags and bibs!!

NATIVE PLANTS

A gift that will be loved

Tubestock to Semi-advanced Buy direct from the grower

MOTOR VEHICLES

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire. MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY 110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open every Wed–Fri 10am to 4pm www.mcnativenursery.com.au

s VW GOLF 95 rego to Apr 16, 216,000km, runs well $2500 ono. Ph 0403713733 MERCEDES VITO VAN 99, good cond, white, rego to May/16 $5000. 0420935196

The Byron Shire Echo December 16, 2015 59

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

BARGAINS 2002 Toyota Camry auto, 6 months rego. Always handy wagon. XYQ915......... $3,995 2003 Hyundai Elantra auto 153,088km. Fantastic condition. SN3817............. $5,995 2005 Toyota Camry Altise Limited auto, 188,309km, rego till March. Drive away. BF28NE ............................................. $6,495 2001 Honda CRV manual, 4x4, rego till March. Great value small 4x4. YXA610 ........ $4,990 1999 Toyota Hiace manual, full service history. Perfect camper or commercial. WMT366 $7,995 2009 Toyota Corolla auto, 45,691km, rego till April. Immaculate 5dr hatch. CEQ70E . $13,990

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

TRACTOR REPAIRS

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

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

BUSINESS FOR SALE

CABINS FOR SALE RELOCATABLE CABINS FOR SALE 8x3m, kitchenette, toilet, data cabling + a/c $22,000 or $35,000 incl 8x3m covered deck & roof. Ph 0410406334 nthcoasttimber@gmail.com

REMOVALISTS ANDY’S MOVE & MORE Small & med moves, tip runs. 1 or 2 men at low prices. Byron & Mullum based. Ph 0429149533 BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999

HOLIDAY ACCOM.

RetroPod

Vintage Caravan & Camping Hire Set up at your choice of location for holidays, extra guests or events. RetroPod.com.au - 0409152885 MULLUMIMBY – ON THE RIVER 3br, light, clean house. V big garden, close to town. Avail Dec 23 – Jan 9. $1000 incl for whole time. 0455456556 BYRON BAY 1 bedroom studio in tropical garden in Byron. $80/night or $500/pw. 0415953803

festival food van for sale $80,000

0438 247 791 Naomi

MULLUM Old Qld style furnished home 14th Dec – 7th Jan. 3-5br, tropical gdn, Pets ok, $650pw ono. Ph 0414499300 LOVELY PRIVATE 2br cottage, f/furn purenourishment.net/cottagebyronbay

HOUSE SIT HOUSE, PLANTS, PETS, House sit, mow, water plants. Mature Kiwi Masters student. Full pet care. Other services if needed. Price neg. Rowen 0484008804 LOVING animal carer/sitter experienced available. 0427377450, care of 66886318

SHARE ACCOM.

market stall for sale 3 permanent markets, $35,000

0438 247 791 Naomi BUSINESS FOR SALE Tides Cafe / Takeaway

Ocean Shores

A rare and sought after opportunity has just opened to become your OWN boss! Ever popular Tides Cafe located in the busy Ocean Shores Shopping Centre. This will not last long. For all enquiries call:

BALLINA 2br home at Lakeside Tourist Park. Affordable living next to beach and Shaws Bay. $179,000 neg. 0487432981

LAND FOR SALE FIJI Savu Savu 2000sqm development block, amazing views, 2 min to town, will consider swap $125,000. 0410406334

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777 •

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

MULLUMBIMBY

Four bedroom home. Two bathrooms. Double lock up garage. No pets. $500 per week. OPEN FOR INSPECTION: 17th December. 12.30pm–1pm. 36 Tuckeroo Avenue, Tallowood Ridge Estate.

FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

1300 716 707

New Brighton

*RENTAL PROPERTIES* *WANTED*

BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 ANDERSONS HILL granny ﬂats x 2. Self-cont. Must have job, car & be single. $220pw & $180pw. Ph 0421151371 BYRON/SUFFOLK 2br 2-storey cottage in holiday park near ocean. New bthrm, jacuzzi. Large yard, private. 5 min walk to bch. $450pw. Employed adults with refs. 66854907 or 0411532781

Echo Classiﬁeds

NEW DEADLINE: NOON TUESDAY The Echo Classifieds: new deadline of noon Tuesday for classified line ads starts 1 January 2016. Boxed classifieds also close at noon on Tuesday.

Brunswick Heads Studio $270 Billinudgel 1br $220 Mullumbimby 3br 2bth $520 3br 1bth $580 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

We have reliable tenants waiting... Contact our ofﬁce today for an obligation-free appraisal.

TO LEASE

Ocean Shores

BYRON creative work / ofﬁce space, $87pw incl elect & net. 0431674377

$200pw, Low income housing *conditions apply

WANTED TO RENT

6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594

LOCAL WOMAN requires quiet s/c home. Care of 66886318 or 0427377450

eldersnewbrighton.com.au

LENNOX Bright furn/unf room. Clean, lge, d/f, quiet, health consc wkg sgl. 3 min drive to town $220pw + bills. 0414715958

FEDERAL country house 1+ br, sep. bthrm $150pw neg. Ph 0484287650

Echo Classiﬁeds

NEW DEADLINE: NOON TUESDAY The Echo Classifieds: new deadline of noon Tuesday for classified line ads starts 1 January 2016. Boxed classifieds also close at noon on Tuesday.

SUFFOLK f-furn room in funky house, WiFi avail $185pw incl. Ph 0470421206 MULLUM furn large room for sgl, n/s. Lovely quiet house, 6 Jan - 20 March, $210pw incl bills/WiFi. Ph 0401189959

TO LET MULLUM furn 3br lge hse with secure fenced yards, fruitful garden with room to grow, animal/child friendly, reduce bills with solar HW/elect. Avail now, viewing by appt. $600pw. Ph 0411831401

20 OFF PLANTS %

6687 2479

bangalow realestate.com.au

60 December 16, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

PERSONAL ASSISTANT Start at 1015hrs/wk, $25/hr, require high energy, dependable & a problem solver. Proﬁcient in MS Ofﬁce, social media, Mailchimp, ability to learn & adapt. Open to natural forms of health care. Applications to Wei Wu Wei PO Box 1842 Byron Bay or essentialwellnessbb@gmail.com OFFICE / ADMIN POSITION for busy warehouse, 2 days per week. Experience, excellent communication skills & attention to detail essential. Knowledge of QBooks an advantage. Please forward cover letter and resume to: job9825@gmail.com

DANCE TEACHER The Brunswick Valley School of Dance is looking for experienced dance teachers for the 2016 year. Please send resume info@brunswickvalleyschoolofdance.com BYRON BAY BARISTA SCHOOL $99 Barista Course. Ph 0417760599

mudhoney Senior colourist /stylist required for busy salon Great team to work with and excellent pay + commissions. If you are talented and want to work in a fun and happy environment please email mudhoneysalon@mac.com or call jess on 0411 291 215

RECEPTIONIST WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL

Enthusiastic, professional receptionist required for busy massage stall. Must be available 23 Dec - 3 Jan. PH 0468 378 181

FLOOR STAFF REQUIRED

Floor staff and Baristas We are looking for a reliable happy people with a strong hospitality background and a great work ethic to join our team • Minimum 3 years exp in a busy cafe environment • Current NSW RSA • Barista role requires a high skill level • Immediate start • 30+ Hours pw • Award Pay • No travellers as we are looking for at least a 6 months commitment

experienced, well presented and must have NSW RSA

Strong Coffee/food/wine & cocktail knowledge essential. Must be available nights, weekends, all public holidays.

Please phone 0439 978 787

Please email resume or apply in person byronbayfresh@gmail.com

HUMAN RESOURCES/PAYROLL – 22.5hrs pw casual Seeking a highly motivated professional who shares our vision and values. Working as part of the accounts team, this role includes: • Payroll and Super of team of 50+ • Interpretation of awards, agreements, legislative requirements • Manage HR reviews Successful applicants must have previous experience with modern cloud-based systems such as Xero, Deputy or similar. More info: www.crystalcastle.com.au/about/employment-opportunities/ Email cover letter, resume & refs to karen@crystalcastle.com.au by 23/12/15. Only successful applicants will be notiﬁed. RTO NO: 90013

20 %OFFSHOWROOM ITEMS ENDS 24TH DEC

NEW ARRIVALS • )LGGOH OHDI À JV • Bali container • /LJKWZHLJKW SRWV • 6WDWXHV • 5DLOZD\ 6OHHSHUV • %DPERR 6FUHHQV • +DQJLQJ &KDLUV

2 GREVILLEA ST, ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE, BYRON BAY

OPEN 7 DAYS PH: 6685 6990 www.leisurescapes.com.au @leisurescapesbyronbay

VERY PRIVATE WRITER – n/s, d/f, exc refs. Needs 1-2br, fully s-c, private cottage, by 10/1/16. L/T. 0466995485 pm Bangalow

WHIAN WHIAN $430PW Beautifully renovated 1900 cottage with D E 3 bed, 1 bath, SLUG, ¼ acre fenced yard S L E A with beautiful rural – tenants maintain, outlook. Pets OK. Avail now. NEW LISTING CLUNES $550PW Charming 3 bedroom workman’s cottage + study, new kitchen with gas cooking, solar HW, lawn & gardens inc, large covered entertaining deck. Avail mid-late Dec. NEW LISTING BANGALOW $650PW In the heart of town is this 3 bedroom workman’s cottage, 2 bath, high ceilings, air/con, large DLUG, small fenced yard with patio. 12 month lease. Avail now. NEW LISTING SUFFOLK PARK $750PW 300 metres to dog friendly Tallow Beach, three bedrooms + office SLUG, two bathrooms, dishwasher, air-con. Easy care grounds, pets ok. Avail Now.

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST required to join our team. Casual, 2 days possibly more + holiday relief. Please only apply if you have experience & knowledge of Pracsoft & Medical Director, email resume to admin@carlylestreetmedical.com.au

ENDS SUN 20TH DEC

MULLUM modern furn/unfurn garden ﬂat, suit sgl quiet working person $350pw incl wiﬁ, water, elect. Ph 0402976032

Julie-Ann Manahan 0411 081 118

HOUSES FOR SALE

STORAGE AVAILABLE suit caravans, motor homes, boats, trailers, shipping containers. Ph 0410630801

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

MULLUM CBD spiritual woman, 40+, to share with 1 other. Ensuite br, f-f, light, bright home, no pets. $200pw. 66842464

SUFFOLK BEACHSIDE rm in nice hse, Pref wkg, n/s, 30+. $190pw. 0414535225

Uprising Bakery

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

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

BRUNSWICK CBD furn room for sgl, quiet female, share 1m, 1f, $170pw plus bond. Avail now till end Feb. 0408694655

Uprising Bakery

O.SHORES charming attached self-cont unfurn granny ﬂat with loft, for 1 emp, n/s, private ent, garage, close to shops $230pw + utilities, no pets. 66801486

Landlords – We have qualiﬁed tenants looking for properties in Bangalow & surrounding areas. Please phone us TODAY for an honest appraisal.

MATURE houseproud couple & 2 wellbehaved dogs looking for 3-4br house, prefer unfurn with fully fenced yard from early Feb while looking to buy. Please call Penny 0406953002

Goonengerry Rd, Goonengerry - $925

POSITIONS VACANT

Resort style living, ocean views, glorious pool, multi level, sweeping decks, 2 bed upstairs, 2/3 downstairs, bath, sauna. Avail early Jan

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

James Gibson Drive, Clunes - $480 Spacious family home on large landscaped private block, 4 bed, 2 bath, DLUG plus large shed, long term rental. Move in before Xmas! For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

19a Byron Street, Bangalow

02 6687 1500

CHEF WANTED Min 3 yrs exp, apply in person at The Ginger Pig, Byron Bay LILLY PILLY Community Preschool Brunswick Heads. 3-year trained Early Childhood teacher, perm p/t position Thurs and Fri 2016. Apply by Fri 11 Dec to kids@lillypillypreschool.nsw.edu.au

Fee Free Scholarships available under NSW Government Smart & Skilled funding on the courses marked *

* Certificate III in Individual Support (used to be Aged Care)(CHC33015) - starts 3rd February

• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAE40110) - starts 8th February

* Certificate III in Permaculture (30868QLD) - starts 9th February

• Certificate III in Visual Arts (CUV30111) - starts 8th February

* Certificate IV in Small Business Management (BSB40415) Option 1 - starts 15th February Option 2 - starts 5th March

* Certificate IV in Permaculture (30869QLD) - starts 17th February

* Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care (CHC30113) - starts 18th Feb

• Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care (CHC50113) - starts 2nd March

* Certificate III in Horticulture (AHC30710) - starts 28th April

Different levels of funding are available Call to see if you are eligible Hurry, places are limited! 02 6684 3374

www.byroncollege.org.au

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

THE NEW RE/MAX COASTAL OFFICE requires experienced real estate staff for sales & holiday & permanent rental admin – matt.towner@remax.com.au laine.towner@remax.com.au 66853297

BIRTHDAYS

GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com QUALIFIED BEAUTY THERAPIST/ Nail technician for 6 day gig at Falls Fest. (Byron). No evening shifts, more info Tracey 0458457883

Happy Birthday Nigel from da crew

CARER needed Cert III in disabilities. Required for S/O position, Mullumbimby Email resume: zyhealthteam@gmail.com HOUSEKEEPER Byron Bayside Central Motel, experience essential, no travellers. Email: info@byronbaysidemotel.com.au BLUE OLIVE DELI requires casual exp hospitality assistant. 20+ hrs per week, incl weekends. Apply with resume

Experienced Chef/Cook & Kitchen Prep hand

Happy Birthday

Angela

love from the Echo

CASUAL DELIVERY DRIVER/ 5*12 #55+56#06| • Min 15 hours/week, 6am start Tues–Sat • Must hold current Australia drivers licence • Sales background essential • Barista skills a bonus CASUAL KITCHEN HAND/ CLEANER • Min 20 hours/week, afternoon/ evening shifts Mon–Fri • Must have experience in food production and cleaning Please email resumes and references to info@scratchpatisserie.com.au

Delta

My Father earned his ﬁnal set of wings this week. Much loved and missed. The Denholm Family

FUNERAL NOTICE Franciscus Valentine Rühl ‘Frans’ 1914 – 2015 Passed away peacefully, aged 101. He will be sadly missed by wife Naomi and children Linde, Brefney, Marcelle and all the grandchildren and family. A special thank you to all the staff at Bayside at Byron RSL Lifecare centre for their exceptional love and care.

LOST & FOUND HAS ANYONE SEEN a BMW wheel cap? Logo in middle, around Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum, H’way to Ballina? 0421079561 LOST: REWARD 0407361025 Jules

PETS

Window Cleaner

10yrs exp, quality. John 0411842117 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

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

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

HOT LIKE HONEY, SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE Delicious Caribbean full-body experience. The Ultimate Massage for Bi Curious Women. Phone 0407013347 SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 BYRON BAY BEACH BABES Male and female party strippers, lingerie waitresses, exotic dancers. 7 days from 4pm. Ph 0497641199 www.byronbaybeachbabes.com EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0498073208 INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY FOR PLEASURE & CONNECTION Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477 www.tantrabyronbay.com

SOCIAL ESCORTS BINDI 19 surﬁe stunner. Emily 19 new, model looks. Jazz 25, busty brunette. Lexi smoking hot brunette. Chantay blonde pocket rocket. Layla stunning, ﬁt, sexy. Summer size 6 tanned beauty. Charlotte, Isla Fisher look-alike. Phone 66816038 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. New owner, new staff. Open 7 days 10am till late. Outcalls available. Enq 66816038 BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775

Please stick this by your phone

Suffolk Park $25/hr. Angela 0414719680

TUITION

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

TOUCH OF JUSTINE Luscious Bodywork & Sensual Touch Hot, ﬁt, bi, 34yo. Couples welcome. www.bit.ly/besteroticmassage Wed–Sat. 0407013347

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

The Ironing Lady

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

Young Delta is a delightful young ginger and white girl who has been with us forever, that is at least since she was tiny. Delta is very shy and scared so she needs an understanding and patient human friend. It is very sad to see what should be a temporary home, the adoption centre, rapidly become her daily reality. She is sweet and gentle, and way out of her depth in a busy group setting. So this is a special call for a lovely person to give Delta the life that she deserves. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

ONLY ADULTS

SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345

COBBLE STONE CREATIONS $65/sqm Landscaping, garden maint, ceramic tiling, paving, pressure cleaning, rubbish removal etc. Whatacountry. 0432401334

QUALIFIED PAINTER Small jobs OK. Phone Rob 0408900134. Green Painters Lic No: 242107C

PETS, HOUSE, PLANTS Full pet care. Mature Kiwi masters student. House sit, mow, water plants. Other services if needed. Price neg. Rowen 0484008804

HORSE TRAINER/STARTER 20+ yrs exp 100% non-confrontational method. No issues too small or too big. Exc refs. Simon 0419563312

WORK WANTED

EXPERIENCED GARDENER seeks accom in return for garden/prop maint work. Own business. David 0415436176

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

FRED DENHOLM 1928–2015

Please forward resume

NO TRAVELLERS PLEASE.

PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

Billy is a 9-year-old desexed male foxy x. He is an easygoing boy, gets on well with other dogs and is not a barker. If you can give Billy a permanent, loving home please contact the Friends of the Pound Rehoming Centre on 07 5524 8590 or Pam on 0421 017 461.

LIVESTOCK

Must be motivated, hardworking and able to work well under pressure. Immediate start

We are looking for two enthusiastic, motivated employees to join our team in Mullumbimby.

Visit www.cawi.org.au or our Facebook page to see our other dogs who would love to ﬁnd a home.

Billy

DEATH NOTICES

WANTE D

enquiries@ hotelbrunswick.com.au

Freya is currently being fostered on property with lots of other dogs, cattle, children and chickens and loves it. She’s a super-affectionate young dog who’s comfortable living on acreage. Freya doesn’t like being on a lead or being in a suburban situation, so you need to be happy just exercising her on your property. She’s comfortable being left on her own and will just curl up and go to sleep. She loves to chase a ball, but only if you want to throw it, otherwise she’s happy simply being your companion. If you can give Freya a permanent loving home please contact Companion Animal Welfare – Lissie 0488 415 444.

sherpa Wouldn’t it be wonderful if lovely Sherpa could be in a loving home in time for Christmas? He is such a gentle boy & would ﬁt in so well as he is a very relaxed chap. The best present you could give him this Christmas is a home & the present you’d receive from him is a lifetime of unconditional love. To meet Sherpa and his friends, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

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Don’t sign up to a shocking tax deal, says ACOSS The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has rejected the effort at so-called tax ‘reform’ emerging from the treasurers’ and leaders’ meetings held last week. ‘Of all the packages and reform proposals on the table over the past six months, this attempt at a deal has picked up their worst elements,’ said ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie, at a meeting with directors of councils of social services from across the country in Melbourne last Friday. Dr Goldie said, ‘The purpose of tax is to raise the revenue for social investment in the essential supports and services for people that enable a productive economy. ‘The only way to reduce demand for services is to reduce inequality and increase access to jobs, yet the current proposals increase inequality and do nothing for growth. ‘Tax reform worthy of the name should pay for the essential services the community needs and expects, in a way that’s fair and causes the least harm to the economy. ‘The best test for reform of taxes and spending is not whether it serves the interests of governments but whether it serves the community. ‘The argument that growing costs in health, education and community services can either be curbed with a dose of “competition” or funded through higher economic growth is naïve at best, dangerous at worst. ‘Public healthcare costs alone are rising over the long term in

all wealthy countries and will rise further as the population ages. There are still serious gaps in essential services such as early childhood, affordable housing and dental and mental health, which hold back participation and productivity. ‘The “deal” on tax and federalism reform is far from done’, said Dr Goldie. ‘Federal, state and territory governments have agreed to consider changes along these lines. ‘Before this is taken any further, the public are entitled to know that the tax reform package will deliver the following: 1. Guaranteed and sufficient revenue to ensure access to quality services, with tied grants remaining in place (tied grants provide at least some guarantee of access to services for people across Australia); 2. An overall package that is not based on a regressive switch from income tax to consumption taxes including the GST (which shifts taxation from high income earners to low income earners without providing any guarantee that essential services will be available to those who need them); and 3. Tax reform that effectively tackles continuing tax shelters including capital gains, negative gearing and superannuation, and enables states and territories to shift from economically harmful taxes such as stamp duties towards more efficient tax bases such as broad-based land and payroll taxes.’

Research finds the obese can’t switch off from food: UWA A recent study has revealed what many healthcare professionals have long suspected: that obese individuals have a specific difficulty in directing their own attention away from unhealthy foods, when compared with the rest of the population. The research collaboration from the University of Western Australia and the Australian National University in Canberra comes as obesity rates in Australia continue to rise with far-reaching health and economic implications. Dr Jason Bell of UWA’s School of Psychology said the research found the cognitive difficulty was specific for food, making the findings particularly interesting from a psychological perspective. ‘We found that when the displayed images were not of food, such as chips or chocolate for example, but were instead of, say, kittens, then obese individuals behave the same as normal-weight people and were able to look away,’ Dr Bell said.

‘The research suggests that biases in basic cognitive processes are likely to be important factors in the development and maintenance of obesity. ‘The team is now planning to develop computerised training paradigms to reduce or eliminate these biases. Training like this could complement existing therapies and offer significant hope for improved outcomes in obesity treatment.’ Latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that more than 60 per cent of adult Australians and 25 per cent of children are overweight or obese. ‘Obesity is linked to poorer health, reduced life expectancy, and an increase in the onset and severity of a range of major diseases,’ Dr Bell said. ‘Getting to the heart of what drives it and finding ways to mitigate it are incredibly important to us as a nation.’ The study was published in the research journal PLOS ONE, an open-access research journal that allows scientific articles to be freely accessed.

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Ben’s all for all abilities football Next year the Suffolk Park Football Club will be kicking off an exciting new program, the Northern Rivers All Abilities Football Program. Headed up by Australian National Paralympic Football Team, Pararoos’ Ben Roche, the program is an opportunity for people of all abilities to come and have a kick. Ben Roche started playing football at a very early age, despite his right side being affected by cerebral palsy. He faced many challenges as a young footballer, with many hours spent on the bench, and moving from club to club in order to find one that would support his development in the game. These challenges didn’t deter him from the game, and Ben is now the only Victorian representative in the Pararoos – the Australian National Paralympic Football Team. Ben has now been playing football at a national level for nearly 15 years, and hopes to play for many more. He has become a voice for footballers with disabilities, and invests his time in mentoring many young athletes, and support-

With a career highlight of scoring 9 goals in the 2011 World Cup in Holland, Ben Roche received his first invitation to join the Pararoos at the age of 12 years. He went on to represent Australia for the first time at the 2005 Cerebral Palsy World Games in Connecticut, and co-founded the Victorian Paralympic Football Program, which now supports more than 30 footballers with disabilities. His All Abilities Football Program has now come to Suffolk Park.

ing the development of inclusive programs, including the Northern Rivers All Abilities Football Program. The program aims to provide a welcoming environment for anyone with a disability who wants to be active and surrounded by fellow football fans. Whether it’s for fun, therapy or you want a

career in paralympic football, this program is for you. Run by Benny Roche from the Australian Paralympic football team (Pararoos) and an incredible group of volunteers, the sessions will focus on core skills involved and will help players progress. Having set up programs across Australia and compet-

ed across the world, Benny has a huge passion and drive for helping individuals achieve what they set their minds to. Football is for everyone and everyone’s welcome. For more info email aaafootball@hotmail.com or see the Suffolk Park Football Club via Facebook (Suffolk Park FC).

Country Cup secured for Far North Coast Branch After two days of intense competition at the 2015 Interbranch Carnival at Cape Hawke, Forster, the Far North Coast’s best surf athletes could afford to relax. They had after all just secured the country cup for a third year straight. While Sydney Northern Beaches claimed overall honours defending the title they regained last year ahead of Sydney and Central Coast, the Far North Coast Branch continues to narrow the gap over their metropolitan rivals finishing a highly credible fifth. Although his focus is more on his blossoming coaching career these days, veteran open competitor Scott McCartney still enjoys having a hit-out at Interbranch. ‘The reason I’m still going around is to mainly keep the culture in the sport and if I can help the younger athletes with their racing then that’s what I’m here for,’ said McCartney. ‘We have a good team and we have a lot of support from the management group as well.’ McCartney said that the great unknown this year were the changes to the competition format and that the ‘wildcard’ system where competitors earned double points

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Exercise for breast cancer survivors Being diagnosed with breast cancer can change your life in a moment. The YWCA NSW after breast cancer exercise program Encore helps women stay well after experiencing this adversity. While each program has a strong focus on specifically targeted exercise, the sessions also include information sharing through guest speakers and links into local community services and resources, as well as enabling participants to meet others who have had similar experiences. In the last year alone, YWCA NSW’s Encore program has worked with more than 500 women throughout New South Wales. Encore program coordinator Alison Todd has seen the positive influence the program has on its participants. ‘The program really can change lives’, says Alison. ‘There are a number of groups of women who still regularly catch up years after being involved in the program. Many life-long friendships have been formed through Encore, and, without the program, their paths may never have crossed.’ Women who have experienced breast cancer at any time in their lives are being invited to register now for the free after breast cancer exer-

cise program, Encore, which is running in Lismore February 1 till March 21. ‘Exercise is one of the ways of supporting the body to recover after cancer treatment and it’s also a good way of keeping spirits up’, says NSW program manager Kate Guthrey. ‘Encore not only offers women the proven benefits of exercise, but it also allows them the opportunity to connect with others who share a similar experience and speak without judgment. Understanding that there are others with similar thoughts and feelings has been shown to be very therapeutic and an important part of recovery.’ The Encore program runs for eight weeks, can be tailored to all fitness levels (from the fit to those with inhibited movement) and abilities, and incorporates land and hydrotherapy exercises. The YWCA NSW Encore Program will run weekly in Lismore on Mondays 5.30pm –7.30pm from February 1 till March 21. Participation is free. Register by calling 02 9285 6264 (Sydney) or 1800 305 150 or emailing encore@ ywcansw.com.au. As medical clearance is required, it’s important to register as soon as possible in order to secure a place. Classes are small and intimate, so places fill up quickly.

Young fishers invited to Bruns competition

Byron Bay’s Ela Heiniger is the captain of the NSW youth interstate team. Photo Stephen Chu

for one nominated event per branch turned up some interesting strategies. Branch Beach coach Adam Mills was pleased with the performance of his charges on the sand, believing it will give them confidence ahead of February’s Championships. ‘We’ve got some really good results,’ he said. ‘There has been a mix of firsts and seconds and also very consistent thirds and fourths on the beach while we’ve had some surprise results in the water, which is great to see.’ Under-17 competitor Josh Quinn (Cudgen-Headland

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SLSC) said the spirit in the team made for an enjoyable championship. ‘The team events on the final day make Interbranch much more exciting with the team spirit at a high throughout the whole day,’ said Quinn. ‘Being the best country team is always a goal of ours coming into this weekend and I think that’s three years in a row now so we’re very happy.’ Following the conclusion of the carnival there was more joy for two Far North Coast athletes. Byron Bay’s Ela Heiniger was named captain of the NSW youth interstate

team, while clubmate Jy Timperley was named in the male youth team. Both athletes will go into camp with the state side next month before contesting the 2016 Interstate Titles to be held in Victoria. 2015 Interbranch Championships Final Pointscore Sydney Northern Beaches – 1242 Sydney – 1172 Central Coast – 1106 Hunter – 1014 Far North Coast – 884 Illawarra – 809 North Coast – 626 South Coast – 595 Mid North Coast – 526 Far South Coast – 438 Lower North Coast – 191.

The Brunswick Mullumbimby Lions Club, in conjunction with the Brunswick Heads Woodchop Festival, will host the third annual Junior Fishing Competition on Sunday 10 January 2016, which is the first weekend of the festival. All boys and girls are invited to join in the competition with a sign-in from 6am till 10am at the Housie Shed in Banner Park, Brunswick Heads. The competition starts

at 6am and finishes at 1pm with the weigh-in from 1 till 1.30pm and the presentation at 2pm. Age division are 3–6 years, 7–11 years, and 12–16 years, with prizes for flathead, whiting, bream and the biggest fish. Everyone is invited to start the day with a pancake brekky at 6am and finish with a Lions barbecue lunch. Entry fee to compte is $5 per child and the fun is free.

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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.

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ing Church Hall in Fingal St, Brunswick Heads, from noon on 25 December. Alcoholfree area, plum pudding, custard, ice-cream, juices and hot drinks will be provided, but the main meal will be for each person to bring food to share with each other, if able. Contact Robin 6685 1487 for further information.

Op shop Uniting Church Op Shop meditation 12–1pm, Wednesday and Thursday. All levels welcome – www. yogapeace.com.au.

Landcare

The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–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.

Library fun

Respite Service

Museums

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.

Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum at corner of Myocum & Stuart Sts Mullumbimby open every 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 Sts, Bangalow. Volunteers sought – please contact the museum 6687 2183.

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 and professional coaching. Ph Mike 6684 6281.

Bridge club 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.

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 – 4th Saturday of each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Katie 0417 798 726 or qld@shenpenaustralia. org for more info. One-hour guided

Community Centre each week. More info: easwain@bigpond.com.

Heads RSL Hall. Visit Hide The Potato on Facebook or call Court 6685 0072. Next bushdance October 25.

Seniors Groove

Quota Club

Craft group

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. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia

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.

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

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Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly on the Gold Coast. Elaine 5580 8215.

Mullumbimby Community Market corner of Stuart and Myocum Streets Saturday 19 December 8am–2pm. New hippy display Back to the Garden, grand opening 11am. Dave Jonson playing live. Please no dogs.

Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA invites women of all ages to join us for craft and friendship on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 2pm or the 2nd Monday of every month 5-7pm. Phone Di 0412 376 034 for further info.

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

#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.

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre and Dynasty Music present Cuppa Tea Choir directed by Janet Swain on Tuesday mornings at the Neighbourhood Centre, 55 Dalley St, Mullum from 10.30am.

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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.

Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and preschool children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.

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Dalley St Mullumbimby – last day of trading Saturday 19 December. Reopens Saturday 23 January 8am till noon.

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.

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

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

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. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am-2pm.

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

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 visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Bushdancing Live music from Hide The Potato with dance caller, last Sunday of every month 2.30–4.30pm at Brunswick

Byron Youth Service free workshop for young people – learn how to rap and create your own hip-hop songs with Melbourne hip-hop crew Esscay, Saturday 19 December 2–4pm at the Suffolk Park

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

Liberation Larder Volunteers needed for new dinner service every Mon from 4.45 - 6.45pm. The charity collects, cooks and distributes nutritious food to over 550 people per week in the Byron Shire. Please contact Helen Hamilton on 0439 409 655 or visit www.liberationlarder.org. au or our Facebook page.

Byron Flea Fun community market held at the YAC (Gilmore Crescent) on the second Saturday of the month 8am–1pm. Secondhand, antiques, vintage clothes.

Nature Walk A two hour walk with Eugene around the Brunswick river talking about the flora and fauna of the area, identifying edible plants of our region, 9.30 sharp every Thursday morning leaving from the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood centre. Must wear closed shoes, hat, sun/insect screen

ManTime Calling all fellas who as a boy or man went on a Pathways, Making Men or Men2B Rite of Passage camp: weekly Monday night men’s group 7–9.30pm at the CWA Hall Mullum. Email mantime.mullum@gmail.com or call Karim 0403 755 192.

Town Choir Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir meets weekly at the Timber Slab factory, Jubilee Ave, Thursdays at 6.30pm. Newcomers welcome.

Gnosis Introductory classes into the Gnostic Mysteries on every Monday night in Byron. Phone 0412 020 234.

Al-Anon Al-Anon Family Groups met weekly at Bangalow Fridays 2pm. 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia

Carers Community Group Presented by Womens Health Forum 2nd Thursday of each month 1-2.30pm Ewingsdale Hall. Info: Yasmin 0437 886 424, whfcareresgroup@gmail.com.

Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership through our community-run course. Meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Satisha 0402 134 390 for more info. Please note: This section is intended for non-profit community groups.

Community Hall. Free CD for advance bookings, call Lotte 0490 026 840 or just come on the day!

Alaska, Stu Harcourt and Dave Johnson. Please leave dogs at home.

Free moon viewing

The Food Box will be closed on 31 December only.

Food Box

Would you like a free closeup look at the craters on the moon through a large telescope? Join Marie and Philip at Brunswick Heads on Friday 18 December at The Terrace, close to the road bridge, from about 7pm. Details 0413 779 223.

Byron Market The Byron Market is on Sunday 20 December at the Butler St Reserve 8am–3pm. Be entertained by Sunny

A Meeting for Being Being and Inquiry into Freedom, Sunday 20 Dec, 12.30–2pm, Cook Pioneer Hall, Mullumbimby.

Meditation Soul conscious meditation classes. Free community service. Russell 0405 519 693.

Lone Goat Gallery Daniel Hend until 23 Dec – Wormholes.

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1. Lincoln holds the line with wealthy dwarf king (8) 5. Myself and son follow that woman – a celestial messenger! (6) 10. Unite mob, displaced, back in one defeat – a dictator! (6,9) 11. Frighten the maiden – she can get the blues (7) 12. Foolish dictator with nothing, just a twitch (7) 13. For the farmer, Fairweather comes after the city of the Taj, right? (8) 15. Doctor taken in drink; proceed casually (5) 18. A puppet hit! (5) 20. Pollywogs get north and south after a little bit (8) 23. Orderly Grundy leads the French in the old city (7) 25. Idiot grasps the magnitude of the old courts (7) 26. Produced a dictator, haven’t I? (4,3,8) 27. Holds a thousand files (6) 28. Tweed bar makes a comfortable resting place for the night (8)

1. Dwarf king; ruler of the Nibelungs (8) 5. Messenger of the Greek gods (6) 10. Italian dictator, founder of fascism (6,9) 11. Female ranch hand (7) 12. Stupid, asinine (7) 13. Dealing with agricultural issues, especially land (8) 15. Stroll, walk without a clear destination (5) 18. Hit, strike with fist (5) 20. The larvae of frogs (8) 23. Even, well-ordered (7) 25. Criminal courts of the Middle Ages (7) 26. Tyrannical Russian czar (4,3,8) 27. Grips, holds firmly (6) 28. Sleeping place cushioned with liquid (8)

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1. Office of monastic head (6) 2. Popular or fashionable cause which people wish to join (4,5) 3. Pine-flavoured Greek wine (7) 4. Bactrian or dromedary (5) 6. Literature or art dealing with sexual DOWN love (7) 1. Office of monastic head? Sounds 7. Wet, damp (5) rather like Aunty! (6) 8. Units of needlework (8) 2. Ring the vehicle – people want to 9. Allotted, attributed (8) jump on it! (4,5) 3. This drink is unfortunately nastier (7) 14. The world wide web (8) 16. The devil, Lucifer (9) 4. Strange looking beast arrived and 17. Playing the game, fair and decent (8) left (5) 19. The peak of an elevation in the 6. Insert a tenor in Beethoven’s third landscape (7) symphony – turn it blue! (7) 7. Chinese communist drops an article 21. Watch, notice (7) – how wet (5) 22. Climb, go up (6) 8. The road has its irritations, but when 24. West African republic (5) we’re in them, we’re laughing (8) Last week’s solution N102 9. Attributed, like autographed (8) S A L V A T I O N A R M Y 14. Imprison the alien – it’s a universal T I B M E E E protocol (8) E V E N S I M M E R D O W N 16. Confused two notes with unknown I E T E D C bubble – what the devil?(9) I N K S T A I N S H A B B Y C I S R L 17. Wearing, but still very decent (8) M E R G A N S E R S P A U L 19. H, at the peak (7) N R E C E E 21. See the Russian river – a portion, S T Y E R O U G H S T U F F anyway (7) D N N N I D E T A I L C L A R I O N S 22. Move up, while a hundred die (6) D I O U M T 24. Australian train a West African M E D I A B L I T Z P L U G republic (5) T E R L E E N 25. Tina’s performance venue (5) C A R E A U S T R A L I A

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Backlash Don’t forget Byron Community Centre’s free feast called Breaking Bread – and no, there is no yeast lab involved – coming up this Saturday in Byron’s Railway Park, 11am– 1.3opm. BYO knife, fork, plate and blanket to sit on and enjoy the donated food and afterwards the Elderbeats and Byron Community Choir performing their end-of-year concert at the Centre at 2 pm. If you want to help out in any number of ways email volunteers@byroncentre.com.au or call Paul Spooner on 0434 771 510. Q Q Q Q

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Wildlife rescue-and-recovery group WIRES explains why it is not good for your pets to chase native fauna: ‘Macropods (kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons) cannot handle stressful situations. When pets chase a wallaby for sport, the animal may escape but will develop stress myopathy, an irreversible, always fatal condition with no known treatment. Stress myopathy is a gradual breakdown of muscle tissue over a two-week period, causing increasing physical weakness until the animal is dragging itself around – a horrible way to die. Please use a lead if you exercise your dog in areas where macropods live. Contain all pets especially from dusk through dawn when many native wildlife are out and about. It will keep your beloved pets safer, too.’ If you spot wildlife in trouble, call WIRES on 6628 1898, 24/7. Q Q Q Q

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The term sharing economy has been named Australia’s 2015 word of the year. At least according to the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) – and let’s not quibble over the fact it’s two words.

It seems only fitting that just as the Paris climate deal is announced (see page 23 for background) the kids at Main Arm Upper Public School have won the group prize in the student category of the Nudge by Mirvac Sustainable Film Competition with their song Listen To My Warning. The music clip is a collaboration between the children and local musician/songwriter Steve Berry, who guided them in composing their own song, and the ubiquitous filmmaker Sharon Shostak. Steve shows that he can act, too. You can watch the clip at http://bit.ly/climatenudge.

In the press release it is also described as a verb, which is a bit strange as it sounds a lot like a noun to us: ‘an economic system based on sharing of access to goods, resources, and services, typically by means of the internet.’ Perhaps the ANDC needs a good liedown, because the word lawfare (thelawfareproject.org) seems to us the only worthy contender on its shortlist. And why isn’t ebook allowed in the Word Chums digital game? Slightly more hip than the ANDC, Merriam-Webster offers pestitarian (noun): a person whose dietary restrictions are annoying to others. Sprinkle chia seeds on my kombucha smoothie, will you?

light by exploding stars’ affect our thundery weather – find out more at http://bit.ly/abclightn. (Not that increased

knowledge will bring much solace to those locals whose computers have been fried by the phenomenon.)

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