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Sunrise residents are leading the local charge to regain internet access when their neighbourhood becomes a dead spot after local provider Linknet closes on January 31. The federal government has left Linknet without compensation after NBN Co took over local services. Unfortunately the NBN service does not cover all local residential and business customers. Spokesperson for the Sunrise Residents Group Robyn Wilcox said the loss of internet service to the area has terrible implications for children still at school, for home businesses and activities such as banking online. ‘It has come as a shock to many families and business people who study or work from home in Sun-

rise and other parts of Byron Shire, as well as businesses in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate, that they will have zero internet access in just over four weeks’ time’, she said.

Forced out Ms Wilcox said that for most of Sunrise there has never been ADSL. ‘We don’t have line-of-sight for fixed wireless to any of the towers on St Helena or elsewhere’, she said. ‘We can’t get 4G, cable or satellite. Our saviour was Linknet. Now they have been forced out. ‘We have watched this happen over the last couple of years, but we still hoped this day would not dawn.’ Ms Wilcox says the resident group has contacted local federal

MP Justine Elliot, who has written to the minister for communications. ‘We have contacted the telecommunications ombudsman. ‘We have contacted Telstra, Optus, TPG, Vodafone, World Without Wires, Advatel, Virtel and NBN Co. Everyone would like to help, but no-one can. ‘We have contacted the minister for communications a number of times with no response, and the prime minister’s office.’ ‘The good news, says the NBN Co, is that we will have fibre to the node perhaps by April 2017.’ Ms Wilcox says that new Elements resort has solved the problem with their own pole. ‘They have had a pole put up by Advatel of Lismore, continued on page 9

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New rules mean trouble for koalas, say activists

North coast environment groups and the National Parks Association of NSW are calling on the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to abandon their plans to overhaul logging regulations, which will dilute protections for koalas. Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (IFOAs) are the rules that regulate logging in NSW. The EPA is currently writing new IFOAs which are due for public consultation in early 2016. Documents acquired by environment groups and the Environmental Defenders Office under freedom of information laws show that the new rules will spell more trouble for already beleaguered koala populations. The new IFOAs seek to replace on-ground surveys with habitat models to streamline pre-logging koala surveys. Models use expected predictors of koala occurrence such as plant community types and presence of feed trees to predict where

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koalas should be. The groups say this will not work. Dr Oisín Sweeney, science officer with the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA), said, ‘The experts who reviewed the EPA’s models found that they can’t predict the occurrence of koalas because they don’t take into account either the social nature of koalas or past disturbance. ‘Basically koalas, like humans, like to stay close to their families. These social ties mean that habitat is not the sole driver of koala occurrence. The models don’t consider past disturbance either: intensive logging and fires leave a legacy that affects whether koalas will use an area. ‘Perhaps the most shocking thing in the documents was the revelation that, despite almost ten decades of logging taking place in NSW, there continued on page 3

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Inadequate signs, or lack of them, along the newly opened Tintenbar to Ewingsdale section of the Pacific Highway have been blamed for confusing motorists heading to hinterland villages. Most of the 17-kilometre, $862 million freeway was opened last Friday and traffic buildup for the peak holiday season has caused gridlock at the unopened Ewingsdale section, the Byron Bay turnnoff.

Opening the freeway before all the planned signs have been installed has angered Tony Gilding, owner of the popular tourist attraction Macadamia Castle at Knockrow, between Byron Bay and Ballina. Mr Gilding says he’s having an ‘ongoing battle’ with the Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) for ‘opening the freeway before all signage put in place’ and that even his staff ‘couldn’t find us’. ‘We are suffering and have had to let staff go,’ he told Echonetdaily.

Trouble for koalas continued from page 1 has never been a study conducted to analyse the impact of logging on koalas. ‘It is extraordinary that despite huge documented declines in koala populations across the NSW coast, the EPA would consider weakening logging regulations without knowing what the current ones do.’ North Coast Environment Council spokesperson Susie Russell, said, ‘The EPA is playing fast and loose with the future of Australia’s favourite animal. ‘Then they make every ef-

fort to hide how bad the new methods are and force us to jump through legal hoops and pay hundreds of dollars to see the expert opinions. ‘The EPA needs to abandon this approach now. This is pretending to look for koalas, not looking for koalas. ‘And we know from past experience in Royal Camp that if you don’t look you don’t find and if you don’t find you don’t protect. ‘The modelling approach doesn’t work. There is no substitute for getting out of the office and looking for koalas in the forests.’

‘The RMS gave us absolute assurances that it would all be in place before the opening but we’ve had lots of people missing us because they can’t see where to turn off.

Trade lost ‘We’ve seen a dramatic fall in trade as a result; we’re collateral damage in all this. I’ve had to cut back on some staff hours to compensate as a result.’ Mr Gilding says he’s been on the phone with RMS managers but was told nothing could be done. He said that most of the recommendations made two years ago by the project reference group he was a member of, which would have avoided the current problem, were ‘chucked in the bin’.

An RMS spokesperson said on Tuesday, ‘Roads and Maritime Services is continuing to work with the owners of the Macadamia Castle as work nears completion… The permanent signage plan will be put in place in stages as work is completed. ‘Currently, all available electronic message signs have been installed at intersections along the upgrade to ensure motorists are well informed of changed traffic conditions. ‘As work is still underway at the Ewingsdale and Ross Lane interchanges, installing all permanent signage is not practical with traffic conditions changing as work continues.’

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Local News Mullum museum honours Freaky end to performance year alternative settlers The new permanent exhibition at the BVHS Mullumbimby Museum is called ‘Back to the Garden – Alternative Lifestyles in the Rainbow Region’. The exhibition covers a period from the late sixties through the early seventies on the new wave of people coming to the area seeking alternatives to mainstream culture. Topics such as shelter, energy and the ongoing protection actions in the region are covered. ‘From never-beforeseen photographs to hilarious newspaper articles, this exhibition will inform some

people of many aspects of the movement they may not be aware of and remind others of the times they had,’ says the society. ‘It illustrates that many of today’s mainstream healing modalities and peace initiatives come from the very generous and caring people of this generational movement.’ From Friday January 8 the museum on the corner of Stuart and Myocum Streets in Mullumbimby will be open Monday–Friday, 10am– midday. See more at mullumbimbymuseum.org.au.

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The Magic Bus is a local iconic transporter which has now become a part of the Byron Shire landscape. The doubledecker will see its sister act born next month when a hop-on-hop-off tour service is launched in Byron Bay. The new tour bus is an open-top red double-decker bus, restored to its former beauty. The bus tour, run by the same local family who

run the psychedelic Magic Bus charter service, is a onehour circuit of Byron Bay’s most scenic attractions that lets passengers hop off and back on at a later stage, to enjoy the Bay’s walks, beaches and lookouts, before finishing off the circuit. The tours begin next Tuesday January 5. For more in formation visit www.byronbaysightseeing.com.au.

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Local News Flyboard gets local air Sea Shepherd, NSW Fisheries at loggerheads

Newest local adventure sport is Fly Board Byron at the Island Quarry. Liam Alrich, pictured, and his wife Kelly have been fly boarding for two and a half years. Liam says it’s ‘a bit like a cross between snowboarding and skating, only you’re 20 feet in the air.’ Both are exhibition water-skiers, most recently working at Seaworld. For more check their Facebook page or ring 0456 105 484. Photo Jeff Dawson

Council urges pool safety

Byron Shire Council is urging parents and carers to actively supervise their children when in the water. Council’s development assessment and certification manager Wayne Bertram said child supervision and checking the pool gate, fences and nearby vegetation were key tasks for pool owners. With the warm weather, pool owners are also urged to do regular pool inspection

and ensure it is safe. ‘Keep the maintenance up on pool gates, remove unused pool toys and cut away vegetation that has grown close to the fence,’ Mr Bertram said. ‘Ensuring the gate is selfclosing, the temptations of toys are removed and young children are supervised near pools should be priorities throughout the year.’ See also www.swimmingpoolregister.nsw.gov.au.

Three Sea Shepherd crew members working on the Apex Harmony shark campaign were questioned by police last week regarding their activities. The group claims the questioning came about ‘as a result of New South Wales fisheries making a false accusation, based on no evidence at all, that the Sea Shepherd crew had de-baited the smart drum lines in Ballina and Byron Bay’. National shark campaign coordinator Natalie Banks said the accusation is completely false and that Sea Shepherd has had a long history of bringing transparency to programs that affect marine life. ‘To falsely accuse our crew of de-baiting the smart drum line hooks is not only an in-

Local Sea Shepherd crew, from left marine scientist Jann Gilbert, shark-bite survivor Kylie Maguire and school teacher Jonathan Clark.

timidation technique, but is almost satirical when you consider that the crew onboard our RHIB today consisted of a respected marine scientist, a shark-bite survi-

vor and a school teacher,’ Ms Banks said. The conflict follows on from Sea Shepherd’s concern that boaties are at risk owing to ‘the lack of information

from the NSW government regarding the placement of listening stations and smart drum lines in Ballina and Byron Bay. ‘Without a notice to mariners regarding the location of these new technologies, boaties run the risk of running into and over smart drum lines during rough conditions and poor lighting.’ Sea Shepherd has previously called on the government to be more transparent regarding the deployment of smart drum lines, but says it has not heard from the Department of Primary Industries. For more information about the Apex Harmony campaign, visit www. seashepherd.org.au/apexharmony.

Strong support for marine sanctuaries: NCC The vast majority of the 330 public submissions from Ballina and Byron residents to the NSW government’s review of marine sanctuaries support restoring full environmental protections to these areas, according to the NSW Nature Conservation Council.

‘The overwhelming local support was reflected in over 7000 submissions statewide and we estimate over 95 per cent of submissions were supportive of restoring our marine sanctuaries,’ NCC’s marine campaigner Justin Field said. ‘People clearly understand

that marine sanctuaries are essential for protecting marine life and the coastal lifestyles that make NSW such a great place to live.’ The submissions were in response to the Baird government’s proposal to permanently revoke sanctuary protections at ten beaches and

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Toad venom on filmmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu Local filmmaker and psychonaught Dean Jefferys is now raising funds for his film about a psychedelic toad, a relative of the notorious cane toad. Jefferys is perhaps best known for his 2000 film Shamans of the Amazon and his activist work for protecting whales. Jefferys describes his new film The God Molecule and the Shamanic Toad as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a personal journey into the mysterious shamanic and microscopic world of the most powerful entheogenic molecule known to man, 5-MeO-DMT or â&#x20AC;&#x153;The God Moleculeâ&#x20AC;? as many are now calling it. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Unlike its cousin N,N

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group, including the filmmaker Dean Jefferys, as they travel around Central and South America to experience 5-MeO-DMT rituals with toad medicine shaman Dr

Octavio Retig andÂ the Piaroa and the Secoya tribes who â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;have an ancient culture of using 5-MeO-DMTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The Periwa Indians use the 5-MeO-DMT in their snuff and the Secoya add leaves containing 5-MeO-DMT to their ayahuasca brew. Jefferys plans to film Dr Rettig in ritual with the initiates and then later hear from them of their experience. In January 2016 Dr Rettig will travel to the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela to experience the 5-MeO-DMT Yopo snuff ritual and share the toad medicine and stories with a Piaroa Yopo shaman. Those interested in the film can see more at www. thegodmoleculemovie.com.

Govtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sloth splurgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; draws Greens fire Greens NSW MP and drugs and harm minimisation spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has applied under the Government Information (Public Access) Act for the full costs of the panned Stoner Sloth campaign, including amounts paid to contractors and the government resources allocated. The NSW

Department of Premier and Cabinet employed Saatchi & Saatchi for video production for the campaign. Dr Faruqi said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Anyone could tell you that this ludicrous and juvenile campaign has no educational value and is symptomatic of the NSW governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdated approach to drugs. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What we actually need is to have a grownup conversation that advises people of the risks of drug use so they can make informed decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The government has so far refused to release the costing of the campaign, so I have applied under freedom of information laws to reveal just how much taxpayers were slugged for this thought bubble. The community would be much better off if public money were used for proven harm-reduction strategies.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the National Cannabis Prevention and In-

formation Centre will ask the NSW Premierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department to retract its claim that the centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research lay behind its #stonersloth anti-marijuana social media campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The campaign, which depicts a stoned sloth failing in class and messing up at the dinner table, is being mercilessly ridiculed by social media users,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Herald reports. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Many are predicting that, because sloths are cool among young people, the campaignÂ character may be perceived as more loveable than pitiable and it will have

the opposite effect of steering young people away from marijuana.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Responses on Facebook to the campaign include â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Smoke weed, become one of the most adorable animals in the world. Where do I get some weed?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;I find this extremely offensive to the Bradypus species of 3-toed sloths (but not so much to Choloepus of the family Megalonychidae 2-toed sloths as everybody knows they all do huge amounts of crack)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. See the campaign at www. stonersloth.com.au.

Bruns Community Centre solar paid off In 2010, Byron Shire Council installed a 5kW solar PV system at the Brunswick Valley Community Centre located on South Beach Road, Brunswick Heads. Seed funding of $23,000 for the system was provided via Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Revolving Energy Fund. It is the first Council building to get solar, and 2015 marks the completion of payback for the initial capital for the system with part of the energy savings now returning to the fund to help it grow and enable other community and Council projects to be implemented. 8 December 30, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

Byron Shire Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sustainability officer Sandi Middleton said the Revolving Energy Fund model allows the savings generated by energy-reducing technologies such as solar power, solar hot water systems, insulation and efficient lighting to be re-invested in other energy-saving projects around the Shire. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Over at the Brunswick Valley Community Centre the 5kW solar system continues to provide up to 25 percent of the centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current energy use, saving the centre approximately $4,800 a year, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Plus it eliminates 7.25

tonnes of greenhouse gas annually. This equates to removing ten cars from the road permanently or planting 430 trees every year. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The aim of the revolving energy fund is for the accumulative effect of the energy savings to fund numerous projects throughout the Shire. What we save in one project will be used to fund the next energy saving project.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ms Middleton also congratulated the Brunswick Valley Community Centre Section 355 Committee working with Council for this great result.

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Help keep the Sprung!! dream alive Alex McAuley

Human beings are complex creatures; every second of every day there are thousands of chemical reactions at work to keep our bodies and minds functioning. These reactions can be explained quite accurately by scientists; what is more surprising is the less tangible needs of our souls. Despite unimaginable adversity, people seek beauty in music, discussion, art, theatre and dance. So this tells me that in order to be truly complete as human beings, we need nourishment for the body: water, food, warmth, sleep; and nourishment for the soul: art. These basic human requirements give our lives meaning and are common to us all regardless of age, sex, race, religion, ability and disability. Which brings me to the story of Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Inc, a theatre company that embraces diversity while striving for artistic development and personal achievement. The concept is simple yet inspiring; the execution is passionate and professional; the collaboration is inclusive and respectful. My son Max has been a principal performer with Sprung!! since its inception. From his childhood, Max has loved to dance, and when I saw an announcement in the

Max McAuley performing with an image of his father John McAuley in the background. See more at www.sprung.me.

paper for an integrated dance program in the school holidays I seized the opportunity. You see, Max has Down syndrome, and that means that, despite his talent and enthusiasm, opportunities like this are rare. In other words, his rations of soul food have been scarce. So Max joined the fledgling company, and it became apparent very quickly that this was a well-organised, ambitious and professional company that had a clear goal in mind: accessible art and inclusive practice. Over the years, Sprung!! has grown into something incredibly special. For Max, it’s not just about dance; it’s also about belonging to something big and important: the

productions are highly professional; the music heartbreakingly beautiful, and the dancing is spellbinding. So, for Max, and his Sprung!! contemporaries, this company has been a second family for the past few years. They feel safe, respected and valued, and at the same time their abilities are being challenged so they can achieve to the best of their potential. I have been lucky enough to see every performance this company has produced. I’ve seen audiences moved to tears, and I’ve watched every member of the company improve exponentially. And now, despite the endless good will and hard work of the volunteers, Sprung!!’s future is in

jeopardy. Owing to unilateral cuts in federal funding of the arts, Sprung!! has lost a large chunk of its funding for 2016, leaving us in a very vulnerable position. Before news came through of the catastrophic arts funding cuts, Sprung!! had an ambitious and exciting program planned for next year: Four Dreams. This multimedia work gives the four principal dancers with Sprung!! (including Max) the artistic freedom to share their dreams for the future. To leave these four stories untold is unthinkable. And for Max and the other dancers, it would leave an unfillable hole in their lives. We have just launched a new fundraising campaign through the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) to make up some of this shortfall. To learn more about this initiative please visit https://australianculturalfund.org.au/ projects/four-dreams. This is a big first step in our efforts to keep Sprung!! afloat, but we are still a long way from home. So now we are calling on all lovers of the arts, all supporters of social equity, and everyone who understands the hunger of the human soul for ideas and support. For more information, please visit www.sprung.me. You can contact us through the website with your thoughts.

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order to get internet.’ Ms Wilcox said this is heartening news, so long as Council agrees. ‘I had an email from Jane Laverty from Council late Christmas Eve asking for a list of affected customers as “troops were rallying”. I hope this is a solution, as we are out of options otherwise – up to six years without internet for businesses and families is inconceivable, despite the minister for communications believing otherwise.’ The Sunrise Residents’ Group is compiling a list of those affected by Linknet’s closure, as well as of those households that rely on USB stick modems (dongles) or use their mobile phone as a hotspot because there is no alternative. ‘Anyone interested in being kept informed of any possible solutions is requested to send an email (while they still can and while I can still receive emails) including name, street address

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Media fixations I am happy to report that Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber failed to make the list of the top ten mentioned issues in the Australian media for 2015. That is very reassuring given the potential of social media fixations to drive the news these days. Not even cats falling off kitchen counters got a rating. According to the ‘media intelligence’ group iSentia (isentia. com), Syria and Iraq topped the list, and terrorism would have been included in that ranking, with radio at 203,709 mentions being the most obsessed medium with that issue. Climate change came fifth on the list, with domestic violence next. It says a good deal about the Australian psyche that the Cricket World Cup was above them in fourth place. Interestingly, the press mentioned climate change the most, while radio, television and the internet went for Syria and Iraq. How obsessed with the so-called Middle East we are when Indonesia is burning forests and oppressing Papuans in our neighbourhood and the Chinese tiger is waking from its slumber. Social media is a battle for marketing prominence, its influence spilling over into the other media. It may not be possible to find out what is really ‘trending’ online as the content providers shape your exposure to trends to suit their marketing needs. It boils back down to us as trend-seeking individuals asserting what we think is important for the health of the planet – which may not include the current economic fixations, see page 12 – with a few kittens and unicycling pandas thrown in for light relief. Otherwise, to paraphrase Neil Postman, we will have amused ourselves to death as a species. Michael McDonald

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alcolm Turnbull was working this Christmas, at the Wayside Chapel lunch among other places, which was both personally worthy and newsworthy. But we hope he also had a few moments of his own, with the truffles Bill Shorten predicted, because however merry his Christmas may have been, his advent was pretty underwhelming. The big moments of December just did not capture the imagination as they were meant to. His much-heralded Innovation Statement was big on sizzle but a bit short of a sausage or two, and was also crippled by not-so-friendly fire from Mal Brough and Ian Macfarlane. The Paris climate summit also a had a pie-in-the-sky feel about it: the activists thought it was an agreement but not a solution, while the sceptics derided it as a waste of time and money, if not a plot to cement the United Nations as a one-world government. COAG came and went without either an agreement or a solution; Scott Morrison said he’d come back in March. And then he unveiled MYEFO, a litany of gloom and doom he was unable to dispel; there was a fair bit of spin, but not even the faintest sound of jingle bells. So our great leader, the man who has been anointed to redeem us from the toils of Tony Abbott, will have to come up with a few agile resolutions for the new year. And he could do worse than revisit an idea of his predecessor – no, not the ones the Murdoch press keeps flogging, but one of the few progressive programs of the

last couple of years: Aboriginal reconciliation. Of course Abbott did not initiate the idea: it has been around, on and off, since the last couple of centuries, and it has always been difficult, divisive and controversial. Many Indigenous Australians reject the mere concept: what do you mean re-conciliation? There was never any conciliation to begin with. But Abbott, to his credit, was determined to try and get back on track; his selfstyled title of the Prime Minister for Aboriginals did not

green. If something was to be done, it would have to be something serious; at the very least, the references of race in the body of the document would have to be abolished or amended. This was simply unacceptable to the conservatives – the real conservatives, who were interested in preserving the status quo at all costs. Real change, they insisted, would be too risky – it would produce a lawyers’ picnic, by which they meant they would fight to the death (and of course in the

For the hardliners a treaty under any name implied a form of Aboriginal sovereignty. by Mungo MacCallum deliver much in the way of tangible reform, but it could not be denied that he had a genuine sympathy with the people concerned, and developed real friendships with some of the most passionate people within the movement. His starting point was to go back to his mentor, John Howard, who wanted to revise the preamble to the Australian Constitution, a task in which, as so often, he failed dismally. Abbott wanted at least an acknowledgment of the previous occupation of those who had been around for some 60,000 years. But it quickly became apparent that not was not going to be sufficient. What was the point of changing the Constitution to admit the bleeding obvious? You might as well run a referendum to assert that the sky was blue and the grass was

Dear Man, You are the active pole on earth and needed like the sun – shining with honest care, in love, on to a woman. She is like the earth – she receives, she gives, she knows. We are this beautiful life. In this self-made world man learned to show off, it is easy for you but are you brave enough to stand up for love? Be true – be simple and give your honest love and care and make sweetly and rightly love to her. It is a woman’s delight and need to grow with you and glow in love. It is your most fulfilling task. For this to be, you will have to give up selfish, restless sex. Be still, drop your demand, enjoy moment to moment life. Love life. Do you excite yourself with sex-thought? It overstimulates you. It makes you dishonest in love, so you just take, but you should ask and learn to give right love. We are influenced as a child... take a drug, get used to sex, be sexy, show off, be greedy, give your attention to the newest invention, get excited... nothing will be good enough for long and such greediness supports the sex business. Worldwide he manipulates young women to play sexy for him, to be his sex object and if she makes sex with such a selfish demanding ungiving man it makes her like him. Infected and made discontent, both feel dependent on stimulation, for in truth they have not made love and so they say ‘let’s have some fun with a drug...’ Hey man, give up, you can’t just take what you want, you can’t just take love! You have to give to a woman. Life’s love is her gift to you, if you have earned it. A woman today can be honest to man. If he is not honest, do not give to him, wait until he demonstrates true love. If you are honest, moment to moment and give to what is good and right, you simply feel well from the inside. With such a woman of love, you will listen to her carefully. Love is easily broken, it has to be made fresh, new, no other body belongs to you. Each of us has to stand up for love. Life felt inside is reflected in beautiful earth, universe – I belong to you. From a Woman.

courts) to prevent the outcome the activists wanted. And so, yet again, the outcome was sent to a committee, in the expectation that whatever was put the to the referendum would be so inoffensive that no rational opposition would emerge. The ambition for real reform was not always so timorous. The 1967 referendum, whose 50th anniversary Abbott hoped to emulate with his own agenda, was an overwhelming success. And soon afterwards, the movement for a formal treaty, along the lines of the New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi, began to gain ground. One of the main players was the great public servant H C (Nugget) Coombs; his idea was for a Makarrata, a settlement to give legislative force to the rights of Indigenous Australians. It grew and then subsided over the years,

the most recent manifestation in the anthemic song from Manduwuy Yunupingu in the Yothu Yindi band. But for the hardliners, a treaty under any name implied a form of Aboriginal sovereignty, which they regarded as out of the question. And there was a more practical problem: the sheer diversity of the Indigenous nations. It has been estimated that in 1788 there were 273 separate languages spoken in Australia and there are still a great many different tribes and cultures extant. To bring them together as a united voice makes the formation of the European Community a doddle in comparison. And this has also bedevilled progress towards the current negotiations. Black politics are at least as passionately debated as white politics, and even harder to assemble into anything like a coherent whole. So anything other than a pointlessly anodyne consensus looks as improbable as ever. Perhaps it is time to think laterally: Ted Egan, the former Northern Territory Administrator, bush balladist and tireless advocate for the Indigenous cause, suggests that we should scrap the whole idea of acknowledging Aboriginal Australia and instead accept an acknowledgement from them to us, the new settlers. The original inhabitants could offer a gracious welcome to the immigrants, who would be invited to accept it with similar grace. It is a wonderful, daring idea, but perhaps a little too innovative even for our agile prime minister. But if Malcolm Turnbull is yearning for excitement, I am happy to give him Ted Egan’s email.

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What a great edition of The Echo and diversity of news and opinions this week. It would be good if Jeff Harrison (Letters, December 23) realised how diversity works. That probably half of Sunrise (according to Jeff, 1000+ people) wants North Byron Beach Resort/Elements and its train, and probably half do not. I have no idea, not having done a formal survey. But Jeff ’s assertions (not based on any formal survey) that because his ‘immediate neighbours and friends from the area’ (how many is that

– 20 people?) also share his ‘positive enthusiasm for Elements and Sunrise Beach’s future’ this somehow justifies his attack on people who don’t share his enthusiasm for the multimillion-dollar resort with its proposal for a dirty old-fashioned diesel train running through our suburb. There are to be no stations in Sunrise, only one at Bayshore Drive near Elements’ venues. Residents living in the middle of Sunrise are unlikely to walk 500 metres or more to get to this station and families of four are not likely to pay $24 to get into town and back

regularly. I assume Jeff Harrison lives pretty close to this station, does not have a bike or car, and doesn’t like buses. I look forward to joining his pro-Elements group and then fighting for future polluting and environmentally destructive developments for our glorious zero-emissions, environmentally sensitive Byron Shire. Lee Cass Byron Bay

Compost dreaming In Dave Lisle’s letter (Echo, December 23) he refers to the ‘new Byron Shire Council

scheme for saving the planet’ as brilliant. Ironically brilliant, of course, because according to Dave we all compost our green waste in our own backyards. Do we? During my work in sustainability in this shire I have seen or, more to the point, smelt more dysfunctional compost heaps than I care to remember. Also, many red bins posing as accidental compost bins ready to be shipped off to landfill. Methane and nitrous oxide produced in poorly constructed and maintained compost heaps or green waste in landfill should be minimised. These gases are more potent than atmospheric carbon – this much we know. I figure Council’s decision to introduce green waste collection was a pragmatic one – organic waste needs to be kept out of landfill. Humans are often very silly indeed. We can’t blame Council for everything. Nina Bishop Mullumbimby

big impact on walkers. Much of this town is a joy to walk in. I want that not to be degraded. Perhaps it can even be improved? So let’s put our heads together, on foot of course! Imagine the fun! We could locate and advocate for logical shortcuts, identify important spots that need to remain unchanged, even develop a walkers’ policy. It’d be simple,

of course, coherent with the essential nature of walking. There is walking for pleasure and walking as transport, ie as a substitute for cars! Bikes and walkers are different beasts and should not be lumped together. Planners tend to overlook walkers, I suspect. It requires no petrol or parking. It requires little funds allocation. continued on page 13

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Climate change or system change? The real challenge turally linked to agricultural monoculture. Global marketers source food from one or two giant monocultural farms, rather than from hundreds of diversified farms. Monocultures rely on agrochemicals and mechanised equipment, and deplete the soil of its ability to sequester carbon.

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In Byron Shire we can be very proud of the various community initiatives aimed at tackling climate change. Just look at the extraordinary and inspiring Bentley campaign, or COREM (CommunityOwned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby) or the now fully subscribed Enova: we are certainly doing our bit to reduce emissions and promote a more sustainable development path. At the grassroots, both here and elsewhere, people are clamouring for change. A peaceful revolution is in the air. That’s the good news. The bad news is that our governments are increasingly indebted to global banks and corporations. Their hands are tied; democracy is dying. The recent Paris conference was supposed to be about tackling climate change, and yet the most effective steps to reduce CO2 emissions were never even discussed. Instead, delegates quibbled over piecemeal quasi-solutions while leaving the systemic root causes of the problem unchallenged.

Fundamental shift In order to limit warming to the two-degree Celsius benchmark, there will need to be a fundamental shift in the economy: away from growth-at-any-cost globalisation, towards more diversified, localised economies that serve the real needs of people and the planet. \

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Such a shift would not only substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it would bring a range of other benefits too: it would help to create more jobs; limit the power of global corporations; reverse the erosion of democracy; and reduce fundamentalism, ethnic conflict and even terrorism. And this is its great strength. Here is an opportunity to unite diverse single-issue campaigns across the social and environmental divide – to create a movement powerful enough to overthrow the de facto government of global corporations and banks. Here are five ways that globalisation leads to increased greenhouse gas emissions: 1. Globalisation promotes unnecessary transport. In the global economy, a lot of trade is ‘redundant’. This is particularly true in the global food system, where huge supermarket chains contract with commensu-

time while I would just steadily by Ian Rogers improve my position and that’s Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm how I would get them.’ Illingworth explained, ‘I had Max Illingworth has become a few training sessions with Australia’s fifth ever home-grown [Indian GM] Ganguly before the Grandmaster after a stunning tournament. This was a big help performance at the Australian for sure. I was solving tough puzMasters in Melbourne before zles to help me think like a superChristmas. Grandmaster and he gave me one After starting with six wins in very good opening suggestion. his first seven games, the 23-year‘I felt the difference in my old from Dee Why secured his games. I think it’s the first tourthird and final Grandmaster nament where for [most] rounds ‘norm’ with two rounds to spare, I was actually thinking through becoming the first local player to my decisions the way a super complete the title at home. GM would.’ Illingworth has long been Illingworth thanked his suptipped as Australia’s next port team – ‘integral to my sucGrandmaster but poor recent cess’ – and praised the organisaresults in Malaysia and the Isle tion at Melbourne Chess Club, of Man would have dented a less a venue he has in past vowed to determined player’s confidence. avoid in summer but which now ‘I’m extremely happy I man- boasts air conditioning. aged to basically reverse my Illingworth suffered the typical chess style in one month,’ said post-GM title let-down, losing in Illingworth on his return to the last round and thus allowing Sydney after the tournament. Azerbaijan IM Kanan Izzat to ‘I changed my decision making snatch first place, but he doubts process for the better. that he will have any trouble set‘Basically I was a lot more ting new goals. patient, not trying to force the ‘I don’t feel much change from position but going for more indi- attaining the GM title. I’m just as rect play. My opponent would keen to improve and remain just play forcing moves a lot of the as involved in the chess world.’

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rately large farms to supply all their stores. This is why supermarkets on the Citrus Coast of Spain carry imported lemons while local lemons rot on the ground.

Wasteful freight The US company Trident ships about 30 million pounds of fish annually to China for filleting, and then ships the fish back to the US for sale. In addition, many manufactured goods consumed in Northern countries are no longer produced regionally, but in the global South. 2. Globalisation promotes rampant consumerism. Governments worldwide are blindly promoting a model of global growth through increased consumerism. Whenever there is an economic slowdown, there are active attempts to ‘stimulate consumer spending’. Globalisation promotes

a consumer monoculture. People around the world are bombarded with media images that romanticise western consumer lifestyles, and denigrate local traditions. Millions of people are abandoning local food and clothing for McDonald’s hamburgers and designer jeans. In the process, the use of energyintensive resources is rising, along with GHG emissions. 3. Globalisation is making the food system a major climate-changer. a) Globalisation leads to redundant trade, as described above, with thousands of miles of needless transport adding to food miles and GHG emissions; b) The global food economy requires far more processing and packaging than local food systems. In the US, for example, more than onethird of the energy used by the food system is used for packaging and processing. c) Globalisation is struc-

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d) Globalisation is leading to dietary changes that exacerbate GHG emissions. Thanks to the promotion of western diets, global meat consumption is expected to double by 2050, and most of it will be raised on factory farms that are major GHG emitters: factory-farmed broiler chickens, for example, produce seven times more emissions than backyard chickens. e) The global food system destroys rainforests and other wild ecosystems. Brazil, for example, is converting large swathes of the Amazon to soybean production, while Indonesia’s rainforests are being displaced by palm oil plantations. 4. Globalisation replaces human labour with energyintensive technologies. Globalisation is both scaling up and speeding up the economy – trends that replace human labour with technology dependence. Robots and computer algorithms, in both manufacturing and finance, do work that was once done by people. This is not about ‘efficiencies of scale’. Governments use tax breaks, tax credits, accelerated depreciation and other subsidies to encourage technology use, while payroll taxes discourage employment. In the end, the global economy is using taxpayer money to subsidise the destruction

of jobs, and increases in GHG emissions. 5. Globalisation promotes energy-intensive urbanisation. Compared to the genuinely decentralised towns and villages that still exist in the less industrialised world, urbanisation is extremely resource-intensive. Material needs of highlyurbanised populations are brought in on vast energyintensive infrastructures. Almost all the food consumed by city dwellers is typically grown on chemical- and energy-intensive farms and brought into the cities on roads purpose built to accommodate huge trucks. Providing water involves enormous dams, reservoirs, and aqueducts. Energy production means huge, centralised power plants, coal or uranium mines, and thousands of miles of transmission lines.

Fiddling while the planet burns Attempts to reduce GHG emissions while further deregulating trade are an exercise in futility. Not only does trade deregulation accelerate climate change, it makes it more difficult for governments to enact policies aimed at reducing emissions. Most ‘free trade’ treaties include investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) that allow corporations to challenge laws that might reduce corporate profits. Corporations have already used ISDS provisions more than 500 times to challenge government laws and regulations – including environmental laws. For example, the Swedish energy giant Vattenfall sued Germany for 3.7 billion euros over their decision continued opposite

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of Bethlehem – by 891 new housing units. He says, ‘Despite Israel’s claim that it is the only country in the Middle East where Christians prosper, the unspoken message it sends on the ground is that it has no respect whatsoever for their rights as Palestinians and for their existence in their homeland. It is claimed that Islamic extremism is the reason be-

Hunter DA trail Oh, the joys of ‘living next door to Alan’! Our worthy Cr Hunter’s Christmas present to his long-suffering neighbours was delivered last week in the form of yet another development application. This seeks to expand the mini-storage operation on his Pinegroves Road rural property and follows his recent setback at the hands of his fellow councillors who, at a council meeting this month, declined unanimously to extend the trading hours on his existing operation. This variation to his existing approval sought to allow his customers to romp in and out of the country lane at weekends and on public holidays and, in this freshly lodged application, he now seeks a mandate to more than double the size of this activity. This involves converting three existing ‘farm sheds’ adjacent to his home for storage purposes. These ‘sheds’ are, in fact, a row of containers bolted together which have been in place for several years and which have been the subject of recent representations to Council compliance staff by

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residents, concerned that they have formed part of Mr and Mrs Hunter’s storage operation but for which a DA has never been lodged. These containers were part of the ‘Storman’ franchised, mini-storage operation which was closed down by compliance staff following howls of complaints from nearby residents when semi-trailers of furniture and huge pantechnicons started crawling up and down their leafy lane. It is also worth pointing out that, in the settlement by consent of a dispute about their original DA in August 2012 (a dispute which had wound up in the Land and Environment Court at enormous expense to Byron Shire ratepayers) the Hunters undertook to remove these containers from the

original site within six months which, after some delay, they did – to another part of their property. Meanwhile, the authorisation for the existing ‘road transport terminal’ is up for review in May 2016, as the two-year trial period attached to this approval expires, and it now appears that an application for a rezoning of some part of this site may be necessary to give effect to any application for renewal. Confused yet? I certainly am! Graham Mathews Byron Bay

Israel’s occupation Vic Alhadeff, CEO of the NSW Board of Jewish Deputies, who recently visited our schools, newspapers and

churches, tweeted Christmas and New Year greetings to ‘all our Christian friends and colleagues’. However, apologies for Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine, which includes destruction of churches and mosques, would be more appropriate. It is hoped that when the Bishop of Lismore visits Israel next year he will visit Gaza and the West Bank to see for himself the appalling results of the occupation. In case Israel prevents him from doing this he may be able to confer with Patriarch Emeritus Michel Sabbah who, writing from Bethlehem, tells us that Israel confiscated part of Bethlehem’s northern lands and approved the expansion of the illegal settlement of Gilo – built on privately owned lands

hind the massive emigration of Palestinian Christians. In reality, the problems of Palestinian Christians stem essentially from the fact that they are Palestinians living under the Israeli occupation.’ I am sure your readers would welcome a comment from Mr Alhadeff. Gareth W R Smith Palestine Liberation Centre Byron Bay

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.

Climate change or system change? The real challenge from previous page to phase out nuclear power. Recent trade deals, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), pushed by US and European leaders, give foreign investors – including some of the world’s largest fossil fuel corporations – the right to challenge climate protections.

Shifting from global to local There is no way that governments can meaningfully address the climate problem while at the same time promoting and subsidising globalisation. Pursuing a localisation agenda instead would be the most effective strategy, providing not only significant reductions in GHG emissions, but a wide range of other social, economic and environmental benefits. Localisation is a process of economic decentralisation that enables communities, regions, and nations to take more control over their own

affairs. It does not mean encouraging every community to be entirely self-reliant; it simply means shortening the distance between producers and consumers wherever possible, and striking a healthier balance between local markets and a monopolydominated global market. By encouraging more local and regional production of basic needs, localisation reduces transport, packaging and processing, and eliminates redundant trade. By shrinking the scale of the economy, localisation also reduces the power of global corporations and banks, helping to halt the erosion of democracy. Localisation is also beneficial for the global South. Poverty in those countries is the product of centuries of colonialism, development, debt, and the dismantling of local economies. Improved conditions for the majority would be achieved through greater self-reliance, food sovereignty, and the right to protect resources from predation by global corporations. As we’ve seen, government

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leaders cannot be counted on to take the lead in addressing climate change. Not only are they heavily influenced by corporate campaign donations and lobbying, the governments they lead have been impoverished by globalisation and are losing control over their own destiny. It is up to us – the people must lead. And across the world, this is beginning to happen. Individuals and organisations are joining

forces for fundamental, systemic change. This is not only about the climate, it is about our livelihoods, our health, our children’s future. There is an opportunity like never before to build a movement large enough to bring about a shift from global to local. Q This is an abbreviated version of a report just issued by Local Futures. The full report can be downloaded at http:// bit.ly/LocalF.

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Property www.echo.net.au/echo-property solidation of the gains that have been made over the last two years and, despite the Shire’s two main festival the slowing property market sites. There are so many fac- in the capital cities, that tors that make it appealing,’ the demand for property in says Peter. Byron Bay will continue to strengthen. Michael Gudgeon from Ray White Byron Bay, as According to Tara Torkkola well as sharing his market of First National Byron Bay predicition, shared one of the record prices that Mul-

Property insider What’s the market going to do in 2016? Here’s what a few of the local agents think: Tracey Wild from Elders Bangalow says demand is still strong and stock is tight in Bangalow, which means that the strong prices achieved particularly in the second half of 2015 will continue to hold into 2016. Did you know Peter Browning from L J Hooker Brunswick Heads is also a qualified butcher by trade? However it is his 21 years in real estate in Brunswick Heads that make him qualified to share his thoughts on what the property might do in 2016. Peter says that around late September / early August 2015 the market in Bruns just took off with demand outstripping supply. There was one day when three properties came onto the market and all three were sold within two hours! Peter can’t see the market in Bruns being anything but strong in 2016. ‘Brunswick Heads is a scenic seaside location that has maintained its fishing-village charm. It is located on a beautiful tidal river and equidistant from

lumbimby town and its hinterland have been experiencing should hold in 2016. One of the main reasons for this, Tara says, is that Mullum appeals to a wide market. This makes the demand for property in the area high. ‘Looking at the diverse demographics of people buying in Mullumbimby, those moments as a real people at completely differestate agent that make it very rewarding. Michael was ent ages and stages in their lives find Mullum has appeal helping an old-timer with the sale of his home. He was for them. People move the 95 and was being pulled this area because of the culture, the diversity, the fantastic and that way with advice schools, the ease of living from an emotional family. and of course the north In the midst of the chaos the old-timer leant over the coast lifestyle.’ Michael and said, ‘Mike, just Of course Tara should know, get me out of this place and having become a Mullumdon’t worry about them. I’ll bimby local herself in 2015. buy you a beer when you do.’ Michael says that beer tasted There are some pitfalls that really good. seasoned property buyers

time, do your homework so payments if the interest rate you avoid mistakes that can was to increase significantly. Rates fell quickly and they cause financial hardship. can rise just as quickly. Firstly look at your finance Staying with finance, first because often the most basic thing, such as finance home buyers frequently underestimate the full costs approval is overlooked. of buying a home. You need You need firm approval for to take into account costs your finance. Using a bank’s such as mortgage insurance, on-line mortgage calculator stamp duties, and costs at to determine you are able settlement such as legals, to afford the repayments on rates and body corporate a loan does not constitute fees. finance approval. Another thing that leads to Assume interest rates are go- poor decisions in first home As for Michael’s prediction know to avoid but remem- ing to increase and build in buying is being bedazzled by an affordability buffer. Make property make-overs. A first on the Byron Bay market: he ber if you are entering the property market for the first sure you can afford the re- home whilst a home that reckons we will see a con-

you want to feel comfortable in, is often a stepping stone to future investments. Make sure that you are not so enamoured by a shiny makeover that you buy in a position that is not going to increase as much in value as the properties around it and leaves no room to add value of your own. HAVE ANYTHING TO LET US KNOW ABOUT? Any new faces? Career milestones? Exceptional results? Market observations? Have you had anything quirky or unusual happen to you out in the field? Email propertyinsider@echo.net.au.

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LAND AUCTION OCEAN SHORES Inspect Saturday from 12-1pm Auction Saturday 6th February 2016 at Ocean Shores Tavern 10:30am Contact Wal Leeke 0411 707 616 Jobsono P/L in conjunction with Byron Shire Real Estate

6 LOTS

• North & East aspects

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• Idyllic hobby farm lifestyle on 6 acres • Just minutes to Byron & Bangalow • Location, location – Sleepy Creek Valley • Original cottage with wraparound verandah • Ideal DUAL OCCUPANCY site • Established landscaped grounds & gardens • Stunning tropical oasis pool and setting

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Property Beachside beauty 4 Brunswick Street, New Brighton 3

Penthouse apartment opp. beach Brunswick lifestyle & income 6/84 Lawson Street, Byron Bay 16 Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads Auction $1,000,000–$1,100,000 3 2 2 5 3 2

Don’t miss out again. This neatly presented home is nestled in the tightly held enclave of New Brighton. Just a two minute walk to the beach, this home will suit either a family or investor wanting the beachside lifestyle. All 3 bedrooms have built-ins, combined living & dining areas flow out to the 30m2 covered deck area which overlooks a great backyard for all the kids to run around & have endless fun. Plenty of parking underneath the home & on the surrounding front yard. Your inspection is welcome • freshly painted • low maintenance yard • downstairs laundry • 3x3 lock up shed • perfect holiday home • potential to add value.

Open: Saturday January 2, 11am Auction: 10.30am onsite Saturday January 30, 2016 Contact: Michael Kelly 0411 114 923 Byron Shire Real Estate

Located directly opposite Clarkes beach and only a 5 minute walk to the heart of town this penthouse apartment is an opportunity not to be missed. Vaulted ceilings and high windows drench the open living/dining and kitchen in natural light. This living space opens to a large balcony with a retractable shade sail which is the perfect place to entertain. Leave your car in the secure double car space and stroll over the road to the Beach Café. Head east along the path to Wategos and the lighthouse, or meander up main beach to the centre of town. The main bedroom boasts a walk in robe, ensuite and its own access on to the balcony. Occupy, invest and rent, or use as a holiday apartment, this penthouse is the perfect opportunity to make the most of what Byron has to offer.

Open: By appointment Contact: Luke Elwin 0421 375 635, James Young 0419 856 840 First National Byron Bay

SIWICKI

$910,000

Investment opportunity in the heart of Brunswick Heads. Golden opportunity to purchase 3 incomes on the one block. 1 x top storey, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit with front and rear decks. 1 x ground floor, 2 bedroom unit. 1 x commercial lease. Amazing position with local shops, cafes, the river and beaches, all within minutes of the doorstep. Suited to an investor or a developer looking for a low maintenance portfolio addition / super fund investment. Or simply move in and enjoy the fabled Brunswick lifestyle. Land size: 470 sqm. Current annual rent return of $37,959.00, but even as is, that should be $45k+. Long term tenants in place. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity.

Contact: Dave Bosselmann 0431 100 097 Siwicki Real Estate

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17 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads | 02 6685 1206

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$910,000

16 Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads Rare investment opportunity in the heart of Brunswick Heads • • • • • • • • • •

Golden opportunity to purchase 3 incomes on the one block. 1 x Top storey, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit with front and rear decks. 1 x Ground ﬂoor, 2 bedroom unit. 1 x Commercial lease. Amazing position with local shops, cafes, the river and beaches, all within minutes of the doorstep. Suited to an investor or a developer looking for a low maintenance portfolio addition / super fund investment. Or simply move in and enjoy the fabled Brunswick lifestyle. Land size: 470sqm. Current annual rent return of $37,959.00, but even as is that should be $45k+ Long term tenants in place. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity.

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Property Business Directory AGENTS

CONVEYANCING

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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

Keep your advertising money in our community! Byron Shire Community

Advertising in The Echo means you are ‘shopping local’. Unlike the other ‘local’ paper, The Echo is more than 100 per cent locally owned. Your money stays in this wonderful community. Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd is the largest shareholder in APN Limited, the company that owns the Byron Shire News, the Northern Star and the Ballina Advocate. Other major shareholders are multinationals. The money that you spend on your advertising goes overseas. 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 20 December 30, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

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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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Entertainers delight – Near new family home... 56 Unara Parkway, Cumbalum. Spacious, modern family home on 867.8m2 block, built 2011 Fabulous kitchen – oversized island benchtop, modern appliances Media room – Bose sound system + leather home theatre lounge Rumpus room complete with pool table, modern bathrooms Large covered deck off living/dining area, tranquil outlook

Large fenced yard-room for pool (STCA), easy care gardens Price $ 750,000. View by appointment. Web ID: 1P0963. Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001.

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Byron Bay V

V NYD 2016

Let there be Peace & Love amongst all beings... V Join us in a sacred dawn ceremony at the Cape Byron Lighthouse to welcome the New Year on the ďŹ rst rays of sunlight to touch Australia.

First Sun Schedule of Events Presented by Crystal Castle Facilitators Seriya Cutbush, Matty Rainbow & Stephanie Medew 5:30 am V 5:45 am V 5:55 am V 6:00 am V 6:10 am V 6:15 am V 6:30 am V

First Light Crystal Bowl Soundscape Guided Meditation Silent Intention as the Sun Emerges Chant for Peace Universal OM Bunyarra Dancers Your Choice of Activity *Yoga for Body, Mind & Soul *Kahuna Hawaiian Empowerment Practice *Personal New Year Intention Activities 7:15am V First Sun Event Complete Blessings to You for 2016

Together we will connect with the light within us, set our intention for love, light, harmony and peace in the coming year, and radiate it out to the world on the rays of the rising sun. V Parking Limited: U Catch the Green Frog Shuttle at Captain Cook Carpark U Walk or Carpool V Bring Yoga Mat and New Year Intentions V Wet Weather Venue: Byron Community Centre V Stay connected:

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nye SOUL, SUN & LOTS OF PLUM

KYLE LIONHART

Byron Bay presents Soul Street again this New Years Eve, and will see closure of Jonson Street to traffic from The Rails all the way to Lawson St roundabout. The zone will be renamed Soul Street for the evening and will promote the Safe Summer in the Bay initiative created by the local council’s Summer Safety and Cultural Activities Committee. It’s an impressive lineup and features Thelma Plum, an Indigenous singer/songwriter from Delungra in NSW. Now based in Melbourne she’s a Triple J National Indigenous Music Awards comp winner, an Unearthed winner, and has also been nominated for a Deadly for most promising new talent. She is joined by Kyle Lionhart, Hoo8Hoo, Som De Calcada, Samba Blisstas, Tommy Franklin, Ilona Harker, Miss Renee Simone DJ, Roundabout Theatre acts, Billy Tempest Fire Dancers, Mobstars!!! flashmob dancers, Shaunti Light Show, Red Helium Balloon Girls, Hunter + Smoke, Tutti Frutti Circus, Shep Huntly Circus,

THE

THELMA PLUM

Indego Gebbett, Megan Donnelly, Isis + Azura, Silent Disco and Romi Music plus more! Bring the kids out from 4pm till late and venture through the heart of town, which will be full of artisan stalls, great food stalls, craft activities, face painters, circus acts, buskers and numerous local and national bands including performers onstage. The early bird catches the first sun. Come and be part of our early-morning, family-friendly event at the Cape Byron Lighthouse, sponsored by Crystal Castle. Come and be a part of our sunrise meditation with a 5.30am sharp start. Concluding with the wonderful sounds of gongs as the first glimpse of the sun breaks through the skies. Following daybreak, there will be yoga, Hawaiian flying Tai Chi, and Written Intentions.

TOMMY FRANKLIN

This is a way to celebrate the true spirit of Byron Bay – peaceful, happy, healthy and inclusive. You can partake in free yoga or tai chi while taking in the view.

SAMBA BLISSTAS

RAILS

THE RAILWAY FRIENDLY BAR, BYRON BAY 6685 7662

THE FAMOUS RAILS kitchen HUNTER AND SMOKE

Thursday 24 Dec

Friday 25 Dec Saturday 26 Dec Sunday 27 Dec

MARSHALL & THE PRIDE

KELLIE KNIGHT AND THE DAYZ

Monday 28 Dec Tuesday 29 Dec

MICK MCHUGH BAND

THE BOHEMIAN COWBOYS

Wednesday 30 Dec Thursday 31 Dec

CLOSED XMAS

A LITTLE PROVINCE

GOODRICH AND RAGGA JUMP

Friday 1 Jan

CAMEL TONES

DAN HANNAFORD BAND Sunday 3 Jan SOUL’D

Saturday 2 Jan

Monday 4 Jan

EZEKIAL OX & DJ MARZE

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FERGO & FRIEND

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New Years Eve Masquerade KARAOKE Party! Thursday 31st December 7.30pm

Arrive under a masked veil of secrecy & take the crowd by surprise with face melting performances! Courtesy Bus available Please call 66803222 to book your pick up!

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Thai Restaurant A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MERRY XMAS FROM THE SPICE IT UP TEAM MULLUM BOWLING CLUB RESTAURANT

FREEbus

Courtesy available

OPEN WED–SUN FROM 5:30PM DINE IN OR TAKE AWAY

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$16 cooked-to-order meals (includes vegie & salad bar)

11am–2pm and 5.30–8pm s SEVEN DAYS – closed Monday evening Enquire about all types of functions. We cater to all needs.

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NYE FAT ALBERT 8pm till late - tickets $10 each Also open New Years Day

$15 Lunch & Dinner Menu Fresh, delicious meals cooked to order. Bring the kids to enjoy the pool & tennis courts.

GRE T FAMIA VENULY E! New caterer Mark Courtesy bus available

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f at b e ll y K a f greek | modern mediterranean | bar

WEDNESDAYS Local Banquet available – $30 per head NEW YEARS EVE Earlybird Special – $80 per head 5 courses featuring music by ﬂamenco guitarist Paol Serret

CATERING SPECIALIST For all your holiday catering needs. SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS $39 Lunch Banquet Five course w glass of wine or Mythos beer 26 Tweed St, Brunswick Heads. Ph 6685 1100

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TAKE A SAFARI FOR NEW YEARS!

As 2015 comes to a close, people everywhere are scrambling for New Years Eve plans. You neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry though, because Sunday Safari and Afends have made sure that this time around you bring in the New Year the right way. Following last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely sold-out NYE event, the Byron Bay Brewery will once again play host to what will no doubt be one of the biggest parties of 2015. With a lineup so stacked youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be salivating, at the top of the list we will be graced with electronic power ballad kings, Panama. The three-piece live show keep good company on widely renowned label Future Classic, rubbing shoulders with artists such as Chet Faker, Cashmere Cat and Flume. Their tropical, feel-good music is taking the international stage by storm, with fans spanning from Berlin to Tokyo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and now, just for you, Byron Bay. Joining them on the lineup is Juno Mars, aka Jono Ma of Jagwar Ma. A master of all things dance, Juno Mars recently supported Foals on their UK tour at the sold-out Wembley Stadium show. Helping us bring in the New Year will also be Byron local Mt Warning, whose new EP Petrified Heart is a cathartic, contagious sonic journey. As well as these guys, Nocturnal Tapes will be creating their wall of synth-heavy sound at the Brewery,

ensuring youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dancing until the early morning. Keeping the vibe balanced, WAXHEAD are also going to be there to fulfil all your surf rock needs, as well as Kit Bray on a vibing acoustic set. If this long list of stellar acts isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough for you, keeping the party strong will be Taya, Rhys Bynon and, of course, the Safari DJs. Tickets are available at sundaysafari.com.au, the Afends store and the Byron Bay Brewery.

NEW YEAR 2016 SPEND NYE WITH DRUNK MUMS AT THE HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN

DRUNK MUMS FOR NY

Want to spend your NYE with Drunk Mums? The Hotel Great Northern have the band headlining along with Ocean Alley, Dumb Punts, Feeling Dave & Chris Bradley. Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier garage rock and roll delinquents are going Troppo, lining up beers to celebrate their punk-inspired anthem Pub on My Own. Tickets at the venue.

STEADY AS HE GOES

Steady Eddy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Keeping it Real â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is the featured comic at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Years Eve Comedy Gala and sit-down dinner at the Ballina RSL with Chris Radburn, Anne Howe and Mandy Nolan as MC. Stukule and Miss Amber provide the dinner music with dinner and show at 7.30pm. $69.90 includes two-course dinner and show. Tickets at the club.

CHET FAKER AT THE BYRON BAY BREWERY THIS NEW YEARS EVE

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Also at the club for NYE is Boardwalk Blues from 8.30pm and the Kevin Borich Express and a fireworks spectacular on the river at midnight!

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Shop OCEAN SHORES All you need right on your doorstep With the wide variety of goods available you really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to travel farther afield than Ocean Shores. Locals and festival-goers alike can all experience the convenience of being able to find groceries, furnishings, clothing, bottleshop supplies and much more all in one convenient location. There are also a wide variety of services available and the tavern provides a local watering hole with great entertainment.

<In.scribe> Youth Arts Mentoring Project set to transform Ocean Shores The <In.scribe> Youth Arts Mentoring Project is set to give an exciting street-art makeover to the Ocean Shores Shopping Centre complex in the leadup to festival session. A select group of youth graduates from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs are collaborating with regional artists to revolutionise the shopping centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleyway with their art, colour and designs. <In.scribe> Youth Arts Mentoring Program is a youth arts project that works with young people through creative arts and mentoring opportunities. The young artists will be working with

regional artists Karma Barnes, Victoria Larnach and NITSUA in an opportunity to increase their designs to take on more than lifesize proportions in a public space. Ocean Shores Shopping Centre is delighted to support arts opportunities for young people in the north end of the shire. The shopping centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manager Veronica Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dwyer stated, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This project provides a artistic platform for the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young artists to showcase their talent and contribute to the creative

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Feeding the hungry hordes of visitors Story & photo by Susanna Freymark

Friends and family from everywhere but here want to visit. When they arrive in dribs and drabs it isn’t too bad but the unexpected arrival of hordes of hungry guests can have you groaning in the kitchen, wondering how to feed them all. Byron Bay’s Three Blue Ducks’ chef Darren Robertson: ‘I make sure I’m stocked up on krout, pickles, mustards and a decent smoked ham. I glaze the ham on Christmas Eve with apple cider, spices and honey, and so long as it’s big enough, it will keep us going throughout the festive season. It’s

MAKE WEDGIES FOR THE KIDS Bring a large pot of wedge-shaped cut potatoes to the boil then drain and add to seasoned oil mix. Paprika, curry powder, salt and pepper in two tablespoons of oil. Preheat a large tray and then spread out potatoes in a single layer and cook in a hot oven turning as they brown. Sweet potato works well also. Recipe from Janet Walker, Goonengerry

perfect for those unexpected parties. Throw together a couple of salads, a decent loaf of rye bread, and you’re laughing.’ Sounds easy for a professional chef but what about the rest of us? Myocum’s Heather Stevenson has a trick that is more about assembling than cooking. She calls this approach Splatters. ‘Everything comes out of the fridge, creatively displayed on a mismatched collection of plates and bowls.

Fresh loaf of bread and a whole lot of wine. Always a winner.’ Heather says. Goonengerry’s Janet Walker makes oven-roasted wedges and they are a crowd-pleaser, especially when she uses sweet potato. Jen Djula from Rosebank says a barbecue is the simple solution to cater for lots of guests. ‘Always the barbecue. Marinate meat in Zest wet spices – they’re yum,’ she says. Peta Marks has several meals ready to go if guests turn up en masse at her

Eureka home. ‘I have have penne with freshly cooked bacon sliced into thin pieces, halved boiled eggs, avo, baby tomatoes, chili oil, parsley, sometimes Danish feta if there is any lurking in the fridge,’ she says. Diane Hart from Mullumbimby makes singing pasta to feed her family and anyone else who drops in. ‘The family called it this because I always sing when I’m cooking it. It only takes 15 minutes.’ My personal favourite is pancakes. There are always

Chef Darren Robertson at The Farm.

flour and water and eggs in the cupboard. Pikelets piled high with any fruit in season is delicious.

If they’re still hungry send someone to the Seafood Co-op at Bruns for fish and chips.

This year I will learn to cook (something better) By Susanna Freymark

For years I sprinkled smashed potato crisps on top of the weekly tuna mornay casserole I made for the family. The kids loved it. Times have changed and my friends stare in abject horror when I do the same thing. It has taken a while to sink in but my cooking skills need a serious update. Where better to start than at the Byron Community College in Mullumbimby? Vicki Walker is the marketing and course coordinator for Byron Commu-

Gallette photo, Belinda Jeffery in Mullum garden, images, Rodney Weidland.

nity College and says the college is open to offering cooking courses in anything.

The cheese classes are the most popular. Local cheesemaker Debra Allard teaches how to make

haloumi, ricotta, labna and kefir. There are still some places in the 7 February and 6 March cheese workshops. If anyone wants to organise a group of people together for a birthday or special occasion, the college can organise a private cheese workshop, Vicki says. For the first time the college is offering Fruit and Vegetable Art Carving with Gitta Radau, who has travelled to Thailand to learn about carving food into

works of art. Belinda plans to run classes next year in Federal. The classes will specialise in baking and cater for all cooking levels. Further classes will run at Peppertree Kitchen in Lismore. At the end of the day she says, ‘it is the whole feeling of making something for people you care about’. One day, my sons or daughter will make a casserole for their children and crunch crisps over the top. I will smile and ask for seconds.

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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 summer setting. From deliciously fresh banana, raspberry, yogurt and granola cup, to our huge AQ signature breakfast, there is sure to be something that tantalises your tastebuds. We also have a selection of freshly squeezed juices and locally sourced coffee from the Byron Bay Coffee Company to awaken the senses! Visit www.therocksbyronbay.com.au for details and new menus.

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Fishheads

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Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $49 per person

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Coast Restaurant Open 7 days from 11am, restaurant menu and all-day bar snacks. Located in the Ocean Shores Country Club 6680 1809

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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.

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Hogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breath Cafeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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, kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak â&#x20AC;&#x201C; slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to please the whole family.

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Muoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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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 BUTCHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BBQ. Located next door to our fine diner, The Butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ offers a share style menu with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;smallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bigsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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

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

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Come hang out at the Famous Little Shop of Smiles!Â Good Vibes, Abundant, Alive & Awesome NEW Menu. Raw, Vegan, Local, Organic Grab & Go Made to Order BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES, Delectable RAW DESSERTS & ICE CREAMS. and Paleo. Gluten, Dairy Sublime Superfood GREEN SMOOTHIES, Iced Drinks & and Sugar free. COLD PRESSED JUICES.Â 2/3 Marvell St Open 7 days, 7am till 4pm The BEST CHAI EVER, Organic COFFEE & SUPERFOOD www.nakedtreaties.com.au hotties all on our own fluffy ALMOND Mylk. GOODNESS never tasted SO GOOD! Insta #nakedtreaties

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The only exclusively Vietnamese restaurant in town, this intimate space spilling out into a courtyard offers up fabulous dishes packed full of herbs, spices and varied textures. The traditionally light and healthy style of cuisine ensures the freshness and natural tastes of food are preserved as much as possible. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table

Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table is a roaming restaurant popping up at different locations around the Byron Shire. The philosophy behind Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table you will share a table loaded with Guide 2015 FranciscosTable delectable dishes with friends and fellow food lovers. Also available for functions, parties and weddings.

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THE RISE AND RISE OF NATTALI RIZE BLUE KING BROWN

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TA L E N T… I T ’ S T R U LY A F O R C E TO BE RECKONED WITH. The girl we first met on the streets busking with Carlo has gone a long way, and is quickly becoming an international musician in her own right. Nattali Rize returns ‘home’ to play the Hotel Brunswick on Sunday. Tell me what has been happening with Notis on the solo project you have been completing in Jamaica… Earlier this year Notis from Jamaica and I released our debut EP, New Era Frequency. It’s actually nine tracks in total including three dub mixes. I moved to Jamaica a couple of years ago after meeting Notis in Melbourne while they were on tour with Jimmy Cliff. We wrote and recorded our first single that night we met, so we decided to pursue that connection and embark on this collaboration project together… and after many days and nights writing and recording till the early hours in Kingston, we have created something we all feel is unique and fresh in terms of the cross-cultural collaboration and in terms of actual sounds that have come from out collective inspiration and creativity. We have also realised a huge part of this dream, which was to tour this project. We’ve toured through the US and Canada this year as well as a couple of Jamaican shows, and we are all really excited to be bringing it back to Australia where it all began! Why the move to Jamaica? Is this part of a push to a more international market? Jamaica is the home of so much music that has inspired my art and continues to inspire me daily. There is a buzz energy here that makes creating/creativity constant… there is literally so much happening and so many amazing artists and musicians that it’s positive just to be here surrounded by that energy, let alone writing and recording in it alongside the musical community. As for pushing to international markets, it’s definitely a lot closer to the US, which is home to a big reggae-loving community. I certainly feel a certain pull towards that part of the world in terms of the people being fully ready and waiting to hear music like ours, from the support we had on tour earlier this year with Michael Franti & Spearhead and Katchafire. Why did you choose Jamaica to create your solo project?

After meeting Unga Barunga, drummer and producer from Notis, we decided that there was potential to create something different. Unga is a really amazing drummer for starters, but he’s also a great producer and someone who has his ear out on all different types of genres and sounds. I feel really grateful that our relationship has been able to grow and create new music and that’s because I packed up my things and took the giant leap to move to another part of the world. Jamaica. All of the greats are here but also such a thriving younger generation of musicians and singers who genuinely have love and support for one another. There’s an absence of ego that I think the rest of the music world (and the world in general) could really learn from. Keep your eye out for Notis on stage. As many of the Byron Shire community know, I come from a drumming background and have been surrounded by some of the best in the country, so when I say Unga is a great drummer, I really mean it. You guys are going to love seeing this band live. How have you approached crafting your songs on this project – what are the songs you are the proudest of thus far? We generally would start each song with a melodic or rhythmic idea, put that idea into Logic (studio software for making music) and build the ‘riddim’ (bed track) from there. Once it got to a place, or even during this process, I would start writing the vocal melodies/lyrics on the spot… sometimes they would come quickly, sometimes not so quick. Each track has its own story and journey into being a fully realised song. I think one of my favourites off New Era Frequency would be Generations Will Rize featuring Kabaka Pyramid, who is an amazing conscious artist you need to check out! What have you offered up as Nattali Rize in your solo as opposed to what you do with Blue King Brown? Obviously just the nature of writing and recording with different people from a different part of the world is going to make a fresh sound. As an artist I am ever evolving; more and more I feel the change in my world, my consciousness and my environment every day and that alone will

have an effect on the music that comes out through me. Wether it’s from Blue King Brown or Nattali Rize, it’s all one mission, to be actively creating music to help in the shifting of consciousness and the growth of all our planetary family on multiple dimensions. Music is a very powerful way to connect. I think music is more powerful than we’re yet to fully understand; there’s more to it than just lyrics, beats and melodies – there’s also other energies that have gone into making and propelling a song, and I know that we can feel those things too, the intention behind the lyrics, the feeling of the drummer as they played the rhythms etc… all connected. Ride on, music-makers. Your success is not in commercial gain or financial wealth, but in choosing music and creativity as way of life! Now that’s straight-up cool. How have your gigs in the US been? Our shows in the US have been great. We started out on a tour through the middle of America with our longtime friend and legend in general, Michael Franti & Spearhead. It is always awesome to tour with Michael and crew, and to be able to perform for his audiences.. As most of you know, Michael’s energy on stage is one of a kind, and he has that instant feeling of joy and celebration that sweeps across the crowd the minute he sets foot on stage, so for us to be able to share some of our energy was great fun; we had a really good response. We also played alongside Katchafire on the west coast of US, which was also an epic part of the tour and an opportunity we took to introduce our project to that part of the country. We performed at some bigger festivals as well in the States and Canada, so overall it has been a positive progression and we look forward to keeping up the momentum when this project reaches Australia for the first time! Tell me about the band you are playing with. I’m playing with a 6-piece band from Jamaica. The drum and bass players are Notis, similar to Sly & Robbie to give an example of the kind of rhythm section they are. And the rest of the musicians onstage are world class, hailing from Kingston and all of them bring something unique and special to the sound we create and project on stage.

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GOODBYE BANGALOW After another RTA marathon roadworks session the highway is open. Although something very peculiar has happened. Bangalow has gone missing. It was there last Thursday. I swear it. But Sunday when I was driving the kids to drop them at their dad’s place, it was gone completely. Vanished. Like Bangalow had never ever been there. Like there had never been a people who employed

urchins wearing brown paper to sell $30 soap wrapped in string to seekers of shabby chic. Fabulous, stylish, confident, middle-class and middle-aged, Bangalow is gone. Removed not by a cyclone, a bushfire or an act of god, but by an act of the RTA. You see, driving south there is no exit for Bangalow. Someone in head office decided there was no

need for people travelling south to go to Bangalow. They also decided it was unnecessary to erect any signage along the highway to explain the sudden disappearance of what was, until a few days ago, a bustling vital village. Poor Bangalow. Did they know? Did they know that they’d been exiled from the rest of us? That someone up top had taken an eraser and gently rubbed the draftsmen’s pencil so that the connection to our historic village was no more. What will happen to the people of Bangalow now the southbound exit is extinct? Will they have to breed among themselves? Who will buy their

fabulous rugs and designer sandals? Will they have enough baristas to go around? It will be like in the bubonic plague when they exiled villages. Noone in. No-one out. Eventually it ended up in some sort of weird medieval witch-burning incestuous killing spree.

get in it looks like it’s going to be billycart derby day every day. It’s how the Bangalese will get to the bowlo. Of course, they’ll have to drag their sorry arses, and their carts, back home up the hill drunk. Watching the traffic speed past high above them. A constant reminder of an RTA oversight.

Poor Bangalow. They weren’t expecting it. They didn’t even get enough warning to build their pool. Or a supermarket. I worry how an entire village will survive on just one weekly farmers market. What if they run out of white linen or shabby chic or rusted doors tied up with rope?

Dear Bangalow, the forgotten people. The people the highway cut loose. As for Newrybar, it’s gone too. Such a wonderful roadside village. Now just a bunch of lonely hipsters hugging their artisanal breads and fermented cheese for warmth.

Now that the petrol tankers can’t

I am still in shock about the whole thing. I have to admit I was so

looking forward to the removal of that nasty bitch St Helena and her penchant for sending me speeding tickets. Stupidly I thought that those twin tunnels would take me to Banga in just minutes. This whole thing has been very distressing for our family. You can’t imagine the torment of a mother trying to explain to her kids that they won’t be going to Dad’s place any more. I didn’t know how to break it to them, but as I zoomed south towards Sydney I managed a stifled ‘Kids, I don’t know how to tell you this, but Dad’s gone. We’ll have to find you a new dad in Ballina. At least there’s an exit there.’

What should we expect for you show at the Hotel Brunswick – does it feel a bit like a homecoming of sorts? I feel like it’s not that often I’m able perform live in the Shire, which indeed feels like a hometown show for me. I’ve always had so much support from the community whether it’s from the days of drumming on the streets to Skin to Blue King Brown, so to be able to come through with my new project is kinda monumental to me. I’ve been greatly inspired by the musicians and community in the Shire, part of which is reflected in my music, so it is right for me to bring this new branch of my musical expression and evolution to a place where my musical journey has grown from. In Australia it’s not often you get to see a full Jamaican band at the forefront of modern-day Jamaican sound and frequency, the next generation of great musicians out of Kingston; add me into the mix and you might start to get an idea of the kind of fire we’re going to be sparking at the Bruns Hotel – but you’ll have to come through with your whole crew on 3 January to really feel it! The Brunswick Hotel is the perfect venue for this show. We are conscious of being able to perform for all generations and it’s a free show! Plus special guests including Bobby Alu and DJ Rudi Quinzalez. So get ready for some heavy grooves, upfull reggae, real rebel music in a dub, roots, heavyweight rockaz style. One love family. Up!

School Holiday Show Byron Theatre 6th Jan 11 am Full $15, Conc $13, Family of 4 $50 www.amazingdrummingmonkeys.com Bookings www.byroncentre.com.au

JOHNNY CASH THE LEGEND – I HEAR THAT TRAIN A-COMIN’ – SATURDAY AT THE BALLINA RSL

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Live Music FERGO & THE BURDEN AT THE BREWERY ON SATURDAY

OOZ AT THE BREWERY ON FRIDAY

THE MUSIC OF OOZ

Ooz is an acoustic roots reggae artist with a large, eclectic repertoire of crowd favourites. His unique, laidback but lively style creates a relaxed atmosphere and his song choices have you remembering many of those forgotten classics. His ability to create layers with a loop pedal enables him to play bass guitar and lay percussion beats to accompany his performances and get the audience on their feet. Friday at the Byron Brewery from 8pm. Free entry.

CLASSIC AUSSIE ROCK GETS THING MOVING Moving Pictures have been having a blast out on the road with James Reyne. The Australian musical landscape in the 1980s was very heavily shaped and influenced by the band Moving Pictures. Formed in 1978 by Alex Smith, Garry Frost, Charlie Cole, Paul Freeland, Ian Lees, and Andrew Thompson, together they jumped out of the blocks with 1981’s #1 smash album Days Of Innocence and would go

on to release three original albums from 1981 through to 1988. Days Of Innocence, produced by Charles Fisher, delivered the energetic Bustin’ Loose and the empassioned – and often covered – charttopping smash hit What About Me? This song would go on to be awarded Best Single at the 1982 Countdown Music Awards and was the second highest selling single in Australia that year. What About Me? also entered the Billboard Top 40 and remained in the US singles charts for a massive 26 weeks. The song also made it into the illustrious Billboard Hot 100 singles list for 1983 – a rare feat indeed for an Australian band. Moving Pictures are touring national with James Reyne on his A Day In The Sun summer 2015/2016 national tour. Ballina RSL on Sunday. Tickets at the venue.

THE MUSIC BURDEN

Fergo & The Burden (formally known as JaFFer) are an exciting funky band hailing from Byron Bay. Fronted by local bass legend Fergo, who not only plays the bass like a demon but also possesses a soulful 5-octave vocal range!

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Fergo has played bass for many of Australia’s top artists including Pete Murray, Nicky Bomba, Marshall O’Kell, Jasmine Rae, Lisa Hunt Andy Jans-Brown and Cosmic and many more. Fergo is backed up by the funky fingers of Dan Brown on keyboards and the Amasian Jamie P on drums. Byron Bay Brewery on Saturday from 8pm. Free entry.

THE CASH MAN COMETH Dr Baz Ferrier and vivacious songstress Ilona Harker present a journey through the life and songs of Johnny Cash – a musical tribute to the legendary country superstar Johnny Cash, his epic life story and love affair with partner June Carter, threaded through with a tonguein-cheek look at Johnny Cash’s wild side and their stormy offstage and onstage relationship. The show captures Johnny’s looking back on his rise from humble conditions as a child on a poor cotton farm soaking up gospel and country music to tough times on work gangs, enlistment during the Korean war as a US airman, which got him to the honky tonks of Germany where he began to hone his characteristic style and began writing his unique songs, and on to his rise as a music sensation and a recording artist for the legendary Sun records alongside Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis.

The show strings together all Johnny Cash’s great hits and signature tunes as the story unfolds, and woven through this rich musical journey is a fascinating glimpse into the darker side of his life, his outlaw image and the prison concerts, and the epic love story with lifetime soulmate June Carter, a child star and goldenhaired girl of the famous country music icons The Carter Family. Looking back on his tough origins, his rise to fame, and his drug addiction, they laugh, they joke, they fight and they harmonise, as they bring so many great songs to life, accompanied by the rockabilly rhythm of the Tennessee Two (with lush backing vocals from Slim Pickens on bass and Neil McCann on twangy Fender guitar). Ballina RSL on Saturday. Tix adults: $20, child U-16yrs $10. Group of 10 exactly: $18 per person. Show starts 8.30pm. Tix at venue.

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL AT THE BREWERY Join us as Groove on Sunday kicks off again in 2016 with the formidable Hamburg duo, Smallpeople (Smallville Records). Embrace the sunshine and make the most of the day, so get inside the ride from 2pm, and get into the shit-hot lineup, it’s that simple. Byron Brewery from 3pm. Free.

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GATHERING IN THE GARDEN DJ Daniel Webber is one of the masterminds of Bizarre Garden, an electronic music event happening 5–7 February 2016. He gave Seven the lowdown on this gathering of EDM lovers.

Where is the Bizarre Garden? How is is situated for camping – showers and access to water etc? Bizarre Garden is 1.5 hours west of Byron Bay; this will remain a mystery until closer to the date. Yes, there is adequate space and facilities for camping and there will be hot showers, drinking water, local food and clothing stalls, and workshops – not to mention loads of fresh coconuts! Who are Essential Intentions and what is their vision for the event?

No bullshit, just good times with good people.

What is a typical day like in the Bizarre Garden? I would love it if you could talk me through from a punter’s perspective! Immerse yourself in the lush north coast forest where people leave the day-to-day schedule behind to connect and dance in a bizarre wonderland of positive vibes and fun-filled activities. Check out the 2016 teaser clip and Bizarre Garden 2015 after-clip for a good insight into Bizarre Garden. www.facebook.com/ bizarregardenfestival Tell me about the Headliners – who are you most excited about having on deck?

Essential Intentions is an event company focused on good vibes and quality electronic music. The commercial EDM scene has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. We aim to provide patrons with something different – showcasing worldclass forward-thinking house and techno artists from around the globe with local purveyors of the best sound, production and decor in the country creating a unique energy and visual enhancement that has helped put Byron Bay on the map as a hot spot within the Australian dance music community.

Where do I start. Headlining we have Polish house music legends CATZ ’N’ DOGZ, who are currently dominating worldwide and have just featured on Triple J’s mixup exclusives. We also have internationals DJ W!LD, GERMAN BRIGANTE and BE SVENDSEN along with some of the best dance acts in the country including YOLANDA BE COOL, STEVE WARD, UONE and CASSIAN.

What is at the core of gatherings like this?

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What should people expect for Bizarre Garden? The second coming of one of Australia’s most magical sessions into the green unknown. Camp, explore, express.

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THE KING OF KOOL, MR TOM JONES – HEADLINING BLUESFEST FOR 2016

THE BIG BLUES CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT Just in time for the festive season and wrapping up another incredible year, the 27th Bluesfest Byron Bay, held over Easter (Thursday 24 March – Monday 28 March 2016), at its exclusive event site (the lush 300-acre Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay), announces more musical treats for their 2016 event. Washington State’s Modest Mouse will be making their Bluesfest debut in 2016 off the back of releasing their first album in eight years in 2015, the chart-topping Strangers to Ourselves, which peaked at No 1 on Billboard’s TOP ROCK Album Chart, No 3 on the Billboard 200 and No 15 on the Australian ARIA Chart. The lead single from the album Lampshades on Fire peaked at No 1 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs Chart and No 2 on the US Billboard Rock Airplay Chart. The indie rock stalwarts played a key part in turning the Pacific Northwest in the US into fertile ground for indie acts including Death Cab for Cutie and the Shins. Their music is said to be influenced by groups such as Pavement, the Pixies and Talking Heads and over their 20+ year career Modest Mouse are responsible for bringing us hits such as Float On, Dashboard and Ocean Breathes Salty. Also on board is British singer/songwriter Graham Nash, a pivotal and founding member of one of the UK’s most successful pop groups, The Hollies, and now of supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash. He has also won a Grammy award, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, an award-winning visual artist and photographer, a New York Times best-selling author, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. Graham Nash’s rich vocals and harmonies have shaped a generation of folk, country and pop music and, in a career spanning more than fifty years, Graham Nash has explored and created a diverse catalogue covering pop, rock, folk, jazz, blues, psychedelia and progressive rock and is one of the most distinctive vocalists and prolific songwriters of a generation. One of the most exciting artists of 2015, LA’s Kamasi Washington, is coming to Bluesfest with his band. He is a jazz composer, performer, band leader, pianist, drummer, saxophonist, and the list goes on. The jazz giant not only created his own album in 2015, The Epic, which peaked at No 5 on the US Billboard Jazz Chart, No 6 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Chart and The New York Times gave it the

No 1 spot on their Best Albums of 2015 list. He also spends his time working on various albums and movie scores and is responsible for much of the arrangement of fellow Bluesfest performer Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-nominated To Pimp A Butterfly. Richard Clapton, one of Australia’s foremost singer/ songwriters, whose hits include Girls on the Avenue, The Best Years of Our Lives,‘I Am an Island, Capricorn Dancer and (Down in the) Lucky Country has also been announced for Bluesfest 2016. Richard Clapton is now in his 40th year, since his first album, Prussian Blue, but shows no signs of slowing down. He has released more than 20 albums, which have cumulatively sold in excess of one million copies. Also included in this announcement is the sassy star on the rise Elle King, whose musical style encompasses country, soul, folk, rock, and blues and is bound to be a festival favourite in 2016. Another inclusion is Ash Grunwald, bringing his incomparable blend of roots, blues, beats and a whole lotta groove. The prolific bluesman released his ninth studio album earlier in 2015, titled NOW, and will be coming to Bluesfest with an all-star band. For tickets and information go to www.bluesfest.com.au.

50 YEARS OF TIMELESS CLASSICS The entertainment industry has certainly had its most defining moments during the last five decades of popular music and, with it, has produced and some of the world’s most enduring artists and some of the most notable songs ever written. From America’s first modern-day pop star, who went on to have a 60-year career, to two kings of rock ’n’ roll, from singer/ songwriters who recorded some of the greatest songs of all time to homegrown Australian music icons. To choose what to incorporate into a show is a feat within itself. Paul Hayman presents 50 Years of Legends, taking the road less travelled – journeying into the legends of the business in all its facets, including songwriters, music producers, film soundtracks and the fascinating stories behind the hits that have made them legendary. He is supported by a superb live 4-piece band of exceptional standard. Paul has taken this entertainment experience one step further. Special guest appearances by professional international champion dancer Kylie Wall complement Paul onstage at points in the show. A variety of show-quality costumes worn by both Paul and Kylie complete this entertainment package. Ballina RSL on Friday 8 January. Tickets at the club.

THE SPIRIT OF FALLS O V E R T H E PA S T T W E N T Y Y E A R S , A N D R E W K I D M A N H A S E A R N E D A D E D I C AT E D FOLLOWING AS A FILMMAKER AND SINGER/SONGWRITER.

Since the release of his 1996 debut Litmus: A Surfing Odyssey (acclaimed as ‘easily the finest surf film of its decade’), Kidman has continued to intertwine his love of surfing and music relentlessly and without compromise, inadvertently inspiring a whole generation of new riders and artists who have collectively contributed to what has been described as a ‘soul-surfing renaissance’. Kidman’s latest project is Spirit of Akasha, a sequel to the iconic 1972 surf film Morning of the Earth which was launched with a live soundtrack by Kidman’s band The Windy HIlls and guests at the Sydney Opera House as part of the 2014 Sydney Festival. This Falls Festival, Uki-based Kidman brings it home with a screening and a live score by Windy Hills. It was an ambitious and breathtaking vision, realised in sumptuous simplicity. However, filming was a little more complex! ‘For Spirit of Akasha we had about 10 cameramen working on it,’ says Kidman. ‘Basically we were all giving our take on what we thought Albie (Falzon) did, whatever we were inspired to create; and the soundtrack was the same. The original soundtrack to Morning of the Earth was like a gold record; we just said to everyone involved, just let it inspire you, it’s a beautiful film.’ Morning of the Earth remains a touchstone for surfing culture. Kidman believes it’s owed largely to the power of the original soundtrack. ‘It drives the narrative and Albie’s visuals are amazing – that incredible innocence, you enjoy looking at it, and it touches you I guess, and you wish you could be back there.’ Kidman also believes that in spite of the complexity of our lives and the commerce of tourism that coastal living still offers something of that nostalgic innocence that Falzon presents in Morning of the Earth. ‘I think people still experience it here. Even yesterday I was down at Flat Rock, past Lennox, and it was incredible: no wind, and the ocean had those beautiful colours; the kids were playing in the shore. It’s a magic area, because you interact with the ocean and the land all at once. Nothing changes that.’ Creating a soundtrack for Spirit of Akasha was a challenge for Kidman, particularly in light of the power of the original film and its music. ‘I pretty much wrote all the songs for the film at home and then I’d take them to the band and we would elaborate on them. We worked out how to make them bigger.’ In scoring the film, Kidman and his band The Windy Hills are mindful that it reflects the spirit of the film. ‘In the music that we make we try to reflect what is going on in the film and evoke it so we make it like a whole, so what you are watching feels like what you are listening to and you are doing what – it’s what Windy Hills have done, and it’s what I enjoy doing, soundtrack stuff, its multi-dimensions. I have always done that, right from the start – personally for me the best films always have great music in them; something such as Paris Texas was driven by the guitar playing. Not a lot goes on in that but it’s such an emotional film… you are looking at it, you are watching it but because of the music, you are in it.’ So how does a musician and filmmaker take on a project as lofty as a sequel to a cult classic? ‘It’s a fun thing to do. I was a bit unsure at first, thought it might have been sacrilege, but all people wanted to do was go back to it. We weren’t trying to make a remake; we were doing a modern homage to it.’ Experience the Spirit of Akasha with a live soundtrack by The Windy Hills at Falls Festival. Falls Festival Byron tickets are ON SALE NOW at fallsfestival.com. Thursday 31 Dec 2015 until 3 January 2016 at North Byron Parklands. 18+ event.

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ARIES: Cancelled plans, forgotten promises,

s r a t S with Lilith The news you want to hear as you wind down the year: an auspicious moon– Jupiter–Venus–north node alliance is set to bless this week’s ﬁnale. Wishing all readers a warm and wonderful introduction to the new year…

communication breakdowns, so what? So many more opportunities to be creative, stay calm and take charge without engaging in confrontational power struggles. You can let Uranus in your sign either upset and disrupt, or add spice and excitement to the new year menu – your choice.

SAGITTARIUS: If pressure, stress or tension incline you to be blunt, it’s in your best interests this week to rein in a runaway tongue. There are risks associated with speaking your mind. The good news is sweet Venus in your sign brings admirers out of the woodwork for new year.

CAPRICORN: This week’s Capricorn mandate is to kick back and let others come to you. It’s your time in the sun, so let go needing to be in control because plans can change suddenly. Don’t lock into one-way thinking, just enjoy whatever presents itself and begin the new year with a light heart.

LEO: Don’t start anything ambitious which there mightn’t be time to complete. Keep expectations of others realistic, otherwise this week’s great expectations could be disappointed, even with kindness and support from surprisingly unexpected quarters. Be satisfied with simple pleasures. Have a spectacularly happy new year.

TAURUS: Despite the usual tiffs and differences, this week continues laying tasty treats on the holiday table. Besides indulging, take the time to acknowledge what you’ve managed to achieve this year. Your personal planet Venus in the spirit-lifting sign of good cheer suggests a delectably feelgood entrance into the coming year.

GEMINI: This week’s snags and snafus are all workable if you forbid grizzling, stay in a good mood and focus on positive outcomes. The trick for Geminis is to (a) prioritise and (b) simplify. New Years Eve moon in your family zone likes to celebrate festive togetherness fairly close to home.

CANCER: This week brings its own complex emotional highs and lows, possibly reigniting replays of antagonism and animosity. But if you can’t fix something, don’t get caught up trying. Know when it’s time to leave the building, walk away and connect with other citizens in the mood for some hanky panky…

VIRGO: This week’s astral calendar features driving advice, as in not driving yourself too hard, and when you’re upset letting someone else drive. With road rage rife, take extra care on the highway. Your ruler Mercury trine Jupiter plus New Years Eve Virgo moon couldn’t offer a warmer welcome to the new year LIBRA: This week challenges Libran equilibrium (doesn’t everything?) with a dose of not-so-merry end-of-year madness. As moods seesaw from tender and caring to grumpy and cranky, you diplomats of the zodiac know that charm gets better results than demands – especially when late-week Venus boards the new-year pleasure express.

SCORPIO: This week says sayonara to a hard-working twelve months, and marks the turning point where you finally realise exactly what you’ve outgrown during this cycle. Then it’s time to celebrate the planet’s rebooting itself with a refreshing sense of optimism, confidence and fresh new beginnings in the coming year.

CULTURE

LEARNING TO LOVE AT STARLIGHT GETTING THE KIDS TO

AMAZING DRUMMING MONKEYS AT THE BYRON THEATRE ON WEDNESDAY

Mary Mikhael is a sacred warrior, a self-described ‘vanquisher of fear, slayer of doubt’, who is determined to ‘sphere through layers of illusion and judgments that keep us “stuck” in separation.’ She’s a soon-to-be-published author, meditation teacher, soul reader, master healer.

Mary is joined by her soulmate Jonathan Movitz as Twin Flames where together they will talk about how to go deeper in relationships. Mary answered a few questions about her work. What does it mean to be a modern day-goddess? A woman passionately dedicated to opening to her inner truth, accepting her divinity, owning her power and sharing her unique gifts with the world Soul reader? Here you learn your true (soul) life purpose, understanding karmas to clear or lessons to experience for soul growth. Ghost whisperer? The reality of being a ghost whisperer is the subtle ways in which mediums or light-workers receive messages from spirit. Usually there are short messages or clues to give guidance and comfort to those who have been left behind. How did you find your way to a more spiritual / esoteric path? I have always had a connection to spirit, but what really helped me move more towards the spiritual path was my desire to seek out the ‘truth’. How did you two meet? We meet at a personaldevelopment course.

And how did you both come to develop the relationship work?

MONKEY AROUND

Australia’s favourite little kids’ show is coming to the Byron Theatre on Wednesday with their interactive drumming show. The Amazing Drumming Monkeys have been wowing audiences around Australia and overseas for the past 12 years! What do you believe underpins a The Monkeys combine a unique blend of puppetry, live music, healthy loving relationship? comedy, and heartwarming themes Feeling safe to be ourselves, to to deliver a fun-filled interactive explore all parts of our being on show for the whole family. our own and with/by and through This is an adorable little variety show them. aimed at 1–8-year-olds, and is also What are the biggest mistakes great entertainment for all ages. we make in our attempts to ‘partner’? I am a qualified counsellor and Jonathan was a coach and, through his personal development work, he has always been interested in the dynamics and characteristics of successful relationships.

Not feeling complete from within ourselves. Searching for love in all the wrong places and ‘in the people who we know in our hearts are not good for our journey’ and especially ‘making LOVE’ something that we search for outside of ourselves. What will you be sharing at Starlight Festival? We will be running a soul connection meditation, and a talk on Twin Flame and divine sacred marriage, soulmates, soul contracts and karmic relationships. Mary Angelique Mikhael and Jonathan Movitz are at the Starlight Festival of Healing at the Bangalow A&I Hall 7–10 January. To contact Mary visit twinflame. com.au or email mary.mikhael@ twinflame.com.au. Phone 0415 778 250. Price: $20 admission. 2-day pass $30. Locals 2 -for-1 days, Thursday 7 & Friday 8 January. Tickets online or at the door. starlightfestival.com.au

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The two monkey puppets (Bongo and Congo) play African drums, lead audiences in songs and dances, and give everyone a chance to play a little drum during the show. The Monkey show also features beautiful messages, such as caring for the planet, and getting along with one another. 11am. Cost: $15pp, $13 concession, family of 4: $50. Bookings: www. byroncentre.com.au

ART FOR SALE BY COASTAL CREATIVES Tired of all the consumerist crap in the shops that Christmas brings? Then get off the new super-

AQUARIUS: This isn’t the week to rush. It’s kinder to yourself and everyone else to wind December down to a conscious close. As hectic festive rhythms level out to a bearable tempo, so will you. Venus brings the party season to a cheerful finale, with the end-of-year menu dishing up the odd surprise.

PISCES: This week’s astral patterns definitely suggest that planning ahead would be your smartest move. Holiday congestion inevitably spells travel delays and unpredictable complications, so be ready to go with the flow of last-minute arrangement changes. That said, lateweek’s Jupiter–moon–Venus connection brings the year to a beautiful conclusion…

highway (before you forget how) and take a look at the wonderful and inspired works of art at the Coastal Creatives Art Sale on at the Newrybar Hall over the Xmas break. A group of 10 local artists have gotten their various artistic wares together in a collective and are having a festive season show. For sale are a plethora of pictures, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and prints for you and your friends to take away something unique and hand-crafted from the Byron Shire. Well-known names around town like Anne Leon, Sam Sosnowski, Potts and others have combined their prodigious talents to present something uniquely different from the usual commercial offerings available at Christmas. And although you may have already bought presents for your family and friends, now is the perfect opportunity to pamper YOURSELF! And, of course, why not show off the brilliant creativity of the local area to your guests at the same time by bringing them in for a look? You’re sure to pick up a postChristmas bargain, and spread your own Christmas cheer by ‘keeping it local’! Simply take the Bangalow/Byron exit then travel south down the Hinterland Way aka the old highway, and turn off to Newrybar. On show until Monday.

AN AUSTEN TAYSHUS DOWNLOAD ON THE YEAR THAT WAS

Austen Tayshus, the big man of comedy, returns to the Bay to spread his unique brand of comedy mayhem with a show at the Byron Services Club on Monday 11 January. Always topical, Tayshus cleverly downloads on the year that was, touching on the big themes from terrorism to popes to refugees to revolving prime ministers to sport and beyond. Obsessed with creating a comic narrative on what it means to be Australian, Tayshus puts in a power hour of laughs. With Mandy Nolan as the MC and opener, this will be a cracker of a show. Tickets can be booked on 6619 0529 or bought at the club. $25. 8pm

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ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY 31 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON DRUNK MUMS, OCEAN ALLEY, DUMB PUNTS, FEELING DAVE, DJ CHRIS BRADLEY RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON GOODRICH & RAGGA JUMP BEACH HOTEL, BYRON PARADISE FOUND PARTY JONSON STREET 4PM SOUL STREET WITH THELMA PLUM, SPACE COWBOY, HOO8HOO, SOM DE CALCADA, SAMBA BLISSTAS, TOMMY FRANKLIN, ILONA HARKER, DJ MISS RENEE SIMONE & MANY MORE BYRON AT BYRON 7.30PM WELL SWUNG DADDIES BYRON BOWLING CLUB 4PM WAXHEAD, THE SLIPS, DIATOMS BYRON BREWERY 6PM PANAMA, JUNO MARS, MT WARNING, NOCTURNAL TAPES, WAXHEAD, KIT BRAY, TAYA, RHYS BYNON, SAFARI DJS CAFE OSKA, BYRON VINYL SPINS WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM NYE PARTY BANGALOW HOTEL 9PM CROSS EYED LIONS, JEZ MEAD, DJ BRUNSWICK HOTEL 6PM ASH GRUNWALD BRUNSWICK BOWLING CLUB 8.30PM KATHRYN JONES & STEVE PASSFIELD OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 8PM CATH SIMES BAND YUM YUM TREE, NEW BRIGHTON 10AM ROB CSOKAS NORTH BYRON PARKLANDS, YELGUN FALLS FESTIVAL SPOTTED COW, MOOBALL 8PM FAT ALBERT HARVEST, NEWRYBAR 7PM DJ BEAVER CLUB LENNOX 8PM TROMBONE KELLIE & THE MUDDY ROADERS LENNOX HOTEL BRIAN

WATT BAND BALLINA TWILIGHT MARKET 4PM GREG WARNER BALLINA RSL 7PM BIG GIG COMEDY WITH MANDY NOLAN, STEADY EDDY, CHRIS RADBURN, ANNE HOWE, MISS AMBER & STUKULELE 8.30PM KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS + LADY LEE & THE JAZZY KATS BALLINA BOWLING CLUB 7PM PAUL MULQUEEN DUO ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM ROMANIACS PHOENIX RISING, NIMBIN 1PM DORIAN DOWSE SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 7PM DUBARRAY + DJ KATO & DJ OLLIE KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 7PM DJ FRANKIE D 9PM LISA HUNT RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH 7PM RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE CHINDERAH TAVERN 5PM SWAMPCATZ 9PM TOTUM IVORY TAVERN, TWEED HEADS 4.30PM PIGEON BOYS SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS 5PM CHRISTIAN ARGENTI 9PM INEXCESS 11.30PM ZOOPHONIC BLONDE SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 8PM CADILLAC ROCKERS COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 4PM DAVE MURRAY 9PM NITESTAR WOODFORDIA WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL

FRIDAY 1 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON DJ CHRIS BRADLEY RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM THE CAMEL TONES BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM THE FERAMONES 8PM DJ LONGTIME BYRON BREWERY 8PM OOZ GINGER PIG, BYRON 8PM GROOVE DJ LONE GOAT, BYRON 6PM DULGUNU FROM THE HEART WOODY’S SURF SHACK,

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p: 6684 1777 f: 6684 1719 e: gigs@echo.net.au w: echo.net.au/gig-guide BYRON 9PM LIVE MUSIC BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM RICHIE WILLIAMS BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM ASA BROOMHALL BAND NORTH BYRON PARKLANDS, YELGUN FALLS FESTIVAL WHARF BAR, BALLINA 6PM JOSHUA LEE WRIGHT BALLINA RSL 8.30PM THE BLACK SORROWS KINGSCLIFF BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM JON J BRADLEY SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM LEIGH JAMES CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM KATIE WHO CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB FIRE’N’ICE WOODFORDIA WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL

SATURDAY 2 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON DROP LEGS, HEMINGWAY, GREAT PLACES RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM DAN HANNAFORD BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM DENA AMY, DJ FONZAIUS BYRON ARTISAN MARKET 4PM ROB CSOKAS BYRON BREWERY 8PM FERGO & THE BURDEN BYRON FRESH 7PM LADY WRITER MISS MARGARITA, BYRON 10.30PM DJ CHRIS BRADLEY WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ ADRIAN BRANDELLO TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM THE IMPRINTS BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM JON J BRADLEY BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM PINK ZINC NORTH BYRON PARKLANDS, YELGUN FALLS FESTIVAL

LENNOX HOTEL 9PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL BALLINA BOWLING CLUB 5.30PM BOB WALTON BALLINA RSL 6.30PM GLENN MASSEY 8.30PM JOHNNY CASH STORY WITH BRIAN FERRIER & ILONA HARKER WHARF BAR, BYRON 7PM DRUMMER NOT INCLUDED ELTHAM HOTEL 1PM DIRTY RIVER DUO ALSTONVILLE FARMERS MARKET 9AM GREG WARNER MARY G’S, LISMORE ROCHELLE LEES BAND SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 2PM IRISH MAYHEM 7PM MAPSTONE PHOENIX RISING, NIMBIN 1PM MANOA CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM MATT ROGERS COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 8.30PM SURF REPORT

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STILL FROM HALFBEARD, SCREENING AT FLICKERFEST AT MULLUM CIVIC HALL 22–24 JANUARY

FLICKERFEST COMES TO MULLUM

being the first stop. The Flickerfest 2016 tour will take place at the new home of Mullum Civic Hall, screening a smorgasboard of the Celebrating its landmark 25th world’s and Australia’s best shorts year, Flickerfest, Australia’s leading over one big weekend handpicked Academy award-accredited and from a record 2,400 entries. Come BAFTA-recognised short film celebrate amazing independent festival, and the country’s largest filmmaking in Mullumbimby over Australian and international short 22–24 January with a glam catered film competition, screening the opening-night party followed by best of shorts from Australia and the Best of International Shorts on around the world for their 2016 Friday night; Saturday kicks off with festival. Flickerfest screens for 10 days our Byron All Shorts local filmmaker under the summer stars at Bondi finalists screening showcasing the Beach in January 2016, with selected best from our region and afterwards highlights of the most entertaining our Best of Australian Shorts light and innovative short films from up the screen. On Sunday night sit around the world touring Australia back and enjoy our global Short on a 50+ venue national tour over Laughs Comedy program highlights Jan–May 2016, with Byron Shire handpicked from across the festival.

Local Mullumbimby residents Flickerfest director Bronwyn Kidd and tour manager Shane Rennie are thrilled to be bringing the festival home to their own town and look forward to sharing some incredible festival highlights with their local region. Among an amazing array of highlights this year is a delightful locally produced comedy film, Nan and a Whole Lot of Trouble shot

at Tullera, Lismore, and Wardell and produced by local resident Lois Randall, directed by awardwinning Indigenous director Dena Curtis, will have its world premiere at Flickerfest Sydney in the Academy-accredited Australian competition and its northern rivers premiere at Flickerfest on tour. (Don’t miss this one-off chance to see this and other amazing shorts before they continue

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their journey around the world; curated from the Flickerfest competition screenings at Bondi; expect to experience the best in short filmmaking Australia and the world have on offer. Watch the Flickerfest 2016 Tour Trailer: vimeo.com/flickerfest/ flickerfest2016tourtrailer. Visit: www.iQ.org.au for full program, info & tickets (also avail at door). Flickerfest Mullum is a fundraiser for the Island Quarry Arts and Eco Reserve.

LEGALLY BLONDE IN BALLINA The madly popular movie Legally Blonde was the inspiration for the family-friendly version Legally Blonde Jr, this January’s Ballina Players youth musical. It tells the story of Elle Woods (Jamaika Smith), blonde, beautiful and obsessed with the colour pink. Before her boyfriend Warner (Finley

Black) heads off to Harvard and rejects her to find someone more ‘serious’. Elle is determined to gain entry to Harvard Law and prove him wrong about her. She can be both blonde and a ‘serious’ wiz at law! Much of the story is told in song, and numbers such as Omigod and So Much Better are already favourites. The musical’s sense of humour as well as catchy lyrics and its themes of self-empowerment and open-mindedness make Legally Blonde Jr fun for young performers as well as young audiences. A cast of 27 young people aged from ten to eighteen bring it to the stage. Jaime Sheehan is responsible for the lively and colourful choreography. This the eighteenth show Jaime has choreographed for the Players, and she first performed with them at age fourteen. Jaime is an outstanding product of the Ballina Players’ policy of providing experience for young people and encouraging them to continue in all areas of theatre arts. Legally Blonde Jr, directed by Mike and Jaime Sheehan, will be staged at the Players Theatre from January 15 to 24. Evening performances will commence at 7pm and matinees at 2pm. WEDNESDAY

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THE GOOD DINOSAUR SUFFRAGETTE What kid doesn’t love dinosaurs to start with? They have fascinated little brains for time out of mind, so the concept of their surviving instead of becoming extinct as a result of an asteroid’s collision with Earth is a delicious one to conjure with (the shot of the asteroid soaring by as the mighty creatures graze is strangely moving). Because Disney/Pixar animations have been a constant source of enjoyment and stimulation for me over the years, my disappointment with this was probably even more pronounced than it might otherwise have been. Had I noticed it beforehand, the PG rating would have provided a clue, for this is a film of confronting and discomforting imagery – it’s joyless in a way that you don’t expect (or maybe I’d over-indulged in the De Bortoli and tiramisu the night before). There is more darkness and danger – savagery, even – than most parents might normally want their ankle-biters to deal with and, for all its clear-stated elevation of companionship and home, it never really delivers the feel-good finale, notwithstanding Jeff and Mychael Danna’s typically heartbooming score. It’s a big bad world out there, so it could be argued that exposing children to life’s tougher side is doing them a service, but if the subdued mood in the cinema at the session I attended is anything to go by, the lesson is proving to be a bitter pill to swallow. Arlo, the green Apatosaurus, after losing his father in harrowing circumstances, is befriended by Spot, an orphaned caveboy in the Mowgli mould, who helps Arlo find his way back to his family. The animation of the environment in which the action takes place is gorgeous, but the drawing of Arlo is decidedly unoriginal, as are those of most of the creatures. The pacing is often hectic, with too much emphasis on fights, but really, Velociraptors off their face on ice is about as charmless as a kids’ flick can get. Let’s hope the upcoming Peanuts restores brightness and humour to cartoonland.

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Let me say at the outset – the suffragette movement in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century was a hugely important story of liberation. It is unconscionable to us today that women should be denied the vote because of their sex, so the campaign of Emmeline Pankhurst and her followers was of unarguable significance… but, at the risk of being branded a misogynist, the movie it has spawned is curiously dull and without vigour. The central character is Maude Watts (Carey Mulligan), a laundry worker who is (to coin a current term) ‘radicalised’ by the ideology of Pankhurst’s fearless feminism. That the ubiquitous Meryl Streep was hired to play Pankhurst probably had more to do with the producers’ need to find a name that would draw an audience in the US, for, despite her gravitas, La Streep does little more than mouth high-minded platitudes – ‘never surrender’. The hulking menace of Brendan Gleeson is in the mix as the government’s ‘counter terrorism’ troubleshooter, Helena Bonham Carter is cast less than inspiringly as the head of the ‘cell’ to which Maude is drawn and the palely loitering Ben Whishaw gets a start as Maude’s unsupportive husband. All of them combined, however, are upstaged by Adam Michael Dodd who, as Maude’s little boy, George, breaks your heart in an incredibly moving separation scene. Otherwise, director Sarah Gavron’s penchant for hand-held closeups has a numbing effect, especially when combined with an unrelenting sombre palette and one-paced, episodic edit. The period (pre WWI) is beautifully created – especially when out and about in the streets of London – the occasions of public melee convincingly executed and the dreadful incident of Emily Davison’s Derby Day martyrdom hammers home the point – but there remains an emotional disconnect that is made startlingly clear by the B&W archival footage of the thousands of people who lined the streets for Davison’s funeral. Those couple of minutes at the end make all that precede them appear to be self-conscious artiness. It’s an education, for sure, but it could have been much better.

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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 CLEANING

CLOTHESLINES

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

Northern Rivers Clotheslines & Letterboxes

• 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

0418 156 909

• SALES • INSTALLATION • REPAIRS

Call Steven Butturini

Contact Greg on 0403 555 690 or 6687 4442

COMPUTER SERVICES

20 Year+s Exp.

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

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TINY EARTHWOR

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

0400 479 811

Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208

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

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

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE 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

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

SALISBURY CONCRETING

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

various implements available for limited access projects

– nationally recognised qualiﬁcations

CONCRETING & PAVING

A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479 Lic.136717c

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

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Honest & reliable .............................................................0431 678130 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew.........0401 968173 or 66841424 BRENDAN POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction........................0404 988222 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments....0413 878978

ELECTRICIANS

STEVE BAKER Concreting. Excavator hire. Lic 143161C ................................................0412 272564 FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424

24 HOUR SERVICE

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000 ............... Justin Myers 0458 773788 HOWAT BROTHERS CONCRETING Patios, driveways, paths. Lic 285736C ....................0466 155157 Residential & Holiday Accommodation marlo@scrubupcleaning.com

0499 206 036

Reliable Affordable Fully Insured

WET JET PRESSURE CLEANING Prepare for the festive season!

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

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

COUNSELLING PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...............66840469

GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond clean, Builders clean, Window cleaning...................0405 437431 HOUSEKEEPING/Cleaner reliable, exp in home beautification/organisation inc laundry ..0490 030433

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

The Deck Doctor

JAMIE 0408 809 817

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

licence no. 201775c

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris ....................................... 0408 536565\ DECKS AND PERGOLAS Hardwood, pine, composites. Byron/Gold Coast. Robbie ........0409 244424

0458 267 777

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Oiled timber & deck maintenance (new business) ...........0419 789600

Lic. 211410C

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

DENTISTS

FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure cleaning. Call Oliver (new business)..........................0419 789600 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090

IPS PTY LTD All types of cleaning – integratedpropertyservicing.com.au ....................0408 446145

JULIA BODKIN Psychotherapist/ SE trauma/ mediation – globalspiritevents.com .......0403 652067

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477 DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond / exit cleaning specialists ...........................................0438 015037 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ..............Holly 0451 102239

0439 624 945

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644

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

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements .....0419 880048 BRUNS VALLEY CLEAN TEAM Reliable, efficient, attention to detail.................... Cass 0457 198245 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448

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

‘We will not compromise on your safety’

1300 639 843

electrical

SERVICES PTY LTD

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

Lic No. 262667C

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

EARTHMOVING ROADWORKS • PLANT HIRE

Lic: 154293c

Education

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

RAZZLE DAZZLE

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

Jai – 0467 482 948

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

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

Daz Grant

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

WE CAN REPAIR OR REWIRE YOUR OLD LINE

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DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

HOLISTIC CLEANING Mullumbimby town. Thorough & reliable. Call Dwari .................0435 836947 AARDVARC www.aardvarc.com.au Northern NSW & Southeast Queensland ..........0410 444187 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173

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

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RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824

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

CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575

SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414

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

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ...........................0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444

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

RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates .....0407 588181 or 66771195 SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C .0438 350650 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C ................................................................ Call Mitch 0421 843477

FENCING

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

6684 7380

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

acreage mowing acreage mowing

Call Bob on 0424 982 935

&& maintanence maintenance

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

HAIR & BEAUTY

* Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

fully insured

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

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

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

PROPER JOB BOB

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

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

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

For All Your Property Maintenance Needs Fo

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

FLOORING

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

HANDYPERSONS

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

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

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

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

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

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

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

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

GUTTERING

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C .....................0418 600576 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN Carpentry, plaster, paint, bathrooms, studios, maintenance ......0405 625697

CALL Y TOM TODA FOR A FREE QUOTE

ACREAGE MOWING Professional, Friendly & Reliable. Fully Insured.

0478 191 833

RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ........................................66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne ..............................0423 218417

HEALTH

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter...............0423 756394 • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839 Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, tip runs ..........0405 625697 MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ..0402 487213 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449

HIRE

NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. For prompt attention call Geoff......0428 544190 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...............................................................0408 210772 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910 ALL TERRAIN MOWING Steep slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ..0419 225124 SLASHING 100hp 7ft slasher. Shirewide ........................................................................0408 778159 BEANOS Tree & lawn care service. Tree removal/pruning. Lawn & garden maintenance ...... 0421 508044 ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING Thick grasses, saplings, lantana, woody weeds ... 0412 705962

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

INTERIOR DESIGN

KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606 ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729 NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes............................... Nathan 0420 215716 ACREAGE MOWING, landscaping, all aspects of property maintenance. Ph Luke .........0407 981636 THE FLOOR SANDER Non-toxic finishes. Free quotes. Ph Richard .................................0407 821690 CHEAP CLIPPINGS Lawns & edges..................................................................... Adam 0419 260654

GARAGE DOORS

ACREAGE MOWING Cheap rates! 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian .........0401 350156 POLLEN GARDENS Gardens & lawns, plant-outs. Organic principles. Dip. Hort. Dave ..0438 783645

LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

ALUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified Greenkeeper, mowing & edges..............................0410 378375

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

Garage Doors & Openers

THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park. $25 per hour. Angela................................................0414 719680 IRONING Mullum, Brunswick, Ocean Shores. Phone Kate .............................................0421 360961

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

GARDEN DESIGN

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

IRONING

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

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329 C & C KITCHENS Kitchens & Bathrooms. Quality at affordable prices .................................66872275 DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com.........66845035 or 0414 842602 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery – www.hinged.com.au ..................................................0409 843689

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

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

GAS SUPPLIERS

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

LANDSCAPING

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C .........................66803333 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors ............................................................66857200

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

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

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Service Directory LANDSCAPING (continued)

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

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

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

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

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

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451 186 / 6680 4660

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

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

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3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

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JANUARY 2016

New moon January 10 12:30 First quarter January 17 10:26 Full moon January 24 14:45 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, month rise set rise set height (m) 1 F 0551 1947 1152 0200,1.32; 1347,1.43 2 S 0551 1947 0015 1242 0250,1.33; 1439,1.34 3 S 0552 1947 0049 1333 0345,1.36; 1541,1.27 4 M 0553 1947 0124 1425 0442,1.40; 1647,1.24 5 T 0553 1947 0200 1517 0536,1.47; 1751,1.24 6 W 0554 1948 0239 1611 0624,1.55; 1846,1.26 7 T 0555 1948 0322 1705 0709,1.63; 1934,1.30 8 F 0556 1948 0409 1759 0750,1.71; 2019,1.34 9 S 0556 1948 0500 1852 0831,1.79; 2102,1.38 10 S 0557 1948 0556 1944 0914,1.86; 2145,1.42 11 M 0558 1948 0655 2033 0956,1.89; 2230,1.45 12 T 0559 1948 0756 2119 1040,1.90; 2317,1.48 1126,1.87 13 W 0600 1948 0858 2203 14 T 0600 1948 1001 2246 0006,1.49; 1213,1.79 15 F 0601 1948 1103 2327 0058,1.50; 1303,1.68 16 S 0602 1948 1205 0152,1.51; 1400,1.56 17 S 0603 1947 1308 0009 0252,1.51; 1502,1.44 18 M 0604 1947 1410 0052 0355,1.56; 1615,1.35 19 T 0605 1947 1511 0137 0500,1.61; 1730,1.31 20 W 0605 1947 1612 0224 0601,1.68; 1837,1.32 21 T 0606 1947 1710 0316 0658,1.75; 1936,1.35 22 F 0607 1946 1805 0410 0750,1.81; 2028,1.38 23 S 0608 1946 1855 0506 0838,1.84; 2114,1.41 24 S 0609 1946 1942 0603 0922,1.84; 2156,1.42 25 M 0610 1945 2024 0649 1002,1.82; 2235,1.42 26 T 0611 1945 2103 0755 1040,1.77; 2314,1.42 27 W 0611 1944 2139 0849 1116,1.70; 2350,1.41 28 T 0612 1944 2214 0942 1152,1.61 29 F 0613 1944 2248 1033 0029,1.40; 1228,1.52 30 S 0614 1943 2322 1125 0109,1.39; 1307,1.42 31 S 0615 1943 2357 1216 0154,1.38; 1353,1.33

Astronomical data and tides

Low tide, height (m) 0744,0.62; 2024,0.53 0842,0.74; 2111,0.56 0950,0.75; 2203,0.58 1101,0.72; 2256,0.58 1206,0.66; 2346,0.56 1301,0.58 0032,0.54; 1348,0.49 0116,0.50; 1430,0.40 0159,0.46; 1510,0.33 0241,0.43; 1550,0.26 0325,0.40; 1631,0.22 0412,0.39; 1715,0.21 0500.0.40; 1759,0.22 0552,0.43; 1845,0.26 0648,0.47; 1934,0.32 0749,0.52; 2027,0.38 0858,0.56; 2124,0.43 1015,0.56; 2225,0.47 1132,0.52; 2326,0.48 1243,0.45 0025,0.47; 1342,0.38 0118,0.45; 1432,0.32 0208.0.43; 1516,0.28 0254,0.42; 1557,0.28 0337,0.43; 1634,0.29 0417,0.45; 1709,0.33 0458,0.49; 1743,0.33 0537,0.53; 1815,0.42 0619,0.59; 1850,0.48 0704,0.64; 1928,0.53 0757,0.69; 2011,0.58

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.

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Available Monday - Friday BRUNSWICK HEADS MEDICAL CENTRE

14 Mullumbimbi St Ph: 6684 1742

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

bodywise therapies

Disordered Eating Specialist Support Isa Pfluger Counsellor/Psychotherapist BASS(Couns), MGestTherapy, ClinPACFA reg.

ph 0419 981 360 isa@bodywisetherapies.com.au

Pilates Instructor? Need space? Fully equipped studio in ƼųŅĹ ±ƼţƤ ±Ĭ±ĹÏåÚ ŅÚƼ åŧƚĜŞĵåĹƋţƤeƴ±ĜĬ±ÆĬå ƋŅ ŸĘ±ųåxŸƚÆěųåĹƋ Ņų ŅƋĘåų ā åƻĜÆĬå ŅŞƋĜŅĹŸţ Call to enquire 0407 771 652.

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

Tallow TREE SERVICES REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

Call us now 6685 7991 www.wellness.net.au

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

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES

SCREEN PRINTING CAROUSEL 4-colour, 4-station, heavy-duty steel construction. Built back when they made things to last. In good working condition. $1250. Phone 0418958467 9’1” MCTAVISH SURFBOARD Excellent cond, used twice, $1000. Ph 0428105111

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

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

2 FOR 1 ENTRY

MOSQUITO NETS

CUSTOM BUILT BRICK GAS KILN 14 cu ft, $6000. Also glaze materials/ glazes for reduction. 66840291

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

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

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

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

BAMBOO PLY

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

NO STALL AT FALLS PARTY HERBS ON SALE OPEN ALL WEEK-END CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY STOCK UP NOW @

Shop 1/5 Byron St Byron Bay

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BARGAINS

2010 Suzuki Jimny Sierra 4WD auto A/C P/S Super also 5spd same In Stock. SN5809..$9990 1999 Mitsubishi Nimbus 7 seater 5spd manual cold A/C P/S rego 6/16. SN0263.................$4950 2008 Peugeot 308 factory 7 seater wagon auto 128km lovely car low km. SN9573.............$9750 2006 Ford Fiesta auto 4 door 145km very tidy little hatch perfect 1st car. SN4323..............$6495 2010 Toyota Corolla hatch.1.8 auto 44,000km white immacualte 4/16 Rego CEQ70E..... $12995 2002 Holden Rodeo Tray back ute 2WD drives great 4 new tyres 6/16 Rego AK57KM.......$4850

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

WANTED BILLYCART, KETT CAR or similar 0418668414 OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

Vintage Caravan & Camping Hire Set up at your choice of location for holidays, extra guests or events. RetroPod.com.au – 0409152885 Magnificent Holidays in Byron Bay! We offer you to stay in our warm house near the beach in Byron Bay. It is an accommodation for 6 people: 2 bedrooms (4 beds), 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom, 1 shower, living room, office, covered terrace with sitting table, small garden with beautiful flowers that will inspire you every day. $2500pp per week. Sacha 0438632548 MULLUM STUDIO S/C quiet garden near town, riverpark. $85 sgl, $120 dble/night, $500pw. 2 quiet ppl max. 0417670991

SHORT TERM ACCOM. MULLUM 2br cottage close to town. Avail Jan 12th onwards. Ph 0418668414

SHARE ACCOM. MULLUM large furn room for single n/s. Lovely quiet house, 6 Jan-20 March, $210pw neg incl bills/WiFi. 0401189959

TO LET BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 O.SHORES modern designer apt, 2br, 2 ensuite, car space, 2 balc, veg garden, no pets, suit cple, $430pw. Ph 0404736038

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

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

LAND FOR SALE

HOLIDAY ACCOM.

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

PLAYSTATION 3 500GB 1 controller, GTAV and a bunch of other good games. $150. Phone 0418958467

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

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

*TWO FOR ONE ON FULL PRICE TICKETS ONLY

Ballina Car Centre

HOUSES FOR SALE

ANDY’S MOVE & MORE Small & med moves, tip runs. 1 or 2 men at low prices. Byron & Mullum based. Ph 0429149533

A&I HALL STARLIGHTFESTIVAL.COM.AU | TICKETS $20

$30/m + delivery. 0424163784

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

WORKSHOPS, CRYSTALS, YOGA, TANTRA, TAROT, DRUMMING, LIVE MUSIC, CAFE, Shamanic journeys, SPIRIT DRAWINGS, Crystal singing bowls, AURA CAMERA, CHANTING, DANCE, PSYCHICS, MASSAGE & MORE

TEA TREE MULCH FINE & MED CHOP & COMPOST

6688 4143 0448 881 942

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

LIVE MUSIC & SOUNDBATHS

BANGALOW 2 DAY PASS $30

workshop 72 Charltons Road Federal

CABINS FOR SALE

SHAMANIC JOURNEYS

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

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

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

YOGA CLASSES EVERY DAY

0402 323 910

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Chinese tractor repairs are no problem to us

6684 4421

TRACTOR REPAIRS

SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2005 5d, man. 163,000km, 1 owner, $6000. 66840291

STARLIGHT FESTIVAL JANUARY 7 -10

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

GOING O/S selling up! Chipper shredder $100, angle grinder $30; both barely used. Ph 66840291

FREE Intro eve Jan 20 FREE Workshop Jan 30 Diploma in Kinesiology HLT52415 begins Feb 20/21. Self-care study options. Study with Parijat Wismer and her team at Byron Kinesiology Centre, Kinesiology Schools Aust. campus. Nationally & Internat. accred. training

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

THURSDAY & FRIDAY*

BAR FRIDGES good condition $99. Glen Villa Resort, 80 Butler St, Byron Bay

Begin a meaningful career in Natural Health

HUGE G SALE Sat not before 8am, 43 Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Clothes, vintage, mirrors, furn, bric-a-brac & more

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

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

Study Kinesiology

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

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

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323

NARNIA NURSERY

NICK HART

JAN 14 - 17 10AM - 12PM $40 please contact Jan 0409 583 977

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

GARAGE SALES

MERCEDES VITO VAN

’99 Good condition, white. Rego May 2016. $4,200 ono Phone 0421 932 219

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MULLUM 7 MIN small cabin suit clean single, sunny, stunning views on friendly farm/community, no pets, n/s, d/f, $195pw incl elec & WiFi. Bond req. 0431702354 STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 MULLUM 3br large furnished house, secure fenced yards, fruitful garden with room to grow, animal/child friendly, reduce bills with solar HW/elect. Avail now, viewing by appt. $570pw. Ph 0411831401 ROSEBANK 5br part-furn, $520pw incl elect, WiFi. horton.dianne@gmail.com BELONGIL upstairs self-contained 1br studio, kitchenette, private sun deck. Suit prof with refs. No pets. Avail long-term. $350pw all inclusive & bond. 0488044542

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

Bangalow

Landlords – We have qualiﬁed tenants looking for properties in Bangalow & surrounding areas. Please phone us TODAY for an honest appraisal. Goonengerry Rd, Goonengerry - $925 Resort style living, ocean views, glorious pool, multi level, sweeping decks, 2 bed up, 2/3 bed down, 2 bath, sauna. Avail early Jan

James Gibson Drive, Clunes - $480 Spacious family home on large landscaped private block, 4 bed, 2 bath, DLUG plus large shed, long term rental. Available now

Booyong Road, Nashua -$420

Character farmhouse set on large block, 2 bed, 2 sunrooms, 2 bath, sep dining/lounge, enclosed front porch, carport. Pets neg, Avail NOW

Byron Street, Bangalow - $495

Workers cottage, 2 bed, high ceilings, walk to everything, nice backyard,pets neg, Avail 11 Jan. For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

19a Byron Street, Bangalow

02 6687 1500

WANTED TO RENT 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 MATURE COUPLE & 2 well-behaved dogs looking for 3-4br house, prefer unfurn with fully-fenced yard from early Feb while looking to buy. Please call Penny 0406953002 THREE BEDROOM HOUSE for myself & 2 daughters in Bruns, Mullum, Sunrise, Bangalow, Sth Ocean Shores or rural inland. Excellent refs, reliable income, responsible family. Martina 0427025051 SPACE IN DRIVEWAY OR YARD for n/s, drug & alcohol-free Byron local to sleep quietly in her own car. 9pm to 7am only. $50pw neg. Ph 66847706

TO LEASE BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Tues, Sat & Sun $80/day, $45/half day. Mullum. Ph 66849458, 0435078551 BYRON creative work / ofﬁce space, $87pw incl elect & net. 0431674377

New Brighton

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

Ocean Shores $200pw, Low income housing *conditions apply 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594 eldersnewbrighton.com.au

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

IRONING SERVICE

Make 2016 the year you never have to iron again. Suffolk Park $25/hr. Angela 0414719680 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215

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

POSITIONS VACANT OCEAN SHORES PRESCHOOL Cert III Additional needs support worker Mon–Wed 11-3pm. Must be energetic, computer literate, able to demonstrate independent planning ability. ospreschool@live.com.au Closes 8/1/16 OCEAN SHORES PRESCHOOL Certicate III Educator. Temp position for Term 1. Thurs, Fri 8.30am-3.30pm. Must be energetic, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate independent planning ability. Closes 8/1/16. ospreschool@live.com.au 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

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

CHINESE KUNG-FU First class free Byron Primary School hall, Teen/Adult Mon & Thurs 6-7.30pm, Kids Tues 6-7pm. 0421555062 Pottsville Primary, Kids Tues 5.30-6.30 0477755133

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

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

KEITH (BOMBER) BROWN 8/1/1935 – 29/12/2006 A special man who touched many lives & lived to the fullest in all walks of life. Missed, loved & remembered every day, Shirley, Mark, Karen, Matt, Leanne, Tony, Luke, Cody, Stephen, Sherrynne (dec.) & Ashlee KEITH BROWN Dad, time may pass since you left us, but your footprint on our lives remains cherished forever. Love Shane & Liz

PETS PET MEMORIAL SERVICES Experienced celebrant. Together we create a loving farewell. Phone Rosie 0438401716

FUNERAL NOTICE SCOTT, JOHN ALEXANDER

Floor staff

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 Immediate start 30+ hours Award pay Strong coffee/food/wine & cocktail knowledge essential Must be available nights, weekends, all public holidays. Please email resume and references byronbayfresh@gmail.com

Passed away peacefully at Mullumbimby District Hospital. Much loved husband of the late Ruth Scott. Loved father and father-in-law of Warren & Sue, Ian & Kathy, Jeﬀery & Noreen and Stephen & Gaye. Adored Pop of his nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. John will be sadly missed by all family and friends. Aged 92 years Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at the Uniting Church, Dalley Street, Mullumbimby on WEDNESDAY (30th December, 2015) commencing at 11.00am followed by burial at Mullumbimby Cemetery. MICHAEL CURRIE FUNERALS 6684 6232

RTO NO: 90013

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)

Romeow

Romeow wa Romeow wass one one of our lo lovel lovely velyy kittens from earlier in the year. He is pleased to tell you that he found an amazing home and is spoilt rotten. He is certainly one of the lucky ones and so he’d like to now advertise our new kittens that have just arrived. Romeow hopes that, like him, they’ll be fortunate enough to ﬁnd their purrfect homes. To meet the new kittens & our older cats, 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

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. Visit www.cawi.org.au or our Facebook page to see our other dogs who would love to ﬁnd a home.

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

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

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 Our office will be closed from the 23rd Dec to 4th Jan

02 6684 3374

www.byroncollege.org.au

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Young TASHA has pleaded for a home many times, all to no avail. Months have slowly passed by, and she has seen her kittens leave the centre, and many, many more, but still she waits. Easygoing, friendly, happy and undemanding. All that you could ask for. She has just one new years resolution: to ﬁnally have a real home – so she says ‘please’ and is looking at you to make this come true. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

TOUCH OF JUSTINE Luscious Bodywork & Sensual Touch Hot, ﬁt, bi, 34yo. Couples welcome. www.bit.ly/besteroticmassage Wed and Thurs only. 0407013347 HOT LIKE HONEY, SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE Delicious Caribbean full-body experience. The Ultimate Massage for Bi-Curious Women. Phone 0407013347

SOCIAL ESCORTS 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 make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345

ONLY ADULTS

LEYLA model, stunning brunette, size 8, D-bust. Charlotte, Isla Fisher look-a-like. Roxy, new, 20yo, natural FF, vivacious personality. Summer, size 6, classy blue-eyed blonde. Phoenix, 20yo, size 8 D-bust, surﬁe stunner. Ph 66816038

SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343

OUTCALLS 0451579023

Byron Herbal Thai Massage The locals love it and we love them backs...

Healing Traditional Thai massage from $59hr 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 i 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

byronherbalthaimassage.com.au

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone

- starts 8th February

* Certificate IV in Small Business Management (BSB40415)

Call to recycle old mobiles

INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY FOR PLEASURE & CONNECTION Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477 www.tantrabyronbay.com

Tasha

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

BYRON BAY BEACH BABES Male and female party strippers, lingerie waitresses, exotic dancers. 7 days fr 4pm. Ph 0497641199 www.byronbaybeachbabes.com EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0498073208

CASUAL DELIVERY DRIVER local, mature person needed for fast-paced, physical workplace. Immediate start. Must have own transport and full car licence. W’end & public holidays incl. Byron Bay. Email resume suzyc2481@gmail.com

MICHAEL’S GUITAR STUDIO For all your music needs. We are open through the holidays. Ph 66841800

mudhoneysalon@mac.com or call jess on 0411 291 215

PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

BYRON BAY BARISTA SCHOOL $99 Barista Course. Ph 0417760599

MUSICAL NOTES

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IN MEMORIAM

Toto Toto is a 2-year-old desexed male Australian Terrier x. He is an active boy who loves attention so would suit active retirees. He is friendly towards other dogs and loves children. If you can give Toto a permanent, loving home please contact the Friends of the Pound Rehoming Centre on 07 5524 8590 or Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

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...

desex your pets!

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

As phone upgrades and gifts over the holidays and summer sales are expected to peak MobileMuster and The Salvation Army are calling on Australians to recycle their old mobiles and accessories to help families in need. MobileMuster, Australia’s official, not-for-profit government-accredited mobile phone recycling program, estimates the 22.5 million old unused mobiles stored in homes will continue to rise over January as nearly half of the Australian population will think of buying, or are going to buy, a new mobile during the summer sales. Despite record awareness of mobile-phone recycling, Australians are still reluctant to part with old phones – some of which don’t even work. To keep old phones out of drawers and to put them to good use this summer MobileMuster will give $2 to the Salvation Army for every kilogram that is recycled with them in December and January.

End as rubbish ‘As new mobiles are bought, old ones end up lying around in drawers unused and potentially ending up in the rubbish,’ said Rose Read, recycling manager for MobileMuster. ‘With over 90 per cent of the materials in mobiles recyclable it is important to keep old phones out of drawers and landfill and recycle them so the materials they are made of can go back into the supply chain for reuse. ‘There’s no better time to declutter for the new year, clear out your home or office of unused mobiles and accessories, all while raising vital funds for the Salvos to continue their great work in helping people in need across the country. ‘We challenge all Australians for every new phone they purchase this summer to recycle an old one with MobileMuster and in doing so help the Salvos,’ concluded Read. Now in its second year, MobileMuster aims to collect over 16,000 kilograms of mobile phone handsets plus their batteries and chargers and give the Salvation Army $32,000 to help them feed, clothe and provide a bed for those in need. There are more than 3,500 drop-off points around Australia for consumers to recycle their old mobile phones, batteries and accessories, alongside a free post-back recycling satchel available from any Australia Post or a reply-paid downloadable label online at mobilemuster.com.au.

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Has your Christmas food hangover created an overhang? Rachel Jeffery

Have you had a break from your sports over the festive season? Is it time to start thinking about your training and exercise plan for 2016? Are those few extras kilos that have crept on over Christmas, going to make you sluggish and not at your peak performance? Every year, thousands upon thousands of people have good intentions to make this the year to lose weight or get their eating habits back on a healthier path. Like everyone else, sporting people have the same intentions and goals. But how many people really succeed? Will you be at your best come competition time? Normally we all start off quite well, but it is hard to keep the momentum going and even harder to know the best foods to eat, with so much conflicting information in the media.

On a whole, it is reported Australians are becoming fatter and our eating habits are leaning more towards fast-and-fatty takeaway foods. In National records kept it is estimated that twothirds of Australian adults and one-quarter of our children are now overweight and obese. Weight gain occurs when you eat and drink too much while limiting physical activity. As we get older a few kilos creep on every year until you find you have gained so much weight that you are outside the healthy weight range. So how can you accomplish your resolution this year to eat healthier and lose weight? The answer is tomorrow never comes, so you need to start today, right now, not tomorrow, not next week or next month, but right now! Like all changes such as moving house, organising

Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Practising Nutritionist, Rachel Jeffery says that it’s hard to keep the momentum going on new year diets. Photo Tree Faerie

holidays and preparing celebrations you need to PLAN. Sit down and make a list of all the things you could do to improve your life; for example, eat more fruit, drink more water and increase your exercise.

Now list all the things you should change, such as cutting down on takeaway meals, and reducing sweets and alcohol. Number each of these changes. These are now your goals, to be successful at this year.

SYDNEY [AAP]

Most mentioned Aussie sports people in the media: 2015 Sports person Nick Kyrgios Michael Clarke Bernard Tomic Steven Smith Adam Goodes Johnathan Thurston Jason Day Jarryd Hayne Lleyton Hewitt Mick Fanning

birth of their daughter Kelsey Lee in November. The second tennis player in the top three, Bernard Tomic, ended the year ranked 18 by the ATP, the highest ranking of his career. Tomic called for an investigation into Tennis Australia’s own conduct after a fall-out with Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter and claimed the organisation has been disrespecting him. Later in the year, Tomic told a press conference he agreed that he and Nick Kyrgios need to ‘control our personalities’. Steve Smith took the Australian captaincy in both Test and One Day cricket during the year, achieving success against England in a One Day series and New Zealand and the West Indies in Tests with a significantly changed side following the retirements of Clarke, Watson, Rogers, Haddin and later Johnson. His own form was

46 December 30, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

Press 9,896 10,339 5,259 8,894 5,550 8,509 4,192 4,269 3,963 2,521

Radio 57,317 40,623 45,346 7,160 30,015 10,052 26,407 21,230 20,247 14,600

Television 59,089 60,354 37,372 26,381 34,428 18,591 29,873 30,886 19,515 25,418

strong through most of 2015, becoming Australia’s highestranked batsman. Sydney Swans player and former Australian of the Year Adam Goodes made headlines as he spoke out against racism in sport and was named one of David Jones’s ambassadors, taking a break from AFL as the booing contr sy peaked and returning for a few matches before announcing his retirement. Rugby League star Johnathan Thurston enjoyed a return to success with the Maroons in the State of Origin, and finished off the year by scoring the golden point that secured a come-from-behind maiden premiership for the North Queensland Cowboys. Golfer Jason Day briefly reached number one in the world rankings in September, following a string of tournament victories including his record-breaking US

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may lead to 2–3 kg loss initially, but these diets are hard to maintain and often the weight re-appears when you come ‘off ’ the diet. Many of these diets are unhealthy, cutting out essential food group and nutrients, which can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Going on and off these diets can lead to weight gain year after year. These diets or ‘plans’ do not teach you how to enjoy real foods and create your own healthy eating plan. The best idea to lose weight is to make small, sustainable life changes which lead to long-term weight loss. If you need some help trying to lose or have a healthier lifestyle, you may like to get some professional support. Rachel Jeffery is an Accredited Practising Dietitian* (APD) and Accredited Practising Nutritionist. For info about healthy eating: www.racheljeffery.com.

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Media’s most mentioned sporting folk In another year that proved contoversy is king, Nick Kyrgios was the sportsperson most mentioned in 2015 by Australian media. According to Isentia Media Monitoring, a year of run-ins with tennis authorities and allegations of poor behaviour both on and off the court shadowed the young star’s rapid rise in the ATP rankings since he burst onto the scene at last year’s Wimbledon. As well as oncourt sledging and claims of tanking, he was dropped from the Davis Cup team and had a verbal stoush with Dawn Fraser. Meanwhile he finished the year at 30 in the ATP rankings. Other notables are former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke is second on the list, with more than 220,000 mentions across the year. He led Australia to a fifth Cricket World Cup win after defeating first-time finalists New Zealand at the MCG in March, but a disappointing Ashes tour to England followed, with Clarke announcing his retirement from all international cricket before the last Test, following Australia’s losing its fourth series in a row in England. Former coach John Buchanan criticised Clarke’s captaincy style following his retirement, with extensive debate in the media about his legacy. Clarke and his wife Kyly announced the

The best idea is to work on one goal each week. So let’s say you have two improvements (drink more water, include daily exercise) and two changes (cut down on daily chocolate and reduce alcohol) you want to work on. • The first week you should look at increasing the water, • The second week, focus on reducing chocolate. • The third, start increasing the exercise. • By the fourth week, you can start cutting back on the alcohol. Each week continue with your previous goals and add a new one in. Before you know it, you have been making healthy choices for a month. You will start to feel better and the changes have been gradual so you do not feel too deprived. Avoid jumping on the bandwagon to try the latest fad diet – ‘No Carbs’, ‘Juices only’, ‘Diet Shakes and Bars’etc. These gimmicks

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PGA win, the first player to finish at 20-under-par in a major. Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne tried his hand at American football with the San Francisco 49ers with Aussie media cheering him on, only to lose his spot on the team roster for most of the season after a couple of fumbles. Tennis player Lleyton Hewitt’s near-two-decade career is drawing to a close, with Hewitt mentioning plans to retire after the 2016 Australian Open and become captain of the Australian Davis Cup team, while surfer Mick Fanning rounds up the top 10 sports people in Australian media, with 70,000 mentions, after surviving an altercation with a shark in July and also having to deal with the death of his brother in December, and still coming close to his fourth world title.

Michelle Payne topped a long list of sportswomen who grabbed the headlines in 2015. Michelle Payne (Horse Racing). The new queen of the turf defied the doubters, the odds and history to become the first woman in 155 years to win the Melbourne Cup. After having to convince some owners she deserved the ride on 100–1 long shot Prince of Penzance, the 30-year-old said she hoped her trailblazing victory would pave the way for other female jockeys. The Matildas (Soccer). Led by midfielder Elise KellondKnight and forward Lisa De Vanna, the Matildas became the first Australian team – men’s or women’s – to win a knockout stage match at a soccer World Cup, conquering much-fancied Brazil 1–0 through a Kyah Simon goal to reach the quarter-finals. They finally bowed out in a single-goal loss to eventual champions Japan but not before breaking new ground for Australian football. The Diamonds (Netball). Withstood a spirited fightback from New Zealand to avenge a pool-round loss to their great trans-Tasman rivals to claim a third consecutive World Cup and challenge the Southern Stars as Australia’s most dominant national sporting team. Inspirational captain Laura Geitz, fellow defender Julie

Corletto and deadly accurate goal-shooter Caitlin Bassett starred in the nailbiting 58–55 win in Sydney. Southern Stars (Cricket). They’ll have to wait until next year to land another world title, but the all-conquering Southern Stars can celebrate being ranked first in all forms of women’s international cricket following another triumphant 2015 season in which they regained the Ashes from England. The Meg Lanning-captained outfit featuring champion sporting all-rounder Ellyse Perry are odds-on favourites to win a fourth straight T20 World Cup in India in April. Others great efforts by women include Emily Seebohm (Swimming), Bronte Campbell (Swimming), Annette Edmondson (Cycling), Anna Meares (Cycling), Laura Peel (Aerial Skiing), Minjee Lee (Golf), Chloe Mccardel (Long-Distance Swimming), Kim Crow (Rowing), Jessica Fox (Slalom Canoeing), and Sally Fitzgibbons (Surfing). A maiden world title continues to elude Fitzgibbons, but not so courage after the 24-year-old ignored medical advice to win the Fiji Pro with a burst eardrum. The three-time world championship bridesmaid was told to stop surfing but instead mastered the big waves at Cloudbreak to pull off a remarkably gutsy feat.

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Community at work Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

Regular As Clockwork

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.

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

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.

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

Cuppa Tea Choir 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.

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.

Mamas’ Support Group The Byron Mamas’ Support Group meets at Red Tent Yoga, Byron industrial estate, during term time. More info on Facebook.

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

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 meditation 12–1pm, Wednesday and Thursday. All levels welcome – www. yogapeace.com.au.

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

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.

CoDA

Community Centre each week. More info: easwain@bigpond.com.

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.

Quota Club

Bushdancing

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.

Live music from Hide The Potato with dance caller, last Sunday of every month 2.30–4.30pm at Brunswick Heads RSL Hall. Visit Hide The Potato on Facebook or call Court 6685 0072. Next bushdance October 25.

Myocum artist Gatya Kelly’s work Pomegranate Alhambra. Gatya will have her first solo show Luscious at Tweed Regional Gallery from January 15: artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/coming. Jonson Street (stairs beside Westpac bank). Phone Jane 0410 494 933. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. 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

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.

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

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.

Repair Cafe

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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.

Fun community market held at the YAC (Gilmore Crescent) on the second Saturday of the month 8am–1pm. Secondhand, antiques, vintage clothes, free children’s activities.

Library fun

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.

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

Craft group

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.

Bush School Each Thursday during term time the Brunswick Bush School takes kids 6–13 years out into the bush to learn, grow and connect with each other. Facebook: Brunswick Bush School and email: brunsbushschool@gmail.com.

Museums 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.

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

Drug support groups

U3A discussion group

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

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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Men’s Groups

Rainbow Dragons

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.

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

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

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

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Tuesday Insight Meditation at the Yurt with Radha Nicholson will resume again on Tuesday 2 February 2016.

Swami and food

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Byron Market Head to Butler Street Byron Bay this Sunday 8am–3pm to enjoy a vibrant market scene packed with original artworks, sculptures, furniture, homewares, and more. Live music by The Scrimshaw Four. Please leave your dogs at home.

Come dance and hear a discourse by scholar Swami BK Tyagi Maharaj at the Byron Bay Community Centre on Wednesday 30 Dec 4pm– 7pm. Free vegetarian meal. More info: 6679 5541.

Lone Goat Gallery Magpie – Minyunbal Yugambeh man Dulgunu From the Heart sacred artwork exhibition, 1–13 January, opening Friday 1 January at 6pm.

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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. There is also a variety of other roles. Please contact Helen Hamilton on 0439 409 655 or visit www.liberationlarder.org. au or our Facebook page.

Learn ukulele

Tuesday Insight

On The Horizon

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.

Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

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1. PM right and dumb, confused in an English school (6,6) 8. Getting up a rebellion (7) 9. Sounds the right instrument for a little Australian girl! (7) 11. The high point is sleep after dusk (7) 12. Mermaid? Perhaps, but it’s more likely an albatross! (7) 13. Satisfies return, placed like… (5) 14 …in that direction. Not concealed in this spot. (4,5) 16. Untied, ran off without discipline (9) 19. Small, gay satire (5) 21. Garland certain to provide ease (7) 23. They are students of French backsides, round (7) 24. Kinky Diana has two ways for water nymphs (7) 25. Rumour about the order – it stinks! (7) 26. Freddie, a lank substitute, succeeded 1 across (6,6)

1. Australia’s first Prime Minister (6,6) 8. Getting up, resulting (7) 9. Egg-shaped wind instrument (7) 11. Highest mountain (7) 12. Albatross, petrel or auk, among others (7) 13. Satisfies, fills (5) 14. Phrase indicating “in that direction” (4,5) 16. Without education or instruction (9) 19. Parody, satire (5) 21. Rest time, idleness (7) 23. Consumers of books (7) 24. Greek water nymphs (7) 25. Smelly, unpleasant (7) 26. Australia’s second Prime Minister (6,6)

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1. Obvious, clear (7) 2. Young girls, virgins (7) 3. Sleeping wear, usually for women (9) 4. Blessings, gifts (5) DOWN 5. Again adjust or modify (7) 1. Fixture included identification – it’s 6. Hole, opening (7) obvious (7) 7. Australia’s ninth Prime Minister (5,7) 2. Girls with excellent balls (7) 10. Australia’s fifth Prime Minster (6,6) 3. Sleepwear is close to the girl in the 15. Stamina, lasting quality (9) city (9) 17. Unimportant, commonplace (7) 4. Tasmanian cricketer’s gifts (5) 18. Split, torn apart (7) 5. Study suitable to remodel (7) 19. Suffering from mal de mer (7) 6. Opening for gold providing drug 20. First obstacle surmounted (7) (implication: more to go) (3,4) 7. One in the line of 1 across, 26 and 22. Gave relief; made more 10 improbably culls jasmine (5,7) comfortable (5) 10. Follower of 1 across and 26 – he Last week’s solution N104 was her friend, silly (6,6) B R A N D Y P O S S I B L E 15. Panicky nude raced to the church, O O E D K U L G showing stamina (9) T A R A N T U L A L Y I N G T T T N P T N S 17. Commonplace bobsled team in L E A P I N G L I Z A R D S test (7) E S E N S C 18. Split, like below (7) N I G H T O O M P A H P A H 19. Bluesman Steve, not feeling good E O N O O A C O N D E N S E S T U T T I in the craft! (7) K D S Q R N 20. First obstacle surmounted on M O N K E Y B U S I N E S S eastern grassy slope (3,4) P L I E I P A T 22. Artist’s support went from 50 O P I U M A N T I P A S T O M E O S O E E R to 500 – that made it more P A R A S I T E G R I L L E comfortable (5)

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Backlash for the largest number of drowning deaths in swimming pools in Australia. Q Q Q Q

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The minister for coal Greg Hunt spread the Christmas cheer far and wide by approving Adani’s massive coal port at Abbot Point to go with its massive coal mine. The resistance will continue among those people who actually believe in a renewable-energy future, not just mouth platitudes like Hunt and Turnbull. Q Q Q Q

David Pope draws for The Canberra Times. See his Facebook page David Pope Cartoons.

In her Soap Box this week Mandy Nolan laments the disappearance of Bangalow thanks to the RTA’s ‘improvements’ to the highway. Bangalow is not the only victim, with the Macadamia Castle suffering from its usual signage problem and drivers generally confused about how to get into Byron Bay without travelling to Brisbane first. The pain is not about to end immediately as the official Byron Bay exits are scheduled for ‘first quarter 2016’, which could be March of course. Q Q Q Q

There are plenty of opportunities to enjoy yourself locally on NYE – like stay at home and read a good book, for example – but if you do go out on the street please take care, don’t trash the place or annoy the wildlife. And especially don’t accept drinks from strangers – drink spiking is still a sport enjoyed by the bottom-feeders. There will be road closures in Byron Bay but that might not be a problem for you as you won’t be

able to find your way off the highway. Q Q Q Q

Further to the article by Michael McDonald a couple of weeks back on the prohibitive cost of Hep C treatment, we are pleased to report the federal government has taken action. Read the full ABC story ‘Federal government to spend $1 billion on groundbreaking Hepatitis C treatments’ at http://bit.ly/ hepbreakthrough and find out more about the virus at www.hepatitisaustralia.com.

some small kids get stuck upside-down when using them in a pool. They’re not recommended for children under six years of age. Children aged under five account

Not everyone will agree, but Backlash reckons Byron Bay is to be congratulated for dropping the fireworks from its official NYE activities. Like the release of balloons, they add to the general pollution and give pets palpitations. Concentrate on kissing someone nice instead.

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Okay, so this is actually our last, final and ultimate reminder that our new deadline for line classifieds of noon on Tuesdays will take effect in January. We feel you have been sufficiently alerted but hopefully not alarmed. That’s the federal government’s job. Q Q Q Q

Mermaid tails are the kind of thing which would be popular in this area, so we report that Fair Trading and Choice have issued a warning that

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