The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.03 – June 26, 2019

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Sustainability 2019

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ThĂŠo’s father says he won’t give up Photo & story Eve Jeffery ThĂŠo Hayez is like many other school leavers. He finished his secondary education in June last year and after travelling overseas to Australia and the famous Byron Bay, he wants to study mathematics and environmental technologies at university in September. ThĂŠo has a plan to invent a car with no impact on the environment. ‘He’s a very clever guy,’ says his father Laurent. Laurent didn’t plan an overseas trip this year, but about two weeks ago he boarded a plane to Australia to search for his son. ThĂŠo has disappeared without a trace and Laurent is determined to take him home to his brother Lucas in Belgium. There are facts and there is fiction circulating about Hayez, and it is the latter that is not helping matters in the search for the lad who was reportedly last seen on

May 31 at Cheeky Monkey’s. According to Laurent, Belgian journos have said that ThĂŠo was going to swim at the beach. ‘It was four degrees!’ says Laurent. ‘They say friends who met him outside Cheeky Monkey’s say he was too drunk to walk safely. I am 99 per cent sure these things aren’t true.’ Some have suggested ThĂŠo’s visa was about to expire and he wanted to stay, but he planned to leave Australia on June 13 and he had plenty of time left on his visa; he had stayed only about half of his allocated time. The fact is ThĂŠo Hayez arrived at the Wake Up! backpackers hostel two days before he vanished. Lisa Hayez, who finished school with her cousin last year, spent two months with ThĂŠo in Melbourne earlier this year and saw him five days before he disappeared. ‘A witness told police ThĂŠo wasn’t so drunk he couldn’t walk,’ â–ś Continued on page 2

Calling all cast Bangalow Theatre Company is auditioning for their latest production Calamity Jane, a wild, wild west musical comedy that hits the stage in October. Auditions for fresh-faced young-uns through to cantankerous old fossils are being held at the Bangalow A&I Hall from 6pm till 9.30pm on Tuesday July 2 and Wednesday July 3. Go to www.bangalowtheatre.com.au/auditions to register, call Claire 0420 986 570 or email bangalowtheatrecompany@gmail.com. Photo Jeff ‘Into The Wild Since 1986’ Dawson

DV spike highlighted by lack of govt funding Paul Bibby The Northern Rivers region has seen a spike in domestic violence incidents over the past two years, highlighting the need for more government-funded emergency accommodation and transitional housing. The latest quarterly report from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows that there have been more than 1,800 domestic violence-related assaults in the region over the past two years. That’s a 22.7 per cent increase, the highest upward surge in domestic violence of any region in NSW.

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There have been more than 1,000 such assaults in the past year alone, with Tweed recording the highest number (344), followed by Lismore (227), Richmond Valley (141), Ballina (124), Byron (115) and Kyogle (55). Jenelle Bowen, the manager of both the Byron Shire and North Coast regional domestic and family violence services, said the spike in incidents was being experienced by both services. ‘We are seeing an increased number of referrals from police through Safer Pathways, and more women self-referring to the programs who are considered at “serious riskâ€?,’ Ms Bowen said. Â

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‘As a result of the higher reporting, more and more of our daily work is becoming about supporting women to access legal advice and court support services.’

No govt funding locally Despite the increased number of assaults in the region, there remains a severe shortage of emergency-funded accommodation for women and children to use if they are forced to suddenly leave the family home owing to violence. ‘We don’t have any governmentfunded emergency accommodation or transitional housing in the Byron â–ś Continued on page 4

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To celebrate a year in business, low-cost legal service Barefoot Law will be opening a new clinic at the Byron Community Centre from next Monday. Barefoot Law started its Tuesday clinic at Mullum Neighbourhood Centre in July last year and continues to provide legal advice and representation to those on a budget. Principal Mark Swivel says, ‘We’re proud of what we’re doing – low-cost practical advice – but the truth is there’s so much more we can do. Because most people can’t access legal advice at a fair price delivered in a way that works for them. ‘Our plan was to run a clinic one day a week offering general advice at tradies’ rates: $100 an hour – because Legal Aid is hard to get, and most firms are too expensive for most people. ‘Thanks to community support and word of mouth, I now spend most of my week on Barefoot Law and so does my colleague Fiona Spencer, a Lismore-based solicitor, who started as a volunteer but works with us now. ‘We do some work free of charge, but most is at $100 an hour – which we can do because we don’t pay rent, don’t really advertise, and volunteers help us enormously. ‘Barefoot Law is a general practice that does whatever

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Countless facilities like showgrounds, local halls and parks are run by Statutory Land Manager Boards, made up of people just like you. People who understand the need and have a desire to manage public land and assets for the benefit of the entire community. Your role as a Board member is voluntary, but the rewards of giving something back to the community are priceless. We are looking for a good mix of people with a variety of skills, however, sound business and financial management skills and objective decision-making expertise would be a distinct advantage. Don’t let this opportunity to do somethingfor yourself and your community pass you by – contact us today. The Byrangery Grass (R140088) Reserve Land Manager manages the Reserve No. 140088 at Goonengerry notified on 13 April 1995 for Environmental Protection. The term of appointment will be for a period not exceeding 5 years.

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people need – local court work and family law agreement or help in the Fair Work Commission, NCAT and the Human Rights Commission. ‘Many clients are experiencing domestic violence, homelessness, or mental health issues. ‘It’s often intense work. We’ve settled personal injury and motor vehicle accident claims. Fiona got someone out on bail for Christmas. ‘I wrote a contract for a designer selling his lamps to a Danish furniture company! ‘We love our work and we’re growing, carefully and gradually. ‘Fiona has been important to helping us expand.

‘We’d also like more lawyers to get involved. Kadri, Leon, Emma, and Rebecca – all law students – volunteer to get the job done. Barefoot Law would not be possible without the support our hosts Julie Williams and her team in Mullum and Cherie Bromley and the gang in Byron.

No govt funding ‘The key to Barefoot Law is listening to and supporting our clients. ‘We are here to help people make good decisions and manage the stressful experience of legal disputes. ‘We don’t get any government funding or donations – but we’d like to change

that. Let us know if you’d like to support us. ‘Once Mullum and Byron are operating smoothly we hope to open in Lismore, Tweed, and elsewhere next year. We believe every community, town, or suburb in Australia would benefit from a Barefoot Law clinic. ‘Down the track we’d like to help make that vision a reality across the country’. Barefoot Law operate from 10am till 4pm at Byron Community Centre on Mondays and Mullum Neighbourhood Centre on Tuesdays. For more info, visit www. barefootlaw.net.au or email for appointments: book@ barefootlaw.net.au.

Théo’s father Laurent thanks community

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Back left to right: Leon Wark, Emma Moses, and Kadri Kutt. Front left to right, Mark Swivel, Fiona Spencer. Photo Jeff ‘Barefoot Since 1986’ Dawson

says Laurent. ‘I know my son. He is not the kind of guy who would go bush. He told his mother, he told me, he is happy to come back [to Belgium]. ‘He asked his mother to organise a party for him and his friends when he got home. So we are really sure he wanted to come back to Belgium. He was in a good frame of mind.’ Lisa says Théo already had his return ticket to Belgium when he arrived at the backpackers. ‘He was supposed to check out of the hostel on the Monday (June 3) and they called the police on Thursday after I called them. They wasted three days before reporting him missing.’ The police have done air, ground, and water searches for the 18-year-old, and are looking into every possible

lead. Laurent says he is not an expert, but he believes the police are doing a very good job. ‘It was important for us to say thank you’.

Dozens of locals help the search Lisa says almost 50 people came to help search for Théo last Saturday in Byron Bay. Laurent was happy for the chance to see them in person. ’It was important for us to meet them and thank them,’ he says. ‘And important for them to meet us. ‘We really want to put faces to names and thank them for all the kindness we have received. ‘Not just in Byron Bay, but all over the whole country. It is like a balm on our bleeding heart. They give us a force to continue and to keep hope.

‘Without those people we would be on the sofa – just crying, crying, crying. Because of the support, we keep faith. It’s amazing. People have the power.’ ‘We didn’t expect that,’ says Lisa. ‘The first day I arrived here to look for Théo, we asked people to come and help us and it was only five or six people. It’s growing and growing every day and I didn’t expect that. ‘This weekend, people flew from Sydney just to help us. That’s amazing’.

No plans to go home Lisa says she and Laurent don’t have any plans to go home. Théo’s mother arrives soon and they will go from there. If you saw him please call the police. The Hayezes are hoping someone might have some information and will come

forward. ‘If someone has any clue, or knows what might have happened, even if they are scared to tell – if you saw him please call the police.’ Both Lisa and Laurent want to emphasise how grateful they are to the local community for their help and support, but Laurent wants to make sure everyone who is helping to search also stays safe. ‘I don’t want to read that someone got hurt because they were looking for Théo. We want to thank everyone. We love you from the earth to the moon. ‘On ne lâche pas!’ Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https:// nsw.crimestoppers.com. au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.

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More water extraction planned near Uki Plans for a three-fold increase in water extraction near Uki are now on public exhibition by Tweed Council. Mount Warning Beverage Company’s development application (DA19/0346) would see extraction increase from 50 to 150 megalitres a year, and allow 32 truck movements a day between 4am and 9pm at 2574 Kyogle Road, Kunghur, located southwest of Uki.

The Northern Rivers Guardians (NRG) president Scott Sledge is asking Tweed Council to turn off the tap to further water mining. But Tweed councillor Reece Byrnes (Labor), who supported a former Labor MP Jack Hallam to extract water from his Uki property, says Labor’s support of the removal of water extraction for bottling from the Tweed LEP (Local Environment

Plan) has ensured that no further water extraction business operations will be established or allowed in the Tweed Shire. Councillor Reece says that Council’s continuing role in the existing extraction operations are still largely limited to the regulation of truck approvals and their movements upon the road. ‘However, existing businesses will still be allowed to

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operate, as any retrospective action would be deemed high risk for Council and illegal to pursue,’ he said. Pat Miller from the Tweed Water Alliance says, ‘Ninetynine per cent of Uki residents, in an even-handed, residence-to-residence survey, said they were opposed to water mining,’ he said. Submissions need to be lodged by July 5 at Tweed Council.

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Byron High warms up winter with its Arts Festival equipment. To start the festival, year 9 students devised a drama production, Have a Voice, Make a Choice, which was showcased last week for students from local primary schools and the year 11 production of Children of the Black Skirt. Angela Beltzen’s play runs for two nights this week on Thursday and Friday. The Winter Arts Festival culminates on Wednesday July 3 with two concerts: At 10.30am there will be a concert for year 7 parents to attend, which features all 108 year 7 students, singing together as a ‘massed’ choir,

Dan Reade Byron High’s Creative and Performing Arts and Languages faculties are presenting their inaugural Winter Arts Festival this term, culminating in a final week of music, drama, and dance performances alongside visual arts and language displays. The festival is showcasing the talents of students from across the age range of the school and is produced by year 12 V.E.T. Entertainment Industry students, who are involved in setting up the spaces, operating lighting, projection, and audio

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Finale event In the evening, there will be a feast for the senses, beginning with drama performances in the Performing Arts Centre, visual arts exhibitions, live calligraphy, and videos produced by the language students. At 6.15pm, there will be the finale event in the John Collins Auditorium which will feature an evening concert of selected performances of music, dance and drama, including the all new junior jazz ensemble, the school band, a folk ensemble,

drama and dance items, plus many other musical acts ranging from metal to soul, blues, and ballads. The art exhibitions can also be viewed on the evening. All performances will be of the highest quality, following selection for the show by audition and weeks of rehearsals. Year 12 students will be fundraising for their formal with a sausage sizzle, drinks, and a cake stall. Come and see the great talent that Byron Bay High School has to offer!

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Cyclist killed by hit-and-run at Wilsons Creek Local author launches Detention, for kids Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after young local man Tim Watkins was killed in a hitand-run at Wilsons Creek. Emergency services were called about 1.05am on Sunday to Wilsons Creek Road, Wilsons Creek, after his body was located on the road by a passing motorist. A pushbike was also found near the body. Officers from Tweed/ Byron Police District and NSW Ambulance paramedics attended, and declared the man deceased at the scene.

A crime scene was established, which will be examined by specialist forensic officers. Tim’s family have told The Echo they urge anyone with information to come forward. They said, ‘We understand the driver must be feeling enourmous fear and trauma, and we want them to know that coming foward is important for us to heal’. The Byron police station phone number is 6685 9499 and Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information is treated in strict confidence.

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DV spike highlights a lack of govt funding ▶ Continued from page 1 Shire, or locally based services such as specialist housing services,’ Ms Bowen said. ‘This, combined with the general lack of affordable housing, is a substantial problem that keeps women and children vulnerable to ongoing exposure to violence and abuse because they have nowhere else to go,’ she said. The head of Byron Bay police, Detective Inspector Matthew Kehoe, said that

police had been targeting domestic and family violence, and that this could go some way to explaining the figures. ‘These types of assaults have been very much a focus for us, and so some increase in the number of reported incidents is not that unusual,’ Inspector Kehoe said.

Text abuse up Ms Bowen said that in addition to the increase in assaults, there had also been

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an increase in the abuse of women post separation, via electronic communications such as text messages. ‘We are seeing an increase in police taking out domestic violence orders for telecommunication offences,’ she said. ‘This is a positive for the families we work with, as in the past we have seen high levels of post-separation abuse continue through technology. The ongoing nature

of this abuse impacts on women’s and children’s ability to heal from the violence once they have made the decision to end the relationship. ‘The way in which the police are responding to incidents and victims and particularly the work of the Domestic Violence Liaison Officers and the willingness to work collaboratively with specialist domestic family violence services across the sector is making a real difference.’

Childrens author Tristan Bancks is launching his new book, Detention, on Monday July 1 at 9.15am and midday, respectively, at Coorabell and Bangalow Public Schools. Bancks says, ‘The book is about a 12-year-old Afghan Hazara girl who escapes from an immigration detention centre and takes refuge in a school, triggering a lockdown’. ‘It’s my most ambitious book to date in its exploration of ideas around empathy, otherness and privilege, but hopefully in a page-turning and non-preachy way. It’s aimed at kids around 10 plus, the same audience as Two Wolves and The Fall’. The book was written in consultation with refugee advocacy groups, he says, and Bancks gives special thanks to STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors). He says, ‘One of the major difficulties I faced in researching the book was trying to navigate all the

changes in immigration law’. ‘I wanted the story to reflect history, for the timeline to be right, for Sima’s story to be possible on the date the story is set. The challenge was that Australia has changed its immigration laws so rapidly from month to month over the past few years that it was very, very difficult to ensure I had everything in order. It gave me a great sense of compassion for the people fleeing war and torture in their homelands and wanting to come to Australia as refugees. ‘It must be incredibly difficult to stay on top of exactly what they have to provide in order to be given refugee status’. Bancks says he is touring the book in Sydney and Canberra this week and Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold Coast, and Hobart in coming weeks and months, ‘with lots of local StoryBoard visits lined up from Kyogle to Lennox, Tuntable, Bogangar, and Byron’. For more info visit www. tristanbancks.com/media.

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move with us’. ‘It’s not a move of our choosing, but we are going to make the most of it. And there are advantages: the Cav is only five minutes from Butler Street Reserve… The ground surface at the Cav isn’t littered with potholes, and there’s plenty of free parking.’ Apart from a bike track from town, a free shuttle bus in and out of town will be

provided, Carey says. ‘The infamous Byron double-decker Magic Bus will be running round trips every half-hour from 7am each Thursday from the bus stop at the Visitor Centre on Jonson Street’. To celebrate the move, the farmers market say they are introducing a chill zone and a kids space, along with local live music.

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donated – thanks to the Uechtritz Foundation that has very generously donated a pool of $50,000 so they can match every dollar donated until June 30. Founder and Byron Shire Citizen of the Year, Anne Goslett, is asking locals and businesses to shake their pockets and crack open the piggy banks to take advantage of giving less to the tax man next month. All donations will go directly to programs that address homelessness and reconnect women to community – from welfare to wellbeing. The SHIFT Project is an

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lşſĕ ĎĶƆĈş Ďşŕī ĈëƆIJ ƆżōëƆIJȃ Paul Bibby Byron Council’s public art panel has recommended that the artist behind the much-discussed lighthouse sculpture on the Bayshore Drive roundabout be allowed to ‘finish the job’, at an estimated cost of up to $45,000. During its meeting this week, the art panel considered two options for the future of the sculpture: allowing the artist to complete the work, or leaving it in its present state. The Echo understands that the members of the panel were almost unanimous in their view that Melbourne artist Corey Thomas should be allowed to finish the sculpture – an opportunity he was reportedly denied owing to the short timeframe and workplace health and safety rules imposed on the project by Council staff. This is despite Mr Thomas previously reportedly telling Council staff at the time that the sculpture was done. He

has now volunteered his time to finish the job. The panel acknowledged this offer, and has recommended to Council that it provide the necessary funding and support to allow this to happen. A final decision will be made at the full Council meeting in August. In the art panel’s meeting agenda, Council staff note that although the artist is prepared to cover his own expenses, an estimated $32,000 to $42,000 will be required for ‘traffic control, site safety and supervision, the elevated work platform and contingencies’. The upper estimate also includes the cost of an experienced arts consultant, who will undertake management of the project. The report notes that the cost could increase if the work takes longer than expected, and that any funding would have to come from existing Council reserves rather than section 7.12 funds, which

are specifically allocated for public art and other local beautification works. Meanwhile, in a separate motion for this Thursday’s Council meeting, Cr Jan Hackett has called for the development of a comprehensive arts and cultural policy, to avoid the issues that occurred with the Bayshore Drive sculpture. She has also called for $100,000 to be spent on hiring a specialist arts consultant or contractor to assist Council staff on large projects such as the lighthouse sculpture. ‘Spending in the arts continues to be budgeted in a seemingly ad hoc and reactive fashion,’ Cr Hackett said. ‘It would appear that Council is attempting to develop and co-ordinate their engagement in the arts using non-specialist in-house staff and without a budget. ‘It’s an impossible ask and yet another example of the arts [sector] being seen as non-core business – simply icing on the cake’.

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A big crowd jammed into Kulchajam last Sunday to show love for Yeshe, one of Byron’s great world music exponents. Many of Yeshe’s old friends were there to launch a GoFundMe campaign to help him through his treatment for lymphoma. MC comedian Jonathan Atherton wasn’t about to let four broken ribs keep him from supporting his long time friend. Also rallying to help were Palm Wine Ambassadors, The Hottentots, Bobby Alu, Ben Walsh, Declan Kelly, Murray Kyle, Shai Shriki, Peter Hunt, Spankinhide, Katia, Mat O, and Cye Wood. Photo Jeff Dawson

Calls for Mullum civic improvements Mullumbimby’s Chamber of Commerce is just one community association that is calling on Council to allocate $200,000 to projects for the town in the 2019–2020 budget. The request comes as urban architect David Brown says there are ‘No civic improvements anticipated in the draft 2019–2020 Operational Plan’. Brown has authored a submission for the Operational Plan, on behalf of the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce, Creative Byron, the Brunswick Valley Historical Society, and individual community members. The four-page submission outlines the history which has led to the groups being ‘seriously disillusioned about the Masterplan process, the possible outcomes, and whether it will clearly engage with broader state

and Council residential and employment strategies’. The Echo understands the groups want to roll out the projects themselves, independently of Council staff management. The projects are an introductory community event ($10,000), place-making activation ($20,000), Stuart Street tree and artscape ($50,000), Mullumbimby story trail ($20,000), and Dalley Street civic and ceremonial precinct ($20,000).

Funding source Brown suggests that funding could be sourced from the ‘anticipated $18.5 million Sustainable Environment and Economy and Corporate and Community Services operating expenditure budgets and some should be from existing s94 funds’. Brown says, ‘It has taken far too long to reach a point

where the only specific mention of the Mullumbimby Masterplan is at Items 4.1.1.2 of the Operational Plan. No mention is made of followup activities’. ‘This submission on the Draft Operational Plan aims to break a cycle of delay by recommending the immediate commencement of four priority projects’. Council staff told The Echo, ‘There are reserves in the order of $300,000 for Mullumbimby urban road and civic urban improvements, that can be added to the budget in a quarterly review once specific projects for Mullumbimby are identified in the Plan and endorsed by Council by resolution’. ‘All feedback from the budget process was taken into account and is detailed in the report going to Council this Thursday June 27’.

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The 39th Byron Bay Malibu Club recently had their charity night at Club Byron. Organisers say all money raised from the event went to local charities and organisations. ‘Over the years the club has raised $300,000 for the community,’ organisers said. ‘The Byron Youth Activity Centre was one of the organisations that received a donation’. Pictured from left to right are Huw Treers from Byron Bay Longboards, Pat Bigg from Club Byron, Malibu Club committee member Louise Tiernan, Rosalie Bryant and Stephanie Sims from Byron YAC and club treasurer Ron Hughes. Other organisations to receive a donation were The Headland Trust, The Uncle Project, The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, The SHIFT Project, The Cancer Council, and Marine Rescue Cape Byron. Photo Ciaran Carolan

Art installation set for Mullum parkland Paul Bibby Locals travelling along Brunswick Terrace, Mullumbimby, will notice a striking new addition to the parkland beside the road in the coming weeks. The park is set to become home to a unique art installation that echoes the topography of the surrounding landscape. Called Elevate, the

‘It invites passage under, around, and through the form of Mt Chincogan, enabling an embodied understanding and, ultimately, a deeper connection to it,’ Ms Ferrier says. ‘It will also provide a second entry point to the Mullum Sculpture Walk, with Suvira McDonald’s colourful totem poles outside the Scout Hall at the other end.’ The installation will be

constructed out of a special weathering steel, known as Corten, chosen for its rust-like appearance and the changes that occur over time. In addition to the two large archways, the installation will feature three low-lying structures that can be used as places to sit. A display is currently in the window of Stewart’s Menswear on Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby.

Brunswick Heads parking before Council, again A vote on the latest Brunswick Heads Parking Review recommendations is expected at this week’s Council meeting on Thursday June 27. Kim Rosen from the Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce is calling on councillors, led by Greens mayor Simon Richardson, to support the latest parking recommendations, ‘which

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installation is a series of five elevation profiles of Mt Chincogan, two of which will straddle the footpath, creating archways for locals to walk under. Local artist Ellen Ferrier, who conceived, and designed Elevate, said the installation would provide visitors with the opportunity to engage with the ‘monumental landscape’ of the mountain.

repeat a couple of the May 23 recommendations, [and] are fair and sensible’. Rosen says ‘TPS, the consultants engaged by Council to conduct the review, concluded that Brunswick has up to five years before its parking capacity is reached. The consultant also said that paid parking is premature for Brunswick Heads’. ‘There was a clear majority against paid parking in Council’s own 2017 survey (even with the sweetener of returning money to the town); 91.2 per cent opposition from local businesses, and 6,240 petition signatures against paid parking’, she said. ‘Despite all this, at the [previous] May 23 meeting the mayor tried to force paid parking on Bruns in a late surprise on-the-run amendment. Fortunately, the majority of councillors agreed to defer the discussion for a month while crucial missing data were collected,’ said Ms Rosen. ‘At the May 23 meeting,

all councillors, including the mayor, agreed that the survey area should be extended beyond the CBD so that more data should be collected to better understand the town’s parking supply and demands, and that an economic assessment be undertaken,’ she said. ‘So what is different this time around? ‘Staff now recommend that this data come back to Council for discussion in May 2020 and that no changes should made to the current times and layout until then. ‘It seems that new information on the parking situation over at the beach has just come to light,’ explains Rosen. ‘With the classification of Crown Land under review, the current number of parking spaces (about 360) could be almost halved, and this would have a significant flow-on impact on the CBD,’ says Ms Rosen. ‘So it makes perfect sense to wait until more is known.

‘We also agree with TPS and staff that we need to know a lot more about the parking supply and demand in the ring beyond the CBD before any significant decisions are made about parking’, she said. ‘Not only will paid parking in the CBD hurt our businesses and result in job losses, but residents outside the CBD would bear the brunt of all the cars avoiding the meters’, she said. ‘Our community values our small businesses, jobs, village atmosphere, and sense of place.’ On the outcome at next Thursday’s meeting Mrs Rosen says, ‘It’s hard to understand why councillors wouldn’t respect the latest recommendations from their own consultants and the community that they represent.’ ‘Unfortunately, recent comments to the media by the mayor suggest there could be another attempt to force paid parking on our village on Thursday.’

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Get set for rural/wedding events Hans Lovejoy Plans for rural/wedding events in the RU2 Rural Landscape Zone and RU1 Primary Production Zone will be sent to the state government after they were voted upon at last Thursday’s Council planning meeting. The motion, penned by Greens mayor Simon Richardson, will see Council also ‘review existing planning provisions relating to restaurants in the rural zones, to ensure that the controls adequately protect rural amenity and prevent disturbance to neighbours’. Crs Martin, Lyon, Ndiaye, Richardson (all Greens) and Hunter voted in favour of the amendment. Crs Coorey, Cameron, and Hackett voted against. Staff recommended in their report that the proposed approval mechanism not be extended to the RU1 and be limited to a threeyear ‘rolling approval’ for up to 20 events per annum over a three-year period, with an ability to re-apply at the end of the three years. During debate, Cr

Richardson said as a local of Federal, and a neighbour to an event site, he had no issue with noise.

Cr Cameron’s motion unsupported A push by Cr Basil Cameron to not proceed with the planning proposal owing to its being ‘inconsistent with RU2 zone objectives’ was voted down, with the mayor adding, ‘You can’t wish things away; the reality is that people are using the land for this activity.’ It was a sentiment supported by the National Party-aligned Cr Alan Hunter, who said, ‘You won’t stop anything by closing it down; we should encourage the good ones to go ahead’. Yet Cameron said that multiple events per year went beyond ‘small scale’ events. He said, ‘Buses up rural roads… up to 150 people a time… multiple times a year… this impinges on rural amenity’. While he claimed the roads were not dealt with in the motion, it later emerged that roads will be required to be of

a ‘suitable standard’, a decision under staff delegation. Meanwhile Cr Jan Hackett (Labor) said such a proposal ‘will lead to growth and overtake farming lands’. Primary production RU1 zoning should be left off the proposal, she added. Cr Cate Coorey said the workshops were ‘heavily represented by the wedding industry,’ and was concerned Council were creating something ‘we can’t pull back’. Her motion to delay until there was ‘further certainty for residents of rural areas’ regarding court decisions and integration with Council’s Sustainable Visitation Strategy was knocked back by the Greens-led majority. Cr Coorey’s motion also limited the numbers of event days to ten per calendar year instead of 20, and required a sealed road, ‘with an average pavement width over 6m with sufficient capacity for the traffic volume and type generated by the function centre, and that buses are able to access and exit the property.’ Cr Coorey said theoretically event operators already have a right to these events,

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given a past court case. ‘This will also drive the land prices higher. ‘How do we implement compliance and oversight? It’s a great deal of work for staff and virtually no money coming into Council’. During their speeches, the Greens mayor and Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye lavished praise on staff for creating the policy. ‘Behaviour determines whether you continue [as a rural events operator],’ said the mayor, ‘That’s what management is about’. At one point the mayor deleted RU1 and R5 zonings from the motion after fellow Greens Cr Lyon raised concern, yet they were later included again at the last minute. Asked how the acoustic assessment would work, staff replied that they would be site specific and undertaken after a DA is lodged. ‘That modelling would predict the impacts, then there are environmental considerations…’ they said. It also emerged that many of the past issues with loud rural events had largely been addressed through compliance.

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!ëōōƆ Īşſ ĈşŔŔƖŕĶƐƷ IJĕōż ƱĶƐIJ ĎşŔĕƆƐĶĈ ưĶşōĕŕĈĕ An organisation that supports families affected by domestic and family violence is seeking community support owing to an increase in demand for their services they say, particularly in northern NSW and the Byron Shire area. CEO and Founder of RizeUp Nicolle Edwards told The Echo donations and volunteers are needed to help them do the vital work of assisting vulnerable families. This includes creating fully

furnished homes for women and children, so they can start a new life in a comfortable and safe environment.

dĕëĎĶŕī ƆĕſưĶĈĕ Edwards said, ‘As an organisation recognised as the leading service providing valuable, practical and safe support, we are currently furnishing at least six or seven complete homes per week’. ‘These are for families referred through to our

service who are living in northern NSW and QLD but, sadly, demand is still outstripping what we can currently deliver. ‘Donations and volunteers will enable us to deliver practice support and give these families hope and empowerment to move on from a life free from violence. ‘One of our patrons, Shelley Craft is based in Byron and has helped out with quite a few homes.

‘This is just an example of the fact that changing the ending for these families is our responsibility – it is our communal responsibility and if we work together, we are confident that we will continue to provide life changing practical outcomes’. If people are keen to join RizeUp, meet new friends and be a valuable part of the team please email volunteer@rizeup.com.au for more information.

Dſĕĕ ŔĕĎĶƐëƐĶşŕ şǔ ĕſĕĎ Ķŕ lƖōōƖŔ Paul Bibby A group of local meditation teachers are offering a free weekly class at the Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre, beginning on June 28. The class will feature a particular form of meditation called iRest Yoga Nidra, which is specifically designed to promote physical and psychological healing and wellbeing. It has proven to be very effective in the treatment of trauma, providing tools to

help people release stress, relax deeply and build resiliency. One of the teachers providing the free class, Dr Lauren Tober, says, ‘The practice has been transformative in my life, and it’s such a joy to have been sharing this meditation practice with many clients and students locally and around the world over the past six years’. ‘I’m excited that we have a talented and passionate team of iRest teachers locally, who are volunteering their

time and wisdom to offer this meditation practice’. Teachers are asking the community for donations of yoga mats and clean blankets so that participants in the class can practice in comfort if they don’t have their own items. These can be donated through the neighbourhood centre. Centre Manager Leseera Kai said the meditation class was part of a growing collection of free classes and services being offered to the community at the centre.

‘I really passionately believe that everyone should have the opportunity to heal and to grow,’ Ms Kai said. ‘The Centre isn’t just a place to come when you need a feed or a shower, it’s a place to learn and to participate in great classes like meditation, yoga, music and art.’ The class will take place each Friday from midday to 1pm from June 28. Participants are asked to arrive early so the class can start on time, and to bring a mat and a blanket if they have one.

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Newly minted NSW Labor MLC Rose Jackson (and daughter of former ABC journalist Liz Jackson 1951 – 2018), has used her maiden speech to call for marijuana to be legalised. She told parliament on June 5, ‘You cannot believe alcohol and cigarettes can be legal and not marijuana’. ‘There is no evidence to suggest that it is more

dangerous or addictive than these other substances’. She also called for the legalisation of abortion, which is illegal under the NSW Crimes Act 1900, sections 82, 83, 84. And just last week, she had support from parliament to put on record its concern about ‘the practice of intimidating and harassing journalists and, indeed, our

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staunch and unwavering commitment to freedom’. She said, ‘The laws under which the raids were authorised [on the ABC and a Newscorp journalist] were designed to combat terrorism and serious cybercrime such as online paedophile networks and major international hacking operations’. ‘The use of those laws to

0ƶƐĶŕĈƐĶşŕ ĕćĕōōĶşŕ ëŕĎ Ɛşż ĎëŕĶ ĪƖŕĎſëĶƆĕſǽ `ƖōƷ ǞǠ A fundraiser for Extinction Rebellion and Stop Adani is planned July 13, Mullum Civic Hall from 12pm. Co-organiser Chris McIlrath says the day will include film screenings, discussion panels and end with a dance party with DJs. Films include the Stop Adani film Sea of Galilee and 5G Apocalypse – The Extinction Event.

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prosecute whistleblowers and target Australian journalists is a major departure from their intended and proper use and raises questions about whether the laws are in fact appropriate in a modern liberal democratic nation like Australia’. The ABC has launched legal proceedings over the raid, as reported Monday.

McIlrath says, ‘We can, as intelligent (problem solving) informed people develop solutions… This is what we will be doing on stage with an audience.’ ‘5,000 people at Bob Brown’s Stop Adani in Mullumbimby proves that

people are waking up to the big corporations’ destruction of our planet and their control of governments. ‘Sprinkled with edgy video clips, a revolving all-star line up of local and international researchers and professional observers will discuss: “Why the most dangerous criminally insane people are running and rapidly ruining our planet? Why we have left these sociopaths at the helm for so long but are now rapidly waking up? Why common sense may trump the planned and well-advanced extinction of life on Earth. What peaceful ways will work?”’ For more information visit www.znews.tv.

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allowed for the zone’. ‘The height increases of up to 2.5m in some parts of the development are not justified, particularly in conjunction with the increase in floor area. The traffic report substantially underestimates the amount of traffic that the development will generate and its impacts on the

surrounding area. There are insufficient car spaces for the site – only 32 per cent of what is actually needed’. ‘The dewatering report for the site excavations is totally inadequate. The proposed end discharge point for this water is into a coastal wetland. The overall bulk and scale is not appropriate to

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

Council Administration Centre 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby Opening hours 8.30am to 4.30pm Phone 02 6626 7000 Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Website www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 02 6622 7022 Works Depot 02 6685 9300 SES Controller 02 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 02 6671 5500 Byron Resource Recovery Centre 1300 652 625 Cavanbah Centre 02 6685 5911

In accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended), notification is hereby given of the following development consents granted by Council. The consents listed are available to view Online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979

In Byron? Customer service for general enquiries now at Byron Visitor Centre, 80 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 12.00pm and 12.30pm to 4.00pm or phone 02 6626 7000. Card only payments accepted at this location. Documents on exhibition are available for viewing at the customer service centre in Mullumbimby and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

MAKE A SUBMISSION Submissions may be made to Council in the following ways: Online:

www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/Make-a-submission

Written: Address to: General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219, Mullumbimby NSW 2482 Email:

submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au

Please be aware that all submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 3 Clause 1(a)(vi) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author. For further assistance please contact our Records team on 02 6626 7113.

CURRENT VACANCIES Apply for a job at Council. For current vacancies refer to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/Working-at-Byron-Shire-Council/ Current-vacancies.

PROPOSED LEASE FOR PORTION OF PUBLIC ROAD RESERVE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AT 77 MASSINGER STREET BYRON BAY Council proposes to lease a portion of the road reserve immediately in front of 77 Massinger Street being Strata Plan 90353 for a period of 5 years for the purpose of a children’s tree house. In accordance with Section 154 of the Roads Act 1993 interested persons are invited to make submissions about this proposal within 28 days. Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions open: 5 June 2019 Submissions close: 3 July 2019 Enquiries: Paula Telford 02 6626 7300 For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section within Council’s advertising.

Information relating to these applications as required by Schedule 1, Division 4, Clause 20(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended) is also available online

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2019.110.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 1/16 Oceanside Place Alterations and Additions to existing Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2018.546.1 – BYRON BAY, 6 Oodgeroo Gardens Multi Dwelling Housing comprising of Three (3) Dwellings each with a Swimming Pool 10.2019.261.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 1 Barkala Court Deck Roof 10.2018.385.1 – BYRON BAY, 6 Giaour Street Demolition of Existing Dwelling House, Construction of New Dwelling House, Carport and Swimming Pool and Tree Removal 10.2019.233.1 – BANGLAOW, 84 Dudgeons Lane Food Based Home Business 10.2019.252.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 42 Brandon Street Rear Fence 10.2019.250.1 – BYRON BAY, 168 Lighthouse Road Alterations/Additions to existing Dwelling House 10.2019.143.1 – BYRON BAY, 3/47 Belongil Crescent Swimming Pool 10.2019.115.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 44 Orana Road Secondary Dwelling 10.2019.189.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 7 Mill Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.159.1 – BANGALOW, 6/226 Fowlers Lane Relocatable Dwelling House including Alterations and Additions, Swimming Pool and Shed 10.2019.279.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 16 Berrimbillah Court Swimming Pool 10.2017.435.2 – OCEAN SHORES, 69 Balemo Drive S4.55 to Modify Parking Arrangements to an Approved Dual Occupancy 10.2014.550.3 – BYRON BAY, 94 Lawson Street S4.55 to Remove Kitchen from Ground Floor, Increase First Floor Area, Provide Kitchen in Manager’s First Floor Area and Reconfigure Bedroom and Ensuite 10.2017.177.2 – COOPERS SHOOT, 67 Piccadilly Hill Road S4.55 for Additional Swimming Pool to Secondary Dwelling 10.2015.795.3 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 35 Bayside Way S4.55 to Modify Numbering of Conditions of Consent

APPLICATIONS REFUSED The following applications have not been granted approval by Council, but are listed for the information of the community: 10.2018.154.2 – BYRON BAY, 42 Marvell Street S4.55 to Increase Deck Size

DEFERRED APPROVAL APPLICATIONS 10.2018.596.1 – EWINGSDALE, 146 McGettigans Lane Use of Existing Secondary Dwelling

CLASSIFICATION OF LAND AS OPERATIONAL LOVE BYRON HALLS The dedication of our volunteers places halls at the heart of the community. Do you love where you live? Do you want to meet new people? Do you want to make things happen locally? Do you want to create new connections?

CALLING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MANAGE COMMUNITY HALLS Council is calling for nominations for additional members to the following hall committees: • Brunswick Valley Community Centre Management Committee • Ocean Shores Community Centre Management Committee • Suffolk Park Community Hall Management Committee Love Byron Halls is an initiative to celebrate your halls and venues as spaces to get together. We want you to help create a new history in your town or village. Research shows that community involvement in managing community facilities provides better outcomes for locals while engaging and including local people and providing an opportunity to participate in local community life. Nomination forms, further information such as Terms of References, the ‘Halls and Venues Guidelines for Section 355 Management Committees and Boards’ and past meeting minutes can be found on Council’s Web site at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Council/Committees-and-groups/Section-355-Committees-andBoards-of-Management. To apply, please complete a nomination form available from the website. Nominations close: Friday 12 July 2019 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer, 02 6626 7316

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Council proposes to purchase Lot 1 DP 847910 being the former Byron District Hospital site in Byron Bay. Upon purchase of the land, Council proposes to classify Lot 1 DP 847910 as operational land under the Local Government Act. In accordance with Section 34 of the Local Government Act interested persons are invited to make submissions about this proposal within 28 days. Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions open: 12 June 2019 Submissions close: 10 July 2019 Enquiries: Ralph James 02 6626 7228 For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section within Council’s advertising.

COUNCIL’S SOLAR CARPARK IN MULLUMBIMBY Council is installing a solar structure in the public carpark adjacent to the Council Administration Building at 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby. The 99kW solar PV system will provide between 20% to 25% of the Administration Building’s daily electricity consumption, and the structure will cover approximately 40 parking spaces.

The following development applications (DA) have been received by Council and require exhibition in accordance with Development Control Plan 2014 (A14). The DAs may be viewed online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA or by using the Online Kiosks at Councils Customer Service Centre during normal office hours. DA submissions can be lodged using an online form via Council’s eServices Portal. Once you have viewed a copy of the DA, select ‘Make a Submission’ to lodge a submission directly with Council. Information on making a submission is available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Make-a-submission-on-a-DA. If you are making a submission, there are requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to Council’s website to satisfy yourself that you are complying with your disclosure obligations prior to lodging a submission www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Political-donations-disclosure. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 3 JULY 2019 10.2016.390.4 – Byron Bay, 96-100 Centennial Circuit (Lot 59 DP 835249) Town Planning Studio Pty Ltd, S4.55 to Modify Condition 5 for Hours of Operation 10.2019.20.1 – Byron Bay, Bangalow Road (Lot 14 DP 792128) Ardill Payne & Partners, New Medium density development comprising 7 x 2 Bedroom Single Storey Dwellings & above ground plunge pools (re-advertisement for updated plans)

EXHIBITION CLOSES 10 JULY 2019 10.2019.281.1 – Byron Bay, 2-10 Bay Street (Lot 1 DP 846142) Town Planning Studio, Alterations and Additions to Existing Pub/ Hotel to Create a Food Premise

COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED SECTION 4.31 EP&A ACT 1979 AND CLAUSE 137 EP&A REGULATIONS 2000 The following complying development certificates may be inspected free of charge at Council’s Customer Service Counter, Station Street, Mullumbimby during normal office hours 8.30am to 4.30pm weekdays, excluding public holidays. The validity of these certificates cannot be questioned in any legal proceeding except those commenced in the Land & Environment Court by any person within 3 months of this notice. 16.2019.38.1 –BYRON BAY 13 Wollumbin Street (Lot 4 DP 1145775) Awning

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR FIRST SUN HOLIDAY PARK & SUFFOLK BEACHFRONT HOLIDAY PARK REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2019-0027 Description: Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a contract to manage First Sun Holiday Park and Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Parks. Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Tender documentation referred to below. Obtaining Documentation: Request for Tender documents may be obtained by contacting Tenderlink at www.tenderlink.com/byron. If you experience difficulties accessing the website, please call the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533. Contact: For further details please contact Pattie Ruck at pattie.ruck@byron.nsw.gov.au. A mandatory site inspection will be held on Wednesday 3 July 2019 at 10.00am at First Sun Holiday Park and 1.00pm at Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Park. Deadline: Tenders close at 2.00pm on Wednesday 17 July 2019 Council invites any person willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a tender to Council by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the Tender Documents referred to above. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this tender will disqualify tenders from the tender process.

DRAFT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2019–2029 PUBLIC EXHIBITION Delivering on Council’s adopted Integrated Pest Management Policy 2018, our Draft Integrated Pest Management Strategy 2019–2029 is on Public Exhibition for six weeks commencing 24 June 2019 – 2 August 2019.

Construction is set to begin in early July 2019, with completion in early September. During this time there will be significant impacts on car space availability. For alternative parking options, please go to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/solarcarpark.

For further information please see Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ipmstrategy or contact Council’s Environmental Research Officer klove@byron.nsw.gov.au.

For more information contact Council’s Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer at sustainability@byron.nsw.gov.au or 02 6626 7295.

For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising.

Submissions close: Friday 2 August 2019

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NSW Budget wrap: how did Byron/Ballina do? NSW Ballina MP Tamara Smith (Greens) says that while this budget delivers some of the bare bones of some of the LNP election commitments for the seat of Ballina, ‘It locks the north coast into a continued cycle of roads infrastructure backlog and it ignores life on a warming planet’. She said, ‘The NRMA said last year that Byron Shire has a $70 million dollar backlog in local roads maintenance. The $25 million dollars for road repairs for Byron Shire in the budget barely touches the surface! The fact that the Nationals are calling this line item a “Sustainable Tourism Fund” reads like a scene from the political satire Utopia – how is it sustainable exactly? Being drip-fed inadequate amounts of taxpayer dollars by a patriarchal government is not giving us independence to “sustain” our community!’ Smith says a commitment for $80 million before 2023 for the new Emergency Department upgrade at Ballina Hospital is ‘utterly embarrassing’. ‘We should have had a new hospital for Ballina a decade ago, and the community have been subsisting with a brownfield, staged development with staff and patients suffering for many years. All we know is that the next stage will happen before the next election. ‘Am I too cynical to suggest

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that it may even form an election promise for the LNP in the leadup to the 2023 election? ‘The robbing of the future to pay for trinkets in the present takes the cake though. This financial year straight up there is $2.3b for two sports stadium upgrades in Sydney. Those two line items alone are being funded at 12 times the total amount being spent across the whole of NSW over the next four years for solar and battery technology for consumers to access (mostly through loans). ‘There is zero climate-cost analysis in this budget; $300m being spent from the Climate Resilience Fund, but we have no idea what on, and there is nothing in the budget that addresses our emissions-reduction target of zero emissions by 2030. ‘When we see that over the ditch Jacinda Adern’s NZ government has just introduced a budget that is based on a “living standards framework” that measures the health of people and the

environment, the strengths of communities and the prosperity of the nation, we can be forgiven for wishing we had a government that supported our happiness and wellbeing into the future.’

Nats MLC welcomes budget Meanwhile, local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin welcomed the commitments from the state budget for the Ballina and Byron shires. ‘I am delighted that the major commitments that I made during the recent state election campaign will be honoured by the government,’ Mr Franklin said. ‘With over $100m committed to vital local projects, I have ensured that our community benefits from the excellent economic management of the NSW government. The budget confirms that some of the most important projects for the Ballina electorate will be delivered. ‘I was proud to announce

during the election campaign that the government would commit to a redevelopment of Ballina Hospital. This includes a new Emergency Department, additional state-ofthe-art operating theatre and enhanced medical services including improved medical imaging and allied health services,’ Mr Franklin said. ‘I’m delighted to confirm that this work will commence prior to March 2023,’ he said. He says the budget also confirms the establishment of a $25 million Byron Bay Sustainable Tourism Fund to manage the impact of tourism on the region and locals. ‘With over two million tourists visiting the Byron Shire each year – 50 per cent more than visit the entire state of Tasmania – I am pleased that I have been able to convince the government to provide extra support for the Shire’s roads and infrastructure, which take such a pounding,’ Mr Franklin said. ‘Other commitments listed in the Budget include upgrading Kingsford Smith Park in Ballina, building a new school hall for Teven Tintenbar

Primary School, a new Surf Life Saving Club for Brunswick Heads, constructing a new TAFE-connected learning centre in Byron Bay, extra support for the Buttery to help veterans and emergency workers tackle PTSD, and upgrading the Alstonville

Football Club. I am delighted that all of the commitments I made during the election campaign will be delivered’. I look forward to working closely with local organisations over the years ahead to see them through to completion,’ Mr Franklin said.

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Koala tree planting Saturday A community tree-planting event will be held in Ewingsdale from 9am till 11am on Saturday June 29 at 199 Myocum Road. Bangalow Koalas president Linda Sparrow says the family event will be held in conjunction with the

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), and will see another 1,500 koala trees planted, ‘which will link up to Coolamon Scenic Drive, a vital pathway for Byron koalas’. As with other plantings, the holes will be dug and ready for planting. All that

is required is appropriate clothing and water. There will also be a barbecue, held by the Bangalow Lions Club. Sparrow adds that in the last five days she was called out to two dead koalas after they were hit by cars, and is calling for more koala signage.

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bedding company using kapok (a natural fibre), to an underwater business focusing on oceanic pursuits, to a local medicinal honey producer. Many of these businesses will be being thanked for their achievements this Thursday at the first ‘client mixer’, to be held Thursday June 28 from 5.30pm till 7.30pm at Habitat workspace, located on Porter Street, Byron Bay. Ellie Corley, one of the entrepreneurship facilitators, says she has worked with

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Good process leads to good outcomes! In an age of climate change, species extinction and mindless overdevelopment, it’s inconceivable to think the local Greens councillors would support over-development, minimise/ignore process and diminish residential amenity and biodiversity. But that’s what is occurring in Council meetings, and it’s been happening for a long time. More than that, they ignore poor/ inadequate staff reports and recommendations, which have enormous impact on residents. Deals with developers are to be made, apparently. Residents have just over a year left of this until the September 2020 election. In the meantime, these councillors will no doubt continue to burn their social capital (reputation) slowly into the ground and then vanish, just like the preceding Council majority (Cr Hunter excepted). When will there be an internal revolt within the Byron Greens? Perhaps never, given the numbers appear to be dwindling. Arbitrary decisions are being made on the fly and without broad consulation. There appear only few members to consult with. For example, The Echo understands there were 10 people who turned up to their monthly meeting recently, where the vote was split 5/5 on whether to proceed with the Byron Bypass tender. Anyone wanting to vote at their meetings – and who is a Greens member – can attend their meetings every second Tuesday of the month at the Marvell Hall, located at 37 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. The dozen or so Greens supporters (including councillors) assemble at 6.30pm for 7pm start. The Greens councillors showed little interest in the legal consequences of plonking events on rural lands at the Council meeting last week, including on lands of high agricultural value – RU1 (see page 9). Compliance and regulation for rural events has been handed to staff to manage, and the consequences of Council’s decisions are largely unknown, except there will be little return to Council’s finances. The Greens mayor spoke against Cr Cameron’s push to reject rural events, saying, ‘You can’t wish the problem away’. This is a favourite trope for

politicians who are closely aligned with developers. The Greens appear to think that there’s plenty of scope to open the Shire up to more development, yet recent electoral outcomes do not reflect that attitude. Limiting and controlling development is responsible in a highly desirable tourist destination – ask Noosa, or Venice Beach in California. Cr Coorey’s motion attempted to apply responsible governance around rural events, and appeared reasonable. Aligning a new policy with other strategies means a stronger case if taken to court. Putting strict conditions on a crumbling road network is also reasonable, yet this was all glossed over by the Greens. Moving on, during the meeting, Greens Cr Lyon attempted to buy a very old, large tree on a residential block in Mullum’s Tallowood Estate. Under community pressure to retain it, Cr Lyon triumphantly said under his motion, the land would become an affordable housing project as well. The silence that followed was cut through by fellow Greens Jeannette Martin, who has said virtually nothing in three years. She gently reminded Cr Lyon that developing the land would probably kill the tree. Eventually councillors voted to pay $300,000 to the Tallowood developers for the tree and its surrounding block. Questions to staff from The Echo as to why this parcel was not put aside before the development stage was approved are yet to be answered. Otherwise, the employment lands strategy, to be renamed the Business and Industrial Lands Strategy, was voted through with a minor amendment and will be updated. Presumably it will again come before councillors before being sent to our NSW bureaucratic overlords. No councillor questioned the claim made in public access by Matthew ‘Cleva’ O’Reilly – he said the land contained within this strategy is far greater than what is required. He told councillors eight to 12ha was all that was needed. ‘A high-growth scenario is 15ha in 20 years,’ he said. ‘What is on exhibition is 40ha’. Hans Lovejoy, editor

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t took just a month Boat people were after the election for the miraculous Morcomplicit, inventing rison mob to dial back up to stories of rape in order peak crazy. And unsurprisingly the to escape. Dutton paranoid megalomania was enunciated by the elected provided no evidence. dictator, Peter Dutton. Mungo MacCallum His omnipotence has been challenged by the insurrectionists of the Federal Court, to evacuation to the mainland. in particular the subversive Judge Anarchy, chaos, the end of Australia Mordecai Bromberg (a sinister as we know it. name if there ever was one – bet Whyalla wipeout, $100 legs of he’s a boat person himself, or at lamb, sledgehammers and wreckleast the descendant). ing balls on the economy, robbing Bromberg clarified the effect of pensioners, and death taxes. The the medevac legislation of last year, trouble is, as sane observers have declaring that evacuations from noted, that this is precisely what the detention centres did not need Dutton predicted when the medepersonal appearances of the docvac legislation was first passed. tors involved – relevant files would The teeming hordes would be sufficient. arrive – Christmas Island had to This was no more than accepted be reopened at the privilege price medical practice, as any doctor of $1.85 million to accommodate could have confirmed and many in them. fact did. Welcome to the party – except But in Dutton’s twisted world no-one came, and Christmas Island view it amounted to deliberate was quietly closed again after the treason. Some doctors were photo shoot. gaming the system, he ranted, And of course every asylum bringing people of bad character to seeker on Nauru and Manus would our pristine shores simply because be automatically medevacced by they could. the corrupt medicos determined to And the boat people themselves, destroy national security — except illegal by definition (at least his) that they weren’t. Just 22 have were complicit, inventing stories of arrived, with eight on the list – rape in order to escape. rather fewer than those who were Dutton provided no evidence, no being brought to Australia under examples. But he knew. the old system, and a tiny handful And Bromberg’s treacherous compared to those who regularly decision would open the floodcome by plane and are apparently gates, unleashing flotillas of eager regarded as model citizens while people-smugglers keen to drown awaiting processing. their clients, presumably before But such tedious and oftthey could be raped on their way repeated facts do not worry Dutton

– he knows the Bromberg decision is incredibly dangerous. Why, ten of those knocked back before last week’s looming catastrophe may well be able to appeal. He can count them on every grimy claw of his withered talons. And these, presumably, are the ones he warned who would clog up the hospital queues, preventing real Australians with sprains and head colds from receiving the treatment they deserve. The crest of the immense wave which will overwhelm our fragile Commonwealth. Of course, even under the lethal legislation, Dutton retains an irrevocable veto over evacuations. He tells us it does not apply to bad character, and we have to believe him – he apparently waved through a couple of well-documented massmurdering war criminals who had been transhipped from the United States. But it certainly applies to national security, and given that Dutton considers that in regard to just about everything he does not like, it should hardly be an onerous task to invoke it. But in Dutton’s febrile imagination the risk is much wider. Why, there are some 7,100,000 of the dispossessed around the world seeking shelter. And all of them will flock to the lure of ScoMo’s promise of Australia, drawn by the irresistible lure of tax cuts for those earning $180,000 a year in 2025. Trust him – he knows.

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Letters ELS development If the facts in The Echo article (June 19) on the Employment Land Strategy (ELS) are correct either Byron Shire Council staff should ‘show cause’ and public submissions should be extended – ie Council’s consideration deferred – or the minister should sack the council and appoint an administrator. For the Saddle Road land to be included after public submissions closed is totally unacceptable. For some time now, Byron Shire Council has been ‘the’ classic example of democracy in Australia. This project smacks of ‘insular bureaucracy’. In Byron Shire this is horrific and very concerning. Roger Seccombe Bangalow Q There’s a lot of talk around Byron Council about opening up new industrial areas in our precious Shire. Wouldn’t it be a good

idea if Council made all new industrial areas zero-carbon zones? When I look around our current industrial areas I see few solar panels on rooftops – and there are lots of flat, empty roof spaces ideally suited to solar panels. Instead of being sources of carbon pollution, businesses should aim to part of the solution and set an example by being energy producers. Encourage new buildings to use zero-emissions concrete. Set up local energy supplier networks in industrial areas, all feeding energy into a local grid and storage system. Provide rates incentives for businesses to go carbon neutral. We need to transition to a zero-carbon Shire and we don’t have time on our side. L Cronin Billinudgel

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quotations embedded without context in The Echo. I’m referring, of course, to that of Vicktor Emil Frankl in the paper last week. Somewhere around I still have ‘Life begins at the end of your comfort zone’, or something to that effect, published years ago. They strike a chord, sometimes at exactly the right time as this one was for me. I don’t drink… any more, so won’t be dropping off a couple of bottles of red anonymously. My gift is my time and gratitude. Lynne Richardson Suffolk Park

Am I the only one who notices the state of the footpaths in Jonson Street, Byron Bay? It’s our main street. It’s a disgrace; grease stains in front of bins and in front of food shops; also vomit and worse. At the Community Centre there is a stain on the boards as you walk in. Sand the timber and seal it would be a good idea. It is your front entrance. The problem has gone beyond a high-pressure hose; it requires steam cleaning. I’m ashamed. Our town

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Kudos to Councillor Cooper for not dropping the ball on the concept of a sustainable, tiny-house village for the homeless. It’s about time the Tweed Council did more for the homeless in our Shire than support agencies

Our manufacturing industry has been taken over by computers and robots. Is it time to forget the nonexistent working class and instead fight for a stronger middle class, which the ▶ Continued on next page

Holly English – www.hollyenglish.com deserves better than this. With all the cosmetic changes going on – come on, Council, this should be a priority. Lorraine Thompson Byron Bay

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thaws, published studies suggest that a release of 50Gt of methane from the sea floor per annum will commence. For the first 20 years after that, those 50Gt of ancient methane would have about 70 or 80 times greater warming effect than all the greenhouse gases released in 2018. This 50Gt of methane per annum release would continue each and every year. So in just a two-year period the global warming effect could equate to 160 years of greenhouse gas production at 2018 levels. Peter Olson Goonengerry

delivering services. MP Geoff Provest is right when he says $5.1 million from state government for services to the homeless is not enough to make a dent. What homeless people need more than anything is their own place, however small, to restore their dignity and self-worth. That’s why Cr Cooper’s motion to establish an affordable housing village in Wardrop Valley (with shuttle buses into town) is a step in the right direction. Why is it taking so long to actualise this simple solution when it is working so well overseas, for example at the Community First! Village on 51 acres in Austin. The purpose of this community is to lift the most chronically homeless off the streets and into a place they can call home. Residents live in about 100 RVs and 125 micro- homes with plans to add another 310 units in the near future. That will take care of 40 per cent of the chronically homeless. Pretty good start, eh? Seems like a model for success especially as it’s sustainable and off the grid. Tweed Council owns the proposed site so there is no land purchase required. Infrastructure costs can be recouped from rent paid by residents over time. What an accomplishment this would be! Menkit Prince Uki

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Letters/Articles ▶ Continued from page 15 coalition seems to have left behind. They seem to have shifted more to the corporate sector. Bernard Hinchcliffe Mullumbimby

Paying for Bruns Can I please break down this misconception about the supposed booming business in Brunswick Heads (letter, Rod Murray, June 19).

Thanks for bundling us all under this supposedly rich and thriving business hub. The three businesses you refer to do own a small sector, but they took a risk like all of us and are on a small margin. Your letter is a classic example of of the Australian Tall Poppy Syndrome. I really don’t think they are rolling in it, but even if they are why target a small

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For North Coast news online visit successful business to fix our roads? I have a business in town (seven years, resident 12 years) and I worked hard every day to make my business continue. I just serviced my ten-year-old Toyota, not my BMW as you presume! It’s hurtful to say I should pay more fees to have a business and that we should pick up the bill for the potholes that we – not just you – have dodged for years. Maybe before you make broad statements that our businesses should pay for the potholes on top of all our other expenses it might be nice to talk to us individually? To you it boils down to not finding a car space quickly. Is this your whole life? Parking is a small portion of your life but this business is a large part of mine. You clearly assume that we are all rich and are crying poor. Come and hang out with me or others like myself for a day; it may change your assumption. I care and help the homeless, our elders, and a whole lot more. Council should have fixed the roads years ago. Why aim bullets at us? A Armstrong Brunswick Heads ▶ More letters on page 18

ÉſĶƆƐćëŕĎ ŕş ĪƖŕ Īşſ żōëƐƷżƖƆ Eve Jeffery A heartbreaking photo has surfaced of a platypus trapped in a plastic wrist band. Slowly choking to death will be the eventual end to this unique monotreme as the band is around its neck. Local wildlife enthusiast and avid photographer Wal Bailey shot an image of the platypus that clearly shows a bright orange plastic bracelet. It wasn’t the only sighting at a local creek and numerous concerned locals and WIRES members have since reported seeing the creature. In the long term the band will tighten as the platypus grows, more likely the band will get caught on a snare in the creek as the platypus forages – it will drown if can’t surface for air.

¨ſëżżĶŕī ƐſĶĈŊƷ Platypus are very secretive creatures, mainly nocturnal but sometimes able to be seen at dusk and dawn. Freeing this little one is never going to be easy. WIRES have contacted National Parks and Wildlife,

the Department of Primary Industries, Southern Cross University, Lismore City Council, the local Landcare group, and the Australian Platypus Conservancy. An initial trapping effort was organised but didn’t manage to catch any platypus. Gilad Bino, an experienced platypus rescuer from University of NSW, organised a second trapping night. Bino led a team of WIRES volunteers and three platypus were trapped. Unfortunately, none was the banded individual, so they were released. The location of the platypus cannot be made public; however, locals who are familiar with the area

and situation are being encouraged to report in to the local WIRES branch providing times and locations, so that the rescue team can best plan their next trapping event. The plight of this poor platypus is yet another reminder to the public of the dangers of plastic rings, and the terrible toll that plastic is having on wildlife. Please always dispose of plastics appropriately, and remember to cut any plastic rings and bands, regardless of their size. You might just be saving the life of a platypus. For more information about how you can join and contribute call 6628 1898.

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Q The concerns everyone has for the fish-kills is understandable but there are ways of minimising this. Along Tallow Creek the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the water varies. Up in the headwaters the water is being aerated and filtered in a series of reedbeds, little waterfalls and suspended swamps; so water quality is good. Where these systems have been drained to facilitate residential subdivisions this process has been interrupted. The lake at Baywood Chase could be turned into a series of reedbeds and small swamps to aid their process. Farther down the creek from say the BP service station at Suffolk Park to the start of Tallow Lake the water becomes basically stagnant once the bar is blocked; fish will avoid this section. Ideally fish prefer 5mg/ litre of DO in fresh/brackish water, or more so they can breathe. They will avoid areas of water that drop below this level. Bacteria are happy in water with 1mg/l DO and they thrive and rapidly multiply feeding on all the

organic matter in the creek. They become so prolific they soon use up all the DO and the water becomes toxic to most other life forms. In Tallow Lake the water quality is better. There is less organic matter, leaves etc in the water and more wind and sunshine. The wind helps with oxygenation. So the fish tend to hang there where the dissolved oxygen is 5mg/l or more. So when the trench is dug to release the built-up water all that black water (the de-oxygenated water) farther upstream washes down and mixes with the better quality water. The fish have nowhere to go. If they are in water with only 1–2m/l DO for a few hours they will die.This occurs naturally as well; however, climate change is exacerbating this with longer dry spells and the sudden bouts of heavy rain. For this reason, I doubt if Council should be draining the whole system in this way. Council should consider experimenting by pumping the toxic (low DO) water out to sea little by little and digging a smaller

trench or piping water at the mouth out to sea in smaller amounts and more frequently; this could avoid such catastrophic events. Rain helps to some extent but that low DO water needs to be removed. The rest of the system is fine. This problem happens all over the world. Warrick Anderson Suffolk Park Q The shocking fish kill in wetlands of Tallow Creek was to save the wet backyards of homes. I hope the community realise that this is a prelude to what will happen if the proposed bypass is implemented over a wetland area in Byron. I hope that this image of dying fish remains imprinted in the minds of authorities for Byron Council if they consider opening the mouth of the Belongil Creek. Over 30 years I have witnessed fish kills in the Belongil estuary. The response from Council is ‘natural causes’. Jo Faith Newtown

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and serious brainpower, and might inspire a burst of public enthusiasm in the upcoming candidate debates. Kamala Harris’s parents are/were Indian Tamil and Jamaican, which will expand her voter appeal, and since California has moved its primary up to March, Harris (who’s Californian) might get unstoppable momentum early. She has the mind-set of a public-interest lawyer, though some say she’s also got a bit of the mean cop in her. Most if not all contenders regularly ignore political and human rights sins committed by America’s ‘great allies’ Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Donald Trump, tired of threatening to invade Venezuela, nuke North Vietnam, or appoint Boris Johnson PM of GB (Great Britian), last week launched a new round of brinkmanship with the rulers of Iran.

Black gold Their underlying argument is about oil – plus the fact that America’s plutocracy hates Iran’s theocracy, which hates America’s bullying and its multiple degenerate lifestyles. The immediate cause of our current crisis is that Iran blew up an American drone 60,000 feet above the earth, in their airspace, say the Iranians, in international airspace according to the US Navy. This drone (called a BAMSD) was one of four flown daily by the US Navy over the Straits of Hormuz and other hotspots, for which the US Northrop Grumman corporation charges $200 million apiece. The day after the attack Trump Twitter–told his military to bomb something in Iran, then called that off for reasons unknown, possibly even to him.

Warmongers The ‘belligerence’ is longstanding: Wikipedia lists 118 wars the USA has engaged in since 1775. It has been at war (officially or undeclared) 226 of its 243 years as a nation. It presently has about 800 formal military bases in 80 countries with at least 138,000 soldiers stationed around the globe, and it

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Like an un-guideable missile His two top advisers on war, National Security boss John Bolton (big grey moustache) and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (big red neck), have long lusted after attacking Iran, but they can’t get Trump to stick to their course from one tweet to the next. It’s good that while Trump appointed these two warmongers, because they play tough guys on television, he seems to be resistant to letting them start wars – and bad that these guys collectively hold us all at the mercy of an American policy that The Nation magazine describes as ‘belligerent incoherence’.

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The Trump absurdity And the ‘incoherence’? Trump is a man obsessed with the idea of himself as a tough guy, a business tycoon, and a genius (in ascending order of absurdity). And his ever-changing picks for running government departments share a dedication to the dismantling of social enterprises other than their own. These are not people with an interest in social equity, or the common good, anywhere on Earth.

As for the Democrats... Meanwhile there are

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20-plus contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for President, and that fact plus their likely party platform signals more incoherence. Democratic frontrunners right now are: septuagenarians Bernie and Biden, both polling well but with problems. Sanders scares the party bosses because of ‘socialism’ and dandruff, but they could be forced to accept him much as Republicans had to go with Trump because he got the primary votes. Biden reassures deepstate Dems because he’s one of them, but everyone knows he’s thin on top (beneath the hair plugs), and his voter support might be equally lightweight. Elizabeth Warren has a well-presented package of progressive policies,

The 2020 election will feature two big game-changers: 1) while 75 per cent of eligible voters in 2000 were ‘white’ that will be down to 66 per cent next year, and 2) people born after 1981 made up 4 per cent of eligible voters in the 2000 election while they will be 37 per cent in 2020, with a corresponding drop in those born before 1965. Among the young Democratic wannabes Beto O’Rourke has the gift of rhythm and the gab, but not so much content; Tulsi Gabbard and Mayor Pete Buttigieg are each engaging and intelligent while pushing for changes which you suspect, after the warm glows fade, are not as laudable as they sound. Rolling Stone reckons Stacey Abrams is a long-shot chance. So, whichever Democrat wins the nomination will have to wrestle with the incoherent belligerent himself, Donald Trump, the guy who puts the Id back into ideology. That is, unless Trump isn’t the Republican candidate. I reckon that’s now an even bet, not because he’ll be impeached or have a hearty on the green (though both would be welldeserved fates) but because he’s pissed off just enough powerful people and broken about 100 too many laws in his relentlessly sketchy career as an orange-haired people-eater. What’s holding them back is how to bury the body.

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Have you got a little time for fun in Pottsville? Aslan Shand It’s all about fun, connecting, and a chance to get to know people. The Pottsville Fun Croquet club is celebrating its first year in action at the Black Rock sportsground in Pottsville and are encouraging everyone of all ages and persuasions to come along and join in the fun. ‘We have spare mallets for visitors to come and try out croquet and you don’t have to have ever played before,’ said club president Carol Vimpani. ‘It is all about creating community and having fun. It is really social and casual and creates connections between people.’

For everyone Games take place twice a week on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons at a cost of $5. ‘We really wanted to keep it affordable and fun for everyone,’ said Carol.

Getting ready to play ball at the Pottsville Fun Croquet Club. Photo Tree Faerie ‘It is about meeting and connecting. The game is good for people of all ages and abilities. We recently had a 90-year-old lady I’ve known for 20 years join after the doctor told her she wasn’t allowed to ride her bike or play tennis anymore.’ The club currently has around 40 members with one recently joining from Mullumbimby and they often have people from New Brighton, Ocean Shores, Bogangar, and Cabarita

enjoying a game. ‘I’m so excited to see what a great community it is developing into,’ said Tweed Council’s deputy mayor Chris Cherry who is the patron of the club.

Sensitive ecology The area around the Black Rocks Sports Ground is known for its koala colony and sensitive ecological environment. As you drive in and out of the sportsground you have to wait for koala

gates to open before you can enter or leave. David Norris, who sits on the Tweed Council koala management committee, says this is the type of sporting activity that should be encouraged at the site. ‘This is one of the best types of sports to be played at this sportsground considering the ecological value of the surrounding area. ‘Low-impact sport and casual use of the area are key to balancing the needs of the sportsground and the ecological sensitivity of the site.’ The Tweed Council is currently developing a Masterplan for the Black Rocks Sportsground that will be completed later this year. ‘The Masterplan process gives everyone the opportunity to look at the range of options for the site and give their opinion and we’re committed to having that completed by Christamas,’ Ms Cherry confirmed.

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CHESS by Ian Rogers World Champion Magnus Carlsen won his fourth consecutive classical tournament at Altibox Norway Chess in Stavanger last week, yet the only ones cheering were local broadcaster TV2. Norway Chess has always gathered an elite field, often the strongest in the world for that year, but the organisers became disturbed at the number of draws increasing year on year. Their solution was to speed up the classical games – to such an extent that Levon Aronian described the time limit as ‘not really classical’. Then, if a game ended in a draw, the players were required to return for a single Armageddon game, one played at a very fast time limit where White has slightly more time but Black has odds of a draw, thus ensuring a decisive result. Carlsen soon realised that, given his skills at speed chess, he could draw his way to victory. In the first seven rounds of Norway Chess Carlsen won just one classical game but all six of his Armageddon playoffs. ‘Clearly at some point I didn’t care so much about classical since

I knew that I was winning the Armageddon games,’ he admitted. ‘My performance in the event has been mediocre, though I shouldn’t complain too much.’ Carlsen’s classical games were shaky in the extreme. He was losing against Aronian and Fabiano Caruana, and close to lost against Ding Liren, but each time was saved by panic in time trouble by his opponents. In stark contrast, China’s Ding played one of the best tournaments of his life, finishing tied at the top of the classical standings with Carlsen, but taking only sixth prize after losing his final six Armageddon games. Viswanathan Anand commented: ‘If this is a better format for television, then fine, but… if you work for four hours that should count more than working for 20 minutes. I’m not saying it’s unfair, because we knew what we were getting into, but something feels wrong.’ However, TV2 was delighted, with the Armageddon novelty and Carlsen’s success – for only the second time in seven tries at his home supertournament – sending already high viewing figures up by almost 50 per cent.

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Q I want to say thank you to Paul Spooner for all of his work at the Byron Community Centre over the past 10 years. It is sad to learn that he has decided to move on but he leaves a lasting legacy. What a wonderful contribution he has made to the uniqueness, culture, and social cohesion of our community over the past 10 years. Paul has ensured

that our wonderful Community Centre has remained financially viable while continuing to support innovative and essential programs for our community. Liberation Larder, Bay FM, the worldrenowed markets, homeless breakfast, counselling, tax help, no-interest loans, ageing programs, and countless cultural and politcal forums and shows in the wonderful theatre are

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to do anything about the issues’. Well what is ‘enough’ and when will it ever be? Simon also says that ‘Simple Pleasures is dead’ and herein lies the problem. The real cost for Bruns is simple… our ‘simple pleasures’ – there’s no time to hang at the beach with our fish and chips, even with a sticker. Our businesses providejobs which, believe it or not, we all need. Jobs for locals and jobs for teenagers so they can actually stay in their hometown would be lost and the looming spectre of ugly meters creeping farther up the street until not even our own friends can come visit without having to pay. It’s easy to say, ‘well at least I can get a park outside the post office whenever I want’ but at what cost? I really just don’t get it but the lyrics to the Beatles song comes to mind…

Why does mayor Simon Richardson seem like the sole voice advocating paid parking in Brunswick Heads? Didn’t he hear us the first time around? Thousands of dollars are spent on ‘communicating’ with locals in the name of transparency, and on reports he doesn’t appear to read… because when a clear ‘no’ is on the agenda, somehow it is not ‘heard’. Simon says, ‘Let’s grab a couple of bucks from our visitors so we can fix the toilets’. Simon Says, ‘the businesses can suck it up’. Simon says, ‘residents can just ride their bikes or walk to work’. Which would be great unless you live elsewhere in the Shire I guess. Simon says, ‘that the millions coming from paid parking in Byron is “not enough”

just the beginning. Thank you, Paul, from me and I’m sure the whole Byron Bay community. Asren Pugh Bangalow Q After a decade of dedication to improving the quality of life of the less fortunate in our community Paul Spooner has announced his resignation as the general manager of the Byron Community Centre.

‘If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street/If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat/If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat/If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet’. Leave Bruns alone. Cherie Heale Brunswick Heads

Palestine I share the pain of Mr Subhi Awad (letters June 12). Tragically, it is the Palestinian leadership that has let down its own people. There have been multiple offers of peace, first by Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, then by prime minister Ehud Olmert. First, Palestinian president chairman Yasser Arafat walked away from the table, then Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas did the same. Why? Because they have a Palestinian body politic that venerates suicide bombers, naming schools and public squares for people like Dalal Mughrabi

Paul will be sadly missed and his generosity of spirit and commitment to the Byron community will be long remembered by those who have had the pleasure of working with Paul and/ or being associated with his good work. Congratulations, Paul, on your amazing contribution to our community – good luck in your future endeavours. Ken Gainger Bangalow – who was responsible for murdering 37 Israeli civilians – and they have school textbooks that do not include Israel in maps of the Middle East. There will never be peace until the Palestinian leadership is willing to talk peace with its neighbour. Until that happens, both sides are locked in to this tragic struggle. Subhi, I am well aware of the 12,000 Arab Palestinians who went against the orders of the grand mufti of Jerusalem and fought with the British in WWII. My grandfather was one of the 30,000 Jewish Palestinians who fought with the British in WWII often alongside their Palestinian brothers. I have his uniform here in Byron. The greater goal of modernday peace should bring us all together now. Danny Wakil Billinudgel

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From Assange to the ABC: journalists under threat DſşŔ ë ǩǫȒIJşƖſ dşŕĎşŕȒćëƆĕĎ `ƖōĶëŕ ƆƆëŕīĕ ưĶīĶō Ɛş ſëĶĎƆ şŕ ƐIJĕ !ǽ ƐIJĕ ŔĕƆƆëīĕ ĶƆ ĈōĕëſǼ ŇşƖſŕëōĶƆƐƆ ëŕĎ ƱIJĶƆƐōĕćōşƱĕſƆ ëſĕ ëƐ ſĶƆŊ ëŕĎ ŕĕĕĎ ƷşƖſ ƆƖżżşſƐȂ Dr John Jiggens & Mia Armitage The ‘slow motion crucifixion of Julian Assange’ is a poetic line coined by Ciaron O’Reilly, a London-based member of the Catholic Worker Movement and devoted WikiLeaks founder supporter. The terrible saga starring Mr Assange inspired Mr O’Reilly’s poetry. But Mr O’Reilly makes for an interesting character himself, having kept constant vigil outside the Ecuadorian Embassy where Mr Assange had asylum for six years. The word ‘vigil’ seems inadequate in Mr O’Reilly’s case: this is a man who sleeps in the street outside Mr Assange’s quarters wherever, it seems, they may be. The latest venue is Belmarsh Prison, London’s highest-security jail locally known, Mr O’Reilly said, as London’s Guantanamo Bay. The Assange advocate said the UK ‘Special Branch moved in’ four hours after he had to leave his vigil for personal family reasons. Mr O’Reilly said he and fellow advocates for Mr Assange think it’s important to maintain a visual solidarity presence outside the prison.

mş ĎĕĪĕŕĈĕ Mr Assange is kept in his cell 23 hours per day with half an hour in the recreation yard and half an hour to compete with other prisoners to make phone calls. ‘So he’s in no way able to prepare a defence,’ Mr O’Reilly said. ‘You put a person like that, in bad health, into a prison, you know it’s very easy to pick up viruses,’ says Mr O’Reilly.

Recently, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Professor Nils Melzer, visited Mr Assange with a psychiatrist. Professor Melzer said treatment over the past seven years of the former Walkley-award-winning journalist by democratic states amounted to torture and was in violation of UN Conventions.

¨şş ƆĶĈŊ Īşſ ƐſĶëō The UN had previously released a report describing Mr Assange’s asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy as ‘arbitrary detention’ but Mr O’Reilly said ‘the British government just ignored that’. He said he worried Mr Assange’s health had deteriorated to the point he was no longer able to stand trial and participate in court hearings. ‘Secondly, I must say I’m appalled at the consistent, sustained, concerted abuse this man has been exposed to at the hands of the democratic states over a period of almost a decade,’ Professor Melzer told the ABC. He also accused judicial systems of abusing their power to harass the WikiLeaks founder. Mr Assange appeared via video link when facing a US extradition request hearing in a UK court.

‘No fair trial’ in US The UN Special Rapporteur said he was gravely alarmed at the risks Mr Assange would be exposed to if extradited to the United States. Those risks included a ‘politicised show-trial’ in violation of fundamental human rights, Professor Melzer said. ‘If there are criminal offences that he is alleged to

have committed,’ said Professor Melzer, ‘by all means he needs to respond to that in a court of law’. ‘But then he needs to be given adequate means to prepare his defence,’ he said. ‘He cannot be under the constant threat of being extradited to the United States where he is not going to receive a fair trial.’

Not a journalist The hearing was a chance for the US to lay out its case for extraditing Mr Assange on the basis of seventeen new charges filed against him under the Espionage Act. Normally, a journalist in the US would be exempt from the charges on the basis that leaks of classified information are in the public interest. But the US government was arguing Mr Assange was not a journalist, leaving open the question of how a journalist is identified, and who gets to make that call. The question might be particularly relevant in an age of citizen journalism but for Mr Assange, who won Australia’s most prestigious journalism prize, the Walkely award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism, in 2011, it seems redundant.

lĕĎĶë ƖŕĎĕſ ëƐƐëĈŊ It is was the same work that sparked the US campaign against him: the WikiLeaks release of secret US army footage showing soldiers in a helicopter gunning down unarmed civilians in Iraq. Several people were killed, including two journalists working for Reuters news agency. When even the most highly commended journalists are subject to torture and harassment from democratic

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states and others are investigated by the police, what protection and incentives are there for less highprofile reporters to do their work? Here in Australia, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided the home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst over her reporting on government plans to spy on civilians. Then they carried out another search warrant on the ABC, in relation to investigations of The Afghan Files by Dan Oakes and Sam Clark. The Afghan Files told us of horrific acts allegedly committed by Australian soldiers on duty in Afghanistan. The head of the AFP, Neil Gaughan, said he defended freedom of the press. But the AFP changed its statement to say the search warrants related to parts six and seven of the Crimes Act whereas at first they’d only mentioned part six. Part six only referred to leaks from public servants but section seven applied to anyone and could lead to seven years’ jail. The government said it had nothing to do with the raids and the opposition said that was hard to believe but would wait to find out for sure. From South Australia, Senator Rex Patrick for Centre Alliance, formerly the Nick Xenophon Party, is calling for a referendum. Senator Patrick wants the constitution changed to include a clause protecting journalists and freedom

of speech, as in the United States. He is also calling for an inquiry into the federal police raids. One thing is clear: now, more than ever, independent media need your support.

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Women need to be given the right support after miscarriage The miscarriage of a baby at any time during a pregnancy can have a devastating effect on women and their families. A new survey has revealed an alarming number of women are not offered any information from healthcare professionals about miscarriage, support services, or where to turn for emotional support following a miscarriage. Preliminary results from a recent collaborative study between the University of Melbourne and the Pink Elephants Support Network found of 400 women who responded to a survey about health service support around miscarriage, 300 (75 per cent) were not offered information or leaflets about

pregnancy loss organisations in the days following their miscarriage. Fifty nine per cent (236 women) were not offered any information about miscarriage or support services, or any referral for emotional support at all. Of these 236 women who were offered no support, 88 per cent would have liked to have received information or leaflets about pregnancy loss support organisations around the time of miscarriage.

Sense of shock One in four pregnancies will end before 12 weeks, and one in three pregnant women over the age of 35 will experience pregnancy loss.

professionals are all prepared with the right tools to support women so they don’t get stuck in their grief. ‘Emotional wellbeing and mental health play a vital part in a woman’s recovery journey, and having the right options available can give a woman a greater sense of control during a time that can otherwise be fraught with sadness and uncertainty.’

Free online resources In Australia, 103,000 couples report a miscarriage every year, leaving those affected feeling physically and emotionally shocked and often at a loss as to

where to turn for support. Pink Elephants celebrity ambassador, actress, and director Tahyna MacManus, is amongst the one in four Australian women who lose

their baby by the 12-week mark of their pregnancy. Tahyna has had three miscarriages – the first at six weeks, the second at 12 weeks, and the third about 24 hours into her pregnancy. ‘None of my questions were answered,’ says MacManus. ‘I was really dismissed and I just felt like a number in a system and I felt as though my living and breathing child, to me, was just nothing to them.’ Tahyna says after one of her miscarriages, she went to the emergency room and was told to go and get an ultrasound. ‘I was then told to take a Panadol and just go home and wait for it to end basically.’

Support needed Pink Elephants Support Network co-founder and director Samantha Payne said it was time for women and their partners to receive the support they deserved following an incredibly traumatic loss. ‘Women and their partners going through miscarriage and infertility can experience really intense periods of emotional distress that can lead to heightened anxiety or depression if left unsupported,’ said Ms Payne. ‘These survey results should ring alarm bells for caregivers and their peers and communities. Women and their partners need to feel supported and be given the right type of information at the right time. ‘Unfortunately we live in a society that doesn’t always like to talk about loss, and because of that, we’re not always best equipped to understand how to help those who need it.’

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The Pink Elephants Support Network provides free online resources that have now been downloaded more than 7,300 times since being launched in 2016. The site provides emotionalsupport literature for women in the majority of hospitals in NSW, and is expanding into GP practices later this year. The Pink Elephants Support Network also offers personalised peer support, six free sessions with another woman who has walked a similar journey, providing a safe space to share feelings and emotions. Through a combination of online support groups, peer support, and emotional support literature they are providing women and their partners with the validation, empathy, and connections they need and deserve specific to early pregnancy loss.

Community responsibility Ms Payne said the responsibility of care and support was one the whole community needed to share, not just the charity space. ‘These survey results tell us there is a huge gap in linking women with the basic level of support they need, and the Pink Elephants Network can’t reach those women without help,’ she said. ‘We are calling on the federal and state governments, corporates, and generous donors to commit to helping us to support more couples in need, couples who are left feeling devastatingly isolated, confused, and often let down.’ Anybody seeking support after a miscarriage can visit www.pinkelephantssupport. com to access free resources, downloadable fact sheets, or to apply for assistance from a peer support ambassador.

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Notable journalists and politicians appearing at this year’s Writers Festival include from top left: AC Grayling, Natasha Stott Despoja, Kevin Rudd, and Peter Greste. Meet the journalists, politicians, and philosophers who will come together at Byron Writers Festival ǩǧǨǰ Ɛş ƖŕżëĈŊ ƐIJĕ ĈIJëōōĕŕīĶŕī ƐĕſȒ rain of modern politics, free speech, and the crisis of democracy that comes with it. ÉIJƷ ëſĕ ưşƐĕſƆ Ɔş ĎĶƆëǔ ĕĈƐĕĎȃ big question in light of the recent election. Join The Saturday Paper’s Paul Bongiorno, political journalist and author of ƖƆƐĕĎ wǓ ǻ ÉIJƷ !şƖŕƐſƷ Australia is Fed Up Gabrielle Chan, and writer and broadcaster Jeff żëſſşƱ ëƆ ƐIJĕƷ ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆ ưşƐĶŕī ëƐƐĶȒ ƐƖĎĕƆ ƱĶƐIJ ! mȜƆ ëƖō ëſĈōëƷȂ Former prime minister Kevin ƖĎĎ IJĕëĎōĶŕĕƆ ë ŕşƐëćōĕ ōĶŕĕƖż of politicians – expect an insightful conversation with Karen Middleton about his time as PM. Middleton will also chair a panel with former Greens senator Scott Ludlam and ĪşſŔĕſ ōĕëĎĕſ şĪ ƐIJĕ ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ 'ĕŔşĈſëƐƆ mëƐëƆIJë ƐşƐƐ 'ĕƆżşŇë in the session What’s Happened to our Politicsȃ Don’t miss Peter Greste and Margot Saville in Action for Free MediaȂ mşƱ ë żëƆƆĶşŕëƐĕ ŔĕĎĶëȒ ĪſĕĕĎşŔ ëĎưşĈëƐĕǽ EſĕƆƐĕȜƆ ĶŕĈëſȒ ceration and resulting memoir The DĶſƆƐ !ëƆƖëōƐƷ īſĶżżĕĎ ǩǧǨǯ ĪĕƆƐĶưëō audiences so Byron Writers Festival

IJëƆ ƱĕōĈşŔĕĎ IJĶŔ ćëĈŊ Īşſ ƆşŔĕ timely discourse on recent events. On Sunday, Peter Greste will also ëżżĕëſ ëōşŕīƆĶĎĕ Ŕëō ƱëĎǽ ĶŕưĕƆȒ tigative journalist Kate McClymont, and Guardian Australia columnist ëŕŇëŕë ſĶưëƆƐëưë Ķŕ ë ƆĕƆƆĶşŕ hosted by Paul Barclay, How Free is Free Speech? ¨IJĕ ëōƱëƷƆ ƐIJşƖīIJƐȒżſşưşŊĶŕī ¨IJĕë ƆƐōĕƷ ĎĎſĕƆƆ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ĶŕưĶƐĕƆ ®b żIJĶōşƆşżIJĕſ ! EſëƷōĶŕī Ɛş ƆżĕëŊ şŕ The Crisis of Democracy. Grayling has riveted local audiences ëƐ Ɔĕưĕſëō şƖƐȒşĪȒƆĕëƆşŕ ĕưĕŕƐƆ Ɔş IJĕ is an exciting addition to the main Festival program. ŕşƐIJĕſ ćĶī ƖŕĎëƷ ĈşŕưĕſƆëȒ tion will see veteran journalist Kerry wȜ ſĶĕŕ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ IJşƐ ƆĕëƐ ëƆ IJĕ ƐëōŊƆ about his memoir bĕſſƷ wț ſĶĕŕǻ A MemoirȂ ŔƖƆƐȒƆĕĕ ƆĕƆƆĶşŕ Īşſ O’Brien fans. Finally, Sunday will dig up the dirt on The Ethics of Journalism ƱĶƐIJ ƐIJşƆĕ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ŊŕşƱ ȑ ëƖō şŕȒ giorno, Stan Grant, and Helen Pitt – chaired by editor of The Saturday Paper Maddison Connaughton. Catch these sessions and all the ëĈƐĶşŕ ëƐ ƐIJĕ DĕƆƐĶưëō ƆĶƐĕ ƐIJĶƆ ǩȑǫ ƖīƖƆƐ ƱĶƐIJ ë ǨȒĎëƷ şſ ǪȒĎëƷ żëƆƆǽ ëưëĶōëćōĕ ŕşƱ ưĶë ƱƱƱȂćƷſşŕƱſĶƐȒ ĕſƆĪĕƆƐĶưëōȂĈşŔȈƐĶĈŊĕƐƆȂ

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The day that turns a life upside ĎşƱŕ ƖƆƖëōōƷ ƆƐëſƐƆ ōĶŊĕ ëŕƷ şƐIJĕſǽ ćƖƐ ƱIJëƐ IJëżżĕŕƆ ƐIJĕ ĎëƷ ëĪƐĕſȃ Ɔ ë ŇşƖſŕëōĶƆƐǽ dĕĶīIJ ëōĕƆ şĪƐĕŕ encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But şŕĕ żëſƐĶĈƖōëſ ƆƐſĶŕī şĪ ćëĎȒŕĕƱƆ stories – and a terrifying brush with IJĕſ şƱŕ ŔşſƐëōĶƐƷ ȑ ƆĕŕƐ IJĕſ ōşşŊĶŕī for answers about how vulnerable ĕëĈIJ şĪ ƖƆ ĶƆ Ɛş ë ōĶĪĕȒĈIJëŕīĶŕī ĕưĕŕƐȂ What are our chances of actually ĕƶżĕſĶĕŕĈĶŕī şŕĕȃ ÉIJëƐ Ďş Ʊĕ Īĕëſ ŔşƆƐ ëŕĎ ƱIJƷȃ ŕĎ ƱIJĕŕ ƐIJĕ ƱşſƆƐ ĎşĕƆ IJëżżĕŕǽ ƱIJëƐ ĈşŔĕƆ ŕĕƶƐȃ Ɛ Ʒſşŕ ÉſĶƐĕſƆ DĕƆƐĶưëōǽ dĕĶīIJ Sales will share the candid stories in IJĕſ ćşşŊ Any Ordinary Day ĪſşŔ żĕşȒ ple who’ve faced the unimaginable: from terrorism to natural disaster to simply being in the wrong place at ƐIJĕ Ʊſşŕī ƐĶŔĕȂ 0ƶżĕĈƐĶŕī ćſşŊĕŕ lives, she instead finds strength, hope, even humour. Leigh brilliantly

Journalist Leigh Sales. Photo Daniel Boud ĈşŕĎĕŕƆĕƆ ƐIJĕ ĈƖƐƐĶŕīȒĕĎīĕ ſĕƆĕëſĈIJ şŕ ƐIJĕ ƱëƷ ƐIJĕ IJƖŔëŕ ćſëĶŕ żſşȒ cesses fear and grief, and poses the questions we too often ignore out şĪ ëƱŊƱëſĎŕĕƆƆȂ ōşŕī ƐIJĕ ƱëƷǽ ƆIJĕ şǔ ĕſƆ ëŕ ƖŕīƖëſĎĕĎ ëĈĈşƖŕƐ şĪ her own challenges and what she’s learned about coping with life’s unexpected blows.

Ɔ Ʊĕōō ëƆ ƐëŊĶŕī IJĕſ ƐƖſŕ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ hot seat at Byron Writers Festival şŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Ɛş ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆ IJĕſ ōĶĪĕ ëŕĎ ćşşŊǽ dĕĶīIJ ëōĕƆ ƱĶōō ƐëŊĕ part in the panel Resilience and Strength During Adversity with ĪşſŔĕſ ÉşſōĎ ÈĶƆĶşŕ !0w ¨ĶŔ !şƆȒ tello, and Chloe Hooper, author of The Tall Man and The Arsonist.

Byron Writers Festival ticket guide ÉşŕĎĕſĶŕī ƱIJĶĈIJ ƐĶĈŊĕƐ ĶƆ ſĶīIJƐ Īşſ ƷşƖȃ ĕëĎ şŕ Īşſ şƖſ žƖĶĈŊ īƖĶĎĕ Ɛş ƐIJĕ ǩǧǨǰ Ʒſşŕ ÉſĶƐĕſƆ DĕƆƐĶưëōȂ

A festival for your mind! Byron Writers Festival is set up a bit ōĶŊĕ ë ŔƖƆĶĈ ĪĕƆƐĶưëōǽ ƱĶƐIJ ƆĶƶ ƆƐëīĕƆ that you can move between as you please, featuring concurrent panel discussions and conversations with Ŕşſĕ ƐIJëŕ Ǩǫǧ ƱſĶƐĕſƆ ëŕĎ ƐIJĶŕŊȒ ĕſƆ ĪſşŔ ëſşƖŕĎ ƖƆƐſëōĶë ëŕĎ ƐIJĕ world. The Festival has a number of ĎĶǔ ĕſĕŕƐ ƐĶĈŊĕƐ ƐƷżĕƆǽ Ɔş żĕşżōĕ ĪſşŔ ëōō ƱëōŊƆ şĪ ōĶĪĕ Ĉëŕ ĕŕŇşƷ ƐIJĕ ƆƐşſĶĕƆǽ ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆĶşŕ ǽëŕĎ ĎĕćëƐĕ ƐIJëƐ ŔëŊĕ Ɩż the Festival program.

3-day pass ǪȒĎëƷ żëƆƆ īĶưĕƆ ƷşƖ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş ëōō ƆĕƆƆĶşŕƆ ȎǨǩǨ şĪ ƐIJĕŔǿȏ IJëżżĕŕȒ ing in the main Festival program ëĈſşƆƆ ƐIJĕ ƱIJşōĕ ƱĕĕŊĕŕĎȂ ¨IJĶƆ pass is a great choice if you would ōĶŊĕ ƐIJĕ ƐĶŔĕ ëŕĎ ƆżëĈĕ Ɛş ĪƖōōƷ immerse yourself in the Festival and wish to attend for more than just one day.

Younger readers enjoying the Kids Big Day Out. Photo Kalem Horn

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children gain access to the Kids Big The Kids Big Day Out pass admits 'ëƷ wƖƐ żſşīſëŔ şŕōƷǽ ƱIJĶĈIJ ƐëŊĕƆ şŕĕ ĈIJĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ ëŕĎ şŕĕ place on Sunday in one marquee accompanying adult to the Kids Big ĪſşŔ ǯȂǫǬëŔ ƐĶōō ǩżŔȂ !IJĶōĎſĕŕ ŔƖƆƐ Day Out marquee at the Festival be accompanied by at least one adult şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǫǧȂ ĎĎĶȒ ëƐ ëōō ƐĶŔĕƆȂ ĎƖōƐƆ īëĶŕ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş ƐIJĕ ƐĶşŕëō ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈIJǽ ëŕĎ whole Sunday program, but cannot 1-day pass preschoolers are free. This pass is leave their children unsupervised, ǨȒĎëƷ żëƆƆ īĶưĕƆ ƷşƖ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş ƆƖĶƐëćōĕ şŕōƷ ĶĪ ƷşƖ żōëŕ şŕ ëƐƐĕŕĎȒ so will need to tag team with the sessions happening in the main ing the Kids Big Day Out program other adult admitted on the pass. Festival program for your chosen with your children. Workshop and satellite day – Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. event tickets This pass is the best choice if you Sunday family pass have limited time but still want the The new Sunday family pass admits żſşīſëŔ şĪ ƆĕżëſëƐĕōƷ ƐĶĈŊĕƐĕĎ Festival experience. şŕĕ ĈIJĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ ëŕĎ ƐƱş ëĎƖōƐƆ ƱşſŊƆIJşżƆ ëŕĎ ƆëƐĕōōĶƐĕ ĕưĕŕƐƆ ƐëŊĕƆ ¨IJĕ IJëſĎĕƆƐ żëſƐ ëćşƖƐ żƖſĈIJëƆȒ Ɛş ƐIJĕ DĕƆƐĶưëō ƆĶƐĕ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ żōëĈĕ şưĕſ ƐIJĕ DĕƆƐĶưëō ƱĕĕŊĕŕĎ Ķŕī ë ǨȒĎëƷ żëƆƆ ĶƆ ĈIJşşƆĶŕī ƱIJĶĈIJ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǨǩǧȂ ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ƐIJſşƖīIJşƖƐ ƐIJĕ mşſƐIJĕſŕ ĶưĕſƆ ĎëƷǿ ĕƆƐ ëƆƆƖſĕĎ ƐIJĕ DĕƆƐĶưëō żſşȒ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈIJǽ ëŕĎ żſĕƆĈIJşşōĕſƆ ëſĕ region. Satellite events feature a gram is designed so that a range free. This pass is a great option if curated selection of Festival guests, of topics and themes are covered ƷşƖ ōşưĕ ƐIJĕ ĶĎĕë şĪ ƆIJëſĶŕī ƐIJĕ ŊĶĎƆȜ and some of these events are free each day and as it’s often the names program with your children but also – the perfect solution if you can’t you don’t recognise that leave the wish to catch other sessions in the ŔëŊĕ ĶƐ Ɛş ƐIJĕ ŔëĶŕ DĕƆƐĶưëōǽ şſ IJëưĕ biggest impression, you really can’t main program. never been before and are curious Please note that with this pass to get a taste of the writers festival. go wrong. `Ɩŕĕ ǩǭǽ ǩǧǨǰ The Byron Shire Echo 21

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Mullum — time to discover your own backyard You know that feeling when you look at your backyard and, rather than seeing what you’ve always seen, you suddenly see the hidden beauty, delight, and potential? Mullumbimby, the Byron Shire’s backyard. It’s very familiar; you think you know what it has to offer, yet it has so much more; interesting, exciting – both established and new there is always something worth experiencing…

MULLUM VET CLINIC

THE CACTUS HILL PROJECT

Your local vet for over 30 years, servicing Mullumbimby and surrounds. A professional, friendly team caring for small and large animals. Mon–Fri 8.30am–5.30pm, Sat 9am–12pm

The Cactus Hill Project creates unique stories for your home and life. Designer furniture, handcrafted ceramics, decorative objects, treasured textiles, accessories, and art are all curated in collaboration with local and international artisans. 6684 6110 cactushillproject.com.au

A/h emergency service 6684 3818 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby

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CHINCOGAN STORE

EDENS LANDING

SUNSHINE ALLEY

LINEN HOUSE OUTLET

Your local family-owned milk bar. Open seven days. Juicy burgers, crunchy chips, fresh sandwiches, huge thickshakes, coffee, sweets and treats. Catering and function catering. Phone orders welcome.

At Edens Landing they take pride in serving fresh local produce, with both organic and conventional seasonal fruits and vegetables. Try their extensive range of mouthwatering antipasto, olives, and delicious cheeses. www.facebook.com/edenslanding 6684 1007

Sunshine Alley houses carefully curated local art, jewellery, ceramics, body products, and beautiful clothing.

room of your house. Quilt covers, sheets,

Owner and jewellery designer Susie Cadsky is happy to discuss jewellery custom designed just for you.

All up to 70 per cent off from a

0429 191 106 Insta: sunshine.alley

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6684 2214 5:30am – 8:30pm

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Linen House has something for every towels, cushions, and more. family brand you can trust.

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DOLPHIN COVE BISTRO

SOUL PATTINSON CHEMIST

KIN ARTISAN COLLECTIVE

Authentic handcrafted Yemenite pastry, falafel, Middle-Eastern spices, free-range, organic, local produce and love for the flavours of their ancestors, blended with the tradition of Yemen and the vibe of Mullumbimby.

Dolphin Cove Bistro at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, Saturday night all you can eat Asian-themed buffets $19.90 adults and $9.90 children.

There when you need them. Highly trained staff offering expert advice. Your health needs are first and foremost. Latest health and beauty products that make you feel and look great. Last minute gifts... they’ve got you covered!

KIN is a collaboration of local artists/ designers showcasing their work. Handblown glass, silver jewellery, ethically made designer clothing labels, fine art and oil paintings. KIN has something for everyone. Burringbar St, Mullumbimby FB/Insta: @kinartisancollective

yamanmullumbimby.com.au 6684 3778

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Like them on Facebook. FB: Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club 6684 2533

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MULLUMBIMBY NEWSAGENCY

THE BRANCHES COFFEE

BYRON BAY PORK & MEATS

Small batch handcrafted natural body products and homewares from Byron Shire’s creatives and ethically made products by communities around the world.

Your locally owned newsagency, selling a wide range of stationery, including ink and diaries. Mid-year sale about to commence. Check out their new range of toys and baby products.

The Branches lovingly roast organic, Fairtrade, specialty coffees and create delicious market-fresh breakfast and lunch offerings in their cafe. Must try: housemade bagels! Open Monday to Friday 6.30am–3pm

A local, family-owned business that lamb, and goat from their family farms.

instagram.com/thebranches_

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@In the Raw.Byron Bay 0413 446 578 Shop 3/78 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby

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6684 2127 44 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby

sources premium quality pork, beef, Call in and see their friendly team. Open Monday till Saturday.

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MULLUMBIMBY ENGINEERING

MILK AND HONEY

OLD MILL TIMBERYARD

MULLUM CHOCOLATE SHOP

For expertly fabricated structural steelwork see Noel and the professional team at Mullumbimby Engineering. Established more than 30 years and committed to 100 per cent customer satisfaction. mullumbimbyengineering.com.au 6684 2325

Milk and Honey is a casual restaurant offering delicious, artisan, wood-fired pizzas and a frequently changing menu showcasing the highest-quality and freshest seasonal, locally sourced produce available. milkandhoneymullumbimby.com.au 6684 1422

Supplying high-quality Australian timbers to the people of northern NSW and southern QLD. They specialise in custom machining jobs, flooring, decking, structural hardwoods, and decorative cladding.

An old-fashioned chocolate shop offering a great selection of chocolates, lollies, and liquorice with friendly smiles and service. They offer a large selection of vegan, organic, and gluten-free options.

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MADE IN MULLUM

mullumbimbychocolateshop.com.au 6684 4825

6684 1300 www.oldmill.com.au

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MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY

MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL

THE WATER SHOP

A collective of unique and wonderful local

They supply the largest range of native

artisans selling their creations under one

plants in the Byron Shire.

roof. All goods handmade locally.

Over 500 varieties.

Always something new and interesting.

Wed–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 9am–1pm.

Find them next to the Empire Cafe.

See their list at mcnativenursery.com.au.

Insta & FB: @madeinmullum

110 Yankee Ck Rd, Mullumbimby Creek.

Mullum’s own iconic venue for all occasions. Weddings, classes, presentations, workshops, and a diverse selection of concerts and events held here throughout the year! Call 0488 609 774 to book, www.mullumcivic.com 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby

The Water Filter Experts – now in Mullumbimby. For home, office, or commercial water filters. Countertop, gravity-fed, under-sink, whole-house systems. Located upstairs from Punch & Daisy Cafe. 105 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 6680 8200 thewatershop.net

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THE TWEED Only half an hour up the road, the businesses of the Tweed hinterland and coast offer convenience and choice in both day-to-day services and interesting and eclectic offerings.

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The Tweed Shire is a blend of traditional old country charm with chic, new artistic influences. It is definitely worth exploring. You'll be amazed at the variety and vibrancy of these localities.

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MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Keep warm this winter with some educational nourishment. Short and full qualifications for work; lifestyle and leisure courses at Murwillumbah Community College (RTO 90044). 9/47 Murwillumbah St 02 6672 3020 www.mbahcc.net 2

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MAVIS’S KITCHEN & CABINS

Nestled at the base of majestic Wollumbin, this former dairy farm is home to a relaxed country-style restaurant, organic kitchen garden, eco-friendly accommodation, and highly sought-after weddings and events venue. 64 Mount Warning Rd, Mount Warning 02 6679 5664 sales@maviseskitchen.com.au 3

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JOHNNY FRANCOS

Casual elegant all-day dining that is affordable and delicious. Open lunch seven days. Dinner five nights. Afternoon, morning catch-ups and takeaway available. Awesome Sunday brunches. 9 Commercial Road, Murwillumbah 02 6672 3641 johnnyfrancos.com 4

VICTORY HOTEL

Brunswick Heads

Great place to stop and call in for a meal. Fantastic country pub. Great service, cold beer, and awesome food. Pool, tennis court. This weekend… what’s stopping you? Tweed Valley Way, Mooball 02 6677 1202 FB Victory Hotel Mooball

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Experience the ultimate comfort at HOYTS Tweed Heads South. Sink back into recliner seats in every cinema, with alcohol and hot food service, self-serve kiosks, free parking and great group booking deals! 54 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South hoyts.com.au 2

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HOOKED ON SEAFOOD – YUM

Delicious food cooked to order. Meal packs, burgers, homemade items and a variety of fish. Fresh fish too. Open seven days 11am–7pm Sunday till Thursday 11am–8pm Friday & Saturday Shop 3, 18 Philip Street, Pottsville 02 6676 2299 3

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PURE HEALTH THERAPIES

Acupuncture, Ayurveda, osteopathy, psychology, and massage. Natural and integrative therapies for your health and wellbeing – Medicare and private health fund rebates available. 3/5 Coronation Ave, Pottsville 02 5613 6755 purehealththerapies.com.au 4

CUDGEN HEADLAND SLSC, KINGSCLIFF

Casual bistro dining with a spectacular view. Serving fresh and delicious meals seven days a week. Lunch from 12pm, Dinner from 5.30pm, Breakfast available Sundays only from 8am. 61 Marine Parade, Kingscliff 02 6674 1573 www.cudgenslsc.org.au

COASTAL CLASSICS

Gorgeous contemporary, antique, vintage and retro furniture and decor now in Tweed Heads. Timeless beauty in classic pieces – unique, eclectic and stylish. 7/129 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South 0416 106 428 @CoastalClassicsFurniture 6

THE ADVENTURE CLUB

There is something for everyone at The Adventure Club. We stock a unique range of puzzles, games, and toys that are designed to inspire imagination, exploration, and adventure through play. Shop 1A, 51 Tweed Coast Rd, Cabarita Beach theadventureclubtoys.com.au 7

ELYSIUM BEAUTY

Established in 2005 and new to the beautiful Kingscliff region, Elysium provides a beautiful blend of spa and clinic, offering clients relaxation, and results in a friendly, warm environment. 98 Marine Parade, Kingscliff 02 6674 8081 8

KINGSCLIFF NURSERY

A plant-lover’s delight. Extraordinary range of plants and pots at prices that will have you smiling and coming back for more. All plants grown with sunshine and love. Open seven days. 438 Cudgen Road, Cudgen 02 6674 1022 kingscliffnursery.net.au 9

WIGS4WENDY

A free service providing wigs, chemo caps, and fringes for women going through chemo with hair loss. Borrow as many as you need and change as often as you like. 108 Marine Parade, Kingscliff www.wigs4wendy.com.au

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LOTS OF SPLENDID WORDS EVERY WEEK Inspiring, enriching, enlivening, provoking, reaching, annoying, afflicting, comforting, championing, irritating, amusing, edifying, agitating, informing, sparking, arousing, pestering, galvanising, educating, enraging, disturbing, entertaining, illuminating…

TELLING IT LIKE WE THINK IT IS SINCE 1986

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Sustainability 2019

HINTS FOR LIVING A SUSTAINABLE LIFE

VOLUME 11, JUNE 2019

“To damage the Earth is to damage your children.” – Wendell Berry

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– hints for living a sustainable life

It’s up to us... You know this climate malarkey? Well, the solution is up to us. Yes, us – every single individual and every single individual decision we make. So will you get on your bike or drive your car? Will you start that vege patch today or never get around to it? Did you really need that thing you just bought? My parents’ generation was fighting and marching against wars such as the one in Vietnam. In my generation we kind of got everything, we didn’t have to march against wars, or nuclear disarmament – we kind of thought all that shit was sorted. But while we were looking at this pad and that phone, getting bigger screens for streaming movies and working our social media accounts, the younger generation has realised that it is time to start marching and protesting again. The

School Strike 4 Climate has brought more than one million young people onto the streets around the world. Why? Because on our watch we’re still at war, there are still children who are homeless and being used as child soldiers and we are in a war to maintain a climate that humans can continue to live and thrive in. Is it really that bad? The answer is yes. According to the science. That science that has made first-world lives so rich and comfortable is telling us that the compounding issues of population, greenhouse-gas emissions and the thoughtless greedy use of resources without considering the real costs are transforming the planet in a radical way. We need to work together for a radical change. It’s up to us. Aslan Shand

‘To take action in the face of a corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one’s self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all.’ – Michael Rivero

Meet our models For the 2019 Sustainable Futures cover we decided to go with the idea of the importance of looking after the earth because she will nurture the children of the future. All we needed was a breast feeding bub to make our plan work and the wonderful Abbey Trethowan and eight month old Zephyr came to the rescue and met with the Tree Faerie to get some photos on a surprisingly warm June morning on New Brighton beach. The concept strayed a little from the exact vision we had, but we are really happy with the result. Thanks Abbey and Zephyr!

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Taking action – locking on for koalas at Gibberagee Dailan Pugh

shown the numerous breaches we had found. A week later they reneged and In March this year I felt I had no option refused us access. but to lock on to a log loader to stop We went back and found that the Forestry Corporation logging while the EPA were in the forest investigating our complaints the important koala habitat. Forestry Corporation had continued We had found widespread evidence to log koala high-use areas. So we had of koalas in Gibberagee State Forest another action, with four of us locking (east of Whiporie) just when logging on to the log loader. began, and they had refused my The Forestry Corporation susrepeated requests to undertake the pended logging, though repeatedly legally required surveys to identify and refused our requests to be allowed to protect koala high-use areas. undertake surveys for koala high-use Repeat offences areas using a koala-scat-detection dog. I have been auditing forestry operaWe undertook an afternoon of tions for years, and find the same manual inspection and found a koala types of offences time and time again, high-use area occupied by a male, demonstrating their cavalier attitude female, and joey in an area yet to be to compliance with such laws. logged. In March 2017 in Gibberagee we In the end the Forestry Corporation found the Forestry Corporation were protected a single hectare of this koala roading and logging within exclusion high-use area – only a fraction of one Alan Roberts and Dailan Pugh were among those who locked on to a log loader in March this year in an zones for the world population of territory among a large population attempt to force the Forestry Corporation to identify and protect koala high-use areas in Gibberagee across the 467ha logging area. They the endangered shrub narrow-leafed State Forest. Photo Jimmy Malecki agreed to abide by the requirement to Melichrus, among other breaches. Gudgeon (here and in numerous other retain five koala-feed trees per hectare When the Environment Protection No other choice operations) on the grounds of a bureaucratic elsewhere, and resumed logging koala highAuthority (EPA) invited me in to show them So when we found the Forestry use areas in May. the breaches the Forestry Corporation kicked stuff-up. Corporation were not adequately protecting When we returned in October 2017 we Our koalas are in real trouble and the me out of the forest. It took until January habitat trees and logging important koala found similar offences continuing. The Formost urgent necessity is to identify and 2019 for the EPA to issue a meaningless offihabitat in another part of Gibberagee in estry Corporation had again failed to mark protect important occupied habitat, such as cial caution for not marking the boundaries March 2019, and that they were not looking the boundary of a Melichrus exclusion and at Gibberagee. of ten Melichrus exclusion zones and using for and protecting koala high-use areas, constructed a road and log dump within it. It will once again be all over by the time machinery in them. people occupied the forest and someone In April 2019 the EPA fined the Forestry the EPA finish investigating. The EPA also gave them a warning letter locked on. Corporation $16,500 for this repeat offence. for 30 habitat-tree breaches and Fisheries We left when the Forestry Corporation Q Dailan Pugh is a member of the North East The EPA gave them another warning for more NSW let them off for not applying the preagreed to have a site inspection with us to be Forest Alliance. scriptions for the Endangered Purple Spotted habitat-tree breaches.

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Change. He provided a scarily convincing summary of the facts and figures of the climate crisis we’re facing. His filmed presentation is available on our website. This year we held the Northern Rivers EV Forum at the Cavanbah Centre, focusing on the massive potential of electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions by around 40 per cent per household. As well as a display of the latest EVs available, a series of experts set the scene for what’s currently happening

in the industry. ZEB focuses its activities on five sectors: Transport, Energy, Land Use, Waste, and Buildings. First, we calculated the baseline data on each. That is, the actual amount of carbon our Shire emits in each of those sectors. Then, working with stakeholders in those sectors, we’re finding the best ways to reduce their emissions. To find out more about ZEB, please check out @ zerobyron or zerobyron.org.

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The Mullumbimby Community Shedding Workshop and Repair Cafe are both there to provide advice and teach people the skills to fix rather than throw away, to reuse or repurpose what they have to hand.

‘The Shedding Community Workshop follows the sustainability ethics to both utilise recycled materials within the workshop as well as emphasise the role of each student, to harness their own hands-on skills,’ said Mullum Shedding Workshop founder Sophie Wilksch. ‘They are also encouraged to work with recycled materials outside of the workshop environment and within the wider community. We love creating a closed loop, and rediscovering the potential of what we have labelled “rubbish”.’ You can find out more about

the Shedding Communikty Workshop on their Facebook page or call 0490 501 745.

Repair with love If you need some advice and a hand to fix something then the Repair Cafe in Mullumbimby runs every Saturday morning from 9am till noon. Whether it’s a few stitches or perhaps a little carpentry that’s required they are prepared to repair pretty much anything. They can be found at the Byron Community College, cnr Burringbar and Gordon Streets, Mullumbimby.

Partying with the planet Aslan Shand The Northern Rivers is known to host a few festivals from the Mullum Music Festival and Bluesfest to Falls and Splendour. It is with the help of many hands and the passion of local change makers like Sasha Mainsbridge from Mullum Cares that they have been at the forefront of making festivals sustainable. ‘People often assume that waste is generally sorted but it often isn’t, as it takes time and money to sort waste, so often it just goes straight to landfill,’ said Ms Mainsbridge. Mullum Cares has been a dragon force behind the wash stations for plates and

cutlery that were introduced at the Mullum Music Festival (MMF) last year. ‘Glen Wright (founder of MMF) is prepared to make it truly sustainable. We introduced the wash station in 2018 and this year we will be completely sorting through their waste,’ she explained. ‘B-Alternative have been engaged by Splendour this year to sort and manage their waste. They will be sorting it up in the campground. They did it at the last Falls Festival in Lorne (Vic) last year and achieved a 30 per cent decrease in waste and they are hoping for a similar result at Splendour.’

As festivals embrace managing their own waste and their impact on the environment B-Alternative director Jace Rahilly says that there is ‘the potential for events to have a positive change on the world. Rather than partying against the planet we can party with it!’ B-Alternative were able to divert 27 of the 116 tonnes of waste from landfill at Falls in 2017/18 and increased this to 38.8 tonnes diverted from the reduced overall waste of 83.9 tonnes in 2018/19. ‘Our aim at Splendour is to repeat these percentages and increase behaviour change to echo into the community,’ said Mr Rahilly.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love climate change a hoax’ style propaganda for the fossil-fuel industry so they can stay operational until corporations work out how to make renewables pay the same kind of dividends oil does. You hear of coal barons. Oil barons. You don’t hear of solar barons. Wind-farm barons.

Mandy Nolan The biggest threat to the planet isn’t fossil fuels. It’s fossil fools. Or as they are more commonly known: climate-change denialists. They’re dangerous, and there’s no amount of carbon offset that neutralises their impact. Unless you club them individually with a piece of wood. You have to offset them pretty hard. They’re like cockroaches. When the whole world has burned to a cinder, there will just be climate-change denialists walking around going, ‘See, told you it was bullshit’.

Facts aren’t relevant

A little imagination Like any good conspiracy theory someone had to concoct it. I imagine eminent physicist and Princeton professor William Happer, Donald Trump, and oil lobbyist Jim Inhofe sitting around one night at Trump Towers pulling a few bongs going, ‘this whole environment thing is bad for business… renewables suck… too much grid sharing – people can’t generate and share power – that’s socialism!’ Then one of them coughs out some smoke and says, ‘let’s say it’s not happening!’ They fall on the floor laughing. Trump is clutching his furry orange belly. ‘Let’s say… the science isn’t real’. ‘Let me say that,’ shouts

Donald Trump – here’s laughing at you… Professor Happer… he doesn’t have his pants on. ‘I’m a scientist. They’ll believe me!’ This makes Trump wee himself just a little with excitement. Jim says, ‘I’ll take a snowball into the senate… to prove it still gets cold – that shit really confuses dumb people!’ They all sit around high-fiving each other, then Trump’s face is serious for a moment. He says, ‘I’ll save us seats on the rocket out of

here when we go to Earth2’.

Nothing to see here Climate-change denialists don’t believe we’re in trouble. They say the climate’s changed before. They say that Antarctica is gaining ice. That extreme weather isn’t caused by global warming. That sea-level rises are exaggerated. They don’t believe the science that says we’re screwed. Denialists basically believe that someone has

made up the whole climate-change thing to sell solar panels. And wind turbines. Because someone out there is really profiteering from this whole end-of-the-world thing. We just can’t work out who that is. The scariest thing about climate-change denial is that it’s created and endorsed by people who actually know it’s bullshit. It is a conversation disruptor. Climate-change denial is clever, self-perpetuating conspiratorial ‘it’s

Climate-change denial has nothing to do with facts. It has to do with people’s desire to be unrelenting in their beliefs. In their capacity to resist change. In not wanting to admit that we human beings and the way we have lived life on Earth are about to kill life on Earth. We are the amoebas in a petrie dish, shitting and fucking and breeding until we’re extinct. Denial is the classic response of any addict. In this case we have a culture hooked on fossil fuels and consumption so, rather than change, the strategy is to pretend it isn’t happening. I find putting your fingers in your ears and going la la la helps. If you’re in a coastal property that’s about to be inundated, just put on some floaties and tell yourself it’s normal. The funniest thing about climate-change denial is that it doesn’t matter how much they deny the science – right now and in the very near future, shit is going to get very bloody real.

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Been thinking about going off the grid? Here’s some firsthand advice households will do well with 6.6kW of solar with a 5kW inverter as this is generally the largest size that the network provider, Essential Energy, will allow to connect to the grid for exporting power.

Eve Jeffery Thinking about going off grid? ‘Do it!’, says local filmmaker David Lowe. ‘Being responsible for your own power (and water, waste, food etc) is a beautiful and life-affirming thing,’ says Lowe. ‘In terms of solar power, I’ve been living this way for over ten years.’ Lowe is just one of a growing number of people who are using the sun to power their lives by living off the grid or using gridconnected solar power. In his case the system consists of 20 panels generating a maximum of 3.6kW. ‘That’s small by today’s standards, but it was large back in 2008 when it was installed.’

Get the right inverter The panels work in conjunction with 24 lead-acid batteries supplying 48V, which is converted into 240V by an Australian-made inverter. ‘One key variable is the type of inverter used,’ says director of Juno Energy, Patrick Halliday. ‘It could be a string inverter, an inverter with power optimisers, or microinverters (which don’t require a main inverter). In the past European inverters were considered the best option. Today, we understand that in order to maximise performance, the best alternative is optimisation or microinverters, because they enable each panel to perform at its maximum capacity.’

A little thought goes a long way Lowe says his is the kind of system that ‘happily powers a standard fridge, washing machine, water pump, computers, toaster,

An affordable system

Local filmmaker David Lowe went off grid in 2008 and hasn’t regretted it for a day. Photo self portrait by David Lowe power tools, and an electric lawnmower etc – as long as you don’t turn everything on at once.’ Lowe says the key thing about living this way is that you have to work with nature. ‘You need to be aware of what the sun is doing, and modify your plans accordingly. Most days the batteries will be recharged quickly and there will be excess power. For prolonged grey periods you need to budget your power and conserve energy, or have a backup generator.’ Lowe says house batteries still have a few sustainability issues, and are expensive to replace, but the technology is evolving quickly, and solar panels are now much cheaper and more efficient than they were in the past.

Managing director of First Sun Solar Jeremy Ball says the price for good-quality solar systems is ridiculously good. ‘I’ve been doing this for 10 years now and we have gone from 20+ year paybacks to good-quality systems paying for themselves in around a year to 18 months for businesses and three to four years for residential.’ Ball says this is fantastic considering the system, once paid for, could provide free electricity for 20–30 or more years. ‘If you use finance to purchase your system you can be cash-flow positive from day one; the system purchases itself. Top-of-the-range systems have a longer payback, but mid-range systems are great quality these days.’ The bottom line? Vincent Selleck, managing director of 888 Solar Tek, says most

‘Larger systems may be installed but need to limit power output once the 5kW limit is reached. To get a good-quality system with local support and good hardware, the cost range is from $5,000 to $8,000, depending on component brands and quality. ‘These systems will provide about $1,500 to $2,000 in benefit to the household depending on power use patterns and the plan from the electricity retailer.’ Currently households and small businesses across Australia that install a smallscale renewable energy system (solar, wind, or hydro) or eligible hot-water system may be able to receive a government benefit under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme* (SRES) to help with the purchase cost. Lowe has no immediate plans to upgrade to the latest technology. ‘You don’t need the latest or most expensive tech to live well with off-grid solar. Old-fashioned liquid acid batteries are big and heavy and need to be topped up with water, but they also do the job, and are recyclable at end of life.’ The key benefit of off-grid solar, apart from no power bills, is that you become a lot more aware of what you’re using, and what the natural world is doing, and that can only be a good thing.

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Re-imagining transport in the modern age Aslan Shand I was seriously surprised when my great aunt Margaret told me she used to cycle from where she was stationed in Cambridge (UK) during the second world war to visit her fiancÊ in a nearby village called Hilton. At a distance of 26 or so kilometres it is a good half-hour drive and while I was used to cycling around the city of Cambridge at that time, with babies on the back of my bike, the idea of cycling the distance I’d just driven to visit her seemed a wee bit too challanging for me. But times have changed and much like our transport and internet we expect the world, and ourselves, to move a lot faster, achieve more, and have more than people of my great aunt’s generation. But perhaps that is exactly what has to change today. Perhaps we need to remember to take our time to get there, take our time to enjoy being there, and not expect that more, faster, and bigger is always what we need or should be seeking. Maybe now is the time to take advantage of technology to slow down and actually enjoy what we have.

Cycling distance From Mullumbimby to Byron Bay is around 20km; from Bangalow to Clunes is 18km; and Murwillumbah to Uki comes in at about 13km. These are the distances via the current road infrastructure, but with fossil-fuelbased transport one of the biggest emitters of carbon, rethinking how we approach transport is one of the more obvious ways to reduce our impact on the environment at a local and national level. From legs and pedal bikes to solar bikes, electric, and automated vehicles, we are currently at the forefront of re-imagining transport. It is the use of park-and-rides at the outskirts of towns with EV shuttle buses and vehicle rentals, car-share services like the recently launched PopCar service in Byron Shire, and building the right infrastructure between regional hubs that will create the opportunity for a greater range of

transport modes to take fossilfuel vehicles off the roads.

New connections

Why use an electric bike? Local bike enthusiast and owner of True Wheel Cycles Dave Martin says there are plenty of reasons to invest in a solar bike:

‘We will see more and more purpose-built light electric • You can better control the amount of energy or vehicles becoming available grunt you want to expend at any one time. and to facilitate the uptake of this we need to rethink our • They make hills easy! infrastructure as communities,’ • When you arrive at your destination says Luke Young, founder of you’re not hot and sweaty. Sunshine Cycles in Byron Shire. ‘A series of interconnecting • Carry large loads effortlessly uphills purpose-built bike and light and in headwinds. electric-vehicle corridors between hubs and communities would be vital to enable benefit the grid rather than be a ‘electric vehicles (EV) are on their people to develop new ways of problem. way in a big way’. Parkinson is commuting. Developing the infra‘It would be great if the federal predicting that prices will soon structure for corridors with max government were involved, but this come down and that the focus imum speeds of say 50km/h and lot are useless, so we have to look of future transport should be on maximum vehicle weight of around infrastructure and education. to state and local governments to 150kg would be awesome. ‘People are really interested, and fill in the gaps. Thankfully, they are ‘This would begin to allow a starting to do so,’ he said. many are already deciding to hold new way for these short trips to on to their current petrol and diesel take place. Bikes and e-bikes offer cars a while longer until they see an Increasing range lightweight, fun, healthy transport ‘The education program comes EV they like and can afford,’ said Mr options and are perfect for inner simply from helping people Parkinson. town and community centres as understand what an EV is and how ‘For infrastructure that means well as short trips. it is charged. It’s relatively simple, a co-ordinated plan to make sure ‘There are all manner of share but it’s kind of like that transition that we have enough charging vehicles for whatever your needs, from fixed lines to mobiles, and stations across the country, from from two-seat buggies with luggage super-fast chargers for people typewriters to laptops. We need to capacity to scooters and other make sure people are not daunted travelling long distances and in a inventive options. Councils need by the unknown.’ hurry, to regular charges at “desto see the benefit of these types of Electric vehicles often now tinationsâ€? like hotels, restaurants, infrastructure and realise that it will cafes, and retailers, and in the gen- have a range between 260km and be a cost saving in the long run.’ 400km, ensuring most people eral community. And we also need wouldn’t have to stop to top up to make sure that the charging National infrastructure at home – which will account for during their average day of zipping Giles Parkinson, editor of around. most of the charging – can be coRenewEconomy.com and the‘This is pretty exciting stuff,’ says ordinated so it doesn’t all happen driven.io, agrees and says that Parkinson. at the same time, and can actually

‘The world is heading this way, and it is time Australia caught up. ‘We are the only country in the western world not to have fuel standards, so we get poor-quality petrol and diesel, and that causes us to burn more fuel and that adds about $600–$900 extra per car each year. And we are killing as many people with lung and other health problems as we are killing and injuring on the roads. ‘It’s quite ridiculous. Let’s get on board – it’s going to be cleaner, cheaper, healthier, and more fun to drive. Why wouldn’t we?’ I’m not quite ready to go for some of the new tiny car options that are coming onto the market in Byron Shire, owing to the fact they’d need to be 4WD to make it out of the potholes. However, I’m beginning to realise that if my great aunt could do a 26km ride on an old bump-and-grind bicycle then perhaps these distances aren’t so unachievable if the right infrastructure and transport options are planned for and put in place.

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You’re walking on water Story & image Charles Boyle For most of us the simple act of filling a glass of water depends on a complex infrastructure that is expensive to maintain, environmentally destructive, and toxic. A glass of water requires the damming of rivers, kilometres of pipes, pumping stations, chlorination, and fluoridation. While for rural residents, water collection means filtering pathogens and storage in poly-plastic tanks that degrade under UV light to eventually become more plastic landfill. A simple alternative to unsustainable water systems lies right beneath our feet: it’s groundwater – clean, filtered water stored in nature’s huge underground water tanks. Using groundwater is simple, sustainable, and environmentally friendly.

Tip of the waterberg Creeks and rivers are the tip of vast hidden waterbodies that extend far beneath the soil surface, where rainfall is collected and stored in rock fissures and cavities in underground aquifers. Every storm and flood replenishes this groundwater – and 98 per cent of the world’s liquid fresh water is stored in groundwater aquifers. In rural Australia groundwater is often the only water available for

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towns, agriculture, and mining. But if groundwater extraction exceeds the rate of replenishment, reserves disappear – so the system requires careful management. Controlled domestic use of groundwater is sustainable, but uncontrolled commercial harvesting lowers the water table, damaging vegetation and ecosystems. As always, commercial plunder of resources inevitably leads to environmental degradation.

When the artesian water is gone, it’s gone forever – and the world’s driest continent will be even drier

When it’s gone – that’s it! Groundwater is not to be confused with artesian water, which lies in deep aquifers up to a kilometre underground, and is not replenished by rainfall. As artesian ‘fossil water’ aquifers are drained, the water level falls until it is gone or is too deep to reach. The depletion is permanent and poses a serious threat to the future of arid-land settlements and agriculture in eastern Australia that all rely on water from the Great Artesian Basin. However, mining uses far more artesian water than all other industries combined, and international operations like Olympic Dam (the world’s biggest uranium mine) and the proposed Adani coal mine are draining artesian water at an unprecedented rate.

Olympic Dam alone uses 40 megalitres (40,000,000 litres) every day, while the Adani mine plans to extract 150 megalitres (150,000,000 litres) a day. When the artesian water is gone, it’s gone forever – and the world’s driest continent will be even drier.

Replenishing water Unlike artesian water, shallow groundwater is replenished by rainfall and its use is sustainable, if managed carefully. A high annual rainfall makes the Northern Rivers an ideal place to use groundwater: here a shallow bore with a solar pump can permanently droughtproof most local properties. Water NSW manages the state’s groundwater reserves and monitors all groundwater bores. Anyone

wanting to drill a bore needs to apply to Water NSW for a licence and become part of the management system. Groundwater bores are simple and cheap to sink, taking about two days and costing less than two large water tanks. Water flows of 10–20 litres/second are common at a depth of twenty metres, but it is important to get the water laboratory tested for potability and mineral content.

Local responsibility The decentralisation of essential resources shifts the responsibility for their management to local communities, encouraging demand for sustainable resources and accountability from the companies managing them.

We need natural gas, but wouldn’t it be simpler to source it from the ground beneath us than to rely on massive pipelines, super-tankers, refineries and ports – the incredible technology that gets LPG to our kitchens? Much of our natural gas comes from the Cooper Basin in the Simpson Desert – irreparably damaging ancient desert aquifers – but it’s out of sight, out of mind. Local gas extraction makes sense – but only in theory, because we know that fracking poisons underground aquifers. If gas extraction were allowed to operate locally on the condition that water reserves were not damaged, resource companies would definitely develop a more sustainable approach – even if it meant reduced profits. Our future survival depends on reclaiming control of our essential infrastructure from faceless corporations who are plundering our precious resources for short-term profit. It makes sense to source our food, water, and energy needs locally. If you truly want to build a sustainable world, what better place to start than your own backyard?

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Australians driving change in ethical investing Aslan Shand The climate crisis is biting, and while the Australian government continues in a state of denial about the overwhelming evidence that they need to take action fast, business and individual investors are moving to secure their own finances and futures. ‘Both ethical and financial impacts of climate change have led to large divestment from fossil fuels over the past five years and this is continuing,’ says Hope Evans from Simply Ethical Advice. ‘We expect to see a large amount of stranded assets in Australia as huge sums of money are invested into mines such Adani. However, the coal will not be sold or not sold at a profit and so the assets will be stranded or abandoned. ‘China and India are moving quickly away from burning coal so it is really sad that we may dig up and destroy large areas of habitat for nothing in Australia.’

Values driving choice As a result of both the need to manage risk for businesses in relation to the escalating climate crisis and the drive from investors who realise that the future has moved away from investment in fossil fuels there is an increasing demand for ethical and sustainable options. ‘There has been a huge increase in interest and demand from millennials. A recent study found that 84 per cent of millennials expected their ethical considerations to be a main driver in their investments,’ says Ms Evans.

consumers both in superannuation funds and outside super in the past five to ten years. As there is no standard or certification as to what you can call ethical, eco, or sustainable, a fund may consider an issue such as fossil fuels or labour standards in their portfolio construction but they may not actually exclude fossil fuels or act on information they consider. It can be difficult for the average investor to really dig down and understand the difference.’

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‘Millennials are twice as likely to buy a product if it has sustainable credibility and 73 per cent will pay more for a product that is sustainable. As we see the wealth shift from baby boomers to the newer generations the pressure will increase for investments to perform socially and environmentally as well as financially.’ Graeme Herne from Summerland Credit Union agrees, pointing out that ‘People are becoming more and more informed these days and look at the values of the financial institutions they deal with. This is especially true following the Royal Commission into the financial industry. People are willing to pay a little bit extra for a service and product that is ethical and sustainable.’

Greenwashing However, Ms Evans warns that, along with the increasing options for ethical and sustainable investments entering the market, there has been an increase in greenwashing that investors need to be aware of. ‘The range of ethical investment options available has increased a lot in the last ten years and is becoming more mainstream. In my opinion there are some fantastic options available now for investors; however, there is also a lot of greenwashing occurring,’ she said.

Lack of standards ‘There has been a great deal of new “ethical” or “eco” investment options brought to

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There are resources out there that can help investors who are trying to see beneath the greenwash, like the Responsible Investment Association Australasia Fact Sheet: www.responsibleinvestment.org/resources/ benchmark-report/ and the free Ethical Fund Rating Tool: www.ethicaladviserscoop.org/ ethicalfundratings.html for consumers that rates funds on scale of 1–5 based on in depth analysis done by The Ethical Adviser Co-op.

Growing opportunity ‘I think now there is a huge opportunity for business and social enterprise to step up with solutions where our government is lacking in leadership,’ says Ms Evans. ‘Areas like renewable energy, affordable housing, employment for young people, water efficiency, sustainable farming, and food security. All the good stuff! The things really that need to be done to ensure future generations can live a decent life. As it stands now it looks like it will need to be done by business and social enterprise in Australia.’

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Showcasing Byron Shire Council’s Sustainability Projects Council put the Net Zero Emissions Strategy for Council Operations 2025 out for public comment this year. We had fabulous feedback and one great suggestion was, “tell the community about all the great things Council is up to in sustainability”. So we are taking this advice and you will start to see many of these projects pop up around the Shire.

Solar Carpark in Mullumbimby

Community tool to check solar suitability – coming soon to Byron Shire Council has partnered with the Australian Photovoltaic Institute (APVI) on its online mapping and analysis tool called SunSpot. This tool allows households and businesses to estimate the size, cost and overall suitability of a solar PV system for their roof top (see example image of tool below). The Byron Shire community will have free access to the tool and users will have the ability to upload YMJNW T\S QTFI IFYF TW XJQJHY F QTFI UWTąQJ KWTR YMJ database) and then work out how much they’ll save on different tariffs. This information and analysis can be used to help Council, businesses and residents make the decisions about whether the location is suitable for solar PV investment. SunSpot will be available on the Council website – free of charge to our community – in the second half of 2019.

In the last 12 months many projects have been completed and many others commenced. We hope that you will be as proud of these projects as the Council team is.

Council’s Plan for Getting to Net Zero Emissions

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The Net Zero Emissions Strategy is the roadmap for Council to address the Climate Change emergency, to achieve net zero emissions for Council operations by 2025 and source 100% renewable energy for operations by 2027. The Strategy was developed through collaboration across Council, community and stakeholders and guided by Council’s Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee. The draft Strategy was on public exhibition for six weeks from 27 February – 10 April YMNX ^JFW FSI YMJ ąSFQ [JWXNTS \NQQ GJ HTRUQJYJ G^ the end of June 2019. For more information go to: www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Services/Environment/Climate-change/Mitigation/ Reducing-Councils-emissions

Tweed Company, SAE Group has been engaged to build a 99kW solar structure in the public carpark adjacent to the Council administration building at 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby. The structure will be located at the southern end of the carpark and will cover approximately 40 public spaces. Importantly, the solar PV system will provide approximately 20% to 25% of the administration building’s daily electricity consumption, and is a demonstration on just how committed Council is to sourcing 100% of its power from renewable sources. Council will also be installing a Level 2 EV charger to assist those in Mullumbimby to charge their electric vehicles. This new EV charger will be powered by the new solar carpark. Construction is due to start in July 2019, and be completed by the end of August 2019. For more information on the solar carpark or alternative parking options go to: www.byron.nsw.gov.au/solarcarpark

Other projects that will help Council achieve its sustainability goals include: • The Dingo Lane, Myocum 5MW solar farm due for completion in 2021. • Bioenergy project to be completed in 2021. • Solar PV at the three sewage treatment plants in Byron Shire due for completion in 2020. • Sustainable Events Toolkit – launching in late 2019. For more information go to www.byron.nsw.gov.au and search for all the projects.

Byron Shire Council Solar Carpark 2019 Council Administration Building, 70 Station St., Mullumbimby Byron Shire Council is committed to achieving 100% net zero emissions for Council operations by 2025, and sourcing 100% of Council’s energy needs through renewable energy by 2027. The Mullumbimby Administration Building Solar Carpark will directly contribute towards achieving these goals. Please pick up a pamphlet from Council or look online for further details on the project. The construction of the solar car park will occur in three stages:

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Never mind the election: change the game! Cassandra Sheppard Okay, so the 2019 federal election was supposed to be the ‘climate election’. It’s a shame that it wasn’t, but all is not lost: entrepreneurs are forging ahead to clean up the climate anyway. Why? Because green is good and it’s the future! One example of a Byron Bay innovator leading the way is Enova Community Energy, which made history when it was established in 2016 as Australia’s first community-owned energy company. It’s not just good business; it’s also good for communities.

Doing energy differently Enova set out to do energy differently from the start. Its core mission? To enable towns, cities, suburbs, and regions to power themselves using renewable energy. Enova CEO Felicity Stening said the push of the local community was central to the formation of Enova Community Energy three years ago. ‘People who live in the Northern Rivers region care about rising carbon emissions; they’re worried about the climate crisis and they want to do something about it.’ Enova is the outcome of that demand for a new kind of energy enterprise. ‘Our mission is producing energy that is clean, affordable, and that gives back,’ said Ms Stening. ‘We provide power to both home and business customers who don’t have solar panels of their own, as well as those who do.’

Market disruptors ‘We are here unapologetically to disrupt the energy market – the only energy retailer of its type in Australia. And it’s working.’ Under its unique model, Enova Community Energy will return 50 per cent of profits (after tax and reinvestment) back to the community. Three years after switching on its first customer, Enova has more than 1,600 shareholders, an impressive customer base, and plans to expand to other regions including Newcastle, Sydney, and interstate.

Creating jobs It’s created more then 20 jobs in the Northern Rivers and the economic benefits are flowing to many local suppliers and to the local economy: money in power bills that would otherwise be sent to the ‘Big Three’

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power companies in far-off cities stays circulating in the local economy. Keeping money circulating in local towns, making them more resilient and sustainable, is all part of Enova’s ‘localisation’ strategy along with the local generation, storage, and distribution of renewable energy. Enova’s vision is for everyone to be able to access renewable energy, regardless of income or housing status, by advocating for energy efficiency, energy audits, and engaging in partnerships and projects.

Cut emissions & costs Some of Enova’s community projects include a microgrid, solar gardens, and a solar housing project. Business owners and tenants in the Byron Bay Arts and Industry Estate have swung behind Enova’s pilot microgrid project, being run in partnership with Essential Energy,

LO3 Energy, Wattwatchers, and UNSW. Close to 30 building owners and tenants have signed up to trial the microgrid, which generates, stores, and shares renewable electricity among project participants. The aim is to reduce co2 emissions and cut power bills through local renewable energy that is generated, stored and shared in the industrial estate. As an Enova ‘solar gardener’ you can buy a share in a solar garden and receive a credit on your power bill while building local solargeneration capacity. Enova is also helping to cut tenants’ power bills as a solar housing project partner with North Coast Community Housing and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Solar panels were installed at 28 houses which, along with free home-energy audits, aim to reduce individual electricity bills by as much as $420 per year. In another project Enova is working with Community-Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby (COREM) and Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) to ‘Repower Byron’ – encouraging locals, street by street, to meet the Shire’s objective of zero emissions by 2025. Enova Energy is not just another energy retailer. It’s a game changer, a social movement that is changing the way energy is generated, stored, and distributed at a local and regional level. If you want to get involved in the new power generation, visit enovaenergy.com.au or call (02) 5622 1700. Q Cassandra Sheppard works for ENOVA.

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Animal futures: coastal and marine environments sites for fish who move to new zones and need their own nook to call home. More people realise that for every centimetre sea-level rise, there’s a 10-metre retreat of the coastline and losses for marine habitat. So ‘living shorelines’ and ‘flood parks’ are being created instead of sea walls.

Story & images Mary Gardner Every animal alive today is the happy result of individuals raising young in an unbroken chain over millennia. The beneficiaries of the planet’s first sustainability movement, they and their babies are now facing major climate disruption and threats of extinction. Exactly what can they do? Some emigrate and resettle. The best estimate is that half of all animals are moving. On land, some have headed toward the poles at a rate of about 16 kilometres each decade since the 1960s. Others try going up to a cooler, higher altitude. In the sea, the shift each decade is about 64 kilometres as well as some six metres deeper.

It’s a diminishing feast Mackerel now head to Iceland and the fishers changed their methods to catch them for market. Tuna are trying out different routes. In Tasmania, more reef fish such as wrasses, blue groper, and perch are now found in warmer northern waters. By contrast more invertebrates such as crayfish and sea urchins were found in cooler southern waters. Already markedly fewer fish species are harvested in the tropics. More fish species are being caught in the subtropics and temperate

Take a look around

Citizen science in action: trainees at the WaterPlaces training course identifying water bugs. Right: a feeding gannet at Byron Bay. zones. Marine heatwaves not only bleach coral but tax the heat tolerances of different fishes who simply must leave that area or die out. With the seafood supply changing, how will small fishing families manage?

Purity or survival? Some coastal animals have a few other strategies. They switch their diet: certain coastal birds give up on shellfish and rely on worms. Others mate with a partner from another species. Often the babies are capable of reproducing too. Arguments rage: should these be killed so a species such as the Hawaiian geese or New Zealand black stilts remain ‘pure’? Or is the

genetic strength of such hybrids a new chance for these animals to survive? Hybrids of coral are one example of such hopefulness. But many animals cannot make new homes or change lifestyles. Since 2015, millions of seabirds in the Pacific Northwest died, apparently of starvation. In the past few years, neither Californian anchovy nor sardines are found. Pods of orcas who only eat salmon are starving as the numbers of these fish plummet.

Death and starvation Marine heatwaves have unexpected repercussions. Across our Australian Top End mangroves as well as coral reefs die off. From

the Torres Strait to Moreton Bay, seagrass withers and dugongs go hungry. In Western Australia, the happily promiscuous dolphins have changed their behaviour and for the past six years the number of births has dropped. Their overall survival rate dropped by 12 per cent. Our migratory whales, like others worldwide, are getting fatigued and hungry on the return routes. They didn’t have enough winter food. Their krill, found on the margins of sea ice, are declining.

Encroaching oceans We people are caught up in these problems. We try to help. Artificial reefs are becoming favourite

One of the most important changes is long-term monitoring and often involves volunteers. They identify new arrivals in microhabitats and micro-climates, all of which need new protections. In Hawaii they watch small coastal sanctuaries for protected herbivore fishes. On many shores, they build artificial nests for osprey, albatross, little blue penguins, and parrots. They photograph shifting beaches, test water quality, and count animals. Every day people are reporting what is exactly happening. Recently, volunteers first raised the alarm about the decline in insects. A volunteer happened on the mass death of starved puffins. And volunteers are acting in Extinction Rebellion groups everywhere because change is also needed in government and business. Please join your neighbours in monitoring and supporting such rebellions.

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Get the build right first – for you and the planet Aslan Shand How we build our homes to stay warm in winter and cool in summer can dramatically change how much we contribute to toasting the planet. The world’s population of humans is predicted to reach 11.2 billion by 2100. Housing all these people on an increasingly constrained planet means we need to get savvy about sustainable building now to reduce carbon emissions. It doesn’t matter if you are building flats in the city or a shed in the country; the materials you use and the choices you make will impact not only upon the carbon footprint of the building but also on the carbon footprint of the building’s long-term use. So what are some of the key points to keep in mind?

Location, location... Firstly, take a look at your local environment. It will influence how you orient your building and with what environmental constraints you need to work. ‘Make sure that your home is designed appropriately to the local climate – in northern NSW, minimise summer sun and maximise winter sun,’ says Renew spokesperson Sasha Shtargot. ‘Solar passive design is very important – a passively designed home makes the most of natural heating and cooling to keep its occupants comfortable year round. The orientation of a house, spatial zoning, thermal mass, ventilation, insulation, shading, and glazing are the seven core components of passive design.’

Thinking ahead ‘Make sure your home is designed for the long haul,’ says Sasha, ‘and that its

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cement content with alternatives such as fly ash. ‘Timber is versatile and attractive but can come with huge environmental costs. Use recycled timber if you can, and if not choose timber with a sustainability certification such as FSC.’

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A decent lining The classic colonial Australian house, often referred to as the Queenslander, is designed to let the air flow through with open windows, verandahs, and no insulation. But the reality is that Australia is not a country where the temperature is a perfect balmy 27o all year round. It is in fact a country A green living wall on a hotel in London. Photo Vera Kratochvil that has extremes of heat and this is only materials are durable and and cooling you need to going to increase as the able to be easily re-used or provide. By thinking about climate crisis gets worse. recycled. When designing what your needs are and So a few tips from cold your house, think ahead: building appropriately you countries where they need over time will your family reduce your environmental to keep homes balanced grow, will it shrink, or stay impact and energy use, and against the environment are stable? save money on bills. handy – most importantly, ‘How will your health In fact there are many insulation. impact upon your needs in people who are now invertIt isn’t just the roof – you 10 or 20 years? With these ing the concept of big is best can insulate walls, floor, and things in mind, you can and seeing how much they use double or triple glazing design a house that not only can fit into a tiny space. for windows and doors. This meets your current needs ‘Tiny homes are gaining in way you are keeping the heat but also can adapt without popularity,’ explains Sasha. or cold outside and more needing extensions or ‘They cut your envieffectively managing your renovations.’ ronmental footprint, internal building environpotentially provide freedom ment without resorting to Size matters from debt and open up heavy use of heaters and On average Australian mobility – when you get the air-conditioners. houses are the biggest in the urge, you can just move on A green roof or green world and the more space if you have a tiny house on walls are another effective you have the more heating wheels.’ way to insulate a building.

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They filter water and help create environments for insects and small animals in cities and towns, as well as a handy vege patch in the house. Green roofs have now been mandated in a number of European countries. For example, in the Austrian city of Linz this applies to all new residential and commercial buildings with rooftops larger than 100m2. From 2015 France has required that all commercial buildings be partially covered in plants or solar panels.

Think outside the box Sustainable building materials are key and while timber might seem to be a good means of renewables it can come at a significant environmental cost. ‘Earth building materials such as rammed earth and mudbrick are good in many respects,’ says Sasha. ‘Regenerative materials including bamboo, straw (strawbales), and hemp are readily renewable. Concrete, most commonly in floor slabs, embeds thermal mass in passive design, but use eco-concrete, which replaces some of the high-embodied-energy

That’s right, it’s water. As the climate changes and warms how we manage our water will be essential. It isn’t just the cost of the bills but the actual availability of water that will be critical. ‘Rainwater tanks are essential,’ says Sasha. ‘Deciding where they are located will determine their size and shape. ‘You may want to place tanks next to the house or shed, which makes water collection simpler and reduces pipe runs. ‘Consider installing a greywater system, take shorter showers, fix dripping taps, run the dishwasher and washing machine only when full, install low-flow showerheads, and mulch and improve the soil in your garden to hold water.’ There is plenty to think about whether you are building a new house or shed or retrofitting it for a sustainable future. From lighting and dripping taps to green walls and insulation there are plenty of ideas on how to begin saving energy and recycling materials for a more sustainable future. For more information on sustainable housing, go to renew.org.au, a national, not-for-profit organisation that was set up in 1980 to advocate for sustainable building and communities.

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What happens when global warming really gets going? Positive feedbacks make it harder to slam on the brakes as we steam towards a hotter climate Dr Willow Hallgren

labeled this a ‘climate time-bomb’. The bad news is that the permafrost has started to melt in many places. Could this feedback be our one-way ticket to Hothouse Earth? As we continue to emit more of these greenhouse gases, we are fuelling these positive feedbacks to our planet’s – and civilisation’s – detriment. Unfortunately, even if we stop emitting all greenhouse gases tomorrow, those that we’ve already emitted will stay in the atmosphere for from decades to centuries. This is why we must stop emitting greenhouse gases as soon as possible to avoid dangerous climate change, and to shorten the period of climate disruption as much as we can.

Like a runaway steam train gaining momentum as it careens down a mountainside, scientists have warned that if we emit too many greenhouse gases, like carbon dixiode (CO2) or methane, into the atmosphere, that we will reach a ‘tipping point’ where the climate will warm uncontrollably. If we reach this tipping point it will move us inexorably towards a doomsday scenario where extreme heatwaves and searing, interminable droughts are punctuated by category 5 cyclones, which demolish seaside homes and cause extensive flooding. Some scientists have looked into whether this uncontrolled warming would eventually cause the earth to move into a new ‘hothouse’ state, which would be decidedly unpleasant not just for humans but for all life on Earth.

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Just a lot of hot air? But is this a realistic scenario? Let’s examine some facts. The earth’s climate is an incredibly complicated system. Many factors influence climatic conditions here on the earth’s surface where we humans experience it, along with the rest of the world’s other countless land-based life forms. We all know that human activities emit huge amounts of greenhouse gases and this is causing atmospheric warming and climate change. However, what most people may be unaware of is that this warming triggers many other physical and biological processes. These act as accelerators (and occasionally brakes) to speed up or slow down our climatic steam train.

Is a little positive feedback a bad thing? Processes that accelerate warming are known as ‘positive feedbacks’, and unfortunately there are many of them that have already been triggered by the warming we

A comparison of Arctic ice minimum in 1984 and 2012 demonstrating the reduction in Arctic ice over time. Image assembled from NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen. have experienced so far. For example, higher air temperatures over the Arctic Ocean cause more of the Arctic sea ice to melt in summer. The ocean is darker than the ice, so more of the warmth from the sun is absorbed into the water, which heats the air some more. Ice on the other hand bounces the sunlight back into space. Think of what the temperature is like inside a black car in summer compared to a white one. Other positive feedbacks involve changes to the ocean currents, the release of methane from the oceans,

and more water vapour in the atmosphere.

Climate ‘time bomb’ However, one of the greatest dangers of continued global warming is the thawing of vast areas of frozen soil in places like Siberia and Canada. This would release enormous amounts of CO2 and methane from the soil. The fact is that permafrost contains around twice the carbon as the atmosphere; if released this could lead to catastrophic climate change. Some scientists have

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But what about the negative feedbacks that one can imagine our mother Earth might have evolved to save her good work from being destroyed by certain destructive and naughty children (that’s us!) – can they help to slow down the warming and potentially save us from ourselves? A potentially very strong negative feedback could result in an increase in clouds owing to higher evaporation as global warming progresses. Even small changes in cloud amount, location, and type could have large consequences. More cloud cover can reflect sunlight back into space and cool the earth’s surface. But not all clouds can help us – some types of clouds trap heat, so to predict the overall role clouds will play as the earth warms up is really hard. Scientists are still not entirely sure if clouds are going to help or hinder our fight against climate change, although more and more evidence suggests clouds might become a positive feedback.

atmosphere stimulates plant growth in places that have enough water and nutrients. Growing trees remove about half of human carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere every year and lock them up for decades, and potentially centuries. Replanting forests will help stem biodiversity loss as well, and lead to higher rainfall and lower temperatures in many areas – a win on many levels. However, in the sense that every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution, I would like to think that the most important negative feedback to global warming is the current exploding awareness of people all over the world that now is the time for us all to act, and do everything in our power to pull the brakes on climate change as hard as we can.

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Local councils taking action on the climate crisis There is little real action on the climate emergency from the Australian federal government so it is being left up to the people on the ground to make real changes. Local councils are on the front line of managing resources and the environment and are in a position to implement practical on-theground changes to protect the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and plan for the impacts of the changing climate. This is what our local councils have been up to in the last year.

is now processed and can be used in home gardens, agriculture, urban landscaping, and land rehabilitation. Last year’s Butt Free Byron campaign was successful and included installing 100 Enviropole butt bins across the Shire. The butts are recycled and turned into things like park benches, office equipment and building materials. Council implemented some actions identified in the draft Koala Plan of Management including the North East Hinterland Project, a Saving our Species grant-funded project with Tweed Shire Council that identifies, negotiates, and assesses properties for conservation agreements and secures high-priority/ core koala habitat.

Tweed Council Tweed Council are working towards a range of commitments to protect the environment. They’re based on the three key commitments of minimising negative impacts on the environment; protecting the land, waterways, and wildlife; and responding to climate change. Under the recycling and sustainability initiatives they’ve recycled plastic fibres into footpath concrete and recycled glass bottles into glass-sand and re-used and recycled excavated waste. The Council has supported the breeding of the critically endangered Beach Stone-curlew at Hastings Point that has rarely successfully bred in Tweed. Other community projects aimed at protecting and enhancing the environment have seen over 7,500 trees planted, 7ha of riparian vegetation restored, and erosionstabilisation projects implemented. The Tweed Shire Sustainable Living Home Expo helped over 600 locals learn how to reduce waste, become more energy efficient, and create more sustainable homes. This was complemented by the three-day outwardbound wilderness experience that 18 Tweed High School students participated in that helped inspire students to create change in their own schools. The council has reduced its greenhouse gas emmissions by over 840 tonnes over the last year, added 555kW of solar electricity generation, and made $174,000 in annual electricity savings. Tweed Shire Council is committed to protect and enhance the Tweed’s internationally significant environment and respond to the challenges of climate change. One of the ways they’re doing this is by generating renewable energy at Council facilities. Tweed is on track to produce 25 per cent of Council’s electricity from renewable sources by 2022 and 50 per cent by 2025 (Renewable Energy Action Plan).

Ballina Council An endangered Beach Stone-curlew chick at Hastings Point, January 2019. Photo supplied For more information on what Tweed Council is up to visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/ Environment.

Lismore Council Lismore City Council (LCC) has a strong commitment to sustainability and currently has many projects underway. LCC has set a target to meet all its electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2023, through their many energy-efficiency and solar-power projects. LCC has achieved a 23 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. Under its Rural Landholder Initiative, Council has supported volunteers and landholders to plant thousands of trees and restore hundreds of hectares of habitat. LCC’s approach is to build partnerships with landholders and rural industries to look after biodiversity. Landholders can apply for funding for habitat projects and attend regular field days. Council also supports landcare and wildlife volunteers working in the urban and residential areas. Koala habitat, as well as riparian habitat along the Wilsons River and local creeks, are particularly important. Workshops and events to help residents in Lismore city and surrounding villages be involved in biodiversity conservation will continue to be run. These will include community days in and around the bushland reserves, educational events, and citizen science projects. Lismore City Council has been a leader in minimising waste and getting the most

out of our precious resources. The Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre is a regionally significant facility that incorporates recycling and resource recovery from different types of waste, green-waste composting, a Revolve Shop, Environmental Education Centre, and the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens. Lismore City Council also collaborates with the other councils in the Northern Rivers region on the Recycle Right program. Lismore residents interested in environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation can contact the Environmental Strategies team on 1300 878 387.

Byron Shire Council Byron Shire Council is preparing to start a solar-panel installation in the carpark next to its offices in Mullumbimby. The solar ‘roof’, covering approximately 40 car spaces, is expected to offset 20–25 per cent of the council building’s daily electricity use. There will also be a Level 2 electric vehicle charging station installed for public use. Council is also planning for a five megawatt solar farm on land next the Resource Recovery Centre at Myocum. This is expected to generate the equivalent amount of electricity to power 1,000 homes. Recycling continues to be an important priority with recycled glass from Byron Shire being crushed and mixed with a quarry product at Lismore’s Recycling and Recovery Centre and used to build the roadbase. Council is also selling high-quality compost made from the Shire’s garden waste. Three thousand tonnes of green waste a year

Now more than ever, we all have a role to play in protecting the future of our environment. Ballina Shire Council (BSC) aims to enhance our natural environment through a range of initiatives, such as improving stormwater infrastructure, diverting waste from landfill, installing solar panels, koala management, and educating the community about their environmental impact. Battery electric vehicle (BEV)s use electricity as their sole energy source and reduce CO2 emissions and other pollutants. In May, the council decided to purchase their first BEV as a pool car in their fleet, along with a charging station, as they move towards becoming carbon neutral. BEVs need power and what better source than the sun? BSC’s solar panel count is growing and now boasts eight solar-panel sites with a 514kW capacity. But they aren’t stopping there; Council will look at developming more Council-owned solar-panel facilities. Ballina’s new Indoor Sports Centre will also have a 55kW solar system. BSC is tackling paper use and this year launched an eRates competition offering the winner a $1,000 discount for going from paper to digital rates notices. They aim to reduce the 113,000 pieces of paper Council prints annually for rates and charges notices. These sustainability efforts were awarded at the recent Local Government NSW Excellence in Environment Awards. BSC was acknowledged for their Asbestos Management Program, smart water-metering service, and the Love it or Lose it education campaign. For more information on these projects or other Council sustainability, projects visit ballina.nsw.gov.au.

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Power to the people: take the climate crisis into your own hands Eve Jeffery If you had to walk a kilometre to pump your water from a well, do you think you would be careful how many drops you used? If you lived in Beijing would you value clean air, or in Brazil would you hug trees? What if your turnips grew in Chernobyl soil? Across the globe people are suffering because of greed. It’s as simple as that. You can argue about progress all you want (if I hear one more person ask me if I type my stories on a computer)… The bottom line is we are too worried about the bottom line and this makes for easy nimbys – people who don’t care if the air, water, or earth is damaged as long as it’s not theirs – ‘not in my backyard’.

Climate change has a planet-wide impact But, it is in our backyard. The whole planet is our backyard and eventually, and not all that far into the future, what happens out of sight will see the extinction of many earthlings. Humans included. A good example of this is the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). The GAB is under about 22 per cent of Australia but it’s not near any major cities. Its eastern border is vaguely near Brisbane but the problem is

AGL operations in Gloucester. Photo Tree Faerie

Julie Lyford, a member of Groundswell Gloucester. Photo Tree Faerie

it’s invisible unless you are a geologist. Oh, or a farmer growing food for the nation, whose only access to clean water lies underground. A crack in a coal seam gas well could ruin any current or future crops, causing widespread starvation, unless of course you are a politician on a huge salary or a retiree with a bundle of franking credits. Oh wait! You can’t eat cash. That’s right folks, no matter how much you’ve got in the bank, you still won’t be able to buy food if the farmers can’t grow it.

Groundswell Gloucester is a nonprofit created by a group of locals who wanted the right for their community to have a say in the decisions that affected their future both on the ground in Gloucester and in the atmosphere. One member of the group, Julie Lyford, says that just getting the word into as many ears as possible was how they won. ‘We had an AGL vigil just outside Gloucester for 18 months; we had many marches, and we spent a lot of time cultivating the media,’ she says. ‘The Knitting Nannas would get a lot of attention as well.’ Lyford says there needs to be a lot of cross-pollination. ‘You can’t be isolated in your

Historic judgment But the message still isn’t getting across. How do you make people outside your bubble see what’s about to burst it?

The small NSW town of Gloucester had a huge fight on their hands. They already had a coal mine yet an attempt to frack gas by AJ Lucas in 2004 ended in a win by the community over the subsequent owners AGL in February 2016. Then, in February 2019, they ousted GRL’s Rocky Hill Coal Project. Justice Preston said in his history-making judgment: ‘The construction and operation of the mine, and the transportation and combustion of the coal from the mine, will result in the emission of greenhouse gases, which will contribute to climate change.’

Bursting the bubble The community won! How did they do it?

fight. We showed up to the Leard and the Pilliga and other gas fights. We showed our support for others and they in turn supported us. ‘You can’t just do one thing; you have to fight on multiple fronts.’ Lyford says they also took a big lead from Bentley and had groups like Lock The Gate come and advise them on what to do. ‘We had 32 organisations including EDO (Environmental Defenders Office) and the Greens involved, and we had hundreds of individuals from all over.’ So, the short answer really is: people power. Get the people around you on board. Then get them to get the people around them, and they get the people around them…

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Living and learning sustainably Byron Community College has a strong program of sustainability-related courses on offer each term to enable students to immerse themselves in sustainable living in Byron Shire. In addition to the year-long nationally recognised Certificate III courses in Permaculture or Horticulture, Byron Community College offers a range of short courses such as the new Backyard Food Production, Bamboo Basics, Pallet Furniture, Bush Regeneration, Native Bee Keeping, Permaculture Design course modules, Growing Mushrooms at Home, and Solar Panels to name a few.

Not just the basics With high demand for more advanced courses in Bamboo Building and Build Pallet Furniture, these have now been introduced as well. These courses are about creating long-lasting, affordable, and sustainable furniture. This year also sees Mullumbimby Community Gardens as the new location for Byron Community College’s practical coursework for students to tend as they plant, nurture, grow, and harvest food crops. With fresh bunches of dill, bok choy, cucumbers, and lemons on offer, students have had the opportunity to sell some of their produce as well as prepare meals and specific dishes in class.

Students enjoying the fruits of their labour at Mullumbimby Community Gardens. Photo supplied Permaculture student Vanessa Stewart has combined her love of art, building, and sustainability with the permaculture studies. ‘Collaborating on a number of real-life community projects through permaculture, woodwork, and art has been the most beautiful and timely reminder that we all have the capacity to learn, do, and give back in such tangible ways,’ says Vanessa. ‘With hand on heart, studying at Byron Community College has been one of the most steep, albeit rewarding, decisions I have ever made. And one that continues to give

back in spades, thanks to the burgeoning relationships with the support staff, impassioned tutors, and my fellow peers – all true ambassadors for change.’ Byron Community College’s range of sustainability- focused courses provides hands-on, realworld experience. For Vanessa and fellow students committed to forging change through their studies it’s also the opportunity to meet like-minded friends as students gain the practical experiences and confidence to create an ethical way forward while changing their lives and the lives of others towards a better future.

Byron Region Community College is a not-for-profit community organisation with a strong commitment to highquality, innovative learning for adults. Its vision is to involve and engage people through inspiring learning experiences. The college offers a great range of vocational and general courses throughout the year on subjects covering Sustainability, Childcare, Individual Support, Business, Visual Arts, Language, Wellbeing, Writing, Music, Dance, and Cooking. Find out more at byroncollege. org.au or call the college on 6684 3374.

Landcare then and now The name Landcare evolved in Victoria through an initiative of Joan Kirner (then minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands) and Heather Mitchell, (then president of the Victorian Farmers Federation). In 1989 the national Landcare movement officially began with Rick Farley of the National Farmers Federation and Phillip Toyne of the Australian Conservation Foundation successfully encouraging the Hawke Government to commit to the emerging movement. Landcare grew into a national program in July 1989 when the Australian government, with bipartisan support, announced that 1990 would be the Year of Landcare, and the 1990s the Decade of Landcare. Launching the Decade of Landcare, Bob Hawke spoke about the importance of cooperation to care for the land. ‘The degradation of our environment is not simply a local problem, nor a problem for one state or another, nor for the Commonwealth alone. Rather, the damage being done to our environment is a problem for us all – and not just government but for of us individually and together.’ Over the last 30 years, Landcare has continued to play a leading role in managing sustainable agricultural practices, environmental protection, and conservation of land, waterways, coasts, biodiversity, and landscapes.

Brunswick Valley Landcare (BVL) is the local Landcare network in Byron Shire, linking landholders and communities together and sharing learnings. All groups work on-ground to conserve and restore our natural environment from forest to foreshore. BVL also works with private landholders, schools, local government, and other local organisations on a wide range of projects from threatened species protection to education. Recently BVL has launched Farming into the Future to share knowledge and local experience of regenerative agriculture. People love Landcare and its broad involvement across all sectors of our community. However, it needs the active involvement of the community to keep it in existence. Everyone can do their bit no matter where you live. What can you do to help? Volunteer with one of our groups, become a member of Landcare, attend and share knowledge at field days, fence your creeks to limit stock access, regenerate areas of your property with native plants, improve your soil, change your fencing to wildlifefriendly fencing, plant a native garden in the suburbs, landscape your garden to improve water quality, or provide habitat for our native fauna. Want to know more? Visit www.brunswickvalleylandcare. org.au or ring 6626 7028.

Keeping you and your environment clean They say the greatest contribution to human health has been cleaning and sanitation. If you dare imagine it there was a time when doctors didn’t believe that washing your hands or the surgical implements was even necessary. So a little cleaning goes a long way but there are also some risks associated with the chemicals we use for, say, cleaning the oven. There is a growing awareness of the dangers of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can cause respiratory issues, allergic

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White Wolf – Italianinspired quality food By S Haslam One of our favourite Byron restaurants was Cicchetti, and like an old friend that you’re pleased to see again, White Wolf Italian-inspired Bar and Bistro, on the site of Cicchetti under the cinema on Jonson St, has the alluring elements we loved and any changes seem all for the better. The décor, which I always found both modern and comfortable, has remained amazingly unchanged throughout the massive demolition and rebuilding of the cinema. Cicchetti owner Donna Hobbs (with her husband Marco De Vincentiis, the other half of the team) explained that after they were forced by renovations to move to the Gold Coast, the restaurant was sealed up. Just by chance, they managed to close Cicchetti up north and return to Byron just as the space became available again, with a new partner Michael Runje, and a new name. The new name, White Wolf, has a spiritual resonance and reflects the fact that the restaurant is no longer exclusively Italian. ‘Another change we have made is to introduce more shared food,’ said Marco. ‘This has become more popular in the last few years.’ But the lamb shoulder, the 500g Black Angus chateaubriand and hot seafood

platter share plates are not only popular with groups, with Marco laughing that a single diner ordered the half-kilo lamb shoulder slow cooked in sheep’s milk, but half way through had to call a friend to help him finish it off. With Italian head chef Stefano Farese in the kitchen you can still order Italian food knowing that you’re going to love it. Spaghetti puttanesca style ($22) is a classic that packs a flavour punch, and my adventurous son loved it. My Thyme forest mushroom risotto ($29) was a wonderful (vegetarian) harmony of creamy camembert, two different sorts of roast mushroom chunks combined with hints of truffle, and the sweetness of port wine reduction – absolutely delicious, especially with a glass of the house chianti, and nothing like the undifferentiated mass that is often served when you order risotto. Crisp-skin barramundi was a great glutenfree option and it was lifted above the ordinary with lemongrass foam, citron potatoes, beetroot spaghetti, and lime zest. Even though some dishes have an epicurean bent, the White Wolf team have broadened

the menu to include more options such as burgers and salads, so that it’s a very easy restaurant to invite your friends and family to, knowing that whatever the mood there will be something that suits. For when the family are at home, White Wolf has a backdrop of a wonderful, warmly lit bar that stretches across an entire wall with deluxe stools and beautiful cocktails. We ran into friends who had just popped in for entrees and drinks before heading out to a no-doubt hedonistic night on the town. Like us, the wine list has slimmed down a bit from 130 to around 60 wines, focusing now more on Australian and NZ wines (but you

can still get a $200+ Barolo if you really want to). Having spent last weekend eating out in Melbourne our expectations of service had been raised, but as we kept hearing in Melbourne, the reputation of Byron restaurants is pretty high, and White Wolf upholds the standard. Friendly restaurant manager Kader Hammadi had us instantly relaxed; I guess he’s learned a few tricks after 30 years in the industry! White Wolf is definitely worth trying. White Wolf Bar and Bistro Shops 19 & 20, 108 Jonson St, Byron Bay whitewolfbistroandbar.com.au

Muse Dining at Harvest Muse Dining’s celebrated chef-owner Troy Rhoades-Brown and head chef Mitchell Beswick will be joining Harvest’s head chef Alastair Waddell and wild-food researcher Peter Hardwick for a one-off dinner using Australia’s underutilised native ingredients soon. Expect contemporary Australian

cuisine and a taste of the Hunter Valley with Muse Restaurant favourites. Muse Restaurant is located at the entrance to Pokolbin in the iconic Hungerford Hill Winery, and showcases the best of Hunter Valley produce with an emphasis on seasonality and quality. Muse Restaurant, which opened in 2009, has maintained two chef hats from 2015. The seasonal nature of their menus results in dishes that are constantly

changing, but there’s a consistent culinary approach across the board: technique, restraint, and respect. Muse aims to support and work alongside large and small local producers that show great pride and love for what they do, delivering refined and creative food and a genuinely welcoming dining experience. Harvest – Wednesday 10 July Ph 6687 2644 harvestnewrybar.com.au

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El Camino comes to town By Vivienne Pearson Have you been wondering about the colourful lights on the front balcony of the new Mercato complex on Jonson Street? The answer is El Camino Cantina. Part of the Rockpool group of eateries, Byron’s menu is the same as the other El Caminos in Sydney (The Rocks and Manly), Melbourne, and Brisbane; the only exception being the creation of a one-page menu thoughtfully put together to allow vegans to avoid trawling the extensive menu. We chose the Lime & Pepper Angus Steak Fajita, which was plentiful and delicious, and the Taco Special, which was a winner for taste and variety. For only $20, you choose three from seven options of soft tacos, accompanied by rice and beans. Both the mushroom and beer-battered barramundi soft tacos were flavoursome and artfully presented. Though I only coped with half the beef taco before my mouth begged for mercy, you can take this as a good sign that the chili rating system works. Menus are cutely displayed on imitation vinyl records – LP size for the main menu, and single size for the kids’ and dessert menus (and, rather puzzlingly, a list of flavoured tequila; don’t let your kid loose on ordering themselves a Patron XO Café Incendio!). The vibe is half Tex Mex, half ‘day of the dead goes surfing’, and half fluoro-classic rock (yes, that does add up to one-and-ahalf). ‘The décor at El Camino Cantina is a fusion of funky Tex-Mex flair and Byron beach chic,’ says Bruna Mancini, brand manager. ‘Surf-art icon Ben Brown created El Camino Cantina’s floor-to-ceiling mural of board-short and bikini-clad skeletons surfing The Pass.’ Given my low tolerance for heat, it was with trepidation that I ordered a Light My Fire cocktail. I was rewarded with a delightful drink, the jalapeño syrup adding a warm glow to the rum and ginger that was perfect

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Beer fest donates $10,000 for a winter’s evening. Dessert needs little choice but brings much happiness in the form of generously sized churros. The mainly outdoor dining venue offers a mix of open booth and high table seating and is perfect for groups. ‘Our party spirit has seen the restaurant play host to many celebrations, from birthdays to hens’ parties and work functions,’ says Bruna. As well as margarita-fuelled happy hours (frozen or on the rocks) there are special offers most nights of each week – including 10¢ wings on Wednesdays (with purchase of a drink), $2 tacos on Tuesdays, and half-price fajitas on Thursdays – giving you a chance to check out El Camino Cantina in whichever way delights your tastebuds best. El Camino Cantina 108–114 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Opens at midday seven days/week. Bookings encouraged: Elcaminocantina. com.au/location/Byron

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Community welfare not-for-profit the Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre has just received a donation of $10,520 thanks to the profits raised at Stone & Wood’s Festival of the Stone on Saturday 8 June. An annual beer-and-music festival held at the Stone & Wood brewery, Festival of the Stone stands as the independent Northern Rivers brewery’s largest fundraising event for the year, whereby its profits are directed to a chosen social or environmental charity in the region. This year, for the first Festival of the Stone held at Stone & Wood’s recently constructed brewery, the Mullum District Neighbourhood Centre (MDNC) was selected as the recipient of the festival’s profits, totalling $10,520, that was awarded to the organisation this week. MDNC acting manager Leseera Kai said the donation would provide a sustained boost to the centre’s work and recognition. ‘Being picked to receive donations from Festival of the Stone this year is a boost to our organisation; not only for the dollars but also for the recognition of our amazing team’s hard work and dedication,’ Leseera said. ‘The impact of this donation will continue to

ripple through our organisation and community long after the dollars have been spent.’ InGrained Foundation board member Jasmin Daly said awarding the donation to the MDNC was a community achievement. ‘Every year, we love watching our community come together for Festival of the Stone and enjoy themselves with family and friends,’ Jasmin said. ‘Everyone who attended the festival helped us generate this donation for the MDNC, and so our thanks go to everyone who supported the event!’ The Mullum District Neighbourhood Centre is an incorporated not-for-profit located in Mullumbimby, providing community welfare services, including women’s services, legal advice, referral, parent support, and community meals to people in Mullumbimby and its surrounds. Founded as a separate national not-for-profit by Stone & Wood in 2018, the inGrained Foundation works to attract, generate and direct donations to grassroots Northern Rivers charities to assist capacity-building in the region. After donating over $750,000 to charities since 2013, the local brewery calls the foundation the ‘next step’ in its community program.

Drink Negronis for a cause Negroni Week (24–30 June) is a week-long celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails and an effort to raise money for charities around the world. This bitter, sweet drink is all about flavour. It’s a personal favourite of mine. Its sweetness hides the alcoholic content that comes from three separate spirits mixed to perfection (gin, campari and sweet vermouth). It’s a simple drink but, as Millsy from the Bolt Hole says, ‘measure the ratios incorrectly, fail to mix well, or, even worse, don’t use all of the amazing orange zest oil from the twist and you’ll make Hemingway spin in his grave.’ The Bolt Hole and Brookie’s Gin have teamed up to curate an exclusive Negroni menu and will be donating $2 for every Negroni sold to One More Wave – a charity that provides wounded or disabled veterans

access to surfing by providing them with customised surfing equipment and assistance. Drink for a cause this June @theboltholebyronbay @ brookiesgin @1mwave. The Bolt Hole 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay www.thebolthole.com.au

Night market at Circus Arts The Night Market under the Big Top is on this Saturday at Circus Arts from 4pm till 9pm (not 4–5pm as we had at the bottom of the article last week as that wouldn’t really be a ‘night’ market would it?) at 17 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay. See last week’s Echo for details or see www.circusarts.com.au.

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Visit the Husk rum distillery at Tumbulgum The Husk Farm Distillery has officially opened and is Australia’s first paddock-to-bottle agricole rum distillery. The single-estate distillery is located on the Tweed River, Tumbulgum, Northern NSW with views across the Valley to Wollumbin Mt Warning and beyond. As we locals know, the Tweed Valley is nestled within the eroded core of an ancient shield volcano, known as the Green Caldera, and with an abundance of rich red volcanic soil the region is home to a growing agrifood industry. The Husk Farm Distillery is situated on a 60-hectare farm with grazing cattle, sugar cane, and twelve hectares of uncleared remnant rainforest. The Messenger family who own and operate the farm distillery are committed to the protection of this important rainforest. Distiller and founder Paul Messenger says, ‘We follow sustainable practices growing the raw materials for our rum and feeding the waste streams from both rum and gin back to our happy herd of cattle. What they can’t eat

becomes nutrient-rich compost to go back on our rainforest plantings, crops, and gardens. Our fertile land and mild climate, along with our local cane varieties, our people, and methods of production define our provenance and give our rum its unique terroir,’ Messenger says. The brand-new distillery will house a cellar door, cocktail bar, and Planter’s cafe. The cocktail list will change seasonally and focus on showcasing Husk’s spirits together

with native bushfood and locally growth produce. First up is the winter menu – expect flavours including roasted wattle seed, flamed lemon myrtle, and lilli pilli. Venue manager Andrew Jones says, ‘We are committed to using local produce and supporting the farmers of the region. The menu has been crafted to complement the cellar door with the freshest ingredients the region has on offer.’ From loaded grazing boards to Ink Gin and Husk Pure Cane

chocolates paired with Blackboard coffee, Planters cafe has a relaxed plantation style with dreamy views across the open green pastures to the Tweed River and Wollumbin (Mt Warning). The Messenger family have teamed up with Tweed bakery ‘Baked@ Ancora’ to create a traditional Caribbean ‘rum baba’ cake using Husk Rum. A classic provincial dessert menu will complement the range of spirits on offer at the distillery. Enjoy a guided tour of Australia’s

first paddock-to-bottle Agricole rum distillery and learn how they make their unique spirits. The tour also includes an Ink Gin and tonic on arrival and Husk Rum tasting flight in the Barrel House. The tours will run from Wednesday till Sunday, at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm, at a cost of $35 per person – a designated driver pack is available upon request. Book at www.huskdistillers. com/cellardoor.

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We are located in the new Mercato complex on the ground floor. The old Cicchetti venue. We have an extensive menu that caters for everyone from burgers with unlimited fries, to salads, entrees, sharing plates, pastas, risotto, freshly made gnocchi, sharing slow cooked lamb shoulder, meat and seafood. Extensive wine list and cocktails. Kids welcome. www.whitewolfbistroandbar.com.au

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Steak & Seafood Restaurant Open 7 days 11.30am till late (11pm). Serving food all day Bookings – 5628 7070 www.beefandbeach.com. au/byronbay

Legend Pizza

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

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Treehouse on Belongil

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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 Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

Come indulge in one of our NEW creations or just come along for a drink by the sea

6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au

Plant Powered Food and Cocktails

The Italian Byron Bay

HAPPY HOUR 5 – 6pm every day!

Open 7 days from 6pm Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepacific.com.au

TUTTI PASTINI - ‘Pasta Night’ Every Monday 5pm – late $12 Brookies cocktails / $6 Stone & Wood Beers www.nobonesbyronbay.com Tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere. This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally. Margarita cocktails, Oaxacan mezcal, micheladas and Mexican blend Moonshine coffee.

Green Room Byron Bay

Coffee and breakfast 6.30–11.30am Lunch 11.30am–3pm Dinner Tues–Sat 5–9pm Sunday long brunch 10am–5pm

Warm up your winter with a mulled wine over charcuterie, oven baked mussels or wood fired pizza in front of the open fireplace.

1 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 6685 6402

Late night happy hour from 9pm – $12 cocktails

Mon-Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Dinner from 5pm. 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay

We are in the new Mercato complex upstairs next door to Palace Cinema. If you are going to see a movie we can fit you in for a very quick meal and beverage. Just let us know when you arrive and we’ll make it happen.

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St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

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Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

Bar & Dining in the Beach Hotel Cocktail lounge showcasing an all local food & beverage menu.

Wednesday – Sunday from 4pm till late

Success Thai

An extensive menu catering to all tastes, light meals/grazing, and kids welcome.

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

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$2 oysters & $12 cocktails 4–6pm

All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. BYO only Welcome for lunch, dinner and takeaway. Menus available on Facebook 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.

Trattoria Basiloco Wood-fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist Famous for seafood, meats and pasta dishes. We do special events functions.

Barrio Eatery & Bar

A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio brings together the local community Mon–Sat 7am–9pm in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. Wood1 Porter Street, fired oven, charcoal grill, veges, meat, fish, salads, North Byron natural wines, local beers, cocktails and St Ali coffee. No reservations. Bookings Eat in or take-away over 8 email: gather@ www.barriobyronbay.com.au barriobyronbay.com.au @barriobyronbay

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au

The Hideout Cafe Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay

Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm Open Friday nights 6–9pm Live music and BYO 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

Main Street Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

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The Empire Open 7 days M–F 8.30am–4pm, S,S 9am–3pm Dine in, takeaway, licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

Mullum’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. Indulge yourself with a delicious brekky, the best burgers in town, or if it’s more your style enjoy healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls plus loads more. If you need a treat there’s a selection of cakes and also healthier dairy-free, refined sugar-free treats. The house-made organic coconut ice-cream is a must try. Plus of course, great coffee, delightful teas, shakes, smoothies and all the rest. Enjoy the good vibes and satisfy your cravings!

NEW SEASONAL MENU! Join us at the Rocks on Lawson for some delicious winter warmers! We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch options at affordable prices. Why not try one of our scrumptious health bowls, house-made burgers or our signature brekkie salad. Warm yourself up with a Byron Bay coffee or a super smoothie! Cosy indoor seating and heating outdoor dining available.

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Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining

With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day… Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours • Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee www.lusciousfoods.com.au

Gourmet burgers created by chefs Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.

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Traditional weekend country breakfast Long lunches on the garden verandah Weekly changing Wild Harvest foraged dinner menu Lunch 12–3pm daily / Dinner 6–10pm Wednesday–Sunday / Weekend breakfast 8–11am Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches and salads Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm / Sun 8am–4pm Coffee cart 6.30am–2pm daily Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering

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Sushi • Live Music • Good Vibes Enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine. Local and imported sake & wine menu (Licensed Bar) Mon – Wed 11.30 – 7.30pm Thur – Sat 11.30 – 8.00pm Sundays 11.30 – 7.00pm LIVE MUSIC from 6pm Thur – Sat We proudly support local artists and Be Happy Music Club charity.

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Cedar House One of the Shire’s iconic historically significant properties is on the market for the first time in many years. Built in 1908 for wealthy Finnish property developer William Back by Sydney builders Harris & Hughes, it is a fine example of Edwardian architecture. The Back family sold the property to local doctor DD Gibson in 1923. Cedar House was his residence and consultation rooms until Jan Buckland and her husband Colin bought it in 1973. In 1984 the separate maid’s quarters and carriage house was converted into the showroom for Cedar House Antiques, which operated until 2012. This is now a fully serviced building offering enormous potential. Refurbishments and restorations to the bathrooms, kitchen, and rear portion of the home provide a balance between the original old-world

charm and modern functionality. The architectural integrity of the house has been preserved and so retains its original character and grace. In the house there are four generous bedrooms, the master featuring an ensuite, two fireplaces, a safe, and built-in robe. The fourth bedroom was once the captain’s cabin off the SS Wollongbar, which sank off Byron Bay. It was salvaged and added to the southeast corner of the home in 1921. The formal lounge and turret room leads to a large dining room, the threshold of which is framed with decorative red cedar pillars. A large inglenook fireplace with a tiled hearth, mantelpiece, and original brass fender warms the two rooms. Light filled and suitably large, the kitchen still occupies its original position in the home and has another fireplace. The kitchen

opens onto the informal living room and dining area, which flows out to a rear deck through huge timber stacker doors creating a great indoor-outdoor entertaining space. The home takes its name from the red cedar that features extensively throughout the property. Other design features include ornate pressed-metal ceilings and timber flooring, Art Nouveau leadlight windows and panels Cedar House is on a 1,256m2 allotment and has three street frontages. It offers many opportunities: perhaps a secondary dwelling certification for the maid’s quarters or health consulting rooms or a bed and breakfast. For an opportunity to acquire Cedar House, arguably one of the most desirable period homes in this region, contact Todd Buckland and Byron Shire Real Estate. (Agent declares interest.)

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34a Hardy Avenue OCEAN SHORES AUCTION LAST CHANCE - Most desirable street - Your own beach - Private sanctuary - Quiet & tranquil Don’t miss out, build your dream home!

969m2 block Auction On-site at 11.30am this Saturday View Saturday 11.00 – 11.30am Contact Steven Dale 0412 855 203

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• Panoramic views over paddocks with spectacular mountain vista • Gorgeous 1920s circa timber character cottage • High ceilings, ornate features, timber floors • Covered timber decks, outdoor rooms, yesteryear features • Air conditioning, gas cooking, heat pump, fireplace • NBN internet connected, town water, fenced yard • Privacy, views and 6 minutes to beach Inspection: Saturday 10.00 – 10.30am Contact: Fiona Johnson – 0400 418 886 Elders Brunswick Valley Brunswick Valley

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F I R S T N A T I O N A L B Y R O N WELCOMES VANESSA COLES TO OUR ELITE SALES TEAM Vanessa was raised in the Byron Shire and her local network runs s t r o n g a n d d e e p . S h e h a s a m a s s e d s i g n i f i c a n t p r o p e r t y s a l e s experience from leading agencies in Mosman, Sydney. Two weeks in, she has already notched up a Mullumbimby sale under her belt. I n t h e s e l l e r ’ s w o r d s : “ I c a n ’ t f a u l t V a n e s s a a s a n a g e n t . S h e w a s highly motivated, diligent, communicative, fair & reasonable…what s h e s a y s i s w h a t s h e m e a n s …V a n e s s a s k i l f u l l y n e g o t i a t e d m y s a l e i n a t i m e l y m a n n e r w i t h o u t p u t t i n g c o m p e t i n g c o n t e n d e r s o f f s i d e .” ( 5 s t a r s – t h i r d p a r t y s o u r c e : r a t e m y a g e n t ) . S h e i s p r o u d l y servicing Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Brunswick Heads, South Golden Beach and New Brighton.

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Tweed Broadwater Village

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Elevated family home with a north east aspect, peaceful views & privacy. Natural light & ducted air conditioning throughout. Kitchen with dishwasher & breakfast bar. Open plan living on both levels. All bedrooms have built-ins & ceiling fans. Bedroom 2 & the master have access to the deck. At the front of the home is an office & single garage. Upstairs is a covered timber deck & downstairs is a patio with fire pit. Both overlook the in-ground saltwater pool & mature gardens, plus there is a spa under the Bali hut. The property joins a 7 acre reserve giving an abundance of space & bird life. It’s just a short walk to the Ocean Shores Shopping Village. Also nearby you can swim in the river & surf at the beach.

Inspect by appointment Open: Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate

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Situated just minutes from Tweed Heads/Coolangatta, the ‘Pet Friendly’ Tweed Broadwater Village is ideally located for the over 50’s to enjoy everything the Gold Coast, Tweed Valley and Tweed Coast have to offer in a secure environment. The village is just a stroll to the Tweed River. There is public transport at the entrance to the park and free shuttle buses to local clubs. This spacious 13 metre home has recently been redecorated throughout and is ready to be moved into and enjoyed! The open plan living area and kitchen is tiled and has both new ceiling fans and a split-system air-conditioner. The kitchen is complemented with a new Bellini dishwasher, a relatively new Chef stainless steel electric stove with fan-forced oven and grill, double sink and tiled splash-backs. The newly fully-tiled bathroom consists of a shower cabinet and vanity unit with a separate toilet. The home has two generously sized, newly carpeted bedrooms with mirror-door robes and ceiling fans. A carport adjoins the home that has been partitioned to create a 2nd living area or extra bedroom when the family visits leaving a space for one large vehicle. Open: By Appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468 Mr Property Services

On just under 10 acres of gently sloping land is this private property that borders Byron Creek & enjoys cooling valley breezes. Renovated family home, one bedroom apartment & studio. Has new flooring, has been freshly painted throughout. Renovated kitchen equipped with a dishwasher, breakfast bar, plenty of cupboard space & it overlooks the valley. Spacious air conditioned master bedroom with a ceiling fan & built-in. There are plenty of income opportunities here. Adjoining the main home is the internal one bedroom apartment containing the fourth bedroom, second kitchen & bathroom. Set separately from the home is the shed that has recently been converted into a one bedroom studio equipped with a modern kitchen with gas cooking plus a bathroom. Excellent horse facilities including fenced grazing paddocks, 60m x 20m surfaced dressage arena, three stables & wash bay. Ample water supply with town water connected & the creek. This is the great Australian home with a wide wrap around verandah & in-ground pool. Open: Inspect by appointment Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate

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48 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores Direct golf course access and views of the lake, fairway & 4th hole make this property special. Enjoy the beautiful views from the verandah. Recent upgrades to the kitchen and main bathroom. Perfect for the modern family or golf enthusiast. Dual occ. potential.

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4 Kuringai Way, Ocean Shores This freshly renovated brick and tile home built on 999m2 is all set for a family to move right in to. There’s an updated kitchen, new bathroom, blinds, carpets, paint and flooring. The property also boasts dual occupancy potential with room for a 2nd house.

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New Home in Ocean Shores

8 Gilba Avenue, Ocean Shores

23 Flinders Way, Ocean Shores

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The best value home in Ocean Shores. It’s a rendered brick cottage on a great block with a huge back yard which is great for kids, pets or maybe a granny flat. Inside, the house is light and bright with vaulted ceilings in the open plan kitchen/living room and timber flooring throughout. The rear of the living area opens out onto a big North East facing timber deck which is roofed for all weather entertaining and hanging out. The kitchen is designed ideally for the space and has gas cooking, stone tops and an island bench for eating at or sitting and chatting to the chef. If the garage isn’t enough, underneath the house there’s a handy space for the mancave or she shed. The vendor adjusted the price and is obviously serious about selling so don’t hesitate.

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Set back from the street for peace and privacy, number 23 offers a wonderful combination of smart interiors and a choice of living areas with the lifestyle rewards of a quiet elevated street wrapped in bush reserve. This home provides an exceptional opportunity for the astute investor or as a perfect family home for an owner looking to simply move straight in. Easy living single level design and spacious with high raked ceilings inviting light and air through the home. - All bedrooms with built ins, main with walk-in. - Large entertainers kitchen with ample storage - Open plan living and dining rooms - Alfresco entertaining area - Low maintenance gardens - Conveniently located close to local school - Plenty of room for a pool Open: By appointment only Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

This brand new designer home is ready for you to move straight into. An entry level home, bright and clean with a contemporary custom built kitchen, and a large backyard. The spacious open plan living room has high ceilings that fill with light creating an inviting and warm space. The 2 bathrooms are well designed with Italian tiles and high-end vanities and fittings. - Light filled master bedroom with built in wardrobes and ensuite. - 2 beautifully designed bathrooms - Large ‘blank canvas’ garden with lots of potential includes a fruitbearing mango tree - Energy efficient LED lighting, gas hot water and rainwater tank Located in a quiet street close to the golf course and only 5 minutes to the beach, shopping centre and Brunswick River. Would suit retirees wanting to downsize or a young family as it could easily be converted to a 3 bedroom home.

• 30 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 115 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 25 Campbell Street, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Kalemajere Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 7/21–25 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 813 Myocum Road, Myocum. Sat 10–10.30am • 122 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10.30–11am • 7 Angels Court, East Ballina. Sat 11–11.30am • 35 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 437 Coorabell Road, Coorabell. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 1 Gittoes Lane, Possum Creek. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 1 Ribbonwood Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • 3/296A Tyagarah Road, Myocum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 39 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 62 Nashua Road, Fernleigh. Sat 12.30–1pm • 29 Benloro Lane, Myocum. Sat 12.30–1pm • 86 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby. Sat 2–2.30pm • 356 Kings Road, Federal. Sat 2–2.30pm

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• 104 Shara Boulevard, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 4 Kuringai Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 29 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 15 Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 22 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm • 48 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm • 8 Gilba Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm Byron Bay First National

• 29 Benloro Lane, Myocum. Wed 2–2.30pm • 122 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Wed 4–4.30pm • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Thu 12–12.30pm Decorate Your Real Estate • 27 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Thu 1–1.30pm • 2/3 Portla Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–1pm • 30 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Thu 2–2.30pm • 51 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Fri 11–11.30am Elders Brunswick Valley • 20/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Fri 12–12.30pm • 7 Byron Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10–10.30am • 86 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby. Fri 2–2.30pm • 11 Mia Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 27 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 4/22 Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10.30–11am • 89 Massinger Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am 100 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby, Sat 10–10.30am • 1/4–6 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 9–9.30am • • 140a Orana Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 29 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 3A Langi Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 14 Palm Tree Crescent, Bangalow. Sat 9.30–10am • 29 Morrison Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm • 8/21–23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay. Sat 9.30–10am 54 The Byron Shire Echo `Ɩŕĕ ǩǭǽ ǩǧǨǰ

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• 34A Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 86 Orana Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 18 Coomburra Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm McGrath Byron Bay

• 3/54 Butler Street, Byron Bay. Wed 3.30–4pm • 2/21 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Wed 4.45–5.45pm • 138 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Thu 2–2.30pm • 138 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 3/54 Butler Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am Professionals & Mark Cochrane Mullumbimby

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• 11 Orara Court, Byron Bay. $1m–$1.1m • 120 Lawlers Lane, Bangalow. $3.2m • 69 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay. $3.5m • 276 Picadilly Hill Road, Coopers Shoot. Guide $2.5m • 37C Byron Street, New Brighton. Contact Agent • 8/174 Fowlers Lane, Bangalow. $2.2m–$2.4m • 255 Repentance Creek Road, Goonengerry. $3.5m • 30 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. $2.2m–$2.4m

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JIMMY WILLING IS A FORCE OF NATURE ON STAGE. SHIRT STRIPPED OFF, HE’S JUMPING UP AND DOWN, PART COWBOY, PART CRAZY ANARCHIC PUNK. IT’S HARD NOT TO BE IMPRESSED BY THAT ENERGY, AND MOVED TO STRIP YOUR SHIRT OFF AND JUMP UP AND DOWN TOO. AND GUESS WHAT? HE’S FOUND SOME LOST RECORDINGS THAT HE’S HAVING REMASTERED AND RE-RELEASED… TO KICK OFF HE’S PLAYING A WILD GIG AT THE BILLINUDGEL THIS SATURDAY! Jimmy, tell me about the lost recordings? What surprises are in store? In recent years I had a wakeup call when I was caught unawares by the sale of Rocking Horse Studios in Coorabell and my master tapes went missing. I was about to give way to despair when rummaging through my own archives I found in a trunk a meticulous set of copies of Bushrangers & Ghosts that the late Anthony Lycenko had left for me in case of just such an event. I think the big surprise for me was hearing the late Cameron Muir’s voice once again; he does a haunting backing vocal on our song Mad Dan Morgan. It’s doubly haunting now that he is no longer with us. Surprising for the audience will be hearing my early version of Singing Kate Kelly to Sleep with Tim Freedman on grand piano. The song has gone on to have a life of its own being played by The Whitlams, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, and The Bushwhackers to name a few. What do you call eclectic rockabilly sound you’re laying down; is there anything like it? We do play rockabilly and we spearheaded its revival here on the Northern Rivers but with all of our love of retro culture we are

not a trad rockabilly band. We have our own revolutionary sound and there is nothing like it. We also have an undeniable influence from the ska music that I danced to in the 80s. Tom Jones, our first double bass player, once quipped that we play ‘skunt’, a hybrid of ska and country! Where did it all begin for you musically? How does it continue to evolve? As a 16-year-old I would sneak out of my bedroom window on Friday and Saturday nights and in my father’s horrified words, would ‘inhabit Sydney’s dockfront pubs’. The city was full of music in those days and we would dance all night to the ska music that my generation loved so much. It was here that I sang my first songs in the rock’n’roll dives. There was a mod outfit called Division 4 that played The Sussex Hotel and they would ask me up on stage to sing a couple of numbers. A Buzzcocks song called Boredom and also the 60s Batman theme (which I have recently put back on to my setlist). Around this time I also did my high school work experience on Double J radio, formed Ragadoll with classmate Duncan Harty, and interviewed The Clash for my music fanzine A Toy Horse. This was my entry into rock’n’roll

and bohemia and I have never looked back. How does it continue to evolve? My music and art continue to evolve because I still have things to say and I have a large creative drive. Also quite frankly I don’t know how to do anything else. I burnt down all my bridges to any kind of straight and narrow life years ago and there is no going back; I paint, I sing, and I dance – that’s my job. Can you tell us a bit about the show BushRangers and Ghosts you have at the Billinudgel Hotel with The Real Gone Hick-Ups and The Mumblers? Where did the concept come from and what can people expect? It’s a record release for Bushrangers and Ghosts and my other lost recordings in one of our most beautiful old pubs. The Billinudgel Hotel has never been ruined by gentrification and has a wonderful beergarden with a stage out the back. I want to give this show an Australian bush feel so I’ve contracted country icons Sara Tindley and Ash Bell and well as Lennox Head’s favourite oldtime combo The Mumblers. What else is on the cards for Jimmy Willing and his gang for 2019; is there anything else you want your Northern Rivers fans to know about?

We have a big year ahead of us with a lot of shows and a small tour coming up. It’s too much to go into here but these are some highlights: On Saturday 10 August we have a Rock & Roll Prize Title Fight between us and our longtime rivals The Re-Mains. It’s Jimmy Willing & the Real Gone Hick-Ups v Mick Daley & The ReMains at The Billinudgel Hotel in an all-star cockfight to see just who is king rooster! First Friday night of the month: my duo with Davey Bob Ramsey, Jim-Bob play The Bank Cafe in Lismore. It’s a dinner show with a three-course meal and they have let the chef off the leash on this one; the food is something else. Then on the full moon of 14 September we release our brand-new album Horse Operas. We will have a full folk orchestra for this one plus our troupe of can-can dancers The Buffalo Gals coming down from Brisbane. Once again it’s at The Billinudgel Hotel. Sunday 13 October I’m operating The Von Tramp Family Puppets and playing rock’n’roll with The Real Gone Hick-Ups at The Channon Markets’ birthday. But you can catch Jimmy with The Real Gone Hick-Ups when he launches Bushrangers and Ghosts – The Lost Recordings of Jimmy Willing, with Sara Tindley & Ash Bell and The Mumblers in support. Saturday at the Billinudgel at 2.30pm for $15. A Lismore/Billinudgel Red London Bus return leaving from Lismore Quad at 1pm for $50 travelling through Ballina and Lennox Head!

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BADLANDS FOR THE BREWERY The Badlands have returned in 2019 with their highly anticipated new single Ultraviolent now out across all platforms. To celebrate they’re in the midst of a national tour, including Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, and they play their hometown show this Thursday at the Byron Bay Brewery, with a host of new songs thrown in to their well-loved mix. As one of Byron’s most locally celebrated bands, the show promises to be the usual concoction of on- and off-stage rock’n’roll antics. To accompany the show and bring their

Why is Israel Folau obsessed with people’s sexuality? When did what other people do and whom they love become the business of a bloke who kicks a ball for a living? Stick to footy codes. Moral codes are above your pay grade. Even at $3 million. The whole ‘Israel Folau Gays Can Burn in Hell and so can my Footy Career’ thing is nuts. For someone who professes to find gay people some sort of ‘abomination’, Israel Folau sure spends a lot of time focusing on them. I’d reckon it occupies most of his thinking space. Doth he protest just a little too much? Has something stirred inside him that he can’t silence? I don’t follow football but I’ve seen enough games to observe that of all men’s sports it’s possibly the most homoerotic. Handsome buff men in tight shorts packed in a scrum face to butt. I mean, that’s serious man-on-man business. Lots of sweaty rough and tumble. Lots of macho male bonding. Crikey, they’re just a leather mask short of a Mardi Gras float. Israel had the world at his feet but his belief in his right to be a Christian bigot saw it all disappear. Now he’s throwing a crowdfunded tantie. And guess what, even though he’s raised over $700k, he’s breached the rules of the platform, who issued a statement that says, ‘As a company we are absolutely committed to the fight for equality for LGBTIQ people and fostering an environment of inclusivity‌ we do not tolerate the promotion of discrimination or exclusion’. And so all the bigots get their money back. On the upside, GoFundMe now has a list of homophobes and bigots they can supply as ‘persons of interest’. Folau and his followers have confused religious freedom with hate speech. So now poor ‘where’s my religious freedom to marginalise the gay community and inflict pain and abuse on a group that already has one of the highest suicide rates’ Folau is wanting to take his former employers to court for unfair dismissal. It’s the Folau Show (say it quickly three times). He had a crack at crowdfunding his ‘right to hate’, which, as a value in itself, is surely the antithesis of Christianity. Who exactly is Israel’s Christian God? He sounds like an arsehole. Definitely a man. I certainly don’t remember that God from my years of Bible bashing. I was brought up Christian too and I don’t ever remember reading ‘gays will go to hell’ in the Bible. I do remember ‘Love thy neighbour’ and ‘Do unto others as they do to you’ and other fairly clear instructions when it comes to tolerance and social integration. I really don’t think God is going to judge sexual orientation. Jesus was his own father. He was doing non-binary gender before it was even a thing. I don’t reckon he’d be judgey. But there is a positive in this story. It belongs to Rugby. Years ago, Folau would probably have got a pat on the back from the other blokes for hating poofs. But not now. Rugby Australian and Folau’s teammates have made it known that they don’t support that kind of attitude; they have also made it known they are disgusted that he attempted to crowdfund cash that could have gone to sick kids. There’s a GoFundMe campaign launched against Israel Folau by a disgruntled fan from the UK, who is raising money for Rainbow Laces to encourage tolerance and inclusivity across all sports. On my Twitter feed I found another GoFundMe initiative by someone that was named ‘send gay photos to Israel Folau’. Ironically, the one journalist in Australia who’s become an ally in Folau’s very public fall from grace with Australian Rugby is Alan Jones, the man ABC journalist and author Chris Masters described as â€˜â€Ś the hidden homosexual, forever hunting for love among the twentysomethings’. What strange ideological bedfellows those two are. In the words of Lewis Carroll, it just gets curiouser and curiouser. Anyway, Israel, instead of stealing money from dying children to fight for your multi-million-dollar contract, maybe you should just accept your sacking as part of the divine plan. Let’s face it: God Loves Gays, and your sacking, well maybe that’s just ‘God’s will’.

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SHIRE CHOIR! One of the Shire’s most hotly anticipated events, pop-up singing experience Shire Choir is coming soon to a pub/ club/festival near you! Singing is an excellent mental-health tonic, and general all-round feelgood activity. Shire Choir promises an evening of uninhibited fun, laughter, and a palpable sense of community. Thousands of locals from Lismore to Lennox have experienced the thrill of learning a classic pop/rock song in three-part harmony, and then belting it out with hundreds of friends, new and old. From Fleetwood Mac to Guns ’n’ Roses to Simon and Garfunkel, the song of the night is fun, familiar, and arranged to make YOU sound fabulous. One collective voice. One song. Directed by the dynamic, award-winning singer/songwriter Melia Naughton (Scarlett Affection) and her team of ubertalented musicians, Shire Choir is for singers and nonsingers alike. We are all blessed with our own unique instrument – our voice. So, come and sing your heart out at Shire Choir!

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it. Stevie Wonder

own show-stopping performance to the stage are Brisbane’s Port Royal, who celebrate the eve of the release of their new single Ain’t Got You. The band have a major national tour kicking off and are notorious for their flamboyant rock’n’roll performances and unique sense of style. The band enjoy a mix of Rolling Stones, Oasis, and AC/DC coming through their live sound. Their sellout shows at Brisbane’s The Zoo, as well as a swiftly growing national fanbase, are clear indicators of where the band are heading and this Thursday promises to be a sweet treat for Byron. At the Brewery on Thursday at 7pm. Free.

Tickets $10 via Eventbrite or at the door. Friday 28 June at Club Mullum, Mullumbimby ExServices Club, 7 – 9.30pm. Thursday 4 July and Thursday 1 August at the Bangalow Hotel. Byron Bay Writers Festival attendees will experience Shire Choir on Sunday 4 August when they close the festival with a fabulous, interactive singing session.

RUSSELL MORRIS Russell Morris and his band are playing the Byron Bay Services Club on Saturday 6 July, starting at 7.30pm with Pat Tierney. $35 presales or $40. Go to www.trybooking.com/510652 for the real thing!

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WITH BELLO WINTER MUSIC JUST AROUND THE CORNER, IT’S A GREAT TIME TO ACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH SOME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT COMING TO BELLINGEN. TALENT LIKE HEIN COOPER.

Where his debut album The Art of Escape landed in the positive graces of the Australian music industry, singer/songwriter Hein Cooper found where his heart lies in touring and performing over 140 shows overseas for much of 2016 and 2017. The threads of new music began to form for Hein Cooper during his time living in Cornwall, where British coastal life provided an outlet for him to reflect and muse on the wealth of new experiences touring had brought him. His new direction is apparent in Hear My Voice, Over Again and Fear of Missing Out, his three latest singles released in 2018. While keeping the foundations of his style present, he has begun exploring other genres such as R’n’B and electronic music. The Echo chatted to Hein in the leadup to his appearance at Bello Winter Music. How did you get into music? Is your family musical or did you find your way through some other means?

I didn’t really like music when I was younger because my music teacher in primary school was really nasty. Eventually I moved with my family from Sydney to the south coast and my life began again. I went to a new high school and a friend of mine was starting learning guitar and it inspired me to do the same. I’d play Jack Johnson and Pete Murray songs and then I was obsessed. What would you say are your biggest musical influences? I’ve listened to a bunch of different music so it’s a wide spectrum of inspiration. At the top of my list is Bon Iver, Coldplay, Dermot Kennedy, Chet Faker, Snow Patrol’s old stuff. I used to really like Ben Howard too but now not so much. You have some really great music videos. How did the creative go for that – was it all your own creation or do you have a team to put those together? Thank you! I’ve had some help from my

friends. My first video I released for The Art of Escape was shot by my friend whom I used to live with in an apartment in Bondi. We drove around Sydney and filmed everything we could and then put it together with same green screen footage of me performing, but basically it’s usually just me and friends making these videos however possible and with the lowest budget! The ocean features a lot in your songs and videos. Is the ocean a big part of your everyday life? Yes it is! However I’m living in Montreal, which is far from the ocean and I miss it. I love the ocean because it feels like an escape from people and civilisation. I need a break sometimes. Your lyrics are really very visually powerful. Has imagery always played a key role in your songwriting process or has that evolved through your career? I think I’m not actually very good at saying

what I feel about something, especially in an intimate way. I’ve gotten a lot better over time, but I’ve got a lot to learn, so I think that may be the reason I like using imagery so much, because I can say something without ever really saying it. You’re coming to play Bello Winter Music. Have you played at the festival before? What can audiences expect from your show? I haven’t been to Bellingen before. My friend Kim Churchill has told me a few times how beautiful it is so I’m looking forward to it! The show is a big experiment of mine; it’s just me onstage with a bunch of drum pads and my guitar and it’s always a bit of a surprise how things are gonna go. I keep the structures open so I can feel which direction to go. Hein Cooper plays Bello Winter Music Fri 12, Sat 13, and Sunday 14 July. Tickets at www.bellowintermusic.com

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LAZY SUNDAY WITH KATHRYN JONES Local award-winning artist Kathryn Jones has rustled up a stellar lineup of artists with music ranging from blues roots through to contemporary bluegrass for her Lazy Sunday with Kathryn Jones. Joining her are Mick Albeck, Hamish Dutton, Claire Atkins, Clelia Adams, Alan Brooker and Neil McCann. This family-friendly event is a great opportunity to discover new music while watching the sunset over the Mullumbimby hinterland. Performing alongside Aussie greats such as Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daly, Lee Kernaghan, Beccy Cole, and Rod and Geoff McCormack, Mick Albeck joins Hamish Dutton, who has an equal passion for music. Both will share flat-out bluegrass instrumentals to haunting celtic airs, beautiful vocal numbers to Django Reinhardt-style swing tunes. Fresh off the back of the sold-out, controversial play SHIT, actresscum-awarded- ceramicist- cumeditor and writer Claire Atkins now turns her passionate hands to making music before heading into Rockinghorse Studios to record her debut album. Internationally acclaimed, multiaward-winning singer/songwriter Clelia Adams’s evocative retro music mix has captivated the Australian and inte rnational country music world. Kathryn’s most recent album Lil Gypsy scored eight nominations at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. A finalist in the Tamworth Salute Awards (TSAs) in the New Songwriter of the Year, Kath won Best Vocal/Musical Event in t h e P e o p l e ’s Choice Awards and received a Brumby Award for the first single Even Cowgirls Sing the Blues. Kathryn will be playing some well-known tunes alongside bassist Alan Brooker and Neil McCann as well as all her guests.

THE EMPIRE GIVES BACK This Saturday The Empire Cafe in Mullumbimby gets bodies shaking for a good cause. With DJs and live music from Si Clone, Abel el Toro, Tara Bloom, Kim Dimond, and The Italian Chef. Entry is free but you need to bring an item of canned food that can be collected and donated to the Neighbourhood Centre! From 5 till 11pm on Saturday… for the best in b-sides, bootlegs, and freshest sounds!

SOMETHING ABOUT MULLUM There is Something about Mullum. And there’s definitely something about Mullum Music Festival. Now in its 12th year, everyone’s favourite little festival is getting ready to roll out the green carpet for the extraordinary mix of international, national, and local artists, playing stages, walking the streets, and dancing in halls over the four best days on the Mullum calendar. So here’s a little taster of the first 13 acts before the full August lineup release! Playing Mullum for the second time, we welcome back Chilean Nano Stern, who emerged from the underground punk rock scene to spread his wings with classical and jazz training. His music pays homage to Chilean poetry and music traditions but instills hope in those hungry for social justice. From South Africa, Mullum Music Festival welcomes the astonishing and unique talent of Sibusile Xaba, touted as the linchpin in South Africa’s new generation of jazz musicians. A KwaZulu-Natal-born guitarist and vocalist, he is an acoustic guitar master.

There’s also Aria-nominated Mojo Juju, best known for her breakthrough album Native Tongue; she traverses R’n’B, hiphop, and soul. It’s impossible not to love her. And Lucie Thorne, heading back to Mullum Music Festival to celebrate the release of her brilliant forthcoming album Kitty & Frank. Acclaimed Indigenous vocalist Emma Donovan and Melbourne rhythm combo The PutBacks come together to perform a concert of hard hitting and heartfelt soul. The music has a gritty uniquely Australian sound, a tour de force of funk and soul! Allensworth are the Southern Californian soul quintet that fuses rock and soul into a melting pot of true life anthemic stories. UK power trio Z-Star Trinity deliver driving rhythms; there’s the ethereal pedal steel guitar of the USA’s Joe Pug; purveyors of funk and dedicated groove Sunnyside; Zimbabwe-born Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Thando, with her electric presence and powerhouse big soul voice; Americana singer/songwriter Ruby Boots; the collaborative punch of The Wilson Pickers and Canada’s Juno Award-nominated Alysha Brilla. Her music is inspired by her cultural and religious background; she has an Indo-Tanzanian father and Canadian mother of European settler heritage, and puts out acoustic musings with an upbeat celebratory atmosphere of life! Mullum Music Festival 14–17 November. On sale now at mullummusicfestival.com.

UKE CAN DO IT Looking for some joy? Miss Amber and Stukulele present an easy-play songbook of some wellloved classics including songs from The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, and more. Special guest vocalists include resident Country Queen powerhouse Clelia Adams. This will be a great night for uke players who are just starting out. Strumming starts at 7pm sharp. Entry $15, kids under 16 $2.50, under 5 free. Check out the songbook via www.ukemullum.com.

POCKET ACES I have been here well over two decades and I can attest the quality of our music from our original singer/ songwriters has just got stronger and stronger. Not many people in a regional area would enjoy the depth of talent that we have on tap, so get out and support new and original music by attending a new Byron Shire Singer/songwriter Night at The Court House in M u l l u m b i m by. Hosted by S outhwall and featuring Rebecca Ireland, Guy Kachel, Kellie Knight, Ilona Harker, Mark Heazlett, Sean Tonnet, Cheynne Murphy, Luke Bernard, Waz Porter, Kristian Bernnand, and more! $10 or by donation! Friday at the Court House Hotel in Mullum at 7.30

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THE GENIUS FILTHY HIGH CAMP SMUT OF REUBEN KAYE Imagine if Joan Collins, Tim Curry, and Meow Meow all dropped a stack of narcotics and had an orgy… Now roll it in jewels and bathtub gin and you’re halfway there. In an explosion of energy, high camp, big notes, and filthy humour, multi-award-winning cabaret artist and self-proclaimed part-time hood ornament Reuben Kaye dominates the stage and devours his audience. With an acid wit and casual sensationalism that is simply delicious, Kaye is a dazzling phantasm of anachronistic showbiz – an explosion of sequins, lashes, and teeth. Kaye’s own brand of melodramatic showmanship has wowed audiences and critics around the globe. Kaye’s delivery is flawless as he seamlessly blends lavish storytelling into gilded song, incorporating an impressive repertoire that ranges from Kurt Weill to Kate Bush, regularly punctuating his monologue with rich cultural critique. Reuben has enjoyed residencies at London’s historic Savoy Hotel, The Rosewood Hotel, and at London’s West End home of cabaret, the famous Cafe de Paris as their regular host and performer, while still travelling to perform in Berlin’s Wintergarten, Tipi Am Kanzleramt, Ohh La La Cherie in Zurich, Cabaret Lune Noir in Bern, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hamburg State Opera, the Royal Albert Hall in London, The Savoy Theatre in Helsinki, and the famous Södra Theatre in Stockholm, to name a few. He has won two Green Room awards (best cabaret and best musical direction) and been nominated for a Helpmann Award. He plays the Brunswick Picture House on Friday at 7pm. Tix $25/28. brunswickpicturehouse.com

DOUBLE UP AT THE DRILL HALL Drill Hall Film Society, Mullumbimby Drill Hall, are screening the classic film Double Indemnity this Sunday at 2pm with doors open from 1.30pm. Refreshments available and postscreen discussion. Phone Sonia 6684 2112 to book, or just turn up if you are not a member, with a friend or two: tix at door.

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LEARN TO DIRECT BALLET GALA FOR BYRON The Byron Ballet present their annual Gala at the Byron Theatre with a dynamic showcase of contrasting styles and genres that is sure to be inspirational and entertaining for all. Principal dancers Michael Braun and Sean Williams return to the stage along with the charismatic Tahlia Downey, Silvia Magnani, and other special guests. The program includes excerpts from traditional classics, including Swan Lake and Paquita, a lively gypsy dance from La Bayadere, and the thrilling contemporary piece Threads. One of the highlights will be the dramatic Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake, performed to the sublime music of Tchaikovsky. Paquita is a Spanish celebratory ballet that highlights classical technical skill along with the strong Spanish style. Created by in 1881 by Marius Petipa, today this piece is considered one of the major cornerstones of the traditional classical ballet repertory and is staged by many ballet companies around the world. Curated by Yvonne Hall, the spirit of joy is contagious as the dancers leap and spin to the exhilarating music of Ludwig Minkus. In stark contrast, the original contemporary work Threads is an enigmatic and thrilling piece of contemporary dance theatre. With a captivating soundscape created especially for Byron Ballet by renowned composer Gerard Dirie, this work will take the audience on a journey of intrigue. Yvonne was particularly inspired creating this piece. ‘Gerard’s soundscape was incredibly inspirational to receive, and the collaboration sparked many different ideas. In the end, the contemporary ballet Threads reflects something that everyone can relate to as the principal character journeys through different landscapes and conflicting emotions,’ says Yvonne. The project was creatively initiated by Jenni Hibbard, the director of the Byron Music Society at the time. Jenni invited local creative artist Mirrawinni to weave some headpieces from natural fibres and then she named the project Threads. Immerse yourself in dance with the Byron Ballet Gala, Saturday 1pm and 6pm and Sunday at Byron Centre at 2.30pm. Tix at byroncentre.com.au

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One of Australia’s most renowned and critically acclaimed screen directors, Kriv Stenders, will be a guest tutor at Screenworks Directing Intensive in Byron Bay on 24 and 25 August. Along with a leading Australian documentary directory who is yet to be announced, the two directors will advise selected early-career regional screen directors on technique, skills, and project development for drama and documentary film and television. Applications are now open for early-career screen directors living in regional NSW, regional Queensland, and Western Australia to apply for Screenworks’ Directing Intensive. This two-day program is delivered in partnership with the Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG), Linnaeus Estate Education Fund, and with support from Create NSW, as well as support for individual participants from Screen Queensland and Screenwest. The deadline for applications is 22 July 2019. For more information about the workshop or how to apply, visit www.screenworks.com.au.

ARE YOU INTO CALAMITY? Want to be in a show? Hankering for some time in the spotlight? Bangalow Theatre Company is auditioning for their next production Calamity Jane, set to hit the stage in October. Auditions for fresh-faced young-uns through to cantankerous old fossils are being held at the Bangalow A&I Hall from 6 till 9.30pm on Tuesday 2 July and Wednesday 3 July. Go to www.bangalowtheatre.com.au/auditions to register your interest and information. Enquiries call Claire 0420 986 570 or email bangalowtheatrecompany@gmail.com.

A COMEDY RASH Jason ‘Rash’ Ryder is a comedy talent for the ages, from high-end cruise liners to dark standup rooms in outback pubs, Rash Rider has been perfecting the art of standup comedy for for more than 30 years. Rash Ryder is a fair dinkum comedy legend in his own time who has headlined in all of the top comedy venues, events, and festivals here in Australia as well as in many of the prestigious comedy centres internationally. With a huge catalogue of live comedy, film, and television credits, Rash’s comedy talent knows no bounds. With his incredible improvisation skills, a lightning wit and sense of timing Clint Eastwood would be proud of, Rash’s shows are a laugh a second, frequently causing discomfort for his packed crowds owing to the pain from Ryder’s relentless barrage of side-splitting, tear-inducing punchlines. A 30-year veteran of live comedy, Rash Ryder is a comedian not to be missed and this month The Ballina RSL is proud to announce that Rash is headlining The Big Gig Comedy on Thursday with Aaron Pratt as support and Mandy Nolan as MC. It’s free from 8pm. And guess what? If you don’t feel like heading to Ballina you can catch Rash at Country Club Comedy at Ocean Shores on Tuesday at 7pm. Mandy will be there as MC and Ellen Briggs jumps in as support! This show is free too!

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CREATIVE NORTHERN RIVERS COUPLE SAM AND JACQUI SOSNOWSKI COMBINE THEIR TALENTS FOR AN EXCITING EXHIBITION OF WOOD LITHOGRAPHY (MOKULITO) AND PRIMITIVE-FIRED (RAKU) CERAMIC VESSELS CALLED ELEMENTAL, WHICH OPENS AT NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY ON 4 JULY.JACQUI SPOKE WITH THE ECHO ABOUT THE UPCOMING ART SHOW. Tell me about the concept for your latest exhibition. The main concept of our Elemental exhibition has to do with serendipity and relinquishing the control of the artist in their work. How ‘happy accidents’ can be encouraged and can inform an artist’s work. We both deliberately set up situations in our respective processes that allowed creative accidents to occur. This adds a lot of excitement to us as artists, and we hope for the audience as well. What does the title Elemental refer to? We chose to focus on the natural world and the elements of earth, fire, water, and air. Sam’s landscapes and depictions of natural forms present the power of nature and my raku vessels also feature this elemental power on their surfaces. As well, both processes, Mokulito and Raku, are elemental and basic using wood, fire, water, and earth. What do you love about wood lithography? In the world of digital printing, why is this sort of printmaking so evocative? After 30 years running my own graphic design studio using a computer, it’s been great slowing down into the printmaking process and getting my hands dirty. After studying a number of print processes, I find wood lithography environmentally friendly, portable, and it adds its own strong textural quality. I have recently started to combine both Mokulito and digital colouration in my work. There has been lots of discussion in recent years of digital technology somehow being a ‘cheat’ tool. Finally, the tide has turned, and people have realised it’s just another tool in the creative toolbox. At the recent Australian Print Triennial (2018) in Mildura the winner was a digital-print work on paper and polypropylene. What is raku? Tell me about the ceramics you have made. Raku is an ancient form of firing ceramics that usually means taking vessels from the kiln while they are red hot and then subjecting them to severe reduction (exclusion of oxygen) in a container of sawdust. They are then plunged into a bucket of water where they writhe and squirm with thermal energy. If they don’t break (which happens often)

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YESTERDAY Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a struggling musician in a sleepy, seaside English town. After being hit by a bus owing to a mysterious worldwide power outage, Jack wakes up to a world where the Beatles never existed; finding himself at a moral crossroad, unsure how to proceed. After deciding to reconstruct their songs by memory, he experiences unprecedented fame. But can he continue to live this lie or was this meant to be? Director David Boyle and screenwriter Richard Curtis explore the ever-important issues of love and family as Jack tries to

they emerge with the furious energy they have endured marked forever on their surface. I use a particular raku technique called Naked Raku, which allows the smoke from the sawdust to ‘draw’ lines on the pot – sometimes called carbon stencilling. It gives a cracked and distressed look, which makes the vessels look really ancient and works well with the forms I have chosen. How does nature feature in your works? Sam’s mokulito prints are all based on nature. There are lily ponds drawn on plywood ‘en plein air’ while we were in Bali, magnificent granite boulders from our trip to the Grampians and Stanthorpe as well as the the powerful Clarence River and burnt-out fig trees in our own neighbourhood. Some of my ceramics use seaweed gathered at Brunswick Heads beach to ‘mark make’ on the ferric chloride coloured vessels. And, of course, both processes use only natural materials to create the finished objects. How does your relationship as a couple feed your work as practising artists? We have just celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary so I guess there’s no escaping each other now! But seriously, we’ve always been really supportive of one another’s endeavours whether in art or anything else. This is the first time I have exhibited and Sam has been so helpful regarding what to put in, what to take out, along with his support in getting the practical things like the invitations together and so on. Sam has had quite a few exhibitions over the years, and I suppose I’ve always tried to be there for him as well. I think our skills complement each other really well. And now we share a studio; there haven’t been any major fights… yet! What should people expect for your upcoming exhibition at NRCG? People can expect to see two completely different media that go together well. I guess it’s a little unusual but the show has a real energy and vibrancy that we both hope viewers will enjoy. Come along – we’d love to see you there!

maintain his relationship with lifelong best friend and manager Ellie (Lily James). However the spotlight Boyle and Curtis shine on what the world may possibly look like if a huge part of our culture never existed, as well as highlighting our unhealthy idealisation of celebrity culture, is truly eyeopening. This film is sewn neatly together with endless nostalgia, comedic relief and, of course, a fantastic soundtrack. So dust off your Beatles records or open your Spotify account before you come and see this zesty and fun film, which will be in cinemas 27 June.

ARIES: This week’s creative buzz could get a great response if approached with love rather than attachment to an outcome. Your boss planet Mars in the sign of leadership has no intention of taking second place to anyone, so if Tuesday’s new-moon eclipse brings surprise announcements, anyone in your way best step aside…

LIBRA: Clever Mercury ensures you’re this week’s networker extraordinaire, but hold off on committing because when Mercury turns murky next week you might rethink and be glad you didn’t. Just relax and enjoy the interesting newbies entering your orbit, while you get clear about what you want to achieve in the next six months.

TAURUS: With argumentive Mars stirring up tension in the home zone, processing this week’s strong emotions could turn your domestic sector into a pressure cooker. But don’t fry your wiring: remember logic flies out the window when you get riled up. Avoid meltdown by relinquishing the need to be right – even though you might be.

SCORPIO: Fired up and ready to roll out this week’s master plan on the networks? Fine, but don’t assume others in the workplace share, or even comprehend, your vision. With retrograde energies at work, be prepared to wait for circumstances to evolve. No need to obsess – settle back into long-term thinking.

GEMINI: Weekend Gemini moon shouts out to single Twins that love’s closer than you think so look locally, right where you are. If Mercury’s hatching extravagant plans, heed the wise, reasonable advice of trusted others and use this week’s energy for planning a sensible strategy to improve your financial situation over the coming six months. CANCER: For the first time in two years, Mars marches into your money department to revamp Cancerian finances during the next seven weeks. Add Tuesday’s new moon in Cancer – your personal birthday present to support the rest of this year’s wish list – and an attitude of gratitude should obliterate any need for narky Crab nips. LEO: Mars revisiting your sign after two years arrives with a seven-week rocket boost of self-assurance. Combined with Mercury in Leo for the next three, it’s your goahead green light. Operating advice? Don’t overdramatise emotions. Do really, truly, madly, deeply understand the importance of being a team player. VIRGO: Can that be super-practical you be feeling a wee bit unrealistic and foggy? Weirder things have happened. Mercury’s move into your imaginative, right-brain side suggests a creative-intuitive approach will give more accurate information than battling to make sense of strange behaviour. In an emotion versus logic tussle, get an objective reality check.

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W H EN SEN SITIVE, H OM EY CA N CERIA N VIB ES COM E U P A GA IN ST TH IS W EEK ’ S M A RS/ M ERCU RY A L IGN M EN T IN TH E SIGN OF D RA M A , B U CK L E U P FOR A B U M PY RID E…

SAGITTARIUS: Mars and Mercury stimulate some big-picture thinking this week, opening you up to more expansive points of view. Dream big and establish the bones of grand plans by all means, but be aware that with Mercury making a total of five planets retrograde next week, you’ll have more than enough time to flesh them out. CAPRICORN: Mars making an energetic comeback to your shared finances and jointventures sector has partnering up looking like a profitable possibility. New opportunities are definitely available if you’re able to upgrade some old ways of engaging and operating – starting with keeping a lid on this week’s simmering emotions. AQUARIUS: If something needs sorting, do it this week while there’s a reasonable chance of reaching agreement, before Mercury retrograde adds extra complications. Assertive, high-voltage Mars heating up partnerships both professional and private can be exciting, electrifying, inflammatory, or a combo of all three – but it definitely won’t be dull. PISCES: If something doesn’t come together this week, don’t give up, just give it time. Press pause, and a month or so down the track when hindrances clear it’s likely to work out. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s new moon could clarify lingering love troubles if you’re honest with yourself and others about what you really want.

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PRESTIGE BUILDERS

Award Winning Builders • Renovations • Extensions • New Homes Master Builders Licence No.94573C

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6687 4655 or 0412 495750

build the dream

0412 497 637

02 66 804 173

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

MULLUMBIMBY CHIROPRACTIC Massage & Chiropractic. 110 Dalley St ........................66841028

CLEANING

able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

Darren Paxton

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

• DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137

CHIROPRACTIC WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553

BRICKLAYING

6684 2783

14 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282

6680 9394 AU 37088

ROLLERBLINDS

www.blinddesignbyronbay.com.au

PLEASE CALL

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR WINDOWTREATMENTS

artisanair.com.au

Green & Clean Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

CURTAINS

Visit or Showroom at

1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

(02) 6684 1001

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

BOOKKEEPER Local and reliable .................................. barbarasbookkeeping.com.au 0402 118649

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

CARPET CLEANING

Kevin & Margaret Bower

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960

ACUPUNCTURE

Truck Mounted Machine

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695

REVAMP BATHROOMS

SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

BUILDER decks, pergolas renovations Lic: 182983C ......................................................0412 551353

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

LOCAL

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• Window Cleaning • Screens & Tracks • Pressure Washing • House •Roof • Paths • Solar

www.byroneco.com.au

DECKS FREE QUOTES

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

DENTISTS BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

0439 624 945

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02 66 804 173

Domestic Commercial

All Jobs Small or Large

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

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

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

20 Year+s Exp.

Quality Exterior Refinishing

0458 267 777

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

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 fullcirclerefinishing.com

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ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

6677 1859

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Call 6684 5561 or 0428 899409 www.swiftecoclean.com.au

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DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601 BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239 HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961 BOND CLEANING ..............................................................................................................0421360961 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330

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24 HOUR SERVICE

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901

Full Circle

ELECTRICIANS

Call Mark 0498 115 182

DESIGN & DRAFTING Window Cleaning Professionals

CivilTrak Road construction, excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire.............................0499 912459

Philip Toovey

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Suffolk Park Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

0414 905 900

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO • 24/7 Emergency • Residential, Commercial • Level 2

Lic no. 141097C

0434 539 979

ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing & 5T Tipper Rock Grab + other attachments ........0417 920300 Lic No 142383C

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

Call

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Lic: 154293c

CLEANING (continued)

1800 763 911 | 0417 415 474 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

various implements available for limited access projects

Ben Forsyth, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small....0422 136408

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

FENCING

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

• Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls • Competitive rates

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

MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449 RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

SALISBURY CONCRETING

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283 Lic.136717c

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

Lic No. 337066C

ALL AROUND

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708

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5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.

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

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

5.5 Tonne Excavator, Positrack Loader & 12 Tonne Tipper • Driveways • Landscaping • Rock walls • House & shed sites

• Land clearing • Augers, rock grab & breaker attachments • Free quotes

Luke Jarrett – 0431 329 630 Follow us on

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ...........................66771852 or 0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716 THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690

GARAGE DOORS

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads. Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

6684 0160 | 0439 840 160 | 0421 460 932 North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Service Directory GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

GRAPHIC DESIGN

LIGHTING

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

DESIGN Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design

LOCKSMITH

GUTTERING

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148

978 383

OSTEOPATHY

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping • Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • TurďŹ ng • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns

0434 329 111

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured

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

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)

HANDYPERSONS A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

Garden Clean Ups Gutter Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Irrigation & Repairs Hedge Trimming Planting & Lawn Edging Turf Laying Full Garden Maintenance Servicing Residential, Commercial and Government PLEASE CALL MATTHEW PAOLA 0431 871 245

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290 ALL TIMBER REPAIRS Qualified joiner/handyman. Well presented. Andrew ...............0412 293732 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638

RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660

ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY

• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

HEALTH • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MALI’S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

YVES DE WILDE

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

HIRE

PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109

PAINTING

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 • DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

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

PPP HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured. 0434 705506

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

KITCHENS D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

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FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443

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STEVE’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Acerage mowing, general prop main, fully insured.. 0488 550988 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

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GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442

Lic No 189144C

Contact Vadi: 0404

OSTEOPATHY

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Lic 167371C

Acreage Mowing Specialist | Mini excavation Toro Dingo with stump grinder, trencher and soil cultivator

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

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

SAMURAI HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING. Ph .............................................................0402 733620

ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650

PEST CONTROL

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

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

SOIL

CRACKER DUST

MULCH GRAVEL

ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

0266 804555

LANDSCAPING

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

• Targeted treatments for all pests with “no sprayâ€? cockroach treatments • 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

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

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

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

6685 8588

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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PHOTOGRAPHY

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

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

SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812

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

Tree Faerie Fotos Professional • Commercial • Personal

SOLAR INSTALLATION

0409 917646

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

Call us on 6679 7228

Your local, qualiďŹ ed team. m 0428 320 262 Specialists in standalone & e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com grid interact system designs.

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

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes. Kim Snellgrove, Cally O’Hara ...................................................................................66872330

Electric Lic 124600c

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

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

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466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & M’bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858

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wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499

Life’s Good with Solar

PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BRUNSWICK HEADS PHYSIO. Manual therapy exercise prescription,

Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

45 minute consults, experienced Physio .........................................................................0419 629333 MAN WITH A TALL VAN (5 star reviews) from $55ph. Call Evan ...................................0410 120777

PICTURE FRAMING

Patrick - 0425 256 802

ROOFING

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

PLASTERING

Metal RooďŹ ng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard

MONTYS METAL

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

Licence No. 207479C

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600

Chay 0429 805 081

MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889

ROOFING MAINTENANCE Pressure cleaning ABN 26565531984 Gutter Cleaning RTN Roof re-pointing / Painting Roof

Restoration

CALL RYAN 0412 873 816

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

30 years experience

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting

RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICES‌ (NO JOB TOO SMALL)‌ Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

EVERGREEN TIP RUNS and rubbish removal, 8x5 trailer, heavy duty...........................0427 176771 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates ....0413 289443

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

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

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

REMOVALISTS

Andy’s Move & More

Calls always returned

0429149 533 Est 2006

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0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930

1800 88 68 77 firstsunsolar.com.au 268 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay

SWIMMING POOLS

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

73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003

POOL OWNERS, WE COME TO YOU! Call Luke 0468 829 756 • Pool Cleaning & Servicing • Equipment Sales & Repairs • Pool Heating & Covers • Automatic Cleaners & Robots • Water Testing & Chemicals

131 546

POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

Your Local Solar Experts

MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

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

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

FREE TOW

avail fo r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

Lic 312643C

energyplumbing@gmail.com WWW.ENERGYJETTING.COM.AU WWW.ENERGYPLUMBING.COM.AU

• Best Price Promise • Highest Quality Products • 10 Year Installation Workmanship Guarantee • 5 Year Annual Onsite Cleaning and Maintenance included

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

RUBBISH REMOVAL

0400 852 141

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NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

SHANE

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

451 186

PLUMBERS

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C ‡ )UHH TXRWHV ‡ *\SURFN À [LQJ VHWWLQJ

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• plumbing.td@bigpond.com

• 1300 Taylex • www.talex.com.au

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.

WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805 TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653 NEWT Environmental Wastewater Treatment. Design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C . 0429 805081 FLOOR & WALL TILING & WATERPROOFING. Lic no 157459C Ian ..............................0459 559237

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Service Directory VETERINARY SURGEONS

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818

NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735

• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18� Chipper

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161

Water puriďŹ cation systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water ďŹ lters

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 We provide professional & reliable tree services to make your environment safe and healthy.

AREAS WE SERVICE Ballina / Byron Bay / Tweed Heads / Gold Coast / Murwillumbah

1300 384 766

TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 LEAF IT TO US Skilled climbing, chipping & stump grinding. Fully insured, free quote .0402 487213

0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

UPHOLSTERY

TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

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

WELDING

info@evirongroup.com.au www.evirongroup.com.au

• Tree felling & removal • Stump grinding • Chipping • Pruning • Clean up work • Spider lift / cherry picker

$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings, curtains & outdoor. ................................0403 713303

WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545

VALUERS

WWW.DELAFORJA.COM-Unique Custom Gates, Railings & More, Made Locally..........0404 292344

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

WINDOW TINTING

SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

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

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

Classifieds INDEX Birthdays ................................ 69 Business For Sale ................. 68

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777

Funeral Notices ..................... 69

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

Garage Sales......................... 68

PHONE ADS

Halls For Hire......................... 68

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Death Notices ........................ 69 For Sale ................................. 68

Health Notices ....................... 67 Items Under $100 .................. 68

6684 1777

AT THE ECHO HEAD

Motor Vehicles ....................... 68

OFFICE

Musical Notes ........................ 69

Ads can be lodged in person at

Only Adults ............................ 69

the Mullum Echo office:

Pets ........................................ 69 Positions Vacant .................... 69

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Professional Services ............ 67

EMAIL ADS

Property Wanted .................... 68

Display classies (box ads):

Public Notices ........................ 67

adcopy@echo.net.au

Share Accommodation .......... 68

Line classies:

classifieds@echo.net.au

Social Escorts........................ 69 To Lease ................................ 69

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday,

To Let ..................................... 68

9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the

Tradework .............................. 68

weekend.

Tree Services ......................... 68 Tuition .................................... 69 Wanted .................................. 68 Wanted To Rent ..................... 69 Work Wanted ......................... 69

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

RATES & PAYMENT LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre These prices include GST.

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reect the views or opinions of the editorial staff. The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein. The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

PUBLIC NOTICES Billinudgel Picture Framing & Piccolo Gallery

EOFY SALE

30% off custom framing* (*conditions apply)

HELP OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre are looking for a crew of volunteer food recovery van drivers.

MAW Traditional Thai Massage 0478 654 405

BANH THAI 17 Ruskin St BYRON BAY

Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landďŹ ll and in people’s bellies.

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

HEALTH

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

FIND OUT HOW THE ROT BEGAN

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

If you like driving and you feel you could contribute to your community and environment please enquire by giving the centre a call on 02 6684 1286 or drop in at 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

PROF. SERVICES

THE BYRON SHIRE

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Requirements for the job are that you must be ďŹ t and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence.

On sale at The Echo

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

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

Connecting the Byron Shire Community

So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food

Prepayment is required for all ads.

netdaily

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre

02 6680 3444

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

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

STREET LATIN dance classes. All ages welcome. Puerto Rican/Columbian Salsa plus more, Tuesday 2nd July, 6.40pm Marvell Hall, Marvell St Byron. Have fun while making new friends Txt 0438214212

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

Body Based

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching (02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

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TRADEWORK

HYPNOSIS & NLP METANOIA.

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

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www.wendypurdey.com.au

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CREATING CHANGE.

Let go of limiting beliefs and fears, achieve your mental, physical and emotional goals.

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

Create a plan 30 minute free phone consultation.

HALLS FOR HIRE

Call today 6680 2630

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

FOR SALE

TREE SERVICES

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

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

BUILDING MATERIALS & 70 new, 8” besser bricks, $3ea or $300 the lot. Apply Paul, 107 Stuart St, Mullum . 66846640

MIELE WASHERS

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each.

Mobile 0417 698 227

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

COMPOST TOILETS

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073

0402 364 852

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

BAMBOO PLY

6684 4421

NICK HART

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

TREE SERVICES

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

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

TREE SERVICES

Household items, vases, decanters, crockery, cutlery, bowls, three seater lounge, large eight seat glass dining table with fabric chairs, French oak coffee table, books, power tools, garden utensils, pots,lounge chairs, Jason leather recliner, small bar fridge (VB original), bar stools, large timber table, two single beds, eight seater glass top outside wicket dining table and chairs (synthetic), outside cane lounge, antique Chinese coffee table, antique Chinese entry table, pictures, paintings, 4 bed-side tables, microwave, large Sony Bravia TV, quality timber side cabinet (three large drawers), solid timber work bench, timber chests, glass stainless steel coffee table, large fridge, large designer mirrors.

Everything will be sold... EFTPOS facilities and removalist on site. Call 0422036770 for more information.

GENERAL MANAGER

BYRON BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE The Byron Community Centre is a dynamic hub in the heart of Byron Bay, providing a diverse range of vital community and social services. This exciting opportunity is perfect for an experienced not-for-profit General Manager with the desire to do good in the community and lead our wonderful team of staff and volunteers. • Compassionate Community Programs – we deliver a range of community projects and activities • Vibrant Venue - The Byron Theatre is the premier performance space in Byron • Magical Markets - Our Beachside, Twilight and Community markets are the beating heart of the Byron Bay community Your strong and supportive leadership skills will ensure the smooth running of the Centre by overseeing the administration, programs and strategic planning of the organisation, while supporting the community outreach the Centre is doing. Other key duties include fundraising, acting as the primary spokesperson for the organisation and liaison to the Management Committee. Exceptional organisational skills, excellent communication and in-depth knowledge of the not-for-profit industry is you personified. Grant writing is a major part of the work we do at the Centre, so strong writing and editing capabilities are essential. If you are passionate and service-oriented, we look forward to receiving your application for this full- time position. Please email applications (or questions if you require further information about the position) to: secretary@byroncentre.com.au. Applications close: 19 July 2019

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

ITEMS UNDER $100 FLOOR CUSHION Lrge, round, 65x20cm. Dk red w/zip. Org kapok. $60 0409579671

FENCE POSTS

Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Residential | Commercial | Wholesale Prompt and reliable service.

• Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses

Michael – 0401 739 656 byronbayfirewood.com.au

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

GARAGE SALES

PROPERTY WANTED

RUBBISH REMOVAL - TIP RUNS Man with a ute Ph 0411113300

REWARD. Affordable land wanted. Can be steep, hilly, swampy, rocky or remote. Must have building entitlements in a quiet rural or coastal area. If you can help with any information leading to the successful purchase of a block the finders fee is yours! Please call/ text Ross 0421399465

MULLUMBIMBY 1A Train Street. Sat from 8am. Ph 0409772223 COMBINED SALE. Women’s clothing, shoes & designer threads. Furniture, children’s stuff, books, bric-a-brac. 3 Tindara Ave, O.S., 8 till 1 Sat 29/06

WANTED CARAVAN cheap or free to fix for spare room, anything considered. 0413289443 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

SHARE ACCOM.

NEW BRIGHTON, 10 River Street, moving sale. Furniture, household items, picture frames, artwork, clothes, fabric, shoes. Saturday 29 June, 7.30am

MULLUMBIMBY CBD lovely quiet room, vegetarian, n/s $190pw Ph 0488716856

DURRUMBUL cnr Coopers & Durrumbul Rd. Sat 8am. Great clothes, furniture etc.

SUNRISE room, share with great flatmates, $210pw + bond, incl bills. Walk to IGA/beach. Ph 0405463663

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES

Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

This Saturday from 10am inspections welcome. Auction 10.30am 13 Cape Vista Dr, Ewingsdale.

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD

Tallow REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

La Vista Byron Bay

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

6687 7677

• • • • •

CLEARANCE / AUCTION Saturday 29 June

AUTO HONDA 97 Civic Coupe, 2dr, GLI, 1.6l, 161,000 km, $900 repair done + pro detailing. Current blue slip. Tyagarah East $2,800. David 0449691515

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

Automatic 2005 Kia Rio 51698km 5dr hatch very low km immaculate condition SN1038 ................................................. $6490 2008 Nissan Tiida ST 6spd manual 148322km 5dr hatch low km great for learners SN0480.................................... $5750 Automatic 2008 Holden Barina 154568km very handy small sedan SN1206 .......... $4990 Automatic 2007 Nissan X Trail ST 176662km full-service history low km SN6358...... $7990 2003 Mitsubishi Pajero GLS diesel 7 seater family 4wd SN0620 ................. $7990

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads

Ocean Shores 12/51 Rajah Road 1 bed, 1 bth, 1 car $420 p/w 2/3 Durroon Court- Furnished 3 bed, 2 bth, 2 car $520 p/w 9 Jarrah Crescent 4 bed, 2 bth + granny flat $875 p/w Burringbar 1A Hunter Street 1 bed, 1 bth, 1 car $350 p/w 1 Hunter Street 3 bed, 2 bth, 2 car $550 p/w Upper Coopers Creek Lot 2 Englishes Road 2 bed, 1 bth, 4 car $585 p/w

Shop 33 Ocean Village Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores 6680 5000

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BUSINESS FOR SALE AN OPPORTUNITY to step into an expanding business within the beautiful Habitat North Byron precinct. Loved + Lusted is a pre-loved clothing store with high end labels, vintage, shoes, bags & jewellery. It has affordable rent and great growth potential. The business comes as a fully stocked store with an Instagram account and is currently operated on a consignment basis. You could also source your own clothing and expand to online, especially if you are social media marketing savvy. It is all ready to go, you just need to turn the key and start trading! $15,000. Call or text Paulina 0412907187.

RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 4 bed 2 bth $580 Ocean Shores 2 bed 1 bth $350 3 bed 1 bth $465 3 bed 1 bth $500 3 bed 2 bth $570 South Golden Beach 1 bed 1 bth $320 2 bed 1 bth $370 The Pocket 3 bed 2 bth $580 3 bed 2 bth $650 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

ph: 0400 558 181 info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

LOCATION LEGEND (B): Bangalow Yoga Pilates (SP): Suffolk Park Yogalates Barre (BT): Byron Town 6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

THE BYRON SHIRE

AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT 6.30-7.30am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 9.30-10.45am: SLOW FLOW (B) 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES (SP)

TUESDAY MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

9.30-11am: YOGALATES (BT) 4.30-5.30pm: GENTLE (B) 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES (B)

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

BANGALOW 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAI CHI

BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAI CHI

9.15-10.15am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 6-7.30pm: PILATES W YOGA STRETCH (SP)

9.30-11am: YOGALATES WITH WEIGHTS (B) 5.30-6.45pm: GENTLE VINYASA (B)

6am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA 9.30am: VINYASA & 9.30am: AKHANDA 9.30am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA PRANAYAMA YOGA YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA 6pm: PRANAYAMA & 6pm: YIN YOGA YIN YOGA

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY / EVENTS

TAI CHI

QIGONG

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART

GENTLE EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Self-healing

CLASSES SESSIONS WORKSHOPS RETREATS

6.30-7.30am: BARRE SPORT (B) 10.30-11.45am: YOGALATES (BT)

8-9.30am: YOGALATES (B & SP) 10-11am: PILATES ALIGN (B)

See web for full timetable and studio locations yogalates.com.au

6am: LED ASHTANGA YOGA 9.30am: STRENGTH 9.30am: YIN YOGA & BALANCE YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA

8.30am: AKHANDA 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION VINYASA YOGA

Fill your classes now! For information email adcopy@echo.net.au

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North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Classifieds TO LET continued

DEATH NOTICES

DURRUMBUL, nice cabin for 5 mths, private, quiet, $200p/w + bills. 66845163

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Des Bleasdale

TALLOWOOD MULLUM, s/c cabin $275 All Bills Incl. electricity/water/fast NBN Available now. Private Garden, Separate entrance. $275 Call 0407 579 378 STORAGE SHEDS available for rent Byron Bay industrial estate priced from $130.00 per month Contact LJ Hooker Byron Bay 66857300 EXPRESSIONS of interest invited for long term rental of home at Glen Villa Resort, 80 Butler St, Byron Bay. Conditions apply: must be over 50, max 2 persons. For all enquires apply in person to the manager at Glen Villa Resort Byron Bay. EAST TYAGARAH Private 1 bed quiet studio with spectacular ocean view $450pw permanent rental. Must see to appreciate, no pets. alonzoji@hotmail. com or 66847099. TYAGARAH Small, spacious, one bdr house. High ceilings, ocean views. $470pw. No pets. kisha.b@icloud.com BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 MULLUM. Sunny, quiet 1 bed house. Part furn, mins to shops. Suit single, n/s, $300pw + exp. Ph 0488716856. BRAND NEW self contained granny flat. Lennox Head. $400pw exc bills. Polished concrete floors & high ceilings. Long term lease, n/s, couple or single. 0415665164 STUNNING NEW HOME, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Big verandahs. Incredible home. Lilly Pilly. $1000pw fully furnished or $900pw unfurnished. Car park included. Ph 0432390650 BEAUTIFUL STUDIO for rent. Lilly Pilly. Near new. Polished concrete floors. Semi furnished with bed, tv, clothes stand, fridge, kettle, cutlery, plates, car park included. $400pw. Ph 0432390650

WANTED TO RENT MOTHER 33yo with 10yo daughter seeks accom in Pottsville, Ocean Shores, Bruns Heads, Byron and surrounds. Good refs, clean living, decent. Ph Rita 0423010094

TO LEASE OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw+GST. Avail 1st May 0418327731

Huge 90m2 office space in Byron A&I Estate Great, busy location/Street frontage/carspace 3 large carpeted rooms + reception and storage area Self contained bathroom and kitchenette Beautiful natural lighting, A/C Nothing to do but move your business in!

Call or text 0410 635 763

Sat 6th July

• Provide First Aid • CPR

• Light Painting Photography For Beginners

We are looking for an experienced Housekeeping Supervisor to join our vibrant team at Aquarius Backpackers Resort. Must be reliable, have attention to detail & be able to lead a team. Availability on weekends is a must. To apply please email resume to info@ aquariusbyronbay.com.au Attn: Teneil, or drop in personally. Travellers need not apply.

GORDON 'Goog'

Thu 4th July • Reflexology for Relaxation And Healing

Limited places - don’t miss out! byroncollege.org.au

02 6684 3374 WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box EXPERIENCED BARISTA Mullumbimby cafe. Locals only. Must be avail Mon, Wed and Thu. Email mullum@otherjoint.com MODELS NEEDED Female only. International photographer /videographer requires models for nude modelling. Travellers & locals welcome. Great cash, hourly rate. International jobs for magazines & websites. Pref age 1827. Ph Adam 0401569886 or Facebook Adam Parsell Instagram: adamparsellfoto WANTED Qualified remedial massage therapist for well established clinic with great conditions, in Byron Bay. Must have insurance & health fund rebates. info@tonicosteopathy.com or telephone 0414320575 Expressions of interest Fitness Trainer to assist in the course development of Cert IV Fitness, with a view to employment as a trainer. Min 2 yrs ind exp. Must hold a TAE40116 & min SIS40215. Exciting educational opportunity to utilise your fitness industry experience. Ph 0438859921

23.8.1927 - 18.6.2019 Loving partner of Margi Carter Beloved father of Mark and Paul Grandfather to Jesse, Beau and Bianca Great Grandad to Dyami, Nakai, Allira and Edith

17.01.1922 ~ 19.06.2019 Late of Brunswick Heads. Beloved husband of Colleen (dec). Loved father of Les, Dawn, Jill and their partners. Loved grandfather and great grandfather. Brother of Harry (dec), Jean (dec), Clive (dec), Phyliss and Don (dec). Aged 97 years Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service to be held at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery on THURSDAY (27th June, 2019) commencing at 10.30am Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232

Property Manager

Please send application letter and CV outlining your experience and why you believe you are the perfect fit for this role, to kate@crystalcastle.com.au by July 7 2019.

ZAMBELLI, SYLVESTER. ‘TAZ’ 21.03.1933 - 22.06.2019 Passed away peacefully at Coolamon Villa, Mullumbimby. Much loved husband of Giulia. Loved father and father-in-law of Sandra & Mark, Gloria & Michael and Tony & Dawnie. Much loved by his eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Taz will be sadly missed by all family and friends. Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend a Requiem Mass to be held at St John’s Catholic Church, Mullumbimby on Friday (June 28, 2019) commencing at 12.30pm followed by Burial at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery. Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232

PETS

BIRTHDAYS

Happyhippy 11th birthday

Ruby

Happy Birthday

MOBY

This is the face of our gorgeous Moby. How irresistible is he? Moby is friendly to a fault, cute as a button & so desperate to be part of your home life. He can fit perfectly into any family scenario & will reward you with lots of head bumps & snuggles. To meet Moby, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 DALLEY STREET, MULLUM OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–2pm Call AWL 0436 845 542

1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Alstonville

PARLO ITALIANO

Native qualified teacher. Ph 0435635822

WORK WANTED ALL HOME MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019

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The Caldera Country Music Club is on again on Sunday 14 July at South Tweed Sports Club, Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed from 12 noon. Bring along three chorded charts for our great backing band Sandfire. Entry free. Call Gail on 0419 282 471.

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The Rights of Man. The United Nations Universal Declaration’s official adaptation of 10 December 1948, presentation by Kate Smorti, student of the Perennial Philosophy, based on the book illustrated by Eva Sandor, text by Georgette Coty. Thursday 27 June, 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

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The Brunswick Vallley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 2 July at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. The guest speaker for the day is Brett from the Ocean Shores Pharmacy. He will speak about our medications. Inquires ring Margaret on 6680 3316. Hastings Point and Tweed Coast Probus Club is meeting Tuesday 16 July at 10am at Tricare Retirement Community, 87 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point. The main speaker will be Pete Ceglinski, CEO and co-founder of the Seabin Project, which is a new solution to the ever-increasing pollution of the world’s waterways. Enquiries: Jean Watson 6670 4072.

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Ballina Arts and Craft Centre presents the 9th Annual Grace Cruice Memorial Exhibition at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery on cnr Cherry and Crane streets in Ballina. Exhibition runs until 30 June. Enq: 6681 6167.

The Byron Beachside Artisan Market is on Saturday 13 July at Dening Park 8am till 3pm. All products are from local artisans. Food, coffee, music, and more.

End-of-life choices Exit International’s Dr Philip Nitschke will conduct a workshop at the Robina Community Centre on 25 July. A free public meeting starting at 12 noon will precede the workshop. Register online at www.exitinternational.net or phone Exit 1300 103 948. For more details please phone Elaine 0421 796 713.

Film night Mullum The classic filmDouble Indemnity is on Sunday 30 June 30 2pm at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby. Doors open 1.30pm. Refreshments available and post-screen discussion. Phone Sonia 6684 2112 to book, or just turn up if you are not a member. Tix at door.

Free playgroup A new free weekly learning and play space in Lismore for children aged 3–5 years and their parents or carers. Playgroup activities are supported by professionally qualified child specialists. Bookings essential. Call Northern Rivers Community Gateway on 6621 7397.

U3A Ballina/Byron Sheila Newman will present Silk Road Journey to Beijing at 10am on Tuesday 2 July in the RSL meeting room Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare next fortnightly working bee on Saturday 29 June, 9am till 1pm at the Brunswick Crown land chemical-free dunecare site. Meet at the end of South Beach Road, behind the surf club.

Bruns Progress Ass’n Brunswick residents are invited to come and have their say with the Brunswick Heads Progress Association. We meet on the first Monday of each month at the Brunswick Heads Community Centre at 7pm. Find us on Facebook.

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OS Art Expo Attention all artists! It’s time to get creative for the next Ocean Shores Art Expo. This year’s theme is Celebrating a Moment. An additional category of Digital Art is offered. Expo dates: 23 till 25 August. Registrations open midJune; see www.osartexpo.com.

Pro-bono legal advice A pro-bono cafe, run by Tyndall and Co lawyers, will be held in Byron Bay where anyone can come to receive free one-on-one legal advice in an informal cafe environment. There are no appointments necessary and clients wait their turn for a time slot. The pro-bono cafe will be held at Targa restaurant, 11 Marvell Street, Byron Bay, on July 8 and 15 from 9am till 3pm.

the informal get-together on Saturday 6 July from 11am at Tumbulgum Tavern. RSVP to Brian by 4 July. Email: tumbulgum.nsw.gettogether@ hotmail.com.

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Discover engineering A free forum for all high-school students interested in learning about engineering as a career choice is running on Thursday 27 June 2019, 6.30 till 8.30pm, at Ballina Byron lslander Resort, 1 Ronan Place, Ballina. Enquiries: 4911 7310 or register online: www.engineersaustralia. org.au/event/2019/04/ discover-engineering-ballina.

Old Men Dancing Old Men Dancing is a six-week pilot project to explore movement and dance. It will run on Mondays, 2.30– 4.30pm until 8 July. It will be guided by local dance maker Kimberley McIntyre. All Old Men are invited to come along next Monday and have a look. It is $5

Friends of Libraries Byron Shire annual Book Fair is on Saturday 13 July from 10am till 5pm and Sunday 14 July 10am till 1pm at the Byron Bay Surf Club. Goodquality secondhand books of many genres available. Secondhand books, especially art and children’s required. Contact Janene on 0407 855 022 or byronbayfol@gmail.com.

Guided meditation A free, weekly, guided meditation class every Friday from 12-1pm at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre from June 28. The group will feature the i-Rest meditation style that helps reduce, stress, anxiety and depression. Contact Paul: 0401 926 090 or email: paulebibby@gmail.com.

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Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.

Adult Children Of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in East Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am corner 215 Dibbs St and Wyrallah Rd in small Quakers hut next to Community Hall.

Low-cost or free 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. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.

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.

Alateen meeting Alateen meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.org.au

Breast Cancer Support The Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the RSL Services Club in Jonson St, Byron Bay, 12–2pm, every third Wednesday of the month. For information about support for partners and families please call 0431 207 453. More info on Facebook: Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay or call 0431 207 453.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. 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 meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.org.au.

Support after suicide StandBy provides support to people who have lost someone to suicide. They provide free face-to-face and telephone support and are accessible 24/7. Follow-up contact is available for up to one year. Find out more at: www. standbysupport.com.au or call 13 11 14. If you, or someone you are with, are in need of immediate support please call an ambulance or police on 000.

Social sporting groups Mullumbimby: Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. Tuesdays: 10.30am. Byron: Drumming with Gareth Jones at Byron Theatre; Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell 12 till 1pm. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukulele 11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings needed, information seniors@byroncommuntycentre. com or call 6685 6807. South Golden

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Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017. Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932. Byron Bay Croquet at Croquet Club next to the Scout Hall at the Byron Rec Grounds every Monday at 3.30pm. Ring 0477 972 535. Pottsville Fun Croquet Club at Black Rocks Sportfield. Beginners and visitors welcome. Game starts 9.30am Tuesday and 2pm Thursday. $5 per game. Enquiries 0413 335 941.

Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and Fridays 10–12 and market Saturdays 9–1. Discover your New moon 3 July First quarter 9 July Full moon 17 July Third quarter 25 July Day of Sun Sun Moon month rise set rise 1 M 0639 1700 0440 2 T 0639 1700 0543 3 W 0639 1700 0646 4 T 0639 1701 0745 5 F 0639 1701 0839 6 S 0639 1702 0928 7 S 0639 1702 1012 8 M 0639 1702 1052 9 T 0639 1703 1130 10 W 0638 1703 1207 11 T 0638 1704 1245 12 F 0638 1704 1324 13 S 0638 1705 1405 14 S 0638 1705 1450 15 M 0637 1706 1538 16 T 0637 1706 1630 17 W 0637 1707 1723 18 T 0636 1707 1817 19 F 0636 1708 1911 20 S 0635 1708 2004 21 S 0635 1709 2056 22 M 0635 1709 2148 23 T 0634 1710 2240 24 W 0634 1710 2333 25 T 0633 1711 26 F 0633 1712 0027 27 S 0632 1712 0123 28 S 0632 1713 0223 29 M 0631 1713 0324 30 T 0630 1714 0427 31 W 0630 1714 0528

local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Cafe is closed for renovations until further notice.

Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites interested seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1–3pm during school terms. For more information phone Lynne on 0428 665 948.

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

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5.16am 8.54pm 7.38am 11.18am Moon High tide, set height (m) 1533 0650 1.30; 1936 1.82 1626 0740 1.30; 2022 1.90 1727 0830 1.30; 2109 1.95 1832 0919 1.30; 2156 1.97 1939 1011 1.30; 2244 1.94 2046 1104 1.29; 2332 1.87 2152 1201 1.30 2256 0022 1.76; 1304 1.31 2358 0115 1.63; 1413 1.35 0213 1.50; 1523 1.42 0100 0314 1.39; 1629 1.51 0200 0417 1.30; 1728 1.60 0300 0519 1.25; 1819 1.68 0359 0615 1.22; 1905 1.74 0456 0703 1.21; 1947 1.77 0550 0747 1.21; 2026 1.78 0640 0827 1.21; 2102 1.77 0726 0904 1.21; 2137 1.74 0807 0942 1.22; 2211 1.70 0844 1018 1.21; 2244 1.65 0919 1058 1.21; 2317 1.58 0951 1140 1.21; 2354 1.50 1022 1230 1.21 1053 0033 1.41; 1327 1.23 1125 0120 1.32; 1432 1.27 1200 0217 1.24; 1539 1.35 1238 0324 1.19; 1640 1.46 1321 0430 1.18; 1735 1.59 1411 0532 1.19; 1828 1.72 1508 0630 1.22; 1917 1.83 1611 0725 1.26; 2006 1.92

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

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New golf champions Georgina wins gold crowned at Byron

Byron Bay Golf Club Foursome Champions 2019: Gaby (L) and Leisl. Photo supplied The Ladies’ Foursomes Championship held at Byron Bay Golf Club on Thursday was won by Gaby Brown and Leisl Roughead with a gross score of 140. Sally Symons and Sue

Charles were runners-up. All up 36 golfers vied for the championship title over the 27 holes played in the competition and a place on the Byron Golf Club honour board.

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Georgina has two more for the trophy cabinet after at the short-course championships. Photo supplied

Rainbow Dragon Boaters reach Brunswick after cruising down the Brunswick River. Photo Geoff Fosbrooke

Georgina Morley-Miller from the Mullumbimby Swim Club won the gold medal in the 15yrs 200m backstroke and the silver in the 100m backstroke at the Swimming North Coast winter shortcourse championships over the June long weekend. The meet was held at two

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locations (Forster and Lismore) with clubs from the mid-north coast and the north coast competing. Georgina took one second off her personal best times in both events. She also took four seconds off her 50m butterfly personal best time.

Bailey charges to 17th Byron Bay rugby gets big win over Grafton

The Lennox Head-based Rainbow Dragon Boaters won more medals, including gold, two silver and bronze medals in one weekend, as they begin preparations for an international regatta. Eight club members headed north for the Great Barrier Reef Masters Games in Cairns. They teamed up with Townsville paddlers for the 13km marathon paddle and won gold in a recordbreaking 1 hour 13 minutes that they credited to the presence of crocodiles. Next up a Rainbow Dragons combined 20s crews, with paddlers from Gold Coast, Cairns, and Illawarra,

took on the 200m sprints. The mixed and open men’s teams won silvers each and the women’s team a bronze. Meanwhile, closer to home at the Mullum2Bruns 10km paddle, the club took home the Best Dressed dragon boat and three cartons of fancy beers. The most recent feat has seen seven Rainbow Dragons Abreast team members combining with Central Coast in a 9-hour 55km paddle on the Ord River Marathon, WA. Back at home the Rainbows Dragons are training hard after accepting their invitation to compete in the International Dragon Boat Federation’s Club Crew Championships in France.

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Soli brings it to Brazil. Photo Diz SOCIAL/WSL Crystal Cylinders Byron Bay’s Soli Bailey looked in exciting form at the Oi Rio Pro in Brazil, surfing with aggression and flair, but ultimately had to settle for an equal 17th place. Stop five on the World Surf League tour started in clean 1-metre waves and Bailey took on Gabriel Medina and Adrian Buchan and succeeded in progressing into the round of 32 with some nice power surfing and also completed an aerial on his last wave. In his next heat he was up against world number

two Kolohe Andino, and also had to contend with solid 2–3-metre-plus waves pounding the sandbank, with backwash adding an extra hazard. Organisers utilised the overlapping format with 40-minute heats and jetski assistance. Bailey’s strategy was to attack every wave as hard as he could and while Andino beat him in the end, it was clear that he has embraced the underdog role and is looking way more dangerous to the top seeds than he was in the first half of the year.

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Good phase ball for Byron Bay set up plenty of scoring opportunities last week against Grafton. Photo Nico Byron Bay have fought their way back into the top four of the Far North Coast rugby competition with a dominant 46–6 win over the Grafton Redmen at the Recreation Grounds last Saturday. While the game went to the break at 10–6 Byron was able to capitalise on an injury-depleted Grafton side and ran in six unanswered tries in the second half. Will Aisake, Tim Hartman, Jordan Elliot, James Atkins, and Brad Hill all scored tries for Byron Bay, while Craig Wallace scored two. Tom Brookes completed the score sheet with four conversions and a penalty goal.

It was Byron Bay’s third win in a row after beating Lismore City 36–32, and Casuarina Beach 38–25. It sees the side move back into the top four on the ladder with 34 points, sitting behind Casuarina (35 points) and Lennox Head (39), who each have a game in hand. Grafton (29) and Ballina (31) are not far off the pace. Well out in front is Wollongbar Alstonville who sit on 55 points on the back of 11 wins from 11 starts. Byron travel to Casino this weekend. Their opponents had a 29–0 win over Casuarina Beach last weekend, but it was only their third for the season.

On a roll: Paul Clark and Gavin McPhail won the District Pairs earlier this year. Photo supplied Byron Bay Bowling Club’s Gavin McPhail won the Tweed Byron District Singles title last Sunday. Gavin played and won three games over the weekend and now progresses towards the Zone Championship early next month, which are scheduled to be played at Byron Bay. ‘Depending on the draw, he will have one or two games to win to make it into the final 16 who play for the NSW State title,’ club

member Syl Reid said. ‘All our members wish all the best at Zone and we will be there to watch all the Zone play-offs at the club,’ he said. Gavin was recently crowned as Byron Bay’s singles champion. He overcame Duncan Elphick in a close and tense match. The Byron Bowling Club’s minor singles play-off saw Sam Skehan get the better of Werner Borkhardt in another tight match.

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Backlash Belongil was not the scene of the recent fish kill, as reported last week on page 3. The headline was incorrect; the story was about Tallow Creek, which is located near Suffolk Park. Q Q Q Q

The Pighouse Flicks has closed its doors, with managers saying there just wasn’t enough patronage. Owners Blake and Niah said on social media, ‘This cinema has been an icon of Byron, we used to go here as children, so it pains us that we are there when it closes’. They add a final screening will be held, Heavy Water, on June 26, and that it will still be available for private hire. Q Q Q Q

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NT Indigenous traditional owners drilled into the territory’s parliament lawns last week, ‘To show politicians what it feels like,’ according to buzzed.com. Conrad Rory said he fears that fracking could contaminate water and animals, ultimately leading to Aboriginal communities being moved to urban centres like Darwin and Alice Springs. A decision to lift the territory’s fracking ban followed a 15-month scientific inquiry chaired by Justice Rachel Pepper. Q Q Q Q

How does local government work? WA-based author Linton Hodson has written A Hitch-Hikers Guide To Local Government, which is a diary of the inner workings and politics of a Margaret River council. It features former Byron GM Max Eastcott and Fast Buck$ – elder Echo readers will recall Max was in power in the early 1990s and was later paid a considerable fee to exit the building. Max has been

The inaugural fundraiser for the Brunswick Heads Marine Rescue Service, Sink or Swing, was held at the Brunswick Picture House on Saturday night. The evening was a huge success, with attendees hitting the dance floor for some swing dancing with teachers from Swing on In. John Howard from Seachange Revisited (pictured) popped in to help with raffle draws and auctions. Marine Rescue’s Jonathan Wilcock said they would like to thank everyone who attended and made it such a great night. ‘We would particularly like to thank the many local businesses who supported us.’ The full thankyou list is on page 14. Photo Jeff Dawson Gwydir Shire Council GM for 18 years, which is in the New England region. To grab a copy of Hodson’s book, his email is democracynow16@ gmail.com.

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The Stop 5G Northern Rivers NSW group is hosting a Q&A public meeting with a panel of experts on Saturday, June 29 from 2pm till 4pm, at St John’s School Hall in Mullumbimby. Panel speakers include Steve Toneguzzo, chairman of the ECSFR (Environment and Community Safe from Radiation), Kelly Abeleven, president of the Australasian Building Biology Society, Bo Zwanikken, wireless technician and audio engineer, Tashi Lhamo, sustainability advocate and registered teacher, and Kim Sporton, journalist and producer. Q Q Q Q

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