The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.08 – July 31, 2019 by Echo Publications

IF A REGULATION IS BREACHED AND NOBODY COMPLAINS, DOES IT MAKE A SOUND? The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 34 #08 • Wednesday, July 31, 2019 • www.echo.net.au

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Transparency lacking as cypress pine becomes Ǖ ſƆƐ ćƷżëƆƆ ĈëƆƖëōƐƷ Hans Lovejoy

ĕĈşſĎȒćſĕëŊĶŕī ǖ ĶīĲƐ Mark Rindel has set a record with a flight from Australia’s most westerly point to the most easterly. Photo Jeff Dawson Paul Bibby It was little more than a slowmoving dot in mid-morning sky – barely enough to make a cockatoo look twice. But the ‘nanolight’ that landed quietly at Tyagarah airstrip last Thursday was anything but insignificant. The plane and its pilot, Mark Rindel, had just completed a record-breaking flight across the country, travelling from Australia’s most westerly point to its most easterly tip, here in the Byron Shire. Rindel flew the tiny, 80kg plane up to six hours a day for more than a month, breaking the record for the lightest flight from one end of Australia to the other, and he is the first solo nanoflight pilot to cross the red centre. ‘It’s such a light plane – I was like

a cork in the ocean up there at times,’ the Melbourne-based pilot said. ‘I would get tossed around and thrown around – some days I just about wanted to give up,’ he said. ‘Other days, it was just absolutely serene.’ After leaving from Western Australia’s Shark Bay on June 24, Rindel flew the tiny plane for up to 300km a day – the maximum its matchbox engine could manage.

LëĶſƷ ŔşŔĕŕƐƆ There were more than a few hairy moments, including the flight over Tenterfield, where he had to soar to 6,000 feet to safely clear the Great Dividing Range. Thankfully, he was supported by a ground crew, led by his wife Penny, who accompanied the flight by car, carrying supplies of fuel, food, and water.

‘There is absolutely no way I could have done it without her,’ Rindel says. ‘There was a whole stretch of about 1,000km where there was nothing – just desert as far as you could see, so we needed to pretty much carry everything with us.’ The inspiration for the flight came from one of Rindel’s dear friends, who came up with the idea but never got the chance to bring it to fruition. ‘John unfortunately passed away, and one day I just thought: “What the hell – why don’t I do it anyway”,’ he says. ‘So I did. You’ve just got to do these things sometimes.’ Rindel is already planning his next nanolight adventure. ‘There’s an old postal route in the US, with white marker stones that are still visible,’ he says. ‘It’s another journey West to East. I’d love to give it a go.’

With residents claiming a cypress pine, paperbarks, and eucalypt trees have been destroyed in the first phase of the Butler Street bypass project, it’s emerged Council are undertaking the large project without a contamination report or providing proof that they have met extensive requirements of Land & Enviroment (L&E) Court orders. The L&E Court orders outline all management and reports that are required before undertaking the infrastructure project. Butler Street residents say the established trees unnecessarily came down last week and they are now without privacy screenings. Labor councillor Jan Hackett told The Echo, ‘I do not understand why the trees have been removed on the residential side of Butler Street. I have asked mayor Simon Richardson and staff to explain’. Throughout the project, the Greens and Labor councillor majority have supported the project while having virtually no involvement – all management has been palmed to staff to manage under delegated powers. Only a vague mayoral

minute asked staff, just prior to awarding the construction tender, to ‘identify areas of degraded wetland near the bypass and what the cost would be to do some restoration work’. This report is expected during the construction phase. Given the lack of transparency, The Echo asked staff why this project has proceeded given crucial documents have not been provided to the public. ‘Why is Council doing this, given any commercial developer doing a similar project would unlikely be allowed to proceed without this information?’ Staff replied, ‘Council is focused on building the approved and funded bypass. Current bypass testing results are part of working documents associated with the construction contract (compliance with consent conditions) and are not publicly available at this stage’. The Echo has also asked for the L&E Court orders to be provided – nothing is available on their website.

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Local filmmakers Cloudcatcher Media will be launching their latest short film Welcome to the Machine on Sunday from 6pm at the Byron Community Centre, as well as online. Made with the support of Screenworks and Create NSW as part of the Go Viral! initiative, this new short drama deals with the issue of poker machines with a science fiction twist. Welcome to the Machine stars local Shire choir legend and ex-Bell Shakespeare actor Melia Naughton as Clara, and Australia’s leading voiceover artist Lofty Fulton (the voice of Masterchef, Sky TV, 2GB) as the Machine. Both stars will talk at the launch.

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Remember the plan for a combined koala hospital and brewery in Bangalow? Well, it’s back – sort of. Having withdrawn the first development application (DA) for the site on Pioneers Crescent, the owner of the 39-hectare property has come up with a new plan for the location. The cuddly koalas are gone but the brewery remains. And there’s now a childcare centre. The $2.97m proposal, put forward by town planning firm Ardill Payne & Partners, includes a 1,012 sqm longdaycare centre for up to 100 children, a recreational facility comprising two pools and a gym, a brewery, and a retail

garden centre with ancillary kitchen/bar/dining area. The previous plan for a koala hospital was abandoned following the expression of strong reservations by local wildlife groups who said that it would not assist the local koala population. It appears the revised DA is still drawing significant objections from sections of the Bangalow community. President of the Bangalow Progress Association, Ian Holmes, said the proposal did not achieve any of the objectives set out in the planning rules for land with an RU2 rural zoning. This included maintaining the rural landscape character of the area, protecting the scenic landscape of the site, and ensuring sustainable

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‘This development would be a total game changer and would effectively blow up the village plan.’ The owner of the property, Lewis Haigh, declined

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to comment, as did town planners Ardill Payne and Partners, who produced the development application. However, the Statement of Environmental Effects provided as part of the application states that the development was consistent with the objectives of the RU2 zoning and ‘other applicable planning instruments and the Byron DCP’. ‘The subject land is considered appropriate and conducive to the proposed variety of rural land uses…’ ‘It is considered that the development will not result in any land use conflicts and will won’t have any adverse impacts on the natural or man made environment.’ ‘The development… will have a cumulative positive impact on the environment owing to the implementation of habitat restoration and landscaping.’

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primary industry. ‘From the community’s point of view, this is agricultural land and it should be protected,’ Mr Holmes said. He also said the development was not in keeping with the Bangalow Village Plan, which was developed by community representatives. ‘We’re basically one of the few remaining areas that is a contained rural village,’ he said. ‘The community wants to preserve that. If we find that we have pools and gyms and breweries on one of the town’s signature hills then that entire premise is dismantled.’

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remains unclear. While Council’s website states, ‘Using the rail corridor to build a road would rule out the option of delivering a rail service in the future,’ it is at odds with recommendations from a government-funded 2014 ARUP Rail Trail study. On page 32, under section 4.7.5, it states: ‘It may also be possible to include both rail trail and the proposed bypass and the proposed Byron Bay Community and Tourist rail shuttle within the corridor…’ The Echo understands no formal request was ever made to Transport NSW to explore all uses for transport within

the corridor. Staff were asked to comment, but there was no reply. After an attempt by Labor councillor Paul Spooner to investigate route options was knocked back by fellow councillors, he then supported the final tender in late May.

Blockade Tuesday Meanwhile, a protester at the construction site told The Echo on Tuesday that contractors had stopped work and police were on their way owing to the blockade. They are seeking an urgent meeting with the mayor so he can explain his decision, he said. The blockade is expected to continue.

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Archibalds part of Chinny Charge history Photo & story Aslan Shand A lifetime of running barefoot around the hills of Palmwoods in Main Arm is one way to keep fit and train to do the charge up Mount Chincogan. When the Chinny Charge re-opened in 2017, one local family were back in force, with four generations on the starting line. Kevin and Rosemary Archibald had run the race many times before it stopped in 2001, and when the race was re-launched by the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce, they were keen to do it again. ‘We were driving into town from Palmwoods. Kevin was in his thirties and playing rugby league at the time, and I suggested he run for the first time,’ said Rosemary. Rosemary said, ‘In my forties, I’d recovered from Ross River Fever although the doctors said I would never get over that one’. ‘But I started playing touch football when I was around 40, and then I decided to run it with my daughter Maree, who had done it a couple of times before. Then we ran it until it finished.’

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again, he will do it in bare feet like he’s always done. ‘I took my shoes off about halfway up the mountain,’ said Rosemary. ‘I feel safer running without shoes on, and Kevin has run barefoot all the way since the seventies.’

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Bypass Biodiversity Destruction Part 3 Former mayor Jan Barham Queries BSC info Council’s bypass ad last week failed to identify the rainforest and full biodiversity values of the bypass route. My ad identified rainforest which is different to the Paperbark Swamp and the overall wetland area that BSC ad identified. The Byron coastal wetland is not a uniform mass of greenery; it’s a complex ecosystem that features varied vegetation types and fauna. So why is Council denying the existence of rainforest when their own mapping identifies it?

Is this ‘wilful blindness’? Don’t they want to know?

significant survey to be undertaken. As previously advised, the survey is at no cost to Council but permission is required for the accredited assessor to undertake the work on public land.

Fragmentation of surrounding area There’s no doubt that the area surrounding the bypass will be impacted. The fragmentation within the rail corridor (magenta on map) will reduce the biodiversity values. This area wasn’t required to be considered in reports by BSC consultant GHD as Biobanking limits the consideration of ecological impact.

BSC 2017 Vegetation Mapping

This map is a Byron Council map, identifying subtropical rainforest in the bypass route where no GHD surveys were undertaken. It’s disturbing that Council is failing to recognise the likelihood of a Threatened Ecological community (TEC), Lowland Rainforest in the bypass route, despite its own map, dated 2017, but was identified in 2015. Council’s application recognises the TEC, Paperbark Swamp but the potential for the Lowland Rainforest TEC is another matter; it’s significant. It’s Nationally recognised as critically endangered and is also the primary habitat of the nationally critically endangered Mitchell’s Rainforest Snail. Council self-determined that it didn’t require a Commonwealth environmental approval. (EPBC)

Request for refusal review – Council says NO, again! The request for the survey is a precautionary principle approach. David Milledge advised in April of the ‘likelihood’ of a Nationally Critically Endangered (TEC). After Council’s initial refusal to permit an independent flora survey in the bypass route, I requested a review of the refusal. They have again refused. It’s perplexing that Council, with a responsibility to protect our Shire, a biodiversity hotspot, and a commitment to be an environmental leader is unwilling to allow a late but potentially

Coastal Swamp Forests

Subtropical Rainforests

BSC’s vegetation mapping showing subtropical rainforest (green area), fragmented coastal swap forest (magenta area), overlayed with the bypass route (yellow area) and GHD biobanking survey plots (blue rectangles).

Biobanking agreement and credits To destroy biodiversity, an applicant must obtain ‘credits’ to offset the loss. Importantly, credits are only established if the flora and fauna species are considered. The BSC application only considers the Paperbark Swamp and four fauna species. David Milledge and the 2001 Species Impact Statement identified at least 10 fauna species. The establishment of Biobanks creates the credits. Council claims to ‘guarantee the improvement and conservation of an additional 44.5ha of similar vegetation’. The biobank sites, Lilli Pilli and the Byron STP site, are already under protection. So, is it okay to destroy biodiversity and protect somewhere that’s already protected?

Trading biodiversity The amount of credits required for the bypass is exceeded in the biobanks. In October 2015, a staff report referred to the surplus credits and stated, ‘these could be sold on the open market to recover costs (eg GHD already have a client in the Tweed…). Alternatively, these could be used by Council to offset other projects.’ Council has NO biobanking policy on credit trading; if they did sell, then Byron Shire would be facilitating biodiversity destruction in other areas. Could it be the West Byron development or in another shire? Would the community want that? Or has Council got other development plans?

Why this current route? Twenty years ago, the previous EIS (1998) determined the current route inflicted too much ecological damage. The preferred route was the rail corridor. A report investigating the ‘Rail Trail’ for the Department of Premier & Cabinet by ARUP in 2014 stated, ‘it may be possible to include the rail trail, bypass, and the proposed Byron Bay Community and Tourist Rail Shuttle within the corridor’. It appears this report was not presented to Council. If it had, it may have initiated negotiation to optimise the use of the corridor (public land) for all Byron’s transport needs. The BSC ad last week also stated that it would ‘require an Act of Parliament to close this section of the rail line and build a road in close proximity’. Unlikely. Where is the legal advice?

Survey avoidance So, is this a developer? Or is it our local council denying the opportunity to clarify the rainforest concerns raised by Mr Milledge and identified by Council itself, but not included in the bypass application. Traffic congestion Council could trial some ‘soft’ engineering solutions, eg remove parking on Shirley St and Bangalow Road to increase flow at peak times by creating two lanes entering Byron, north and south. Contact councillors if you are concerned Dear community, if you concerned, then please contact councillors. A survey would clarify the doubt that all biodiversity values and specifically rainforest have not been considered. Love, Jan

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E ĲşƖƆĕ ĎĕŔşōĶƆĲĕĎ ćƷ Ǖſĕ ĕëĎƷ Īşſ ƐĲĕ ſĕȒĶŕƐſşĎƖĈƐĶşŕ şĪ ƆĕĈşŕĎëſƷȒĎƱĕōōĶŕī ĪĕĕƆȃ A fire burnt a South Golden Beach duplex house to the ground Thursday morning. ‘We woke up to sirens, sirens,’ said neighbour Angela Dunlop. ‘The fire brigade, police, and paramedics were all there.’ Brunswick Heads, Mullumbimby Rural, and Billinudgel fire brigades attended the scene with Billinudgel being stepped down when the fire was contained. ‘Everyone was accounted for and no-one was hurt,’ said a spokesperson for the NSW Fire Brigade. The house was part of a duplex that it is understood a family were just moving into.

‘The removal truck was stuck in the driveway and couldn’t be moved to get access for the fire truck because the keys were inside,’ said Ms Dunlop. ‘One of the firies said that the fire possibly started in the kitchen.’

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Cause not known However, a spokesperson for NSW Fire Brigade said that they do not have a cause regarding how the fire started and that the cause is under investigation. Owing to a firewall between the two houses that made up the duplex, it is understood that the other house was not affected by the fire.

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ĕƱĕſëīĕ żōëŕƐ şƖƐżƖƐ ſĕƆƖōƐƆ Ķŕ ōşƱĕſ ſëƐĕżëƷĕſ ĪĕĕƆ The low nutrient loading of pollutants at Council’s sewerage treatment plants means lower ratepayer fees, say staff. ‘It is way below the licence limit required by the EPA,’ says Council’s manager utilities, Cameron Clark, adding that the latest review by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) ‘has resulted in the lowest risk and highest performing category.

‘The pollutant incident risk and environmental management performance at the sites were found to be at a low level of risk to human health and the environment. As such, the risk level for Council’s Environment Protection Licences is Category A (Level 1). ‘The risk level is used to calculate the licence administrative fee. Licensees who perform well and minimise

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environmental risk are rewarded with a reduction of their administrative fees. ‘Under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO), Byron Shire Council requires environmental protection licences to conduct any activity listed in Schedule 1 of the POEO Act, including operating and discharging waste from sewerage treatment plants’.

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BYRON SHIRE Working closely with Byron Shire Council, a traffic management plan has been implemented to manage and minimise potential traffic impacts in proximity to the Byron Writers Festival site at Elements of Byron resort. FESTIVAL TRAFFIC WILL ENTER THE SITE VIA BAYSHORE DRIVE FROM THURSDAY 1 TO SUNDAY 4 AUGUST The Festival guests’ car park opposite Elements of Byron, accessible from Bayshore Drive, has been prepared for patrons.There will be a drop off area for guests and parking set-aside for disabled persons at the Festival entrance end of Bayshore Drive. A regular GoByron shuttle bus service will run to and from the Festival site 8am and 5.30pm from the Visitor Centre on Jonson Street for a cost of $5 per one-way journey. The Byron Bay Solar Train will run an extended timetable between Byron Bay CBD and North Beach Station at Elements of Byron Resort for a cost of $4 per one-way journey. Byron Writers Festival Hotline is (02) 6685 5115 We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

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The case for re-introducing fees to build secondary dwellings has been made by Council staff, with those predicted funds pegged for a new central Byron Shire library, halls, public toilets, bike paths, and open spaces such as playgrounds. The 180-page draft document, available for comment on Council’s website, also suggests removing ‘the waiver for the payment of water and sewer contributions for secondary dwellings’. Yet the report provided by staff omits data that are essential to understanding the context and history of secondary-dwelling fees. Additionally, staff assumptions of infrastructure projects are not underpinned by any evidence of community consultation. A detail of proposed new costings is broken down by towns, rural areas north and south, and includes contributions for a standard dwelling unit, one and two bedroom dwelling and ‘area per person’. ‘Area per person’ is not clearly defined within the report. Fees for secondary dwellings are pegged more for Mullumbimby than for other areas across all dwelling types. For example, the proposed cost for a onebedroom unit DA in Mullum is $10,661.60, while a Mullum two-unit DA would be $14,538.54. In Ocean Shores, a one-bedroom unit DA would be $3,853.19 and a

two-bedroom unit $5,254.35. High-growth areas pegged by staff include Byron Bay/ Suffolk Park, Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, and Bangalow. Low-growth catchments, according to the report, are Rural North Rural South and Ocean Shores/ South Golden Beach.

!ĕŕƐſëō ōĶćſëſƷ Remarkably, staff suggest building a new central Byron Shire library (page 64), claiming the current Byron Bay one ‘is too small to meet the current demand’. Despite only opening in 2013, staff did not refer to any evidence of why a centralised library was needed, nor provide any evidence of consultation with Friends of the Library or other stakeholders within the report. A Friends of the Library spokesperson told The Echo they were not consulted, yet added the 2012 document predates the 2013 library. Additionally, there is no reference as to when the developer contribution amendment was reported to Council, the year the fees were withdrawn and why. The Echo asked staff to explain, and they replied it was reported to Council on February 22, 2018. ‘Agenda item 13.24, p215’. Perhaps the most remarkable omission regarding transparency and accountability by staff is that the plan does not include any deletions/amendements of the existing document with a ‘strike through’, which is commonly used by bureaucrats

to reference what details are being amended and deleted. Staff replied on that matter: ‘The sections being amended are made clear in the public notice. The proposed amended document is available to download on the public notices page. The original document is also on Council’s website. Put “developer contributions” into the search bar on the website.’

ĶŔĕĎ ëƐ ĕëƆĶŕī ſĕŕƐëō ƆƐſĕƆƆ While the withdrawal of secondary-dwelling fees in 2011 was aimed at easing rental stress (under the Affordable Rental Housing SEPP), staff reported in February 22, 2018 that their review found it had ‘no impact’ while rents have instead increased. Yet that February 22, 2018 staff report does not include any further historical information, such as what the the previous secondary fees were before they were withdrawn. The Echo understands it was around $20,000. Another justification by staff for re-introducing secondary-dwelling fees is based on ‘continued population and employment growth’ as well as an ageing population. ‘The resident population of the LGA is forecast to grow by approximately 6,940 between 2011 and 2026’, staff write. Public submissions for the draft close August 21 at 4pm. For more information visit the public notices tab at www.byron.nsw.gov.au.

wŕĕ şşĪ Ʒſşŕ ȑ ë żşƆĶƐĶưĕ ſĕƆżşŕƆĕ Ɛş ĲşŔĕōĕƆƆ ĈſĶƆĶƆ Genevieve Lee Art, music, and spoken-word poetry brought out a crowd of around 50 on a crisp full-moon night recently in Mullum’s industrial estate in support of positive solutions to homelessness. Homeless charity One Roof Byron, volunteers, clients, and staff worked hard to make it happen. The art, music, and poetry was created by the everyday people of Byron Shire to the theme The Only Way Out Is In. This was supported by the extraordinary talents of

Vaggaphonics (catch them at Tropical Bloom) and Christo Warner poet.

Tiny home ĈşŔżōĕƐĕĎ We also celebrated the completion of our tinyhome trailer. Thanks to the generosity of landowners in the Byron Shire, One Roof Byron (ORB) is giving people the opportunity to help build their own tiny homes while being supported to develop the skills needed to live in one place for a longer time. The model is particularly aimed at helping those

relatively new to rough sleeping who seek change. Participants also have the opportunity to take part in permaculture and skilling activities, as well as work on resolving the factors which led them to experience homelessness in the first place. One Roof Byron is a registered charity run by community members, some of whom have lived experience of homelessness themselves. For more details email oneroofbyron@gmail.com or see our FB. Q Genevieve Lee is from ORB.

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‘This government inserted the rules for this monstrosity of West Byron into Byron Shire’s LEP (Local Environment Plan). Now that the NRPP has rejected both

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agreed to a $293.6m takeover bid by private-equity-backed Avid Property Group, The Australian Financial Review (Nine) reported on July 7. Mr Pugh also said that if the rumors that Villa World had pulled out of the West Byron development were true, ‘We hope that the remaining owners, Tower Holdings, listen to community concerns and heed the significant environmental constraints to come up with a more appropriate development. They should also consider offering to sell all or part of their lands to the government.’

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Seventeen photographers from Byron to Burleigh will be bringing their love of portrait photography together in a ten-day long exhibition at the Proudfoot’s Lane Loading Dock in Murwillumbah from August 2 till 12 . Co-curator Dev Lengjel

says, ‘Portraits can be a window into the soul of the sitter’. It’s probably my favourite kind of photography. It’s quite a rare thing to capture a still human moment – we are always in motion...always interacting with the world around us.’

Extinction comes to Drill Hall, Aug 2 till 18 A timely play – commissioned by New York’s Manhattan Theatre Club – will be taking to Drill Hall’s stage from August 2 till 18. Multi-award winning playwright Hannie Rayson’s latest work Extinction ‘delves deep into the heart of our moral values’. ‘The narrative wraps an important conservation message around a unique and personal human story, which brings together four interesting and diverse characters’. ‘The working relationships of this unusual collective of

people draws the audience in to an emotive story, interwoven with both environmental and social ambiguities, deep in contemplation, yet full of laughter’.

Set by James Guppy Extinction stars Steven Browning aka AvikaL, Cate Feldmann, Diva Cory and James Grant, with artwork and set design by renowned local artist James Guppy. Tickets are available online at www.drillhalltheatre.org.au and at the Mullumbimby Bookshop.

James Grant, Cate Feldman, Diva Cory and Stephen Browning aka Avikal . Photo Jeff Dawson

Lack of evidence cited for Bruns tree poisoning Paul Bibby Byron Council says it has insufficient evidence to undertake enforcement action over an alleged tree poisoning on the site of a proposed development in Brunswick Heads. Earlier this month,

Council hired an independent botanist to examine three large hoop pines at 16 Short Street, which appeared to have been tampered with, and were showing signs of distress. The property is the site of a proposal to build two double-storey houses, each

with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, that has drawn strong objections from some local residents.

Investigation In a statement to The Echo, a Council spokesperson said that the botanist’s investigation had not provided

‘the level of evidence required to proceed with any formal enforcement action in relation to the alleged tree poisoning’. ‘The Development Application [DA] for the subject property otherwise remains under the assessment by staff,’ the spokesperson said.

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The Bangalow Historical Society have welcomed a new family history room at Bangalow’s dearly loved Heritage House. The Family History room is part of a project funded by a $320,000 grant from the NSW government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund (SCCF), called Connecting Families Past and Present at Heritage House. Researching family histories is popular in Australia and new technology at Bangalow’s Heritage House is making it easier for local

people to discover their past. The new Family History room was officially opened July 25. The grant has provided for an extension to Heritage House for the creation of a new ‘hub’ for the exploration of family history which includes a new display and reading room as well as digital upgrades to allow local residents to access family history records held by the NSW government. President of the Bangalow Historical Society Trish Bleakley said there is now

a new social area for family history buffs to meet, talk and share their research. She said, ‘Bangalow is a close-knit community, and while some families know a lot about their roots in this area, many others have moved here from other places and this new family history room is a fabulous way to learn more about ourselves and each other’.

Access to data ‘To be able to get digital access to collections from the NSW government, including

State Library, NSW Land and Property and State Records, is a great resource for our little town and the Historical Society is thrilled to be able to provide this courtesy of the Stronger Country Communities Fund grant. ‘People can now come to Heritage House, enjoy the displays, use the family history resources, make some new friends and have a beautiful cup of tea and something to eat,’ Ms Bleakley said. Heritage House is open Tuesday till Friday from 10am till 3pm.

Ballina Council calls for gambling monitoring Paul Bibby Ballina Council will write to the Minister for Liquor Gaming and Racing and local MPs to request greater monitoring of electronic gaming machines in the shire. But the Council stopped short of taking a range of tougher measures aimed directly at Ballina’s biggest gaming machine venues. The decision was made by Council at its full meeting on Thursday, which was addressed by the Reverend Tim Costello from the Alliance for Gambling reform. Rev Costello encouraged Council to act, telling councillors that poker machines were the ‘crack

cocaine of gambling’. He supported the recommendation from staff that Council write to the minister requesting greater compliance and congratulated councillors on ‘taking steps to act on gambling reform’ after the meeting. However, councillors elected not to undertake a range of tougher measures contained in the staff report they had commissioned back in January. These possible measures would have had a more direct impact on local poker machines, and included withdrawing sponsorship from events held at poker machine venues, and refusing to attend meetings there.

There was also an option for Ballina Council not to conduct meetings, forums or workshops at venues with electronic gaming machines; and for it to cease all sponsorship of these venues. Council staff recommended against taking any of these measures, and Ballina’s councillors followed suit, declining to take any of the tougher measures. Councillor Keith Williams (Labor) said that staff had indicated these tougher measures would ‘create difficulties for them in the community’. ‘The issue is that most of the larger venues in the Shire have poker machines,’ Cr Williams said.

‘So to decline to attend meetings or hold workshops at these venues would have consequences for staff and the operations of the council.’ He said that the debate had focused on improving monitoring and compliance as there had reportedly been issues in this area. ‘We have had allegations that some of the venues weren’t obeying the law so we focused on that side of things.’ ‘There was an element of the council which thought that it was a state matter and we should stay out of it, so the end result was much closer to a consensus position.’

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

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DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

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

PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ‘POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION AREAS’ IN THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS STRATEGY

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.

BRUNSWICK HEADS & BANGALOW

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.

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.

Council invites you to make a submission regarding the inclusion of the following land as ‘Possible Investigation Areas’ in the Business and Industrial Lands Strategy (formerly known as the Employment Lands Strategy).

1. Between Gulgan and The Saddle Road, Brunswick Heads

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2019.307.1 – BANGALOW, 16 Green Frog Lane Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House, New Secondary Dwelling and Swimming Pool 10.2019.284.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 4A Gin Gin Crescent Dwelling House and Secondary Dwelling

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.

10.2019.119.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 20 Manns Road Change of Use of Industrial Unit to Artisan Food and Drink Industry

MAKE A SUBMISSION

10.2019.329.1 – BANGALOW, 17 Byron Bay Road Dwelling House

10.2018.506.1 – BANGALOW, 7 Lismore Road Dwelling House

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

10.2019.302.1 – TYAGARAH, 7 McInnes Lane Tree Removal Three (3) Trees and New Driveway

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

10.2019.299.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 28 Corella Crescent Dual Occupancy (Detached)

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

10.2019.371.1 – BYRON BAY 17 Bangalow Road 1.8m High Front Fence

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

10.2019.168.1 – BINNA BURRA, 990 Friday Hut Road Subdivision of Four (4) Lots into Two (2) Lots 10.2019.171.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 1 Alcorn Street Swimming Pool

2. 150 Lismore Road, Bangalow (adjacent to Industrial Estate)

10.2019.232.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 2/164 Alcorn Street Alterations and Additions to Existing Dual Occupancy Dwelling

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

10.2019.176.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 16 Bottlebrush Crescent Home Based Food Business

APPLICATIONS REFUSED

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF AMENDMENTS TO BYRON DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN 2012 (AMENDMENT 4)

The following applications have not been granted approval by Council, but are listed for the information of the community: 10.2017.654.2 – BYRON BAY, 34 Bayshore Drive S4.55 to Relocate North West Fencing Fronting Bayshore Drive

REMOVAL OF SECONDARY DWELLINGS CONTRIBUTIONS WAIVER Council resolved to publicly exhibit an amendment to Byron Developer Contributions Plan 2012 in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Regulation, for a period of 28 days. The amendments consist of: 1. Deletion of clause 2.14 that allowed for the waiver of contributions on secondary dwellings. 2. Consequential numerical changes of the plan to reﬂect the updated numbering of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The amendment to the Byron Developer Contributions Plan 2012 is on exhibition from 24 July 2019 until 21 August 2019 and is available for viewing and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Submissions Close:4.00pm 21 August 2019 Enquiries: Christopher Soulsby Development Planning Ofﬁcer on 02 6626 7058 For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising.

SOUTH ARM BRIDGE, BRUNSWICK HEADS – REHABILITATION REQUEST FOR TENDER NO: 2019-0038 Description: Byron Shire Council (Council) invites tenders for a contract to restore South Arm Bridge and improve the load carrying capacity. 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 Tenders Online at www.tendersonline.com. au/byron. If you experience difﬁculties accessing the website, please call the Tenders Online helpdesk on 1800 233 996.

10.2019.323.1 – BANGALOW, 11 Raftons Road Carport

DEFERRED APPROVAL APPLICATIONS 10.2019.311.1 – BYRON BAY, 14 Lilli Pilli Drive Alterations and Additions to Garage and Use of Garage as a Secondary Dwelling 10.2019.40.1 – THE POCKET, 789 The Pocket Road Use of an existing moveable dwelling as a four (4) bedroom accommodation building ancillary to an existing farm stay accommodation

The Business and Industrial Lands Strategy will guide Council’s decision-making and key actions to manage future growth of retail, commercial and industrial land in our Shire. The investigation lands were not identiﬁed in the draft Strategy that was exhibited for public comment in late 2018. Council would now like to hear from the community about the proposal. An information session regarding these sites will be held: When: Tuesday 6 August 2019 Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm Where: Byron Shire Council Chambers, Station St, Mullumbimby More information about the sites can be found at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/employmentlands. 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: 30 August 2019 Enquiries: Natalie Hancock and 02 6626 7169

NOTIFICATION OF HERBICIDE USE MAIN BEACH PARKLAND (FROM DENING PARK TO CLARKES BEACH CARPARK)

Contact: For further details please contact Joshua Provis at jprovis@byron.nsw.gov.au or Kirk Weallans at kweallans@byron.nsw.gov.au

Council wishes to advise that spraying of Monument® selective herbicide (Triﬂoxysulfuron sodium) will be conducted at the above park) for the control of Bindii (Soliva sessilis).

Deadline: Tenders close at 2pm on 26 August 2019.

Application will occur during late July to early August depending on weather conditions. Signage will be posted at the site on the morning (early) of application.

Invitation: 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.

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10.2019.209.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 6 Mona Lane Strata Subdivision Three (3) Lots and Common Property

Enquiries: Andy Erskine Technical Ofﬁcer Byron Shire Council 02 6626 7240

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 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 7 AUGUST 2019 10.2019.285.1 – Bangalow, 18 Pioneers Crescent (Lot 1 DP 1154192) Ardill Payne & Partners, Mixed Use Development Comprising Agricultural Produce Industries, Depot, Garden Centre, Childcare Centre, Swimming Pool and Recreational Facilities

EXHIBITION CLOSES 14 AUGUST 2019 10.2019.375.1 – Byron Bay, 1 Porter Street (Lot 2 DP 271119) Planners North, Alterations and Additions to Existing Commercial Development Including Expanded Outdoor Dining Area Associated with Existing Restaurant 10.2016.540.3 – Brunswick Heads, 5 Mona Lane (Lot 2 DP 514906) Planners North, S4.55 to Modify Conditions 1, 18 and 21 to Amend Approved Plans

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LĹ&#x;Ćą Ć?Ä&#x2022;Ä&#x2C6;Ä˛Ĺ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x;Ĺ?Ĺ&#x;ÄŤĆˇ ÄśĆ&#x2020; Ä˛Ć&#x2013;ĹżĆ?ÄśĹ&#x2022;ÄŤ Ĺ&#x;Ć&#x2013;Ĺż Ĺ&#x160;ÄśÄ&#x17D;Ć&#x2020; Mandy Nolan Former lawyer David Gillespie is devoted to exposing dangerous social forces. In his new book Teen Brains, the father of six exposes the addictive impact of technology on our children and how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making our kids anxious and depressed. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a comfortable subject. No parent wants to have to be the one to tell their kids they can only have a flip phone, that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no gaming at all, and the computer can only be used under supervision in a public space.

Hardline But if you want your kids to be mentally healthy, David believes you have to take a hard line. No more demand feeding of technology! So how is technology use correlated with addictionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsequent negative impacts on adolescent mental health? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how addiction works. It pushes the dopamine out of whackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; says David.

Author David Gillespieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new book tackles child addiction to technology. Photo supplied â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When you increase the dopamine you get addiction. When you decrease the serotonin you get depression. The traditional forms of addiction have been dropping like a stone, things like drugs and sex, but anxiety and depression have had a sharp increase.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In Teen Brains, David illustrates how gaming and social media stimulate dopamine stimulation and reactions in young brains, which leads to

addictive online behaviour. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The self-reinforcing feedback nature of dopamine (the more we get, the less it works and the more we want), means unfettered access to a good supply can quickly develop into addiction and if that happens during puberty it will be laid down as part of the hard wiring of our brain and will be very difficult to change for the rest of your life. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Software is explicitly written to addict teenagers,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says David. Many platforms are free, and this often gives them the illusion that they serve some greater good, but David is suspicious. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When you have a free product, the business model is addict the audience, sell the audience.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Girls rewarded with approval, boys for Ä&#x17D;ĂŤĹ&#x2022;ÄŤÄ&#x2022;Ĺż Not all software is addictive. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The vast majority of software isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t addictive, but there is a small group that is.

Anything that gives instant feedback on user posts is hooking up to how we know the oxytocin works in teenage girls. They get rewarded for approval. Boys get rewarded by danger. No-one is addicted to Excel. But they are addicted to things like Instagram.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; One of the challenges for parents trying to curb their teenagersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; use of devices is that schools now supply them to students. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an educational push that kids need technological literacy.

Ć&#x2013;Ć&#x2020;ÄśĹ&#x2022;Ä&#x2022;Ć&#x2020;Ć&#x2020; Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x;Ä&#x17D;Ä&#x2022;Ĺ? But David doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy it. He believes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the business model of getting kids addicted. Schools, he believes, have unwittingly become the dealers, making rule setting at home very difficult for parents, especially this generation of permissive parents. In Teen Brains, David looks at our parenting styles, our push away from controlled crying and scheduled feeding routines

to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;demand feedingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. David believes that this sets up our kids very early on to realise that if they make a loud enough noise they can manipulate us to get what they want. From very early on, many parents have not been in control of their kids! â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You have to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;NOâ&#x20AC;? and mean it. If a child is used to a parent who has never said â&#x20AC;&#x153;NOâ&#x20AC;?, they will go harder and stronger. They know if you keep going they will say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesâ&#x20AC;? eventuallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Taking it back to birth shows the parenting confidence of demand feeders to those who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The earlier you get in the habit of saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;NOâ&#x20AC;? the

easier it getsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; says David. Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message is not one loved by kids. However he says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;educators, parents, and administrators love it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I say to educators, you want it gone too, and they say the school parents want it but both these groups say they hate it as the supervision requirement is multiplied by 30. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We have politicians making decisions about what parents or educators want.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; David Gillespie will be talking about his book Teen Brains at the Byron Writers Festival this weekend. For tickets to sessions go to byronwritersfestival.com.

Ă&#x17D;Â&#x2014;Çź ĆąÄ&#x2022;Č&#x153;ĹżÄ&#x2022; Ĺ&#x;ĹżÄ&#x17D;ÄśĹ&#x2022;ĂŤĹżĆˇ ĹźÄ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x;ĹźĹ?Ä&#x2022; ĆąÄ˛Ĺ&#x; Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺ?ÄśÄ&#x2022;Ć°Ä&#x2022; Ĺ?ÄśÄŞÄ&#x2022; ÄśĆ&#x2020; ĆąĹ&#x;ĹżĆ?Ä˛ Ç&#x2022; ÄŤÄ˛Ć?ÄśĹ&#x2022;ÄŤ ÄŞĹ&#x;Ĺż Paul BibbyÂ Far from being a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;toxic, manipulative, cultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Extinction Rebellion is global movement of ordinary people who love life and believe it is worth fighting for, a respected local activist says. Murray Dreschler was responding to an attack on the group by former member Sherrie Yoemans, who left the Byron Bypass blockade last week. After walking away from the group â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which continues to fight the bypass â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ms Yoemans said she could no longer accept its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;unacceptable, toxic, manipulative behaviourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Mr Dreschler, who has recently joined Extinction Rebellion, said the group was disappointed but would continue to fight on. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Campaigns like the bypass campaign bring lots of people together who come from different backgrounds and have different opinions about things,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And when we find ourselves in stressful and difficult situations on the frontline, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes the case that conflict or disagreements arise. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate in this instance that one of those disagreements led to Sherrie leaving the group.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sherrie is a good and talented activist and we wish her all the best.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rather than being a group which is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;runâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;co-ordinatedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by any individual, Mr Dreschler said that Extinction Rebellion was a global movement involving hundreds of thousands of people across the globe united by the principle that urgent action is needed to save all the species of the

planet, including humans, from extinction. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run according to the concept of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;holacracyâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which means that decision making is distributed throughout self-organising teams rather a management hierarchy.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Byron Bypass blockade was made up of people who had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;put their lives on hold for the sake of the planet,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

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What 4 Corners missed about Julian Assange On Monday night, ABC’s 4 Corners did a Julian Assange update. Herewith my four takeaways: (1) In almost an hour of reporting, reporter Michael Brissenden barely glossed the crucial stories Assange has published: American interference in the internal affairs of dozens of countries (including invading many of them), US phone-tapping of world leaders, how and why the Democratic Party subverted Bernie Sanders in 2016, multiple financial outrages of global corporations and high-rollers. (2) Hillary Clinton’s adviser Neera Tanden claimed Assange’s basic goal was to ‘undermine democracy’, which she clearly considers synonymous with America and the Democratic Party. More Americans are losing faith in this crock of KoolAid every day, and most people outside the US never swallowed it. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Hrafnsson and Uruguay’s former London consul Narvaez, clearly shared Assange’s premise that the United States is the most powerful but often the most dangerous country on Earth. That doesn’t make him Vlad Putin’s running dog. (3) Former US officials, while swatting Assange like a mossie, were clearly more alarmed by the Trump mob’s plan to jail him in solitary forever – if they can’t execute him. These people are members of the Washington establishment, which Trump isn’t, but they also believe in some of the noble principles in the US Constitution, which Trump doesn’t. They may be Assange’s best chance. (4) Mike Brissenden’s report gave the last word to former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, who said ‘Julian’s not American, he’s Australian’. So if we are saying that somebody who’s not a citizen of the country he is writing about is bound by their security laws and can be extradited to their country to spend time in their prisons, where does that leave us?’ To which New York Times reporter Scott Shane answered: ‘A New York Times reporter or editor [could be charged] with publishing information the government said should be secret’. Nothing could be a more clear and present danger to the exceptionalism of American journalists than that. Assange is part cyber-libertarian and part Byron hippysocialist, who saw that Hillary’s deep-state USA needs to be deconstructed – but he should also have seen how destructive the Trump presidency would be. He needs to sort out his bad behaviour with two women in Sweden, we need to stop treating his inappropriate emotional responses as a hanging offence, and Canberra needs to bring him home. Guest editorial by Phillip Frazer News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au

One, two, three, four. Keeping faith’s a dreadful bore. Five, six, seven, eight. Tap the mat, capitulate.

his, it appears, is Labor’s new tribal chant. And needless to say, it is less of a battle cry than a muted whimper. The party that once boasted of the fire in its belly is now too cowed by electoral defeat to resume the battle of ideas – it has no stomach for further conflict. Surrender is, at least for the moment, the preferred option. But let us be clear, it is not a realistic option. Politics is inherently an antagonistic process – if you like, a war without blood. There are times when it can be, and should be, bipartisan but such truces are rare; if bipartisanship were the norm, there would be no need for parliamentary democracy in the first place. Politics is not about avoiding conflict, but managing it: resolving disputes without killing people. But it does not mean the disputes disappear, or that the protagonists should be silenced. As the man said, maintain the rage. And this is where Anthony Albanese needs to remain relevant. It is one thing to be careful, to settle into his new role and bring his troops to order. But if he continues to be too cautious, he will end up giving them nothing to fight for. Scott Morrison is clearly on a high and is baiting Albanese mercilessly. He has now got through three key pieces of legislation – his tax cuts, his drought fund, and his foreign-fighter exclusion bill. And although Labor argued passionately and at times convincingly about the shortcomings of all of them, in the end the opposition has folded. Morrison sneers that Albanese is presiding over an opposition ‘with a capital O,’ but in fact that capital O looks very like a big fat zero. Labor talks a good fight, but is unwilling to carry its passion through to vote for it. Okay, it has not got the numbers. Oppositions never have – that is why they are oppositions. But they owe it to their supporters, only a small number fewer than those who supported the coalition, to give them a decent show.

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And to date, they haven’t. The tax cuts, or at least the third stage, that will deliver a shitload of money for the rich, should have been resisted to the end. If the government continued to refuse to split the bills Albanese should have called their bluff and continued to agitate for stages one and two – as he had urged. The crossbench senators were prepared to cave – but Labor could still have stuck to its guns and its principles on such a fundamental issue of fairness and equity, not to mention hard economics.

Scott Morrison is clearly on a high and is baiting Albanese mercilessly Mungo MacCallum And as for the drought fund – Albanese’s refusal to hold the line against raiding Infrastructure Australia looks like not just pusillanimity, but something close to parricide. Infrastructure Australia was Albanese’s own creation – the very special baby he birthed in 2008 in one of his first forays as minister. It was, and is, an attempt to make sense out of a confused area that had been dominated by slush funds and pork barrelling. It was independent and non-partisan. And it was Albo’s pride and joy. But now it is to be dismembered at the demands of the National Party to create a Drought Fund which, whatever reassurances will be given, will be an invitation to return to the past – to the slush funds and pork barrelling. And it was not even an election promise – sprung on the new parliament as ‘a matter of urgency’, despite the fact that no money will actually be delivered to farmers for at least one year and probably two. The minister, David Littleproud, howled that by delaying it Labor was denying desperate farmers the only solace available to them. This was both untrue and cynical. But again, Albo tamely submitted.

But perhaps the most egregious backdown was the foreign-fighters exclusion bill. Even the Liberals on the parliamentary committee that examined it thought that it needed amending. The chairman, Andrew Hastie, a right-wing warrior appointed by Morrison precisely because of his hardline approach, signed the unanimous report that said, among other things, that it gave too much power to the minister, Peter Dutton. Given that Hastie had backed Dutton in last year’s leadership putsch, that was surely a reason for Labor to hold the line. If Morrison is determined to give Dutton everything he wants, make him wear it – and of course the doubts over whether Dutton’s latest exercise in megalomania is even constitutional should have been enough for Labor to vote against it anyway. But once again, Albanese has taken the approach that if you can’t beat them on the numbers, you might as well join them in the chamber. And so the chickens come home to roost, and we do mean chickens. And as everyone knows, chickens are there to be plucked – or something that sounds very similar. Morrison has now developed a new taunt: ‘Whose side are you on?’ The correct reply should be: ‘Well, not yours, you vacuous marketeer of bluster and bullshit.’ Instead, when the crunch comes, it is to roll over and submit, and wait for the next ritual humiliation ScoMo can devise. And of course, he will devise plenty – successful bullies always can. It has now got to the stage where Albanese needs to stand up simply in order to remain in touch with his own side – if he does not believe in his own policies, why should he expect anyone else to? And the crunch is about to come. The government’s wedge of the week will be the bills spun to remove Albanese’s enemy John Setka. Yet they are in fact far wider measures to neuter or even eliminate entire trades unions, the final solution to the centuries-old war between laissez-faire capitalism and organised labour. Surely Albanese cannot duck this one. Watch this space.

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Morning-after pill Today I was shocked to confirm that women in need of the morning-after pill had been turned away by a chemist in the North of Byron Shire. All chemists have a right to religious-based views; however, when they are part of a health-provider system they also have a duty of care to customers. Chemists with these views refer customers seeking the morning-after

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pill to another chemist, and in doing so, consider that their ‘duty of care’ has been met. It is important for men and women who are interested in supporting women’s rights to all reproductive health choices, and control over their own bodies, to be able to identify those businesses who support this same right. Being turned away in these circumstances can only heighten the woman’s distress at an already highly sensitive time. Ascertain that the chemist you’re supporting with your business also supports a woman’s right to all reproductive-health options, by providing the morningafter pill on request. Make an informed choice about where you take your business. Support chemists who support women to have control over their own bodies. Robin Gracie Mullumbimby

A little initiative It was 2001 when I decided to create a small business making Japanese lunch boxes, sourcing the best local ingredients. The business flourished, and I re-structured to cater for events. By 2004 the burgeoning local wedding industry was providing me with a decent income, and by 2009 I was able to put a deposit on a house and move in with my family. We are living there to this day. I steered my business with an eco-ethos in mind, staying well away from the wasteful, cookie-cutter, yahoo-type weddings that were common at the time in Australia. This allowed more job opportunites for creative people who didn’t want to do the daily 9–5 grind. With a very conscious intention everyone who started to join this fabulous wedding industry were on the same page. We set our own rules and set the mark

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to have as little waste as possible, as little impact on our homeland, and to be super respectful of the neighbours, making sure the wedding guests are gone by 10.30pm and keeping the events to 15 or fewer a year per venue. I know this has blown out over the years but if this rule was set it is a great compromise for all involved. Most of the families in the industry I have known for many years. Their children, like mine, have grown up with the industry, and have moved into careers and parttime jobs in the many associated businesses. They have learnt a multitude of skills which enable them in life. The work in the wedding industry allows thousands of family-run local businesses to survive, pay our rent and mortgages and, most of all, to stay away from wasteful chain stores that seem to be coming in thick and fast. Monique Guterres Suffolk Park

The almighty dollar Charles MacFarland’s letter (17 June) responding to Mandy’s Soapbox altogether missed the point she was making. While he provides what he thinks would have been a better response, that was not the one given. When people do things primarily to make money, we loathe and distrust such people because that makes them susceptible to unscrupulous behaviour. Think about it: which doctor would you rather be treated by? One who studied medicine to make money and chose to work in a private clinic (which is by nature profit oriented), or one who studied medicine

because she loved helping people and chose to work in a public clinic? Environment, other species, other people’s amenity or even their lives – when all must subordinate themselves and succumb to profiteering, we have good reason for concern, disgust, or anger, just as Mandy expressed. Unfortunately, our entire global economic system is based on such motivation, which is why the world is becoming the sort of hostile place that it is. An excellent account of the rise of the very mentality being described here is given by Karl Polanyi in his classic work The Great Transformation. Jason van Tol Myocum

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comfortable.’ While newspapers should always keep governments accountable, The Echo has turned Dunne’s quote into a blood sport, relentlessly trying to inflict as much pain as possible onto those the community elected and council employees, while treating the electorate like mushrooms, keeping them in the dark to anything Council does who actually aligns with the desires of the majority of those that elected them, the local community. It’s easy to constantly criticise, but takes a little more nuance and effort to fully inform the public and give credit where credit is due. Perhaps one day The Echo will rise to this challenge, but don’t hold your breath waiting, Samantha. Patrick Morrisey Goonengerry

Samantha Wortelhock is spot on when she says, ‘The Echo rarely gives space to the positive things our Greens Council is doing’ (Letters July 17). The reason they rarely give space is that it doesn’t follow their motto which they’ve proudly published every week for 30-odd years, that of Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936) ‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the

Q It seems to me that very few of those attacking The Echo for criticising the Green councillors remember the events of the nineties. In that decade we had a full-scale invasion by developers attempting to treat Byron Bay as a suburb of the Gold Coast, culminating in Club Med announcing that its next mega-resort would ▶ Continued on page 15

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Your dog, your responsibility Melanie Lotfali

Last weekend I had a conversation with a surfer at Lennox Head beach. It started when he waded out of the surf. Or to be more precise, it started when I flagged to him from the beach that he needed to come in from the surf. Or to be even more precise, it started when his boxer came tearing toward me baring his teeth and barking viciously as I walked along the deserted stretch of beach where the surfer had parked his 4WD. Paralysed as I was at the time, trapped between the aggressive dog and the surf, I was grateful the owner had both seen my summons and responded. As soon as the dog saw his beloved heading in from the surf he turned his attention from me, ran toward his master and leapt joyously from side to side in the shallows. I also approached the master, in a much more subdued, but nonetheless friendly way. ‘What’s up?’ he asked, smiling. ‘I wanted to let you know your dog was behaving very aggressively, such that I

couldn’t continue along the beach.’ ‘Impossible,’ he declared and turned away from me. ‘My dog is not at all aggressive.’ ‘He was aggressive toward me. I felt very unsafe,’ I asserted, speaking to the surfer’s back as he walked toward his car. ‘Get some counselling,’ he threw what was to be his closing remark over his shoulder. Suggestions that this might not be my psychological problem but rather a problem with a dog behaving aggressively fell on deaf ears. His hearing kicked back in when I took out my phone, took a photo of his licence plate, and started to return whence I had come. ‘What are you doing lady?’ ‘I’m making a report.’ ‘Look! What do you want from me? You’re going to tell the Council that my dog is aggressive, which he’s not.’ ‘I want you to acknowledge my experience. I want you to tell me what you’re going to do to ensure no-one else has the same experience. I want you to recognise that your dog behaved in an

aggressive and threatening way. And I want an apology.’ ‘No! You’re being aggressive. You’re making me feel threatened,’ he responded. He had successfully turned the conversation away from the behaviour of his dog and we were now focused on how my behaviour had led this broadshouldered wet-suit-clad six-foot-tall thirty-year-old, carrying his surfboard like a spear and flanked by his dog, to feel attacked. Too shaken – by both the dog attack and the altercation – I turned back toward the township. To report or not? Facebook post? Letter to the newspaper? What did I want to achieve?

Recognition I wanted this man, and all dogowners to understand that their dogs behave differently when they are with their owners than when they are not, and that by definition the owners have no idea how the dogs behave in their absence. Children can behave quite differently when they are stressed and separated from their parents. A child who is

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Governing requires accountability and transparency Q I waited with great anticipation for the response to my article (Echo July 10). I feel that I reflected the concerns of many in the community. Further I felt I had a duty as one who assisted in the election of the current council to speak out. What arrived two weeks later hardly

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by Ian Rogers Modern knock-out tournaments began 20 years ago, yet only this week was a major event decided by an Armageddon tiebreaker, the variant which made KO events possible in the first place. With the possibility of endless draws, chess needed a method of deciding a KO match, and the Armageddon game fitted the bill: a blitz game where White starts with an extra minute or two but must win, since a draw is equivalent to a win for Black. This is not a level playing field – most top players will take Black and be confident of drawing at least – but nothing better has turned up. Fortunately, until now, no major final has needed an Armageddon game. (The nightmare scenario is a World Championship match being decided in this fashion.) However, this week at the Riga Grand Prix tournament, finalists Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov could not be separated after two classical games and six tiebreakers at faster and faster time limits. But once Mamedyarov was given Black in the final Armageddon game, he was able to shut up shop and take the title when Vachier-Lagrave

fills me with confidence. A dissertation on how well the current Greens councillors are doing on some issues is understandable. I had simply raised a number of issues and I have not received clear answers. This obfuscation, not unlike Parliamentary Question Time took too many risks trying to avoid a draw and lost. Vachier-Lagrave can console himself with now being one of the favourites to finish in the first two places in the GP and thereby qualify for next year’s Candidates tournament to find a challenger for World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Mamedyarov, on the other hand, performed so badly at the first GP event in Moscow that his Candidates chances depend on another victory in his final GP event. His play in Latvia offers hope, as the following game shows. Riga Grand Prix 2019 Final Game 1 White: S Mamedyarov Black: M Vachier-Lagrave Opening: Grunfield Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+!? A trendy sideline. 7...Qd7 8.Qa3 b6 9.Nf3 Bb7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 c5 12.Bf4!? New: Vachier-Lagrave had previously faced 12.Rd1. 12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6?! 14.d5 Na5 Vachier-Lagrave had originally intended 14...Nd4 but then realised that after 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Rac1 Rfc8 17.Qb4! followed by 18.Bb5, Black is very cramped. 15.Rac1 Rfc8 16.h3 e6?! 17.d6 f6 18.e5! Bxf3 19.exf6! Bxf6 20.gxf3 e5 21.Bd2 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rc8 23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.Kg2 Bd8 25.Be4 Now the knight on a5 is cut off from the action. 25...Qe6 26.Qd3 Kg7 27.Bc3 Qf6 28.Kf1 1-0 An early resignation, but after 28...Qg5 29.Ke2 Bf6 30.d7 and 31.Qd5, Black is helpless.

whereby the minister waffles on until rescued by a staff note isn’t the way to go. I am asking a few simple questions. Did Greens councillors initiate biobanking or did staff pursue biobanking under delegated authority? Regarding the Byron bypass, will councillors take the precautionary approach and have another look at the status of the rainforest in question and the presence of critically endangered species? Do current Greens councillors stand by the treatment of Butler Street residents in the previous court case and during a recent Council meeting? Exactly what is intended by the mayoral minute to go ‘above and beyond protection requirements’ during the bypass construction? Will Greens councillors agree to an independent assessment of the bypass route? Is the Mercato development in Byron still supported as ‘best green practice’ including the installation of back-lit signage? Do Greens councillors still defend the Ewingsdale roundabout ‘art’ installation?

Do they consider the costs, currently and in the future, to be reasonable? This is a small sample of the questions being asked in the community. The community deserves clear answers as a first step toward constructive solutions. If this does not ring true for the current Greens councillors perhaps you should test the waters and run as an independent team at next year’s elections. Ian Cohen Broken Head Q I’ve read with increasing

distress of the acrimonious divisions within the local green communities (Echo July 10, 24). At risk of asking the bleeding obvious, is it possible that important debates could occur with less malice and more mutual respect? While sharing a common desire to protect the natural world and nurture more humane communities, it’s inevitable our views will diverge, on broad approaches and specific strategies. There are people of goodwill on all sides of the current debates, including councillors past and present, distinguished activists, newspaper editors and others.

My wish, and I suspect the wish of many, is that these arguments occur, loudly and rigorously when necessary, but without the venom of personal attack and with a deeper sense of solidarity. As we all know, Byron faces increasingly urgent challenges to its local environment: most immediately from development pressures. A key difference from other places is that Byron has long been home to a courageous cohort of green activists, and green councils, who act often with enormous local support. An obvious risk from the current rancour is that developers and their political agents will take advantage of it, with disastrous impacts. I’m not calling for a fake show of unity, or keeping divisions hidden, but rather to conduct and report on debate in ways that help sustain our community, as well as our environment. Dr Ray Moynihan Suffolk Park

government departments, business groups, and developers is the first option, but it’s not the solution. When opponents bend and evade the rules, withhold information, or employ deceptive practices to avoid scrutiny, and mislead Council and the community to achieve their goal, how do you call that out without offending anyone? It’s a tough gig and the Greens, like all political parties, struggle to find decent candidates. It works both ways. Councillors need to trust their community too, so they don’t have to rely on those with huge vested interests for their information. It is 12 months until the next Council elections, so we either find new candidates or knock the current mob into shape. Open, transparent government that includes respectful community participation is what we hope for. Michele Grant Ocean Shores

Q Byron’s Greens council-

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be built on the land adjoining Belongil Creek. Well, as you may have noticed, newcomers and those with poor memories, there is no Club Med in Byron Bay. But if the current councillors had been in charge back then, we would have heard how it was impossible to stop all development, and that as Greens we should strive to ameliorate the worst of Club Med’s plans. After lengthy negotiations we would then learn that the development application had been approved, but with substantial modifications to protect the environment. A win-win situation for all of us, no doubt. I prefer my Greens council to fight for biodiversity, to resist the blandishments of developers, and to stand up to the staff bureaucracy that always seeks to minimise conflict by giving wealthy vested interests what they want. David Lovejoy Mullumbimby

To get shot or not? What’s going on with the flu? I know of six people who’ve had the flu this year, including me. Everyone’s been really, really sick, and five of

the six have had the flu shot. I’m not an antivaxxer, but I wonder is there collusion happening here between the pharmaceutical companies, the medical profession, and the media? We need some unbiased questions asked! Jane Anderson Byron Bay

The rate debate My council rates just went up $50 a quarter and for what? Still got too many potholes, still not enough carparks, still not enough public beach toilets, still not enough public bins. Stop milking the locals and make a bloody bed tax! Then put the money into local infrastructure. Combine this with a building moratorium, a town bypass road from the industrial estate through where West Byron was gonna be (farmland) up to the water tower on Bangalow Road and we might make some progress. All public commercial accommodation like hostels, hotels, motels, Airbnb should be charged a $1 per bed slept in per night. That way these tourists who use, abuse, and then leave at least pay towards town infrastructure that benefits locals and

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also stops residents getting screwed with ridiculous rate hikes each year for nothing. Joey Mason Suffolk Park

Pothole help Council needs our help. Perhaps they can’t fix the potholes because they can’t see them as they are black on black? Maybe we need to highlight them to show them where they are? We need people to get out in their streets and spray white paint around the potholes. It doesn’t have to be a work of art. Just white lines. Potholes are serious safety issues. We need support to point this out to Council. We can start with white paint. If that doesn’t work maybe flashing neon lights? Don’t pay your rates. Annette Snow Myocum

Bay at Byron The similarities of Bondi to Byron are congruous. I moved from Boondi Boondi (original Darug name) to Byron over five years ago. There was always some model or film producer quoted in the press, saying they were a Bondi local: ‘I’ve lived in Bondi for three months,’ ‘I know all the

best cafes,’ and so on. You hear that about Byron here too. You could probably substitute that in other tourist towns: Cairns, Darwin, Stradbroke Island, Lord Howe Island. As owner and editor of The Bondi View newspaper I published two books about Bondi. The first, Discovering Bondi, had in its foreword the following: ‘Bondi is a unique and wonderful village. This book is dedicated to all the people who are passionate about it not becoming another Surfers Paradise, overcome by big bucks, big buildings, and big business.’ Well it’s on its way to all that. I left Bondi thinking Byron was safe from major developments. But now it feels just the same. You can see it by the cranes baying at the moon. Mandy Nolan’s final paragraphs (Soapbox, July 24) of looking at what beauty we do have here and the Indigenous culture’s ‘belonging to country’ does make the argument of what bricks should be used on what building rather superfluous. Yes, Mandy, the sand shifts and the tide rolls in. Raphael Lee Cass Byron Bay

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Letters The matter of the Byron bypass Q In all the discussion around the new bypass, I have not seen anything about the, if not elephant at least pygmy hippo, in the room, which appears on all the diagrams we have seen, the latest in Jan Barham’s page 11 last week. This is the apparent roundabout at the intersection of the extended Butler and Browning Streets. If the aim of the bypass is to improve traffic flow this will be a major hindrance, witness the hospital roundabout, and yet it seems to have no purpose. Traffic would flow far better around a smooth curve at that point and there would be less impact on the subtropical rainforest area. This roundabout along with the spare southfacing exit at the disco dong roundabout both suggest a provision for access to the mythic realm of ‘West Byron’. Would anyone like to enlighten us? David Julian Suffolk Park Q The sun today shines

brightly. But the bypass construction on Butler Street has begun. It casts a dark shadow on a fine day. As do

the chain-link fences corralling residents and forcing them to walk on the road. When I was a young student in the sixties, my tutor told us: ‘Don’t kid yourselves we live in a democracy; we live in a democratic-fascist state.’ Decades later the late Tony Wedgewood-Benn commented in England that the most we ever get is ‘a chance to change the management team.’ I’m no longer convinced that even that is a genuine process. Business interests are allowed unreasonable influence over political events and decisions. So while it is not unknown for people to be asked for their input on proposed changes and developments that will impact on them, it seems evident that is simply to be seen to be paying lip service to some kind of democratic process. In most cases it will make no difference: the agenda has been set and agreed long before and will proceed regardless. Despite the apparent enthusiasm of some letter writers to The Echo, I see the town now as a dog’s breakfast of messy

reconstructions and over-development. In the years I have spent here I have seen no true civic improvements. It is over-used and this has been encouraged. It is one more example of rampant unregulated capital eager to exploit a likely opportunity. If there were ever any ‘checks and balances’, they have crumbled or been rendered ineffective. When I see published the obscene amount of money to be spent on destroying Butler Street and environs for a traffic funnel, a rat run, I wonder how the funding was secured at all. In The Enigma of Capital David Harvey points out that ‘Capitalists open up spaces for urban redevelopment, for example, by dispossessing low-income populations from high-value spaces at the lowest cost possible’. My sincere hope is that this blows out in cost and they have to foot the bill. They understand the cash nexus. Or that it is abandoned, like one of those Florida speculative developers’ roads in the 1920s. David Morris Byron Bay

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ethical decisions constantly. Because of the volume of decisions, it’s actually the meat eaters who hold the economic power to change the lives of animals, not vegans.’ Evans is a former SMH food critic, restaurateur and host of Gourmet Farmer, a TV series set on his farm in Tasmania. His earlier SBS documentary For the Love of Meat was devoted to exposing the secret industry practices of farmers who are in it for the money, and believe consumers just want it cheaper, and don’t want to know how that’s done. ‘Secrecy is really counterproductive; if you want people to trust what you do then secrecy can never work in your favour if you want social licence. Accountability and transparency never hurt; there is no reason to avoid scrutiny,’ he says. ‘If you are trying to produce something cheaply, but you have to do it secretly, then something is wrong. But if you want to do something that you are proud of, you’d do it in the light of day. Look at wine producers; they invite people into the process of wine making, and people are spending more on alcohol but drinking less of it. Let’s make an emotional connection and that will make people value our work much more highly – the intensive animal industry has been denigrated as “just farming” but it is amazingly complex.’ In the book, Evans discusses when Britain banned the cruel practice of sow stalls,

increasing pork prices. The British public responded by buying cheaper, less ethical, imported pork, reducing the UK’s share of its domestic pork market from 80 per cent to 50 per cent. I ask him whether consumers can be trusted to lead ethical change. The policy needs to be multipronged,’ he says. ‘If there is an ethical standard, this must be applied to imports as well. In that British Pork example, they didn’t tell their story very well. In Australia too, pork producers were selling below cost while Chinese pre-cooked pork was imported using a loophole.’ If there are two issues Evans would like to further highlight, they are the wastefulness of modern farming and feral cats. ‘We let down the earth when we feed grain to cattle, but also by not focusing on the domestic and wild cat problem. This is a suffering, wildlife, and ecology matter that deserves attention. Veganism that comes from purity rather than pragmatism causes absolutism, that fails in regard to suffering. Absolutism cannot be relied upon for policy as it is not nuanced, failing to recognise different ecosystems and situations. Whether we are talking about farming systems, or protection of native animals, we need to be cleverer. We can apply our brains and really do things better’, he says. Matthew Evans is appearing at the Byron Writers Festival 2–4 Aug on Saturday and Sunday and on Thursday 1 August 10–11am at the Beach Hotel. See byronwritersfestival.com.

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The ARTIFICIAL MEAT. Matthew Evans is not at all keen on artificial meat. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love science,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;but the idea that you could replicate the complexity of meat in a petrie dish is ridiculous, especially when a renewable resource such as grass is converted very eff iciently by a cow into meat or milk. There is incredible wastefulness in the intensive animal industry, and we should be concentrating on the massive number of deaths of live male chicks, or camels, killed to protect arid ecosystems, without trying to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outmeat meatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Increased production of processed food has only ever helped a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bank balance, not our waistlinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gastronomic integrity, nutritional status, or bank balances. Artificial meat, however good it gets, is still just a processed food.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

LIKE PORK? If you eat pork, you might know that in sow stalls the mother pig can only stand, or lie down, for 28 days, but you might not know that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;disease-freeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meat is achieved by cutting the piglets from the mother shortly before birth and placing them in sterile wheelbarrows to avoid contamination from the now dead mother? People know the immune-boosting effects of colostrum, says Evans, so why allow this generally abhorrent practice that, amongst its other flaws, can only make pigletsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; immune systems weaker?

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LIKE CHICKEN? The sheds the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;free rangeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chickens lived in were much the same as those of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;intensiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chickens, so they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want us to see them when we were filming our documentary, because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d realise how bad a normal chicken shed really is. Unless your chicken is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pasturedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as opposed to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;free rangeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not worth buying it, says Evans. And what about the 16 million male day-old chicks from laying breeds killed each year, many tossed into the mulcher?

LIKE COWS? Feeding grain to cattle is incredibly wasteful, so it has to be grass-fed beef, and dry aged rather than wet aged, says Evans. And if you drink milk, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re creating an unexpected byproduct: the male calf born into a dairy herd is simply killed. Evans suggests if you drink milk you may as well eat the by-product, veal.

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BALLINA

Ballina RSL Club River St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

Wharf Bar & Restaurant Ballina FB/Insta: wharfbarballina 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259

New Menu Out Now! Some of our new dishes include... Sri Lankan prawn & mussel coconut curry Lamb shank pie braised in Stone & Wood beer Pumpkin & chickpea â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;vege meatballsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Caramelised pork belly bao

EVERY TUESDAY HALF PRICE PIZZA & PEZZO POCKET

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

Green Room Byron Bay Wednesday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday from 4pm till late

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

www.wharfbarballina.com.au

1 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 6685 6402

Late night happy hour from 9pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $12 cocktails

Success Thai at The Bangalow Bowlo Restaurant, Events & Catering 21 Byron Bay Road, Bangalow 6687 2741 www.onegreenacre.com.au Open Tueâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun 12 to 8.30pm Seven Miles Coffee, lunch, dinner, events and catering.

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

Dine in and take away

BANGALOW

One Green Acre

The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest cocktails and wines.

With a menu the whole family will love, One Green Acre is committed to sustainable and ethical food, that is a great price and locally sourced. Specials: Tuesday: Stone and Wood curry night Thursday: Chook night Sunday: Full roast

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Mon-Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Dinner from 5pm. 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

$2 oysters & $12 cocktails 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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

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

Trattoria Basiloco

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.

Open 7 days for Dinner starting 5.30pm See menu, book a table, or order takeaway at www.basilo.co 30 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6680 8818

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Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

Loft Byron Bay 4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

Book online: loftbyronbay.com.au @loftbyronbay

White Wolf Bistro & Bar Modern Australian dining.

Open 7 days, 11.30am till late (11pm) serving food all day. Bookings 0416 870 644

Lord Byron Distillery

MON-SAT 10AM–6PM Closed Fri Arvo 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901

Bay Pho Located in Woolies Carpark Shop 6/90–96 Jonson St Byron Bay Phone orders welcome 6680 9223 FB phointhebay

Fishheads Byron Bay FB/Insta: fishheadsbyron 1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632

No Bones Open every day from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay

Chupacabra Eat in or take out. Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Suffolk Park 0448 077 401 www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron

Beef & Beach Byron Bay 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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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

OPEN - 7 days Breakfast & Lunch Dinner Tuesday to Saturday All day menus, licensed 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

$40 Dinner – 2 courses Happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet Live acoustic music – Fridays 6pm

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Just off the sand at famous Main Beach and centrally elevated above bustling Jonson Street and Bay Lane, Loft has the ultimate Byron Bay vibe. Wander up from the beach any day after noon and enjoy impressive food, irresistible cocktails and plenty of beers. Share plates, mains, oysters and incredible deli boards featuring local and international favourites. Open every day noon till midnight.

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

The Hideout Cafe

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

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

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Luscious Foods

Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.

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

Naturally Better! No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

GIN MAKING AND COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS

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Main Street

Traditional Vietnamese Foods Pho Beef Noodle Soups, Special Lunch Stir-fries and Vermicelli Noodles

Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders

Winter Trading Hours Lunch – Monday to Friday - 10.30am – 2pm Dinner – Monday to Saturday - 5pm – 9pm

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Treehouse on Belongil

EVERY TUESDAY Let’s eat prawns, mussels and oysters Entrees for $10 Mains for $20 www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

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

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.

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.

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

Plant Powered Food and Cocktails HAPPY HOUR 5 – 6pm every day!

MULLUMBIMBY

The Empire

TUTTI PASTINI - ‘Pasta Night’ Every Monday 5pm – late $12 Brookies cocktails / $6 Stone & Wood Beers

Open 7 days: S,S 9am–3pm, Mon–Thurs 8.30am–4pm, Fri 8.30am–8.00pm Dine in, takeaway, licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum empiremullum.com.au 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

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

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Harvest

Traditional weekend country breakfast Long lunches on the garden verandah Weekly changing Wild Harvest foraged dinner menu

18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644 www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar

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

CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

Check us out on

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

The Empire is where it’s at! Something for all tastes from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon.

NEWRYBAR

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

Now open later on Fridays for happy hour & burgers! We’re Staying open Friday nights, serving up happy hour and bar snacks 4 – 6pm and burgers 6 – 8.00pm.

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

E: lizzijjackson@gmail.com P: 0414 895 441

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BYRON RITERS FESTIVAL 2019

Welcome to Byron Writers Festival 2019!

ow more than ever our world needs writers, environmentalists, poets, commentators, politicians, and artists who together can shape stories of hope, courage, and change. At Byron Writers Festival ǩǧǨǰ Ʊĕ żſşƖĎōƷ ćſĶŕī Ŕşſĕ ƐĲëŕ Ǩǫǧ ƱſĶƐĕſƆ ƐşīĕƐĲĕſ Ɛş ĈſĕëƐĕ ë żſşīſëŔ ćſĶŔŔĶŕī ƱĶƐĲ ĎĶưĕſƆĕ voices. This year the program takes us across challenging terrain:

from intergenerational trauma and exploring evil to the crisis of democracy and trolling. It explores ƐĲĕ ćĕëƖƐĶĪƖō ëŕĎ ƐĲĕ ĈƖſĶşƖƆ ëƆ Ʊĕ ĈşŕƐĕŔżōëƐĕ ŇĕōōƷǕƆĲǽ ƐĲĕ ĕëƆƐĕſŕ curlew, trees, mathematics, teaching, our high-tech lives, and how ƱĕȜſĕ ƆĲëżĕĎ ćƷ ĕōƆĕƱĲĕſĕȂ Éĕ ĕƶëŔĶŕĕ ĲşƱ Ɛş ōĶưĕ ćĕƐƐĕſǽ ĎĶĕ ćĕƐƐĕſȇ ƐĲĕ ĪşſĈĕ şĪ īōşćëō ĶŕĪĕſŕëō ǕſĕƆǽ Ɛş īſşƱĶŕī Ɩż žƖĕĕſ Ķŕ ƖƆƐſëōĶëȂ Éĕ ĲşŕşƖſ ĪëƐĲĕſƆȇ ĈşŕƐĕŔżōëƐĕ ƐĲĕ ćëōëŕĈĕ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ

motherhood and creativity, and we sing or are sung to! ōō ëſĕ ƱĕōĈşŔĕȂ ŕĎ ćĕ ƆƖſĕ Ɛş ćſĶŕī ƷşƖſ ĈĲĶōĎſĕŕ Ɛş ƐĲĕ ƆƐĕōlar lineup for Kids Big Day Out on DĕƆƐĶưëō ƖŕĎëƷ ȑ Ŕşſĕ ëĈĈĕƆƆĶćōĕ than ever with our new Sunday DëŔĶōƷȞ ëƆƆȂ Sincere thanks to the generous sponsors and staff, patrons, and volunteers who all make this ŔƖĈĲȒōşưĕĎ DĕƆƐĶưëō żşƆƆĶćōĕȂ Éĕ look forward to welcoming you. Edwina Johnson, Festival Director

Adam van Kempen, Festival Chair

Three days with story creators and idea makers

yron Writers Festival is renowned for its relaxed ëŕĎ ĪſĶĕŕĎōƷ ưĶćĕǽ ćĕëĈĲƆĶĎĕ location and compelling conversations. But how do you ‘do’ a WritĕſƆȜ DĕƆƐĶưëōȃ Lĕſĕ ëſĕ ƆşŔĕ žƖĶĈŊ facts to help you tailor your Festival experience.

Festival week throughout the Northern Rivers region. Satellite Events feature a curated selection of Festival guests, and some of these events are free. The perfect solution if you can’t make it to the main Festival, şſ Ĳëưĕ ŕĕưĕſ ćĕĕŕ ćĕĪşſĕ ëŕĎ ëſĕ curious to get a taste of the Writers Festival.

What happens at the Festival? Ʒſşŕ ÉſĶƐĕſƆ DĕƆƐĶưëō ćſĶŕīƆ writers and thinkers from many walks of life to Byron Bay. The speakers are acknowledged writers ëŕĎ ĕƶżĕſƐƆ Ķŕ ƐĲĕĶſ ǕĕōĎƆ ëŕĎ ƐĲĕĶſ works span a huge variety of topics – they are artists, environmentalists, journalists, philosophers, musicians, politicians, activists and, of course, novelists. The Festival is set Ɩż ë ćĶƐ ōĶŊĕ ë ŔƖƆĶĈ ĪĕƆƐĶưëōǽ ƱĶƐĲ ƆĶƶ stages featuring panel discussions and conversations with Australian and international guests. Most sesƆĶşŕƆ ëſĕ ǫǬ ŔĶŕƖƐĕƆ Ɛş şŕĕ ĲşƖſ Ķŕ ōĕŕīƐĲǽ ëŕĎ ƷşƖ Ĉëŕ ƱëŕĎĕſ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ stages as you please. For refreshments, you can choose ĪſşŔ ōşĈëō Ĉşǔĕĕ ëŕĎ ĪşşĎ ƆƐëōōƆǽ ĎĶŕing options within Elements Resort, şſ ƷşƖ ëſĕ ƱĕōĈşŔĕ Ɛş ćſĶŕī ë żĶĈŕĶĈȂ Shop to your heart’s content at the ƆżōĕŕĎĶĎ ćşşŊƆĲşż ſƖŕ ćƷ şƖſ ćşşŊƆĕōōĕſ ¨Ĳĕ şşŊ şşŔǽ şſ ćſşƱƆĕ şƖſ marketplace showcasing a select

Can I take the kids?

group of local artisans. Most Festival ëƖƐĲşſƆ ƱĶōō ćĕ Ķŕ ƐĲĕ ćşşŊȒƆĶīŕĶŕī tent after their sessions. wŕ DĕƆƐĶưëō ƖŕĎëƷǽ şŕĕ ŔëſžƖĕĕ is turned over to children’s authors and illustrators so the kids can have a special day meeting their favourite storytellers and participating in free creative workshops. Kids Big 'ëƷ wƖƐ ŊĶĈŊƆ şǔ ëƐ ǯȂǪǧëŔ ƱĶƐĲ Spaghetti Circus roving performers, the prelude to a jam-packed day of entertainment that will set young ĶŔëīĶŕëƐĶşŕƆ şŕ ǕſĕȂ

communities, and perspectives. Most people attend to listen to contemporary voices, engage with new ideas, meet other curious-minded people, and fall in love with new ćşşŊƆȂ

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Éĕ Ĳëưĕ ĈſĕëƐĕĎ ë ŕƖŔćĕſ şĪ ĎĶĪferent ticket types, so people from all walks of life can enjoy the stories, ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆĶşŕ ëŕĎ ĎĕćëƐĕ ƐĲëƐ ŔëŊĕ up the Festival program. You can Do I need to be a writer ćşşŊ ƐĶĈŊĕƐƆ ëŕĎ ĈĲĕĈŊ ëưëĶōëćĶōĶƐƷ (some ticket types may sell out) at to enjoy the Festival? ćƷſşŕƱſĶƐĕſƆĪĕƆƐĶưëōȂĈşŔȈƐĶĈŊĕƐƆȂ No! Byron Writers Festival is ǪȒ'ëƷ ëƆƆĕƆ īĶưĕ ƷşƖ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş ëōō ëćşƖƐ ƆƐşſĶĕƆ ëŕĎ ĶĎĕëƆ ëŕĎ ëōō ƆĕƆƆĶşŕƆ ȎǨǩǨ şĪ ƐĲĕŔǿȏ ĲëżżĕŕĶŕī ćſĶŕīĶŕī ƐşīĕƐĲĕſ ĎĶưĕſƆĕ żĕşżōĕǽ in the main Festival program across

ÏĕƆǿ wŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ şŕĕ şĪ ƐĲĕ ŔëſžƖĕĕƆ ĶƆ ĎĕĎĶĈëƐĕĎ Ɛş bĶĎƆ Big Day Out, a wonderful program chock-full of entertainment for kids ëīĕĎ ǭȑǨǩȂ ¨Ĳĕ bĶĎƆ Ķī 'ëƷ wƖƐ ëƆƆ ëĎŔĶƐƆ şŕĕ ĈĲĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ and one accompanying adult to ƐĲĕ bĶĎƆ ŔëſžƖĕĕ şŕōƷ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǫǧȂ ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈĲĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈĲǽ ëŕĎ żſĕȒƆĈĲşşōĕſƆ ëſĕȞĪſĕĕȂ ¨Ĳĕ ŕĕƱ ƖŕĎëƷ DëŔĶōƷ ëƆƆ ëĎŔĶƐƆ şŕĕ ĈĲĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ ëŕĎ two adults to the Festival site on ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǨǩǧȂ ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈĲĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈĲǽ ëŕĎ preschoolers are free. This pass is a great option if you love the idea of ƆĲëſĶŕī ƐĲĕ bĶĎƆȜ ſşīſëŔ ƱĶƐĲ ƷşƖſ ĈĲĶōĎſĕŕ ćƖƐ ëōƆş ƱĶƆĲ Ɛş ĈëƐĈĲ şƐĲĕſ sessions in the main program. !ĲĶōĎſĕŕ ŔƖƆƐ ćĕ ëĈĈşŔżëŕĶĕĎ ćƷ ëƐ ōĕëƆƐ şŕĕ ëĎƖōƐ ëƐ ëōō ƐĶŔĕƆȂ

the whole weekend. This pass is a great choice if you would like the time and space to fully immerse yourself in the Festival and wish to attend for more than just one day. ǨȒ'ëƷ ëƆƆĕƆ īĶưĕ ƷşƖ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş sessions happening in the main Festival program for your chosen day – Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. ¨ĲĶƆ żëƆƆ ĶƆ ƐĲĕ ćĕƆƐ ĈĲşĶĈĕ ĶĪ ƷşƖ Ĳëưĕ ōĶŔĶƐĕĎ ƐĶŔĕ ćƖƐ ƆƐĶōō ƱëŕƐ ƐĲĕ Festival experience. Most writers appear on more ƐĲëŕ şŕĕ ĎëƷ ćƖƐ ĈĲĕĈŊ şƖƐ ƐĲĕ ĪƖōō żſşīſëŔ şŕōĶŕĕ ưĶë ćƷſşŕƱſĶƐĕſƆĪĕƆƐĶưëōȂĈşŔȈĪĕƆƐĶưëōȒżſşīſëŔ Ɛş ǕŕĎ out on which days your favourite ƱſĶƐĕſƆ ƱĶōō ćĕ ëżżĕëſĶŕīȂ Satellite Events and Workshops are separately ticketed one-off Q ōō ƐĶĈŊĕƐƆ ëưëĶōëćōĕ şŕōĶŕĕ ëƐ events that take place over the byronwriterfestival.com/tickets.

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9.15 — Welcome to Country with Delta Kay and the Bunyarra Dancers 9.45—10.45 Writing Process: The Agony and the Ecstasy

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9.30—10.15 Boys will be Boys Clementine Ford talks with Rosemarie Milsom

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12.15—1.15 Kevin Rudd

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8 10.30—11.30 The People Behind the Internet

15 11.00—12.00 Creativity and Motherhood

Claire L. Evans, Ginger Gorman Chair Julianne Schultz

Phillipa McGuinness, Megan K. Stack, Tara June Winch, Chair Margot Saville Supported by Pukka Herbs

9 11.45—12.45 The Craft of Illustrating Books Bronwyn Bancroft, Tony Flowers, Alison Lester, Georgia Norton Lodge Chair Zacharey Jane

10 1.00—2.00 Lambs of God: The Journey from Page to Screen

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4 1.30—2.30 A.C. Grayling on How Philosophy has Changed History Introduced by Anneli Knight

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5 2.45—3.45 What’s Happened to Our Politics?

2.15—3.15 Landscape as Muse

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Dennis Atkins, Scott Ludlam, Natasha Stott Despoja, Chair Karen Middleton

6 4.00—5.00 The Stories Embedded in Landscape Bronwyn Bancroft, Karla Dickens, Bruce Pascoe, Tara June Winch Chair Adam Shoemaker Supported by Southern Cross University

14 9.45—10.45 Humour in Fiction: How to Hit the Funny Bone Toni Jordan, Barbara Toner Chair Mandy Nolan

Supported by LAMY Writing Instruments

Marele Day, Sarah Lambert, Jason Stephens, Chair Benjamin Law

12.15—1.15 The Fine Art of Teaching David Gillespie, John Marsden, Gabbie Stroud, Eddie Woo Chair Paul Barclay

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12 3.30—4.30 Reporting from the Middle East Jess Hill, Megan K. Stack Chair Debbie Whitmont

4.45—5.45 The Story of Our Past

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1.30—2.30 Exploring Evil

Kristina Olsson, Michael Robotham, Omar Sakr, Jock Serong Chair Zacharey Jane

Musician Evelyn Ida Morris plays piano

Paul Bongiorno, Gabrielle Chan, Jeff Sparrow, Chair Antony Funnell

S.L. Lim, Evelyn Ida Morris, Nevo Zisin Chair Benjamin Law

29 11.15—12.15 Writing Spoken Word

22 12.00—1.00 Memoir: Running in the Family

Tishani Doshi, Omar Sakr, Anne-Marie Te Whiu, Chair David Stavanger

Vicki Laveau-Harvie, Rick Morton, Andrew Stafford, Chair Caro Llewellyn

Gianrico Carofiglio, Matthew Condon, Julia Shaw, Chair Antony Funnell

2.45—3.45 #MeToo: Where To?

Amal Awad, Ginger Gorman, David Leser, Chair Tracey Spicer

4.00—5.00 The State of Regional Australia

Gabrielle Chan, Melissa Lucashenko, Rick Morton, Chair Paul Barclay Supported by Brookfarm

1.15—2.00 Power, Control and Domestic Violence

30 12.30—1.15 Intergenerational Trauma The Horne Prize winner Daniel James talks with Erik Jensen

Supported by Aesop

Jess Hill talks with Margot Saville

10.25 10.45

Eddie Woo Tara June Winch Markus Zusak Bruce Pascoe Damon Gameau Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian David Gillespie Alison Lester

11.15—12.00 Michael Veitch

in conversation with Kate Veitch

12.15—1.00 Jock Serong in conversation with Chris Hanley

in conversation with Mick O’Regan

2.15—3.00 Lisa-ann Gershwin

in conversation with Melissa Lucashenko

in conversation with Angela Ledgerwood

in conversation with Jill Eddington

Supported by Greenstone Partners

2.30—3.30 Writers and Music

3.15—4.00 Opera House

3.15—4.00 The Eastern Curlew

Claire L. Evans, Hung Le, Andrew Stafford, Chair Adam Spencer

Kristina Olsson, Helen Pitt Chair Jeff Sparrow

Gianrico Carofiglio, Marele Day, Michael Robotham Chair Phillipa McGuinness

Harry Saddler talks with Ailsa Piper

3.45—4.45 Crime Fiction

Supported by The Walkley Foundation

4.15—5.00 Teen Brains

8.35 8.50 9.10 9.25 9.40 10.10

1.15—2.00 Ash Grunwald

1.30—2.15 Tara June Winch

2.15—3.00 Markus Zusak

Why are Voters so Disaffected

Growing Up Queer in Australia

8.30—11.00 ABC North Coast Live Broadcast with Joanne Shoebridge

10.00—11.00

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Morning Music

10.45—11.45

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8.45—9.15

Writers on the Road

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Gail Jones, Di Morrissey, Peter Watt Chair Toni Jordan

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4.15—5.00 Chloe Hooper

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David Gillespie talks with Mandy Nolan

Tim Flannery, Patrick Nunn Chair Clare Wright

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He is determined to pass on the language of his people and their remembered past. August has been living on the other side şĪ ƐĲĕ ƱşſōĎ Īşſ Ǩǧ ƷĕëſƆ ƱĲĕŕ ƆĲĕ ōĕëſŕƆ şĪ her grandfather’s death. She returns for his burial and the news that Prosperous is to be repossessed by a mining company. As she endeavours to save their land, August discovers the voice of her grandfather and the stories of her people, the secrets of the river. It is the story of a people and a culture at risk. It is also a celebration of what was and what endures, and a powerful reclaiming of Indigenous language, storytelling, and identity. Without giving away more of the great story, it has been described by respected

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Fiction and memoir

żſşƆĕĈƖƐşſ ëŕĎ şŕĕ şĪ PƐëōƷȜƆ ćĕƆƐƆĕōōĶŕī ĈſĶŔĕ ƱſĶƐĕſƆ EĶëŕſĶĈş !ëſşǕ īōĶş (¨Ĳĕ !şōĎ Summer), dëŔćƆ şĪ EşĎ author Marele Day, and Aussie ĈſĶŔĕ ĲĕëưƷƱĕĶīĲƐ Michael Robotham (EşşĎ EĶſō ëĎ EĶſō).

The Book Thief ‘In the beginning there was one murderer, one mule and one boy, but this isn’t the ćĕīĶŕŕĶŕīǼ ĶƐțƆ ćĕĪşſĕ ĶƐǼ ĶƐțƆ ŔĕǼ ëŕĎ PțŔ lëƐƐĲĕƱǼ ëŕĎ Ĳĕſĕ P ëŔǼ Ķŕ ƐĲĕ ŊĶƐĈĲĕŕǼ Ķŕ ƐĲĕ ŕĶīĲƐ Ȑ ƐĲĕ şōĎ ſĶưĕſ ŔşƖƐĲ şĪ ōĶīĲƐ Ȑ and I’m punching and punching away.’

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Gender, equality, and justice ëŕĕō ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆĶşŕ Growing Up Queer in Australia ƱĶōō ĪĕëƐƖſĕ authors, performers, activists, and commentators S.L. Lim, Evelyn Ida Morris, Nevo Zisin, and Benjamin Law discussing personal stories from across the spectrum of sexual and gender identity. In Power, Control, and Domestic Violence, author of ĕĕ ÉĲëƐ ÏşƖ lëĎĕ lĕ 'ş, Jess Hill ƱĶōō ƆĲĕĎ ōĶīĲƐ şŕ ſëĎĶĈëōōƷ ſĕƐĲĶŕŊĶŕī ĲşƱ Ɛş ĈşŕĪſşŕƐ the national crisis of fear and ëćƖƆĕ Ķŕ şƖſ ĲşŔĕƆȂ #MeToo: Where To? is ƐĲĕ ĈşŔżōĕƶ žƖĕƆƐĶşŕ ćĕĶŕī ƐëĈŊōĕĎ ćƷ ƆşĈĶëōȒŇƖƆƐĶĈĕ journalist Ginger Gorman, ëƖƐĲşſ ëŕĎ ƆĈſĕĕŕƱſĶƐĕſ Amal Awadǽ ëŕĎ ëƱëſĎȒƱĶŕŕĶŕī journalist David Leser ƱĶƐĲ ¨ſëĈĕƷȞ żĶĈĕſ.

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ĎĕëĎǽ ƐĲĕĶſ ĪëƐĲĕſ ĲëƆ ǖ ĕĎ ȑ ƐĲĕƷ ōşưĕ ëŕĎ Ǖ īĲƐǽ ëŕĎ ōĕëſŕ Ɛş ſĕĈŊşŕ ƱĶƐĲ ƐĲĕ ëĎƖōƐ ƱşſōĎȂ PƐ ĶƆ !ōëƷǽ ƐĲĕ žƖĶĕƐ şŕĕǽ ƱĲş ƱĶōō ćƖĶōĎ ë ćſĶĎīĕȇ Īşſ ĲĶƆ ĪëŔĶōƷǽ Īşſ ĲĶƆ żëƆƐǽ Īşſ ĲĶƆ ƆĶŕƆȂ Lĕ ćƖĶōĎƆ ë ćſĶĎīĕ Ɛş ƐſëŕƆĈĕŕĎ ĲƖŔëŕŕĕƆƆȂ To survive. Q 'şŕȜƐ ŔĶƆƆ Markus Zusak at Byron Writers

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SATURDAY 3 AUGUST PROGRAM SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY MARQUEE

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41 9.00—10.00 Shaping Young Minds

9.00—10.00 Tim Flannery

in conversation with Sarah Kanowski

Morris Gleitzman, Gabbie Stroud Chair Chris Hanley

Supported by The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa

42 10.15—11.15 Preserving Indigenous Languages Daniel James, Samia Khatun, Patrick Nunn, Tara June Winch Chair Adam Shoemaker Supported by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Matthew Condon, Kristina Olsson, Omid Tofighian, Chair Ashley Hay

11.30—12.30 Dr Space Junk

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56 9.00—9.45 Writing Comedy for TV

9.00—10.00 The Power of Poetry

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Tony Birch, Jennifer Clement, Tishani Doshi, Omar Sakr, Chair Lynda Hawryluk

9.00—9.45

Supported by LAMY Writing Instruments

49 10.15—11.15 Crimes and Punishments

57 10.00—11.00 Mother Earth: Humanity’s Relationship with Nature Lisa-ann Gershwin, Stephen Pyne Chair Sophie Cunningham Supported by Tamara Smith MP

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11.30—12.30 Memoir: How We’re Shaped by Elsewhere

Phil Brown, Hung Le, Sisonke Msimang Chair Sunil Badami Supported by Wine Selectors

12.45—1.45 Born Again Blakfella

Jack Charles talks with Adam Shoemaker Supported by Southern Cross University

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47 4.00—5.00 Amazing Mathematics Eddie Woo talks with Adam Spencer Supported by Rochdale Accounting & Business Advisory

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58 11.15—12.15 Resilience and Strength During Adversity Tim Costello, Chloe Hooper, Leigh Sales, Chair Paul Barclay Supported by 89 Degrees East Communications

in conversation with Sarah Kanowski

59 12.30—1.30 Action for Free Media

Supported by The Book Room

Peter Greste talks with Margot Saville

53 3.15—4.15 Creating Cultural Heritage: Investing in the Arts Karla Dickens, Melissa Lucashenko, Jeff Sparrow, Chair Adam Suckling

in conversation with Rosemarie Milsom

3.00—3.45 Bruce Pascoe

51 12.45—1.45 Domestic Violence: A National Emergency

Supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund

4.30—5.15 How to be an Ethical Carnivore

Matthew Evans talks with Sarah Armstrong Supported by Byron Farmers Market

55 5.15—5.45 Dynasty8 Chamber Choir Soothing a cappella sounds to end your day

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61 2.45—3.45 Love, Loss and Identity Melanie Cheng, Gail Jones, S.L. Lim Chair Michael Williams

4.00—5.00 Crusaders Against Corruption

Gianrico Carofiglio, Kate McClymont, Roman Quaedvlieg Chair Matthew Condon

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10.15—11.00 David Leser

John Flanagan, Morris Gleitzman, Alison Lester, Chair Jesse Blackadder Supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund

in conversation with Chris Hanley Supported by Greenstone Partners

67 1.45—2.45 What We Can Learn from Trees, Birds and JellyFish Sophie Cunningham, Lisa-ann Gershwin, Harry Saddler Chair Mick O’Regan

Maxine Beneba Clarke, Paul Bongiorno, Maddison Connaughton, Karen Middleton, Chair Erik Jensen Supported by The Saturday Paper

11.15—12.15 The Mental Load: A Woman's Lot

Sarah Hanson-Young, Gabbie Stroud, Barbara Toner, Chair Rosemarie Milsom

12.30—1.30 Winning Prizes: The Pressure Test

1.45—2.45 The New Disruptors: High Tech Lives

Supported by Chris Hanley & Dawn Standfield

Alison Lester in conversation with Michael Williams

Amal Awad, Joanna Nell, Barbara Toner, Chair Toni Jordan

77 4.15—5.15 Growing Up African in Australia Sara El Sayed, Carly Findlay Chair Maxine Beneba Clarke

Benjamin Law

10.00—10.45 My Stella Year

Vicki Laveau-Harvie talks with Kate McClymont

11.00—11.45 Clare Wright

in conversation with Geordie Williamson

81 12.00—12.45 Maxine Beneba Clarke in conversation with Michael Williams

in conversation with Toni Jordan Supported by Tamara Smith MP

2.00—2.45 Kristina Olsson

Keeping the Balls in the Air: Multiple Roles Women Play

Sisonke Msimang talks with Russell Eldridge

1.00—1.45 Dominic Smith

Daniel James, Vicki Laveau-Harvie, Helen Pitt, Chair Ailsa Piper

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Chloe Hooper, Stephen Pyne, Peter Watt, Chair Geordie Williamson

Morris Gleitzman

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Scott Ludlam, Phillipa McGuinness, Mark Pesce, Chair Julianne Schultz

Supported by Greenstone Partners

4.15—5.00

9.00—9.45 The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela

Megan K. Stack 72 10.00—11.00 The Saturday Paper Live

65 11.15—12.15 Why We Should Read to Children

3.00—4.00 On Fire

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in conversation with Jennifer Byrne

12.45—1.30 Tim Costello

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in conversation with Ashley Hay

3.00—3.45 A Better Death

Ranjana Srivastava talks with Jesse Blackadder

4.00—5.00 The Self-Publishing Journey

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Q You want to hear

conversations with big names

Q You’re an eco-warrior Q You’re a Leigh Sales fan

Out of the ordinary Saturday invites you to discover a world beyond words with these cerebral sessions. Alice Gorman, aka Dr Space Junk, will reveal some of her most fascinating encounters as a space archeologist. EſĶǓ ĶƐĲ Review contributors Scott Ludlam, Phillipa McGuinness and Mark Pesce will talk high-tech lives in The New Disruptors, while Adam Spencer and Eddie Woo share the wonders of numbers in Amazing Mathematics. For an illuminating discussion on death, oncologist and writer Ranjana Srivastava will share her wisdom on how to live and die well in A Better Death.

Conversations with big names

Tim Costello

Bunurong man Bruce Pascoe (Dark Emuȏǽ żſşōĶǕ Ĉ ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ author Di Morrissey (Arcadia), and survivor of the Stolen Generations, Indigenous elder, actor, musician, and activist Uncle Jack Charles (Born Again Blakfella). Not to be missed for Leigh Sales fans is a conversation about her bestselling book No Ordinary Day and also the

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panel discussion Resilience and Strength During Adversity with Tim Costello ( dşƐ ƱĶƐĲ ë dĶƐƐōĕ) and Chloe Hooper (¨Ĳĕȝ ſƆşŕĶƆƐ).

Mother Earth On Festival Saturday scientist Lisa-ann Gershwin, and environmental historian Stephen Pyne will share their insights in the session Mother Nature:

Min Jin Lee VERGE DESIGUAL LOOBIES STORY TWIN SET

Humanity’s Relationship with Nature. Lisa-ann Gershwin will also join Sophie Cunningham and Harry Saddler to ponder What We Can Learn ĪſşŔ ¨ſĕĕƆǽ ĶſĎƆ ëŕĎ `ĕōōƷǕ ƆĲ. ¨Ĳĕ EşƖſŔĕƐ DëſŔĕſ’s Matthew Evans (wŕ 0ëƐĶŕī lĕëƐ) will bring gastronomic passion and forensic research to the question of how to be an ethical carnivore.

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Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life: actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict, activist, even Senior ÈĶĈƐşſĶëŕ ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ şĪ ƐĲĕ ÏĕëſȂ But the title he’s most proud to ĈōëĶŔ ĶƆ ƐĲëƐ şĪ ćşſĶīĶŕëō ĕōĎĕſȂ Stolen from his mother and placed into institutional care when he was only a few months old, Uncle Jack was raised under ƐĲĕ īşưĕſŕŔĕŕƐȜƆ ÉĲĶƐĕ ƖƆȒ tralia Policy. The loneliness and

isolation he experienced during those years had a devastating impact on him that endured long after he reconnected with ĲĶƆ ćşſĶīĶŕëō ſşşƐƆ ëŕĎ ĎĶƆĈşưȒ ered his stolen identity. Even today he feels like an outsider; a loner; a fringe dweller. Ɛ Ʒſşŕ ÉſĶƐĕſƆ DĕƆƐĶưëō Uncle Jack will reveal the ‘ups and downs of this crazy, drugged up, locked up, and at times unbelievable, life’. From his

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92 9.00—10.00 No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison

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3.15—4.00 Damon Gameau

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Sophie Cunningham, Tim Flannery, Matthew Evans, Chair Nathan Scolaro Supported by Dumbo Feather

99 10.15—11.15 How Free is Free Speech? Amal Awad, Peter Greste, Kate McClymont, Ranjana Srivastava Chair Paul Barclay Supported by The Byron Shire Echo

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MCs Shep Huntly and Simi Genziuk

Supported by Feros Care

96 2.00—3.00 Memoir: Making Sense of Life

97 3.15—4.15 Is There a Doctor in the House? Writing and Medicine

2.00—3.00 Imagining the Facts

102

Toni Jordan, Jock Serong, Markus Zusak, Chair Jill Eddington Supported by First National Byron Bay

103 3.15—4.15 Comedy: Is Everything Up for Grabs? Hung Le, Zoë Norton Lodge, Mark Swivel, Chair Mandy Nolan

10.45—11.15 Meet Alison Lester

in conversation with John Birmingham

11.15—12.00 Michael Robotham

110

117

11.15—12.00 Tishani Doshi

in conversation with Chris Hanley

in conversation with Jennifer Byrne

12.15—1.15 Colonial Stories

111

118 12.15—1.15 The Memory Illusion Julia Shaw talks with Tracey Spicer

Michael Veitch, Peter Watt, Clare Wright, Chair Russell Eldridge

12.30—1.00 Meet Maxine Beneba Clarke

112 1.30—2.30 Digging up the Dirt: The Ethics of Journalism

1.05—1.35 Meet John Flanagan 1.40—2.10 Meet Isobelle Carmody 2.30—3.30

109

Tony Birch, Andrew Stafford, Kate Veitch, Chair Ashley Hay

101

in conversation with Karen Middleton

116

Phil Brown

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10.10—10.40 Meet Tony Flowers

11.55—12.25 Meet Morris Gleitzman

Sophie Cunningham talks with Ailsa Piper

in conversation with Ailsa Piper

10.15—11.00

Supported by Aesop

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115

9.15—10.00 Melanie Cheng

108

in conversation with Erik Jensen

11.20—11.50 Meet Bronwyn Bancroft

12.45—1.45 Kerry O'Brien

Musician Evelyn Ida Morris plays piano

9.35—10.05 Meet Zoë and Georgia Norton Lodge

Claire L. Evans, Alice Gorman, Samia Khatun, Chair Julianne Schultz

107

9.00—9.45 Jennifer Clement

John Birmingham, Hung Le, Caro Llewellyn, Chair Sunil Badami

12.45—1.45 Trees

8.30—9.00 Morning Music

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9.00—9.30 Meet Zanni Louise

94 11.30—12.30 Reflecting On Fathers

Melanie Cheng, Joanna Nell, Ranjana Srivastava Chair Sunil Badami

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8.45 Kids Big Day Out

100 11.30—12.30 Feminism: Are We There Yet?

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Maxine Beneba Clarke, Ginger Gorman, Sarah Hanson-Young, Julia Shaw, Chair Tracey Spicer

Carly Findlay, Caro Llewellyn, Jessica White, Chair Adam Suckling

Tim Costello, Di Morrissey Chair Jesse Blackadder

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93 10.15—11.15 We Need To Talk About Trolling

Supported by Everywhen

89 12.45—1.45 Thea Astley Address: A.C. Grayling on The Crisis of Democracy

2.00—3.00 Social Activism

Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian, Alex Mankiewicz Chair Geordie Williamson

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105

The Role of Historians in Shaping National Identity

Paul Bongiorno, Gabrielle Chan Helen Pitt, Chair Maddison Connaughton Supported by The Saturday Paper

2.45—3.45 John Marsden

113

in conversation with Zacharey Jane

Samia Khatun, Patrick Nunn, Clare Wright, Chair Michael Williams

106 3.45—4.30 Stories on Ageing, Illness and Life

4.00—4.45 Shire Choir

114

119

1.30—2.15 Tony Birch in conversation with Angela Ledgerwood

2.30—3.15 Gail Jones

120

in conversation with Ashley Hay

3.30—4.15 Passage to India

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Barbara Carmichael talks with Zanni Louise

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Behrouz Boochani: No Friend But the Mountains ‘No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani will always belong to the canon of literature written under great duress and courage. This unique book should be read by all who care about the stories of our time. No Friend But the Mountains reminds us that ŕş ŔëƐƐĕſ ĲşƱ ĎĶǓ ĕſĕŕƐ Ʊĕ ŔëƷ ćĕ ĪſşŔ one another, whether it’s the colour of our skin, the god we pray to, where we are born, or where we call home, that we have words, language, and literature in common. I celebrate the courage of Boochani who has pursued this ideal, this love of writing, and the faith in words as a tool to inform, to be a doorway to new and unexpected worlds, challenge tyrannies and seek justice.’ Jennifer Clement, President PEN International

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weekend on a high

Modern-day matters Sunday morning kicks off with an inspiring exploration of Living Consciously with tree-enthusiast Sophie Cunningham, conservationist Tim Flannery, and Gourmet Farmer Matthew Evans. Meanwhile, Kurdish-Iranian refugee and award-winning author of No Friend But the Mountains Behrouz Boochani will appear via livestream from Manus Island where he has been ĎĕƐëĶŕĕĎ ƆĶŕĈĕ ǩǧǨǪȂ mĕƶƐ Ɩżǽ Ʊĕ şżĕŕ ƐĲĕ ǖ şşĎȒ gates to online decorum in We Need To Talk About Trolling with The Saturday Paper

Matthew Evans

Sarah Hanson-Young

Tim Flannery

drop-in workshops, it’s a day for children to be inspired and get creative. The Kids Big Day Out program includes local author Zanni Louise, sister-act duo Georgia and Zoë Norton Lodge, illustrator Tony Flowers, childhood fave Alison Lester, Bundjalung artist Bronwyn Bancroft, Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman, poet Maxine Igniting young Beneba Clarke, and bestselling fantasy writers John Flanagan imaginations and Isobelle Carmody. Festival Sunday sees one marMeet the Author book signžƖĕĕ ĎĕĎĶĈëƐĕĎ Ɛş Ǖ ưĕ ĲşƖſƆ ings will follow each session. of non-stop book-loving action Books will be on sale or bring for all the family at Kids Big along your well-loved copies for Day Out. With interactive their heroes to sign, and make author presentations and free them even more special. columnist Maxine Beneba Clarke, Troll Hunting author Ginger Gorman, Greens senator and author of En Garde Sarah Hanson-Young, and Tracey Spicer. Later we will hear former World Vision CEO Tim Costello discuss the role and chalōĕŕīĕƆ şĪ Ǖ īĲƐĶŕī Īşſ ĈĲëŕīĕ Ķŕ the session Social Activism.

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Writers Festival Satellite Event Highlights As well as appearing in the main Festival program, selected writers and thinkers will feature in Byron Writers Festival’s program of separately ticketed Satellite Events that will have you laughing, crying, chin-stroking, and truly inspired. Fans of ABC Radio National’s Richard Fidler Ĉëŕ īĕƐ ƐĲĕĶſ Ǖ ƶ ƱĶƐĲ ƐƱş enthralling conversations taking place ëƐ ƐĲĕ Ʒſşŕ ¨ĲĕëƐſĕȂ DſĶĎëƷ ǩ ƖīƖƆƐ will see Fidler interview comedian Hung Le, whose memoir The Crappiest Refugee tracks Le’s journey from a ǰȒƷĕëſȒşōĎ ÈĶĕƐŕëŔ Ʊëſ ſĕĪƖīĕĕ Ɛş ëŕ international comedy star. wŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐǽ Richard Fidler will sit down and talk all things fire with environmental historian

Stephen Pyneǽ ƱĲş ĲëƆ ƱſĶƐƐĕŕ ǪǬ books on the history and cultural ĶŔżëĈƐ şĪ Ǖ ſĕ şŕ ĲƖŔëŕĶƐƷ ëŕĎ ƆżĕŕƐ ǨǬ ƆĕëƆşŕƆ Ǖ īĲƐĶŕī Ǖ ſĕƆ Ķŕ ƐĲĕ EſëŕĎ Canyon National Park. Byron Theatre will also play host to two vibrant live performances: Solid Air, a spoken word showcase ȎDſĶĎëƷ ǩ ƖīƖƆƐǽ ǯȂǪǧżŔȏ ĪĕëƐƖſĶŕī ćĕëƐ ćşƶĕſ Hope One and performance poet Tishani Doshi among şƐĲĕſƆȂ wŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ ëƐ ǯżŔǽ ĈëƐĈĲ Story Club: Working for the Man, a live storytelling night featuring true, hilarious stories by Benjamin Law, Scott Ludlum, Kate McClymont, and Sisonke Msimang Ȏ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐǽȞǯżŔȏȂ If getting bookish over breakfast is

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more your style, then head to Harvest Ķŕ mĕƱſƷćëſ şŕ ¨ĲƖſƆĎëƷ Ǩ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ Breakfast with Clementine Ford. Listen as Ford discusses her most

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Award-winning journalist Jess Hill and the founding chair of Our Watch, Natasha Stott Despoja, have both written on this disturbing topic with candour and compassion. In See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse, Jess Hill acknowledges that domestic abuse is a national emergency. One in four ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ ƱşŔĕŕ ĲëƆ ĕƶżĕſĶĕŕĈĕĎ violence from a man with whom she was intimate. But instead of asking ‘why didn’t she leave?’ Jess believes we need to be asking ‘why did he do it?’ Jess Hill puts perpetrators – and the systems that enable them – in the spotlight. See What You Made Me Do is a deep dive into the abuse so ŔëŕƷ ƱşŔĕŕ ëŕĎ ĈĲĶōĎſĕŕ ĕƶżĕſĶȒ ence – abuse that is often reinforced by the justice system they trust to protect them. Jess has been writing about ĎşŔĕƆƐĶĈ ưĶşōĕŕĈĕ ƆĶŕĈĕ ǩǧǨǫȂ ſĶşſ to this she was a producer at ABC Radio, a Middle East correspondent for the Global Mail, and an investigative journalist for ëĈŊīſşƖŕĎ ſĶĕǔ ŕī. In Natasha Stott Despoja’s On Violence she reminds us that every two minutes police are called to a family

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Tickets available at byronwritersfestival.com/tickets or from the onsite Festival box office until sold out (please check the website). Getting to the Festival Train: Catch the Byron Bay Solar Train from Byron Bay CBD to North Beach ƐëƐĶşŕ ȎĪĕƆƐĶưëō ƆĶƐĕȏ Ȩǫ żĕſ ƐſĶżȂ ¨ſëĶŕƆ leave Byron Bay CBD every half hour. Timetable at byronbaytrain.com.au. Shuttle bus: Eş Ʒſşŕ ƆĲƖƐƐōĕ ćƖƆ service to and from the Festival site ƱĶōō ſƖŕ ĕưĕſƷ ĎëƷ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ ǯëŔ ëŕĎ ǬȂǪǧżŔȂ ȨǬ ĕëĈĲ ƱëƷǽ żëĶĎ ĎĶſĕĈƐōƷ Ɛş the driver in cash. great coffee outlets, as well as the Car: DĕƆƐĶưëō ĈëſżëſŊ şżĕŕƆ ëƐ ǮȂǫǬëŔȂ Stone & Wood Festival bar. Car parking is limited. If driving we Ïw ćşƐƐōĕ Īşſ ƱëƐĕſ ſĕǕ ōōƆȂ A plasſĕĈşŔŔĕŕĎ ëſſĶưĶŕī ǫǬ ŔĶŕƖƐĕƆ tic-water-bottle-free event. Please before Festival entry. Parking is by Ïw ćşƐƐōĕƆ Īşſ ſĕǕ ōōƆȂ ¨Ĳĕſĕ ĶƆ ë ƱëƐĕſ donation – you’ll see volunteers with ſĕǕ ōō ƆƐëƐĶşŕ şĪ ƆżſĶŕī ƱëƐĕſ ëŕĎ Ʒſşŕ collection buckets! Writers Festival water bottles for sale. violence matter. Every week a woman is killed by a current or former partner. But as Natasha strongly asserts, violence against women is preventable; it not an inevitable part of the human condition. Natasha has had a busy time since she left the world of mainstream politics. As well as her involvement in Our Watch, the national organisation to ſĕưĕŕƐ ÈĶşōĕŕĈĕ īëĶŕƆƐ ÉşŔĕŕ ëŕĎ

Children, she was Australia’s AmbasƆëĎşſ Īşſ ÉşŔĕŕ ëŕĎ EĶſōƆȂ Pŕ ǩǧǨǯ ƆĲĕ ƱëƆ ŕëŔĕĎ şŕĕ şĪ ƐĲĕ Ɛşż Ǩǧǧ Eōşćëō Pŕǖ ƖĕŕĈĕſƆ şŕ EĕŕĎĕſ şōĶĈƷȂ

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Q Jess Hill and Natasha Stott

Can I purchase food and drinks on site? Yes! A range of food stalls are serving delicious local meals at our ĪşşĎ ŔëſžƖĕĕȂ 0ōĕŔĕŕƐƆ şĪ Ʒſşŕ şǔ ĕſ snacks, light meals, and drinks from their resort dining facilities. Lots of

'ĕƆżşŇë ƱĶōō ĪƖſƐĲĕſ ĕƶżōşſĕ ƐĲĕ ĶƆƆƖĕƆ raised in their books when they speak with Debbie Whitmont in the session Domestic Violence: A National Emergency şŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐȂ

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Direct golf course access and views of the lake, fairway and green make this property special. Sit on the veranda and enjoy the manicured outlook of the 4th hole, including the waterways surrounding the green. Inside you’ll find a family home with recent upgrades to the kitchen, main bathroom, bedroom carpets and heathered vinyl planks in the rest of the house. Open plan living, dining and kitchen merge together and flow out on to the back veranda. In the kitchen there are stone benchtops, induction cooktop and an internal laundry. Louvred windows bring in the breezes from the rear of the property. The large family bathroom is stylish with separate bath and shower. The master bedroom has a built-in wardrobe and an ensuite. Two further bedrooms are well sized, one with a built-in robe, the other with expansive golf course views. Well established trees and plants in the grounds make the property private from neighbours. A double garage and off-street parking for another two cars makes this home perfect for the modern family or a golf enthusiast!

Incomparable North Coast Beachfront Acreage (3.54 ha) Rarely is a private, absolute oceanfront estate along the Byron Coast available for sale. Situated 15 mins north of world-famous Byron Bay, the property offers 88 metres of irreplaceable ocean frontage with your own private access to the stunning white sand beaches & crystal clear waters of pristine New Brighton beach. When designing this “wow factor” contemporary residence the architects tailored the floorplan to maximise privacy while capturing the beautiful coastal breezes. The Balinese-influenced home is set amongst nine park-like acres with 25m solar heated infinity edge lap pool, tennis court & clubhouse plus private natural lagoon set amongst sprawling manicured gardens. This highly sought-after location is nestled beside the emerging coastal hotspots of South Golden Beach, Ocean Shores & Brunswick Heads, 35 mins south of Gold Coast Airport. The opportunity to purchase a premier beachfront holding of this outstanding calibre is rare indeed. We expect interest and demand to be very high, so you’ll need to be quick to secure this ultimate beachfront lifestyle for yourself.

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Set on a rolling green acre with 90m of permanent creek reserve frontage, this property offers a wealth of features: established gardens and fruit trees, four-car garage, and a big family home. Constructed of double brick with terracotta tile roof, the solid 2-storey house will accommodate a growing family or multigenerational living. Open-plan kitchen and dining areas have views over the property and allow the cooling breezes right through the home. 4 good-sized bedrooms all with built-in wardrobes are part of a floorplan that lends itself to easy living. Downstairs has a large rumpus room with high ceilings and bathroom, which could easily be used for guest accommodation or shared living. There is also a 2-bay carport, perfect for storing vehicles and or machinery. This is walk-to-town convenience with room to move and grow. Tonnes of space for chooks, gardens, and pets. This property has fantastic bones and oodles of potential. Inspect: By Appointment only Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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7 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creek side acre in Mullumbimby. The home is family sized and suited with privacy from the street and recent renovations have updated the kitchen and bathrooms so there’s nothing to do.

Inspect Saturday 3rd Aug 11-11.30am Price $830,000

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.

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 .

Inspect Saturday 3rd Aug 10-10.30am Price $620,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

Inspect By Appointment Price $949,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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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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21 Snows Creek Rd, Upper Coopers Creek Set in a peaceful and sought-after corner of the Byron Hinterland, this stunning 32-acre property offers versatile living surrounded by rainforest and wildlife. With a 1930’s timber home plus a separate selfcontained cottage this property is the perfect antidote to a busy city life.

Inspect Saturday 3rd Aug 11-11.30am Price $649,000

271 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry ‘Mirambeena’ borders the stunning Goonengerry NP. The original farm house is perfectly private, elevated over 370m above sea level and enjoys outlook over the property down to the two spring fed dams. There is also a DA in place to build your dream home.

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DID YOU KNOW OUR INTERNATIONAL SENSATION, LOCAL BOY SPACE COWBOY, HOLDS 55 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER AUSTRALIAN? HE’S A PHENOMENON. HIS HUMBLE AND QUIETLY SPOKEN MANNER BELIES HIS ENORMOUS TALENT…

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body, and streams of electricity shot from my fingertips. Blindfolded arrow catching would be another of my more frightening record attempts. I trained with a high-speed tennisball-shooting machine and then moved to arrows with thick rubber tips. When I finally removed the rubber from the end of the arrows and started catching speeding metaltipped arrows while blindfolded this was truly terrifying. It took a long time to be confident and calm enough to attempt it. I now hold the record for ‘Most arrows caught in two minutes blindfolded’; I caught seven speeding arrows in this time and all with the sharp metal bullet tips attached. Each arrow travelled over 80 kilometres per hour and I caught them with my bare hand. Where have your love and curiosity of science developed from? Were you always interested in the way the world worked even when you were first performing as an 8-year-old?

While all my friends were playing football I was the little boy in a Superman costume catching butterflies and inventing new props for my next daring stunt. I love science and I truly believe that in this day and age, when even many of our political leaders are science and climate deniers, it is now more important than ever to bring science into people’s lives and prove that by taking risks and trusting in science nothing is impossible. You are going to be premiering a new show at DARK SCIENCE at The Quad in Lismore in August. What can your fans expect from the show? Will it be a sciencestunt show? After winning the Science channel’s hit television show Outrageous Acts of Science that is filmed in the USA I created a very successful new touring science-stunt show called Stranger Than Fiction. I have been performing this show with the amazing inventor and scientist Professor Chaos. I love performing this show; however, my

new show in Lismore will be different, a solo performance with a few things that I am trying out for the very first time. What’s next for Space Cowboy? Do you have any news you’d like to share with your fans in and around Byron and the Northern Rivers? I’m currently performing in Dublin, Ireland. I’ll be home in Byron Bay in a few days – but not for long. I’m filming a secret television show in Sydney in a few days then I’ll be on tour with the Crusty Demons, the original freestyle Motocross motorcycle stunt riders; we’ll be in a different Australian city every week for almost three months. Then I have another big television show in Italy. So this show in Lismore is the only time you can catch me locally for quite a while. The Space Cowboy presents Imagination Rules the World at Dark Science at The QUAD in Lismore during Science Week, Friday and Saturday 16 & 17 August. Free. 5–10pm.

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What the hell is an influencer? And what exactly are they influencing us to do? The recent Vanity Fair article revealed that Byron Bay is chocka-block full of influencers. They’re spilling out of cafes, clogging up the parking at The Pass, rolling out their yoga mats for a bit of down face dog on the beach. Clearly aspirational locations help when you’re influencing people to buy shit. I don’t mean to be rude, but you don’t find ‘influencers’ in Grafton or Ballina. Maybe a few influenzas. By the way, old people can’t influence. Sorry, it’s not personal. Nobody wants your lifestyle. Or your face. Old people aren’t good influencers. And generally they’ve lost power of attorney so they don’t shop. If you don’t shop, you don’t matter. You don’t see pics of Rosie in the nursing home pushing her walker down the hall on your Instagram feed with a #gotthiswalkerataldi. Influencing is the new word for advertising. Basically you’re not an influencer; you’re a product pimp. You’re advertising stuff to people by pretending you’re not advertising stuff to people. It seems a bit disingenuous. Instagram is like a big Tupperware party full of people pretending they’re not selling Tupperware. Not that you could sell Tupperware on Insta; it’s plastic. It would have to be ceramic, or tin. And you’d need to be wearing activewear and watching the sunset with your lettuce spinner. It’s all about the image. We don’t need words any more. Words are for losers. Like me. An influencer uses pretty curated pictures of themselves, and small children who can’t yet give consent to sell shit. Generally not their shit. Someone else’s. I understand this is how social media work #I’velostmymoralcompass #Ineverhadamoralcompass #whatisamoralcompass? #buyyourmoralcompasshere… it’s a keep compass. I’m intrigued though by this notion of ‘influencing’. It seems to be women who are the predominant influencers, possibly because we spend more, or we’re more easily seduced by images of lifestyles we wish were ours. Or women we wish we were. Beautiful women. Women have been culturally conditioned to believe that we’re not enough, so it makes us awesome consumers. There’s a product-sized hole in the heart of every woman on the capitalist rat wheel of ‘completion’. Of course, it doesn’t work. The Spell dress, the fake eyelashes, the swimsuit, they don’t actually make you happy. Or fill your product hole. It’s a magic pudding. A bottomless pit of selfloathing. And nothing makes you shop more than good old-fashioned loathing!

THEY’VE GOT DAISY ON THEIR BRAINS Hailing from the overcrowded shores of Mermaid Beach on the Goldy comes an exciting new four-piece: Daisy Brains. Daisy Brains follows in the path of greats such as The Vines, Wolf Alice, and Cage the Elephant in effortlessly mixing grungy flavours and dreamy breakdowns with plenty of soaring melodies and shout-along hooks that leave the listener wanting more. After years of writing material, frontman Jarryd Inns called upon close friends Ellie Hopley, Luke Jones, and Lucas Dawson, all bringing their own ideas and flavours to the mix of how rock’n’roll should sound. Daisy Brains was born in March 2018, and has said since then they have had no intention of slowing down. They have hit the ground running in 2019 with the release of their first single off their debut EP Feel Alive with an east coast tour to boot. They are now on their second release Sunshine and are hitting the Hotel Great Northern with supports Tully John & Liza Jane and The Shivvs this Saturday at 9pm. Hotel Great Northern Saturday 9pm. Free entry.

GETTING YOUR ISLAND VIBE ON Australia’s #1 celebration of reggae, roots, and bass music, the Island Vibe Festival is back for episode 14! Held annually at stunning Home Beach on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) Island Vibe is also rated one of the world’s top eco-events. Island Vibe is committed to delivering a program that reflects the diversity and richness of the musical community across the globe, spanning the best in reggae, soul, dub, world, jungle, folk, hip-hop, and bass music. The first wave of performers included over 80 acts and now the second lineup announcement is here. Hot off the press: London’s Albert Hall-rocking Havana Meets Kingston SoundSystem featuring Solis and Brenda Navarette (Cuba), bass producer Monkey Marc featuring an all-star entourage with Rider Shafique (UK), Jamacian rapper Fiyah Roiall (JA), and champion turntablist DJ Wasabi. From around Australia there is the undisputed local party starters Mood Swing & Chevy Bass, Melbourne’s Ganga Giri, the master of the didgeridoo and djembe, Queensland’s ska massive The Sunny Coast RudeBoys round out an already vibing first lineup! Byron Bay’s Brazilian-born reggae star Kimmy, surf ska lords Drop Legs, Jamilla with her fresh nusoul feels all the way from Perth, and Lady Banton add to the femme all-stars this year with her infectious rhythms. Many more to be announced soon! Island Vibe is held on the weekend of 24–27 October.

THE BAKER’S DOZEN OR WHY YOU SHOULD COME TO THE MMF… 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. The festival has established a reputation for presenting interesting and diverse lineups that showcase emerging and

career musicians. Festival director Glenn Wright has a knack for picking acts like Tash Sultana right before they go ballistic. Those concerts are some of the most memorable. 2019 sees Mullum Music Fest double down on their commitment to create another stunning lineup. So here’s a little taster of the first 13 acts before the full August lineup release! Chilean Nano Stern, from South Africa Sibusile Xaba, the Arianominated Mojo Juju, Lucie Thorne,

Emma Donovan and The PutBacks, Allensworth, Z-Star Trinity, Joe Pug, Sunnyside, Thando, Ruby Boots, The Wilson Pickers, and Alysha Brilla over four days, 12 venues and over 200 performances. The 12th annual Mullum Music Festival from 14 till 17 November, is a family-friendly event that takes over the streets, cafes, and halls of Mullumbimby. Tickets now on sale at www.mullummusicfestival.com.

Happy, fulfilled people don’t need stuff they don’t need. And most of the stuff pushed by influencers is stuff no-one needs. I mean, they’re not influencing people to buy fruit and veg. I am not against the idea of influencers; I just wish they’d influence something more meaningful. I look at the photos of ‘influencers’ and they’re vacuous, empty pictures of people being pretty. They’re not actually doing anything. Okay, so you’re wearing your new swimsuit – well maybe you could show us how you can change your own freaking tyre? Put the bin out. Maybe you could be submitting your thesis? Supergluing eyelashes and yourself to the road for Climate Change Awareness. Do something! As a feminist it’s a bit depressing watching women objectify themselves for cash. We used to complain that men did it to us. That the patriarchy oppressed us with their gaze, but now we’ve taken on the authorship of our own oppression. And don’t say it’s ‘my choice’. Why don’t we see men rolling around on the lawn in speedos hash tagging their meaningless day? Because their lives are generally too ‘meaningful’ to be published on a social platform. Why don’t men choose to be trivialised? Influencers don’t seem to actually do anything. They don’t have jobs. They don’t appear to be reading. All around the world, women are still fighting for parity in politics and industry, and yet the fairytale lives of our influencers tell women ‘be nothing. Take a photo.’ Is ‘influencing’ the new ‘oppression’?

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BayFM is a vital part of our local media landscape. Over the years the station has provided a voice to songs and stories of our region and, in the process, helped create the resounding voice of ‘Byron’. A little station like this doesn’t stay operational without your support. This August is Radiothon and they are asking people to subscribe. The targets this year to be viable are at least 20 per cent higher than previous years, so they really need the local community to dig deep! Why not find out a little more about your local community radio? I spoke with Vanessa Hill, who has a regular program; maybe she might inspire you to get one too! How did you get involved with BayFM? I was born and raised in the Shire so I grew up listening to BayFM. After uni I moved to Melbourne and hosted a radio show on PBS 106.7FM and when I returned home in 2016 I thought it was about time I volunteered at my local radio station. What do you love about being involved in community radio? BayFM is an awesome community radio station to be involved with. There’s a great vibe at the station and everyone is very supportive of each other. Volunteering at BayFM has given me so many amazing opportunities, including doing interviews with some of my favourite artists at Splendour, Bluesfest, and Mullum Music Festival. Creative freedom is very important to me and I love that I can play whatever music my heart and ears desire on my radio show. Sharing my love of music with listeners and hearing their positive feedback is a beautiful thing too. What is truly special about community radio is that it runs on love and passion. Every presenter at BayFM is a volunteer and so all the programs are coming from a place of genuine passion and love. I know that it’s my immense love and passion for what I do that has seen me volunteer over 600 hours on air over the past six years on community radio. I feel very honoured and grateful to do a show on BayFM and to share the airwaves with so many inspiring people. Why do you think it’s important? In these precarious times independent media are crucial! Mainstream media don’t really cater for my needs and I don’t feel they cater for the needs of the community either. Made by the community for the community, BayFM plays a vital role in providing local news and events, enabling community participation and providing recreational activities.

One of the main reasons I started supporting community radio was because I couldn’t bear to listen to the music on commercial radio. Listening to the same songs on repeat 24/7 is hell for me. I don’t want to offend anyone who loves the mainstream top 40 pop; I’m happy for you because you get to hear it everywhere you go, all the time. But for people like me who are perhaps a little more ‘alternative’ commercial radio really doesn’t serve us. I mean it has absolutely no diversity. What I love about BayFM is we have such a broad range of shows. BayFM caters to everyone’s unique musical tastes and it does so with authenticity and integrity. What role do you think a community radio like BayFM plays? Community radio stations like BayFM play a very important role in our media landscape, catering to the needs of the community and reflecting an open, inclusive, unbiased society that celebrates different cultures, musical tastes, and opinions, and thus helps promote a healthy democracy. How can people get involved and support? I think the best way to show your support is to subscribe to BayFM. Subscription keeps our station alive and our independent voice on air. I subscribed to BayFM before I started volunteering at the station because I believe community radio is super important not just for me individually but for the collective. We are here to serve you and I hope that you will help us continue to do so by showing us your support. Tell me about your show. Named after Neil Young’s album and title track, On the Beach surfs through eras and genres, with a focus on variations of rock music. Featuring 60s/70s vibes and the best of recent times. On the Beach drives you home, ‘in a dune buggy with Neil’ every Tuesday, 4–6pm. Connect with me on FB and Insta: @onthebeachradio. For more information or to subscribe now go to bayfm.org.au

COME TO FEDERAL TO BE ILLUMINATED The major fundraising event to assist with the continued maintenance of the community space that is Jasper Corner, Federal, and in particular a new feature window for the front of the old church, will this year be a major music gig titled: Fedrocks 19, Illumination. The event will feature Sofiella & The Handsome Husbands, a 5-piece concocted through a mutual penchant for banjo twang and good whiskey. Their music swings between sweet harmony-heavy front-porch folk and foot-stompin’ hillbilly barn-burners. Sofiella Watt and the original Husband (Huckleberry Jim) formed their musical alliance during a rum-soaked, swashbuckling existence on a remote Pacific island in the Tasman Sea. The acquisition of banjos then led them down the old-timey trail to the mountains of Nelson, BC, Canada. A few years of rambling around and touring with their 5-piece outfit, The Huckleberry Bandits, carried the release of Sofiella’s third EP, which garnered a Kootenay Music Award for Best Folk/Country/Roots Act. After supporting the likes of esteemed Canadian folksinger, Old Man Luedeke, and sharing the bill with bands such as Elliott Brood and Ozomatli, their wandering ways have found roots on a sleepy hill in the Byron Shire. Sofiella & The Handsome Husbands will be packing the van with banjos, washboard, guitars, double bass, viola, and drums and coming to Fedrocks 19, Illumination. They even will also feature Jesse Morris & The Shakedown, plus DJ POB. There’ll be a licensed bar and a delicious dinner from our chef Cam of Forage and Graze fame. Jasper Corner, Saturday 17 August, 6.30pm. Tickets, available at the door, are $25.

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FOUR PLAYERS FOR EXTINCTION James Grant, Cate Feldmann, Steven Browning, and Diva Corey make up the cast for Extinction, written by Hannie Rayson and directed by Richard Vinycomb, which is opening this Friday at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby.

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THE CUCKOOS One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest delivers Cheswick (Bill Graham), Martini (Mike Harris), Scanlon (Graeme Speed), Billy (Weylin Martens-Mullane), and Harding (Gray Wilson), who have all appeared on north coast stages with Lismore Theatre Company, Ballina Players, and Bangalow Theatre Company, and have many years of stage work behind them. The exception is Weylin, who appears in his first production outside of school. These five men form the basis of the institutionalised inmates at the hospital where the action takes place, and all have their own particular reasons and behaviours for being there. In a very early scene from the play, Martini’s hallucinatory behaviour manifests itself in a card game where, to the frustration of his fellow patients, he keeps dealing to imaginary card players! Billy is a stuttering self-harmer; Scanlon wants to blow up the world; while Harding has severe problems with his wife’s appearance and the attention she gets from other men. All these men are voluntary patients, which causes McMurphy (John Rado), who is the protagonist for all the play’s action, real problems when he arrives on the scene. Cuckoo’s Nest is a drama that takes audiences to places and experiences that are unsettling and confrontational but will have them laughing at the same time. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest opens at Ballina Players Theatre, 24 Swift St, Ballina, on 23 August for seven performances, finishing on 1 September. Tickets are $25/ adult, $15/child (16 & under), and are available at Just Funkin Music shop at 124 River St, Ballina, 6686 2440 (a $2 booking fee applies) or online at www.ballinaplayers. com.au (no booking fee). All shows are at 8pm except for Sundays, which are at 2pm.

Northern Rivers-based author Marele Day recently had her bestselling book Lambs of God adapted into a gripping fourpart TV series for Foxtel. Screenworks is holding a special screening of the first two episodes at the Brunswick Picture House on Thursday 8 August with Marele Day and the screenwriter Sarah Lambert (Love Child, Love My Way) in conversation following the screening. ‘The series is getting rave reviews,’ says Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch. ‘We are delighted to be bringing the talented team behind the Lambs of God TV series to Brunswick Picture House so that not only can patrons enjoy the experience of watching it on the big screen with an audience but they can also ask questions and speak to the creators after the screening.’ Lambs of God is a gothic and gripping tale about three nuns, each a generation apart, living on an isolated island. The three sisters of St Agnes must defend their very existence when a young priest with a hidden agenda suddenly arrives at their dilapidated monastery. What unfolds is an epic and fantastical tale of faith, love, and redemption. An international all-star cast delivers knock-out performances, led by Emmy Award-winning actress Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Leftovers), Australian stage and screen star Essie Davis (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) and UK actress, Jessica Barden (The End of the F**** World). Thursday 8 August at the Brunswick Heads Picture House at 6pm

RAILS WRITERS One of the Writers Festival’s longtime satellite events is the Writers at the Rails, which will celebrate its 27th anniversary on Sunday 4 August. The show will feature festival guest Melanie Mununggurr-Williams, the first Indigenous poet to win the Australian Poetry Slam, along with Sydney performance poet Tug Dumbly. Host David Hallett will start the anniversary show at 2pm, which will include invited readings and a poetry slam. Entry is free. Railway Hotel Sunday 2pm

Grant, who plays Andy, says he is so grateful to be able to work with the team and explore his character. ‘The rehearsal process has been really supportive and the freedom that Richard provides has been exciting,’ he says. ‘The journey of researching and developing Andy as a character has expanded my perspective on a wide range of topics, from ethics to genetics to what it means to love and be loved.’ Cate Feldmann says her character, Heather Dixon Brown, claims that she uses her head not her heart. ‘I am definitely playing against type,’ says Feldmann. ‘Acting and various roles for The Drill Hall Theatre Company and other roles on stage and film are what nourish me. After being in Hotel Sorrento, another Hannie Rayson play, the opportunity to be in Extinction was too good to refuse. It is enriching to be a part of a wonderful ensemble in a play with such a complex, but unfortunately extremely relevant, topic in today’s frightening gallop towards… Extinction.’ Steven Browning says he lost his virginity in the old Drill Hall Theatre. ‘My onstage acting virginity that is,’ he says. ‘After opening my salon Mullum Madness in 1992 I started doing or styling hair for local theatre productions. Cast and crew continually suggested that I should be on stage not backstage. After participating in my first acting workshop the fire was ignited.’ Browning won a Best Actor Award at the Gold Coast theatre awards for his role in Art. Browning has worked with a number of theatre companies and has really enjoyed the process. ‘It’s lovely to be back wearing somebody else’s shoes again!’ Diva Corey grew up watching famous musicals and theatre in Toronto, where she developed a love for the stage and film. ‘I studied Cultural Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and took short courses in Acting at Humber College and acted in several short films. I have now been living in Australia for the last ten years. After building a business and raising kids, I reignited my passion for acting and have spent the last couple of years studying Stanford Meisner Technique and onscreen acting with Rob Horton and Mark Piper at the Byron Bay Film and Television School. Working on short films, TV, and commercials. ‘I love the process of finding my character, exploring a script, and forming something from words on a page into real life is such a creative, transcending and exciting process. I am so thrilled to be a part of the cast of Extinction.’ Extinction: Drill Hall Theatre from Friday 2 August www.drillhalltheatre.org.au.

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STARS BY LILITH WITH THIS WEEK’S SUN, NEW MOON, VENUS, AND MARS IN LEO FELINE VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SKYROCKET. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAT MAJESTIES… ARIES: Fearless, that’s you! As this week fires Aries love molecules with a robust creative reboot, the renaissance of a sleeping talent could win unexpected recognition and become deeply rewarding over the coming months. If you’ve been feeling a bit hemmed in, break out by all means but do keep consulting your integrity checker. TAURUS: With Mercury out of retro in your domestic sector and fiery Venus warming up the last month of winter, home entertaining and investing love into the casa are the most nourishing specials on your current menu. Itching to get something started? This week’s new-moon lunar lift comes with oodles of moving juice… GEMINI: Mercury moving forward alongside a Venus/Mars hookup in your communication headquarters makes you this week’s honey-tongued persuader who can talk anyone into anything, including yourself. In the meeting of inspired minds, idealistic agendas, and pyrotechnic ideas, prioritise projects and activities that contribute to your community. CANCER: Mercury moving forward in your sign brings a tense time of infighting and hair-trigger tempers back into synch as communication snafus unravel and midweek new moon offers a possible financial win. Both love planets in the sign of luxurious indulgence suggest you celebrate this by feasting at life’s always sumptuous smorgasbord. LEO: Supported by sun, Mars, and Venus all in the sign of your royals, August’s cosmic power surge kicks off with once-a-year new moon in Leo and a panorama of possibilities where yesterday you couldn’t see any. No question you’re this week’s playful puss and centre of head-turning attention, so fluff up and share the love… VIRGO: Venus joining this week’s planetary party in your house of dreams and transitions suggests you’re about to receive some kind of deep healing: the closing of a chapter, letting go of a struggle, a release, change, or transformation… Lock it in by taking the time to recognise, acknowledge, and celebrate this passage.

. LIBRA: Venus teaming up with Mars in the flamboyant sign of the Lion strobe-lights this week’s social sector with vibrant, lively vibes that could see you joining forces with a cutting-edge crewe or innovative community launch. Be ready to take a leap when momentum picks up speed at early next week’s Libra moon. SCORPIO: This week’s planetary push puts emphasis on long-term strategising, business and professional connections, goals, and game plans. But if you’re hot to trot and others are not, be advised that pressure and argument will only rouse stubborn resistance. State your case as attractively as possible then leave it be. SAGITTARIUS: This week’s gang of planets in fellow fire sign Leo is likely to have you thinking big, maybe considering creative new ways of extending your social-media platforms to reach a wider audience. While expansive vision’s a wild and wonderful thing, ditto feeling frisky – just don’t overcommit, especially to anything risky. CAPRICORN: August starts with a bang as the erotic newsflash of Venus, Mars, sun, and new moon in Leo turn up the heat in Capricorn hearts and other body parts. Expect a juicy week of epic bonding or just hot fun, along with dramatic antics, outrageous dummy spits, and unpredictable shakeups. Cheers! AQUARIUS: August’s kick-start new moon galvanises Aquarian partnerships all the way from public, professional, and personal to social, creative, and financial. Don’t be overeager to lock things in, though. Do the opposite of what you’d normally do: let them ferment and settle, while la dolce Venus adds a dose of sweetness to your private life. PISCES: While others make grand dramatic gestures, Mercury moving forward in sympathetic, understanding Cancer suggests you’ll make the most impact this week through little things that mean a lot: small, thoughtful gestures and random acts of kindness or affection – though best avoid offering advice on how others should run their lives.

MUSIC AT BANGALOW The 18th Bangalow Music Festival 2019 (BMF) is one of Australia’s most formidable and longrunning chamber music ensembles. They have just unveiled their 2019 program with the theme of Conversations through Chamber Music. This year’s thematic is woven into a fascinating program that explores the intangible language of music, the oldest language form. The 18th BMF 2019 program was officially launched by Southern Cross Soloists’ chair Greg Thompson and artistic director Tania Frazer. This year’s festival celebrates and explores through its program the true essence of chamber music: communication, collaboration, and conversation. It was first published 110 years ago that chamber music is the music of friends. A truly democratic form of collaborative music without hierarchy and, without conductor, inclusively equal. Tickets for this vibrant, popular chamber music festival, along with its very popular pre-festival events with local flavour – the Festival Prelude Event – Celebrating Bangalow: Emerging Stars of the Region (Thursday 8 August, 7.30pm), the Schools’ Concert (Friday 9 August, 11am) and Zentveld’s Coffee Plantation and Roastery Concert at Newrybar are on sale now. Last year’s 17th BMF had seven sellout performances.

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HOBBS & SHAW If you’ve been a fan of the Fast & Furious franchise over the past years then you know exactly what to expect, so skip this review, jump right in and enjoy the movie. If you are new to the franchise and are into action films or just need something without too deep a storyline, then this is the movie for you. Expect tons of CGI-aided fight scenes, guns, cars, explosions, and flirting. This story follows Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Shaw (Jason Statham), who continue their mutual loathing of each other from the previous films. But this time they have to team up, alongside Hattie (Vanessa Kirby), an MI6 field agent and Shaw’s sister, to stop cyberenhanced bad guy Brixton Lore (Idris Elba). Lore is threatening the world with a deadly virus and it’s their job to stop him. With plenty of bro humour and fighting along the way, the team also get help from Magdelene (Helen Mirren), Shaw’s mother. This movie is one of those paradoxical action movies that doesn’t take itself too seriously and yet takes itself way too seriously at the same time.

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Over three days, peerless musicians will explore musical heritage across nine curated concerts in beautiful Bangalow’s A&I Hall from Friday 9 August till Sunday 11 August. Tickets can be purchased through SXS’s website: www.southernxsoloists.com.

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Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST

Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM EXTINCTION

Q SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN, RAEL

Q LENNOX HOTEL 10PM JOCK BARNES DUO

Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM MARK BONO

Q STOKERS SIDING MEMORIAL HALL 7PM 15 MINUTES OF FAME – DAVE KINNEALLY, PETER EVANS, ATMO AND JOHN CARL SEAN AND SHAYNE AND SUZIE STICKROCKD

FRIDAY 2 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, BEN WALSH AND SWANNY Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, LITTLE BILLIE

Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6.30PM DAN HANNAFORD

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DALLAS JAMES, 9PM WHARVES & PEACH FUR

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM DJ DISCO STATIK

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 6PM HARRY NICHOLS BLUES EXPERIENCE

Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM TWO MEN AND A LADYZ

Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL 2019: HUNG LE IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD FIDLER, 8.30PM BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL 2019: SOLID AIR – SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASE

Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM SURF REPORT

Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS MATT ARMATAGE – PRAXIS Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM QUACKERS

Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 8PM BRETT HEALY + JIMMY DEE Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM MAGNETIC FORCE Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MESCALITO BLUES Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7.30PM LEIGH JAMES

WHAT’S ON

Q TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY 5PM KONSTANTINA – EXHIBITION ‘COLOUR CORRECTION’ Q IVORY TAVERN, TWEED HEADS, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM BROOKE SUPPLE, 9.30PM GIN & WAL

SATURDAY 3 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, DAISY BRAINS, TROPIKILLS, TULLY JOHN & LIZA JANE, SHIVS Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, DAVE SCOTT BAND Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DJ LONGTIME, 9PM DJ LORDY WARDY Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM SWANNY AND BEN WALSH Q BYRON THEATRE 6.30PM BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL 2019: STEPHEN PYNE IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD FIDLER, 8PM STORY CLUB – WORKING FOR THE MAN Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS JORDAN MCROBBIE Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 6PM OPEN MIC NIGHT Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6PM ACOUSTIC GYPSY JAZZ WITH BEN JULIAN Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM ALOHA BABY Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM SOUTH WALL Q LULUS CAFE, MULLUMBIMBY, 11AM SLIM PICKENS Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM JESSE PUMPHREY Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM EXTINCTION Q CLUB MULLUM, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM WEAR THE FOX HAT

Q LENNOX HOTEL 9PM WILSON COOPER BAND, 9.30PM WILSON COOPER BAND

Q BYRON THEATRE 5PM & 7.30PM SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM TOXIC ROCK

Q BYRON COMMUNITY MARKET 10.30AM CHEYNE MURPHY BAND, KOBYA MO’FAYAH BAND, JOSEPH CONROY & RAKU ONE O’GAIA

Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, CATH SIMES BAND Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE, 11AM VINYL DIG, 7PM HONEY & KNIVES Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM WHO’S CHARLIE Q WALKER STREET, BARKER STREET AND CANTERBURY STREET, CASINO, 10AM BUSKING COMPETITION Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM CHRIS COOK BAND Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM LIVING IN THE 70S KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MARSHALL & THE FRO

Wednesday 31 July, 7.30pm $49.90 - $69.90

Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM ANGIE WHITLEY, 9.30PM SUNSET TRIO

SUNDAY 4 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, JESSE PUMPHREY Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SQUASH COURTS, 2PM WRITERS AT THE RAILS – FEAT MELANIE MUNUNGGURR-WILLIAMS Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM EPIC, 8PM MOHNDOO

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Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM THE SWAMP CATS JAM

Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM ISAAC FRANKHAM

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

Sat 10 August, 1.00pm & Wed 14 August, 6.00pm Full $20 | Conc $18 | BT Club $15 | U18 $10

Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 1PM ANDY KAY

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM THE DOORS ALIVE

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AWAY - ANT LIVE SCREENING OF THE STC PRODUCTION

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM SHAUN KIRK

Q SEVEN MILE, LENNOX HEAD, 3PM SARAH GRANT

BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL 2019 SATELLITE EVENTS

Sunday 4 August, 5.00pm & 7.30pm Full $79.90 | Conc $72.90 | BT Club $69.90 | U18 $39.90

Q BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 6PM FILM LAUNCH ‘WELCOME TO THE MACHINE’

Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 8PM FOLLOW THE FOX

We have hundreds of gigs from around the north coast in the region’s BEST online gig guide

Friday 2 & Saturday 3 August Info & tickets: www.byronwritersfestival.com

Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 5PM GREG KEW

Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 6.30PM CORY HARGREAVES

Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 2PM JOE CONROY

ARTIFISHAL PRESENTED BY PATAGONIA Thursday 1 August, 6.00pm Free Event - Booking essential

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 12PM SUNDAY SESSION DJS VINNIE LADUCE & JEZZA J

Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 5.30PM EXTINCTION – SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH HANNIE RAYSON

LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT?

A TASTE OF IRELAND THE IRISH MUSIC & DANCE SENSATION

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM MONSIER DIOP (DJ SET)

Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 11AM THE BALLINA COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB – FEAT ANN, BILL, JILL & MAURIE Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 3PM GEORGIA ROBERTS

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY

TUESDAY 6 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, MARSHALL OKELL Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FINTAN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM SCOTT DAY VEE Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET) Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM HIP-HOP HOORAY LIVE DJS Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 7PM SULLY, BUSTER AND NOLAN AT COUNTRY CLUB COMEDY Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM TRIVIA Q LENNOX HOTEL 6PM ROB SARIC Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 11AM CLASSIC ENGELBERT

WEDNESDAY 7 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JON J BRADLEY Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM DAN CLARK

Q ELTHAM HOTEL 4PM YOLAN

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC

Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 2.30PM SCOTTY MARRIOTT

Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS COMEDY NIGHT – LEMAIRE

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM JOSH SWAN

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET)

Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 12PM SUNDAY SESSIONS – SCOTT DAY VEE

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM DJ MY HAPPY PLACE

Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 12PM MICHELLE RU

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM TRIVIA

Q WARDELL SPORT AND REC CLUB 2PM OPEN MIC AND JAM SESSION

Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE, 7PM WORD PLAY SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIC

Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM RUSH HOUR

Q LENNOX HOTEL 6.30PM GET QUIZZED

SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 8AM–2PM

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TUESDAY 13 AUGUST 4–7PM

$50 - AGES: 15 TO 24 BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU

BARISTA COURSE LEVEL 1

WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST 4.30 TO 7.30PM

SAFER DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS $140 – BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU

BYS IS SEEKING NEW BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE CALL CLAIRE GRAY ON 0402 345 749

THE YAC IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE SPACE WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL PEOPLE AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING DISABILITY.

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• New digital antennas * • Reception NO FIX NO CHARGE problems For fast service call • Extra TV outlets

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday. LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid. For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au. DISPLAY ADS: $66 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section. David Levine iwireantennas.com.au *conditions apply For display Service Directory ads email adcopy@echo.net.au. The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily – www.echo.net.au/service-directory JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705

0402 022 111

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION

INDEX

FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454

Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........39 Acupuncture .................................39 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....39 Antennas & Installation.................39 Antiques / Restoration ..................39 Appliance Repair ...........................39 Architects .....................................39 Automotive...................................39 Bathroom Renovations..................39 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters ..39 Bricklaying....................................39 Building Trades .............................39 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........39 Carpet Cleaning ............................39 Chimney Sweeping........................39 Chiropractic ..................................39 Cleaning .......................................39 Computer Services ........................40 Concreting & Paving ......................40 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............40 Dentists ........................................40 Design & Drafting..........................40 Driveway Maintenance ..................40 Earthmoving & Excavation.............40 Electricians ...................................40 Fencing .........................................40 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............40 Garage Doors ................................40 Garden & Property Maintenance....41 Garden Design ..............................41 Gas Suppliers ................................41 Glaziers.........................................41 Graphic Design ..............................41 Guttering ......................................41 Handypersons ...............................41 Health ..........................................41

Hire ..............................................41 Kitchens........................................41 Landscape Design .........................41 Landscape Supplies .......................41 Landscaping .................................41 Lighting ........................................41 Locksmith .....................................41 Osteopathy ...................................41 Painting........................................41 Pest Control ..................................42 Photography .................................42 Physiotherapy ...............................42 Picture Framing ............................42 Plastering .....................................42 Plumbers ......................................42 Printing & Copying Services ...........42 Removalists ..................................42 Roofing.........................................42 Rubbish Removal ..........................42 Scrap Metal Merchants ..................42 Septic Systems ..............................42 Sewing & Alterations.....................42 Solar Installation ..........................42 Swimming Pools ...........................42 Tiling ............................................43 Tree Services .................................43 Upholstery ....................................43 Valuers .........................................43 Veterinary Surgeons......................43 Water Filters .................................43 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .........43 Welding ........................................43 Window Tinting ............................43

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

APPLIANCE REPAIR DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786 DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 ALL MAKES & models: Fridges, washers, ovens. All kitchen/laundry. Fast w/ good rates ..0401 159371 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677 BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

ARCHITECTS

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 CARPENTER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ................66845035 or 0414 842602 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420 ATELIER LUKE – Luke Hayward architect, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ...............0401 875535 CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C...0431 674377

AUTOMOTIVE

CARPENTER BUILDER Extend, renos, cabins, sheds. Peter Bergin Lic 147887C..................0487 101747 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060 RENOVATION SPECIALIST Customised Service. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154

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LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

CARPENTER All work types, 20 years exp, free quotes, fully insured, no job too small...0473 027848 BUILDER decks, pergolas renovations Lic: 182983C ......................................................0412 551353

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444 WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695 CAMPHOR CONTROL, rainforest and creek restoration services. Ph .............................0428 715886

REVAMP BATHROOMS

CARPET CLEANING

Bathroom Renovations and Tiling Repairs

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SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

Kevin & Margaret Bower

SUNSCREENS

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

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

BOOKKEEPER Local and reliable .................................. barbarasbookkeeping.com.au 0402 118649 1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

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

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

CURTAINS

FREE MEASURE QUOTE

PLANTATION SHUTTERS

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CHIMNEY SWEEPING

AWNINGS ROLL BLINDS

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

PLEASE CALL

BRICKLAYING

6680 9394 Lic 246545C

Green & Clean

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

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

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

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

ACUPUNCTURE

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS LOCAL

TLC

Truck Mounted Machine

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

BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268

MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUMBIMBY CHIROPRACTIC Massage & Chiropractic. 110 Dalley St ........................66841028

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

– Sales – Installation – Repairs – All Commercial Refrigeration – Residential & Commercial Airconditioning – Coolroom Design & Construction – Freezer Rooms

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

6684 2783

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

DUFbuild

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

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• 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

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0412 497 637

02 66 804 173

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

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DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Window Cleaning Professionals

FREE QUOTES

Call Mark 0498 115 182

Full Circle

Blue Sky

Augers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

6684 0160 | 0439 840 160 | 0421 460 932 NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing & 5T Tipper Rock Grab + other attachments ........0417 920300

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 CivilTrak Road construction, excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire.............................0499 912459 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly â&#x20AC;˘ Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

DENTISTS

ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE

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

Quality Exterior Refinishing

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

Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

DESIGN & DRAFTING

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

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

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

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173

Domestic Commercial

Professional Cleaning Services

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

Holiday lets and Airbnb, residential homes and end of lease cleans, bond cleans, builders cleans etc. Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

Lic: 154293c

www.byroneco.com.au

Lic No 142383C

0434 539 979

Specialising in road repairs & driveways

DECKS

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Call

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING

All Jobs Small or Large

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com 20 Year+s Exp.

| 'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance!

Suffolk Park Jai â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0467 482 948 Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

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ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

6677 1859

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

COMPUTER SERVICES

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Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects 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

CONCRETING & PAVING

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

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Lic No. 337066C

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299

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

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228 Lic.136717c

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. â&#x20AC;˘ Residential Civil Industrial. â&#x20AC;˘ Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. â&#x20AC;˘ Steel ďŹ xing & formwork.

CONCRETING

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788

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Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

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

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Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

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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.

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

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

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

LANDSCAPING

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

DESIGN Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

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

Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

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0434 329 111

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LIGHTING

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

HANDYPERSONS LOCKSMITH

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

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

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

OSTEOPATHY

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

OSTEOPATHY

MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

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

Property maintenance All Mowing jobs Landscaping Pressure cleaning Tip runs

GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

PPP HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured. 0434 705506 ALL TIMBER REPAIRS Qualified joiner/handyman. Well presented. Andrew ...............0412 293732

0401 458 422

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

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638

PAINTING

HEALTH

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 â&#x20AC;˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,

LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

MALIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790

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

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

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

HIRE

RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660

GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 SAMURAI HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING. Ph .............................................................0402 733620

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

KITCHENS

PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

GARDEN DESIGN

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 www.duluxaccredited.com.au

GAS SUPPLIERS

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

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1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 SOIL MULCH GRAVEL

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

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18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

6685 8588

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0266 804555

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ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C

GLAZIERS

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

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6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

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LANDSCAPE DESIGN

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

Free Delivery

YVES DE WILDE

Lic 167371C

FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

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PEST CONTROL

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

EVERGREEN TIP RUNS and rubbish removal, 8x5 trailer, heavy duty...........................0427 176771

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A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates ....0413 289443

30 years experience

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555

Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting

SHANE

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YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

0400 852 141

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JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP EEr all FroR p off fo g

D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: â&#x20AC;˘ Scrap metal â&#x20AC;˘ Aluminium â&#x20AC;˘ Copper â&#x20AC;˘ Brass â&#x20AC;˘ Lead â&#x20AC;˘ Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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

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

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TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

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

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

REMOVALISTS

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SEPTIC SYSTEMS

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

FREE T avail fo OW

Lic 312643C

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

Calls always returned

NEWT wastewater treatment. Septic design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C............... 0429 805081

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

SOLAR INSTALLATION

0429149 533 Est 2006

Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

PHYSIOTHERAPY

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

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BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ...................................................................................66872330

0409 917646

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858

Electric Lic 124600c

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

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wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 BRUNSWICK HEADS PHYSIO. Manual therapy exercise prescription, 45 minute consults, experienced Physio .........................................................................0419 629333

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MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 MAN WITH A TALL VAN (5 star reviews) from $55ph. Call Evan ...................................0410 120777

PLASTERING

ROOFING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

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Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE 42 The Byron Shire Echo `Ć&#x2013;Ĺ?Ćˇ ÇŞÇ¨Ç˝ ÇŠÇ§Ç¨Ç°

Licence No. 207479C

PLUMBERS

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 0 4 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 3 | Z A C . M A C TA G G A R T @ G M A I L . C O M | L I C 2 2 3 4 8 9 C

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Your Local Solar Experts

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

SWIMMING POOLS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS â&#x20AC;˘ All pool requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Professional advice â&#x20AC;˘ Water testing â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly service â&#x20AC;˘ Pool servicing

73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839 MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

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Service Directory TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

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

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au

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

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735

WATER FILTERS

WINTER SPECIAL:

0408 232 066

Every 5th m2 FREE

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TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 FLOOR & WALL TILING & WATERPROOFING. Lic no 157459C Ian ..............................0459 559237

PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

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for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

0427 347 380

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227

The Fully Insured Professionals

PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161

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

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

Mark Linder Qualiﬁed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

The Water Filter Experts

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TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

VERTEX TREE SERVICES. All tree and palm removals. Ph .............................................0428 715886

UPHOLSTERY

$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

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

WELDING

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

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

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

VALUERS

WINDOW TINTING

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 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 Annual General Meetings ..... 43 Birthdays ................................ 45 Business For Sale ................. 44 For Sale ................................. 44 Funeral Notices ..................... 45 Garage Sales......................... 44 Halls For Hire......................... 44 Health Notices ....................... 43 In Memoriam.......................... 45

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DEADLINE TUES 12PM

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

Ads may be taken by phone on

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Motor Vehicles ....................... 44

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Musical Notes ........................ 45

Ads can be lodged in person at

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PUBLIC NOTICES

STREET LATIN dance classes. All ages welcome. Puerto Rican/Columbian Salsa plus more, Tuesday 6th August, 6.40pm Marvell Hall, Marvell St, Byron. Have fun while making new friends Txt 0438214212

MUSIC, FOOD, SHOPPING & KIDS FUN

BYRON MARKET

Sunday 4 August 8am – 3pm Dening Park, Byron Beach Foreshore

On sale at The Echo

COORABELL HALL Association will hold their AGM in the hall on Tues 6 August from 5.30pm. All welcome.

PROF. SERVICES

HEALTH

COLONICS

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

MEMORIAL PARK, BRUNSWICK HEADS Phone 6628 4495 EXPLORING THE DRUG OF CHESS

Jacob the Jeweller

DEMO SALE (due to immediate redevelopment of the arcade) Providing fair friendly jewellery service for locals since 1994 Beautiful boulder opal, sacred geometry brass, gold & silver, all handmade. Unique pieces “anything to do with jewellery & stones”

0438 623 576

netdaily

AGMs

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

Saturday 3rd August, 2019 No dogs please

AGM Brunswick Valley Woodchop and Entertainment Committee at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club on Tuesday 13 August at 6.30 pm

DENTURES

BRUNSWICK HEADS MARKETS

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Feros Arcade, Byron Bay. E: jacobsgoldworks@gmail.com

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DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre

business hours: Monday to Friday,

Tree Services ......................... 44

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$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

These prices include GST.

9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the

Volunteers Wanted................. 44

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

Ad bookings only taken during

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RATES & PAYMENT

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HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

HYPNOSIS & NLP www.wendypurdey.com.au

Doing Stuck? Create a plan to move forward and achieve your ultimate mental, physical, and emotional goals. Resolve addictive patterns and limiting beliefs that hold you back!

Call Wendy today and let’s get started! 6680 2630

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Classifieds

For North Coast news online visit

MIELE WASHERS

HEALTH continued

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

ThetaHealing courses available in Suffolk Park with Zena Gourevitch in August 2019:

6684 4421

0402 364 852 ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Basic DNA 23 – 25 August Advance 26 – 28 August Dig Deeper 29 – 30 August

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

All information and prices

www.thetatree.com 0409 302 548 Zena

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING • TREE REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

HYPNOSIS & EFT

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

Tallow

HALL 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay from $20ph. Kitchen, conference/workshop space. Ph 0412665985 or 0468453344

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

TRADEWORK

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073 GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

BAMBOO PLY

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

TREE SERVICES

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

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

COMPOST TOILETS

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

HALLS FOR HIRE

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

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.

FOR SALE REPTILE GLASS VIVARIUM Ready to go for pet python. Lights, hide, accessories $300 neg. Txt for info 0413608927

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

TREE SERVICES

NICK HART

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

Matt 0427 172 684

TREE SERVICES

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD

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

Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

Fully insured • Free quotes

Mulch Supplies

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

Automatic 2000 Toyota Hiace Super custom 8Seater turbo diesel rego till Jan/20 SN2492 ................................................. $7990

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

SHARE ACCOM. OCEAN SHORES large room with ensuite. Private entrance, quiet space. Looking for considerate working person. $220pw + bills. 66803650 SUFFOLK BEACH. Large room avail end July with use of studio/shed (neg). $225 inc + bond. Text details to 0431370977 SUFFOLK beachside, furnished room in 2br unit, suit mature worker or student, n/s no pets $200pw incl bills. 0407416575 MULLUM scenic acres, own ensuite, share house with fem. owner, 3km to PO $230pw inc. bills & Wiﬁ. Ph 0419390498

O/S, 20 Coomburra Cres. All sorts of crafts & kitchen stuff. Rowing machine

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

MOTOR VEHICLES

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

Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads

Burringbar 8 Wilfred Street 3 bed, 1 bath $480 Upper Burringbar 104 Geles Road 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car $560 Mooball Keilys Road 3 bed, 1 bath, 3 car $895 Crabbes Creek 303 Crabbes Creek Road 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car $650 7 Crabbes Creek Road 4 bed, 1 bath, 3 car $750 South Golden Beach 22 Redgate Road 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car $680 36 Peter Street 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car $700 Ocean Shores 5B Coonawarra Court 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car $270

Shop 33 Ocean Village Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores 6680 5000

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

NTH OCEAN SHORES studio, short or long term let, $300pw includes all bills. Ph 0266802097

POPULAR BANGALOW BUSINESS. Boutique gifts and clothing. Est.17 years. $25,000 negotiable. W.I.W.O. Call Tim Miller 0411757425 for further info.

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby

2003 Toyota Rav4 Cruiser 5spd manual Great condition 6mths rego SN3305 .... $6490

361 HUONBROOK RD. From 9am-11 Sundays. Farm/House sale. Barista drinks and snacks also available!

BYRON & BANGALOW MARKETS hot food van + plant $30k. Ph 0405584606

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

Automatic 2004 Ford Escape XLS 168,152km 4 Cylinder 4x4 6mths rego SN1576...... $6490

FUNKY S/CONT FLAT in Ocean Shores. Own bthrm, $275pw + bills. 0410611030

Michael – 0401 739 656 byronbayﬁrewood.com.au

FENCE POSTS

2008 Hyundai Getz 5spd manual 158,683km 5Dr hatch ideal for learners SN5636..... $4990

GARAGE SALES

BUSINESS FOR SALE

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

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

ADVENTURERS WANTED for epic journey. Sailing the Ganges, overnight train journeys, Pushkar Camel Fair, incredible curries and plenty of chai tea. You need a sense of adventure and an open mind. Four spots left. Departs Delhi, October 2019. To register interest call 0422930458 or email nick@ journeyswithnick.com. Be quick!

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

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

WANTED

Automatic 1999 Holden Commodore 120,000km fantastic condition sedan rego till Feb/20 SN7278...................................... $3250

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. BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 BRUNS Furn studio, priv courtyard & entrance, $300 incl bills, Wiﬁ 0427958730 NEWRYBAR, 2 bdr cottage, partly furnished on shared acre. Single person only. Pets considered. $450pw includes bills & Wiﬁ. 0411023221

SUFFOLK PARK BEACHSIDE COTTAGE Suit prof couple, self cont, fully furn, all utilities, very private, spacious, lovely garden, close to shops. Available August 1, $475 a week+ bond.

0407 466 461

BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK 2 bdr, furnished home, avail short term lease from 18th August. Text or call 0412812642 BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK apartment. 3bdr, 2.5 bth, pool, security, SLUG, 2 mins to beach/shop/tavern. No pets. Refs required. $700pw 0421603564

TO LEASE CREATIVE DYNAMIC WORKSHOP to share. 50sqm+. Mullum. $95pw + elect. Refs req. Ph 0408809528 OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw+GST. Call Baz 0418327731

WANTED TO LEASE LOCAL COUPLE seeking a quiet rural plot of land to lease (non-commercial) for min 12 months, suitable for portable tiny home for occasional weekend use. We are responsible home owners in Bangalow looking for a rural getaway. Can pay up to $150pw. Ph: 0404899335

VOLUNTEERS WANTED SHOW AND GROW YOUR SKILLS Join Byron Bay Film Festival’s 2019 Team Make new friends & celebrate creativity www.bbff.com.au/volunteer

VOLUNTEER TREASURER RESIDENTIAL Ocean Shores 2 bed 1 bth $350 3 bed 1 bth $500 3 bed 2 bth $550 South Golden Beach 1 bed 1 bth $320 2 bed 1 bth $370 The Pocket 3 bed 2 bth $580 3 bed 2 bth $600 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads ROSEBANK cabin, near forest, suit quiet working person $175pw. 0429882058 GORGEOUS STUDIO Avail 5th August. Easy walk to Mullum centre. $250pw inc power & water. Ph 0414533572 MAIN ARM standalone room with verandah, shared bathroom & kitchen with one male. n/s $185pw + bills. 66845044 EWINGSDALE Lovely spacious self-contained ﬂat/cottage. Short or long term. $450-500pw 0413743640 MULLUM large double room on gorgeous acreage. 2.5k to town, semi s/cont, part furn, share bath. Looking for a special person, mature, n/s, d/f, happy, clean & easy going, able to share care of dog & garden in exchange for part rent at times. $200pw Refs essential. 66843084

The Animal Welfare League NSW, North Coast Branch, based in Mullumbimby, needs someone with computer skills and a head for ﬁgures, to join our team of volunteers, as Branch Treasurer. We operate a cat shelter in Mullumbimby, but the Treasurer is not expected to assist there, unless interested to do so. The majority of Treasurer’s duties can be carried out at home, during a few hours each week. Attendance at our monthly meeting, with presentation of a brief ﬁnancial report, would be required. For further information contact Ruth on 6684 2847 or Jenny on 6684 1664.

POSITIONS VACANT Dr Jon Dental

DENTAL ASSISTANT

Dr Jon Dental in the Byron Hinterland is looking for a Dental Assistant with multiple skills including chairside, sterilisation and reception duties. 3 - 4 days a week MUST have experience. E: drjondental@icloud.com

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

ph: 0400 558 181 PSYCHOTHERAPY

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

WEDNESDAY

MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

BANGALOW 7.30-9am: QI POWER CLASS 6-8pm: QIGONG & TAI CHI

6.30-7.30am: CORE SLIDERS (B) 9.30-11am: YOGALATES (BT) 6-7.15pm: YOGALATES (B)

THURSDAY BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 9.30-11am: TAI CHI

9.15-10.15am: 9.30-11am: BARRE FITNESS (B) YOGALATES WITH 6-7.30pm: PILATES W WEIGHTS (B) YOGA STRETCH (SP)

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

HEALING EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Energy Flow

BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS in Byron Bay by appointment

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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Classifieds POSITIONS VACANT continued 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 GARDENER/HANDYMAN Approx 4hrs/ week, $28/hr 66843084

CASUAL CHEF Mullumbimby. Weekdays only - no nights, no weekends. Apply steviejbav@yahoo.com.au

PROPERTY CARE person needed to help maintain newly built house in Bangalow area. Ironer and Cleaner also required 0402061110

JUNIOR KITCHEN PORTER required for a busy restaurant in Byron Bay, email jointhebanggang@gmail.com to enquire

REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST. Must have Dip. Rem. Massage & private health prov numbers. Prefer with facial exp. Central Byron prof clinic. Email resume contact@thehavenbyronbay.com

A1 LABOURING chainsaw, brushcutting. Ph 0434576922

House Keeper

Remedial Massage Therapist

5 months to 1 year position - Brunswick Laundry, food preparation, child care skills, driving, shopping etc. From now to mid Sept: 3-6pm, Mon, Wed, Fri neg. After mid Sept: 15 hours a week position Soft, calm, female. Very reliable persons only.

Looking for regular long term work? We have a fantastic opportunity for a massage therapist with health fund rebates in our Bangalow & Ballina Clinics. Great rates in a supportive and professional workplace. Phone 0499 490 088 Or info@bbrmassage.com.au

Contact Sophie: 0477 036 823

Property Management Position Available LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads is looking for and enthusiastic bright and bubbly person to join their award winning team. The ideal candidate:

* Organisational & communicational skills are a must * Willingness to learn & drive for self-improvement * Experience is preferred * This is a full time position with rotating Saturday morning work

* A skilled time manager * Computer & administration literate * Be well presented/groomed * Explicit attention to detail * Proactive, self-disciplined and a team player * Current driver licence

Email resume to bernadette@ljhbrunswickheads.com %PP ETTPMGERXW [MPP FI TVMZEXI ERH GSR½ HIRXMEP RTO: 90013

following courses starting soon...

Due to popular demand we have the following courses starting soon Saturday 3rd August • Build Pallet Furniture

Sunday 4th August • Build Pallet Furniture Advanced

Monday 5th August • Visual Arts - Breathing The Land

Thursday 15th August • Visual Arts - Dreaming In Colour

Limited places - don’t miss out! 02 6684 3374

byroncollege.org.au

IRONING AND STEAMING SERVICE Suffolk Park. Angela 0414719680 ALL HOME MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559 WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/MAINT Reas rates info@wordpressit.com.au

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au SPANISH, ITALIAN, Portuguese & more! www.chessandlanguageacademy.com

Learn Conversational

Spanish With Victoria Enz native Spanish speaker Beginner to advanced Personally tailored lessons Tutoring for all ages.

0401 957 141 vickyenz@gmail.com Vicky Enz

Adobe Tutoring

BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook!

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

A dear sister, a caring friend, an inspiring teacher.

FUNERAL NOTICES

06.09.1927 ~ 29.07.2019

MONTHLY MARKETS

NORMA ‘NU’

Loved wife of the late John McCabe. Much loved mother of Fiona, Iain, Kathryn and Rebecca. Cherished grandmother of Lauren, Mitchell, Kate, Jack, Cameron and Alex. Nu will be sadly missed by family and friends, especially the choirs of which she was so fond. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at the Uniting Church, Dalley Street, Mullumbimby on FRIDAY 9th August, 2019 commencing at 10.00 am. Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232

PETS

Happy Birthday Lovely Kate

The picture tells it all… JONTI – a bright eyed, inquisitive and delightfully friendly seven month old dark charcoal kitten. His sister has just been adopted, so now it’s Jonti’s turn. Pop in and meet him. You’re sure to be impressed, so bring a box with you to take him home. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No:991001002473934

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

IN MEMORIAM

Courses starting soon... • Provide First Aid • CPR • Spanish For Beginners - 2 • Vegan Nut Cheeses - Adv

Tue 6th August • Apple Mac For Beginners • Spanish For Beginners

Wed 7th August • Excel Essentials • First Words • Spanish Intermediate • Spirit Bellydance

Thu 8th August

• Psychic Development and Healing: Part 1 • Lomi Lomi Massage Training • Apple Mac Next Step • French For Beginners • German For Beginners • Gluten Free Cooking • Tarot Mapping Intro

Sat 10th August • Crochet For Beginners

Sun 11th August • Goddess Mixed Media • Photography For Beginners

• Excel As A Database

Limited places - don’t miss out! 02 6684 3374

Gandalph

Fri 9th August

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF GRACE BRITTON A beloved mother, sister, friend, colleague and community member. October 1961 - July 2019 “I am the being who lives inside the skin of the person pictured. One day I will ﬂy away home” We invite family and friends to join in a celebration of Grace’s life at 11 Lomandra Lane, Mullumbimby on Saturday 10th August at 2.30pm

1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Alstonville

6628 4495 0429 019 407

1st SUN Byron Bay 6685 6807 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN

The Channon 6688 6433 Lennox Head 0419 369 609 Tabulam Hall 0490 329 159 Coolangatta

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 6684 3370 3rd SAT Murwillumbah 0413 804 024 3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 0422 094 338 4th SAT Evans Head 0439 489 631 4th SAT Wilsons Creek 6684 0299 4th SUN Bangalow 6687 1911 4th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000 4th SUN Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 4th SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta

SEXIEST MASSAGE IN BYRON BAY Truly gorgeous goddess! 0490466413 SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com www.tantrabyronbay.com Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477 www.madamekrystal.com FULL BODY MASSAGE 0406582418

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0407 013 347

SOCIAL ESCORTS KENDALL 20, size 8, CC bust, hot, blonde surfer, naughty! Tatianna 19, tall, slim, size 6, stunning blue eyed brunette. Sapphire 20, size 8, tall, sensual, leggy. Anna 24, size 6 Thai beauty. Shelly 30, busty blonde. Chloe, stunning Penelope Cruz lookalike, size 6. Jade 23, size 8, pretty, busty Kiwi brunette. Rose 24, size 6 Asian stunner. Lacey 19, Kardashian looks. Spoil yourself. In & out. 7 days. Ladies always wanted. 66816038

5th SUN Lennox Head 0419 369 609 5th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000

FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 6689 1512 Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each THU 2.30-6.30pm Lismore 0450 688 900 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob

MUSICAL NOTES BIRTHDAYS

Coco is a 2 1/2 year old desexed female American Staffy. She is a very friendly girl, has grown up with children and is good with other dogs. She was surrendered due to no fault of her own and is now looking for another family to be part of. If you can give Coco a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

contact@thinkblinkdesign.com www.thinkblinkdesign.com

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

Coco

McCABE

Experienced Professional Trainer • Photoshop • Indesign • Illustrator

Lots of love The Drudges

Mon 5th August

ONLY ADULTS

WORK WANTED

• Bush Regeneration

Wednesday 14th August

In Loving Memory

Gandalf found himself unclaimed at the pound and yet he clearly has been someone’s pet. He’s a true lap cat that thrives on head bumps and ear scratches. For all his adventures, Gandalf is extremely relaxed and a very loving boy. To meet Gandalf and our other gorgeous felines, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–2pm Call AWL 0436 845 542 Like us on Facebook!

AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

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1.11pm 3.30am 10.29pm 12.56am 8.37pm Moon High tide, set height (m) 1719 0816 1.31; 2053 1.98 1828 0907 1.34; 2140 1.98 1937 0958 1.37; 2225 1.93 2044 1048 1.39; 2311 1.82 2149 1141 1.40; 2357 1.67 2252 1239 1.40 2354 0045 1.50; 1344 1.40 0140 1.33; 1455 1.43 0055 0245 1.20; 1607 1.48 0154 0357 1.12; 1709 1.54 0251 0507 1.10; 1801 1.61 0346 0604 1.12; 1847 1.65 0437 0651 1.15; 1928 1.69 0523 0732 1.19; 2004 1.70 0606 0809 1.22; 2038 1.70 0644 0844 1.25; 2111 1.69 0719 0917 1.27; 2142 1.65 0752 0952 1.29; 2213 1.60 0823 1030 1.30; 2244 1.52 0854 1108 1.30; 2316 1.43 0925 1151 1.30; 2352 1.33 0958 1241 1.30 1034 0035 1.22; 1341 1.31 1114 0132 1.13; 1452 1.36 1159 0247 1.07; 1603 1.44 1251 0407 1.08; 1708 1.56 1350 0518 1.12; 1805 1.70 1455 0618 1.20; 1858 1.82 1604 0713 1.29; 1946 1.90 1714 0803 1.37; 2033 1.94 1823 0851 1.44; 2117 1.92

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Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 0230 0.25; 1356 0.12 0317 0.20; 1445 0.11 0402 0.17; 1536 0.14 0448 0.18; 1629 0.22 0534 0.22; 1724 0.33 0621 0.27; 1827 0.45 0710 0.33; 1941 0.56 0801 0.38; 2105 0.62 0859 0.41; 2230 0.61 0958 0.42; 2340 0.55 1055 0.40 0033 0.48; 1146 0.37 0116 0.42; 1231 0.34 0153 0.37; 1312 0.31 0227 0.34; 1348 0.29 0259 0.32; 1423 0.29 0329 0.32; 1458 0.30 0359 0.32; 1532 0.34 0429 0.33; 1610 0.39 0501 0.35; 1650 0.46 0535 0.38; 1735 0.54 0614 0.41; 1830 0.62 0658 0.44; 1943 0.67 0752 0.45; 2111 0.66 0856 0.44; 2237 0.59 1002 0.39; 2344 0.47 1104 0.31 0037 0.35; 1201 0.21 0124 0.24; 1254 0.12 0208 0.15; 1345 0.06 0250 0.10; 1435 0.05

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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Riding for the Disabled Volunteers needed. Learn natural horsemanship skills FREE. Join up with our wonderful herd. Help your community. Hug a horse. All levels of experience welcomed. Volunteer training every Saturday 11am–12pm. 377 Houghlahans Creek Rd, Teven. Email: rdavolunteer@gmail.com for details or just come along and visit.

Probus Club The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 6 August at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Guest speaker for the day is Yvonne Turner, a business woman and prison officer. Enquires: ring Margaret on 6680 3316. The Hastings

Point/Tweed Coast Probus Club will be on 20 August at 10am at Tricare Retirement Community, 87 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point. The speaker, Ingrid Steynberg, was a vet and wildlife carer in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Visitors welcome. Enquiries: Jean 6670 4074.

Use fewer nappies Expectant parents, parents, or carers of infants and toddlers: If you’re interested in using cloth nappies join the Nappy Less Meet Up Group at 11am Wednesday 7 August at the Lilypily Community Preschool. 96 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads. Search Facebook for ‘Nappy Less’ for more details.

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1. Prepared men, pony, mule and time – but no work! (12) 8. Supervise above the bishop’s patch (7) 9. Working in one who takes out the middle – he looks after corpses! (7) 11. Competitor in expert rave (7) 12. Dock the cat, perhaps – but only a little bit (7) 13. Tall and thin, including Dylan and Kylie (5) 14. Release the weapon – will work for anybody (9) 16. Meeting, with population charity – they produce fruit (4,5) 19. Right, east, left, 99 – and a remaining part! (5) 21. Could finish include the French after a sailor? (7) 23. Painting class – or it could be music or film! (3,4) 24. Look at the dupe, they say – it’s a birdie! (7) 25. Uncontrolled rage, a long time – at least consent to something (5,2) 26. Roughly cap even years – can precede 1! (9,3)

1. Lack of paid work (12) 8. Supervise, observe (7) 9. Public official investigating the cause of death (7) 11. Competitor, one involved in a contest (7) 12. Small piece, morsel (7) 13. Tall and thin (5) 14. Worker not bound to a particular employer (9) 16. Tropical fruit trees, often wild (4,5) 19. Memento, what is left behind (5) 21. Made possible, facilitated (7) 23. Aesthetic creation (3,4) 24. Common seabird (7) 25. Concur, consent (to something) (5,2) 26. Remuneration for leaving a job (9,3)

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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.

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 phone Elaine 0421 796 713.

Federal Exchange The winter Federal Exchange CropSwap is on Saturday 3 August at Federal Park Playground 10am. Bring your excess garden veges, fruit, bulbs, seeds, and cuttings to swap and share, cash-free, all weather and family friendly. FB: The Federal Exchange or call us on 6688 4619.

Federal Fun Day Family Fun Day at Federal Community Children’s Centre on 15 September, 10am till 2pm. Jumping castle, live music, kids’ fun activities, raffle with fabulous prizes, all to fundraise for the preschool. Info: 6688 4371.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Byron Friends of Palestine will protest at the Writers Festival and make the voice of the oppressed heard and our government shamed. Join us on Saturday 3 August, 8.30am till 5pm. Contact Gareth 0491 107 279.

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On Thursday 8 August Brunswick Valley VIEW club will be holding their 34th Birthday luncheon with entertainment at Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club at 10.30am. All welcome. Ring Maureen on 0408 294 973 or email: mlightfoot@internode. on.net by 5 August with apologies.

for back, shoulder strengthening, and bone health. Mee at St John’s Hall, 15 Murwillumbah Road, Mullumbimby at 10am, Thursday 8 August. Enquiries 0431 477 445.

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Residents, come and have your 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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Shirley Leon will hold a travel-poetry session in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby, at 10am on Tuesday 6 August. Enquiries 6680 7350.

On Friday 9 August at 10.30am, Byron Bay Library will be hosting the seminar ‘Understanding retirement income streams’. This is the first of a series of seminars that will be presented monthly in the library by the Department of Human Services. The seminars are free, but bookings are essential. Contact the Library on 6685 8540 to book.

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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

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

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.

Library fun Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Wednesday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.

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 local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Cafe is open Wednesday to Friday 10am till 3pm. Enjoy home style cooking, fresh baked scones and more. Monthly meeting 1st Monday of each month at Heritage House Bangalow 6687 2183.

Bruns Progress Brunswick Heads residents: come and have your 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.

Need a home? No fixed address? Lost your housing in the last 12 months? One Roof Byron is looking for local residents interested in joining a long-term accommodation program in this Shire. Enquiries: call/ text Jenny 0422 455 735 9am–4.30pm Mon/Tue/Wed.

Coffee time Lucy Wilson, Waste Coordinator for Byron Shire Council is the guest, coming for coffee at St Paul’s Spirituality Centre in Byron Bay at 10am on Tuesday 6 August at 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay.

Antiques & collectables The Northern Rivers Collectors Club with the Rotary Club of Mt Warning and Murwillumbah are holding their 29th Antiques & Collectables Exhibition & Trading Fair at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre on Saturday 3 August from 8.30am till 3pm. Admission: adults $6, school kids $1. Proceeds go to Tweed Palliative Support.

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

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.

Labyrinth Walk Walk the Labyrinth at Byron Bay Uniting Church 1st Sunday of the month between 2.30 and 4pm. Introductory talk at 2pm. Info: Lauall Greer 0438 608 776.

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www. byronbaytoastmasters.org. Mullum Magic Toastmasters meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday Presbyterian Church Hall, 101 Stuart Street Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Shona 0457356567 or Bronte 0451567996.

Meditation Buddhist meditation teaching and practice at the living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Mishaela, 0438 858 842 or mishaele@si.org.au. Dzogchen meditation and study group 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month at Mullumbimby CWA Hall. Didi 0408 008 769. Byron MindfulnessInsight meditation MindfulnessInsight Meditation Sangha and Pairoj Brahma, and Maggie Clark from 6.45 till 8.45pm. Tuesdays @ theYurt, Temple Byron www.templebyron.com Contact: Maggie 0409 611 845, Pairoj 0423 241 916. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30–8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John 0428 991 189. Byron yoga philosophy club free meditation classes Monday, 6pm, 1 Korau Place Suffolk Park. Go to www. wisdom.yoga or phone Kris 0435 300 743. Community Yoga Nidra class free, Wednesdays 1–1.30pm at the Bamboo Yoga School, behind The Health Lodge, 78 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Matt 0430 008 293. Meditation Collective Mondays 6.30pm at Temple Byron. For more info: www. byronbaymeditationcollective.com.au or call Geo 0431 747 764. Meditation at St Paul’s Spirituality Centre Tuesdays

Digital Art is offered. Expo dates: 23 till 25 August. Registrations open midJune; see www.osartexpo.com.

First Fleeters Next meeting of the Northern Rivers Chapter of the Fellowship of First Fleeters on Sunday 28 July at the Cherry Street Bowling Club, Ballina at 11.15am. The guest speaker will be Enid Taylor, who will speak on John Nichols. To attend contact Karla on 6688 4306 or rojokarla1788@gmail.com.

In conversation Australian author Di Morrisey will be in conversation with Mick O’Reagan discussing her book Arcadia Thursday 1 August, 1.30pm at the Moller Pavilion Bangalow Showground. Tickets are $25 and selling quickly, buy at: www.byronbayfol.com or Bangalow Newsagency 6687 1396. Money raised goes to Byron Shire Friends of the Library.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The First and Last Freedom? – SharedMeaning-Dialogue based on the Writings by Jiddu Krishnamurti. Thursday 1 August, 1.30 till 3.30pm, Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623

Fun Croquet Join Pottsville Fun Croquet Club at Black Rocks Sportfield in Pottsville for a social game – beginners and visitors welcome. Games starts at 9.30am on Tuesday and 2pm on Thursday. $5 per game. Enquires 0413 335 941. 4– 5pm 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). John Power: 0403 905 543. Free Community Yoga Nidra every Wednesday 1pm at the Bamboo Yoga School behind The Health Lodge 78 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Call Matt 0430 008 293. Integral Zen meditation Tuesdays 6–7.30pm at the Pura Vida Wellness Centre, 14a Park St. Brunswick Heads. By donation. Contact Erik 0418 337 508. Free guided meditation Mullumbimby every Friday from 12-1pm at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Contact Paul: 0401 926 090 or email: paulebibby@ gmail.com.

Toy Library The Byron Shire Toy Library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am–12 noon, at the Children’s Centre, Coogera Cct, Suffolk Park. Come and see the large range of preschoolers toys available for loan.

Muslim prayer Friday Muslim prayer. Jumu’ah service held weekly at the Cavanbah Centre at 12:30 pm.

PFLAG PFLAG Northern Rivers supports families and friends of LGBTIQA+ people. Email enquiries@pflag-nr.org, find them on Facebook or call 0467 382 010.

Grief support The Good Grief Group meets every Monday 6–7.30pm upstairs at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. This is a safe place for people to share their grief and bereavement.

Permaculture Byron Permaculture Byron Bay meets 1st Wednesday of every month at Marvell Hall 7.30pm. Ph 0427 862 902

Cryptic Crossword Club Any cryptic crossword tragics out there – beginners or advanced. If you’d like to share your obsession with others and get together once a week at Marvell Hall as part of the new seniors’ activities, please ring Christine 0407 857 991. As a team we might be able to conquer DA!

Time to sing Come sing inspiring songs and make new friends, Sundays, 10am at South Golden Beach Community Hall. Call Linda: 0415 412 514.

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Local rugby supports charities this weekend Red Devils win but Ǖ īĲƐ şŕ Īşſ Ǖ ŕëōƆ The Mullumbimby Moonshiners and the Byron Bay Rugby clubs are donning special jerseys this Saturday to help raise funds to support Beyond Blue and Down Syndrome NSW. The Mullumbimby club will be celebrating its fourth annual ‘Moonshiners for Mental Health’ charity day this Saturday, August 3, at Alby Lofts Oval, Brunswick Heads. The day will include raffles, giveaways, activities for the kids, great food,and of

course rugby. A special jersey commissioned for the day will also be auctioned off. All funds raised by the club will go to Beyond Blue and their work with mental health. Mullumbimby Rugby Club is looking forward to bringing the community together to raise awareness for a very serious illness. ‘We strongly support the work of Beyond Blue and hope that we can spread the message that there

The Moonshiners in their Beyond Blue kit. Photo supplied are support services out there for people who may be suffering from mental health issues. You don’t have to fight it alone,’ said Dave Dixon, club president. ‘It’s important to remember that depression and anxiety are conditions, not weaknesses, and effective treatments are available,’ he said. All the action will start at 1.30pm when the Moonshiners take on Ballina in reserve grade, followed by Bangalow versus Ballina in first grade.

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Byron Rugby players Cooper, Craig, and Will with Ethan Brock in their fundraiser jerseys. Photo Eve Jeffries

Across the Shire Byron Bay Rugby will also be holding their annual charity day, which will support the work of Down Syndrome NSW.

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‘There will be great rugby and proceeds will be going to Down Syndrome NSW,’ said Eddy Brown, club president. ‘We have special kits that will be auctioned off after the game.’ The physio for the Byron Rugby Club, Gemma Havey, has a son Ethan, who was born with Down syndrome in 2017. Gemma says the Byron players are awesome with Ethan and really supportive of her family. Action from 1pm at the Recreation Grounds this Saturday, when the Byron women take on Wollongbar Alstonville followed by first grade.

The Byron Bay Red Devils have secured another win in the NRRRL but face a tough test over the two remaining rounds of the regular season if they want to secure a precious home-ground semifinal. The Byron side played away against the Tweed Coast raiders and beat them 31–20. ‘It was good to go up against the reigning premiers. We beat them earlier in the year but knew this wouldn’t be easy in front of their home crowd. So it was good to get the job done,’ club president and first grade player Ben Webber said. ‘The key to the side’s recent success has been keeping composure and putting in for the full 80 minutes,’ he said. The side is relatively free from injury and getting on board with the direction captain/coach Todd Carney is giving to the side. ‘Everyone is buying into what he has put in front of

us. It’s about composure and turning up to do what we have to do for the full 80,’ he said. The weekend win puts Byron in fourth place on the ladder with 21 points, just one point behind third-placed Casino (22). But Tweed (20) and Cudgen (19) are also well placed to fight for the five final spots. Byron have to play the competition leaders Muwillumbah (24) and Ballina (28) in the last two games of the regular season. ‘We will be playing hard over the next two weeks to try to earn a home semifinal, the first for many years,’ Ben said. In the Ladies League Byron went down 22–0 but remain in fourth place on the competition ladder. But the U/18s did beat Tweed 20–16 and currently sit third on the ladder. Byron Bay take on Murwillumbah at Red Devil Park this Sunday, August 5, from 1pm.

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The 2019 Byron Bay High School Bill Turner Cup U/15s squad. Photo supplied Ross Kendall Byron Bay High School’s U/15 boy’s football team beat St John’s Woodlawn 2–1 with a golden goal scored in extra time and progressed into the next round of the Bill Turner Cup knock-out competition. The game was played last Wednesday at Byron’s home ground in front of a vocal school crowd. Hani Addis scored a goal from the penalty spot in normal time before clinching the match with another goal in the last minute of extra time. Other strong performers in the side included: Aaron

Spry, Jack Crabtree, Jack Wilson, and Rufus Scott, coach Harley Schmidt said. ‘The strength of the side is that all the players know their roles and do them well. They are good listeners and put in a big effort for the full match,’ he said. ‘There is also a lot of individual skill in the side but all the players are happy to make sacrifices for the good of the team’. The win made Byron the best-performing side in the competition from northern NSW. The squad is now preparing for its round-of-16 clash playing away against Armidale next week.

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Last year the Byron side played their way into the quarterfinals. The Bill Turner Cup is played across east Australia and involves 850 school teams from NSW, Qld, ACT, and Victoria. Byron coach Harley is not daunted by the trip to Armidale and believes it can be helpful because the time away together can help the team bond. It is also likely the game will be played in town and away from the actual school grounds, which means the Byron team won’t have to play in front of an opposition crowd.

Lennox Head’s Nyxie Ryan became the NSW High School U/19 All Star Champion at the recent NSW Junior Titles that incorporating the NSW School Titles. She also qualified for the NSW team to compete at the Australian Junior Titles by coming third in the NSW Junior Titles in the U/18 division. Byron Bay’s Touma Cameron finished third in the U/16 boys and will also represent NSW at the Australian Junior Titles. Rino Lindsay from Lennox Head also qualified for the Aussies in the same division with his seventh-place finish. Byron Bay High School was runner-up in the MR shield U/16 boys division with the two-person team of Touma Cameron and Dembe Ryan. Lennox Head’s Malia James and Mahlia Carr represented Xavier Christian and came third in MR shield U19 Girls division. Lennox Head surfers

Byron Bay’s Touma Cameron qualified for the Australian Titles. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW Ocea Curtis, Juniper Harper, and Harry O’Brien enjoyed great success at the 2019 Havaianas NSW Grommet State Titles at Maroubra Beach with clean waves for competitors. Curtis was runner-up in the U/12 girls, Harper third in the U/14 girls, and O’Brien finished equal fifth in the U/14 boys. Harper and

O’Brien have now qualified for the NSW Team to contest the Australian Junior Surfing Titles. The U/12s only compete at state level. All qualifiers for the NSW Grommet State Titles were determined by eight individual regional titles, which took place up and down the NSW coastline earlier in the year.

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Dustyesky, the boys whose Russian motherland brought us the US election, invaded the Brunswick Picture House and forced the captive audience to listen to their new propaganda recording. The people were appropriately appreciative. Photo Jeff Dawson Q Q Q Q

Congrats to Mullum Farmers Market, who are a finalist in the 2019 Outstanding Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market category of the Delicious Produce Awards. Market organisers say the awards â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;recognise Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most vibrant and engaging community-focused farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; marketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The markets are held every Friday morning at the showgrounds. Q Q Q Q

Government-run corporation Reflections Holiday Parks has been busy sandbagging its popular Clarkes Beach park after recent storm events severely eroded the beach. CEO Steve Edmonds says more than 600 sandbags will be placed and cabins relocated. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear what long-term plan Reflections has; surely such measures will eventually lead to losing the beach altogether? Q Q Q Q

While police dropped trespass charges against French journos who were covering the Adani QLD mine protest last week, an Adani activist was fined $61,000 after the court found QLD

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