The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.40 – March 11, 2020 by Echo Publications

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Rail trail push for track removal Hans Lovejoy

One of the biggest legs of the World Naked Bike Ride in the southern hemisphere was held Sunday, with 180 odd people donning their birthday suits and cruising the streets of Byron. While bicycle safety and ecological awareness were their main message, fun was never far from the agenda. Photo Jeff ‘Jenny Taylor’ Dawson

Virus sparks a-poo-calypse Paul Bibby While at the time of writing, there has been not one reported case of the illness formerly known as Coronavirus anywhere in the Northern Rivers, the threat is clearly being felt across the Shire. Virtually every local supermarket has experienced a mad rush on toilet paper, echoing the nationwide trend of people stocking up on the staple for fear of one apocalyptic scenario or another. ‘We’ve had a rush on toilet paper, tissues, long-life milk,

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hand sanitiser and canned goods,’ Maddy, a staff member at Byron Woolies said. ‘We’ve been trying to get a bit extra, but it does seem to go quite quickly.’ Perhaps more worrying, given the local economy’s reliance on tourism, is a downturn in the number of people visiting the Shire. The head of Destination Byron, David Jones, said while he had not spoken to many operators about COVID-19 specifically, there was ‘certainly a demand downturn underway’.

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Demand downturn ‘There could be some horrible times ahead,’ said Mr Jones, who is also the sales and marketing manager at Elements of Byron. ‘From Elements’ perspective, the biggest area of risk is the events and conference market. ‘We’ve seen some last-minute groups reallocating their travels from abroad to domestic. We’ve also seen that, pending travel advisories, their travels might not be going ahead.’ ▶ Continued on page 3

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A rail trail group have been lobbying NSW MPs to amend the Transport Administration Act 1988 (Section 99A) to allow the transfer of sections of the 132 km Murwillimbah to Casino rail corridor from transport use to Crown Lands ‘for the sole purpose of constructing a rail trail’. And while Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) claim that the amendment ensures that the corridor ‘can’t be sold,’ rail supporters Trains On Our Tracks (TOOT) aren’t so convinced, and are opposed to track removal. It’s a position supported by local NSW MP Tamara Smith (Greens), who told The Echo that should a bill be presented to parliament, her party will push for amendments. She told The Echo, ‘I will only support cycle paths along our rail corridors if the corridors remain in public hands through a public trust model and the tracks remain in place’. NRRT’s Geoff Meers told The Echo that the NSW Tumbarumba rail trail amendment ‘ensures the only use that can be made of the land is for a rail trail. It can’t be sold.’ According to yourvoice.svc.nsw. gov.au, the 22km NSW Tumbarumba rail trail will open on April 2020, and includes track removal. Meers said, ‘What we do not support is moving away from that simple change to constrain how or where in the corridor the trail should be built. That is an unnecessary level of detail that, in many places, makes the trail impossible.

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‘Our letter to MLCs encouraged them to support the amendment and not to support a requirement to build off-formation’. Meanwhile, TOOT are calling for an increased service of the existing solar train service from Sunrise to Byron’s CBD, and co-operation with rail trail advocates, so other parts of the rail line can coexist with a future train service. Jeremy Holmes from the Byron Bay Railroad Company told The Echo, ‘We are open to expanding the service, however there would need to be a financial partner – government or otherwise – to fund any expansion. ‘Byron Bay Railroad Company is a not-for-profit organisation, without government subsidy, and is working toward a cost-neutral operation’. Last year in July, Byron Shire Council was ‘excited’ to table its own multi-use rail corridor report, which looked at the ‘feasibility of reactivating the rail corridor from Bangalow to Yelgun.’ Mayor Simon Richardson said at the time, ‘[Report author] Arcadis suggested that a light rail system could be used to take people to festivals and markets and that this alone had the potential to take some 700,000 vehicles off the roads, which has huge benefits for the environment.’

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Holiday rental website critical of Council’s new policy Calls by online holiday rental agency, Stayz, for Byron Council to abandon its own holiday letting policy and adopt the NSW government’s yet-to-be adopted policy have been dismissed by Greens Cr Michael Lyon. Stayz corporate affairs director, Eacham Curry, told The Echo, ‘Global experience shows that an arbitrary cap on nights that a property can be available to let won’t suddenly make ordinary short-term rental properties available for long term rent, and it certainly won’t address the other consistently cited concerns about community amenity and impact on local council service provision.’ Curry argues against correcting the imbalance of homes permanently let in Byron Shire. When asked if more long-term rentals could result in a strengthened community and thus a more desirable visitor destination, he replied, ‘Holiday rental accommodation not only adds to the community by

According to Linkedin, Stayz corporate affairs director Eacham Curry is former chief of staff to WA Liberal MLC Simon O’Brien. Photo supplied opening up new areas to tourism that are not currently serviced by traditional tourist accommodation, it also acts as a catalyst for economic growth and jobs – all important things for strengthening communities’.

Self interest Yet Cr Michael Lyon (Greens) told The Echo, ‘It is no surprise that there has been push-back from the holiday letting industry in response to

Greens Cr Michael Lyon Photo David Hancock Council’s policy position…’ He accused Eacham Curry from Stayz as having ‘only concern for his company’s interests. ‘…The evidence shows that long-term letting provides better returns to property owners compared with short-term letting, when the short-term letting is done for less than 90 days per year. ‘Greater availability and supply of long-term rentals will mean better affordability, this is simple economics. ‘I am glad that Mr Curry acknowledges the need for registration, because this is

essential in ensuring that the 90-day caps are adhered to. ‘Byron has the lowest rental vacancy rate in the state and Byron households spend, on average, close to half of their disposable income on rent. ‘This exacerbates inequity and forces parts of our community to move out of the Shire and to commute in for work. This, in turn, adds to traffic chaos, now a daily occurrence at the highway and coming through town during peak hour’. The Echo asked Curry from Stayz ‘Why shouldn’t Byron have a unique solution to this issue?’ He replied, ‘Stayz supports state government mandated registration of all short-term rentals for the precise purpose of collecting verifiable data that will inform proper decision making about how best to manage the shortterm rental sector’.

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Repairs to almost 50 per cent of Mullumbimby’s oldest sewer network and condition assessments of Ocean Shores and Byron Bay gravity sewer networks are to start this month, say Council staff. Council’s project manager, inflow and infiltration, Julian Vivoli, says Council has allocated approximately $1 million from the 2019/20 Capital Works Sewer Fund towards the works. The oldest section of

Mullumbimby’s sewer network, which extends from Tincogan Street, south to Reservoir Road and west of the train line, was installed in the 1960s. ‘These pipes service some 350 households and businesses in the town’, says Vivoli. The tender process for these repairs is still to be established and Council is now investigating funding options for future

stormwater works. More than 22 kilometres of gravity sewer mains in the Byron Bay and Ocean Shores sewer catchments will also be inspected via CCTV and potentially by smoke testing. Mr Vivoli said Council will then direct funds towards further repairs of the highest risk areas of the sewer network. ‘Impact on traffic will be limited during the scheduled works and night works will

be undertaken where possible. Repair crews will be accessing the sewer network via maintenance holes only. ‘The sewer rectification works are expected to be complete by June 2020’. To stay informed about the Reducing Stormwater in Sewers project in Mullumbimby, Council has a project page at www. yoursaybyronshire.com.au/ reducing-stormwater-in-thesewer-mullumbimby.

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Passionate about wildlife care Story & photo Eve Jeffery Further to a recent Echo story regarding wildlife vets and the proposed Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, there was a claim that ‘there is very little help for injured wildlife between Byron, Currumbin and Port Macquarie.’ Fortunately that isn’t quite correct – another local vet who looks after injured native animals is Dr Megan Kearney of Vitality Vetcare, based in Bangalow. She’s involved with the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital project (which is separate from the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital), and has had placements at the Australian Wildlife Health Centre, Healesville Sanctuary and the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital. Ms Kearney says when an animal comes to her it’s important to get a lot of

Dr Megan Kearney. information, including the exact location where the animal was found. ‘Most wild animals cannot be released back into the wild, unless the rescue location information is available,’ she said. ‘Many wild species are territorial, or have strong family and social relationships. If an animal is released in a random place, then their chances of survival

post-release is severely compromised.’ Ms Kearney is so passionate about treating wildlife to a high standard of care that she spent fours years doing her Master of Veterinary Studies, in wildlife medicine and the relationship between human health, animal health and ecological health. When an animal arrives at the clinic, Dr Kearney

has to do a comprehensive assessment. ‘Many animals, especially birds, bats, echidnas, possums, gliders and koalas need to be sedated, or fully anaesthetised, to be thoroughly examined. We then perform extra tests such as x-rays, blood or faecal tests’. Dr Keaney says that when animals are ready, she sends them into care with WIRES, NRWC or FOK. ‘They bring the animals back to us as required for further tests, such as x-rays or blood tests and assessments to see if they are ready for release. We have a close relationship with local wildlife rescue groups and are very grateful for all their dedicated care of our local wildlife.’ For more information about the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital project, visit www.nrwh.org.au.

Rail trail group lobby for control of tracks ▶ Continued from page 1 the Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek rail corridor. Tenders for the $13m state and federally funded project are being considered ‘for the design and construction of the rail trail on the current track formation, but also to allow contractors to put forward proposals to construct the rail trail beside the train tracks, preserving the tracks in place’.

Project director for Tweed Council’s rail trail, Iain Lonsdale, told The Echo that Council’s preference is for a public trust to manage the line, yet says a hybrid model of public may eventuate, which would comprise private, Council and state government involvement. As for the removal of tracks to facilitate the proposal, Lonsdale said it is ‘still up in the air.’

‘The successful tender will be asked to design the best option for the budget’. Owing to the geographic constraints, he says creating a dual use of the rail line will be unlikely. ‘We cannot do offformation construction and it makes sense to recycle the track. When asked about her position on Lismore’s plans, NSW MP Janelle Saffin said

through her office that discussions between TOOT and NRRT ‘are ongoing,’ yet she maintains the corridor should remain in ‘the public hand.’

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Demand downturn underway? ▶ Continued from page 1 These travel advisories had the potential to put a big dent in the local tourism industry, he said. ‘As soon as a government advisory is in affect [warning people against travelling to Australia or anywhere overseas] that can trigger an Act of God clause. ‘That renders their contract with an operator null and void. ‘I think people still feel fairly safe domestically, but that will change once these numbers continue to grow.’ One factor in Byron’s favour was that the region did not rely heavily on tourists from China. ‘I think Byron is slightly more immune – we don’t tend to have as many Asian travellers,’ Mr Jones said. ‘And the backpackers here are pretty much locked in. I think we’ll fare better

than the Gold Coast and Cairns. But I think people will stop travelling domestically if, and when, the numbers continue to grow.’

Bluesfest to go ahead There has been considerable social media discussion about the possibility that another major tourism drawcard, Byron Bluesfest, could be cancelled owing to the spread of the virus. While scores of events across the globe have been cancelled, Bluesfest organisers have vowed that the show will go on. ‘All events of a public nature in Australia are proceeding in the entertainment and sporting areas, and we look forward to presenting our best Bluesfest yet,’ festival director Peter Noble said. ‘It’s business as usual. While the Coronavirus is of obvious concern, the key

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instruction provided by authorities on the matter is to regularly wash your hands with soap, and to use hand sanitiser if that’s not possible.’ Meanwhile, the Northern NSW Local Health District said testing for COVID-19 had been occurring at facilities within the Northern NSW Local Health District since mid-February. ‘While none of the [recorded cases in NSW] have been in regional areas, this does not mean that these areas are unprepared. ‘All NSW public health units, including North Coast Public Health Unit staff based at Lismore, are experienced in working closely with local clinicians in preparing for public health responses. ‘This includes recently participating in exercises using various scenarios to maximise our preparedness.’

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Local News Together conference looks at local governance, March 14 Local political party, the Together Party, will host a conference, March 14, from 10am at the Byron Community Centre to ‘look at how the local community can get involved and create a new force in council elections in Byron Shire and beyond.’ Founder, Mark Swivel, says it will comprise a panel discussion with an open Q&A. ‘Then we will come back and plan how we might run a council campaign for real. ‘The conference aims to answer these questions in a Togetherist way: What kind of Byron do we want? What does local government do? How should it change? Should

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Capturing carbon, nature’s way One of the best ways to mitigate climate change is to capture carbon – by tree planting, of course! Fifty-six year seven students from Shearwater School, near Mullum, recently started the project of planting 1,830 shrubs and trees around the school’s grounds. Bush regenerator Nadia de Souza Pietramale says it’s been made possible by a donation of 1,000 trees from not-for-profit organisation Reforest Now, 230 plants from Burringbar Rainforest Nursery, the donation of six truck-loads of mulch from another not-for-profit organisation, Forest4, and a grant from the NSW government’s Biodiversity Conservation Trust.

Shearwater School students with bush regenerator Nadia de Souza Pietramale, pictured left. The four week project will finish up next week and aims to create a wildlife corridor across the school property. Photo supplied

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the cultural diversity of our community through an evening of dance, with an feast of Aussie seafood and Japanese, Greek, Spanish, Italian seafood cuisine. Party goers will also be entertained by local band Soul’d, Japanese Taiko drumming, Greek belly

dancing, and the wonderful Bunyarra dancers. BYS manager Christian Tancred said, ‘In these times of international unrest it is most important that we share and celebrate the beautiful cultures that make up our nation, and what better way than with music, dancing and

amazing international food?’ Funds raised will be used to support the work of Byron Youth Service. The Festa is on March 21, from 6pm at Fishheads, Byron Bay. Tickets are available via www.bys.org.au/ harmony-day.

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Hearings The Commission will hold formal hearings in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the ACT from April. The Royal Commission wants to speak to people who were affected by the recent bushﬁres. Further information about the hearings will be announced in late March 2020. Community Engagement The Royal Commission is taking expressions of interest to attend community forums in March 2020. Commissioners will meet with small groups who are representative of ﬁre affected communities. Further information about the Royal Commission and its work is available at: naturaldisaster.royalcommission.gov.au Email rcnda.enquiries@royalcommission.gov.au

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There’s new Mount Chincogan inspired bike racks in Mullumbimby. The town’s Chamber of Commerce engaged local artist Suvira McDonald to come up with a unique design that was then made by Mullum Engineering and installed by Council. Pictured is cyclist Laura Connor. Photo Jeff ‘Racked And Biked’ Dawson

Asbestos dumped in Wilsons Creek Council is investigating the dumping of 50kg of asbestos near a waterway in Wilsons Creek and has reported the matter to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The dangerous substance was discovered last month on Parmenters Road, just 150m from a creek bed. Council’s waste education and compliance officer Kate Akkerman said, ‘For someone to dump this asbestos with no regard for human health, or the impact on the environment, is absolutely disgraceful and anyone with information is asked to

contact Council. ‘The fines for this sort of thing are around $2 million for corporations and $500,000 for individuals, and this is an indication of the importance of disposing of asbestos safely. ‘We were notified by a local resident, who suspected it was asbestos and we investigated immediately. ‘Luckily we got it cleaned up before the heavy rain,’ she said. A Council spokesperson said officers had collected photographic evidence and were conducting further

investigations. They had also ‘reported the matter to the EPA’s Report Illegal Dumping online service. Byron Shire Council offers free asbestos testing kits, which can be collected from Council’s administration centre in Mullumbimby. ‘There are instructions in the test kit telling people how to take a sample and send it to a laboratory to get it tested,’ Ms Akkerman said. ‘The results normally come back from the laboratory fairly quickly, and depending what they show, people can either

start work or alternatively take steps to have the asbestos managed and removed.’ Asbestos removal kits are available from Council’s Resource Recovery Centre at Myocum for use on areas less than 10m2. For larger areas, removal must be undertaken by a licenced contractor. Asbestos removal information is available from www.epa.nsw.gov.au. The asbestos from Wilsons Creek was taken to the Stotts Creek facility at the Tweed because the Byron Resource Recovery Centre is not licensed to take the material.

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Byron Community Centre to get upgrade Paul Bibby The heritage-listed building which houses the Byron Community Centre and Byron Theatre is set to get some much-needed renovation and refurbishment works in the coming weeks. Funded through state government grants, the works will focus on the building’s iconic facade and include replacing the balustrade,

new paint finishes on the Jonson Street facade and new paint finishes in the entry atrium. There will also be new decorative lattice, verandah brackets and new signage.

Increase visibility ‘These works will put the Byron Theatre in the spotlight and increase its visibility on Jonson St,’ said Tanja Greulich, manager of

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the Byron Theatre. ‘We are right opposite the visitors and tourist precinct, but visitors don’t know the theatre exists! ‘The new exterior design will really give us more presence, and the opportunity to broaden our market.’ Byron Community Centre and Theatre management worked with local design agency Whitewood on the proposed works, which will

commence later this month. ‘We drew inspiration from the original design of the building in 1907, when it was the Byron Bay School of Arts,’ said Julie King from Whitewood. ‘It was important to us to incorporate elements of the Federation era architecture into our design plans. ‘We worked closely with the Council to honour the buildings’ original character and its rich history.’

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS Council Administration Centre 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby Opening hours 8.30am to 4.00pm Phone 02 6626 7000 Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Website www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 02 6622 7022 Works Depot 02 6685 9300 SES Controller 02 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 02 6671 5500 Byron Resource Recovery Centre 1300 652 625 Cavanbah Centre 02 6685 5911 In Byron? Customer service for general enquiries now at Byron Visitor Centre, 80 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Tuesday and Wednesday, 9.00am to 12.00pm and 12.30pm to 4.00pm or phone 02 6626 7000. Card only payments accepted at this location. Documents on exhibition are available for viewing at the customer service centre in Mullumbimby and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

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SMALL CHANGE GRANTS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Council recognises and values the contribution that young people bring to the Byron Shire community with their energy, ideas, perspectives and liveliness. The aim of the grants program is to supports young people to participate in community life: having a voice, joining in and gaining experience in leadership roles. Young people aged between 15 and 25 are invited to apply for a small grant to help fund a project that will beneﬁt young people in Byron Shire. Young people need to be auspiced by an organisation, must live in the Byron Shire and must deliver the project in Byron Shire. For further information including assessment criteria and an application form see Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Home/Tabs/Public-notices/Small-Change-Grants-for-Young-People.

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PROPOSED LICENCE PART LOT 444 SECTION 28 DP 758207 Council is proposing to licence part Lot 444 Section 28 DP 758207, 35 Carlyle Street Byron Bay, known as the Byron Community Cabin, for a period of one (1) year to the Byron Bay Community Association for the purpose of a community hall. In accordance with Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1993 interested parties are invited to make submissions about this proposal within 28 days. Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions open: 4 March 2020 Submissions close: 1 April 2020 Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300 All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author. For further assistance contact the Records Team on 02 6626 7113.

PROPOSED LICENCE PART LOT 1 DP 771568 Council is proposing to licence part Lot 1 DP 771568, 1296 Main Arm Road Upper Main Arm known as the Kohinur Hall, for a period of ﬁve (5) years to the Upper Main Arm Community Association Inc for the purpose of a community hall. In accordance with Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1993 interested parties are invited to make submissions about this proposal within 28 days. Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions open: 4 March 2020 Submissions close: 1 April 2020 Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300 All submissions will be made public in accordance with schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author. For further assistance contact the Records Team on 02 6626 7113.

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Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions open: 11 March 2020

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Council is proposing to lease part Lot 444 Section 28 DP 755692, 29 Tennyson Street Byron Bay, known as the Byron Scout Hall, for a period of ten years to Scouts Australia for the purpose of a scout hall.

Submissions close: 8 April 2020

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

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.

PART FOLIO 444/28/758207

Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry 02 6626 7316 or jmcmurtry@byron.nsw.gov.au

Written: Address to: General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219, Mullumbimby NSW 2482 submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au

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As part of the Land and Environment Court Appeal (Case No. 2018/00222143), the applicant has been granted leave to rely on amended plans. The amended plans may be viewed on Council’s website via www.byron.nsw.gov.au/datracker, or at Council’s Customer Service Centre using the electronic customer kiosk during normal ofﬁce hours. You can also access the application through the public notice page www.byron.nsw.gov.au/westbyronsubmission. Development Application No: 10.2017.661.1 Northern Regional Planning Panel No: 2018NTH007 Property Address: 364, 394 and 412 Ewingsdale Road BYRON BAY, A and B Melaleuca Drive BYRON BAY Property Legal Description: Lot 1 DP 201626, Lot 2 DP 542178, Lot 1 DP 780242, Lot 2 DP 818403, Lot 1 DP 520063, Lot 7020 DP 1113431, LOT 5 DP 1222674, LOT 6 DP 1222674 Applicant: Site R & D Pty Ltd Description of development proposed by amended plans: Subdivision of Six (6) Lots into One Hundred and Sixty Two (162) Lots consisting of One Hundred and Twenty Seven (127) Residential Lots, Twenty Five (25) Super / Master Lots (lots which can be subsequently subdivided, developed and purposely planned for residential development), Two (2) Business Lots, Two (2) Industrial Lots, One (1) Recreation Lot and Five (5) Residue Lots. The proposed subdivision comprises the following key elements: • The subdivision will be carried out in twelve (12) stages; • Construction of a roundabout on Ewingsdale Road for vehicular access to the subdivision; • Construction of an access road from the Ewingsdale Road / Bayshore Drive roundabout to the subdivision (Lot 2 DP 818403); • Construction of internal roads; • Provision of water, stormwater, sewer, power and telephone services; • Upgrading and embellishment of the drainage channel within the site (Lot 7020 DP 1113431); • Bulk earthworks across the subject site including the importation of approximately 470,000 cubic metres of ﬁll; • Construction of an acoustic fence adjacent to Ewingsdale Road; and • Restoration works, habitat reconstruction and offset planting on E2 and E3 zoned land within the site. The amended application will be on exhibition for a period of four (4) weeks from 11 March 2020 to 9 April 2020. Council is interested to hear your view on the amended plans and submissions should be made to Byron Shire Council, but will be provided to the Land & Environment Court and Joint Regional Planning Panel (as the consent authority in this matter) and may be viewed by other persons with an interest in the application. For further information on making a submission please refer to information on Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ developmentsubmissions. There are also 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 at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/politicaldonations. Council’s preferred option to receive submissions on this application are via the online form www.byron.nsw.gov.au/westbyronsubmission.

Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300

GRANT OF LEASE Byron Shire Council resolved (20-030) on 27 February 2020 to grant a lease over 118.9m² of the road reserve adjoining 27 Marine Parade Byron Bay to Mr S Stewart for a term of ﬁve year. Enquiries: Paula Telford Leasing Coordinator 02 6626 7300

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. To enable Council to provide you with further correspondence in relation to your submission, please provide an email address.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 18 MARCH 2020 10.2020.83.1 – The Pocket, 17 Skyline Road (Lot 3 DP 586221) Town Planning Studio Pty Ltd, Dual Occupancy (Detached) comprising an existing Dwelling and Change of Use of Tourist and Visitor Accommodation to Dwelling, and Tourist and Visitor Accommodation Two (2) Cabins comprising an Existing Cabin and Change of Use of Existing Building to Second Cabin 10.2020.79.1 – Myocum, 29 Myocum Downs Drive (Lot 14 DP 261560) Mr A Hamilton, Use of Shed Converted to Dwelling House to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2020.62.1 – Skinners Shoot, 107 Raywards Lane (Lot 22 DP 793702) Newton Denny Chapelle, Use of Recreation Facility (Outdoor) and Ancillary Structures

EXHIBITION CLOSES 25 MARCH 2020 10.2020.59.1 – Byron Bay, 109 Jonson Street (Lot 3 Sec 42 DP 758207) Planners North, Alterations and Additions to Existing Commercial Premises including Demolition, New Studio and Three (3) 1 Bedroom Apartments for Tourist and Visitor Accommodation 10.2020.88.1 – Suffolk Park, 114 Alcorn Street (Lot 12 Sec 8 DP 11632) Planit Consulting Pty Ltd, Demolition of Existing Dual Occupancy and Construct New Dual Occupancy (Attached) and Strata Subdivision 10.2020.39.1 – Byron Bay, 2 Acacia Street (Lot 46 DP 249402) Mrs S A McGarry, Change of Use Recreation Facility (Indoor) 10.2019.617.1 – Skinners Shoot, 310 Skinners Shoot Road (Lot 12 DP 590825) Town Planning Studio Pty Ltd, Use of Existing Structure as a Recreation Facility (Indoor) ancillary to Existing Bed and Breakfast Accommodation and for Storage

EXHIBITION CLOSES 8 APRIL 2020 10.2020.87.1 – Byron Bay, Habitat Bayshore Drive (Lot 1 DP 271119) Planners North, Change of Use Recreation Facility (Indoor) 10.2020.97.1 – Mullumbimby, 77 Tuckeroo Avenue (Lot 162 DP 1251169) Bayview Land Development Pty Ltd, Stage 8 Tallowood Ridge Estate Subdivision to Create Forty-Seven (47) Residential Lots

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Local News How are NSW councils doing? An independent body that audits NSW government departments released its assessment of the state’s 134 councils, and 11 joint organisations, on Friday. The NSW Auditor-General’s report says, ‘The number of high-risk issues reported in our management letters has decreased.’ ‘[Yet there are] five councils without an asset management strategy, policy and plan. This has improved compared with the prior year.’ Auditor-General Margaret Crawford says in the report that there are ‘very pleasing indicators of the gradual strengthening of governance

and financial oversight of the sector.’ Information technology was the largest issue raised by the audit (41 per cent). As for Byron Council, it was considered ‘unmodified’ from previous assessments, and they submitted their financial statements by the statutory deadline. Four NSW councils were listed as a ‘modified opinion: qualified opinion, an adverse opinion, or a disclaimer of opinion’. They are Bayside Council (Botany Bay), Hilltops Council (South West Slopes), Mid-Coast Council and Murrumbidgee Council (Riverina area).

Byron Shire Council Notices PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNCIL DECISION ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO BYRON DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN 2014 (DCP 2014) At 12 December 2019 Council Planning meeting it was resolved to adopt amendments to Byron DCP 2014 Chapter E5 Certain Locations in Byron Bay and Ewingsdale. The amendment is in relation to Stage 4 of the Habitat development in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate, Byron Bay. The proposed amendments are to reﬂect the current Development Application 10.2019.517.1, which proposes a Mixed Use Development. The DCP Chapter E5 will be effective from the date of this advertisement being 11 March 2020. This notice is given pursuant to Clause 21 & 21A of the Environmental Planning Assessment Regulations 2000. Enquiries: Rob Van Iersel 02 6626 7054

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

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2019.622.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 3 Lasiandra Close Secondary Dwelling 10.2019.464.1 – EWINGSDALE, 30 Parkway Drive Secondary Dwelling 10.2020.6.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 6 Burra Burra Close Strata Subdivision One (1) into Three (3) Lots 10.2019.638.1 – BANGALOW, 12 Raftons Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.605.1 – EWINGSDALE, 73 Parkway Drive Garage 10.2019.628.1 – BANGALOW, 37 Clover Hill Circuit Dual Occupancy (Detached) including a Swimming pool for each dwelling 10.2019.437.1 – FEDERAL, 90 Risleys Hill Road Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.538.1 – MYOCUM, 116 Lagoon Drive Dwelling House to create Dual Occupancy (Detached), Garage and Swimming Pool 10.2019.589.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 130 Alcorn Street Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2016.557.2 – MULLUMBIMBY, 47 Queen Street S4.55 Modiﬁcation to Amend Conﬁguration of Six (6) Farm Stay Cabins

DEFERRED APPROVAL APPLICATIONS 10.2019.420.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 28 Newberry Parade Staged Residential Development comprising Stage 1: Use of Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House Stage 2: New Carport and Storage Room

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Pictured are the 2019 cohort who undertook the Sourdough Business Pathways preaccelerator program. Photo supplied facilitators, as well as other industry and investor mentors who will share invaluable feedback to help participants develop their ideas or business further.

Early stage ideas ‘It’s for aspiring founders or existing founders with an early stage idea or business that’s aiming to be a force

for good in the world,’ says Ashleigh Camm. The pre-accelerator culminates in a demo night, where participants pitch their ideas to a panel of judges and a community audience. Organisers add that postprogram participants will be supported to take the next step through Sourdough’s established links, with local

co-working hubs, chambers, professional development resources, investment groups, and other accelerator and incubator programs focused on purposeful business. Expressions of Interest are open for the program intake, which runs from March 31 – June 2. For more information visit www.sbp.org.au.

How to live in times of climate emergencies Paul Bibby The Ngara Institute, who present politics in the pub and larger events that attract renown speakers, say they will be devoting their entire 2020 program to the ecological crisis and asking the question ‘How shall we live?’. The institute’s convenor Richard Hil said the organisation would It represents a significant shift away from Ngara’s focus on critiquing neoliberal economics and the banking system. The shift has received quite significant criticism from some sections of the community. ‘This is not about “giving up hope”, but rather a stark realisation that the damage has been done, and that it’s

Catherine Ingram will feature in Ngara’s first event of 2020. Photo supplied irreversible,’ Mr Hil said. Mr Hil said this did not mean abandoning demands for political and behavioural change, nor ceasing regenerative, life-affirming ways of living, such as clean energy, sustainable forms of transport and industry. However, it was ‘hard to see how the required global

revolution could occur within the available timeframe’. ‘Urging us to remain hopeful won’t get us out of this mess,’ he said. Ngara’s change of focus has brought considerable criticism from some quarters, with some suggesting the organisation had ‘abandoned’ its critique of capitalism. Mr Hil disagrees, countering that the organisation was adapting to the crisis, while acknowledging that it was a consequence of capitalism. ‘What we’re dealing with is the most extreme effect of radicalised corporate capitalism that has caused this threat to human existence,’ he said. Ngara’s first event of the year, on March 25 at the Mullum Services Club, will

explore just these issues. Entitled A time for Courage and Acceptance, it features Catherine Ingram, a renowned Dharma teacher and author who has produced a series of articles, pod casts and videos exploring the extinction of the human race in the near future.

March 25 event In her striking essay Facing Extinction, Ms Ingram explores the rapidly accelerating environmental and social collapse we are facing, and the qualities we need to face this challenge. ‘My premise is that we now live in a time of exponentially dangerous crises, cascading upon each other,’ Ms Ingram told The Echo.

Light shone on dark whaling history Local photographer Naomie Jenkins is proud now to be celebrating the brighter side of Byron’s relationship with whales at her exhibition at the Byron Bay Gallery. ‘Now we have the opportunity to educate people about the whales and take people out to enjoy them,’ she told The Echo. ‘I’ve been taking photos for a long time, and about four years ago I jumped

on-board with Byron Bay Dive and started going out with them and photographing the whales, dolphins and other animals. ‘It has taken hundreds of hours on the water to get what I have. There are photos of whales with Mt Warning, Mt Chincogan, and the Byron Lighthouse in the background. They are just beautiful creatures.’ Having worked as a vet

nurse since she was 17, Naomie now works as a full time postie in Bangalow. ‘So I’m now friends with all the dogs,’ she says with her infectious laugh. But it is raising the need for protecting the ocean and the creatures in that is really close to her heart. ‘I want to highlight the beauty that is below the waves, in the oceans, and needs to be protected. This

exhibition is a chance to make people aware of the need to protect these beautiful whales. ‘They are beginning to migrate earlier and earlier as the ocean temperatures are warming up, and we need to protect them and their environment.’ The photographs will be on exhibition at the Byron Bay Gallery, 1/17 Lawson St, Byron Bay for another week.

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Nuclear afterglow While there will surely be an afterglow of good will towards local National Party MLC Ben Franklin for securing the Shire $25m in road and infrastructure funding, it should be pointed out where his government is taking us when it comes to the energy sector. Mr Franklin’s leader, John Barilaro, is a complete bozo. For many informed voters, that’s not news. Barilaro’s been a long-time supporter of nuclear power, and last week he reportedly supported One Nation’s attempts to create that industry and lift the uranium mining ban, all without consulting his own party. Seriously. The Echo is still waiting on a reply from Mr Franklin on his attitude to the ‘nuclear option’, and whether Barilaro did not consult his party, as reported by SMH. When asked if he supported repealing the uranium mining ban and creating a nuclear industry, Nationals Tweed MP Geoff Provest told The Echo, ‘I have previously stated I am against nuclear power in the Tweed, and I have heard nothing during this most recent discussion to change my mind.’ Notice how Provest only said he opposes nuclear in the Tweed? The rest of the state is presumably okay. One Nation’s Mark Latham brought the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2019 to parliamentary debate on June 6, 2019 and it’s now working its way towards a vote. Local Greens MP Tamara Smith told The Echo that her party asked to be on the committee that is looking into this – they were denied. Instead it’s stacked with MPs sympathetic to the industry. Latham’s parliamentary speech, in support of nuclear, admits it takes a decade to establish, but points to Finland’s nuclear industry as why it should occur here. It’s a speech that you would expect from One Nation – there’s no economic modelling presented to support the viability of nuclear, for example. Instead, Latham uses his time trying to paint those opposed to nuclear power in Australia as fearmongers, while disparaging renewable energy. There’s plenty of info available as to the insanity of nuclear – www.climatecouncil.org.au says it simply: ‘Australia is one of the sunniest and windiest countries in the world, with enough renewable energy resources to power our country 500 times over. When compared with low risk, clean, reliable and affordable renewable energy and storage technology in Australia, nuclear power makes no sense. ‘Nuclear cannot compete on a cost basis with wind and solar, which are the cheapest forms of new generation’. Clearly nuclear lobbyists are in the ear of Barilaro the Bozo. Have they also got into the ear of the local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin? It may not matter – Franklin is obliged to vote for whatever idiotic laws his party supports. Hans Lovejoy, editor

nce again the Morrison government has dodged a bullet – rather a pellet, actually, with the real fusillade still to come. The latest national accounts figures for the December quarter show that economic growth was not quite as weak as was expected and feared, which means that they can and have been spun as a triumph of resilience and recovery. But the numbers are still pretty dire, sluggish at best with the certainty of worse to come in the March quarter, just in time for the budget. ScoMo has bought precious breathing space as he wrangles a Clayton’s solution – the stimulus package which is not a stimulus package. Indeed, Morrison and his followers seem to have trouble even mentioning the word stimulus – perhaps it is considered too Ruddish. The stimulus devised by Kevin Rudd, his Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Treasury Secretary Ken Henry in 2008 was certainly very expensive, very ambitious and in some details flawed, but it kept Australia out of recession – one of the very few countries in the world to do so. This, of course, has to be Morrison’s overriding objective, and for all his talk of a moderate, modest, measured response, there can be little doubt that he will do whatever it takes to achieve it – if we need more pink batts, more school halls, they will be thrown into the mix as required. The frazzled Josh Frydenberg has already upped the ante to promise billions rather than millions – which more or less admits that his beloved surplus is about to become collateral damage; he will reluctantly kiss it goodbye. But it will be gone but not forgotten, remembered affectionately in the heritage listed ‘Back in the Black’ coffee cups now withdrawn from the Liberal Party website and his own unforgettable epitaph: ‘We’ve brought the budget back to surplus next year.’ Ah, what might have been. But for the moment, the emphasis is on restoring confidence – reassuring a nervous public that the government is in control. And given Morrison’s approach last week, which swung between the mindlessly stubborn over his indefatigable mendacity about sports rorts and the weird inconstancy in finally admitting that yes, he did ask Donald Trump to invite his pentecostal parson Brian

Houston to a state dinner, making the sceptical trust him is not going to be easy. This is particularly the case when he has just been given an unwelcome reminder of an earlier stuff up. The defence chief Angus Campbell told the senate that he (speaking for the defence establishment) had been ‘discomfited’ by Morrison’s advertisement boasting of his belated panic moves after he had rushed back from his secret Hawaiian holiday to deal with the escalating bushfire crisis.

The more ScoMo shouts from the cockpit: ‘there is no cause for alarm,’ the more eager the passengers are to don their lifejackets and crowd towards the nearest emergency exit.

Mungo MacCallum ‘Discomfited’ – not just made uncomfortable, but defeated utterly, routed, frustrated, thwarted, foiled, according to my dictionary. Hardly a ringing endorsement when ScoMo is about to embark on a new and even more daunting venture. But at least he is working from his strong suit – marketing. The overwhelming need is to instil belief – to give the voters faith in the present and the future so they can, in Morrison’s words, stick together like some kind of national gladwrap convention. And in this sense, the actual policies are less important than the pitch. But there still has to be some semblance of substance in the sizzle, and this is where it gets tricky. Morrison and Frydenberg have effectively ruled out both cash splash – there may be something for pensioners and other retirees but no general bonanza. And there will be no big spend on infrastructure – the former for reasons already mentioned and the latter on the grounds that $4 billion in the infrastructure pipeline is quite enough for the moment – any more would take too long to have a measurable effect. There have been suggestions that smaller shovel-ready projects on a local level might be a sound move – for instance, funding a crash program for

councils to fix potholes in the nation’s road network would be labour intensive, relatively cheap and hugely popular. But that is not the kind of headline ScoMo is looking for. Much of the speculation last week was around incentives for business, in the form of direct grants, tax cuts or both, but that is being sold not in terms of procuring new investment, but just allowing companies to hold the line until the crisis abates and conditions get back to normal – worthy no doubt, but hardly stimulating. It will not give a feeling of comfortable warmth in the hip pockets of workers, which is really what is needed. Morrison says, correctly, that the coronavirus crisis is not like the GFC crisis and requires a different remedy. But as with almost all economic problems, the root cause is psychological – if enough people remain upbeat, they will probably drag the economy along with them. Obviously at present, the populace is decidedly pessimistic: as the demented toilet paper chase has shown, the first and automatic reaction is to panic, to stick the cash firmly under the bed and keep it there until things improve. While Morrison and Frydenberg may encourage business to invest and innovate, this will not help unless consumers are prepared to spend their money on the goods and services companies can provide. It’s something which business has singularly refused to do, even when conditions have been relatively benign. This was the basis of Ken Henry’s insight in 2008 when he advised Kevin Rudd: ‘Go hard, go early, go households.’ And it worked. Morrison says it would not work this time, and he may be right – certainly he has a far smaller arsenal than the one available to Rudd. But he will have to do more than just mouth the usual platitudes about how his stable and steady plan of management means all will be well. The public is already unconvinced, and the more ScoMo shouts from the cockpit: ‘there is no cause for alarm,’ the more eager the passengers are to don their lifejackets and crowd towards the nearest emergency exit. His government has got through the December accounts, but the March figures will be worse, and those in June may be truly horrendous. It will be a long time before he can declare victory and leave.

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Letters Labor lies Indian entrepreneur and billionaire industrialist, Gautam Adani, last week got the final environmental ground water ‘go ahead’ from Queensland’s Palaszczuk Labor government which is desperate for coal mining royalties, regional QLD jobs, and most importantly, holding onto power in a bankrupted state: which it ‘aint gonna get’. Strangely, Labor’s Federal leader, Anthony Albanese has also hitched himself and his party’s future to the same horse, promising, ‘Net Zero (Climate Change) Emissions by 2050’. Coal is Australia’s second premium export and is about to sky rocket to become our number one because, behind the opening of the mega Adani thermal coal mine, are five others all waiting to go. The next starter is Clive Palmer’s code-named ‘Waratah’ mine; at 220,000 hectares, it’s four times the size of Adani’s Carmichael mine. That’s larger than the entire extended Gold Coast area. And behind Clive are four more thermal mines, two of which are China First and Fred’s Corner, partly owned by one of Australia’s richest people and Liberal party donor, Gina Rinehart. All are thirsty for operational water in a region that has very limited supplies. So coal will soon be Australia’s number one export by far. But the cost will be a further 705,000,000 million tonnes of CO2 greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by coal dug up and exported from the Queensland Galilee Basin each and every year for the next 125 years. How much of this can our planet take? Once CO2 (from burning coal, a fossil fuel) enters our planet’s atmosphere the science is that our oceans will take about two decades to absorb 75 per cent of it and centuries for the last 25 per cent. Labor’s sales pitch to ‘trust us, we’ll fix everything’ in 30 years time, is going nowhere.

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can’t even remember what she looks like, you need only wait for the massive, publicly-funded full page spreads at election time (ah, the joys of incumbency – you need do so little to get re-elected). Meanwhile we live in hope that our local member might do something, in fact – anything... The way Julian Assange has been treated continues to be a disgrace. He does not need ‘consular assistance’. He needs the support of politicians with courage and integrity! Hugh Ermacora Byron Bay Cartoon Gary Cavanagh – Instagram: @gary_cavanagh I think Mr Albanese should read, or reread, Macbeth and the witche’s prophecy; ‘Until Birnam wood Do come to Dunsinane…’ Because if you think the last election was destructive for Labor, just wait and until the next one. Do our children have something to worry about? I think so. T Sharples Tweed Heads

Strong communities Blown away by the hugely generous community support for the Go Wild for Wildlife fundraiser event at Marvell Hall last Sunday. What a privilege to witness and be part of this event. Everyone contributed and gave so generously of their talents, dollars and time! Great to see each and every single individual all being part of such a vibrant, strong community in action! Caroline Mitchell Suffolk Park

Assange A word of support for Dean Jeffery’s initiative on behalf of Julian Assange and the profound importance of this particular issue (Echo, 26 February). Given the unusual situation of cross-party support and the clear precedent of our government opting for ‘intense diplomatic intervention at the highest level’ (when it suits) whatever is Ms Elliot’s drivel about? Dean might take some comfort from the fact that that he actually received a response at all, since we are blessed with a local MP who is virtually invisible and usually mute. Readers will recall that when Ms Elliot first stumbled across the line, the Labor Party rewarded her with a high profile job and a privileged media spot in the House. But all to no avail. She disappeared like the proverbial stone in the pond. Now, dear reader, if you

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by Ian Rogers Coronavirus has already had a profound effect on the chess world, with two major open tournaments cancelled and changes to one centuries-long game protocol implemented. Last week the Dubai Open, scheduled for April, became the first major event to be abandoned, with organisers blaming the difficulties many entrants would have in travelling to the tournament. (Iranian Grandmasters have been among the top seeds in recent editions of the tournament.) A few days later, the Bangkok Open pulled the plug and proposed to move to October. (The vast majority of the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign players come from Asian neighbours.) So far organisers of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier tournament, Canberraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doeberl Cup, also held in April, have indicated that there is no reason to consider cancellation. However, there is no doubt that international representation will be affected, as well as general attendance. An even more thorny long-

term problem for the chess world has arisen after the Medical Commission of the world body FIDE developed a protocol for tournaments which advises against shaking hands. Shaking hands before and after a game has been de rigueur for centuries but FIDE has suspended the rule for the next two months. Yet the handshake in tournament chess is not just a polite formality; a player indicates a willingness to resign by offering their hand. The occasionally used alternative of knocking all the pieces off the board is unlikely to be a viable replacement, but the old movie trope of knocking over the king to resign may have to make a comeback. It has been pointed out that going without a handshake is merely symbolic, given that as soon as a piece is taken you come into contact, indirectly, with your opponent in any case. So has it become inherently risky to play chess? If so, chess may need to change its ambition from participating in the Olympics to joining the family of extreme sports.

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Q How soon will it be before the police force realises its major exposure to the Coronavirus from random breath testing and random drug testing, ie â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;spit testingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; which a large squad of officers are doing all day long? Ron Priestley Mullumbimby Q If readers want to understand an airborne virus, go and look up Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, the documentary made in the 90s. Bernard Hinchcliffe MullumbimbyÂ Q Now rejecting paranoia and fear mongering apparently equates with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the bad old days of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; according to Mr Engelae (letters, 4 March)â&#x20AC;Ś WTF? No-one knows how C19 will play out, but one thingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure, no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect, and if a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary motivation for drawing breath is not to be part of creating more joy and kindness, they need to keep their mouth closed and get out of the way. Rod Murray Ocean Shores

â&#x2013;ś Continued from page 9 his picture to post on FB; the second taking him to the vet. The dog was happily reunited with his owner. So while still feeling disgusted at the initial display of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get involvedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it was, in the end, a fine example of a community working together.Â Joe Fay Byron Bay

A little heave-ho A huge thank you to the couple of fellows who heavehoed me to my feet after I fell flat on my face just beyondÂ the Middle Pub, Mullumbimby on Tuesday (walking past, not exiting).Â A few aches today, but not

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Palestinian position With respect to Danny Wakil (letters, 19 February), his assertions are unfortunately unreliable. How can it be true that Palestinians (such as myself), who have no army or power, refuse to compromise, but instead, want to continue to fight tanks and drones with stones and home-made rockets forever until we impossibly murder all the Jews or drive them into the sea? It cannot possibly be true that we want all the bombs, siege and brutality

Then came fantasy. The modern world has been fantastically successful with the introduction of fantasy. No need to concern ourselves with our own waste, be it matter or energy. No need to protect the fragile heat sensitive ecosystems responsible for life. Fantasy has won. Almost everyone is addicted to it. Following fantasy comes reality. Every year a record heating event, and this is apparently only from the C02 emitted in the 1970s when our C02 absorbing forests still existed. Massive population and temperature increases were predicted to cause contagion, and coronavirus may soon arrive with our millions of visitors. Two weeks later it may have spread throughout the community, particularly effecting markets, festivals, shopping centres, health centres, cafes and schools â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wherever people gather. Compromised transport systems and the collapsing tourism sector will mean catastrophe. Establish food gardens and food distribution immediately as if your life depended on it. Think globally, act locally. Gary Opit Brunswick Heads

instead of a normal life. You think we want our children to endure such bloody hardship? At the last, mostly non-violent protest at the Gaza border,Â 28,000 Palestinians were injured as Israeli snipers were shooting (with illegal exploding â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;butterflyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bullets) civilians, including medics, journalists, people in wheelchairs, and even women just waving flags. The vast majority were 400m from the fence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; way out of stonethrowing range. There were 7,000 amputees as a result. If anyone would like to know the facts, word for word, of the peace offers and concessions made by the Palestinian nation, they can be viewed at the Jewish

virtual library â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Palestinian Papersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Here is analysis on it from The GuardianÂ https:// tinyurl.com/rh2bhaq. You will see nothing but grovelling from the Palestinian side. We have offered never to have an army, for Israel to keep nearly all of their illegal settlements, most of Jerusalem, and very strong indications to give up the right of return. Israel still refused. There is nothing more that we can offer and still have a viable state. The dominant political party in Israel has on its website that there will never be an independent Palestine. They were repeatedly voted into power on this mandate. â&#x2013;ś Continued on page 12

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▶ Continued from page 10 We have offered all that is humanly possible to achieve peace – it is the majority of Israelis who do not want peace and continue to vote for parties that ensure that there can never be peace. The peace offer is on the table, all Israelis need to do is reach out and grab it – please just grab it for all of our sakes. Subhi Awad Mullumbimby

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be at this moment in time? Fear, distrust, and lethargy are in the very atmosphere you are all breathing, and you are creating more with every passing day. The only way out is the transition journey, a seven-year journey from where we are right now back to the second day of our lives (as one day old child) then on to our individual ground zero arrival day, using unconditional love. Taught in mother nature’s womb, formerly known as the creative side of the brain, it is where God has moved all his classrooms and surgical rooms together for added convenience. Time in the New World is an individual choice lasting only a day so. Around 3am it resets with only a minimal of housecleaning to be done automatically, and life continues on with a brand new foundation forever. Paul Moore Suffolk Park

ōëƷĶŕī ƱĶƐĲ Ǖ ſĕ At the February meeting Crs Lyon and Richardson expressed wonder at how a development at the end of a narrow, dead end lane in Main Arm could have obtained a satisfactory fire risk rating.

State government legislation to protect lives and property in bushfire-prone lands in rural areas requires a developer/builder to deal separately with the rural fire service (RFS) which has an effective veto power. I know about this because of my community title development. The main relevant rule for any situation is that you can’t build more than 200 metres from a council road – unless there is an alternative way out of the property, or if you totally clear a 50 metre cordon around your house. My cheapish consultant hadn’t told me about that so when his report went to the RFS for approval I received a phone call from Coffs Harbour office advising me of the problem and suggesting that there are other ways around it and maybe I should hire another consultant. I didn’t like the tone of that, so I sent them a letter expressing my suspicions. In it I offered a compromise – which involved me undertaking not to pursue my suspicions – and them to agree to further work that I would perform to facilitate the access of fire-fighting trucks. They readily accepted. Anyway, I soon deduced who the highly-qualified

consultant was to whom they were trying to steer me. I had already seen an example of his work done for a neighbour of mine. He has turned up working on fire reports for a number of other contentious developments in the region. The other RFS rules relate to such things as road width, steepness, road setbacks, turning bays, passing bays etc. Not one of your elected Councillors will know anything about any of this as the bureaucrats involved wish them to remain ignorant. I point out that normally the fire consultant report is put out for public comment along with other planning aspects of the proposal. In one case, however, Council unusually exhibited the DA without any fire report. Council refused the DA on various grounds, so the developer lodged an appeal to the Land and Environment Court. I attended the hearing in February last year. Although Council’s barrister argued well (and won the case) I was appalled to hear him on the last day, brandish a fire consultants’ report plus RFS approval declaring the fire risk matter thereby ‘resolved’ without any independent comment or input.

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Essential reading Many thanks to Jason van Tol for his enlightening article Students are not citizens – Australia’s new educational policy (February 26). This information should be essential reading for each and every school and college student across Australia, and posted on every student website on the continent. Indeed this is an essential reminder for all Aussies! Rock on Extinction Rebellion and all who support it! And may we all one day be proud citizens of an honest and environmentally engaged Federal government led by intelligent politicians who are concerned with the future wellbeing of, among others, their own kith and kin. Clive Sheridan Wilsons Creek

Green bashing I would like to address the latest round of Green bashing from inside and outside the party in recent letters. Firstly, Paul Gannon who seems to be blaming

this Council, and the four out of nine Greens on it, for the decisions of the previous Council. Mercato was resolved 7–2 by the last Council and one of the two Greens on that Council voted against it. In any case, the result was far better than what we could have ended up with on that site. Council doesn’t have a magic wand to stop any development it wants. On this development Council punched well above its weight. Secondly, Tom Tabart from 1,500 miles away is representing the minority anti-bypass, anti-any development faction of the local Greens and is showing us they seem to be lacking a local attack-dog these days. As Tom is living in Victoria, he will not be aware that the resolution at the February Greens meeting for Byron Greens Councillors to reconsider the Business and Industrial Lands Strategy was actually withdrawn. It came to light that apart from the proposer, pretty much no one else had actually read the strategy, apart from the Councillors, so did not feel qualified to comment. As someone who has managed businesses in this Shire for ten years, and seen what has happened to rents,

I stand by our decision to identify additional lands for businesses to expand in the Shire and to attempt to put some downward pressure on rents. Cr Michael Lyon The Pocket

Towers galore Shame on the Ocean Shores Country Club for even entertaining the notion of hosting another telco monstrosity atop its club building. One ugly tower already looms ominously over the pristine grounds and nearby homes. Telstra has asked to erect a second, taller one, which they admit is a precursor to the controversial 5G. Many members, and locals, are appalled at the idea of another unsightly base station, which at best will lower property prices, and at worst, poses health and environmental risks according to a huge international body opposing these massive structures. The problem is that safety remains untested. We are the human guinea pigs. The board is undecided, but so far has refused to hear from anyone in the ‘anti’ camp. Yet Telstra have been allowed a trade show on site. Hmmm, risk members’ health and

wealth for the paltry sum of $13k a year? Hardly a Friday night’s bar takings! I cry foul. Objectors have till Monday to have their say via email gm@oceanshorescc. com.au. Kim Mikac Byron Bay

Scott Morris Scott Morrison’s religious beliefs have a simplistic fatalism that is dangerous when held by ‘the leader of nation‘. But his former profession is also a worry. The classic model of capitalism is that businesses compete for customers in terms of quality of services. But this is no longer a valid model, as nowadays businesses compete largely in terms of advertising. Advertising is a form of lying, it’s just that it is a form of lying we have grudgingly come to accept. So far most of his, life Scott Morrison has been a professional liar. Unfortunately, because advertising is such an important aspect of the modern economy, Scott Morrison probably regards his career of deception as meritorious. But it is also hard to believe that he sees his political spin as any different. David Gilet Byron Bay

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Recent rainfall was the trigger for the flight of the Blue Tiger Butterfly (Tirumala Hamata) that is currently migrating down the north-east coast of Australia from north Queensland. The Blue Tiger Butterfly has numerous pale blue streaks and elongated spots on its wings. They fly with a gliding, sailing flight about one to two metres above the ground, especially on or near a beach. During times like the recent drought, females stop breeding and adults congregate in large numbers along the north-east coast of Australia. They aggregate (group) together in large numbers in sandy gullies or creek banks where they rest on branches or dead twigs in shade close to the ground. It is after rainfall events in spring and summer that the adults disperse and migrate and head down the coast. This allows them to take advantage of the new foliage of their larval food plant Secamone elliptica, commonly known as the corky milk vine that is found in monsoon forest and littoral rainforest. The larvae rely on the new shoots of the vine, because they are soft and easy

Flutterings of passion The adult male butterflies are strongly attracted to the PAs that are also found in the Parsonsia vine, known as common silkpod or monkey rope. The male will scratch the leaves to release the sap which they imbibe, and then they convert this complex organic compound into sex pheromones. Courtship for the Blue Tiger Butterflies includes extensive use of hair pencils that are located at the tip of the male’s abdomen. It is quite rare in nature to see the hair pencil display, however it involves the hair pencils being charged with perfume from scent pouches on the upside of the wing. The

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Organic Beauty by Kamon

Experience Kamon’s ultimate personalised treatments using natural, organic-certiﬁed products in blissful, intimate, and private surroundings. Waxing, spray tan, eyes, nails, facials, eyelash lifting, and extensions. 1 Acacia Street 6685 5545 beautybykamon.com.au

Byron Bay Cookie Company

Byron’s sweetest shopping destination now serves coffee and has a fun pick’n'mix feature, allowing you to fill your very own cookie jar with your favourite Byron Bay Cookie flavours!

Unit 1, Ozigo Complex, Corner Ewingsdale Rd and Bayshore Drive cookie.com.au

Barking Barber Grooming Salon

Owned and operated by a certified and award winning groomer. Catering to your dog's needs; from baths to summer grooms, to fluffy styles and breed– standard grooms.

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North Coast Radiology Group

Proudly providing consistent, caring and professional Radiology services utilising advanced state of the art imaging technology. Medicare eligible 3D Tomosynthesis mammogram bulk billed – within 30 minutes of Byron Bay.

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Bienvenue à La Cuisine!

French Mediterranean deli, stocking marinated olives and antipasti: French cheeses, cured meats, fresh bread. Also oﬀering homemade lunch options: soups, gourmet sandwiches and salads. All ages, all tastes. 2/29 Brigantine Street 0431 842 340 byronbayolivescompany.com

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Diet helps immune Holy crepe, Batman ƆƷƆƐĕŔ Ǖ īĲƐ ǖ Ɩ By Vivienne Pearson

By S Haslam One of the most effective ways to survive the coming flu season, including COVID-19, is to suspend yourself from the ceiling for four months in a cocoon of toilet paper (hint: you’ll need to buy heaps and heaps – right now). However, according to The Scientist magazine, if you do still get sick, based on research on other respiratory viruses, experts theorize that whether a coronavirus infection takes a turn for the worse depends on a person’s immune response. ‘The virus matters, but the host-response matters at least as much, and probably more,’ says Stanley Perlman, a virologist and pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Iowa. Once the virus gets inside the human respiratory tract, it’s thought to infect and multiply in cells lining the airway, causing damage that kicks the immune system into action. In most people, it should trigger a wave of local inflammation, recruiting immune cells in the vicinity to eradicate the pathogen. The immune response then recedes, and patients recover. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, some people – especially the elderly and sick – may have dysfunctional immune systems that fail to keep the response to particular pathogens in check. This could cause an uncontrolled immune response, triggering an overproduction of immune cells, and their signalling molecules, and leading to a cytokine storm often associated with a flood of immune cells into the lungs. ‘That’s when you end up with a lot of these really severe inflammatory disease conditions like pneumonia, shortness of breath, and inflammation of the airway’, The Scientist says. So, to boost a healthy immune response you should eat a range of foods, such as those high in vitamin C (citrus, capsicum), and foods that boost your immunity, like broccoli, ginger, garlic, spinach, yoghurt and other foods that support your gut biome, such as those high in fibre, pulses and fermented foods. It is also recommended, to help your gut health, that you cut down on foods high in fats and sugar, and processed foods. You can take probiotics too, but make sure you adjust your diet for optimum gut health. Moderate exercise also helps to boost the immune system (if you’re old, just do as much as you can). Cut down on alcohol as it hampers immune response, and get outside into the sun when you can (but don’t get sunburnt of course). To reduced the chance of spread through droplet transmission, the most important thing is hygiene; so wash your hands and sneeze or cough into tissues – or your elbow, if tissues (or a handkerchief) aren’t available.

The Batman reference is mine (as is the cape I’m wearing as I write this, inspired by the meme that encourages me to head into my day with the confidence of a four-year old). I find I can’t say the name of the new creperie in Byron without adding the superhero reference. Owner, Vincent Thomas, says his choice of the name was inspired by another popular phrase, perhaps more in keeping with our country’s current obsession with toilet paper.

are creative, delicious and definitely nontraditional. Try the ‘Bene’ for a galette twist on eggs benedict, go for the ‘Burger’ for a mix of beef, bacon, cheddar and caramelised onion, or the ‘Norway’ for a delicious combo of smoked salmon, lemon and chive cream cheese. I went for ‘Mr Seguin’, named after a French children’s story with a

Vincent behind the bar at Holy Crepe.

‘Choosing a name is hard,’ he says, eliciting furious nods of agreement from business owners everywhere. ‘Once I found Holy Crepe, I couldn’t think of anything else.’ The lighthearted fun of the name fits Byron well and helps signal the change in this eatery location from traditional to quirky Mr Sanguin galette; goats cheese, leek fondu and French cuisine. After honey. Yum! making the decision to sell, the owner of The Petit Snail approached Vincent, know- puzzling moral; a delightful mix of ing he was keen to start a creperie. goat’s cheese, honey and leek fondu. Vincent has renovated, bringing in Always made with buckwheat flour, light and a sense of space. Holy Crepe galettes are naturally gluten free. is flipping traditional French eating Some options are naturally vegetaron its head, but has kept a small ian (such as La Ratatouille and Mr classic section on the menu for those Seguin). Vegan options require a needing their fix of snails, duck leg different recipe, so come with a small confit or a good Scotch fillet and fries. additional expense, but all still come in under $20. When I think of crepes, my mouth waters for sweet fillings, and Holy Holy Crepe offers excellent coffee, Crepe doesn’t disappoint. There’s courtesy of Vincent’s barista skills and the classic butter and sugar, or your Old Quarter coffee, roasted in Ballina. choice of lemon, cinnamon, maple A cocktail menu, along with beer and syrup, jam, nutella or salted caramel. wine, are available to anyone eating – There are also the more complex check out the Happy Hour afternoons, flavours of an apple crumble, or offering a spritz and classic crepe for ricotta and homemade mixed-berry only $15. coulis crepe, or the traditional ‘Crepe Holy Crepe, official address 5/103 Suzette’; with caramel and orange Jonson Street but actual address sauce topped with Grand Marnier. around the corner into Carlyle Yum. Street – diagonally opposite the YHA. If you’re in more of a savoury mood, the word of the day is ‘galette’; the name for a savoury crepe. Options

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The Mavis’s Kitchen, speaks to my heart and soul By Terase Davidson

I feel like I’ve been waiting my whole life to visit Mavis’s Kitchen, and now wonder why the hell it took me so long – when absolutely everything about this place speaks to my very heart and soul! Upon arrival, the elegant charm of the old Queenslander awaits you at the foot of Mt Warning, embraced by an orchard of citrus trees, and the tranquil edible garden which lovingly feeds the kitchen and inspires its chefs, to create seasonal menu’s around what the garden provides, and local farms have to offer. I was lucky enough to accidently plan my visit to coincide with a new menu – YAY! Being

somewhat an indecisive creature when it comes to ordering off the menu (solely driven by my fear of ‘order envy’, I might add), my gorgeous waiter easily talks me into ordering the tasting board. A chef’s selection, showcasing ingredients from across the menu, giving me lots of different flavours to enjoy along the way. Winning!

Before the starter arrived though, we were treated to a gift from the kitchen; in the form of freshly diced pineapple (harvested from their garden), soaked in local Spiced Bam Bam Rum, from the legends just down the road at Husk Distillers.

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My standout favourite from the tasting board was the chicken-liver patè, a stunning example of ingredients, skill and devotion to a classic French recipe executed to pure perfection. I seriously would not change a thing about this dish, other than wishing it came in take-home packs! My other fav from the tasting board would easily be the cured salmon, presented with a perfectly balanced dressing of salsa verde and baby capers on a bed of salad greens, freshly picked that morning from the garden. Oh, and how could I forget the delicately balanced warm fig salad with Gorgonzola – simply sublime I tell you! Okay, yep you got me, I loved

every single mouthful of my tasting board.

Now onto the mains! I’m a sucker for handmade Gnocchi with burnt butter and sage, so I found it impossible to resist ordering the Beetroot Gnocchi with toasted almonds, parmesan, pear and truffle puree, adorned with beetroot leaves to finish. I’d happily eat this dish every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Yes. Yes it really is that good! And rumour has it, the owners, Peter and Charlie, have tried to take this dish off the menu a couple of times, but the regulars would not allow it, and I totally understand why, and I thank those regulars who raised their voice in protest for this dish! Our other main was a confit duck, made inhouse, using local free-range duck from Drake Creek, accompanied by seasonal greens, and the most decadently delicious dauphinoise I think I’ve ever tasted. Mavis’s Kitchen is one of those rare destination-dining experiences, where you feel so relaxed and rejuvenated, kind of like you’ve had a mini holiday, when actually you’ve just enjoyed a most memorable dining experience. Such is the power of their food and the sense of welcome and belonging they have created. Mavis’s Kitchen. 64 Mt. Warning Road, Uki | 6679 5664 Open Wednesday to Sunday | Breakfast 8.30–11am | Wednesday–Sunday | Lunch from 11.30am | Friday to Saturday Dinner from 5.30pm Follow the good food vibrations on Instagram: @mavises_kitchen Words and images by Terase Davidson: Terase is the founder of Taste Byron Bay. For more information contact: www.tastebyronbay.com or follow the fun on INSTAGRAM @tastebyronbay

Sustainable gin win The makers of Brookie’s Gin have been awarded international ‘Sustainable Distillery of the Year’ at the Icons of Gin awards in London. Eddie Brook said his gin-making team was excited to receive the award, ‘because sustainability and having a positive effect on the environment is something that flows through our company’s veins. The idea of sustainable best practice runs through every part of our business. ‘Our distillery lives in the heart of our family’s farm, where we have replanted over 35,000+ sub-tropical rainforest trees. It has now been completely transformed. The farm has become a thriving ecosystem and we are able to use many native botanicals from our regenerated rainforest directly into our spirits’, he said. Within the next year the distillery plans to implement solar power for over 90 per cent of their energy needs, and implement innovative heat-recovery solutions as they seek B-Corp certification. The replanted rainforest (pictured above) at Cape Byron Distillery (the home of Brookie’s Gin) is the perfect complement to the Rainforest Martini, available at Brookie’s Bar onsite (pictured top).

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at The Bangalow Bowlo Restaurant, Events & Catering 21 Byron Bay Road, Bangalow 6687 2741 www.onegreenacre.com.au Open Tue–Sun 12 to 8.30pm Seven Miles Coffee, lunch, dinner, events and catering.

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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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Modern Australian Cuisine with a heavy influence of local sustainable produce. Open: Tuesday–Friday 3–8pm Saturday 2–8.30pm Sunday 3–7pm Open: Wed–Sunday, 12pm till late Come and enjoy a fresh craft beer brewed on site and a selection of burgers, healthy bowls, pub classics and Mexican favourites. With weekday $15 meal specials including a beer, and happy hour Wed–Fri 4–6pm.

Barrio Eatery & Bar

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

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Legend Pizza

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

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

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

The Rocks @ Aquarius

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

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

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

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

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

The Hideout Cafe

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.

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

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Byron Bay Olive Company

The Northern Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

The Byron Bay Olive Company is based at the start of the Industrial estate.

From our kitchen ‘La Cuisine’ we produce the tastiest 2/29 Brigantine St marinated olives, sweet garlic and tapenades according Industrial Estate Open Mon–Sat/9am–4pm to our French family’s recipes. We also offer a range of the best sandwiches in the bay, gourmet cheeses and 0431 842 340 surprising add-ons to liven up your platters! byronbayolivescompany.com Open 7 Days Breakfast & Lunch

Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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Loft Byron Bay 4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

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Thursday – Saturday Tapas 2.30pm Dinner 5.30pm Happy Hour 4–6pm

No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632

Vegan bar and kitchen. Open every day Brunch 8am – 2pm Dinner 5pm – 9pm 11 Fletcher Street 6680 7418 www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au

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

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Open 7 days. Mon–Wed: 9am–8pm Thu–Sun: 9am–8.30pm

The Empire 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

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Indulge in one of our new creations! We are proud to say, that for over 20 years, we have been serving the Byron community fresh, local seafood and ingredients. To improve your dining experience, we have developed a smaller plate menu, designed to be shared, and enabling you to try a greater variety of dishes.

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facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992 Our Rocking New Fresh Summer Menu Come and join us at the Rocks for some delicious summer bites! We have just launched a new menu, and have a range of home-made, locally sourced meals at affordable prices. Try our new salmon ceviche, sizzling brekkie skillet or our crispy pork bahn-mi roll! Cool yourself down with an iced coffee, or why not try our new nutty date smoothie to kick start your day! Indoor and outdoor seating available. Fully licenced.

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

Gourmet burgers created by chefs Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations. Whether dining in with 5 star service or enjoying a casual cocktail at the bar, the restaurant provides a unique speak easy setting and vibe in the heart of Byron Bay. Choice of two courses for $40 per person for lunch or dinner. Open for all day dining Saturday & Sunday.

Handcrafted Malawach, Falafel, Pita Pocket, Middle Eastern spices… blended with the tradition of Yemen and the vibe of Mullumbimby. Visit and experience authentic atmosphere and culture. Dine-in, Takeaway and BYO Vegan & Gluten-Free friendly Special Edition Humus Plate every Wednesday.

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.

Open Friday nights! Friday happy hour 4–6pm Pasta Fridays until 8pm. Serving up homemade pasta with an ever changing menu and vegan options.

The place to go for a relaxed, delicious meal, with a varied menu offering quality dishes made from local ingredients, as well as creative Italian specials. Tuesday – 2 for 1 shnitzel night Thursday – kids eat free Saturday – pasta and salad buffet $17 Sunday – Sunday roast $17

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HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY 5–6PM $12 Cocktails / $6 beers / $8 wines Authentic Mexican in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere. This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally. Mexican blend Moonshine coffee by day, margaritas by night, TACOS all day long! Family friendly and specials each night. Coffee: 7am – 11.30am Dinner: 5pm – 9pm Saturday Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm Open Mon – Sat: Closed Sundays

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Michael Gudgeon – Premier Agent at Ray White Byron Bay You may have seen the normally shy Michael Gudgeon gracing the back pages of The Echo recently, although he is not known for his love of self-promotion. Property Insider caught up with Michael, long time agent with Ray White Byron Bay, for his take on our little corner of the world and how he stays fresh and enthusiastic after so many years in the industry. Michael has a deep understanding of the property market in this area, a good head for business, and a larrikin sense of humour. I can imagine that for people looking to list their home and calling on many agents, it would be hard to weigh the benefits of experience against the ‘keenness’ of a new agent servicing the area. With Michael, it would seem you get the best of both. We spoke about how he has avoided burnout from doing the same thing in the same area for

so long. ‘I ride from where I live in Suffolk Park, along the beach, then up into the hinterland: Coopers Shoot, Newrybar, Nashua, all over’, says Michael. ‘I mean, when you can ride through breathtaking countryside and then return home and have a surf, there’s a lot to be grateful for. So, that keeps me positive, and then there are the constant surprises and the stories. You know, just when you think you

know every property in the area, something unexpected shows up. It might be a different, amazing view of a familiar ridgeline, or a simply stunning renovation the likes of which you have never seen. I am also surprised by the amazing love people have for the area and how many people want to move here. The growth of areas like the industrial estate – both in size and diversity – is astounding. When I

first moved here, there was just the surfboard manufacturing business and some primary producers. Now look at it!’ And the stories? ‘I love hearing from old-timers about the history of this place. I talk to so many people, many of whom have amazing stories. I can be talking to a top-level business person one day, and a guy off a fishing trawler the next. The stories are as diverse and fascinating as the people, and you definitely meet some characters. I had a woman once telling me a story about how a guy was wrestling with a mud crab and how the crab had got hold of the guy’s private parts in its pincers. She thought it was hilarious. But I have to say, I was feeling slightly uncomfortable as I listened to her’, laughs Michael. In our chat, we also talked about some of the challenges that can come when you work as a real

estate agent. ‘Well, believe it or not’, says Michael, ‘occasionally you come across unapproved dwellings! Usually it’s just a shed, or a cabin, or some sort of secondary dwelling on a property. But one particular time, it was the whole house – nothing on the block had been approved! I had to think creatively with that, we were losing prospective buyers, but I put one of the braver ones in touch with one of the compliance guys, and we all worked together to establish what needed to be done to have the house approved, and from there we got the house sold.’ And that is where the benefit of experience comes in, the knowledge, connections, and creative thinking to work through challenges to get the best outcome for everyone. You can contact Michael through Ray White Byron Bay or on his mobile 0419 495 494.

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1 & 2/81B Rajah Road Ocean Shores

24 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores

Inspect Saturday 11th March 12-12.30pm House 1 $890,000 to $960,000 House 2 $990,000 to $1,060,000

This split level, elevated, 300m² home enjoys huge ocean and canal views. The position captures sea breezes whilst the perfect N/E aspect helps you to stay cool in summer. The open plan layout is ideal for families and the generous proportions plus raked ceilings bring a sense of space.

Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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Take your pick of these two brand new, spacious and stunning homes. Set 100m off and above the road they both take in uninterrupted sea and lighthouse views. The pair are high quality with soaring ceilings, 2 generous living areas, 3 spacious bedrooms and huge entertaining decks.

Inspect Saturday 11th March 11-11.30am Price $1,325,000 to $1,425,000 Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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Tastefully renovated brick three-bedroom house with private, tropical garden in one of Bruns’ best streets. Options galore with immaculate, approved self-contained studio with rear lane entry and income. Office/garage with DA approval for conversion to further accommodation.

8 Short Street, Brunswick Heads

Inspect Saturday 11th March 11-11.30am Price $1,490,000 to $1,550,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

What other benefits does your home loan provide? Borrowers usually approach a bank when they look to purchase or refinance a property. The lender and loan product is chosen for this sole purpose, taking the most cost or tax effective option that suits the borrower’s circumstances. Did you know, some loan products offer the borrower more than them simply repaying a lump sum every month? Home loan packages offer various discounts on cross sold products but I am talking about something different in this instance. What if, included in your monthly repayment amount, there was a ‘complimentary’ Home Loan Compassionate Care Insurance. This covers the borrower for up to 12 months of loan repayments in the instance of a borrower, their spouse or dependant(s) passing away or being diagnosed with a terminal illness. It is a small peace of mind at no extra cost. Lenders are looking to add real value to existing and new clients, and these types of add-ons are making borrowers think twice when choosing who to borrow through. If you would like more information on the above, need a home loan review or to double check what your current loan offers, please feel free to contact me. Sharon Clarkson – Senior Mortgage Broker M: 0400 609 916 sharon@sharonclarkson.com 53 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay #byronbaybroker

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1 Tongarra Drive, Ocean Shores This custom-built timber home has character and individuality. A grand formal entry, magnificent ocean views from decks in three directions, master retreat, 5 metre cathedral ceilings and generous dimensions make this home stand out from the crowd.

Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237

Rolling Green Acre

206 Overall Drive, Pottsville

1 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby

$849,000

A spacious and contemporary home in a quiet location. Ideal for a downsizer, the block and gardens are modestly sized, flat and low maintenance. There’s been no compromises on style or quality made in this beautiful home, the appointments are of a distinctly high standard and the home’s passive solar qualities make the house easy to live in. The ceilings are high, bathing the interiors in natural light and cross flow ventilation invites the summer breezes inside. A practical north facing covered alfresco area adjoins an open plan kitchen/living area through oversized stacker doors. The master bedroom has a generous ensuite & walk in robe. • Solar power • Flat walk to everywhere • Location characterised by contemporary homes • Internal timber shutters + fans in every room • Study/ dressing room Inspect: Saturday 14th March 10-10.30am Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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$1,150,000

Set on a rolling green acre with 90m of permanent creek reserve frontage, this property has a wealth of features to offer. Established gardens and fruit trees, four car garage, and a big family room. Constructed of double brick with terracotta tile roof, the solid two 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. Four good sized bedrooms all with built-in wardrobes are part of a floor plan which 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 car port, 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: Saturday 1–1.30pm Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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Cobaki Broadwater Village is set in 110 acres with its own lake, stocked with fish, and home to black swans and many other varieties of bird life. This is probably one of the most affordable 13 metre homes currently for sale in the village, representing excellent value for money. The spacious, open plan lounge and kitchen with dining area has ceiling fans, a skylight for natural light, and reverse cycle air-conditioning. The recently refurbished, large kitchen is complemented with a built-in Bellini fan-forced oven/grill, gas cook-top and a Fisher and Paykel dishwasher. The home has two good sized carpeted bedrooms with built-in mirror door robes and ceiling fans. A verandah door in the second bedroom leads to a fully enclosed sunroom and a small, low maintenance patio area and garden. The refurbished bathroom consists of a new shower cabinet and vanity unit with a separate toilet. Village amenities include a solar heated swimming pool, club house, social club and library. The village bus provides residents with a free service six times a day to local shopping centres, clubs, and medical centres. Open: By Appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468 Mr Property Services

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• 58 Butler Street, Byron Bay. Thu 1–1.30pm • 32 Shirley Lane, Byron Bay. Fri 10–10.30am; Sat 11–11.30am • 2/9 Seaview Street, East Ballina. Fri 11–11.30am • 23 Morrison Avenue, Mullumbimby. Fri 11.30am–12pm • 7/39 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Fri 12.30–1pm • 1/39 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm • 11 Iron Bark Avenue, Byron Bay. Fri 1.15–1.45pm • 144 Broken Head Reserve Road, Broken Head. Sat 9–9.30am • 233 Coopers Shoot Road, Coopers Shoot. Sat 9–9.30am • 1/14 Beachcomber Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 3/34 Bangalow Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 10 Palm Lily Crescent, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 23 Morrison Avenue, Mullumbimby. Sat 10.30–11am • 119 Lawlers Lane, Bangalow. Sat 10.30–11am • 2/9 Colin Street, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 4 Kingsley Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 4/17 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 4/49 Belongil Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 51a Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 2 Elliot Road, Clunes. Sat 12.30–1pm • 38 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm

Byron Shire Real Estate • 1 Tongarra Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 206 Overall Drive, Pottsville. Sat 10–10.30am • 24 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 8 Short Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 1/81B Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 11 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am

GNF Bangalow Real Estate • 1205 Bangalow Rd, Clunes. Sat 12.30–1pm

Janice Maple @Realty • 4 Rosewood Avenue, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads • 6 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am

McGrath Byron Bay • 15 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Thu 3.30–4pm • 7 Brunswick Terrace, Mullumbimby. Thu 4–4.30pm • 27 Kalemajere Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 8.30–9am • 32 MacGregor Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 546 Wilsons Creek Road, Wilsons Creek. Sat 12–12.30pm • 701 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 1–1.30pm

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads/ Murwillumbah • 22 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah. Sat 9–9.30am • 75 Avondale Drive, Banora Point. Sat 9.30–10am • 5 Whian Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 9.30–10am • 9 Buchanan Street, Murwillumbah. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Kulgun Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10.30–11am • 6 The Plateau, Murwillumbah. Sat 11–11.30am • 2 Barkala Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 46 Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 12 Wagawn Drive, Murwillumbah. Sat 12–12.30pm • 1/1 Jubilee Avenue, Mullumbimby. Sat 12.30–1pm • 12 Mt Ballow Avenue, Murwillumbah. Sat 1–1.30pm • 32 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. Wed 4.30–5.30pm; Sat 1.30–2.30pm

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THE POWER AND THE PASSION OF PATTY GRIFFIN

Patty Griffin is a Grammy award-winning artist who has achieved great acclaim for her song writing as well as her powerful voice. Her first two albums, Living With Ghosts and Flaming Red are considered seminal albums in the singer-songwriter genre, while Children Running Through won Best Album and led to her being named Best Artist at the 2007 Americana Music Awards. She won a Grammy award for Downtown Church, her 2010 gospel album. Her songs have been covered by a myriad of artists, including Emmylou Harris, The Dixie Chicks, Joan Baez and Bette Midler. She was born in Old Town, Maine, and resides in Austin, Texas. So, Let’s get to know Patty Griffin… What do you love about Australia? Aren’t the Bee Gees from here?! I loved their music when I was a kid.

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NOT DROWNING, WAIF-ING… AT BLUES! The Waifs are getting ready to play the Blues Festival this Easter. The band are currently in discussion about just what set list they have planned. Not that it matters. Their fans will know every song they play. That’s what it’s like to be a Waifs fan. Once you’re a Waifs fan, you’re a Waifs fan for life. SEE FULL INTERVIEW ONLINE AT www.echo.net.au/2020/03/ interview-with-the-waifs/

What inspires your songwriting? The truth is, I know very little about songwriting, or music. It’s the mystery that keeps mystifying and that’s a good thing. My mum was a beautiful singer, and definitely my first music love. Who should play you in the movie of your life? Jackass is first cousin to Scrapper, so I have to watch it there. Not sure who should play me in a movie, but I would love an Australian – so many good actors! And Jane Campion could direct it. Love her. What’s your greatest strength? I’m not sure what my greatest strength is, but I am genetically a scrapper – on both sides of the family – so that might be useful information in answering that question. What’s the meaning of life? Compassion is king and queen of everything for me when it comes to humans and what we are doing here. Not the same as being nice. A good directive. A good way to go. Widely regarded among the best singer-songwriters of her era, this year’s self-titled album, Patty collects songs written during, and in the aftermath of, profound personal crisis; several years in which she battled – and ultimately defeated – cancer. Chronicling love and death, heartache and joy, connection and detachment, Patty Griffin continues with her uncanny perception, and ever-increasing ingenuity. A starkly beautiful live show, the return of this pillar of Americana is not to be missed. ‘Her voice is exquisite, and her writing remains as surprising as it is masterful. Blessed with a crystalline voice, the ability to find shadows and nuance in her lyrics and a spark that can ignite songs into brushfires of truth, Griffin stands as one of America’s foremost voices of the human condition.’ –Rolling Stone Patty Griffin plays Lismore City Hall on Friday. Tickets from lismorecityhall.com.au

BURNSIDE: FROM MISSISSIPPI TO MULLUMBIMBY Grammy-nominated 39-year-old Cedric Burnside still lives on several acres not far from the Holly Springs, Mississippi, home where he was raised by ‘Big Daddy’, his grandfather, the late singer/songwriter/ guitarist R.L.Burnside whom Cedric famously performed with, just as his own father, drummer Calvin Jackson, did. Cedric Burnside, with special guests, The Warren Earl Band, play at the Mullum Ex-Services club on Thursday, 8pm. Tix $44 SEE FULL INTERVIEW ONLINE AT www.echo.net.au/2020/03/ interview-with-cedric-burnside/

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THE PLAGUE AND YOU When Antonin Artaud delivered his lecture on Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Plague to a group of students at Paris-Sorbonne University, they all walked out. The creator of the Theatre of Cruelty started by presenting an academic paper on the book about infectious disease and the human condition, and the Effects of an epidemic in the Algerian city of Oran. Then he stepped it up a notch. The story of The Plague is ostensibly about the transformation of the obsession with personal suffering when faced with a collective disaster. There is a sense that individuals, usually obsessed with their own personal condition, actually â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rise above itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the face of a disaster that affects all. When Artaud delivered this lecture to university students he started coughing. Then he found it hard to breathe. By the end of his presentation on the plague, he died from the plague. Of course he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really dead, he acted it out. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t develop a thing called the Theatre of Cruelty that is supposed to disrupt the relationship between audience and performer and not do the obvious â&#x20AC;&#x201C; die of the plague during the presentation. Imagine if someone did that now! There would be a stampede. Apparently all the students walked out, except one. I think that was Jean Genet. I heard this story so long ago I am a bit sketchy on the identity of who remained. I woke today thinking about Camus and that book which I read such a long time ago â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that stunning chronicle in the scene of human suffering. It feels very timely. Right now the world is gripped by a plague, COVID-19 as we know it. I have wondered about the name. Was there a COVID4? Or -5? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s named like an iPhone and gives the appearance that this is the latest version. Except in this case no one wants to be an early adopter. Every newsfeed is awash with headlinesâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hobart man ignored COVID-19 quarantineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Boy Scouts hold coronavirus training in Miltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;World-famous SXSW festival Cancelled over Covid-19 fearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Single toilet paper roll sells for $1000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. And yes, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true; A NSW man bought a single Woolies homebrand two-ply roll, with a butterfly imprint, for $1k. A 32 pack of Kleenex toot paper sold on eBay for $500. People have assaulted each other in supermarkets over toilet paper supply. It is the stuff of existential literature. Not even Camus took bad behaviour that far. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the disease that is terrifying. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s us. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we do because of fear. This version of The Plague is even more compelling and bizarre than Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t foresee the role of the media in nurturing the pandemic of fear. Fear is a contagion far more lethal and fast moving than any virus. The media is the incubator and vector for paranoia and hysteria. The viral force of panic has affected worldwide behaviour in a tidal wave of toilet paper buying. Our anarchic madness is more dangerous than a respiratory illness.

THE EAST POINTERS

BELLO IS GO

Alt-country juggernaut Andy Golledgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shows are legendary in his Sydney hometown, so too are James Ellis and The Jealous Guys as one of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most loved country and honky tonk bands. Brothers in harmony, Coterie, are on their way to Bello from Perth, up-andcoming soul hip hop artist, Okenyo, is on her way from Sydney, where she has been making waves with her unique sound. Sure-fire festival favourites Bobby Alu, Tinpan Orange and soul legend, JoJo Smith, will join NSW Central Coast onesto-watch Little Quirks, and northern NSWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Tanuki. Now in its sixth year, Bello Winter Music is a family friendly whole-town festival. The festival will be taking a break next year (2021) while the main venue, the Bellingen Memorial Hall, undergoes renovations. Bello Winter Music, 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 July. For tickets and program info, go to bellowintermusic.com.

There are many terms people use when describing James Blundell: icon, legend, controversial, rebel. The truth is James Blundell is all of these things. He radiates an enthusiasm for everything that life has to offer, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this authenticity that makes him one of the most instantly likable and recognisable artists in Australian music.

As of 8 March, according to WHO statistics, there have been 105 586 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 3, 584 deaths worldwide.

Catch him live in concert at Mullum Ex-Services on Saturday 21 March, at 8pm.

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The East Pointers play The Hotel Great Northern on Thursday, 19 March, 8pm. Tickets www.eastpointers.ca/shows.

Well known to Bruns audiences for his larger-than-life performances at Cheeky Cabaret and his internationally acclaimed Cave-Waits-Cohen show, Mikelangelo drops the persona to perform as himself, Michael Simic. His music and lyrics draw on the evocative beauties of love and nature and can melt even the hardest heart. Simic is a prolific and impressive songwriter, and an arresting performer with a powerful voice and presence.

With a brand new album, Yours To Break, in hand, The East Pointers are redefining the genre and hooking the next generation of folk fans with Billboard-worthy pop hooks, deep acoustic grooves, trancelike Celtic trad, and rich, three-part harmonies. Amassing over two million streams to date, and earning a whopping six East Coast Music Award nominations, Yours To Break was produced by multiGrammy Award-winning songwriter and renowned producer, Gordie Sampson, and is musically complex, technically brilliant, and transcends the borders of traditional folk music. If the sold-out shows during their extensive international tour are anything to go by, the third East Pointers album, Yours To Break, will be their most important and successful yet.

THE MUSIC OF JAMES BLUNDELL

Malaria kills one million children annually. One-anda-half million people died from Tuberculosis last year. There are still close to one million people dying each year from AIDS related illnesses. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in developing countries. Their deaths donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t raise panic among the general population of wealthy countries. Because â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are not â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;us.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

In 2018, in the US, 80 000 people died from the flu. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re much more likely to catch the flu than this coronavirus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so why are people so paranoid? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s every reason to take COVID-19 seriously â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but panic buying? Mask wearing? Even when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not immune-compromised... itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuts. The media have a lot to answer for. I wonder who the PR Company is for COVID-19 ? Could they please do the campaign for the Climate Crisis and Domestic Violence? With that kind of affect on human response â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have two of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most serious issues sorted in a week.

Earning rave reviews for their east coast shows over the new year period, including Woodford Folk Festival, where Yellow Wiggle, Emma Watkins, danced and performed AUSLAN for a number one charting single, Wintergreen, The East Pointers are excited to continue their run around the country.

This year at Bello thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something for everyone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alabama dirt road soul from Kirsty Lee (USA), foot stomping hoedowns from Albi and The Wolves (NZ), deep afro-funk grooves from Cool Out Sun, and jazz-funk from Melbourne six-piece Sunnyside.

Many say Blundell single-handedly shaped modern Australian country music fusing elements from John Mellencamp, The Band, and The Angels with the storytelling ethos of Slim Dusty and his own lyrical insight, sharp wit and empathy for the average working man. This, combined with his handsome good looks and country charm ensured there was no stopping his success across all demographics. James Blundell is one of only a handful of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country artists who live the authentic life of a country singer, managing his family-owned property in Stanthorpe QLD.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m intrigued by the story of COVID-19. I understand its potential, and that it is a highly infectious disease with a mortality rate of about 0.2%. To date, it seems only to have killed older and immune compromised people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; people who probably would have been just as susceptible to the flu.

Award-winning Canadian trio, The East Pointers, transcend the barriers of traditional folk, with music that is complex, technically brilliant and heralding the next generation of folk fans with a modern, global kaleidoscope of sounds.

Michael Simic (aka Mikelangelo) ended six years of touring Cave-WaitsCohen at the Picture House, and now debuts his new show.

Acclaimed as the frontman of his group of 16 years, The Black Sea Gentlemen, and vocalist in the Olivier Award-winning production La Clique, Mikelangelo has toured the world, from the Sydney Opera House to Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West End, seducing audiences and critics with his original songs and his effortless showmanship. Mikelangelo is also the winner of the Edinburgh Spirit Of The Fringe and Brighton Fringe Star of the Festival awards. Join Michael as he shares stories and songs about his transformation from world touring artist to a dad singing lullabies to his baby. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be laughing and crying as he traverses the sublime, the ridiculous, and everything in between. Accompanied by Melbourne legend Dave Evans on accordion and piano. Brunswick Picture House, Sunday 22 March, 5pm. Tickets $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30 plus bf from brunswickpicturehouse.com

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RAW COMEDY IN MULLUM Two weeks ago we had the first heat in Byron for the RAW competition. Judges and audience members alike were impressed by the standard of the acts; one of the judges saying it was one of the strongest heats theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen. The winner was David Powis, who goes on to the Queensland final in two weeks. There is just one more spot to fill, and it will come from the second RAW heat in Mullumbimby Ex Services, 8pm, on Monday 16 March â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MCd by Mandy Nolan. This is a cracking night of comedy that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss.

MOULIN ROUGE AT BRUNS The Brunswick Picture House presents Baz Luhrmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscar winning Moulin Rouge this week.

Tix are just $15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; come and see the rising stars of comedy. Tix online from mandynolan.com.au or at the door.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about seeing an iconic film, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about dressing up and being part of the charisma of the event. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to one of these film events, they are kind of hard to explain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but definitely a whole lot of fun, so get your family/friends together and come see what all the fuss is about!

BACKBONE Sexy but sincere, raw yet utterly disciplined, Backbone is proof you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do the impossible without a little sweat. In less than a decade, Australian acrobatic sensations Gravity & Other Myths (GOM) have rocketed to stellar international acclaim with a series of disarmingly accomplished ensemble works, and now they are returning to home soil to show Australian audiences why! GOM are bringing their biggest and most spectacular work, Backbone, to wow audiences across Australia â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and they are coming to NORPA! A high-octane spree of physical virtuosity featuring ten extraordinary performers and a live band on stage. Backbone tests the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual and collective. Lismore City Hall, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March, 7.30pm. Tickets are $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$49 from www. norpa.org.au or call 1300 066 772.

Moulin Rouge at Brunswick Picture House on Friday and Saturday, at 7pm.

WOMEN ON TOP The Mullumbimby Drill Hall Theatre has just announced its 2020 season, and is set to deliver three electrifying Australian plays that position women centre stage. With a dynamic creative team, drawn from the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most established and promising new talent, the Drill Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new artistic director (former NIDA teacher) Liz Chance is calling audiences to strap themselves in for an exciting year of theatre.Â First up, Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertly aimed lens will burn a hole right through the sexism of literary publishing in Switzerland, with a psychological thriller to be directed by multi-awardwinning actress Toni Scanlan (Water Rats, Blue Heelers, MDA), performed by Liz

WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING The Drill Hall Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of When The Rain Stops Falling, a play by Andrew Bovell, is officially launched 3pm Sunday. The launch will include a presentation of three workshopped scenes by the company of nine performers, followed by a Q&A with the director Greg Aitken, and the cast. Liz Chance, the new Artistic Director of the Drill Hall Theatre Company will then have a chat with the renowned actor Maggie Kirkpatrick. Andy Bambach the composer and musical director for the production will round out the afternoon by performing songs about the characters in the play.

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Chance ( Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Caddie ) and Drill Hall newcomer Matt Rossner (The F Word, Puberty Blues) Patricia Corneliusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foul-mouthed girls are back by public demand to menace audiences in the bitterly funny, and highly provocative SHIT, featuring an all-star female cast with Claire Atkins, Kate Foster, Melia Naughton, and directed by Liz Chance. Climate and family also come under the microscope in Andrew Bovellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerful intergenerational drama When The Rain Stops Falling, directed by Greg Aitken. The 2020 season opens on Friday 8 May, and will be launched in a special event on Sunday 10 May, at 3pm, at the Mullumbimby Drill Hall, where visitors can meet the directors, see workshopped performances by local actors, and be part of a Q&A with Liz Chance, and veteran Australian actor, Maggie Kirkpatrick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; most famous for her role as prison guard, Joan â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Freakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ferguson, in the legendary Aussie TV drama Prisoner. Event details and 2020 season tickets are on sale now at www.drillhalltheatre.org.au and at The Bookshop, Mullum.

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STARS ON PAGE 31 TEDDY FILMS FOR KIDS On Saturday, at 3.50 pm, Federal Kids Film Club will be showing Peter Rabbit , based on the classic Beatrix Potter tale. Join Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail in a hair-raising, fun-filled adventure. There will be snacks and drinks during the film, followed by a chidren’s dinner at 5.30pm, with chicken skewers and McGregor’s carrots. The main feature, starting at 8pm, is The Farewell. A semiautobiographical film from Lulu Wang, ‘based on an actual lie’ – this is a warm-hearted, playful comedy that explores the yin and yang of culture and family.

FLICKERFEST IN M’BAH Flickerfest, Australia’s largest short-film festival is excited to be bringing its national tour to the Regent Cinema in Murwillumbah, showcasing the Best of Australian Shorts Programme. The Flickerfest program present a selection of entertaining, inspiring, and award-winning films hand-picked from the festival’s 3,500 entries, giving local Flickerfest audiences the first look at the hottest shorts in the world today. Highlights from the Best of Australian Shorts include the fabulous winner of the Best Australian Short animation award at Flickerfest 2020, Rebooted directed by Michael Shanks – about a movie-star who just so happens to be a stop motion animated skeleton monster. Coming to terms with aging, the charming short Chicken from Alana Hicks, who was awarded Best Direction in an Australian Short Film at the Flickerfest Awards Ceremony in Bondi. Given a special mention for Best Australian Short Film at Flickerfest 2020 was The Egg by Jane Cho, in which a young girl, bored and lonely in a world of foreign suburbia, becomes determined to claim a large Easter egg as her own, under the watchful eye of an elderly woman.

Dinner is catered by Goonengerry School P&C and will be served from 6.30pm. For more information, call 6684 9313 or email federalfilmsociety@gmail. com or online at www.federalfilmsociety.com and www.facebook.com/federalfilmsociety.

OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL Franck Gazzola marries his passion for photography with his love of the ocean with seamless ease – having worked on underwater productions for the BBC and the French Under the Pole team. But the French-born, Byron-based multi-linguistic snapper says he now could not imagine living any other way. Franck was part of the team that features in the headlining film in the 2020 Ocean Film Festival, which screens at the Byron Theatre this Friday and Saturday, with Franck in a Q&A on Friday. His film Deep Sea Coral Polynesia follows a team of technical divers and coral scientists on an expedition to the South Pacific to explore one of the most mysterious ecosystems on our planet; the corals of the deep. Thanks to underwater footage gathered during dives of down to 150m, in previously unexplored waters, they reveal a fascinating world and a thrilling marine-life encounter.

THE INVISIBLE MAN

Set in 1965 Melbourne, and fresh from a highly successful run on the International Film festival circuit is Brendan Young’s The Widow starring Steve Bastoni (Neighbours, Wentworth) and Daniela Farinacci (Lantana, Glitch) about a Sicilian widow who fights for her life when members of the local Calabrian Mafia murder her husband and try to seize control of his produce business. Catherine McQuade, the co-producer, composer and costume designer of the film, lived in Murwillumbah for a period in the mid ‘90s.

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Both Brendan Young and Catherine McQuade will be in attendance at the screening, Sunday at the Regent, from 4pm.Tix $15/18 at the door or flickerfest.com.au/tour/murwillumbah-nsw/

AN ODE TO THE CELTS Brought to you by the team behind the wildly popular pub singing session Shire Choir, An Ode to the Celts is the second in a series of intimate supper-and-show evenings. The concept of the evening weaves together the essence of community; a communal table with a shared meal, lively conversation, and high-calibre entertainment. An Ode to the Celts is a showcase of performers, from the seasoned to the emerging. Australia’s favourite adopted Irish sister, singer-songwriter Áine Tyrrell, has toured the world with her mesmerising songs melded with ancient Irish storytelling traditions. Audiences can’t help but fall in love with her alluring voice and captivating ways. Hailing from County Cork, Irish Joe Lynch is no stranger to the stage with a career as a poet and storyteller for over 35 years, Joe is the real deal – a modern-day seánchaí who entrances young and old with his tales.

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Fleeing from an abusive boyfriend, a woman (Elisabeth Moss) suddenly inherits $5 million after he commits suicide. Soon afterwards she starts to realise that it wasn’t suicide at all, and believes he has somehow found a way to become invisible and is intent on stalking and terrorising her. When the police refuse to believe her story, she decides to take matters into her own hands and fight back. Directed by Leigh Whannell, an Australian screenwriter, best known for his work on Saw and Insidious, delivers a true horror/ thriller from what could have been a cheesy premise. It is suspenseful and also emotionally effective and subtly creates the perfect underdog story – a victim being terrorised and made to seem crazy, and no one, not even the police believe her. This makes the audience feel entirely on her side – relating to her situation in the sense that we have all felt completely alone like this at some stage.

Plus, there’s even a chalkboard for locals with Celtic connections to read a story, poem, perform a song or short musical piece.

The directing is extremely well done; building tension around something that isn’t even on-set, always making the audience question what they saw, and whether they saw it. Like in all good horror films, the use of sound is of paramount importance, and again, this is done incredibly well here. This is especially true in the few ‘jumps’ scares; they don’t feel forced or overused.

This family-friendly night is not to be missed. Ticket price includes supper; with a choice of hearty soups and fresh soda bread. Saturday, 28 March, from 7pm at Newrybar Hall. Tickets in advance only. Kids $20, concession $30, adults $45, available www.shirechoir.eventbrite.com

Also starring Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. All the actors, and the sound crew too, deserve a round of applause. Job well done.

Byron’s Mark Butler is an Irish folk musician, popular at festivals and concerts, playing solo or as a member of Claddagh, whose renditions of traditional folk songs can stir powerful emotions and transport audiences back in time to another place. And of course, no Celtic night would be complete without dancing, and the award-winning Cape Byron Celtic Dance Troupe will be presented for your enjoyment.

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BUOYANCY 92 min (M) One Off Screening Fri: 6:30PM FOR SAMA 100 min (MA15+) This Weekend Only Sat, Sun: 4:00PM 1917 119 min (MA15+) Daily: 3:45PM BIRDS OF PREY 109 min (MA15+) Daily: 11:20AM DOLITTLE 101 min (PG) Daily: 11:15AM DOWNHILL 86 min (M) Daily: 11:15AM, 4:00, 6:00, 8:40PM EMMA 125 min (PG) Daily: 11:20AM, 6:10PM

HONEYLAND 86 min (M) Daily: 11:00AM, 2:00, 6:30PM JOJO RABBIT 108 min (M) Daily: 4:00, 8:30PM LITTLE WOMEN 135 min (G) Daily: 3:40PM MILITARY WIVES 112 min (M) NFT Daily: 11:00AM, 4:00, 6:20PM Wed 11:00AM Babes In Arms MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS 101 min (M) Daily: 11:10AM, 1:30, 6:20PM MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN 144 min (M) Daily: 1:10, 8:40PM PARASITE 132 min (MA15+) Daily: 1:20, 3:20, 6:00, 8:00PM

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Q FEDERAL HALL 4PM MOVIE: PETER RABBIT – RATED (PG), 8PM MOVIE: THE FAREWELL – RATED (PG)

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM MARSHALL OKELL

Q RICHMOND HOTEL, LISMORE, 9.30PM GLENN MASSEY & THE THREAD

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, HOLLIE COL, HANNA CAMPBELL & CITRUS DAZE

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM DR BAZ & THE BIG BANG THEORY

Q CLUB MULLUM, MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB, 8PM RAW COMEDY HEAT 2

Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM CHEVY X PRESS

Q BYRON BAY SERVICES CLUB 6PM THE CAINE CUTTERS BLUES BAND

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DU’ EAST, 9PM THE SUPERLOVE

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET)

Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM LAUNCH THE DRILL HALL THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION – WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING

Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6.30PM DENNIS WILSON

Q RICHMOND HOTEL, LISMORE, 9.30PM SUPERCHEEZE

FRIDAY 13

Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM MIDDLE PUB JAM

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM BADDEST MONDAY DANCEHALL INDUSTRY NIGHT – JESSE MORRIS AND THE SHAKEDOWN

Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 8.30PM TAWNY IRISH BAND

SUNDAY 15

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM COMPLETE, DEATH RATTLE TOUR Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 12PM SUNDAY SESSION DJS SLACK & VINNIE LADUCE

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Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 4PM FLICKERFEST TOUR Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 3PM SEARCH FOR A STAR KARAOKE Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM MEGAN CORE Q KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 4PM MORRISSEY & MICHALI Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 1.30PM FOLLOW THE FOX Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, JUNIORS 2.30PM THE BUGGY BROTHERS

MONDAY 16 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO – DAN HANNAFORD Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SIMON MEOLA

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FIELDSY Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM JOCK BARNES Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET) Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS – OPEN MIC WITH SLIM PICKENS Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM TRIVIA Q LENNOX HEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE 7.15PM DANCING IN THE DARK

WEDNESDAY 18 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, THE OCELOTS Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM SARAH GRANT Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 6PM FILMS FOR CHANGE PRESENT THE SALT TRAIL, 7.30PM OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH HARRY NICHOLS Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET) Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, 7.30PM GAME SHOW QUIZ Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 7PM TRIVIA BUT GOOD, 8PM THE EXPLOITED WITH BLIND GIRLS

WHAT’S ON OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR 2020 PRESENTED BY ADVENTURE REELS Friday 13 & Saturday 14 March, 7pm Full $34.50 | Under 15 $24.50 | Group of 15+ $29.50

GOING LOCAL: HOPE IN A TIME OF CRISIS PRESENTED BY LOCAL FUTURES & NENA Friday 20 – Sunday 22 March Full $264.84 | Concession $190.99

PIERS LANE IN CONCERT PRESENTED BY BYRON MUSIC SOCIETY Sunday 29 March, 3pm Full $40 | BMS Members $ Seniors $35 Student $20

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Tickets $25 online www.mullumexservices.com.au or in venue

Sunday 29 March, 6pm & 9pm Adult $33.80 | Student U18 $28.80

HENRY V WITH 4 ACTORS, 3 SWORDS, 2 SPRAY CANS & A BOX PRESENTED BY SALT HOUSE CREATIVE

Saturday 4 April, 7.00pm Adult $42 | Seniors, Students & BT Club $35

Enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Byron Theatre Club Membership now available Byron Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay | www.byroncentre.com.au

MAR /APRIL

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BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL

2020 Residential Mentorship

112 Dalley St, Mullumbimby 0431 034 892 byronschoolofart.com/project-space BYRON BAY GALLERY & PICTURE FRAMING 17 Lawson St, Byron Bay Open every day 1300 489 855 byronbaygallery.com CREATIVE ARTISANS GALLERY Original creations & artwork by local artisans. Wigmore Arcade, River St Ballina Open Monday to Friday: 9.30am–4pm / Saturday 9.30am to noon 0435 941 591 LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY 11 Rural St, Lismore 6627 4600 www.lismoregallery.org HEALING ART DESIGN & NEW AGE GALLERY Azura Kingscliff – Shop 2B 6674 1692 www.healingartdesign.com LONE GOAT GALLERY 28 Lawson St, Byron Bay Mon–Fri 10am–4pm / Sat 10am–midday lonegoatgallery.com MULLUMBIMBY CLAYWORKERS GALLERY Drill Hall Complex 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am–2pm www.mullumclayworkers.com NINBELLA GALLERY 19a Byron Street, Bangalow Open 7 days 10am–4pm 6687 1936 www.ninbella.com ninbella on instagram @ninbella

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BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL RESIDENTIAL MENTORSHIP DATES ANNOUNCED Calling all writers… it’s time to polish up that manuscript! Byron Writers Festival’s flagship program for emerging writers, the annual Residential Mentorship, is taking place 11–15 May 2020. The mentorship provides five days in a glorious Byron Shire location with one-on-one mentoring with Marele Day and the company of three other committed writers. With accommodation and catering provided, this is an outstanding opportunity to participate in a writing experience that has already proven to be a launch pad for many regional writers. Applications are open to writers of fiction, or narrative non-fiction who reside in the Northern Rivers and are over 18 years old. For details go to byronwritersfestival.com/members/residential-mentorship

Submit your manuscript for the chance to be offered 5 days in a glorious Byron Hinterland location to write, plus one-on-one mentoring with award-winning author Marele Day.

STOKERS SIDING ART GALLERY

The gallery and workshop are open seven days a week 10am–4pm Off-street parking at the door

224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding Fri–Mon 10am–4pm or by appt. 0407 417 169 SUVIRA CERAMICS & SCULPTURE GALLERY 300 Mafeking Rd, Goonengerry 6684 9194 suviramcdonald.com TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY & MARGARET OLLEY ART CENTRE 2 Mistral Rd, South Murwillumbah Open Mon–Fri 10am–3pm, Sat 10am–2pm 6670 2790 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au GALLERY DOWN TOWN ANNEXE OF TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY 1st floor, M-Arts Precinct cnr Brisbane Street and Proudfoots Lane Murwillumbah Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9.45am–3.15pm artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/GalleryDownTown NOEL HART PAINTINGS & BLOWN GLASS GALLERY Located in Mullumbimby – By appointment 6684 0005 / 0417 042 951 noelhart.com

ARIES: Enjoy this week’s decrease in hitches, hiccups and disruptions by all means, but be advised that the communication planet is now heading into the sign of the mystic, vague, supersensitive and easily offended. So be as clear as possible concerning arrangements, and as delicate as you can manage when giving feedback

GEMINI: Your planet mentor Mercury heading forward again brings a welcome feeling of firmer footing and increased stability at Gemini ground zero this week, with the scattered jigsaw pieces of existence settling back into some sort of discernable pattern. So hang in there. And know that this week, silence could be platinum... ka-ching!

TAURUS: Concerning certain

CANCER: As the machinery of the universe moves out of lockdown, we emerge with a few more clues about interpersonal communication while we all navigate the unfamiliar, in-between place where old life structures are disappearing with no clearly defined alternative. This week offers our world-weary hearts renewed vision.

STARS BY LILITH

friendships which heads may have As Mercury frayed during Mercury’s recent direct again communiretrograde, Taurus Annie Dillard’s cation channels quote resonates: ‘We mustclear, love friends for their sake rather than misunderstandings for our own’. That said, Venus in dissipate and humanyour sign is a material girl in this week’s material world, revelling ity starts getting back in practical luxuries, fine food on same page… andthe feel-good company.

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HAMMER AND HAND JEWELLERY AND METAL COLLECTIVE ‘By Hammer and Hand all arts do stand’ was a sixteenthcentury Blacksmiths’ Guild motto. Hammer and Hand Jewellery and Metal Collective is a jewellery studio/workshop/gallery established in 1995 in Hobart, and in 2008 in the Arts and Industry Estate, Byron Bay. As a collective, the current 11 members share the running of the gallery and workshop. Customers can meet a different member each day of the week, and browse work by all the members while watching the artists at work. Everything in the gallery is carefully handmade by one of the 11 artists – no mass-producing, no off-shore finishing. Being in a collective enables emerging artists to gain knowledge of the creative industry and of creative techniques from the more established members. The gallery and workshop are open seven days a week, 10am–4pm. Offstreet parking available. 4 Ti-Tree Place, Byron Bay www.hammerandhand.com.au. FB: Hammer & Hand Jewellery & Metal Collective (Byron Bay) IG: @hammerandhandbyronbay

STARS BY LILITH

LEO: Even in the current shifting waves of change and growth, this week has a grounding effect. Its fertile mix of endings and opportunities could, if you’re ready to make the effort, help you break free of selfimposed restrictions so you can share more of your gifts with the wider world. VIRGO: If personal, professional, public or private relationships got a bit rocky recently when your sponsor planet Mercury threw a few glitches into the astral mix, this week gets things back on track – so long as you’re prepared to ditch the blame game and find peaceful resolutions to disappointments and disputes. The process brings the pay off.

Mentorship runs 11—15 May

For details and to apply visit byronwritersfestival.com/ members/residential-mentorship

NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY Cnr Cherry & Crane Sts, Ballina Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm Sat/Sun 9.30am–2.30pm ballina.nsw.gov.au/nrcg

Applications close 25 March

4 Ti-Tree Place, Arts & Industry Estate – Byron Bay www.hammerandhand.com.au. FB: Hammer & Hand Jewellery & Metal Collective (Byron Bay) IG: @hammerandhandbyronbay

As Mercury heads direct again communication channels clear, misunderstandings dissipate and humanity starts getting back on the same page… LIBRA: Libra’s gift is the ability to see both sides of a paradoxical situation, and this week requires finding harmony and equilibrium between effort and letting go, concentrated focus and big picture, energy expenditure and the need for recharge. What to trust? Your own wisdom, creative talent and loving heart.

SAGITTARIUS: As existential angst eases a little and communications come back online, issues that need to be addressed can be negotiated with compassion and enhanced insight this week – though you’ll need to be willing to give whatever you’re asking of others. Think clear agreements and commitments that are workable for all concerned.

AQUARIUS: Mercury turning direct in Aquarius this week has you witty wordsters at your wildly entertaining best. Make the most of your superpowers while you have the mic – and the audience’s attention – to agitate for positive change somewhere in your world, before the quicksilver messenger heads into a sign change.

SCORPIO: Things that seemed to fizzle in recent weeks while Mercury did the messaround begin to regain their sizzle, and by weekend Scorpio moon could start to sparklearkle reassuringly. Consider it your reward for hanging in there. Of course, this being planet earth, there’s no way you’ll please everyone.

CAPRICORN: Mercury could see you extra eloquent this week in sorting sundry kerfuffles, clarifying misconceptions, solving complex conundrums. And with energetic Mars and expansive Jupiter in your sign, speaking out loud and proud for what’s important to you, or on behalf of those who don’t have a voice. Go Capricorns!

PISCES: Like too many chefs in the kitchen, too many diverse and differing opinions can spoil this week’s vision. So keep communications simple, and to the point under discussion. Try not to meander off on fascinating tangents and distractions. Focus on common goals rather than indulging digressions. Good luck.

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RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

â&#x20AC;˘ Paving â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework â&#x20AC;˘ Timber work â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining wall â&#x20AC;˘ Garden maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Planting â&#x20AC;˘ TurďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Mulching â&#x20AC;˘ Hedging â&#x20AC;˘ Lawns

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

0434 329 111

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 nichollselectrical@outlook.com

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed............. Nick 0404 764894 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408 BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109

FENCING

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 G.W. GARDEN MAINTENANCE. Mowing, whipper snipping, gardening, tip runs ........0408 244820

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

A LUNSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified green keeper. Mowing, edges and weed control ...0410 378375

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

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

GARDEN DESIGN

THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

DENTISTS

GAS SUPPLIERS

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264

DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au Ph .0431 678608

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Coast to Country Asphalt Specialising in â&#x20AC;˘ Asphalt Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Sub-divisions â&#x20AC;˘ Earthworks â&#x20AC;˘ Carparks â&#x20AC;˘ and all Maintenance! For a Free Quote Call Now

0467 482 948

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ALL STEEL GATES Glass Fencing, Colorbond Fencing, Aluminium Slat Gates, Pool Fencing, Sliding Gate Specialist FULLY QUALIFIED & INSURED

FREE QUOTES 7 DAYS

0499 156 005 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GRAPHIC DESIGN www.thinkblinkdesign.com

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

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GUTTERING

PHYSIOTHERAPY

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes, laser, shockwave. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara .......................................................66872330

to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

BYRON BAY

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

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

HANDYPERSONS

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

Lic No 189144C

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge....................66803499 PETRA KARNI PHYSIOTHERAPY & Craniosacral, Manual Therapy, TMJ, Classes. Petra Karni & Andrew Weatherstone. Byron and Suffolk. Mâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;F & open Saturdays. Ph ....0403 226858

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

PICTURE FRAMING

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

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

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

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

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

PLASTERING

HEALTH â&#x20AC;˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

YVES DE WILDE

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MALIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane Ex. Phys ...........................................0408 110006

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

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

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REMEDIAL MASSAGE: Deep tissue, sports, relaxation. HICAPS avail. Aaron Ovens ......0408 707304

Lic 167371C

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

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

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

NEIL A McINTOSH

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘ PLASTER REPAIRS â&#x20AC;˘ WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY â&#x20AC;˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â&#x20AC;˘ ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

Mark Wopling

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C

PAINTER

KITCHENS

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

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Painting & Decorating

24 years experience

30 years experience

QUALIFIED â&#x20AC;˘ INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ LOCAL â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES â&#x20AC;˘ Sand â&#x20AC;˘ Soils â&#x20AC;˘ Gravels â&#x20AC;˘ Pots & statues â&#x20AC;˘ Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

LANDSCAPING

451 186

PLUMBERS

LAUNDRY AND IRONING SERVICE. washingday.com.au Ph Bec .................................0404 347772

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

&UDLJ 0413

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

HIRE IRONING

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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

COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING: Anxiety, Depression, Relationships. TracieAnne.com. 0437 174804

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

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

Accredited

Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting

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Licence No. 207479C

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

PAINTING

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015 BYRONBAYPAINTINGSERVICES.COM.AU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reliable. Quality work. Ph .....................1300 255 724

PEST CONTROL

SHANE

0400 852 141

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JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990. Urgent repairs. Mullum/Byron .......0434 273726

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Specialising in: â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining Walls â&#x20AC;˘ Pool Surrounds â&#x20AC;˘ Block Work â&#x20AC;˘ Paving â&#x20AC;˘ TurďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework 20 Years Experience

0405 594 288

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

LOCKSMITH

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6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555

OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

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

BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

OCEAN SHORES, Jo Meon. Mon & Thu. Email hello@thehealthcove.com or phone ..........66805602

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73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633 GRAPHIC EXPRESSIONS BYRON Digital Printing/Fine Art Prints info@gexprint.com.au..66858226

PHOTOGRAPHY

REMOVALISTS

Tree Faerie Fotos

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

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

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

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

OSTEOPATHY

POOLS

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

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SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

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LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

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BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 BIBI BRADBURY FURNITURE REMOVALS, general cargo pickup and delivery ..........0478 104516

TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

ROOFING Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

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ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES................................... Happy to help. Andrew..0412 558890

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

MONTYS METAL

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OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ................0402 191316

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

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

TUITION

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20Â years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patented cleaning systems.

HARMONIUM TUITION, REPAIRS, SALES. Contact Alice.............................................0427 423723

WINTER SPECIAL:

UPHOLSTERY

0408 232 066

Every 5th m2 FREE

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

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

VALUERS

TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653

TRAVEL

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

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

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC: Richard Gregory, Bec Willis, Mark Sebastian â&#x20AC;&#x201C; After hours avail ...66843818 A u s t r a l i a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s M o s t E x p e r i e n c e d C r u i s e A g e n t

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RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .....0413 289443 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300

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

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6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

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WATER SUPPLIES

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

TRIDENT WATER Remote access delivery, 4WD water truck. Northern Rivers & surrounds ..0412 580 564

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

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

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

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WINDOW CLEANING CLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David .............................................0421 906460

WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

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Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ...... 36 Birthdays ................................ 37

For North Coast news online visit

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

For Sale ................................. 36

PHONE ADS

Garage Sales......................... 37

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Business For Sale ................. 37

Halls For Hire......................... 36 Health Notices ....................... 36 In Memoriam.......................... 37 Items Under $100 .................. 36 Meetings ................................ 36 Motor Vehicles ....................... 37 Musical Notes ........................ 37 Only Adults ............................ 38 Pets ........................................ 38 Positions Vacant .................... 37

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Share Accommodation .......... 37 Social Escorts........................ 38

EMAIL ADS

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

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

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

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

These prices include GST.

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm

Tradework .............................. 36

RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

Tree Services ......................... 36 Tuition .................................... 37

byroncentre.com.au

Wanted .................................. 37 Work Wanted ......................... 37

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

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

To Let ..................................... 37

Wanted To Lease ................... 37

RATES & PAYMENT

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

Professional Services ............ 36 Public Notices ........................ 36

On sale at The Echo

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.

AGMs Mullumbimby Agricultural Society Inc. Wednesday 18th March at 7pm, Mullumbimby Ex-Services. 66842148

HEALTH NUCLEAR BUNKER SAFE-HOUSES. Integrated aquaponics, micro-biospheres. Phone Swamiji 0412866859 or visit theastrologer4.com (press icon - scroll).

MASSAGE SPACE located in the heart of Byron Bay. U/cover parking, ofﬁce space, free Wiﬁ. Up to 3 days. 0447025006

DISCLAIMER

KINESIOLOGY

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress. Ph 0403125506 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

Intro to

Ashtanga Yoga

PUBLIC NOTICES

BYRON BEACHSIDE ARTISAN MARKET

10–11am Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri $50 for 6 intro classes (valid until 24 April)

Call Jack 0422 684 239

MEETINGS DATA ANALYTICS AFICIONADOS to start a study group in the Northern Rivers. If you have a data analysis background and would like to participate in a new self-inititated programme please text 0401957141. Must have previous experience and great Excel skills.

Easter Saturday 11 April Stall Registration now open byroncentre.com.au

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352 ALOHA HEALING Deeply nurturing remedial, pregnancy & Kahuna style. 26 yrs experience. In Mullum 0417212540

HALLS FOR HIRE

BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy NMAS, FDRP

tel: 0402 207 137

HYPNOSIS & NLP

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

A VERY HANDY MAN

TREE SERVICES

Covering all aspects of tree work and tree stump removal (stump grinding)

Experienced climber • Insured • Licensed FREE QUOTES HAPPY TO HELP

Call Andrew Wilson 0412 558 890

After hours & emergency service available

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

ITEMS UNDER $100 FREE: Queen slat bed with mattress. Pick up only. Ph 0451919341

FOR SALE

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 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.

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

COMPOST TOILETS

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

BAMBOO PLY

20 years local experience • 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding • Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat

Fully insured • Free quotes

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 0429884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au FRIDGE s/s 517l Electrolux top mount, works well, $270 ono. 0407163828

0427 347 380

Silver 2016 Rav4 Auto AWD 100,000km. Service up to date, new tyres. good reliable car. $20K. Looks good 0421 504 120.

TRADEWORK

BANANAS (Fresh, frozen and dried). Avos coming soon. 0488297768

BUSH REGENERATION & CAMPHOR/ INVASIVE PLANT ERADICATION

www.wendypurdey.com.au

DENTURES

6681 3140 Mobile 0417 698 227

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

TREE SERVICES

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Supporting you to create positive changes. Call today 6680 2630

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relationship counselling • dispute resolution collaborative practice • co-parenting coaching child consultant • child inclusive mediation

PROF. SERVICES

• Arborist • 15” Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Fully Insured

HYPNOSIS & EFT

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

Kate Pearce EXPLORING THE DRUG OF CHESS

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COLONICS

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

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

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HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

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MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

BANGALOW 7.30-9am: QI POWER 6-7.30pm: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAI CHI (inc Qigong class)

BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-11am: TAI CHI (inc Qigong class)

6.30-7.30am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 9.30-10.45am: SLOW FLOW (B) 6-7.15pm: YOGALATES (SP)

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

9.15-10.15am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 9.30-11am: 6-7.15pm: PILATES W YOGALATES WITH YOGA STRETCH (SP) WEIGHTS (B) 6-7.15pm: YIN YOGA (B)

9.30am: YIN YOGA 6pm: YIN YOGA

9.30am: VINYASA & 9.30am: VINYASA YOGA PRANAYAMA YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA 6pm: HATHA YOGA

PILATES EQUIPMENT CLASSES LENNOX HEAD STUDIO

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ph: 0400 558 181

LOCATION LEGEND Yoga Pilates (B): Bangalow Yogalates Barre (SP): Suffolk Park (BT): Byron Town

TUESDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY / EVENTS

ABOUT TAI CHI

ABOUT QIGONG

ABOUT QI POWER

FLOWING MARTIAL ART Alignment Relaxation Meditation

HEALING EXERCISE ART Moving Breathing Energising

WARRIOR WOMEN’S ART Strength Balance Empowerment

6.30-7.30am: BARRE SPORT (B) 10-11.30am: YOGALATES (SP)

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

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

6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

0404 459 605 movetonurture@ gmail.com www.movetonurture. com

PILATES EQUIPMENT CLASSES LENNOX HEAD STUDIO

9.30am: HATHA 9.30am: STRENGTH 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & BALANCE VINYASA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA YOGA YOGA

8.30am: HATHA VINYASA YOGA

10:30am, 12noon and 2pm: BYRON BAY ALL LEVELS PILATES MAT CLASS

ALL CLASSES OSTEOPOROSIS AND POST-NATAL SAFE.

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8am: EAST BALLINA LIGHTHOUSE BEACH ALL LEVELS PILATES MAT CLASS

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THE ECHO PAPER DELIVERY

SHARE ACCOM. BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK. Large, lovely, private room available now. $245pw inc + bond. Text 0431370977

FIREWOOD

• Fence posts • Poles • Sleepers • Sawn timber

TO LET

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038

SUFFOLK PARK TOWNHOUSE, 3bdrm, 1 bath, garage, courtyard, quiet. Available mid March. No pets. $590pw. Refs & bond required. Call Ruby 0439071184

WANTED

BELONGIL BEACH 3bdr, 2bath apt, fully furnished. Available 1/5/20 to 10/9/20. For details call Lois 0416263298

Mon-Wed, by appointment Thurs/Fri 8am to 4pm | Sat, 8am to 3pm

GRANDFATHER CLOCK in good condition at a good price. Ph 66867986 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052 EXPERIENCED PAVER for small job in Mullumbimby 0407163828

GARAGE SALES 24 RIFLE RANGE ROAD, BANGALOW. 8am–1pm. Vintage furniture, household items, rugs, mirrors, surf & skate, men’s, women’s, boy’s & girl’s clothes. MULLUM RAIN OR SHINE 1A Train Street. Timber furniture, wrought iron wine bar, mattresses, mirrors, light shades, large electric cook top & more. 0409772223 54 ORANA RD, OS. Large, eclectic, variety of goods. Not before 8am. MOVING SALE! 4 YOORANA GLEN, OS. Sat 7am, furniture, white & kitchen goods, tools, everything must go! 1 IVORY CURL PLACE, BANGALOW. 8am–1pm. Furniture, household items, rugs, mirrors, toys, surf & skate, women’s, boy’s & girl’s clothes.

MONSTER GARAGE SALE Saturday, 21 March 336 Left Bank Rd, Mullum (Opp. Steiner School)

START 8am

SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Furniture, bric-a-brac, clothes, jewellery, Cox ride-on mower etc.

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 Summerland Storage Bangalow From $105 to $290 mth Call GNF Bangalow 66872833

The Echo has contract positions to insert, fold, bag (wet weather) & deliver The Echo to the following areas: MULLUMBIMBY SHOPS 750 papers BRUNSWICK HEADS 1120 papers The successful applicants will have an ABN, a covered area in which to work, and a reliable vehicle and live in the distribution area. They will receive the papers very early on a Wednesday morning and have delivered all the papers by noon Wednesday. Suit mature or stable persons/couples with a strong throwing arm. Mullumbimby Shops run involves walking around the town hand delivering papers to businesses. Brunswick Heads run involves the same in the town centre + throwing the papers to residential premises. Commencing asap. Email simon@echo.net.au or phone 0409324724

National Snack Food Manufacturer situated in Byron Shire seeks casual/ part-time retired mechanical engineer or mechanical handyman. With high speed and precision machinery (PLC Driven) we require the relevant person to work with management on a weekly maintenance program, trouble shoot machine issues and undertake regular adjustments and improvements to ensure best running practices. As a guide 6–10 hours per week. Please send CV to peter@wallabyfoods.com

FEDERAL, 1 BEDROOM, FARM CABIN, self-contained, NBN, carport, suit single, $250pw. 0449819116

Parentshop lifelong behaviour change

BANGALOW, 2bdr, 1 bath & kitchen. S/ cont unit. $480pw inc elec, water, gas, WiFi & lawns. 0439854854

Event and Marketing Assistant

CABARITA BEACH Fully furn 2 br stylish apartment, directly across the road from the beach, pool in complex, less than 5min walk to cafes/shops. 25min easy drive to Mullum/Bruns/Ocean Shores. 3-6 month lease. $495pw. Avail from Sat 4th April. E: cabarental@gmail.com

Grade 3 Casual, 20 hours across three days in our Byron Bay office. The Grade 3 casual rate is $27.50 per hour. For full position description and how to apply follow the link below:

Vintage, second-hand, bric-abrac, clothing, food, live music

MOTOR VEHICLES

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

2004 Toyota Corolla Auto, Station Wagon Always popular, be quick. S/N713 . $5495

Beachside Byron Bay Apartments

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BUSINESS FOR SALE BRUNSWICK HEADS: gorgeous character-ﬁlled shop in ideal location. All enquiries to: suchalush@hotmail.com

Sun 29th March

• Soils - Organic Management

Sat 28th March

• Trees and Perennial Crops - Creating Food Forests • Portrait Drawing

Limited places - don’t miss out!

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

POSITIONS VACANT SALES/ADMIN POSITION is available in Mullumbimby. For details go to www. qualitysolar.com.au/employment CARER/COOK wanted for disabled, quadriplegic man. Mon, Wed & Thu evenings, 4–7pm. Support work/ personal care & domestic duties. Must have passion for cooking (Thai, Indian, Mexican enjoyed). Must be prepared to obtain WWC, police check, First Aid Cert. Pleasant disposition essential. Bangalow. Full training given to the right person. Txt 0403334850 or richard@richardallen. com.au

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WORK WANTED

DEATH NOTICES

HEAD CHEF

TUITION

- $100k + salary & bonus structure package. - Fast paced & dynamic venue with a young, passionate management team.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Head Chef to put their stamp on an emerging Byron icon and be part of a young passionate management team.

RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 3 bed 2 bth $680 North Ocean Shores 4 bed 1 bth $800 South Golden Beach 2 bed 1 bth $420 3 bed 2 bth $700 Ocean Shores 3 bed 1 bth $540 echo ad.indd Mullumbimby 3 bed 1 bth $540 Crabbes Creek 1 bed 1 bth $350 inc

• Vegetables - Integrated Organic Production

EXP CARING CLEANER avail Mullum/ O.Shores / Bruns $35ph Ph 0422946917

- Incredible ocean views from the venue & popular with tourists and locals alike.

Auto 2005 N16 Nissan Pulsar Cold A/C. Great Car ........................ $4495

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Fri 27th March

WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/MAINT Reas rates info@wordpressit.com.au

easystreet@ habitatbyronbay.com Visit 9 Easy Street 6694 3244 habitatbyronbay.com

ACCESS TO ACREAGE, dwelling or not. Prefer 2x2 or 3x3 or similar. Substantial security deposit OK. Pls call 0423218417

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

• Sculpture Introduction • Henna - Sacred Body Art • Advanced Screenprinting

HOME CLEANING: MULLUMBIMBY Excellent Cleaning $25 per hour Phone 0266845245

All come with incredible perks including free e-bikes, unlimited travel on the solar train, onsite car share, pool, and access to surfboard lockers.

WANTED TO LEASE

BARGAINS

• Facebook For Business • HLTAID003 - Provide First Aid

EXPERIENCED CARPENTER, own tools, wanting work, Byron area. 0416764300

2 Bedroom Deluxe 1 Bedroom Deluxe 1 Bedroom Loft

2005 Mazda 6 Hatch 5spd A/C P/S Cold A/C. Drives great....... $4495

2004 Holden Rodeo Dual Cab. 5spd A/C P/S. Great condition. ............... $5995 2011 Toyota Corolla Hatch. 5spd A/C P/S. Nice Car. ........................... $8995

Mon 23rd March

LEASING NOW!

1 Gilmore Cres. Book a stall at bys.org.au/byronﬂea

0408 210 772

Courses starting soon...

Applications close COB 13 March, 2020.

8am – 2pm

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

Positive Change for Marine Life are seeking a Byron Bay and River Warriors coordinator to lead their ocean conservation projects across northern NSW. The position is three days/week with a competitive salary. Find out more via Ethical jobs or www.pcfml.org.au/join-us

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Prices from $500 pw.

THIS SATURDAY

Do you care about the ocean, community and turning the tide on ocean exploitation?

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Our ideal candidate with will have a desire to lead from the front, with proven success in running a multi-faceted kitchen. We are looking for someone who that will enhance our existing menu and elevate our food offering to the next level. If this sounds like the role for you, please email your CV to hollie@loftbyronbay.com.au.

PRINCIPAL CAPE BYRON RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL 1

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au CIAO A TUTTI! ITALIAN & SPANISH teacher with academic qualiﬁcations and pluriannual teaching experience offers private lessons on-site and online. $2530p/h. Do not hesitate to contact me to further discuss your needs and my teaching approach and techniques. A presto! Gabriela 0429147465

Adobe Tutoring

10/3/20 12:41 p. m.

Creative Academic Nurturing The School Board is seeking an enthusiastic educational leader who has a personal commitment to embrace Steiner Education, to work collaboratively with all bodies of the school in the provision of excellence in education for students, in a K-12 Steiner School. Commencement May 2020. With 370 students, our school has built an enviable reputation for delivering a creative, nurturing Steiner Education and supporting our students to achieve outstanding academic results. The school is in a very strong position with full enrolments and large waiting lists. Essential criteria and prerequisites for application are contained on our website at capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au Applications Close: 4pm Wednesday 18th March 2020. Please direct conﬁdential enquiries and applications to John Hart and Christian Edwards, Chairs of the Board at employment@capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au

Experienced Professional Trainer • Photoshop • Indesign • Illustrator

PAUL HINCHCLIFFE. Late of Mullumbimby. Passed away peacefully after a long battle on Wednesday 4th March. Loving husband to Sandra and father to Mary and Thomas. Loving brother to John, Bernard, Michele and Bronwyn. Will be missed.

IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of ELIZABETH WATTS (LIZZY) 27.07.1948–10.3.2017 You are in our hearts and minds always. The thoughts of happy times that we shared and the caring things that you did for us and others are always there. You brought to your family joy, stability and love and your memory is with us every single day. Thank you for the memories. Your loving husband Trevor, your beautiful children Matthew (dec.), Melissa, Alison, Dianah & precious grandchildren Will, Georgina, Andrew & James

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

BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday

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CELEBRATION IN MEMORY OF OWEN CAMPBELL DANVERS 06/07/41–18/03/19 Beloved husband of Andrea. Previous Unit Commander Marine Rescue, Brunswick. Member SES. Past Master Masonic Lodge. Artiﬁcer Royal Australian Navy. Friends are warmly invited. Service will be held at 73 Lagoon Drive, Myocum on 18 March at 12pm with celebrations between 11am–3pm. Please ring or email Andrea if you can attend.

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Classies PETS LOOKING FOR A COMPANION DOG MEDIUM/SMALL, 2 years plus, for support for Liam. Call Margi 0429842777

Minnie is new to the shelter but already has shown herself to be affectionate & sweet in nature. Minnie has beautiful light beige tabby markings & incredible eyes. She really is a supermodel of the cat world. If you think you’d like to see Minnie doing her runway walk around your home, you’d best rush in to meet her as this glamour puss will deﬁnitely be going places. To meet Minnie & our other felines, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

Minnie

OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–12 noon Call AWL 0436 845 542 Like us on Facebook!

AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI)

Community at work On The Horizon DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Bicycle kitchen

Feel Good Friday

Are you interested in getting involved a community bike repairs, maintenance, re-cyclery and skills-share workshop? Tom is keen to get a bicycle kitchen going and is looking for people to get involved in setting one up at The Mullumbimby Commons, 91 Main Arm Road. Mullum’s True Wheel Cycles and Jay Carney are on board. Contact Tom on 0415 398 471 or email: mullumcommons@gmail.com for more information.

A free weekly group for women to access support and relax. Feel Good Fridays happen every Friday from 1 till 3pm at the Byron Community Cabin on Carlyle Street (behind the tennis courts in the recreational grounds). Just drop-in, no bookings or commitment necessary. For any further information and any questions just let me know by calling the Byron Community Centre on 6685 6807.

Teach ethics Are you interested in teaching ethics to kids? Primary Ethics are a not-for-profit group that train volunteers to become ethics teachers in local schools. They are currently looking for volunteers, including parents and retired community members, who would like to be trained in this area. It takes about an hour a week of your time. Ethics teachers are fully supported and provided with all curriculum. The next teacher training is on 14 & 15 March in Byron Bay. Find out more at www. primaryethics.com.au/volunteer.

Visitors scheme Beautiful Bonnie is a 1-year-old desexed female Staffy Kelpie Boxer cross. Abandoned, she is now ﬂourishing, happy, easy and relaxed in foster care. Bonnie is gentle and affectionate, enjoys going for walks and engaging with people and other dogs. She has good recall but will need further training as she is very strong and loves propelling herself to land welcomingly but powerfully on everyone she meets! Hence, not particularly suited to smaller children at this stage.

If you would like to meet this darling, please phone Shell on 0458 461 935. MC: 982126053890039

Bundy is an 8 month old desexed male kelpie pup – he now has control of both ears! He is a product of working dogs so is super active and smart and needs a home preferably on acreage where he can use up his unlimited energy. If you can give Bundy a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. M/c no 900079000588460.

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The Community Visitors Scheme is an empowering free service that sends volunteer visitors to senior citizens in their own homes and in residential care. It creates companionship and reduces social isolation. If you want to become a visitor, or you would like to receive one, call Northern Rivers Community Gateway on 6621 7397.

GROW postponed Due to weather and other circumstances the Grow Event at the Mullumbimby Community Garden has been postponed until Saturday, 4 April, 10am till 3pm.

ONLY ADULTS BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook! SEXIEST MASSAGE IN BYRON BAY Truly gorgeous goddess! 0490466413 SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron 0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677 FRENCH BRUNETTE. Slim and ﬁt. Sensual massage. Ph Cleo 0476768929 FULL BODY RESTORATION Fill your tanks & heal through pleasure Ph 0425347477 Fantasies of a Hot Woman & Her Strap On? Skilled Erotic Artist 0407013347

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home. ABN 83 126 970 338

Dementia carers Join us at our monthly Northern Rivers Carers Coffee Club on the second Monday of every month. Our next meeting will take place at 10.30–12 noon, Monday, 9 March, at a cafe in Brunswick Heads. Please call or text Karen on 0412 911 613 or email: dementiafriendly@byronrespite. com.au for the location. Bring your questions and concerns.

Byron Harmony Festival Performers, volunteers and stallholders are needed for Byron Harmony Festival – Byron’s own multicultural festival! Let us know if you have any ideas for workshops or performances and join our team in the lead up to the Festival and on the day. For more info call 0476 197 922. Otherwise join us for a day of fun at Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Saturday, 21 March, 11am till 6pm.

VIEW Club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club meets on Thursday, 12 March at 10.30am for luncheon at Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Come along and enjoy friendship and hear our guest speaker. Visitors welcome. Luncheon cost $25. Apologies to Wenda on 0449 563 580 or wjhunt@ yahoo.com.au. Casual members advise if you are attending, no later than the Monday before. VIEW stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women. We support seven children in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, to give them the best chance of a good education. Friendship morning 20 March. More information from Margaret 0429 966 894.

Mullum CWA Mullumbimby branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) meets Wednesday, 11 March, 10am at the CWA rooms. New members always welcome. Info: Jenny 0427 847282 or email johnandjen6@gmail.com.

Federal Exchange Our Autumn Federal Exchange is on at 10am on Saturday, 2 May at Federal Park Playground. This is an all-weather, family-friendly, cash-free community event. Bring along any garden fruit, veggies herbs, cuttings, seeds, eggs, bulbs etc to swap and share. See FB group The Federal Exchange for details or email: thefederalexchange@gmail.com.

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Young DAISY is peering out of the pages of The Echo for the ﬁrst time…wide eyed with amazement. She thinks,’so many people out there…perhaps just one lovely person will come and adopt me’. Just over a year old, done the kitten thing, so she is now footloose and fancy free. Friendly, young, adaptable and great looks. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No:953010004182318

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Byron Chamber of Commerce are supporting a free speed networking event. It is being run by Morgans stockbroking and wealth management network on Tuesday, 17 March at Byron Bay Golf Course, 62 Broken Head Road, Byron from 5.30pm till 6.30pm. To book: www.eventbrite. com/e/speed-networking-eventtickets-96585779667.

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The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group is to be held on Monday, 16 March, 10am till 12noon at the Alstonville Bowling Club, Deegan Drive, Alstonville. Guest Speaker is the new community nurse Phil Jones. Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. Partners or carers welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity to share, learn and benefit from other people’s experiences. Enquiries: Gordon 6684 1137 or 0415 664 649.

Gerti will present the music and life of Max Bruch, at 10am on Tuesday, 17 March in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

The OSCC art group meets every Wednesday morning from 9am–12noon at the Ocean Shores Country Club to paint together and inspire each other. Space is available for other artists to join us. Visiting artist, Jan Brooks, will be hosting an art session on colour blending/feathering on 26 February, 9am–12noon at the Ocean Shores Country Club. All Artists welcome – contact Marilyn: 66 804 907.

BB Garden Club Byron Bat Garden Club will meet on Saturday, 14 March at 1.30pm. Lunch will be at 12.30pm. Our guest speaker will be Heather or Hugh Armstrong from Coopers Shoot Tomatoes. New members are welcome. Enquiries to Jeni on 0439 344 281.

Crochet lessons Would you like to learn to crochet? Mullumbimby CWA’s handicraft group has organised beginners crochet lessons starting Wednesday, 18 March. Cost is $10 for two hours. The lessons will be limited to five participants and must be booked in advance. Contact Betty: 6684 2056, or Jenn: 0427 847 282. Next CWA meeting 11 March.

GCAT The Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dune Care Day is on Sunday, 15 March from 9am till 12 noon. Meeting in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. From 12 till 1pm, enjoy a free BBQ and be in the draw to win excellent prizes. Inquiries: Udo 0413 173 786, Veda 6685 7991, or Miles 0403 206 190.

First Fleeters The Northern Rivers Chapter of the Fellowship of First Fleeters’ next meeting will be held on Sunday, 22 March at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina at 11.15am. Our guest speaker will be Sue King. All visitors welcome. Contact Karla on 6688 4306 or rojokarla1788@gmail.com

OS Garden Club AGM The next meeting of the Ocean Shores Garden Club is Monday, 16 March, 1.30pm at the Hub hall next to Target. Short AGM, then Steven Wedd talks about Dahlias and Caladiums. Info Claire 6680 3707. Visitors welcome.

BB Hospital Auxiliary The monthly meeting of the Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary will be held at Byron Central Hospital, 54 Ewingsdale Road, Ewingsdale on Monday, 16 March at 1pm. Members are encouraged to attend and new members are very welcome. Enquiries 6685 3162.

Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA members are always busy creating handmade items for sale at our rooms. Lovers of vintageinspired, quirky and modern designs will find something to their liking in CWA rooms in the Main Street, six days a week. Funds raised support vulnerable women and children in our community. Women who want to make new friends, influence social policy or learn new craft skills should come along on Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9.30am to join a vibrant group of women with diverse interests. For further information contact cwasecbangalow@gmail.com or ring Barbara on 0415 166 754.

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Sandra Dowling from the Department of Human services will present a free talk ‘Understanding Superannuation’ at the Byron Bay Library on Friday, 20 March. It will include: how superannuation works, who can contribute, accumulations and options within funds, and gaining access to superannuation. Book on 136 357 or email fis.seminar.bookings@ humanservices.gov.au.

Our quarterly general meeting is at 7pm Wednesday, 18 March at Heritage House, Deacon St Bangalow. It will include an update on development and infrastructure activities in Bangalow. As we move to the implementation phase of the Bangalow Village Plan there is opportunity for broad community engagement. All BPA members and Bangalow residents welcome.

Probus club Next meeting of Hastings Point, Tweed Coast Probus club will be at Tricare, Tweed Coast Rd, on Tuesday,18 February at 10am. Speaker, Scott Jones, on a natural solutions to divert everyday food waste away from landfill. Enquiries: Jean 02 6670 4072.

Parkinson’s support The Northern Rivers Parkinson’s Support Group coffee catch-up is on Friday 13 March, 10am at Summerland House Farm (Aruma). This is a relaxed social get-together. Please RSVP Yvonne 0429 946 146.

OS art comp Artists get painting! The Ocean Shores Country Club – 14th Annual Art Competition is opening, May 21, 2020. Three entry categories are watercolour, pastel/drawing and acrylic/oils. All artists are welcome to enter. Organised by OSCC Art Group. Entry forms will be available early March. Contact Marilyn on 6680 4907 or osccartgroup@gmail.com for information.

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Members of the Byron Tri Club after a succesful tilt at the Tweed Enduro. Photo supplied The Byron Tri Club collected 11 podium finishes at the booked out and heavily contested Tweed Enduro last Saturday. Over 850 competitors came from all over Australia including: Darwin, Townsville, Brisbane and Sydney, as well as all the triathlon clubs along the east coast. ‘There were some outstanding results produced by the Byron Tri Club, who wiped the floor for the Sprint distance, however this shouldn’t overshadow the great achievements of the members who completed their very first long course,’ Byron Tri Club member Deb Fuller said. In total, eleven members made the podium, claiming six first places, three second places, and two third places. ‘The windy conditions

on the bike, and humidity during the run, weren’t a deterrent for these fierce competitors,’ Deb said. The Enduro long course was race four of the North Coast Interclub series, as well as a UCI world qualifier event. Owing to the recent water quality issues, the swim course was shortened to a swim of 1.7km, a 90km cycle and 21km run. Triathlon NSW are now busy calculating the results from the Enduro, so the Byron Tri Club will soon find out if they will be staying on top of the North Coast Interclub series ladder. The next interclub race will be on home soil at the Byron Bay Triathlon (May 9).

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23.5km cycle, 5km run): Duncan Andrews, first (2024M) 1:07:55. Matt Tapping, second (16-17M) 1:14:13. Huw Jones, first (55-59M) 1:18:30. Tom Phillips, fifth (30-34M) 1:18:38. Deb Fuller, first (5559F) 1:27:09. Daniela Costa, first (30-34F) 1:28:43. Robyn Darke, third (55-59F) 1:30:43. Sandra Killen, first (60-64F) 1:31:56. Peter Clarke, first (7074M) 1:35:43. Nerida Clarke, second (65-69F) 1:46:27. Enduro long course: Paivi Hanninen, fifth (35-39F) 5:07:47. Giulia Scurria, third (25-29F) 6:07:14. Claire O’Meara, fourth (55-59F) 6:42:40. Georgina Inwood, 19th (40-44F) 6:45:26. Greg O’Meara, 14th (55-59M) 6:35:30. Aquabike (1.7km swim and 90km cycle): Jessica Schaffer, second (30-34F) 3:37:01.

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The Australian football U/17 women’s head coach Rae Dower presented a coaching masterclass to attendees at the Mullumbimby ExServices Club last Thursday evening. The highly credentialed coach was in the region at the invitation of Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club (MBVFC) as part of the upcoming Female Football week celebrations – a national initiative that gives the community the chance to celebrate the immense growth of the women’s football. Among other topics, Dower spoke about the competencies she looks for in identifying junior Matildas. ‘Despite the female participation figures being

One of Australia’s top coaches Rae Dower with Sharon Scriven, Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club’s female participation officer. Photo supplied above the national average (24%) within the region, and trending towards 30% of over 7000 registered players, there is much more to be done,’ Football Far North

Coast general manager, Steve Mackney said. Registrations remain open for the 2020 season across all local clubs in the Byron Shire.

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Ocean Shores first mixed-bowls team: J. Phillips, B. Hay, N. McLeod, K. Olive, D. Hayer, D. Pyne, D. Harman, A. Lovasi, M. Flesser, J. Howell, S. Preston, G. Le Clere. Photo supplied

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Down at Newcastle, the QS 5000 Surfest Newcastle Pro event saw many of the world’s best surfers competing with two of the top Championship Tour surfers, battling it out in the man-onman final. Julian Wilson won in a count back following tied scores against Ryan Callinan. The Shire’s local pro surfers showed some flashes of good form, but still didn’t achieve their full potential. Stuart Kennedy was the best, with an equal 25th finish, Soli Bailey and Kyuss King finished in equal 37th, Wilkinson in equal 49th while Mikey McDonagh was eliminated in his first heat. Wilkinson and King had some good news when they received last minute wildcard spots into the very first of the Challenger Series events at Manly Beach in

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Matt Wilkinson getting a deep tube at Merewether Beach at Surfest Newcastle. Photo Tom Bennett/WSL the Sydney Surf Pro. With the Challenger events each carrying 10,000 points, it may prove very important to them to move into the top 100 of the QS ratings and qualify for the following events in the series. Wilkinson will start in round one, while King is seeded into round two. He will be joined by Owen Wright, Bailey and Kennedy in the round of 96 surfers.

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ț şëſĎ ŔĕĕƐĶŕīȜ Lennox Head will be hosting the annual ‘Board Meeting’ event on Sunday, March 22. The surf charity event features teams of four, covering all ages and levels. Since 2004 the event has raised over $1,000,000 for local kids and their families in need. For more info call Kim 0417 702 239.

The Byron Bay Services Club Rams got their first win of the season with a late 2–1 victory over Richmond Rovers in the second round of the ANZAC Cup. A dogged defence from the Rovers made it tough going, and a series of spectacular saves from their keeper, Chris Jones, kept the scores even. The breakthrough came 38 minutes in after a deflected power-drive from Lisandro Luaces hit the net. The contest continued in a similar vein in the secondhalf with Byron piling on the pressure and Rovers respon ding with spirited counter attacks. The match erupted midway through the half when a melee in the Rams’ box saw Rovers awarded a penalty.

The Rams got the better of the Rovers in the ANZAC Cup on Sunday, to claim their first win of the 2020 season. Pierce Essery managed to stop the initial strike but was beaten by a follow-up shot. The equaliser fired-up the Rovers and with both sides chasing the three points it was game on for the remainder of the match. With less than two minutes on the clock, a through ball from 17-year-old Alby

Kay found Diego Vazquez on the run. The striker danced past three Rovers defenders to slide home the winning goal for the Rams. The win keeps the Rams’ dream of a fifth ANZAC Cup alive and sets up a must-win match against the Lismore Thistles on Friday 13 March at the Recreation Ground.

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