The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 35.50 – May 26, 2021 by Echo Publications

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Mercato sells for $120m

A demand for climate action

Paul Bibby The opening of Byron’s Mercato Shopping Centre in February 2019 was accompanied by a torrent of superlatives from its proud owners. The town’s first mall was variously described as ‘a unique complex’, a ‘reflection of Byron’s way of life’, and ‘a haven for artistic brilliance’. Two years and three months later, those same owners, Azzura Investments Limited and Wingate Property, have sold up and were last seen speeding up the M1 in a fancy sports car with a massive bag of cash. In one of the biggest deals in Byron’s colourful commercial history, the shopping centre has reportedly sold for a cool $120 million.

Includes old Woolies site The Echo confirmed that the deal includes the old Woolies building and car park adjacent to Mercato, which is already the subject of a Development Application(DA) before Byron Council for a mixed-use hotel/ retail/function centre development. The managing director of Wingate Property, Mark Harrison, boasted to the Financial Review last week that the sale was a ‘testament to the unique and high-quality nature of the assets’. Anyone who has been to Mercato lately might question Mr Harrison’s ability to accurately assess the quality of commercial real estate. While Woolies continues to bring in a roaring trade and the Palace Cinemas are filling up again after COVID-19, the upstairs shops and restaurants have been struggling ▶ Continued on page 4

Thousands of young protesters took to the streets across the nation demanding that the government plan for a liveable, clean future. Photo Jeff Dawson Aslan Shand ‘No more gas, no more oil – keep our carbon in the soil’ was the call that started the School Strike 4 Climate march, after which over 1,000 young people marched through Byron Bay on Friday morning. The message was clear: they want action, and they are prepared to get out on the streets and hold governments accountable, whether

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they can vote or not. And it is only a matter of time before they can. ‘The climate does not discriminate. Our leaders must listen to the scientists’, said organiser, Mia Thom, at the start of the rally.

Zero emissions ‘We will not stop until emissions are down to zero. Until there is a commitment to 100 per cent renewables by 2030. Not until there

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is a just transition that is backed, that doesn’t leave anyone behind. ‘Today, we strike in solidarity with kids nationwide. With other kids in Melbourne, Lismore, Adelaide, Hobart…’. Billie, who was also at the march, told The Echo that, ‘With so many people out here, it becomes clear that we really need to make a change. This is a good opportunity to come and use our voices.’

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Her friend Taya pointed out that the government needs to, ‘Put their funding into something that will be sustainable’. While the federal Liberal-Nats government are yet to commit to reducing carbon emissions, G7 member states pledged last week to keep temperature rise to 1.5C, relative to pre-industrial times and have agreed to stop financing coal projects by the end of 2021.

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Homeless drop-in centre returns Paul Bibby For five years, the homeless drop-in centre on Fletcher Street, Byron Bay, has remained empty – the victim of funding shortfalls and, more recently, a sea of red tape. Now, the Council-owned cottage will finally reopen as a hub providing services for homeless locals under the stewardship of Byron Community Centre, with help from the team behind Habitat – Creative Capital. Council handed over the keys to the cottage last week, meaning that work can finally start on bringing the space back to life after a long hiatus. The hub will provide assistance with housing, mental health, physical health, along with other basics like a safe place for people to have a shower and do their washing. ‘Byron is second only to Sydney for homelessness,’ says the General Manager of the Community Centre, Louise O’Connell, who has been the driving force behind the project. ‘This hub will provide much-needed services for

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General Manager of the Community Centre, Louise O’Connell, with Brandon Saul from Creative Capital. Photo Jeff ‘Dressing Like The Homeless Since 1986’ Dawson our growing homeless, many of whom are women.’ Creative Capital have secured funding for staff to manage the new project and, with the new plans close to being finalised, the goal is to have the space open as soon as possible. ‘One of the next steps will be putting a call out for skilled volunteers,’ says Fraser Williams-Martin, Creative

Director for Creative Capital. ‘We’re going to need trades like builders and painters, as well as materials from businesses, plus general volunteers for working bees.’

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Sculptors please There is an $8,000 commission for a local sculptor up for grabs, as part of the Creative Mullum Ingenuity Maquette Exhibition. The exhibition will be held in the Mullumbimby Ex-Services club July 2–4. The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 31, find out more at: creativemullum.org.au.

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sells for $120m Cannabis Cookbook censored from Facebook, eBay Mercato ▶ Hans Lovejoy

A local author has had her book censored by US tech behemoths Facebook and eBay after she tried to list her Cannabis Cookbook for sale on their respective websites. First published in 1998, the 48-page Australian Cannabis Cookbook describes how to make your own marijuana recipes ‘for fun and relaxation, and how to prepare cannabis-based folk remedies for therapeutic use’. It has been reprinted in a joint venture with the Nimbin Hemp Embassy, and the book outlines the history of cannabis and how it came to be outlawed, ‘as well as noting the current legalities around medicinal cannabis’. It also includes a contribution from the late, renowned

journalist, Mungo MacCallum. Author Eve Sinton told The Echo after trying to list her Cannabis Cookbook on Facebook Shopfront, ‘They cancelled it without telling me why, but I expect the word “Cannabis” triggered them’. And after trying to list the book on eBay, she says the request was cancelled after five minutes, with her account

then permanently suspended. eBay’s response was that they believe the activity is a ‘risk to our community’. The decision, says eBay customer help, is ‘final and cannot be appealed’. Retired magistrate David Heilpern told The Echo, ‘It is hard to take such absurdity seriously – a cookbook!’ ‘[It’s] commercial censorship gone mad. Cannabis is legal by prescription, now even in leaf, head and flower form, yet you cannot advertise a book to help consume it creatively. Next they’ll ban the little red school book… No, that was in the 1960s’. Ms Sinton says, ‘The right wing rages about cancel culture, but as soon as someone being progressive about drug law reform and our right to use an ancient plant for

our personal health benefit puts their head above the parapet, you get shot down. I had the cookbook listed on eBay for years in the early 2000s, no problem. So why cancel me now?’ ‘The censorship also highlights how unaccountable corporations, that operate on budgets larger than many nation states, can suppress health information which has clear and proven benefits to societies’. In February, Facebook removed all news content from Australian users after talks broke down with the government over its media bargaining laws. The service was reinstated a week later. The book is available at www.shop.hempembassy. net, The Echo office in Mullum and the Main Arm Store.

Continued from page 1 from the day Mercato opened. The design of the centre has also consistently drawn the ire of locals, as have the claims that the mall is a bastion of environmental sustainability. So who are these people that have forked out $120 million on a shiny mall, and do they have a plan to turn the ship around? The new owners are a joint venture including the Mustaca family – owners of United Cinemas – and the Pelligra family, who are major real estate developers. Also part of the deal are fund managers, Jason Meares, of Option Group and Chakyl Camal of Panthera Group. Exactly what the venture’s plans are is almost impossible to tell, owing to their extremely vague public

statements on the issue, which in some cases border on the linguistically bizarre. An example of this can be seen in the Panthera Group’s press release, boasting that it had the ability to ‘structure innovative omni-channel retail strategies and technology enabled eco-systems to transform shopping centres into data powered retail hubs as Malls of the Future’. When asked about what plans the investors have, the clearest statement The Echo got from Panthera Group’s marketing manager was: ‘The joint venture believes that Byron Bay holds a depth of market potential for entertainment, dining, hospitality and lifestyle experiences and Mercato on Byron should not exist as an average convenience shopping centre’.

NSW govt’s mouse poison a ‘risk’ Freedom of choice rally May 29 With the NSW government applying for ‘urgent approval’ to deploy the bromadiolone poison to combat the mouse plague currently ravaging NSW crops and farms, the Nature Conservation Council (NCC) is calling for safer alternatives. The ABC reports that NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall (Nationals) said the state government had sought approval from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines

Authority (APVMA) for farmers to use bromadiolone to control mice on their properties. But NCC Chief Executive Officer, Chris Gambian, said in a press release that, ‘We must also ensure that native eagles, owls and reptiles don’t become collateral damage in the urgent battle to save crops and grain stores from this plague’. ‘The good news is that there are effective alternatives that don’t come with

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A rally to highlight concerns around forced vaccination, including vax passports to travel interstate, will be held in Byron on May 29 from midday at Railway Park, with a march to the Peace Pole at Main Beach. Co-organiser Dean Jefferys told The Echo, ‘I am liaising with police and local Original people, so I trust this rally will be respectful from all sides and accurate info and concerns can be expressed’.

It follows recent global rallies for freedom of choice. A bus load and many cars travelled from the Byron region to Brisbane’s event.

Free from coercion Dean Jefferys, who attended that rally, said, ‘As many people are declining to get the vaccine in Australia and around the world, we are seeing government start to bring out bigger sticks to discourage vaccine hesitancy. Many sectors of the

community are now being forced or coerced to get the jab. The government seems to have chosen the vaccine- and fortress Australia route, instead of protecting the vulnerable, encouraging a healthy natural immune system, treating the symptoms and going for natural herd immunity. People should always have the freedom of choice to decide what goes in their own body, free from government control or coercion’.

Labor call for social housing, declines to commit on climate Aslan Shand Labor were out in force in Byron last Friday: Federal Richmond MP, Justine Elliot, the Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Regional Services, Local Government and Territories, Jason Clare, and Labor’s Byron Shire mayoral hopeful, Asren Pugh, gathered to talk about the disastrous state of housing in Byron Shire. By coincidence, the trio watched over 1,000 young people march past them, who were demanding action on the climate crisis. Yet despite making no commitment on taking strong action on that emergency, they were prepared to recognise that action is needed to tackle the ongoing housing crisis. Mrs Elliot said, ‘The north coast faces a huge housing affordability crisis, a rental crisis and a homelessness crisis. In our region, we’ve seen the largest increases

Byron Shire mayoral hopeful, Asren Pugh, Federal Richmond MP, Justine Elliot, and federal Labor MP, Jason Clare. Photo Jeff ‘Home And Housed Since 1986’ Dawson in house prices across the nation and our rental vacancies at just 0.3 per cent’. Mr Clare highlighted that currently the respective state and federal ministers for housing don’t even meet, and said that if he were minister for housing and homelessness, he would bring together all levels of government. ‘You have to get the federal and state governments talking [to each other] if you want to come up with effective solutions’, he said.

It was pointed out that the definition of affordable housing, currently defined as 20 per cent below the market rate, was failing Byron and other communities around the country. However, Mr Clare was unwilling to commit to an examination of the definition, even though it was highlighted that this definition failed to provide real affordable housing in the region. Instead, he focussed on Labor’s commitment to building 20,000 social

housing dwellings and 10,000 affordable housing dwellings. He told the gathered media that, ‘we need to get the balance right between short-term holiday letting (STHL), affordable housing and social housing’ to address the homelessness and housing issues’. Addressing the issue of the short-term holiday letting crisis that is contributing to the lack of housing in the region, Mr Pugh said that ‘under 90 days as a limit in areas for STHL are needed in the Shire to beat the business model’. Mr Pugh pointed out that regulations need to ‘apply equally and be properly enforced. They need make the rules and regulations easy to follow. There needs to be a levy on accommodation in Byron Shire. It is the only way to get a return to the community that then supports the infrastructure and the provision of everything from playgrounds to roads’. www.echo.net.au

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TEDxByronBay relaunches June 26 An inspiring lineup of speakers are set to relaunch TEDxByronBay 2021, on June 26 at the Byron Theatre. TEDxByronBay director and co-curator Kate Walsh says, ‘This is the first time TEDxByronBay has been held in five years, and we are hoping to establish it as a regular event showcasing the incredible ideas and talent that this region has to offer the world’. ‘We are not short of speakers, that’s for sure!’ The theme for this year’s event is ‘The Spaces Between’. Kate says the theme is inspired by Indigenous astronomy, where meaning and stories are found not just with the shining stars, but also the black spaces between.

Urgent rethink ‘They are equally important. At this time in our history, I feel we urgently need to be rethinking where we find inspiration and solutions’. Kate will be joined by Nell Schofield to co-curate this year’s program. Nell is an actor, arts journalist,

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New owner for Cheeky Monkeys Byron’s Cheeky Monkeys bar and a neighbouring massage and spa venue have been bought by one of the country’s biggest hospitality and entertainment companies. The Merivale group announced that it had ‘expanded its NSW portfolio with the acquisition of 115 Johnson St, Byron Bay’, and

the venue is now expected to become a large restaurant and bar. The Merivale group is owned by Sydney developer Justin Hemmes, and his company is currently the subject of a $1.29 million class action in the Federal Court for alleged underpayment of employees.

Front row: Nell Schofield, Delta Kay, Dr Gregory. P. Smith, Kate Constantine. Back row: Zenith Virago, Catherine Ingram, Kate Walsh, Brett Solomon. Photo Jeff Dawson presenter and documentary maker and will bring a special magic to the event. Kate says, ‘We’re gathering some fantastic speakers, covering everything from neurological impacts of rainbows to the future of digital rights. ‘Our speakers’ voices range from hypersensitive to highly outraged in a program designed to stimulate our

audience’s minds’. Local speakers Zenith Virago, Gregory P. Smith, Lucas Handley, Kate Constantine, Melia Naughton, Catherine Ingram and Brett Solomon will be joined by out-of-towners Costa Georgiadis, Emilia Decker, and Caro Meldrum-Hanna. The event is generously supported by Stone & Wood, Farmer Jo, Superfeast,

Studio Muse Muse, Paradiso, Ninbella, The Milk Bar, and Yeah Nice Gallery. The next batch of speakers will be announced in the coming week. To grab a ticket, head to www.tedxbyronbay.com. au and join the email list to be the first to know when they go on sale or follow @tedxbyronbay or facebook. com/tedxbyronbay.

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Ballina Council displays climate change policy As students on the Northern Rivers were getting ready to strike for climate action again last Friday, the Ballina Shire Council quietly released a draft climate change policy.

Open day at Lismore’s Rainforest Botanic Gardens If you didn’t know, then now you do – it’s the Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) Open Day this Sunday.

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Master Plan for Ballina’s Kingsford Smith Park Ballina Shire Council is asking for survey participants and other submissions regarding a Master Plan for Kingsford Smith Reserve.

Toonumbar Dam retreat gets a $330,000 facelift It was announced recently that a rundown retreat at Toonumbar Dam will get a $330,000 facelift following lobbying by state Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin, on behalf of Kyogle Council.

Lismore’s onestop shop and shot spot The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) has announced that a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic is now open at Lismore Square shopping centre.

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Hans Lovejoy A Broken Head resident with 48.7m Instagram followers has swung his support behind Aunty Lois Cook’s call to reject the development of a proposed tourist ecodevelopment at Linnaeus Estate, located on pristine and rare littoral rainforest at Seven Mile Beach near Lennox Head. Actor Chris Hemsworth, 37, wrote, ‘I stand shoulder to shoulder, in solidarity with Aunty Lois Cook in opposition to the tourism development at Seven Mile Beach. I fully support traditional custodians’ rights to preserve and protect their homelands’. ‘This proposed development would have a direct impact on these sacred and significant Indigenous sites’. Some on social media derided his comments as hypocritical, given his mega mansion is also in the area. Ms Cook says in the post that she was ‘shocked to learn that the zoning was changed without consulting the community, nor the Indigenous community, and we were promised that this site would be used for educational purposes only’. Ms Cook says she does not endorse development of the site.

For many years, the estate has been the focus of community activism owing to its rare and high ecological value and the endless push for development by various owners. Compounding residents’ concerns is a long list of historical mishandlings of planning proceedures by Byron Shire Council staff.

Compliance report? Meanwhile, Council staff replied to The Echo as to why the DA is being presented to the public without a compliance report, as requested by councillors. They said, ‘Council has received the compliance report which is currently being reviewed by an independent planning consultant to ensure the conditions of consent have been met. There is no requirement for the compliance report to be reported back to Council’. Meanwhile, one of the Linnaeus developers, Brandon Saul, replied to a detailed wastewater management assessment of the DA, provided by the Broken Head Protection Committee. In summary, the report by Tyr Group says, ‘The issues identified extend through all

DA 10.2021.170.1 (Linnaeus Estate) comprises 27 eco tourist cabins, seven ancillary buildings, including wellness facility, refuges, depot, additional deck to existing centre and associated earthworks and vegetation removal, and change of use of 14 private education accommodation units to eco tourist facility units. Image from DA aspects of the system, and include the likely large-scale underestimation of the sewage loads, invalid assessment of the irrigation area capacity, and a treatment plant upgrade design which is likely to be inefficient and unreliable, and has not been demonstrated as capable of achieving the nominated capacity or effluent quality requirements’. Mr Saul said of the assessment, ‘The report assumes the development is going to be much bigger than what is actually proposed.

‘What’s more, it’s been written without the benefit of a site visit, so many of the assumptions made just aren’t grounded in fact. Given the amount of time and energy put into this aspect of the DA, we’re confident that the system proposed is more than adequate. ‘That said, the community should be assured that the proposed expansion of the wastewater system will be judged on its merits and if certain design parameters require change or improvements then these will be incorporated into

the final solution’. Objection submissions from Broken Head Protection Committee and ecologist David Milledge have also been tabled, which highlight inadequate/lack of biodiversity assessment report (Biodiversity Development Assessment Report), failure of Council staff to ‘refer proposal under the EPBC Act in relation to a change of use and potential impact on Nationally Critically Endangered EEC Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia’.

Strong objections The ‘zone label changes’ to the property have also been flagged, as well as a ‘Lack of compliance with past consents, which are relied upon for this current application, including regeneration of the site, and vegetation management and wastewater issues’. Additionally, when Council staff were asked why the DA’s public exhibition was not extended, despite multiple requests from residents, they replied, ‘The assessment of the DA will continue in accordance with the EPA Act 1979 and will be reported to the Northern Regional Planning Panel for determination’.

Council activist slapped with AVO, banned from building Paul Bibby Local police have taken out an interim Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) against former Byron councillor John Anderson, following a series of incidents in which he allegedly intimidated and harassed the current deputy mayor, Sarah Ndiaye (Greens). Mr Anderson – also known as Fast Buck$ – has also been banned by Council from entering the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby for 12 months. But Mr Anderson strenuously denies the allegations, and says he intends to challenge the AVO when the matter heads to court. The immediate catalyst for the order was an incident on May 13, when Mr Anderson allegedly approached Cr Ndiaye at the councillors’ table while the meeting was in progress. According to the police statement of facts in relation to the matter, Mr Anderson came to within ‘about a foot’ of Cr Ndiaye. ‘She believed that the defendant was going to cause physical harm to her,’

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the police claim. Mr Anderson strenuously denies that this was his intention. He was subsequently asked to leave the meeting and police were called when he refused to do so. It is understood that Cr Ndiaye subsequently provided a statement to police about the incident, and other allegations of intimidation and harassment. Police then elected to take out the interim AVO against Mr Anderson. The statement of facts also describes a number of other alleged incidents in which Mr Anderson is said to have ‘intimidated’ or ‘harassed’ Cr Ndiaye. This includes making offensive or threatening

comments, and impeding her path as she entered the Council chambers and a local supermarket. According to the police statement, these incidents have caused Cr Ndiaye

considerable mental and emotional distress. This includes feeling unsafe in her home. Following a unanimously supported motion by Councillors at the May 13 Council meeting, Council has now also issued Mr Anderson with an order forbidding him from entering Council’s chambers and administration building in Mullumbimby. The letter to Mr Anderson by GM Mark Arnold states that the order has been made because ‘over an extended period of time, you have consistently abused,

harassed, threatened and intimidated councillors, particularly councillor Ndiaye’. Mr Anderson said that he would contest the AVO and described the allegations as ‘a pack of lies’. Cr Ndiaye told The Echo, ‘I’m grateful the police and Council are taking action – everyone deserves to feel safe in their workplace’. Mr Anderson strenuously denied any suggestion that he had a history of violence. ‘I’d like to know who’s paying for this,’ he said. The matter will return to court on June 7.

Council meets this Thursday Paul Bibby Council watchers – get your popcorn and kombucha ready for a thrilling full Council meeting on Thursday. After a marathon planning meeting two weeks ago, this week’s agenda is also bursting with local government goodness. Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu: Plans for a 10-house subdivision

on Keats Street, Byron Bay are up again. Located next to the Cumbebin Swamp, the development has drawn the ire of neighbours, who say it will have serious privacy, traffic, stormwater and environmental impacts. The developer disagrees, pointing out that his plans for the 6,000 square metre site are far more modest than what planning laws allow.

Councillors spent nearly two hours debating the merits of the proposal at the last meeting and, after reaching a stalemate, were forced to defer the matter. They will have another crack this week, this time with a new set of conditions that staff hope will satisfy both the developer and the more anti-development members of the Council. www.echo.net.au

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Eve Jeffery Claims of lower costs and prices for water if the proposed dam at Dunoon and The Channon goes ahead have been described as ‘deceitful’ by Ballina Councillor and Chair of Rous County Council, Keith Williams. He told The Echo, ‘I am concerned that this [pro dam] group is conning people into signing a petition based on information that is demonstrably false’. ‘Building a dam at Dunoon will cost at least $150 million more in the next 10 years than the recommended mixed source strategy’. Cr Williams says that, financed by long-term loans, dams cost the community an additional $6 million more per annum, a 25 per cent increase on current costs.

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‘This does not include a figure for the loss of 52ha of koala habitat, 33ha of Big Scrub Rainforest (five per cent of all that remains) and state significant Indigenous heritage.’ Cr Williams says the alternative path, charted by Rous, uses a variety of smaller

Rous County Council Chair Keith Williams. Photo David Lowe schemes to add capacity when needed. ‘It is adaptable to changes in technology, costs, demand and climate.’ Speaking on behalf of WATER Northern Rivers, The Channon resident, Nan Nicholson, says that the prodam case is based on flawed accounting. ‘The claim that the Dunoon Dam would be less expensive than other options is based on misleading figures. When Rous calculated the marginal cost of water from the dam, it assumed that all its water would be used. This is an erroneous assumption. It is the amount of water that is used, not the total capacity, that determines the cost per megalitre’. Mrs Nicholson says that using the total volume of the dam to calculate cost gives an unrealistically low estimate of the cost of water from the Dunoon Dam.

‘The bulk of the dam expenditure would occur in the first year or so when the dam is being constructed. By comparison, the spending on other alternatives is spread out, going up in steps as new water sources are required’. ‘For example, several larger projects – Tyagarah and Newrybar – will not be undertaken for decades. ‘The striking picture that emerges is that the financial costs of the dam exceed the preferred Rous scenario in every year until 2060. ‘This extra cost will have to be borne by the current generation of ratepayers for the next 40 years. In other words, the costs and therefore water rates, would be higher for the next 40 years under the dam proposal than they would be under Rous’ preferred option of diverse sources.’ The Alliance say that supporters of the proposed dam are ignoring the likelihood that the final cost would be significantly higher than Rous’ $220 million estimate.

Cost blow outs Jim Richardson of WATER Northern Rivers says that in its draft National Water Reform 2020 report, the Productivity Commission says the cost of

major dams routinely blows out by between 49 per cent and 120 per cent.’ Quoting Prof Stuart White (UTS Sydney), and his submission to Rous’ 2020 water plan, Mr Richardson says that Prof White argues that the dam is unnecessary. ‘He says it would increase the cost of water significantly, and it would run the risk of becoming a very expensive “white elephant”. ‘White says that a system-wide efficiency program is the cheapest option. He argues that if used in conjunction with contingency planning, a water efficiency program could defer or eliminate the need for a new water source in the region. He says such a program could also create local employment, make the Northern Rivers a leading hub for water efficiency innovation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ‘I believe Prof White, not the unsubstantiated claims of the dam apologists,’ says Jim Richardson. Cr Williams says the analysis presented by Rous in the Future Water Plan shows that while the dam is cheaper on a whole-of-life (80 yrs) basis, it takes until 2065 to break even with the alternative.

!şƖŕĈĶō ƆƐëǔ ëżşōşīĶƆĕ şưĕſ ĈĲĶōĎĈëſĕ ƆĕſưĶĈĕ īōĶƐĈĲ Eve Jeffery Families in the Byron Shire have been shocked and upset to find out that Council’s accounting system has had a huge glitch, which is costing some of them thousands of dollars. One family, who asked to remain anonymous, say they recently received a bill for almost $2,000. ‘They said something went wrong with their accounting last year – they didn’t say what. A lot of people didn’t get their bills. I tried emailing them a bunch of times, but emails either never got to where they were meant to go, or there was no place for it to go’. The family say they spoke to a few other parents last week, and many said they had also recently been contacted by Council and had to square up billing. ‘A lot still haven’t heard anything and are a bit scared of what’s coming. Council staff say they recently identified a shortfall in its expected income for the Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), and discovered problems with some of the invoices issued for that service, and their vacation care programs, provided at the Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads public schools. Investigations revealed a number of outstanding accounts and that this was because some invoices had been sent to incorrect addresses and some families were unaware they had to

make payment. Council staff say they have been contacting families to notify them and work with them to organise payment and ensure contact details are current.

ĎŔĶŕĶƆƐſëƐĶưĕ ĕſſşſ Director Corporate and Community Services, Vanessa Adams, said she apologises to the families who have been caught up in this administrative error. ‘Unfortunately, some families have not been billed or received bills for services and as a result, a small number of families owe a significant amount. We are working with them to set up flexible arrangements for payment plans. ‘This has understandably come as a shock to some parents and carers and we are very sorry for any distress this has caused,’ said Ms Adams. Council is now overhauling its administrative processes in relation to its Childcare Services portfolio to ensure this sort of thing does not happen again. ‘Again, we are very sorry that this situation has occurred – it simply isn’t good enough,’ said Ms Adams. Council provides after-school and vacation care services to nearly 400 families in the Byron Shire. The family says all they want is reliable efficient billing, and admin communications is vital. ‘We all need to be able to budget, and life here is getting

more expensive all the time. Trying to balance the bills is impossible if these things can’t be managed effectively by Council. We need regular frequent billing and reliable points of contact for billing. ‘They [Council] say they are doing this going forward as they have someone sorting it out, but how the hell did they muck it up so badly for so long? ‘They never sent us a bill. There were clearly people at their end that weren’t doing their job or something, as I kept trying to update my email address, but nothing ever happened. I know others who haven’t got bills. They never tried to send us anything in the mail to follow up. They just did nothing. It’s like there was no-one at the billing end and now there is. Lots of us thought it was because the government paid for childcare during COVID-19 last year, and then just waited to see what would happen next.’ The family say that the onus is now on the families to prove Council’s accounting is wrong. ‘They say they have now got someone new on the case trying to get all the accounts up to date, but we now have a bill for $1,800! They have said we can work out some kind of payment plan, but first I have to check all of their accounting as they often get it wrong. ‘I now have to go through 18 months of afterschool care records to correct their broken accounting, or just pay for it. This is Robodebt childcare!’ www.echo.net.au

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Fundraiser for musician Shivam

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The Main Arm community and local musicians are rallying to help local father, husband, and SAE student, Shivam Rath, find his feet after he lost everything in a recent house fire. Co-organiser Alice Magill told The Echo that a fundraiser will be held for Shivam Rath on June 5 from 1pm till 11.30pm at Kohinur Hall, Main Arm.

Organisers say that over $115,000 was raised from last Saturday’s Byron Coastal Charity Walk event, a major fundraiser for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The walk attracted over 600 participants, and was walked as 12km from Byron Bay to Broken Head, 24km to Lennox Head, or the entire 36km, all the way to Ballina. Spokesperson for the Helicopter Service, Zeke Huish, said, ‘Despite the impact COVID-19 had on the

without insurance. ‘Ironically, it was a wet futon – caused by the intense flooding happening at the time – that started the fire.

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Lost all possessions She says, ‘Shivam recently lost his home, all his possessions, instruments from around the world, every small and large significant momento he had collected in his life that helped him

Shivam Rath. Photo supplied identify with who he is… everything was lost except the clothes on his back’.

‘He escaped with a scorched car and a scorched hand. Unfortunately he is

‘This is not just to raise funds, but also a way where Shivam gives thanks to the community that has been so eager to help since the recent disaster’. Alice adds, ‘Tickets are for sale at the Main Arm shop, otherwise online, and there is a tiered system allowing people to purchase a ticket according to their capacity’. Tickets are available at www.trybooking.com/ BQRZL.

COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens in Lismore Those aged 50 and over can access the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination through a newly opened clinic at Lismore Square Shopping Centre, located at Shop 13, next to Kmart. Northern NSW Local Health District say the clinic will be open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 4pm.

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Bookings are essential and can be made by calling 1800 438 829 (1800 GETVAX). Northern NSW Local Health District Chief Executive, Wayne Jones, said ‘We know that this pandemic is far from over, and vaccination is a key part of protecting our community from the most

severe effects of COVID-19’. ‘I encourage everyone who is eligible to get a vaccination, to do so as soon as possible’. ‘Anyone in Northern NSW aged 50 and over can book to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine through GPs or other participating clinics, by visiting covid-vaccine.

healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility. ‘People aged 40-49 can register their interest to receive the Pfizer vaccine at www.nsw.gov.au. ‘In northern NSW, the Pfizer vaccine will be available through clinics at The Tweed Hospital, Lismore Base Hospital and Grafton Base Hospital’.

number of entries, we simply can’t believe the incredible swell of fundraising support the event received’. ‘We really need to thank and acknowledge the efforts of everyone who took part, our valued volunteers and sponsors who made the event possible. ‘We can’t wait to see everyone again in 2022 for our 10 year celebration’. To find out more visit www.coastalcharitywalk. com.au.

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Holly’s new comic tackles Dad What do you do when your not-quite-old father becomes psychotic? What happens when the medical establishment and his (third) wife turn a blind eye? What happens when you become his carer? A new comicbook, Dad, by local author/illustrator Holly English tries to answer these questions, and tells the story of the horror and hope Holly experiences as her dad was thrust into a double diagnosis of Parkinsons disease then full-blown psychosis. ‘Dad voted Trump and is openly racist’, she says. ‘I never lived with him, and never really understood him’. When asked what were the hardest parts when writing about her relationship with her father, she said, ‘Revisiting this time in my life brought up a lot of painful, unbearable memories for me’. ‘Some of my drawings are just so sketchy because of it. ‘No one should have to deal with a madman on their own. Let alone their father. ‘There’s anger at the medical system that failed us, and the denial of mental illness in my family was bewildering. I just hope my

Photo Akira featherstone comicbook can console anyone in a similar circumstance; to know that they are not alone, and to get their own support team for themselves, as a carer. ‘I wish I had. It came much later’.

Deep purpose Holly adds, ‘Thanks everyone for your support and encouragement over the years of my creating’. ‘Much of it is done simply by love; I spend more than I earn, and the passion and

desire to share experiences and stories feels like a deep purpose. Especially when someone tells you how much your work has affected them in a positive way, gotten them through a hard night, changed their mind, or made them feel something special’. The A5, 20-page colour comicbook was printed on 100 per cent recycled paper at local printers, Digi Print Pro, in Bangalow. For more info and to get a copy of Dad, visit hollyenglish.com.

Byron biz, after hours

The Byron Chamber held an informative evening last Thursday, in conjuction with TAFE and the Beach Hotel, which examined future job growth for businesses in the area. The after hours event is a regular opportunity for Byron businesses to network and advance their businesses. Photo Jeff ‘All About The Biz Since 1986’ Dawson

SAE eyes further online collaboration With international travel restricted owing to COVID-19, SAE students are collaborating with their peers across the planet, and the results in the print and digital design field are impressive, says senior lecturer, Rachael Shea. The online project is also helping to break cultural and geographical barriers, and has resulted in positive student feedback and new friendships, says Rachael.

Excellent feedback Rachael, who is also SAE Australia’s Design Course Committee Chair, says, ‘We’ve run the project twice now, and the feedback from students has been excellent, with some of the relationships formed between students continuing outside the class’. She says while the project includes SAE campuses in Melbourne, Sydney, Byron

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SAE Byron Bay student, Christel Cherryadi. Photo supplied Bay and Dubai, she is looking to foster further cross-border collaboration with SAE colleagues in Germany and New Zealand. SAE Byron Bay student Christel Cherryadi said she was grateful for the unique opportunity to team up with peers in other locations. ‘Having the chance to work with students from different places and cultures

brings a new perspective to the overall collaborative activity than we’d normally get just working with students in class from our home campus’, she said. To find out more about SAE’s creative media education across seven disciplines – animation, audio and music, creative industries, design, film, games, web and mobile – visit www.sae.edu.au.

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The recent Byron Comedy Fest enjoyed sunny skies and happy faces over its four day duration. It featured Dr Karl,(pictured) Glenn Robbins, Dave O’Neil, Fiona O’Loughlin, Imaan Hadchiti (pictured) Geraldine Hickey, Zoe Coombs Marr and many more. With over 2,000 in attendance at various events, festival directors Mell Coppin and Zara Noruzi (pictured) have big plans for their ‘keep it small’ festival approach. Keeping it small means seating with no more than 150 at any time. Audience and performers were enamoured of the unique experience of more intimate shows. Photo Jeff ‘Giggles Since 1986’ Dawson www.echo.net.au

Local News Théo still missing – two years on

Needlework ‘n’ tea raises $1,330

Eve Jeffery Laurent Hayez loves music. His Facebook page is sprinkled with posts about musicians, and bands and his wish for the pandemic to be over so he can go to see live events again. His page is also littered with faces from all over the world, posts full of pleas from people to help them find someone missing. He reposts them in the hope that he can in some small way help them be found. Sometimes there is a thank you, saying the loved one has been located, but more often than not, the posts hang there in space, a collection of people never reunited with the ones who miss them the most. Laurent knows their pain. It’s been two years since his son Théo left a nightclub in Byron. It’s been two years since anyone saw him, or at least that is what we are led to believe. We don’t know, and if anyone does know, they are not telling. Théo would be planning a big party soon – approaching his twenty-first birthday in September, he would be celebrating another year of

Laurent Hayez with Théo as a toddler. The family live on memories. Photo supplied university done, and his dad, his mum Vinciane, and his little brother, affectionately known as Lulu, would gather somewhere special to mark the occasion in Belgium. Laurent says that not a day goes by that he isn’t in the family’s thoughts. ‘We continue to receive heartfelt messages of support from Byron Bay, Australia, Belgium and around the world. These messages mean so much to us, and give us the strength to go on. ‘The last time we spoke with the Coroner’s team, we were reassured to see how seriously they are going about their work, verifying

the investigations carried out by the police.’ Tweed/Byron detectives say they are continuing their inquiries as they prepare a brief of evidence on behalf of the NSW Coroner.

Coroner’s hearing Laurent says he has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and hopes he will be able to attend the Coroner’s hearing which he says is listed for around the end of November in Byron Bay. ‘I will be glad to see my Australian family, the incredible community in Byron Bay and, above all, hope that answers will be found to our many remaining questions.’

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President of the Byron District Orchid Society, Cheryl Smith. Photo Jeff Dawson The Brunswick Valley Needlework Group held their Biggest Morning Tea for The Cancer Council last week at the home of Cheryl Smith in Mullumbimby. Organisers say around 40 ladies gathered for a high tea and enjoyed yummy food, played games, had a quilt auction and raffles. ‘A guest speaker told

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‘The raffle prizes were well received and were generously donated by businesses in Mullumbimby’. They say the crowd raised

A planning proposal, now on exhibition on Council’s website, aims to authorise activities at The Farm, located on the corner of Ewingsdale Road and Woodford Lane, Byron Bay. While it has remained a popular venue since its inception, The Farm’s owners have been accused by Council staff of operating activities without consent. Council staff say the purpose of the proposal will identify a ‘Rural Activity

Precinct’ and a ‘Farming Precinct’ and that will be achieved by introducing a ‘new local clause into the Byron LEP 2014 to allow a range of land uses that support farming activities’. ‘Existing commercial outlets for farming products grown on site will be allowed’. Staff continue, ‘Opportunities such as farm field days and exhibitions for the community to learn about and appreciate farming, would also be allowed.

‘The Planning Proposal deals only with existing uses. It will not authorise new development. ‘The amendment to the LEP will not alter the existing RU1 (Primary Production) zoning of the land’. On September 3, 2020, The Echo reported The Farm’s owners Emma and Tom Lane sold to local business and property owners Fraser and Allyson Short. Public feedback on the proposal ends May 31.

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he three Rs – roads, rates and rubbish – are often trotted out by fiscal conservatives to advance a narrative in which councils stick to simple services. But if you look at Council’s Operational Plan and associated budget, revenue policy, and fees and charges (now on exhibition), it’s clear Council’s role within the community is very significant. It’s the same for all councils. It’s by far the Shire’s largest employer, for example. And as an example of what is managed, aside from roads and rubbish, the Plan lists water, sewage, cycleways, community halls, holiday parks, open spaces, libraries, cemeteries, childcare, bush regen… even the Tyagarah Airfield is Council-managed. Anyway – the 2021/22 Operational Plan etc describes all its debts and available cash, along with what it charges for all its services. Even staff car allowances are listed (but like wages – only as a sum total within a department). And the plan/budget also highlights where Council spends its money, what makes money and what doesn’t. For example, the Cavanbah Centre/sports fields are well known to lose money. The tip shop at the Myocum recycling centre, however, doesn’t (it’s expected to make $140,000 in 2021/22). Apart from government grants, DA approvals, inspections, fines and paid parking, the bulk of income appears derived from rates and providing water and sewage services. In Byron Shire, staff say there are six rates categories – residential (including flood prone), business, Byron Bay CBD business, farmland, and farmland – flood prone. The total number of rateable properties is 15,985, which is not a lot, when compared to other councils. That low rate base restricts the services Byron Council can provide. So – is Council in the red (deficit) or the black (surplus)? Staff say, ‘On a Consolidated All Funds basis, Council is expecting an overall budget surplus in 2021/2022 of $22,251,600 and an operating budget surplus of $346,700’. At the risk of endlessly repeating oneself – the elections are September 4, and now is the time for candidates to get to know what’s under the hood. Now is also the time for the conversation around how they would govern. We’ve seen how the current councillors react to pressures, and how their decision making has affected the community. If you want better, it’s time to get involved! Hans Lovejoy, editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au

nyone remember ‘Modern Liberals’? They’re the ones who stood at the last election in safe Liberal seats like Goldstein in Melbourne (Tim Wilson) and the formerly safe Liberal seat of Wentworth in Sydney (Dave Sharma). The idea was to differentiate from the current un-modern Liberals: hard right climate change deniers who ended Turnbull’s leadership rather than acquiesce to the party-room backed National Energy Guarantee (NEG). Yet when PM Morrison announced a $600 million taxpayer-funded gas fired power station with the promise of more to come, they were silent. Developing the gas industry is contrary to the advice of a government task force, which advised that a new gas plant was not needed, and to the view of the chair of Australia’s Energy Security Board, Kerry Schott, that the plan was not commercially viable. The ‘modern libs’ were silent after energy experts warned the government’s open-ended intervention in the energy market would depress private sector investment in renewables. They were silent after the International Energy Agency said, the day after Morrison’s announcement, that to reach net zero emissions in 2050, and thus avoid catastrophic climate change ‘we do not need any more investments in new oil, gas and coal projects’. The Snowy Hydro Authority, which expanded hydro power under an initiative of PM Turnbull, will now also build the new station. ‘Modern liberals’ have abjectly failed the majority of their electorate – Liberal, Green and Labor – who wanted strong action on climate change. Morrison’s move is to pay no mind to the pressing public interest, but to wedge Labor in their marginal seats. And Labor has stepped away, frightened. After the budget, Malcolm Turnbull addressed an energy conference to bemoan its absence of climate change policy before the gas fired power station announcement. Asked what it would take for the Morrison Government to change course he replied: ‘At this stage, I’d say only the prospect of electoral defeat, whether that’s at the hands of the Labor Party, which would seem implausible, or independents who are supportive of climate action’. Turnbull and John Hewson, two ‘modern liberal’ leaders – are now all in on finding a way to force the Liberal Party to act in the public interest,

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Margo Kingston even if it means backing quality liberal independents. Morrison thinks he’s got the trick to win the next election, and it’s based on the assumption that moderate liberals in safe seats will hold their noses and vote Liberal. Cathy McGowan, the retired independent MP for the Victorian regional seat of Indi, put it this way to me last week: ‘The Liberal Party has swung right and has swung conservative Christian’. So what are cosmopolitan liberal voters to do? She said, ‘I say to them, “It’s only going to get worse, so how are you going to vote”?’ In safe Liberal seats with significant numbers of moderate Liberal voters, we need a modern liberal independent who attracts enough first preference votes from Liberal, Labor and Greens voters to finish second after dragging the sitting Liberal MPs’ vote down below 45 percent, then winning on preferences. Like Cathy McGowan did to beat Sophie Mirabella in 2013, and her successor Helen Haines did to succeed McGowan at the last election. And what Kerryn Phelps did to beat Sharma at the 2018 Wentworth by-election, and what Zali Steggall did to finish off Tony Abbott. To do that, community members of different political colours must come together and find a quality independent candidate to back, who will attract liberal protest voters, while being attractive enough to left voters to win their first or second preference. To do that, voters must care enough to actively participate in their democracy, get educated about how the preferential system works and, most importantly, be prepared to work together across party lines to find common ground. How? One way is the ‘Voices for’ movement, inspired by the Voices for Indi group, which backed McGowan and were turbocharged by Zali Stegall’s success in Warringah. Denis Ginnivan, a Voices for Indi founder who retired from the group to mentor several ‘Voices for’ groups in other states, told a community

conference in Melbourne last week that there are now 36 groups having a go. McGowan became the unofficial patron of this movement – every seat is different, and all groups are unaffiliated and autonomous – after calling a gathering of interested voters in safe Coalition seats in February to explain the Indi model. Really, the movement is about nurturing genuine participatory democracy with a view to rehabilitating the democratic concept of representation. The idea that the role of a federal MP is to serve and empower his or her electorate, not advance careers in the party club or self-deal or serve donors in return for a cushy job after politics. With enough volunteers and donations, they can attract quality candidates who’d never otherwise think of doing politics to stand with the offer of genuine service, good faith transparent decision making on bills, and constant community input. People like Cathy McGowan and Zali Steggall. Last week, I interviewed architect Linda Seymour, a founder of the movement in the Sydney seat of Hughes, held by climate change denier and pandemic conspiracy theorist Craig Kelly. Before the last election Morrison saved Kelly – who uses his position to soapbox outlandish theories rather than represent his electorate – from deselection by his local branch. Her breaking point was Kelly mocking climate change as a factor in the fires (‘40 degree heat is hard but much harder in Russia, -40 degrees’) the day after two young men died fighting them. She began kitchen table conversations, gathered volunteers, and is searching for an independent to back. The common ground so far – climate change and the need to bring back integrity through a strong federal ICAC. Linda got down to it when her work dried up during the national COVID-19 lockdown and, heaven forbid, she’s having fun getting to know her electorate and meeting new people of all political colours who also want real change and are willing to work to get it.

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dşĈŊ şŕ şſ ĎĶĕ şǔ Now don’t get me wrong I love planting trees, it’s great exercise and very grounding. But if you are planting koala habitat trees thinking that is all that is needed to save koalas, you’re very much wrong. Without defending unburnt, old growth native forest you’re just doing it to feel good, living with a false sense of security. Not to mention sending koalas and all native species and us humans to our extinction.

Right now the NSW government and Forestry Corporation are logging old growth native forest for a whopping $28 per hectare profit. So by the time the koala habitat trees you’ve planted are old enough to support koalas they will be extinct, along with many other native animals. Without intact unburnt old growth native forest, we are well and truly fucked. We are not defending nature. We are nature

defending ourselves. Old growth, fucken oath! Murray Drechsle Mullumbimby

No Dunoon Dam! Time is running out to email a submission to Rous County Council on their water strategy stating your preferences for future water options in our area. Rous Water voted against a mega Dunoon Dam at their December 2020 meeting and again rejected a rescission motion to put the dam back

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on the agenda earlier this year. An asset such as a mega dam will not be an asset in a drought. It will be a white elephant and an expensive one. Rous is proposing to address water security around the existing Rocky Creek Dam, plus a range of other water resource options. The IWCM lists these options: One of these is purified recycled water. The jargon of ‘toilet to tap’ or ‘poo water’ is a blatant and sensational scare tactic being put forward by a group of disingenuous people lobbying for a dam. For many people, they are already drinking recycled water and the technology for future purification plants is becoming more sophisticated all the time. It would be a deeply problematic situation for Rous if they revisited the previously proposed Dunoon Dam as a water source option. The destruction of Aboriginal heritage, rare rainforest on sandstone, koala habitat, endangered platypus and a range of flora species would be a backward step in ▶ Continued on next page

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News/Letters CHESS by Ian Rogers World Champion Magnus Carlsen last week visited the Norwegian Parliament to lobby for foreign gambling companies to operate in Norway. At the moment two government-run companies control all (legal) betting in Norway, with profits going to charity. The policy is generally popular, and effective at harm minimisation. (Concern was raised recently when the covid lockdown caused the number of problem gamblers to almost double – from 436 to 792. Australia, with five times the population, has 200,000+.) Changing the policy was always going to be tough but chess, extremely popular in Norway thanks to Carlsen, has been seen by the giant Kindred group as an ideal entry vehicle. In 2019 Kindred offered a massive sponsorship for the Norwegian Chess Federation in return for lobbying the government to open up gambling. Despite intense manoeuvring by Carlsen, the plan was rejected by the NCF. Carlsen took the rejection – and fall in popularity in Norway – hard but doubled down. The Oslo chess club he had formed to

influence the NCF vote accepted major sponsorship from Kindred, while Magnus himself became a brand ambassador for Unibet. His company Play Magnus had by then merged with Chess24 (which was founded and funded by gambling interests). Play Magnus has since sought to dominate the chess landscape, buying the leading chess magazine New in Chess, and then training sites Chessable and ChessAim. More importantly for Kindred, Carlsen has now found a political ally in Peter Froelich, a member of Norway’s ruling conservative coalition. Meeting in parliament, the two agreed that Norway is missing out on millions on tax. ‘I feel that it is unrealistic to keep the foreign betting companies away,’ said Carlsen. ‘I think [removing the monopoly] will benefit many.’ Carlsen also found time to comment on November’s world title match against Ian Nepomniachtchi, suggesting that he may need to find a new team of seconds: ‘We have played many training games. Ian does not think like others – he is a problem opponent for me. I want to do things a little differently than before.’

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Aslan Shand A sense of frustration and helplessness is being felt by many in the community as they or their friends become homeless as the housing and rental prices continue to increase. But local Liz Friend has decided that it is time to take action and help people who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. She has started the Reality Check Campaign that is asking people who are relatively secure in their lives to help those who aren’t. Liz told The Echo, ‘The heart and soul of Byron Shire is getting lost, amidst a growing housing crisis. Property prices have jumped exponentially and the less better off have been forced out of their homes, out of town, sleeping in their cars, couch-surfing or

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living on the streets, simply because they cannot afford the unreasonable increases in rent. Alternatively, their houses are being sold by landlords taking advantage of the property boom, or being let for short-term holiday letting, taking them out of the residential rental market’. ‘I am encouraging people to donate funds to assist in this emergency, literally to

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Donating to the Reality Check campaign will help support the Housing Solutions Fund that is helping grow low cost housing in the region and the Impact Now fund that focuses on helping community organisations that are on the ground supporting people in crisis. Both these funds are being run via the Northern Rivers Community Foundation, who are working on a number of housing solutions that bring together local and state government, housing providers, philanthropists and social impact investors, builders at cost, developers and pro bono professionals. Liz says, ‘We all need to

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come together so that we do not divide into two – the haves and the have nots – we need each other. We all need to take responsibility here. At the moment, people are being forgotten. There are increasing and obvious mental health issues emerging, along with tragic stories of people feeling secure one minute, lost and feeling hopeless the next’. Donations to the Reality Check campaign are tax deductible, and it is a very tangible way to help people in need, says Liz. ‘Help to manage this crisis, and foster the sense of community that we need to take Byron Shire forward with kindness, compassion and integrity. It’s time,’ says Liz. For more information, contact Liz Friend at realitycheckbyronshire@gmail.com or donate at: https://nrcf.org. au/nrcf-housing-fund.

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Car-free for nature – does this need to be the way of the future? Alison Drover

hilst we debate the merits of a car-free Sunday in the town of Byron, let’s consider the opportunity and merits of trialing this elsewhere, where the need is greater. Cars are consuming nature with a vengeance; trucks, motorhomes, 4WDS and vans are out in force. Statistically 4WDs accounted for 49.6 per cent of new car sales in 2020 in Australia, which is staggering. Our cars have become bigger, as have the accessories and toys that we add to them, and consequently so has our appetite for nature-based activities.

Nature Reserves are wildlife sanctuaries There are places for this, but they are not in a nature reserve, or on beaches that are sanctuaries for wildlife and act as ecological havens. Nature reserves are areas of high conservation status, meaning they have higher biodiversity and are not actively promoted by NPWS. They rate higher than a National Park and don’t usually contain amenities. They are wildlife sanctuaries. Broken Head is one of our best examples of a world class nature reserve. Littoral rainforest is a threatened ecosystem, protected in NSW under the Coastal Management Act and formerly under State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) 28. Most of these forests have largely been cleared for farmland

and coastal development. The largest remaining area that is protected is Iluka Nature Reserve, which is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. Iluka is very small. Hence all remaining areas of Littoral Rainforest are of high conservation value. This applies especially where they are adjacent to existing protected areas, with opportunities to connect and rehabilitate, such as at Broken Head and Seven Mile Beach.

Mental health ćĕŕĕǕ ƐƆ What’s often overlooked in the case for conservation is that it is scientifically proven that nature exposure improves human mental health and wellbeing. Poor mental health imposes major costs on human economies. Therefore, parks have an additional economic value by boosting the mental health of visitors. This is referred to as a health services value. This may be considered as a component of Ecosystem Services Value. It then could be argued that removing the car improves the quality of the nature experience as well as reducing the human impact. Broken Head is one of Byron’s assets that is most impacted by vehicles, especially those 4WDs and campervans that can drive right into the forest verges. It is such remote, isolated surf beaches, set in nature, that sadly make it a delight for influencers and ‘Instagrammers’.

Parking on Broken Head Road pre-COVID. For years Council and NPWS have been trying to work out a solution for managing excessive numbers of vehicles, and people illegally parking and camping, in what is one of our best biodiversity sanctuaries in the region. Parking and management plans that are still on the debating table eight years on will involve heavy investment for limited return and still rely on just two compliance officers to manage, which is not practical given the demand and the terrain. However, when we step out of the road and look at the bigger picture herein lies the answer and provides the opportunity as well as ratepayer cost savings. Broken Head normally (rain aside) has anywhere from an average of 300 to 900 vehicle movements a day on weekends, driving a narrow and dangerous stretch of road for cars. Even though there are only 60 legal car parks the entire length of Seven Mile Beach Road.

Cyclists enjoying the benefits of fewer cars on the road while the COVID restrictions were in place. During the peak of COVID in 2020 and a severe bushfire season when nature reserve car parks were closed, Broken Head and other areas of nature breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of the plumes of dust, the excessive speeds, an endless stream of traffic, noise, and dangerous parking, there was peace, the occasional resident’s vehicle, walkers, runners and families cycling to beaches. Surfers cycled or walked. There was more wildlife, less noise, and better humans. There was a peaceful vibe and everyone benefitted. It is a fact that we enjoy, respect and value something more if we have to forgo something in order to get it. It is the doing that makes the experience. This is the sweet spot. Walking or cycling in nature means that you assimilate slowly before you arrive. You exhale, wind down and hear the sounds of the forest and change your vibration. The connection is immediate, as is your

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vulnerability. The bravado of the shield of metal is gone. To put it bluntly; you get rid of the ‘tyre kickers’ and those who just want to Instagram nature, and get those who are wanting to experience it.

Symbiotic relationships Tailoring solutions for managing our natural assets has a symbiotic relationship. There will be different strategies dependent on the fragility of the ecosystems or our the ability to manage them. This needs to be a case-by-case scenario. I liken it to an art gallery; some areas of nature are touch and feel, others are quiet spaces for appreciation and contemplation, and others are activity areas with lots of interaction. Trialing a car free Sunday in Broken Head allows, by design, protection of the area and reduction of negative impacts. It offers people seeking refuge in the silence of nature or who want to safely exercise in nature without the threat of traffic, this opportunity. It gives real credibility to Byron’s testimony to sustainability and provides a unique experience for our tourists and our community. Most importantly we are safeguarding biodiversity, demonstrating a level of respect while giving locals and visitors the opportunity to experience recreation in nature without the cars. The success of any idea

is dependent on the commitment and community engagement process. This is not a taking away of parking, this is creating an opportunity for the community and our visitors to have equality in nature. The surfers have dominated the road for years, so now we can allow the walkers, runners, strollers, cyclists and children to have a go. If this was adopted as a seven day a week strategy it would provide opportunities for well designed levels of access, including for wheelchairs, that currently don’t exist. A sealed trail for wheelchairs and Braille interpretation handrails – so that people could feel the typography – are possible. There are the residents to deal with who rely on the road for access, but they are very few. Parking at Broken Head is currently free or undermanaged. This strategy provides potential for managing this properly to ensure much needed revenue. Local ratepayers are still able to use their generous $50 a year car park stickers. Investment proposed to manage Seven Mile Beach Road and safeguard the Reserve can be deployed into interpretive signage and collaborative strategies with NPWS to help with management. More slow tourism opportunities, like Delta Kay’s walking tours of Broken Head, could be fostered, which in themselves keep an eye on things. Long term, with the impact of climate change drastically competing with the surge in tourism to natural areas, coupled with the rise in vehicle numbers, it is going to be imperative that Council and other stakeholders look at how they can best manage natural areas for the wellbeing of people and the other lifeforms of this planet. Perhaps we could really be global influencers in being a car free and phone off zone! Now that would really be walking and talking a healthy environment.

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Letters ▶ Continued from page 14 to push through the vote and forge ahead with finalising a DA for the Council’s massive industrial solar farm development at Dingo Lane within the iconic Myocum farmlands. As soon as it’s approved, other private landowners will have a strong case to put forward many more massive solar farms in the historic Myocum farming valley. Many of the surrounding farmland landowners have been approached to develop similar facilities. Council’s own business case financial reports say it’s a bad deal for ratepayers, as it will saddle ratepayers with a $12 million debt, which will take years to pay off. If the solar rebates go pear-shaped over time, as expected, the debt may never be paid. The fact that the same facility could be built much more cheaply as a joint venture by Byron Council out west with an appropriate like-minded western NSW council and get an outcome that is much better value for money and still achieving the desired lower emissions outcome so desired by Council is irrelevant apparently. At the same time the valuable Council block could be sold for use as farmlands as its zoning was intended. But as Simon once shouted at me in an email; we just want to see the valley filled with solar panels because the ‘tourists and locals will really love the added interest of seeing lots of solar panels in the rural valley’... go figure. And this week they are concerned with State government policy which puts farmlands at risk of inappropriate development – a sad case of flip, flop policy on the run. Change in mayor [but] no change in the Council’s inconsistent approach on key policy. Please demand during the upcoming DA process for the Dingo Lane facility that if Council build out west where the land is flat, flood free and the sun always shines... makes too much sense for our Council to seriously consider apparently. Anthony Stante Coorabell

initiatives, and all welcome policy) will now have to submit and tender? What is all this costing, in times of hardship and homelessness? Given the Pump Track trauma that has caused serious upset for all those who were shocked, and those directly affected by the bulldozers and dust and noise upheaval from early morning till late now, almost every day since Easter, how can people now trust what the ‘Masterplan’ holds for this precious but seriously damaged place, despite token ‘community consultation’? Kerry Wright Suffolk Park

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Universities on the boil? Corporatisation takes over Henry Barnes

ou know that frog-inboiling water story? Well, the same sort of slow cook process is being experienced by our beleaguered universities. So many changes have occurred over recent decades -especially since the early 190s - that the modern university bears little resemblance to its predecessors. It has been slowly but surely boiled to death. Some of these changes have been greeted with mild public concern, some with great enthusiasm, but mostly; silence has prevailed.

Faux corporations Let’s not mince words here. Today’s universities, especially (but not exclusively) across the Anglosphere, have morphed into faux corporations hellbent on gaining market share – even more so in the middle of a global pandemic when international intake has been severely impacted. Not that there’s anything all that new about this. Universities have long cosied up to commercial interests. Today however, they’ve become intimate bedfellows. What’s good for universities, it seems, is good for business. Our higher education institutions have, in effect, become giant industrial training centres for the neoliberal economy. It’s a handy arrangement for business that contributes precious little to tertiary education yet benefits enormously from a steady flow of graduates and profit-boosting commercial research. Not surprisingly, it’s taxpayers and students who end up subsidising this enterprise – and the bloated salaries of senior university managers. Yes, our universities are

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ahead in this central public space is a demonstration of the centrality of the music industry in our lives and a community desire to see it remain so. ‘Supportive of the organisers’ might be a better summary. Cr Basil Cameron Goonengerry

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all about job readiness and commercialisation. No need for all that self-indulgent stuff like critical thinking once entertained in the so-called liberal arts. These days, vocationalism and hardnosed practicality rule. It’s one reason why conservative education ministers have so often interfered in the Australian Research Council grant allocation process. They have put the kibosh on seemingly esoteric applications from those troublesome lefties in the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS), and it’s why there are legions of business types sitting on university councils. It’s also why the Morrison government doubled fees for HASS students as a means of cross-subsidising Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) courses.

Where’s the public outrage over all this? And where’s the outrage over the fact that our local tertiary institution, Southern Cross University, no longer has a School of Arts and Social Sciences? The remaining few academics now find themselves in – wait for it! – the Faculty of Business. Not so long ago, it was hard to imagine a university without a swag of HASS academics doing lots of

innovative and interesting scholarships. Times have certainly changed. Once the darling of the sector in terms of its boutique-by-the-sea courses in naturopathy, music and the like, SCU is now at the wrong end of the national university rankings (33rd out of a total of 36 Australian universities examined by QS World University Rankings), with student attrition rates (hovering around 22 per cent) enough to make any vice chancellor’s hair curl. Like other Aussie institutions, SCU has been severely impacted by the pandemic, with casual staff – mainly women – laid off in droves. The slack has been taken up by already hard-pressed, stressed-out and disenchanted academics whose satisfaction ratings are, as Margaret Sims points out in the splendid book, Bullshit Towers, on par with long term prisoners. (Satisfaction ratings among students have also plummeted, as reported by Sydney Morning Herald correspondent Jordan Baker in March of this year). Yet still, academics are urged by management to strive for educational excellence. Never mind that its nigh impossible to meet workload demands (which include having to put all courses online), or that the

of the same behaviours as John ‘Fast Buck$’ that were mentioned: misogyny, mean-spiritedness, bullying, singling people out, using his body to dominate, remember the Hilary Clinton debate?), verbally aggressive, refusing to pronounce opposition politicians’ names correctly (remember Kamala Harris?), ongoing ‘threatening’ behaviour. Finally, like the other politician, it appears Mr Buck$ resorts to similar obfuscations when cornered. ‘Mr Anderson denied “picking” on Cr Ndiaye but continued to mispronounce her name during the interview and said she had “a

big mouth”,’ and… ‘When Mr Anderson heard other women at both meetings had described his behaviour towards Cr Ndiaye as threatening, he called them girls and said they should respect their elders.’ I too have observed Fast Buck$’ ‘Pilgrims’ Progress’ over the many, many years since his first ‘Pink Paper’ attacking then Cr Mike Watterson. At the time I supported his brazen, upfront style because, I suppose, he was doing what I was scared to do. But over the years I have observed his ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ descend into something that seems to yield no

Is arts business?

academic year has been revolutionised by the hasty introduction of what many academics consider to be unteachable 6x6 terms. To make matters worse, lectures have now been replaced (‘flipped’) by facilitated sessions in which academics oversee discussions by students who are increasingly responsible for their own learning. This is educational outsourcing at it’s most egregious. Never before has the disconnect between policy makers and academics and students been so pronounced in our university system, and rarely have curricula and research agendas been so instrumentalised to suit the needs of industry.

Drive through degrees? Anyone who knows what goes on in these institutions is keenly aware that claims of excellence are largely bogus, conjured up mainly for reputational reasons. Academics and students have never been so unhappy. They both want an educational process that is relational, joyously interactive and intellectually and spiritually rewarding. They don’t want a drive through, remote experience. It’s a sad state of affairs, and is only likely to get worse. So dear readers, express your outrage! What’s needed now, particularly in light of the claim, as Jenna Pryce from University of Technology asserts, that universities are dying, is a public discussion of what a different public higher education system might look like, how it can divest from the agendas of the capitalist state, and most importantly, how it can be more responsive to the global crises we now face.

positive value except for his own self-gratification. No matter who is on Council, no matter what party or group they represent, Mr Buck$ tears them down. I also remember when I helped him into the role as a councillor with my vote only to see him apparently incapable of collaborating with anyone on Council without being abrasive and confrontational. I reluctantly conclude, after watching local politics, that he singlehandedly – like his US counterpart – contributed more to the divisive nature of local politics than ▶ Continued on page 20 www.echo.net.au

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Searching for that rainbow at the end of conformity In which a former Echo drudge wanders into the crypt, turning on lights randomly... Michael McDonald

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he art of the lëĶŕ ſŔ Īşſ ƐĲſĕĕ ĎëƷƆ ćƷ peaceful protest has been a īƖŕȒƐşƐĶŕī żşōĶĈĕ ëŕĎ ōşƱȒ staple of Byron Shire ǖƷĶŕī ĲĕōĶĈşżƐĕſƆǽȜ mĶĈĲşōëƆ life since the ‘new ĲëŕĎ ƐşōĎ ǕōŔŔëŊĕſ 'ëưĶĎ settlers’ arrived in the 1970s, searching for that ſëĎćƖſƷȂ ț ĶīīĕƆƐ ćōşşĎƷ rainbow at the end of ƆƐşſƷ Ķŕ ƖƆƐſëōĶë żſşćëćōƷ conformity. It has taken ƐĲëƐ ƱĕĕŊ ëŕĎ ƐĲĕ ōşĈëō on elements of theatre The 1979 Terania and of humour, often Creek protest. żſĕƆƆ ƱşƖōĎŕȜƐ ſĕżşſƐ ĶƐȂȜ expressed through Photo David Kemp costume, dance, music with photo containing Rusty and that ubiquitous medium, and spray the mace – or to and the banner ‘Sniff Butts face-painting. just shoot people. In 1991, as well as protests The patience of the Byron Not Buds’, can be found at peacebus.com/Rusty/ against indiscriminate govBay police might have been easter2001.html on the ernment logging mentioned tested when a 2001 Good site still held by Graeme on in Archive #2, some 400 Friday protest against the an insecure connection, people took to the streets of use of sniffer dogs ended according to the Firefox Byron Bay in January to pro- up on their doorstep. Fortutest against ‘the current crisis nately that perennial activist, browser. A side effect of a protest in the Persian Gulf’. Various Graeme Dunstan, had a way luminaries addressed the of establishing rapport, or at by Mullum identity Rhonda rally at Main Beach, backed Ellis, a Byron councillor least some agreement, with by a large banner, ’No Bloody senior officers before the and later a Southern Cross War’. University academic, saw protest took place. ‘The Gulf Crisis’, as it was my first appearance in court The parade wandered then known, was part of the through the Bay to the police as a witness. Rhonda was ongoing crisis in the Middle station, accompanied by the arrested for interfering with East, helpfully established the progress of the XPT train blaring music of the Baha by colonial powers, such Men’s 1999 cover of ‘Who Let as part of general dismay at as Britain and France in the the closure of rail services. The Dogs Out’. The patience 19th century – or we could Naturally The Echo had of the Christian cops present go back to the 11th century covered the protest and must have been further Christian Crusades – and taken many photos. These tested by the ‘crucifixion’ brought to a later climax in were produced during the on the station lawn of Rusty 1998 by the USA bombing the Harris, who had been busted Mullum local court proceedcrap out of Iraq. earlier in the year after being ings and the police prosecuIn that same week in 1991 tor asked why I had brought sniffed out by a labrador a group of artists and poets them along. named Thor. A colourful and staged a piece of perfor‘I didn’t’, I replied. That somewhat coloured report mance art at Cape Byron. put a dampener on the of the drama, complete The Echo reported the claims that war in the Gulf ‘could ignite oil reserves, resulting in further exacerbation of the greenhouse effect and damage the marine environment by leaking oil’. (It wasn’t until 2015 that the US military lost its ‘emissions exemption’ under the Paris climate accord, with a Brown University report noting that US military greenhouse gas emissions totalled 59 million tons in 2017, 11 million tons more than the nation of Sweden Three interwoven narratives depict the lost in the same year! So many gospel of Mary Magdalen, the destruction of different ways a large army the ancient world’s greatest library and the ﬁnd can kill people.) at a modern archeological site that the Curia is I had the privilege of desperate to keep secret. The link between David covering many different Lovejoy’s stories is the young woman Hypatia, protests in the nineties and into the noughties. In who gets dangerously involved in the church general the local police were politics of fourth century Alexandria. helpful and hands-off, unlike ON SALE AT THE MULLUM ECHO OFFICE $12 some American police forces Also available SF story Yellowstone Butterﬂy $13 clad in military gear and all Gods and Heroes Greek myths revisited $10 too willing to wield a baton

Rusty gets crucified on the front lawn of the Byron Bay police station. Photo courtesy of Graeme Dunstan prosecutor’s line of enquiry and was about the extent of my testimony. Rhonda is also the author, with Fiona Martin, of a 2002 report in the Transformations journal on the evolution of the alternative press in Byron Shire from 1970 onwards

– https://bit.ly/2YlGnXV. The Echo gets covered, of course, in itself initially a protest at the media’s failure to cover the police’s 1983 marijuana raids called Operation One-Up. ‘There we were, bailed up in Main Arm for three days by

gun-toting police and lowflying helicopters,’ Nicholas Shand told filmmaker David Bradbury. ‘Biggest bloody story in Australia probably that week and the local press wouldn’t report it.’ Some 12 years before the 1991 Byron Bay peace protest there was the famous ‘Battle For Terania’ rainforest in August 1979 at Terania Creek. In 1999, to mark the 20th anniversary of the successful blockade, Byron Bay activist Dailan Pugh noted, ‘The Terania Creek protest was the precedent for taking direct non-violent action to protect forests. The political effect of the blockade was inspirational for a range of future environmental confrontations around Australia.’ And, unfortunately, the confrontations must continue. The film Mullumbimby’s Madness – Activism & Politics, by Sharon Shostak for the Brunswick Valley Historical Society (mullumbimbymuseum.org.au), covers many of the protests of the ’70s and ’80s that informed the ’90s, and includes interviews with several of the participants.

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What to do about mice?

Knee jerks There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth from politicians about PETA’s very reasonable observation that the ‘mouse plague’ is a complex and long-term problem that should be addressed through systematic strategies to introduce methods of breeding control. Dropping poisons, which will be picked up by native animals, dogs and possibly human children and will end up in water supplies is a myopic and fatuous way to make it look like something is happening, without ever addressing the issue. Mice probably came to Australia with the First Fleet, with mitochondrial DNA analyses showing a strong link to the UK mouse. We can hardly blame them for thriving, with infestations being reported for the last 150 years, starting with a ‘mouse plague’ in Murrurundi in 1871. The most destructive case, in 1993, caused an estimated $96 million worth of damage.

PETA urges everyone to remember that mice feel pain and fear, just as dogs, cats, and farmers do. Photo CSIRO

Yet the government has done little in all those years to find a systemic solution, other than handing out extremely toxic and horribly cruel poisons. The NSW government, for example, has boasted that it will poison bags of grains and hand them out with no paperwork. What could go wrong? PETA urges everyone to remember that mice feel pain and fear, just as dogs, cats, and farmers do. The use of gut-wrenching poisons that cause slow, agonising deaths to mice, or other animals who eat the poison or its professed target, is no substitute for investing in solid science. Desmond Bellamy PETA Australia, Byron Bay

Linnaeus Estate My name is Ingrid Simson and house #24 on Linnaeus Estate is my home. The house was acquired by the Simson Family Trust about 20 years ago and I inherited it in 2019. I fully subscribe to the Linnaeus Estate Charter, which, until a month ago was available to be read and appreciated by anyone. Take a look for yourselves: www.linnaeus.com.au/ site-management-1 when you click on this site you will notice that the Charter has disappeared, fortunately my husband downloaded it just before it was removed from the Linnaeus website. The website still does, however, mention that: ‘the Linnaeus Estate trust… will act as custodian of the site for the future generations.’ This is in accordance with the original Charter’s commitment to future generations. I am not qualified to comment on the precise environmental impact of Brandon Saul’s proposed DA to turn Linnaeus Estate into a tourist centre with an exclusive restaurant and hundreds of guests and employees in cars arriving daily around the clock. Yet, I am certain

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that this will have a massive and lasting impact on the environment for generations to come. Brandon Saul’s company will be by its very nature expansive, he will seek Council and NRPP approval which, in my opinion, will enable him to take full control of Linnaeus. I imagine that Saul’s goal is to ensure that Linnaeus becomes profitable for himself and his shareholders. As a Swede I feel certain that my compatriot Carl Linnaeus (https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus) would be appalled at the thought that this extraordinary natural gem named after him was to be sold to businessmen, rather than leaving it as an environmental educational centre for generations to come. I know that the historical major financial backer of Linneaus Estate fully supports the educational goals of the Charter and it would like the precious site, so well described in the Linnaeus Nature Guide, to remain in as pristine a condition as it is today. I respectfully request you to reject the DA. Ingrid Simson Stockholm, Sweden

Dun the dam There is an unfortunate campaign of misinformation circulating about the alternatives to the Dunoon Dam. Beth Trevan’s sudden concern for Tyagarah Nature Reserve is curious (Echo May 19), considering the Our Future NR stance that there are no environmental issues with building a dam at The Channon Gorge. Studies by Rous County Council (RCC) state that 34ha of Big Scrub Rainforest will be destroyed by the dam and 62ha in the total area will be affected, not to mention the destruction of Aboriginal burial sites. I discussed the Tyagarah aquifer with RCC Chair Keith Williams. The Rous 2060 Future Water Plan on exhibition now, recommends four bores in the Tyagarah aquifer, not the 12 that Ms Trevan stated. Williams said, ‘the bores will be located well away from the Tyagarah Nature Reserve on Crown and Council land near the Tyagarah Airfield’. He noted that before the bores go ahead in the 2030s, ‘Detailed studies will be carried out to be sure there are no impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems’. Rous County Council has existing licences for

aquifers at Alstonville that farmers also use. Despite the rumours RCC proposes relocating its bores to a deeper aquifer unused by farmers. The bores at Alstonville and Tyagarah will provide enough additional water until 2040 according to Williams. This will provide 20 years to establish water recycling plants, such as the pioneer scheme by Rous at Perradenya Estate. As Mr Williams has said before, the recycling of wastewater is not illegal, it just needs to be carried out under licence. Recycled water is used globally and is a viable solution to our water supply. Submissions close this Friday. Provide a quick online submissions are at waternorthernrivers.org. The Indigenous people and the rainforest need your support for alternatives to the dam. Kathryn McConnochie Byron Bay Q The Echo received far more letters, many of great length, that did not make it into the letters pages this week. Those letters and the ones that were cut for space will appear online in the coming week. The letters received on the Palestine/Israel will also be made available online.

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ooking for an oasis within the oasis that is Byron on a Sunday? A quiet little spot, away from the madness of town, where the food’s delicious, the shopping’s unique and the car parks are plentiful? Then you need to visit Habitat in the Arts & Industry Estate. There’s a different vibe around Habitat on a Sunday. Gone are the office workers and spandex-clad gangs hitting the gyms and health studios. Instead there are groups of locals, reclining around the courtyard, enjoying a lazy coffee in the sun and not really doing much at all. And why would you move, when you’ve got Vagabond serving all their plant-based yumminess from 7am, including silky smooth oats with poached pear, or buckwheat waffles and berries. The perfect start to a winter

Barrio morning vibes, and inset, breakfast never looked so good. Barrio Photo Kitti Gould morning. Then Barrio fires up the woodfired grill from 11am, and start serving their incredible Sunday Seafood Roast. Think chargrilled prawns, wood-fired scallops, lobster and whatever else they’ve sourced that’s fresh and local. Paired with a glass of something special, and you’re in foodie heaven. Topping off your dining experience, Habitat have wrangled the legendary Benilato to wheel his gelato cart down from the village of Federal each Sunday. As a fourth-generation gelato maker from Italy, Benilato have a passion for their product that you just can’t find anywhere else. Oh, and there are vegan and glutenfree options. What else to do, now you’re full as a goog and happy as a lark? Why not take a stroll around the shops and treat yourself to

something special? Habitat have carefully curated every flagship store, independent boutique and fashion label, so you can find the iconic style you’d expect from Byron – without the hassle of going into town. There’s The Beach People, Children of the Tribe, Mr Simple, Prae and Shackpalace, just to name a few. And now they’re all open on Sundays from 10am–2pm. Traditionally, Sundays used to be a day of rest. Whole towns would be closed, and people would take the time to recharge, spend time with friends and family, mentally preparing for the week ahead. We all need a refuge and some relief from the crazy pace of life. And that place is Habitat. Sundays from 7am. Habitat in the Arts & Industry Estate, Byron Bay.

love eating out at restaurants, but no matter how good the food is, for me it’s also about having fun – it’s a whole experience. Some experiences just send your mind that signal to switch off and have fun – whether you’re on holidays, or you just need to chill out. Sitting across from the beach, with a great range of cocktails on hand, listening to some live tunes with a range of tapas and some friends to talk to – to me this is how life should be lived. This is the Kiki on Byron vibe. It’s a cocktail bar opposite Main Beach in Byron, and also a live music venue, with regular jazz nights, a cheese board and wine special for $60 on Saturday nights with a killer band, and acoustic sessions on Sundays with $6 Coronas, just for example. I find just reading a cocktail list exciting, let alone trying them, so just to get you in the cocktail mood; how about the ‘MC/DC’: Dark rum, Brookies Macadamia and Wattleseed liqueur, lime, walnut bitters and macadamia orgeat (orgeat is a sweet syrup, normally almond-based, often used in Mai Tais and tiki drinks – if you like tiki style cocktails, they have eight different ones at Kiki’s). Or how about trying the ‘Some Like it Hot’: Ilegal Mezcal, Reposado tequila, lime, local Pyewackets Mango-Jalapeno Shrub, chilli agave and Dorrigo

Legends Showcase in Ballina Mezza at the Point restaurant in Ballina has a special Las Vegas style ‘Legends Showcase’ on at 6.30pm Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June. Mark Andrew will be showcasing the work of legends such as Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Buddy Holly, Jim Morrison and more, while you enjoy a traditional Mezza Banquet and dessert (tickets at mezza. com.au). Dust off your senses, as Mark has over 15 years of experience, so you’ll be treated to the looks and sounds of the performers, as well as the taste experience of the banquet. Mezza at the Point, the riverside restaurant located in the Ramada Hotel, 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June.

NOW OPEN! RƏȵȵɵ ǝȒɖȸ xȒȇ٫Iȸǣ ‫ג‬٫‫ה‬ȵȅ‫ژ‬ $5 Tap Beer & $10 Classic Margs. Wednesday locals discount 20% off the total bill.

Colourful • Vibrant • Festive Fun Dining. Bringing authentic Mexican food and drinks to Byron.

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Open Mon–Thur 4pm till late. Fri–Sun midday to midnight.

Call 02 7228 9459 or text 0425 361 239 to book. Shop 9/8 Fletcher St, Byron.

Saphia’s background in music is a definite influence for Kiki On Byron. Photo Jeff ‘Jazz-Hands’ Dawson pepperleaf? But of course, you don’t have to try something different, part of relaxing is just having what you’re comfortable with; like a martini, an Old Fashioned, or one of the fresh cocktails like the mojito, margaritas, or some of my favourites, like the Amaretto sour, or the negroni. Well, I have a lot of favourites, actually... Of course, there is also a good list of reasonablypriced wines, Australian but also Austrian and French wines too, and many wines available by the glass, along with a selection of nonalcoholic drinks and beers too. I don’t drink a lot of beer, and I’ve never had a Sanctus, Pina Colada Smash beer, but I like going to a venue with something on the menu to tempt me out of my comfort zone – if I could just get past that cocktail list… Like, for example, salsa dancing. It’s outside my comfort zone and I’ve never done it, but Kiki on Byron

on Thursday nights is the place to try, if you’re curious. There’s a free Latin Dance Party at 7pm with a mini salsa class at 6pm ($20) for an hour beforehand just to give you some moves, or confidence, and all night Sangria jugs (maybe for a touch more confidence) along with wine, beer and fish taco specials. There is a Mexican-style breakfast and lunch menu, (think Breakfast Burrito), and for dinner you can get some simple and delicious dishes like pizza, nachos and quesadillas. The live music is everchanging, but this week (in addition to Thursday night salsa night) Mark Chapman is playing at 7pm on Friday, the Moses Parker Jazz Trio is playing at 7pm on Saturday night, and on Sunday morning at 11am you can catch Milan Ackerman. Kiki on Byron Shop 1 & 2, 14 Bay St, Byron (opp. Surf Club) kikionbyron.com @kikionbyron

Miss Renee Simone in Byron If you like adding live music to your enjoyment of food, local restaurant Karkalla in Byron Bay has Miss Renee Simone performing every Thursday in May during their local curry nights at 10/8 Fletcher St Byron. See karkalla.com.au

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t’s not every day a chef turns their hand to plant-based milk, and delivers that same passion for flavour into their product. For patrons of the Mullumbimby Farmers Market however, that is exactly the treat they now have at their fingertips, thanks to Byron Bay Milk Company. Owned by David Edgson and Aarna Hudson, the team together has more than 30 years of experience in food production. Chef Dave Edgson said it all fell into place after he was working as a production manager for a vegan chocolate company and plant-based milk was also being made on the premises. After learning the process, the opportunity came up to purchase the equipment and start doing it himself, and thus Byron Bay Milk Company was born. Offerings include pecan, macadamia, coconut and almond milk – all produced in glass bottles, which are reused to reduce waste (customers can swap back their empty bottle for a full bottle to help sustainability and save on the bottle cost per purchase). David says the rapid local following that has grown at the Mullum Farmers Market is evidence that the community

cares about well-made local products and environmentally friendly business models. ‘People are changing daily in Australia to plant-based products, so having the ability to make something that tastes good, and that I am also extremely proud of, is great,’ David says. ‘I want to change people’s experience of plant-based milks. They can taste exceptional. ‘As a chef I want to create something that I would enjoy, and if it’s not a high quality product that I would consume, I won’t sell it to my customers. That’s why we put so much effort into the flavour and quality of our milk.’ David says he loves the process of creating something so much that he doesn’t mind the 3am starts that it takes to produce, deliver and also sell at the markets the 500 litres of plantbased milk. ‘One of the most interesting factors is having the ability to extract flavour from something that is dehydrated or dried, such as a nut, and to preserve that flavour within a milk,’ he says. ‘My whole goal, that I have carried over from my time working as a chef, is to work with flavours and infusions.

There is an ancient tale from Athens that the goddess Athena gained the protection of Athens from Poseidon with the gift of the olive. Olives belong to the class of fruit called drupes, or stone fruits, and are related to mangoes, cherries, peaches, almonds, and pistachios. Olives are known to be a good source of vitamin E, iron, copper, and calcium. If they are stored in salty brine, they can also contain sodium, which, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, is just what we need in these winter months to keep

Dave Edgson is a former chef who sells healthy, modern, plant-based milks in very satisfyingly-oldschool bottles at the market.

1 Cup pitted kalamata olives 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons capers 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar 2 cloves crushed garlic

‘I also love the variety of customers I get to interact with at the farmers markets, and I look forward to further building those relationships with the community as the year goes on.’ If you’d like to try these terrific milks, you can find Byron Bay Milk Company at the Mullumbimby Farmers Markets every Friday from 7am to 11am, and don’t forget to return your bottle to support sustainability.

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1 tablespoon lemon juice Chopped herbs (try parsley, oregano, thyme, chilli or coriander to your liking)

Combine olives, capers and garlic in a processor and chop finely. With motor running, gradually add lemon juice and oil, then herbs, and process until blended. Transfer tapenade to bowl. Season to taste with pepper. Tapenade can then be used as a dip, an addition to pasta, pizza, salads or spread on bread with tomato and/or cheese.

The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread. Thomas Jefferson

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Ballina

In honour of Grumpy Grandma, Denise.

Tapenade recipe:

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kidney energy balanced. As well, olives are rich in antioxidants, including oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, oleanolic acid, and quercetin, which have antiinflammatory properties. They are low in carbs but high in healthy fats. You can use some of the region’s locally-grown olives to throw in a pasta, perk up a Mediterranean dish, eat as a simple nibble warmed with a rosemary sprig… or you can whizz up a quick tapenade.

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Kiki On Byron

Good Vibes. Live Music. Beach Views. Cocktails. Mexican Cuisine.

Byron Bay

Come and join us for some yummy cocktails by the beach, delicious Mexican food and groovy tunes. Open Tuesday–Sunday Happy Hour 3–5pm

14 Bay St ( opposite Main Beach Surf Club) www.kikionbyron.com @KIKIONBYRON

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Bowlo Kitchen

Family friendly, tradies’ local, restaurant quality. Wednesday to Friday happy hour, midweek specials, The Bowlo, Bangalow excellent wines, foodies delight, creative cocktails, 6687 2741 local produce, massive kids’ space, welcoming staff, Open Wed–Fri 12–2.30pm & 5–8.30pm; and COVID Safe. Sat 12–8.30pm; Sun 12–7pm. Club open Wed–Sun from 12 noon www.bangalowbowlo.com.au bangalowbowlo @thebowlo

Come along to the Bangalow Bowlo and find out.

The Italian, Byron Bay, provides a bustling 21, 108 Jonson St, atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary Byron Bay inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s Open 7 days from 5.30pm finest cocktails and wines. 5633 1216 www.theitalianbyronbay.com

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No Bones Vegan Bar and Kitchen. 11 Fletcher Street 6680 7418

Join us on our expedition to save the Earth one Brussels sprout at a time. HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY 5–6PM $6 BEERS / $12 COCKTAILS / $7 WINES Open every day from 5pm till late

Book online: www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au

For any events of up to 30 people please email nobonesbyronbay@gmail.com

Karkalla Byron Bay

Breakfast Thursday–Monday 8.am–11.30am Lunch Thursday–Monday 12pm–2.30pm Dinner Thursday–Monday 5.30pm–late

Café, Bar & Restaurant

Corner of Bay Lane and Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

5614 8656 www.karkalla.com.au @karkallabyronbay

OCA Organic Cuisine 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Bay

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WE LOVE LOCALS! Every Thursday is locals night! Curry, roti & glass of wine $36 + LIVE MUSIC performance from 6.30pm Bookings via website www.karkalla.com.au

A collaboration between local chefs and regenerative farmers, OCA is all about vegetarian organic food and the power of community, not to mention some seriously amazing flavours.

Booking via our website mvpbyronbay.com.au

Lord Byron Distillery

Open Tuesday–Saturday 12 noon – 5pm 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901

Probably the world’s best pasta* Open for Dine in + takeaway + delivery Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday – Monday To book, order takeaway or free pasta puns visit mvpbyronbay.com.au Or dm slide@mvp_byron_bay *Internal staff poll

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Loft Byron Bay

Incredible cocktails, locals beers & all-day snacks and food to share, with ocean views.

4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

Happy Hour | Every day 4–6pm $6 Loft lager or wine, $10 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita

Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au

Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9–11pm 2 for $25 Classic Espresso Martini Open every day from 4pm till late.

The artisan wood–fired pizzas are the best in town. The place comes alive for dinners and special events, with some unique local performances. A real cultural experience! Open from 9am to 2pm Mon–Fri and from 5pm to 8.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Fishheads Byron Bay 1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632 FISHHEADSBYRON

Chupacabra

Yaman Mullumbimby

GREAT SUMMER MENU

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.

62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3778 www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au

Open 7 days from 9am–8pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy! The Fishheads Family

The Empire

Fresh authentic Mexican in a relaxed atmosphere.

This is food made with love, all produce sourced locally. Eat in or take out. Margaritas and tacos all night long! Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Family friendly, totally GF menu. Suffolk Park DINNER 5pm–9pm 6685 3059 WED–SAT www.chupacabra.com.au Book via Resy @chupabyron

Forest Byron Bay

@forestbyronbay

Set next to a lush rainforest oasis, Forest celebrates sustainability working hand-in-hand with local farmers, growers and artisans. Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and just-drinks… the perfect place to feed your soul. Stay awhile. As a Byron Bay Crystalbrook Local you get to enjoy 15% off food and drinks when you sign up online.

Oma Food and Wine

Oma is the latest restaurant from the team at Three Blue Ducks.

77-97 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park 6685 4969 www.crystalbrookcollection. com/byron/forest

6 Lawson Street, Byron Bay 8960 7478 www.omafoodandwine.com

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

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

The Rocks @ Aquarius Brunch 7am–12 noon Mon–Fri 7am–1pm Sat & Sun 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au

Success Thai Mon–Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Lunch 12 noon–3pm Dinner from 5–8.30pm 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

Barrio 7am–3pm Mon, Tues, Sat 7am–8.30pm Wed, Thurs, Fri 1 Porter St, North Byron Booking via our website barriobyronbay.com.au

Saltwater Social Club A gathering place for all 32 Jonson St, Byron Bay saltwatersocialclub.com.au

20 Burringbar St, Mullum

6684 2306 Tues–Fri 8.30am–2.30pm Sat, Sun 9am–2pm FB/Insta: EmpireMullum empiremullum.com.au

Paséyo Corner of Stuart and Tincogan Streets Mullumbimby

0498 010 881 Monday–Friday 7.30am–3pm Saturday 8am–2pm

Coffee, Malawach Rolls, Pita Pockets, Falafel, Traditional Yemenite spices and all your favourites always freshly made. Drop in for an authentic atmosphere, dine-in or takeaway. 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. Takeaways and lots of grab-and-go goodies available. Phone orders welcome – call ahead and avoid the queue. Healthy, fresh, balanced and nutrient dense meals that create a sensory delight for our customers. Buddha bowls, smoothies, coffee, cold-pressed juices, and so much more.

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Frida’s Field

Oma offers a locally sourced, seasonal menu with a wine list boasting 50 natural wines. Just like the cyclone, big energy has gone into the creation of Oma, and it is now ready for the people in Byron Bay to enjoy.

76 Booyong Road, Nashua Open 12–4pm Fri, Sat, Sun Bookings via our website www.fridasfield.com

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE

Long Lunches Contemporary country dining from award-winning chef. Seasonal produce-driven set menus with multiple dishes shared amongst your booking. Beautiful eco-farm location, just 10 minutes from Bangalow. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

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

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Harvest 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644

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

www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar

HARVEST RESTAURANT, DELI + BAKERY Culinary creativity that harnesses the connection between food and nature. Lunch: Wed–Sun 12–3pm Dinner: Wed–Sat from 6pm Baked goods at Sourdough Weekends : Sat + Sun 8am until sold out Deli 7am–3pm daily

POSSUM CREEK

Our Rocking New Brunch Menu Come and join us at the Rocks for some light brunch options or hearty breakfasts. We offer a range of home-made, locally sourced produce at affordable prices, including our delicious new loaded halloumi or chorizo tacos, vegan nasi goreng and our signature Rocks Big Brekky which will keep you going for hours! Fresh juices, Byron Bay coffees and healthy smoothies available too. The Rocks is registered as COVID Safe, and is practicing all NSW health guidelines.

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.

The Hut 471 Friday Hut Road, Possum Creek

Sun Bistro Bottleshop and Home Delivery 61 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay

02 6685 6500 www.thesunbistro.com/ deliveries deliver@thesunbistro.com

At the Sun Bistro Bottle Shop you will find a hand curated range of quality wines, spirits and beers. RARE AND NATURAL WINE • CRAFT BEER • HANDCRAFTED SPIRITS • TEQUILA AND MEZCAL • HOME DELIVERY Open 7 Days 10am–8pm Monday to Sunday

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CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

Open 4pm until late Monday through Sunday for sundowners, dinner, and late-night drinks. Lazy weekend lunches with sandy feet, rowdy dinners with family and friends, and late night drinks and DJs are the standard. Laid back vintage vibes and classic coastal style create an eclectic feel, complemented by our menu of shareable snacks, locally-sourced salads and hand-stretched sourdough pizzas, as well as beers on tap, organic wines and hand-crafted cocktails.

Book online www.thehutbyronbay.com.au Info@thehutbyronbay.com.au

ALCOHOL SUPPLIERS

Menus available on Facebook. Barrio’s canteen takes its inspiration from locally sourced produce with moorish cuisine. Offering daily bakes, breakfast cakes, classic sandwiches, vibrant salads, smoked fish and grilled meats. Book via our website for lunch and dinner in the restaurant at www.barriobyronbay.com.au Walk-in tables available.

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm À la carte Mediterranean menu

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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

GOOD TIMES ~ HIGH VIBES ~ LATE NIGHTS ~ HIGH TIDES

LENNOX HEAD

Krill Bar Lennox Head 47 Ballina St, Lennox Head www.krillbar.com.au 6685 5538 KRILLBARANDRESTAURANT

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Open Thursday 5pm–10pm; Friday 3pm–11pm; Saturday 12pm–3pm, 5pm–11pm; Sunday 4pm–9pm Amazing cocktails, fabulous local food, a la carte and bar menus all with super friendly service. Head Chef Minh Le was a finalist for Australian Chef of the Year in 2016 and has owned multiple hatted restaurants. Come in and experience his fine food in the stylish decor. Happy Hour Thursday–Saturday 5–6pm Online booking preferred

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BYRON ARTS & INDUSTRY BYRON ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE: creative, small batch, hand-made, stateof-the-art, artisan, innovative, ethical, imaginative, hyper-local, leading-edge, quality, EXPLORE premium, master, handcrafted, accomplished, cutting edge, organic, designer, eclectic DISCOVER ingenious, beautiful, unique, sensational, avant-garde, original, visionary, inspirational, expert, brilliant, gifted, ahead of the curve. YOU wonderful, compelling, THERE experiencing, witnessing, engaging. NOW.

POÈME LIFESTYLE

Tender, enchanting pieces curated to convey a joyful and poetic atmosphere at home. Ethical organic fashion, bedding and decor for babies, children and adults. Each piece is handmade, carefully and consciously, using authentic handcraft traditions. Featuring sustainable European brands such as Numero74, Camomile London bedding, Muskhane decorative felt items, Louise Misha & Mamapapa fashion, as well as Elvis&Moi jewellery.

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Shop direct at their A&I Estate factory and buy from the extensive range of activated nuts at 2die4 Live Foods. They love meeting locals and sharing their newest products with you. NEW products available at locals pricing. Mon–Fri 7.30am to 2.30pm. 6 Boronia Place. www.2die4livefoods.com.au 0411 204 588

Shop 3 / 18 Centennial circuit, Byron Bay 0405 718 476 Insta: @poeme_lifestyle poemelifestyle.com.au

IN THE RAW

In the Raw offers you the highest quality, small-batch handcrafted organic skincare and artisan homewares, free from anything but nature’s raw goodness. Vegan friendly and toxin free. Open 10am–4pm Monday–Friday. 1B/11 Banksia Drive Byron Bay. 0450 873 451 intherawbyronbay.com.au

HABITAT PRECINCT CI A cleverly designed village where people live, work and play, all in one place, combining oldschool Byron (community, creativity) with new thinking (live+work spaces, car sharing) and good times (food, shops) to create a little oasis for locals and visitors alike. 13

HABITAT WORKSPACE

A modern co-working space for freelancers, start-ups and small businesses. Thirty-four lockable ‘pocket offices’, and twelve open plan desks; a smarter, more affordable way to do business in an upscale setting that is still relaxed.

Building B1, 1 Porter Street, Byron Bay 02 6694 3244 habitatbyronbay.com 14

MR SIMPLE

More than a clothes store, The Department is a place to find dependable products that stand the test of time. An eclectic collection of clothing, eskies, furniture, books, shoes, drink-ware and even a barbershop, the common thread is simple – only stuff they love gets in the door. If you need something for a weekend barbecue or your mate’s birthday, The Department is your spot.

Shop 39-41, 1 Porter Street, Habitat Byron Bay @departmentofsimplethings

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SHACKPALACE RITUALS

At Shackpalace Rituals they love the idea of reducing clutter and surrounding yourself with objects that inspire you through their aesthetics, sustainability and usefulness. They source beautiful, artisan objects and ingredients that have been created with integrity and can be incorporated simply into purposeful and mindful daily rituals. Visit their Byron Bay Concept Store to indulge all your senses.

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Habitat, Suite 56/1 Porter Street, Byron Bay 02 5624 5024 www.anandaclinics.com.au

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Tasman Way

QEEG Neurofeedback for live monitoring and training of your brainwaves and brain functioning. Train your brain away from anxiety, depression, stress, and insomnia into peak performing flow states and emotional regulation. Increase the ANANDA–BLISS state. Sleep better. Optimise performance. Also offering endocannabinoid mAnanedicine and psychotherapy. Change your brain and change your life.

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Shop 8, 1 Porter Street, Byron Bay www.shackpalace.com

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BODHI LIVING

Bodhi Living is a conceptual furniture store that showcases unique, antique pieces from around the world, combined with a range of contemporary furniture, rugs, lighting, décor and art.

They also offer a unique and personalised design experience and can guide their clients through residential, commercial and contract projects with in-house design consultation, planning and execution, creating considered spaces that enrich the soul.

BYRON BAY FAIR

Byron Bay Fair – where the locals shop! Their amazing pharmacy is now called Infinity Pharmacy Byron Bay. Don’t worry, the same amazing team will still be in-store, ready to help as always. Shop easy seven days a week – with free parking and WiFi at Byron Bay Fair. 20 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay Follow them on FB + Instagram @byronbayfair

BYRON BAY TRADERS

Byron Bay Traders is a collective showroom and retail space for local designers, makers and small businesses. They showcase a variety of homewares, furniture, gifts, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, skincare and more, giving you the opportunity to consciously support small local businesses of Byron and surrounds. Lovingly made and ethically sourced is the mission of each business in the collective.

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100 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay Stoneandwood.com.au

6 Acacia Street, Byron Bay elements.net.au

HONEY HUNT ART SKIRTS

Classic A-line skirts to make you glow. Feel like a honey in these timeless retro, floral and funky designs proudly Australian Made from original Byron artworks. Patterned skirts are essential wardrobe staples and the tailored yet comfortable A-line shape will become your favourite year-round skirt for smart-casual, work and evening wear–just dress them up with tights, boots and a jacket. Shop 2, 1 Centennial Circuit, Byron A&I Estate 0408 766 546 www.honeyhunt.style 10

MARK TUCKEY FURNITURE

Mark Tuckey is an Australian furniture company dedicated to creating premium pieces that are loved in homes, offices and restaurants across Australia and abroad. They design timber furniture with integrity, simplicity and strength, using recycled and sustainably managed timbers. They also retail complementary seating, homewares, lighting and artwork. Their commitment is to produce lifetime pieces with a negligible footprint. 14 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay IG: @mark_tuckey www.marktuckey.com.au 11

ELEMENTS I LOVE

Elements I Love is a little obsessive about collecting antiques, art and architectural salvage. Unique interior pieces, artisan and vintage finds are curated in a recently renovated gallery space. ‘Time worn is how we like our finds’. Open most Thursdays and Fridays 10am–4pm or by appointment. *Please check the website before visiting! Parking available onsite.

Visit the spiritual home of Stone & Wood for brewery tours, beer tastings and some of the most delicious bites in Byron. With 31 brewing tanks, a canteen run by 100 Mile Table and a beer garden, it’s the perfect place for a drink with mates or to take your beer appreciation to the next level. Kids and furbabies welcome.

1/18 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay 0429 479 260 @bodhi.living

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THE LOBBY

Byron Bay’s newest art gallery, The Lobby was formed by a collective of local businesses who love art and want to share the love by showcasing local artists in their space. Winter Light, their first exhibition by Matt Sansom #mattsansomart, opens 27 May–17 June. Artworks are for sale. 2/17 Tasman Way, A&I Estate Neighbouring Byron School of Clay and Nimbus. thelobbygallery.com.au 12

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100% Pets is your local petcare supply store. Independently owned, with qualified, experienced team members on hand to answer all your pet related questions. With a large range of dry and raw foods, flea/tick preventions, bedding and toys, they have something for every pet. There is also a DIY dog wash in-store. 100% Healthy 100% Happy.

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[ Down To Earth ]

[ Accommodation Bedding Supplies ]

The Down To Earth team here in the Byron Shire are bringing something new and exciting to the Northern Rivers. Their large sandstone blocks and retaining walls are unique and eco friendly, with no concrete needed to build large walls or stone features that can also incorporate hardwood. The sandstone they work with is from the Northern Rivers and has beautiful, individual colours throughout.

We know beds... because that’s our business! If you are looking for the right mattress for your holiday rental, then help is at hand. We’ve been the local accommodation industry’s first choice for bedding for more than 13 years. We’re passionate about our business and supply only the highest quality Australian made hotel beds and bed products used by leading hotels and resorts.

Whether you need a retaining wall or a large fire pit area built this is a beautiful, natural and cost effective solution that will last.

We also promise short lead times if you need that bed in a hurry!

Contact Luke today for a design and quote for your project.

All our manchester and pillow ranges are selected for quality, value and durability, to ensure your guests have the best sleep experience!

www.downtoearthbyronbay.com.au 0413626117

No order is too small or large. We can deliver and install your new beds and remove your old beds, for all our commercial customers.

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Shop online at hotelandhome.com.au or call 6685 5212 for a free consultation.

S PA C E S [ Bodhi Living ]

[ Parallel Power ]

Bodhi Living is a conceptual furniture store that strives to bring home the magic of rich and vibrant cultures, by looking for character, beauty and quality in everything they source. Bodhi showcases unique, antique pieces from around the world, combined with a range of contemporary furniture, rugs, lighting, décor and art.

With colder and wetter weather on the way, it’s time to get heaters out and keep things cosy. As important as it is to stay warm, there are a couple of things to consider; Multi-way power adaptors can be a quick way to get those electric heaters on in a jiffy, but are not a great long-term solution. Extra power points might be better this year.

They also offer unique and personalised design experience with the support of their knowledgeable team. They can help guide their clients through residential, commercial and contract projects with in-house design consultation, planning and execution.

Can your electrical system safely handle the additional load? Are your smoke detectors due for a test or even a 10-year replacement? Parallel Power offers a complimentary Electrical Home Health Check, so call Robert today to claim yours!

At Bodhi they believe a home is an extension of one’s self and they work with their clients to draw on your personal style, creating considered spaces that enrich the soul and are imbued with character and meaning. 0488 278 185 Shop 1-2/18 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay @bodhi.living

Electricity. It’s amazing how it just makes things work. And more importantly how it makes things work safely!

0438 535 149 robert@parallelpower.com.au www.parallelpower.com.au

[ Eden at Byron ] Camellias are the unsung hero of the low maintenance garden. These beautiful shrubs flower profusely and are one of the easiest plants to grow. Some prefer full sun, others are happiest in semishade. All have gorgeous flowers through autumn, winter or spring, in shades of white, pink and red. Camellia sinensis is probably the most widely known, though not by that name – it’s the one that’s used to make tea. Camellias love our slightly acid soil, and our climate is ideal. Their glossy green foliage looks great year-round, and they aren’t bothered by many pests or diseases. They make a spectacular flowering hedge and are also ideal as potted plants. The hardest part about growing camellias is deciding which ones to choose. 140 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay 02 66856874 0413929171

[ Byron Built Design + Construction ] Looking to build an affordable small home? Need extra space for your growing family, or to impress your guests? Byron Built specialises in secondary dwellings and are a proudly local team who can design and build a home that is right for you and your site. Byron Built’s goal is to provide an enjoyable, stress-free experience for their clients. They manage all aspects of the process, from the design and council approvals, right through to that moment when they are handing over the keys! Choose from their extensive range of architecturally designed models, or be guided by the team to customise a design to reflect your individual concept, budget and style. To keep your construction local and sustainable, contact them for more information. hello@byronbuilt.com | www.byronbuilt.com FB/Insta: @byronbuilt

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[ Home Garden Produce ] Home Garden Produce is a family owned business that started as a small team with a strong passion for land care and fresh produce. Their vision has developed into a flourishing business that is able to provide professional year-round care for your property. Their friendly staff are equipped with a wealth of knowledge and the skills to improve your garden/property. They specialise in a variety of services including acreage mowing & slashing, gravel/dirt road repair, turf treatment, residential mowing & edging, residential garden and property maintenance. The team at Home Garden Produce are proud of the service they provide to their customers using the best accredited quality products & equipment on the market. Call 0417 509 299 https://www.homegardenproduce.com Instagram @homegardenproduce

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MISSING YOU The 31st of May marks two years since Theo Hayez went missing. The Belgian backpacker was asked to leave Cheeky Monkeys around 11pm on what was noted as one of the coldest and darkest nights of 2019, his life forever changed by turning left and not right. He went the wrong way home, and wasn’t seen again. He was just 18. Somehow this sweet fresh-faced boy is gone. Gone on our watch. Missing from a town where everyone wants to be. What happened on that dark night? It’s a shadow that lurks in our town. We lost a boy. We lost a boy who belonged to a family that loved him. I wonder what it is to have a child missing? How do you move on? How do you mark the moments of your grief when you don’t know what happened? How do you bury hope? This morning I woke thinking of Theo and his parents and their insurmountable loss. I thought of his father having to travel to a strange land, to a tiny town on the coast of Australia, to retrace the steps of his beloved boy. What did it feel like to be that man walking our coastline, not marvelling at whales, or the sparkling beauty of our sea; he walked looking for his son. He looked, not at the sky or the sea, but at the ground. That is not the Byron we see on Instagram. How does a person navigate loss without closure. Where there are no answers – just more questions. The vast abyss of the unknown opens up and takes your loved one, and you just stand on the precipice peering into the darkness. It is hard to grieve in this situation because it’s complicated. Grief is delayed and often it is unresolved. There are so many people living with this ambiguous loss. In Australia, about 38,000 people are reported missing every year. About 64 per cent of the reports are resolved in 24 hours. So, every year, families and friends of the rest are left waiting. The rest live in this new country where the pain and fear and hope are unrelenting. How do you move on with a child missing? How do you resolve the trauma of not knowing? How do you not go to the worst places when you imagine the things that could have happened? How do you not revisit, time and time again, the scenarios in which your child could have died? How do you not see that face? Remember that child snuggled up next to you in bed, reading a story. Tasting ice cream for the first time. Smiling in a photo after a summer swim. Standing awkwardly in a school photo. That child who you pulled close, when he cried, for comfort. Whose golden head you can still smell. How do you reconcile these moments with the vast reality of nothing-ness? This is a terrible place. This is a place that no parent wants to know. It is a club that no one wants to join. Only those in it know what it means. I am sorry we lost Theo. I am sorry that even after months of our local volunteers combing kilometre after kilometre of bushland that we are no closer to knowing what happened. After walking the whole of the Arakwal National park in Broken Head and 50 metres in along the dune at Tyagarah, we are no closer. His hat was found. But no boy. It’s perhaps the saddest of all. Yes, he was there. Yes. He is gone. Just a hat marks a place where Theo once was. What was he doing there in that remote place on that cold dark night? What happened? Does someone know something? It seems unlikely he would have found his way to that area of bushland alone. I would have said that ours is a safe town. So how can a boy just vanish? There are theories of what happened – but until he is found, they are only that: theories. We need to know what happened to Theo. We need to find him. Because it’s not just a beloved boy that is missing. The truth about our town is missing too. www.echo.net.au

BLUESFEST IS BACK! Last Easter the unthinkable happened. A Hen’s party took out Bluesfest just one day before the gates were about to open. One transmission and it was game over. But almost two months later the festival with the most indomitable spirit is announcing a rescheduled event. Midnight Oil will be headlining opening night of Bluesfest 1–3 October – restoring the faith of festivalgoers in a three-day event. Also appearing are Tash Sultana and Paul Kelly. This forms what festival organisers call ‘the holy Grail of an all Aussie lineup’. Midnight Oil are following up on last October’s collaborative album, The Makarrata Project, by launching their first Midnight Oil studio album in nearly 20 years around Bluesfest time – and it will feature their new songs plus a greatest hits set.

ARIA Hall of Famer and National Treasure, Paul Kelly returns to co-headline Bluesfest for the 8th time. It’s a certainty that Paul, as always, will bring his full band and deliver a unique live set for the Bluesfest audience. Tash Sultana will be showcasing her latest album Terra Firma, which gave her a #1 on the ARIA album charts and has already spawned five singles. And the legend himself, Jimmy Barnes will ‘Barnestorm’ Bluesfest with an explosive set, jam-packed with songs from his new album Flesh and Blood, as well as his classic hits. Tickets on sale now for this 1–3 October Byron Bluesfest event. For tickets and program info go to bluesfest.com.au

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STARS BY LILITH

As Mercury retrograde in Gemini delivers a double dose of communication chaos, this week’s dramatic full moon eclipse supports shedding old views, introducing some new…

LOVE & MURDER TEAPOTS ARE BEAUTIFUL Prepare yourself for something special. Quilla Design Emporium, created and curated by Amanda Bennett, presents their first collaborative exhibition Tea and Beauty. The exhibition features a fabulous teapot collection handmade by artists from North Coast Ceramics, along with artworks from exceptional local talent, Kellie North, Bianca Gardiner-Dodd, Rachel Favelle, Chelle Wallace (Chelle and The Fig), and Rhiannon Power. The exhibition is part of the Murwillumbah Arts Trail and features works from a mix of genders; unlike the gallery, which Amanda says accidentally became a place for female creatives. ‘Featuring local works is of the utmost importance to us, and even though the intention wasn’t originally to have an all female gallery, as the artworks arrived, it kind of just happened. We then knew at this point that Quilla (which actually means Goddess of the moon) was created as a space to give back to women and showcase the amazing talents that we all have.’ Teapots & Beauty – on show at Quilla in Mooball, from Friday to Sunday. NORPA PRESENTS

Secrets of a Magician by James Galea RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 18+

James Galea blows my mind every time I see him. ELLEN DEGENERES

Fri 4 & Sat 5 June | Bar & Diner from 6pm TICKETS:

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‘Love is what interests me. It’s just that love is indivisible from murder…’ Following on from an electrifying sold-out season of SHIT, the Drill Hall Theatre Company is thrilled to present Joanna Murray-Smith’s gripping psychological thriller Switzerland. Arguably Murray-Smith’s greatest work to date, the play is set in the Swiss Alps where the acerbic and ageing novelist, Patricia Highsmith, is holed up, drinking away her twilight years in her Modernist bunker. Enter Edward Ridgeway from New York, a supposedly naive underling from Highsmith’s publisher’s office, sent to persuade the great writer to pen one last Ripley novel. This tense and sharp-witted two-hander stars veteran actor/NIDA teacher Liz Chance (Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Tender Hooks ) and newcomer Charlie Burton, under the direction of multi award-winning actor Toni Scanlan (Stop Girl, Dreamland, Water Rats). Whether you’re a Highsmith fan, or you’ve never heard of her, this is edge-of-your-seat theatre; you’ll be chilled, gripped, and seduced. 18 June–4 July at the Drill Hall. NSW Dine & Discover vouchers are able to be used until 27 June. Tickets drillhalltheatre.org.au

ARIES: Mercury, planet of technology, communications and travel in a three-week backspin has people running hot, cold and all-over-theshop, but don’t let your own disenchantment impel you to hasty behaviour: doublecheck before pressing post or send. Mars makes this week’s happiest moments hosting small, intimate gatherings at home. TAURUS: Instead of promising more than you can humanly deliver, use the next three weeks to dip behind the scenes into some focused research. Conduct due diligence around financial matters. If you’re considering a deeper commitment, current astrology suggests taking a sensible step back and considering angles you hadn’t previously thought of. GEMINI: You might think Mercury retrograde in Gemini isn’t the greatest birthday gift, but that’s not necessarily so. The Sun and sociable Venus in your sign can make it work for you. If arrangements get scaled back, just take a smart wander through the many choices still available. Stay adventurous without being reckless. CANCER: As Cancerians know, events that have been brewing can erupt around full moon. In astrological history, supermoon lunar eclipses have accompanied changes that often bring a dramatic and unexpected turning point; so let the visionary full moon eclipse on 26 May escort you beyond the familiar into a new personal growth experience. LEO: This restless-as-anything week could have you overthinking things, jumping to incorrect conclusions, missing necessary facts. So lessen stress and anxiety by taking time every day to get away from your own thought processes and constructed world of appearances. Think stability, discipline, regularity and, if at all possible, meditation. VIRGO: Virgos love to be prepped, so heading into the second of Mercury’s threeweek backspins for 2021 this weekend, you’ll want to save docs, recheck arrangements, clarify agreements, confirm plans and financial matters so you’re as ready as anyone can be for mechanical malfunctions, communication glitches and frustrating travel delays.

LIBRA: This week’s labile starmap isn’t great for decision making, though it is good for reunions, and as with all retrogrades, it offers an opportunity in disguise. Which is Jupiter activating an introspective understanding that reality is not what you see on your devices: in fact and in essence, not anything like. Don’t be fooled. SCORPIO: This week’s Gemini vibes light up your zodiac zone of merging. Is it time to negotiate a joint business venture, or start thinking about a shared future with someone? Begin the discussion by all means, but don’t rush into anything binding for the next three weeks while Mercury’s retrograde. Baby steps, eh? SAGITTARIUS: This week’s Sagittarian full supermoon eclipse on 26 May could finally download some answers you’ve been looking for. Some signs fear eclipses for their traditional history of initiating confrontations that evoke significant life changes, but for you this could be just the strong positive jolt you didn’t realise you needed. CAPRICORN: The general rule of thumb for Mercury retrogrades is: Don’t buy, don’t sell, don’t sign. Unless, of course, what you’re purchasing is a new point of view. Otherwise, it’s generally advisable to hold off shopping for electronics, anything mechanical or booking travel deals. If possible, use this time instead for research and resolving disputes AQUARIUS: If Saturn’s retrograde in your sign triggers an existential or identity crisis of self-doubt, it also offers the opportunity to dissolve false constructs of who you are, and redefine your authentic self – not based on what you, your family or society expect. Sounds liberating on paper and yes, it can be daunting in real time. PISCES: Why have a mind if you can’t change it, right? It’s your choice. But giving others mixed messages this week could drive them round the bend, and it mightn’t be a long drive. Better just to process fluctuating feelings without acting on them. Check where you might have been overoptimistic or cut corners.

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WEDNESDAY 26 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OOZ Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM LEIGH JAMES, 8PM JASON DELPHIN Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM FUTURE SEEDS – CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM SOLLYDASS Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM SARAH GRANT Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM JANET SWAIN: DELPHI GOES BASSOONING Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM SAN CISCO

THURSDAY 27 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SARAH GRANT DUO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DINKUM BOHOS, 8PM MICKA SCENE Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 5PM FELIX, 8PM OOZ Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM VINNIE LADUCE Q KARKALLA, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM RENEE SIMONE Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, OPEN MIC Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 8PM THE BIG GIG COMEDY NIGHT – MC MANDY NOLAN Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8PM ASH GRUNWALD

FRIDAY 28 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, RAGGA JUMP Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM KARUAH, 6PM MATTY ROGERS, 9PM JAMES D’KHAN Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM BYRON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL CBD NATION – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE & PANEL DISCUSSION Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM MANOA Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM HIGHLUXURY Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM BENNY ODWYER

GIG GUIDE

Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ MONSIEUR DIOP Q ST JOHN’S SCHOOL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM ECSTATIC DANCE MULLUMBIMBY WITH DJ LO QI

Q ROUS UNPLUGGED, ROUS MILL 6PM, OPEN MIC PLUS SANGEETA Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 6PM BALCONY SESSIONS WITH SEBASTIAN WINTER Q MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MARDI WILSON

SATURDAY 29 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, THE WHISKEYS Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM MANOA, 4PM JOE CONROY, 6.30PM JORDAN MAC, 9PM 420 SOUND

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Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JAHFRO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM BEN WHITING, 5PM JAROME WILLIAMS, 9PM ROGUE ELEMENTS Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM KALLIDAD Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 11AM SPLASHTEST DUMMIES, 4PM CHEEKY CABARET Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM IAIN YES Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM ISAAC FRANKHAM Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM ALEX TILLY Q AUSTRALIA HOTEL, BALLINA, 2PM, SMOKE ON THE RIVER FESTIVAL – BOYSCLUB, POWER DRILL, TSHITAKI, FLY AGARIC AND JONOS MATE SHEEP

Q BYRON THEATRE 10.30AM TEENY TINY STEVIES IN BIG SPACES PRESENTED BY PIPER’S SON

Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 3PM THE MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL PRESENT POETS OUT LOUD – SUPER SLAM!

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM FRIENDLY ENEMIES

Q MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 11AM SPLASHTEST DUMMIES, 4PM CHEEKY CABARET, 8PM CHEEKY CABARET Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 4PM HARRY NICHOLS, 7.30PM MARK CHAPMAN Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM GROOVE & BAO – LILLY CRANE Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM JIMMY CHIU & ACID BLEED Q MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL 10AM DEATH & DYING INFORMATION DAY Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM DJ LOUIS TOBIN, 5.15PM SUMMER WOODS Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 8.30PM THE NAKED MAGICIANS Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 8.30PM BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE Q MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM RAKU ONE O’GAIA Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 7PM TIN PARLOUR Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM THE AUSTRALIAN EAGLES SHOW, THE STAGE 9PM THE NATURALS

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THE NAKED MAGICIANS From a Las Vegas residency, a season on London’s West End, and seen in 250+ cities across the globe… comes Australia’s very own; The Naked Magicians and it is undoubtedly the world’s funniest and naughtiest magic show! Witnessed by over 50 million on TV (NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS), including America’s Got Talent, it’s the Aussie smash hit that’s taken the world by storm! The creators and co-stars of this R-rated magic show are the two hot and hilarious Aussie performers who deliver world-class magic and non-stop laughs while wearing nothing but a top hat and a smile. Described by The Huffington Post as ‘the wildest night ever’, this tantalisingly satisfying magic show strips away the top hats, the capes and other magic show stereotypes, bringing a whole new meaning to ‘now you see it’. Good magicians don’t need sleeves, and great magicians don’t need pants. This show proves it! 18+ only. Includes full frontal nudity, sexual references and coarse language… strap yourself in (or on) for a hilarious and unforgettable night. Saturday at the Ballina RSL. 8.30–10.00pm. Doors: 7.45pm – Show: 8.30pm Tickets: $60 Group of 8 or more: or $51pp. Tickets at ballinarsl.com.au

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JASON DELPHIN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM WALKING FRANCIS, 8PM ANDY JANS-BROWN Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 5PM HARRY NICHOLS, 8.30PM OOZ Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM DJ MONSIEUR DIOP

TUESDAY 1 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, STEVE TYSON Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM HARRY NICHOLS Q SHERWOOD HOTEL, LISMORE, 6.30PM CHRIS FISHER AND JULIUS HOFSTETTER

A celebration of multicultural Unity leading into Refugee Week

Global Beats Limited seats! Book now www.byrontheatre.com

Byron Bay 2021

BYRON JAPANESE TAIKO ٚ BATALA BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION ٚ NARLI INDIGENOUS DIDGERIDOO ٚ CARAMBA CUBAN ٚ PACIFIC DANCE ٚ INDONESIAN GAMELAN ٚ HEBREW SACRED SONG & MORE

Q EWINGSDALE HALL 8PM ECSTATIC DANCE BYRON BAY WITH DJ WILD HONEY

WEDNESDAY 2 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SIMON MEOLA Q MEZZA@THEPOINT, BALLINA,6.30PM MARK CHAPMAN IN LEGENDS SHOWCASE AND BANQUET Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 7PM GREENS EVENT – KOALA HARD QUIZ WITH M/C MANDY NOLAN

Sunday 13th June at Byron Theatre Doors open 12.30 with cultural food stall – Showtime in Theatre 1.30–4.30 Ticket $12.50 | Conc $8.50 | Youth $6.50 incl book fee The Gig Guide is supported by Byron Music

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WOMEN LIKE US … Comedians Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan take their smash hit show Women Like Us to Dunoon Sports Club this Saturday. The Echo asked Ellen a few quick questions.

Women Like Us has reached 180 shows and counting – what is the secret of your success? It’s no secret – we work really, really bloody hard. We make sure we fill rooms whatever way we can – whether that’s putting up posters and road side signs or doing ridiculous promo videos in our undies in places like the bucket of a tractor! Also we are really funny – that’s a huge part of it too. Are women still underrepresented in comedy? I see more and more women on the circuit now – I do feel like the environment for women is changing, but there are definitely still more men than women working the stage. It doesn’t mean they are better – they just think they are. Women are trained to believe they aren’t interesting, and that holds a lot of women back. What’s the highlight of your comedy career? It would be easy to say the MICF, performing in front of 2,000 people in a gala event – which was amazing – but some of the outback gigs are my favourites. Our Croppa Creek show brought 200 people together in a hall, in the middle of a drought, and for some it was the first time they’d seen each other for months. It’s great to be a part of that. People must say stupid things sometimes when you come off stage? What’s your most annoying quip? I hate it when they grab at me – like my arse or my boobs. I don’t even like people I love doing that! And when they tell a gross story and say ‘You should use that!’. Women Like Us have started producing a regular podcast – what is your vision with that? How do people find it? We used to do lots of FB live videos and people loved the random things we talked about – this is an extension of that I guess. We want people to feel like they’re just having a chat with us and a laugh – but we also touch on issues that grind our gears, so it’s always interesting!

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What should we expect for the show at Dunoon this weekend? This show is the material born from COVID-19 lockdown so we’re excited to be back! It’s got all new jokes but the same fun and funky dance moves – not just in undies though, it’s too cold.

FUTURESEEDS LIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER Wednesday 26 May, 6pm Standard $39 | Priority $44

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Watch the big girls fly at Dunoon Sports Club this Saturday at 8pm. Doors at 7pm. Tix are $40 at womenlikeus.com.au. This is a Dine and Discover registered event.

Saturday 29 May, 10.30am Presale $28.80 | Doorsale $30

ALIENS (1986) 35TH ANNIVERSARY A THREE LORDS SPECIAL EVENT

Saturday 29 May, 7pm Full $35 | Student $25 | Group of 4-8 $30

Sunday 30 May, 6pm & 8pm $15

SUNFLOWERS EXHIBITION ON SCREEN

Wednesday 2 June, 3pm Full $24 | Conc $22 | Student U18 $18 Enjoy a delicious Traditional Mezza Banquet and Dessert while watching the show for $120 per person.

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Tickets Available online at www.mezza.com.au or inquire at our cashier.

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Arrive early and enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Byron Theatre & Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay byrontheatre.com @byrontheatre

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HAVING A PEEK EAST

GLOBAL BEATS BYRON BAY 2021 Byron Bay artists reflect our cultural diversity in a festive celebration of music, rhythms and dance, leading into National Refugee Week. Performers of Japanese, Brazilian, Cuban, Indonesian, Hebrew, Chinese, Pacific Islander, Indigenous Australian, and many other cultures, will showcase their unique artistic influences, as well as observing the 2021 Refugee Week theme ‘Unity’, by coming together to create a shared event. Presented by Byron Multicultural, a local organisation supporting cultural diversity, this event at Byron Community Centre will begin with cultural food in the Courtyard, at 12.30pm, leading to three hours of performances in the Theatre starting at 1.30pm. At Byron Community Centre, on Sunday, 13 June, 2021. Bookings: byroncentre.com.au Tickets $12.50; Conc $8.50; Youth (under 18) $6.50 – incl. booking fee

VAN GOGH’S SUNFLOWERS

QUESTIONS ABOUT KOALAS

Vincent van Gogh’s five Sunflowers paintings are among his most famous works, and some of the most iconic paintings in the world. In an extraordinary exhibition, the Van Gogh Museum took a new and revealing look at the five publicly-owned versions of Sunflowers in a vase. They are immediately recognisable, but one film goes beyond the surface to explore the many questions and mysteries that surround these works. Each painting is different and has its own unique story, spanning one of the most famous and turbulent periods in art history. Only in this film will you have a chance to see that on the screen – ina virtual Exhibition On Screen. Screening at 3pm, Wednesday 2 June at Byron Theatre. Book now: byroncentre.com.au

How much do you know about koalas? The SEPP is diminishing the chances of koala survival – and we need koala lovers around the country to speak up for this highly significant and iconic species. So the Byron Greens have invited MPs Cate Faerhmann and Tamara Smith to lead two teams on Koala Hard Quiz – a comedic knock-out of koala knowledge. Hosted by Federal Greens candidate, Mandy Nolan, and featuring an In Conversation with Mandy and Cate to bone up on some of the hard facts. The event is on at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services on Wednesday 2 June at 7pm. Tickets from https://contact-nsw.greens.org.au/ civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=9016

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East of Everywhere is the latest group exhibition at Byron’s Peek Gallery, running from June 11 to July 11, 2021. The show features local artists: Ben Hellewell, Bill Undery, Cameron Foggo, Craig Parry, Davide Uliana, Gabrielle Pool, Jimmy Kearns, Libby Pool, Rhonda Armistead, and Warren Fox. Opening night, on 11 June 2021, will include live music by Miss Renee Simone and eats by Karkalla Byron Bay. Check for updates at www.peekgallery.com and follow us on Instagram @peekgallery. Peek Gallery: 7/8 Fletcher Street, Byron. hello@peekgallery.com. 0488 646 464. Open daily 11–4pm.

BYRON’S NEWEST ART GALLERY

THE LOBBY Presents Winter Light. Paintings by MATTHEW SANSOM

GRAND OPENING

THE LOBBY STREET PARTY To celebrate a new art initiative Thursday 27 May 5–7pm 2/17 Tasman Way A&I thelobbygallery.com.au #mattsansomart

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CHEEKY CLOSE It’s the final weekend at the Brunswick Picture house before they close for renovations so it’s gonna be a cheeky close! When the Brunswick Picture House first opened back in Easter 2016, with a twohour adult cabaret that showcased some of the best talent on offer, locals couldn’t believe the calibre of the work. Cheeky is world class.

TIMBUKTU TO DUNOON Like the reputation of the ancient city, Timbuktu plays grooves that exemplify sounds from ‘far away’. Taking you on a polyrhythmic journey through afrobeat, highlife, Malian blues, Ethio-jazz and more, Timbuktu fuse traditional music styles from across the African continent. After the live-music graveyard of 2020, Timbuktu are bursting to get back on stage. The full 8-piece lineup includes Joe O’Keeffe (guitar/vocals), Cameron Smith (trumpet), Byron Christie (Bari Sax), Julian Smith (flute), Brent Calcutt (keyboards), Anthony Mitchell (bass), Rod Evans (percussion) and Benji Keogh (drums). See Timbuktu at the Dunoon Sports Club on Saturday 12 June from 7.30pm. Tickets $15 non-members, $10 members. Book online at https://www.trybooking.com/events/ landing?eid=752590

And now, five years on, the Cheeky Cabaret has become the Bruns Picture House’s signature show. Sexy and dangerous, with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is one party you will not want to miss! This genre-bending cabaret is cheeky, clever and damn sexy; celebrating the weird, the wonderful and the wildly entertaining, leaving audiences gasping for more! With renovations closing the doors of the Brunswick Picture House for the next few months, these will be the last shows for a while. Stock up on sexy for the winter while you still can! Thursday–Sunday at the Brunswick Picture House – tix on brunswickpicturehouse.com

INTIMATE AND ECLECTIC

Session Times: Thu 27 May - Wed 2 June GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2021 Commences 4th June Full details available at GERMANFILMFESTIVAL.com.au

SPECIAL SCREENINGS BREAKING BREAD (M) Adv Screenings Sat, Sun: 4:00PM SPIRIT UNTAMED (G) Adv Screenings Sat, Sun: 1:30PM SHAKESPEARE LIVE! FROM THE RSC (CTC) Sun, Wed: 1:20PM FAMILY FILMS CRUELLA (PG) NFT Daily except Fri, Sat: 11:20AM, 1:30, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 7:00PM Fri, Sat: 11:20AM, 1:30, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 7:00, 8:10PM PETER RABBIT 2 (G) Daily: 11:15AM

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (PG) Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue: 11:15AM, 1:20PM Sat: 11:15AM Sun: 11:00AM Wed: 11:00AM, 1:20PM TOM & JERRY THE MOVIE (G) Daily: 11:15AM A QUIET PLACE PART II (M) NFT Thu, Sun, Mon, Tue: 11:30AM, 1:45, 4:00, 5:00, 6:15, 7:15PM Fri, Sat: 11:30AM, 1:45, 4:00, 5:00, 6:15, 7:15, 8:30PM Wed: 11:00AM, 1:45, 4:00, 5:00, 6:15, 7:15PM ANTOINETTE IN THE CÉVENNES (M) Daily except Sun, Wed: 2:00 DE GAULLE (M) Daily: 11:15AM DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN (MA15+) Daily: 4:00, 6:10PM EMA (MA15+) Daily: 1:30PM FINDING YOU (PG) Daily: 2:15

NFT = No Free Tickets JUNE AGAIN (M) Daily: 11:15AM KING OTTO (G) NFT Daily: 1:20, 6:30PM NOMADLAND (M) Thu, Mon, Tue: 4:10, 6:30PM Fri, Sat: 4:10, 6:30, 8:15PM Sun, Wed: 4:30, 6:45PM PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (MA15+) Daily: 4:10PM SON OF THE SOUTH (M) Daily: 2:00PM THE COURIER (M) Daily except Fri, Sat: 11:30AM Fri, Sat: 11:30AM, 8:20PM THE GODMOTHER (M) Daily: 11:15AM, 3:50, 6:10PM THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD (MA15+) Daily except Sat, Sun: 3:50, 6:00 Sat, Sun: 6:00PM WRATH OF MAN (MA15+) Daily: 1:30PM

Session times are subject to change. Please check online for all live session times

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Two quartets are playing at the Lismore Jazz Club on 6 June. They play instrumentals and vocal tunes from traditional to modern styles, as well as the blues. For the last gig the two bands will combine with two guest vocalists, Robynn Goddard and Jud Brennan. Expect a hugely entertaining and varied programme.

SWEET VOICES OF SONG The golden soprano of Gaynor Morgan, the brilliant tenor of Geoffrey Webb, alternating with Margaret Curtis’ shimmering harp-playing. Gaynor Morgan will sing the exquisite, erotic, Ariettes Oubliées of Debussy; Geoffrey Webb will sing two Schubert songs from out of the depths – the Harper songs from Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister; and Margaret Cutis sizzling strumming strokes will bring to audible life an extraordinary piece by Salzedo. Gaynor and Geoffrey then combine to perform some ravishing duets by Beethoven, Schubert, and the composer they’ve both so much admired, Rossini. Nicholas Routley, like Margaret Curtis, is well-known as a mainstay of classical music life in the Northern Rivers, and will play piano for the singers. Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Sunday 6 June, 3pm.

DYING TO LIVE HERE

UKE WITH VITAMIN D The songbook for Wednesday 9 June 2021 UKE NIGHT hangs on artists whose first name begins with the letter ‘D’… ever wondered how Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on The Water’ sounds on the Uke? It’s terrifying! Other artists will include: Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Doobie Brothers, The Doors… all delightful, dubious deviants, deadly and dangerous! This month we have a special – two adults for $30 if you book online at mullumexservices.com.au, otherwise $20 at the door. Kids under 16yrs $5.

LISMORE JAZZ

‘Byron is a great place to live, but it’s a really great place to die’, this is a quote from Zenith Virago at the Renew festival. Zenith is a Deathwalker, and the 2021 Byron Citizen of the Year. For 25 years Zenith has been busy in our community working with people who are dying, and assisting their bereaved families.

Steve Balbi heads to the Mullumbimby Ex-Services for one night only – Sunday, 6 June. Celebrating the digital release of his new record, I Think I Know For Sure, Steve Balbi will perform an exclusive show in intimate, acoustic mode, featuring songs from his new record, alongside reimagined out-takes, hit picks and favourites from a colourful catalogue of words and music, which includes music from Noiseworks. He is joined by Lucie Thorne as support. For tickets go to mullumexservices.com.au

‘What we have created in a deathstyle here is now being emulated globally, as it is seen to be more beneficial, more meaningful. People are attempting to die well, and to have an easier bereavement, and that makes for a healthier community. We have great services here, and exploring them pre-need, rather than in a distressed and emotional state is a much smarter way to go’. Zenith and the Natural Death Care Centre have invited other local and national organisations to be present at a community day for people to discover and get to know the many great services available in our Shire for dying, death and funerals, including the launch of a new home funeral service.

Held at the Mullum Civic Hall, 10am–3pm on Saturday 29 May. There will be speakers between 11am and 1pm. These will include: Admission Prices: Tel: (02) 6686 9600 palliative care, medical Adults: $14 ballinafaircinemas.com.au Wednesday Stud/Conc: $12 services, local Hospices, All tickets We accept the Dine and Senior: $11 Thursday May 27th to Wednesday June 2nd $10 Child: $10 End of Life and after death Discover $25 vouchers MAY / JUNE THU 27 FRI 28 SAT 29 SUN 30 MON 31 TUE 1 WED 2 care services, trusted 11:50 AM 11:50 AM 11:50 AM 11:50 AM 11:50 AM 11:50 AM 11:50 AM funeral directors, funeral 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM A QUIET PLACE PART II M 97 MIN 5:20 PM 5:20 PM 5:20 PM 5:20 PM 5:20 PM 5:20 PM 5:20 PM 7:10 PM 7:10 PM 7:10 PM 7:10 PM celebrants and Death 5:00 PM ANTOINETTE IN THE CÉVENNES M 95 MIN Cafes. 10:20 AM 10:20 AM 10:20 AM 10:20 AM

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CINEMA THE TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO THE NORTHERN RIVERS The Travelling Film Festival (TFF) will be screening at The Regent in Murwillumbah and BCC cinemas Lismore, from 4–6 June 2021. The lineup of titles from Cannes, Venice, San Sebastian and other major film festivals, comprises five acclaimed feature films, two superb documentaries, and a delightful Australian short film. ‘TFF’s mission is to connect local audiences to Australia’s wider film community, and so it’s very exciting that the festival is able to achieve this through the addition of five new centres across New South Wales, including Murwillumbah and Lismore.’ says Sanam Rodrigues, Travelling Film Festival Manager. Headlining the programme in Murwillumbah is My Name is Gulpilil, a brilliant new Australian documentary by Molly Reynolds that celebrates the personal story and remarkable film career of iconic Australian actor David Gulpilil. Headlining the programme in Lismore, direct from Sundance, is the fabulous Australian documentary Valerie Taylor: Playing with Sharks by multiple Award-winning director, Sally Aitken. This engaging story mixes stunning imagery and archival footage to document the extraordinary professional and personal life of Australian living legend Valerie Taylor AM, who filmed most of the real-world shark footage in Jaws, and her subsequent efforts to undo the immense damage the film caused. To further celebrate Australian cinema, TFF is proud to showcase the local premiere of Disclosure by director Michael Bentham. Inspired by real-life events, this is a thrilling and telling story of parents who will try anything to protect their own when pushed to the edge; the program will also include Australian short film Bama, by Northern Rivers local filmmaker, Jahvis Loveday, following the reflections of a young Aboriginal boy after his first day at school in the big city. These are just some of the highlights. For more information, full program and bookings please visit https://www.sff.org.au/tff/program

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George Catsi asks the question: ‘Am I who I say I am?’ His one man show by this title takes the form of a comedic memoir that digs down on who he is. AWGIE winning writer, academic, and long-time performer, George is a natural born storyteller. So why tell your story to other people? What is the benefit of a spoken word memoir? ‘I felt that my father was a Hemingway character who trounced and pounced and moved through our lives. There was a sense of trying to make myself fit in with that somehow. ‘It fits a memoir. It could have been a book. ‘But I am inherently a performance person. That’s where I come from. I come from spoken word and I was writing as if I was saying it, so I thought… I should just say it. ‘There is something about standing in front of people and going “Here I am!”. Watching people lean in and listen really appeals to me,’ says George. George Catsi performs his one man comedic memoir Am I who I Say I am? at Federal Hall on 17 June (with a Greek feast included in the ticket price), at The Citadel in Murwillumbah on 18 June, and 19 June at the Bangalow Bowlo. Tickets available from mandynolan.com.au

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• This fabulous, 518m2, north facing block has dual access: faces Browning Street and has vehicle access through Seaview Street at the back • The original cottage has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living, sunroom, double garage and a sunny private back yard • Ideally located a stone’s throw from Byron Bay’s town centre and Main Beach • Easy walk through quiet lanes to popular cafes, restaurants, great shopping, schools, Arakwal National Park and bushland trails

• 2.3 acres of exquisite land, located on one of the most exclusive ridgelines in the Byron hinterland with some of the best vistas in the Northern Rivers • Resting on a fabulous plateau looking directly at the ocean, sits a 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom brick family home with versatile floorplan to suit any family • Lovingly maintained gardens and established landscaping provide a superb backdrop to the large European-style pool • 3 minutes to the boutique village of Newrybar and famous Harvest restaurant

Address:

28 Browning Street, Byron Bay

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117 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar

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Stunning Location – Designer Home & Studio • Minutes from Tallow Beach and overlooking protected bushland, sits this designer home with 1950s Californian Bungalow influence; offering privacy and convenience • The open plan living and kitchen flow seamlessly to the large, covered deck, maximising the views over the breathtaking banks of established gum trees • The kitchen has been designed with bespoke details and beautiful finishes and includes a butler’s pantry, plenty of storage and stunning servery connects the kitchen to the deck • This thoughtfully designed floorplan offers a versatile layout to suit all stages of life • Luxurious separate studio room with ensuite has a stunning bushland view and overlooks the pool; creating opportunities for a main bedroom suite or large home office

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• 4 bedrooms plus outbuildings, gorgeous edible and native gardens • Asian influences with high-raked ceilings and stained glass combined with beautiful Australian timber including white beech, red ash, bluegum and more • Both internally and outside, the entertainment-friendly living areas provide comfort and space; making this incredible home perfect for retreat-like living

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4/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park

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• Centrally positioned approximately 1km from famous Federal village

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• Set on a picture perfect 6.5 acre parcel of Byron Bay hinterland and boasts breathtaking panoramic views out to Wanganui Gorge and Minyon Falls • Generous covered decks look out over tropical gardens, manicured lawns and in-ground pool - an ideal place to soak up the sun or enjoy the amazing vistas • Main bedroom with dressing room and ensuite with underfloor heating • Just minutes from Federal, 25-mins from Byron, 15-mins from Bangalow

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606 Federal Drive, Federal

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Stylish and Modern home on a 1 Hectare Landscaped Block • Elevated and North-East facing, at the end of a cul-de-sac, promising peace and privacy

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• Abundance of natural light pouring in to the open plan living area which boasts a stunning polished concrete floor and stylish wooden panelled ceiling feature • The 3 bedrooms all have ensuites, private patios and built-in robes • The beautifully landscaped low maintenance yard is filled with native plants and features stunning rock walls, established trees and an inground pool

Historic Church – Breathtaking Rural Views BUILDING: 70M 2

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• Built in 1895, St Aiden’s Church is believed to be the oldest Anglican church in the Byron Shire, set high on beautiful north facing, elevated half-acre block • Currently zoned RU1 Primary Production and is not able to be used for residential purposes, however, this could be a possibility in the future (STCA) • Examples of what the current zoning allows (STCA) are home businesses, home industries, industrial and retail outlets and many other uses

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COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137 • DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonCLIMATE CONTROL AUSTRALIA Lic 362019C AU 27106... JARREAU.............................0421 485217 able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0439 624 945

• RELIABLE TRADESMAN • DECKS & PERGOLAS • TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS

02 66 804 173

LICENCE NUMBER 344531C

SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

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

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR COFFEE MACHINE SERVICE & REPAIR coffeetechbyron.com.au Phone Stuart ............0407 395263 Lic: 317362C

ARCHITECTS

Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.

OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001

0417 654 888

AUTOMOTIVE

Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.

www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com

• Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

Mobile Panel, Paint & Bumper Repairs FREE QUOTES Lic No: MVTC157416

Accountants & Bookkeepers.............................. 41 Acupuncture ....................................................... 41 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration ...................... 41 Antennas & Installation ..................................... 41 Antiques/Restoration ......................................... 41 Appliance Repair ................................................ 41 Architects ............................................................ 41 Automotive ......................................................... 41 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .................. 41 Bricklaying .......................................................... 41 Building Trades ................................................... 41 Bush Regen & Weed Control .............................. 42 Carpet Cleaning .................................................. 42 Chiropractic......................................................... 42 Cleaning .............................................................. 42 Computer Services ............................................. 42 Concreting & Paving ........................................... 42 Counselling ......................................................... 42 Decks, Patios & Extensions ................................ 42 Dentists ............................................................... 42 Design & Drafting ............................................... 42 Driveway Maintenance ...................................... 42 Earthmoving & Excavation ................................ 42 Electricians .......................................................... 42 Fencing ................................................................ 42 Floor Sanding & Polishing ................................. 42 Flooring ............................................................... 42 Funeral Services.................................................. 42 Garden & Property Maintenance ...................... 42 Garden Design .................................................... 42 Gas Suppliers ...................................................... 42 Graphic Design ................................................... 43 Guttering ............................................................. 43 Handypersons ..................................................... 43 Health .................................................................. 43 Hire ...................................................................... 43 Insurance ............................................................. 43 Kitchens ............................................................... 43 Landscape Design .............................................. 43 Landscape Supplies............................................ 43 Landscaping ....................................................... 43 Locksmith ............................................................ 43 Osteopathy.......................................................... 43 Painting ............................................................... 43 Pest Control ......................................................... 43 Photography ....................................................... 43 Physiotherapy ..................................................... 43 Picture Framing .................................................. 43 Plastering ............................................................ 43 Plumbers ............................................................. 43 Removalists ......................................................... 43 Roofing ................................................................ 44 Rubbish Removal ................................................ 44 Self Storage ......................................................... 44 Septic Systems .................................................... 44 Snake Catchers.................................................... 44 Solar Installation ................................................ 44 Television Services ............................................. 44 Tiling .................................................................... 44 Transport ............................................................. 44 Tree Services ....................................................... 44 Tuition ................................................................. 44 Upholstery .......................................................... 44 Valuers ................................................................. 44 Veterinary Surgeons .......................................... 44 Water Filters ........................................................ 44 Water Supplies .................................................... 44 Welding ............................................................... 44 Window Cleaning ............................................... 44 Window Tinting................................................... 44

• Scratch & Dent Repairs • Rust Repairs • Pre Sales Tidy Ups • Car Park Dents • Accident Damage

We come to you. Fully qualified, fully insured and all work is guaranteed.

Complete Home Maintenance Solutions Bathroom and Kitchen Renovations • General Carpentry • Timber Decks • Home Maintenance RAY GOUGH 0477 005 144 completehome_1@bigpond.com

ALL CARPENTRY WORK FULLY INSURED

Bumper to Bumper Repairs | Cory 0403 918 831

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

6684 5296

Lic. 266174C

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

ACUPUNCTURE

NSW Lic. 83568c Qld BSA 1238105

• Floor installations • Door & Window installations • Decks & Pergolas 0488 950 638 matt.rowan.wardle@gmail.com • Alterations

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420 HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060

A B S O L U T E LY F R E E

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

CASH ON THE SPOT GUARANTEE

LELAND CARPENTRY All carpentry – small renovation specialist (under $5K) Jesse ...0458 968290

CAR BODY REMOVAL

CARPENTRY, TILING, DECKING ...................................................................................0498 064825

$50 - $1000

CARPENTER Insured & qualified. Renos, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C ...0431 674377

PHONE 0466 113 333 24/7

BUILDER SKILLS Carpenter’s rates. 25 years exp. Lic No R84001 ..................................0422 069632

WE BUY UNWANTED CARS, UTES & VANS EMAIL: enquires@adrians.com.au

CARPENTRY, DECKS, INSULATED PATIOS Lic No 253288C ..........................................0432 228980

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BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

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

DESIGN & DRAFTING

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns – bindii weeds – Army worms – grass grubs .....0418 110714 BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

CARPET CLEANING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

0408 232 066

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408

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

BORRELL DESIGN Drafting & design. Commercial, retail, residential, shop fit-outs .....0412 043463 ELECTRIC CITY ELECTRICAL Domestic, Commercial Byron/Ballina. Fully licensed. Pete0404 426499 NORTHFACE DESIGNS www.northfacedesigns.com.au..............................Cody Greer 0434 272353

FENCING

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0439 078549

Coast to Country Asphalt Specialising in

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

CHIROPRACTIC BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553

CLEANING

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

• Asphalt Driveways • Sub-divisions • Earthworks • Carparks • and all Maintenance! For a Free Quote Call Now

0467 482 948

oast Asph alt st C a E

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

6677 1859

actionjoewindow@gmail.com

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & ﬂyscreens • Water efﬁcient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 0409 207 646 or 0412 495750

Byron Bay

BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham .......................livingbalancedesigns.com.au E4 ELECTRICAL SERVICES Lic 116621c. Solutions made E4 EASY! Phone Jamie ..........0410 502060

Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation. Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

5 Stars

CON

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• Free Quotes • Quality Workmanship • Timber Installations • Locally Owned And Operated • Specialty Timber Finishes • All Eco-Friendly Coatings

SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS

Burringbar

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

0408 536 565

TINY EARTHWOR

CLEANING SERVICE

proud member of

Philip Toovey

CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring

THE FLOOR SANDER New & old floors, decks, non-toxic finishes, special effects, free quotes..0407 821690

0409 799 909

Phone Mick 0409 009 024

Email: mickbhl@gmail.com

DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated ..0410 723601

NORTHERN RIVERS DIRECT CREMATIONS Personal service, female-led exceptional care

PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330

24 hours. All-inclusive and local. $2100 .........................................................................1300 585778

MINI DIGGER!

COMPUTER SERVICES BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

FUNERAL SERVICES

various implements available for limited access projects

BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239

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

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

LOCAL, QUALIFIED & RELIABLE

CONCRETING & PAVING

CONSCIOUS CONSCIOUS CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKS EARTHWORKS EARTHWORKS

DARYL 0418 234 302

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial

Lic No. 337066C

ALL AROUND

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Zac Asherovitch

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

Phone : 0468 344344 939 Email :Email zac@360earth.com.au Phone Phone : 0468 : 0468 344939 939Email : zac@360earth.com.au : zac@360earth.com.au 360earthmoving www.360earth.com.au 360earthmoving 360earthmoving www.360earth.com.au www.360earth.com.au

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

0439 624 945

• Deck restoration, sanding and oiling • Special sanding machine removes old coatings, not timber • Fantastic over raised nails and screw heads • Timber oils & coatings that dry in minutes and last years Call Oliver for a free quote and assessment.

DENTISTS

ACES LANDSCAPED GARDENS Renovations & maintenance. Ph Sam..........................0477 851493 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791

02 66 804 173

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

All Jobs Small or Large

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

Lic No 142383C

SPECIALIST DECK SANDER (raised nail heads no prob), deck oiling, etc by FCR ..........0419 789600

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

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

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, hedging.........0424 805660

GW GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, trees & hedges, trailer ..............0408 244820 POLLEN GARDENS Lawn & garden maint’. Professional & reliable. Dip. Hort. Dave ......0438 783645 360earth.com.au Conscious earthworks, general excavation. 6t excavator, 4t Posi. Zac ..0468 344939

GARDEN DESIGN

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

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

Residential & Commercial Electrician Renovations, New builds, Service calls & Maintenance

Robert Moore Call or SMS

0438 535149

Lic: 228999C parallelpower.com.au

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

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C .......................0432 289705

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A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

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

Call Mark 0498 115 182 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839

24 HOUR SERVICE Domestic Commercial

0419 789 600

FREE QUOTES

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

ELECTRICIANS

COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING Get unstuck & reclaim life purpose. TracieAnne.com .. 0437 174804

DECKS

Est. 2010

GRADER HIRE All road construction, driveways, pads, horse arenas. Adrian ................0428 845091

COUNSELLING

•

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 livingearthgardens.com.au

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

PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788

www.fullcirclerefinishing.com

All aspects gardening & mowing Enhancive garden makeovers

PREPURCHASE PURCHASE CONSULTATION CONSULTATION PREPRE PURCHASE CONSULTATION LAND LAND CONSULTATION CONSULTATION LAND CONSULTATION DRAINAGE DRAINAGE DESIGN DESIGN ANDWATER WATER HARVESTING HARVESTING DRAINAGE DESIGN ANDAND WATER HARVESTING DRIVEWAY DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION VEGETATION VEGETATION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WATERWAYS WATERWAYS & &CREEK CREEK CROSSOVERS CROSSOVERS WATERWAYS & CREEK CROSSOVERS GENERAL GENERAL EXCAVATION EXCAVATION GENERAL EXCAVATION

Lic: 154293c

CONCRETING

Lic.136717c

SALISBURY

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

0408 760 609 www.echo.net.au

Service Directory GRAPHIC DESIGN

LOCKSMITH

PICTURE FRAMING

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

OSTEOPATHY

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St. Call for appointment ......66803444

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

PLASTERING

PAINTING

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

• DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required

GUTTERING

Over 17 years of gutter protection in the region.

Ph 0427 648 981 www.aaagutterguard.com

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING LOCALLY PROVEN QUALITY PRODUCTS

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

AAA GUTTER GUARD

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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

&UDLJ 0413

SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001 J. RAY PLASTERING 30 years experience. Quality workmanship. Ph John ....................0467 598038

PLUMBERS

SPOTLESS GUTTERS. Gutter Guard Specialists. Ph........................................................0405 922839

HANDYPERSONS

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081

BUILDING SERVICES R E S I D E N T I A L | C O M M E R C I A L | I N D U S T R I A L | S T R AT A | M A I N T E N A N C E S E R V I C E S

24 hr response time guaranteed

HANDY MAN SERVICES

0414 210 222

451 186

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Fully Insured

YVES DE WILDE

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

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

paul.munten@bigpond.com.au

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

30 years experience Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasﬁtting

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

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638

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

HEALTH

Lic 167371C

HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796 KEEN HANDYMAN SERVICES Repairs, maintenance, gardening, odd jobs ..................0428 679704

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REMEDIAL MASSAGE: Deep tissue, sports, relaxation. HICAPS avail. Aaron Ovens ......0408 707304 MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605 AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing ...................................66849422 THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Swedish/deep tissue. Paul Daniel ........................................0402 302897 EAST COAST PILATES STUDIO Brunswick Heads Ph Judy .............................................0408 110006

HIRE

KNIGHTSBRIDGE PAINT & DECORATE

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

• Restoration • Free Quotes • Commercial/Domestic • Fully Licenced • Clean & Reliable • Fully Insured

LLOYD SHERLOCK

0411 784 926

BYRONBAYPAINTINGSERVICES.COM.AU – Reliable. Quality work. Lic#309278C. Ph 1300 255 724 CL PAINTING & DECORATING - painting/colour design/wallpapering Lic 363935C.....0432 776959

PEST CONTROL

AUSURE BYRON BAY General insurance. Phone Mick Urquhart .................................. 0428 200310

KITCHENS

ADM PLUMBING SERVICES… (NO JOB TOO SMALL)… Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

REMOVALISTS

Andy’s Move & More

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

0429149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

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

INSURANCE

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

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 Lic. 213034C

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002

0400 852 141

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

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

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

Licence No. 207479C

Graphic Design / Print Branding / Websites Tutoring

Professional Property Protection you can Trust • Targeted treatments for all pests with “no spray” cockroach treatments • If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

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

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

0409 917646

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN Landscape plans & horticultural consultations. beaujardin.com.au .................0417 054443

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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

PHOTOGRAPHY

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

Tree Faerie Fotos

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

LANDSCAPING

Professional • Commercial • Personal

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

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au /RFDO &RXQWU\ ,QWHUVWDWH /2&$/ 6<'1(< *2/' &2$67 %5,6%$1( 0(/%2851(

02 6684 2198

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30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

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

Byron Coast Removals SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND.

Competitive rates and packing supplies available. 0432 552 067 | 6684 5481 | byroncoastremovals@gmail.com

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

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

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

EXCAVATION & TIPPER HIRE Concreting & landscaping. Phil or Steve ........................0499 359702 shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge....................66803499 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

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ROOFING

0412 026 441

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Metal Rooﬁng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

Leaky showers sealed at a fraction of the cost of re tiling.

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

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, General, Repairs: Steel, Aluminium & Stainless ..0408 410545

WINDOW CLEANING

TILER / STONEMASON / WATERPROOFER. Lic 24418C. Ph Karl................................0439 232434

Email: montysmetalrooﬁng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooﬁng.com.au

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

WATER SUPPLIES

info@theshowersealer.com.au

TILER. Small jobs, repairs. Lic R75915............................................................................0468 465344 CLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David .............................................0421 906460 TILING AND BATHROOM RENOVATIONS.....................................................................0498 064825

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

SUNRISE W. T. 3/19-21 Centennial Cct, Byron. Cars, homes, offices, etc. High quality ..0412 158478

BYRON BUS Co

arrive@byronbuscompany.com.au

Door to Door Charter Services Call 0490 183 424

I PAINT ROOFS 30 years experience ......................................................................Paul 0499 373117

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TREE SERVICES

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

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

ALL ROOF CLEANING & PAINTING by Full Circle Refinishing. Ph Oliver .......................0419 789600

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300 THIS IS RUBBISH Tipper truck for hire. Call or text Jono ...............................................0412 871438

SELF STORAGE

BBSS

Mon to Fri 9am–5pm

WINDOW TINTING

TRANSPORT

The Fully Insured Professionals

SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

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Mungo’s Crossword

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

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

BYRON BAY SELF STORAGE

Self storage with security. Largest choice of sizes.

8-10 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industrial Estate www.byronbayselfstorage.com.au | 6685 8349 | bbss@westnet.com.au

N388 7

SEPTIC SYSTEMS Lic 312643C

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227

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Quick Clues

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DENTURES

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MIELE WASHERS

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For sale

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LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper, crane truck, stump grinding. Local, qualiﬁed, insured, free quotes. 0402487213

Expressions of interest please call 0455 822270 or email dombewell@gmail.com

20 years local experience

HAMBLY’S FIREWOOD

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Fully insured • Free quotes

Delivery available

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Mark 0427 490 038

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READINGS TAROT READINGS, BALLINA 30 mins $60. 1hr $90. Ph 66865715

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STAINED GLASS & LEAD CAME Will pay cash. Ph Rob 0403302113 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

GARAGE SALES 84 ALCORN ST, SUFFOLK Quality womens clothing (some vintage), shoes, bags, trinkets, bar fridge and more. Good prices. Sat 29 May, 8.30am–2pm. COMBINED, 13 RUSH CT, MULLUM Great clothes, shoes, bags, scarves, brica-brac. Sat 8.30am. Sunshine only.

32 WILLOWS RD, BILLINDUGEL Huge moving sale, Sat & Sun, 7am start. Furn, ride-on-mower, wash/dryer, h/hold. 892 MAIN ARM RD 3 households worth! Sat & Sun, 7am start. Ladies & girls shoes & clothes, furn inc 8 seat table, k/ware, massage table, 3dr commercial fridge, h/ wares, so much stuff!

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES TOYOTA YARIS 2007 $8,990 ono. VGC. Call after 7pm. 0422770952

CARAVANS CARAVANS We buy, sell & consign. All makes & models. 0408 758 688

TO LET THE POCKET 4dbrm house, big block $450pw, no pets Ph 66801648

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 Summerland Storage Bangalow From $105 to $290 per month Call GNF Bangalow 66872833 BRUNSWICK HEADS 1 bedroom apartment and ensuite. River view. Great for winter. Available July and August. $850p/w. Enquiries 0420316610 OCEAN SHORES This well renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is very comfortable for a family or professional couple. $800 pw. Please message 0421477203.

TO LEASE Co-working creative space available in Byron’s Arts & Industrial Estate! Large working desks include access to: shared kitchenette, lounge area, 2 showers, sound proof meeting rooms, Wi-Fi & electricity. Just $89 week (incl. GST) in your ¿UVW PRQWK 'DLO\ UDWHV DYDLODEOH upon request.

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POSITIONS VACANT NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER all-rounder for 10–25 hours p/w on Byron property; someone hardworking who knows how to use their initiative. Responsibilities include cleaning, taking care of 2 children (5 and 6), laundry and meal prep. Must have proven exp. working with children, be ﬂexible with times available, have police check and current blue card. Hourly rate by neg. based on exp. levels. If this sounds like you, outline your exp. by email to rebecca.k@ushergroup.com

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LADIES WANTED, MUST BE 18+ Casual or permanent work available in busy adult parlour. 66816038 for details.

EROTIC MASSAGE STAFF reliable and friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre 18+. Tweed. Grace 0418185791

LONG-TERM JOB Experienced gardener 5 days p/w for local gardening & mowing business. Must have industry experience with hedging & detailed brushcutting. TEXT ONLY 7am–6pm 0402487213 or kascha@leaﬁttous.com.au

ADMIN ASSISITANT Experience in Xero, payroll, a/p & a/r, scheduling, excellent customer service, able to work unsupervised. 25+ hours p/w. Casual initially but looking to long term. Swim for your Life, Billinudgel. Contact Ruth 0448649150

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofﬁce box FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST for Glen Villa Resort, 86 Butler St, Byron Bay. Must be a hands on, passionate person with very pleasant and professional attitude with excellent customer service skills. Only apply in person. MULLUM RURAL CO-OP seeks casual, general warehouse staff. Role includes customer service, POS, general duties. Drop resume to Co-op or email resume to manager@mullumcoop.com.au ADMIN ASSISTANT for Mullum Seed. 1–2 days pw. Must be proﬁcient with Google suite. Email for job description or apply to admin@mullumseed.org.au CARER Reliable, strong, caring, female, 20–40 years old to assist quadriplegic man with personal care and household duties. No experience necessary. 8am– 3pm. 30hrs/week, $52k/year. Must have Tax File No. Ocean Shores. Please leave a detailed message at wheelgoodservice@ hotmail.com BYRON BAY CARE IS SEEKING SUPPORT WORKERS. Must have Cert II or IV in Disability or Aged Care. Email resume info@byronbaycare.com.au

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For enquiries contact businessmanager@ onevisionproductions.com.au

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Gym Membership Consultant Heart and Soul Health Clubs is looking for an enthusiastic experienced gym membership consultant to grow our membership base. Reception and admin tasks also included. The right candidate will be pro-active, ﬂuent in English, reliable, and a hard worker. Send your resume to Jana at admin@heartandsoulhealthclubs.com.au

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WORK WANTED AIRBNB TURNOVER CLEANING Ph 0450162699

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

Adobe Tutoring Experienced Professional Trainer • Photoshop • Indesign • Illustrator contact@thinkblinkdesign.com www.thinkblinkdesign.com

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

McKAY, Elva Joan

27.07.1932 – 19.05.2021 Joan passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on 19th May. Dearly loved wife of John (dec. 2016), loved mother of Greg and Stephen and mother-inlaw to Kim and Cathy. Joan was a loving grandmother to Laura and Jessica and Jordan with whom she shared a special bond and was also a caring lifetime friend to Jess. A long term resident of Mullumbimby, Joan was a gentle lady who loved a quiet life, being particularly fond of gardening. She will be greatly missed by her extended family and friends. Joan was privately cremated as per her wishes. A celebration gathering will be arranged in the coming months.

FUNERAL NOTICES

Bruno Alander 19.9.1974 – 9.5.2021 It is with great sadness that we share the loss of our Bruno, much loved father of Oaki and Huxley, cherished son of Bill and Inta Alander, and beloved partner, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many.

LOST: REWARD OFFERED. Lost in Byron Bay: Gold and diamond bracelet/ bangle. Sentimental value. Please call 0400927274

BIRTHDAYS

happy birthday

bebe!

With so much love.

TIMES FOR NEXT 2 WEEKS

Selena is still patiently waiting for a home. She is a quiet and gentle soul who enjoys love and affection but continues to be overlooked as she appears shy in the shelter environment. Selena would really enjoy a relaxed home where she can dote and be doted on. To meet Selena, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

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6:27 16:58

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27 TH

6:28 16:58

17:40 08:42 1.41 02:54 0.30 6:58 21:24 2.01 14:24 0.20

28 F

6:28 16:57

18:39 09:32 1.32 03:51 0.31 8:09 22:14 1.99 15:09 0.25

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6:29 16:57

19:43 10:26 1.24 9:16 23:05 1.93

04:50 0.34 15:57 0.33

30 SU

6:29 16:57

20:48 11:21 1.17 10:14 23:58 1.83

05:48 0.39 16:48 0.43

31 M

6:30 16:57

21:53 11:04

12:23 1.13

06:47 0.44 17:46 0.54

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6:30 16:56

22:54 00:53 1.71 11:46 13:32 1.13

07:45 0.48 18:53 0.63

6:31 16:56

OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm, Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 0436 845 542.

Selena

Like us on Facebook! AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI)

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01:50 1.60 14:44 1.17

08:40 0.50 20:08 0.69

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03:45 1.44 16:46 1.34

10:16 0.48 22:32 0.70

5 SA

6:32 16:56

1:41 13:53

04:36 1.39 17:34 1.44

10:57 0.45 23:31 0.67

6 SU

6:33 16:56

2:33 14:22

05:23 1.36 18:15 1.54

11:33 0.42

6:33 16:56

3:26 14:52

06:06 1.33 18:53 1.62

00:22 0.62 12:06 0.39

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6:34 16:56

4:19 15:25

06:45 1.30 19:29 1.69

01:07 0.57 12:38 0.37

6:34 16:56

5:13 07:24 1.28 16:01 20:04 1.74

01:49 0.53 13:10 0.36

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Data sourced from Bureau of Meteorology. Times adjusted for Daylight Savings when applicable.

MONTHLY MARKETS

NELSON

6-year-old desexed male Bull Arab x Boxer ‘Nelson’ is looking for a stable loving forever home. Nelson is a big, absolutely loveable and easy-going boy. He has a sweet goofy demeanour and would suit a loving, but dog-conﬁdent, companion. Nelson has had some challenges recently but will thrive in the right situation. Please phone Shell on 0458 461 935 for more info. MC: 900164000971285

1st SAT Brunswick Heads 0410 785 554 1st SAT Alstonville 0429 019 407 1st SUN Byron Bay 6685 6807 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 2nd SAT Flea, Bangalow 0490 335 498 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631 2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Tabulam Hall 2nd SUN Coolangatta

6688 6433 0490 329 159

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 6684 3370 3rd SAT Murwillumbah 0413 804 024 3rd SUN 3rd SUN 3rd SUN 3rd SUN

Federal 0433 002 757 Uki 0487 329 150 Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 Ballina 0422 094 338

4th SAT 4th SAT 4th SAT 4th SAT

Flea, Byron YAC Evans Head 0439 489 631 Wilsons Creek 6684 0299 Kyogle Bazaar kyogletogether.org.au

4th SUN 4th SUN 4th SUN 4th SUN

Bangalow 6687 1911 Nimbin 0475 135 764 Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta

5th SUN Nimbin

Bruno’s service will be livestreamed at: vimeo.com/event/1000209

Each TUE New Brighton

0458 506 000

FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETS 6677 1345 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 0475 135 764 Each WED 4-7pm Newrybar Hall Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each THU 2.30-6.30pm Lismore 0450 688 900 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob Each TUE Organic Lismore

opis

BALLINA 1800 809 336

ballina@parkviewfunerals.com.au

LIFE CELEBRATIONS

LOST Black leather shoulder bag containing a camera lens. Please ring 0418 841 777

SUN, MOON & TIDES

A celebration of Bruno’s life will be held at Parkview Funeral Home, 21 Kalinga Street, Ballina on Friday, 28 th May 2021, commencing at 11.00am.

GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005

LOST & FOUND

PETS

DATE DAY, SUN MOON HIGH LOW (May/ MOON RISE / RISE / TIDES, TIDES, June) PHASE SET SET height (m) height (m)

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SWIM TEACHER Qualiﬁed or training provided. Regular, ongoing, immediate start. Established business in Ocean Shores. Ph 0448649150.

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Opis is a 6 month old desexed female LabX. She has had a rough start to life and needs plenty of love and encouragement to bring out the best in her. She is good with other dogs and older children. If you can give Opis a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Microchip No 991003000572368

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OUR BELOVED ASTRO/ASTRO BOY OR MICHAEL THOMAS VIDER left his body on 19 May in Cairns. He shone his dazzling, warm, funny and beautiful light here in Byron for nearly 30 years. A cherished icon of our town, a darling friend and truly caring soul, adored by so many people in so many walks of life. Everyone is invited to celebrate his life and his send oﬀ to the next one, to be held at Belongil Beach, in front of The Wreck, at 2pm on Sunday, 30 May. Please wear something bright, and bring any ﬂowers, banners, stories, memories you’d like to share. Fly high, beautiful man. Love never dies.

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Meet the charming GEORGE, a tabby with a great personality. He was very quiet when he came to the shelter, but is now much brighter, showing his endearing nature. George is about two years old, quiet and undemanding. He adores to be petted, a clear sign that when he has a secure home with human friends, he will be really loving and chilled. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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The Byron Bay General Cancer Support Group has been running for four years and welcomes new participants. The aim of the group is to provide a safe, supportive and friendly environment for people with cancer to discuss how they are feeling and connect with other people with cancer. It runs on the first Tuesday of the month. Next meeting on Tuesday 1 June at he Services Club, Jonson St, Byron Bay.

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Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call1300 652 820 or text your postcode to 0488 811 247. www. na.org.au. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

Film: Spotswood The Drill Hall Film Society screens Mark Joffe’s Spotswood featuring Toni Collette in her very first movie roll on Saturday May 29 at 2pm (doors open 1.30). If you wish to attend ring Sonia 6684 2112.

Bangalow A&I Hall The Bangalow A&I Hall management committee are seeking two new members preferably with experience in venue management or marketing and SEO and social media. To nominate, contact Lisa Brennan at Council lbrennan@byron.nsw.gov.au. The deadline for nominations is 31 May.

BV Probus Club The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 1 June at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country

Club. Guest speaker for the day is Peter Thorley, speaking about local history. Enquires ring Margaret on 6680 3316.Visitors welcome.

Calling sculptors Creative Mullum are calling out for sculptors to enter the Ingenuity Maquette Exhibition to be held at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services club between 2–4 July. The winning sculpture will be selected for production with a commission of $8000. The dealine for entry has been extended till 31 May. Find out more at: creativemullum.org.au.

Family history The next meeting of the RichmondTweed Family History Society will be held on Saturday, June 5 at the Players Theatre, 24 Swift Street, Ballina, 2–4pm. The topic will be a

Volunteer hub closes The Byron Community Centre Volunteer Hub will be closing down at the end of May. After six years serving the volunteer needs of the Byron Shire, the funding has been cut and all volunteer enquiries must now be accessed online at Volunteering NSW. For more information please contact Pippy Wardell on volhubmanager@byroncentre.com.au or call 6685 6807.

Oceans 15 triumphant return Ross Kendal The Ocean Shores Aquatics team have returned home with some great results after a month long stint at various State School Swimming competitions. ‘They have all performed well, while enjoying the experience immensely,’ coach Adrian Filipic said. ‘Every swimmer was inspired and challenged to swim their best to establish a ranking amongst the states finest’. The primary school swimmers, most of them on debut, produced some great personal bests, with the chart toppers being Mali Stewart, Teo Martin and Jack Matkevich.

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Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer. MDNC services that are running include: Community support/emergency relief: Food parcels, meals, assistance with electricity and Telstra bills. Listening Space: free counselling. Staying Home, Leaving Violence program. Integrated Domestic & Family Violence program. Financial Counselling: outreach available Thursdays & Fridays Financial Counselling: free service funded by the government, offering advocacy & assistance to find options to address debts. Information, referral and advocacy. To enquire about accessing any of these services call 6684 1286 or fill out an online enquiry form.

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(L-R) Delilah Warton, Mali Stewart, Jack Matkevich, Andie Gilbert, Lily Purtell and Teo Martin at State finals. The Byron Bay junior girls relay team excelled with the combination of Delilah Warton, Andie Gilbert, Lily Purtell and Henly Smitth together dropping over nine seconds from their time to finish fifth in the final. The secondary school swimmers showed that

there is no substitute for experience as most secured top ten placings to make finals. Lawson King had a debut in the Boys 11yrs 50m backstroke and swam his best, as did Ivy Gilbert, Phoebe Pockley and Zara Morris in their respective relays.

Homeless Breakfast: 7:30–9am Wednesday. Homeless Showers: Monday and Wednesday 10am–12pm (book in at breakfasts). Women’s Support and Counselling: Friday 1–3pm, Community Cabin Carlyle St. Free Phone Counselling: Call 0415 322 064 10am–2pm. Seniors Computer Club: Friday 9am–11am, Community Cabin Carlyle St. Seniors drumming, yoga, ukulele, art and drama:

Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.

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

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

ACA Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am, Red Dove Centre, 80 Keen Street. Byron

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

Feel Good Friday 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.

Library fun Baby Bounce and Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children have moved online for now. See Richmond Tweed Regional Libraries on YouTube.

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Judy and Neville King with Lyn Wigmore and Richard Hughes modelling their 1930s outfits. The Ballina Croquet Club is celebrating its 85th birthday this Friday May 28 with a 1930s inspired dress-up party. As well as swanky suits and fab frocks, the celebration of the Club’s formation in 1936 will feature a display of vintage cars from the 1930s. www.echo.net.au

Cancer Council The event will be raising funds for the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea; Members and visitors will also dress in fashion from the era as they take to the croquet lawn to play.

The occasion will draw croquet club members and visitors from across the Northern Rivers, as well as the Tweed and Clarence valleys. Club members have already organised their 1930s inspired outfits, transport – and mallets.

A sunny but cool day greeted keen sailors for the third day of the inter sailing series on the Tweed River at Fingal on Sunday May 16. A shifty and gusty southerly of eight to 15 knots promised some exciting competition for those who ventured out onto the river. The first race of two supposedly ‘short’ sprint races took over 80 minutes for the first boats to finish. The start of the race saw a number of Lasers side by side as they fought to get an advantage up the long first work, playing the shifts and

asserting their right of way on starboard. Back in the fleet the Corsairs were pushing up the course as well and contributing to an unscheduled swim by Mauri in his Laser when he was looking well placed after a finely crafted start from the port end of the line. The rounding of the windward mark didn’t all go according to plan for Peter. He had to perform a 360 degree turn after causing another Laser to have to avoid him, and Andy hitting the mark due to the tide and having to do a turn as well. Close racing throughout

the fleet followed on through the next eight legs of the course, with one of the NS14s seen to have their work cut out with main, jib and spinnaker proving a handful in the gusty conditions. The NSW Maritime launch kept an eye on proceedings at the ocean end of the course while the fleet spread out over the race course. Over the length of the race, the lead changed several times, but first over the line at the end was Peter Fell in a Laser, followed by Kate Yoemans in a smaller Laser rig, then Wayne Culph (visiting from Harwood), Craig Foley and Mauri Meyer.

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