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Vax ‘strollout’ for children in chaos

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With the Federal Government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout for five to 11-year olds now underway, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has highlighted widespread reports of ‘practices receiving insufficient stock, or expired vaccine doses, having orders cancelled at the last minute, or doses not arriving – without any explanation’. RACGP President, Dr Karen Price, said, ‘Urgent improvements to the children’s vaccine rollout must happen now, so that our kids can receive at least one vaccine dose before returning to the classroom’. ‘With more than enough doses in Australia to vaccinate all children’, Dr Price says ‘The Government must improve the logistics so that enough stock arrives on our doorsteps when we need it’. ‘Some practices awaiting delivery of vaccines didn’t receive any doses, and no explanation was provided. We are working under an extraordinary amount of pressure, and families are understandably anxious to have their children vaccinated’. Dr Price also called for more funding for practices participating in the vaccine rollout. ‘Children require more time and care, as well as space, because their parents or carers come with them, and this has to be factored in by practices planning vaccine clinics’, she said.

It started, in classic Byron style, with a batch of bliss balls. The homemade treats were whipped up for the nurses at Byron Hospital by local, Sarah Armstrong, after she heard how challenging life had been for them during the Omicron outbreak. Less than two weeks later, that small gesture of support has grown into a major fundraising effort that aims to deliver hundreds of nutritious meals and snacks to staff at Byron and Lismore Hospitals. ‘People are doing six double shifts in a row, two weeks of night shift, with barely time to grab something to eat,’ Ms Armstrong says from her home in Mullumbimby. ‘I thought, “Well I can’t really have a major impact on the number of cases, and I can’t suddenly become a nurse, but I can funnel some of the care from the community into the hospital”.’ ‘So I just put it up on the Mullumbimby Flattening The Curve Facebook page to see if anyone else wanted to do some care packages, and it took off from there.’ At the time of writing, locals had pledged around $20,000 to the cause via the group’s GoFundMe page: Front Up for the Front Line. Southern Cross Credit Union has also agreed to make a donation, and Dino’s IGA in Mullumbimby is providing food to go into staff tearooms.

Heather Stevenson and Amanda Bannatyne are helping to orgainse delivery of meals to the Emergency Departments, ICU’s and COVID wards of local hospitals. Pictured with them is Steven Quirke, Manager of the Mullum Southern Cross Credit Union, who are also contributing to the cause. Photo Jeff Dawson

The group is aiming to raise $50,000 and is asking for the community to band together to get them over the line. ‘The thing that I’m hearing from

the nurses since I set this up, is that it’s more than just the meals and snacks, it’s the feeling that they’re being supported by the community,’ Ms Armstrong says. ‘They’ve copped a lot since the pandemic began. They’re not complaining – they know they signed up to help people. But they’re physically exhausted and emotionally exhausted, and many of them are close to breaking point.’ Ms Armstrong and her fellow organisers – Penny Wheeler, Amanda Bannatyne, Jeremy Jacks and Heather Stevenson – are now finalising the logistics of sourcing and delivering hundreds of meals to the Emergency Departments, ICUs and COVID wards of the two hospitals. In order to meet strict hospital

‘At the moment, we need three stand-alone freezers to store the meals, so if anyone is able to donate one to us, or loan one for an extended period, we’d be very grateful,’ Ms Armstrong says. Ms Armstrong says organisers wish they were able to provide meals to Tweed Hospital, as they do for Byron and Lismore, but needed to keep the scope of the project manageable. The fundraiser is part of a broader trend of locals supporting frontline workers across the Shire. A few days ago, the Federal Community Children’s Centre

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delivered a care package to Mullumbimby paramedics, drawing the following response from one of the paramedics: ‘We are so grateful for every little gesture, and the hand cream is divine!’ she said. ‘There’s no denying we are all exhausted, but we continue to show up, to serve our community. ‘We will get through this together – and chocolate and thanks make it all that much easier. ‘From a very tired but determined paramedic.’ To offer in-kind support to Front Up For The Frontline, email Sarah Armstrong: sarah@saraharmstrong.com, or visit the group’s Facebook page: Front Up For Our Frontline – Northern Rivers.

Rally against, Saturday Meanwhile, a ‘Voices 4 The Kids’ rally will be held this Saturday, January 15, at more than 20 locations across Australia, say organisers. Locally, an event is planned at the Qld/NSW border, near Twin Towns.

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Book fair cancelled Owing to the rising COVID-19 infection rates in Byron Shire, the Friends of Libraries Byron Shire have cancelled their annual book fair that was scheduled for January 14–17. ‘This was an extremely hard decision to make as this is the third year in a row we have done so,’ said Friends of Libraries member Margot

Wright. The four day book fair raises funds for the Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, and Brunswick Heads libraries to help supply much-needed resources. ‘Libraries are important as they serve a broad-based function, not only providing books and information, but also acting as a community hub’, added Ms Wright.

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Vale Craig Ruddy, passionate artist Kim Sporton Internationally acclaimed Archibald prize-winning artist, and revered icon of the Shire, Craig Ruddy, died suddenly last week, leaving a community in shock and mourning. The 53-year old died peacefully in the arms of his soul-mate, Roberto Meza Mont, in their hinterland property at the Pocket, on January 4, after a three week battle with COVID-19. Craig had pre-existing lung issues from childhood. Roberto, his partner of 20 years, told The Echo, ‘Craig is the love of my life. From our first kiss to his last breath, I will be forever grateful to share life with this divine human who gave so much to our communities. I will carry him in my heart forever more’. In a recent article, Craig said, ‘If it wasn’t for Roberto, I would probably be on my own in a little cabin in the wilderness, distant from humanity. I’m more of an introvert, Roberto’s an extrovert. I need my quiet time and Roberto thrives on being surrounded by people. We are so different but it just works’. The contemporary artist’s health issues were well documented. He said at one time, ‘As a child I had a rare lung condition where my lungs would haemorrhage, leaving me anaemic and short of breath’. ‘It slowed me down and put me into a strange euphoric state. As a result I learnt to sit and observe’. It’s a trait this gentle man

Roberto Meza Mont and Craig Ruddy. Photo supplied carried through his life, an ability to capture the subtlety most of us miss.

Zest for life Renowned for his community input, zest for life and hospitality, the harmony and respect this couple shared over a 20 year partnership was inspiring. Craig’s iconic portraits of Bruce Pascoe and David Gulpili adorn the walls of their living room, a daily reminder of his compassion for the Indigenous plight. Recognition of Australian Indigenous culture was a strong driver for the selfconfessed empath. His Gulpilil piece is

acclaimed as profoundly important for our nation, with its timely message of Indigenous recognition and reconciliation. ‘One thing we shared that made our relationship work is a disdain for status, money and ego’, says Roberto. ‘Our core values centres around kindness – soul, spirit, connection. This is how I chose to remember the time we shared’. ‘To me, it is not about having your name plastered in newspapers, or millions in the bank’, Craig said in his most recent interview before Christmas. ‘Happiness is not external’. The life they wove

together over two decades, reflected the masterful art that won Craig much acclaim. Like all the best love stories, it was crafted with depth. passion, creativity and an eye for detail. ‘There are similarities in how I create in both art and life’, mused Craig. ‘Finding balance and harmony in the differences is part of any great composition’. As a gifted magical man, he could create balance in the contrasts. He was a special man who treated every day as a piece of art. R.I.P Craig. You will be sorely missed.

Psychedelic medical trials to begin Paul Bibby A new clinical trial exploring the impact of psychedelic medicines on brain activity has come a step closer to fruition, after being partially funded and granted ethics approval. The trial, expected to commence later this year, will see up to 200 participants receive a single medical dose of either MDMA or psilocybin. The primary purpose of the project is to determine whether there are any changes in brain activity (as measured by electroencephalography) following exposure to either medical grade MDMA or medical grade psilocybin. A secondary aim of the

trial is to assess potential changes in mood, personality, beliefs and social engagement following exposure to these substances that might relate to neural changes. Professor Paul Fitzgerald, one of the trial’s two principal investigators, said, ‘The results of this study will inform us as to whether these substances have an effect on brain activity related to cognitive and emotional processes, which continues after the medicine session, and may also provide information that can help explain how these substances have their clinical effects’. Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) announced this week that it will partially fund the project, and that the trial has just received human

research ethics approval. ‘There is a desperate need for innovation in the mental health sector, and these treatments have achieved outstanding results in overseas trials after just two to three sessions, in combination with a short course of psychotherapy,’ MMA Executive Director, Tania de Jong, said. ‘We now have the potential to help people suffering from major classes of mental illness such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and potentially anorexia and other eating disorders, OCD, dementia and a range of addictions.’ Participants in the trial must have completed training in psychedelic assisted therapy to take part. They will take the

medicines in small groups supported by therapists and a medical practitioner. There is evidence to suggest that psilocybin assisted psychotherapy can help in the treatment of depression, and that MDMA assisted psychotherapy can be effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder when used in medically controlled environments.

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Nurses help patients stay connected Photo & story Eve Jeffery There is probably not a nurse, wardsperson, cleaner or doctor in any hospital in Australia, who hasn’t been asked if they have a phone charger. When you find yourself in a hospital, most of us have rushed out the door with their phones in their hands, and without their charger. Two local registered nurses, Andrew and Annie, aim to help patients stay in touch with family, friends and support services. ‘Too often, patients find themselves isolated and alone in hospital, with no way to charge their phone,’ says Andrew. ‘We get asked by patients for a charger at least once or twice a week,’ says Annie. ‘So, you repeat that with every nurse in the country, and that’s thousands of times a day.’ ‘Most of us know the feeling of having a phone going flat, and having no charger available, but for patients who are scared, vulnerable and isolated this feeling is more than a concern, it causes real anxiety and fear,’ says Andrew.

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parentswithquestions.com.au to ensure you have done your utmost and are giving INFORMED CONSENT. Registered nurses, Annie and Andrew, want to help patients stay connected with loved ones and support systems. ‘Many patients are even more isolated now owing to hospital visitor restrictions, and state and international border closures.’

Ease stress To help ease the stress of patients who need a charge, and ward staff who also need to keep their phones charged through the extra-long shifts, the pair have started a charity called Recharging for Health.

The aim is to supply free charging plugs and cables to any hospital or care facility so that they can help patients stay in touch. Any care facility can ask for a recharge pack, which includes two wall chargers, each with a multi-plug attachment that will fit most phones, and easy instructions. The packs will cost between $50 and $60, and donations can be made at

the Recharging for Health website. ‘We hope that we can get a phone charger to every ward and care facility that needs one,’ says Annie. ‘The simple act of providing one can keep patients connected.’ To find out how you can order a pack for your care facility or ward, or how to donate, visit www.rechargingforhealth.org.au.

Byron beach erosion under assessment Damage from ex-tropical cyclone Seth is being assessed by Council staff. In a media release they said that the large waves, strong winds and king tides mostly impacted the shoreline just north of Main Beach, at the front of the First Sun Caravan Park. Chloe Dowsett, Coast, Biodiversity and Sustainability Co-ordinator, said, ‘The main access path from the car park to Belongil Beach has been destroyed, and the force of the waves has

moved some rocks up the face of the geo-sandbags’. ‘At Main Beach a rock, estimated to weigh half a tonne, was pushed onto the steps’. ‘When you see large rocks being moved around and displaced it’s a powerful reminder about the force of the waves, especially when they were over-topping the car park near the pool.

Access closed ‘People are asked to take care on beach access paths at Main Beach and Clarkes

Beach, because some are closed and there is a drop to the sand at others. ‘People should stay away from the dunes and rock walls, and not sit on the top, or at the foot, because they are unstable’.

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The annual Starlight Festival was again held last weekend at the Bangalow A&I Hall, which featured renowned exhibitors, presenters, and workshops focused on health, wellbeing, sustainability, healing, lifestyle and enlightenment. With daily yoga, Qigong and ecstatic dance, it was a chance to reconnect with breathwork, bliss out in a soundbath, or go deep with mantra and guided meditation. And there was plenty of yummy healthy food! Pictured is Mau Caldwell, with her quartz crystal singing bowls. Photo Jeff ‘Enlightened’ Dawson

Bangalow Film Festival postpones Bangalow Film Festival organisers say that ‘with great sadness, but probably no huge surprise’, they have postponed until later in the year. Their statement reads, ‘The rising surge in COVID-19 cases, along with threat of further restrictions, means

we are unable to deliver the festival to the level that the program and you, our attendees, deserve’. ‘We will reschedule and be back once things are more under control. ‘For those who purchased tickets, we thank you! You

will receive an automatic refund via Ticketebo within the next seven days. We look forward to seeing you later this year. ‘Until then, we wish you well and hope you watch many fantastic films in the comfort of your own home’.

It’s a rare opportunity to join the Mullumbimby 388 Fire Station Fire and Rescue team with recruitment only taking place every four to five years. But if you are interested in joining this dynamic team, now is the time to get your application in by the end of this month. ‘We always welcome the range of skills people can bring to the team,’ Captain Josh Rushton told The Echo. ‘We are looking for community-minded men and women to consider joining the on-call firefighter ranks at Mullumbimby 388 Fire Station. I can teach anyone to be a firefighter – age and gender are irrelevant. The most important skills are good communication, teamwork and a willingness to learn.’ Other key requirements revolve around your availability, and living and working within five to seven kilometres of the station. On-call firefighters balance work and family commitments to respond to fires and other emergencies on an ‘on call’, part-time basis. On-call firefighting is a paid part-time position, with

Dan Tiffin, Jean Renouf, Kimberley Waldron and Georgia Williams. Photo supplied Fire and Rescue NSW. ‘We have a team of 14, but must have a minimum of four firefighters to get on a truck to take it out,’ explained Captain Rushton. On-call firefighters respond from home, or work, to fires and other emergencies. There are currently two vacancies. ‘Being an on-call firefighter does not mean that you have to be available every minute of every day,’ he said. ‘Sharing availability with other on-call firefighters, through our station availability app, allows for flexibility in relation to work and private life. On average, on-call

firefighters must be able to respond from work or home three to four days during the working week, and a percentage of weekends. ‘Over half of our fire-fighters are employed in Mullumbimby businesses, including the IGA and Mitre 10. It is a real benefit to an employer to have a member of the 388 Fire Station working for them, as they bring an excellent skillset to their positions.’ For more information, contact the Mullumbimby Fire Station on 6684 3786, follow them on social media @ Fire and Rescue NSW Station 388 Mullumbimby or visit www.fire.nsw.gov.au.

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Crystal Castle’s Shannon-Jade Metcalf in the Meteorite Dome. Photo Jeff ‘Meatyorite’ Dawson

Two meteorites, along with a collection of rare pieces of the moon and Mars and some quirky space memorabilia have found their way to Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens. Managers say the heavy meteorites have both made a long journey, originating in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, some 400 million kilometres away, and landed in North West Africa. ‘One of these ancient space rocks is a type of Stony Meteorite called a chondrite, and was once part of the mantle of an ancient asteroid or planet. It is around 4.6 billion years old. Older than Earth itself’. Visitors to the castle are able to touch and even hold the ancient rocks, they say.

Carjacking in Ocean Shores, warrants issued Hans Lovejoy A young Ocean Shores man and his friends were recently held captive at knife-point and driven to Coolamon Scenic Drive by two young men before they escaped unharmed. Detective Chief Inspector David Silversides supported the version of events given to The Echo by the young man’s mother, Georgi, and his housemate, Andrew Ayliffe. At the request of Sol, his last name has been withheld. Around 10.30pm on December 23, Sol was driving west along Orana Road Ocean Shores before entering onto Coolamon Scenic Drive, when two males walked out in front of the vehicle asking him to stop. Sol’s mum Georgi told The Echo one of the males then

Sol’s car was trashed after he and his freinds were abducted in Ocean Shores just before Christmas. Photo Jeff Dawson produced a large knife, before telling Sol to move over. Both men then got into the vehicle. ‘They drove west on Coolamon Scenic Drive, before driving to a local address’, Georgi said. ‘Sol and the other vehicle occupants were told to stay in the vehicle with one of them

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while the other went into a house’. ‘A short time later, he came running back to the vehicle with blood on him. They then drove off at speed. ‘When attempting to turn the vehicle around, it became bogged, which enabled Sol and his friends to escape into

a paddock. ‘Police were then called to the scene, and they found that Sol’s car windows had been broken and doors damaged’. Local police told The Echo an investigation is underway by Tweed Byron Detectives, and arrest warrants have been issued for the two young men, who are now suspected to be in Qld. A GoFundMe page to raise money for a new car for Sol has already reached $3,755 as of Monday. It is at www.bit.ly/3r18Z6K. Georgi told The Echo she and her family are very grateful for the support that the community has given. ‘It sets a great example to Sol and his friends of how community can rally together to support each other in need’.

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www.echo.net.au New Murwillumbah exhibition inspired by red centre residency A new exhibition exploring the landscapes and power of Central Australia will open at Murwillumbah’s Small Works Gallery from January 14.

Fatal crash in Ballina New South Wales police are investigating after a fatal two-vehicle crash at Ballina on the weekend.

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Story & photo David Lowe A short drive south of Ballina, at Pimlico, is the recently opened Ballina District Museum. The Echo went along to meet some of the volunteers working to bring the region’s history back to life. The museum is dominated by numerous large, spectacular photographs, along with interactive spaces and donated objects from different historical eras and locations. The old stage and wings are also utilised as quirky exhibition spaces. Highlights of the collection include exhibits relating to Ballina’s sugar history, pioneers and notable characters, the bustling days of the river port (when there were three theatres in town), the beginnings of surfing in the area, and the ill-fated Ballina railway, which began as an early project in the work for the dole scheme. Brian Mullens is the President of the Ballina & District Historical Society. Like most of the museum volunteers, his family has long connections with the area. Mr Mullens explained that the museum building was

Brian Mullens, President of the Ballina and District Historical Society. formerly the local hall and the home of the Pimlico Ladies’ Auxiliary. Since 2019, it’s been extensively refurbished, including new wiring, a new roof and disability access, achieved with funding from Council and government. Vice-President and Public Officer at the museum, Patricia Wilson, said the new museum is trying to fill a niche not occupied by the well-known maritime museum in town. She said Ballina businesses have been very generous with assistance of various kinds to get the museum up and running. Dr Ann Mulder is another keen volunteer, and

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A new Lennox Head exhibit is planned for Lennox’s upcoming centenary, and there will be a focus on other villages and regions within Ballina Shire in coming months, as well as group visits and historical bus tours. Fundraising is another

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see again, it’s unbelievable.” ‘So I’ve been collecting for over sixty years,’ he said. One of Mr Burke’s favourite items at the museum is a historic Barlows engine which was built in Ballina, and originally used to drive a cream separator. Organisers are working with other local museums and visitor centres to get onto the tourist trail, particularly for history buffs. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, visitor numbers are steadily rising, with the assistance of the museum’s website and Facebook page. For newcomers to the district, as well as visitors, the museum is a great place to get a grounding in the postcolonial history of the area. New volunteers are very welcome, as are donations of potential exhibits. Historic photographs can be digitally scanned for reproduction and will be safely returned. To contact Brian Mullens, call 0416 187 429 or email ballinahistoricalsociety@ outlook.com. To visit the museum, take the highway south of Ballina and look for the turn-off to Pimlico.

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Secretary of the Ballina & District Historical Society. She told The Echo she got involved after joining a history group at the University of the Third Age, and now helps with organising photos and writing for the museum. Dr Mulder said the plan is for the temporary display to change every three months.

ongoing task, with Bunnings barbecues and promotions in Wallace’s Bookstore planned, as well as a Heritage Fair at the beginning of May, which will also feature machinery and historic cars. Currently the museum is only open on Fridays and Sundays from 10am till 2pm, but there are plans for more opening days and new exhibits as new volunteers get involved. Ann Mulder says it’s amazing what emotions and memories are stirred up for people when they come to visit. ‘It could be a photograph – “Oh that’s Bagot’s Mill, my grandfather worked there,” or “My grandmother had one of those beaters!” ‘It’s really important to go back and unpack those memories,’ she said. Museum volunteer and vintage machinery buff, Henry Burke, says he’s been collecting since he was eight years old. ‘My grandfather used to say to me, “Boy, you’ve going to hang on to this stuff and show it. I’ve been through two world wars, and there’s so much stuff that people throw away and we never

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Kate Hardman and Greg Curry at the new, improved, Lennox Community Market. In spite of the unpredictable weather, and COVID-19 situation, Lennox Community Market was buzzing last weekend, returning to Williams Reserve under new management after almost two years away. Kate Hardman is the Markets Manager for the Byron Bay Community Centre, who are the new operators of the Lennox Community Market, and also manage the craft markets in Byron Bay. She told The Echo it was super exciting to bring the market back to Lennox. ‘It was really smooth this morning’. ‘We’ve had lots of support, and excitement from the

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Local News Rapid antigen test shortages across the country Paul Bibby As you’ve no doubt heard, people in NSW are now allowed to test themselves for COVID-19 using a rapid antigen test (RAT), rather than lining up at a testing centre. There’s just one problem: no one has any RATs. The State Government’s new policy of requiring people to test themselves and register with Service NSW if they are positive is being significantly undermined by the critical shortage of testing kits. This has effectively placed local pharmacies at the front line of the current health crisis – a job they were neither properly prepared for, nor adequately equipped to undertake. The pharmacies, and the service stations that also stock RATs, are being inundated with calls from locals seeking the elusive kits. Many of the calls and posts are from people becoming increasingly desperate for a test, so that they can undertake essential travel, or make critical decisions about work and caring for loved ones.

Image www.punekarnews.in When local pharmacies and service stations do receive a delivery of RATs, they invariably sell out within hours. Many pharmacies and service stations have stopped telling people when their orders are due, and most have taken to rationing the kits out in a bid to stop people from stockpiling or buying scores of kits for their family and friends. ‘Pretty much every call we’re getting at the moment is from someone wanting a RAT,’ a staff member at a local pharmacist said. For a while, the Fever Clinic at Byron Hospital was providing people with single tests

upon request, but, at the time of writing, it too had run out. Local Facebook pages are awash with posts from people seeking RATs or information about where they can be purchased. This is helping locals to find tests when chemists and other providers eventually receive them. However, demand is invariably exceeding supply.

ſĕŔĶĕſȜƆ żſşŔĶƆĕȞ NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said he had doubled the number of rapid antigen tests the government has ordered, from 50 million to 100 million. Mr Perrottet said the allocation of the tests would

be focused on the State’s most vulnerable. But there was no indication as to when the tests would arrive. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has rejected calls for the tests to be free, as they are in other countries, such as the UK and US. He said last week he would not ‘undercut’ businesses who sold them, such as Chemist Warehouse and Harvey Norman. According to www. brisbanetimes.com.au from December 20, 2021, the ‘only Queensland company manufacturing rapid antigen test kits cannot respond to the domestic shortage until mid-2022, despite being taxpayer-funded’. ‘More than 100,000 kits are made every day at Ellume’s Brisbane factory, with all currently exported to the US’.

Garage sale this Sat for a cause Funky furniture and collectables are up for sale in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate this Saturday, with proceeds going to charity organisation, We Love India, via Global Ripples, run by Louse Harrison. The items are owned by Andrew Hayim de Vries from WastePlant and inventor/

founder of Subpod, who is relocating to Bali for six months. He says, apart from vintage and second hand furniture, there will be light fittings, clothes, composting materials, worm castings and more. The location is 1/22 Brigantine Street, and will be held this Saturday, January 15, from 8am until noon.

AMA warning The Australian Medical Association (AMA) say they told the Federal Health Department last September that the country needed to ensure it had enough tests, but that request was ignored by the Liberal-Nationals government.

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Before the latest free-for-all approach to the management of the COVID-19 virus, a big part of the conversation was about flattening the curve; that is, keeping admissions to hospital low to ensure that the health system wasn’t overwhelmed. A key part of the strategy was encouraging vaccination, because if you are vaccinated, it is scientifically proven that you are less likely to get seriously ill and end up in hospital if infected with the COVID-19 virus. That evidence comes from the latest NSW Health In Focus Report, available at www.health.nsw.gov.au. As of January 2, 2022, 91.6 per cent of the NSW population 12 and over were fully vaccinated according to NSW Health’s COVID-19 Monitor. The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital at 2 January were 1,204 with 29.9 per cent unvaccinated and 67.4 per cent vaccinated.

Local GP speaks ‘While the number of vaccinated people hospitalised is greater than those unvaccinated, this is because we have such a high vaccination rate, local Byron Shire GP, Dr Joel Hissink told The Echo. ‘It is more informative to consider the difference in hospitalisation/ICU rates as follows (per one million people): The hospital rate among unvaccinated/fully vaccinated population (aged 12 +) is (at January 2) 578.2/83.4’. ‘The ICU rate among

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unvaccinated/fully vaccinated population (aged 12+) is 82.5/4.7 (COVID Monitor 2 January). ‘This translates to unvaccinated people being seven times more likely to require hospitalisation for COVID-19 and 17.5 times more likely to require admission to ICU at this point in time,’ he said. ‘Of course, if we had a 100 per cent vaccination rate, then 100 per cent of hospitalisations and ICU admissions would be of vaccinated patients. ‘There are a few reasons for this. ‘One is that no vaccine cover is perfect. ‘The COVID-19 vaccines have quite good efficacy, around 70–80 per cent early on, influenza vaccine efficacy is around 30–60 per cent, while measles vaccine efficacy is 99 per cent. ‘Other reasons for vaccinated people still requiring hospitalisation are that some people may not develop an adequate immune response to the vaccine because of

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adhere to, public health measures is critical to minimising case numbers to reduce the pressure on our health services, and the impact on delivery of routine and life-saving medical and surgical services for non-COVID related medical conditions’. ‘Each of us doing everything we can to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 disease is also critical to support our local community organisations, and businesses to continue to operate.

Impacts ‘Yes, some public health measures impact businesses, and they also limit our ability to do the things that we want to do, but as is clearly the case right now, the widespread burden of COVID-19 disease is severely impacting many businesses, causing death and disability and pressuring an already fragile health system.’

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immunosuppression, thus remain vulnerable to the disease. ‘Their immunosuppression may be owing to them receiving life-saving treatment for cancer or other comorbidities. ‘This is one of the reasons why it is so important to aim for a high vaccination rate, in order to reduce the spread of disease to protect those in our community who do everything they can to stay safe, including getting themselves vaccinated, but still remain at high risk of the disease’. In the Northern Rivers, infections of COVID continue to rise, which is having a significant impact on the health system’s ability to respond. It’s also putting pressure on businesses being able to open and operate, as people are being required to isolate and test to help reduce infection transmission. Dr Hissink told The Echo, ‘Continuing to apply, and

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There is now financial support of up to $750 per week for individuals who have lost work because they have had to isolate – or if you are caring for someone who has to self-isolate or quarantine owing to COVID-19. The Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment is a lump sum payment to help you during the time you can’t work and earn income, because ‘You have COVID-19, for isolation periods starting before 10 January 2022, you must have been directly informed you have COVID-19 by a health official – that you’re a close contact with a person who has COVID-19; you care for a child, 16 years or under, who has COVID-19; that a child you care for who is 16 years or under, is a close contact with

a person who has COVID-19; you’re caring for someone who has COVID-19; you’re caring for someone with disability or a severe medical condition who must selfisolate or quarantine because they’re a close contact of a person with COVID-19’. From Monday January 10, Services Australia will accept both Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) results. You’ll need to have either: advice of a positive test from a testing clinic or health professional, or evidence you’ve registered a positive result from a home-administered RAT with your state health authority. To apply, visit https://bit.ly/3I5gr7R. Read more about who can get it at www.bit.ly/3q8LB7S. www.echo.net.au

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Local News School return lacks clarity, says union While NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has promised to use rapid antigen tests (RATs) to ensure that students can safely return to school as planned, the Australian Education Union have raised concerns around resourcing, occupational health and safety, management of staff shortages and

access to appropriate and consistent tests and testing protocols. Some issues raised by AEU Federal President, Correna Haythorpe, include identification of, and funding for, infrastructure required to allow schools to accommodate social distancing, hygiene and ventilation.

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Renew Fest hosts May vigil for grief Renew Fest will host a weekend-long Vigil For Grief in May 2022, and will return with the festival itself in 2023. Organisers say that after another hugely challenging year for many, hosting a Vigil for Grief rather than the full festival program feels like a timely and important response. ‘Given how warmly the Vigil was experienced in 2019, and how much people said they needed it and wished it could happen every year, we are excited to bring this back for our community here in Mullumbimby and beyond’, says Renew Fest director Ella

Rose Goninan. ‘The Vigil will be an opportunity to quietly contemplate your grief and all it brings to the fore; to feel, to heal, to love and to cherish. Doing this together connects us in our humanity and to all that must be acknowledged to move forward in healthy ways as a society’. ‘It will be a place to connect to the deep love and care we have for one another, the Earth and all living things, which is found underneath all grief, sadness and loss. ‘The last time we held it, many people said the

experience of the Vigil was like a deep exhale and a feeling of something within each of us that was finally given the communal space, visibility, care and respect it needs’. The event will feature many of the artistic and cultural aspects found in Renew Fest, including an immersive music-scape, local poets, contemplative installation art, and quiet communal spaces. The Vigil for Grief will be held under the fig tree grove of the Mullumbimby Showgrounds across Mothers’ Day weekend, May 7–8, 2022. More information to come at www.renewfest.org.au

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Nature and travel are what prompted Simon and Lorraine Freeden to start their cruises and guided kayak tours on the Evans River in 2009. They developed a special ‘Eco Cruise & Kayak’ tour to incorporate both experiences into one. In 2011, they moved the business to Brunswick Heads to offer eco Byron Bay boat cruises and Byron Bay river kayaking in the Cape Byron Marine Park. The couple say they love their work. ‘Being on the beautiful Bruns, having

fun with a diverse group of passengers that want a great time, and are interested in what they are seeing, is wonderful,’ says Lorraine. ‘Our customers love the beautiful Bruns, the food and drink and our award-winning commentary!’ The couple says that working together has been a highlight. But now the couple plan to hang up their riparian ways and retire to their 40-hectare forest property – do some more travelling and spend time with their grandkids – to live a simpler life.

Simon and Lorraine are hoping to find a buyer who loves the river and the environment and the town as much as they do. Even though the business is for sale, Simon and Lorraine say there are things that are hard to leave behind. ‘We will miss the support and friendship of the locals, working on the beautiful Bruns with a great team, showcasing this amazing area to tourists from all over the world and Australia.’ For more information, visit www.byronbaycruises.com.au.

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T The hapless PM boasted about his NYE dinner on social media – he had barramundi flown in from the Northern Territory. Above is an amendent by a wag on Twitter. Independent Senator for South Australia. Rex Patrick: ‘As the election approaches, more and more of @ ScottMorrisonMP’s #COVID19 decisions are driven solely by politics – like relaxing the definition of “close contact” despite #Omicron’s high transmissibility. We must punch through secrecy walls to exam these flawed decisions’. Veteran broadcaster Barrie Cassidy: ‘Yesterday I tweeted this government takes credit for everything and responsibility for nothing. Since then the PM said the Djokovic visa issue was a matter for Victoria. Then he took credit when entry was denied. This is getting ridiculous. Comedian Tom Ballard: ‘After listening to the calls to boycott the @Sydney_Festival over its decision to accept funding from, and partner with, the Embassy of Israel, I have decided to withdraw from my scheduled performance at the Festival’s Gala Comedy Night, in solidarity’. The Spectator Index (January 5): ‘UK reports 218,724 new daily cases, the most since the pandemic began, and 48 deaths. France reports 271,686 new daily coronavirus cases, the most since the pandemic began’. Former PM Malcom Turnbull: ‘Here in Australia, we need to reflect on the reality that the greatest threat to our greatest ally [The US] is not from China or from Russia, but from within’. Comedian Shaun Micallef on a new virus variant discovered in France with 46 mutations: ‘We’re gonna need a bigger alphabet’. Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Sally McManus: ‘This is the letter we sent the PM. Free RATs, sick peeople should not have to venture out into Harvey Norman stores, supermarkets or pharmacies, fix close contact rules and payments, no watering down safety laws, N95/P2 masks, and support payments restored’. Veteran broadcaster, columnist, Mike Carlton: ‘If Morrison had been Prime Minister in 1942, the Japanese would have been in Brisbane by now. #dickhead’.

ennis Australia officials and a good number of Aussie tennis fans were relieved to hear the ruling made by Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly on Monday that Novak Djokovic can stay in Melbourne – for now. The judge also issued his immediate release from detention. But the saga is not over yet. The Immigration Minister Alex Hawke still retains the power to cancel the tennis player’s visa at any time. The controversy began when Mr Djokovic arrived in Australia, unvaccinated, with a medical exemption, having already suffered a bout of COVID19 some months ago. Border officials detained Mr Djokovic on his arrival in Australia and cancelled his visa. Mr Djokovic’s lawyers took the challenge to court, arguing that the tennis star had been treated unfairly by Border Force officials and denied due process.

What more could this man have done? In handing down his findings to the court, exasperated Judge, Anthony Kelly, remarked: ‘What more could this man have done?’ The court heard that the tennis player met the criteria set by Australia’s advisory board on immunisation, received a travel declaration from the federal government, was granted a medical exemption by Tennis Australia and also provided Border Force officials with evidence of the exemption. The Judge ruled in favour of Mr Djokovic, finding it was unreasonable for an Australian Border Force official to cancel the visa when the tennis star had believed he had more time to consult lawyers. He also instructed the Home Affairs Minister, Karen Andrews, that the government would pay costs and take ‘all necessary steps to release the applicant immediately’ from detention. But the Judge’s decision is not a free pass. Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, still has the ultimate power to

‘Dr Allison Cairns, an adviser to the chief ŔĕĎĶĈëō şǓ ĶĈĕſ şĪ ƖƆƐſëōĶëǼ ƆƐëƐĕĎ ƐĲëƐ ŔĕĎĶĈëō ĕƶĕŔżƐĶşŕƆ ëſĕ ë ƆƐëƐĕ ëŕĎ ƐĕſſĶƐşſƷ ĶƆƆƖĕ’

– Sonia Hickey determine whether Mr Djokovic can stay in Australia, under section 133C(3) of the Migration Act , which gives the Minister sweeping powers to cancel visas.. Under Section 116 of the Migration Act, the Minister has the discretion to cancel a visa if he or she believes a person poses a risk to the ‘health, safety or good order of the Australian community or a segment of the Australian community’ or the ‘health or safety of an individual or individuals’. If Mr Hawke enacts these powers, Mr Djokovic could contest any cancellation of his visa, although it would not be straightforward, and any legal challenge would need to be rushed through the courts, given that the Australian Open begins in Melbourne next week. The world has been watching on – thousands of people tuned into the live streaming of the case on YouTube – and the confusion and blame-shifting around the issue has not reflected well upon Australia.

International embarrassment Documents from Tennis Australia, which were leaked to the media in the past few days, show that the organisation asked the Department of Home Affairs to check the visa paperwork of Novak Djokovic and other players before they boarded planes in their home countries. The request was denied by department officials, yet had it been granted, it could have prevented the visa debacle and ensuing international embarrassment. It’s understood that two panels of medical experts and Tennis Australia both signed off on an exemption, which did not meet the criteria set out by the ABF.

It has been a complex case, but it appears that some of the problems stemmed from the fact that the medical exemption required for bypassing State-based quarantine is completely separate to the federal process for approving entry to Australia for visa purposes. In other words, a quarantine exemption did not automatically ensure that players were cleared to enter Australia. In other leaked correspondence, Dr Allison Cairns, an adviser to the chief medical officer of Australia, stated that medical exemptions are a state and territory issue. The disparity between approaches by federal and state and territory government throughout the pandemic has been, and continues to be, a big problem. Because state and territory leaders have the authority to put in place their own rules which are not consistent across the country, bewilderment and uncertainty across most of the rules and regulations remains. Unfortunately, the potential consequences for anyone who inadvertently misunderstands the labyrinth of convoluted processes and procedures can be very serious. Misinterpreting or misreading the rules is not necessarily an adequate defence. As we’ve seen time and again during the COVID-19 pandemic, our governments have a tendency to consider people guilty, until they are able to prove their innocence. Q Sonia Hickey is a freelance writer, magazine journalist, and owner of ‘Woman with Words’. She has a strong interest in social justice. Q First published by www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au.

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Letters COVID infections My dear old aunty just died of COVID-19 in a Sydney nursing home. Locally, my son and daughter-in-law have had it too. She was so wiped out she cried in pain and suffered enormous anxiety. Her mother was bedridden with it too. Both my grandsons in Sydney have COVID. One is in so much pain all he can do is cry. My other 17-year-old granddaughter is coming down with it now and may have passed it on to the rest of the family. It is highly contagious. COVID is cutting a swathe through our Shire. But only a fraction of those catching it are reporting it, so the statistics misrepresent the gravity of the pandemic. I just heard of another unvaccinated friend in the next valley who was hospitalised a month ago, came home, and tragically died last night. Because I am in my 70s and have asthma, I have been triple vaccinated. Honestly, it’s no big deal. But I get peace of mind because it gives me some protection, and if I do catch COVID, it lessens the symptoms and helps keeps me out of hospital. Please get vaccinated. Michael Balson Upper Wilsons Creek

Under-resourced A compliance officer working for Byron Shire Council (BSC) has told a Brunswick resident who was attacked by a dog that they are under-resourced. BSC’s previous GM, Ken Gainger, stated in The Echo that BSC had become too top-heavy again and said he would do something about it. Mr Gainger then moved Water and Recycling (W&R) to become part of the responsibilities of Director of Infrastructure, and the previous Director of W&R was moved to a position of managing developments. The salaried staff numbers, at last count in 2021, were two hundred and fifty

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safety and tells us to ‘do our own research’. The site, Parents with Questions, was founded by a health and wellness entrepreneur and is supported by ‘a range of well known identities’ including musicians, actors, surfers and one ‘sporting legend’. There’s no skin in the game for me. I don’t have children. But if I was worried about poisoning my kids I’d probably look to scientific experts, not handsome celebrities. David Lisle Goonengerry

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Cartoon by Holly English. www.hollyenglish.com then turned Independent and now a close buddy of the National’s Franklin. Lyon has already demonstrated his alliance with Franklin at the expense of our State elected member Tamara Smith. Time and time again Lyon (and Richardson previously) have arranged photo opportunities that blatantly ignored Ms Smith. I hope the newly elected councillors take note of this creeping National Party influence on the mayor and the Council. Rhonda Ansiewicz Federal

plus, my information is that the number will exceed three hundred in the near future. Someone needs to ask, maybe the newly elected Council, how many salaried staff do you need to effectively do the job? Also, how many of the salaried officers and senior management travel from outside of the Shire in a BSC supplied vehicle with a fuel card, and the vehicle being replaced every sixty thousand kilometres? The outdoor staff are expected to maintain Council infrastructure with a staff of around eighty. Is anyone else asking the question as to why there is such a discrepancy between the two staffing numbers? I fail to see how BSC administration could possibly be under-resourced with salaried staff numbers being what they are at present, and increasing. More like out of control and busy being busy. Alan Dickens Ballina

Not ‘experimental’ Stoking vaccine hesitancy in Byron Shire is like shooting fish in a barrel. Last year, The Echo was printing adverts from a local group that expressly rejected the germ theory of disease, the idea that germs or pathogens lead to disease which has been the best available science since the time of Louis Pasteur. Last week, Hans Lovejoy’s story about the vaccine rollout for children noted the ‘experimental nature’ of mRNA vaccines and a website that queries vaccine

The new mayor Ben Franklin’s glowing endorsement of our new Mayor, Michael Lyon, is something to be concerned about. Lyon was a Green

It would be remiss of anybody today not to recognise the parlous state of the Australian rental, and housing affordability market. It is long ago that housing affordability and renting was within the range of the average income earner, as a basic security providing a ‘roof over your head’ for yourself and family. Today, housing has become increasingly an investment commodity for the well off, and this has left many entry-level first home buyers out of the running, particularly as the COVID pandemic worsens, leaving many increasingly insecure and uncertain about their prospects in the future of ever owning a home. This is particularly the case for low- to middleincome earners, especially working people with their wages flat-lining over the years. This has thrown up all sorts of dilemmas for people contemplating a way forward in an overheated housing market. ▶ Continued on next page

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Letters ▶ Continued from page 13 Added to this is the rental market crisis, which has seen an explosion in Airbnb and short-term holiday rentals, all designed around maximising profits, not meeting a basic human need. It bears in mind the social consequences these developments will have in our communities, a greater divide between the haves and have nots, resulting in increasing social/ income inequalities, which by any account doesn’t bode well for social cohesion and harmony, and what our communities are becoming. It is worth understanding how and when the need for ‘ownership’ was arrived at in our contemporary world, considering the term (ownership) is only a relatively new human construct

North Coast news online brought about by economic and changes to social relationships. As we contemplate our collective future it’s imperative as communities that we envisage one which embodies kindness and justice for all, not the increasingly impersonal, economically competitive one that is foisted on us. Boyd Kellner Newrybar

What is freedom? Philosophers (and those that came before them) have debated the meaning of freedom for centuries. The common (Western) understanding of freedom either refers to that which you are deprived of (negative freedom) or that which you possess (positive freedom). In Australia, we have

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constitutional rights that endow us the freedom to vote, freedom to express our opinion, freedom to choose who we are, who we want to be with, and what we spend our time on. As with any constitutional right, these freedoms are never unconditional. We can’t be a murderer, we can’t marry a horse, and we can’t spend our time doing nothing every day. We can say then that every positive freedom is attached to a degree of negative freedom, albeit subjective. Today, we speak of freedom a lot. And sometimes for very good reasons. When our freedom to critique those in power is jeopardised, we, as individuals, have a duty to our compatriots – past, present and future – to raise our voice. After all, we want our children to live in a best

possible world that is peaceful and fair. Let us be clear what freedom we are speaking of when we speak of it. Sometimes, in challenging times, it is best to be with the poets of the past who have bestowed us with so much wisdom to make sense of what is important; what we really should raise our voices about. With reference to the remarkable Nina Simone, we can be deprived of so much, while still having the most important thing: life. ‘Ain’t got no earth, ain’t got no country, ain’t got no nothing, ain’t got no God. I got my feet, my toes, my liver, my blood. I’ve got life, I‘ve got my freedom in my heart.’ – Nina Simone, ‘Ain’t Got No / I Got Life’ Iris Kojeve Upper Main Arm

The other side There are always two sides to a conflict. I was invited by an Arab-Israeli friend on my recent trip to Israel and the Middle East to meet up with his family members living in Jerusalem. I had a long dinner and conversation with my friend’s family members, talking about what it is like as a Christian Arab family living amongst nearly two million Muslim Arabs in a predominantly Jewish State. The father advised me there was no limit on the number of mosques and churches allowed in Israel, they had multiple Arab radio, TV, newspaper outlets, an Arab political party part of the current ruling coalition, Arab sports teams, even Arab reality TV programs. I noticed, whilst walking

around the towns, there were many African Muslims wearing traditional garb, outwardly gay youths amongst religious and secular Jews; quite an eclectic range of citizens. I noticed all the road signs and all public signage was in both Hebrew and Arabic. I took a drive and was quite shocked to read, at the entrance of one Arab village within Israel, ‘Jewish-Israelis not allowed’. One of the family members was gay and told me he participated each year in one of the world’s largest GAY/ LGBT festivals held in Tel Aviv and I personally noticed the Gay Rainbow colours all over the place. I asked the father why he still lived here in Israel when he could live across ▶ Continued on page 18 www.echo.net.au

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tudy findings support the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. A study of more than 40,000 pregnant individuals has found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not linked with a higher risk of preterm or small-forgestational-age (SGA) births. The study – reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US – also found that the trimester when the vaccination was received, and number of doses received, did not increase these risks.

COVID increases risk of sever illness during pregnancy These findings support the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, which prevents severe illness in pregnant women, who have an increased risk of severe disease and death compared with the non-pregnant. They are also more likely to require admission to the intensive care unit, invasive ventilation, and machine-assisted blood oxygenation. Research into reasons behind the lower vaccine acceptance among pregnant women have found that the most common concerns involve a lack of information about vaccine safety and potential harm to the foetus. But according to lead author, Heather Lipkind, an associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine, the results of this study address both concerns. Researchers used data from eight different health www.echo.net.au

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The most common concerns for not getting vaccinated during pregnancy involve a lack of information about vaccine safety and potential harm to the fetus. care organisations participating in the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project – a project established by the CDC to monitor vaccine safety – in a retrospective cohort study of vaccinated and unvaccinated pregnant women aged 16–49 years. Nearly 22 per cent of those reviewed received at least one vaccine dose during pregnancy, the vast majority during their second or third trimester. Almost 96 per cent of the vaccinated received an mRNA vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna. Researchers investigated the risk of preterm birth (babies delivered earlier than 37 weeks) and SGA (babies delivered smaller in size than normal for gestational age), which have both been associated with a higher risk for infant death or disability. There was no link found with vaccination status, dose number, or vaccination by trimester for the first (or only) vaccine dose. These findings are a crucial addition to the few

reports that have described outcomes of live births after COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. The authors note that further evaluation of risk associated with vaccination in the first trimester is needed in future studies. Less than two per cent of first-trimester vaccinations were observed in this study, owing to the timing of vaccine availability and of births. Research is also needed for more recent pregnancies in women who have received a booster vaccine dose during pregnancy. Q This article was originally published on Cosmos Magazine and was written by Imma Perfetto. Imma Perfetto is a science writer at Cosmos. She has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Science Communication from the University of Adelaide. You can find relevant links and read more science stories on The Echo online at: www.echo.net.au/category/ articles/science-goes-viral.

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Stop Forestry Corporation causing ‘serious and irreversible harm’ to burnt out State Forests Aslan Shand

North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) are calling on the government to heed the report and stop logging in NSW’s fire ravaged forests. ‘We are calling upon the new environment Minister, James Griffin, to fulfil his responsibilities and immediately implement the NRC minimalist recommendations to reduce the risks of logging compounding the massive impacts

n late November 2021 a leaked report revealed that the independent report (on the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval) from the Natural Resources Commission’s (NRC) to the NSW government to stop logging areas hardest hit by the Black Summer bushfires had been ignored. Once again the

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Nge7, White must still prove compensation for the pawn. 13.Bxc6+! bxc6 14.Nd6+! Ke7 15.Ne5!! ‘I hadn’t seen this at all,’ admitted Short. 15...Bd7?! 15...Qc7 16.Ndxf7 Rf8 was a better try. 16.Ndxf7 Qc7 17.Qd4! c5 18.Qf4! Rhc8 19.Rd1 Be8 20.Nd6 Nd5 Desperation, but 20...Rd8 loses to 21.Nf5+!! gxf5 22.Ng6+, winning Black’s queen. 21.Nxc8+ Rxc8 22.Qg3 Kf8 23.0-0 Kg8 24.c4 Ne7 25.Rfe1 Nf5 26.Qa3 Nd4 27.Qh3 Bf7 Here White’s phone alarm went off, handing Black the point on forfeit. Such incidents are far from unknown and there the matter might have rested, but for Short’s comment: ‘I was totally outplayed today by a 14-year-old kid, with an Elo of 1966. I had two choices: either resign, or play on stubbornly and wait for his phone to ring. I chose the latter, and he was instantly forfeited.’ The strange phrasing led many to suspect that Short was indirectly accusing his opponent of somehow cheating through his phone. Short’s supporters pointed to Candian’s nearperfect play from move 13 onward, while others ridiculed the notion that a mobile phone in a bag could be useful. Short’s vague wording and unwillingness to elaborate enabled him to stay above the fray. Short’s form did not improve in later rounds while Candian has been as inconsistent as any teenager, mixing good games with bad. As with most of Short’s controversies, this is a storm in a teacup.

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of the 2019-20 fires, including on koalas,’ NEFA spokesperson Dailan Pugh said. ‘It is now over six months since the NRC advised the Ministers for Environment and Foresty to immediately tell the Forestry Corporation to implement their recommendations, until the logging rules were changed.’ Mr Pugh has said instead of implementing NRCs recommended changes it has been ‘back to business as usual’ for the Forestry Corporation. ‘The Forestry Corporation rampage through forests knowingly and intentionally causing serious and irreversible harm to forests and species severely affected by the 2019–20 fires while Ministers refuse to do their duty and stop Forestry’s excesses. ‘The NRC recommended that logging stop immediately in Taree Management Area because of the extreme risk logging would cause serious and irreversible harm, a month later Forestry started logging the only unburnt State Forest (Yarratt) and they are still at it,’ explained Mr Pugh. ‘In burnt parts of the Casino Management Area the NRC recommend that Forestry protect some unburnt and lightly burnt forests in temporary Fire Offsets for three years postfire. Additionally, because of the widespread burning of hollow-bearing trees, the NRC recommended the retention of additional

Burnt koala habitat following the Black Summer fires of 2019/20. Photo supplied mature trees where there are less than eight hollowbearing trees per hectare remaining, and the retention of the next 16 “largest (recruitment) trees” per hectare as potential future hollow-bearing trees. ‘Camira State Forest (near Whiporie) is the only one where Forestry have pretended to comply, though as proof they are bereft of any shred of ecological integrity they have put aside the most heavily burnt and logged areas in Fire Offsets, while intending to log most of the four per cent of the forest that escaped the worst of the fires.

Preliminary inspection reveals koalas present ‘Worse still the Forestry Corporation have re-released their 2019 logging plan for the koala hotspot of compartments 6 and 7 Braemar State Forest and their 2020 logging plan for Myrtle State Forest, without any attempt whatsoever to apply the NRC recommendations.’

This koala survived the 2019–2020 Black Summer fires at Braemar State Forest. Photo Dailan Pugh NEFA says that since the fires they have undertaken surveys to identify places where koalas survived the fires in Braemar and Myrtle State Forests, which are now proposed for logging instead of protection as Fire Offsets. ‘Some 75 per cent of the already depleted koalas in the Banyabba Area of Regional Koala Significance, covering the Richmond lowlands, were killed in the 2019–20 fires, along with tens of thousands of koala feed trees,’ said Mr Pugh. ‘And now the Forestry Corporation are intent on

attacking koalas and their feed trees in their remaining refuges.’ NEFA say they have provided details of these failures to implement the NRC recommendations to Minister Griffin and’ implored’ him to ‘please fulfil his responsibilities and take action to stop causing serious and irreversible harm to forests and koalas’. ‘Taking action to protect the ecological values of public forests is clearly in the public’s best interest, the Minister must act urgently,’ says Mr Pugh.

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Why is Modern Monetary Theory important? Jason van Tol

n a previous article (29 December, 2021) I explained the rudiments of modern monetary theory (MMT). Before I explain why it is important, I need to correct and clarify two essential points which came to my attention from some respondents. The first is that, provided the sovereign currency criteria are met, federal government debt is not bad, but necessary, so that people are able to pay the taxes governments impose, since the government’s debt is everyone else’s credit. The second is that MMT should be thought of as having essentially two parts: a purely factual, descriptive part, which is what the previous article was about, and a second normative, value-based part, where judgements and policy prescriptions are made based on the former. It is like comparing: ‘capitalism is destroying the Earth’, versus: ‘capitalism should destroy the Earth’. Clearly describing the first is in no way equivalent to supporting the second. Now to the important implications of MMT.

No government limit on spending Since the federal government has no nominal limitations on spending, it means that it can always afford to buy anything for sale in its own currency, including labour. As such,

unemployment is a political choice, not an economic imperative. Yet one of the defining characteristics of the neoliberal period has been high and growing un- and underemployment, which has hit young people especially hard. According to the ABS, about one in three young Australians (those 15–24) either has no job or they have a job and want more work but cannot find it (ie. they are underemployed).

Increase in unemployment a political choice This trend has increased since the 1970s and is not a COVID-related artefact. Furthermore, this says nothing about people’s wages and working conditions, which have been stagnating or declining for decades. This political choice follows from government combatting inflation and the inverse relationship (called the Phillips curve) between inflation and unemployment. The explanation for this relationship is that when the economy is operating at full employment, workers can demand higher wages, confident that they will not be fired, or if they are, they can simply find work elsewhere. This demand for greater wages causes businesses to raise their prices, creating a wage-price spiral leading to inflation. The solution to this problem is to keep a large and growing number of people un- and underemployed, which is just what

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Greater happiness for the employed For those who have always been able to find enough decent work, such a diatribe may seem abstract and irrelevant, but the evidence of the day-to-day experience of the evergrowing pool of people shut out from paid work is clear. The World Happiness Reports demonstrate that

▶ Continued from page 14 the border in Gaza with his fellow Arabs. His response was quick and precise, he replied ‘As a Christian with a gay son, why would we want to be treated as second class citizens and have our lives threatened each day?’. Perhaps Palestinian activist Gareth Smith (Letters: Sydney Festival Boycott) needs to take a trip and be amongst others, and meet this Arab family. In my experience, having been to South Africa under real apartheid, Israel doesn’t make the cut. Boycotts and bullying are not the answer, meeting with and communicating to the opposing sides is a better answer. Michael Burd Byron Bay

Change of course Good omens in the first Echo of 2022! Suggestive of emerging global optimism? Our courageous editor has confessed his sins of bias towards pro-vaccine propaganda. Does anyone else suspect we are heavily censored in mainstream media? Since Nine expanded, with control over The SMH and The Age, I slowly became aware of a daily menu of

people who are employed report greater happiness and life satisfaction than those who are unemployed. What this means is what many of us already understand: the neoliberal era is a politics of immiseration, and un- and underemployment is being used as a weapon against working people.

The job guarantee A viable solution to this issue is to do what every western government did following World War II, until the onset of neoliberalism in the 1970s and ’80s: use their unlimited spending power to news and commentary, shared across all Nine and ABC outlets, on all topics, but particularly on virus issues. Only by lifting the censorship, can we return to good health: impossible in the absence of true information and respectful debate. Hayo van der Woude Mullumbimby

On the Beach A big part of our COVID-19 management strategy has been binge watching TV series and curling up with a good book. Since the lockdowns and mandates ended mid December I’ve ventured out a few times, but it feels like I’m on the film set of On the Beach, based on Nevil Shute’s post-nuclear apocalyptic novel, set in Melbourne in the 1960s. Shute’s novel tells the story of how people cope when impending doom is just weeks away. A nuclear war has already decimated the northern hemisphere, leaving no known survivors and the deadly toxic cloud is slowly moving south. Melbourne was one of the last outposts. The finality and futility of human life was an inescapable fact. There were no protesters or freedom

achieve full employment. The job guarantee (JG) is now one way to do it by creating a JG program, administered democratically at the local level, rather than fixating on growth, which is ecologically unsustainable. The JG is supported by many MMT people, including Pavlina Tcherneva. Her webpage provides answers for all aspects of the JG’s characteristics, viability, and real-world examples: pavlina-tcherneva.net/jobguarantee-faq. Here I focus on two implications.

wages and benefits sufficient for a decent and dignified life, education can fulfil its role much more easily of developing the unique capacities of each student.

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The first is education. Under neoliberalism, education has been increasingly geared toward preparation for employment in a competitive labour market at both high school and university levels. There is nothing ‘normal’ or ‘natural’ about this. With the JG in place, this would liberate learning from the assault on students that induces them to study for a job, much as teachers often need to teach to the test. Instead, with every graduate guaranteed a job with

The second is about democracy and politics more generally. What makes MMT so dangerous to the ‘masters of mankind,’ to borrow Adam Smith’s phrase, is that it lays bare what is politically possible. While austerity programs are working effectively to enrich the few and to foreshorten and immiserate everyone else’s lives, none of this is necessary. A federal election is approaching. Those running for office should know, much as we should know, that government cannot claim it does not have the finances for anything for sale in Australian dollars. What sort of society would you like to live in? Interested and respectful readers are invited to participate in a discussion of these and related matters. Please email jayveetee@gmail.com for time and venue.

fighters marching down the streets, no one was digging underground bunkers. The war was over and humanity lost. The military held onto a semblance of control in the city amid the riotous behaviour, the drunkenness and debauchery, shops were ransacked, people hoarded food and men abandoned their posts. A submarine was dispatched to check for signs of life, tracking an unexplained beeping from the USA. That repetitive sound enabled desperate people to cling to a shred of hope. Beautiful Ava was drinking herself to death and decided on one last romantic fling, with the married military man whose family was far away and presumed dead. They fled to a beach house on the peninsula with a great stash of booze and food. The righteous Christians prayed their faith would carry them to Heaven. Decent people carried on, making the best of things as they prepared for the worst. One young couple tried to maintain a sense of normality, planting trees and setting up house for a baby that would never be born. The saddest story of all.

The sensible and wellconnected secured drugs to ease their passing when the sickness sets in. People without hope killed themselves. Bleak nuclear winter blankets the planet, just like our COVID plague. This virus is a reminder of how vulnerable we all are. It’s a symptom, telling us that our relationship with nature and our planet is disastrous. We’re going to be limping from one crisis to the next: fire, floods, plague, famine, pestilence, poverty and refugees, until we address the climate crisis and our unsustainable lifestyles. If we don’t do it soon, it will be too late. We’re facing our own day ‘on the beach’ right now. We’ve still got a chance, a few more years to fix things and avert disaster. Ignoring the problem and carrying on regardless is really no longer an option. We need a revolution, a miracle, a monumental shift in consciousness that was nowhere in sight this Xmas gone. [Spoiler alert] The submarine finds no intelligent life at all after reaching the US seaport, just a machine beeping. Michele Grant Ocean Shores

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Council program helps farmers ditch Roundup Simon Haslam Cattle grazing uses 88 per cent of agricultural land in Byron Shire, and an education program for local cattle farmers is helping to stop long-term recurrent use of glyphosphate for weed control. Locals, Chris Moyle, with 25ha, and Will Bourke, with 40ha in Myocum, say the program is working well for them, with neighbours saying the new approach is making their land ‘look the best it has in 20 years’. ‘Weeds exist because there’s a problem, it’s normally related to overstocking or soil compaction, which can come from set stocking cattle, but glyphosphate only treats the symptom (weeds), not the cause. If you just focus on killing weeds you will have more and more weeds, and spend your time on the symptom. It’s about managing for what you want, not managing what you don’t want,’ says local farmer, now educator, Andrew Cameron. ‘People have their reasons to use glyphosphate, but it’s better, if we can, to work with nature and its natural systems rather than adding chemicals to the system.’ ‘Rather than just attacking weeds with chemicals, with a regenerative approach we are actioning weed control for the long-term and getting a host of other benefits – that will not only reduce weed generation in the future but also improve soil fertility, improve pasture production and also carbon sequestration, because, by running cattle this way we can actually draw down carbon into the soil.’ Andrew Cameron is the Agricultural Extension Officer for Council, a role created just over a year ago by a federal grant to keep agricultural production in the Shire going in the most sustainable way possible. Being a local regenerative farmer himself for the last eight years or so, he was ideally suited to help local landholders and farmers to develop regenerative agricultural practices, which are a key way to have a positive effect on climate change, our environment and biodiversity. One project that Andrew is working on right now is

“The goal is to increase soil fertility and increase agricultural production on the land whilst reducing weeds…” – Andrew Cameron

Andrew Cameron to offer a more sustainable approach to pest and weed control using cattle as the tool with rotational regenerative grazing. ‘The goal is to increase soil fertility and increase agricultural production on the land whilst reducing weeds’, says Andrew. ‘Our agricultural land in the Shire is 88 per cent grazing, so it’s a very important starting place as this is a big chunk of land on which there is the opportunity for it to be farmed better, and so far we have assisted on 482 hectares with this particular program, and 2,247ha total via onsite farm consultations – we’ve hosted numerous field days with local farmers, and brought them together to share knowledge. The Byron Farmers Network has been created, a database consisting of 270 local landholders and farmers, who are contacted fairly regularly about various grants and field days, and with resources that can help them.’ One of those ways is by rotating cattle through smaller paddocks. ‘The easy

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Tilly, Will and Larry the dog way to rotate your cattle is to not do it – but there is a better way than to just leave them to wander in a huge paddock. But it takes some extra planning, effort, extra time and knowledge to move your cattle and manage your land’, says Andrew who helps farmers to move along this path. Chris Moyle and William Bourke are two farmers who’ve attended the Holistic Land Planning workshop and developed a regenerative

land plan for their farms, and they are looking at the sort of equipment needed, for which some funding will be provided, to allow them to action their regenerative approach. Will has been the manager of his parents’ 40 hectares in

Myocum but took over from his parents about a year ago. ‘We were spraying on and off for 15 years on the farm, as that was the common practice,’ he says. ‘But now we are changing direction, from three huge 30-acre paddocks, we’ve gone to 30 paddocks;

from 1 to 2.5 hectares each in size, one of which is planted with trees, and we don’t need to spray for the non-woody weeds. They are still there, but the animals are not eating the toxic weeds like privet or fireweed.’ ‘There is also a lot less fireweed than we saw on other farms; most weeds thrive on no grass or low grass, but with our longer grass we are seeing less germination of weeds as the grass barrier is stronger. It’s a long-term project, and we are noticing the changes in where the weed clumps are, so we are identifying what’s wrong with the land in each weed patch. Rather than worrying about the weeds, we are worrying about what we want, and farming for what we do want, like good grass species. ‘Using smaller paddocks, we move them as a herd, as the cattle would do in the wild,’ says Andrew. ‘They graze, they fertilise, and then they move on, allowing the land to rest and recover. As land managers, when we facilitate this natural process, the land responds incredibly well. Ideally, I’d like to see all pasture land managed this way.’ If you’d like to have a talk to Andrew about whether this method would be suitable for your cattle farm, give him a ring. You can also to sign up to the Byron Farmers Network and access farming resources on the Council website. www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Business/Key-industrysectors/Agriculture

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Degustation for health Whilst you may not initially associate a six-course degustation with matching wines, prepared by the region’s finest chefs, with ‘Health’, a Charity Dinner on 9 February 2022 is just that – healthful. Chef Stephen Mills, has gathered the group. He’s a former executive chef at Hotel La Sauvigone, Chamonix, France and personal chef at one point to Prince William, and he has ambitions to place Ballina RSL in the top ten clubs in Australia. Chef Mindy Woods is a proud Bundjalung woman of the Widjabul Wia-bul clan, who features locally sourced, seasonal produce and native ingredients at her passion project retaurant, Karkalla, in Byron Bay. Chef Etienne Karner has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe, and

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Hyatts worldwide, and now works as a private chef with One Green Acre, provides catering, and runs a food blog in his free time with his wife Shilpi called between2kitchens. Chef Simon Jones works Chef Stephen Mills as a private chef aboard luxury yachts, at exclusive villas and at various locations worldwide for A-list celebrities and the world’s elite. Executive Chef of Byron at Byron, Minh Le, has been cooking for two decades, adapting his own unique style Chef Minh Le to preparing dishes using Australian native produce Bookings for the degustalayered into his Vietnamese tion can be made via heritage-inspired flavours. www.ballinarsl.com.au

Cheeses that love you back Everyone’s favourite artisan cheesemaker Deb Allard has been making her cheeses, kefir, yoghurt, butter and milk for 18 years, working on the farm that has been in the family since 1885. The farm was returned to a dairy five years ago after she realised that they needed their own independent milk supply to grow her Cheeses Loves You business, as milk is of course the main ingredient but also the main expense. Originally their main problem was sourcing cows. ‘We wanted Jersey cows, for their natural, beautiful flora, high fat and protein, but we were sold the worst cows, so it took us two years to get them into great health’. ‘There have been problems, but five years later we look at the lush grass, we have no bushfires, floods or drought and I can just duck next door for more milk, now we sit back and say everything is going well’. There are 200 head of cattle of which 70–120 will be milking, so for Jim (Deb’s partner) the dairy side of things can be intense. Deb applauds, ‘He really is very handy and everything is in place, we lost power this morning and we just flicked on the generator’. ‘The cheese is such a beautiful and popular product

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products and now my regulars know everything about cheese and milk, while new customers can try something they haven’t tried before,’ she says. ‘I love working in this region. When I am cooking at home, I can name every ingredient and where it came from, plus I get to mingle with like-minded people who are so enthusiastic about being a part of such a thriving foodie community’. Deb’s awards are too long to list here but a visit to her stall will tell you enough. Cheeses Loves You is at New Brighton Farmers Markets (every Tuesday 8–11am) fortnightly, and Mullumbimby Farmers Markets every Friday 7–11am.

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Mezza at the Point 4 Martin St, Ballina 6618 1188 Book Online www.mezza.com.au

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Legend Pizza

Serving fresh seafood, tapas, cocktails and a delicious menu available all day, with beautiful views over the Richmond River. Happy Hour Daily 3–6pm including $1 Oysters, $10 Daiquiris and Cocktails from $16. Live Music Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons Open every day from 8am until late.

Wharf Bar & Restaurant

Serving Byron Bay for 30 years Open 7 days and nights Delivery from Suffolk to Ewingsdale 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au

Main Street

New summer menu & cocktail paddle Happy hour with free tapas

Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner. Menu, Phone and more details @mainstreet_burgerbar 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Every day 4–6 pm

Ballina

Dine in and takeaway available at our beautiful Riverside Restaurant & Bar. Serving delicious, Italian wood-fired pizzas, local seafood & our region’s best beers and liquors

12–24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259 wharfbarballina

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Success Thai

Mon–Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Lunch 12 noon–3pm Dinner from 5–8.30pm 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay

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Fishheads

New summer menu & cocktail paddle Happy hour with free tapas

Restaurant & Takeaway

Byron Bay 1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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Every day 4–6 pm

Enjoy our fresh, local Seafood and our region’s best beers and liquors at a beachfront table on Byron’s famous Main Beach.

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Barrio 1 Porter St, North Byron Opening Hours Mon–Sat: Breakfast 7am– 11pm; Lunch 11am–3pm Thu–Sat: Aperitif Hour 3pm–5pm; Dinner 5pm–late @barriobyronbay

The Coop Rotisserie and Larder 91 Jonson Street, Byron Bay Ph 5628 7021

Lord Byron Distillery

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

Barrio takes its inspiration from locally sourced produce and Middle Eastern cuisine. Offering daily bakes, breakfast cakes, classic sandwiches, vibrant salads, smoked fish, woodfired meats and cocktails.

The Rocks

Keep an eye on our socials for daily specials.

Brunch 7am–12 noon, Mon–Sun 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au @therocksbyronbay

Serving succulent local free range chicken, salads and hot vegetables to go. Catering available.

KARKALLA Byron Bay

Open Sunday to Friday 11am to 7pm

Swaay Open 7 days Mon–Wed 7am–2.30pm Thurs–Sun 7am–10pm 11 Marvell Street, Byron Bay swaay.com.au

No Bones Vegan Bar and Kitchen. 11 Fletcher Street 6680 7418 Book online: www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au

SWAAY is a new cafe / bar / restaurant offering an experience of great food & drinks, quality service & good music. Come dine inside on one of our leather banquettes, hang amongst the plants at the bar, or chill outside and enjoy afternoon happy hours with one of our signature cocktails. Our ever evolving menu is focused on modern cuisine using only the best seasonal local produce.

Native Indigenous Restaurant

Cnr of Bay Lane & Fletcher St, Byron Bay

5614 8656

Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3778

Happy Hour from 5–6pm $12 cocktails / $5 beers / $7 wines.

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

Our whole menu is available for takeaway. #BRUSSELSNOTBEEF

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

Frida’s Field 76 Booyong Road, Nashua Open 12–4pm Thurs–Sun Bookings via our website www.fridasfield.com

Menu and more details @mainstreet_burgerbar ‘Make a meal of it’ Add chips and a drink, just $5. All your favourites, every lunch and dinner. Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh, delicious Thai food for you. BYO only. Welcome for lunch, dinner and takeaway. Menus available on Facebook. CELLAR DOOR – TASTINGS & TOURS Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.

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- book online. Gin Making Gift Vouchers available. LORDBYRON.COM.AU LordByronDistillery The Rocks is back in business! Brand new summer menu! We have a range of freshly sourced dishes, Byron Bay coffee, and hand-made juices and smoothies at locals prices. Fully licensed, and offering $7 mimosa’s all day, and $6 schooners during happy hour! Check out our new dishes on Instagram! We are registered as COVID Safe, and complying with all NSW health legislation. Food with history, story & connection DINNER THURSDAY–MONDAY Early sitting from 5pm Second sitting from 7.30pm Bookings highly recommended via our website www.karkalla.com.au | @karkallabyronbay Team Karkalla thank you for your support and kindness during this challenging time.

Coffee, malawach rolls, pita pockets, falafel, traditional Yemenite spices and all your favourites, always freshly made. Currently open for takeaway, feel free to call ahead with your order.

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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Harvest

Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9–11pm 2 for $20 Classic Espresso Martini.

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

Open every day from 4pm till late. 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 5–9pm 6685 3059 Wed–Sat www.chupacabra.com.au Book via Resy @chupabyron

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HARVEST RESTAURANT, DELI + BAKERY Culinary creativity that harnesses the connection between food and nature. Restaurant Lunch: 7 days 12–3pm Dinner: Wed–Sat from 5.30pm Baked goods at Sourdough Weekends: Sat + Sun 8am until sold out Deli 8am–3pm daily

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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 Wednesday to Saturday finest cocktails and wines. - please check website or call us before dining with us OPEN WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY – PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL US BEFORE DINING WITH US. 5633 1216 www.theitalianbyronbay.com

Chupacabra

Order online and join our loyalty program. Catering for up to 100 people lunch and dinner. BYO Locally owned and operated. Scan code for menu.

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OPEN THURSDAY – SUNDAY FROM 5PM Please book online via our website.

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Tex Perkins ~ everything new is old again… Eve Jeffery It is understandably difficult to pull together a coherent picture of Tex Perkins – a man whose career has included everything from the lilting, dark country of the Dark Horses, to the hard-edged and snarling pub rock of the Beasts Of Bourbon, through to the evocative soundscapes of the Cruel Sea and beyond... Now Tex is reuniting with his friend Matt Walker for duo shows. Matt Walker is an Aria award winning blues musician who has toured with the likes of Bob Dylan and Patti Smith. His work as a songwriter, producer, session guitarist and composer is credited on dozens of albums, films and documentary scores, and among his peers he enjoys the status of a true cult legend. Tex and Matt have been kept apart by border closures, but the good news is they are on the road again. Their powerful live show features songs spanning Tex’s vast catalogue, as well as brand new material they have written together for their Fat Rubber Band album. Seven caught up with Tex on the weekend to ask him some stuff… Is playing music as much fun in your mid-50s as it was in your mid-20s? Well, I’ve been playing music live since I was 17 years old, so by the time I was in my mid-20s I was in a successful rock band selling records, winning awards and touring a lot. Every band wants to be successful, but success traps you in that success, and inevitably you end up doing the same things over and over again; singing the same songs over and over again. Now, in my mid-50s, there’s less pressure, therefore more freedom, therefore more joy! A lot less money sure, despite being, I think, actually better at what I do now. I think I understand what I do better than I used to. But really I just feel grateful to be still alive and still out there. I love it. It’s precious to me. So yeah, I still get a buzz – but it’s a better kind of buzz.

The point of the music was just the playing of it. I guess it was like therapy, or meditation. What’s the best thing in your life at the moment? My Family. Without my kids it would be hard to see the point of anything. Yeah family is all that matters in the end.

Tex Perkins and Matt Walker perform at Lismore City Hall with special guests, Lucie Thorne (right) and Jimmy Dowling.

NORPA presents: Tex Perkins & Matt Walker. With special guests, Lucie Thorne & Jimmy Dowling. Saturday 22 January, 2022, 7.30pm at Lismore City Hall. Tickets: $55 www.norpa.org.au.

This New Year, make a resolution that matters

Is everything old new again? No everything new is old again. What did you do to satisfy not performing during the lockdowns? 2021 was even worse than 2020 – I must admit I gave up hoping and sank into a state of submission. So I decided to do better at the things that I could do. The really important stuff. Family. I love being a father, but I want to be an even better father. It’s an eternal quest and all that really matters. Anyway, nothing can satisfy the itch to play live but playing live. What inspires you? Sunrises, sunsets, kindness, the need for love and connection, fear, great musicians and their music and marijuana. Do you find collaboration easier than working on your own? Ummm easier? I dunno, it’s more fun, definitely more fun collaborating with others. It’s great to have someone to develop ideas beyond the point you’ve taken it. But I love getting lost in making music by myself. A lot of it is ‘music’ that will never be heard by others. www.echo.net.au

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THE BLACK SORROWS PROLIFIC AND ENDURING

STRIPPED BACK BLUES ON A HARD WORKING INDEPENDENT MUSO THE BOARDWALK

Join Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows on their Livin Like Kings National Tour to celebrate the September release of their new album Saint Georges Road.

Louis Muller & Friends have create a stripped back performance of blues originals and classics that the whole family can enjoy! Drifting between blues and jazz, every song will have you hooked. With mesmerising guitar work, polished vocals and guest appearances from the best musicians in the area – be sure to catch them.

Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows are one of Australia’s most prolific and enduringly popular bands. They are renowned for their high-energy live shows, musicianship and infectious, rootsy rhythms. Camilleri has been at the forefront of Australian music for decades as leader of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, and The Black Sorrows, and as writer of radio anthems ‘Hit & Run’, ‘Shape I’m In’, ‘Chained To The Wheel’, ‘Harley & Rose’ and ‘Never Let Me Go’. At Ballina RSL you will see Joe and The Black Sorrows in full flight performing the classic soul, blues and country hits that span Camilleri’s multi-platinum career, along with a selection from Joe’s 50th album release with The Black Sorrows, Saint Georges Road. The Black Sorrows 20 January, 8.30–11pm Doors: 7.30pm. Show: 8pm (18+). Tickets: online $36, at the door $40. For more info or bookings, visit: ballinarsl.com.au.

OOZ PLAYING THE CROWD, A FAV AT THE RAILS Ooz is an acoustic roots reggae artist with a large, eclectic repertoire of crowd favourites. His unique, laidback but lively style creates a relaxed atmosphere and his song choices have you remembering many of those forgotten classics. Ooz creates layers with a loop pedal, enabling him to play bass guitar and lay percussion beats to accompany his performances and get the audience on their feet. From beginning to end, Ooz will have heads nodding and toes tapping! Check him out on Thursday at The Rails, Byron Bay.

Saturday, The Boardwalk – 6pm at Ballina RSL

BIG HEARTS AND BIG VOICE Big Voice Picture House Choir starts again on Monday 17 January, at the brand spanking new Brunswick Picture House. We all know it has been a time of huge change – people have been locked down and watching a lot of interesting and challenging stuff unfold. The pandemic has certainly focussed the collective mind about the current global order, and we have been plonked into a new world – we are all in it, but are we all in it together? How are we going thrive in the future? How can we better collaborate as one human race, on one planet? At Big Voice Choir, we think about these things – as well as having a whale of a time learning and singing great new songs together. In 2022, Big Voice Choir will be based at the Brunswick Picture House, and it’s starting again on Monday 17 January, 5.30 to 7.30pm. It’s a big hearted community choir that sings a collection of pop, folk and original music in 3 or 4 parts. It’s an auditioned choir – you do need to have experience singing, and be willing to practice between rehearsals. You also probably need to expect the unexpected! The choir is directed by Janet Swain. Rehearsals are fast paced, fun and challenging, and the choir performs several times a year. New members are welcome to audition. Contact Janet Swain sdynastymusic@gmail.com.

Byron Bay-based artist Dan Hannaford has opened Australian tour shows for the likes of Charlie Musselwhite, Donavon Frankenreiter, Charlie Parr and Australia’s own Tex Perkins, Ash Grunwald and The Black Sorrows. Dan Hannaford’s musical career began in 2009 when he played on a Channel V broadcast showcase in Melbourne where he was spotted by record industry legend Seymour Stein, who requested a demo. This led to the recording of the ‘Bootleg’ EP/demo in 2010. Born the son of a preacher, Dan’s love of music started with listening to hymns and playing the drums in church on Sunday mornings as a child. By his teens he found rock’n’roll and formed his first punk band straight out of high school. Since then Hannaford has earned a reputation as one of the hardest working independent musicians on the east coast. He’s grown a loyal grassroots following and sold thousands of self-released CDs from his vintage wooden ammo box. Dan Hannaford has graced hundreds of stages around Australia including Falls Festival, Byron Bay; Party In The Paddock, Tasmania; Australian Blues Music Festival, Goulburn; National Folk Festival, Canberra; Gympie Music Muster, and Tamworth Country Music Festival. He also showcased his talent at the iconic Byron Bay Blues Festival where he was named on the bill alongside John Fogerty, Cold Chisel and Crosby Stills & Nash, and had his single ‘Deeper Water’ included on the Bluesfest 2012 compilation album. He is gracing the stage at The Rails in Byron Bay next Monday.

KOALA Singer-songwriter Lissa-Käthe Rummery has composed a song called Koala – the track is a harp, accordion, and vocal lament dedicated to the koala and its fading place in the fragile Australian ecosystem. Lissa-Käthe says the koala is in serious danger of becoming extinct unless we take immediate action to save this dearly loved Australian icon. ‘Therefore, I am donating 50 per cent of the purchase price of each download of Koala to Friends Of The Koala.org to support their work in rescue, rehabilitation, and koala food tree plantations.’ To download the track visit: lissakathe.bandcamp.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT

GIG GUIDE

TURN IT UP, IT’S JIMEOIN! A brilliant evening of world-class comedy from the Irishman who is internationally celebrated as one of live stand-up’s true masters. Ballina RSL are thrilled to welcome Jimeoin as part of his new smash-hit Turn it Up! tour – don’t miss this hilarious show! Jimeoin is an acclaimed, hugely loved and much respected comedian, with a wide appeal and a cheeky, no-gimmicks and superbly observed sense of humour that has his audiences in stitches – across the UK, Europe, USA and of course Australia. The press say that he’s at the very top of the game – and we definitely agree! Friday at the Ballina RSL Doors: 7.30pm, show: 8pm (18+) Tickets: $50. For more info or bookings, visit: ballinarsl.com.au.

WEDNESDAY 12

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, GUY KACHEL Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, GAUDION Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q LA FAMILIA, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM OPEN MIC Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO

SPECIAL SCREENINGS NIGHTMARE ALLEY (MA15+) Campari Cinephile Screening Thurs: 6:30pm SPENCER (M) Fine Wine Screening Fri: 6:30pm

ALL FILMS DELICIOUS (M) Daily: 2:10pm

THE 355 (M) NFT Daily: 11:30, 4:30, 7:00pm

DUNE (M) Daily: 8:00pm

THE FRENCH DISPATCH (M) Daily: 1:00pm

HOUSE OF GUCCI (MA15+) Daily: 11:10, 1:20, 3:20, 4:40, 6:30, 7:45pm

FAMILY FILMS CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (PG) Daily: 11:15am

KING RICHARD (M) Daily: 11:00, 2:00, 4:30, 7:30pm

THE MATRIX: RESURRECTIONS (M) Daily: 11:10, 7:40pm

LICORICE PIZZA (M) Daily: 3:40pm

WEST SIDE STORY (M) Daily: 5:00pm

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (PG) Daily except Thu/Fri: 1:10, 6:30pm Thu/Fri: 1:10pm

NO TIME TO DIE (M) Daily: 1:50pm

SING 2 (PG) Daily: 11:00, 2:15

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (M) Daily: 11:15, 1:50, 4:50, 7:50pm

THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 (PG) Daily: 11:00am

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM KARUAH, 5.30PM JORDAN MAC, 8PM ANIMAL VENTURA Q THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM CROCODYLUS + THE UNKNOWNS, DICK DUDLEY & POWER DRILL Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM JOCK BARNES

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Admission Prices: Adults: Stud/Conc: Senior: Child:

$14 $12 $11 $10

Wednesday All tickets

$10

BALLINA FAIR CINEMAS th

Thursday Jan 13 to Wednesday Jan 19

M 148 MIN

THU 13TH 9:50 AM 2:05 PM 10:10 AM 2:30 PM 6:50 PM 11:40 AM 6:00 PM 4:45 PM 9:15 PM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:25 PM 3:10 PM 6:30 PM

FRI 14TH 9:50 AM 2:05 PM 10:10 AM 2:30 PM 6:50 PM 11:40 AM 6:00 PM 4:45 PM 9:15 PM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:25 PM 3:10 PM 6:30 PM

THE 355

M 122 MIN

9:05 PM

THE KING’S MAN

4:00 PM 8:50 PM

JANUARY

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG PG 96 MIN

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE PG 124 MIN

HOUSE OF GUCCI 158 MIN

SCREAM

MA15+ 114 MIN

SING 2

PG 110 MIN

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

MA15+ 131 MIN

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Tel: (02) 6686 9600 ballinafaircinemas.com.au We accept the Dine and Discover $25 vouchers

SAT 15TH SUN 16TH MON 17TH AM 9:50 AM 9:50 AM 9:50 2:05 PM 10:10 AM 10:10 AM 10:10 AM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 6:50 PM 6:50 PM 6:50 PM 11:40 AM 11:40 AM 11:40 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:45 PM 4:45 PM 4:45 PM 9:15 PM 9:15 PM 9:15 PM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:25 PM 12:25 PM 12:25 PM 3:10 PM 3:10 PM 3:10 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 9:05 PM 9:05 PM 9:05 PM 4:10 PM 4:10 PM 4:00 PM 8:50 PM 8:50 PM 8:50 PM

TUE 18TH 9:50 AM 2:05 PM 10:10 AM 2:30 PM 6:50 PM 11:40 AM 6:00 PM 4:45 PM 9:15 PM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:25 PM 3:10 PM 6:30 PM

WED 19TH 9:50 AM 2:05 PM 10:10 AM 2:30 PM 6:50 PM 11:40 AM 6:00 PM 4:45 PM 9:15 PM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:25 PM 3:10 PM 6:30 PM

9:05 PM

4:00 PM 8:50 PM

Q DOLPHINS HARBOURSIDE HOTEL, TWEED HEADS, 7PM JON J BRADLEY

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12.30PM MANOA, 8PM MAJESTIC KNIGHTS

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, EPIC

108 Jonson St, Byron Bay Book online: palacecinemas.com.au

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 7PM UPSTAGE DUO

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MANSIONAIR

FRIDAY 14

OPENS 30 MARCH

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM DUSTY AS DUO

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, THE SWAMPS

Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM TRIVIA

SCREAM (MA15+) NFT Daily: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00pm

Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM JASPER & NELSON

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OOZ

Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB TRIVIA

THE KING'S MAN (MA15+) NFT Daily: 11:15, 5:00pm

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 5.30PM BEN WHITING

SATURDAY 15

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM ADAM NEWLING NFT = No Free Tickets

Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM HAYLEY GRACE

THURSDAY 13

Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM LIQUIDELIC

Session Times: Thu 13 Jan - Wed 19 Jan

Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 8PM ADAM BROWN

Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB ANDY KAY DUO

Q BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET 4PM LUCILLE Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM CATH SIMES BAND

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE JEZZA, JUNIORS 1PM DISTRACTION, THE STAGE 2PM JEZZA

MONDAY 17 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, DAN HANNAFORD

Q CLUB LENNOX 6PM ADAM HARPAZ DUO

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 12PM TOMMY MEMPHIS

Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, 9.30PM SABOTAGE

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 7.30PM FAT ALBERT AND SKINNY GINNY

Q DUNOON SPORTS CLUB VANESSA LARRY MITCHELL – TEARDROPS ON MY DILDO Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 6PM SUNSET SOIREES WITH PARISSA BOUAS Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM DISTRACTION Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 5.30PM BILL JACOBI Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM ONE OF US IS LYING

Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM AUSTEN TAYSHUS & MANDY NOLAN

Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 8PM BON SCOTT EXPERIENCE

Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 6PM WEEKLY WIND DOWN WITH SHANI FORRESTER, 8PM VANESSA LARRY MITCHELL – TEARDROPS ON MY DILDO

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM DARYL BRAITHWAITE

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM ALICIA TODD, 8PM ANIMAL VENTURA

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 7.30PM LAURA FRANK

Q THE QUAD, LISMORE, 3.30PM PEGGY POPART GALLERY TOUR & MASK WORKSHOP, 5.30PM KIDS DANCE PARTY

Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 4PM WORLD MUSIC WITH SAHAR

Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ OREN SELECTA

Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ PAPA BITCHO

Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 7.30PM DJ DORFSTA, LEVEL ONE 8PM JIMEOIN

Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 1PM ANIMAL VENTURA, 6PM LOUIS MULLER

SUNDAY 16 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SIMON MEOLA Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12PM CHRIS DEL MAR Q BYRON COMMUNITY MARKET 8AM PARISSA BOUAS, TIM STOKES CLARKES & JESSE WITNEY Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM WEAR THE FOX HAT

TUESDAY 18 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, LEIGH JAMES Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4PM JIMI CRISP, 7PM JASON DELPHIN Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM TRIVIA

WEDNESDAY 19 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, ANIMAL VENTURA Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM JAMES D’KHAN, 7.30PM TIM STOKES Q BYRON THEATRE 2PM BANDALUZIA FLAMENCOPOMPEII: SIN CITY – ART ON SCREEN Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q LA FAMILIA, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM OPEN MIC Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO

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THE ARTS ART GALLERIES Please check with gallery for any changes owing to COVID restrictions. ARTIST’S HOME GALLERY BYRON BAY

MACKAY HARRISON GALLERIES

Landscape inspired works imparting a ‘spirit of place’. Open by appointment 6685 5317 jaypearse.com

79 Bayview Drive, East Ballina Open Wed–Sat: 11am–5pm Artist/Sculptor David Harrison 0412 664 284

ARTIST STUDIO GALLERY Belongil Beach Open by appointment. 0409 604 405 www.janrae.com.au BILLINUDGEL PICTURE FRAMING & PICCOLO ART GALLERY 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel 6680 3444 billinudgelpictureframing. com.au BS’A PROJECT SPACE 112 Dalley St, Mullumbimby 0487 362 141 byronschoolofart.com/ exhibitions FOXY LUU’S ART & BAO Every day 11.30am–8.30pm 90-96 Jonson St, Byron Bay Old Woolies car park next to the bottlo. HEALING ART DESIGN & NEW AGE GALLERY Azura Kingscliff Shop 2B, 60 Marine Parade 0408 868 793 www.healingartdesign.com KARENA WYNNMOYLAN, FINE ART Bangalow Studio By appt: 0414 822 196 www.karenawynnmoylanart.com LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY Wed–Sun: 10am–4pm Thurs: 10am–6pm Mon & Tues: Closed. 11 Rural St, Lismore 6627 4600 lismoregallery.org LONE GOAT GALLERY 28 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Reopening 15 January, 2022 Wed to Sat: 10am–4pm Lonegoatgallery.com

MIST GALLERY

STUART COOK ART Stuart Cook is an award-winning painter, sculptor and furniture designer who creates beautiful art and furniture you’ll want to live with. Through his landscapes, portraits, carvings, woodblock prints, sculpture, and indoor and outdoor furniture, Stuart finds beauty and whimsy in the everyday. His eye for detail and reinvention permeates the fine craftmanship of his designs and artworks. Whether he is using recycled timber or harnessing the imperfections found in objects, Stuart’s pieces are high quality, functional, hand crafted and unique. All works are designed and made in his studio. Come and visit his new studio and showroom in Alstonville, only 30 minutes from Byron Bay and 20 minutes from Ballina and Lismore. Commissions are welcome. Open 7 days 10am–4pm 15–17 Northcott Crescent, Alstonville 0404 858 706 stuartcook.com.au

Shop 1B-51 Tweed Coast Rd, Cabarita Beach P:0419 870 305 E: mist.gallery.cabarita@ gmail.com FB & Insta: @mistgallery

LONE GOAT GALLERY

MULLUMBIMBY CLAYWORKERS GALLERY Drill Hall Complex 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby Open Thursday–Saturday: 10am–2pm mullumclayworkers.com NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY Cnr Cherry & Crane Sts, Ballina Open Wed–Fri: 10am–4pm Sat/Sun: 9.30am–1pm 02 6681 0530 nrcgballina.com.au PEEK GALLERY Check website for opening hours 7/8 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 0488 646 464 hello@peekgallery.com @peekgallery www.peekgallery.com

Handmade jewellery by CRISTINA cristina_art_silver |

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Available at HAMMER & HAND Jewellery & Metal Collective (Bangalow) 10 Station St, Bangalow | HammerAndHandBangalow

Lone Goat Gallery is excited to be reopening on 15 January with the exhibition Beach Dogs of Byron Bay by local artist Rob Scott-Mitchell. Rob photographed his dogs (and all the dogs on the beach!) during his walks on Belongil Beach. Rob’s work invites you to share in the vitality and joy inherent in each canine interaction captured during his effervescent engagement with them. His almost magical interaction with each animal was profound and is evidenced in this body of work. Gallery is open Wed to Sat: 10am to 4pm. 28 Lawson Street, Byron Bay lonegoatgallery.com

STUDIO SUVIRA CERAMICS & SCULPTURE GALLERY Home Gallery and Sculpture Garden. 28 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby. 0402 125 922 (call/sms first) suviramcdonald.com

now at 15-17 Northcott Crescent, Alstonville

TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY & MARGARET OLLEY ART CENTRE Gallery hours: 10am–5pm Cafe open: 9.30am–4.00pm 2 Mistral Rd, Murwillumbah 6670 2790 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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ROB SCOTT-MITCHELL BEACH DOGS OF BYRON BAY

showroom pieces & custom made 0404 858 706 stuartcookart@gmail.com

stuartcook.com.au

15 JANUARY – 26 FEBRUARY 2022

Rob Scott-Mitchell Tis true the rainbow has no end…end… (detail) 2020

WED – SAT, 10AM–4PM 28 LAWSON STREET, BYRON BAY

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On Wednesday 19 January, Pompeii: Sin City will take you on a cinematic journey in one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites. Narrated by Isabella Rossellini, discover how the myths and works uncovered there have enchanted and influenced artists like Pablo Picasso, Giorgio De Chirico and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Then, on Saturday 22 January, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart lead the cast in a glorious revival of Harold Pinter’s comic classic, No Man’s Land, captured live on stage from London’s West End by National Theatre Live. ‘Two of the greatest actors ever born in one of the greatest plays ever written.’ ~Time Out. ++++ Book now at byrontheatre.com

Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart shine in No Man’s Land. Image: Johann Persson

THE ARTS

ENJOY GREAT ART AND THEATRE ON THE BIG SCREEN AT BYRON THEATRE

CARBON BY MARCIE O’NEILL Marcie O’Neill’s solo sculpture exhibition, CARBON, is showing at The Dusty Road, from January 15–23, with an opening event Friday 14 January 6–9pm. Marcie is a Mullumbimby-based sculptor, painter, and performance artist with global recognition. In CARBON, Marcie has worked with timber, steel, and fire as an elemental process, and imbues his works with not only the metaphorical essence of our physical selves, but the evocation of our shared experiences and sameness. ‘Carbon is continually cycling through all living things. The charcoal remembers the tree and we remember the fire. We have carried fire and languages to describe it since the dawn of our time. It connects all things and is beyond prejudice and opinion.’ The Dusty Road 8 Acacia St, A&I Estate, Byron Bay. marcieoneill.com

Art & Stage On Screen

Pompeii: Sin City - Art On Screen Wednesday 19 January, 2:00pm

MARCIE O’NEILL CARBON Opening Fri Jan 14 6 - 9PM Viewing Jan 15 to Jan 23 11AM - 4PM

The Dusty Road

8 Acacia St Arts & Industrɵ Estate Byron Bay 2481 marcieoneill.com No Man’s Land - NT Live Screening Saturday 22 January, 11:30am

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MANDY NOLAN’S www.echo.net.au/soap-box

RAT HUNTERS I’m out RAT hunting. I’ve been on the road for an hour checking for local infestations. My daughter’s at home on the RAT App and calls in a location, ‘They’re at the Suffolk servo!’ I hope I make it in time. Twenty minutes after the alert there’s a line-up to get in. There’s nowhere to park – except at the bowser. So I put in $5.50 and take my place in the queue. I’m not here for petrol. I’m here for protection. I can see everyone else is here for that too. We’re all a bit tetchy. Everyone here has been on the hunt. Today we get a RAT. But until it’s in your hand there’s no guarantee. I’m nervous. I want one of those boxes on the counter. At one per customer I should nab myself a RAT and have enough time to re-enter the shop in a wig to get a second one. You see, I have seven people in the house and there’s only five tests in the box. What can I do? It’s a wig, or I am going to have to get rid of two of the kids. I look around. This doesn’t feel medical. It feels more Mad Max. Like we’re the last survivors in a society that’s about to collapse. I’m in the middle of a global pandemic and I’m lining up at a servo for a DIY covid diagnosis. Only the fit can play this game. And the wealthy. This does not reinforce my belief that the government is on top of this. It tells me quite the opposite. It’s Pythonesque capitalist anarchy. We’re being told to test ourselves. But there aren’t any tests. Oh, and they’re really expensive. And hard to find. In the UK these tests are free, but here they’re like gold. A box of five can sell for more than $70. Used to be that people bought a bottle of MOET to celebrate a momentous occasion. Now they splurge on a RAT. I’m sussing the other RAT hunters; The chance that any of these people might have covid is pretty high. There’s not much space. People are distanced, but it’s a small room. I pay for my fuel and take my RAT. I feel this little adrenalin surge. I did it! I get home. We unpack the RAT… read the instructions… well, one of the kids does because I can’t follow instructions. I’m instinctual. I’m better at the hunt. Bloody hell, how does someone who’s not very literate do this? In this one there’s even a UV torch. It’s like a kit from NCIS. I have to stop the kids using it to see the urine splashes around the toilet. ‘Don’t wear out the battery!’. Of course we’re two tests short so I’m back out on the road; we’ve heard there’s tests in Lennox. I get there as they’re putting up the SOLD OUT sign. That doesn’t feel like a health message. It feels like the message you put up when you’re selling an electric mower. I try the chemist. There’s a staff member who’s been assigned the job just to answer the phone and say ‘No we don’t have any’. It’s 10am and she’s taken 80 calls. The app says there are RATs in Grafton, or in Tugun. Do I get a border pass and hunt down a Queensland RAT? Or do I chance it on a trip to Grafton? I check Facebook – everyone’s asking: ‘Have you got a RAT you can spare?’. So I head to Grafton. I guess something’s gotta make you go to Grafton. I’m halfway into the trip and my daughter calls. ‘They’ve sold out.’ The closest one now is in Western Sydney. I return home RATless. I can’t believe this is the best our affluent wellresourced country can do. If you’re going to let the virus ‘rip’ (which, I should add, is the acronym for Rest In Peace – what we say when someone dies) then you need to give people access to diagnostic tools that might help them manage the fallout. RATs should be free for everyone. They should be everywhere. Remember the story of the RATs that invaded a German village and some bloke with a silver flute was paid to pipe them out? We need that bloke, a reverse Pied Piper. Someone who can bring the RATs home. Scotty can’t hold a hose. And he definitely can’t play a flute.

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BYRON SHIRE SUN, MO JANUARY

DAY

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m)

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE

Moonrise times listed first

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New Year’s Day

LOW TIDES, height (m)

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

5:51 3:49 08:06 1.81 01:02 0.15 19:47 18:15 20:08 1.23 14:32 0.32

5:52 5:50 09:49 1.97 02:41 0.10 19:47 20:30 21:57 1.21 16:21 0.20 5:53 7:00 10:39 1.97 03:30 0.11 19:47 21:26 22:47 1.20 17:12 0.20 5:54 8:10 11:27 1.93 04:20 0.15 19:47 22:13 23:38 1.19 18:00 0.22 5:55 9:18 05:11 0.23 12:13 1.83 19:48 22:53 18:45 0.27 5:55 10:22 00:29 1.17 06:01 0.33 19:48 23:28 12:57 1.70 19:30 0.33 5:56 11:21 19:48 12:00

01:23 1.17 13:40 1.56

06:55 0.45 20:15 0.37

5:57 12:18 19:48

02:22 1.17 14:23 1.41

07:54 0.57 21:00 0.41

5:58 13:13 19:48 0:29

03:29 1.20 15:10 1.28

09:05 0.67 21:46 0.43

5:58 14:07 19:48 0:59

04:37 1.26 16:06 1.17

10:28 0.71 22:35 0.43

5:59 15:02 19:48 1:30

05:38 1.34 17:10 1.10

11:48 0.70 23:25 0.41

6:00 15:57 19:48 2:03

06:30 1.43 18:14 1.07

12:56 0.64

6:01 16:52 19:48 2:39

07:15 1.52 19:08 1.08

00:12 0.39 13:48 0.57

6:02 17:47 19:48 3:19

07:55 1.59 19:55 1.09

00:54 0.36 14:31 0.50

6:03 18:40 19:47 4:05

08:34 1.65 20:35 1.12

01:34 0.33 15:10 0.45

6:03 19:30 19:47 4:55

09:12 1.69 02:12 0.30 21:14 1.14 15:45 0.41

6:04 20:15 09:49 1.72 02:48 0.28 19:47 5:49 21:50 1.16 16:18 0.38 6:05 20:57 10:26 1.74 03:25 0.27 19:47 6:46 22:27 1.18 16:51 0.37 6:06 21:34 11:01 1.74 04:01 0.27 19:47 7:44 23:05 1.19 17:25 0.36 6:07 22:08 11:36 1.71 04:41 0.29 19:46 8:43 23:45 1.21 18:00 0.36

Jan 26 is Australia Day

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

5:52 4:46 08:59 1.91 01:51 0.12 19:47 19:26 21:04 1.21 15:29 0.24

Jan 3 is an additional public holiday

FEBRUARY

6:08 22:40 19:46 9:40

12:12 1.67

05:22 0.34 18:36 0.36

6:08 23:11 19:46 10:38

00:30 1.22 12:48 1.60

06:07 0.41 19:15 0.36

6:09 23:43 19:45 11:37

01:21 1.24 13:29 1.50

07:00 0.49 19:57 0.37

6:10 19:45 12:37

02:20 1.27 14:17 1.39

08:03 0.57 20:45 0.38

6:11 0:17 19:45 13:40

03:30 1.34 15:16 1.28

09:23 0.63 21:41 0.37

6:12 0:54 19:44 14:46

04:45 1.43 16:29 1.19

10:53 0.62 22:42 0.36

6:13 1:38 19:44 15:54

05:56 1.56 17:47 1.15

12:21 0.55 23:45 0.32

6:14 2:29 19:43 17:04

07:00 1.69 19:01 1.15

13:33 0.45

6:14 3:28 07:57 1.82 00:46 0.26 19:43 18:10 20:04 1.19 14:31 0.34 6:15 4:35 08:49 1.91 01:43 0.20 19:42 19:09 20:59 1.24 15:20 0.26

ALL TIMES ARE ADJUSTED TO EASTERN STANDARD DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME WHERE APPLICABLE Designed by Ziggi Browning. Due care has been taken to ensure the information in this chart is correct, however The Echo recommends that should anyone need to rely on any of this data that they confirm it against a reliable source such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology: www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

LOW TIDES, height (m)

MARCH MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

6:16 5:45 09:38 1.95 02:34 0.15 19:42 20:01 21:47 1.28 16:05 0.22 6:17 6:54 10:23 1.95 03:23 0.14 19:41 20:44 22:33 1.31 16:47 0.21 6:18 8:01 11:05 1.89 04:10 0.16 19:41 21:22 23:16 1.33 17:28 0.23 04:56 0.24 6:19 9:05 11:45 1.78 18:05 0.28 19:40 21:56 6:19 10:04 19:39 22:27

00:00 1.33 12:20 1.65

05:41 0.34 18:40 0.33

6:20 11:02 19:39 22:58

00:44 1.31 12:55 1.49

06:27 0.47 19:15 0.38

6:21 11:58 19:38 23:29

01:31 1.30 13:29 1.34

07:17 0.60 19:50 0.44

6:22 12:53 19:37

02:27 1.29 14:08 1.20

08:20 0.70 20:32 0.48

6:23 13:48 19:37 0:01

03:33 1.30 15:03 1.08

09:46 0.76 21:25 0.52

6:23 14:44 19:36 0:36

04:45 1.34 16:24 1.01

11:24 0.75 22:29 0.54

6:24 15:39 19:35 1:15

05:51 1.40 17:49 1.00

12:40 0.68 23:35 0.52

6:25 16:33 19:34 1:59

06:45 1.48 18:54 1.04

13:32 0.60

6:26 17:24 19:33 2:47

07:30 1.56 19:42 1.10

00:31 0.48 14:13 0.52

6:26 18:11 19:33 3:40

08:12 1.63 20:21 1.16

01:17 0.42 14:47 0.46

6:27 18:54 08:51 1.70 01:58 0.36 19:32 4:37 20:59 1.21 15:19 0.41 6:28 19:33 09:28 1.74 02:35 0.30 19:31 5:35 21:34 1.27 15:50 0.37 6:29 20:08 10:02 1.77 03:12 0.26 19:30 6:34 22:11 1.32 16:20 0.33 6:29 20:41 10:37 1.76 03:49 0.25 19:29 7:33 22:48 1.37 16:52 0.31 6:30 21:13 11:10 1.73 04:29 0.27 19:28 8:32 23:28 1.40 17:24 0.29 6:31 21:45 19:27 9:31

11:45 1.66

05:11 0.32 17:57 0.30

6:32 22:18 19:26 10:31

00:10 1.43 12:20 1.55

05:57 0.40 18:31 0.33

6:32 22:54 19:25 11:33

00:57 1.44 13:00 1.42

06:49 0.49 19:11 0.37

6:33 23:35 19:25 12:38

01:51 1.45 13:48 1.28

07:55 0.59 19:57 0.42

6:34 19:24 13:44

03:00 1.46 14:54 1.15

09:22 0.65 20:58 0.46

6:34 0:22 19:23 14:52

04:21 1.50 16:20 1.07

11:00 0.63 22:15 0.48

6:35 1:17 19:22 15:57

05:42 1.59 17:53 1.08

12:28 0.54 23:33 0.44

6:36 2:18 06:48 1.70 13:30 0.43 19:21 16:57 19:05 1.15 6:36 3:25 07:45 1.80 00:42 0.36 19:20 17:50 20:01 1.25 14:19 0.34

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

APRIL LOW TIDES, height (m)

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

MAY LOW TIDES, height (m)

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

JUNE LOW TIDES, height (m)

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

LO TID heig

Tides lower

6:37 4:34 08:34 1.86 01:39 0.28 19:18 18:36 20:49 1.33 15:01 0.27 6:38 5:41 09:19 1.88 02:29 0.22 19:17 19:16 21:32 1.41 15:39 0.24 6:38 6:46 10:00 1.85 03:14 0.20 19:16 19:51 22:14 1.46 16:15 0.24 6:39 7:47 10:36 1.78 03:57 0.23 19:15 20:24 22:53 1.48 16:47 0.25 6:40 8:47 19:14 20:55

11:11 1.66 04:39 0.30 23:30 1.49 17:19 0.29

6:40 9:44 19:13 21:26

11:42 1.53

05:21 0.40 17:48 0.34

6:41 10:41 19:12 21:58

00:08 1.48 12:12 1.39

06:04 0.51 18:16 0.40

6:42 11:38 19:11 22:32

00:47 1.45 12:43 1.25

06:51 0.61 18:47 0.46

6:42 12:34 19:10 23:10

01:31 1.42 13:20 1.13

07:49 0.70 19:25 0.53

6:43 13:30 19:09 23:52

02:28 1.38 14:15 1.02

09:10 0.75 20:17 0.60

6:43 14:24 19:08

03:42 1.36 15:48 0.96

10:51 0.74 21:31 0.65

6:44 15:16 19:06 0:39

05:00 1.39 17:30 0.98

12:09 0.68 22:58 0.64

6:45 16:05 19:05 1:30

06:05 1.45 18:35 1.06

13:00 0.60

6:45 16:49 19:04 2:25

06:57 1.53 19:21 1.14

00:05 0.58 13:39 0.53

6:46 17:30 19:03 3:22

07:41 1.61 20:00 1.24

00:56 0.50 14:12 0.46

6:46 18:06 19:02 4:21

08:20 1.68 20:36 1.33

01:38 0.42 14:42 0.39

6:47 18:40 08:57 1.73 02:16 0.34 19:01 5:21 21:13 1.42 15:12 0.33 6:48 19:13 09:31 1.75 02:55 0.29 19:00 6:21 21:50 1.50 15:42 0.28 6:48 19:45 10:07 1.73 03:35 0.27 18:58 7:21 22:29 1.57 16:13 0.25

Equinox 2:33am

6:49 20:18 18:57 8:22

10:42 1.67 04:17 0.29 23:09 1.62 16:45 0.25

6:49 20:54 18:56 9:25

11:18 1.57 05:02 0.33 23:51 1.65 17:18 0.27

6:50 21:34 18:55 10:30

11:58 1.44

05:53 0.41 17:54 0.32

6:50 22:19 18:54 11:37

00:38 1.64 12:42 1.29

06:52 0.50 18:34 0.40

6:51 23:11 18:53 12:45

01:33 1.61 13:38 1.15

08:07 0.58 19:24 0.48

6:52 18:52 13:51

02:43 1.58 14:57 1.06

09:37 0.61 20:35 0.55

6:52 0:11 18:50 14:52

04:07 1.58 16:36 1.05

11:06 0.58 22:05 0.57

6:53 1:15 18:49 15:46

05:27 1.62 18:00 1.13

12:17 0.49 23:30 0.53

6:53 2:22 18:48 16:33

06:32 1.69 19:00 1.24

13:11 0.41

6:54 3:28 07:25 1.74 00:38 0.44 18:47 17:14 19:50 1.36 13:53 0.34 6:54 4:32 08:11 1.76 01:31 0.37 18:46 17:49 20:33 1.46 14:30 0.30 6:55 5:34 08:52 1.75 02:18 0.32 18:45 18:22 21:14 1.54 15:03 0.27

6:55 6:33 18:43 18:53

1 2

09:29 1.69 03:01 0.31 21:51 1.60 15:34 0.27

6:56 7:31 10:02 1.61 03:43 0.34 18:42 19:24 22:27 1.63 16:03 0.28 DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS 3 APRIL 3:00AM 5:57 7:28 09:34 1.50 03:24 0.39 17:41 18:55 22:01 1.64 15:31 0.31

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

5:57 8:25 17:40 19:29

10:05 1.39 22:36 1.63

04:05 0.46 15:59 0.36

5:58 9:22 17:39 20:05

10:36 1.28 23:12 1.59

04:47 0.54 16:27 0.42

5:58 10:19 17:38 20:46

11:10 1.17 23:52 1.54

05:34 0.61 16:56 0.49

5:59 11:15 17:37 21:30

11:50 1.08

06:30 0.67 17:32 0.58

5:59 12:08 17:36 22:20

00:40 1.48 12:45 1.00

07:39 0.71 18:22 0.66

6:00 12:58 17:35 23:13

01:45 1.43 14:18 0.97

09:03 0.71 19:41 0.72

6:01 13:44 17:33

03:02 1.42 15:58 1.01

10:17 0.67 21:13 0.72

6:01 14:25 17:32 0:09

04:13 1.46 17:01 1.10

11:11 0.60 22:27 0.66

6:02 15:02 17:31 1:07

05:10 1.52 17:48 1.21

11:50 0.53 23:23 0.57

6:02 15:37 17:30 2:06

05:57 1.59 18:29 1.33

12:24 0.45

6:03 16:10 17:29 3:05

06:39 1.64 19:08 1.46

00:09 0.49 12:56 0.37

Good Friday

6:03 16:42 17:28 4:04

07:18 1.67 00:53 0.41 19:47 1.58 13:27 0.30

Easter Saturday

6:04 17:15 17:27 5:06

07:57 1.67 01:36 0.35 20:27 1.69 14:00 0.24

6:04 17:50 17:26 6:09

08:35 1.62 02:21 0.32 21:08 1.77 14:32 0.22

6:05 18:29 17:25 7:15

09:15 1.54 03:09 0.32 21:51 1.83 15:08 0.22

6:06 19:14 17:24 8:24

09:58 1.43 04:00 0.36 22:37 1.84 15:45 0.27

6:06 20:05 17:23 9:34

10:44 1.31 23:27 1.80

04:59 0.41 16:25 0.34

6:07 21:03 17:22 10:43

11:37 1.19

06:05 0.48 17:12 0.44

Easter Monday

6:07 22:08 00:24 1.74 07:19 0.52 17:21 11:47 12:44 1.09 18:11 0.53

ANZAC Day

6:08 23:14 17:20 12:44

01:33 1.68 14:11 1.07

08:37 0.53 19:31 0.61

6:08 17:19 13:33

02:51 1.64 15:38 1.12

09:49 0.51 21:02 0.62

6:09 0:21 17:18 14:15

04:03 1.64 16:47 1.23

10:49 0.46 22:22 0.58

6:10 1:25 17:17 14:51

05:04 1.64 17:43 1.36

11:37 0.40 23:26 0.52

6:10 2:26 17:16 15:24

05:56 1.64 18:30 1.47

12:16 0.36

6:11 3:25 17:16 15:54

06:39 1.61 19:12 1.57

00:18 0.48 12:50 0.33

6:11 4:22 17:15 16:24

07:18 1.57 19:50 1.65

01:05 0.45 13:21 0.31

6:12 5:19 07:54 1.50 01:49 0.44 17:14 16:55 20:27 1.70 13:51 0.30

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

6:13 6:15 08:28 1.43 02:31 0.45 17:13 17:27 21:01 1.73 14:19 0.32 6:13 7:12 09:00 1.35 031:2 0.47 17:12 18:02 21:34 1.74 144:7 0.34 6:14 8:09 09:33 1.27 03:54 0.50 17:11 18:41 22:09 1.72 15:15 0.39 6:14 9:06 17:11 19:24

10:08 1.20 22:45 1.69

04:35 0.54 15:45 0.45

6:15 10:00 17:10 20:12

10:45 1.13 23:23 1.63

05:20 0.58 16:18 0.52

6:15 10:52 17:09 21:04

11:30 1.07 16:58 0.59

06:10 0.62

6:16 11:39 17:08 21:59

00:09 1.57 12:25 1.03

07:07 0.65 17:49 0.67

6:17 12:21 17:08 22:55

01:03 1.51 13:42 1.02

08:11 0.65 19:00 0.72

6:17 13:00 17:07 23:52

02:08 1.48 15:08 1.07

09:14 0.63 20:24 0.73

6:18 13:34 17:06

03:14 1.48 16:14 1.16

10:07 0.57 21:39 0.70

6:18 14:07 17:06 0:50

04:13 1.51 17:06 1.29

10:51 0.50 22:42 0.63

6:19 14:39 17:05 1:48

05:04 1.54 17:52 1.43

11:29 0.42 23:37 0.55

6:20 15:10 17:04 2:47

05:51 1.57 18:36 1.57

12:05 0.34

6:20 15:44 06:36 1.56 00:29 0.47 17:04 3:49 19:19 1.71 12:41 0.27 6:21 16:21 07:21 1.53 01:20 0.40 17:03 4:54 20:03 1.83 13:18 0.22 6:21 17:04 08:07 1.48 02:12 0.36 17:03 6:02 20:49 1.92 13:57 0.20 6:22 17:53 08:54 1.40 03:05 0.34 17:02 7:14 21:36 1.96 14:37 0.22 6:23 18:50 09:44 1.31 04:02 0.34 17:01 8:26 22:26 1.96 15:20 0.27 6:23 19:55 10:37 1.23 05:02 0.37 17:01 9:35 23:18 1.91 16:09 0.35 6:24 21:03 17:01 10:37

11:36 1.16

06:06 0.41 17:03 0.44

6:24 22:12 17:00 11:30

00:16 1.83 12:45 1.13

07:11 0.44 18:08 0.53

6:25 23:18 17:00 12:15

01:19 1.74 14:03 1.15

08:15 0.46 19:25 0.60

6:25 16:59 12:53

02:25 1.66 15:17 1.22

09:14 0.46 20:46 0.64

6:26 0:20 16:59 13:27

03:29 1.59 16:22 1.32

10:07 0.44 22:01 0.63

6:27 1:20 16:58 13:58

04:26 1.53 17:17 1.44

10:53 0.41 23:07 0.61

6:27 2:17 16:58 14:28

05:17 1.48 18:05 1.54

11:31 0.38

6:28 3:13 16:58 14:57

06:02 1.43 18:47 1.63

00:04 0.58 12:07 0.36

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

6:30 7:54 09:10 1.19 03:4 16:57 18:07 21:46 1.76 14:4

6:31 8:46 09:47 1.16 04:2 16:56 18:58 22:23 1.72 15:1 6:31 9:35 16:56 19:51

10:28 1.13 23:02 1.68

05:0 15:5

6:32 10:19 16:56 20:47

11:11 1.10 23:44 1.63

05:4 16:3

6:32 10:58 16:56 21:43

12:02 1.08

06:3 17:2

6:33 11:34 16:56 22:40

00:30 1.57 13:03 1.09

07:2 18:2

6:33 12:06 16:56 23:36

01:21 1.53 14:14 1.14

08:1 19:3

6:34 12:37 16:56

02:16 1.50 15:21 1.23

09:0 20:5

6:34 13:07 16:56 0:33

03:14 1.48 16:21 1.35

09:5 22:0

6:34 13:39 16:56 1:32

04:10 1.46 17:15 1.50

10:3 23:0

6:35 14:13 16:56 2:33

05:05 1.45 18:05 1.65

11:1

6:35 14:52 05:59 1.42 00:1 16:56 3:38 18:55 1.80 12:0 Queen’s Birthday

6:35 15:38 06:53 1.38 01:0 16:56 4:48 19:45 1.91 12:4

6:36 16:32 07:46 1.34 02:0 16:56 6:00 20:34 1.99 13:2

6:36 17:34 08:41 1.29 03:0 16:56 7:12 21:25 2.03 14:1 6:36 18:44 09:35 1.26 03:5 16:56 8:20 22:16 2.02 15:0

6:37 19:55 10:30 1.22 04:5 16:56 9:20 23:08 1.96 16:0 6:37 21:05 16:56 10:10

11:28 1.21

05:5 16:5

6:37 22:11 00:00 1.86 06:4 16:56 10:51 12:30 1.20 17:5

6:38 23:13 00:54 1.74 07:3 16:57 11:28 13:35 1.23 19:0

June 21: Solstice 7:13pm

6:38 16:57 12:00

01:47 1.61 14:43 1.28

08:2 20:1

6:38 0:12 16:57 12:31

02:43 1.48 15:48 1.36

09:1 21:3

6:38 1:08 16:57 13:01

03:38 1.38 16:47 1.45

10:0 22:4

6:38 2:04 16:58 13:31

04:32 1.30 17:38 1.54

10:4 23:5

6:39 3:00 16:58 14:04

05:25 1.24 18:22 1.62

11:2

6:39 3:56 16:58 14:40

06:12 1.20 19:02 1.68

00:4 12:0

6:39 4:53 06:56 1.18 01:3 16:58 15:20 19:40 1.73 12:3

6:39 5:48 07:37 1.17 02:1 16:59 16:04 20:16 1.75 13:1

6:39 6:42 08:15 1.17 02:5 16:59 16:53 20:52 1.76 13:4

6:39 7:32 08:53 1.17 03:2 16:59 17:46 21:29 1.76 14:2

6:28 4:09 06:43 1.37 00:54 0.55 16:58 15:29 19:26 1.70 12:39 0.34 6:29 5:05 07:21 1.32 01:39 0.53 16:57 16:02 20:02 1.74 13:10 0.34 6:29 6:02 07:58 1.28 02:21 0.51 16:57 16:39 20:37 1.77 13:41 0.35 6:30 6:58 08:33 1.23 03:02 0.50 16:57 17:21 21:11 1.77 14:12 0.37

TIDES DATA SOURCED FROM BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Tides time lag estimates: Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, NSW North Coast beaches: nil; Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Bureau of Meteorology disclaimer: This product is based on Bureau of Meteorology information that has subsequently been modified. The Bureau does not necessarily support or endorse, or have any connection with, the product. In respect of that part of the information which is sourced from the Bureau, and to the maximum extent permitted by law: (i) The Bureau makes no representation and gives no warranty of any kind whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise in respect to the availability, accuracy, currency, completeness, quality or reliability of the information or that the information will be fit for any particular purpose or will not infringe any third party Intellectual Property rights; and (ii) the Bureau’s liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense resulting from use of, or reliance on, the information is entirely excluded.

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OON & TIDE TIMES 2022 JULY

OW DES, ht (m)

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

0.3m or r in bold

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

AUGUST LOW TIDES, height (m) Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

2 0.50 4 0.40

2 0.51 8 0.45

2 0.53 6 0.50

5 0.56 8 0.56

2 0.58 7 0.62

2 0.58 7 0.67

4 0.56 8 0.70

3 0.51 2 0.70

0 0.45 2 0.66

4 0.38 9 0.59

7 0.31

1 0.51 0 0.25

9 0.43 4 0.21

6 0.36 9 0.20

3 0.31 6 0.21

9 0.30 7 0.24

5 0.30 0 0.31

0 0.33 6 0.39

5 0.37 7 0.48

7 0.40 4 0.58

9 0.43 8 0.65

6 0.43 5 0.69

2 0.43 8 0.69

5 0.41 1 0.65

4 0.40

5 0.60 1 0.38

0 0.55 8 0.37

2 0.50 4 0.37

0 0.48 9 0.37

6 0.46 5 0.38

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

6:39 8:17 0930 1.16 17:00 18:41 2205 1.74

0401 0.46 1502 0.40

6:39 8:58 1010 1.16 17:00 19:38 2242 1.70

0437 0.47 1541 0.43

6:39 9:34 17:00 20:34

1051 1.16 2318 1.66

0515 0.48 1622 0.47

6:39 10:07 17:01 21:30

1137 1.16 2358 1.60

0554 0.48 1707 0.53

6:39 10:38 17:01 22:25

1229 1.18

0635 0.48 1759 0.59

6:39 11:08 17:02 23:22

0039 1.54 1328 1.21

0719 0.47 1900 0.65

6:39 11:38 17:02

0127 1.47 1433 1.29

0805 0.44 2013 0.68

6:39 12:10 17:03 0:20

0222 1.40 1539 1.40

0854 0.41 2132 0.67

6:39 12:45 17:03 1:21

0324 1.33 1642 1.53

0945 0.37 2251 0.61

6:38 13:26 17:04 2:26

0429 1.28 1741 1.68

1036 0.32

6:38 14:14 0534 1.25 17:04 3:36 1837 1.81

0002 0.52 1129 0.26

6:38 15:12 0637 1.24 17:04 4:47 1930 1.93

0106 0.41 1221 0.22

6:38 16:19 0736 1.25 17:05 5:57 2023 2.00

0202 0.32 1314 0.18

6:37 17:30 0831 1.26 17:05 7:01 2114 2.03

0255 0.26 1406 0.16

6:37 18:43 0924 1.27 17:06 7:57 2202 2.01

0345 0.23 1458 0.18

6:37 19:53 1016 1.28 17:06 8:44 2249 1.93

0433 0.24 1549 0.23

6:37 20:59 1108 1.29 17:07 9:24 2334 1.81

0520 0.27 1642 0.32

6:36 22:01 17:07 9:59

1200 1.29

0605 0.31 1735 0.44

6:36 23:00 17:08 10:31

0017 1.65 1258 1.30

0649 0.36 1835 0.56

6:35 23:58 17:09 11:02

0101 1.48 1400 1.32

0733 0.40 1945 0.67

6:35 17:09 11:32

0149 1.33 1507 1.36

0818 0.43 2108 0.73

6:35 0:54 17:10 12:05

0244 1.20 1612 1.42

0905 0.45 2231 0.72

6:34 1:51 17:10 12:40

0348 1.11 1708 1.49

0956 0.45 2343 0.67

6:34 2:47 17:11 13:18

0454 1.07 1757 1.56

1045 0.44

6:33 3:43 17:11 14:01

0552 1.08 1839 1.62

0035 0.59 1133 0.42

6:33 4:37 17:12 14:49

0641 1.10 1919 1.67

0118 0.52 1217 0.39

6:32 5:29 0722 1.13 17:12 15:41 1957 1.71

0156 0.46 1258 0.36

6:31 6:15 0800 1.16 17:13 16:36 2033 1.73

0230 0.43 1335 0.33

6:31 6:58 0837 1.18 17:13 17:32 2109 1.74

0302 0.40 1412 0.31

6:30 7:35 0913 1.20 17:14 18:29 2143 1.73

0334 0.39 1448 0.31

6:30 8:10 0950 1.22 17:14 19:25 2216 1.70

0405 0.38 1526 0.33

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

SEPTEMBER LOW TIDES, height (m)

6:29 8:41 17:15 20:21

1030 1.24 2249 1.65

0438 0.37 1605 0.37

6:28 9:11 17:16 21:17

1112 1.26 2324 1.58

0512 0.37 1647 0.44

6:28 9:40 17:16 22:13

1158 1.28

0547 0.37 1736 0.51

6:27 10:11 17:17 23:12

0001 1.48 1251 1.31

0626 0.38 1834 0.59

6:26 10:44 17:17

0045 1.37 1353 1.35

0710 0.39 1949 0.65

6:25 11:21 17:18 0:14

0142 1.25 1505 1.43

0802 0.39 2119 0.65

6:25 12:05 17:18 1:19

0253 1.16 1618 1.54

0902 0.38 2249 0.58

6:24 12:56 17:19 2:28

0412 1.12 1726 1.66

1007 0.35

6:23 13:57 0528 1.13 17:19 3:37 1826 1.79

0004 0.47 1112 0.29

6:22 15:05 0633 1.17 17:20 4:42 1920 1.90

0102 0.35 1212 0.22

6:21 16:17 0730 1.23 17:20 5:41 2010 1.96

0152 0.25 1307 0.15

6:20 17:30 0821 1.29 17:21 6:32 2057 1.97

0238 0.19 1359 0.11

6:20 18:39 0909 1.34 17:22 7:16 2140 1.93

0320 0.17 1447 0.12

6:19 19:44 0956 1.37 17:22 7:54 2221 1.82

0401 0.18 1535 0.18

6:18 20:46 17:23 8:27

1042 1.38 2300 1.67

0441 0.21 1623 0.28

6:17 21:46 17:23 8:59

1128 1.38 2336 1.50

0517 0.26 1712 0.41

6:16 22:44 17:24 9:31

1216 1.36

0554 0.32 1806 0.55

6:15 23:42 17:24 10:03

0013 1.32 1311 1.35

0631 0.38 1912 0.66

6:14 17:25 10:38

0054 1.16 1415 1.34

0712 0.44 2041 0.72

6:13 0:40 17:25 11:16

0150 1.03 1525 1.36

0803 0.48 2215 0.70

6:12 1:37 17:26 11:57

0313 0.96 1631 1.41

0907 0.51 2328 0.63

6:11 2:32 17:26 12:44

0438 0.96 1727 1.47

1015 0.50

6:10 3:24 17:27 13:35

0540 1.01 1814 1.54

0017 0.54 1114 0.45

6:09 4:13 17:27 14:29

0627 1.07 1855 1.61

0056 0.47 1202 0.40

6:08 4:56 17:28 15:25

0706 1.13 1933 1.66

0130 0.41 1244 0.34

6:07 5:36 17:28 16:22

0742 1.19 2009 1.69

0200 0.36 1320 0.28

6:06 6:11 0817 1.24 17:29 17:19 2043 1.71

0230 0.32 1357 0.25

6:05 6:43 17:29 18:16

0853 1.29 2115 1.69

0259 0.29 1432 0.24

6:04 7:14 17:30 19:12

0930 1.33 2146 1.65

0328 0.27 1511 0.26

6:02 7:43 17:30 20:09

1008 1.37 2219 1.58

0358 0.26 1550 0.30

6:01 8:13 17:31 21:07

1048 1.40 2253 1.47

0430 0.26 1634 0.37

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Equinox 11:03am

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

OCTOBER

LOW TIDES, height (m)

MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

6:00 8:45 17:31 22:08

1132 1.41 2330 1.35

0502 0.28 1724 0.46

5:59 9:21 17:32 23:11

1222 1.42

0539 0.32 1825 0.55

5:58 10:01 17:32

0016 1.21 1324 1.43

0623 0.36 1947 0.60

5:57 10:49 17:33 0:17

0119 1.08 1441 1.46

0721 0.41 2127 0.59

5:56 11:44 17:33 1:25

0245 1.01 1603 1.53

0836 0.42 2255 0.50

5:55 12:48 17:34 2:30

0417 1.02 1714 1.64

0956 0.39 2359 0.38

5:53 13:57 17:34 3:29

0531 1.09 1814 1.75

1107 0.31

5:52 15:07 17:35 4:22

0630 1.19 1904 1.83

0048 0.27 1208 0.22

5:51 16:17 17:35 5:07

0720 1.29 1950 1.86

0131 0.19 1300 0.14

5:50 17:24 17:36 5:47

0806 1.38 2032 1.83

0211 0.14 1349 0.11

5:49 18:28 17:36 6:22

0850 1.44 2112 1.75

0247 0.12 1435 0.13

5:47 19:29 17:37 6:55

0932 1.48 2148 1.63

0321 0.14 1520 0.19

5:46 20:30 17:37 7:27

1014 1.49 2222 1.48

0355 0.17 1605 0.30

5:45 21:29 17:38 8:00

1054 1.48 2255 1.32

0427 0.23 1652 0.41

5:44 22:28 17:38 8:34

1136 1.45 2329 1.16

0458 0.29 1743 0.53

5:43 23:27 17:39 9:11

1222 1.40

0530 0.37 1845 0.62

5:42 17:39

9:52

0008 1.03 1317 1.36

0610 0.45 2010 0.66

5:40 0:23 17:39 10:37

0107 0.92 1428 1.33

0703 0.52 2144 0.64

5:39 1:17 17:40 11:26

0249 0.88 1543 1.35

0820 0.57 2255 0.58

5:38 2:07 17:40 12:20

0422 0.92 1647 1.40

0945 0.55 2344 0.50

5:37 2:53 17:41 13:15

0521 1.00 1739 1.46

1051 0.49

5:35 3:34 17:41 14:12

0604 1.09 1822 1.53

0021 0.43 1141 0.42

5:34 4:10 17:42 15:10

0643 1.18 1900 1.59

0053 0.36 1223 0.34

5:33 4:44 17:42 16:07

0718 1.26 1936 1.62

0122 0.30 1300 0.28

5:32 5:15 17:43 17:04

0753 1.34 2010 1.63

0149 0.24 1338 0.24

5:31 5:45 17:43 18:01

0830 1.42 2043 1.60

0217 0.20 1416 0.22

5:30 6:15 17:44 19:00

0907 1.49 2116 1.54

0246 0.17 1457 0.23

5:28 6:47 17:45 20:01

0945 1.54 2150 1.44

0316 0.16 1540 0.27

5:27 7:21 17:45 21:04

1027 1.57 2228 1.32

0349 0.18 1629 0.34

5:26 8:00 17:46 22:11

1112 1.56 2311 1.19

0423 0.23 1724 0.41

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

0502 0.30 5:25 8:46 1203 1.54 1834 0.49 17:46 23:18 DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS 2 OCTOBER 2:00AM 6:23 10:39 0005 1.06 0651 0.37 18:46 0:18 1407 1.51 2101 0.52

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Oct 3 is Labour Day

6:22 11:39 18:47 1:23

0221 0.96 1527 1.50

0800 0.45 2230 0.48

6:21 12:45 18:47 2:24

0400 0.95 1648 1.54

0928 0.47 2344 0.39

6:20 13:53 18:48 3:17

0524 1.03 1757 1.61

1053 0.42

6:19 15:01 18:49 4:03

0627 1.16 1853 1.67

0039 0.30 1203 0.34

6:18 16:07 0718 1.28 18:49 4:44 1941 1.70

0123 0.22 1300 0.26

6:17 17:11 18:50 5:19

0805 1.40 2024 1.68

0200 0.16 1351 0.20

6:15 18:13 18:50 5:53

0847 1.49 2103 1.62

0235 0.12 1438 0.18

6:14 19:14 18:51 6:24

0929 1.56 2139 1.53

0307 0.11 1523 0.21

6:13 20:14 18:51 6:56

1007 1.59 2214 1.41

0339 0.13 1607 0.26

6:12 21:14 18:52 7:30

1045 1.60 2246 1.29

0409 0.16 1651 0.33

6:11 22:13 18:53 8:05

1123 1.58 2319 1.16

0438 0.22 1737 0.41

6:10 23:12 18:53 8:45

1200 1.54 2354 1.05

0507 0.29 1827 0.49

6:09 18:54

1242 1.48

0538 0.37 1923 0.55

6:08 0:08 18:54 10:17

0036 0.95 1330 1.41

0616 0.46 2032 0.58

6:07 1:00 18:55 11:09

0136 0.88 1431 1.35

0712 0.55 2152 0.58

6:06 1:48 18:56 12:04

0317 0.86 1545 1.33

0833 0.60 2301 0.54

6:05 2:30 18:56 13:01

0448 0.92 1654 1.35

1001 0.60 2353 0.47

6:04 3:08 18:57 13:57

0548 1.02 1750 1.40

1113 0.55

6:03 3:42 18:58 14:54

0632 1.13 1837 1.46

0032 0.40 1208 0.47

6:02 4:14 18:58 15:51

0712 1.24 1918 1.50

0105 0.32 1254 0.40

6:01 4:44 18:59 16:48

0749 1.36 1956 1.52

0135 0.25 1337 0.33

6:00 5:14 19:00 17:47

0827 1.47 2032 1.51

0204 0.18 1419 0.28

5:59 5:45 19:00 18:48

0905 1.57 2110 1.46

0234 0.13 1502 0.25

5:58 6:19 19:01 19:52

0945 1.66 2148 1.39

0306 0.11 1548 0.24

5:57 6:57 1027 1.71 19:02 20:59 2229 1.30

0339 0.11 1637 0.26

5:56 7:41 1111 1.73 19:02 22:08 2313 1.18

0415 0.14 1731 0.30

5:55 8:33 19:03 23:16

1200 1.71

0454 0.21 1833 0.35

5:55 19:04

9:32

0004 1.07 1254 1.66

0540 0.30 1944 0.39

5:54 10:37 19:04 0:19

0108 0.99 1358 1.60

0637 0.39 2100 0.41

9:29

MOON PHASES TIMES AND DATES 2022

Daylight Saving ends: Sunday 3 April 2022 at 3:00am

Moon phases data sourced from www.timeanddate.com

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MOON PHASES KEY:

Daylight Saving begins: Sunday 2 October 2021 at 2:00am

New Moon:

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SPECIAL LUNAR EVENTS IN 2022

NSW SCHOOL TERMS 2022 Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:

Friday 28 January – Friday 8 April 2022 Tuesday 26 April – Friday 1 July Monday 18 July – Friday 23 September Monday 10 October – Tuesday 20 December

Full Moon:

Third Quarter:

Super New Moon: 3 January Black Moon: 30 May (second New Moon in same month) Super Full Moon: 14 June Micro New Moon: 29 June Super Full Moon: 14 July Total Lunar Eclipse: 8 November Super New Moon: 23 December

NOVEMBER MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

LUNATION 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237

LOW TIDES, height (m)

Moonrise times listed first

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

5:53 11:45 19:05 1:15

0231 0.95 1511 1.56

0754 0.46 2212 0.38

5:52 12:53 19:06 2:03

0400 1.00 1624 1.54

0922 0.49 2315 0.33

5:51 13:59 19:07 2:44

0513 1.12 1728 1.55

1044 0.46

5:51 15:02 19:07 3:21

0611 1.25 1823 1.54

0005 0.27 1152 0.40

5:50 16:02 19:08 3:53

0701 1.38 1911 1.51

0046 0.21 1250 0.35

5:49 17:02 19:09 4:25

0745 1.50 1953 1.46

0123 0.17 1342 0.32

5:49 18:01 19:10 4:55

0828 1.58 2031 1.39

0156 0.14 1429 0.31

5:48 19:00 19:10 5:27

0906 1.64 2107 1.31

0227 0.14 1515 0.31

5:47 20:00 19:11 6:02

0944 1.67 2143 1.23

0258 0.15 1559 0.33

5:47 20:59 19:12 6:40

1020 1.68 2217 1.15

0327 0.18 1643 0.36

5:46 21:57 19:13 7:22

1056 1.65 2252 1.07

0357 0.24 1726 0.40

5:46 22:51 19:14 8:08

1132 1.61 2330 1.00

0428 0.30 1811 0.44

5:45 23:41 19:14 9:00

1212 1.55

0501 0.38 1858 0.48

5:44 19:15

9:54

0014 0.95 1256 1.48

0543 0.45 1951 0.51

5:44 0:26 19:16 10:49

0109 0.91 1346 1.42

0635 0.53 2051 0.52

5:44 1:05 19:17 11:46

0226 0.90 1445 1.38

0745 0.60 2153 0.50

5:43 1:40 19:18 12:42

0353 0.95 1549 1.36

0905 0.62 2247 0.46

5:43 2:12 19:18 13:37

0500 1.05 1648 1.37

1020 0.60 2331 0.39

5:42 2:42 19:19 14:33

0550 1.17 1741 1.38

1124 0.56

5:42 3:12 19:20 15:30

0635 1.30 1829 1.39

0009 0.31 1220 0.49

5:42 3:42 19:21 16:29

0717 1.45 1913 1.39

0044 0.24 1312 0.42

5:41 4:14 19:22 17:32

0759 1.58 1957 1.37

0118 0.17 1402 0.35

5:41 4:50 0842 1.70 19:22 18:39 2042 1.32

0153 0.12 1452 0.29

5:41 5:32 0926 1.79 19:23 19:49 2128 1.26

0230 0.09 1545 0.25

5:41 6:21 1012 1.85 19:24 21:00 2215 1.20

0310 0.09 1638 0.24

5:40 7:19 1100 1.86 19:25 22:07 2307 1.13

0352 0.13 1735 0.25

5:40 8:25 1152 1.83 19:26 23:08

0439 0.19 1834 0.28

5:40 19:27

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME CHANGE DATES

First Quarter:

LOW TIDES, height (m)

9:35

0003 1.07 1246 1.77

0531 0.28 1935 0.31

5:40 10:44 19:27 0:00

0108 1.03 1345 1.69

0633 0.37 2037 0.33

5:40 11:52 19:28 0:44

0222 1.04 1446 1.60

0745 0.45 2137 0.33

DECEMBER MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

LOW TIDES, height (m)

Moonrise times listed first

Tides 1.7m or higher in bold

Tides 0.3m or lower in bold

5:40 12:56 19:29 1:22

0339 1.10 1548 1.52

0904 0.50 2233 0.31

5:40 13:57 19:30 1:56

0448 1.20 1649 1.45

1022 0.52 2322 0.29

5:40 14:55 19:30 2:27

0548 1.33 1745 1.38

1134 0.52

5:40 15:54 19:31 2:58

0640 1.45 1835 1.31

0005 0.26 1238 0.49

5:40 16:52 19:32 3:29

0726 1.55 1921 1.25

0043 0.23 1334 0.46

5:40 17:50 19:33 4:02

0808 1.63 2003 1.20

0118 0.21 1425 0.43

5:40 18:49 19:33 4:37

0847 1.68 2043 1.16

0151 0.20 1511 0.40

5:40 19:47 0924 1.70 19:34 5:18 2120 1.12

0224 0.21 1553 0.38

5:40 20:43 1000 1.71 19:35 6:02 2157 1.09

0257 0.23 1633 0.38

5:40 21:35 19:36 6:52

1036 1.69 2234 1.06

0330 0.26 1712 0.39

5:41 22:21 19:36 7:45

1113 1.66 2312 1.04

0404 0.31 1750 0.41

5:41 23:02 19:37 8:41

1150 1.62 2353 1.01

0442 0.36 1830 0.43

5:41 23:39 19:38 9:37

1229 1.56

0523 0.42 1911 0.46

5:41 19:38 10:32

0040 1.00 1311 1.51

0609 0.49 1957 0.47

5:42 0:12 19:39 11:27

0137 1.00 1356 1.45

0704 0.55 2045 0.46

5:42 0:42 19:39 12:21

0245 1.02 1445 1.39

0809 0.61 2136 0.44

5:43 1:10 19:40 13:16

0358 1.10 1541 1.34

0922 0.64 2224 0.39

5:43 1:39 19:41 14:13

0500 1.21 1638 1.31

1036 0.63 2310 0.33

5:43 2:09 19:41 15:12

0555 1.35 1736 1.28

1145 0.58 2353 0.27

5:44 2:42 19:42 16:15

0645 1.50 1832 1.25

1251 0.51

5:44 3:21 19:42 17:23

0734 1.65 1928 1.23

0036 0.21 1351 0.42

5:45 4:06 0823 1.78 19:43 18:34 2022 1.22

0119 0.15 1447 0.33

5:45 5:00 0912 1.88 19:43 19:45 2115 1.20

0205 0.12 1542 0.26

5:46 6:03 1002 1.94 19:44 20:51 2208 1.18

0252 0.10 1635 0.22

Christmas Day

5:46 7:14 1052 1.96 19:44 21:50 2300 1.17

0341 0.11 1727 0.20

Boxing Day

5:47 8:27 1143 1.93 19:45 22:39 2355 1.16

0432 0.15 1819 0.22

Additional day

5:47 9:38 1232 1.85 19:45 23:20

0527 0.22 1910 0.25

5:48 10:46 0053 1.16 19:45 23:57 1322 1.74

0624 0.32 2001 0.29

5:49 11:49 19:46

0155 1.17 1413 1.60

0727 0.43 2052 0.32

5:49 12:50 19:46 0:29

0303 1.21 1504 1.45

0837 0.54 2142 0.35

5:50 13:48 19:46 1:00

0414 1.27 1600 1.31

0956 0.61 2231 0.35

Solstice 8:48am

*A previously published version of this chart had incorrect dates for the Easter public holidays. All the other data is the same. The previous version can be distinguished by its black border. If you have the previous version, please replace it with this amended chart.

NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON 3 Jan 5:33 am 10 Jan 5:11 am 18 Jan 10:48 am 1 Feb 4:46 pm 9 Feb 12:50 am 17 Feb 3:56 am 3 Mar 4:34 am 10 Mar 9:45 pm 18 Mar 6:17 pm 1 Apr 5:24 pm 9 Apr 4:47 pm 17 Apr 4:55 am 1 May 6:28 am 9 May 10:21 am 16 May 2:14 pm 30 May 9:30 pm 8 Jun 12:48 am 14 Jun 9:51 pm 29 Jun 12:52 pm 7 Jul 12:14 pm 14 Jul 4:37 am 29 Jul 3:54 am 5 Aug 9:06 pm 12 Aug 11:35 am 27 Aug 6:17 pm 4 Sep 4:07 am 10 Sep 7:59 pm 26 Sep 7:54 am 3 Oct 11:14 am 10 Oct 7:54 am 25 Oct 9:48 pm 1 Nov 5:37 pm 8 Nov 10:02 pm 24 Nov 9:57 am 1 Dec 1:36 am 8 Dec 3:08 pm 23 Dec 9:16 pm 30 Dec 12:20 pm

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THIRD QUARTER 26 Jan 12:40 am 24 Feb 9:32 am 25 Mar 4:37 pm 23 Apr 9:56 pm 23 May 4:43 am 21 Jun 1:10 pm 21 Jul 12:18 am 19 Aug 2:36 pm 18 Sep 7:52 am 18 Oct 4:15 am 17 Nov 12:27 am 16 Dec 7:56 pm

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Madame Butterfly Madame Butterfly invites you to her fabulous new boudoir on the corner of Stuart and Tincogan Streets. The Madame brings you fantastic costumes for hire, accessories galore and an abundance of body coverings to satisfy your inner vamp, tramp, flapper, slapper, screen star, playboy, cowboy or super hero. Dare to enter the world of dress-ups and make believe, express your inner child and let’s all have some fun! Cutie dolls, glitter, thrills and spills, sequins, tiaras, boas for the girls and hipster gear for the guys; the Madame offers you vintage ’40s retro, ’80s disco, big hair and even bigger heels. Madame Butterfly has come to town! Join the fun! Sequinned tails and waistcoats with matching bow ties for guys and gals – be ‘something else’!

Hello Summer If you want to turn heads, come and get your party sparkle from…

Mardi Gras, doof in the bush or country hall, going to a ball; make a splash, dive and dash. It’s time to loosen the load and spend some cash. 43 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby (Cnr Stuart & Tincogan Streets) @madamebutterflymullumbimby

MADAME BUTTERFLY

Byron Bay E Bikes Say hello to summer and get away from the crowds and into nature. Come on a guided E Bike tour with Beyond Byron E Bikes, voted 13th best bike tour in the world by TripAdvisor. Cruise through the countryside with ease and take a refreshing dip at Hells Hole and Unicorn Falls or have the full forest immersion in Nightcap National Park. Experience how easy adventure is for all the family with an E Bike. Prefer to go your own way? Then buy your own E Bike and the Shire is your oyster! They have limited stock of their fantastic German made FOCUS E Mountain Bikes starting at $5,099, but beware, once you try one, you will buy one. Located in Mullumbimby.

COSTUME HIRE & SALE VINTAGE PRELOVED ACCESSORIES CURIOS

www.beyondbyronebikes.com.au

Norpa World-class theatre in 2022! Experience world-class theatre at NORPA. The 2022 NORPA Season will wrap you in a myriad of stories that unfold in unexpected settings. There’s something for everyone, from sure-fire entertainment to brave new Australian voices. Summer of Live Music! A summer of live music kicks off with Tex Perkins and Matt Walker on Saturday 22 January. Their powerful live show features songs spanning Tex’s vast catalogue, as well as brand new material they have written together for their Fat Rubber Band album. Eat, drink and be merry! The good times start long before the curtain is raised! The NORPA Bar and Secret Chef Diner are open for dinner and drinks before every show. To see what’s coming up go to: norpa.org.au or lismorecityhall.com.au

43 STUART ST MULLUMBIMBY

OPEN MON - SAT

10AM - 4PM

2022 Season Can of now on sale! Worms

The Wharf Revue:

Buy 3 or more shows & save up to 20%

FRI 25 & SAT 26 FEB

King of Pigs

French Café

FRI 11 & SAT 12 MAR

FRI 25 & SAT 26 MAR

The Boy Who Talked to Dogs

The Comedy of Errors

THU 25 – SUN 28 AUG

TUE 20 & WED 21 SEP

Sunshine Super Girl

Backbone

WED 19 – SAT 22 OCT

FRI 4 & SAT 5 NOV

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E BIKE SALES E BIKE TOURS

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Hello Summer Miss Tree A soul summer experience is a visit to Miss Tree Nursery, situated in the scenic green rolling hills of Rosebank in the Byron Hinterland. Miss Tree offers a huge range of quality natives, including grevilleas, callistemons, bush tucker plants, rainforest trees, lilly pillies, and much more. With the philosophy that plants are the secret to pleasure, health and happiness, Stephanie, aka Miss Tree, shares her passion, knowledge, and expertise by providing wonderful plants and the secrets that will help your garden flourish. Miss Tree’s plants are mostly propagated on site, which ensures prices that are surprisingly low. Time to create that dream native garden! Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9am to 3pm, or by appointment. Call Stephanie 0448 974 421 or visit www. misstree.com.au

www.misstree.com.au Nursery open Tues, Wed, Thurs from 9am–3pm or by appointment. 420 Rosebank Rd, Rosebank, NSW. Contact Stephanie 0448 974 421 stephanie@misstree.com.au

420 Rosebank Rd, Rosebank @misstreenursery

Byron Bay Chocolate Co The Byron Bay Chocolate Co. was founded in 1985 by husband and wife team David and Carole O’Connor and for more than 30 years their family has poured their hearts and souls into every single chocolate made, using only the highest quality, freshest ingredients. The quality of their product has ensured their long-term success. From humble beginnings, the Chocolate Co. has grown rapidly over the years, enjoying sweet success and a loyal customer base locally and globally. From the very beginning, all chocolates have been, and continue to be, handmade with love at their small family factory in Byron Bay. 'Chocoholics' throughout Australia and all around the world look forward to the next time they can indulge in these delicious sweet treats! 6685 8062 | byronbaychocolateco.com.au | @byronbaychocolateco

Australia’s Finest Chocolate Coated Fruit & Nuts

OVER 30 DIFFERENT FLAVOURS TO CHOOSE FROM AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING LOCAL STORES www.byronbaychocolateco.com.au 02 6685 8062 @byronbaychocolateco

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Fun-filled summer at HOTA HOTA’s your playground for a fun-filled summer where you can pick ‘n’ mix from a program bursting with art and play. Pick a January filled with HOTA Gallery’s summer exhibition Art Mixtape: Yours for Summer, strap on your skates at their pop-up roller rink, plus lawn games, giant sprinklers, open-air cinema, and a line-up of incredible concerts on the Outdoor Stage. Mix in stops across the HOTA precinct – hands-on making activities in their dedicated Children’s Gallery, sundowners with rooftop views at The Exhibitionist Bar, art-inspired foodie experiences at Palette Restaurant, and cooling dips in the HOTA Lake armed with your favourite summer floaties. Create your perfect day at what’s fast become Australia’s best contemporary cultural playground located on the Gold Coast.

Hello Summer

Visit hota.tv/picknmixsummer

The Sherwood Hotel Making their way down the coast from the Byron Bay Hinterlands, award winning Brookie's Gin join The Sherwood’s Executive Chef, Jeremy Fahy, and resident mixologist, Ryan Duck, to create an enticing offering that defies the traditional concept of high tea. Together they will create a collaborative, decadent menu to pair perfectly with the botanical flavours of Brookie’s Gin blended into the exclusive cocktails. This is Lismore's first Gin High Tea experience and one you don't want to miss! When: 16 Jan, 1pm–4pm. Where: Lismore, 75 Molesworth St, Lismore NSW. Cost: $98. Tickets: www.thesherwoodhotel.com.au/event For more information and updates, please visit our socials: www.instagram.com/thesherwoodhotel | www.facebook.com/thesherwood We hope to see you all there!

Byron Dance Dynamics Dance Dynamics is Byron’s premier and longest running dance school with a great team of teachers to provide the highest quality and personalised care in dance education. Director Kate Histon says, ‘Our school is built on strong values, promoting self-esteem, inclusiveness, dedication, commitment, and friendship while developing a strong dance technique.’ Dance Dynamics has a beautiful home base studio, a professional bespoke centre in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate, comprised of two dance studios, both with an intricate sprung flooring system and fully airconditioned. Dance Dynamics offers all genres, for the recreational dancer to aspiring professional, three years to adults. Enrol online today www.byrondancedynamics.com.au (Click ‘Enrol Here’) or phone 6680 7250. Instagram @byrondancedynamics

DANCE DYNAMICS BYRON BAY - EST. 2000

kikk Excellence in Classical Ballet (RAD), Jazz, Funk & Hip Hop, Contemporary, Musical Theatre & Acro. 3yrs - adults.

For inquiries, call 6680 7250 For inquiries, call 6680 7250

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Hello Summer

Happy Herb Shop

Little Quirks with Special Guests

The newly opened Ocean Shores Happy Herb Shop is busy creating a community hub contributing to education, transformation and fulfilment, providing natural integrated healthcare and holistic wellbeing, while promoting the appreciation for, and education about the benefits, culture and need for freedom for all plants and herbs. The shop offers a wide range of products with expert knowledge, advice and ever friendly service.

Little Quirks The Rain Is Coming Tour With Special Guests.

They also have wonderful collections of gifts, including journals and diaries, quality Japanese, Tibetan, Indian and resin incense, a range of local and imported smudge sticks and bundles, body oils and perfumes, essential oils and burners, salt lamps, statues, teapots, candles, unique clothes, singing bowls, books, tarot and oracle cards, fire and circus gear and more. Shop 10, Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. 0468 853 774

Saturday 5 February 8pm. Doors: 8pm. Ticket Price: $15 Presale / $20 Door 18+ Gosford’s most talked about family folk band, Little Quirks, are throwing off the shackles of COVID and getting straight back to what they do best: playing shows. The band of four siblings and cousins will hit the road through December, January and February, visiting many regional and city stops across NSW and Victoria. The band, known for their boisterous melodies, catchy hooks and incredible three part harmonies, have been heralded as the next big thing, and this tour will be their last in Australia before they take off to perform in the USA and UK. Tickets in venue or online www.mullumexservices.com.au/what-s-on

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Creature Feature Calling all wild creatures – come dance and create with us! On 14 January Lismore Regional Gallery and The Quad have partnered to bring you Creature Feature. This one’s for the kids! From 3.30pm, renowned Gallery Tour Guide, Peggy Popart, will take the kids on a tour of Deborah Kelly’s exhibition Creation and then join her in a workshop to create cardboard headdresses and masks. From 5.30–7pm the dance party will kick off outside, where the wild things can dance to their heart’s content with their very own DJ in their magical creature-inspired costumes. Tour & Workshops: 3.30–5pm.

14 JANUARY 2022 THE QUAD AND LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY

CALLING ALL WILD THINGS…

Dance Party: 5.30–7pm, $15 each session.

VAMPT - Happy New Year vintage lovers! Shake off those cobwebs from the year that was! A change can be as good as holiday. Think about ways you can change your space to lift your spirits and get on with a new fresh year. Vampt Vintage Design, located in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate, has a great new shop filled with original mid-century pieces from Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Brazil and beyond. Check out their Insta to see some amazing new pieces that are on their way. At Vampt they are passionate about restoring the old and giving new life! Styling, to hire, to worldwide sourcing, they are your go-to. Vampt pride themselves on authentic pieces from the mid-century era. vamptvintagedesign.com | Instagram: @vamptvintagedesign 3/18 Centennial Act, Byron A&I Estate, Bodhi Living Complex

No Bones - newly renovated! No Bones has recently expanded and just finished an incredible renovation, timed perfectly with a new summer menu. The mission is to bring everyone together over good food – meat eaters and vegans alike. Imagine dining at a restaurant where you can relax knowing that your choices will be ethical, no matter what you order, and where you can be proud knowing that you’ve contributed to a better Earth in this moment, without compromising on flavour. The new summer menu is served alongside an incredible drink selection perfect for summertime sipping. Like all good things in life, the delicious morsels of goodness at No Bones are designed to be shared... try a little of everything.

An afternoon of mask making and dancing

Be sure to book online.

Presented by:

nobonesbyronbay.com.au | @nobonesbyronbay 0481 148 007 | 11 Fletcher St. Byron Bay

Bookings and more information:

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LismoreQuad

Authentic Mid-Century Specialists

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NEW LOCATION 3/18 Centennial Cct, Byron Arts & Ind Est. Mon to Fri 10am–4pm (Bohdi Living Complex). Dave 0414 806 549

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r e m m u S o l Hel Wildforest Folk Emporium and Curios Created by storytelling naturalist, ecotherapist, and permaculturalist, Claudia Grati, Wildforest Folk Emporium and Curios is the most magical little shop in Byron Bay. Claudia's mission is to deeply connect beings of all ages with the ‘more than human’ world; fostering infinite inspiration and a desire for true environmental stewardship. This beautiful and whimsical space, in the heart of Byron Bay showcases gorgeous global artisan handmade fair trade items, Steiner/ Montesssoriri toys, jewellery, books, a stunning array of deep time treasures (crystals and fossils), organic seeds, fresh organic flowers, and so much more. The shop will also serve as an information hub for Claudia's ecotherapy events and offerings, and permaculture consulting. The shop is usually open Thursday to Monday, but check socials as times may vary slightly. 52 Jonson Street, Byron Bay Website: wildforestfolk.earth | Insta: @wildforest.folk

Balloon Aloft As the summer season is upon us what better way to celebrate with your friends and family than atop the rainbow region in a hot air balloon! Balloon Aloft Byron Bay offer daily sunrise flights across the Shire, which is a great outdoor adventure to share with your loved ones. Spectacular views span from native treetops through to the Mt Warning caldera, green valleys and ocean beyond. Their professional team of pilots and crew will accompany you throughout the morning, making for an unforgettable fun experience. Exclusive and group bookings available upon request and all flights include a delicious breakfast after the flight at Three Blue Ducks, The Farm. Visit balloonaloftbyronbay.com

52 JONSON STREET BYRON BAY

WWW.WILDFORESTFOLK.EARTH @WILDFOREST.FOLK

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Alstonville Furniture Co Quality furniture to suit your lifestyle and individual taste. Alstonville Furniture Company specialises in quality furniture. Everything you need to furnish your home or office with well built furniture. Whether you are redecorating, moving into a new home, or replacing your old favourites, they can help. They supply lifestyle furniture that will suit all tastes. You are sure to find what you are looking for in their great range of functional, stylish, quality furniture for every room of the house.

5 Brisbane St Murwillumbah

02 6672 8265 What’s on this SUMMER Holidays

Movies

Drop in and see them, call, or email, their expert staff have great ideas and expert advice. Whatever you want, the team at Alstonville Furniture Co. is at your service.

The French Dispatch Spider-man: No Way Home Sing 2 Delicious The Matrix Resurrections Encanto A Boy Called Christmas Clifford the Big Red Dog Café and bar open For tickets and Bookings head to our website

The Old Buttery Alstonville. Open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm. Saturday 9am–2pm alstonvillefurnitureco.com.au | 6628 6212

The Regent The Regent opens every day for the school holidays, offering an excellent curation of movies for all ages. The French Dispatch is now showing, along with The Matrix Resurrections, plus family fun with Encanto, A Boy called Christmas and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Live music continues on the all-weather Balcony with The Celtic-roots of Shani Forrester, on Friday 14 January. The Sunset Soirées on Saturday 15 January showcase the acclaimed jazz/soul singer Parissa Bouas, and World Music Sundays feature Iranian-born Sahar on 16 January.

for the kids and some holiday relief for parents! $25

WWW.THE-REGENT.COM.AU

Crispy-crust pizzas and SE Asian food are on offer from the cafe, with organic wines, Sloshies, craft beers and cocktails, including frozen margaritas, available from the Bar.

LIVE SHOWS

The website has times and ticket details www.the-regent.com.au/live-events. 5 Brisbane St, Murwillumbah | 6672 8265

Linen House Mullumbimby Summer styling has never looked so promising. At Linen House’s Mullumbimby store, discover fabulous bed linen and homewares at up to 70 per cent off. Ideal for summer is Aria – breathable quilt covers and sheet sets in silky, 600 thread bamboo/cotton, promising a stunning feel and drape, which launders beautifully and dries fast. Invest in an everlasting interior aesthetic with their rattan furniture. From bedheads to side tables to armchairs and more, each piece exudes a contemporary style, crafted by skilled artisans in Indonesia. With the store fitted-out beautifully to inspire your dream home, it’s inevitable you'll leave with something to transform any space. Visit them at 33 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. Sat 10am–4pm.

Shani Forrester

Parissa Bouas

Sahar

6-8PM FRI JAN 14 $15 / $10 “Celtic-folk roots”

6-8PM SAT JAN 15 $30 “Compared to Billy Holiday and Madeleine Peyroux”

4-6PM SUN JAN 16 $15 / $10 “Indie Persian Originals sung in Farsi and English”

SE Asian Food / Pizzas / Sweet Treats / Organic Wine / Cocktails

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Bed • Bath • Living • Lounge • Kids Mullumbimby | Shop Local Up to

70% Off RRP

33 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby PH: 6684 6452 @linenhouse_outlets | linenhouse.com

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HiFu New You Look Younger. No Needles. No Downtime. Focused Ultrasound. Suitable for men & women 18+ Full Face Glow 1.5mm tighten, BRIGHTEN AND REÞNE SKIN Normally $750 Now $550 1.5 hrs.

Hello Summer Ozone Beauty & Medi Spa Ozone Beauty & Medi Spa is celebrating seven years of holistic anti-aging.

Anti Ageing Non Surgical Facelift was $2750 Now just $1500

(limited offer). 1.5mm, 3mm, and 4.5mm neck, jawline, chin, cheeks, eye, forehead, and lip lines. Suits 40+

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3/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads, NSW

02 6685 1145 Book online ozonebeautyspa.com.au @ozonebeautyandmedispa

Book your anti-aging ‘Define Smooth & Tighten’ Facelift for just $1500 (was $2750). Or spoil yourself with a treatment / product combination. Purchase three Spa Facials & Holiday Skincare Travel Pack for $449, or six Spa Facials & Mega Hydration Skincare Pack for just $999. Body Firming, cellulite reduction treatments are available for stomach, arms, thighs, buttocks and backs. Contact Kirsty for a quote. Free consultations by appointment. Call your professional, local, celebrity endorsed Beauty & Medi Spa or visit ozonebeautyspa.com.au for gift vouchers and online bookings. Happy Holidays… with love and gratitude to all the beautiful clients who have supported this journey of wellbeing. 3/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads 02 6685 1145 | ozonebeautyspa.com.au

The ORACLE Ever since I can remember, I have been able to see, sense and know energy. I would predict things, or talk about the dead relative, appearing behind the person my mother was talking to, (which was quiet unnerving to them to say the least!) At 15 I was reading Tarot professionally and even now my passion for it has not dimmed. I absolutely love it. I love the interaction with the client; the way the patterns inform and impart wisdom. I love seeing the confusion or cloud they come in with dissipate and diffuse over the session. I love to see a sense of purpose and direction renewed, and inspiration ignited from within. Gift vouchers available. i-of-ra.com/readings | Vicki Veranese 0412 400 085

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E-Bike 2U E-bikes come to you! Explore nature by electric bike. E-Bike 2U makes exploring our gorgeous Northern Rivers easy, breezy, and fun! Designed to make your experience as easy as possible, your e-bike booking includes a helmet and complimentary drop-off and pick-up. All you need to do is book and ride! Bookings available 24/7 and 365 days a year at ebike2u.com.au. The purpose of E-Bike 2U is to inspire people in Australia to travel sustainably. E-Bike 2U is a strong supporter of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail and pledges 1 per cent of its revenue, profit, and effort towards the project. Enjoy nature while protecting it! Slow down and smell the roses. Book at ebike2u.com.au.

Summer has arrived at Bell & Ford! The Byron Bay and Bangalow stores are fully stocked for the new season with their favourite labels, from Australia and around the world, thoughtfully selected to suit our relaxed, beachside lifestyle. Bell & Ford specialises in a carefully curated collection of soft, natural fabrics such as cotton, silk, and linen in wearable shapes, styles, colours, and prints. The clothing is complemented by a beautiful selection of accessories, from jewellery and scarves to leather goods, and they have a strong focus on ethically and sustainably sourced and produced products. Visit them at 3/111 Jonson Street, Byron Bay and 44 Byron Street, Bangalow. They’re open seven days a week. 6685 7095 | bellandford.com.au | @bellandford

When a green thumb turns to gold Start your career as a sought-after Horticulturist in an evolving and growing industry. The AHC30716 – Certificate III in Horticulture is a nationally accredited educational pathway that qualifies you to work in nurseries, parks and gardens, while opening doors to a whole range of roles, such as Horticulturalist or Nursery Worker. Fee free and subsidised places are available to most NSW residents* and this training is Austudy approved, so a career in the great outdoors with your hands in the dirt has never been more possible. This training is subsidised by the NSW Government, for more details on fee free and subsidised places visit the website www.byroncollege.org.au or call 6684 3374. RTO 90013

We pledge 1% of our revenue,

proﬁt and effort towards the Northern Rivers Rail Trail

SPRING / SUMMER C O L L E C T I O N S H AV E A R R I V E D

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coastal & hinterland sales

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P R I M E P O S I T I O N C O A S TA L A C R E A G E

56 Keith Hall Lane South

+ Set within a ‘Hampton’s-style’ coastal strip stretching 2-3kms from river to ocean is this beautiful, productive farm + Boasting dual road access, a DA approved building entitlement, lovely coastal breezes & open country views + One-bedroom eco-cabin with large deck & carport. Only 10 minute bike ride to the beach, boat ramp & pontoon 7KLV LV DQ H[FLWLQJ RSSRUWXQLW\ WR VHFXUH D UDUH SLHFH RI SDUDGLVH DQG HQMR\ D UHOD[HG VHOI VXI¿FLHQW OLIHVW\OH

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goes the extra mile to provide an exceptional service. The sale of our home was painless and quick with the terms we required. Couldn’t have worked out better! We can’t recommend Katrina and her team highly enough. Thank you! Gail & Wayne, vendors

Gail Beohm

Rachael Jenkins

Katrina Beohm

0459 066 087

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Property 0411 757 425 tim@millerrealestate.com.au millerrealestate.com.au

2/32 GIBBON STREET, LENNOX HEAD Conveniently close to the beach and village life

AUCTION ONSITE- SATURDAY 29th JANUARY 11AM

OPEN HOUSE WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 12 - 12.30PM SATURDAY 15 JANUARY 9.30 - 10AM AUCTION SATURDAY 22 JANUARY 10AM ON SITE

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Soon as you enter this property the mighty Clarence River makes it’s presence known. Only a 100 meters from the river with an outlook over the river and to the hinterland beyond. The house is brick and tile construction with 2 VWRUH\V 7KH JURXQG çRRU KDV D IXOO VL]H NLWFKHQ DQG living/dining room that opens to a covered outside entertaining area. There is a large separate bedroom. The laundry has a shower and toilet. The SLUG has room for a workshop and has a drive through roller door.

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Up stairs there are 3 bedrooms serviced by a large master bathroom with separate shower. The living room is spacious with river views plus a front verandah where you can sit all day and night enjoying the ever changing views out over the river. Sunsets are exceptional. The kitchen has its own back balcony. This house can be your forever home or great rental property until you move here or the perfect Iluka Holiday House. Open houses Saturdays at 11am and inspections can be made by appointment.

BATHROOMS - 2

PARKING - 2

AGENT - EARL COCHRAN 0431 193 063 sales@ilukawoombah.com.au www.iluka.com.au Shop 5 42–44 Charles St Iluka NSW 2466

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5 bed Luxury home with ocean views in Federal Village on 3.2 acres – Property will be sold! • Unique hinterland oasis within walking distance to warm and welcoming Federal village

3.2 ACRES

and community plus 25-mins to the famous beaches of Byron Bay • Immaculately renovated and lovingly maintained beautiful Queenslander circa 1900’s 63 Lizray Road, Federal

• Oozes the feeling of luxury in the hills with elevation and breezes • Wonderful corner block with the main residence, 2 pavilions for guest accommodation or teenage retreats, 3-bay shed, horse paddocks and chicken pens

Price: $2.4m – $2.6m

• Flawless grounds set over 1.33HA (3.2 acres) with manicured lawns, established trees, permaculture vegetable garden and over a dozen fruit trees

Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

• Owners have purchased elsewhere and are keen to sell!

Open: Saturday 15th January, 9.00 – 9.30am

Kurum Estate – Gorgeous Ewingsdale Estate Offering Multiple Dwellings

Surfers Hideaway Nestled in Myocum – All Offers Encouraged

4.45 ACRES

6.8 ACRES

• DA Approval to create a second lot - private and peaceful setting only 10 mins to town • One of the largest privately owned residential land holdings in Ewingsdale • Multiple residences & buildings, all set amongst enchanting gardens with established trees, ancient figs, rainforest vegetation, fruit trees, a picturesque pond & a creek • 18m pool with diving board (6.1m depth) • Lot 1 (current Main House): 2.55 Acres - Spacious and modern home • Lot 2 (new 2-acre subdivision): Build your dream home on sell or keep for rental income

• Best of all worlds: It’s both a peaceful sanctuary that celebrates nature, while still

20 Taylors Lane, Ewingsdale

27 Pinegroves Road, Myocum

Contact Agent

Price Guide: $2.1m to $2.3m

Open: Saturday 15th January, 11.00 – 11.30am 35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466

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Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232

offering easy access to Belongil Beach (13 mins) and Byron Bay (15 mins) • Featuring two original timber bungalow-style houses divided by a central carport with approved dual occupancy - fantastic rental return opportunity • Fruit trees, veggie gardens and a cleared, fenced paddock at the rear of the property is perfect for a horse or hobby farm - unbelievable Myocum value!

Open: By Appointment

Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698 SALES@BYRONBAYFN.COM WWW.BYRONBAYFN.COM.AU

www.echo.net.au

Dream Hinterland Luxury Estate with Sweeping Views and Short Stroll to Federal Village • Ideally positioned for maximum privacy and positioned just a short 800m stroll from Federal Village • North-East facing, taking in sweeping views over the Federal valley • Expansive main residence with multiple living spaces, guest house, granny flat, large shed and enclosed double garage • Vast open lawns and manicured gardens silhouetted against magnificent sunsets over the Nightcap Ranges • Main residence - Stunningly renovated 1920’s character home re-imagined to create the ultimate in modern luxury living • 20-minutes to both Bangalow and Byron Bay

56.83 ACRES

71 Charltons Road, Federal

Price: Contact Agent

Open: By Appointment

Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049

Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

we are hiring First National Byron are passionate about our community and the people who work with us. We are currently expanding and looking to fill several postions. PROPERTY MANAGER (NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED) We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and driven individual to join our Property Management team. Previous real estate experience is not required, we will train you and assist you with getting your real estate qualifications.

Light filled Character Home Backing onto Community Park 3 • • • • • •

400M 2

Gorgeous, white character home in sought-after Suffolk Park Perfect location for a young, growing or established family Modern kitchen and dining open to decks on both sides Open spaces, flooded with natural light. Bright décor and polished timber floorboards Manicured tropical gardens, immaculate lawns, stone firepit area and timber fencing Family friendly cul-de-sac and backing onto community park featuring a recreation field, skate park, tennis courts, bike pump track and BBQ area

Price Guide: $1.695m – $1.795m

35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466

www.echo.net.au

If you are looking to start your real estate career and learn from the best mentors in the industry, then we have the role for you. We have a unique opportunity for a positive and motivated individual to join our team and complete a traineeship and gain a qualification. The traineeship is based in our Property Management business. Previous real estate experience is not required, we will train you and assist you with getting your real estate qualifications and completing your traineeship and study requirements.

email your resume and cover letter direct to lauren@byronbayfn.com If you have any questions please call Lauren King on (02) 6685 8466

15 Pepperbush Street, Suffolk Park

Open: Saturday 15th January, 10.30 – 11.00am

REAL ESTATE TRAINEESHIP - SCHOOL LEAVERS WELCOME!

Su Reynolds 02 6685 8466

Luke Elwin 0421 375 635 SALES@BYRONBAYFN.COM WWW.BYRONBAYFN.COM.AU

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404 Middle Pocket Road, Middle Pocket Private Acreage Hideaway A lush sub-tropical oasis set in a beautiful tranquil se ing against a backdrop of rolling hills and complete with its very own crystal-clear creek. Features of this home include sensational cathedral ceilings, spectacular lead light windows, beautiful stained glass window features, a cozy open ﬁreplace, French doors, and polished timber ﬂoorboards. Most of the rooms in this gorgeous home open onto the spacious veranda which is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the lush green valley views.

Craig Griﬃn 0476 911 127

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The main house is a magniﬁcent craftsperson-built home oﬀering three generous sized bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious open plan kitchen, sensational living area and dining with the bonus of a huge completely separate living area/recreation room.

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Separate from, but close to, the main house is a self-contained cabin ideal for guest accommodation, home oﬃce, teenage retreat with its own private deck and sweeping mountain views.

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Elizabeth Hickey 0409 812 229 elizabeth.hickey@oceanshores.rh.com.au

21 Jarrah Crescent, Ocean Shores Opportunity Plus - Home with Ocean Views Beyond the private hedging and well-established gardens of this large corner block, you’ll discover an appealing brick and tile residence with loads of potential. •

Land size: 911 square metres

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Adrian Howe 0477 222 457 adrian.howe@oceanshores.rh.com.au

3 North Head Road, New Brighton North Head Beachside Lifestyle at its Best Set just a hop, skip and a splash to beautiful, unspoilt New Brighton beach, this well-presented, elevated family home oﬀers two large levels of living and entertaining space plus the ground level, which is unique in New Brighton. •

Master with large ensuite and adjoining timber deck

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Spacious, light-ﬁlled open plan living and dining areas with high ceilings

Freecall 1800 LIST IT We’ll Love Your Listing Your health is our priority, so we are complying with the NSW Government’s Covid Safety Plan which is adjusted accordingly as updates arise

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Gary Brazenor Negotiating strong results for my sellers for over 20 years

0423 777 237 gary@byronshirerealestate.com.au

We co W could not recommend Tara and her team enough. All our expectations for the sale were exceeded. The whole process was executed professionally, y, with ease & with great communication. The best in the business. sine ess. VENDOR - BYRON BAY

TARA TORKKOLA SALES MANAGER / SALES

0423 519 698 | TARA@BYRONBAYFN.COM Contact Tara to discuss your property or career at First National Byron

EXPERIENCE | CARE | RESULTS

REAL SERVICE REAL SOLUTIONS REAL ESTATE

SU REYNOLDS DIRECTOR/SALES - CHIEF CULTURAL OFFICER

0428 888 660 | sreynolds@byronbayfn.com

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PAUL PRIOR SALES

0418 324 297 paulprior@byronbayfn.com

CALL REZ TODAY

0405 350 682

Professional and results driven with extensive knowledge. Servicing the Byron Shire and beyond.

0411 757 425 tim@millerrealestate.com.au millerrealestate.com.au @timmiller_realestate

Call Paul for an appointment today. WWW.BYRONBAYFN.COM.AU

rez@byronproperty.com.au

Open for inspection Byron & Beyond Real Estate

North Coast Lifestyle Properties

• 6178 Tweed Valley Way, Burringbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 21 Philip St, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 12 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point. Sat 11–11.45am

First National Real Estate Byron Bay

• 63 Lizray Road, Federal. Sat 9–9.30am • 34 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 35B Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 736 Federal Drive, Federal. Sat 10–10.30am • 15 Pepperbush Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 10.30–11am • 20 Taylors Lane, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am • 118 Lagoon Drive, Myocum. Sat 11–11.30am • 10 Ballina Road, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 4 Henderson Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 6 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Sat 12.30–1pm Harcourts Northern Rivers

• 11/3–7 Henderson Street, East Ballina. Sat 9–9.30am • 16 Dolphin Drive, West Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am • 3/21 Barwen Street, East Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am • 9 Gorton Avenue, East Lismore. Sat 10.30–11am • 1/28 Shelly Beach Road, East Ballina. Sat 11–11.30am • 4 Coonawarra Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 4/13 Crane Street, Ballina. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 10 Lindsay Avenue, Cumbalum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 23 Leeson Avenue, East Ballina. Sat 12–12.30pm • 22 Calnan Crescent, Cumbalum. Sat 1–1.30pm • 28 Rayward Road, Dunoon. Sat 2.30–3pm LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

• 2/6 Hassett Drive, Pottsville. Thu 11–11.30am • 2/6 Hassett Drive, Pottsville. Sat 11–11.30am • 15 Byron Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 13 Minyon Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 6 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm www.echo.net.au

Ray White Rural – Bangalow

Tweed Broadwater Village Tweed Heads South - site 124 $380,000 to $400,000 2 1 1

• 3 Ewandale Close, Clunes. Thu 11–11.30am • 3 Ewandale Close, Clunes. Sat 11–11.30am • 48 Hinterland Way, Knockrow. Thu 1.30–2pm • 48 Hinterland Way, Knockrow. Sat 1.30–2pm • 38 Newrybar Swamp Road, Lennox Head. Thu 2.15–2.45pm • 38 Newrybar Swamp Road, Lennox Head. Sat 2.15–2.45pm

Real Estate of Distinction Byron Bay

• 7 Palm Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat 2–2.30pm Tim Miller Real Estate

• 2/32 Gibbon Street, Lennox Head. Wed 12–12.30pm • 2/32 Gibbon Street, Lennox Head. Sat 9.30–10am

New Listings First National Real Estate Byron Bay

• 71 Charltons Road, Federal • 532 Upper Burringbar Road, Upper Burringbar • 388 Repentance Creek Road, Federal • 8 Heritage Court, Suffolk Park • 736 Federal Drive, Federal • 35B Argyle Street, Mullumbimby North Coast Lifestyle Properties

• 12 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point • 34 Peter Street, South Golden Beach • 5 Tincogan Street, Mullumbimby

Fully renovated with no expense spared, this immaculately presented light filled two bedroom home is an absolute delight and a must to inspect. Modern contemporary home with a second living area that flows out to a charming back garden that is fully fenced. Indoor/outdoor living at its best with nothing left to do but to move in, relax and enjoy your new lifestyle. Stunning kitchen fully renovated; a dream to cook in with new quality appliances & modern fixtures including a dishwasher. The Ikea kitchen has been designed with all the modern touches such as numerous soft touch drawers of varying heights to accommodate everything from appliances to cutlery. The cabinets are complimented by beautiful timber laminate benchtops as well as the unique tiled splashback. Two good sized carpeted bedrooms are complimented with built in wardrobes and ceiling fans. Fully renovated and retiled modern bathroom with stylish vanity, glass screened shower separate toilet. Situated just minutes from Tweed Heads/Coolangatta the ‘Pet Friendly’ over 50’s Lifestyle village is just a stroll to the Tweed River and there is public transport at the entrance to the park. Retirement living at its best without the associated costs of exit fees and No stamp duty. Inspect: By appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468. Mr Property Services

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CONVEYANCING

Alyce Field

FINANCE

BUYING and SELLING REAL ESTATE

Your experienced local agent

You need an alternative legal specialist

P: 0417 439 230 E: alyce@byronpropertyhub.com.au

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PHONE 6685 7436 FOR A QUOTE 2/75 Jonson Street Byron Bay 2481 Fax: (02) 6685 7221 Lic No 1041865

Brunswick Valley

Integrity, Knowledge, Results Call today to discuss your Real Estate needs.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Dave Bosselmann 0431 100 097

Nadia Bandini 0422 233 176

Property Management

Nathan Donnelly 0421 942 630

Melissa Phillips 02 6685 0177 rentals@ljhbrunswickheads.com

Shop 1/12 Park Street, Brunswick Heads, NSW 2483. 02 6685 1206

Save yourself thousands, call the expert property management team.

brunswickheads.eldersrealestate.com.au

Investment Management Team LJ Hooker Brunswick Headsª

ljhooker.com.au byronbaypropertylawyer.com 02 6680 7370 Byron Bay Property Lawyer (Vickers Lawyers) has relocated to 42 Bilin Road, Myocum. Same phone number and same friendly professional service but we only handle property related matters. • We are experienced, approachable and friendly lawyers. • Advice on buying and selling real estate. • Residential/Strata conveyancing. • Contract review/advice and strata reports. • Registered for PEXA (electronic lodgement). • Business sales and commercial leases. PHILIP VICKERS

PROPERTY STYLING

B RYC E C A M E RO N • Director • 0412 057 672

Property transactions with us are easy. We offer you a competitive price for both New South Wales and Queensland conveyancing, making us a great first choice when you are looking to buy or sell in either state. We use an innovative approach to communicating with our clients, often without the need to visit our office.

Call us on 6687 1167 for more info or enquiry@castrikumlegal.com.au

Over 35 years real estate experience, 12 years specialising in the Byron Hinterland.

For a premium result contact: Duncan Lorimer 0400 844 412 duncan@lorimerestateagents.com.au

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DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday. LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid. For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au. DISPLAY ADS: $68 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. 45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section. Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492 For display Service Directory ads email adcopy@echo.net.au. The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily – www.echo.net.au/service-directory CNS AIRCONDITIONING. All your aircon needs - all the Northern Rivers. Lic 572133c .0420 212864

LICENCE NUMBER 344531C SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

6684 2783

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753

INDEX

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137 CLIMATE CONTROL AUSTRALIA Lic 362019C AU 27106... JARREAU.............................0421 485217

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION Lic: 317362C

Antennas & Installation.................49 Landscape Supplies .......................51 Antiques/Restoration ....................49 Landscaping .................................51 Architects .....................................49 Locksmith .....................................51 Automotive...................................49 Osteopathy ...................................51 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .49 Painting........................................51 Bricklaying....................................49 Pest Control ..................................51 Building Trades .............................49 Photography .................................51 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........49 Physiotherapy ...............................51 Chimney Sweeping........................49 Chiropractic ..................................49 Cleaning .......................................49 Computer Services ........................49 Concreting & Paving ......................50 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............50 Dentists ........................................50 Design & Drafting..........................50 Driveway Maintenance ..................50

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

0417 654 888

ANTIQUES/RESTORATION

Plastering .....................................51 Plumbers ......................................51

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

Removalists ..................................51

ARCHITECTS

Roofing.........................................51 Rubbish Removal ..........................51

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

Self Storage ..................................51

AUTOMOTIVE

Septic Systems ..............................51

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

Snake Catchers ..............................51 NSW Lic. 83568c Qld BSA 1238105

Solar Installation ..........................52

Television Services ........................52 Earthmoving & Excavation.............50 Tiling ............................................52 Electricians ...................................50 Transport ......................................52 Fencing .........................................50 Tree Services .................................52 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............50 Upholstery ....................................52

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

Flooring ........................................50 Valuers .........................................52 Funeral Services ............................50 Veterinary Surgeons......................52 Garden & Property Maintenance....50 Water Filters .................................52 Gas Suppliers ................................50 Water Supplies ..............................52 Graphic Design ..............................50 Welding ........................................52 Guttering ......................................50 Window Cleaning ..........................52 Handypersons ...............................50 Window Tinting ............................52

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CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

6684 5296

Free metal drop off Locally owned

orangestar02@gmail.com

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

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WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns – bindii weeds – Army worms – grass grubs .....0418 110714

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL CARPET CLEANING

PHONE 0466 113 333 24/7 EMAIL: enquires@adrians.com.au

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

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SUNSCREENS

ACCOUNTING * BAS * TAXATION saltwateraccountancy.com.au ...............................02 66874746

Green & Clean

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

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415

Kieran 0427 196 962

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

WE BUY UNWANTED CARS, UTES & VANS

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

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

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

CAR BODY REMOVAL

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Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.

www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com

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

Picture Framing ............................51

Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.

Lic. 266174C

Acupuncture .................................49 Hire ..............................................50 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....49 Insurance ......................................50

Lic. 266174C

Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........49 Health ..........................................50

Carpet Cleaning ............................49

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

ACUPUNCTURE ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis.............................................0490 022183 MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com .........0416 599507 ACUPUNCTURE at EASTERN MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE. Ph Dr Derek Doran ............0414 478787

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1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

66 680 0 8862

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

CURTAINS

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

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

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

BRICKLAYING

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING 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 495 750

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

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

BUILDING TRADES

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

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

COMPUTER SERVICES

AU 37088 Lic 246545C

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

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

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ELECTRICIANS

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

0439 624 945

Lic No. 337066C

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

CONCRETING

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

Concreting & Bricklaying For all your concreting needs

02 66 804 173

Domestic Commercial

ALL AROUND

Free Quotes

All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

DARYL 0418 234 302

24 HOUR SERVICE Lic.136717c

CONCRETING

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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

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

Trevor

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

0410 591 251 trevduncan2783@gmail.com

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C .......................0432 289705 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408 EXCAVATION & TIPPER HIRE Concreting & landscaping. Ph Steve ..............................0431 678130 VALLEY WAY ELECTRICAL, 15 yrs exp. Domestic, commercial, new builds. Lic 253977c 0475 910622

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• 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.

www.fullcirclerefinishing.com

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GUTTERING

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Licence No. 117289c

Weighbridge Specialists – Domestic – Commercial House Slabs – Shed Slabs – Driveways

Graphic Design / Print Branding / Websites Tutoring

$ &'( )'* +* ,,,% -%! .

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

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HANDYPERSONS

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

BUILDING SERVICES

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

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HANDY MAN SERVICES

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

0455 573 554

0414 210 222

24 hr response time guaranteed

Fully Insured

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THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690 THE FLOOR SANDER New & old floors, decks, non-toxic finishes, special effects, free quotes..0407 821690 ASAP Decks, fences, bathrooms, plaster, paint, handy, jobs over $500 ..........................0405 625697

DENTISTS

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

FUNERAL SERVICES

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

DESIGN & DRAFTING

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

DIRECT CREMATION Sacred Earth Funerals. Personal service, female-led exceptional care, 24 hours. ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638 HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796 All-inclusive and local. $2200 ........................................................................................1300 585778 KEEN HANDYMAN SERVICES Repairs, maintenance, gardening, odd jobs ..................0428 679704

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

WE DESIGN & BUILD HEALTHY MOULD FREE HOMES!

MOWING, LANDSCAPING, gardening, odd jobs, painting etc. Ph Jordan ....................0434 129966 HANDYMAN 40 years experience in the building game. The reno master. Call Paul......0422 017072 LICENSED STONEMASON + handyman with mechanical background. Ph Doug .........0412 208133

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HEALTH

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• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,

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Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366

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

•Mowing/Slashing/Mulching•UTV spraying •Pruning•Orchard/Landscape care •Green waste removal•Gravel grading •Mulch/compost/gravel supply & spread •Zero emissions lawn and garden care (for suburban size blocks).

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au.......0431 678608 borrelldesign.com.au Design & drafting. Residential & commercial..........................0412 043463 NORTHFACE DESIGNS www.northfacedesigns.com.au..............................Cody Greer 0434 272353

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE oast Asph alt st C Ea

ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

6677 1859

&C ONC

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

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

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

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

Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, hedging.........0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 GW MAINTENANCE Acreage & residential mowing, garden maintenance ...................0408 244820 POLLEN GARDENS Lawn & garden maint’. Professional & reliable. Dip. Hort. Dave ......0438 783645

various implements available for limited access projects

CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKS

DRAINAGE DESIGN • DRIVEWAYS • PADS • WATERWAYS ALL ASPECTS OF EARTHMOVING Phone: 0468 344 939

www.360earth.com.au

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

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

INSURANCE

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 AUSURE BYRON BAY General insurance. Phone Mick Urquhart .................................. 0428 200310 NEW WORLD GARDENS Gardening (all aspects) + sustainable food forests. Sam ......0477 851493

TINY EARTHWOR

EAST COAST PILATES STUDIO Brunswick Heads Ph Judy .............................................0408 110006

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

Burringbar

AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing ..............................0422 387370

Paul 0403 316 711

SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS

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MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

0408 760 609

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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

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1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

LANDSCAPING

BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING Professional photography. Personal and commercial ..........0415 505457

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02 6684 2198

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NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge....................66803499 PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY 88 Byron St, Bangalow with Lisa Fitzpatrick on

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

Wednesday and Thursday. Home visits also available. ...................................................0422 993141

PICTURE FRAMING

OSTEOPATHY

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Tues/Thurs/Fri .............................................66857517 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

PAINTING

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St. Call for appointment ......66803444

PLASTERING

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

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

Pr o fe ssio n al Packin g se r v ice We take the stress out of moving. 0413 892 277

cedarridgepropertyservices.com.au

C A WARWICK PLASTERING Free quotes, COVIDSafe. Ph Craig ....................................0413 451186 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

ROOFING

PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

Licence No. 207479C

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

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

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING

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

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooﬁng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooﬁng.com.au

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

Lic# 378040C

YVES DE WILDE

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C

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• Drain clearing, inspections and repairs. • Fully insured. • Wastewater servicing and septic tank pump outs. Call James on 0429 888 683 unblockall.com.au

Ben The Plumber Servicing Byron & surrounds 30 years experience Taking on work NOW! Ph: 0427 528 108 Lic: 321191C

KNIGHTSBRIDGE PAINT & DECORATE

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

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

Lic. 213034C

Free Quotes – 33 years experience )UHH 4XRWHV \HDUV ([SHULHQFH

LLOYD SHERLOCK

0411 784 926

PEST CONTROL

PLUMBING, Drainage, sewerage & Gas Services Byron & Beyond 0431 207 445 admin@thebyronplumbingco.com

Lic # 359653C

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

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 THIS IS RUBBISH Tipper truck for hire. Call or text Jono ...............................................0412 871438 TIP TOP TIPPING RUBBISH REMOVAL Domestic, garden, strip-outs .........................0422 017072 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300

SELF STORAGE

BBSS

Mon to Fri 9am–5pm

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

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICES… (NO JOB TOO SMALL)… Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

REMOVALISTS 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

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

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

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BYRON BAY SELF STORAGE

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

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

Lic 312643C

LOCKSMITH

Byron Coast Removals SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND.

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

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0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930 • 1300 Taylex • www.taylex.com.au TRINE SOLUTIONS Local sewerage specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C. 0407 439805

SNAKE CATCHERS

JACK HOGAN

0411 039 373

0409 917 646

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Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

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

Electric Lic 124600c

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1800 434 697

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TELEVISION SERVICES

www.harttreeservices.com.au

0427 347 380

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DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

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

WINTER SPECIAL:

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0412 026 441

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

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TRANSPORT

BYRON BUS Co Door to Door Charter Services

TREE SERVICES

0400337758

@trunkmonkarb

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

Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

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

ACROSS

1. A circular turn across the nuts? (6,3,4) 9. Popular, loud French single – but not serious (2,3) 10. Happen to be plain? Turn into the gallery! (9) 11. Beans – a meal provided for the sailor (4,6) 12. Dial out for the supermarket (4) 14. Tea, dear? Awful – it’s a pantomime (7) 16. Present to parliament, gold picture (7) 17. Disgrace – a time to pollute (7) 19. An unbeliever in this place – a jerk (7) 20. A thousand and two irrationals under the French soldier’s cap (4) 21. The Americans call it a ranch, but it’s about metal craft (6,4) 24. A fair star performing, one of Marley’s mob (9) 25. An Englishman in spirit, but an Asian capital (5) 26. In the open, a television set is unexpected (7,3,3)

1. Demented (6,3,4) 9. Done as a joke (2,3) 10. Come about (9) 11. Mariner (4,6) 12. Coles and Woolworths competitor (4) 14. Deception (7) 16. Pageant; illustration (7) 17. Bring shame upon (7) 19. Disbeliever (7) 20. Military headgear with flat top (4) 21. Land devoted to beef or dairy production (6,4) 24. Jamaican religious movement (9) 25. Korean capital (5) 26. Creative or unconventional thinking (7,3,3)

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + crane truck. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes .......0402 487213

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 UPHOLSTERY & CURTAIN MAKING Free quotes. Phone Rebecca .....................................66840427

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential, Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC: Richard Gregory, Bec Willis, Mark Sebastian – After hours avail ...66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735

WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

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

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

WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE W. T. 3/19-21 Centennial Cct, Byron. Cars, homes, offices, etc. High quality ..0412 158478 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

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Pruning, wood chipping, stump grinding

The Fully Insured Professionals

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

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES • Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18" Chipper

12 13

Tree & Palm Removal

TILER / STONEMASON / WATERPROOFER. Lic 24418C. Ph Karl................................0439 232434 MARTINO TREE SERVICES .............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 TILER. Small jobs only. Byron/Bangalow. Lic R75915 ....................................................0468 465344

DOWN

DOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1930 Marx Brothers film (6,8) Animal entrails (5) Of other than Asian ancestry (3-7) Juvenile (7) Stylish (7) Consumes (4) Most life-threatening (9) One of Freud’s psychoanalytic theories (7,7) 13. Human with superior powers (German) (10) 15. Appetiser (9) 18. The two masses of grey matter at the base of the brain (7) 19. Specific purpose communication connection (7) 22. Nuclear explosive device (1,4) 23. Tirade (4)

1. Life with 50 nuts – in the old song they’re in my soup! (6,8) 2. Kill Capone – could be liver or heart (5) 3. A saint, icon – unlikely, not part of the largest continent (3-7) 4. Degenerate badly, but not Red – adolescent! (7) 5. Find angle between earliest limits – excellent! (7) 6. Seat damaged by grub (4) 7. Late pork pies with tea, they say – the most toxic! (9) Last week’s solution N420 8. For the love of mother, opposed A D O R E S S I S Y clue – mix interpretation! (7,7) E I T A I 13. Cherubs and men form Nietzsche’s U N I N F O R M E D superman (10) S T N E E L I 15. Can apes come together against the D E L I V E R S N S E I old times circle? (9) S K I T X E N O 18. Siamese hold back Turnbull’s brain O I S M E parts (7) M A G N O L I A L A R O 19. Top level communication facility, C A T S U P R A N S popular in run-down hotel (7) B A B I U 22. 11, with mob dispersed by frightful B E A M A D A M S A weapon (1,4) A O N G E T R I A N G L E S T 23. Rave for royal worker (4)

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Classifieds INDEX Caravans ............................. 53 Death Notices ..................... 54

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777

For Sale ............................... 53

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

Garage Sales ...................... 53

PHONE ADS

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

Halls For Hire ...................... 53 Health Notices .................... 53 Life Celebration .................. 54 Lost & Found ...................... 54

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

RATES & PAYMENT

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

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

Musical Notes ..................... 54

EMAIL ADS

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Only Adults ......................... 54

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

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.85 per column centimetre

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

These prices include GST.

Pets...................................... 54 Positions Vacant ................. 53 Professional Services ......... 53 Public Notices ..................... 53 Social Escorts ..................... 54 To Let ................................... 53

#7 VAGINA CONVERSATIONS

Tradework ........................... 53

Tickets on sale NOW

Tree Services ...................... 53

Feb 14 & 15 Byron Theatre

Tuition.................................. 54 Wanted ................................ 53 Wanted To Lease ................ 53

Feb 16 M’bah Regent

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PUBLIC NOTICES

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET Every Saturday Railway Park 4-9pm

RDActive Byron Bay are developing an App to connect Homeschoolers and Educators within the community.

WE NEED YOUR INPUT! Parents/Teachers… If you are thinking about homseschooling as an option in 2022, please join us for a community meeting and discussion. Where: Suffolk Park Hall When: Sunday 16 January Time: 2.30pm To register, please visit: www.rdabyronbay.com/ event-details/homeschoolcommunity-meeting

PROF. SERVICES

Study Kinesiology Free intros with Parijat Wismer Byron: Jan 12 & 21, Feb 16, 6–8.30pm Self-care weekend course and Diploma training begins Jan 15/16 and Feb 26/27. Kinesiology Schools Australia wellness.net.au 66857991

BIO-TYRANNY

Any Sunday until 23rd Jan 2022 from 6.30pm

BUY 1 RIDE GET 1 FREE

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HYPNOSIS & EFT

WANTED TO LEASE

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

HYPNOSIS & NLP www.wendypurdey.com Make profound changes in your life. Achieve personal goals and reach your true potential within every aspect of your life.

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

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

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

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

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

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

6681 3140 Mobile 0417 698 227 FOR SALE Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

CALLING ALL PARENTS AND TEACHERS!

HEALTH

BRUNSWICK HEADS CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL BANNER PARK

Prepayment is required for all ads.

MIELE WASHERS

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

LOCALS SPECIAL!

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

Call Wendy 0497 090 233

DENTURES

SWAMP CATS

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Freedom of Choice – Local Website www.biotyranny.com

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

PURA VIDA WELLNESS CENTRE Brunswick Heads COLON HYDROTHERAPY HYPERBARIC OXYGEN FAR INFRARED SAUNA REMEDIAL MASSAGE + more 66850498

BAMBOO PLANTS: clumping, screening, hedging, ﬂowering gingers, bromeliads. Close to Mullum. 0458535760

Early Childhood Teacher or Diploma trained educator Federal Community Children’s +MV\ZM Q[ K]ZZMV\Ta WЄMZQVO IV M`KQ\QVO WXXWZ\]VQ\a \W RWQV W]Z QV[XQZI\QWVIT \MIU 8IZ\̆\QUM XW[Q\QWV · LIa[ I _MMS _Q\P IJW^M I_IZL _IOM[ <PM RWJ LM[KZQX\QWV _QTT JM determined by the individual’s [\ZMVO\P[ IVL M`XMZQMVKM )XXTQKI\QWV KTW[M[ WV \PM \P WN 2IV]IZa All enquiries to info@federalccc.com.au

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617

MOSQUITO NETS 100% cotton, locals discount, all sizes. 1001nets.net or 0400636516

GARAGE SALES

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 CARAVANS

Beginners Courses Yoga Yogalates Pilates BANGALOW Mon 6–7pm Hatha slow ﬂow Sat 8.15–9.30am Yogalates Wed 6–7.15pm Yin Rejuv Yoga

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

SPECIAL: Book in for a month @ $95, try as many classes as you like. See website for additional classes. 0432 047 221 yogalates.com.au

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

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

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

Summerland Storage Bangalow From $105 to $290 per month Call GNF Bangalow 6687283

Fully insured • Free quotes

0427 347 380

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

TO LET

LOCAL REMOVAL

SUFFOLK PARK Mon & Fri 10–11.30am Yogalates Wed 6–7pm Yin Yang Yoga Sun 6.30–7.30pm Hatha Fuse Yin Rejuv

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

• FULLY

INSURED

• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

0402 364 852

RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 1 bed 1 bath $420pw Ocean Shores 3 bed 2 bath $850pw L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

POSITIONS VACANT Wilson’s Creek Community Preschool is a parent managed, early childhood service & a valuable community resource that operates out of the community hall. We cater for 3–5-yearolds, 3 days per week in a rural setting, surrounded by National Parks and rainforest in the Byron Bay hinterland. We are seeking an early childhood teaching/director and also a diploma qualified educator. These positions are for all of Term 1 2022, with the possibility of continued employment. The Applicant must be able to deliver an early childhood education and care program that is consistent with the National Quality Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework. All applicants must have a current First Aid cert, WWCC and be fully vaccinated, as required by the NSW Public Health Order. Please email CV, by 15 Jan, to the Management Committee at wilsonscreekpreschool252@gmail.com EROTIC MASSAGE STAFF reliable and friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre 18+. Tweed. Grace 0418185791 LADIES WANTED, MUST BE 18+ Casual or permanent work available in busy adult parlour. 66816038 for details.

OCEAN SHORES

The Echo now has a contract position to insert, fold, bag (wet weather) & deliver The Echo to the following areas: . OCEAN SHORES 900 papers STARTING ASAP – 26 Jan . This can easily be done by a single person. The successful applicant(s) will have an ABN, a covered area in which to work, and a reliable vehicle and, to make it more proﬁtable, live in the distribution area. They will collect the papers in Mullumbimby on Wednesday morning around 8.30am and have delivered all the papers by 5pm on Wednesday. On some weeks it might be possible to deliver ﬁrst thing Thursday morning. Suit mature or stable person/ couple with a strong throwing arm for throwing the papers to residential premises. Some delivery to OS shops requires walking around with the paper. Email simon@echo.net.au or phone 0409324724 LOOKING FOR person or couple to exchange gardening/landscaping work in Tyagarah for accommodation. Must be fully COVID vaccinated. 0429858500

MAIN ARM

The Echo now has a contract position to deliver The Echo to MAIN ARM and Coolamon Scenic Dr. This can easily be done by a single person. The successful applicant(s) will have an ABN, a reliable vehicle and, to make it more proﬁtable, live in the distribution area. They will collect the papers in Mullumbimby on Wednesday morning around 12.30pm and have delivered all the papers by 5pm on Wednesday. Suit mature or stable person/couple with a strong throwing arm for throwing the papers to residential premises. Takes a couple of hours. Email simon@echo.net.au or text 0409324724

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Teddy has now relaxed into shelter life & is proving to be a big smoocher. He is such a friendly chap that gets along well with the other cats. He has the most adorable love heart nose that he keeps trying to bump people with. Everything about this boy makes him ‘teddily’ irresistible. To meet Teddy please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

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

AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI) We rescued ‘Ari’, a 1–2-year-old desexed female Shepherd/ Kelpie/Staffy cross, from the pound. A gorgeous girl who adores and responds beautifully to care and love, Ari is sweet, loving and gentle and gets on with most other dogs. She does suffer from some anxiety but has so much potential and will do extremely well with further training and a stable, patient, loving home. Please contact Shell on 0458 461 935.

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Have you got mad graphic designer skills? Do you thrive under pressure and laugh in the face of deadlines?

A loving Farewell

Do you have the fortitude to provide excellent customer service to all manner of colourful customers?

Paul JOSIF

Want to join an awesome team producing the best newspaper around?

If the answer is yes, then please get in touch! The Echo is looking for graphic design professionals interested in occasional fill-in work, and to cover team members on extended leave in the coming months.

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

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has multiple positions available. See advert on p18 for details. SURF AIDS Byron Bay require

Sewing Machine Operators

for work in Byron Bay Arts and Industry Estate factory. Casual, part-time and/or full-time. Experience with basic sewing needed and we will train you from there. Apply with references to staff@surfaids.com.au.

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LOST & FOUND LOST IN MULLUM or Ocean Shores on Monday 10 Jan silver bracelet with light green stone. It has great sentimental value. Ph 0429801389

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LIFE CELEBRATION In loving memory of

Robyn Brown

SOCIAL ESCORTS LOTS OF GORGEOUS LADIES available for your pleasure nearby. Spoil yourself. In & out. 7 days. Ladies always wanted. 0266816038. COVID SAFE

SUN, MOON & TIDES TIMES FOR NEXT 2 WEEKS

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

12 W

5:59 15:02 05:38 1.34 19:48 1:30 17:10 1.10

11:48 0.70 23:25 0.41

13 TH

6:00 15:57 06:30 1.43 19:48 2:03 18:14 1.07

12:56 0.64

14 F

6:01 16:52 07:15 1.52 19:48 2:39 19:08 1.08

00:12 0.39 13:48 0.57

15 SA

6:02 17:47 07:55 1.59 19:48 3:19 19:55 1.09

00:54 0.36 14:31 0.50

16 SU

6:03 18:40 08:34 1.65 19:47 4:05 20:35 1.12

01:34 0.33 15:10 0.45

17 M

6:03 19:30 09:12 1.69 02:12 0.30 19:47 4:55 21:14 1.14 15:45 0.41

18 TU

6:04 20:15 09:49 1.72 02:48 0.28 19:47 5:49 21:50 1.16 16:18 0.38

19 W

6:05 20:57 10:26 1.74 03:25 0.27 19:47 6:46 22:27 1.18 16:51 0.37

20 TH

6:06 21:34 11:01 1.74 04:01 0.27 19:47 7:44 23:05 1.19 17:25 0.36

21 F

6:07 22:08 11:36 1.71 04:41 0.29 19:46 8:43 23:45 1.21 18:00 0.36

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22 SA

6:08 22:40 12:12 1.67 19:46 9:40

05:22 0.34 18:36 0.36

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23 SU

6:08 23:11 00:30 1.22 19:46 10:38 12:48 1.60

06:07 0.41 19:15 0.36

Passed away 5th January 2022. Father of Emily and Annette, stepfather of Amber, and loved grandfather.

24 M

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07:00 0.49 19:57 0.37

25 TU

6:10 02:20 1.27 19:45 12:37 14:17 1.39

08:03 0.57 20:45 0.38

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6:11 0:17 03:30 1.34 19:45 13:40 15:16 1.28

09:23 0.63 21:41 0.37

23/8/1946 – 5/1/2022 Robyn passed peacefully with her daughter and grandsons by her side. We are holding a celebration of her life at Burringbar Hall at 12pm on Friday 21 Jan. All are welcome. Please RSVP to Jasmine by 19 January. Via text 0435 726 737 or Facebook.

DEATH NOTICES

Go in peace, Avi. You will be missed.

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

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

1st SAT Brunswick Heads 0406 724 323 1st SAT Alstonville 0429 019 407

PAUL loved every moment that Life & Nature offered him. He never shied from complexity, particularly in empowering indigenous voices across the Top End. He shone in his ability to find the common fibre that wove people together in unity.

To get your foot in the door of a wonderful workplace, send your resume and an introduction to positions@echo.net.au.

Please complete the online expression of interest if you are interested: www.friendsofthepound.com/ adoption-expression-of-interest/

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Passed away at home in Lennox Head surrounded by family, aged 67 years. Dearly loved & loving husband of Genevieve, deeply loved father of Harry & Ruby, much loved step-father of Alicia. Beloved brother & Bro-in-Law of Douglas & Cathy, . Annie, & Larry.

Ideally candidates would be experienced in designing for both print and websites using the Adobe Creative Suite, be available to work at our Mullumbimby office on Mondays and Tuesdays, and be comfortable working on a Mac.

TAZ TAZ is a 3 month old, Smithﬁeld/ Kelpie X dog. He is active, playful and full of mischief. He would suit living with a family on an acreage. He is very clever and needs lots of enrichment M/C#953010005676991. For more information please call Yvette on 0421 831 128.

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2nd SAT Flea Market, Bangalow 0490 335 498 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631

Absolute darling… MATRIX. Everyone describes him as: “…the sweetest natured kitten, that purrs as soon a you pick him up”. One couldn’t ask for more… just look at that loveable face. He is ready as soon as you are, hopefully now! No: 953010100073639 All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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ONLY ADULTS EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook and Twitter! COVID SAFE FULL BODY RESTORATION Healing Through Pleasure massagebyronbay.com or 0425347477

2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Tabulam Hall 2nd SUN Coolangatta

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3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

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4th SAT Evans Head 0439 489 631 4th SAT Wilsons Creek 6684 0299 4th SAT Kyogle Bazaar kyogletogether.org.au 4th 4th 4th 4th

SUN Bangalow 6687 1911 SUN Nimbin 0475 135 764 SUN Murwillumbah 0413 804 024 SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta

5th SAT Flea Market, Bangalow 0490 335 498 5th SUN Nimbin

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FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 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 SUN 7-11am Ballina 0493 102 137

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone

AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .......................................................................................000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay .................................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Primary rescue.........................................6685 1999 BRUNSWICK MARINE RADIO TOWER..................................................... 6685 0148 BYRON CENTRAL HOSPITAL.......................................................................6639 9400 POLICE Brunswick Heads.........................................................................6685 1277 Mullumbimby ...............................................................................6684 2144 Byron Bay........................................................................................6685 9499 Bangalow ........................................................................................6687 1404 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE Storm & tempest damage, flooding..................132 500 AIDS Confidential testing & information (ACON) ............................................6622 1555 AL-ANON Help for family & friends of alcoholics...................................1300 ALANON ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours...............................................1800 423 431 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) ............................................................. 6622 1881 BYRON COUNCIL: EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS .............................. 6622 7022 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ..............................................1800 656 463 LIFELINE 131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men) ...... 6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily .....................................................6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE .....................................................................6684 1286 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE............................................. 6687 2520 NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE CARERS...............................................6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE ..........................................................................6622 1233 WIRES – NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service.................... 6628 1898

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Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre 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.

Byron Community Centre The Byron Community Centre provides community services including meals, advocacy and counselling to connect and uplift our local community. Homeless Breakfast: 7:30–9am Wednesday Fletcher Street kitchen, Byron Community Centre. Homeless Showers: Monday and Wednesday 10am–12pm (book in at breakfasts), Byron Community Cabin, Carlyle Street. Women’s Support and Counselling: Feel Good Fridays 1–3pm, Community Cabin, Carlyle Street. Free Community Counselling for Byron Shire residents. Face-to-face, by phone or via Zoom. Book a session at 0415 322 064. Seniors Computer Club: Friday 9am–11am, Community Cabin Carlyle St (school term only), Carlyle Street. Laptop Library: will loan a laptop to seniors and provide tuition on how best to be connected. Call (02) 6685 6807 on Monday and Tuesday. Seniors drumming, yoga, ukulele, art and drama: 66856807 for booking and time details. Community Support Worker: Emergency relief and assertive outreach casework for those experiencing homelessness.

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

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As the first of 2022’s Mercury retrogrades kicks in with the usual Zoom issues, travel troubles and frazzled misunderstandings, this week’s mantra is: S l o w d o w n….

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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 meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm via Zoom - meeting ID 554 974 582 password byronbay.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings 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 by Zoom. Contact for details’ – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

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

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.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm Ocean Shores Country Club. Info: Joan Towers 0400 484 419.

Byron Gem Club

Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at quarterly meetings, currently online. Attendees must be Exit members. More information on www.exitinternational.net or phone Catherine 0435 228 443.

The Bryon Gem and Lapidary Club is open weekly to members new and old. Visitors welcome to view club facilities. Activities – semi-precious and gemstone cutting, shaping and polishing – gem faceting – silver work – gem setting and jewellery making etc. Facebook @ Byron Gem Club. Club work shed located past Sky Dive Byron at Tyagarah Airfield. Contact 6687 1251 or 0427 529 967 for more info.

Carers’ support

Craft group

Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Susanne 0428 716 431.

The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. Small cost. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm. Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.

End-of-life choices

Rainbow Dragons Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head (and sometimes at Ballina) on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Contact Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@ gmail.com.

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6:15 for 6.30pm at Byron Bay Services Club, Byron Bay. Online attendance allowed. Mullum Magic Toastmasters: Practice public speaking and develop leadership skills in a fun supportive environment.We meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday at 6.45–9pm at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, 58 Dalley St Mullumbimby. Contact Ashni, 0439 843 657. New members and guests welcome.

Meditation Dzogchen meditation and study group 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month at Mullumbimby CWA Hall. Didi 0408 008 769. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30–8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John 0428 991 189. Byron yoga philosophy club free meditation classes Monday, 7pm, 1 Korau Place Suffolk Park. Go to www. wisdom.yoga or phone Kris 0435 300 743. Byron Bay Meditation Centre, Tuesday 6.30pm at Temple Byron. For more info: byronbaymeditationcentre. com.au or contact Greg 0431 747 764.

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

Feel Good Friday

Lions Club

A free weekly group for women to access support and relax. Feel Good Fridays happen every Friday from 1 till

Interested in making new friends and helping our community? Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby meets

Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 9am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Tuesday to Saturday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Prue Harrington 0420 316 610. Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4pm, Saturday 9am–12noon. Volunteers needed, enq to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Tuesday to Friday 11am-3pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am– 5pm, Sat 9am–1pm, Sun closed.

Potters & Sculptors Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors at the Community Art Gallery at the Drill Hall is open Thursday to Saturday 10am–2pm and on the 3rd Saturday of the month (Mullum Market Day) 10am4pm. Pottery and sculpture crafted by local artisans for sale, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum. potters@yahoo.com.au.

CWA Bangalow Bangalow CWA has reopened and our hours are Monday-Friday 10am-2pm and Saturdays 8am-12 noon.

Up your skills Come to Upskill in Mullumbimby, a free introductory building and carpentry workshop. Workshops are held every Saturday, 9am to 1pm at Shedding Community Workshop. Bookings Essential via shedding.com.au. Contact Sophie Wilksch via email at shedding. communityworkshop@gmail.com.

Muslim prayer Friday Muslim prayer. Jumu’ah service held weekly at the Cavanbah Centre at 1:30 pm. Come to the remembrance of Allah.

Landcare Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See

www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.

Soap Aid saving lives Soap Aid is a not-for-profit organisation recycling and sending critical soap to communities facing major hygiene challenges. Please drop in your partly used household or holiday rental soap for recycling to Kim at Raine & Horne Byron Bay 39 Fletcher Street 0499 839 566. Small and large quantities welcome. https:// soapaid.org.

Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.

Volunteers sought Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers Volunteering, representing more than 100 community organisations. Info: 6621 7397

Bridge club

are newly diagnosed to join this active prostate cancer support group at these meetings held on the third Monday of each month at 10am at Ballina Cherry Street Bowling Club – partners or carers are most welcome to attend – This is a great opportunity to share, learn and benefit from other people’s experiences. Meetings also held on Wednesday nights in Lismore. Enquiries phone Bob 02 6628 1527

Emerge Australia Emerge Australia Inc is a not-for-profit charity supporting those with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For more information see the Emerge Australia Website at http://emerge.org.au/.

Hearing Voices Group Hearing Voices Peer Support Group in Mullumbimby. Anyone with present or past experience of voice hearing (or visions) is welcome. Offer your experience, gain support, knowledge and explore meaning in a safe accepting space. Every first Friday of the month. Info call 66871111.

Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets every Monday, seated at 12.15 to commence play at 12.30. Visitors welcome. See bridgewebs.com/ brunswickvalley/home.html or for partner ring Lesley 0468 807 306. Facebook Brunswick Valley Bridge Club.

Overeaters Anonymous

BV scrabble club

Australian Shareholders Association

Brunswick Valley Scrabble Club will meet each Tuesday afternoon from 1 till 4pm at the Brunswick Bowling Club. New members welcome. Contact Steve on 0407 844 718.

Repair Cafe Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at Shedding (Mullum Commons), 91 Main Arm Rd on Saturdays 1.30-4.30pm. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.

Prostate Cancer Support We invite men who have had or

Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you are not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight affecting your life? Brunswick Heads Uniting Church Fridays 5- 6pm cnr Fingal/Byron St. www.oaqld.org

ASA meets every third Tuesday at 10am at Ballina Surf Life Saving Club. To learn about shares and investing. For networking. Guest presenters discussing news and current trends in the market. Any questions 6686 4144 or www.australianshareholders. com.au.

Bruns Progress Residents, come and have your say at the Brunswick Heads Progress Association. We meet on the first Monday of every second month at the Brunswick Heads Community Centre at 6pm. Find us on Facebook.

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Book Fair cancelled Owing to the rising COVID-19 infection rates in Byron Shire the Friends of Libraries Byron Shire have cancelled their annual Book Fair that was scheduled for 14–17 January.

GCAT Dunecare The Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day is on Sunday 16 January from 9am to 12 noon. Meet in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. We plant in the sand dunes from Clarkes Beach to Main Beach. From 12 noon to 1pm, enjoy a delicious free barbecue and be in the draw to win one of four excellent

prizes. It’s good fun. Enquiries to Veda 6685 7991 or Miles 0403 206 190.

First Fleeters The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Fellowship of First Fleeters will be held on Wednesday 26 January at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina at 11am. All visitors are very welcome. If you wish to attend please contact Roddy Jordan on 6687 5339 or via email hollysbuddy1@bigpond.com.

Drill Hall Theatre AGM Drill Hall Theatre Co AGM will be held on Wednesday 2 February at 6.30pm for more information call 0406 090 260.

ARIES: Chiron’s got the Aries healing thing well underway, and expansive Jupiter extending your perspective beyond immediate, what’snext thinking is strengthening your ability to manage pressure and stress – which this week’s planetary peristalsis inevitably brings. Best just to focus on lightening, brightening and sharing your amazing radiance with the world.

CANCER: As this week continues the theme of getting back what you give out, apply this principle to your happiness account, where withdrawals will depend on deposits. Smiling and giving generous appreciation automatically makes all interactions more joyful, particularly around 18 January’s annual full moon in Cancer, your personal standout date for January.

LIBRA: With Venus shining an unflattering fluoro on whatever’s been swept under the relationship carpet, and Mercury brewing communication mischief, partnership arguments, domestic unrest and the triggering of personal flashpoints are par for this week’s course. On the bright side, services and assistance you provide for others will be valued and appreciated.

TAURUS: Your prima planet Venus retrograde in thoughtful Capricorn emphasises the therapeutic possibilities of nature’s green places and planting seeds, both literal and metaphoric, for the coming year. Which, as they grow, will provide support for your earthy sign when Uranus rockets out of retrograde next week to continue rocking the Taurean comfort couch.

LEO: Mars in go-getting mode is currently igniting ambitions, but an over-enthusiastic or too pushy approach could lose this month’s hirers and buyers. Jupiter’s suggesting a looser, more fluid style until at least midyear, and Mercury serving up interruptive techno and communication tangles is your cue to play it cool this week, majesties.

SCORPIO: Good news first: Jupiter’s currently inviting your entertaining side out to play. But with this week’s mercurial curveballs throwing a spanner in the mix for all the zodiac’s control freaks, it’s advisable to step back and clarify what you’d most like to achieve this year, and what you’re prepared to do to make that happen.

AQUARIUS: This week poses the question: Is airing your opinions more important than not offending a friend? You be the judge. Mercury’s retrograde in Aquarius is an excellent opportunity to make friends with your thoughts. Yes, they’ll be tumultuous at times, but it’s essential that your own intelligence and intuition become the internal compass you trust.

GEMINI: Nebulous Neptune hasn’t exactly made things clear-cut recently in the worldly part of your chart, and while Jupiter making a welcome appearance there won’t totally cancel out uncertainty, it will help you go with this week’s flow, not take things personally, and remember that today’s roadblock is tomorrow’s breakthrough.

VIRGO: While Jupiter’s sprinkling stardust on relationships, Virgo’s master planet Mercury heading retrograde offers the perfect opportunity to set the tone for what you’d like more (and less) of this year. During which a regular and consistent gratitude practice is the most grounding foundation for the days of change to come.

SAGITTARIUS: Mars in barge-about mode tends to step on toes, especially with Mercury going rogue. Bold assertions of belief and opinion are likely to upset, polarise or antagonise others this week, so for meaningful communications take a quiet minute to find the kinder phrase that builds connection rather than severs it. And repeat, all year.

PISCES: The fine line between fact and fantasy, truth and fake information is extra sketchy right now. Mercury retrograde recommends double-checking the details of all business dealings carefully, and suggests considering the following questions this week: Where do I need more structure and discipline? And how can I balance my ideals with what’s realistic?

CAPRICORN: Retrograde Venus in your sign flashes a red-light reminder that success in life’s not just about agendas and milestones. Enjoying the moment is more important than ever for the next fortnight until Venus emerges, refreshed, to join the moon, Mars, Mercury and Pluto all in your goaty sign for a joyous Capricornian cavort.

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Backlash In last week’s Echo, the 2022 calendar of tides, and astronomical data has incorrect dates for the Easter public holidays. The correct dates for Easter are of course April 15–18. An amended chart with the correct public holidays is included in this week’s paper on the centre pages. Fancy that: An entire nation of 25 million people now want rapid antigen tests (RATs), and the Morrison federal government, despite being warned by the Australian Medical Association last year, made no attempt to secure enough supply. Instead, they want their political donors to make money from selling them. They are free in the US and UK, because keeping people alive in a pandemic seems reasonable. Vulture capitalism has taken on a new meaning. Those in power are clearly a soulless murder of sociopaths.

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Some good news – Mullumbimby Rotary has secured funding from Byron Shire Council to host the second annual Australia Day event from 1 till 3pm at the Mullumbimby Petria Thomas Swimming Pool. There’s free entry for the first 100 kids and adults.

The Sydney suburb of Redfern has some new street art by Scotty Marsh! Photo from internet ‘While there is a lot of focus on the 32 or so refugees detained in Park Hotel [where Novak Djokovic was held], for those who are just hearing about this, after nine years, there are still over 200 people offshore in PNG and Nauru, and 70 onshore. Those in PNG have been abandoned there by Australia’: Tweet by detained Iranian refugee held without trail, Mehdi Ali.

Psst: Who is still wanting to know who paid Liberal MP Christian Porter’s legal fees? That all went away quick!

ICYMI, Australia has now overtaken the US for new COVID-19 cases, on a rolling average per capita basis, according to Johns Hopkins University.

It should be remembered that it isn’t CEOs and the uber wealthy who keep the wheels turning during this chaos. It is those working on the ground in retail, the health profession, education, transport, cleaning and farming. We’re still waiting for a campaign aimed at assisting people at home with COVID19, for example, how to manage symptoms, and preparing people with advice on what they need to manage mild COVID-19 and what to do if they deteriorate.

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