The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 37.17 – October 5, 2022

Bubbles cause mayhem!

Floodplain risks to be highlighted to NSW premier

Council have recognised 1,454 flood-affected homes in Byron Shire that could benefit from the government’s much touted assistance via its Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC).

Within Greens Cr Duncan Dey’s motion, passed at last week’s Council meeting, councillors resolved to lobby NSW Liberal Premier Dominic Perottet around making existing buildings safer against flood risks.

In a letter to be sent to the premier, councillors will thank him for the NSW Government’s ‘efforts on flood-relief and on re-housing flood-displaced people’.

The letter will also remind him of ‘the opportunities as expressed in the state’s Floodplain Risk Management Plans to make existing buildings safer against flood risks’.

Pay Parking push is back on for Bruns, Mullum

The perennial push by Council to deploy pay parking in Brunswick Heads and Mullumbimby was voted through at last week’s meeting – all with the support of every councillor except Alan Hunter.

At the end of debate, councillors agreed to allocate $140,000 ‘to fund an updated parking study including an expansion of the pay parking areas and an assessment of current supply and demand, time limits’.

A further report was requested from staff by April 2023 ‘on the above, and also on comparative pay parking rates in other local government areas’.

As for the unfolding pod development on Prince Street, Mullumbimby, staff have been instructed to ‘Consult with Transport for NSW in relation to parking/overflow associated with the temporary housing within the rail corridor and

possible legacy outcomes from this initiative related to parking areas; and provide a further report on options to progress/fund a revised parking study’.

A further report was requested ‘on options to progress/fund a revised parking study’ for Mullumbimby.

During debate, Mayor Michael Lyon told the chamber that this was an election commitment with regards to revenue raising and the

easing of traffic congestion.

He said, ‘I’ve noticed it’s now easier to park in Mullum over the last few months… I suspect more people aren’t living in the town because of the floods’.

Yet staff said later that pay parking, if adopted in Mullum and Bruns, would not be a revenue raiser and instead could cost Council to run the sheme.

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The ‘legacy role of the state in having approved buildings in flood-prone areas’ is also highlighted, as is ‘the likelihood that many of Byron Shire’s buildings can be returned to use by these actions (especially house raising), because peak flood levels are not as deep as in other areas’.

A quantum of funding potentially required for the Shire’s buildings to be made more resilient was included, ‘costed [at] an indicative average of $100,000 per building at a minimum of $145m, excluding buybacks, which could be an additional $35m’.

Council’s Floodplain Management Advisory Committee will also receive a report on flood resilience options, and on further investigation needed for properties impacted by the 2022 floods.

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It was a big weekend of acrobatic feats at the National Circus Fest, held at the Mullum Showgrounds. Ten-year-old Emily told The Echo the first act she saw was called the Wheel of Death, which was ‘a lady doing tricks on tricks wheel. Some of the tricks she was about to perform seemed impossible at first, although she managed it. One of the best tricks, in my opinion, was when she hung onto the wheel and spun upside down. She then proceeded with a trick where she fitted her whole body in a tiny hoop’. Photo Jeff ‘Amazebubbles’ Dawson

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A 35ha Myocum residential rezoning/subdivision proposal, located near the McAuleys Lane and Mullum Road intersection, has some neighbours anxious about the potential for traffic accidents, given the precarious intersection and busy road.

As part of the $60m proposal, Council staff say there will be ‘safety upgrades to part of McAuleys Lane, as well as an upgrade of the McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection’.

53 McAuleys Lane Myocum is located on the crest of the hill coming into the town on the left, and developers propose 33 large residential lots, six neighbourhood/community title lots and one ‘association/ community title lot’.

While the Kingscliff-based Millner Group is proposing the development, the planning agreement lists Boreas Group Pty Ltd and Tareeda Developments as the developers, and Mcauleys No1 Pty Ltd as the landowner. All parties are based in Bangalow.

A rezoning proposal, from RU2 Rural Landscape to R5 Large Lot Residential, is on exhibition until October 4 and there are 16 documents on Council’s website related to the proposal, including traffic reports.

According to page 11 of Ardill Payne & Partners’ Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA), they estimate over 12,000 daily vehicle movements on Mullumbimby Road.

By comparison, in 2002, the TIA says there was 6,537 daily vehicle movements.

Resident Kate Constantine told The Echo she and her neighbours discovered that the developer’s offer to pay for traffic safety improvements ‘had been repeatedly rejected by Council staff’ in

the pre-DA meetings.

She says, ‘Instead, Council’s traffic plan, amounting to merely “more painted lines on the existing road”, will inevitably lead to a fatal accident, and has missed an opportunity to future-proof an intersection on the major access road to Mullumbimby that will only become busier and more dangerous as the local population increases in line with forecasts’.

reports both by Council, us as the proponent, and third party peer review.

‘As part of those reports and reviews, there are solutions that increase the safety of the intersection.

‘At present, although it’s a 80km/h zone and the road is completely straight, vehicles regularly speed, especially as it’s downhill in each direction to the intersection.

The Echo asked Millner Group’s Tim Mundy, ‘What were the proposals regarding traffic management; What does Council propose instead’, and, ‘When do you expect to lodge a DA?’

Mundy told The Echo, ‘This rezoning has been contemplated for some time, as part of Council’s Rural Land Use Strategy’.

‘Any future DA will have to deal with the intersection and all safety concerns.

‘For clarity though, as part of the rezoning process, the intersection has been the subject of several traffic

‘This has been determined with the assumption of increased usage of the intersection. These proposals will, of course, be considered by Council and publicly exhibited in the DA phase. All parties are, of course very conscious of the need for safety for all current and future residents, and those travelling to and from Mullum’.

‘There is no visibility of vehicles cresting the hills when exiting from McAuleys Lane. If the development goes ahead, the traffic plan proposed in the DA is completely inadequate to address the current situation, let alone when vehicles from McAuleys Lane increases.

‘Mullumbimby Road has become far busier in the last decade as the population has increased – it’s not safe.

Constantine told The Echo, ‘It’s inevitable that flood-free McAuleys Lane will experience more development, which will impact the safety of traffic on the road itself, but my main concern as a mother of two schoolaged children, is the safety at the intersection of McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Rd, between Mullum and Uncle Toms, when traffic through that intersection increases’.

‘The plan Council has required in the DA is not sufficient, and lacks foresight.

‘While Council claims there have been no deaths so far, that does not make the intersection “safe” – and the chances of a terrible accident as a result of Council’s decision will only increase if this DA is approved with this inadequate traffic plan’.

Council staff were contacted in relation to this story and say they will reply next week.

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Resident Kate Constantine says Council’s traffic plans for McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection are inadequate. Photo Jeff ‘Congested Since 1986’ Dawson

After a sold out success in June last year, TEDxByronBay is bringing a new annual event to the Shire – TEDxByronBayWOMEN on Sunday October 23, from 1 till 6pm at the Byron Theatre.

According to co-organiser Kate Walsh, TEDxByronBayWOMEN is about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers.

‘This year, we have ten incredible women, and some amazing performers, telling stories from the frontline of a terrorist attack, the heartache (and celebration) of divorce, the story of boobs, the joys of having a

disability, the complex issues around First Nations food

and so much more’.

Speakers include Alexx

Stuart, Jacqui Lewis, Nikki Parkinson, Jessica Maguire, Alexandra Hudson, Claire O’Rourke, Imogen Kelly and Hanabeth Luke. More will be announced, Walsh says.

There will be performances by Margaret Curtis, Sprung!! Theatre, Imogen Kelly and the O’Lucas, and an exhibition by Ash Studios, Byron Bay.

Food and drink will be provided by Baker and Daughters, Husk Distillery, Two Birds Brewing, Pyewackets Shrubs, Auysa Tea, and Chailalai chai, with more to be announced.

Tickets are available from www.tedxbyronbay.com.au.

Flickerfest and One Vision Productions have joined forces to facilitate a workshop and free film screening that has brought floodaffected youth together to tell their stories.

The workshop will culminate in the premiere of a music video, produced by the workshop participants.

Flickerfest Festival Director, Bronwyn Kidd, said Flickerfest was thrilled to invite One Vision Productions to partner with them for this special event.

‘This project delivers a workshop that supports flood-impacted youth, and a Flickerfest special film screening that will share the participant’s story within an uplifting short film program.

‘It’s great to be back presenting a screening in our hometown of Mullumbimby, after having to move our event earlier this year because of the floods.’

There will also be a collection of award-winning Northern Rivers shorts from the Byron All Shorts competition, screened alongside

Flickerfest at Bangalow earlier this year.

They include The Rock Pool Waltz, Tribe and The Rise

The screening will be held this Saturday from 7pm at St John’s Hall, Mullumbimby.

Tickets are free, but strictly limited. To secure a seat visit www.flickerfest. com.au/tour/free-youthworkshop-screening.

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Imogen Kelly is one of the performers for the TEDxByronBay event on October 23. Photo www.tedxbyronbay.com.au.

Advocates push for the return of rail

A group of residents committed to the return of rail services to the area say the first stage of planning is underway ‘to bring our tracks back to life and extend a climate friendly train service to Mullumbimby, with the second stage to provide rail services to Bangalow’.

Lydia Kindred, from Northern Rivers Rail Ltd (NRRL), told The Echo, the plans are based on a recently completed Transport Expansion Strategy for the Northern Rivers’, which was jointly funded by Mitren Rail and Prema Capital.

As part of this planning, park’n’ride parking options around Mullumbimby Station were explored last Friday by members of Northern Rivers Rail Ltd (NRRL) Board.

They comprise Chairperson Jan Mangleson, Secretary Lydia Kindred and Phillip Hill, who met with Strategy and Planning consultant, Nigel Kirwan and David Brown, a member of the Byron Shire Council’s Place Planning committee.

‘Many commuters dealing with the daily and prolonged traffic jams travelling into Byron Bay CBD from the Pacific Highway and along Ewingsdale Road, and others who just avoid the journey altogether, will benefit greatly from an easy journey on an extended Solar Train service’, Lydia Kindred said.

‘The rail journey proposed between Mullumbimby and Byron Bay is estimated as taking 20–25 minutes and will connect people for work,

sightseeing, restaurants, entertainment, recreation, and health services’.

Lydia Kindred continued, ‘One of the issues the return of regional rail services is facing at the moment is a push to pull up the tracks of our railway corridors for recreational bike and hike paths.’

Lydia said Northern Rivers Rail welcomes, where feasible, these recreational

paths, ‘but not at the cost of regular rail services being established as a priority for public transport in our existing rail corridor’.

To support the return of much-needed trains, NRRL asks residents ‘to please write a brief note to Byron Shire Council by Friday, October 7, to ensure that the extension of climate-friendly train services in the Byron Shire

and beyond is not put at risk by recreational use paths’.

Council’s proposal is at www.byron.nsw.gov. au/Your-Say-Byron-Shire/ Mullumbimby-to-BrunswickHeads-cycleway-routeoptions.

For more info, or to become a member, or donate to Northern Rivers Rail Ltd go to: www.northernriversrail.com.au.

‘It’s more for traffic management’, they said, because locals are mostly the users of the pay parking machines.

Cr Peter Westheimer asked staff why $140,000 was the amount requested.

A staff member replied it was ‘difficult to come up with a correct figure’, and was hoping it will be less than that amount. Most of the

cost incurred was with traffic data collection, they said.

Cr Mark Swivel told the chamber he wanted to see pay parking introduced into Mullum, yet conceded there could be blow back from residents.

Sell proposal

‘We need to sell this proposal effectively, despite the intensity of objection

[it may receive]’.

‘I met with a new group in Sunrise [Byron Bay], and they have positive perceptions of Byron’s CBD pay parking’.

Cr Hunter said meanwhile he was ‘still not convinced that business is out of the woods’, and that tourism confidence had returned. He said, ‘I’m nervous about doing anything that doesn’t help the business community’.

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Phillip Hill, from Northern Rivers Rail (NRR), consultant Nigel Kirwan, NRR chairperson Jan Mangelson, Lydia Kindred (NRR), and David Brown, from Council’s place planning collective. Photo Jeff ‘Railing For Public Trasport’ Dawson

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Byron Rangers CEO accused of unethical behaviour

A group of former employees/contractors from local conservation group, Byron Rangers, have approached The Echo saying they are concerned that the organisation is operating unethically by not paying wages or superannuation for its employees.

Although multiple attempts were made over many weeks by The Echo to contact Byron Rangers CEO, Dean Steele-Bennett, he did not respond.

The individuals say they have gone public because they want ‘local businesses who support Byron Rangers to be aware of what’s happening behind the scenes and to make educated decisions with their donations’.

Questions have been raised around the hefty donation model that SteeleBennett has been touting to local businesses for beach and land clean-ups.

Partnerships with Byron Rangers cost up to $20,000.

Yet, according to former Byron Rangers employee, Lila Volder-Lin, the clean-ups ‘are mostly run by local

volunteers at next to no cost’.

Former employees would like to know where the flood donations received by Byron Rangers earlier this year were spent. Former employee, Miranda Bruce, told The Echo, ‘Steele-Bennett told me personally he’d received well over $100,000 in donations, but I only ever knew of $3,000 handed out to families’.

‘The Byron Rangers are not a registered notfor-profit (NFP), and after contacting ASIC and NSW Fair Trading etc, I was told they didn’t hold a fundraising licence either’.

All these questions were put to Steele-Bennett by The Echo.

According to ASIC and Australian Business register records, Byron Rangers Pty Ltd was deregistered on May 22, 2022, and its ABN was cancelled on June 10, 2022. Despite this, byronrangers. com is still operating and appears to be seeking sponsorship and employees.

Miranda also expressed

concern for the Northern Rivers community, believing small businesses may have entered into partnerships or made donations that will never actually reach their intended recipients.

Meanwhile, former employees, Simon Brown, and Joel Weaver, told The Echo they have taken SteeleBennett to NSW Fair Trading owing to unpaid wages.

Another former employee, Lee Yates, supports Brown and Weaver’s claims of late payment.

Where is the money

‘Deano would come back to the office every Thursday and Friday and tell all of us that he just got paid a sponsorship deal by very well known businesses in Byron, so I’m unsure on where the money has gone’.

‘I’m a local – I grew up and went to school in Mullum, and I’m very concerned that these local businesses are being taken for a ride’.

Joel Weaver told The Echo, ‘Multiple times a week, he would tell me he just signed, or a big deal was in the works with a local business that was always worth over $10,000’.

After two-and-a-half weeks into his job, Weaver said that he was approached by an ex-contractor who said multiple ex-employees and contractors hadn’t been paid for their work.

‘As I was speaking with the ex-contractor, I got a

message from my then-boss (Dean) explaining that there was an issue with payments, and I wasn’t going to get paid that week.

‘Over the next week, Dean kept coming up with excuses of why the payment was taking longer than normal. He was also very unapologetic about the matter, and was making himself the victim’.

After three-and-a-half weeks, and still without pay, Weaver said he returned to Brisbane.

‘When I got back to Brisbane, I realised that on my payslip, where it says ABN, it has a delisted ACN and the business address was incorrect. This was crossing the line for me, and I sent him my resignation.

‘I’ve now gone to the Fair Work Commission’. Weaver added that he feared SteeleBennet spent much of the sponsorship money on his personal lifestyle, and wants to know the truth.

Former employee, Simon Brown, contacted The Echo back in June regarding his claim of ‘more than $10,000’ in unpaid wages by SteeleBennett, wages he says he has been chasing for more than a year. Brown said he took Steele-Bennett to NSW Fair Trading, however, Steele-Bennett ‘had ignored all of Fair Work’s attempts to contact me’.

After The Echo contacted Steele-Bennett in June, ‘two

Call for applications to help boost the resilience of youth

Small and large grants are still available for community projects through the NSW Government’s $10.3 million Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery Initiative.

organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils providing programs to enhance the wellbeing and resilience of young people in regional NSW.

The Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery Initiative supports local programs that help young people develop resilience, build community connection and improve their wellbeing.

Grants up to $50,000 are available.

Applications close 31 December 2022 or when funding is fully allocated.

For more information about eligibility and the Program Guidelines, go to: nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw/regional-youth/children-andyoung-people-wellbeing-recovery-initiative

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Art Byron now on exhibition

Former Byron Rangers employees speak

amounts of $1,000 were received, with promises of future payment dates that, to date, have not been met. Payslips were never issued’.

On June 2, 2022, SteeleBennett replied to The Echo saying Brown breached a non-disclosure contract, ‘plus he is under investigation for [alleged] fraud’ and, ‘I am happy to update you once we get a legal resolution on this matter and it can be concluded’.

Steele-Bennett said at the time, ‘We have been extremely busy for 12 weeks dealing with the flood situation and managing thousands of volunteers. Lots of emails and things have slipped through the cracks’.

The Echo sought further clarity from Steele-Bennett, given there was no evidence offered by him of alleged fraud by Brown, and nothing further has been supplied by Steele-Bennett, other than claims that he wasn’t aware

of the court case with Brown.

Brown added, ‘He said he would get it “sorted out once and for all” more than one year after continual avoidance’.

‘To date, no further payment has been received’.

Miranda Bruce told The Echo she has been contacted by multiple sources, advising they are unable to speak out against the Byron Rangers because they have been told they were bound by nondisclosure agreements.

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Art Byron kicked off its opening at BSA in Mullum last week, with other satellite venues also hosting events and exhibitions. Pictured on the right is artist, Polly Borland, with her work. Standing is Karla Dickens, with Daniel Browning pictured on the left.

Photo Jeff ‘Arts Spaced’ Dawson

Covid iso advice, meetings secret

With National Cabinet soon lifting covid isolation rules altogether, The Echo asked local MP, Justine Elliot (Labor), what the health advice for this decision was based on, and whether the minutes from the meeting that decided this would be made public.

And if not, why not?

Ms Elliot replied, ‘At the recent National Cabinet meeting, the prime minister, premiers and chief ministers received a health update from the chief medical officer’.

Mandatory isolation ends October 14

‘National Cabinet discussed a nationally consistent approach to transition Australia’s COVID19 response, and agreed to end mandatory isolation requirements, effective from October 14.

‘Directly after this meeting was held, the prime minister updated the public on matters that were discussed.

‘The prime minister has consistently been explicit and transparent about what happens at every National Cabinet meeting – exactly what’s been discussed’.

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Aunties Cafe has opened in Broken Head, and is serving a delicious menu, inspired by local native foods.

The cafe is named after the four Aunties who claimed Native Title for the Arakwals: Aunties Dulcie, Lorna, Linda and Yvonne.

‘The idea came from the Elders, when the park got handed over to Arakwal. We then developed a business plan around what we could do,’ said Sharon Sloane, who

manages Aunties Cafe.

‘This was a special place for the Aunties, and we wanted to make it with Aboriginal foods so that it was a cafe with an authentic cultural experience for people.

‘There are Aboriginal flavourings right through the menu.’

Indigenous food

The development of the business plan, which includes the Aunties Cafe, has been in the pipeline for the last 14 years, and this

Native treats found in Broken Head

was part of that ‘vision’.

‘This project has taken about 18 months to bring together,’ said Sharon.

‘We have native ingredients and supplies coming from local producers in the Byron region.’

Utilising local knowledge and ingredients, Sharon said they hope to be able to develop a range of sauces and jams for sale at the cafe, as well as using Aunties Cafe as a base for training of Arakwal people at some time in the future.

Traditional owner, Aniba Kay, with Lyn Aubusson, manager Sharon Sloane, and chef Matt Hibbert. Photo Jeff ‘Thanks For The Scones’ Dawson

MAYOR, YOUR 90 DAY CAP ON SHORT TERM HOLIDAY RENTALS WILL KILL BYRON BAY.

$267 million ripped out of Byron’s economy

“This proposal by Council is absolutely ridiculous. Short term accommodation is what keeps people coming to Byron Bay. Without visitors we have no events and without events we have no jobs.” Alison H

“This is absurd! It makes no sense. The whole town will fold. There has to be another way. My business will close and my husband’s job will be redundant. I am strongly against this!” Ashley O.

“The cap quite simply means our economy will be greatly impacted and many jobs and businesses will suffer. When this happens, there won’t be issues with staff shortages as they won’t be needed once businesses fail. I strongly oppose the 90 day cap.” Sonya B.

www.echo.net.au The Byron Shire Echo 9 1,448 jobs lost BYRON LOCALS ARE HAVING THEIR SAY:

Iron Gates developer launches appeal against DA refusal at Evans Head

It is a saga that has been going on for over 30 years and that some hoped might finally have come to an end. But that is not to be the case with an appeal against the refusal of the Iron Gates development applica tion (DA) at Evans Head now having been submitted.

Labor leader promises to stop Murwillumbah mega-school merger if they win election

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has promised concerned parents, teachers, and the community that if Labor win the next election they will not follow through with the megaschool merger that is currently underway in Murwillumbah when he addressed a public meeting in Murwillumbah on Monday evening.

Have your say on housing and growth

Lismore City Council is seeking community feedback on two draft plans intended to guide the location and type of housing to support recovery in coming decades.

Consideration of state significant farmland for SUGA development leaves bitter taste

One of Ballina Shire Council’s independents is continuing to argue against suggested expansions of development between the plateau villages of Alstonville and Wollongbar.

Acid sulfate soil run off impacting health of fish and Tweed River

Acid sulfate soil (ASS)-related runoff from floodplain drains is affecting water quality and the health of fish in the Tweed River and Tweed Shire Council (TSC) are seeking to assist landholders with improving water quality projects.

Lismore activist who blocked Sydney traffic has charges dismissed

This morning, twenty-two year old climate activist Mali Cooper faced court in Lismore, after blocking the entrance to the Sydney Harbour Tunnel during peak hour traffic in June, to protest inaction on the climate emergency.

NSW gov’t accused of ‘pork barrelling’ in Ballina electorate

As people on the Northern Rivers last week endured the anxiety of severe storm warnings and pre-dawn emergency alerts, a visit from the state’s emergency services minister was barely announced.

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The 2022 floods highlighted the devastating consequences of building on floodplains; the results of which leave people homeless and traumatised and with enormous financial costs.

Highlighting the potential future risks and costs, members of the Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association Inc (KRPA), the Tumbulgum and Chinderah Community Associations and local residents recently met with NSW Labor leader, Chris Minns, and Shadow Minister for the North Coast, John Graham.

A key concern raised was that some low-land and floodplain areas have existing approvals for residential and business development that are yet to be built. While the NSW government accepted the Flood Inquiry recommendation not to approve developments on floodplains, serious questions are still being asked about the impact of existing, legacy approvals

and zonings that allow for development in flood-prone areas, such as Kingscliff, the Iron Gates site at Evans Head and West Byron.

President of Tumbulgum Community Association (TCA) Jenny Kidd said that a development moratorium should be immediately put in place.

Mr Minns told The Echo

that, ‘NSW Labor supports the land swap and voluntary buyback of properties and relocatables, in higher risk flood-prone areas’.

Local resident and real estate agent, Brent Jones, told The Echo, ‘You just don’t fill in the floodplain because if the water can’t get out it has to go up until it can get out.’

The sixth Tweed Artisan Food Festival will be held at the end of the month – the festival runs for ten days with 20 curated events showcasing the people, the place and the produce of the Tweed.

Spanning across the valley to the coast, organisers say a range of bespoke events have been specifically created to offer an insider’s experience to the area.

Some of the finest venues from the region will swing open their doors to showcase the outstanding culinary flavours, culture and collective pride of the Tweeds local producers, chefs and farmers.

From distilled botanical spirits to farm fresh produce, to a fusion of native ingredients, talented chefs will

curate menus that represent the authentic nature and tastes of the Tweed.

The ten-day event launches at Minjungbal Aboriginal Museum, with authentic storytelling, bush tucker walk and a tasting menu threaded with native ingredients – a collaboration Tweed Artisan Collective are proud to be a part of.

Signature events will pop up at venues such as Halcyon House, Husk Distillery, Tropical Fruit World, Potager, Mavis’ Kitchen, Taverna, Apex Dining and Lolita’s, plus a whole lot more.

Hosted by the Tweed Artisan Collective and Destination Tweed, the Tweed Artisan Food Festival will be held from October 21–30.

What Lismore needs more of now is fun, joy and music, and the Lismore Jazz Club’s popular monthly gigs are about to return to help make that happen.

A not-for-profit organisation, the Lismore Jazz Club was formed in July 2004, primarily to organise the 60th Australian Jazz Convention, which was to be hosted by Lismore City in December of the following year.

The club was just one of many casualties of the COVID

lockdowns on the local music scene, and the 2022 floods severely impacted the club’s favourite venue, the Lismore City Bowling and Recreation Club, affectionately known as the City Bowlo. With the reopening of the Bowlo the good news is the Lismore Jazz Club monthly gigs are back!

The first gig of the new program is Lismore songstress Laura Nobel, with Greg Lyon (bass), Brendan St Ledger (piano) and Scott Hills (drums), at the City Bowlo, home of the Jazz Club on Sunday, October 9.

State Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, has told The Echo that she has arranged for her parliamentary colleagues, Tamara Smith (Ballina), Geoff Provest (Tweed) and Chris Gulaptis (Clarence) to join her for a visit to the Qld Reconstruction Authority in Brisbane ‘to familiarise ourselves with how it operates’.

She said, ‘Resilience NSW

has not been up to the job of thinking and acting practically, to drive the Northern Rivers region’s flood recovery, and its replacement with a NSW Reconstruction Authority cannot come soon enough. Seven months after the catastrophic February 28 flood, people are anxious and angry at the apparent inertia that is setting in’.

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NSW Labor leader Chris Minns, President of the Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association Inc (KRPA), Peter Newton, NSW Shadow Minister for the North Coast, John Graham, President of the Tumbulgum Community Association, Jenny Kidd, and KRPA Vice President, Angela Watson. Photo supplied

Jazz Club President Jennifer McLennan with musos Laura Nobel, Greg Lyon, Neville from the Bowlo and Jazz Club VP Pietro Fine. Photo Tree Faerie

Clunes residents rally to protect village from overdevelopment

Clunes residents say they fear a large rezoning proposal for Lismore City Council’s draft Growth and Realignment Strategy (GARS) would double the size of, and destroy the unique character of, their village.

Friends of Clunes (FoC) spokesperson, Sonya Voumard, also told The Echo that residents are being left in the dark.

General Manager, John Walker, told The Echo ‘At this stage, what is being considered is an additional 63ha on the western side of Clunes to be included in our Growth and Realignment Strategy’.

‘The submission made on behalf of the landowners was for an eco-village, with a mix of lot sizes, community facilities and biodiversity/ buffer enhancement to existing residential areas.

‘If accepted in the growth strategy, the number of lots would be determined at the detailed design stage in consultation with the community. Density will ultimately be limited by the type of on-site sewage management system’.

He said that no rezoning application has been received, and that no rezoning proposal had been sent to the Department of Planning.

He added, ‘A planning proposal for rezoning can only be made for an area that is identified within a growth strategy’.

Council has called for a Clunes Community Meeting at the local hall for October 6, from 5pm, to discuss growth plans for Clunes.

Ms Voumard said Clunes’ residents feel the proposal threatens to change forever the very features that

attracted them to the village in the first place.

‘FoC want the decision on the Clunes proposal to be postponed until more detail, including the number of lots planned, is available’.

She says, ‘We strongly encourage all residents interested in the future of Clunes to book in (as required) to attend. We are concerned that an attractive-sounding eco-village concept may be used to smooth the decisionmaking path – but there are absolutely no guarantees, once rezoned, that such a plan would be honoured’.

Russell, Vicky, Wendy, Elizabeth, Jim, Sonya with William and Victoria in the pram, represent a group of 72 Clunes residents expressing strong concerns about a development proposal that would double the size of the village. Photo supplied

Labor believes in transparency, but…

Phew. Last week, federal Labor introduced legislation into parliament that would hopefully stiffen the spines across the Commonwealth public sector.

Those who could be examined by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) include ministers, parliamentarians and their staff, statutory officer holders, employees of all government entities and government contractors.

Once adopted, a rainbow of fulsome governance will then ensue, because as everyone except Scott Morrison knows, public trust and the functioning of society is dependant on sunlight beaming down inbetween every crevice.

Liberal opposition leader, Peter Dutton believes public hearings could cause reputational damage and become ‘show trails’.

Oh, cry me a river, Potato Head. It’s what Rupert Murdoch and his orcs believe too, of course.

If anything, a Federal ICAC needs to be radically transparent, with televised events of all hearings, on primetime TV. And available everywhere on the internet and newspapers.

A massive advertising budget could also help the plebs understand how important it is to be in charge of billions of our dollars. Spend it wisely please, and not on yourself.

Anyway, NACC proposal is said to have broad powers, will be independent, and retrospective.

It promises procedural fairness and oversight, and it is funded at $232m over four years.

According to Labor, the legislation also provides strong protections for whistle-blowers, and exemptions for journalists to protect the identity of sources.

So far with this Bill, there’s a lot of good will being swilled around by

academics and the legal profession.

Yet there’s one main sticking point: it will follow the NSW ICAC model but only hold public hearings in ‘exceptional circumstances and where it is in the public interest to do so’ (the PM’s words).

And according to independent media, www.michaelwest.com.au, ‘findings of secret hearings [will not] be made public, with Labor charging the commission to only “refer findings that could constitute criminal conduct to the Australian Federal Police or the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions”.’

The Echo asked local Labor MP, Justine Elliot if that statement was correct. The Echo also asked Ms Elliot, ‘Given Labor doesn’t need the support of the coalition to pass this law, why is Labor following their position on limited transparency?’.

Ms Elliot replied in part, ‘The Commonwealth is the last Australian jurisdiction to establish an anticorruption commission, and this has allowed us to select the best design features from across the State and Territory commissions’.

She said, ‘The Commission will have the power to hold public hear ings in exceptional circumstances and where it is in the public interest to do so. This threshold strikes the right balance to ensure that the benefits of holding public hearings are balanced against potential negative impacts’.

So just to summarise – according to Labor, their ‘threshold’ is making sure hearings and the findings will mostly be held in secret.

Because if the hearings and the findings were made public, Labor argues, parliament may end up being a big empty building.

Now that’s striking the right balance.

Hans Lovejoy, editor

The soul of football-based sports

It is around this time of the year I look at myself in the mirror and ask, ‘What is wrong with me?’

So many of my friends are dressing up in team colours, talking about tackle rates, having a flutter, spending up big on paraphernalia and watching grand finals on big screens with big voices.

Why am I so unusual and so utterly disinterested?

Perhaps because when it comes to AFL, I watched the Adam Goodes documentaries and cringed and seethed at the unchecked mob racism of the taunting and booing crowds.

And this has only been made worse by the latest Hawthorn allegations. The culture seems rotten to the core.

Perhaps, when it comes to rugby league, I’m turned off because it is just so commercial and gambling based.

Additionally, it’s so head-injuryrampant and macho-aggro-sexist, that I haven’t watched since Eric Simms was my hero for a year or two.

(And, to divert for one minute, my pet hate is the industry preferred term of ‘gaming’.

Nope, it’s not. Gambling revenue has tripled since 2020.

Marketing driven euphemisms hide reality, and that reality is pain).

Why give credence to egomaniac dickheads like Kyrgios by watching the tennis?

Little boy smashes racket. Yawn.

And who would seriously bother watching rugby with all the aspirational wanna-be private school boffins when Australia just loses all the time?

Nazi salutes

The round ball game only last Saturday featured booing during the Welcome to Country and then mass Nazi salutes.

Go sport! And Kylian Mbappe plays for some club in Paris and earns, yes, about $100 million per year. Dare I mention poverty?

It is surely too soon to digest the mass deaths in Indonesia this weekend at a soccer match.

At its heart, the whole elite team

‘It’s three minutes to midnight on social justice and the environment, and you want

‘heroes’of sportsdominated by domestic violence, alcoholism, racism, and gambling ?’

sport thing seems so completely ridiculous.

My research shows that there are very, very few players from Geelong that grew up in Geelong.

Almost every Penrith player comes from elsewhere.

I mean, at least it makes some sense when backing a country like ‘stralia at the Olympics, or even (at a pinch) a State.

I mean, we all hate Queenslanders, don’t we? When I played junior league for North Sydney, my team all lived in that bunch of suburbs.

Which is possibly why we lost every game. Legendary Nimbin Headers are at least all from Nimbin.

But given that the team players in elite sport by-and-large have nothing to do with their ostensible geographic area, and are just ring-ins brought (or bought) by a financial mechanism too complex to bother to understand, why would anyone support one team over another?

Is there some ancient need to pick a totem, a ritual of competitiveness like crab racing on Magnetic Island that defies all logic?

I saw people actually come to blows over ‘their’ randomly allocated crustaceans.

I’m all for ground-level participatory sport, but the fun in ‘pick and stick high level sport club following’ completely escapes me.

Fanship only makes sense where there is at least a remnant geographic or cultural connection with the teams.

Sport is the new opium of the masses. Why don’t we pick Team Homelessness, or Team Native Forests, or Team Domestic Violence?

Give them a uniform and team colours and then instead of spending all this time and energy

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on Storm or Rebels or Manchester United, transfer the unending obsessive attention into working toward making the world a better place in your chosen area.

If we have to compete, then let’s do it in terms of shelters created, trees saved or black eyes reduced.

My friends would say, ‘It gives me a diversion from all that’.

Really, it’s three minutes to midnight on social justice and the environment, and you want to watch overpaid, pampered, drug-stuffed ‘heroes’ of sports dominated by domestic violence, alcoholism, racism, and gambling on who gets the first penalty?

Maybe get diverted by something that changes the world, not the score. Instead, it’s ‘don’t look up’ when you can watch a replay.

My inadequacy and angst in the mirror dissolves into a determination to ‘fit in’ a bit more.

I will try to read the sports pages, and not use the last ten minutes of the ABC TV news to make a cup of herbal tea.

I will practise holding a beer bottle and swigging.

I will yell at the television at random moments not connected to politics.

I’m going to attempt to muster enthusiasm for a bit of the lingo, comment on WAGs’ dresses, and hope to remember that panthers are from Penrith, lions from Brisbane, and brumbies from Canberra.

No native animals there, eh!

I guess the wombats just don’t cut the mustard.

You’d think that by 60, I just would have accepted that I am the odd man out. Pathetic, really.

David Heilpern is Dean of Law at SCU and a former magistrate.

Koala deaths

I feel sick about the koala deaths on our roads and am totally on board with slowing down for wildlife. However, it gets a little stressful when you are going 80km/h in a 100km/h zone for example and someone is tailgating you, which unfortunately seems to be the norm lately.

I think it would be safer to change the speed limit if we are really serious about saving the wildlife.

Deborah Heath Lennox Head

Being hopeful

The year 2030 is an important year for climate targets.

It is also the year that my two oldest grandchildren will turn eighteen with all the rights and responsibilities that age brings. Gulp. And

I will turn eighty.

A fitting present for all three of us will be the realisation of the nation’s 82 per cent 2030 renewable energy target. As an octogenarian, I will be happy with 80 per cent, but the extra two per cent will be the icing on the cake. Am I hopeful? I must be. As Dostoevsky said, ‘To live without hope is to cease to live’.

Ray Peck Hawthorn

Human rights

Will Liley’s letter was profoundly disturbing. While I worked with Amnesty International, I met many Chilean refugees seeking asylum.

It is well documented – the human rights abuses under the Pinochet regime.

The terrible trauma of

people I met still haunts me today. Women and men tied to steel- framed beds and tortured with electricity. The beatings leaving people with lifetime disabilities.

The psychological trauma lives on, as well as the physical scars. The shocking massacre of hundreds in the Santiago stadium. Stealing the babies from young mothers and giving them to Pinochet supporters then ‘disappearing the mothers’.

Even today the grandmothers meet every Thursday at the Plaza de Maya demanding to know what happened to their children and grandchildren.

In supporting Pinochet’s regime, Liley defends the indefensible. We need to remember these shocking events to alert society to

what human beings are capable of and to recognise the atrocities inflicted on the Chilean people. Their crime was to have a different political view of the world. Shame on you Liley.

Rhonda Ansiewicz Federal

Dening Park

In 2021 a group of local musicians were given Council permission to hold a ‘once only’ festival in Dening Park, owing to covid restrictionss.

Now, this week, we have the same group, calling themselves the Byron Music Festival, applying to use Dening Park for a second time, because they can’t find ‘anywhere else’. And despite concerns for this fragile site, it’s been approved – again! So much for a ‘one-off’ and so much for our concerns over site damage.

Dening Park is actually our old dune front, levelled and lawned for public use. These dunes do the important job of absorbing storm surges and minimising

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What’s a little holiday letting? The ongoing saga

I am a resident of more than 35 years in the Byron Shire. I have lived in many suburbs and witnessed first-hand the destructive nature of a whole-house Airbnb. The people in the continual whole house rental are not a neighbour that you can connect with, or communicate with when you have concerns about noise or inappropriate behaviour that may be disturbing to oneself or the community. I have had friends very successfully rent out a small studio, some even two studios, when they live onsite and can monitor any issues with badly behaving guests that otherwise cannot be monitored.

My suggestion is that the cap be 90 days on whole houses across the whole Shire and no cap placed on a host who is in residence. This allows people to have

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coastal erosion. They are our best defence against the inland progression of the sea. To save our town and our beach we should be protecting and rehabilitating our dunes. Most coastal towns are doing just that.

Yet in Byron Bay, we seem hellbent on using our dunes for recreational purposes – public parks, car parks, events and festivals. What this means is that the dunes can no longer fulfil their natural role as beach protector, and in the long run we risk having no beach at all. Science, coastal research, and history back me in making these statements by the way!

In the meantime, we also have the monthly Community

holiday access to a whole house for a limited time; also hosts can earn extra money from the tourist industry in a more sustainable way for the whole community. Everyone can benefit from this simple solution to a huge issue in the Byron Shire.

I see a whole-house rental as a business. Why are we allowing a business to operate in suburbia when other industries would not be allowed, either owing to noise, disturbance, or traffic issues, which also seem to be created by an excess of guests in a whole- house Airbnb?

Sharne Warren Bangalow

What a pity the Australian Short Term Rental Association didn’t use their two columns in their full-page ad in The Echo (28 September) for

Markets using Dening Park. This has been going on since 2019 and was, again, meant to be ‘temporary’.

Well, I’m sorry, didn’t The Echo note recently that Council had received a grant for dune restoration and rehabilitation at Main Beach?

Can anyone else see the contradictions here with Council’s actions? On the one hand they approve more and more activities for this most fragile of coastal zones, an area that should be protected and bolstered, while on the other hand they spend scant funds to address the damage these activities and events cause. The more feet on the dunes, the more they are undermined and destabilised. No dunes; no

a direct comparison between Council’s claims and theirs. That’s probably because they will use any argument to justify their cause for unlimited holiday letting. They were comparing apples to durians.

As I understand it, certain areas in the Shire will always be available for 365 days holiday letting: certain areas will fall under the 90-day holiday letting cap. This allows people like myself (STRA registered) to go for holidays; renting our houses out to pay for them.

Investors with houses want maximum return with little regard for the neighbourhood effects of happy – but irresponsible – partying holiday makers. This is not a local problem. It’s in communities in Europe, Hawaii, Spain and the UK too Tourism NSW wants more

town protection; no beach.

When are we going to put our ‘heritage’ environment first? This environment we say we love and respect – yet seem happy to trample on and destroy!

Jan Hackett Byron Bay

What’s criminal?

Thanks for a great article about the stupid reaction of our premier to the recommendations of the NSW Ice Inquiry. Wasting over two years to react, which caused so much pain, suffering, and death in the community, it is just simply criminal to be honest. From which Christian cloud did our premier come down, leaving Father Christmas behind, to say that

tourists for the economy, but doesn’t care that Byron Bay or other tourist towns are already saturated with tourists. The way to add more sugar to water to make a supersaturated solution is to heat it up. The way to make more money is to fill up all the houses with tourists. The irony is that the extra tourists want their houses cleaned, cold drinks at their bars, nice service at the restaurants; but there are no affordable residences for the workers.

According to the advertisement’s ASTRA quote, jobs and $millions will be jeopardised if the 90-day cap is imposed. We then might have the problem of renters getting nine-month leases as house owners put the rent up for the holidays. Let’s hope not.

Raphael Lee Cass Byron Bay

‘drugs don’t have a place in our society’!?.

Has he forgotten that alcohol is the worst drug of all, causing so much violence, death and suffering every day in our homes and on the streets? What a clever country we are, where, in Canberra, you can grow two cannabis plants and walk around with 50 grams, to protect politicians’ kids, while in NSW you are taken to court.

How many people died before we finally got past Howard [government] resistance and established safe injecting rooms. What a sad farce we are letting happen!

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Surf films make a splash at Byron Bay Film Festival

Surfing is a central part of Byron Bay’s identity and this year’s surf films are certain to bring the whole community together in a celebration of athleticism, wild seas and sheer joy in our exquisite environment.

BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL HAS ALWAYS paid homage to surfing and surf culture but this year surpasses itself with a line-up that documents the history of the sport, honours some of its largerthan-life characters, and explores the journeys its devotees take – geographical, psychological, spiritual.

Leading with the tagline, Shining Light in Darkness, the 2022 festival illuminates the joys and heartaches of the sport, its highs and occasional lows.

Surfing tends to attract a certain kind of person: vagabonds, outsiders, adventurer/ risk-takers, those looking for the rawest, and most uplifting, experiences life can offer.

One such is Californian Dick Metz, now 93, who caught his first wave aged seven on a redwood surfboard weighing nearly 50kg. In 1958, Dick set off on a three-year surfing adventure around the world and upon his return told his friend Bruce Brown about his travels. It was the inspiration for Brown’s film The Endless Summer –perhaps the most famous and well-loved surf film of all time.

BBFF2022 is happy to be screening the Australian Premiere of a lively documentary that reveals the untold story behind Dick’s adventures – and the

1966 film – with the documentary Birth of the Endless Summer. For veteran board-riders it will stir great memories of their own endless summers; grommets will be inspired to continue their personal

journeys. The original film, The Endless Summer itself, will have a special retrospective screening at Lennox Head Cultural Centre on Sunday October 23.

If Metz was the father of modern surfing, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku is its godfather – a legend in his own country and globally, a towering figure who showed what it was to play with dignity, to mix fun and nobility, to reach the pinnacle of a sport and remain humble. His story is told in the powerful, family-friendly documentary, Waterman – a word still used in surfing circles as the ultimate accolade for someone who acquits him or herself with confidence, knowledge and humility in the waves. Kelly Slater calls him the King of Surfing, but Duke was also an Olympic swimming superstar and a Hawaiian icon. Brilliant, beautiful and black, he shattered records and defied racism to bring surfing to the world. Narrated by Jason Momoa, Waterman features commentary from surfing’s biggest stars, while relating Hawaii’s history and the meaning of Aloha. Hawaii’s waves are much sought after, but for decades the search for the perfect wave has taken surfers to every corner of the globe. With its big wave challenges, Nazare in Portugal is a magnet for such seekers.

The town is a stopping point for renowned skipper and life-long thrill-seeker Matt Knight and world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton on their journey into the remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean – a hunt for buried treasure and a search for a mythical, never-ridden wave. Their journey, and others with Knight’s family, are documented in Savage Waters. Narrated by Charles Dance, Savage Waters boasts jaw-dropping cin ematography, mind-boggling sea drama,

and heart-warming footage showing the family that surfs together laughs together. Much-travelled and award-winning filmmaker Peter Hamblin, who brought us Let’s Be Frank and Riss, returns with another masterpiece this year, titled Sweet Adventure. The affable South African director’s latest life-enhancing gem features boats, beats, boards, beers and barrels and a posse of pro surfers. Narrated by the likeable Selema Masekela, Sweet Adventure is a heady mix of tourism promo, surf adventure, comedy and love letter to El Salvadore.

A surf/life/ecology film that will have huge appeal to local audiences comes from one of Byron’s own, Matty Hannon. Having its World Premiere at BBFF2022, The Road to Patagonia is a gorgeous record of what Matty calls “a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in nature”. Matty had 16 years’ experience travelling and living in the world’s most obscure surf spots before setting himself the challenge of travelling down the entire west coast of the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.

His debut feature is a stunning success, with superb natural world photography, a unique and compelling soundtrack from Swedish singer/songwriter Daniel Norgren, and an uplifting storyline that encompasses First People’s wisdom, ayahuasca, meditation, mountains, motorbike mayhem, masculine vulnerability and burgeoning love.

These outstanding feature films are supported throughout the Festival by a range of surf-inspired short films from all over the world. Immerse yourself in wonder.

Tickets sell fast, so book early to avoid missing out – visit www.bbff.com.au

Clockwise from top left: Savage Waters, The Road to Patagonia, Waterman, and Sweet Adventure. Inset is surf legend Duke Paoa Kahanamoku.

Old Man Shouts At Cloud #5

A journey of a step or two

Michael McDonald

Apart from organic shiraz, my latest investment in health is this mini-stepper, or ‘massage stepper’ as they call it in the country of origin.

I was pleased to discover it works and is easy to use. It can be used on a daily basis and is especially handy for those days when it is too hot or too cold outside or it seems too far to the front door.

Oh the delights!

An extra enjoyment I did not expect is the owner’s manual, with sentences such as this: ‘It would produce an effect of conduction to human body by stimulating the refection ZONES, in another, word it would be much helpful to our health if we can walk with BARE FEET as possible we can.’

The reflexology chart for the feet is very detailed. I’ll be hammering the genitalia regions on the heel as much as possible for help with my insomnig [sic].

The device has a tiny computer

powered by a triple A battery. It tells you how many steps you have taken

and how many calories you have burned. With my already light frame I can’t afford to burn too many calories or I’ll become a bushfire of dispersed molecules.

Mini-steppers are a big thing on YouTube, if you want to see one in action. Be careful, though, there are people who do full-body workouts for a terrifying 20 minutes.

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After a decade of embarrassing appointments, the world body FIDE has finally booted a commentator for sexism.

Ilya Smirin was dropped for the final two rounds of the Astana Grand Prix after some of his commentary was highlighted online. This included querying why a woman would want to earn a ‘men’s’ Grandmaster title, admitting that he had privately said that chess is not a sport for women, and commending the top seed for playing like a man. Co-commentator Fiona Steil-Antoni politely challenged Smirin, who proceeded to dig a deep er hole for himself.

Yet FIDE knew exactly what they were getting when they appointed Smirin to the commentary role. He had been the official annotator at the Sochi Women’s World KO Championship in 2015 and wrote, after a match had been decided in a tiebreaker, ‘I am really convinced that the number of games in women’s tie breaks should be reduced to avoid the sometimes unbearable stress for girls.’

Mind you, Smirin’s comments in 2015 were mild compared to the contempt for the players held by the two main commentators for the event, Sergey Shipov and Evgeny Miroshnichenko, their commentary described as ‘shameful’ by one Grandmaster participant. One example from Miroshnichenko: ‘This

is possibly the best format for the Women’s World Championship as girls get bored playing a 12 game match, [whereas] a knock-out is so emotional! Their brand of chess is different; having their mind locked on a long match is harder for them.’

Grandmasters with such views have been appointed over and over again to commentate on women’s events. In 2016 at the Women’s World Championship match in Lviv, I joined the commentary box just after host Adrian Mikhalchishin had explained that when training girls they must be given easier openings to learn than boys. A moment later he was describing a mistake by one player as a typical girl’s move.

Such a mindset is so heavily ingrained among some ex-Soviet Grandmasters that even after the furore over his comments in Astana, Smirin did not understand what he had done wrong: ‘I did not say anything really bad: perhaps slightly impolite but nothing more. Most of it was clearly a joke. I love and respect chess and women.’

Perhaps the most surprising feature of the entire incident was that FIDE decided to take any action at all against Smirin. For an organisation which prefaced its Year of Women in Chess by announcing a breast enlargement company as its major sponsor for women’s chess, FIDE has always been felt to have a tin ear in such matters, but perhaps that is beginning to change.

Byron Community Centre

When did the community centre change to Byron Theatre and was there any public information shared as to this change?

I am a very happy member of the elder beats, a drumming circle for elderly people that was based at the community centre. There were many other classes: singing, yoga, drama and I am sure many more activities. These activities now have been moved to the cabin near the tennis courts, which is very difficult for people relying on public transport.

It is very important to keep us oldies interested in communicating with our peers and gives us something to look forward to each week. Can your esteemed newspaper endeavour to

find out why this has happened, it is supposed to be a Community Centre – not the Byron Theatre.

Wendy Saville Lennox Head

Queenie

Has enough time passed for comment on the ‘service’ Queen Elizabeth granted England over 70 years? Probably not, but I’m not one to stand on ceremony.

My recollection is of a monarch who was, unlike her son Charles, devoid of relevant opinion on any subject. She had a neutral persona that allowed an adoring public to project upon her a range of fantasies that had little to do with reality. It was the secret of her success – she was as accommodating as a dress-up doll. I pity Charles for the obligation he will no doubt feel to follow suit.

I remind readers that Her Majesty was compliant in terms of Gough William’s dismissal – nothing to see there. She was also a bit rough on Princess Diana, but the royal spin doctors soon took care of that. The topic of Baroness Thatcher sticks in my throat though; I’ve long wondered how a shopkeeper’s daughter not only acquired a bigger plum in her mouth than anyone in the royal family, but became a member of the aristocracy bearing the Queen-blessed title ‘Baroness’.

I’ve been reminded of Thatcher by the new British PM, Liz Truss, who apparently was a fan of Thatcher to the extent of even aping her very clothing. Now she has further aped the Baroness by granting tax cuts to the rich and privileged in order to ‘stimulate the economy’. Some things never change, especially class betrayal.

One of the Baroness’ most aggressive measures in the ‘80s was to try to impose a ‘poll’ tax. Everyone was obliged to pay £10 tax, regardless of income or means. It was, in other words, an existence tax, a tax on being alive in Britain at that time.

apathy turned into confected outrage; nothing like an external war to distract the peasants, eh! A fleet commissioned by a second-rate power called Britain then confronted a third-rate power called Argentina, with predictable results. My enduring image is of an old battleship called the ‘General Belgrano’ being pursued and sunk, with the gratuitous loss of 300 plus lives. A sacrifice to the Baroness.

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Enter dear Thatcher, who was well down in the opinion polls at the time. Suddenly

It was 30 years later that I understood this incident a little better. Older readers will be aware that Britain has long exercised military censorship via ‘D-notices’. For example, the Split Enz song ‘Six Months in a Leaky Boat’ was banned as a possible threat to morale. However, it was a documentary that was aired about five years ago that really lifted the lid on Britain’s military competence. Interviews with Argentine air force pilots revealed how much this third-rate power knew about Britain’s vulnerabilities; a total of 28 British ships were sunk, a couple courtesy of French-built exocet missiles. In other words, the hit on the Belgrano at a time when the war was all but over was simple old-fashioned vindictiveness – and seen as such even in Britain. Anyway, the Baroness in her various ways set back the feminist tide by a generation, demonstrating that fearlessness alone will not change the world for the better. Meanwhile I wonder whether Queen Lizzie awarded Maggie the title as a reward for killing on the high seas (long valued by Britain) or for their services to privilege and male ascendancy?

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Time for the monarchy to apologise

Neville Newell

The Mullum Brunswick Valley branch of the Labor Party acknowledges the significance of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years as head of the British Monarchy. The branch also expresses sympathy to the Queen’s children, their descendants and relatives in this time of loss of their family matriarch.

With the installation of a new monarch in King Charles III there is an opportunity for the Royal Family to acknowledge and apologise for their past actions, especially those affecting Indigenous peoples here at home and around the world.

Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Discussion at a branch meeting prior to the Queen’s death centred on Labor’s promise of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and federal referendum on this. Arising from this, and concern worldwide for indigenous rights and the varying acknowledgements of past

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wrongs carried out under the umbrella of various empires and colonialism the branch unanimously endorsed the following:

[The] Conference notes

the commendable approach now being taken by the Vatican with the Pope travelling to Canada to apologise to Canada’s Indigenous peoples for the systemic abuse inflicted on children of Indigenous families over many decades. Conference calls on the head of the Monarchy (presently Queen Elizabeth II) to similarly apologise to the Indigenous populations of all present and former Commonwealth countries for the genocide, rape and murder of individuals, destruction of culture, and misappropriation of natural resources. This, all in the name of the Monarchy and for the benefit of England.

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Loft lager

Every

4–6pm

& $2 fresh oysters

Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9–11pm 2 for $20 Classic Espresso Martini. Open every day from 4pm till late.

OPEN

Legend Pizza

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

Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner.

Menu, more details –@mainstreet_burgerbar

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Success Thai Mon–Fri lunch & dinner, closed Sundays.

Lunch 12 noon–3pm. Dinner from 5–8.30pm. 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

The Rocks

Brunch

6.30am–2pm, Thu–Mon 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663

Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au @therocksbyronbay

Byron’s Freshest Pizza

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.

Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner.

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.

The Rocks is back in business! We have a range of freshly sourced dishes, Reverence coffee, and hand-made juices and smoothies at locals prices.

Fully licensed, all-day brunch and happy hour from 11am. Check out our new dishes on Instagram!

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Yokos Bistro

an authentic atmosphere. Dine-in

takeaway.

all tastes, from epic burgers to

treats and

vibes at

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welcome. Takeaway is

$18 Sunday roast lunch.

Authentic Thai Tuesday to Friday. $20 Massamun. $18 Tuesday night grills! Christmas party bookings.

at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club.

Barrio Eatery & Bar

1 Porter Street, North Byron

Mon–Tues: 7am–3pm

Wed–Sat: 7am–10pm

www.barriobyronbay.com.au

@barriobyronbay

0411 323 165

Wahlburgers

Byron Bay

American style burger restaurant & sports bar

Upstairs at Mercato on Byron, Jonson Street.

www.Wahlburgers.com.au

North Byron

61 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay

Ph 6685 6500

www.northbyronhotel.com.au

Open 10am–8pm daily

Barrio brings together the local community in a relaxed environment for all-day dining.

The wood-fired oven and open-flame grill is the heart of the restaurant.

Keep an eye on socials for daily specials.

American &

Thur–Sun

music Fri–Sun.

Open 11am to 9pm daily – dine-in or

‘Byron’s

Celebrations

by Liz JacksonCELEBRATIONS

BY LIZ JACKSON

Oliver’s happy hens

‘If you can look after fifty chickens’, Oliver tells me, ‘you might as well look after 500.’ In between a steady stream of customers and friends, I’m chatting to Oliver Bora at his stall. Now in his early twenties, he’s been raising chooks for three-and-a-half years, having launched the business while still a student at the Shearwater Steiner School in Mullumbimby. This was also the site of his business, but just before the floods he relocated to The Farm in Byron Bay, that initial flock of 450-odd birds have now increased to between 2000 and 2500. ‘It’s a perfect place’, he says.

When I ask Oliver if he ever feels, even faintly, that he might be missing out on the sort of travel and adventuring that most other young men his age are either doing or contemplating, he shakes his head.  ‘I grew up in China’, he says, ‘and we did loads of travelling.’ His Milanese-born father worked in textiles – and so Oliver is fluent in Italian, Mandarin and English. ‘It was a tricky time to travel anyway’, he says, ‘so I thought, “knuckle down and do some work!”.’

Oliver is a shining role-model for young farmers (a rare breed, I’m often told by older ones) and indeed has two 17-year-old boys helping out after school. His latest thing is Bone Broth, also sold from his stall. Collaborating with The Coop in Byron Bay, he slow-simmers it for 18 hours with lots of

Oliver Bora sells eggs from organic-fed happy hens.

aromatics, and tells me it’s a great addition to sauces, stocks and curries. It’s also a way to utilise the older chickens, the ones no longer laying, which he’s poured so much energy and so many resources into, up to the very end, so: zero waste, closing the loop, respecting both beast and environment. And it’s good for you too!

Oliver’s Hens can be found every Friday at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market from 7am–11am.

Lambruk Pantry

Simon Haslam

Lambruk Pantry is a family-owned local gourmet providore based in the heart of the Byron Shire. If you’re looking for something classy, that’s also healthy and made right here, they’re right on the mark.

They have a huge range of hampers at different price points, some of which even come with wine. There are categories of nibbles, sweets, drinks, snacks and herbs and spices, with everything from a simple jar of strawberry sauce for $14, up to a luxe hamper for six, with wine. Plus, you can add chocolates, sweets, coffee, cheeses – the options are endless.

This makes Lambruk Pantry products ideal to bring out at a picnic with friends, at your dinner parties, when you’re lazing around on the deck, or as a special gift for someone. They create their own range of condiments and hampers using house-made products sourced locally and beyond. Products from their own label include sauces, chutneys and relishes, all made with no ‘nasties’ and low sugar.

Owner, Paige Brierley, is strongly inspired by loving memories of cooking with her nonna and aunty, from whom she learnt many skills, as well as igniting the joy of being creative in the kitchen. Her memories and passion, along with a desire to improve her health, are the material from which Lambruk Pantry was born.

Having a specialised, handcrafted inventory, sourced locally where possible, but always from within Australia, is a strong ideology that the business is operating within. The entire range is wholly produced in the Mullumbimby Industrial Estate by Paige herself, her mother and an apprentice. She says that when you keep the business ‘boutique’, you have a good idea of the quality of what you’re producing – they only make ten kilo batches

of any of their products.

The Lambruk Pantry hampers are a concert of goods from local food producers and are created with many different occasions in mind. Personally, I liked the sound of the Blossoming Beauty Hamper, or perhaps the Gourmet Lifestyle Hamper – how sweet it would be. There should be a hamper called, ‘I like lazing around with friends pretending I’m at a holiday house hamper’, with lots of wine! For the truly lazy, or those with holiday guests coming, the good news is these hampers can be delivered throughout the Byron Shire and the near Gold Coast.

There are also a couple of gluten free hampers and a Lambruk sample hamper for giving all of the products a test drive.

Being small-batch and house-made, the condiments are not going to taste like the same-same jars of big makers found everywhere. The Lambruk Pantry has an intention that its products are for sharing with loved ones and, being inspired by love, they might just hit the mark.

www.lambrukpantry.com.au Ph: 02 6684 1066 @lambrukpantry

Just us, with the wild goat

Simon Haslam

I don’t know if you can recall one of those luminous moments in your life when it just seemed to be you, perhaps with a loved one or group of friends, in a magical connected space. Perhaps a whole marvellous world was surrounding you, but you were just afloat, content within your charmed space for a while. Perhaps you were falling in love, perhaps you were watching the sunrise, or perhaps you were just high on life for a while.

Sometimes these magical moments seem to come so easily, but at other times, in the repetitive struggle of everyday life, they seem like a distant memory. You have to fight for moments like this, and after all, aren’t they worth fighting for? Isn’t that memory of what it’s like to be alive what you swore you’d never forget?

If you want to treat yourself and make special moments, Wild Goat Events do all the work for you so you don’t have to! They create luxury events, like their latest ‘Toast the Sun’ experience where you will be picked up in a luxury car, like maybe a Kombi. They’ll take you to the sun, well, close enough to the sunrise to see it, and after that they’ll leave you alone, Bohemian style… well actually more emphasis

on the style, and the Boho, as we’re in Byron here, not floating on Dal Lake in Peshawar or on Lake Inle any more!

Stylish rug, stylish cushions, feathers, stones, maybe coral and some driftwood? Sure, but these are just props, aren’t they; setting the mood is really up to you. Maybe you’re going to propose, maybe you’re going to share something unforgettable with the friends who are so important to you. Maybe you’re just going to remind your partner that they’re the one you really want to share a sunrise with.

And then there’s food, which can be more than a prop, it can be essential, especially when you’ve arisen before sunrise and you want to keep the mood going. Even the gods would have the

occasional sip of ambrosia, wouldn’t they? Whatever it is, it’s fresh, local produce, perhaps sustainable and home-made, served with seasonal fruit, cold -pressed juice and spring water. Want something more? Give Hannah a ring at Wild Goat Events and see whether they have what might make it special for you.

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Includes custom oven/trailer Nissan Navarra with branded canopy and everything needed to cater events.

Call for info and to discuss pricing

Ali 0439 302 898

BSA Term Four courses enrolling now

BSA has a full program of Short Courses and Weekend Workshops to meet your creative needs available for Term Four. Classes are limited to small groups in order to maximise one-on-one time with instructors. Upcoming classes include painting, ceramics, mixed-media and sculpture. Visit their website for more information. byronschoolofart.com

Climate Conversations

Lone Goat Gallery and Byron Shire Council are calling for artists to explore the theme of ‘Adaptation’ through a new project called Climate Conversations.

Adaptation is an act or process of change to become better suited to an environment or situation.

Artists can submit innovative ideas that will engage the community and can be presented around this theme. Artists will receive a fee of $5,000 to fund the project with an additional budget for community events.

The successful project will take place in 2023 at Lone Goat Gallery in Byron Bay and the community will be invited to take

The expression of interest is open to all Northern Rivers artists, art producers and artist teams and the organisers encourage anyone interested in this opportunity to apply via www.lonegoatgallery.com.

Applications close on 30 November 2022.

Enquiries: email lonegoatgallery@byron.nsw.gov.au

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ADAPTATION

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GALLERY COSMOSIS VISIONARY ART 2/22 BRIGANTINE ST. BYRON BAY OPEN TUES–SAT 10AM–4PM OR BY APPOINTMENT 0431 331 205

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79 BAYVIEW DRIVE, EAST BALLINA WELCOME BY APPOINTMENT ARTIST/SCULPTOR DAVID HARRISON 0412 664 284

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Call for expressions of interest from artists to explore how we adapt, reorganise andto how we and evolve in the face of climate changeevolve in the face of climate change. $5,000 Creative Commission.Creative Commission.

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c.a.s.e.

c.a.s.e. is back on the ground launching the 2022 Postcard Show with an exhibition at the Byron School of Art in Mullumbimby from 16–18 December 2022.

The theme ‘Moving Through Time’ commemorates their celebrations of 20 years since their founding on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung Nation.

Entries are now open and will close 19 November, so start planning your art masterpieces.

All media welcome including the ten second video category. Find full details and entry forms on our website www.caseartspace.com or a link via their IG page @c.a.s.e.inc.

Wollumbin Art Award

James and the Giant Peach

Murwillumbah Theatre Company is excited to present the magical pantomime James and the Giant Peach from October 14–30 – and it’s free.

Yes, all of your favourite characters from the popular Roald Dahl book will come to life on the stage at Murwillumbah Civic Centre and you can see it at no charge!

A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible the fantasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl has been adapted for the stage by Richard George and is directed by Colin Elliott.

This event is proudly funded by the NSW Government and delivered in partnership with Tweed Shire Council.

Bookings are essential via www.murwillumbahtheatrecompany.com.au or at Larkins Electrical in Main Street, Murwillumbah or at the door.

For enquiries, phone 0498 831 575.

The Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) is the Tweed Regional Gallery’s new biennial $30,000 award; open to artists living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Lismore and Gold Coast City. The award, named for the mountain the Gallery overlooks, celebrates the calibre and diversity of artists of the region.

The WAA 2022 exhibition showcases an impressive selection of artworks from shortlisted works.

The inaugural judge is writer, curator and editor of VAULT Magazine, Alison Kubler.

Tweed Regional Gallery

Open 10am–5pm Wednesday to Sunday. 2 Mistral Way, Murwillumbah South 02 6670 2790 gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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Ballina Art Society Exhibition

Ballina Art Society will be showcasing their members’ latest artworks at their exhibition from 28–30 October at Tintenbar Hall. This will be their 50th consecutive annual art exhibition – a stellar achievement! Come along and support our local artists and enjoy a cuppa and homemade treat at the historic Tintenbar Hall.

All artworks are for sale.

When: Fri 28 Oct, from 1–5pm followed by an Awards Ceremony 6–8pm.

Sat 29 Oct, 10–6 pm, Sun 30, 10–4pm

on 2nd December at Tintenbar Hall. Members and tutors past and present and friends are invited to join in the celebrations.

For more information contact Cecily Barrack on 0435 835 102.

Byron Theatre

Enjoy great world art and hilarious National Theatre Live on the big screen at Byron Theatre.

No painter in the world is both more famous and less known than Edvard Munch. If his ‘Scream’ has become the iconic symbol of our contemporary angst, the rest of his art is less familiar.

Munch: Love, Ghosts and Lady Vampires explores the work of this enigmatic artist. Wednesday 19 October, 2pm.

Jack Absolute Flies Again, a rollicking new

Don’t miss this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals.

Wednesday 2 November, 11am. Book now at byrontheatre.com.

The

Peek Gallery

Located in the heart of downtown Byron Bay, Peek Gallery showcases art from both their represented artists and friends, inviting art collectors and the culturally curious to discover the wealth of talent in our local region and beyond. They are also available for residential or commercial in the market for investment art to add to your collection.

To get in touch, call them on 0488 64 64 64, email hello@peekgallery.com, or visit them at 7/8 Fletcher St. Byron Bay (one block back from the beach).

Exhibition

Ballina Art Society

28, 29 and 30 October - Free Entry

Tintenbar

Hall

Fri 28th: 1–5pm Awards Ceremony

6–8pm

Sat 29th: 10–6pm

Sun 30th: 10–4pm

All artworks are for sale and light refreshments and home-made treats available for purchase.

Artist

Cryptic Clues

ACROSS

1. Card castle collapses – it is made of string! (4,6)

6. Time and state right for a king (4)

9. New in relict store – look but don’t buy (6,4)

10. Study unknown – but say it’s not so (4)

12. Reptilian heels evolve – handy for swinging through trees! (10,4)

14. Take a shine to the man from Gdansk (6)

15. Song for Gliar (8)

17. Young charge with a line for a party member (8)

19. Bits of wood, said to be from the river in hell (6)

22. Both Pueblo maps charted – handy for picking things up! (9,5)

24. Correct credit (4)

25. Dinner ale, substitute for a hormone (10)

26. Bun or turnover? (4)

27. Idiot – one position needed for help (10)

DOWN

1. Intimidates farm animals (4)

2. Study birdsong, adjured Spooner to the vine twister (7)

3. Idiot – the mount is found in the laundry (7,5)

4. Idiot – the expert will agree (6)

5. No ladies found for the Spartan general (8)

7. Complex operation, it’s called – the woman and an explosion! (7)

8. The princess, for one, to become embarrassed – a very big deal! (5,5)

11. That other era, improbably intimate (5,2,5)

13. Pins, or to cord – it’s for the shifty PR man! (4,6)

16. Pointed jibe, like around a party in the Caribbean (8)

18. Not right between Cancer and Capricorn – but right up to date! (7)

20. A flower for the martyred Jesuit (7)

21. Savage enemy, one found in Aden (6)

23. Festival of doom, they call it (4)

Quick Clues

Confessions of an Ugly Sister

I like myself. It’s taken a long time to realise that I’m okay; to stop measuring myself against benchmarks where I always come up short. Obviously not literally. I’m a tall person. Tall people are perceived as confident and powerful and capable. It’s how I see myself. I always thought I had high selfesteem, but realised that was just my low self-esteem trying to bully me into submission. It’s a survival mechanism. It hasn’t always been easy. It’s a process.

I am a 54-year-old full-bodied tall woman. I have never known what it is like to be invisible. I have sometimes wished that I could have a week, or at least a day, of being smaller. Of being less visible, less obvious. What is it like to be petite? I will never know. It would have been nice sometimes to go unnoticed.

I have spent my life being too noticed. Like a billboard that vandals can spray their vitriol onto.

People have always commented on the way I look. Like my bigness is some sort of aberrance that means I belong to the world, not just myself.

Like I’m a building, not a being, and the rest of humanity has been asked to make submissions. I’ve had the most wonderful, flattering things said to me and some less than flattering. Of course I tend to remember the less flattering. I wonder why people do that? Why they say things that could be hurtful? Or comment when it’s none of their business? The other day someone said, ‘I sometimes don’t know if you are a man or a woman.’ I was surprised. It’s not something I would ever say to anyone. I don’t think I would even think it. It confirmed something I have always known about myself, that when it comes to fitting into the Cinderella shoe of the very binary feminine, I’ve always been an ‘Ugly Sister’. Then the person recognised the silence that descended on the room and tried to save themselves with a lifeline: ‘you look like a woman tonight’. Thanks.

Of course it was a man; a selfappointed member of the gender police. It was a man I was taller than. And a man over whom I had more power. I was high status, he was low. The inference about me being a man dressed as a woman was meant to diminish me, to make me feel less-than, to shame me.

It reminded me of what an older woman once said to me…

She had dementia, so I forgave her. She had lost the filter that edited harsh comments, although I never knew her pre-dementia so perhaps it was never there in the first place...

She said to me: ‘It’s such a shame’. I said ‘What’s a shame?’ Then she said ‘For a tall girl you have such a pretty face.’ I was taken aback. ‘Is it not good to be tall?’ She looked at me like I was an idiot and quipped ‘No! It’s very mannish.’ I laughed. But it stuck. All these years I thought I was an attractive woman, but had I been going through life as a ‘pretty man’? An ‘Ugly Sister’? It’s clear that when it comes to narrow confines, like a lot of people, I just don’t fit the glass slipper. Fuck fragility.

Gender and identity is vast. For many, this Cinderella shoe isn’t ours. It’s painful. It gives us bunions. We’re into Blundstones or Birkenstocks. Some of us don’t wear shoes at all. As a straight cis female this gives me

the smallest insight into what it feels like to have other people pass judgement on where you sit in their binary gender world.

I am unique. I don’t have to conform to any reductive idea of masculine or feminine. And it’s no one’s business except mine. Show other people respect and realise that gender and sexual identity is diverse – thank god. Otherwise the world would be so bloody boring.

I’ve stepped up as a Give Out champion for Queer Family – who are fundraising for flood-affected LGBTQIA+ community. Help improve mental health and reduce social isolation by supporting Queer Family.

https://giveout.org.au/t/ queerfamilyinc

BY LILITH

Outer-planetary

retrograde squeezes continue to predict changes to world currencies; particularly the form of money as we know it...

ARIES: October’s overall invitation to Aries is to keep refining your personal inventory of what else to let go in order to fully share your trail-blazing contributions with the world. The full moon of 10 October in your own passionista sign makes self-promotion the name of this week’s game.

TAURUS: The present Venus season is excellent for reflecting on relationships, especially the most important one – with yourself. It’s for getting back into harmony with the cycles and rhythms of nature, which are so restorative because we’re part of it; and for revisiting your inner world, refreshing your creativity and revamping your physical presentation.

GEMINI: It’s virtually impossible for you Twins to focus on one single thing, and your primo planet Mercury heading into the sign of considering both sides of a question won’t make decisions any easier. When offered an either/or choice during October, consider looking for a third alternative that might be an even better fit.

CANCER: This month’s astral emphasis is in your home zone, but October’s also about money: what you own and what you owe. Queen Venus in her home base is operating at full strength, and pyrotechnic full moon on 10 October declares it’s high time to elevate, luxuriate –and decorate.

LEO: Potent full moon on 10 October is your personal power point for a significant rerouting of your life decisions from now on. Be prepared for anything-goes Uranus to pop a life-changing proposal. Unleash Leo fierceness, if you will, but for best results share the stage so others can shine their light.

VIRGO: You know overexertion leads to burnout, and rushing too much can cheat you out of essential learning, but this week’s harmonious vibes help smooth over rough patches. And while Venusian values are ascendant, why not place something beautiful on your work desk; a flowering plant, healing crystal or calming piece of art.

LIBRA: According to Libran author Ursula LeGuin: ‘Words are events... they transform both speaker and hearer’. Change often begins in art, and very often in the art of words, she says. And with articulate Mercury on its way into Libra, you can make a real difference by speaking out for a just cause.

SCORPIO: In the final stage of this year’s journey to Scorpio rising, if 10 October full moon brings pressing issues to a head, it’s a blessing. Really. Because any discontent with current conditions is heaven-sent to fuel the change you know is necessary. During which, never underestimate your own extraordinary resources.

SAGITTARIUS: As October restocks your social networks with inspiring new friends and influential connections, check out Sagittarian Edith Piaf singing ‘Je Ne Regrette Rien’ – if you need something inspirational to relight your fire and encourage you to choose what’s important now rather than what you loved – or didn’t – in the past.

CAPRICORN: In an already up and down month, Pluto’s significant move from dormant to active in your sign doesn’t come entirely unencumbered, so if vivid emotions bubble up, keep trusted sounding boards close. And know that the buried brilliance that has been composting for a long time will also be uncovered.

AQUARIUS: Value systems and priorities are changing about how you make money, engage in relationships and live in community. This week’s challenge for Aquarians is balancing impersonal regard for humanity at large with personal commitment to individuals: whether to collaborate or fly solo, whether to ride it out, or to say a grateful goodbye.

PISCES: Chances for growth don’t diminish this week but they may change form, so let October’s creative genius help reframe anxiety into courage, loss into possibility, isolation into relationship. Willpower is often weaker when Venus is in Libra, so good luck resisting temptation, especially during weekend Pisces moon.

BUNDJALUNG ART MARKET

This year the region’s favourite Art on Bundjalung Market is coming to Kyogle on Saturday22 October

The event will take over Stratheden St from 9am–3pm, celebrating the creative cultural heritage of the Bundjalung region. It features handmade arts and crafts by established and emerging artists and collectives who are working with traditional and contemporary techniques and materials including weaving, ceramics, carving, photography, painting and textiles.

Art On Bundjalung Market is an opportunity to see, experience, and purchase incredible work being produced by Bundjalung artists, and it offers a unique chance to meet the makers, hear their stories and share their culture.

The event opens with a Welcome to Country and presents local music, dance, and cultural family activities.

The cultural program includes local Elders connecting with the community through the sharing and celebration of culture.

Art on Bundjalung Market is presented by Arts Northern Rivers, the peak arts organisation for the region working to deliver services and projects that foster artistic innovation and excellence to ensure access and engagement with arts and cultural activity. Arts Northern Rivers Executive Director, Jane Fuller, says the overwhelming success of the Art on Bundjalung Market events in Lismore have proved the importance of continuing to deliver this event to our community.

This is a joyous day of immersing ourselves as a collective community in the incredible cultural offerings of Bundjalung creatives and artisans.

For more information visit artonbundjalung.com

PHIL MANNING

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

Manning is one of the four original members of the legendary blues band Chain, and if you haven’t heard their song ‘Black and Blue’ then you are not only in a tiny minority but you have missed out on the best Australian blues song ever.

The song and the band are ingrained in our psyche like kangaroos, hot summers and oranges at half-time, and last week Seven spoke to Phil Manning, who is proving, during the band’s 55th anniversary, that he is still one of the hottest guitarists in the country.

On hanging out with the blues greats of this and last century, Manning says he feels very fortunate. ‘I got to do all these wonderful tours with these great artists and that’s been a huge influence on me. And what, of course, was great, was the fact that when I was 16 and 17 I heard all the records by people like Muddy and BB and then a few years later I was touring with them. It was very exciting.’

Manning says Buddy Guy would probably be his biggest influence as an electric guitar player. ‘I mean, obviously, the era that I came through with people like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Mike Bloomfield, they’re the people that really influenced me back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, but Buddy Guy stood out as the guy that really influenced me big time and he also influenced all those others too – Clapton, Hendrix, Beck, they were all influenced by Buddy Guy. In a lot of ways, Buddy is almost the grandfather of modern electric, blues guitar playing.’

Manning says they always play ‘Black and Blue’ and it’s not hard to keep it fresh. ‘We have a sort of a fixed version of it that we perform on stage, but within that version there are also areas that are a bit loose. For instance, Matt won’t play the same harmonica solo two nights in a row – I never play the same solo ever – my memory is not that good! So there’s a degree of flexibility.’

Manning says he never gets sick of ‘Black and Blue’: ‘We owe that song a lot. Because, if it hadn’t been for that particular song, it’s very likely neither Matt nor I would have had the careers that we’ve had. People love it. They love to sing along with it and we’re really happy to be able to get out there and play it.’

Manning says the funniest thing is that it’s so mournful. ‘It’s such a bloody dirge. When we recorded it, we laughed our heads off. At the time, we just thought this thing is going to be the biggest flop known to mankind, or it’s going to be a hit – it turned out big.’

Manning says that at the 2023 Bluesfest he is hoping to catch the likes of Christone Kingfish whose show he hasn’t yet seen, but he’s also very happy to catch up with his mates. ‘There’s loads of our friends on at the festival. It’ll be a great chance to catch up with people. Especially after this bloody stupid two years of lockdown –one thing that I’ve really missed is just catching up with music and musical mates. It’s been very disappointing to not be able to get out and see your peers play –that’s such a great thing about music.’

For more information about Bluesfest, visit: bluesfest.com.au.

What do blues folk Muddy Waters, Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins, BB King, Albert King, Freddie King, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Robert Cray, George Thorogood, Ash Grunwald, Jeff Lang, Juzzie Smith, Geoff Achison and even Buddy Guy, all have in common? They can all say they’ve met Phil Manning.

DREAMING OF MIDSUMMER

Byron Ballet Company is currently preparing for one of the world’s most beloved ballets, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

This original creation of Shakespeare’s evergreen tale includes all of its most beloved characters: Oberon, the jealous fairy

king; Titania, the proud fairy queen; Puck, the mischievous troublemaker; and the comical star-struck lovers.

The ballet portrays the adventures of two young couples in love and all the delightful mischief the woodland fairies create

for them. Puck knows that love makes fools of us all and cannot resist the temptation to confuse the young lovers in their choice in love.

The Company’s director, Yvonne Hall, said they chose this ballet because of the comedic fun involved: ‘Over recent challenging years I’ve really appreciated the great importance of comedy and humour to lift the spirits.

I hope we can find more comedic ballets in the future.’

Hall says the unique intimacy of the Byron Theatre with its up-closeand-personal atmosphere allows the audience to merge even deeper into this sensual delight.

‘This world of fairies and humans is the perfect ballet for all ages from the youngest to the most ballet-sophisticated.’

The ballet is performed to the ethereal and aristocratic music of master composer Felix Mendelssohn and features principal dancers Micheal Braun, Brittany Duwner, Joshua Freedman, Zac Healy and Jack Best

A Midsummer Night’s Dream has a four-show season: October 14–16.

Tickets can be purchased from: byroncentre.com.au.

WEDNESDAY 5

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS ARONSTEN BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM HARRY NICHOLS, 7.30PM KANE MUIR TRIO 10PM DJ ZAC EWING BYRON THEATRE 2PM VENICE: INFINITELY AVANTE-GARDE – WORLD ART EVENT

PALACE CINEMAS, BYRON BAY, ST. ALI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM TONY AND THE THIEF COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6.30PM COL GERMANO

THURSDAY 6

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JULIAN JAMES & THE MOONSHINE STATE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 2.30PM BROADWATERS DUO, 5PM BEN WALSH DUO, 8PM DAILY J, 10PM DJ MY HAPPY PLACE PALACE CINEMAS, BYRON BAY, ST. ALI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 7PM MONTAIGNE

LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8PM JAM NIGHT HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM BILL JACOBI

ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM FRAZEY FORD

FRIDAY 7

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FAT ALBERT

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM GABRIELLE

8.30PM MADDY JANE, 9.30PM DJ DANNY B

BYRON THEATRE 7PM RADICAL REELS TOUR 2022

PALACE CINEMAS, BYRON BAY, ST. ALI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

BANGALOW HOTEL THE REAL FAKE NEWS WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ ARUANDA HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM BILL JACOBI BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM SAM SIMMONS

MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 5PM BALCONY BEATS WITH DJ HALO

ST JOHN’S SCHOOL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM ECSTATIC DANCE MULLUMBIMBY WITH DJ ISHWARA CLUB LENNOX 7PM MARSHALL OKELL KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MARDI WILSON

SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, SNEAKY SCHNITZEL COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM RICK BARRON 10PM BARNES STORM

SATURDAY 8

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, BACKBEAT BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM DJ DANNY B 10.30PM FLEETMAC WOOD DJ SET

BYRON THEATRE 10.30AM THE LISTIES – ROFL (ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING), 8PM PETER BYRNE –FOREVER DIAMOND PALACE CINEMAS, BYRON BAY, ST. ALI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 8PM THE MOVING STILLS A&I HALL, BANGALOW, 7PM TEMPLE STEP LAUNCH PARTY FT. MURRAY KYLE, DARPAN, MADHU HONEY

SUNDAY 9

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, THE SWAMP CATS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12PM GRACE GROVE, 7.30PM DJ QUENDO, 9.30PM DJ MADAN BYRON THEATRE 2PM PETER BYRNE – FOREVER DIAMOND

PALACE CINEMAS, BYRON BAY, ST. ALI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 5PM MARK CHAPMAN NORTH BYRON HOTEL 5PM DJ ABEL TORO HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM WILD MARMALADE BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 4PM ALL’S NELL THAT ENDS NELLOCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 5PM THE GIN BUGGS MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM SWAMP CATS WITH OPEN MIC JAM WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM LUKE YEAMAN

SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 12PM SHANDELL CROZIER CLUB LENNOX 3PM JOE CONROY LENNOX COMMUNITY MARKET 8AM SKY EATER CHINDERAH TAVERN 2PM SNEAKY SCHNITZEL COOLANGATTA HOTEL 4PM THE SMASHED CRABS

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RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, GUY KACHEL

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WEDNESDAY 12

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OLE FALCO

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM AKOVA

FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM TONY AND THE THIEF ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM SIERRA FERRELL BAND + JONNY FRITZ

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COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6.30PM COL GERMANO

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LIVING BETWEEN

Situated on one of the most sought after coastal locations in Northern NSW, opposite the stunning Sharpes Beach an architectural dream home awaits you. This prize dwelling boasts clear ocean views, 19m lap-pool trimmed with Italian mosaic, luxurious roof top living and a truly bespoke environment inside and out unmatched in the area. As you drive-up the subtly patterned concrete driveway, you’re met with a minimalist feast of strong lines and bold structural components; nothing towards the front door, where knee high windows give light to the interior hallway within.

‘Skyfall ‘

T HE MOST ENVIABLE SANCTUARY OF PRIVACY, PROSPERITY AND P ANORAMIC VIEW S

I t would not be an exaggeration to describe ‘Sk yfall’ as one of the most spectacular properties in one of the most enviable re gions in the world. Sk yfall’ is located in the famousl y beautiful hinterlands of the B y ron Shire, an easy four minutes’ drive to the pretty village of Bangalow and 15 minutes to the iconic coastal township of Byron Bay. With living zone and natural spring set in the gull y, this reall y is god’s own countr y. Per fectl y poised on top butler pantr y, ‘Sk yfall’ is a modern contemporar y residence is an architectural tour de force providing per fect privacy from the world, while also providing vast vistas, that stretch from country to coast – an abso lute must see!

FORSALE

This rare vacant lot within an easy level walk to South Golden Beach is a gem. The prime land is fully serviced & comes with house plans already approved by council. The headaches of the process are all taken care of. Don’t miss out on this great block in a prime location.

Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237

Surrounded by tropical gardens and manicured lawns this immaculately maintained & architecturally designed home enjoys a N/E aspect on an easycare acre. The property has a feeling of seclusion yet is only a short drive from cafes, shops and beaches.

Inspect

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Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237

Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

The ‘Bolt Hole’ is the ultimate lifestyle property. 41 idyllic acres with a mix of paddocks, bushlands, gardens, creeks and permanent dams giving water security. The 5-bedroom character home, studio, machinery sheds, elevation and location make this a must view!

Shara Boulevard, Ocean Shores

The Pocket Road, The Pocket

Huge

65 Lilli Pilli Drive,

Bay

Online Timed Auction – Closing Thursday 20th October 3.30pm

Open: Saturday, 8th October 9.30–10am

Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049

Incredible Investment Opportunity in Sought-After Location

2 21

• The home is set over 2 levels, with a private, outdoor, fully fenced landscaped courtyard and a secure garage underneath for 2 cars or as additional storage

• This brand new, never lived in townhouse allows multiple living and lifestyle options making it a solid investment in a beautiful part of the world!

• All within walking distance to some of Mullum’s most popular cafes, organic grocers, and retail shops. East Facing with incredible Rural and Urban Views

Unit 22/88 Station Street, Mullumbimby

Online Timed Auction – Closing Friday 14th October 3pm

Open: By Appointment

8th October 11.30–12pm

Paul Banister 0438 856 552

Tara

Jasmin

•

• A

• The current Council approval

commercial

and much more

46 Melaleuca Drive, Byron Bay

Price:

• This character beach home has been stunningly renovated to create an outstanding home in a central Byron location

• The home is set on a large 594sqm block and features 3 bedrooms plus a separate guest room, rumpus, sunroom/study and has 3 bathrooms

• The renovations have been thoughtfully designed to create a stylish and practical family home which includes a sleek, modern, chef’s kitchen

75 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay

Price: $1.85m

Open: Saturday, 8th October 12–12.30pm

Su

Luke Elwin

Renovated

Generous

Newly renovated

Adjacent additional

bed,

bedroom,

North facing courtyard

Walking distance to town,

Teven Street,

Guide:

• The home offers generous space across two levels, with a low-maintenance sub-tropical garden and a secluded 40 megalitre saltwater in-ground

• The versatile layout of the property allows you to accommodate family living or to set up your home office with plenty of living space

• This truly is a lifestyle opportunity not to be missed, within a short stroll to sports fields, playgrounds and the path that circles charming Lake Suffolk Park

16 Dehnga Place, Suffolk Park

Online Timed Auction – Ending Wednesday 19th October at 3PM Open: Wednesday 5th 3–3.30pm and Saturday 8th 10.30–11am

Designer Home

home was thoughtfully designed

Outdoors is

peek through the trees,

Hayters

alfresco

and Sought-after

Seacliffs

Phil Anstey

to watch

fabulous in-ground pool and onto

Saturday, 8th October 11–11.30am

Land

Only 200 metres from the NSW/Qld border, this stunning home in the quiet, leafy suburb of Currumbin Waters, near beaches and the renowned Currumbin Creek estuary, will appeal to families and retirees who want something move in ready they can enjoy for many years to come.

Presenting as brand new after a stunning coastal renovation with many luxury inclusions, there aren’t many fully renovated houses like this on the market, at this quality or price, with a large yard, five minutes from the beach and in a lovely neighbourhood.

It features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas, a separate parent’s wing, laundry/powder room, a brand new tandem carport for two cars and secure parking for additional cars.

Outside is an entertainer’s delight with a large undercover area with beautiful encaustic tiles. It comes with a brand new outdoor kitchen and bench seating.

The large, fully fenced, flat backyard is a blank canvas – perfect for a swimming pool or granny flat (STCA).

Details: Online at realestate.com.au or domain.com.au

Contact: Amanda Cepero – 0419 218 643

First National Property Solutions.

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• 1/28 Crane Street, Ballina. Sat 11–11.30am

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• 10 The Ridgeway, Cumbalum. Sat 1–1.30pm

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• 44 Ann Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11.30am–12pm

• 280 Picadilly Hill Road, Coopers Shoot. Sat 12–12.30pm

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• 45 Jarretts Road, Goonengerry. Thu 1–1.30pm

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Young MINA was born to smooch, so the volunteers at the shelter are lucky.

Mina is a shorthaired tabby with a sprinkling of extra colour, and striking green eyes. She came from a pound so nothing is known of her past. Still shell shocked at being in a shelter, she urgently wants the one thing that she desires, her own human or humans to smooch. So if you love furry affection then Mina is for you.

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H A RRY HARRY

Passed away at Byron Central Hospital with family at her side. Loved wife of Ray (dec). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Kaylene & Stuart, Jason & Gabby and Brad & Bels.

Loved grandmother of Hannah, Hadrian, Boadie, Riley, Jasmine and Nathan.

Loved sister of Ken. Loved auntie to many.

A special thank you to the Brunswick Medical Centre & Pharmacy, Byron Hospital and the amazing Palliative Team.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service to be held at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery on FRIDAY (7 October, 2022) commencing at 1.30pm Michael Currie at BRUNSWICK VALLEY FUNERALS 6684 6232

Harry is the most affectionate and adorable little cat. He came from a hoarding situation but despite this rough start, Harry loves human contact. Desperate to be loved, Harry will definitely bring joy to any loving household.

To meet Harry, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

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Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137

Each SAT 8-11am Duranbah Rd (Tropical Fruit World)

Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530

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Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob

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MARRA AGM

Main Arm Rural Residents Association (MARRA) is holding its AGM 8 October at 2.30pm at The Main Arm Store. Office holders and committee members will be elected, so please come along and renew your membership, or consider becoming a new member to have a vote. Open discussion on Main Arm issues. All are welcome.

AIR

The Association of Independent Retirees (AIR), Far North Coast Branch next meeting will be held at Ballina RSL Club Friday 7 October at 9.30am for a 10am start. Guest Speaker is Dr John Parke who was medically trained at Edinburgh University. He has worked as a SMO in refugee detention centres in Nauru, Manus Island and Christmas Island and medical officer in an Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone. Author of Cholera to Ebola; Confessions of a Humanitarian Doctor

Orchid Society

Byron District Orchid Society will meet from 1.30pm Sunday 9 October at Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. We will have our usual mini-show and a presentation by Laurie Baxter. All welcome.

Mullum CWA AGM

Mullumbimby Branch of CWA of NSW (Country Women’s Association of New South Wales) is holding its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 12 October at 9.30am at the Mullumbimby CWA Rooms at the Cnr Gordon and Tincogan Streets Mullumbimby. Contact Jenny: 6684 7282.

Ocean Shores Landcare

Ocean Shores Landcare are meeting at the car park on Devine’s Hill on Sunday 9 October at 8am for a couple of hours of weeding and general maintenance. All welcome. Wear covered shoes and a long-sleeved shirt. Bring a water bottle, hat and gardening gloves. Further info: Felicity 0467650140.

Rotary market day

Rotary Mullumbimby monthly market day at Brunswick Heads: 1 October, cnr Fingle and Park street from 8.30am. We are fundraising for mental health support services.

BS Friends of Libraries AGM

Friends of Libraries Byron Shire, are holding their AGM at Marvell Hall at Marvell Street Byron Bay 19 October at 10am. Sally Warriner, author of Not Just the General Manager’s Wife, is the guest speaker. Everyone is welcome.

Chemical Free Landcare

Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare next working bee will be at Saltwater Creek, Saturday 15 October 8am until 12pm. Meet at Mullumbimby Community Garden car park, at 8am.

Skyler fundraiser

The Big Potty Party on 13 November is a fundraiser for a local Pottsville boy Skyler at the Pottsville Bowlo. There will be a raffle, silent auction and live auction. They have prizes that include a ski trip for four to Japan and heaps of Northern Rivers gems have donated vouchers and experiences.

Community College, 6/8 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby. Agenda and more info, Steve, friendsofmtjerusalem@gmail. com 0414 312 917.

Ballina Bridge Club lessons

Perfect day for a friendly game of cards! Ballina Bridge Club will be offering beginner lessons for anyone wanting to learn how to play and enjoy the game of Bridge. Lessons will be at Ballina Bridge Club, 13 North Creek Road, Ballina (opp Aldi), starting Tuesday 11 October for six weeks, twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30–11.30am. Have fun, challenge your brain and make friends. Call Rebecca on 0438 480 942 for more details and to enrol. Check out our website www.ballinabridge.org.au.

BV Probus Club

The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 4 October at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Guest speaker is Margo Styles speaking about her experiences working in a library. Visitors welcome. Enquires ring Margaret on 6680 3316.

Wrinkle Salon

Women of all ages are welcome to share their experience of becoming older, the benefits of it, and explore alternative narratives of internalised ageing. Group will gather at Mullumbimby. For info 0430 175 923.

Ballina Bridge Club lessons

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5-year-old desexed female English Staffy x Ridgeback ‘Nala’ is looking for a forever home.

Strong, loving, playful, big-beautiful-eyed Nala needs patience & stability due to past trauma and resulting mistrust.

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She’s good with children, cats and cows. She gets very excited around other big dogs and suffers fear aggression.

Nala needs a loving but firm handler who can provide her with further training and socialisation. Please contact Shell on 0458 461 935.

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BRUTUS is a 7 month old, Mastiff/Shar pei X Mastiff/ retriever. He and his brother and sisters were surrendered to FOP. They are all beautiful natured pups and would be ideal family dogs.

Brutus and his siblings are all eagerly waiting for their new families to come and adopted them.

M/C # 991003001418764

For more information contact Yvette on 0421 831 128

Interested? Please complete our online adoption expression of interest. www.friendsofthepound. com/adoption-expression-ofinterest/

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

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SOCIAL ESCORTS

Prostate Cancer Support

The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group is to be held on Wednesday 12 October at 10am until 12 noon at the Alstonville Plateau Sports Club (formerly Bowling Club) Deegan Drive, Alstonville. Men newly or previously diagnosed with prostate cancer are urged to join with the group to experience the personal cancer stories told which give all present the opportunity to share. learn and benefit from each other. Partners and Carers are most welcome to attend as family are very much involved with the process and treatment of those with this diagnosis. Enquiries to Bob Corney: 0400 747 630.

Purple Heart Day

To conclude Purple Heart Day on Thursday 20 October an intimate evening celebrating the lives of infants who fought the fight of life but lost their battle will be held at the Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Tweed Heads, at 6.30pm. For more information phone Corrine on 0434 671 101.

Friends of Mt Jerusalem AGM

The Friends of Mt Jerusalem National Park Inc are holding their AGM. The Association encourages visitors to this largely hidden park so that they can get to know its natural wonders and become motivated to protect its environment. All welcome. Thursday 6 October at 7pm, at Room 5, Byron

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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

To enquire about accessing any of these services call 6684 1286 or fill out an online enquiry form.

Byron Community Centre

Byron Community Centre

Perfect day for a friendly game of cards! Ballina Bridge Club will be offering beginner lessons for anyone wanting to learn how to play and enjoy the game of Bridge. Lessons will be at Ballina Bridge Club, 13 North Creek Road, Ballina (opp Aldi), starting Tuesday 11 October for six weeks, twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30–11.30am. Have fun, challenge your brain and make friends. Call Rebecca on 0438 480 942 for more details and to enrol. Check out our website www.ballinabridge.org.au.

BV Probus Club

The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 4 October at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Guest speaker is Margo Styles speaking about her experiences working in a library. Visitors welcome. Enquires ring Margaret on 6680 3316.

Wrinkle Salon

Women of all ages are welcome to share their experience of becoming older, the benefits of it, and explore alternative narratives of internalised ageing. Group will gather at Mullumbimby. For info 0430 175 923.

with community workers or specialist services. For bookings please call 6685 6807. Fletcher Street Cottage, 18 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. More info: www. fletcherstreetcottage.com.au.

Byron Community Cabin: Seniors Computer Club (school term only), 9–11am, Friday, Carlyle Steet. More info: www.byroncentre.com.au Phone: 6685 6807

Low-cost or free food

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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.

The Byron Community Centre provides community services and programs including meals, advocacy and counselling for locals in need. Free Tax Help to lodge your tax return until 31 October with Tax Help volunteer. For eligibility check and appointment please phone 6685 6807. Fletcher Street Cottage: A welcoming, safe and respectful space where people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness can come to get practical relief opportunities, find connections and access broader support. Fletcher Street Cottage services are open Monday–Friday. Breakfast: Monday–Friday, 7am–9am. Showers and Laundry: Monday–Friday, 7am–12pm.

Office Support: Monday–Friday, 9am - 12pm. Support Appointments: Individual support appointments

Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. You may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details. Liberation Larder Takeaway lunches and groceries Monday and Thursday 12 till 1pm. Fletcher Street end of the Byron Community Centre.

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.

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI)

Please

Rolf Meier has left us on the 23rd of September after suffering for a long time.

Please get in touch with his friends for details of his wake.

Alstonville takes out top tier of the Oceania Cup

The 30th annual Evans Head Malibu Classic was run last weekend with clean one metre-plus waves on offer right across the four days of competition.

‘We’ve had perfect conditions for surfing with the tide, wind and waves perfect for long boards. The waves are breaking both ways too,’ said Matt Moyle, secretary of the Evans Head Malibu Club.

All up the event attracted 120 competitors, including a big increase in female participation. Competitors across 13 different divisions ranged in age from six to 76 years.

‘It’s a big weekend for Evans in the middle of school holidays. It all comes together,’ he said.

The Oceania Cup delivered exciting and close football for the 19 teams that competed across last weekend at the Alstonville FC’s Crawford Park fields.

The women’s football event included 41 games, and players ranged in age from 10-60 years.

‘We are seeing a growth in women’s football and events like the Oceania Cup provide exposure and opportunities to promote and acknowledge females and the many supporters of

women’s football,’ organiser Rondah Stevenson said.

‘Teams travelled from Brisbane, Gold Coast and Stanthorpe. We had a good turn out of local teams also,’ she said.

‘This was our first year back since covid.

‘The focus for the event is participation and fun, and I think we achieved that.

‘The weather on Saturday was not in our favour but it didn’t get the best of us and thankfully improved for Sunday’s games.

‘The competition was very close with many of the divisions relying on the final game to see who would be playing in the finals’.

All teams played at least five games of 50 minutes with 11 players.

Final results

Grade 12: Alstonville beat Thistles 3–0; Grade 14: Gaptildas beat Alstonville 1–0; Open B: Dunoon beat Goonellabah 2–0; Open A: Alstonville beat Northern Rivers Football Academy 1–0.

The four-day format included divisions from the eight-footers (highly manoeuverable) plus Old Mal (using pre-1968 boards) and loggers – a new wave of stylish young surfers who

have sparked a revival of traditional boardriding.

The club recently lost its founding member, Harry Hann, and a paddle out was held in his memory on Saturday afternoon.

Winners

Open 9ft Men, Ben Williams. Open 8ft, Nat Smith.

Open Women, Emma Perrier. Over 40 Men, Ben Matley. Over 40 Women, Sarra Robertson. Over 50s Men, Robb Cribb. Over 60s Men, Mike Pimm. Over 70s Men, Eric Walker. Under 40s Logs, Keenan Roxburgh. Old Mal, Isaac Fields. Junior Boys, Lenix Currie. Junior Girls, Mia Waite.

Ocea Curtis takes third place at

Lennox Head surfer, Ocea Curtis, has finished third in the U/16 girls division of the Grom Search National Qualifier held at Merewether Beach over the weekend.

Tennis NSW, along with Byron Bay Tennis Club is hosting the regional qualification event of the Todd Woodbridge Cup on October 14 at the Byron Bay tennis centre.

The Todd Woodbridge Cup is a primary school competition for years three and four that uses modified

equipment, numeric scoring and mixed gender teams.

The Todd Woodbridge Cup is not just about selecting the best students, but encouraging participation, providing a positive experience playing tennis, growing friendships and giving students the opportunity to represent their school in a

team environment.

For the majority of students, this may be their first experience representing their school.

The competition commences with school zone events followed by regional playoffs and finally a state final that is held at Sydney Olympic Park each year.

Ocea had a good quarterfinal but snuck through in her semi-final, only beating her closest rival, Lani Cairncross, by a mere 0.03. Ocea’s best waves scored 6.0 and 5.13, surpassing Lani’s 5.0 and 6.1.

In the final, Ocea’s best wave was a 5.67, not enough to topple Natalie Fensom who scored a 6.83 and a 7.07.

Ocea took on a solid, but at times messy swell, to claim third place at Merewether, Newcastle. Photo Patrick Bond

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Dunoon (green) proved too strong for the Goonellabah Hornets (yellow) beating them 2–0 in the Open B final of the Oceania Cup held over the weekend in Alstonville. Photo supplied

Over 70s finalists: (L-R) Dennis Carberry, Bob McNeil, Eric Walker, Greig Bedggood, Ken Miles and John Nolan. Photo supplied

Mullum residents and business owners – be aware that the next wave of Eshay kiddies are breaking in to premises and stealing stuff. Where are their parents? A more detailed story will be published next week.

While Optus customers have discovered that late stage capitalism is run by incompetent government/ corporate cabals that harvest personal data with weak cyber security, Main Arm residents are still waiting for Telstra to fix their cables that remain broken and exposed next to the road, seven months after the flood.

‘When Barrie Cassidy left ABC TV’s Insiders in 2019, the audience had grown to 600,000. Last Sunday’s Insiders [with host David Speers] attracted 246,000 viewers’: Independent Australia.

While Mayor Michael Lyon continues to wash his hands of any responsibility for the pod village fiasco in Mullum, Resilience NSW has told affected residents around Prince Street via a letter that, as the consent authority, Council have approved work hours to increase from Monday till Friday from 7am till 8pm. A lot more fill could be moved in by trucks over those extended hours…

Thank you to whoever the Council staff member is who collates and uploads the meeting agenda minutes within a few days now. And thank you to the ‘silent achiever’ councillor/s who made that happen.

Seems no economist thinks Labor’s stage 3 tax cuts

for the wealthy are a good idea, given the unstable outlook. From economist Alan Kohler: ‘[Treasurer] Jim Chalmers shouldn’t just abandon the stage 3 tax cuts, assuming there’s courage. He should say they’ll only happen if the budget’s in surplus, which it won’t be, and will be refocused on the less well-off if they happen, which they won’t.’

In solidarity with the unlawful imprisonment of journalist Julian Assange by the UK government, global protests will be held on October 8. The Byron event will be at Railway Park from 9am. For more info visit www. handsoffassange.com.

The Ocean Shores Garden Club is celebrating Australian National Gardening Week, which runs October 9–15. Club President, Margaret Keating, says they are always looking for new members – for more info, visit www.

oceanshoresgardenclub.au or contact Margaret on 0412 246 310. The club meets in Ocean

Shores on the third Monday afternoon of the month.

Lorraine Gordon and Sherri Gersh were on the first day of summer surf patrol at Brunswick Heads beach. The patrol will operate during holidays and weekends until April. Photo Jeff ‘Patrolled And Flagged Since 1986’ Dawson

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