The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 38.26 – December 6, 2023 by Echo Publications

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lans for the first major residential development within the West Byron urban release area feature nearly a dozen breaches of planning and environmental protection rules and should not be approved, Byron Council staff say. In a significant moment in the unfolding story of West Byron, a Development Application (DA) for 310 Ewingsdale Road is due to come before this week’s Byron Council planning meeting for determination. It is the first time such an application has come before Council since the Land & Environment Court handed down its decisions in relation to development on the site as a whole. The development in question relates to a section of the West Byron site at 310 Ewingsdale Rd, which is part of the Harvest Estate. The developers, listed as 310 Properties Pty Ltd, are proposing to build 20 units spread across five buildings, and a basement carpark for 44 cars, at a total cost of $14.7m. The proposed maximum building height is 10.53 metres – an exceedance of 17 per cent above the nine-metre height development standard for that part of Byron. According to Council staff, the two and three-storey buildings also exceed the rules in terms of bulk, scale and overshadowing. They also reportedly involve the removal of 19 trees, including a number of protected species such as the rough-shelled bush nut tree ▶ Continued on page 4

A second tranche of $100m in government funds to help 2022 flood-affected residents is expected to rollout soon, says local NSW MP, Tamara Smith (Greens). She told The Echo that Byron Shire could expect approvals for house raising and retro-fits of 60 homes in Byron Shire, while 50 could be approved for Ballina Shire. ‘There were 36 buy backs under tranche one, with five completed’, she said. Of the potential 110 house raising and retro-fits for both shires, Ms Smith has asked the Reconstruction Authority, who are tasked with flood recovery, to justify the selection process, given that flooded homes just metres away from each other are either approved or denied.

March against UN silence on Hamas attacks ▶ p5

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which they say mean they would even struggle to run the trivia night. ‘We are really proud of what we do here,’ Matt said.

Just two weeks after NSW Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy, John Graham, released ‘Vibrancy Reforms’ to ‘encourage businesses to innovate and put on live performance by giving them certainty’, the Eltham Hotel had noise restrictions placed on them by Liquor and Gaming NSW. Despite the noise limits being imposed following complaints from some neighbours, other neighbours have told The Echo they support the pub’s live music, and say the publicans have always acted promptly and consulted with the community. Matt Rabbidge and Luke Sullivan took over the venue four years ago, and told The Echo that they want to resolve the noise issues with the community, while continuing to run a dynamic pub and venue. They are appealing the noise restrictions,

Want to compromise ‘But we are aware we are making noise and we want to work on a compromise. We want to operate as a pub, and hope to do some live music. We do a range of events here from “Science in the Pub” to NORPA theatre, folk and blues music – this space holds relevance as a cultural hub for all.’ One neighbour, Casey Jackson, told The Echo, ‘It is a village full of every walk of life, and this has been hard to watch. I don’t see that the boys have created too many issues. They had a loud gig here and there – but we all make mistakes.’ Phil Ridler, who moved in not long after Matt and Luke took over the pub, agrees, telling The Echo

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that, ‘initially there were a few noisy episodes. There were occasions when there was a bit of noise. Then they got the community together for a discussion about it’. ‘To be fair to the guys, they have done everything they could to mitigate the noise. The 9.30pm curfew was great, and really appreciated,’ he said. ‘Overall, they have consulted the community, they have bent over backwards. They have had sessions with us and have checked up. They have put so many noise mitigations in place, we don’t hear them anymore, and we don’t know when to go down to the pub when there’s a good band on.’ A ‘Save live music at Eltham Hotel’ change.org petition has reached 7,808 signatures as of Tuesday, and can be found at www.change.org/p/ save-live-music-at-eltham-hotel.

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Subjected to oversight Additionally, Ms Smith says that the Reconstruction Authority will finally be subjected to parliamentary oversight. ‘The terms of reference for the Reconstruction Authority Joint Oversight Committee are yet to be released,’ she said, adding that herself, and fellow Greens MLC, Sue Higginson, will be on the committee. Lismore NSW Labor MP, Janelle Saffin, also told The Echo, ‘I got the Joint Parliamentary Committee built into the law as a point of negotiation for our support’. Until now, NSW government corporations, such as the Reconstruction Authority, have enjoyed total immunity from public and media scrutiny.

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Mullumbimby Public School principal, David Lees; Member of the Legislative Council, Emily Suvaal; and Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith, helped school captains, Winter Humphreys and Milo Gallagher, cut the ribbon on the school renovations. Photo Eve Jeffery

Main Arm Upper Primary School students came out of their classrooms to welcome the grown ups and watch them cut the ribbon to officially reopen the school after flood renovations. Principal Virginia Pavlovich is pictured on the left. Photo Eve Jeffery

mere 22 months since the catastrophic flooding which caused widespread devastation across the Northern Rivers, a major rebuild and upgrades have been completed at two impacted primary schools – Mullumbimby Public School and Main Arm Upper Public School. NSW Labor MLC, Emily Suvaal, and Tamara Smith MP, local Member for

will see students and teachers enjoy new and improved facilities including classrooms, a contemporary library, a new cricket pitch and an improved music room and library’.

Ballina, both attended the completion ceremony on Monday morning. Their joint press release said after the major flood damage, ‘The NSW government has since embarked on major remediation projects, to ensure the schools were not only repaired but significantly improved’. ‘At Main Arm Upper Public School, the school is

celebrating the completion of works, including the renovation of every classroom, and complete refit with contemporary furniture and new IT infrastructure. The school is also now connected with concreted, colourful walkways. ‘Mullumbimby Public School is also celebrating the completion of remediation and upgrade works, which

PŔżſşưĕĎ ĪëĈĶōĶƐĶĕƆ for both schools Member of the Legislative Council Emily Suvaal said, ‘Seeing Mullumbimby

Public School and Main Arm Upper Public School reopen after such major damage, and extensive remediation works is a fantastic moment for this community’. ‘I know having these schools back in working order, with significant improvements in place, will bring these communities much needed peace of mind.’ Member for Ballina Tamara Smith said, ‘The

completion of these remediation projects means students will now have stability, familiarity, normality, and a sense of wellbeing’. ‘The community’s support has been invaluable and made it possible to deliver these new and upgraded facilities for the students and staff of these wonderful and resilient schools.’

Who manages Bruns infrastructure? Hans Lovejoy With Council and NSW-run corporation, Reflections, sharing responsibilities around management of Brunswick Heads public toilets, parks and playground equipment, The Echo asked Reflections who manages what, and what improvement schedules are in place. A Reflections spokesperson replied, ‘Byron Shire Council cleans the bathrooms daily, and Reflections completes any

identified maintenance. Reflections engages a contractor to inspect the facility fortnightly and repair as needed’. ‘Reflections and Council work together to address all issues promptly to ensure the bathrooms are always clean and available to the public’. The Echo also asked, ‘Is there any schedule available for improvements to Reflections managed facilities?’ The spokesperson replied, ‘Reflections completed a major refurbishment of

the public bathrooms in Banner Park, Terrace Park and Torakina in 2021, part of a broader group of projects that were successfully funded by a NSW government grant along with a contribution from Reflections’. ‘These projects have added a range of muchneeded improvements to the area including the new playground at Banner Park and repairs to the rock revetment wall along Banner Park and Terrace Reserve and improved access into the river’.

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Thalidomide apology recognises injustice Hans Lovejoy Last week, Labor PM, Anthony Albanese, delivered a national apology to all Australians impacted by the thalidomide tragedy. For Mullum local, Brett Nielsen, it was a long time coming, but one for which he told The Echo he was very thankful for. The apology comes with a lifetime support package, ‘that helps with out of pocket health care costs and also daily living costs’. ‘The package makes a difference to me’, he said, adding that after meeting the PM in Canberra, he thought he was ‘a lovely guy, and down to earth’. Marketed as a sedative and treatment for morning sickness in pregnant women in the late 50s and early 60s, thalidomide caused babies to be born with a range of disabilities, including shortening and malformation of limbs. Brett is known as the first baby born in Australia with

‘It went from being an over-the-counter drug to a prescription drug’, Brett says. ‘The marketing arm then promoted it as anti-nausea. It was criminal’.

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Brett Nielsen travelled to Canberra to hear the National Apology to all Australians impacted by the Thalidomide Tragedy. Photo supplied the effects of Thalidomide, and as such, is without arms. But as many in the community know, his disability has not hindered him in pursuing a fulfilling life. Brett uses both feet to create art, operate vehicles – even an excavator (Big Toe Back Hoe)… there’s nothing it seems he can’t do. As a piano player, composer, recording artist and sound engineer, he operates

Big Toe Studios. Brett says it’s estimated around 146 people were affected by thalidomide in Australia, a figure that rose by around 100 in 2012, after investigations by lawyer Peter Gordon. According to www. thalidomidetrust.org, ‘It is generally estimated that over 10,000 babies were born worldwide, and today fewer than 3,000 survive’.

In the PM’s November 29 apology speech, he said, ‘These parents, these mothers, did nothing wrong. These parents did not fail their children. The system failed them both’. ‘Which is why, as so many survivors have requested: the apology we offer today embraces and includes their parents and their families as well. ‘This apology takes in one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s medical history. ‘Even after the grave dangers of this drug were known, importing thalidomide was not prohibited. Selling it was not banned. Products and samples in surgeries and shops were not comprehensively recalled or entirely destroyed’.

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Christmas tree coming to Byron’s Railway Park A resparking of Christmas cheer in Byron CBD as a way of bringing people together, inspiring goodwill, and having some fun are inspirations for the Christmas Community Initiative, which will see a Christmas tree installed and decorated at Railway Park on December 11. Organisers say a Christmas concert will be held at Railway Park on December 23 from 5.30pm till 8pm. One of the organisers, Aurora, told The Echo that

the community effort is financially supported by the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, Ray White Byron Bay, the Byron Bay Golf Club and Byron Shire Council. Aurora also acknowledged a few locals who have made it happen: Deborah McBride, Richard Howeth, Dee and Stephanie, Shawn and David Hoskings, Fergus from Byron Cranes, Richard Morrod from REM lighting and vollies Ivan and Brad. ‘Enhancing the overall

Christmas feel, the Chamber of Commerce have sponsored the Christmas shopfront competition’. Additionally she says,

‘Byron Bay Public Primary School children have been busy in the classroom making decorations for us all to enjoy for Christmas’.

3G phasing out story correction Further to last week’s story around the phase out 3G networks in the region on December 15, The Echo reported an incorrect statement by the industry body representing Australia’s telecommunication industry

(AMTA), which suggested all carriers would phase out 3G at that time. The Vodafone network will shut its 3G network from December 15, with other networks, Telstra and Optus, to follow later next year.

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Will Council’s new wildlife ĈşſſĶĎşſ Ŕëż ćĕ ĕǔĕĈƐĶưĕȃ Paul Bibby Byron Council will this Thursday debate the introduction of a wildlife corridor system that is designed to help local landowners prioritise the restoration of native habitat. But the new system will have no legal weight, and thus little practical impact on the development of ecologically sensitive areas in the Shire. The outcome of a lengthy planning and consultation process, the corridor system is essentially a map of the linear areas that play a crucial role in connecting plant and animal populations. ‘The intention of the system is to provide Council and other conservation groups with a tool to help them plan and prioritise habitat restoration,’ Byron Council’s Biodiversity Officer, Lizabeth Caddick said. ‘For the broader community, the map will show people where they fit within the big picture of our natural landscape – to inspire residents to restore wildlife habitat, by showing them how important their backyard is for native plants and animals.’ ‘We want the community to get behind the map, use it to learn what threatened species may be using their property, and use the associated planting lists to plant the right species to help support wildlife.’ Council documents contained within the agenda to this week’s Council meeting show that Council received more than 100 submissions in relation to the proposed system during the public consultation period late last year. Most of these submissions came from landowners who were concerned about how

Byron College celebrates 30 Staff and teachers at Byron College enjoyed the 30th birthday celebration on Thursday. The well-attended event, held at the Mullum campus, also included the opening of a permaculture garden. For more info, visit www.byroncollege.org.au Photo Eve Jeffery

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Councillors will consider a Byron Shire wildlife corridor at their Thursday meeting. Image Council agenda the new map would impact on the future use of their land. Thirty-one people requested that their properties be wholly or partially removed from the corridor map. In response to these concerns, Council staff have proposed the removal of the corridor across moderate to high density land use zones. This means that it will not apply to large section of the Shire, including many areas where biodiversity is most at risk from development. Staff have also been at pains to emphasise that the corridor system is a guide, rather than a Council policy with any legal authority. ‘The community, including many people who are already restoring habitat on their

properties, are not going to get behind this map if it is perceived as another planning restriction, that penalises landholders who have already created or protected wildlife habitat, and creates additional costs for landholders to carry out permitted land uses or compliant development,’ Ms Caddick said.

Treated as a guide ‘For Council to be able to use the map to its best advantage, we recommend that it is treated as it was intended – as a guide to encourage habitat creation and restoration, rather than a land use planning tool.’ Staff recommend that councillors endorse the new corridor system at this week’s meeting.

(Macadamia tetraphylla), which is listed as vulnerable under the Biodiversity Conservation Act. Council staff have given the proposal a scathing report card, recommending refusal on nine separate grounds. Multiple state agencies have also expressed concerns about the proposal, including the Department of Planning and Environment, Energy Australia, and Water NSW. ‘The proposal is an overdevelopment of the site and would set a precedent that is not in the public interest,’ Council planner, Patricia Docherty, said in her report to this week’s Council meeting. ‘The development in its current form is not supported on the basis of excessive, height, bulk, scale, and associated impacts of overlooking, overshadowing, environmental impacts, and amenity impacts that detract from the lawful use of surrounding residential land and public open space’ Ms Docherty continued.

‘In particular, the proposed development exceeds the nine-metre height limit and in the circumstances, there are insufficient grounds to justify such a variation on this “greenfield site” at West Byron’.

Sets precedent Ms Docherty said that granting a height variation to the first major residential development in this estate, which had prominence and frontage to ‘the main gateway to Byron Bay’ would set a precedent that Council ‘does not value its development standards for this site, and would prejudice Council’s planning controls for the area into the future’. Ms Docherty’s report reveals that some months ago, Council sent the developer a letter documenting extensive issues both Council staff and state agency officers had with the DA, meaning the application in its current form could not be supported. These issues included both the breaches described above, and the developer’s

failure to provide all of the information required in a development application. Council staff requested that the application be withdrawn. However, the developer responded on November 3 to advise that no further information would be provided and that the application would not be withdrawn. It requested that Council complete the assessment of its DA and determination based on the information it had provided. The developer’s response raises questions about whether, and how, it intends to obtain development consent in relation to the site. The community ran a long-running campaign in a bid to stop the West Byron development from getting planning approval. However, in 2020, the NSW Land & Environment Court decided in relation to one section of the site (Harvest Estate), to approve the subdivision of six lots into 149 lots, consisting of 145 standard residential lots and four larger lots.

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Israeli women march against UN silence on Hamas attacks

round 30 women identifying as Israeli marched in Byron’s CBD and Main Beach on Sunday to highlight what they say is a ‘disturbing and harmful silence’ by the United Nations and others after the October 7 attacks on Israel by Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military organisation, Hamas. The march was organised by local Northern Rivers group ‘A Mothers Cry’ in solidarity with Israeli women and girls.

Global movement Organisers say, ‘This event was part of a global organising around the #metoounlessurajew campaign, and coincides with UN Women’s global 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. We believe this march is the first #metoounlessurajew march to occur in Australia’. ‘Following these attacks there was a deafening silence from international organisations that keep watch on crimes against humanity, violations of human

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Lions Club seeks project ideas and fundraising The Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby are inviting people in the community to help the club with some of their projects and fundraising and become ‘Friends of Lions’. They say projects include the Driver Reviver, which is located at Yelgan rest area and is operated during Qld and NSW school holidays. There are also BBQ’s and other fundraising projects.

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Members needed Around 30 Israeli women gathered to ‘expose and condemn the inaction and hypocrisy of international bodies and call for acknowledgement and action around violence towards Israeli women and children’. Photo supplied rights and importantly violations of women’s rights, gender-based violence and children’s rights’. They added, ‘While UN Women publishes detailed reports focusing on the challenges faced by women in Gaza, it almost completely ignores the atrocities committed against women in Israel during the Hamas terror attacks’.

‘From eye witness accounts and evidence compiled so far, we know that during the Hamas terror attacks in the various locations on October 7, women and girls, mothers, grandmothers, young women and children experienced unprecedented heinousness’. Q See Catherine Cusack’s opinion piece, page 8.

They say, ‘We only ask that you give what you can, when you can and if you can’. ‘Unfortunately, we don’t have enough members now, and often need to knock back some projects for this reason. ‘It will give you great satisfaction to help out in your community, have some fun and enjoy some fellowship with Lions members. ‘If you are interested in being a “Friend of Lions” please contact Joan on 0400 484 419’.

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Ballina takes lead with anti-DV rally Fire ant update in the Tweed News from across the North Coast online

www.echo.net.au Does Tweed’s time capsule have a message for you? Former members of the discontinued Murwillumbah branch of community service organisation Apex Australia alongside the Tweed Shire Council, came to the tough decision to open the three 50-year-old time capsules in a controlled environment due to public health concerns.

Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.

$10 million Resilient Kids program for Northern Rivers Thousands of Northern Rivers youth and at least 75 schools are expected to benefit from a $10 million federal government grant aimed at strengthening community resilience.

Food a ‘basic human right’ – roundtable explores sustainable food future The intersection of housing, interest rate rises and food and how food security can be achieved for the Northern Rivers was under discussion yesterday in Ballina at a roundtable that sought to understand the future of sustainable food systems in the region.

Eltham Hotel, noise complaints and cancelled shows Balancing the needs of a diverse community is always a challenge but it is one that Matt Rabbidge and Luke Sullivan, owners of the Eltham Hotel just 15 minutes from Lismore, are determined to do following noise complaints about music at the pub.

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More than 500 people have rallied on the Northern Rivers along with thousands across the country calling for an end to domestic and family violence. Ballina’s rally on Friday afternoon was organised by Rotary Northern New South Wales Governor David Harmon. Mr Harmon has been organising the rallies in Ballina since 2019 but Rotary clubs all over Australia have joined the campaign, which is marked by supporters wearing purple on the day. Police play an active role in the events, with Richmond Police District Commander Superintendent Scott Tanner saying recently, ‘barely a day goes by on the Northern Rivers when police don’t make at least one arrest in relation to domestic or family violence’.

Information sessions have taken place and an info hub has been set up at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre Auditoriumat for locals, businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of red imported fire ants at South Murwillumbah, supported by Tweed Shire Council and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI). The invasive pest was positively identified at a vacant sub-division site at Quarry Road in the new industrial estate at South Murwillumbah on Friday December 24. Since then, the fire ant nests have been treated, and the surrounding land on the subdivision baited to help prevent any further outbreak. A Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order was issued Sunday (updated Monday), which puts a Fire Ant Movement Control Area in place within a 5km radius of the infested site. The second order limited the transport of goods from affected fire ant zones in south-east Queensland. At the info sessions, Scott Charlton, NSW DPI Director Invasive Species Biosecurity, said that they had now completed checks in relation to businesses located in the 500m area around the original identification site and will continue to search the area over the next 14 days with people and specially trained dogs.

The treatment in the 5km radius area will begin, using a mix of hand placing of baits as well as by helicopter and drone. ‘There will be six baiting rounds over the next 15 to 24 months,’ said Mr Charlton. ‘If there are flights and nests they are difficult to find in the 5km radius, so we take a systematic and thorough approach to the baiting system.’

‘Zero tolerance’ Northern Region Inspector Nigel Howard spoke at Friday’s rally in Ballina of the ‘zero tolerance’ police approach to domestic and family violence. ‘Domestic violence is a criminal offence,’ Inspector Howard told the crowd, ‘it’s never the victim’s fault, it’s always the offender’s fault’. The inspector said decisions to arrest, charge and prosecute are made by the police, not the victim. Inspector Howard said children were the hidden victims of domestic and

Over 500 people took to the streets in Ballina last Friday to stand up against domestic violence. Photo Tree Faerie family violence, something family violence survivor Meg Vallentine shared with the crowd from experience.

Heartbreaking ‘It is with guilt and shame that I disclose that not once but too many times, my children did see violence,’ Ms Vallentine said. ‘It has left scars on them in all different ways, night terrors, broken and damaged relationships and being too strong, too afraid to ever allow themselves to be vulnerable’. Ms Vallentine shared the story of her young son who she said ‘had to unlearn that you do not use violence and intimidation to control people.’ ‘This was all he ever knew,’ Ms Vallentine said, revealing how as her son developed into a young man, he started to exhibit violent tendencies at home. ‘When my son was 15, he verbally assaulted me, smashed the furniture and he basically kicked in the door,’ Ms Vallentine said.

‘He stormed out of our house and he went couchsurfing for some months,’ she said. ‘One evening, late into the night, he called me crying profusely, begging to come home. I wanted to know that he was safe and to forgive him, for my heart never ever stopped loving him,’ Ms Valletine said, ‘but how could I? This was everything I’d promised myself I would never put up with again’. ‘As a mother, I was trying to teach my two younger girls this valuable lesson,’ Ms Vallentine said, ‘no person ever does this, says sorry and comes home’. ‘My son needed to learn that his behavior is never okay or acceptable,’ she said. NSW is Australia’s first state or territory to have a commissioner dedicated to addressing women’s safety, which Dr Tonkin said was a big step that would save many women’s lives. Q Read full story on The Echo online: www.echo.net.au.

Be vigilant Speaking to The Echo, Meredith Dennis, Deputy Tweed Shire Mayor said, ‘It is really important that people are vigilant. ‘The fire ants are a serious risk to animals and wildlife. We all have to pay attention and if you see something then you must report it.’ Rob Hawker, Chair of the Tweed Cane Growers Association, highlighted the importance of public awareness, telling The Echo that, ‘The potential impact of fire ants on native wildlife is really scary.’ For more information visit the NSW DPI website. Anyone who suspects fire ants on their property is urged not to disturb the nest but to report the activity to the NSW DPI by calling 1800 680 244. More detail on the National Fire Ant Eradication Program can be found online at www.fireants.org.au. Q Read full story on The Echo online: www.echo.net.au.

Another Casino greyhound death NSW Planning Panel The second racing death of a greyhound at the Casino track in November has highlighted the failures of the racing industry’s safety initiatives, say animal welfare advocates. According to the Casino stewards’ report for 30 November 2023, in Race 4, three-year-old La Folie broke down and failed to finish, suffering a compound fracture of the ‘tibia/fibula’. She was euthanased. Four dogs have now died racing at Casino this year, two more than in 2022, making it the second-deadliest track in NSW in 2023. According to the industry database FastTrack, three other Casino dogs are now listed as deceased after suffering a serious injury at the track this year. So far this year, 312 dogs have been

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injured racing at Casino, compared to 223 for the whole of 2022. 40 greyhounds have now been killed on NSW racetracks in 2023, making it by far the deadliest state nationwide.

Safety initiatives not working? The latest death comes after a $30m government NSW track safety program, engineering advice from UTS, a Greyhound Care Scheme, trialling of new lures, and other so-called ‘safety initiatives’. Despite this, there have been 862 ‘Category D’ serious injuries on NSW tracks in 2023, a 36 per cent increase over the same period last year. Kylie Field is the NSW director of the Coalition

for the Protection of Greyhounds. She said, ‘The Casino track has killed twice as many greyhounds this year as last year, even though it’s been upgraded under the taxpayer-funded safety program. ‘The Casino track is clearly unsafe and under the new care scheme, La Folie shouldn’t have been euthanased but her leg treated,’ she said. ‘Racing minister David Harris can’t ignore the failure of the taxpayer-funded safety program, the ongoing rehoming crisis, the widespread doping of dogs, the censorship of race videos, and all the other problems he’s now responsible for.’ Q Read full story on The Echo

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unanimously rejects controversial DA –Ballina NSW Planning Panel unanimously rejected GemLife’s proposal for a major ‘seniors living’ development on a floodprone site on Burns Point Ferry Road, West Ballina. The application consisted of 148 apartments, community facilities, as well as over 300,000 cubic metres of fill. The site is located beside the junction of Emigrant Creek and the Richmond River. Key reasons for the refusal included the adverse impact on the local environment including EECs (Endangered Ecological Communities) which cover the majority of the site, unacceptable impacts on local flooding, and stormwater management.

Ballina’s Cr Jeff Johnson says the panel found that the reports provided as part of the assessment process were totally inadequate and did not address many of the key issues.

Site inspection ‘During the inspection we observed a stormwater pipe that discharges into Emigrant Creek. This pipe would have been a key stormwater release point for the proposed development. It would be fully submerged during high tide events,’ Cr Johnson said explaining why the site is not suitable. Q Read full story on The Echo online: www.echo.net.au.

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Local News Council to encourage long-term rentals Paul Bibby How do we encourage people who own secondary dwellings, dual occupancies and investment properties in the Shire to put them on the longterm rental market rather than posting them on Airbnb? This is the question councillors will tackle at this week’s Council meeting, as they consider a report on a suite of possible measures to achieve this goal. The report, from Council’s Director of Sustainable Environment and Economy, Shannon Burt, follows previous attempts to incentivise the development of longterm or permanent rental accommodation that were limited in their success. The most notable was Council’s policy of waiving developer contributions for new secondary dwellings where the owner agreed to use only as long-term rentals. As noted in Ms Burt’s report, this strategy did not achieve its intended affect, with a significant number of locals putting the dwellings on the short-term holiday rental market, despite the agreement they made with Council.

There was a significant cost to Council as a result of this waiver, which has not been recouped. According to Ms Burt, Council learnt that ‘a better mechanism/s is needed to incentivise, and then enforce the future use of dwellings for the purposes of providing affordable and/or permanent accommodation’. Councillors will this week consider a range of other measures that would either amend the existing Affordable Housing Contributions Policy or, form part of an entirely new policy.

Rate rebates One of the options on the table is for Council to look to providing rate rebates and/ or defer/waive other fees and charges for dwellings or secondary dwellings nominated for permanent rental accommodation. However, the report noted that this would result in a loss of income to Council, which would need to be offset by an alternate funding source, and/or, be offered as a standalone subsidy or grant. ‘A broad application of a rate rebate or fee waiver or

deferral is not supported without further work on financial impacts,’ Ms Burt said. Another measure to be considered is for landowners to enter into a formal agreement with a community housing provider to lease their property on the private rental market.

Property register Council would include the property details on a register for the purposes of monitoring compliance. There is also the option for the landowner to enter into a planning agreement with Council, either at rezoning or DA stage to provide permanent affordable housing. One final option is for the landowner to agree to execute any document necessary to create a restriction on the use of the land so as to prohibit it being used for shorter-term holiday letting as part of the development consent process. However, Ms Burt noted that imposing a condition as part of the development consent that restricts the future use of the development for STRA was ‘complicated in law’.

ëōōƷ ĈëōōƆ Īşſ ĈĕëƆĕǕſĕ Photo & story Eve Jeffery A small but staunch group gathered at Main Beach Byron on Saturday to put their voices behind a call for a ceasefire in Palestine and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Organiser Indigo Grey, who is a year 10 student at Xavier Catholic College, said she felt it is important to be speaking out about this issue. ‘Australia is a wealthy country. We have so many privileges that the people in Palestine don’t have’.

Raise voices ‘I think it’s important that we raise our voices on this issue, that we speak out and

Lismore-based NSW Greens MLC, Sue Higginson, and year 10 student, Indigo Grey, spoke to a gathering of ceasefire supporters on Sunday in Byron. Photo Eve Jeffery fight back against what mainstream media is trying to tell us. The narrative that I think a lot of these governments are pushing, especially America,

is just completely erasing the struggle and the suffering of the Palestinian people. It’s just glossing over everything, all of the injustices’.

Piano to remain in Bruns Soundshell A piano that Reflections management deemed ‘illegally dumped’ will remain in the Brunswick Heads Soundshell stage in Terrace Park. A public note placed on the piano by the NSWgovernment run holiday park corporation saying it will be removed sparked negative social media comments.

The Echo asked Reflections management ‘why is this a public menace, and who authorised this?’ A spokesperson replied, ‘Reflections and Byron Shire Council have decided that the illegally dumped piano will remain in the Soundshell on a trial period for the community’s enjoyment during daylight hours.

Reflections has considered feedback from neighbours of the reserve who have previously expressed a desire for peace and quiet at night time. Reflections and Council work together to maintain the amenities and spaces at Terrace Reserve for all visitors. This includes removing items that are illegally left by others’.

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Don’t know, don’t care The victorious ‘No’ camp is oddly reluctant to examine the roots of its cruel snub to our First Nations peoples. More ink has been expended on how badly the ‘Yes’ campaign was managed, and how ill-advised Albanese was to propose it at all. But the Voice to Parliament was an election promise and only destined to fail when Dutton realised he could deal the government a rare defeat. When such well-loved organisations as BHP and Qantas publicised their support, along with various sporting bodies and celebrities, failure was assured, because ‘Yes’ could be equated with ‘Elite’. On the other hand, the broad church of the ‘No’ encompassed people against any change in the Constitution, people against special treatment for the Indigenous population, and people against anything proposed by a Labor government. Significantly, it included all the conspiracy theorists of the last few years. The conduct of the two campaigns was also very different. The ‘Yes’ movement was in general very polite, believing that contrary opinions are not swayed by critical language, but only by sweet reason. This lack of energy from the Voice supporters gave the ‘No’ alliance room to be brutally careless of the truth and to invent any number of false narratives evoking fear and hatred. In Dutton’s whatever-ittakes politics we have entered a period of ‘post-truth’ reality, where emotion trumps reason. Lurking behind all the post-mortem discussions of the referendum is of course the disturbing question: ‘To what extent were the sixty per cent of Australians who voted in the negative motivated by racism?’ The question certainly disturbs the sixty per cent.

There is such a lot of defensive commentary arguing that racism was not involved in the result that you might wonder if there is an attempt going on to rewrite history.

Gaslighting the public No doubt some people were simply deceived by the gaslighting of the far right. Some may have voted ‘No’ because they wanted something better for Indigenous people than simply a voice to parliament. Some objected in principle to such a voice, arguing that it would be wrong to allow one group special access to lawmakers, overlooking the special access industrial lobbyists already have. Racist or not, it was dishearteningly easy for people to turn their backs on the simple request for recognition. The massacres and dispossessions all happened in the past and we, personally, were not involved and therefore need feel no responsibility. After all, what possible connection could those historical events have with our lives today? We only inherited the plantation; it wasn’t us who put those people in chains. Most people are not caricature racists like Dutton, but they simply don’t care. And when entreated to care they closed ranks in tribal solidarity against perceived elites telling them what to do, much like Trump and Brexit voters. In the end it was probably ‘don’t know and don’t care’ that sank the referendum, rather than the active malignancy of the ‘No’ leaders. Nevertheless, rejecting the just and generous Uluru Statement from the Heart cannot be seen as anything but callous, and will remain a low point in Australian history. David Lovejoy, Echo co-founder

n 2003, when I introduced myself as an MP with my maiden speech in parliament, I articulated my centralist, small ‘l’ liberal principles. I argued that values are not something to be on display in the morning and forgotten in the afternoon. The test of your integrity is not when it is easy to apply your values. The true test is when it is hard. I feel obliged to attempt a difficult column reminding the feminist movement here, and everywhere, of our principles of inclusiveness. The ‘sisterhood’ is under pressure, and it is difficult to take this on, because I have felt so aligned with this movement for decades. It’s a movement I believed stood firm for ‘respect’, owed to every woman, no matter her race or creed. I believed they championed the creed that there is never ever any excuse for rape and humiliation. This loyalty to the international women’s movement is being sorely tested by their deafening silence about Israeli women raped, tortured, abducted and murdered by Hamas on October 7. The brutality of these crimes and the depravity of their attackers is beyond belief. I cannot even bring myself to list the details reported in Israel, which have been fully verified by footage from Hamas fighters’ own bodycams and posted on Hamas social media. There has been so much denial (including by feminists) that these crimes even occurred. One example is the remains of a young woman abducted from the music festival are yet to be returned; only her severed head has been recovered. Her stricken family are campaigning for the return of all her remains, hidden by Hamas in Gaza. And yet, they have zero support from UN Women or the ‘Me Too’ movement. To say I am disappointed does not even come close. I am truly gobsmacked. Women in Israel are outraged by the sense of international abandonment – ironically many of them are long-time anti-war

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‘Women in Israel are outraged by the sense of international abandonment – ironically many of them are long-time anti-war advocates’ – Catherine Cusack advocates for Palestine. For seven weeks, UN Women refused to condemn the events of October 7. Finally, they did post a social media statement acknowledging what had happened: ‘We condemn the brutal attacks by Hamas on October 7 and continue to call for the immediate and unconditional return of the hostages.’ Then the post was removed. It was replaced with a new statement omitting criticism of Hamas and solely focused on the hostages. Israeli women have responded with a new hashtag on X (formerly Twitter) #MeToo_Unless_UR_A_Jew. The moral cowardice of women’s groups who are deflecting the established facts of October 7 has demonstrated one thing. Anyone wondering how the World War II holocaust of six million Jews could possibly have happened now has their answer. So much for the ‘left’. At the other end of the political scale, the hard right in power in Israel – like the MPs who publicly suggest ‘nuking Gaza’ and then claim to be ‘only joking’ – are guilty of a culture that fails to respect or empower women, at terrible cost to their own citizens.

Warnings ignored? There are staggering reports that sexism in the Israeli military led to clear warnings of the invasion being ignored. The Gaza border watchtowers are staffed by 100 per cent female soldiers, who tried unsuccessfully for weeks to convince their male bosses a major attack was being planned. Politico reports a surveillance officer, Maya Desiatnik, stationed at Nahal Oz, went on the record

saying her team made many reports of border behaviour, suggesting a border attack. Twenty female surveillance officers at her Nahal Oz post died on October 7. Ms Desiatnik was one of only two officers who survived being killed or abducted. ‘It’s infuriating,’ she said. ‘We saw what was happening, we told them about it, and we were the ones who were murdered.’ While the IDF has promised these allegations will be fully investigated after the war, it raises the issue of whether October 7 and the subsequent bloodbath in Gaza could have been averted. I veer away from ‘conspiracies’ and suspect it is what it seems – a combination of Hamas acting alone, and Israel screwing up – overreach and arrogance are ever present on the list of reasons for almost any war. It saddens me to realise the costs of everyone’s failure to fully respect and listen to the women. I would remind feminists around the world who are pro-Palestine – we are bonded by our commitment to inclusive first principles. This applies to female citizens everywhere – not just living in places you happen to like. Human rights are emphatically universal – they exist for all. If ‘rights’ are selective then they are not really ‘rights’ at all. This is the profound danger for women everywhere if Jewish women are excluded from consideration – then everyone’s rights are damaged and diminished. This awful war has victims on all sides – why is it so hard for the polar left and polar right to acknowledge that? Q Catherine Cusack is a former NSW Liberal MLC.

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Letters Five years ago… At midnight on December 13, 2018 a large erection occurred in Byron Bay. By morning’s glory, social media lit up in shock, outrage, admiration or just plain voyeurism, as images of this erection spread from Byron around the nation. The man responsible gained instant notoriety but, quite rightly, claimed it was just a natural occurrence and that he was misunderstood. One thing was for sure, his erection was so enormous that it could be viewed kilometres away and stood up so shiny and tall that anyone coming into Byron Bay couldn’t possibly miss it. Amazingly, it lasted for a whole nine months. When it was over, (eventually exploding into thousands of silvery fragments across the Northern Rivers), the world would never be the same again. Since its demise in September 2019, the world has moved on. Fires, pandemics, floods and wars. But for anyone who lived through it and happened to view it on a daily basis, we can never forget the legend of The Dong. Simon Alderton Murwillumbah

The parking problem From Suffolk Park to Brunswick Heads, from Bangalow to Mullumbimby, parking is a big issue for residents and visitors to the Byron Shire. One way to solve the problem would be to fit more cars in the space that there already is – some people just don’t know how to park and unless there are lines on the road, they can often take up two spaces. Why don’t we do a fundraiser for Byron Shire Council, maybe a vegan sausage sizzle, or a gluten-free lamington stall at the market to raise funds for some paint and solve some of our Christmas dilemma. Debra Widebrow Crabbes Creek

Beach driving Last week’s Ballina Shire Council (BSC) ordinary meeting (23 November) reviewed recreational four-wheel drive (4WD) access for Seven Mile Beach. There were two motions and two amended motions. The voting results are revealing. The most socially- and environmentally-responsible motion was to close the beach to recreational 4WDs, which was lost. Three brave councillors voted for that motion: Crs Kiri Dicker, Simon Chate and Phillip Meehan. www.echo.net.au

Everyone reads The Echo! The worst of the four motions was to remove short-term permits but with no plan to close the beach, also lost. This was the only motion that Crs Jeff Johnson and Nigel Buchanan supported. I thought that Cr Jeff Johnson was a bit of a greenie – apparently not. Equal worst was the motion for a seasonal closure, during peak usage and/ or turtle nesting periods, also lost. That option could be appealing to simpletons but is misguided in that it neglects that there is much more to sandy beach environments than sea turtles. This was the only motion that Crs Stephen McCarthy and Eva Ramsey supported. The second-best motion was to remove short-term permits and close the beach by 2028, which carried on the casting vote of the mayor. This decision has the potential to reduce 4WD numbers by 84 per cent (based on FY 2022/2023 statistics) and wipe out income earned from beach driving, removing the greed motive. There is an element of political expediency in this decision, however, in that it avoids conflict with local beach drivers today and five years is a long way off. This was the only motion that Mayor Sharon Cadwallader and Cr Rodney Bruem supported. In conclusion, it’s recommended to closely watch how our councillors vote on important matters such as beach driving (and conservation zones). Stephen Totterman Empire Vale

Can’t help myself Heard while passing a young couple anxiously looking east from top of the lighthouse walk: Where are they? There aren’t any. Says the passing ranger, helpfully pointing to Main Beach: Look over to your left; to the northwest. There’s plenty there. Me: What? Whales or sharks? With a somewhat truculent look in my direction, he replies: Probably both. Nothing like stoking a bit of fear to go with those 90-day caps I think, justifying my petulance. But no. I really must be nicer to our visitors. After all, despite efforts to diversify, we are still heavily dependent on them. Graham Bassett Suffolk Park

these things have warning devices of any kind on them and what was she doing on the footpath anyway? The original push-bike rule stated that a child, under age 13, I believe, may ride on the footpath but only when accompanied by an adult. As I understand it, adults when not supervising children were not permitted to ride on the footpath at any time. Now we have to contend with electric cycles on footpaths which are ridden by all-age people who follow no rules. Does this mean that the police are turning a blind eye? My husband spoke to the police about this incident and he was told that another similar case had recently been reported. Undisciplined cyclists on footpaths, whether busy or not, are clearly a common occurrence in Byron Bay and are not being curtailed or even discouraged by officialdom. Even when electric bicycles are ridden on cycletracks or the roads they are often ridden without pedalling, which I understand is a requirement, and in

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Bikes on footpaths Recently I was almost knocked over from behind by an electric bicycle on the footpath in Byron Bay CBD. There was no warning that it was so close to me when I decided to stop to look in a shop window. The female rider was shocked and apologetic that she had almost run me down. Don’t

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Letters ▶ Continued from page 9 many cases, well above the 25km/h speed allowed by the law – some even with three on board. I understand that electric cycles are considered to be pushbikes because they have pedals, which should always be used. A counter argument is that if it has a motor, then it is a motorbike and the rider should hold an appropriate licence in order to use our roads! To add to all of this, what about e-scooters; are there any rules? Perhaps the Byron Shire Council, and/or the police would care to comment and to advise what, if anything, is being done to restore control and safety for everyone using our public thoroughfares. Barbara Sayers Suffolk Park

Dear Mandy I just read your article End Patriarchy, it hit me hard and brought back a lot of terrors I thought I had suppressed. I had a lovely, cheeky, gentle mum and a lovely, loud, passionate dad. Adored them both but my dad and his mates were where it was at. I was a wild, loud tomboy child and they

North Coast news online used to tumble me about like a puppy. They were great fun to hang out with, full on and blokey, loved them to bits and always felt safe. I’ve always adored all of the lovely men in my life, most of my dearest friends have been men and still are. My wild spirit was never squashed and when I went out into the world most men liked it; I could talk to them like a man because I’d been imprinted with a male psyche. Some men hated it, I think it was threatening to them. I’ve been raped and bashed to the shithouse – sometimes knives were involved and once a rifle. I’m deeply bruised by it but I’ve never, ever let it rule my life. I’ve always been wild and those fucks could never make me into a nice little obedient woman, it was never going to happen. Some of the things you said really struck home to me Mandy because I’ve felt them too. You mentioned ‘shame building like a bruise’ and ‘to forgive yourself’. A bunch of women were talking about DV a few years ago – we’d all felt the shame and need to forgive ourselves. One terrific lady said, ‘why should you forgive

yourselves, you didn’t bash anyone, they bashed you and they should be feeling shame and guilt’. The rest of us shut up mid-sentence when the light globe clicked on and we all knew immediately that she was right. That one phrase put a bit more strength back into my heart and soul. Keep being the strong, straight-talking woman that you are Mandy – kick arse girl! Can I say ‘kick arse’ or is that not PS? Whatever! Hannah Grace Ocean Shores

Thank you Patrick It was with sadness that I watched Indigenous Leader Patrick Dodson announce his retirement from Parliament yesterday. A politician who stood for decades for the rights of Australian First Nations peoples. Pressured by the advances of cancer upon his ailing body after years of frontline struggle… he is to heal his soul. Patrick was also instrumental in creating the Uluru Statement from the Heart. A statement so profound in its simplicity, compassion, generosity and powerful resonances to humanity to learn to walk together with First Nations peoples

in peace for the sake of all sentient beings present and future. As we all know Australian Indigenous people have preserved this continent for over 65,000 years inserting the rights of nature into every value system. Patrick, your wisdom and gentle spirit always deeply touched me. As a younger woman I took strength from your passion and determination. As did many settlers and Indigenous people. Nothing has been lost by the results of the referendum. Indeed, thousands of ‘Yes’ voters will emulate your spirit and patience. You are an outstanding icon of public trust and much loved. Together with your example many settlers will walk with your people towards a better democratic future. In silence we can be heard by all nature and Earth spirit. We have a strong voice. It is rising. Jo Faith Newtown

Carpe diem Two bugs in an old cocoon on a cabbage leaf woke one morning with brilliant light shining through a crack in the wall. Transformation time had arrived. One bug turned

toward the light, sprouted wings, and flew off to build a new cocoon on a nearby cabbage leaf and lay eggs in it. And so the cycle continued. The other bug turned away from the light and went back to sleep – until the gardener harvested the cabbage. John Jennings Numinbah

Really? Given the utilities manager’s reaction in his response to Councillor Dey’s recent question with notice, it seems as if Council’s sewerage staff’s position is that of annoyance that an elected Councillor and member of the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee (WASC) has asked them a question. The utility manager quotes the constitution of the WASC and points out that the chairperson and the relevant director decide on the makeup of the agenda to go before the committee for discussion and recommendation to Byron Council. Then there is the WASC’s item on their agenda on November 16, which includes the report from GHD. It is worth a read because it gives an insight into the mess the sewerage

treatment plants (STPs) are in. GHD states what we already know, that the Brunswick Valley STP (BVSTP) was designed for 7.1 times average dry weather flow (ADWF) and struggles with wet weather flows. In fact, it can exceed its capacity. So, according to Byron Shire Council (BSC) Water and Sewerage staff, the solution is to load the BVSTP with part or all of the load from Ocean Shores STP (OSSTP). Over the past years, BSC water and sewer staff have reported to the EPA that the OSSTP site is unsuitable and needs to go, why? During this period they have spent nothing on upgrades for OSSTP. BSC has again become a top-heavy organisation with more middle management positions with extravagant titles. Does this structure actually work or is it just people busy being busy? It is time that someone asked for an independent auditor to be retained to investigate the expenditure and what positive outcomes have been achieved. Alan Dickens Ballina

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Article Labor’s hypocrisy on climate undimmed David Lowe

ast week the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered the Albanese government’s second annual Climate Change Statement, claiming major progress in emissions reduction while the numbers continue to scream that the opposite is true. At the time of its election, the government declared that the country’s emissions would be 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, a number which sounded like it was pulled out of a hat, but still gave the impression (to most of the electorate) of being better than nothing. Now Mr Bowen says we’re ‘within striking distance’ of reaching that target, but the reality is that only the most optimistic and rubbery accounting methods make that look remotely possible. Four new coal projects have been approved since Labor came to office, with a further 25 projects in the pipeline, amounting to 12.7 billion tonnes of potential emissions. The government’s key climate policy, the Safeguard Mechanism, appears entirely unable to prevent new fossil projects, and the madness of acting as though Australian coal and gas burned elsewhere has no effect on the situation continues to be perpetuated. We are now the third largest exporter of fossil fuels globally. In a recent speech to the Lowy Institute, Minister Bowen suggested that fossil fuels would peak in the near future and be replaced by renewables due to market pressures, but as the Australia Institute has pointed out, federal and state governments continue to give far more aid to fossil fuel

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Can technology save us? Federally, Labor has rejected all attempts to ban native forest logging in this country, while expanding the onshore and offshore gas industry (still using their beloved and false ‘bridge’ terminology), and failing to deliver promised fuel efficiency standards in vehicles. In the absence of a nuclear solution (still being touted by the Coalition), or the revolutionary idea of using less energy, much expectation is being placed on renewables and hydrogen to save the day, along with unproven technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). Aware of its associations with ScoMo and friends, Minister Bowen didn’t mention CCS when he publicly tabled the climate report, but it appears several times in the document itself, as a potential solution for both land and sea-based treatment of dangerous emissions, although the technology has yet to be proven at scale,

despite many millions of dollars being thrown at it here and elsewhere. Chris Bowen says the Albanese government can still turn the emissions ship around, given enough time, but the central hypocrisy of its mission to press the brake and accelerator pedals simultaneously remains unaddressed. According to most climate experts, time is fast running out, if it hasn’t already, and we’re living in a time when tipping points may render all political discussions irrelevant. Meanwhile community activists who dare to draw attention to Australia’s hypocrisy on the issue, such as at Rising Tide in Newcastle last week, continue to be treated like criminals by state and federal Labor governments. With COP28 now underway (in the United Arab Emirates of all places), Australia says it will join other nations in promising to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency improvements by 2030. In terms of language, which is mostly what these summits are about, Minister Bowen has said, ‘we will be in there for a very sensible strengthening’. Unfortunately this is unlikely to help anyone while Australia continues to export dirty energy in record quantities to the world.

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ary Gardner’s engaging book, Plant A Tree – Grow A Fish, was sold out within a month of its launch at the Byron Writers Festival. A reprint has seen the popular title return to bookshops in time for Christmas. If you’re curious about anything in the natural world within greater Byron – animal, fish or plant – you’ll find it in Plant A Tree – Grow A Fish. Writer and nature activist, Richard Jones says simply, ‘If you read just one book this year, make it this one’. Mary’s book is based on a compilation of scores of articles published over many years in The Echo, written in her curious direct style. A precocious reader in her early teens Mary was inspired by Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the foundation document of the international environmental movement.

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One of Mary’s greatest thrills was having a US academic tasked with marking her PhD thesis give it AA grade noting, ‘Mary’s writing style reminded me of Rachel Carson’s style’.

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local fan-base, augmented by her Echo columns. Plant A Tree – Grow A Fish is part of the legacy she leaves behind, inviting us to engage with, celebrate and care for our precious coastal habitats. Bundjalung woman, Delta Kay, says in the foreword to her friend’s book, ‘Mary’s a blackfella in her heart, very much in my heart. She’s kind and generous. She works harder than anyone I know but she always has time to sit and yarn. Nothing is too much trouble for Mary. Most rare of all, she knows how to listen. Not just to people. Mary listens to Country. Whether it’s a bird or a bug, a tree or a lagoon, Mary’s on to it. She sees and hears what most people miss. And then she shares what she’s seen and heard. It’s profound. You’ll discover her sheer childlike wonder at our nature.’ 17/11/23 1:25 pm

Questions have been raised around why the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is failing to step in to protect the endangered southern greater glider and vulnerable yellow-bellied glider from logging on the North Coast. The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) has highlighted that the EPA is being negligent due to their refusal to make the NSW Forestry Corporation search for and protect both gliders and their den trees in active logging operations on the North Coast where NEFA have identified multiple records of both species, including den trees. ‘When it comes to implementing the legal requirement to protect den trees it is apparent the EPA will apply the law for the south coast but not on the north coast,’ NEFA spokesperson Dailan Pugh said. Across both the south and the north the logging rules (CIFOA) require that den trees of the greater glider and yellow-bellied glider must be searched for and 50m logging exclusions established around them. The EPA placed stop work orders over logging in Tallaganda and Flat Rock State Forests on the south

A pair of Greater Gliders in Bulga State Forest in August. Photo Dailan Pugh coast because ‘den trees and their surrounding habitat are critical for the gliders’ feeding and movement and removal of habitat removes shelter and food, making the gliders vulnerable to harm’ and, ‘FCNSW has not conducted detailed and thorough searches necessary to identify all greater glider and yellowbellied glider den trees’. ‘From brief surveys NEFA have identified to the EPA locations of gliders and a few of their den trees in active logging operations where the NSWFC have found none, and the EPA refuses to intervene to ensure all their den trees are identified and protected,’ said Mr Pugh. ‘On 20 November NEFA reported to the EPA records of eight greater gliders, including two den trees,

and three yellow-bellied gliders we had found in a brief survey of compartment 13 of Moonpar State Forest (in the proposed Great Koala National Park). The EPA refused our request to stop logging while searches were undertaken. ‘On Saturday we reported to the EPA records of 24 greater gliders, including three den trees, and an isolated population of yellowbellied gliders found in a brief survey of Styx River State Forests. We have requested a stop work order, though expect the EPA to once again refuse. These are not isolated cases. ‘EPA CEO Tony Chappel needs to explain why he considers its okay to ignore the law and harm threatened gliders on the north coast.’

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he most contentious items on Lismore Council’s agenda for the November meeting were a Development Application (DA) for the change of use of a former car park at 117 Magellan Street opposite the library and the item listed for discussion in the Committee of the Whole on Council’s Waste Management.

Deeply divided council Almost as usual with this Council, there were examples that raised questions about Council’s governance, and in particular the behaviour of one councillor who, besides being an expert on operational and legal issues, clearly sees himself as fully qualified in land use planning and determining how other councillors should behave. This Council is deeply divided, with particular hostility shown towards Cr Guise who, unfortunately, at times can appear to be lecturing those with whom he disagrees. As the Krieg bloc – with the exception of Cr Gordon and sometimes

Cr Colby – rarely explain their decisions it can be frustrating and lead to passionate discussions. Whilst the mayor was pleasant to those members of the public who spoke in public access, unfortunately the two applicants with excellent credentials who purchased the land at 117 Magellan Street and spoke to their DA were not treated with the same courtesy by Cr Rob who was allowed to question them aggressively. Whilst there were 25 submissions supporting the development, some from existing CBD businesses, and no submissions against it, Cr Rob asked if they were aware that ‘there had been many submissions to councillors against it, and why should we allow you to go ahead?’ Formal submissions only go to the Council itself, not to individual councillors, so how many there were, what their concerns were, and whether the planners addressed those concerns are known only to the councillors they emailed. The planners recommended approval of this development on what was previously a concrete car park. Initially it was to go to the former Independent

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Planning Panel before it was disbanded, and it had taken 13 months to get to this stage. As pointed out by Cr Ekins, this would be an incubator for people who want to start their own business in the CBD, would attract many people who might otherwise not come into the CBD, and give people a chance to try out their wares before renting in the CBD as other businesses have done. Crs Bird, Cook, Ekins and Guise and the mayor supported the proposal, but, with Cr Jensen absent, the vote was five all.

Is Lismore City Council in breach of the Local Government Act? In the past the mayor has used his casting vote, almost without exception, according to his own vote, but he said he had ‘learnt from Cr Cook’ who had complained that he used his casting vote to approve a change in policy in her absence. He had talked to Cr Jensen about this, and she was against it because of the competition to existing businesses. Making a decision on a DA isn’t the same as making a

change to Council policy, and I’m not sure how this is in line with Section 5.2 A of the NSW Local Government Act which says that a councillor cannot participate in a meeting of the council or of a committee of the council unless personally present at the meeting. On this issue the mayor could effectively be seen as personally supporting the development whilst ensuring it was rejected. However, residents should listen to the whole debate on this, as some of the comments in refusing the DA by Crs Rob, Colby and Hall are worth hearing!

Back the CBD As pointed out by Crs Bird, Cook, Ekins and Guise, this decision was not in line with Lismore Council’s ‘Back the CBD’ campaign. Neither is it in line with the recent decision on the Monaltrie rezoning when the Krieg bloc and Cr Rob argued that ‘people should be able to do what they want with their land’. Apparently, this is only for people that the Krieg bloc and Cr Rob approve of. In proposing to reject the development Cr Rob claimed that ‘it was not in the public interest,’ and criticised the

planners’ report demonstrating yet again his belief that he knows more about planning legislation than the planners. I have heard the majority of senior staff who were at the Council when this Council was elected have left. If that’s so it’s not surprising when their expertise and qualifications are questioned or ignored.

Transparency? Another controversial issue was that of Council’s waste management, which Cr Guise moved should be brought forward and debated in open Council. Section 10 of the Local Government Act states meetings should only be closed to the public for a few specific reasons. One is section 10.2 (a), which says ‘personnel matters concerning particular individuals.’ It is clearly a matter of judgement as to whether it applies to unnamed staff, with the general manager pointing out that council’s senior staff would always interpret that cautiously, but it was up to the Council to make that decision. Crs Bird, Cook, Ekins and Guise all argued that it should be in open Council, but the Krieg bloc and Cr Rob voted

against it. Cr Rob said he didn’t want to have his comments on the union, which he clearly dislikes, being aired in public. That doesn’t appear to be in line with the Act, which says at 10.4 that it is irrelevant if the matter being discussed might ‘cause embarrassment to the council or committee concerned, or to councillors or to employees of the council, or cause a loss of confidence in the council.’

Mayor fails to manage Big Rob The public is now in a position where we have no idea what the Council approved apart from allusions to contracting out. Again, this seems to be in contravention of the Act, which says ‘the general manager... is responsible for reporting to the council the proceedings of the committee of the whole. It is not necessary to report the proceedings in full, but any recommendations of the committee must be reported.’ So far, this hasn’t occurred. Given Council’s current comprehensive Waste Management Strategy based on achieving a circular

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whale and is court-martialled. Someone leaks the incident he other week ABC to the press, the public is outNews reported that raged, and the whistle-blower the AUKUS military is sentenced to ten years conglomerate is developing AI in prison for endangering a (artificial intelligence) to spy career bureaucrat, er, national on Chinese subs. security. I can see it now. The public is further In the newly-formed outraged so the government Department of AI (the staff creates a new Department think it means Administrative of Whales, and on its behalf Intelligence) in Canberra, the KPMG recruits an impartial chief assistant secretary to chief from the Faroe Islands. AI spots a dangerous-looking sub. Photo by Arjanne the thumb-twiddler general The government is not Holsappel pexels.com/@hetgoudenuur gets on the blower to the saved by this courageous submarine off your, er, port thingy. Fire captain of one of our naval move, however, and at the a warning shot over its front bit.’ vessels at an undisclosed location, next election the voters choose a ‘Mate, it’s just a whale,’ replies the known only to the department, spy government with different-coloured captain, ‘Some of the crew have been satellites, Skylink and several enthusities. They keep the same policies as the watching it.’ astic webcammers with drones. previous government, because AI tells ‘Do as I say, captain, AI is never wrong.’ them so and, anyway, coming up with ‘Captain,’ he says, ‘I just glanced The captain refuses to bother a at my AI app and there’s a Chinese new policies is hard.

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economy was developed with the community and approved by Council in late 2022, this seems to demonstrate a worrying lack of transparency by the current Council. There was a rescission motion on this issue, which will be heard by Council on 28 November at 4 pm but that will change nothing. The discussion on rezoning land at 1055 and 1055A Bruxner Highway to

enable combined residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development was moved by Cr Ekins and was approved by all except Cr Guise. Cr Guise asked Council’s chief planner a number of questions, and Cr Rob tried to close him down asking points of order as to whether the planners should have to answer his questions at this stage, and whether Cr Guise should waste time.

Cr Rob takes the cake in terms of calling points of order, demonstrating sensitivity to virtually any negative general comments made by the non-bloc councillors. Whilst the mayor doesn’t always support his points of order, unfortunately he ignored his comment on ‘the communism in the room by the Greens’ while warning Cr Guise about his use of personal comments and Cr Ekins

about her using the word ‘nitpicking’. It seems that for some reason Cr Rob can get away with making disparaging or offensive questioning of members of the public and derogatory remarks about his fellow councillors. Q Ros Irwin is a former mayor of LCC. Q Read full story on The Echo online: www.echo.net.au.

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eing part of the community and linking to other communities is an important part of what the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce and Community (MCCC) has always done. During the 2019 drought, they took an active role in supporting both locals and other communities affected. ‘When the drought happened we sent truckloads of cattle food and hampers out to Bingara and 16 of our members went out to help, this happened over a few weeks and cost us thousands of dollars,’ explained former Chamber president and executive committee member Jenelle Stanford. 'People were really suffering, and being able to supply that support was really rewarding to everyone involved. We adopted and supplied food for animals and also sent out essentials for farmers. 'Our local Mullumbimby high school and primary school got involved in raising money, and writing

letters to the local schools in Bingara. We also provided Visa cards to local families so they could spend the money in their community.’ Carols by Candlelight One of the upcoming community events that is put on by the chamber is the Carols by Candlelight which will be held at the Mullumbimby Showground on Sunday, December 10 from 6.30pm. ‘This is one of the many community events that the chamber is involved in. It is a free, fun community event and we hope that everyone will come and join us this year.’ Mullumbimby Public School will be holding a barbeque on the evening and the chamber will be selling glow products and candles. This is a dog-free event and the chamber reminds everyone to take their rubbish with them and leave the site clean.

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Legend Pizza Serving Byron Bay for 30 years. Open 7 days. Delivery from Suffolk to Ewingsdale. 2/3 Marvell Street, Byron Bay 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au

Crystals and cocktails, tapas and wine In the heart of Byron Bay this crystal gallery is a Thursday, Friday, Saturday stunning visual experience and a taste sensation 12pm–10pm Upstairs at Mercato, above not to be missed. Sit amongst magnificent crystals from all over the world while sipping on crystal Woolworths, 108–114 infused cocktails. We also offer delicious vegan Jonson St. Byron Bay tapas by No Bones, an eclectic wine list, an event Insta – @thequartzgallery space, and a view of the Byron Bay lighthouse. Web – quartzgallery.com.au

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Now open for Sip and Graze, Friday and Saturday evenings: Mediterranean-inspired share plates Happy hour 4-5pm, $5 beers, $10 cocktails The seasonal menu features classic and modern dishes with innovative twists. Find something for all tastes, from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon.

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Five Byron NYE dining options + Bay Lane’s Moonlight Hibachi Grill and Wine Bar provides a unique dining experience with a focus on Japanese hibachi-style cooking and a carefully curated selection of wines picked according to the lunar cycle. $100 per person. Book via moonlightbar.com.au.

New Year’s Eve in Byron Bay is a time for both celebration and indulgence, and what better way to indulge than with a long lavish dinner at one of town’s best restaurants? Whatever your taste, be it champagne or cocktails, Byron Bay has something to offer for everyone on New Year’s Eve, from beachfront luxury to exotic flavours and unique culinary concepts, a romantic dinner for two or a lively celebration with friends, you’re sure to find the perfect dining venue to welcome the new year in style.

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offers both relaxed yet stylish dining in the bustling Jonson Lane precinct. This year, they’re offering a share style banquet menu of all their most popular dishes. $100 per person. Book via lightyearsasiandiner.com.au.

bouring Light Years, offers coastal Italian with a big city edge! Ring in 2024 with a four-course dinner paired with high vibes, delicious drinks and upbeat disco tunes. $130 per person. Book via pixiebyronbay.com.au.

+ Newcomer to town, The Smoking Camel, has a menu dedicated to Middle Eastern-inspired cuisine with a modern twist, including a variety of grilled meats, seafood, and vegetarian dishes. Not to be outdone in the drinks department they also offer a mighty fine selection of punchy cocktails and well-travelled wines. $80 per person. Book via thesmokingcamel.com.

Artisanal cheeses from Nimbin Valley Victoria Cosford Paul Wilson is telling me about their new chilli garlic halloumi and how it’s ‘fantastic over summer served with a green paw-paw salad,’ and my imagination is fired. It’s a rare thing for this hinterland business – around for some 17 years now, Paul and Kerry at the helm – to introduce a new cheese as ‘we try to stay focused on traditionally hand-made cheeses.’ And their stable of 12 – best sellers the Nashua washed rind and Tintenbar triple cream – include both cow and goat milk cheeses. It’s a glorious environment out there, ‘a real working farm’ as Paul describes it, the animals roaming freely, the goats feeding on weeds – prickly fig, lantana – which informs the gorgeous flavours of their cheese (plus, Paul told me once, they make

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Paul Wilson is focused on traditionally hand-made cheeses great lawn-mowers). This is regenerative farming at its best, using the farm as an ecosystem, relying on the region’s high rainfall and fertile volcanic soils for growing the grass. What’s more, there’s a cafe where ‘families can see, enjoy and understand… how food is produced so they aren’t tempted to go down internet bullshit rabbit-holes of misinformation…’

And indeed, appreciate the vast difference between heavily industrialised, massproduced cheeses and these precious, artisanal, handmade cheeses like Paul and Kerry’s. In the Studd sibling’s recently published book

‘The Best Things in Life are Cheese’, they talk about how ‘the introduction of sophisticated and dependable cheesemaking technologies, fast and reliable transport, refrigeration and globalisation marked the beginning of the end for most small producers.’ But not all. And we must support the survivors. ‘When people buy something from us’, Paul says, ‘we hope they understand they are supporting a better way to produce food over industrial food production systems, which are destroying the planet’s life support systems and our health.’

Whisky and cheese The local launch of the new Viognier Cask whisky will be an exclusive whisky and cheese pairing event at the Cape Byron Distillery on Thursday, January, 4 2024 at 5pm. The Studd Siblings have been invited to pair their specially-selected cheeses with the Cape Byron Whisky range, and celebrate the recent release of their first book, The Best Things in Life are Cheese. Over the last decade, Ellie and Sam Studd have travelled Australia and the world, working with celebrated cheesemongers and makers, and learning to make, mature, and sell cheese. In their book, they share their wealth of knowledge and teach readers how to buy and store cheese, pair it perfectly every time, and put together a rockstar cheese board (with whisky).

The event is ticketed with limited seats. $65 will score you a decadent tasting of four Cape Byron Whiskies paired with four Studd cheeses and some fun stories and insights into whisky making and the cheese journey from both the Cape Byron spiritual advisors and the Studd Siblings. Q More info and tickets are available through their website https:// capebyrondistillery.com/ visit-our-byron-distillery/ and social media pages @ capebyrondistillery.

Q Nimbin Valley Cheese are at Mullum Farmers Market every Friday from 7am to 11 am.

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THANK YOU! BSA would like to thank our students, teachers, sponsors and community. byronschoolofart.com

David Lane’s 2023 PAINTING EXHIBITION AND STUDIO SALE FINAL FOUR DAYS Open daily from Thursday 7th until Sunday 10th December 11.00am-5.00pm

ALL WELCOME David Lane’s Studio Gallery 31 Fernleigh Road, Tintenbar 2478

For more information visit www.davidlane.com.au Telephone: 0418 794 860 / Email: lanes31@bigpond.au www.echo.net.au

Robyn Davidson: Unfinished Woman Robyn Davidson, author of the international bestseller Tracks, is visiting Byron for one night only in an intimate conversation with Zacharey Jane about her memoir 8QȴQLVKHG :RPDQ, presented by Byron Writers Festival. Hailed as ‘an extraordinary memoir about an extraordinary life’ (Nikki Gemmell), 8QȴQLVKHG :RPDQ is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, and a powerful interrogation of how we can live with, DQG ȴQG EHDXW\ LQ WKH XQFHUWDLQW\ DQG VWUDQJHQHVV RI being.

Light & Life Light & Life brings together superb still life paintings by Margaret Olley from public and private collections alongside new work by three contemporary Australian painters – Laura Jones, India Mark and Mirra Whale. By special invitation, Jones, Mark and Whale have created new work in response to objects from the re-creation of Olley’s home studio and to a selection of paintings by Olley from various decades in her enduring career. Open Wed – Sun 02 6670 2790 2 Mistral Road, Murwillumbah South www.gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/ light-life

Join Davidson as she discusses her brave and revealing memoir, which asks the eternal question: how do we learn to be ‘at home everywhere’? Don’t miss this special event with one of the most adventurous writers in Australian literature. Friday, 8 December, 6pm at Byron Theatre.

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Author Robyn Davidson appears 8 December at Byron Theatre.

North Coast Ceramics

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North Coast Ceramics is proud to announce that entries for their inaugural ceramic award ‘Ceramics in a Fragile World’ are now open.

Ceramics in a Fragile World North Coast Ceramics Inaugarul Ceramics Award ENTRIES NOW OPEN www.northcoastceramics.com/NCCAWARD

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The Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is a Tweed Shire Council Community Facility and is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Open Wed – Sun | 2 Mistral Road, Murwillumbah South | gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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Festive Season

Better By Bike – E Bike Hire Rent an E-bike to tackle the trails around Byron Bay, go shopping, or to a distillery. The E-Bike along with trail map is dropped right to your door. Only $85/day.

Balloon Aloft As another year laps the sun, make sure to treat yourself, friends and family to a special summer treat this Christmas! Taking your loved ones on a beautiful balloon flight over the Northern Rivers is a gift like no other. Serenely drifting above the tree tops and distant landscapes is a great opportunity to chill out and reflect on the season ahead. Employers and business owners alike find hot air ballooning the ultimate Christmas present or staff get together, bonding together with the fun paddock pack down and celebration breakfast afterwards at the Three Blue Ducks Restaurant, The Farm. Check out Balloon Aloft at @balloonaloftbyronbay or visit their website to book in at www.balloonaloftbyronbay.com

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If adventure is your thing, ride through lush hinterland, native rainforests, quaint villages and a 520m Glow Worm tunnel on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Better By Bike provides high quality E-Bikes for rent, with trailside rentals if you have your own vehicle or a full-service experience with door-to-door return shuttles. The ride is suitable for all ages and riding abilities, including families, couples and large groups. Adults priced from $125 per person. Children catered for with extra small E-Bikes, tag along bikes, chariots, and baby seats available. Dogs can ride also. info@betterbybike.com.au 0408 444 858 Instagram: betterbybikeoz Facebook: better_by_bike_nothern_rivers_rail_trail betterbybike.com.au

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Saltwater Social Club At the heart of Byron Bay, you’ll find Saltwater Social Club, open at night for drinks, dancing and late night shenanigans.

Woody’s Surf Shack Yewwww, Woody’s is open for another Summer!

Relaxed vintage vibes and classic coastal style set the stage for a great night out in Byron Bay. Pop in for a game of pool or shuffleboard in the laid-back games room, or hit the dancefloor to the sounds of Byron’s best live DJs.

Rocking a vintage surf vibe, Woody’s is Byron Bay's late night bar and hangout... featuring live DJs, cocktails, dedicated dancefloor, Kombi-style booths, outdoor patio, foosball and billiards.

Upstairs, have a cocktail and get cosy in the Library Bar, or chill out with a cold beer on the outdoor balcony overlooking the action of Byron’s main street.

Pop by on a Wednesday for Woody’s world famous Big Wednesday Surfboard Giveaway. One big winner every week.

Hot tip: the Library Bar is also perfect for private functions.

Check our socials for daily DJ schedule and opening hours at @ woodysbyronbay

saltwatersocialclub.com.au @saltwatersocialclub

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Mctavish Surfoards

Festive Season

Mctavish is the ultimate destination for all things surf. Grab a pre–or post-surf coffee and browse the range of handcrafted surfboards (all made on-site in the factory behind the showroom), surf accessories, books and apparel, or borrow a demo board for the weekend. Looking for a last-minute gift? No matter the surfer on your list, McTavish will have something they’ll be stoked on. Give the gift of experience with a voucher for a new custom board, a board sock for the daily surf commute or a Remote Projects utility blanket for in-between surf coverage. Open 7 days a week Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm Saturday 8am to 2pm Sunday 10am to 2pm 91 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay mctavish.com.au 02 6680 8807

The Island Luxe Family

Linen House Mullumbimby

A family that shares a passion for travel… for the road less travelled, seeking beauty and inspiration in nature's artistry and architecture.

Discover the unparalleled charm of Linen House Mullumbimby, the ultimate Christmas gift destination! Immerse that special someone in Linen House's ontrend offerings, including new quilt cover sets, sheets, towels, silk pillowcases, and captivating decorative vases and ceramics.

A love of finding old and antique objects characterised by their imperfections. Fabrics and textiles that stand the test of time. Art and curiosities that tell a story.

Elevate your comfort with super-comfy loungewear in pure linen or cotton gingham, perfect for keeping cool on those scorching summer days.

An aesthetic rooted in a timeless simplicity and a belief that we can experience a holistic sense of the world, and ourselves, through restraint and making considered choices for the way we curate our lives.

As summer unfolds, guests are invited to embrace the joy of alfresco dining with Linen House's stylish range of napery featuring refreshing hues and textures. Explore a selection of placemats, table runners, napkins, and tablecloths that define hosting style.

The Island Luxe ethos redefines luxury, reminding us that space with imperfections shows that nothing furnishes more beautifully and luxuriously than the spirit and the soul, and creating an immersive and transportive experience that mirrors our emotions when we travel.

All are welcome to join Linen House and indulge in the festive spirit. Treat yourself to a world of Linen House delights! Keep a lookout for exclusive weekly in-store promotions.

Island Luxe 62 Byron Street, Bangalow info@islandluxe.com.au

Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm Saturday – 10am to 3pm Sunday – 11am to 3pm

Island Luxe Tribe 1/11 Marvell Street, Byron Bay tribe@islandluxe.com.au

Linen House Outlet Mullumbimby 33 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby 02 4334 4876

From Island Luxe Bangalow and Island Luxe Tribe Byron Bay.

Come and take advantage of unique, quality designs. At sale prices, seven days per week.

5/11 Marvell Street, Byron Bay Just around the corner from Island Luxe Tribe and next to Ginn Jinn Restaurant.

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Koala Tea The Koala Tea Company is the original Australian certified organic herbal tea manufacturer based in Alstonville. Since 1990, their local factory makes over 30 different varieties, as well as several private labels. Their award-winning teas are made from certified organic herbs, spices, and tea. They have several different design formats, all made with hemp fibre tea bag filter paper. All of their teas have health and healing properties and most importantly they all taste great and they work. You can find Koala teas locally in IGA stores and Santos Organics. 02 6628 6363 www.koalatea.com.au

Sanctum Australia Sanctum Australia has been manufacturing skincare in the Northern Rivers since 1992. In the early 2000s (ahead of its time) the Billinudgel manufacturing facility was revamped to become certified organic, taking natural skincare to a new level. Sanctum means inner sanctuary or inner peace. This is ultimately what they want to give their customers – a retreat from the hustle of the world, where you can reconnect and renew yourself daily. This small batch, certified organic range is affordable, genuine and luxurious. Sanctum Australia formulates products that are good for you, the planet and the future – and they still do, to this day, from Lucky Lane. Visit ‘the Sanctum shop’ or their online store to nab skin, body and hair care products that feel good and deliver results for the entire family. For your family, and your very own sanctum. 5-9 Lucky Lane, Billinundgel Head Office: 02 6680 3266 or 1300 653 983 enquiries@sanctumaustralia.com www.sanctumaustralia.com

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Buy local organic skin, body, hair, baby & men,s products TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER / 9AM – 4PM WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER / 9AM – 4PM THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER / 9AM – 4PM FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER / 9AM – 4PM 5–9 Lucky Lane, Billinudgel

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Flannerys

Apex Summer sunset sessions

Flannerys Organic & Wholefood Market has been a leader in organic and wholefood living since 1973.

Nestled in the Border Ranges between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, Apex Dining boasts panoramic views of the Tweed River, rolling pastures, luscious foothills rising up majestic Wollumbin, and the surrounding mountain scape.

With qualified naturopaths and nutritionists in their stores, there is a strong focus on organic wholefoods, naturopathy and holistic living with personalised health advice, liquid herb tinctures and homeopathy. Friends of Flannerys Save 20% off vitamins and supplements the first Friday & Saturday of each month – it’s free to join in store! Flannerys Murwillumbah is the community hub for all your wholefood & organic needs. From certified organic produce, pantry essentials, gluten-free breads, toxic-free skincare, ocean safe household cleaners, quality vitamins and supplements, bulk foods and free naturopath advice – they are open 7 days right in the heart of Murwillumbah. Open Monday–Friday, 7.30am–6pm Saturday, 7.30am–5pm Sunday, 9am-4pm 02 6678 2284 66 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah murwillumbah@ flannerys.com.au www.flannerys.com.au

This stunning wedding venue in the architect award-winning Tweed Regional Gallery, seamlessly combines its stunning outlook, calm, modern and earthy interior design, and its fresh, contemporary menus creating the most exciting and affordable venue on the Tweed Coast.

Book your wedding with them before the end of February 2024 to receive 15% off your food and beverage total (T&C’s apply). 02 6672 5088 2 Mistral Rd (Cnr Tweed Valley Way), South Murwillumbah apexdining.com.au

McGuiness Funerals McGuiness Funerals extends its compassionate services through two beautiful locations in Billinudgel and Murwillumbah. Both venues offer an intimate chapel setting for honouring your loved one, the team at McGuiness Funerals is dedicated to providing support during families’ times of need. At Billinudgel, Kellie and Emma extend their services to the Byron Shire and surrounds. Libby and Katriina are located in the heart of Murwillumbah.

Not just your local computer shop These locations serve as compassionate hubs for grieving families. Whether you prefer to call or visit in person, the funeral directors at McGuiness Funerals are available to guide you 24/7 through the planning of a meaningful farewell. 02 6672 2144 19 Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah 16 Mogo Place, Billinudgel info@mcguinessfunerals.com.au www.mcguinessfunerals.com.au

Precise PCs has diversified; they are now an Aladdin’s cave of tech, toys and more. Shop local this summer for all your household needs-dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, fridges, robovacs, stick vacs, personal grooming, massage guns and more. There’s something for everyone. Precise PCs are now an authorised Jaycar reseller, carrying over 1,500 items. They now carry Creality 3D printers and filament. Their staff pride themselves on friendly, helpful service, they’ve been caring for your computers since 1997. And yes, they still do sales and computer repairs on PC and Mac. 02 6672 8300 Unit 2/75 Wollumbin St, Murwillumbah www.precisepcs.com.au

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Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre

Riverside dining at Tweed River House

Celebrate the best of the Northern Rivers’ seasonal produce when you dine at the chefhatted Tweed River House.

This summer the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre present an exciting line-up of exhibitions, activities and events. One of the star attractions is by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840 -1926) Meules, milieu du jour [Haystacks, midday] 1890. This masterpiece is on loan to the Tweed Regional Gallery from the National Gallery of Australia with support from the Australian government as part of the Sharing the National Gallery Collection program.

Dine in the magnificent century-old plantation style house, located on the banks of the Tweed River with sweeping hinterland views. The riverside Lawn Bar is ideal for a drink and lighter bites. 02 6672 5269 131 River, St. Murwillumbah South tweedriverhouse.com.au

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see one of the paintings from Monet’s famous haystacks series right here at the Tweed Regional Gallery, nestled in the spectacular landscape of the Tweed Valley. The gallery offers free daily guided tours at 11.30am and each day at midday you can enjoy a short talk about this Monet masterpiece. Bookings are only required for groups of 10 or more, visit the gallery website to book.

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Festive Season Stone.kin. Makers of men’s & women’s organic cotton underwear. Stone.kin weaves together conscious design, clean ethics and organic cotton to empower every body to feel good all day. Beautifully designed and super comfortable, Stone.kin’s mission is to elevate people’s lives and bring them closer to nature by creating lasting, real organics that are made with integrity and let your body breathe. Mindfully made and creatively driven. Wrap your loved ones in Stone.kin this Christmas. Designed locally, so pop into their warehouse at 2/25 Brigantine Street, Byron Industrial or jump online and use the locals discount code: BYRON20 6685 7667 www.stonekin.co

Soulife

Lingerie No.5

Soulife has moved, reincarnating in a fresh new space in the very heart of Jonson St.

Lingerie No.5 is one of the only underwear shops located in Northern NSW. Located in River Street, Ballina, Lingerie No.5 offers a one-on-one professional fitting service in store whilst catering for all shapes, sizes and categories.

Trading for over 33 years, owner Clint Hart has created magic in a store that has outlasted nearly all of its kind in Australia.

Not only do they stock underwear but precious silks, cotton sleepwear, bamboo sleepwear and more!

Core offerings are books exploring spirituality, alternate health and understanding – the largest range in the region, including an unmatched selection of oracle and tarot cards.

Visit them to find all your favourite brands including CK underwear, Berlei, Triumph, Simone Perele, Primadonna, Elomi, Godess and Wacoal, Marie Jo, Chantelle, Papinelle and many more!

Widely appreciated by locals as a favourite source of crystals without the touristpremium prices, they also stock gold and sterling silver jewellery, most from local designers.

Lingerie No.5 specialises in fittings such as prosthesis, maternity, shapewear, everyday wear, etc.

This Christmas find that extra-special 'touch-of-Byron' gift at Soulife: candles, incense, suncatchers, singing bowls, crystal and salt lamps, journals and unique 2024 calendars and diaries.

Shop local at Lingerie No.5.

Come by today and visit their new home.

151 River Street, Ballina 02 6686 2353 Instagram: @lingerie_no_5

84 Jonson St (next to the Byron Visitor's Centre) 02 6680 8090

Soulife explore spirituality, health & alternate understanding at Byron Bay’s singular retailer of the esoteric & sublime

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The First Annual Bangalow Ceramic Fair! Clay Northern Rivers presents the first annual Bangalow Ceramic Fair at Moller Pavilion - Bangalow Showgrounds on 16th and 17th December from 8am to 3pm. 50 local potters will showcase their work for sale across two days in an event designed for the whole family. It’s a great way to support local artists and meet the maker while Christmas shopping. There will be workshops all weekend for adults and kids and live wheel-throwing demonstrations, as well as live music with coffee, pastries, gelato and food vans all onsite. A huge lucky door prize has been put together by the artists so get a ticket! CNR is a collective of local ceramic artists. Makers of all skill levels are welcome and the artistic diversity within the group is celebrated. Moller Pavilion - Bangalow Showgrounds claynorthernrivers@gmail.com Instagram: Clay Northern Rivers

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Desperado – The Eagles Show Devine Quality Meats Devine Quality Meats in Mullumbimby are here to help with all your festive feasting needs. They have delicious hams that are smoked in-house, as well as a range of turkeys, ducks and chickens. All meats are locally sourced, antibiotic-and hormone-free and their awardwinning sausages are a must try. Also stocking quality deli and small goods, they have a great range. Order now for Christmas by dropping in to the store or calling 02 6684 2015 64 Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Immerse yourself in the timeless melodies of The Eagles with Desperado – The Eagles Show at Mullum Ex-Services Club on 8 December. This multi-awardwinning tribute band from Sydney faithfully recreates the iconic hits, including ‘Hotel California’ and’Take It Easy’. Mark Anthony, Brendan Tinker, and a talented ensemble deliver precision vocals and harmonies that capture The Eagles' magic. The +18 event opens its doors at 7pm, with the show starting at 8pm. Tickets are $30, offering a limited number of unreserved seats. Desperado has earned accolades like the MO Award for Best Tribute Show and Australian Club Entertainment Awards, showcasing their dedication and musical excellence. Join them for an unforgettable evening celebrating the legendary sound of The Eagles. Tickets - www.mullumexservices.com.au

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Volume 38 #26 6-12 December, 2023 Editor: Eve Jeffery Editorial/gigs: gigs@echo.net.au Copy deadline: 5pm each Thursday Gig Guide deadline: 5pm each Friday Advertising: adcopy@echo.net.au P: 02 6684 1777 W: echo.net.au/entertainment

CAUGHT IN THE VENUS FLYTRAP Venus us Fly Trap is a three-piece band from Byron Bay with Tim Degen (vocals/guitar), Matt DeWit (bass)) and Andrew Wilkinson (drums), who play a mix of psychedelic surf rock, rock, and blues. The musical input of each individual in the band es their sound very unique and for the makes ouple of years Venus Fly Trap have been last couple ng their craft in the deepest darkest dive honing River ers. s With a mixed s. bars known to the Northern Rivers. iccal a bag of nationalities and music musical ences Venus Fly Trap p influences erry have created their vvery fown brand of surfred grunge inspired his weekend and this they will be playing ome turf. on home

COUNTRY WITCHES ARE COMING! Historically, difficult women have been outlawed and called witches. That’s been the fate of ordinary women with extraordinary voices – women like singer/ songwriter Áine Tyrrell and comedian Mandy Nolan. Áine and Mandy stir the political pot, and along the way they spin a yarn, tell a joke and have a damn good time. They invite like-minded women and allies to join them. This isn’t just a show, this is the Country Witches Association.

See them at The Rails on Saturday.

Country Witches Association is a call to action. Together, Áine and Mandy bring their craft to the stage so that dangerous dialogues and unexpected collaboration can come to the boil. It’s funny, it’s deep, it’s profound, it’s a celebration, it’s an honouring, it’s outrageous, it’s unexpected, it’s inclusive. This unique collab asks us to find the witch within. Áine says ‘if you’re not doing something that you would have been burnt for 400 years ago then you’re not trying hard enough.’ Mandy says: ‘As performers we get a bit tired of sticking to the rules, so the idea of the Country Witches is to unleash our more deviant selves. This is a creative space to navigate topics at a deeper level.’ It’s time to join the Country Witches! See them fly on Friday, December 15 at the Civic Memorial Hall in Mullumbimby. Tickets from: www.moshtix.com.au

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E N T E R TA I N M E N T KIRTAN AND SACRED MUSIC House of Bliss is proud to present its 10th Kirtan and Sacred Music Festival stival this Saturday at Mullumbimby Civic Hall. Join in for 12 hours urs of chanting from 9am to 9pm m led by local kirtan musicians and collectives including House of Bliss, Heart Chant, Shrine River, iver, Gaia Tree, Shunya, Shivam,, Inna Light Project, Krishna Village plus special guests Bellingen ellingen Kirtan. The day will begin n with a special puja ceremony mony by Daniel Rawson on and will be catered ed throughout the day by Bliss Kitchen. House of Bliss is a nonsectarian community unity collective that for the last 11 years has been promoting the chanting of mantras to open the heart, soothe e the mind and lift the spirit.

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IT’S HIP AND IT’S BLUES IT Gre Lyon’s Hip Operation are playing this Sunday Greg afte afternoon at Ballina RSL. The Blues Club is excited to pre present this highly acclaimed outfit with Greg Lyon (voc (vocals/bass), who brings together some outstanding play players including Aaron West (vocals/guitar), Kirk Lor Lorange (vocals/slide guitar) and Scott Hills (drums), del delivering some of the best sounds and grooves you’ll hea hear anywhere. These long-time musical buddies have a dee deep love of the blues, often on the funky side. This show will feature music from their own albums plus some Ry Coo Cooder/Little Feat, Robben Ford, and BB King. This is a sho show you definitely don’t want to miss. Bal Ballina RSL Boardwalk from 2.30pm pm Sunday.

Paper Lane is one of South East Queensland’s newest indie rock acts. With a vintage pop-meets-rock sound and their no holds barred lyricism, Paper Lane have just released their debut single ‘Better In My Head’ which debuted on Triple J Unearthed and reached #1 on the AMRAP Metro Charts. Since their formation in early 2023, Paper Lane has swiftly asserted themselves as a significant presence in the vibrant South East Queensland music scene. As dedicated full-time musicians, this four-piece band is in constant motion, gracing stages across the eastern coast of Australia. Paper Lane’s sound is a captivating blend, characterised by their infectious melodies reminiscent of Spacey Jane and their invigorating energy evocative of Paramore, all woven together with a distinctive twist that is unmistakably their own. Even this early on, Paper Lane has quickly etched a name for themselves as a band to keep a close eye on. See Paper Lane on Friday at The Rails.

Cost is $55 for a full day or $45 for a half day. Kids under 12 free. All tickets available on the e door for $60 full day or $50 half day. Ticket link: https://events. s://events. humanitix.com/house-of/house-ofbliss-10th-chantingtingfestival.

CO CONCERT SERIES – SCREEN SOUNDS SO The Ballina RSL is hosting an all-ages event this weekend with a mesmerising journey through the cinematic soundscapes of the silver screen and gaming nostalgia with the Lismore Symphony Orchestra. You will be transported to faroff galaxies and epic adventures from Star Wars, E.T., The Lord of the Rings, Super Mario, The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Mission Impossible, and more, in a magical concert that will leave both classical music lovers and film aficionados spellbound. There will be two shows of this epic adventure at the Ballina RSL – 7.30pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday.

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WEDNESDAY 6 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS ARONSTEN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM LUKE BENNET Q BANGALOW BOWLO 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS’ OPEN MIC Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 6.30PM KARAOKE Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 8PM COMEDY W/ TING Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 7PM PENNYWISE

THURSDAY 7

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. Stepping back in time, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place 64 years before the events of the 2012 film. In Panem, the noble Snow family patriarch, General Crassus, dies during the First Rebellion with the Districts. Thirteen years later, Crassus’ 18-yearold son Coriolanus determines to restore his family’s prosperity. Coriolanus is among 24 mentors in the 10th Annual Hunger Games. To increase viewership, Dean Casca Highbottom, who created the Hunger Games, wants to focus on tributes entertaining viewers rather than winning. Coriolanus is selected to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, the District 12 female tribute. During the reaping ceremony, Lucy Gray charms Capitol viewers by singing and slipping a snake into the mayor’s daughter’s dress. Coriolanus wants Lucy Gray to continue garnering viewers’ favour, as the best-performing mentor is promised a fortune. He later earns Lucy Gray’s trust and helps her win the Capitol citizens’ sympathy – can Snow turn the odds in their favour? The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is screening at Ballina and Byron Bay Palace Cinemas this week.

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SARAH GRANT DUO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM JEROME WILLIAMS BAND Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY Q THE ROCKS, BYRON BAY, 6PM DONNY SHADES Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM NIKKI MCGOWAN Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 5PM THE LONESOME BOATMEN Q CURRUMBIN COMMUNITY MARKETS 7.30PM TIN PARLOUR

FRIDAY 8 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, PAPER LANE Q BYRON THEATRE 1PM NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: LIFE OF PI, 6PM ROBYN DAVIDSON: UNFINISHED WOMAN Q NORTH BYRON HOTEL 5.30PM DJ ABEL EL TORO, 8PM DESPERADO – THE EAGLES SHOW Q THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 8PM KAH-LO Q HARVEST, NEWRYBAR, 6PM LIVE ON THE LAWN Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET

Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ PAPA BITCHO Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE WITH JESS Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 9PM PINK ZINC Q CHERRY STREET SPORTS CLUB, BALLINA, 7PM JB’S BLUES BREAKERS Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 7PM NATHAN KAYE + DJ GOODIE Q THE CHANNON TAVERN 6.30PM THE PALM WINE AMBASSADORS Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM LINDA STREET Q THE CITADEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 7.30PM CHRIS COSTELLO AND HIS HEDONIC ORCHESTRA Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 6PM BRETT HEALY Q TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY 5.30PM SUNSET SESSIONS – ROBBIE RENFREW Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM FLEETWOOD MAX Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM THE RADIATORS

SATURDAY 9 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, VENUS FLYTRAP Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 6PM GABRIELLE LAMBE + DJ REIFLEX Q NORTH BYRON HOTEL 1.30PM BEN WHITING, 5PM DJ KAI NOON Q THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 7PM KAMILO SANCLEMENTE Q BANGALOW HOTEL EVAN MANTARRI Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4.30PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 4PM & 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL 9AM HOUSE OF BLISS KIRTAN AND SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ LAINIE GODIVA

Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM 3 PLAY

SUNDAY 10

Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 2PM LISMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT ‘SCREEN SOUNDS’, BOARDWALK 2.30PM GREG LYON’S HIP OPERATION Q ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, BALLINA, 3PM VOX CALDERA 2023 CHRISTMAS CONCERT Q SHAWS BAY HOTEL, BALLINA, 3PM SUNDAY SESSIONS FT. THE SOUL MOVERS Q DUNOON SPORTS CLUB 4PM PLUCKERS AND POETS OPEN MIC Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 3PM VINTED VINEER, PUFF, APOSTLES + SUPER ORBIT Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 4PM STEVEN MULLER Q THE CHANNON TAVERN 3PM K’FLUNK Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 2.30PM A ROCKIN’ CROONERS CHRISTMAS WITH TOMMY MEMPHIS

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, ALEX KOSENKO

MONDAY 11

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM LUKE HAYWARD BAND

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, ALLY PALMER

Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8.30PM PISTOL WHIP Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 7.30PM LISMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT ‘SCREEN SOUNDS’ Q CHERRY STREET SPORTS CLUB, BALLINA, 8PM CATH SIMES BAND Q TWO MATES BREWING, LISMORE, 5PM SAM BUCKLEY Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 8PM LINELOCKERS + DJ THE WHO’S WHO Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM MERLIN Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 5PM RUBY FIELDS, ADAM NEWLING, THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS AND GIMMY Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 6PM MESCALITO BLUES + BILL JACOBI

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM DROP LEGS Q NORTH BYRON HOTEL 12.30PM TIAGO FREITAS Q KARKALLA, BYRON BAY, 5.30PM JOE CONROY Q BANGALOW HOTEL LILY GRACE GRANT Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 6PM CHEEKY CABARET Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM OPEN MIC WITH THE SWAMP CATS Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ ABEL EL TORO Q TINTENBAR HALL 3.30PM TINTENBAR UP FRONT FEATURING ISABEL RUMBLE Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 2PM INO PIO Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM LUKE YEAMAN

TUESDAY 12 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MATTHEW ARMITAGE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM LEIGH JAMES Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 11AM SHARON ROWNTREE – DUETS

WEDNESDAY 13 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, KANE MUIR Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 6PM KAYEL Q BANGALOW BOWLO 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS’ OPEN MIC Q ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM INDIGO SPARKE Q METROPOLE, LISMORE, 7PM POETRY Q THE LEVEE, LISMORE, 7.30PM COMEDY W/ SIAN SMYTH

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Peace Today Peace Tomorrow

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As the assault on Gaza resumes I am reminded of the quote by Albert Einstein: ‘Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding’. Where is our understanding?

Building understanding is more powerful than building bombs. If you drop understanding 50 metres from a hospital you deliver supplies not more bodies. Right now it’s absent. We have a massive understanding deficit and because of it, people are suffering. The absence of understanding underwrites this conflict that is reaching across the world and tearing our communities asunder. Like it’s a football match and you have to pick which side to barrack for. I barrack for peace. I barrack for the pathway that delivers hope. I do not believe it’s impossible, only that narratives persist to make it so. On the weekend Danny Almagor and Berry Liberman, the founders of Small Giants hosted Prayers for Peace in Melbourne. I received an email about the concert and this quote stayed with me. ‘We love my Israeli family and friends. We love my Palestinian friends. And I don’t understand why there aren’t more of us coming together to talk, to share, to build bridges, to vision a better future. To talk about peace. To talk about understanding. To sit together in grief. To sit together in hope. To learn how to replace fear and hate with love and respect.’ Yes. Sometimes in all of this, we have to stop and find our humanity. Something wiser, deeper and more evolved. You see peace is hard. It takes compromise. It takes forgiveness. It takes acknowledging what has

Sultry Venus smoulders into intense and stubborn mode this week, while impatient Mars is in just-do-it mood. Time to exercise the flexibility muscles...

SAGITTARIUS THE ARCHER

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Understanding should be the work of government. It is the work of allies. More importantly it is the work of enemies. It is the work of neighbourhoods and communities. It is the work of artists and thinkers. It’s the work of us.

STARS BY LILITH

Albert Einstein happened. It takes change and transformation. It takes vision. It takes leadership. It takes stopping killing. Peace has always sounded like something hippies do on the weekend. It’s been ridiculed and minimised as unrealistic. As something naive and untested. As something not aligned with human evolution. But it’s not. Peace is enormously complex and co-operative. Peace is a delicate architecture built on the bones of our loss. It is charged with the stories of who we were and what we have overcome. It acknowledges our suffering. It rises above resentment. It is vast and enlightened and powerful. It is bigger than war. It is more impressive than any structure we could build. Peace is the ultimate human technology. It is beautiful and raw and mysterious. Peace rises from its trauma shadow. Peace is better than hope. It’s

Peace and nonviolence is the conversation we need to be having. It’s a philosophy we need to embed. Peace is a way of living together so that all members of society can achieve their human rights. And it must be achieved with nonviolence. Nonviolence is not the easy way out. Gandhi considered violence crude and in the long run ineffective. How many bodies are enough? When does it end? Gandhi understood nonviolence from its Sanskrit root ‘Ahimsa’. It implies total nonviolence, no physical violence and no passive violence. Ahimsa translates as love. It’s beautiful and obvious. It’s the place of return for all religious texts. For a moment, when the killing stopped, there was hope. No matter the circumstances, I don’t believe violence is ever the answer. When the dead bodies of thousands of children pile like confetti, surely we have to ask, is there another way? There has to be. Ceasefire. And a new pathway to peace. – Mandy Nolan

real. It’s possible. It is the place where we birth our children. It’s the future.

Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding

Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

ACROSS

1. Enters the country – Italians include 2,000, good estimates (10) 6. Law turn for industrial organisation (1,1,1,1) 10. Natal, confused territory with a city in Georgia (7) 11. Again got the message about mob report (7) 12. Bury, net and weave (9) 13. Keen, agree to rumble (5) 14. Censor a line – boring (5) 15. Ore, little developed for the main part (5,4) 17. Snags as east blocs are dismantled (9) 20. Number three, roughly (5) 21. State of insensibility reported at Buddhist monument (5) 23. Air tunnel damaged, out of gear (2,7) 25. Hands out of whack – dismal English outcome (7) 26. Amend charge for issue (7) 27. Time for fruit (4) 28. Bribes for sugar and honey (10)

1. Moves abroad (10) 6. Bob Hawke was president of this body (1,1,1,1) 10. Capital of US state of Georgia (7) 11. Listened again (7) 12. Entwine (9) 13. Enthusiastic (5) 14. Trite (5) 15. Protagonist (5,4) 17. Hurdles (9) 20. Anaesthetic (5) 21. Buddhist dome-shaped structure (5) 23. With no gear engaged (2,7) 25. Cards distributed incorrectly (7) 26. Publication (7) 27. Assignation (4) 28. Enticements (10)

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1. Inhabitant of Baghdad (5) 2. Zealots (9) 3. Senior company position (7,7) 4. Insistent (7) DOWN 5. Zealous (7) 1. Irish terrorists question one from 7. Reverberation (5) the Middle East (5) 8. Lingerie (9) 2. Limit problems over workers and 9. The head honcho! (5,9) aggressors (9) 14. Flowered (9) 3. High ranking officer, Australian, in 16. Or else (9) the trough – but he runs the whole 18. Brought down by illness (4,3) business (7,7) 4. First man, a worker, unyielding (7) 19. Heartfelt (7) 22. Overturn (5) 5. Diligent, Hemingway includes 24. Furrows (5) article (7) 7. Disconcerting noise from coal head Hancock (5) Last week’s solution #519 8. Discover nude, rawer jockeys and T R O P I C A L B U G G E R tradies, for two (9) E A O I U N N 9. Could be 3, or five – hex cue, cite L I T T L E A C C O U N T problems (5,9) E E O I C E B A R R E N S N A P P I N G 14. Bloomed around ship – yes, S N O N A T bloomed! (9) R U E D 16. Alternatively, return to that woman R E C O M P E N S E S A E T – clever! (9) P O S T S O B E R I N G U P 18. Ring up, make a noise like a cow P E S I E T S T A R L E T S A I R I E R and, kept doggo! (4,3) I N E R S N 19. Evil church about 5 (7) C H A N G E C L O T H E S 22. Distressed superior class (5) A N E T M I I S L A T E R S C A L P E L S 24. Queues for hits of cocaine (5)

LIBRA: Your prima planet Venus leaving Libra’s people-pleasing sign is your cue to lavish yourself with some of that love you extend to others. Take all the precious ‘you’ time you need to recalibrate your personal compass for the weeks ahead. Sure, we’re not up to new year yet, but Venus says start now.

ARIES: Your boss planet Mars in the easy, breezy fellow fire sign known for its unvarnished honesty has a habit of unleashing your no-frills full-forwardness. So best remember this week that the truth is relative, and people won’t want to handle what might not be true for them.

CANCER: The two planets of enchantment, Venus and Neptune in sensual fellow water signs say forget the spending frenzy, the shopping till you’re dropping, the festive menus, the holiday arrangements, the never-ending to-do list, and just enjoy treating your loved ones with extra TLC, thoughtful treats and unexpected pleasures.

TAURUS: Venus in the opposite and complementary sign to Taurus on the astro-wheel is persuasive and determined, helping you stay focused without getting distracted. As seasonal stresses escalate it’s easy to get others offside, so channel your prima planet in Morticia Addams mode to disarm with wit and charm.

LEO: December’s energetics are intense, and its pressure cooker energy combustive, so if end of year issues with this week’s problaholics reach critical flashpoint, your large, in-charge majesties need to amp up your charm and creativity, focus on what there is to celebrate and maintain a frisky fiesta mindset.

SCORPIO: Scorpios score this month’s best celestial present, which is magnetic Venus in your all-or-nothing sign printing you a season pass to gracefully bow out of ho-hum obligations that aren’t lighting your fire, in favour of something more playful and enjoyable. Hmm, now what might that be?

GEMINI: If incendiary Mars causes a clash of agendas this week, you’ll get better results by erring on the side of caution in your responses. And as the economy contracts, Mercury in its most organised, eff icient and cost-effective position is suggesting a less-is-more approach to festive spending.

VIRGO: Complicated or unclear arrangements can cause serious fault lines this month, so your natural genius for elegant problemsolving and keeping things simple are gifts to this week’s seasonal proceedings, as long as you rein in a not unreasonable, but strongly contraindicated, tendency to micromanage.

SAGITTARIUS: As the end of year countdown gets a dramatic uptick, this week’s cosmic constellation advises looking before you leap and pausing before you speak. Being guided by the strength, patience and determination of the current Venus and Mercury placements to iron out this week’s wrinkles gracefully, without haste or energetic waste.

CAPRICORN: The universe doesn’t provide what you want, it gives you what you expect, so avoid the malaise of negative thinking this week. If you’re not getting the results you anticipated, are you putting too much pressure on those around you? Or yourself? Mercury suggests adjusting expectations could be the key. AQUARIUS: Outer planets, like your ruler Uranus, exert collective energies, so we experience their transits at a social level. Which currently concerns changes in your approach to end of year spending: on food, catering and the kind of gifts you buy. What will their end result be for the planet? PISCES: Neptune heading forward in Pisces after its five-month hibernation throws open the windows of your imagination, and you find your flow again. As the mists lift and you see new possibilities, practical Saturn begins the patient process of turning those Piscean dreams that survive scrutiny into reality.

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• 20 years’ experience in lintel replacement • Crack stitching installation • Repointing • Retaining walls and all damaged brickwork

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

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

Services List Locally owned and Operated (Low Pressure Softwashing) Residential and Commercial Houses, Gutters, Roofs, Awnings, No job too big or small Solar panels, Retaining walls Obligation free quote Driveways, Paths, Pavers, Fully insured Fences, Decks, Patios, AQUA PRESSURE CLEANING Pool areas.

0426 119 550 info@nraquapressurecleaning.com.au

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

6684 2783

CLEANING

CURTAINS

WALLFIX

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Bindii weed / broadleaf weeds in lawns etc......................0418 110714

SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

BRICKLAYING

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

• 28 years of experience • Professional chemical-free bush

WE BUY UNWANTED CARS, UTES & VANS

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

BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C.............0415 793242 HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C...............................................0432 565060 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 ALL CARPENTRY & BUILDING WORK Owner builder friendly. Lic 203206C................0424 158585 BUILDER Extensions, reno, new homes, insurance, landscaping, all jobs Lic19953Q....0403 458177 JOHN MONTGOMERY Building Lic 12223C. Scaffolding HRW990123.........................0414 332505

management

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Lic 246545C

• Environmental weed

$50 - $1000

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AU 37088

CASH ON THE SPOT GUARANTEE

SPECIALISTS IN HOME AUTOMATION

T: 6680 9394 E: artisan@artisanair.com.au

• Competitive rates • Chemical-free planting and

6680 8862 6680 8862 6680 8862

1st Year Apprentice & A Fully Qualiﬁed Service Technician

regeneration

CAR BODY REMOVAL

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

LOCAL

BECK THE BOOKKEEPER: BAS Agent, Payroll & ATS (Accountant Translation Services).02 66084372

Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.

www.bbtimbers.com.au

CONCRETING DARYL 0418 234 302 Over 30 yrs’ local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial

Lic.136717c

Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........44 Painting........................................46 Acupuncture .................................44 Pest Control ..................................46 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....44 Photography.................................46 Architects .....................................44 Physiotherapy...............................46 Asphalt.........................................44 Picture Framing ............................46 Automotive...................................44 Picture Hanging............................46 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters.44 Plastering .....................................46 Bricklaying....................................44 Plumbers ......................................46 Building Trades .............................44 Pool Services.................................46 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........44 Printing ........................................46 Cleaning .......................................44 Removalists ..................................46 Computer Services ........................44 Roofing.........................................47 Concreting & Paving......................44 Rubbish Removal ..........................47 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............45 Self Storage ..................................47 Design & Drafting..........................45 Septic Systems ..............................47 Driveway Maintenance..................45 Smart Farming..............................47 Earthmoving & Excavation.............45 Solar Installation ..........................47 Electricians ...................................45 Television Services ........................47 Fencing.........................................45 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............45 Tiling............................................47 Furniture Maker ............................45 Transport......................................47 Garden & Property Maintenance....45 Tree Services .................................47 Gas Fitters & Suppliers...................45 Upholstery....................................47 Graphic Design..............................46 Valuers .........................................47 Guttering......................................46 Veterinary Surgeons......................47 Handypersons...............................46 Water Filters .................................47 Health ..........................................46 Water Services ..............................47 Hire ..............................................46 Welding........................................47 Landscape Supplies.......................46 Window Cleaning and Repairs .......47 Landscaping .................................46 Window Tinting ............................47 Locksmith .....................................46 Writing Services............................47

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.

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

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday.

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Lic No. 337066C

CONCRETING

Tipper Truck with Driver Hire Call Free Daniel Quotes

0424 876 155

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

Over 15 years experience. Excavating with Care, Precision and Respect.

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

FURNITURE MAKER

Ser vicing the Northern Rivers NSW

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING New and old floors. Non toxic.....................................0408 536565

Ryan: 0477 285 074 newgroundex.com.au

SHAKA CONCRETING Driveways, sheds, slabs, p/ways, patios. Insured & Lic#391742C 0402 728207

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

FREE QUOTES

Lic No 142383C

DECKS

Lic# 378040C

custom furniture and joinery • 1.7 Tonne Excavator • Fully Insured • Rockbreaker • 300mm and 450mm Auger • 3M Tipper Truck • No job too small Phone James on 0429 888 683

Call Mark 0498 115 182

@ianmontywooddesign

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

For all your earthworks needs

easily sand over nail/screw heads!

0414 636 736

All aspects gardening & mowing Enhancive garden makeovers 0430 297 101

Servicing the Northern Rivers

livingearthgardens.com.au

Est. 2010

Call:

0447 295 178 QUALITY DECK RestoratioN free quote: 0455 573 554

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

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Concreting & landscaping................................................0484 861966

THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard...0407 821690 FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING – Specialist deck sanding and oiling. Free quotes ...........0455 573554

ELECTRICIANS

DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au.......0431 678608 MIRO HALFORD BUILDING DESIGN mirohalforddesign.com......................................0402 613638 MARK OAKLEY DESIGN & DRAFTING www.modesign.au...........................................0422 666464 DESIGN & DRAFTING Residential & commercial projects. borrelldesign ......................0412 043463 STUDIO153 ARCHITECTS Beautiful sustainable design studio153.com.au ..................0410 204431

0439 624 945 AH 02 6680 4173 DOMESTIC ALL JOBS: SMALL COMMERCIAL OR LARGE 24 HOUR SERVICE Lic: 154293c

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

LEVEL 2 ASP ELECTRICIAN

Coast To Country Asphalt

DOMESTIC • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL SERVICING: • Tweed • Byron • Lismore • Kyogle • Mains installs / alterations • Switchboard upgrades • Meter queries • Tree maintenance near services Matthew Rutland matt.positivelectrical@gmail.com

Specialising in: sions ons • Asphalt Driveways • Sub-divisions • Earthworks • Carparks • and all Maintenance! For Free Quote Call Now!

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A-Z gardening & maintenance, lawns, acreage, hedges, gutters, p. clean-ups, tip runs ..0405 625697 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in tree services and acreage mowing ....................................0402 487213 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 Lic. 211410C

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matthesparky.com.au

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

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673.........................................................0429 802355 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small...0422 136408 VALLEY WAY ELECTRICAL, 15 yrs exp. Domestic, commercial, new builds. Lic 253977c 0475 910622

GAS FITTERS & SUPPLIERS Free Delivery No Rental Reliable

Locally Owned Est 1996

Andrew Keller Plumbing & Gas Service Pty Ltd Phone Scott

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MOWING, hedgetrimming, gutter cleaning and tree lopping. Call Trevor.....................0400 094265

www.brunswickvalleygas.com • 0408 760 609

Quality Work & Reliable Service

www.360earth.com.au

-BYRON MOWING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE No lawn too big or small....................0431 089537

FENCING

BT Straight Line Fencing

Phone Zac: 0468 344 939

ACES Gardens, Maintenance, Handyman, Landscaping all aspects. ............................0477 851493

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C.......................0432 289705

various implements available for limited access projects

CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKS • DRAINAGE DESIGN • DRIVEWAYS • PADS • WATERWAYS • ALL ASPECTS OF EARTHMOVING

RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, hedging.........0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442

6677 1859

admin@ecasphalt.com.au

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

NSW Lic# 312117 ASP Lic# 5547 AUTHORISATION# 503808

ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS

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

0439 733 703

04677 4822 948

LAWN CARE | PADDOCK SLASHING | SLOPE MOWING | TREE PRUNING HEDGE REDUCTIONS | GARDEN BLITZES CALL/TEXT PAUL 0403 316 711

0419 443196 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0439 078549 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

32 yrs servicing the local area • Commercial Gas Equipment, Installation & Service Specialist p • General Plumbing Maintenance & Hot Water • Back Flow Device Testing • TMV Servicing

Byron Bay & SURROUNDING AREAS

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

PICTURE FRAMING MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Studio located in Ocean Shores ..................................0403 734791

Graphic Design / Print Branding / Tutoring

• General Landscape Creation • Rural Lifestyle Landscaping Specialists • Outdoor Carpentry (decks/ out

buildings/ fencing/ garden walls etc)

PICTURE HANGING

• Garden overhauls • Camphor/ Macadamia Conversions • Mass Plantings and

PROFESSIONAL PICTURE HANGING, also display of art and objects. Phone Lenny .0407 031294

PLASTERING

Rainforest Creation

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@thinkblinkdesign www.thinkblinkdesign.com

PLASTERER, TRADE QUALIFIED repairs, renovations, cornices, quality assured. Kurt.0431 015414 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic 277154C ..............................................0423 700853

RENDERING / SOLID PLASTERING 25 years experience. Free quotes. .......... Ph John 0406 673176

LOCKSMITH

GUTTERING

PLUMBERS

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

PAINTING ! " # "# $ " #%

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

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

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

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

Chay 0429 805 081 25 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE Licence No. 207479C

Lic No 189144C

Ben The Plumber

YVES DE WILDE QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

Servicing Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay & Surrounds 30 years’ experience Lic: 321191C

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

Taking on work NOW! 0427 528 108 | benwilton74@icloud.com

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

HANDYPERSONS

6680 7573 0415 952 494

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

LIC 114372C

From leaky taps to construction

X www.yvesdewilde.com.au

Jetter & Camera for all blockages

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

Allan’s Painting & Decorating Service Family business for 40 years

0421 466 921

Interior & Exterior Special Finishes & Wallpaper Also available Roof Restoration

Lic# 378040C

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638 KEEN HANDYMAN SERVICES Repairs, maintenance, gardening, odd jobs ..................0428 679704 HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael........0421 896796 LOCAL, HONEST, RELIABLE, high quality work. Home maintenance, odd jobs. Ray..0407 802281 LOCAL CARPENTER Renovations & maintenance. Reliable. Lic 192987c. .....................0437 202050 HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured .....0434 705506

HEALTH

Two generations of local plumbing

All work guaranteed Licences: NSW (R53344) & QLD (15091890)

Call now for a free quote 0466 969 067 www.allanspainting.com.au

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, PERICA PAINTING 17 years exp. Qualified, licensed, insured Lic356906c.....................0424 135810 LOCAL FRIENDLY PAINTER Reliable, clean, quality work. Dean ..................................0421 432308

Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathic and herbal dispensary, consultations..............66843002

PEST CONTROL

• Drain clearing, inspections & repairs • CCTV camera & location equipment • 1.7T excavator & tipper truck • Fully insured

Ph: 0429 888 683 unblockall.com.au

MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605 AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing..............................0422 387370 MARK’S MASSAGE SERVICE Mark................................................................................0448 441194

6681 6555

THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT Mind and body healing, massage therapy. Rob ...................0432 583195

YOUR LOCAL PLUMBER

HEARING VOICES? Therapeutic support. hearingyourvoice.au.............................. 0406 466642

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

24 Hour Emergency Service

HIRE

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

Call us on 0406 07 07 38

MULLUM HIRE Marquees & all event equipment. Tools & machinery. Pool supplies & service 66843003

www.allpestsolutions.com.au THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

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

PHOTOGRAPHY

Sand | Soils | Gravels | Pots & statues | Lots, lots more 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323

Tree Faerie Fotos Professional • Commercial • Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

LANDSCAPING

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

LANDSCAPING & EARTHWORKS LA K KS

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St... 66853511

Text or Ph: 0448 401 638 8

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

20 years local experience

shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman.....................................................66803499

goldleaflandscaping 4 ton Kobelco

www.goldleaflandscaping.com.au

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Lic No: 218371C

10 ton Kobelco

PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY 88 Byron St Bangalow with Lisa Fitzpatrick.............0422 993141 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Matrix Therapy, all ages, massage, home visits. Renata ...........0437 647137

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

POOL SERVICES BLUE EDGE POOL SERVICES Cleaning, maintenance, etc. 20 years experience. Joe..........0405 411466

PRINTING TONY HAMPTON PRINTING CONSULTANT Good advice goes a long way. tonyhampton@icloud.com For an obligation-free chat: ................................................0416 152119

REMOVALISTS

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth Just give us a ring • Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ﬁne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery

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TREE CARE SPECIALISTS

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TELEVISION SERVICES

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Local . Reliable . Insured

0402 487 213

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 MARTINO TREE SERVICES .............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

• Sydney • Gold Coast • Brisbane • Melbourne • North Qld • Country • Interstate • LOCAL

TILING

02 6684 2198 queries@mullumbimbyremovals.com.au

AJ’s TILING: all aspects. Bathrooms, kitchens, walls, floors, waterproofing. Lic 239988C. 0416 345202

TRANSPORT

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

CAPE BYRON REMOVALS PTY LTD Family Owned and Operated Local Business since 1989 Servicing Locally: %\URQ 6KLUH DQG 6XUURXQGV Interstate: &DLUQV %ULVEDQH 6\GQH\ &DQEHUUD 0HOERXUQH $GHODLGH Competitive Rates. Professional Service 0413 505 893 capebyronremovals@gmail.com

BYRON BUS Co arrive@byronbuscompany.com.au

SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND

Door to Door Charter Services Call 0490 183 424

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

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

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD registerd. Chartered Valuers ............ 0431 245460 or 66857010

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC: Richard Gregory, Bec Willis, Mark Sebastian – After hours avail ...66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer.................................................66840735

WATER FILTERS

Get a Quick Quote Now

The Water Filter Experts

TREE SERVICES

for home, commercial and rural properties

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

The Fully Insured Professionals

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

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

ROOFING

Mark Linder Qualiﬁed Arborist

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

WATER SERVICES

0408 202 184

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING

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

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

WATER SERVICES

• Same day & onsite pump repairs • 24 hour emergency call out • Water ﬁltration design, supply & installation • Pool pump supplies & services • Pool contract servicing • Pool water testing • Household water testing 6684 2022 A/H: 0419 963 750

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

WELDING

‘Local team 10 years in business’

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

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

WINDOW TINTING QUALITY roof RestoratioN free quote: 0455 573 554

PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING fullcirclefinishing.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

• 20 years local knowledge and experience • Fully insured / free quotes • 19 inch chipper • Bobcat • Cherry picker • Crane truck

SMART FARMING BYRON SENSOR TECH wireless farm sensors...................................................................... 0459 422387

SOLAR INSTALLATION Pioneers of the solar industry Serving Northern NSW since 1998 Your local, qualiﬁed team. Specialists in standalone & grid interact system designs..

Call us on 6679 7228 m 0428 320 262 e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com w sunbeamsolar.com.au

Electric Lic 124600c

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WRITING SERVICES

0427 347 380

BYRON BAY SELF STORAGE...............................................................................................66858349

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

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

www.harttreeservices.com.au

SELF STORAGE SEPTIC SYSTEMS

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

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0435 019 524

COPYWRITING, EDITING + GHOSTWRITING SERVICES www.heartcraftcreative.com Cassie Douglas | 0407 199 183

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ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777 DEADLINE TUES 12PM

PHONE ADS

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

Ads may be taken by phone on 6684 1777

AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

EMAIL ADS Display (box ads) and line classifieds, email:

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

RATES & PAYMENT LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5 .00 for each extra line

PROF. SERVICES

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Connecting the Byron Shire Community

Schedule 1: • Crown roads at The Pocket, adjoining the properties 879 The Pocket Road, 907 The Pocket Road and 833 The Pocket Road. (File Ref: 23/08905, Cluster: 643444).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

All interested persons are hereby invited to make submissions concerning the proposal to Department of Planning and Environment – Crown Lands, PO Box 2215, DANGAR NSW 2309 within twenty-eight (28) days of the date of this advertisement.

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In accordance with section 152D of the Roads Act 1993, notice is hereby given of the proposed sale of the Crown public roads listed in Schedule 1. If a sale proceeds, the road(s) will cease to be a public road upon transfer of the road to freehold land in accordance with section 152H of the Act.

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET

Wednesday January 3rd Expression of Interest

- Community Support Assistants MDNC is in needs of dedicated volunteers to be part of a big loving family. All skill sets welcome.

For the Manager, Business Centre Newcastle

For further enquiries please visit the website roads.crownland.nsw.gov.au or contact Jessica French by email at ĚìŔŔċáÅǧāōìħáćȒáōĮŹħĠÅħçǧħŔŹǧĂĮŸǧÅŢ Įō ǾƓƕǿ ƙƙƗƓ ƖƜƘƔ ŌŢĮŜċħĂ ƎĠì references above.

Contact Sylvia Volunteer Coordinator Mon-Fri 6684 1286

COMMUNITY FREE HOT BRUNCH

Now Open

Osho Birthday Celebration Saturday 9 December Live music dance meditation 5pm. Osho Video 6pm. Osho dinner with friends 7pm.

Call Shahido 6688 2494

NOTICE OF TBLALC ANNUAL MEETING 2020/2021 DATE: 20th December 2023 TIME: 10am PLACE: Minjungbal Cultural Centre Cnr Kirkwood Road & Duffy Streets Tweed Heads South NSW 2486

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FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Public Notice of Precipe; Tacit Acceptance and Reconveyance

• Sausage sizzle • Hot dogs • Sandwiches • Coffee & tea • Fruit Salad

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EVERYONE WELCOME Come one come all and join us in a meal or just a chat. Takeaway most welcome: COVID safe rules apply. Frozen takeaway meals now available.

10am to 12pm

In the Ballina Presbyterian Hall Corner of Cherry & Crane. Just behind the Presbyterian Church.

AGENDA: 1. Welcomes/Apologies; 2. Annual Report Tweed Byron LALC 2020/2021 3. Audited Financial Statements and Management Letter for 2020/2021 financial year. 4. Meeting Closed.

NOTICE OF TBLALC ANNUAL MEETING 2021/2022 DATE: 20th December 2023 TIME: 10.30am PLACE: Minjungbal Cultural Centre Cnr Kirkwood Road & Duffy Streets Tweed Heads South NSW 2486 AGENDA: 1. Welcomes/Apologies; 2. Annual Report Tweed Byron LALC 2021/2022 3. Audited Financial Statements and Management Letter for 2021/2022 financial year. 4. Meeting Closed. This Meeting will be followed by an Ordinary Meeting.

NOTICE OF TBLALC ORDINARY MEMBERS MEETINGS

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Presented by licensed Heal Your Life® Teacher, Gina Louise. Sunday, 17 December, 9am - 5pm, Byron Community Cabin, Carlyle St, Byron Bay $150/$100 concession (includes vegan lunch and snacks).

The Department of Planning and Environment - Crown Lands is running a targeted Fox-baiting program ÅŜ ĮŢŜć ÅĠĠċħÅ àìÅáć ŢŔċħĂ ŔĮçċŢĦ ƏŢĮōĮÅáìŜÅŜì products, also known as ‘1080’ baiting. Baiting will be done from Monday 25 September 2023 until Monday 18 December 2023 on Crown land (Lot 7303 DP 1163711 – including the beach and some dunes) between Boundary Creek Road in the south and Richmond River Nature Reserve in the north. Departmental contractors will place 1080 baiting signs at all beach entrances along the beach where baits have been laid.

Bookings: trybooking.com/CNBJN or 0459 512 807

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The program aims to protect the breeding of threatened shorebirds by strategically managing Fox pests – which is a priority action of the NSW Fox Threat Abatement Plan.

LOCALS SPECIAL!

Keep dogs and pets safe

BRUNSWICK HEADS CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL BANNER PARK

During and after 1080 fox baiting, visitors to Crown land between Boundary Creek Road in the south and Richmond River Nature Reserve in the north should keep domestic dogs on a leash and prevent them from eating any unknown items on the ground. Muzzling your dog while in the area can help prevent accidental poisoning. If you suspect your dog has taken a 1080 bait, contact your vet immediately. For more information, call DPE - Crown Lands on 1300 886 235.

Any Sunday until 21st Jan 2024 from 6.30pm

BUY 1 RIDE GET 1 FREE

AGENDA: TBLALC Projects, CLBP, General Business, Membership Authorised: Chairperson – Tweed Byron LALC

South Ballina Beach: fox and wild dog control to protect priority threatened species

BUY 1 RIDE GET 1 FREE

DATE: 20th December 2023 TIME: 11.00am PLACE: Minjungbal Aboriginal Cultural Centre Cnr Kirkwood Road & Duffy Streets Tweed Heads South NSW 2486

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Authorised: Chairperson – Tweed Byron LALC This Meeting will be followed by the outstanding Annual Meeting for the 2021/2022 financial year.

Any person is entitled to make submissions with respect to the sale or disposal of the road. Please note that submissions may be referred to third parties (such as council or the applicant) for consideration in accordance with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.

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HEALTH

KINESIOLOGY

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

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions. Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352 PSYCHEDELIC ASSISTED THERAPY psychedelicassistedtherapy.com.au

Body Based

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching (02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

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Classifieds Mindfulness @ Work Bring greater focus, clarity and calm into your workplace. Certified Mindfulness Educator Paul Bibby 0401 926 090

HYPNOSIS & NLP www.wendypurdey.com

33 years experience. Call Wendy 0497 090 233

CRYSTAL HEALINGS & READINGS, REIKI & KINESIOLOGY Mullumbimby Tap into your body’s innate wisdom & healing ability to identify imbalance & spark change at a cellular level. Process & release past experiences, behaviours & patterns that no longer serve you.

0413 003 301 crystalsanddreaming.com.au GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE

TREE SERVICES Leaf it to us 4x4 truck/chipper, crane truck, stump grinding. Local, qualiﬁed, insured, free quotes. 0402487213

BICYCLES

Professional, conscientious repairs, maintenance and assembly. Thoroughly refurbished low-footprint bikes for sale. By appointment. Mullumbimby Nick 0427620711

HYPATIA’S LEGACY

Books are notorious time travellers, and a dangerous book from first century Alexandria has arrived in the present. On sale at Mullum Echo office $12

TRADEWORK

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Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6681 3140 Mobile 0417 698 227 • FULLY INSURED

• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

0402 364 852

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

20 years local experience

Fully insured • Free quotes

0427 347 380

FOR SALE

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 MAGNIFICENT HILLTOP RURAL 7 mins Brunswick Heads. Separate cottage. Large airy bedsitting room, kitchen, bathroom and drop toilet. Sleeps 2–4. $70/night. $150/night 23 Dec to 3 Jan 0421088783.

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Easy and very clean manual work, you will need to have reasonable dexterity and enjoy paying attention to detail. Full training provided (approx 6-8 weeks).

Has always provided a comfortable lifestyle with handy cash ﬂow. Lots of untapped potential for growth with minimal input. Large client list, all stock, tools and Falcon Ute work vehicle included. Buy yourself a job and be your own boss.

Seeking experienced kitchen hand, Tuesday to Thursday, 9am–3pm. Locals only. Email resume to mullum@otherjoint.com

Maintenance Lead Hand (Part time)

PLANT SALE

Applications will be assessed as they come in but the latest they will close is at 9am on Thursday 14 December 2023

CLEARANCE OF EXCESS NURSERY STOCK Shade-grown plants

Variety of palms and other indoor plants

Sun-hardened plants Pandanus, Cycads, Agaves, Dracos, Frangipanis, Strelitzias, Cordylines, Bismark, Foxtail and other tropicals

Advanced size stock ideal for gardens/landscaping

111 Myocum Road, Ewingsdale (1km west of Pacific Highway turnoff )

2 CLIFFORD ST, SGB 8am–12pm Sat 9 Dec. Furniture, camping, wetsuit, DVD’s, h/hold, d/bed, outdoor setting, books. 226 TWEED VALLEY WAY, MURBAH 8am, Sat 9 & Sun 10 Dec. No genuine offer refused. Quantity of buiding matl’s such as sinks, laundry tubs, fence palings, finishing timber. All items must be cleared. Well worth a look. 0427458341 FREE: Thicknesser saw.

CABINS FOR SALE

POSITIONS VACANT

RELOCATABLE CABIN/STUDIO Insulated, power, kitchenette. 3m x 7m. $23,500 ono. Free delivery in Byron Shire. 0413289443

ARTS & CRAFTS Ceramics, fibre, chicken wire, baskets. 24 Tuckaroo Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat & Sun. 9am–4pm.

SHARE ACCOM.

CASUAL CONSOLE OPERATOR with car rental agent duties required for busy Liberty Byron Bay service station. Flexible work hours with weekend work required. Please email Darren with resume to servo@simmonsbyronbay.com.au

MOVING SALE - CNR COOMBURRA & WARRAMBOOL, OCEAN SHORES Sat 9 Dec, 8am–2pm. Very good quality kitchenware, furniture, antiques, books, electronics, kid’s & women’s clothes, jewellery, beads (job lot) and more.

Performers, Exotic, Boho, Festival style clothes, shoes & accessories. Quality. 3 racks various prices & sizes plus rummage baskets & random LEGO table. Saturday 9th & 16th. 23 Binya Place, Ocean Shoes.

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY Any condition. Cars, trucks, utes, vans, 4x4’s. 0403118534

Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School currently has the following exciting opportunity available:

Phone Geoff Russell on 0426 960 900 or Richard Russell on 0412 158 478

GARAGE SALES

COSTUMERY, CREATIVES,

• 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding • Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat

Residential, commercial and auto window tinting. Fully equipped workshop with long lease plus living space, kitchen, lounge, bathroom, 2 beds.

FROM 9.00AM

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

business community in Byron Bay.

SAT 9 & SUN 10 DECEMBER

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

Live and work by the surf in a vibrant mixed

LARGE A F F O R DA B L E ROOM Mullumbimby. Pls text name, 0439184501

TO LET

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 LARGE private 3bdrm beach house in SGB $840p/w. 10 min walk to beach, available March 2024. 0422045797

TO LEASE ART STUDIO 6m x 8m, rural Bangalow. Non-residential, $60pw. Ph 0428871244

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

LADIES WANTED, MUST BE 18+ Work available in busy adult parlour. Travellers welcome. 66816038 for details. EROTIC MASSAGE STAFF reliable and friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre 18+. Tweed. Grace 0418185791 TA X I DRIVERS WA N T E D Flexible work hours – perfect 2nd income Email operations@byronbaytaxis.com

KITCHEN HANDS REQUIRED Rock & Roll Coffee Co, Mullumbimby. rockandrollcoffee@gmail.com 0411 968 288

BIRTHDAYS

THE OTHER JOINT

Sole trader operator has been running this business successfully for 23 years in Byron Bay. Selling at a reduced price due to a serious health issue and doctors order to stop work asap.

David Lovejoy

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Please refer to our website for the position description and details on how to apply at shearwater.nsw.edu.au/ work-at-shearwater

WORK WANTED ACREAGE BRUSH CUTTING & minor pruning. $40p/h. Call Lach 0493094744 WORDPRESS WEBSITE CREATION Fair rates info@wordpressit.com.au LOCAL UNI STUDENT (Science/Arts) looking for reliable part-time work. I bring team-working skills. I’m reliable and responsible, a problem-solver with a good work ethic. Call 0409451351. I’m a team player who loves learning new skills.

Happy birthday to the Queen of Everything! We love you. The Echo Crew

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! Stella & Emma SUN, MOON & TIDES – TIMES FOR NEXT 2 WEEKS

LOW HIGH DATE DAY, SUN MOON TIDES, TIDES, (Nov/ MOON RISE / RISE / SET height (m) height (m) Dec) PHASE SET 5:40 19:33

1:24 13:13

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0513 1.15 1646 1.28

1044 0.65 2321 0.38

5:40 19:34

2:18 14:59

0602 1.27 1739 1.25

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5:40

2:45

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1247 0.56

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5:40 19:35

3:16 16:54

0727 1.52 1915 1.21

0034 0.28 1339 0.49

11 M

5:41 19:36

3:51 17:56

0807 1.63 2000 1.19

0110 0.23 1427 0.42

5:41

4:32

0849 1.72 2045 1.17

0145 0.19 1515 0.36

5:41 19:37

5:22 20:08

0932 1.79 2131 1.15

0225 0.17 1601 0.32

5:41

6:20

1017 1.83 2219 1.13

0306 0.16 1650 0.29

5:42 19:39

7:25 22:07

1103 1.84 2309 1.11

0350 0.18 1740 0.28

16 SA 19:39 22:55 1152 1.82

5:42

8:34

0439 0.22 1831 0.28

7 TH 19:33 14:06 8

9 SA 19:35 15:55

12 TU 19:37 19:02

TINA’S CLEANING SERVICES

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Thorough and reliable Regular bookings One-off appointments End of lease cleans $45 an hour (3 hrs minimum) 95% Eco-friendly/low-tox products used Servicing Byron Shire Call Tina on 0400 015 939

14 TH 19:38 21:10

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

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

15 F

5:42

9:44

0003 1.10

0531 0.27 1924 0.30

5:43 19:41

10:52

0102 1.10 1332 1.70

0630 0.35 2017 0.31

19 TU 19:41

5:43

11:57 0:14

0209 1.13 1426 1.60

0736 0.43 2111 0.31

5:44 19:42

13:00 0:47

0319 1.20 1522 1.49

0851 0.51 2202 0.30

17 SU 19:40 23:37 1241 1.77 18 M

20 W

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

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Brunswick Heads 0418 400 415 1st SUN Byron Bay 02 6685 6807 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 02 6628 7333 2nd SAT Tabulam Hall

0490 329 159

2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Lennox Head 2nd SUN Chillingham 2nd SUN Coolangatta

02 6688 6433 02 6685 6807 0428 793 141

02 6684 3370 3rd SAT Mullumbimby 0415 328 672 3rd SAT Murwillumbah 3rd SAT Salt Village Market, Casuarina

3rd SUN Federal 3rd SUN Uki 3rd SUN Ballina

0433 002 757 0487 329 150 0422 094 338

4th SAT Evans Head 0432 275 765 4th SAT Kyogle Bazaar kyoglebazaar.com.au 4th SUN Bangalow 02 6687 1911 0475 135 764 4th SUN Nimbin 0415 328 672 4th SUN Murwillumbah 4th SUN Coolangatta (in a 5 Sunday month) 5th SUN Nimbin 5th SUN Lennox Head

0475 135 764 02 6685 6807

FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton Each TUE Organic Lismore

0424 168 672 02 6636 4307

MUSICAL NOTES

Each WED Murwillumbah 7-11 0415 328 672 Each WED Nimbin 3-6pm 0418 940 653 Each WED Newrybar Hall 4-7pm

GUITARS, RECORDS, HI-FI

0414 595 169 Each THU Byron 8-11am Each THU Lismore 2.30-6.30pm 0459 309 223

WE BUY AND SELL 66851005

Each FRI Mullum 7-11am

0424 168 672

LOST: 2 SILVER RINGS, one set with a

Each SAT Bangalow 8-11am 0414 595 169 Each SAT Duranbah Rd 8-11am (Tropical Fruit World) Each SAT Uki 8am-1pm 02 6679 5438 Each SAT Lismore 8.30-11am Each SAT Blue Knob 8.30am-12pm

blue stone on Brunswick Heads beach

Each SUN Ballina 7-11am

LOST & FOUND in front of surf tower. Great sentimental value. Pls call Alex 0421921538

The Echo updates this guide regularly, however sometimes markets change their routine without letting us know. Please get in touch if you want to advise us of a change.

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PETS TOY MOODLE PUPPIES 8 weeks old microchipped, vaxxed, vet checked, wormed. Males & females. $1,000. Mic no 991003001086339. 0423762695

SOCIAL ESCORTS LOTS OF GORGEOUS LADIES available for your pleasure nearby. Spoil yourself. Inhouse & outcalls. 7 days. 0266816038.

ONLY ADULTS BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook and Twitter! FULL BODY RESTORATION Healing Through Pleasure massagebyronbay.com or 0425347477 KRYSTAL ADULT SHOP Large variety of toys and lingerie 6/6 Tasman Way, A&I Est, Byron Bay 66856330 LICENSED TO THRILL Premium Massage & Play touchofjustine.com/byron-bay-outcalls

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DEATH NOTICES COLES, Stuart George Much loved son of Sonny & Jean (both dec). Loved brother of Claudette and Jenny. Loved uncle of Christopher and Evelyn. A private cremation was held in accordance with Stuart’s wishes. Michael Currie at Brunswick Valley Funerals Mullumbimby 6684 6232

FUNERAL NOTICES HEWITT, Mary-Ann Passed away peacefully at Byron Hospital with her family at her side. Much loved wife of Gary. Loved mother of Ben. Loved grandmother of Dylan and Jaxon. Mary will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Family and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service to be held at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery on MONDAY (December 11, 2023) commencing at 10.00am Michael Currie at Brunswick Valley Funerals Mullumbimby 6684 6232

KIMPTON, Keith Kenneth Beloved husband of Ruby. Much loved father of Lorraine, Susanne, Cheryle, Lee-Anne and Karen-Lee. Loved grandfather to Kenneth, Mark, Adam, Gary, Frankie, Joel, Nash, Nigel and Todd. Keith will be sadly missed by all family and friends. Aged 95 years Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Requiem Mass to be held at St Finbarr’s Catholic Church, Cnr Ruskin and Tennyson Streets, Byron Bay on TUESDAY (December 12, 2023) commencing at 12.00 noon. Following Mass a burial will take place at Byron Bay Cemetery. Michael Currie at Brunswick Valley Funerals Mullumbimby 6684 6232

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BARBARA JOYCE

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Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Please note that, owing to space restrictions, not all entries may be included each week. Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Friday 9.30am–4pm (closed 12.30–1.30pm for lunch). We offer a variety of services. Everyone is welcome. Call reception on 6684 1286. Some of our services include: Flood recovery support service: personalised, long-term support for those impacted by the floods. Community support: food parcels, meals, showers, assistance with electricity bills. Work Development Orders. Listening Space: free counselling. Free yoga: every Tuesday 3–4pm. More Than A Meal: free community lunch Tuesday–Friday from 1.30pm. Financial counselling , Staying Home, Leaving Violence program: Information, referral, and advocacy. Gulganii affordable pantry shop: located at 3 Bridgeland Lane. Orange Sky: free laundry service Mon morning & Tue afternoon. To enquire about accessing any of these services call reception 6684 1286, check our website www.mdnc.org.au, or follow us on Facebook or Instagram. @ mullumbimbyneighbourhoodcentre.

Byron Community The Byron Community Centre provides community services and programs including meals, advocacy and counselling for locals in need. 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 Tuesday–Friday. Breakfast: Monday–Friday, 7am–9am. Showers and laundry: Monday–Friday, 7am–12pm. Office support: Monday–Friday, 9am–12pm. Support appointments: Individual support appointments 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 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 delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

Alateen meeting Alateen meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For

8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

ACA Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am, Red Dove Centre, 80 Keen Street. Byron meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm via Zoom – meeting ID 554 974 582 password byronbay.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 1300 652 820 or text your postcode to 0488 811 247. www.na.org.au. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays at 2pm by Zoom. 1300 252666 www.al-anon.org.au.

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

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Language exchange

Support for New Mums Inc. a Northern NSW community program are recruiting volunteers in the Byron Shire. We offer a free of charge, home visiting program for mothers with babies. For more information email Deb: newmums8@gmail.com.

Byron language exchange club runs every 2nd last Friday of the month from 6pm (alternating Ballina/ Byron). Practise other languages or help someone with your English! Find us on Facebook. Contact byronbaylanguages@gmail.com.

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Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Susanne 0428 716 431.

Rainbow Dragons Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head (and sometimes at Ballina) on Sundays 7.30am for 8am start. Contact Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@ gmail.com.

Older adult exercise Chair-based older adults exercise classes run by a qualified instructor, that feel more like fun than exercise, are held every Thursday at 10.15am in the Brunswick Memorial Hall. Cost $10. All welcome. Just show up or if you have any questions please contact Di on 0427 026 935.

$5 pilates classes Pilates for the price of a coffee! Come and join us for $5 Pilates classes every Thursday at 8.45am in the Memorial Hall, 22 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads and Monday at 8.45am in Mullumbimby. It doesn’t matter what level you are, as beginner to advanced options are shown. Just bring a mat and water. My goal is to keep the Shire active and feeling great one person at a time. No need to book just show up. For more information contact Di on 0427 026 935.

Pottsville Community Association Pottsville Community Association meetings are on the last Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm at the Anglican Church in Coronation Drive, Pottsville. Have your say on what is going on in your local area. For details contact secretary@ pottsvillecomunityassociation.com or via Facebook.

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Veterans Family BBQ Veterans Family BBQ Day is on Sunday, December 10 at 11.30am at Clarke’s Beach BBQs. Free for all ADF Veterans and families. Contact Jim Rogers, Vice President Byron Bay RSL on 0412 679 870 for more information.

Bangalow Community Association The Bangalow Community Association AGM will be held 7pm on Tuesday, December 12 at the Bangalow Mens Shed, off Station St carpark. A Community Forum will be scheduled immediately following formal business items. A three-person panel will facilitate an engaging conversation on the big game changing issues affecting Bangalow in 2024.

Christmas Fair Wilsons Creek Hall Christmas Fair is on Saturday, December 9 from 10am till 1pm. This is a small community market with a big heart and a unique selection of quirky and unusual gifts. The kitchen will be open to provide you with refreshments while you browse for that special something for yourself or someone you love… or just sit and enjoy the beautiful surroundings! For stall bookings or enquiries call Robyn 6684 0140.

The Museum is on the corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and Fridays 10am–12pm and market Saturdays 9am–1pm. Discover your local history, join our team – 6684 4367.

Library fun Baby Bounce and Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children are at: Brunswick Heads Library, Monday – Story Time 10.30 till 11.30am; Friday – Baby Time 10.30 till 11am. Mullumbimby Library, Monday – Story Time 10–11am; Tuesday – Baby Time 10–10.30 am.

Byron Bay Cancer Support Group The Byron Bay General Cancer Support Group has been running for six years and welcomes new participants. The aim of the group is to provide a safe, supportive and friendly environment for people with cancer to discuss how they are feeling and connect with other people with cancer. Meetings are held every four weeks on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am. For more information contact the Cancer Council on 13 11 20.

Social sporting groups Mullumbimby: Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. South Golden Shores Community Centre Women’s table tennis every Monday at 10am. Phone 0435 780 017. Byron Bay Croquet at Croquet Club next to the Scout Hall at the Byron Rec Grounds every Monday at 3.30pm. Ring 0477 972 535. Pottsville Fun Croquet Club at Black Rocks Sportfield. Beginners and visitors welcome. Game starts 8.30am Tuesday and Thursday. $5 per game. Enquiries 0413 335 941. at 10.30am for 11am. This will be our Christmans party meeting. Our guest speaker will be Ron Preston. Any apologies ring Wenda on 0449 563 580 or email wjhunt@yahoo.com.au no later than Monday before meeting. Just remember our joining fee is $20 and is due by January 1, 2024.

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There are many local families doing it tough this Christmas, and you can brighten up their festive season by donating a present. Community Gateway is receiving donated gifts for 20 families, and they need gifts donated by December 12. For more information, call Community Gateway on 6621 7397 or visit nrcg.org.au.

The Northern Rivers Guardians are having their general meeting followed by the AGM on Saturday, December 16 at the CWA Hall on Queen Street in Murwillumbah from 11am till 2pm. If you can come, bring some finger food to share.

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Voluntary Euthanasia End-of-Life Choices are discussed at Exit International meetings held quarterly. Last meetings for 2003 will be held soon. Meetings are held at Robina, South Tweed and Ballina. Attendees must be Exit Members. For further Information www.exitinternational. net or phone Catherine 0435 228 443 (Robina and South Tweed) or Peter 0429 950 352 (Ballina).

The flood season is around the corner. To prepare, Community Gateway is providing free training to help our first responders meet the next disaster with skills and know-how, on topics such as leadership, supporting vulnerable people, self care, safety and more. For more information, call Community Gateway on 6621 7397 or visit nrcg.org.au.

Chemical free landcare Free camphor management workshop is on Saturday, December 9 from 8.30am till 1.30pm at the Mullum Community Gardens. Register here: tiny.cc/m5fgvz.

BV VIEW The Brunswick Valley VIEW club will hold a luncheon meeting on December 14 at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club

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AIRFNC The next meeting of the Association of Independent Retirees Far North Coast branch (AIRFNC) will be held on Friday, December 1 at the Ballina RSL Club at 10am. This will be followed by the Christmas Party. New members are always welcome, any enquiries please contact the Secretary, Bob Taylor on 0421 972 192. No meeting in January so first meeting in 2023 is February 2 at 9.30am at the Ballina RSL Club.

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Mullumbimby Brunswick cricketers continue their winning ways

Winners of the mixed doubles Over 60s (rating under 3.0): Gold, Pam Chilman and Steve Ebsworth; Silver, Linda O’Connor and Kim Sinclair; Bronze, Adheesh Piel and Sandra Muscat. Photo: Supplied

This Mullumbimby Brunswick Cricket Club (MBCC) is charging in its new association with an undefeated record for the 2023-24 season to date. Last Saturday the side played against Terranora Lakes and bowled them out for 162. Opening bowler Rick Collings took 3/11 with his left arm swingers and almost had a hat trick. Matt Hambly clean bowled two batters for his two wickets and leg spinner Heath Godbee-Johnston took one wicket. But Jared Carr was the pick of the bowlers taking four wickets. He was also top scorer in the team’s run chase hitting five huge sixes in his 79 runs.

The Northern Rivers Pickleball Club hosted the Regional Doubles Tournament in Ballina that included over 160 players competing for 132 medals in late November. There were 22 doubles events held for players of all skills and all ages, which ranged from 16 to 79-year-olds. Players came from interstate to compete, including Yeppoon in the north and Hobart in the south. Players from the Northern Rivers club achieved a total

medal count of 49 across the two days, including 21 golds. The winners of the Open Mens event were local young guns Thomas Kean and Tam Forsyth. The Open Womens event was retained by local holders Roberta O’Brien and Kim Pickering. Both Zoe Patino (Wyrallah) and Terry Jansen (Ashby) achieved the double, taking home golds in both their respective events. ‘We were fortunate to have some great players come and compete in our

open events and also lots of novice players entering their first event. This really is the spirit of pickleball, which is inclusive for all members of the community,’ tournament director Brian Alston said. The club is already planning next year’s event. The Northern Rivers Pickleball Club now boasts a membership of 180 with regular play at venues including the Ballina Indoor Sports Centre, Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre, and at Byron Bay’s Cavanbah Centre. See www.nrpickleball.net.au

Father and son: Ali (L) and Bob Ryan had a good partnership for MBCC last weekend. Photo supplied MBCC chased down the total in just 20 overs, half of their allowable 40. Father and son duo Bob and Ali Ryan had an important partnership to ensure victory with Ali remaining unbeaten on 32. Next week Mullumbimby Brunswick will face third-placed Cudgen in the last match

before the Christmas break. The local side has moved to the Tweed District Cricket Association for the first time after competing in the Ballina District Cricket Association since 1969. In their new 14-team, third-grade competition MBCC sit on top of the table, after nine rounds.

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Wyana wins a double championship with Byron Bay Boardriders The Byron Bay Boardriders wrapped up the 2023 season with round seven at Broken Head beach last month. Mullumbimby-born surfer, Wyana Pietramale Sewell, scored a double header in the event and the season. Needing to win both of the last legs of the U/18 and Open Women’s categories, Wyana stormed home winning both heats and thus securing both overall titles in the last round of the year. In the Open Women’s final Wyana scored an impressive 7.5 wave to win the event

The ‘Bluedogs’ walking football team at the Ballina tournament. Photo supplied

Wyana displaying her style that helped her to victory for 2023 with the Byron Bay Boardriders. Photo supplied. with 12.5 points, six clear of Poppy Morrison. In the U/18s Wyana won with a top ride of 8.25 giving her a total of 10.75 over nearest rival Malia Baron (6.25).

The event was held in solid 1 metre waves in front of a cheering crowd. Jhamil Coorey won the 2023 Open Mens ahead of Joel Paxton and Tezu Harrison.

The newly formed Bangalow ‘Bluedogs’ Walking Football Group recently played its first competitive games in the invitational walking football tournament held on astroturf at the Ballina Hockey Club. Bangalow performed well against all the teams in their group which included teams from the Central Coast, Ballina, Brisbane and Coolum.

Bangalow finished in the tournament in fifth place. Their best performance being a 2–1 win over rivals Ballina Blue in their third game. Walking football (WF) is a modified, non-contact, small field version of football for women (over 40s) and men (over 50s) and is ideal for players of all abilities.

WF has a huge participation rate internationally and is recognised by Football Northern NSW. WF is also included in the Masters Games. Bangalow WF is keen to recruit more players for their weekly social games. Please contact Peter Rologas (rolybluedog@ gmail.com).

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native forests for woodchips, to be sold for peanuts, is what NSW Labor and the coalition call ‘business’.

Public relations disaster averted – NSW government holiday park corporation, Reflections, have backed down from their threat to remove a public piano placed at the Brunswick Heads Soundshell – see page 7.

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The Save Wallum group will be holding a public meeting at the Mullum Civic Hall from 6pm on December 14. Organisers say, ‘A rare and beautiful ecosystem in Brunswick Heads is under threat. Please come along to our public

Another pothole protest is planned by the residents of Upper Main Arm. Organiser Kol Dimond says residents ‘demand safe roads for Christmas and the New Year’. They will be at Council chambers, December 7 from 11am sharp. ‘Bring a placard. Make some noise. We deserve better!’ Photo outside Kohinur Hall, Upper Main Arm, supplied meeting and join in the community campaign to save this sacred local place’. Not-for-profit, Peaceful Growing Collective (PGC), is seeking land for a community hub for cross-generational mentoring, nature education, and mental wellness programs. Visit www. gofundme.com/f/heartlandnorthern-rivers-educationwellness-hub for more info. Mike Carlton tweeted, ‘Disgracefully, the Walkleys have squibbed on wiping the crap 7 Spotlight “interview” with Bruce Lehrmann from the “Scoop of the Year” nominations. Perhaps next year there could be a category for “Best Chequebook Journalism”?’

Nature Conservation Council of NSW say that the latest annual report by NSW government-run Forestry Corporation ‘shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging’. Trashing NSW

Further to the protests against continued unimaginable Middle East violence, here’s some context to the seemingly intractable clu$terfu¢k: the state of Israel was established in 1948, and while the British government and surrounding Arab states opposed its establishment at the time, the US was in favour. Australia recognised its existence in 1949. Figures vary, but it’s accepted that more than 10,000 Palestinian Arabs were killed, and up to 700,000 were displaced during the 1948 Israeli-Arab War. And Jewish existence has never been easy of course, particularly in Europe, with massacres and displacement occurring over centuries, culminating in WWII.

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