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ISSUE 147 | March 2017

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STOP PRESS: Lake Road

After The Fires

Howling Eagle In Greece

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From The Publisher Cover shot this month is from Gavin Hughes Well, we have just survived another nasty week of fires that threatened Camp Drewe, Fig Tree Hill Drive and Sanctuary Village. We are officially in drought and I know plenty of people who are doing a rain dance. No names.

Stuart's Farm, which will see hundreds of new residents living just south of Skennars Head.

How will Council we manage this development? According to several concerned residents, Lennox Head needs to stay on top of this.

Also hats off to local artist Angus McDonald and his team from Howling Eagle this month. They are taking a stand on migration and refugees, coming out in There are a few other things opposition to our government's going on in town. We are still off-shore camps, and travelling waiting on the outcome of the Lake Road closure, which is now to Greece where compassion, empathy and hospitality seem on hold pending a review by to be the key drivers of that Council, following the challenge country's refugee experience.

OSTEO_Dean_Business Card_55x90_FINAL_V4FA.indd by local group Preserving Lake I like what they are doing.

Ainsworth Inc. Let's hope we can figure out a way to protect our town from the ravages of flames moving quickly through heathland.

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The Lennox Wave - Issue 147. March 2017 Publisher & Editor: Helen Fry Email: publisher@lennoxwave.com Ph: 0425 221 570 Advertising: publisher@lennoxwave.com Contributors: Vic Leto, Michelle Mahon, Robyn Hargrave (+proofing) Published 11 times a year by Helen Fry PO Box 368, Lennox Head NSW 2478 web: www.lennoxwave.com

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At our standing-room-only 6 February meeting we welcomed more than 30 new members and our three B Ward councillors Epiq Development General Manager, Clarence Property Trust, Paul Rippon outlined progress and future stages. A request has been made to State Planning to increase the size of the shopping precinct to allow for a gym and larger supermarket to accommodate demands of on line ordering. The medical facility looks promising with enquiries Australia wide from doctors and dentists. It may be open by Christmas 2018 depending on construction by Ballina Shire Council (BSC) of the northern end of Hutley Drive and this is subject to funding, land acquisition and approval processes.

Sites initially planned for retirement living and ‘future mixed use’ have been found to be unsuitable for those purposes and may be rezoned for medium density residential and community mixed use development, such as a pre school or tavern. After Epiq landscaping, the ‘wetlands’ space will be returned to BSC when Hutley Drive is completed. More land releases, some with ocean view, will commence in for March or April.

Anti social behaviour on Australia Day in the vicinity of Lake Ainsworth will be brought to notice of BSC, Richmond Local Area Command (Police) and youth workers to request attention at times during the year when trends show unacceptable behaviour and risk to youth, the community and public property.

Grafitti promoting a rally early in February is condemned by LHRA Inc. Such anti-social, criminal behaviour in our village impacts our businesses and visitors who will convey bad news many times faster than good.

Proposed winter Olympic ski jump facility at Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Advice was received late 2016 from the Minister for Sport indicating planning is still in process and stating that there will be community consultation when plans are ready.

Join us, share your views and hear our news on Mondays 6 March (AGM), 3 April and 1 May 2017 from 7pm in the CWA Hall.

Feedback is encouraged by email to lhrainc@gmail.com or facebook at Lennox Head Residents’ Association

On February 10 the Preserving Lake Ainsworth Incorporated group advised Council via McCartney Young Lawyers (Ballina) of its intention to challenge in the Land & Environment Court of NSW, the validity of Council’s Part V approval to undertake proposed works on the Eastern Lake Road.

Council obtained legal advice and subsequently advised on February 24, via law firm Pikes & Verekers (Sydney), that they will take no further action in relation to works associated with its Part V approval until such time as revised planning approvals are sought.

In other words, works at the Lake are on hold and will remain so until further notice.

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Ocean Breeze Plans Ballina Shire Council is preparing a Master Plan for the Ocean Breeze Reserve in Lennox Head. This reserve is on public land owned by Council.

A number of proposals have previously been put forward including a community garden and a BMX bike track.

Council is now seeking wider community feedback on the future of this reserve and invites community members to complete the community survey via surveymonkey.com/r/ OceanBreezeReserve or Council’s website ballina.nsw.gov.au (search ocean breeze).

This survey will assist Council in understanding the community’s aspirations for this reserve. This survey will be open until Monday 20 March 2017 For further information contact Skye McNamara or Matthew Wood, Strategic and Community Facilities Group, on telephone 6686 1284 or email skye.mcnamara@ballina.nsw.gov.au

Traffic Lights On The Coast Road?

The parcel of land referred to as ‘Dr Stewart’s Farm’ on the Coast Road south of Skennars Head is getting closer to being developed.

One of the last green spaces in this part of our Shire, the management of the development is crucial. Rezoning has taken place and a DA is being prepared. With hundreds of new residents expected to be living in the new estate, access to the beach, road safety and crossing will become a real issue.

Council has always maintained its position in favour of a roundabout, however at the February Council meeting Cr Jeff Johnson moved a motion that: ‘Council reaffirms its longstanding preference for the installation of a two lane roundabout at the intersection of Headlands Drive and The Coast Road.’

After advice from staff about not ‘prejudging a DA’ the motion was not seconded and fell by the wayside.

It is feared by residents that the developer may push for the cheaper option of traffic lights, rather than roundabout and underpass.

According to local resident Lee Miccleton, ‘I am a long term Lennox resident who is very concerned about the type of development which may be put in place in the Skennars Head in the very near future. I think this is issue is going to the biggest issue facing Lennox in over a decade. This development has the ability to breakdown the unique fabric and feel of Lennox Head, the very thing that makes it special.’

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Lennox Fire Wrap Once again, after just 4 years, Lennox Head has come out the other side of a serious fire situation that destroyed hundreds of hectares of heath and came too close to several inhabited spaces including Camp Drewe, Fig Tree Hill Drive and Sanctuary Village.

Once again this year, just as they did in 2013, firefighters spent much of their time doing strategic back burning, creating fire breaks and putting out repeatedly flaring spot fires.

Here, the underground peat just keeps on smouldering and can emerge at the surface again and again, to create new smoke and flames. According to firies we spoke to, temperature measurements underground in some hot spots, were up to 450 degrees.

In the end it was their tireless heroic efforts, and those of the helicopter pilots who worked for 2 days dumping water on the affected areas, who eventually prevailed and, with a bit of help from Mother Nature, put the fires out.

From our Firefighters at Lennox Head there is an enormous message of gratitude for the way the community banded together and supported them.

President Monty Gibbs in particular wants to thank his leadership team at head office (David Cook, Mick Cooper, Bob Wilcox and Terry Buckley) plus the catering crew and all the brigades from surrounding areas, from Wardell to Tweed.

‘Also to Greg and Rachel from IGA, who never hesitated to give us whatever we needed and the whole Lennox Head Community who were just amazing. The amount of food and water and lollies and offers of help was really inspiring,’ he says.

Help Thank The Firies On Sunday 26 March at midday, Lennox Head is throwing a thank you party at Club Lennox. Organisers are calling it ‘Burnt Toast’, which is what we all might have been if it wasn’t for our firefighting heroes. Toast? Yes, let’s make a toast to these people while we find out more about volunteering.

Just in case you were wondering, yes they do need plenty more hands on deck.

Although they do it all for nothing, these volunteers say they get paid in other ways. So please help us repay them with love and gratitude and come along to Club Lennox on 26 March.

If you’d like to donate a prize to the monster raffle, contact Club Lennox. Bring your friends and family.

Everyone is welcome.

Pictured below: Captain Bill McKenzie, Presdient Monty Gibbs and Senior Deputy Captain Geoff White.

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Landmarks Of Lennox

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National Surfing Reserve In February 2008, an area from the south side of Flat Rock north to the Lennox Alstonville Surf Club was officially recognised as the Lennox National Surfing Reserve (LNSR) with the unveiling of a plaque at the Pat Morton car park.

One of only 19 such sites in Australia, the LNSR is recognised by National Surfing Reserves Australia and the NSW Department of Lands as iconic and of ‘environmental, cultural and historical significance to the Australian surfing culture’.

Phil Myers, long time Lennox resident, avid surfer and member of the Lennox National Surfing Reserve Committee, said, ‘We all know the Lennox area has some of the world’s best waves and having our beaches and surf breaks acknowledged in this way is a real honour’.

Surfing Lennox and nearby beaches is reputed to have started in the late 1950s when boards were around 5 metres long. In 1958 Ballina man, Barry Regan is acknowledged as being one of the first people to surf

Lennox Point. A lifestyle and culture developed with local board shapers, manufacturers and surfers at the forefront of the wave of popularity - now a lucrative industry and sport.

Sources: Lennox National Surfing Reserve Surfing Committee, Lennox National Surfing Reserve, Department of Lands, Sydney, 2007. Photos courtesy of: 1. Barry Cheadle 2. Hugh Kelloway 3. Robyn Hargrave Readers with information on this or other Landmarks of Lennox, please contact Robyn Hargrave by phone 0412 660 994 or email at harg1rob@gmail.com.

Lennox National Surfing Reserve (NSR) 10th anniversary In February 2018, our NSR will be 10 years old. To commemorate this milestone, Lennox Head Heritage Committee and the Lennox NSR Association are seeking photos and memories of the history of surfing within the Reserve up to the present day.

Please contact Robyn Hargrave on 0412660994 or George Leslie on 0414 935 951 with your suggestions.

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A community partnership between FSG and Nortec Staffing Solutions has resulted in two local people gaining paid employment locally, one within FSG. The two Nortec clients were referred to FSG in July 2016 as part of the Social, Training and Enterprise Partnerships Program (STEP). Both clients were accepted and given regular shifts at the FSG retail shop in River St, Ballina. Over a three month period, they gained important skills on a volunteer basis.

FSG Community Collective team leader, Kerensa Dixon, said both of the clients had since gained paid work and one of them, Kylie Cochrane, had continued working at the FSG retail shop.

‘This is a mentoring program to give people retail skills,’ she said. ‘They came in and volunteered in the shop and we taught them cash handling skills, customer service, communication and how to set up displays.’

FSG’s regional manager, Isabel Perdriau, said STEP had positive outcomes for its participants.

‘We look for people who want to work hard, with a giving spirit, energy and enthusiasm,’ she said.

The FSG retail shop in River St sources products from local artists and suppliers. ‘The people we walk alongside within FSG programs also create art and craft items for sale, with all proceeds supporting further development of a broad range of service offerings.’

Ms Dixon said many people dropped into the shop to ask how they could get involved, and she also sourced suppliers from local markets and from doing her own research.

‘It’s a great way for people to get more exposure for their products,’ she said. ‘We also make our own green cleaning products at a warehouse on the Gold Coast, and people can get experience working there as well.’

BINDING FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS UNDER THE FAMILY LAW ACT If you think that pre-nuptial agreements are the stuff of Hollywood, think again. In Australia, married and de facto couples (including same sex) can formally agree how their property and financial resources will be distributed at the end of their relationship, without the involvement of the courts. These are known as Binding Financial Agreements and can be entered into in anticipation of a marriage or de facto relationship, during a marriage or de facto relationship, or at the end of a marriage or de facto relationship. Binding Financial Agreements that comply with the requirements of the Family Law Act oust the jurisdiction of the court to make a determination regarding the parties’ property and financial matters upon separation and divorce.

What are the Advantages of a Binding Financial Agreement?

If the parties are contemplating entering into de facto relationship or marriage, a binding financial agreement can be of value where one party has significantly greater assets than the other and wishes to protect them.

If your relationship has broken down, but you require a formal agreement for the purposes of effecting property and financial transactions, a Binding Financial Agreement can be entered into without the need to apply to the court for consent orders.

A Binding Financial Agreement can be a cost-effective method of agreeing a financial settlement with your spouse or de facto partner and it can deal with such matters as superannuation entitlements and spousal maintenance.

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For a financial agreement to be legally binding: • it must be signed by the parties; and • the parties must have been provided with independent legal advice from a legal practitioner prior to entering into the agreement about: o the effect of the agreement on their rights, and o the advantages and disadvantages of making the agreement at the time the agreement is made; and • the parties must obtain a signed statement from their legal practitioner stating that the they were provided with independent legal advice.

Should the agreement fail to meet the requirements of the Family Law Act 1975, there is a risk that the agreement will not be legally binding. It is therefore important that Binding Financial Agreements are carefully drafted by a legal practitioner and that full legal advice is obtained by the parties.

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Compassion At The Heart Of Film Project At the end of February, world renowned Lennox Head artist Angus McDonald, headed off overseas with a cameraman and production assistant to make films about the refugee and immigrant experience over there.

The trio is on a three-week trip to Greece (Athens, Lesvos and Leros) and Amman Jordan where they will interview locals and migrants about the refugee situation. We spoke to Angus about the project.

Why take this trip?

I am concerned about the Federal Government’s cruel and inhumane offshore refugee detention policy. After travelling to Greece last year to research the way they have dealt with the boat arrival issue, I created this project with a small group of people and supporters.

We are creating a series of short films about vulnerable people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as the inspiring individuals, groups and NGOs that are supporting them in Europe and the Middle East.

Our aim is to inform the Australian public about constructive and practical solutions to housing and supporting refugees within local populations that already exist, are operating effectively with positive outcomes and have humanitarian principles at their core.

I saw many inspiring examples during my trip last year. We will be highlighting that these solutions are based on mutual respect and that the impact of refugees living within local populations has been positive.

We also wish to show that these

solutions are as beneficial to those providing support, as they are to the refugees receiving it.

What will you do when you get there?

We will be shooting many short sections of footage that tell the stories of the places and the people and organisations supporting refugees that we are covering. We will be sharing these as they happen and regularly posting on social media so that people can follow our journey, learn as we do and be inspired.

This trip will be as much about making films as it will be about raising money for the people and organisations that we will work with. Every dollar we raise will go to the organisations who need it most, to continue their work and ensure their survival.

What do you hope to achieve at the end?

Ultimately we want to be another voice among the many voices that are advocating for basic humanitarian treatment for innocent and vulnerable displaced people that are being held in detention in isolated and unsupported environments in Nauru and Manus Island. We also hope to demystify many of the negative stereotypes that are associated with refugees, particularly those of the Muslim faith, by sections of many western societies. Compassion is a powerful gesture and makes us all more.

Tell us a bit about Howling Eagle.

Howling Eagle Productions is an independent Australian film project created by myself in late 2016. Our

From left: Angus McDonald (Howling Eagle director), Nolan Verheij-Full (camera/ video) and Rebecca Booth (production assistant), on their way to Greece.

current focus is this project around migration, however we will be producing many short film series involving interesting, creative people, as well as other films that are produced alongside my exhibition work. For now, Howling Eagle is focused on raising the profile of the incredible people and humanitarian organisations that we interview in Greece and Jordan to increase the financial assistance and donations needed to support their continued important work and survival.

I hope the awesome community of Lennox will be interested to come along with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, make comments and ask questions.

Follow the project on Facebook or Instagram @howling.eagle.

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At this early stage of the year there is not so much to report to you but there will have been (not at the time of this writing) two major events already held.

These are the club level Youth of the Year competition and the special preview night of the movie Jasper Jones. I will let you know the outcomes next month.

However, we did have a successful Aussie Day on the waterfront and what great fun it was! We had our usual brekkie BBQ which was well supported and whilst this was happening, great music was supplied by two Pauls and one Pat. This was much appreciated by us all and added to the atmosphere of the day. As well, we held the very popular Thong Throwing Competition.

The adult section was convincingly won

by Ken McNally with a throw that must have taken the thong half way to New Zealand! Great work Ken! But, to keep it all in the family, his daughter also won the U/13 event. There will be a few up to challenge you next year guys including me, who managed a throw of next to nothing.

Just another reminder that the Regional Youth of the Year Competition will be held at our local Anglican Church, 11 March starting at 2pm and costing only $5. We would love to see you there.

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Chamber Chat Celebrate Local Business Success The Lennox Head Business Awards provide local businesses the opportunity to celebrate and be recognised for their achievements. The Awards are held annually to acknowledge business excellence within our community.

Judging is conducted by a panel outside of the Lennox Chamber Executive Committee.

Including outstanding food and entertainment, the awards night is a fantastic social occasion with plenty of opportunity to network and engage with local business people.

Winners from the Lennox Head Business Awards that are aligned with the NSW Business Chamber program will progress as finalists to the Northern Rivers NSW Business Chamber Regional Business Awards, with the opportunity of progressing to the State Awards.

Evan, Claire and the team at Barefruit Marketing took home the top trophy in 2016.

‘The process for entering the Lennox Head Chamber of Commerce Business Awards is very straightforward - it really doesn’t take much time out of your day and the benefits outweigh any initial time taken,’ says Claire, Chief Juicer.

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night out. It’s a time for local Lennox businesses to come together to support and encourage one another.

‘We were so proud to win the Lennox Head Best Professional Service and the Lennox Head Business of the Year award in 2016. We’re very proud of our Lennox roots - we live here and up until a year ago our business was based in Lennox. Our growth meant we needed to make the move to an office space, which resulted in us having to move our business base to Ballina, but we still work with many Lennox businesses and you’ll still find us in our remote office in various cafes in Lennox.

‘There are some awesome businesses in Lennox to be celebrated, from a broad range of industries - there really are some hidden gems here, operating locally, nationally and globally.

‘Winning the awards has been great for our business and further growth. The publicity around the awards and the winners is great, and many of our new clients heard about us first there. We’re looking forward to the 2017 awards and celebrating more successes in Lennox Head.’

If you are proud to be a Lennox Business, no matter how big or small, or what you do, you should be entering your local Lennox Chamber awards.

Entry is simple and quick. Keep a look out for the entry details due to hit the Chamber website soon.

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Headliners Chorus Sometimes music is the only thing that gets your mind off everything else!

The smiles from the Headliners Chorus confirm the scientific studies that group singing releases the ‘feel good’ endorphins that elevate the spirit.

It has been proven that music in general lowers stress levels, but the camaraderie in choral music also lowers cortisol (the stress hormone) levels in the body.

Singing creates vibrations throughout the body altering you physically and emotionally....you’ve heard of Good Vibrations....well, this is it! The ‘medicine of song’.

The Headliners (all female) chorus sing A Capella in four part harmony in the modern barbershop genre. Over the years they have bonded as ‘sisters in song’ and have performed and competed throughout the mid north coast and at National competitions around the country.

The award winning chorus is under the direction of Cathy Gordon and can be heard and seen at numerous community events throughout the Northern Rivers region. They actively devote their time and harmony to fundraisers and celebrations in the area.

Bookings are now being considered for the Headliners new season and can be made by contacting Rita at 0412 448 558.

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At the first meeting of the Lennox Head VIEW Club the new committee was inducted with Carole Brown as the Club President. At this gathering the Club’s Annual General Meeting was conducted and members were entertained by Enid Noble who read some of her very amusing poetry. Members will shortly be travelling to Tenterfield for a country weekend, to enjoy the beautiful autumn colours that the town has to offer at this time of the year and to attend the ‘Oracles of the Bush’. VIEW members are looking forward to Enid presenting some of her poetry at the Sunday morning “Poets Brawl’ event in Jubilee Park. Throughout the year a number of

day trips have been arranged and for each club meeting interesting speakers and entertainers have been organised.

Each month an informal ‘Coffee and Chat’ meeting is held often under the trees on the shores of Lake Ainsworth.

The Club sponsors two Learning for Life students and supports the educational programs of The Smith Family that aims to help disadvantaged Australian children make the most that they are able to from their education.

Lennox Head VIEW Club meets on the first Monday of each month at Club Lennox for a luncheon meeting and new members are most warmly welcomed.

For more information please ring Dawn on 6687 4328.

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Michael Jost, Flamenco At Shortys Born in Dreieich, just outside of Frankfurt, Germany, guitarist Michael Jost (pronounced ‘yoast’), found his way to the bohemian Venice Beach boardwalk, in Los Angeles California, where he now lives and makes music.

Next month we will be lucky enough to welcome Michael to Lennox Head where he will perform his contemporary/classical flamenco style guitar at Shortys.

Come along and hear something very different, born of Michael’s unique European heritage, his rigorous classical training, and his 21st Century American experience.

Michael has a unique sound. His music is a journey in time and space fueled by his passion for music and his instrument.

His main instrument is the guitar with all its different colors and emotions. Michael’s influences are very multicolored and involve different styles, continents and time periods from Paco De Lucia and Stravinsky to Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd.

Michael’s travel companion is Miss Lucy, a Flamenca guitar built by Tomas Delgado of Candelas Guitars. She has a strong character, with a warm and beautiful sound. No two of Michael’s live performances are ever the same, drawing from his past two albums, Zeitlos and California Burning, as well

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as unreleased songs from his upcoming album, Concierto.

Zeitlos is a timeless and unique blend of acoustic, classical and flamenco styles, entwined with the sounds and soul of Venice, California. His earlier album, California Burning, is a psychedelic fusion of electric and acoustic guitar.

Michael will be at Shortys on Sunday 12 March.

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RAW: natural born artists is a showcase that displays the best of what our cultural community has to offer, including visual art, jewellery making, sculpture, dance, live music, fashion parades, performance art, design, photography, and much more.

Revered singer-song writer Damien Leith performs Roy - A Tribute to Roy Orbison - The Hall of Fame Tour live in concert in Lennox Head. Food & beverages will be available at the kiosk. All ages event.

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Tostada A flat crisp corn tortilla with your choice of filling. Topped with salsa, sour cream, onion, tomato, lettuce, carrot, cheese and dressing.

Bean $11.70 Beef $13.00 Chicken $13.10 Colorado $13.00 Pork $13.20 Seafood $14.00 Kumara $12.80 Empanadas A stuffed pastry filled with your choice of chicken, lamb or chorizo served with smoky barbecue chutney, side salad and rice.

Small (3) $11.00 Large (6) $19.00 Savoury Crepe Crepe filled with your choice of filling, topped with sour cream and guacamole. Served with side salad Con Carne $9.80 Chicken $10.50 Seafood $11.50

Taco Bean $5.60 Beef or pork $6.10 Chicken $6.30 Pancho Wedges $6.60 Potato Wedges served with salsa or sweet chilli, sour cream & cheese.

Taquitos Two rolled corn tortillas filled with beef or chicken, topped with salsa, sour cream, lettuce, carrot & cheese.

Small (2) $11.10 Large (4) $19.20 Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with your choice of beef or chicken, salsa, onion, capsicum, tomato, carrot & cheese.

Toasted Beef or Chicken $13.00 Chorizo Quesadilla $12.90 Flour tortilla filled with chorizo sausage, salsa, onion, tomato, capsicum, mushrooms, and cheese.

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Pork Quesadilla $12.90 Flour tortilla filled with pork, rice, black beans, onion, capsicum, tomato, carrot and cheese. Toasted.

Texas Colorado $13.40 Flour tortilla filled with Colorado & topped with Chilli Con Carne and cheese Cancun $13.60 Flour tortilla filled with seafood, served on rice.

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Chimichanga Filled flour tortilla Deep fried Served on rice Topped with salsa, sour cream, lettuce, carrot, cheese, and dressing Beef, Chicken, Kumara, Black beans or chorizo Small (1) $13.70 Large (2) $21.90 Gourmet Tacos Two flour tortillas filled with crispy fish or chicken Pico de Gallo, chipotle aioli, guacamole and fancy lettuce.

Small (1) $8.00 Large (2) $16.00 Burrito Large soft flour tortilla, served on rice, topped with salsa & sour cream, lettuce, carrot & cheese.

Fillings: Bean $11.90 Beef $13.70 Pulled Pork $13.70 Chicken $13.90 Seafood $14.20 Colorado $13.70 Enchilada Rolled corn tortilla filled with your choice of filling topped with Picante or Verde sauce & melted cheese.

Served on rice.

Fillings: Bean $9.90 Beef $11.80 Pork $11.80 Chicken $11.90 Seafood $12.70 Kumara $9.90 Black Beans $9.90 Colorado $11.80 Con Carne $11.90 Amigos $19.30 Two Enchiladas with your choice of fillings.

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Chilli Con Carne $9.80 Stew of beans & beef served on rice, topped with sour cream.

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A Curious Collective Studio 57’s Michelle Martinovich has joined up with another Northern Rivers creative business, exporting her wonderful vintage clothing, French vintage dresses and contemporary linen fashion all the way to Brunswick Heads.

A Curious Collective at 7 Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads is a little piece of paradise: an eclectic, magical creation of 4 designers, all of whom are fascinated by the old and determined to make beautiful things by recreating, repurposing, and upcycling.

They inhabit an old garage space which they have turned into a gallery, and every couple of weeks they put their heads together and curate displays of their wares.

According to Justine Tasker, (also from Lennox Head) one of the members of the group, ‘we like to create a new exhibition on a theme every 2 weeks.

This makes it interesting for people to keep coming back, and just makes the whole space come alive in a new way.’

Justine’s Broken Heart Repair Shop sells recycled, upcycled vintage curiosities.

She is in good company with Sabina Dodds of Sisters Of Salvage (Vintage Clothing and old furniture), Natalie Holt of Rust and Romance (upcycled furniture), and Anastasia India (printed stationary, and upcycled furniture).

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Justine says Michelle is a perfect match for the existing group of designers and is excited to welcome the Studio 57 range to Bruns.

And for Michelle it’s a great match too.

‘It’s really inspiring to be working with such an amazing group of women who are all so talented and clever,’ she says. ‘They all have a beautiful aesthetic, and a great eye for the unusual.’

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Thai Massage In Town Ratana and Ta (pictured below) are Thai nationals who both trained in massage in their homeland.

The women didn’t know each other in Thailand and moved to Australia separately, where they have continued their work as massage therapists, practicing the unique relaxing traditional style of massage they learned at home.

Traditional Thai massage is an age-old practice with a thousand year tradition in Thailand, originally developed in Thai temples and enjoyed by Thai royalty. Thai massage has its roots in Buddhism, Thailand’s national religion, and was influenced by the ancient Indian Ayurveda integrated with Chinese practices. It combines acupressure, aromatherapy, Indian Ayurvedic principles, and relaxation techniques.

Ratana and Ta offer a range of massages from deep pressure massage, to foot massage and head neck and shoulder massage. They also use a variety of oils, herbs and aromatherapy, and offer massage appointments that range from 30 minutes to 2 hours. See the Lily Thai Massage ad on page 24.

New Faces At Lois Buckett This year Lois Buckett has welcomed two new faces to her sales team.

Angela Proudman started life in Bora Ridge, near Evans Head, and began her career as a sales rep for a cosmetics company. She says she always loved the idea of being in real estate, but was waiting to get a bit older.

‘Then one day I realised, I was a bit older!’ she says.

Luckily she had a friend in the business who had a real estate office in Terrigal and gave her a start. And by many standards, she was still quite young, but she took to her new career quickly, producing good results and enjoying the work, right through to this day.

‘It’s not just a job, but a lifestyle, being in real estate,’ she says. ‘Especially in a small town like Lennox Head, you find yourself getting to know so many people, and thinking about their particular case at all hours of the day.

‘But I love taking people on that journey, from selling their home, right through to finding a new one. We are not just about selling, but more about helping people fulfill their dreams.’

Vaino Lillioja agrees. He says that he and Angela often go out ‘just to meet people, because we love socialising.

‘You meet the loveliest people in this industry,’ he says. ‘There are so many interesting characters out there, and over the years I have made many good friends.

‘In the morning I ride my bike through Lennox and wave at people.’

Vaino started his career as a teacher in NZ, but moved out of teaching into building and then into sales. He held positions selling groceries and pharmaceuticals. ‘I even sold knees and hips for a while,’ he says.

Vaino also had a friend in the real estate business who offered him a job in Lake Macquarie. From there he also found his niche, and says he gets enormous satisfaction helping people to sell and buy homes.

‘There’s a great team spirit here in the Lois Buckett office, we all share information and we have a bit of fun.

That’s so important.’

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Coast Café Something feels so right about the newest café to open its doors in town.

Coast @ Lennox Head is a café /bar/restaurant, which is set to re-establish and reinvigorate the popular day time café spot, nestled so comfortably in the Boulevard courtyard (which it shares with Elders, Family Curry Hub, Florentina, Shortys, Lennox Hair and Baby Sesame.)

Coast is run by Libbe McWilliams-Gray and her husband Frank McWilliams.

Libbe is a qualified chef who learned her craft in her home country of the UK, where she cooked in and managed a range of eateries, from cafés and restaurants, to pubs and large delis.

She also managed La Cucina Italian restaurant in Ballina.

Frank is a surfboard shaper and solar power sales consultant by trade, but he’s now added barista to his CV. And he’s a very good waiter too!!

But it’s all hands on deck at the moment, as Libbe’s parents who ran a pub in Cornwall for 12 years (where Libbe was head chef), have stepped in to help in the opening phase.

Together, the family is breathing new life into this favourite, relaxed day-time hang.

Libbe says that they will be doing several things that will make Coast special. Firstly they make everything on premises and to order (except the bread), secondly the kitchen will be open all day, thirdly there is full table service as Frank and Libbe want their customers to feel relaxed and to be ‘waited on’ and not have to jump up and place their own orders, and lastly all produce will be locally sourced, fresh and seasonal.

Above: Coast’s new owners, Libbe and Frank

‘We are using the Lennox Butcher and the Lennox Bakery, and Nixon Bulk Foods for all our seeds, nuts and grains and local honey,’ says Libbe, ‘and as far as we can, we will source everything from the local area.’

But, possibly the most unusual offering of all is Coast’s doggie menu, which offers a range of canine treats all served on special doggie plates.

Coast has a wonderful light airy feeling, which is enhanced by the display of colourful coastal art works (for sale) by Scott Christensen.

See the Coast ad on page 30.

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Making Movement Easier It was his own painful battle with bursitis in his shoulder that led surf coach Roger Bowden to try something new.

‘12 months of surfing with a pain increasing injury meant I probably hadn’t been as kind to myself as I should,’ he says. ‘But when my shoulder problem became chronic, someone I knew recommended I see a Feldenkrais practitioner, and I’ve never looked back since. After only two months my shoulders were 95% better.’

Years of physical activity, from sailing to surfing, and running a surf school in north Queensland, had meant that Roger had always depended on his physical mobility and fitness.

‘The bursitis was very painful,’ he says, ‘but what Feldenkrais taught me was how little awareness I actually had of my body despite years of depending on it.’

The Feldenkrais Method ® was developed by a man called Moshe Feldenkrais, who was a physicist,

engineer and black belt in judo.

He pioneered this learning system of movement lessons which use movement and awareness to bring about remarkable changes in the human brain, body and mind. He understood that in order to overcome limitation and pain, and achieve breakthroughs in your life, it is the brain that needs to change and learn.

‘And it’s not just for people who are in pain,’ says Roger. ‘It’s an ideal way to improve what you already do, allowing you to gently explore your patterns of movement, develop better ones for more efficient movement, and so reducing the risk of injury, giving you a longevity in the things you love to do. It also gives you a deeper connection with your body and from that, builds confidence and an improved sense of health and well-being.’

Roger is offering Awareness Through Movement ® classes in Lennox Head, Ballina and Newrybar. He also offers Functional Integration ® lessons for individuals seeking help for specific needs.

‘It’s suitable for all ages and abilities,’ he says ‘and also very good for people with neurological disorders including stroke sufferers, and conditions like cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s disease.’

See the Feldenkrais ad on page 18.

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Landcare by kelly saunderson

There’s nothing like a show of nature’s mighty roar to remind us of our humble place in the world. The recent heathland and Ross Lane fires no doubt brought about anxious and frightening times for many, but hopefully for now the fires have calmed down. Maybe it’s time to look forward to watching the landscape recover. Many of our local plants are well equipped to cope with fire and depend on it for their survival. Fires can stimulate flowering and seed drop and the freshly charred earth provides ideal conditions for germination. Here are some of the more impressive plants to watch: Wallum Banksia - Fire stimulates Banksia cones to open and seeds to drop, the ground can appear heavily littered with papery seeds - Thick bark protects growth buds from fire and plants sprout from scorched stems, trunks and tree bases

Grass Trees - Tightly packed leaf bases protect growing points, often one of the first species to resprout after fire - Fire is also known to stimulate flowering, this could occur later in the year

Christmas Bells - Rely solely on fire to stimulate flowering - Masses of red and yellow bell shaped flowers should pop up in the fire affected heathland around Christmas time this year and maybe next.

Whilst fire has a place in our landscape it can also have negative impact on biodiversity, particularly if too hot, too extensive or too frequent. Considering that it’s only been 3 years since our last fire it’s probably fair to say that – unless planned with good science and cultural knowledge – we’ve seen enough for now!

Don’t forget your garden can be a place of refuge for displaced wildlife.

Here’s a few things you could do in the garden to help out; - Create food and habitat by planting local native plants - Get yourself a bird bath or a pond to provide a source of water for wildlife - Keep the cat in at night.

On a more communal note, stories of neighbours looking out for each other, offers of open doors and the outpouring of support to the firies, showed that we are a strong community in times of adversity.

Landcare dates for Feb (Times are from 8am to 10am) Wed 1st Seven Mile Dunes – north of surf club Wed 8th Boulder Beach - Coast Rd car park Wed 15th Seven Mile Dunes opposite Williamsburg Wed 22nd Boulder Beach - Coast Rd car park Wed 29th Lower Point – surfers’car park, Coast Rd www.lennoxheadlandcare.org; email lennoxheadlandcare@gmail.com or phone Shaun on 0448 221 210.

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Don’t let pain hold you back from what you love doing, come and speak to our Principal Podiatrist Matt Frogley about your foot conditions.

Not sure what a podiatrist does?

Here are a few things we treat at Coastal Podiatry Group & more We treat patients of all ages • Biomechanics & Video Gait Analysis • Heel pain/Heel spur/ Plantar fasciitis • General Podiatry • Fungal nails • Ingrown toe nails • Footwear Evaluation • Plantar warts • Achillies Tendonopathies • Podiatry & Children

• 3D scan (custom made orthotics) • Shin splints/leg & Ankle pain • Diabetes Foot care and Assessment • Cracked Heels • Ingrown toe nail surgery • Bunions • Calluses/ Corns • Tinea/ Athletes foot • Skin and Nail Conditions

Coastal Podiatry Group now offer a unique, specialised treatment for fungal nails.

KeryFlex is a safe, non-systemic in-clinic application that restores the appearance of patient’s natural nails. The product allows the Podiatrist to remodel patient’s nails affected by fungus, nail dystrophies and trauma. The patented resin creates a flexible, non-porous nail that allows the remaining natural nails to grow. The KeryFlex nail provides a natural looking nail during anti-fungal therapies. It also provides an immediate cosmetic improvement to compliment any fungal treatments. The KeryFlex nail is durable and unaffected by acetone, nail polishes or detergents.

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Wouldn’t Be Dead For Quids angela Hitzke

I asked Dave to lunch to meet my family at my Grandmother’s home.

He said he’d love to, that he’s good at meeting family and making a great first impression. I said ‘Awesome thankyou, there’s one small catch though which is, even if you’re full would you mind saying yes to a second helping when she asks you?’ He said that’s the most ridiculous thing he’d ever heard and if he’s full he definately won’t be saying yes to more food and why should he? I said ‘It just makes my Grandmother really happy and then she’ll like you.’

I told him of the day my sister’s future husband met our family for the first time. To us it was a normal sit down lunch of home cooked dishes and forty people. My sister’s new boyfriend was doing exceptionally well until Stara Mama (Grandmum) called out to him across the table, Marco! Vould you like a second helping? To which he replied,

‘No thanks Stara Mama, I couldn’t fit another thing in.’ In that instant everyone including myself stopped talking, our eyes flicked to him in disbelief then to my sister, all thinking you haven’t told him about the second helping! Then we looked at Stara Mama, the matriarch at the head of the table.

We knew what was coming, none of us wanted to miss this. She put down her cutlery and called out to him, ‘Vot! Don’t you like a my cooking!’ In that second we knew he wished he could instantly combust.

After relaying that story to Dave I saw sheer horror on his face but as always he was resourceful and devised a plan, a plan so ingenious he was surprised no one else had previously thought of it. He said, ‘Babe, I’ll pace myself, relax, it’s all good. Don’t panic.’

The day came and I watched him chomp through Slovenian pastries with egg and

cheese, meatballs, stuffed prunes and splash them down with homemade red wine. I thought he could’ve been a little less enthusiastic about the whole thing.

We then sat for lunch. Entree was soup with some having two bowls such as Mr I’ll Pace Myself. Main course was nearly every type of farm animal plus most vegetables and large bowls of salads freshly picked. Dave helped himself to each platter that passed his way and piled his plate high. I was wondering if he’d completely forgotten his clever plan when suddenly he put down his knife and fork and whispered in my ear, ‘Babe, I’m struggling here, I can’t eat another f#cking thing. I’m either going to pass out or explode.’ Just then Stara Mama’s voice cut through everyone talking. ‘David! Vould you like a second helping?’ Everyone went silent and waited and with all forty pairs of eyes looking at him I heard Dave say, ‘Oh yes please Stara Mama.’

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On Manopause

john peacock

Let’s just get it out there. I love Facebook. I love the voyeuristic nature of being able to observe the perfect lives of my friends.

I love the idea that I can project images of my unbridled joy and contentment all over my friend’s days. I love that I can express my opinions on absolutely any subject, either subtley or belligerently dependant only upon my mood and level of interest.

If my relationship with Facebook were a status update, it would read ‘It’s complicated.’ I love Facebook, but I’m not in love with Facebook. Sometimes, my life doesn’t fit comfortably into a status update. It doesn’t stop me trying, but sometimes there’s a metaphorical pimple on my nose which no one but me is remotely interested in. There’s rules, or at least there should be.

My love/hate relationship continues with the Buy, Swap, Sell pages which litter Facebook. I follow them all and have no intention of ever buying, swapping or selling. Not that any of these noble pursuits seem to be at the heart of all the best posts. Sometimes, they just develop a body and soul all of their own and become the unbridled voice of an enraged community.

I find that they are a tremendous source of entertainment. I love when they go feral and the admin is a bit slow with the delete button.

I recently saw a post where a mother complained about a licenced venue for asking her to take her screaming toddler out of the restaurant at lunch time when people were eating and someone complained. My issue is not with the toddler, the mother, the venue, or even the person who complained. I can see all sides. Previous experience told me exactly how this was going to play out. It was going to be so good. So much so, that if someone else hadn’t played the trump card, I may have taken one for the team myself.

I began to scroll through the replies. They started off predictably enough; ‘Who did he think he was?’ ‘Name and shame the venue.’ ‘They’ve clearly never been a child or had children.’ ‘Hope the child is ok.’ ‘Feel for you hun.’ And all that.

I was getting a little bit concerned that it wasn’t going to happen, but then there it was. In all its glory. The alternative opinion and as if it wasn’t perfect enough it contained the opening line; ‘I’m not a parent, but…..’

Fair to say that all of a sudden, the venue and the complaining customer were off the hook. Over the next million or so replies, we learnt that this man (that was one of the reasons for his opinion) was a child hater, probably unable to attract a partner, out of touch, a drunk who spent all his time in the pub. People wished for him that every time he ate food a baby would scream in his ear. They hoped that he choked on a bone. They put his lack of empathy down to not being loved as a child.

All he had said was that he could kind of, sort of see the other side of the argument and would prefer to eat his lunch without toddlers screaming their heads off in the pub.

In the dog eat dog world of Buy, Swap, Sell, it seems that if they want our opinion, they’ll give it to us. I bit my tongue and pressed like.

YOLO

Tina pagura

This month I got zapped.

By that, I don’t mean electrocuted, but buzzed by electrodes.

The Roadrunner’s many zappings of Wile E. Coyote, haven’t got anything on the Empi. The Empi is not your average massager. Its wires and pads decorate my legs like Christmas.

Its electrodes go into commando mode to combat the spasticity and dystonia that exists within me.

Spasticity, dystonia and spasms are, and have been, a constant part of my life since day one. The life I don’t speak of is the one with physical pain and stiffness, where every movement I make doesn’t occur without effort.

20 minutes of Empi zapping, stimulates my muscle tone into a ‘re-educated’ action and I begin walking up a staircase, with reciprocal leg movements (one leg after the other, rather than one up one stair then the next up to that stair, and so on) all while bending my knees!

Please, excuse me, but holy crap. Never, have I ever, felt anything close to walking or moving like that in my entire life on this Earth.

Is that what ‘normal’ movement and walking feels like?

(Whatever normal is).

In my world it’s not so black and white. The body is a mere shell of what is possible, given the chance to soar.

Man, Roadrunner was onto something with electrodes. I receive approximately 10 hours of differential movement from the Empi. It’s 10 hours, which, to me are priceless.

Words fail to express how much I adore the outside-the-box thinking I’m beyond blessed to encounter in the US of A. Here, I am free.

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Ocean Rhythms

by Steve Shearer

The endless bummer. The summer to end all summers. It’s been a hot, windy, dry, mostly flat and hellacious summer. The hottest day of the year saw the heath north of Lennox go up in flames again, the second time in 3 years, with subsequent devastation of the still recovering ecosystem. Thanks to the efforts of committed firefighters no property or life was lost.

The pattern that is causing our current weather is a double whammy of two distinct phenomena. The first is a negative phase of the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) this has pushed the westerly wind belt northwards and displaced the usual sub-tropical belt of high pressure which gives us our usual tradewind swells over summer. Weak, mobile and more northwards tracking high pressure equals more common and more persistent episodes of hot northerly winds, which have blown all summer. These winds blow warm water from the East Australian Current out

to sea by a process known as Ekman Transport, with colder, green water upwelling in underneath it. The colder green water leads to stronger northerly winds and fewer offshores because of the temperature differential between the cold water and the hot land. Hot air rises and cold air from the ocean rushes into to take it’s place. It’s nasty feedback loop that usually breaks down in December but this time it’s lasted well into February.

The second phenomena is the Pacific now looks primed to return to an El Nino state this year with a majority of atmospheric models now predicting it. We usually experience the worst effects of El Nino as we move into it, rather than when the El Nino is at it’s height. The only upside at this stage of the game is that El Nino winters can produce a lot of great small/medium super clean S swells. Other than that the news looks pretty grim with the pattern looking to extend into March. Maybe a sacrifice is in order to appease Huey?

The fishing too has been negatively affected by the northerlies and subsequent cooler inshore water temps.

Tailor have been around off the rock platforms but they are very hit and miss.

Sometimes they’ve been feeding on tiny whitebait and are full to the gills with it. In those circumstances downsizing a lure – I found a little white Rapala hardbody deadly - can produce a red hot session and they aren’t small fish either.

Bonito have also been in abundance but unfortunately not the mackerel that love to feed on them. Still, the bonito make the best snapper bait salted down and frozen and they also make a very tasty sashimi if you bleed them quickly and chill them down.

Look, there’s no sugar coating it: this summer is a writeoff so we’ll look forward to a better autumn and winter but one last thing. Last time there was a super dry summer all sorts of pelagics were swimming into the Richmond to feed on garfish and those little threadfin leatherjackets that have been washing up. Could be something to look out for this year too. Seeya next month.

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Cars Of Lennox

By Shan Railton

Trevor’s Cobra Concept (Designed By Shelby) The prototype for this car was first shown in 2004 in the USA as a modern update of the 1960s classic Shelby Cobra. Unfortunately it never made it to production but a few smaller kit car builders around the globe jumped on the design including GT40 Cars here in Australia.

LW – So Trevor, how did you come to own this amazing car?

Trevor – I was looking for something different without spending a fortune.

I spotted the Cobra Concept and right then decided this is what I’m after, I’d seen plenty of the 1960s AC style Cobras but the modern version had much more appeal. I found GT40 Cars and they could either build you the car or they could supply the chassis and various parts and I could then build it myself. I went with that option.

LW – You built the car?

Trevor – Yes, It took 15 or so months in my garage. With basic mechanical knowledge and their handbook I set

to work. I needed to buy a donor Ford Falcon XR8 which provided parts like the mechanicals, electrics, interior and brakes, the rest was supplied by GT40.

It was a challenge getting it to registrable stage but worth every minute.

LW – You’ve done a brilliant job, It is truly unique.

Trevor – This car is actually number 22 of the kits made by GT40 and I believe they have stopped making them now so there isn’t many out there. It’s also a custom colour from the Lexus range so maybe the only one in this colour.

LW – It looks the part for sure but does it go?

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Trevor – Sure does, it actually has the same performance figures as a Porsche GT3 or Lamborghini Diablo, so yes, it goes!

LW – All things considered I imagine your not about to sell it?

Trevor – I toyed with the idea but I enjoy it too much, as does my wife. She squeals with delight no matter how fast we are going!

LW – We’ll you’d be mad to sell it then.

Thanks for your time Trevor, I’m sure we’ll hear the squeals and the mighty Ford V8 in Lennox streets for years to come.

Trevor – I’m sure you will. Thank you.

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Recently there has been an outbreak of Canine Parvo Virus in the Northern Rivers. You may have read about this in the local newspapers or on the Interwebs, Faceplant and such.

In reality, Parvo is seen constantly in the Northern Rivers (especially in spring-summer), while Feline Enteritis pops up sporadically with nasty epidemics.

Both these viral diseases are devastating in their effects on dogs and cats respectively. They are highly contagious and have a high mortality rate, even with very intensive treatment.

Both these diseases are also included in the regular vaccines recommended by Vets for all domestic dogs and cats. While vaccines are never 100% effective due to all sorts of factors, nearly all of the cases reported are in unvaccinated animals, or animals that have not completed their vaccine course for one reason or another (e.g puppies and kittens, immunecompromised animals etc).

So what are these diseases? Well, both are caused by a family of viruses called Parvo Viruses. ‘Parvo’ means ‘small’.

These viruses are common across various species and cause a multitude of diseases. Feline Enteritis is actually a parvo virus disease as well. It’s also known as Feline Parvo, or Feline Panleukopaenia. The ‘panleukopaenia’ refers to the destruction of the immune system’s white blood cells in the affected animals. This is also a feature of Canine Parvo infection.

A feature of Parvo Virus disease in both dogs and cats is a devastating gastro-enteritis with severe vomiting and

diarrhoea. Dogs particularly develop a foul haemorraghic diarrohea in huge quantities. This is accompanied by severe depression, fever and abdominal pain in many cases. Not all animals develop diarrhoea, and kittens and pups sometimes just die suddenly after a brief period of depression and shock.

Because the virus in both species also wipes out the animals’ immune system, the treatment becomes even more complicated. Death can be from shock, dehydration and blood loss, as well as septicaemia from secondary bacteria, or all of the above. Animals need IV fluids, antibiotics, plasma, blood transfusions, hospital isolation and a raft of other interventions if they are to survive. In general, young animals less than 6 months of age are the most severely affected, although any age is at risk. Purebred dogs are more at risk than crosses.

The virus is very hardy as well. Canine Parvo can survive a year in the environment, and Feline Parvo for many years!

So direct contact with infected animals is not necessary for infection.

Prevention is by routine vaccination, with attention to worming and general health also important. That’s it really. Contact your Vet and get the correct information, and if your pet is not up-to-date with vaccination, get it sorted ASAP. I remember working in England in the early 80s dealing with a raging Parvo epidemic before vaccinations were widely available.

Believe me, you don’t want to see that sort of thing here.

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1. It helps build their self confidence and strengthens their bond with you. It’s really important that your puppy becomes confident within themselves, without always needing the other dog around. Run properly, Puppy Preschool can allow your puppy to experience things and make new friends in a safe environment. It also allows you to spend some one-on-one time with your new puppy, so that your puppy’s primary bond becomes you – and not the other dog.

2. Brush up on your knowledge. For some people, it’s been 10 or more years since they had a puppy in the house! If it’s been a while, it helps to brush up on some puppy care tips that you might have forgotten about. Also, information on best practice with regards to raising a puppy changes when new research comes in, so it’s always worth getting the most up to date information.

3. Spot potential problems early. Potential problematic behaviour requiring intervention can be spotted early. It’s also good to know what ‘normal’ behaviour is (‘yes, at 12 weeks of age it’s normal for her to be mouthing and chewing on everything’ vs ‘no, at 12 weeks of age, it’s not normal for him to try to attack you when you try to get him off the couch’).

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Body Talk

Michael Petrie, osteopath

Rocking our way to health Last month I touched briefly on attitude, and things that make us happy and therefore healthy.

I remember clearly a conversation a couple of years ago, with an old-time rock singer from the sixties. After decades of abuse from alcohol, various substances, poor diet, all night partying and minimal water intake, his health wasn’t great.

But during his latter years he was on his way to cleaning up his lifestyle choices and one of the things that he said to me was key to why he is still alive today and doing so well. He said ‘every morning when I wake up, I think I’m glad to be here and every single day I make the most out of that day’!

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What type of exercise is best if I want to lose fat?

So how do we stay motivated? How do we find our own Mojo?

Not all of us are suited to pumping iron in the gym, running triathlons or doing burpees in the park. Happiness and a healthy mind is the beginning of a healthy body.

There is so much scientific evidence now which shows that as we grow older, if we become creatures of sedentary habits our bodies slow down, organs don’t work as well, toxic fat cells build up creating centres for disease.

In short, we have to keep physically moving, get the blood and oxygen pumping and be happy about how we’re doing it.

Whatever type of exercise we incorporate in our lifestyle the key is to find exercise that you enjoy.

The other night we went with friends to see a rock band. We danced all night, jumping up and down and lost our body weight in perspiration. The next day I woke up feeling like I was 16 instead of the reverse which is more like my age.

So, my new cardio workout is twenty minute sessions of rock and roll favourites as I dance and jump around the lounge room and I finish every workout with a smile from ear to ear!

It might not be everyone’s cup of tea but, the message for this month is wake up each day with this thought. ‘It’s a perfect day in paradise, I’m glad to be here in fact I’m glad to be anywhere’. Then get your blood pumping and oxygenate and hydrate.

Happiness and Health folks!

The Right Exercise For Your Goals Before you take on an exercise program you need to be very clear about the results you are trying to achieve.

With so many training options, it is important to identify what specifically you want to achieve, before choosing which form of exercise to take up. If you have a fat-loss goal, then resistance training is by far the best form.

Did you know fat loss is not weight loss? How we should look at it is either fat loss or muscle gain, not weight loss or weight gain. Whilst some of us are led to believe cardiovascular training is best, I can tell you that your body will burn fat during the time you undertake the exercise but when the cardio stops so does the fat burning.

That’s not the case with resistance training. By working all the muscles in your body you put yourself into a fat burning cycle for 24-48 hours. There are so many options with resistance training from body weight, functional fitness, weight lifting, Ankorr, boot camp, circuits and many more. The trick is to find the type of exercise that works for you and something you enjoy. Change doesn’t necessarily happen when you’re undertaking exercise, but more so when you are in the phase of recovery.

With your body burning fat for 48 hours stay mindful of food choices, as you’d be mad to replace what it’s burning with the same macro-nutrient. Recovery truly comes down to four simple components: diet, water, stretching and sleep.

This is where we make change to our body composition. It’s import to make movement an opportunity to keep yourself nimble and pick up some bonus calorie burning and be sure to change your program every 4 to 8 weeks to keep your body guessing and remember the formula to losing weight is energy in vs energy out!

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Home Alchemy We can no longer afford to be complacent and think ‘it wont happen to me’.

The fact that no properties were damaged or lost in the recent fires is a true credit to the tremendous efforts of the Lennox Head Rural Fire Service and volunteers who came together over those difficult few days. It is wonderful to see the outpouring of community support, acknowledgement and gratitude for everyone involved.

Sadly, at the same time further south in NSW the close knit community of Carwoola (east of Queenbeyan) was facing a very different story.

After two days of intense firefighting, crews there finally managed to contain a blaze that had torn through 3,500 hectares. 56 homes were saved, however 11 homes were destroyed. 12 others were damaged and 45 outbuildings were destroyed.

In this incident two firefighters were injured and one senior firefighter lost his own home while defending others.

Only a week before this, in central west NSW another fire had burned through 52,000 hectares destroying 32 homes.

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Whilst our community is united in gratitude and relief, right now others nearby are coming together to support those amongst them facing unimaginable loss and grief.

Although it is still relatively unlikely that most people will ever have to face or experience sudden home loss, due to increasingly extreme weather and natural disasters, the reality is we are we exposed to potential home loss at unprecedented levels.

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Most people are now familiar with the idea of a Bushfire Survival Plan, but have you actually taken time out to discuss with your family what you would do in event of a fire? What is your plan if you suddenly had to evacuate? If you don’t have a plan…can you take 20 minutes today to sit down and make one? The NSW Rural Fire Service has a downloadable guide on their website that outlines a four step process to being prepared.

As well as taking these practical steps, it can be helpful to regularly reflect on what your home offers you, beyond just physical shelter. Take time to look around and appreciate what you so often take for granted. Cherish what you DO have and spare a thought for those who would give anything to be able to look around their home just one more time…

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Rosemarie Toynbee Is...

Profession: Networking events facilitator Company: Byron & Beyond Networking Birthplace: Christchurch, NZ Family: Husband Arnold, dog Ben Star Sign: Aries Favourite Food: Italian It was years working, first in a pharmacy and then as a cosmetics consultant for Christian Dior in Sydney, that paved the way for Rosemarie Toynbee’s first successful business.

‘At Dior I had been working with wealthy North Shore women who seemed to have everything, but I discovered that in fact many of them had shockingly low self esteem.

‘I knew I could help them feel better about themselves, so I put a small notice in the paper, and at first we met around our dining room table. But Arnold didn’t like that so eventually I got premises.’

Rosemarie built her image consultancy (called Facial Expressions) into a thriving business that employed 22 casual staff.

It lasted for 18 years and gave her incredible satisfaction.

‘The reason it worked,’ she says, ‘is because we found out what people were good at and focused on that. It helped clients develop an inner strength and confidence.’

Rosemarie has always been a natural people person. Over her ‘amazing life’ she has travelled widely, connecting and making friendships wherever she goes.

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March When she and Arnold moved to the Northern Rivers to escape, what Rosemarie describes as ‘the hectic pace of life in Sydney’, they naturally did what they have always done: forged new friendships and networks in the area.

Living first in Bangalow, and now enjoying their 6th year in Lennox Head, Rosemarie and Arnold run the local business Byron and Beyond Networking—helping men and women generate business and income for other businesses.

It too is growing.

Rosemarie says it’s taking more and more of her time as she manages 700 subscribers, 100 paying members, a noticeboard, newsletter, 4 Facebook accounts, an Instagram account, blog and 3 events—in Bangalow, Ballina and Byron—every month.

As if that wasn’t enough to keep her busy, she has also started a side business providing one-off consultancy on how to make the most of social media.

‘I know how to grow followers and likes, I can explain hash tags and jargon and produce results for people who want to take on social media in their business.

What’s the best thing about your job?

I love it passionately. I love the people and the talent in the region.

In my line of work I meet a lot of newcomers and I really enjoy putting people together. We’ve developed some great friends along the way, including with our amazing venues (for networking events), who really do provide an amazing space for us to do our work.

Worst thing?

Chasing people, reminding people to do the little things.

Hobbies?

Travel, yoga, eating out, entertaining, walking the dog, swimming Work Life Philosophy? Be kind, build relationships. We’re all in the world together.

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Horace Bevan Is...

There are only a few genuine locals left in Lennox Head—those who spent their youth here, played here, surfed here, mucked up here and owned the once empty streets.

Horace Bevan is one such man.

Although technically Horace grew up in Casino, he had grandparents in Lennox, and spent every weekend here. He started surfing as a grom, and became part of the tiny village community, which consisted then of only a couple of hundred houses. Many of those were two-roomed fibro shacks that would have been empty for much of the year.

‘In those days everyone knew everyone.

My cousin Fred Goodman and I spent all our school holidays in our grandmas house in Rayners Lane and we would just cruise around, go surfing, hang at the local shop ‘Shalom’, but we never had a spare minute. You just can’t explain to someone what this town used to be like back then. We had the best childhood. We surfed and listened to Bob Dylan’.

Back in Casino, Horace was also forging important first ideas. His family were regular church goers and his Grandma, Nana Bevan, was the Methodist church organist. Some of his earliest memories are of sitting next to her in church as she played.

‘When I was young I wanted to be a minister, but it turned out I became more of a minstrel,’ he says. ‘I read the book of a Revelations from the Bible when I was 8 and just thought ‘yup’ Nothing in this world that has ever happened since has surprised me’.

Horace chose trumpet and joined the town band, playing from around age 8 to his teenage years, and he loved it.

And then along came the guitar.

‘I went to a guy called Ad Van Beers at the Alhambra Academy of Arts. He was a flamenco guitarist, and he taught me what he called the music of nature. He taught me the C Major 7 chord, and I’ll never forget it. It was a landmark musical moment for me.’

As a young adult Horace headed down to Newcastle to study Metallurgy and work at BHP, but he was much more smitten with music. Eventually he stopped going to work, and just focused on his guitar.

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March country to rock and roll, in 1987 the iconic local Bourbon Street was formed, with Horace on guitar. They became a regular name on the local gig guide, playing to adoring audiences around the Northern Rivers and beyond.

This year the band is celebrating 30 years of making music together.

But in the intervening years Horace had some personal hurdles to jump.

In 2008 he hit rock bottom, lost his house, his everything and life’s direction. ‘All I had left was a guitar pick, not even a guitar to pick’.

He sank as low as he had ever been, and he says, he pretty much had to start all over again. ‘I’ve learnt since that what I found during this process of shedding my skin was worth far more than what I lost’.

That dark period led to a renewed focus.

Horace started to want to give back to his community, and found himself drawn to those in most need.

‘I started playing hospitals, nursing homes, to audiences with a disability or disadvantage, who don’t often get to see or hear music. It gave me a whole new perspective. It taught me the true power of music. We didn’t get paid but we did, if you know what I mean.’

With the help of Lismore Mayor Jenny Dowell he created the charity In Good Company to raise money to help homeless people and people with mental health issues on the Northern Rivers. Eventually his work led him to a paid job in child protection support services with an organisation called Foundations Care where he supports young people who have been removed from home.

‘These kids have suffered massive trauma

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and abuse and require the right support to break generational cycles of abuse and neglect so they can live and breathe the simple long happy fulfilling lives they are entitled to as a simple birth rite. Politicians and people go on about wars, mining, division, oil, coal, gas, paper money making, real estate taking and things like this. I see our children as our greatest natural resource’.

In turn he is being supported by his employer to study a Diploma of Community Services.

In fact Horace has spent so much energy and time raising money and giving back to his community that this year he was nominated for the Local Hero Award at theBallina Shire Australia Day Awards, and while he didn’t win, he says he was humbled by the experience.

What’s the best thing about your job?

I can be Horace.

Worst thing? I don’t have one.

Hobbies. Swimming, reading, music, creating events.

Work Life philosophy? When I die I want to have given so much that I am all used up.

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Lennox Head Public Lennox Head Community Preschool School We’ve spent our first few weeks settling into preschool. We went to visit the town library to meet Wendy and share some story time and discover information about the what we can do at the library and what types of books there are. Mrs Blair invited us to share time with her at the big school library. Here we developed our understanding of how to care for books and what we should do to care for others belongings. When we returned to preschool the 2 day children began borrowing books from the preschool library using library bags they made.

Over the past 3 weeks we have been discussing Fire Safety.

Coincidentally our discussion of Fire Safety and Fire Fighters became a reality last week when a bush fire started at the back of Lennox Head and even more a reality when it came very close to some of our families’ homes.

We have had some children come in and share their experiences from over the weekend. To extend this discussion and to express our appreciation we decided to make a thank you card for the Rural Fire Service whom we have discovered are all volunteers. They don’t get paid and are all mums, dads, poppys, nans, aunties and uncles just like ours, but who volunteer their time to keep our town safe from fire.

Thank you to all of the RFS branches who attended and helped to keep our properties and people safe.

Induction Ceremony Our School induction ceremony was held recently and was a very special occasion. Approximately 30 students were inducted to their roles. School Captain, Josh G said on the day ‘I am very proud to be School Captain and congratulations to all the SRC Executives, House Captains and Class Representatives inducted today.’ Female Captain Taylah L said ‘It was a great experience and I was really proud to be officially inducted as School Captain.’ The induction ceremony was led by our Principal, Mrs Langfield, and badges were pinned on by parents. All parents and inductees were then invited into the library to have cake and drinks.

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Zone Cricket Whack! That’s a six. Recently cricket players from L.H.P.S took part in the Zone Cricket trial which took place at South Tweed Heads. Josh Y. and Jack A. are to be congratulated on being selected and now move on to the Regional trials on the 6th and 7th of March. We wish Josh and Jack all the best in their cricket endeavours.

Josh G. and Keane M.

Swimming Carnival Bang! And they’re off, another successful swimming carnival was held early in the school year. Students pulled out their swimmers and goggles to participate and have a fun day in the sun. More than 40 students went on to take part in the district carnival recently. The students arrived at the Ballina Memorial Pool and got straight into the races. The students cheered on all the participants in the swimming races from their colourful houses of Ainsworth (red), Henderson (blue), Gibbon (green) and Ross (yellow). The parents also got involved, timing the races. The teachers worked hard and made sure everyone didn’t miss out on any of their races. Lennox Head Public School had a wonderful time at the swimming carnival and can’t wait for next year’s carnival.

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Parent Information Night and Welcome BBQ Families had the opportunity to receive information from their class teacher recently as well as a welcome barbeque for all families within our school community. Class teachers gave an overview of procedures in their classroom and this also provided an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s class teacher. We would like to warmly welcome Mrs Hickson, who will be teaching year three. She has been appointed as a new permanent staff member at Lennox Head Public School.

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Southern Cross Public School & Ballina Coast High School Kinders Start On Thursday, we welcomed 54 kindergarten students as they began their school journey. They are well supported by our capable Kindy teachers, Miss Butt, Mrs Piccoli and Mrs Crowey along with our Year 4 Buddies. The day was a success with no tears…from the students.

A few from parents though!

K-6 SRC Congratulations to the following students on being elected K-6 School Captains: Summer Robertson, Michelle Schlenker, Harley Schenke, Xavier Morhaus Year 7 Start In year 7 we have been learning how to find our way to class, make new friends and understand this term’s topic ‘discovery’. We have learnt a lot in the past two weeks about our environment and how it works and we are interested to find out more.

Lately, we have done some interesting activities to learn about discovery. Last Thursday all of year 7 were split into groups and we went on a ‘discovery’ walk.

We went to some places in our local area including the Jingeewallah Bridge. We learnt so much about the area’s history that will come in handy for our learning in the future.

We have also been learning about our new subjects and what they are like. Now that we have had a couple of weeks in high school we have been to every subject and met our class mates and teachers. We are looking forward to being the first year to go through BCHS and can’t wait for the year ahead.’

Written by Millie Grant-Frost, Year 7

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Xavier Catholic College Xavier Catholic College is proud to announce the College Captains for the 2017 school year. Captains Grace McCall and Callum Viel, along with Vice Captains Luca Murdoch and Jacob Kay are keen to lead their school community acting as positive role models not only to the newly enrolled Year 7 students but to the broader College community.

At the first College assembly for 2017, Principal Mr Michal Vella set the members of our College community a challenge to Be The Best They Can Be. The challenge asks each member of the College to set a goal, commit to it, believe in themselves and achieve it.

Also addressing the assembly was College Dux for 2016 Simone Powell who scored an ATAR of 96.3. She stressed the importance of utilising a range of learning styles and of obtaining a balance whilst studying.

‘Finally, I want to emphasise that success is not a 90+ ATAR. This

becomes especially apparent after school. Success is being proud of what you did, and how you handled your studies throughout your final year,’ Simone said.

Also commended was Lucy McDermott who was selected for Encore at the Sydney Opera House for her exemplary Music composition. Mr Vella extended congratulations and best wishes to the graduating class of 2016.

With the beginning of a new year, the College welcomed 156 Year 7 students to the community with a Belonging Day and an evening ‘meet and greet’ picnic on the College green.

Excitement is building and coloured costumes are being dragged out for the upcoming College swimming carnival.

Last year rivalry was fierce in the House Cheers component of the completion and already the chants and routines are being rehearsed.

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Surf Club News

By Michelle Mahon

Above from left to right: Jackson Bond, Lachlan Mahon, Corey McInnes and Oliver Sharpe

A team of more than 60 nippers, seniors and masters from Lennox battled it out over a hot and hectic two days of Country Championship competition at South West Rocks on 4-5 February to finish in fifth place overall, with a total of 89 coveted medals.

On the beach and in the water, the team brought home a combination of 26 gold, 17 silver and 46 bronze medals.

This was the best result for the club in many years after finishing 8th in 2016 and 10th in 2015, with more than 1,400 competitors from 40 country NSW clubs taking part.

There were outstanding performances by our all athletes across the two day program.

This success follows on the back of a second place behind Cudgen at the Branch Championships at Yamba on 28-29 January, with a highlight being the claiming of both first and second place in the All Age Board Relay which automatically qualifies first place getters a position in the line at the State Championships.

STATE TITLES LOOMING Some 17 nippers are now preparing to back up for their final carnival of the season, the State Titles. This year, the event will be held at Swansea over 3 days from 3 March 2017.

‘State titles are the pinnacle of the season for us, where our nippers get to test themselves against the best of the best from around the state including powerhouse Sydney clubs where nipper numbers can tally in the thousands,’ said JAC, Sam Miller.

‘We wish all our competitors the best of luck at Swansea.

They’ve all trained exceptionally hard and they’re ready to go.

It’s going to be an exciting three days,’ she said.

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Our 1st Club meet for 2017 was Sunday, 12 February.

It marked the 1st sign-on day for 2017. Surf quality was heralded with the usual summer Northeasterly wind, blowing strong early.

28 individuals and family members signed on; huge for the first sign on. New members to the club to mention are, Meg Smith, Peter Briggs, Greg Bevan Armstrong, Nick and Geoff Mitchell, Mick Davies and Deanna Wass. A big Lennox welcome to all for signing on and coming on board for 2017.

We also had our AGM and the new committee for 2017 was elected. New to the committee is Chris Ashdown (President).

Trophy presentation Due to two of our trophy winning members being unable to attend last years presentation, Wayne Booth presented the Club Champions’ trophy to the winner Andrew Thomas & the Club Member of the year trophy as voted by the members to Grant Ryan. Congratulations guys.

Our deferred Club round for February is Sunday 19. Hopefully there are favorable waves to report on.

We meet every second Sunday of the month at Lennox Main Beach. All new members are welcome.

Info on the Club Can be found on our Club Website www. lennoxlongboarders.org Pictured: top left first club round 2017, far left, Champions trophy winner Andrew Thomas, and left Club Member of the year trophy as voted by the members, Grant Ryan

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The Last Sunday of February was the first All Girls Surfriders club round for the year, and it’s rare that the February surf turns it on for this round. Luckily enough, we scored some decent 2-3ft waves and it’s safe to say everyone has been practicing - the girls ripped! And a big, warm welcome to all of our new members who did so well today in challenging conditions.

Here are the results for the February club round: Junior Beginners: 1 - Mahia Adams, 2 - Jemima Moore, 3 Lucia Mitchell, 4 - Toria Tyson, 5 - China Esson Junior Intermediate: 1 - Chloe Mason Senior Beginners: 1 - Nardeen Fry, 2 - Emma Fisher, 3 - Milica Music, 4 - Dannielle Thompson Senior Intermediate: 1 - Danah Besson, 2 - Peta Warburton, 3 - Cory Whitney, 4 - Angela Allen Longboard: 1 - Maz Pentecost, 2 - Margreet Weigers, 3 Marika Ilic, 4 - Joke De-Jong Opens: 1 - Pauline Menczer, 2 - Jenny Boggis, 3 - Sophie Shelton, 4 - Nyxie Ryan

Two ladies from the Club Lennox Bowls Club celebrated their 80th birthdays last month. Hope you had a great day Barbara Knott (right) and Carole Brown (below).

And congratulations to this team that won the District Open 4s. These ladies have won this event 2 years in a row.

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