THE BYRON SHIRE Volume 32 #08 Wednesday, August 2, 2017 www.echo.net.au Phone 02 6684 1777 [email protected] LIFTOUT FEATURE [email protected] – see centre pages 23,200 copies every week MARSHALL MCLUHAN’S MEDIUM MASSAGE Oh happy day! Mungo weighs up Heal thyself like, An efftonne of Online in netdaily entertainment Darcy rides high Council is back! Bill’s chances healthily in bike race – p9 – p12 – p17–19 – p39–44 www.echo.net.au/darcy-riding-high Vollies the lifeblood of writers fest Cr calls for federal action on coastal hazards Michael McDonald In her comments on the councillor’s NoM, Council’s Byron Shire councillor Jan manager environmental and Hackett intends to call on economic planning, sustain- councillors to throw the ball able environment and econ- on coastal hazards into the omy Sharyn French noted the federal government’s court representatives at the Redcliffe at the council meeting this conference issued a commu- Thursday. Cr Hackett’s notice niqué calling on the federal of motion (NoM) seeks for government ‘to play a lead role Council to write to local MPs in developing a coordinated ‘calling for a coordinated na- national approach to dealing tional approach to managing with coastal hazards includ- coastal hazards. Currently, ing more frequent and severe the task of dealing with coast- extreme weather events, wide- al hazards along Australia’s spread coastal erosion, and the vast coastline is left predomi- growing pressures of climate nately to local councils. change’. Writers Festival volunteers enjoy an in-tents experience at Elements of Byron. Photo Jeff ‘Book ‘Em, Danno’ Dawson Enormous task Coastal reforms On Saturday more than 200 reading and writing and are at helped out since the very first built and designed by the ‘This enormous task is be- Ms French also suggested volunteers gathered at the the heart of what makes Byron festival.’ University’s School of Arts yond the capacity of councils, Council could delegate coun- Byron Writers Festival site to Writers Festival so special. Byron Writers Festival and Social Sciences. states and territories. The scale cillors and staff members be welcomed, briefed and t- ‘In fact more than 70 per also provides the opportunity ‘Reporting on festival of the challenge requires a na- to attend the annual NSW shirted in preparation for the cent of the team this year are for students from Southern events in real time gives tional approach, national lead- Coastal Conference at Port event, which opens on Friday returning volunteers. This is Cross University and SAE to students a sense of what’s ership and national funding.’ Stephens, November 8–10. August 4 and runs until Sun- unique and speaks volumes develop their skills in a festi- required in real journalism The councillor also wants ‘The conference has grown to day August 6. And in typical about their passion for and val environment. practice, in terms of the pace to invite a number of expert become one of the most suc- Byron style there was even a investment in the festival.’ of production and quality presenters ‘to address council- cessful coastal industry events bit of laughter yoga included Live tweets of their writing,’ said Jeanti lors and relevant Council staff held in Australia and will in the day’s proceedings cour- Positive feedback A team of four film stu- St Clair, a lecturer in SCU’s on coastal hazards specific to bring together more than 250 tesy of volunteer Meredith ‘They do everything from dents from SAE will be re- bachelor of digital media and our Shire, in order to ensure delegates from a diverse range Yardley from Laughterworx. MCing the marquees, the cording the event and produc- communications program we are well informed and have of fields…’ Ms French noted. Volunteer coordinator Ga- traffic and parking to usher- ing a showreel. Ten students who manages the student a broader range of options ‘The event theme this year brielle Le Brun said, ‘Laugh- ing, book signings and run- from the Southern Cross blogging team. available to us when making will focus on coastal manage- ing together was a chance to ning the mic through the University Student Reporting ‘It also gives them an op- decisions regarding protection ment under the new legisla- have bit of fun and a great crowd at the session Q&As Team take residence onsite in portunity to hone their skills of and development on our tive system (coastal reforms), way to get to know one an- and much more. their own media tent to live in determining what angles coastal zone and wetlands’. including implementing other.’ ‘We always receive so tweet, take photos of sessions, they take on stories. The feed- The presenters Cr Hackett on-ground works, moving ‘Our volunteers range much positive feedback about write reviews and produce the back from students in past prefers have addressed the forward from major events, from 18 years old to 70 plus the friendliness of our vol- festival’s blog content. years is that the writers festi- NSW Coastal Conference at learning from past lessons and come from all across the unteers. 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In response Mat Morris, Great prices Ms Arnold said a penalty NBP general manager, told Byron burnout notice of $15,000 and offi cial The Echo, ‘We acknowledge fantastic savings cautions ‘provide no impedi- that there is a grey area in re- A 24-year-old man from Th e ment to a continuation of pa- lation to tickets sold to the Channon who did a burnout plus friendly and professional tron breaches’. general public and compli- on the roundabout near the service and expert advice from someone you know and trust! ‘Residents are tired of the mentary tickets provided. Byron Bay police station was (a) Pricing available during the month printed on the front page of (iv) * The value of the product. imposition of thousands and Rightly or wrongly the fes- held by two members of the the catalogue only, unless otherwise stated. (d) Products in this catalogue should be used only as directed. (b) Comparison prices are current at time of compilation but subject Always read the label, and if symptoms persist see your thousands of festival patrons, tivals have always taken the public when he tried to run to change without notice. pharmacist, doctor, or other healthcare professional. the most recent debacle be- view, which is the view of the aft er crashing into a tree. Po- (c) Recommended Retail Prices were obtained either direct from (e) ^ Your pharmacist’s advice is required for this medication. the manufacturer, or by calculation based on regular wholesale (f) # Incorrect use could be harmful. ing the Falls Festival over New industry, that a patron is a lice quickly arrived on scene, prices and mark-ups. All savings are based on these prices (g) Vitamin supplementation should not replace a balanced diet. Years Eve.’ and placed the man under ar- unless otherwise indicated by the following: person who purchases a tick- (h) We reserve the right to correct any pricing errors. 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Th ere’s a bright new entrance Nearby residents say they to Byron Bay with the Be- clearance had been warning Byron longil Creek Bridge repaint- Shire Council about the fra- ed in rainbow colours. Byron gility of the causeway across Shire mayor Simon Richard- time the Brunswick River near son, said the new paint work Durrumbul but it took a large on the Belongil Bridge was selected floor stock truck to bring home the point a fantastic statement for the reduced to clear as the causeway collapsed be- gateway to Byron Bay, ‘a town neath its weight. known for tolerance and ac- Council engineers and ceptance’. staff were onsite until late in ‘Th e colours on this bridge the afternoon building an show Council’s support for interim road and rescuing equity and inclusion,’ Cr the truck. 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Byron scores fl ood funds at last! $ CHANGHONG 185 92L BAR Aslan Shand cover as quickly as possible’. residents and businesses and three tiers of government.’ FRIDGE However, it must be rec- this is an example of what can Further information on Residents of Byron Shire af- ognised that it is now close be achieved for communities Australian government as- fected by the recent fl ooding to four months since Cyclone when there is collaboration sistance is available online at caused by Cyclone Debbie Debbie hit the north coast across political parties.’ www.disasterassist.gov.au or ERGORAPIDO should be elated by the news and that approval to apply Parliamentary secre- call 180 22 66. 10.8V that they are now eligible for these payments is in no tary for the north coast Ben If you need assistance fi ll- HANDSTICK VAC to apply for a one-off , non- way timely to help the people Franklin, along with rep- ing out and lodging forms means-tested payment of who have been trying to get resentations from Tamara the Mullumbimby & District HAIER 54CM $1,000 for eligible adults and back on their feet since then. Smith, and Justine Elliott, Neighbourhood Centre can 4 PLATE $400 for eligible children. was also key to bringing to- help. Drop in or call them on UPRIGHT RANGE A disaster recovery allow- Stressful gether a range of state and 6684 1286 for information. ance can also be claimed for ‘It has been unnecessarily federal government ministers Completed claim forms $ people who can demonstrate stressful making Byron resi- and agencies to highlight the can also be lodged in person 480 their income has been aff ected dents wait for so long when plight of residents in Byron at an Australian Department as a direct result of the fl oods Tweed and Lismore residents Shire. of Human Services service lots more in store and provides a short-term were told they could apply for ‘While this payment is centre, agent or access point. first in best dressed income support payment to these payments months ago,’ administered by the Com- Equivalent financial as- assist individuals. People eli- said member for Ballina Ta- monwealth, mayor Simon sistance will also be available gible for the disaster recovery mara Smith. Richardson came to me to fa- to eligible New Zealand citi- allowance can access income Byron Shire mayor Simon cilitate a meeting with NSW zens (non-protected Special assistance for up to 13 weeks, Richardson highlighted the emergency services min- Category Visa, subclass 444 FAMILY equivalent to the maximum devastating effect that the ister Troy Grant, and then holders) who were aff ected by 106 STUART ST OWNED rate of Newstart allowance or floods had on some sec- for a meeting with Minister the fl oods in Byron. MULLUMBIMBY 6684 2511 SINCE 1908 youth allowance. tions of the community and Keenan to put forward Coun- Minister for justice Mi- thanked Council staff for the cil’s case,’ Mr Franklin said. chael Keenan’s office states hard work of ‘putting togeth- ‘It is truly heartening to that ‘Th ese payments will en- er a case for Commonwealth see the way in which local sure that those who have lost disaster assistance’. community members have their homes or livelihoods ‘Th ey put forward a com- banded together to recover have the additional assistance pelling case documenting from this dreadful event, and they need to help them re- the impact of the fl oods on we’ve seen the same from the ANZ bank closes Mullum branch The ANZ Bank’s Mullum- However, local customers that some of our custom- bimby branch will be closing told The Echo they feel that ers, particularly our elderly its doors from October 18. there has been no obvious customers, might still prefer ‘More than 60 per cent of recent decline in people us- face-to-face service and we our Mullumbimby customers ing the face-to-face over-the- encourage them to try the now use online banking and counter provisions and that Bank@Post facilities at the our goMoney mobile bank- they believe news of the clo- Mullumbimby Post Office ing app, while only 15 per cent sure came as a shock to staff . which will off er [services] for of then come into the branch,’ The ANZ spokesperson customers using ANZ debit said an ANZ spokesperson. also said, ‘We understand or credit cards.’ North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 3 MULLUMBIMBY FOODMARKET OPEN 7 DAYS 6am–8.30pm

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4 August 2, 2017 Th e Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Local News NSW Labor supports bed tax trial Late on Sunday afternoon right, not least of all Labor bances in their neighbour- behaviour from short-term in Sydney the annual NSW winning the next state elec- hoods from properties being holiday let occupants.’ BYRON BAY Labor Conference gave its tion, but the support of the holiday let,’ Ms Burt said. ‘VOHL continues to main- BASES NOT INCLUDED unanimous support for a 800 delegates to NSW Labor’s ‘Th ese properties… com- tain that holiday letting under * trial of what it called an ‘ac- conference is a big step in the pete against approved and current planning legislation, commodation levy’ for Byron right direction.’ recognised tourist and visi- Byron Shire LEP 1988 includ- Shire. Cr Paul Spooner told The tor accommodation includ- ed, is illegal and should be HALF Byron Labor secretary As- Echo, ‘Airbnb is supporting ing caravan parks, bed-and- prosecuted but this option is ren Pugh put the motion to this. We need to put the pres- breakfast establishments, not presented in the options PRICE the conference. It was the cul- sure on the state government rural tourist cabins and other paper,’ Mr Luke said. mination of a campaign by the and we have got the support established resorts. ‘We are not opposed to Byron Bay Labor branch and for this from Labor.’ ‘As more people choose to genuine house sharing where local Labor councillors Paul let their properties for holiday the host owner or permanent LIMITED STOCK. LIMITED TIME ONLY. Spooner and Jan Hackett. Holiday letting rental the number of proper- rental tenant lives on the ‘Byron Labor ran a cam- Byron Shire Council es- ties available for permanent premises with guests and can paign to try to stop Council timates there are more than rental dwindles, impacting thus ensure civil behaviour. It from increasing our rates by 1,000 dwellings available for on housing availability and is the vacant houses or units FLOORSTOCK more than 60 per cent,’ Mr short-term holiday rental aff ordability.’ that are the major cause of Pugh said. ‘Th anks to our ef- across tourist and visitor ac- For more information concern, particularly regard- Bixby – Queen Mattress forts, and the pressure from commodation websites. contact the Community En- ing noise. (fi rm or medium) our local Labor councillors, Council’s director of sus- forcement Team on 6626 ‘In the absence of an op- WAS NOW the rate rise was reduced but tainable environment and 7000 or email council@by- tion that allows for residential $1399 $699* our rates are still increasing economy Shannon Burt said ron.nsw.gov.au. zones for residents only and by more than 33 per cent. that while short-term rental prosecution of illegal holiday Chapel – Queen Mattress ‘We realised that this accommodation is an impor- Options paper lets that cause disruption of (fi rm, medium or plush) council would just keep tant part of Byron’s tourism Th e NSW government has residents’ peace and quiet, WAS NOW slugging residents unless we VOHL suggest that a combi- industry, unauthorised holi- released an options paper on $1999 $999* stepped in and showed that day letting has a negative im- short-term holiday letting nation of options 3 and 4 be there was another way – get pact on many people living in and it is available at http:// developed. the tourists to pay.’ residential areas. bit.ly/STHLpaper. ‘These include registra- Azalea – Queen Mattress Mr Pugh said the accom- Council intends to inves- Byron group Victims of tion, host/owner living on the WAS NOW modation levy trial in Byron tigate instances of unauthor- Holiday Letting (VOHL) premises for the full time of $4699 $2349* Shire will be part of a broader ised short-term rental ac- spokesperson Doug Luke letting, and restriction of the look at how to strengthen the commodation. says the options paper has number of days of letting in a fi nances of local councils if ‘Council does receive ‘regrettably few safeguards calendar year.’ Cnr Brigantine & Wollongbar Sts Labor wins the next state complaints regarding noise, within the options for pro- VOHL urged residents to Byron Arts & Industry Estate election. ‘Th ere is still a long loss of amenity, antisocial be- tecting residents’ rights have their say on the paper by way to go to get the policy haviour and general distur- against noise and disruptive October 31. 6685 5212 • bedsrus.com.au

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HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN 6685 6454 | the northern.com.au North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 5 Local News North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Homeless benefi t from Splendour clean-up Splendour in the Grass Fes- along with housing and legal tival organisers this year specialists, Centrelink and encouraged punters not to other community service throw away their unwanted groups to off er help and as- camping gear but to donate it sistance. We are seeking dona- to Social Futures so it could tions to pay for essential items be distributed to their partner that are always much needed. organisations who work with Th ings like new socks and un- rough sleepers. derwear, razors, towels, blan- Volunteers from the So- kets, warm jackets and non- cial Futures Connecting perishable food items. Home Program and the Our ‘Money donations also go Connecting Home Program toward the cost of emergency (OTCP) scoured Byron Park- accommodation or the cost lands aft er the festival. of moving people or families ‘Th ere was such a lot left out of unsafe situations.’ behind,’ said OTCP program Connecting Home Program manager Lance Schema For information about the manager Lance Schema. rustling up donations at Splendour. Photo supplied Homelessness Connect Days, ‘Some of it was practically contact Lance Schema on brand new, such as sleeping should leave a legacy like this.’ letries, all free of charge and lance.schema@socialfutures. bags, tents, camping chairs OTCP is organising for the now, thanks to Splendour, org.au or 6620 1868. To do- and tables, multiple pairs of discarded items to be cleaned tents, sleeping bags and more. nate to Connecting Home go gumboots, blow-up mattress- in time for two Homelessness ‘Our Lismore Family Plan- to www.socialfutures.org.au/ es, blankets and even sheets, Connect Days to coincide ning Service will be there donate. pillows and sleeping bags still with Homelessness Week in their packaging. August 7–13. Th e days will be ‘Youth homelessness in held at the Winsome Hotel, New bus shelters for Byron this region is an enormous Lismore, on August 8 and at Byron Shire Council is to shelters successful for Byron issue. Our Connecting Home 63 Hickey St, Casino on Au- receive $110,000 to help up- Shire in the 2015–17 round of Program has supported more gust 9. grade and build new bus the Country Passenger Trans- than 800 young people in the ‘It’s a day of celebration shelters. Member for Bal- port Infrastructure Grants last 12 months and currently and giving back,’ Mr Schema lina Tamara Smith MP an- Scheme (CPTIGS). there isn’t a youth refugee said. ‘We will have haircuts, nounced the state govern- The scheme’s purpose is anywhere between Tweed lunch and live music. ment funding. to fund projects that improve Heads and Coff s Harbour. ‘People who experience Ms Smith said Transport accessibility and amenity, in- ‘So it’s a wonderful out- homelessness or are just do- for NSW received 78 applica- cluding wheelchair and fam- come that a youth-focused ing it tough will be able to tions from 47 organisations, ily-friendly shelters, ramps event such as Splendour choose clothes, shoes, toi- with applications for 11 new and hardstands.

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6 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Local News Race to register for Charge is on Story & photo Aslan Shand MyVet Byron Bay The moment everyone has 6685 6899 been waiting for has fi- nally arrived! The Chin- MyVet Billinudgel cogan Charge has offi cially 6680 3480 launched its website and has myvetoz.com.au opened for registrations at MyVet.Billinudgel http://bit.ly/ChinnyCharge. LOVING VET CARE Places are limited to 500 MyVet.ByronBay for both runners and walk- ers, said local organiser and Chamber of Commerce MIGRATION ASSISTANCE president Jenelle Stanford. Would you like to live or work To register you must be 12 or over as anyone under 12 is not Local organiser and Chamber of Commerce president Jenelle Stanford, Cr Jeanette Martin, in Australia? covered by insurance. Mullumbimby fi re staff and other enthusiastic helpers headed up the mountain last Starting at the Mullum- Saturday to work out the best spots for drinks stations and fi rst aid stations. LINDSAY WOOTTEN bimby swimming pool, that Solicitor MARN 0213118 the fi rst Chinny Charges were Civic Centre before and af- ceive $500; second prize is demonstrates special effort Your local migration consultant for organised to build, the al- ter the run for participants $350 and third $150 donated and encouragement of others. assistance with all migration and visa matters. most 7km run will take place and spectators. Anyone over by the Mullumbimby Ex-Ser- Presentations will take place Phone 6684 7318 or 0427 210993 on Saturday September 16 at the age of 18 who would like vices Club. The Echo is donat- in the park around the Civic email: [email protected] 2pm. It will head to the top of something stronger can head ing the prizes for the fi rst three Centre at 4pm. Mt Chincogan and then back over to the Ex-Services Club local women and men across Organisers would like to down to fi nish at the post of- for a quick tipple. the line who will receive $300, remind everyone that the Horse Riding fi ce on the corner of Burring- ‘The Brunswick Valley $150 and $50 respectively. run takes place across private Classes run rain, hail or shine in our all-weather arena bar and Dalley Streets. Historical Society has put property and that it will only • Fully accredited instructors & fantastic school horses Th e fastest runners oft en together an exhibition on Trophies on off er be open for the run on Satur- • Kids’ birthday Pony Parties now available! • Private lessons by appointment get back in just over half an the history of the Chicogan Th e Reg Byrnes perpetual day September 16. Th e route • Agistment & indoor school hire also available. hour. No water bottles can be Charge that will be on display trophy will go to the oldest is not open to the public at Kids Riding and Vaulting Lessons Tuesday, Thursday & Friday after taken on the run and water for everyone in the audito- woman who runs the race any other time. school. Great for confi dence and awareness. Saddle Club Intro Saturday 10am–1pm, 1.30–4.30 Int/Adv Saturday 1.30–4.30 and fi rst aid stations will be rium at the Ex-Services Club, and the Dr Suresh perpetual Walkers who register for Teaching kids/teens and adults all aspects of riding and horse management. set up by the Mullumbimby and that will include footage trophy will be awarded to the the event will need to be off Gain EA accreditation in horse management, riding and coaching. Indoor arena so rain is no issue. Fun for ages 5 and up. Fire Brigade. of the old Chincogan Charge,’ the mountain by 5.30pm and oldest man; both come with Adult Riding Lessons Wednesday 9.30am & Friday 9.30am Local service clubs will be said Jenelle. $100 prizemoney. Th e Kevin only registered participants providing stalls with food and Th e fi rst woman and man Moran memorial shield will will be allowed to access the T 0468 41 HORSE W byronbayequestriancentre.com E [email protected] drinks in the park around the across the line will both re- be awarded to a runner who route.

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North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 7 Local News North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au NBN and local ISPs at loggerheads Art on show at St John’s While NBN begins to pro- products,’ the provider writes ‘However, the demand for the “NBN education boost” mote its entry into Byron to its clients. broadband has manifested campaign to provide answers Shire, some local ISPs are ‘Wires Broadband owns numerous small independ- about the rollout of the net- contesting NBN’s method of and operates an independ- ent service providers (wispau. work and the factors that doing so. ent non-government broad- org) doing it the entrepre- infl uence the speed of their According to Palm Beach band network; we don’t rely neurial way, not the tax-the- internet service. provider Wires Broadband, on NBN or Telstra to deliver citizens way.’ ‘Th e campaign is designed which has Byron Shire cli- our services and won’t be af- NBN was also under at- to equip residents with all the ents, resellers of the NBN fected by the NBN rollout in tack by consumers on a re- information they need to get product have contacted con- any way.’ cent episode of ABC’s 7.30 the most out of their broad- sumers ‘claiming that your ‘From the outset the ar- program. band experience aft er signing broadband service will be cut chitects of the NBN assumed According to NBN’s state up to the NBN network with off unless you switch to the that it would have market corporate affairs adviser, a retailer.’ NBN. dominance, with an attack NSW, Marcela Balart, ‘We The website nbnco.com. Cairo Garrett and some of the students’ artwork. ‘Th is is false and deliber- aimed directly at Telstra and have been listening to the au/connect-home.html ately designed to deceive and Optus [to] buy out of their feedback from people in By- seems to be part of the ‘edu- Last Th ursday the St John’s spired the children with her coerce you into buying their customers. ron Bay and have launched cation boost’. Catholic School’s inaugural insights into the processes of art show was a culmination appreciating and creating art. of the whole-school visual Th e ambience of the ex- Movie nights for youth at SGB arts focus from Term Two hibition was enhanced by Movie nights are starting a diff erent direction.’ and was an opportunity to the musical accompaniment up on the fi rst Friday of the ‘We want enthusiastic showcase and celebrate the provided from senior stu- month at the South Golden young people to drive this; children’s creative skills and dents. Parents, grandparents, Beach Community Centre they have so much to off er,’ artistic talents. Teachers col- siblings and friends strolled from this Friday August 4, said Lotte. laborated with local artists, through the school grounds BYRONWHAT’S ON - THE VISITOR GUIDE 2017 5–7pm. Th e fi rst movie will be the including Ree Hegh, who in- enjoying the occasion.

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8 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Local News Councillors back in action this Thursday Michael McDonald opment application for a cafe and day spa in the old bank After a chilly winter break, building at 35–37 Burringbar things are about to heat up for Street (currently Urban Ar- Byron Shire councillors with cheology), built in 1928 and their first ordinary meeting opened in 1929 for the Eng- for the second half of the year lish, Scottish and Australia this Thursday at 9am. Bank. Staff have recommend- There are quite a few agen- ed approval despite the addi- da items to engage the minds tion of another storey which of councillors and punters they say would be ‘generally who find it all more fascinat- behind the front façade and ing than trainspotting (not won’t be readily visible’. much of that lately). Peren- Council’s draft flying-fox nial interrogators Tom Tabart Cr Lloyd ‘Aquaman’ Bridges identifies possible sites for management plan is also up and Fast Buck$ will see if submarine storage units in Myocum after sea-level rise hits. for consideration. It is expect- their questions on sewerage ed to go on public exhibition and Council’s legal proceed- members to a number of com- manage, develop or dispose for four weeks from August 5. ings have been answered to mittees, including the Byron of operational land, subject their satisfaction by staff. Shire floodplain risk manage- to the provisions of relevant Name that field ment advisory committee, environmental planning in- And North Ocean Shores Coastal hazards and the talents of those ap- struments.’ Sports Field is now up for re- An early cab off the rank pointed will affect how Coun- naming. Various interesting – and arguably one of the cil’s future decisions are made. Hunter DA recommendations have been most important vehicles – Or maybe not – Council’s ad- Planning matters that will received from the commu- is Cr Jan Hackett’s notice of visory committee on waste- exercise the minds of council- nity, including Bob Bellear motion to call on the federal water and sewerage seems to watchers include the ongo- Sports Field after Australia’s government to pull its finger have been pushing shit uphill ing saga of Cr Alan Hunter’s first Indigenous judge who out (my words) and spear- against staff recalcitrance for a development of storage units was raised in Billinudgel, Pat head a national approach very long time. and a road transport terminal Boone Park after the Ameri- to coastal hazards – see the Of interest to the Mullum in sleepy Pinegrove Road at can crooner who was instru- separate news report on the community at least is the staff Myocum; he is even taking mental in spruiking the initial front page. Cr Hackett also recommendation to classify his own council to the Land Ocean Shores development, wants expert presenters from the former Mullumbimby & Environment Court for the and Tuckaburra, apparently the NSW Coastal Confer- hospital site as ‘operational’. privilege. Some neighbours the name of Billinudgel in ence to address councillors so While the operational classi- have objected strongly to the 1893. they are well informed, which fication would seem to make proposal and might not be Get along and enjoy the sounds like a better plan it easier to lease out parts of happy with the recommen- wrangling in the House of than the ad hoc nonsense on the site for commercial and dation to authorise the GM Perpetual Pain in Station coastal planning the previous non-profit use, staff also note to take control of the matter. Street, Mullumbimby, or at council engaged in. ‘The general position is that The hotly contested her- least read about the issues Councillors are being there are no special restric- itage area of Mullum comes that affect your life at byron. asked to appoint community tions on Councils’ powers to into focus again with a devel- nsw.gov.au/meetings. Greens oppose Bangalow ‘food hub’ plans Greens councillors on Byron should be rejected owing to alongside the teeming major- cal impact for too little local Shire Council have signalled the many deficiencies in the ity of local residents who op- benefit.’ their intention to oppose proposal, the many questions pose the outrageous scale and The Greens also want the the controversial proposal still unanswered and the lack size of this proposal,’ he said. JRPP to hold a public briefing for a ‘food hub’ on Lismore of tangible benefits for the ‘This food industries pre- on the proposal. Road, Bangalow. ‘After care- community of Bangalow,’ said cinct provides too much lo- Q Letters, page 16 ful consideration of the pro- mayor Simon Richardson in a posed Bangalow Food Hub, media release. as outlined in the DA before On Thursday, Mayor Rich- the Joint Regional Planning ardson will move an urgency Panel, I and the other Greens motion that Council’s opposi- councillors have come to tion to this DA be adopted. the conclusion that this DA ‘It is crucial Council stands WIN$250 1. Go to www.byronvenue.com.au Mullumbimby Office 2. Browse the Venue Listings and Event Services p 02 6684 6111 3. Email [email protected] and tell us in 25 words f 02 6684 6122 or less the services and/or venues you would like to Suite 6, 97 Stuart St use if you were planning an event. Mullumbimby That’s it, you are in the draw to win $250. Family Law & Criminal Law NSW 2482 Entries close Sunday 6th, August. The ONLY Accredited Tweed Office p 07 5536 6111 The essential guide to planning a function or Criminal Law Specialist with f 07 5536 6112 offices in Byron and Tweed Shires event in the Byron region is now a website: Lismore Office Traffic Law • Court Work p 02 6621 6116 Conveyancing • Wills • Probate f 02 6621 4117 byronvenue.com.au Printed copies of the book are available from the Echo offi ce in Mullumbimby With Integrity & Light or from the Byron Community Centre or email [email protected] North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 9 Local News North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Hip op for old hippie Graeme Dunstan Bruns landcare scores Friends of Graeme Dunstan health insurance. The simple are crowdfunding so he may lifestyle is, and has been, a $6K for field days get a new hip and stay active sustaining joy. But the worn- The Foundation for National signed up 85 properties to the rather than be grounded by out hip is ongoing pain.’ Parks & Wildlife recently an- program, making 105 in total. pain wait-listing for maybe Last month he consulted nounced the 2017 recipients ‘Land for Wildlife encour- three years. That’s the same an orthopaedic surgeon in of its annual Private Land ages landholders to manage Graeme Dunstan saluted by Rockhampton and was told Conservation Grants pro- their properties for biodi- David Bradbury in his piece that hip-replacement sur- gram, which is assisted by the versity and wildlife habitat,’ about Talisman Sabre, A gery in the public system NSW government through said Alison Ratcliffe, Land- call for peace in US/Aus war came with a three-year wait. its Environmental Trust. care support officer for Byron games, in the July 26 Echo and For $25K upfront a hip op Brunswick Valley Land- Shire. in his recent documentary could be had within three care Inc will receive $5,976 ‘Often landholders have War on Trial. weeks. over three years to hold a the desire but lack the knowl- Since the sixties Graeme Graeme is booked for the series of field days in order edge and capacity to manage has been a prominent activ- a force at the 1979 Battle of a sustaining Earth. An hon- hip op on August 8. Friends to give landowners the re- their properties to achieved ist. In 1966 he put his body Terania Creek and a founder ourable elder but, alas, with are gathering around to raise sources and knowledge to be desired outcomes in a cost- under the car of US president of the Lismore Lantern a limp. His left hip has worn the cash for him. able to better manage their effective and timely manner. Lyndon Baines Johnson in Festival. out. The Chuffed crowd fund- properties for biodiversity. A little bit of knowledge and Sydney to protest against the Fifty years on he is still at ‘The upside fruit of a life of raiser ‘Keep Graeme Dunstan Brunswick Valley Land- inspiration can go a long way. US alliance. it, a passionate old man in a activism is a host of uplifting on the Hop’ is taking off with care has signed up 20 prop- ‘Land for Wildlife also In 1973 he was director of battered old van, bearing wit- friends,’ observes Graeme. $3,400 already raised at www. erties since taking on the re- gives members access to a the transformative Nimbin ness for peace, journeying for ‘The downside is material chuffed.org/project/keep- gional provision of the Land community of like-minded Aquarius Festival. He was justice and speaking out for poverty and the absence of graeme-dunstan-on-the-hop. for Wildlife program in Byron people. A visit to other mem- Shire in May 2016. Previous- bers’ properties can be a great SCU apologises for sexual assaults ly, Byron Shire Council had inspiration.’ Following the release this ents experienced sexual Cross University, I want to versity, we will listen and we Autism and neurodevelopment week of the Australian Hu- harassment at SCU in 2016, apologise without reservation will act.’ man Rights Commission and 2.6 per cent of survey re- to all of those persons under The full results for SCU centre opens in Tweed Heads (AHRC) report Change the spondents experienced sexu- our care who have experi- are available at www.scu.edu. Tweed Heads has recently of a diagnosis. ‘We assess each Course: National Report on al assault in an SCU ‘univer- enced sexual assault or harass- au/vc. Further information seen the opening of the first individual on their specific Sexual Assault and Harass- sity setting’ in 2015 or 2016. ment,’ Prof Shoemaker said. for victims of sexual assault Australian Centre for Au- needs and introduce families ment at Australian Universi- Across all Australian uni- ‘Every case of sexual assault or or harassment is available at tism and Neurodevelopment to a range of therapy options ties, Professor Adam Shoe- versities one in five survey re- harassment is one too many. www.scu.edu.au/help. maker, vice-chancellor and spondents experienced sexu- ‘We have the potential to The report presents the (AusCan). Recognising that with guidance and direction president at Southern Cross al harassment at university in shape change, both in our results of the largest-ever there is a growing demand for from qualified professionals University, has apologised 2016 (21 per cent), and 1.6 per own university communities national survey of Austral- streamlined autism and re- in the area of neurodevelop- to all those who have espe- cent of survey respondents and across society, and we ian university students on lated services, an experienced ment and psychology. rienced sexual assault at the experienced sexual assault in will do so. sexual harassment and sex- team of psychology and neu- ‘Our environment is inclu- university. a ‘university setting’ in 2015 ‘Sexual assault is a crime. ual assault. The report can be roscience experts has come sive and supportive. It is filled The report showed that 17 or 2016. Sexual harassment is never downloaded at http://bit.ly/ together to provide a range of with like-minded families per cent of survey respond- ‘On behalf of Southern okay. At Southern Cross Uni- HRCchangecourse. complementary services that and inspirational stories that address a child’s brain devel- help create a positive pathway opment from the early stages for parents and caregivers. Local government welc0mes container deposit plan of an autism or neurodevel- ‘We are driven by the be- opmental diagnosis. lief that a diagnosis is not a Local Government NSW of Coca-Cola Amatil, Car- ensure a smooth introduction of the collection and refund The centre draws on estab- life sentence, and we’ve seen (LGNSW) has welcomed the rlton and United Breweries, [on December 1].’ processes required have be- lished and emerging practices firsthand at how effective our Container Deposit Scheme Coopers, Lion and Asahi) as ‘Councils spend hundreds come increasingly clear. that are backed by a substan- therapies can be. (CDS) arrangements an- scheme coordinator. of thousands of dollars each ‘We congratulate the Envi- tial bed of evidence-based re- ‘The brain is an amazing nounced last week by NSW LGNSW president Keith year picking up litter, and ronment Protection Authori- search. Its approach of bring- and flexible tool and there environment and local gov- Rhoades said the CDS, which would much prefer to be in- ty (EPA) and the government ing neurodevelopment and are literally no limitations on ernment minister Gabrielle provides for a 10c refund on vesting this money in other on their hard work to get the behavioural therapies togeth- what can be achieved. This Upton. The minister named the return of most empty community services. The scheme up and running.’ er is an Australian first and belief is central to our work TOMRA – Cleanaway as net- beverage containers, was ‘a scheme has the potential to The EPA is working on enables families to isolate and and we continue to work with work operator, and Exchange fantastic initiative which de- cut litter in NSW by up to 43 supports for councils to en- target areas of concern from universities and internation- For Change (a consortium served extensive support to per cent, but the complexity sure the scheme works well. a multi-disciplinary capacity. al research to source proven AusCan clinical director and relevant therapies.’ Nerida Saunders said the AusCan is NDIS approved. Locals team up for Bruns river cleanup centre offers a welcoming and For more information visit Positive Change for Marine impact that marine debris seen firsthand the impact that lected more thsn 400,000 supportive environment for www.australianautismcentre. Life, with support from Mul- has on the marine park while trash is having on local ma- pieces of debris to date. families facing the challenges com.au. lum Cares, Go Sea Kayak, ensuring that we do our bit rine life. The cleanup will take place Byron Bay Eco Cruises and to change people’s attitudes ‘Having lived in the Shire this Saturday August 5 de- TripADeal takes national award Kayaks and The Cookie when it comes to waste. and being in or on the sea in parting from Heritage Park Shack Byron Bay are team- ‘This cleanup will uncover some form since I was a kid, boatramp in Mullumbimby Local business TripADeal They employed a handful ing up this winter to keep the what really makes its way I’ve seen turtles, dolphins and at 9am and conclude around recently won ‘Best Online of Byron Shire people and sea litter free by hosting the from our streets into the sea even whales suffering from 1pm at Banner Park in Brun- Travel Agency of the Year’ at started booking villas in Bali. inaugural Mullum to Bruns and we hope to raise aware- becoming entangled in de- swick Heads. the National Travel Industry TripADeal has become River Clean Up. ness while also doing our bit bris or getting sick as a result There are 11 double kayaks Awards in Sydney. one of the largest private ‘A lot of litter makes its way for ocean ecosystems,’ she of ingesting it,’ said Kurt. 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North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 11 Comment North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Bill remembers the punters t is time, perhaps past the politics of envy; well, they time he goes home to his har- procrastination, but our prime time, to take Bill Shorten would, wouldn’t they? Th ey’re bourside mansion. So Shorten, minister has already signalled I seriously. In spite of Labor’s doing very nicely out of the sys- yet again, is on the front foot, that the aff ection shown to her Volume 32 #08 August 2, 2017 long-running lead in the opin- tem as it is. And when Shorten leading the debate. grandchildren and even great ion polls, it is far too early to added family trusts for wealthy And he is also moving be- grandchildren may still be an declare him a certain, or even a tax avoiders to his hit list, the yond retail politics to a glimpse insuperable obstacle. highly probable winner. Th ere premature expostulation of of the big picture. He has re- Shorten’s timing is impec- Our furry colonisers are many who point to his nag- ministers went ballistic over an newed his championship of In- cable: the imbroglio over citi- I was an assistant carer for a rescued infant fl ying fox back in ging personal unpopularity as attack on the legitimate interests digenous reconciliation – that zenship, in which parliamen- evidence of an insuperable hur- of farmers and small business, is a given. But he has also pro- tarians are compelled to abjure the early nineties. Despite its species’ habit of peeing on itself dle to his success. who would not be caught up in posed fi xed four-year terms for their ties to the country of their – anyone over the age of 60 can sympathise with that – it was A friend of many years’ ex- Shorten’s plan. If there is to be a federal parliament, as is the case birth or their family but must an endearing and intelligent character. perience in Labor politics still class war, they are up for it: let’s in most of the state houses. swear allegiance to a foreign, During that time there was a local farmer who persistently regards him as unelectable: too hear it for the privileged class! Admittedly it was easier hereditary monarch is indeed shot fl ying foxes while his neighbours went to the trouble of much baggage from the union But the Reserve Bank gover- to reform them because they an anomaly that cannot ration- netting their crops. movement, too much expedi- nor, Phillip Lowe, contradicts could be done by legislation; in ally be justifi ed. While reporting on the furore surrounding his actions I vis- ency and not enough principle, treasurer Scott Morrison’s claim Canberra it would require a ref- Shorten’s schedule to the ited some of the wildlife carers and saw the dedication they essentially a political hack rath- that inequality used to be rising erendum, which is why Shorten appointment of an Australian put into helping these native animals. er than a visionary. If it were head of state is a long one – two So I have developed a blatant prejudice in favour of small not for the multiple failures Shorten may yet turn into parliamentary terms at least, native critters, cute or otherwise. At the same time, however, I and disappointments of Mal- possibly three. But that is not can appreciate the distress of farmers seeing their hard work colm Turnbull, my friend avers, a juggernaut to destroy the necessarily a bad thing: it sug- destroyed and that of residents overwhelmed by the stench he would have been dumped gests that he is thinking for the long ago for Anthony Albanese, coalition government. long term, to basic change rath- and noise of a fl ying-fox colony near their homes. Chris Bowen, Tania Plibersek – er than the tinkering that has Sometimes early in the morning in Mullumbimby the almost anyone with a spark of by Mungo MacCallum characterised much of the agen- pervading fragrance is Eau De Flying Fox. charisma and authenticity. da of successive governments The destruction of rural habitat by humans is often the rea- But for all Shorten’s supposed but is now falling; in fact, says challenged Turnbull to join a bi- for most of the last decade. son for fl ying foxes taking up the urban life. The problem then opportunism, there is no deny- Lowe, inequality is increasing partisan push. Turnbull ducked; It will not, says Barnaby falls into a local council’s hard basket, and it’s not one that can ing that the opposition leader whether you measure it through he had more pressing matters Joyce while giving aid and sup- be conveniently lost in a fi ling cabinet. has found a bandwagon that income (not too bad) or total to attend to. And the so-called port to the water rorters and To that end Byron Shire Council has bitten the bullet (the suits him, and which he may yet wealth (defi nitely a problem). conservatives at Newscorp were boasting about how he had metaphors are fl ying thick and fast) and written up a draft turn into a juggernaut to destroy And more importantly Turn- derisive, indulging in an orgy of secured their portfolio from a fl ying-fox camp management plan covering the impact of the coalition government. And bull, Morrison, Barnaby Joyce politician-bashing. compliant Turnbull, create jobs; fl ying-fox colonies in Mullumbimby, Bangalow, Byron Bay and to be fair to the man, it is not and the rest of them seem totally In fact the idea follows not true, and that is another im- Suff olk Park. all about chasing the shades of unable to explain why their slo- only Australian but internation- perative altogether. But it could Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders gan of jobs and growth (which al usage; non-fi xed three-year be something to hope for, a The draft plan – available to download from this week’s and yes, even Donald Trump Turnbull, absurdly, claims to terms (which in practice works reason for those doing it tough agenda papers – is very thorough in listing a number of down the populist path. have delivered) has in any way out to about two and a half) are to make them feel a bit better camp-management options, from doing nothing to acquiring Shorten has now articulated improved the lot of the mass an exception and have fed into about themselves. At the very properties. inequality as his lodestone, but it of punters who are suffering instability, ad hoc government least it will not do Shorten any Among the thoughtful options are providing alterna- is a course he has been pursuing stagnant or falling wages and and voter resentment about harm, and as Turnbull and his tive habitat for the fl ying foxes and ‘appropriate land-use long before the time he became conditions, unaff ordable hous- being sent back to the polls so troops continue to struggle for planning’, which many of us would like to see for the Shire’s Labor leader. Last week’s ora- ing, constant price increases for often. Serious politicians and traction in the midst of what future in general if planning controls can be wrested from tions to the faithful and those household energy and general commentators have urged four- appears to be indecision and the sweaty grasp of the state government. The plan’s authors beyond were signalled in what insecurity while they watch the year terms for decades. But such confusion, that is a plus in itself. have also listed the perceived advantages and disadvantages was then regarded as foolhardy fat cats get fatter, smugger and is the febrile, belligerent nature So William Richard Shorten, of each option so that councillors can make – we hope – an commitments: changes to nega- more avaricious. of the current climate, any pro- once considered a stop-gap un- informed decision. tive gearing and capital gains tax, Th is may be the politics of posal from Shorten must be til someone better came along, his campaign against company envy, but there are good reasons clobbered at sight. is now a serious contender for If all goes to plan at next Thursday’s Council meeting, the tax cuts and the big banks, and to be envious, and simply wav- Which of course means the the big job. Th ere is still a long draft plan will go on public exhibition from Saturday August his attacks on the entitlements, ing them aside from within an revival of the republic debate, way to go, but he has already 5 until September 1. If you care about native animals and/ perks, and rorts of the rich. expensively tailored suit is not once Turnbull’s great aspira- given the coalition a real fright or social amenity I suggest you study the plan and make a Of course the government going to help, especially from a tion, must now be deferred in- and there is obviously more to submission. and their media cheer squad prime minister whose legend- defi nitely – the longevity of the come. Watch this space, watch In the meantime if you fi nd an injured fl ying fox – don’t dismiss all this as class war, ary wealth is paraded every Queen is the current excuse for this man. touch it, it could be carrying the hendra or lyssa virus, but human infections are very rare – call wildlife carers WIRES on Ocean Shores Public School P&C presents 6628 1898. You can also fi nd out more about the critters and their important role in preserving biodiversity at wires.org.au/ wildlife-info/wildlife-education/fl ying-foxes and at animalsau- stralia.org/issues/fl ying-foxes.php. – Michael McDonald

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destruction–please opt for tasty vegan foods. TAX RETURNS Desmond Bellamy PETA Australia, Byron Bay • GET GOOD RESULTS FROM THE EXPERTS • ALL TYPES OF TAXATION Fast rail • INDIVIDUAL RETURNS Th e local train groups didn’t have any strategies or options 6685 8129 in place that would corre- spond and work with the 2011 BYRON TAX ACCOUNTANTS Tweed Shire Transport Strat- Paul Enright Chartered Accountant egy document, and as such Office Upstairs 109 Jonson St, Byron Bay ruined any chance of getting trains for the northern niv- ers. Th e Tweed Shire coun- cil states in this document Top quality secondhand goods (http://bit.ly/2vWPM8Q) Large selection of clothes, shoes, that a train system will most books & small electrical items likely follow the Pacifi c High- way corridor as that best suits Op Shop the population growth re- Cnr Tweed St & Booyun St What public toilets? Airbnb is worse with ap- Sperm count gions of their shire. If you see skatepark enthusi- parently no income declared A new international study Th e train groups ie, TOOT Brunswick Heads (next to IGA supermarket) asts, travelling motorists and in Australia. Th ey don’t even in the Human Reproduction and NRRAG, didn’t show any interest or support for Mon-Fri 10am-5pm walkers peeing in the bushes submit fi nancial reports. Nei- Update journal found a 52.4 Sat 9am-2pm at Pilgrim Park, please do not ther company paid GST. per cent decline in sperm this route and instead listed be alarmed. Th e council has Th is information is from concentration and a 59.3 per the following options to give www.cawi.org.au • Ph 6685 1444 demolished the toilets with investigative financial jour- cent decline in total sperm this region slow trains.Th ese no community consultation. nalist Michael West, who count among Australian and groups’ options are only And if we want the toilets presented his fi ndings to the New Zealand men. Accord- trains on the old corridor. ‘Th ere are two things in life for which re-established, we’ve been in- Senate Inquiry into Corpo- ing to the Professor of Repro- Th ese train groups are so we are never truly prepared: twins.’ formed the community will rate Tax Avoidance in July. ductive Medicine at Flinders blinkered that they haven’t have to fundraise for them. In- Information about tax rorting University, the most likely looked at other options for – Josh Billings teresting that Council had the corporations can be found on cause is obesity. a train system on the north- finances to demolish them, his website. Th e best solution is exer- ern rivers and we lost any but not to maintain them! Mr Condo should have cising and eating healthy ve- chance of the high speed rail Leigh Rees been asked how much cor- gan foods rather than meat, line (that can also be used for Ocean Shores porate tax and GST has been eggs and dairy products. normal outer urban trains) Family Law paid by Stayz to the ATO in Researchers at Spain’s Uni- that was on the short list for Th e illegal let the past fi nancial year. versity of Murcia found that going through Lismore and Jordan Condo, spokesperson The federal government ‘men who eat large amounts Mullumbimby to the Gold Specialist Coast and Brisbane. We had a for Stayz, says illegal holiday says that it has clawed back of meat and full-fat dairy > Divorce & Separation letting will be penalised and one to two billion in tax owed products have lower seminal chance of getting this but for the noisy and misguided not > Property & Children’s Matters jobs lost if Byron Shire Coun- by multinationals. A lot more quality’ than those who eat > Defacto & Same-Sex Relationships cil applies the law and pros- needs to be clawed back. more fruits and vegetables. wanting anything but ‘Trains > Wills & Estates ecutes (Echo July 12). How many more schools, Researchers at the Cleveland on our old corridor’. Legal Aid > Police Matters Clients Welcome The Echo should have hospitals and other infra- Clinic recommend fruits and Geoff Bensley asked Mr Condo why par- structure assets could be built veges, especially tomatoes, Byron Bay > Mediation ent company of Stayz, US in Australia if the multina- which are loaded with sperm- multinational giant Expedia, tional tax rorters were ethi- friendly lycopene. Plus, eating Developing Mullum appears to have paid only cal and paid their fair share meat increases the amount of At next week’s Council meet- $976,000 tax in Australia in of tax? How many more jobs synthetic hormones that you ing councillors will deliberate Level 1, 89 Jonson St, Byron Bay its last fi nancial report. Has in- would be created? consume, which may con- on the proposed development come Expedia earned in Aus- D Wallace tribute to a reduced sperm at 35–37 Burringbar Street tralia been moved off shore? Suff olk Park count and a higher risk of continued on next page 6680 8525 testicular tumours. Calling for organic Even if you aren’t plan- ning a family, high choles- THE RAILS farming proposals terol, obesity, diabetes, pros- tate cancer or infl ammations, THE RAILWAY FRIENDLY BAR, BYRON BAY Byron Rainbow Farm is calling for expressions and hormonal imbalances, 6685 7662 • therailsbyronbay.com of interest from organic farmers wanting to cause the vast majority of all AND THE FAMOUS RAILS kitchen undertake organic horticulture or poultry or cases of impotence. Th e good dairy goats or honey bees on areas news is that medical science of farmland in Byron Shire. Thursday 3 August suggests that these conditions BENJAMIN WALSH DUO More than 16 hectares of red soil can be managed or prevented and black soil pasture is available Friday 4 August in parcels as small as 2,000 square with a low-fat vegan diet. If GOODRICH metres up to two hectares. you’re concerned about any Saturday 5 August Two-year + 2-year licence aspect of your performance– agreements are available not to mention cruelty to SILK & OAK including access to animals and environmental Sunday 6 August irrigation water, roads WRITERS @ THE and facilities. Letters to the Editor Additional infrastructure RAILS 2PM / LEIGH requirements can be Send to Letters Editor JAMES DUO 7PM negotiated such as Aslan Shand, fax: 6684 1719 Monday 7 August greenhouses, horticultural email: [email protected] netting, Deadline: Noon, Friday. Letters ANDY BURKE farm buildings,hydroponics, fencing, longer than 200 words may be Tuesday 8 August piping, pumps, power etc. cut. Letters already published DARK BLUE GRASS For more information and an in other papers will not be DUO application form please email: considered. Please include your Wednesday 9 August [email protected]. full name, address and phone Expressions of Interest by end August number for verifi cation purposes. SWAMP CATS DUO North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 13 Letters North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au

continued from page 13 the environment against the judges and commissioners and the NSW taxpayers? Suicide (the former ANZ building). drive of development can be are loth to cross bore heavily Paul Jones Th e proposal is for a major swayed. against us. If a silk is mounted Byron Bay Prevention internal and external refur- The Butler Street Com- against you, you either mount RUin It’s Every Body’s Business! *AHOLElotofPAIN?* bishment to create a cafe munity Network (BSCN) a silk in defence or retire. But Adani Escaping from… and day spa on the site. As a was formed out of a grass- who has that financial re- I’d have a lot more sympathy member of the council’s her- roots gathering of neigh- source in our community? for Richard Di Natale’s cam- A BLACK HOLE OF DESPAIR! itage panel, it is pleasing to bourhood residents and Th e cruel irony is Coun- paign against the Adani coal Family Law Heartbreak ^ŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĂů see the developer has taken friends. Our campaign for a cil is only too ready to utilise mine (Echo July 19, Greens Child Access Grief/Loss Crisis on board some of the rec- better bypass for Byron Bay its ratepayer funds against its boss gees up the faithful) if he ommendations to maintain gathered 1,000+ signatures, own ratepayers. proposed an alternative. As some of the integrity of the crowdfunded advertising Council’s general manager I understand Labor gives it Loneliness Physical 'ĞƫŶŐŽůĚ Health Issue heritage value of the building. and information events and Ken Gainger is now trying to conditional support because It is not clear if the original self-funded an appeal to the characterise the BSCN as a it will provide jobs in north ceiling will be retained when approval of the Butler Street minority dissident few own- Queensland. Shame *Depression a second fl oor is added. Th is Bypass proposal in the Land ers on Butler Street, in it for I’d like to see the Greens Body Image Despair is most important as its re- & Environment Court. Th e their own benefi t. He could and Labor get together and moval would not be in keep- DA received 644 objections not be further from reality. come up with alternative ways Trauma Sex Abuse *Other Mental ing with the preservation and three in favour. We applaud Fast Buck$ for to create jobs. Di Natale’s anti- Past/Present Bullying Health Issue of important aspects of the Council’s tactic to defend asking questions that need to Labor campaign is pretty typi- town’s history. its development application cal. Oppose without off ering *Black Holes ain’t as black as they are painted!* be asked: Another concern is that (DA) was to mount the most How did the outrage of le- any real alternative. It’s lazy no parking will be provided expensive Sydney legal team gal expenditure of half a mil- and it’s just playing politics. onsite. Th e proponent is pay- money can buy. Th e BSCN lion dollars plus on the Butler Th e Greens will never be a real ing money in lieu of provid- by contrast sought legal aid, Street bypass occur? What alternative as long as they con- ing the parking that will pay employed local solicitors and was spent and who approved tinue in this vein. for the spaces elsewhere in junior barristers, was sup- it? Why aft er two DAs and Warren Kennedy

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14 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 15 Letters North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Objections to 201 Lismore Road, Bangalow Q Recently, the community CIV is calculated correctly; Q The proposed DA for 201 rose crowned fruit dove, both ing with an uncontaminated main transportation link (the had cause to question the and (2) Developers seem to Lismore Road, Bangalow, sighted on this land. creek. Also unacceptable is M1) by our school, our local Capital Investment Value be able to include options sets a dangerous precedent I do not want to live the ‘onsite’ effluent disposal as businesses who rely on our (CIV) of the DA for 201 Lis- to extend buildings which for all farmland across the amongst a massive industrial the development is within 100 peaceful heritage amenity, more Road, Bangalow, and may never be built in order state. The land is zoned RU1 factory development; I want metres of Byron Creek. and our hundreds of homes in turn the jurisdiction of the to bypass Council as the and the sheer size of scale of to protect and maintain what Submissions of objection inhabited by people who have JRPP as consent authority. consent authority. this massive industrial fac- attracts so many people who close August 2. Your submis- settled and created fulfilling The developer has sought Our council appears to tory development of sheds call this home. sion will matter if you want to lives in Bangalow. to modify its application, in- have accepted this CIV modi- and buildings amounts to Linda Sparrow see this development stopped. The original plan was val- creasing its CIV estimate to fication without question. 21,400m2, the equivalent of Bangalow Send to: submissions@byron. ued at a mere $23m, it is now $36.9 million to account for a On this basis, we as a com- 5.3 acres, or 2.15 hectares. nsw.gov.au. Quote DA No. valued at more than $36m. further 15,000m2 of buildings munity are expected to accept With the second stage of Q It is important for anyone 10.2016.283.1. There is no amount of solar it wants the option to build. the revised size of this devel- the development the total who cares about the future of Sue Taylor panels, green-washed fencing It submits that these contin- opment, including optional floor area of the eight sheds Bangalow to be aware of the Vice President, Bangalow or promise of new trees that gent buildings form part of building extensions, as a stag- becomes 36,400m2, equiva- very inappropriate develop- Progress Association can disguise such immense a single-stage development. gering 36,400m2 of buildings. lent of nine acres, or 3.65 hec- ment that is currently pro- industrial buildings or hide An extract of the project To put this in perspective, tares. In supermarket terms posed at its gateway. Q I am a resident of Bangalow the increased volumes of description states: ‘The pro- the gross lettable area of Bal- this means the equivalent of The massive proposal cov- shuddering at the thought of rumbling trucks and cars. posal is to develop a Rural lina Fair Shopping Centre is twelve large supermarkets ers some 37,000m2 of mostly a $36 million factory devel- Since the initial DA in 2016 Industries Food Precinct on 15,511m2. or twenty-four small ones. manufacturing sheds. This is opment that will change our it appears Council and state the subject site in stages com- The question is, why is a About twice the size of Bal- roughly twice the size of Bal- town and community forever. agencies all have expressed prising three (3)x 5,000m2 building of this scale appro- lina Fair, 25 per cent bigger lina Fair! I feel compelled to raise these significant concern that the Rural (Agricultural) lndus- priate or even necessary for than Ballina Central, three Is this what the Bangalow questions: DA and reports were inad- trial Buildings 81, 82 and 83 a rural village such as Ban- Bunnings Warehouses plus community wants for their Do the prospective ten- equate. The land zoning is ru- that can be doubled in size galow whose infrastructure five other factories. Ten hec- town? And what about the ants noted in the DA feel they ral, there is no comprehensive to 10,000m2 in later stages…’ barely supports the existing tares of bitumen, concrete many Shire residents and have a social licence for this assessment of the traffic im- It is clear from the de- community? and steel destroying signifi- thousands of visitors who industrial development and pact on the centre of Banga- scription and original CIV A key consideration for cant farmland within 500 love Bangalow? I think not. the legacy it will leave? low, or any decent ecological (based on 21,400m2) that de- this development is the eco- metres of residential devel- The site is on good-qual- These are great businesses assessment on the impact on velopment was intended to nomic demand. The devel- opment. ity farmland zoned ‘Primary that I admire and support. native and threatened species be a staged development. It oper has named four local Imagine the vehicle and Production’ for protection. Their success appears closely including koalas. is unclear to the community companies in its application truck traffic that will clog our Farmland for growing crops integrated with Byron Shire’s I encourage prospective how the developer can tick who it says intend to oc- residential streets and destroy and trees needs protection for environmental and commu- tenants to place themselves as a box to create a single-stage cupy the premises. However, our heritage village. With 504 a sustainable future. nity spirit and ‘Byron Bay’ a member of our community development and make these two of these businesses have carparks that means a thou- The site is also unsuitable brand. I wonder if they’re with a true environmental modifications to the CIV confirmed they will not be sand or more cars every day on environmental grounds. A aware of the deep-rooted and social conscience. when: (1) there are different relocating to these premises and that doesn’t include the koala population is regularly community concern towards What are we teaching the uses of the land which Coun- and there’s no evidence of trucks going right down By- spotted onsite and extra truck the carving of major indus- next generation when we say cil has previously advised re- agreements to lease subject ron Street and along Granu- and traffic movements could trial buildings into rural farm it’s okay to build such large quire separate consents. The to consent in the DA. Of the aille Road. Past school bus have a devastating impact on land, threatening endangered industrial buildings on farm- legislation does not allow remaining two companies, stops on Lismore Road, past a koala population. species, and forcing high vol- land, when money is more for items subject to separate one appears to have found the primary school and aged- The creek that surrounds umes of traffic through a her- important than unique ecol- consent to be included in an alternative premises. If so, care facility. the property has platypus and itage town. ogy and protected wildlife, the CIV; and (2) it includes does this make the DA false The DA itself is faulty and other wildlife dependent on Does this development re- when encouraging major 15,000m2 of building exten- and misleading? misleading. It states simply it – and neighbouring proper- ally fit their brand aspirations traffic through a humble her- sions that are optional. The community calls on empty sheds, who knows ties, properties downstream, and core business values? itage town is reasonable? This makes a farce of our Council to ensure that the what will actually go in there. may rely on the creek for crops I urge the prospective ten- Together, as a community, planning laws in two ways: CIV and other material rep- The ecological assessment re- and trees, domestic or farm ants to stand back and con- council and business leaders, (1) Councils are seemingly resentations in this applica- port cites environmental acts animals or for their own wa- sider the pristine location. can’t we find a better narra- not adequately scrutinising tion are verified. incorrectly and it has no re- ter requirements. Cleaning The rolling fields represent tive to inspire our children? CIVs on contentious Adrian Kennedy gard to the effect of increases chemicals from a proposed important farmland next to There is an online petition applications to ensure the Bangalow in traffic movements on na- pork-processing plant or oth- a buoyant heritage family- at http://bit.ly/2vdo5KV. tive and threatened species, er intensive food-manufactur- focused village. The factories Simon Field which include the koala and ing activities are not in keep- will be segregated from their Bangalow

continued from page 14 ‘squabble’. This gathering of tablish if there might be room the order of $25–$30,000 for wealthy country with a small town planners, expert con- for a negotiated settlement the day. We shall find what the population. sultants, Byron Shire Coun- between Cr Hunter and the outcome when the ‘squabble’ Everyone should liveunder cil planners and hangers-on, shire council of which he is, re-assembles in Sydney. a roof. I personally do have numbering a baker’s dozen, of course, a member. Graham Mathews a roof over my head though was gathered to view the site The idea, quite rightly, is Byron Bay I’m still forced to live in a of Councillor Hunter’s latest part of the Court’s standard bare shed where I pay $200 Development Application for protocols for these sorts of Cops and drugs per week. Even the increase his mega-mini-storage com- neighbourly disputes but as I have to admit, the years in living costs over the last plex at his Pinegroves Road speakers, one after another, Splendour was a success on ten years I find unsustainable property. voiced their concerns, one so many levels. My only con- and shameful. But this is the This viewing, followed didn’t have to be a clairvoy- cern was seeing mounted po- world we live in and unfortu- by a conference between the ant to work out from the lice, adjacent to sniffer dogs, nately greed and money rule. parties on a ‘without preju- worthy councillor’s expres- and enforcement levels only BYRON BAY Andrea Libonati dice’ basis, was to give con- sion what the outcome of the seen in movies. Mullumbimby cerned residents (aka the afternoon’s discussions might The medical tent is the one ‘longsuffering neighbours’) be – grim-faced and getting place where vulnerable young WEDDING DJ Gossips of lawyers an opportunity to ventilate grimmer. Meanwhile several people, who having concluded If the collective noun for geese their concerns about the pro- of us multiplied thirteen peo- the safest place for illicit drugs is a ‘gaggle’ and for witches is posal, its potential to dam- ple by an average hourly rate may be in their stomachs, may Call Max on a ‘coven’, perhaps the assem- age the environment, their for the gathered ‘squabble’ need to go if such strategies go 0427 875 066 bled throng at the Land and amenity, their safety and, to and figured it was costing the wrong. The police should be Environment Court onsite, a not inconsiderable degree, Councillor and the ratepayers nowhere near it. www.byronbayweddingdj.biz openair hearing on Tuesday the value of their homes. The some $4,000 per hour to have Dylan O’Donnell could best be described as a meeting was an attempt to es- the ‘squabble’ assembled – in Byron Bay 16 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Health & Healing

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On Thursday 17 August a very special culinary event will occur at Elements of Byron. In association with Paradox Wines the resort will host The Italian Job, a night of authentic Italian cuisine, wine and stories. Guests will enjoy six courses from executive chef Simon Jones, who has spent every summer for the past eight years cooking in Italy in Capri, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. ‘The produce in Italy is exceptional,’ said Jones. ‘And the people are so welcoming and friendly. They make love to their food. Italian is my favourite cuisine; it’s what I cook in my time off . It’s not pretentious; it’s cooking from the heart more than the head. My French Executive chef Simon Jones (far right) with some of his 24 chefs – photo Daniel Witchey background is very precise and this is somewhere you can let yourself go. Making pasta is one of the greatest jobs in the kitchen.’ Menu The dishes have been lovingly matched with wines from Veneto, The Italian Job will Sardinia, Abruzzo, Tuscany and Piedmont. ‘Italy produces be an intimate aff air Pizza oven canapés exceptional wines that are great to drink,’ said Jones. ‘You can shut limited to 60 guests your eyes and be on the Amalfi Coast.’ Cornaro Prosecco NV Asolo Hills, Veneto – photo Lauren Jean-Jacques Peyre from Paradox Wines will share ‘Italian wine Bamford 101’ basics while he takes guests on a voyage through the regions Fresh crab lasagna, Italian white-wine butter sauce enjoyed on the night. ‘This is not a traditional wine dinner,’ said Cantina Di Gallura Vermentino 2016 Gallura, Sardinia Jean-Jacques. ‘We’ll keep it light and entertaining with a few tales, travel tips and just enough information so you can enjoy the wine Porcini risotto, freshly grated pecorino a bit more.’ Belisario Pecorino 2014 Chieti, Abruzzo Born in Toulouse, France, Jean-Jacques (JJ) was introduced to the heady world of grapes, decanters and vintages at a very early Open ravioli, Salumi pork and fennel sausage ragu age. He followed the family tradition (his grandfather was a wine judge), graduating in Wine Marketing from the University of Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico 2013 Gaiole, Tuscany Bordeaux. He has spent the past 30 years working with some of the fi nest wines in the world, in both sales and educating wine Slow braised Barolo beef short rib, polenta, cavalo nero, garlic professionals. He travels to Italy annually. ‘The wine industry is Renato Corino Barolo 2012 La Morra, Piedmont More info: about lifestyle,’ said JJ. ‘I love to show people how to get the most Elements of Byron. from every bottle of wine by simplifying wine appreciation and, Coffee and amaretto semifredo (tiramisu) 6.30pm Thursday 17 August. $125 including six courses with moreover, giving them a better understanding of marrying wine Fasoli Valpolicella Ripasso 2014 Valpolicella, Veneto matching wines. For bookings and enquiries please contact and food.’ 6639 1550 or [email protected]. Please continue to support us while the road works are happening on the Terrace!

The works are from 10am till 6pm Monday to Friday only. Early and all-day food and coff ee, evening meals and weekend trading will be as normal. See you soon!

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20 August 2, 2017 Th e Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo The Good Life Though this course is new, Arianne also off ers a Vegan Nut Hungry for Plants love dessert too Cheeses and Milk course, which has been sold out each time it has run. By Vivienne Pearson What can you expect if you enroll in the Plant Based Desserts funds course? You’ll be hands on for starters. ‘You’re not watching, ‘Eating vegan plant-based food Maybe because we tend you’re involved,’ says Arianne. The course is run for three is one of the simplest but most to consider desserts as hours over two consecutive days, allowing for dehydration of powerful and eff ective things you intrinsically bad for us, we ingredients overnight. ‘The desserts are mainly raw,’ says Arianne. can do as an individual to help are less careful about how Cashews, avocados and gelling agents made from seaweed are reduce environmental devastation,’ sweet treats are made and key ingredients. what ingredients they have says local Anthea Amore, publisher There will be at least fi ve desserts made, including ice-cream in them. of the cookbook Passion. made with coconut fl esh, healthy toff ee apples and, Arianne’s She is asking for $40,000 to add A brand-new course off ered favourite, a strawberry and basil cheesecake. by Byron Community to the $25,000 she has already Is your mouth watering with anticipation? Pop online to book College hopes to put a spent in order to publish the vegan your spot. cookbook called Hungry. diff erent slant on desserts. Plant Based Desserts aims Plant Based Desserts with Arianne Schreiber, 10am–1pm She says, ‘I’ve spent the last Wed 16 and Thurs 17 August. Byron Community College three years creating new recipes to teach participants how to prepare delicious and fun (Mullum campus). Full info and bookings via https://www. (and some old favourites) and byroncollege.org.au/course/PlantBasedDeserts. styling and shooting them. I’ve treats using nut milks and paid for a professional editor, healthy sugars. proofreader and graphic designer ‘I want to teach people how y Chai to make their own food from scratch,’ says course tutor Arianne (approximately $10,000). The book y Coff ee has gone to print and I’ve paid $15,000 deposit to set the printing Schreiber. ‘I’ve been vegetarian since age 15 and have been on in motion. So aside from the $25,000 we’ve spent we need the and off a vegan too,’ she says. y Hot Chocolate following: In order to collect the books from the Brisbane docks, Arianne got involved in food when she moved from the UK to I need the remaining $24,190 for the production costs, the 10 per the Byron Shire more than a decade ago. Before that she was y Milkshakes cent government import GST tax ($4,081), the Port Services fees (and still is) a musician, with career highlights including singing y Chocolates ($5,000) and $1,600 transport costs to move 16 pallets of books to with George Michael and recording the theme of a Japanese my storage unit here in Mullumbimby!’ animation series, Evangelion. y Fudge She also wants money for Paypal fees of $1,500 and fi nally $3,600 Her training in food has been extensive, including holding the y Light meals of costs to cover her crowdfunding costs on the online platform honour of being the fi rst-ever enrolled participant in the local Chocolate Lounge indiegogo.com. If you would like to support her, and who Veet’s Vegan Cooking School. Arianne is heading off soon to train 1/53 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby wouldn’t, go to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hungry- with Matthew Kenney at PLANTLAB in Europe. ‘I keep learning,’ 0406 422 465 y www.puremeltchocolate.com for-more-crazy-good-vegan-food-cookbook#/. she says. Eating Out Guide Good Taste echo.net.au/good-taste BALLINA BYRON BAY continued Main Street Ballina RSL Club Ribs, Wings & Parmy Buff et Gourmet burgers created by chefs 1 Grant St, Ballina with Dessert and More Open 7 days 6681 9500 Saturday 19 August 11.30am until late Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. www.ballinarsl.com.au Friday 15 September Call to make a reservation Group bookings available, please email Open 7 Days or for takeaway orders From 6pm [email protected] Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Adults $24.50, Members $22 18 Jonson Street and Snacks for reservations. Kids 5-12yrs $12.50, Under 5 FREE 6680 8832

Luscious Foods Contemporary and Middle Eastern fl avours BILLINUDGEL Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm • Breakfast and lunch Open Friday nights 6–9pm Billi’s Indian AUTHENTIC INDIAN RESTAURANT Live music and BYO • Wood-fi red pizzas • Chef specials every night 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron • Fresh juices Open Tuesday – Sunday • Exciting New Menu Arts & Industry Estate • Great coff ee indian 4.30pm to late • 10% off for seniors every day BYO & RSVP www.lusciousfoods.com.au billi Closed Monday 6680 8228 8 Wilfred St, Billinudgel • Catering available for parties BYO. Credit cards • Vegan and gluten free food available 6680 3352 • Complimentary papadams if pre-booked! The Beet Vegan Byron Bay’s fi rst 100% vegan restaurant. Restaurant Ethical. Compassionate. Healthy. Delicious. Lunch – Thur–Sun 12–2.30pm Lunch Specials from $13, BYRON BAY Dinner – Wed–Sun from 5.30pm Takeaway & home delivery, Closed Monday and Tuesday large range of gluten-free dishes Shop 6 Woolworths Plaza Facebook/Instagram: @thebeetbyronbay Success Thai 90-96 Jonson Street SPECIAL $12 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU www.thebeet.com.au Bookings: 6685 6520 Mon-Fri 12-3pm All your favourites every lunch and dinner Dinner 7 days from 5pm. Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay Treehouse New summer menu out now! Thai food for you. 6680 7798 on Belongil Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. wood-fi red pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. www.facebook.com/ Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. pages/Success-Thai- Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away. Extensive Menu Includes Presenting incredible original music in Food/237359826303469 Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Famous Woodfi red Pizzas. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. Jonsons The place to be seen 25 Childe St, Byron Bay facebook.com/treehouse.belongil Restaurant Bar Join us and experience one of our diverse spaces 6680 9452 treehouseonbelongil.com Streetside, hidden garden, plush indoor hub 111 Jonson St, Byron Bay or our window bar Italian at the Pacifi c 6685 6754 Mouthwatering food & creative cocktails Open for Dinner & Cocktails Italian at the Pacific provides a bustling atmospheric BREAKFAST – LUNCH – DINNER 7 days from 6pm till late IG - @Jonsonsrestaurantbar Hours: 6.30am – late, 7 days restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired FB - Jonsonsrestaurantbar (Dinner: Tuesday – Saturday) Next to the Beach Hotel Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s fi nest Bay Street cocktails and wines. Slo-Mo Joes 6680 7055 Now serving beer, wine, cocktails and great bar italianatthepacific.com.au Open 6 days Tues–Thurs all day menu of ribs, wings and sliders - From 11am 11am–10pm NOW SERVING Japanese Ramen Plus our fresh, healthy, slow-cooked soups Succulent Café We would like to inform that owing to high customer request Fri–Sun all day 8am–10pm and meals to eat here or take home Shop 3, 8 Byron Street, Byron Bay for Japanese Ramen option during lunch hours, Succulent P 6685 5711 Bay Lane (at Fletcher St Life is short – lick the bowl Café will change the operating hours for Ramen from July 7. end), Byron Bay FB: succulent café Friday & Saturday 5pm–9pm, Sunday 12pm–3pm For meat lovers and vege/ vegans too! Instagram: byronbaysucculentcafe Breakfast and Lunch still open for 7 days 6685 7502 Fri-Sat 5–9pm, Sun 12pm–3pm Our experienced Japanese chef trusts his sense and taste Breakfast and Lunch open 7 days more than anything when it comes to selecting ingredients. The produce that requires freshness is sought out locally Gluten free and Vegan friendly ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES: [email protected] | 6684 1777 | echo.net.au/good-taste and dry goods are gathered from personally trusted Fully licensed, BYO wine only suppliers from Japan. North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au Th e Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 21 Good Taste Eating Out Guide

BYRON BAY continued BYRON BAY continued St Elmo Dining The Rocks The Rocks @ Aquarius has been beautifully renovated, and Room & Bar St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great boasts a wide array of locally sourced brekky dishes, Byron @ Aquarius Bay Coff ee and fresh juices and smoothies to enliven the Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. company, fi rst-class food, sophisticated cocktails Breakfast/Lunch senses and prepare you for the day ahead. Late riser? Sun: 5pm till 10pm. and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up 7 days from 7am Join us for lunch 12–2pm, when you can grab a selection Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay of burgers, salads, fresh rolls. Lane, Byron Bay friends and family. Our menus change regularly Reservations 6685 7663 Here at The Rocks, we are a fully licensed cafe, which means 6680 7426 and feature daily specials. therocksbyronbay.com.au you can enjoy an ice-cold beer, a sumptuous wine or a hand- www.stelmodining.com crafted cocktail with your meal! Self-serve Buff ett Sura Asian KINGSCLIFF Cuisine Thai, Chinese and Korean 10 diff erent options each day Celebrating 25 years Open every day Self-Serve Fins 12 Midday–9.30pm Salt Village, Kingscliff Fins is the destination restaurant for fi ne local seafood. Take-Away from just $8 1/47 Jonson Street, Byron 6674 4833 Long lazy lunches on our veranda. or dining@fi ns.com.au Phone 6685 7732 Dine in ALL YOU CAN EAT (only Wednesday & Saturday) Afternoon oysters, Champagne and cocktails [email protected] Dinner daily 5-10pm. + 1 can of drink just $12.90 Lunch Fri-Sun 12-3pm. in our RAW BAR. Casual beachfront cafe with indoor/outdoor seating GOOD FOOD GUIDE Intimate fi ne dining of an evening. Warung Bagus CHEFS HAT EVERY and sea views. YEAR SINCE 1998 Proudly awarded Chef Hats for the past 22 years 3/14 Bay St (opposite the surf club) All-day breakfast, Indonesian lunch, plus snacks and coff ee, juices, smoothies and cakes. MULLUMBIMBY 7am–5pm daily Gluten-free specialists with a great variety of vegan Dine in or takeaway options plus beef, chicken and fi sh. Spice It Up 6685 5194 Follow us! @warungbagusbyronbay Thai Restaurant Experience the real taste of Thailand. Open Wednesday–Sunday Using local produce, local staff . Elixiba Elixiba Plant Based Restaurant and Bar Dine-in or Takeaway– Free courtesy bus provided from 5.30pm for pick up and drop off ! Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat/ A delicious vegan dining experience. 6684 2209 Sun. Closed Tuesdays. Tapas, mains and heavenly desserts all house made Mullumbimby 20 years’ experience in the art of Thai cooking. Open from 11am–3pm and gluten free. 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4-6 August 2017 Welcome to the 2017 Byron Writers Festival! The Festival team are wide terrains of history, proud to introduce this human variety, ideas, shared thought-provoking lineup experience and the fruits of of more than 130 writers and many inquiries. thinkers whose works are Once again, we will destined to inspire, educate, celebrate the importance divert and sometimes even of reading for children: disturb. These masters of the pathway to all storytelling will unfold learning. Sunday is Kids Big new horizons, entertain Day Out: a major drawcard and deliver poignant and for families in the region, a powerful memories. chance to make favourite The wide-ranging stories come alive and to program is destined to meet some of Australia’s engage you in enlightening most talented children’s discussions throughout writers. 117 sessions at the Festival Our thanks to the Byron site at Elements of Byron. Shire community for your Those conversations will immensely enthusiastic continue to amplify and support of the Festival. We resonate throughout the wouldn’t be able to stage the Feature Events and Writing Festival without the friendly, Workshops, which together dedicated support of more comprise this year’s Festival. than 200 volunteers, who Our writers and always receive an avalanche commentators will bring of praise from Festival- to life the observation of goers, authors and industry respected philosopher A C professionals alike. Sincere Edwina Johnson, Festival Director. Photo Kate Holmes Jennifer St George, Chair, Byron Writers Festival. Grayling (a regular Byron Bay appreciation also to the visitor) whose insight into writers, commentators and patrons and organisations literary feast. passionate advocacy and we warmly invite you to join books and reading informs performers whose energising that add such richness and Thanks too to Chris involvement in the Festival – us in our beautiful coastal this year’s program: creativity will surely aff ect community spirit to our Hanley, the Festival an Order of Australia Medal town to be a part of the 21st To read is to fl y: it is to us all. Festival week. Without their founder, honoured this and Byron Shire’s Citizen of Byron Writers Festival, and be soar to a point of vantage, The Festival is supported generous support, we would year with two prestigious the Year Australia Day award. transported – Where Stories which gives a view over by nearly 100 individual be unable to bring you this awards for his longstanding On behalf of the team, Take You. Three days of storytelling in plenty of space Three days of storytelling, market and numerous café debate, and big ideas in one areas serving delicious food of the world’s most beautiful and drinks. coastal settings. At Byron The Festival has also Writers Festival (4–6 partnered with local August) more than 130 organisations to present a writers and thinkers will series of 20 satellite Feature converge on the Festival Events and 13 workshops site at Elements resort to throughout Byron Bay and celebrate all things literary. Photo Evan Malcolm the wider Northern Rivers. Byron Writers Festival is set up a bit like a music You can move between conversations and Q&A’s. Our environment, politics, phi- Festival has it covered. • See essential information festival, with six stages spaces as you please, discov- guest writers’ works span a losophy, music, poetry and The Festival site features on getting to the Festival, (four marquees, two indoor ering a diverse program of huge variety of topics – fi c- social issues – wherever your a bookstore, book signings, parking, times and more on spaces). panel discussions, debates, tion, art, relationships, the passions lie, Byron Writers a sculpture walk, an artisan page 32.

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Prolific songwriter and about at all, with anyone. voice? performer Jimmy Barnes has And there were even things You are immensely likeable been a storyteller for more that came to me while writ- My publishers Harper- – how do you think that than 40 years, sharing his life ing that I had blocked from Collins were fantastic. They characteristic got you and passions with Austral- my memory. A lot of this offered ideas at the start but through your life and your ians of all ages at more than stuff had been hurting me then got out of the way. One career? 10,000 gigs. He chats about for a long time. Some of it thing I was told very early on writing Working Class Boy, his was killing me. So I had to was to just write. Don’t go As a child I had to make best-selling, Australian Book get it out... Writing a book back and edit too much. And people like me to survive. If Industry Award-winning turned out to be a good way don’t let others edit me. They they liked me maybe they memoir. of doing that. Yes, I did have wanted my story in my voice. wouldn’t hurt me. I tried very reservations. It was quite hard to keep that up. I was What made you decide to scary to open up all of this. How did the process top of my class so the teach- write your life story? Did I went from never talking affect you? Did you find it ers liked me. I was captain you have any reservations about it to sharing it with the emotional or intense going of the football team so my in the beginning? world almost overnight. back over old hurts or hard peers liked me. And I fought times? in gangs so that the people I really had no choice. You have a very natural who I thought would want I would sit down every to hurt me either liked me or day and write for hours and were scared of me. I joined hours. Each sentence I wrote, a band and all that training it felt like a load was lifting. at being liked became a skill It was confrontational too. that really helped me be- After a lot of these sessions come successful. I read that I would lay in bed unable to people who come from the sleep, wondering what else Photo Stephanie Barnes sort of background that I do I would remember. I would I got sober and fell off the often overachieve. So I didn’t PROUD TO BE THE BOOKSELLER AT THE wake in the middle of the wagon many times before ran parallel to my public and invent this behaviour, it’s just 2017 BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL night in a sweat reliving I got a grip on my life. Each private life. Sometimes it learned. But my childhood fragmented moments of my one of those clean times went on without me noticing was probably very instru- -SL[JOLY:[YLL[)`YVU)H`࠮    life as I dreamed. So I would gave me glimpses of what I why. This was what I needed mental in my success. 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I think spending 40 years squashed TO COINCIDE WITH THE BYRON BAY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL a bad place too, and had Gabriel Garcia Marquez we all have those faces but into the back seat of hire opening tough upbringings. I thought once said, ‘We live three sometimes they have more cars, if you think being alone of ways to get them off the lives, our public life, our power than we like to think. and away from loved ones is Friday 4th August hook. But the reality was that private life and our secret glamorous. Then, rock and 6-8pm they had a lot to answer for life’ – how much of each did How hard is it to look roll is the job for you. and until I could understand you include in Working Class at how you’ve lived and gaia barnatan, sabine brosche, darren bryant, raimond de weeirdt, kathy egan, jenny kitchener, nikky morgan-smith, sabine pick, their part in my life I would Boy? what you’ve done? 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North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 27 Where stories take you... Charlie’s underwater life and a feast of fiction, music and memoir A Life Underwater is the isolated 12-year-old with extraordinary memoir of Spread your learning difficulties to one marine biologist Charlie fiction wings of the world’s most popular Veron, a maverick Australian magicians. The Festival is thrilled who transformed our Sudanese refugee Deng to welcome acclaimed understanding of coral reefs. Adut will recount his journey Australian novelists including Hailed by David from child soldier to lawyer Kate Grenville, Ashley Hay, Attenborough and and 2017 NSW Australian of Anita Heiss, Hannah Kent, proclaimed a second Charles the Year alongside his co- A S Patric, Nicolas Rothwell, Darwin, Charlie Veron has author Ben Mckelvey. Kim Scott and local Robert lived up to his namesake. Other highlight Drewe. They join a bestselling Even as a toddler, he had memoirists and biographers lineup of Australian crime a deep affinity with the include Caroline Baum (Only), writers, including David Free, natural world, and by school Jane Hutcheon (China Baby Mirandi Riwoe (M. J Tjia), Novelist Kate Grenville. Photo Darren James he knew more about some revelling in a beauty that Love), Nikki Gemmell (After) Michael Robotham and Jock sciences than his teachers. few others have seen. In will discuss his bestselling, and Australian Idol judge and Kim Mahood whose Serong. International guests This didn’t prevent him his engaging memoir he award-winning memoir, Mark Holden spins the chair Position Doubtful Tim Winton travelling to Byron Bay failing in a system that explains what reefs say about Working Class Boy. Legendary for us on the TV and music nominated as his 2016 include US novelist Kayla Rae smothered creativity, and it our planet’s past and future, singer and songwriter Tex industries. favourite book. Whitaker whose debut novel was only by chance that he and why it’s critical they be Perkins will reveal his newly Master illusionist and Please check the The Animators is a dazzling went to university. And only protected. Also why scholarly released autobiography. escapologist Cosentino will Festival program at www. story of female friendship, by chance that he became a independence must be The two will come together share his greatest trick – how byronwritersfestival.com/ and one of Indonesia’s marine biologist, through his safeguarded. For it was the for a special session with he learned to read – and was festival-17 for all sessions most influential writers Eka love of scuba diving. freedom he had as a young Mandy Nolan to discuss their transformed from a bullied featuring these guests. Kurniawan. But once Charlie found his scientist, to be wayward, to rock’n’roll lives. Sarah Blasko Please check the Festival speciality he revolutionised it. take risks – a freedom barely will feature in a one-on- program at www.byronwrit- He generated a new concept imaginable in today’s world one conversation with The ersfestival.com/festival-17 for of evolution that incorporates of managed academia – that Saturday Paper’s Erik Jensen all sessions. environmental change and a allowed his breakthroughs. as well as a Music Makers radical idea of what species Charlie Veron features Music and session with musician and are, matters that lie at the at the Festival on Saturday novelist Holly Throsby. heart of conservation. He has in sessions ‘The Reef: A Life memoir Richard Roxburgh and An- identified more coral species Underwater’ and ‘To Swim in Highlighting our stellar line- drew Knight take us behind than anyone in history, the Sea’ with Julia Baird and up of musos and memoirists the scenes of the hugely and become known as the Jill Eddington. He will also appearing at the Festival, popular TV-series Rake. Godfather of Coral. introduce a special screen- whose stories will make the In his startlingly hon- Charlie has dived most ing of Chasing Coral at Byron heart sing. est memoir My Idol Years, of the world’s coral reefs, Theatre on Friday (8pm). Rock icon Jimmy Barnes seventies pop star, barrister Musician and novelist Holly Throsby.

28 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo byronwritersfestival.com Be illuminated by science This year’s Byron Writers Festival hosts a range of conversations for those interested in delving into the environment, astronomy and science, led by some of the world’s leading scientifi c minds. From discoveries Byron’s premier comfort footwear specialists made below the waterline to Locally owned and operated by experienced staff those made looking at the Winter Range now in Store stars, you will be enthralled by this year’s lineup of non- fi ction writers. women men children Kickstart your Festival weekend on Friday with Shop 2/a6 Jonson St Byron Bay (beach end) a Feature Event at Byron Ph: 6685 6713 Theatre when the master of conversation Richard Fidler VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE FOOD AVAILABLE will interview biologist and tree-whisperer David George Haskell (6.30pm). Also on Friday but on the Dava Sobel, author of The Glass Universe. Photo Mia Berg other side of town, get your geek on for an evening of writer Dava Sobel, Emrys regenerative agriculture in marvel at the many nuances cerebral celebration when Westacott and beloved ABC ‘Farming that Doesn’t Cost of nature, in ‘Stories from Tim Flannery, Dava Sobel broadcaster Robyn Williams the Earth’. Nature’s Great Connectors’, and Adam Spencer present talk ‘Science, Philosophy On Sunday, Dava Sobel, and fi nally, David Gillespie ‘Night of the Nerds’ with MC and Ideas’. Indigenous whose recent book, The Glass and Kate Grenville explore Billi’s Indian comedian Mandy Nolan at Australian writer Bruce Universe, looks to the stars to the realities of a synthetic Authentic Elements of Byron (8pm). Pascoe, whose book Dark reveal the hidden history of world, while asking what are Saturday is the big day Emu challenges the claim female astronomers, will join we really consuming, and Indian Restaurant at the main Festival site that pre-colonial Aboriginal Melissa Ashley and Ashley what are the repercussions? for the science geeks and society was essentially a Hay for ‘Women in Science’. Please check the NEWLY RENOVATED! GREAT NEW LOOK greenies among us. First up, hunter-gatherer society, joins David George Haskell, Festival program at www. OPEN TUESDAY– SUNDAY 4.30PM TO LATE Charlie Veron speaks about author and longtime farmer Tim Flannery and Nicolas byronwritersfestival.com/ indian CLOSED MONDAY a life spent underwater, Charles Massy, to discuss Rothwell will continue to festival-17 for all sessions billi 8 Wilfred St, Billinudgel • 6680 3352 while David George Haskell, featuring these guests. BYO • Credit cards Magdalena Roze and Emrys Westacott discuss the wisdoms of frugal living in ‘The Simple Life: Why Less is More, More or Less’. Kim Mahood, Bruce Pascoe and Nicolas Rothwell examine the role of landscape in their work, and Lawrie Zion discusses his new book, Our Weather Obsession, which lifts the lid on our insatiable appetite for meteorological media. Then, acclaimed scientist Tim Flannery tells us just how sunlight and seaweed might feed, power and clean up our world. On Saturday afternoon award-winning science Scientist Tim Flannery. Photo Damien Pleming

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30 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo byronwritersfestival.com Social issues shaping our lives under scrutiny This year’s guest lineup Pung in ‘Speaking Out day closes with Madeline includes human rights Loud: Women, Faith and Gleeson, Graeme Innes and activists, indigenous writers, Sexism’. Mei Fong discusses Ian Townsend discussing religious leaders, feminists China’s one-child policy and human rights and protection and gender warriors its ramifications. Religion of the vulnerable. representing many creeds and friendship connect in Please check www. and important causes. Their ‘The Attachment: Letters byronwritersfestival.com/ works inspire, command, in Conversation’ with Tony festival-17 for all sessions divert and sometimes even Doherty and Ailsa Piper. The featuring these guests. disturb the very fabric of our social lives – and they champion vital societal change. The main Festival officially opens at 9.30am on Friday with Welcome to Country by Delta Kay and the Bunyarra Dancers. At 10am, celebrated Australian novelist and Noongar man Kim Scott will discuss his latest novel, Taboo, with Steven Lang. Also on Friday morning, Clementine Ford has her say in ‘Speaking Out Loud: Women, Faith and Sexism’. indigenous artists from Australia and India, including Storytelling: 60,000 years socio-political landscape that get when you put a Muslim, Kim Mahood, Joshua and Counting’. Then David has given rise to the likes of a Monsignor and a Buddhist Yeldham and Venkat Shyam Gillespie reveals the science Trump, while Clementine on a writers’ panel? A explore ‘Making Art About of identifying and dealing Ford, Bri Lee and Michael ‘Hunger for Spirituality’ with Country’. with psychopaths at work Sala explain why gender is Susan Carland, Tony Doherty On Saturday, Indigenous and home in ‘Taming Toxic still on the agenda. and Meshel Laurie, chaired Australian writer Bruce People’. Kenan Malik, David Sunday features a wide by the always-charming Pascoe joins Kim Scott, Delta Marr and John Safran range of sessions exploring Ailsa Piper. Kay and Adam Shoemaker unravel the second coming religion, gender and human Later Carland, who makes to celebrate ‘Indigenous of Pauline Hanson and the rights. First up, what do you the case that feminism and Islam can be complementary in Fighting Hislam, joins Clementine Ford and Alice

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North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 31 Where stories take you... Kids Big Day Out on Sunday Sunday at the main Festival site is where Jack had to join a special spelling group the party’s jumping with Hilary Badger, that helps kids like him who fi nd spell- Tristan Bancks, Peter Helliar, Lucas ing hard. Proudfoot, Sally Rippin, and Richard Jack found his friend Aaron there and Roxburgh on hand to entertain children they’re in the spelling group together. of all ages (sessions are in the Green- Jack also had a friend named Billie who stone Partners Marquee). was very clever. They remained friends As well as the chance for kids to in spite of their diff erences. meet their literary heroes, there’s a My favourite part of the book was Storytelling Tipi to explore, creative Photo Kalem Horn when Jack fi nished the fi rst level on writing and craft workshops, a drawing the frog game so quickly and Aaron activity table, pop-up library and the Isobelle Carmody is one of Australia’s said it took him two days to fi nish it. It StoryBoard bus. Kids Big Day Out tickets most highly acclaimed fantasy authors. gave Jack some kind of confi dence that ($40) include one accompanying adult he may not be as dumb as he thinks (who must remain with their child in the after all. allocated marquee). Hey Jack Sally Rippin’s way of engaging the Author: Sally Rippin reader sure worked on me! I would rec- Isobelle Carmody joins Reviewed by: Samantha Teale, aged 9, ommend this book to students fi nding Byron Bay Public School school hard. It may be a short book, but line-up! Have you ever read a book called Hey it sure has a powerful message. Have The Festival is thrilled to announce that Jack the Extra-Special Group? I fi nd this a go, you should read it; it may inspire Isobelle Carmody (Ice Maze, The Red book inspiring because Jack never gives you as much as it inspired me! Queen, The Obernewtyn Chronicles) will up, no matter what happens. join the lineup this year taking the place As well as this book’s being inspir- • For all Kids Big Day Out book reviews of Morris Gleitzman who, regrettably, ing, it tells a beautiful story about a boy by Byron Bay Public School students is no longer able to attend the Festival. named Jack, who fi nds spelling hard. visit www.echo.net.au. Essential festival information back last year, the 2017 between the Festival site and Festival. Instead, we have a Dates & times Byron Writers Festival has Byron CBD approximately free water-refi ll station. With Friday 4 August till Sunday 6 increased seating capacity. every 30 minutes. The cost is your help, we will eliminate August, 8.30am – 5pm Each outdoor marquee will $5 each way, paid directly to the waste of 3000-plus water Tickets and information include an additional shaded the driver as cash. More in- bottles! Thanks to Byron visit byronwritersfestival. annex with chairs, allowing formation including a map of Shire Council for supporting com or call 6685 5115. A small up to 385 extra seats per ses- pickup points can be found this initiative. allocation of 1-day and 3-day sion with dedicated seating on our website or by calling passes will be available for areas reserved for disabled the shuttle bus company Go Auslan purchase at the gate from patrons. Byron, on 02 6685 5008. 8.30am each day. However Please note the Festival interpreters we strongly advise that you is still general admission, Car parking Auslan interpreters are avail- book now to avoid disap- meaning there is no reserved The Festival carpark is able at the Festival on Satur- pointment. seating. We also ask that in located approx 200 metres day and Sunday. For details the spirit of a ‘free-roaming’ from the Festival entrance, on how to book an Auslan Location Festival, if you wish to get and opens at 7.30am (please interpreter please visit the The Festival site is located up and stretch your legs be- note gates don’t open until FAQ section at byronwriters- at Elements of Byron, 144 tween sessions, please do so 8.30am). There is a $5 daily festival.com. Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay graciously so that other pa- charge (cash only) for park- (approximately 5km from trons can take your vacated ing onsite. Please have the Live updates Byron town centre). Please seat for the next session. correct change ready for Follow us on check the Festival program collection and obey parking Facebook, Instagram for session start times. Shuttle bus attendants to ensure traffi c (@byronwritersfestival) and A Festival shuttle bus will op- fl ows smoothly. Twitter (@bbwritersfest) Increased seating erate from 7.30am till 5.30pm for important updates and capacity on Friday and Saturday, and BYO bottle 2017 Festival highlights. 8.00am till 5.30pm on Sun- There will be no onsite Join the conversation with After your valuable feed- day. The shuttle bus will run sales of bottled water at the #byronwf2017.

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32 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Property Rustic & Modern Living A well-loved family home Unbelievable Value / Studio Apt 18 Casons Lane, New Brighton 12 Train Street, Mullumbimby 10/121 Dalley St, Mullumbimby 4 3 5 $2,390,000 3 1 2 Sale Price or Auction 1 1 1 $359,000

Th is unique coastal A tranquil ambience and Everyone knows how property is a rare fi nd perfectly located just prices have soared in set upon the North a 5-minute stroll from real estate, especially in Arm of the Brunswick Mullumbimby town Mullum over the past River. Th e home was centre, this gorgeous year. built almost 2 years home off ers potential Th ere are many reasons: ago by local craft smen, to home owners and cheap fi nance, a lack of with a mix of local and investors alike. Open- stock and of course the hardwood timbers plan living/dining areas inevitable pressure of the throughout. Open-plan capture fantastic breezes market as Australia’s population increases. living with high ceilings, a wood heater, timber fl oors and natural and are complemented by private leafy gardens and child-friendly Th ere is also the ever present magnet of “Amenity Migration” which, light. Views to the river from the spacious eastern deck. Polished lawns creating the perfect haven for those desiring a laidback combined with sea changers, tree changers, the Byron ripple eff ect, concrete benchtops, quality European appliances and a River Red town lifestyle. Featuring a light north-facing double-sized master the education hub demographic, “border bounce”... (that’s where Gum island bench are features of the modern kitchen. Bedrooms with built-in robe, large bathroom with separate shower, toilet and people just don’t want to go into Qld), coastal migration, equatorial have ceiling fans and the master bedroom features an ensuite bathtub, along with a neat kitchen, separate laundry and north- migration and being a major magnet area for retirees, all surge with a deep bathtub, walk-in robe and panoramic views to the facing covered rear deck. Light and bright, this low-maintenance together to grab a piece of our cake! river. Th e home is fully wired and insulated throughout, making pretty property off ers close proximity to cafes and schools. a professional music studio. Underneath you will fi nd the fourth Yep, that’s a few of the reasons why prices have risen and why the toilet, laundry, storage and an outdoor shower. Th e house features pressure will continue. Th e people who suff er the most are our locals 5kW solar and mains power, solar H/W, NBN internet access and on limited income and that’s why “aff ordable housing” is the new 10,000 litres of rainwater plus town water. gold mine both for them and the people who can supply it! Open: Saturday 5th August 2017 1.30pm–2pm Open: Inspect by appointment Auction: Saturday 19th August 2017 at 3pm Open: By appointment Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Contact: Staurt Aitken 0419 242 432 Contact: Mark Cochrane 0416 142 663 Katrina Beohm Real Estate McGrath Byron Bay Professionals & Mark Cochrane

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All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided and interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries. Residential | Commercial | Rural | Finance North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 35 Property Artistic Haven by the Water Mullumbimby Charm Farm with panoramic views 122 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores 34 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby 642 Binna Burra Road, Federal 3 1 4 1 $790,000 3 1 2 Sale Price or Auction

Th is is a truly special Classic weatherboard Basking in a panoramic property, a spacious character home faces Wilsons Creek Valley and comfortable home north, with views to outlook, this secluded with a northern aspect. Mt Chincogan over retreat is set on Th e 923m2 lakefront cow paddocks across approximately 31ha property borders the road, setting a rural (76 acres) of stunning national park and has scene. bushland. Th e idyllic direct water access. Four spacious bedrooms, hobby farm off ers a Th e home has spacious eat in kitchen, lounge magnifi cent hinterland open living, large bedrooms; most rooms enjoy water views with beautiful French doors, high ceilings, timber fl oors oasis for nature lovers and lead out to the numerous private outdoor areas off ering throughout and a fully fenced yard making it a safe haven for kids with scope to rebuild or renovate. A covered deck overlooks you a choice of places to relax and soak up the tranquil natural or pets. sprawling gardens and bush views, and wall-to-wall louvred glass showcases a lush tropical outlook. Fronting onto Stony and surrounds. Paddleboard or kayak from your backyard, enjoy an Well located within a short walk into town and to the famous Wilsons Creeks, enjoy an abundance of wildlife, birdsong and array of native wildlife. Access to the Pro-am golf course is only Mullum farmers market. Sports fi elds only a couple of minutes native fl ora, allowing you to build your home around amazing 100m, and pristine beaches are a few minutes’ drive. away as are the Riverside reserves. scenery. With an option to clear land for pasture grazing and Th e beautiful home has many features including a luxurious Lush tropical gardens make it private, with a sense of being in your enhanced views, this home off ers easy access to Bangalow, bathroom, timber fl oors, a wood fi re, art studio, solar power, own little world. Th e 670m2 block has a lapsed DA approval for a Mullumbimby and iconic Byron Bay, while it’s less than two rainwater tanks. Lush gardens enhance this special property. granny fl at. Take a look! kilometres into Federal.

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ELDERS BANGALOW • 5 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 39 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Auction 26th August at 1pm • 26 Granuaille Rd, Bangalow. Wed 12–12.30pm & Sat 10–10.30am • 642 Binna Burra Road, Federal. Sat 11–11.30am • 165 Brooklet Drive, Newrybar. Sat 12–2.30pm MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 6 Palm Tree Cres, Bangalow. Wed & Sat 11–11.30am • 5 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12th August 11.30am • 851 Bangalow Rd, Bangalow. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 450 Repentance Creek Road, Rosebank. Sat 12–12.30pm • 10 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12th August 12pm • 32 Charlotte St, Bangalow. Sat 12–12.30pm • Lot 9 Monet Drive, Montecollum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 68 Barrys Road, Modanville. Wed 2–2.30pm & Sat 1–1.30pm • 10 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12.15–12.45pm • 11 Lomandra Lane, Mullumbimby. Sat 19th August 10.30am • 11 Lomandra Lane, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm • 12 Train Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 19th August 3pm FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 12 Train Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 1.30–2pm • 34 Blackbean Road, Wilsons Creek. Sat 26th August 10am • 6A–D/155–159 Broken Head Road, Suff olk Park. Thu 9.15–9.45am • 133 Forresters Way, Tintenbar. Sat 1.30–2pm • 51 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 26th August 11am • 11/64 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Thu 10–10.30am • 642 Binna Burra Road, Federal. Sat 2nd September 12pm • 39 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Thu 11–11.30am PARKINSON REAL ESTATE • 450 Repentance Creek Road, Rosebank. Sat 16th September 10am • House 3, 16 Oakland Court, Byron Bay. Thu 11–11.30am •2/1 Pacifi c Vista Dr, Byron Bay. Thu 2–2.30pm & Sat 11.30am–12pm • 165 Brooklet Drive, Newrybar. Sat 16th September 12pm • 534 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Thu 11.45am–12.15pm PROFESSIONALS MARK COCHRANE • 892 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Thu 12.30–1pm PROFESSIONALS MARK COCHRANE • 101 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Thu 5–5.45pm • 101 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 19th August 12pm onsite • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Fri 10–10.30am • 34 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.45am • 1–4/6–8 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Fri 11–11.30am • 101 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.45pm RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Fri 12–12.30pm • 30 Mia Court, Ocean Shores. 26 August 2017 • 8/183 Broken Head Road, Suff olk Park. Sat 9–9.30am RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 39 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 30 Mia Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–1pm RAY WHITE BYRON BAY • 2 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Beach Avenue, South Golden Beach. Sat 11–11.45am • 134 Flowers Rd, Binna Burra. This Sat 12.30pm onsite • 1/86 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am RAY WHITE BYRON BAY • 1 Sapphire Crt, Lennox Head. Sat 19th August 12pm onsite • 534 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Sat 10.45–11.15am • 14 Newes Rd, Coorabell. Wed 4–4.30pm • House 3, 16 Oakland Court, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 1 Sapphire Crt, Lennox Head. Thu 4–4.30pm • 5 Bay Vista Lane, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am • 119 Lawlers Lane, Bangalow. Thu 4.30–5pm New Listings • 26 Tallowood Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 56 Rankin Dr, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 8/2–6 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 12 Tristran Pde, Mullumbimby. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 10 Coachwood Court, Federal. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 1 Sapphire Crt, Lennox Head. Sat 11.30am–12pm ELDERS BANGALOW • 892 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 51/12 Hazelwood Close, Suff olk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • 68 Barrys Rd, Modanville • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 134 Flowers Rd, Binna Burra. Sat 12–12.30pm FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 3/7 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 14 Newes Rd, Coorabell. Sat 1.30–2pm • 4 Bangalay Court, Bangalow. Sat 12–12.30pm • 28 Cavvanbah Street, Byron Bay. Contact Agent • 119 Lawlers Lane, Bangalow. Sat 2–2.30pm • 35 Riverside Drive, Mullumbimby. Contact Agent • 35 Brandon Street, Suff olk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • 22 Argyle St, Mullumbimby. Sat 2–2.30pm • 14/64 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12.30–1pm • 8/183 Broken Head Road, Suff olk Park. $650,000 to $695,000 • 7 Staghorn Court (just off Palm Lily Cres), Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm • 4 Bangalay Court, Bangalow. $1,050,000 to $1,150,000 • 624 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek. Sat 2–2.30pm • House 3, 16 Oakland Court, Byron Bay. $1,280,000 to $1,400,000 • 4/17 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. $670,000 to $710,000 LJ HOOKER BRUNSWICK HEADS Rentals – Open House • 26 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Thu 2–2.30pm MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 22 Old Pacifi c Highway, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10–10.30am FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • Lot 9 Monet Drive, Montecollum • 40 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 7 & 18/18 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 51 Station Street, Mullumbimby • 21A Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 9 Sansom Street, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 165 Brooklet Drive, Newrybar • 2 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 3/1 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 202 Palmwoods Road, Main Arm • 30–32 Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 7/19 Marattia Place, Suff olk Park. Sat 1–1.30pm • 450 Repentance Creek Road, Rosebank • 2 Riverside Crescent, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm • 26 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 2–2.30pm PROFESSIONALS MARK COCHRANE • 10/121 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. $359,000 LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE, LENNOX HEAD Auctions • 7 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. $609,000 • 7 Tea Tree Place, East Ballina. Sat 12–12.30pm • 17 River Terrace, Mullumbimby. $785,000 • 200 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. Sat 1–1.30pm ELDERS BANGALOW • 34 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. $790,000 • 26 Granuaille Rd, Bangalow. Thu 31 Aug 6pm at Heritage House • 3/77 Frasers Road, Mullumbimby Creek. $919,000 MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 6 Palm Tree Cres, Bangalow. Thu 31 Aug 6pm at Heritage House • 5 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Thu 1–1.30pm • 32 Charlotte St, Bangalow. Thu 31 Aug 6pm at Heritage House RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 2/68 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Thu 1–1.30pm • 68 Barrys Rd, Modanville. Thu 31 Aug 6pm at Heritage House • 2/14 Bonanza Drive, Billinudgel • 34 Blackbean Road, Wilsons Creek. Sat 10–10.30am • 851 Bangalow Road, Bangalow. Sat 2 Sep 2pm onsite • 51 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am RAY WHITE BYRON BAY • 680 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 10–10.30am FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 14 Newes Rd, Coorabell • 2/68 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Auction 19th August 12.30pm • 12 Tristran Pde, Mullumbimby

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Of alternative rockers who just wanted to concert. No-one even bothered to check my get onstage and make something happen. age. It was wild. I thought all gigs were going Of the time when Sydney was fricking awe- to be like that. People just leaping off shit. some. Perkins laughed, ‘So did I! It set the tone!’ In 1985 when the world was singing We ‘There’s a lot of remembering,’ he refl ects on are the World, Perkins joined a bunch of the process. his mates and released an EP titled Lorne ‘On an actual practical physical level I got in Greene Shares His Precious Fluids. contact with a whole lot of people whom I Perkins is an arch-collaborator. He’s had wouldn’t have if I weren’t writing. It was great more bands than hot dinners. So his story is to do that. To realise that looking back at it clearly an important one. all we have been through, ups and downs and fallings out and then realise I love these It wasn’t Tex’s idea to write a book. It was people. I really still appreciate and feel how I rock journalist Stuart Coupe’s. felt about them when I was 18.’ ‘He said he had a publisher ready to go. The boy from Brisbane was embraced by a lot They were green-lighting the project,’ says of older dudes who took on the big brother Tex, who wasn’t initially eff usive about the role, blokes including Spencer P Jones and idea of telling his story. Boris Sudjovic. Later on, even Iggy. There ‘I didn’t think we had the numbers. These are many stories in Tex’s book… all checked rock bios are based on either huge success thoroughly of course with the lawyer (note or huge excess. I have had that I resisted using the oft-heckled tagline bit of both but not to any from Cruel Sea song). degree that needed to be ‘You can work on a manuscript carefully but in a book… but they had it’s the little things that upset people.’ a bag of money, and I said okay. I could do that.’ ‘Stuart told me that you fi nd out that who gets upset the most are the people who Tex didn’t start out writ- aren’t in the book! If I couldn’t make it funny ing the book. It started or I didn’t have an angle, then it didn’t go in. as a series of interviews with Stuart. ‘I found that constructing the story on the page opened doors in my mind and I had get ‘I thought he was writing to the point. In the construction of the story a book about me,’ says I was writing jokes; things would naturally Tex. write to a punchline, so I would go there rather than tell other information.’ ‘All the time I thought he will go and interview One of the things that stands out most about other people about me Perkins’s book, other than it’s a rollicking and write the book… good read, is how refreshingly unimpressed and then he presented he is with himself. This is not a book of an me with a fi rst draft; author congratulating himself. TEX TALKS he wrote it from my He critiques his input on his huge output of perspective! I was albums, like a school teacher going back and shocked at how TEX IS A FUNNY PRICK. IN AN INDUSTRY FULL OF writing an assessment where he writes of his unaware I was but 1993 Tex Don & Charlie album, ‘I think I am the PEOPLE WHO TAKE THEMSELVES SO SERIOUSLY, really when I read it weakest link here. I still hadn’t learnt how to I said it doesn’t sound like me; it has to be sing at this point.’ Wow, and he’s got himself PERKINS IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. written from my perspective.’ And so Perkins an ARIA. Well in theory. The story about what went about telling his story himself, using happened to that ARIA is in the book. his interviews with Coupe as the core of the Sure he’s got the swagger, he’s got the So you know him from The Cruel Seal, The book. ‘I think it’s important to be your own harshest charisma, he’s certainly got the stage pres- Beasts of Bourbon, Tex, Don & Charlie, Dark critic,’ says Tex. ence, but being a rock’n’roll frontman, ‘a Horse, Thug, The Ladyboyz, the Dum Dums, Like anyone writing a memoir, Perkins found stone stud-symbol’ as Iggy Pop tagged him, but there’s a whole lot more along the way… himself falling into reverie, remembering ‘You don’t want other people to do that.’ is part of the act and Perkins walks that fi ne like how Gregory Perkins became Tex. things he thought he’d forgotten. Tex Perkins is a featured panelist at the line between performance and pisstake. 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Doni Raven & the Collective Insanity present original AUSTRALIA HAS LOST ITS VOICE music accompanied by live painting and projection by abstract artist Hamish Gordon. Gordon creates contem- porary art before your eyes while the band plays the Last week one of Australia’s as a child, thanks to the third- raw energetic compositions of Doni Raven. most important musicians died. world health conditions Indig- He didn’t trade on rockstar enous people experience in Each unique piece of art will be created and auctioned sexuality. He made money this country. Forty-six-year-old on the night, capturing the intensity and emotion of the but he didn’t buy fancy cars white men with international music. Special guests Walrus & the Carpenter. Saturday or expensive real estate – his music careers don’t die like this. 12 August at Mullumbimby Court House Hotel at money went back to his com- It’s the consequence of being 7pm. Tickets $10 at the door. munity. He didn’t even really do a black man in a country that interviews. He was too shy. doesn’t think it’s racist, that MADE IN OZ Years ago when I interviewed took too long to say Sorry. him I spoke to his manager. And when they did say Sorry it He wasn’t from Melbourne, or became about how wonderful Made In Australia stands alone and unmatched as the Sydney or Adelaide, or any of Kevin Rudd was for being part nation’s number-one tribute to classic Australian rock. the usual places world-famous of this ‘seminal’ moment for With a wealth of experience performing in signed origi- Aussie musicians live. He was whitey, celebrating how great nal recording acts, as well as top-class tribute shows from Galiwin’ku community we were for apologising. Some- and popular cover bands, members of Made in Austra- on Elcho Island off the coast how the pain and trauma of lia have toured and performed throughout Australia, of Arnhem Land and he made stealing children was overshad- Europe, Asia, the UK and New Zealand. his mark even though he never owed by how impressed we As seasoned musicians they have shared the stage with acquiesced to dominant Anglo were with ourselves for fi nally many of this country’s most successful and best-loved culture and sang in English. showing compassion. Showing. performers including Jimmy Barnes, Billy Thorpe, The Dr G sang in his language in a Not feeling. Angels, Diesel, The Screaming Jets, Choirboys, Jon way that was so transcendent it Of course it’s not ‘our fault’. Stevens and many others. Made in Australia delivers a was impossible to listen and not Modern Australia has always powerful, high-energy punch and takes great pride in feel transformed. As an outsider been uncomfortable with presenting the most authentic live versions of Australia’s I was so moved that his song acknowledging their guilt. That most iconic classic rock songs, undoubtedly the closest graciously off ered me a chance a few generations down the to the original artists that you will hear anywhere! to step inside and quietly expe- track from our racist roots that Featuring many huge hits and revisiting some long- rience the story of this country we still benefi t from white privi- lost gems from Australia’s rich musical past, the show that existed long before my lege derived from invasion, but contains something to please a wide range of musical MISS RENEE SIMONE PLAYS white ancestors came here. hey, we’re not responsible for tastes and audiences of all ages. Friday 18 August at His song has a way of getting ELEMENTS OF BYRON ON FRIDAY the behaviour of our ancestors! the Ballina RSL. 8.30pm. $25. Tickets on sale now. inside you. His music came We didn’t do it! But we did. And from a place that felt more like we still do. We all benefi t from the spirit of this country than Invasion privilege. Generations anything I’ve ever heard, a story of trauma have delivered the SAE HELPS YOUNG DJ FIND HIS GROOVE whose words I don’t speak or Indigenous nation of Australia even understand but somehow with health inequities that they fi nd a place in my body. Nineteen-year-old student and aspir- How has being a DJ changed your If you’re interested in studying audio, mean they die at least ten ing DJ from SAE Byron, Karime Baylis, life? fi lm, 3D animation, games or graphic It’s a wail I feel under my skin, years before non-Indigenous has won a spot at a national DJ Acad- design, SAE Byron is throwing open Being a DJ has opened up so many his music a soft breeze around Australians. That’s why a man emy in Brisbane. Only 90 were chosen the doors to their state-of-the-art great opportunities for me, most my legs that gently pulls to the who should have had access to from more than 3,000 applicants. This campus for an OPEN DAY! It’s all hap- recently being chosen as a contestant centre of a mystery I am unable gold-class healthcare dies at 46 was quite a testament to Karime’s tal- pening Saturday 5 August, 11am–3pm. out of thousands of entrants in the to fathom. It was the music of a chronic health condition. ent and the skills he’s learnt at SAE. Speak to their experienced team, tour national Your Shot DJ Competition. of place. His music felt like That’s what we were saying the campus, attend an info session Can you tell me what you love most something sacred, and hearing Sorry for. It has also helped to cement what I and take part in a series of interactive about DJ work? him live was nothing short of But Sorry isn’t enough. I want to do and has helped me gain demonstrations using their high-end a privilege for a middle-class remember being taught that I love the fact that you can take two confi dence and create awesome net- equipment and amazing facilities. white woman living on the it’s not enough to say sorry, you audio sources, blend them together works and lifelong friendships. Saturday 11am–3pm. Visit coast, far far away from the have to change your behaviour. seamlessly and send it out to the sae.edu.au or more You really look like you get into it places he sang to. It’s time for a treaty. Australia is crowd to enjoy. information. when you are up there. What does Singing in his native Yolngu the only Commonwealth coun- What is the kind of music that you it feel like to have all those people language, this modest and try that doesn’t have a treaty like playing? dancing to the music you are put- quietly spoken man sold more with its Indigenous peoples. No ting out there for them? than half a million copies of his doubt we’ll eventually negoti- I love playing dubstep, trap, drum and album around the world. He ate a treaty and then spend the bass but I also enjoy playing house! I love getting into it and giving back sang for the Queen and yet he rest of history congratulating How has SAE helped you achieve to the crowd. It is an incredible feeling spent his last days in an itiner- ourselves on how inclusive your dream? knowing that people are loving what ant camp on a Darwin beach we are. Maybe whitey should I have created for them – it’s a huge before being taken by friends meditate on this next time SAE honoured me with a scholarship rush! to hospital where he died of they’re getting a facial or are on to study a Diploma in EMP this year, which has helped me to understand What’s next for you? renal failure. He was just 46. a massage table listening to the the music industry and understand the Dialysis wasn’t available on number-one choice in relax- I am DJing at a local Rivers Pulse Youth structure of a track – which can also Elcho Island so he was forced ation music at doctors’ surger- Event in Nesbitt Park, Lismore, on Sat- help when blending tracks together as to stay in a long-grass camp. ies and wellness clinics around urday 12 August, 11am–4pm, and apart a DJ. I love producing my own music He had suff ered from liver- and the country: Dr G Yunupingu. from that I am working on my fi rst EP! as it is a great escape into a creative How ironic is that? I for one, am kidney-related health problems vortex and is extremely satisfying. since he contracted Hepatitis B very, very Sorry.

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The laughs keep coming at the Byron Brewery with Com- edy in the Garden warming up those winter woes. This month sees Steven J Whiteley take the stage as STEVEN the Comedy in the Garden J WHITELEY headline. Steve has been performing standup comedy for more than 10 years. He’s VORNO

MC FOR travelled to every corner of THE EVENING the country, and performed JONATHAN at nearly every major festival ATHERTON Australia has to off er. FREE His highly successful Adelaide ENTRY CHRISTIAN MUSIC Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows, Natural Born Komedian and *Natural Born Komedian SUNSHINE COAST-BASED COURTESY BUS AVAILABLE CALL (02) 6639 6100 TO BOOK A RIDE 2 – Born Again*, attracted the CHRISTIAN PATEY HAS JUST attention of Mary Tobin, who 1 SKINNERS SHOOT RD, BYRON BAY asked Steven to compere one RELEASED HIS LATEST AND of her productions The Best of the Ed Fest, with none other than MOST ETHEREAL TRACK, Stephen K Amos and Ed Byrne. CAN’T GET ENOUGH. Steven returned to his hometown of Brisbane in 2004, and quickly started supporting national and international acts Having joined forces with renowned electronic including Steady Eddie, Chris Franklin, Greg Fleet, Gary Who producers Steve Thronley and Jimmy2sox, he’s nailing and Jimeoin. the low-key take on dancy electronica. He has been described as ‘The Bogan Prince of Comedy’ and his anecdotal tales of growing up and living as a bogan Tell me about recording Safe to Say You are Free. resonate with crowds everywhere, leaving them roaring with Did you get the feeling that this was going to be a laughter. MC is internationally famed comedian, the unstop- bit of a break out for you? pable Jonathan Atherton. Just back from another stint in Singapore, this multilingual comic takes the reins on Friday 4 It started at my place, with Jimmy and me jamming August with a guest appearance by musical comedy sensation and writing he had a beat that he had written in Berlin and local RAW comedy 2017 winner Vorno. and that fi t the vibe we were going for at the time. We experimented vocally on the intro to the track, then Friday at 8pm. Free at the Byron Bay Brewery. I headed to Sydney and worked in the studio and we fi nished it off together. This was a new and exciting feeling for me and I felt extremely grateful for the STORIES IN THE CLUB opportunity to work with such a talented producer and friend. Mullumbimby has Politics in the Pub and Art in the Pub, and by How was playing the support for Tash Sultana and August there will also be ‘Stories in the Club’. Local award-win- ning storyteller Jenni Cargill-Strong is hosting and curating the Boo Seeka; how do landing those spots help build monthly community concert and has teamed up with Jennifer a following? Grainger of the Ngara Institute to co-ordinate the concerts. Supporting Boo Seeka and Tash was another highlight Jenni’s dream is to use story to deepen our connection to for me; it pushed my performance for sure and was country, as well as strengthening the weave of our community. really exciting. Playing to a sold-out crowd on both CONTINUES P42 nights is always good for introducing your music to new people. ” THE PHYSICALITY Tell me about recording Can’t Get Enough. OF THE DANCERS OF AUSTRALIAN DANCE Can’t Get Enough was recorded in Brisbane with THEATRE HAS BECOME producer Steve Thornely. I already had a demo for the LEGENDARY.” track and we worked on structure and production, THE AGE sampled a bunch of diff erent things such as a jewellery BE YOUR SELF box and a little pocket synth. Then Jimmy2sox from Flight Facilities helped out with writing percussion for Redux the song, bringing more energy to the track. What is the essence of good songwriting for you? Getting creative is a big thing for me in the writing process and it’s constantly evolving. I have no set procedure; I could start with a beat or on a synth these SOLO AND BY REQUEST days compared to in the past where I only wrote on a guitar. Being clear and honest with yourself and others ED KUEPPER around the writing process is key and giving it time to rest also. What should we expect for your show at the Byron FriDAY 18 AUGUST Brewery? BOOK NOW – WWW.clubmullum.com 85 Dalley StREET First up we have the talented Ella Fence opening the CLUB MULLUM Mullumbimby show, followed by a solo set by me looping synths and guitars and beats, playing my latest single and new tracks also. Always love playing in Byron – can’t wait. Old School Restaurant LUNCH Daily from 11:30am DINNER Tues – Sun from 5:30pm FRIDAY 18 & SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 Christian Patey and Ella Fence play at the Byron Bay For bookings call the club on 02 6684 2533 NORPA AT LISMORE CITY HALL Brewery on Saturday. COURTESY BUS WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY TICKETS norpa.org.au OR CALL 1300 066 772

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August tellers will include well- known locals traditional custodian and former screen actor Uncle Athol Compton; activist and actor Tony Barry; writer and performer Shona Anderson; author Graeme Innes as well as the president of Mullum- bimby Toastmasters, Louise Harrison. Jenni will also tell a tale and emcee. September tellers will include beloved longtime local historian, former farmer and Tweed/Byron fi re chief Frank Mills and writer and storyteller and Byron Youth Service manager Teeya Blatt. Stories can be factual, fi ctional or factional – which is a blend of the two. Jenni and Jen- nifer will aim to have regular stories from Indigenous tellers. Usually, Festival guest poet Arielle Cotting- Meanwhile, The Oak is her latest. [email protected] and six tellers will get 8–10 mins and, in ham, winner of the 2016 Australian ARTISTS GETTING IT WRITE Heather is the editor of Shaping the bookings for our Pitch the Publisher subsequent months, there will be Poetry Slam, will feature alongside Fractured Self: Poetry of Chronic Illness event must be made in advance opportunities for beginner tellers. host Hallett, together with a carousel Byron Writers Festival and Byron and Pain; was the poetry co-editor of at www.byroncentre.com.au or by Starts Sunday 13 August at the Mul- of invited and open readings, and a School of Art are excited to Wet Ink magazine for its six-year stint, phoning 6685 6807. $50 covers this and is currently the poetry editor of one-off opportunity and a copy of lum Ex-Services Club. Price $10/$5. poetry slam. Sunday 2pm. Entry is announce a collaborative exhibi- the academic journal Transnational Abroad, Broke & Busted. From 5pm on More details at the website www. free. tion of artists books titled The Literature. Monday at the Byron Community storytree.com.au/storiesintheclub/ Image Unbound. This exhibition The dynamic a capella quintet Centre. 4–5.30pm and for 14 years and over. off ers insight into the ways artists Eclecticus will also perform. Formed WRITING ON THE WALL deconstruct our understanding eight years ago and directed by WRITERS AT THE RAILS of how books carry meaning and Anita Kuhn, its name refl ects the Art Piece Gallery present what actually constitutes a book. On eclectic mix of musical styles in their TURNS 25! a literary-themed exhibi- show at the Lone Goat Gallery until repertoire. Heather will give the tion The Writings on the Wednesday. judge’s report followed by a reading On this Writers Festival weekend Wall. The eclectic collec- of the winning poems. All welcome. the Bay’s iconic spoken-word show tion of works on and of TRUTH AND LIES Writers at the Rails will celebrate paper, by more than a PITCH THE PUBLISHER its 25th anniversary. Since the fi rst dozen artists who reveal DOG SHOW show, hosted by Nimbin poet David what the writings on the Celebrate the winners of the 2017 wall means to them. Open- Dangerously Poetic Byron Writers Pitch the Publisher is the book Hallett in 1992, scores of local and launch of Abroad, Broke & Busted, a visiting poets have featured their ing at the Mullumbimby Festival Poetry Prize! Free music Have you got an attractive pooch? gallery on Friday at 6pm. and poetry will be presented at the compilation of Byron authors’ travel Maybe you’ve got a character dog? work, along with book launches and tales compiled by Matt Towner. All welcome. Byron Bay Library over 3.30–5pm As you know there is a new council popular poetry slams. They have already received lots of on Saturday, as part of the Byron minimum of two dogs per person manuscripts and short stories for Writers Festival. in the Shire and those dogs must be the literary agency and international taken out at all times. So here’s your The national poetry competition publisher Alan Whiticker, with more chance to shine: be part of the Best on the theme of Truth and Lies stories by local Byron and visiting in Bruns dog show at the Bruns- attracted entries from every state. writers to be pitched to Alan on the wick Picture House on Sunday, Enjoy a feature reading by competi- night. followed by a screening of Marley tion judge Heather Taylor Johnson, Any more full manuscripts or short and Me! 2pm. More info and tickets author of four books of poetry. stories can be emailed in advance to on brunswickpicturehouse.com. USE YOUR OTHER HAND

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AS URANUS RETROGRADE IN ARIES KICKS OFF A FIVE-MONTH DANCES-WITH- CINEMA REVIEWS ANGER TRANSIT, ROCK BAND THE SCRIPT’S BY JOHN CAMPBELL LYRICS OFFER A CREATIVE OPTION: TAKE THAT RAGE, PUT IT ON THE PAGE, TAKE THE PAGE TO THE STAGE... just for the creature’s faultless ARIES: With Uranus in your LIBRA: This week’s leonine WAR FOR facial expressions, but also sign joining Pluto, Saturn vibes in your social sector because he is a chimp strug- and Neptune retrograde, promise gratifying get- gling with the homo sapiens this is a great time to dig togethers, extravagant THE PLANET instincts that he absorbed in in. Nest. Flex your creative gestures, creative solutions, his captive youth. In pursuit muscles, get stuck into heaps of appreciation, and of the Colonel, he and his your favourite interests. won’t be averse to a spot OF THE APES band of close followers adopt And most importantly, fi nd of luxury spending. You’ll an orphaned, pretty young probably have to umpire girl (Amiah Miller) who has graceful ways of dealing Following on from Rise of personality clashes reminis- lost the power of speech as with distractions and intru- (2011) and Dawn of (2014), Matt cent of old-time circus-ring a result of the simian fl u that sions – snappy reactions Reeves’s fi lm completes what lion-taming though, so pol- has aff ected our species. Her won’t make you or anyone no appreciation of fi ne food has been a brilliant and unex- ish up on those whip skills. name, Nova, is not exactly a else happy. and wine. She rolls her eyes pectedly profound trilogy. PARIS ecstatically at everything subtle indicator of the future End of days is approaching TAURUS: Retrograde, SCORPIO: The life of that lays in wait for her in the Jacques orders. And what in the long confl ict between shmetrograde – the present Scorpio’s fi ring impres- evolving world order, but the sively right now, exercising a supreme achievement of man and ape. Taking refuge power-saving planetary fi lm is otherwise not lacking your talents to full stretch. CAN WAIT culinary art it is that escar- in the depths of the forest, pace suits you right down in nuance or keen observation Self-promotion works well gots need to be cooked alive. Caesar (Andy Serkis) and to the ground those Tauran of social mores and behaviour. this week, especially if you Obviously, being a Cop- (The French are so sophisti- his tribe have been hunted hooves stand on. And with Nor is it short on references strike out from the familiar pola makes it easier to get a cated, didn’t you know?) Every down by the US army. After your planetary diva Venus in to cinema classics (Spartacus, comfort zone and take a director’s gig. Eleanor (wife mouthful she takes is like a devastating loss, Caesar is the sign of home base, that’s The Great Escape, even Cool chance on doing something of Francis) has provided us entering heaven, while the torn between taking fl ight where this week’s action is: Hand Luke among them). new. While innovation can with a movie that is both a Frenchman – so recherché in and leading his apes across with visitors, rellies, tradies Again being written by Mark pay off , making signifi cant puerile and glossy travelogue his love of les fags – tells her the desert to a promised land, and unexpected guests. Bomback (and Reeves), it is a decisions without consulta- of business-class France and all she or anybody needs to or seeking bloody revenge Considering renos? Go for it. seamless successor to Dawn, tion isn’t recommended. a terminally boring homage know about the grog they are on the bald Colonel (Woody with perfectly coherent and GEMINI: With the coming to gluttony and pomposity. drinking. Harrelson) who has gone SAGITTARIUS: Retrograde recognisable characters. month’s astral emphasis in You can almost see in the feral and is a law unto himself Uranus brings surprises, Thankfully, the movie’s cringe Gemini’s communications thought bubbles above the (Brando’s Kurtz is the gift that not always of the welcome is apparent early, when Anne Visually, the action takes place department you’re network- variety, and Venus in Cancer heads of her characters Anne sighs, ‘Why do fl owers smell keeps giving in apocalyptic in a dark, wintery landscape ing dervishes, all over the is often highly emotional. and Jacques (Diane Lane so much better in France than epics such as this). that accentuates the gravity of latest techno innovations. Being deliberately provoca- and Arnaud Viard), as they sit in the States?’ (vomit), so you the drama and, augmented by Information, ideas and Having acquired the language tive or challenging isn’t this down to yet another 5-star can at least get a handle on Michael Giacchino’s intense, media are your thing, but of his former keepers, Caesar week’s smartest move; play- Michelin meal, the words ‘I the voguish emptiness of it all. brooding score, the eff ect is also the place you need to has also learnt from them to ing good listener will be way wonder what the poor people A bit of candy-arsed fl irting gripping from start to fi nish. take the most care this week put vengeance before other more rewarding. To para- are doing?’ Anne’s husband, happens along the way, but And the labour-camp scene not to cross lines via gossip, considerations – so he goes phrase a popular saying, Michael (Alec Baldwin, receiv- sadly, this is a fi lm of appalling in which Nova brings food to hearsay, rumour or fake after the Colonel. Caesar is don’t waste any opportunity ing more money than you or cliché made for people who Caesar is an absolute heart- news. remarkably believable, not for eloquent silence. I will earn in a year for barely have never travelled. breaker. CANCER: August brings two remembering his trite lines) CAPRICORN: With pushy big eclipses, during which is a Hollywood producer who Mars in proud Leo pressur- has to fl y from Provence to you lunar beings are advised ing this month’s eclipses that the moon space shuttle Hungary to oversee another and retrogrades, self major project. was only ever on track a interest’s rampant and small percentage of its jour- unexpressed feelings, unad- Anne, poor thing, has an ney – mostly it was course- dressed issues or ongoing earache that prevents her correcting. Like life on Earth, confl icts could erupt. During from joining him on the which needs attention this late-week Capricorn moon private jet to Budapest (life week to material world earn- remember that being right is so demanding for the ings, investments, savings, doesn’t necessarily get you rich), so Jacques, Michael’s assets and paperwork – just liked. And that most dramas associate, volunteers to drive saying. benefi t from a little humour Anne to Paris in his convert- and a lot of tolerance. ible retro Peugeot. And guess LEO: With feisty, argumen- tative Mars behaving like a what? Jacques knows every AQUARIUS: Relationships best restaurant in the world temperamental rock star, of all kinds – public, private, between there and the City feelings you’ve kept under committed, casual, cordial of Light. This might come as wraps, even from yourself, and competitive – are this a surprise too, but Anne, not could surface to sabotage week’s focus. As Venus acti- having Gallic sensitivities, has this week’s interactions. vates your emotional history Best suggestions? Don’t be (sometimes confronting stubborn. Do compromise. for Aquirkians), your primo Avoid emotional extremes. planet Uranus settles in for Maintain your composure. a spot of detoxing. Modern Take the lead as diplomatic technologies are your forte, negotiator, peace ambassa- so fi nd inventive new ways dor and patient mediator. to make peace with the past.

VIRGO: Has some project PISCES: Hard to tell fact been languishing in the from exaggerated claims pending fi le? Blaming and fantastic fi ctions this yourself only ends up in the week, but don’t take the guilts, but how does the strength of someone’s prospect of revisiting it in a convictions as an accu- creative new way appeal? rate gauge of their worth. Retrograde planetary moves Sidestep damage control tend to reconnect us to by checking background unfi nished business, making sources, verifying infor- this week ripe for another mation, and if something try: a wholehearted, give-it- seems just too good to be your-best eff ort. true it probably is.

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ȰɂEDUUHWWWD[ 1300 651 708 JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 Chartered Accountants & Registered Tax Agents PRESTIGE BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me fi rst for fast service. Richard ...... 0401 190960 BUILDERS Specialists in tax returns for individuals & small business DUFbuild $99 tax returns for under 21s ANTIQUES / RESTORATION build the dream Lodge your tax return online at www.barretttax.com.au Award Winning Builders • Renovations • Extensions • New Homes Darren Paxton FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454 Master Builders 2ƯFH 0412 497 637 Licence No.94573C 1300 095 393 ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry ...... 66847415

ACCOUNTANT – MARTIN McCARTHY ...... 66874026 APPLIANCE REPAIR DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ...... 66834008 or 0407 728998 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C ...... 66291169 or 0412 967677 ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Offi ce Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas ...... 66843575 or 0414 922786 BOOKKEEPING MYOB/QB/XERO BAS registered. Reasonable rates ...... 0414 500640 BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C ...... 0415 793242 ARCHITECTS BigTree Bookkeeping Book a free 30-minute consultation ...... 0402 047120 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C ...... 66808162 ACUPUNCTURE FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au ...... 66856984 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ...... 0403 458177 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ...... 66855001 CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602 ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis ...... 66842559 AUDIO PRODUCTION BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C ....0408 663420 ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Women’s health, general practice ...... 66842400 EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154 ACUPUNCTURE–TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. Mary-Ellen Young ...... 0403 477972 AUDIO & VIDEO RECORDING & Live production crystalgrid.com.au ...... 0421 661910 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 35yrs int exp, 26yrs in Byron Shire [email protected] .0414 457373 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 45 Service Directory North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ...... 0419 880048 Window Cleaning BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...... 0423 531448 Professionals DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 P/L email: [email protected] Reliable • Friendly • Professional • Fully Insured • Free Quotes • Affordable Rates CARPARK & DRIVEWAY Native bush regeneration, tree planting and weed control. Fully Locally Owned and Operated • Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience insured and qualified with more than 12 years’ local experience. MAINTENANCE Free property assessments and quotes. CONCRETE EDGING Quality Exterior Refinishing Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2943 e: [email protected] Pressure cleaning 0418 156 909 WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Management plans drawn up ...... 0418 110714 Roof cleaning Call Steven Butturini

CARPET CLEANING Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 20+ Years Full Circle fullcirclerefinishing.com Exp. Truck Mounted Machine 'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH6SHFLDOLVW Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, TLC CARPET CLEANING Calmer Organic Cleaning Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance! TENDER LOVING CARE End of lease & bond cleans, spring cleans & one off cleans, – Specialising in household carpet cleaning production, event & party cleans, sale cleans & home detailing )UHH4XRWH &DOO1RZ Jai – 0467 482 948 Speedy Drying Kevin & Margaret Bower (02) 6684 1001 0411 567 844 SPECIALISING IN PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTIES EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION • Fully insured & police cleared • ABN 13 761 054 921 • FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR! Green & Clean CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...... 66882372 EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable ...... 0498 731447 extraction, rust removal, heavy traffi c Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation areas, deodorising and sanitation. DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm ...... 0410 723601 35 years in local area • Free quotes Cleans deeply, BYRON SHIRE DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICE North Byron Shire ...... 0421 360961 Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa dries in 1-2 hours AAA AIRBNB CLEANERS Book now for holiday season ...... 0421 360961 Phone Jeremy 0409 146 052 0408 232 066 Commercial / Domestic / Insurance AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings...... 0410 630042 APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ...... Nathan 0412 926441 STRONGARM CLEAN-LANDSCAPING-CARETAKING Est 2000 5-star service, insured ..0427 253117 CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com ...... 66808097 alchemycleaning.net Detailing above and beyond, see website. Call Aaron ...... 0439 891325 TINY EARTHWOR BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns $35ph. Holly ...... 0451 102239 CHIMNEY SWEEPING QUALITY & RELIABLE Cleaning, rubbish removal, down-sizing ...... 0421 701140 Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 NO NONSENSE CLEANING Do you need it cleaned? Call me ...... 0434 515016 ph/fax 02 6677 1881 THE ORIGINAL CHIMNEY SWEEP REGAL RESIDENCE CLEANING 5-star, 20 years exp. Solo operator. ABN ...... 0414 846816 various implements available for limited access projects YOUR CHIMNEY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED ONCE A YEAR! Supplier of COMPUTER SERVICES • Avoid dangerous chimney fi res THE BEST EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE • Improve fi replace performance FIREWOOD Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance FIREPLACE INSTALLATION & REPAIRS in the Shire • Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks BE WISE • BE SAFE 6688 4375 • 0405 350 682 • Rock walls • Competitive rates Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift – nationally recognised qualifi cations BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905 0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678 CHIROPRACTIC STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ...... 66855282 Specialising in road repairs & driveways WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman ...66858553 Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads. Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...... 66841962 All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire. Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fi tness. 110 Dalley St ...... 66841028 Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160 [email protected] BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159 0411 562 111 s Apple Certified Support 5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St ...... 0467 660323 RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ...... 66844335 Specialising in road works, land CLEANING WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT Mobile service. For Home & Business ...... 0422 804449 clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. CONCRETING & PAVING Augers and rock grab available. EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283 ACTION WINDOW & SALISBURY CONCRETING PRESSURE CLEANING Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating ...0402 716857 • House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Residential Civil Industrial. BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & fl yscreens • Water effi cient • Free quotes • Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew ...... 66841424 or 0401 968173 6687 4655 0412 495750 • Steel fi xing & formwork. Phone Joe or Helen or ELECTRICIANS

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793 Lic.136717c "92/."!97).$/7#,%!.).' JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fi xing Lic 261424C ...... 0421 957506 24 HOUR 02%3352%#,%!.).' PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ...... 0458 773788 SERVICE %XTERIOR &2%%15/4%3 AH HOUSEWASH COUNSELLING 0439 624 945 02 66 804 173 WINDOW %NVIRONMENTALLYAWARE NO All Jobs CLEAN CHEMICALS MINIMALWATERUSE PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...... 66840469 Domestic Small or 0HONE*ONON Commercial Large DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS Lic: 154293c

FREE QUOTES FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 DOMESTIC FREECALL 1800 683 838 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refi nishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690 MOBILE 0419 677 991 COMMERCIAL [email protected] DENTISTS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ...... 66872766 JAMIE 0408 809 817 FULLY INSURED GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point licence no. 201775c 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ...... 07 55234090 BYRON ECO CLEANING SOLUTIONS LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...... 66842816 ELECTRICAL SECURITY, DATA, TV  WINDOW CLEANING – fl y screens & tracks BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ...... 66851264 Steve Nicholls Tim Nicholls PRESSURE WASHING EXTERNAL ph: 0455 445 343 ph: 0468 384 203  – house wash, & INTERNAL roofs, gutters, solar, driveways etc CLEANING MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...... 66842644 lic: EC28753 lic: 000102498  PREMIUM HOUSE CLEANING – bond cleans, spring cleans, maintenance cleans DESIGN & DRAFTING Call Sam on • FREE QUOTES • Fully insured [email protected] • Commercial & residential 0434 539 979 BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com ...... Bob Acton 0407 787993 46 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Service Directory

JTC Gutter Cleaning www.rightasrainservices.com.au Pressure/window ...... 0402 384682 Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Tim Knutt Lic No. 238269C Landscaping | Property Maintenance HANDYPERSONS 0417 644 447 Brush Cutting | Tip Runs | Fully Insured 0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 Domestic, Commercial, Industrial & Solar [email protected] A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms ...... 0405 625697 A small Family Business with a commitment www.byronbaymowing.com.au to efficient, functional, high-quality finishes. HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ...... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne ...... 0423 218417

CALL ANDY: • Garden & Property THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc ...... 0427 110953 0458 234 642 Maintenance www.care-repair.com Lic No 223375C. Aaron ...... 0428 891682 • Acreage & Residential DOMESTIC. HANDYMAN CARPENTER FB Greg’s Handyman Services, Byron Bay ...... 0414 109595 COMMERCIAL. Mowing INDUSTRIAL. • Landscaping HEALTH “ON TIME EVERY TIME” Proudly supporting the Orangutans • Tip Runs Lic No. 306031C [email protected] ~ www.byronbayranga.com 0431 550 401 • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C ...... 0439 624945 or 66804173 MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St ...... 66841511 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ...... 0429 802355 ACREAGE SPECIALIST (NO JOB TOO BIG) ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...... 66857366 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...... 0427 857824 domestic/commercial lawns • edges and hedges • green waste removal or can be mulched on site MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs...... 66843002 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...... 0422 668582 FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street ...... 66844400 100% satisfaction guaranteed! JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ...... 0432 289705 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ...... 0408 110006 0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ...... 0422 607444 HIRE JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C ...... 0415 126028 SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C ...0438 350650 Byron Gardening • Structural landscaping • Hedging SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C...... Call Mitch 0421 843477 IN THE DOME • Planting, turf laying, and all Marquees & Decor NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Electrician & solar. Level 2 ASP meters u’g. Lic 219161C ...0419 556639 • Private • Corporate aspects of garden maintenance • Festivals • Weddings BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ...... 0429 033801 0434 329 111 | byrongardening.com.au [email protected] HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ...... 0407 416575 @inthedomemarquees Innovative Design 6680 1435 / 0466 986 545 for Stunning Styling FENCING Luke McDermott • Acreage & Residential Lawnmowing MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ...... www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 • Property Maintenance & Gardening Services • Rubbish Removals, Storm Cleanup BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ...... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 • Light Chainsawing SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO 0421 661910 POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING • Brushcutting/Edging Equipment hire & installation crystalgrid.com.au ...... • Hedging/Blowing INTERNET & DATA SERVICES 0429 994 189 [email protected] www.slashmesilly.com.au GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 [email protected] [email protected]. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter ...... 0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ...... 0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed...... Sam 0438 655763 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ...0402 487213 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ...... Joe 0407 065849 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores ...... 0402 487213 JEWELLERS A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...... 0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer...... 0408 210772 TRADE QUALIFIED JEWELLER Resizes, repairs, remodels, commissions louiseshaw.com.au .0414 644828 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes ...... 66804766 or 0416 424256 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...... 0459 175729 KITCHENS EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ...... 66771852 or 0432 107262 STRONGARM LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE ...... 0402 917519 SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 20 years+, qualifi ed exp www.slbyronbay.com ....0499 771769 FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING SIMPLESCAPES Garden & property maintenance. Competitive pricing ...... 0431 678625 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery – www.hinged.com.au ...... 0409 843689 GARDEN DESIGN LANDSCAPE DESIGN GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ...... Lyn 0428 884329 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply ...... John 66841126 or 0431 745475 BYRON ARTELIER Landscape Architect 15 yrs+ exp. Free consult. Call Ben ...... 0488 620227 WATER BASED FINISHES & EUROPEAN BUFFING OILS GAS SUPPLIERS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ...... 0478 519804 Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716

E: [email protected] Servicing all areas 210143C Lic: LANDSCAPING Free Delivery THE FLOOR SANDER Non-toxic fi nishes. Free quotes. Phone Richard ...... 0407 821690 Locally Owned No Rental GARAGE DOORS Est 18 years Reliable www.brunswickvalleygas.com • Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699 6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course) GLAZIERS 6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS 7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 Garage Doors & Openers Shaun Savage Landscapes W: www.cmgd.com.au E: [email protected] Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c 24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds 6685 8588 • Block Work • Paving • Turfi ng • Stonework Mirrors • Security doors and screens 20 Years Experience Shower screens • Commercial glazing 0405 594 288

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C ...... 66803333 Soil Mulch Gravel NEW Cracker Dust Road base BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Offi ce. 24 hr/7 days ...... 66808123 OWNERS Bulk and bagged fire wood GUTTERING Call for delivery prices and we will do a deal GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 0266 804555  Gutter guard 18 Lucky Lane  Gutter cleaning landscaping supplies Billinudgel Industrial Estate  Locally owned  Fully insured SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ...... 0405 122456  Free quotes BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...... 66298208 or 0429 398208 Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service. www.spotlessgutters.com.au DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION www.varendorffl andscapes.com Lic 39791 ...6845035 or 0414 842602 0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C ...... 0423 700853 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson ...... 0414 889453 IPS PTY LTD Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing, decks & design Lic 290231C ...0437 819087 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 47 Service Directory North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au

LAUNDRY SERVICES PICTURE FRAMING LAUNDRY BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ...... 66803444 FAST TURNAROUND – AIR BNB MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ...... 0403 734791 • Self serve / service wash • New front loaders & dryers • Domestic & commercial services PLASTERING Mullum Wash House – 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House – 0412 302 246 OPEN EVERY DAY ABN 48867459605 PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL LAWNMOWER REPAIRS PAINTER NEIL A McINTOSH C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C ‡)UHHTXRWHV‡*\SURFNÀ[LQJ VHWWLQJ INTERIOR/EXTERIOR • PLASTER REPAIRS • WALLPAPERING TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby ...... 0488 094025 CLEAN & TIDY • ALWAYS ON TIME • ALL AREAS &UDLJ0413 451 186 / 6680 4660 BYRON MOWER REPAIRS & sharpening service. [email protected] ...... 0439 993198 Mobile: 0421 938 104 – 465 Uralba Road, Uralba DQQHPZDUZLFN#JPDLOFRP LIGHTING AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...... 0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ...... 0400 349027 or 0438 842731 Plastering BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes ...... 0405 609598 Lighting Showroom Open 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri 10 years Byron Shire Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate WATER DAMAGED CEILINGS OR WALLS? All building maintenance. Call Jarrah...... 0459 351942 Small Patch to Architectural Homes Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 PEST CONTROL creativelightingsolutions.com.au Sean 0418 216 070 | [email protected] Lic 94766C

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ...... 0401 078733

GLENN WATERS For the fi nish you can’t see. Lic 58928C ...... 0427 908129

LOCKSMITH Professional Property Protection you can Trust WATER DAMAGED CEILINGS OR WALLS? All buildings maintenance. Call Jarrah ...... 0459 351942 • Targeted treatments for all pests with “no spray” cockroach treatments • If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair ...... 0412 764148 No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts PLUMBERS OSTEOPATHY 6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018 www.sanctuarypest.com.au NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER? 02 6681 6555 Chay 6680 5081

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Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills, André Kleinbaum, Amelia Rocco, Emily Pepper YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS Byron Shire Licence No. 207479C Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday – Saturday www.allpestsolutions.com.au 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

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Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 All Plumbing NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri ...... 66857517 • Safe Blocked drains OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Tintenbar. Michael Petrie ...... 0428 484026 • Natural Gasfi tting DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399 • Effective Solar Hot Water

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JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fi tting & roofi ng. Lic 187712C ...... 0438 668025 • DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 ...... 66801403 or 0414 801403 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000. BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL ...... 66842018 RAYMOND LYNCH PEST MANAGEMENT General pests & termites ...... 0418 850601 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & effi cient service. Lic 220755C ...... 0402 652017 ALL-WAYS PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofi ng, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C...... 0421 334515 BYRON BAY MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 • Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed ADM PLUMBING SERVICES… (NO JOB TOO SMALL)… Lic 234528C...... Call Adam 0466 992483 • Attention to detail Tree Faerie Fotos BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...... 0427 217500

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154 Lic No 189144C Professional • Commercial • Personal EMERGENCY PLUMBING All aspects. Prompt & prof. O.Shores. Lic 284496C...... 0417 053708 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518 LPC PLUMBING Plumbing, draining, gas fi tting. Sth Golden Bch. Lic 289868C. Luke ....0401 633222 COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990. Sustainable Solutions ...... 0434 273726

PHYSIOTHERAPY ZEN PLUMBING Water, drainage, gas fi tting, 24hr emergency, maint. Lic 306198C.....0420 797619

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. PODIATRY Liz Thomas, Cally O’Hara, Kim Snellgrove ...... 66872330 MULLUMBIMBY PODIATRY Laser Clinic. For all your podiatry needs ...... 66742933 YVES DE WILDE QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

XFINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby ...... 66845288 PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suff olk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 XENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital [email protected] ...... 66843633 X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy ...... 66857222 www.duluxaccredited.com.au www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C X CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ...... Bangalow 66872337 & M’bah 66723818 REMOVALISTS PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron ...... 66807207

 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS  real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Lachlan Dewar ...... 66803499 Ready for work within & beyond Byron ZZZJMJSDLQWLQJFRPDXJDU\#JMJSDLQWLQJFRPDX EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail ...... 66847838 Brisbane Sydney backloading  Lic 167371C 4XDOLILHG±,QVXUHG/RFDO PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ...... 66843385 For careful service & great rates )UHH4XRWHV\HDUV([SHULHQFH INSPIRING MOVEMENT Kerrie Hart Feldenkrais method, physiotherapy...... 0499 200622 phone 66801158 or 0408 004719 48 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Service Directory

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fi tters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805 Andy’s Move & More SOLAR INSTALLATION Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Pioneers of the solar industry Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Serving Northern NSW since 1998 Call us on 6679 7228 Calls always returned 0429 149 533 Est 2006 Your local, qualified team. Specialists in standalone & m 0428 320 262 e [email protected] grid interact system designs. Electric Lic 124600c Lucas Holland SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO Qualified Arborist From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring • Freight services to Brisbane weekly ϬϰϬϮϭϵϭϯϭϲ • Carriers of fi ne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery dƌĞĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚΘ^ŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ 6681 4912 / 0409 917646 Free Quotes | Expert Advice | 20 Years Exp. | Friendly Service LEAPFROG REMOVALS LdS Silviculture BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST Specialising in all MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS aspects of tree work 0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 Eddy 0477 720 200 [email protected] The expert Karl 0423 396 508 in solar efficiency HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding EWP ..... 66849137 or 0427347380 ‡ /RFDO Call 1300 18 20 50 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ...... Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 ‡ &RXQWU\ www.saegroup.com.au PETER GRAY Dip Arb. AQF5. Consulting arborist ...... 0414 186161 ‡ ,QWHUVWDWH Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualifi ed, insured. Call Alex ...... 0402 364852 /2&$/‡6<'1(<‡*2/'&2$67‡%5,6%$1(‡0(/%2851( TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance ...... 0401 208797 02 6684 2198 Intilec pty ltd TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOVFRPDX ENERGY MANAGEMENT A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew ...... 0412 558890 /LFHQVHG(OHFWULFDO&RQWUDFWRUV MARTINO TREE SERVICES ...... Martino 0435 019524 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ...... 0414 282813 6RODU3RZHU 2II*ULG3RZHU6SHFLDOLVWV :KDWKDSSHQVZKHQWKHIHHGLQWDULIIHQGV" BENNY CAN MOVE IT! ...... 0402 199999 UPHOLSTERY &DOOXVWRGLVFXVV\RXURSWLRQV ROOFING Lic. 232432C www.intilec.com.au BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists ...... 66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor ...... 0403 713303 DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL Not all solar systems VALUERS COMMERCIAL are created equal… Metal Roofi ng Installations • Guttering Contact Juno Energy, your household and BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ...... 0431 245460 or 66857010 MONTYS METAL Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird commercial solar installation specialists. Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard Patrick - 0425 256 802 Authorised Northern Rivers LG solar/battery NR VALUATIONS 25 years local exp. www.nrvaluations.com.au ...... 0428 694041 ROOFING Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Andy - 0423 343 323 dealer and Sonnen battery dealer. Licence NSW: 30715C Email: montysmetalroofi [email protected] www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C VETERINARY SURGEONS Licence QLD: 1227049 www.montysmetalroofi ng.com.au SWIMMING POOLS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ...... 66843818 LIC: 223489C VITALITY VETCARE Bangalow. Megan Kearney, Cassie Lappin. Holistic Compassionate Care ...66870675 ZAC MACTAGGART METAL ROOFING PTY LTD ATTENTION POOL OWNERS VIDEO PRODUCTION Ƈ NEW ROOFS Ƈ RE ROOFS Ƈ INSULATED ROOF PANELS Ƈ Ƈ FASCIA & GUTTERS Ƈ REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Ƈ • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing CAMERA CREW, LIGHTING, screens, projectors & editing crystalgrid.com.au...... 0421 661910 • Friendly service • Pool servicing 0411 683 003 73 Station St, Mullumbimby VISA ADVICE WWW.ZACMACTAGGARTMETALROOFING.COM.AU (opp. Council chambers) REGISTERED MIGRATION AGENT [email protected] ...... 0487 458047 BYRON COAST ROOFING PTY LTD Lic 252098C Guttering, leaf guard, cladding, etc ..0422 248936 6684 3003

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ...... 0419 789600 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs ...... 0418 666839 WATER FILTERS RUBBISH REMOVAL THE POOL GURUS For all your pool needs. Service, Repairs, Equipment ...... 0404 092729 TELEVISION SERVICES The Water Filter BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins ...... 0417 458149 or 66871544 Experts for home, commercial OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ...... 0412 161564 or 66841232 INSTALL SERVICE: TV, HiFi, AV, special concession rate. Damian ...... 0414 741233 and rural properties TILING BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ...... 0450 300360 6680 8200 or TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ...... 0408 210772 0418 108 181 Dirty Tiles & Grout? SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS IN ...forget pointless scrubbing IN H 9 TILE, GROUT & STONE CLEANING & SEALING 9 SILICONE 9 GROUT COLOURING 9 RE-GROUTING 9 EPOXY GROUT $399 BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP FULLY 9 GLASS RESTORATION 9 SLIPPERY TILES 9 LEAKY SHOWERS Water purifi cation systems INSTALLED @ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS IN YOUR Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au Rainwater Filters HOME FREE MEMBER FREE Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium TOW Whole house fi ltration systems Drop off for all • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries avail for unwanted Phone Chris 0414 229 114 steel, washing cars – cash paid FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR! machines and Next to Tyagarah Service Station for some TILE & GROUT dryers Pacifi c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351 CLEANING WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. SEPTIC SYSTEMS Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems. Professional Water Tank Cleaning Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa WINTER SPECIAL: Installation and maintenance of water fi lters for Every 5th m2 FREE rural and suburban properties SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS 0408 232 066 Call Peter BYRON SHIRE Installing, maintaining and repairing onsite sewerage TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...... 66804103 Deal with your management systems in Tweed & Byron Shires for over 25 years. local operator 0487 777 247 TILER Shower leaks, wall & fl oor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob .....0410 428919 www.pristinewater.com.au M 0418 754 149 TILER Small jobs, repairs. Lic R75915 ...... 0468 465344 WE CLEAN WATER TANKS • WATER FILTERS SUPPLY AND SERVICE P 07 5523 9930 NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395 TREE SERVICES WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .. 66888055 or 0407 002833 SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner installs. Call Matt & Nick ...... 0411 425678 or 66884478 CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES WELDING The Fully Insured Professionals NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL • Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker WELDING & FAB Structural, aluminium, general & repairs. Trade qualifi ed. Rod...... 0408 410545 WASTEWATER TREATMENT • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper WINDOW TINTING Mark Linder Qualifi ed Arborist NEWT 0408 202 184 [email protected] SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offi ces ...... 0412 158478 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 49 Classifi eds

INDEX TRADEWORK Annual General Meetings ...... 50 ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777 3EPTIC7ASTE2EMOVAL Birthdays ...... 52 3UMMERLAND Businesses For Sale ...... 51 CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS DEADLINE TUES 12PM CLASSIFIEDS Publication day is Wednesday, booking %NVIRONMENTAL Childcare ...... 50 PHONE ADS THAT WORK deadlines are the day before publication. 4HE,IQUID7ASTE3PECIALISTS
For Sale ...... 50 Ads may be taken by phone on 6684 1777 s3EPTICTANKCLEANING RATES & PAYMENT ALL WEEK! s'REASETRAPSERVICING Garage Sales ...... 51 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE s/ILY,IQUIDS LINE ADS: Echo Classies also appear s0ORTABLETOILETHIRE Hall & Venue Hire ...... 50 Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo offi ce: sHOURSERVICE Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby $17.00 for the fi rst two lines online in Echonetdaily –  Health Notices ...... 50 $5.00 for each extra line echo.net.au/classifi ed-ads Items Under $100 ...... 51 EMAIL ADS $17 for two lines is the minimum charge. THE BYRON SHIRE Hardwood Timber Lost & Found ...... 52 Display classies (box ads): [email protected] DISPLAY ADS (with a border): Supply Line classies: classifi [email protected] Motor Vehicles ...... 51 $12.50 per column centimetre Structural, Landscape, Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to These prices include GST. Decking & Floorboards Musical Notes ...... 52 Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Rural Fencing and Firewood Only Adults ...... 52 Account enquiries phone 6684 1777. Prepayment is required for all ads. netdaily Adrian & Shaz: Pets ...... 52 BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE CAFE TRAUMA SENSITIVE BODYWORK 0428 845 091 / 6684 5260

Open every Sunday for homemade jam AGMs Slow, safe, gentle, caring touch. 1hr $50. HYPNOSIS & EFT adrian_o’[email protected] Positions Vacant ...... 51 Simple and effective solutions & 1 hour before show times Calm anxiety. Call Meherpal Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Professional Services ...... 50 BRUNSWICK VALLEY WOODCHOP 0406582418 MADE IN MULLUM & Entertainment Committee AGM. Tues Maureen Bracken 0402205352 TREE SERVICES Interested in selling your handmade 15th Aug, 2017, 6.30pm. Hotel Brunswick Property Wanted ...... 51 crafts, artworks, photography etc locally KINESIOLOGY Clear subconscious sabotages. COLONICS Public Notices...... 50 from $25 a week? Interested to see CHILDCARE Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and Reprogram patterns and beliefs. what sells and what doesn’t? Contact naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Restore vibrancy and Tallow Removalists ...... 51 Facebook: Made In Mullum or email BABY-SITTING I love looking after Call or text 0458633869 physical health. De-stress. TREE SERVICES [email protected] children and I am a great cook, $15/hr. www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au Ph 66846914 Share Accommodation ...... 51 Phone 0424025271 SANDRA DAVEY , Reg. Pract. PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE Social Escorts ...... 52 STEINER INSPIRED in beautiful Myocum • REMOVALS • STUMP GRINDING BYRON www.elkedaycare.com.au – 0458179026 ® • PALMS • TREE REPORTS To Lease ...... 51 Rolfi ng Byron Bay • TREE SURGERY • DA APPLICATIONS THE • FREE QUOTES • CRANE HIRE PROF. SERVICES • FULLY INSURED • CHERRY PICKER To Let ...... 51 MARKET Are old 6687 2750 - 0401 208 797 Tradework ...... 50 SALT This Sunday DENTURES injuries still Tree Services ...... 50 LOOK GOOD CAVE hurting? 6 August FEEL GOOD Tuition ...... 52 Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002 Discover the healing www.byroncentre.com.au power of Salt Jeremy Sutton • 0407 132 921 Wanted ...... 51 rolfi ngbyronbay.com GRAVE ILLNESS Wanted To Rent...... 51 Multi-Modal saltcave.com.au 0448 338 707 FREE QUOTES BILLY’S GATE & RELATED ISSUES Work Wanted ...... 52 FamilyAssessment &Therapy treatment of Pilates – Yogalates – Barre TREE PRUNING • TREE SURGERY / FISH MARKET children, adolescents & adults (Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin) REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS Carl Moore Psychology Yoga 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING Carl RegMoore no. PSY0001057399 Psychology BRENT VERCO • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED DISCLAIMER MedicareReg no. PSY0001057399rebates available Movement Studios Medicare rebates available CHIROPRACTOR Nick Andrews 0439 849 332 Advertisements placed in The Byron Thursdays & Fridays Fishermen take note Bangalow / Byron / Suff olk Shire Echo do not refl ect the views or Fridays6684 | 6684 6336 6336 MULLUM opinions of the editorial staff. FISH WANTED CHIROPRACTIC Public Classes – Retreats The Byron Shire Echo does not All volumes are acceptable make any representations as to the 6684 1028 Teacher Training Phone 0407 076 374 MON TUE WED accuracy or suitability of any content yogalates.com.au • FULLY INSURED or information contained in advertising HEALTH THU FRI PM material nor does publication constitute & SAT AM • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE in any way an endorsement by The COSTUME HIRE, SPECIAL OFFER Beautiful relaxing deep • FREE QUOTES Byron Shire Echo of the content or tissue massage $55/hr. Byron. It’s a treat. representations contained therein. PROPS, SUITS Call now 0410395368 Diana Ewing Martin The Byron Shire Echo does not accept 6684 4421 any liability for the representations or & ACCESSORIES yoga, shiatsu, massage Frank promises made in paid advertisements Open Th urs 4–6.30pm, Successful solutions Yellow Church 0402 364 852 or for any loss or damage arising Sat 10.30am–1pm or by appointment PHYSIOTHERAPIST from reliance on such content, for any problem Mon 9.30-11.30am Hatha representations or promises. TAYLORS PROPS HYPNOTHERAPY Thur 5.30-7pm Hatha Mon–Fri 9am–5pm NICK HART 1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 8 wk BEGINNERS COURSE 20 Shirley St, PUBLIC NOTICES Phone 6684 2978 & NLP starts 6pm Mon 7th Aug Byron Bay TREE SERVICES Certifi ed in medical – bookings essential 6685 8532 • Affordable tree services SOLUTIONS FEAST Contact Chris McIlrath hypnosis. Treating all your • Professional tree care healthcare needs including Mullum Shala • 15” chipper (crane truck) Email: [email protected] BRUNSWICK (by appt) TWO WINGS Phone: 66845211 www.znews.tv cancer and palliative care. HEADS Mon 3.30-5pm Hatha PSYCHOLOGY Fully insured • Free quotes WE DELIVER IKEA FURNITURE Grief and loss suport. Tues 5.30-7pm Dru Yoga …feel the difference We shop, deliver & assemble if required. MARKETS 27 years experience. Wed 9.30-11.30am Hatha 6684 9137 • 0427 347 380 Shop & drop $40 min. Rick 0400559929 Anything is possible Saturday E: [email protected] SUZANNE www.wendypurdey.com.au 5th August, 2017 www.dianaewing.com BOURCHIER SUMMERLAND Are you doing MEMORIAL PARK, 6680 2630 M: 0407 455 212 it tough? psychologist TREE SERVICES BRUNSWICK HEADS 02 6685 5670 Health Fund • Cherry Picker FOOD RELIEF Phone 6628 4495 BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Rebates & • Wood Chipper BAGS No dogs please AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available • Stump Grinder will be available HALL & VENUE HIRE • Tree Surgeon Becky Martin Dr David King • Fully Insured THIS THURSDAY (Acupuncturist) (Chinese Medicine) DAVID LOVEJOY’S COORABELL HALL from 9 till 11am General, Pain conditions WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES Mulch Supplies at The Hub Baptist BOOKS cosmetic & Mental/emotional 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas Ocean Shores Acutonics® disturbances & general Between Dark and Dark (Fri & Sat) (Mon-Th urs) Cnr Rajah Rd and 6687 7677 a memoir; 14 PARK STREET, BRUNSWICK HEADS | 02 6685 1088 | BAYSIDEACUPUNCTURE.COM Bindaree Way Mobile 0417 698 227 Moral Victories, ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS® (next to Target, enter via the biography of kids play area) chess player Savielly FOR SALE For anyone who fi nds Tartakower; themselves in need PM Concerts, forums, weddings, SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. of food assistance. Heresy, Tues & Thurs 5–6.30 Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450 AM PM exhibitions, functions, etc. No concession cards required. an historical novel. Saturdays 10 –12 www.mullumcivic.com Just come along, pick up a bag, ALL JUST $10 EACH SUFFOLK PARK COMMUNITY HALL 0488 609 774 BRIDGLANDS stay for a cuppa and a chat. Safe, benefi cial, authentic yoga Buy and sell good quality used furniture Available from Th e Echo [email protected] Ph 66842511 offi ce reception YOGA BASICS 5 Week Beginners Course Ocean Mondays 5pm–6.30pm – starts August 14th Shores BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! Echo Classifi eds online: MAKING A DIFFERENCE ECHO CLASSIFIEDS Tel: 02 6685 9910 Mob: 0418 441 437 IN OUR COMMUNITY • 66841777 • fl [email protected] www.echo.net.au/classifi eds www.thehubbaptist.org Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher intouchyogabyronbay.com 50 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo MULLUM 3br house + 1br s-c studio- STUDIO RENTAL COOK Experienced & reliable vegetarian

MIELE WASHERS WANTED PROPERTY WANTED both newly reno. Quiet, sunny, elevated Large light fi lled studio available for cook required for busy retreat centre. Role Dryers and dishwashers available at position. $750pw + bond req. Avail mid- dance, workshops, events. Sprung fl oor. is 2 to 3 days per week, approximately 15- Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op LOOKING to buy small (spacious) place Aug. Reply with refs to cazzabul@ Byron CBD 0428427720 20 hours per week. Please email resume shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052 in or around Broken Head. 0488548808 bigpond.net.au to [email protected] ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GXL Camper REMOVALISTS MULLUM 3br brick unit, LUG, $400pw. Ph Avail Tues/Fri/Sat/Sun $80/day, $45/half ASSISTANT CLEANER QUARRY PRODUCTS conversion. Diesel, low mileage, full 66841467 or 0420947734 day. Mullum. 66849458, 0435078551 A position has become available for a service history. Phone 0488548808 Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS experienced resort cleaner to assist with OCEAN SHORES 3br villa, next to LARGE LIGHT BEAUTIFUL PRACTICE dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Local, affordable, reliable & quick cleaning duties. Ocean Shores Country Club. Great room avail in O.Shores with reception Phone 66845517, 0418481617 GARAGE SALES Ph 66845510 or 0402199999 The applicant will have strong attention ocean views. close to shops, golf, bowls & space. Receptionist can be included. Part to detail and a high standard. MYOCUM 568 Myocum Rd, Sat 8am. SHARE ACCOM. beach. Double garage & security lock up. of a busy chiropractic practice. Perfect Local resident only. Excellent pay, an BAMBOO PLY secondhand building materials, piano, $600pw. North Coast Lifestyle Property. for physio/chiro/osteo/podiatrist. Space is ABN would help. from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring . furn, books, h’hold, tools & more Joy 66851839 AH James 0434276919 separate with own entrance. Incl carpark, Please contact the manager LENNOX share house with 1, own lounge For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. bathroom & kitchen. Ph 0413249163 0422036770 for more details Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. BYRON FLEA MARKET @ Byron Youth & entry, room & ensuite. $230pw + bond, OCEAN SHORES 3br, 2 bthrm, garden, www.bambooply.com.au Activity Centre (YAC), 1 Gilmore Cres, incl bills. Pref fem worker. 0428503108 DLUG. Avail 15/8. $600pw. Call Ruby OFFICE SPACE Byron town. 30 sqm, 2nd Saturday of each month 8am-1pm. 0439071184 $400pw includes elect. Suit professional/ SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH semi self- Restaurant Food, entertainment, vintage & pre-loved clinic. Avail now. Phone 0418441675 cont, 2br, own bthrm, kitchenette $350pw COMPOST TOILETS bargains. Next market on 12th August. STARTING AT $960 incl bills. Workers pref. Ph 0490468477 LOCAL REMOVAL OFFICE SPACE Manager Byron Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840 Green Building Centre 0427701653 & backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, Small offi ce space available for OCEAN SHORES room in beautiful, quiet with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 Salary $55,000 47 SUNRISE BOULEVARD Sat 8am. rental on Jonson St, Byron Bay. Ph DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS house $190pw incl bills. 0402630277 General household stuff 0428427720 Min of 3 years fl oor & Available from The Echo reception: BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS SUFFOLK fully-furn room $200pw all bills Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 cocktail exp. Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; FEDERAL 47 Coorabell Rd, Sat 8am. Moral Victories, the biography of a chess incl. Pref student/worker. Ph 0437452027 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Must have leadership exp. Drawers, bookcase, 1940s pantry, 9’6” BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED player; Heresy, an historical novel. surfboard. Ph 66884604 or 0422388126 Strong English & proven ALL JUST $10 each. MULLUM share with 2 males, 3km to Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Organic Farming town. $190pw incl bills. Ph 0427272853 Elders Real Estate 66871500 organisational skills. SUFFOLK 172 Alcorn St, Sat 7-1pm. Big LOTS of old & new building materials, Land Lease sale, furniture, tools, surfboards, garden SUNRISE large furn room, 3br t/house BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Email resume to: timber, roofi ng, windows, doors, pref sell things, 2 x fridges, sofa, much more bulk lot. Barry after 6pm. 66801387 $180pw incl bills. Phone 66856760 Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed SEE OUR LARGER AD ON [email protected] Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011 O.SHORES 18 Gilba Ave, Sat 8am. Furn, BRUNS room $200pw + studio $280pw P13 FOR MORE DETAILS TABLES x 2 (oak & pine), chairs, children & baby items, moving sale sideboard, kitchen dresser, bedroom for single working persons. 0427958730 SECURE STORAGE BANGALOW For an application form email: Brand new storage sheds 66871500 dressing table. Phone 66802456 COMMERCIAL DOMESTIC SALE BYRON STUDENT ACCOMMODATION byronrainbowfarm OFFICE MANAGER at Heart & Halo – Heart of Byron. 58 Tennyson Street. In town & CABIN NEAR FOREST Goonengerry, no @gmail.com DEEP FREEZER long 22 cubic ft, 151cm Shop 4/14 Middleton St, Byron. A national FMCG manufacturer L, 74cm W, 91.5 cm D. $150. 66287313 close to everything, quiet student pets, $150pw, suit sgl wkr. 0402079001 Sat 8-2pm. Veg sausage sizzle & Chai accommodation, not a backpackers! situated in the Byron COLD COMMERCIAL display fridge with Modern, clean amenities, free WiFi, no EWINGSDALE cottage, plus studio with Short Term Let in Shire seeks part time 2 door underbench fridge, $1900; 2 gun bills, long-term single room $200 per large kitchen & bathroom. 6 month lease Offi ce Manager/ Accounts for single person $320pw + gas, water, Byron Centre coffee machine, $1500; coffee grinder, week and cheaper for a twin share room. Administrator. Friendly, international atmosphere. elect paid monthly. Ph 0421440297 $800. Byron Bay. Phone 0414368925 Tip Runs & Fully furnished 2 bedroom Call Andrea 0408166226 to arrange The successful candidate will a visit to check us out BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK 3br, 2 bthrm, self-contained apartment. BYRON BAY Rubbish t-house SLUG pool, security, no pets, refs be able to demonstrate a high CENTRAL MULLUM gorgeous fully furn req’d $630pw accom@byron 0421603564 Large 135sqm available level of organisation, ability to FIREWOOD caravan, avail perm. Text 0439492804 for 6 weeks. Removal BANGALOW CENTRAL 3br, SLUG, take ownership of the offi ce Pickup / Delivery SHARE 3br house with 1 other in Main fully-fenced rear garden. Avail now. Refs All inclusive with 2 car spaces. functions, book keeping acumen Seasoned Firewood Arm. Charming, on 2ac, waterholes, fi re req, as new, $650pw incl lawn & garden $900/week. with experience in Accounts 0408 210 772 place, decks, peaceful. Prefer resp. work. maint. Ph 0422251858 payable, Accounts receivable, Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage person, long lease $250pw Ph 66845321 (up to 30 tonne). BANGALOW self-cont studio, new Phone John Stock control, Invoicing and a Residential and commercial. BYRON 2 rooms avail in Lilli Pilli Drive kitchenette, bathroom, 3 min walk to 0404 866 600 high degree of profi ciency in Prompt and reliable service. MOTOR VEHICLES $200 & $250pw. Ph Norm 0499398966 town. $380pw incl. No dogs. jaikenway@ MYOB systems. Will possess Michael – 0401 739 656 gmail.com POSITIONS VACANT good communication skills HOLDEN BARINA 2004 172,000km TO LET BEAUTIFUL BALINESE CABIN and have the capacity to work manual, economical, fuel effi cient, one Mullum 7 mins. Cabin in private PHARMACY ASSISTANT – FULL TIME well with our current offi ce and BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE owner, good cond, new tyres & wheel setting, near waterhole on lovely farm/ Chemist Outlet Byron Bay factory teams. bearings, service log, $3600. 0427570812 Hi-tech security. 66872333 community, suit sgle. Small kitchenette. Chemist Outlet is seeking an STORAGE Sep shared bathhouse. No pets. experienced Pharmacy Assistant Please send application to $245pw. Bond req. Avail now. to work on a full-time basis. CASH PAID FOR From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 [email protected] • Fence posts • Hardwood poles Text/call 0431702354 Send resume and cover letter • Sleepers • Paling fence timber to: [email protected] UNWANTED CARS CABIN on 2 acres, Coolamon Scenic Dr, Local reg’d business • Offcuts • Banana props Coorabell. Suit 1 person. Solar HW, a/c. EXPERIENCED individual plasterer / 66845296 or 66845403 PRODUCTION • Drummed molasses • Firewood $220pw + elect. Ph 0433707437 subcontractor wanted for local plastering ASSISTANTS Kings Creek, Mullumbimby JEEP 4WD GRAND CHEROKEE 02 10 business. Need ABN, car & tools. Contact Mark 6680 4284 / 0427 490 038 months rego, runs well, plenty of extras, WANTED TO RENT 66804660 Snack Foods Maker in Byron Karen 0427 804 284 $3950 ono. Ph 0413289443 NEW LISTING – Bangalow $850 p/w MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable & Shire seeks a number of casual 3Bed 2Bath Brand New Queenslander 50+ YEAR OLD gentleman looking for NATIVE PLANTS PINK SUZUKI ALTO 2013 accommodation. Is long-term, full-time friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation employees of 2-5 days NEW LISTING – Bangalow $800 p/w Tweed employee. Non-smoker, no pets. Centre. 18+. Training provided for the right per week. 4Bed 2Bath Character Timber Home applicant. Gold Coast. 0418185791 FOOD PLANTS Would like to be near Mullumbimby as Key Requirements family there. Contact Mark 0407909445 The Largest range of native plants NEW LISTING – Bangalow $730 p/w HOUSEKEEPERS Careful, dexterous, clean, eye 4Bed 2Bath SLUG Edible Garden in the Byron Shire. The Summerhouse is looking for for detail, love working with Tubestock to Semi-advanced TO LEASE experienced and well-presented MULLUM CREEK NURSERY housekeepers. Casual position with own food, who can be trained up in 6687 2479 BYRON A&I STUDIO bangalowrealestate.com.au transport req. Please send resume to: the art of making or packing 110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd 11 Banksia Dr. 2 units. 1. street front – [email protected] snack foods. A person who has Mullumbimby 6684 1703 retail & workspace $360 + GST per wk. Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 9am–1pm 2. unit walkway front – retail & KITCHENHAND experienced in fast operated sewing machines or www.mcnativenursery.com.au workspace, $350 + GST per wk. paced kitchen, Mullum. Mon, Fri, Sat. worked in deli or bakery would No living. Ph 0422558128 Email CV: [email protected] be well suited to the detail required for these roles. The FIREWOOD DELIVERIES persons will be required for ALL YEAR ROUND Under warranty till 2020 Brunswick Heads WANTED TO RENT One lady owner. Full service history. various roles on production Supplying commercial, wood fi red Only 47,000km & in immaculate 1br 1 bth $320 lines, pack snack foods, batch bakeries, pizza restaurants and condition and work with team members. residential, combustion stoves, open $6,990. Call 0415225023 3br 1 bth $590 fi res, pot belly, kindling. Various load Ocean Shores LANDLORDS! Please send your application sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. Do you want an excellent tenant? to [email protected] ...... BARGAINS PRICES STARTING FROM $95. 3br 2bth $560 AUTOMATIC 2000 MAZDA 323 VOLUME DISCOUNTS. 178288km, WHO: A northern rivers native and longtime shire resident great car for learners. SN3501 ...... $4995 3br 2bth $560 neg who works in Mullum. Stable, long-term tenant Matt 0427 172 684 2008 HYUNDAI GETZ 5spd manual 158683km, great with an excellent rental record over 30 years, good value low km. SN5636 ...... $5495 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads AUTO 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA ST-L 159371km, 6685 0177 credit references, and sound long-term utilities AUCTION great value sedan, leather seats. SN1322 $6750 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads histories; known to local merchants / businesses. THIS WEEK!! AUTO 2004 MITSUBISHI MAGNA 152639km, low There’s a new a cafe in town! km wagon, great condition, SN7900 ...... $5495 I am seeking – Opening soon, Velvet will serve fresh, nutritious and sustainably sourced Saturday Aug 5 AUTOMATIC 2009 FORD TERRITORY 181692km, 7 seat family wagon. SN1288 .....$9990 WHAT: Cabin, studio, small house, or habitable shed with food and outstanding coffee. We AUCTION aim to create a welcoming space, 1999 TOYOTA PRADO GXL MANUAL Great the following features or possibilities: synonymous with the Byron condition, 8 seater 4wd. SN9268 ...... $5990 Bangalow Hendrix Valiant 250 cu inch 2 experience. BARGAINS Managing Bangalow • fl oorspace minimum 60m , plus vintage. Prince’s Freelander. and Hinterland We’re just missing one vital ballinacarcentre.com.au • sheltered car and storage space ingredient - could it be you? Bowee’s sports coupe. 16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA Free Honest Appraisals • ADSL2 or NBN connectability We’re currently looking for a Musicians memorabilia in all DLN 19950 Ballina Car Centre • all-weather 2WD access weekend chef to join our team. 6686 5586 / 0418 676 274 BANGALOW all vehicles. Shipping steel. • garden space. You must be reliable, enthusiastic, Mercedes Vito Refrigeration 1 bed, 1 bath $360 pw confi dent, comfortable managing a van. Ex-commando camper BUSINESS FOR SALE 4 bed, 1 bath $590 pw WHERE: Within approx. 25 km of Mullumbimby, preferably busy kitchen, and up for a medium 3 bed, 1 bath $600 pw on sealed road; high ground preferred, well out of to long term commitment. In return, & lots more. Billi pre-sale we’ll off er you a supportive and fun bidding system. Chance of a lifetime! 3 bed, 2 bath $800 pw fl ood reach. Favour hinterland rather than beachside work environment, attractive salary, ‘Le Chop’ is for sale – $129,000 Offi ce, upstairs 25 sqm $394 pw / coast. and the opportunity for creative 0407 076 374 input. Fantastic cash business with high OTHER: I have everything needed to equip a “blank slate”, BILLINUDGEL ROSEBANK Send your resume, availability, a short turnover, market stalls, wholesale including complete kitchen, all furniture and fi ttings; division, amazing plant and equipment, 4 bed, 1 bath $550 pw cover letter and salary expectations to [email protected] and top manufacturing premises. I’m a keen gardener with own tools / equipment. AVAILABLE SOON ASAP. ITEMS UNDER $100 Le Chop produces top-shelf specialty Prepared to renovate if necessary – experienced. timber homeware. Executive & rural properties MASSAGE TABLE portable, timber & Contact Mark Cochrane CONTACT: eldersbangalow.com.au FOLLOW US @velvetbyronbay alum frame, good cond. $70. 0407163828 0416 142 663 Shop 3, 5 Lismore Road, Bangalow Gordon – [email protected] / 02 6688 4681. [email protected] 02 6687 1500 www.velvetbyronbay.com North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 51 BYRON BAY BARISTA SCHOOL ECHO CLASSIFIEDS

Courses start at $109. Ph 0457537486 • 66841777 • SOFTWARE COMPANY HIRING PETS Full/part time CSO, 9.30-6 This is a heartfelt Commercial Prep Experienced Service M/T-F. Prof. qualif. required, on plea on behalf of Are you a fantastic Property Manager salary. Intermediate+ MS Offi ce dearest Luna Star. Kitchen Supervisor Cook Byron She has now spent or Property Offi cer? profi ciency, fast network in home 30-40 hours pw. Salary $55-57,000 nearly half her short We have a great opportunity for someone special, who is passionate about offi ce & kindness essential. life in the cattery & Property Management and keen to join our professional team, due to one of our Mainly weekdays. Min of 3 yrs fast paced why? None of us Luna members leaving to start her family. Must have strong food prep restaurant exp. Check Gumtree details. can work that out. Star Luna Star is young, Our business is very structured with systems in place allowing us to offer great skills, ability to train staff plus service to lovely clients. Ability to lead service. Email: [email protected] adorable & has beautiful tortoiseshell We are looking for someone who has a stable employment history, a minimum of food hygiene knowledge. Team player. colouring. She’s super friendly, two years experience in Property Management and looking for a career – not a job! Reliability & team ethic Must work happily with affectionate & likes other cats. Although Strong communication and administration skills essential. WORK WANTED we all love her very much, nothing would important. systems & recipes. make us happier than being able to wave If working in modern premises with a busy, effi cient team offering strong backup WE DELIVER IKEA FURNITURE her off with her new family. Luna Star has and support appeals to you – then we would love to hear from you! Email resume to: Email resume to: We shop, deliver & assemble if required. been so patient watching cats & kittens Email [email protected] or ph 0418 462 849 [email protected] [email protected] Shop & drop $40 min. Rick 0400559929 come & go. Please make her dream & ours come true. Adopt her & she’ll be your LOCAL REMOVALIST shining star. Happy to move big, small & in between. To meet Luna, please visit the Cat Call Benny 0402199999 Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Telemarketing Mullumbimby. GAIA RETREAT & SPA ALL TYPES BUILDING WORK Like us on Facebook! – Lead Generation Blocklaying & bricklaying Lic 60801C OPEN: • Are you confi dent and well spoken? Paul 0423852559 Tues 2.30–4.30pm SOUS CHEF POSITION Thurs 3–5pm Award-winning Gaia Retreat and Spa located in the Byron • Do you consider yourself persuasive and likeable? WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/ Sat 10am–12 noon • Do you like working with skilled professionals? MAINTAIN Reas rates info@wordpressit. Call AWL 6684 4070 Bay hinterland has an exciting career opportunity for you com.au to join our dynamic kitchen team. • Are you ready and willing to learn new 12 months’ Maternity Leave contract with the possibility communication skills? PURCHASING Warehouse or Logistics role sought LF HC ERP. 0423218417 of extending. Join our highly successful team of telemarketers at our 35hrs per week – Permanent Part-Time. Byron Bay Industrial call centre. QUALIFIED GREEN PAINTER 30 yrs exp. Free quotes and advice. Desired Qualities; 8.45am to 2.45pm Monday to Friday. Small jobs OK. Ph Rob 0408900134 • Fully qualifi ed chef with minimum 3 years’ experience; Base rate $550 p/w plus generous bonuses. Nina • Passionate about creating high-quality, modern spa cuisine and Call Peta-Jane Ashford on 02 6639 5024 to arrange an interview. TUITION an ability to deal with special dietary requirements; Nina is an 11-year-old desexed FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN • Well presented; Eva 66846760 or 0403224842 female standard fox terrier x poodle • Comfortable working alone, with a keen eye for detail; www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au (weighs about 11kg). She is a • Mix of days and nights; breakfast and lunch, or dinner delightful little dog who loves her SPANISH PRIVATE CLASSES walks but is hard of hearing and has • (no split shifts, each shift 8 hrs). For beginners, advanced & children. Native speaker, HSC. Pia 0434485584 impaired sight owing to cataracts All resumes to; so needs a stable, quiet home PIANO LESSONS [email protected] where she will make a perfect little All ages, beg to advanced. companion dog. If you can give Nina HOLIDAY PROPERTY OFFICER Degree qualifi ed, BMusic, 20 yrs exp. a permanent, loving home please Ph Angus 66844538 contact Pam on 0421 017 461. RTO NO: 90013 We have a wonderful opportunity for a career minded and MUSICAL NOTES Visit Friends of the Pound (Tweed) Inc PRWLYDWHGSHUVRQWRMRLQRXURIĆFHLQWKHb+ROLGD\$FFRPPRGDWLRQ friendsofthepound.com department. QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert to view other dogs and cats piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 The ideal applicant will possess: looking for a home. • Previous property management or tourism industry experience Fee Free Scholarships available under PIANO TUNING COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC. • Local area knowledge Reuben Barkley. 0411689604 NSW Government Smart & Skilled • $SRVLWLYHDWWLWXGHZLWKDPELWLRQWREXLOGDORQJWHUPFDUHHU www.barkleypianotuner.com Second generation family trade coco ZLWKLQWKHUHDOHVWDWHLQGXVWU\b Coco is a gentle • Great presentation BIRTHDAYS young greyhound • Computer and telephone skills who is looking for * Cert IV in New Small Business • $SDVVLRQIRUSURYLGLQJKLJKTXDOLW\FXVWRPHUVHUYLFH his furever home! He loves people and - starts 24th July (BSB42615) Still taking late enrolments • 7KHDELOLW\WROLDLVHFRQĆGHQWO\ZLWKVWDIIDQGFOLHQWVDOLNH HappyHappy BirthdayBirthday other dogs, running * Kickstart Your Micro Business • Fantastic multi-tasking skills around in the quick • bursts of crazy fun - starts 26th July Still taking late enrolments $5HDO(VWDWH&HUWLĆFDWHLVUHTXLUHGZHZLOOLQWHUYLHZLI\RXGR QRWDOUHDG\SRVVHVVWKLVKRZHYHULWZLOOQHHGWREHDFTXLUHGLI characteristic of his * Cert III in Individual Support the position is offered breed, and snuggling up on the couch. For the most part, he is a big couch potato (Ageing or disability) 7KHNH\GXWLHVDQGUHVSRQVLELOLWLHVZLOOLQFOXGH but you’ll have no trouble enticing him - starts 2nd August (CHC33015) Still taking late enrolments • Greeting clients into a walk on the beach for his favourite past time of greeting everyone, two- and • * Intro to Early Childhood $QVZHULQJDQGGLUHFWLQJFDOOV four-legged alike! He has a big heart and Education & Care • Booking and maintenance of holiday rentals AslanAslan a friendly nature and his new family will - starts 3rd August (CHC30113) Still taking late enrolments • /LDLVLQJZLWKERWKJXHVWVDQGWUDGHVSHRSOH no doubt fall in love with him very quickly. • General administration duties If you are interested in adopting Coco on * Finetune Your Micro Business 0458 461 935. • $VVLVWLQJWKH+ROLGD\3URSHUW\0DQDJHUDQGZRUNLQJZLWKLQD LOST & FOUND - starts 10th August For more info about Coco or to submit VXFFHVVIXODQGVXSSRUWLYHWHDPb your adoption application, see her This position is full time Tuesday to Saturday with rostered on call FOUND SILVER RING with gemstone. Suffolk Park near bus stop. 0468934375 profi le on www.cawi.org.au. duties. are eligible, hurry as places are limited! If you are looking for a long term career in Real Estate then FOUND 2 BIKES Sunday 23/7 behind Rails Hotel. Trek Mountain & Big Boy. 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There are revenue targets that you need to meet, Milk • Bahasa Indonesia Level 2 but there is also cake and the occasional massage. • Italian For Beginners • German For Beginners MONTHLY MARKETS Tue 8th August Sat 12th August This position is three to four days per week, based at our 1st SAT Bruns Heads 6628 4495 4th SUN Bangalow 6687 1911 • Apple Mac For Beginners • Websites Using Wordpress head offi ce in Mullumbimby. 1st SUN Byron Bay 6685 6807 4th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000 4th SUN Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 • Apple Mac Next Step • Art Therapy 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 You will need to be self-motivated, successful, computer 4th SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta • Exploring Etching • Writing For Wellbeing 2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0490 026 840 5th SUN Lennox Head 0419 369 609 literate, friendly and a team player. 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631 Wed 9th August • Drawing From Nature 5th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000 If you would like to be considered for this position, • Communication For Clarity • Crochet For Beginners 2nd SUN The Channon 6688 6433 2nd SUN Lennox Head 0419 369 609 FARMERS MARKETS please email your CV to [email protected] & Connection • R.E.S.E.T 1 - TMJ 2nd SUN Alstonville 6628 1568 Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 by close of business Friday August 11th. • Gentle Hula Basics Sun 13th August 2nd SUN Coolangatta Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 • Structural Editing 3rd SAT Mullumbimby 6684 3370 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 THE BYRON SHIRE 3rd SAT Murwillumbah 0413 804 024 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 6689 1512 • Pelvic Power Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Limited places - don’t miss out! 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328 NETDAILY www.byroncollege.org.au Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Enrol now 02 6684 3374 4th SAT Evans Head 0439 489 631 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 52 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Sport Send us your sport stories and photos: [email protected] Bombers shot down by dogged Devils 17-day Surf Fest underway at Tweed John Campbell Crystal Cylinders

It’s a bit late in the day for By- Competition will be stiff at ron’s Red Devils to be show- the 2017 Australian Surf Fes- ing their true colours, but it tival underway on the Tweed is immensely satisfying to see Coast and set to run for a the boys at last rack up some marathon 17 days. hard-earned wins. Interstate entrants will Before a crowd of 3,814, come up against a strong field the Devils threw a spanner in of local athletes keen to win the works of the Evans Head an illustrious national title Bombers’ NRRRL finals am- on home turf with four ma- bitions with a pulsating 24– jor events being run and won 20 victory. at the ASF. Surfmaster Neil Cameron. Photo Smith/SNSW It was one of those games Competitors have to in which the full-time hooter Byron’s wily veteran, Noel ‘Hairy Legs’ King, weighs up his qualify through state titles to South Coast in November/ O’Brien also qualified for the could not arrive a minute options at Red Devil Park on Sunday. Photo John Campbell represent their region at the December. Australian Titles with a sixth- too soon, as Evans charged pinnacle event for amateur Lennox Head’s Jack place finish. at Byron’s line after staging line conversion, the Bay were the first seventy, but as so surfers in Australia. a relentless comeback from ahead 12–0. often happens in footy, they First up is the Open being down 24–4. Evans jagged one back on had to hang on to seal the Surfmasters that comprises Nearing the fag-end of the the break, but it didn’t seem deal in the last ten. open and age divisions in season, Byron’s starting thir- to matter because, early in the They did that because they the shortboard discipline teen barely resembled that of second forty, Kelly gathered were brave and because they followed by the Australian their round-one lineup, but a gorgeous bounce to score played like a team with belief Longboard Titles, Australian a handful of die-hards were from a Ben ‘Nugget’ Web- and passion. Logger Titles and finishing there – captain Ryan ‘The ber kick and King collected with the Australian Body- Crab’ O’Connell, Billy ‘The his second after Gordon Giant loss board Titles. Lion’ and Noel ‘Hairy Legs’ chipped inch-perfect behind The Mullumbimby Giants Three new Australian King, ‘The Hair Bear’ Joey the Bombers’ compressed are still one point ahead of Champions were crowned McCarthy, Martin ‘Liam’ Gal- defence. Byron on the NRRRL table in the Open Men’s, Open lagher – and they all contrib- Like a fart in a lift though, despite enduring another Women’s and Over-35 Men’s uted heaps. bad news snuck in as the heavy loss, 62–4, playing divisions at Duranbah at the The Devils looked the Bombers’ bigger forwards against Murwillumbah on the Surfmasters so far. sharper, more cohesive out- started to take their toll on weekend. Lennox Head’s Mikey Mc- fit from the get-go. Fullback the tiring Devils. The Giants haven’t been Donagh started with a heat Brett ‘Sidestep’ Kelly jinked Evans had a sniff and able to regain their early- win but was eliminated in the his way through to open the when their man-bun, half- season form that saw them quarterfinals in a close battle scoring, then five-eighth back dummied and ran fifty beat Murwillumbah 16–10 in in the open men’s competi- Adam ‘Ant’ Gordon kicked to the white chalk, a sickly round three, and their slump tion. to the Bombers’ in-goal. feeling of ‘oh no’ came over has not seen them win a game The O/40s, O/45s, O/50s Showing blistering speed, the ground. since mid-May. and O/60s in the shortboards King arrived to snaffle the try The Devils had done Byron Bay have a game in will finish this week. and with Gordon’s fab side- enough to get the points in hand on the ladder. Lennox Head’s Max Perrot and Byron Bay’s Neil Cam- eron are representing NSW in the Over-50s and Over-60s Ben named lifeguard of the year Full moon Aug 8 04:10 AUGUST 2017 divisions respectively. Third quarter Aug 15 11:14 Community-oriented Ben New moon Aug 22 04:30 Astronomical data Mortimer (21) has been Title for Jai First quarter Aug 29 18:12 and tides Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, named as Ballina Lifeguard The Havaianas NSW month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) of the Year for 2016/17. Grommet State Titles com- 1 T 0629 1715 1212 0049 0241,1.16; 1610,1.36 0901,0.47; 2229,0.68 Ben faced an extremely petitors faced huge waves at 2 W 0628 1716 1251 0141 0349,1.12; 1706,1.44 0958,0.46; 2332,0.62 3 T 0627 1716 1333 0233 0455,1.11; 1753,1.51 1051,0.43 challenging situation on the Maroubra so Surfing NSW 4 F 0627 1717 1418 0323 0549,1.14; 1836,1.59 0022,0.54; 1138,0.39 second day of the patrol sea- opted to postpone the sec- 5 S 0626 1717 1506 0412 0645,1.17; 1815,1.65 0104,0.47; 1220,0.35 son when he was among the ond day of the event, and 6 S 0625 1718 1558 0500 0716,1.21; 1953,1.70 0141,0.41; 1259,0.30 first on the scene of a shark then shifted south to Ma- 7 M 0624 1718 1651 0545 0756,1.25; 2030,1.73 0215,0.36; 1335,0.27 8 T 0624 1719 1746 0628 0834,1.28; 2105,1.74 0248,0.32; 1414,0.25 attack at Lighthouse Beach. labar where competitors 9 W 0623 1719 1843 0709 0914,1.31; 2141,1.73 0322,0.30; 1452,0.25 Ben provided initial first aid were greeted by 0.6-metre 10 T 0622 1720 1940 0748 0954,1.34; 2216,1.69 0357,0.28; 1532,0.27 treatment while also con- lefthanders. 11 F 0621 1721 2037 0826 1036,1.36; 2254,1.62 0433,0.28; 1615,0.32 12 S 0620 1721 2136 0904 1122,1.37; 2333,1.53 0512,0.29; 1703,0.39 ducting crowd control. Jai Glinderman from Len- 13 S 0619 1722 2236 0942 1213,1.38 0553,0.31; 1759,0.47 Throughout the season he nox Head ensured a NSW Ti- 14 M 0618 1722 2338 1022 0018,1.43; 1312,1.39 0640,0.33; 1906,0.55 was involved in responding to tle would be heading north, 15 T 0618 1723 1106 0114,1.32; 1420,1.43 0735,0.35; 2030,0.58 a number of other incidents 16 W 0617 1723 0040 1153 0222,1.22; 1535,1.50 0838,0.36; 2159,0.55 claiming the U/14 Boys divi- 17 T 0616 1724 0144 1246 0341,1.18; 1646,1.60 0945,0.33; 2317,0.47 including on-water searches sion. 18 F 0615 1724 0246 1343 0458,1.19; 1748,1.71 1049,0.28 and tube rescues. Ben Mortimer dealt with a range challenges to be named The powerful natural- 19 S 0614 1725 0346 1444 0604,1.23; 1844,1.81 0019,0.36; 1148,0.22 Ben doubles up as patrol Ballina Lifeguard of the Year. Photo contributed footer synced his game-plan 20 S 0613 1725 0443 1548 0700,1.29; 1933,1.86 0112,0.27; 1243,0.16 21 M 0612 1726 0534 1652 0750,1.34; 2019,1.88 0157,0.20; 1332,0.13 captain at Ballina SLSC, a po- perfectly with the punchy 22 T 0611 1726 0620 1755 0836,1.38; 2101,1.84 0238,0.17; 1418,0.13 sition he has held for the past he would have no problem throughout the off season. lefthanders, nailing a bom- 23 W 0610 1727 0703 1855 0920,1.40; 2141,1.76 0317,0.17; 1503.0.17 three years, and also had an interacting with visitors and ALS Northern Coordina- bardment of impressive back- 24 T 0609 1727 0742 1954 1002,1.40; 2217,1.65 0355,0.20; 1547,0.24 extremely busy season as an locals alike. tor Scott McCartney said this 25 F 0608 1728 0819 2051 1044,1.39; 2253,1.52 0430,0.24; 1630,0.34 side snaps to post a 15.5 two- 26 S 0607 1728 0855 2146 1125,1.36; 2328,1.39 0504,0.30; 1716,0.45 employee of the Australian These efforts did not go recognition was a richly de- wave heat total and take the 27 S 0605 1729 0932 2240 1209,1.33 0539,0.36; 1807,0.55 Lifeguard Service. unnoticed and Ben enjoyed served reward for an impres- final ahead of fellow north 28 M 0604 1729 1009 2333 0004,1.26; 1300,1.30 0617,0.41; 1909,0.63 One of Ben’s key strengths his role of informing people sive young man. coast native Touma Cameron 29 T 0603 1730 1047 0049,1.14; 1404,1.29 0704,0.46; 2030,0.67 30 W 0602 1730 1128 0025 0152,1.05; 1516,1.31 0802,0.50; 2156,0.65 has been his communication about the workings of the ‘Ben has proved himself to from Byron Bay. 31 T 0601 1731 1212 0116 0313,1.01; 1623,1.36 0910,0.51; 2303,0.58 ability with members of the ALS and also passing on surf- be a professional and valued All finalists have qualified Times are Eastern Standard. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; public. Before the start of eve- safety tips to the public. member of the ALS team, for the upcoming Surf Dive Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; ry shift, Ben placed the Life- Ben has also been provid- and has enjoyed a highly suc- N Ski Australian Junior Surf- Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 guard tent as close as possible ing coverage for the ALS at cessful season on the beach,’ ing Titles, which takes place min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. to the flagged area to ensure Byron Bay and Lennox Head he said. in Culburra on the NSW Data courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology. North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au The Byron Shire Echo August 2, 2017 53 Sport Send us your sport stories and photos: [email protected] North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Plenty to win for everyone at Amelie wins at regional Eisteddfod Amelie Pollock won the Byron Bay Rugby’s charity day 14-years contemporary dance championship at the Murwil- Byron Bay rugby is raring to lumbah Festival of Perform- go for their charity day games ing Arts held last month. this Saturday after first grade Amelie is from Dance Dy- tightened its grip on the hotly namics Byron Bay and com- contested fourth position on peted against dancers from the Far North Coast Rugby Coffs Harbour to the Gold Union table after a strong Coast in the two-week annual 53–4 win over Casino. competition, Dance Dynam- The win puts Byron Bay ics director Kate Histon said. back on track for a finals ‘Amelie works very hard berth with three rounds of and is incredibly passionate the regular season to play. about her dancing. This was a Byron now has a game in well deserved award,’ she said. hand and is five points clear Amelie’s dance routine of fifth place Bangalow who was called ‘Lilikoi Boy’ and have only lost two games included allusions to an el- from their last nine. Fans can take home these one-off charity jerseys made to emental pixie character. Byron Bay take on third- honour Paul Mitchell on Saturday. Photo contributed The North Coast Dance placed Lennox Head at home Festival will be held over Au- as part of their ongoing and who died on grandfinal day crabs, after 20 years. gust 25–28 at the Byron Bay Amelie strikes a pose during her contemporary dance. successful annual charity day. last year. ‘The idea for the side was High School. Photo Move Photography ‘Both Byron and Lennox Paul played league for the spawned in memory of Pau- are in semi-final contention Byron Red Devils, Mullum ly. The team is star-studded, so there will undoubtedly be Giants and the Seagulls, rug- hard-hitting and is creating Short-handed Shores win first division some spectacular rugby ac- by with Byron Bay and twi- waves throughout the com- tion,’ Andrew Teuma from light cricket for the Byron Bay petition. But more impor- Marc Patten (president) the Byron club said. Rugby Cricket Club. tantly it’s a social outlet for ‘There will be fundraisers ‘Everyone in these sport- 15–25 blokes who get togeth- A chronic lack of numbers and an auction for special ing circles knew him as a er once or twice a week that forced Shores to dig deep last limited-edition jerseys, which talented, tough, skilful player probably wouldn’t be doing week in round 18. fans can bid for. but more importantly for so otherwise,’ he said. The mighty sevens went ‘There are also plenty of epitomising what it means to ‘Perfect for both physical out to Kyogle with just one fantastic prizes to be won that be a good bloke who always and mental health,’ he said. sub. It was a tough grind with have been generously donat- had time for his mates,’ An- The Sandcrabs are also in the Turkeys giving us very lit- ed by some legendary busi- drew said. fourth position on their lad- tle. In the end, though, the ness in Byron Bay,’ he said. This year the Byron Bay der and would love to take soon-to-be minor premiers, The day is called ‘PM Day’ Rugby club has reformed a the points from third-place Shores old boys were too in honour of Paul Mitchell, second-grade team, the Sand- Lennox this weekend. strong for Kyogle. Goals from Super Ray, Steve and Browny. Shores 3–0. Left Bankers claim back-to-back wins in Shand Cup The brave kids in the sixes travelled to Bangalow desper- Leon McLean putting the ball through to Al Martin in the Brian Mollet ate for a win. With no subs Shores win over Byron Bay. Photo Chris Whitton and boys playing ill, it looked Shand series cricket took on like we had no hope. It was a ond half we were 3–1 down. just nine players and four shades of deliverance on Sun- really gutsy display from the Then came the revival. from fourths. day as the competition’s most boys and when captain/coach Louie had a shot saved that The new pace combo up red-necked teams, Left Bank Glen scored to even things coach Ben followed in, to front with Tal, Paddy and Al and Main Arm, faced off in at 2–2 in the second half, it make it 3–2 behind. Martin were simply too much the battle of the boondocks. looked like an unlikely result After that we just seemed for Byron, terrorising them You could almost smell was possible, but a cruel late to get hungry. Ballina hung all afternoon. the fried chicken and hear Bangalow winner ended our on for grim death, but a top It was 2–1 at halftime be- the banjo music as Scruff of hopes. Top effort, boys. through ball from man-of- fore breakaway goals from Left Bank called correctly The fourths were at home the-match Kyle saw the cross Paddy and Tal got everyone at the toss and chose to bat to a resurgent Ballina. At 1–0 from Jarvis come over to off their seats. In the end with conditions perfect and we looked the better team, Louie, who had time before it was a 3–1 victory, which Lomath Oval glowing like James dominated the new ball, hitting plenty of boundaries even with just 12 men, but teeing up the ball and smash- should have been more. a giant flat screen preset to opening the batting for Main Arm. Photo Ross Kendall somehow the wheels began ing it in. We ran out of time Fantastic club effort be- ‘permanent retinal damage’. to fall off. We made two mis- for the winner, 3–3. ing short-handed, with so Scotty (33no) and Scruff to spectate but was merciless- ing a few at the other end to takes and got punished twice. Different story for the first many blokes backing up. Go got things moving early, ly press-ganged into the team, successfully squirrel away at Midway through the sec- division Snakes, even with Shores! shelling the adjacent netball the Armers being not above the big total. courts as they thumped 53 off the odd abduction. Lucas (33) kept his cool af- the first 30 balls and mined- Hamish (32) and Bruce ter being neatly sconned by a Minor pairs finalist determined at Mullum Bowlo scarred the opposition. (35) pulled off their own fa- bouncer from the evil Scruff, Michael Burke Jamie Ewin and Andrew Mo- scores were tied at 19–all after Bucko launched himself ther-and-son act in the late working the ball around skill- roney clawed their way back the regulation 21 ends. one-handed to somehow overs to plump out the score fully then lashing a huge six Ewin and Moroney are all set into the match and took the With Marsh and Flick drag down a low hard hook to a well-stuffed 184. over mid off, the young fellow to take on Lumsden and Lee- lead on the 15th end. holding shot on the tie-break- from Scruff (28) off the bowl- In reply James (33) saw playing without fear. son in the Minor Pairs final They then edged away and ing end, Ben Leeson played ing of son Lucas to complete off Scotty’s (1/3) probing in- The atmoshere was taut as at the Mullumbimby Bowling completed a great comeback the final bowl and drew the the family dismissal and ease dippers then left the bowl- a cheap banjo string heading Club this weekend. to eventually win 28–16. shot to secure a one-point the onslaught. This rallied the ing looking like a street scene into the final overs and the The first semifinal of the On Saturday Ashley Lums- victory against the gallant Main Armers, who got the in Aleppo, bombarding the man to stand up was Eli (3/18) minor pairs was played on den and Ben Leeson played opponents. mindset right either side of boundaries without fear of whose late wickets closed the Friday night in front of an out a thriller in the second In July Ben made it to the drinks and reeled the scor- sanction. Main Arm innings 12 runs enthusiastic crowd. semifinal against Clint Marsh final of the 2017 TBDBA Re- ing back thanks to Zac’s two Paddy Mac (30no) kept up short of the total. George and Adam Mc- and Geoff Flick. serve Singles. scalps and some tidy bowling the good vibes and with the Next week: Suffolk Swing- Kenzie raced to an early 12–1 The lead changed ten The final will be played on from James, who came along ‘central scrutiniser’ Brian biff- ers v the Byron Full-Tossers. lead by the eighth end, but times in the match until the Saturday afternoon. 54 August 2, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Community at work

& Soul of Wellness, 49 Commercial Rd, SP Dune Care Reserve. Note: AGM 15 Aug. Visitors and Mullum Art Space garden makeover including 2nd and 3rd Murwillumbah. Bookings essential – call potential new members very welcome. prizes. Tickets $2. Enquiries Debbie 6684 On The 6672 5147 or email [email protected]. Suffolk Park Dune Care’s monthly Ring 6685 1732. ‘Cultural Diversity’, an exhibition of wire 2449, Judy 6685 2884 or Jenny 6684 3561. working bee is on this Saturday 5 artworks exploring the native fauna in #StartupByron August, 8.30am, meeting at the beach BV VIEW Club the region. 1–13 August at Mullum Art The Juicy Years Horizon end of Macgregor St, Tuckeroo Estate, Space, Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, Thursday 3 August, 5.30pm at The Sun The Brunswick Valley VIEW Club is Women beyond 50 years are invited to for a morning’s weeding and planting Dalley St, Mullumbimby. Bistro (Byron industrial estate). Whether holding their Birthday Luncheon on join this new, supportive networking DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY followed by morning tea. All welcome. you’re an existing entrepreneur or Thursday 10 August, 10.30am, at the group as we creatively grow bolder Phone Helen on 6685 4964. Book launch Email copy marked wantrepreneur, just connecting with Mullumbimby RSL Club. There’ll be a gala and older together. Ph 0430 175 923 for Author Michael Robotham at Moller show, lunch, raffles galore and a trading details. ‘On The Horizon’ to what’s happening in Byron Bay and the BH Progress Association Pavilion, Bangalow, Thursday 3 August region #StartupByron Meetup is a free, table. Apologies to Rae 0427 103 072 by [email protected]. Brunswick Heads Progress Association at 2pm. Discussing his book The open and inclusive group focused on 7 August. Tweed Palliative Support general meeting on Monday, 7 August at Secrets She Keeps. Afternoon tea by the connecting anyone interested in startups Northern Rivers Collectors Club 27th Youth Movie Night 7pm, Memorial Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Byron Sophia Bangalow CWA. Tickets $15 at Bangalow in a casual setting. #juststart. Exhibition & Trading Fair will be held at Youth Movie Night at South Golden Heads. All residents welcome. Newsagency, 6687 1396, or online www. Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Murwillumbah Civic Centre on Saturday Beach Hall this Friday 4 August 5–7pm. byronbayfol.com. Mullum CWA Breaking the Pattern of Conditioning. 5 August, 8.30am till 3pm. Proceeds to Movie: Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Entry Disability Rights Film DVD presenting Jiddu Krishnamurti, Mullumbimby branch of the Country Exercise workshop Tweed Palliative Support Inc. Details by donation. Transport available from Disability Rights Film exclusive screening religious philosopher, author and Women’s Association (CWA) meets Trevor 0439 779 577. Byron Youth Service. Call Karim on 0490 of new documentary Defiant Lives, which educator, in ‘When there is Freedom’. Free workshop for rehab, movement and 669 938. Wednesday 9 August at 10am at the CWA charts the fight for disability rights across Presented by Gerald Reardon, Thursday 3 health with Kriss Hendy at Bangalow End-of-life choices Rooms. Bring a plate for a light lunch. UK, US and Australia. Panel discussion August, 1–3pm, at Uniting Church, Carlyle Bowlo, 6.30pm, Tuesday 8 August. Gold coin donation. Voluntary euthanasia options are U3A Ballina/Byron New members welcome. Info: Jenny with activists featured in the film. 14 St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623. Guest speaker Anna Parker on ‘Sound 6684 7282 or Sue 6684 1675. August, 11.30am, Ballina Fair Cinemas. Garden makeover discussed at meetings held quarterly Therapy’ at our meeting on 8/8/17 at Book now at tinyurl.com/defiantlives or Art group Bangalow on the Gold Coast. Next meeting Ocean Shores Art Expo Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary Wednesday 16 August, which will be 10am in the RSL, Mullumbimby. All call Kelly on 0405 255 246. Local artists sought to run regular (working for Byron Central Hospital) are Dr Philip Nitschke’s public meeting and welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350. Opening night is Friday 25 August, 7pm, painting/drawing group in various holding a raffle during July and August workshop at 11am. For more information at Ocean Shores Public School. Exhibition U3A Brunswick Valley media. The Bangalow Men’s Shed has a (drawn September 1, 2017) for a $500 phone Elaine 07 5580 8215. ‘After The Flood’ open 10am–4pm Sat and Sun. All art for U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum meeting room that can fit 8–10 people. For the flood-affected community of sale. Dangerously Poetic performance on 8 August, 10am–12, Uniting Church Contact: John 0403 346 494 if interested, the northern rivers, with Katy Vidler. the ‘Spirit of the Land’ at 1.30pm Sunday. Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Guest with ideas, or if you’re a specialist Saturday 12 August, 11am–1pm, at Heart Info at www.osartexpo.com. speaker Sana Henderson from the Army teacher. Mungo’s Crossword N190 123 45678 Volunteer hub on Monday evening same place at 6pm. and women learning how to develop Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985. and maintain healthy and fulfilling Regular As Choose from 40 organisations at the relationships. For more information visit 91011 volunteer hub at Byron Community Handicraft Group www.codependentsanonymous.org.au Centre. Make a difference in your Weekly handicraft group in or phone 9281 3330. Clockwork community, have fun, learn new skills Mullumbimby CWA Rooms each 1st, and meet people Ph 6685 6807 email 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month Choirs 12 13 DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY [email protected] throughout 2017. New handicrafters Bay Community Singers is a singalong Please note that, owing to Cty Shopping Bus welcome. Enquiries Margaret Mudge group for seniors and anyone else 6684 2956. Wednesdays Byron Community Centre, 14 15 16 17 space restrictions, not all Seats available on fortnightly entries may be included each 10.30–11.30am. Entry by donation. Community Transport Shopping Bus Carers’ support 0425 363 589, [email protected]. 18 from Suffolk Park/Byron Bay to Byron week. Email copy marked Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Singchronicity Choir meets Thursdays town centre. The door-to-door bus costs 19 20 ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to Support Group for family members at Ocean Shores 6.45pm-8.45pm. Eclectic $6 and is available to people who can’t and friends who have a loved one with and catchy repertoire. Ph 042 536 3589. 21 [email protected]. access mainstream transport due to age, a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir disability or other reason. Call Amanda Thursday of each month 9.30am at the meets weekly at the Timber Slab factory, 22 23 24 Neighbourhood Centre 1300 875 895. Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Jubilee Ave, Thursdays at 6.30pm. Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Info: Leanne 0409 818 643. Newcomers welcome. Centre is open Monday–Thursday Junior chess club 25 26 9am–4pm and offers a range of services The Mullum junior chess club meets Rainbow Dragons ManTime and activities. Everyone is welcome to after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) Calling all fellas who as a boy or man come and enjoy art, music, games, great room F4 at Mullumbimby High School. welcomes breast cancer survivors for a went on a Pathways, Making Men or food and more. Call reception on 6684 All ages, all standards, encouragement 27 28 paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, Men2B Rite of Passage camp: weekly 1286 and discover what is on offer. and professional coaching. Ph Mike on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6684 6281. Monday night men’s group 7–9.30pm at Low-cost or free food 6688 4058, [email protected]. the CWA Hall Mullum. Email mantime. Cryptic Clues Quick Clues [email protected] or call Karim 0403 Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Language exchange ACROSS ACROSS Op shops 755 192. Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you Byron language exchange club is a 1. Turn pale – sailors are bigwigs! (6) 1. Muslim princes (6) Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, have any sort of Centrelink card you may free conversation meet up held twice a 4. See 9 across 4. See 9 across Mullumbimby – open each Saturday Sex & Love Addicts Anon purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, month in Byron Bay. Contact Paola info@ 9,4,14. Chinese arm Washington 9,4,14. Oh lord, I want to be in that number 8am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief clacademy.com.au, and don’t forget Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is Night riot! Hawthorn game is … (4,3,6,2,8,2) Op Shop opens Monday to Friday Bags for anyone doing it tough, every to mention the language you want to peer-support group of men and women inching away! Incoherent mass 11. One on conditional release (7) 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: Thursday 9–11am at The Hub Ocean practise. Volunteers welcome. for whom sex and/or romance have wanting high drama! I want to be 12. Gadget enabling remote handling of Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Anglican become a problem. For details of weekly in that number! (4,3,6,2,8,2) dangerous materials (5) No ID or Concession Card required. NILs Museums Church Mullumbimby Op Shop opens meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit 11. Man on probation for leak about 13. Whirlpool (9) Monday to Friday 9am–4.30pm, Saturday www.slaa.org.au. oral problem (7) referral service also available. Check Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc 14. See 9 across 9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, 12. Act after law repealed for remote Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Museum 16. Blackleg, strike-breaker (4) corner of Myocum and Stuart enq to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Timebanking manipulator (5) Shores for details. C3 Care Byron Bay Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and 19. Longest river in Africa (4) Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop 13. Big Eddy whips up male storm (9) Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. Fridays 10-12 and market Saturdays 9-1. Timebanking can help you build 20. Molasses tart favoured by Amish and also opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, 14. See 9 across com to see if you are eligible, or call Discover your local history, join our team a network of support within your in southern American cooking (4-3,3) Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday 6680 8872. – 6684 4367. Bangalow Museum & Tea community through sharing skills. For 16. Science graduate turns blackleg 22. Forced, driven (9) of the month 10am-2pm. Companion (4) Room open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm, more: Northern Rivers Community 23. Tree whose sap makes a sweet syrup (5) Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Respite Service Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Gateway 6621 7397. 19. River Fred (4) Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) 25. Midwestern state of the USA known as Byron Shire Respite Service Inc Volunteers sought, please contact the 20. Hot pile of soy used to make ‘the Hoosier state’ (7) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm. delivers high-quality respite care to museum 6687 2183. Volunteers sought Amish molasses tart (4-3,3) 26. Makes a telephone call (5,2) a broad range of clients throughout Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers 22. Forced cardinal to take part in 27. Centre of a target (8) Potters & Sculptors truncated humorous play (9) the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Drug support groups Volunteering, representing over 100 28. Grief, sorrow (6) Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors at 23. 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Pottery and sculpture every Saturday and Monday at the engagement (8) Alateen Meeting every Thursday at drug use of someone close to you? sorrow (6) crafted by local artisans for sale, 2 Jubilee Ocean Shores Country Club, seated at 5. Spick and span, very neat (5,3,5) 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close Learn coping skills and gain support DOWN Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum. 12.15 to commence play at 12.30. Visitors 6. Absolutely safe or secure (2,4) friend or relative with a drinking from others. Narcotics Anonymous welcome. See bridgewebs.com/brun- 1. We won men’s role as journalists! 7. Limit on how much a club can spend on problem? Alateen can help. For [email protected] is a fellowship of men and women swickvalley/home.html or for partner (9) paying its sporting team (6,3) 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s for whom drugs had become a major CWA Bangalow ring Phyllis Keyte 6684 1103. Facebook 2. Listen! We will change direction! 8. Small Greek or Roman theatre (5) Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, problem. We are recovering addicts who (5) Brunswick Valley Bridge Club. 10. New Zealander who conquered Everest (6,7) corner of Florence Street Tweed meet regularly to help each other stay Interested women are welcome 3. Books into untidy berths and 15. Person who sets an example to be Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am–1pm promises to marry (8) clean. For information and meetings call Repair Cafe emulated by others (4,5) members at the same time and place. 6680 7280. Are you concerned about and the second Monday evening of each 5. Dapper oil peer a mess? Quite the Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the 17. Apiarist (9) 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al- somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon month 5–7pm in the Bangalow CWA contrary! (5,3,5) Mullumbimby campus of Byron 18. Fiery Spanish dance or musical style (8) anon.org.au Family Groups meetings held Fridays rooms for craft and friendship. Rooms are 6. Completely safe – seaweed, Community College in Burringbar Street 21. Awards known as gongs (6) 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 open daily Monday–Saturday 9am–noon. sulphur and potassium! (2,4) on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers Social sporting groups 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/ 7. S limits players’ wages (6,3) 22. Ascend, mount (5) Toastmasters will be there to help you fix things that 24. Italian sauce usually based on basil (5) Senior social table tennis at Bangalow australia. Crystal Meth Anonymous is a 8. Audience loathing small theatre might otherwise end up in the tip, or to Bowling Club Sundays 2–4pm. All levels fellowship of people for whom all drugs Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters (5) Last week’s solution N189 advise how it might be done. welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932. (but especially crystal meth) had become meetings coaching in communication 10. A dim, dull Henry became a high INSPIRATIONAL Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside a problem. Meeting held Wed 7.30am, and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Spanish conversation achiever! (6,7) MEMNSOE Tennis Club welcomes new players Byron Bay Surf Club. Call 0478 061 479 to Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, 15. Eastern fashion in sailor’s gait; a SP I T PEDESTR I AN 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage speak to a local member or visit www. Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters. A Spanish conversation group meets man worth emulating! (4,5) RTLRUT GERONIMO ETHICS org. MullumMagic Toastmasters every Monday evening in Mullumbimby Park, Mullumbimby, for social tennis, fun crystalmeth.org.au. 17. Show reserve in drink – like 10! (9) C C IEO and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday in order to improve language skills and 18. Dance will burn the sergeant, SALAMANDER AX I S Craft group Prebytarian Church Hall, 101 Stuart Street cultural knowledge. Phone Paco 6684 perhaps (8) TST OSN Breast Cancer Support The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Ashni 0242. 21. Interferes, we hear, with awards (6) DISH EYECO NTACT OO NT I every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the 0439 843 657 or Mani on 0488 433 047. Byron Breast Cancer Support Group 22. Caught leg, perhaps – what 10 SNORTS C I CHL I DS Bruns tennis did! (5) meets every 3rd Wednesday 12–2pm Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron CoDA TTOROE at Byron Community Cabin (old Girl Bay. Bring lunch and whatever else Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and 24. Nuisance – love sauce (5) TOUCHANDGO WANT Guides Hall) in Carlyle Street. Enquiries you need. All welcome. Do you prefer Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is Sundays from 4–6pm. $6.00, all welcome. WU I E P E C Linda 0413 668 828. patchwork and quilting? Come along a worldwide network of groups of men Enquiries Linda 0449 825 108. 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As we note in the report “Where is your YES on page 9 the North Ocean for Alternative Housing Options” Shores Sports Field might be receiving a more colour- Change is inevitable. Positive change is ful name, such as Tucka- preferable. What will you bring to the table? burra or Pat Boone Park, when the councillors come Thursday August 10 back from their winter holi- 6.30pm - 8.30pm day this Thursday. The other option open to councillors, Tickets available at the door council staff note, is corpo- Dinner and drinks available. rate branding. Hungry Jack’s Brunswick Heads Picture House Oval or Heinz Shredz Field, 30 Fingal St. anyone? We suppose Shoresy Brunswick Heads McShoresface is right out of A community workshop evening the question. brought to you by QQQQ Bruns Eco Village, Social Habitat Housing, Byron Council finance staff North Coast Community Housing and the report that ‘an additional col- Green Institute. umn has been added to the Solutions to housing affordability and alternatives to the schedule of investments… to Local artist Dale Rhodes’s striking portrait of actor Susie Porter was rejected by the current national ownership model might be varied and identify if the financial insti- Archibald Prize judges but a few hours later Dale learnt he made it into the Salon des IUDXJKWEXWWKH\·UHULJKWDWRXUÀQJHUWLSVLIZHFDQIDFH the challenges together. tution holding the Council Refusés run by the S H Ervin Gallery at The Rocks. Find out more at http://bit.ly/salonref. investment has been assessed as an “ethical” institution’. A sic and dress-ups last week mical artistry is also appre- explain it scientifically in the pie chart – who doesn’t love when organisers this year ciated on several other sites article When Musicians Lose a pie chart? – illustrates that encouraged festival-goers and Inverse.com attempts to Control of Their Faces. 65 per cent of Council’s hold- not to throw away their un- ings do not invest in the fos- wanted camping gear but to sil-fuel industry, 23 per cent donate it to Social Futures so Secure Storage Bangalow do, and 12 per cent have an it can be distributed to their 3 Bugam Place, Bangalow ‘unknown’ status. It’s a good partner organisations who Brand New Storage Sheds start as global warming bears work with rough sleepers – down upon us like the four see news story. Volunteers Available Now riders of the apocalypse. picked up an efftonne of QQQQ stuff, some of it brand new. FOR RENT Brunswick Valley Histori- The youngsters, some clad cal Society has decided its only in g-strings and glit- proposed film on Mullum- ter, were also happy to give bimby’s magic is of such generously to organisations magnitude that it deserves to such as Sea Shepherd – and be split into three, covering buy their hoodies when it Health & Wellbeing, Activ- became obvious the nights ism & Politics and The Arts. weren’t quite sub-tropical. Keep track of the latest de- QQQQ Latest in security with 24/7 access velopments on the Facebook While on Splendour, we note 2 FOR 1 page Mullumbimby’s Magic that some of our readers were and Video Surveillance. – the Culture of the 70s-80s concerned by the depiction www.SecureStorageBangalow.com.au BURGERS (facebook.com/Mullum- of Haim bassist Este Haim Call Elders Real Estate Bangalow ON bimbysMagic) and see some on the front cover last week. wonderful historical photo- We point out that Este herself 02 6687 1500 MONDAYS graphs as well. collects ‘bass faces’ of her in- QQQQ triguing expressions and cel- Splendour in the Grass ebrates them at @estebassface $7 proved it’s not just about mu- on Twitter. Her physiogno-

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