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Police deny unfair targeting of Straight Edge If love could stop you dying… No easy fi x for youth tensions in Byron Shire

Story & photo Lou Beaumont music scene. They decide aggressive example. They The youth of the Shire, and not to buy into the negativity believe it doesn’t make any of Australia in general, seem that surrounds so much of sense. to be getting some bad press modern urban life. Tom said, ‘We just want to at the moment. As it is with Their music preference is clear up the name of our life- almost every profession, reli- hardcore, with an image to style. Right now, anyone who gion or generational group, a suit, and according to Tom, has a vaguely hardcore image few bad eggs potentially they choose to abstain from is being pulled aside and has- means the whole basket is violent behaviour, drinking, sled. This is partly due to labelled rotten. As Tom Bur- drugs and negative promis- people using our name inap- rey, 20 years, from Straight cuity. Many come to this propriately. We’ve seen peo- Edge, a youth movement choice to live consciously ple involved in street fi ghts focusing on positive life through prior negative expe- claim to be Straight Edge choices puts it, ‘it’s a bit like riences in their earlier child- when questioned by police ignorant people saying all hood or teenage years. Oth- because they know we are a Muslims are terrorists... just ers just come to see its non-violent group. Byron Bay identity Tony Narracott gets into training for his own wake. Photo Jeff Dawson as not all kids with our image positive influence through ‘All this does is muddy our Mandy Nolan are Straight Edge.’ friends and choose to change name, dilute our principles to him once his diagnosis and I just fell for it, on that Straight Edge, for those of their outlook. and blur the lines between Have you ever been at a wake became public. ‘I have all particular day.’ you as unfamiliar with youth The Straight Edge crew the few people causing trou- for someone you love and these CDs and tapes – it’s A life member of the Byron dialect as I am, is a life choice, want to set the record ble and those who are trying thought, damn, I wish they the fact that they all mean so Bay Chamber of Commerce, just as veganism or vegetari- straight. They say they are to set a positive example. could have been here to see well, that’s what rubs off on Mr Narracott has been an anism is a life choice. Accord- being unfairly targeted and Now we are all being tar- all these people and to hear you and makes you feel good. invaluable community mem- ing to the Straight Edge crew, driven out of Byron by the geted.’ how loved they were? It seems People go on and say we ber who intends to give back they are not a gang and they police. The young men are Bob Tate, 19 years and also such a shame that a celebra- don’t have a community any to the town that he says has are not a cult. It has been a asking how it is that the Straight Edge, said, ‘We just tion for the ones we love hap- more – but they’ve been given him so much. movement with momentum youth in the streets are able want the to cops to know pens when they are no longer coming down from the hills! Tony’s Awakening will be for around 25 years, since to receive a non-violent mes- what’s really going on. We are here. It isn’t going to be that ‘If love could stop you raising funds to go to a char- way for Tony Narracott. This dying than I am going to live ity called the Tony Narracott the arrival of hardcore on the sage when all they see is an continued on page 2 long time Byron Bay resident forever. It’s amazing the feel- Memorial sub-fund which and high profi le community ing I am getting since the operates under the auspice of member has embraced his announcement, it’s just an the Northern Rivers Com- diagnosis with inoperable amazing feeling…’ munity Foundation. Tony lymphatic cancer with posi- ‘Barbara [Tony’s partner] intends the money to go to tivity and is planning one hell thinks it might set off a trend projects for the youth of of a party, or as Tony calls it: where people host their own Byron. ‘an Awakening.’ wake, as long as you have the Mr Narracott is in full sup- ‘I don’t mind dying. Eve- good luck of being warned. I port of a state of the art ryone should experience this, think I am privileged, the skatepark in Byron. I am lucky I have been given death the oncologist ‘As residents in town we this warning. I don’t believe described is beautiful – you never had any problem with them for a minute, I am eat- eat less and less, you sleep a skatepark. It should go up ing well, I have taken notice more and more and one day by the pool. of what they have said and I you don’t wake up, it’s not ‘Up on the Butler Street have all these people popping you that hurts, it’s the people reserve would have been a around with their cures, so you leave behind.’ disaster. That’s a thing that I many people have survived Tony recalls the fi rst time would love to see – The Tony cancer. At the moment I’m he came to Byron. It was love Narracott Skate Park!’ reading Detox or Die – it’s a at fi rst sight. Tony also spoke very highly great book!’ ‘I came in ’72 originally… of the Byron Youth Service Tony has been deeply We went up Lighthouse and the work Paul Spooner Byron Bay residents Tom Burrey, left, and Bob Tate put their faces as covers to the book of the touched by the amount of Road and it was all shut up, has been doing there. He has Straight Edge name in the hope of clearing their reputations. people who have reached out they were all weekenders, continued on page 4 2 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News Bruns ‘will not tolerate’ bad behaviour The Brunswick Heads and visiting families have mitted to undertake a full between three boys just out- Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a fun-filled and review and safety audit of the side their house. This was called a meeting last Monday friendly time enjoying the town, and are working in witnessed by the nearby to develop strategies to seaside natural attractions, conjunction with the Depart- crowd and about 60 young address the two incidences of the Carnival, the twilight ment of Lands, Council and men ran over and fought unacceptable behaviour over Christmas celebrations and community groups on ongo- with the three men. the Christmas/New Year the Woodchop Festival. It is ing strategies to ensure that The men, their families, period, which it says marred most unfortunate that the Brunswick remains a safe including all of the children, an otherwise outstanding two incidents that have been place for both locals and were still all outside but had family holiday season in the widely reported in the media visitors. managed to retreat to their Brunswick Heads village. have put a dampener on The incident on New Years front lawn when the crowd Representatives from the things. The fi reworks night at Eve which drew national jumped the Leckie’s fence. Chamber of Commerce, the opening of the Woodchop headlines saw the Leckie Adrian Leckie lost teeth and Progress Association, Byron carnival was a huge success family and friends allegedly Mr Hurst and their friend Shire Holiday Parks Reserve and incident free. bashed by youths in Pelican suffered head injuries during Trust and Byron Shire Coun- ‘Underage drinking in the Park. Around 6pm on New the attack. cillor Dianne Woods were parks and antisocial behav- Years evening the Leckies Local Area Commander advised that the police have iour will not be tolerated in called the police to complain Superintendent Michael jurisdiction and full powers to our village and the commu- of a large young group of Kenny told The Echo that he enforce the ‘no consumption nity is already pulling people drinking alcohol in was confi dent that everything of alcohol’ policy in the fore- together to develop some Pelican Park a couple of hun- that could have been done shore parks between the hours short and long term strate- dred metres from their house. was done. ‘Police began PRECISION DENTURES of 7pm and 7am. The Depart- gies to address the issues.’ Police arrived at the park and investigating the claims ment of Lands has already All minor incidents or rel- the crowd subsequently qui- immediately and canvassing David Stanford Smith erected extra signs in the parks evant safety concerns should etened down. of the area began that Adv Dip. DP (Syd), Dip. DT (Syd) to reinforce this message. be reported immediately to Later that evening, the evening,’ he said. Dental Prosthetist Chamber president Valerie the police assistance line on Leckie family and friends Supt Kenny is meeting Hardy said, ‘The police sta- 13 14 44, should the police were walking back from a with Councillors next week Technical & Clinical Excellence tistics reveal that incidents in station be unstaffed, says the picnic when Mr Leckie, Mr to discuss how to better man- Brunswick Heads are down chamber. Hurst and a family friend age alcohol free zones in the Finely crafted for Comfort on last year and that local Police have already com- allegedly intervened in a fi ght future. Engineered for Function Designed for Living No easy fix for youth tensions in Byron Shire From front page enough too. According to gregate in town. Straight approach which will work working towards a non-vio- youth workers and the kids, Edge or not, these groups are long-term and for whatever 1˜ˆµÕi lent society and when I didn’t the police are now employ- intimidating to other mem- “tribe” of young people are ˜`ˆÛˆ`Õ> feel I was being listened to ing a blanket no tolerance bers of society and we have hanging out in Byron. i>ṎvՏ on the streets, I went into the approach to all kids fi tting a implemented a number of ‘During my years with Suite 5/97 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3677 station in my own time to certain aesthetic on the strategies, all of which are Street Cruise, there has talk to them. As soon as I streets of Byron. supported by legislation, that always been sporadic out- walked in, the inspector said Inspector Greg Jago of aim to reduce the number of bursts from the kids that outright, “I don’t want to Byron Bay Police said, ‘I’m violent offences.’ hang out on the street. It is hear anything you have to curious how they can say our Deb Pearse, Street Cruise ever present. It is a really say”... talk about not being enforcement is unfair – those coordinator, who has been complex scenario that needs 1Ê   heard. All I wanted to do is involved in anti-social and working on the program for a whole lot of approaches. UÊi˜iÀ>Ê«À>V̈ViÊ clear up the misconceptions. violent behaviour are telling four years, says, ‘The police One of the problems, of They are targeting the wrong us they are Straight Edge. We have indicated that they will course, is the kids don’t have UÊ>“ˆÞʓi`ˆVˆ˜iÊ people.’ do not have the facilities to be targeting “straight edge” anywhere to go. They have a The Echo asked the boys tell us who is and who isn’t young people and that they fairly rundown building dur- UÊ ˆ˜œÀÊÃÕÀ}iÀÞÊ whether more forums where really Straight Edge by defi - feel the time for negotiation ing the day but that’s it. They UÊ7œ“i˜½ÃÊ i>Ì Ê they could be heard by par- nition. In addition, I’d argue is long past. need somewhere to go at ents, council members and that this group is not purely ‘As a youth worker my night, and importantly, they UÊ “iÀ}i˜VˆiÃÊ police would help. Indeed, all non-violent. We have approach is obviously not a need to have ownership of it, agreed that the forums were obtained exhibits in relation law enforcement one and they need to be the ones to UÊ-Žˆ˜ÊV iVŽÃÊ a good idea but questioned to violent behaviour on a although I abhor the vio- run it. They need to feel sig- UÊ ˆ` œœ`ʈ““Õ˜ˆÃ>̈œ˜ÃÊ how effective they were in known member of the lence, I believe that there is nifi cant in society again.’ the long-term. After all, a Straight Edge crew. Their always a solution. As a pro- Karena Williams, also of UÊ7œÀŽÊ œÛiÀÊ skate park was promised to behaviour does not seem to gram Street Cruise is about Street Cruise, agrees, ‘People them at the last forum and it comply to their claims of support and providing seem to forget these are just UÊ/À>ÛiÊÛ>VVˆ˜>̈œ˜ÃÊ has not eventuated. They non-violent principles. opportunities for behaviour kids. They need our support. seem to be losing faith in the ‘We don’t see why such change. That can take time Without support, they have UÊ9iœÜÊiÛiÀÊÛ>VVˆ˜>̈œ˜ÃÊ system. large numbers of similarly but it does happen. 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Alex McAuley $30k for Nyssa Lonergan is a young 7", Ê --Ê woman with a very bright illegal tree future who’s just coming to , ‡" Ê-* - terms with the enormity of clearing her achievement in her fi nal exams at high school. An A man was found guilty in 1-/ ,Ê-1* ,Ê-* Ê intelligent, conscientious girl, the Mullumbimby Court on -1* ,Ê<Ês.EW82DECKsHP%&) this Mullumbimby High Thursday December 21 last sINCHCUTs-OWSKPHs&UELMISER School student was expected year of illegally clearing trees to do well in her HSC, how- in a reserve in Brownell s3USPSEAT ever not even in her wildest Drive, Watego’s Beach at ,,*Êf£™]™xä dreams did she expect to do Byron Bay in May last year. as well as she did. Attaining The offender was fined -*  f£Ç]Óxä a UAI of 99.35 with scores of $30,000 and ordered to pay over 90 in all her subjects – in costs of $5,578. A conviction fact her lowest score was 92 was also recorded. " Ê – the jewel in the crown of Byron Shire Council offi c- " 9t her achievement was fi rst in ers investigated the matter NSW in Indonesian Begin- following concerns raised by ners with a mark of 98. Nyssa neighbours. was, appropriately, holiday- Council visited the site ing in Bali when the results and confi rmed that signifi - came out and was completely cant clearing had been car- unaware of what she had ried out on the reserve in accomplished. Nyssa Lonergan enjoys a well-earned break. Photo Jeff Dawson contravention of Council’s ‘While I was away I kept tree preservation order. getting emails from family have maintained that high would expect that Nyssa Council said it was very , -Ê and friends congratulating standard,’ said Mr Linabury. would choose to go on to pleased with the cooperation  <"" Ê me but nobody actually said ‘Sixteen students scored study medicine or law, and provided by concerned what they were congratula- UAIs above 90 and there indeed she has been strongly neighbours in the area which £x‡Î{ ting me for,’ said Nyssa. ‘I were more than 40 individual urged by some friends and allowed the offender to be sHPsINCHCUT couldn’t work it out because subject scores in band six.’ family to do so, but her gre- identifi ed. s:EROTURN it was too early for the HSC So what makes a particular atest desire is to work with Ray Darney, Director of sYEARWARRANTY results to have come out, so group of students perform so the community and she has Council’s Planning Develop- I rang Mum who told me I’d well? According to Mr Lina- decided to stick with her ori- ment and Environmental topped the state in Indone- bury, it all starts in Year 7 ginal choice and pursue Services said, ‘The local fx]Óxä sian. when new friendships are social work after taking a well court has confi rmed that ille- ‘I still can’t quite believe it,’ formed and the students are deserved year off. Her only gal tree clearing in the Shire said Nyssa. ‘I was sick when encouraged to form close concession to her outstan- is a very serious matter. It is " Ê I sat the Indonesian exam and competitive relationships ding results is to apply for a hoped that the penalty " 9t and applied for medical mis- with their peers. dual degree at UQ in both awarded in the case will act adventure. On top of that all ‘They were a really tight social work and arts so she as a deterrent and prevent of us who sat the exam com- group from the beginning,’ can continue her studies in others from carrying out mented on how hard it was said Mr Linabury, ‘and their Indonesian. And according similar acts.’  / Ê "8Ê£x‡ÎÓÊ and how we felt we hadn’t Year Adviser Meg Quinn to Mr Linabury Nyssa is Mr Darney said that -/"  " " 9 done very well.’ encouraged them to stay doing exactly the right Council would use the fi ne sHP/(6sINCHCUTs Deputy Principal at Mul- close and look to others thing. for restoration of this site and #OXTOUGH lum High Ray Linabury told within their peer group who ‘There’s no point in a per- other illegally cleared sites to The Echo that Nyssa’s marks were achieving well and son doing something that ensure that the areas were ,,*Êf{]Óxä were the most outstanding in attempt to emulate them. Of they don’t want to do; she returned to their previous -*  an excellent year‘s results for course, Nyssa’s results are should be doing whatever condition. He declined to the school. particularly outstanding and her heart tells her,’ he said. release the man’s name to f ‘Traditionally Mullum place her as one of the top ‘She will be exceptional The Echo, and the local court Î]™™x High does very well in the students on the north coast.’ in whatever it is that she was closed at the time of HSC, and last year‘s students With such a high UAI, one chooses to do.’ inquiry.

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SHELTER *ONSON3TREET "US At of just 17, John cer patients. ‘Cancer mani- Thursday January 11 to %NTRANCE was ordained as a Buddhist fests where there is a Monday January 15. The AND Monastic Monk. ‘I saw it as weakness, and it’s only sessions are from 7pm to PARKING 7OOLIES #ARLYLE3TREET an avenue to clarity, peace recently that modern science stress and cancer. It is medi- 8.30pm and entry is by AROUNDTHE and freedom,’ he says. has recognised a link between ated through the immune donation. BACK Happy Feet for whale research If love could stop you dying… œÊޜÕʘii`Ê̜ A special screening of the hit edy set in Antarctica. It fea- From front page using the C word. It’s a funny comedy adventure Happy tures the voices of Elijah a passion for his town and experience, the older people Feet will be held in Byron Wood, Robin Williams, still has a few things to say don’t want to talk about Bay on Thursday, January Nicole Kidman and Hugh about the direction, or lack death – at the golf club they ÊÊ /"8¶ 18, to raise funds for South- Jackman. of direction that Byron fi nds are incredulous – a lot of %XPERIENCINGBLOATING CONSTIPATION STOMACHUPSETS ern Cross University’s Whale Howard and Rosy Whelan itself. people are talking about it SKINPROBLEMS LOWENERGY ALLERGIES HEADACHES Research Centre. have had a long-standing ‘One of the fi ghts I’ve had and facing their mortality – it The screening, at Byron involvement in the film’s with Council is that they really comes home to people. 4RY#OLONIC(YDROTHERAPYnFREEHEALTH Cinemas, will be attended production. don’t seem to have a vision, I think the fact that I was still CONSULTATIONWITHONEOFOURNATURALHEALTH by Howard and Rosy Whe- The couple provided early they seem to jump from one playing rugby last year, THERAPISTSnEVERYTREATMENT lan, of Whelan Productions, support in identifying crisis to another.’ people think it couldn’t !T "ALLINA .ATUROPATHICS YOU RECEIVE CONSTANT PROFESSIONAL CARE who coordinated much of potential locations in the ‘The Big Picture [a happen.’ DURING YOUR COLONIC IRRIGATION TREATMENT9OU MAY CHOOSE WATER the photographic work for Antarctic. visioning event held some The Awakening is to be OZONEPURIlCATION COFFEE HERBALORPROBIOTICIMPLANTS the fi lm. Their work was An exhibition of Howard’s 12 years ago] was held at the Byron Bay Golf /THERSERVICESAVAILABLE reported on in the Decem- stunning Antarctic photo- phenomenal. The Mayor Club on Wednesday January s.ATUROPATHICCONSULTATIONs2EMEDIAL4HERAPEUTIC-ASSAGE ber 19 edition of The Echo. graphs is currently on display [Mike Berwick] came down 17 and features a performance s!YURVEDIC DETOXNUTRITIONALPROGRAMSs(OPI%AR#ANDLING The screening will include at Byron Cinemas. from Port Douglas and he by jazz band Soul’d. s.32.EURO3TRESS2ELEASE+INESIOLOGY nDISCOVER CLEARANDHEALPHYSICAL a question and answer ses- The Cinema is also screen- had a vision, he had a Tickets are $35 and are ANDEMOTIONALSTRESSESANDAILMENTS sion with Howard and Rosy, ing exclusively a short fi lm of population cap on his area available at the club or at s,ARGERANGEOF.ATUROPATHICPRODUCTSAND!USTRALIAN"USH&LOWER%SSENCES and Associate Professor Peter these images, set to music, at and maintained it. You need Wallace’s Menswear in Byron 4RYOURFARINFRAREDSAUNAn Harrison, the director of all Happy Feet sessions. someone like him, a bit of a Bay. Food is included and FREEWITHSOMESERVICES Southern Cross University’s The screening of Happy demagogue.’ proceeds go to Byron Youth Whale Research Centre. Feet will be held at 6.30pm Tony’s attitude towards Service. "ALLINA.ATUROPATHICS Author Di Morrisey, patron on Thursday, January 18, at dying is truly life affi rming, Tony may have found a 7 iÀiÊޜÕÀÊ i>Ì ʓ>ÌÌiÀà of the Centre, will also be Byron Cinemas, 108 Jonson and has been something of new role for himself: ‘Even 2IVER3T"ALLINA attending. Street, Byron Bay. The cost an inspiration to friends, my doctor is coming. We are UPSTAIRSnDIAGONALLYOPPOSITE"ALLINA23, Happy Feet, which opened is $12.50 adults and $10 family and his community at going to have one every six  around Australia on Boxing concession. Tickets are on large. months – I’ve had a lot of Day, is an animated com- sale now. ‘People are frightened of fun in Byron!’ www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 5 Local News Foundation tuned to music outback Story & photo Lou Beaumont New Years Eve at the Wood- ford Folk Festival saw the lively launch of the Music Outback Foundation. It was particularly fi tting that the xÊ  -Ê," Ê/ Ê79 launch took place there as all of the musicians involved in the program met via the fes- tival. Those musicians, directly involved in the teach- 7t ing of music to indigenous " Ê Ê Ê- Ê"1,Ê children in remote commu- nities, are Steve Berry, Mal ,  Ê"Ê 7Ê1, /1, Ê Webb, Matt Hill and Greg /Ê , Ê*, - Sheehan. The foundation was set up -" Ê/ ,ÊÊ to strengthen cultural expres- ™Ê* ÊÊ sion, community empower- cussion instruments. These songwriting work- to make the remote visits a   Ê-1/ ment and education in At the end of each work- shops also greatly enhance permanent part of their pro- remote Indigenous Australia. shop, the students put on a the literacy and numeracy fessional lives. That way, we f The program is already effec- concert for the community, skills of the students. are delivering a consistent £Ó™™ tive in several regions across giving musicians in the com- The foundation teachers program – a relationship that Australia. The foundation munity the opportunity to have witnessed abilities develops within each region aims to encourage attend- perform alongside the chil- amongst the indigenous stu- over time.’ ance of children at remote dren. Elders also have the dents, especially the older Greg Sheehan, one of -" Ê/ ,Ê schools, to build partnerships unique opportunity to listen ones, that are equal to uni- Australia’s most well known "" - -Ê between schools and the to ancient stories passed versity entrance level. The percussionists and innova- UÊ ÝÌÀ>Ê ii«Ê community, support the down through the genera- foundation reminds us that if tive teachers of rhythm, has Aboriginal language and cul- tions in the original language these kids lived in bigger cit- a passion for his remote ," Ê ture, enhance literacy and but in a contemporary con- ies they would be able to go teaching role, ‘I love getting f numeracy among the stu- text – something that the to university with such talent. to the outback to be with the £Ç™ dents, assist in musically elders are emotionally The foundation aims to train kids. They are all such -" Ê/ ,Ê"7Ê training local indigenous affected by. The elders realise indigenous teachers so they incredibly natural dancers staff, and to create meaning- that not only are these stories in turn can offer their stu- and musicians.’  Ê / ,/ /Ê ful learning opportunities now immortalised in song dents lessons in the genres Gabby Hollows, daughter 1 / within the school and the but they have found a way to that appeal to each student. of Fred Hollows, lent her community as a whole. excite the kids with stories The Music Outback teach- support at the launch. She f Attendance improvements that they were becoming ers and musicians visit their said, ‘I am very proud to be {x™ are noticed immediately increasingly disinterested in assigned communities each associated with this group. It when Music Outback work- due in part to the infi ltration term. At the launch, the is an amazing thing that all of shops are scheduled at the of American culture via tel- founder of Music Outback, these talented musicians can schools. The foundation evision. With music being Mullumbimby resident Steve give up their time to train -" Ê/ ,ÊxÊ teachers engage the kids such a big part of Aboriginal Berry, was quick to praise indigenous communities in * Ê   Ê-1/ with music and songwriting, culture, it is an ideal way for the musicians who have such a positive fi eld.’ f often using musical imple- the community to connect devoted so much of their For four years the founda- ә™ ments that are easily acces- with the school and for dif- time to the foundation and tion has been in operation in ,Ê-/""-]Ê sible to all students, such as ferent generations to come its setup despite their own schools in the Northern Ter-   /Ê "8 -]ÊÊ old soft drink bottles as per- together through music. busy schedules. ritory’s Ti Tree community Steve Berry, along with and representatives came "1  -ÊÊ /œÞœÌ>Ê*ÀˆÕÃÊÃiÀۈVˆ˜}Ê>Û>ˆ>LiÊ another Byron musician, down especially for the EÊ 1 Ê ", Greg Sheehan, has the cru- launch. ˜œÜÊ>ÌÊ ˆÌÞÊ/œÞœÌ>ʈÓœÀiÊ cial frontline role of intro- April Campbell, teacher at //, --Ê  , t ducing new teachers to Ti Tree School, said ‘Many ¯ remote communities, setting wonderful things have come £äÊ/"Êxä " up the schools and training from the Music Outback the appropriate musicians program already. I have -  / Ê //, -- -Ê assigned to that group. noticed that the kids are IÊ / Ê-/" ʇÊÊ Ê+1  Steve said, ‘Our aim is to enthusiastic about Music further develop this program Outback and therefore school so that it can be duplicated in general. We are pleased to ¼ -½Ê 6 "* Ê and built up where necessary be working together as a in every state. We hope to community with the founda- ",9Ê Ê //, --

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Mesmerising light spilling from Asaf Zakay’s stars was one of many highlights at the Starlight Festival. Hundreds enjoyed one of Byron Shire‘s most relaxing festivals, Bangalow’s Starlight Wellbeing Expo, on the weekend. Photo Jeff ‘Starstuck’ Dawson

Hundreds gathered at Brunswick Heads on Saturday night to watch the fireworks. The annual riparian event marks the opening of the 2007 Fish and Chips Festival, with some folk taking to the The girls glammed up for the Electric Sunshine Superdisco on New water for a better view. The annual international woodchop festi- Years Day at Mullumbimby Leagues Ground. Photo Donatella Parisini val kicks off this Wednesday, with over 100 competitors. Photo Eve (www.donatella.com.au) Jeffery (www.gypsylefay.com) 8 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Comment Enlisting God at the polling booth hen I was a child Rudd, however, indig- dragon? Do they genuinely many of us have outgrown and dinosaurs still nantly rejects the notion that maintain that a man called the need for a comfort blan- W roamed the earth, God is a wholly owned sub- Jesus turned water into wine, ket. The existence of a just Vol 21 #30 January 9, 2007 Australia’s churches launched sidiary of the Liberal Party. fed fi ve thousand, cured the and merciful interventionist a campaign against pagan- His God is more of a social lame and raised the dead? god was conclusively dis- ism, consumerism and mate- democrat, caring and inclu- Have they not even a proved the fi rst time a child Council report cards rialism under the catchy title: sive for all and especially smidgin of the doubt that the died in pain, and no amount Put the Christ Back in concerned about the poor same man himself rose from of sophistry can change that. Each year the NSW local government minister indulges in Christmas. and underprivileged. He is the dead and ascended into It follows that if there is any a little council-annoying – council-bashing is too strong a As the last fortnight has certainly not obsessive about heaven, and is now sitting on kind of superhuman power it term for it, given the pitiful cudgel at the minister’s dis- clearly demonstrated, it narrowly-defined moral the right hand of God until it must be either wilfully capri- posal – when releasing comparative performance indica- fl opped; 2006 was apparently issues, although he would is time to return and judge cious or sublimely disinter- tors for councils across the state. the most commercially suc- wag a disapproving fi nger at the living and dead? And do ested, and in either case is As local councils are the creatures of state government, cessful festive season ever, therapeutic cell cloning. And they live every moment of better ignored. the government feels justifi ed in shifting all blame for dis- with records set in spending, although he sympathises with their lives on the basis of these But the vast majority of the asters in local government areas, from garbage fee kitsch and general vulgarity. the ideals of the left, he is not preposterous assumptions? voters prefer to hang on to increases to plagues of boils, to the relevant council. Resi- But not one whit abashed, totally committed, seeing At least we know the some form of nominal Chris- dents often go along with this, since it’s easier to have a the godbotherers have good on all sides -- some- answer to the last one: it is an tianity, so the wiser politicians shot at your local representative than at the distant gods returned to the fray with a do the same. Paris, as the in Macquarie Street. project which is at once more Protestant Henri IV observed, Kerry Hickey, this year’s incumbent minister – at least ambitious and more devious: No working politician could ever is well worth a Mass; and, as until the end of March – calls the thrillingly-named report Put Christianity Back in Pol- come close to the literal the agnostic Gough Whitlam ‘Comparative Information of NSW Local Government itics. And one must report confi rmed, The Lodge is well Councils’ a ‘vital accountability check on local govern- with a sense of apprehensive Christian ideal, let alone one worth the occasional appear- ment’, whereas the bad bits of the auditor-general’s dread that the leaders from who aspired to the top. ance at church. checks on state government are usually glossed over by both sides appear to be But there is a danger in all relevant ministers. responding with enthusiasm. this, which is that although Hickey says that ratepayers are entitled to ‘bang for Interestingly, they now we like our politicians to be their buck’ (presumably under the Disorderly Houses Act) by Mungo MacCallum and ‘expect councils to show respect to them and treat both profess a similar take on believers, we do not like them their hard-earned money responsibly’, rather than throw it the dogma, although they too pious; we are certainly away on cross-city tunnels no-one uses, for instance. have come to it from oppo- thing of a swinging voter. emphatic negative. No work- not ready for the American The report in question is available online at www.dlg. site directions. While the leaders them- ing politician could ever come idea of so-called born-again nsw.gov.au – it might take a little while to download. It approached Anglicanism selves seem to have spent close to the literal Christian Christians taking over the contains comparative performance data for the fi nancial from the depths of low most of the holiday season at ideal, let alone one who government. Arguably Tony years 2002/03, 2003/04 and 2004/05. church Methodism, while the cricket, their supporters aspired to the top. At best, Abbott, the Mad Monk, has There are hours of fun to be had trawling through the Kevin Rudd descended from have been diligently thumb- Howard, Rudd and their fel- already cruelled his chances tables. We had time to look at most of it and came to the the heights of Roman ing through the Bible (both low travellers in parliament at the top job by being too conclusion that Byron Shire Council is pretty average, Catholicism. Old and New Testaments) in are engaged in a kind of dou- confronting (albeit in a tricky despite the lamentations of various worthy burghers. Our Thus they now both a search for evidence to back ble-think by which they try, and often hypocritical man- council is in Group 4 which provides easy comparison with espouse middle-of-the-road up their position, and, the for most of the time anyway, ner) with his own religiosity. Ballina Shire in the same group. religion, in keeping with their Bible being the multi- to follow broadly Christian Both Howard and Rudd Our council’s worst offences are in time taken to deter- middle-of-the-road politics. authored mish-mash that it principles (or what they con- have so far been sensibly low- mine development applications and legal expenses as a But that’s as far as the con- is, both parties have already sider for their own purposes key about their Christianity, percentage of planning and development costs, though, vergence goes. announced victory. God must to be broadly Christian prin- but some of their more excit- as we have said before, the fi gures do not refl ect the com- For Howard and his sup- be feeling very confused. ciples) and hope that this will able barrackers, especially in plexity of the DAs determined nor the community’s deter- porters, God is a rock-solid But it would be a most be enough to keep a place for the Murdoch press, have mination to protect its natural environment (or the liti- conservative, sternly uphold- interesting exercise to sit them in both heaven and the been urging them to start a gious nature of individual developers). In 04/05 Byron took ing the rights of the individual down with each of Howard House of Representatives. crusade. As both Howard on average 85.23 days to process a DA, compared to Balli- and willing only to help those and Rudd and interrogate I suspect that their real and Rudd have advised in na’s 41.36 – and compared to Strathfi eld’s 119 and Glen that help themselves. His them (catechise, I believe, is creed is not that laid down at another context, the zealots Innes’s 0.28 (!). In 02/03 Byron was taking 94.1 days, com- compassion is limited to the the technical term) on exactly Nicea in the 4th century, but need to take a cold shower. pared to Ballina’s 32.07. righteous and he is a strict what it is that they believe. that of a 20th century British Howard has already forecast Our legal expenses for 04/05 came in at 11.03% of total moral policeman, particularly Do they seriously accept the MP, who confessed his faith that the next election may planning and development costs compared to Ballina’s tough on those who advocate virgin birth, the only scien- with the immortal words: develop into the battle of the 7.89%. Mind you, they have come down from 22.58% in any form of abortion. Need- tifi cally confi rmed instance of ‘Mr Speaker, we all believe in nerds, which is depressing 02/03, which is an excellent improvement. less to say, he is invariably on which involves not a Jewish a sort of a something.’ enough. But it would be a lot To add a little more perspective, Byron saw a 12.3% the side of the Coalition. woman, but a komodo Well, actually we don’t: better than a holy war. increase in number of DAs determined from 02/03 to 04/05 (646 to 730) compared to Ballina’s fall from 1,128 to 1,119. Our full time staff (244) is higher than Ballina’s (216) and that represents an increase of 3.8% since 02/03 – the Group 4 average increase in staff over that time is 8.1%. The effect of reasonable planning controls – at least FIGHT THE FLAB!! until Council abandoned all scrutiny of holiday lets – might WOMEN’S ONLY OUTDOOR EXERCISE be seen in the population density indicator, based on STARTS 5TH FEBRUARY @ SUFFOLK PARK number of people per size of local government area. Byron weighs in at 54.2, on par with the Blue Mountains MORNING AND EVENING SESSIONS (53.8) and considerably less than Ballina’s 81.6, not to men- MON & WED 6AM—7AM tion Camden’s new medium density development madness MON & WED 6PM—7PM at 249.9. For this relief, much thanks. SATURDAY 7AM—8AM

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Letters to the Editor to centres that are milch The front page of last Fax: 6684 1719 cows for business. week’s Echo reads like a Email: [email protected] New ways of doing business We should be looking at police report. Is this what Deadline: Noon, Friday the obvious consequences of NYE celebration in our Letters longer than 200 I take up the PM’s invitation afford the slightest risk of a from cities. This would give providing essential services uptight little town has come words may be cut; letters to join the political debate on nuclear accident or war a great economic boost to on a massive scale by the pri- to? already published in other nuclear policy, and suggest which may tip the balance. Is the nation. It requires cour- papers will not be considered; vate sector. It’s a win/lose It struck me that having a that questions of morality it not a spiritual or moral age to release control and pseudonyms not acceptable. situation. The private com- ‘Safety Committee’ organise Please include your full name, and economic logic are par- violation of the highest order welcome unpredictable evo- pany wins and the commu- NYE is like consulting a address and phone number. ticularly relevant. to persist with nuclear? lution. Centralised regulation nity loses. priest about sex. There is The human species located My role in the gold indus- and favouring large tradi- The Greens believe that something inherently wild Not likely on planet Earth is very clever try around Kalgoorlie has tional suppliers of energy is all children should have about New Years Eve. So John Howard says he with technology but taught me that individuals not helpful. Understandably access to free, public, high It’s one night of the year wouldn’t mind living next to extremely primitive in its and small businesses are very they would like to continue quality preschool and that when we unleash the Diony- a nuclear reactor. Not likely! capacity to relate to each innovative and quick to cap- dominance and control cer- funding should be specifi - sian spirit, over-indulge in He won’t even live at The other and take care of Crea- italise on new technologies, tain technologies but some cally targeted to that aim. recreational drugs and stay Lodge, next to Parliament tion. Its priorities in essence as opposed to large organisa- have been detrimental to We also believe that teachers up all night. (In the distant House and Lake Burley are morally corrupt with the tions. Will the Howard gov- progress, and even deliber- need to have appropriate past, long before seat-belts, Griffi n. prime emphasis on short ernment remove all eco- ately retarded new initiative. qualifications and receive some of us may have even Patricia Morgan term profi t, based in fear, nomic and regulatory Should government signifi cantly increased remu- risked unprotected sex!) Mullumbimby greed or power. impediments to the blossom- encourage energy diversity neration and status within It’s like a big Green Con- Centuries of giving rein to ing of alternate technologies? and free enterprise to do its their profession. dom has been stretched over Criminals those tendencies have For most of the knowledge thing? To be competitive and John Bailey Byron Shire. Conserving Well, the powers that be cap- destroyed countless species, already exists to turn the diverse? Small is beautiful, Greens candidate nature, Greens are by nature tured and took Saddam Hus- and may very soon do the energy crisis and environ- particularly in the bush. for Ballina conservative. Their first sein to trial and found him same to humanity and Earth ment around. Allow the answers to be impulse is to say No! guilty of crimes against itself. With the best will in Great technical and geo- ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ to Bring back fun So any change, even for humanity and then executed the world, could those with graphic energy diversifi cation establisment ways of doing I looked up north at mid- the better, is like wading him. pro-nuclear interests say that will take pressure off existing business! night on NYE and saw fi re- through molasses. What is being done con- economic bias does not affect power utilities and encour- Hayo van der Woude works lighting the sky over ‘No’ to tourism has had a cerning the other mainstream objectivity? Mankind cannot age decentralisation away Byron Bay the Tweed and Gold Coast. devastating impact on the criminals of humanity? I sup- Even Murwillumbah turned Byron Bay CBD over the pose they are still getting world were predicted to the whole Mallams develop- from less well-off back- on a good show. But here in past two years. Retailing is away with their crimes and eventuate if we continued to ment siting issue. In the state grounds. Thus begins a proc- Byron our Green elders rec- 40% down. A Green Grinch will for a while yet. They will heavily pollute our sensitive government report on its DA ess whereby children are dis- ognised the inherent danger stole Christmas, and tens of be judged on their karmic atmosphere. This is not sim- approval it is clearly stated advantaged at the start of of fi reworks and not a single millions of dollars have been record. ply a drought as we have that the access point to the their lives by the fact that sparkler lit the dark beaches drained from our commu- Paul Brecht experienced before, this is development is undesirable… because of the high cost of of our sullen Shire. continued overleaf Mullumbimby not a natural cyclic cosmic but acceptable… (to them- preschool education often event, this is a predictable selves as the vendor of the their parents cannot afford to For sale? global warming outcome site, I presume). work. Just wondering where the resulting from man-made If myself and others had My opponent in the March 'BNJMZ-BX accompanying story was to activities, all of it occurring accepted Mullumbimby 2007 elections, Don Page, the front cover of The Echo over a relatively short period deserves only the second rate recently announced ‘that the issue December 19? We all of time. The average atmo- dished up to it by invested Liberal-Nationals Coalition 4QFDJBMJTU enjoy The Echo as our inde- spheric temperature rise has capital we wouldn’t have has made a commitment to pendent media. I sure hope been gathering momentum today our present, lauded invest an extra $362 million %JWPSDF4FQBSBUJPO the front cover isn’t available slowly during the major part Middle Pub for starters. The in preschools over four years 1SPQFSUZ$IJME"HSFFNFOUT for sale. of the 20th century, with original renovation plans if elected into Government N McKee rapid exponential tempera- were far less than desirable in March 2007.’ Eddy Groves %FGBDUP4BNF4FY3FMBUJPOTIJQT Mullumbimby ture rise during the 1990s and thus unacceptable. will be pleased. #VZJOH4FMMJOH1SPQFSUZ and beyond. The accelera- June Grant I applaud the increase in 8JMMT&TUBUFT 4UFQIFO5FTUFS#"--# Q It was an example of polit- tion of extreme weather pat- Mullumbimby funding (although it is piti- $MBJSF/FXUPO--# ical satire – you must have terns will continue and what fully short on what is 1PMJDF.BUUFST missed the explanatory line we experience now will be Q We suspect ‘mull up’ refers required) but unless it is .FEJBUJPO below the logo and/or the dwarfed by that yet to come. to some other practice – Ed directed to low income areas 4UFQIFO5FTUFS figures of Philip Ruddock Further, these changes will and to schools which need it, "TTPDJBUFT and David Hicks in the back- be irreversible, resulting in Preschool scandal most of it shall end up merely ground. The front cover is significant changes to the You may have read in the increasing corporate profi ts. -FHBM"JE  not for sale – Ed way we live. newspapers of a recent sur- The funding should not go $MJFOUT8FMDPNF &NBJMTUFTUFS!OPSFYDPNBV In Australia, we can act vey showing that NSW has Fiddle no more quickly by introducing many the most expensive pre- Over recent decades politi- large and numerous solar schools in Australia and they cians have ridiculed those plants, and wind power gen- do not meet demands by a scientists who spoke out erators (where appropriate) long shot. How sad it is that -!+"%, about man-made global which can effi ciently service the premier state is rapidly warming. How easy it was for rural towns and industry. dropping from its premier / Ê,79Ê, 9Ê ,]Ê 9," Ê 9 them to claim that there was Overall, this will reduce perch. ÊÈÈnxÊÇÈÈÓ Ê/ Ê "1-Ê+"%,B@K:?ÞÊ£äÌ ÊÈ«“ wide open, the signals were support decentralisation, and Morning Herald in Septem- ,-Ê," -/ clear going back to the mid generate mass employment ber last year that Eddy / ÕÀÃ`>ÞÊ££Ì ÊÈ«“ 20th century. The shrinking in the process. Groves of ABC Learning, at of glaciers, the thinning of Politicians must remove age 40, is worth $260 mil-  9Ê 1 Ê the Arctic ice cap, the nega- their heads from the sand, lion. Clearly there is money " /6 tive changes in plant cycles and fi ddle no more with our to be made in childcare. But Àˆ`>ÞÊ£ÓÌ ÊÈ«“ and animal survival behav- future, and the future of gen- how can that be when so ,<Ê  Ê- ÊÊ iour, changing weather pat- erations to come. many preschool centres run terns, increased air pollution, Ian Cooper by parents in the Northern EÊ/ Ê" ÊÊ  the bleaching of our mag- Suffolk Park Rivers are struggling fi nan- ->ÌÕÀ`>ÞÊ£ÎÌ ÊÈ«“ nifi cent coral reef etc, were cially? The answer is that / Ê 1 Ê, " Ê suffi cient to suggest that the A muddle ABC conducts its centres in  - claims by the scientists were On New Years Eve I noticed wealthier areas where double well founded and should be someone had altered the income families can afford -՘`>ÞÊ£{Ì ÊÈ«“ taken very seriously. Yet with small sign at the Uncle Tom high fees. Additionally much -1* ,Ê ," little support and much turnoff to Mullumbimby of Eddy’s income comes œ˜`>ÞÊ£xÌ ÊÈ«“ obstruction from big busi- Road to read Mullupville. from government subsidies. Ê "  ness, prove it they have. As the word ‘mull’ is con- Clearly the preschool sys- Australia’s extended dry sidered to be derived from tem is broke and needs fi x- /ÕiÃ`>ÞÊ£ÈÌ ÊÈ«“ period and the irregular ‘muddle’ I thought it a par- ing. It is a system that dis- ,,9Ê 9 weather patterns around the ticularly apt encapsulation of criminates against children 10 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Letters continued from page 9 ism threats – firstly, most nity. And those zealot park- thinking people see civil war ing police march the streets already happening, secondly like Taliban enforcing Sharia terrorism has been a ‘threat’ law. Even the locals have since pre World War 1, so why abandoned the town. You do politicians now want to have to be careful what you change and introduce so many wish for. (anti-terrorism) laws to main- All this saddens me tain ‘Australian values’? because I believe in Green, I And surely the ‘David Hicks vote Green, I want Green to terrorist threat’ (yeah, it was govern Australia. But I fi nd dumb, but Guantanamo zealous Green fundamental- prison?) has had its political ism repellent. Let’s keep the use-by date. God help David fun and throw away the Hicks in his recovery and mentalism! those who disgustingly mis- Let the Ministry of Fun used his life and held him organise the next Byron without trial for fi ve years, for NYE, complete with death- what purpose do you think? defying fi re-twirlers, danger- And our leaders allowed the ously intoxicated percussion US to attempt to have his trial bands and recklessly hedon- held without his presence, istic dancing troupes – and using hearsay and testimony fi ll the night sky with life- obtained under ‘coercion’ threatening fi reworks. (imagine what that means), Michael Balson without basic Geneva Con- The Pocket vention protection. Even the UK announced that his rea- Soul searching sonable time in detention As we enter 2007, even the expired two years ago – not most committed party faithful enough of us here seem to must be asking themselves a give a damn, though. thought it would be us, the day. There’s more people odds over there because over police decide not to enforce few questions, even if they The US (therefore Aus- Australian people, that would who’d like to see this… isn’t there people tend to fi ght laws against drunk and dis- can’t bring themselves to do tralia) has suffered damage to let this continue? there? And that’s the key isn’t back. orderly conduct in public, any soul searching, surely. its reputation and the trust- Who would have thought it, our ‘intention’ is the power- Please let them go so beau- when police decide that Not only about where we worthiness of its security and continued barefaced lies and house of change, whether for tiful Brunswick can get back threatening conduct and are, but how we got here. intelligence processes due to manipulation by politicians unity or division. to being a place for people to assaults by intoxicated per- Maybe they’ve thought this war (despite assertions to right up to the top would be Ian Morton come with their families in sons of any age are merely ‘a about our political commit- the contrary) – not a preferred tolerated? But it has been. Bangalow peace and have fun. civil matter’, they not only ment to the Iraq war being outcome, surely. So what is it However, if ‘acting on infor- Brian Seymour offend the dictionary mean- way over and above our mili- that our government has been mation given at the time’ is Biffo in Bruns Ocean Shores ing of the word ‘civil’. They tary contribution. And rather so loyal to, to achieve what what should be done, perhaps How many parents are ask- completely ignore police than making the world a safer and for whom? The Austral- it’s time we do just that. ing their teenage sons where Q Drinking in public, no powers under our laws. place it has achieved the oppo- ian government has presented It doesn’t matter what col- they went on New Years Eve? matter your age, though it So much public money is site, none more so than in Iraq such a committed front, and our or creed you are, being an Were they involved in that may not yet be ‘un-Austral- spent in failed efforts in the itself. How come? Is this really has been such a faithful foot activist for a more prosperous, bashing of that family at ian’, certainly in many of our ‘war on drugs’, and so many OK with the majority of us? soldier to such a historic mis- stronger more united, safer, Brunswick Heads? Were they books is simply unaccepta- innocent people must suffer Seems so. take in Iraq, although some more tolerant, more loving proud of the odds – 40 or so ble. Drinking enough alcohol intrusions on our personal Or, after ‘mission accom- companies have picked up community with amazing against a few parents and to make you lose control of privacy by police helicopters plished’ was announced, the ‘new business’ from this inva- dreams, is preferable, even kids? This to me is so unAus- your inhibitions, to the point in this regard. Yet virtually military is still in combat sion activity and are more desirable isn’t it? You can’t put tralian. Ask if they want to of being violent, is absolutely none of the alcohol excise tax today. Where is the rebuilding than happy for the massive laws in place to achieve this, it fi ght, then join the army and unacceptable, immature, and fi nds its way to curing alco- Iraq plan? ‘Cut and run’ has profits they have and will has to come from the heart – go to Iraq or Afghanistan or usually illegal. holism or educating young been used as a recipe for civil make from this. yours and mine, one step at a East Timor and fi ght.They We have police to enforce people that alcohol is every war in Iraq and more terror- But mostly, who would have time, with every action, every probably wouldn’t like the laws and keep order. When bit a dangerous drug, despite The silly season turns sour with added alcohol For the Brunswick Heads through Christmas. In our excessive consumption of and Bowling Club provide widespread problem of pub- business premises and public community, 2007 has begun community, virtually every alcohol. The Fish & Chips buses to quickly and safely lic drunkenness. places and pay to clean up much the same as last year. social event is awash with festival was once festooned move patrons out of town There are always extenuat- the broken glass, cans and Our roads clogged with car- alcohol. Getting pissed and with sponsorship banners but not everyone leaves so ing circumstances but on garbage strewn around town. loads of holidaymakers the associated bad behaviour promoting alcohol which was peacefully. December 20 and again on We pay for the ambulances eager for a well-earned has been normalised and tol- sold right in the park, from We’ve tried banning alco- New Years Eve, our kids and medical services to repair break. Our parks full of erated since colonisation and the old blue van. A takeaway hol in the parks and increased overstepped the boundary of the injured. We suffer young people, drunk and we are sadly reaping what we grog stall was set up on the the police presence to enforce acceptable behaviour and immeasurable pain and grief volatile, oscillating between have sown. footpath outside the hotel the rules and punish miscre- they need to be brought back from road accidents and joyful celebration and mind- The big difference this year and the old Housie Shed was ants. But drinking continues, into line. Some will face other avoidable deaths. less thuggery. is it wasn’t 20 or 30 boof- full of boozy blokes for most shifting to new locations police action, many will We cannot afford to let our Hopefully next year, with heads playing up, but 200 of summer. The young bucks around South Beach and endure parental disapproval kids recklessly binge on alco- the Pacifi c Highway upgrade partying teenagers who lin- would bellow and brawl Torakina, creating a new and punishment. Others will hol, as it is simply too lethal and new bridge completed gered on the bridge on through the night on the danger zone which erupted face the wrath of community and destructive. We must our traffi c problems will dra- December 20. Drunk and adjacent hill, with rival gangs into senseless violence on outrage, and fi nd themselves fi nd new ways to disarm our matically improve. Unfortu- defi ant, and having a good turning the Mullumbimbi- New Years Eve. Underage vilified in sensationalised society and transform our nately, it won’t be so easy to time, many simply refused to Park Street intersection into drinkers fi nd ready suppliers media beatups. Somehow we culture so alcohol is no longer reconcile our community’s go home when asked by the a war zone. Things have and plenty of places to hide need to keep reiterating the a celebrated adjunct on every love affair with alcohol. two local policemen on duty. changed, but the problem out, playing cat and mouse message, alcohol is not a occasion. Every year, during the silly The situation escalated when remains. with police and parents. good tonic for our children It’s time to reassess our season, there is drunken the pub closed – which is We’ve tried to inform and Entertainment is provided, or our community. values, our priorities and our brawling in our foreshore inevitably the black hour in educate young people, drink- but there’s a reluctance to It may be sobering to learn options. We clearly need to parklands at night. It’s an Brunswick. The 24 hours ers and hotel staff, and even cater for young teenagers it probably cost the commu- dedicate more time and unpleasant tradition but service station is the only legislated to ensure the because they’re often an nity over $10,000 to employ resources to help our kids we’ve come to accept a cer- place open, and usually wears responsible service of alco- unruly crowd. the police to babysit our chil- navigate and survive the har- tain amount of biffo among the fl ak with drunken crowds hol. But patrons continue to Inevitably the community dren on December 20. Our rowing trip through adoles- young men tanked up on lingering way past midnight. guzzle unhealthy amounts of will review these strategies kids must have spent more cence, so we can all have a alcohol, disrupting the fes- Over the past decade the grog and troublemakers are and try to work out what than $2,000 at local liquor happy Christmas and a safe, tivities. Just as we tolerate community has implemented ejected and left on the went wrong this year and dis- outlets on booze in just one funfi lled New Year. teenagers’ frenetic binge a range of strategies to mini- street. cuss new ways to manage night. We incur the cost of Michele Grant drinking from Schoolies right mize the harm created by the On big nights the Hotel this old, intractable and property damage to homes, Ocean Shores www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 11 Letters its ready legal availability, along with their parents who mining and export (and even nuclear weapons, how to really defends Australia stagnating in their veins and and that too much alcohol ought to accept financial enrichment) of uranium ore. easily improve your fuel today, and with help like hearts, like some Hicks- leads to unacceptable public responsibility for their chil- This process has a very bad economy by 25%, the new that, it won´t be too long till mute members of Austral- misbehaviour and serious dren’s unlawful and offensive record of gross pollution of manmade germ warfare those millions arrive here. ia’s US-lackey Coalition health problems. behaviour. rivers and aquifers at all agent now loose in Austra- I predicted the current government. Poor David It is great that Byron Ronald Wolff existing mines (eg fi ve trillion lia, and strong criticisms of drought in these pages and Hicks! Poor parents! Council has banned alcohol Uki litres of liquid tailings have the local ABC. my analysis now suggests At the end of his life, Brit- from Byron’s streets, and leaked from Roxby Downs Perhaps none of the above that south east Australia will ain’s Tony Blair can at least that Lennox too has done so. Uranium record alone). Additionally the proc- issues was as relevant as the become desert and north look back and say: ‘I got our But we need the cooperation The local citizenry have ess is a huge user of water widely discussed brothel, west Australia will become chaps out of Guantanamo of police with common sense, recently been exposed to a (30 million litres of artesian yet not a single local person lush and green. Bay, that hell-cum-torture so that even if there appears deal of pronouncements basin water per day at Olym- dares to discuss – and hence P Olson hole.’ Bless you, Mr Blair, to be a conflict of laws from ALP pollies (Newell pic Dam). to defend children from – Goonengerry and may the Good Lord between the Council ban of and Elliott) on their fearless These two criteria alone rampant, soul destroying, reward you abundantly for alcohol and whether it applies opposition to nuclear reac- should be enough to curtail child sex abuse, the ubiqui- Poor Hicks standing up against Uncle to a parcel owned by the tors in our ‘back yard’. further mining if rationality tous crime that leaves not a It appears the US govern- $am. Lands Department, it might This is cheap populism on and not rampant greed was shred of evidence, and ment is proceeding with Henk Verhoeven be good to ‘accost’ intoxi- a threat that is years away the basis for the decision. which eventually produces plans to prosecute Austral- Beacon Hill cated persons on such parcel and will probably never even- Where does the ALP stand the much talked about adult ian citizen David Hicks with and to move them on and tuate because of the demon- on this? prostitutes. fresh charges. But can con- Q Letters received from break up the potentially rest- strated economic non-viabil- Right behind Howard, On a different topic, His cerned fellow Australians Ashiya Austin, Byron Bay, less mob that later exploded ity of the concept (rigged cheering him on with their Holiness The Dalai Lama expect a humane approach Amber Godden, no address, into deplorable violence. Ziggi study not withstand- erstwhile environmental hero will visit Australia in June. from an administration that P Moore, Suffolk Park, S Getting drunk in public is ing). John Howard is playing Garrett gone to ground. The last time he visited he has the blood of hundreds Briskey, Burrum Heads, not a civil matter, it is crimi- his usual ‘wedge politics’ and Tom Tabart said that ‘the northern parts of thousands of Iraqis on its Les Targ, Australian Wool nal and offensive. Underage the ALP is going along Brunswick Heads of Australia would be a great hands? Silly question! and Sheep Industry Task- drinking is criminal, and nicely. place for millions of people One should be forgiven force, Peter and Michelle those responsible for the rep- Of far greater concern is Update from P from crowded countries to for wondering whether Erbacher, Edmonton QLD. rehensible conduct in Bruns the deadly serious intention My last several unpublished come and live’. 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The human history. Those of us gested violent Islam was out ple to behave rationally and They are precluded from book The God Delusion tsunami of letters in reply to who subscribe to the idea of step with religious thought act according to the good such observations by the very (TGD). It is a truly uplifting the piece will be no surprise may in the end be disap- and belief. The pope was neighbour principle, it causes limitations of their discipline, and personal account and I given that 90% of people pointed, condemned to eter- making the point that faith no harm. To act any other not to mention the entrenched was delighted with it. believe in God (defi ned as nal nothingness beyond the must be rational while vio- way in the name of religion is position from which they RD says that Douglas some Totally Other reality) grave, our grand ideas con- lence of any kind is irrational hypocritical in the extreme. observe. Adams may be his only suc- according to the Encyclopae- sumed by worms, with noth- and inconsistent with reli- The objectionable thing A closed mind always cess on the road to persuade dia Britannica. Swiss theolo- ing but the abyss to reconcile gious practice. What the pope about religion is generally its reveals itself. Religion, with reason over belief. We can gian Hans Kung says that our good and bad deeds, and might have added for clarifi - practitioners, not the notion all its shortcomings, is an now add the fi nal, last step of without the Totally Other, never knowing about our cation is that the many calls of religion itself. Mahatma attempt to describe the inde- David Lovejoy’s. And the list life has no purpose beyond delusional lives. But I cannot to arms in both the Koran Gandhi said he had no prob- scribable and our relation- is increasing exponentially. self-preservation. And there accept David Lovejoy’s prop- and the Bible need to be read lem with Christianity other ship with it. We obviously still I, for one, am more hope- is no justice, the murderer osition that atheism is some- in the context in which they than the Christians he knew. have a way to go. ful that reason will prevail. ultimately triumphing over how rational while religious are written. I would like to see the evi- Science is the bricks and And David is right, atheists the innocent victim. belief is not. All religion and all con- dence for the idea that athe- mortar, nuts and bolts tend to live and let live (and ism is rational while religious attempt to describe the don’t often bother coming belief is not. Arthur Clarke describable. out of the closet). That the /FFE4UBGG /FFE8PSL observed that either we are Darwin speaks of the pro- baton has been picked up by alone in the universe or we cess of evolution without the some one like RD with his DBMM are not and both proposi- meaning. huge public profi le is what is PSDIFDLPVU tions are mind-boggling. Or, I fear David has jettisoned giving me hope. The Rational to paraphrase David Lovejoy, one orthodoxy for another. Response Squad with their XXXUVSTBDPNBV the wonders of the universe Jim Nutter Blasphemy Challenge is ter- provoke awe and humility Main Arm rific for recovering Chris- Tursa Employment & Training whether or not God exists. tians. Paul Davies and his The imperatives for all of us Q A heartfelt congratulati- Goldilocks Enigma is also Connecting business & workers 'JOHBM$PVSU"SDBEF are to recognise on some ons to David Lovejoy for his published. Brian Flemming 'MFUDIFS4USFFU 4UVBSU4USFFU 'JOHBM4USFFU level that we may be wrong, succinct article on the des- and The God Who Wasn’t #:30/#": .6--6.#*.#: #36/48*$,)&"%4 to realise others have their tructiveness of formal reli- There is a good DVD. The /0 /48 /48 /48 rights, freedoms and beliefs, gion, and to The Echo for series Beyond Belief has some 1I   1I   1I   and otherwise to avoid printing it! 15 hours of seminar material '&&4 'BY   'BY   'BY   imperatives. I would take this one giant with speakers who stand out &NBJMUVSTB &NBJMUVSTB &SOBJMUVSTB Peter Breen step further by saying that in their fi elds (including RD, CZSPO!UVSTBDPNBV NVMMVN!UVSTBDPNBV CIFBET!UVSTBDPNBV Lismore not only is religion destruc- VS Ramachandran, Steven $0/7&/*&/50''*$&4*/t4PVUIQPSUt/FSBOHt$PPMBOHBUUB tive and divisive, it is coun- Weinberg and Sam Harris). t4PVUI5XFFE)FBETt,JOHTDMJGGt.VSXJMMVNCBIt.VMMVNCJNCZ Q David Lovejoy is to be ter-evolutionary. It puts the Koestler started me off in t#SVOTXJDL)FBETt#ZSPO#BZt#BMMJOBt-JTNPSFt$BTJOP congratulated on his article. focus of living outside of 1970 with The Ghost in The t,ZPHMFt(SBGUPOt.BDMFBOt:BNCBt$PGGT)BSCPVS It takes great courage to one’s being, forces us to give Machine. More than a dec- make a public statement on away our power, and con- ade later I read RD’s The such an emotive subject scripts humans to pagan and Selfi sh Gene and then every- when you are a well-known primitive practices instead of thing this evolutionary biolo- $ONTWASTEWATERINYOURGARDEN personality in a small coun- blessing us with the ability to gist has written since. He is try town. look inside and discover who an inspiring and lucid com- "UYA2OUS7ATER'ARDEN0ACK I am sure that your honest we truly are. municator of science in the confession will draw plenty As Socrates advocated, public arena. of fl ak. ‘Know thyself.’ If humans I have been led to sites of From me you will only took the time to do this, we the religious right in the US have accolades. Religions would all realise that God is commonly called the Ameri- .OWONLYn/VERVALUE have preached the good and within, and we are all the can Taliban. There are some practised the bad. Persecu- sons and daughters of any truly horrific quotes from WITHBONUSHOSETRIGGERNOZZLETAPTIMER tions, genocides, dislocations and every Lord we choose. members of this group that of entire populations, all in We are all the chosen peo- comprises, according to one 0ACKALSOCONTAINS the name of a god. ple! survey, 12.6% of voting Bravo David Lovejoy! With great love, Americans. They wield a lot s7ATERSTORINGCRYSTALS George Franco Peter Katims of power with the Bush Ocean Shores Byron Bay administration because they s.O7ETCARCLEANING are so immensely wealthy PRODUCT Q As one who long ago QDavid Lovejoy could con- with their tithing system that traded my belief system for a sider that it is not religion that is tax-free. The BBC’s pro- s2AINGAUGE working hypothesis I feel I is a problem, but that religion gram The Doomsday Code, must disagree with David appears to become a problem presented by Tony Robinson, s-ULCHBRICK Lovejoy’s proposition that when it is interpreted by peo- tracks back the beliefs that atheism is ‘the default posi- ple lacking personal growth. the Endtimers, as they are s3INGLE TO DUALmUSH tion from which only some Consider the case of our own called, adhere to so aggres- very dubious intellectual prime minister who repre- sively. Maybe RD is correct TOILETCONVERTER rationalisation allows escape’. sents a primarily Christian- in saying that we atheists Despite what your favourite based society and yet com- should all stand up and be s&LOWRESTRICTORSFOR dictionary might say, I grew ments that the execution of counted. It won’t do you THEHOME up with a view that there is a Saddam Hussein somehow much good if you want to signifi cant distance between shows growth in the Iraqi enter public political life s3HOWERTIMER agnosticism and atheism. people, even as his own nation however. Agnosticism is the default rejects capital punishment. Check out www.richard- s&LOWTESTCUP position. Atheism is just The personal growth of dawkins.net. A lot of material another belief system with as nations can at least partially is posted there and there are s7ATERBOTTLE dangerous implications for be measured on the amount forums for comments. The its adherents (and us) as any of compassion and mercy site will lead you to lots of s)NFOBROCHURE other fundamentalist atti- they show those who trespass others. TGD is one of those tude. It is intellectual perdi- against them. books that can change the 0LUSMORE tion inspired by scientific It is obviously not the fault way you think and may gal- hubris. of Jesus Christ or his philoso- vanise action to promote rea- For an atheist/scientist like phy that John Howard does son as a means of knowing !VAILABLEWHILESTOCKSLASTFROM#OUNCILOFlCESTHE2OUS7ATER#ENTRE Richard Dawkins or Robin not understand that. the world. AT-OLESWORTH3TREET ,ISMORE Williams to speak on the ori- Geoff Dawe Veronica Guy gins of religious feeling and Uki Mullumbimby www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 13 Articles Amitayus and its special work Home stretch for round-Oz skater

British skater Dave Cornthwaite passes a lone tree as he skates along the Great Eastern Highway near Southern Cross, Western Australia. Photo Holly Allen Helen Buckley from the Beach Hotel, Amitayus’s Catherine Perversi, in the background Amitayus cli- World record breaker, Dave named BoardFree, aims to diaries from the journey. ent Netta Cain with her daughter and primary carer Paula Adolphus and Amitayus volunteer coordi- Cornthwaite, 27, who has raise funds and awareness for Online donations can be made nator Don Hansen, photographed at Feros Village, Byron Bay, where Netta lives. Photo Jeff Dawson been skateboarding across three charities; Link Com- to his favoured charities. Catherine Perversi we do is morbid or even per- received from her family and Australia since August 2006, munity Development, The When I was much younger, verse as my name might sug- the carers from Amitayus. is heading up the New South Lowe Syndrome Trust and I thought hospice work was gest. I’m drawn to caring Since we’re a not-for-profi t Wales coast towards Bris- Australia ‘s own Sailability the domain of elderly women. work because, like most, I’ve organisation, we rely on a bane, where he will complete Australia, a community Then I grew up. known suffering, have grown fundraiser every now and his epic 6000km journey on based voluntary charity that That said, who are we at through it, and have devel- then to meet our running January 22. integrates people with disa- Amitayus Hospice Service? I oped the ability to identify costs. This brings me to the The young Brit, who only bilities and able-bodied peo- guess you could say we’re a with and understand peo- raffl e. Thanks to the Beach took up skateboarding in ple via the sport of sailing. cross-section of you out ple’s vulnerabilities. The Hotel, our major sponsor, March last year, left Perth on Cornthwaite said, ‘The there. Mums and dads, reward for me at the end of the fi rst prize in our fund- August 24 and has since road has been long and hard builders, secretaries, health the day is incalculable. raiser is a return trip for two skated through some of Aus- but now I have only 19 days care professionals, computer Eighty-one year old Netta people to Thailand, includ- tralia’s most scenic and of skating left to go and I can geeks, massage therapists (pictured) contacted us a few ing seven days accommoda- harshest landscapes includ- almost see Brisbane. I’m and visual and performing months ago for help at home tion. How good is that! ing the Nullarbor Plain and looking forward to the fi nal artists. after being diagnosed with a If you’d like a ticket or the Great Ocean Road. On journey up the coast and Ordinary people, with a life threatening illness. Today think you could sell a book December 16, 2006, Corn- hope the Australian public common interest in human- she’s living at Feros with full, call me on 0431 600 thwaite arrived in Sydney, will come out to celebrate the ity and the processes of death greatly improved health. 138. In the meantime, check becoming the new world finish and to support our and dying. A frequent mis- This she attributes to the out our new website at www. record holder for longest charities.’ conception is that the work love and support she’s amitayus.org.au. journey on a skateboard after The public can track Corn- breaking American skater thwaite’s journey on www. Jack Smith’s record of boardfree.org.au , which fea- Leaf harvesters needed for koalas 4,831km. tures photos, videos and daily The world-record journey, Koalas’ highly specialised 1  Ê - -"Ê/ -/-ÊEÊ  ,½-Ê /- dietary requirements become "1- Ê* - Ê/"Ê "1 Ê-*  /" - CASP grants , "6/" - even more pronounced when 8/ -" - ˆV >i they are sick. Several species Does your community have of eucalyptus leaves need to an idea for an arts project in iÞ be harvested daily. 2007? Need some help to ,1/-  0( Koalas eat about half a pay an artist or bring an art-  kilo of gum leaves each day, ist to town? though they require at least The Regional Arts NSW fi ve times that to pick from. Country Arts Support Pro- Leaf harvesting for koalas in gram (CASP) might be able care is a daily task which to help but you need to be requires knowledge and ded- quick – the deadline is ication. Koalas generally Wednesday February 7. prefer a small number of CASP offers small grants eucalypt species from the of up to $3,000 to arts and range available. Typically community organisations for they do not eat all these short term, locally initiated types throughout the year. arts projects. Seasonal issues play a major CASP grants generally fall role and so do individual at any given time. Leaf har- Stewart says. ‘Leaf collection within the following ranges: preferences. vesters must be able to pro- is part and parcel of caring $300 to $1,500 for work- Friends of the Koala pres- vide a desirable menu. for koalas. It must be done shops (combined with per- ently has 21 koalas in care, Swamp Mahogany is well come hail or shine and formances); $300 to $1,000 $UETOOURSHOPEXPANSIONWEARENOWABLE four of which are at the Koala undoubtedly fl avour of the there is nothing more gratify- for performances; $300 to TOACCEPTMOREDONATIONSOFFURNITURE Care Centre in East Lismore. month at present.’ ing than watching those little $2,000 for artists-in-resi- 7ESTILLNEEDYOURHOUSEHOLDGOODS BOOKS ETC President Lorraine Vass says, Absences through the guys tuck in. They really get dence, public art projects 1UALITY ‘Quality leaf provision is summer holidays put a strain stuck in to good leaf. You and exhibitions; and $500 to SECOND probably the most important on the Koala Care Centre’s know when you have done $3,000 for arts activities as HAND #OMPANION!NIMALS GOODS aspect of successfully reha- leaf harvesting roster. Friends your job well.’ part of community festivals 7ELFARE)NC bilitating koalas for release of the Koala is looking for Friends of the Koala’s fi rst and events. FOR back into the wild. people who would like to be training day for 2007 will be The 2007 Guidelines and SALE /03(/0 ‘It needs considerable liai- trained in leaf harvesting held on Sunday February 11. Application Forms are all #NR4WEED"OOYUN3TS son between the carer and immediately. The task To fi nd out more about leaf available on the grants pages "RUNSWICK(EADS leaf harvester. The carer requires about two hours a harvesting call the Friends of of the Regional Arts NSW .EXTTO3TAR 0H observes which variety or week. the Koala Rescue Hotline website www.regionalart- varieties each animal prefers Leaf coordinator Rick 6622 1233. snsw.com.au. (ELPUSBUILDADOGSHELTERIN"YRON3HIRE 14 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Articles Where words are met with bullets, reporters die

International lobby group dents in these countries were Reporters Without Borders regularly thrown into prison (www.rsf.org/content.php3) for expressing their opinions says last year was the deadliest online. Websites were closed year for journalists since 1994: down, made inaccessible or filtered and discussion At least 81 journalists were forums had especially critical killed in 2006 in 21 countries messages deleted. while doing their job or for About 30 bloggers were expressing their opinion, the arrested during the year and highest annual toll since held for several weeks, nota- 1994, when 103 died (half of bly in China, Iran and Syria. them in the Rwanda geno- Egypt appeared for the fi rst cide, about 20 in the Alge- time on the ‘enemies of the rian civil war and a dozen in Internet’ list for its growing former Yugoslavia). Thirty- crackdown on bloggers who two media assistants (fi xers, criticised Islam or President drivers, translators, techni- Hosni Mubarak. cians, security staff) were At least 871 media workers also killed in 2006 (only fi ve were detained around the in 2005). world in 2006, some for just Iraq was the world’s most a few hours and others sen- dangerous country for the tenced to many years in media for the fourth year prison. running, with 64 journalists The jailing in China of and media assistants killed. are linked to their work as fi cking or reporting on vio- Press freedom shrank fur- larly attacked journalists they Zhao Yan (for three years) Since fi ghting began in 2003, journalists. Dozens of other lent social unrest. US cam- ther in neighbouring Turk- accused of sympathising with and Ching Cheong (for fi ve), 139 journalists have been cases have not been included eraman Brad Will was shot menistan, with the crack- the ‘enemy camp’. A visiting both of them working for killed there, more than twice because investigators have dead in late October in tur- down on independent media foreign reporter was deported foreign media, drew strong the number in the 20-year not yet determined the bulent Oaxaca state, where reaching a peak in Septem- in both Uganda and Ethiopia international protests. The Vietnam War (63 killed motives or because it is clear strikes often degenerated ber when the family of Radio at election time. appeals against their sen- between 1955 and 1975). that they were not related to into armed clashes, and other Free Europe correspondent Belarus cracked down on tences were not even heard About 90% of the victims the issue of press freedom. journalists were injured Ogulsapar Muradova journalists and regime oppo- by a court, depriving them of were Iraqis. The second most danger- there. announced she had died in nents a few days after Presi- a chance to defend them- Investigations were very ous country was Mexico, The body of journalist prison, three months after dent Alexander Lukashenko’s selves. rare and none were com- which also moved ahead of Enrique Pera Quintanilla, being jailed. reelection in March, and a The death of Turkmeni- pleted. Unlike other organi- Colombia as Latin America’s editor of the monthly Dos Despite repeated demands dozen local and foreign stan’s ‘President-for- sations, Reporters Without deadliest place for the media. Caras, una verdad, was found by the European Union, the reporters were physically Life’ Separmurad Nyazov in Borders includes journalists Nine journalists were killed by a roadside in the northern authorities did not investi- attacked, including Olga December could end the in its death count only when there in 2006 because they state of Chihuahua in August. gate her death. In Lebanon, Ulevich, Russian correspond- repression of journalists and it is certain that their deaths were investigating drug traf- The paper specialised in a photographer and a TV ent of the newspaper Komso- human rights activists. Two reporting on unsolved mur- technician were killed by molskaya Pravda, whose nose of them, Annakurban BY ders and drug traffi cking. Israeli bombing during the was broken when plain- Amanklychev and Sapar-  -- )AN2OGERS The situation in The Phil- war with . A dozen clothes police beat her up. durdy Khajiev, were given 4HE !USTRALIAN /PEN REACHED ippines was grim too, with six journalists were injured or prison sentences of six and ITS lNAL STAGES LAST WEEKEND Censorship and WITH THE LOCAL PLAYERS WELL journalists killed (compared wounded during the fi ghting seven years in June for help- PLACED TO HOLD OUT THE FOREIGN with seven in 2005). Fern- in the summer. arrests ing a foreign journalist doing STARS4HESTAROFTHElRSTPART ando Batul, a commentator Cases of censorship were a report on the country. OF THE TOURNAMENT WAS 3YD with the radio station dyPR, Violent election slightly down – 912 against Burma’s famous journalist NEY)NTERNATIONAL-ASTER:HAO :ONG9UAN PICTURED:HAO  was shot dead in late May as clashes 1,006 in 2005, when Nepal and pro-democracy activist, ANDTHEONLYNON 'RANDMASTER he was going to work on Over 1,400 physical attacks had the worst record. The Win Tin, began his 18th year AMONGTHETOPSEEDS TOOKAD Palawan Island, southwest of or threats were recorded by ceasefi re there in mid-2006 in prison. He was awarded VANTAGEOFHISlRSTVISITTOlRST Manila. Reporters Without Borders gave the media a break, with the 2006 Reporters Without BOARDnTHEEQUIVALENTOFCENTRE COURTATATENNISEVENTnTODE ATTHE/PEN 0HILLIP6INER  The authorities said he in 2006, which was another the release of imprisoned Borders – Fondation de FEATTHE/PENSHIGHESTRANKED MAINTAINEDAREMARKABLELEVEL was killed because he had record. Many of them were journalists and many local France prize for his fi ght for PLAYER -ARK "LUVSHTEIN OF criticised a brutal policeman, during election campaigns in radio stations able to freely freedom of expression. #ANADA INTHEFOURTHROUND #ANBERRA!USTRALIAN/PEN who was subsequently various countries. broadcast again. 7HITE::HAO "LUVSHTEINADMITTEDAFTERTHE arrested and will shortly be Attacks on journalists in Thailand recorded the most Journalists being GAME THAT HE FOUND IT HARD TO "LACK-"LUVSHTEIN COMETOTERMSWITHHOWQUICK /PENING#ATALAN tried. The March 2005 killers Bangladesh, already routine, cases of censorship. After a kidnapped LY HE CAUSED HIS POSITION TO D .F C E G C of anti-corruption columnist became daily at the end of military coup in September, For the fi rst time, Report- DETERIORATE IN THE GAME GIVEN .FCXD.XD.C"G1B .B"E .E Marlene Esperat were jailed the year, a few weeks before more than 300 community ers Without Borders recorded BELOW ALTHOUGH :HAOS NEAR !BETTERTRYONTHEPREVIOUSMOVE for life. But those punished key parliamentary elections, radio stations were shut down in detail the number of jour- PERFECT ENDGAME TECHNIQUE SINCENOW7HITESPAWNSACRIlCEIN were only triggermen and and were carried out by secu- along with several Internet nalists kidnapped around the MUST TAKE CONSIDERABLE CREDIT CREASESINSTRENGTH FORTHEUPSET C"XC"F "XF those who ordered the kill- rity forces and political party websites. Things returned to world. At least 56 were kid- 4HELASTTIMETHE/PENWAS ! DOOMED ATTEMPT TO WREST THE ings are still walking free. supporters. normal after a few weeks. napped in 2006 in a dozen HELDINTHE!#4 A YEAR OLD INITIATIVE FROM 7HITE D WAS However, in a country where A dozen countries in the It was impossible to get countries. The two riskiest $AVID 3MERDON SIGNALLED THAT PLAYABLE ALTHOUGHAFTER.C7HITE impunity is the rule, the trial Americas held important exact information on censor- places were Iraq, where 17 HEWASABOUTTOBECOMEAFORCE HASGREATACTIVITYFORTHEPAWN IN !USTRALIAN CHESS 4HIS YEAR 2XF .EG 1D .XF and sentences were a good national elections during the ship in China, Burma and were seized, and the Gaza MANY JUNIORS HAVE IMPRESSED 1XBAXB+XFD precedent. year. Reporters Without Bor- North Korea, countries Strip, where six were kid- WITH #ANBERRAS  YEAR OLD -ATERIALISNOMINALLYEQUALINTHIS Three journalists were ders had registered more where blanket measures were napped. All those seized in !NDREW"ROWNSEARLYSUCCESS ENDGAMEBUT"LACKSROOKSHAVENO ES LEADING '- $ARRYL *OHAN SCOPEAND:HAOGRADUALLYTAKESCON killed in Russia, making 21 than a dozen physical attacks taken against the media, the Palestinian Territories SEN TO DESCRIBE HIM AS AS ONE TROL since President Vladimir on journalists and another affecting dozens and even were freed, but six in Iraq OFTHEMOSTIMPROVEDJUNIORSIN .C"D"F"C"C Putin came to power in dozen threats to them in hundreds of outlets at the were executed by their cap- THECOUNTRY .D E DXE .XE   March 2000. The murder in Peru by early March, a same time. tors. 4HE!USTRALIAN/PENSMAJOR .D 2A A "XF +XF .E +E .C 2C .XD October of reporter Anna month before presidential Reporters Without Borders SPONSOR THE -ENTAL (EALTH "XD2E2C2A +E Politkovskaya, of the weekly elections. In Brazil, a daily Internet control met Iraqi President Jalal Tal- #OUNCILOF!USTRALIA HASGEN H .D 2A 2XB 2D ERATED MANY JOKES ABOUT THE 2XB2D.B2D Novaya Gazeta and a Chech- paper’s offices were ran- The Internet was tightly abani at the end of the year HEALTHOFTHEPARTICIPANTSBUTIS !FTER 2XB 2XB 2XD nya expert, was a reminder sacked on election day by controlled in some countries. and urged him to put a stop INFACTANAPPROPRIATElTGIVEN 2B +H A 7HITES PAWNS that even the best-known supporters of a local politi- Reporters Without Borders to such incidents. A mission THE EFlCACY OF USING @MIND AREFARTOOFASTBUTTHETEXTMOVEIS journalists with major inter- cian in the southern town of issued a list in November of also went to Gaza to ask Pal- SPORTS SUCH AS CHESS TO DELAY ALSOHOPELESS THE ONSET OF DEMENTIA IN THE A2E +D2A.A national support do not Marilia. 13 ‘enemies of the Internet’ estinian President Mahmoud ELDERLY4HIS COLUMN GENERALLY +H A 2H A 2XH escape such deadly violence. Supporters of the two main (Belarus, Burma, China, Abbas and leaders of the CONCENTRATES ON THE ACHIEVE +C2HA2A"B2D Pressed by democratic coun- presidential candidates in the Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North main Palestinian factions to MENTS OF THE YOUNGER GENERA .BEB2A+B2A TION BUT THE OLDEST COMPETITOR 2D2B +A  tries to fi nd and punish the Democratic Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, see that their supporters and culprits, the government has Congo – outgoing President Tunisia, Turkmenistan, the general population did 7HERETOPLAY"YRON"AY3ERVICES#LUB -ONDAY PM assigned a team of 150 detec- Joseph Kabila and his rival Uzbekistan and Vietnam). not interfere with media -ULLUMBIMBY0OINCIANA#AFÏ 3ATURDAY PM tives to the case. Jean-Pierre Bemba – regu- Bloggers and cyber-dissi- workers. www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2006 15 ATTENTION RENOVATORS & BARGAIN HUNTERS

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It is deduction for them. water. really surprising to fi nd that It is important to remind For further information on only 5% of households cur- ourselves that much of the how you can make a differ- rently have solar hot water carbon dioxide – greenhouse ence to reduce your ecologi- systems, particularly as the pollution – released when cal footprint and the impacts sun is so plentiful in this wide our great-grandmothers of Climate Change check out brown land of ours. stoked their coal-fuelled North Coast Climate Action Water heating represents stoves in the aftermath of Group’s website at www. 30% or more of a house- WW1 is still warming our nccag.org or visit them, hold’s electricity usage. This planet today. And the coal upstairs in Santos, Mullum wouldn’t be a problem if our and oil we are increasingly with BEC, on Wednesdays electricity was generated burning to provide us with and Thursdays, 10am – 4pm, from non-coal, renewable electricity in our homes and phone 6684 2272. sources such as wind, solar, tidal or geothermal. It has been estimated that even if half of Australian households converted to solar HWS it would cut greenhouse pollu- Robert Fox water pump controller going duces three to four times as tion by a whopping 14 mil- 2 lion tonnes – the equivalent Scrutinising my electricity all the time but I’ve saved much CO to produce the of taking four million small bill the other day, I decided more than half of all that same amount of heat. The cars off the roads each year. to fi nd out where all that wasted power. Even if I’d had moral is that you should use Now that’s a real cool New power was going. Well, I to buy the bits and pieces, it gas, not electricity, for heat- Year’s resolution. looked at the lights, the would have paid off in a ing. And that includes water The payback time for a fridge, the freezer, and turned month or two. All with just a heating, despite the cheap solar HWS is around four them all off. simple low-tech solution. off-peak power that is pro- years and there is a range of Then I went outside and It’s a gas vided for that purpose. Of looked at the meter. Still course, solar hot water is bet- different systems to choose Now something else most spinning! And (timed by my ter still. But not with an elec- from – fl at panel or evacu- people don’t know. A 45kg pocket watch) showing a tric booster. ated tube split system that gas bottle produces a heat of consumption at a rate of 90 can be retrofitted to your combustion output of about Green electricity watts. So I combed the house existing tank, providing it 2000MJ. (A megajoule is one ‘Greenpower’ accredita- and shed, and what did I fi nd isn’t more than six years million joules. A joule is a tion of electricity is a little but swarms of those big black old. quantity of energy; the watt confusing. Some suppliers cockroaches that feed on There are simple and crea- is a unit of power: one joule advertise percentage accred- tive ways to get around poor power points, those little cubical transformers that per second. A kilowatthour is ited greenpower. In fact, roof orientation. The costs one thousand watts for one 100% accredited greenpower for the occasional use of a power small appliances, aka plug packs. hour which is the same as obliges the supplier to buy solar HWS booster could be 3.6MJ.) So 2000MJ equals the power from new renew- a small as $1-$4 per quarter, Further, there were several other items drawing stand-by 550 kwhr. able sources, not existing current such as the TV, VCR, Buying that amount of renewable sources, as is the Records for Byron Bay in weather roundup DVD player and set-top box. electricity costs about $95, case with, say, 50% or 10% I measured the current draw so at around $100 per gas accredited greenpower. So Byron Bay, or at least the average Spring rainfall totals. of the state. The statewide of all of them, and that’s bottle, (for us in the coun- go for the 100%, which guar- weather station at Cape Parts of the far northwest, minimum temperature for where my 90 watts was going. try,) they’re both about the antees a market for the out- Byron, scored a couple of southwest and central/south- Spring was 0.78ºC above Now 90 watts is nearly 800 same price. What’s impor- put from new wind farms. records in the Bureau of ern slopes of the Great the historical average of kwhr per annum. That’s tant to note though, is the And they may not be built Meteorology’s roundup of Divide received lowest on 10.3ºC. 800kg of CO2 into the air different CO2 emissions from without this market take-up, NSW weather for Spring last record Spring rainfall. Statewide mean tempera- from power generation, and heating with electricity com- since wind power costs more year. It had its warmest night ‘NSW received only tures were also the second about $130 on my annual pared with gas. Burning 1kg than power from burning on average of 16.5 degrees C 64.7mm of rain as a statewide warmest on record behind bill. So I searched the shed of gas produces 3kg of CO2. coal. measured at Cape Byron. average during Spring. This the 2002 El Niño drought. for extension cords and The heat of combustion of It’s diffi cult to be precise The Cape also recorded its is well down on the historical The statewide mean tem- power boards, and fi tted in- 1kg of gas is ideally 50MJ, about the relative costs, but lowest Spring mean daily Spring average for the state peratures were 1.81ºC above line switches to the cords. but in practice, the heating coal-produced power costs maximum temperature for at which is 130.5mm.’ the historical average of Then I plugged all the effi ciency in a gas heater will around 3.5 cents per kwhr, least 20 years at 22.6, and As to temperature, ‘This 17.3ºC. leads associated with the TV not be 100%, so we may while wind power costs the record lowest Spring was the second warmest ‘A strong feature of this into one board and con- assume a heat output effec- around 5 to 6 cents. The temperature of 2.3 on spring on record for maxi- spring was the large diurnal nected it to the hard-to-reach tively of say 40MJ. That’s point to note is that in the November 30 – ‘normal’ for mum temperatures, the temperature range experi- wall outlet via a cord with the 11kwhr. Country Energy country, we pay a lot for the Spring is 16.1 warmest Spring was the El enced across the state. The in-line switch in an accessi- tells us that generating and distribution, and at about 16 There are many more fi g- Niño drought year of 2002. average diurnal temperature ble position. transmitting 1kwhr produces or 17 cents per kwhr at the ures to peruse online at www. Maximum temperatures range for the state in Spring The same for all the plug 1.05kg of CO2, so that customer’s premises, a cou- bom.gov.au/climate/current/ were very much above aver- is 13.9ºC, this Spring the packs and gear around the 11kwhr of energy ‘costs’ 3kg ple of cents extra at the point season/nsw/summary.shtml. age across the entire state state experienced a range computer. I still have the of CO2 with gas, and 11.5kg of generation is not a rela- The BoM notes, unsur- apart from the far northeast- 2.1ºC higher, the second cordless phones, the tooth- with electricity. The conclu- tively large impost on the prisingly, ‘It was a very dry ern corner where average highest on record behind brush, and the solar hot sion is that electricity pro- retail bill. Spring across most of the maximum temperatures pre- 1957. state in 2006. Only the north vailed. The statewide maxi- ‘As the drought continued, eastern corner of NSW was mum temperature was low soil and atmospheric New guide to national parks released spared from the El Niño 2.85ºC above the historical moisture contents enabled induced drought through average of 24.3ºC. the land surface to heat rap- The National Parks and waterfalls or Aboriginal rock The guide can be picked spring. ‘Spring minimum tem- idly during the day and then Wildlife Service has released art, beaches or snow-capped up from national parks visi- ‘Coastal areas of the peratures were above aver- cool quickly at night as heat the free 2007 Guide to NSW mountains, the 2007 guide is tor centres and outlets or can Hunter and parts of the age in the north and west of radiated easily through clear National Parks in time for an excellent resource. The be requested from the Envi- Northern Rivers were the the state and below average dry night skies.’ the summer holidays. NPWS 68-page full-colour booklet is ronment Line 1300 361967. only areas to receive above near the Victorian border in Other phenomena head Dr Tony Fleming said packed with information on Further information on nati- average Spring rainfall. In the southeast of the state. included ‘an unseasonably the publication features a over 200 parks and reserves onal parks and the activities contrast large tracts of the Highest on record minimum late strong cold outbreak fantastic array of parks and and includes information on available in them can be south and west of the state temperatures were experi- with associated snowfalls’ in activities across NSW. what to see and do in each found at www.nationalparks. recorded very much below enced in the far northwest November. ‘Whether looking for park and how to get there.’ nsw.gov.au. 18 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Television Guide

1. Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfi l – Inside Australia: Elvis Lives In Parkes (SBS, Wednesday, 8pm) records the annual impersonator festival in the NSW town. 2. Meg Ryan stars in the rather brainless but nevertheless popular weepie Sleepless In Seattle (TEN, Friday, 9.30pm). Jesse Bradford is the swim star stalked by the bunny boiler (Erika Christensen) in the teen thriller Swimfan (Prime, Sunday, 8.40pm). The rest of the program is a desert of banality, apart from the weird comedies Man Stroke Woman and Black Books on the ABC Wednesday and Monday nights respectively, and The Woman Who Thinks Like A Cow (SBS, Tuesday, 1 2 3 7.30pm), about an autistic academic.

ABC SBS PRIME TEN NBN 4.30 Movie: Blood On The Moon (PG, B&W, 5.30 World News 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 Today 1948) Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes 10.30 Greek News 9.00 Playhouse Disney 7.00 Toasted TV 9.00 Here’s Humphrey But where’s Kerri-Anne? 6.00 Kid’s Programs 11.30 Arabic News 9.30 Go Go Stop 8.30 Puzzle Play 9.30 Hot Source 12.00 Midday Report 12.00 Indonesian News 10.00 Backyard Science 9.00 9am With David And Kim 10.00 Everwood 12.30 Best Of National Press Club Dr Jane 12.30 Business Report 10.30 Morning News 11.00 Ten News 11.00 Danoz Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace 1.00 Movie: The Kite (G, 2003) French drama 11.00 AAMI Kooyong Classic & Medibank 12.00 7th Heaven 11.30 Do It 1.30 Growing Up Gotti 2.30 Tales From A Suitcase International Tennis LIVE from Mel- 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 12.00 Dr Phil 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Simply Ming bourne and Sydney 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 1.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Kid’s Programs 3.30 Habibi Jammin 5.00 M*A*S*H 3.00 Infomercial 2.00 Young And The Restless 6.00 Secret Recipes: Jamaica 4.00 A Fork In Africa 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 3.00 Listen Up 6.30 The Cook And The Chef 4.30 The Journal 6.00 Prime News 4.00 Totally Wild 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle 7.00 ABC News 5.00 Newshour 6.30 Seven News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 4.00 The Shak 7.30 7.30 Report 6.00 Dakar Rally 2007 7.00 That 70s Show 5.00 Ten News 4.30 Entertainment Tonight 8.00 My Family 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: Attack Over 6.00 The Simpsons 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 8.30 We Can Be Heroes: Finding The 7.00 Rough Science Baghdad (PG) November 22, 2003 6.30 Neighbours 5.30 Bert’s Family Feud Australian Of The Year (M, cl) 7.30 Food Safari: Greece 8.30 The Unit (M) 7.00 Futurama 6.00 Evening News 9.05 Man Stroke Woman (M) 8.00 Inside Australia: Elvis Lives In Parkes 9.30 Cheaters (M) 7.30 Australian Princess 7.00 A Current Affair 9.35 State Of Play (M, cl,v) For three days each year 10.30 Medibank International Tennis From 8.30 Medium (M, v,a) 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 10.30 Late Edition News 8.30 Counter Culture: Japan Sydney 9.30 Numb3rs (M) 8.00 The New Adventures Of Old 10.40 Teachers (M) 9.00 Decadence: God 12.30 Alias (M) 10.30 Late Night News And Sports Tonight Christine (PG) 11.30 Movie: Citizen Kane (G, 1941) A maga- 9.30 World News Australia 1.30 Danoz Direct 11.15 Joker Poker (PG) 8.30 Close To Home (M) zine reporter interviews friends of a news- 10.00 Movie: Dirty Pretty Things (MA, cl,a,v, 3.00 Expo 12.00 Late Show With David Letterman 8.45 Lotto paper tycoon when he dies to discover 2002) English drama about illegal immi- 5.00 Religion 1.00 Infomercials 9.30 Men In Trees (PG) what the meaning of his last words were. grants living in Britain 5.30 Home Shopping 2.30 Kenneth Copeland 10.30 Outrageous Fortune (M, cl,s,du,n) WEDNESDAY 10 WEDNESDAY Starring Orson Welles 11.40 Movie: Placido Rizzotto (MA, a,cl,v, 3.00 Life Today With James Robison 11.30 Nightline 1.25 Movie: Affair With A Stranger 2000) Italian drama 3.30 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn 12.00 Quizmania (G, B&W, 1953) A TV gossip columnist 1.30 Weatherwatch 4.00 The CBS Early Show 3.00 Guthy Renker announces a marriage breakup. Starring 4.00 Untold Wealth Jean Simmons, Victor Mature SBS advises viewers that programming Most Prime programs between 6.30pm All Ten programs between 5pm and 4.30 Good Morning America 2.25 Second Opionion (G) between 6pm and 10.30pm nightly is and 11.30pm (approx) nightly are Closed 11pm (approx) nightly are 3.25 Best Of National Press Club Address Closed Captioned (CC) Captioned (CC) Closed Captioned (CC)

4.30 Movie: The Narrow Margin (PG, 1952) 5.30 World News 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 Today Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor 9.55 Russian News 9.00 Playhouse Disney 7.00 Toasted TV 9.00 Here’s Humphrey 6.00 Kid’s Programs 10.30 Greek News 9.30 Go Go Stop 8.30 Puzzle Play 9.30 Hot Source 12.00 Midday Report 11.30 Arabic News 10.00 Backyard Science 9.00 9am With David And Kim 10.00 Everwood 12.30 Rumpole Of The Bailey 12.05 Indonesian News 10.30 Morning News 11.00 Ten News 11.00 Guthy Renker 1.30 Growing Up Gotti 12.30 Business Report 11.00 AAMI Kooyong Classic & Medibank 12.00 7th Heaven 11.30 Do It 2.00 The Bill 1.00 The Fight Heavyweight boxing in 1938 International Tennis LIVE from Mel- 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 12.00 Dr Phil 3.00 Kid’s Programs 2.35 Waiting For A Heartbeat Miscarriage bourne and Sydney 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 1.00 Days Of Our Lives 6.00 National Trust: National Treasures clinics around the world 5.00 M*A*S*H 3.00 Infomercial 2.00 Young And The Restless 7.00 ABC News 3.30 School Torque 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 3.00 Listen Up 7.30 7.30 Report 4.00 Hearing James 6.00 Prime News 4.00 Totally Wild 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle 8.00 Psychic Investigators (PG) 4.30 The Journal 6.30 Seven News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 4.00 The Shak 8.30 Race To Dakar (M, cl) 5.00 Newshour 7.00 That 70s Show 5.00 Ten News 4.30 Entertainment Tonight 9.20 Capitalist Drive One family’s links across 6.00 Dakar Rally 2007 7.30 Will & Grace (PG) Double episode 6.00 The Simpsons 5.00 Antiques Roadshow two continents and three generations 6.30 World News Australia 8.30 The Amazing Race (PG, cl,a) Two hour 6.30 Neighbours 5.30 Bert’s Family Feud despite political divides 7.00 TV Around The World: series fi nal 7.00 Futurama 6.00 Evening News 10.20 News 7.30 Don Matteo (PG) 10.30 Medibank International Tennis From 7.30 Australia’s Brainiest Olympian 7.00 A Current Affair 10.30 Taggart (M, v) 8.30 Storyline Australia: Growing Up And Sydney 8.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) 7.30 Help Me Help You (PG) 11.40 Studio 22: Beccy Cole And Sexual Going Home (PG) Three young Ethiopians 12.30 Alias 9.30 Numb3rs (M) 8.00 Til Death (PG) Chocolate who were adopted by an extended family 1.30 Danoz Direct 10.30 Ten Late Night News And Sports 8.30 Midsomer Murders: A Talent For Life 12.10 Movie: The Little Minister (G, 1934) A in Australia after their parents died in the 3.00 Expo Tonight (M, v, 2002) minister falls for an earl’s wayward daugh- mid-1990s return to their homeland ten 5.00 Religion 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman 10.40 Rome (M, v,s,cl) ter. Starring Katharine Hepburn years later to fi nd a sister and grandmother 5.30 Home Shopping 12.15 Infomercials 11.40 Nightline THURSDAY 11 THURSDAY 2.10 Movie: Riffraff (PG, B&W, 1947) A dying 9.30 World News Australia 2.15 Video Hits Up-Late 12.10 Quizmania man releases a map of oil deposits. Star- 10.00 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 2.30 Kenneth Copeland 3.00 Guthy-Renker Australia ring Pat O’Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jef- Global Edition (MA, a,cl) 3.00 Life Today With James Robison 4.00 Untold Wealth freys 10.30 Movie: The Boy Who Saw The Wind 3.30 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn 4.30 Good Morning America 3.40 Parkinson Specials: Hollywood Men (M, v, 2000) Japanese animation 4.00 The CBS Early Show Yul Brynner, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, 12.15 Dreaming In Motion (M, a,cl) Five Aus- Dustin Hoffman, Jack Lemmon, Robert Red- tralian contemporary short fi lms ford, Orson Welles 1.30 Weatherwatch

4.30 Movie: Carry On… Follow That 5.25 World News 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 Today Camel (G, 1967) Kenneth Williams, Anita 9.20 French News 9.00 Playhouse Disney 7.00 Toasted TV 9.00 Here’s Humphrey Harris 9.55 Russian News 9.30 Go Go Stop 8.30 Rock It 9.30 Hot Source 6.00 Kid’s Programs 10.30 Greek News 10.00 Backyard Science 9.00 9am With David And Kim 10.00 Everwood 12.00 Midday Report 11.30 Arabic News 10.30 Morning News 11.00 Ten News 11.00 Danoz 12.30 Born And Bred 12.05 Indonesian News 11.00 AAMI Kooyong Classic & Medibank 12.00 7th Heaven 11.30 Guthy Renker 1.30 Pride And Prejudice 12.30 Business Report International Tennis LIVE from Mel- 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 12.00 Dr Phil 2.30 Dusty: Little By Little 1.00 Food Lovers Guide To Australia bourne and Sydney 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 1.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Kid’s Programs 1.30 Europe In the Middle Ages Monks and 5.00 M*A*S*H 3.00 Infomercial 2.00 One Day Cricket LIVE from the MCG 6.00 Search For The Northwest Passage Heretics 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures – Australia v England Amundsen’s discovery of the elusive sea 2.30 ’s War 6.00 Prime News 4.00 Totally Wild 6.00 Evening News route linking Europe to Asia 3.30 Fearless: Stories From Asian Women 6.30 Seven News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 7.00 Cricket continues 7.00 ABC News 4.00 Wine Lovers Guide To Australia 7.00 That 70s Show 5.00 Ten News 10.00 Movie: Let Me Not (MA15+, a, 2006) 7.30 7.30 Report 4.30 The Journal 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 6.00 The Simpsons A girl ditches ballet lessons to work week- 8.00 Surfi ng The Menu Wairarapa, New Zea- 5.00 Newshour 8.30 Good As Gold! Our Aussie Bloopers 6.30 Neighbours ends in a strip club seeking fi nancial inde- land 6.00 Dakar Rally 2007 (PG) 7.00 Futurama pendence from her rich father and falls in 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Sad Cypress 6.30 World News Australia 9.30 Medibank International & AAMI 7.30 Naruto (G) New series love with an architect who is appointed to (PG) 7.00 TV Around The World: Kooyong Classic Tennis From Sydney 9.30 Movie: Sleepless In Seattle (PG, cl,sr) redesign the theatre facilities at her school. 10.05 Bedtime (PG) 7.30 Corner Gas (PG) Canadian comedy series and A woman falls in love with a man who Starring Charlotte Rees, Rodger Corser, 10.35 Late Edition News 8.00 Australian Biography: Max Lake (G) 1.30 Danoz Direct confesses his love for his departed wife Charles Bud Tingwell 10.45 Gimme Some Truth: The Making Of Surgeon, winegrower and author 2.30 Expo and she decides he is her destiny. Starring 12.10 A Current Affair FRIDAY 12 FRIDAY John Lennon’s Imagine Album (MA, cl) 8.30 As It Happened: The SS – The Mad- Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Rosie O’Donnell, 12.40 Quizmania 11.45 Rage (M) ness Of Himmler (M, a,v) Ross Malinger, Bill Pullman 4.00 Bio-Magnetics 9.30 World News Australia 11.30 Veronica Mars (M, dr) 4.30 Good Morning America 10.00 XY Documentaries (MA, s,a,cl,n) 12.30 Late Show With David Letterman ‘Happiness comes of the capacity to feel Programs are correct at the time 12.50 Movie: A Passionate Princess (MA, a, 1.30 Complete Savages deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to of going to press but beware – 2001) Part 2 of German drama about Prin- 1.55 Video Hits Up-Late risk life, to be needed.’ Margaret Storm all stations like tinkering with cess Sophie of Bavaria who was chosen by 2.00 Infomercials Jameson King Ludwig II of Bavaria to be his bride, 4.00 Law & Order: Trial By Jury (M) things at the last minute. but she fell in love with a commoner 5.00 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn 2.30 Weatherwatch 5.30 Christian City TV

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ABC SBS PRIME TEN NBN 11.45 Rage continues 5.30 World News 6.00 Tractor Tom 6.00 Toasted TV 6.00 Danoz 11.00 JET Live At The Forum 8.30 Spanish News 6.30 Sonic X 7.00 Wicked Science 6.30 Untold Wealth 12.00 Big Cat Diary In Kenya’s Masai Mara 9.20 Le Journal 7.00 Saturday Disney 7.30 Totally Wild 7.00 Guthy Renker 12.30 Best Of 9.55 Russian News 9.00 Saturday Club Summer 8.00 Scope 7.30 Kangaroo Creek Gang 1.00 Iconoclasts Samuel L Jackson, Bill Russell 10.30 Greek News 10.00 Toon Disney 8.30 State Focus 8.00 The Shak 1.40 Words: Austin Clarke 11.30 Arabic News 10.30 Jetix 9.00 Video Hits 8.30 Snobs 2.00 Rommel: The Doubter 12.05 Indonesian News 11.30 That’s So Raven 12.00 American Idol 9.00 The Sleepover Club 2.50 Celebrating 50 Years Of ABC TV 12.30 Business Report 12.00 Route 66 Australia 2000 kilometres of 2.00 Seinfeld 9.30 Don’t Blame Me 3.00 World Junior Nine Ball Pool 1.00 Masterpiece On Saturday bitumen from the fringes of the Great Bar- 3.30 Zoo Crew 10.00 Movie: Frankie & Hazel (G, 2000) Mis- 4.00 Women’s National League Basketball The Merchant Of Venice rier Reef to the nation’s red heart 4.30 Escape With ET cha Barton, Joan Plowright 5.00 A Fine Body Of Gentlemen (G*) 3.25 JS Bach – The 48 Preludes And Fugues 1.00 AAMI Kooyong Classic Tennis LIVE 5.00 Ten News 12.00 Speed Machine 6.00 Goodnight Sweetheart 4.00 James Morrison – Blowing His Own Trum- from Melbourne – playoff and fi nal 5.30 Sports Tonight 12.30 2006 Quit Targa West 6.30 Best Of Gardening Australia pet 5.00 Good Chef Bad Chef 6.00 The Simpsons 1.30 Movie: Mister Roberts (G, 1955) Henry 7.00 ABC News 4.30 The Journal 5.30 My Wife And Kids 6.30 Movie: Ghostbusters 2 (PG, cl,sr,st, Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Betsy 7.30 Flying Home One man’s mission to save 5.00 Newshour 6.00 Seven News 1984) The crusaders are back with twice Palmer a doomed species 6.00 Dakar Rally 2007 6.30 Treasure Hunters the know-how and twice the particle 4.00 Garden Gurus Bay Of Plenty Special 8.30 The Bill (M, v) 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Medibank International Tennis LIVE power to save the world. Starring Bill Mur- 5.00 Roar Of The Wild 9.25 Midsomer Murders (M, v,dr) 7.00 TV Around The World: Iceland from Sydney – men’s fi nal ray, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Dan 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 11.05 Byron: The Eloquence Of Action (M, 7.30 Blizzard: Race To The Pole Recreating 9.30 The Chase (M) Aykroyd 6.00 Evening News cl,s) what Norwegian and English explorers 10.40 Murder City (M, v,s) 8.40 Movie: First Knight (M, v) Lady Guin- 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 12.20 Rage (M) undertook almost 100 years ago 12.10 The Days (PG) Two part series fi nal evere encounters Lancelot on her way to 7.30 The Bachelor 8.30 Iron Chef America: Chocolate 2.10 Danoz Direct marry King Arthur at Camelot. Starring 8.30 Wife Swap USA [s] = Sex [cl] = Coarse language 9.20 Rockwiz By Request 3.10 Expo Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Ben Cross, 8.40 Lotto SATURDAY 13 SATURDAY [a] = Adult themes [sr] = Sexual 9.50 Movie: Tais-Toi! (2003) French comedy Julia Ormond 9.30 Movie: Under The Radar (M, cl,v, 2004) [n] = Nudity references starring Gerard Depardieu 11.20 Doves Of War (M) Part of a good behaviour bond is to help 11.20 SOS: Shorts On Screen 12.20 NYPD Blue out at a home for the intellectually disa- [dr] = Drug references [st] = Supernatural themes 12.20 Chappelle’s Show (MA, cl,a,sr) 1.10 Hack bled. Starring Nathan Phillips, Steady Eddy, [v] = Violence [ws] = War scenes 12.45 Crank Yankers (M, s,a) 1.55 Video Hits Up-Late Chloe Maxwell [*] = Could offend [mp] = Medical 1.10 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 2.00 Infomercials 11.30 Frasier [h] = Horror procedures Global Edition 4.00 Bayless Conley 12.00 Quizmania 1.40 Weatherwatch 4.30 More Religion 4.00 Home Shopping

6.30 Kids’ Programs 7.00 World News 6.00 Religion 6.00 Mass For You At Home 6.00 Home Shopping 9.10 Naked Science 8.30 Latin American News 7.00 Stanley 6.30 Meditation Medication 7.00 TVP Direct 10.05 Shroud Of Christ 9.00 Maltese News 7.30 Seaside Hotel 7.00 Faireez 7.30 The Eggs 10.55 Compass: Servants Of God A Jew, a 9.30 Polish News 8.00 Weekend Sunrise 7.30 Totally Wild 8.00 Untold Wealth Christian and a Muslim 10.00 Ukrainian News 10.00 Movie: Moby Dick (G, 1956) Gregory 8.00 Video Hits 8.30 Business Success 11.30 Songs Of Praise 10.30 Harmonies Of The Hemispheres Music Peck, Richard Basehart, Orson Welles, Leo 12.00 Movie: Bicentennial Man (PG, cl,a) 9.00 NBL 12.00 Best Of Landline 11.00 Australian Volleyball League 2006 Genn, Friedrick Ledebur, James Robertson Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, 10.00 One Day Cricket LIVE from Hobart 1.00 Best Of Gardening Australia 12.00 Speedweek Justice, Bernard Miles, Harry Andrews Oliver Platt, Wendy Crewson, Kiersten War- – Australia v New Zealand 1.30 Message Stick (G*) 2.00 The World Game 12.30 According To Jim ren, Bradley Whitford 1.30 The Boatique 2.00 Living Famously: Clark Gable 4.00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 1.00 Talking Tennis 2.30 Jayco Cycling Classic 2.00 Cricket continues 3.00 Long Way To The Top Live In Concert 4.30 The World Game 2.30 Movie: The Pride And The Passion 3.30 Tour Down Under 6.00 Evening News 5.00 Africa Live: The Roll Back Malaria 5.30 Cycling Central (PG, v, 1957) Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, 4.00 Australian Fishing Championship 6.30 What’s Good For You Concert 6.00 Dakar Rally 2007 Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, John Wengraf 5.00 Ten News 7.30 Help Me Help You (PG) 6.00 Speed Machines 6.30 World News Australia 5.30 Coastwatch 5.30 Sports Tonight 8.00 Til Death (PG) 6.50 Celebrating 50 Years Of ABC TV 7.00 Rough Science (G) 6.00 Seven News 6.00 The Simpsons 8.30 Waking The Dead (M, v) Double episode 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Lost Worlds: Walking The Bible 6.30 Massive Nature: The Crossing (G) 6.30 Wild At Heart (PG) 10.45 Movie: Missing In Action (M, n,v, 1984) 7.30 Kidnapped (PG) Retracing some of the Bible’s stories and 7.10 You’ve Got The Job 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Double A special forces colonel who escaped from 8.30 Shakespeare Retold: Much Ado discovering how ancient Egyptian culture 7.40 Ghost Whisperer (PG) episode a Vietnamese POW camp returns to Saigon About Nothing (PG) and religion infl uenced the Israelites during 8.40 Movie: Swimfan (M, v,s, 2002) A swim 9.30 Movie: Center Stage (M, cl) There are to fi nd the truth about the Vietnamese 10.00 Compass: The Battle For Britain’s their centuries-long stay in Egypt star with everything going for him is six spots in the company to be fi lled at MIAs. Starring Chuck Norris, James Hong, Soul Saxon, Norman and Middle Ages’ 8.35 Science: The Genius Sperm Bank A seduced by the alluring new girl in town. the Lincoln Center’s prestigious American M Emmett Walsh, Lenore Kasdorf

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Today I googled Dave Ades. I’ve known him for a long time so it was completely appropriate. Apparently he founded the Robert Farnon Society in England in 1956, he is the senior Vice President with 15 years in the fi nancial services industry, is a lawyer born in Adelaide of Egyptian Jewish parents and he’s the author of a book on Conductors and Composers. These men are all Dave Ades, but none have the scope and breadth and majesty of talent the Ades I am googling for. Suddenly I fi nd him, 10 googles later, the Byron Bay based saxaphone genius. Half man, half sax, alto playing Ades has a reputation for fi ery full frontal sound. Dave is one of three jazz musicians who have got together and decided to create a weekly Byron jazz Patricia Petersen – performing venue. Natalie Guy and Mitch Carey and co-ordinating the Vagina share Dave’s vision of creating a Monologues at the Byron venue that’s ‘focal point is going Community Centre on Thursday to be the music. It’s not just an and Friday, 11 & 12 January. ambient thing. The focus of the attention is the music.’ LIVE MUSIC 22 The Blue Birdy at the Buddha Bar THEATRE, ARTS, plans on bringing jazz to the people. COMEDY 25 Although jazz is a word that David uses with certain trepidation. GIG GUIDE 28 ‘I hate music labels. Once you call CINEMA 29 it jazz it limits who comes. It’s so EATING OUT 30 much broader and includes innovate s cutting edge musicians like Greg circumnavigate the prejudice and and having musical intelligence, it he muses ‘I’d love to come up for STARS 32 Sheehan, Scott Tinkler and Julian preconceptions of promoters requires a mastery of an instrument it.’ Dave’s three piece: Peking Duck DANCIN 32 Wilson. I really want to make the and give audiences the benefi t of and most importantly it requires features two Cat members: Ollie distinction in the club of presenting the doubt. But there usually isn’t soul.’ McGill and Ryan Munroe. people who live here as well as any doubt. Most of the time, the The Blue Birdy launches on Dave’s hoping that the Blue travelling musicians. The calibre audience responds well to anything Wednesday 17 January and is going Birdy will become the Byron Bay of musicians who play in the club played well with honesty. The Cat to be a weekly happening. Opening equivalent of Sydney’s Basement. whether they live here or not will be Empire is a great example of that, night features a smorgasboard style As a dedicated and driven player, world class… this is not an amateur they really stretch the listener.’ showcase of talent including Dave Mr Ades is committed to raising club.’ Ades has become a regular guest Ades (of course), Natalie Guy, Mitch the creative bar to inspire a Six years back Dave Ades was a with the Cat Empire, joining them Carey, Jim Kelly, Greg Lyons, Greg sophisticated and intelligent venue member of FATS, a Byron based on stages all around the country, Sheehan, Leigh Carriage, Steve for discerning musicians and music jazz explosion that featured on and most recently in the New Russell, Matt Smith, Lisa Hunt, lovers. ABC’s the Pulse, played all around York in front of 10,000 people. James Sherlock, Thierry Fosmale, ‘There will be things there that the country, got rave reviews, but Ades commented on how a Elliot Dalgliesh, Carl Dewhurst, are really challenging to listen to. couldn’t get a gig in their own home band like TCE can reach such a James Muller and the best of the Remarkable music that requires an town. young demographic with their Australian Jazz Community. As we attention span!’ ‘We dissolved into a sea of sophisticated jazz stylings. are sitting at the Poinciana chatting DON’T MISS THE FIRST OF MANY indifference,’ mused Ades, who ‘They don’t know it’s jazz. It’s about the new club, Felix from the BLUE BIRDY’S. DOORS OPEN AT King Bell performs at the African intends this club to be an artistic much more of a spirit. It involves Cat Empire cruises by. Dave tells Dance Explosion at Kohinur antidote. spontaneity, it’s about playing him about the new club, says would 7.30PM WITH TICKETS JUST $7 on Saturday ‘If we can fi nd a way to from the heart and taking risks you like to come for the opening... AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

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Invisible Friend only outside of the Woodford is the place where all your began to see stirrings in play an eclectic range of Folk Festival. Mark Robson organic dreams come true.’ the industry which led to potent original rock, funk and (keyboards, vocals, whistles & Top percussionist and mbira- a string of great reviews blues infl uenced music. player Yeshe has graced local, didge), Mat Ledgar (Drums), and then airplay across the national and international Maurice Cernigoi (bass), and (OTEL'REAT.ORTHERN country. Four out of the fi ve BLUE HULA stages performing his own Steve Berry (guitar) will be songs gained play The Blue Hulas are the grooving music as well as joined by long time UK fi ddler 0REMIER%NTERTAINMENT6ENUE along with airplay at major with Harry Manx, Ganga Giri Elliet Mackrell. Performing at Northern Rivers’ original and community stations from and Panjea. For his Exodus the Coorabell Hall on Friday. only Hawaiian style band. 3RRR in Melbourne to 4ZZZ debut Yeshe will be joined Tickets $16/14 at the door. They have a cruisy island 7%$ by DJ Adham Shaikh plus in Brisbane. The band also 8pm. sound that will have you 4359/3() some surprise musical pals released two music videos chilling out and wanting to and percussionists from the for the EP, with the clip for THE GOOD GIRI get lay-ed. With a lei silly. 35:5+) Wasted In Numbers making vast lineup. Deya Dova is a Ganga Giri is well known for Flowers around the neck. *!0!.3./$* the top fi ve fi nalists in the singer, innovator and creator his ensemble which mixes The Blue Hulas feature the 0- of sound and groove with a prestigious MusicOz awards. pumping, percussive Didjeridu Catch the Stars on Thursday, incomparable voice of Benhur luminous stage presence, with fat tribal beats, and funky on lead vocals/ukulele and are and mind-blowing vocals. suppported by Black Ghost dub bass lines with world 4(52 4(% accompanied by the angelic She’s a soloist and a band, Party of Lismore, who have percussion sounds to create vocal stylings of the gorgeous all in one. Plus two DJ sets themselves begun to turn a unique tribal-technological ",!#+34!23 as Sean Candy in the Super a few heads between the deep earth dance experience. Renee Simone. Backed by 0- Freaky Kinky Dome on Friday Northern NSW and Brisbane Their sound is both explosive the pulsing sensations of the and Saturday night. 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Tickets at the 21st are the dates to fi nd announced Friday evening child-like wife, an impotent club. eccentric Irish comic,Callan Big Joke Comedy Festival yourself immersed in the best at the reception, and the husband and a very nasty was Rove McManus’s in Bangalow has The Village the world has to offer in short Peoples Choice Award is to man from the government. WHAT A TRIP! groomsman at his wedding Idiot – a comp that runs fi lm when Flickerfest comes be published at the closing Petersen’s experience of We are a people on the to . Tripping over Saturday and Sunday to the A&I Hall. Featuring of the exhibit in late January. lecturing in politics and a stint move. , Thailand and Bali Out is the opening event and culminates with a fi nal Byron Bay Community as a senior policy advisor fi lms about a woman on the feature as constant spiritual for The Big Joke Comedy where the comics battle it Centre at 6.30pm. for the Victorian Education brink of killing herself whose travel destinations as people Festival, a three day event out for fi rst prize. First prize Department, not to mention gravitate to places where they thoughts turn to murder, a harnessing humour in the will receive $500 kindly society where everybody THEATRE her black belt in karate can both party and pray. To I AM WOMAN meet the appetite of a world hamlet of Bangalow. Tickets donated by the Bangalow are $35 and are available at: Chamber of Commerce. 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Music and Vision. we act as though they might romp through South East FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! be. Question and answer Asia. Joining the panel is ART sessions will follow the international comedian Dave BACKROOM@ GRAB YOURSELF A nightly performances of Callan. He fi rst gained serious Victory. Petersen will discuss GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL 9.00PM - 3.00AM PAINTING popularity while performing Jonson St, Byron Bay the nature of the play, her on Rove but left the show to $1O @ DOOR I have quite a collection of subsequent arrest and her paintings by local artists at court victory. Victory will and confusion, the play home and I have to say it season at the Byron Bay is a highly contemporary fi lls me with pleasure! Why Community and Cultural not treat yourself and do examination of post-feminist Centre from Sunday 14th something for your local womanhood and the complex to Friday 19 January, 7pm, community at the same time nature of women’s choice $27.20/$17.20 by purchasing any one of the in 21st century living. extraordinary works available Starring three wonderfully COMEDY at the Urban in Bangalow: talented local actors – Trinity proceeds go to the Buttery. GOING STEADY Ward, Kimberley Davenport WITH HABIB AND Work available until 30 and Tessa Hoffman, the play January. is a defi nite ‘must see’ for THE SANDMAN They are some of the biggest women of all ages. Thursday names in comedy. Steady PRIZE IN THE PAN and Friday at the Byron Bay Eddy is a household name The much anticipated PAN Community Centre. Byron Bay Art Prize 2007 and a legend. 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‘I do hope Madam is not too enervated by her * \ÊÈÈnäÊǙ™{ BWBJMBCMFGPSGVODUJPOTBOEHSPVQT exertions?’ asked Sanders as he handed me a glass of £nÊœ˜Ãœ˜Ê-Ì]Ê ÞÀœ˜Ê >Þ XXXPGGTIPSFCJTUSPDPN Pellegrino’s sparking mineral water enhanced with a little ginger refresher. Ofx!Pxofstijq ‘No, thank you, Sanders,’ I replied, ‘as the Scots say, 'REAT "«i˜ÊÇÊ ˆ} ÌÃÊÈÈnxÊxäәÊÊ the back is made to fi t the burden. And may I enquire Ü>À`i`Ê iÃÌÊ,i}ˆœ˜>Ê,iÃÌ>ÕÀ>˜ÌÊÊ after Mr Bitemark’s health?’ EÊÊ-i>vœœ`Ê,iÃÌ>ÕÀ>˜Ìʈ˜ÊÓääx .ORTHERN ‘Indeed, Madam. The gentleman is improving with 2ESTAURANT ,iÃÌ>ÕÀ>˜Ì Looking for great, the aid of a Nigerian witch doctor, half a bag of peyote (OMEOFTHEBESTWOOD lREDPIZZA reasonably priced /0%.4),,,!4% buttons and some single malt whisky. We expect him 7i`ÊqÊ-՘ʏ՘V ÊvÀœ“Ê£Óʓˆ``>Þ Italian Food... ÀˆÊqÊ->ÌÊ`ˆ˜˜iÀÊvÀœ“ÊÈ°Î䫓 4HURSDAY 3UNDAY :BN.4QN!NPO.TBU up and around at any moment.’ ˆ``iÊ*œVŽiÌÊ,`]Ê ˆˆ˜Õ`}iÊ 4!+%!7!9.%7$).% ).!2%! ÈÈnäÊÎÎää Look no further! Dbsmzmf!Tu-!Czspo!Cbz/!7796!8982 ‘Splendid.’  This column lark is not an easy thing, especially when ComeCome forfor dinnerdinner & sstaytay aallll nnightight one’s tastes run to the corporeal rather than the ReservationsReservations RecommendedRecommended cerebral, and I shall be glad to see Mr Bitemark back phph 6685849366858493 on deck. 3232 JJonsononson StSt ByronByron BayBay www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9 2007 31

FAVOURITE BYRON 4(5230!34!.)'(43 CATERERS BAY COOKBOOKS Victoria Cosford " Ê7/ "½-Ê 181,9Ê " " /" • /UTSIDEDINING•,ICENSED •-ODERNCUISINE EÊ, -/1, / THERE ARE BOOKS AND THERE ARE BOOKS. 1 ÊEÊ  ,ÊÇÊ 9- /PENFORDINNER4HURS 3AT 7/ "½-Ê   -ON &RI PM• 3AT PM There are some cookbooks which call out to you to *\ÊäÓÊÈÈÊnxxÊÎÈÈ "URRINGBAR3T -ULLUMBIMBY 1UALITYCREATIVECATERING instantly start to cook: to bind an apron around your #ELEBRATIONCAKES waist, ignite oven, bring out chopping board and best 'OURMETDELECTABLES knife, weigh and measure, sift and stir. On Christmas Day 7OOD&IRED0IZZA amongst the delirious tangle of coloured paper, curling 4ASMAN7AY ribbon, tiny candles in glass bowls there lay Bill Granger’s "YRON!RTS)NDUSTRY%STATE latest cookbook on top of Donna Hay’s, and my sister >«>˜iÃiÊÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ>˜ÌÊ  leafi ng rapturously through the former and exclaiming >ÕÌ i˜ÌˆVÊVՈȘi WWWLUSCIOUSFOODSCOM how the recipes were so easy and so inviting that she -Õà ˆÊÌÀ>ˆ˜ felt like launching into a bake-a-thon immediately. Out ˆVi˜Ãi` "* ÊÇÊ 9-Ê££>“q™°Î䫓 of the infi nite range of cookbooks available – and every i>Ìʈ˜ÊœÀÊÌ>ŽiÊ>Ü>Þ week sees the release of another handful – there are ÜÜÜ°œÃÕà ˆ°Vœ“°>Õ only some that have this effect. I once read that the 7"" -Ê*<Ê 9," Ê 9ÊÈÈnxÊÇ£äÎ average number of dishes an average person cooks out of a cookbook is three: that’s three recipes only out of a tome possibly possessing hundreds. What is it iˆVˆœÕÃÊëiVˆ>Ã] The Žˆ`Ãʓi˜Õ]ÊvÀià ʍՈViÃ] Coolamon Tree $INNER0ARTIES &UNCTIONS that makes us fi rst try out a dish? Is it the sumptuous VœvviiÊ>˜`ÊV>Žið ANDLUNCHBOXES photography accompanying it, or the uncomplicated (or Bistro and Family Restaurant even complicated) procedures? Is it the layout and the  - Ê , -/]Ê Best food, great service 4ELEPHONE Lunch: 7Days %MAIL design of the pages, or the seductive prose? 1 ÊEÊ  , BYO, licensed & takeaway MISAKIBYRON OPTUSNETCOMAU Dinner: 6 Days My favourite cookbooks – and God knows I have a Open for dinner 7 days Closed Mon Nite Except PH & SH A la Carte small army of them (though not as many as a Sydney $8.90 lunch Mon - Fri Saturday Nights friend who has dedicated an entire wall in her offi ce to books on food and cooking, endless shelves of them) Feros Arcade, Jonson St. Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club )4!,)!. Byron Bay. Tel. 6685 6737 Dalley Street Ph: 6684 1110 – my favourites are easy enough to pick. They are the 0ASTASs0IZZASs2ISOTTOSs3EAFOOD syrup-spattered sauce-stained ones which have quite 3PECIALSs3OUPSs3ALADS lost their coffee-table allure; certain pages fl y open /PENNIGHTS@TILLATE MERLOCOFFEE 3AT3UNLUNCH PM of their own volition; front covers are torn and spines 4AKEAWAYSAVAILABLE"9/ Byron Bay COURTYARDDINING GELATI loosened; post-it notes and ancient postcards stick out "UON!PPETITO Golf Club GOURMET like little fl ags. These are the books I always return to: *\ÊÈÈnxÊnÇääÊ SANDWICHES my friends in food. Bill Granger’s fi rst book is one of "AY,ANEBEHIND"EACH(OTEL Family Restaurant & Bar TASTEOFASIA these. Simply titled ‘Sydney Food’, it is composed of Open Wed – 5.30-8.30pm JUICEBAR many of the dishes served at his eponymous cafés, and Open Thurs - Sat 6-9pm AIRCONDITIONED describes itself as showing ‘the way we eat in Sydney’. 6685 6470 "URRINGBAR3T Six years old now, the book still reads freshly and it still -ULLUMBIMBY inspires me every time I open it. The Smoked Trout with Broken Head Rd Byron Bay  YOUR Potato Salad I have made a hundred times; the Warm -1-Ê/, ÊÊ SUPPLIERS Poached Chicken with Onion Rice and Fresh Ginger / ** 9ÊUÊ 9" Relish incurs something approaching applause when I serve it at dinner parties; Granny Mac’s Shortbreads, "«i˜Ê`>ˆÞÊ££>“Ê‡Ê£ä«“Ê buttery spirals seamed with cinnamon-scented jam, the  Ê Ê",Ê/ Ê79 sort of ridiculously easy ÞÀœ˜Ê*ˆiÀ]ÊÇÊ>ÜܘÊ-Ì]Ê ÞÀœ˜Ê >Þ Ài>Žv>ÃÌÊUÊÀˆ]Ê->Ì]Ê-՘ÊÊ biscuit recipe I like to ÈÈnäʙä{{ ,UNCHAM PM / Ê, -/1, /Ê/Ê/ Ê 9," nʇʣ£°Îä>“ have up my sleeve. The 1 Ê Ê  ,ÊÇÊ 9- ՘V ÊUÊ££°Îä>“ʇÊÓ«“$INNER PM photography, it must be Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner "" -Ê -- / ˆ˜˜iÀÊUÊx°ÎäʇÊn°Î䫓 added, is gorgeous. Then ÈÈnxÊ{™È™ there is ‘Café Café’ by 1- --Ê1 Ê 1Ê­ " ‡,® )ND%STATE "RIGANTINEST a woman called Kirsten ÓÊ "1,- -ʳÊ--Ê7 ÊfÎx ÈÈn{ÊÎÓә $RIEDFRUIT NUTS RICE OIL McKay who ran a popular mOURSMORE cafe in North Sydney *ÕLˆVÊÜiVœ“i Dine in or take away before dying far too Bookings 02 6680 7632 NEW young. I have tested many Jonson St at Main Beach LISMORE more than three recipes Byron Bay BRIGHTON out of her book, which www.¿shheadsbyron.com.au is falling apart, smeared and ragged and which has acquired a peculiar odour. I disregard all that, and wade through it all to arrive at my favourite pages: her Korean Dressing is heavenly, but so are her cakes (Semolina and Yoghurt; Pear and on the river–by the ocean È>˜ÊÀœViÀˆiÃ]ÊLi>ṎvÕÊ Ginger Cheesecake; Pat’s Coconut and Lemon Syrup FUSIONFOODnWESTERNFOODWITH œ“iÜ>ÀiÃÊ>˜`Ê91 Ê  Cake). This book was where I fi rst came across that EASTERNmAVOURSANDTECHNIQUES "««œÃˆÌiÊVˆ˜i“>ʈ˜Êœ˜Ãœ˜Ê-Ì° magical combination of equal parts whipped cream to sBREAKFAST LUNCHDAYSFROM * \ÊÈÈn䇙ÇǙ Greek-style yoghurt, scattered thickly with brown sugar sDINNERWEDNESDAYTOSUNDAY and left to set for several hours, so that the sugar melts RIVERSTNEWBRIGHTON in the lush cream and becomes a syrup. Her Parsnip and  Parmesan Loaf is fi ddly but fancy, and her suggestion list for antipasto both creative and inspiring. The usual suspects – Stephanie Alexander, Elizabeth David, Marcella Hazan, Jane Grigson – have all been &ULLYLICENSED MULLUM NEWRYBAR ,IGHTmAVOURSOME plundered with zealous regularity, all have their well- MENU used pages. A curiously-shaped hard cover in gold $INNER-ON 3AT by Christine Manfi eld called ‘Paramount Cooking’ is ,UNCH3AT 3UN utterly pristine, ten or fi fteen years post its purchase 4URN"0/:)'/ Harvest (recipes preposterously complicated, involving too "AYSHORE$RIVE many ingredients and too many steps); Charmaine "YRON"AY.37 "OOKINGS Café Solomon’s superb ‘Encyclopaedia of Asian Food’ is  unsullied, a source of reference only, betraying my low award winning level of interest in Asian cooking; Alice Waters’s ‘Chez al fresco dining Panisse Menu Cookbook’ I dip into occasionally in breakfast + lunch order to feel awed and yet – is it the complete absence tuesday to sunday of photography, a few vibrant plates to show me the Lotus Cafe 6687 2644 licensed fi nished dish? – I have never tried out a single recipe, Lunch in the Hinterland 18 old pacific h’way newrybar despite her lovely writing. 6%'!.#5)3).% 7 mins from Mullum 66844059 3HOP *ONSON3TREET One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to cook one new "YRON"AY thing a week. This could be a way of utilising the vast NEXTTO"YRON3ERVICES#LUB store of culinary suggestions I largely neglect, and in -ON &RIPM PM 3ATPM PMs3UNDAY#LOSED doing so unearth some gorgeous new things to eat. A $AILY"LACKBOARD3PECIALS way of fi nding new favourites and new show-stoppers, and of making the books feel wanted and loved. 32 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au

With several planets enterprising, decisive, love WITH DAN in stubborn mode, and money magnet. Too much this week produces of a hard sell will turn others Stars iron mindsets. The off though, so be aware when dancin good news is Mars in your audience is ready for you 7 Sagittarius pushing for to slide oh so subtly into a TSUYOSHI SUZUKI PHIL K breakthroughs – which less pressing register… The dust has settled on 2006, On Friday 19th, Phil K will are more likely to be VIRGO: While this week’s so get ready to rock into be stepping up at the Great achieved by intelligence people lean to the stubborn 2007 for one last show from Northern. Phil has over and insight than end of the spectrum the pressure… Tsuyoshi this Wednesday twenty years experience and general energy’s decidedly at the Great Northern. has been labeled Australia’s ARIES: Aries’ robust attitude Virgo-friendly, and being masks a secret longing for Exclusive Joujouka CD Launch No.1 DJ and one of the most fl exible is very much in attention and affection. Think your own interests. This and giveaways on the night. technically-skilled DJs in the of this when you’re about to week’s success is directly with lilith Featuring: Tsuyoshi Suzuki BACK2BACK world. Crossing all genres give an opinion that might proportionate to how much This Saturday night back2back (Japan); Slot Machine (Live) from House, Electro Rock and denigrate someone or hurt pleasure you’re getting from to something you enjoy. Let with MC Puss’n’Booty; DJs returns to the Great Breaks, Phil has been touring their feelings. Treat others this what you do. things run by themselves. Northern, featuring DJ Nick Taylor, Jet More and throughout Europe and Asia week the way you love to be LIBRA: With your planetary And don’t be standoffi sh Jackie Onassid. Sampology, maestro of the and is bringing back the good treated – with care, concern, boss lady Venus moved into – this week others appreciate decks for both Soma Rasa & vibes to Byron Bay. compliments and caresses. Aquarius, expect three weeks you being accessible and EXODUS LIVE The Vinyl Slingers; Byron’s TAURUS: Taurans are pretty of vivid social life, sudden available. FESTIVAL very own electro breaks PLAY ON determined operators, but insights and unexpected AQUARIUS: According to wizard, DJ Brad Vortex, just be aware that powerful ego experiences with unusual From the 12th – 14th, the PLAY> again with Isaac Tucker Aquarian Galileo Galilei: All returned from the UK and drives are working this week. people – plus some sudden truths are easy to understand Exodus Live Festival will be from the UK electro tech Canada; and DJ Noodles If you start to feel resistance, changes and rearrangements once they are discovered. The kicking off at Bald Rock Bush band Spektrum. Isaac played kicking from hip hop to don’t push it – ease off and in the Libran work place and point is to discover them… Retreat, near Tenterfi eld. a killer set last December and allow others time and space home front. breaks. There’ll be some You may have to do a bit of For the fi rst time, there will returns on Friday 12 January to come around. People special guests on the night, SCORPIO: Your stars advise extra digging to unearth it this be over 100 performers over with fresh UK tech-funk and won’t want to be pressed or week – but isn’t a new truth décor from TerraSpatial, avoiding getting stuck on 5 stages featuring; Ganga electro house. Local DJs fi ll pressured right now. what’s not working this worth it? a wicked light show the rest of the weekly line up GEMINI: Geminis are well week, because what you Giri, Wild Marmalade, OKA, from Greatworks and the PISCES: With Mars in Slot Machine, Deya Dova, from Wednesday to Saturday aware of the difference focus on inevitably expands. Sagittarius delivering a fairly Northern’s infamous Sampson between what’s possible to You’re going for the glass Mission Ignition, Mystic plus Sydney guests Matttt and massive attack of volatile sound system. Sampology achieve and what’s a forget- half full approach this year, Beats, A.B.Didj Live, Alter- Tomas play on Thursday. Then behaviour, it’s wise to protect is a producer and vinyl addict, about-it scenario. Others remember? Find what is your psychic space from Native, Dubshack & more. on Saturday the Beats on the when he’s not scratching up Beach local stage headliners might think you’re taking working – or what might – and disturbing elements this Plus Exodus Live welcomes chances this week, but you’ve concentrate on expanding a storm for breakbeat bands, Flynn n Clegs spin ay PLAY> week. And give some thought a new collaboration as Super he plays hip.hop, funk, breaks, done way more research, that. to the recent wonderful, Freaky Kinky will present the disco, house and drum and networking and homework SAGITTARIUS: Your current unexpected new opening than they have. Go for it. Forest Freakshow Disco in bass, mixing it all up for a plan or project gets extra star that’s become available. the Dirty Disco Dome. Expect wicked party vibe and rocking CANCER: Present astral support right now – and if energies have business Astroboy, Electric Dollhouse dance fl oor. Sampology’s this week presents you with and The Space Cowboy hormones pumping and this is setbacks, it also brings the supported Flash, Blackalicious, one of the year’s fi nest times ability to snap back like elastic (Happy Sideshow) to dazzle The Freestylers, Pendulum, for tightening fi nancial leaks, with that signature Sagittarian alongside top DJs such as Sonic Animation, Concord planning new money moves resilience, resourcefulness Noodles, Nick Taylor, Jackie Dawn & Kid Confucius to and particularly for making and refusal to give in or give Onassid, Chin Bindi, Tone name a few, and played at the positive changes to shared up. Broker, Scooter, M.C. Esscay 2006 Big Day Out, Earthcore, assets and joint holdings. CAPRICORN: The present & many more. Check out Rock the Vote, Parklife, BBQ LEO: You’ll be chuffed, no nonsense, back on track the website for more details Breaks & Beats On The Beach though naturally not surprised, energy needs some light relief www.exoduslivefestival.com with Soma Rasa. to learn you’re this week’s and it’s time to treat yourself www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 33 Service Directory

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FLYSCREEN REPAIR Fix your old screens for summer ...... 0411 254426 BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, colourbond & timber fencing ...... 0417 491136 GET PLASTERED AND PAINTED 25yrs experience, free quotes ..... Trevor 0407 049600 or 66851325 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes ...... 66804766 or 0416 424256 GYPROCK PLASTERING Free quotes, phone Dave Lic R63900 ...... 0403 403098 This is not a tradesperson, no matter FLOOR SANDING & FINISHING HANSEN TIMBERCRAFT Feature projects, joinery Lic 84399C Call Don ...... 0418 650608 what you may think. Tradespersons, STAINLESS WIRE BALUSTRADING Supplies and installation ...... 66872253 several and diverse kinds of which Floorsanding & Polishing TILING PERFECTION All types, helpful advice, free quotes Lic 179306C .. 0409 847653 or 66801168 .EWOLDmOORSnSTAIRS WATERPROOFING Free quotes, helpful advice. Lic 179306C ...... 66804612 may be found in this service direc- &ORAFREEQUOTEQUALITYGUARANTEED tory, wear nail bags, carry shovels CALL#HRIS-UNDEY0422 982 008 !LAN'REIG North Coast ,IC# WWWCMTIMBERmOORINGCOMAU #ARPENTRY"UILDING or electrical equipment, or possibly s#OMPLETEBUILDINGANDDESIGNSERVICE even calipers, and are a great help s%XTENSIONS RENOVATIONSANDREPAIRS .ORTHERN2IVERS s&REEQUOTESs/VERYEARSEXPERIENCE around the home in doing things ( FLOORSANDING 'OLD#OASTAND  ,IC# which may seem difÅ cult .EWOROLDmOORSs$ECKSs3TAIRSs#ORKs0ARQUETRY SURROUNDINGAREAS .37,IC# or incomprehensible. &ORANOOBLIGATIONFREEQUOTECALL0AUL#HARLESWORTH DOORS, WINDOWS & JOINERY -OR( 1,$,IC

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INTERIOR DESIGN 0)0%$2%!-0,5-").' CLEANING JENNIFER FAIR www.jenniferfair.com.au ...... 0429 875451 or 66805996 A A ACE CLEANING SERVICES ...... 0410 021162 or 66849390 0LUMBING ROOlNGGAS ,IC# KATE PLATT Interior Designer, www.kateplatt.com ...... 0411 888416 or 66807606 AMORE CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING ...... 0429 726999 or 66807721 &2%%15/4%3 G & M FAIRS CARPET CLEANING ...... 66842548 LIGHTING #ALL"EN#AMPBELL  SKILLFULL CLEANING, COOKING & IRONING ...... 0413 763785 ÀV ˆÌiVÌÕÀ>ÊEʏ>˜`ÃV>«iʏˆ} ̈˜}ÊëiVˆ>ˆÃÌà WINDOW CLEANING Professional work, free quotes, phone Steve ...... 0421 797210 or 66842898 Àiiʜ˜ÃˆÌiÊVœ˜ÃՏÌ>˜VÞÊÃiÀۈVi &OR - 7 9OURLOCALSPECIALISTIN 3EWAGE-ANAGEMENTPHONE B 3INCE -"1/" - /, Ê-"1/" -  1˜ˆÌÊx]ÊÓ£‡ÓÎÊ/>Ó>˜Ê7>Þ]Ê ÞÀœ˜Ê >ÞÊÀÌÃÊEʘ`°Ê ÃÌ° ­äÓ®ÊÈÈnäÊÇääÇÊÊÜÜÜ°VÀi>̈Ûiˆ} ̈˜}܏Ṏœ˜Ã°Vœ“°>Õ -iÜiÀÊ œŽiÃÊ  &RIENDLYQUALITYWORKs(OUSEDRIVEWAYPRESSURECLEANING qÊÇÊ`>ÞÃÊ>ÊÜiiŽ ˆV°Ê s2EASONABLERATESs0ENSIONERDISCOUNTSs&LYSCREENREPAIRS OR £xnäΣ PAINTING #ALL#HARLIEFREEQUOTE OR SKIPS AD PAINTING BY JOHN HAND Lic 13246C ...... 0413 185399 or 66841249 ALL BYRON SHIRE CARPET ALL-WAYS PAINTING Shahron Shahar Lic 189144C ...... 0438 784226 or 66809281 BEST SKIPS AND CONTAINERS BANGALOW ...... 0417458149 or 66871544 & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes Lic R98818 ...... 0414 225604 or 66805049 ▲ SWIMMING POOLS TILE & GROUT CLEANING ▲ J2 PAINTING & MAINTENANCE ...... James 0432 418354 or 66853186 7 DAYS TRUCK MOUNTED MACHINE BAYWATER POOLS Design, construction. Concrete & fibreglass. Lic 129104C ..66843489 or 0419 479921 OWEN BELL PAINTING CONTRACTORS ...... 66872305 ph Brendon O’Connor 66853767 or 0429853767 PAINTED EARTH Eco friendly paints & finishes ...... Deb 66805729 PAINTER/DECORATOR Andrew Johnson Lic R84077 ...... 0414 309585 or 66803698 BALLINA POOL SHOP . 6686 5800 !"%44%2#,%!.&/2,%33 Quality construction or renovation. All types of pools & spas. "92/."!97).$/7#,%!.).' On road service & maintenance. Free computer analysis. %XTERIOR 7%2%"!#+s&ULLYINSURED 16 Ray O’Neill Crescent, Ballina • Serving you since 1988 HOUSEWASH s0RESSURECLEANSs&REEQUOTES s$OMESTIC#OMMERCIALs3ERVICINGALLAREAS Licence 41452 WINDOW CLEAN 0HONE*ONON

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AAA ACTION GARDENERS We do it when YOU want ...... 66847775 AAA LAWNMOWING Mulch deliveries ...... 0421 106332 "25.37)#+(%!$3 9OURLOCALSUPPLIEROF ABOUT BYRON Mowing, gardening, rubbish removal ...... Mark 0421 932945 or 66855570 "LINDS ",).$3!7.).'3 !WNINGS ALL GUTTERS CLEANED All areas, free quotes, fully insured ...... 0405 922839 or 66841674  3ECURITY$OORS 3(/72//-!4 BYRON & BEYOND Acreage mowing. Smooth, reliable, insured ...... Tosh 0411 358901 2INGFORFREEQUOTE "/.!.:!$2"),,).5$'%, BYRON OCEAN SHORES LAWNS & GARDENS Lawnmowing, gardening, rubbish removal 0404 418957 GARY’S ORGANIC VEGE Garden mtnce & lawn services. Reliable naturally . 66846193 or 0423 527882 Rob & Lorraine Cubis &2%%RODENTTREATMENTWITH LAWN MOWING & GARDENING Byron Shire, reliable service ...... 0401 323323 Ph: 6685 1969 Mob: 0412 995267 *ITTERBUG0EST#ONTROL EACHDOMESTICSERVICE 9œÕÀʏœV>Êv>“ˆÞʜܘi`ÊLÕȘiÃà SHORT BACK & FRONT MOWING All gardening ...... Jim 0413 292316 or 66809033 • Screens #OCKROACHES Free Quotes on:- &LEAS!NTS THE CLEAN UP MEN Rubbish removal 24/7. Same day service. Byron Shire ...... 0410 705877 • Hollands • Venetians • Pleated • Security ˜ÛˆÀœ˜“i˜Ì>ÞÊÃ>viÊÌÀi>̓i˜ÌʓiÌ œ`à *i˜Ãˆœ˜iÀÊ`ˆÃVœÕ˜ÌÃÊUʘœÊ˜ii`Ê̜Êi“«ÌÞÊVÕ«Lœ>À`à 3PIDERS TREE & PALM Lopping, felling, rubbish removal, fully insured, free quotes ...... 0405 620261 • Awnings & Patios • Vertical drapes Byron Shire * É>ÝÊ­äÓ®ÊÈÈÇÈÊÓäxÈÊÊ œLÊä{ä™ÊxxÈÊ{™Ó 3ILVERlSH TREE FELLING & CHIPPING Fully insured, goor rates, ph Nick ...... 0415 935048 or 66884336 TROWS LAWNMOWING Lawns, gardens, ride–on ...... 0410 665902 or 66875959 LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATION

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 THE PRINTER & CARTRIDGE SPECIALIST HAIR & BEAUTY BUSINESS & OFFICE SERVICES YOUR ONE STOP SHOP INKY ALLURE BODYWAXING Professional, affordable, friendly service ...... 0403 417508 ESTABLISHED 10 YEARS SORTING CHAOS SECRETARIAL BUSINESS SERVICES ...... 66805555 BUSINESS 19 Tasman Way, EDGE HAIRDRESSING Award winning salon. Open 6 days & Thursday nights ...... 66858391 6680 7776 Byron Arts & Industry Estate SPRAY TAN – BRONZED BYRON BABES ...... 0432 533680 or 66809356 ACCOUNTANTS INKS LASERS FAXES REPAIRS SALES THERE’S ALWAYS MORE Hair & beauty Byron Bay. Redken & Dermalogica ...... 66807922 ACCOUNTANT HUDSON MATTHEWS MANAGEMENT SERVICES ...... 66858129 PRINTING & GRAPHIC ART ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry ...... 66847415 HEALTH BIZWIZZ Professional & mobile – MYOB & Quickbooks, www.bizwizz.com.au ...... 0400 758192 ACCENT COLOR THE COPY SHOP ...... 66856236 ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...... 66857366 BOOKKEEPING & OFFICE REORGANISATION MYOB & more ...... Call Vimala 0417 188436 ACCENT COLOR THE LAMINATING SHOP ...... 66856236 ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis ...... 66857001 CLARE WIGLEY BOOKKEEPING Efficient & professional solutions, MYOB installation & training .0422 190277 NORTH COAST PRINT SOLUTIONS Graphic Design and Printers ...... 66858264 ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE AYURVEDIC HERBS House of Wellbeing, Kim Kilgariff ...... 66858538 COMPUTER SERVICES ACUPUNCTURE FOR ANIMALS Brigid Beckett ...... 0431 702560 APPLECORE SOLUTIONS Apple Macintosh help and sales ...... Dean Pirera 66870653 ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Postural re-education for pain, stress/dysfunction. M. Hayes ..... 66809770 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ...... 66846444 MASSAGE THERAPY with Kristine at Lennox Head ...... 66875001 / iÊ V œ½ÃARTDEPARTMENTISAVAILABLEFORYOURGRAPHICDESIGNNEEDS  MULLUMBIMBY Herbals, Naturopathy, Massage, 79 Stuart St ...... 66843002 MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ...... 66841511 Living Colour Designs SUZIE PHILLIPS ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE ...... 66809696 • Direct to fabric print t-shirts • Poster & canvas printing to A1 • Colour laser printing • Business cards OSTEOPATHY • Shopfront signs & A frames • Short run specialists Byron Bay Arts & Industry Estate Ph 6685 7350 BANGALOW Jodie Jacobs ...... 66872337 BRUNSWICK HEADS OSTEOPATHY Sue Broadbent, Mon - Fri ...... 66851126 BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE Eve Schoenheimer & Jodie Jacobs ...... 66807575

PHYSIOTHERAPY AVID AWSON OMPUTER ERVICES D L C S ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Suffolk Park 1 Bryce Street ...... 66853511 New Machines, Repairs. Upgrades, Training, Networking, Internet Con- nection, Software Win 98, Win 2000XP, NT. Cert. Tech. Microsoft Sales BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Craniosacral, Massage & Pilates Ph: Mobile 0414843955 or 02 66843955 • email: [email protected] • Accepts credit cards Libbie Nelson, Petra Karni, Clare Connolly Lot 1, Ballina Road, Bangalow ...... 66872330 Shop 10 Ross Industrial Complex, Station St, Mullum Also at 15 Riverside Drive, Mullumbimby 2482 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, acupuncture, physio ...... 66847555 NICK EDMOND & MARTINA RIGBY Mullumbimby Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Centre ‘Govinda’ 8 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby Monday, Wednesday, Friday ...... 66843255 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY NIGEL PITMAN ...... 66803499 PAULA RAYMOND-YACOUB Acupuncture and physio ...... 66851646

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BILLINUDGEL BRAKE CENTRE ...... 66801382 BILLINUDGEL STEERING & SUSPENSION ...... 66801382 CAR BODIES REMOVED Any condition, for quote phone Mark ...... 0427 660641 CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE ...... 66845296 or 66845403 FRED HENRY MECHANICAL REPAIRS Billinudgel ...... 66802155 HEADLINING FROM $175 & CAR UPHOLSTERY Dave Moody, Ocean Shores ...... 66801173 MECHANICAL REPAIRS, welding, MTA member, Pearce Motors ...... 66851252 WILSONS EXHAUST & SUSPENSION ...... 66856925 seesaw BAYSIDE RADIATORS, WINDSCREENS not just a sign shop... AND AIR CONDITIONING œ““Õ˜ˆV>̈œ˜Ã 24 Hours 7 Days AUTO COOLING Serving Byron Shire SERVICE CENTRE p.02 6680 9624 m.0423 685 902 Natrad Ê9"1Ê  ¿/Ê /Ê -Ê6 Ê1-ÊÊ  [email protected] Where else would you take a leak! 7ˆÀiiÃÃÊLÀœ>`L>˜`ÊVVœÕ˜ÌÃÊ­7 -®ÊvÀœ“Êfә°™x«É“I Lot 4, Wilfred St, Billinudgel. Ph 6680 2444 1˜ˆ“ˆÌi`Ê ˆ>qÕ«ÊVVœÕ˜ÌÃÊvÀœ“Êf£™°™x«É“I ÜÜÜ°ˆ˜Ž˜iÌ°Vœ“°>ÕÊÈÈn{ÊÎÎ{xÊ Mogo Estab Place NEW TYRES 1988     BATTERIES & REPAIRS  &" !$%  #!  #! #!   %    %  % Billinudgel Tyre Service Ph 6680 2366 "! #! & $#!            '''&$%#$ %

Quality tyres & retreads, repairs, batteries, fitting & balancing MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016  HEALTH & LIFESTYLE  MISCELLANEOUS CHIROPRACTIC PICTURE FRAMING CHIROPRACTOR Bruce Campbell, Brent Verco 52 Shirley St, Byron Bay ...... 66858159 CHIROPRACTOR Andrew Badman & Steve Foster– low force ...... 66858553 BYRON ART SUPPLIES & PICTURE FRAMING 3/97 Centennial Circuit ...... 66808010 MICHAEL SCHWAGER Chiropractor 108 Stuart St, Mullumbimby ...... 66841962 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ...... 66803444 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Karl Wedeman & Brent Verco. 110 Dalley St ...... 66841028 HAIKU FRAMING & DESIGN 144 Jonson St, Byron Bay ...... 66807891 COMPUTER TONER & CARTRIDGES DENTISTS PICTURE FRAMING Bill Veale ...... 66842262

BYRON DENTAL SURGERY Mercury-free restorations ...... 66807774 VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUMBIMBY DENTAL CENTRE 100 Stuart St, Mullumbimby ...... 66842644 BILLINUDGEL/OCEAN SHORES VET HOSPITAL Jon Hollingworth, Russell Grigg ...... 66803480 FLORISTS BYRON BAY VET CLINIC 1/70 Centennial Cct. Rowen Trevor-Jones ...... 66856899

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For Sale ...... 39 for line ads Mention this ad & receive $10 off Cash, cheque or credit card your next session – until January 31. Funeral Notices ...... 42 Call Debra 0404863353 Garage Sales ...... 40 AT OUR OFFICES – Bankcard, Mastercard or Visa. Halls For Hire ...... 39 Classifi ed ads may also be lodged at our offi ces: Prepayment required for: Garage Sales, Account GYPSY PSYCHIC MEDIUM Health Notices ...... 38 Mullumbimby – Village Way, Stuart St Share Accommodation, Wanted to Rent enquiries Have a healing, reading or massage Holiday Accommodation . . . . .40 Byron Bay – 95 Jonson St and Work Wanted classi fi cations phone 6685 5222 by nationally acclaimed psychic Houses For Sale ...... 40 Alsanda with 20 years experience he can tap into your emotional, mental In Memoriam ...... 42 and spiritual energy to clear any Land For Sale ...... 40 FOR CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK issues stopping you from experiencing Lost & Found ...... 42 your soul’s full potential. 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SIMPLY DIVINE MASSAGE deep BRAZILIAN PEDICURE & MANI- AQUA AEROBICS tissue, hot rocks, swedish. BEAUTY CURE. Phone Georgie 0415747067 HOME GARDEN SERVICE BILLI-TREE WARD’S LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Aqua with Angie at Byron Pool Mon & THERAPY: facials, body scrubs etc fr Qualified carpenter. Any home and BUDGET TREE SERVICE Wooden railway sleepers, concrete Wed 6pm, Fri 9am. Ph 0413549758 $45/hr 9am-9pm, 7 days, mobile serv- garden maintenance and rubbish Bush regen, tree climbing, pruning, sleepers, garden ornaments & pots, ice available, very experienced. Lisa DOLPHIN REIKI removal. No job too small. lopping, removal. FREE QUOTES. mulches, soil, metals, gravel & more. 66844003, 0434919767 A very gentle hands-on healing. Adam 0429843030, James 66845412 Fully insured. 0431685070 Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat 7.30am- BEST MASSAGE Deeply relaxing and nourishing. 2pm. 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullum. Relaxation & deep tissue. For info or to book a session phone 66842323 In/out calls, 7 days. 20+ years exp. KAHUNA MASSAGE Ansula 66803783 Bernie 0407431588 Exp. Brigitte 66845158, 0402503603 BAMBOO PLY from $10.50sqm 5 RHYTHMS DANCE ,/ For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. DEEP MASSAGE ELIZABETH In Byron. Call Deva 0431035271 Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure Craniosacral, Reiki, Mullum. 66841255 HOLISTIC HEALER /, "**  TILL Mobile service. 0434158960 Gina. 9œÕÀʏœV>ÊÊ   BRIDGLANDS BUY & SELL - good Exp Reincarnation Therapist & Spirit- +Õ>ˆwi`Ê>ÀLœÀˆÃÌ]Ê œÀ̈VՏÌÕÀˆÃÌÊ 4REELOPPING RUBBISHREMOVAL ual Healer. Angelic Psychic Readings, KINESIOLOGY used furniture - good clean bedding O.Shores. Can help you release, INCHCHIPPER MASSAGE GO KAHUNA Homeopathy & Reconnective Heal- s0ROFESSIONALCLIMBER - late model electrical & antiques. M’by ing™. 66855457. Certified member relax, increase joy in your life. Appts s4REEPRUNINGREMOVAL 66842511 $40/hr, avail 7 days. 66846049 Wed & Thurs. Call Kerrilyn 66801037, 0H,ES FHe.V Germ IICT & Aust. s#HIPPINGCHERRYPICKER OR 0418617076 s&REEQUOTESADVICEs&ULLYINSURED HAWAIIAN HEALING International &ULLYINSURED COMPOST TOILETS Healer Leeorah Hursky, trained by FOREST FAST ÈÈn{ʙ£ÎÇʜÀÊä{ÓÇÊÎ{ÇÊÎnä Garry Scott • 66843468 YOGA & PILATES Kahunas, is available for powerful ses- BEDS - MATTRESSES - ENSEMBLES transform body, mind & spirit sions & workshops. Contact 66808366 3 DAY SILENT RETREAT Best brands - Best range. Sleep Zone or 0423409991, www.akalani.com Detox & Renew with organic juice, 3EPTIC7ASTE2EMOVAL Bridglands, Mullumbimby. 66842511 TUE/THUR 6pm WED/FRI 9am yoga, meditation, massage + rest. TRAMPOLINES, replacement mats Spectacular mountain location. 3UMMERLAND FESTIVE BREAK Dec 16 - Jan 15 VASHTI’S BODY BAR & parts, a variety of pool tables in Feb 2-5, March 2-5. Ph 66845279 Blessings on your festivities! Amazing Massage & Beauty T’ments. %NVIRONMENTAL different sizes & accessories. Phone www.funkeyforest.com ",ÊÊ9"1,Ê Brunswick Community Centre Mobile & packages avail incl deep 66851624, m. 0409851624 tissue relaxation, hot rocks, facials, 4HE,IQUID7ASTE3PECIALISTS *," --" Ê/, Ê , Ê -t Lynda 66851012 scrubs & more. Call 0423135569 s3EPTICTANKCLEANING s2%-/6!,3s0!,-3s42%%352'%29 YAMALA YOGA s'REASETRAPSERVICING s02/&%33)/.!,#,)-"%23sv#()00%2 Certified Teacher Creating harmony in body, mind, soul BLANK DVDs s/ILY,IQUIDS s&2%%15/4%3s&5,,9).352%$@#%24 CDs & Mini DV tapes DRU YOGA @ Suffolk & spirit. Tues & Thurs 7-8.15am. Starts (/24!2"s345-0'2).$).'s,!2'% Jan 16 @ Gaia Ctr, 5 Wollongbar St, s0ORTABLETOILETHIRE !.$-5,4)0,%345-03 Resumes 9.30am Wed 24 January. sHOURSERVICE BRIDGLANDS Phone Alina Hughes 66859898 Byron A&I Est. Lelama 66872832  #ARMINE  Mullumbimby. 66842511 DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE AYURVEDIC MASSAGE Specialising sore backs, stiff necks, LATEX MATTRESSES + Aromatherapy: strengthen, nurture, sciatica, pinched nerves & relaxation. All sizes. Direct sales… save $$$ re-charge. Mohani 66846553 fr $50 Mobile service available, 15 years œ ˜½ÃÊ>˜`ޓ>˜Ê-iÀۈVi %8#%,3)/242%% Sunshadow Latex. 66841263 experience. 66840026 • Property maintenance '!2$%.#!2% CARPET OFFCUTS – Lots of sizes ASHTANGA YOGA SHALA and prices at Ray Towers Carpets, /*9-  9.30AM M-F & 6PM WED • All household repairs Mullumbimby Industrial Estate. “>ÃÃ>}i ˆ˜ÊÌ iÊL>Þ Beginners welcome. 1UALIFIED!RBORIST ,Ê" Ê Enq. Tom 0401861688 • Lawns & rubbish removal 4REESHRUBREMOVAL LATTICE « \ÊÈÈnxÊxnäÈ !DDRESSEMOTIONALISSUES )NSURED WOODCHIPPING FACTORY PRICES – MADE TO SIZE ÇxÊœ˜Ãœ˜ÊÃÌ°Ê>LœÛiÊ7iÃÌ«>V RESTRICTIVEMENTALPATTERNING • Honest & reliable Phone 66801700 PROBLEMSTHATAREMANIFESTING ART & ARTISANS #/-0%4)4)6%,9 or TIMBER, pine, treated pine, hardwood, PHYSICALLY ALLERGIESTOFOOD PAINTING FROM NATURE ÈÈnäÊxÎÇ{ ä{ÓnÊÇÎÈÊnÇ{ 02)#%$ mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers PEOPLE PLACESnIDENTIFYAND Flowers, landscapes etc, around logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. ,ISA4REHARNE Brunswick Heads beg Feb. Phone DEFUSESPIRITUALCHALLENGESFROM Prateeksha for info 0417130067 "OB Brims Builders Hardware, Mogo Place, THISANDOTHERLIFETIMES Billinudgel. Phone 66801718   BUS SERVICES , Ê WASHING MACHINE auto $140, fridge 2 door $180. 0413589388 4RADITIONAL BYRON 2 BRISBANE EXPRESS - GARDEN SHEDS City/Airport 2 hours. 1800 626222 #HINESE œÀÊ œ“iʜÀÊLÕȘiÃÃÊ /, ÊEÊ-/1 *Ê Discount prices, slab & erection service. Ph 66841674, 0405922839 !CUPUNCTURE G.C. AIRPORT $25 f£xÊvœÀÊ{ÊÜiiŽÃ , "6 BRISBANE CITY EXPRESS $28 0HONE ä{£{ÊÓÓÇÊÓxÓ 10% discounts: book online TYAGARAH MULCH *IMS4REE Bales $4. BH 66844242 www.byronbayshuttle.com.au #OASTAL 3TUMP or phone 66857447, info 66808669 'ARDEN"AGS BRAND NEW DINING SUITES  2EMOVAL from $299 Sexual Alchemy OR Solid timber bookcases from $179 s4REE0RUNINGs4REE2EMOVAL New lounges from $299 ˆˆÊ ÕÃʈ˜ià  s3TUMP2EMOVALs-ULCHING Fnqpxfsjoh!zpv!up!bxblfo "ILLINUDGEL!CC.O 0ENSIONERS$ISCOUNT mattressXpress 66855212  -/6-  '!dfmfcsbuf!zpvs!pxo!obuvsbm ,/ , ubousjd!tubuf/ *,/ - /"1,- 7  - -"7- £Î£Êx{È ¦! Ubousjd!Cpez!Xpsl "Žˆ‡ œÊ9œ}> #/-).'50 TREE LOPPING WWWJIMSTREESNET ART ¦! Hpe0Hpeeftt JÊ ÕÕ“Lˆ“LÞ Ê 9Ê"1/ÊÓ£Éä£ÉäÇÊ m-f 10-5 qmfbtvsjoh "" Ê6 ,/" -Ê££ÉäÓÉäÇ satClasses 10-1 ÓÊ",ÊÎÊ7 Ê 7Ê9 ,Ê PICTURE ¦! Nbmf0Gfnbmf iÜÊ9i>À½ÃÊ Ûi COMPUTERS tbdsfe!tqpu!uifsbqz  / -6  Ê‡Ê 9," !6%29(!.$9-!. 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Ph Greg 66804159 Mbwjsbt >ˆ\ÊÈÈn{Ê{x£x $BMM"OESFX8JMTPO 7796!:959!¦!152:!74:!1:3 ->À> \ÊÈÈn{Êäänn  Internet • Database • Digital -1// "GUFSIPVSTFNFSHFODZTFSWJDFBWBJMBCMF FileMaker Pro Specialist 11th Hour Group Pty Ltd. 1-Ê www.11hrg.com.au • 66875367 /"Ê 9,"  9Ê , -- WEBSITE DESIGN *,"*-ÊE 6 ,9Ê, 9ÊEÊ-/1, 9Ê / Development & SEO. 66846128 -1/Ê, ­œÌ iÀÊ̈“iÃÊLÞÊ>ÀÀ>˜}i“i˜Ì® Tvnnfs!Ipmjebz!Dmbttft !LSOACCESSORIES HATS JEWELLERY * 1*-Ê," \Ê LOW BUDGET WEBSITES SHOES DAYEVENINGWEAR -/. ՏÕ“Lˆ“LÞ]Ê À՘Ã܈VŽÊi>`Ã]Ê  AM(ATHA $IANA 4(523 Do you need a website? It’s easy! ÈÈn{ÊәÇn  PM(ATHA $IANA  AM)SHTA9OGA *OANNE "Vi>˜Ê- œÀiÃ]Ê >ˆ˜>]Êi˜˜œÝÊ Start at $250. Call Samb 66840447 FORAPPOINTMENT-ULLUMBIMBY  PMWK"EGINNERS#OURSE  PM (ATHA $IANA i>`]Ê >˜}>œÜÊEʈÓœÀi www.thelocalshop.org. 5 years exp. STARTS*AN$IANA &2) "" -Ê -- / COMPUTER Pentium 3 256 RAM 19Gb 45%3  AM(ATHA $IANA £nääÊ£ÎxÊÈÈä HDD, Windows XP, CD burner, monitor  AM(ATHA)NTERMEDIATE #ONSTA ,/#!,.!4)6%  PM $RU9OGA $IANA 3!4 etc $200 ono. Ph Lisa 66844003  AM(ATHA $IANA 0,!.43 7%$ &ORPROPERTYPLANTINGS,ARGERANGE  AM(ATHA"EGINNERS$IANA %VERYONEWELCOME 4EENAGERSPERCLASSALLWEEK FOR HIRE OFTUBESTOCKFORREGENERATION  PM(ATHA $IANA 4REESs3HRUBSs5NDERSTORY ¦!Hjgu!wpvdifst!bwbjmbcmf!¦!Tijbutv!nbttbhf!cz!bqqu BACKHOE HIRE/4WD John Coe – All excavations USFF!TVSHFSZ ՏÕ“Ê ÀiiŽÊ -YOCUM3T-ULLUMBIMBY$IANA%WING Ph 66841576, mobile 0408841576 UÊ+Õ>ˆwi`Ê>ÀLœÀˆÃÌ >̈ÛiÊ ÕÀÃiÀÞ RELIABLE HANDYMAN WITH UTE /PEN4HURS&RIDAYnPM $25/hr. 0423512730 UÊ,i«œÀÌÃÊUÊ œ˜ÃՏ̈˜}ÊÊ 9ANKEE#K2D 6IA7ILSON#K2D UÊ Ê««ˆV>̈œ˜ÃÊÊ -ULLUMBIMBY ÞÀœ˜Ê9œ}> HALLS FOR HIRE UÊ/ÀiiÊÃÕÀ}iÀÞ !LLCLASSES EWINGSDALE HALL AVAILABLE "ROMELIADSs!IR0LANTS AM   PM PM for your function. Ph 66847706 AH Qipof!Qfufs!Hsbz ONASNORMAL ÞÀœ˜Ê >ÞÊ Àœ“iˆ>` - *OHN 3UE "EGINNERS &RIDA 7788!27:8!¦!1525!297!272 OVER ÕÀÃiÀÞ *ODY +ARENA "ARBARA #LAIRE TRADEWORK #HRISTMAS 4 7 *OHN 3UE "EGINNERS #LAIRE .OW/PEN4O4HE0UBLIC 4 *ODY +ARENA #ONSTA &RIDA SEWER CHOKES 4UESDAY   7EDNESDAY  & *OHN *OHN "EGINNERS Sewer, Drainage & Storm Water block- ages. Sewer machine available. FOR SALE &RIDAY   3 #LAIR0 +ARENA !NNE-ARIE Gary Potter… All Areas. 3ATURDAY   Ph 6687 1348 • Lic L190 3 +ARA VACUUM BAGS /R#ALL4O-AKE!N To suit most makes & models !PPOINTMENT ANDY’S HANDY SERVICE  Gutter cleaning. Rubbish removal. BRIDGLANDS All household repairs +. 0408628130 4ANDYS,ANE -ULLUMBIMBY Mullumbimby. 66842511 .EXT4O5NCLE4OMS0IES VACUUM CLEANERS repairs & sales, 0ERSONWANTEDTOSELLOUR!IR0LANTS MATT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE discount bags, pickup/delivery. Rick’s You name it – I fix it. 0407059590  "ROMELIADS LOCALMARKETS Vac Shack 66805148, 0421902454 0LEASECALL 40 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au

TANDEM RETRO BIKE new $250. EWINGSDALE big, beautiful 3br TIPIS – YURTS Phone 66855654 CAR SERVICE TRUCKS FOR SALE house with pool, rooms to rent till end SALES & HIRE PROPERTY FOR SALE FORD TRADER 0811 5.4m tray, gates, January, large double garage to rent Tipis – 66855895 2 EXODUS TICKETS $100 each. MECCA CENTRE. Byron Arts & Indus- permanently. Phone 0403835506 www.rainbowtipis.com.au Phone 0421593093 BSW MOTORS excellent condition $10,000. Phone Pre-purchase inspection from $40! 66802778, 0411846053 try Estate, Unit 19, 21 Centennial Cir- Yurts – 0415303573 cuit, ground floor 85sqm, mezzanine ROOM for rent, Bangalow, working www.bambooyurts.com.au Pink slips, service + repair. person $100pw. 0412644647 PALM SALE 10 Bonanza Dr, Billinudgel. 66804999 35sqm, shower, car space $230,000. WHOLESALE TO THE PUBLIC TRACTOR REPAIRS Phone 0407249504 BYRON lge room 5 min town/bch, relax HARDWOOD FLOORING Saturday 20th January ONLY BYRON BAY FACTORY WITH RESI- house, fem pref $120pw. 66808785 Turn into Billinudgel, follow sale sign MOTOR BIKES T&G from $1.00/lm. 0411482365 DENCE. Land 1237sqm, building LENNOX HEAD beach & rural views, 4ks. PEELDALE PALMS 0414845221 KLR 250 8 months rego $2500 ono. ,ÕÀ>Ê >V ˆ˜iÀÞÊ,i«>ˆÀÊ-iÀۈVi 500sqm. Phone owner 0417698922 on acreage, working m/f 30+ $125pw, Phone 66851780 FIREHORSE FIREWOOD GUESTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS? BURRINGBAR sunny, rendered brick bond & expenses. 0415448391 Brand new quality mattresses SUZUKI GSF 250 Bandit custom paint /, /",Ê 2 bedroom & acreage, orchard, envi- BYRON CBD opp bch, furn rooms clean TEA-TREE MULCH $89 single, $119 double, $139 queen after market pipe good cond $3500. ronmentalist considered, tenants in comfortable fr $25pn. 0408855738 0432574507 common, 30 min Byron, 40 min Gold SOIL – GARDEN MIX mattressXpress 66855212 , *,- BANGALOW quiet room avail for ,i«>ˆÀÃ]Ê*>ÀÌÃÊ>˜`Ê,iÃ̜À>̈œ˜ÃÊÊ Coast $295,000. Phone 66771791 mature, working woman $120pw + RAILWAY SLEEPERS MAIN ARM BEEF FOR SALE Local ̜Ê>Ê >ŽiÃÊ>˜`Ê œ`iÃ]Ê bond. Phone Katie 66872074 beef 1/2 or whole vealers cut up and MOTOR VEHICLES 3 grades, 8 foot, delivery available. œ˜‡ÃˆÌiÊÃiÀۈViÊ>Û>ˆ>Li°Ê*Ài‡ HOLIDAY ACCOM. BYRON SHARE HOUSE bush setting, packed to order $5.50kg. Phone J Lee- Phone Peter 0419843366 «ÕÀV >Ãiʈ˜Ã«iV̈œ˜Ã°Ê/À>V̜ÀÃÊ 2 rooms back-to-back, suit prof person son 66845274 before 31st Jan. CAR BODIES WATERFRONT 4 Star Brunswick f-f 1 or couple, 1 room br, 1 room office, EPSOM 1290 professional quality A3 ܏`ʜ˜ÊVœ˜Ãˆ}˜“i˜ÌÊvœÀÊVˆi˜Ìð & 2br luxury apartments. Ph 66851631 wireless broadband, own phone line, printer, 4 mths old, hardly used, comes REMOVED FREE 1˜Ü>˜Ìi`ÊÌÀ>V̜ÀÃÊÀi“œÛi`Ê>ÌÊ 80 channels of cable, cleaner, power, with Epsom 2yr extended warranty, also SODA STREAM Phone 0418189324, 0438189323 ˜œÊV >À}iÊ LOST VALLEY LODGE exclusive gas, own fridge, spring water delivery fitted with MIS flow thru ink delivery MACHINES & GAS REFILLS. mountain retreat, relax in style. www. all inclusive, to share with really cool, system & ink pots (worth $600). Total Bridglands Retravision 66842511 7 Ê6 Ê/, /",-Ê",Ê- lostvalleylodge.com.au, 66840184 fun, together 1 male, 2 females in a value over $1000, sell $450. Please CAR BODIES large open plan house $175/$200pw TEMPUR QUEEN MATTRESS as UÊ iÜÊ ÕÀœÊiœ«>À`Ê{x «Ê WATEGO’S BEACH 2br unit, beautiful ring David 66804331, 0408333282 avail now for 1 year lease. Phone new rrp $2700, sell at $1500 ono. REMOVED FREE `ˆiÃiÊ{Ü`ÊÜˆÌ ÊvÀœ˜ÌÊi˜`Ê ocean & mountain views, great rates, 0412818563, 66857652 XAVIER COLLEGE SCHOOL UNI- Barbeque, sewing machine, reverse avail 20/1/07 to 3/2/07. 0418486894 $$ paid for some! œ>`iÀÊfÓ{]™™äÊ SUNRISE 2 people $220pw, single FORMS: polo shirts, winter shirts, osmosis water filter. 66840026 66845296 or 66845403 BYRON STUDIO town $30pp/night, $135pw, no bills. Phone 0401302343 jumper, school tie, 2 pair long trousers, «ÕÃÊ`iˆÛiÀÞ quiet 5 min shops/beach. 0409062074 2 pair shorts, sports shirt, from size 16 ECO-DEMOLISHERS OCEAN SHORES $120pw 1br avail to 22. Phone 66851910 2 sets of french doors, S/S oven & BYRON QUALITY CARS /, /",Ê- /9Ê BEACH PALACE SANCTUARY Alcorn with ens, in large beautiful home, See back page advertisement. Street $30/$40 per night. 66859676 panoramic views, tropical gardens, 5 SURFBOARDS – mals, suit beginners, cooktop, new entrance doors, silky mins beach, cool, clean, working m/f second hand and new short boards, oak doors, 7x7 posts, AEG cooktop -  to share with m & f, pets OK. Ph Janey Balinese painted designs, all new new, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7x2 timbers, assorted NEED ANOTHER CAR? >ÛiÊ>˜Ê>««ÀœÛi`Ê,°"°*°-°Ê SHORT TERM ACCOM. 0438147902 or Brett 0401390616 boards come with FREE legrope or doors/windows, bearers, framing tim- Let me get the value and reliability to Ã>viÌÞÊvÀ>“iÊvˆÌÌi`Ê̜ÊޜÕÀÊ deck grip. Phone 0448729151 bers and all your building needs. Ph match your needs. 25 years experi- ÌÀ>V̜À°Ê̽ÃÊV i>«iÀÊÌ >˜Ê>Ê LENNOX beautiful 4 bedroom house, 66840343, 0431396859 ence in sourcing better cars for buyers. fully-furn with ocean views, from 19 TO LET Barry Reddell 0427667177/66804440 v՘iÀ>°Ê* œ˜iÊÕÃʘœÜ° January to 9 April. Phone 0430221416 7œÀŽÃ œ«Ê >ÀÌœ˜ÃÊ,`]Ê BANGALOW SELF STORAGE MOSQUITO NETS Hi-tech security. 66872333 100% COTTON – ALL SIZES WANTED SUZUKI VITARA ’98 5 door 2L, 163,000 i`iÀ>°Ê* œ˜iÊ ˆÊvœÀÊÃiÀۈVi° COORABELL stunning Bali-style 3br ks, 1 owner $9500. Ph 66846754 fully-furn house, ocean views, private, Phone 66843191 WANTED: ANTIQUES, GOOD USED CARAVANS & CABINS from $195pw. tropical, ADSL, quality furniture & fix- FURNITURE Clean double & queen BAXT FALCON sed ’04 factory w’ty, A1 Apply in person to Byron Bay Tourist ALL HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS: furni- äÓÊÈÈnnÊ{£{Î tures. Booking to May. 0415379448 ture, whitegoods, crockery etc, central size beds. Bridglands Mby 66842511. cond, only 12,000ks, alloy spoiler, c/c, Village, Ewingsdale Road. tint wind, reg 7/07 $16,500. 66291701 YOGA RETREAT rooms from $35/night, Byron, view 23-24 Jan. 0439499985 RECORD COLLECTIONS 1950-2000 WORKSHOP Billi $50pw. Siwicki RE tranquil garden setting. 66809242 One SOLD OUT ticket for Gold Coast Rock, Jazz, Blues. Rod 0409489997 TOYOTA WAGON AWD, late ’89 5 BUSINESS FOR SALE 17 Fingal St, Brunswick. 66851206 speed, 10 mths rego, tinted, racks, good BIG DAY OUT. Phone for more info BYRON room + ens, female $160pw BYRON self-contained fully-furnished RED SOIL NEEDED in Ewingsdale. cond $2500 Lismore. Ph 0413592929 DE VINYL s/hand clothing, collectables, 0402650906 includes expenses. Ph 66858904 studio $240pw. Phone 0415482009 Phone 0418181848 long est central location, long lease TWIN STROLLER Kool Stride twin URGENT SALE Commodore VS ’97 $50,000 + SAV. Phone 0423891756 LP RECORDS good condition. Phone good cond, unreg $1900. 0431297591 jogger, suit newborns, includes rain- Matt 66841634 WWOOFA cover $320. Phone 66722645 www.byronbayshuttle.com.au HONDA CIVIC SEDAN ’85, spares, Well positioned in booming market TRADE ACCOM, FOOD & BILLS for 4-6 BURNER GAS STOVE/oven & register or wreck $300. Ph 66840156 instant gas hotwater heater. 66804974 $85,000. Ph 0423606595 after 4pm assisting parent with home + child. Must ORGANIC FRUIT & VEG love children & cooking. Beaut home .EW"RIGHTON TOYOTA RAV4 ’99 man wag reg 8/07, JUICE KOMBI – 2 Kombi utes, cool- Saturday 14 January. Fossil Farm, ROCKING CHAIR lightweight for breast 115,000ks, reg service, new Cooper 12 mins h’way to Byron Bay, backpack- 419 Left Bank Road. 0429843408 feeding ie Bentwood etc. 66849461 room, 2 freezers, juicers and blenders, ers welcome. Phone 0434390338 3/54('/,$%."%!#( tyres, sh’skin seatcovers, roof racks etc warehouse in Byron Industrial Estate UÊÊÛ>ˆ>LiʘœÜÊfÓ£x«Üʈ˜VÕ`iÃÊ«œÜiÀÊ QUEEN BED & BASE $300, 68cm TV exc cond $13,250. Tosh 0411358901 $90,000. Phone 0423725422 $270. Phone 0431297591 GARAGE SALES SHARE ACCOM. EÊÞ>À`ʓ>ˆ˜Ìi˜>˜Vi]ÊÓLÀÊ՘ˆÌ]ʵՈiÌÊ HONDA CIVIC ’89 16V 1.5 4dr sed, BARGAIN FOOD VAN Cat 1, 3/4 mags, tints, Rola racks, e/w, p/s, c/l, >Ài>]ÊÜ>ŽÊ̜ÊLi>V ]Ê1 MOVING SALE: recycled building tim- ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in markets/month, performance products ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in super econ, goes & looks great, 12 mth ber, paving stones, fencing & chicken this section must be paid by credit card $18,000. More info 0416062754 this section must be paid by credit card /#%!.3(/2%3 reg, upgrading $2500. BH 66856882, wire, roofing iron, split logs, work bench or in person at time of placement. or in person at time of placement. & Dawn vice. Phone 66840424 AH 66801559. PURE NATURAL MAKEUP & SKIN- UÊÊÛ>ˆÊÇ°£°ä{ÊfÓxä«Üʈ˜VÕ`iÃÊ«œÜiÀ]Ê MOVING TO FRANCE clothes, shoes, CARE STUDIO Byron Bay beach end BYRON BAY gorgeous Queenslander Ü>ÌiÀÊEÊÞ>À`ʓ>ˆ˜Ìi˜>˜Vi MITSUBISHI L300 CAMPER 8 months OLD ROOFING IRON $300 ono, NEW baby gear, high chair, cot & lots more, Jonson St, est 10 yrs, worldwide cus- set amongst lush gardens, large, sunny, rego $2000 ono. Phone 66851780 UÊÊÓLÀÊy>Ì]Ê«>À̏ÞÊvÕÀ˜ˆÃ i`ʜÀÊ՘vÕÀ˜ˆÃ i`]Ê ROOFING IRON $7/m. Ph 66841678 45 Morrison Ave, Mullum, Sun 8am. tomer base. Training & support, busy & fully-furn room in friendly, fun house 5 min town & beach, seek profes- L>VŽÃʜ˜ÌœÊ>Ži ’94 CAMRY blown head gasket, make rewarding. POA. Ph 0427807220 BABY’S PRAM, stroller, bouncer and SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH 5 Robin sional person 30+ share with one other an offer. Phone 66841625 Baby Bjorn sling and toys, all as new. St, Sat 13th from 8am, tools, soft toys, BOOKSHOP, BYRON BAY $170pw + bond + bills. 0428223466 &ORFURTHERDETAILSORINSPECTIONPLEASECONTACT Tanya 0400363362 3TRAND!VE .EW"RIGHTON professional cook books, LPs, china, WOMEN! Prime position with huge turnover. Est BYRON 1br, fun, clean $110pw single, BRAND NEW BOOKCASES AND girl’s bike, games & videos etc. Have you been taken to motor 10 yrs, big growth, 5 yrs figs $290,000 $150pw couple. Phone 0422087108 auctions or been sold a vehicle? + SAV. Phone 0411148644 STORAGE UNITS from $49 BIG SALE anytime ph 66847878 or -!26%,342%%4 Given the poor me story, lied to, felt BRUNSWICK HEADS CBD share with Thurs-Sat 9am on, 12 Benloro Ln, 1 male, large Queenslander, working intimidated? Not informed about SQMCOMMERCIALSHOPIN mattressXpress 66855212 Myocum, dryer, beds, futon, bar fridges, female preferred $150pw. 0427739708 extras? Bought a lemon? Want to "YRONS#"$SECURECARPARK 16 Brigantine St, Byron Bay. gas BBQ, garden furn, kitchen, good #&"65:4"-0/ help other women? Ring me. Phone MULLUM no bond tranquil priv lge rm OUTSIDETERRACEAREA 7ICKED7EASEL linen, toys, astrology books, clothes. FRIDGE 285L Westinghouse 6yo $170 66760024 BH, 66808603 AH. 'PSTBMF work n/s pers $125pw incl. 66846049 ISTHENEIGHBOURTENANT TAKEAWAY .VMMVNCJNCZ APPROVAL/UTGOINGSAPPROX  + SLIDING DOORS bronze/an alumin 37 BANGALOW RD, Byron Bay, TOYOTA COMMUTER 14 seater, t#SBOEOFXmUPVU BRUNS furn room, quiet mature work- PERANNUMPERWEEK x 2, 182cm x 210cm with screens $130 kitchen items, toys, outdoor table, cof- brand new recond motor, VGC $13,000 ing person $120pw + exp. Phone Evie each. Ph Seb 66803418 evenings. fee table, misc items, starts 8am. t$POUFNQEFTJHO 66851491 between 9.30am & 7.30pm. -!26%,342%%4 ono. Phone 0423606595 tUSFBUNFOUSPPNT BEDROOMMODERNAPARTMENTWITH WHITE SOFA BED never slept, as new MOVING SALE Sat 8-1, lots of good- BANGALOW share with family, suit NISSAN BLUEBIRD ’86 no rego, ideal t'VMMZFRVJQQFE LOFTSTUDY&ULLYFURNISHED OPENPLAN $300. Phone 66871542 ies, 2a Kalemajere Dr, Suffolk Park. mature working fem $120pw + bond for paddock basher or spare parts. t#BUISPPNXJUITIPXFS incl elect, quiet street. Ph 66872074 LARGEDECK AIRCONDITIONED GREATCENTRAL UPRIGHT PIANO $450 ono. Phone SATURDAY 8am, moving sale, furni- Priced to sell this week $150, Suffolk BOELJUDIFOFUUF LOCATION4HISISSPECIALPERWEEK 0401573990 Park. Phone 0427352525 BYRON unfurn room in beautiful ture, tools, building materials, clothes, t)VHFHSPXUIQPUFOUJBM sunny furn house, leafy deck, from #/2+7//$#,/3% books, crystal, h’hold items, 316 Friday EXODUS TICKETS x 3 $100 each. FORD TRANSIT 2000 Turbo diesel, 1IPOF Feb, must see! $150pw ex-bills. Phone ,ARGEBEDROOM BATHROOM Hut Rd, Possum Creek. 66871456 Phone 0431947866 or 0428871881 air-con, p/steer, central lock, mech A1 0416834373 or 0401077338 HOUSE,ARGEUNDERCOVER ENTERTAININGAREA $,5' LIVING surf skate snow 17a WEERONGA WAY, O.Shores Sat $7800. Phone 66771977 HOUSES FOR SALE SUNRISE fem to share 4br house, f- from 9-2, all must go, no offer refused furn, with other fems $125pw incl bills, AREAS TILEDCARPETMONTHLEASE www.srida.com PULSAR HATCH ’91 urgent sale, mov- 4ENANTTOMAINTAINLAWNSGARDEN CASUARINA’S ‘Best Beach House’ newly reno’d house. 0401471019 SHARP 68cm TV $200, Panasonic MOVING SALE 9 Korau Pl, Suffolk ing interstate, rego April, GC, clean, PERWEEK $775,000. Call owner 0414377645 ROOM for rent Byron CBD, n/s male, video $80, Digitor DVD player $30, Park, Sat 8am, furniture & more. reliable $1750 ono. 66807407 working, for quiet household $120pw ./0%435.,%3334!4%$ PS 2 + 2 controllers, memory card & BRAND NEW CDs $2 each from FORD FALCON ’91 wagon, 255,000ks, SOUGHT AFTER GOLF COURSE includes bills. Phone 0403254460 )NSPECTIONSBYAPPOINTMENTONLY games $100, Fender Squire Fat Strat closed music shop, 4 Hanlon Crt, 4 months rego, good condition, recently PROPERTY in exclusive cul-de-sac, ,*(OOKER"YRON"AY great invest opp or fantastic home with BAYWOOD CH sunny room for mat Anniv model, Peavy 40W amp, gig bag, Bangalow, 8-10am. 66872443 serviced $1800. Ph 0439310005  lead, strap $280. Phone 66808710 all the extras $780,000. 0434390338 working fem, incl $120pw. 0417310256 FORD TELSTAR ’87 209,000ks, reg OCEAN SHORES h’hold items & lots BYRON/SUFFOLK room avail in gor- CARPET MATS – from 50 cents each March 15, reliable $1200. 0416798853 of toys, puzzles (family daycare sell geous clean home close beach/town at Ray Towers Carpets, Mullumbimby out) 2 Kallaroo Cct, Saturday 8am. LAND FOR SALE Industrial Estate. HONDA ACCORD ’86 mags, elect $160pw, short term neg. 0417939589 wind, immob, note exhaust, 9 mths reg PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS 51 KINGSLEY ST, Byron, Sat 8am, RELAX IN HUONBROOK, ext room in HONDA 4/mower 5hp 2yo VGC $450. h’hold goods, furn, books, clothing. $2700. 66844872, 0416120639 10 mins to beach, 60ha $1.95m pri- 3BZ8IJUF Refectory table, 2 benches $250. vate sale. Ph 0423606595 after 4pm. easygoing share house for ind person Belgian wool carpet red background 66 SUNRISE BVD, 8am Saturday FORD SEDAN ’90 excellent condition, $85pw. Phone 66840233 3&"-&45"5& auto, Kenwood stereo, rego Sept ’07 RAINFOREST/RURAL retreats, high 330x252cm VGC $250. Lounge wing- 13th, house stuff, clothes, bricabrac, FERNLEIGH new 3br semi-furnished, ÞÀœ˜Ê >ÞÊ $2750 ono. 0410939064, 66807021 alt & rainfall, 10-588 acres. 66795000 !VAILNOWPW&EDERATIONSTYLE back 3 seater light green VGC $100, futon, heaps beads. share with 1 other, working pref massage table VGC $140. 66871456 HOMEINTOWN BEDROOMSWITHSUNROOM 38 TWEED ST, Brunswick Heads, Sat SUBARU 4WD s/w new eng, p/s, p/w, CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777 $100pw. Phone 0423871677 ÞÀœ˜Ê >ÞÊ BEADS & GEMS ex-business, all worth 8am, collectables, furniture, farm equip- auto, rego Nov $1700. 66844105 !VAILNOWPW"RANDNEWEXECUTIVE over $1500, $300 ono. 66807407 ment, John Deere mower, bricabrac. PROPERTY FOR SALE RESIDENCE3UFFOLK0ARK BEDROOMALL WITHENSUITESPABATH CARGARAGE BOAT 4.3M fibreglass Haines Hunter HUGE MOVING SALE: furniture etc, ÞÀœ˜Ê >ÞÊ with trailer unfinished project motor 67 Beech Drive, Baywood Chase. !VAILNOWPW BEDROOMHOUSE needs work $1400 ono. 0439310005 , - WITHTIMBERDECK CARPORT MAINBATHROOM MOVING OUT SALE: fridge, washing "!.+33!)$@./ ENSUITE ROCKING CHAIR Balinese teak and machines, beds, couches, timber slabs, UÊÊ iÀVi`iÃÊ£™ä ]Ê£™n™]Ê>Õ̜]Ê -ÕvvœŽÊ*>ÀŽÊ wicker, paid $400, make an offer. kitchenware, bookshelves, heaps of £än]{Ç{Ž“]Ê£ÞÀÊܽÌÞ]ÊÈÊ“Ì ÃÊÀi}]Ê 7(!4./7 !VAILPWBEDROOM Phone 66855764 bargains – all cheap, Sat 8am, 17 «ÉÃ]Ê>ÉVÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° f™™™ä $UPLEX BATHROOMS CLOSETOBEACHAND Bangalow Rd, Byron. Ph 0439758724 )FYOUFALLOUTSIDEOFTHETRADITIONALLENDINGPOLICIES SHOPS SLUG ‘PHOENIX BELLE DESIGN STUDIO’ UÊÊ iÀVi`iÃÊÎää ]Ê£™n™]Ê>Õ̜]ʏœÜÊ 4ERMSCONDITIONSAPPLY -՘ÀˆÃiÊ i>V Ê Designer To U: Now open on Satur- ŽÃ]Ê«ÉÃ]Ê>ˆÀ]Ê«É܈˜`œÜÃ]ÊVi˜ÌÀ>Ê !VAILPWBEDROOM days ONLY – specialising in one-of-a- CARAVANS FOR SALE œVŽ]ÊÈÊ“Ì ÃÊÀi}]Ê£ÞÀÊܽÌÞÊf£Ó]xää s"USINESS,OANS s)NSURANCE0REMIUM s#REDIT)MPAIRED DUPLEX BATHROOM TOILETS SLUG SMALL kind designs, sheer beaded chemises, s#APITAL%QUIPMENT &UNDING s2ElNANCING YARDBACKSONTORESERVE vintage clothing, pre-loved designer VISCOUNT POP TOP fully fitted out UÊʽn™Ê ˆÃÃ>˜Ê/iÀÀ>˜œÊxë`ʓ>˜]Ê>ˆÀ]Ê ,OANS s,INEOF#REDIT s3ENIOR%QUITY,OANS ޜVÕ“Ê 14 foot, annexe, air-con, double bed, 2 labels – all at an affordable price. All «ÉÃ]ÊVi˜ÌÀ>ÊœVŽˆ˜}]Ê{Ç]ää䎓]ÊÈÊ s-OTOR6EHICLE,OANS s,OW$OC,OANS s4RANS4ASMAN&INANCE !VAILPWBEDROOM work of the highest quality and finish, spare tyres $6390 neg. 0407249504 “Ì ÃÊÀi}]Ê£ÞÀÊܽÌÞÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÊfnÇxä FARMHOUSEWITHLONGVERANDAONACREAGE s4ECHNOLOGY2ENTALS s0ERSONAL,OANS s)NVESTMENT,OANS ONEBATHROOM SLUGWITHCARPORT HORSEOK each piece individually designed, cut, 4.8M VISCOUNT stripped out, good sewn and hand-beaded by local crafts- UÊʽ™ÈÊœ`i˜Ê œ““œ`œÀiÊÃi`>˜]Ê s&ACTORING s(OME,OANS s&IRST(OME/WNER À՘Ã܈VŽÊi>`ÃÊ spare room, will deliver anywhere rea- >Õ̜]Ê>ˆÀ]ÊÃÌiiÀ]ÊÀi}ÊÓnÉÓÉäÇÊÊfΙ™ä !VAILNOWPWBEDROOMUNITCLOSE women – our aim is to make you look sonable $500. Phone 66848111 TOBEACHSHOPS £ÈÊ 6"1,Ê "- ]Ê   beautiful – for less! Studio at 4 Lilli Pilli 4!33!(/-%,/!.3 .OPETSUNLESSSTATED Drive, over rail-line behind Blues Fest MILLARD 12 foot, renovated, HWS, Office. OPEN SAT 13/1/07, 10.30am shower, double bed, annex, rego Oct >ˆ˜>Ê >ÀÊ i˜ÌÀi -AIN!RM2D -ULLUMBIMBY * œ˜i\ÊÈÈnxÊÈxnn onwards. Enquiries Belle 0413135409 ’07 $4250. Phone 66802615 ÈÈnÈÊxxnÈÊÊ  Ê£Ènä{ !LLPROlTSGOTOLOCALCHARITY xÓÊœ˜Ãœ˜Ê-Ì°Ê ÞÀœ˜Ê >Þ www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 41

OUTSTANDING 3br Mediterranean- COORABELL FARMHOUSE long LOCAL thriving garden and landscap- CLEANER for 15-20 hours pw to be CLEANER/caretaker for local guest style villa, exceptional 180° water views term, unfurn, 3brs, sea views $350pw. POSITIONS VACANT ing business requires HEAD GAR- part of eco-friendly team, must be house. Must live-in, be responsible, & 100° mountain views, 2 balconies, 2 Phone 66841287, 0422256773 WARNING DENER. Permanent position, experi- available weekends. Nikki 0423279841 computer literate. Casual long term levels, auto DLUG, 2 large entertain- ence essential. Apply in writing to: PO pos, work visas welcome. 0414187088 BURRINGBAR lge 2br 2 bthrm duplex, The Department of Fair Trading has BEAUTY/MASSAGE THERAPISTS ing areas, exclusive Pacific Vista Dr, warned people to be very careful Box 324, Bangalow 2479 600m to Tallow Beach, walk to town & air-con, SLUG, no pets $210pw close Join our wonderful team of therapists. HAIRDRESSER dynamic Senior, part- shops. 0412485052, AH 66771216 about responding to advertisements TELSTRA NEXT G Experience and professional attitude time, approx 3.5 days per week, coastal Clarkes Beach, fully-furnished $695pw, offering work at home. Readers should 12 month lease. Phone 0414980828 Sales Consultants essential. Fax resume 66808960 salon. Phone 0411721527 BEACHFRONT SUFFOLK PARK 1br be wary if you are asked to pay money Motivated Sales Reps required to GRAYS LANE, OCEAN VIEWS ground floor unit $250pw avail Jan 13 upfront for employment opportuni- direct market Telstra Next G Mobile & 17 YEAR OLD 4 days/25hrs $10/hr TYPIST req’d, casual, in Byron Bay, 3- Beautiful unfurnished 2 bedroom flat + EXOTIC 2BR fully-furn house avail ties and never send money to a post Internet services. Full training provid- Mon-Fri, non-smk, stock orders/clean- 4 hours pw. 66858836 before 11am. near beach for permanent lease, quiet now $390pw + S-C GARDEN STUDIO offi ce box. ed. School leavers & working travellers ing/nanny etc. 66844289 Myocum. single preferred, no smoking, no pets avail Jan 20 $190pw. Not suitable for welcome. Call Niki 0433190114, pets or children. Phone 0418968335 CLEANER part-time for motel cabins. CIVIC VIDEO OCEAN SHORES or children please $300pw all utilities See Cathy Byron Bay Tourist Village, [email protected] Well presented, customer focused plus cable TV included, must see. POSSUM CK STUDIO $220pw incl Ewingsdale Road. RESPONSIBLE 17 YEAR OLD need- and computer competent CASUAL Phone 66847099 after 14th Jan. lawns & elect, veg garden for keen gar- required. Apply only in writing: FEMALE backpackers/travellers, no ed 3-5 days a week in ladies fashion STUNNING ROSEBANK SETTING dener, private, no laundry, no off-street store. Applicant must have happy, hon- PO Box 489 Mullumbimby NSW 2482 parking, avail 30th Jan. 66871176 exp nec, earn big $$. Ph 0438467258 with creek frontage, 2br open plan est & fashion conscious personality. HOUSE CLEANER Bangalow area, ," /Ê Ê cottage, must be light-hearted & aware OCEAN SHORES stunning, secluded HOSPITALITY STAFF REQUIRED Call Calypso 66857939, 10-4 Mon-Fri must be trustworthy, reliable, expe- & solar power friendly, 4 weeks bond Balinese style 2.5 bedroom timber NOW. Phone 0416216631 rienced and self-motivated. Phone -1* ,6-", & 2 weeks in advance $240pw. Phone THERAPIST wanted for The Relax !NOPPORTUNITYEXISTSFORAFULLTIME home, fully-furnished, amazing decks HAIRDRESSER 66872091 or 0408247965 66804686 or 0433880405 Haven, Byron Bay. Phone 0429847675 FRONTENDSUPERVISORFORIMMEDIATE & gardens, available February for 12 Edge requires a talented Senior for mths $430pw neg, all garden mainte- STARTAT3UPA)'!"YRON"AY LOCATED THE POCKET funky 1 bedroom dwell- Byron salon. Phone Kathy 66871600 INTHE!RTS)NDUSTRIAL%STATE ing, suit working couple $230pw + nance incl, no pets. Ph Cat 66801369 USED CAR SALESPERSON !PPLICANTSMUSTPOSSESSEXCELLENT expenses. Phone 0414622698 ALCORN ST, SUFFOLK PARK avail Full-time position for large franchise bikini models COMMUNICATIONSKILLS GOOD MULLUM 12 acres, rustic self-cont end January-end March, beautiful, pri- dealer, prefer exp in motor trade. MATHEMATICALSKILLS BECUSTOMER studio, outside hot shower/toilet, huge vate, quiet 3br, 2 bathrm fully-equip Please call Mick 0431411509 We are on the lookout SERVICEORIENTATEDANDBEATEAM ocean & cliff views, must be working, beach house, great beach access for girls* to model our PLAYER CLEANER REQUIRED ÕÌV iÀ have 4WD + good references $150pw $600pw. Phone 0415832223 2-3hrs/wk. Immaculate, perfection- 1UALIlED"UTCHERREQUIREDTO latest swimwear for our 7ORKINGWITHTHE&RONT%ND-ANAGER includes solar power. Phone 66845235 BRUNSWICK HEADS 2br unit, SLUG, ist, reliable and supportive of enviro WORKAPPROXIMATELYHOURSPER catalogue and website. YOURDUTIESWILLINCLUDESERVING CUSTOMERSATREGISTERS MANAGING no pets, refs req’d $215pw. Phone cleaning methods. Ph 66855711 WEEKINOUR-EAT$EPARTMENT GRANNY FLAT two large rooms, quiet FRONTREGISTERAREAINCLUDINGSTAFF garden setting, own BBQ area $175pw John 66851814 Successful applicants love $UTIESINCLUDEPREPARATIONOF bikinis, have no tan lines, ROSTERINGSTAFF BALANCINGTILLS incl electricity & water. Ph 66871761 COUPLE wanted to exchange house- #OAST#OUNTRY#ELLARS MEATFORSALE PACKAGINGMEAT HANDLINGCUSTOMERQUERIES just a fun attitude. ARTIST’S SPACE/workshop 6x8m work/gardening/child-minding for beau- "YRON"AY CLEANING MAINTAININGMEATCASE ASSISTINGINGENERALSTOREDUTIES $100pw + electricity. tiful self-contained studio in Ewingsdale. HASAPOSITIONFORACASUALSALES ANDGENERALMEATDEPARTMENT !PPLICANTSMUSTBEAVAILABLETOWORK Phone Suzi 0402704332 DUTIES If this sounds like you, 3UNDAY STORAGE SPACE 3x3m $15pw ASSISTANTSTOREPERSON)MMEDIATE email some photos to STORAGE SPACE delux 4x4m $20pw WATERFRONT Sth Golden Beach, 2br STARTMUSTHAVEDRIVERSLICENCE 0LEASEFORWARDYOURRESUMETO 0LEASEFORWARDYOURRESUMETO [email protected] SUPAIGABYRONBAY LINKNETCOMAU CENTRAL MULLUMBIMBY. 66844084 f-furn house, sleeps 6. Ph 66803060 HOURS -USTBEAVAILABLE SUPAIGABYRONBAY LINKNETCOMAU ORPOSTTO *Byron Bay/Gold Coast region only ORPOSTTO"AYSHORE$RIVE UPPER MAIN ARM 4 bedrooms, BAYWOOD CHASE 3brs, 2 bathrooms, EVENINGSANDWEEKENDS"OTTLE "YRON"AY.37 ocean views, pets on application, long SHOPEXPERIENCEANDWINE "AYSHORE$RIVE "YRON"AY wickedweasel.com lock-up garage, fully-fenced $420pw .37 lease avail $320pw. Phone 66845474 includes lawns. Phone 66877619 KNOWLEDGEANADVANTAGE 0LEASEFAX !PPLICATIONSCLOSE MULLUM beautiful large 3br home, 4UESDAY *ANUARY /#%!.3(/2%3 semi-furn, timber floors, bi-fold doors, EMAILBRETTM THECELLARCOMAU  - sBRDUPLEX CARPORT CLOSETOPARK decks, fab views, no pets, 12 month -    PW rental. Phone 66841313 sBR BATHROOM $,5' CLOSETO Ê/ iÊ iÜÊ/Üii`Ê œ>ÃÌ]ÊÕÃÌÀ>ˆ>½ÃÊv>ÃÌiÃÌÊ}ÀœÜˆ˜}Ê̜ÕÀˆÃ“Ê BAYWOOD CHASE s-c studio with car `iÃ̈˜>̈œ˜Ê >ÃÊÌܜÊiÝVˆÌˆ˜}Ê >ÃÕ>Àˆ˜>ÊÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ>˜ÌÃʜvviÀˆ˜}Ê HIGHWAYPW space, available 22 January $180pw sBRPARTLYFURNUNIT POOL CARPORT includes power. Phone 66190353 «iÀ“>˜i˜ÌÊ«œÃˆÌˆœ˜ÃÊvœÀʓœÌˆÛ>Ìi`ÊV ivÃʏœœŽˆ˜}ÊvœÀÊ>ÊV>ÀiiÀÊ PW 59%=7-()79&%69 STUDIO Myocum, rural setting, suit “œÛi°Ê i>V ʏˆviÃÌޏi]ÊÃÕÀv]ʘi>ÀÊ ÞÀœ˜]Êœ`Ê œ>ÃÌÊEÊ/>viÊ œi}i sBR3,5' FENCEDPW single working person, n/s $185pw -œÕÃÊ ivÊUÊ ivÊ`iÊ*>À̈iÊUÊ Ài>Žv>ÃÌÊ ivÊUÊ««Ài˜ÌˆViÊÊ sBR$,5' PLUSWORKSHOPPW includes electricity. Phone 66843304 =SYVPSGEP7YFEVYHIEPIV Ài>ÌÊ«>VŽ>}iÃʈ˜VÕ`ˆ˜}Ê`ˆÃVœÕ˜Ìi`Ê>VVœ“Ê>˜`ÊÀiœV>̈œ˜Ê>ÃÈÃÌ "25.37)#+(%!$3 MULLUM 2br timber house, large œ˜Ì>VÌÊ œ“>ˆ˜Ê >ÌiÀˆ˜}ÊEÊ Ûi˜ÌÃÊ ÝiVÊ ivÊ sBR BTHRM3,5' PW covered deck, surrounding gardens, *SVTVSJIWWMSREP  suit working person or couple $280pw. ŽˆÌV i˜JV>ÃÕ>Àˆ˜>Li>V °Vœ“Ê sBRHOUSEPW Phone 66841230 or 0403726526 TIVWSREPMWIHWIVZMGI >ÝÊäÓÊÈÈÇ{ʙ™È{]Ê* œ˜iÊä{äÇÊÇ{äÊnää sBRFURNTOWNHOUSEPW OCEAN SHORES 3br air-con house, ,*(OOKER DLUG $400pw. NEW BRIGHTON 2br "RUNSWICK(EADS elevated house, LUG $250pw. No pets 'EPP(EZMH1EGORI]  unless specified. Siwicki Real Estate, 4HE4ERRACE "RUNSWICK(EADS 17 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. *SVERSFPMKEXMSRJVIIXIWXHVMZI Phone 66851206 BEACH PALACE spacious, Alcorn SRXLI1=VERKI Street, 4brs, 2bthrms. Ph 66859676  ,Ê BRUNSWICK beach flat next to river, CBD, 1br + sleepout, suit single/couple,  4O,ET sole parent, 1 yr lease avail $175pw. 0412818563, 66857652    , "YRON"AY "LACKBUTT0LACE BYRON cabin avail $180pw power 'RANNY&LAT+Õ>ˆ˜ÌÊ£ÊLi`Àœœ“Êœ«i˜Ê inclusive, open plan, suit single or cou- ple, great kitchen, views in lovely bush 'SVRIV6SRER4PEGI 4EGM´G «>˜Ê}À>˜˜ÞÊy>ÌÊÜ ˆV ʈÃÊVœÃiÊÌœÊ surrounds, close to beach & town, avail ̜ܘ]ÊÌ iÀiʈÃÊ>Êë>ÊL>Ì Ê>˜`ʈÌʈÃÊvՏÞÊ for 1 yr lease. 0412818563, 66857652 vÕÀ˜ˆÃ i`°ÊÛ>ˆÊ>˜Ê£{ʇÊfÓxäÊ«iÀÊÜiiŽÊ ,MKL[E]&EPPMRE27; "YRON"AY 7ALKER3TREET /URINNOVATIVESALESANDMARKETING $UPLEX)N4OWN/ ˆÃÊë>VˆœÕÃÊ`Õ«iÝÊ WANTED TO RENT *YPP]UYEPM´IHWIVZMGIHITEVXQIRX ˆÃÊÎÊLi`Àœœ“]Ê >ÃÊ>ʘi܏ÞÊÀi˜œÛ>Ìi`Ê COMPANYISLOOKINGFORADETERMINED L>Ì Àœœ“]Êë>VˆœÕÃÊÀi>ÀÊVœÕÀÌÞ>À`Ê>˜`Ê ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in >ʏœVŽÊÕ«Ê}>À>}iÊÜˆÌ Êˆ˜ÌiÀ˜>Ê>VViÃð this section must be paid by credit card RESULTORIENTATEDPERSONTOOVERSEEAND œÃiÊÜ>ŽÊ̜Ê̜ܘÊ>˜`Ê/>œÜÊ i>V °Ê or in person at time of placement. Û>ˆÊiLÊÓʇÊfÎÈxÊ«iÀÊÜiiŽÊ DIRECTTHEDAILYRUNNINGOFOUROPERATION A NICE 1 OR 2BR UNFURN HOUSE "YRON"AY *ONSON3TREETÊ or apartment for employed prof fem in )NTERSTATETRAVELISREQUIRED &ULLY&URNISHED0ENTHOUSE!PARTMENTÊ or close to Byron. Phone 0417035274 1ÌÀ>ʓœ`iÀ˜Ê£ÊLi`Àœœ“Ê>«>À̓i˜Ìʈ˜Ê Ì iÊ i>ÀÌʜvÊ̜ܘ]Ê̈“LiÀÊyœœÀLœ>À`ÃÊ AFFORDABLE STORAGE for cara- 3END#6TO !PPLICATIONSCLOSE Ì ÀœÕ} œÕÌ]ÊÌ iÀiʈÃÊ>Êë>VˆœÕÃÊÛiÀ>˜`> Ê van, consider all options. 0407190219 4HE-ANAGER &RIDAYTH*ANUARY >ÌÊÌ iÊvÀœ˜Ì]ÊÌ iÀiÊ>ÀiÊVœ“vœÀÌ>LiÊ>˜`Ê “œ`iÀ˜ÊvÕÀ˜ˆÃ ˆ˜}ÃÊÌ ÀœÕ} œÕÌ°ÊÛ>ˆÊ PROFESSIONAL WOMAN & daughter 0/"OX PM ˜œÜʇÊfxääÊ«iÀÊÜiiŽÊ (7), looking for beautiful house or flat, -ULLUMBIMBY.37 %WINGSDALE 6ALLEY#OURT passionate gardener, very clean and 2URAL0ROPERTY/ ˆÃʈÃÊ>ʏœÛiÞÊÎÊ reliable. Phone 0411656040 WANTED  Li`Àœœ“Ê œÕÃiÊ«ÕÃÊÏii«ÊœÕÌ]ÊÓÊ SHORT TERM RENTAL/house-sit L>Ì Àœœ“Ã]ÊÊvՏÞÊvÕÀ˜ˆÃ i`]ÊÃiÌÊ>“œ˜}ÃÌÊ needed 2-3 mths from mid-Feb for pro- £Ê¥Ê>VÀiÊÌ >ÌÊ>Àiʓ>ˆ˜Ì>ˆ˜i`Ê>˜`Ê A GOOD MAN IN ˆ˜VÕ`i`ʈ˜ÊÌ iÊÀi˜Ì]ÊÌ iÀiʈÃÊ>ÊÜÀ>«Ê fessional woman, Byron & surrounding >ÀœÕ˜`ÊÛi˜>˜`> ]Ê`ˆÃ Ü>à iÀÊ>˜`ʈÃÊ area. Call Kristy Brake 0431833959 BYRON BAY ÈÌÕ>Ìi`ʈ˜Ê>ʵՈiÌÊVՏÊ`iÊÃ>V°ÊÈʓœ˜Ì Ê WORKING FATHER and son and a 1˜ViÊ ­/ iÊ 1˜ViÊ *ÀœiVÌÊ ˜V°®Ê ˆÃÊ >Ê “i˜ÌœÀˆ˜}Ê «Àœ}À>“Ê Ì >ÌÊ i>Ãiʜ˜Þ°ÊÛ>ˆÊ“ˆ`Ê>˜Õ>ÀÞʇÊf{xäÊ baby grand piano wanting a home to «iÀÊÜiiŽÊ i݈ÃÌÃÊ vœÀÊ LœÞÃÊ ­«>À̈VՏ>ÀÞÊ LœÞÃÊ >}i`Ê LiÌÜii˜Ê LJ£{Ê Þi>ÀÃÊ Ü œÊ >ÀiÊ rent or share from Sunrise to Suffolk. }ÀœÜˆ˜}ÊÕ«Ê ÜˆÌ œÕÌÊ vՏÊ ̈“iÊ `>`î]Ê Ü œÊVœÕ`ÊLi˜iwÌÊ vÀœ“Ê>Ê “œÀiÊ 3UFFOLK0ARK (AKEA#RESCENT Please phone Ricky 0438858726 ÃÕ««œÀ̈ÛiÊi˜ÛˆÀœ˜“i˜ÌʜvÊ«œÃˆÌˆÛiʓ>iÊÀœiʓœ`iÃÊ̜Êi˜ >˜ViÊÌ iˆÀÊ -ODERN(OUSE/ ˆÃʈÃÊ>Ê}œÀ}iœÕÃÊ ÃœVˆ>]ÊVÀi>̈ÛiÊ>˜`Ê« ÞÈV>ÊΈÃ° {ÊLi`Àœœ“ÊÓÊL>Ì Àœœ“Ê œ“iÊÜˆÌ Ê MOTHER & TWO ANGELS require " Ê «œˆÃ i`Ê̈“LiÀÊyœœÀÃÊÌ ÀœÕ} œÕÌ]ÊÜÀ>«Ê beautiful home/temple urgently, approx 5NCLEISLOOKINGTOEMPLOYA«œÃˆÌˆÛi Ãiv‡“œÌˆÛ>Ìi`PERSON>LiÊ̜ÊܜÀŽÊ >ÀœÕ˜`ÊÛiÀ>˜`> ]Êë>VˆœÕÃʎˆÌV i˜ÊÜˆÌ Ê 3br, for magical rent or house sitting >œ˜iÊÜˆÌ œÕÌÊ`>ˆÞÊÃÕ«iÀۈȜ˜TOlLLTHEFOLLOWINGvՏ‡Ìˆ“iPOSITIONIN `ˆÃ Ü>à iÀ]Ê>ÊÜ>ŽÊˆ˜ÊÀœLi]Ê`œÕLiʏœVŽÊ exchange. Phone 0418133597   -/,/", Õ«Ê}>À>}iÊ>˜`ʏ>˜`ÃV>«i`Ê}>À`i˜Ã°Ê "YRON"AY Û>ˆ>Liʓˆ`ÊiLʇÊfxxäÊ«iÀÊÜiiŽ COUPLE studying yoga looking for studio or room in quiet clean house "YRON"AY "LACKBUTT0LACE UNCLE COORDINATOR -ODERN(OUSE/ ˆÃʓœ`iÀ˜Ê{ÊLi`Àœœ“Ê Feb-May, refs avail. 006445678530, [email protected] 4HESUCCESSFULAPPLICANTWILLBERESPONSIBLEFORORGANISINGANDFACILITATING ÓÊL>Ì Àœœ“Ê œÕÃiʈÃÊLÀˆ} ̏ÞÊ«>ˆ˜Ìi`Ê REGULARCAMPSANDACTIVITIESWHEREMENANDBOYSGETACHANCETOINTERACT Ì ÀœÕ} œÕÌ°Ê/ iÀiʈÃÊ>˜ÊœÛ>Êë>ÊL>Ì Ê SELF-CONTAINED SPACE 28yo ˆ˜ÊÌ iʓ>ˆ˜ÊL>Ì Àœœ“]Ê}>ÃÊVœœŽˆ˜}ÊÜˆÌ Ê WORK LEARNANDPLAYTOGETHER4HEYWILLALSOBERESPONSIBLEFORRECRUITING working male. After 6pm 0408295308 7EAREAPROGRESSIVESALESAND -“i}Ê`ˆÃ Ü>à iÀ]Ê>˜`Ê«i˜ÌÞʜvÊœÌ iÀÊ SCREENINGANDSUPPORTINGMENWHOATTENDTHESEACTIVITIESANDBUILDINGTHEM µÕ>ˆÌÞÊwÝÌÕÀiÃÊ>˜`ÊwÌ̈˜}ÃÊÌ ÀœÕ} œÕÌ°Ê SHORT TERM (8 weeks) self-con- INTOACOMMUNITYOFMENTHATSUPPORTTHEYOUNGMENINOURCOMMUNITY MARKETINGCOMPANYLOOKINGFORAFRIENDLY "ÕÌÈ`iʈÃÊ>ÊVœÛiÀi`Êi˜ÌiÀÌ>ˆ˜ˆ˜}Ê`iVŽÊ tained or fully-furnished in Byron area >˜`Ê>˜ÊiÃÌ>LˆÃ i`ÊÌÀœ«ˆV>Ê}>À`i˜°ÊÛ>ˆÊ wanted by quiet 38yo woman & dog. 4HE IDEAL APPLICANT WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE IN AREAS RELATING TO MENTORING CONSCIENTIOUSANDSERVICEORIENTATED “ˆ`Ê>˜Õ>ÀÞʇÊfÈääÊ«iÀÊÜiiŽÊÊ Can afford up to $130pw. Dog obedi- MENS AND BOYS ISSUES GROUP DYNAMICS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 'OOD "YRON"AY 0ACIlC6ISTA$RIVE ence trained. Dog refs & pet bond avail COMMUNICATION COUNSELLING AND INTER PERSONAL SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL AND A PERSONFORGENERALOFlCEDUTIES -EDITERRANEAN3TYLE6ILLA6iÀÞÊë>VˆœÕÃÊ on request. Ph Deb 0408425237 ÌܜÊÃ̜ÀiÞÊۈ>ÊÌ >ÌʈÃÊvՏÞÊvÕÀ˜ˆÃ i`]Ê KNOWLEDGEOFRELEVANTRESOURCESINTHEAREAWOULDBEANADVANTAGE %XPERIENCEISANADVANTAGE ÎÊLi`Àœœ“Ã]ÊÓÊL>Ì Àœœ“Ã]ÊÓÊë>VˆœÕÃÊ PROFESSIONAL WOMAN relocating 4HE EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE INCLUDES mEXIBLE WORK HOURS SOME WEEKEND ˆÛˆ˜}Ê>Ài>Ã]Ê̈“LiÀÊyœœÀLœ>À`ðÊÌʈÃÊ to Northern Rivers requires clean and 3END#6TO !PPLICATIONSCLOSE «ÀˆÛ>ÌiÞÊÃVÀii˜i`ÊÌ ÀœÕ} œÕÌ]Ê>˜`ʜvvÊ tidy 2br+ home on acreage, long lease, WORK IS EXPECTED SALARY SACRIlCING SUPERANNUATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY Ì iÊÓÊL>Vœ˜ˆiÃÊޜÕÊV>˜ÊÃiiÊLœÌ ʜVi>˜Ê exc refs. Phone 0433453998 TOCONTRIBUTEANDGROWWITH5NCLEATANIMPORTANTSTAGEOFITSDEVELOPMENT 4HE-ANAGER &RIDAYTH*ANUARY >˜`ÊÀÕÀ>ÊۈiÜðÊÛ>ˆÊnÌ ÊiLʇÊfșxÊ THROUGHOUT.37 «iÀÊÜiiŽÊÊ 0/"OX PM TO LEASE &ORFURTHERDETAILSORINSPECTION )FYOUTHINKYOUHAVETHE«>ÃȜ˜ANDi˜iÀ}ÞTOTAKEUPTHISEXCITINGNEW -ULLUMBIMBY.37 PLEASECONTACT%LDERS2EAL RETAIL SHOP/STUDIO Byron Ind POSITIONPLEASESENDA#6WITHONE PAGECOVERINGLETTEROUTLININGWHYYOUARE %STATE&LETCHER3TREET  "YRON"AYORPHONE Est, prime position, suit small business THEPERSONFORTHISPOSITIONTOˆ˜vœJ՘Vi°œÀ}°>ÕÊLÞÊ£™Ê>˜Õ>ÀÞÊÓääÇ° $150pw incl elect. Ph 0438856651 42 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au

COMPUTER TECH LOST: 6 steers, Dingo Lane, Myocum Experienced! Software, Hardware, TUITION 26/12/06. Phone 66842863 Networking. Reliable own car, part to ENGLISH LANGUAGE + TESOL Pin This Up full-time. [email protected] LOST: black backpack, orange kaf- 7EEKLY$!WATCH ESL & TESOL courses in handy Byron tan & kahzoo inside, lost at Kohinur location. BYRON BAY ENGLISH 7EURGEREADERSTOFOLLOWUPON$!SBYVISITING#OUNCILSOFFICE Summer sale WOMEN’S FASHION SALES 3 days Hall New Years Eve. Phone 66848114 At the Anglicare Op Shop, p/f, min 2 years exp in retail fashion LANGUAGE SCHOOL. 66808253 BEFORETHEADVISEDCLOSINGDATEANDMAKINGAWRITTENSUBMISSION [essential]. Excellent customer serv- $500 REWARD: diamond pendant on !LLSUBMISSIONSAREDEEMEDTOBEPUBLICDOCUMENTS Dalley Street, Mullumbimby, SENIOR FIRST AID gold chain Sunday 7th at Byron market. ice skills, merchandising skills a plus. 1 day 21st January. -ULLUMBIMBI3TREET "URKE(OLDINGS.370TY,TD #LOSE bargains on all clothing not Leave resume at Orientique, Cavanbah Phone 66857429 Mullumbimby RSL "RUNSWICK(EADS -IXEDCOMMERCIALRESIDENTIAL Arcade, 4 Jonson St, Byron. Please REWARD offered for ring left in toi- price marked, get in early. Workcover approved.  DEVELOPMENTCOMPRISINGSHOPS don’t phone it’s our busy season. Bookings Serge 66804066 let at Dish on Saturday night – gold, high fitting crystal quartz, belonged EXISTINGRESIDENTIALDWELLINGS Puppy preschool SALESPERSON for Byron Natural CERT 4 IN MASSAGE Diploma in Puppy Preschool is running Makeup Studio. Experience essential. to deceased mother. Please help! -ACGREGOR3TREET $(ARVEY$-C%VOY #LOSE Remedial Massage starts Feb 8. Nova 66854256 Phone 0419493615 School of Massage. 66245011 3UFFOLK0ARK !LTERATIONSADDITIONSTOEXISTINGDWELLING at the Billinudgel Vet Hospi- CASUAL LABOURER/FARM HAND  REMOVALOFTREESSWIMMINGPOOL tal with Vet Nurse Belinda. GUITAR & BASS LESSONS PETS 1 day pw, 5 min Mullum, all manner of 0421471588 "AILEYS2OAD 2*UDGE #LOSE Next session January 10 at farm & h’hold odd jobs. Must be reliable ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare #OOPERS3HOOT $OUBLE STOREYDWELLINGINCLUDING 7pm. 4 week course $50 for & a good worker $20ph. 66843938 TESOL Byron Bay League NSW. Phone 66844070 Introduction to TESOL course starts  SWIMMINGPOOLDOUBLEGARAGE puppies 8 to 16 weeks old. COOK busy Byron cafe requires Kitch- January 16 at Byron Bay English -ARVELL3TREET *!"ARRETT #LOSE Puppies must have had fi rst en Staff, Breakfast & Dinner Cooks Language School. FREE INFO PET NATUROPATH needed long term, 25+ hours pw. Call NIGHT 5.30PM JAN 11. Enquiries 66562829, 0401417744 "YRON"AY $UAL/CCUPANCYCOMPRISINGSEPARATEDOUBLE vaccination. Enquiries 6680 Kate 66856828 or 0421738352 66808253 or [email protected]  STOREYDWELLINGS DOUBLEGARAGETREEREMOVAL 3480, bookings essential. BYRON BABE WATCH GOLDEN BEACH ROCK SCHOOL Rocket and Sputnik 4ONGARRA$RIVE #,*OHNSON #LOSE Employment Childcare. A unique and fun approach to music. /CEAN3HORES 3ECTIONTOMAKEMINOR Climate study/action Apply www.byronbabewatch.com.au Also guitar, bass, drum tuition.  CHANGESTOEXISTINGDWELLING teleconference WAITPERSON/RESTAURANT Phone 66804569 "+INGSVALE2OAD 0,ATHAM #LOSE To be held by the Rainforest SUPERVISOR. Full-time daytime posi- PIANO LESSONS Blues & Popular tion at award-winning Harvest Cafe, style chord sequences, riffs & a host of -YOCUM 3WIMMINGPOOL DECKFARMSHED Information Centre on Newrybar. Must have experience and tips. Jenna B.Mus. 0417130067  Wednesday January 17 from transport. Phone 66872338  %WINGSDALE2OAD3!%)NSTITUTE #LOSE 7pm to 8.30pm. Featuring DISHPERSON/CLEANER (Underwa- BIRTHS "YRON"AY %DUCATIONALESTABLISHMENTnRELOCATION ter Ceramic Technician), Harvest Cafe, Mark Diesendorf, Director  OFDEMOUNTABLECLASSROOMS Newrybar. Casual position approx 20 TIA ROSE BROWNING 25/12/06 of Sustainability Centre Pty hours. Transport essential. 66872338 !LCORN3TREET 0,-EYER #LOSE Ltd. Call cost less than $5 CHEFS & WAITERS for days & 3UFFOLK0ARK $EMOLISHEXISTINGDWELLING with an international calling nights at busy cafe/restaurant. Phone  CONSTRUCTNEWDOUBLE STOREYDWELLING 66855220 and ask for Graham. card. To register email rain- 2 KELPIE x DOGS. 8yo sisters from 4HE%SPLANADE 3-(ARRIS #LOSE INTERNET WIZ? the RSPCA in Adelaide, together from .EW"RIGHTON -ODIFYGROUNDFLOORUSAGEDELETE forestinfo @ozemail.com.au. birth. Both de-sexed. Heads about Exciting site needs net promotion.  REQUIREMENTFORDEFERREDCONSENT Commission only. 0409992605 knee-high. They are loving, loyal, intel- AGLOW ligent & quiet. Love walkies. Content ,OT$0 2$OOLAN #LOSE Warmly welcomes all women MUSICIANS, performers, artists, pro- in or outside. They require a secure "LACKBUTT,ANE -ULTIPLE/CCUPANCYECO duction, events staff register for poten- fence. Well-trained. Socialised with to our Christian Fellowship tial gigs. Contact [email protected] other dogs & people. Even like the "ROKEN(EAD DEVELOPMENTCOMPRISINGDWELLINGS meeting to be held on Thurs- vet! Chilled & relaxed. Owner moving  STREET PROMOTIONS immediate day January 25 at the RSL & cannot take them along. If you are start, casual hours, great pay & tix to ,AWSON3TREET %D3ILK2EAL%STATE #LOSE interested in meeting them, please Club in River Street, Ballina. the gig. Contact 0421222072 Born Christmas Day to parents contact Claudia in Byron 0407317888. "YRON"AY #HANGEOFUSEFROMSHOP Guest speaker will be Chris CHEF, APPRENTICE CHEF & KITCH- Adrian and Alana, baby sister for  TORESTAURANT FREE PUPPIES Smithfield x foxhound/ ENHAND required for Byron Shire Jayden and Aneka. Thanks to all for Bringham. Morning tea ridgeback, 2m, 2f. 66771395 evenings. "ROWNELL$RIVE 0'EE #LOSE bar/restaurant, immediate start. Send your well wishes and thoughts. ✗0✗ 10am, meeting commencing resume to: PO Box 97, Byron 2481 KELPIE X cute 4 months, trained, "YRON"AY 3ECTIONnMINORCHANGESTOSWIMMING  POOLDWELLINGINCLUDINGROOFFORM 10.20am. Entrance $6. Con- CHURCH NOTICES needs home, I must o/s. 0409992605 2USKIN3TREET .-#AMERON #LOSE tact Lyn Warren 6680 2054. CHRISTIAN CITY CHURCH "YRON"AY $UAL/CCUPANCYCOMPRISINGSEPARATE Byron Bay Breast Enq 66808872 Sunday Service 10am &OR,IFE  DOUBLE STOREYDWELLINGSINCLUDING 40 Banksia Dr, Byron Ind. Est. DEMOLITIONOFEXISTINGDWELLING Cancer Support /CRQCATSHELTER The Byron Bay Breast Can- 3ALLYWATTLE$RIVE 0*-C#ANN #LOSE cer Support Group’s January `“ˆ˜ÊÃÈÃÌ>˜Ì DEATH NOTICES 7EHAVELOTSOFLOVELYCATS 3UFFOLK0ARK $OUBLE STOREYDWELLINGINCLUDING Ê  DOUBLEGARAGE meeting has been cancelled, ÊÊUÊÊ1À}i˜ÌÞÊÀiµÕˆÀi`]Ê£x«É ]Ên³Ê œÕÀÃÊ«ÉÜ°Ê CLARKE, Brendan Keith – Passed ANDLIVELYKITTENSINNEEDOF ÊÊUÊÊœ˜}ÊÌiÀ“Ê>««ˆV>˜ÌÃʜ˜Þ° away in the presence of his family on 0ATERSON3TREET "&ORSYTH #LOSE the group next meets on Feb- ÊÊUÊÊ*œÃÈLˆˆÌÞʜvʈ˜VÀi>Ãi`Ê œÕÀÃʈ˜ÊvÕÌÕÀi° 4th January 2007, late of Brisbane GOODHOMES "YRON"AY !LTERATIONSADDITIONSTOEXISTING ruary 21. Contact Barb on and formerly of Mullumbimby. Aged Ê  DOUBLE STOREYDWELLING *i>ÃiÊi‡“>ˆÊ 6Ê̜ÊÊ 30 years. Dearly loved son of Alan & 4OMAKEANAPPOINTMENTTO 6685 4748 for further ۈV̜Àˆ>J܈VŽi`ÌÀ>Ûi°Vœ“°>ÕÊÊ Robyn. Loved brother and brother in VISITTHESHELTER PLEASE -ULLUMBIMBI3TREET 2ICE)NDONESIAN2ESTAURANT #LOSE details. œÀÊV>ÊÊ law of Ryan & Kylie. Loved grandson of "RUNSWICK(EADS 2ENEWALOFFOOTPATHDINING Robert & Marion Palmer (both dec) and CALL,ISAON Subsidised Cat/Dog äÓÊÈÈnxÊx™££ Keith (dec) & June Clarke.  WHITE DOVE FUNERALS (ONEYSUCKLE$RIVE +7'AHERITY #LOSE Desexing 66803084 3UFFOLK0ARK $OUBLE STOREYDWELLING If you are the holder of a H]dl9VccnI]ZLVn#  Centrelink pension or health -*, FUNERAL NOTICES care card and are struggling ̜ÊLiÊ>“œ˜}ÃÌÊÌ iÊwʘiÃÌ "EACH2OAD *2OTHBART #LOSE ARENA, Dominic Anthony – Passed "ROKEN(EAD $OUBLE STOREYDWELLING to afford the cost of having *9 ,-Ê1 6 ,- away on 5th January 2007, late of  Brunswick Heads. Loving partner of your pet desexed, please ring ÀˆÃL>˜i½ÃʓœÃÌÊ«ÀiÃ̈}ˆœÕÃÊ Leora. Loved father of Joseph, Domen- 0ARKWAY$RIVE )"-OTLEY #LOSE }i˜Ìi“i˜½ÃÊVÕLÊÀiµÕˆÀiÃÊv՘ʏœÛˆ˜} the Animal Welfare League ic, Helene and Isabella. ÃÌ>vvÊ̜ʍœˆ˜ÊÌ iÊ՘ˆÛiÀÃ>ÊVÀiÜ° %WINGSDALE !LTERATIONSADDITIONSTOEXISTING NSW on 6684 4070 to obtain A private family service was held on  DOUBLE STOREYDWELLING , Êfxää‡fÎäää*7 9th January 2007. your voucher. UÊ  ,- WHITE DOVE FUNERALS ,OT$0 -AIN!RM%CO6ILLAGE0TY,TD #LOSE UÊœÃÌiÃÃiÃÊÉÊ,iVi«Ìˆœ˜ 66803084 -AIN!RM2OAD $OUBLE STOREYDWELLING Old Time Dance UÊ >ÀÊÉÊ œœÀÊ-Ì>vv -ULLUMBIMBY An Old Time Dance will be UÊ-iVÕÀˆÌÞÊÉÊ*,Ê­“>ÌÕÀi® IN MEMORIAM  0H#ATSAFTERPMP held at Newrybar Hall on Sat- "YRON"AY3UNDAYS LEE CLARKE – 1.1.1953-12.1.2006 urday January 20 at 8pm. Remembered & Loved. Prizes, delicious supper, good PETS OF THE WEEK SOCIAL ESCORTS MICKEY BLUE EYES 96CCN!V(NDI^WZiVcHeVc^Za music and dancing are prom- WORK WANTED Tall & tanned, young & lovely, the ATTRACTIVE HOSTESS to spoil you, ised. Enq Lynelle 6687 1295. boy from Tasmania went surfing. May MIZgg^Zg^hhZZ`^c\VcZl]dbZ# 34 Piper Drive, Ballina, 10am till late. 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"YRON"AY  CRICKET au/clients/piscessunptyltd/ ST 35. ,MORE#AR"OOT  from $1,000 SPORTS RESULTS Mullumbimby/Brunswick Seniors TOLL FREE: 1800 193 403 BOWLS 2007 season recommenced on Saturday. Results: ND35. 4HE#HANNON  Community ClassiÄeds Phone 6644 7755 For full information go to Brunswick Heads Men 4th grade played Byron; Mullum/Bruns batted ND35. ,ENNOX(EAD  1300 733 521 Wed Self Selected Triples winners: I Saltmarsh, first scoring 167 ( R Hill 40, T McQueen 26, ND35. /3HORES#ARBOOT  K Marshall, C Mackay; r/up L Torresi, C Pav, FINANCE www.agaauctions.com S Buckley 22, the top Mullum/Bruns scorers). 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His Self-indulgent re-evalua- badness reeked of being tions of established values entirely calculating and by New Agers have blurred bogus. Just another rich kid the line between what having tantrums and bully- exactly is good and bad, but ing people. Unarguably in our heart of hearts we all though, he enlivened the know the difference. crowd and contributed Coping with one’s own more to the interest in ten- indiscretions can be dispirit- nis of non-tennis players ing if attempted solo and a than nice guys like Ken safety valve for our pent up Rosewall ever did. angst has, by proxy, been As Robert Johnson knew, provided by reprobate mem- the Devil gets the best tunes. bers of the motley crew who That’s why we are drawn to rise to prominence in the the bad boys – I even liked arts. Tyson. There was something The appeal of the anti- unhinged and primeval hero took off in the ‘fi fties, about the way he stepped with the surly beauty of a straight into his opponents leather-clad Marlon Brando and pounded them with a terrorising middle America fury that came from deep on his Triumph Thunder- down inside. It was personal bird. The horror of Hiro- for Mike. shima and Nagasaki had He had demons. Who annihilated any vestige of doesn’t? When James ‘Buster’ morality in the West so, Douglas knocked him out I eight short years later, Mar- inexplicably thought it one of lon’s antics, though pale in infl uence of cocaine. You’d smoking buddy of Fidel prying paparazzi and started ment we have in them. The the most piteous sights I’d comparison, confi rmed that want to be well-armed to Castro, Diego Maradona shooting at them. Irishman George Best was a witnessed. the old rule book was in ask a bloke like Iron Mike to could similarly be relied Now gone to fat, Mara- brilliant footballer but, more Now our homegrown tatters. get out of the car, but he upon for going off the rails. dona is still a legend. Instead than that, for many he was a scoundrel, S K Warne, has The entertainment value surrendered peacefully. It Among a litany of ‘offences’, of joining the nobs in their fallen angel. called it a day. and social significance of seems his days of mayhem Diego, at the peak of his deluxe seats at last year’s Man U’s magical number I’ll miss him for his genius ‘wild ones’ grew unstoppa- are behind him, but for a popularity, married his World Cup, he slummed it 7 once observed, in what was at making a goose of himself bly and, inevitably, the black while there he thrilled us all, childhood sweetheart Clau- with the proles in the outer, ultimately a heartbreaking as much as for bowling his sheep of the sports fraternity fuelling our outrage and dia in the grandest cathedral going the rat with them in piss-take of himself, ‘I’ve won leg-breaks. There was a classy rolled up their sleeves to making us feel a whole lot of Buenos Aires and invited moments of triumph and Cup medals, I breakfast on gaucheness about his misde- offer the world alternative better about ourselves with every luminary in town to crying in despair at their Bollinger and sleep with meanours that is vanishing whipping posts for its guilt his penchant for doing the the humungous event – team’s elimination. Feeling beauty queens. Where did it from professional sport. complexes. wrong thing. except the Archbishop. that he is one of us com- all go wrong?’ Alcohol killed All we get lately is boorish 2006 ended ignomini- Tyson contributed Given Latin America’s rabid forts more than all of his him in the end, as it did his drunk footballers bashing ously for one such serial immensely to setting the bar Catholicism, that takes some sins disturb. mother. people, reading to the media offender. In Arizona, the so high (or low) for fellow topping for uncivil behav- It’s when the feet of clay He was a poor role model, a note of contrition written bête noire of boxing, Mike miscreants. Few have iour. His supporters dug of Diego and his ilk are plain but tell that to the thousands by their manager, then doing Tyson, was arrested yet attracted such a level of right him even more when he to see that we truly under- who lined the way of his it again. again, this time for posses- thinking odium. took umbrage at the proxim- stand what weird and inad- funeral procession. Such They’re making the true sion and driving under the Cocaine fi end and cigar ity to his home and family of missible emotional invest- love. Such need to identify. transgressors look bad. Old tar triumphs in Tassie Young surfer gets a taste of international competition

Former Byron Shire Council- ness to sail, and is affordable lor and now hardy boatie, to the private sailor. Duncan Dey, has brought In partnership with another back to the area the first shire resident, Janet Allured, sporting trophy of the year. the pair had to contend with At the 38th National fi erce competition, unknown Championships of the four- waters and the extremes of teen-foot NS14 class din- the Apple Isle’s weather con- ghies, completed recently at ditions, with snow on Christ- Tasmania’s Lindisfarne Sail- mas Day and baking heat by ing Club, Duncan was the the time of the fi nal race last proud recipient of the ‘veter- week. an’s trophy.’ . Together in Whatever… , The NS14 is an Australian their worthy craft, Duncan designed sailing dinghy, and Janet came a creditable intended for competitive fam- eighth overall. The area was ily sailing. It has a simple rig, also represented by Mark is light enough to be lifted Goltz and his daughter Jacinta from a trailer (fully rigged) who sailed ‘Aphrodite’ to into the water by three per- fi fth on handicap in the clos- sons of average strength, ing event. Onya Duncan and James Woods of Lennox Head dipped out of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships at North Narrabeen, eliminated by the requires only reasonable fi t- all involved. highest heat score of the day from Queensland’s Julian Wilson. Photo by Steve Robertson. www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 45 Real Estate Magic Mountain

These are hard to fi nd NEW LISTING ith 25 acres of almost all useable land, a Wsensational creek frontage offering swimming holes, good fi shing and wildlife haven, the property includes a lovely 3 bedroom 2 bathroom brick home with cathedral ceilings, double lock up garage and easy living layout. Well fenced for livestock, close to recreation facilities, transport and store, discover a mature manageable garden two work sheds and only 10 mins to the beach. Priced to sell at $870,000

A unique 156 acres of mountain Hidden luxury on 32 acres top property in Crabbes Creek, iscover this sensational 6 bedroom family home with Tweed Shire, only 20 minutes from Drumpus and study, nestled in the Tintenbar valley Byron Bay, with lush, untouched with ½ km of beautiful creek frontage. rainforest, hundreds of palms, You will love the entertaining options and three large living orchids and grass trees. With an areas together with a 3 car garage, superb outdoor balcony almost 360º view, enjoy with Balinese hut and elevated views. The high ceilings, indoor water feature and delightful kitchen all combine to OPEN HOUSE spectacular sunrises and sunsets, create space and bring life to the interior. views to the ranges and Mt. Saturday 12.30-1pm Featured landscaping, bamboo fl ooring, storage shed, Warning and breathtaking oceans fenced paddocks. 6 minutes to Lennox makes this views from Pottsville to Byron Bay. property a must view. All the hard work has been done Value at $1,395,000. Open Saturday 12.30-1pm. Entrance off Pacifi c H’way, 500m south of Ross Lane and the infrastructure is in place including a 2 km sealed driveway, prepared house site, 2 sheds, water Privacy and views on 5 acres tanks, bore and all reports are erched on the ridge line of Fernleigh, this very private P4 bedroom, 2 bathroom and double garage, brick ready. A large 100 panel fully family home, commands magnifi cent east to the ocean and automatic solar power plant superb north to the mountains views. guarantees you independence and You’ll love the open kitchen, dining, living area fi lled with peace of mind for all your winter sun and magic views from every window. electricity requirements. Discover an established easy care garden, inground pool, OPEN HOUSE No pictures or words would do sealed driveway, garden shed and sort after bore for crisp Saturday 11.30am-12pm any justice to this piece of paradise. clear water. Close to everywhere, the distant view to Don’t miss this chance to make Lennox Head is sensational.Tintenbar store only minutes your dreams come true! away and a truly all-round lifestyle offer. Price $1,900,000. Fabulous value at $699,000. 299 Fernleigh Road, Fernleigh. Open Saturday 11.30am-12pm Contact owner on [email protected] 02 6684 9442. www.scottharveyrealestate.com.au

Professional Property Sales T: 1300 72 38 72 Without The High Fees Dean Marshall: 0410 644 424 Jamie Wilmen: 0422 617 773 Sally Marshall: 0404 471 548 Carolyn Griffi th: 0419 675 429 Merrick Keane: 0412 762 858 The best of everything Rare coastal acres FEATURE PROPERTY • Approx 22.5 acres of useable land • 45 acres of clean undulating land with BYRON BAY • Two creeks, income producing crops creeks & swimming holes • 3 bedroom home plus study • Opportunity for future development • Close to beaches and Byron Bay • Panoramic ocean and rural views Something for everyone • Workshop, coolroom & equipment • Current income of $175 p/w (cattle agistment & banana plantation) • $ 895,000 • 18 minutes to the heart of Byron Bay Sally Marshall 0404 471 548 • $ 550,000 Merrick Keane 0412 762 858 Sally Marshall 0404 471 548 Kingscliff ultimate development Ultimate in contemporary luxury • One of the last undeveloped sites on • 4 large bedrooms, main with ens. & Kingscliff’s beachfront WIR, 2 stylish and practical bathrooms • Zoned 2B medium density • Stunning dining area • Rear lane access • Spacious stainless steel kitchen • Ideal holiday house • Huge north facing entertainment area • 2 & 3 Bedroom duplex • Inground pool with landscaped • Price on application gardens on 5 magical acres • $ 330,000 • $ 2,550,000 Jamie Wilmen 0422 617 773 Jamnie Wilmen 0422 617 773 200 steps to the beach Lakefront Byron Bay with WOW factor! • Resort like 4 bedroom home, electric • 2 storey, architect designed home poolside pergola • Serene lakefront location • 11m lagoon-blue pool, 3 separate • 3 bedrooms, ensuite plus powder room living areas, alfresco dining with servery • Dream timber/granite kitchen • Large study,3 bathrooms,4 toilets • Large family room with vaulted • Electronic gates with visual intercom cathedral ceiling and window • Gourmet kitchen, air-conditioning • Spacious, private and light-filled • $ 795,000 • $ 750,000 Jamie Wilmen 0422 617 773 Sally Marshall 0404 471 548 • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home Location, quality and value Rare vacant block • 2 living areas, air-con, handy shed • 13 acres just minutes to Murwillumbah • 623sqm vacant block of land • DA approved separate studio with own • ‘Federation’ style home is surrounded • Ideal location bathroom by verandahs • 500m to new shopping complex • Perfect for home office or therapy room • 3 bedrooms plus a full size study • 3 minute drive to Byron CBD • Quiet cul-de-sac location in popular area • In-ground pool, 3 bay shed & a spring • Minutes walk to beach • Lovely tropical gardens fed dam • Perfect opportunity to build your own • Close to beach and shops • Northerly mountain views brand new home. • $ 649,000 • $ 330,000 • $515,000 Merrick Keane 0412 762 858 Sally Marshall 0404 471 548 Sally Marshall 0404 471 548 www.ownerrealestate.com.au Lowest commission rate! 46 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Real Estate

15 Lawson Street, OPEN Byron HOUSE Bay OPEN HOUSE Phone: (02) 6685 OPEN 8466 HOUSE ‘Bayview’ 2/22 Bay St 21/3 Sallywattle Drive 24 Kingsley Street Saturday 12-12.45pm Fri & Sat 11am-1pm Thu 5-7pm & Sat 10-11am

Featuring local artists’ works and designer furniture Opposite Main Beach Rural heritage home with views Stunning home in exclusive location Location and character Furnished beachfront holiday apartment Lovely 120-year old timber cottage Architect designed, quality fi nishes Classic timber cottage with charm 2 bed, master with access to yard area Private and elevated, stunning views Contemporary home among area’s best Premier location in Kingsley Street Short stroll to the vibrant CBD 3 bed, 1 bath, wrap-around verandahs 4bed/3bath with 2 living areas 3 bed/2 bath, modern kitchen, internal courtyard Great opportunity for the discerning investor 15 minutes from Byron Bay In an exclusive beachside community Wide timber fl oorboards, high ceilings

$ 549,000 $ 935,000 $ 1,100,000 OPEN HOUSE AUCTION OPEN HOUSE 91 Parkway Drive 19 Booyong Court Thursday 3-3.30pm Thursday 5-5.30pm

Unit in beachside Suffolk Great buy in Baywood Chase Stylish and semi-rural in Ewingsdale Outdoor living with spectacular views Attractive 2-storey beachside townhouse Rendered brick with spacious living areas Beautiful 3 bed/2 bath home on lush 4000sqm Immaculate condition, built by master builder Living/dining downstairs, bedrooms upstairs 4 beds, 2 baths, tiled fl oors throughout the home Living area with open fi replace, bay windows Open aspect, 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 living areas 3bed/2bath, 2 min walk to sand N-facing backyard with large saltwater pool Large 2 room studio w/ sep. bed + bath. High ceilings, kitchen + living with views Walking distance to shops Quiet street, large DLUG Established fruit trees and paved in-ground pool 2 large timber decks, 14 m pool, DLUG

$ 399,000 $ 639,000 $ 995,000 $ 890,000 www.byronbayfn.com.au www.inrealestate.com.au

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Fantastic Hillside Location Good Home, Big Shed Healthy Living In Style • North facing timber home on 6 acres • 3 bedrooms brick veneer construction • Elevated north facing timber residence • 4 large bedrooms + 4 bathrooms • Double garage with auto door plus storage • 1½ acres with long creek frontage • Sunken lounge with fi replace • 9x6x4 metre colorbond garage/shed with power, water and • Brilliant design, very high ceilings • Very private & peaceful mezzanine fl oor • Modern kitchen, spotted gum fl ooring • 10x7 metre garage with workshop • 2 minutes walk to Mullum town centre Reduced to • Marble bathroom with twin basins • 10 minutes from Mullumbimby $ 849,000 • Vendors very motivated to sell $ 438,000 • Large covered deck with sunken spa $ 735,000

5 Acre Share In Main Arm Main Arm Magic Privacy On 1 Acre • North-east facing house site • Bordering on Main Arm Creek • Elevated 3 bedroom timber & brick home • Phone connection onsite • 4 br aircond. weatherboard home • 2 bedrooms with ensuite • Elevated & terraced • High ceiling, timber fl oors & large decks • Lush tropical gardens w saltwater pool • Shack, bathroom & water tank • Magic garden with large swimming holes • Wrap around verandahs to relax • Tenants in common • 10,000 gal tank, fruit trees, cubby house • Huge insulated shed for many uses • Creek with water hole $ 250,000 • 5 km to Main Arm village, 2 km to school $ 675,000 • 7 km to Mullum, 15 km to the beach $ 598,000 InRealEstate (02) 6684 3600 90 Robinsons Road, Mullumbimby Ernst Reisch 0428 842 387 www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 47

For a free range family 2 acres - 50 established fruit & nut trees 5 mins to the Bay 48 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Real Estate ljhooker.com ABSOLUTE BEACHFRONT – BYRON BAY

Beach cottage located in the trendy north coast paradise of Byron Bay. TENDER CLOSES 23/2/2007 Lots 35 & 36 land area of 1,770 sqm. Contact: Glen Irwin on Neighbouring the Pacific Ocean, Belongil estuary & reserve. 0418 604 080 or 02 6685 7300 Rare and outstanding beachfront property. [email protected] New Management of Residential Property List and Sell Exclusively Earn 10,000 Reward Points L.J.Hooker 4/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7300 Earn 20,000 Reward Points

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Put the swimmers on, throw the towel over your shoulder, open the back door and stroll to the sand and surf. This property offers location, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms Price: $ 695,000 and a lock-up garage plus rear lane access, ideal for future renovations. Contact: Agents Comments: A well maintained property in a quiet location, only a 2 minute Neil Cameron on stroll to the beach and a 5 minute stroll to shops and tavern. 0419 274 798 New Management of Residential Property List and Sell Exclusively Earn 10,000 Reward Points L.J.Hooker 4/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7300 Earn 20,000 Reward Points www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo January 9, 2007 49 Something Different OPEN HOUSE LISTINGS Scott Harvey Real Estate p45 The ideal artist retreat • Entrance off Pacific H’way, 500m south of Ross Lane. Sat 12.30-1pm. Auction 8th February 2007 at 6.00pm • 299 Fernleigh Road, Fernleigh. The possibilities here are endless. Escape to your own private world on Sat 11.30am-12pm. this 42 acre (approx) property. The split level 3 bedroom home features a Byron Bay First National Real Estate p46 separate study, homestead style kitchen, two bathrooms, timber fl oors • 91 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Thu 3-3.30pm. and separate loft area that adjoins the master bedroom. • 19 Booyong Crt, Baywood Chase. Thu 5-5.30pm. • 24 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay. Thu 5-7pm. Hidden away is the Mediterranean infl uenced approved artist studio • 21/3 Sallywattle Dr, Suffolk Park. Fri 11am-1pm. (220m2 approx ) with deep set windows surrounded by an olive grove. • 45 Kingsley Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 10-10.45am. Renovated old dairy bales 100m from the house could serve as a second • 24 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10-11am. art space. Set amongst established grounds with a great variety of fruit • 21/3 Sallywattle Dr, Suffolk Park. Sat 11am-1pm. trees, town water, this private oasis is only 10 minutes to Bangalow & • 2/22 Bay Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12-12.45pm. Lennox Head and 15 minutes to Byron Bay. • East on Byron, Childe St, Byron Bay. Sat 1-2pm. Contact agents Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001 & Sarah Baber 0418 742 • 6 Azolla Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 1.15-2pm. 514 at Elders Bangalow. Web eldersbangalow.com.au PID 251702 Red Rose Realty p47 • Left Bank Rd, 6.3km from Mullumbmby Hospital. Sat 2.30-3.30pm. • 114 McGettigans L, Ewingsdale. Sat 1-2pm. Family living, Rosebank • 29 Morrison Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat 11.30-12.30pm. This is a great family home, being both spacious and functional. Situated • 18 Wright Pl, Byron Bay. Sat11.30-12.30pm. in a leafy private setting, it has verandahs on three sides and a covered • 16 Billin Rd, Myocum. Sat 2.30-3.30pm. deck entertainment area with lovely valley views. The kitchen, dining and • 101 Station St, Mullumbimby. Sat 1-2pm. lounge room are open plan with timber fl oors, there are 3 bedrooms and • 2/11 Korau Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 10-11am. a bathroom downstairs and a bedroom, study and bathroom upstairs. LJ Hooker Byron Bay p50 There are two colorbond sheds and a studio with own toilet and shower • 48 Teak Circuit, Baywood Chase. Sat 11am. • 237 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park. Sat 1pm. which could serve as a teenage/guest retreat. The kitchen and bathrooms • 59 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park.Sat 1pm. would benefi t from an update and you’ll only increase the value and • 14 Luan Court, Byron Bay. Sat 2pm. appeal of the property when that is done. Air conditioner, solar hot • 5 Hayter Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 2pm. water and three car accommodation complete the package. • 3 Bryce Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 3pm. At $470,000, one of the more affordable properties in Rosebank – this • 18 Brookview Court, Ewingsdale. Sun 11am. property provides a great opportunity to buy a great family home or solid • Coogera Circuit, Baywood Chase. Sun 1pm. investment property. Contact Mark Castle at Elders Bangalow • 5 “Bogarts” 21-25 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay. 0418 971 826 or 6687 1500. Sat & Sun 12pm. PRDnationwide Ocean Shores p51 • 31 Old Pacific Highway, Brunswick Heads. Thu 7.30pm-8.15pm, Sat 2.30pm, Sun 2.30pm A fantastic fi nd • 2 Katya Crt, Ocean Shores. Sat 10-10.45am. 828 Federal Road Federal. Open House Saturday 2.30-3.30pm • 3 Inderwong Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 11-11.45am. Location and position – two words that perfectly describe this • 23 Weeronga Way, Ocean Shores. exceptional property on the edge of Federal village. Approx. 37 easterly Sat 11-11.45am. facing acres with fantastic elevated outlook. The comfortable 3 bedroom • 19 Gilba Ave, Ocean Shores. Sat 12-12.45pm. home is surrounded by beautifully landscaped park like gardens. • 2/26 Kallaroo Circuit, North Ocean Shores. There is a separate studio and ample shedding. This is your opportunity Sat 12-12.45pm. to secure a fantastic acreage block to build your dream home and have • 46 Fingal Street, North Ocean Shores. Sat 1-1.45pm. great guest accommodation or simply move in as is. $ 780,000. • 19 Natan Court, North Ocean Shores. Contact Scott McKenzie 0428 291 340 or 6687 1306 for further details. Sat 1-1.45pm Bangalow Real Estate, 35 Byron Street, Bangalow. Ph: 6687 1306 Fax: • 13 Peter Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 2-2.45pm. 66 871 753. www.bangalowrealestate.com.au L.J.Hooker Brunswick Heads p51 • 4 Teven St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11-11.45am. • 1 North Head Rd, New Brighton. Sat 12-1pm. • 7 Ocean Ave, New Brighton. Sat 1.15-2pm. AUCTIONS Magnifi cent executive home PRDnationwide Ocean Shores p51 31 Old Pacifi c Highway Brunswick Heads. Auction Sun 21st Jan • 31 Old Pacific Highway Brunswick Heads. onsite 2.30pm. Open house Thu 7.30-8.15pm. Sat & Sun 2.30pm. Auction 2.30pm Jan 21 onsite. Inspection A magnifi cent executive style home on a 2637sqm allotment. A one of times above. opportunity to secure a large parcel of land in the unique seaside town of Brunswick Heads. Located walking distance to Brunswick Heads Bowls Club, just a short drive to the fi shing and surfi ng beach, the river, cafes and shops this beautiful town has to offer. Only fi fteen minutes south to Byron Bay and thirty minutes north to the Gold Coast. Main bedroom & living area open onto large covered deck with bar & BBQ, sunken internal garden with water feature, entry with high ceilings & marble fl oor, lightening designed to enhance the features of the home, 12m x 6m Titan shed with shower, toilet & kitchen facilities, Automatic DLUG. ENJOY the lifestyle this stunning part of Australia has to offer. PRDnationwide Ocean Shores Peter Abbott 0266 804 400. 10 perfect acres This fabulous 10 acre rural delight, just 10 mins from bustling Bangalow and 20 mins from Byron Bay, is the ideal property for those wanting a rural escape with a cafe society nearby. Upon entering the stone walled entrance and following the tree lined drive you soon forget the rest of the world. The 3 bed/1 bath, timber home has wide covered decks, beautiful hardwood fl oors and light fi lled living rooms. Entertaining here is easy with a gorgeous north facing outdoor area, landscaped gardens and a water feature. Other improvements include a 3 bay garage and workshed. Additional income is provided by an easy to manage orchard of delicious custard apples. $815,000. Contact Andrew Rosee on 0421 914 054 or Sharon McInnes on 0408 659 649 or 02 6685 7300 at L J Hooker Byron Bay. To advertise Something Different please call Angela in Mullum on 6684 1777 50 January 9, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au ljhooker.com PROPERTIES OPEN FOR INSPECTION 48 Teak 14 Luan 18 Brookview Circuit, Court, Court, Baywood Chase Byron Bay Ewingsdale Saturday 11am Saturday 2pm Sunday 11am Contact Contact Contact Liam on Liam on Liam on 0417 780 795 0417 780 795 0417 780 795 SATURDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 237 Broken 5 Hayter Coogera Head Road, Street, Circuit, Suffolk Park Suffolk Park Baywood Chase Saturday 1pm Saturday 2pm Sunday 1pm Contact Contact Contact Liam on Neil on Liam on 0417 780 795 0419 274 798 0417 780 795 SATURDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 59 Armstrong 3 Bryce 5 ‘Bogarts’ 21- Street, Street, 25 Fletcher St, Suffolk Park Suffolk Park Byron Bay Saturday 1pm Saturday 3pm Saturday & Contact Contact Sunday 12pm Neil on Neil on Contact 0419 274 798 0419 274 798 Liam on SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY 0417 780 795

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For The Visionaire With Capital... Unique House In Best Locatiion Lifestyle Acreage At Billinudgel This executive residence, commissioned by Admiral Frazer was 5 acres in secluded fertile valley, 20 mins Byron, 30 min Gold This three bedroom rustic farmhouse and one bedroom cottage and still is ahead of its time – offering open plan living areas, ample Coast airport,10 min beach. Using locally selected timbers,this four are on approximately 4.5 acres of level botanical gardens and bedrooms and car accommodation and stunning ocean views, all bedroom home boasts these unique features: high ceilings,built-ins, paddocks. Mature trees include endangered species. A permanent within minutes from shopping, a champion golf course, river, beach and natural edged teak kitchen,mezzanine level finished with built-in springfed creek with swimming holes and platypuses runs through 15 minutes from Byron Bay. Utilising the plans and drawings for an furniture, rumpus room overlooking the downstairs lounge complete this property. A tar sealed deadend road, Middle Pocket with school additional story (DA ‘01) you will capture 360º ocean and hinterland with fireplace. Verandahs overlooking landscaped rainforest gardens, bus access is at the gate, it is less than five minutes to the pub and views and turn this unique property into a $1.5m residence with a permanent spring fed creek. Paradise only two klms from village less than ten minutes to beach and major shopping centre at Ocean difference. Do not attempt to assess this property without having shops,school and club. Tar sealed road to front gate and fully Shores. It also includes bore and sheds. seen it from the inside and having experienced this prime location serviced. The property is very beautiful and private. with white-water views. Offers under $880k Contact Warren Hayden on 02 6677 Phone owner on 6680 1644. are welcome www.lifestyle-property.net $ 880,000 $550,000 0432 302 548. $880,000. 1276 or 0409 837 728. $682,000

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Leasehold/Freehold In Newrybar The Ultimate Lifestyle Vendor Liquidates Second Home Harvest Cafe is an established award winning 66 seat licensed café/ 50 Bay Vista Lane, Ewingsdale. Open Sat 12pm. A private 42 Bayvista Lane, Ewingsdale. Open Home Sat. 2-2:45pm. restaurant ten minutes from Byron Bay and five mins from Bangalow. tropical hideaway with subtle Asian influences. This fabulous 4 bed, Auction 1pm Sat. February 3 2007. Three clean acres elevated With a huge local and tourist following, Harvest Café has won many 2 bath home offers plenty of lifestyle choices. Relax on one of the under St. Helena ridge capturing the view of Byron’s famous expansive decks overlooking a stunning hilltop pool and deck whilst lighthouse. The very spacious, masterbuilt family home has five good awards including ‘Best Breakfast Restaurant in Australia’. It enjoys enjoying uninterrupted views to our beautiful lighthouse. A fabulous both a country and a contemporary charm, has beautifully landscaped entertainer, with generous living areas both inside and out, featuring sized bedrooms, two bathrooms, wrap-around verandahs, two car gardens and al fresco dining. Harvest Café shares the site with the large glass and timber doors/windows creating a very Balinese feel. garage plus large shed and is north facing with ocean views. Very historic ‘Newrybar Wood-Fired Bakery’ and has parking space for Situated a on a gently sloping 6541sqm block with well established close to Steiner School and five 22 cars. Breakfast and lunch is served from gardens this property also has approval to build a two bedroom minutes to the heart of Byron. studio and there is a separate office. Tuesday to Sunday. Please call 02 6687 2644 Your chance to purchase prior to Auction. Contact Sharon McInnes on 0408 659649 Call Kaye Wilkie at Elders Real Estate Byron Bay for more information. POA or Jon Luton on 0422 794384 or 02 6685 on 02 6685 6222 or 0412 856 208. 7300 at L.J.Hooker Byron Bay. $1,195,000. Byron Bay

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Enchanted Cottage Splendid Isolation Beachside Living This magical three acre property is only five minutes from Auction to be held on Sat 27th January. Inspection by 1 North Head Road, North Brighton. Open For Inspection Mullumbimby, in a beautiful valley on the way to Main Arm. The three appointment only. Build your dream home on this magnificent Saturday 12-1pm. This residence is only 70 metres to the sand bedroom, two level home sits high on the property, with a perfect NE aspect, 66 acre property adjoining Mt Jerusalem National Park. dunes of New Brighton and offers beachside living at its best. The With a spring fed dam and breathtaking ocean and forest views, the northerly aspect and views. Features include polished timber floors, property offers any number of building site options. The village of Main home features 3 bedrooms upstairs, the main has a door out to the gas cooking, a wood heater, cathedral ceilings, dormer windows, a Arm (shop/café) is 5 mins drive. Mullumbimby is 15 mins and Byron east-facing verandah to capture the morning sunlight and cool summer front verandah and rear patio. There is also a spacious workshop/ Bay is 25 mins. Coolangatta (domestic/international airport) is 45 breezes, the verandahs extend themselves to 3 sides of the upstairs studio, established park-like gardens and a fresh water bore. $625,000. mins. Ballina airport is 35 mins. This unique property is suitable for a area. Downstairs consists of a self contained 1 bedroom flat for guests Ring Chincogan Real Estate on 02 6684 3300 variety of horticultural pursuits, ideal for native forestry, a commercial or teenagers. $625,000. or MARK rainforest retreat or simply a haven of peace, Contact Peter at L J Hookers tranquillity, nature and splendid isolation. Mark Cochrane Real Estate 02 6684 2663. COCHRANE Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177. REAL ESTATE Contact Janis Perkins on 0438 841 122. Brunswick Head 52 January 9, 2006 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Backlash

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