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Thousands of young protesters took to the streets across the nation demanding that the government plan for a liveable, clean future. Photo Jeff Dawson

A demand for climate action

Aslan Shand

‘No more gas, no more oil – keep

our carbon in the soil’ was the call

that started the School Strike 4 Cli-

mate march, aft er which over 1,000

young people marched through

Byron Bay on Friday morning.

The message was clear: they

want action, and they are prepared

to get out on the streets and hold

governments accountable, whether

they can vote or not. And it is only a

matter of time before they can.

‘The climate does not discrimi-

nate. Our leaders must listen to

the scientists’, said organiser, Mia

Thom, at the start of the rally.

Zero emissions‘We will not stop until emissions

are down to zero. Until there is

a commitment to 100 per cent

renewables by 2030. Not until there

is a just transition that is backed,

that doesn’t leave anyone behind.

‘Today, we strike in solidarity

with kids nationwide. With other

kids in Melbourne, Lismore,

Adelaide, Hobart…’.

Billie, who was also at the march,

told The Echo that, ‘With so many

people out here, it becomes clear

that we really need to make a

change. This is a good opportunity

to come and use our voices.’

Her friend Taya pointed out that

the government needs to, ‘Put their

funding into something that will be

sustainable’.

While the federal Liberal-Nats

government are yet to commit to

reducing carbon emissions, G7

member states pledged last week

to keep temperature rise to 1.5C,

relative to pre-industrial times and

have agreed to stop financing coal

projects by the end of 2021.

Mercato sells for $120mPaul Bibby

The opening of Byron’s Mercato

Shopping Centre in February 2019

was accompanied by a torrent of

superlatives from its proud owners.

The town’s first mall was variously

described as ‘a unique complex’, a

‘reflection of Byron’s way of life’, and

‘a haven for artistic brilliance’.

Two years and three months later,

those same owners, Azzura Invest-

ments Limited and Wingate Prop-

erty, have sold up and were last seen

speeding up the M1 in a fancy sports

car with a massive bag of cash.

In one of the biggest deals in

Byron’s colourful commercial his-

tory, the shopping centre has report-

edly sold for a cool $120 million.

Includes old Woolies siteThe Echo confirmed that the deal

includes the old Woolies building

and car park adjacent to Mercato,

which is already the subject of a

Development Application(DA) before

Byron Council for a mixed-use hotel/

retail/function centre development.

The managing director of

Wingate Property, Mark Harrison,

boasted to the Financial Review last

week that the sale was a ‘testament

to the unique and high-quality

nature of the assets’.

Anyone who has been to Mercato

lately might question Mr Harrison’s

ability to accurately assess the qual-

ity of commercial real estate.

While Woolies continues to bring

in a roaring trade and the Palace

Cinemas are filling up again aft er

COVID-19, the upstairs shops and

restaurants have been struggling

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Homeless drop-in centre returnsPaul Bibby

For five years, the homeless

drop-in centre on Fletcher

Street, Byron Bay, has

remained empty – the victim

of funding shortfalls and, more

recently, a sea of red tape.

Now, the Council-owned

cottage will finally reopen

as a hub providing services

for homeless locals under

the stewardship of Byron

Community Centre, with

help from the team behind

Habitat – Creative Capital.

Council handed over

the keys to the cottage last

week, meaning that work

can finally start on bringing

the space back to life aft er a

long hiatus.

The hub will provide assis-

tance with housing, mental

health, physical health, along

with other basics like a safe

place for people to have a

shower and do their washing.

‘Byron is second only to

Sydney for homelessness,’

says the General Manager

of the Community Centre,

Louise O’Connell, who

has been the driving force

behind the project.

‘This hub will provide

much-needed services for

our growing homeless, many

of whom are women.’

Creative Capital have

secured funding for staff to

manage the new project and,

with the new plans close to

being finalised, the goal is to

have the space open as soon

as possible.

‘One of the next steps

will be putting a call out for

skilled volunteers,’ says Fraser

Williams-Martin, Creative

Director for Creative Capital.

‘We’re going to need

trades like builders and

painters, as well as materials

from businesses, plus general

volunteers for working bees.’

Support welcomeThose who would like to

support the project by donat-

ing time or money are invited

visit fletcherstreetcottage.

com.au.

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grabs, as part of the Creative

Mullum Ingenuity Maquette

Exhibition. The exhibition will

be held in the Mullumbimby

Ex-Services club July 2–4.

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sions has been extended

to May 31, find out more at:

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Labor call for social housing, declines to commit on climate Aslan Shand

Labor were out in force in

Byron last Friday: Federal

Richmond MP, Justine Elliot,

the Shadow Minister for

Housing and Homelessness,

Regional Services, Local

Government and Territories,

Jason Clare, and Labor’s

Byron Shire mayoral hopeful,

Asren Pugh, gathered to talk

about the disastrous state of

housing in Byron Shire.

By coincidence, the trio

watched over 1,000 young

people march past them, who

were demanding action on

the climate crisis.

Yet despite making no

commitment on taking

strong action on that emer-

gency, they were prepared

to recognise that action is

needed to tackle the ongoing

housing crisis.

Mrs Elliot said, ‘The north

coast faces a huge housing

aff ordability crisis, a rental

crisis and a homelessness

crisis. In our region, we’ve

seen the largest increases

in house prices across the

nation and our rental vacan-

cies at just 0.3 per cent’.

Mr Clare highlighted that

currently the respective state

and federal ministers for

housing don’t even meet, and

said that if he were minister

for housing and homeless-

ness, he would bring together

all levels of government.

‘You have to get the fed-

eral and state governments

talking [to each other] if you

want to come up with eff ec-

tive solutions’, he said.

It was pointed out that

the definition of aff ordable

housing, currently defined as

20 per cent below the market

rate, was failing Byron and

other communities around

the country. However, Mr

Clare was unwilling to commit

to an examination of the

definition, even though it was

highlighted that this definition

failed to provide real aff ord-

able housing in the region.

Instead, he focussed

on Labor’s commitment

to building 20,000 social

housing dwellings and

10,000 aff ordable housing

dwellings. He told the

gathered media that, ‘we

need to get the balance right

between short-term holiday

letting (STHL), aff ordable

housing and social housing’

to address the homelessness

and housing issues’.

Addressing the issue of

the short-term holiday let-

ting crisis that is contributing

to the lack of housing in the

region, Mr Pugh said that

‘under 90 days as a limit in

areas for STHL are needed

in the Shire to beat the busi-

ness model’.

Mr Pugh pointed out that

regulations need to ‘apply

equally and be properly

enforced. They need make

the rules and regulations easy

to follow. There needs to be

a levy on accommodation in

Byron Shire. It is the only way

to get a return to the com-

munity that then supports

the infrastructure and the

provision of everything from

playgrounds to roads’.

NSW govt’s mouse poison a ‘risk’ With the NSW govern-

ment applying for ‘urgent

approval’ to deploy the bro-

madiolone poison to combat

the mouse plague currently

ravaging NSW crops and

farms, the Nature Conserva-

tion Council (NCC) is calling

for safer alternatives.

The ABC reports that

NSW Agriculture Minister

Adam Marshall (Nationals)

said the state government

had sought approval from

the Australian Pesticides

and Veterinary Medicines

Authority (APVMA) for farm-

ers to use bromadiolone

to control mice on their

properties.

But NCC Chief Executive

Off icer, Chris Gambian, said

in a press release that, ‘We

must also ensure that native

eagles, owls and reptiles

don’t become collateral

damage in the urgent battle

to save crops and grain

stores from this plague’.

‘The good news is that

there are eff ective alterna-

tives that don’t come with

such risks.

‘We urge the NSW govern-

ment to use safer alternative

to bromadiolone, including

warfarin and coumatetralyl

for home use, and couma-

tetralyl and zinc phosphide

for crops’.

The ABC’s Hugh Hogan

and Michael Condon say,

‘Bromadiolone can be

bought over the counter in

Australia for use at home,

but is not allowed on farms

because of the risk it poses

to other animals’.

Freedom of choice rally May 29A rally to highlight concerns

around forced vaccination,

including vax passports to

travel interstate, will be held

in Byron on May 29 from

midday at Railway Park, with

a march to the Peace Pole at

Main Beach.

Co-organiser Dean Jef-

ferys told The Echo, ‘I am

liaising with police and local

Original people, so I trust

this rally will be respectful

from all sides and accurate

info and concerns can be

expressed’.

It follows recent global

rallies for freedom of choice.

A bus load and many cars

travelled from the Byron

region to Brisbane’s event.

Free from coercionDean Jeff erys, who

attended that rally, said, ‘As

many people are declining to

get the vaccine in Australia

and around the world, we

are seeing government start

to bring out bigger sticks

to discourage vaccine hesi-

tancy. Many sectors of the

community are now being

forced or coerced to get the

jab. The government seems

to have chosen the vac-

cine- and fortress Australia

route, instead of protecting

the vulnerable, encouraging

a healthy natural immune

system, treating the symp-

toms and going for natural

herd immunity. People

should always have the

freedom of choice to decide

what goes in their own

body, free from government

control or coercion’.

Cannabis Cookbook censored from Facebook, eBayHans Lovejoy

A local author has had her

book censored by US tech

behemoths Facebook and

eBay aft er she tried to list her

Cannabis Cookbook for sale

on their respective websites.

First published in 1998,

the 48-page Australian Can-nabis Cookbook describes

how to make your own

marijuana recipes ‘for fun

and relaxation, and how to

prepare cannabis-based folk

remedies for therapeutic use’.

It has been reprinted

in a joint venture with the

Nimbin Hemp Embassy, and

the book outlines the history

of cannabis and how it came

to be outlawed, ‘as well as

noting the current legalities

around medicinal cannabis’.

It also includes a contribu-

tion from the late, renowned

journalist, Mungo MacCallum.

Author Eve Sinton told

The Echo aft er trying to list

her Cannabis Cookbook on

Facebook Shopfront, ‘They

cancelled it without telling

me why, but I expect the word

“Cannabis” triggered them’.

And aft er trying to list the

book on eBay, she says the

request was cancelled aft er

five minutes, with her account

then permanently suspended.

eBay’s response was that

they believe the activity is a

‘risk to our community’.

The decision, says eBay

customer help, is ‘final and

cannot be appealed’.

Retired magistrate David

Heilpern told The Echo, ‘It is

hard to take such absurdity

seriously – a cookbook!’

‘[It’s] commercial censor-

ship gone mad. Cannabis is

legal by prescription, now

even in leaf, head and flower

form, yet you cannot adver-

tise a book to help consume

it creatively. Next they’ll ban

the little red school book…

No, that was in the 1960s’.

Ms Sinton says, ‘The right

wing rages about cancel cul-

ture, but as soon as someone

being progressive about drug

law reform and our right

to use an ancient plant for

our personal health benefit

puts their head above the

parapet, you get shot down.

I had the cookbook listed on

eBay for years in the early

2000s, no problem. So why

cancel me now?’

‘The censorship also

highlights how unaccount-

able corporations, that

operate on budgets larger

than many nation states, can

suppress health information

which has clear and proven

benefits to societies’.

In February, Facebook

removed all news content

from Australian users aft er

talks broke down with the

government over its media

bargaining laws. The service

was reinstated a week later.

The book is available at

www.shop.hempembassy.

net, The Echo off ice in Mullum

and the Main Arm Store.

Byron Shire mayoral hopeful, Asren Pugh, Federal Richmond MP, Justine Elliot, and federal Labor MP, Jason Clare. Photo Jeff ‘Home And Housed Since 1986’ Dawson

from the day Mercato opened.

The design of the centre

has also consistently drawn

the ire of locals, as have

the claims that the mall is

a bastion of environmental

sustainability.

So who are these people

that have forked out $120

million on a shiny mall, and

do they have a plan to turn

the ship around?

The new owners are a

joint venture including the

Mustaca family – owners

of United Cinemas – and

the Pelligra family, who are

major real estate developers.

Also part of the deal are

fund managers, Jason Meares,

of Option Group and Chakyl

Camal of Panthera Group.

Exactly what the venture’s

plans are is almost impos-

sible to tell, owing to their

extremely vague public

statements on the issue,

which in some cases border

on the linguistically bizarre.

An example of this can be

seen in the Panthera Group’s

press release, boasting that

it had the ability to ‘structure

innovative omni-channel

retail strategies and technol-

ogy enabled eco-systems to

transform shopping centres

into data powered retail

hubs as Malls of the Future’.

When asked about what

plans the investors have, the

clearest statement The Echogot from Panthera Group’s

marketing manager was:

‘The joint venture believes

that Byron Bay holds a

depth of market potential

for entertainment, dining,

hospitality and lifestyle

experiences and Mercato on

Byron should not exist as an

average convenience shop-

ping centre’.

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TEDxByronBay relaunches June 26An inspiring lineup of

speakers are set to relaunch

TEDxByronBay 2021, on June

26 at the Byron Theatre.

TEDxByronBay director

and co-curator Kate Walsh

says, ‘This is the first time

TEDxByronBay has been

held in five years, and we are

hoping to establish it as a

regular event showcasing the

incredible ideas and talent

that this region has to offer

the world’.

‘We are not short of

speakers, that’s for sure!’

The theme for this

year’s event is ‘The Spaces

Between’.

Kate says the theme

is inspired by Indigenous

astronomy, where meaning

and stories are found not

just with the shining stars,

but also the black spaces

between.

Urgent rethink‘They are equally

important. At this time in

our history, I feel we urgently

need to be rethinking where

we find inspiration and

solutions’.

Kate will be joined by

Nell Schofield to co-curate

this year’s program. Nell

is an actor, arts journalist,

presenter and documentary

maker and will bring a spe-

cial magic to the event.

Kate says, ‘We’re gather-

ing some fantastic speakers,

covering everything from

neurological impacts of

rainbows to the future of

digital rights.

‘Our speakers’ voices

range from hypersensitive to

highly outraged in a program

designed to stimulate our

audience’s minds’.

Local speakers Zenith

Virago, Gregory P. Smith,

Lucas Handley, Kate Con-

stantine, Melia Naughton,

Catherine Ingram and Brett

Solomon will be joined by

out-of-towners Costa Georgi-

adis, Emilia Decker, and Caro

Meldrum-Hanna.

The event is generously

supported by Stone & Wood,

Farmer Jo, Superfeast,

Studio Muse Muse, Paradiso,

Ninbella, The Milk Bar, and

Yeah Nice Gallery.

The next batch of speak-

ers will be announced in the

coming week.

To grab a ticket, head to

www.tedxbyronbay.com.

au and join the email list to

be the first to know when

they go on sale or follow

@tedxbyronbay or facebook.

com/tedxbyronbay.

Front row: Nell Schofield, Delta Kay, Dr Gregory. P. Smith, Kate Constantine. Back row:

Zenith Virago, Catherine Ingram, Kate Walsh, Brett Solomon. Photo Jeff Dawson

New owner for Cheeky MonkeysByron’s Cheeky Monkeys bar

and a neighbouring massage

and spa venue have been

bought by one of the coun-

try’s biggest hospitality and

entertainment companies.

The Merivale group

announced that it had

‘expanded its NSW portfolio

with the acquisition of 115

Johnson St, Byron Bay’, and

the venue is now expected

to become a large restau-

rant and bar.

The Merivale group is

owned by Sydney developer

Justin Hemmes, and his

company is currently the

subject of a $1.29 million

class action in the Federal

Court for alleged underpay-

ment of employees.


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Ballina Council displays climate change policyAs students on the North-

ern Rivers were getting

ready to strike for climate

action again last Friday, the

Ballina Shire Council qui-

etly released a draft climate

change policy.

Open day at Lismore’s Rainforest Botanic GardensIf you didn’t know,

then now you do – it’s

the Botanic Gardens of

Australia and New Zealand

(BGANZ) Open Day this

Sunday.

Mooball vollie awarded The Order of St JohnActive in Australia for

over 130 years, St John

Ambulance is dedicated to

helping people in sickness,

distress, suffering or

danger, and are primarily

staffed by volunteers.

Master Plan for Ballina’s Kingsford Smith ParkBallina Shire Council

is asking for survey

participants and other

submissions regarding a

Master Plan for Kingsford

Smith Reserve.

Toonumbar Dam retreat gets a $330,000 faceliftIt was announced recently

that a rundown retreat at

Toonumbar Dam will get a

$330,000 facelift following

lobbying by state Member

for Lismore Janelle Saffin,

on behalf of Kyogle Council.

Lismore’s one-stop shop and shot spotThe Northern NSW Local

Health District (NNSWLHD)

has announced that a

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

is now open at Lismore

Square shopping centre.

Hemsworth unsupportive of proposed tourist eco-developmentHans Lovejoy

A Broken Head resident with

48.7m Instagram followers

has swung his support

behind Aunty Lois Cook’s call

to reject the development

of a proposed tourist eco-

development at Linnaeus

Estate, located on pristine and

rare littoral rainforest at Seven

Mile Beach near Lennox Head.

Actor Chris Hemsworth,

37, wrote, ‘I stand shoulder

to shoulder, in solidarity with

Aunty Lois Cook in opposition

to the tourism development

at Seven Mile Beach. I fully

support traditional custodi-

ans’ rights to preserve and

protect their homelands’.

‘This proposed develop-

ment would have a direct

impact on these sacred and

significant Indigenous sites’.

Some on social media

derided his comments as

hypocritical, given his mega

mansion is also in the area.

Ms Cook says in the post

that she was ‘shocked to

learn that the zoning was

changed without consulting

the community, nor the

Indigenous community, and

we were promised that this

site would be used for educa-

tional purposes only’.

Ms Cook says she does not

endorse development of the site.

For many years, the

estate has been the focus of

community activism owing

to its rare and high ecological

value and the endless push

for development by various

owners.

Compounding residents’

concerns is a long list of

historical mishandlings of

planning proceedures by

Byron Shire Council staff .

Compliance report?Meanwhile, Council staff

replied to The Echo as to why

the DA is being presented to

the public without a compli-

ance report, as requested by

councillors.

They said, ‘Council has

received the compliance

report which is currently

being reviewed by an inde-

pendent planning consultant

to ensure the conditions

of consent have been met.

There is no requirement for

the compliance report to be

reported back to Council’.

Meanwhile, one of the Lin-

naeus developers, Brandon

Saul, replied to a detailed

wastewater management

assessment of the DA,

provided by the Broken Head

Protection Committee.

In summary, the report by

Tyr Group says, ‘The issues

identified extend through all

aspects of the system, and

include the likely large-scale

underestimation of the

sewage loads, invalid assess-

ment of the irrigation area

capacity, and a treatment

plant upgrade design which

is likely to be ineff icient and

unreliable, and has not been

demonstrated as capable

of achieving the nominated

capacity or eff luent quality

requirements’.

Mr Saul said of the assess-

ment, ‘The report assumes

the development is going to

be much bigger than what is

actually proposed.

‘What’s more, it’s been

written without the benefit

of a site visit, so many of

the assumptions made just

aren’t grounded in fact. Given

the amount of time and

energy put into this aspect of

the DA, we’re confident that

the system proposed is more

than adequate.

‘That said, the community

should be assured that the

proposed expansion of the

wastewater system will be

judged on its merits and if cer-

tain design parameters require

change or improvements then

these will be incorporated into

the final solution’.

Objection submissions

from Broken Head Protection

Committee and ecologist

David Milledge have also been

tabled, which highlight inad-

equate/lack of biodiversity

assessment report (Biodiver-

sity Development Assessment

Report), failure of Council

staff to ‘refer proposal under

the EPBC Act in relation to a

change of use and potential

impact on Nationally Critically

Endangered EEC Littoral

Rainforest and Coastal Vine

Thickets of Eastern Australia’.

Strong objectionsThe ‘zone label changes’

to the property have also

been flagged, as well as a

‘Lack of compliance with

past consents, which are

relied upon for this current

application, including

regeneration of the site, and

vegetation management and

wastewater issues’.

Additionally, when Council

staff were asked why the DA’s

public exhibition was not

extended, despite multiple

requests from residents, they

replied, ‘The assessment of

the DA will continue in accord-

ance with the EPA Act 1979and will be reported to the

Northern Regional Planning

Panel for determination’.

DA 10.2021.170.1 (Linnaeus Estate) comprises 27 eco tourist cabins, seven ancillary buildings, including wellness facility, refuges, depot, additional deck to existing centre and associated earthworks and vegetation removal, and change of use of 14 private education accommodation units to eco tourist facility units. Image from DA

Council activist slapped with AVO, banned from buildingPaul Bibby

Local police have taken out

an interim Apprehended

Violence Order (AVO) against

former Byron councillor

John Anderson, following a

series of incidents in which

he allegedly intimidated and

harassed the current deputy

mayor, Sarah Ndiaye (Greens).

Mr Anderson – also known

as Fast Buck$ – has also

been banned by Council

from entering the Council

Chambers in Mullumbimby

for 12 months.

But Mr Anderson strenu-

ously denies the allegations,

and says he intends to

challenge the AVO when the

matter heads to court.

The immediate catalyst

for the order was an incident

on May 13, when Mr Ander-

son allegedly approached

Cr Ndiaye at the councillors’

table while the meeting was

in progress.

According to the police

statement of facts in relation

to the matter, Mr Anderson

came to within ‘about a foot’

of Cr Ndiaye.

‘She believed that the

defendant was going to

cause physical harm to her,’

the police claim.

Mr Anderson strenuously

denies that this was his

intention.

He was subsequently

asked to leave the meeting

and police were called when

he refused to do so.

It is understood that Cr

Ndiaye subsequently pro-

vided a statement to police

about the incident, and

other allegations of intimida-

tion and harassment.

Police then elected to take

out the interim AVO against

Mr Anderson.

The statement of facts

also describes a number of

other alleged incidents in

which Mr Anderson is said

to have ‘intimidated’ or

‘harassed’ Cr Ndiaye.

This includes making

off ensive or threatening

comments, and impeding

her path as she entered the

Council chambers and a

local supermarket.

According to the police

statement, these incidents

have caused Cr Ndiaye

considerable mental and

emotional distress. This

includes feeling unsafe in

her home.

Following a unanimously

supported motion by Coun-

cillors at the May 13 Council

meeting, Council has now

also issued Mr Anderson with

an order forbidding him from

entering Council’s chambers

and administration building

in Mullumbimby.

The letter to Mr Anderson

by GM Mark Arnold states

that the order has been

made because ‘over an

extended period of time, you

have consistently abused,

harassed, threatened and

intimidated councillors, par-

ticularly councillor Ndiaye’.

Mr Anderson said that he

would contest the AVO and

described the allegations as

‘a pack of lies’.

Cr Ndiaye told The Echo,

‘I’m grateful the police and

Council are taking action –

everyone deserves to feel

safe in their workplace’.

Mr Anderson strenuously

denied any suggestion that

he had a history of violence.

‘I’d like to know who’s

paying for this,’ he said.

The matter will return to

court on June 7.

Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye. Photo by David Hancock

John Anderson, aka Fast Buck$. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Council watchers – get your

popcorn and kombucha

ready for a thrilling full Coun-

cil meeting on Thursday.

Aft er a marathon planning

meeting two weeks ago, this

week’s agenda is also burst-

ing with local government

goodness. Here’s a taste of

what’s on the menu: Plans

for a 10-house subdivision

on Keats Street, Byron Bay

are up again. Located next to

the Cumbebin Swamp, the

development has drawn the

ire of neighbours, who say

it will have serious privacy,

traff ic, stormwater and

environmental impacts.

The developer disagrees,

pointing out that his plans

for the 6,000 square metre

site are far more modest than

what planning laws allow.

Councillors spent nearly

two hours debating the

merits of the proposal at the

last meeting and, aft er reach-

ing a stalemate, were forced

to defer the matter.

They will have another

crack this week, this time

with a new set of conditions

that staff hope will satisfy

both the developer and the

more anti-development

members of the Council.


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Centre and the Scouts’.

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Rous chair says cheaper water is a ‘big dam lie’Eve Jeff ery

Claims of lower costs and

prices for water if the pro-

posed dam at Dunoon and

The Channon goes ahead

have been described as

‘deceitful’ by Ballina Council-

lor and Chair of Rous County

Council, Keith Williams.

He told The Echo, ‘I am

concerned that this [pro

dam] group is conning

people into signing a petition

based on information that is

demonstrably false’.

‘Building a dam at Dunoon

will cost at least $150 million

more in the next 10 years

than the recommended

mixed source strategy’.

Cr Williams says that,

financed by long-term loans,

dams cost the community an

additional $6 million more

per annum, a 25 per cent

increase on current costs.

Big scrub and cultural loss

‘This does not include a

figure for the loss of 52ha of

koala habitat, 33ha of Big

Scrub Rainforest (five per

cent of all that remains) and

state significant Indigenous

heritage.’

Cr Williams says the alter-

native path, charted by Rous,

uses a variety of smaller

schemes to add capacity

when needed. ‘It is adaptable

to changes in technology,

costs, demand and climate.’

Speaking on behalf of

WATER Northern Rivers,

The Channon resident, Nan

Nicholson, says that the pro-

dam case is based on flawed

accounting.

‘The claim that the

Dunoon Dam would be less

expensive than other options

is based on misleading fig-

ures. When Rous calculated

the marginal cost of water

from the dam, it assumed

that all its water would be

used. This is an erroneous

assumption. It is the amount

of water that is used, not the

total capacity, that deter-

mines the cost per megalitre’.

Mrs Nicholson says that

using the total volume of

the dam to calculate cost

gives an unrealistically low

estimate of the cost of water

from the Dunoon Dam.

‘The bulk of the dam

expenditure would occur in

the first year or so when the

dam is being constructed. By

comparison, the spending on

other alternatives is spread

out, going up in steps as new

water sources are required’.

‘For example, several

larger projects – Tyagarah

and Newrybar – will not be

undertaken for decades.

‘The striking picture that

emerges is that the financial

costs of the dam exceed the

preferred Rous scenario in

every year until 2060.

‘This extra cost will have

to be borne by the current

generation of ratepayers for

the next 40 years. In other

words, the costs and there-

fore water rates, would be

higher for the next 40 years

under the dam proposal

than they would be under

Rous’ preferred option of

diverse sources.’

The Alliance say that sup-

porters of the proposed dam

are ignoring the likelihood

that the final cost would

be significantly higher than

Rous’ $220 million estimate.

Cost blow outsJim Richardson of WATER

Northern Rivers says that in its

draft National Water Reform

2020 report, the Productivity

Commission says the cost of

major dams routinely blows

out by between 49 per cent

and 120 per cent.’

Quoting Prof Stuart White

(UTS Sydney), and his sub-

mission to Rous’ 2020 water

plan, Mr Richardson says

that Prof White argues that

the dam is unnecessary.

‘He says it would increase

the cost of water signifi-

cantly, and it would run the

risk of becoming a very

expensive “white elephant”.

‘White says that a

system-wide eff iciency

program is the cheapest

option. He argues that if

used in conjunction with

contingency planning, a

water eff iciency program

could defer or eliminate the

need for a new water source

in the region. He says such

a program could also create

local employment, make the

Northern Rivers a leading

hub for water eff iciency

innovation and reducing

greenhouse gas emissions.

‘I believe Prof White, not

the unsubstantiated claims

of the dam apologists,’ says

Jim Richardson.

Cr Williams says the analy-

sis presented by Rous in the

Future Water Plan shows that

while the dam is cheaper on

a whole-of-life (80 yrs) basis,

it takes until 2065 to break

even with the alternative.

Rous County Council Chair Keith Williams.Photo David Lowe

Eve Jeff ery

Families in the Byron Shire have been

shocked and upset to find out that

Council’s accounting system has had

a huge glitch, which is costing some of

them thousands of dollars.

One family, who asked to remain

anonymous, say they recently received

a bill for almost $2,000.

‘They said something went wrong

with their accounting last year – they

didn’t say what. A lot of people didn’t

get their bills. I tried emailing them a

bunch of times, but emails either never

got to where they were meant to go, or

there was no place for it to go’.

The family say they spoke to a few

other parents last week, and many said

they had also recently been contacted

by Council and had to square up billing.

‘A lot still haven’t heard anything and

are a bit scared of what’s coming.

Council staff say they recently identi-

fied a shortfall in its expected income for

the Outside School Hours Care (OSHC),

and discovered problems with some of

the invoices issued for that service, and

their vacation care programs, provided

at the Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and

Brunswick Heads public schools.

Investigations revealed a number

of outstanding accounts and that this

was because some invoices had been

sent to incorrect addresses and some

families were unaware they had to

make payment.

Council staff say they have been

contacting families to notify them and

work with them to organise payment

and ensure contact details are current.

Director Corporate and Community

Services, Vanessa Adams, said she

apologises to the families who have been

caught up in this administrative error.

‘Unfortunately, some families have

not been billed or received bills for ser-

vices and as a result, a small number of

families owe a significant amount. We

are working with them to set up flexible

arrangements for payment plans.

‘This has understandably come as a

shock to some parents and carers and

we are very sorry for any distress this

has caused,’ said Ms Adams.

Council is now overhauling its

administrative processes in relation

to its Childcare Services portfolio

to ensure this sort of thing does not

happen again.

‘Again, we are very sorry that this

situation has occurred – it simply isn’t

good enough,’ said Ms Adams.

Council provides aft er-school and

vacation care services to nearly 400

families in the Byron Shire.

The family says all they want is

reliable eff icient billing, and admin

communications is vital. ‘We all need to

be able to budget, and life here is getting

more expensive all the time. Trying to

balance the bills is impossible if these

things can’t be managed eff ectively by

Council. We need regular frequent billing

and reliable points of contact for billing.

‘They [Council] say they are doing

this going forward as they have some-

one sorting it out, but how the hell did

they muck it up so badly for so long?

‘They never sent us a bill. There were

clearly people at their end that weren’t

doing their job or something, as I kept

trying to update my email address, but

nothing ever happened. I know others

who haven’t got bills. They never tried to

send us anything in the mail to follow up.

They just did nothing. It’s like there was

no-one at the billing end and now there

is. Lots of us thought it was because the

government paid for childcare during

COVID-19 last year, and then just waited

to see what would happen next.’

The family say that the onus is

now on the families to prove Council’s

accounting is wrong.

‘They say they have now got some-

one new on the case trying to get all

the accounts up to date, but we now

have a bill for $1,800! They have said

we can work out some kind of payment

plan, but first I have to check all of their

accounting as they oft en get it wrong.

‘I now have to go through 18 months

of aft erschool care records to correct

their broken accounting, or just pay for

it. This is Robodebt childcare!’


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COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens in Lismore Those aged 50 and over

can access the AstraZeneca

COVID-19 vaccination

through a newly opened

clinic at Lismore Square

Shopping Centre, located at

Shop 13, next to Kmart.

Northern NSW Local

Health District say the clinic

will be open Monday to

Friday, from 7.30am to 4pm.

Bookings are essential and

can be made by calling 1800

438 829 (1800 GETVAX).

Northern NSW Local

Health District Chief

Executive, Wayne Jones,

said ‘We know that this

pandemic is far from over,

and vaccination is a key

part of protecting our

community from the most

severe effects of COVID-19’.

‘I encourage everyone

who is eligible to get a vac-

cination, to do so as soon as

possible’.

‘Anyone in Northern NSW

aged 50 and over can book

to receive the AstraZeneca

vaccine through GPs or

other participating clinics,

by visiting covid-vaccine.

healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility.

‘People aged 40-49 can

register their interest to

receive the Pfizer vaccine at

www.nsw.gov.au.

‘In northern NSW, the

Pfizer vaccine will be avail-

able through clinics at The

Tweed Hospital, Lismore

Base Hospital and Grafton

Base Hospital’.

Charity Walk raises over $100k for Rescue Helicopter ServiceOrganisers say that over

$115,000 was raised from last

Saturday’s Byron Coastal

Charity Walk event, a major

fundraiser for the Westpac

Rescue Helicopter Service.

The walk attracted over

600 participants, and was

walked as 12km from Byron

Bay to Broken Head, 24km

to Lennox Head, or the entire

36km, all the way to Ballina.

Spokesperson for the

Helicopter Service, Zeke

Huish, said, ‘Despite the

impact COVID-19 had on the

number of entries, we simply

can’t believe the incredible

swell of fundraising support

the event received’.

‘We really need to thank

and acknowledge the efforts

of everyone who took part,

our valued volunteers and

sponsors who made the

event possible.

‘We can’t wait to see eve-

ryone again in 2022 for our 10

year celebration’.

To find out more visit

www.coastalcharitywalk.

com.au.

Fundraiser for musician Shivam The Main Arm community

and local musicians are

rallying to help local father,

husband, and SAE student,

Shivam Rath, find his feet

after he lost everything in a

recent house fire.

Co-organiser Alice

Magill told The Echo that a

fundraiser will be held for

Shivam Rath on June 5 from

1pm till 11.30pm at Kohinur

Hall, Main Arm.

Lost all possessionsShe says, ‘Shivam recently

lost his home, all his pos-

sessions, instruments from

around the world, every

small and large significant

momento he had collected

in his life that helped him

identify with who he is…

everything was lost except

the clothes on his back’.

‘He escaped with a

scorched car and a scorched

hand. Unfortunately he is

without insurance.

‘Ironically, it was a wet

futon – caused by the intense

flooding happening at the

time – that started the fire.

Gives thanks ‘This is not just to raise

funds, but also a way where

Shivam gives thanks to the

community that has been so

eager to help since the recent

disaster’.

Alice adds, ‘Tickets are for

sale at the Main Arm shop,

otherwise online, and there

is a tiered system allowing

people to purchase a ticket

according to their capacity’.

Tickets are available

at www.trybooking.com/

BQRZL.

Shivam Rath. Photo supplied


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Holly’s new comic tackles DadWhat do you do when your

not-quite-old father becomes

psychotic? What happens

when the medical establish-

ment and his (third) wife turn

a blind eye?

What happens when you

become his carer?

A new comicbook, Dad, by

local author/illustrator Holly

English tries to answer these

questions, and tells the story

of the horror and hope Holly

experiences as her dad was

thrust into a double diag-

nosis of Parkinsons disease

then full-blown psychosis.

‘Dad voted Trump and is

openly racist’, she says.

‘I never lived with him, and

never really understood him’.

When asked what were

the hardest parts when writ-

ing about her relationship

with her father, she said,

‘Revisiting this time in my life

brought up a lot of painful,

unbearable memories for me’.

‘Some of my drawings are

just so sketchy because of it.

‘No one should have to

deal with a madman on their

own. Let alone their father.

‘There’s anger at the

medical system that failed

us, and the denial of mental

illness in my family was

bewildering. I just hope my

comicbook can console

anyone in a similar circum-

stance; to know that they

are not alone, and to get

their own support team for

themselves, as a carer.

‘I wish I had. It came much

later’.

Deep purposeHolly adds, ‘Thanks

everyone for your support

and encouragement over the

years of my creating’.

‘Much of it is done simply

by love; I spend more than

I earn, and the passion and

desire to share experiences

and stories feels like a deep

purpose. Especially when

someone tells you how much

your work has aff ected them

in a positive way, gotten

them through a hard night,

changed their mind, or made

them feel something special’.

The A5, 20-page colour

comicbook was printed on

100 per cent recycled paper

at local printers, Digi Print

Pro, in Bangalow.

For more info and to

get a copy of Dad, visit

hollyenglish.com.

SAE eyes further online collaboration With international travel

restricted owing to COVID-19,

SAE students are collaborat-

ing with their peers across

the planet, and the results in

the print and digital design

field are impressive, says

senior lecturer, Rachael Shea.

The online project is also

helping to break cultural

and geographical barriers,

and has resulted in positive

student feedback and new

friendships, says Rachael.

Excellent feedbackRachael, who is also SAE

Australia’s Design Course

Committee Chair, says, ‘We’ve

run the project twice now, and

the feedback from students

has been excellent, with some

of the relationships formed

between students continuing

outside the class’.

She says while the project

includes SAE campuses in

Melbourne, Sydney, Byron

Bay and Dubai, she is looking

to foster further cross-border

collaboration with SAE

colleagues in Germany and

New Zealand.

SAE Byron Bay student

Christel Cherryadi said she

was grateful for the unique

opportunity to team up with

peers in other locations.

‘Having the chance to

work with students from

diff erent places and cultures

brings a new perspective

to the overall collaborative

activity than we’d normally

get just working with stu-

dents in class from our home

campus’, she said.

To find out more about

SAE’s creative media educa-

tion across seven disciplines –

animation, audio and music,

creative industries, design,

film, games, web and mobile

– visit www.sae.edu.au.

SAE Byron Bay student, Christel Cherryadi. Photo supplied

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The recent Byron Comedy Fest enjoyed sunny skies and happy faces over its four day duration. It featured Dr Karl,(pictured) Glenn Robbins, Dave O’Neil, Fiona O’Loughlin, Imaan Hadchiti (pictured) Geraldine Hickey, Zoe Coombs Marr and many more. With over 2,000 in attendance at various events, festival directors Mell Coppin and Zara Noruzi (pictured) have big plans for their ‘keep it small’ festival approach. Keeping it small means seating with no more than 150 at any time. Audience and performers were enamoured of the unique experience of more intimate shows. Photo Jeff ‘Giggles Since 1986’ Dawson

The Byron Chamber held an informative evening last Thursday, in conjuction with TAFE and the Beach Hotel, which examined future job growth for businesses in the area. The aft er hours event is a regular opportunity for Byron businesses to network and advance their businesses. Photo Jeff ‘All About The Biz Since 1986’ Dawson

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The Farm seeks to approve unauthorised land usesA planning proposal, now

on exhibition on Council’s

website, aims to authorise

activities at The Farm,

located on the corner of

Ewingsdale Road and Wood-

ford Lane, Byron Bay.

While it has remained

a popular venue since its

inception, The Farm’s owners

have been accused by Coun-

cil staff of operating activities

without consent.

Council staff say the

purpose of the proposal

will identify a ‘Rural Activity

Precinct’ and a ‘Farming

Precinct’ and that will be

achieved by introducing a

‘new local clause into the

Byron LEP 2014 to allow a

range of land uses that sup-

port farming activities’.

‘Existing commercial

outlets for farming products

grown on site will be

allowed’. Staff continue,

‘Opportunities such as farm

field days and exhibitions

for the community to learn

about and appreciate farm-

ing, would also be allowed.

‘The Planning Proposal

deals only with existing uses.

It will not authorise new

development.

‘The amendment to the

LEP will not alter the existing

RU1 (Primary Production)

zoning of the land’.

On September 3, 2020,

The Echo reported The

Farm’s owners Emma and

Tom Lane sold to local busi-

ness and property owners

Fraser and Allyson Short.

Public feedback on the

proposal ends May 31.

Théo still missing – two years onEve Jeff ery

Laurent Hayez loves music.

His Facebook page is

sprinkled with posts about

musicians, and bands and

his wish for the pandemic to

be over so he can go to see

live events again.

His page is also littered

with faces from all over the

world, posts full of pleas from

people to help them find

someone missing. He reposts

them in the hope that he can

in some small way help them

be found. Sometimes there

is a thank you, saying the

loved one has been located,

but more oft en than not, the

posts hang there in space,

a collection of people never

reunited with the ones who

miss them the most. Laurent

knows their pain.

It’s been two years since

his son Théo left a nightclub

in Byron.

It’s been two years since

anyone saw him, or at least

that is what we are led to

believe. We don’t know, and

if anyone does know, they

are not telling.

Théo would be planning a

big party soon – approaching

his twenty-first birthday in

September, he would be

celebrating another year of

university done, and his dad,

his mum Vinciane, and his

little brother, aff ectionately

known as Lulu, would gather

somewhere special to mark

the occasion in Belgium.

Laurent says that not a

day goes by that he isn’t in

the family’s thoughts.

‘We continue to receive

heartfelt messages of

support from Byron Bay,

Australia, Belgium and

around the world. These

messages mean so much to

us, and give us the strength

to go on.

‘The last time we spoke

with the Coroner’s team,

we were reassured to see

how seriously they are going

about their work, verifying

the investigations carried out

by the police.’

Tweed/Byron detectives

say they are continuing their

inquiries as they prepare a

brief of evidence on behalf of

the NSW Coroner.

Coroner’s hearing Laurent says he has been

vaccinated against COVID-19

and hopes he will be able to

attend the Coroner’s hearing

which he says is listed for

around the end of November

in Byron Bay.

‘I will be glad to see my

Australian family, the incred-

ible community in Byron Bay

and, above all, hope that

answers will be found to our

many remaining questions.’

The Brunswick Valley

Needlework Group held their

Biggest Morning Tea for The

Cancer Council last week at

the home of Cheryl Smith in

Mullumbimby.

Organisers say around 40

ladies gathered for a high tea

and enjoyed yummy food,

played games, had a quilt

auction and raff les.

‘A guest speaker told

of her journey with breast

cancer, bringing home the

message that cancer can

happen to anyone – she was

a lucky survivor’.

Mullum biz support‘The raff le prizes were well

received and were gener-

ously donated by businesses

in Mullumbimby’.

They say the crowd raised

$1,330, which will go toward

cancer research.

‘Many, many thanks

go to Cactus Hill Project,

Chemsave, The Source, Soul

Pattinson, Newspower, Betta

Electrical, In The Raw, Haven,

Linen House, The Bookshop,

Mendala, The Other Joint,

The Chocolate Shop, Societa

Bistro and Rainbow Patch-

work, Lismore’.

Needlework ‘n’ tea raises $1,330

Laurent Hayez with Théo as a toddler. The family live on

memories. Photo supplied

President of the Byron District Orchid Society, Cheryl Smith. Photo Jeff Dawson


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Where are the small ‘l’ Libs on climate action?

A nyone remember ‘Modern Liber-

als’? They’re the ones who stood

at the last election in safe Liberal

seats like Goldstein in Melbourne (Tim

Wilson) and the formerly safe Liberal seat

of Wentworth in Sydney (Dave Sharma).

The idea was to differentiate from the

current un-modern Liberals: hard right

climate change deniers who ended Turn-

bull’s leadership rather than acquiesce to

the party-room backed National Energy

Guarantee (NEG).

Yet when PM Morrison announced a

$600 million taxpayer-funded gas fired

power station with the promise of more

to come, they were silent. Developing the

gas industry is contrary to the advice of

a government task force, which advised

that a new gas plant was not needed,

and to the view of the chair of Australia’s

Energy Security Board, Kerry Schott, that

the plan was not commercially viable.

The ‘modern libs’ were silent after

energy experts warned the government’s

open-ended intervention in the energy

market would depress private sector

investment in renewables.

They were silent after the Interna-

tional Energy Agency said, the day after

Morrison’s announcement, that to reach

net zero emissions in 2050, and thus

avoid catastrophic climate change ‘we

do not need any more investments in

new oil, gas and coal projects’.

The Snowy Hydro Authority, which

expanded hydro power under an initia-

tive of PM Turnbull, will now also build

the new station.

‘Modern liberals’ have abjectly failed

the majority of their electorate – Liberal,

Green and Labor – who wanted strong

action on climate change.

Morrison’s move is to pay no mind to

the pressing public interest, but to wedge

Labor in their marginal seats. And Labor

has stepped away, frightened.

After the budget, Malcolm Turnbull

addressed an energy conference to

bemoan its absence of climate change

policy before the gas fired power station

announcement. Asked what it would

take for the Morrison Government to

change course he replied: ‘At this stage,

I’d say only the prospect of electoral

defeat, whether that’s at the hands of the

Labor Party, which would seem implausi-

ble, or independents who are supportive

of climate action’.

Turnbull and John Hewson, two

‘modern liberal’ leaders – are now all

in on finding a way to force the Liberal

Party to act in the public interest,

even if it means backing quality liberal

independents.

Morrison thinks he’s got the trick to win

the next election, and it’s based on the

assumption that moderate liberals in safe

seats will hold their noses and vote Liberal.

Cathy McGowan, the retired inde-

pendent MP for the Victorian regional

seat of Indi, put it this way to me last

week: ‘The Liberal Party has swung right

and has swung conservative Christian’.

So what are cosmopolitan liberal

voters to do? She said, ‘I say to them, “It’s

only going to get worse, so how are you

going to vote”?’

In safe Liberal seats with significant

numbers of moderate Liberal voters, we

need a modern liberal independent who

attracts enough first preference votes

from Liberal, Labor and Greens voters to

finish second after dragging the sitting

Liberal MPs’ vote down below 45 percent,

then winning on preferences. Like Cathy

McGowan did to beat Sophie Mirabella

in 2013, and her successor Helen Haines

did to succeed McGowan at the last

election. And what Kerryn Phelps did

to beat Sharma at the 2018 Wentworth

by-election, and what Zali Steggall did to

finish off Tony Abbott.

To do that, community members of

different political colours must come

together and find a quality independent

candidate to back, who will attract lib-

eral protest voters, while being attractive

enough to left voters to win their first or

second preference.

To do that, voters must care enough

to actively participate in their democracy,

get educated about how the preferential

system works and, most importantly, be

prepared to work together across party

lines to find common ground.

How? One way is the ‘Voices for’

movement, inspired by the Voices for Indi

group, which backed McGowan and were

turbocharged by Zali Stegall’s success in

Warringah.

Denis Ginnivan, a Voices for Indi

founder who retired from the group

to mentor several ‘Voices for’ groups

in other states, told a community

conference in Melbourne last week that

there are now 36 groups having a go.

McGowan became the unofficial patron

of this movement – every seat is differ-

ent, and all groups are unaffiliated and

autonomous – after calling a gathering of

interested voters in safe Coalition seats in

February to explain the Indi model.

Really, the movement is about nurtur-

ing genuine participatory democracy

with a view to rehabilitating the demo-

cratic concept of representation.

The idea that the role of a federal MP

is to serve and empower his or her elec-

torate, not advance careers in the party

club or self-deal or serve donors in return

for a cushy job after politics.

With enough volunteers and dona-

tions, they can attract quality candidates

who’d never otherwise think of doing

politics to stand with the offer of genuine

service, good faith transparent decision

making on bills, and constant commu-

nity input. People like Cathy McGowan

and Zali Steggall.

Last week, I interviewed architect

Linda Seymour, a founder of the move-

ment in the Sydney seat of Hughes, held

by climate change denier and pandemic

conspiracy theorist Craig Kelly. Before the

last election Morrison saved Kelly – who

uses his position to soapbox outlandish

theories rather than represent his elector-

ate – from deselection by his local branch.

Her breaking point was Kelly mock-

ing climate change as a factor in the

fires (‘40 degree heat is hard but much

harder in Russia, -40 degrees’) the day

after two young men died fighting them.

She began kitchen table conversations,

gathered volunteers, and is searching for

an independent to back. The common

ground so far – climate change and the

need to bring back integrity through a

strong federal ICAC.

Linda got down to it when her work

dried up during the national COVID-19

lockdown and, heaven forbid, she’s

having fun getting to know her electorate

and meeting new people of all political

colours who also want real change and

are willing to work to get it.

What have the Romans ever done for us?

The three Rs – roads, rates and rubbish – are often

trotted out by fiscal conservatives to advance a nar-

rative in which councils stick to simple services.

But if you look at Council’s Operational Plan and associ-

ated budget, revenue policy, and fees and charges (now on

exhibition), it’s clear Council’s role within the community is

very significant. It’s the same for all councils.

It’s by far the Shire’s largest employer, for example.

And as an example of what is managed, aside from

roads and rubbish, the Plan lists water, sewage, cycleways,

community halls, holiday parks, open spaces, libraries,

cemeteries, childcare, bush regen… even the Tyagarah

Airfield is Council-managed.

Anyway – the 2021/22 Operational Plan etc describes all

its debts and available cash, along with what it charges for

all its services. Even staff car allowances are listed (but like

wages – only as a sum total within a department).

And the plan/budget also highlights where Council

spends its money, what makes money and what doesn’t.

For example, the Cavanbah Centre/sports fields are well

known to lose money.

The tip shop at the Myocum recycling centre, however,

doesn’t (it’s expected to make $140,000 in 2021/22).

Apart from government grants, DA approvals, inspections,

fines and paid parking, the bulk of income appears derived

from rates and providing water and sewage services.

In Byron Shire, staff say there are six rates categories

– residential (including flood prone), business, Byron Bay

CBD business, farmland, and farmland – flood prone.

The total number of rateable properties is 15,985, which

is not a lot, when compared to other councils. That low

rate base restricts the services Byron Council can provide.

So – is Council in the red (deficit) or the black (surplus)?

Staff say, ‘On a Consolidated All Funds basis, Council

is expecting an overall budget surplus in 2021/2022 of

$22,251,600 and an operating budget surplus of $346,700’.

At the risk of endlessly repeating oneself – the elections

are September 4, and now is the time for candidates to get

to know what’s under the hood.

Now is also the time for the conversation around how

they would govern. We’ve seen how the current council-

lors react to pressures, and how their decision making has

affected the community.

If you want better, it’s time to get involved!

Hans Lovejoy, editor

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a submission to Rous County

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for future water options in

our area.

Rous Water voted against

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December 2020 meeting and

again rejected a rescission

motion to put the dam back

on the agenda earlier this

year.

An asset such as a mega

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one. Rous is proposing

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around the existing Rocky

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of other water resource

options.

The IWCM lists these

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The jargon of ‘toilet to tap’

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A sense of frustration and help-

lessness is being felt by many

in the community as they or

their friends become homeless

as the housing and rental

prices continue to increase.

But local Liz Friend has

decided that it is time to take

action and help people who

are struggling to keep a roof

over their heads and food on

the table.

She has started the Real-

ity Check Campaign that

is asking people who are

relatively secure in their lives

to help those who aren’t.

Liz told The Echo, ‘The

heart and soul of Byron Shire

is getting lost, amidst a grow-

ing housing crisis. Property

prices have jumped exponen-

tially and the less better off

have been forced out of their

homes, out of town, sleeping

in their cars, couch-surfing or

living on the streets, simply

because they cannot afford

the unreasonable increases

in rent. Alternatively, their

houses are being sold by

landlords taking advantage of

the property boom, or being

let for short-term holiday

letting, taking them out of the

residential rental market’.

‘I am encouraging people

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Supporting peopleDonating to the Reality

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Both these funds are being

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are working on a number of

housing solutions that bring

together local and state gov-

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philanthropists and social

impact investors, builders

at cost, developers and pro

bono professionals.

Liz says, ‘We all need to

come together so that we

do not divide into two – the

haves and the have nots – we

need each other. We all need

to take responsibility here.

At the moment, people are

being forgotten. There are

increasing and obvious mental

health issues emerging, along

with tragic stories of people

feeling secure one minute, lost

and feeling hopeless the next’.

Donations to the Reality

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Changing the policy was always going to be tough but chess, extremely popular in Norway thanks to Carlsen, has been seen by the giant Kindred group as an ideal entry vehicle. In 2019 Kindred offered a massive sponsorship for the Norwegian Chess Federation in return for lobbying the government to open up gambling. Despite intense manoeuvring by Carlsen, the plan was rejected by the NCF.

Carlsen took the rejection – and fall in popularity in Norway – hard but doubled down. The Oslo chess club he had formed to

influence the NCF vote accepted major sponsorship from Kindred, while Magnus himself became a brand ambassador for Unibet. His company Play Magnus had by then merged with Chess24 (which was founded and fund-ed by gambling interests). Play Magnus has since sought to dom-inate the chess landscape, buying the leading chess magazine New in Chess, and then training sites Chessable and ChessAim.

More importantly for Kindred, Carlsen has now found a political ally in Peter Froelich, a member of Norway’s ruling conservative coalition. Meeting in parliament, the two agreed that Norway is missing out on millions on tax. ‘I feel that it is unrealistic to keep the foreign betting compa-nies away,’ said Carlsen. ‘I think [removing the monopoly] will benefit many.’

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Submissions close May

28. Please support the range

of water source options that

Rous is continuing to explore

and build on, which don’t

include a mega dam.

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Koala thanksThis is a long overdue thank

you to the lovely people or

person who made the beau-

tiful koala at the beginning of

our street – it is beautiful.

It hasn’t slowed many

people down in our street

but some take notice as a few

koalas have been killed on

our road before. Thank you

very much again, I love it.

Pam Hamill

Coorabell

Farmlands at risk?I read with scepticism this

week Paul Bibby’s story

that Council felt compelled

to vote unanimously to

express concern with the

state government’s proposed

Agritourism Policy, which

will ‘compromise regionally

significant farming and food

production by stealth’.

Talk about inconsistency

in Council policy statements

and policy direction!

Simon Richardson’s

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Car-free for nature – does this need to be the way of the future?Alison Drover

W hilst we debate

the merits of a

car-free Sunday

in the town of Byron, let’s

consider the opportunity

and merits of trialing this

elsewhere, where the need is

greater.

Cars are consuming

nature with a vengeance;

trucks, motorhomes, 4WDS

and vans are out in force.

Statistically 4WDs accounted

for 49.6 per cent of new car

sales in 2020 in Australia,

which is staggering. Our cars

have become bigger, as have

the accessories and toys that

we add to them, and conse-

quently so has our appetite

for nature-based activities.

Nature Reserves are wildlife sanctuaries

There are places for this,

but they are not in a nature

reserve, or on beaches that

are sanctuaries for wildlife

and act as ecological havens.

Nature reserves are areas

of high conservation status,

meaning they have higher

biodiversity and are not

actively promoted by NPWS.

They rate higher than a

National Park and don’t usu-

ally contain amenities. They

are wildlife sanctuaries.

Broken Head is one of our

best examples of a world

class nature reserve. Littoral

rainforest is a threatened

ecosystem, protected in NSW

under the Coastal Manage-

ment Act and formerly under

State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) 28. Most of

these forests have largely

been cleared for farmland

and coastal development.

The largest remaining area

that is protected is Iluka

Nature Reserve, which is part

of the Gondwana Rainforests

of Australia. Iluka is very

small. Hence all remaining

areas of Littoral Rainforest

are of high conservation

value. This applies especially

where they are adjacent to

existing protected areas,

with opportunities to con-

nect and rehabilitate, such

as at Broken Head and Seven

Mile Beach.

Mental health

What’s oft en overlooked

in the case for conservation

is that it is scientifically

proven that nature exposure

improves human mental

health and wellbeing. Poor

mental health imposes

major costs on human

economies. Therefore,

parks have an additional

economic value by boosting

the mental health of visitors.

This is referred to as a health

services value. This may be

considered as a component

of Ecosystem Services Value.

It then could be argued that

removing the car improves

the quality of the nature

experience as well as reduc-

ing the human impact.

Broken Head is one of

Byron’s assets that is most

impacted by vehicles,

especially those 4WDs

and campervans that can

drive right into the forest

verges. It is such remote,

isolated surf beaches, set in

nature, that sadly make it a

delight for influencers and

‘Instagrammers’.

For years Council and

NPWS have been trying to

work out a solution for man-

aging excessive numbers of

vehicles, and people illegally

parking and camping, in

what is one of our best

biodiversity sanctuaries in

the region.

Parking and management

plans that are still on the

debating table eight years

on will involve heavy invest-

ment for limited return and

still rely on just two compli-

ance off icers to manage,

which is not practical given

the demand and the terrain.

However, when we step

out of the road and look at

the bigger picture herein lies

the answer and provides

the opportunity as well as

ratepayer cost savings.

Broken Head normally

(rain aside) has anywhere

from an average of 300 to 900

vehicle movements a day on

weekends, driving a narrow

and dangerous stretch of

road for cars. Even though

there are only 60 legal car

parks the entire length of

Seven Mile Beach Road.

During the peak of COVID

in 2020 and a severe bushfire

season when nature reserve

car parks were closed,

Broken Head and other areas

of nature breathed a sigh of

relief.

Instead of the plumes of

dust, the excessive speeds,

an endless stream of traff ic,

noise, and dangerous park-

ing, there was peace, the

occasional resident’s vehicle,

walkers, runners and families

cycling to beaches. Surfers

cycled or walked. There was

more wildlife, less noise, and

better humans.

There was a peaceful vibe

and everyone benefitted.

It is a fact that we enjoy,

respect and value something

more if we have to forgo

something in order to get

it. It is the doing that makes

the experience. This is the

sweet spot. Walking or

cycling in nature means that

you assimilate slowly before

you arrive. You exhale, wind

down and hear the sounds of

the forest and change your

vibration. The connection

is immediate, as is your

vulnerability. The bravado of

the shield of metal is gone.

To put it bluntly; you get rid

of the ‘tyre kickers’ and those

who just want to Instagram

nature, and get those who

are wanting to experience it.

Symbiotic relationships

Tailoring solutions for

managing our natural assets

has a symbiotic relation-

ship. There will be diff erent

strategies dependent on the

fragility of the ecosystems

or our the ability to manage

them. This needs to be a

case-by-case scenario. I liken

it to an art gallery; some areas

of nature are touch and feel,

others are quiet spaces for

appreciation and contempla-

tion, and others are activity

areas with lots of interaction.

Trialing a car free Sunday

in Broken Head allows, by

design, protection of the

area and reduction of nega-

tive impacts. It off ers people

seeking refuge in the silence

of nature or who want to

safely exercise in nature

without the threat of traff ic,

this opportunity. It gives real

credibility to Byron’s testi-

mony to sustainability and

provides a unique experience

for our tourists and our com-

munity. Most importantly we

are safeguarding biodiver-

sity, demonstrating a level

of respect while giving locals

and visitors the opportunity

to experience recreation in

nature without the cars.

The success of any idea

is dependent on the com-

mitment and community

engagement process. This is

not a taking away of parking,

this is creating an opportu-

nity for the community and

our visitors to have equality

in nature. The surfers have

dominated the road for

years, so now we can allow

the walkers, runners, stroll-

ers, cyclists and children to

have a go.

If this was adopted as a

seven day a week strategy it

would provide opportunities

for well designed levels

of access, including for

wheelchairs, that currently

don’t exist. A sealed trail

for wheelchairs and Braille

interpretation handrails – so

that people could feel the

typography – are possible.

There are the residents to deal

with who rely on the road for

access, but they are very few.

Parking at Broken Head is

currently free or underman-

aged. This strategy provides

potential for managing this

properly to ensure much

needed revenue. Local

ratepayers are still able to

use their generous $50 a

year car park stickers. Invest-

ment proposed to manage

Seven Mile Beach Road and

safeguard the Reserve can

be deployed into interpretive

signage and collaborative

strategies with NPWS to help

with management. More

slow tourism opportunities,

like Delta Kay’s walking tours

of Broken Head, could be fos-

tered, which in themselves

keep an eye on things.

Long term, with the

impact of climate change

drastically competing with

the surge in tourism to

natural areas, coupled with

the rise in vehicle numbers, it

is going to be imperative that

Council and other stakehold-

ers look at how they can best

manage natural areas for the

wellbeing of people and the

other lifeforms of this planet.

Perhaps we could really

be global influencers in being

a car free and phone off

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ahead with finalising a DA for the

Council’s massive industrial solar farm

development at Dingo Lane within the

iconic Myocum farmlands.

As soon as it’s approved, other

private landowners will have a strong

case to put forward many more massive

solar farms in the historic Myocum

farming valley.

Many of the surrounding farmland

landowners have been approached to

develop similar facilities.

Council’s own business case

financial reports say it’s a bad deal for

ratepayers, as it will saddle ratepayers

with a $12 million debt, which will take

years to pay off . If the solar rebates go

pear-shaped over time, as expected, the

debt may never be paid.

The fact that the same facility could

be built much more cheaply as a joint

venture by Byron Council out west with

an appropriate like-minded western

NSW council and get an outcome that

is much better value for money and still

achieving the desired lower emissions

outcome so desired by Council is irrel-

evant apparently.

At the same time the valuable

Council block could be sold for use as

farmlands as its zoning was intended.

But as Simon once shouted at me

in an email; we just want to see the

valley filled with solar panels because

the ‘tourists and locals will really

love the added interest of seeing lots

of solar panels in the rural valley’...

go figure. And this week they are

concerned with State government

policy which puts farmlands at risk of

inappropriate development – a sad

case of flip, flop policy on the run.

Change in mayor [but] no change in

the Council’s inconsistent approach

on key policy.

Please demand during the upcoming

DA process for the Dingo Lane facility

that if Council build out west where

the land is flat, flood free and the sun

always shines... makes too much sense

for our Council to seriously consider

apparently.

Anthony Stante

Coorabell

SP ‘Masterplan’Now that the Masterplan for the Suf-

folk Park Parkland is hurriedly due for

release, and people can ‘submit com-

ments’ to what has already been organ-

ised and planned, and Suff olk Park

Progress Association (SPPA) has been

the main community representation in

this process, Suff olk Park residents have

a number of questions for Council.

Is it true that the diligent people suc-

cessfully doing the community gardens

for nothing for several years (in line with

global community and environmental

initiatives, and all welcome policy) will

now have to submit and tender?

What is all this costing, in times of

hardship and homelessness?

Given the Pump Track trauma that

has caused serious upset for all those

who were shocked, and those directly

aff ected by the bulldozers and dust and

noise upheaval from early morning till

late now, almost every day since Easter,

how can people now trust what the

‘Masterplan’ holds for this precious but

seriously damaged place, despite token

‘community consultation’?

Kerry Wright

Suff olk Park

The Echo’s summary, that I was ‘critical

of organisers’, is not a fair reflection

of my comments in Council about the

Byron Music Festival application to use

the community market site (Dening

Park) for a one-off music event.

Regarding the organisers, I actually

referenced the Review of Environmental

Factors (REF), noting its clarity, care for

sensitive dunes and willingness to work

with Council staff .

What I did do is note the environ-

mental issues raised by Cr Ndiaye as an

important consideration in the public

interest test for a licence to use Dening

Park for a music event.

The organisers are planning to quar-

antine a 10 metre buff er to the dune

edge from public access and to limit

vehicles on site to bump in/out. In sup-

port of these measures, I was able to get

an amended condition to cap audience

numbers in line with the expectations of

organisers and staff .

The public interest in a central

beachfront location in Byron Bay that

should prioritise open access for all is

obvious. This is an event organised to

support and celebrate an important

aspect of Byron’s cultural identity,

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help build confidence and solidarity

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Letters


‘A man told me that for a woman,

– Anne HathawayKnown for its vaccine friendly attitude:

many locals enjoyed the recent

addition to signage as they entered

Mullumbimby. Though there is still

some debate as to whether it is a

council approved sign!



Henry Barnes

Y ou know that frog-in-

boiling water story?

Well, the same sort

of slow cook process is being

experienced by our belea-

guered universities. So many

changes have occurred over

recent decades -especially

since the early 190s - that

the modern university bears

little resemblance to its

predecessors. It has been

slowly but surely boiled to

death. Some of these changes

have been greeted with mild

public concern, some with

great enthusiasm, but mostly;

silence has prevailed.

Faux corporationsLet’s not mince words

here. Today’s universi-

ties, especially (but not

exclusively) across the Anglo-

sphere, have morphed into

faux corporations hellbent on

gaining market share – even

more so in the middle of

a global pandemic when

international intake has been

severely impacted. Not that

there’s anything all that new

about this. Universities have

long cosied up to commercial

interests. Today however,

they’ve become intimate

bedfellows. What’s good for

universities, it seems, is good

for business.

Our higher education

institutions have, in eff ect,

become giant industrial

training centres for the neo-

liberal economy. It’s a handy

arrangement for business

that contributes precious

little to tertiary education yet

benefits enormously from a

steady flow of graduates and

profit-boosting commercial

research. Not surprisingly,

it’s taxpayers and students

who end up subsidising this

enterprise – and the bloated

salaries of senior university

managers.

Yes, our universities are

all about job readiness and

commercialisation. No need

for all that self-indulgent stuff

like critical thinking once

entertained in the so-called

liberal arts. These days,

vocationalism and hard-

nosed practicality rule. It’s

one reason why conservative

education ministers have

so oft en interfered in the

Australian Research Council

grant allocation process.

They have put the kibosh on

seemingly esoteric applica-

tions from those troublesome

left ies in the humanities,

arts and social sciences

(HASS), and it’s why there

are legions of business types

sitting on university councils.

It’s also why the Morrison

government doubled fees for

HASS students as a means

of cross-subsidising Science,

Technology, Engineering and

Maths (STEM) courses.

Is arts business?Where’s the public outrage

over all this? And where’s the

outrage over the fact that

our local tertiary institution,

Southern Cross University,

no longer has a School of

Arts and Social Sciences? The

remaining few academics

now find themselves in –

wait for it! – the Faculty of

Business.

Not so long ago, it was

hard to imagine a university

without a swag of HASS

academics doing lots of

innovative and interesting

scholarships. Times have

certainly changed.

Once the darling of

the sector in terms of its

boutique-by-the-sea courses

in naturopathy, music and

the like, SCU is now at the

wrong end of the national

university rankings (33rd out

of a total of 36 Australian

universities examined by QS

World University Rankings),

with student attrition rates

(hovering around 22 per cent)

enough to make any vice

chancellor’s hair curl.

Like other Aussie institu-

tions, SCU has been severely

impacted by the pandemic,

with casual staff – mainly

women – laid off in droves.

The slack has been taken

up by already hard-pressed,

stressed-out and disen-

chanted academics whose

satisfaction ratings are, as

Margaret Sims points out in

the splendid book, Bullshit Towers, on par with long

term prisoners. (Satisfaction

ratings among students have

also plummeted, as reported

by Sydney Morning Heraldcorrespondent Jordan Baker

in March of this year).

Yet still, academics are

urged by management

to strive for educational

excellence. Never mind that

its nigh impossible to meet

workload demands (which

include having to put all

courses online), or that the

academic year has been

revolutionised by the hasty

introduction of what many

academics consider to be

unteachable 6x6 terms.

To make matters worse,

lectures have now been

replaced (‘flipped’) by

facilitated sessions in which

academics oversee discus-

sions by students who are

increasingly responsible for

their own learning. This is

educational outsourcing at

it’s most egregious.

Never before has the

disconnect between policy

makers and academics and

students been so pronounced

in our university system, and

rarely have curricula and

research agendas been so

instrumentalised to suit the

needs of industry.

Drive through degrees?

Anyone who knows what

goes on in these institutions

is keenly aware that claims of

excellence are largely bogus,

conjured up mainly for repu-

tational reasons. Academics

and students have never been

so unhappy. They both want

an educational process that

is relational, joyously interac-

tive and intellectually and

spiritually rewarding. They

don’t want a drive through,

remote experience. It’s a sad

state of aff airs, and is only

likely to get worse.

So dear readers, express

your outrage! What’s needed

now, particularly in light of

the claim, as Jenna Pryce

from University of Technology

asserts, that universities are

dying, is a public discussion

of what a diff erent public

higher education system

might look like, how it can

divest from the agendas of

the capitalist state, and most

importantly, how it can be

more responsive to the global

crises we now face.

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Articles

‘The truth will set you free,

– Gloria Steinem

Universities on the boil? Corporatisation takes over

ahead in this central public

space is a demonstration of

the centrality of the music

industry in our lives and a

community desire to see it

remain so.

‘Supportive of the

organisers’ might be a better

summary.

Cr Basil CameronGoonengerry

Your article regarding Crs

Duncan Dey and Sarah Ndi-

aye’s relationship with John

Anderson made me think

about another political per-

sonality in the international

scene.

This one displays many

of the same behaviours

as John ‘Fast Buck$’ that

were mentioned: misogyny,

mean-spiritedness, bullying,

singling people out, using

his body to dominate,

remember the Hilary Clinton

debate?), verbally aggres-

sive, refusing to pronounce

opposition politicians’

names correctly (remember

Kamala Harris?), ongoing

‘threatening’ behaviour.

Finally, like the other poli-

tician, it appears Mr Buck$

resorts to similar obfusca-

tions when cornered.

‘Mr Anderson denied

“picking” on Cr Ndiaye but

continued to mispronounce

her name during the inter-

view and said she had “a

big mouth”,’ and…

‘When Mr Anderson

heard other women at both

meetings had described his

behaviour towards Cr Ndiaye

as threatening, he called

them girls and said they

should respect their elders.’

I too have observed Fast

Buck$’ ‘Pilgrims’ Progress’

over the many, many years

since his first ‘Pink Paper’

attacking then Cr Mike

Watterson. At the time I sup-

ported his brazen, upfront

style because, I suppose, he

was doing what I was scared

to do.

But over the years I have

observed his ‘Pilgrim’s

Progress’ descend into some-

thing that seems to yield no

positive value except for his

own self-gratification.

No matter who is on

Council, no matter what

party or group they repre-

sent, Mr Buck$ tears them

down.

I also remember when I

helped him into the role as

a councillor with my vote

only to see him apparently

incapable of collaborating

with anyone on Council

without being abrasive and

confrontational.

I reluctantly conclude,

aft er watching local politics,

that he singlehandedly – like

his US counterpart – con-

tributed more to the divisive

nature of local politics than




The ghost in the archives #4: Searching for that rainbow at the end of conformity In which a former Echo drudge wanders into the crypt, turning on lights randomly...

Michael McDonald

T he art of the

peaceful protest

has been a

staple of Byron Shire

life since the ‘new

settlers’ arrived in the

1970s, searching for that

rainbow at the end of

conformity. It has taken

on elements of theatre

and of humour, often

expressed through

costume, dance, music

and that ubiquitous medium,

face-painting.

In 1991, as well as protests

against indiscriminate gov-

ernment logging mentioned

in Archive #2, some 400

people took to the streets of

Byron Bay in January to pro-

test against ‘the current crisis

in the Persian Gulf’. Various

luminaries addressed the

rally at Main Beach, backed

by a large banner, ’No Bloody

War’.

‘The Gulf Crisis’, as it was

then known, was part of the

ongoing crisis in the Middle

East, helpfully established

by colonial powers, such

as Britain and France in the

19th century – or we could

go back to the 11th century

Christian Crusades – and

brought to a later climax in

1998 by the USA bombing the

crap out of Iraq.

In that same week in 1991

a group of artists and poets

staged a piece of perfor-

mance art at Cape Byron.

The Echo reported the claims

that war in the Gulf ‘could

ignite oil reserves, resulting

in further exacerbation of

the greenhouse effect and

damage the marine environ-

ment by leaking oil’.

(It wasn’t until 2015 that

the US military lost its ‘emis-

sions exemption’ under the

Paris climate accord, with

a Brown University report

noting that US military

greenhouse gas emissions

totalled 59 million tons in

2017, 11 million tons more

than the nation of Sweden

in the same year! So many

different ways a large army

can kill people.)

I had the privilege of

covering many different

protests in the nineties

and into the noughties. In

general the local police were

helpful and hands-off, unlike

some American police forces

clad in military gear and all

too willing to wield a baton

and spray the mace – or to

just shoot people.

The patience of the Byron

Bay police might have been

tested when a 2001 Good

Friday protest against the

use of sniffer dogs ended

up on their doorstep. Fortu-

nately that perennial activist,

Graeme Dunstan, had a way

of establishing rapport, or at

least some agreement, with

senior officers before the

protest took place.

The parade wandered

through the Bay to the police

station, accompanied by the

blaring music of the Baha

Men’s 1999 cover of ‘Who Let

The Dogs Out’. The patience

of the Christian cops present

must have been further

tested by the ‘crucifixion’

on the station lawn of Rusty

Harris, who had been busted

earlier in the year after being

sniffed out by a labrador

named Thor. A colourful and

somewhat coloured report

of the drama, complete

with photo containing Rusty

and the banner ‘Sniff Butts

Not Buds’, can be found

at peacebus.com/Rusty/

easter2001.html on the

site still held by Graeme on

an insecure connection,

according to the Firefox

browser.

A side effect of a protest

by Mullum identity Rhonda

Ellis, a Byron councillor

and later a Southern Cross

University academic, saw

my first appearance in court

as a witness. Rhonda was

arrested for interfering with

the progress of the XPT train

as part of general dismay at

the closure of rail services.

Naturally The Echo had

covered the protest and

taken many photos. These

were produced during the

Mullum local court proceed-

ings and the police prosecu-

tor asked why I had brought

them along.

‘I didn’t’, I replied. That

put a dampener on the

prosecutor’s line of enquiry

and was about the extent of

my testimony.

Rhonda is also the author,

with Fiona Martin, of a 2002

report in the Transformations journal on the evolution of

the alternative press in Byron

Shire from 1970 onwards

– https://bit.ly/2YlGnXV. The Echo gets covered, of course,

in itself initially a protest at

the media’s failure to cover

the police’s 1983 marijuana

raids called Operation

One-Up.

‘There we were, bailed up

in Main Arm for three days by

gun-toting police and low-

flying helicopters,’ Nicholas

Shand told filmmaker David

Bradbury. ‘Biggest bloody

story in Australia probably

that week and the local press

wouldn’t report it.’

Some 12 years before the

1991 Byron Bay peace protest

there was the famous ‘Battle

For Terania’ rainforest in

August 1979 at Terania Creek.

In 1999, to mark the 20th

anniversary of the successful

blockade, Byron Bay activist

Dailan Pugh noted, ‘The

Terania Creek protest was

the precedent for taking

direct non-violent action to

protect forests. The political

effect of the blockade was

inspirational for a range of

future environmental con-

frontations around Australia.’

And, unfortunately, the

confrontations must continue.

The film Mullumbimby’s Madness – Activism & Politics,

by Sharon Shostak for the

Brunswick Valley Historical

Society (mullumbimby-

museum.org.au), covers

many of the protests of the

’70s and ’80s that informed

the ’90s, and includes

interviews with several of the

participants.

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Articles

Rusty gets crucified on the front lawn of the Byron Bay

police station. Photo courtesy of Graeme Dunstan

The 1979 Terania

Creek protest.

Photo David Kemp



any other personage.

I still wonder why The Echo has, over many years,

given him more space than

any other local ‘politician’.

Ian Blair Hamilton

Myocum

Knee jerksThere has been much wailing

and gnashing of teeth from

politicians about PETA’s very

reasonable observation that

the ‘mouse plague’ is a com-

plex and long-term problem

that should be addressed

through systematic strate-

gies to introduce methods of

breeding control. Dropping

poisons, which will be picked

up by native animals, dogs

and possibly human children

and will end up in water

supplies is a myopic and

fatuous way to make it look

like something is happening,

without ever addressing the

issue.

Mice probably came to

Australia with the First Fleet,

with mitochondrial DNA

analyses showing a strong

link to the UK mouse. We

can hardly blame them for

thriving, with infestations

being reported for the last 150

years, starting with a ‘mouse

plague’ in Murrurundi in 1871.

The most destructive case,

in 1993, caused an estimated

$96 million worth of damage.

Yet the government has done

little in all those years to find

a systemic solution, other

than handing out extremely

toxic and horribly cruel poi-

sons. The NSW government,

for example, has boasted that

it will poison bags of grains

and hand them out with no

paperwork. What could go

wrong?

PETA urges everyone to

remember that mice feel

pain and fear, just as dogs,

cats, and farmers do. The use

of gut-wrenching poisons

that cause slow, agonising

deaths to mice, or other

animals who eat the poison

or its professed target, is no

substitute for investing in

solid science.

Desmond Bellamy

PETA Australia, Byron Bay

Linnaeus EstateMy name is Ingrid Simson

and house #24 on Linnaeus

Estate is my home. The

house was acquired by the

Simson Family Trust about

20 years ago and I inherited

it in 2019.

I fully subscribe to the

Linnaeus Estate Charter,

which, until a month ago

was available to be read and

appreciated by anyone. Take

a look for yourselves:

www.linnaeus.com.au/

site-management-1 when

you click on this site you will

notice that the Charter has

disappeared, fortunately my

husband downloaded it just

before it was removed from

the Linnaeus website.

The website still does,

however, mention that: ‘the

Linnaeus Estate trust…

will act as custodian of the

site for the future genera-

tions.’ This is in accordance

with the original Charter’s

commitment to future

generations.

I am not qualified to com-

ment on the precise environ-

mental impact of Brandon

Saul’s proposed DA to turn

Linnaeus Estate into a tour-

ist centre with an exclusive

restaurant and hundreds

of guests and employees in

cars arriving daily around

the clock. Yet, I am certain

that this will have a massive

and lasting impact on the

environment for generations

to come.

Brandon Saul’s company

will be by its very nature

expansive, he will seek

Council and NRPP approval

which, in my opinion, will

enable him to take full con-

trol of Linnaeus. I imagine

that Saul’s goal is to ensure

that Linnaeus becomes

profitable for himself and his

shareholders.

As a Swede I feel certain

that my compatriot Carl Lin-

naeus (https://en.wikipedia.

org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus)

would be appalled at the

thought that this extraor-

dinary natural gem named

after him was to be sold to

businessmen, rather than

leaving it as an environmen-

tal educational centre for

generations to come. I know

that the historical major

financial backer of Linneaus

Estate fully supports the

educational goals of the

Charter and it would like

the precious site, so well

described in the Linnaeus

Nature Guide, to remain in

as pristine a condition as it

is today.

I respectfully request you

to reject the DA.

Ingrid Simson

Stockholm, Sweden

Dun the damThere is an unfortunate

campaign of misinforma-

tion circulating about the

alternatives to the Dunoon

Dam. Beth Trevan’s sudden

concern for Tyagarah Nature

Reserve is curious (Echo

May 19), considering the Our

Future NR stance that there

are no environmental issues

with building a dam at The

Channon Gorge. Studies by

Rous County Council (RCC)

state that 34ha of Big Scrub

Rainforest will be destroyed

by the dam and 62ha in the

total area will be affected,

not to mention the destruc-

tion of Aboriginal burial sites.

I discussed the Tyagarah

aquifer with RCC Chair

Keith Williams. The Rous

2060 Future Water Plan on

exhibition now, recommends

four bores in the Tyagarah

aquifer, not the 12 that Ms

Trevan stated. Williams said,

‘the bores will be located

well away from the Tyagarah

Nature Reserve on Crown

and Council land near the

Tyagarah Airfield’. He noted

that before the bores go

ahead in the 2030s, ‘Detailed

studies will be carried out to

be sure there are no impacts

on groundwater dependent

ecosystems’.

Rous County Council

has existing licences for

aquifers at Alstonville that

farmers also use. Despite the

rumours RCC proposes relo-

cating its bores to a deeper

aquifer unused by farmers.

The bores at Alstonville

and Tyagarah will provide

enough additional water

until 2040 according to

Williams. This will provide

20 years to establish water

recycling plants, such as the

pioneer scheme by Rous at

Perradenya Estate. As Mr

Williams has said before, the

recycling of wastewater is

not illegal, it just needs to be

carried out under licence.

Recycled water is used

globally and is a viable solu-

tion to our water supply.

Submissions close this

Friday. Provide a quick

online submissions are at

waternorthernrivers.org. The

Indigenous people and the

rainforest need your support

for alternatives to the dam.

Kathryn McConnochie

Byron Bay

The Echo received far

more letters, many of great

length, that did not make

it into the letters pages this

week. Those letters and the

ones that were cut for space

will appear online in the

coming week.

The letters received on

the Palestine/Israel will also

be made available online.

Time is of the essence...

The time to speak up, act up and protest is now. We are in a climate crisis!

But words are things, and a small drop of ink,

Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces

That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think...

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PETA urges everyone to

remember that mice feel pain

and fear, just as dogs, cats,

and farmers do. Photo CSIRO

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of the performers, as well as the taste experience of the

banquet.

Mezza at the Point, the riverside restaurant located in the Ramada Hotel, 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June.

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Byron on a Sunday? A

quiet little spot, away from

the madness of town, where

the food’s delicious, the

shopping’s unique and the

car parks are plentiful? Then

you need to visit Habitat in

the Arts & Industry Estate.

There’s a diff erent vibe

around Habitat on a Sunday.

Gone are the off ice workers

and spandex-clad gangs

hitting the gyms and health

studios. Instead there are

groups of locals, reclining

around the courtyard, enjoy-

ing a lazy coff ee in the sun

and not really doing much

at all.

And why would you move,

when you’ve got Vagabond

serving all their plant-based

yumminess from 7am,

including silky smooth oats

with poached pear, or buck-

wheat waff les and berries.

The perfect start to a winter

morning. Then Barrio fires

up the woodfired grill from

11am, and start serving their

incredible Sunday Seafood

Roast. Think chargrilled

prawns, wood-fired scallops,

lobster and whatever else

they’ve sourced that’s fresh

and local. Paired with a glass

of something special, and

you’re in foodie heaven.

Topping off your dining

experience, Habitat have

wrangled the legendary

Benilato to wheel his gelato

cart down from the village

of Federal each Sunday. As

a fourth-generation gelato

maker from Italy, Benilato

have a passion for their

product that you just can’t

find anywhere else. Oh, and

there are vegan and gluten-

free options.

What else to do, now

you’re full as a goog and

happy as a lark? Why not

take a stroll around the

shops and treat yourself to

something special? Habitat

have carefully curated every

flagship store, independent

boutique and fashion label,

so you can find the iconic

style you’d expect from

Byron – without the hassle

of going into town. There’s

The Beach People, Children

of the Tribe, Mr Simple, Prae

and Shackpalace, just to

name a few. And now they’re

all open on Sundays from

10am–2pm.

Traditionally, Sundays

used to be a day of rest.

Whole towns would be

closed, and people would

take the time to recharge,

spend time with friends and

family, mentally preparing

for the week ahead. We all

need a refuge and some

relief from the crazy pace of

life. And that place is Habitat.

Sundays from 7am.Habitat in the Arts & Indus-try Estate, Byron Bay.

The Good LifeS Haslam

I love eating out at restau-

rants, but no matter how

good the food is, for me

it’s also about having fun –

it’s a whole experience. Some

experiences just send your

mind that signal to switch

off and have fun – whether

you’re on holidays, or you

just need to chill out. Sitting

across from the beach, with

a great range of cocktails on

hand, listening to some live

tunes with a range of tapas

and some friends to talk to –

to me this is how life should

be lived.

This is the Kiki on Byron

vibe. It’s a cocktail bar oppo-

site Main Beach in Byron, and

also a live music venue, with

regular jazz nights, a cheese

board and wine special for

$60 on Saturday nights with

a killer band, and acoustic

sessions on Sundays with $6

Coronas, just for example.

I find just reading a

cocktail list exciting, let alone

trying them, so just to get

you in the cocktail mood;

how about the ‘MC/DC’: Dark

rum, Brookies Macadamia

and Wattleseed liqueur,

lime, walnut bitters and

macadamia orgeat (orgeat

is a sweet syrup, normally

almond-based, oft en used

in Mai Tais and tiki drinks – if

you like tiki style cocktails,

they have eight diff erent

ones at Kiki’s). Or how about

trying the ‘Some Like it Hot’:

Ilegal Mezcal, Reposado

tequila, lime, local Pyewack-

ets Mango-Jalapeno Shrub,

chilli agave and Dorrigo

pepperleaf?

But of course, you don’t

have to try something diff er-

ent, part of relaxing is just

having what you’re comfort-

able with; like a martini, an

Old Fashioned, or one of the

fresh cocktails like the mojito,

margaritas, or some of my

favourites, like the Amaretto

sour, or the negroni. Well,

I have a lot of favourites,

actually...

Of course, there is also

a good list of reasonably-

priced wines, Australian but

also Austrian and French

wines too, and many wines

available by the glass, along

with a selection of non-

alcoholic drinks and beers

too. I don’t drink a lot of beer,

and I’ve never had a Sanctus,

Pina Colada Smash beer, but

I like going to a venue with

something on the menu to

tempt me out of my comfort

zone – if I could just get past

that cocktail list…

Like, for example, salsa

dancing. It’s outside my

comfort zone and I’ve never

done it, but Kiki on Byron

on Thursday nights is the

place to try, if you’re curious.

There’s a free Latin Dance

Party at 7pm with a mini

salsa class at 6pm ($20) for

an hour beforehand just to

give you some moves, or con-

fidence, and all night Sangria

jugs (maybe for a touch more

confidence) along with wine,

beer and fish taco specials.

There is a Mexican-style

breakfast and lunch menu,

(think Breakfast Burrito),

and for dinner you can get

some simple and delicious

dishes like pizza, nachos and

quesadillas.

The live music is ever-

changing, but this week (in

addition to Thursday night

salsa night) Mark Chapman

is playing at 7pm on Friday,

the Moses Parker Jazz Trio is

playing at 7pm on Saturday

night, and on Sunday morn-

ing at 11am you can catch

Milan Ackerman.

Kiki on ByronShop 1 & 2, 14 Bay St, Byron (opp. Surf Club)kikionbyron.com @kikionbyron

Saphia’s background in music is a definite influence for Kiki

On Byron. Photo Jeff ‘Jazz-Hands’ Dawson

NOW OPEN!

Colourful • Vibrant • Festive Fun Dining. Bringing authentic Mexican food and drinks to Byron.

$5 Tap Beer & $10 Classic Margs.

Wednesday locals discount 20% off the total bill.

Open Mon–Thur 4pm till late. Fri–Sun midday to midnight.

Call 02 7228 9459 or text 0425 361 239 to book.

Shop 9/8 Fletcher St, Byron.www.donpedros.com.auwww.donpedros.com.au

Barrio morning vibes, and inset, breakfast never looked

so good. Barrio Photo Kitti Gould

Sundays are for Habitat Kiki on Byron cocktail bar and music

Miss Renee Simone in ByronIf you like adding live music to your enjoyment of food,

local restaurant Karkalla in Byron Bay has Miss Renee

Simone performing every Thursday in May during their

local curry nights at 10/8 Fletcher St Byron.

See karkalla.com.au

Please, consider OUR FARMS NORTHERN RIVERS.

The experience usually goes for 3 hours and includes a morning tea featuring the signature products of each farm.

to the farm site for groups up to 12.

Visit our website at ourfarmsnr.com.au

04 2360 2341.

Liz from OUR FARMS NORTHERN RIVERS


Tapenade recipe:

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The Good Life

BANGALOW

Bowlo KitchenThe Bowlo, Bangalow6687 2741Open Wed–Fri 12–2.30pm & 5–8.30pm; Sat 12–8.30pm; Sun 12–7pm. Club open Wed–Sun from 12 noonwww.bangalowbowlo.com.au

bangalowbowlo @thebowlo

Family friendly, tradies’ local, restaurant quality. Wednesday to Friday happy hour, midweek specials, excellent wines, foodies delight, creative cocktails,

local produce, massive kids’ space, welcoming staff , and COVID Safe.

Come along to the Bangalow Bowlo and fi nd out.

BALLINA

Wharf Bar & RestaurantBallina

FB/Insta: wharfbarballina12–24 Fawcett St, Ballina6686 5259

EVERY DAYHAPPY HOUR

4–6PMDine in and takeawayGreat summer menu

www.wharfbarballina.com.au

BYRON BAY continued

BYRON BAY

The Italian, Byron Bay, provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary

inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s fi nest cocktails and wines.

The Italian Byron Bay21, 108 Jonson St, Byron BayOpen 7 days from 5.30pm5633 1216www.theitalianbyronbay.com

Incredible cocktails, locals beers & all-day snacks and food to share, with ocean views.

Happy Hour | Every day 4–6pm$6 Loft lager or wine, $10 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita

Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9–11pm2 for $25 Classic Espresso Martini

Open every day from 4pm till late.

Loft Byron Bay4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay6680 9183

Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au

MVP7/7 Lawson St,Byron Bay

Booking via our websitemvpbyronbay.com.au

Probably the world’s best pasta*Open for

Dine in + takeaway + deliveryThursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday – Monday

To book, order takeaway or free pasta puns visitmvpbyronbay.com.au

Or dm slide@mvp_byron_bay*Internal staff poll

CELLAR DOOR – TASTINGS & TOURSHandcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.Naturally Better!Free from added artifi cial fl avours and colours.MAKE YOUR OWN BOTTLE OF GIN- book online. Gin Making Gift Vouchers available.LORDBYRON.COM.AU

LordByronDistillery

Lord Byron DistilleryOpen Tuesday–Saturday12 noon – 5pm7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay8646 4901

Kiki On ByronByron Bay

14 Bay St ( opposite Main Beach Surf Club)www.kikionbyron.com

@KIKIONBYRON

Good Vibes. Live Music. Beach Views. Cocktails. Mexican Cuisine.

Come and join us for some yummy cocktails by the beach, delicious Mexican food and groovy tunes.

Open Tuesday–SundayHappy Hour 3–5pm

A collaboration between local chefs and regenerative farmers, OCA is all about vegetarian organic food and the power of

community, not to mention some seriously amazing fl avours.

The artisan wood–fi red pizzas are the best in town.

The place comes alive for dinners and special events, with some unique local performances. A real cultural experience!

Open from 9am to 2pm Mon–Fri and from 5pm to 8.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.

OCA Organic Cuisine1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Bay

6680 8228

@ocacuisinewww.ocacuisine.com

Breakfast Thursday–Monday 8.am–11.30amLunch Thursday–Monday 12pm–2.30pmDinner Thursday–Monday 5.30pm–late

WE LOVE LOCALS! Every Thursday is locals night!

Curry, roti & glass of wine $36 + LIVE MUSIC performance from 6.30pm

Bookings via website www.karkalla.com.au

Karkalla Byron BayCafé, Bar & Restaurant

Corner of Bay Lane and Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

5614 8656www.karkalla.com.au@karkallabyronbay

Join us on our expedition to save the Earth one Brussels sprout at a time.

HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY 5–6PM$6 BEERS / $12 COCKTAILS / $7 WINES

Open every day from 5pm till late

For any events of up to 30 people please [email protected]

No BonesVegan Bar and Kitchen.

11 Fletcher Street6680 7418

Book online:www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au

Byron Bay Milk CompanyI t’s not every day a chef turns their

hand to plant-based milk, and

delivers that same passion for

flavour into their product.

For patrons of the Mullumbimby

Farmers Market however, that is exactly

the treat they now have at their finger-

tips, thanks to Byron Bay Milk Company.

Owned by David Edgson and Aarna

Hudson, the team together has more

than 30 years of experience in food

production.

Chef Dave Edgson said it all fell into

place aft er he was working as a produc-

tion manager for a vegan chocolate

company and plant-based milk was

also being made on the premises.

Aft er learning the process, the

opportunity came up to purchase the

equipment and start doing it himself,

and thus Byron Bay Milk Company was

born.

Off erings include pecan, macada-

mia, coconut and almond milk – all

produced in glass bottles, which are

reused to reduce waste (customers can

swap back their empty bottle for a full

bottle to help sustainability and save on

the bottle cost per purchase).

David says the rapid local following

that has grown at the Mullum Farmers

Market is evidence that the community

cares about well-made local products

and environmentally friendly business

models.

‘People are changing daily in

Australia to plant-based products, so

having the ability to make something

that tastes good, and that I am also

extremely proud of, is great,’ David says.

‘I want to change people’s experi-

ence of plant-based milks. They can

taste exceptional.

‘As a chef I want to create something

that I would enjoy, and if it’s not a high

quality product that I would consume,

I won’t sell it to my customers. That’s

why we put so much eff ort into the

flavour and quality of our milk.’

David says he loves the process of

creating something so much that he

doesn’t mind the 3am starts that it

takes to produce, deliver and also sell

at the markets the 500 litres of plant-

based milk.

‘One of the most interesting factors

is having the ability to extract flavour

from something that is dehydrated or

dried, such as a nut, and to preserve

that flavour within a milk,’ he says.

‘My whole goal, that I have carried

over from my time working as a chef, is

to work with flavours and infusions.

‘I also love the variety of customers

I get to interact with at the farmers

markets, and I look forward to further

building those relationships with the

community as the year goes on.’

If you’d like to try these terrific milks, you can find Byron Bay Milk Company at the Mullumbimby Farmers Markets every Friday from 7am to 11am, and don’t forget to return your bottle to support sustainability.

Dave Edgson is a former chef who sells healthy, modern, plant-based milks in very satisfyingly-old-school bottles at the market.

S Haslam

There is an ancient tale from

Athens that the goddess

Athena gained the protection

of Athens from Poseidon

with the gift of the olive.

Olives belong to the class of

fruit called drupes, or stone

fruits, and are related to

mangoes, cherries, peaches,

almonds, and pistachios.

Olives are known to be

a good source of vitamin E,

iron, copper, and calcium.

If they are stored in salty

brine, they can also contain

sodium, which, according

to Traditional Chinese Medi-

cine, is just what we need in

these winter months to keep

kidney energy balanced.

As well, olives are rich

in antioxidants, including

oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol,

tyrosol, oleanolic acid, and

quercetin, which have anti-

inflammatory properties.

They are low in carbs but

high in healthy fats.

You can use some of the

region’s locally-grown olives

to throw in a pasta, perk up a

Mediterranean dish, eat as a

simple nibble warmed with a

rosemary sprig… or you can

whizz up a quick tapenade.

In honour of Grumpy Grandma, Denise.

Olives

1 Cup pitted kalamata olives

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons capers

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

2 cloves crushed garlic

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Chopped herbs (try parsley,

oregano, thyme, chilli or

coriander to your liking)

Combine olives, capers and garlic in a processor and chop

finely. With motor running, gradually add lemon juice and

oil, then herbs, and process until blended. Transfer tapenade

to bowl. Season to taste with pepper. Tapenade can then be

used as a dip, an addition to pasta, pizza, salads or spread on

bread with tomato and/or cheese.

The olive tree is surely the richest gift of Heaven. I can scarcely expect bread.

Thomas Jeff erson


NEWRYBAR

Harvest18-22 Old Pacifi c Highway Newrybar NSW 247902 6687 2644

www.harvestnewrybar.com.au@harvestnewrybar

HARVEST RESTAURANT, DELI + BAKERYCulinary creativity that harnesses the connection between

food and nature.

Lunch: Wed–Sun 12–3pmDinner: Wed–Sat from 6pm

Baked goods at Sourdough Weekends : Sat + Sun 8am until sold out

Deli 7am–3pm daily

POSSUM CREEK

The Hut471 Friday Hut Road, Possum Creek

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm À la carte Mediterranean menu

Book online [email protected]

CATERING

E: [email protected]: 0414 895 441

Celebrations Catering By Liz JacksonCelebration cakesPersonal catering servicesEvent co-ordination and management

CELEBRATIONSCELEBRATIONS

BY LIZ JACKSONBY LIZ JACKSON

ALCOHOL SUPPLIERS

Sun Bistro Bottleshop and Home Delivery61 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay

02 6685 6500www.thesunbistro.com/deliveries

[email protected]

At the Sun Bistro Bottle Shop you will fi nd a hand curated range of quality wines,

spirits and beers.RARE AND NATURAL WINE • CRAFT BEER

• HANDCRAFTED SPIRITS • TEQUILA AND MEZCAL • HOME DELIVERY

Open 7 Days 10am–8pm Monday to Sunday

NASHUA

Frida’s Field76 Booyong Road, NashuaOpen 12–4pm Fri, Sat, Sun

Bookings via our websitewww.fridasfi eld.com

Long LunchesContemporary country dining from award-winning chef.

Seasonal produce-driven set menus with multiple dishes shared amongst your booking.

Beautiful eco-farm location, just 10 minutes from Bangalow.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

Healthy, fresh, balanced and nutrient dense meals that create a sensory delight

for our customers.Buddha bowls, smoothies, coff ee,

cold-pressed juices, and so much more.

PaséyoCorner of Stuart and Tincogan StreetsMullumbimby

0498 010 881Monday–Friday 7.30am–3pmSaturday 8am–2pm

MULLUMBIMBY

Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby6684 3778www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au

Open 7 days from 9am–8pmBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Coff ee, Malawach Rolls, Pita Pockets, Falafel, Traditional Yemenite spices and all your

favourites always freshly made.

Drop in for an authentic atmosphere, dine-in or takeaway.

The Empire is where it’s at! Something for all tastes from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at

this Mullum icon.

Takeaways and lots of grab-and-go goodies available. Phone orders welcome – call ahead and avoid the queue.

The Empire20 Burringbar St, Mullum6684 2306Tues–Fri 8.30am–2.30pm Sat, Sun 9am–2pmFB/Insta: EmpireMullumempiremullum.com.au

BYRON BAY continued

FishheadsByron Bay

1 Jonson Street,Byron Bay6680 7632

FISHHEADSBYRON

GREAT SUMMER MENUIndulge in one of our new creations!

We are proud to say, that for over 20 years, we have been serving the Byron community fresh, local seafood and ingredients.

To improve your dining experience, we have developed a smaller plate menu, designed to be shared,

and enabling you to try a greater variety of dishes.

Enjoy! The Fishheads Family

Set next to a lush rainforest oasis, Forest celebrates sustainability working hand-in-hand with local farmers,

growers and artisans.Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and just-drinks…

the perfect place to feed your soul.

Stay awhile.As a Byron Bay Crystalbrook Local you get to enjoy 15% off

food and drinks when you sign up online.

Forest Byron Bay77-97 Broken Head Rd, Suff olk Park6685 4969www.crystalbrookcollection.com/byron/forest

@forestbyronbay

FRESH PIZZABYRON STYLE

Check us out on facebook.com/byron.legendpizza

Scan code for our menu!BYO

Home delivery 7 daysEstablished 1992

Legend PizzaOpen 7 days9am till after midnightShop 1 Woolworths Plaza90-96 Jonson Street6685 5700www.legendpizza.com.au

All your favourites, every lunch and dinner. Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh, delicious

Thai food for you. BYO only

Welcome for lunch, dinner and takeaway.

Menus available on Facebook.

Success ThaiMon–Fri lunch & dinnerclosed SundaysLunch 12 noon–3pmDinner from 5–8.30pm3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/pages/Success-Thai-Food/237359826303469

Barrio7am–3pm Mon, Tues, Sat7am–8.30pm Wed, Thurs, Fri

1 Porter St, North ByronBooking via our websitebarriobyronbay.com.au

Barrio’s canteen takes its inspiration from locally sourced produce with moorish cuisine.Off ering daily bakes, breakfast cakes,

classic sandwiches, vibrant salads, smoked fi sh and grilled meats.

Book via our website for lunch and dinner in the restaurant at www.barriobyronbay.com.au

Walk-in tables available.

Saltwater Social ClubA gathering place for all

32 Jonson St, Byron Baysaltwatersocialclub.com.au

Open 4pm until late Monday through Sunday for sundowners, dinner, and late-night drinks.

Lazy weekend lunches with sandy feet, rowdy dinners with family and friends, and late night drinks and DJs are the standard. Laid

back vintage vibes and classic coastal style create an eclectic feel, complemented by our menu of shareable snacks, locally-sourced salads and hand-stretched sourdough pizzas, as well as beers on

tap, organic wines and hand-crafted cocktails.

GOOD TIMES ~ HIGH VIBES ~ LATE NIGHTS ~ HIGH TIDES

Our Rocking New Brunch MenuCome and join us at the Rocks for some light brunch options or hearty breakfasts. We off er a range of home-made, locally sourced produce at aff ordable prices, including our delicious

new loaded halloumi or chorizo tacos, vegan nasi goreng and our signature Rocks Big Brekky which will keep you

going for hours! Fresh juices, Byron Bay coff ees and healthy smoothies available too. The Rocks is registered as

COVID Safe, and is practicing all NSW health guidelines.

The Rocks@ AquariusBrunch7am–12 noon Mon–Fri 7am–1pm Sat & Sun16 Lawson St, Byron Bay6685 7663 – Menus attherocksbyronbay.com.au

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email

[email protected] reservations.

Main StreetOpen 7 days 11.30am until lateCall to make a reservation or for takeaway orders

18 Jonson Street6680 8832

Oma is the latest restaurant from the team at Three Blue Ducks.

Oma off ers a locally sourced, seasonal menu with a wine list boasting 50 natural wines. Just like the cyclone, big energy has gone into the creation of Oma, and it is now

ready for the people in Byron Bay to enjoy.

Oma Food and Wine6 Lawson Street, Byron Bay

8960 7478

www.omafoodandwine.com

ChupacabraEat in or take out.Shop 12A, 3 Cliff ord St, Suff olk Park6685 3059www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron

Fresh authentic Mexican in a relaxed atmosphere. This is food made with love, all produce sourced locally.

Margaritas and tacos all night long!Family friendly, totally GF menu.

DINNER 5pm–9pmWED–SAT

Book via Resy

Krill BarLennox Head

47 Ballina St,Lennox Headwww.krillbar.com.au6685 5538

KRILLBARANDRESTAURANT

Open Thursday 5pm–10pm; Friday 3pm–11pm; Saturday 12pm–3pm, 5pm–11pm; Sunday 4pm–9pm

Amazing cocktails, fabulous local food, a la carte and bar menus all with super friendly service.

Head Chef Minh Le was a fi nalist for Australian Chef of the Year in 2016 and has owned multiple hatted restaurants.

Come in and experience his fi ne food in the stylish decor.Happy Hour Thursday–Saturday 5–6pm

Online booking preferred

LENNOX HEAD

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BYRON ARTS & INDUSTRY

13 HABITAT WORKSPACEA modern co-working space for freelancers, start-ups and

small businesses. Thirty-four lockable ‘pocket off ices’, and

twelve open plan desks; a smarter, more aff ordable way to

do business in an upscale setting that is still relaxed.

Building B1, 1 Porter Street, Byron Bay02 6694 3244 habitatbyronbay.com

14 MR SIMPLEMore than a clothes store, The Department is a place to

find dependable products that stand the test of time. An

eclectic collection of clothing, eskies, furniture, books,

shoes, drink-ware and even a barbershop, the common

thread is simple – only stuff they love gets in the door.

If you need something for a weekend barbecue or your

mate’s birthday, The Department is your spot.

Shop 39-41, 1 Porter Street, Habitat Byron Bay@departmentofsimplethings

16 KATRINA BEOHM REAL ESTATEKatrina Beohm Real Estate specialise in coastal and hinterland sales

through Byron Bay, Ballina and Lismore shires. With twenty years

locally in real estate, Katrina and her team have a large database and

first-class marketing strategies that can help you sell your property.

Kbrealestate.com.au8 Porter Street, Byron Bay0459 066 087

17 SHACKPALACE RITUALS At Shackpalace Rituals they love the idea of reducing clutter and

surrounding yourself with objects that inspire you through their

aesthetics, sustainability and usefulness. They source beautiful,

artisan objects and ingredients that have been created with integrity

and can be incorporated simply into purposeful and mindful daily

rituals. Visit their Byron Bay Concept Store to indulge all your senses.

Shop 8, 1 Porter Street, Byron Baywww.shackpalace.com

HABITAT PRECINCTA cleverly designed village where people live, work and play, all in one place, combining old-school Byron (community, creativity) with new thinking (live+work spaces, car sharing) and good times (food, shops) to create a little oasis for locals and visitors alike.

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1 POÈME LIFESTYLETender, enchanting pieces curated to

convey a joyful and poetic atmosphere at

home.

Ethical organic fashion, bedding and decor

for babies, children and adults.

Each piece is handmade, carefully and

consciously, using authentic handcraft

traditions.

Featuring sustainable European brands

such as Numero74, Camomile London

bedding, Muskhane decorative felt items,

Louise Misha & Mamapapa fashion, as well

as Elvis&Moi jewellery.

Shop 3 / 18 Centennial circuit, Byron Bay0405 718 476 Insta: @poeme_lifestylepoemelifestyle.com.au

3 IN THE RAWIn the Raw off ers you the highest quality,

small-batch handcraft ed organic skincare

and artisan homewares, free from

anything but nature’s raw goodness. Vegan

friendly and toxin free. Open 10am–4pm

Monday–Friday.

1B/11 Banksia Drive Byron Bay.0450 873 451 intherawbyronbay.com.au

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Shop direct at their A&I Estate factory

and buy from the extensive range of

activated nuts at 2die4 Live Foods. They

love meeting locals and sharing their

newest products with you. NEW products

available at locals pricing. Mon–Fri 7.30am

to 2.30pm.

6 Boronia Place.www.2die4livefoods.com.au0411 204 588

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15 TRAIN YOUR BRAIN AT ANANDA CLINICQEEG Neurofeedback for live monitoring and training of your brainwaves

and brain functioning. Train your brain away from anxiety, depression,

stress, and insomnia into peak performing flow states and emotional

regulation. Increase the ANANDA–BLISS state. Sleep better. Optimise

performance. Also off ering endocannabinoid mAnanedicine and

psychotherapy. Change your brain and change your life.

Habitat, Suite 56/1 Porter Street, Byron Bay02 5624 5024 www.anandaclinics.com.au


BYRON ARTS & INDUSTRY8 STONE & WOOD

Visit the spiritual home of Stone & Wood for

brewery tours, beer tastings and some of the most

delicious bites in Byron. With 31 brewing tanks, a

canteen run by 100 Mile Table and a beer garden,

it’s the perfect place for a drink with mates or to

take your beer appreciation to the next level. Kids

and furbabies welcome.

100 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay

Stoneandwood.com.au

9 HONEY HUNT ART SKIRTSClassic A-line skirts to make you glow. Feel like

a honey in these timeless retro, floral and funky

designs proudly Australian Made from original

Byron artworks. Patterned skirts are essential

wardrobe staples and the tailored yet comfortable

A-line shape will become your favourite year-round

skirt for smart-casual, work and evening wear–just

dress them up with tights, boots and a jacket.

Shop 2, 1 Centennial Circuit, Byron A&I Estate

0408 766 546

www.honeyhunt.style

10 MARK TUCKEY FURNITUREMark Tuckey is an Australian furniture company

dedicated to creating premium pieces that are

loved in homes, off ices and restaurants across

Australia and abroad. They design timber furniture

with integrity, simplicity and strength, using

recycled and sustainably managed timbers. They

also retail complementary seating, homewares,

lighting and artwork. Their commitment is to

produce lifetime pieces with a negligible footprint.

14 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay

IG: @mark_tuckey

www.marktuckey.com.au

11 THE LOBBYByron Bay’s newest art gallery, The Lobby was

formed by a collective of local businesses who

love art and want to share the love by showcasing

local artists in their space. Winter Light, their first

exhibition by Matt Sansom #mattsansomart, opens

27 May–17 June. Artworks are for sale.

2/17 Tasman Way, A&I Estate

Neighbouring Byron School of Clay and Nimbus.

thelobbygallery.com.au

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100% Pets is your local petcare supply store.

Independently owned, with qualified, experienced

team members on hand to answer all your pet

related questions. With a large range of dry and raw

foods, flea/tick preventions, bedding and toys, they

have something for every pet. There is also a DIY

dog wash in-store. 100% Healthy 100% Happy.

4/55 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay

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showcases unique, antique pieces from around

the world, combined with a range of contemporary

furniture, rugs, lighting, décor and art.

They also off er a unique and personalised design

experience and can guide their clients through

residential, commercial and contract projects

with in-house design consultation, planning and

execution, creating considered spaces that enrich

the soul.

1/18 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay

0429 479 260

@bodhi.living

5 BYRON BAY FAIRByron Bay Fair – where the locals shop! Their

amazing pharmacy is now called Infinity Pharmacy

Byron Bay. Don’t worry, the same amazing team

will still be in-store, ready to help as always. Shop

easy seven days a week – with free parking and WiFi

at Byron Bay Fair.

20 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay

Follow them on FB + Instagram @byronbayfair

6 BYRON BAY TRADERS Byron Bay Traders is a collective showroom and

retail space for local designers, makers and small

businesses. They showcase a variety of homewares,

furniture, gift s, fashion, jewellery, ceramics,

skincare and more, giving you the opportunity

to consciously support small local businesses of

Byron and surrounds. Lovingly made and ethically

sourced is the mission of each business in the

collective.

17 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay

@byronbaytraders

7 ELEMENTS I LOVEElements I Love is a little obsessive about collecting

antiques, art and architectural salvage. Unique

interior pieces, artisan and vintage finds are

curated in a recently renovated gallery space.

‘Time worn is how we like our finds’. Open

most Thursdays and Fridays 10am–4pm or by

appointment. *Please check the website before

visiting! Parking available onsite.

6 Acacia Street, Byron Bay

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Bodhi Living is a conceptual furniture store that strives to bring home the magic of rich and vibrant cultures, by looking for character, beauty and quality in everything they source. Bodhi showcases unique, antique pieces from around the world, combined with a range of contemporary furniture, rugs, lighting, décor and art.

They also offer unique and personalised design experience with the support of their knowledgeable team. They can help guide their clients through residential, commercial and contract projects with in-house design consultation, planning and execution.

At Bodhi they believe a home is an extension of one’s self and they work with their clients to draw on your personal style, creating considered spaces that enrich the soul and are imbued with character and meaning.

0488 278 185Shop 1-2/18 Centennial Cct, Byron [email protected]

[ Bodhi Living ]

Camellias are the unsung hero of the low maintenance garden. These beautiful shrubs flower profusely and are one of the easiest plants to grow. Some prefer full sun, others are happiest in semi-shade. All have gorgeous flowers through autumn, winter or spring, in shades of white, pink and red.

Camellia sinensis is probably the most widely known, though not by that name – it’s the one that’s used to make tea.

Camellias love our slightly acid soil, and our climate is ideal. Their glossy green foliage looks great year-round, and they aren’t bothered by many pests or diseases. They make a spectacular flowering hedge and are also ideal as potted plants. The hardest part about growing camellias is deciding which ones to choose.

140 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay02 668568740413929171

We know beds... because that’s our business! If you are looking for the right mattress for your holiday rental, then help is at hand.

We’ve been the local accommodation industry’s first choice for bedding for more than 13 years. We’re passionate about our business and supply only the highest quality Australian made hotel beds and bed products used by leading hotels and resorts.

We also promise short lead times if you need that bed in a hurry!

All our manchester and pillow ranges are selected for quality, value and durability, to ensure your guests have the best sleep experience!

No order is too small or large. We can deliver and install your new beds and remove your old beds, for all our commercial customers.

Shop online at hotelandhome.com.au or call 6685 5212 for a free consultation.

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Electricity. It’s amazing how it just makes things work. And more importantly how it makes things work safely!

With colder and wetter weather on the way, it’s time to get heaters out and keep things cosy.

As important as it is to stay warm, there are a couple of things to consider; Multi-way power adaptors can be a quick way to get those electric heaters on in a jiffy, but are not a great long-term solution. Extra power points might be better this year.

Can your electrical system safely handle the additional load? Are your smoke detectors due for a test or even a 10-year replacement?

Parallel Power offers a complimentary Electrical Home Health Check, so call Robert today to claim yours!

0438 535 149 [email protected] www.parallelpower.com.au

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[ Eden at Byron ]

Home Garden Produce is a family owned business that started as a small team with a strong passion for land care and fresh produce. Their vision has developed into a flourishing business that is able to provide professional year-round care for your property.

Their friendly staff are equipped with a wealth of knowledge and the skills to improve your garden/property.

They specialise in a variety of services including acreage mowing & slashing, gravel/dirt road repair, turf treatment, residential mowing & edging, residential garden and property maintenance.

The team at Home Garden Produce are proud of the service they provide to their customers using the best accredited quality products & equipment on the market.

Call 0417 509 299https://www.homegardenproduce.comInstagram @homegardenproduce

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[ Down To Earth ]The Down To Earth team here in the Byron Shire are bringing something new and exciting to the Northern Rivers.

Their large sandstone blocks and retaining walls are unique and eco friendly, with no concrete needed to build large walls or stone features that can also incorporate hardwood. The sandstone they work with is from the Northern Rivers and has beautiful, individual colours throughout.

Whether you need a retaining wall or a large fire pit area built this is a beautiful, natural and cost effective solution that will last.

Contact Luke today for a design and quote for your project.

www.downtoearthbyronbay.com.au0413626117

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Byron Built’s goal is to provide an enjoyable, stress-free experience for their clients. They manage all aspects of the process, from the design and council approvals, right through to that moment when they are handing over the keys! Choose from their extensive range of architecturally designed models, or be guided by the team to customise a design to reflect your individual concept, budget and style.

To keep your construction local and sustainable, contact them for more information.

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Issue# 35.50May 26–June 1, 2021Editor: Mandy Nolan Editorial/gigs: [email protected] deadline: 5pm each FridayAdvertising: [email protected]: 02 6684 1777 W: echo.net.au/entertainment

www.echo.net.au/soap-box

MANDY NOLAN’S

SOAPBOX

MISSING YOUThe 31st of May marks two years since Theo Hayez went missing. The Belgian backpacker was asked to leave Cheeky Monkeys around 11pm on what was noted as one of the coldest and darkest nights of 2019, his life forever changed by turning left and not right. He went the wrong way home, and wasn’t seen again. He was just 18. Somehow this sweet fresh-faced boy is gone. Gone on our watch. Missing from a town where everyone wants to be. What happened on that dark night? It’s a shadow that lurks in our town. We lost a boy. We lost a boy who belonged to a family that loved him. I wonder what it is to have a child missing? How do you move on? How do you mark the moments of your grief when you don’t know what happened? How do you bury hope? This morning I woke thinking of Theo and his parents and their insurmountable loss. I thought of his father having to travel to a strange land, to a tiny town on the coast of Australia, to retrace the steps of his beloved boy. What did it feel like to be that man walking our coastline, not marvelling at whales, or the sparkling beauty of our sea; he walked looking for his son. He looked, not at the sky or the sea, but at the ground. That is not the Byron we see on Instagram.How does a person navigate loss without closure. Where there are no answers – just more questions. The vast abyss of the unknown opens up and takes your loved one, and you just stand on the precipice peering into the darkness. It is hard to grieve in this situation because it’s complicated. Grief is delayed and often it is unresolved. There are so many people living with this ambiguous loss. In Australia, about 38,000 people are reported missing every year. About 64 per cent of the reports are resolved in 24 hours. So, every year, families and friends of the rest are left waiting. The rest live in this new country where the pain and fear and hope are unrelenting. How do you move on with a child missing? How do you resolve the trauma of not knowing? How do you not go to the worst places when you imagine the things that could have happened? How do you not revisit, time and time again, the scenarios in which your child could have died? How do you not see that face? Remember that child snuggled up next to you in bed, reading a story. Tasting ice cream for the fi rst time. Smiling in a photo after a summer swim. Standing awkwardly in a school photo. That child who you pulled close, when he cried, for comfort. Whose golden head you can still smell. How do you reconcile these moments with the vast reality of nothing-ness? This is a terrible place. This is a place that no parent wants to know. It is a club that no one wants to join. Only those in it know what it means.I am sorry we lost Theo. I am sorry that even after months of our local volunteers combing kilometre after kilometre of bushland that we are no closer to knowing what happened. After walking the whole of the Arakwal National park in Broken Head and 50 metres in along the dune at Tyagarah, we are no closer. His hat was found. But no boy. It’s perhaps the saddest of all. Yes, he was there. Yes. He is gone. Just a hat marks a place where Theo once was. What was he doing there in that remote place on that cold dark night? What happened? Does someone know something? It seems unlikely he would have found his way to that area of bushland alone. I would have said that ours is a safe town. So how can a boy just vanish? There are theories of what happened – but until he is found, they are only that: theories. We need to know what happened to Theo. We need to fi nd him. Because it’s not just a beloved boy that is missing. The truth about our town is missing too.

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BLUESFEST IS BACK!Last Easter the unthinkable happened. A Hen’s party took out Bluesfest just one day before the gates were about to open. One transmission and it was game over. But almost two months later the festival with the most indomitable spirit is announcing a rescheduled event. Midnight Oil will be headlining opening night of Bluesfest 1–3 October – restoring the faith of festivalgoers in a three-day event. Also appearing are Tash Sultana and Paul Kelly. This forms what festival organisers call ‘the holy Grail of an all Aussie lineup’. Midnight Oil are following up on last October’s collaborative album, The Makarrata Project, by launching their fi rst Midnight Oil studio album in nearly 20 years around Bluesfest time – and it will feature their new songs plus a greatest hits set.

ARIA Hall of Famer and National Treasure, Paul Kelly returns to co-headline Bluesfest for the 8th time. It’s a certainty that Paul, as always, will bring his full band and deliver a unique live set for the Bluesfest audience.

Tash Sultana will be showcasing her latest album Terra

Firma, which gave her a #1 on the ARIA album charts and has already spawned fi ve singles.

And the legend himself, Jimmy Barnes will ‘Barnestorm’ Bluesfest with an explosive set, jam-packed with songs from his new album Flesh and Blood, as well as his classic hits.

Tickets on sale now for this 1–3 October Byron Bluesfest event.For tickets and program info go to bluesfest.com.au


ARIES: Mercury, planet of

technology, communications

and travel in a three-week

backspin has people running

hot, cold and all-over-the-

shop, but don’t let your own

disenchantment impel you

to hasty behaviour: double-

check before pressing post or

send. Mars makes this week’s

happiest moments hosting

small, intimate gatherings at

home.

TAURUS: Instead of promising

more than you can humanly

deliver, use the next three

weeks to dip behind the

scenes into some focused

research. Conduct due

diligence around financial

matters. If you’re considering

a deeper commitment, current

astrology suggests taking

a sensible step back and

considering angles you hadn’t

previously thought of.

GEMINI: You might think

Mercury retrograde in Gemini

isn’t the greatest birthday gift ,

but that’s not necessarily so.

The Sun and sociable Venus in

your sign can make it work for

you. If arrangements get scaled

back, just take a smart wander

through the many choices still

available. Stay adventurous

without being reckless.

CANCER: As Cancerians know, events that have been brewing can erupt around full moon. In astrological history, supermoon lunar eclipses have accompanied changes that often bring a dramatic and unexpected turning point; so let the visionary full moon eclipse on 26 May escort you beyond the familiar into a new personal growth experience.

LEO: This restless-as-anything

week could have you over-

thinking things, jumping

to incorrect conclusions,

missing necessary facts. So

lessen stress and anxiety by

taking time every day to get

away from your own thought

processes and constructed

world of appearances. Think

stability, discipline, regularity

and, if at all possible,

meditation.

VIRGO: Virgos love to be

prepped, so heading into the

second of Mercury’s three-

week backspins for 2021 this

weekend, you’ll want to save

docs, recheck arrangements,

clarify agreements, confirm

plans and financial matters

so you’re as ready as anyone

can be for mechanical

malfunctions, communication

glitches and frustrating travel

delays.

LIBRA: This week’s labile

starmap isn’t great for

decision making, though it

is good for reunions, and as

with all retrogrades, it off ers

an opportunity in disguise.

Which is Jupiter activating an

introspective understanding

that reality is not what you see

on your devices: in fact and

in essence, not anything like.

Don’t be fooled.

SCORPIO: This week’s

Gemini vibes light up your

zodiac zone of merging. Is

it time to negotiate a joint

business venture, or start

thinking about a shared

future with someone? Begin

the discussion by all means,

but don’t rush into anything

binding for the next three

weeks while Mercury’s

retrograde. Baby steps, eh?

SAGITTARIUS: This week’s

Sagittarian full supermoon

eclipse on 26 May could finally

download some answers

you’ve been looking for. Some

signs fear eclipses for their

traditional history of initiating

confrontations that evoke

significant life changes, but

for you this could be just the

strong positive jolt you didn’t

realise you needed.

CAPRICORN: The general

rule of thumb for Mercury

retrogrades is: Don’t buy,

don’t sell, don’t sign. Unless,

of course, what you’re

purchasing is a new point of

view. Otherwise, it’s generally

advisable to hold off shopping

for electronics, anything

mechanical or booking travel

deals. If possible, use this

time instead for research and

resolving disputes

AQUARIUS: If Saturn’s

retrograde in your sign triggers

an existential or identity crisis

of self-doubt, it also off ers the

opportunity to dissolve false

constructs of who you are,

and redefine your authentic

self – not based on what you,

your family or society expect.

Sounds liberating on paper

and yes, it can be daunting in

real time.

PISCES: Why have a mind if

you can’t change it, right? It’s

your choice. But giving others

mixed messages this week

could drive them round the

bend, and it mightn’t be a long

drive. Better just to process

fluctuating feelings without

acting on them. Check where

you might have been over-

optimistic or cut corners.

STARS BY LILITHAs Mercury retrograde in Gemini delivers a double dose of communication chaos, this week’s dramatic full moon eclipse supports shedding old views, introducing some new…

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TEAPOTS ARE BEAUTIFULPrepare yourself for something special. Quilla Design Emporium, created and curated by Amanda Bennett, presents their fi rst collaborative exhibition Tea and

Beauty. The exhibition features a fabulous teapot collection handmade by artists from North Coast Ceramics, along with artworks from exceptional local talent, Kellie North, Bianca Gardiner-Dodd, Rachel Favelle, Chelle Wallace (Chelle and The Fig), and Rhiannon Power. The exhibition is part of the Murwillumbah Arts Trail and features works from a mix of genders; unlike the gallery, which Amanda says accidentally became a place for female creatives. ‘Featuring local works is of the utmost importance to us, and even though the intention wasn’t originally to have an all female gallery, as the artworks arrived, it kind of just happened. We then knew at this point that Quilla (which actually means Goddess of the moon) was created as a space to give back to women and showcase the amazing talents that we all have.’ Teapots & Beauty – on show at Quilla in Mooball, from Friday to Sunday.

LOVE & MURDER‘Love is what interests me. It’s just that love is indivisible from murder…’

Following on from an electrifying sold-out season of SHIT, the Drill Hall Theatre Company is thrilled to present Joanna Murray-Smith’s gripping psychological thriller Switzerland.

Arguably Murray-Smith’s greatest work to date, the play is set in the Swiss Alps where the acerbic and ageing novelist, Patricia Highsmith, is holed up, drinking away her twilight years in her Modernist bunker. Enter Edward Ridgeway from New York, a supposedly naive underling from Highsmith’s publisher’s offi ce, sent to persuade the great writer to pen one last Ripley novel.

This tense and sharp-witted two-hander stars veteran actor/NIDA teacher Liz Chance (Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Tender Hooks ) and newcomer Charlie Burton, under the direction of multi award-winning actor Toni Scanlan(Stop Girl, Dreamland, Water Rats).

Whether you’re a Highsmith fan, or you’ve never heard of her, this is edge-of-your-seat theatre; you’ll be chilled, gripped, and seduced.

18 June–4 July at the Drill Hall. NSW Dine & Discover vouchers are able to be used until 27 June.Tickets drillhalltheatre.org.au


GIGGUIDE

WEDNESDAY 26RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OOZ

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM LEIGH JAMES, 8PM JASON DELPHIN

BYRON THEATRE 6PM FUTURE SEEDS – CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER

TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM SOLLYDASS

SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM SARAH GRANT

MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO

DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM JANET SWAIN: DELPHI GOES BASSOONING

COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM SAN CISCO

THURSDAY 27RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SARAH GRANT DUO

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DINKUM BOHOS, 8PM MICKA SCENE

BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET

SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 5PM FELIX, 8PM OOZ

TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM VINNIE LADUCE

KARKALLA, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM RENEE SIMONE

WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, OPEN MIC

BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 8PM THE BIG GIG COMEDY NIGHT – MC MANDY NOLAN

SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8PM ASH GRUNWALD

FRIDAY 28RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, RAGGA JUMP

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM KARUAH, 6PM MATTY ROGERS, 9PM JAMES D’KHAN

BYRON THEATRE 7PM BYRON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL CBD NATION – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE & PANEL DISCUSSION

HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM MANOA

BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET

TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM HIGHLUXURY

SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM BENNY ODWYER

WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ MONSIEUR DIOP

ST JOHN’S SCHOOL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM ECSTATIC DANCE MULLUMBIMBY WITH DJ LO QI

ROUS UNPLUGGED, ROUS MILL 6PM, OPEN MIC PLUS SANGEETA

REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 6PM BALCONY SESSIONS WITH SEBASTIAN WINTER

MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL

KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MARDI WILSON

SATURDAY 29RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, THE WHISKEYS

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM MANOA, 4PM JOE CONROY, 6.30PM JORDAN MAC, 9PM 420 SOUND

BYRON THEATRE 10.30AM TEENY TINY STEVIES IN BIG SPACES PRESENTED BY PIPER’S SON

HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM FRIENDLY ENEMIES

BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 11AM SPLASHTEST DUMMIES, 4PM CHEEKY CABARET, 8PM CHEEKY CABARET

SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 4PM HARRY NICHOLS, 7.30PM MARK CHAPMAN

FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM GROOVE & BAO – LILLY CRANE

TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM JIMMY CHIU & ACID BLEED

MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL 10AM DEATH & DYING INFORMATION DAY

WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM DJ LOUIS TOBIN, 5.15PM SUMMER WOODS

BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 8.30PM THE NAKED MAGICIANS

LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 8.30PM BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE

MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL

KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM RAKU ONE O’GAIA

SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 7PM TIN PARLOUR

TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM THE AUSTRALIAN EAGLES SHOW, THE STAGE 9PM THE NATURALS

SUNDAY 30RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JAHFROBEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM BEN WHITING, 5PM JAROME WILLIAMS, 9PM ROGUE ELEMENTSHOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM KALLIDADBRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 11AM SPLASHTEST DUMMIES, 4PM CHEEKY CABARETTREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM IAIN YESSALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM ISAAC FRANKHAMWANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM ALEX TILLYAUSTRALIA HOTEL, BALLINA, 2PM, SMOKE ON THE RIVER FESTIVAL – BOYSCLUB, POWER DRILL, TSHITAKI, FLY AGARIC AND JONOS MATE SHEEPREGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 3PM THE MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL PRESENT POETS OUT LOUD – SUPER SLAM!MURWILLUMBAH ARTS TRAIL

MONDAY 31RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JASON DELPHINBEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM WALKING FRANCIS, 8PM ANDY JANS-BROWNSALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 5PM HARRY NICHOLS, 8.30PM OOZTREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM DJ MONSIEUR DIOP

TUESDAY 1RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, STEVE TYSONSALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM HARRY NICHOLSSHERWOOD HOTEL, LISMORE, 6.30PM CHRIS FISHER AND JULIUS HOFSTETTEREWINGSDALE HALL 8PM ECSTATIC DANCE BYRON BAY WITH DJ WILD HONEY

WEDNESDAY 2RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SIMON MEOLAMEZZA@THEPOINT, BALLINA,6.30PM MARK CHAPMAN IN LEGENDS SHOWCASE AND BANQUETMIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO

MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 7PM GREENS EVENT – KOALA HARD QUIZ WITH M/C MANDY NOLAN

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A celebration of multicultural Unity leading into Refugee Week

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Sunday 13th June at Byron TheatreDoors open 12.30 with cultural food stall – Showtime in Theatre 1.30–4.30

Ticket $12.50 | Conc $8.50 | Youth $6.50 incl book fee

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Limited seats! Book now www.byrontheatre.com

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THE NAKED MAGICIANSFrom a Las Vegas residency, a season on London’s West End, and seen in 250+ cities across the globe… comes Australia’s very own; The Naked Magicians and it is undoubtedly the world’s funniest and naughtiest magic show! Witnessed by over 50 million on TV (NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS), including America’s Got Talent, it’s the Aussie smash hit that’s taken the world by storm!The creators and co-stars of this R-rated magic show are the two hot and hilarious Aussie performers who deliver world-class magic and non-stop laughs while wearing nothing but a top hat and a smile.Described by The Huffi ngton Post as ‘the wildest night ever’, this tantalisingly satisfying magic show strips away the top hats, the capes and other magic show stereotypes, bringing a whole new meaning to ‘now you see it’.Good magicians don’t need sleeves, and great magicians don’t need pants. This show proves it!18+ only. Includes full frontal nudity, sexual references and coarse language… strap yourself in (or on) for a hilarious and unforgettable night.Saturday at the Ballina RSL. 8.30–10.00pm. Doors: 7.45pm – Show: 8.30pmTickets: $60 Group of 8 or more: or $51pp. Tickets at ballinarsl.com.au

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Gaynor Morgan – SopranoMargaret Curtis – Harp

Nicholas Routley - PianoVoice & Harp

Enjoy a delicious Traditional Mezza Banquet and Dessert

while watching the show for $120 per person.

BOOK NOW! Tickets Available online at www.mezza.com.au

or inquire at our cashier.

presenting Mark Andrew in

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Byron Theatre & Community Centre69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay byrontheatre.com @byrontheatre

Arrive early and enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar

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FUTURESEEDS LIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTERWednesday 26 May, 6pmStandard $39 | Priority $44

TEENY TINY STEVIES IN BIG SPACESEVERY PARENT’S FAVOURITE KIDS BANDSaturday 29 May, 10.30amPresale $28.80 | Doorsale $30

ALIENS (1986) 35TH ANNIVERSARYA THREE LORDS SPECIAL EVENTSaturday 29 May, 7pmFull $35 | Student $25 | Group of 4-8 $30

LOST TRACK ATLANTIC: EPISODE 2AN ISHKA FOLKWELL FILMSunday 30 May, 6pm & 8pm$15

SUNFLOWERSEXHIBITION ON SCREENWednesday 2 June, 3pmFull $24 | Conc $22 | Student U18 $18

Women Like Us has reached 180 shows and counting – what is the secret of your success?It’s no secret – we work really, really bloody hard. We make sure we fi ll rooms whatever way we can – whether that’s putting up posters and road side signs or doing ridiculous promo videos in our undies in places like the bucket of a tractor! Also we are really funny – that’s a huge part of it too.

Are women still underrepresented in comedy?I see more and more women on the circuit now – I do feel like the environment for women is changing, but there are defi nitely still more men than women working the stage. It doesn’t mean they are better – they just think they are. Women are trained to believe they aren’t interesting, and that holds a lot of women back.

What’s the highlight of your comedy career?It would be easy to say the MICF, performing in front of 2,000 people in a gala event – which was amazing – but some of the outback gigs are my favourites. Our Croppa Creek show brought 200 people together in a hall, in the middle of a drought, and for some it was the fi rst time they’d seen each other for months. It’s great to be a part of that.

People must say stupid things sometimes when you come off stage? What’s your most annoying quip?I hate it when they grab at me – like my arse or my boobs. I don’t even like people I love doing that! And when they tell a gross story and say ‘You should use that!’.

Women Like Us have started producing a regular podcast – what is your vision with that? How do people fi nd it?We used to do lots of FB live videos and people loved the random things we talked about – this is an extension of that I guess. We want people to feel like they’re just having a chat with us and a laugh – but we also touch on issues that grind our gears, so it’s always interesting!

What should we expect for the show at Dunoon this weekend?This show is the material born from COVID-19 lockdown so we’re excited to be back! It’s got all new jokes but the same fun and funky dance moves – not just in undies though, it’s too cold.

Watch the big girls fl y at Dunoon Sports Club this Saturday at 8pm. Doors at 7pm. Tix are $40 at womenlikeus.com.au. This is a Dine and Discover registered event.

WOMEN LIKE US …Comedians Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan take their smash hit show Women Like Us to Dunoon Sports Club this Saturday. The Echo asked Ellen a few quick questions.


BYRON’S NEWEST ART GALLERYTHE LOBBYPresents Winter Light.Paintings by MATTHEW SANSOM

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VAN GOGH’S SUNFLOWERSVincent van Gogh’s five Sunflowers paintings are among his most famous works, and some of the most iconic paintings in the world. In an extraordinary exhibition, the Van Gogh Museum took a new and revealing look at the five publicly-owned versions of Sunflowers in a vase. They are immediately recognisable, but one film goes beyond the surface to explore the many questions and mysteries that surround these works. Each painting is different and has its own unique story, spanning one of the most famous and turbulent periods in art history. Only in this film will you have a chance to see that on the screen – ina virtual Exhibition On Screen. Screening at 3pm, Wednesday 2 June at Byron Theatre. Book now: byroncentre.com.au

GLOBAL BEATS BYRON BAY 2021 Byron Bay artists reflect our cultural diversity in a festive celebration of music, rhythms and dance, leading into National Refugee Week.Performers of Japanese, Brazilian, Cuban, Indonesian, Hebrew, Chinese, Pacific Islander, Indigenous Australian, and many other cultures, will showcase their unique artistic influences, as well as observing the 2021 Refugee Week theme ‘Unity’, by coming together to create a shared event.Presented by Byron Multicultural, a local organisation supporting cultural diversity, this event at Byron Community Centre will begin with cultural food in the Courtyard, at 12.30pm, leading to three hours of performances in the Theatre starting at 1.30pm.At Byron Community Centre, on Sunday, 13 June, 2021. Bookings: byroncentre.com.au Tickets $12.50; Conc $8.50; Youth (under 18) $6.50 – incl. booking fee

QUESTIONS ABOUT KOALASHow much do you know about koalas? The SEPP is diminishing the chances of koala survival – and we need koala lovers around the country to speak up for this highly significant and iconic species. So the Byron Greens have invited MPs Cate Faerhmann and Tamara Smith to lead two teams on Koala Hard Quiz – a comedic knock-out of koala knowledge. Hosted by Federal Greens candidate, Mandy Nolan, and featuring an In Conversation with Mandy and Cate to bone up on some of the hard facts. The event is on at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services on Wednesday 2 June at 7pm.Tickets from https://contact-nsw.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=9016

HAVING A PEEK EASTEast of Everywhere is the latest group exhibition at Byron’s Peek Gallery, running from June 11 to July 11, 2021. The show features local artists: Ben Hellewell, Bill Undery, Cameron Foggo, Craig Parry, Davide Uliana, Gabrielle Pool, Jimmy Kearns, Libby Pool, Rhonda Armistead, and Warren Fox. Opening night, on 11 June 2021, will include live music by Miss Renee Simone and eats by Karkalla Byron Bay. Check for updates at www.peekgallery.com and follow us on Instagram @peekgallery. Peek Gallery: 7/8 Fletcher Street, Byron. [email protected]. 0488 646 464. Open daily 11–4pm.

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TIMBUKTU TO DUNOONLike the reputation of the ancient city, Timbuktu plays grooves that exemplify sounds from ‘far away’. Taking you on a polyrhythmic journey through afrobeat, highlife, Malian blues, Ethio-jazz and more, Timbuktu fuse traditional music styles from across the African continent. After the live-music graveyard of 2020, Timbuktu are bursting to get back on stage. The full 8-piece lineup includes Joe O’Keeffe (guitar/vocals), Cameron Smith (trumpet), Byron Christie (Bari Sax), Julian Smith (flute), Brent Calcutt (keyboards), Anthony Mitchell (bass), Rod Evans (percussion) and Benji Keogh (drums). See Timbuktu at the Dunoon Sports Club on Saturday 12 June from 7.30pm. Tickets $15 non-members, $10 members. Book online at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=752590

UKE WITH VITAMIN DThe songbook for Wednesday 9 June 2021 UKE NIGHT hangs on artists whose first name begins with the letter ‘D’… ever wondered how Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on The Water’ sounds on the Uke? It’s terrifying! Other artists will include: Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Doobie Brothers, The Doors… all delightful, dubious deviants, deadly and dangerous! This month we have a special – two adults for $30 if you book online at mullumexservices.com.au, otherwise $20 at the door. Kids under 16yrs $5.

CHEEKY CLOSEIt’s the final weekend at the Brunswick Picture house before they close for renovations so it’s

gonna be a cheeky close!

When the Brunswick Picture House first opened

back in Easter 2016, with a two-hour adult cabaret that showcased

some of the best talent on offer, locals couldn’t believe the calibre of the work. Cheeky is world class.

And now, five years on, the Cheeky Cabaret has become the Bruns Picture House’s signature show. Sexy and dangerous, with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is one party you will not want to miss!

This genre-bending cabaret is cheeky, clever and damn sexy; celebrating the weird, the wonderful and the wildly entertaining, leaving audiences gasping for more!

With renovations closing the doors of the Brunswick Picture House for the next few months, these will be the last shows for a while. Stock up on sexy for the winter while you still can!

Thursday–Sunday at the Brunswick Picture House – tix on brunswickpicturehouse.com

INTIMATE AND ECLECTIC

Steve Balbi heads to the Mullumbimby Ex-Services for one night only – Sunday, 6 June. Celebrating the digital release of his new record, I Think I Know For Sure, Steve Balbi will perform an exclusive show in intimate, acoustic mode, featuring songs from his new record, alongside reimagined out-takes, hit picks and favourites from a colourful catalogue of words and music, which includes music from Noiseworks. He is joined by Lucie Thorne as support. For tickets go to mullumexservices.com.au

LISMORE JAZZTwo quartets are playing at the Lismore Jazz Club on 6 June. They play instrumentals and vocal tunes from traditional to modern styles, as well as the blues. For the last gig the two bands will combine with two guest vocalists, Robynn Goddard and Jud Brennan. Expect a hugely entertaining and varied programme.

SWEET VOICES OF SONGThe golden soprano of Gaynor Morgan, the brilliant tenor of Geoffrey Webb, alternating with Margaret Curtis’ shimmering harp-playing.Gaynor Morgan will sing the exquisite, erotic, Ariettes

Oubliées of Debussy; Geoffrey Webb will sing two Schubert songs from out of the depths – the Harper songs

from Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister; and Margaret Cutis sizzling strumming strokes will bring to audible life an extraordinary piece by Salzedo. Gaynor and Geoffrey then combine to perform some ravishing duets by Beethoven, Schubert, and the composer they’ve both so much admired, Rossini. Nicholas Routley, like Margaret Curtis, is well-known as a mainstay of classical music life in the Northern Rivers, and will play piano for the singers.Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Sunday 6 June, 3pm.

DYING TO LIVE HERE‘Byron is a great place to live, but it’s a really great place to die’, this is a quote from Zenith Virago at the Renew festival. Zenith is a Deathwalker, and the 2021 Byron Citizen of the Year. For 25 years Zenith has been busy in our community working with people who are dying, and assisting their bereaved families.‘What we have created in a deathstyle here is now being emulated globally, as it is seen to be more beneficial, more meaningful. People are attempting to die well, and to have an easier bereavement, and that makes for a healthier community. We have great services here, and exploring them pre-need, rather than in a distressed and emotional state is a much smarter way to go’.Zenith and the Natural Death Care Centre have invited other local and national organisations to be present at a community day for people to discover and get to know the many great services available in our Shire for dying, death and funerals, including the launch of a new home funeral service.Held at the Mullum Civic Hall, 10am–3pm on Saturday 29 May. There will be speakers between 11am and

1pm. These will include: palliative care, medical services, local Hospices, End of Life and after death care services, trusted funeral directors, funeral celebrants and Death Cafes.If you want to volunteer for the event, please contact Zenith or Jenny.Free entry, food available. This event is part of national Palliative Care Week 24–30 May [email protected] [email protected]

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IS HE WHO HE SAYS HE IS? George Catsi asks the question: ‘Am I who I say I am?’ His one man show by this title takes the form of a comedic memoir that digs down on who he is. AWGIE winning writer, academic, and long-time performer, George is a natural born storyteller. So why tell your story to other people? What is the benefi t of a spoken word memoir?‘I felt that my father was a Hemingway character who trounced and pounced and moved through our lives. There was a sense of trying to make myself fi t in with that somehow. ‘It fi ts a memoir. It could have been a book.‘But I am inherently a performance person. That’s where I come from. I come from spoken word and I was writing as if I was saying it, so I thought… I should just say it.‘There is something about standing in front of people and going “Here I am!”. Watching people lean in and listen really appeals to me,’ says George. George Catsi performs his one man comedic memoir Am I who I Say I am? at Federal Hall on 17 June (with a Greek feast included in the ticket price), at The Citadel in Murwillumbah on 18 June, and 19 June at the Bangalow Bowlo. Tickets available from mandynolan.com.au

THE TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO THE NORTHERN RIVERS

CINEMAThe Travelling Film Festival (TFF) will be screening at The Regent in Murwillumbah and BCC cinemas Lismore, from 4–6 June 2021. The lineup of titles from Cannes, Venice, San Sebastian and other major fi lm festivals, comprises fi ve acclaimed feature fi lms, two superb documentaries, and a delightful Australian short fi lm.‘TFF’s mission is to connect local audiences to Australia’s wider fi lm community, and so it’s very exciting that the festival is able to achieve this through the addition of fi ve new centres across New South Wales, including Murwillumbah and Lismore.’ says Sanam Rodrigues, Travelling Film Festival Manager.Headlining the programme in Murwillumbah is My Name is Gulpilil, a brilliant new Australian documentary by Molly Reynolds that celebrates the personal story and remarkable fi lm career of iconic Australian actor David Gulpilil.Headlining the programme in Lismore, direct from Sundance, is the fabulous Australian documentary Valerie Taylor: Playing with Sharks by multiple Award-winning director, Sally Aitken. This engaging story mixes stunning imagery and archival footage to document the extraordinary professional and personal life of Australian living legend Valerie Taylor AM, who fi lmed most of the real-world shark footage in Jaws, and her subsequent eff orts to undo the immense damage the fi lm caused.To further celebrate Australian cinema, TFF is proud to showcase the local premiere of Disclosure by director Michael Bentham. Inspired by real-life events, this is a thrilling and telling story of parents who will try anything to protect their own when pushed to the edge; the program will also include Australian short fi lm Bama, by Northern Rivers local fi lmmaker, Jahvis Loveday, following the refl ections of a young Aboriginal boy after his fi rst day at school in the big city.These are just some of the highlights. For more information, full program and bookings please visit https://www.sff .org.au/tff /program

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Address: 28 Browning Street, Byron Bay

Price: $2.45m to $2.695m

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Enquiries: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660, Luke Elwin 0428 888 660

• This fabulous, 518m2, north facing block has dual access: faces Browning Street and

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• The original cottage has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living, sunroom, double garage

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• Ideally located a stone’s throw from Byron Bay’s town centre and Main Beach

• Easy walk through quiet lanes to popular cafes, restaurants, great shopping,

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Address: 117 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar

Auction: Price Guide $3.5m

Open: Saturday, 29th May 11.30am – 12.00pm

Enquiries: Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

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the Byron hinterland with some of the best vistas in the Northern Rivers

• Resting on a fabulous plateau looking directly at the ocean, sits a 5-bedroom,

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Price: $2.2m – $2.4m

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• Centrally positioned approximately 1km from famous Federal village

• 4 bedrooms plus outbuildings, gorgeous edible and native gardens

• Asian influences with high-raked ceilings and stained glass combined with

beautiful Australian timber including white beech, red ash, bluegum and more

• Both internally and outside, the entertainment-friendly living areas provide

comfort and space; making this incredible home perfect for retreat-like living

Stunning Location – Designer Home & Studio

Address: 4/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park

Price: Contact Agent

Open: Saturday, 29th May 10.00am – 10.30am


5 23 970M2• Minutes from Tallow Beach and overlooking protected bushland, sits this designer home with

1950s Californian Bungalow influence; offering privacy and convenience

• The open plan living and kitchen flow seamlessly to the large, covered deck, maximising the

views over the breathtaking banks of established gum trees

• The kitchen has been designed with bespoke details and beautiful finishes and includes a

butler’s pantry, plenty of storage and stunning servery connects the kitchen to the deck

• This thoughtfully designed floorplan offers a versatile layout to suit all stages of life

• Luxurious separate studio room with ensuite has a stunning bushland view and overlooks the

pool; creating opportunities for a main bedroom suite or large home office

Character Home with Sweeping Hinterland Views ‘Horizons’ – Private Tropical Oasis

Address: 67 Bougainvillea Drive, Federal


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• Set on a picture perfect 6.5 acre parcel of Byron Bay hinterland and boasts

breathtaking panoramic views out to Wanganui Gorge and Minyon Falls

• Generous covered decks look out over tropical gardens, manicured lawns and

in-ground pool - an ideal place to soak up the sun or enjoy the amazing vistas

• Main bedroom with dressing room and ensuite with underfloor heating

• Just minutes from Federal, 25-mins from Byron, 15-mins from Bangalow

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Address: 3 Federal Drive, Eureka

Price: $900,000 – $950,000



• Built in 1895, St Aiden’s Church is believed to be the oldest Anglican church in the

Byron Shire, set high on beautiful north facing, elevated half-acre block

• Currently zoned RU1 Primary Production and is not able to be used for residential

purposes, however, this could be a possibility in the future (STCA)

• Examples of what the current zoning allows (STCA) are home businesses, home

industries, industrial and retail outlets and many other uses

Historic Church – Breathtaking Rural Views

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• Elevated and North-East facing, at the end of a cul-de-sac, promising peace and privacy

• Located just 10 minutes to Byron Bay, this near new, spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom

luxurious home ticks a lot of boxes with park-like grounds, pool and separate studio

• Abundance of natural light pouring in to the open plan living area which boasts a stunning

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enhance the size of each existing unit

• An easy walk through quiet lanes to popular cafes and stunning beaches

9 44 1017M2BUILDING: 70M2 LAND: 2149M2


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‘Asmara’ – Perfect Mix of Old World Charm and Modern Luxury

Address: 14 Rifle Range Road, Bangalow


Open: By Appointment Only

Saturday, 29th May 10.30am – 11.00am

Enquiries: Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049

• Original federation home circa 1905 has been delicately restored with sophisticated flair

• Set on a picturesque 1600m2 (subdivisible) block with beautiful established gardens

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Rare opportunity to purchase an affordable spacious home located on the village perimeter with extensive parkland views from all living areas and patio.

Nestled in this peaceful location is a charming home with two bedrooms, and a study that would be ideal as a craft room or a home office.

Open plan lounge and dining area that leads via a glass sliding door to your outdoor entertainment area.

Original kitchen is in good condition with resurfaced bench tops, updated Fisher & Paykel gas hotplates and electric fan-forced oven.

Two generous sized carpeted bedrooms, master with an extensive walk-in robe and large built in robe in 2nd bedroom.

Modern recently renovated bathroom features a large walk in fully tiled shower and updated fixtures including a stylish vanity.

This energy efficient home features a near new 5kw solar system and a solar hot water service.

The village is perfect for the over 50s who prefer to live in a secure, peaceful and relaxing environment, and is positioned less than 10 minutes from the centre of Tweed Heads/ Coolangatta.

Retirement living at its best without the associated costs of exit fees and no stamp duty.

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Inspect: By appointmentContact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468. Mr Property Services

Modern contemporary homeBanksia Waters – Tweed Heads. Site 272

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Set high amongst the treetops capturing fantastic rural vistas and located in a peaceful cul-de-sac that is an easy stroll to the renowned cafes, galleries and boutique shops within the village.

A generous front verandah welcomes you into this property providing a great place to sit and enjoy the cool summer breezes.

With a new fully appointed open plan kitchen adjoining the living and dining areas making this home ideal for entertaining guests, the living areas open onto a private rear deck that captures the morning sun.

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Sat 12–12.30pm

• 8 Kennedys Lane, Ewingsdale. Sat 12.30–1pm

• 1/16 Marattia Place, Suff olk Park.

Sat 1–1.30pm

McGrath Byron Bay

• 7/6 Electra Close, Byron Bay. Wed 4.30–5pm

• 1/5 Laverty Court, Mullumbimby.

Sat 10–10.30am

• 7/6 Electra Close, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/

Brunswick Heads/Murwillumbah

• 128 Riveroak Drive, Murwillumbah.

Wed 11.30am–12.30pm; Sat 12.30–1pm

• Panorama Estate, 2981 Kyogle Road, Kunghur.

Thu 11am–1pm

• 751 Commissioners Crk Rd, Commissioners

Crk. Fri 12–1pm; Sat 1.45–2.45pm

• 17a Prince Street, Murwillumbah.

Fri 3.30–4.30pm

• 20 Natan Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 9–9.30am

• 25 West End Street, Murwillumbah.

Sat 9.30–10.30am

• 126 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores.

Sat 10–10.30am

• 10/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores.

Sat 11–11.30am

• 9 Flinders Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am

• 16 Wagawn Drive, Murwillumbah.

Sat 11am–12pm

• 11 Grass Tree Circuit, Bogangar. Sat 12.30–1pm

• 10 Beach Ave, South Golden Beach.

Sat 12.30–1.30pm

• Panorama Estate, 2981 Kyogle Road, Kunghur.

Sat 1.30–2.30pm; Tue 11am–1pm

Ray White Rural Bangalow

• 3/9 Colin Street, Bangalow.

Wed 4 – 4.30pm; Sat 11 – 11.30am

• 204 Eureka Road, Eureka. Sat 12.30 – 1pm

Tim Miller Real Estate

• 48 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow.

Thur 11.45am–12.15pm; Sat 10.45–11.15am

•

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• 14 Rifle Range Road, Bangalow.

• 970 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell.

• 20 Wallaby Close, Ewingsdale.


Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads/Murwillumbah

• 69 Tweed Valley Way, Murwillumbah

• 128 Riveroak Drive, Murwillumbah

• 10/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores

• 25 West End Street, Murwillumbah

• 11 Grass Tree Circuit, Bogangar

• 3 Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores

• 16 Wagawn Drive, Murwillumbah

• 17 Coral Fern Circuit, Murwillumbah

AuctionFirst National Byron Bay

• 6 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head.

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McGrath Byron Bay

• 1/5 Laverty Court, Mullumbimby.

Sat 12th June, 11.45am

• 7/6 Electra Close, Byron Bay.

Sat 19th June, 10am

Ray White Rural Bangalow

• 3/9 Colin Street, Bangalow Saturday 12.30


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CONVEYANCING

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ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................. 66847415BAS * TAXATION * ACCOUNTING saltwateraccountancy.com.au ...............................02 66874746

ACUPUNCTURE ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis .............................................0490 022183MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com .........0416 599507ACUPUNCTURE & acupressure massage. Ph Dr. Derek Doran .......................................0414 478787

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

AU 37088 Lic 246545C

PLEASE CALL 6680 9394

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

artisanair.com.au

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

– Sales – Installation – Repairs – All Commercial Refrigeration – Residential & Commercial

Airconditioning – Coolroom Design & Construction – Freezer Rooms

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492 6684 2783

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C .....................0487 264137CLIMATE CONTROL AUSTRALIA Lic 362019C AU 27106... JARREAU .............................0421 485217

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0439 624 945 AH 02 66 804 173

Digital TV

ALL Antenna

Installations & Repairs

ALL Electrical Work

Friendly

Reliable

Prompt

Local

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705

ANTIQUES/RESTORATIONFURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique. 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com 0412 528454

APPLIANCE REPAIRCOFFEE MACHINE SERVICE & REPAIR coff eetechbyron.com.au Phone Stuart ............0407 395263

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

AUTOMOTIVE

• Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE

Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

• Scratch & Dent Repairs• Rust Repairs • Pre Sales Tidy Ups

• Car Park Dents • Accident Damage

Mobile Panel, Paint & Bumper Repairs FREE QUOTES

We come to you. Fully qualifi ed, fully insured and all work is guaranteed.

Bumper to Bumper Repairs | Cory 0403 918 831

Lic N

o: MV

TC15

7416

6684 5296

CASH PAID FORUNWANTED CARS

CAR BODY REMOVALABSOLUTELY FREECASH ON THE SPOT GUARANTEE$50 - $1000WE BUY UNWANTED CARS, UTES & VANSPHONE 0466 113 333 24/7EMAIL: [email protected]

Cars, SUV, 4X4, Van, Truck, Ag and Industrial Onsite35 De Havilland Crescent, Ballina NSW. 2478. ballinatyrepro.com.au

BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 ................................. 66802444

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

CURTAINS

SUNSCREENS

AWNINGS ROLL BLINDS

PLANTATION SHUTTERS

LOCAL SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM

1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

66800 8862FREEE MEASUREE QUOTEE

SPECIALISTS IN HOME AUTOMATION

NORTH BYRON BLINDS For all your window furnishings. ............................................... 0404 421518

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

BRICK & BLOCK LAYING 15 years exp. Reliable & competitive. Call Andrew for a quote ..0423 151092

BUILDING TRADES• DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

LICENCE NUMBER 344531CSERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

• RELIABLE TRADESMAN• DECKS & PERGOLAS

• TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS

www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com

Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.0417 654 888

Lic: 317362C

Complete Home Maintenance Solutions

Bathroom and Kitchen Renovations • General Carpentry • Timber Decks • Home Maintenance

RAY GOUGH 0477 005 144 [email protected]

Lic.

266

174C

0488 950 638NSW Lic. 83568cQld BSA 1238105

• Floor installations • Door & Window

installations• Decks & Pergolas • [email protected]

FULLY INSUREDALL CARPENTRY WORK

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998

BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C ....0408 663420

HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C ......................... 66808162

CARPENTRY, TILING, DECKING ...................................................................................0498 064825

LELAND CARPENTRY All carpentry – small renovation specialist (under $5K) Jesse ...0458 968290

CARPENTER Insured & qualifi ed. Renos, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C ...0431 674377

BUILDER SKILLS Carpenter’s rates. 25 years exp. Lic No R84001 ..................................0422 069632

CARPENTRY, DECKS, INSULATED PATIOS Lic No 253288C ..........................................0432 228980

SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINEDEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday.LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid.

For line Service Directory ads email classifi [email protected].

DISPLAY ADS: $68 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid.

Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section.

For display Service Directory ads email [email protected].

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ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

INDEX

Accountants & Bookkeepers.............................. 41Acupuncture ....................................................... 41Air Conditioning & Refrigeration ...................... 41Antennas & Installation ..................................... 41Antiques/Restoration ......................................... 41Appliance Repair ................................................ 41Architects ............................................................ 41Automotive ......................................................... 41Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .................. 41Bricklaying .......................................................... 41Building Trades ................................................... 41Bush Regen & Weed Control .............................. 42Carpet Cleaning .................................................. 42Chiropractic ......................................................... 42Cleaning .............................................................. 42Computer Services ............................................. 42Concreting & Paving ........................................... 42Counselling ......................................................... 42Decks, Patios & Extensions ................................ 42Dentists ............................................................... 42Design & Drafting ............................................... 42Driveway Maintenance ...................................... 42Earthmoving & Excavation ................................ 42Electricians .......................................................... 42Fencing ................................................................ 42Floor Sanding & Polishing ................................. 42Flooring ............................................................... 42Funeral Services .................................................. 42Garden & Property Maintenance ...................... 42Garden Design .................................................... 42Gas Suppliers ...................................................... 42Graphic Design ................................................... 43Guttering ............................................................. 43Handypersons ..................................................... 43Health .................................................................. 43Hire ...................................................................... 43Insurance ............................................................. 43Kitchens ............................................................... 43 Landscape Design .............................................. 43Landscape Supplies ............................................ 43Landscaping ....................................................... 43Locksmith ............................................................ 43Osteopathy .......................................................... 43Painting ............................................................... 43Pest Control ......................................................... 43Photography ....................................................... 43Physiotherapy ..................................................... 43Picture Framing .................................................. 43Plastering ............................................................ 43Plumbers ............................................................. 43Removalists ......................................................... 43Roofi ng ................................................................ 44 Rubbish Removal ................................................ 44Self Storage ......................................................... 44Septic Systems .................................................... 44Snake Catchers.................................................... 44Solar Installation ................................................ 44Television Services ............................................. 44Tiling .................................................................... 44Transport ............................................................. 44Tree Services ....................................................... 44Tuition ................................................................. 44Upholstery .......................................................... 44Valuers ................................................................. 44Veterinary Surgeons .......................................... 44Water Filters ........................................................ 44 Water Supplies .................................................... 44Welding ............................................................... 44Window Cleaning ............................................... 44 Window Tinting ................................................... 44


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BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROLWEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns – bindii weeds – Army worms – grass grubs .....0418 110714

CARPET CLEANING

Far North Coast NSWJohn & Teresa

0408 232 066

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR! Green & CleanCarpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffi c

areas, deodorising and sanitation.Cleans deeply,

dries in 1-2 hoursCommercial / Domestic / Insurance

CHIROPRACTICBAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .............................. 66855282

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman ... 66858553

CLEANING

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & fl yscreens • Water effi cient • Free quotes

Phone Joe or Helen 0409 207 646 or 0412 495750

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

[email protected]

Byron Bay 5 StarsCLEANING SERVICE

CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring

Phone Mick 0409 009 024Email: [email protected]

DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated ..0410 723601

BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239

PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330

COMPUTER SERVICESRENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) .................................................................... 66844335

BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs .............................0411 562111

CONCRETING & PAVING

SALISBURY CONCRETING

Lic

.136717c

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial

DARYL 0418 234 302

Lic

No. 337066C

ALL AROUND CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Call Daniel

0424 876 155PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788

COUNSELLINGCOUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING Get unstuck & reclaim life purpose. TracieAnne.com .. 0437 174804

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

• Deck restoration, sanding and oiling• Special sanding machine removes old

coatings, not timber• Fantastic over raised nails and screw heads

• Timber oils & coatings that dry in minutes and last years

www.fullcirclerefinishing.com • 0419 789 600Call Oliver for a free quote and assessment.

DECKSFREE QUOTES

Call Mark 0498 115 182

Lic

No 1

42383C

THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refi nishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

SPECIALIST DECK SANDER (raised nail heads no prob), deck oiling, etc by FCR ..........0419 789600

DENTISTSLITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ........................................................................... 66842816

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ....................................................................... 66851264

DESIGN & DRAFTINGBAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com ..........Bob Acton 0407 787993

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham .......................livingbalancedesigns.com.au

BORRELL DESIGN Drafting & design. Commercial, retail, residential, shop fi t-outs .....0412 043463

NORTHFACE DESIGNS www.northfacedesigns.com.au ..............................Cody Greer 0434 272353

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Coast to Country AsphaltAsphaltSpecialising inSpecialising in

• Asphalt Driveways • Sub-divisions• Earthworks • Carparks • and all Maintenance!

For a Free Quote Call Now 0467 482 948

East Coast Asphalt

& CONCRETE EDGING

ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

6677 1859SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF

THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERSBurringbar

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

TINY EARTHWORPhilip Toovey

0409 799 909various implements available for limited access projects

LOCAL, QUALIFIED & RELIABLE

MINIDIGGER!

PRE PURCHASE CONSULTATION LAND CONSULTATION

DRAINAGE DESIGN AND WATER HARVESTING DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

WATERWAYS & CREEK CROSSOVERS GENERAL EXCAVATION

CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKS

Phone : 0468 344 939 Email : [email protected] 360earthmoving www.360earth.com.auZac Asherovitch





Phone : 0468 344 939 Email : [email protected] 360earthmoving www.360earth.com.au





Phone : 0468 344 939 Email : [email protected] 360earthmoving www.360earth.com.au

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

GRADER HIRE All road construction, driveways, pads, horse arenas. Adrian ................0428 845091

ELECTRICIANS

Lic: 1

54

29

3c

0439 624 945 AH 02 66 804 173

24 HOUR

SERVICE

Domestic

Commercial

All Jobs

Small or

Large

ELECTRICALSteve Nichollsph: 0455 445 343lic: EC28753

SECURITY, DATA, TVTim Nichollsph: 0468 384 203lic: 000102498

[email protected]

Residential & Commercial Electrician

Renovations, New builds, Service calls & Maintenance

Robert MooreCall or SMS 0438 535149

Lic: 228999C

parallelpower.com.au

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

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

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

JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C ..............0415 126028

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408

E4 ELECTRICAL SERVICES Lic 116621c. Solutions made E4 EASY! Phone Jamie ..........0410 502060

ELECTRIC CITY ELECTRICAL Domestic, Commercial Byron/Ballina. Fully licensed. Pete0404 426499

FENCINGBYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes ....... 66804766 or 0439 078549

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262

FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable .......0416 424256

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

• Free Quotes • Quality Workmanship • Free Quotes • Quality Workmanship • Timber Installations • Timber Installations

• Locally Owned And Operated • Specialty • Locally Owned And Operated • Specialty Timber Finishes • All Eco-Friendly CoatingsTimber Finishes • All Eco-Friendly Coatings

BYRON BAY BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDINGFLOOR SANDING

0408 536 5650408 536 565proud member of

THE FLOOR SANDER New & old fl oors, decks, non-toxic fi nishes, special eff ects, free quotes..0407 821690

FUNERAL SERVICESNORTHERN RIVERS DIRECT CREMATIONS Personal service, female-led exceptional care

24 hours. All-inclusive and local. $2100 .........................................................................1300 585778

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437livingearthgardens.com.au

Est. 2010

All aspects gardening & mowingEnhancive garden makeovers

[email protected]. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter ................0423 756394

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

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

ACES LANDSCAPED GARDENS Renovations & maintenance. Ph Sam ..........................0477 851493

LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213

PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow .........0422 958791

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns .............................................0412 469109

RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, hedging .........0424 805660

GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442

GW GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, trees & hedges, trailer ..............0408 244820

POLLEN GARDENS Lawn & garden maint’. Professional & reliable. Dip. Hort. Dave ......0438 783645

360earth.com.au Conscious earthworks, general excavation. 6t excavator, 4t Posi. Zac ..0468 344939

GARDEN DESIGNwww.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329

GAS SUPPLIERS

0408 760 609

Free Delivery

No Rental

Reliable

Locally Owned Est 18 years

www.brunswickvalleygas.com


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GRAPHIC DESIGN

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

Graphic Design / PrintBranding / WebsitesTutoring

GUTTERING

AAA GUTTER GUARD LOCALLY PROVEN QUALITY PRODUCTS

Over 17 years of gutter protection in the region.

Ph 0427 648 981www.aaagutterguard.com

SPOTLESS GUTTERS. Gutter Guard Specialists. Ph ........................................................0405 922839

HANDYPERSONS

RESIDENTIAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL | STRATA | MAINTENANCE SERVICES

B U I L D I N G S E R V I C E S

HANDY MAN SERVICES 24 hr response time guaranteed Fully Insured

0414 210 222 [email protected]

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

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

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

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638

HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796

KEEN HANDYMAN SERVICES Repairs, maintenance, gardening, odd jobs ..................0428 679704

GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home repairs/renovations etc. Jesse ..................0458 968290

HEALTH• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,

Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ........................................... 66857366

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. ............................. 66843002

REMEDIAL MASSAGE: Deep tissue, sports, relaxation. HICAPS avail. Aaron Ovens ......0408 707304

MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605

AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing ................................... 66849422

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Swedish/deep tissue. Paul Daniel ........................................0402 302897

EAST COAST PILATES STUDIO Brunswick Heads Ph Judy .............................................0408 110006

HIREMULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

INSURANCEAUSURE BYRON BAY General insurance. Phone Mick Urquhart .................................. 0428 200310

KITCHENSD HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN Landscape plans & horticultural consultations. beaujardin.com.au ................. 0417 054443

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

LANDSCAPING

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

EXCAVATION & TIPPER HIRE Concreting & landscaping. Phil or Steve ........................0499 359702

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

OSTEOPATHYNORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Tues/Thurs/Fri ............................................. 66857517

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

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

ALL-WAYS PAINTINGBYRON BAY

• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed

• Attention to detail

Lic

No 1

8914

4C

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

YVES DE WILDE QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCEENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

6680 7573 0415 952 4946680 7573 0415 952 494www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372Cwww.duluxaccredited.com.au

Lic

16

73

71

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Free Quotes – 33 years experience

KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Lic.

213

034C

PAINT & DECORATE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR• Restoration• Commercial/Domestic• Clean & Reliable

• Free Quotes• Fully Licenced• Fully Insured

LLOYD SHERLOCK0411 784 926

BYRONBAYPAINTINGSERVICES.COM.AU – Reliable. Quality work. Lic#309278C. Ph 1300 255 724

CL PAINTING & DECORATING - painting/colour design/wallpapering Lic 363935C .....0432 776959

PEST CONTROL

Professional Property Protection you can Trust• Targeted treatments for all pests with “no spray” cockroach treatments

• If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites

Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018 www.sanctuarypest.com.au

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

02 6681 6555

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

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

PHOTOGRAPHY

Tree Faerie FotosProfessional • Commercial • Personal

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

PHYSIOTHERAPYNICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby ..................................................................................... 66845288

ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suff olk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511

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

shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge.................... 66803499

PICTURE FRAMING

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St. Call for appointment ...... 66803444

PLASTERING

PLASTERING CONTRACTORDOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C

0413 451 186

SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001

J. RAY PLASTERING 30 years experience. Quality workmanship. Ph John ....................0467 598038

PLUMBERS

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 08120 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE Li

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WWW.ENERGYJETTING.COM.AU WWW.ENERGYJETTING.COM.AU WWW.ENERGYPLUMBING.COM.AU

SHANE0400 852 1410400 852 141

[email protected]

30 years experienceBlocked drain specialists

Everything plumbing, drainage & gasfi tting

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fi tting & roofi ng. Lic 187712C ................0438 668025

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

ADM PLUMBING SERVICES… (NO JOB TOO SMALL)… Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

REMOVALISTS

Andy’s Move & MoreSmall & Medium Moves, Pianos, Artworks,

Tip Runs, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most AreasBased from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby

Calls always returned 0429149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT COFrom Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of fi ne art • Furniture removal

• E-bay pick up & delivery0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALSBYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

0432 334 200 02 6680 [email protected]

02 6684 2198

SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND.

Byron Coast RemovalsCompetitive rates and packing supplies available.0432 552 067 | 6684 5481 | [email protected]

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999


Service Directory North Coast news online

ROOFING

MONTYS METALROOFINGLicence NSW: 30715CLicence QLD: 1227049

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIALCOMMERCIAL

Metal Roofi ng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird

Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362Email: montysmetalroofi [email protected]

www.montysmetalroofi ng.com.au

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIALNEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFSINSULATED ROOF PANELSFASCIA & GUTTERSREPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

0 4 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 3 | Z A C . M A C T A G G A R T @ G M A I L . C O M | L I C 2 2 3 4 8 9 C

ALL ROOF CLEANING & PAINTING by Full Circle Refi nishing. Ph Oliver .......................0419 789600

I PAINT ROOFS 30 years experience ......................................................................Paul 0499 373117

RUBBISH REMOVALOCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer ................................................................0408 210772

MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300

THIS IS RUBBISH Tipper truck for hire. Call or text Jono ...............................................0412 871438

SELF STORAGE

BYRON BAY SELF STORAGESB B S

www.byronbayselfstorage.com.au | 6685 8349 | [email protected]

Mon to Fri 9am–5pmSelf storage with security. Largest choice of sizes.

8-10 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industrial Estate

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

Sales Installation Service

• [email protected]

0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930 • 1300 Taylex • www.taylex.com.au

Lic

312

643C

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

ON-SITE WASTEWATER Management Reports. Professional environmental reports & advice. . 0484 993990

SNAKE CATCHERS

JACK HOGAN0411 039 3730411 039 373

SOLAR INSTALLATION

Your local, qualified team. Specialists in standalone & grid interact system designs.

Pioneers of the solar industry Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228m 0428 320 262 e [email protected]

Electric Lic 124600c

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

TILING

Far North Coast NSWJohn & Teresa

0408 232 066

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR! TILE & GROUT CLEANING

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

Leaky showers sealed at a fraction of the cost of re tiling.


TILER / STONEMASON / WATERPROOFER. Lic 24418C. Ph Karl ................................0439 232434TILER. Small jobs, repairs. Lic R75915............................................................................0468 465344TILING AND BATHROOM RENOVATIONS.....................................................................0498 064825

TRANSPORT

[email protected] Call 0490 183 424Airpor t Transfers | Tours | Nights Out | Beach WalksEvents | Par t ies | Weddings | Corporate | Fest ivals

Door to DoorCharter Services

BYRONBUS Co

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICESThe Fully Insured Professionals

0408 202 184 [email protected] Linder Qualifi ed Arborist

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

PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING

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

0427 347 380www.harttreeservices.com.au

ALL AREAS OF THE NORTHERN RIVERS & SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND

0401 208 797

• Professional Tree Removal, Surgery & Maintenance

• Stump Grinding • Weed Control• Arborist Reporting & Consultancy• EWP Cherry Picker Hire• Mulching of Green Waste• 24 Hour Emergency Call-Out• Professional, Reliable Service

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist ................................................0414 186161BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualifi ed, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852MARTINO TREE SERVICES .............................................................................. Martino 0435 019524LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + crane truck. Local, qualifi ed, insured. Free quotes .......0402 487213PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650

UPHOLSTERYBANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists ............................. 66805255UPHOLSTERY & CURTAIN MAKING Free quotes. Phone Rebecca ..................................... 66840427

VALUERSBYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au ..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

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

WATER FILTERS

The Water Filter Experts

for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

WATER SUPPLIESTRIDENT WATER Remote access delivery, 4WD water truck. Northern Rivers & surrounds ..0412 580 564

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

WINDOW CLEANINGCLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David .............................................0421 906460

WINDOW TINTINGSUNRISE W. T. 3/19-21 Centennial Cct, Byron. Cars, homes, offi ces, etc. High quality ..0412 158478

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

Cryptic Clues ACROSS1. Australian teams – they’re meant

to be heard by audiences (6)5. House light for place of residence (8)9. Sample a small enclosure confi ning

backward rodents (8)10. Always odd in opportune venture

(6)11. Buried raft located, found in the

Pacifi c Islands (10)13. Antelope, alternatively two

unknowns (4)14. Good French and English part of a

skeleton (4)15. Assemble, dine, run, fl y – it’s not

polite! (10)18. Strips back drunk – have a good

night! (5,5)20. Wooden legs for Lee and Ashcroft

(4)21. Mark of small vehicle (4)23. Cultivating patio pines unsuitable

(10)25. Gasp at bill, and go back to sleep (6)26. Look out – a noisy bird! (8)28. Stale joke about torso and head (8)29. Pay for axis pact (6)DOWN2. Magnifi cent bird needed for

American football fi nal (9)3. Detectives return to gallery to give

orders (7)4. Tally of small university: 1000 (3)5. Indian deer, you say (5)6. M, the pinnacle (8,3)7. Fibbed to possess? Relax! (3,4)8. Born on the fringes of dynasty –

but broke! (5)12. Old writer to spring over enclosure

(8,3)16. Cloud over, go strong (3)17. Tough list abandoned – time for

sleep! (6,3)19. Makes mistakes around additional

jobs (7)20. Go around maturity – it can be a

way out! (7)22. Trainer’s vehicle (5)24. A Glaswegian racecourse (5)27. The whip? About time! (3)

Quick Clues ACROSS1. Digressions (6)5. Mother country (8)9. Representative piece (8)10. Irregular (6)11. Tahitian food plant collected by

Bligh (10)13. Eland (4)14. Osseous tissue (4)15. Ill-natured (10)18. Goodnight wish (5,5)20. Spikes (4)21. Cicatrix (4)23. Out of place (10)25. Forty-winks (6)26. Crested parrot (8)28. Horse colour (8)29. Settlement (6)DOWN2. Gridiron championship game (9)3. Read out (7)4. Total (3)5. Indian religious person (5)6. Summit (8,3)7. Take a nap (3,4)8. Deprived (5)12. Successor to the quill and ink (8,3)16. Mist (3)17. Bedtime (6,3)19. Tasks (7)20. Corridor (7)22. Mentor (5)24. Cravat (5)27. Moggy (3)

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Mungo’s Crossword N388

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Classifieds

PUBLIC NOTICES

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES LOOK GOODFEEL GOOD

Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

READINGS TAROT READINGS, BALLINA

30 mins $60. 1hr $90. Ph 66865715

TENDERS

HEALTH ORIGINAL THAI MASSAGE

Call Yah 0477594800

HYPNOSIS & EFTSimple and effective solutions

Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

KINESIOLOGYClear subconscious sabotages.

Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

Restore vibrancy and

physical health. De-stress.

Ph 0403125506

SANDRA DAVEY , Reg. Pract.

PURA VIDAWELLNESS CENTRE

Brunswick Heads

COLON HYDROTHERAPYHYPERBARIC OXYGENFAR INFRARED SAUNAREMEDIAL MASSAGE

+ more 66850498

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL

WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

TRADEWORK

TREE SERVICES LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper, crane truck, stump grinding. Local, qualifi ed, insured, free quotes. 0402487213

FOR SALE PRIDE MOBILITY SCOOTER as new, rarely used, excellent buy. Ph 66851613

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES.

Phone 66845517, 0418481617

MIELE WASHERS Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

FUTON BED $50Ph 0422770952

BAMBOO PLANTS : clumping, screening, hedging, fl owering gingers, bromeliads. Close to Mullum. 0458535760

INDEXBirthdays ..........................46

Caravans ..........................46

Death Notices ..................46

For Sale ...........................45

Funeral Notices ...............46

Garage Sales ...................46

Halls For Hire ...................45

Health Notices .................45

Life Celebrations ..............46

Lost & Found ...................46

Motor Vehicles .................46

Musical Notes ..................46

Only Adults ......................46

Pets ..................................46

Positions Vacant ..............46

Professional Services ......45

Public Notices ..................45

Readings ..........................45

Social Escorts ..................46

Tenders ............................45

To Let ...............................46

To Lease ..........................46

Tradework ........................45

Tree Services ...................45

Tuition...............................46

Wanted .............................46

Wanted to Lease .............46

Work Wanted ...................46

WITNESSES SOUGHTCHILD ABUSE IN NSW STATE INSTITUTIONS

ANGLEWOOD

DARUK TRAINING SCHOOL ENDEAVOUR HOUSE

HARGRAVE HOUSE

MINDA REMAND CENTRE

MOUNT PENANG TRAINING SCHOOL

YASMAR CHILDREN’S HOME

YAWARRA (KURRI KURRI) TRAINING SCHOOL

Porters Lawyers act for victims who were abused at a number of the above NSW State institutions during the 1960s and 1990s. These victims were young children at the time of the abuse.

Porters Lawyers wish to speak to any former employees, child residents or parents of child residents of these institutions during the above times, to obtain further evidence of the abuse committed, so as to assist our clients in their claims.

If you are available to assist the victims with any information in relation to the abuse at these institutions, we ask you contact us at:

PORTERS LAWYERS (02) 6247 [email protected]

www.porterslawyers.com.auTOLL FREE: 1800 44 55 44

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood CentreConnecting the Byron Shire Community

HELP YOUR COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED– Baristas –

– Gardeners –– Food Sorters –

– Cleaners –The team at MDNC are

searching for some dedicated volunteers to help us continue

to support our community.

Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kaz

Wednesday – Friday6684 1286

For Private Sale

Good qualityfurniture.

Comprising :-Oak,

Walnut,Cedar, Elm,

Mahogany,Old Oregan.

Various Designs.Excellent Quality.

Bangalow Area

0402 061 110

Gods and Heroes

DAVID LOVEJOYDid Daedalus murder his nephew? Was it Arion who invented the stage musical? How did Icarus really die? Did Zeus impregnate Danaë with a

shower of gold? And what did Midas do when he lost his golden touch?From the Mullum Echo office $10

BANGALOWMon 6–7pm Hatha slow flowSat 8.15–9.30am Yogalates

Wed 6–7.15pm Yin Rejuv Yoga

SUFFOLK PARKMon & Fri 10–11.30am Yogalates

Wed 6–7pm Yin Yang YogaSun 6.30–7.30pm Hatha Fuse Yin RejuvSPECIAL: Book in for a month @ $95,

try as many classes as you like.See website for additional classes.0432 047 221 yogalates.com.au

Beginners CoursesYoga Yogalates Pilates

(07) 3139 0800QBCC Lic No. 1104289

Elements of Byron Storm Damage Rectification Due 26th May

Subcontractors & suppliers pricing the following tender, please submit prices [email protected]

by the dates indicated

Byron Bay & Surrounding AreasByron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6681 31406681 3140Mobile 0417 698 227Mobile 0417 698 227

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

• Fully Insured• Fully Insured

Body BasedPsychotherapySomatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.Individual and Couple Therapy

Supervision and Coaching(02) 6685 5185

9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET

Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm

RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

byroncentre.com.au

0427 347 380Fully insured • Free quotes

20 years local experience• 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding

• Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat

BYRON BAY FIREWOODPickup / Delivery

Seasoned FirewoodKindling, bags, trailer, tonnage.

Residential / Commercial / WholesalePrompt and reliable service.

0401 739 656byronbayfirewood.com.au

For saleEstablished

Vego/Vegan/Gluten free market food business

Expressions of interest please call0455 822270 or email

[email protected]

Delivery available

Mark 0427 490 038

HAMBLY’S FIREWOOD

Delivered in awheelie bin

• FULLY INSURED• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE• FREE QUOTES

6684 44216684 44210402 364 8520402 364 852

HYPNOSIS & NLP30 years exp.

Helping you to create positive changes.Call Wendy today!0497 090 233

www.wendypurdey.com.auCOMMUNITY HOT BRUNCH

FREE

FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH• Sausage sizzle • Hot dogs • Sandwiches

• Coffee & tea • Fruit Salad

EVERYONE WELCOMECome one come all and join us in a meal or just a chat.

Takeaway most welcome: COVID safe rules apply.

Frozen takeaway meals now available.

10am to 12pmIn the Ballina Presbyterian HallCorner of Cherry & Crane. Just behind the Presbyterian Church.

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGSPHONE ADSAds may be taken by phone on 6684 1777AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICEAds can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo offi ce:

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

EMAIL ADSDisplay classies (box ads): [email protected] classies: classifi [email protected] Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend.Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/classifi ed-ads

DEADLINE TUES 12PMPublication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

RATES & PAYMENTLINE ADS:$17.00 for the fi rst two lines $5.00 for each extra line $17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.85 per column centimetreThese prices include GST.Cash, cheque, Mastercard or VisaPrepayment is required for all ads.

DISCLAIMERAdvertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not refl ect the views or

opinions of the editorial staff.The Byron Shire Echo does not

make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content

or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute

in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein.

The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or

promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising

from reliance on such content, representations or promises.


Classifieds North Coast news online

WANTED STAINED GLASS & LEAD CAME Will pay cash. Ph Rob 0403302113

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

GARAGE SALES 84 ALCORN ST, SUFFOLK Quality womens clothing (some vintage), shoes, bags, trinkets, bar fridge and more. Good prices. Sat 29 May, 8.30am–2pm.

COMBINED, 13 RUSH CT, MULLUM Great clothes, shoes, bags, scarves, bric-a-brac. Sat 8.30am. Sunshine only.

32 WILLOWS RD, BILLINDUGEL Huge moving sale, Sat & Sun, 7am start. Furn, ride-on-mower, wash/dryer, h/hold.

892 MAIN ARM RD 3 households worth! Sat & Sun, 7am start. Ladies & girls shoes & clothes, furn inc 8 seat table, k/ware, massage table, 3dr commercial fridge, h/wares, so much stuff!

MOTOR VEHICLES TOYOTA YARIS 2007 $8,990 ono. VGC. Call after 7pm. 0422770952

CARAVANS CARAVANS

We buy, sell & consign. All makes & models.

0408 758 688

TO LET THE POCKET 4dbrm house, big block

$450pw, no pets Ph 66801648

LOCAL REMOVAL & backloads to Brisbane. Friendly,

with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

Summerland Storage Bangalow From $105 to $290 per monthCall GNF Bangalow 66872833

BRUNSWICK HEADS 1 bedroom apartment and ensuite. River view. Great

for winter. Available July and August. $850p/w. Enquiries 0420316610

OCEAN SHORES This well renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is very comfortable for a family or professional couple. $800 pw. Please message 0421477203.

TO LEASE

WANTED TO LEASE ACCESS TO ACREAGE , dwelling or not. Prefer 2x2 or 3x3 or similar. Substantial security deposit OK. Pls call 0423218417

POSITIONS VACANT NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER all-rounder for 10–25 hours p/w on Byron property; someone hardworking who knows how to use their initiative. Responsibilities include cleaning, taking care of 2 children (5 and 6), laundry and meal prep. Must have proven exp. working with children, be fl exible with times available, have police check and current blue card. Hourly rate by neg. based on exp. levels. If this sounds like you, outline your exp. by email to [email protected]

LADIES WANTED, MUST BE 18+ Casual

or permanent work available in busy adult

parlour. 66816038 for details.

LONG-TERM JOB Experienced gardener

5 days p/w for local gardening & mowing

business. Must have industry experience

with hedging & detailed brushcutting.

TEXT ONLY 7am–6pm 0402487213 or

kascha@leafi ttous.com.au

SWIM TEACHER Qualifi ed or training

provided. Regular, ongoing, immediate

start. Established business in Ocean

Shores. Ph 0448649150.

WARNINGThe Department of Fair Trading

has warned people to be very careful

about responding to advertisements

offering work at home. Readers should

be wary if asked to pay money upfront

for employment opportunities and never

send money to a post offi ce box

FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST for Glen

Villa Resort, 86 Butler St, Byron Bay. Must

be a hands on, passionate person with

very pleasant and professional attitude

with excellent customer service skills.

Only apply in person.

MULLUM RURAL CO-OP seeks casual,

general warehouse staff. Role includes

customer service, POS, general duties.

Drop resume to Co-op or email resume to

[email protected]

ADMIN ASSISTANT for Mullum Seed.

1–2 days pw. Must be profi cient with

Google suite. Email for job description

or apply to [email protected]

CARER Reliable, strong, caring, female,

20–40 years old to assist quadriplegic

man with personal care and household

duties. No experience necessary. 8am–

3pm. 30hrs/week, $52k/year. Must have

Tax File No. Ocean Shores. Please leave a

detailed message at wheelgoodservice@

hotmail.com

BYRON BAY CARE IS SEEKING SUPPORT WORKERS. Must have Cert

II or IV in Disability or Aged Care. Email

resume [email protected]

EROTIC MASSAGE STAFF reliable

and friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation

Centre 18+. Tweed. Grace 0418185791

ADMIN ASSISITANT Experience in

Xero, payroll, a/p & a/r, scheduling,

excellent customer service, able to work

unsupervised. 25+ hours p/w. Casual

initially but looking to long term. Swim

for your Life, Billinudgel. Contact Ruth

0448649150

WORK WANTED AIRBNB TURNOVER CLEANING

Ph 0450162699

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN

Eva 0403224842

www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert

piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019

GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005

LOST & FOUND LOST: REWARD OFFERED. Lost in

Byron Bay: Gold and diamond bracelet/

bangle. Sentimental value. Please call

0400927274

BIRTHDAYS

DEATH NOTICES

FUNERAL NOTICES

LIFE CELEBRATIONS

PETS

ONLY ADULTS EXQUISITE

Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677

FULL BODY RESTORATION Fill your tanks & heal through pleasure massagebyronbay.com or 0425347477

BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late.

In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wantedFind us on Facebook and Twitter!

COVID SAFE

SOCIAL ESCORTS LOTS OF GORGEOUS LADIES available for your pleasure nearby. Spoil yourself. In & out. 7 days. Ladies always wanted. 0266816038. COVID SAFE

Tip Runs &Rubbish Removal

0408 210 772

LOSTBlack leather shoulder

bag containing a camera lens. Please ring

0418 841 777

Devoted to Pleasure Couples, Men & Women touchofjustine.com0407 013 347

BEAUTY/MASSAGE THERAPIST

Must be qualified with excellent presentation. Previous exp essential.

Balinese style Day Spa. Long established spa, good hours.

Forward resume to kerry@buddhagardens

dayspa.com.au

Co-working creative space available in Byron’s Arts &

Industrial Estate!Large working desks include

access to: shared kitchenette, lounge area, 2 showers,

sound proof meeting rooms, Wi-Fi & electricity.

Just $89 week (incl. GST) in your

upon request.

For enquiries contactbusinessmanager@

onevisionproductions.com.au

happy birthday bebe! With so

much love.

[email protected]

Adobe Tutoring

Experienced Professional Trainer

• Photoshop • Indesign • Illustrator

Heart and Soul Health Clubs is looking for an enthusiastic

experienced gym membership consultant to grow our

membership base.

Reception and admin tasks also included.

The right candidate will be pro-active, fluent in English, reliable, and a hard worker. Send your resume to Jana at

[email protected]

Gym Gym Membership Membership ConsultantConsultant

Selena is still patiently waiting for a home. She is a quiet and gentle soul who enjoys love and affection but continues to be overlooked as she appears shy in the shelter environment. Selena would really enjoy a relaxed home where she can dote and be doted on.To meet Selena, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pmThurs 3–5pm, Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 0436 845 542.Like us on Facebook!AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

SelenaSelena

6-year-old desexed male Bull Arab x Boxer ‘Nelson’ is looking for a stable loving forever home.

Nelson is a big, absolutely loveable and easy-going boy. He has a sweet goofy demeanour and would suit a loving, but dog-confident, companion.

Nelson has had some challenges recently but will thrive in the right situation. Please phone Shell on 0458 461 935 for more info.

MC: 900164000971285

NELSONNELSON

Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI)

Opis is a 6 month old desexed female LabX. She has had a rough start to life and needs plenty of love and encouragement to bring out the best in her. She is good with other dogs and older children. If you can give Opis a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Microchip No 991003000572368

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

ABN 83 126 970 338

opisopis

Meet the charming GEORGE, a tabby with a great personality. He was very quiet when he came to the shelter, but is now much brighter, showing his endearing nature. George is about two years old, quiet and undemanding. He adores to be petted, a clear sign that when he has a secure home with human friends, he will be really loving and chilled.

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel

petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No: 953010000426461

McKAY, Elva Joan27.07.1932 – 19.05.2021

Joan passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on 19th May.

Dearly loved wife of John (dec. 2016), loved mother of Greg and Stephen and mother-in-

law to Kim and Cathy. Joan was a loving grandmother to Laura

and Jessica and Jordan with whom she shared a special bond and was also a caring

lifetime friend to Jess.A long term resident of

Mullumbimby, Joan was a gentle lady who loved a quiet life, being particularly fond of gardening. She will be greatly missed by her extended family

and friends.Joan was privately cremated as per her wishes. A celebration gathering will be arranged in

the coming months.

OUR BELOVED ASTRO/ASTRO BOY OR

MICHAEL THOMAS VIDER left his body on 19 May in

Cairns. He shone his dazzling, warm, funny and beautiful light

here in Byron for nearly 30 years. A cherished icon of our

town, a darling friend and truly caring soul, adored by so many people in so many walks of life. Everyone is invited to celebrate his life and his send off to the

next one, to be held at Belongil Beach, in front of The Wreck,

at 2pm on Sunday, 30 May.Please wear something bright,

and bring any flowers, banners, stories, memories you’d like

to share.Fly high, beautiful man.

Love never dies.

Bruno Alander 19.9.1974 – 9.5.2021

It is with great sadness that we share the loss of our Bruno, much loved father of Oaki and Huxley, cherished son of Bill and Inta Alander, and beloved partner, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many.

A celebration of Bruno’s life will be held at Parkview Funeral Home, 21 Kalinga Street, Ballina on Friday, 28th May 2021, commencing at 11.00am.

Bruno’s service will be livestreamed at: vimeo.com/event/1000209

BALLINA 1800 809 [email protected]

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HIGH TIDES,

height (m)

LOW TIDES,

height (m)

26 W 6:27

16:58

16:47

5:45

07:51 1.49

20:35 1.9801:57 0.32

13:41 0.17

27 TH 6:28

16:58

17:40

6:58

08:42 1.41

21:24 2.0102:54 0.30 14:24 0.20

28 F 6:28

16:57

18:39

8:09

09:32 1.32

22:14 1.9903:51 0.31

15:09 0.25

29 SA 6:29

16:57

19:43

9:16

10:26 1.24

23:05 1.9304:50 0.34

15:57 0.33

30 SU 6:29

16:57

20:48

10:14

11:21 1.17

23:58 1.8305:48 0.39

16:48 0.43

31 M 6:30

16:57

21:53

11:0412:23 1.13

06:47 0.44

17:46 0.54

1 TU 6:30

16:56

22:54

11:46

00:53 1.7113:32 1.13

07:45 0.48

18:53 0.63

2 W 6:31

16:56

23:52

12:22

01:50 1.60

14:44 1.17

08:40 0.50

20:08 0.69

3 TH 6:31

16:56 12:55

02:48 1.51

15:50 1.25

09:30 0.50

21:24 0.71

4 F 6:32

16:56

0:47

13:25

03:45 1.44

16:46 1.34

10:16 0.48

22:32 0.70

5 SA 6:32

16:56

1:41

13:53

04:36 1.39

17:34 1.44

10:57 0.45

23:31 0.67

6 SU 6:33

16:56

2:33

14:22

05:23 1.36

18:15 1.5411:33 0.42

7 M 6:33

16:56

3:26

14:52

06:06 1.33

18:53 1.62

00:22 0.62

12:06 0.39

8 TU 6:34

16:56

4:19

15:25

06:45 1.30

19:29 1.69

01:07 0.57

12:38 0.37

9 W 6:34

16:56

5:13

16:01

07:24 1.28

20:04 1.7401:49 0.53

13:10 0.36

SUN, MOON & TIDES TIMES FOR NEXT 2 WEEKS

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

1st SAT Brunswick Heads 0410 785 5541st SAT Alstonville 0429 019 407

1st SUN Byron Bay 6685 68071st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333

2nd SAT Flea, Bangalow 0490 335 498 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631

2nd SUN The Channon 6688 64332nd SUN Tabulam Hall 0490 329 1592nd SUN Coolangatta

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 6684 33703rd SAT Murwillumbah 0413 804 024

3rd SUN Federal 0433 002 7573rd SUN Uki 0487 329 1503rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 73333rd SUN Ballina 0422 094 338

4th SAT Flea, Byron YAC 4th SAT Evans Head 0439 489 6314th SAT Wilsons Creek 6684 02994th SAT Kyogle Bazaar kyogletogether.org.au

4th SUN Bangalow 6687 19114th SUN Nimbin 0475 135 7644th SUN Murwillumbah 0422 565 1684th SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta

5th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000

FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETSEach TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 0475 135 764Each WED 4-7pm Newrybar HallEach THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137Each THU 2.30-6.30pm Lismore 0450 688 900Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob

MONTHLY MARKETS


The Ballina Croquet Club is

celebrating its 85th birthday

this Friday May 28 with a

1930s inspired dress-up

party.

As well as swanky suits

and fab frocks, the celebra-

tion of the Club’s formation in

1936 will feature a display of

vintage cars from the 1930s.

Cancer CouncilThe event will be

raising funds for the

Cancer Council’s Biggest

Morning Tea; Members

and visitors will also dress

in fashion from the era as

they take to the croquet

lawn to play.

The occasion will draw

croquet club members and

visitors from across the

Northern Rivers, as well as

the Tweed and Clarence

valleys.

Club members have

already organised their

1930s inspired outfits,

transport – and mallets.

Judy and Neville King with Lyn Wigmore and Richard Hughes modelling their 1930s outfits.

Winter Sailing at its best...

Peter Fell

A sunny but cool day greeted

keen sailors for the third day

of the inter sailing series on

the Tweed River at Fingal on

Sunday May 16.

A shifty and gusty

southerly of eight to 15 knots

promised some exciting

competition for those who

ventured out onto the river.

The first race of two

supposedly ‘short’ sprint

races took over 80 minutes

for the first boats to finish.

The start of the race saw

a number of Lasers side by

side as they fought to get an

advantage up the long first

work, playing the shifts and

asserting their right of way

on starboard.

Back in the fleet the

Corsairs were pushing

up the course as well

and contributing to an

unscheduled swim by Mauri

in his Laser when he was

looking well placed after a

finely crafted start from the

port end of the line.

The rounding of the

windward mark didn’t all go

according to plan for Peter.

He had to perform a 360

degree turn after causing

another Laser to have to

avoid him, and Andy hitting

the mark due to the tide and

having to do a turn as well.

Close racing throughout

the fleet followed on through

the next eight legs of the

course, with one of the NS14s

seen to have their work

cut out with main, jib and

spinnaker proving a handful

in the gusty conditions.

The NSW Maritime launch

kept an eye on proceedings at

the ocean end of the course

while the fleet spread out

over the race course.

Over the length of the

race, the lead changed

several times, but first over

the line at the end was Peter

Fell in a Laser, followed by

Kate Yoemans in a smaller

Laser rig, then Wayne Culph

(visiting from Harwood),

Craig Foley and Mauri Meyer.

Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood CentreMullumbimby & District

Neighbourhood Centre is open

Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and

offers a range of services and activities.

Everyone is welcome to come and

enjoy art, music, games, great food

and more. Call reception on 6684 1286

and discover what is on offer.

MDNC services that are running

include:

Community support/emergency

relief: Food parcels, meals, assistance

with electricity and Telstra bills.

Listening Space: free counselling.

Staying Home, Leaving Violence

program.

Integrated Domestic & Family

Violence program.

Financial Counselling: outreach

available Thursdays & Fridays

Financial Counselling: free service

funded by the government, offering

advocacy & assistance to find options

to address debts.

Information, referral and advocacy.

To enquire about accessing any of

these services call 6684 1286 or fill out

an online enquiry form.

Byron Community CentreHomeless Breakfast: 7:30–9am

Wednesday. Homeless Showers:

Monday and Wednesday 10am–12pm

(book in at breakfasts). Women’s

Support and Counselling: Friday

1–3pm, Community Cabin Carlyle St.

Free Phone Counselling: Call 0415 322

064 10am–2pm. Seniors Computer

Club: Friday 9am–11am, Community

Cabin Carlyle St. Seniors drumming,

yoga, ukulele, art and drama:

66856807 for booking and time details.

Volunteer Hub referral service: Call

66856807.

Low-cost or free foodFood Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at

Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you

have any sort of Centrelink card you

may purchase cheap food, obtain free

veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food

Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough,

every Wednesday 10–12noon at The

Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and

Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession

Card required. NILs referral service also

available. Check Facebook page The

Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.

Respite ServiceByron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers

high-quality respite care to a broad

range of clients throughout the Byron,

Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations

welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email

[email protected],

website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

Alateen meetingAlateen meeting every Thursday at

5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close

friend or relative with a drinking

problem? Alateen can help. For

8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s

Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street,

corner of Florence Street Tweed

Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older

members at the same time and place.

1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.

al-anon.org.au

ACAAdult Children of Alcoholic Parents

and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA)

help & recovery group meets in

Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am, Red

Dove Centre, 80 Keen Street. Byron

meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm

via Zoom - meeting ID 554 974 582

password byronbay.

Drug support groupsCall Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423

431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a

week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au.

Are you experiencing difficulties and

challenges because of the alcohol or

drug use of someone close to you?

Learn coping skills and gain support

from others. Narcotics Anonymous

is a fellowship of men and women

for whom drugs had become a major

problem. We are recovering addicts

who meet regularly to help each

other stay clean. For information and

meetings call1300 652 820 or text

your postcode to 0488 811 247. www.

na.org.au. Are you concerned about

somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon

Family Groups meeting held Fridays

2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300

252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

Support after suicideStandBy provides support to people

who have lost someone to suicide.

They provide free face-to-face and

telephone support and are accessible

24/7. Follow-up contact is available for

up to one year. Find out more at: www.

standbysupport.com.au or call 13 11 14.

If you, or someone you are with, are in

need of immediate support please call

an ambulance or police on 000.

Feel Good FridayA free weekly group for women to

access support and relax. Feel Good

Fridays happen every Friday from 1 till

3pm at the Byron Community Cabin on

Carlyle Street (behind the tennis courts

in the recreational grounds). Just

drop-in, no bookings or commitment

necessary. For any further information

and any questions just let me know by

calling the Byron Community Centre

on 6685 6807.

Library funBaby Bounce and Storytime for

toddlers and pre-school children have

moved online for now. See Richmond

Tweed Regional Libraries on YouTube.

Film: Spotswood The Drill Hall Film Society screens

Mark Joffe’s Spotswood featuring

Toni Collette in her very first movie

roll on Saturday May 29 at 2pm

(doors open 1.30). If you wish to

attend ring Sonia 6684 2112.

Bangalow A&I Hall The Bangalow A&I Hall management

committee are seeking two new

members preferably with experience

in venue management or marketing

and SEO and social media. To nomi-

nate, contact Lisa Brennan at Council

[email protected]. The

deadline for nominations is 31 May.

BV Probus ClubThe Brunswick Valley Probus Club

meeting is on Tuesday 1 June at

10am at the Ocean Shores Country

Club. Guest speaker for the day is

Peter Thorley, speaking about local

history. Enquires ring Margaret on

6680 3316.Visitors welcome.

Calling sculptorsCreative Mullum are calling out for

sculptors to enter the Ingenuity

Maquette Exhibition to be held at

the Mullumbimby Ex-Services club

between 2–4 July. The winning

sculpture will be selected for pro-

duction with a commission of $8000.

The dealine for entry has been

extended till 31 May. Find out more

at: creativemullum.org.au.

Family historyThe next meeting of the Richmond-

Tweed Family History Society will

be held on Saturday, June 5 at the

Players Theatre, 24 Swift Street,

Ballina, 2–4pm. The topic will be a

State Records Webinar on School

Records. Contact Kerrie Alexander

on 6628 1324.

Byron Cancer SupportThe Byron Bay General Cancer

Support Group has been running

for four years and welcomes new

participants. The aim of the group

is to provide a safe, supportive and

friendly environment for people

with cancer to discuss how they

are feeling and connect with other

people with cancer. It runs on the

first Tuesday of the month. Next

meeting on Tuesday 1 June at he

Services Club, Jonson St, Byron Bay.

Volunteer hub closesThe Byron Community Centre Volun-

teer Hub will be closing down at the

end of May. After six years serving

the volunteer needs of the Byron

Shire, the funding has been cut and

all volunteer enquiries must now

be accessed online at Volunteering

NSW. For more information please

contact Pippy Wardell on volhub-

[email protected] or

call 6685 6807.

Ross Kendal

The Ocean Shores Aquatics

team have returned home

with some great results after

a month long stint at various

State School Swimming

competitions.

‘They have all performed

well, while enjoying the

experience immensely,’

coach Adrian Filipic said.

‘Every swimmer was

inspired and challenged to

swim their best to establish

a ranking amongst the states

finest’.

The primary school

swimmers, most of them

on debut, produced some

great personal bests, with

the chart toppers being Mali

Stewart, Teo Martin and Jack

Matkevich.

The Byron Bay junior girls

relay team excelled with

the combination of Delilah

Warton, Andie Gilbert, Lily

Purtell and Henly Smitth

together dropping over nine

seconds from their time to

finish fifth in the final.

The secondary school

swimmers showed that

there is no substitute for

experience as most secured

top ten placings to make

finals.

Lawson King had a debut

in the Boys 11yrs 50m back-

stroke and swam his best,

as did Ivy Gilbert, Phoebe

Pockley and Zara Morris in

their respective relays.

Oceans 15 triumphant return

(L-R) Delilah Warton, Mali Stewart, Jack Matkevich, Andie

Gilbert, Lily Purtell and Teo Martin at State finals.

Party time as Ballina croquet turns 85!

Sailors get their rigging set before venturing out on the Tweed

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Backlash

48 The Byron Shire Echo

The PR company behind the

mega wealthy developers

who bought Mercato and the

old Woolies site in Byron’s

CBD appear to be lost in a

random word salad generator

TRON-like experiment

(see page 1, 4). Perhaps it’s

enough proof to demonstrate

that wealth does not equal

intelligence.

If you are looking for a

National day to celebrate,

you’re in luck. National Cheese

Day is around the corner

– June 4. Yes, it’s actually

a thing! More importantly,

National Reconciliation Week

is May 27 to June 3.

Aldous Huxley quote of the

week: ‘Throw away your

baggage and go forward.

There are quicksands all

about you, sucking at your

feet, trying to suck you down

into fear and self-pity and

despair. That’s why you must

walk so lightly’.

How much do you get paid

to be harangued by Council

agitator Fast Buck$? From the

upcoming Council agenda,

staff report that councillors

receive $20,690 p.a. and the

mayor $45,140 p.a. While that

doesn’t include perks, is it

enough to attract the talent

needed to weather constant

abuse? See page 6. Council

elections are September 4!

AGL is allegedly Australia’s

biggest corporate climate

polluter, and they are suing

Greenpeace for using their

logo in its campaign against

them. Greenpeace says it

will be a landmark case on

June 2, ‘that could determine

the ability of charities to

use corporate logos for the

purpose of satire, parody and

criticism’.

What happens when

the federal Liberal-Nats

government hands $2b, with

no conditions, to an airline,

which has sacked (and stolen

from workers) in a pandemic?

Murdoch’s Australian reported

last week QANTAS CEO Alan

Joyce will cut more jobs and

introduce a wage freeze.

So how is that Brittany

Higgins case going? Anyone

been interviewed or charged

by the plod yet? Surely an

alledged rape just doors

down from the PM’s off ice is

worthy of investigation?

Ancient ABC broadcaster

Philip Adams reminded his

Twitter followers last week:

‘The Collaery whistleblower

saga has clocked up 50 closed

door hearings. As gross a

miscarriage of justice as any

in our history. A shameful

coverup’. Indeed – any

government that persecutes

those who expose government

crimes is essentially a fascist

state actor.

Take a breather NSW Labor!

You were never going to win

the Upper Hunter by election

(held last weekend). The

Nats might feel vindicated for

winning a seat they have held

for 90 years, but their vote

is still diminishing. Now’s

the time for Labor to find a

backbone and heroically put

forward plans to transition

away from fossil fuels. It’s

your kids who will inherit

this place. Go on, Labor, do

something bold. Just don’t

explain it in fine detail like

you did at the last election.

The Senate Inquiry into Press

Freedom has been released!

Will it be warmly embraced

and implemented, or ignored

like the many Indigenous

Deaths in Custody reports?

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