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Dr Klaas Woldring looks into proportional

representation ▶ p16

‘The wish for healing has always been half of health’ – Seneca

Health & Healing feature ▶ p20

Reconstruction agency announced by NSW govt ▶ p4

What was the cause of the floods? Prof Jeff Lewis and

Dr Belinda Lewis explain ▶ p12

Crystal Wilkes & Kali Jade Farrell

Lockdown finally turned into a wel-

come lock-in at this long-awaited

Blues Festival 2022.

Long lost friends, familiar

strangers, reunited aft er two years

of estranged times. Arriving to a sea

of friendly smiling faces, the air felt

decidedly electric with excitement

for making the most of this well-

earned moment in time.

With so many local Australian

artists headlining this year, our

first stop was to see upcoming

local artist and winner of the 2021

busking competition, Bronte Eve.

Belting out impressive originals

with style and ease, Bronte and

her band’s flawless and engaging

performance left the crowd ampli-

fied. At just 21, it’s clear that she is

on a big trajectory.

Later, we find some delectables

and revel in the atmosphere of

local stall holders and food. It’s

encouraging to see the queues

of people bringing much needed

funds into the pockets of com-

munity and local business owners

aft er all the recent flood loss and

pandemic closures.

Watching the full moon con-

trasted against the giant festival

tents, everything seems perfect. But

as the contents of our tiny single-use

plastic cups come to an end, the

conversation drift s to wondering

why there are no souvenir refillable

cups available for purchase.

Regardless, there is so much

to see, and it’s impossible to see

everything! Some highlights were

Jeff Martin, featuring Patch Brown at

the Juke Joint, and CW Stoneking.

The grand finale for us was in the

Mojo tent with Morcheeba, where

we were lulled into blissful, nostalgic

contentedness that will carry us

through until the next Blues Festival.

Electrik Lemonade singer, Barney Trub, at Bluesfest. The former busking comp winners returned triumphantly to the stage this year as a headliner. More pics on page 25. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Former mayor appointed planning panel memberFormer Byron Shire Mayor,

Simon Richardson, and Joe

Vescio were appointed as

community members to the

Northern Regional Planning

Panel at last Thursday’s

Council meeting.

While Mr Vescio was re-

elected as a panel member,

it’s the first government

appointment for Mr Richard-

son since quitting as mayor

in April, 2021.

His appointment raises

the prospect that he will be

part of a panel that decides

on large developments that

he instigated while mayor.

As Greens mayor, he

caused division in the local

party after moving to the

right of politics. He also

formed a friendship with

locally based Nationals

Minister, Ben Franklin.

Towards the end of his

mayoral term, Mr Richardson

was successful in moving a

motion to get staff to investi-

gate housing above Council

owned car parks.

At last week’s planning

meeting, councillors heard

from the NSW government’s

developer arm, Landcom,

regarding plans to build

‘affordable housing’ apart-

ments above a Mullumbimby

car park (see page 3).

Landcom representatives

told councillors the planning

panel could be the consent

authority if Council were the

DA applicant.

ADF troops have returned

to their home units, after

Operation Flood Assist 2022

was conducted in the North-

ern Rivers region.

A small contingent of

personnel and assets will

remain to support site refur-

bishment, post-ADF use, the

ADF said in a statement.

Lieutenant General Bilton

said, ‘More than 4,000 ADF

personnel and assets [were]

deployed rapidly from across

the country to help the com-

munities of northern NSW.

The ADF say ‘There has

been a steady reduction in

the number and types of

tasks requested by local

Government and emergency

services partners’.

Commander Joint Task

Force 629, Major General

David Thomae, AM, said

the ADF had conducted a

multitude of essential tasks,

‘but would continue to be

on stand-by should weather

conditions in northern NSW

change once again’.

‘Our personnel have

made a tremendous contri-

bution to the community,

supporting authorities with

tasks as diverse as search

and rescue, distributing

food and essential sup-

plies, and undertaking

back-breaking work such as

debris removal and helping

locals clean up homes and

businesses after experienc-

ing the worst flooding on

record’.

‘Now we re-position our

forces, but ensure that our

personnel remain vigilant

and our capability ready

to respond to a request for

assistance,’ Major General

Thomae said.

Simon-Richardson.

Photo David Hancock

Joe Vescio. Photo LinkedIn

ADF vehicles in the region. Photo Jeff Dawson

What is a planning panel?The NSW government takes

the powers of DA consent

authority away from locally

elected councils when large

DAs are submitted that are

considered ‘significant’.

According to www.

pp.planningportal.nsw.

gov.au, planning panels

determine developments

with a capital investment

value (CIV) over $30 million.

Panels also determine DAs

over $5m which are ‘council

related, lodged by or on

behalf of the Crown (State

of NSW), private infrastruc-

ture and community facili-

ties, eco-tourist facilities,

extractive industries, waste

facilities and marinas that

are designated develop-

ment, and certain coastal

subdivisions’.

The effectiveness of

panels appears to have

become less relevant in

recent years. While the most

recent West Byron DA was

flagged by the local plan-

ning panel as presenting a

myriad of environmental

and social issues, the devel-

opers took Council to the

Land & Environment Court

and their lawyers negoti-

ated the DA behind closed

doors. Concerns presented

by the panel appeared to

have been conceded by

Council’s legal consultants,

according to the judgement:

Site R & D Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council - NSW Caselaw.

The Northern Regional

Planning Panel is one of

four regional panels, while

the greater Sydney area has

seven panels. The chair of

the Northern Regional Plan-

ning Panel is Paul Mitchell.

According to the NSW Government Boards and Committees Remuneration,

administrated by the Public

Service Commission, a

Northern Regional Planning

Panel chair receives $51,315

pa, while a member earns

$39,463 pa. A panel member

can also earn $1,435 per day

under special circumstances.

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Union highlight underpaid workersUnions NSW have high-lighted the correct public holiday penalty rate of double time and a quarter

to young workers over the Easter long weekend.

Vulnerable Unions NSW Assistant

Secretary, Thomas Costa, says casual employees were

particularly vulnerable to being ripped off during

public holiday periods.

‘In key industries such as retail and hospitality, special

loading rates of double time and a quarter and sometimes

double time and a half apply for working Good Friday, Holy

Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday’, he said.

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‘Most employers are excellent, so it’s really

important they don’t have

to compete with people who are ripping off their staff,

that’s completely unfair’.Mr Costa also reminded

employees that it was

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Plans move ahead for apartments above car parks Hans Lovejoy

Up to 29 ‘aff ordable’ units that

could house 50 people will be

built above a Mullumbimby

car park, aft er councillors

agreed to work with Land-

com, a development corpora-

tion owned by the NSW

government, at their planning

meeting last Thursday.

The car park location is

between the newly named

Hoopers restaurant, the

Other Joint Cafe, and the

Pink Lotus restaurant.

Another ‘aff ordable’

housing project is currently

underway on the same road,

Station Street, adjacent to

Council’s off ice building.

And, because this is the

age of government announce-

ments, there are many details

yet to be finalised.

It became apparent during

the meeting that the proposal

was still in its infancy, and

would take around two years

to complete. Nevertheless,

councillors gushed at the

prospect of developing

aff ordable housing, with Cr

Mark Swivel saying it could

be a template for future

developments in the Shire.

And it appears to be a

template, given Landcom

representatives told council-

lors this was their first such

project. An aff ordable hous-

ing partner will need to be

found, councillors were told.

And given NSW planning

laws allow ‘aff ordable’ hous-

ing to be sold aft er ten years,

and only a percentage of floor

space needs to be considered

‘aff ordable’, a framework may

be needed so that the project

remains ‘aff ordable’.

A gushing Council press

release described it as a

‘landmark agreement’

that ‘received unanimous

support from Byron Shire

Councillors’.

Over the next six months,

Council say they will ‘work

with Landcom to develop

and agree on a concept

design; Confirm a com-

munity housing provider

to partner with to develop

and manage the project;

Investigate options to secure

funding for the project

including working with the

National Housing Finance

and Investment Corporation’,

and ‘Obtain all relevant

partnership approvals’.

Matthew Beggs from

Landcom told councillors

on Thursday they will work

with Council regarding any

potential flooding at the site,

and said rezoning the land

could take two years.

So what will be the

financial return for Council?

‘A peppercorn rent’, was the

reply from Mr Beggs.

Cr Asren Pugh (Labor) said

the project was ‘wonderful’,

and wanted to know if more

similar development could

be done if it wasn’t for the

parking problem.

Diminished parkingMayor Michael Lyon said in

his press relase, ‘Recognising

that parking is a premium

in Mullumbimby, we will

also use the next six months

to look at securing land

on the fringe of the town’s

CBD for additional parking.

I am hoping this will be the

first project of its kind with

Landcom and Byron Shire

Council because we have

other sites, such as the old

Mullumbimby hospital land,

that lend themselves to this

type of partnership’.

‘I really commend Land-

com for being so receptive to

this project and working with

us, because aff ordable hous-

ing is not something that

Council can solve by itself’,

Mayor Lyon said.

The only distraction

for the meeting was when

Michele Grant form the

Brunswick Valley Community

Care Council asked why

Council wasn’t taking more

immediate action with the

rail land across the road on

Prince Street – see page 5.

Ms Grant later told The Echo, ‘With Council’s emer-

gency housing declaration,

Council hasn’t been much

help for the homeless. In fact,

they’re still fining people

for camping in the wrong

place, and having unleashed

animals with them’.

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

On Thursday morning,

Marine Rescue Brunswick

Unit Commander, Jonathan

Wilcock, received the keys

to a brand new 3.2 litre

Ford Ranger. Marine Rescue

spokesperson said the new

vehicle will be a boon to the

Brunswick unit, ‘allowing it

greater flexibility in deploy-

ing on-water assets, support-

ing partner agencies such as

NSW SES, attending training

courses and exercises, and

transporting equipment’.

Also pictured is Fleet Man-

ager, Kelvin Parkin.

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Reconstruction agency announced by govtLocal NSW MP, Tamara Smith (Greens)

and Lismore MP, Janelle Saff in (Labor)

have welcomed the government’s plans

to establish a Reconstruction Corpora-

tion to help rebuild the flood aff ected

Northern Rivers.

In an announcement on Tuesday

morning in Lismore, Premier Dominic

Perrottet said the Northern Rivers

Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) will

coordinate planning, rebuilding and

construction work of essential services,

infrastructure and housing across multi-

ple government agencies to help people

in the Northern Rivers communities to

rebuild their homes and lives as quickly

as possible.

The NRRC will work within and with

the local government areas of Ballina,

Byron Bay, Kyogle, Tweed, Richmond

Valley, Clarence Valley and Lismore.

Mr Perrottet says ‘The NRRC will sit

within the Department of Regional NSW

and report to the Deputy Premier. David

Witherdin will lead the development

corporation as CEO’.

‘Mr Witherdin currently leads Public

Works Advisory and the Soil Conserva-

tion Service, and was previously the

CEO of Local Land Services’.

‘The NRRC will be supported by

an advisory board consisting of local

representatives, such as local members

of parliament and mayors, as well as

leaders in the community, ensuring

local expertise and knowledge is at the

core of the NRRC work.

‘The NRRC will have the power to

work with councils to identify, prioritise

and support projects that can rejuve-

nate communities within the Northern

Rivers area, with a particular emphasis

on housing and supporting social

infrastructure.

‘The new body will also have the

power to compulsorily acquire or

subdivide land, speed up and fast-track

the building of new premises and accel-

erate delivery of planning proposals

through the Department of Planning

and Environment. The insurance, con-

struction and infrastructure sectors will

be important contributors, alongside

local government, industry, businesses

and residents’.

There were no details supplied by the

government around ensuring that fast-

track planning will not result in unsafe

buildings or environmental degradation.

Legislative powers the Northern

Rivers Reconstruction Corporation will

have, as defined in an Act of NSW Parlia-

ment, are yet to be announced.

Deputy Premier Paul Toole said the

NRRC would have broad and extensive

powers to consult with the community

and assist in making towns more resil-

ient to future flooding events.

‘The floods have had a devastating

impact and the NSW Government will

continue to provide assistance to enable

the people of the Northern Rivers to get

back on their feet’, Mr Toole said.

‘As we transition from recovery and

clean-up the focus will shift to how we

can make the infrastructure and homes

of the region more resilient in the event

of future natural disasters’.

Prior to the announcement, local

MP, Tamara Smith (Greens), told The Echo she supported Lismore MP Janelle

Saff in’s call for the establishment of

a reconstruction agency, ‘so that the

recovery for our communities is priori-

tised and ongoing’.

Needs climate planMs Smith told The Echo, ‘But it

needs to be part of a broader Climate

Adaptation Plan, or we will simply find

ourselves back in this situation – and

that is irresponsible on the part of all

levels of government’.

‘What our part of the world has

experienced in terms of extreme

weather events since 2017 could be the

setting of a science fiction novel, and it

is only a matter of time before the com-

munity demands we manage a retreat

of residential communities that are

extremely flood and fire prone, as part

of climate adaptation.

‘We must urgently mitigate further

degrees of global warming, but the

status quo sees us already hugely and

tragically impacted by supercharged

weather events as predicted by the IPCC’.

While supportive of the new bureau-

cratic body, Ms Smith warned of the

potential for political favouritism and

rorts, as had happened in the past.

A lack of protocol and oversight

around grant funding was one issue

raised in a recent parliamentary report.

For more information visit www.

regional.nsw.gov.au/our-work/NRRC.

Local NSW MP, Tamara Smith (Greens).

Photo supplied

ANZAC Day services noticeThe Byron Bay RSL Sub-

Branch will be holding their

ANZAC Day services on

Monday April 25, with the

Dawn Service 5.30am, at the

Memorial corner of Marvel

and Tennyson Street.

Kathryn Head, Secretary

from the Byron Bay RSL

Sub Branch, says aft er the

dawn service, there will be

a ‘Gunfire Breakfast’ at the

Byron Bay Services Club. The

Service March will leave the

Beach Hotel in Bay Street at

10.30am, and march through

town to the Memorial.

Meanwhile, the Mul-

lumbimby RSL Sub-Branch

and the Ex-Services Club

welcomes everyone to

commemorate ANZAC day in

the town on Sunday. A Dawn

Service will commence from

4.28am at the Cenotaph,

opposite the Mullumbimby

Ex-Services Club. This will

be followed by a ‘Gunfire

Breakfast’ at the Ex-Services

Club. The main service will

commence with a parade at

10.45am through the CBD,

followed by a service at the

Cenotaph. All are welcome.

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Two-time Academy Award-

nominated director film-

maker, David Bradbury, was

refused entry to film Council’s

public meeting last Thursday.

Mr Bradbury told The Echohe is collecting footage for an

upcoming doco on the recent

floods and its aft ermath, and

is also wanting to document

the Shire’s housing stress

and homelessness issues.

He said he is an accred-

ited media freelancer with

both ABC News and SBS.

‘In the 33 years I have lived

here, I have never been pre-

vented from filming Council

proceedings’, however added

that when he asked to film

the previous Council, he was

not replied to.

‘I think [current mayor]

Michael Lyon is a control

freak, and attempts to

control, like [former Mayor

Simon] Richardson, any

alternative viewpoints.

‘That is why I fronted

up on Thursday with my

camera, because last time

I jumped through their silly

hoops, they just ignored me.

This is too critical an issue,

which is close to my heart, to

let these buggers get away

with it this time’.

He says that aft er wait-

ing an hour for Thursday’s

decision, ‘the word back was

that my request was put to

councillors and rejected’.

Mr Bradbury asked what

laws prevent him from film-

ing a public meeting, which

is also recorded and publicly

available by Council.

It appears only one coun-

cillor, Duncan Dey (Greens),

was comfortable being

filmed.

Cr Dey told The Echo the

mayor asked councillors how

they felt about being filmed

by David at the meeting.

‘I said I support it, by

anybody. I don’t know who

made the final call not to

have David in, but it wasn’t

by resolution of Council’.

Mayor Michael Lyon told

The Echo, ‘Filming of Council

meetings requires a resolution

of Council’.

‘I asked around the room

aft er public access for the

thoughts of several council-

lors and, other than Duncan,

no one wanted the filming

to occur, so advised that it

wouldn’t be proceeding.

‘We got very late notice of

this, at 11.30am on the day,

David’s chances would have

been helped I think by giving

more notice to all councillors

about the request, rather

than at the last minute.

‘Given the meeting is in

the conference room rather

than chambers, members

of the public are currently

unable to attend in person,

other than if addressing

Council during public access’.

Mr Bradbury told The Echohe contacted a Council staff

member the day before the

meeting ‘by phone and email

asking permission’, which

is at odds with Cr Lyon’s

statement.

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Plans to turn NSW Rail

owned land on Prince Street

in Mullumbimby, opposite

the former Carsburg garage,

into temporary accom-

modation, appear to moving

forward, with Mayor, Michael

Lyon, telling The Echo that

the planning department

approved Council’s request

for a change of use last week.

Yet it appears Council

are yet to present a plan to

the government on how it

would work, and there is no

timeframe.

At last Thursday’s Council

meeting, resident Michele

Grant, representing the

Brunswick Valley Community

Care Council Inc, asked coun-

cillors if they had considered

putting prefab homes on the

site, and said, ‘We have not

been included in any discus-

sions. Why?’

Ms Grant The Echo the

Care Council, ‘was incor-

porated in the 1980s and

helped get the Bruns Com-

munity Centre built during

the ’90s, with the respite care

and meals and wheels up

and running’.

Ms Grant said that when

she met Mayor Michael Lyon

in February, he wouldn’t

reveal what plans Trans-

portNSW and/or Council had

for the large parcel of rail land

on Prince Street. Ms Grant

added she is concerned

there are no minutes avail-

able from any Council meet-

ings with TransportNSW, and

there have been no meetings

with community reps to tell

them what’s happening.

The Echo asked the mayor

if this was correct.

He replied, ‘I told Michele

that the area opposite Coun-

cil’s car park had been flagged

for extra parking for the town’.

‘I did not say anything

regarding the Carsburg’s

area, and there have been no

formal meetings on the issue’.

‘I have personally lobbied

the planning department

and the premier for that land

to be used for aff ordable

housing in the long-term, but

without any detail or refer-

ence to plans, other than

saying that we understood

that TAHE, the landowner,

had plans for parts of that

land to realise a return and

we thought a better outcome

was to develop the whole

site for aff ordable housing’.

In regards to Ms Grant’s

claims of secrecy around

negotations, Cr Lyon said, ‘I

am committed to transpar-

ency and have always strived

to keep our community

well-informed of any devel-

opments as they occur’.


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Reconstruction Corporation for the Northern RiversNSW Premier Dominic Perrottet was in Lismore Tuesday morning and he has just announced a recovery corporation for the Northern Rivers.

NSW Koala Strategy set to failThe North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) have said that the NSW government’s Koala Strategy released last Friday is set up to fail.

When memories come flooding backBerri from South Lismore got a sad but beautiful sur-prise after the most recent flood when a photo album full of memories washed into her yard.

Richmond candidates keen to be included in Ballina mayor’s ‘strong plan’Candidates for the federal seat of Richmond on the Northern Rivers say they’re looking forward to hearing more about Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader’s ‘strong plan’ for her shire.

Recovery and Reconstruction Commission a matter of urgency in LismoreLismore and other areas in the Northern Rivers are doing it very, very tough. Sanctioned focus groups that can work together are what is going to get regional areas up and running again.

Councillors say nup to the Lismore cupIn what may turn out to be one of the most controver-sial votes out of the current Lismore Council so far, last night’s April meeting saw a vote to refuse an application for a race day, half-day public holiday.

Tweed Council looking at long-term solutions for Blacks Drain at South MurwillumbahFollowing the recent floods repairing infrastructure such as roads is becoming a multi-part approach with short-term temporary fixes being facilitated for access and then longer-term responses allowing for the potential to look at future flood resilient solutions.

Funding to rebuild homes on Cabbage Tree IslandCabbage Tree Island community,

located south of Ballina, was devas-

tated during the recent flooding, with

homes, the school and infrastructure

severely damaged. It has displaced

the island’s Indigenous community.

The $70m in funding announced

will go towards the rebuilding of

homes and infrastructure on the

island ‘proves the power of com-

munities and governments working

together,’ said Chris Binge, CEO of the

Jali Land Council.

The announcement came a week

after a visit to the island by the

NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet.

The island was also visited

recently by the Governor General,

David Hurley.

‘Like so many others across our

country, our community has felt the

full brunt of natural disaster, and the

physical and emotional damage left

in its wake,’ said Mr Binge.

‘The significance of the

announcement cannot be

understated’.

‘The security and hope it gives

our community empowers us to

create a self-determined future, and

is a huge opportunity to build better

lives for our children – one which is

prosperous, safe and allows us to

share our story of resilience with the

nation.’

Mr Binge extended his thanks to

Currie Country Social Change for

their support and assistance, the

ADF, the NSW Premier’s team, the

Commonwealth Government and

Minister Wyatt in bringing about the

funding.

‘We look forward to all flood

affected communities receiving sup-

port, including Coraki and the com-

munities of Lismore,’ said Mr Binge.

‘The sun is shining much brighter

on Cabbage Tree Island today, and

we are excited about getting on with

the job.’

Clean up on Cabbage Tree Island following the flooding. Photo ADF

Tweed Council excludes ‘burning of wood or waste’ as a renewable energy supplyThe NSW government

rejected the recommenda-

tion by the Parliamentary

Inquiry into ‘Sustainability of

energy supply and resources

in NSW’ to stop burning

native forests for electricity.

However, earlier this

year, on March 17, Tweed

Shire Council passed an

amendment to exclude

the purchase of renewable

energy sourced from the

burning of wood or waste

as part of their procurement

of Large-scale Generation

Certificates (LGCs).

Tweed Greens Councillor,

Nola Firth said, ‘The Legisla-

tive Assembly Committee on

Environment and Planning

Report in 2021 concluded

that forest biomass is

not a renewable, sustain-

able, source of energy. It

recommended changing

State environmental law to

prevent burning of native

forests to generate energy’.

‘Burning wood creates

more carbon emissions than

coal, gas or oil.

‘It also contributes to

alarming deforestation and

loss of habitat and carbon

storage.

‘The Drax power station

in The UK burns one freight

train of wood pellets per 2.5

hours – all imported from

US forest “waste” such as

branches, smaller trees etc.

‘This is not only happen-

ing in Europe. In NSW near

Singleton, an application has

been made for clear felling

of several hundred hectares

with the aim of exporting

wood pellets to Japan.

‘The reasoning used to

justify burning wood for

energy is that wood regrows,

so is a renewable resource.

‘This reasoning is deeply

flawed because we know

trees take time to grow and

also that trees are disappear-

ing from the Earth at a disas-

trous rate. In Australia, one

Melbourne Cricket Ground is

cleared every 86 seconds.

‘This, at a time when over

a million species are at risk

of extinction, and loss of

habitat is the main cause.’

Mayor Chris Cherry sup-

ported the amendment,

pointing out that ‘We do

have options for wind and

solar – that is the better

option at this time’.

The only councillor to

vote against the amendment

was conservative councillor,

Warren Polglase.

Nimbin’s Peace Park decision deferred until 2023Eve Jeffery

In an on-again-off-again

matter before Lismore Coun-

cil, the fate of Nimbin’s Sibley

Street Peace Park, and the

Nimbin Neighbourhood &

Information Centre, will be

put on hold for a year.

Last November, Lismore

Council voted for part of

Peace Park in Nimbin to be

reclassified as ‘Operational’

and transferred to Nimbin

Neighbourhood & Informa-

tion Centre (NNIC).

In February this year,

spurred on by Cr Big Rob,

that decision was unpicked

and was meant to be

reviewed at both the March

and April meetings, with the

NNIC coming up with more

information, and councillors

making a visit to Nimbin to

look at the site.

A report was scheduled to

come to the April meeting,

but owing to flood impacts

upon the Nimbin community

the matter was deferred

for 12 months, as per staff

recommendation.

Nimbin Neighbourhood &

Information Centre Manager,

Natalie Meyers, found

herself back in the public

access chair at last week’s

Council meeting. ‘I just want

to acknowledge the terrible

impact that the recent two

floods in a month has had

on our communities; all of

our communities.

‘It’s going to take a huge

collective effort by all of us

to recover from this terrible

disaster. I’m here to support

the staff recommendation

regarding the boundary

adjustment between 7 and 9

Sibley Streets in Nimbin’.

Ms Meyers said the NNIC

had always planned to revisit

and redesign the concept

plan once they secured the

land in question.

Yet Cr Big Rob reiterated

a point he has been making

since his first meeting as a

councillor, in regards to coun-

cil ‘owned’ land. ‘We don’t

just give away ratepayer

land, we just don’t do it.’

Cr Vanessa Ekins said she

supported the deferral so

that the Nimbin community

have an opportunity to

consult about what they

would like to see in their

community. The deferral of

the Peace Park reclassifica-

tion report was carried with

support from all councillors

except Big Rob.

Woodburn group urge

Woodburn residents

impacted by the recent

floods are calling on north

coast residents to vote for

the candidate ‘who offers the

communities flood victims/

survivors the most money

and assistance before the

election’.

Resident Nick Crouch says

his group initially formed to

start a class action for those

affected by the floods in their

community.

He says, ‘This class

action is limited to residents

affected by the M1, and is not

open to all flood survivors.

This covers residents from

Woodburn to Ballina or

thereabouts, depending on

the hydrology reports’.

‘We have now expanded

our role to help everybody

who has been affected by

the catastrophic floods

in the electorates of Page

and Richmond. The group

are calling for residents ‘to

vote at the election for the

candidate who offers the

communities flood victims/

survivors the most money

and assistance before the

election’.

‘We think all the

candidates running in the

election will want our 8,000

votes to win their seat. If

the candidates see we have

8,000 people ready to vote

for, or against them, they will

find more money’.

Mr Crouch says

‘Absolutely anybody who

lives in these electorates can,

and should, sign up to join

our lobby group’.

Visit www.sort.org.au for

more information.


We will get through this,and I am here for you every day, every step of the way.

(07) 5523 [email protected]

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NSW govt gets tough on climate dissenters

T he global climate systems are

beginning to collapse before our

eyes. The cause is humanity’s

fossil fuel use. And yet, in a nation like

Australia, the so-called leaders are refus-

ing to take any action to prevent the crisis.

The major parties aren’t acting

because they’re captured by the fossil

fuel industry, meaning they rely on its

donations, plus it’s their members’

future employer post-politics.

So, when you see those ministers

talking about their children being their

most important priority, they mean

besides profiteering.

But it’s not only minister’s children

who are facing a dire future. It’s the

entire planet. And that’s why commit-

ted climate defenders are out staging

disruptive protests in an effort to

broaden public understanding, so the

necessary changes are taken to curb

what’s already underway.

Of late, climate groups Fireproof

Australia and Blockade Australia have

been going hard in getting the message

across. And the Perrottet government

did the only thing it knows how to do,

enact heavier penalties. So, NSW now

has some of the most draconian anti-

protest laws on the planet.

Indeed, as climate scientist Dr Martin

Wolterding stood before a magistrate

on April 7 charged under the new laws,

the 78-year-old mentioned he has a

5-month-old grandchild, and he likened

his not attempting to provoke the

authorities into climate action as a form

of criminal negligence.

‘The government’s decision to utterly

ignore the looming threat of economic

collapse as the effects of climate

change continue rolling over our coun-

try and around the world, simply defies

belief,’ said Wolterding, a member of

international climate group Scientist

Rebellion (SR).

‘It is irrational and irresponsible to

the point of insanity,’ the environmental

scientist of 55 years told Sydney Crimi-

nal Lawyers. ‘Like a man refusing to

leave his burning house, it defies even

the instinct to survive.’

As a member of SR, Wolterding took

part in a Fireproof Australia nonviolent

direct action that entailed protesters

blocking the City West Link Road in

Lilyfield on April 6. And in response,

NSW police sent in their newly formed

Strike Force Guard, which specifically

targets climate activists.

Wolterding was then arrested and

taken down to the Glebe lockup to be

held for 24 hours, before appearing at

Newtown Local Court the following day.

The magistrate found the university

lecturer of 40 years guilty on two counts

and placed him on a community correc-

tion order (CCO).

‘Those of us who understand the

situation, who cannot close our eyes

and won’t be distracted by trivial, mun-

dane issues, are treated as criminals or

terrorists,’ Wolterding said.

In response to the recent onslaught

of climate nonviolent direction actions

being taken across Sydney, the Per-

rottet government passed a number of

amendments creating anti-protest laws

with such steep penalties they basically

ban any form of protest the government

doesn’t approve of.

NSW roads minister, Natalie Ward,

commenced publicly calling for stricter

penalties in relation to protests after a

March 14 Fireproof Australia nonviolent

direct action brought morning peak

hour traffic on the Spit Bridge to a

standstill and the Liberal politician was

subsequently late for work.

‘These protests are a real issue, not a

trite or three minute matter,’ the roads

minister said, obviously not having quite

gauged the extent of the inconvenience

that the megafires and floods of recent

years – that her party has failed to take

action on – have caused those affected.

Wolterding was charged with dis-

rupting or obstructing traffic on a road,

contrary to section 144G of the Roads

Act 1993 (NSW), which is a new law

created on April 1 by amending a pre-

existing law, which carries maximum

penalties of up to two years imprison-

ment and/or a fine of $22,000.

‘I’m afraid of how harshly my govern-

ment might treat me for taking action,’

Wolterding said, in relation to the new

offence sanctions he’ll now be facing.

‘But I understand the climate and

biodiversity crises to be objective facts.

So, I will not allow my fear of punish-

ment to stop me.’

But this wasn’t the end of the saga

for Wolterding. An old friend of his met

him after his Local Court hearing and

they both went to file an appeal of the

outcome. Then, as it just happened to

be pelting down with rain in Sydney, the

doctor rushed over to his friend’s van,

got in and they drove away.

It wasn’t for some minutes later into

the drive before Wolterding heard a

voice from behind and turned to see

fellow arrestee, Jay Larbalestier, sitting

in the back of the van.

While Wolterding had been unaware

of Larbalestier’s presence up until this

point, somehow Strike Force Guard was

well aware of it, as by the time the van

reached Glebe, it was pulled over.

And despite NSW law stipulating

that after an appeal is filed any penalty

under contention is stayed, meaning it’s

delayed until after the challenge, the

officers arrested the pair again and took

them back to the cop shop to charge

them with breaching their CCO. And

Wolterding was then free to go.

A carbon stateThe last three years of the Morrison

government have been a time of multiple

crises. It saw the end of the south eastern

drought, the fires that burnt 20 per cent

of forests to the ground, the onset of the

pandemic, and now the ongoing unprec-

edented rainfalls and floods.

As Wolterding puts it, the climate

crisis, which arguably was a factor in all

of these crises, is ‘an apolitical problem’

and he’s reluctant to politicise it. But

he then adds that the Liberal-Nationals

coalition has definitely turned Australia

into ‘a carbon state’.

Perrottet’s Protest Crackdown Won’t

Halt 78-Year-old Scientist Climate

Defender was first published at

www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au.

Gotcha! Distracted ya!Albert Einstein warned in 1949 that the time would come when

the very rich controlled the means of communication, it would

be almost impossible for ordinary people to make informed

decisions. And then, democracy would be broken.

Are we are living in that time?

Thankfully, in this stage of late-stage capitalism, mainstream

media is under some pressure over its dreadful 2022 election

coverage so far. This includes the very weakened ABC, who

appear to have capitulated entirely to the Liberal-Nationals

Party (apart from a few exceptions, like Laura Tingle).

There are many good questions being raised on Twitter

around the ABC selectively running Albo’s Bluesfest boo while

being quiet on the PM’s statement that JobSeeker is $46 a week

(it’s actually $46 a day), or that he referred to a journalist as ‘Mr

Speaker’ numerous times.

Such bias is what is expected from the Murdoch orcs and

Liberal-backed Nine Entertainment hacks (SMH, The Age, AFR etc).

Between these three, that is one big concentrated market.

If the mainstream media were committed to informing the

population and holding the powerful to account, there would

be no gotcha moments, anywhere, especially during an election

campaign.

Greens leader, Adam Bandt, made a similar point at his

National Press Club address last week, after being asked some

inane gotcha question by a young man who resembled a

pimple faced AFR intern.

‘Google it, mate’, was the reply.

It should be the standard reply in the future, and should be

followed by ‘Have you got a question about any policies?’

Elections are the contest of ideas, and should be about policy

and competence. It can reveal how, and where, your taxes are

spent. Which party offers transparency, is committed to improv-

ing democracy, social cohesion and trust?

And which party will wean the nation from fossil fuels and

commit, with good faith, to climate action?

Yet to most voters, exhausted by covid and ongoing natural

disasters, the cost of living is perhaps top of the list.

Spin doctors, politicians and media moguls know all this, and

there is now mountains of money being poured into coporate

news coffers for advertisments by the major parties – and Clive

Palmer – to give the impression they care.

But because most are on six figure salaries, they don’t.

Hans Lovejoy, editor

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‘The new anti-protest laws [have] such steep penalties, they basically

ban any form of protest the government doesn’t approve of.’

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Political points?So finally, aft er nine years of being kept

behind barbed wire in camps or left to

languish in limbo, like ghosts behind

plate glass in airless hotels, these

designated non-people, ‘illegals’ or

even worse, ‘boat people’, these already

traumatised refugees, have finally been

‘released’.

Unique timing, most cynically, five

minutes before an election. Could it

be seen that the abject cruelty of this

government and their actions in regard

to refugees is currently so on the nose

of the electorate that they have found

it politically expedient to wash their

hands of the whole issue? It seems clear

they are trying to salvage some political

points or save face by releasing these

people who have been the victims of

what can only be described as political

torture. They are attempting this by

sweeping the whole issue under the

carpet, trying to defuse it or remove

it, as quickly as possible, as an issue

that might now politically damage this

already desperate government in the

upcoming election.

It has now become obvious that by

locking these people up for so many

years, the government had no other

intention than to use them as a whip-

ping post or a warning to anyone else

thinking about escaping persecution in

their country – by boat. The pretence

that the government was investigating

their cases has been blown out of the

water by their latest actions.

Whatever happened to the govern-

ment’s continually rolled-out line

that by releasing ‘boat refugees’ from

custody, this would encourage more

deaths at sea and signal further ‘illegal

arrivals’. Seems like when the issue is no

longer useful as a political football, the

government is prepared to do an own

goal and kick it right out of the picture.

Can you blame one for being just a

little bit cynical in believing anything

this government says?

Ron CurranOcean Shores

The issue of funding future upgrades

of Ewingsdale Road was raised and

discussed, at length, in the Land and

Environment Court hearing but seems

to have been conveniently passed over.

My detailed written submission and

short presentation to the court pointed

out the shortfall of millions of dollars

in funding which will be needed in

the short to medium term to upgrade

Ewingsdale Road to four lanes.

Council has failed over time to man-

date adequate and eff ective contribution

amounts on the West Byron developers

to help fund for future upgrades to

Ewingsdale Road. These upgrades will

be required over time to cope with the

substantial increases in traff ic expected.

Ewingsdale Road is expected to be wid-

ened to four lanes for the full length into

town to cope with the increased traff ic

impacts, including from these types of

developments, yet the West Byron devel-

opers are only obligated to upgrade the

existing roundabouts recently built by

Council, or add a roundabout where not

already provided. West Byron developer

contributions do not include for neces-

sary funding to assist with upgrading

Ewingsdale Road beyond the develop-

ers’ front gates.

Basically, these developers have

been let off the hook by Council’s lack

of planning foresight.

These significant Ewingsdale Road

upgrade costs into the future were unfor-

tunately excluded from the calculations

for Section 94 contribution amounts

for West Byron. This significant failing

by Council was openly discussed in the

court hearing and is another reason the

community should be peeved.

Whilst the developers get to bank

record revenue and profits from the

West Byron sales, it’s our rates and

taxes alone which will fund the future

upgrades necessary for Ewingsdale

Road as a direct consequence of the

West Byron development’s traff ic

impacts. Impacts that will only exacer-

bate the existing problems.

Yet another example of the previous

Simon Richardson-lead Council not

ensuring its ratepayers’ interests were

protected, and yet another slap in the

face for ratepayers.

Tony StanteCoorabell

Mr Mark Arnold, General Manager,

Byron Shire Council,

I am shocked and disgusted to hear

a story from Joshua Kinnear, a home-

owner and a community volunteer

during recent flooding.

I have experienced some of the

trauma caused by two successive and

extreme floods in our region. For two

of your compliance off icers to prioritise

threats to demolish a safe and sound

home shortly aft er the disaster, and

during ongoing trauma, including

homelessness for many, is outrageous.

For the sake of basic humanity

Council’s current priority should be to

house as many displaced people as

possible and not to add to the numbers

of homeless.

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North Coast news online

I thought The Echo 13 April was a

great edition with too many wonderful

articles to comment on here. I was

drawn to the ad on page six about

5G and loT. To me (with a diploma in

electronics and some intelligence),

it reads like a 1920s complaint about

radio (wireless) replacing records. Or a

comedy skit.

Unless I’m wrong, a sentence

like ‘the main content of 5G is not

broadband’, is the same as ‘the

main content of waterpipes is not

waterpipes’.

And, ‘Astronomers globally have

appealed to halt satellite rollout owing

to the changes they create in the night

sky’, must be true because it’s in Google.

The use of technical terms like,

‘millimetre wavelengths, which are

the size of the insect’, made me laugh.

Then I got to the claim that trees were

killed by ‘mobile tower radiation’, in an

unnamed four-year study. Really?

I agreed with the last paragraph

that wired systems are superior to

wireless systems, but how do you

communicate if you are in a boat, car

or bus? You’d need very long wires,

and aft er you returned from your trip

it would take ages to wind up all those

cables.

I suggest the author of this ad

takes lessons in electronics, logic, and

creative writing before writing another

one.

Raphael Lee Cass

Byron Bay

I would like to wholeheartedly

endorse the half page ad placed by

Northern Rivers for Safe Technology in

last week’s Echo where they addressed

the health risks of 5G and other high

frequency installations, particularly

where located in proximity to human

beings and other living beings.

I would like to underscore the eff ect

that these forms of high intensity

vibratory frequency have on the

electromagnetic field, weakening it

and disrupting healthy energy patterns

for all. The stronger you are, the better

you can deal with it, but for those

already compromised health wise,

these additions in their locality are very

serious indeed. Please read up on the

eff ects of disruption to the emf and try

to understand what a dangerous option

it is to live with these high frequencies,

especially on a 24/7 basis.

Bronwyn Sindel

Mullumbimby

Telstra were very quick to inform

the community via The Echo and

unsolicited social media posts about

the damage caused by vandals to the

Mullumbimby tower, but not so quick to

inform us what they are doing to restore

full service to 3G and 4G facilities.

The tower stands naked while a

feeble little temporary tower provides

service downtown. I live opposite

the junction of Main Arm Road and

Coolamon Scenic Drive just past St

John’s Church. Prior to the floods we

have always had one-to-two bars of 4G,

but now we have nothing, SOS only.

I have scanned The Echo and been to

the Recovery Centre to find out if Telstra

has been providing updates, but sadly,

no. Come on Telstra, lift your game!

Please keep us informed via press

releases to The Echo about what you are

doing to restore our service, and when.

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Indigenous recognitionThe debate over Indigenous

recognition in the Constitu-

tion might take a new angle.

The words of ‘Acknowl-

edgement to Country’ could

be inserted, with a slight

amendment.

‘The Commonwealth

and States acknowledge the

traditional custodians’ could

replace ‘We acknowledge...’.

The words are well known

around Australia, maybe

learnt by heart, and would

most likely therefore pass at

a referendum.

This insertion could take

place at a new section 0.1

or in the old section 127,

where the text was removed

in the 1967 referendum on

Indigenous census.

Catherine SullivanQueanbeyan

Uncontrolled petsByron Shire Council staff

say they will receive $70,000

in funding from the NSW

Government for the develop-

ment of long-term plans to

protect and improve biodi-

versity in Byron Shire.

This has me wondering,

where they would com-

mence their tasks? With so

many uncontrolled domestic

pets roaming the Shire, how

will this be addressed? The

money, me thinks, would

be better put to use in

curtailing these recalcitrant

animals and their owners

(or prospective owners). I

guarantee there would be an

immediate improvement in

our local biodiversity.

Ralph JohnstonSouth Golden Beach

Morrison & AlbaneseIn reading the article ‘Work

histories of Morrison and

Albanese (14 April)’, I seem to

have missed something.

I picked up Anthony

Albanese’s DJ spinning abili-

ties, but perhaps the author,

Jim Beatson, could expand

a little on Anthony’s actual

work experience.

Tim HarringtonLennox Head

NationalsWe are voting for Kimberly

Hone whose electoral flyer

appeared in our letterbox

yesterday. We excused her for

not mentioning the torture

of Julian Assange (silence

from Labor!) and the Coali-

tion’s $1.5 billion handout

to carbon companies (sup-

ported by Labor!) because

she describes herself as, ‘a

mother of three young girls

and a small business woman’.

Now that takes some doing!

Gareth Smith Byron Bay

An ode to strategyStrategy is a general plan to

achieve one or more long-

term, or overall goals, under

conditions of uncertainty.

A new Council, Ground-

hog Day, with the Troll of

Myocum out again pedanti-

cally criticising. Already

Mark Swivel seems to be his

new target, for the crime of

trying to establish a working

relationship, and trust, with

Council staff , within the ‘stra-

tegic planning workshop’,

possibly the only dedicated

forum between just staff

and councillors dedicated

to long-term thinking. If that

is a failure of separation of

powers, bring it on. It is the

unremitting hostility of trolls

that has many of the staff in

their disconnected bunker.

Maybe if staff can be

drawn into an active connec-

tion with their community

we can talk about real

measures of accountability,

such as adopting eff ective

strategies and real quality

outcomes.

In the last term there

was a rather weak and

compromised rural land use

strategy adopted – what are

the quality outcomes from

it? There were tortuously-

developed Draft Residential

and Employment Lands

Strategies, supposedly stuck

with State government.

There is an extraordinary

people-focused Transport

Strategy. Is it not Council

staff ’s responsibility to act

both bureaucratically and

politically, if need be, to

unstick [these draft strate-

gies] and progress proposed

actions to outcomes like real

houses, access and mobility

programs, or fit-for-purpose

roads? And if they can’t

unstick them, then we should

be employing staff who can

unstick them, or who can

design, facilitate and advo-

cate for non-conventional

strategies, particularly for

dire emergencies like housing

and rural infrastructure.

Their performance should

be judged on real outcomes,

generally based on long-term

goals, but also an ability

to react to circumstances

without being too adhoc.

However, being strategic

is really hard when under

a barrage of personalised

vitriol and negativity, which

too oft en results in trauma

and disengagement.

In a world with conditions

of uncertainty, surely we

should nurture the condi-

tions for strategic thinking,

feeling and acting?

Malcolm PriceDurrumbul

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Professor Jeff Lewis and

Dr Belinda Lewis

T he prime minister

recently referred to

the Northern Rivers’

floods as a ‘natural disaster’

that was a ‘one-in-500-

year… event’.

Similar language has

been used by political lead-

ers in describing the covid

pandemic as a ‘one- in-a-

hundred-year event’.

Politicians like to use this

sort of rhetoric to re-assure

citizens that these ‘disasters’

are both ‘natural’ and unu-

sual – largely because nature

itself is chaotic. The role of

government is to impose

order over this pernicious

and unruly phenomena.

Having worked for many

years in disaster research

and recovery, we’ve long-

since concluded that there

is actually no such thing as a

‘natural’ disaster. Disasters

only occur when human

interactions with natural

processes (ecosystems)

become disjunctive.

That is, a disaster hap-

pens when human social and

economic systems breach

the ecological bonds that

sustain us.

The Northern Rivers

floods are a pure example

of this sort of breach. Yes,

it’s quite normal for the

rivers and lowlands of this

region to flood during the

wet season. Some years are

worse than others. At the

tail of the current La Niña

weather oscillation we might

have expected higher than

average rainfall and the cor-

ollary of significant flooding.

Flooding normal As Indigenous knowledge

and geological records have

demonstrated, such flood

events have been occurring

across the region for many

millennia.

But the Indigenous groups

who occupied the region

before the English invasion

never settled permanently

on the lowlands. Their

understanding of natural

systems ensured their safety

from flood.

The European invaders,

however, cleared forests

and wetlands for agriculture

and urban-commercial set-

tlement. Because their set-

tlements required so much

water, Europeans clustered

around river flats, using their

own technologies to tempt

and evade disaster.

Moreover, because

European societies were

organised around milita-

rizsed hierarchy, less affluent

people were usually mar-

shalled into flatlands that

were at greater risk of flood-

ing. The more affluent and

politically powerful groups

occupied the higher ground

which was less vulnerable to

inundation.

This pattern of social

division and military invasion

is not unique to Australia, of

course. It is really a template

in the history of what we call

‘civilisation’.

Beginning with the adop-

tion of agriculture and per-

manent settlement, human

groups around the Tigris and

Euphrates rivers re-oriented

humans’ relationship with

one another and with nature.

Military power, territorial

expansion, social division

and super-humanoid gods

appear – along with the idea

of the flood as an organising

political metaphor.

Like blight, floods were

used by military and religious

élites of the time to justify

and impose their power.

The flood and other ‘natural

disasters’ were deployed in a

rhetoric of ‘divine justice’.

For example, the Great

Flood appears in the

religious narratives of The

Epic of Gilgamesh, The Old

Testament (Jewish Bible) and

the Qu’ran (Sutra 11 and 71).

Each of these texts explains

the natural phenomena of

flooding as divine reckoning.

Miscreants who disobey

the dictums of the regal or

omnipotent ruler will get

what they deserve.

Unfortunately, miscreants

were usually the slaves, poor

workers and farmers who

were forced to live in the

lowlands, while the wealthy

militarists lived on higher

ground in fortified palaces.

Housing crisisCapitalist economics

has clearly inherited and

amplified this principle of

‘just deserts’ and ‘divine

justice’. We only need to

glance at the delta dwellers

of Bangladesh, the Mekong

or Congo River to see how

this pattern has survived into

the present as an organising

social (global) system.

The principle of ‘just

deserts’ is also evident in

Australia. The people who

have suffered most from this

one-in-five-hundred-year

Northern Rivers flood event

are those who were living on

the flatlands of Lismore and

elsewhere.

The general pattern of

social division has been

further exacerbated in the

Northern Rivers as a result

of the region’s housing crisis.

As developers colonise real

estate for short-term holiday

accommodation, many com-

munity members are being

forced to marginal accommo-

dation in flood prone areas,

including caravan parks.

The issue of flooding and

disaster, however, reaches

beyond human social divi-

sions. It’s quite obvious that

some areas of the Northern

Rivers that have been

cleared and settled should

never have been developed

at all. Forests, coastal wood-

lands, intermittent lakes

and wetland ecosystems all

hold water and filter it for a

gradual release into the sea.

They provide a buffering

reservoir effect that modu-

lates the destructive impacts

of extreme rainfall events.

The destruction of forests

and wetlands for human set-

tlement disrupts this beauti-

fully complex eco-balance,

leading to more frequent and

more damaging flood events.

Add to this the radical

effects of climate change

and we have a cataclysm of

prophetic proportions. This

isn’t ‘divine justice’ so much

as a human-engineered

disaster, which threatens the

life systems upon which all

species depend.

A devout Christian, the

prime minister is clearly

hostile to nature and natural

systems. In the vision of a

divinely directed civilisa-

tion, nature must submit to

human needs and a capital-

ist economy that is predi-

cated on ceaseless growth

and divisive domination.

In placing humans over

nature and planetary life

forms, people like the PM

are dedicating themselves to

the exponential expansion of

disaster.

Even if we forgive such

people for this unknow-

ing devotion to capitalist

economy and its ideology

of ‘divine economic justice’

– there is still the glaring

failure of our political classes

to address climate change.

Australia, specifically,

remains gripped by political

ineptitude and indolence.

Our policies and actions

of mitigation and adaptation

are appallingly inadequate.

Yes, there will be an

enquiry into the floods. We

will examine the failings of

the emergency response, of

inexcusably inadequate levee

systems and drainage. We

might even realise that some

urban settlements and coastal

development should never

have been approved. Devel-

opments like West Byron.

By then the developer has

long since fled the scene with

their millions stashed for

more destruction.

These developers and

their political supporters

have no interest in com-

munity or our natural eco-

systems. They have raised

themselves above the flood.

You’ll see them living on a

high plateau, well beyond

the reach of divine justice.

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Russia’s invasion of

Ukraine is unacceptable. The

years of disruption, conflict

and provocation preceding

it, orchestrated by the USA,

is also unacceptable. But as

soon as that provocation is

successful – and war breaks

out – any reference to it

magically disappears. That’s

if much of it even made it

into the western mainstream

media.

The same ‘magic’ that

dissolved/dissapeared con-

cern about [claims of] WMD’s

and the overwhelming public

opposition to the invasion of

Iraq as soon as it started. We

were told we must support

the troops. The USA has

turned disruption, instability

and provocation into an

artform over the years with

their regime change activities

around the world. They and

their allies/ vassal states have

been in an almost constant

state of war since WWII.

In his speech at the end of

his term of off ice, President

Eisenhower warned the

world about the people

who’re profiting from that

almost constant state of war;

the military-industrial com-

plex. But nobody listens to

those exit speeches, they’re

from yesterday’s men. In any

case it was already too late,

the foxes were in charge of

the hen house.

The second largest

industry in the world is

armaments and 46 per cent

of that global industry is

in the USA. 46 per cent of

the second largest amount

of money in the world can

aff ord a very large chunk of

the finest democracy money

can buy, and its equally

aff ordable mainstream

media.

The constant war-mon-

gering of their foreign policy

and mainstream narrative

has been very lucrative for

some; $750 billion out of the

public trough just this year,

and even more now that war

has conveniently broken out

again. Imagine how much

new equipment Europe will

buy as they ship their old

equipment to Ukraine.

I’m not a fan of Putin or

authoritarian regimes gener-

ally, my anarchist licence

would be immediately

revoked. But I’m definitely

not a fan of this illusion

of democracy and a free

press that is manipulating

the mainstream narrative

to have us constantly war-

mongering for arms-makers’

profits. We’re in the middle

of a global pandemic, and it’s

not the one you think. It’s the

plague of war – and the USA

is the virus.

The finest democracies

and mainstream media

money can buy come as a job

lot, both sides are owned and

the owners don’t care who

you vote for. Either way they

win, the military-industrial

complex still runs foreign

policy and will continue war-

mongering for profit.

This scam is right before

us, in plain sight, cloaked

only in a manipulated

mainstream narrative; the

same one that assures us we

live in a democracy with a

free press.

We need a diff erent game

with diff erent rules, because

this emperor has no clothes.

Robin Harrison

Binna Burra

Every war we’ve seen

so far this century, up to

and including the current

conflict in Ukraine, has been

the bitter fruit of US foreign

policy; policies that benefit

the West’s war-profiteering

plutocracy. Western elites

want to blame Putin for every

evil on Earth, but their inabil-

ity to admit their own role in

creating conflict betrays the

myopic, insular hypocrisy of

the Western polity.

They tell stories about

supporting freedom and

democracy that appeal to

Western audiences but ring

hollow abroad. US-led wars

always entail pretexts that

cannot withstand scrutiny.

Today they tell us they’ve

isolated Russia from the rest

of the world with economic

sanctions that hurt the

West more. In truth they’re

isolating the West from a

world that won’t submit to

US-dollar domination.

The countries supporting

US-led sanctions against

Russia include Australia, Brit-

ain, Canada, NZ, Japan and

Western Europe. They call

themselves the ‘international

community’, but in fact rep-

resent less than one per cent

of the world’s population.

Many more countries do not

support the West’s economic

war on Russia, including the

most populous nations on

Earth: China, India, Indonesia,

Pakistan and Brazil.

The balance of power in

the world is shift ing, US influ-

ence is waning, and the con-

sequences will off er Australia

potentially transformative

opportunities to reorient

away from the exceptionalist,

unipolar US-led ‘rules-based

order’ and toward an equita-

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system, by adopting an

independent foreign policy

that fosters friendly relations

with all nations.

John Scrivener

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any country. Yet if we allow

our enemy to put a military

airfield on a nearby island,

within easy striking distance

of us, then that could indeed

potentially destroy Australia

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white man took Australia

away from the wonderful,

Indigenous people.

Elsewhere; anyone who

doubts that the US is cur-

rently on a course to not only

replace President Vladimir

Putin but also to crash the

Russian economy is delu-

sional. In a truly unbeliev-

able statement, the EU High

Representative for Foreign

Aff airs, Josep Borrell, said on

Twitter, ‘This war will be won

on the battlefield’. To achieve

that, the US has given more

than 13 billion dollars while

the ‘European Peace Facility’,

has pledged lethal weapons

valued roughly at one billion

Euros. Clearly this is now

a proxy war between the

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Proportional Representation – Party List is a much fairer electoral systemDr Klaas Woldring

T he consequences of the

electoral system of a country

are rarely much of an issue

for political scientists and political

economists nowadays. This is

certainly the case in Australia! But

they were in the second half of the

19th century for some well-known

British, German and French politi-

cal philosophers.

The consequences of extending

the vote from limited wealthy elites

to all citizens, in various stages,

and the systems to be used for that

purpose had major consequences

for the distribution and generation

of wealth. This article suggests

that there is in fact a close practi-

cal connection between system,

democracy, economy and wealth

distribution. Public policy in

respect of electoral system affects

all of these aspects.

There is room for major reforms

in Australia. The Single Member

District electoral system (SMD)

should be replaced by Proportional

Representation – Party List (PR–PL),

based on multi-member districts.

The negative adversarial discourse

would be replaced by cooperation

and coalition formation of parties

– and therefore result in genuine

majority government instead of

government by the majority faction

of one major party.

SMD is still used in most English-

speaking countries, except in New

Zealand and the new South Africa

which changed to PR–PL in the

1990s. I concentrate on Australia

here, but also make some com-

ments on the US, and the UK where

disenchantment with SMD has led

to activist groups campaigning for

major electoral change.

In Australia, in many seats, the

MP does NOT represent the major-

ity – and the minority is often NOT

represented by the opposite party

either. It is nonsense to claim that a

local MP represents all voters in an

electoral district while the combat-

ive adversity of the major parties

is on display daily! Overall, the

SMD system results in a two-party

adversarial system. Independents

mostly emerge by breaking away

from a major party. Even the

Greens, receiving between nine

per cent and 14 per cent nation-

ally, only have had one MP in the

federal Parliament, in two decades.

Just recently, during the vital new

energy debate prior to the Glasgow

meeting, the Liberal-Nationals

Party (LNP) of Queensland virtually

held the conservative coalition

government to ransom.

The Greens received 10.40

per cent of the votes in 2019 and,

again, ended up with just one

seat. In stark contrast the LNP of

Queensland received 8.67 per cent

of the votes and ended up with 23

seats! The National Party in NSW

and Victoria added another 10 seats

federally for a percentage of 4.51

per cent. The shocking unfairness

in Australia’s electoral system is

now resulting in serious national

consequences internationally! SMD

is the major cause of this situation.

Clearly, the desire for the rep-

resentation of diversity has grown

steadily in Australia. Since the

1990s the number of seats decided

by preferences has increased mark-

edly. Thirty-one in 1983, sixty-three

in 1993, eighty-seven in 2001, in

2016 an astonishing 102 out of 150

seats. In 2019 only 18 seats out of

151 seats were declared on first

preferences. A report on first prefer-

ence percentages tells a similar

story: Coalition 41.44 per cent, ALP

33.34 per cent, Greens 10.40 per

cent. Neither major party has an

overall mandate.

The economics of pork barrel-

ling, the direct result of the Single

Member District electoral system,

of course makes no sense at all. It

is quite ridiculous how scarce funds

are unethically spent on these party

political objectives aiming to swing

seats to either major party.

The principal alternative to SMD

is PR–PL, used in 85 countries. It is

based on multi-member districts.

This is a proven system. It is unlike

the Hare-Clark PR system used in

Tasmania, the Senate, ACT and

four State Legislative Councils.

That system (Hare) was first recom-

mended in the UK in the mid-19th

century and later adapted by Clark

for Tasmania (1907). Although

also based on multi-member

districts it is suitable only for small

legislatures where voters know the

candidates reasonably well. It is

hardly used elsewhere.

Most Australians do not know

PR–PL well – isolation from Europe

being the major cause of that. With

the exception of the MMP system (a

variant of Party List, only used in NZ

and Germany) VOTERS HAVE ONE

VOTE ONLY. There will be more par-

ties participating as they will have

a proportional (fair) chance to be

elected. A minimum entry threshold

of three to five per cent usually

applies – thus avoiding too many

small parties. Parties that qualify

will gain seats on the basis of how

many times they achieve the quota.

There are no boundary hassles,

no pork-barrelling and branch-

stacking, all major problems in

Australia; also no gerrymandering,

a well-known problem in the US.

Replacement of an MP who leaves

parliament is simply done by

appointing the candidate on the list

who just missed out at the previous

election. This system would replace

the current toxic, adversarial culture

with MAJORITY government instead

of government by the dominant

faction of one major party! The

growing desire for more diverse

representation in Australia has

been demonstrated as a very large

number of new parties have regis-

tered in recent years (around 55).

The introduction of a PR–PL system

would be welcomed by many.

Some people argue that the

introduction of PR–PL, to replace

SMD, could be regarded as uncon-

stitutional and/or would require a

referendum to effect such a change.

That is highly unlikely. However, a

government may decide to intro-

duce it after a positive referendum,

as happened in New Zealand in

1992; this is NOT a requirement.

The drafters of the 1901 Austral-ian Constitution were content for

the parliament to make most of the

decisions as to how it should be

elected. In most clauses where the

electoral system is mentioned, the

Constitution states that the Parlia-

ment is to legislate to organise

elections. This can be seen in the

sections regarding the senate, 7,

9, 10, 13 and 15 (amended in 1977

following abuse of ‘conventions’

about replacing retiring senators).

And for the House of Reps 24, 25,

26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 34. It is

frequently stated there ‘until the

Parliament decides otherwise’.

Remember also that political par-

ties were not even mentioned at all

in the archaic Constitution.

Interestingly, it was the ALP

that introduced PR in 1948 for the

senate, used first in the 1949 elec-

tion (Hare-Clark). And it was the

ALP that introduced an amended

format in 1984: ‘above the line’

and ‘under the line’ preferenc-

ing. In both cases there was no

Referendum and no High Court

case mounted against it. The ALP,

in the Electoral Reform section of

its Platform, urges fairness in repre-

sentation. Is it fair for the Greens to

have just one MP in the 151 strong

lower house on a vote percentage

of 10.4 per cent?

If the ALP were to adopt PR–PL

the Greens would gain several MPs,

and the ALP might lose some. BUT

jointly they could form govern-

ment, possibly including some

other minor party representatives

and Independents.

In Britain John Cleese made

strong pleas for PR–PL, explained

humorously in two videos

https://bit.ly/36mQEun.

Surprisingly, the LibDems

(which he supported) opted for the

‘Australian vote’ (SMD ‘first past the

post’ + preferences) and then lost

the referendum on it! The LibDems

suffered from the same problem as

Tthe Greens in Australia. Their votes

were spread widely over many

seats. A good overall percentage

but not reflected in seats won as a

result of the undemocratic electoral

system. Two recent PMs in Britain

even won elections based on

minority support, David Cameron

and Boris Johnston.

The US journalist Amanda Taub

published a major article about PR

for Britain in the New York Times

(https://nyti.ms/3KVFQlZ). She

demonstrated that PR–PL would

have provided the UK Labour Party

with a victory in 2019, instead of the

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party.

The result was Brexit!

Dr. Klaas Woldring is former

A/Prof of Southern Cross University

(1975 – 1999). He stood for the seat

of Richmond for the ALP in 1984

and 1987, then held by the National

Party. Woldring resigned from the

ALP in October 1989.

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‘We want to enable people to reconnect to the land and take

ownership of their sovereignty over food and water. To create a

positive ripple eff ect around local and regenerative food systems.’

May says this involves marrying centuries-old farming practices

with modern techniques to achieve premium results without

impacting the land adversely.

‘We teach people how to grow food using ancient traditions and

incorporating cutting-edge technology, as opposed to industrial

agriculture. This way we are regenerating the land while growing

food – we are always giving back more than we take.’

The Conscious Ground farm is set on 230 established acres at

Myocum and produces an abundance of certified organic produce

with more than 150 varieties of fruit ,as well as a market garden,

food forest and livestock.

The team has a stall at Byron Farmers Market every Thursday

morning and is known for its more unusual food off erings, includ-

ing luff a, bitter melon and longans.

‘We love the market because it gives us a chance to engage with

our community and talk about what we do on the farm,’ May says.

‘It’s also a chance to give tips on how to use the produce and max-

imise the nutritional potential because we grow many products

that people don’t know a lot about.

‘Luff a is a great example. You can use it like a zucchini – the

young luff a fruit, the flowers and the tips of the vine are all edible.

And it’s so versatile, because at the end of the season you leave the

fruit to age on the vine then you peel it off and you can use it in the

kitchen to wash dishes or in the bathroom to exfoliate your skin.’

Conscious Ground also creates unique tea blends, all certified

organic, made from herbs and fruits grown on the farm, which are

also available at the market every week.

Byron Farmers Market is held Thursdays 7–11am at the Butler

St Reserve, and Bangalow Farmers Market is Saturdays 7–11am

behind the Bangalow pub.

Mount Chowan OrganicsThe Powell family have been

farming in Burringbar since

the ‘50s when Lance Powell’s

father purchased their holding.

Because they space their crops

and farm multiple varieties,

you will always be able to

source avocados and bananas

from the Mount Chowan

Organics stall at Mullum Farm-

ers Market. Another of their

specialties is green pawpaw,

which should have a good crop

now, through until winter, as

well as pumpkins, and their

citrus is just starting to ripen.

Previously, Mount Chowan

sold their produce through

the central market, but Lance

found himself growing more

and more frustrated, to the

point he was ready to sell up

and quit farming if he had

to continue operating in this

way. The brokers had become

increasingly hard to please,

and Lance found he had

to spray his fruit to ensure

there were no imperfections.

The introduction of farmers’

markets to the region was

the perfect solution and now

Lance and his family grow

organically, selling a wide

range of produce directly to

marketgoers, who don’t want

or expect perfect-looking fruit

and vegetables.

‘There is a huge amount of

work in brush cutting, espe-

cially with all the water we

have had, but that is just part

of the territory when growing

organically and not spraying.

It is completely

worth the extra

work – organic

and sustainable

farming is so

much more

rewarding, and

I love being

able to sell my

produce at the

farmers’ markets

where I know it

won’t end up in

cold storage,’

says Lance.

‘I enjoy the

people and

the interaction, ever since we

started selling this way I have a

spring in my step.’

Lance’s favourite is the

yellow dragonfruit: ‘they’re

very sweet, a lot of people

aren’t sure what they are,

they’re the sweetest dragon-

fruit and you can just cut them

in half and feed your face – you

can go for your life’!

Mount Chowan Organics

sell their produce at the

Mullum Farmers Markets

Fridays 7am–11am.

Cocktails and foodIf you want a sophisticated cocktail above the maddening crowd in

Byron, Loft Byron Bay is the stylish kind of place, with cocktails and

food, where you can really unwind. Open from 4pm to late every

day, they have a cocktail happy hour special (like $14 Margaritas, or

a $10 Aperol Spritz, but they also have a cool range of local spirits

to choose from), from 4–5pm, and an Espresso Martini special (two

for $20) from 9pm every day.

loft byronbay.com.au for bookings

@loft byron bay for pics

9/4 Jonson St, Byron Bay. Ph 6680 9183

Conscious Ground farm at Myocum.

Harvest time.

Conscious Ground certified organic produce.


Eateries GuideBYRON BAY BYRON BAY continued

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.

OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY. BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE BY PHONING OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.

WALK-INS VERY WELCOME.

The Italian Byron Bay21, 108 Jonson St, Byron BayOpen Monday to Saturday 5.30pm to late 5633 1216www.theitalianbyronbay.com

OPEN 7 NIGHTS FROM 5PMHappy Hour from 5–6pm

$12 cocktails / $5 beers / $7 winesLive music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Changing the Earth one Brussels sprout at a time.#BRUSSELSNOTBEEF

No BonesVegan Bar and Kitchen.

11 Fletcher Street0481 148 007

Book online:www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au

Good Taste

NEWRYBAR

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

www.harvest.com.au@harvestnewrybar

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

food and nature.Restaurant

Lunch: 7 days 12–3pmDinner: Wed–Sat from 5.30pm

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

Deli 8am–3pm daily

CATERING

E: [email protected]: 0414 895 441

GLUTEN FREE AND SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS AVAILABLE

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NASHUA

Frida’s Field76 Booyong Road, Nashua.Open 12–4pm Fri–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.

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

Happy Hour | Every day 4–5pm$6 Loft lager or wine, $10 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita

Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9–11pm2 for $20 Classic Espresso Martini.

Open every day from 4pm till late.

Loft Byron Bay4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay6680 9183

Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au

SWAAY is a new cafe / bar / restaurant off ering an experience of great food & drinks, quality service and good music. Come dine inside on one of our leather banquettes, hang amongst the plants at the bar, or chill outside and enjoy afternoon happy hours with

one of our signature cocktails. Our ever evolving menu is focused on modern cuisine using only the best

seasonal local produce.

Swaay Open 7 daysMon–Wed 7am–2.30pmThurs–Sun 7am–10pm11 Marvell Street, Byron Bayswaay.com.au

The Coop Rotisserie and Larder91 Jonson Street,Byron Bay.Ph 5628 7021Open Sunday to Friday,11am to 7pm.

Serving succulent local free range chicken,salads and hot vegetables to go.

Catering available.

Barrio1 Porter St, North ByronOpening HoursMon–Sat: Breakfast 7am–11pm; Lunch 11am–3pmThu–Sat: Aperitif Hour 3pm–5pm; Dinner 5pm–late@barriobyronbay

Barrio takes its inspiration from locally sourced produce and Middle Eastern cuisine.

Off ering daily bakes, breakfast cakes, classic sandwiches, vibrant salads, smoked fi sh, wood-

fi red meats and cocktails.Keep an eye on our socials for daily specials.

Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner.

Menu and more details@mainstreet_burgerbar

‘Make a meal of it’Add chips and a drink, just $5.

Main StreetOpen for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner.Menu, Phone and more details -@mainstreet_burgerbar18 Jonson Street6680 8832

Byron’s Freshest PizzaOrder online and join our loyalty program.

Catering for up to 100 people lunch and dinner.

BYOLocally owned and operated.

Scan code for menu.

Legend PizzaServing Byron Bay for 30 years.Open 7 days and nights.Delivery from Suff olk to Ewingsdale.90-96 Jonson Street6685 5700www.legendpizza.com.au

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 5–9pmWed–Sat

Book via Resy

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 & dinner,closed Sundays.Lunch 12 noon–3pm.Dinner from 5–8.30pm.3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/pages/Success-Thai-Food/237359826303469

The Rocks is back in business!We have a range of freshly sourced dishes,

Byron Bay coff ee, and hand-made juices and smoothies at locals prices.

Fully licensed, all day brunch and happy hour from 11am.

Check out our new dishes on Instagram!

The RocksBrunch6.30am–2pm, Fri–Mon16 Lawson St, Byron Bay6685 7663 Menus attherocksbyronbay.com.au@therocksbyronbay

Food with history, story & connectionDINNER, THURSDAY–MONDAY

Early sitting from 5pmSecond sitting from 7.30pm

Bookings highly recommended, via our websitewww.karkalla.com.au | @karkallabyronbay

Team Karkalla thank you for your support and kindness during this challenging time.

KARKALLAByron BayNative Indigenous Restaurant

Cnr of Bay Lane & Fletcher St, Byron Bay

5614 8656

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.

Sneaky Eats Co5/15 Towers Drive, Mullum Industrial Estate

[email protected]

Healthy, nutritious and delicious, vegetarian/ vegan pre-prepared meals & sides. Made with market

fresh local and organic produce. We provide curries, dhals, patties, salads, sauces, dips and GF sourdough

breads, treats & sweets.Order by Thursday 8pm for Sunday collection.

We off er a safe click & collect service.

Something for all tastes, from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon.

Order and pay online! Scan the QR code to view menu and order online through Mr Yum.Phone orders welcome. Takeaway is available on the whole menu.

The Empire20 Burringbar St, Mullum6684 2306

Open 7 days 9am–3pm FB/Insta: EmpireMullumempiremullum.com.auOrders: mryum.com/theempire

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.

Closed the Easter and Anzac weekends.

PaséyoCorner of Stuart and Tincogan Streets, Mullumbimby0498 010 881Monday–Friday 6.30am–2.30pmSaturday 7am–2pm


We’re not the only ones…The big rains in Durban, South Africa, and

the resulting floods from that killed at least

306 people. It was caused by a slow-moving

storm called Issa, which dumped between

300mm and 450mm of water, but nothing

compared to what we got in the Northern

Rivers. We had between 600 and 900+mm in

just thirty hours around Lismore.

If our community members hadn’t come

in their boats to help all these people sitting

on their roofs in Lismore, hoping to get

rescued by the SES –or anybody – I think we

would have had a very similar number of

deaths here, if not more.

The question for me now is, would our

government have realised and acted accord-

ingly to the reality of the climate emergency

if [more people had died]? Would they be

still dreaming of their strategies and holding

up their 2050 timeline? While the IPCC gave

out the code red warning months ago, and

announced again just weeks ago that the

window to act is closing fast, this govern-

ment is still approving new coal and gas

operations – and even throws more taxpay-

ers’ money to them.

Oh, I forgot that our three biggest parties

are on the payroll of these industries, but it’s

called ‘donations’. It’s a great system; these

parties get ‘donations’ and then give taxpay-

ers’ money back to these industries who don’t

even pay tax. No wonder there will be never a

federal ICAC in this country as long as we let

them rule us. What a clever country we are.

Chibo Mertineit

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Community at Work / Letters

AGM Ewingsdale CommunityThe AGM for the Ewingsdale

Community Association will be

held on Monday 2 May at 7pm in

the Ewingsdale Hall. All residents of

Ewingsdale are welcome to attend.

End-of-Life ChoicesVoluntary Euthanasia End-of-Life

Choices are discussed at Exit

International meetings held regularly.

Meetings are held at Robina and

South Tweed. Attendees must be Exit

Members. For further Information

www.exitinternational.net or phone

Catherine 0435 228 443.

ANZAC Day serviceByron Bay RSL Sub-Branch will be

holding their ANZAC Day services on

Monday 25 April, Dawn Service 5.30am

at the Memorial corner of Marvel and

Tennyson Street. After the service there

will be a Gunfire Breakfast at the Byron

Bay Services Club. The Main Service

March will leave the Beach Hotel in Bay

Street at 10.30am to march through

town to the Memorial. All welcome.

Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch & the

Ex-Services Club welcomes everyone

to commemorate ANZAC day in

Mullumbimby on Sunday 25 April at the

Cenotaph (55 Dalley St ) opposite the

Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Dawn

Service will commence at 4.28am,

followed by a ‘Gunfire Breakfast’ at the

Ex-Services Club, all welcome. Main

service will commence with a parade

at 10.45am through the CBD, followed

by a commemorative service at the

Cenotaph.

GCATThe Green and Clean Awareness Team’s

monthly Dunecare Day is on Sunday

24 April from 9am to 12 noon, meeting

in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes

Beach. We plant in the sanddunes from

Clarkes Beach to Main Beach. From 12

noon to 1pm, enjoy a delicious free BBQ

and be in the draw to win one of four

excellent prizes. It’s good fun. Enquiries

to Veda 6685 7991 or Miles 0403 206 190

Meet the candidatesThe combined environment groups of

Lismore, Nimbin and Kyogle are holding

a meet the candidates forum.This will

be held on Sunday, 1 May 1.30pm till

3.30pm at the Casino RSM Club.

Puberty Blues Drill Hall Film Society welcome you to

our screening of Puberty Blues at the

Drill Hall Theatre on Saturday 30 April

at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. Leading

actress Nell Schofield (now a local) will

introduce the film and take part in a

Q&A afterwards. To book, contact Sonia

at [email protected], or ring

6684 2112.

Chemical Free LandcareByron Shire Chemical Free Landcare’s

next fortnightly working bee is on

Saturday 30 April, 8am until 12.30noon

at Saltwater Creek. Meet at the front of

Mullumbimby Community Garden at

the car park area.

Back to businessBusinesses in disaster recovery need

direction, funds and clarity. There’s

guidance available at Lismore Business

Hub at SCU Enterprise Lab (Block A)

through a Business NSW initiative

(called Strengthening Business) which

is available onsite to provide bespoke

business advice for flood affected

businesses. The hub also provides

hot desks and meeting rooms for

displaced businesses to continue

their office functions. Open 8am–6pm

Mon–Fri. For more information

visit https://lismore.nsw.gov.au/

northern-rivers-business-hub-support

Call 13 26 96 or email northernrivers@

businessnsw.com.

Want to go onstage?Are you interested in appearing on

stage in a short play or helping out with

production? Drill Hall Theatre Company

is planning to present our short play

season, HOT SHORTS, in November

this year. It starts on Monday 25 April

at 7.45pm at the Drill Hall. We will be

holding weekly 90 minute acting and

script development sessions. Actors,

directors and production assistants

are invited to come and join in the

creative fun. Previous experience is

not necessary, though very welcome.

If you have any questions please call

Mike Russo on 6684 4886 or email the

DHTC at drillhalltheatre.hotshort@

gmail.com.

OS Garden Club AGMThe next meeting and AGM of the

Ocean Shores Garden Club has been

transferred to Monday 25 April,

1.30pm in the Hub hall next to K Hub

(previously Target). New members

welcome. Phone Margie 6680 1736.

Byron Bay LibraryByron Bay Textiles Group: Meet

fortnightly, Thursdays 1pm in the Local

Studies room at Byron Bay Library.

Do you enjoy working on individual

or group textile projects? Do you have

ideas to share or would you like to learn

a few more techniques? New members

welcome. Phone Byron Bay Library for

details 6685 8540.

April Tech Savvy Technology

Support Workshops: Byron Bay

Library presents the final month of

free technology sessions designed

to introduce you to technology and

its many functions. No experience

with technology required! If you are a

beginner or need to brush up on your

tech skills then we hope you will join

us. Light morning tea will be provided.

Sessions are held fortnightly on a

Tuesday, 9.30–11.30am. For essential

bookings or further topic information

please phone the Byron Bay Library

staff 6685 8540. Junk Journaling:

School Holiday activity for children in

the Byron Bay library! Come along to

learn ‘junk journaling’ using rustic and

creative flair. All materials provided.

Bookings essential 6685 8540.

Art Expo celebrationIn these difficult times of floods, covid

and more, it is especially important

that we connect and celebrate life.

Celebrate life with the Byron Shire

Respite Service Inc. by visiting our

Art Expo, Tuesday 19 to Friday 22

April, 3.30–5pm or join us for a

special Gala Night on Friday 22 April

from 6–8pm at the Brunswick Valley

Community Centre, 42 South Beach

Road, Brunswick Heads. There will

be live music and refreshments and

all proceeds go towards Flood Relief

Funds.

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 CentreThe Byron Community Centre provides

community services and programs

including meals, advocacy, and

counselling for locals in need.

Homeless Breakfast: 7–9am,

Wednesday, Fletcher Street kitchen,

Byron Community Centre. Homeless

Showers: 10am–12pm, Monday and

Wednesday (book in at breakfast),

Byron Community Cabin, Carlyle

St. Community Counselling:

Free counselling for Byron Shire

residents. Face-to-face, by phone,

or via Zoom. Community Support

Worker: Emergency relief and

assertive outreach casework for those

experiencing homelessness. Seniors

Computer Club: 9–11am, Friday,

Byron Community Cabin (school term

only), Carlyle St. Laptop Library:

The Laptop Library lends laptops

to seniors and provides tuition on

how best to be connected. Seniors’

Activities: Seniors’ drumming, chair

yoga, ukulele, choir, and drama. Call

6685 6807 for bookings. Severe Wet

Weather Shelter: Emergency shelter

during extreme weather events for

rough sleepers. Signage displayed

at the Byron Community Centre

when on. Sign-up required. More

info: www.byroncentre.com.au or

Phone: 6685 6807.

On The HorizonDEADLINE NOON FRIDAYEmail copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to [email protected].


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Issue# 36.45

April 20–26, 2022

Editor: Eve Jeff ery

Editorial/gigs: [email protected]

deadline: 5pm each Friday

Advertising: [email protected]

P: 02 6684 1777

W: echo.net.au/entertainment

Let’s Talk:MenopauseWednesday 25 May5:00pm

BANFF Mountain Film FestivalFriday 20 & Saturday 21 May7:00pm

TutankhamunThe Last ExhibitionWednesday 18 May2:00pm

Morning of the Earth50th AnniversarySaturday 14 May7:00pm

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)presented by Three LordsThursday 12 May 7:30pm

Beatles Unplugged Live & AcousticSaturday 30 April7:30pm

LiquidelicImmersive Dance ExperienceFriday 29 April6:30pm

The Idea of AustraliaJulianne Schultz & Kerry O’BrienTuesday 26 April6:00pm

The Magic ToyshopVictorian State Ballet Friday 22 - Sunday 24 AprilSee website for times

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69 Jonson St Byron Bay Ph. (02) 6685 6807

22 April - 25 May

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KYOGLE WRITERS FESTIVAL – CLOSE TO HOME?Kyogle will host its Writers Festival in May, with more

than 60 authors and poets appearing at the event

to be held at several venues in and around the area,

under the theme’Close to Home?’.

With a mixture of free, community-based and

affordable events, the Kyogle Writers Festival aims to

include the entire Northern Rivers community in its

celebration of the spoken and written word.

CLOSE TO HOME

Leveraging off the Close to Home? theme, the exciting

programme includes Mullumbimby-based cooking

writer, Belinda Jeff ery; acclaimed novelists Melissa

Lucashenko, Delia Falconer, Jessie Cole, Mandy

Beaumont and Michael Burge; nature writers Harry

Saddler and Ben Walter; and creative nonfiction

author Patti Mills. Poets who will be performing and

discussing their poetry include Richard Tipping, Gavin

Yuan Gao, Stuart Cook, Ellen van Neerven, Chris

Mansell and Uki children’s book author, Tina Wilson.

Indigenous chef and SBS personality, Bundjalung

man, Mark Olive, aka ‘The Black Olive’ will speak on

cooking and culture on the Friday evening before the

Festival’s official opening under the big marquee in

Stratheden Sreet.

MANY TALENTED WRITERS AND POETS

Creative Director, Paul Shields said that aft er all the

challenges that the drought, fires, COVID-19 and the

devastating recent floods have brought to the Northern

Rivers, they are very excited to have put together a

programme featuring so many talented writers and poets.

‘We really hope that people will come and enjoy the ideas,

perspectives and insights that our writers off er.’

Panels of authors will explore topics such as our

relationships with nature, LGBTQI+ identities and notions

of home, Indigenous writing, home cooking, and creativity

aft er the fires. If you are keen to hone your writing

skills, workshops are being off ered on writing creative

nonfiction/memoir, historical fiction and the sensual

world, as well as podcasting.

THE POWER OF WORDS

A free session aimed at secondary students called, The

Power of Words, will feature youth climate action leader,

Jean Hinchliff e; paramedic, author and film-maker, Ben

Gilmour; and creative writing teacher, Melaina Faranda.

On the Thursday evening prior to the Festival, will be

a family friendly fundraiser movie night screening The Princess Bride at Kyogle Cinemas. Money raised will be

donated to Arts Northern Rivers Flood Appeal.

The festival runs 13–15 May. For more information

visit: www.kyoglewritersfestival.com.

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UNCERTAINTY,UKRAINE AND THE CAT EMPIRERight now there’s a lot of people doing it tough.

I’m one of the lucky ones. I have a home. Owing to covid and extreme weather, my partner

lost income, I lost gigs and our daughter lost her school – but we’re okay.and I, like many,

have lost income – but we’re okay. I don’t need much and I’m not a materialist.

Many of our friends and community lost a lot more. It’s almost impossible to

comprehend, even when you’ve been one of the helpers stacking the piles of broken

belongings. It’s weird to say it, but I’ve found it really challenging at times. And it’s hard to

talk about because I’m okay. I’m not on the phone for days to an insurer. Or online trying

to navigate Service NSW support grants.

Some call it ‘survivor’s guilt’, but I don’t think it’s that. It’s empathetic exhaustion.

It’s the trauma of witnessing the trauma of another and wondering what the F you

can do. I don’t feel guilty, I feel sad. I feel like I have to do more. I have what feels like

FOMO, but it’s not fear of missing out on a party or a social outing, it’s about missing an

opportunity to help someone, or an opportunity to make a diff erence. Even a very little

diff erence.

Aft er the last two years I don’t feel the same. Life’s changed. I’ve changed.

I worry about my kids. About all our kids. I worry that they will lose hope. That they’ll

withdraw rather than expand. That they’ll dig into despondency and loss. That they’ll

miss the opportunity of their own remarkable resilience and power to transform.

The other day I was wondering what happened to that easy life we used to have.

Re-member that life? When you planned things and they happened. When you organised

a birthday party or a wedding and it went ahead. When you said you’d see someone at

Christmas time and you did. Now we make plans and have liquid paper on stand by.

Disappointment is the fragrance of these times.

It’s one of the big impacts aft er the flood, aft er the covid lockdowns; it’s the damage you

can’t see. It’s the part of us that feels uncertain. That’s the one precious thing we’ve all

had taken from us – our certainty – our blind faith. Without certainty, or at least a justified

sense of certainty (in what is without a doubt an uncertain world), we are fragile.

It takes a special kind of resoluteness to find a place of joy and hope. To be positive

instead of negative. To be someone full of belief, rather than a jaded cynic shaking her

head going ‘I knew it would all go to shit’. I don’t ever want to be that person. Every day

I engage in what I call my certainty recovery program. The certainty is that there is none.

That somewhere in there I still have to find hope. I have to find a way through the rubble.

To replenish our precious and fragile humanity.

Every day I start the day by reading updates of the war in Ukraine, and like many, find the

suff ering and the meaningless violence hard to take in. I watch families living underground

in train stations because their homes are either gone or too risky to return to. I read of rape

and devastation and death and sorrow. I marvel at their quiet courage. I can’t imagine living

like that; where our worst fears have become certainty. They are in constant danger, and

many will die. How do we, as a global community, continue to live beside this?

How do we pull the narrative threads of those lives we witness on the news, those lives

we know are real, together with our life? How do we weave a sense of our place in this,

in how we might evolve, and in how we would want this to unfold if we had the power to

change it? And most importantly, how do we weave together who we are, and how we are

in relationship with each other?

The other night I watched The Cat Empire play their last gig with their full line-up at

Bluesfest. Aft er years of not being able to gather in large groups it was profoundly

beautiful to stand in a sea of people and listen to thousands sing with the band…

‘Music is the language of us all’.

Because, it kind of is.

Music is a unifier of hope, and poetry, that lands in our body and heart.

Sometimes it’s just in that moment – that’s all the certainty we have.

And it’s enough. Maybe, like the Cats sing, our weapons are our instruments.

We just have to learn to play them.

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WE LOVE THIS YEAH, YEAH, YEAH…Sixty years on from their debut album, no band has

accrued more success, more fame or more respect than

The Beatles. With 600 million record sales and 20 Number

One hits, the influence of ‘The Fab Four’ remains as strong

today as ever before.

Beatles Unplugged is a show created through a

collaboration between Shane Rushbrook from Rivar

Entertainment and international entertainer Thomas

Armstrong-Robley. Thomas initially developed the

concept while working as an entertainer with a major

cruise line in 2018.

What was intended as a one-night event aboard the ship

quickly grew to a must-see cabaret every voyage.

As Director of the project, Thomas further workshopped

his original idea and has craft ed a brilliant show

combining stunning four-part harmonies with two guitars

and strings. The arrangements are truly stunning, and

celebrate the musical genius of Lennon, McCartney,

Harrison and Ringo Star.

Beatles Unplugged captures the intimacy and energy of

the popular MTV Unplugged series. The show boasts over

20 memorable hits from the Fab Four – ‘Black Bird’, ‘Hey

Jude’, ‘Help’, ‘Here Comes The Sun’, ‘Get Back’, and ‘A Hard

Day’s Night’.

Beatles Unplugged is performing at the Byron Theatre

on Saturday 30 April at 7.30pm.

Book your tickets now through Byron Theatre.

www.byroncentre.com.au.

EMERGING FROM THE DEPTHSAft er 12 months of intense writing and rehearsing,

Liquidelic emerges from the depths of the Byron

Hinterland to bring a full-production live show to the

local community.

Liquidelic is a collaborative live performance art project

featuring three highly-skilled artists from diff erent

disciplines: Music, Visual Art and Dance. A visually

stunning analogue liquid light projection-show cascades

over choreographed dance pieces, with a soundtrack of

hybrid live original music. These elements combine into

a finely-rehearsed multimedia performance in which

three elements become a single piece. Members Yao

Mikami (visuals) and Karen Minami (dance) infuse this

modern production with inspiration from their Japanese

cultural heritage, while Tim Parry (music) brings

contemporary music composition to the ensemble.

The result is a synergy of old and new, east and west,

sight, sound, movement and creativity intertwining

on stage for 70 minutes. It is common for audience

members to be moved to tears during the show, which

has been described as ‘powerful colour-therapy’ and

‘incredible, the highest form of art’.

Liquidelic will perform at Byron Theatre on Friday 29

April. This concert will showcase a full-production show

that the ensemble has been building for over 12 months.

But that’s not all. In a first-time event, Liquidelic are also

partnering with ecstatic DJs Monsieur Diop and Xenia to

deliver an immersive dance experience.

This groundbreaking event will invite the audience into

the world of Liquidelic, literally immersing them within

the colour and movement of Liquidelic visuals. The

boundaries between performer and audience are broken

down, as all become participants in a freeform explosion

of colour, life and movement.

Audience members are encouraged to come dressed in

comfortable plain-white dancing attire.

Liquidelic – Byron Theatre, 29 April at 6.30pm.

Doors from 6pm. Tickets available through

www.byrontheatre.com.au. Dress code: ALL WHITE.


THE MAGIC TOYSHOP The renowned Victorian State Ballet are back by popular

demand with the wonderfully enchanting classical ballet

The Magic Toyshop.

With a cast of internationally recognised artists, The Magic Toyshop will bring excitement and ballet splendour

to the stage, performed by the superb and highly skilled

artists of the Victorian State Ballet. The wonderful

storyline and vibrant choreography by Director, Michelle

Sierra, bring an unforgettable experience to ballet lovers

young and old.

The Magic Toyshop is one of the world’s most loved

children’s ballets, with its colourful and exciting musical

score, which has audiences on the edge of their seats

from beginning to end. The story is told through excellent

staging, simple and direct mime, and superb classical

ballet technique and choreography, which bring to life an

altogether magical theatre experience.

Don’t miss out on seeing the dolls come to life aft er

midnight in the magic toyshop. Wonder at the dynamic

Can-Can dolls, the Ballerina dolls, the Cossack dolls, the

Porcelain dolls, the mesmerising pas de deux and more.

Bring family and friends along these April school holidays

to enjoy the sheer delight and beauty of classical ballet at

its finest.

Byron Community Centre Venue Manager, Tanja Greulich,

says Byron Theatre is thrilled to see the return of the

Victorian State Ballet. ‘Aft er their sold out shows in 2019,

you don’t want to miss the 2022 season of The Magic Toyshop. The exquisite skills of these maestro dancers

set within the intimate setting of Byron Theatre will bring

this timeless classic to life.’

The Magic Toyshop is the perfect outing these school

holidays and a unique ballet experience that is

appropriate for all ages.

Four performances: Friday 22 April, 7pm, Saturday 23

April, 2pm & 6pm, Sunday 24 April, 5pm.

Tickets at byrontheatre.com.au

Kyogle Writers Festival12-15 May

The Beatles unplugged after 60 years

The Victorian State Ballet are in The Magic Toyshop

Liquidelic emerges from the depths at Byron Theatre


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FAMILY FILMSCINDERELLA AND THE LITTLESORCERER (PG) NFTDaily except Mon/Wed 10:45amMon 1:00pm

RABBIT ACADEMY (PG)Daily except Mon 10:45am

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (PG)Daily except Mon 11:15,1:00, 3:30pm Mon: 1:00, 3:30pm

THE BAD GUYS (PG) Daily exceptMon 11:15, 1:30 Mon: 1:30pm

ALL FILMSEVERYTHING EVERYWHEREALL AT ONCE (MA15+)Daily except Mon 10:50,1:40, 4:30, 7:15pmMon 1:40, 4:30, 7:15pm

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WHAT’S COMING UP AT BYRON THEATREAs the impact of the recent severe weather event

subsides, the Byron Community Centre is very excited to

present a special line-up of live events across April and

May at their beloved Byron Theatre.

Rescheduled from March, join Kerry O’Brien and fellow

journalist, academic and author of The Idea of Australia,

Julianne Schultz, for a timely discussion about the

‘idea’ of Australia. What defines the soul of our nation?

On Tuesday 26 April at 6pm, presented by Byron

Writers Festival.

Three Lords are back with a larger-than-life film

screening of Pink Floyd: The Wall in 2K resolution in

honour of its 40th anniversary. A confined but troubled

rock star descends into madness in the midst of his

physical and social isolation from everyone.

Showing on Thursday 12 May at 7.30pm.

A fitting film event as the recent and ongoing

consequences of worldwide events have begun to unfold

before our eyes. A must see film on the big screen!

A truly special film is turning 50! Tracks Magazine are

presenting a meticulously remastered 4K version of

Morning Of The Earth (MOTE) on Saturday 14 May at

7pm. In addition to the remastered version of MOTE, the

anniversary screenings will also feature the short film 50

Years Around the Sun, which showcases never-been-seen-

outtakes from the MOTE ‘Lost Reels’, as well as a (Zoom)

Q&A with Albe Falzon.

Byron Theatre presents their next Art On Screen

documentary on Wednesday 18 May at 2pm. Meet the

Golden King on the big screen in Tutankhamun: The Last

Exhibition! to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of

Tutankhamun’s tomb. Narrated by Iggy Pop.

The always popular BANFF Mountain Film Festival is

back for two huge nights: Friday 20 and Saturday 21

May, at 7pm. Adventure Reels once again brings you a

celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world.

Sharing the best and most exhilarating short films from

explorers, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers

from around the globe.

Then, on Wednesday 25 May, from 5pm, Byron Theatre

hosts the next event in the Let’s Talk series presented

by the Byron Community Hub. Four women panelists

bring their expertise from various angles and share their

knowledge about how women can prepare themselves

physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually for the

menopause journey.

For these shows and more, visit: byrontheatre.com.au.

THE BROADBEACH BLUESNow in its 21st year, Blues on Broadbeach, one of

Australia’s largest music festivals, is proud to announce

the second tranche of extraordinary blues artists added

to an already stellar bill.

Headliners, James Morrison Motown Experience,

Robben Ford (US) and R.L. Boyce (US) are being

joined by Karise Eden, Osaka Monaurail (Japan), Blue

Empress All-Stars, Matty T Wall, and many more, in a

2022 line-up you won’t want to miss.

This extraordinary collection of international and

national artists will take to the Gold Coast stages over

four days.

Gold Coast Mayor, Tom Tate, highlighted this ray of

sunshine; ‘It’s been a tough couple of months for SE

Queensland and other parts of the east coast with the

recent floods, so it’s nice to be sharing some good news,

and music certainly has a way of putting a smile on

people’s faces and bringing us together.’

‘We’re so excited for this year’s Blues on Broadbeach

Music Festival, and by the looks of the artist line-up, 2022

is going to be bigger and better than ever.

‘I can’t wait to dust off the boots and get down to

Broadbeach in May to enjoy this four-day celebration of

blues music – and I hope to see all of you there.’

Festival Director, Mark Duckworth said this year’s Blues

on Broadbeach is all about returning to its roots. ‘We

want to continue to bring our festival fans a selection of

artists which celebrates all the diff erent music styles in

the blues genre as well as a few surprises.’

‘It is so important to us that we bring out not just the big

names, but those artists that are true to the festival and

represent the very best of what blues music has to off er.

With our international borders finally open again, we’re

excited to welcome to our stages some truly incredible

international artists and some unique performances that

you won’t see anywhere else and won’t want to miss.’

Blues on Broadbeach, 19–22 May.

For more information visit: bluesonbroadbeach.com.

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27 Tristania Street, Bangalow


Open: Thursday 21st April 11–11.30am


Bangalow Home In Quiet Location – Walking Distance to Town

4 12

5 Mott Street, Byron Bay


Open: Thursday 21st April 12.30–1.00pm


• Situated on an elevated North facing 645m2 block

• Undeniable premium location, with no drive through traffic, at the top of a cul-de-

sac and only a short stroll or bike ride away to the buzzing town centre

• Beautiful Byron cottage home PLUS fully approved secondary dwelling PLUS studio

• This property underwent a complete landscape revamp and is surrounded by

tropical plants and pathways

5 25 645M2

Byron Beach House with Approved Second Dwelling & Studio Immaculate Family Home with Stunning Luxury Finishes

33 Coomburra Crescent, Ocean Shores

Price Guide: Contact Agent

Open: Saturday 23rd April 11–11.30am

• Recently undertaking an extensive renovation with a Scandinavian influence this

home offers a relaxed coastal lifestyle, moments to local cafes and local beaches

• Greeted by wide Blackbutt timber floors with soft matt finish, custom timber

joinery throughout and seamless flow to the wide wraparound verandahs

• Crisp white interiors capture the natural light flooding from all directions

accentuated by the Velux skylights

4 52 765M2

Olivia Coates0408 966 098

Helen Huntly-Barratt0412 332 232

• Charming home positioned in a popular and peaceful Bangalow precinct

surrounded by native trees and a friendly neighbourhood atmosphere

• Main bedroom features a fully renovated ensuite, built-in robes and access to a

private deck

• Double garage converted into an artists studio, great second living space or

teenagers’ retreat

• Walking distance to town centre, farmers markets, boutique shops and cafes

Tara Torkkola0423 519 698



[email protected]

35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481PH: O2 6685 8466

60 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale

Price Guide: $2.5m

Open: Saturday 23rd April 10–10.30am

• Great home in family friendly & popular Ewingsdale and set on just under 1 acre

• plenty of room for families and pets and to grow your own veggies in the large

north facing yard

• Beautiful Crema Travertine floors throughout and a sleek modern kitchen

• Bi-fold windows from the kitchen open to create an outdoor bar area, which then

leads to the covered outdoor living and dining space

• 6km to the centre of Byron Bay

3 12 3466M2

Easy Living Tropical Oasis in Ewingsdale Yarraga – Heavenly Historic Sanctuary in the Byron Hinterland

388 Repentance Creek Road, Federal


Open: By Appointment

• Synergy of historical charm and modern luxury

• Spread over 84 gently sloping acres populated with exquisite seasonal gardens

• Original and pristine 1907 homestead enjoys absolute privacy, skilfully and

lovingly restored to make it one of the finest homes in the area

• Creek frontage, provincial pool area, ocean views and a gorgeous gingerbread

cottage it is the ultimate hinterland sanctuary

• Hardwood floors, wide decks, stunning interior design, quality fixtures and fittings

7 105 34.02HA

• A rare opportunity to invest in the vibrant Sunrise community

• Perfect for first home owners, investors and downsizers alike

• Adjacent to the rapidly evolving Arts and Industry Estate with many of Byron’s most

exciting eateries and shopping destinations

• Open plan design creates a welcoming space accentuated by natural light from a

north easterly vantage point

Amazing Investment Opportunity or First Home in Sunrise Precinct

13/1–3 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay

Price Guide: $850,000 – $930,000

Open: Saturday 23rd April – 9–9.30am

Sought-after Suffolk Park Home

9 Hamiltons Lane, Byron Bay


Open: By Appointment

• Fabulous location, views, privacy and serenity from this tastefully renovated home

• Offering the opportunity of living both a rural and a semi-urban lifestyle whilst

still being ultra-convenient to Byron Bay’s town centre

• Very tidy accommodation featuring 7-bedrooms and 5-bathrooms spread across a

main residence and self-contained studio,

• Multiple outdoor living spaces, comfortable and stylish interior layout

• 2 very handy farm sheds for toys and tools

7 45 2.33HA

Denzil Lloyd0481 864 049

Luke Elwin0421 375 635

Su Reynolds 02 6685 8466

Helen Huntly-Barratt0412 332 232

Oliver Aldridge0421 171 499

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15 EDWARD PLACE, KNOCKROW• Solid four bedroom pole home with magic

views to Lennox Head and beyond.• Lovely open plan living area with high ceilings

flowing to generous outdoor covered timber balcony, capturing brilliant views from all angles.

• Low maintainance, diverse 2.98 acres with room for second dwelling or further renovations (STCA). Private rainforest section with kids cubby house.

• Much sought after private location, only 5 minutes to Lennox Head village & beach, easy access to motorway.

Price: $3,400,000- $3,600,000Open: Saturday 11.00 – 11.45am

Wednesday 11.00 – 11.45am Contact Sam Tancred 0410 746 956

1/7 JAMIE PLACE, BALLINA• Spacious detached three bedroom, 2

bathroom, 2 car garage duplex• Well appointed kitchen seamlessly flowing to

open plan air conditioned dining & living area.• Dynamic floor plan with emphasis on

capturing north east aspect, security screens throughout.

• Generous north facing outdoor private courtyard with plenty of scope to get creative.

• Fantastic location, sure to suit all types of buyers.

Open: Saturday 1.00 – 1.45pm Wednesday 3.00 – 3.30pm

Auction: 30 April, 10am onsite Contact Sam Tancred 0410 746 956

4 BED | 1 BATH | 2 CAR 3 BED | 2 BATH | 2 CAR

4 Shelley Drive

Elizabeth James 0434 177 078Yonika Davis 0410 487 0971263651

belleproperty.com/211P0765

BYRON GEM WITH A WORLD OFPOSSIBILITIES- Existing three/four-bedroom home- Architect-designed Secondary Dwellingstudio currently a profitable Airbnb- Boundless potential to transform into 4-5bedroom home, STCA- Full DA drawings and plans available forJohn McKay Architects design

5 3 2 686sqmBYRON BAY

Artist Impression

Artist Impression

View As advertised or byappointment

For Sale $2,900,000 - $3,100,000 Resort Style Living at its Best3 Heritage Drive, Gulmarrad

LJ Hooker Maclean 6645 2222 229 River Street

Online Auction 26th April at 5.00pm via openn NegotiationView Open Saturday 12.00pm–12.30pmAgent Angus Suttor 0436 006 717

Maclean 6645 2222

3 Heritage Drive is a property that you will be proud to call home. It will suit many buyers from retirees looking to relocate to the Clarence Valley, to families and singles

community within a pristine coastal environment. If you’re chasing the beach, Brooms Head is an easy 16 km drive and Yamba is not much farther at 21 km.



coastal & hinterland sales

B A L L I N A | B Y R O N B AY | L I S M O R E kbrea les ta te .com.au0459 066 087

Christopher Plim 0467 000 222 Inspect By Appointment

+ Spacious single level family home in a quality estate+ Large open living spaces, plus outdoor entertaining+ Dream kitchen: gas stove, dishwasher & walk-in pantry+ Ensuites in two bedrooms, the master with air-con+ Close to Ballina Fair/Cinemas, Aldi, CBD & beaches

BALLINA6 Kestrel StreetPrice: $1.49 million

6 3 2 685.1m2

“

5 2 4 1.01ha

“ Jemma Zoe Gail Rachael Katrina Christopher Hayley Emily

McInerney O’Reilly Beohm Jenkins Beohm Plim Beohm Hughes

Katrina and her team were highly professional through all stages of the sales process. Its no wonder we not only sold the property within 2 weeks of listing, but even got more than our original asking price.

Thanks Katrina. Andrew N. - Vendor

Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Inspect By Appointment

+ Master-built family home in a lovely elevated area+ 9ft ceilings, four living rooms & a kids retreat & deck+ Sweeping views, landscaped yard, 150+ fruit trees + 10kW solar, 4 water tanks & 2 pumps, town water+ Separate 8m x 6m insulated shed. Minutes to CBD

NORTH L ISMORE3 Pagottos Ridge RoadPrice: $1.55 million - $1.65 million

35 Years of Quality Products

‘Premier Meats’,• Offers expansion for an existing business & opportunity

Contact Agent

Libby Sharpe 0429 362 080

Ray White Rural

Rural

Atlas by LJ Hooker• 24 Boormans Rd, Newrybar. Sat 11am–12pm

Elders Real Estate Brunswick Valley• 80 Tweed St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10–10.30am

• 70 Helen St, South Golden Beach. Sat 10–10.30am

• 7/11 Booyun St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am

First National Byron Bay• 27 Tristania St, Bangalow. Thu 11–11.30am

• 11/140–142 Jonson St, Byron Bay. Thu 12–12.30pm

• 5 Mott St, Byron Bay. Thu 12.30–1pm

• 802 Friday Hut Rd, Binna Burra. Fri 11–11.30am

• 36 Stanley St, Maclean. Fri 12–12.30pm

• 19 Redgum Pl, Suff olk Park. Fri 1–1.30pm

• 13/1–3 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am

• 19 Redgum Pl, Suff olk Park. Sat 10–10.30am

• 5 Mott St, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10am

• 4 Palm Pl, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

• 60 Parkway Dr, Ewingsdale. Sat 10–10.30am

• 1–5/14 Seaview St, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am

• 24 Hillcrest Dr, Tintenbar. Sat 10–10.30am

• 10 Ballina Rd, Bangalow. Sat 10.30–11am

• 48/12 Hazelwood Cl, Suff olk Park. Sat 11–11.30am

• 33 Coomburra Cres, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am

• 27 Tristania Street, Bangalow. Sat. 11–11.30am

• 802 Friday Hut Road, Binna Burra. Sat. 11–11.30am

• 3 Ocean Street, Byron Bay. Sat. 11.30am–12pm

• 1576 Hinterland Way, Bangalow. Sat. 11.30am–12pm

• 11/140–142 Jonson St, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 36 Stanley Street, Maclean. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 65 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 12.30–1pm

• 2B Beachcomber Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm

Real Estate of Distinction Byron Bay• 7 Palm Ave, Mullumbimby. Thu 5.30–6.30pm

• 12–14 Station St, Burringbar. Sat 10.30–11am

• 7 Palm Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat 12.30–1pm

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads• 21 Tweed St, Brunswick Heads. Thu 11–11.30am

• 21 Tweed St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am

• 14 Terrara Court, Ocean Shores. Thu 12–12.30pm

• 14 Terrara Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 15 Byron St, Brunswick Heads. Thu 12–12.30pm

• 15 Byron St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10–10.30pm

• 37 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads. Thu

1–1.30pm

• 37 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads. Sat

12–12.30pm

• 15 Palmer Ave, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm

• 40 Kolora Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores• 125/685–707 Casuarina Way, Casuarina. Thu

10–10.30am

• 1/77A Balemo Dr, Ocean Shores. Thu 12–12.30pm

• 112 Riveroak Dr, Murwillumbah. Fri 10.30–11am

• 30 Somerville Circuit, Murwillumbah. Fri

11.15–11.45am

• 2/36 Buckingham Dr, Pottsville. Sat 9–9.30am

• 27 Manuka Rd, Banora Point. Sat 9–9.30am

• 1417 Kyogle Rd, Uki. Sat 9.30–10am

• 217/9–13 Dianella Dr, Casuarina. Sat 9–9.30am

• 12 Mooball St, Murwillumbah. Sat 10–10.30am

• 119 Stuart St, Mullumbimby. Sat 10.30–11.30am

• 59 Riverview St, Murwillumbah. Sat 11–11.30am

• 119 Smiths Creek Rd, Smiths Creek. Sat

11.30am–12pm

• 5 Martin St, Murwillumbah. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 148 Broken Head Road, Suff olk Park. Sat 12–1pm

• 1/77A Balemo Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 404 Middle Pocket Rd, Middle Pocket. Sat

12.30–1.30pm

New ListingsFirst National Byron Bay• 36 Stanley St, Maclean

• 60 Parkway Dr, Ewingsdale

• 4 Palm Pl, Byron Bay

• 5/591 Broken Head Rd, Broken Head

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AGENTS

TARA TORKKOLASALES | SALES MANAGER

0423 519 698 | [email protected]

WWW.BYRONBAYFN.COM.AU

Contact Tara to discuss your property or career at First National Byron

@taratorkkolafirstnational @taratorkkola_realestate

We felt fully supported through out the whole process. Tara and her excellent team went the extra mile, helping & guiding us right from the start and continued right through settlement.

Tara is a joy to work with yielding formidable results.

Professional and results driven with extensive knowledge. Servicing the Byron Shire and beyond.

Call Paul for an appointment today.

PAUL PRIORSALES

0418 324 297 [email protected]


0411 757 [email protected]

millerrealestate.com.au@timmiller_realestate

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Resort Style Luxury Living at Historic Clunes Village. Enter the privacy gates to a world far from the maddening crowd and discover the tranquil lifestyle that awaits you. It’s a house for coming together with friends, and family. The mood is cool simplicity, contemporary, yet surprisingly cosy. Enjoy cocktails and BBQ’s on the private decking, complete with picturesque views of the garden. Inside, glass doors and big windows frame the sublime views and flood the house with light. Featuring open-plan living areas with reverse cycle heating and air conditioning throughout plus a wood-burning stove, modern spaces, and polished wooden floors. The extra-large master suite offers a perfect parents retreat with its own private deck, walk-in robe and en-suite, plus direct access to the pool. Explore the area- Clunes General Store is only a short 2 minute stroll, with its great café. Only 15 mins to beautiful Bangalow and Lismore. Easy drive to Byron Bay and Ballina Airport only a 30 minutes drive. Enjoy everything that Byron Shire has to offer.

Open: Contact agent for inspectionContact: Greg Price 0412 871 500

Ray White Rural Bangalow

Peaceful Tropical Oasis3 Ewandale Close, Clunes

5 2 5 Sale Price: $2.3m – $2.4m

7+ acres with panoramic views from the mountains to Cape Byron. This beautiful private estate situated on Fig Tree Lane with rolling paddocks, overlooks the hinterland and out to the blue ocean of Byron Bay.

The property has a large two storey family home with pool and also features a separate studio and bails. The home is spacious and open plan catching the ocean and hinterland breezes and views from every direction.

The house is perfect for entertaining with indoors that flow on to the landscaped gardens and pool areas or upstairs with large open decks capturing the beautiful sunsets. The paddocks have been mowed to form a small golf driving hole.

Located minutes to Byron beaches, Bangalow, Brunswick Heads and Mullumbimby.

Open: Open by appointmentContact: Ian Daniels - 0457 341 111

Susan Whyte - 0478 010 735 McGrath Byron Bay 6639 1200

21 Fig Tree Lane, MyocumPrice on application 6 2 2

7+ Acres plus panoramic views

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CONVEYANCING

NP CONVEYANCINGWe are here to help AND we’ll save you money

PHONE 6685 7436 FOR A QUOTE2/75 Jonson Street Byron Bay 2481 Fax: (02) 6685 7221 Lic No 1041865

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BUYING and SELLING REAL ESTATE You need an alternative legal specialist

Byron Bay Property Lawyer (Vickers Lawyers) has relocated to 42 Bilin Road, Myocum. Same phone number and same friendly professional service but we only handle property related matters.• We are experienced, approachable and friendly lawyers.• Advice on buying and selling real estate.• Residential/Strata conveyancing.• Contract review/advice and strata reports.• Registered for PEXA (electronic lodgement).• Business sales and commercial leases. PHILIP VICKERS

byronbaypropertylawyer.com 02 6680 7370

AGENTS

Brunswick Valley

brunswickheads.eldersrealestate.com.au

Integrity, Knowledge, Results

Dave Bosselmann 0431 100 097

Nadia Bandini 0422 233 176

Nathan Donnelly 0421 942 630

Shop 1/12 Park Street, Brunswick Heads, NSW 2483. 02 6685 1206

Call today to discuss your Real Estate needs.

Alyce FieldYour experienced local agentP: 0417 439 230E: [email protected]

BRYCE & R ACHEL CA MERON • 0412 057 672

Over 35 years real estate experience, 12 years specialising in the Byron Hinterland.For a premium result contact:Duncan Lorimer0400 844 [email protected]

Property transactions with us are easy.We offer you a competitive price for both New South Wales and Queensland conveyancing, making us a great first choice when you are looking to buy or sell in either state.We use an innovative approach to communicating with our clients, often without the need to visit our office.

Call us on 6687 1167 for more info or [email protected]

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ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................. 66847415

ACCOUNTING * BAS * TAXATION saltwateraccountancy.com.au ...............................02 66874746

ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis .............................................0490 022183

MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com .........0416 599507

ACUPUNCTURE at EASTERN MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE. Ph Dr Derek Doran .............0414 478787

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

AU 37088 Lic 246545C

PLEASE CALL 6680 9394AIR 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 641753

CLIMATE 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/RESTORATION

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

ARCHITECTS

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

AUTOMOTIVE

• Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE

Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016LEGENDARY

OFFROAD TYRES

6684 5296

CASH PAID FORUNWANTED CARS

Free metal drop offLocally owned

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

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

666800 88862FREEE 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 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 344531C SERVICING 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]

c. 2

6617

4C

0488 950 638NSW Lic. 83568cQld BSA 1238105

• Floor installations • Door & Window

installations• Decks & Pergolas • [email protected]

FULLY INSUREDALL CARPENTRY WORK

Creative Carpentry

Kieran 0427 196 962

Decks, pergolas, verandahs, balconies, big & small renos and all other carpentry & building needs. Servicing The Bay for over 25 years.

[email protected] Lic. 2

6617

4C

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

BYRON BAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP. Renovations, bathrooms. Lic:212838C .............0477 543060

QUALIFIED CARPENTER - Build anything, fi x anything. Handyman services. .............0401 057164

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

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].

The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily – www.echo.net.au/service-directory

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

INDEX

Accountants & Bookkeepers.............................. 34Acupuncture ....................................................... 34Air Conditioning & Refrigeration ...................... 34Antennas & Installation ..................................... 34Antiques / Restoration ....................................... 34Architects ............................................................ 34Automotive ......................................................... 34Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .................. 34Bricklaying .......................................................... 34Building Trades ................................................... 34Bush Regen & Weed Control .............................. 34Carpet Cleaning .................................................. 35 Chiropractic ......................................................... 35Cleaning .............................................................. 35Computer Services ............................................. 35Concreting & Paving ........................................... 35Decks, Patios & Extensions ................................ 35Dentists ............................................................... 35Design & Drafting ............................................... 35Driveway Maintenance ...................................... 35Earthmoving & Excavation ................................ 35Electricians .......................................................... 35Fencing ................................................................ 35Floor Sanding & Polishing ................................. 35Funeral Services .................................................. 35Garden & Property Maintenance ...................... 35Gas Suppliers ...................................................... 35Graphic Design ................................................... 35Guttering ............................................................. 35Handypersons ..................................................... 35Health .................................................................. 35Hire ...................................................................... 36Insurance ............................................................. 36 Landscape Supplies ............................................ 36Landscaping ....................................................... 36Locksmith ............................................................ 36Painting ............................................................... 36Pest Control ......................................................... 36Photography ....................................................... 36Physiotherapy ..................................................... 36Picture Framing .................................................. 36Plastering ............................................................ 36Plumbers ............................................................. 36Removalists ......................................................... 36Roofi ng ................................................................ 36 Roofi ng Maintenance ......................................... 36 Rubbish Removal ................................................ 36Self Storage ......................................................... 36Septic Systems .................................................... 36Snake Catchers.................................................... 36Solar Installation ................................................ 36Television Services ............................................. 37Tiling .................................................................... 37Transport ............................................................. 37Tree Services ....................................................... 37Upholstery .......................................................... 37Valuers ................................................................. 37Veterinary Surgeons .......................................... 37Water Filters ........................................................ 37 Welding ............................................................... 37Window Cleaning ............................................... 37Window Tinting ................................................... 37


Service DirectoryCARPET 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

CLEANING

[email protected]• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning

• Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotesPhone Joe or Helen 0409 207 646 or 0412 495 750

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

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

5 * CLEANING & HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES. Effi cient, eff ective, reliable. Mould specialist. ...0434 124286

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Professional cold & hot water roof & pressure cleaning. ............ 0455 573554

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

CRYPTOSUCCESS.COM.AU In-person demo: How to safely buy/sell/store Bitcoin/Crypto 0412 154071

CONCRETING & PAVING

SALISBURY CONCRETING

Lic.

1367

17c

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

DARYL 0418 234 302

Lic

No.

337

066C

ALL AROUND CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Call Daniel

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

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Landscaping and retaining walls. Ph Steve .....................0431 678130

CONCRETING DRIVEWAYS Shed slabs. All aspects. .....................................................0431 678130

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONSTHE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refi nishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING – Specialist deck sanding and oiling. Free quotes ...........0455 573554

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

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.......0431 678608

borrelldesign.com.au Design & drafting. Residential & commercial ..........................0412 043463

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

ARTISTFOUNDRY.COM.AU Sketchup / Visualisations / Architectural Fly-Throughs ......0493 117803

MAGNIFICODESIGN.COM.AU Council plans for residential renos & additions. Alissa ...0425 350920

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

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

CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKSDRAINAGE DESIGN • DRIVEWAYS • PADS • WATERWAYS

ALL ASPECTS OF EARTHMOVING

Phone: 0468 344 939 www.360earth.com.au

FOR ALL YOUR LAST MINUTE EXCAVATIONS

CALL BLACK SHEEP EXCAVATIONS 5.5t Digger & Tip Truck Hire

Ph. 0492 250 774

excavations• 1.7T Excavator • Fully insured

• Rockbreaker • 300mm and 450mm augers• 3m tipper truck

Call James on 0429 888 683 unblockall.com.au

Lic# 378040C

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

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]

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

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

VALLEY WAY ELECTRICAL, 15 yrs exp. Domestic, commercial, new builds. Lic 253977c 0475 910622

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

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

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

FUNERAL SERVICES

DIRECT CREMATIONDIRECT CREMATION

FAMILY LED FUNERALSFAMILY LED FUNERALS

VIG IL/ CEREMONY/ MEMORIALVIG IL/ CEREMONY/ MEMORIAL

ECO CASKETS & URNSECO CASKETS & URNS

ADVANCE CARE GUIDANCEADVANCE CARE GUIDANCE

INDEPENDENT & AFFORDABLEINDEPENDENT & AFFORDABLE

Death Care & Home Funerals

DIRECT CREMATION Sacred Earth Funerals. Personal service, female-led exceptional care, 24 hours.

All-inclusive and local. $2200 ........................................................................................1300 585778

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

• Acreage Mowing• Slashing / Mulching• Pruning & Tree Care• ChippingCall Paul on 0403 316 711

ESTATE

MOWINGSpecialising in acreage.Call Jerry 0419 432 818

[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 gardening & maintenance, lawns, acreage, hedges, gutters, p. clean-ups, tip runs ..........0405 625697

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

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

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

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

GW MAINTENANCE Acreage & residential mowing, garden maintenance ...................0408 244820

BRUSH CUTTING - Lismore LGA. Text John ....................................................................0423 789870

GAS SUPPLIERS

0408 760 609

Free Delivery

No Rental

Reliable

Locally Owned Est 18 years

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

Graphic Design / PrintBranding / WebsitesTutoring

GUTTERING

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

Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes

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]

ASAP Decks, fences, bathrooms, plaster, paint, handy, jobs over $500 ..........................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

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

MOWING, LANDSCAPING, gardening, odd jobs, painting etc. Ph Jordan ....................0434 129966

HANDYMAN 40 years experience in the building game. The reno master. Call Paul ......0422 017072

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

HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured .....0434 705506

HANDYMAN All services and areas. Reliable & friendly. ................................................0403 793834

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

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

AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing ..............................0422 387370

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

MYOSKELETAL MASSAGE THERAPY [email protected]. ...........................Chantni 0474 744926


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

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

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Sand | Soils | Gravels | Pots & statues | Lots, lots more1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323

LANDSCAPING

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

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

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

1673

71C

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

A FINLAY PAINTING Renovations, granny fl ats, interior/ exterior. Free quotes. ...............0432 918419

PAINTER AND DECORATOR. 35 years experience. Lic 065919. Ph ..................................0400 349027

PEST CONTROL

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

PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY In Bangalow with Lisa Fitzpatrick on Wed & Thu ....0422 993141

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

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

PLASTERINGC A WARWICK PLASTERING Free quotes, COVIDSafe. Ph Craig ....................................0413 451186

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

PLUMBERS

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 08120 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE Li

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0747

9C

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

Call James on 0429 888 683 unblockall.com.au

Lic# 378040C

Ben The PlumberServicing Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores,

Brunswick Heads & Surrounds30 years’ experience

Taking on work NOW!Ph: 0427 528 108 Lic: 321191C

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 fine art • Furniture removal

• E-bay pick up & delivery0409 917 646

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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

ROOFING

MONTYS METAL

ROOFINGLicence NSW: 30715CLicence QLD: 1227049

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

Metal Roofing Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird

Patios • Repairs • Leaf GuardCraig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

Email: [email protected]

Scotty’s Roof Repairs & Leak Finding

Ph: 0419 443 196

Metal & Tile RoofsExperienced & Reliable

Same Day Response

Lic:

L 13

549

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

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

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

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

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

3126

43C

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

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

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Service DirectoryTELEVISION SERVICES

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

INSTALL SERVICE: TV, Wi-Fi, AV, special pensioner/concession rate. ........... Damian 0414 741233

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 232434

TRANSPORT

Airpor t Transfers | Tours | Nights Out | Beach WalksEvents | Par t ies | Weddings | Corporate | Fest ivals

Call 0490 183 424

BYRONBUS Co

[email protected]

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Door to Door Charter Services

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICESThe Fully Insured Professionals

0408 202 184 [email protected] Linder Qualified 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

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227

PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist ................................................0414 186161

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualifi ed, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ............................................................................. Martino 0435 019524

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

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

VALUERSBYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

SIMPSON 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 ... 66843818

NORTH 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

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

SITE WELDING & LIGHT FABRICATION .......................................................... 0428 352492

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

WINDOW TINTING

SUNRISE 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

ARIES: This week introduces your speedy Aries spirit to a slower flow. And that’s a good thing, because the general resistance to ideas that are edgy or controversial is likely to be high. But you can’t please everyone, so why try? Just being your own natural, authentic self will attract supportive, kindred connections.

TAURUS: Your sign isn’t always the biggest fan of change, and we’ve all experienced a lot of it lately, in much larger doses than usual. All the more reason to take it slow and steady, as this week powering down into annual Taurus time encourages you to find the sweet spot between gusto and grace.

GEMINI: As the Sun plunges into your personal sector of closure and healing, it’s time to chill from this month’s urgent networking and go easy on yourself. Over the next four weeks, tie up loose ends in preparation for your upcoming Gemini season. Don’t take on too much – this is your time to rest and reset.

CANCER: W Feeling like it’s way past time to have a little fun? As the Sun leaves hard-driving Aries, this week’s energy supports networking, camaraderie and collaboration, so step away from the workstation and mingle. Cast a wider net. Make the effort to connect with new people who could become valuable contacts, clients or friends.

LEO: Ready to put what you’ve been planning into action? This is a good time for it. While a methodical approach is advisable, stay open to opportunities from unexpected sources, even to making a professional pivot. That said, there are no guarantees. Taking a calculated risk is sometimes the best we can do.

VIRGO: As the cosmic combination of April energies shifts into forthright Taurus, you’d expect things to be reasonably predictable. Not quite, with late April ushering in an eclipse season of sweeping, but necessary, change. Virgos like to be prepped, and since decluttering’s your superpower, streamlining, simplifying and downsizing are this week’s smartest activities.

LIBRA: Ready for some respite? With the Sun commencing its month-long cruise control through the private, intimate part of your chart, you might want to call time out, slip off the radar, settle back into synch with your close circle and let deliciously replenishing Venus refresh and restore your soul garden.

SCORPIO: This year’s skywriting is clear: Life isn’t going back to business-as-usual. With astral emphasis for Scorpios on relationships this week, look for ways of creating better balance and synergy in your most important connections. And remember, manifesting isn’t a one-person job; tune into the power of the collective.

SAGITTARIUS: It’s hard to be patient when you’re angsting for certainty, but sometimes forcing things just makes them worse. It’s a good idea not to be too unfiltered this week. Keep knee-jerk reactions in check, avoid destabilising drama, look for the teaching in conflicts and challenges that can be turned into wisdom.

CAPRICORN: With communications cooling to less heated, more pragmatic and matter-of-fact, this week’s appeal escalates for down-to-earth Capricorns, especially with the weekend moon in your sign. As astral energy in the sign of sensible sensualists revives your joie de vivre, schedule more social outings and affectionate get togethers.

AQUARIUS: Beware the temptation to play devil’s advocate or know-it-all, which might backfire. This week supports fence-mending activities like forgiving someone or something if you can, patching faltering friendships, and getting fragmented relationships back on solid ground. Pro tip: if you’re offering the olive branch, accompany it with vittles, vino or flowers.

PISCES: Not only is Jupiter, the solar system’s shock absorber, currently buffering you, the red hot planet of impulse and desire has joined Venus-the-sweetener in the zodiac’s touchiest, feeliest water sign – yours. Time to source your inner merperson and surrender to getting side-tracked, diverted and distracted by the tug of the heart’s currents.

STARS BY LILITH

As the Sun joins expressive Mercury and unpredictable Uranus in Taurus, shared values are the glue to keep this week moving in unison...

ARIES

Cryptic Clues ACROSS1. Pine Cove, producer of Hiawatha

(10)7. Music with English – John or Paul,

perhaps (4)9. Up a camel? Absurd, I’m sorry (3,5)10. Castle that is very green (6)11. Loves being involved in tornado

research (6)13. Removed the dinner? Well merited

(8)14. Owned a cob of corn – the girl

went very close! (3,1,4,4)17. January 5, immortalise by

Shakespeare (7,5)20. Megastar comedians return to

surround Barack Obama, for one (8)

21. Summer fruit – call out around that woman (6)

22. X worker, a lodger (6)23. 11 consume on the old fashioned

sofa (4,4)25. Short vacation to keep Australian

in the pen (4)26. Tall building reconstructed from

cypress ark (10)

DOWN2. Go into debt after stalemate (8)3. Good for credit, they called it –

economic meltdown of the last decade (1,1,1)

4. 51 in Ernie, Havelock or Bob (5)5. Hero’s partner, the French and a

queen (7)6. Writer has merit, but dims badly

inside (9)7. Mutant viper ogress lefty! (11)8. Prepared a number divisible with

its only factors one and itself – 500! (6)

12. Any race riot suitable for a right winger (11)

15. Abhor former English box (9)16. A dearth – a brief time (8)18. Gross friend, but deadly (7)19. Transmitted again – grumble! (6)21. 101599 dealing with townships (5)24. The main clue (3)

Quick Clues ACROSS1. American poet, Henry Wadsworth

… (10)7. Pontiff (4)9. My fault! (Latin) (3,5)10. Novice (6)11. Reveres (6)13. Justifi ed (8)14. Just fell short of success (3,1,4,4)17. Time to take down the decorations!

(7,5)20. Advocate of rule by the majority (8)21. Ruby-red (6)22. Occupant (6)23. Courting chair (4,4)25. Remain (4)26. High-rise (10)

DOWN2. Exceed available funds (8)3. 2008 economic downturn (1,1,1)4. US island used for immigrant

arrivals (5)5. Youth in Greek mythology who

swims to meet his lover (7)6. Author (9)7. Forward-thinking (11)8. Made ready for fi ring (6)12. Backward-thinking (11)15. Detests (9)16. Defi cit (8)18. Mortally (7)19. Begrudge (6)21. Municipal (5)24. Ocean (3)

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Mungo’s Crossword N435

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DENTURES LOOK GOODFEEL GOOD

Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

PUBLIC NOTICES

HEALTH KINESIOLOGY

Clear subconscious sabotages.Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress.

Ph 0403125506SANDRA DAVEY , Reg. Pract.

HYPNOSIS & EFTSimple and effective solutions

Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.Maureen Bracken 0402205352

PURA VIDAWELLNESS CENTRE

Brunswick HeadsCOLON HYDROTHERAPY

HYPERBARIC OXYGENFAR INFRARED SAUNAREMEDIAL MASSAGE

+ more 66850498

TRADEWORK

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

HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL

WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES www.coorabellhall.net

FOR SALE

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

Phone 66845517, 0418481617

QUALITYSECONDHAND

FURNITURE NOT FLOOD AFFECTED

Bangalow area. Ph 0402061110

ORCHIDSALSO LP’s CAMPING GEAR, BOOKS

Sat 23 April, 8am–3pm. 38 Alison Ave, Lennox Head. Over 130 orchids, ferns, pandanus, with free growing advice.

All $5 multiples. 0416052876

MIELE WASHERS Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

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

MOSQUITO NETS100% cotton, locals discount, all sizes.

1001nets.net or 0400636516

WANTED

BLACKBEAN SEEDClean, dry seeds wanted, packed in

onion bags supplied by us.Min. 100kg/ delivery500kg = Picked up

Payment = $2.25 per kgOud’s Amazone Trading Ph 66884208

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

VEHICLES WANTED WE BUY ALL trucks, utes, vans, cars & caravans. Good or bad. 0403118534

CARAVANS CARAVANS

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

0408 758 688

GARAGE SALES 24 MIA CT, O/S Sat 8am . Moving out. Clothes, furniture, k/ware, etc. All to go.

PROPERTY FOR SALE EQUINE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROPERTY 3bdr home on 8 acres. Rich, fertile, organic soil on 2 deeds. 3 bores. Steel framed stable complex. 3 bay machinery shed. Cement fl oors, power, lights, water. All inside town limits. Inverell. Most stable family, sporting town in NSW. Only $520,000. 0412877122 or 0267223390.

TO LET

LOCAL REMOVAL & backloads to Brisbane. Friendly,

with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

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

O/SHORES . Available now. Large room, built-in robes in nice 2bdr unit. Close to shops. $250p/w plus bills. 0435831164

WANTED TO RENT LAND SUITABLE FOR CARAVAN & shipping container. Small family (3) & leashed dogs. RFS leader, refs avail, Billi or Pocket preferred. Urgent. 0418754869

INDEXBirthdays ........................39

Caravans ........................38

For Sale ..........................38

Funeral Notices ..............39

Garage Sales .................38

Halls For Hire .................38

Health Notices ...............38

Musical Notes ................39

Only Adults ....................39

Pets .................................39

Positions Vacant ............39

Professional Services ....38

Property For Sale...........38

Public Notices ................38

Social Escorts ................39

To Lease .........................39

To Let ..............................38

Tradework ......................38

Tree Services .................38

Tuition .............................39

Vehicles Wanted ............38

Wanted ...........................38

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ARMSTRONG, MARION JOY.

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wife of Len (dec). Loved mother and

mother-in-law of Colleen & Noel, Errol (dec) and

Wayne & Vicki. Joy will be sadly missed by all family

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and mother-in-law of Garry and

Julie, and Brian and Tia. Loving

nanna to Rebecca, Mitchell,

Joshua, Justin, and Jay. A beloved

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service a private cremation will

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DATE (April/May)

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SUN RISE /

SET

MOON RISE /

SET

HIGH TIDES,

height (m)

LOW TIDES,

height (m)

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17:23

20:05

9:34

10:44 1.31

23:27 1.80

04:59 0.41

16:25 0.34

21 TH 6:07

17:22

21:03

10:4311:37 1.19

06:05 0.48

17:12 0.44

22 F 6:07

17:21

22:08

11:47

00:24 1.7412:44 1.09

07:19 0.52

18:11 0.53

23 SA 6:08

17:20

23:14

12:44

01:33 1.68

14:11 1.07

08:37 0.53

19:31 0.61

24 SU 6:08

17:19 13:33

02:51 1.64

15:38 1.12

09:49 0.51

21:02 0.62

25 M 6:09

17:18

0:21

14:15

04:03 1.64

16:47 1.23

10:49 0.46

22:22 0.58

26 TU 6:10

17:17

1:25

14:51

05:04 1.64

17:43 1.36

11:37 0.40

23:26 0.52

27 W 6:10

17:16

2:26

15:24

05:56 1.64

18:30 1.4712:16 0.36

28 TH 6:11

17:16

3:25

15:54

06:39 1.61

19:12 1.57

00:18 0.48

12:50 0.33

29 F 6:11

17:15

4:22

16:24

07:18 1.57

19:50 1.65

01:05 0.45

13:21 0.31

30 SA 6:12

17:14

5:19

16:55

07:54 1.50

20:27 1.7001:49 0.44

13:51 0.30

1 SU 6:13

17:13

6:15

17:27

08:28 1.43

21:01 1.7302:31 0.45

14:19 0.32

2 M 6:13

17:12

7:12

18:02

09:00 1.35

21:34 1.74031:2 0.47

144:7 0.34

3 TU 6:14

17:11

8:09

18:41

09:33 1.27

22:09 1.7203:54 0.50

15:15 0.39

4 W 6:14

17:11

9:06

19:24

10:08 1.20

22:45 1.69

04:35 0.54

15:45 0.45

SUN, MOON & TIDES TIMES FOR NEXT 2 WEEKS

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

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Backlash

40 The Byron Shire Echo

Given that councillors appear

to be very pro ‘affordable

housing development’ at

any cost, it’s a good time to

ask what that will look like in

years to come. Here’s hoping

the Shire’s villages won’t turn

into shanty towns.

The decision of both the

federal Liberal-Nationals

and Labor not to increase

JobSeeker ‘is brutal, and has

relegated millions of Austral-

ians to continuing to live

under the poverty line’, the St

Vincent de Paul Society said

last week. While JobSeeker

is $320 per week, the PM

receives around $10,000 per

week. That’s more than ten

times the national minimum

wage of $753.80 per week.

Neighbours star, Madeleine

West, told TV’s The Project

last week she will be running

as an Independent for the

seat of Ballina in the 2023

State government election.

One of Ms West’s reasons for

running was the ‘huge dis-

connect between the haves

and have-nots’. The seat of

Ballina, which encompasses

Byron and Ballina Shires, is

currently held by Greens MP,

Tamara Smith.

There was more councillor

shenanigans at their meeting

last Thursday. This time, all

but one councillor refused

a request to be filmed in a

public meeting, despite the

meeting being recorded

anyway. See page 5. And to

see David Bradbury’s short

film about local homeless-

ness after the flood, visit

www.vimeo.com/700349138.

Are you young and working

a job? There is a new online

resource to inform you about

your rights and help make

the transition from school

to work easier, particularly

for young workers living in

smaller communities. It also

provides health and safety

tips around injury, and how

it can best be prevented. For

more info, visit www.safe-

work.nsw.gov.au/resource-

library/at-risk-workers/

young-workers-toolkit.

Outgoing NSW Liberal MP and

Lennox Head resident, Cath-

erine Cusack, has given her

support for Greens candidate

Mandy Nolan. She tweeted

on Monday, ‘I am ignoring

Party politics and support-

ing @MandyNolan2482 for

Richmond. She has integrity,

intelligence and empathy and

will be a problem woman

in Canberra, fighting for our

community. We face hung Par-

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Richmond community first’.

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