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Story & photo Lou BeaumontLast week, NSW preschools and their families held another statewide rally aimed squarely at NSW Premier Morris Iemma. The rallies were organised by Children’s Choice, the lobby group for NSW preschoolers. Chil-dren’s Choice, a grassroots organisation established by preschool staff, parents and other preschool stakeholder groups from across NSW, presently have over 350 pre-schools under the Children’s Choice ‘banner’. In the past 12 months they have suc-cessfully lobbied for addi-tional money for preschools, however, they believe there is still a long way to go.

Children’s Choice spokes-person and mother of fi ve Kerry Grigg said, ‘Mr Iem-ma’s attempts to position himself as the concerned family man and father of four in the leadup to the election are abhorrent given his government’s dismal record on preschool funding.

The statewide rallies will highlight the exorbitant fees and low participation rates that are proving to be a bug-bear for the state Labor gov-ernment and more particu-larly Morris Iemma who has staked his campaign on his credentials as a family man in touch with the concerns of NSW families.’

Nikki Kempnich, parent and spokesperson from Byron Bay Preschool, said, ‘We are all busy working families – we feel very angry that we have been forced to protest yet again to get the message across to the Pre-mier and his government.’

Ms Kempnich said at the rally in Byron Bay on Friday, ‘We are outraged at what our state Labor government is doing to our preschools. Pre-school is not childcare, it is an education system. We need more funding in order to be able to continue to hire qualifi ed staff without fur-ther increases in fees.’

Children’s Choice has sent

tens of thousands of letters, faxes and emails to the Pre-mier and relevant Ministers, protesting around the state in April 2006 and lobbying local members and candi-dates. The lobby group, made up of preschool parents and educators, is accusing the Premier of mishandling the preschool issue from the beginning.

Kerry Grigg told The Echo, ‘NSW families pay the high-est preschool fees in the country and as a result, NSW has the lowest preschool par-ticipation rate of any Austral-ian state or territory. Accord-ing to the Productivity Commission, NSW children have the lowest percentage of participation in preschool services at around 60% while other states’ participation rates are on average 96%.

‘In most other states and territories preschool is free or involves a relatively small vol-untary contribution, so it’s easy to see why there is such

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Frustrated teachers, parents and the children of Byron Shire’s preschools rallied for a ‘Day of Rage’, part of a statewide action highlighting the lack of funding for community based preschools.

Preschools rage against ‘dismal’ state funding

Two famous musos from opposite ends of the spec-trum take time to embrace the new Buttery building project with each other in the grounds of The Riverview Guesthouse, Bangalow. Rick Grossman of Divinyls, Hoo-doo Gurus and Ghostwriters fame gets a good dose of the David Helfgott charm and trademark hug as they dis-cuss music industry efforts to help build the new Buttery, an alcohol and drug reha-bilitation centre.

Rick, an ex resident of The Buttery some 20 years ago and in recovery for that amount of time, is coordinat-ing members of the music industry to get behind fund-raising efforts for the project.

David Helfgott, much loved patron of The Buttery, with his wife Gillian dropped in to give a morning recital to Buttery staff and residents and to update on fundraising efforts. Rick flew in from Sydney to pre-record an onscreen presentation for the Buttery’s fundraising launch in Sydney on March 15, as Rick fl ies to the US with the Gurus for a two week tour over that period.

David Helfgott will give a recital at The Buttery Sydney event and Norman Swann from The Health Report will interview Professor Shane Darke, an expert in matters of drug and alcohol issues.

The Help Build a Better Buttery fundraising coordi-

nator Dee Tipping said, ‘It was quite overwhelming to have such wonderful sup-porters of The Buttery all arriving at the same time but it provided an ideal opportu-nity for David, Gillian, Rick and myself to discuss some exciting news around a fund-raising CD by top Australian artists. After hearing David play and hug us all at least three times each and then Rick telling his story of recov-ery barely a dry eye was to be seen in The Buttery that morning.’

For updates on Buttery events visit www.buttery.org.au. For more information contact Dee Tipping on 6687 1623.

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$100,000 for Bruns skate parkMichael McDonaldMayor Jan Barham used her casting vote last Thursday to commit Byron Shire Council to putting $100,000 towards the development of a skate park at the Stan Thompson sporting complex at Bruns-wick Heads. Cr Diane Woods put up the notice of motion to get the project started.

Greens councillors Tom Tabart, John Lazarus and Richard Staples voted against the proposals with Crs West-heimer and Mangleson, while the mayor found her-self aligned with Crs Woods, Tucker, Tardif and Kestle. A Brunswick Heads resident, Cr Tabart was not opposed to a skate park for the town

but felt it was the wrong location, saying it was taken out of town because of objec-tions by business interests.

In an amendment, which was defeated 6-4, Cr Westhe-imer sought to have a report brought to Council on the upgrading of sporting facili-ties in the Shire’s north,

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Dispute emerges over Tallow Creek sludgeHans LovejoySuffolk Park residents and Byron at Byron management are at odds over who is responsible for the buildup of weeds and low water level in Tallow creek.

Residents say the resort’s bridge and the wire fence recently installed underneath have choked the fl ow of Tal-low Creek, while the resort’s manager John Parché claims that the low water level is due to the natural cycle of the creek. ‘The weed prob-lem existed well before the wire fence and bridge were in place,’ he told The Echo.

Tallow Creek runs through The Byron at Byron’s prop-erty, and in the past has been used by residents to access Tallow Lake further upstream by canoe. It has since been closed as it is private property.

Neighbour Tarek Nabi is concerned for the life of the creek. ‘It’s very clear what is happening here. Nothing can move past the fence and the creek is now full of weeds.’

Mr Nabi claims the creek is dying slowly and calls on The Byron at Byron man-agement to act to save the waterway. ‘If the creek dies, the trees die and the banks will fall apart and we will lose the biodiversity of the area. What’s this saying to

his [owner Gerry Harvey’s] guests – that we are more important than our ecol-ogy?’

Another resident Geoff Wright remembers paddling upstream to the lake before it was blocked. ‘There is no drought in the Northern Rivers – weeds have been dumped next to the bridge and it’s stopping the natural fl ow.’

However environmental consultant Peter Parker claims the weeds are a com-mon problem.

‘Salvinia is one of Austral-ia’s worst water weeds, and occurs in Tallow Creek,’ Mr Parker told The Echo. He points to an upstream loca-tion where it occurs in a pond opposite the BP service

station at Suffolk Park. ‘It has spread throughout the length of Tallow Creek and unless controlled will poten-tially result in deoxygenation of the water and fi sh kills.

‘North Coast Weeds have been spraying Salvinia in recent years with mixed results. However, a biological control agent has been intro-duced which shows consid-erable promise.

Tallow Creek’s water level is related to the sand banks at the mouth of the lake which unblock and drain the creek after heavy rain, according to Mr Parker.

‘Many of NSW coastal lagoons operate by intermit-tent opening,’ he said. ‘This commonly occurs when rainwater buildup behind the

frontal dune is suffi cient to cause the estuary to break out.

‘In some cases – for exam-ple Belongil Creek – Byron Shire Council has adopted a management regime whereby the estuary is mechanically opened. This has limited the amount of water building up in the catchment and conse-quently has reduced fi sh kills when the estuary breaks out.’

Tallow Creek is known to drain out naturally a few times each year.

Council’s planning direc-tor Ray Darney told The Echo, ‘We have contacted The NSW Fisheries Depart-ment and will be talking with Byron at Byron to come up with a solution.’

From front pagehimself favouring South Golden Beach as a site for a skate park. Cr Woods pointed out that an earlier resolution of Council had given support to the Thompson complex as the ‘preferred community option’.

‘This has been going on for eight years now,’ Cr Woods said. ‘There was full consultation with the com-munity.

‘Torakina was knocked on the head [as a possible site]. We’re asking for $100,000 for seed funding; we cannot go out and source more

funding until we get that.’Cr Barham said the skate

park would be close to Bay-side Brunswick, where ‘an application is in to the state government for a further 200 dwellings. It has credibility in that it is closer to an urban population and is in public view.’

In a speech which seemed at first in favour of the Thompson site, Cr Mangle-son said the Brunswick Val-ley Sports Association (BVSA) would not accept a skate park there. Cr Woods revealed that a BVSA repre-sentative was in favour of the

proposal in the morning and ‘by the evening had changed his mind’.

Both Crs Woods and Tucker indicated they would speak to the BVSA, Cr Tucker saying ‘this has become a turf war. I will speak to these people because they have been told the wrong information. A job has been done on Brunswick Heads.’

Most of the councillors in favour of proceeding at Brunswick Heads agreed that the design and size of the skate park is not set in concrete.

$100,000 for Bruns skate park

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Story & photo Lou BeaumontNarelle Anderton was recently recognised for 15 years working for the Ballina Byron Family Day Care Scheme, and for 15 years as a FDC Committee Mem-ber. Narelle was presented with a weekend away on the Gold Coast for her longterm commitment to the pro-gram, and after a decade and a half of caring for chil-dren in her home, in addi-tion to raising three children of her own, no doubt a weekend break is just what the doctor ordered.

Family Day Care has been operating in the local area for the past 21 years. The pro-gram provides quality child care for children up to 12 years of age in the homes of Family Day Carers.

Narelle was inspired to become a carer after seeing an ad for the FDC Scheme. With her youngest child of three years still at home, Narelle immediately recog-nised an opportunity to simultaneously earn an income, rejoining the work-force for the fi rst time since moving to the Shire, and to fi nd company for her tod-dler.

Narelle said, ‘At the time my mother thought I’d last just six months, but to this day it is something I really enjoy and I feel I have some-thing to give to the children.

‘The children you care for become your extended fam-ily. Your own children know the day care kids and vice versa. They are each others’ stand-in brothers and sisters somewhat. The social aspect of the day care scheme is very benefi cial for kids. In addition to establishing a routine for children, in which they thrive, having a group of

kids in a home environment is really wonderful for chil-dren who have no brothers and sisters of their own.’

Sue Lightfoot, Manager of the FDC Coordination Team, told The Echo, ‘Narelle is one of our longest serving carers. She has all the quali-ties we look for in a carer, particularly that ability and desire to assist in a child’s upbringing, working with the child’s parents to develop the individual. Our carers really do become fairly signifi cant in the lives of the children.

‘While there are plenty of day care options out there for parents, the FDC Scheme combines the benefi ts of a home environment with the obvious advantage of having your child in a smaller care group, allowing for greater time spent with each child and hence better relation-ships between carers and children.’

The FDC Coordination Team gives families informa-tion about the scheme, helps

parents to choose a suitable carer, recruits and monitors carers and provides them with training, support and resources. They ensure that appropriate child care stand-ards and practices are main-tained and improved and administer Child Care Ben-efi t and other government subsidies.

The national Family Day Care Quality Assurance sys-tem ensures that all Family Day Care services meet quality standards beyond

the minimum require-ments.

The Ballina Byron FDC Scheme is always looking for people who are committed to providing children with a secure, nurturing and safe home environment.

If you are interested in fi nding a carer for your child/ren, or would like to know more about becoming a carer, contact Sue Lightfoot on 6686 7799 or email [email protected].

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Narelle Anderton has her hands full as a long term Family Day Carer. From left, she hugs Callum, Mikalya, Ella, Abel and Charlie.

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The local Friends of the ABC are very pleased to have secured this exhibition, with the help of the Richmond Regional Library and the Lismore Workers Club. It’s free and the Friends hope many people will take the opportunity to see it.

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Last Tuesday February 27, somewhere between 6.30pm and 8.30pm, the Rescue Squad fundraising box was stolen from the front counter of the Chincogan Store, Burringbar Street, Mullum-bimby. The store is the top fundraiser in the Shire for the Rescue Squad, so the theft of the box counts as a huge loss to such a vital community service.

Karen from Chincogan Store told The Echo, ‘The whole thing just has me so upset and angry. The Rescue

Squad need about $60,000 a year to maintain their serv-ice. They get no government funding and rely on dona-tions and volunteers. It makes you wonder about the thief’s karma now... it would have to be one of the worst kinds to mess with... when you con-sider how many people the squad have helped and what this person has taken away from the service by stealing the box.

‘The box is now chained to the counter. It is a shame we live in a place where we have to do that now, but it appears that that is what is necessary these days. Uncle Tom’s recently had their fundrais-ing box stolen too.’

Lola Mills, secretary for the Rescue Squad, was obvi-ously disappointed with the news.

Ms Mills said, ‘We were due to pick up the box as it was full. Karen is always call-ing asking us to come and get it, they are a fantastic help to our service.

‘This isn’t the fi rst time a box has been stolen, it’s a great pity as it is one signifi -cant way members of the general community can assist us in keeping the service alive. Financially we depend on fundraising, donations from individuals and compa-nies, and, of course, the donation boxes.’

From front pagea huge discrepancy in attend-ance rates.

‘The only way we will see an improvement in the par-ticipation rate is a radical reduction in fees. Preschool is simply too expensive for many NSW families.

‘The NSW state Labor government must match the $362 million four year pack-age promised by the Opposi-tion. The $85 million pack-

age announced by Mr Iemma last year is a bandaid mea-sure that has done nothing to reduce fees.’

Children’s Choice encour-age parents and concerned community members to write to the Premier, the Treasurer and the Minister for DoCS, Reba Meagher, and local member Don Page. All can be reached at Parlia-ment House, Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000.

Preschools’ dismal funding

On the Clean Up Australia Day weekend the 1st Mullumbimby Scouts, pic-tured above, scoured the West Brunswick River for rubbish. Using canoes they retrieved 30 large bags of garbage totalling 450kgs as well as other rubbish.

‘We filled a mini-skip kindly provided by the Cleanup Australia liaison person (Russell) at the Byron Shire Council,’ say the scouts. ‘The Mullumbimby scouts have done this for eight years in a row with a similar result.

‘This year we camped for the weekend on private land on the banks of the Bruns-wick River in Mullumbimby, from where we launched the canoes each morning. It felt really good to remove a lot

of the fl oating rubbish and entangled bank rubbish from the stretch of the river between the bridge in town and the showgrounds.

‘This ugly stuff fl oats back and forth on the tides and does not go away by itself. Even when it clears in fl ood it ends up on the beaches around Brunswick Heads.

‘The team enjoyed the experience mixing it up with breaks for games and fi shing. We had to take care because among the rubbish were syringes and even bongs.

‘We want to thank the two adults who spent the week-end making our work safe and fun, Scout Leaders Marc Heyning and Ben-jamin Phillips.’

And last Friday Upper Coopers Creek Public

School organised a cleanup of the Torakina Park area at Brunswick Heads. They found a great deal of rub-bish associated with people using the park area for par-ties, such as glass bottles, aluminium cans and bal-loons. They also found a complete car wheel which was quickly recycled by someone after it was placed in the Council rubbish skip.

Kids commit to the cleanup

International Women’s DayA free event for women and children will be held on Thursday March 8 from 11am at Old Civic Centre park in Mullumbimby. More info 6684 4299.

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New mulch rebate from RousAs part of its efforts to reduce the use of town water in the region, Rous Water has intro-duced a new rebate for gar-den mulch. The mulch rebate is the newest in a range of water saving incentives offered by Rous Water to residential town water cus-tomers in the Ballina, Byron, Lismore and Richmond Val-ley local government areas.

‘Mulching your garden can signifi cantly reduce the evap-

oration rate and greatly reduces the amount of water needed to water your gar-den,’ said Cr Phil Silver, Chair of Rous Water in announcing the new rebate.

The rebate will be offered to the fi rst 250 customers up until May 31.

Application forms for the rebate are available from most mulch suppliers and by contacting Rous Water on 6621 8055.


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Senior surfer Phyllis rips it upStory & photo Lou BeaumontIn 1964, at 27 years of age, Phyllis O’Donnell became the first women’s surfing world champion. In 2007, Phyllis is a vital 69 year old woman who still surfs regu-larly and swims three kilo-metres every day, spending fi ve hours a day at the pool. With NSW Seniors Week coming up (March 11-18) Phyllis is a wonderful exam-ple of an active life partici-pant who is ageing naturally and healthily.

The theme for NSW Sen-iors Week 2007 is ‘Live Life’ and with over 700 events across the State, organisers are hoping to encourage older people to live healthy, active lives. And while Phyllis is a fantastic example of an active senior, she is by her own admission, ‘a bit of a freak’. You don’t need to spend five hours a day at your local pool to live life fully.

It is clear that Phyllis’ per-sonal ‘Live Life’ philosophy comes from more than a choice to be physically active. It is her attitude that really sets her apart. With gusto and cheekiness befitting a teenager, she is a huge encouragement to people around her who are appre-hensive about getting out and about more. A 51 year old friend of hers wanted to learn how to surf but felt she was too old to start; with a little nudge from Phyllis her friend has never looked back.

It is this natural ability to spur on her peers that makes Phyllis such a fi tting ambas-sador for seniors activities. As one of women’s surfi ng pio-neers, members of modern day surf society regularly seek out Phyllis to attend

tournaments, frequently ask-ing her to present female surf champs with their trophies. A dedicated follower of the sport, Phyllis speaks with great pride about Australia’s surfing talent, particularly our female champions.

A complete natural on a long board, Phyllis had only been surfi ng for four years when she took the World Champion title in 1964. She came from nowhere to beat the competition favourite, American Linda Benson. For those who remember the tel-evision series Gidget, Linda Benson was the series stunt surfer.

Phyllis said, ‘She was a wild one, Linda, and a goofy foot. I think I took the title because of my spinners, [360

turns atop the board], my record is nine spinners on one wave.

‘They were playing really groovy music on the beach that day so I was totally relaxed, even though there were 60,000 spectators, so that helped me win that day. Needless to say we celebrated with a grog or two, or three or four at the Manly Pacifi c!’

Phyllis has competed in surfi ng comps around the world, taking out three Aus-tralian titles, eight Queens-land titles and numerous smaller titles. But her big-gest thrill, she said, equal to that of winning the World Championships, was com-ing third in Puerto Rico in 1968. ‘The competition was

far greater there, very fi erce,’ said Phyllis.

Hailing from Drummoyne, a Sydney suburb that lies nowhere near the surf, Phyl-lis has travelled the world with her favourite sport. She lived in California for a while but her favourite surf spot? Kirra in the old days.

Phyllis adds, ‘Kirra was one of my favourites in the 60s and 70s, when Kirra was Kirra, before the sand built up there. The Pass in Byron is always beautiful, but as for overseas, I love Malibu in California and Sunset Beach in Hawaii, although that doesn’t break until it’s ten feet.’

If Phyllis has inspired you to take part in one of the many activities about the place during Seniors Week, visit www.nswseniorsweek.com.au, pick up a free copy of the Seniors Week event program at Coles or Bi-Lo Supermarkets or call the Seniors Information Service on 13 12 44. Of course, you don’t have to wait for Seniors Week to get amongst it... surf’s up.

Gestalt courseThe ACE course, ‘Gestalt: fi nding authentic self’, has been rescheduled for Satur-day/Sunday March 17 and 18, 10am – 4pm. The pro-gram will look at how the processes and intricacies of our inner lives, personal experiences and interactions with others are perceived, experienced, interpreted and responded to. The tutor, Gayle Russell, is a trained facilitator and Gestalt psy-chotherapist. Phone ACE on 6684 3374 to book or phone Gayle 6684 1119 to discuss further.

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Mandy NolanMary Moody ran away from home. She was 50 at the time. She also had an affair. This prolific gardening author and former presenter of Gardening Australia was greeted with a headline that seems more suited to the era of Lady Chatterley than now: ‘Gardener commits adultery.’

‘I couldn’t believe it really, I suppose it was because of my age,’ said Mary. ‘I’m a grandmother!

‘If I had been 30 and writ-ten a book about going to France and having an affair, I don’t think it would have created as much interest. When I wrote the books Running away from Home at Fifty and Last Tango in Tou-louse, I didn’t expect such a reaction.’

The experience of being a novelist brought Mary face to face with one of a writer’s greatest dilemnas. Do you write the book that protects you honour, or do you take the dangerous road and and tell the diffi cult revealing and ultimately life-changing story? Upon returning to her Australian home Mary had intended to keep her rende-vouz in southwest France a secret. That didn’t happen.

‘I was halfway through the second book, which was more adventures in France, and my marriage was falling apart. I spoke to my pub-lisher and said there can’t be a book, my book is pear-shaped!

‘I talked it through with my husband but he wanted a sanitised version. I wrote that and then I wrote another copy, the truth for me. I read both versions and realised it would have been a deeply unsatisfying read for some-

one to have the fi rst draft. The character had under-gone this huge change and you don’t know why.’

Mary made the artistic decision to go with the dan-gerous story. Not a decision favoured by her husband, but one he supported.

‘David said, “I am never going to like the book but I will support it” – it was a measure of a man!’

Mary faced criticism both within her family and in the broader public. In the media, she became a woman judged. A difficult personal route, but a wonderful marketing strategy for a second novel!

‘It was a diffi cult thing for my kids, I remember when I wrote that book, and David said, “You know our grand-children will read it one day” –by the time they read it I’ll probably be dead anyway!’

Mary’s lifelong passion has been with her garden. Dur-ing the emotional turmoil, it was something she avoided. But when the dust settled it became a place of solace.

‘I went right off it in the

midst of the affair and the marital turbulence. It was quite wonderful to get out to the garden again. It’s one of the workshops I am doing – about that connection with the earth when your hands are in the soil. I’ve had a bit a rough year – because of the drought – I almost lost our garden, our spring almost ran dry. I just had to stand back and watch it. I didn’t know if it would survive.’

It was a remarkable living metaphor for Mary’s long-term relationship, which also weathered signifi cant unfa-vourable conditions. Her gar-den and her marriage have both survived, and both become a little more resilient for it.

Mary Moody is a woman who enjoys taking risks. Her latest project is Catch Up, a fi ve day live-to-air news and current affair program for women. She is one of the co-hosts and represents women in their 50s alongside three other demographic repre-sentatives, including Libbi Gore.

‘It’s a huge challenge. I am on a huge learning curve. It’s extraordinary and nerve-wracking going live to air. If you say the wrong thing there’s nothing you can do about it. The girls are fantas-tic, even though we don’t agree on everything.’

Ms Moody is an inspira-tion to women who feel that opportunity has passed them by: she is a reminder to take risks, to choose the path less travelled. On Friday night Mary is one of the panelists at the Byron Bay Commu-nity Centre alongside Zenith Virago and Mahboba Rawi.

‘In The art of Living Dan-gerously I will be talking about women of my age who feel their lives have passed by and feel it’s more of the same. I would like to inspire women into realising that there are so many possibilities, that they should embrace life and have a sense of urgency to keep doing things.’

Mary has the door closed in the dressing room cubicle of Catch Up. She’s just fi n-ished filming. I can hear women chatting all around. We only have ten minutes before she has to scoot to her next press engagement. Time’s up. Like the target audience for the program that she now fronts on a daily basis, Mary is a busy woman with a jam-packed schedule.

Mary Moody also appears on Saturday at Mantra at Salt Beach, Kingscliff where she presents a session enti-tled Stand Up for Your Life, which encourages women to be who they are.

For bookings for Mary’s events phone 1300 660 367 or visit the website www.wholewoman.com.au, where you can fi nd out more about the Whole Woman Festival.

Mary Moody in full fl ight


To those of us fortunate enough never to have met the disgraced West-

ern Australian politician turned lobbyist Brian Burke, the real mystery is how he manages to exert any political infl uence at all, let alone set himself up as a sort of premier in exile. You would think even those unaware of his criminal record would be warned off by his appearance. The slightly too tight dark suit with the open-necked white shirt, pan-ama hat and dark glasses sim-ply scream spiv, shonk, slea-zebag. If you saw him walking down the footpath towards you, you would hastily cross the street, keeping both hands on your wallet as you did so. If you had him in your home or office once, you would make sure it didn’t happen twice and you would count the teaspoons after he had left.

Yet his friends (and he still has plenty, something which should alarm federal politi-cians on both sides) insist that this unsavoury fi gure is a bun-dle of charm, a charismatic con man in the style of Peter Foster. And what is indisput-able that he, in partnership with the equally unlovely Julian Grill, gets results. His list of clients is an impressive one and extends well beyond the usually run of dubious developers and Labor Party cronies.

On his home turf he is cer-tainly loathed and feared, but he is also accorded a perverse admiration: he is man of respect, in every sense of the term. As the current investi-gation into his activities has revealed, he demands to be taken seriously. But having said that, it must be said that he is not, as John Howard and his attack dogs have sought to portray him, Satan himself, the lord of all evil whose very presence corrupts everything

it touches. It is a measure of the government’s failure to lay a substantive glove on Kevin Rudd in the last three months that Burke has been given such exalted status.

So Rudd, two years ago when his leadership aspira-tions were still in the forma-tive stage, thrice ran into the ex-con on the basis that he was a friend of a friend. Well, one might legitimately ask, so what? It was perhaps a little indiscreet, given that there was at that stage a ban on state government ministers meeting Burke, but no one has seriously suggested that any favours were sought or

given. The results speak for themselves: if Burke was sup-posed to tout for caucus votes for Rudd in the leadership spill he did an unusually inef-fective job, because Rudd ended up with just two out of the nine Western Australian votes on offer. Politicians meet scores of people every week, and it’s a safe bet that among them are many more dangerous than Burke.

But Burke was in the news, and the connection with Rudd could be made, so the heavies went in with all guns blazing. Tony Abbott’s line, pinched from one of Crikey’s more excitable commenta-tors, was that Rudd had supped with the devil – not once, but three times. Peter Costello said that everything and everybody who associ-ated with Burke was morally and politically corrupted and

that Burke never did anything without wanting something in return, implying that Rudd was now somehow in Burke’s debt. Alexander Downer said baldly that Rudd was lying about it all. Howard, assum-ing his role as fi rm but fair Elder Statesman, mused that Rudd had huge amounts of explaining to do but that whatever he said wouldn’t make any difference to the fact that he was now hope-lessly compromised.

This was hyperbole on a grand scale, but that was the point: it put Rudd in the posi-tion of having to give a detailed reply to charges that

were so wide-ranging, so gen-eral as to be effectively unan-swerable. And Rudd bit; he spent three days last week fl oundering, with the dancing bears in the Murdoch press chortling that the honeymoon was fi nally over, Rudd was back in the pack as just another politician whose judgement and honesty were both under question and who was clearly too naïve and inexperienced for the job.

It was all good clean healthy fun until Burke’s offi ce con-tacted The Australian to say that the arch-demon had also met one of Howard’s less hor-rible ministers, Ian Campbell, and what about that then? Campbell, sprung, rang Howard and Howard promptly accepted his resig-nation whether it was offered or not. As Campbell quite openly pointed out, he hadn’t

actually done anything wrong, but the important thing was to win the next election. If his presence was some kind of impediment to Howard and the gang throwing dirt at Rudd, he was quite willing to get out of the way, the unspo-ken rider being that it would only be for a little while, the political and moral corruption would undoubtedly dissipate straight after polling day.

Campbell’s noble gesture allowed Howard to insist that Rudd should stand down; it was now a matter not just of judgement and honesty, but of that mysterious American concept, character. Rudd replied by challenging Howard to call an election based on honesty and see where that got him. But he had clearly been bruised by the week; he had overreacted and over–explained, suggesting that he might be vulnerable under sustained pressure. Given that the attacks from now on will become more intense, more personal and probably a whole lot dirtier, he will need to watch himself. But there must be some satisfaction in know-ing that he has Howard so worried that the Prime Minis-ter is prepared to sacrifi ce a cabinet minister without hesi-tation or compunction simply to get a clear shot at him.

And it may not be over yet. Even if Campbell proves to be the only minister to have supped with the devil, what about Burke’s clients? Are there Liberal Party donors among them, and if so will Howard return their morally and politically corrupt money? And how does Western Aus-tralia’s business community feel about being pilloried by association, reduced by impli-cation to a bunch of orcs capering to the tune of Burke’s Sauron? The full bill for Rudd’s humiliation has not yet been presented.

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When supping with the devil…

But Burke was in the news, and the connection with Rudd could be made, so the heavies went in with all guns blazing.

by Mungo MacCallum

It is unusual that Byron Shire Council is to undertake an internal review of its Corporate and Community Services Division. It follows on from concerns among Councillors that some of Council’s highly paid staffers are not inno-vative in bringing solutions and options to the fore when faced with challenges; there is also still a sense that the Council administration tends to have a bunker mentality. Coincidentally or not, it is frustration with the Corporate and Community Services Division which The Echo most hears about from individuals and community organisations. The biggest beef is about delays in get-ting things done.

Councillors went so far last week as to consider com-missioning an external review of the division. One of the reasons for deciding against an external review is that they would have to wait till the new fi nancial year to fund it, costs ranging from around $10,000 to $40,000.

According to Mayor Jan Barham, ‘Last year Councillors raised concerns regarding the workload and operation of the Corporate and Community Services Division and sought a report on the possibility of an external review. At a subsequent workshop with the GM [Pamela West-ing], Councillors raised suggestions to improve the per-formance of the CCS. The GM assessed these suggestions and advised on some changes, which Council has now adopted. These changes will not only improve the oper-ation of the CCS but the whole organisation with a more integrated and effi cient management style. Coun-cil can now move ahead with the preparation of the Management Plan and Budget with the reorganisation model and additional resources to improve services.’

In a report to Council, general manager Pamela West-ing sees several key issues for the division, among them direct responsibility for numerous projects falling on the director Elisabeth Brown; vacancies within the division; minimal staff expertise in areas of major project man-agement; and multiple demands on the division from the community and within Council. As the review is to be internal, it will fall on Ms Westing to see it is done thoroughly. Will she have the necessary ‘distance’ to make the hard decisions?

Ms Westing has already been considering the way for-ward in a report on Council’s organisational resources (or lack thereof) for 2007-2010. In it she advises Council-lors: ‘The diffi culty of attracting and retaining skilled staff is having and will have an increasing impact in future in many areas of Council’s operations, especially those requiring planning, building and engineering expertise.’

Ms Westing’s six-point plan for restructuring the Cor-porate and Community Services Division, if carried out, is likely to see some of that project burden lifted from Ms Brown’s shoulders. Among the changes, a property maintenance coordinator will be looking after all Coun-cil buildings, and responsibility for construction projects will be transferred to Asset Management Services.

An internal review is small potatoes, however, com-pared to the larger problems which face local govern-ment in NSW. Fortunately the councils and the Depart-ment of Local Government are attempting to fi nd a way forward together, rather than butting heads.

Council reviews itself

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Letters

CongratulationsCongratulations to the Arak-wal Aunties Linda Vidler and Dulcie Nicholls and mem-bers of the Arakwal Clan on the recent fi nalisation of the first stage of their Native Title claim.

Far from being just ‘handed back’ the process (as I have witnessed it) under the cur-rent legislation of proving ongoing connection to coun-try has been onerous. Four-teen years of meetings, hear-ings and submissions require courage, guts and determina-tion. Onya the Aunties, both those with us and those we have lost.

Jill KeoghFederal

Still waitingCongratulations must be extended to Bernard Grin-berg for his excellent letter published February 22. His words certainly refl ect the feelings of many landholders living along route A/B in T2E.

I too wonder why the Greens’ policy has suddenly changed.

It was interesting to read that CAPS, with the assis-tance of Ian Cohen, was able to meet with the roads min-ister. A group of farmers whose land is marked for resumption along the pro-posed route did try to orga-nise a similar meeting. This request was forwarded through Don Page’s offi ce but the group of farmers never received a reply.

Robyn HorneryNewrybar

Beach plantingsSome years ago a group of unemployed young people working under some sort of ‘work for the dole’ type project were given the task of

regenerating the slope of land that runs between the border of First Sun Caravan Park and the beach. I remember it was ‘opened’ with great fan-fare by the mayor of the time, Ian Kingston.

Within two or three years all the trees had died and the area had returned to the bank of sand and buffalo grass it had been before as there was absolutely no fol-lowup consolidation action for the project.

I had a friend who was an enthusiastic volunteer bush regenerator. She stopped eventually because she too often saw all the work she had put into projects count for nothing because no

backup strategy was adopted. She had come to the conclu-sion that governments and others were only interested in these projects in terms of spin and self-congratulatory photo opportunities and thereafter they showed no interest whatsoever.

Let’s hope the current project for the beachfront doesn’t turn out to be more of the same.

David GiletByron Bay

ReductionsDontcha just love political speak? I noticed Alexander Downer on TV explaining that Tony Blair was not plan-

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Reading the mish-mash of personal religious beliefs in your recent issues, it’s no wonder the world is at war!

I would like to ask the questions ‘Why has religion been with mankind for so long?’ and ‘Why is it univer-sal to all human cultures?’ and give a few answers that have occurred to me.

a. All major religions are patriarchal and control women.

b. Religion explains the universe and our place in it.

c. Religion validates hierar-chies.

d. Religion replaces the ‘awe’ of life with fear.

e. Religion validates war and killing.

f. Religion is the bureauc-racy of the spirit.

g. Religion seeks to sup-press the self.

Spirituality, on the other hand, seeks to know the self and the god within.

Spiritual seekers don’t go to war.

Spirituality honours all life.

Maybe it’s time we left reli-gion behind and sought our Spirit.

Andrew HallNew Brighton

The Echo’s recent refl ec-tions on ‘the vortex of

(un)knowing’ (Letters, Feb-ruary 20) needs at least one major reality check. ‘Not knowing’ is actually a state that is highly desired by many players, big and small. We should be mindful that it is the deliberate promotion of spin, distortion and false-hoods, on an industrial scale, that is the greatest threat to ‘knowing’.

In this respect ABC’s Four Corners is at the frontiers of knowing, once again. In ‘The Denial Machine’ (February 26, 8.30 pm) the politics of truth are very chillingly revealed. This episode describes how the ‘scientifi c’ debunking of global warm-ing is a major conspiracy based on industry fi nance, PR company management, ‘rogue’ scientists posing as authorities, political end use in ‘doctored’ policy docu-ments, compliant media out-lets… and of course gullible publics.

This highly organised campaign of North Ameri-can misinformation is one of the main reasons ‘we’, the voting public, continue to remain relaxed as US and Australian greenhouse emis-sions skyrocket. Not enough people feel moved by the truth of global warming, and this is partly because big

business has paid big money to keep things quiet for as long as possible. Meanwhile the politicians of both our houses still mince words about what to do – who says humans are not closely related to lemmings?

As this timely show also revealed, the same tactics (and scientists!) were involved with the tobacco lobby’s work to deny the link between smoking and lung cancer. That is, there is an industry devoted to unknowing, lies, deceptions, and the like, that far transcends the excesses of advertising.

All this may not surprise many of The Echo’s readers, or ASIO or the CIA, but it may surprise contributors such as Sanatan Saraswati who worries about the lack of objectivity of scientific method, and others who worry about the insanity of religion. Worry more about the deliberate spin doctoring of big business, governments and churches. Truth is the fi rst casualty of war, politics, the energy industry, most other industry, and of course, of individual self interest. Maybe truth is a commodity whose fortunes are declining?

Tom JagtenbergByron Bay

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ning a ‘withdrawal’ of British troops from Iraq, he was making a ‘reduction’.

I went shopping, but fi rst I had to go to the bank and make a reduction. Funny that, my account balance is still the same as if I had made a withdrawal… Oh well, them’s the breaks.

I think, instead of John Howard sending more of our troops over to Iraq (he tells us our troops are there only to train Iraqi troops and police), he should bring all our troops home and the Iraqi soldier/trainees and train them here. After all we trained Indonesians here some years ago and it was recently proposed to train Japanese military personnel here too, so why not the Iraqis?

Yep, they would feel really at home. We have plenty of desert in the outback, and lots of radioactive dust blow-ing around from the uranium mines, and not just the depleted stuff like in Iraq, we’ve got the real unpro-cessed stuff. We have Ameri-can bases dotted around the countryside to add to the realism.

Some outback country towns would be ideal as train-ing locations. Lousy commu-

nications, few services, people living under the poverty line, miles from understaffed and under-equipped hospitals and schools.

The US guards at Abu Ghraib will need to be replaced so the Iraqi trainees could do some work experi-ence at some of our deten-tion centres in preparation for the changeover.

Some of the trainees might still be adjusting to life with-out a dictator. No problemo. A few days observing from the gallery in Parliament House watching John How-ard will bring back some old memories. When accused of being ‘poll-driven’ he retali-ates by saying how he makes decisions on his own even when 75% of the public object. Can’t get any more dictatorial than that.

Peggy BalfourMullumbimby

Kev and feralsI’m a deadset hardcore non-Liberal voter.

Today, the day that Cheney flew into Australia, there were some small protests and I heard Kevin Rudd on TV call the protesters ‘violent ferals’ – I saw the police being violent to the ‘violent ferals’, but I didn’t see the ‘violent ferals’ being violent to the

police. Resistance yes, but violence no. Where’s your head at, future King Kev?

Hannah GraceMulllumbimby

Train freeMorris Iemma and Peter Beattie met calculatedly on

the Queensland border last week. Amid the beams of cooperative largesse Mr Iemma stressed how taxis would be able to get return fares twixt the borders. No mention of the train tracks meeting up to cater for future population growth

was reported.The state Labor govern-

ment I believe has no inten-tion whatsoever of re-open-ing the Casino to Murwillumbah line and this is refl ected in the develop-ment of railway land in Mul-lumbimby. Perhaps TOOT

members and Don Page would be advised to read carefully the content docu-ments and monitor the out-standing documents the developers have to produce, ie an Internal Site Traffic Management and an Infra-structure Concept Plan.

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GreenPower is the only way we can immediately and affordably reduce greenhouse pollution. Whatever Aussie Greenpower electricity will be fed into our national grid, effectively diluting the amount of coal fi red electric-ity required. Choosing 100% wind or solar power are the best options.

Dailan Pugh (Letters, Feb-ruary 27) mentions one of the worst options which includes Country Energy’s 50% and 10% options which may include burning biomass.

Origin Energy is most highly rated for its wind and solar GreenPower by the Australian Conservation Council and World Wildlife Fund. It offers a combina-tion with hydro for $1 or $2/week. For rented premises, cars and fl ights take offsets with Climate Friendly. It is great for cost conscious busi-nesses, offering 100% inter-nationally accredited wind

power for half the price of Aussie wind power.

Join the grass roots move-ment, don’t wait for any level of government, switch on to GreenPower now. Climate Friendly tells me that over 300,000 homes and busi-nesses have switched; Green-Power is already becoming a strong political statement.

For info based on my par-ticipation in NCCAG, email me [email protected] or call 6684 7266.

David WhistlerTyagarah

Switching to 100% Green Power, is the biggest, easiest, and cheapest action any indi-vidual, business or organisa-tion with mains electricity can make to reducing their contri-bution to global warming. Dailan Pugh, in last week’s Echo, was concerned that changing to Green Power was of only notional signifi cance. That is indeed true for some

green options from some electricity companies.

The trick is to choose the right company and the right option. There are indeed some ‘pretenders’ out there and one needs to look care-fully at what is considered green.

Switching to a 100% renewable Green Power, with say Origin Energy, means not one cent of your electricity bill will be supporting the coal power industry. For every kilowatt of power you con-sume from the grid, a kilowatt of power will be put into the grid at your expense from a 100% renewable source.

Locally, the more people that take this simple step, the sooner we will see green power generators locating on the north coast. Sure, we can all put solar panels on our roof, as could Byron Council, how-ever, some of us don’t own the roof, others don’t have the money and others are not

ready to do so for a while yet. Check out greenpower.nsw.gov.au and nccag.org.

Signing up for 100% Green Power is the most immediate, signifi cant, single action we can take for the wellbeing of our children’s future.

Garry ScottMullumbimby

A few weeks back when the IPCC (Intergovernmen-tal Panel on Climate Change) published their findings which made headlines in the papers, that day right next to it on page 1 in The Sydney Morning Herald was an article about how Exxon Mobil, while just having announced a profi t for last year of over US$50 billion (yes, that’s bil-lion, the biggest profi t ever made by a US company and yes, that’s the year that we paid over $1.40 per litre for petrol), was offering pay-ments of tens of thousands of

dollars to scientists willing to create papers that fi nd fault in or discredit the report by the IPCC.

Just as a reminder: this was the report assembled in a conservative way from stud-ies done by some 2500 scien-tists from a hundred some-thing countries that came to the indisputable conclusion that unless immediate and radical action is taken cli-mate change will become so severe as to pose a serious threat to the survival of man-kind.

I expected the papers to be full of outrage against Exxon Mobil for actively trying to block urgently necessary and overdue measures to be taken but there was nothing. Think about this next time you pull over to buy fuel from Mobil.

So, regarding climate change, since you’ve watched An Inconvenient Truth, which hopefully you did already,

what have you done person-ally to help with this issue? This one is a biggie. It will not go away by not looking or pretending that she’ll be right. And it is happening already and has done so for years and everywhere on earth. The biggest threat mankind ever had to face. If ever there has been a reason to become active then this is it. What will you tell your kids when they ask you what you have done about it?

On the other hand simul-taneously there is an immense spiritual evolution and awak-ening coinciding with these massive changes, which is great, but even enlighten-ment is more fun on a planet that humans are actually still able to live on. Though in case of human extinction there wouldn’t really be any-body left to worry about it, would there?

Matthias BuckeckerMullumbimby

Towards green power on a living planet


LettersThe Traffi c Report sum-

mary although paying lip service to the Mallams site (which was moved to the eastern extreme of the cor-ridor) needing to remain able to accommodate the railway authorities’ activities, the five ways roundabout detail, including its proxim-ity to the railway crossing, does not include provision for the reopening of the line scenario.

June GrantMullumbimby

Splendid plansOK, OK, sorry Tina for being so beastly about your electoral adventures. Very glad to hear (from Richard McLachlan in the Byron News) that it was all due to an unfortunate ‘campaign blunder’. No doubt this will be rectifi ed next time.

I did not ‘attack Tina’s integrity’ as David Hall claims in his confused letter.

Her logic, her knowledge, her fl orid claims and innu-endo and her literary style, perhaps... but not integrity. Also I am sure she is the very model of a Devine’s Hill weeder, but environmental-ist? – well, everyone seems to be one nowadays.

Seems most correspond-ents aiming pejoratives at my head don’t understand the ‘approval’ situation...

There has been no LEP amendment. The festival proponents have been advised to prepare an appli-cation. In the meantime they have submitted a DA for a one-off, trial event to test the viability of the project. This trial remains problem-atic for 07.

My views on the subject will be informed by data, not invective, false claims or speculation, and will be made clear in due course.

Cr Tom TabartBrunswick Heads

Suffolk societyThank you to Isabelle Del-motte for her letter (Echo, February 27) regarding pro-posals for a major commer-cial development next to the BP, Suffolk Park. In response to my own letter (Echo, Feb-ruary 22) my ever-informed neighbour Peter Wegner also gave me the postal address for Urban Economics: GPO Box 36, Brisbane QLD 4001 and told me to contact Ash-ley Perkins, (07) 3229 0954.

Peter informs me that this consortium of Brisbane-based developers previously contacted the Suffolk Park Progress Association about their plans and were met with strong opposition. To quote his email to me: ‘The land is currently zoned resi-dential and application would first have to be made to rezone the land to industrial. This requires not only Coun-cil approval but also public exhibition and community

input, unless of course they do a Mallams and submit their application to the state government as a state signifi -cant development (within one kilometre of the coast-line), in which case the Min-ister can override Council planning powers.’

As Isabelle pointed out it is indeed a fl ood-prone des-ignated area and Peter tells me ‘water displacement is prohibited’.

I have, myself, already written to Urban Economics to let them know my feelings – as well as alternative busi-ness suggestions for their land, edited out of my letter, including: an eco-supermar-ket with veggie garden, cafe and kids’ playpark (where local and environmental pro-duce is made a priority and locals are encouraged to refi ll their own containers for household goods); an indoor-outdoor play centre for kids from 0-18 years (with a rock-

climbing wall and the like) and/or a solar power station. Any or all of these could be great money-earners and – if built with sensitivity to the environment and careful planning – might even give the owners something that money can’t buy: a sense of the mutual respect that con-nectedness with the local community can bring... Hell they might even want to come and live here some day!

Julia HallByron Hills

Intrusive tacticsSo Philip ‘Death’ Ruddock has sanctioned the banning of Philip Nietsche’s book The Peaceful Pill Handbook. I am increasingly alarmed by the government’s intrusion into private citizens’ lives. Firstly, Kevin ‘Bloody’ Andrews’ pri-vate bill overturned the Northern Territory’s legisla-tion to allow assisted suicide

for the terminally ill. Sec-ondly, Tony ‘Mad Monk’ Abbott’s spieling that allow-ing RU486 to be sold would decimate Australia’s popula-tion. Then we had Peter ‘Smirk’ Costello seducing parents by giving them dosh to increase their families in this overpopulated globe.

I am sick of the ‘white picket fence’ mentality that has crept stealthily into our federal government in the past ten years. It threatens to subsume any scientific, humanitarian or technologi-cal advances we have made since the 1950s.

People have a right to live their own lives and that includes ending their lives. By withholding access to methods that are congruent with best health practices, this government is leaving people to make decisions as best they can. And make decisions they will even with-

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out the dignity they should be afforded. Governments can’t stop people from tak-ing their lives. The majority of aged people wanting to die have to kill themselves by hanging, taking a cocktail of pills or by shooting. These decisions are grotesque in the extreme. That people are reduced to using macabre means to end their lives is a disgrace and a refl ection of

the government’s increas-ingly religious underpinning of legislation indicative of ‘father knows best’.

This is supposed to be a secular society. It is being undermined by religious fac-tions in government. I, per-sonally, want to live beyond the pecking reach of the reli-gious right. I don’t think I am alone, but it is becoming increasingly difficult. And that should make us all sit up

and take notice at what rights are being eroded by a gov-ernment in its efforts to con-trol us within the confi nes of our private homes and lives.

Veronica GuyMullumbimby

SCU local uni?SCU works hard to encour-age local kids, including Byron High students, to go to their ‘local’ uni.

Getting there is OK so

long as they are on the bus at 7:30am, but what a pity these kids have no public transport to get themselves back home if their classes end after 4:30pm.

Travelling in Sydney or Brisbane is a breeze and cheap – any time, day or night – all government subsi-dised. Where is our share of support regionally? – or are we supposed to be satisfi ed with the road-building projects that help our city cousins come to visit in their fast cars?

Without getting deeply into the major transport issue entrenching this region, I would like to suggest that a little bit of logic might easily provide a more immediate solution. We need a couple of evening / night bus serv-ices… not just from Lismore, but between Byron, Banga-low, Alstonville, Lennox and Ballina. Byron High has kids attending from towns across the region and they are friends with each other. Thursday, Friday and Satur-day nights would be a good start.

We need to know our kids can go out for a full day or go to a movie… and get back … without hopping into a novice driver’s car (which is now more restricted), or resorting to hitchhiking (which I saw two 13 year old girls do during school hours on Wednesday).

After at least ten years and thousands of new resi-dents, the same old bus schedules apply. The bus companies concerned (they know who they are) need to stop this one-way trip and get real. If your drivers knock off at the same time as your potential commut-ers, then of course they can’t use your services. Stop undermining the futures of our children and provide a decent service.

Lyndsay HowarthLennox Head

Visions of peace‘A perfect night gone wrong’, says Richard Friar in an arti-cle about his film launch Think About It at the Byron Bay Community Centre a week ago. I guess we have different views on what is a perfect night.

As it was announced as a documentary about peace, I went to the showing with my 9 year young daughter. Before the event started together with my daughter, I saw Richard. He mentioned, ‘It is very important for kids to see this.’

The technical problems with the sound made space for an open forum, which turned into a screaming ses-sions of ‘You shut up’ and personal insults. Doesn’t peace start in our ourselves and our direct environment?

The movie starts with a

beautiful wave, then Richard drinking beer and from then on a sequence of war images where people get blown into pieces and activists state their frustration. In between some strange images of David Gulpilil in the stars were shown.

We left after about 15 to 20 minutes of terror.

How can this be important to educate a young child? I fi nd it actually completely inappropriate to give admis-sion to children to this war documentary.

It could be important to show how to obtain peace –show the wisdom of the Aboriginal people on living in peace and respect with this world. Provide some tools to have peace within oneself.

Besides that the quality of editing, colour and sound is to be improved greatly, the direction of the content seems to need a total shift.

When you announce a documentary about peace, please, Richard, show some-thing that can contribute to world peace.

Mariani VermeendSouth Golden Beach

Letters received from Jack Harper, Coopers Shoot, Peter Risoner, Ocean Shores, Peter Rae, Condong, Trevor Thomas, Clunes, Paul Bre-cht, Mullumbimby, Peter Olson, Goonengerry.

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Seashells found in the Tin-tenbar Valley near Sandy Flat indicate an ocean presence in a bygone era.

Cyclonic flooding spills through the area and follows a natural outlet via North Creek to the sea. Inescapable floodwaters mingle with Tintenbar Cemetery drain-age and lay stagnant for weeks fi ghting an antiquated fl ood system on my property to reach Emigrant Creek.

The area however plays a major role in fl oodwater dis-persal and easing pressure on Emigrant Creek, its auton-omy even more vital in view of the relentless succession of manmade blockages crossing the Cumbalum fl oodplain a little further downstream, the only alternative fl oodwater escape.

Valley problems surfaced

abruptly in cyclonic fl ooding of 1976, when fl oodwaters backed up through buildings and housing well beyond Tintenbar village, aided and abetted by several major blockages, including the Sandy Flat highway barrier and newly erected Tintenbar bridge.

With total disdain to the valley and its landholders, floodplain folly continued unabashed by those entrusted to govern, with a smaller Cumbalum bridge replace-ment, and other landfill blockages, all contributing to a hellish situation, as evi-denced in June 2005 fl ood-ing, from a mere nine inches of rainfall.

Yet little emphasis is placed on the area in fl ood study issues, with landholder input overriden, and plans drawn

up for a coup-de-grace of the entire valley.

In addition to the onslaught of virtually half a million cubic metres of highway landfi ll across the whole of the Emigrant Creek fl ood-plain, including the Cum-balum and Sandy Flat val-leys, other developments include a behind-the-scenes housing project (landfi lled of course), for the Sandy Flat fl oodplain section of the Ross Lane-Cumbalum housing corridor, and goodness knows what else.

Little foresight is needed to perceive the valley’s future, and the perpetrators of this life-threatening situation must take full responsibility for the heinous act of their creation.

John HayterTintenbar

Fragile Tintenbar Valley


Michael McDonaldNow only 18 promising days to go until we select a new state government on Satur-day March 24.

The State Election Offi ce has set up a good website at www.elections.nsw.gov.au. Under the Media button, there is an information kit which can be downloaded in sections. You can also check which electorate you’re in, though the Australian Elec-toral Commission should have advised you where you are enrolled – if you are enrolled.

For more background and colour, visit perennial pundit Antony Green at www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2007/guide/default.htm and see The Sydney Morning Herald’s running list of stories at www.smh.com.au/nsw-election-2007.

Candidates’ names will be available on the Elections NSW website this coming Friday.

So far for the seat of Ballina

– estimated electors 47,246 – we know that the likely runners are sitting Nationals member Don Page, the

ALP’s Melanie Doriean, the Greens’ John Bailey and Nic Faulkner of the Australian Patriot Party.

The western hinterland of Byron Shire, which includes Federal, is in the much geo-graphically larger electorate of Lismore – estimated elec-tors 47,410. Running there are sitting Nationals MP Thomas George, ALP’s Peter Lanyon, Greens’ Andy Gough, and Julia Melland for the Australian Demo-crats.

In both electorates it is going to be hard to topple the incumbent. In the 2003 election in Ballina, Don Page took 59.4% (21,354 votes) of the vote on fi nal preferences against Labor’s Sue Dakin (14,581). Current Byron Shire mayor Jan Barham polled a remarkable 8,337 votes on preferences or 19.6% for The Greens. Nic Faulkner also ran that time and scored 727 votes. Antony Green estimates a 9.4% swing to unseat Page, the local member since 1988.

In Lismore George has been in power since 1999. He took 58.1% of the vote

(22,077 votes) in 2003 with Peter Lanyon polling 15,920 votes. The Greens’ John Corkill also did well, taking some 15% of the vote, or 6,079 votes on preferences. Julia Melland also ran that time and scored 600 votes.

While an electoral bound-ary redistribution meant George lost some of his mar-

gin, it will still require a swing of over 8% for him to lose.

Incidentally, The Nationals have made it easier to fi nd their candidates online than has Labor.

To track down details for Doriean and Lanyon you need to visit Morris Iem-ma’s website and enter your postcode.

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Byron Shire Council has announced a new partner-ship with The Cancer Coun-cil NSW, which aims to reduce the impact of cancer on local residents.

‘Congratulations to Byron Shire Council for taking this proactive step to help make its community Cancersmart,’ said Di Fisher of the Cancer Council’s Far North Coast regional offi ce.

The Cancer Council Com-munity Partnerships pro-gram uses council outlets, networks and venues to get cancer prevention and sup-port programs through to people and organisations in local communities.

‘For a small amount of effort and time and almost no out of pocket expense, councils in New South Wales can reap big health benefi ts for their community,’ said Ms Fisher.

Byron Shire Mayor Jan Barham said, ‘The Council acknowledges the high level of physical and emotional suffering and fi nancial bur-den caused by cancer in this community and has become a Cancer Council Commu-

nity Partner. Byron Council is committed to help lower the impact of this insidious disease in our community by supporting Cancer Council information and education campaigns that will benefi t the community.

‘Councillors believe that by working in this partner-ship we can lower the impact of cancer in Byron Shire. One in three people will get cancer in their lifetime so it’s important we’re proactive about preventing cancer and helping and supporting can-cer patients in our own com-munity.

‘Byron Shire Council will make information available on our website and in librar-ies and Community Access Points. The Cancer Council also has made available can-cer information centres to be set up in our local librar-ies so people affected by cancer can take home up-to-date and accurate infor-mation and have held free shade workshops for Coun-cil staff to raise awareness in assessing, planning and designing shade needs,’ Cr Barham said.

The Community Partner-ships program in Byron Shire Council will include vital sun safety advice to childcare centres and workplaces, and skin cancer awareness pro-grams for older citizens. The partnership will also mean local cancer support groups can use Council venues free of charge.

‘The partnership is excel-lent value as most of the materials and programs are provided free by the Cancer Council,’ said Cr Barham. ‘Our role is to ensure that our community benefi ts from the partnership through information sharing and a knowledge of the support that is available.’

In the period 2000-2004, 702 people from the Byron Shire local government area were diagnosed with cancer and 223 people died from cancer (22% lower than the state average).

The most common diag-noses were:

Melanoma - 112Breast - 86Colorectal - 81Prostate – 81Lung – 46

Non-Hodgkins Lym-phoma - 27

These fi gures are from the Cancer Institute NSW web-site.

Relevant websites:www.thomasgeorge.com.auwww.donpage.com.auwww.morrisiemma.com.auwww.byron-ballina.nsw.greens.org.auwww.nsw.greens.org.au/candidates/electorates/lismorehttp://nsw.democrats.org.au

Page pledges $100K for Bangalow poolMember for Ballina Don Page has announced a NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition government would provide $100,000 towards the con-struction of the Bangalow pool.

Mr Page said the fi nancial support would allow the planned swimming pool project, which is being advanced by the Bangalow

Pool Trust in consultation with Byron Shire Council, to become a reality.

He said he hoped con-struction of the pool would commence during 2007, subject to council approval and the NSW Coalition win-ning the state election.

‘The Bangalow commu-nity has worked extremely hard to secure a signifi cant

amount of fi nancial and in-kind support for this pool project,’ Mr Page said.

‘A pool would be well uti-lised in Bangalow by the entire community and is a project that has been on the agenda for some time. The injection of $100,000 would allow the project to start as soon as pos-sible once council approval has been granted.

‘The Bangalow pool is a fi ne example of a community based initiative that the NSW Coalition is proud to sup-port.’

Mr Page said the last time the Coalition was in govern-ment he pledged and deliv-ered $100,000 for the Mullumbimby Pool which has been a great community facility for that community.

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Brian MolletAustralian Bureau of Statis-tics fi gures show that unem-ployment has reached a 32-year low Australia wide, and that Byron Shire was amongst the best-performed regions in NSW. This news came as a shock to many who cher-ished the notion that the north coast was a haven for dreamers, no-hopers and welfare recipients.

Or could it be the road is driving the ambition? Accord-ing to ABS fi gures, as of Sep-tember last year our work-force of 14,333 recorded a jobless rate of 11.1 per cent, a real improvement on the recent days when levels were above 30 per cent.This means that over 1,000 new jobs over that period have been fi lled.

Ron Rathborne and Deb-bie Fry, the GM and deputy GM of Job network member TURSA, and various local businesspeople agreed that the two billion dollar high-way upgrade had a big effect on the fi gures. A public work of that size also boosts related industries like hospitality, entertainment, food and so on, and has a fl ow-on effect.

Does this mean the bad old days of employment are here again once the upgrade moves on? Ms Fry pointed out that the infrastructure of the highway would have a positive impact on jobs locally, and that people are more likely to travel to work in today’s job market. Mr Rathborne has been placing people in jobs locally for ten years, but would neither claim any credit for the fi g-ures, nor be drawn into debate about the IR laws.

‘We don’t think about the labour market in those broad terms at all,’ he said. ‘We pre-fer to deal with the problem on a client-to-client basis.

‘I’d be pleased to think we’ve moved a long way past the notion of the stereotypi-cal “dole bludger”, but we do get people who are hos-tile to some of our programs like Work For The Dole. We treat this as a perception problem.

‘If you can present the idea that a client is doing a work experience program, that they are completing use-ful community work and gaining skills you’re half way

to solving that problem.’ Due to client confi dential-

ity he could not talk about specifi c placements he has made but he was willing to agree that construction, ren-ovation, aged care and serv-ice industries like cleaning make up a relatively high

proportion of placements. This would suggest that along with the highway the still buoyant real estate mar-ket, high rents, and our age-ing population also have something to do with jobs growth in Byron Shire.

He also added, ‘Quite a

few of our clients have had to adjust their perception about looking for a job. They might have left relatively high pay-ing jobs and made a lifestyle choice to live here.

‘Many fi nd they have to compromise or re-skill to break in to the labour mar-ket.’

Richmond MP Justine Elliott also put forward the view that the workplace laws are changing the structure of the business landscape in places like Byron Shire. ‘It has a homogenising effect. Small, often family run busi-nesses fi nd that they have to compete with capitalised larger operators who are now in a position to offer lower wages and fewer benefi ts for their employees, which keeps down costs. Many fi nd they can’t compete and fall out of the system.’

Are we really churning out medium businesses at the expense of the corner store? The closure of the Popular Café in Mullumbimby and the infl ux of franchises in Byron Bay would seem to add weight to the argument.

The Echo contacted ten

businesses in Mullumbimby, Byron and Brunswick Heads and asked if they were employing more people than a year ago, with the following results: Of the 30 businesses we canvassed, four had put on new staff, and two had lost staff. Four more said they had experienced an increase in turnover, but existing staff covered the work entailed.

This is a small sample of the workforce but hardly indicative of 1,000 new jobs in Byron Shire, in fact those fi gures extrapolate to only 60. If this is indeed the case we have a long way to go before current employment levels are sustainable.

The fact remains that when the highway recedes to the horizon we will be scan-ning that same horizon for the next ‘boom’ to arrive. Some comfort may be gained by the fact that if the depar-ture of the highway upgrade leaves you an out of work builder, contractor or restau-rateur you can always join the corner store proprietors and get on with the task of scrubbing the fl oors of mid-dle management.

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When the famous cricketer Ranjitsinhji, travelling alone to fulfi ll some kind of reli-gious penance, arrived at our home he charmed my wid-owed mother into inviting him to stay to dinner.

Our house was a huge rambling priory, with an enormous front lawn as large as a cricket fi eld. Ranji was perfect in every detail, with his athletic lope, double-breasted blazer, MCC tie, shoes with spats, and shy and understated mannerisms. But I knew he was a fake.

He accepted my mother’s invitation gracefully and was handed over to the butler, with whispered directions about the second-best guest room. I remained with her outside the great front door to the priory, where she had encountered him and where he had told her some non-sensical story about the pur-pose of his visit.

‘This is completely impos-sible, Mother. Ranjitsinhji was a cricket icon before the fi rst world war. If he were still alive he would be over a hun-dred years old.’

‘But his manners are so beautiful. He must be genu-ine. No-one can deceive me about manners, my dear.’

‘He is a fake, a simulacrum, for all I know he’s been grown from a vat of genes, but he cannot be the real Ranjitsinhji.’

But my mother was smit-ten, and I had no alternative but to undermine myself in an attempt to save her.

‘Mother, he is lying because he wants something from you. I know he is lying because we are both men, and that’s what men do: they lie to get things from women.’

‘I’m sure you do it very nicely, dear. Now come inside. We’ll have drinks in the library.’

After dinner we dispensed with the withdrawing ritual, as my mother was the only

female present. Instead we men tacitly agreed to forgo our cigars, although we did pass the port decanter around. Mother kept a glass of dessert wine beside her, but she hardly touched it.

There were four of us alto-gether. The males were my cousin Dorian, myself and the enigmatic Ranjitsinhji.

With an eye to drawing Ranji (as he insisted we call him) out from his cover, I turned the conversation to metaphysical matters. Life after death was my theme, but before I could broach it properly Dorian interrupted with one of his tiresome sub-Wildean quips.

‘In some cases we’d do better to establish if there’s life before death, what?’

‘Dorian, don’t be silly. Your cousin has a serious point, don’t you, dear?’

‘Yes, Mother, I do. Only if life after death were possible could our visitor be a genu-ine prince. You, Ranji,’ and I put as much insulting famili-arity into my tone as the scion of a fourth generation subcontinent civil servant could muster, ‘you, Ranji, are not the famous cricketer and Jamsahib of Nawanagar. That man died in 1933.’ And here I triumphantly produced my clinching argument, obtained during a preprandial browse in the Britannica: ‘What is more, Kumar Shri Ranjitsin-hji only had one eye; he lost the other in a shooting acci-dent in 1920!’

There was a stunned and slightly embarrassed silence, which lasted for about fi ve seconds. It was broken by Ranji dropping his glass eye on to the cheese plate, where it rolled around with a defi -ant tinkle.

‘Why do you think life after death is impossible?’ he asked mildly.

Fortunately I had left Dorian to entertain our guest before dinner. While they chatted I had turned away to

the bookshelves to cram up on my subject, so I was not as unready as one might sup-pose.

‘I don’t have to prove a negative,’ I said, ‘it is up to proponents of the afterlife to prove their case. But to start with, there are no reliable reports of such a thing as disembodied consciousness. Mind requires brain. All awareness depends upon a physical generator.’

‘It could as easily be argued that it depends upon a phys-ical receiver,’ said Ranji.

‘Oh no, argue for a receiver and you have to have a trans-mitter. In the absence of any evidence for this multiplica-tion of entities, Ockham’s Razor determines that the simplest explanation is the most likely. The brain gener-ates mind, which therefore dissolves when the brain ceases to function.’

‘How absolute you are, my friend. It is at least as likely that the material world is brought into being by the operation of mind. Universal consciousness explains more than universal matter.’

‘What about these spiritu-alist chappies,’ said Dorian,

‘ouija boards and ectoplasm and so forth. Don’t they show there’s life after death?’

To my surprise Ranji dis-missed this argument himself. ‘They have been shown to be frauds so often, that it stands to reason that those few who have not been exposed yet are merely better operators than all the others. No, the afterlife deserves better evidence than that.’ He looked at me. ‘I take it that you do not accept reli-gious testimony about our subject?’

‘No, I do not, and for the same reason as you have just given. Most religious thought would be seen for the drivel it is if it weren’t sanctioned by tradition. I am not basing my understanding of the uni-verse on what some halluci-nating stone-age shaman heard going on in his head thousands of years ago.’

‘We don’t need to go so far back for mystical experiences. Do you reject per se that there are states of mind so pro-found, so pellucidly clear, so comprehensive that they effortlessly transcend our mundane consciousness?’

‘There may be such, but

descriptions of them are merely subjective,’ I said and reached for my last Bri-tannica morsel. ‘William James, who coined the term “cosmic consciousness”, was prevented by his place in the temporal sequence from enjoying better psych-edelics and therefore employed nitrous oxide to transcend his mind. Genera-tions of giggling dentists have watched over his shoul-der as he recorded his insight: “Higamous, hoga-mous, women are monoga-mous; hogamous, higamous, men are polygamous”.’

Mother laughed. ‘I’m not so sure James did not dis-cover a profound truth,’ she said.

‘His brother, the novelist Henry James, saw the after-life as something like a liter-ary reputation,’ said Ranji. ‘If the creative consciousness interacts with the world on enough levels it becomes… permanent. Art and history provide a kind of afterlife, and if those terms sound too pretentious for the reality in which I fi nd myself surviving here at this moment, then let’s just call it communica-tion.’

We digested this, or, in Dorian’s case, ignored it while pouring himself a large port.

‘James saw afterlife not as a belief, but as a desire,’ Ranji went on. ‘And whether that desire gets fulfi lled is beyond the capacity of our earth-bound brain to know; in his words, our “poor palpable, ponderable, probeable, labo-ratory brain”.’

‘So the status of the after-life has been declining over the years,’ I said. ‘It has gone from a fact, to a belief, to a desire. How much weaker can it get?’

‘On the contrary, I think that’s an upward progression. There is nothing in the uni-verse more powerful than desire. But aren’t you forget-

ting the most salient piece of evidence?’

‘What’s that?’ said Dorian on cue, but I knew what Ranji meant.

‘My existence here in your dining room. I am either an impostor or proof of after-life. In fact I can never prove to you that I am the real Ranji, because even if I answered your questions for a year and dictated the story of my life in twenty volumes down to the most minute circumstances, you would still prefer to believe there is some fraud involved. To look squarely at the case would require too much of a paradigm shift. So like an old scientist presented with a revolution in his fi eld you turn a blind eye, so to speak, to the new evidence, prefer-ring to cling to your old cer-tainties.’

‘Since you represent but one anomaly in a series of millions of events you are quite right that I do not accept your existence,’ I said with some asperity.

Ranji sighed, took a sip of port and belched delicately behind his hand. I don’t know what turn the argu-ment would have taken, because at that moment the butler announced that coffee was being served in the library. Somehow the subject had been changed by the time we all had cups in our hands, and the evening ended with nothing more controversial than the pros-pects of the Sussex team in the county cricket competi-tion.

Ranjitsinhji left in the morning to pursue his mys-terious pilgrimage. I was relieved that my mother’s honour appeared to remain intact and the family silver unpilfered. In fact the house-hold would have forgotten him altogether, but for the glass eye the kitchen maid discovered among the wash-ing up.

Showdown with Ranji and the James brothersDavid Lovejoy ponders the afterlife without the aid of substances


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A s a pretty regular visi-tor to America for the last 26 years, I thought

I was doing well coping with the growing and very obvious signs of collective insanity. But this trip brought home how close the world is to mania, rampant infectious madness.

It’s hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with the funerals of young soldiers killed in Iraq. In some states, demonstrators armed with great big placards are turning the funerals into a bizarre protest against homosexual-ilty. ‘This is God’s punish-ment for homosexuality’ the signs proclaim. In Oregon, the Governor had to bring in a law prohibit these demon-strations at funerals.

Southern Oregon is a weird place. Spectacularly beautiful, Mount Shasta dominates the scenery. So too, do the signs on the free-way. One huge sign was a hand, blood dripping down from its wrist. ‘This blood is being shed for your sins’ said the message. And a lit-tle further on, miles and miles of crosses in fi elds and fi nally a sign. ‘This is the number of abortions that take place in the USA every year.’

Moving on to Florida where the sun is supposed to shine in winter, I was struck by the numbers of homeless people sleeping in the parks in Tampa, sleeping under the awnings of shops. I found a newspaper with banner headlines ‘Do Not Feed the Homeless’. The article was simply astonish-ing. Communities are pass-ing laws to criminalise any-one who feeds homeless people.

In Florida, local govern-ment had actually put up signs in parks which say: DO NOT LIE OR OTHER-WISE BE IN A HORIZON-TAL POSITION ON A PARK BENCH. DO NOT SLEEP OR REMAIN IN ANY BUSHES, SHRUBS OR FOLIAGE.

In the parks’ restrooms more signs: BATHING AND/OR SHAVING IN RESTROOM IS PROHIBI-TIED. Laundering clothes in a nearby lake was also pro-hibited.

Orlando took the cake. In July, the city commission passed an ordinance regulat-ing the feeding of large groups of people in Orlan-do’s downtown parks. Those who wished to feed more than 25 hungry individuals at parks within a two mile radius of City Hall could do so, but only if they obtained a ‘Large Group Feeding Per-mit’ from the Parks depart-

ment and no-one would be granted more than two feed-ing permits per year.

That same month, Las Vegas criminalised giving food to even a single tran-sient in any city park. A number of US cities have passed similar laws either restricting or outright pro-hibiting the feeding of the homeless. In Fairfax County, Virginia, homemade meals and meals made in church kitchens may not be distrib-uted to the homeless unless first approved by the county.

Apparently, the thinking is that if you drive the visible homeless out of downtown

America, cities can attract developers and big money. As one guy put it, ‘It’s a sorry state of affairs when you can feed squirrels, doves and pigeons but not a hungry person down on their luck.’

At airports, people are busy talking to themselves, blue lights fl ashing intermit-tently from one side of the head, a person could be for-given for thinking the aliens had landed. If you happen to fl y into Dallas Fort Worth, which is bigger than the city of Manhattan, you can only hope that there is a way out and you will not be lost for-ever on inter-terminal trains.

In Monterey, we booked into a hard to fi nd reasonably priced motel. The young man behind the reception desk was watching Back To The Future.

I said conversationally, ‘Would you like to go back to the past or the future?’

He said, ‘Oh I’d go back and fi x up my debts.’

I said, ‘Oh I ‘d go back and make sure George Bush never got elected.’ Foolish remark.

With that he roared out of his seat, foaming at the mouth, eyes rabid. What fol-lowed could only be described as a Hitler-like diatribe on how we should bomb Iraq

into smithereens, how won-derful Pres Bush is, how we need to kill all those terror-ists. Man alive, it was posi-tively terrifying. Like push button A and out comes Mad Max.

For light relief, the saga of the astronaut who drove 900 miles in an adult diaper armed with mace, revolver, rubber hose, gas mask and other nasties to stalk her lov-er’s latest girlfriend was mes-merising.

Environmentally, climate change is the big one. Health food stores and book shops are bending under the weight of magazines dealing with the change. Some of the

ideas are astonishing. Like the idea of building skyscrap-ers to house 50,000 people. Designed to recycle and pro-vide food for this amount of people by re-using waste water, waste etc. there didn’t seem to be any provision for sunlight and fresh air.

There’s few suggestions about cutting down, cutting back, living lightly on the earth. It’s hard to think about how anyone could do that in the USA.

Business as usual with the new spin catching on fast – Being Green – as long as it doesn’t inconvenience.

And don’t feed the home-less.

Sue Arnold recounts her misgivings about the home of the brave

The homeless regarded as noxious animals

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1. Rie Miyazawa improves Hiroyuki Sanada’s coiffure in The Twilight Samurai (SBS, Wednesday, 10pm), which looks at the social aspects of Japan’s class structure as well as the sword wrangling. 2. Will Smith cracks a witticism with Alan Tudyk in I, Robot (Prime, Friday, 8.30pm), a slick rendering of Isaac Asimov’s classic sci-fi story. 3. The slightly glamorous, talented and rich Charlize Theron (how hard is it to be her?) stars in The Italian Job (TEN, Saturday, 9.30pm), a remake of the 1969 classic starring Michael Caine, which did for Minis what Bill Clinton did for cigars. Nirvana (the band, not the state of no-mind) freaks should enjoy VIP Pass on SBS on Saturday night on 10.10pm.

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4.30 Parkinson 5.30 The Pet Show 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 School Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Talking Heads 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Kylie Wong: Bamboo 6.30 The Cook And The Chef 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors 8.30 Spicks And Specks 9.00 Extras: Chris Martin (M, cl,du) 9.35 The Worst Week Of My Life 10.05 At The Movies 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.40 Four Corners 12.25 Media Watch 12.40 Island Life: Kangaroo Island In the

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2.55 Black Books (PG) 3.25 National Press Club Address

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Afghanistan 8.00 Inside Australia: Singles Club 8.30 Dateline 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Movie: The Twilight Samurai (M, v,

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6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 11.30 Guthy Renker 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Catch-Up 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Fresh Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Antiques Roadshow 5.00 Temptation 5.30 Bert’s Family Feud 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Getaway AFLer Dermott Brereton in Tas-

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8.30 Missing Persons Unit 9.30 RPA (M, mp) 10.30 Amazing Medical Stories (M, mp) 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Quizmania 3.00 Guthy-Renker Australia 4.00 Untold Wealth 4.30 Good Morning America

5.25 World News 9.20 French News 9.55 Russian News 10.30 Greek News 11.30 Arabic News 12.05 Indonesian News 12.30 Business Report 1.00 Food Lovers Guide To Australia 1.30 Germany’s War 2.30 Insight 3.30 Living Black 4.00 Wine Lovers Guide To Australia 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Sweet Paradise (G) The origins of sweets

from antiquity to the end of 19th century 8.30 As It Happened: Churchill’s Body-

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drama about a dying inspector whose last assignment is to escort an orphaned 12-year-old girl to the morgue to identify the body of her suspected rapist, a bond forms between them and the inspector is confronted with how he will live out the rest of his life

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2.30 My Wife And Kids 3.00 Trading Spouses 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 8.30 Movie: I, Robot (M, v, 2004) In 2035

robots are an everyday household item, everyone trusts them except one slightly paranoid detective. Stars Will Smith, James Cromwell, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk

11.00 Movie: The Terminator (M, v,s,cl, 1985) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfi eld, Lance Hen-rickson, Rick Rossovich, Earl Boen

1.15 Home Shopping

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Toasted TV 8.30 Rock It! 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Law & Order 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.00 Totally Wild 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 7.30 Smallville (PG) 8.30 Movie: Out Of Sight (M, cl,v, 1998) A

suave bank robber breaks out of jail and kidnaps a US Marshal in the process. Star-ring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames

10.55 Late News 11.25 Sports Tonight 11.55 NAB Cup 2.25 Late Show With David Letterman 3.25 Video Hits Up-Late 3.30 Infomercials 4.00 Law & Order: Trial By Jury (M) 5.00 Bayless Conley 5.30 Jesse Duplantis

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 11.30 Guthy Renker 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Catch-Up 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Fresh Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Antiques Roadshow 5.00 Temptation 5.30 Bert’s Family Feud 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Airport Double episode 8.30 Movie: Ocean’s Twelve (M, cl, 2004)

Danny Ocean and his band of thieves plan three heists in different locations. Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Bernie Mac, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Matt Damon, Casey Affl eck

11.05 Movie: Disclosure (MA15+, s,cl,a, 1994) A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss, threatening his career and personal life. Starring Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Dennis Miller, Donald Sutherland

1.30 Quizmania 4.00 Bio-Magnetics 4.30 Good Morning America

4.30 Parkinson 5.30 The Pet Show 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 School Programs 10.30 Engineering At The Cutting Edge 10.55 Australians: Ned Kelly 11.00 Big Cat Diary 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Born And Bred 1.20 Creature Comforts 1.30 Parkinson 2.30 Spicks And Specks 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 As Time Goes By 6.30 Can We Help? 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Stateline 8.00 Collectors 8.30 Dalziel And Pascoe (M, v,s) 10.15 Lateline 11.00 Final Episode: Little Britain (M, sr) 11.30 jtv 12.00 Rage (M)

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12.00 Rage continues 9.00 jtv Saturday 11.10 Falcon Beach 12.00 Stateline 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Foreign Correspondent 2.00 Britain’s X-Files 3.00 Movie: Adam And Evelyne (G, B&W,

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5.30 World News 8.00 German News 8.30 Spanish News 9.20 French News 9.55 Russian News 10.30 Greek News 11.30 Arabic News 12.05 Indonesian News 12.30 Business Report 1.00 Masterpiece On Saturday Opera: The Barber Of Seville 3.40 JS Bach – The 48 Preludes And Fugues 4.00 Seaman Dan And Friends 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Mythbusters 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 The Colony Reliving the early Australian

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Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl talk about their past, the recording of Nevermind and about Kurt Cobain and his legacy

11.05 SOS: Shorts On Screen 12.05 Chappelle’s Show (M, a,s,cl) 12.30 Sick Tricks (MA, cl,h,s) English comedy

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11.50 NAB Cup Semi fi nal: Kangaroos v Carlton 2.20 Danoz Direct 3.20 Expo

6.00 Toasted TV 7.00 Wicked Science 7.30 Totally Wild 8.00 Scope 8.30 Video Hits 12.00 The Masters Offi cial Film 2004 1.00 Movie: October Sky (PG, 1999) The

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3.00 Infomerials 3.30 Kristen’s Hero (PG) 4.30 Escape With ET 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Celebrity Dog School 7.30 Movie: Honey (PG, a,cl, 2003) A young

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Sleeping Murder (PG) 10.05 Compass: The Farewell Party 10.35 4 Emperors And 1 Nightingale And A

Ballet That Was Lost 11.30 Movie: Anne Of Windy Poplars (G,

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years after the construction of the fi rst pyramid Egypt was a land of prosperity largely thanks to the Nile River

8.30 Science: A Day In The Life Of A Ciga-rette (M)

9.30 Hooray For Bollywood Movie: The Ballad Of Mangal Pandey (M, s,v,a, 2005) Indian drama about a infantryman’s progression from a conscientious soldier into a violent mutineer

12.00 Human Cargo (M, v,a) 12.55 The Storm Rages Twice (PG) Lebanese

drama series 1.45 Weatherwatch

6.00 Religion 7.00 Blinky Bill’s Around The World

Adventures 7.30 Fairytale Police 8.00 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 According To Jim 10.40 Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real 12.00 Movie: Von Ryan’s Express (PG, v,

1965) A POW escapes as a Nazi soldier. Starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, James Brolin, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni

2.30 Movie: Beaches (PG, cl, 1988) A child-hood meeting of eleven-year-olds from totally different worlds is the beginning of a bond that grows over the years. Starring Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lianie Kazan

5.15 The Good Life 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Australia’s Got Talent 7.30 Ugly Betty 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy 9.30 What About Brian 10.30 Cheaters 11.30 Movie: Blame It On The Bellboy (M,

cl,v, 1991) Three very different men with very similar names are checked into the wrong hotel rooms. Starring Dudley Moore, Bryan Brown, Richard Griffi ths, Patsy Kensit

1.45 Home Shopping 5.00 Religion 5.30 Home Shopping

6.00 Mass For You At Home 6.30 Meditation Medication 7.00 I Got A Rocket 7.30 Totally Wild 8.00 Meet The Press 8.30 State Focus 9.00 Video Hits 12.00 Movie: Beethoven’s 5th (G, 2003) John

Larroquette, Faith Ford, Katherine Helmond, Dave Thomas, Tom Poston

1.40 Movie: Running Free (PG, sr,dr, 1999) Eve Gordon, Rodney Scott, Kathy Wagner, Shawn Pyfrom

3.15 Movie: Mad About Mambo (G, 2000) Chase Moore, Maria Geelbooi, Jan Decleir, Arie Verveen

5.00 Ten News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Futurama (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons 7.30 The Biggest Loser 8.30 Jamie’s Return To School Dinners (M) 10.00 Movie: Super Size Me (M, cl, 2004)

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock lives on noth-ing but McDonald’s for one month

12.05 30 Days (M, cl) 1.00 Infomercials 2.25 Video Hits Up-Late 2.30 Kenneth Copeland 3.00 More Religion

6.00 Home Shopping 7.30 Snobs 8.00 TVP Direct 8.30 Business Success 9.00 Sunday 11.00 2007 Planet X Summer Games 11.30 NBL Grand Final 1.00 Beach Footy 2.00 Manchester United: Beyond the

Promised Land (PG, cl) 3.45 Movie: Gentle Ben (PG, v, 2002) Gentle

Ben is a black bear in the wilderness. Star-ring Dean Cain, Corbin Bernsen

5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Evening News 6.30 20 To 1 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M,

v,a) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M, v) 10.30 True CSI (M, du) 11.30 Movie: The Land Girls (M, cl,s,sr, 1998)

In 1941 with World War II raging in Europe English women answer the call to pick up the slack. Starring Anna Friel, Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Steven Mackin-tosh

1.45 Da Vinci’s Inquest 2.45 Razzle Dazzle 3.00 Eve 3.30 Home Shopping 5.00 20/20

4.30 Parkinson 5.30 The Pet Show 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 School Programs 11.00 Landline 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Pilot Globe Guide 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Message Stick (G*) 6.30 Talking Heads 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 Difference Of Opinion On the biggest

challenges facing Australia today 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.40 Jonny Zero (M) 12.25 Movie: Crossfi re (PG, B&W, 1947) A

Jewish man is murdered in a New York hotel. Starring Robert Young

1.55 Movie: Star Of Midnight (PG, B&W, 1935) A man must clear himself when a star is murdered. Starring William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly, Gene Lockhart

3.25 Australian Open Bowls 2007 Men’s pairs fi nal

5.25 World News And Weatherwatch 6.50 Dutch News 7.25 Italian News 8.00 German News 8.30 Spanish News 9.20 French News 9.55 Russian News 10.30 Greek News 11.30 Arabic News 12.05 Indonesian News 12.30 Polish News 1.00 The Food Lovers Guide To Australia 1.30 Selling Sickness 2.30 Insight 3.30 Dateline 4.30 The Journal 5.00 The Crew 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Top Gear The challenges special 8.30 South Park (M, a) 9.00 Drawn Together (MA, a,s) American

animated comedy 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee (M, a,s,cl)

English drama 11.05 Movie: Anatomy (M, cl,s,v, 2000) Ger-

man thriller about a young medical student who uncovers a secret medical society

12.50 Queer As Folk (MA, s,cl,a) 1.50 Weatherwatch

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Bambaloo 9.30 Home Shopping 10.30 Morning News 11.00 Sons And Daughters 11.30 8 Simple Rules 12.00 Movie: On The Borderline (M, v,cl,

2000) A couple heading to California to start a new life fi nd that things go wrong when they fi nd themselves in a dangerous town. Starring Eric Mabius, Marley Shelton, Elizabeth Pena, Bill Sage

2.00 Blue Heelers 3.00 Trading Spouses 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The Rich List 8.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (PG) 10.30 Boston Legal 11.30 Scrubs (PG) 12.00 Huff (MA, cl,s) 1.00 Danoz Direct 2.00 Expo 5.00 Religion 5.30 Home Shopping

6.00 Early News 7.00 Toasted TV 8.30 Puzzle Play 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten Morning News 12.00 Law & Order 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.00 Scope 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 8.00 Bondi Rescue 8.30 Supernatural (M) 9.30 Cops (M) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 Cybershack 11.45 Late Show With David Letterman 12.45 Infomercials 2.15 Video Hits Up-Late 2.30 Kenneth Copeland 3.00 Life Today With James Robison 3.30 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn 4.00 Enjoying Every Life 4.30 Kenneth Copeland 5.00 Life Today With James Robison 5.30 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerry-Anne 11.00 Time/Life 11.30 Danoz 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Catch-Up 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Fresh Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Antiques Roadshow 5.00 Temptation 5.30 Bert’s Family Feud 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 What’s Good For You (PG) 8.35 1 Vs 100 8.45 Lotto 9.35 CSI: NY 10.35 Snip And Tuck – Miami (M, mp) 11.35 Nightline 12.00 The Wire (MA15+, cl,v,dr) 1.10 Da Vinci’s Inquest (M) 2.10 Blue Collar TV (M) 2.35 All Of Us 3.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Good Morning America

5.25 World News 12.05 Indonesian News 12.30 Business Report 1.00 Movie: Tides Of Change (M, s,v) Part 1

of Italian drama set in the mid-19th cen-tury about a young aristocrat who betrayed his family by embracing liberal ideas

3.00 The Mary G Show 3.30 Cycling Central 4.00 A Fork In The Road 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Insight 8.30 Cutting Edge: Prisoner 345 In Decem-

ber 2001 a cameraman for Al Jazeera was arrested by Pakistani intelligence offi cers and handed over to the US military and, like David Hicks, he has been held in Guan-tanamo Bay for fi ve years without being offi cially charged.

9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Hot Docs: Street Fight (M, a,cl) Cory

Booker and Sharpe James for Mayor of Newark, NJ

11.30 Movie: Vento Di Terra (PG, 2004) Italian drama

1.00 Afghanistan: Drugs, Guns And Money (M, a,du)

1.55 Weatherwatch

8.30 Sunrise 9.00 Bambaloo 9.30 Home Shopping 10.30 Morning News 11.00 Sons And Daughters 11.30 8 Simple Rules 12.00 Movie: The Glow (M, v, 2001) A young

couple move into a new apartment and discover a secret about their unusual neighbours. Starring Portia De Rossi, Dean Cain, Hal Linden, Dina Merrill, Grace Zabriskie, Joseph Campanella

2.00 Blue Heelers 3.00 Rading Spouses 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Dancing With The Stars 9.30 All Saints (M, du,a,v) 10.30 Cold Feet (M) 11.30 Life As We Know It (M) 12.30 Danoz Direct 1.30 Expo 5.00 Religion 5.30 Home Shopping

6.00 Early News 7.00 Toasted TV 8.30 Puzzle Play 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten News 11.30 TTN 12.00 Law & Order 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.00 Totally Wild 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 7.30 The Simpsons 8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 Numb3rs (M) 10.30 Late Night News With Sports Tonight 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman 12.15 Judge Judy 12.45 Infomercials 2.15 Video Hits Up-Late 2.30 Kenneth Copeland 3.00 Life Today With James Robison 3.30 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn 4.00 Enjoying Every Life 4.30 Kenneth Copeland 5.00 More Religion

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With

Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 11.30 Guthy Renker 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Catch-Up 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Fresh Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Antiques Roadshow 5.00 Temptation 5.30 Bert’s Family Feud 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 20 To 1 (PG) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M) 9.30 Amazing Medical Stories (M) 10.30 Third Watch (M) 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Quizmania 3.00 Guthy-Renker Australia 4.00 Bio-Magnetics 4.30 Good Morning America I am not a vegetarian because I love

animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. A. Whitney Brown

[s] = Sex[a] = Adult themes[n] = Nudity[du] = Drug use[dr] = Drug references[v] = Violence[*] = Could offend

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themes[wp] = War propaganda

4.30 Parkinson 5.30 The Pet Show 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 School Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 The Einstein Factor 1.00 The New Inventors 1.30 Catalyst 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.05 Time Team 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Not All Tea And Scones 8.30 The Bill (PG) 9.20 Foreign Correspondent 10.00 Woodlawn Cemetery: Art Eternal

Celia Cruz, Herman Melville, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington are buried there

10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Taking Charge Of Cabramatta (M, cl)

A suburb with cultural differences 12.30 Movie: The Informer (PG, B&W, 1935)

Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame

2.05 Movie: Affairs Of Annabel (G, B&W, 1938) Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball, Ruth Don-nelly, Bradley Page

3.25 Wild West (PG) 3.55 3 Non-Blondes (M, sr,a)

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Mary GardnerBeing new in town, I espe-cially enjoy reading the local papers. I love learning about local people. The other ‘daily read’ is the tide line along the sea shore. Here, in the debris and fl otsam is where I can fi nd out something about the local marine life.

Back in New Zealand, my professor, John Morton, took us out to walk on every kind of shore within 350 kilome-tres of the university. He was a tall thin man, with a quick step and an endless supply of stories. We got very fi t keep-ing up with him physically and intellectually. He insisted we memorise hundreds of names of marine species in both English and Latin.

He was of the generation that still looked to England as the Home Country. He completed his academic training in England and was steeped in the classics of both science and art. Once, when he gave us yet another list, he reminded us of Plato and Aristotle.

‘Look at the famous paint-ing at the Vatican by Raphael. Plato and Aristotle are in the centre, debating. Plato is pointing up, to the sky, to the ideals. Aristotle is pointing to the ground, to the details, to everyday life. If you want to

do ecology, you must do as Aristotle did. You must know the details fi rst, the species themselves and how they live, before discussing any theory.’

He stopped walking, obliv-ious to the water splashing around his ankles. ‘You must recognize each species, in whatever season of their life cycle. Then when you exam-ine the tide lines, you will be able to piece together a pic-ture of the underwater world near and far and the forces that are acting on it.’

Recently, tough leathery grey lumps rolled up on the white sandy shore at Clarkes Beach and up to The Pass. I picked up one. Sure enough, the heavy mass, often stud-

ded with white and red bar-nacles, was a clump of sea squirts. It was nearly dead and wasn’t able to squeeze any water out in self defence.

I looked out to Julian Rocks. Sea squirts, or ascid-ians, are sessile, living at sub tidal or deeper depths, spend-ing their adult lives constantly submerged, attached to a hard surface. This can be rock or coral, a ship wreck or other sunken junk. All of the substrates exist along the sandy bottom between me on the shore and the Rocks two kilometres out. These ascidians are only on the shore because something like stormy weather or human disturbance ripped them

from their stable base. The tear in the side of the

one I was holding revealed a long hollow from base to top, a smooth tough purple interior. The adult is a nar-row sac that pumps seawater through itself, fi ltering for food particles. It clumps with others of the same species which means it is a colonial type. Some, you see, are solitary.

You can’t guess by looking at them, but ascidians are hermaphrodites. Each can produce both eggs and sperm. Sensible enough if you are fi xed to one place for your whole life and still want sex.

Even more incredible is knowing that the young pro-duced are small larvae that resemble tadpoles. But the showstopper news is that they have a spinal column and a nervous system, in common to every other kind of chordate, creatures with backbones. The larvae only have a few days before they must settle somewhere.

So they don’t crowd their parents but they also gener-ally don’t travel that very far away either. When they settle, they lose all trace of that ner-vous system and don’t develop into any sort of ver-tebrates like fi sh or birds or reptiles or mammals. Like us.

But they are our relatives. Like it or not, they are simply distant parts of our family. In our western tradition we use a classification system by Linnaeus and other intellec-tuals of some fi ve hundred years ago. This system groups species of every kind into a network of relatives, distant and close. The system is based on sex and develop-ment. The upshot is that we ascidians and humans both look at worms as spineless creatures.

Mary Gardner is a writer, biologist and tutor. Visit her website at www.mgardner.info).

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Between the tide lines

The subtle beauty of a clump of ascidians.

Two mosaic and stone carvings made by Wilsons Creek students were installed in the school grounds during a recent working bee. Pictured making final touches are parent Rachel Dun and student Odin Runga-Covington.

Sculpture up the Creek

Agritourism workshopOrganisers of the Farm and Nature Tourism Business Development Program are releasing places in the next stage of the interactive work-shop program scheduled to run at the end of March. Landowners from the local council areas of Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore, Kyogle and Clarence Valley can join the program.

Conceived by the Sustain-able Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (ST-CRC) and developed by the Aus-tralian Regional Tourism Research Centre (ARTRC) based at Southern Cross University, the program is designed to act as a catalyst for the establishment of Agri and Nature-based tourism clusters in rural and regional communities across Aus-tralia.

Sustainable Tourism CRC’s Regional Industry and Destination Develop-ment Manager Rose Wright said, ‘Farmers wanting to

investigate tourism options for their property should reg-ister their interest for the program. The Northern Riv-ers region has untapped potential to add value to agriculture and boost rural economies by connecting with the tourism sector.

‘Visitors don’t just want to lie on the beach, they can do that anywhere. Visitors are drawn to this beautiful place because of our rich fertile and clean environment. They want to taste our produce, meet our people and share our wonderful way of life.

‘If rural land is to remain economically viable, diversi-fi cation and value adding has to be considered as part of the farm business. For some people tourism may be that value adding opportunity they seek.’

To register your interest in participating contact Rose Wright on 6626 9373, 0427 232246 or [email protected].

Tony Hughes is in the middle of making a cup of tea when he takes my call. It sounds like a pretty relaxed Friday, with friends swinging through the door throughout our chat. It’s exactly the kind of ambient backstory you expect from one of the best reggae outfi ts in the country: Kingtide.

So how did a former child star who

featured in classic Aussie fi lms like

Puberty Blues fi nd his way to reggae?

‘I think it’s a generational thing really – all these rock artists were becoming blues players, and the blues explosion happened in Chicago in the 30’s. There’s a thirty year gap that takes white people to catch on to the music. The musicians that played on the fi rst Bob Marley album – Catch of Fire didn’t know what it was – you gotta get in the groove – fi nd the zone.’

Kingtide haven’t felt the necessity to

rush. They’ve taken it slowly. With their

debut To Our Dearly Deported coming

on the eve of their singer Sean’s sudden

removal from Australian soil, the band

has continued to build from its Jamaican

infl uenced ska rock steady reggae.

‘We haven’t pushed any rivers, we have to go organically – building – it has to be like that. We haven’t really stressed on it – the band keeps working and we keep playing, there’s seven of us travelling and we pick up a horn element, wherever we go.’ Their most recent

album, Scared New

Worlds, brings the

seven players together

at their best. This

is not an album put

together piece to

piece, it was a massive

group collaboration.

‘We played live in the studio – it’s the nature of the beast.’ The origins or Kingtide

are as uncontrived

and organic as reggae

itself. None of the

band members had

any intention of hooking up.

‘I played in Bellydance and then didn’t do anything for a few years. This all came about because Glenn (Wright of Vitamin) was putting together reggae nights at Bondi, and he asked if he could put a band together, and here we are, it was never put together to conquer the world – we have had one rehearsal the whole time. Apart from our CDs, we learn the music – and turn up to the gig.’Tony is not a fan of rehearsals. ‘Knowing what it’s like in the rehearsal isn’t the same as when it’s live, it’s never the same, it can get boring. We make mistakes all the time – but playing like that develops trust – we have the antennae out – we give special looks when you miss that beat. I try and learn the lyrics, and I don’t often get it right so don’t come to the Kingtide gig and expect to hear the album – it will be the album and more as well – it goes both ways.’

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A L L Y O U R C O A S T A L E N T E R T A I N M E N TMARCH 6 – 13

SOAPBOX 24LIVE MUSIC 24

THEATRE, ARTS, COMEDY 27DANCIN 28

WHATS HOT 29GIG GUIDE 30CINEMA 31

EATING OUT 32STARS 34

INTERVIEW PAGE 34

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HUMAN MUSIC FOR WHALESYep, you’ve heard of whale music for humans, now its time to help our large and blubbery friends with some human music for whales. The Byron Entertainment

Centre plays host to the Byron Ocean Benefi t, a unique music and arts event happening on Saturday

17 March. The evening features a host of local and national artists, including Beau Young, Crowfeather

and Hungdonkey and brings cross-genre music to a youth audience, to families, to the older generations, and to whales. In fact you haven’t lived until you’ve seen a whale get down in the mosh pit. The benefi t is aiming to raise awareness for Sea Shepherd and numerous other ocean conservation organizations. Event organizer, Kent Farrugia is convinced of the need for awareness. ‘After speaking to Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson… I realised that awareness is the key. I have surfed for 20 plus years

(but) was totally unaware of some of the whaling activities that are taking place. While music is certainly the principal focus of the event, it is by no means the sole entertainment. Artists including Howie Cooke and James MacMillan will be producing works in situ, to be raffl ed during the event. Howie is famed for his deep connection to the sea and his tireless commitment to the saline shores. His paintings are underwater dreamscapes that leave you wondering if Howie isn’t part fi sh himself. The Space Cowboy will also be there. Actually, I have a bone to pick with Mr Cowboy. My young son Charlie is completely enamoured. My cutlery has never been the same. Just this morning I was brushing my teeth in the bathroom and my daughter yelled out: ‘Mum, Charlie’s bent the spoon’. Great. They don’t bend back. According to Charlie he’s using the power of his mind. I haven’t caught him yet, but I am sure mind power also includes two little hands. So Space

Boy, could you please reveal the amazing trick that turns cutlery back? I wouldn’t mind if it was a cheap K-Mart set, but the kid is bending Italian silver. Drumming and ukulele workshops will provide added interest to younger guests, with the licensed bar offering refreshments for all. Professional surfers, including Billabong freesurfer, Dave Rastovich, will also be present to voice their support, helping raise awareness through their celebrity. It will a whale of a time. Sorry, I know that’s corny but I was in a hurry to get my dolphin in.

5 DAY BLUESFEST TIX FOR LOCALS There’s only 300 left, so if you wanted the full 5 day Blues Festival immersion, you should get your blues lovin booty down to the Bluesfest offi ce from 9.30am on Saturday 17 March. Don’t think you can draw straws and send your loser mate down with his licence to pick up ticks for your crew, it’s a limit of two tickets per person. You don’t need to show your address or ID, but a small on the spot urine sample is required. Later you

will be asked to perform your best version of Smoke on the Water nude on Bangalow Road, judged by Peter Noble and Mr Chugg. All right, I made that bit up. Just be there dude in your fl eshy person. If you don’t feel like getting up too early, then there are plenty of Thursday tickets. To book Thursday tickets call 6685 8310 or visit:www.bluesfest.com.au.

MUSOS IN SPACEThere have been many stories of bands ‘making it’ through the phenomenon of Myspace, the recently Murdoch acquired networking internet site, but what about those that don’t want a major record deal? For people that both make and enjoy music Myspace has opened a whole new world. Through Myspace Australian

Troubadour Paul Greene and Stuart O’Connor, a London based singer songwriter and member of the very successful My Pet Junkie, have joined forces to embark on their fi rst Trans Atlantic Tour. Stuart joins Greene in Australia to tour the east coast, and in a tasty tour swap, Greene gets his passport stamped touring the UK and the US in June

‘The Blue Birdy’ at the Buddha Bar

Come and see us at our funky new club and check the gig guide weekly for local

and interstate groups. Music and news from the Blue Birdy on www.myspace.com/bettybluebirdy

is proud to present this week 7th March from Sydney

THE CARL DEWHURST QUINTET ‘Guitarist Carl Dewhurst, one of the warmest and most

versatile jazz musicians to emerge here in the past decade, had a youthful infatuation with rock, which still bubbles

to the surface given half a chance.’ John Shand, S.M.H This show promises to be another sellout so get there early to secure a seat. Admission is

$10.00 at the door. Doors open at 7.00pm

IS YOUR MAN WELL-HUNG?


‘DRESSED UP IN DUB’ DURRUMBUL HALL ,

SATURDAY FEATURING DUBSHACK,

LION I , FOREST DUB , DJ BODHI SEED,

TRUTH AND RIGHTS SOUNDSYSTEM

and July including festivals and a month of shows in and around London. Paul Greene has now released his 4th independent album, and O’Connor his 2nd, both turning down offers from majors, intent on building their word of mouth discovery, rather than – (as Greene’s friend and co-member of Hirst & Greene, Rob Hirst, put it in his ARIA speech) embarking on a ‘get famous quick’ career. (Yeah good on them. That’s what I’m doing. I mean, it’s not like I haven’t had offers. I haven’t. I want to do it on my own terms. I want to be poor. Struggle is cool. Keeps you hungry.) Greene is looking forward to taking a break from touring in Australia to introduce his music to both Europe and the US. Paul and Stuart, or Stu or Stewie as he’ll be dubbed here in Oz play the Lennox Hotel on Sunday and the Rails on Thursday 15 March.

I LOVE CHARLIEThat was a t-shirt I bought in Sydney when I had my third child. I didn’t realise it meant I love Coke. I suddenly realised why they locked me out of the Greenwich Public School P&C meeting. Charlie is Charlie Parker – jazz legend. Jazz student Jason Delphin took the name The

Charlie Parkers in honour of the great player, and as testament to the man this exciting young band are cutting their own way through the rock landscape. Jason Delphin (lead vocal/guitar) and Gavin Oliver (drums) have been playing together since early 2000. They formed The Charlie Parkers in 2002 in Tasmania with Michael Lord (bass guitar) and won JJJ’s unearthed with Jason’s ballad Something Wrong in April 2003. Something Wrong is used on internationally watched TV shows Home and Away and The Secret Life of Us. In fact every time there is an intense emotional scene on Home and Away, Something Wrong plays in

the background. They have supported Powderfi nger, The Living End, The John Butler Trio, The Butterfl y Effect, 1200 Techniques and The Church. Jason and Gavin moved to the Gold Coast in 2004 and have been playing with various other musicians and at venues from Brisbane down thru the Gold Coast to Byron Bay, developing the Charlie Parkers and working up to their current style until January 2006. They are a band people don’t stop talking about, and something tells me they are destined for big things. They are joined by Heart Attack, on tour from the US with Australian Sam Joole. They play the Hotel Great Northern on Thursday.

DRESS YOU UP IN MY DUBStart oiling those dreadlocks baby, break out the red yellow and green, it’s one love, one dub at Durrumbul Hall on Saturday. The night features

Dubshack, Lion I, Forest Dub, DJ Bodhi Seed, Truth and Rights Soundsystem and more. $15/12. The guys sent me a selection of photos, but my fave was the one with a huge reefer. Although there’s no proof it’s a reefer, it could just be a very large rollie. This is the debut for Forest Dub: the North Coast’s newest Roots Reggae Dub band, featuring the wonderful vocals of Simon Jerrems from Melbourne backed by a supergroup of North Coast Reggae bands. The band features Gary O’ Dread (Lion I) on drums ,Marky Power (Dubshack) on bass, Luc Bernard (Freakylou) on keyboards, Jesse Willaton (ex-Lion I) on guitar and Matty Williams (Bushman Roots) on percussion. Get down to support this very special combination of people playing this very special reggae and Dub gig. I was hoping for a bit more info, but nothing else came through. Computer got stoned man. It will be a very chilled and groovy night – nothing to gurrumble about at Durrumbul.

TO THE MAX2007 is set to be a exciting year for Tweed/Gold Coast band, Max Judo. They kicked off the year with performances at the Woodford Folk Festival and now the boys are geared up for one heck of a year. With their E.P. In Transit selling well the boys are currently planning a mid year international tour with strong interest from Europe, Japan, Brazil and the US. The boys play their very own brand of surf rock at the Hotel Great

Northern on Friday.

THE STRUM ON THE UKULELE LADYYou thought it was just a song hey? I love the Ukulele

Lady... well, she’s here, in Australia on the fi rst frangipani panted leg of her Australian tour. Michelle Kiba takes her small instrument to big places and in doing so will be offering an array of

workshops with the uke and hula dance. Michelle kicks off her stay by sharing her aloha spirit with a limited seating audience in a unique Hawaiian style concert on Wednesday

14 March at the Suffolk Park

Hall at 8.30pm. Tix are $15. Also, The Ukulele Lady will be putting on a rare series of 2 workshops featuring Hawaiian Style and Jazz and Contemporary favourites. Ukulele workshops will be held Thursday March 15 and Friday March 16, at 6pm. Prices are $30 for one or $50 for both and limited reservations for both workshops and concert can be made by simply emailing [email protected] or ringing 0424 951 599. Those wanting to tell stories through the art of Hula, all ages can learn the secrets of this expressive and fun dance form on Thursday March 15 and Friday March 16, both starting at 1:00 pm at the Ewingsdale Hall. Hula

workshop costs are $25 for one or $45 for the series of 2.

MURPHY’S LAWAfter a very successful CD launch a few weeks back local artist Cheynne Murphy returns to play the iconic Railway Friendly Bar. Cheynne will be performing on the night with Mark Heazlett, James Cox and a special guest appearance from Andrew Couttie. ‘This is a a very organic acoustic roots sound with James on percussion and Mark on acoustic guitar. I am kind of viewing music pretty fl uidly at the moment and am working with some amazingly talented musicians who are sometimes working on their own projects. I have a small collective of people I am working with at the moment so my ‘band’ as such is constantly changing. Rather than seeing this as a limiting thing I see it as a way to explore new dimensions in my songs. It will be an interesting sound having percussion as the main rhythmic support. This Thursday.

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THE ALPHABET OF THINGS THAT GET ON YOUR GOATYUPPIES... don’t they get on your goat.. with their look at me shiny shiny attitude, their holiday maker short term take over the town presence, and their I have so much money designer garb. What is the true meaning of yuppie...(young, temporarily) urban (a hidden keith) practicality & principles (none) imagination (limited) excess (in everyway), sincerity (lack of)!

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Learn how to turn a patch of lawn or weeds into an edible garden-instantly. No-Dig method demonstrated using readily available and cheap materials.

How to x your soil and take care of pests and diseases the natural way. Seed sowing and saving, taking cuttings, successful composting and much more...

Plus recipes and tastings from the garden.Saturday 17th and 24th March 9.30am – 12noon$90.00 (for both sessions) morning tea providedAt my garden in Mullumbimby.

Phone 0415498753 for details and bookingsEmail [email protected]

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Yellow ower cheap tuesdaysSuper cheap Tuesdays are back at the Yellow

Flower! All curries on rice only $7 small or $10

large all day Tuesdays. Be sure to book if you

want to dine in on Tuesday nights because

with this exceptional deal we ll up fast. Or

come down on Friday nights and enjoy the

acoustic sounds of Irish Andy on guitar. We

now have a fabulous range of fresh salads

available every day from 11am. Our lunch

special is great value, small salad, pakhora

and coffee for only $9.50.

Open 7 days at the Suffolk Park Plaza.

Phone 6685 9669

Combined consultations with the Doctor and the Naturopath together in the same room! Bene t from the knowledge of orthodox and complementary medicine.At North Coast Medical Centre in Byron Bay, General Practitioners, Dr Anthony Solomon, Dr Rob Trigger and Dr Bettie Honey are working together with Naturopaths, Sally Mathrick, Reine DuBois and Herbalist, Lynette Tyrrell (pictured). As well as Dietitians, Osteopaths, Psychologists, Psychiatrist and Counsellors, to provide the most appropriate, affordable and effective integrative health care for you. For enquiries or an appointment, phone 6685 8666

Y chromosome – men’s health

Yummy mummy tness…is a new tness program for mums, designed by Lisa Parkes, it gets your body back into shape, you meet other mothers and help the development of your child. Classes are outdoors in Byron Bay and Ballina twice a week.

First hour is tness training, toning and strengthening with 30 minutes of education, socialising and support. Class limit ten, pre-booking and payment required. Commencing March 8, International Women’s Day, timetable commences March 12. 10.30am to 12pm Tuesdays and Thursdays in Byron Bay, Mondays and Wednesdays in Ballina. $15 per class, or prepaid $120 for ten, $200 for 20. With backing of local businesses Nature’s Child and the Byron Bay Hat Co.

More info or to book call Lisa 0429 878902 or email lisa@yummymummy tness.com.au

YouthfulThermage is a non surgical face and body contouring endorsed by Cosmetic Surgeons world wide. Medically proven

to tighten and tone skin - “The best non-surgical technology available” - “The Guide to Top Doctors” U.S.A .

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Processes such as deep tissue massage and re-alignment of joints and tendons are undertaken to relieve joint and muscular pain.

Oh my aching back!Soon I’ll be OK!Tomorrow too far away!Everything feels better after I see myOSTEOPATH.So crack it at Byron!

Phone Peter on 6685 6193

Your brightest smile in just 1 hourCarolyn’s Beauty at Sunrise is proud to bring to you The Beyond WhiteSpa Whitening System - one of the most popular teeth whitening systems in the world. Beyond WhiteSpa has the most advanced ltering system in the cosmetic tooth whitening industry and when used together with their special, mild whitening gel, their cold light power whitening technology works to quickly remove years of stains in one simple, safe, and comfortable treatment.

The Beyond WhiteSpa treatment is the quickest, gentlest, and most effective cosmetic teeth whitening system available to whiten teeth in one hour.

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You can be cosy and look great this winter....Just pop into Pastiche, the gem of a boutique in Brunswick Heads. There you will nd cosy yet chic offerings from exciting labels such as Little Lady From, Milk & Honey, Grab, Ladakh, Bonds to name but a few.

There’s great winter stock already in store and more arriving every day. Pastiche is open from 10am so call in soon and pick some yummy clothes for your winter wardrobe.

Pastiche 14A The Terrace Brunsick Heads. Phone 6685 1875

STANDUP COMEDY STRIKE COMEDY GOLD!!!It’s on again, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival search for emerging comedy, Raw Comedy. In heats all around the country aspiring comedians get a chance to throw their punchlines in the ring to see just who has the goods. Becoming a comedian is tough. To graduate to paid work as a feature performer can take years and years of hard slog, of demoralising gigs and performing for free. Win Raw Comedy and you have paydirt – it’s the short cut to

a successful comedy career. Just eighteen months ago last year’s winner, Hannah Gadsby had never performed before. She completed an ACE standup course last year and it was obvious that the girl had real talent. She moved to Adelaide, did the odd open spot, entered Raw, and in no time at all, the very same routine she’d performed at the Byron Bay Bowlo was performed on the telly and she took out the national title. Since then she’s performed at Edinburgh, Montreal and is a regular on the circuit. It’s the stuff

dreams are made of. Could this be you? Do you have what it takes? Sometimes all you need is the ability to translate your life experience into material and a resilience that will see you give it a go time after time. In a world about to expire, with terrorist threats, corrupt governments, cancer, dumb celebrities, the comedian is a godsend – a voice of questioning reason in a sea of stupidity. Every year Byron Bay hosts two fabulous comedy heats to offer local talent the opportunity to be part of RAW. Judged by comedy experts, come and support your local contenders. The winner of each heat will make their way to Brisbane or Sydney to participate in the semi-fi nals. For the past three years we have had a Byron person compete in the fi nals – Sharon Fraser, Sandy Gandhi and Liam Holm have all done us proud. If you are interested in competing, there’s still time to register for a Byron heat – www.rawcomedy.com.au. I will be your MC for the evening, and tickets are just $10/15. These are very popular nights so sometimes it’s a good idea to book ahead! Food is now available by Eats and Beats – yummy platters, rice paper rolls and cakes. Raw Comedy, Heat One. Hosted by Mandy Nolan. 8pm. Monday. Byron

Bowling Club. $10/15. Bookings: 6684 3443 or tix available at the Club.

WONDER WOMENTHE GODDESS INANNA AND HER DESCENT TO THE UNDERWORLD.Have you ever felt like you’ve been to the Underworld and back? Maybe a few times? Few of us escape a whole lifetime without at least one experience that leaves us feeling like we’ve reached the bottom of a deep, dark pit to hang from a hook on the wall. The myth of Persephone and Demeter is perhaps the more commonly known myth of descent and transformation, but it is Inanna’s tale – the ancient Sumerian Love Goddess that local professional storyteller Jenni Cargill-Strong loves best. ‘There are many things that draw me powerfully to Inanna’s myth cycle,’ said Jenni. ‘The text is

THE MORNING DEWHURSTThe Blue Birdy has been feathering its nest with some of the fi nest musicians in the country. This week Carl Dewhurst pops by. He has one of the most compelling and original voices on guitar in Australia today. He is joined by the amazing Ken Edie on drums, Elliott Dalgleish on saxophones, Thierry Fosmale on bass and David Ades saxophone. Carl is considered one of Australia’s most creative and versatile guitarists and he has played in virtually every contemporary idiom. Carl is currently a member of the Australian Art Orchestra led by Paul Grabowsky, Scott Tinkler’s Drub and 20th Century Dog. Doors open at 7pm with music starting at 8pm. Be early to secure a seat. $10.

THE AFRO HIP REPLACEMENTSWorldbeat returns to the Hotel Great Northern, with a defi nite African infl uence on Saturday night. Featuring Shika Massive, who perform a cultural musical fusion of Electro Afro Beat with raw live elements. Manie Shika from Ghana, Gordon Pokanchirimidi from the native Aussie Tiwi Tribe, Craig Telfer, world-traveller from Tongan ancestry and guests, produce the percussive seductive Shika Massive sound – creating a sculptured fusion of intense live rhythms. Special guest for the evening, from Zimbabwe is DJ Robertbango.

JAM IN MULLUMNewsfl ash: Mullumberry

Jam moves to Wednesday night. Yes folks, the biggest little jam night in Australia will, from this week forward, take place on a Wednesday. Same venue (The Chini) same vibe (everybody welcome, everything goes), just a different night. So jammers and punters alike, do yourselves a favour and get down to the Chini every Wednesday night for the Mullumberry Jam. Mmm….fruity.

ON THE SWINGSwing is a fundraiser for the Northern Rivers Conservatorium of Arts

Centre (affectionately referred to by locals as ‘The Con’). Held Thursday March

15 on the lush veranda of the newly furbished Winsome

Hotel, it will herald a new year for students enrolled into the Music Program. From that night onwards, every other Thursday, the Con will be providing the Winsome’s live entertainment. These cruisy dinner sessions will include a fi rst set by a teacher and the rest by driven students. Kicking off the fi rst night are The Stompers, a New Orleans Jazz troupe complete with a blasting horn section – this will be band leader, Pietro Fine’s very last performance before moving to Melbourne to pursue jazz stardom. Also featured are Stipsky purveyors of fi ne Gypsy Funk. Band leader Mark Bromley (rumoured to deliver a never before heard ‘Django Reinhardt’ Gypsy Jazz guitar set. So get your

passport renewed and book a passage to the Winsome – it’s worth the effort for all you Byron centric folk.

TERROR AT BYRON HIGHTerror have cemented their status in great stone letters as guardians of old school hardcore ethics while winning the pit fervour of the new generation of metal and hardcore fans. Ignoring current musical trends, the LA based band has stuck to their guns or guitars playing aggro, no frills, breakneck hardcore. Ragged metal tinged guitars, rapid fi re drum lines, slithering bas lines and trademark double fi sted vocal attacks are trademarks of their sound. A Terror live show is packed with aggressive energy, so bring your rescue remedy. Thursday at the Byron High

School.

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richly sensual, the imagery deeply fecund. The myth paints a timeless portrait of human nature full of irony and humour and the story graphically portrays the struggles we undergo in our quest to become whole. Unlike some other Goddess stories, no one rapes Inanna, beheads her or conquers her. Despite all her trials, Inanna is ultimately triumphant. She just gets more and more magnifi cent – just as we real women (and men) can – if we dare to push beyond our limitations.’ Jenni will appear twice at The Whole Woman

Festival Friday at 10am in Uki to lead a workshop ‘Our Stories Our Selves’ and Saturday at 10am in Kingscliff to perform Inanna as part of the Awakening the Sacred Feminine. Bookings and enquiries phone 1300 660 367 or visit www.wholewoman.com.au .

FILMBOYS IN BRASNorthern Rivers Screenworks is hosting the Byron Bay premiere of Bra Boys in the fi rst of its Reel Talk series. The premiere, which will be attended by co-directors Sunny Abberton and Macario De Souza, is on Saturday at Byron Cinemas at 5pm.

After the screening, the directors will do a Q&A session. Bra Boys is a fi lm about the cultural evolution of the inner Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth – the tattooed and much maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. The story is narrated by Australian actor Russell Crowe and is told through the eyes of members of the Bra Boys. Tickets are $15 for Screenworks members and $20 for non members. Tickets are available at Byron Cinemas Ph: 6680 8555. For information about membership of Screenworks, call 6687 1599 or go to [email protected].

THEATREAN INSPECTOR CALLSI love English murder stories. They are so formal. Everyone is so frigging polite. Usually someone is frigging dead. On the carpet. No one knows how. It’s a mystery. The Lismore Theatre Company drags out the classic An Inspector Calls for another showing. It is a thriller with a twist and takes place in the dining room of well healed industrialist Arthur

Birling during an engagement party. It was written in 1945 but set in 1910 and is very relevant to our own time as it examines how people can unknowingly affect each other’s lives with their

individual self interest set against the values of caring and community. The family learn more than they want to know as the mysterious Inspector questions them about the death of a girl they

barely know. The show opens Thursday 15 March and runs until Saturday 31st March at the Rochdale

Theatre Goonellabah. Evening performances begin at 8pm on Thursday, Friday

and Saturday. Matinee on Saturday 24 at 2pm. Tickets are $15 ($12 concession) and are on sale at Caddies Bean Shop, Carrington Street Lismore or at the door.

BLIM, The original ‘boy lost

in space’ has long been

one of the heavyweights in

the breaks scene. Playing

and producing – along

side the likes of Rennie

Pilgrem, Chris Carter and

Meat Katie, he has also

released a huge amount

of wellknown tunes as

well as an excellent debut

album. As an international

DJ, who just played in his

30th country, he is highly

respected and is here with

Tayo to promote a new

regular ‘chew the fat!’

night. Blim talked to me

about his record label,

MP3’s and Napalm Death.

How’s your label, Track

Records cruising along?

It’s just been rejuvenated really. The latest release with Diverted has gone down really well and the distribution situation has improved. Have also just launched a night and a radio show under the name Tracktion which should help the label’s profi le too. I’ve got plenty of plans for releases over the next 12 months so I’m excited about the prospects.

You recently DJ’d in your

30th country, what are

some of your favourite

touring experiences?

My fi rst tour of Asia in 2003 was incredible. To go to China for the fi rst time and spend a bit of time there was incredible. I also ended up playing in a tree on a beach on Koh Tao in Thailand once which was ace. I always love my trips to Oz and NZ too. My trips to Eastern Europe are always very rewarding. Kazakhstan was my 30th country. I would never have guessed that when I started with my fi rst international gig in Serbia in 1996.

You have a radio show on

i-break, what’s your feeling

on internet radio, podcasts

and downloads?

I love doing live radio. Love chatting to people. Haven’t really got my head round the podcast thing yet. It’s all changing and there’s no stopping it so I’m ready to embrace anything that comes along.

You have some very diverse

infl uences, such as Napalm

Death, Beethoven and The

Cure. How do these artists

infl uence your music?

Napalm Death gave me a taste for raw energy, Beethoven was dark and yet

melodic and I guess I just loved the sound of the Cure more than anything. The Ozric Tentacles were a really huge infl uence too. They had

this amazing ability to build crescendos which I try to carry in my work.

You’ve been to Australia

a lot, where do you like

hanging out?

Melbourne is kind of like a second home to me but I always love Byron and its surroundings and also the far north where I usually try to spend some time going bush.

Where do you think the

breaks sound is going?

It’s really hard to say. It’s got very diverse but also perhaps a bit stale in some respects. Breaks has always had this tendency to absorb infl uences from a lot of different genres and maybe right now it’s taken on a bit more than is healthy. I agree with Renbnie Pilgrem that we should get back to the breaky sound that made it so fresh. I hear that a lot from people who’ve been into the sound for a long time.

I’ve never really been one for predicting the future. I just get on with what I feel is next for me.

What production stuff do

you have in the pipeline?

That tricky 2nd album is still coming along nicely and I hope to have it done and out this year. No honest really. The next release on track will

be a track off my 2003 album. It’s called Skapurr and it never reached vinyl. So I’m going to do a new mix. It’s always been a hugely popular track down here.

Mp3 or vinyl?

The convenience of CDs makes them essential as you can get music much more upfront and carry so much more but I do try to get full wav versions. Call me old fashioned but I believe they sound better. Not as good as vinyl though it has to be said.

Favourite Artists?

Right now Diverted are my favouritites. My sets always contain at least 5 of their things.

Byron Bay, drugs and girls

or beaches and crystals?

Beaches, Mullum, Minyon Falls and the Main Arm road.

BLIM SETS IT

STRAIGHT AT PLAY,

THURSDAY MARCH 15

WITH SUPPORT FROM

TAYO, DJ TIGERLILY

AND FREDDY FLY

FINGERS

BAY OF THE DEAD

PREMIERES AT THE BYRON BAY

COMMUNITY CENTRE

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.


birthday salestarts 10 march

Mary Ryan’s • 21-25 Fletcher St Byron Bay

ACTION GARDENERSAll your garden maintenance needs are met by this great team of fully-qualifi ed, insured and certifi ed professionals. They will provide mowing, brush-cutting, hedging, rubbish removal, landscaping, planting, designing and Feng Shui concepts, using the latest equipment to ensure the highest standards. Chippendale act on request.

BYRON STREET BISTROAutumn is here and the time of year when Byron Street Bistro offers you the most delicious menu of French Provincial food – try the salmon rillettes, or a hearty bowl of steaming French onion soup with a grùyere crouton. Meanwhile the best burgers in town are always available at this cosy neighbourhood eatery with the best offer around – free fries or green salad with every burger. The coffee alone is worth a visit!

GET SHACKEDThese beautifully built cabins by Get Shacked are made to your specifi cations. They are suitable for guest accommodation, artist studios, elegant dog houses for misbehaving spouses, meditation retreats or bathhouses and they are built with quality environmentally sustainable materials. They can be constructed onsite or pre-built and delivery ready to live in. The Colorbond roofi ng with hard wood or pine bracing, quality fi nishes and attention to detail add to their appeal. They are also potentially portable/demountable structures. Please phone Simon 6688 4264, 0413 209367 or Luke 0404 377864.

MARY RYAN’SMary Ryan’s once-a-year birthday sale is on again, with up to 60% off lots of different titles including children’s. The new autumn catalogue is out as well, packed full of great reading suggestions. Sit out in the lovely open courtyard with a good coffee and browse through your latest purchases in leisure!

EXCITING NEW LAUNCH!Michaela’s Hair & Beauty at 2/22 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads is hosting an exclusive launch of the NEW PELACTIV VITA C+ SKINCARE RANGE. A beautiful collection of seven innovative products formulated using a unique combination of Australian native plant extracts and Vitamin C to treat fi ne lines, dehydration and pigmentation leaving your skin soft, clear and nourished – more youthful! Michaela’s team will be joined by Pelactiv representative Cassie Breasley on Wednesday March 14 at 6pm. Cassie will be discussing the fundamentals of Vitamin C in skincare, and will be available to prescribe treatments and products. Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity – phone Michaela’s on 6685 1330 to secure an appointment today!

ORGANIC SKIN CARE FOR FACE AND BODY HANDMADE LOCALLYChoose healthy, chemical free products to nurture and care for your skin. Byron Nature’s Gift products are freshly handmade with the fi nest natural/organic ingredients and carefully formulated to promote healthy and youthful skin. Byron Nature’s Gift Aromatherapy Skin Care. Phone: 6687 1266, [email protected] or visit www.byronnaturesgift.com.au

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WEDNESDAY 7■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON

9PM BIG SCREEN DANCE MUSIC

■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON 6PM RED HOT SALSA 7PM COCKATOO PAUL 8PM CARL DEWHURST 9PM DJ TONE BROKER

■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM GEOFF TURNBALL

■ BANGALOW HOTEL 8PM DJ HUNTER

■ CHINI HOTEL, MULLUM 7.30PM MULLUMBERRY JAM

■ O SUSHI 6.30PM BEAKERMOUTH

■ CHEEKY MONKEYS 7PM BEACH PARTY

■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON LADIES NIGHT, DJS EGO, GOODWOOD

THURSDAY 8■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON

9PM ENGINE THREE SEVEN

■ GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON 8PM JOOLE & THE HEART ATTACKS

■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON 8PM MATTY DEVITT LIVE

■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM CHEYNNE MURPHY & THE SECRETS

■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM BRIAN WATT SOLO

■ BANGALOW HOTEL 8PM SMART ARTISTS

■ CHINI HOTEL, MULLUM 7.30PM MULLUMBERRY JAM

■ BYRON BAY HIGH SCHOOL 6PM TERROR, SUPPORT HER NIGHTMARE & 50 LIONS

■ AUSSIE TAVERN, M’BAH 8.30PM BILL JACOBI

■ BALLINA RSL 7.30PM JIM FAIRFULL SOCIAL

■ PLAY, BYRONDJS IAN CAREY, FLYNN’N’CLEGS

■ BO’S, BYRON 7.30PM BEAKERMOUTH

■ PACIFIC HOTEL, YAMBA GEOFF TURNBALL

■ CHEEKY MONKEYS WET T-SHIRT COMP

■ COCOMANGAS, BYR DJS KRISTIN, PIP

FRIDAY 9■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON

9.30PM JAMIE X

■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON 7PM CYBERBAS 9PM DJ DAVE C

■ GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON 9PM MAX JUDO

■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM RADIO JUPITER

■ BO’S, BYRON 7PM MICK’S SASHIMI BAND

■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM BLUE MEANIES

■ BANGALOW CATHOLIC HALL 8PM FOUR PLAY

■ PLAY, BYRON PLAY DIRTY, DJS JET MORE, NICK TAYLOR, FOXXY

■ CHEEKY MONKEYS 7PM SKYDIVE FRIDAY

■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON VOODOO, QUALITY CONTROL

■ BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8.30PM JAM SESSION

■ BANGALOW HOTEL 8PM PURPLE STONE

■ BALLINA RSL 9PM THE BOSTOCKS

■ AUSSIE HOTEL, BALLINA JOISM

■ BALLINA BOWLING CLUB 7PM BILLY FEBRUARY

■ OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 7.30PM UPSTAGE

■ MARY GILHOOLEYS, LISMORE DEAN JONES

■ PACIFIC HOTEL, YAMBA TURNBULL SESSIONS

■ UKI TOWN HALL 10AM WHOLE WOMAN FESTIVAL

■ ELSEWHERE, SURFERS ELECTRONIC BOOGIE SHOW DJS GARETH D, AUDUN

SATURDAY 10■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON

9.30PM KING TIDE

■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON 7PM DJ DAVE GRAVY

■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM TINKU – INDIAN ROCK

■ GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON 9PM AFRO LIVE

■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE THEATRE 8PM BAY OF THE DEAD

■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM FIG JAM

■ BANGALOW HOTEL 8PM HINCH & DR BAZ

■ MULLUM RSL 8.15PM HOUND DOGS

■ LU LU’S CAFE, MULLUM 11AM BARRY FERRIER

■ DURRUMBUL HALL 7PM DUB SHACK

■ BO’S, BYRON 7PM MICK’S SASHIMI BAND

■ PLAY, BYRON PLAY HOUSE DJS CAPTAIN KAINE, CADELL

■ CHEEKY MONKEYS 7PM LADIES NIGHT

■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJS KRISTIN, GOODWOOD

■ BYRON CINEMAS 5PM BRA BOYS REEL TALK SCENES

■ BALLINA RSL 9PM ANGRY PENGUINS

■ BALLINA BOWLING CLUB 6.30PM JO SOLLY

■ FEDERAL HALL 7PM MOVIE NIGHT: NIGHT ON EARTH

■ MARY GILHOOLEYS, LISMORE PUSH

■ PACIFIC HOTEL, YAMBA SMART ARTISTS

■ ELSEWHERE, SURFERS MOTION THEORY: DJS MATT CRAWFORD, BEN ABRAHAMS

■ MANTRA, SALT BEACH 10AM INANA, SEX & THE NAKED TRUTH

SUNDAY 11■ BEACH HOTEL 4PM

KING TIDE 9PM DJ SCOOTER

■ GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON 8.30PM THE FUMES

■ THE RAILS 7PM THE HOTTENTOTS

■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM WORD PLAY

■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 8PM BAY OF THE DEAD

■ CICADA CAFE, BELONGIL 6.30PM DJ AQUA

■ C-VUE, CABARITA 4PM MATT BUGGY

■ ELSEWHERE, SURFERS DJS SNOSH, GIV, PETE

MONDAY 12■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON


■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM DENNIS WILSON

■ BYRON BOWLING CLUB 8PM RAW COMEDY HEAT 1 – MC MANDY NOLAN

■ CHINI HOTEL 5.30PM SALSA CLASS & FREESTYLE

■ CHEEKY MONKEYS 7PM MEXICAN MONDAY

■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ QUALITY CONTROL

TUESDAY 13 ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON


■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM HARRY HEALY

■ BANGALOW HOTEL BRACKETS & JAM

■ CHEEKY MONKEYS COYOTE UGLY DANCE COMP

■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ KRISTIN

DEADLINEGIG GUIDE

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PAN’S LABYRINTHSeeing this twice within a fortnight, I was even more affected the second time around. It’s not the sort of fi lm that comes along every day and, whatever you do, don’t be misled by the title or poster into thinking it is for kids. Far from it. If you are familiar with Mexican writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone (2001), in which the ghost of a murdered boy is avenged through the agency of a newcomer to an orphanage, you might have some idea of what to expect. Set in Spain in 1944, after the Fascists’ victory, he again places a

child at the centre of the action. Twelve year old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero in a truly remarkable performance), is a princess of the underworld who is destined, we are told at the outset, to one day return to her realm. She and her pregnant mother arrive at a military outpost where the daughter meets her stepfather, Captain Vidal, a vain and odious symbol of Franco’s oppressive régime as well as of a particular type of masculinity. You know you are in for something special when Ofelia speaks directly to the unborn baby in her mother’s belly (it’s a moment to take your

breath away), and so it goes, as she is drawn by fairies to the labyrinth and into contact with a stern, task-setting faun. The simplicity and thrust of the narrative disguises the many layers upon which it is so soundly constructed. Del Toro, without a hint of the show-pony, tells his story with effortless fl uidity, not for a minute distracted by cleverness or preaching. The world he creates is one in which everything is alive, everything has meaning. Visually painterly, in the mannered and dark tradition of Goya, Velazquez and el Greco, the landscape is wintery and the imagery is never quite unhinged, remaining at all times crucial to the content. The result is an intoxicating mix of fantasy with reality, paganism with religiosity, politics with humanism. Be prepared however – it is not as blood splattered as Apocalypto, but the scenes of violence, though not gratuitous, are unspeakably brutal. As is so often the case in Spanish cinema, it is a woman who is the most memorable, heroic fi gure. Maribel Verdu as Mercedes, the servant who betrays the Fascists for a band of Republican guerillas,

is just great. As a bonus, the movie also has the scariest and most original monster I have seen on screen for a long time. Profoundly spiritual at the same time as confrontingly carnal, it is overwhelming and, at its close, miraculous.John Campbell.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Ben Stiller plays a divorcee who is on his uppers. In order to maintain a relationship with his ten year-old son, he accepts a job as night-watchman at the New York Museum of Natural History. It’s a grand old institution that has held fi rm against drab modernity’s discrediting of the idea that curiosity and imagination can be stirred by tableaux and stuffed fi gures. Sluggish at fi rst, the movie dawdles in getting to the crux of the story after the anticipated but overextended coming to life of the exhibits who are prevented by a Dorian Gray type embargo from being struck by daylight – if they are they will turn to dust. All is threatened when the golden tablet which animates them every evening is heisted by the doddering employees who have been

retrenched by the boss, a rather torpid Ricky Gervais. Despite the potential, there are no scary moments, nor is it hugely funny, even with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson at their light-hearted best. But it grows on you, especially when the love pangs of Robin Williams (as Teddy Roosevelt) and Stiller come in to play. The clueless father earns worthy respect from his son after a rollicking chase through Central Park in the snow and all ends well. Silly but diverting, it made me (and the thirteen-year old whom I took) want to visit that museum.John Campbell

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLANDThe Last King of Scotland stars Forest Whitaker who gives an amazing

performance as the crazed Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Whitaker’s portrayal brims with charm and outrageous humour, making Amin’s emerging savagery scary as hell. The fi lm is based on the novel by Giles Foden, and views Amin through a fi ctional character, the young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (gifted newcomer James McAvoy), who signs on in 1971 as Amin’s personal MD. The script, by Peter Morgan (The Queen) and Jeremy Brock (Mrs. Brown), asks us to see ourselves in Nicholas, seduced by Amin’s charisma and awakening too late to his evil. Forest Whitaker is on fi re, and as long as he’s onscreen, The Last King keeps you riveted. Peter Travers in Rolling Stone Magazine)

NIGHT MUSEUMAT THE


• Alastair Campbell: The Palace has sent over an advance copy of the Queen’s tribute to Diana. I’ve suggested a few changes to it, to make it look as if it was written by a human being.

• Prince Philip: Sleeping in the streets and pulling out their hair for someone they never knew. And they think we’re mad!

• HM Queen Elizabeth II: [the Queen’s sister is called back from holiday after Diana’s accident] What did she say? Prince Philip: Something about Diana managing to be more annoying dead than aliveTHE QUEEN

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AWFUL LOT OF COFFEE IN THOSE HILLS Australian coffee producers have done themselves proud, particularly in the espresso class of the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition. Part of the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, the competition seeks to award excellence in Australian coffee production, and according to the results we have some fi erce contenders in the global coffee industry.

Organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS), the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition was held on Monday February 26 and Tuesday 27 – 2007 was an impressive year with a jump in entry numbers. Over two days, 15 judges assessed 207 entries from 57 producers across Australia.

High Trees Estate was the only company to take out a Champion award. The NSW company from Alstonville won gold for their Rainforest Single Origin espresso. High Trees Estate also won two silver medals and a bronze, resulting in a medal win for each of their four entries.

Global Coffee Solutions (Fairy Meadow NSW) was the only other company to win gold for its Lazumba Latino blend.

‘The judges were extremely impressed with the espresso class in 2007,’ said Chairman of Judges, Grahame Latham AM. ‘The standard improved greatly from previous years, with many espresso entrants paying closer attention to roasting detail and fl avour profi les.’

‘Overall, the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition produced one champion, two gold, 19 silver and 45 bronze medals which is a fantastic result,’ said Fine Food Committee Chair Lyndey Milan. ‘Australian coffee producers have put in a tremendous effort, and the results are testament to this.

‘We always aim to encourage and reward Australian coffee producers. The Sydney Royal Coffee Competition allows exhibitors to benchmark Australian grown coffee against imported beans, recognising Australia’s coffee producers as amongst the best in the world.’

Zentveld’s Australian Coffee won gold for their exclusive dark chocolate espressobeans. The silver was awarded to Zentveld’s pure milk chocolate espressobeans. This is following on from the awarding of silver and bronze medals in 2006.

Byron Bay Coffee Company won silver for their Nero in the Espresso Short Pour Category and Bronze (the highest award given in this category) for their Classic in the Plunger Catego ry.

CHEESE PLEASEIn the 2007 Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show there was a staggering increase in entry fi gures with just under 950 entries, and great numbers in the Dips, Sheep, Goat and Buffalo Milk Product classes.

King Island Dairy (Currie TAS) took out the Champion Cheese of Show with its Discovery Ash Brie. This entry also won the Champion Fancy Cheese and then was awarded the supreme title.

Champion Sheep, Goat and Buffalo Milk Product went to Woodside Cheese Wrights (Woodside SA) for its Paisley Goat cheese.

Most Successful Dairy Produce Exhibitor went to Dairy Farmers (Lidcombe NSW). Dairy Farmers also won Most Successful Milk Exhibitor and Most Successful Cultured Milk Products and Yoghurt Exhibitor.

Champion Chocolate went to Blue Mountains Chocolate Company (St Leonards NSW) for their Kir Royal boxed chocolate assortment. Art of Michelangelo (Fairfi eld NSW) won Champion Gelato for its Yoghurt Gelato with Forest Berry Swirl.

‘With record entry numbers came some impressive exhibits,’ said Chief Judge, Neil Willman. ‘The 32 Judges and Associate Judges had a diffi cult task in awarding Champions. In total, 99 gold medals and 389 silver medals were awarded. Champions are chosen from the gold medallists, so as you can see, it was a very diffi cult task.’

Serendipity Ice Cream (Marrickville NSW) won both Champion Ice Cream for its Death By Chocolate entry, and then went on to be awarded the Most Successful Ice Cream Exhibitor.

The fi ve cheeses selected for the highly coveted Australian Cheeseboard Perpetual Trophy are: Ashgrove Cheese (Elizabeth Town TAS) Rubicon Red; Dairy Farmers (Lidcombe NSW) Mil Lel Superior Parmesan; Jannei Goat Dairy (Lidsdale NSW) Jannei Buche Noir; Woodside Cheese Wrights (Woodside SA) Figaro; and King Island Dairy (Currie TAS) Discovery Ash Brie.


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‘Bangalow’s own Asian foodstore, homewares

and gifts’

The pretty little village of Uki does not have its own restaurant – but it does have Chef Baz.

The fi rst time he was brought to my attention was when a fl yer landed on my desk at work advertising vegetarian cooking classes. I thought no more about it until a friend recently described with rapture a dinner party she had attended at his home. She told me that these events are held most Saturday nights for up to ten people; curiosity piqued, I contacted the chef in question.

Barry and Meg Forrester meet me in a café in Byron Bay; it takes them a long time to order lunch because they both have strong opinions about food and besides Meg is, by her own admission, very choosey. ‘I won’t be inviting you to any of my dinner parties!’ I joke, and fortunately she laughs.

She is Baz’s partner not only in life, as they say, but also in business. They met at the Miami Organic Markets on the Gold Coast where, after an extraordinary career crossing many continents, Baz was running a couple of restaurants. Together they came down from the Tallebudgera Valley in October of last year, found and settled in to the house at Uki and began running retreats complemented by cooking classes. Baz was born in New Zealand and, after completing an apprenticeship in Australia, plunged into jobs in pizza bars on Californian beaches, Canadian guesthouses in the Rockies, English countryside pubs and Austrian alpine pensions, Danish fi shing boats and a thousand-acre farm in Japan, a restaurant in Seattle, an historic B&B on a remote island off the coast of Canada (where he learned the traditional American Indian method of hand-catching wild Alaskan salmon and created menus out of the local asparagus, raspberries and wild deer).

There are so many stories in Baz, and so many achievements, and yet there is nothing self-promoting or boastful about this natural raconteur; on the contrary I fi nd him amusing, charming, and self-deprecating. The self-deprecation becomes evident when he tells me that, to be sure, he has written a book about his adventures but he is not remotely bothered if it is never published: ‘if it is it is’, he says with enviable, graceful detachment. Self-deprecation is even more eloquently expressed through the life he now leads, specifi cally these Saturday night dinner parties for small groups of strangers, born out of the desire he and Meg felt when they fi rst moved to the area to meet other people. The dining component of the retreats they were running had become so completely satisfying that they decided to concentrate on that instead, and to serve glamorous, organic, vegetarian meals in the spectacular setting of their Queenslander with its 360 degree view out to mountains and beyond. They charge a modest fee – $50 for fi ve courses – so it is barely and rarely profi table – ‘it’s a love thing’, inserts Meg, who I already see as the gracious warm hostess for these evenings, ensuring their smooth fl ow as Baz twirls around the kitchen creating divine dishes out of mostly vegetables. I am entranced by this concept – I am so looking forward to a Saturday night I have free in order to drive up to Uki and be one of the lucky guests. Baz makes practically everything himself – the whey he strains from his homemade cheese he uses as a starter for the sourdough bread he produces. Good-hearted neighbours allow Baz and Meg to plunder their vegetable gardens of mostly organic produce: the eggplant and the chilli and the okra, the salad greens and the garlic and the pomegranates and the fi gs. The dinners are based on and inspired by these rich, local, seasonal sources, and continually evolve, so that they are never the same. Baz believes that it is the responsibility of the chef to provide nutrition to diners, clean good food – to fi nd somehow a balance between the whole sensuality of food, the textures and colours and fl avours, and careful, correct nourishment: this is his mission.

For more information about the dinners and cooking classes call 6679 4143.

MULLUM

Lotus CafeLunch in the Hinterland

7 mins from Mullum 66844059

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There is something rather magical about strings. There’s an incredible buoyancy that lifts out of the music and a lyricism that translates across language. Ten years ago Fourplay took up a rather unique strategy, they applied their classical strings training to rock music. The end result is unexpectedly good. The atypical musical recipe transcribing some of the most challenging musical arrangements.

The latest album – Now to the Future features eight original songs alongside some innovative covers.

Shenton Gregory from the

band had a quick chat.

‘We basically launched the new album at the end of June last year and we recorded it with a producer who’s worked a lot in the industry – a guy called Magoo – he’s more famous for working with acts like Regurgitator. We employed a rock producer to produce a rock classic album, the idea was to approach it with that in mind.

‘We spent 10 days in Tasmania writing the next album and coming up with the next generation of covers. Our newest weapon of choice is from Rage against the Machine... Lara is a beautiful vocalist and you don’t see that a lot with a string quartet, often you have a guest singer with a quartet.’

So just what are the new

songs that Fourplay have

decided to cover?

‘On the album there is a cover of a Radio Head song, we were meaning to do it for years and fi nally found a piece we really liked: ‘2 plus 2 = 5. Our radio audience is incredibly varied and is split between ABC Radio National and Triple J and within that you have a huge cross section of an audience. We just did a show at the Opera House – we had 3 nights and broke it up with two concerts on each night, breaking up the genre, it was tough, two big shows after each other and two different genre shows.’

Shenton came prepared

for such a demanding

performance schedule.

‘I changed my shoes, everyone else brought extra shirts.’

When translating rock to strings, Fourplay stick very strictly to the format and construction of the original. ‘When it comes to any cover that’s written by anyone else – the law is that you can cover a piece of music as long as you do it as it was written, you can’t mess with it.’

This morning when I was playing the Fourplay CD, fellow Echo writer John Campbell leaned over and shared a little of his own

material. The Kronos Quartet who have a defi nite string Bollywood feel. I wonder if something of the Kronos hasn’t informed some of the Fourplay material, particularly in their original works. Their latest original material is cross dressed in genres. ‘There is one song that is a mixture of tango jazz swing and klezmer – and we call that swaz tango... we can cross a lot of different genres – the string quartet is not subjected to any pigeon hole of music, as long as it works, we tend to have a fairly argumentative process. RadioHead was eerie, we had a listen then had a bit of a play and in an hour it was done. We have tried to do things like Hendrix pieces, something within the music doesn’t work or string quartet can’t do.’

‘That was the risk in the Killing in the Name of Peace (Rage Against the Machine), in the end it did work. We had people at the St Kilda Festival getting up off their bums and giving us a stumbling ovation the other day just for attempting it!’ Wow, people in St Kilda actually standing up and showing emotion. Top score for bowling out the cool school.

KU PROMOTIONS

PRESENTS FOURPLAY

AT THE BANGALOW

CATHOLIC HALL ON

FRIDAY AT 8PM. TIX ARE

$20 AT THE DOOR.

Best strategies for handling this week: Treat all delays as opportunities. Use setbacks as rest breaks. Find something to appreciate in everyone you meet. Have a great week…ARIES: Devoting yourself single-mindedly to one thing and blocking everything else out can’t help but result in a one track personality. If personal dreams, postponed plans or adventurous enterprises tug at your attention this week, it’s time to follow their lead.

TAURUS: Direct questions won’t necessarily get straightforward answers right now. If this seems frustratingly evasive, well, confusing ambiguities are this week’s fl avour. The answer you want is right there inside you – at a deeper level, where perhaps you haven’t looked.

GEMINI: Though present circumstances have been pressing your Getting Restless button – leaning on it hard, in fact – as Mercury moves out of retrograde, this week’s likely to come up with something delightful you hadn’t anticipated to change your mind.

CANCER: Your instincts are sound this week so listen to your intuition even if it goes against what seems logical. And with people about to be more understanding and affectionate than they have been lately, a smart Crab won’t be knocking back friendly overtures…

LEO: The Sun in watery Pisces and Venus in fi ery Aries gives this week a steamy emotional edge – and interesting interpersonal possibilities. It could make you passionately creative, volcanically dramatic or draw you into heated scenes – your choice.

VIRGO: Virgos have precise aesthetics which they project on to the world. This week you may have to realise – yet again – that this is your own internal picture which no one else can provide for you. Your providing it for them could make this a wonderfully rewarding week.

LIBRA: During this not entirely drama free week, trying to do too many things is likely to confuse issues and throw arrangements into a twist. So cull commitments, keep things simple and bear in mind the old surfi ng mantra: If it swells, ride it...

SCORPIO: Harmony’s number one item on the present agenda so downplay blame, niggling and arguing – upgrade understanding and support. Make peace with your own and other people’s shortcomings, set defi nite goals and this week’s power surge will give you the assistance you need.

SAGITTARIUS: Some people might be having a cranky time during this passionate casserole of a week, but I don’t see Sagittarians among them. You’re much more likely to be feeling splendiferously frisky, buoyant and bold right now due to Jupiter’s benefi c infl uence.

CAPRICORN: Reason and logic aren’t featuring prominently this week and emotions could go OTT. If you don’t know the right questions to ask – and we don’t always – being observant is the second smartest policy. This is the transit of amazing realisations.

AQUARIUS: No doubt about that red devil Mars, it does love to stir the pot and toss you right in. For various reasons, people won’t react well to pressure or criticism this week which has a surprise or two up its sleeve – a mixed bunch, but mostly pleasant.

PISCES: This week’s Piscean birthday genius Michelangelo’s an appropriate role model for translating your ideas into reality. Not by struggling to overcome the mundane, but by fi nding the sublime in it – looking for the extraordinary in ordinary, everyday life.

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ARCHITECTS

DAVIS YEE ARCHITECTS House plans, renovations. Reg. 6604. www.davisyee.com ........... 66870606

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. Houses & Commerc. www.frankstewart.com.au 66856984

Zugai Strudwick ArchitectsLisa 0408 209 833

Mel 0410662887

www.zsarchitects.com.au

BUILDING TRADES

BRICKLAYER Lic 164155C ......................................................Phone Gary 0421 859106 or 66849102

BRICKLAYER, BLOCKLAYER Excellent references, reliable. Lic 129723C. Phone John ......... 66872138

BRICKLAYER, BLOCKLAYER Lic 173697C .....................................................Phone Bob 0431 792260

BRICKLAYER, BLOCKLAYER Neat, realiable, quality Lic 114688C ...................................0410326052

BRIMS BUILDER’S HARDWARE .......................................................................................... 66801718

BUILDER Alrick East Lic 27307 ................................................................................................ 66842708

BUILDER/CARPENTER Jamie McKenna Renovations, kitchens, stairs, frames, etc. Lic 43205 .. 66801683

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C ..................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677

CARPENTER/BUILDER ‘Colin the Carpenter’ Lic 162072C ...............................................0419 722132

CARPENTRY/JOINERY Renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, small jobs. Lic 157823C Paul ..... 66805722

CARPET LAYER Experienced laying and repairs .................................................. Andrew 0434 404899

CONCRETING & TIGHT SPOT EXCAVATIONS ....................................... 0404 147100 or 66872334

CONCRETING Driveways & slabs Lic 85709C ................... Wayne Whelan 0418 771653 or 66846200

DECKS PAVING PERGOLAS & RETAINING WALLS Lic 10711C Ph Greg .0414 859830 or 66803234

FLYSCREEN REPAIR Fix your old screens for summer .......................................................0411 254426

GYPROCK PLASTERING Free quotes, phone Dave Lic R63900 ....................................... 0403 403098

HANSEN TIMBERCRAFT Feature projects, joinery Lic 84399C Call Don ......................... 0418 650608

STAINLESS WIRE BALUSTRADING Supplies and installation ............................................. 66872253

TILER / HANDYMAN – ALL TRADES ..............................................................................0438 092935

TILING PERFECTION All types, helpful advice, free quotes Lic 179306C .. 0409 847653 or 66801168

WALL & FLOOR TILING Ceramic, terracotta & stone. Lic 176242C ..................................0404 089660

WATERPROOFING & TILING REPAIRS Free quotes, helpful advice. Lic 179306C ............... 66804612

Wall Tiling, Building MaintenancePhil and Linda GuyPh 6684 6930 • 0418 255 599

Ceramic Floor Tiling

Domestic & CommercialLic No. 55115C

EASTPOINT JOINERYHandcrafted doors, windows & timber products

2/6 Fern Place, Byron Arts & Industry Estate6685 7477 or 0417 697 705

CONSULTING & INSPECTIONSFENG SHUI CONSULTATIONS Elizabeth Crawford, www.fengshuigarden.net ............... 0421027823

DESIGN & DRAFTINGBRUNSWICK BUILDING DESIGNERS Home plans/additions ................ 0427 851512 or 66851512DAVID ROBINSON House plans and extensions ....................................... 66858114 or 0419 880048EXPANDESIGN Houses, shops & renovations. Alok W Eggenberger ...................................... 66847180GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI & LANDSCAPE PLANS Lyn Ruming ... 0428 884329 or 66857756ZAHER DESIGNZ Architectural & Design Services ....................................0414 974088 or 66849408

ELECTRICIANS

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C ......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173CURTIS ELECTRICAL 24 hour service – all Byron Shire. Lic 79065C .................................0427 402399DAVID LEVINE Lic 96251C Electrical, phones, security, data .................................................. 66854114ALL ELECTRICAL WORK Including solar & metering. Lic EC31722 ............................ Sid 0400 629577GOTCHA WIRED Peter Kendall Electrical Contractors Lic 61439C ............ 0427 611832 or 66855422HILUX ELECTRICAL Light, power, safety switches, etc. Lic 188376C .......................Dave 0418 159158POWER & AIR TOOL REPAIRS Repairs, spares, warranty ..................................................... 66844514SMALL – URGENT – EMERGENCY JOBS ONLY ............................................................0427 402399TREVOR REID Electrical and air conditioning Lic EC30537 ........................ 0418 710377 or 66847795TWEED BYRON TRENCHING & DIGGING Underground service specialist ...................0416 607167

Andrew Curtis • Lic No 79065C • Ph 0427 402 399

Business, Home, Farm, Industrial

ELECTRICIANReliable and Punctual

24 Hr Service • No Call Out Fee

Local, reliable, friendly electrician24 hour service, extensive experi-ence, no-obligation free quotes.

Call Wayne 0414 821137or 6684 5521

Schultz Circuit Electricalcommercial, industrial and

domestic applications

FENCING

BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, colourbond & timber fencing ................0417 491136BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes ........ 66804766 or 0416 424256

FLOOR SANDING & FINISHING

FLOOR SANDER Prompt, efficient, non-toxic ..............................................................Jeff 0414 804277

Floorsanding & Polishing

0422 982 008North Coast

FLOORSANDING

FURNITURE RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION

POLISH AT BYRON Expert furniture restoration. Showroom – Byron Arts & Industry Estate . 66807010STEPHEN THURSTON Antique restoration, furniture commissions – Yelgun ........................ 66805729WOOD DOCTOR Antique restoration, stripping & repairs, .................................. free quotes 66770185

GLAZIERS

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS, GLASS SPLASHBACKS LIC NO 61205C .............. 66803333

NOBBS & MYERSGLASS

For all glass supplies & repairs, shower screens, mirrors & robe doorsPh 26 Mill St

Mullum

Lic 34432C

6684 2685 Ah 6684 3326Fax 6684 3585

GUTTERING

HOT WATER

INTERIOR DESIGN

JENNIFER FAIR www.jenniferfair.com.au .................................................. 0429 875451 or 66805996KATE PLATT Interior Designer, www.kateplatt.com ................................... 0411 888416 or 66807606

LIGHTING

PAINTING

AD PAINTING BY JOHN HAND Lic 13246C ............................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249ALL-WAYS PAINTING Shahron Shahar Lic 189144C ................................ 0438 784226 or 66809281BYRON PRO-PAINT Free quotes, value. Lic 87771C ............................................Call Ben 0418 662281DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes Lic R98818 .............................. 0414 225604 or 66805049J2 PAINTING & MAINTENANCE .................................................. James 0432 418354 or 66853186OWEN BELL PAINTING CONTRACTORS ............................................................................ 66872305PAINTED EARTH Eco friendly paints & finishes ............................................................... Deb 66805729PAINTER/DECORATOR Andrew Johnson Lic R84077 .............................. 0414 309585 or 66803698

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PAINTING (continued)

Specialising in non-toxic:

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PLUMBERS

BILL CONNORS Plumber & drainer Gold Lic No L1051 CA 1221 ............................................ 66801403

DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas service. Lic. 1175539C .....................................0421 334515

I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C .......................................................................0412 916140

MARK CORBETT Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Lic 13121 ...................... 66877645 or 0418 210802

PLUMBING, DRAINS, LP GAS Dennis McKinnon Lic L6616 .................... 66878191 or 0400 726610

ROB CRANDELL PLUMBER, DRAINER & GASFITTER Lic. 10779 ........ 66853828 or 0431 593025

Ace Plumbing• Prompt service• Competitive rates• Free quotes• Plumbing, roofing & drainage• Gas fitting work Lic 165363C

6684 7776 or 0429 635 378

Adrian BlackPLUMBER

Cape Byron PLUMBING

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

Ph 66809997 – YOUR LOCAL PLUMBERS Lic

No

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INSPECTOR SEPTIC- AT YOUR SERVICE -

Solutions to ALL your problems6684 2474 0427 842 474

Lic.

8908

SKIPS

BEST SKIPS AND CONTAINERS BANGALOW ..........................................0417458149 or 66871544

SWIMMING POOLS

BAYWATER POOLS Design, construction. Concrete & fibreglass. Lic 129104C ..66843489 or 0419 479921

BALLINA POOL SHOP . 6686 5800Quality construction or renovation. All types of pools & spas.

On road service & maintenance. Free computer analysis.16 Ray O’Neill Crescent, Ballina • Serving you since 1988Licence 41452

� HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

ANTENNA & INSTALLATION

ANTENNA EXPERT Fast service guaranteed .......................................................................... 66809665

BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call us first .........................................................................0401 190960

NORTH COAST ANTENNA SERVICE ................................................................................... 66841234

ROB DEEGAN Antennas, parts, installation ............................................... 0429 994516 or 66845525

Brunswick T.V. Service

CLEANING

A A ACE CLEANING SERVICES ...............................................................0410 021162 or 66845129

AMORE CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING ...........................................66807721 or 66845008

G & M FAIRS CARPET CLEANING ....................................................................................... 66842548

SKILLFULL CLEANING, COOKING & IRONING ............................................................0413 763785

WINDOW CLEANING Professional work, free quotes, phone Steve ......... 0421 797210 or 66842898

ALL BYRON SHIRE CARPET& UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

TILE & GROUT CLEANING7 DAYS TRUCK MOUNTED MACHINE

ph Brendon O’Connor 66853767 or 0429853767

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Reliable and of the highest quality – call for a free quoteFREECALL 1800 68 38 38 MOBILE 0411 444 367

“Always Waterwise”

Professional Window CleaningDOMESTIC – COMMERCIAL – BOND CLEANS

Level 5 restrictions compliant

TLCTENDER LOVING CARE

Truck Mounted MachineCARPET CLEANING

Specialising in household carpet cleaning

Kevin & Margaret Bower (02) 6684 1001Speedy Drying

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

APPLIANCE REPAIRS & SPARES Power & Air Tool Repairs ................................................. 66844514BRUNSWICK TV SERVICE 30yrs Byron Shire, Bill Sked ......................................................... 66851778MULLUMBIMBY APPLIANCE SERVICE Byron Shire .............................. 0408 851633 or 66842952MULLUMBIMBY TV SERVICE Service, repairs & installation ................................................ 66842335VACUUM REPAIRS & SPARES Power & Air Tool Repairs ...................................................... 66844514

TV & VIDEO REPAIRS & SALESWe repair Hi-Fis, CDs, Microwaves

BYRON ELECTRONICS25 BRIGANTINE ST, BYRON INDUST. ESTATE • 6685 7610

GARBAGE & RUBBISH REMOVAL

ABOUT BYRON SHIRE Rubbish removed/recycled ..........................Mark 66855570 or 0421932945ANYTIME BYRON RUBBISH REMOVAL Call Michael ............................ 66844183 or 0424 946226THE CLEAN UP MEN Rubbish removal 24/7. Same day service. Byron Shire ....................0410 705877

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

AAA ACTION GARDENERS We do it when YOU want ......................................................... 66847775AAA LAWNMOWING Mulch deliveries ............................................................................0421 106332ABOUT BYRON Mowing, gardening, rubbish removal .................... Mark 0421 932945 or 66855570ALL GUTTERS CLEANED All areas, free quotes, fully insured ................... 0405 922839 or 66841674ALL LAWN MOWING, rubbish removal & garden maintenance . Michael 0424 946226 or 66844183BYRON & BEYOND Acreage mowing. Smooth, reliable, insured ..............................Tosh 0411 358901BYRON OCEAN SHORES LAWNS & GARDENS Lawnmowing, gardening, rubbish removal 0404 418957

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GARY’S ORGANIC VEGE Garden mtnce & lawn services. Reliable naturally . 66846193 or 0423 527882

LAWN MOWING & GARDENING Byron Shire, reliable service .......................................0401 323323

[email protected] .................................................................Peter 0423 756394

NOT JUST MOWING Lawn & garden maintenance. Qualified horticulturist ............... AH 0429 410867

SHORT BACK & FRONT MOWING All gardening .............................Jim 0413 292316 or 66809033

THE CLEAN UP MEN Rubbish removal 24/7. Same day service. Byron Shire ....................0410 705877

TREE & PALM Lopping, felling, rubbish removal, fully insured, free quotes .......................0405 620261

TREE FELLING & CHIPPING Fully insured, goor rates, ph Nick ................ 0415 935048 or 66884336

TROWS LAWNMOWING Lawns, gardens, ride–on .................................. 0410 665902 or 66875959

Peter McDonaldFencing & FarmMaintenance6684 2440 / 0415 838979

• Fencing • Slashing• Stockyard Building• 4WD 4 in 1 Bucket• Post & Rail Fences

All areas – no job too small

GAS FITTERS & SUPPLIERS

BRUNSWICK VALLEY ELGAS SUPPLY FREE DELIVERY, NO RENTAL .................................. 66801575

FEDERAL MULLUM GAS SUPPLY ........................................................................................ 66884000

MULLUMBIMBY GAS WORKS Service & installation. Lic No L11487 .................................. 66840187

HANDYPERSONS

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Jack of All Ph Andre ............................................................ 66847553

ALL HOME & BUSINESS Handyman service. Carpentry, painting, etc .....................Chris 0410 588112

ALLROUND Carpentry, renovations & repairs ....................................Tony 66804725 or 0439 424925

BAY BUILDING SERVICES Int + ext home improvements ph Pete ...................................0427350470

BUILDER Lic 3442C Renovations, handyman ph Larry ............................... 66845331 or 0418 608407

CALL A HUBBY for all the little odd jobs, call Ami ..............................................................0421 347320

CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Tom Scott ........................... 66847449 or 0418 600576

COSMO’S HOUSE HEALING SERVICES Pro paint, carpentry, the works .......................0422 996731

DAN HANDYMAN Leaking taps to minor building maintenance .............66228911 or 0402 009361

JOHN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE property maintenance, lawns & rubbish removal 66805374 or 0428 736874

RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICE ............................................. Michael 66844970 or 0405 325569

HIRE

BYRON WEDDING & PARTY HIRE ........... www.byronpartyhire.com.au 66855483 or 0439855483

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

TRUCK WITH CRANE & GENERAL CARRIER Large & small lift & carry jobs ...................... 66846789

HOUSEHOLD REQUIREMENTS

B y r o n S h i r e

Rob & Lorraine CubisPh: 6685 1969 Mob: 0412 995267Free Quotes on:- • Screens • Hollands • Venetians • Pleated • Security • Awnings & Patios • Vertical drapes

LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATION

GARDEN DESIGN & FENG SHUI .............................................................0428 884329 or 66857756

LANDSCAPE & DESIGN Brad Turk. Lic 24884C www.turklandscapes.com.au ................0418 661145

LANDSCAPE DESIGN by David Pettifer www.byronscape.com ......................................0427 845284

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING SERVICE Mini excavator hire, ...........0402 716857or 66802750

SACREDSCAPES for creative garden solutions ............................................. call Thias Miller 66845571

SHANE FLANNERY LANDSCAPING Paving, retaining walls, bricklaying. Lic 35665C ...0418 669055

a r t h b o u n dE

PEST CONTROL

• Safe• Natural• Effective• Guaranteed

TROPICALE PEST MANAGEMENTReg. 1482 NSW L2603 QLD 11645

ENVIRONMENTAL PEST CONSULTANTSSpecialising in alternate and integrated methods of control.

Termite inspections/non-chemical control.Ph/fax 6684 2428 Mob 0418 110 714

REMOVALISTS

TRUCK with crane & general carrier. Large & small lift & carry jobs ......................................... 66846789

BEYOND BYRON REMOVALSReady for work within & beyond Byron

Brisbane Sydney backloadingFor careful service & great rates

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Phone66858108

Cape Byron Removals8 Grevillea St, Byron Arts & Industrial Estate• Based in Byron Industrial Estate• Continuing to serve the Byron Shire• Local • Brisbane • Sydney • Melbourne • Inland

SECURITY SERVICES

BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide ..................................... 66771550 or 0412 144679

SEWING MACHINE & APPLIANCE SERVICE

A1 SEWING MACHINES Since 1964 Leaders In Service ........................................................ 66847447

UPHOLSTERY

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Re-covering specialists: Bangalow Upholstery ......................... 66871553

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Curtains & soft furnishings ........................... 66853745 or 0403 713303

WINDOW TINTING

TWEED BYRONWINDOW TINTING

Car, House, Office, Shop

6 6 8 0 2 4 8 4

� BUSINESS & OFFICE SERVICES

SORTING CHAOS SECRETARIAL BUSINESS SERVICES ........................................................ 66805555

ACCOUNTANTS

ACCOUNTANT HUDSON MATTHEWS MANAGEMENT SERVICES ............................... 66858129

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

BIZWIZZ Professional & mobile – MYOB & Quickbooks, www.bizwizz.com.au .................0400 758192

BOOKKEEPING & OFFICE REORGANISATION MYOB & more .................. Call Vimala 0417 188436

CLARE WIGLEY BOOKKEEPING Efficient & professional solutions, MYOB installation & training .0422 190277

GST & TAX SORTED. GOOD RATES. NO FUSS ...............................Anji 0434 898383 or 66857524

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COMPUTER SERVICES

APPLECORE SOLUTIONS Apple Macintosh help and sales ...............................Dean Pirera 66870653

BYRON COMPUTER SERVICESPC Software & Hardware Solutions

Troubleshoot ing Networking Tuit ion SetupRepairs Upgrades Instal lat ions

0404 314282 6684 8128

COMPUTER TONER & CARTRIDGES

PRINTING & GRAPHIC ART

ACCENT COLOR THE COPY SHOP ....................................................................................... 66856236

ACCENT COLOR THE LAMINATING SHOP ......................................................................... 66856236

NORTH COAST PRINT SOLUTIONS Graphic Design and Printers ....................................... 66858264

PROFESSIONAL ILLUSTRATOR / WRITER ........................................................ Shawna 0412 765939

Art d,Echo

• Direct to fabric print t-shirts • Poster & canvas printing to A1 • Colour laser printing • Business cards • Shopfront signs & A frames • Short run specialists

Byron Bay Arts & Industry Estate Ph 6685 7350

Living Colour Designs

p.02 6680 9624 m.0423 685 902 [email protected]

not just a sign shop...seesawseesaw

� HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

CHIROPRACTIC

CHIROPRACTOR Bruce Campbell, Brent Verco 52 Shirley St, Byron Bay ................................ 66858159

CHIROPRACTOR Andrew Badman & Steve Foster– low force ............................................... 66858553

MICHAEL SCHWAGER Chiropractor 108 Stuart St, Mullumbimby ........................................ 66841962

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Karl Wedeman & Brent Verco. 110 Dalley St ............................... 66841028

DENTISTS

BYRON DENTAL SURGERY Mercury-free restorations ......................................................... 66807774

MULLUMBIMBY DENTAL CENTRE 100 Stuart St, Mullumbimby ........................................ 66842644

FLORISTS

OH HANG IT OH POT IT Fresh local flowers & plants. Deliveries ........................................... 66842557

PASSION@FLOWERS Byron Bay. Fresh flowers, weddings. Interflora member ..................... 66855209

HAIR & BEAUTY

ALLURE BODYWAXING Professional, Affordable, Friendly Service ..................................0403 417508

EDGE HAIRDRESSING Award winning salon. Open 6 days & Thursday nights ..................... 66858391

SPRAY TAN – BRONZED BYRON BABES ............................................... 0432 533680 or 66809356

THERE’S ALWAYS MORE Hair & beauty Byron Bay. Redken & Dermalogica ........................ 66807922

HEALTH

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne .................................... 66857366

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis .................................................... 66857001

ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE AYURVEDIC HERBS House of Wellbeing, Kim Kilgariff ........ 66858538

ACUPUNCTURE FOR ANIMALS Brigid Beckett ...............................................................0431 702560

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Postural re-education for pain, stress/dysfunction. M. Hayes ..... 66809770

CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer .......................... 66846444

MASSAGE THERAPY with Kristine at Lennox Head .............................................................. 66875001

MULLUMBIMBY Herbals, Naturopathy, Massage, 79 Stuart St .............................................. 66843002

MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................... 66841511

SUZIE PHILLIPS ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE .............................................. 66809696

OSTEOPATHY

BANGALOW Jodie Jacobs ....................................................................................................... 66872337

BRUNSWICK HEADS OSTEOPATHY Sue Broadbent, Mon - Fri ........................................... 66851126

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE Eve Schoenheimer & Jodie Jacobs ......................................... 66807575

PHYSIOTHERAPY

ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Suffolk Park 1 Bryce Street ............................................................ 66853511

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Craniosacral, Massage & Pilates

Libbie Nelson, Petra Karni, Clare Connolly Lot 1, Ballina Road, Bangalow ................................ 66872330

CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, acupuncture, physio ............................................. 66847555

NICK EDMOND & MARTINA RIGBY Mullumbimby Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Centre

‘Govinda’ 8 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby Monday, Wednesday, Friday ........................................ 66843255

OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY NIGEL PITMAN ........................................................ 66803499

PAULA RAYMOND-YACOUB Acupuncture and physio ........................................................ 66851646

� MOTORING

BILLINUDGEL BRAKE CENTRE ............................................................................................ 66801382

BILLINUDGEL STEERING & SUSPENSION ......................................................................... 66801382

CAR BODIES REMOVED Any condition, for quote phone Mark ......................................0427 660641

CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE ......................................................................66845296 or 66845403

FRED HENRY MECHANICAL REPAIRS Billinudgel .............................................................. 66802155

HEADLINING FROM $175 & CAR UPHOLSTERY Dave Moody, Ocean Shores ................. 66801173

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, welding, MTA member, Pearce Motors .......................................... 66851252

WILSONS EXHAUST & SUSPENSION ................................................................................ 66856925

Natrad AUTO COOLING SERVICE CENTRE

BAYSIDE RADIATORS, WINDSCREENSAND AIR CONDITIONING

24 Hours 7 Days Serving Byron Shire

Where else would you take a leak!Lot 4, Wilfred St, Billinudgel. Ph 6680 2444

NEW TYRESBATTERIES & REPAIRS

Billinudgel Tyre Service Ph 6680 2366

MogoPlace

Estab1988

Quality tyres & retreads, repairs, batteries, fitting & balancingMULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE

Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

� MISCELLANEOUS

ROSEBANK STORE

CATERING

BYRONCAKE Gorgeous cakes. Gluten free available .........................................................0427 608945

PICTURE FRAMING

BYRON ART SUPPLIES & PICTURE FRAMING 3/97 Centennial Circuit ............................. 66808010

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................... 66803444

HAIKU FRAMING & DESIGN 144 Jonson St, Byron Bay ....................................................... 66807891

PICTURE FRAMING Bill Veale ................................................................................................ 66842262

VETERINARY SURGEONS

BILLINUDGEL/OCEAN SHORES VET HOSPITAL Jon Hollingworth, Russell Grigg ............. 66803480

BYRON BAY VET CLINIC 1/70 Centennial Cct. Rowen Trevor-Jones ..................................... 66856899

MULLUMBIMBY VET CLINIC Dr Neil Farquhar and Dr Richard Gregory .............................. 66843818

SUFFOLK PARK VET CLINIC Michael Cumpston .................................................................. 66853696


PUBLIC NOTICES

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It’s $30 per quarter or $110 per year, post included. Write to Village Way,

Stuart St, Mullum bimby 2482.

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– all care & no responsibility taken.

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business hours Monday to Friday by phoning 6684 1777.

Please be very clear about what you want to have printed in your ad.

Our Echo staff will read your ad back to you. Please help us by making sure

we have correct details and phone numbers. Please have credit card ready for Garage Sales, To Share, Wanted To

Rent and Work Wanted.

STRESSED?TAKE RUGS

THE RUG SHOP, BANGALOW

COUNSELLINGSUSAN ALLEN CMCAPA

Phone 66802805

MEN’SLINE SUPPORT COUNSELLORS Willing to listen, call 66222240 7pm-11pm every night.

THE TAX DOCTOR!Ronald H Wolff, former offi cer with

Tax Dept is happy to keep you in good tax health incl. GST. For personal and

professional tax services call 66795330. Will make house calls.

WEDDINGS & FUNERALS

Alina HughesInspired Ceremonies. 66859898

CHOKE THE SMOKESWITH HYPNOSIS. Paul L. Jones C.Ht.

DO IT NOW! 66807030

MULLUMBIMBY SOUP KITCHENNeighbourhood Centre, Dalley Street,

Wednesday 5pm. 66841816

TAROT-ASTROLOGY66802608…EVE…0417427518

www.gypsylefay.com

I’LL MARRY YOU Gita Dunbar – authorised Marriage

Celebrant. 66779282 or 0411041591.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND:The Australian Cannabis Cookbook

@ Echo offi ces Mullumbimby & Byron Bay or www.ozshop.net.

ARE YOU IN LOVE?CALL SUE BASSER

Marriage Celebrant 66847165

HYPNOTHERAPY & COUNSELLINGWendy Purdey. Relax, resolve, release & restore inner calm & clarity. Benefi ts

includes insights, understanding & energy to create change. Enq welcome 66802630

ANTHEA AMOREMARRIAGE CELEBRANT

66807277 0422383151 www.antheaamore.com

JAW R.E.S.E.T. HEALINGHelps stress from teeth grinding, dental work or accidents. Tibetan

Sound Chakra Healing. Rose Gilmore 0429194912 – 66855475

DEREK HARPERCELEBRANT

66803032 [email protected]

AFRICAN DRUMMING with Chinta @ Ewingsdale Hall Thurs Beg 6.30-8pm, Int 8.15-9.45pm – 6 weeks. 66857927

THE ETERNAL GODDESSDeeply nurturing massage ATMS accred

Readings, Reiki. Coming soon:Tantric massage & Tantra. Call Debra 0404863353

LIVING SYSTEMS DESIGNSPermaculture veggie gardens.

Non chem regen. Compost loos.Small steps to a sustainable future.0422804333, phone/fax 66844559

AFRICAN DANCE with Cheze + live music Sat 10.30-12pm @ Buddha Bar, Tues 6.30-8pm @ Ewingsdale Hall, 6 weeks. 66857927 or 0411843384

LAHAYSewing & cutting service.

Manufacturing for wholesalers, shops & market stalls.

Ph Jocelyn 66846665 Mon-Fri BH.

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT ORGANICS?Learn how we can support you in

turning your passion into an ethical, sustainable income with the world’s fi rst certifi ed organic skin/hair/body/

cosmetic product range. Call now for a FREE information package.66854248 or 0412723577 or email

[email protected]

MEDICINE DRUM& INTRODUCTION TO SHAMANISM

Workshops & Shamanic Healings avail. Enqs Peter 66845302, 0417724335

ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS!TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE

Life coaching assists you to make it happen. Phone Ruth 0413484604

Classifi ed Ads

ECHO CECHO CLLASSIFIEDS 6684 ASSIFIEDS 6684 11777777

FOR CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK

PHONE ADSAds may be taken by phone on 6684 17778.30am – 2pm Monday9am – 5pm Tuesday to FridayAds can’t be taken on the weekend

AT OUR OFFICESClassifi ed ads may also be lodged at our offi ces:Mullumbimby – Village Way, Stuart StByron Bay – 95 Jonson St

RATES & PAYMENT$12.50 for the fi rst two lines (minimum charge)$3.50 for each extra line (these prices include GST)Cash, cheque or credit card– Bankcard, Mastercard or Visa.Prepayment required for: Garage Sales, Share Accommodation, Wanted to Rent and Work Wanted classifi cations

DEADLINE12pm Monday for display ads

2pm Monday for line ads

Account enquiries

phone 6685 5222

INDEXBirthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Boats For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Business For Sale . . . . . . . . . .42Business Opportunity . . . . . . . .42Bus Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Cabins For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . .42Caravans For Sale . . . . . . . . . .42Car Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Church Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Death Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43For Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Garage Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Halls For Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Health Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Holiday Accommodation . . . . .42Land For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Lost & Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Motor Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Musical Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Only Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Pets of the Week . . . . . . . . . . .43Positions Vacant . . . . . . . . . . . .43Property For Sale . . . . . . . . . . .42Public Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Return Thank You . . . . . . . . . . .43Share Accommodation . . . . . .42Short Term Accommodation . .42Social Escorts . . . . . . . . . . . . .43To Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43To Let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Tractor Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Tradework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Tree Lopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Wanted To Rent . . . . . . . . . . . .43Work Wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43WWOOFER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

LAZYBONESFAMILY CONSTELLATIONS

A way to heal the ancestral wounds

with Bubula Lardi

W’shop Fri. 30 – Sat. 31 March 2007at Ewingsdale Hall, Byron Bay

Info. & bookings: Robert 6684 7223 [email protected]

www.constellationbyron.com

FAMILY CONSTELLATIONSA way to heal the ancestors

Behind LuLu’sMullumbimby

NEW

SHOES

Do you want to make a difference?

www.bys.org.au

A Spot of Paint

A Call to local Artists...

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Ocean Shores ParentResource CentreA place for support,

information and referralPh: 6680 4919

ALI’S RUG CENTRESpecialist rug

washing & repairsQuality rugs for sale

Cnr Wollongbar & Centennial Cct

Byron Arts/Ind Est6685 7750/0427 469 843

Dance Classes Byron & Brunswick Contemporary BalletDancebody Toning All tness levels Ph 0407 887 457


MENFIND THE JOY.

EXPERIENCE THE BALANCE.SEE THE INNER YOU.A one-day workshop

Sunday March 11, 9am-5pm, $100 Mullumbimby

For details, call Michael66846551

VENUE HIRE FUNCTIONS, PARTIESat Mullumbimby Golf Club.

Enquire at club or on 66842273

BUDDHIST MEDITATION RETREAT over Easter, 7-14 April at Ballina. Contact Simon Clough at Stillness in Action Retreats, phone 66242894, or see www.stillnessinaction.net.au

How You Can

Create Wealth Ethicallywith your own home based business in the exploding organics industry.

Local business with integrity, local people. Incredible education, training & support. Proven system,

low start up costs.For info call Anand on 66854248www.rawpower.mionegroup.com

CHANNELLED GUIDANCEVia clairaudient Shelley Neller

Individuals – small groupsNext group – Tue March 20 at 7.30pm

Bookings 66853587

COUNSELLING & THERAPYRI FRASER Accred. A.H.H.A. 66803040

TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. Simple business opportunities for everyday people. Phone John 0427767447

MONDAYS 7-8.30PM

ONENESS BLESSINGDeeksha @ Ambaji, Marvel St, Byron

Bay. Anugita 66858585

POWERFUL CIRCLESOmra & Ananara last Wednesday 7-9pm at Ambaji. Starting again Tuesdays from

April 3rd. Info 0432348701

WRITING CLASSESWITH

SARAH ARMSTRONGChoose Tues 6-9pm or Wed 9.30am-

12.30pm, runs for 6 weeks $180. 66846897, www.sarah-armstrong.com

ALL WIDOWS OF EX-SERVICEMENAre invited to join the members of the Byron Bay & District Laurel Club on a trip to Tweed City & Club Banora on

19th March 2007. Enquiries & bookings to Denise 66851825

2 ONLY HAWAIIAN HULA WORKSHOPS IN BYRON WITH MICHELLE KIBAEwingsdale Hall Thur 15 & Fri 16 March 1-2.30pm. All welcome. Info [email protected]

DNA ACTIVATIONUp to 180,000 strands. 0432348701

DYNAMIC DRAWINGWeds – Mullum Drill Hall

Fridays – Byron Scout HallBoth classes 9.30am-12, cost $15/$20

www.dynamicdrawing.com.auTea & coffee, mats avail. 0421101220

❤ SALSACISE ❤Starts NOW – Buddha Bar Byron

Fridays 9-10am. Heartspace Mullum Mondays 5-6pm. Fun, fi t way to learn or

improve Latin dance. All levels. Call now 66845059, 0448436598

Susan – Brazilian taught 8 yrs exp.

CONSCIOUSLY CONNECTINGA fun social night Wed 7.30pm $15.

0423409991

GYPSY LE FAYOPENING SOON – Brunswick Heads

www.gypsylefay.com

CHIC-HOP DANCEFeminine hip-hop classes at Buddha

Bar Mon 6.30pm, Thur 7.30pm. Some dance exp nec. All ages. Performance opportunity. Call Cazie 0415624797

LA MER LIFE DRAWING CLASSESStart Wed 7 March 7pm. Teaching by

Byron Tik. Bring materials, a bottle and a plate and join the dreaming. Cnr Banksia & Acacia Sts, Byron Ind Est.

ABSEILING FOR ALL Sat only, now ½ price (was $59). Corporate team building tailored programs. Phone 0432477689

MEETINGS IN TRUTHWith Isaac & Meike

March 14 - April 14 Wed, Thurs, Fri 7-9pm Ambaji, Byron Bay. Sat 11am-

6pm Ocean Shores Community Centre. All welcome.

BACHATA & CHA CHA CHA4 weeks only Thurs 7.30 Byron Scout Hall. This Sat Broken Head Hall 1.30.

Ladies Styling & Reggaeton, 3pm Reggaeton Hip Hop & Break. 66802806

ACTORS, DANCERS, MODELSPortfolios from $250

Gypsy Le Fay opening soon in Brunswick Heads. www.gypsylefay.com

HEALTH NOTICES

❤ HEARTSPACE ❤$30 massage Wed-Fri 0423293995Jo Morrish & Honourable Therapists

CHIROPRACTORBruce Campbell BSc DC

Byron Chiro Ctr 6 days 66858159

CLASSICAL HOMOEOPATHDr Sue Haynes PhDHealth Fund Rebates

BYRON BAY Tu & Thur. 66855883

SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICEFree STD/HIV checkups

Clinics: Byron Monday; Ballina FridayFor appt phone 66202980

BE SPOILT. Therapeutic Massage. Neck & shoulders or full massage. Reiki avail. Jean 66801864 – Ocean Shores.

REBIRTHING & TRAINING Ph: Alakh Analda 0413167688

www.rebirthing.com.au

HEALING FROM THE HEARTSUZANNE STAPLES ND DBMReiki / Intuitive / Energy HealingMassage / Naturopathic Advice

66801918 or 0431151950

HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGISTPAULA BARUKSOPULO

Member Aust Psychological Society Incorporating holistic counselling,

Buddhist psychotherapy, kinesiology & hypnotherapy. Health fund & some

Medicare rebates. 66870700

EAR CANDLING – help clear ears/sinuses. 66857736

PILATES @ CORE STUDIOMat + machine. 66856716

MULLUM MASSAGEDeep • Flowing • Nurturing

Kahuna style. Deborah 66843723

THAI MASSAGE1.5 hours $50. Home visit $60. 7 days.

Phone Ekka 66804478. No sex.

YogaPractise ISHTA style meditationPranayama & dynamic asanaTuesday 9am-11am ByronAikido Dojo/Temple Byron

Melaleuca Dr, off Ewingsdale RoadThursday 9.30-11.30am MullumYellow Church, Myocum Street.

Joanne Langton 66843654

FLOAT & MASSAGE2 hour session $65. 66858304

SIMPLY DIVINE MASSAGE. Swedish, deep tissue, hot rocks, beauty therapy, facials etc from $45. Ph Lisa 66844003

DR JANE REFFELLWomen’s Health & Wellbeing.

Appointments 66872337

HAWAIIAN BODYWORK with Cheze. Healing for body, mind and spirit. 0411843384, 66857927

LEARN GESTALT THERAPYGrad Dip Prog 2007. Prof training in Lismore. FEE-HELP. Ph 66213911

Certified Teacher

Lynda 66851012

TUE(int) / THUR(gen) 6pmWED(gen) / FRI(beg) 9am6 wk courses start Feb 7

BOOK NOW!WED/FRI 6am ‘Sun-Up’ (gen/int)WED 6pm Beginners Intro

YOGA & PILATES

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DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Specialising sore backs, stiff necks,

sciatica, pinched nerves & relaxation. Mobile service available, 15 years

experience. 66840026

KRIYA YOGABali-Ubud April 5-10, 2007

With Acharya RohiniInitiation Level I & Retreat

Asanas, Pranayamas, Dhyanas, local temples, local gurus,

accommodation, massage, meals $1000 excludes air fares. Register

contact 0401369743 www.babaji.ca

MASSAGE-GO KAHUNA$40/hour, 7 days. 66846049

REIKI BELONGIL BEACHCome & be rejuvenated. 0415356867

BE NURTURED by delicious Remedial massage + Aust. Bush essences, Wed/Thu/Fri $55-1¼hr. Amanda 0421079644

YOGA WITH LOIS & KINDNESSThursdays 9.30-11.30 at studio behind Drill Hall, MULLUM $12 or $10 conc.IYTA Qualifi ed 12 years experience.

Ex-Aust. Institute Sport teacher is back after 5 year kid focus.

Call Lois 66840331. Starting 1 March.Drop in. Everyone welcome.

STRONG HANDS MASSAGE16 yrs exp. Ph Cornelia 0427301251

KAHUNA MASSAGEExp. Brigitte 66845158, 0402503603

TANTRIC MASSAGE Relax & heal. Paul 0409556969

PILATES BYRONINTRO TO EQUIPMENT COURSE

Beginning March 13.Contact Michelle at Core Studio.

0422584799

MIGRAINES, WHIPLASH, SCIATICA, FROZEN SHOULDER, CHRONIC UPPER & LOWER BACK PAIN.

Remedial & Sports Massage therapist. ATMS accred, health fund rebates. Student disc. Ila McDonald:

0403748647, 66808400

MASSAGE MULLUMDeep Tissue, Craniosacral, Reiki.

Call Gina Thursday 66841255

YOGA OCEAN SHORESMonday 7pm. More info ph 66805351

INTUITIVE MASSAGE/ENERGY WORKReceive guidance for your life.

15 years experience. Lisa 66844003

HEALERTime to make changes in our life? Appointments Sundays in Byron at Pearl’s place. Jannese 66891472

POWERFUL AYURVEDIC MASSAGE Crystal vibrational therapy, Reiki to experience at Crystalline Journey in beautiful bush surroundings in Byron

Bay. 0424303740

Healings $15With KyLama at Gaia Ctr, Weds only

7/3-4/4. 7-9pm Ph 04486770175 Wollongbar St, Byron A&I Estate

Need Guidance?ASTROLOGER

66221916 (evening)

MAKE UP BARStocking Napoleon, Jane Iredale &

Benefi t. 66808044 – Byron Bay.

SELF DEFENCEGet fi t, keep safe, feel empowered!

Universal Self Defence classes now at B’bar, O.Shores, Bruns, Byron, Mullum

universalselfdefence.com 66801062

MULLUM TANTRAWorkshops & individual tantra massage sessions. Details Maurice 0419903106

HOLISTIC HYPNOTHERAPYPhone Jhon 66841734, 0431441446

BEST MASSAGERelaxation & deep tissue. 4 hands.In/out calls, 7 days. 20+ years exp.

Bernie 0407431588

❤ AEROBIC FITNESS ❤Fun combination w’out for body & face

Regain strength, fl exibility & energyEwingsdale Fridays 11am-12.30pm.

Reserve with Susan 66845059, 0448436598

COLOUR HEALING WITH

AURA-SOMASessions for children at special rates.

Call Anamaya for info & bookings 0422481472

QI GONGWith Daisy Lee from HawaiiWed March 14, 9am-noon

At Seed Savers $40. Ph 66855007

ZEN SHIATSU with Aven $60/1 hour, $70 1.5 hours. Phone 66859980. Wed, Ambaji, Tues-Thur Suffolk.

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGEDeep & gentle by qualifi ed masseuseNina Dip.Nat. 66841634, 0409393352

FOR HIREBACKHOE HIRE/4WD

John Coe – All excavationsPh 66841576, mobile 0408841576

PA FOR HIRE – 12 channel mixer, amp, 4 x speakers, effects unit set up and operator. Phone Zane 0403398272

HALLS FOR HIREEWINGSDALE HALL AVAILABLEfor your function. Ph 66847706 AH

ECHO CLASSIFIEDSPHONE 66841777

BUS SERVICESBYRON 2 BRISBANE EXPRESSCity/Airport 2 hours. 1800 626222

TRADEWORK

ANDY’S HANDY SERVICEGutter cleaning. Rubbish removal.

All household repairs +. 0408628130

HANDYMAN SERVICEAll prop maintenance, carpentry, paint-ing, 20yr exp. 66801810/0409560789

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR20 years experience. Lic. 114578C. Craig Warwick. Phone 0413451186

BUILDER/CARPENTERExtensions, renovations & new work,

fully licensed. Phone Ryan 0415539973

ALL ANTIQUE & FURNITURE restoration, cane repairs, sheet cane inserts, pick up/delivery. Ph Greg 66882293

TREE LOPPING

COMPUTERSInternet • Database • Digital

FileMaker Pro Specialist11th Hour Group Pty Ltd.

www.11hrg.com.au • 66875367

MR MACINTOSH I’ll come to you!

Troubleshooting, tuition, internet.Call Tom 66855504

NEW & USED COMPUTERSService – Spares. Ph Greg 66804159

WANTED: LOGIC/MOTHERBOARDfor Mac G4 Powerbook 15” 800MHz Titanium. Must be in good working order. If you have this part to sell please call 0418202627

FOR SALE

WARD’S LANDSCAPE SUPPLIESWooden railway sleepers, concrete sleepers, garden ornaments & pots, mulches, soil, metals, gravel & more.

Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat 7.30am-2pm. 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullum. 66842323

BAMBOO PLY from $10.50sqm For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure

BRIDGLANDS BUY & SELL - good used furniture - good clean bedding - late model electrical & antiques. Mullumbimby 66842511

COMPOST TOILETSGarry Scott • 66843468

BEDS - MATTRESSES - ENSEMBLES Best brands - Best range. Sleep Zone Bridglands, Mullumbimby. 66842511

TRAMPOLINES, REPLACEMENT MATS& parts, a variety of pool tables in different sizes & accessories. Phone 66851624, m. 0409851624

BLANK DVDsCDs & Mini DV tapes

BRIDGLANDSMullumbimby. 66842511

VACUUM CLEANERS repairs & sales, discount bags, pickup/delivery. Rick’s Vac Shack 66805148, 0421902454

LATEX MATTRESSESAll sizes. Direct sales… save $$$

Sunshadow Latex. 66841263

CARPET OFFCUTS – Lots of sizes and prices at Ray Towers Carpets, Mullumbimby Industrial Estate.

TIMBER, pine, treated pine, hardwood, mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. Brims Builders Hardware, Mogo Place, Billinudgel. Phone 66801718

WASHING MACHINE auto $140, fridge 2 door $180. 0413589388

GARDEN SHEDSDiscount prices, slab & erection

service. Ph 66841674, 0405922839

TYAGARAH MULCHBales $4. BH 66844242

TIPIS – YURTSSALES & HIRE

Tipis – 66855895www.rainbowtipis.com.au

Yurts – 0415303573www.bambooyurts.com.au

Bookcases – Dining Suites – Lounges Blanket Boxes – Manchester

WE’VE GOT IT ALL!

mattressXpress 66855212

EPSOM 1290 professional quality A3 printer, 4 mths old, hardly used, comes with Epsom 2yr extended warranty, also fi tted with MIS fl ow thru ink delivery system & ink pots (worth $600). Total value over $1000, sell $450. Please ring David 66804331, 0408333282

WASHING MACHINE top load 5.5kg Fisher & Paykel, 12 mths moderate use, exc cond, 6 mth w’ty $295. 0412144360

MOSQUITO NETS100% COTTON – ALL SIZES

Phone 66843191

BROMELIADSWe are back with $100 lots

(6x4 box trailer). Great mixture, great value. Be quick to get your pick.

Federal 66849276

trampolines 50% offRound with safety net. 66890487

Star-Light Trampolines

ORGANIC GARDEN COMPOST $12 per 30 litre bag. Phone 66846341

ECO-DEMOLISHERS10 panel glass french doors, double

entrance doors, RSJ 6m, T&G fl ooring end match, new tiles 15 boxes 300 x

300, roofi ng iron, asst doors, windows, 7x7 posts, all your timber needs. Call for

a quote 66840343, 0431396859

3 COMPOST BINS $15 each. Chain driven compost roller, cost $570, sell $320. Phone 66841570

CLAWFOOT BATH full reno, immac condition, classic shape $3000. Phone 66851997, 0407486581

SODA STREAMMACHINES & GAS REFILLS.

Bridglands Retravision 66842511

40 METRES GALVANISED ROLL TOP FENCE 1200 high $300. Phone 66851997, 0407486581

1 & 2 & 3 SEATER LOUNGES + several cushions $400 ono. 0401724896 Byron

QUEEN BED, black shelving unit, doona, blankets, wardrobe for sale, Byron CBD, going overseas. Phone 0403254460

ORGANIC FRUIT & VEGSaturday 10th, 9am to 1pm. Fossil Farm

419 Left Bank Road. 0429843408

HORSE FOR SALE 6 year old 15.2hh t’bred bay mare, exquisite looks & exceptional temperament, bomb proof, a rare gift $4000 neg. 0401740438

2 VERY NICE WOODEN SINGLE BED FRAMES, 1 painted girly, 1 solid $35 each. Phone 66878474

NEW LINE! LATEX PILLOWS5 year guarantee $59


SONY HD VIDEO CAMERA HVRZ1P + Sony wide angle lens & shoulder brace, perfect condition, 2 hours use $6300. Phone 66801672

LOUNGE 4 seater, excellent condition $325. Free delivery. Phone 0427807220

KELVINATOR FRIDGE 220L VGC $290, bath tub 900x900 $75. Ph 66841662

CARPET MATS – from 50 cents each at Ray Towers Carpets, Mullumbimby Industrial Estate.

GAS H²O HEATER Rinnai Infi nity 16. SKYLIGHT 1200 x 750, timber, hardware, at 38 Armstrong St, Suffolk, Saturday 8am. Phone 66854176

GLASS SHELVING x 24 with wall tracking & brackets $500. Phone 66846844

RELIABLE HONDA CT 110cc POSTIEBIKE 1995 auto $700. Ph 66850141

POOL TABLE 8’x4’ & accessories, good condition $550 ono. 0403487011

GAS HOT WATER SYSTEM 275. Marshalls Gas. 66801864

FRIDGES, washing machines, dryers, all in good working order with warranty, from $100 to $400. Phone 0422559691

VACUUM BAGSTo suit most makes & models

BRIDGLANDSMullumbimby. 66842511

FLORENCE BROADHURST wallpaper, 1 metre+ lengths, also mounted on canvas or framed. Phone 0422691641

AIR FARE paid up credit a/c balance of $1043 Virgin Blue/Pacifi c Blue, valid to 13 September ’07, unable to use, will sell $960. Phone 66854060

SURFBOARD BLANKS and/or insulation length 96.5, width 23.5, depth 2.5 $30 each. Phone 0432477689

BEDS bunk or single complete with mattresses $85. Phone 66801379

EXTERNAL METAL STAIRS & landing, rise 2.5m $2500, fridge $50, sandstone $2, glass sheets 2m x 1m $35 each, all ono. Phone 66843456

Heartspace

Heart of Mullumbimby Above Santos

Offering quality massage by caring Therapists

Monday to Friday and Saturday, Sunday by appointment only.

Beautiful range of treatments available.

Gift certificates and specials.

0423 293 995

Build Environmentally

• Large Acres• Specialising in Camphor • Excavators 15T & 23 T• Experienced

Call Mike - 0418 665 905


Brand New Innerspring MattressesSingle $129-Double $179-Queen $199


BAR FRIDGE Fisher & Paykel GC $130. Phone 66855222

BOX TRAILER unreg, new tyres, some rust $150. Phone 0412732465

BICYCLE, dual suspension, Vbrakes $300-400, also double air mattress $20. Phone 66853170

SHIPPING CONTAINER 20 foot, timber fl oor, in VGC $1500. Phone 66771315

WANTEDWANTED: ANTIQUES, GOOD USED FURNITURE Clean double & queen size beds. Bridg lands Mby 66842511.

RECORD COLLECTIONS 1950-2000 Rock, Jazz, Blues. Rod 0409489997

COLLECTABLE OLD BOTTLES oil company bottles, electric jugs, kero lamps and eggcups. Phone 66779577

PLAYSTATION 1 GAMES: RC Stunt Copter -- Command + Conquer Red Alert Retaliation. Phone 66845190

GARAGE SALESECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

BUILDING MATERIALS, 2nd hand lots of timber (framing, battens, hardwood), windows (alum & timber sash), bar fridge, Rinnai Infinity 15 gas water heater, hardware, electrical, paint etc, 38 Armstrong St, Suffolk, Saturday, 8am.

LAVERTY’S GAP, 532 Wilsons Ck Rd, Sat 8am, h’h goods, tools, furn, orchids.

PRE-LOVED dress + accessory sale 9am-4pm Sat 11, 25 Kolora Way, O.Sh.

SAT & SUN after 8am, 2 Eloura Ct, Sth Golden Bch, books, clothes, furniture etc

OCEAN SHORES 7 Jardine Ct, moving sale all household furniture to go! Saturday 7am. 66805573

HUGE SALERocking chair, knitting machine, organ,

household goods, fabric, window tracks, cane cot, tandem stroller, lots of extras, all quality items. 12 Jarrah Cres,

O.Shores, Sat & Sun, 8am-2pm

BUILDING MATERIALS, 2nd hand lots of timber (framing, battens, hardwood), windows (alum & timber sash), bar fridge, Rinnai Infinity 15 gas water heater, hardware, electrical, paint etc, 38 Armstrong St, Suffolk, Saturday, 8am

BILLINUDGEL end of main st, kayak, beds, bikes, furn, booster seat, double mattress, lots more Sat 8am. 66803153

MULLUMBIMBY 33 Morrison St, all Saturday, household & baby goods etc.

BYRON clothes & shoes sale, Saturday from 10am, 82 Shelley Drive.

LA MER TRASH & TREASURE TEA PARTY Saturday 10 March, all the treasures of a gypsy life, corner Banksia & Acacia Streets, Byron Industrial Estate from 9am. Buskers welcome.

IKEA DOUBLE BUNK BED, ping pong table, old couches, clothes, kids stuff, etc, Saturday 10/3, 8am, 12 Oakland Court, Byron Bay

BYRON HILLS 9 Heritage Ct, Sat 8am, moving sale, kids stuff & h’hold items.

BOATS FOR SALE12 FOOT TINNY & TRAILER registered + 15hp Johnson $2950 ono. 66802502

CARAVANS FOR SALEVISCOUNT CARAVAN 1984 16 foot pop top, rego, sleeps 3-4, Jockey Wheel stove, 2-way fridge, lots of cupboards, new modern paint, inside lights, fl yscreens plus full annexe, excellent condition, easy tow $3700 ono. Phone 66845567

DUAL AXLE 16 FOOT BARE SHELL$800 ono. Phone 0413618832

22’ CARAVAN O.Shores, mains power, not towable, OK condition, ideal extra bedroom $1150. Phone 0411583376

ECHO CLASSIFIEDSPHONE 66841777

CAR SERVICE

BSW MOTORSPre-purchase inspection from $40!

Pink slips, service + repair.10 Bonanza Dr, Billinudgel. 66804999

MOTOR VEHICLES

CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE

$$$s for most.Phone 0418189324, 0438189323

CAR BODIESREMOVED FREE

$$ paid local reg’d business66845296 or 66845403

BYRON QUALITY CARSSee back page advertisement.

CAR AUCTIONSTake advantage Brisbane’s

largest choice. Buy at Dealers only through us.

Ring Bruce Clarke on 0439854468.THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE.

NEED ANOTHER CAR?Let me get the value and reliability to

match your needs. 25 years experience in sourcing better cars for buyers.

Barry Reddell 0427667177/66804440Lic No. MD20399

TOYOTA CELICA ’79 2 door, cool, fast car, EFI, alloys, 2 months rego, will provide new pink slip if wanted $1600. Phone 0416164638

NISSAN PATROL 4WD diesel 1984 turbo, fuel injected, rego ends soon, car not driving, needs new fuel injector pump and rust work otherwise good, strong car, ¾ tread tyres and spare bull bar spot lights, good seats and interior, new oil and fuel fi lters and steering dampener plus Hayman Reese tow bar, 2500kg capacity, will sell separate ($350), regretful sale $1500. Phone 66845567

1990 SUBARU L SERIES station wagon, unregistered but mechanically good, make an offer. Call Bear 0434111293

RANGE ROVER ’86 4 door AMK87D, bull bar, rear bar, mach exc, air-con, new motor $3000. Phone 0406485141

MERCEDES 240D diesel sedan, 12 mths rego, good condition $3500. 66845288

FORD FALCON EB ’94 station wagon, 10 mths rego $2300 ono. 0413618832

’89 HONDA INTEGRA exc cond, 12 mths rego, 6 stack CD $7000 ono. 66771963

PEUGEOT 505 STi ’84 p/steer + windows, c’lock, racks, rego 21/3 $700. 66848015

VOLVO ’86 WAGON rego 1/08, drives great, good condition, reliable $1200. Phone 66846974, 0401245035

HONDA CIVIC RTX ’88 great economic get-around, new radiator, brakes and timing, 4 months rego $1500. Phone 66804857, 0422179402

1996 SUBARU IMPREZA 2WD, maroon $5000 great car, needs some work. Phone 0402043093

SUBARU 4WD ’87 10 months rego, low km, excellent condition, no rust, 2 spare tyres, CD/radio, roof rack $3000 neg. Phone 66882381, 0415358220

CAMRY s/wag ’90 4 months rego, good condition $2600 ono. Ph 0429070380

GREAT DEAL – VOLVO 850GL’94 $3500 ono. Phone 66840111

DAIHATSU MIRA ’90 12 months rego, new tyres, very econ $2350. 66849208

1989 HONDA CIVIC 5sp, 150,000km, excellent cond $3800 ono. 0424719585

FORD LASER ’88 rego 2/08, air-con, excellent condition $3000. 0410939064

TOYOTA HILUX UTE 1993 2WD auto, reg 8/07, air-con $3200 ono. Ph 66844378

FORD FAIRLANE ’91 auto, rego 2/08, LPG, dual fuel, a-c, CD, VGC $2900. Phone Christian 66809290, 0413773372

MAZDA 121 BUBBLE ’94 140,000km, top condition! $4500. Phone 0410004891

AUDI ’78 CD100 sedan, green, auto, 2nd owner, reg Jan ’08 $1100. Ph 66770006

RANGE ROVER ’87 Hiliner with pink slip $4500 ono. Phone 0429902801

MAZDA 323 2000 1 owner, 81,000km, air, full logs, alloys, 12 months rego, as new $12,500. Phone 66857887

LASER GHIA ’89 auto, GC, needs rego and gearbox fi x $650. 0411206997

COROLLA station wagon, economical, reliable, cheap, a goer. Phone 66849460

TRACTOR REPAIRS

BUSINESS FOR SALEDE VINYL s/hand clothing, collectables, long est central location, long lease $50,000 + SAV. Phone 0423891756

WOOD FIRED PIZZA RESTAURANTMullumbimby, solid year round trade. Genuine enquiries only. Ph 66845070

BYRON BAY LICENSED RESTAURANT for sale, long lease 5+5, $3400 rent per month $370,000. Phone 0428857557

KAYAK RIVER TOURS Brunswick River, low overheads, est 4 years $40,000 ono WIWO. Phone 0403957598

THE JUICE KOMBIS: 2 Kombi utes, established runs $30,000 worth of equipment, $70,000. Phone 0423725422

BUSINESS OPP.WARNING

The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering

work at home. Readers should be wary if you are asked to pay money upfront

for employment opportunities and never send money to a post offi ce box.

INVESTOR AND/OR BUSINESS PARTNER wanted, est internet venture expanding into Asia $25,000 over 3 yrs + instalments for 50% equity. 0432086050

CABINS FOR SALESELF-CONTAINED ex-Byron Bay Beach Resort wooden, great style, 1br, 6x5m, ready to move $17,500 ono. 66884357

LAND FOR SALERAINFOREST/RURAL retreats, high alt & rainfall, 10-588 acres. 66795000

OCEAN SHORES 920sqm duplex block (STCA), ocean glimpses, parkland 2 sides, close shops & tavern $199,000 ono. Phone owner 07 40689512

LAND RUSSELL ISLAND high bush block, 513sqm, 32ks to Surfers $34,000 neg. Phone 07 56658987

PROPERTY FOR SALEMO IN BEAUTIFUL HUONBROOK 1 s-c cottage & 1 house on 2 acres, 200m apart, electricity etc $275,000 ono. Phone 0431215101, 66840538

HOLIDAY ACCOM.WATERFRONT 4 Star Brunswick f-f 1 & 2br luxury apartments. Ph 66851631

LOST VALLEY LODGE exclusive mountain retreat, relax in style. www.lostvalleylodge.com.au, 66840184

AVAILABLE FOR BLUES FESTIVAL fully-equipped 3br, 2 bathroom home on the beach, New Brighton. Ph 66801415

WATEGO’S BEACH 2 bedroom unit avail Easter, beautiful views. 0418486894

COORABELL RETREAT – luxury at lowest rate. Phone 66884781

SHORT TERM ACCOM.HEALING RETREAT rooms from $35/night, tranquil garden setting. 66809242

BYRON STUDIO in town, clean, furn, private from $20pp/night. 0409062074

MULLUM semi-furnished 3brs avail from 15/3 $330pw includes power. 66875997

EWINGSDALE cottage, clean, large, stylish, shared kitchen, laundry $200pw includes water & electricity for non-smoking tidy person, avail until 12/4/07. Phone 66847559 after 5pm

ROOMS Byron CBD $120pw from 14 March, big house, deck, friendly. Phone 66856449

BYRON beautiful house, close to town & beach, single & double room available, travellers welcome, from $39 per night. Phone 66809775

SHARE ACCOM.ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

BYRON terrifi c f-f rooms in fun, happy share houses, only a short walk to town, rooms suitable for couples and singles, prices start from $150pw (no bills). Call Shahnee 0421925531

BYRON 5 min walk beach, 10 min town, f-f, b’b, working, share quiet house, bush setting $140pw + bills + bond. 66855092

SUNRISE BEACH 2 rooms $120pw each, two weeks bond. Phone 66808847

OCEAN SHORES beautiful house, 2 rooms & bath, veg, single parent OK $160pw, pool, spa, view. 0434390338

ROOM IN OCEAN SHORES large house with views, fully-furnished, broadband internet $100pw. Call 0422200313

LENNOX HEAD person to share 3br townhouse with owner, 100m to beach & shops, 5 min walk to town $150pw no cleaning/gardening, br furn req’d, $500 bond, avail 12/3. Phone 66876526

FUNKY, FUN, PEACEFUL, spacious home, single housemate or couple, 1 room, built-in robes, car space, single $140pw, couple $200pw. Phone Melissa 0403917659 or Liana 0401588938

BURRINGBAR large room with bed, (awesome) $110pw no pets. 66771963

FEMALE LOOKING FOR ROOM in quiet, d/f, n/s, pref veg female house in Byron. Phone 0424650396

FEDERAL suit working single or couple, share expenses. Phone 0401850394

BYRON Browning St unf room suit single prof fem $155pw incl bills. 0432935045

NEEDED: SECOND PERSON to sign lease, Lennox Head, great beachside house, views, sunrooms $225pw + bond. Phone Pip 0439375944

ROOM in large sunny modern house, share bthrm with 1 other, 3 in house, work person 30+ $160pw incl. 0405809704

BYRON CBD Marvel-ous Street house, large unfurn $135pw incl bills + bond, working happy person. Phone 66855752

BAYWOOD CHASE unfurn room with ensuite in spacious house, pref working male 30+, d/f $140pw + bills. 66853091

BYRON 5 min walk to CBD, f-f double rooms $220pw-$240pw, single room $150pw, bills + bond required, 3 month min stay. Call 0413921046 after 6pm.

SUFFOLK PARK mature female 30+ wanted for sunny room, pool, share two males $120pw inclusive. 0417310256

BYRON BEACH COTTAGE quiet h’hold for working person $180pw + bond, 5 mins walk beach & town. 0401735269

5 MINS MULLUM 5 mins Bruns, ocean views, room in large n/s house, conscious, child friendly $130pw + bills. 66841244

MULLUM furn room short term 2-3 mths, quiet house for clean, empl person, n/s, d/f, pets OK $350/month + bills. 66843373

LENNOX close to beach & own bathroom, worker 30+ pref $120pw. 0417625290

BYRON room, pref fem, timber fl oors, big gard, walk town/bch $110pw. 66858417

LENNOX HEAD beach & rural views, on acreage, working m/f 30+ $125pw, bond & expenses. Phone 0415448391

GREAT DOUBLE & SINGLE ROOMS in share house at Skinners Shoot, Byron. Single: suit fem $120pw + bond. Double: suit working fem/couple $175pw/$200pw + bond incl elect, gas, cleaner, wireless b’band & cable TV, awesome bush location 4 mins Byron beaches, no pets. Phone 0412818563, 66857652

NEWRYBAR beautiful home on 70 acres $215pw for 2 rooms includes bills, available April 1. Phone 0407312338

OCEAN SHORES ROOM $110pw + bond + bills. Phone 66805443

OCEAN SHORES n/s, d/f, ensuite, built-ins, suit working female $120pw + expenses. Phone 0400588769

OPENING IN SMALL COMMUNITY20 min bike ride to Byron, 300m from beach, single/couple or small family, with or without own caravan. Ph 0422367365

OCEAN SHORES 2 rooms & bathroom, views, pool & spa, single parent OK $160pw + bills. Phone 66804714

BYRON 2 bedrooms in beach house, fem pref $150pw each. Phone 66858959

ROOM 12’sq farmhouse St Helena $90pw 36ac, ocean view, big deck, veg gard, b’b, student/work only, n/d d/f no pets share with 2 others mowing incl. 0412722919

SUNRISE 2 people $220pw, single $135pw no bills. Phone 0401302343

BYRON CBD opp bch, furn rooms, clean comfortable, from $20pn. 0408855738

TO LET

BANGALOW SELF STORAGEHi-tech security. 66872333

CARAVANS & CABINS from $195pw. Apply in person to Byron Bay Tourist Village, Ewingsdale Road.

WORKSHOP Billi $50pw. Siwicki RE 17 Fingal St, Brunswick. 66851206

SUFFOLK PARK beachside, new 4br, air-con, ensuite, walk-in-robe, LUG, 12 month lease $600pw neg. Ph 0412367233

SHARED OFFICE SPACE fully-furn incl b’band, Byron Ind Est. 0421004562

BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM HOUSE at Durrumbul Holdings, avail 6 months from March 23, suit couple + or - child, 5ks Mullum, solar electricity, gas hot water $250pw + bond. Phone 0402043093

COOPERS SHOOT/BANGALOW self-cont part-furn large open plan cottage, private garden set on acreage, quiet space, suit working person/couple only $240pw/$260pw. 0411207130 after 6pm.

SMALL BASIC 2 ROOM CABIN self-cont, Mullum 4 mins $120pw. 66844248

ST HELENA great ocean views, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathroom on 1 acre $480pw. Ph 0428883553 or 66803555

BEAUTIFUL CARAVAN with deck & garden, Wilsons Creek, 5 mins town, outdoor shower, share w/c, suit n/s, d/f, quiet working person, no pets $115pw + gas. Phone 66840425

CARAVAN – quiet spot, working person $95pw. Phone 66847420

BYRON BAY EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully-furnished home, pool, extensive gardens & patios, 3 minutes to town & beaches, long lease $900pw. Phone 0421838808

O.SHORES mod f-furn open plan 1br studio, private tropical garden, 3 mins drive to beach & shops, 15 mins Byron, 25 mins Coolangatta, pets neg $240pw all inclusive. Phone 66803012

OCEAN SHORES self-contained studio, no kids/pets $150pw includes electricity. Phone 66846844

COORABELL duplex, 3 bedrooms, quiet, suitable for working couple $330pw + bond. Phone 66847013

BANGALOW 3br home in quiet leafy street, avail 13/3 $350pw. 0428872778

BYRON 4brs, 2 bathrooms, fully-furn $800pw. Phone 0423809991, 66808366

BANGALOW 4 bedroom original old home 1 minute walk to town $420pw available now. Phone 0411112517

BYRON garage for offi ce/workshop, 5 min walk to Byron CBD, parking for 4 cars, H/C solar water with sink $120pw + elect. Call 0413921046 after 6pm.

2BR open plan, large deck, views, u/c parking, upstairs dwelling in dual occ, completely s-c, priv entr, 3ks from Mullum $220pw + bond. 0411862779, 66846170WEB BIZ

FOR SALE

0427 847 057

PROPERTY FOR SALE


LARGE free-standing studio with lovely outlook, sunny & private, renovated, modern kitchen & bathroom, 5 minutes from Mullum, 15 minutes Byron $245pw. Phone 0414832375

BRUNSWICK HEADS 1br fl at, no parking, 3 mth lease $130pw. 2br fl at, carport, share laundry $230pw. 2br furnished unit, overlooking park & river $300pw. No pets unless specifi ed. Siwicki Real Estate, 17 Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. 66851206

SUNRISE townhouse, 2 bedrooms + extra space, semi-furnished, zen & clean $330pw. Phone 66802806

WANTED TO RENTECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

ROOM FOR FEM in share/warehouse pref own bathroom, wireless, Sunrise, Ewingsdale or town, prefer people with love of music, from March 10th. Please email [email protected], 0422652650

HEALTHY living quiet responsible couple seek home in Byron or surrounds from April or May, exc refs. Carla 0418727091, [email protected]

NEED TO RENT/CARETAKE within 20 mins Murwillumbah, rural pref, responsible, professionally employed male, excellent refs, lived locally for over 4 years $150pw max, trade qualifi ed & part-time student. Call Justin 0407871311

SELF-CONTAINED STUDIO OR CABINfor single working male, prefer 15 mins from Byron, prefer private, excellent references. Call Nharyan 0404460358

STABLE, PROFESSIONAL LOCALcouple with 2 gorgeous girls (7 & 10 yo), require 2-3br house, pef Myocum-Coorabell area, long lease, late April onwards, exc refs. Phone 66844828

QUIET FEM seeks self-cont accom in Byron area, up to $160pw. 66855413

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE wanting long term rental 1-2 years, 2brs in Byron or surrounding area $200pw-$270pw. Phone Brent & Nicola 0401346998

WWOOFERWWOOFER – help with family in exchange for food, accommodation and bills, backpackers and travellers OK. Phone 0434390338

TO LEASEIND EST, Bayshore Drive, suit architect or professional, offi ce space, retail etc. Phone 66807533 or AH 66760024

INDUSTRIAL SHED Byron 450sqm $4000/month + outgoings. 66855526

OFFICE SPACE 35sqm Fletcher Street, Byron, views over Byron $350pw includes outgoings. Phone 66858553

BYRON SHOP beach end Jonson Street, low rent, fabulous position. 0427807220

IND UNIT BYRON BAY 140sqm clear space $1200/month. Phone 66807831

SHARE large industrial unit & kitchen, you get 90sqm + 2 x 16sqm offi ces & window showroom $165pw. 0405446033

POSITIONS VACANTWARNING

The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering

work at home. Readers should be wary if you are asked to pay money upfront

for employment opportunities and never send money to a post offi ce box.

CLEANER part-time for motel cabins. See Cathy Byron Bay Tourist Village, Ewingsdale Road.

CASUAL RECEPTION/ADMINEnthusiastic, self-motivated person

with good organisational skills & phone manner is req at Main Arm approx 20hr/wk, MYOB exp ess. CV with handwritten letter to 921 Main Arm Rd, Mullum 2482.

MYO THERAPIST OR SIMILAR to work with Chiropractor. Phone 66858553

HAIRDRESSERUpmarket Byron salon seeking

talented colourist/stylist or 3rd/4th year apprentice. Phone 0408855428 AH.

TELSTRA NEXT GWe require 3 Motivated Sales

Representatives to join our successful team selling Telstra Next G Mobile

Phone Services. Must be confi dent with great communication skills. Full product training provided. Call Niki 1300886223,

[email protected]

PRACTITIONER ROOM FOR RENT busy centre Byron, suit massages, readings, osteopathy etc. Phone 0429194912

CLEANER WANTED Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 9am-5pm at Watego’s, must be reliable, honest & thorough, references essential. Ring between 9am & 5pm ONLY 66858424

CHEF QUALIFIED to work 3 days at a cafe, 7.30-3.00, above award rates. Phone 0414500640

MYO THERAPIST OR SIMILAR est clientele to work with Chiropractor. Phone 66858553

CAN YOU DO ARCHITECT DRAWINGS? Alterations needed to existing plans but on a tight budget. Phone 0429847675

NATURAL BORN CLEANERSRequired for eco-cleans.

Please call Cherry 0413190266

ACCOUNTS ADMIN ASSISTANT needed for surf & snow travel business in Byron, exp in MYOB, Excel, Word, data processing, accounts payable & receivable a must, good phone manner & exp in travel industry a bonus. Email CV to [email protected]

10 HOURS EASY SHIFTING $100. Byron Industrial Estate. Phone 66809607

RETAIL CASUAL CRYSTAL CASTLEPassion for crystals and strong focus

on customer service. Must be available weekends. Fax, email or drop in resume

with written references: 66841196, [email protected]

BOOK BINDERS. Our company designs & manufactures high quality hand bound journals & albums. We are relocating from Melbourne to the Byron Arts & Ind Estate & we are looking for suitably exp bookbinders & those interested in hand work. Please send reply by email to [email protected]

KITCHEN/FACTORY HAND WANTEDat food manufacturing company. Two mornings/4 hour shifts. Must be willing to learn, be a fastidious cleaner & be reliable, long term positions, top pay. Drop CV to 5/70 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO APPLIEDfor the position of personal assistant to the manager at Byron Organic Pasta Co. The position has been fi lled.

CHEF/COOK casual, required for Buddha Bar, 15-30 hours per week. Contact Lucas 0407282805 anytime.

HAIRDRESSING APPRENTICE wanted for Michaela’s Hair & Beauty, 22 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. 66851330

CONSOLE OPERATOR/DRIVEWAY ATTENDANT. A casual position exists for a reliable hardworking person prefer with experience. References essential. Please phone Steve 66856638

WORK WANTEDECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

HANDYMAN, LAWNMOWING,RUBBISH REMOVED, GARDENING.

Phone Joe Phillips 0401040003

HOLISTIC CLEANING SERVICESProfessional 5-star cleaning $25ph. Mick

& Debbie 66801081, 0416448561

TRUCK HIRE mini tipper & driver needs work. Phone David 0427018861

CLEANING, HOUSE & GARDEN maint-enance, repairs & paint jobs. 66846831

CLEANING, cooking household duties, experienced $18/hour. 0412722919

TUITIONENGLISH LANGUAGE + TESOL

ESL & TESOL courses in handy Byron location. BYRON BAY ENGLISH

LANGUAGE SCHOOL. 66808253

GOLDEN BEACH ROCK SCHOOLA unique and fun approach to music.

Also guitar, bass, drum tuition. Phone 66804569

PIANO TEACHING with renowned Sydney ballet pianist. Direct to you. Hunter Brown A.Mus.A, BA. 0401358904

SINGING COACH Prof, private tuition with Parissa from the Hottentots, 10 yrs exp lecturing at SCU & NR Con, 20+ yrs onstage. Beg-Adv welcome. 66808878

YEAR 11 & 12 ENGLISH STUDENTSNeed help with The Journey & texts?

Get a small group together to work with experienced senior teacher – interactive,

fun & cheap! 66857995, 0407857991

PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDRENLearn behaviour management skills with

Liz May, Monday 12 March 9am-12, Ewingsdale Hall $45pp. Limited spaces. Bookings essential. Phone 66847594 or

0409121780

MUSICAL NOTESDRUM KIT FOR SALE

Pearl maple drum kit, new Sabian cymbals & soft cases, VGC $3300.

Phone Adam 0423636712

EXPERIENCED VOCALIST for covers band with huge work prospects. Phone 66804569, 0431219573

GUITARIST &/OR KEYBOARD PLAYERwanted to form duo with singer/songwriter. Call Ann-Maree 0413711333

BIRTHDAYSThe family of GLAD RICE extend to all relatives & friends an open invitation to join them in celebrating Glad’s 90th Birthday on Saturday March 10 at the Uniting Church Hall, Mullumbimby beginning at 1pm. (No presents by request.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELWho is always smiling despite being

our database chick.

MARRIAGESPROUD PARENTS Wangari & Yuzuru Saito and Luise & Chris Gortz would like to announce the wedding of Leo & Karon on 6 March in Nairobi, Kenya.

CHURCH NOTICES

CHRISTIAN CITY CHURCHEnq 66808872 Sunday Service 10am

40 Banksia Dr, Byron Ind. Est.

DEATH NOTICESJONE BEATRICE WINCHESTERPassed away serenely on 23/2/07.

Adored mother of Arna Maria Winchester, grandmother of Putu Winchester, great grandmother of

Ryder Fynn Winchester.Funeral service at St Kevin’s in

Bangalow 10am Thursday March 1st. Friends welcome.

JUDIE BLOOMFIELD – 1956-2007

When I smile I think of youWhen I think of you I smile

I’m smiling now…Am I smiling ’cause I’m thinking of you,

or am I thinking of you ’cause I’m smiling?

RETURN THANKSMRS ROBYN HALE & FAMILY wish to thank family & friends for the many expressions of sympathy received on the recent passing of Norm. The cards, fl owers, emails, visits & telephone calls were greatly appreciated. Special thanks to the staff of John Flynn Oncology ward, Tugun, the Lismore Palliative Care team, Bangalow Community Nurses & the Mullumbimby Medical Centre. Please accept this as our personal thanks.

LOST & FOUNDLOST: Fanta cross cow Myocum, owners name tag in ear. 66870537

FOUND: in Mullum black Crocs size M16-17 XXXXL. Phone 66841662

LOST: male foxy x jack russell, whitewith brown ears & brown spots on left side, answers to Junior, lost North Head Road, Thursday 22/2. 66801303

LOST: Revo sunglasses, blue lens, Saturday morning garage saling. Please call, good karma 66847712

TILLY, we miss you, please come home. She went missing last Thursday afternoon at Myocum Downs, she is very timid of other dogs and people but very loving once she knows she is safe or has food! Please call 0422190277 with any info. Reward for her safe return.

LOST: bunch of keys Mullumbimby. Please phone 0431565414

LOST: camera Olympus Saturday night Goonengerry party, reward. Please phone 66884226

STOLEN Saturday night at teenager’s party, pale aqua session electric guitar. Sentimental value. 0422249282

LOST: iPod Friday night at Brunswick Hotel. Return may help make a 12 year old believe in miracles. Ph 0414809330

PETS

ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070

PET NATUROPATH66562829, 0401417744

AKC REGISTERED ENGLISH BULLDOG for sale. Home raised, adorable bulldog, very lively, lovely, intelligent & well socialised, all papers ready. Email: [email protected]

GOLDEN RETRIEVER X LABRADOR11 months, male, desexed, free to good home, vacc & chipped, lovely nature & full of puppy energy. Phone 66844336

PET SITTINGAngel Care Pet Sitting. 0425262193

GOLDEN RETRIEVER X KELPIE pups 6 weeks 3 fem 3 male $150 ea. 66845458

PETS OF THE WEEK

SIMBA is a beautiful 2yo red male cattle cross, good with kids, cats & other

dogs, loves the beach, good on lead & in car, would make a great family pet, needs fully fenced yard, is desexed, microchipped & vaccinated. Contact the Cat Adoption Centre, 124 Dalley

St, Mullumbimby, Tues & Sat 9-11am, Thurs 3-5pm.

Animal Welfare League NSW(North Coast Branch) [email protected]

www.animalwelfareleague.com.au

ONLY ADULTSBEST BODY MASSAGE. Guaranteed.0415200866 – 10am - 6pm Bruns.

TENDER TOUCH MASSAGE Monday - Friday. Phone 0421191908

KINKI GALINKI. 0413663374

BYRON & SURROUNDS outcalls only 9am to 10pm. 0435059574

CARNAL COMPANY day & night, sexy, treat yourself. 0432333719

SOCIAL ESCORTSATTRACTIVE HOSTESS TO SPOIL YOU, 34 Piper Drive, Ballina, 10am till late. 66816038

MALE ESCORT AVAILABLE. Also erotic massage. Phone 0434223526

BYRON AREA OUTCALLS.0421401775

BYRON SENSUAL DELIGHT Incalls. Phone 0402169906

Practice nurse A casual position exists for a Registered Nurse.

The successful applicant requires previous experience in all aspects of general practice nursing, have immunisation and sterilization

accreditation and be familiar with Medical Director. This position requires the applicant to maintain a high standard of patient care.

Medical Receptionist A casual/relief position exists for an experienced medical receptionist.

Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years medical reception experience using Pracsoft & Medical Director.

The successful applicants for these positions will be of neat & tidy appearance, possess good communication skills, be prepared to work as part of a team and have own transport. Experienced personnel need only apply. Please forward application in writing along with resume stating experience, to the Practice

Manager, PO Box 2086, Byron Bay. Application close 12/03/07.

Locum GP A Vocational Registered GP is required for locum work during school holidays. Should you be available or if you require further information

please contact the Practice Manager - 6685 6206.

We are on the lookout for girls* to model our latest swimwear for our catalogue and website.

Successful applicants love bikinis, have no tan lines, just a fun attitude.

If this sounds like you, email some photos to [email protected]

*Byron Bay/Gold Coast region only

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who you vote for – the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.

Gore Vidal

It makes no It makes no difference difference


Byron Shire Council has been successful in achieving grant funding of $15,000 for the continuation of the Street Cruise Project. The funding was provided by the NSW Attorney General’s Depart-ment which provides funding

to councils with an endorsed Safer Community Com-pact.

The StreetCruise Project is managed by Byron Youth Service, and provides youth workers and volunteers on the streets of Byron Bay on

Friday nights to support young people.

Byron Bay is a town which attracts close to two million visitors a year and the streets of Byron Bay are seen as the place of excitement and entertainment not just for the visitors but for the locals, including young people, said Mayor Jan Barham. At times this has led to confl ict and some young people have been vulnerable to high-risk activities including drug and alcohol use, violence and sexual activity.

Council’s Community Safety Plan is endorsed by the NSW Attorney General Department and is the basis on which the grant has been achieved. Council is eligible to apply for $50,000 per year for the duration of the plan to implement key strategies.

Funded projects over the last year have included the recently launched Safe Party Kits and the Expect Respect street banners that were cre-ated in partnership with the local high schools and dis-played over the summer period. The street banners came about as a result of the Expect Respect program operating in local high schools.

In 2005 grant funding was achieved under the program and a successful poster cam-paign was conducted known as sex without consent is a crime. Posters were displayed in licensed premises where the message raised the issue of alcohol and drug facili-tated sexual assault.

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Pin This UpInternational Women’s DayA free event for women and children will be held on Thursday March 8 from 11am at Old Civic Centre park in Mullumbimby for performers, speakers, activi-ties for children, community stalls, food and drinks avail-able. Come along with rugs or chairs and umbrellas and join in the festivities to cele-brate women and women’s community. Hosted by Women’s Resource Centre aiming to enhance opportu-nities for local women. More info 6684 4299.

Mullum garden clubMeeting Thursday March 8, 1pm at the Uniting Church Hall, Dalley Street, Mullumbimby with guest speaker Michael Atkinson from the RTA. Members are asked to bring along dona-tions for street stall raffl e to be held April 13. Results of AGM meeting: President/Secretary Nancy Astill, Vice President Pam Rigg, Treas-urer Isabell Truesdale.

MARA MeetingMain Arm Residents Asso-ciation meeting Saturday March 10 at 3pm, Main Arm Shop. Debrief on Council’s decision in December to approve 37 new houses in the village. The campaign to save Main Arm continues. Enquiries to Judy 6684 5390.

Lifeline ByronLifeline shops raise funds to provide free crisis counsel-ling for anyone in need on the phone or face-to-face. We need two new volunteers at our Byron shop, if you can spare a few hours to help your community please phone the manager 6685 6324.

ConfidenceIs vital to achieving what you want. In our morning Toast-master group, public speak-ing is used to develop confi -dence and have fun. We give prepared speeches, tell jokes, develop vocabulary, make short impromptu speeches and give friendly evaluations. You are welcome to come along to meetings every sec-

ond and fourth Wednesday of each month at SDA Hall, Shara Boulevarde, North Ocean Shores, 10am to noon, morning tea provided. More info David 6680 2037, Ruth 6687 1648, Steve 0401 842 879.

Northcott supportersA morning tea will be held at Northcott Disability Services central offi ce in North Par-ramatta from 10am on Wednesday April 4. If you are, or have been a member of a Sydney-based auxiliary or fundraising group, or are a Northcott life member we invite you to attend. RSVP essential. Please call Paul Bartlett 02 9890 0132. We would love to hear from any-one who has made an out-standing contribution to Northcott’s work, formerly the NSW Society for Crip-pled Children.

Mullum senior citzMeeting Monday March 12, 1pm in the Pioneer Centre, Gordon Street, Mullum-bimby. Enquiries 6684 5142.

U3A Brunswick ValleyMarch 13 Renee Dupreez, ABC North Coast, talks about the ups and downs of a rural reporter at the Unit-ing Church Hall, Brunswick Heads 10am. Visitors wel-come. Enquiries 6680 4268. Friday March 16 bush walk-ing. Enquiries 6684 0126.

U3A Ballina/ByronTuesday March 13 at the CWA rooms in Brunswick Heads at 10am Gary Opit will speak about the evolu-tion of Australian eco-sys-tems.

Compassionate friendsIs a caring support group for any parent whose child has died at any age. Next meet-ing Thursday March 15 and every third Thursday of each month at 7.30pm at the Activities Centre, Uralba Street, Lismore for sharing meetings. More info 6621 4086 or 6621 5558.

AGLOWWelcomes all women to their Christian Fellowship meet-

ing on Tuesday March 27 at the Ballina Scout Hall, Canal Road, almost opposite the RSL Bowling Club with guest speaker Jim Willis of Alstonville. Morning tea 10am, meeting commencing 10.20am. Entrance fee $6. Contact Lyn Warren 6680 2054.

Byron OrchidsThe Byron District Orchid Society meets at 7.30pm on Monday March 12 at Ewingsdale Hall. Tony Woodbine will speak about his orchid, awarded the Her-man Slade National Award for the Australasian Hybrid for Dendrobiums.

Arts MeetingThe Byron Bay and Dis-tricts Branch of ADFAS (Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society) meets at the A and I Hall, Bangalow on Monday March 19 at 7.30 pm. The lecture by Peter Medhurst is on ‘Music on the Grand Tour: 18th Century Italian Music Mak-ing’. In this lecture Peter talks the composers, per-formers, forms and styles and determines exactly what it is that drew the musical British travellers south, time and time again. Members for 2007 can sign up on the night and guests are wel-come to attend for a $15 entrance fee. Supper with wine will be available after the lecture.

Relay for Life Bushfood walk, talk and afternoon tea at Possum Creek Bushfoods, Sun March 18 at 1pm. Cost $10 per person, products for sale. Bookings Pam 6628 7928 or Adrienne 6684 1194.

Ex Service Widow’s TripAll widows of ex servicemen are invited to join the Byron Laurel Club on a trip to Tweed City and Club Banora on March 19. Enquiries and bookings to Denise 6685 1825.

Dance at NewrybarOld Time dance at Newry-bar hall on Saturday March 17 at 8pm. St Patrick’s Day Green Theme, with prizes, supper and good music. Enquiries to Lynelle on 6687 1295.

New team at Bruns chamberThe Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce held its AGM recently to review its work last year with the Simple Pleasures campaign, the setup of the Project Offi ce and Visitor Informa-tion Centre, the Business Survey, the Fresh Eyes design project, the Skatepark project and various events, and the 2007 Executive Committee was elected. Brunswick Chamber presidents tradi-tionally stand for only a year

term, and outgoing 2006 president Valerie Hardy handed over to Russell Siwicki.

Mr Siwicki has a particular interest in working with the police, Council, Dept of Lands and the community on the safety issues and developing strategies to ensure that Brunswick Heads retains its low-key village atmosphere.

The 2007 Executive Com-mittee is: Russell Siwicki

(president), Valerie Hardy (Vice President), Mani Windsor (Treasurer), Michelle Begg (Assistant Treasurer), Lisa Scheithe (Secretary), and general members Todd Buckland, Matthew Denehy and Leone Bolt.

This Tuesday night mem-bers are invited attend a Strategic Planning Meeting, facilitated by Martin Urban, RSVP is essential on 0412 316 299.

Community radio station Bay FM and Kindred maga-zine present Dharma, Gaia and Globalisation: spirit and community in an age of crisis, an evening of dialogue about earth, spirit, passion and community.

On Thursday March 15 join Helena Norberg-Hodge, director of the International Society of Ecology and Cul-ture, in conversation with Catherine Ingram, interna-tionally acclaimed dharma teacher, as they explore a world where spirituality and engaged social action come together.

‘The crises that we face, particularly those of climate change and peak oil, have the potential to force us toward localisation and com-munity and therefore greater well-being,’ says Helena Norberg-Hodge.

Community action and sustainable strategies are not the only thing we need to survive these times, says Catherine Ingram on her recent visit to this area from California.

‘We need to be calm and

steady in facing the chal-lenges of our time,’ she says. ‘Whatever clarity and kind-ness we have realised through spiritual pursuits or simply through life observations will need to inform our lives and actions now more than ever.’

A Bay FM fundraiser, the event will be held at The

Byron Bay Community Centre and begins at 7:30 sharp, with opening enter-tainment by The Subway Bhaktis.

Tickets are $12, or $10 for Bay FM or Kindred subscrib-ers, and may be purchased at Bay FM, or at the door. For more information contact 6684 4353.

Dharma and globalisation

Speakers Catherine Ingram and Helena Norberg-Hodge.

Council gets $15,000 for StreetCruise


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Barbara Byrne and Christina Covington, partners in Hari Har Chai.

Young parents are invited to attend a series of workshops that Byron Youth Service is offering as part of its enter-prise program. The work-shops will enable young par-ents to gather information and ideas on creating self-employment or a small home-based business.

Five local businesses will be telling their stories and sharing their experiences of starting out, including food businesses, internet-based businesses and crafty market stall businesses.

The workshops will be relaxed and informal with plenty of chance to ask ques-

tions and interact with peo-ple who know the challenges and benefi ts of juggling kids and a business idea.

The workshops will be held at the Byron Youth Acti-vity Centre on three conse-cutive Mondays – March 19 and 26, and April 2. A healthy lunch will be provi-ded and supervised on-site childcare will be available.

The workshops are free for all parents under 25 years of age. Call Di on 6685 7777 for more information.

The workshops are funded by the Department of Family, Community Services & Indi-genous Affairs (FACSIA).

BYS offers business support for young parents

Hans Lovejoy‘Monday a week ago I resigned,’ says Tony Hill, former director of the Byron Bay Services Club. Mr Hill handed in a letter of resigna-tion because he doesn’t think the board is acting in the best interest of the serv-ices and snooker club mem-bers.

For over 20 years the club has been running regular snooker and billiards com-petitions, according to Mr Hill, but the tables will soon be removed for renovations, making more room for func-tions.

Mr Hill said the reaction of the board to his resignation was one of surprise as they didn’t think there would be a backlash over this.

‘There is no fi nancial justi-fi cation for their decision,’ said Mr Hill. ‘I put forward my own fi gures which poin-ted to no fi nancial gain for this.’

‘It’s a great loss of a social recreational activity for the people of Byron Bay,’ said Jurgen Barrow, President of the Byron Bay Services Billi-ards and Snooker Club. ‘Ori-ginally we were told the tab-les were being moved to another area but in the fi nal

development plans there was no room left for them.’

The club’s expansion and redevelopment does not include the snooker and bil-liard tables because there is simply no room for them, according to David Green, secretary manager of the Ser-vices Club.

‘The board of directors would like to have the tables, but there just isn’t space,’ Mr Green told The Echo.

The next stage of the club’s development incorporates an outside deck area, an inside lounge area and internal function rooms with movable operable walls, according to Mr Green. ‘There’s a new cold room, freezer and liquor store, and as soon as the council DA is approved, we will be starting stage four of development.’

‘The club has expanded and membership has steadily grown – we now have mem-bership of over 3,500. I’ve been instructed by the board that the tables be dismantled and put in storage. The fl oor space that the tables occupy is needed for functions.’

Anyone wishing to support the Billiards and Snooker Club can call Jurgen 6685 5081 or 0412 900 545.

Billiards club snookered by expansion plans ‘This changed my life path

and is the best value in town. It’s a rare opportunity to look inward in order to act with strength and purpose out-ward,‘ said Colin George, director of the Fatherhood Festival and Project.

The Stillness in Action retreats were created seven years ago by local Buddhists, Bobbi Allan and Simon Clough, and have been held several times a year, locally and in Sydney and Mel-bourne.

‘They offer a space for personal refl ection on what’s most valuable and impor-tant in one’s life,’ said Bobbi, who teaches meditation on the retreat. ‘People learn to quieten their minds, let go of fears, doubts and other stressors, and free up their most intelligent and creative thinking.’

Simon, a professional mediator and community worker, adds, ‘We are very aware that the old habits of thinking and doing, individu-ally and collectively, are now threatening humanity’s well-being. The climate change crisis is only one of many indicators of this. It’s easy to feel despairing, and start to close down.’

‘Despair is “held” energy which can be released and transformed into the strengths of love, compas-sion, joy and courage.’

Bobbi and Simon will be leading a week long retreat over Easter in Ballina from April 7 to 14. The retreats are run at cost with a donation for the work of the teachers.

For further details contact Simon Clough on 6624 2894 or see www.stillnessinaction.net.au.

Stillness retreat

Volunteers needed for raffleThe Friends of Byron Youth Service will once again be raising much needed fi nan-cial assistance at this year’s Blues and Roots Festival. As usual, a magnificent surf-board, signed by all the top acts, will be raffl ed.

‘We have learnt from pre-vious experience that this is best carried out in two 2.5

hour shifts,’ say the Friends. ‘To do this we need lots of extra volunteers.

‘If you have an outgoing personality, love the Blues Festival and can spare a day or two to help this cause, please ring Paul Spooner at the YAC on 6685 7777 or send an expression of inter-est to [email protected].’

Bangalow chamber complains to Minister about station disrepairThe Bangalow Chamber of Commerce has written a let-ter of complaint to the Min-ister for Transport, John Wat-kins, regarding the dilapidated state of the Bangalow railway station.

Michael Malloy, President of the Bangalow Chamber of Commerce, said, ‘These buildings apparently have some “heritage” value, although the disgusting state that they have deteriorated into calls such a status into question. Even if the rail service was to resume it is doubtful that the main build-ing would be operable.’

The letter to Mr Watkins outlines the ‘damaged, van-dalised and graffi tied state of the railway buildings which are a blot on our heritage village’.

In addition to the aesthetic issues surrounding the state of the station, Mr Malloy points out that there are major public safety issues involved that need urgent attention.

The Chamber of Com-merce believes the Minister has an obligation to repair, maintain and secure the buildings and platform of the station.

North coast disadvantagedA major new study mapping levels of social disadvantage across Australia shows con-tinuing high levels of disad-vantage on the North Coast.

Dropping Off The Edge is the most comprehensive national study of its kind and is the third in a series of reports written by the Uni-versity of Sydney’s Professor Tony Vinson. The study compares postcode areas in NSW across a range of social indicators including educa-tional achievement, income, unemployment, crime statis-tics and child protection

reports. According to the study, 15 of the 40 most dis-advantaged communities in NSW are located on the north coast, including Iluka, Tweed Heads, Bonalbo, Casino and Woodenbong in the Northern Rivers.

Northern Rivers Social Development Council presi-dent Jenny Dowell welcomed the report as call to action for all levels of government.

‘What this shows is that the benefi ts of more than a decade of economic growth have not been shared equally across our community,’ Ms Dowell said.

The stete government will hold an independent review of the Rural Lands Protec-tion Board (RLPB) rating system following concerns from some ratepayers about changes to set RLPB mini-mum rateable areas, Primary Industries Minister Ian Mac-donald has said.

‘This review will get to the bottom of concerns that there are discrepancies in the current rating structure administered by the state government,’ Mr Macdonald said.

‘I want to stress right from the start that this will be an all encompassing review of the whole rate structure and the ultimate goal is ensuring fairness prevails for all RLPB ratepayers. I recognise the important work boards and their staff conduct across NSW. This review is not on the RLPB system, but to

ensure the rating structure itself is fair.’

Minister Macdonald said the review will: assess the effectiveness of the current RLPB rating structure; ana-lyse equity between ratepay-ers and how rates are calcu-lated; examine alternative rating structures; and inves-tigate standardised minimal rating arrangements across all boards.

‘Smaller ratepayers may benefi t from the services of their local RLPB but the extent of these benefi ts is unclear, particularly when the need for services such as pest animal control may become less obvious when control programs are work-ing well.’

Mr Macdonald said former National Party MP Richard Bull will head the review and brings a solid understanding of rural issues to the role.

To reduce risk to visitors, parts of the Tweed Range Scenic Drive in Border Ranges National Park will be closed Monday to Friday for two weeks from March 5 for the erection of a road safety barrier.

National Parks and Wild-life Service (NPWS) Area Manager, Amanda Bryant, said while the barrier was being installed the road between the Pinnacle Look-out and the park boundary

near Barkers Vale would be closed March 5-9 and 12-16.

‘Visitors will not be able to access the national park from the Murwillumbah side throughout this period. The two camping areas at Sheep-station Creek and Forest Tops and other picnic areas will still be accessible from the Kyogle side.’

Further information may be obtained from NPWS Kyogle on 6632 0000.

Lands board rate review

Tweed Range road closures

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Sports Roundup with John Campbell

Industrial estate safe for racing cyclists

SPORTS RESULTSBOWLSBrunswick Heads MenWed S/S Triples: F Marks, W Cook, T Cafarella; r/up B Stewart, M Hardy; B Standfeild, M Guest, N Condon. Sat: Pennant trials; No 3 and No 6 defeated by Ballina; Semi final Major pairs: C Marshall, R Montgomery d S Lumsden, B McClelland; Major Singles: J Forrest d M Hogan. Sun 2 Bowl pairs: M/V Caldwell; r/up C Watson, R Barnes; B Rose, C Woods, B Stewart. Louies Prize: F Parkes, J Phypers. Major Singles: G Rendell d E O’Donnell; A Mongomery d A Hawthorne; L Torressi d J Lawlor; R Appel d M Hardy.Brunswick Heads Women27/2 Social: Z Wagner, M Allard, F Parkes 22 d M Darby, R Mills, S Iversen 19; J Loomes, D Batson, L Proudlock 19 d B Wyborn, N Philip, N Stearman 9. Pennant: B/Heads d Pottsville. Byron Bay MenTue Fred’s Singles: B Burton; r/up T Fenton. Wed Social triples: P Andeson, R Breckenridge, B Malcolm. Thur S/S Pairs: B Vella, M Barry ; r/up D Werthenbach, P Grimes. Sat Social: K Gillespie, V Breckenrdige, R Hendo; r/up T Hillard, N Degrosey, H Simmons. Pennant trials: both grades d Ballina. Byron Bay Women27/2 Pennant: equal with Mur’bah, 3 wins, 4 rink wins. Cabarita at home Tue, then 3 away at Cudgen, Bangalow, Mur’bah over next 2 weeks.Lennox Head Men27/2 S/S Triples: B Jensen, M Knott, G Pascoe 24 d J Robinson, G Grady, I Kemp 13; r/up P Cawley, J Lowry, T Kidd 30 d G Brook, D Gregor, J Moore 15; H Neill, M Hicks, K Nicol 23 d B Lawless, D/A Lewis 15 (cons). 28/2 T’light Pairs: B Saric, T McFadden 18 d K Pringle, K McGuire 6; r/up P Blair, D Hambly 15 d J Adams, B Evans 12. 2/3 Mixed Pairs: M Battese, J Turner 24 d K Kilby, P Cawley 21(cons); r/up E/T Barr 20 d J Dudgeon, D Taylor snr. 3/3 Pennant trials: No2’s 67 d East Lismore 57; No3’s 69 d East Lismore 55; No6’s 65 d East Lismore 60. 4/3 Club c’ships Qtr Final Club 4s: P Wilson, S Prasad, P Snow, G Pascoe 38 d J Gray, D Hambly, K McGuire, L Martin 8; Semi Final Club 4s: J Adams, G Brook, J Calandro, B Evans 24, d G Hayes, G Reynolds, G Maloney, G Simon 15; Qtr. Final Minor Singles: B Fraser 31 d

N Gregor 25; G Brook 31 d M Papas 27.Mullumbimby Men28/2: J Scott, S Purdie 25 d F Buckley, B Moore 15; L Boyter, R Webb, J McKay 31 d D Kidby, M Murphy, T Batson 14; A Philps, A Bartlett, R Day 26 d B Coleman, M Brown, T Trivett 9; S Dettman, J Estreich 20 d T Isted, L Henry 17; A Pyzer, R Gray, B Gibson 29 d F Cornale, P Jones, T Johnson 11. 2/3: N Lee, P Thompson, M Esau 15 d M Rutter, M Ward, S Smart 9; J Lovett, G Schneider, D Anderson 9 v Louis, C McKay, S Dettman 12. 3/3 Final Men’s 4s: N Lee, P Thompson, S Purdie, B McClymont 28 d T Trivett, B Coleman, L Henry, M Brown 4. Social: P Jones, R Ford, T Fenwick 22 v R Kidby, C McClymont, M Murphy 22.Ocean Shores Men26/2 S/S Triples: T Hawley, R Tonkin, J Hay; r/up J Berry, M Haines, J I’Anson; Chooks: P Brassington, E Boyter, G Rendell; other winners J McGowran, L Enright, P Tornaros; A Pyzer, K McMorrow, B Gibson. 27/2 T’light Bowls: B Grosse, B Edwards, J Lockhart; r/up J Matheson, D Hennessey, T Larsen; Raffle: P Quirk, L Wallington. 2/3 25 Up: C Pav d L Hoffman 25/18C; Lee d D Lawson 25/14; M Haines d W Sprengel 25/21D; Whitney d S Warren 25/23; R Rofe d. T Hawley 25/17. 3/3 Mixed Social: K Farrell, L Campbell, W Sprengel; Club Pairs: J Phypers, B Paris d T Forster, G Collins 26/16; D Whitney, R James d R Roberts, D Matheson 18/15; J T Gray, T Makin d T Mason, R Ellis 19/18. Ocean Shores Women28/2 Mixed Social Highest No Ends: M Flesser, N Stearman, H Gates; r/up W Sprengel, J Williams, E Hill; J Berry, G Martin, B Sprengel; S Woodford, M Franks, N Gartner, M Moodie, N Russell, G Johnston; raffle: K Farrell, J Williams, E Hill. 2/3 Social: L Woolington, M Moodie, D Grant; r/up M Hosie, B Stone; raffle H Woodbridge. Minor Singles C’ship: J Quirke d J Timewell; F Crowder d J Williams. Pennant team d Pottsville.BRIDGEBrunswick Valley26/2: N/S 1st gross and net: J Murray/P Sullivan; 2nd gross and net: P Hems/C Johnson; E/W 1st gross and net: F Armstrong/R Hoffman; 2nd gross and net: I/M Homfray. 3/3 N/S 1st gross and net: P Quirke/C Donaldson; 2nd gross: J Lipski/J Wright 2nd net: S Easterbrook/A Gray; E/W 1st gross and 2nd net: E/B Philipsen,; 2nd

gross and 1st net: J Black/N Sundstrom. Ocean Shores: 28/2: 1st gross and 2nd net: P Webb/C Chidlow; 2nd gross and 1st net: L Moloney/J Elliott. CYCLING Byron Bay Freeriders25/2 Criterium: A Grade; I Lake; r/up M Pilley; E Conway; Prime: I Lake. B Grade; W Brien; r/up C Pratt; H Holley; Prime: C Pratt. C Grade; J Finnigan; r/up G Lalor; G Creighton; Prime: G Hannan. D Grade; M Hodgetts; r/up B Keats; A Curry. Race 7 Byron Bay Freeriders Club Criterium Sun 11/3, B Bay Ind Estate. Current standings: I Lake leads 20 points. Registration 6 to 6.30am at Free to Ride. Races start 7am. Entry $8.00. Cycling Australia 2007 race licences must be shown, day licences available. Centennial Cct, Brigatine St and Wollongbar Dr closed 6am to 8am. Weekly training rides Tues/Thurs 6am at Byron clock tower, longer training/coffee ride Sat 6.30am. Club meeting, Julians Cafe Thur 8/3 6.30pm. Contact Free to Ride on 6680 9590 or www.freetoride.com.au GOLFMullumbimby Ladies24/2 Single Stab: J Towner 37; r/up M James 35; NTP 12th G Parsons, 7th 2nd shot J Griffin, 9th Pro Pin M Allan (5 balls). 1/3 Monthly Medal: Div 1 K Mudgway 64 nett; Div 2 R Wilson 70 nett c/b; Putts F Hayden; Gross Ball Div 1 G Lynn 84 gross, Div 2 R Wilson 103 gross. NTP 5th (0 to 29 G Lynn, 7th 2nd shot B Mules, 12th G James, 17th 30 to 45 2nd shot G McDonald, 9th Pro Pin G James. Veteran Comp: Div 1 K Mudgway; Div 2 R Wilson c/b. 8/3 Single Stab All In Draw: T G Smith, J Beer. 1st Tee 8.30am; F Gannell, G Redman, G Poynting; 8.36 N Carsburg, E Froggatt, S Kosaka; 8.42 G Smith, B Mules, J Ball; 8.48 A Moser, F Booth, L Walker; 8.54 G James, F Hayden, E Henshaw; 9.00 B Woolnough, M Bertoli, R Slogrove; 9.06 M Allan, R Manley, G MacKay. 10th Tee: 8.30am H Armstrong, M Crichton, N Dwyer; 8.36 K Mudgway, J Neate, L Siddall; 8.42 M Trivett, G Lynn, E Leclere; 8.48 J Beer, J Ryan, L Riches; 8.54 J Stuart, H Hammond, R Wilson; 9.00 T Batson, F Brooker, E Walker. Table Duty: M Crichton, G Redman.Mullumbimby Men28/2 Single Stab: A Baldwin 40; r/up D Crow 39 c/b; NTP 9th K Lawler 7.8 (6 balls), 12th H Dent

4.2m. 3/3: A grade J Stokes 60 net; r/up R Phillip 62 net; B grade M O’Dwyer 62 net; W Gregg 65 net; C grade S Millard 66 net, r/up I Noble 68 net; NTP 5th J Stokes, 12th P Griffith 1.53m 17th M Mohler 6m; Gundies Mug J Stokes. 4/3 Mixed American: B/B Woolnough 68 1/8; r/up G Fairs, G Parsons 69 1/4; NTP 9th ladies K Mudgeway 5.44m, men M Lange 11m; 12th ladies B Mules 7m, men R Essery 12.5m.Ocean Shores Ladies27/2 Stab: Div 1; C Martin 40; r/up J Neill 36; Div 2 P Govett 39; r/up J M Quirke 38 c/b; Div 3 J Selleck 38 c/b; r/up S Stephenson 38. NTP Div 1 K King; Div 2 J M Quirke; Div 3 S Stephenson; vouchers to 32. 1/3 18 hole Stab: A Tonkin 37; r/up F Crowder 34; vouchers to 32 c/b. 3/3: Div 1 J Brown; r/up C Killion; NTP C Coates; vouchers to 32.RUGBY UNIONBrunswick Valley JuniorsNSW Waratah Dev Officers this Fri at 5.30pm, Bruns Fields, training for all ages. Free BBQ and drinks plus info session. Vacancies all age groups, sign on and training, Fridays till end of March. Darryl 0404 991 816.Mullumbimby/Ocean ShoresThurs 6.00pm training continues at New Brighton Oval, comp starting in one month. New players contact Matthew Perry on 0404 771 031SQUASHBrunswick Heads7/3 Rnd 12 Bus Houses Teams Comp: Canty’s v OS Bakery; S Thompson v B Trivett, T Wood v I Bissett, W Ferrier v C Staff, L Miller v J Heers, F King v M Hogan. Pot Works v Bruns Blinds; G Chandler v S Koop, C Sleep v L Clarke, C Booth v D Runciman, R King v M Stratton, B Doran v S Truesdale. Bruns Pharm v Bruns Smash; D Bird v G Davis, M Ottery v L Crandell, R Cameron v R James, G Kaminski v C Johnston, T Mason v Jeff Heers. OS Glass v BB Trophies; B Staff v M Underwood, C Walsh v P Hill, C Pearce v J Gribble, A Li v J Nicolson, J Miller v S Moon. 12/3 Rnd 12 Byron Office Comp: Div 2; 5pm M Ottery v I Bissett, S Koop v C Walsh, M Cassidy v J Gribble, D Runciman Bye. Div 3 5pm M Rogers v A Li, R King v G Kaminski; 5.30pm B Tilbrook v R Draper; 6pm J Heers v D Wraight. Div 4; 5pm A Ronan v A Thomas, J Nicolson v C Johnston, S Moon v F King. Div 5; 5pm A Booth v A Brooker,

M Wallace v S Truesdale, B Alander v Jeff Heers. To play phone 6685 1794.SURF LIFE SAVINGBrunswick JuniorsSunday 11/3 AGM 12 noon at the clubhouse.Byron BayCarlton Ocean Assault final: Open Ski K Tutt 2nd. NSW Titles Cronulla. Open Fem Ski 2nd K Wilkinson; Open 2k bch run 2nd R Sharman; Open Brd Rel 2nd R Sharman, K Chappel, J Nelson Chapman; Open Ski Rel 3rd P Norton, A Barchard, G MaCabe; U/19 Sin Fem Ski 2nd K Chappel; U/19 Male Ski 3rd P Norton; U/19 Double Ski 2nd P Norton, B Lawrence; U/15 Brd Rel 1st S Hulbert Green, E Battese, B Barnes. Patrols: Sat 10/3 10am to 3pm J KeoughPC, A MacTier, M McMullen, P Francis, S Stott, M Keough, K McFadden, T Boot, G Khan, M Thomson, R Hollier, S O’Brien. Sun 11/3 9am to 4pm T Sharman PC, S Pick, S Bauer, M Gudgeon, R Campbell, K/A/T Burns, S Neve, G McDonald, T Wilson, S Somervail.TENNISMullumbimbyComp: Ladies Rnd 3: Div 1 Farquaad 27 d Shrek 23, Donkey 29 d Fiona; Div 2 Memphis 34 d Ramon, Norma Jean 36 d Mumble 6; Div 3 Buzz 34 d Slinky Dog 19, Woody 33 d Sarge 24. Men Rnd 2: Nemo 47 d Coral 28, Marlin 44 d Bruce 38, Bubbles 46 d Dory 38. Mixed: Rnd 3 Rafiki 30 d Pumbaa 27, Simba 41 d Mufasa 39. Junior: Fri 5pm Rnd 3. Social: Sat mixed: 2.30pm start everyone welcome. wed Ladies: 9.15am start. Enquiries Jeanie 6680 4353w or 6680 1330h. Table Tennis: thur nights at Clubhouse, 6.30pm start. Ring Greg 0427 788 773 or Werner 6680 3915. VOLLEYBALLBrunswick Heads6/3 Rnd 9 J V Towing Comp: 6pm Ballistic v Mixed Chickens, No Mercy v Lounge Lizards, Flash v Hit and Run; duty I Don’t Care. 7pm I Don’t Care v Silver Bullets, True Value v Powers Gold, Wild Ones v Brewers; duty Ballistic. 8/3 Rnd 10 OS True Value Hardware Comp: 6pm Asthmatics v Bootie Queens, Barefoot Bandits v Shockers, Bolters v Volleys; duty Tripods. 7pm Tripods v Kaos.Com, Chilli Twist v Wing It, Hot and Sweaty Bye. Duty Asthmatics. To play phone 6685 1794, beginners welcome.

Members of Byron Bay’s Freeriders Cycling Club have extended an invitation to members of the local community who are inter-ested in cycle racing to join them at the Byron Bay Industrial Estate.

The club, formed in 2003, has received approval from Council to close roads in the Industrial Estate on specifi c Sunday mornings in order to safely conduct criterium cir-cuit racing.

The club has recently had four of its members attend RTA accredited traffi c con-trol courses to properly mon-

itor intersections and ensure the safety of members.

‘As well as Council, we are very grateful to all of the busi-ness owners and others who are very tolerant and patient when we close the roads for two hours on our race days.’

Sponsored by Julians Café and Free To Ride Cycles, the club has over 50 members across four fi tness grades and its next criterium will be held on Sunday, March 11. Mar-shalling starts at 6am in the car park beside Free To Ride Cycles. For those wanting to compete, day licences for non-club members are avail-

able for $30.00. The club is also investigating the possibil-ity of obtaining approval to run an open road race over the winter months.

For any keen cyclists who would like to join in on the club’s solid-paced training rides, feel free to meet at the clock tower in Jonson Street at 6am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

For more information, drop into Free To Ride Cycles on Centennial Drive in the Arts and Industrial Estate, phone Tony Clarke, 0412 693 073 or go to www.freeto-ride.com.au

Byron Bay BoardridersCongratulations to the Byron team who competed in the recent Kirra Teams Challenge. The team con-sisted of Ellis Ericson, Nick Colbey, Jarred Sullivan, Yer-rin Brown, Luke Stickley, Kieran Perow, Beau Walker and Craig Warton. The team put in a great effort to come seventh place. Congrats to winners, Le-Ba. Round 2 results: Under 10’s: Corey Norton, Jannali, Kyuss, Etienne, Paris King. Under 12’s: Tommy Bouchant, Zane Smith, Henry P, Ty Norton, Jordan Condon. Cadets: Tom Franklin, Wes Bannister, Sam Steinhourer, Stuart Max,

Daniel Pinter (not in order). Juniors: Josh Warren, Dom Sullivan, Tom O’Neil, Zira O’Gai. Opens: Luke Stickley, Bryce Cameron, Lee Miller, Matt Crisp. Seniors: Shane Lawson, Joel Rowan, Scott Allan Masters: Cal Hede, Paul Sullivan, Neil Cameron, Glen Stickley. Womens: Bianca, Sally Miller, Kell Mc Der-mott. BK Memorial entry forms are available on our website: www.byronbay-boardriders.com

A My Space page has been set up for BBB members only. They have adopted a zero tol-erance to drugs in the club.

If a person is convicted they will be disqualifi ed for life. This is in the best interest of members and sponsors.

Byron Bay’s Danny Wills was in outstanding form at the Quiksil-ver Pro at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast last weekend. Seen here on his way to winning his second round heat over fellow Australian Adrian Buchan. Danny posted two strong rides to easily defeat Buchan and progress to the next round of the $3000,000 tournament. This is the first event in the Association of Surfing Men’s Foster’s World Tour, with the US’s Kelly Slater as defending champion. Photo by Steve Robertson

Where there’s a will there’s a wave

Crankin what’s happening surfside Ugly duckling’s cornerSurfing Life held its own Oscars last Friday at the Gold Coast. The usual glit-tering prizes for the usual line up of sponsor-contracted royalty – Taj, Layne, Kelly, Andy, Chelsea. But this year a unique award for (wait for it) ‘most under-rated surfer.’ Does that mean the best surfer whom everybody else thinks is hopeless? Winner’s name withheld.

Ruck and maulByron Bay Rugby Union is holding its sign on day this Saturday, March 10.

All players, both men’s and women’s, as well as supporters and sponsors are invited.

Drinks and a BBQ are being provided, with beach footy too.

Afterwards a session at the Rails to watch the Super 14 games for the evening.


Sports Roundup with John Campbell

John CampbellRachel McKenzie is a young lady on the run. Hailing from New Zealand but now mar-ried to a local and living in Byron, she is studying for a degree through the Institute of Sports Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at West-mead and, in conjunction with that, is employed as a hospital scientist at Lismore.

She also works as a personal trainer at the Bay, co-ordinates

a women-only outdoor exer-cise group at Suffolk Park and, just for fun, fi nds time to play in the Byron women’s premier soccer team.

Rather than let an idle moment slip by, Rachel also likes to train for long dis-tance races.

She ran her fi rst marathon in 2003 when living in Lon-

don. It was on and she thought she might as well have a crack at it. Since then she has been a regular com-petitor at similar events in New Zealand, the Gold Coast and, last year, the Bris-bane Marathon. At thirty, Rachel is reaching her physi-cal peak for such races, but still presents as a slip of a girl with a sweet smile and an unassuming manner that convincingly disguises the

steely resolve essential to reach her goals.

‘The mental challenge is the toughest part,’ she admits. ‘It’s just awesome when you fi nish.’

My legs were going to jelly just thinking of it. Rachel’s are tanned and sculpted and looked ready to carry her through the sternest chal-

lenge. Which is what Rachel is banking on, for this week-end she will be competing in what is generally considered to be Australia’s toughest ultra-marathon.

Three kilometres longer than the standard forty-two, the race is entirely off-road, covering the arduous journey from Katoomba to the Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains.

And she’s got some form too. In January she came fi fth after a lung-busting race in New Zealand that took in a not very accommodating mountain range. ‘It felt like we were running uphill all the way,’ she said with stag-gering good humour.

When I asked her why she put herself through what most of us would regard as an ordeal, she just shrugged her shoulders, as though the answer should be obvious to anybody who has set them-selves a target.

‘For the sense of achieve-ment.’ It’s as simple as that.

She is hoping that her efforts might attract sponsor-ship, with all proceeds raised going to the NSW Rural Vol-unteer Fire Service.

Champions like Rachel deserve as much support as we can give them, so any ben-efactors out there should give her a call - before she heads south - on 0419 260 404

A fi re within at service of fi refi ghters

The North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) is seeking nominations from members of the North Coast commu-nity who are interested in joining the NCAS 2007 Board of Management.

Three positions will be fi lled at the Academy’s 2007 annual general meeting to be held in Lennox Head on Monday 2 April.

There are around 300 Academy athletes across

programs of basketball, canoe sprint, cycling, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rowing, rugby, sailing, softball, surf life saving, swimming, tennis and triathlon.

‘All positions on the Board are voluntary, and require attendance at four Board meetings and various other functions throughout the year,’ said Academy Chairman, David Parkinson OAM.

Applicants must be adults

who reside on the North Coast and have a commit-ment to the Academy’s mis-sion of sport development for high achieving junior ath-letes. Experience in the man-agement of a local or regional sports club or association would be desirable.

Information and applica-tion forms available at www.ncas.org.au or by phoning 02-6620 3073. Closing date is Monday, March 12.

Enhancing the Shire’s reputation for original poses, a member of the Byron Bay surfboat crew strikes a fine balance between supporting the craft and walking on water at the 2007 Wetpac NSW Masters Surf Life Saving Championships at Sutherland Shire. Photo by Harvie Allison

Sports Academy Seeks Board Members

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Prime Main Street Commercial Site42-44 Jonson Street, Byron Bay• Total site area 297m2 • 2 shops – approx 89m2 fl oor area each • 3(a) business zoning• Development potential

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Elders Byron Bay p50• Coopers Shoot. AUCTION 1pm onsite Sat

April 14. Inspect Sat 2-2.45pm.Scott Harvey Real Estate p50• Lot 311 Crosbys Lane (southern end of

Fernleigh Rd), Tintenbar. Auction onsite March 31st.

Byron Bay First National p52• 7 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. AUCTION 1pm

onsite Sat March 10. Inspect Thu 5-5.30pm & Sat 1.45-2.15pm.

• 7 Hoop Pine Lane, Baywood Chase. AUCTION 1pm onsite Sat March 17. Inspect Thu 5.30-6.30pm & Sat11am-12pm.

• 42-44 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. AUCTION 11am Sat March 24.

• 1/14 Middleton Street, Byron Bay. AUCTION 11am Sat March 31.

Scott Harvey Real Estate p55• 420 Friday Hut Road, Brooklet. Auction

onsite March 24. Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm.Ray White Real Estate p55• 7 Hoop Pine Lane, Suffolk Park. AUCTION

12pm March 17.• 12 Luan Place Byron Bay. Auction 12pm on-

site Saturday March 10. Inspect Saturdays 10-10.45am.

Francis O’Connor Real Estate p55• 18 Granuaille Rd, Bangalow. AUCTION 6pm

Bangalow Bowling Club March 15. Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm.

AUCTIONS

Phillips Road, NewrybarListed for sale is this fantastic 36 hectare parcel of vacant rural land with stunning panoramic views to Lennox Head. The property has a permanent spring fed dam so there will always be ample water.

Centrally located the property is only a 15 minute drive to either Byron Bay or Ballina.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to secure a rare parcel of coastal land.

For more information please contact Glen Irwin on 0418 604 080.

Family living, RosebankThis is a great family home, being both spacious and functional. Situated in a leafy private setting, it has verandahs on three sides and a covered deck entertainment area with lovely valley views. The kitchen, dining and lounge room are open plan with timber fl oors, there are 3 bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs and a bedroom, study and bathroom upstairs.

There are two colorbond sheds and a studio with own toilet and shower which could serve as a teenage/guest retreat. The kitchen and bathrooms would benefi t from an update and you’ll only increase the value and appeal of the property when that is done. Air conditioner, solar hot water and three car accommodation complete the package.

At $470,000, one of the more affordable properties in Rosebank – this property provides a great opportunity to buy a great family home or solid investment property. Contact Mark Castle at Elders Bangalow 0418 971 826 or 6687 1500.

Coolamon Scenic Drive – dual occupancyThis property is an approved dual occupancy and all you have to do is move in. The main house comprises four bedrooms and loads of open living space with timber fl oors throughout that spill out onto expansive decking which surrounds a fabulous new pool.

The so-called second home which is only three years old has three bedrooms, a study, high pitched ceilings and beautiful timber fl oors. A triple car garage joins the two homes together and with a machinery shed out the back there is ample room for a workshop or storage. This fi ve acre property also incorporates a full size tennis court and a bbq area which command spectacular views. $1,950,000.

For more information please call Peter Yopp on 0411 837330 or Glen Irwin on 0418 604080 or 02 6685 7300 at LJ Hooker Byron Bay.

The perfect rural hideaway778 Binna Burra Road, Federal. AUCTION March 31, 2007.

What a great opportunity! You will love this rural hideaway amongst established gardens only 20 minutes to Byron Bay. Set on approximately 5.8 acres of north east facing land, privacy and serenity are easy to fi nd here!

The home consists of 2 spacious bedrooms both with bi-fold doors leading onto timber decks, plus a study/ 3rd bedroom leading out to a covered outdoor area. The bathroom provides a large bath to sit back and relax before you cook up a storm in the spacious stainless steel topped kitchen. The lounge room combines perfectly with the outdoor entertaining area capturing views of the Byron Hinterland. There is plenty of water available for the home and a green house nearby.

Contact Hugh Hanrahan 0402 198 652 or 6687 1500 at Elders Bangalow www.eldersbangalow.com.au PID 258545

Breathtaking home and views at this 22 acre Garden Of Eden Awe-inspiring panoramic views of Boogarem Falls, from the escarpment to the valleys and Pacifi c Ocean. This diverse 22 acre property consists of pasture and rainforest so is suitable for multiple uses. An amazing architect-designed home comprising 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a private spa specially situated for you to soak in the views.

Modern and fresh with fl oor-to-ceiling glass and multiple outdoor & indoor living areas. There is also separate accommodation for guests or extended family. A totally unique property.

Priced at $1,295,000, arrange an inspection call Rose on 02 6680 9505 or 0427 016 451 or visit our website www.redroserealty.com


48 Teak Circuit,Baywood ChaseSunday 1pm Contact Neil on0419 274 798

1/16 BrandonStreet, Suffolk ParkSaturday 2pm Contact Jon on0422 794 384

Lot 4 Roses Road,FederalSaturday 12.30pm Contact Neil on0419 274 798

68 MassingerStreet,Byron BaySaturday 12pm Contact Jon on0422 794 384

49 Ruskin Street,Byron BaySaturday 1pm Contact Jon on0422 794 384

‘Seadrift” 6-8 Browning St,Byron BaySat & Sun 12pm Contact Neil on0419 274 798

10 WarehamStreet,Suffolk ParkSaturday 11amContact Neil on0419 274 798SATURDAY

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3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom House Quiet Neighbourhood Fully Secured Property Covered Outdoor Area Backs Onto Reserve

$ 485,000

CARLYLE STREET 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home Easy walk to main beach Beautiful in-ground swimming pool Excellent central location Close to town and schools Outdoor dining area

$ 985,000

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4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Home Walk To Beach & Shops High Ceilings, Wide Decks Open Plan In Design Perfect For The Family Or Investor Great North Aspect

$ 479,000

STUNNING DUPLEX

Gorgeous 2 Storey Timber Home Featuring 3 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms Open Plan Living Areas Beautiful Tropical Gardens Easy Walk Through To The Beach

$ 585,000

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New Residential Land Release Located In Quality Family Estate Create Your Dream Home Level Easy Care Allotments Don’t Miss This Great Opportunity

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28 Pacific Vista Drive,Byron BaySaturday 11amContact Jon on0422 794 384SATURDAY

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3 Bedroom Timber Home Cul-De-Sac Address 707sqm North Facing Allotment Raked Ceilings, Timber Floors Single Lock-Up Garage + Carport

$ 575,000

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RESIDENTIAL BLOCK IN BANGALOW Vacant Residential Block Land Area of 710 Square Metres Gently Sloped, Ready To Build On 10 Minutes To Byron Bay Close To All Amenities Build Your Dream Home

$ 290,000

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3 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Cottage Future Capital Growth Walk To Beach, Shops & Tavern Great For Your Portfolio Located Beachside At Suffolk Park Agent Declares Interest

$ 530,000

A FRESH START

2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Duplex Walk To Shops, Golf Course & Beach Great For Your Portfolio Best Priced In Byron Bay

$ 335,000

DON’T JUST WISH

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Right On Tallow Beach Fully Furnished Resort Facilities Pool, Spa, Tennis Court BBQ Area & Landscaped Gardens Live In Or Holiday Let

$ 405,000

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THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE Uninterrupted Lighthouse Views Stylish 4 Bed, 2 Bath Home + Office Open Plan Living Areas Great Entertaining Areas Approved Plans For A 2 Bed Studio Private 1.5 Acres, Tropical Gardens

$ 1,195,000

GREEN FROG FARM 20 Useable Acres With 3 Dams Hinterland Views And Creek Frontage 10 Mins To Byron Bay 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Home Massive Machinery Shed 4 Fully Fenced Paddocks

$ 697,500

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CLASSIC COASTAL LIVING – 150M FROM BEACH Well Maintained 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Residence 150 Metres To The Beach & Shops Wide Timber Decks On 3 Sides 810sqm Block/New Roof & Carpet Self Contained Garden Studio Well Established Trees & Gardens

Contact Neil Cameron on

0419 274 798

$ 799,000

DA APPROVAL – BANGALOW ROAD Huge 2,453sqm Level Block Existing Original 3 Bedroom Home DA Approval To Build 4 New Homes Fantastic Central Location Walking Distance To Beach & Town A Rare Opportunity

Contact Glen Irwin on 0418 604 080

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Stunning Views – Exceptional Home

7 Hoop Pine Lane, Suffolk Park. Owner must liquidate! Enjoy the cool summer breezes and spectacular views. The home sits alongside some of the most prestigious properties in the Byron Bay area. On the entry level the kitchen & living area are the focal points where expansive timber sliding doors open to invite the unsurpassed ocean vistas and tranquil surrounds inside. Two bedrooms, the main bathroom, laundry and double garage are also on this level. Upstairs is the parents retreat and main bedroom with walk-in robe and luxurious ensuite to complete the picture. For an appointment contact Doug McCosh at Ray White Byron Bay on 0417 856 885 or Helen Huntly-Barratt at Byron Bay First National on 0412 332 232.

AUCTION 12 NOON MARCH 17

Another House In Paradise

12 Luan Place Byron Bay. AUCTION On-site Saturday 10th March at 12noon. Open for Inspection Saturdays 10-10.45am. This light and spacious contemporary style three bedroom home comes complete with swimming pool and courtyard deck area. It has open plan design, polished floors, high ceilings and ceiling-to-floor doors and windows. The spacious main bedroom is complete with a large modern bathroom and access to the main courtyard. The huge dining living area plus family room, make this an ideal entertainer’s home. The large block is fully landscaped, and has a double car carport. Contact Janis Perkins at Ray White Byron Bay on 0438 841 122 or Peter Hollows at Professionals Byron Bay on 0429 809 363.

AUCTION SATURDAY MARCH 10

One Of Byron’s Best Kept Secrets

Secluded home close to town centre and fabulous golden beaches. Beautiful, designer built, spacious home with 4 bedrooms, a very special office and a pool to die for. 2 bathrooms with a large open plan living area and a modern stainless steel kitchen. Add a double garage and this is a must for the large family looking for something unique or professionals with taste. Exceptionally beautiful and peaceful verandahs. Feels like being in the rainforest. $975,000 Contact owner direct on 0266 840 088.For more information & photos go towww.oraracourt.com $ 975,000

Heart And Soul

18 Granuaille Rd, Bangalow. To be Auctioned at Bangalow Bowling Club on March 15, 2007 at 6 p.m. Very few homes radiate the depth of character that you will find here. 1010sqm block with beautiful outlook, dual occupancy potential, 12’ ceilings and timber floors. A working fireplace and delightful period detail. Three bedrooms and a large open living area, sunroom and rear verandah. Contact Frances O’Connor Real Estate on 02 6685 7617 or 0412 522 540.

Lakeside Vista

420 Friday Hut Road, Brooklet. Auction onsite March 24. Open house Sat 1-1.30pm. In the hinterland of Byron/Lennox Head is this 5 acre property bordering Emigrant Lake. Secluded and private but only 12 mins from Lennox Head and 15 mins to Ballina, this home boasts 4 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, flowing living, dining and lounge areas together with a superb north facing entertaining deck overlooking a great playing area with the lake as a backdrop. A double garage and work space, completely separate 3 room elevated studio giving delightful lake and rural views with a nicely treed and easy care garden. Price Guide from $800K.Please contact Scott Harvey Real Estate on 0412 296 872 for an inspection.

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Priced To Sell

On the quiet edge of Mullum town is a comfortable 3 bedroom home with a spacious outdoor entertainment area. The rooms are light and bright with plenty of deep built-in cupboards. A great sized kitchen for relaxed eating and looking out to the backyard, or space for cooking up a feast. Sink into the spa bath. And yes, there is a separate toilet. Established gardens and mature trees, but plenty of room to create your own oasis from which to enjoy the view of Mt Chincogan. For a contemporary look, just render to the colour of your choice. This property is perfect for the first home buyer, a young family, retirement or your property portfolio. Contact Suzanne on 66875 997. www.diysell.com.au ad # P15632 $ 374,000

Funky Timber Yurt On 1½ Acres

This funky timber yurt is in a great location. 3 km outside Mullumbimby and 1 km from Steiner School. The yurt has two bedrooms, a bathroom and an open plan kitchen / living area leading out onto a deck overlooking an acre of flat land. There is an underground spring feeding a small dam and there is plenty of space to build another dwelling or to extend the yurt. There is minor work to be done on the house for a clean finish. Lots of trees have been planted and the place has a really nice feel to it. The owner has bought a large acreage and is keen to move. $450,000. Call Ernst now for an inspection on 6684 3600.

Broken Head

A great opportunity exists for those who are looking to create their own private hideaway. This vacant rural block is just under an acre in size and the options are endless. There are well established palms and trees throughout the property creating a nice tropical feel. Situated approximately five minutes from Broken Head and five minutes from Lennox Head making this a desirable address and there is the added bonus of a natural spring. $450,000. For further information please contact Sharon McInnes on 0408 659649 or 02 6685 7300 at LJ Hooker Byron Bay.

Byron Bay

Land In Central Mullum

A prime, quiet, 600sqm level block has become available, with pedestrian access from northern Stuart Street and vehicular access from behind Stuart Street. All services available. 5% deposit and settlement in 5 months. Beautiful mature trees and foliage. Quality homes surrounding block. $325,000 ono. Queenslander available for $75,000 including restumping. For an inspection please contact Gai Hart-Hughes Property Buyers Net 0418 755 088.

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The 360 people who man-aged to get tickets to Tony Narracott’s Awakening will be gratifi ed to learn not only did they experience an incredible fun-packed night, with great food and music, but also their generosity put $5,895 into the Byron Youth Service coffers. The sponta-neous auctioning of Tony’s old rugby shirts helped by adding $1,300. Lois Hall from Ginger Nectar put in the biggest bid of the night, securing a historic West Ber-lin Golden Oldies shirt for $500. Ed Ahern from Green Garage also bought a rare shirt from the Patagonian Rugby team (the world’s most southerly), a steal at $400. The golf club had its biggest night ever, Tony is still with us. Everyone won.

Another busy session for Byron Shire Council last Thursday, the public gallery alive with petitioners for community grants on offer, and of course not everyone could be satisfied. Also remarkable is that Cr Ross Tucker lost his way in the agenda and began speaking

on the wrong topic – proba-bly the fi rst time we’ve seen it in the almost 16 years Cr Tucker has been in offi ce.

And later in the meeting Cr Tucker got a bit stroppy dur-ing debate over the Bruns-wick Heads skate park and Peter Westheimer called a point of order objecting to Cr Tucker’s demeanour, which really isn’t a point of order at all, followed by mayor Jan Barham’s hurried call for a break, technically known as an adjournment, which went for nine minutes. When dealing with an old hand like Cr Tucker, council-lors should really know the technical basis for calling a point of order before trying one on; in any case the storm would have blown over in a couple of minutes had every-one just stared at the ceiling instead of getting upset.

Councillors seem reluctant to release to the public the details of the options can-vassed at the holiday letting forums in 05/06, the mayor losing a vote 7-3 when seek-ing to do so. In any case she

will call a public meeting to look at the options and con-sider the concept of precincts in which holiday letting would be allowed. In the meantime you can download from Council’s website the agenda for March 1 and see in Annexure 17 the options considered at a March 2005 forum. Precincts got the most votes among the the participants – 9 for, 3 abstain, 2 against.

Our description of the MEAD group in last week’s Backlash didn’t please them at all. They report: ‘We are a live steel full combat group of Dark Age re-creationists, not rehearsing choreographed sword fi ghts. It’s real axes being swung at your head and these combatants train to do so safely, like a martial art.’ Our apologies for stuff-ing up, especially to people who use real axes. You can find out more about the

group at www.myspace.com/clubmead.

You’ve always wanted to slow down light in a cold atomic cloud and convert it to mat-ter, haven’t you? Of course you have. Now scientist Lene Hau has done so – see www.n e w s . h a r v a r d . e d u /gazette/2007/02.08/99-hau.html. A tip of the lid to Clive Lawler for pointing out the article.

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