The Biggest Morning Tea raises vital funds for cancer research and support services. If you’ve ever wanted to sit with a coffee and admire the stunning vista at Zentveld’s then now is your chance! There will be delicious home baked goodies on offer (feel free to bring a plate of whatever deliciousness you can create!) as well as fine leaf teas, our superb local coffee and fab raffle prizes. We will be roasting our award winning coffee on the day too so come and have a tour! Cost is $8 per person – this includes a cup of coffee/tea/chai/hot choc and piece of cake or savoury treat. If you can’t make it on the day you can still donate through the following link. Dig deep if you can and together we’ll beat cancer.

cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/zentveldscoffee
Biggest Morning Tea at Zentveld’s Roastery: May 25
193 Broken Head Rd, Newrybar
8.30am – 11.30am
Cost $8 – ALL funds raised go to Cancer Council

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The Harvest is holding a fundraiser for the Newrybar Hall on Friday April 8 at 6.30pm.  Jeff Burstin, inductee into the Rock and Roll hall of fame and one of Australia’s best-known guitarists, formerly of the ‘Black Sorrows’, ‘Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons’ and more recently ‘The Hornets’ will be performing with friends (Steve Banks and Mark Jelfs) in the Harvest Old Bakery.

$20 per person  |  Limited seats. Please call 02 6687 2644 to book. Credit card details required.

All proceeds donated to the Newrybar community hall.

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There’s no doubt that little Newrybar, nestled in the hills between Bangalow and Ballina has been transformed from the Whitechapel of the Monopoly Board to Mayfair over the past six years or so, with the expansion of the Harvest cafe and restaurant, the opening of Driftlab and the Harvest Deli and weekend bakery (by brothers Zane and Tristan Grier respectively).

The impressive collection of artisans gathered under the Merchants collective label includes Sibella Court of Society Inc, Jai Vasicek, Patterson and Steele, Shannon Fricke Heart & Home, TigmiTrading morrocan rugs, Fate and Fortune stationery, handmade bespoke leather goods by Wolf & Maiden from Cape Town, and clothing from a few handpicked sources, stocked under the Miller Trading Group umbrella, which includes Todd Miller and his artist wife Diana.

Until recently the Newrybar Merchants store was the much-loved Newrybar Antique Store, which is still present, but in a much smaller way, and the current occupiers have kept the charm of the original 1890’s building, carefully blending country charm with a sophisticated feeel within this somewhat unique retail space.  Another Newrybar institute, Beautiflora, with its weekend cart tucked down at the bottom of the old bakery, has also come on board, and as you go into the shop, the first room on the left is a riot of colour – not to mention creating a wonderful fragrance for the space.

Newrybar Merchants will provide an exciting addition to the already bustling village of Newrybar which features the popular Harvest Café & Deli and Driftlab. It will be sure to become a destination for those seeking a unique retail experience in one of the most beautiful parts of the world.

Newrybar Merchants is located at 19 Old Pacific Highway, NSW (the site of the old Antique store) over the road from Harvest Café. Opening Hours: 9am – 5pm Monday – Sunday.

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Weekend Creative Writing Workshop with Siboney Duff

From Concept to Edit: Book-ending the Creative Writing Process

October 31 – November 1, 2015

9.30am – 3.30pm, Saturday and Sunday

Learning the art of writing from concept to editing with Siboney Duff.

Have a writing project you’re keen to embark on? Or complete? Need some creative inspiration together with some practical advice? Then this weekend workshop could be just the thing you need.

Learn how to:

• commit to your writing process and project
• develop a narrative structure for your story
• create characters, settings, narrative arcs and sub-plots
• enhance dramatic tension
• distinguish between a structural edit and a copy edit, and make the most of a structural edit
• develop a synopsis
• find an audience for your work

Total cost: $265 per person (including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on each day, notes, a few pressies, and a discounted manuscript assessment rate for appraisals completed within 6 months of the workshop).

For further info and to register your interest, visit siboneyduff.com

BOOK NOW – places are strictly limited to 10 participants only. PLUS mention Verandah Magazine when register your place for the workshop and SAVE $45 on the workshop fee.

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Pretty as a picture – teacups for the inaugural Creative Business Women’s High Tea at Newrybar Hall. Photo: Megan Kinninment

It’s never easy settling into a new area, but having moved to the Northern Rivers from the Central Coast earlier this year Beverly Masters found some friendly folk, a cup of tea and a cupcake at her local community hall…

I love living in an area where Community Halls are literally about just that – community. I live not far from the historic village of Newrybar in the hinterland of Byron Bay, where the hall, which was built in 1899 by the early settlers as a place for social and cultural activities, is still a hub for local activities, and recently I was lucky enough to be invited there to the inaugural North Coast Creative Business Women’s High Tea.

The purpose of the teas is to raise money for charity, and this tea’s chosen charity was Rafiki Mwema – a safehouse for sexually abused Kenyan girls. The teas themselves are the initiative of Janine Emerson from Love in a Cake (<https://www.loveinacake.com.au>) who created the most tasty and beautifully put together dessert table and Zanni Louise from My Little Sunshine House (<https://www.mylittlesunshinehouse.com>) who hosted the event. The pair of them are definitely a dynamic creative duo when it comes to bringing people together – and you can read stories from some of the attendees about their experience of the event on their page: <https://www.facebook.com/creativebusinesswomenshightea?fref=photo>

It was a wonderful combination of old meeting new – with old-fashioned tea-cups and saucers, home-made cakes and traditional treats all being enjoyed by women who use the internet and blogging as part of their way of relating to the world. Our liquid refreshment included tea from the Byron Bay Tea Company (naturally) https://www.byronbayteacompany.com>  and one of the most wonderful and uplifting cold drinks I have tried in years from Organic Miracles <https://www.organicmiracles.com.au>.
The High Tea was a great way to gather a group of ‘creatives’ together, so we could learn about each other’s creative passions in life – and the blockages we put up in the way of our success, including the fear of what people might think of us. It was inspirational to discover how many creative businesses are being run from the Northern Rivers, and also to discover more about the international blogging community. The idea that someone can work from home, be there for their family and live their passions on a daily basis is enticing to say the least.

High-tech and low-tech – the art of blogging over a cup of tea and cake. Photo: Megan Kinninment

Since the event I have discovered many more local blogs via the High Tea guests, some are making money some are not, some are getting lots of viewer, some are not, yet reading through the interconnected bloggers world with community sites like blogchicks facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/BlogChicks>  where women actually help each other out technically and motivationally has also made a huge difference to how I personally will view blogging from now on.   Check out the Blog Chicks Website <https://blogchicks.com.au/>  for more information.

The tea made almost $3000 for Rafiki Mwema which was an amazing result. It proved to me that connection with community is where everything starts.

Beverly Masters

Photos provided by Megan Kinninment: https://seekerofthelostarts.com/

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