‘Discrimination’: Byron healer’s wild move after kambo death

A Byron Bay “ceremonial leader” who ran a kambo frog poison session prior to a man’s death has accused the police and courts of a “persecution campaign” in his fight to continue running similar retreats. Soulore “Lore” Solaris, previously known as Peter George McIntyre, was issued an interim prohibition order in August 2023 by the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) that prevents him from practising any health services following the death of 46-year-old Jarrad Antonovich at one of his retreats. The self-described “healer” appealed the order in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal; however, the application was shut down by the appeals panel on Friday. The panel missed the appeal as a permanent prohibition order replaced the temporary order in September 2025, meaning that a successful appeal would have “no utility”. The permanent order states Mr Solaris must not “under any circumstances” provide any ceremony, service or activity in which the natural psychedelic drugs ayahuasca, DMT or kambo are “present, administered, or promoted”. However, Mr Solaris told news.com.au, he wanted to appeal the interim order regardless, as it had caused him reputational harm and described the court proceedings as “torture”. In a statement provided to news.com.au, Mr Solaris said he had “the right” to challenge the interim orders and accused the HCCC and the NSW Coroner of a “persecution campaign”. “Relentless delays, obstructive and deceptive behaviours by the HCCC, combined with procedural failings at NCAT, have made a fair hearing unattainable,” Mr Solaris said in the statement. “At the core of this issue is the lack of jurisdiction where the HCCC is claiming colonial-style domination over community-based and Indigenous aligned spiritual practices.” DDP considers charges against Mr Solaris In May last year, the NSW State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan paused an inquest into Mr Antonovich’s death after finding there was enough evidence to potentially lay criminal charges against Mr Solaris. Homicide detectives raided the retreat venue in November last year; however, charges have not been laid. The inquest heard how Mr Antonovich was administered kambo between 10am and 11am before he became swollen in the neck and face, complaining of “intense pain”. Despite the reaction, he was later given a cup of ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic beverage used by Indigenous Amazonian tribes, at a ceremony at 8.30pm. He collapsed around 11.30pm and died by the time an ambulance arrived, where it was discovered he had suffered a perforated oesophagus as a result of the . The inquest heard that if an ambulance had been called in a “timely fashion”, Mr Antonovich would likely have survived. The inquest also heard that Mr Solaris told Mr Antonovich’s lover, Patrick Santucci, that Jarrad’s death was a “beautiful passing”.