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A wonderful Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 insight into the Fax 02 6684 1719 best culinary [email protected] minds of the Far [email protected] North Coast. www.echo.net.au Pages - 21,000 copies every week NOW WITH IMPRVOED SPELL CHEQUE 19 22 Classmates and friends Charity bashes into town remember Jai one year on Story & Photo Eve Jeffery and no satisfactory answers as to why it happened or who was responsible,’ Mullumbimby High School students said Mr Drummond as he repeated and many of the family and friends his appeal for the truth. of Jai Morcom gathered last Friday to ‘The reality is that a person’s life remember the boy who lost his life a has been taken and for the emotional year ago. growth of any student there that day, Jai’s death, which was the result of a either directly involved as a witness recess brawl, is still unresolved – and or a perpetrator, the truth can be your there will be no answers at least until saviour.’ the inquest begins at the end of the year. Private ceremony It’s still fresh in the minds of those Another ceremony was held earlier affected, and many can’t believe that a inside the school away from media. year has passed since the 15 year old A plaque and flowers were placed in died. The sense of loss and grief is a memorial garden in a grove at the still very raw. school and Jai’s closest friends and family were invited to attend. Minute’s silence School principal Ian Graham said Jai’s father Steve Drummond cre- that he and staff had sought advice ated the space for a minute’s silence at from experts in the field of grief coun- 10.55am in front of the school, as Jai’s selling as to the best way to go about family, peers and teachers gathered creating a memorial to the student in a tight circle around mementoes who was so loved by his friends. of Jai’s life. ‘We invited the year ten students Many wore green ribbons and car- and Jai’s family to come to the me- Hangin’ ten and happy to be home – Variety’s beach bums Phil Batson, Ray Crandel and Trevor Watts enjoyed ried white flowers in memory of Jai. morial garden for a tree planting cer- morning tea at the Mullumbimby Public School with Phil’s grandsons Tom and Jacob. Photo Eve Jeffery Steve spoke to the crowd and a large emony,’ said Mr Graham. ‘The garden After travelling over 3,557km, ‘The support kids in need.’ brainchild of philanthropist Dick contingent of media, of a peaceful boy is in a quiet part of the school and is Bashers’ can finally look forward to The Children’s Charity’s annual Smith, and helped raise $250,000. who was well loved and remembered in an area available for all students to a three course sit down meal at the fundraising Bash has raised in excess The Byron Bay Bash Benefit will by everyone, but also of his frustra- visit any time.’ Byron Entertainment Centre. of $40 million for kids in need since be hosted at the the Byron Brewery tion at the lack of closure over his The inquest into Jai’s death will be- The Bash is not a race or rally, say its inception in 1985. Tuesday August 31, and will be an op- son’s death. gin in Lismore Courthouse on Janu- organisers, but rather a ‘drive in the There are only a few rules, and portunity to meet with the Bashers ‘It’s mind boggling to think a year ary 31 and according to the coroner’s outback with like-minded fund rais- blatant cheating and bribery are en- and check out some of the vehicles. later, there was a major brawl in the representative, will run for approxi- ers, driving miles for the smiles, en- couraged – the only stipulation is that Entry is $40 per person which in- school, and there is still no resolution mately two weeks. joying travelling to parts of Australia bashers must be in a pre 1974 vehicle, cludes canapés, two drinks on entry that they may not otherwise see, at decorated as weird and wonderfully and entertainment. All proceeds from the same time as raising money to as possible. The first event was the ticket sales will go directly to Variety. Tallow Beach keeps SLSC busy on Sunday with emergency callouts Surf lifesavers from Byron Bay SLSC Tallow Beach,’ Surf Life Saving NSW against rocks.’ The only rescue craft and the Far North Coast Branch were said. ‘Rescue craft were dispatched to which could safely reach the boarder kept busy last Sunday morning with the scene but were stood down before was the Surf Rescue Jetski. two emergency callouts to Tallow they arrived after a boardrider man- The patient was returned to the Beach. aged to assist the swimmers back to shore and was treated for cuts and The second was a serious incident shore.’ abrasions. and resulted in the successful rescue Less than an hour later they re- SLSC said the Jetski remained in of a body-boarder who was swept ceived a call to the same location to the Tallow area for some time after, around the point and onto rocks, ac- rescue the stranded body-boarder. warning swimmers and surfers to cording to Surf Life Saving NSW. ‘Rough seas and strong winds made leave the water as large movements ‘At around 7.30am surf lifesavers for dangerous conditions along this of rough water continued to make were called to respond to two swim- stretch of coastline today and the conditions very dangerous along the Steve Drummond fronts the media at the anniversary of his son’s death mers in trouble at the northern end of body-boarder was being pushed up unpatrolled stretch of coast. New 6am classes Monday, Wednesday & Friday Bikram Yoga Byron Bay AMNESTY! Did you take up the intro offer of $20 for one week of yoga and only took one day? Bring this ad to receive your second chance! This time use the whole week and feel the benefi ts – $20 FOR 7 DAYS OF YOGA! #HILDE3TREET "YRON"AYssWWWBIKRAMYOGABYRONBAYCOMAU <echowebsection=Local News> Local News Council Roundup: sewerage and animal zoning Joint vision statement for schoolies Eve Jeffery said there would be no further ‘Rangers from time to time argument. talk of the incident in chambers respond to community com- The question over what Cr Thursday morning’s ordinary as once a complaint had been plaints in the early hours of the Ross Tucker called ‘a patchwork meeting went off with a bang made, it was necessary to open morning, however, a review of quilt’ is the amount of proper- last week when homeless man an investigation. Council rosters and timesheets ties bordering each other that John Jackson levelled accusa- Council’s executive manager has been undertaken and no will have different permissions tions of mistreatment at coun- Mark Arnold said he would rangers were on duty or called for what is and isn’t allowable. cil rangers during public access. be following up the allegation. out at 2am on that day.’ When Byron Council’s executive Mr Jackson said that he was ‘From our understanding, the The Echo contacted police, they manager environment and moved along at 2am on a Sun- alleged incident took place near could find no record of the in- planning, Ray Darney, said that day morning by police and the Fishermans Co-op at Brun- cident. any new requirements would rangers. Mayor Jan Barham swick Heads,’ said Mr Arnold. not affect existing rights, only Agenda items those for development titles. Items on the agenda included Cr Richardson said that re- Inspector Owen King signs the agreement with Nicqui Yazdi the Final Report on the Mul- sponsible pet owners don’t and John Gudgeon. lumbimby Inflow and Infiltra- need the restrictions and that tion Integrated Strategy, which the problem animals come Story & Photo Victoria Cosford ate that Schoolies chose Byron council moved to be referred from problem people. Bay – they actually come here to the September 30 meeting. ‘Some people don’t know or Respect, Responsibility and because they like the quietness It was also decided that coun- don’t care what their dogs and Relax were the key messages and the environment. cil allocate a budget of $20,000 cats get up to, otherwise they unveiled by the Byron School- from the sewer fund to com- would lock up their pets and ies Safety Working Group re- Create a safe plete a report on the potential there wouldn’t be a problem.’ cently. What we’ve done is to facili- implementation of constructed Council moved and carried Last year around 10,000 tate that by bringing together wetlands and a bulk effluent the motion that they insert young people attended their the key stakeholders. We all storage dam at Council’s Brun- in the DCP – Natural Envi- end-of-Year 12 celebrations in want to create a safe environ- swick Valley STP site to in- ronment Chapter provisions: Byron Bay over a period of 16 ment.’ crease system storage capacity where the keeping of dogs days. In reponse to the large Inspector Owen King said and improve the integrated ef- and cats in a rural residential/ influx, a group of community that one of the biggest differ- fluent management outcomes.