THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Advertising & news enquiries: Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Fax 02 6684 1719 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 20 #50 TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2006 22,300 copies every week $1 at newsagents only THE MOTHER OF ALL GIRLY EDITIONS Council moves on youth issues Buy mum a rainforest
In the wake of a brawl in Byron Bay incorporated in Council’s Com- Coordinator of the Byron Youth involving local youth, Byron Shire munity Safety Plan.’ Service Paul Spooner addressed Council voted unanimously last Council also voted 9-1 at its Council in favour of employing a week to institute a youth protocol. meeting on Tuesday last week to YDO. ‘The development of a Youth have staff seek out sources of fund- The absence of a YDO meant Protocol creates an opportunity for ing for a youth development offi cer that the Shire is missing out on the developing cooperation and under- (YDO). Council is also setting up development of programs, Mr standing between young people a user group to help improve com- Spooner said. ‘It is continually dif- and the community, Council, munications at the Youth Activities fi cult for us. police and businesses owners in the centre (YAC). As well as stakehold- ‘Come June we will lose a con- shire,’ Mayor Jan Barham told The ers the chamber of commerce will tract worth $100,000 – that’s a Echo. ‘Its aim will be to encourage be represented and Crs Barham, quarter of our income. It means discussion about the needs of Mangleson and Lazarus were voted two out of ten staff will disappear. young people and their rights in onto the group. ‘The YDO can provide a voice public places but also to highlight Much of the debate on the YDO for youth. I see it as a three day a the roles and responsibilities of the centred around the diffi culty of week position.’ whole community and the need for fi nding money for the post. General Mr Spooner said the BYS had not respect for all community mem- manager Pamela Westing advised been consulted on a proposal to bers and visitors. councillors they had just adopted a draw funding for the YDO from the ‘It is another strategy in promot- new budget and had ‘very little left service’s rent rebate. ‘That support ing community safety and will be over for new projects or services’. continued on page 2 Grace’s gourds go off for FEHVA
Tara Daptler and her children Pascal and Mila enjoy the shelter of a local rainfor- est tree. Photo Jeff ‘Caught In The Canopy’ Dawson Many mothers these days would tree Buy Back and Protect Forever have a whole checklist of gifts they’d project has fully purchased eight like to receive on Mothers Day – a properties and is well on the way to new car, new washing machine, having the donations to buy back three days at a health retreat, a trip the ninth. to Paris with a bottomless credit Your purchase of a special Green card. But for the mothers who feel gift for mother this year could seri- that they are content with their ously enable Rainforest Rescue to material lot living on the North fi nalise the purchase of a ninth Performing artist and now artist ‘Hundreds of the buggers inun- my verandah, picked them up and Coast and yearn for a gift of a property. You can purchase your Grace Knight, pictured here with dated my garden, gourd city,’ said looked at them almost on a daily happy healthy environment for Rainforest Gift Card from Santos FEHVA coordinator Dee Tipping, Grace. ‘It is my belief that anything basis, wondering hmmm, I could their children in the future, think of Mullumbimby, the Green Garage got into gourd painting by acci- that can grow by itself in my garden make something out of them, not buying mum ten square metres or Byron Bay, phone the Rainforest dent. She thought she was planting deserves the right to grow full term. quite knowing what that something two of the Daintree Rainforest this rescue offi ce on 6684 4360 or go watermelons but gourds came up So I left the gourds to do their own was.’ Mothers Day. online and order at www.rainfor- instead. thing. I picked them, dried them on continued on page 2 Over the past few years the Dain- estrescue.org.au.
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