The Joy of Mud Snoozing for a Good Cause Mandy Nolan Cepted by Security: a Bloke on a in a Capitalist Economy, Scarcity Horse
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THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO * Ê£ Advertising & news enquiries: Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Fax 02 6684 1719 Ê9"1,Ê "-/Ê / ,/ / [email protected] [email protected] http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 21 #07 TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006 22,300 copies every week $1 at newsagents only CONDONING THE EXCESSIVE USE OF VIOLINS The Joy of Mud Snoozing for a good cause Mandy Nolan cepted by security: a bloke on a In a capitalist economy, scarcity horse. It was like watching a scene and demand dictate value. After a from The Man from Snowy River. very muddy Splendour in the Grass Audiences were wet but well Festival last weekend shares in Wel- behaved, savouring their Splendour lingtons would have seen you roll- and enjoying the diversity of per- ing in it (cash that is, not mud!). formances on offer. It was mara- Ironically, $20 rubber boots fetched thon exorcisms at the Tent of Mira- the same price as a day ticket to the cles, drumming, stick twirling and festival. Happiness is after all rela- even crystal meditation at the Per- tive, and can be as simple as a good formance Stage. Saturday saw Sonic band and warm dry feet. Youth close the event with a power- Punters poured into Byron this packed show in the Super Top. weekend for a festival that kicked While I enjoyed Avalanches, De off six years ago at the Belongil Coder Ring, Clare Bowditch and Fields site. A ticket to the event has others in the smaller venues, I had become more sought after than some trouble getting sound and Osama Bin Laden, and with an vision in the Super Top. With increase in site capacity this year, increased capacity, those not up to the festival was able to welcome submitting to the muddy crush 17,500 revelers into its fold. How- found themselves some 50 metres ever, that didn’t stop the odd fence back from the tent, struggling to jumper in giving it a shot. I was hear. With increased size I felt that fortunate to witness an attempted a screen may have helped, and if jumping, which was quickly inter- continued on page 2 Getting dressed for school last Friday for the children at Main Arm Upper Public School was a real breeze. They climbed straight out of bed, pulled on a coat and set off for school in their pyjamas. Each year the school raises funds for a local community group and this year it was the turn of the local Wildlife Rescue Service. Everyone felt the privilege of leaving school uniforms at home was worth at least a gold coin and the students raised over $55. In our photo teacher Michelle Stenner shows off her Ugg boots. One storm could cause $100 million damage Lesley Patterson storms and told The Echo that ‘This research will help stem Just one severe storm could affect property damage from one storm possible damage by providing new beach front property worth over of $100 million was a conservative knowledge to inform effective $100 million according to the head estimate. coastal planning. There are con- of Australia’s fi rst large scale inves- One of the main focusses of the cerns about the potential impact of tigation into the impact of severe study will be to model the impor- climate change on our foreshores storms and sea level rise on coastal tance of sand dunes in preventing and this research will add to our New South Wales. coastal erosion and determine knowledge,’ he added. Dr Rosh Ranasinghe from the how storms erode sand dunes, Sea level rise is also expected to Department of Natural Resources’s something which has been lacking have an impact on coastal areas of Coastal Unit will lead the study, from many existing computer NSW and Dr Ranasinghe said his which will bring together scientists models. team will be working from the from the University of Queensland ‘We realised that the state of the United Nation’s estimates for rises and University of Sydney along art computer models do not ade- of between 0.2 and 0.8 metres over with international expert Professor quately present the coastal dune the next 100 years. Magnus Larson from Lund Uni- processes,’ said Dr Ranasinghe. While the results of Dr Ranasing- versity in Sweden. ‘Once developed, the model will he’s study are unlikely to be avail- Coastal areas of NSW already be applied to selected sites along able until the end of 2007, Byron experience several severe storms the NSW coastline to estimate Shire Council’s coastline manage- each decade which seriously likely coastal erosion and inunda- ment plan is due by early next threaten beach front properties. Dr tion caused by a range of historic year. Ranasinghe says that coastal ero- and anticipated storm conditions,’ ‘We will have to take on board sion is likely to worsen, as global said Natural Resources Minister any information we can get from warming brings about an increase Ian Macdonald, whose department them [the Department of Natural Wolfmother in full cry. More of Jeff ‘Mudsux’ Dawson’s Splendour pictures on page 24. in the severity and frequency of has funded the project.SALE continued on page 4 SALE âÜ`Þ Ã }ÊÕLÊ PROLOGO 53!SKATE `i JÞ SALE«ÕiÀ SKATEBOARDS BOARDBLANKS âyÊiÝCOMPLETESFROM WITH FROM GRIPTAPE WITHGRIPTAPE 2 July 25, 2006 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News Durrumbul hosts whale action night Byron anti whaling cam- paigner, Dean Jefferys, will appear in the Brisbane mag- istrates court next Monday facing trespass charges after he attempted to deliver letters to the head offi ce of Mitsubi- shi during a demonstration to encourage the boy cotting of Japanese products. ‘It is hoped these Boycott Japanese products demon- strations will put pressure on Japan to stop killing whales,’ said Dean Jefferys. ‘When Japan starts losing millions of dollars in revenue, lost taxes and investments it will have to stop killing whales. When a country is so out of step with world public opinion then people’s con- Howie Cooke from Surfers for Cetaceans with the baby whale which died at Cabarita last week. sumer power can bring them Photo grapher Penelope Sienna will show photographs from that tragic event and talk about the back into line. The world lessons learnt from the stranding at a whale action night at Durrumbul Hall on Friday. needs to do to Japan what we did to South Africa to stop funds for more direct actions whales interests are put fi rst,’ is still looking for people to Apartheid. to help the whales.’ said Mr Jefferys. make tax deductible invest- ‘Japan plans to put 10 fi n Filmmaker Michael Bal- The evening starts at 6pm ments in his Flight of the ÌV iÊEÊ >Ì ÀÊ whales and 50 humpback son and Dean Jefferys will with a strategy meeting for Humpback documentary and whales on its menu along present their 30 minute video future demonstrations fol- Whale Interactive broadband >iÛiÀà 7Ì ÊÃÌÞi]Êi>ÃiÊ with over 1000 other whales on the latest Brisbane boy- lowed by the fi lm and photo website and is looking for a EÊ>vvÀ`>LÌÞ it wants to kill this coming cott actions and Penelope session and winding up with large boat to host activities in Êii`ÊÌÊÀ«ÊiÛiÀÞÌ }Ê summer. They must be Sienna will show some pho- entertainment from local Hervey Bay over August and ÕÌÊqÊÕÃÌÊ}ÊÛiÀÊÌ iÊÌ«t stopped. tos of the recent stranding by musicians. September. ‘A protest bus will leave a baby humpback whale at To confi rm a seat on the For more information see >iÛiÀÃÊV«iÌi`Ê Railway Park in Byron Bay at Cabarita. bus to Brisbane ring Dean www.flightofthehumpback. Ê>ÊviÜÊ`>Þà 8.30am on July 31 for any- ‘Howie Cooke from Surf- on 6684 0002. Dean Jefferys org ivÀi ers for Cetaceans who held UÊ£ÓÊÞi>ÀÃÊÜ>ÀÀ>ÌÞ one interested in participat- ing in an anti-whaling dem- and sang to the baby whale UÊÊi>Ì]ÊÃÌ>ÊEÊÃVÀ>ÌV Ê Splendour continued from page 1 ÀiÃÃÌ>Ì onstration at the courthouse for 14 hours, was dismayed on that day and at a nearby by a series of protractions possible perhaps even a big- ment of punters to and from UÊ£äÊv>à ÊVÕÀà store that sells a variety of and decisions which led to ger tent! This made it diffi - the festival meant intoxi- UÊ ÝVÕÃÛiÊ Ã>ââ>ÃÌi Japanese products,’ Mr Jef- the whale being killed, par- cult for me to really enjoy cated pedestrians were mean- vÌiÀ UÊÊ,i«>ViÊ`ÀÃÊEÊ >`ià ferys said. ticularly the decision to anything on the main stage, dering on roadsides and bus UÊ ÃÌÊivviVÌÛi To fi nd out more about the remove the baby whale from but I was compensated by shelters were littered with UÊ->viÊUÊ/iÊivwÊViÌÊ demonstration and Byron the sea to the beach. Howie the comparatively more inti- bottles and cans. UÊÕ>À>Ìii` Shire’s fi ght against Japan’s hopes lessons learnt from mate experience of watching With a nearby site that UÊÊÃVÞ>>ÌiÊEÊi>`ÊvÀii plans for increased whaling this tragic event will prevent Tex Perkins and Charlie could accommodate camp- UÊÊ-ÕÌ>LiÊvÀÊÕÃiÊÊ an information night is further deaths of stranded Owen, Mogwai, Augie March ing and parking akin to the ÃÌÊ ÕÃi `Ê planned for this Friday July healthy whales. There will be and Pete Murray. Woodford Festival, along ivÀi vÌiÀ ÃÕÀv>Vià 28 at Durrumbul Hall. discussion about setting up With the increased num- with infrastructure and ade- ‘Whale lovers will enjoy an an emergency whale rescue bers and the weather caus- quate drainage, a festival like Ê* i\ÊÈÈn£ÊxxÈ£ inspirational night of whale phone tree for this area and ing uncomfortable condi- Splendour could reach its Þ`\Êä{ÓÇÊxÓÎÊÓÈÈÊÊ films, whale music, whale training local people in the tions, this year really brought maximum potential.