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 21 #47 TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 22,300 copies every week $1 at newsagents only MOTHERS OF INTENTION Sad riff for garage band as much loved mentor dies A mellow MardiGrass School of rock seeks teacher Story & photo Lou Beaumont the group, and the boys agreed they was so energetic, he had so much If I was to ever entertain the notion needed the melody. full on energy to give. It was a big of regret it would be with regard to Guitarist Sam said, ‘I was crying shock to the boys when Bill passed quitting ballet when I was seven. my head off when I heard. It was away. They lost a rare mentor and My inspiring and compassionate really weird, I didn’t believe it at it seemed inevitable the band teacher had died and with her my fi rst, it was all so sudden. He was would fall apart. They are still desire to continue. A young local so keen to get us into music and meeting, in some ways to honour garage band, made up of three boys really encouraging of our stuff.’ Bill’s memory, but it is not the of 11 years; Will Peters (drums), The boys and their parents all same without Bill.’ Sam King (guitar) and Nathaniel agree Bill was a multi-talented ‘He really made them believe in Wareing (bass guitar) and one 13 musician. Bill played guitar, sax themselves and their musical abil- year old, Talib Bench-Kanjou (gui- and drums and played in a band ity’, said Talib’s mum, Linda tar); have recently lost their band himself when he was younger. The Bench. leader and mentor, Bill Crooks. boys told how he ‘really felt’ the Anne Wareing, Nathaniel’s Bill, a private guitar tutor to three music and loved music. mum, agreed, ‘He was incredibly of the boys, helped form the four His passion for music was obvi- dynamic and inspirational. He boys into a garage band only ously contagious with all four boys made the boys feel like they could months ago. They were meeting keen to continue in the band and all be superstars. The band is so each week at Bill’s house in South fi nd someone a mentor who is as important to them. It would be Golden Beach to perform rock ’n Nathaniel put it, ‘as experienced everything to them if they could roll’ covers and were doing really and inspirational as Bill.’ just stay together and play music. well. However, several weeks ago Thirteen year old Talib said, ‘His Bill was the glue that held them their motivating teacher passed solos were amazing, so fast you all together.’ away suddenly at 46 years old, leav- could barely see his fi ngers.’ ‘Bill was just so giving – so unbe- ing the boys missing their friend Drummer Will said, ‘Bill was lievably generous with his time and and with limited guidance to con- such a nice guy, all of us liked him energy’, commented Fiona King, tinue their passion for music. Bill immediately.’ guitarist Sam’s mum. also had a plan to add a vocalist to Will’s mum, Virginia, said ‘Bill continued on page 2
The street parade was one of the highlights of the annual Nimbin MardiGrass last weekend. By most accounts it was a mellow event, with police regarding the crowd as generally well behaved. Among the festival themes was ‘Hemp Cools Global Warming.’ Michael Balderstone, spokesperson for the MardiGrass Organising Body, said, ‘In Nimbin we are acutely aware of the global warming issue, the whole reason Nimbin’s alternative community happened was because of our concern for what we were doing to the planet. Were hippies the first tribe to warn of global warming? Maybe, acting as the canaries for the environ- ment our warnings went largely unheeded, now look at the mess we’re in!’ Dr Keith Bolton led a forum at the hemp expo in Peace Park explaining the role hemp could play in reducing greenhouse gases. ‘If only our politicians would let us,’ added Mr Beaumont. For more detail see www.nimbinmardigrass.com. Photo Lou Beaumont CLASSIFIED AD CHANGES Please note that from now on our deadline for classifi ed ad line bookings will be 1pm Mondays. The display ad deadline remains 12 The garage band in need of a teacher, from left, Nathaniel Wareing, Will Peters on the drums, Sam King and Talib (front) noon. Call 6684 1777 or 6685 5222. on guitar, and groupie and mascot Rosie are jamming in the Peters’ shed until further arrangements can be made.
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This event is being .OWO 4ITANIUM COOKWARE the Bay will be the focus of and temperate currents various coral and sponge organised with the help of %MILE (ENRY COOKWARE n CERAMIC DESIGN FOR OVEN AND STOVE TOP the event, no more boats meet, resulting in a unique species as well as sea stars, Retrospect Galleries. -ARIO "ATALI CAST ENAMEL COOKWARE than usual will be leaving mixture of marine life includ- feather stars and urchins. For more information visit #HASSEUR,E #REUSET COOKWARE The Pass. In addition, the ing three species of turtles, Another festival highlight www.underwaterfestival. +NIVES n 'LOBAL &ELIX 3OLINGEN :WILLING 3HEFlELD )CEL 7ILTSHIRE festival will include competi- various rays and friendly will be the Underwater Fes- com.au. "ODUM ELECTRIC COFFEE GRINDERS 2ECYCLED PLASTIC MATS XM !ND SO MUCH MORE 4HE SHOP FULL OF ESSENTIAL BEAUTIFUL ELEGANT FUNKY THINGS FROM EVERY National day of action to protect whales CORNER OF THE GLOBE Whale lovers across the coun- Time is running out to save founders and directors of by ‘adopting’ a known named $OWNTOWN OPPOSITE THE "YRON "AY #INEMA try are coming together for a the whales that swim past The Oceania Project who are whale as their local whale. /PEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT #HRISTMAS $AY National Day of Action our shores. Despite a global involved with the The Hump- This project will support the (NDA) to help Protect Whales moratorium on whaling, dur- back Whale Migration Icon creation and unfurling of a on Saturday May 12. NDA ing the past 18 years more Project, will be giving a whale large banner announcing the Byron and The Humpback than 25,000 whales have presentation at Byron Bay local adopted whale and Whale Migration Icon Project been killed.’ Community centre on Fri- greeting the whole migra- coordinator Howie Cooke In Byron Bay, people will day at 5pm. Following at tion. Last year Byron Bay said, ‘The NDA is a platform meet at the Peace Pole near 6pm Howie Cooke and adopted ‘Yumbalehla’, a for the whale watching indus- the Surf Club at 11.45am on Dean Jefferys will be talking large female humpback, as try and coastal communities Saturday for one minute’s about the latest issues affect- its iconic whale. to send a strong message to silence to remember the ing whales and the Flight of the Australian government whales that have died at the the Humpback project – that Japan’s “scientifi c” whal- hands of man and to pray for www.flightofthehumpback. Garage band ing program is unacceptable their protection. Local abo- org. They will also be show- From front page and to urge the Australian riginal custodians will open ing some recent whale clips. Virginia Peters said, ‘Their government to take legal the event and Major Jan This is a free event. aim was to get a gig at the action against Japan to put an Barham and other whale NDA occurs simultane- Brunswick by the end of the end to whaling. activists have been invited to ously with the Humpback year. My husband Rodd, ‘Diplomacy has failed and address the crowd. Whale Migration Icon Will’s dad, has been sup- more talk will not convince There will be marine sand Project which helps and porting the boys and keeping Japan to stop killing whales. modelling throughout the day encourages coastal councils them motivated and practic- At the end of 2007, and for and at 2pm the best sculpture and their communities along ing in the interim, but it the fi rst time in 30 years, will win a free whale watching the eastern seaboard of Aus- would be great to find Japan wants to add 50 hump- trip with Bay Dive shop. tralia to celebrate the annual another wonderful teacher back whales to their menu. Trish and Wally Franklin, humpback whale migration like Bill.’ If there is anyone who has a passion for inspiring kids "0 3UFFOLK 0ARK who would be interested in meeting the band with a 3ERVICE #ENTRE view to teaching/mentoring the boys, please contact Vir- 0HONE ÈÈnxÊΣ££ ginia Peters on 6684 7660. -* fÓä Ài}ÊV iVà vviÀÊi`ÃÊΣÃÌÊ >ÞÊÓääÇÊ 'LASS 0OOL &ENCING >Ê,>« ÊÀÊ ÊÌÊ "ALUSTRADING µÕÀiÊ>LÕÌÊÕÀÊ 2ALPH +YNOCH, Ê "1,/ -9Ê ,Ê *OHN 7RAIGHT "ARRY 2OSS >`ÉÀÊÕÀÊiÜÊvviÀÊvÊ ÈÊÌ ÃÊÌiÀiÃÌvÀiiÊÌiÀÃÊ Ê>ÞÊiV >V>ÊÀi«>ÀÃÊÛiÀÊfxää ÌÊ>««ÀÛi`Ê>««V>ÌÃ°Ê 0HONE&AX /iÀÃÊ>`ÊV`ÌÃÊ>««Þ° www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo May 8, 2007 3 Local News
Women’s business: new program launch 700 set for Byron Bay m[=bb ]_l[ oek Triathlon The 12th annual Byron Bay Triathlon kicks off on Satur- day May 12 at 1pm from Main Beach. The event fea- ceh[ tures a 1500m ocean swim, mWoi je ][jWmWo 40km cycle and a 10km road run. Xedki :KFF Seven hundred competitors are set to take part in the race, h[iehj Y^[gk[ including world class athletes such as the Gold Coast’s Luke m_j^ [l[ho :KFF oek McKenzie and Rebekah Keat, as well as Lennox Head local if[dZ Wj YWjWbe]k[ Pip Taylor. eh j_Ya[j[Z fh_Y[i The youngest competitor to enter the race is 17 and the oldest competitor is 71. h{} HFFF The once humble triathlon mw vX} i~ = Jo-Anne Miley, NSW Department of State and Regional Development representative, informs the col- has grown to be quite a sig- f fwy lection of business women at the Bangalow Women in Business Regional Program launch on Friday nifi cant event on the Byron © kw { {y~ } Bay calendar with many com- © Y ~ night about the tale of convict Mary Reibey, featured on our $20 note, who significantly expanded © H {w ww her husband’s shipping business after his death. Photo Lou Beaumont petitors travelling from over- seas to take part in the event, Mandy Nolan Regional Manager for NOR- of the working hours and the including competitors from : OK We are a community BAS (Northern Rivers Busi- prospect of becoming fi nan- Ireland, USA, Fiji and a IO renowned for our innova- ness Advisory Service) said cially independent. Our local Samoan athlete who is using i~w NGy tion, for turning humble the program was aimed at markets also provide the per- the Byron Bay triathlon as a bYZ ~ ^Z market stalls into empires, growing the diversity of busi- fect microsystem for testing trial/qualifi er to get into the j{ sweet organic chillis into ness we have in the area. the commercial viability and South Pacifi c Games. © ^Zc_ © GILL mouth altering jams, baby ‘The mentoring program appeal of new products. Many competitors believes MLN h{ © slings into online eco-friendly is making best use of the ‘Most people need hand there is uniqueness to the Z}w w¢ { enterprise. As women leave seachange and treechange holding when they are grow- Byron Bay Triathlon that sets © L { { { © j wz the workplace to have chil- older women coming to the ing their business. We find it apart from other events. ‘It’s { wz dren, more and more of area who are helping younger there are incremental steps, it defi nitely seen as one of the © Y w GHFFPG them are opting to create business women to become takes about three years to get events on the calendar and : their own home businesses more successful. We want to your feet off the ground, then many people identify it as Xk_bj _d ^Z jkd[h GKOO rather than return to their make use of the enormous you start employing staff and being a bit different because of previous employment. amount of skills we have then you have to start expand- its afternoon start and old KGHcX hWc So what happens when pouring into the area, and we ing your market. fashioned friendliness com- T your business is ready to are discovering that a lot of ‘Then your whole business pared to the corporate style of : T NF]X ^ZZ leave the garage and tackle a people coming here to semi- model changes to managing many other events,’ says one GJO T ZlZ Xkhd[h wider market? The Depart- retire are a little bit bored.’ staff and managing the future regular competitor. YWi^XWYa Wy{ W{ ment of State and Regional According to Ms Jones, direction of the business, The Coopers end of season d {x Development has funded a women are more willing to rather than actually working party and awards ceremony © _{ Y{{ Cc JIF new initiative, The Women in share information. ‘We are a in your business.’ will be held in the Backroom y{ © KGHcX hWc Business Regional Program, lot more transparent with The Thursday workshops of the Hotel Great Northern © NF]X ~wz z © ZlZ launched last Friday night at our information and are a lot provided mentoring for 40 from 7pm, Saturday evening. zw w{ x{ © GJDG¬ the Bangalow Bowling Club more ready to share our con- local business women who Live entertainment, everyone z{y{{ © m{{ : © mz lw Xwy with guest speakers Julie tacts and secrets. This is will meet with them regularly is welcome. MOO W\j[h :GJO YWi^XWYa >o w :OJN? Scott, who presented on important because a lot of to provide support and inspi- Major sponsors of the event behalf of the Minister for women work in isolation so ration. If you have a business are the Hotel Great Northern, Small Business Lois Kelly it’s important to share your and would like to get involved Coopers, Becton, Byron Vil- \~{ < fw{ and Jill Eddington of North optimism and develop strong in future programs, contact lage Apartments and Work KDK} mw~{ Coast Arts and ex Byron Bay working relationships.’ www.norbas.com.au. Directions. © I { © J w~ yy{ Writer’s Festival director Home businesses are © GFFF {{z© H {w mww © LDK} mw~{ :MOO who spoke on creative becoming the choice of more >{ :LF yw~xwy? thought in business. and more women, Ms Jones
Gillian Jones, the Tweed said, because of the fl exibility : W\j[h :LF YWi^XWYa JOO >o w :KKO? Golf day date change The Golf Day Fundraiser for the Service has held and they Byron Shire Early Interven- are hoping to make it an tion Service, previously annual event. -/4(%23 $!9 30%#)!, advertised as May 20, has Get your application in to now been rescheduled for BSEIS, PO Box 1257, Byron Sunday, July 29 at 10 Bay or phone Zoe or Susan OFF : am. This is the fi rst golf day on 6685 3023 by June 30. [{y Xw}{ HOO GNFF mw lwy © ^[fW GH w~wx{ ¢ { 7774%!#().4%2.!4)/.!,#/- © H {w mww 42!6%, 7/2+ !$6%.452% m_j^ ^WhZ \beeh jeeb 7ELL PAID ALL BODY PRODUCTS FROM THE 0ERFECT 0OTION JOBS GREAT .O DEGREE OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 3IMPLICITÏ LIFESTYLE #ERT ))) )6 IN 4EACHING %NGLISH TO ALL !USTRALIAN ALL NATURAL NDS E STOCKS LAST RA D HIL 4%!#( 3PEAKERS OF /THER ,ANGUAGES 4%3/, B AN W 2ECRUITMENT SERVICE *OB 'UARANTEE %.',)3( &2%% 2%3/52#% "//+ /6%23%!3 FOR PROMPT COURSE ENROLMENT 2%')34%2 &/2 .%84 ).&/ 3%33)/. -ON PM Xh_Z]bWdZi YRON BAY BESIDE TH TREET " E BU SON 3 S ST Y[b[XhWj_d] OO o[Whi _d #ARLYLE 3T "YRON "AY *ON OP "OOKINGS cxx LLNJ HKGG 4 May 8, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News
ÊÞÕÊii`ÊÌ Bangalow Billy Cart Derby Ê /"8¶ becomes waste wise Walking safely to school This year’s Billy Cart Derby of waste going to landfi ll by Friday May 4 was Walk Safely ! FREE NATUROPATHIC to School Day. The initiative CONSULTATION WITH EVERY will be a cleaner and more offering recycling at the COLONIC TREATMENT environmentally friendly event. is managed by the Pedestrian occasion thanks to a new It is anticipated that over Council of Australia and sup- 3PECIAL /FFER &REE &AR )NFRA commitment to event waste 8,000 people will attend the ported by the NSW and Aus- 2ED 3AUNA 3ESSION WITH EVERY ,IVE "LOOD !NALYSIS AND reduction. event on Sunday May 20 on tralian Governments. REMEDIALTHERAPEUTIC MASSAGE The organisers are working the main street of Bangalow. It aims to encourage our "ALLINA with their partners the North Tony Heeson from the Billy children to walk to school .ATUROPATHICS East Waste Forum, Byron Cart Derby said, ‘In the past each day, promoting health, 2IVER 3T "ALLINA Shire Council and Richmond our waste was piled together road safety, public transport Waste to reduce the amount and just went to the tip. This and the environment. year, we aim to successfully Lisa Parkes, local fi tness 1 Ê - -" Ê/ -/-ÊEÊ ,½-Ê / - recover 50% for recycling instructor, parent and "1- Ê* - Ê/"Ê "1 Ê-* /" - founder of ‘Yummy Mummy , "6/" - with the help of the Waste 8/ -" - V >i Wise Events program we are Fitness’ is the local ambas- implementing.’ sador of the scheme. She, and iÞ To help the systems work, her fellow parents, would like ,1/- 0( Tony encourages participants to encourage parents, who on the day ‘to look out for the may currently drive their recycling stations scattered children to school, to walk down the street. Each bin sta- with their kids instead. 25.37)#+ (%!$ tion will comprise a waste and Ms Parkes said, ‘We hope a recycling bin. this initiative will help moti- ,).$3 !7.).' vate families to develop " UÊ," Ê - 3 ‘All drink containers includ- UÊ6 ,/ Ê ,* - ing aluminum cans, glass, regular walking habits and UÊ6 / Ê -Ê/ ÊEÊ 1 ® plastic bottles and paper cups get healthier together. I UÊ" Ê - UÊ* / Ê - can go in the recycling bin.’ believe encouraging kids to UÊ , ÊEÊ / Ê7 - He went on to say that be active during childhood UÊ*/"Ê "6 ,-Ê the result of all the behind will result in them maintain- UÊ- , Ê "-1, - 7 -t UÊ- 1,/9Ê "",-ÊEÊ- , - the scenes effort will be a ing a healthy lifestyle into Lisa Parkes (front right) and fellow parents walk their children UÊ 9- , -ÊEÊ "",- litter free family event, their adult years.’ safely down the Bangalow main street. Photo Lou Beaumont UÊ/ ,Ê-1// ,- ‘packed with fun and the *" \ÊäÓ®ÊÈÈnäÊ{ÎxÎ knowledge that we have the proposed plan.’ for Primary Industries, Ian £{Ê " <Ê ,6 ]Ê 1 ÊÓ{nÎ acted in an environmentally Yelgun site tour If your group is interested Macdonald, is due by July 1 responsible way’. The owners of the North in a site tour or you would this year. The Billy Cart Derby is Byron Shire Parklands are like to register for the forum " / /ÊÊ7",,9¶ participating in the North inviting representatives of please email info@northbyro Tibet film East Waste Forum’s Waste local environment and com- nshireparklands.com. The fi lm Tibet: A Buddhist -9 9 -Ê Wise Events project which is munity groups to attend a Trilogy, made over four years working with seven events tour of the proposed Splen- Land rating in the 1970s by British direc- /"Ê Ê across four councils in 2007 dour in the Grass festival site. Rural Lands Protection rate- tor Graham Coleman, to develop Waste Wise Man- The NBSP directors say they payers can meet Richard Bull focuses on the spiritual agement Plans for events. are committed to addressing who is doing the NSW gov- essence of the religion: fi rst, For more information about the questions and concerns ernment’s Rate Review, at witnessing the Dalai Lama the project go to www.north- of the community and wel- Federal Hall at11am on Fri- receiving and teaching his 1/Ê1,,9t eastwasteforum.org.au. come the opportunity to day May 18. He will meet followers; and in the second share their intentions for the with and hear the views of part of the fi lm, following a Ê/ , ÊÓÊ "1,- - property, both social and ratepayers as part of a long performance of the Birth choices environmental. statewide tour. ancient, deeply hypnotic cer- NR Maternity Action group An ‘environmental forum’ This the last chance to get emony known as A Beautiful #OPIES OF PROGRAMS ARE AROUND THE SHIRE is hosting a public forum, has been scheduled for Mon- views heard, since written Ornament. ," Ê "7t AT VARIOUS RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL OUTLETS Birth choices in the North- day June 4 ‘to encourage submissions closed on April The fi lm is being screened /R YOU CAN DROP INTO THE !#% #ENTRE ern Rivers, at Southern Cross community representatives 13. 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I love thematic landscape design & construction the Early Intervention Serv- Byron for its slower pace,’ he ice, told The Echo ‘The Lions said. Kerry has children and peter hordernset to green pty ltd 0418 406 476 Club recently established a grandchildren here. ‘Actu- 20 years designing & landscaping ¿lms & commercials trust fund for the building ally, after my kids moved up and domestic & commercial landscapes and have generously donated here my wife made the ulti- $1500 to start our fundrais- matum – I’m moving up ing efforts.’ even if you’re not!’ In 1998 the Service placed Primarily the Club raises a successful submission to money for charities through Byron Bay Bromeliad construct a building through in-house raffl es and BBQs the Department of Educa- but is also involved with & Air Plant Nursery tion and Training (Capital larger projects, according to Works Funding), according Kerry. ‘Apart from Early to Ms Webster. ‘The building Childhood Intervention Tues 10–3 Phone 6680 1887 is to be constructed at Suf- Service, we raise money for Wed 10–3 folk Park and will also include The Craft Fair at Christmas, or 0414 510 345 Fri 10–3 Tur n into Tandys Lane the Byron Bay Preschool and The Westpac Helicopter, The (next to Uncle Toms, Mullum) Toy Library.’ Taste of Byron Carnival [to Sat 10–3 We’re 800m on the left. Despite the Lions Club be held September 22] and~ involvement, the Service still an orphanage in Thailand.’ ~ needs more funds to operate. Yaowawit School, Kapong, ‘Our service has been under- Incoming Lions President Kerry O’Bryan with Lions member is a government-approved going major fi nancial diffi cul- Stephen Riley and Zoe Webster of the Byron Shire Early Interven- welfare boarding school in ties over the past two years,’ tion Service. the South of Thailand. says Ms Webster, ‘due to the ‘The Lions Club commit- withdrawal of rent funding by provides therapy, support and Early Childhood Interven- ted to sponsor a child for a the Department of Aged, Dis- education for local children tion Service’, PO Box 1257, year which includes all med- ability and Home Care with disabilities and learning Byron Bay 2481. ical, educational and foster- (DADHC) and delays in allo- diffi culties ranging in age from In other news, The Lions ing care,’ said Fiona cation of land for the proposed birth to school age. Club tenth anniversary Parsons, Yaowawit School new building.’ The charity is seeking changeover dinner was held volunteer coordinator. Fiona " " Êand After a lengthy process the donations from the commu- at the Byron Bay Golf Club will be returning May 30 to - Êfurniture building is now estimated to nity to support this worthy last Thursday. The changeo- continue working for the ,/ be due for completion in service. Donations can be ver was to celebrate the orphanage. 2008. made to Byron Early Inter- incoming and outgoing For more information visit Byron Shire Early Child- vention at any Westpac presidents. www.childrensworldacad- hood Intervention Service is a branch, alternatively cheques Incoming president Kerry emy.com or email non profi t organisation that made payable to ‘Byron Shire O’Bryan has been involved [email protected]. Local group to run climate change stall Horst Peinecke May 12. You will fi nd there gone renewable and maybe emissions of car/air travel Local members of the North useful info on switching to we can improve on that (in and become carbon neutral. Coast Climate Change certified 100% renewable comparison: Victoria has Maybe the time has come Action Group (NCCCAG) electricity. Did you know that 10% and Qld has more sub- for you to spend the equiva- will be holding fortnightly it costs only $4.40 per week scribers than NSW despite a lent of 1.5 cappucinos per stalls next to Mullum News- for a household to make the much smaller population). week to join the famous agency on Saturday morn- switch? So far only 5% of There is also info for busi- ‘Renewable Club’?! ings (10-noon) starting from households in NSW have nesses to offset their carbon Winners are grinners.
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Having lost fi ve mem- is emphatic that not enough control in general.’ the patient’s energy should ÃÕ««ÀÌÊ>`ÊVvÀÌ bers of her immediate fam- alternative options are As Geraldine continued be focused on healing rather f UÊÊ7ÊÃÊ>``i`ÊÌÊ>Ê«ÕÀiÊ ily who chose to treat the presented to patients who do along her own path she started than fi nancial ruin!’ £Ó Ãii«Ê`iÃÊvÀÊÜ>ÀÌ ÊÊ disease with Western sur- not even know there is another meeting many practitioners Carlos has decided to help +1 Ê //, -- ÜÌiÀ]ÊV}ÊÊÃÕiÀ gery and oncology, she knew way to treat disease. who have believed that her Geraldine muster help in her Ê " 1-Ê 181,9Ê UÊ£äÊÞi>ÀÊ}Õ>À>Ìii ³ UÊÕÃÌÀ>>Ê>`i she had to approach it in a Geraldine’s approach has approach to nurture was far local community by doing a £ää¯Ê "//" Ê+1 /Ê different way. entailed a front line of more appropriate to an sponsored 10km swim to raise 6 1 Ê/Ê ‘I had, you see, nursed my detoxification and organ aggressive disease and they funds and awareness for her mother through such an support along with hormone have supported her fully. To case. ‘This is no mean feat as f x , oncology battle ground and clearance minerals, electric Geraldine’s surprise one of Carlos suffered polio as a £È basically watched her survive and magnetic pulse therapy, this special and select team child and is no athlete.’ ," " poorly from one operation to diet changes, lifestyle changes, happens to be an oncologist. Carlos will be taking to the ¼-/, --Ê ,½ 7t the next until she was hacked, energy work and lots of ‘He is a Mexican man waters on May 13 in Brisbane Ài>ÌÊvÀÊ«ÃÌÕÀi poisoned and, in my opinion, meditation and spiritual named Carlos Orozco, who with an offi cial timekeeper tortured to death,’ said cleansing. On the creative took my case on after I and a documentary film f Geraldine. ‘I felt I just had to front she has embraced the presented with rapid growth crew recording his efforts. f say no to such a brutal and opportunity to make a and metastasis from hormone All sponsorship and support È aggressive approach. I chose documentary of her treatment cream. He respected my can be directed to Geraldine ¼ "6 9½Ê to appreciate that cancer had approach in the hope that she decision to treat naturally and at [email protected] 1 Ê - come to save my life and so I could ‘inspire other patients to started working a or deposited directly through -`ÊÌLiÀÊÀi>`ÞÊÌÊ>ÃÃiLi started on the disciplined road open up all the possibilities for supplementary protocol into Paypal using the same email UÊ Ã iÛiÃÊ to self- healing.’ their healing and not just the one I had already been address. ,Ê This has been an interesting accept a take away solution diligently practising. Carlos ‘I have chosen life over UÊ,LiÊ1Ìà 7t UÊ*>ÌÀiÃÊ 7" -*, Ê and curvy ride as Geraldine from the pharmaceutical has never charged me and the wounded history that //, -- - found herself branded mad establishment.’ tries to source everything for has claimed my family UÊ Õ«L>À`à UÊÊÕÞÊ f and ‘castigated from the altar She and local filmmaker me as cheaply as possible. members and it is with - >ÃÃiLi`Ê £Ó of empowerment out to the Aliison Kelly won the audience ‘This is so important immense gratitude and love UÊÊ-ÌÕÀ`Þ]Ê "1 f hell realms to die an award at a recent Screenworks because approaching cancer that I request the support of ÛiÀÃ>Ìi £Ç “horrendous death” by pitch night and plan to alternatively means you have my community to help +1 f specialist oncology! I have had continue with the documentary no fi nancial support through return me to total health as f £ friends and even alternative throughout Geraldine’s Medicare and the products Nature would have intended vÀ { ÕÃÌÀ>>Ê>`it practitioners berate my healing journey. themselves can be it,’ says Geraldine. 8 May 8, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Comment A trick worthy of Houdini hen his opponents bosses (a preposterous idea in lion fi asco could hardly be jus- absolutely necessary, a posi- describe John the fi rst place) turned out to tified even under the most tive public duty. And if, as the W Howard as a clever be instruments through which elastic definition of ‘public minister Joe Hockey inadvert- Vol 21 #47 May 8, 2007 politician, they don’t mean the bosses could remove the information’. An appeal to ently mused during the week- clever like Stephen Hawking; hard-won gains of the last business to fund such a cam- end, the campaign also hap- they mean clever like Peter century with the stroke of a paign was initially rejected, and pens to answer some of the What we need Foster – a master fraudster, pen, to offer their helpless Howard was buggered if he claims made in the anti-Work- mean, tricky and cunning as workers a take-it-or-leave it was going to use scarce Liberal Choices campaign run by the A federal government keen to make up some brownie a sewer rat. contract of previously unthink- Party funds to fi ll the gap. trades unions (Boo! Hiss! points with the public will be targeting the family in its And in the past our Prime able brutality. Better, far better, to go Faceless tyrants terrorising budget tonight (May 8). As part of the pre-election bid- Minister has pulled off some There are some who can back to the Treasury: all that honest workers!) well, that ding war we can expect more childcare and health bene- beauties: the occupation of turn the system to their was needed was an excuse. wouldn’t be such a bad thing fi ts. Having recently discovered the environment, the gov- the Lodge, the Republican advantage: professionals and And a change to the laws, either. Indeed, if the advertise- ernment will throw a bit more at renewable energies and referendum, children over- others whose skills are in even a tiny tweak, could pro- ments go on to extol the won- at various dying ecosystems. The poor will also get some board, the war in Iraq, and short supply, like experienced vide that excuse. Hence the der and beauty of Work- trinkets – a disaffected underclass can be dangerous. the great interest rates swin- miners, are able to drive Stronger Safety Net for Choices and the way it is The Echo’s founding editor Nicholas Shand often said it dle, to mention just a few of worthwhile bargains, as Working Australians. delivering paradise on earth to was a measure of a society how well it treated the less the high points. But it must always has been and always Needless to say, even the those fortunate enough to privileged. Compared to many parts of the world, includ- ing the USA, Australia is fortunate in this regard but our be doubted that he has ever come under its loving ‘safety net’ – especially in the areas of health care, educa- run a better one past the gul- umbrella, then it is doing no tion and protection for the unemployed – is decidedly lible Australian public than Howard has miraculously more than reveal the truth, worn and frayed. The cults of war and money have a fi rm last week’s apparent fl ip fl op changed overnight from being and the government can grip in too many societies and it’s a long way back to on WorkChoices. What has the remorseless man of steel hardly be blamed for doing behaving decently to others and looking after your own. been widely interpreted as a that, can it? The Northern Rivers Social Development Council has set backdown was, seen correctly, into the warm and cuddly The dancing bears in the out its wishlist for the north coast. It points out the bleed- a trick worthy of Houdini at protector of the workers. media are, of coursed, might- ing obvious – improving the availability of affordable his best. ily impressed: Howard has childcare; increasing access to basic health services includ- To understand why we have by Mungo MacCallum miraculously changed over- ing dental care and home care for older people; increasing to go back a few months, to night from being the remorse- the supply of low cost housing; working to improve the the end of Howard’s advertis- less man of steel, the bosses’ job prospects and incomes of disadvantaged jobseekers; ing blitz on WorkChoices. Per- will be the case in a market headline is misleading. The friend, into the warm and improving access for people with disability; signifi cantly haps because the campaign economy. But the vast major- Stronger Safety Net does not cuddly protector of the work- increasing funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander was based on a big lie – the ity on AWAs are workers in apply to any of the 350,000 ers. And look at the timing; communities; and developing a whole-of-government working conditions described the retail and hospitality plus workers already on AWAs. just when Labor is having anti-poverty plan. as ‘protected by law’ were in industries or factory fodder And for those about to be trouble from the miners in ‘With a huge surplus expected, the government has fact there to be ripped away for our remaining manufac- forced on to an AWA it will particular over its rejection of the funds to invest in the services and support that our by unscrupulous employers – turers. They have been the not restore the ‘protected by AWAs, they have become irre- community needs,’ said NRSDC president Jenny Dowell. this turned out to be $55 mil- casualties of WorkChoices, law’ conditions. All it will do sistibly worker friendly and by ‘Access to dental services in the region is a priority. Pub- lion worth of misappropriated and day after day examples of is demand some form of com- golly, won’t the government lic dental services are unable to cope with demand and taxpayer money down the their victimisation have pensation for their removal. make sure everybody gets that our children have amongst the highest rates of dental drain. A further $2 million appeared in the media. The compensation will message. decay in the country. was spent on surveying the As a result, the system has depend on the circumstances At this stage we do not Action to address the region’s growing affordability cri- effects of the campaign; cor- become something of a sym- of the employer; if the busi- know just how long this bra- sis in housing is another priority for NRSDC. ruptly, the result has never bol of the overall unfairness ness claims to be going zen exercise will continue, or ‘There is a growing number of homeless people on the been released, but if the opin- and arrogance of the gov- through a bad patch, it can be how much it will cost to North Coast and we need the government to dramati- cally step up funding for crisis accommodation through ion polls are any guide it ernment. With an election waived entirely, with the mere fi nance it. What we do know the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program. We showed that the public were looming, something had to offer of a job considered to is that it is all being done with also need funding to develop more affordable housing utterly unconvinced. be done. recompense the worker for smoke and mirrors and our options for low and middle income earners who are in WorkChoices was seen, cor- Under normal circum- signing away all other rights. money, and there is absolutely housing stress. rectly, as a device to lower stances this would have meant The Stronger Safety Net is nothing we can do about it ‘Essential workers in our community like nurses, child- wages and strip away working another raid on the public largely an illusion. except express reluctant admi- care workers, agricultural workers, emergency services conditions. In particular the purse for another cynical and But that’s just the point. It ration for the audacity – and workers, are being pushed out of the region by the exces- so-called Australian Work- dishonest advertising cam- needs to be explained to the the cleverness. sive cost of housing,’ said Ms Dowell. place Agreements, far from paign. But Howard was forced Australian public, over and He might be getting longer With high levels of unemployment and even higher lev- providing a platform for indi- to rule that out: with Work- over again. A massive taxpayer in the tooth, but the lying els of underemployment in the region, increased assist- vidual employees to negotiate Choices so severely on the funded media campaign is rodent is back in business. Be ance for jobseekers is another priority. on equal terms with their nose a re-run of the $55 mil- clearly not only justifi ed, but afraid – be very afraid. ‘We would like increased training support for jobless people through access to the Work Skills program, increased Austudy payments so that job seekers are encouraged into education and more intensive support to Are you delighted with assist long term job seekers.’ Ms Dowell concludes by hoping ‘the politicians are lis- your child’s school? tening and preparing to act.’ We hope so, too, and in the state government as well. Otherwise the ongoing Seachange phenomenon will lead Read this inspiring letter from one of our High School par- to a larger accommodation crisis for those unable to pay ents then come along and see for yourself why Cape ridiculous rents and, as Ms Dowell has pointed out, to the Byron Rudolf Steiner School is the home of Inspired Learning… loss of essential skills from the region. 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Letters to the Editor Fax: 6684 1719 Email: [email protected] Travelling down the perilous nuclear path Deadline: Noon, Friday Letters longer than 200 Q The ALP’s decision to the far foreseeable future. and anxiety – or worse still, active substances is to be know that the Nuclear Pro- words may be cut; letters allow development of more Unlike troublesome chemi- persuade us to go gently on counted in terms of thou- liferation Treaty cannot pre- already published in other papers will not be considered; uranium mines smacks of cals like carbon dioxide and the nuclear issue. sands of years? vent our uranium ending up pseudonyms not acceptable. stupidity and cupidity. More hydrocarbons, which in the- All will argue that in some And do we really have to in nuclear weapons. There Please include your full name, uranium mining = more ory can be easily mopped up, circumstances it is rational to remind them that biological are always accidents at address and phone number. nuclear weapons = more radioactive materials are far build more nuclear plants. As organisms and DNA tend to mines, at reactors and in nuclear power plants = more more insidious. Very small for nuclear wastes, the idea either be utterly destroyed by computers. The best move is More bike tracks depleted uranium weapons amounts, if distributed into of burial in central Australia nuclear irradiation or to leave it in the ground. If It’s great to see the Council = more ‘nuclear isotope ecosystems, have the poten- is about as good as it gets. changed into something else she and only seven other del- starting on the bike track plants’ within metropolitan tial to alter things utterly and And as for the use of depleted not so nice – radiotherapy egates out of the 500 voted from Mullum to Bruns. areas = more nuclear waste, irreversibly. This puts the uranium by the military lead- notwithstanding? the other way there would be I hope they start on the with a half-life to tens of nuclear issue in a totally dif- ing to the proliferation of And fi nally do we really no expansion. rest from Kings Creek to thousands of years = more ferent league to the problem radioactive aerosols in the have to remind them that in Even Peter Garrett, who Uncle Tom’s soon, it is very radiation sickness and radia- of climate change and pollu- atmosphere among other a post-Chernobyl world there Justine is happy to be pho- dangerous for a pushbike. tion induced diseases such tion by the wastes of non- destinations – well, forget it. is still no magic way of abso- tographed with condemn- Nev Arthur as cancers. nuclear industry. Too hard. lutely containing these prolif- ing nuclear power (does Mullumbimby Our knowledge of the But who cares? Apparently The really hard fact is that erating geo-hazards? that make her look more dangers of the nuclear path not the vast majority of poli- ultimately economic growth Would some nice, sensible, anti nuclear?) said at a Wonderful world simply does not matter in ticians and industrialists who is not as important as human economics professor or recent speech, ‘Uranium What a wonderful world! the politico-business equa- have more pressing problems health, even though the two industry head care to put a mining poses threats to the Almost everyone has a tion. Allegedly the Green with the near future. History are related – eg public health dollar value on all that? environment and increases mobile. Party management has sold shows that, as far as public costs money. The difference Tom Jagtenberg the risks of nuclear prolif- Emails and Viagra help us out our ability to exhaust health issues are concerned, between these two cultural Byron Bay eration – risks that must keep up. our preferences and not these two sectors will sweep processes, however, is never never be forgotten.’ Baby boomers, seachang- allow a fl ow to Labor in the whatever they can under the so clear as when we think Q I feel very upset and I hope people don’t forget ers and grey nomads. next federal election. This carpet and let future genera- about the increasing nuclear amazed that our local Labor Labor’s betrayal of their The lowest unemployment leaves two courses – run- tions deal with it – after the toxicity of the environment. MP Justine Elliot voted to principled core values at the rate since the 70s. ning an independent, anti- maximum profi ts have been The threat of radioactively expand uranium mining at upcoming federal election Self-employed and busi- nuclear pro-sustainability extracted. Think of Agent polluted ground waters, the recent ALP conference in and vote for the Greens or a ness owners exceed union candidate who can better Orange. Think of all the atmospheres, food chains Sydney. Doesn’t she remem- delegate that not only votes membership. both Justine and any Nat other pesticides, drugs, and and ecologies is just too ter- ber what we did to Larry no to nuclear power but no China and India economic contender, or simply casting commodities like cigarettes rifying to contemplate. That’s over his support for Iraq? to any more uranium mines. powers. informal ballots. that are known to be carci- probably why the subject is I’m also disappointed she You can make up your own Byron Bay strangled by a In this two party dictator- nogenic, and ask where the being avoided. Death and didn’t fi nd the time to edu- mind and see Bradbury’s defunct railway line. ship neither option is really politicians and industrialists mutation is still a taboo sub- cate herself further on the shortened version of A Hard Spot the anachronism? viable or sustainable. Within stood. ject, just like climate change dangers of uranium mining Rain at www.myspace.com/ Come on, Jan, think out- the major parties it is ver- At present both Howard’s was until the hard facts hit and watch David Bradbury’s davidfrontlinefi lms. side the box, just this once. boten to disagree with party mob and Rudd’s mob are so home. fi lm A Hard Rain, which was Towards a peace filled We have a perfectly good policies and platforms. intent on not alienating the Do we really have to painstakingly made and world. railway crossing down the Sounds familiar? Like maybe big end of town – the mining remind the talking heads that hand-delivered to her. Dean Jefferys railway line at Old Bangalow our capital is Moscow of Bei- industry and the global the half life of so many radio- If Justine had, she would Mullumbimby Road. jing and not Canberra? nuclear network in particular Just get a road down there Why is it that the C and D – that all they can do is fl og and give the workers a fair students always control the the economic issues. I have go. A students! not heard a peep about the Tony Narracott Ronald Wolff long term health risks posed Byron Bay Uki by the nuclear industry. Even environmental com- Stop praying Q Astonishing as it may mentators like Tim Flannery, Youse all can stop praying, seem, the public ‘debate’ the ubiquitous economics holdings of the breath, divin- about nuclear power and professors, and the various ing chicken entrails and now uranium mining is missing industry fi gureheads posing get a life: Birmingham City what is clearly the most as good guys, are all really got promoted to the Premier- important consideration: bean counters in the end. ship yesterday evening and radioactive substances are Their thinking is ultimately can be watched struggling bad for the health of humans predicated on economic against the likes of Man U, and all species. Not only are growth and the next appear- Chelsea and other rich bas- they bad for health now, they ance on think tanks designed tards next season! remain bad for health into to massage public fear, guilt Sure you wanted to know. Tony Parker with their various university being done. Byron Bay degrees, I retired here for I would like to see both the peace, to listen to the sound Council and NPWS get Build an ark? of the waves, birds and rus- together to start a Tallow Waiting for the waters to tling trees, not to be with all Beach de-weeding and plant- arrive at New Brighton, I am this tension. ing program like at Suffolk becoming more stressed and My family has owned this Park. A lot of trees were lost insecure! It appears I face land since 1914 and I am the during the erosion of the fl ooding from the west due to granddaughter of the original beach recently and the bank- the effects of Byron Shire owner. I am part of this land sias further from the shore Council’s decision to pro- and I will defend it from the are struggling. ceed to vary the LEP which waters and the bureaucratic The native fl ora certainly will allow increased fl oodwa- machine against all odds. faces an uphill battle against ters to be released from Marjorie Brewster the likes of the bitou, lantana Kallaroo Circuit Bund at New Brighton and feral vines. The upside is Ocean Shores. This is appar- that bitou and lantana are ently to placate Tweed cane De-weed the park reasonably easy to remove as growers. I agree with Peter Nielsen they are not very deep- Also any planned retreat (Letters, May 1) about the rooted. from the east in line with Cape Byron Trust area but it I am sure that there are Coastline Management Plan, is the whole of Arakwal numerous people like myself in place since 1988, even National Park that needs who would volunteer to help though Council allowed me serious attention. I know the out NPWS offi cers, particu- to build here in 1996. NPWS is trying to remove larly in winter, on weed man- Having worked for 45 weeds in areas but it seems agement programs, they years, educated and sup- that it is only on the walk- clearly do not have the staff ported my three children ways into the park that this is continued overleaf 10 May 8, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Letters continued from page 9 tised by a Watch Tower vision to manage the area ade- of the lion lying down to play quately. with the lamb, not to devour Perhaps they should adver- it. tise to recruit locals, they Simon’s views are repre- may be surprised at the sentative of eco-hippy think- response. ing about how to respond to Alex Gray the critical issues we face on Byron Bay this planet. This benign, naïve utopianism is fashion- Landholders’ day able among the many who Landholders, landcarers, oppose the smash-and-grab mark it in your diaries: 11am capitalism and consumer- Friday May 18 at Federal ism we are living through, Hall. yet who are squeamish A little bit of polite and about political positions persistent agitation has involving any curtailment of resulted in the bloke (Hon certain sacred-cow freedoms Richard Bull) appointed by or rights – China’s one child the Minister for Primary policy, for example, or Industries doing the Review immigration policy. The of the Rural Lands Protec- broad, greenish left is gener- tion Board Rating System ally tepid on these hard coming to town to hear the issues. If only we all became concerns of local landhold- like H G Wells’s Eloi, clad ers. like Socrates, strumming Landholders involved in lyres and philosophising nature conservation should under fruit trees in eco vil- be supported, not punished lages. ‘Morlocks? What with a rate for how many Morlocks?’ cows they could carry