THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Advertising & news enquiries: BBYRONYRON Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 HHARMONYARMONY Fax 02 6684 1719 [email protected] DDAYAY [email protected] Celebrating Available early Tuesday at: http://www.echo.net.au diversity and VOLUME 22 #39 community TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008 spirit 22,700 copies every week OFTEN FOLDED, NEVER CRUSHED Printed on 100% recycled paper Program on page 20 An evening of Celebrate diversity on Harmony Day escape from orthodox thought The Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre recently announced it was thrilled to be hosting an evening with the matriach of modern fem- inism, Germaine Greer, at the Byron Bay Community and Cul- tural Centre on Tuesday March 18. The Australian writer and journal- ist is UK based but will be in the region presenting Shakespeare’s Wife: an evening with Germaine Greer. Ms Greer gained her PhD from Cambridge University with a thesis on Shakespeare’s early comedies,
Rhythm and Foods, Tommy Moto and Manie Shika, will be laying down some African hip hop beats and cooking up a few wicked African treats at next Saturday’s Harmony Day Festival. Photo Jeff ‘White Men Can’t Bump’ Dawson and has taught Shakespearean studies at universities in Australia, Byron Harmony Day, a clebration poetry, martial arts and visual arts ‘It’s an occasion for feasting and 47 Dutch, 69 Italian, 14 Maori, 10 Britain and the US. of multiculturalism, will be held will be presented by local people of celebration, of people coming Filipino etc. In Byron Bay nearly Shakespeare’s Wife was released this Saturday at Railway Park and culturally diverse backgrounds together. The Byron Harmony Day 20% of the population speak a as a book in 2007 and was quickly at the Byron Bay Community Cul- such as Aboriginal, African, Indo- Festival aims to be a day of great language other that English at celebrated as Ms Greer’s most tural Centre from 12 noon to nesian, Spanish, Thai, Japanese, rejoicing and fun. home, the highest percentages controversial book since The Female 10pm. Greek, Irish, Scottish, Latin Amer- ‘How many of us are aware that being German, Italian and Japa- Eunuch. Leading lights in the ‘Byron Harmony Day will fea- ican, Chinese, Ukranian, Arme- in Mullumbimby there are over 28 nese, and a sixth of Byron Bay worlds of history and literature ture many of our local ethnic com- nian, Indian, German, Islander, nationalities represented within the residents are from non-English pounced on the highly contentious munities sharing their own cultural Afro-Brazilian, Mexican, French community including 15 people of speaking ancestry.’ and brilliantly argued hypotheses riches – dances, food, music, and Israeli,’ say organisers. Chinese backgrounds, 11 Croatian, continued on page 8 set forth and debate still rages. Germaine Greer has been in the business of jolting people out of established theories and compla- Plans for West Byron expansion under scrutiny cent thought for decades. Michael McDonald and whether or not to include in and retail area, and a habitat resto- lors to identify the best decision to For an evening of entertainment, Byron Shire Councillors this week the current preparation of the ration zone. Plans for the Area 2 make on potentially large develop- education and escape from ortho- have to consider two large develop- shirewide Local Environmental lands, which include Belongil ments at West Byron. It fails to dox thought, join Germaine Greer ment proposals for the west of Plan (LEP) lands known as ‘Area Fields, have included a retirement even identify all landowners and at the Byron Community Centre Byron Bay – the ‘applicant-inti- 2’ off Ewingsdale Road. village and a residential develop- presents a mish-mash of possibili- from 7pm. Tickets are available at ated’ development control plan The Bayshore Village proposal is ment of some 200 residences. ties, although the planning director the Centre or by calling 6685 6807. (DCP) for the fi ve hectare ‘Bay- for light industrial and residential The preamble to the staff report does note there is insufficient All tickets $25, NRWC members shore Village’ off Bayshore Drive, precincts, a mixed use commercial does not make it easy for Council- continued on page 2 and students $20. 2 March 11, 2008 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News
New MacBooks &MacBookPros That’s a wrap! Filmfest concludes Now @ Lightforce! Jann Gilbert The fi nal night of Byron Bay On Demo - Stock Arriving Film Festival 2008 provided New Macbook AIR - 13.3” LED 1.9cm thin & 1.36 kg. a fi tting conclusion to nine Ultra Thin - Ultra Portable... days of amazing film. A 1.6ghz - 80gb HD- $2499! The smallest, lightest laptop ever from Apple packed house watched the lights go down for the last New MacBook Pros - faster & price drop! time on BBFF08 and the MacBook Pro 15” 2.4 ghz - $2699! crowd were treated to a trio MacBook Pro 15” 2.5 ghz - $3399! MacBook Pro 17” 2.5 ghz - $3799! of what later turned out to be award-winning fi lms. Laya Project, a moving col- New MacBooks- faster & price drop! lage of music, sea and people MacBook Combo 2.1 ghz - $1499! fi lmed after the 2004 tsu- MacBook Super 2.4 ghz - $1799! nami was the feature for the evening and, deservedly, went on to win Best Film. in stock: The Brazilian animated New iMac 20” 2.0Ghz - $1698 New iMac 24” 2.4Ghz - $2599 short Ty g e r won Best Exper- imental Film, and producer Price Drops on iPods- Call! of the third fi lm The Sound of CRY, 25-year-old Lav Bodnaruk from Brisbane, Yotam Agam and Sastry Karra’s film Laya Project won the best film award at the Byron Bay Film Lightforce - Byron Shire’s Only Apple Warranty Centre took home the Best Young Festival. Yotam and Sastry celebrate here with festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke at the awards m-th 10-6 • fri 10-5 • sat 10-1 www.lightforce.com.au Australian Filmmaker after party on Saturday night. Photo Jeff ‘The Reel Thing’ Dawson 1/10 Brigantine St. Byron Bay 6685 8796 Award. On the local award front, and expressiveness of the ers from around Australia making it such a success. the BayFM Best Byron Bay Byron Bay audience who and the world (including (She did, however, neglect Filmmaker Award went to have helped make their expe- Wolf Creek producer Matt to mention her own Hercu- Mick Waters for his surf fi lm rience a positive one. Screen- Hearn, international surf lean effort in watching the Believe, which judges said ing fi lms that refl ected the producer Steven Lawrence, 800 fi lms originally entered captured the spirit of Byron values and ideals held by and Canadian environmen- for the festival, and some- Bay perfectly. Byron locals proved to be a tal fi lmmaker David Parfi t), how selecting the outstand- Director of the third winner. which gave local fi lmmakers ing 150 that made up the annual festival J’aimee Skip- ‘I really think the festival an opportunity to showcase program.) pon-Volke was overwhelmed has made its stamp as a cul- their projects and do a bit of BBFF08 called it a wrap by the response to the festi- tural event that is enjoyed by networking. to a round of hearty applause, val from filmmakers and the whole spectrum of peo- In closing the festival lots of warm smiles and a Birthday Sale fi lmgoers alike. ple in our community.’ J’aimee offered a heartfelt great deal of curiosity about ‘All [the fi lmmakers] were The nine-day festival thanks to everyone involved what’s in store for BBFF09. Now On blown away by the warmth attracted fi lms and fi lmmak- who had contributed to To be continued… Plans for West Byron expansion under scrutiny From front page sidered. Much more work Council’s proposal to adopt opments into them is just Up to 60% off information available on needs to be done before a developer’s DCP to over- going to aggravate this fes- some proposals. A proposal Belongil Fields can be respon- ride existing planning con- tering sore. Council has been by consultants Landpartners sibly considered for approval. straints and establish new repeatedly advised to stop Books* for a group of West Byron ‘Council’s treatment of Shirewide benchmarks for major development of West landowners to rezone pronto Belongil Fields and West high density development Byron until a solution is Mary Ryan’s rather than consider their Byron landowners is inconsis- and reduced residential ame- implemented. 21 - 25 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay land in the preparation of tent. There are strong and nity is astounding. ‘Both developers and ph // 6685 8183 the shirewide LEP comes abundant grounds for refus- ‘It has been recognised for Council fail to consider and e // [email protected] with a staff warning that the ing the West Byron landhold- over a decade that Ewings- apply the 2007 Settlement *selected stock only planning minister could take ers proposal, though Council dale Road is under traffi c Planning Guidelines. Until control of the process. Talk has failed to clearly articulate stress and that the situation such time as Council abides about pressure! them. is rapidly deteriorating. The by the Far North Coast T_RNa\SSR_` In the words of local envi- ‘Bayshore Village has been core problem is the bottle- Regional Strategy and pre- a\f\aNP\ZNb ronmentalist Dailan Pugh, identifi ed as a low density neck into the town centre. pares a Growth Manage- ‘Both the Belongil Fields and residential precinct in the ‘Putting more round- ment Strategy its planning West Byron landowners pro- Byron Bay Suffolk Park Set- abouts along Ewingsdale processes will be fatally posals are extremely poorlyOb ligtlementation f rStrategyee quot eands. the Road and funnelling signifi - flawed and open to chal- defi ned and planning con- current DCP implements cantly increased traffi c vol- lenge, including by the NSW straints are inadequately con- this community vision. umes from three new devel- Minister for Planning.’ BBuildinguilding oror rrenovating?enovating? 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COST OR BELOW Stephanie Begg, Jake Creevey and Zoe Cue (aka ALL BRAND NEW ‘The Turkeys’) are excited as well as a little anxious at los- STOCK IN CARTONS ing their locks for Leukae- mia but they’re over the moon about raising money for charity. Box Units ‘We were looking through from pictures of haircuts and thought wouldn’t it be weird The Turkeys get ready for the chop. Photo Jeff ‘Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow’ Dawson if we shaved our heads,’ says $199 Stephanie. ‘I’ve always incredibly proud of their least $1000 to help families anna, who is planning a mass wanted to do it so I thought efforts and is even helping who need away-from-home shave in the salon for next we might as well do it for with the publicity and col- accommodation close to a year’s Greatest Shave. charity.’ lecting donations so they can treatment centre. At $100 Show your support for For Zoe, the prime moti- raise as much money as pos- per night per family that’s at these young, courageous Reverse Cycle Split vation was to raise money to sible. ‘Teenagers making a least 10 nights they hope to soon-to-be-skinheads and combat a disease that she statement,’ says Briarne with provide for one family. sponsor their shave online at Systems from $379 had already seen touch her a laugh. ‘We do that anyway,’ ‘A thousand dollars would www.worldsgreatestshave. family and friends. A good replies Stephanie. be great,’ says Stephanie. com.au. Choose the ‘Spon- friend of Zoe’s lost his As for what their peers ‘But even more would be sor’ option and follow the mother through cancer and might think, it’s pretty obvi- better!’ steps. Step 2 allows you to she has also had a number of ous the team don’t really Sweet & Vicious hairdress- enter the group name (The relatives with the disease. give a damn. ing are doing the honours on Turkeys) so you can be sure ‘It’s something we can do ‘Our friends will be sup- Friday and owner Brianna you are sponsoring the right together,’ says Stephanie. portive and excited,’ says and her able apprentice team. If you don’t have inter- Power Saving ‘It’s really good to be able to Zoe. ‘Yeah, and people who Anna Causley are looking net access and want to help people and do some- don’t like us will probably forward to donating their become a sponsor, call Bri- Inverter Split Systems thing crazy at the same call us lesbians or some- chairs for such a worthy arne Cue on 0407 236 992. time.’ thing,’ laughs Stephanie. cause. Stay tuned for the ‘after’ from $579 Zoe’s mother Briarne is The team hopes to raise at ‘It’s a great idea,’ says Bri- shots! Health service issues whooping cough alert CheckCheck ooutut tthesehese ddeals!eals! North Coast Area Health Coast Public Health Unit, two and half times the aver- cold with a runny nose, Service has issued a health Paul Corben, said, ‘Whoop- age number of cases reported tiredness and sometimes a alert, warning people, espe- ing cough can be unpleasant in the same period over the mild fever.’ SPECIALSS cially parents, to be on the for people of any age, but it previous fi ve years. 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The hydro vaccinations • Driver’s licence station, drawing water from medicals • Pre-employment medicals Lavertys Gap and aug- mented by diesel engines, provided power to Mul- lumbimby, Byron Bay and Bangalow from the 1920s to the 1980s. Mon - Fri 8am - 5:30pm • Sat 8am-1pm Power provider Country Shop 2, Byron West Shopping Fair Energy noted in an October 8 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay 2007 newsletter on its Lis- Phone now for an appointment or just call in $ more to Mullumbimby elec- 179 tricity network upgrade from 6680 7919 a 66kV to 132kV powerline that ‘The demolition of the 5 MINS FROM old power station building THE HIGHWAY located at the Mullumbimby Zone Substation will be nec- 6685 5212 essary to ensure suffi cient have rarity value; few others Mullumbimby fi rst received and Tincogan Streets. A 16 BRIGANTINE ST, ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE BYRON BAY space is available for the pro- remain in operation (or in light from the power station plaque at the site praises the posed network upgrade museums) throughout the on March 6, 1926, and Byron foresight of the Aldermen of SOLID TIMBER BEDS works. Country Energy will world.’ Bay and Bangalow shortly the Municipality of Mul- RATTAN INSERTS, TIMBER SLATS, QUEEN SIZE find an alternate suitable The register recom- thereafter. ‘The way was then lumbimby (1908-1980) in WERE $699 location to preserve and dis- mended archival photos be open for electrical street establishing the power sta- NOW $449999 play the equipment currently taken of the power station lights, which took the place of tion. QUEEN housed in the building.’ and a permanent sign outlin- the old, troublesome gas Designer of the Mullum INNERSPRING In a 1993 heritage register ing its history be placed next lamps installed many years station, engineer William MATTRESS then power provider North- to the Wilsons Creek site. previously,’ the publication Corin (1867-1929), also saw ern Rivers Electricity A 1958 publication, Mul- noted. small hydroelectric plants $119999 described the power station lumbimby 1908-1958, pro- The small hydro plant, established at Burrinjuck, $1999 buildings as in poor condi- duced by the Mullumbimby with a capacity of 150Kw to Dorrigo and Nymboida. He tion. ‘This is the third hydro Star newspaper, noted that 300Kw according to the was a hydroelectric enthusi- power station on the Austra- power generation schemes 1993 register, was almost ast and in 1920 estimated $1699 lian mainland,’ the report were in the minds of resi- immediately augmented by the cost of the Snowy Moun- ‘VANDERBELT’ noted, ‘and part of an impor- dents since October 1915. A diesel engines. As of 1958 tains Scheme at two million BY PURE SLEEP tant 1920s endeavour to poll of Mullumbimby rate- the capacity of the station pounds – in the end, the bill make the North Coast self- payers in December 1922 was 3154 kilowatts. came to $820 million in suffi cient on hydro power. It saw 77 vote in favour of A monument to the power 1970s money, having been is understood that the Pel- building a power station and station can be seen on the started in 1949. LUXURY POCKET SPRING COMFORT tonwheel hydro turbines 51 against. western corner of Dalley QComment, page 10 LATEX AND WOOL PILLOW TOP QUEEN SIZE SUPPORT AND COMFORT 10 YEAR WARRANTY Byron Shire defi es national heroin trend $11499499 FREE 2 X LATEX PILLOWS Jann Gilbert However, Byron Bay Station about a month ago seemed King. ‘On the contrary, her- While recent national reports Manager with Ambulance to suggest that there was an oin use appears to be on the $999999 indicate a rise in heroin use NSW, Don Hart, says that increase in the purity of her- downturn here.’ QUEEN SIZE $1499 and overdoses throughout heroin doesn’t really appear oin that was reaching the However, while other the country, our little Shire to be an issue in the com- streets. drugs and their conse- appears to be defying the munity. ‘I’ve been here for ‘You do hear stuff like quences don’t appear to be trend. Stories in national about five years and I’ve that,’ says Don, ‘but there serious issues in Byron Shire THERAPEDIC media suggested that the rise attended one overdose in doesn’t seem to be any evi- both Inspector King and INNERSPRING ‘MEDICOIL in heroin use, particularly in that time. We’re more likely dence of it. That’s not to say Don are in agreement about SUPREME’ major cities such as Mel- to get someone freaked out it isn’t there, though.’ the alcohol-related problems MATTRESSES FIRM SUPPORT bourne and Sydney, was a on Nimbin hash cookies or Inspector Owen King that they regularly attend. $129 SINGLE EXTRA COMFORT FOR result of some methamphet- BETTER SLEEP ekkies. I’ve seen a couple of from Byron Bay Police ‘We’re not routinely called $179 DOUBLE 15 YEAR WARRANTY amine users being lured back people on ice and the occa- agrees with Don’s evalua- to deal with drug problems. $199 QUEEN FREE 2 X LATEX PILLOWS $499 to heroin, and an increase in sional GHB but there’s only tion. There’s a much greater Afghani heroin reaching about one or two per year.’ ‘We haven’t seen any problem with alcohol-related Australia. Unconfirmed reports increase,’ says Inspector incidents,’ says Don. Need Staff? Need Work? call 1800 670 914 or check out www.tursa.com.au Tursa Employment & Traininging Connecting business & workers Fingal Court Arcade, 30 Fletcher Street, 1/97-99 Stuart Street, 7 Fingal Street, BYRON BAY MULLUMBIMBY BRUNSWICK HEADS NO NSW 2481 NSW 2482 NSW 2483 FEES! Ph. (02) 6685 8211 Ph. (02) 6684 1822 Ph. (02) 6685 0466 Fax (02) 6685 8277 Fax (02) 6684 6911 Fax (02) 6685 0452 Email: tursa. Email: tursa. Ernail: tursa. 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Each week an address within the Byron Shire will be randomly selected to have their recycling bin inspected upon collection. If the bin is found to be free of contamination, the resident wins $100. If contaminants are found in the bin the prize will not be awarded, rr ccyycc lliinngg and will then jackpot the following week to $200, and so on. ee All residents have to do is put out their yellow-lidded recycling bin on the usual collection day, ensuring they do the right thing and recycle correctly for their chance to win.
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Unacceptable materials If these materials are found the bin will be deemed CONTAMINATED: Plastic bags Garden or food waste Any plastics other than those with codes 1,2 or 3 jackpjackp tt Appliances Building materials including scrap metal, timber etc. Clothing, fabrics or shoes Styrofoam trays or boxes Recycle Right and you can WIN!!! General waste www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo March 11, 2008 7 Local News Have say at health inquiry Netball group spreads sunshine Member for Ballina Don attention on particular hos- Alex McAuley pagne as well as an introduc- Page has urged the local pitals. But I believe the prob- Whoever said that chocolate tion to the various alterna- community to have their say lems are much more widely isn’t good for one’s health? tive and complementary about the NSW health sys- spread and it is important for Well now there is proof that therapies.’ tem to the Special Commis- members of the public to it is – or at least that it’s good The program has been sion of Inquiry. bring their experiences to for someone’s health. Bruns- running for two years with ‘I encourage anyone who the attention of the Special wick Byron Netball Associa- great success and there is a has concerns about the treat- Commissioner. tion decided to sell pink and growing demand for Sun- ment that they or their loved ‘Submissions from the white M&Ms as last season’s shine Day places. However, ones have received to make public will help bring atten- fundraising initiative in order due to lack of funding the a submission to the Special tion to the areas that need to raise money for people TPC has only been able to Commission of Inquiry,’ he improvement’. living with cancer as well as offer two Sunshine Days for said. ‘The Auditor-General Submissions can be made its junior rep players. Presi- a maximum of 30 people per has highlighted emergency to Special Commission of dent of Mullumbimby Net- session each year. waiting times, bed occu- Inquiry, Acute Care Services ball Club Jenelle Stanford ‘We have managed to pancy levels, and the use of in NSW Public Hospitals, explained that they wanted increase the number of days out of date equipment as PO Box A4 Sydney South to donate the money raised on offer this year to four, and areas that are not reaching NSW 1235. Email acute- even the standards set by the [email protected], to a local cause. this is partly due to the sup- government themselves. fax 02 9374 4222, phone 02 ‘Rather than hand the port of associations such as ‘There has been a lot of 9374 4200. money over to the Cancer Brunswick/Byron Netball,’ Council in Sydney we really said Autumne. While all the wanted to help local people therapists donate their serv- OPENING AT living with cancer, so I con- ices and TPC volunteers tacted the nurses at Mul- donate their time, there are lumbimby Hospital for their still signifi cant costs attached advice,’ said Jenelle. to the program. Brunswick/ Jenelle was put in touch Byron Netball raised a whop- with Tweed Palliative Care ping $2000 for the Sunshine Support Inc who told them Day project, enough to pay • Naturopathic about their Sunshine Day for 20 people living with can- Consultations Program which offers people cer to enjoy a day of relaxa- GST free living with cancer a ‘day of tion and therapy. nurturing’. One of TPC’s The next Sunshine Day • Private Health volunteers Autumne will be held on May 3. Any- Cover rebates Comidge explained how the one interested in attending apply concept works. or volunteering should con- Netballer Clare Campbell, left, goes up against Tweed Palliative • Appointments ‘The program offers a day tact Li Johnson, Cancer Care volunteer Autumne Comidge. Photo Lou Beaumont necessary of centre based pampering Liaison Offi cer at Murwil- with a focus on professional their lives more comfortable,’ and general pampering. We lumbah Hospital, or Tweed alternative therapies to give said Autumne. ‘We offer transport our clients to and Palliative Support Inc on contact Lorraine Cussen, AdDN, MANPA mobile 0422 651 803 people a taste of the options treatments such as massage from the centre and give 6672 8459 or email pallia- byron bay natural medicine @ spirit health club available to them to make and reiki as well as facials them great food and cham- tive [email protected]. 46-48 centennial circuit, byron bay
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Tallow Beach Ballina 8 March 11, 2008 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News Mandy previews Melbourne Show Learn to write a telling memoir Local comedian Mandy be a diffi cult path, being one Writing memoir is often in Nolan is taking her new one woman with many hats and itself a process of healing woman show ‘She’ll Be one head! ‘I often let my own and renewal. But there is Right’ to the Melbourne career as a standup take the also a transforming power in Comedy Festival, but before back seat because I am so the discipline of writing, and she does she is going to busy running clubs, promot- writing well. present her hour long show ing a festival and teaching Life writing guru Patti to her home crowd. She is other people standup. This Miller, pictured right, will hoping the Byron show will year I made a pledge to focus explore these possibilities in help fi nance the Melbourne on my craft as a standup. So a one-day workshop, Mem- experience. performing in Melbourne is oir: Writing with Heart and ‘As a comic you have to per- approach and am asking eve- a big part of that. I will also Style, to be held on Saturday form at the Melbourne Fes- ryone who’s got a friend in get to do a bit of comedy March 29 in Byron Bay. tival, they are the comedy Melbourne to force them to shopping for The Big Joke ‘Patti is the country’s most mafi a and if they don’t know go to my show!’ 09. The Melbourne Interna- experienced life-writing you, then you don’t exist. It’s Mandy did score a Festival tional Comedy Festival is the teacher and has been con- like a public relations exer- managed venue this year, ultimate trade fair!’ ducting workshops and semi- cise that is funded by the which means she’ll be play- It seems that even film nars on life writing and mem- comics themselves, we pay ing in downtown comedy makers from Sydney have oir, both here and overseas, for everything, publicity, the central at the Forum (near discovered that there is for 20 years,’ says the North- venue, the sound guy and Town Hall). It’s been a busy something about Mandy. ern Rivers Writers’ Centre. out, there are none better $110, cost includes a copy of then we compete against year already for Mandy who She is one of the subjects for ‘She has two best-selling writ- qualifi ed to guide you on the Patti Miller’s writing text, 300 other shows. You can was the Festival Director for an upcoming SBS documen- ing texts on the market and journey of writing memoir The Memoir Book. For book- end up performing to two the second Big Joke Comedy tary: About Women. The crew has also published two mem- than Patti Miller.’ ings and info call Northern blokes and a labrador and Festival in Bangalow just a have been up fi lming Mandy oirs and a novel. Limited places available Rivers Writers’ Centre on that’s a packed show! I have few weeks ago. As both pro- around her home and will ‘Whether you are a prac- for this workshop. NRWC 6685 5115 or email susie@ gone for a word of mouth moter and performer, it can return to fi lm her one woman tising writer or just starting members $85, non-members nrwc.org.au. show in Byron – which Here’s what his customers say…. means you the audience • ‘It was certainly refreshing! Not to be asked for a single cent members could find your Local writer in national anthology to promote the property or to have the normal pressure to go heads on the box as well. to auction.’ Mandy Nolan appears Local writer Susanna Frey- • ‘We chose Winston because of our experience of his integrity with Ellen Briggs as MC and mark, pictured, is thrilled to and the positive reports from several who had used him in the Divishti as support on Mon- have her short story chosen past.’ day March 17 at the Byron for the national Maygog • ‘This was indeed a stress-free experience. We felt very well Bay Service’s Club swanky Anthology. Ms Freymark’s informed at all times.’ new Pandanus Lounge. story At the Cliff’s Edge is Tickets are $15. Show starts based on a real life event, at 8pm. Bookings can be when she was accosted by a made on 6684 3443 or tick- group of angry teenagers in ets can be bought directly at a park. Twenty stories from (07) 5506 6645 or 0414 997 722 the club. the 350 submitted to May- gog Publishing were selected for publication. The anthology is available across Australia including at the Lismore campus. March 15 where author the Co-op Bookshop at There will be a celebration Melissa Lucashenko will Southern Cross University of the book in Federal on introduce the anthology. Jenni’s story CD wins US award Local storyteller Jenni legs after watching a full Cargill-Strong has just won moon party on the beach. an award in the US for her People are dancing gracefully children’s CD ‘The Mer- and wildly by a flickering maid’s Shoes’. Jenni’s CD bonfi re to the sound of funky won Honours in the drum rhythms. ‘Recorded Stories’ category ‘It was Byron Bay locals of the 2008 Storytelling who helped make this CD a World Awards. All the other world class award-winning categories are for published recording,’ said Jenni. ‘So books and hundreds of thanks to Michael Bates at entries are sent from all ger than Woodford Folk Fes- Nomad Digital and also to around the world. tival – with up to 2000 people musicians Rochelle Wright Jenni’s fi rst CD ‘Wonder in one tent listening to one and Pete Haddock, who Tales of Earth and Sea’ won storyteller!’ arranged and played the an award from the National The CD features six tradi- accompaniment to my Library of Australia back in tional stories plus two original songs.’ 1999, but even though the songs. The title track of the ‘The Mermaid’s Shoes’ is Audiobooks market is grow- CD is about the mermaid of avaiable direct from Jenni at ing rapidly, there were no Byron Bay. She decides to www.thestorytreecompany. competitions in Australia for trade in her tail for human com.au. Jenni to enter ‘The Mer- maid’s Shoes’ into, which drove Jenni to look for a Byron Harmony Day competition overseas. From front page Indonesia Arts Alliance, a ‘I’m particularly thrilled Harmony Day was fi rst local not-for-profi t organi- for “Mermaid’s Shoes” to be established in 1999 by the sation which has been pro- recognised in the US, because The Living in Harmony moting Indonesian culture storytelling over there is Initiative administered by and multiculturalism in absolutely huge,’ said Jenni. the Department of Immi- Byron Shire and nationally ‘There are hundreds and gration and Multicultural for over ten years. For more hundreds of professional sto- Affairs (DIMA). Since then, information contact 6680 rytellers and many have CDs, the event has prospered 8079, visit www.myspace. so the competition is quite nationwide. com/byronharmonyday or tough. In the US, some sto- Byron Harmony Day was see the program on page rytelling festivals are far big- initiated by the Australia 20. www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo March 11, 2008 9 Local News The Men of the Shed do it again BYRON BAY Margo Sutton MATTMATT TOWNER TOWNER The Brunswick Shed Men Has a database of over 8000 had a good Saturday recently. has won a Top Regional prospective buyers receiving his During their February Day emailSalesperson newsletter, Award so ifin you his really of the Shed they raised wantfi rst year to sell... as a real estate agent. $1,500 for the Familia Hope Community, the orphanage Phone:Phone: 0414 02 6685 185 6222976 they support at Gleno in Mobile:Email: [email protected] 0414 185 976 East Timor. They did it with Email: [email protected] competitions outdoors – rid- 15 FLETCHER STREET ing pushies up hills and www.byronbayrealestate.com.au PHONE: 02 6685 6222 down, and crossing the Bruns River without using the bridge. David (Belly) Bell’s shed is full of paddleboards, which he and partner Craig (Seppy) Allsop are manu- facturing in Byron and • Teak dining tables from $900 • Teak benches which were used with great with mattress • Teak coffee tables • Occasional style by the Shed Men to arm chairs • Mirrors and much more cross the Brunswick river. The guys are making long exchanged – these sheds are shed owner’s wife or any the recent attempted coup, boards which are like the used for amassing collec- female, any backchat, any but the kids need constant fi rst giant Malibu wooden tions, indulging in hobbies, unsolicited advice about help for the basics like food, surfboards, which Hawai- tinkering, sculpting, paint- sheds, the last man to leave clothing and education. ians used for fi shing and rid- ing, storing etc. a shed, anything I can come Brunswick shed man and ing waves over a century While enjoying them- up with really.’ GP David Miller visited ago. These new age boards selves, the guys are fi ned, The men pay up lavishly them recently, and reported are made from epoxy resin regularly and often, for and willingly. Last year the how rapt the children were and come with a deck grip many infringements. It’s all Shed Men provided shoes, when he became a teacher and a carbon fi bre paddle. part of the fun and a great clothing and food for the for a while and read them Great for sea and river – way to collect money. Treas- orphans from their shed The Cat in the Hat. ‘They paddling on the Bruns River urer and fi nemaster Michael day. long for visitors,’ said David. with one of these is a won- de Constanza extracts Isa Bradridge, the Austral- ‘And they need educational derful way to spend a stress money diligently. ian who runs the orphanage, material and musical instru- free day. ‘It’s a big list,’ he said fervently thanks the shed ments. There’s only one gui- Indoors, each shed owner cheerfully. ‘Starts with any- men, who have consistently tar in the orphanage and no New container just arrived provided beer and soft one who turns up late for helped the orphans. These music teacher.’ drinks and nibbles, plus anything. children saw their families If anyone wants to help 3 Ti-Tree Place, Byron Bay games, a competition or a ‘Riding on a bike with a killed, and some have the orphanage in any way, Arts & Industry Estate 6685 5714 demonstration. A good bot- beverage brings a fi ne, any machete scars to remind drop in to the Silver Dragon tle of wine from the Bruns- spillage from a beverage, them of the violence in their in Mullumbimbi Street, wick Cellars was auctioned falling off a bike, any failure past lives. Luckily the orphan- Brunswick Heads, and leave and much knowledge was to lavishly compliment the age was undisturbed during donations etc there. Youth activities continue despite building upgrade Byron Shire Council was young people on NAIDOC is currently being developed side the licence area. The keen to emphasise last week week, Girls Group, which and will soon be adver- POPE works for the YAC that youth activities are still recently held a very success- tised. has encountered an issue on at the YAC despite the ful event at the Byron Bay ‘The Byron Youth Service, with the Department requir- building upgrade for a Place Community Centre display- as tenants of the building, ing that this tenure issue be of Public Entertainment ing art work, DJ workshops, also run a number of pro- substantially resolved prior (POPE) approval. young mothers group, and grams from the YAC – none to work commencing on the ‘The YAC is staffed by one art workshops. of these programs have been upgrade of the building so full time employee of Coun- ‘The YAC coordinator also affected by the lack of a that it is again able to hold cil who organises a number organises annual events for POPE approval. entertainment events. Watch the bay come alive of successful activities for Youth Week (to be held in ‘Council has been advised ‘Council will consider a young people,’ a Council April), and is organising a by the Department of Lands report at the 13 March 2008 at breakfast with press release noted. ‘In skate project for the Suffolk that the Byron YAC, under meeting to authorise staff to recent months there have Park Skate Park. the current licence between undertake the necessary been radio courses, a fi lm ‘A new program of activ- Byron Shire Council from negotiations to secure tenure Be seen on it, not from it... project with Aboriginal ities to be held at the YAC the Crown, is partially out- of the site.’ 6680 9666 www.balcony.com.au Summer Sale New Summer Menu still on
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And the other good month makes. education, health, the tax tainly more politically bene- news is that the Reserve W When I left on a system and all the other ills fi cial) to leave this year’s lot Bank has signalled that the Vol 22 #39 March 11, 2008 camping holiday at the which continue to beset the in place but make it clear wave of interest rate increases beginning of February the lucky country. that from now on the system may fi nally be taking effect, place was still in a state close This is obviously bad will be reformed. However, and therefore be coming to Water over the turbine to euphoria. John Howard news, but it is in the interests the Ruddites have obviously an end. was fi nally fl ushed, Kevin of the new government to decided there is a need to No, it is not all doom and While it is sad to see the order given for fi nal Rudd was in the Lodge, make it sound worse than it dramatise the need for cuts gloom; but we have been demolition of the Mullumbimby hydro electric power Kyoto was ratified, Work- really is. If Rudd together across the board, so we are warned. The cynical materi- station established in 1926, it was hardly the model Choices was dead, the troops with his inner group of now being softened up for alism, the Panglossian smug- of self-suffi ciency some folk tout it to be. It had to be were coming home from Wayne Swan, Julia Gillard the punishments we have ness of the Howard years augmented almost immediately by diesel engines and Iraq and the great catharsis and Lindsay Tanner can earned for leaving the came at a price. It’s all about the hydro component had an estimated capacity of of an apology to the stolen claim the situation they Howard mob in power for putting that message across, 150Kw to 300Kw. generation was imminent. inherited on November 24 far too long. because if we don’t get it By comparison, small hydro plants these days can Bliss was it in that hour to be was truly calamitous, it will But although those directly now, it could be the fi re next generate up to ten megawatts. alive. make the nasty medicine affected won’t like them very time. And yet… Country Energy’s push to upgrade its But just 30 days later, all they need to administer if much, the punishments are Lismore to Mullumbimby line from 66kV to 132kV is gloom and doom. Infl ation not more palatable, at least not going to be overly pain- nd speaking of mes- will see the Wilsons Creek site quarantined from is rampant and the current more acceptable. ful. Swan and Tanner are Asages, there was our no- hydroelectric use and the loss of a relatively clean account defi cit out of con- And let’s face it, some of looking for cuts of about $5 longer Dear, once-was trol. We are facing infrastruc- the things which are going billion on top of those Leader raving away to a source of power through water, something which the ture blockages, skill short- to disappear in the May already announced. This bunch of discredited Ameri- north coast often has in abundance. The foresight of ages and a possible wages budget should never have sounds like an awful lot of can neocons about how he the Aldermen of the Municipality of Mullumbimby breakout. Just around the had left his country stronger, (1908-1980) in committing to a hydroelectric scheme corner looms a horror budget prouder and more prosper- is not likely to be seen in the modern urge to sell which will condemn the old The chickens so lovingly ous than he had found it, more power for more domestic and commercial and the handicapped to a life incubated by Howard have just as he did on election consumption, despite all the talk of ‘demand of poverty and misery. Woe, developed into giant vultures night and just as he presum- management’. How much greater will that urge be if woe is us. ably will until the men in our state power providers are entirely in the hands of Well, frankly it was never which are now busily crapping white coats with the big but- private enterprise? quite that good and it cer- all over the economy. terfl y nets come to take him The old Mullum scheme would be regarded as tainly isn’t quite that bad. the retirement home with microhydro (www.microhydropower.net) these What has happened is just by Mungo MacCallum the padded walls and the days, which is defi ned as generating up to 300Kw. what most sensible com- waterproof sheets. Microhydro is a seriously considered source of mentators warned of many His claims to economic renewable energy, the European Commission for moons ago: the chickens so existed in the first place. loot, but after the boom of management have been dis- example having studied it in depth. Unfortunately our lovingly incubated by Irregular annual bonuses to the last few years it amounts missed as fraud by Treasury council is prevented from going down that track by the Howard and his government carers and to the aged were to only a couple of percent Chief Ken Henry, his poli- priorities of the state government in power generation have developed into giant always a cruel hoax: if carers of the budget as a whole. cies denied by former allies – and a lack of start-up capital. vultures which are now bus- and the aged deserve a bet- Moreover the waste and in the Business Council, So it’s power to the people, and one alternative to ily crapping all over the ter deal – and there is cer- extravagance (not to men- almost every item of his hydro is solar, utilising another ‘commodity’ we have in economy. tainly a good argument to tion the self-indulgence) of platform discarded by his abundance. Given current government rebates, it is an The policy of continuous say that they do – then the Howard mob mean that hapless political successors. increasingly viable alternative to feeding off the grid. election which consisted of a increases should be built many of the cuts will be not The Howard years are It was a different world in 1922 when 128 ratepayers steady stream of tax cuts, into their fortnightly pay- only necessary but popular: already being seen not of Mullumbimby municipality had their say on welfare payments and hand- ments and guaranteed by few will mourn a drastic merely as wasted (Howard’s power generation and the sight of a motor vehicle outs to consumers across the law; to offer them occasional reduction in the number of own term for the regime of board has led, inevitably, to Christmas presents when spin doctors, pollsters, per- Malcolm Fraser in which he on Australian country roads was an event. Now unaffordable housing, runa- their votes are needed is pat- sonal trainers, astrologers prospered as treasurer) but our profl igate excess is coming home to roost, and way demand, an unsustain- ronising, insulting and bad and other hangers-on which as a time of breathtaking anything we can do to reduce our power consumption able stream of imports and economics. used to infest ministerial incompetence and near – and make ourselves independent of centralised an underlying infl ation bub- The problem is that when offi ces. criminal neglect. power generation – is a plus for the planet, not to ble which must be sup- such windfalls become part And of course, there are And his legacy? The GST. mention an opportunity to ease our personal burden if pressed before it bursts; all of the system people tend to the coming tax cuts to That’s something to put in it comes to a power or economic crunch. this apart from the great budget for them and even administer salve to whatever his Irving Kristol salad missed opportunities for spend them in advance; it economic wounds we do bowl.
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Letters to the Editor Fax: 6684 1719 ÀiÊi>`Ê+Õ>ÀÀÞÊ >ÀÌ ÜÀà Email: [email protected] Council and the blame game Deadline: Noon, Friday 7iÊV>Ê`Ê>ÞÌ }Ê>`ÊiÛiÀÞÌ }° Letters longer than 200 QLast week Byron United months of the blame game, before this neglect largely "ÕÀÊÊiÝV>Û>ÌÀÊiÛiÊ >ÃÊ>Ê}À>LÊvÀÊÀVÊÜ>à words may be cut; letters publicly pointed the fi nger let’s bring a little accuracy contributes to a fatality when already published in other at Byron Shire Council for into the attacks. a vehicle will go over the papers will not be considered; ÕÃiÊÃÌiÃ]Êv>ÀÊÀ>`Ã] a short list of major Sandra Heilpern edge. pseudonyms not acceptable. >ÊiÝV>Û>Ìðà Please include your full name, neglects. Byron Bay Kym Ising address and phone number. I guess we are in for more Upper Wilsons Creek *ÀÕ`ÊÌÊÃÕ««ÀÌ of the same from Byron Q The recent purchase by Ì iÊ*Ê>`ià The need for seed United and other interests the Council of the Telstra Q Byron Bay has lost its >`ÊÌ iÊÀi`à groups leading up to the depot site beggars belief. At mystic qualities, it has devel- vÊÌ iÊLÀ>ÀÞ° It’s Barbie Von here, ex long local government elec- a cost of $461,000 plus costs oped into a cheap touro time BayFM presenter, still >ÊvÀÊ>Ê tions in September this year. and unknown pollution town. Byron United go crook not back with you all as my vÀiiʵÕÌi ä{£n ÈÈÈ x{È husband Robbie is battling But it is good to see issues cleanup costs it has been about the council, the only esophageal cancer. He’s been being raised so as to inform done without any cost ben- thing Byron United is inter- getting great relief and heal- the public and especially the efit analysis. This is so ested in is fl ooding the town ing from Zeolites, a mineral voters. because they have stated that with touros, more money compound that removes tox- What a shame that Byron as yet no defi ned use of the going into their businesses. ins, heavy metals, even viruses United neglects to put the site has been decided! It Believe me, Byron is going to from the body safely and blame where the blame lies. would appear their ill-con- pay a heavy price, beach lit- effectively. My only invest- In truth, some of the blame ceived knee-jerk reaction to tered with beer bottles, rub- ment in them is that they can be laid at the feet of buy the site has been to bish everywhere. This place could help others in the shire. Council staff, some with the appease the anti-Woolworths is going downhill at a rapid Rob’s doctors who said there state government, and some lobby group. rate. Festivals, fair enough was nothing more they could with the collective decision The lack of ability to pri- they bring money in, create do have agreed there is no making of the ten council- oritise council funding deci- a few jobs, but how much other explanation for Rob’s lors. Byron United has cho- sions on a basis of needs and stays here – not very much. good blood readings and for sen to dump all the blame on risks is apparent from the When the housing devel- us to stick with them. ‘Council’. fact that while this purchase opment happens it will be Latest news from Harvard This is misleading. The has been approved, danger- goodnight Irene for Byron. Medical and American Col- areas of responsibility in the ous road conditions persist. Just another dull, violent Certifi ed lege of Surgeons is that inhal- issues raised by Byron One simple example being community. Basically I don’t Organic United have been clearly the lack of verge mowing to give a hoot about the shops, ing oil of THC laden hemp Seedlings at seeds vaporised at relatively spelt out in many articles permit motorists to safely I don’t go in them. Even the low temp is greatest anti can- and letters in The Echo and see where they can move off surf scene has turned into a NEW BRIGHTON cer agent yet. Stops cancer eslewhere. the edge of roads to make violent, selfi sh sport. Also Farmers Market The ten councillors, with way for larger vehicles on the these people telling people spreading and reduces Every Tuesday tumours too by at least 50% three Greens, one ALP and many narrow shire roads. to get out of town – the in lung cancer. Has unique six ‘non-aligned’, actually These routes are used by whole country and the Come and blend of Omegas and other have little power to fi x the school buses which should beaches are for everyone, support local essential fatty acids and THC. most of the problems Byron inspire more emotive public not a selfi sh few. growers! Big push in America to legal- United has highlighted. outrage. Douglas Rose NASAA No. 2516M ise their medical use. If we are going to have six It is only matter of time Byron Bay www.organicseedlings.com.au I am willing to do whatever it takes to help my darling and children, workers with tools, is 130 kilometres long. By each road fatality to the OOPENINGPENING SSPECIALSPECIALS Natural Skin Care I’m hoping that old mates in students with computers comparison, the cost of the community was $1.5 mil- This week the Shire might help me and many others who may Brunswick to Yelgun Pacifi c lion, but this would be much 115%5% OFFOFF Vitamins &Supplements obtain a supply of seeds for not be able to ride a bike Highway upgrade was thirty higher in today’s fi gures. If this purpose as well as getting commute between towns? million dollars per kilometre. having a rail line provides a MEMBERSHIP into it themselves. The irony Does he honestly think So for the same money, we safe alternative that saves REWARDS is delicious, non? The organic that an occasional train pass- only get fi ve kilometres of just one person’s life a year, HHerbalerbal hemp seed oil one can buy ing through our rural villages road with a substantially it will have more than paid Holistic Centre commercially has no THC is preferable to ever bigger shorter life. If Ross is serious for itself. WWisdomisdom and therefore is not the go. highways slicing through our about fi nding savings to pro- Basil Cameron • Herbal Consultations • Homeopathy • Lomi Lomi & Massage If you can help please give communities with constantly vide services for the home- Goonengerry • Guided Healings • Refl exology • Bowen Therapy me a call on 0428 698 882, increasing car and truck traf- less, then an investment in SSATURDAYATURDAY MARCHMARCH 15TH15TH ONLYONLY reverse charges. Love and fi c through our towns? rail is clearly the way to go. QIn answer to Hugh Erma- TREATMENTS BY DONATION blessings to you all. Maybe Mr Thatcher could Remember too that the cora (Letters, March 4)) re 64 BYRON ST BANGALOW PH: 6687 0457 Barbie Von rethink his numbers? One capital cost of the line continued overleaf Golden Beach Qld hundred fi fty million dollars remains constant in today’s to provide a fully restored dollars, whereas the value of On the rails line with a life of one hun- the benefi ts increases over How does Ross Thatcher dred years. That’s a capital time. For example in 1996, THE RAILS (Letters, March 4) propose cost of $1.5 million a year the Bureau of Transport that the young, aged, frail, for a line that services four Economics produced fi gures THE RAILWAY FRIENDLY BAR, BYRON BAY disabled, parents with young local government areas and that showed that the cost of 6685 7662 THE FAMOUS RAILS kitchen
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continued from page 11 not, why not? Even mem- the continuing ‘blame game’. bers of a football team have Hugh, not only do the politi- to thoroughly know and cians not read their job understand the club’s rule descriptions but they also book, or get disqualified. don’t appear to read their (Now there’s an idea). rule book, The Australian Peggy Balfour Constitution. Mullumbimby Hospitals and Health: Since the 1946 referendum, QI agree with Ross Thatch- medical, mental and dental er’s assertion that more bike services have been a federal tracks need to be built in this jurisdiction which it shares time of increasing concern with the State. (Federal and about the availability and State governments share price of oil and the effects of equal responsibility) (See: road transport on global Commonwealth of Australia warming. But unfortunately Constitution Act Amend- bicycles are not a practical ment to Section 51, page transport option for every- 11). one, especially our ageing For railways: part 5, Pow- population, people with ers of Parliament. mobility problems and fam- (xxxiii.) The acquisition, ilies with young children. with the consent of a State, Cycleways need to be of any railways of the State part of an integrated trans- on terms arranged between port system that can be the Commonwealth and the used by everyone, including State: cyclists, not an alternative (xxxiv.) Railway construc- to rail. tion and extension in any The fast growing North- State with the consent of ern Rivers area, with almost increase polution and traffi c be rebuilt in the future, but cyclists. If only we had com- BHPA letdown that State: The politicians in two million tourists each gridlock in our towns, but at a huge cost, as Queen- petent politicians who Local residents would be our area made election year and where 85% of resi- refusing to provide the $60m sland residents are fi nding weren’t so obsessed with very unwise to rely on Bruns- promises to restore our rail dents live within 5kms of the to upgrade our rail system, out as their line to the Gold spending our taxes in Syd- wick Heads Progress Asso- service but have the federal rail line, cannot be compared which is what thousands of Coast is slowing being ney, Newcastle and Wool- ciation (BHPA) to protect members of the Northern to a country town. Northern Rivers residents reconstructed. longong and ignoring the them from the worse excesses Rivers region ever conferred It’s very myopic of our are asking for. Our rail line is a very valu- needs of the rest of the of Department of Lands with the state members governments to be spending Yes, if you believe in Santa able piece of infrustructure state. (DOL). BHPA’s lacklustre regarding the Casino-Mur- billions upgrading the Pacifi c and the Tooth Fairy, you which could provide a ser- Louise Doran submission on DOL’s Fore- willumbah rail service? If Highway, which will only may believe the line could vice to so many, including Ocean Shores shore Plan offers a very superfi cial one-line ‘response’ to DOL’s recommendations. No evidence or facts are The pros and cons of kite surfi ng given to support BHPA’s Q Imagine if the most fun windsurfer while swimming pant who is very safety con- public beaches. Over the them especially to testoster- stated position and they offer thing in your life was banned is just as unlikely. There are scious, I feel that it is an past few years I have written one fueled thrillseekers. They no solutions. at the place that you enjoyed no wires controlling the kite infliction on my personal to both the council general are the V8 supercars of the The current executive doing it the most. For me – they are lightweight lines! freedom. manager as well as to the water. Frankly I am amazed appear to be completely that thing is kite surfi ng at In my opinion the ‘ban’ is So what is intended with editor of The Echo expressing that they have not killed unaware of longstanding The Pass in a NE sea breeze an over reaction by an unin- the ban and how is it going to my serious concerns for someone by now. I am glad issues and preferred out- when the swell is up. formed bunch of council- be policed and at what public safety. I myself have that the council in its wis- comes championed by So I was really disap- lors, who haven’t consulted expense to the ratepayer? been injured while standing dom has realised the extreme BHPA for over a decade. pointed to read in The Echo kite surfers to fi nd out what What, more signs in the car- on the main beach, when threat that these people and They ignore their own street- that Byron Shire Council the issues are. When the parks, a ranger on the beach one of these fl iers lost his their devices pose to the scaping and carparking plans had decided to place an wind is up from the North issuing fi nes, clubbies chasing kite as he was leaving the community. I strongly prepared by BHPA together interim ban on kite surfi ng – which has only been a few us around on the jet skis? Per- water, even 60 metres away encourage the council to with C of C and BSC just a on these parts of Main afternoons this last summer haps the council should start from him I was still sliced by enforce this total ban. few years ago. Beach. The article comments – generally there are not working on issues that affect one of his cords. Had I not I suggest that council have There are also glaring on statements that there are many people in the water or every one of us every day done some very quick think- published a telephone hot errors. BHPA’s submission ‘frequent incidents of swim- on the beach. Those that are such as fi xing infrastructure. ing who knows what injuries line so that anyone who dis- states, ‘The meeting mers being hit by kite surfi ng can rest assured that we can Andrew Hauserman I could have received that regards this directive may be resoundingly agreed with the boards or wires’ out there at generally manoeuvre our Byron Bay day. As it was I still got deep- reported without delay. closure of the former River- Main Beach. As a regular boards and kites precisely, slash cuts under my armpits Thank God no child was side Drive and the resolution participant, I have never seen and we are always looking at Q I am writing to say well – I still bear the scars. harmed before this law was of the park boundaries.’ such an incident. I am not the water around us, and can done in regard to to recently The power and the speed put into place. The beach is Not one person spoke in denying that it could hap- see swimmers and avoid announced total ban that of these devices are awesome for everyone to enjoy. favour of closing Riverside pen, however getting hit by a them. has been imposed on the to behold and I certainly Albert J Atkins Cres at BHPA’s public surfboard, surf ski, kayak or As a responsible partici- sport of kite surfi ng on our understand the attraction of Byron Bay meeting held on 4/2/08. At www.echo.net.au Byron Shire Echo March 11, 2008 13 Letters least three people spoke pas- members, were able to get a ter. Those reading this will I fi nally resorted, yesterday, notice faulty street lights or 24 hour cycle. At night sionately against this pro- copy of the draft submission eventually see two suns in to phoning Country Ener- commercial buildings with there is heaps more power posal. Although Ferry resi- before it was submitted to our daytime sky and then gy’s Supply Interruptions external lights on during the generated than is needed dents rudely interjected, DOL. Although common darkness will cover the line 13 20 80. Amazingly, my day, doing absolutely noth- which is why off-peak power when challenged, they were practice at BHPA, the cur- Earth. phone call was the first ing but burning coal? at night is so cheap. unable to provide one valid rent executive simply refused What would you do, what report they’d received. If we all became more We could all make a differ- reason for closing the public to release the draft or con- would the oceans and the What concerns me is not aware of how the power ence if we looked to reduce road and allowing 2000m2 sider any review process. tectonic plates do, if our only that we are wasting pre- grid works we could really our power use during Base- of prime foreshore land, cur- Local politics is often Earth stopped turning for a cious electricity with these make a difference to how Load time and the Peaks rently zoned open recre- personal and in your face. while? Still laughing? ‘In the faulty street lights on 24/7 much power we use. The within that time. All it takes ational space, to be ‘resumed’ But it is very disappointing future, humanity may not be but, during the day, this main draw on power is dur- is thought, observation and by DOL for caravan park when elected representa- there any more’, Dalai Lama, power is drawn from the ing the day when all the more energy effi cient prac- operations. (ie cabins on the tives allow personal issues 2007. Www.youtube.com/ electricity grid during the businesses and industries tices in our homes and our foreshore!) to get in the way of good watch?v=2AmdazwAcgw. prime Base-Load time – are running. The day’s load businesses. Now that The resumption of Ferry decision making. Enjoy the sunshine now. adding even more polluting is called the Base-Load and shouldn’t be too much to ask foreshore was not mentioned Michele Grant Peter Olson greenhouse gases to the as the polluting, energy- of anyone? Let’s look after in DOL foreshore strategic BHPA member Goonengerry atmosphere. ineffi cient, coal-fi red power our planet and not just be plan and many people attend- 1992-2007 The council pays the bill plants can’t be turned off blinkered to our impacts. ing the meeting were not Executive member We ultimately pay for this wasted power, and overnight it is the Base- Gayle Russell aware of the implications of 1997-2000 I am astounded that the who ultimately pays for this? Load that determines the Mullumbimby the road closure. Others were Ocean Shores street lights in Jubilee/Dalley Us ratepayers. I am also clearly opposed to the inclu- Streets Mullum, between aware that the biggest com- Q Letters received from Robyn Lucienne, Dutton Park, sion of Ferry foreshore within Red Dwarf the bowling Club and the ponent of the council’s total Frank Khouri, Mullumbimby, Paul Brecht, Mullumbimby, the caravan park. No vote was A Red Dwarf Star with seven pet shop, have been perma- power bill is the street light- Debra Kay, Watego’s Beach, David Sherlock, Goonengerry, taken on the issue so it is planets in its orbit is nently on (ie all day and all ing so I am surprised that my S Briskey, Burrum Heads. Letters on the Woolworths debate extraordinary BHPA’s execu- approaching the Earth and night) for weeks now. Has repeated notifi cation of the are on page 16. Like the autumn nights, letters seem to be tive came to the conclusion will arrive here in some years. no-one else noticed? Has problem wasn’t acted upon. getting longer, and writers are reminded that their chances that there was resounding The Red Dwarf Star and its anyone else reported this? Don’t we all know now of getting published are greater if their contributions are agreement on this issue. outermost planet Nibiru are After three attempts at that we really need to reduce short and to the point, legible, not defamatory, and include No-one, including BHPA each about the size of Jupi- alerting Council to the issue emissions – do other people an address and telephone number (not for publication). SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS SPECIALS PE C IAL S
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There is certainly pay millions to top execu- nity Action Group enthusi- Disseminating informa- the proposed supermarket questions. healthy competition in our tives, incur freight costs that asts continues to gain tion is vital to any cause and in Station Street is fi ve times Chris Abraham town – but for how long ? add massively to global momentum and support. we are most grateful for the as large in stage 1 excluding Mullumbimby Compare our Mul- warming, pretend to be an Our hopes for the town cen- support of The Echo and the the bottle shop and seven lumbimby with that of the Australian company, make tre remain buoyant but I Byron Shire newspapers. times as large when stage 2 QIn Richard L Kidby’s ref- larger community Byron Bay billions in profi t, and all paid wonder where the local trad- Our coverage and that of is built. It is fortuitous for erence to the ‘Luddite’ pro- who now possess almost for by the shoppers. ers are in all the activity and associated ideas has been Mallams that the proposal is testers opposing the pro- nothing but the food domi- And when the small busi- interest. terrifi c, so there is really no large enough for Woolworths posed Woolworth’s intrusion nating Woolworth’s! Healthy nesses are destroyed, employ As their livelihoods depend excuse for ignorance. to be interested. Alterna- into Mullumbimby I feel and fair competition – I minimum casual staff, pay on retaining the status quo,I Does this indicate indif- tively, one might come to that, apart from his many don’t think so, Mr. Kidby! low wages, screw the farmer am surprised that there ference? the conclusion that Mal- simplistic arguments, he has Most people are for and local producers to the doesn’t seem to be much In a year or two, if Wool- lams was aware of Wool- completely missed the point. change, but change for the wall and buy cheap imported involvement in the main worths’ huge supermarket worths interest when the The Luddites were ‘opposed’ better, not worse! goods. street. As I go about my local has become our reality, there DA documents were pre- to change as the mechanisa- Michael Hart While the destruction of business I often natter to will be some sizeable gaps in pared. This was in 2006 tion of the Industrial Revo- Mullumbimby country towns may put a few shopkeepers about the pro- the shopfronts in Mullum with the public being invited lution was destroying their bits of silver into the hands posed Woolworths or the and it will be too late to say to comment in July 2006. At jobs and village way of life. QDiscussing misleading and of a few Australian share- activities of the Action Group that perhaps it could have that time the community The bulk of the people dubious labelling and the holders the rest goes over- but I am met with disinterest been different. was not aware of Wool- protesting against the intru- $1.8 billion profi t for the six seas. Promoting monopolies and even some disdain. So, if you care and are worths and only became sion of the proposed Wool- months, the man from Wool- is not good business for Aus- A lot of the main streeters likely to be affected, please aware early in 2008. The worths supermarket are ‘for’ worths said on the ABC tralia, Mullumbimby, nor for don’t seem to know what is join our endeavours. There is question I have is was Mal- change, but not the sort Mr Lateline that shoppers buy our children. going on, and worse still much to be done and the lams already negotiating Kidby is happy to embrace. on perception. How true. Tony Chandler don’t seem to care! So, per- need is fast approaching for with Woolworths at that They are mainly people who With the two big monopo- Mullumbimby haps more information is serious fundraising and lob- time. If it was, it should have rejected or escaped lies controlling 80% of the required. byist activity. have informed the commu- from (for a better and more trade and getting bigger it is Q By what is termed the The campaign table out- Carole Gamble nity and the socio-economic sensible life) the cities and no wonder the government Local Multiplier Effect side Santos is a great source Mullumbimby Creek section of the DA should towns that are heavily infl u- is going to investigate the (Google it), the impact of of easily accessed informa- have been expanded to enced by the American glo- 40% price hike that has Woolworths will be far more tion. The website and blog- QA number of people have include the impact of a bal consumer model – fast taken place in the last few radical than simply job losses site are available reference told me that Mallams had major supermarket operator food chains that exploit gul- years. in the food industry. Differ- points and a letter box drop to move because of prob- coming to town. If Mallams lible overseas markets with Taking out small opera- ent NGOs calculate this in is planned. lems with unloading deliv- did know, I am sure that it one sad outcome, unhealthy tors is good business, spend different ways, but if Wool- The public meetings have ery trucks at the rear of the did not want to tell the com- obese people, addicted to millions on advertising to worths turns over $10mil- drawn good crowds and store. No mention has been munity because it knew that junk-food! give the perception that lion/year, the loss to the local although the times have not made that the existing there would be major objec- Woolworths, although ‘specials’ cost less, even if economy, per year, will be necessarily been shopkeeper- supermarket was not large tions. Australian owned, is of the their price continues to between $6-$10million. That Another aspect that American packaged, fast increase, put on a few spe- is around 200 jobs (Your job ADVERTISEMENT intrigues me is that I am told food tradition. The ‘cheap cials and charge more on maybe? Your daughter’s?) that Mallams did not wish to food’ that these supermar- other products, target the some of which may be as fol- move to a site in Dalley kets peddle (millions of town butcher, baker, green- lows: the local food supply Street because of the cost of tonnes of cheap food are grocer, chemist, clothing chain – farmers, distributors, purchasing the land and transported around the store, pool shop, stationers, manufacturers plus one each existing buildings. Surely world) comes at a high price electrical and hardware, liq- of the bakers, butchers, building an 1800 square to local taxpayers, small uor store, petrol stations, greengrocers will close with metre supermarket at Sta- manufacturers, small farm- variety shop and the town a loss of 10-15 jobs. The tion Street (which seems to ers and the environment. dies, less permanent jobs fl ower shop, the Co-op, the be far too large for a popula- We all deserve affordable and almost no service. newsagent and Santos will be tion of 4000) was going to be food, yes, but healthy food, The man from Woolworths impacted. And these are just far more costly than building healthy communities, healthy also said that they had now some of the direct job losses; a smaller supermarket at small businesses and a opened a big buying opera- consider the indirect ones: Do you need help Dalley Street including healthy countryside. tion in Shanghai, which the hairdressers, the cafes, to stay at home? demolishing the existing The business competition would give shoppers access the computer store etc. building and dealing with that Mr Kidby is concerned to more and cheaper goods. The issue to be under- Commonwealth Carelink Centres Freecall™ 1800 052 222* any contamination. 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