THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Advertising & news enquiries: Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Rally for Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Fax 02 6684 1719 Cannabis [email protected] [email protected] http://www.echo.net.au Law Reform VOLUME 21 #46 .IMBINSTH-ARDI'RASS TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007 4HISWEEKEND-AY 22,300 copies every week 3EEPAGEFORDETAILS $1 at newsagents only WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! ANZAC Day marked in many ways Proudly wearing her father’s Eve Jeffery war service medals, Vivien Reminiscent of market day, Roberts gets a sprig of rose- pre-dawn in Brunswick mary for remembrance from Heads saw a scarcity of park- David Roberts. ing spaces and the gathering Warrant Offi cer Roberts of a huge crowd, as over 300 served as a member of the people congregated at the airforce, flying Beaufort cenotaph in Fawcett Street Bombers over Timor in to see the march from the 1943. Last year David pub- RSL, and to take part in a lished a book recounting ceremony to commemorate these times called An Early the 92nd anniversary of Bird and His Beaufort Crew. Anzac Day. Both Vivien and David Both toddler and veteran joined the hundreds of ex stood together in the last of service men and women, night’s shade, and a single families, friends, scouts and globe lit the memorial stone school children who marched as flowers were laid to through the streets of Byron Don Dickson lays flowers for Legacy. remember and honour those Bay on Anzac Day last gone and those left behind. and past, mingled with Rev- the assembly quietly contem- Wednesday. Blessings along with words eille from brass and kooka- plated war. Photo Jeff Dawson of wisdom from the present burra at dawns crack, and Very peace-ful. On Thursday April 26, and innocence of the young from the Mullumbimby Mullumbimby High Anzacs. Other students RSL, and to piper Raleigh School held a special Anzac gained new insights into the Kent, year 12, who played a Day assembly to remem- Anzac Day tragedy and traditional Scottish lament. ber the Australians and spoke powerfully about the The suffering of soldiers New Zealanders who were human toll of war. of all nationalities and their John Holmes of Brunswick Initially, John formed drum Mullumbimby. killed in war. A letter from a war vet- families was honoured by Heads once again led a group bands with teenagers in the John goes to the school for The year 9 self-select eran was read out, expos- the distribution of sprigs of of St John’s Primary School Brunswick Heads Scouts and a number of afternoon train- history class conducted ing students to his per- rosemary, symbolising our students as they marched Venturers Groups. These ing sessions and the students the commemorative Anzac sonal suffering. remembrance of them and and played military drums in bands participated in Anzac also give up their time to Day service as part of Special thanks to trum- our longing for peace. this year’s Anzac Day Parade Day Parades. For the past attend practice sessions dur- their extended history peter Aaron Heyning, In this world where 90% held in Mullumbimby. twenty years he has given his ing the school holidays. He program. Students sang year 11, who played The of the casualties of war Mr Holmes learnt to play time to train students from teaches them how to hold the and read about the long- Last Post and Reveille at are civilian, it is more the drums over thirty years St John’s Primary School. drums properly and how to ing for peace. the dawn service, the important than ever that ago when he was in the army. Each year a group of stu- play a variety of beats. Justin Fenwick’s moving Anzac march and the we remember. Since then he has kept the dents from Years 4 to 6 learn This year was a very spe- performance of And the school assembly. – Hannah Thiele, tradition alive by training to play tenor and bass drums cial occasion, marking Band Played Waltzing Mat- Also thanks to our guests year 9, Mullumbimby young drummers in the so that they may lead the twenty-fi ve years of service to ilda conveyed the naivety Mr Walsh and Mr Host High School Brunswick Valley. Anzac Day Parade in the community. 2 May 1, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News ALL SCRAP METAL WANTED Coffee fi rm supports rainforest rescue , Ê* Ê1*Ê- ,6 Ê The Byron Bay Coffee 7 Ê 19Ê/ Ê"/ Company has entered into UÊ,Ê +1* / a Community Business UÊ ,Ê " - Partnership with Rainforest UÊ/,1 Ê " - Rescue, a not-for-profit UÊ,"" UÊ "** , organisation aimed at UÊ ,-- restoring rainforest. UÊ1 1 The Byron Bay Coffee UÊ Company is supporting UÊ-/ -- UÊ9Ê - Rainforest Rescue by donat- UÊ /, Ê"/",-ÊUÊ, /",-ÊUÊÊ7 -Ê ing a percentage of profi ts UÊ // , -UÊÊ7 Ê"7 ,-ÊUÊÊ ,Ê "8 - from the sales of all of their " 9Ê"7 Ê Ê"* ,/ products to the Rainforest Rescue’s ‘Plant a Tree -/Ê "-/Ê Project’. Rainforest Rescue /Ê, 9 ,- will plant thousands of rain- forest trees in the next 1300 788 412 twelve months. ‘Byron Bay Coffee Com- pany has long held a com- Alice Moffat of Rainforest Rescue, foreground, with Annie Ivancich of Byron Bay Coffee Company. mitment to rainforest con- servation,’ said proprietors Rainforest Alliance.’ the conservation of natural neighbors. Rainforest Alli- Annie and Franco Ivan- Based in New York, the resources and that farmers ance certifi cation also guar- cich. ‘We complement the Rainforest Alliance certifi es follow sound agricultural antees that workers have just .%7-%.5 coffee beans we obtain coffee farms throughout the practices that protect forests, wages, dignifi ed living condi- from local growers with world, ensuring that they rivers, soils and wildlife, while tions and access to education &/2!#(!.'%/&3%!3/. produce certifi ed from the meet rigorous standards for being good community and health care. ,OCALIMPORTEDBEERS $AILYCOCKTAILSPECIAL &REEGLASSOFSPARKLINGONARRIVAL BOOKINGSOFORMORE Lands investigates Byron pool claims %6%29$!9 /PENDAYSFROMAM The Department of Lands confl ict of interest and fail- ister’s letter that similar alle- from the Minister of Lands, (DOL) has launched an ure by Council offi cers to gations may have been made Local Government, ICAC "REAKFASTSPECIALWITHACOFFEE investigation into issues comply with freedom of to the Minister. and Ombudsman. ,UNCHWITHADRINK involving Byron Bay swim- information instructions. ‘There is no evidence or Council, ‘without being (APPYHOURS PMCOCKTAILS ming pool. Once again, DOL Ms Westing told The Echo, data to support these allega- bound to enter into any new &REEWIRELESSINTERNETCONNECTION failed to seek response from ‘We are still trying to ascer- tions. However, the allega- agreement’, will also consider $AYBEDLOUNGEGALLERY Byron Shire Council before tain what the investigation tions raise questions not only granting a new lease to the launching an investigation. will be about and who will about Council’s manage- current lessees for a year NSW Lands minister Tony conduct it. As far as we know ment of the pool, but whether while the DOL investigation Kelly wrote to Council’s gen- the Minister for Lands wrote the pool complex is in a fi t is going on. If negotiations eral manager Pam Westing a letter to to the Minister for state to be tendered out for a with the current lessees are on March 19 calling on her Local Government asking further fi ve years, or at all.’ unsuccessful they will be to postpone tendering of the for an investigation. According to the report served notice to vacate the pool until he has serious alle- ‘There hasn’t been any the Department of Lands premises by June 30 this year. gations investigated. further information.’ has ‘refused to provide a Control of the pool will then The allegations come from A staff report advised copy of the complaint revert to Council. current lessee Mark Sims, Councillors last week: ‘The referred to, and so have the Council decided not to who along with Ralph lessees have stated publicly lessees of the complex. A call tenders for the lease Mamone runs the Fishheads that Council did not address Freedom of Information because ‘Council is cur- St Johns College restaurant at the site. They safety issues at the pool in a request has been lodged with rently prevented from call- include Council’s alleged reasonable timeframe, and the Department for a full ing tenders as a result of a failure to address major that the pool is leaking sig- copy of the complaints. request from the Minister “Woodlawn” maintenance works, nifi cant amounts of water. It ‘The Department’s for Lands; the specialised improper conduct of tender, would appear from the Min- Regional Manager has also nature of pool manage- advised that the Depart- ment means that there are OPEN NIGHT ment is not able to provide limited persons with suf- a timeframe for the Minis- ficient experience and May 9th 7.00pm 1Ê ter’s investigation or any skills in the local area; and UÊiiÀ>Ê«À>VÌViÊUÊ>ÞÊ information on what form the proposed tenure of ®z¾z°>°z®°®¾z^¿®¸¥® ^p^®j® i`ViÊUÊÀÊÃÕÀ}iÀÞÊUÊ7i½ÃÊ that investigation might only one year is unlikely to take. At the time of writing result in commercially P>Y^zPW® ¸°¸¥>®>Y®-¥°zp®^ÀP^^P^ i>Ì ÊUÊ iÀ}iViÃÊUÊ-Ê no information had been acceptable tenders’. V iVÃÊUÊ ` `ÊÕÃ>ÌÃÊ sought from Council about Crs Tucker, Woods, Man- UÊ7ÀÊ ÛiÀÊUÊ/À>ÛiÊÛ>VV>ÌÃÊ the allegations.’ gleson, Tardif and Kestle UÊ9iÜÊiÛiÀÊÛ>VV>ÌÃÊ In response to the staff voted against the motion.