Byron Bay

Inspector Owen King signs the agreement with Schoolies HUB Coordinator, Nicqui Yazdi
and John Gudgeon from the HLO.

Respect, Responsibility and Relax were the key messages unveiled by the Byron Schoolies Safety Working Group recently. Last year around 10,000 young people attended their end-of-Year 12 celebrations in Byron Bay over a period of 16 days. In reponse to the large influx, a group of community and business groups formed last year to address the need for safety strategies.
Creating a safe environment
Thirteen key stakeholders signing the Statement included Inspector Owen King, Vice President of Byron United Paul Waters and General Manager for Byron Shire Council Graeme Faulkner.
Before signing, HLO’s John Gudgeon told the assembled media that ‘We want to reiterate that Schoolies chose Byron Bay – they actually come here because they like the quietness and the environment.
What we’ve done is to facilitate that by bringing together the [...]

Byron Mayor Cr Jan Barham and Bay FM president Ros Elliott at last week’s launch at Italian at the Pacific restaurant.
The Byron Shire’s community radio station, Bay FM has launched its annual subscriber drive which will run from August 16 to 29.
President Ros Elliott said it took more than $250,000 a year to keep the station on air.
Ms Elliott said Bay FM was not publicly funded or owned by commercial interests, but was run on volunteer energy and community spirit.
“We rely on annual subscriptions to allow us to keep broadcasting,” she said.
As usual, there are some great prizes on offer for new and renewing subscribers, including the major prize of a trip for two to the Kimberley region donated by [...]

You may have heard there is the distinct possibility of a Federal Election in the air!

Paul Spooner, EO of the Byron Community Centre is hosting a Byron Bay GetTogether on Thursday week (Thursday July 22) to make plans to change this election! Will you join in? RSVP to the Byron Bay GetTogether on the link below:

http://www.getup.org.au/community/gettogethers/view.php?id=3840

A development application for a super-sized Dan Murphy’s liquor outlet underneath Dendy Cinemas in the Byron Bay Plaza has been withdrawn.
But Byron Council says the Woolworths-owned operation may lodge a fresh application once unresolved traffic issues, including those related to loading and unloading of liquor, are dealt with.
Council environment and planning executive manager Ray Darney said the issue was complicated by the fact the site, including the car park, had three separate owners, one of which was AMP.
Mr Darney said the council was concerned the consent of all property owners for the planned development had not been obtained, which the council believed was necessary.
He said the council also was waiting for a social impact assessment from Dan Murphy’s, which had [...]

Locally-born swimwear label Lisa Blue has been selected to feature at the Mercedes-Benz Swim Fashion Week and Swim Show in Miami next month.
FROM the shores of Byron Bay to a catwalk in the US, swimwear designer Lisa Burke is conquering the fashion industry in leaps and bounds.
Ms Burke’s locally-born swimwear label Lisa Blue has been selected to feature at theMercedes-Benz Swim Fashion Week and Swim Show in Miami next month, after a successful stint at Australian Fashion Week recently.
“Taking Lisa Blue to Miami is the next big step in what has already been a busy year,” Ms Burke said.
“The response has been phenomenal and I’m looking forward to making our mark at what is the biggest swim fashion event in the world.”
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Inspirational figure: ‘There will be many women across Australia and also internationally who will be watching this and also wishing Julia well’
Julia Gillard’s ascension to the top office has been hailed as a momentous achievement for Australian women.
Labor Senator Claire Moore, the nation co-ordinator for the ALP women’s advocacy group Emily’s List, says it is an important step in the quest for gender equality in politics.
“I think in many ways it’s actually one of those symbolic moments that people are going to look back and say that is something that has been achieved, and as you know Emily’s List has been all about ensuring that women are part of the political process,” she said.
“There will be many women across [...]

Kathy Lette . . . part of the festival line-up.
The Byron Bay Writers Festival has announced its program for 2010 – a line-up packed with broad appeal. Festival director Jeni Caffin said it was a nerve-wracking process preparing for the great unveiling.  “Once the program is out there, it’s tantamount to revealing the entire contents of my head for the past six months and one has to trust that potential audiences will find the result as interesting as I have,” she said. “Ticket sales since the program was released would indicate that this is the case, with workshops, features and food events booking strongly. “This really is a program with broad appeal, and whether your interests lie in sport, journalism, literary fiction, history or [...]

Need a reason to come BACK TO BYRON..? Come on home comrads, travellers, friends and party people of the World. Your Party Institution is swinging costumed acrobats from the roof, painting your body and running the best of 10 years worth of crazy stage action and games with prizes from all over the World. Free snacks, Drinks, attitude, personality and the best atmosphere ever seen! For you, from you, with you - together we are gonna raise the roof!

Start Time:
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 7:00pm

End Time:
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3:00am

Location:
BYRON BAY Australia
A message from Cheeky’s owner Mon Phillips:

Hi yo… just so you all know - the Birthday Week celebrations start Friday June 11 with a wild theatre-style weekend. Bed [...]

THE BYRON BAY BREWERY BLACK TIE BALL in support of local artists will now be held on Saturday the 10th of July 2010 !!!
This inaugural event offers our colourful community the opportunity to dress up and get down to raise funds for our local artists and entertainers and we invite our funky friends from all over the world to join us !!!
Each corner of THE BYRON BAY BREWERY will offer local Amazing Artists the opportunity to paint and perform live on the night with silent auctions offering works of art for sale there and then !!!
STEVE SAX’S Byron Big Band SOUL’D will headline the event in the ballroom with a 10 piece musical masterpiece and special guests !!!
Local latin dance [...]

At Crystal Castle, 81 Monet Drive, Mullumbimby

Guest Speaker - Jenelle Sharman from Lismore Destiny Cosmetic and Wellness Clinic - Before purchasing Lismore Destiny, Jenelle was a Detective Senior Constable in the NSW Police Force for 14 years - specialising in child sexual assault, criminal investigations and was a dedicated member of the Richmond Drug Unit.   She worked in numerous locations throughout NSW and her final years were spent in Criminal Investigations in Lismore.
Enjoy a delicious lunch and a couple of glasses of wine
$35 per person
RSVP by 30 April 2010 to info@byronunited.org.au or 02 6680 8853 (payment at time of booking). Please let us know any dietary requirements when booking.
Lucky Door Prizes gratefully accepted!
Nicqui Yazdi who is Byron Shire’s Citizen of the [...]