Byron Bay

Media Release  Jan 24th 2008

Whale conservation groups call for Boycott of Japanese Products,Â
Demonstration at Brisbane Sony, Mitsubishi and JALÂ 25th Jan 11am
Fed up with the Japanese government insisting it must continue to kill whales, members from whale conservation groups in Australia and around the world are now are calling for consumers to boycott Japanese products and services.Â

Dean Jefferys, Filmmaker, whale activist and founder of Byron Whale Action Group, along with Howie Cooke from “Surfers for Cetaceans” and other concerned individuals from Byron Bay and Brisbane, will deliver 786 anti whaling signatures Jefferys has collected to the Japanese consulate in Brisbane, 17th Floor, Comalco Place, 12 Creek St, Brisbane, along with a letter demanding Japan stop killing whales [...]

The full list of new artists on this third announcement is:
Ray Davies, Bunny Wailer and the Solomonic Reggaestra,
The Cat Empire, John Hiatt, Patty Griffin, The Cruel Sea, Jason Mraz, Ozomatli, Michelle Shocked, Weddings Parties Anything,
Lost Dogs - Kasey Chambers’ alter ego band, The Beautiful Girls,
True Live, Damien Dempsey, Mamadou Diabate, The McClymonts, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen,
Boyes, Brill & DellGrosso, Jeff Lang, Jake Shimabukuro, VENONO, Last Town Chorus and The Angry Tradesmen.
They’ll be joining the fantastic artists revealed in earlier announcements which included:
John Fogerty, Buddy Guy, Sinead O’Connor, Keith Urban, The Black Crowes, John Butler Trio, Wilco, Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Mavis Staples, KT Tunstall, London Community Gospel Choir, Maceo Parker, Stanley Clarke / [...]

Scientists fear flooding could affect dolphin population.
Marine scientists are concerned how the dolphin population on the New South Wales north coast will cope with the impact of the floods. They are concerned that the dirty water and contaminated fish will impact on the dolphins and their calving season.
Dr Liz Hawkins, a scientist with the Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre, says the region has one of the biggest populations of bottlenose dolphins.
“The population out there at the moment is one of the largest recorded to date,” she said.
“We’ve got a very big population out there, but we have a lot of dolphins moving in and out, so they’re not here all year round.
“My estimates indicate that we’ve got about 860 [...]