echop-44 PMPage 66 April , Byron Shire EchoLocal NewsYoung filmmakers debut at Byron CinemasQuotas Debutante BallOrganisers say nine beautiful young ladies will be presented to Mrs Morag Page at Brunswick Valley Quotas Debutante Ball on Saturday May 1. The ball will be held at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club and presentation of the Debutantes will be at 8pm and those attending are asked to be in the auditorium by then, so there will be no disruption while the presentation is taking place. Music will be by the Garnoff Bros. A fingerfoods supper will be served and drinks will be available at the bar. Tickets are single and bookings and tickets are available at the Ex-Services Club. Everyone is welcome to attend and members hope that the public will support them in their endeavours to raise funds for the local community. Co-sponsor of the ball is the Mullumbimby ExServices Club. For more information phone Margaret .Win a hot date with a firemanOkay girls, here is your chance to win a hot date with a single fireman, say cabaret organisers. The date is up for grabs in a raffle that is part of the fundraising efforts of the Chincogan As Sexy As It Gets cabaret. Winners of the first prize can choose to go on the dinner date or take the dinner for two worth from The Pockets restaurant. The raffle tickets are being sold about town and at Compass Curtains and Buon Appetito in Mullumbimby. The raffle will be drawn on the night of the adults only fundraiser cabaret on May 8 at the Mullumbimby Ex Services Club. The project by the Brunswick Mullumbimby Lions Club is supporting the Billinudgel Fireys. Money raised will go to extensions of the Billinudgel fire station, to fire equipment and also to the Lions Miss Personality quest for medical research. For more information call Doreen on or Patti on . Brush turkeys are protected native birds which were originally common in the rainforests of Byron Shire. For many years, however, they have been rarely seen, but recently ithey have begun to return in some areas. One such area is the Cape Byron Headland Reserve. The Cape Byron Trust would like to know the actual number of Australian brush turkeys within the reserve and the immediate area, and community attitudes to the birds presence in their lives. For additional details contact Matt Gillis on . Federal Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and Richmond MP Larry Anthony is urging Far North Coast community organisations to apply for funding under the million Stronger Families and Communities Strategy Local Answers initiative to support local community projects. Application forms and guidelines are available at or on . Applications close May . Brunswick Valley U3A speakers forum resumes April with David Powell talking about the history of to at the Uniting Church Hall in Brunswick Heads atA good dose of reality, the monotony of life, cross-dressing and cat fights in the toilet, washed-up bitches, hot and steamy lesbian love and losing someone you love.These are just some of the subjects delved into over the past two and a half months as ten girls participated in an all girls short film-making course as part of a Links To Learning program with the Byron Youth Service. During the ten week program the girls have learnt a range of different skills used in thefilm making process. Tutor Barbie English said, These girls are outstanding Their creative talents and newfound technical skills display a supreme level of teamwork and professionalism. It has now come to the end of the course and the girls have created six short films which will be screened at Byron Cinemas on April at 6pm. Tickets cost 5 at the door and funds raised will go towards more short courses at the Byron Youth Service.Peoples choiceNoted South Golden Beach artist Gary Worley has won the Beach Hotel Peoples Choice Award in the Easter art show staged by PAN at the Byron Bay community centre with his work Cloudbreak.Have your say on animal pests in agricultureThe House of Representatives Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Committee is to conduct an inquiry into the impact of pest animals on agriculture. Written submissions can be emailed by Friday May to Primary. Industries.R For more details see www. aph.gov.auhousecommitteeprimindindex.htm.Upgrade of the

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Sewage Treatment Plant Urban Reuse Corridorresource recovery and meets the needs and expectations of existing and future communities. Why is the

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so important The Urban Reuse project is an integral part of the upgrade of the West Byron STP. The project will reduce the demand for potable water from our reticulation system thereby deferring system upgrades is in line with the communitys desire to use treated effluent as a valuable resource will reduce the discharges of treated effluent into the Belongil Estuary. Where will the pipeline run A pipeline will be constructed from the West Byron STP to Suffolk Park utilising the same route as the pipeline that will transfer the sewage load from the South Byron STP to the West Byron STP when the former STP is decommissioned. The construction of this smaller reuse pipeline will offer cost savings, reduce environmental impact and enable highly treated effluent to be supplied for urban non-potableByron Bay Golf CourseWhat is the Urban Reuse project This project will allow highly treated effluent from the West Byron Sewage Treatment Plant to be used in suitable urban settings. An urban reuse pipeline will be constructed to bring effluent from the West Byron Sewage Treatment Plant through the Byron Bay CBD to Suffolk Park for the irrigation of Byron Bay Golf Course, landscaping, parklands, open space, sporting fields and other potential industrial water users in the Byron Bay area. How safe will the treated effluent be Effluent reuse in NSW is governed by the requirements of the NSW EnvironmentalProtection Authority, NSW Dept of Health and guidelines from a range of organisations including NSW Recycled Water Coordination Committee and the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council ANZECC. This reclaimed water will receive additional treatment and quality control to render it suitable for most non-potable uses in urban residential areas with open public access and for general distribution through a dual reticulation system. This treated effluent will be managed in an ecologically sustainable way that has no adverse impact on the natural environment, protects public health, achieves maximumProposed Sewage Transfer from South Byron STP to West Byron STPuse along its route. Existing effluent storage ponds at the South Byron STP will be kept for urban reuse once the South Byron STP is decommissioned. The map below depicts the tentative route for the Urban Reuse Pipeline.Who is eligible for the reuse Council invites interested individuals or industries in Byron Bay who are large water users and could potentially use this highly treated effluent to contact the Council and possibly reduce their water bills. For further information contact Ian Bishop at Byron Shire Council .in brief