March 12, 2010
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August , Byron Shire EchoBacklashA bright sunny Friday morning. A man stops his car across the road from the Mullum golf course. He gets out of the car with two plastic humane mouse traps and empties the contents onto the verge next to the course. More loose impediments for the golfers or breakfast for an alert hawk What do local young people think about John Howards suggestion they join the military during their gap year Not too impressed, judging by the comments at the new blog a m p u s. b l o g s p o t . c o m . When Backlash was a youth and dinosaurs roamed the Earth, there was no such thing as a gap year.You either got a higher education or a job at mill. We were so poor, we lived in matchbox in middle of road etc etc The latest buzzwords in getting development applications over the line are affordable housing and manufactured home estate. While manufactured home estate initially conjures up the trailer park in which Eminems mum, played by the dangerously curvy Kim Basinger, lives in Six Mile, we cant help but think the MHE planned for the Epicentre site will be a little more expensive. The full moon will turn blood red as the shadow of the Earth passes in front of it. No, this is not a passage from Revelation or the script from Coppolas latest, but what is actually happening with the moon on Tuesday August . The Cosmic Couple Marie and Philip will be resuming their viewing of the rst quarter moon and planets on the Tuesday before at The Terrace, Brunswick Heads, around 6pm.FARMERSMARKETINC.BYRONTazi the Magician bamboozled the crowd during a student talent show at the Byron Bay Community School open day on Saturday. Over people came to see the showcase of sculptures created by students of all ages from the school and enjoy a BBQ, art auction and entertainment provided by Mandy Nolan. The day was a fantastic success with countless enrolment enquiries made and new students signing up on the day. Photo Lou Beaumont Theyll take you for a free m and, with 5, in competition is deadly serinight sky tour and on the prizemoney and bookies ous. See more at help you survive the standing by to take bets, the backfestival.org. Total Lunar Eclipse. See more at com.au or call . Despite the reminder on our initial letters to the editor page, too many letters arrive without names, addresses or contact phone number attached. With the deluge of letters we get each week, this lack of information reduces the writers chances of getting published to approximately zero, as does the tendency to write something rivalling War And Peace in length. Where would Australia be without dunny racing Its on again this year as the highlight of the Outback Festival at Winton, Far West Queensland. The Quilton Australian Dunny Derby will be held on Friday September . Featuring a Le Mans style start, the race is overBangalow Community Childrens CentreA Great place to StartCreating great experiences Promoting self esteem Developing friendshipsValuing play in learningExcellent teachers Caters for 0 to years Long daycare, after schoolcare vacation carePreschool ProgramRaftons Road Bangalow Tel Open 7.am-6pm