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, Australia, - at the Byron Community Cultural Centre on Thursday at 6pm in the Southern Cross Room. Lightforce will be supplying laptops so that guests will be able to view the DVD themselves. Mayor Jan Barham will introduce the evening followed by a slideshow viewing on the big screen. There will be music, refreshments and wine as well as wildlife and ecology experts on hand to discuss various aspects of ecology and answer any questions. Copies of the DVD will be available for around , and everyone is invited to attend. The DVD is based on Putting nature in the frame from left, Tim Shanasy, John Giles, and Mary Gardner. Marys articles for The Echo. Photo Jeff Picture Perfect Dawson.HYPNOTHERAPYMATTHEW FAVALOROStop Smoking Drinking Stress Gambling Anxiety Recall more.Specialised Programs for All Ages and Most Conditions Survey looks at economic value of tourismByron United and Byron Bay Tourism have joined forces with Tourism NSW and Chambers of Commerce in Mullumbimby, Bangalow and Brunswick Heads to survey the their local businesses on the economic impact of tourism. The groups believe everyone who is employed or is running any business in Byron Shire is affected by the state of the overall economy whether or not they deal directly with visitor tourism. For instance, if the economy shrinks the immediate effect of loss of jobs brings employment risks to the teacher, the tradesperson, the health professionals etc as people relocate in search of work. When a visitor orders breakfast at a caf, this creates demand for local eggs, bread, local cutlery and crockery retailers, employees, while also providing income for the caf owneremployees who might spend that income at a doctor, car dealership or corner store for example. The survey is being conducted by Urban Economics www. urbaneconomics.com.au. The completed surveys will be returned to Urban Economics and they will proceed with all confidentiality maintained. President of Byron United Ed Ahern said, The business community has been reaching out to Council for some time, asking for acknowledgement of the significance of tourism to the broader Byron Shire community, the flow-on effects to jobs for teachers, doctors, plumbers and Councils own bottom line benefits. He urged businesses to please complete the survey form as soon as it is received and return it by the due date. Any business or tradesperson who has not received a survey should email Byron United at or telephone . We hope this study will help highlight the reality and lead to positive recognition and action to supporting our Shires primary economic driver.High costs put the squeeze on local poor, says forum Environmentally Certified Timber Energy Efficiency Rating Bi Folding Sliding Doors Custom Made StaircasesPhone Heritage Restorations Dressed Profiled Timber Entrance Doors Quality service since From front pageCREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONSwhich end up on front lawns for council pick-ups. A greater need for compassion, especially on the part of the rangers who regularly confiscate the few sad objects left on sand-dunes by the homeless objects which constitute their homes was called for. Essentially, most agreed, it was time to take the situation to government level. Major Darren Elsley from the Salvation Army in Byron Bay reports that he has noticed a increase in new peoplefor the first quarter of , compared with the same time last year. As for Trish Evans, Affordable Housing Project Officer with the Northern Rivers Social Development Council, she regards it as imperative that, given all the federal government funding opportunities around at the moment, the region secure its share. With much of the spending directed toward housing development and the homeless, she feels strongly that we need to draw attention to ourselvesand collaborate with each other. Initiatives such as the Byron Bay Poverty Forum are one significant way this might be done. The Northern Rivers Social Development Council cites some sobering statistics for the region. According to the Department of Housing Sales and Rent December quarter , the Richmond-Tweed separate house rents are the highest in the state outside of Sydney, while the vacancy rates in the Northern Riversare comparable to Sydney. And whereas the median household income averages out at around , per annum, with rent constituting around of that amount, in Sydney the figure is , per annum, with rent constituting of that amount. The commonwealth electoral divisions of Page and Richmond are ranked 4th and 5th poorest in NSW, with , and , people respectively living on less than of median disposable household income.Attention First Home BuyersFF 2 Months Left O TO UPCK ISPLAY STO ALL DArchitectural landscape lighting specialists Free onsite consultancy service Unit 5, - Tasman Way, Byron Arts Industry Estate Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pmGet up to , in FREE cash and benefitsThe Prime Minister has strongly indicated that the Government will not extend the additional bonus to the First Home Owners Grant beyond June . At we specialise in finding and financing homes and offer free lending and property advice for first home buyers. 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