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New Years Eve marred by tragedy in Byron BayWednesday, 07 January 2009 | Jann Gilbert
Police have released the name of a French national who died at The Pass on New Years Day. Yonas Mauiner, a 22-year-old tourist who was celebrating with friends, is believed to have fallen from the lookout in the early hours of the morning. Read More |
Farewell to Jenny VerroenWednesday, 07 January 2009 | Eve Jeffery
Born Jennifer Dorothy in March 1945, Jen was the oldest of Ted and Dorothy ‘Doff’ Wareham’s three children. The family including Jenny’s younger brothers Steven and Geoff, lived at Maroubra in Sydney’s southeast.
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Paddle raises funds for cancer researchWednesday, 07 January 2009 | The Byron Shire Echo
Rob Lowe and Scott Timbrell at the beginning of their journey in Byron Bay. Photo Jeff Dawson.
On December 20, 2008, two Sydney city workers set out from Byron Bay in a two-person sea kayak to take on a twenty day paddle down the east coast of Australia to Bondi Beach.
Scott Timbrell from Bondi and Rob Lowe from Manly have set themselves the challenge of raising $10,000 for The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Scott’s father Douglas Timbrell was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, but due to the skills of doctors he’s now fit and well and shadowing the pair...Read More |
Beast bears down on tankerTuesday, 06 January 2009 | The Byron Shire Echo
Huge white clouds passing close to Newcastle prompted draughtsman and 40-year photography veteran Mat Kekevski to drive to the coast with his camera in December 2004. Mat got excited when he saw the unusually low cloud on the horizon and the ship outside Newcastle Harbour. Read More |
Taking it to the heights in a gliderTuesday, 06 January 2009 | The Byron Shire Echo
A view of Mt. Warning from the glider flight by Norm Sanders and Bill Host.
At the end of last year two local men, Norm Sanders and Bill Host, used wind power to reach an altitude of 10,000 feet over the Mt Warning area in a glider. They harnessed strong winds which created mountain wave conditions behind the wall of the Caldera. Read More |
EditorialThe road home?Wednesday, 07 January 2009 | Michael McDonald
Kevin Rudd’s ambitious plan to tackle homelessness, The Road Home, was launched on December 21, 2008. The White Paper on Homelessness is available at Department of Families, Housing, Community...Read More | Mungo MacCallumCricket: the real crisis of 2009Wednesday, 07 January 2009 | Mungo MacCallum
Let us start by wishing our readers a happy new year, a hope unlikely to be fulfilled, but what the heck.
And now before getting down to the nitty gritty, the answers to three questions I have...Read More |
Columns (lead story)Marimbas, mandalas, minstrels, and magical moves…Tuesday, 06 January 2009 | Lilith Read More | Mandy NolanThe Ultimate SurpriseTuesday, 06 January 2009 | Mandy Nolan
Coming home to find a surprise gift from someone who loves you is one of life’s great treats. It’s not about the cost, it’s about the spontaneity. It says ‘hey, while you weren’t here, I was...Read More |
Live MusicLive MusicTuesday, 06 January 2009
Pictured: DuOud play the
Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Friday January 16.
Jo Jo Smith back in town
When I first arrived in Byron, Jo Jo Smith was one of the first names I heard. When talking about the local music scene, it was recommended that I catch the lead singer of Hip Pocket, a certain Jo Jo Smith who had the kind of honey-toned vocal that made you melt. Sadly for us, Jo Jo left almost a decade ago, but her heart is still here in the North Coast, with occasional trips back to play gigs for her existing and new fans. Jo Jo is coming back to launch her latest album Jo Jo Smith Live @ The Blue Birdy.
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