Byron Shire Echo – Issue 23.37 – 24/02/2009

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Letters angrier. If you have a problem with a noisy holiday let owner, then ask the HLO to speak to them direct. This is more likely Thanks to all who have articuto solve your problem. Shirley Herbert lated their displeasure at the Byron Bay current traffic arrangements in Byron, and for highlighting the need for what I believe Cut them down Trees are annoying! They kill most of us want – a forum to people when they drive their get together and discuss how cars into them. They drop we, as a Shire, can move the leaves which my neighbours traffic-in-Byron discussion blow away with their noisy leaf forward. I am happy to organise and blowers. They fall over and cut facilitate this endeavour. I am power lines, they let birds sit on them while they do their not interested in listening to droppings and so on and so inflexible cheer squads bleatforth. It’s all their fault! Cut ing their mantras ad nauseam, them all down! Marc Voss economic sense. The perception that it costs The Pocket too much is fostered by a mainstream media owned by Good footprint The belief that a sustainable people with a vested interfuture must mean a smaller est in unsustainable practice. environmental footprint is un- They are the ones who ‘paint’ derstandable; we see our en- things sustainable and green. vironment going to the pack Sustainable means ‘that which with our current, unsustaina- will sustain’ and, in all probble, footprint. But maybe that’s ability, that’s with our species getting on with each other and not the only possibility. If the human footprint were our earth. This is what I want. I want environmentally beneficial, that would change the equa- a future for my species, in tion. In that context renewable harmony with each other and resources may not be, for all our earth. I want our almost intents and purposes, finite. terminally damaged physical, Environmentally beneficial social and economic environliving is not only possible ments to be thoroughly rewith current knowledge it’s paired; no compromise with also, potentially, economically what we think we might be powerful. We have enough allowed. I can only hope that evidence to show that sus- others want this too and, if so, tainable practice makes good the only question that remains

Let’s discuss the Bay traffic nor am I desiring to hold a ‘let’s blame the council for everything’ session. I am focused in holding an event whereby anyone with thoughts, ideas, solutions, inspiration, case studies, and an open mind can come together and nut out some distinct possibilities. Over the next week I shall nail down a venue and time, seek to get some council staff on board to attend and gather people who may have expertise to share.

In the meantime, I invite any interested residents to email me at Cr.Simon.Richardson@ byron.nsw.gov.au with your interest or suggestions/support to ensure this meeting is a successful as possible. I promise nothing other than a venue, a meeting, and a desire to seek solutions. What comes of it will reflect those who attend and their openness to learn and share.

is, how do we do it? This is what I think we could do. Imagine a multinational corporate organism offering environmentally beneficial living that promises to be infinitely more attractive, affordable and prosperous than its only competition in the marketplace; suburbia. Imagine sustainable living as the major growth industry of the 21st century. Imagine the level of environmental, social and economic repair. The perfect product in this global economic downturn! There’s a great big capitalist free market out there that needs a re-fit. Can we play with it? See www.livingsystems. com.au. So, what do you want?

Fire planning

Cr Simon Richardson

Federal

I was interested to read in Peggy Balfour’s letter in last week’s Echo that some effort is being made to create fire proof housing for the Australian bush. For many years, I had wondered about the mentality of the people of the American mid-west who continue to build timber framed, weatherboard houses only to have them destroyed by hurricanes every four years, often with injury and loss of life. So in my mind, I designed a house suitable for the area’s climate. I imagined a concrete dome with no projections that provided purchase to the wind. Windows and verandahs would be recessed behind arches set into the dome with all openRobin Harrison ings, including those for venticontinued overleaf Coorabell

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