Backlash Good news for Lennox residents – and the coastline – in the axing of the bizarre plan to build a towering ski jump there. Probably good news for elite skiers, too, as the coastal winds would likely rise above safety standards. Q Q Q Q
An upcoming event in Byron Bay on June 24–25 with the likes of Dr Karl and astrophysicist Dr Katie Mack presenting got knocked back for funding by Destination NSW because apparently the assessors thought is was about astrology. Only problem is, it’s a festival of astronomy. Preconceived notions about Byron Shire at work? According to organisers more than 250 tickets have been sold and a lot of accommodation has been booked, so it might just have a connection with tourism after all. Learn more about this festival of the cosmos at starstuff.com.au. Q Q Q Q
There’s a nasty scam about whereby some scum sends an email threatening to kill you – and then phones as a follow-up: ‘Some one paid me to kill you get spared for 48 hours to pay me $15,000 dollars. If you inform the police or any body, DEATH IS PROMISED GET BACK TO ME.’ A local who received this threat reported it to the Australian Cyber Crime Online Reporting Network (acorn.gov.au) and we suggest you do, too, if you receive the email. Better still, keep your personal details as well protected as possible so this type of scam doesn’t happen.
SUNDAY 4TH JUNE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE CHEYNNE MURPHY BAND, BILL JACOBI, ELENA B WILLIAM Byron style design Live entertainment Beautiful market food Fresh juice Hot coffee & tea Readings Jewels Local fruit and vege’s Creative kids activities Meet friends & make new ones
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Our dedicated Byron Healing crew went to Sydney on the weekend for the Mind Body Spirit Festival and discovered
Hamish McCormick’s photo of Olivia Porter’s and Jarred Dewey’s hands in their new show Model Citizens from their performance at NORPA in Lismore. It’s one of many from his new circus/culture magazine Carnival Cinema, which you can enjoy at carnivalcinema.com.au.
that among many other spiritual things you could take a selfie with a cutout of the pope. See more at facebook. com/ByronHealing and instagram.com/byronhealing and enjoy Jackson Whalan’s take on the ‘new age sensitive guy’ at http://bit.ly/jacksnag. He’s from Massachusetts but seems to know a lot about Byron masculinity. Q Q Q Q
Lifeline Northern Rivers is justifiably concerned that Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that 3,027 people took their own lives in 2015 – an increase of 163 deaths from 2014. To cope with the demand for assistance, Lifeline is now recruiting volunteers for its training course July–October. For the information pack email lifeline@lis.net.au or call 6622 4133; applications close Friday June 9. Backlash has a friend who has done the training and she rates it as extremely professional and thorough.
Over the last twelve months Lifeline’s Lismore Crisis Support Centre answered 21,324
calls from help-seekers. If you need assistance from Lifeline call 13 11 14.
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