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Meet some of the Byron Bay Girls Club members: around the table are Billie, Holly, Amelie, Anjali, River-Jay, Francesca and Maia. Facilitators standing are Leah Rettenmaier, Asuka Hara, Grace Walters and Catherine Hardman. Visit www.futuredreamers.com.au for more. Photo Jeff ‘Dreamer Since 1986’ Dawson
Years ago when my 22-year-old daughter was a teenager, I searched tirelessly for a program that might suit her. As a young person who was struggling with her identity and her place in the world and her community, I longed to find a place that offered her a breadth of experiences; that built her confidence through friendships and learning. That inspired her to think about what kind of life she might like to live. The potential of the kind of person she could become.
Byron Bay girls club This not-for-profit girls club facilitates workshops, events and unique experiences for teen girls and young women, inspiring them to be creative, confident and active members of their community. The women at the centre of the project are as diverse as the girls they
attract. It’s led by project visionary Leah Rettenmaier, CEO Catherine Hardman, co-founder and program facilitator and manager Grace Walters, program facilitator Eva King and Girls Club co-ordinator and facilitator Asuka Hara. For Leah, who initially instigated the project, Future Dreamers was about her desire to ‘motivate teenage girls. ‘I have three girls,’ she says. ‘Where boys here gravitate to the surf, the girls tend to get lost. There were girls I was coming across who didn’t want to be at home with mum continued on page 8
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At the time there was nothing. But it seems my longing has paid off. Sitting in the heart of Byron Bay is Future Dreamers, a beautiful house that offers the haven of a home away from home as an inspirational hub for young girls aged 12–25.
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The fish co-op in Brunswick Heads, now known as Brunswick Heads Seafood, has closed owing to what management say was a struggle with NSW Department of Crown Lands. Staff were informed on Friday that the shop would close and that they would have two weeks’ notice in lieu. Questions put to Crown Lands were not answered by deadline. The announcement also comes just weeks after the Greens-led council majority gave its support to the North Coast Holiday Parks Trust for their Ferry Reserve Holiday Park plan of management (PoM). The shop is located adjacent to the park. Owner William Silverman told The Echo, ‘With a heavy heart Brunswick Heads Seafood have to give up a struggle with NSW Dept Crown Lands and close down the business
at Brunswick Heads old co-op for the time being. We are unable to sustain financial losses without some clear guidelines and encouragement from authorities in NSW government. ‘We are very sad this means closing the old co-op, the loss of jobs and a local payroll of $60,000 per month severely affecting [the] livelihood and ritual of Brunswick community. We have struggled to have our voice heard since our purchase of the old co-op sixteen months ago. ‘Crown Lands’ preferred masterplan makes no provision for a sustainable future of the commercial fisherman and the old Brunswick co-op. In fact, it prescribes demolition of the existing jetty and timber walkway; a local treasure and integral part of the loading facilities of the fishery. Crown Lands seem gungho in pushing a masterplan continued on page 3
Brunswick Heads Seafood staff Andy, Adrian and Krystal. Photo Jeff Dawson
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