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Further to short-term letting rules announced last week, the roll out has now been extended until November 1 (originally July 30), according to the SMH. It appears the accommodation industry, who donate handsomely to the ethically bereft NSW government, were most displeased, and needed more time. Meanwhile, councils will come under more pressure to regulate, without any government assistance. Other countries have at least recognised that councils need money to keep up with infrastructure costs from holiday letting. Psst: the Byron Triathlon has been moved back one day, according to Council’s upcoming agenda. It has been moved to Sunday May 9, ‘to minimise impacts on the Byron town centre and community. No other changes are proposed, just the date’. Google Earth has just released amazing timelapse videos, showing direct human impacts on Earth, including the impacts of climate change: www.developers. google.com/earth-engine/ timelapse/videos. Isn’t it treason to undermine your country by wilfully destroying its institutions so that you and your mates can move in and profit? Morrison and his incompetent, embezzling associates want to privatise Australia Post, it turns out. Noam Chomsky sums privatisation up thus: ‘Make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital’. Vale to a true Australian Liberal, Andrew Peacock, who died last week at 82.
After a rough 2020 and 2021 start, Byron’s music scene is set to make a comeback, June 18–20, with a brand new event, the Byron Music Festival, headed by Byron Music’s Nick Sergi (pictured). He says the goal is to push the resurgence of local music and bring the festival vibes into Byron itself. Nick says, ‘The town’s CBD will come alive with multiple live music performances, a youth music showcase, local business activations, markets, and a music industry conference and speaking program. There will be a 100 per cent local lineup of iconic and emerging artists, as well as a robust music industry conference program. Artist lineup announced soon – visit www.byronmusicfestival.com.au for more info. Photo Jeff Dawson Fun fact: Peacock’s one time girlfriend Shirley MacLaine bought a Broken Head property. According to the NSW government’s Broken Head Nature Reserve Plan of Management: ‘In 1983, a property at Brays Beach, known as the Black Stump, was sold to American actor Shirley MacLaine. Ms MacLaine resold the property to the NSW Government the following year, having been made aware of its significance, limited development potential and plans for its inclusion in the Reserve’. Free publicity for Netflix! Unfortunately, those against the Byron Baes production are giving the streaming giant exactly what they want. What Netflix doesn’t want is scrutiny of their tax avoidance, a practice almost every global corporate actor does.
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