Byron Shire Echo – Issue 20.21 – 11/10/2005

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THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO

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Council reviews new DA for Becton’s resort Byron Shire Council is currently reviewing a new development application (DA) from Becton Corporation for its tourist resort at Sunrise Beach. The DA, for 117 centrally managed tourist resort units, was lodged with the State Planning Department in Sydney and only forwarded on to Council late last week. Mayor Jan Barham said the application includes a mix of one, two and three bedroom units and a motel. A total of 290 bedrooms including 24 ‘hotel suites’ are included in the plans. Council’s set maximum density for the site, according to the Development Control Plan (DCP), is 250 bedrooms. ‘ They have left out four major lots on the site, including the one

with the existing cabins on it, and a significant section of two other lots which need clarification over what the future intention is on those lots,’ said Cr Barham. ‘Whatever happens on this site we need to see a total concept plan. For me this is where it breaks the first threshold rule. Within the previous master plan process you could see the full site impact. ‘Becton have met some of the key DCP objectives, like the environmental protection zones and the focus on lower outer area density with a more concentrated density in the centre. ‘It appears to be a genuine tourism facility rather than something that could be residential and there is no denying the fact that they are proposing considerable environ-

Saying goodbye to Aunty Lorna

A film festival for Byron Bay!

mental work, but the site does demand it. ‘They’ve proposed no building in the coastal section, but we would need clarity on whether there was a commitment not to build there,’ said Cr Barham. Council’s planning director Ray Darney said that a brief assessment of the DA would be completed within the next three weeks for NSW planning minister Frank Sartor’s office. ‘We have told them we need to see a whole of site plan before making a final comment.There are areas there that will quite obviously be intended for future development and that might be outside the provision of the DCP. We would like to get a clear concept of the totality of the development,’ Mr Darney said.

Young woman dies after airlift

Disha Tatyana Schluter, a well known, much loved and admired local musician, celebrant and counsellor died in tragic circumstances last month. Disha was eight weeks pregnant and experiencing stomach pain which she and her husband feared was an ectopic pregnancy for which Disha was a high risk. They tried to organise an ultrasound to confirm or rule out their suspicions, but when they were unable to do so, presented at their local hospital for treatment. Disha was seen by a doctor and explained her concern that she may have had an ectopic pregnancy. Friends, family and admirers of Lorna Kelly gathered in the park at The Pass on Wednesday to farewell a great lady. Members of the Arakwal community, includ- After examination, she was told that ing Lorna’s sisters Dulcie Nicholls (left) and Linda Vidler (centre) and her daugh- she had a gastric disorder for which she was treated and sent home for ter Lorraine Hardy, joined many of the board and employees of the Cape Byron bed rest. Trust to celebrate the passing of a woman who helped to return to her family As the evening progressed the the land which was rightfully theirs. Eulogies were delivered by many who knew Aunty Lorna including Byron Shire pain worsened, and Disha’s husband rang the hospital again and Mayor Jan Barham, local Arakwal member Wally Stewart, former Cape Byron Trust manager Nick Rigby and Greens MLC Ian Cohen.

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Byron based filmmakers David Warth (left) and Johnny Abegg (right) have joined forces to launch the Byron Bay Film Festival at the Community Centre in January. Photo Diana Ewing

Byron Shire is one of the top film making areas in Australia according to Byron Bay based filmmaker David Warth, so it seemed an obvious move that it should have its own film festival. A team of three local filmmakers and producers have got together with the Byron Community and Cultural Centre’s Greg Aitken to bring the Byron Bay Film Festival to the Centre next January. David Warth, fellow local filmmaker Johnny Abegg, former ABC television producer Vera Wasowski and Greg Aitken have taken on the weighty role of organising the inaugural event. ‘We are hoping long term that it

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will be an exciting national and international film festival with lots of top talent entries. While we want it to have an international flavour, the main thrust is to develop local talent here,’ explained Greg Aitken. The organisers are looking for entries from both established and first time filmmakers with categories including short films, documentaries and features and have already gained the support of Screenworks and the Byron Bay Film Club to help them with getting the message out to filmmakers. ‘Entries will go through a culling continued on page 2

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