THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Advertising & news enquiries: Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Fax 02 6684 1719 editor@echo.net.au adcopy@echo.net.au http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 21 #29 TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2007 22,300 copies every week $1 at newsagents only
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The Samba Blisstas drummed the Byron Bay New Years Eve parade into a white hot frenzy, while other participants refelceted political concerns and the Arakwal involvement in the event. All photos Christian Watts www.christofotographics.org
By many standards it was a quiet night for New Years Eve in Byron Bay, the official celebrations going off well and the police happy with crowd behaviour. According to duty officer Inspector Greg Jago, NYE was quiet around the Shire. ‘Sunday night was very good and we’re generally pleased how things went.’ Insp Jago said that on NYE 12 persons were charged for a range of offences, including offensive behaviour, possess prohibited substance, and drink driving. There are unsubstantiated reports that Byron Bay was ‘livelier’ on Saturday night, with the hospital dealing with a number of injuries. Brunswick Heads was rowdier in the lead-up to Christmas, with apparently two groups of men confronting each other in the street. Two men will face court in February after the disturbance on
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Wednesday December 20. Police allege up to 200 youths were involved in antisocial behaviour and alcoholrelated offences during the disturbance at about 10.30pm. A large number of police in five vehicles attended intending to disperse the crowd. The windscreen of a police caged truck was allegedly smashed by a beer stubby and another truck was damaged when it was jumped on during the incident. Police charged an 18-yearold Brunswick Heads man with malicious damage and affray. A 19-year-old man from Ocean Shores was charged with malicious damage, failing to comply with police direction and hindering police. The two men were granted conditional bail and will appear in Mullumbimby local court on February 15.
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