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Comment on Byron Bay Pictures – Photo Gallery by Robert Grant

Robert Grant — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:59:07 +0000

We lived in Byron Bay for about 12 months, I think it was about 1964
or so. I always liked the place used to visit during the early 1970′s I remember seeing Billy Thrope perform at a concert. The place has changed so much, way too many people there now but it’s alawys great to see the place.

Robert

Comment on Byron Bay Pictures – Photo Gallery by Helen O'Connor

Helen O'Connor — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:28:05 +0000

I love these photos and wondered if prints are available. My mother was born in Byron Bay in 1920 and will be celebrating her 90th birthday in August. She nows lives in Sydney but has asked for all the family to celebrate with her in Byron this year.

It would be wonderful to get a set of prints as a gift for for.

I look forward to your response.

Regards

Helen O’Connor
Mobile 0412 117 550

Comment on Byron Bay Property Search – March 2010 by manfred

manfred — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:45:54 +0000

It is one of the amazing holiday destination and Byron bay luxury accommodation… You can really have great experience by staying there. I use to go with my family every year… that’s really great place.

Comment on Byron Bay Pictures – Photo Gallery by Graeme Kendrick

Graeme Kendrick — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:16:45 +0000

I was born in 1945. My grandfather worked in building the lighthouse. My father, Claude was the winch driver that pulled the whales from the water to the flat top, to be carted to the station 1 K away
A reef off the coast of the Bay is named after my brother Neville.
I spent many hours in the 50′s watching the butter churns at norco under Theo Gray, the chief butter maker. Also watching cattle being slaughted at A W Andersons, with Mr Phelps being the slaughterman.
I also watched the crains sink to the ocean floor at the jerttys end during 1954 cyclone at around 5am on that unforgetable day

Comment on Byron Bay Pictures – Photo Gallery by Jill

Jill — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:26:16 +0000

I remember the meat works in 1954 when I was just a kid, and my parents and I were on a camping trip. The smell was dreadful, and we carried flies in the car for hours later. The beautiful light house with its crystal light, which was hand lit at that time, more than made up for the smell. It was so beautiful.
Some of my ancestors had a coachbuilding business in Byron in 1902

Comment on Spontaneous sculpture show at Brunswick Heads by Byron Bay Organic

Byron Bay Organic — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:47:34 +0000

Can’t wait for next years sculpture show.

Comment on Byron Bay Map of Entertainment Venues by Rameinfiree

Rameinfiree — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:49:26 +0000

Excellent article, good looking weblog, added it to my favs!

Comment on Council Hates Urban Holiday Letting by wade savage

wade savage — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:37 +0000

Not all holiday letting is a disaster! I have lived for a period of 12 months in a small complex that had a mix of permanents and holiday lets and there was never problem. The visitors were quiet and seemed to enjoy being part of the community and never left rubbish etc around.

Comment on Byron Bay Pictures – Photo Gallery by Amber Rose

Amber Rose — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:39:39 +0000

Old photograph’s always have such character. I love the history represented here, wow 1894, don’t you just love camera’s! Great shot!!!

Comment on Council Hates Urban Holiday Letting by gillian stewart

gillian stewart — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:44:13 +0000

Has anyone noticed the elephant in this room? Are those home owners involved in improper holiday lettings aware their home and contents insurance policies become invalid during the period the home owners accept rent payments for their homes unless they have landlord insurance. Heaven forbid the situation whereby a tenant sub lets without approval from the landlord!
So perhaps the neighbours of improper holiday lettings should record some event details in case an accident or a bit of damage happens and the owner lodges an insurance claim. It would be interesting if the accident or damage happened during the holiday rental but the claim specifies another time period.

Comment on Byron Bay Property News by forex tips

forex tips — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:36:14 +0000

I found your site on Google and read a few of your other entires. Nice Stuff. I’m looking forward to reading more from you.

Comment on Byron Bay Property Prices News Feb 2009 by Josh

Josh — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:26:40 +0000

While your assessment is typical of what ‘professionals’ in the financial and real-estate markets keep promoting to the public, obviously to protect your kind of work, and to show some credibility in your industry, i would like to point out that Economists rely on computer models designed to forecast gradual, continuous, linear changes, such as economic growth. These models are incapable of handling sudden, discontinuous, structural changes, such as housing market collapses, mortgage meltdowns, megabank failures, credit market shutdowns, or stock market crashes. With no other model to turn to, most economists continue to forecast the future in terms of moderate, incremental changes. In the panic phase now unfolding, a growing number will begin to realize how wrong they’ve been. They’ll see that this crisis represents a clean break with the past, rendering their forecasting models worthless. Some already see the light. It’s only a matter of time before they admit it in public.

Comment on Byron Bay Beach Review – Part 2 of 3 by Life's a Beach and so is Byron Bay - Beach Review/Guide | Byron Bay Blog

Life's a Beach and so is Byron Bay - Beach Review/Guide | Byron Bay Blog — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:35:37 +0000

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Comment on Council Hates Urban Holiday Letting by admin

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:09:30 +0000

Now it happened, the Byron Shire council decided, holiday letting should be restricted to certain parts of Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads.

The proposed holiday letting zones went to public exhibition last Friday. They include Lawson Street, Lighthouse Road and Wategos, the Belongil and Shirley Street in Byron Bay and the entire town centre of Brunswick Heads.

Letting is banned in areas outside the zones.

The areas were defined in response to public complaints about the impacts of tourists in residential streets.

Residents are upset about noise from late-night parties, anti-social behaviour, cars blocking streets and excess garbage.

There is also concern about the loss of permanent rental homes, with statistics showing one-fifth of all homes in Byron Bay are used for holiday letting and don’t have a permanent resident.

Maggie and Doug Luke, of Lilli Pilli, have put up with plenty of sleepless nights caused by noisy tourists in neighbouring houses.

They welcomed the proposed controls, saying holiday letting has become rampant in Byron Bay and is affecting the town’s character.

Not everyone is happy about the proposed controls, however.

John Gudgeon, president of the Holiday Letting Organisation, said the restrictions would have a devastating effect on the local economy.

He said tourism was the lifeblood of Byron Bay and holiday lets provided the majority of beds for tourists in the town.

The proposed controls will be on public exhibition until March 20.

SOURCE: Lismore Northern Star

Comment on Council Hates Urban Holiday Letting by michael jakob

michael jakob — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:51:23 +0000

The ‘tourist dollar’ is no justification for destroying peoples lives. We can live with families leasing. We cannot live with bucks and hens weekends, birthday parties and yobbo groups which come in on Friday afternoon and leave midday Sunday after going all night for 2 nights, robbing neighbours of any sleep and then leavingheaps of rubbish next to the overflowing bins. ANd when you complain at 2 am you get “this is what we paid for……”, and more if you are unlucky.
Apparently the citizens who live in the shire do not matter.

Comment on Pink Nail Polish by unlabsAccus

unlabsAccus — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:16:06 +0000

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Comment on Byron Bay Beach Review – Part 2 of 3 by Louis

Louis — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:50:06 +0000

Great article, really helps us with our holiday planning. Can’t wait to read the 2nd part before we hop on the plane.

Comment on Council Hates Urban Holiday Letting by admin

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:10:38 +0000

I can see the controversy. We will see if this will ever come into effect. One thing is for sure we need more housing space but we also need the tourist dollar.

Comment on Byron Bay Pictures – Photo Gallery by Neil

Neil — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:34 +0000

Great pictures. Looks like the kind of place you would want to live.
Neil