Ross Kendall, Goonengerry
I was saddened to learn that the Byron Bay Council has legitimised the 9,500 far-righteous locals who have signed-on to attack our freedom of speech.
Byron Baes will probably turn out to be a commercially focused, self-indulgent waffle of the highest order, but they have a right to express themselves.
Yes, the Indigenous people of this land are owed at least 200 years of respect. But shouldn’t we, the locals, be doing this before we demand blow-in visitors do it?
How many of the 9,500 who have put their name to paper to oppose
Byron Baes, have themselves asked the local Indigenous custodians for permission to operate their businesses in the area, or to build a house here?
Story by Ross Kendall
The local AAA Racing motorcycle team have set a new world record in 100cc class, as well as a top national speed in 50cc class at the recent Australian Speed Week held at Salt Lake Gairdner, South Australia.
‘We set the fastest speed in the worlds history for a 100cc motorcycle at 211kph. We took the title back from the French who set their speed [record] in 2018 at Bonneville in Utah,’ Jean Paul Afflick said.
‘Our 50cc motorcycle set the fastest speed in Australia’s history and fourth fastest in the world,’ he said.
The salt lake is graded for the racing and presents a silky smooth surface for the riders to throttle their nitro-methane supercharged racing motorbikes.
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