Thread: Need Byron Bay member to confirm this pic

Originally Posted by rammypluge

A local i know saw it today. Says it is halfway between the hwy and byron.

So that's why they are taking so bloody long on that intersection.
It's a joke in the region that BB Councils roads are easily the worst in the region, they are atrocious, yet they've erected a large phallus in the middle of the runabout?
Must've only gone up this week, I was there three days last week, just been up and down the highway the last few days, didn't have to go into Byron

I dont know the ins and outs of the region, but obviously it gets a massive amount of tourist traffic, and tourists dont pay council rates. So maybe the state of the roads and public art funding is more in the hands of state and federal government? I dont know.

Tourist numbers into the bay are huge, and there's only two roads in and out, this one is the main road in from the Pacific highway.
The congestion of a morning is almost Sydneyesque.
The shame is that almost all the roads across the council area are buggered, patch upon patch upon patch, potholes everywhere.
In comparison Ballina to the south and Tweed to the north have lovely roads on the whole.
I think the problem with Byron, and someone with a better handle on local government history can correct me, is that the present situation is a result of budget and planning decisions from 15-25 years ago.

I blame the bulk of the 'tourist' problem on Queenslanders coming south to find a nice, relatively quiet beach, or a beach they can surf when there's a southerly/sou'easter. (had to slip that one in )

Originally Posted by rick130

Tourist numbers into the bay are huge, and there's only two roads in and out, this one is the main road in from the Pacific highway.
The congestion of a morning is almost Sydneyesque.
The shame is that almost all the roads across the council area are buggered, patch upon patch upon patch, potholes everywhere.
In comparison Ballina to the south and Tweed to the north have lovely roads on the whole.
I think the problem with Byron, and someone with a better handle on local government history can correct me, is that the present situation is a result of budget and planning decisions from 15-25 years ago.

I blame the bulk of the 'tourist' problem on Queenslanders coming south to find a nice, relatively quiet beach, or a beach they can surf when there's a southerly/sou'easter. (had to slip that one in )

I think its the southerners coming up for a bit of warmth in the cooler months.

Many of the beachside mansions there are owned by people from Sydney and further south.😜

Originally Posted by scarry

Many of the beachside mansions there are owned by people from Sydney and further south.

True, but in terms of day trippers on any given weekend the number of Qld registered cars outnumber all others by about two to one.
Or at least half.

Visitors from north and south. Plus all the backpackers cars. Plus the major festivals bringing in the numbers. Plus the lack of train line.

There would surely be a lot more rates revenue from suburbia, and less visitors, in places like Ballina.

Did anyone notice the rings on the sculpture, they keep it from reaching full size.

And in todays paper,

"Passing drivers have been yelling abuse at an artist working on a "phallic" sculpture at Byron Bay."

What a waste of $55K.

A petition has also been started to pull the half built installation down....

From the Echo

The world gets a giggle out of Byron's shiny new member... – Echonetdaily

Well, Ballina has the Big Prawn so Byron has one upped them with the The Big Dick?
the-giant-prawn.jpg

[edit] This is a positive comment
"It’s only a matter of time before Hare Krishna devotees annoint this lingam with ghee. That could become an annual ritual and should boost tourism."