Read the transcript for this week's program. Contributors to this week's program include Tom Wilson, Professor Richard Butler, Ross Tucker, Anhudi Wentworth and Michael McDonald. To hear segments from this week's program in streaming audio you'll need to download the RealAudio Player . What attracts people to Byron Bay Byron Bay, a small town on the north coast of NSW has attracted people from all over the world. The town has boomed because of the tourism industry and the population is expected to double in the next 10 years.
Backpackers come to wonder at the lush environment and tremendous oceans.
Hear people talk about what attracted them to Byron Bay. Tom Wilson and Professor Richard Butler talk about haulting the tourist development process before it gets out of hand, and why the development path can be so dangerous. Redevelopment and real estate prices in Byron Real Estate prices in Byron have skyrocketed. People have been selling their old homes when offered exorbitant prices they can't refuse. Ross Tucker, a Byron Shire Councillor explains this phenomenon.