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March 29, 2024

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The Picture House is turning 8

It feels like we were only just ringing in the new year days ago and here we are approaching Easter weekend at The Brunswick Picture House. It’s already been a whirlwind start to 2024 with their biggest and busiest program so far, bringing an eclectic mix of some of the hottest stand-up comedy, music gigs, film screenings and cabaret – and that was just last week!

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Adaptive Surf Pro winds up in Byron

A week of mixed weather had seen almost 100 adaptive surfers take on the beaches of Byron Bay in the Byron first international adaptive surfing event to be held in Australia – the 2024 Australian Pro.

Iconic Lennox beach shed upgraded –  not demolished

Lennox Park and the shelter shed has now been upgraded and reopened.

Wet weather turned Byron Street into a virtual slippery dip on Sunday for Bangalow’s craziest annual event. But that didn’t stop the riders of these unique home-made machines – or the punters, who turned out in droves. Video Sharon Shostak

Sadly, this is Sharon’s final video for Echonetdaily for the time being. Thank you Sharon for documenting the life of our community so brilliantly over the past four years.

Photo gallery by Jeff ‘Third Wheel’ Dawson


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  1. Hi I enjoyed this story and would love to hear more stories of northern rivers area. I was born in byron Bay and family had meatworks in byron Bay. I am writing a fictional novel of our family history and would love to know where I can go to access news of past festivals from 1960’s in you archives??? thanks m.sparks

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