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Byron U/18 girls basketballers undefeated in regional competition

The Byron Bay Beez girls U/18 squad are undefeated and sit on top of the North Eastern Junior League (NEJL) after two of four rounds.

Teenager arrested following an alleged stabbing

A teenager remains in police custody following an alleged stabbing at a church in Sydney’s south-west overnight.

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Shopping Centres Scare Me

I feel trapped. There isn’t a single time I attend where I don’t check my proximity to the exits, or imagine what I’d do if there was a fire, or worse, a shooter. The sense of being enclosed is unnatural, I can’t tell what time of day it is, I lose my sense of direction. It’s designed to be disorienting. It feels otherworldly. And never in a good way. They are designed to make you stay longer. They are by design, disorienting.

Man saved by Marine Rescue NSW after vessel capsized on Bruns Bar

A rapid response by Marine Rescue Brunswick volunteers has saved a man’s life after his 4.9 metre boat rolled on Brunswick Bar this morning.

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Drizzling creamy caramel harmonies onto a sleek and smooth foundation of soulful rhythms, vivacious five-piece Soul Reference are riding the funk train to a stop near you.

Fronted by seductive smooth operators Chang Po Ching and Alisha Todd, Soul Reference meld old-school classics with fresh and playful originals to excite Motown, funk, soul and blues appetites.

With the seamless driving rhythms of Donovan Lee on drums, the slappa-the-bass handiwork of Dylan Johnstone and sultry guitar craft of Sam Besmehn, Soul Reference channel smoky, dark-lit bars of old-school New Orleans while bringing a youthful vitality to classic genres.

With a growing reputation in the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast gigging circuits, the energetic outfit are proving themselves a powerful soul juggernaut fit to fill dance floors at any venue. Get into the right frame of Reference on Sunday at the Sheoak Shack, Fingal Head.


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