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BaySounds competition launch

SAE Creative Media Institute and BayFM are proud to announce the launch of ‘BaySounds’, a new song-writing competition aimed at showcasing the talents of emerging musicians in the Northern Rivers region. Open to musicians aged 16 and over, the competition invites musos to submit their original composition on the SAE website by Sunday, 16 June.

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Seas The Day returning to Kingscliff

Surfing Australia has announced the return of Seas The Day for its second year running. The world’s largest female participation surf event will take place over 22-23 June at Kingscliff Beach.

Mother’s Day: farmers’-market style

Each of us is the product of one: without them we would never have existed. If only for this fact, mothers should be celebrated – and this Mother’s Day, consider serving up a three-course feast for the mother in your life, most of the ingredients springing from a visit to the farmers’ market.

‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control’

Today the NSW government is launching an advertising campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of coercive control.

Logging of critical koala habitat to start on Wild Koala Day

Australia, or more specifically eastern Australia, was identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world in 2021...

Take a stand against violence against women in Ballina this Sunday

Say ‘No’ to domestic violence this Sunday, May 5 at 4pm in Ballina and stand in solidarity, honouring those who have lost their lives to domestic violence.

Toothless watchdogs and failed promises

The state of Australia's natural environment is rapidly going from bad to worse, as those in government with a duty of care choose to dress windows and kick potential solutions down the road.

Fyah Walk at Island Vibe, October 26–28, Minjerribah – Stradbroke Island

Congratulations to Camilla Vacchiano of South Golden Beach, our Echonetdaily Island Vibe ticket prize winner.

This competition is now closed, thank you for your entries.

 

 

Are you ready? here it comes – Stradbroke Island is about to host Island Vibe, a music festival that spans three glorious days and presents over 50 bands, DJs, dance and circus acts from around Australia, the Pacific and beyond. Held annually on Minjerribah at the end of October, Island Vibe is a multi-faceted celebration of island culture that includes art exhibitions, interactive workshops, stalls, circus, eco-food and craft markets. Four stages and over 50 mighty reggae, roots, soul and electronic acts – including Murri and Pacific Islander dance and cultural groups – gather on Minjerribah for a celebration of music, dance, art and culture.

Apart from all the other great stuff at the Vibe, it’s the music that brings it all together and the lineup keeps growing. The Island Vibe crew are happy to confirm loads of fantastic acts to the program – Prince Alla (Jamaica) with Mr Savona (Australia), JPod (Canada), Cornerstone Roots (NZ), 1814 (NZ), KingTide (Sydney), Mama Kin (Perth), Lotek & Die Rude (Melbourne), Fyahwalk (Byron Bay), The Strides (Sydney), Bunna Lawrie & the Whale Dreamers, Chant Down Sound, Kooii, The Upsteppers, Ganga Giri, Antiheroes, Rhythm Collision Sound, Bankrupt Billionaires, Blunt Instrument, Sean Choolburra, 1 Dragon 2 Dragon, One Dread, Bullhorn, Band Of Frequencies, Ghetto Fire Sound, Blaze Fire Sound, The Rusty Datsuns, The Leisure Bandits, Hayden Hack Infusion, CC the Cat, Nick 1, Andy Dub, Loren, Lifeline, Tiger Lil and many more.

But wait – you get more. Echonetdaily is happy to announce that one lucky new subscriber (or a current subscriber who can hook up a friend) will be the lucky winner of a double pass to Island Vibe. *Simply email [email protected] with the answer to the question “What’s your favourite vibe” and your name will go into the draw. Winners will be announced on Friday.

For more information visit: http://www.islandvibe.com.au.

*does not include transport or accommodation


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Mother’s Day: farmers’-market style

Each of us is the product of one: without them we would never have existed. If only for this fact, mothers should be celebrated – and this Mother’s Day, consider serving up a three-course feast for the mother in your life, most of the ingredients springing from a visit to the farmers’ market.

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International Compost Awareness Week is here, and we asked our local organic champions Santos Organics whether there was any point in composting our organics and using compost to create a healthier soil, or whether we should just dig a huge hole somewhere in the shire and let everyone throw their stuff in. On balance, they came down in favour of composting:

Illegal development at Fingal Head given more time 

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