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October 4, 2023

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Cinema: The Creator

The Creator – against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.

Other News

‘We have never seen a year like this’

Antarctica’s sea ice has reached its annual maximum – a record low – and has started to recede as temperatures warm during spring.

Bluesfest 2024 – here we go!

Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM, says it’s Bluesfest Byron Bay’s 35th birthday next Easter, and as usual they’ll be rolling out multiple artist announcements over the coming months – here’s a couple of names you might know…

How do you rate the media rating system?

Parents are being asked to have a say on whether Australia’s media classification system is effective in informing decisions around age-appropriate films and video games for children.

The Almighty Sometimes

The Drill Hall was built in 1916 as home to the Mullumbimby Platoon of the 41st Battalion. It was later converted into a theatre in the 1970s. Over the years the interior was modified with the addition of a stage and raked seating installed in 2016. Thanks to a grant from Regional Development Australia and support from North Coast Events, AAE Industries and JC Coastal Construction, it has now been converted into a modern Black Box Theatre.

The Parrott:Baartz Project

On Saturday, Creative Mullum presents the Ingenuity Sculpture Festival with a grand opening featuring sculptures (of course), food, drinks and live music by the region’s most accomplished jazz quartet, The Parrott:Baartz Project. 

Two dead and 70 charged at Sydney music festivals

After two deaths – both confirmed to have been at the Knockout festival – NSW police say that there were more than 70 people charged with drug offences at two Sydney music events held on Saturday.

W Crompton, Mullumbimby.

Briefly for those millionaires who want to dump tons of rock on the Belongil spit. Matthew 7.26: ‘’Tis a foolish man who builds his house on the sand’. It’s no wonder though these people think they can do as they wish in the Shire. They only have to see the absolutely ridiculous work of art in the middle of the road in, and they would realise the Shire is in the hands of lunatics.

The good thing is the gaudy monstrosity is light and should be easy to remove. Unlike our council, who are heavy and difficult to remove. I wonder if any of the community who approved the artwork had anything to do with the hospital. I like the councillor in The Echo 9/01/19 who says we didn’t know what was going on, we just gave the guy the money and felt important. There has got to be some change to local government before there is an uprising of the ratepayers.


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Lucky, Lucky, Friday the 13th encore!

Experience the enchantment once again – The Magic of the Mundane returns to the Byron Theatre for an encore performance that promises to be nothing short of extraordinary. Written by the brilliant Mikey Bryant of Mt Warning and brought to life by the captivating Elodie Crowe, with the mesmerising accompaniment of Tara Lee Byrne on the cello, this is an event you won’t want to miss.

Bluesfest 2024 – here we go!

Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM, says it’s Bluesfest Byron Bay’s 35th birthday next Easter, and as usual they’ll be rolling out multiple artist announcements over the coming months – here’s a couple of names you might know…

The Almighty Sometimes

The Drill Hall was built in 1916 as home to the Mullumbimby Platoon of the 41st Battalion. It was later converted into a theatre in the 1970s. Over the years the interior was modified with the addition of a stage and raked seating installed in 2016. Thanks to a grant from Regional Development Australia and support from North Coast Events, AAE Industries and JC Coastal Construction, it has now been converted into a modern Black Box Theatre.

Athlete clears hurdle to high perfomance centre

Blade Thompson from the Tweed Little Athletics Centre has been selected to be part of the National High-Performance Camp held in the Gold Coast...