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Blue skies for Bluesfest day 1

If yesterday at Bluesfest was anything to go by, it's going to be an incredible event and with the weather holding, (so far) the Easter weekend's future is looking bright.

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Breakfeast, Bluesfest weekend

Victoria Cosford Oh to be a cow with a four-chambered stomach system! Farmers’ market, Bluesfest long weekend, a spot of...

Blue skies for Bluesfest day 1

If yesterday at Bluesfest was anything to go by, it's going to be an incredible event and with the weather holding, (so far) the Easter weekend's future is looking bright.

Govt cost-shifting ‘erodes financially sustainable local government’

Byron Shire Council looks set to add its voice to the growing chorus calling on the state government to stop shifting responsibilities and costs onto local government.

A seasoned bard

Guy Kachel had an idyllic entry to the world of music. Born in Tamworth, he was raised on the banks of the Peel River. The landscape was a fertile ground for his imagination. Seeing this rustic world change, as Tamworth developed into an inland city and friends grew to sometimes troubled adulthoods, provided insights for the artistry that later powered his career as a performer.

Coveted Wollumbin Art Award open for young and old

Are you an artist in the Northern Rivers? Now is the time to get your art ready and submitted to the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre’s coveted biennial Wollumbin Art Award.

Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival

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Robin Harrison, Binna Burra

I just saw Lismore Theatre Group’s stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s book ‘Witches Abroad’. It’s no surprise Sir Terry approved of and co-operated with this adaptation. It’s pantomime; the perfect form for his work and an excellent form for the amateur groups it’s written for. Huge kudos to the Lismore Theatre Group for pulling it off a treat. I really enjoyed it.

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  1. The Lismore Theatre Company is had at work upgrading the Theatre. The former mayor of Lismore is involved in that work. Worth a look.

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