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Byron Writers Festival is again offering Sunday locals’ passes, supported for the third time by partners, Stone & Wood.

Organisers say the discounted tickets are for entry to the festival on Sunday August 28, and are priced at $90, a saving of $45. They will be available from 9am, Thursday June 30. Organisers say the offer is exclusively available to residents of the Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed council areas.

Zoe Pollock, Artistic Director Byron Writers Festival said, ‘We are thrilled to be partnering with Stone & Wood again to offer these discounted tickets to our local community’.

Katie Benson, from Stone & Wood, added, ‘The return of the Byron Writers Festival is such an exciting signpost to our local community that our cultural scene is back’.

‘We feel it’s important that as many local people get to come together and experience this outstanding event as possible’.

Tickets can be purchased online at byronwritersfestival.com/festival, over the phone, or at their office.

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