The streets of Byron Bay were packed last night as locals and visitors swamped the town for New Year’s Eve.
Dening Park on Main Beach had plenty on offer for families with tons of live music, a silent disco, a light show and roving performers.
Photo Tree Faerie.
Town was a little bit more sedate this morning with only a few dozen hardcore dawn seekers on Byron Beach, most of whom hadn’t been to bed yet, many of them who were still ‘partying’.
Many might have been disappointed by the lack of golden orb in east at sunrise. The sky was still spectacular and the rain had the decency to stay away until everyone had had their full of morning light.
I’m not sure what hallucinogen your reporter was on last night but the streets of Byron were pretty much empty on New Year’s Eve. The footpaths were crowded but that’s about it. As for “Soul Street” – seriously? What a fizzer. Blocking off the street for that? A few plastic tables and chairs and a tiny stage with a dj and some solo acts does not make a New Year’s Celebration. The looks of WTF? on the passers-by faces was the best entertainment on offer.
The winners were the restaurants and bars where disappointed punters flocked to.
What a let down. It’s pretty obvious many B.S. Councillors have achieved their aim of destroying Byron Bay’s sense of fun on New Year’s Eve.
And at a cost of $167,000. For the next three years Council has adopted to spend less – $100,000 per each of the 3 evenings. Councillors, community members and the Police used to meet in a Council NYE Committee and put on the NYE events for no cost to Council, bringing the community together to put on the events, with business donations ( eg $5,000 from the Beach hotel) and bands supplied for free from Tom Mooney, after they’d done their sets at his pubs.
Byron is finished
Yuppies no hippie
It’s amazing how much
Blood u can get out of a
Stone 🪨 have nothing
Good to add sorry 😞