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June 18, 2026

Conscious Light

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In loving memory of Dr Tony Parkes AO PhD (1929 – 2026)

Dr Tony Parkes AO PhD, one of Australia’s most visionary conservation leaders and a pioneering force in ecological restoration, passed away last Thursday at the age of 96. He spent his final months at Honey Bee Homes in Ewingsdale.

Other News

Raising funds for BYS

Byron Youth Service (BYS) supports young people across the Byron Shire through a diverse range of creative, educational, and wellbeing initiatives, while continuing significant improvements to The YAC (Youth Activity Centre).

Big things are happening at The Paddock — and one of them has a flush

There are two milestones worth celebrating at The Paddock this season as they push ahead with their innovative project.

Pottsville Beach Community Hall celebrates 40 years

The Pottsville Beach Community Hall is celebrating its 40th birthday and the whole community is invited to join the party.

Will council support community participation in MHS development?

This Thursday (today), Byron Shire Council (BSC) will be discussing the establishment of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Byron Shire Council and Homes NSW (HNSW) as well as the potential for a Community Assessment Panel for the old Mullumbimby Hospital site.

A rainforest table

If you’ve driven the stretch out to Suffolk Park, you may have passed it without quite knowing it was...

Remembering Pete Woolnough with song

It is with great sadness that the community heard the news of the death of Peter Woolnough.

Adi Da Samraj

Conscious Light – The Divine Life and Revelation of Avatar Adi Da Samraj is an award-winning documentary that offers a penetrating glimpse into the remarkable life and enlightened teachings of Avatar Adi Da Samraj and his work to establish a way of ultimate spiritual realisation for everyone.

Conscious Light draws on extensive archival film, photography, and audio recordings, as well as interviews with students who lived with Avatar Adi Da and continue to practice the way that he revealed.

The film will be screened next Tuesday at the Marvell Hall, in Byron Bay. Avatar Adi Da Samraj devoted his human life to revealing and establishing a means for all human beings to discover the ultimate nature of reality, which he describes as conscious light, or the ‘Bright’.

Avatar Adi Da communicated the Bright not just through words or philosophy, but by his direct spiritual transmission of it.

The great message that Adi Da Samraj brings to all is that the fundamental need of every human heart is to exceed the paradox of mortality, of bodily existence in a finite world, and to realise infinite love, perfect freedom, and boundless happiness.

Such realisation is not only our most essential need, it is also our certain and inevitable destiny. This is because the true condition of reality itself – and therefore of everyone and everything – is not the finite mortal world or universe, but indivisible conscious light – which is the limitless manifestation of infinite love, perfect freedom, and boundless happiness.

Spiritually realised masters of varying degrees have appeared throughout history to teach, bless, and awaken humankind. Though seldom recognised or rightly honored in their own time and place, such ;realisers; are the world’s greatest spiritual treasures.

Adi Da Samraj has appeared within this ancient and venerable tradition of all divinely realised masters, with the same impulse to teach, bless, and awaken humankind to the one truth that is reality itself.

Thus, Adi Da revealed and established a new sacred tradition. His numerous books of spiritual, philosophical, social, and practical wisdom are widely acknowledged as among the most insightful spiritual teachings of this age.

In response to Adi Da’s blessings, Adidam sanctuaries and centers have been established globally. Avatar Adi Da does not offer mere techniques for self-improvement, but a transformative relationship to all who respond to his spiritual presence and state of being.

The film will be shown on Tuesday at 7pm at the Marvell Hall, 27 Marvell St, Byron Bay.  Admission is free – donations are welcome.



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Caring for community

The Rotary Club of Mullumbimby presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club (BSLSC) in support of its ongoing operations.

Lismore shops enchanted for Lantern Parade

Winners of Lismore’s Enchanted Windows comp have been announced, with The Two Ravens taking top spot. The comp is part of the city's Lantern Parade, to be held this Saturday, 20 June.

AI: Artificial Intelligence, or Artificial Inflation?

It feels as if AI is everywhere – whether it’s those intrusive bots on every website or every headline about how it’s either going to be a boon for humanity, or end us.

Flood gauges installed in Ballina and Wardell 

Residents in Ballina and Wardell will have more more localised flood warnings, giving them time to prepare before floodwaters arrives, thanks to new flood forecast services along the Richmond River.