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June 4, 2026

A retrospective of singles

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Before The Shed falls silent…

Join the Nudge crew this Saturday for the season ten finale of Nudge Nudge Wink Wink (NNWW) in The Shed at the Billinudgel Hotel – bringing another unforgettable night of music, connection and community spirit to the Northern Rivers.

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Tweed Shire fisher faces court

A Tweed Shire commercial fisher pleaded guilty last week to six offences in relation to illegal fishing activity.

A love letter to nature

A very special film will screen as part of the Bangalow Film Festival, preceded by a fascinating Q&A (avec moi) looking at old-school filmmaking.

Trains vs buses

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Byron Bay-based hydrofoil company awarded ‘Best of the Best’

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Regurgitator

Tests revealed sugar is sweet so Regurgitator are extending their tour deep into 2026 – a fistful of fizzers poppin’ packets over a hard-driving 32 years plus.

‘The gurge’ have spun the dial and played it each and every way. Sui generis jukebottin’ amid droids of repetition, jabbin’ society in the eye with a groove full of politics.

55 tablatures of candy fix… punch a coin in the slot. Press play, hit repeat.

After last year’s Invader of the new, comes a deep droid into those much loved plateaus of the nostalgia machine. Blister packin’ energy tracked in cycles of repetition – single after single after single adds up to some decent multitudes. Siftin’ through their deca-drome of albums and slew of EPs. Robotic arms clawing in muscle memory. Wry rotations juking that stimuli… from ‘Like it Like That’s and ‘Kong Foo Sing’s… to ‘Black Bugs’, ‘Polyester Girl’s through the ‘! (Song Formerly Known As)’, to the ‘Pest’s and ‘Cocaine Runaway’s… the shuffling bots – Quan, Ben, Pete, and latest keytaring effervescence Sarah – with their selector effects, will cram as many hits as they canned into near on two hours of aural sugar that drips and drops.

Thursday, 26 February
The Northern
Byron Bay
7.30pm
Tickets from Oztix



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