The inaugural Dingo Festival wrapped on Sunday, with multiple events happening in Bangalow and Byron Bay. Happy punters celebrated a new festival anchored in jazz and programmed through a contemporary lens.
Byron Shire Council could lose more than half its annual Financial Assistance Grant funding under proposed changes to NSW’s allocation formula, according to a joint statement issued by five councils.
The inaugural Dingo Festival wrapped on Sunday, with multiple events happening in Bangalow and Byron Bay. Happy punters celebrated a new festival anchored in jazz and programmed through a contemporary lens.
While the federal and NSW governments continue to approve and extend coal and gas mines, that regardless of where the fossil fuels are burnt will have negative impacts on all our futures, there are a few things you can do to prepare.
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Dom and Nai Palm feeling the love at Dingo Fest. Photo Jeff Dawson
The inaugural Dingo Festival wrapped on Sunday, with multiple events happening in Bangalow and Byron Bay. Happy punters celebrated a new festival anchored in jazz and programmed through a contemporary lens.
Hiatus Kaiyote closed the event in Byron Bay.
Echo photographer Jeff Dawson was there to capture the Dingo Festival action.
Chilling.
Last Weekend’s Dingo Festival brought Bangalow to life.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Last Weekend’s Dingo Festival brought Bangalow to life.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Tranquilo.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Harry Angus brings it to the Dingo.
photo; Jeff Dawson.
Last Weekend’s Dingo Festival brought Bangalow to life. The Artist formerly known as Cymbal.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Hopes and wishes.
Back in the day we had to make our own cassettes at home out of wood.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Last Weekend’s Dingo Festival brought Bangalow to life.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Harry checking to see if any music is coming out.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Says it all really.
Very mobile.
This guy was a bit Gnarley.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Harry doing air weights.
photo; Jeff Dawson
it’s all about the bass.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Nai Palm and Jackson.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Greg Sheehan and his band of bandits.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Nai Palm, blitzing.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Standing room only at the A&I for Harry Angus and his comrades at Sunday’s session at the Dingo Fest.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Experiential session in the park at Dingo Fest.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Stuart explains.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Nai Palm, without Hiatus Kaoyote, at Bangalow’s Dingo Fest on Sunday.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Lizard life, Water Dragons disguised as humans. at Dingo Fest.
photo; Jeff Dawson
Last Weekend’s Dingo Festival brought Bangalow to life.
photo; Jeff Dawson
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