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Countless Strokes: Hend brings his world indoors

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If you’ve walked down Mullumbimby’s main street and stopped to admire the murals, chances are you’ve already seen the work of local artist and muralist Daniel Hend.
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Interview for Byron Bay Film Festival

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Guided by Horses is a film that follows Aboriginal Professor Juli Coffin and the young people of Yawardani Jan-ga (‘horses helping’ in Yawuru language), a groundbreaking Aboriginal-led equine-assisted learning program where horses, Country and culture come together in unexpected ways.
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Katchafire’s Revival 2.0

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Katchafire team up with ARIA Award-winning Australian First Nations artist Emily Wurramara for their next Revival 2.0 Guest Edition single, collaborating on ‘Giddy Up’ – released on 4 September.
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Nimbin Fringe Festival prioritising sustainability

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The Nimbin Fringe features an impressive list of 60-plus Northern Rivers artists. Drastically cutting the festival’s music ‘miles’ and keeping money circulating in the local economy – the organisers are passionate about showcasing the epic talent we have right here.
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Dingo Festival goes off

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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.
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Local sculptor exhibits in Mudgee

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Local artist Damien Lucus has a piece of his work that will be displayed at the prestigious Sculptures in the Garden event in Mudgee from 10 to 25 October.
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All eyes and ears on the Dingo

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This is a region that has birthed multiple festivals and now a new festival, Dingo, springs into life this Thursday bringing an exciting mix of local and international music to the community.
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Interview with Kim Churchill

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Kim Churchill to play Byron Wellness Festival Kim Churchill is one of Australia’s most captivating folk artists, renowned for his virtuosic guitar work, soulful vocals,...
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Cinema: A river story

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Byron-based filmmaker Dominic Allen brings his new feature Tiber home to the Byron Bay International Film Festival this October.
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Dance against violence

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Step into the 1920s and say ‘no’ to violence at the Women Up North Gala.
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World class jazz in the heart of Byron

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Over the past year, Byron Theatre has welcomed some extraordinary musicians to its stage, giving Northern Rivers audiences the opportunity to experience world-class jazz right in the heart of Byron Bay.
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Brunswick Picture House is calling you!

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Calling all music, comedy and film lovers – it’s another jam-packed month of shows at the Brunswick Picture House!
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Cinema: Heart of the Beast

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From acclaimed director David Ayer (Fury) comes Heart of the Beast, a sweeping and visceral survival thriller that sends Academy Award-winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) into the beautiful, but merciless Alaskan wilderness, where survival will depend on the companion at his side.
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Interview with Paul Bender

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Few contemporary bands have reshaped the language of modern music like Hiatus Kaiyote. Formed in Melbourne in 2011, the quartet of Nai Palm (vocals, guitar), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keys) and Perrin Moss (drums) has become one of Australia’s most celebrated musical exports, earning global acclaim for a sound that seamlessly bridges jazz, soul, funk, hip hop, electronic music and progressive composition.
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It’s normal and magic

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Holly Throsby has just released her sixth studio album Normal Magic – her first in nine years.
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A fox with very bad relationship advice

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A talking fox, a magic hole. and some spectacularly bad relationship advice launch the 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival this October.
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Good music, Goodwill and a dance floor that gives back

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The Shed is calling! Nudge Nudge Wink Wink returns to the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday for seven hours of exceptional music, connection, unexpected delights and the unmistakable feeling of The Shed in full flight.
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Interview with Finn Ress – keyboardist, composer and producer

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A new music and arts festival is coming to the Northern Rivers, with Bangalow set to host the inaugural Dingo Music & Arts Festival across four days from 8 to 11 October.
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Prost, Byron! Oktoberfest is back

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Grab your steins and throw on your lederhosen, Stone & Wood is doing Oktoberfest properly this year.
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Byron Ballet’s 20th Anniversary Nutcracker

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After a successful season performing with the Victorian State Ballet in Beauty and the Beast, dancers from the Byron Youth Ballet Company are preparing to take the stage once more – this time for their own production of The Nutcracker.
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The Whitlams Return to Rock Island

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The Whitlams are coming to the Hotel Brunswick on Friday, 2 October for the first show of the Return to Rock Island tour. The band is revisiting its favourite rock venues down the East Coast, where long, sweaty nights formed the bedrock of The Whitlams’ reputation as a memorable force in the Australian live music scene.
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Greasing up Bright Lights

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Bright Lights senior musical theatre troupe is proud to present Grease for their 2026 musical production.
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Animals reveal a human story at BBFF

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Animals take an unexpected starring role in the newly revealed program for the 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival, with filmmakers from Australia and around the world using our relationships with animals to explore some distinctly human questions.
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Tweed small schools take centre stage

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Students from nine of the Tweed region’s smallest public schools will take over the Murwillumbah Civic Centre tomorrow for the third annual Tweed Small Schools Talent Show.
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Dance and raise funds for Nepal’s flood victims

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Byron Shire’s music community is coming together on Sunday, 20 September from 2pm at Haven, Byron Bay to raise funds for flood relief in Nepal after the devastating floods and landslides.
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Big weekend at Wandana

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Wandana Brewing Co. is set to host a big weekend, kicking off on Thursday with their popular weekly Trivia Night. The jackpot bonus is now sitting at $450, that’s plenty of reason to dust off the team and show up.
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Interview with Pat Powell from the Melbourne Ska Orchestra

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Hot off the heels of a wild year touring in Canada and Australia, and Byron Bay, the Melbourne Ska Orchestra’s (MSO) Spaghetti Western wagon trail rolls on, and they’re bringing along the super deluxe edition of their acclaimed album The Ballad of Monte Loco with all the faves, plus a swag of brand-new tracks and honky-tonk renditions of MSO’s staples to Brunswick Heads.
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Richmond RiverFest returns to Ballina on World Rivers Day

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This spring, the Richmond River comes alive with a month-long celebration of culture, community, and Country as Richmond RiverFest 2026 runs from 27 September to 24 October.
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Ten plays. Ten minutes. You decide.

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What can happen in ten minutes? A retirement village might need a child. A cat could outsmart its human.
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Celebrating 50 years of the Billinudgel-Ocean Shores RFS

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The Billinudgel-Ocean Shores Rural Fire Service (RFS) has been working to keep their community safe for the last 50 years and are celebrating this weekend with an Emergency Services Expo on Saturday, 19 September and a fun Bush Dance Extravaganza at the Billinudgel Pub on Sunday, 20 September.
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ReWilding Red Riding Hood

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Red Riding Hood is the most well-known folk tale in the world. But there is a wilder, mediaeval French version, L’histoire de la Grand-mère, in which the heroine is a trickster who outwits her predator.
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The largest festival of Italian cinema in the world!

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The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2026, presented by Palace, is the largest festival of Italian cinema in the world.
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Highlights in its packed program

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September and October are gearing up to be huge months for Brunswick Picture House, with many highlights in its packed program.
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The Fox to open 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival

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The 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival opening night on Friday, 16 October will see the winner of the Sydney Film Festival Audience Award for Best Australian feature, The Fox launch the celebration.
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Cinema: & Sons

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The estranged sons of a reclusive novelist are called to meet him after he becomes convinced he is about to die – is he?
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Pints and pats

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Good news for dog lovers and beer lovers alike: the pups are heading back to Stone & Wood on Saturday, 19 September for a special Dog Adoption Day, Spring Edition!
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Motown magic

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Get ready to sing along, dance in your seat and relive the soundtrack of a generation when The Big Chillout: Motown Spectacular comes to Ballina RSL next month.
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A new chapter for NORPA

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From 1 to 3 October, NORPA will welcome audiences into its new creative home in The Joinery for the very first time, for a strictly limited, four-performance season of POV by the acclaimed Re:group Performance Collective.
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A new Sunday tradition

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The Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club is excited to announce the launch of its new Sunday Open Mic Jam Sessions starting this Sunday and continuing every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm.
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Charlie is fresh

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Despite being a relatively fresh face on the Australian scene, Charlie Shell’s rise over the past year has been nothing short of meteoric. His single ‘Hitz 4 The Hood’, peaked at number 1 on Beatport’s UKG chart in 2025, with support from frontrunners like DJ Seinfeld, Groove Armada, and even a co-sign from John Summit.
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The big 1-2-0

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For 120 years, the Billinudgel Hotel has stood at the heart of a small Northern Rivers village with a very big story.
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Cinema : Three screen divas in nun’s habits

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What could possibly go wrong? Judy Davis as Sister Agnes, Miriam Margolyes as Sister Luke and Jacki Weaver as Sister Mary Clare are tossed into the rugged landscapes of 1970s New Zealand in Holy Days.
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Calls on NRPP to defer consent for Mullumbimby’s 57 Station Street DA on Monday

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At Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting there were multiple calls for a deferral of the 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby car park development application.
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McAuleys estate changes approved, but pet ban and cycle path stay

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Developers have secured approval for changes to a contentious Myocum subdivision, but requirements banning pets and providing a cycle path and vehicle turnaround will remain.
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New koala strategy leaves local priorities to later implementation plan

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Northern Rivers residents are being invited to help shape a new NSW koala conservation strategy, with specific local actions and investment priorities to be detailed in a separate implementation plan.
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Fish kill follows Belongil Creek opening as Council reviews protocols

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A fish kill at Belongil Creek has prompted warnings to avoid the affected area, with Byron Shire Council and government agencies investigating the incident following an artificial opening of the creek.
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