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Six years ago, Wandana Brewing Co set up on the outskirts of Mullumbimby with a simple ambition: to make great beer and build something the community could genuinely call their own. This Saturday the Wandana Brewing crew are marking the occasion with a free, all-day birthday celebration, and everyone is invited!

The intimate story of eight decades of Palestinian life is explored in the acclaimed new feature by Cherien Dabis, All That’s Left of You, screening at the Palace Cinema in Byron Bay on Friday, 29 May.

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

A fledgling New Republic enlists the help of the duo to protect everything the Rebellion fought for during the Empire’s reign, in a time where blah, blah blah: GROGU!

Quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, the Wild Women are back for a fifth season of scandalous striptease, and on 6 June they are bringing their dazzling show to The Echo’s big birthday bash at Club Byron.

I hate to use the word ‘iconic’, but Stone & Wood really are front and centre in Byron’s hall of fame and the annual Festival of the Stone does nothing but cement that place even firmer.

With the Bangalow Film Festival almost on our doorstep, Seven managed to have a sit-down with Program Director, Christian Pazzaglia to find out just how excited he is about the upcoming event.

Here at The Echo we are celebrating our big 4-0 and to make the party bigger than Ben Hur, we have invited the ultimate fun band to help us swing the night away – the electrifying Melbourne Ska Orchestra – delivering their signature high-energy big brass band sound. They are travelling north in June, and Seven caught up with band leader Nicky Bomba in the studio prepping for their next album.

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

This weekend there will be a special screening of Love Letter to the Unseen in a special Save Wallum film night. Join the community for a special night of film that combines powerful storytelling with urgent conservation action.

Gold Coast-based artist, Izzy Day is an alternative indie soul vocalist, producer and songwriter. Within dynamic live music productions, Izzy and her band, weave rich, distinctive vocals with soulful textures, harmonically layered guitars, and crisp percussion, transporting her listeners into an endless dreamscape.

The night that changes lives is coming back when Rafiki Royale returns to Lennox Head – and the stakes have never been higher. Some events leave you with a hangover. Others leave you with something harder to shake – the feeling that you were part of something that actually mattered.

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

Grammy Award-winner Ruthie Foster’s rich storytelling and authenticity have captivated and inspired audiences worldwide. Raised in gospel-steeped East Texas, her eclectic and vibrant musical journey includes performing in the US Navy band Pride before signing a development deal with Atlantic Records.

Australia now has its first competitive award dedicated exclusively to nature and environmental documentary filmmaking. The Bangalow Film Festival is proud to introduce a new initiative in 2026, the Green Frame Nature Documentary Award, celebrating cinema that connects us to the natural world.

Love for One Night returns to the Eltham Hotel for a strictly limited season from 27 August to 12 September 12 and if the 2022 run is anything to go by, tickets won’t hang around.

Like many blues musicians before him that cut records later in life, for years the only places you could hear Kane Muir were live in local bars, or on street corners playing his own brand of blues-rock atop his suitcase drum. He earned his stripes from years as a busker travelling the world.

The Echo is marking an incredible milestone – 40 years of independent community journalism – with a vibrant anniversary celebration and awards night set to be one of the standout events of the year.

Love for One Night is returning to the Eltham Hotel – back four years on for those who never forgot it – and for everyone else who missed out the first time.

In the latest version of the classic Tennessee Williams play, audiences are invited to step back in time to 1937 St Louis.