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School holidays at the market
Victoria Cosford
School holidays shouldn’t only be holidays for children. Parents too are entitled to a break in routine, the load lightened – and a...
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New chef at Crystalbrook Byron
Joachim Borenius has been appointed as the new executive chef at Crystalbrook Byron resort’s signature restaurant, Forest.
Joachim Borenius brings a wealth of experience, gathered...
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Jungle Juice – squeezing the most out of life!
Four years ago, Guido and Natalia Annoni decided to swap the rat race for the jungle – heading north from Sydney with their kids...
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Bananarama
Bananas are receiving a special focus at the moment due to an insidious virus called ‘bunchy top virus’. At the farmers’ market lately, the Australian Banana Growers’ Council has had a stall in a bid to educate and alert the public about it.
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Harvest Food Festival: Thursday 2 to Saturday 5 May
As part of the Northern Rivers Food Harvest Festival in May you’ll have the chance to get up close and personal with some of...
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Earth Day message from Santos Organics: a reflection on our power to make a positive impact
‘As Earth Day approaches each year, our focus often centres on the urgent need for environmental action to address pressing issues like climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, especially with the threat of the proposed development on our local and sacred Wallum site right here in Brunswick Heads,’ says Jolene Ryan
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Breakfeast, Bluesfest weekend
Victoria Cosford
Oh to be a cow with a four-chambered stomach system! Farmers’ market, Bluesfest long weekend, a spot of shopping for glorious Northern Rivers...
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Hiatus Beers
Launched to market in July 2022, Hiatus Beers is all about brewing crisp, refreshing, full-flavoured, non-alcoholic beer. The founders (Jules Ryan, Nic Sandery and...
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Superbowls
Superbowls is your go-to spot for a burst of woodfired flavour! Nestled in Byron Arts and Industry Estate, the cosy haven serves up delectable...
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Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival
Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival returns to Byron Bay in May, and this year ‘locals favourite’ pub North Byron Hotel will be...
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Pam’s chemical-free farming passion
Third-generation farmer Pam Morrow has been growing her own organic food for over 20 years. Her passion for farming without the use of chemicals...
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Stone and Wood’s new NRB beer
Stone and Wood have launched a new beer: Northern Rivers Beer (NRB). At a warm, and pretty laidback, night at the Billinudgel Hotel earlier...
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The Drongo: even more of them around these days
The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have heard their name prior to...
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Organic seedlings at the market
Victoria Cosford
From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the Mornington Peninsula he was a...
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Memorable honey
Victoria Cosford
Creamed honey – ah the memories! As a child, smearing it on to toast, I always felt there was something both homely and...
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Destination Dunoon
Need a break from the everyday? Feel like a relaxing country drive with a delicious meal and cool beverage to greet you at the...
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Seedlings: start another Big Scrub
Victoria Cosford
There’s something about trees that makes people happy, that evokes a positive response. I’m standing at the newish ReForest Now stall at the...
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National inquiry highlights the importance of shopping locally
The final report of the Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices released last month revealed big business has worsened the cost-of-living crisis...
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Enjoy the finest Taiwanese tea and cuisine at Radiance Oolongtea House in the heart of Mullumbimby
Tea is integral to Taiwanese culture. The art of tea is a lifelong journey, with the tea ceremony being a meditative, calming practice that...
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Bypass the supermarket duopoly
With more and more people feeling the pressures of Australia’s cost-of-living crisis and the government launching investigations into supermarket prices, there has never been...
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Friday arvo beers
Stone & Wood’s Byron HQ has a 31-tank brewery, so locals and visitors can have both their Stone & Wood favourites as well as...
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Non-alcohol options
Whether you’re going alcohol-free for a period, or just managing your consumption, the better your non-alcoholic drink tastes, the more likely you are to stick to your strategy. While I’m not a big beer drinker, at my local pub I’ll always grab a beer, and the other night I found the Hiatus Non-Alcoholic Pacific Ale, with its classic tropical aromas, but a little bitterness, perfect for the warm summer evening.
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Matcha Byron
The cornerstone of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies for centuries, matcha is enjoying a burst of popularity for its health benefits. It’s finely ground green tea – its vibrant colour is due to the leaves’ high chlorophyll levels, and it’s supercharged with antioxidants.
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Valentine’s Day feast
Victoria Cosford
If cooking for someone is an act of love, then what better time to do so than Valentine’s Day? More so if you...
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Byron’s Legendary Pizza continues
Legend Pizza has been offering up delicious pizza, crafted using locally-sourced ingredients, for well over 30 years in Byron Bay. Now fully licensed, they...
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Rosefina’s Place caravan-cafe on the beach side of the Bruns footbridge
If you take a walk across the footbridge over Simpsons Creek in Brunswick Heads and across to the beach you will find Rosefina’s Place, a converted caravan-cafe tucked away in a quiet corner of the busy Byron Shire.
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It’s mango season at Everest Farm
Isn’t it the quintessential summer fruit? Sinking teeth into the flesh of a mango, juice everywhere, seems to be as much part of the hot summer experience as plunging into ocean waves (often the best idea after eating one).
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Mexican Cantina at the Australian Hotel Ballina
The Australian Hotel is a classic Aussie pub with cold beer, live music and good food, right in the heart of Ballina, just 150...
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Brookfarm premium roasted nut mixes
S Haslam
If you haven’t seen the Brookfarm macadamia farm in the Byron hinterland, you probably haven’t been to Brookie’s distillery just outside of Byron,...
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Summer barbecues with that farmers’ market style
Victoria Cosford
One of Conscious Ground’s new sausages has 30% of their bacon in it – offcuts from the bacon production – and I can...
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Quench your thirst at Mullum and New Brighton farmers’ markets
Victoria Cosford
It’s going to be a long hot summer. The big hats and the cool caps can be seen bobbing amongst the crowds at...
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The Girl Who Cried Wolfe
Cry ‘Wolfe’ for boutique styling and grazing tables for your events: from intimate weddings to luxe picnics.
After some time out to welcome her third...
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Mullum Chocolate Shop also has gelato
Have you heard the news? Mullum has gelato! Ramp up your summer holiday fun and head over to The Mullumbimby Chocolate Shop (aka The...
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Byron Fermentary – probiotics with umami
From a forty-bottle batch she made back in March, Katerina Lazareva now makes 300 bottles a week of her Matcha & Moringa Amazake. Having introduced this powerhouse of a beverage to her customers, even she has been surprised at how quickly it became popular. ‘It’s a drinkable IV full of nutrients and active probiotics’, she tells me, ‘with a sweet umami flavour.’
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Say ciao at Lello’s in Brunswick Heads
Lello's Pasta Bar is renowned for its indoor/outdoor distinctive atmosphere, quality, friendly service and, of course, their award-winning seasonal menus.
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Young farmer creates thriving food forest with new farming method
We’re all familiar with ‘free-range’ chicken, but how about ‘tree-range’? Fourth-generation farmer, Tom Bjorksten is one of the first local farmers to embrace a relatively new concept of farming known as syntropic farming, which imitates the way a natural forest works.
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Grumpy Grandma’s Olives
Over the coming months, it’s all about entertaining, summer days and outdoor living – and those big olive pots you see at the Grumpy Grandma’s stall are ideal. Fat manzanillas, mixed, wood-smoked, green, these hinterland-harvested olives need only to be tumbled out on to a platter. Want something a little different?
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Mullumbimby railway station burns down
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At around midnight last night, a fire started which engulfed the old Mullumbimby railway station. It's been twenty years since the last train came through, but the building has been an important community hub, providing office space for a number of organisations, including COREM, Mullum Music Festival and Social Futures.
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Flood insurance inquiry’s North Coast hearings
A public hearing into insurers’ responses to the 2022 flood was held in Lismore last Thursday, with one local insurance brokerage business owner describing the compact that exists between insurers and society as ‘broken’.
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Getting ready for the 24/25 bush fire season
This year’s official NSW Bush Fire Danger Period closed on March 21. Essential Energy says its thoughts are now turned toward to the 2024-25 season, and it has begun surveying its powerlines in and around the North Coast region.
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Keeping watch on Tyalgum Road
Residents keen to stay up to date on the status of the temporary track at Tyalgum Road – particularly during significant rain events – are urged to sign up to a new SMS alert system launched by Tweed Shire Council.