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Byron Farmers Market is growing young farmers

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Last year Byron Farmers Market launched a Young Farmer Sponsorship Program to support and encourage a new generation of farmers, and the inaugural recipients...
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Cin cin to Spritz-ember at Pixie

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Prawn linguine and a $13 spritz? Say less. All month long, Pixie Italian is celebrating Spritz-ember, with $13 Aperol, Campari, Hugo, and Limoncello Spritzes pouring...
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Spring by the glass at Bar Heather

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Spring has a way of coaxing us all back out into the world. In Byron, it’s no different. As the layers come off and...
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Fresh from the boat to the farmers’ market

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Allie Godfrey When it comes to seafood, freshness is everything, and at JJ Seafood, the journey from the ocean, or river, to the farmers market...
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Young growers shine at Mullum Farmers Market’s ‘Grow Your Own Lunchbox Challenge’

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Allie Godfrey Local school kids proved just how exciting growing and cooking your own food can be at the annual Grow Your Own Lunchbox Challenge,...
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In The Pink is now … PINK

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After 38 years of ‘In The Pink Byron Bay’ it's time for an exciting change. This local family business is welcoming a new chapter with a complete renovation of the shop and a rebrand to ‘PINK’.
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School lunchbox inspiration

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Forget the soggy sandwich and packaged snack – some of our local school kids are showing us just how exciting a healthy lunchbox can be.
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No food fraud at the farmers’ market

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Food fraud has made headlines recently after an investigation by ABC program Four Corners found the issue is rampant in major supermarket aisles in Australia.
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Perk up, Byron – spring is coming

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Winter is on its way out, and The Roadhouse is throwing open the precinct to celebrate.
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Mullum Farmers Market’s new stallholder: Daphne’s Pantry

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A love of growing, herbs and traditional plant preparations is behind Daphne’s Pantry, a new stall bringing an interesting mix of fresh produce, herbal...
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Avocados with a difference

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For avocado lovers, buying direct from a local grower offers something supermarkets often can’t: different varieties, seasonal flavour and fruit that has travelled only a short distance from farm to market.
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Harvest time at Marlivale Farm

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Nestled in the fertile Nimbin Valley, Marlivale Farm is celebrating harvest season, with the first of this year’s pecans now arriving at the Mullumbimby...
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Outback Tom on food, adventure and precious days

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Tom Forrest lives two lives, between unlikely celebrity and a modest outback block in the Kimberly region of WA, which he shares with his grandfather.
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Byron Farmers Market is growing skills as well as food!

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Byron Bay Herb Nursery has been offering paid employment and training to people with disabilities for 38 years, and recently teamed up with Byron...
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Nourishing power of bone broth

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Bone broth has become a staple in many kitchens, but at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, Oliver’s Hens is giving this age-old nourishing food a...
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A place that has stayed

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Byron Bay has always been a place that draws people in. Some come for a weekend, others for a season, and many end up staying for a lifetime.
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No Bones: new seasonal menu captures the relaxed spirit of Byron dining

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As the cooler months settle over Byron Bay, No Bones is embracing the season with a fresh menu designed for long lunches that roll into dinner, shared plates and evenings spent lingering over good food and cocktails.
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Manna Haven Cafe – loving Byron for 20 years

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One of Byron Bay’s favourite lunch spots is wowing guests after a recent community-gifted makeover. More than 50 volunteers and local tradies refreshed Manna...
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Three Blue Ducks

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On Sunday 26 July, from 11:30am for both lunch and dinner, Three Blue Ducks will celebrate Christmas in July with a menu filled with...
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The bakery at the heart of Bangalow

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A good bakery is at the heart of a country town, but Bangalow Bread don’t only make delicious organic sourdough bread in Bangalow, they...
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Nudgel Nuts returns to Mullum Farmers Market

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A familiar favourite has returned to the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, with Nudgel Nuts back for the new macadamia season. Owner Ian McRae has been part...
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Winter wellness begins in the pantry

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or thousands of years, the kitchen was the pharmacy. Long before supermarket shelves and medicine cabinets, families turned to nourishing broths, warming spices, medicinal herbs and seasonal foods to support their health through winter. While modern medicine has an invaluable place – particularly for serious illness – many everyday winter rituals have been forgotten or aged out.
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Celebrating native foods this NAIDOC Week at Mullumbimby Farmers Market

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NAIDOC Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and learn from the world’s oldest living culture, and one of the easiest ways to do that is through Australia’s remarkable native foods.
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Handcrafted delicious French pastries at Mullum Farmers Markets

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Allie Godfrey A taste of France has arrived at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, with local pastry chef Dan introducing his handcrafted canelés to marketgoers each...
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Local farming legend retires after 23 years

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Thursday, 25 June marks the end of an era for local farmer Kenrick Riley who is retiring from Byron Farmers Market after 23 years. Kenrick...
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Highwayman’s Winter Whisky Feast

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Highwayman’s Dan Woolley has been working with whisky for over 20 years, and started to fill his own barrels here in Byron Bay over...
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Burn After Dark: Three Blue Ducks

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Following a sold-out debut in 2025, Burn After Dark returns to Three Blue Ducks on Thursday, 2 July from 4pm to 10pm, offering an...
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A rainforest table

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If you’ve driven the stretch out to Suffolk Park, you may have passed it without quite knowing it was there. Forest sits inside luxury...
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Ayusa Tea: clarity, energy, calm focus

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Allie Godfrey At the New Brighton Farmers Market, it’s not just coffee drawing a crowd – there’s also growing interest in healthier, more balanced alternatives...
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Bombay to Byron: 12 years of modern Indian on Jonson Street

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This June marks 12 years since Bombay to Byron first opened its doors on Jonson Street, and husband-and-wife team Rahul and Radhicka Thacker are...
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Stout Blackout Blowout at Earth Beer

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Nestled among the rolling green hills of Cudgen, just minutes from Kingscliff on the Tweed Coast, Earth Beer Company has become one of the...
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Greens from The Farm are flourshing

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At the heart of a thriving market garden is timing, soil health, and a deep connection to the seasons – something Josh Dooley from...
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Red Ginger Asian stores are far more than just shops

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There are some places that become more than shops. They become part of the emotional landscape of a town – woven into memories of holidays, rainy afternoons, shared meals and treasured discoveries. In the Northern Rivers, few places have achieved that status quite like the Red Ginger Asian stores in Byron Bay and Bangalow.
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Paddock to pint: Byron Farmers Market and Stone & Wood

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A tasty collaboration has been brewing between two Byron Bay institutions – Byron Farmers Market and Stone & Wood Brewery – and the result is finally here with the launch of Farmers Ale, a locally made beer using ingredients from the farmers’ market.
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Epic Coffee, because coffee’s more than just a drink

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At the New Brighton Farmers Market, coffee is more than just a drink – it’s a daily ritual that brings people together. For Tony,...
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Elements of Byron celebrates first decade with live music

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Byron Bay’s beachfront resort Elements of Byron continues its tenth birthday celebrations with live music and woodfired pizza overlooking the lagoon infinity pool at...
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Ballina RSL initiative cuts cost of meeting up socially

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Ballina RSL has launched its Connecting Our Community dining campaign for May, introducing a suite of additional food and beverage offers designed to help...
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Delicious Costanzo Apples

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As the seasons change, a diverse range of apples and other fruits begin to arrive, each offering unique flavours, textures, and uses in the kitchen.
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Summit Organics’ farming advantage

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I spoke recently with Rod Bruin, owner of one of our most respected organic farming operations, Summit Organics, to find out what he’s planting right now – and how the very formidable Bruin family is preparing for climate change and looming fuel shortages.
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Reforest Now are restoring the Big Scrub

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Allie Godfrey A local charity is making meaningful strides in restoring the region’s natural environment, one tree at a time. Reforest Now is dedicated to...
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Caldera Brewing & Blending Co, the long game

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In the landscape of modern brewing, where ‘fast and fresh’ is the standard, Caldera Brewing & Blending Co in South Murwillumbah is practising a...
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Vegan food that appeals to all

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Vegan chef Arianne Screiber has been making plant-based sweet and savoury comfort and raw food for the local farmers’ markets for many years. But...
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Coercive control incidents rise across Northern Rivers

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Recorded incidents of coercive control have increased across the Northern Rivers in the second year of NSW’s new coercive control laws, with 30 incidents recorded in the Richmond-Tweed region since the offence came into effect.
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New laws set to influence local live music scene

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New NSW laws designed to support live music venues have been passed months after Byron Shire Council abandoned plans for a Special Entertainment Precinct in Byron Bay.
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Shark drone operator rescues six-year-old at Lighthouse Beach

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A shark surveillance drone operator at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach has found himself carrying out a very different kind of rescue after spotting a six-year-old boy struggling in the surf.
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Red alert issued for potentially toxic algae at Lake Ainsworth

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People are being warned to stay out of Lake Ainsworth at Lennox Head after testing detected high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
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