←Volume 28
April 15, 2014
In this Issue:
Foam
Foam at Lennox has now opened in the old Seven Mile Café site. A facelift has accentuated the beachside feel; you can view the ocean from their deck on the esplanade at Lennox
Culture
Easter Trivia Looking for something to do in Mullum over Easter? Come to the Golf Club on Saturday night for the annual Easter Trivia Night. Hosted by Ellen Briggs with proceeds going to local golfer Liam Reynolds, get a team...
How the Blues came to Byron
We speak to Keven and Karin Oxford about pioneering a regional music industry and just what it took to start one of the world’s leading festivals.
Weekend Roundup April 17
Howie Howie Howie collects songs like some people collect antiques, the weirder the better - this three-man line-up will tickle your fancy and are just one of the great local line-ups for this weekend.
Red Devils bring up century with pomp and power
Long before the arrival of surfers and hippies, backpackers and cafe lizards, Byron was a rugby league town and 2014 marks the centenary since the greatest game of all was established in the Bay.
Stay safe in the surf these school holidays
NSW surf life savers and lifeguards have issued a strong warning to beachgoers and coastal holidaymakers to observe surf safety warnings during the autumn school holiday period which commenced last Saturday.
Why I love Bluesfest
When an event runs for a quarter of a century you can guarantee that it becomes part of the fabric of a person’s story. Here are a few reminiscences from loyal blues fans.
Byron union juniors back after 30 years
Byron Bay Rugby took another massive step forward as a club with the staging of its first junior rugby game in almost 30 years.
Player Profile – Brett Hazlett
Brett Hazlett from the Mullumbimby Moonshiners is one of our profiled players this week
Player Profile – Brittany McDonald
This week's Player Profile is Netballer Brittany McDondald from the Ocean Shores Netball Club
It’s all in the Pi
Now in its 17th year the Starlight Wellbeing Expo has become the regional hub of natural therapies and wisdom sharing. Jain is an international lecturer on sacred geometry and vedic mathematics appearing at the festival this weekend.
People get ready, Li’l Fi and gospel is comin’
Ll'l Fi is launching her new recording this week and The Echo's Mandy Nolan had a chat with her about what’s new
Byron bypass idea flops under council confusion
A promising proposal to divert traffic past Byron Bay’s First Sun caravan park and past the swimming pool fell into a heap at Thursday’s meeting after some councillors appeared confused with what they were voting on.
Warming up for Bangalow Music Festival
Chemistry, synchronicity, contrast and balance: the 14th Annual Bangalow Music Festival will be presenting first-class international and national musicians from August 14 to 17.
The farmer and the mining giant
Sam Clift is a broadacre farmer, who grows wheat, barley and cotton. A Chinese mining company has moved into town and is buying up big around Gunnedah and Sam’s place is pretty much one of the last farms on their list of must-haves.
