←Volume 28
![]( "All Aboard the Graveyard Train")
![]( "Dancing to RüFüS")
![]( "Snap rally to ‘Bust the Budget’ for Byron Bay")
![]( "Rams’ match of the season")
![]( "Gliding with Grace")
![]( "Funny Funny")
![]( "Healing")
![]( "Maleficent")
![]( "Depleted Red Devils staved off by Papists")
![]( "The Shand cricket series rides again")
![]( "Mullum gets the Big Picture")
![]( "Fins Restaurant")
![]( "Mungo’s Crossword N021")
![]( "Reconciliation Week 2014")
![]( "Sydney developer buys into West Byron")
![]( "Big weekend for Byron Shire union")
June 3, 2014
In this Issue:
All Aboard the Graveyard Train
In a few short years Graveyard Train have morphed from a bunch of mates getting drunk and playing small dive bars to a band trying to maintain some semblance of professionalism.
Dancing to RüFüS
Back in 2010 three Sydney boys created an indie dance band. Just four years later the boys have gone from strength to strength with a swag of ARIA nominations.
Snap rally to ‘Bust the Budget’ for Byron Bay
North coast residents are being urged to take part in a snap rally to protest the impact of the federal budget on the community at Byron Youth Centre on Sunday from 1pm.
Rams’ match of the season
Story & photos Dog Whistle Billed as the ‘Match of the Season’, Sunday’s clash between top-of-the-table rivals, Byron Bay and Lismore Thistles was no disappointment. The reserve grade teams were fairly evenly matched, with Byron looking the stronger early in the...
Gliding with Grace
One of Australia’s most successful recording bands from the 1980s, Eurogliders, are reuniting for a run of special shows throughout 2014.
Funny Funny
At the Court House in Mullumbimby open mic…this month features Mandy Nolan as the regular MC. Nolan always has something to say that is sure to fire up the crowd.
Healing
The opening sequence in writer/director Craig Monahan’s unheralded gem Healing, of an eagle in pursuit of a hawk, is breathtakingly fast and tense.
Maleficent
Maleficent might be described as Disney’s very contemporary prequel to the studio’s famous animated version of Sleeping Beauty (1959), only with an unexpected but touching twist when Aurora is aroused from her slumber.
Depleted Red Devils staved off by Papists
Sunday’s 16–14 loss to Marist Brothers in round eight of the NRRRL might ironically have provided Byron Bay with more positives than you’d normally expect from a defeat.
The Shand cricket series rides again
With much of the world in turmoil and the local political landscape a bleak and pitiless picture it is strangely comforting to know that a winter’s worth of Sundays are about to be frittered away in a most unproductive manner
Mullum gets the Big Picture
The community got together on Saturday for the Big Picture Show, an inspiring event aimed at making plans for the future of Mullumbimby.
Fins Restaurant
The ‘secret ingredient’ that makes some chefs a ‘hit’ was in focus at Fins Restaurant last week.
Mungo’s Crossword N021
To fill out this crossword online a you need a browser or PDF viewer that is able to fill out PDF forms. If it doesn’t work in your browser try downloading it and viewing in Adobe Reader or Acrobat...
Reconciliation Week 2014
Held every year between May 27 and June 3, Reconciliation Week marks the anniversaries of two very important Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders anniversaries.
Sydney developer buys into West Byron
Prominent Sydney CBD property developer Terry Agnew has bought a sizeable portion of the West Byron project, prompting claims by the residents that the ‘locally-owned’ aspect of the development now has little relevance.
Big weekend for Byron Shire union
In a local derby blockbuster, all three of the shire’s union teams descended on the rec grounds in Byron Bay for a rainy day event on Saturday.
Tony works through the five stages of grief
The one certain thing about Tony Abbott’s first budget is that it has produced a lot of unhappiness, and not only among his political opponents, writes Mungo MacCallum.
