←Volume 30
January 20, 2016
In this Issue:
Cinema Review : Goosebumps
https://youtu.be/7Cn716jv61s By John campbell Unless you’re lucky enough to have a reviewer’s comp, paying to see a flick on the big screen (which is the way filmmakers always want their work to be seen) is a bit of a wallet-gouge (especially...
Culture Roundup – January 22, 2016
Power Picnic Enova Community Energy is celebrating the successful capital raising to commence Australia‘s first community owned renewable energy retailer by inviting investors, supporters and their families to a picnic on Saturday. With entertainment, children’s activities and information stalls. Be...
Cinema Review: Carol
https://youtu.be/kECQwBOkltY By John Campbell It’s not uncommon for anticipation to put the mock on what might have otherwise been an uplifting and rewarding experience. Patricia Highsmith, more than just creating Ripley, wrote novels of edgy foreboding peopled by characters with jagged,...
Making Aussie blues and roots the real thing
The past five years have been an incredible musical journey for Russell Morris, the man whose songwriting genius captured our imagination with The Real Thing in 1969. Fast forward 40-plus years and to his current offering – a trilogy...
The importance of eating before exercise
Many athletes put a lot of emphasis on the pre-event meal, believing it is the key element to performance.
Surf series begins on the Goldy
Australian and international elite junior surfers will converge on the Gold Coast on January19 and 20 for the first of seven qualifying Subway Surf Series Pro Junior events.
Country Surf Life Saving Championships launched
The hard work has been done, now it is the competitors’ time to shine – that’s the message the organising committee of the 2016 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships had at the official launch ceremony held last Thursday.
PLTS flying high at the Northern
Following the release of their brand-new single On & On, Byron Bay’s PLTS (Pilots) have unveiled a run of summer dates. Backing up their recent performances, PLTS will be returning for a set of special co-headline shows with Brisbane...
Live Music Roundup – January 21, 2016
Sunday Safari back at the Beach Join the Sunday Safari crew at the Beach Hotel for some party time. The lineup features Skream – the pioneer of the original dubstep scene. Widely acclaimed by fans and the industry alike, Skream’s...
Life in Byron’s squatter camps
Squatter camps in the hinterland surrounding Byron Bay are illegal, but easy to find; behind the main strip, Jonson Street, walk a few metres inland, and tents appear.
Giving movies the flick
Australia’s leading Academy-accredited short-film festival turns 25 this year and, after its premiere at the Bondi Pavilion, makes its first stop on the 50-plus-date tour to Mullumbimby. The Echo spoke with festival director Bronwyn Kidd about this iconic event. What...
Big Tweed developer fined over Cobaki estate breaches
Developers of the Cobaki Estate on the Tweed coast have been slapped with ‘the maximum possible fine for failing to protect environmentally sensitive areas as required by its conditions of approval.’
Where art and nature converge
An initiative by artist Orly Faya in partnership with local Mindjinbal man Gavin Ivey has produced some stunning images. But now they need some support for the project to continue.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox – Marrying Mr Murdoch
It was with some relief that I read of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall’s engagement. At least now he’ll leave me alone.
Bolt Hole: Unique new Byron bar and restaurant
The Bolt Hole is a unique new Byron Bay bar and restaurant that has just opened near the Byron Surf Club, at the beach end of Fletcher Street. Fitted out with green Chesterfields, a six-metre tarnished-copper bar, reclaimed materials...
Stallholders riled after Byron markets cancelled
A last-minute cancellation by the Byron Market management for last Sunday’s market at the Butler Street Reserve has left stallholders upset, confused and without expected earnings.
