←Volume 31
July 20, 2016
In this Issue:
Cinema Review: Goldstone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWbk3-gEBRU The dot paintings of Indigenous Australia are generally interpreted as maps of country, as though seen from the air. Ivan Sen makes his own visual reference to them through numerous shots from high in the sky in his outback...
Cinema Review: Sing Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYk2Vx1z6lk Who would ever have suggested that the eighties were loaded with such great music? This movie – adorable, exuberant and heart-swelling in every way – is set in Dublin, 1985. Fifteen year-old Connor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) is transferred to a...
There’s something about Andy…
Andy Saunders is one hell of a comedian. One of the brightest new voices in Indigenous comedy, Andy is proving himself to be a force to be reckoned with. When I was a kid all I wanted was… To have an...
Big Music for our favourite little festival
This week Mullum Music Festival made their first artist announcement for what is to be their ninth event. Lovingly grown, nurtured with patience and belief, this ‘little’ festival has certainly taken root and grown its own distinctive brand. Festival director Glenn...
Live Music Roundup: Thursday 21 July, 2016
French babies Recently ARIA-nominated Baby et Lulu bring their six-piece band to the Byron Centre for a show of gorgeous French music, full of joie de vivre, seductive harmony, and that Baby et Lulu je ne sais quoi! Goodridge and Dobson combine their amazing...
From Wollumbai to Wollumbin
Nash Chambers brings country music to Murwillumbah Nestled in the shadow of the iconic Mt Wollumbin, the subtropical and picturesque Murwillumbah is to play host to the Tweed Valley Country Roots Festival, bought to you by Australia’s most loved country...
Barbarian Days: rediscovering surfing’s primal thrill
Surfing only looks like a sport. To devotees, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a mental and physical study, a passionate way of life. William Finnegan, first started surfing as a young boy in California and Hawaii. Barbarian...
Finnegan’s wake leads back to the secret garden
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan Review by Rusty Miller ‘Only a surfer knows the feeling’ is a major surf corporation’s one-liner. If there were ever a book I would recommend to someone who does not surf and wishes...
Skaters on deck for Rukkus
Joey Cormack won the open division from a field of 78 competitors in the Rukkus skateboard competition in Mullumbimby on the weekend. The strong field included eight girls and a total of 22 competitors in the under-12s, and was one...
Mullumbimby woman helps take netball to Indonesia
The Netball Indonesia Project aims to empower young Indonesian women by introducing them to netball and has been developed by Mullumbimby local Meshia Grant and good friend Rebecca Lambert. Bringing a new sport to Indonesia will promote women’s participation in...
Junior dominates tennis circuit
New Brighton tennis protégé Caspian Tuckwell was a finalist in both the singles and doubles at the NSW Country Championships held in Forster earlier this month. His continued strong showing in his under-10 age group in both NSW and Queensland...
Undermanned Devils worn down by Raiders after epic struggle
John Campbell Rugby League is the toughest sport, with no quarter given or asked. So to win any game, it helps a lot if you’ve got an entire team of fresh players taking the field. Such wasn’t the case at Cabarita...
Byron Rams crush Casino Cobras in run to finals
Dogwhistle The Northern Hotel Byron Bay Rams turned up the heat in their run to the finals with a convincing win over Casino Cobras at the Rec Grounds on Sunday. The Reserve Rams annihilated their visiting challengers with another double-figures result...
Planned retreat defendable, say Byron council staff
A Byron Shire Council staff presentation to last year’s NSW coastal conference has put forward a supporting argument for planned retreat at Belongil, claiming that it is a legitimate position that the council can defended in court.
Culture Roundup: Wednesday 20 July, 2016
Australian National Theatre Live! Enjoy a special screening of David Williamson’s Emerald City at the Byron Bay Theatre and Community Centre on Sunday. This is the launch of the new Australian company, Australian National Theatre, Live. ANTLive co-founder Grant Dodwell (A...
Mandy Nolan’s Soap Box: Dying to be funny
Apparently I am likely to die prematurely. Well, at the very least a few years sooner than comedic or serious actors. A recent study shows that the funnier you are as a comedian, the shorter your lifespan is. Standup...
Earth’n’Sea Pizza 40th anniversary
Remember a time back in 1976 when it seemed like Earth ’n’ Sea pizza and Mexican Mick’s were the only two places in town? The pizza place, started by Bill Wheatley and Ian Hamilton 40 years ago, and immediately...
Special recipe
By Julie Ray I was told by a friend that you can get a delicious recipe for dinner just by entering all the ingredients that you have in your fridge into a program on a website that she gave me. I...
A forage then a feast
Sample Food Festival’s opening ticketed lunch is now on sale. Always a popular lead-in to the festival (of which The Echo is again a proud sponsor), this year’s lunch will be one to remember. Harvest’s ‘chief forager’ Peter Hardwick has...
Jemma’s spiritual ceremony
Jemma from Naked Treaties, having just returned from taking groups with her teachers on spiritual pilgrimage through the Andes of Peru, will be sharing a sacred Mayan cacao ceremony at Splendour in the Grass in the Bohemian Lounge. ‘Working...
