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Sunshine Coast-based Christian Patey has just released his latest and most ethereal track, Can’t Get Enough.
Nineteen-year-old student and aspiring DJ from SAE Byron, Karime Baylis, has won a spot at a national DJ Academy in Brisbane. Only 90 were chosen from more than 3,000 applicants. This was quite a testament to Karime’s talent and the skills he’s learnt at SAE.
Obviously, being a Coppola makes it easier to get a director’s gig. Eleanor (wife of Francis) has provided us with a movie that is both a puerile and glossy travelogue of business-class France and a terminally boring homage to gluttony and pomposity.
The laughs keep coming at the Byron Brewery with Comedy in the Garden warming up those winter woes.
Tex is a funny prick. In an industry full of people who take themselves SO seriously, Perkins is a breath of fresh air.
Doni Raven & the Collective Insanity present original music accompanied by live painting and projection by abstract artist Hamish Gordon.
A garbage truck was the straw that broke the causeway’s back last Monday at 8.30am.
After a chilly winter break, things are about to heat up for Byron Shire councillors with their first ordinary meeting for the second half of the year this Thursday at 9am.
Interview with Mandy Nolan “I didn’t write the story hoping for forgiveness. I wrote it hoping for life.” Prolific songwriter and performer, Jimmy Barnes has been a storyteller for more than 40 years, sharing his life and passions with Australians... Read More →
Youth movie nights are starting up on the first Friday of the month at the South Golden Beach Community Centre.
Grace Author: Morris Gleitzman Reviewed by: Billie Aitken-McGregor Class: Age 11 Byron Bay Public School “We were a happy family. We were bountiful. But it came to pass that I started doing sins. And that’s when all our problems began.”... Read More →
Thanks to funding from the Northern Rivers Community Foundation, St Vincent de Paul Society in Lismore through the North Coast Settlement Service has been able to conduct ongoing Kick Start swimming programs for former refugees.
Following on from Rise of (2011) and Dawn of (2014), Matt Reeves’s film completes what has been a brilliant and unexpectedly profound trilogy.
Byron Shire councillor Jan Hackett intends to call on councillors to throw the ball on coastal hazards into the federal government’s court at the council meeting this Thursday.
The moment everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived! The Chincogan Charge has officially launched its website and has opened and you can now register for the run.
Last week one of Australia’s most important musicians died. He didn’t trade on rockstar sexuality. He made money but he didn’t buy fancy cars or expensive real estate – his money went back to his community
John Campbell It’s a bit late in the day for Byron’s Red Devils to be showing their true colours, but it is immensely satisfying to see the boys at last rack up some hard-earned wins. Before a crowd of 3,814,... Read More →
Community-oriented Ben Mortimer (21) has been named as Ballina Lifeguard of the Year for 2016/17. Ben faced an extremely challenging situation on the second day of the patrol season when he was among the first on the scene of a... Read More →
Crystal Cylinders Competition will be stiff at the 2017 Australian Surf Festival underway on the Tweed Coast and set to run for a marathon 17 days. Interstate entrants will come up against a strong field of local athletes keen to... Read More →
Marc Patten (president) A chronic lack of numbers forced Shores to dig deep last week in round 18. The mighty sevens went out to Kyogle with just one sub. It was a tough grind with the Turkeys giving us very... Read More →
Michael Burke Ewin and Moroney are all set to take on Lumsden and Leeson in the Minor Pairs final at the Mullumbimby Bowling Club this weekend. The first semifinal of the minor pairs was played on Friday night in front... Read More →
Brian Mollet Shand series cricket took on shades of deliverance on Sunday as the competition’s most red-necked teams, Left Bank and Main Arm, faced off in the battle of the boondocks. You could almost smell the fried chicken and hear... Read More →
Amelie Pollock won the 14-years contemporary dance championship at the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts held last month. Amelie is from Dance Dynamics Byron Bay and competed against dancers from Coffs Harbour to the Gold Coast in the two-week annual... Read More →
By Vivienne Pearson Maybe because we tend to consider desserts as intrinsically bad for us, we are less careful about how sweet treats are made and what ingredients they have in them. A brand-new course offered by Byron Community College... Read More →
‘Eating vegan plant-based food is one of the simplest but most powerful and effective things you can do as an individual to help reduce environmental devastation,’ says local Anthea Amore, publisher of the cookbook Passion. She is asking for $40,000... Read More →
