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![]( "Christian music")
![]( "SAE helps young DJ find his groove")
![]( "Cinema Review: Paris Can Wait")
![]( "Culture Roundup: Thursday 3 August, 2017")
![]( "Tex Talks")
![]( "Live Music Roundup : Wednesday 2 August, 2017")
![]( "Durrumbul causeway collapses")
![]( "Byron Shire councillors back in action this Thursday")
![]( "The life and times of Jimmy Barnes")
![]( "Movie nights for youth at SGB")
![]( "Book Reviews by Byron Bay Public School Students")
![]( "Local groups help refugees learn to swim in Lismore")
![]( "Cinema Review: War for the Planet of the Apes")
![]( "Cr calls for federal action on coastal hazards")
![]( "Race to register for Charge is on")
![]( "Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Australia has lost its voice")
![]( "Bombers shot down by dogged Devils")
![]( "Ben named lifeguard of the year")
![]( "17-day Surf Fest underway at Tweed")
![]( "Short-handed Shores win first division")
![]( "Left Bankers claim back-to-back wins in Shand Cup")
![]( "Amelie wins at regional Eisteddfod")
![]( "Plants love dessert too")
![]( "Hungry for funds")
August 2, 2017
In this Issue:
Christian music
Sunshine Coast-based Christian Patey has just released his latest and most ethereal track, Can’t Get Enough.
SAE helps young DJ find his groove
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.
Cinema Review: Paris Can Wait
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.
Culture Roundup: Thursday 3 August, 2017
The laughs keep coming at the Byron Brewery with Comedy in the Garden warming up those winter woes.
Tex Talks
Tex is a funny prick. In an industry full of people who take themselves SO seriously, Perkins is a breath of fresh air.
Live Music Roundup : Wednesday 2 August, 2017
Doni Raven & the Collective Insanity present original music accompanied by live painting and projection by abstract artist Hamish Gordon.
Durrumbul causeway collapses
A garbage truck was the straw that broke the causeway’s back last Monday at 8.30am.
Byron Shire councillors back in action this Thursday
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.
The life and times of Jimmy Barnes
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 of...
Movie nights for youth at SGB
Youth movie nights are starting up on the first Friday of the month at the South Golden Beach Community Centre.
Book Reviews by Byron Bay Public School Students
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.” Imagine having your father taken...
Local groups help refugees learn to swim in Lismore
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.
Cinema Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
Following on from Rise of (2011) and Dawn of (2014), Matt Reeves’s film completes what has been a brilliant and unexpectedly profound trilogy.
Cr calls for federal action on coastal hazards
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.
Race to register for Charge is on
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.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Australia has lost its voice
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
Bombers shot down by dogged Devils
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, the...
Ben named lifeguard of the year
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...
17-day Surf Fest underway at Tweed
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 win...
Short-handed Shores win first division
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 little....
Minor pairs finalist determined at Mullum Bowlo
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 of...
Left Bankers claim back-to-back wins in Shand Cup
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 the...
Amelie wins at regional Eisteddfod
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...
Plants love dessert too
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 hopes...
Hungry for funds
‘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...
