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When musician John Butler started out he thought that he could ‘carry a guitar and amp and a swag and that I would be like a roving, gypsy minstrel around the country, a roving feral gypsy minstrel’. In a... Read More →
This week the humble men of Mullumgrad gather in song to raise money for the Mullum Neighbourhood Centre. Dustyesky are an anomaly – they could have easily not have happened. What other country town in Australia comes up with a concept to create a Russian choir because it’s too expensive to fly one in from Moscow?
Plans for an ‘informal amphitheatre’ in Railway Park in Byron’s CBD, along with other improvements, will be tabled at this Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting. Yet the notice of motion has been overshadowed again with claims of improper process and lack of consultation.
With he bushfire season upon us (‘the country is a tinderbox’ is Australian journalism’s equivalent of the ‘first swallow of spring’), this timely movie reminds us of the sacrifices that firefighters make to keep safe our lives and homes.
Women Like Us comedians Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs finish off a big year of touring with a show at the Ballina RSL. Putting a smile in your Xmas stocking, The Echo found out when it comes to Xmas spirit just who was naughty, and who was nice…
Local preschools have been inundated with calls from the parents of unvaccinated children trying to enrol their kids in care before tough new vaccination rules come into effect on December 31.
Local NSW Greens MP Tamara Smith has questioned Greens mayor Simon Richardson and his supportive councillors’ decision for paid parking in Bangalow.
The Knight of Daze Multi-award-winning singer/songwriter Kellie Knight and her 8-piece jazz/funk ensemble The Daze are here for their last home show for 2017 at Byron’s funkiest original music venue, The Rails this Friday.
Road reconstruction, recycling, flood recovery and roundabouts were significant projects delivered in the last financial year, says Byron Shire Council’s outgoing general manager Ken Gainger.
The other day my 8-year-old said that I swear too much. I was fucking shocked. I said ‘Really? What about your friends’ mums – do they swear?’ She said ‘No’. I responded in the only way a responsible mum of five can. ‘Get Fucked? Not at all? Shit.’
All that Glittas What is Glitta Supernova’s new show Bodymap? Why it’s psychedelic, satirical, personal and political storytelling, a hybrid mix of bent burlesque and experimental theatre that’s packed to the rafters with puns, punches and possibilities. Body Map is... Read More →
The much-anticipated Byron Bay solar train will be officially launched this Saturday. Public train rides from the North Beach platform on Bayshore Drive will run from 12.30 till 5pm, with live music and celebrations throughout the afternoon.
Mullumbimby Public School is now able to purchase musical instruments to continue to establish a school band thanks to donations from the The Byron Falls Music & Arts Festival.
Busy times have seen the finalist for the Club Fours determined at the Byron Bay Bowling Club. In the first semifinal Toby Schott, Werner Borkhardt, John Nasser and Bulla Burton got the win over Ken Rutgerson, Paul Bezrouchko, Dean Dhnaram... Read More →
Syl Reid The Bowlo are proving tough to beat and now sit two wins in front of the pack after another round of the Byron Bay Brewery Twilight Cricket competition. First up Rip Starters defeated TNR with Greeny and Barnesy... Read More →
Leigh Rickert won the 2017 Minor Singles at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Bowling Club over the weekend. Leigh took on Andrew Moroney and after nineteen ends only one shot separated the two players. But Rickert was able to pick up seven... Read More →
Football continues to be Australia’s largest club-based participation sport by a wide margin with almost half a million more participants than AFL and more than twice as many as cricket. Rugby League and Rugby Union do not make the list... Read More →
John McKay In a contest for third place in the Summer Youth League the Spell and the Gypsy Collective Byron Bay Wildcats travelled to Lennox Head for their final game and came away clear winners. Both teams were sitting equal... Read More →
After finishing the regular season with grandfinal wins the Mullumbimby-Brunswick Valley Football Club’s top female players contested the Summer Youth League and enjoyed more success Head coach Jonathan Flantz and assistant coach Lee Scriven combined some of the most talented... Read More →
Only six boats out of a fleet of 14 sailed by 25 crew were able to complete the fifth race of the Tweed Valley Sailing Club summer series as strong winds reaching up to 26 knots hit the Tweed River... Read More →
Crystal Cylinders Byron Bay’s Matt Wilkinson and Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy are preparing to surf at the Billabong Pipe Masters, which is the final event for 2017 and features a four-way World Title Showdown. Unfortunately neither of our local pro... Read More →
Ritchie Duncan The second criterium summer racing by the Byron Bay Cycling Club was held in great riding conditions and saw quick times last Sunday at the Byron Arts and Industry Estate circuit. In the main race A and B... Read More →
Passing The Farm on Friday, I decided to pop in for a taste of nature, viewed from the al fresco dining space at the Three Blue Ducks. I was in luck; they have just updated their cocktail menu, and top... Read More →
Scenic has spent more than 30 years creating unforgettable, handcrafted experiences for Australian travellers. Since launching its first coach tour along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, the company has introduced river cruise and land journeys that cover every continent on Earth,... Read More →
By Vivienne Pearson The name might be Butcher Baker but it’s a third ‘B’ – beer – where the dream started for the couple who returned to the region of their childhood to open a business. ‘It’s what we were... Read More →
