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Rochdale Theatre, Lismore | Kohinur Hall, Main Arm | 21 June – 14 July | $20-25 A Fire is Coming Out of the depths of magical Scottish lore comes the story of Janet Horne, the last woman to be accused of witchcraft and... Read More →
Bellingen Festival | 12–15 July Z-Star is the basis of a kaleidoscope of music projects by frontwoman, singer/songwriter, drummer, guitarist and producer Zee Gachette. This year Z-star will beam into Australia for Zee’s most epic tour to date. With shows up... Read More →
Gringo Nash and Joel Edgerton, the brothers from Blacktown, in Sydney’s West, have combined in a glossy scam-flick that has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and an acceptable infusion of graphic violence to ensure that the tone... Read More →
HMS Pinafore Ballina Players Theatre | 1-15 July | 7.00pm | $15-25 From next week the Ballina Players are presenting a Gilbert & Sullivan classic, HMS PINAFORE, which is directed and choreographed by Jaime Sheehan with musical directors Warwick Binney... Read More →
Local community energy company Enova has received a thumbs-up for its new ‘solar garden’ plan from none other than Mark Butler, the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
A Joint Regional Planning Panel public meeting on West Byron will be held before the panel receives feedback from Byron Shire Council or any of the thousands of public submissions.
The Rails | Friday 15 June | FREE Tweed musician Matthew Armitage is a master of the blues and roots genre with his incredible new album New Tide out now. You’re a great lover of nature and solitude. Why do... Read More →
It’s not only letter-writing that has gone the way of the dodo in our miasmic digital age. Ironically, as more people than ever take pictures with their phones (millions every minute – if you didn’t snap it, it didn’t happen),... Read More →
The Spiderbait Story Once upon a time there were three friends. They lived in a country town in rural NSW called Finley. Janet played a mean bass guitar, Whitty was wild on guitar and Kram, well, Kram was one of... Read More →
Raising money to help children find positive ways to address bullying, Marlena May Katene will be jumping out of an aeroplane from 15,000 feet on Saturday June 16. And this is no normal jump – Marlena has cerebral palsy.
Craig Laundy, the federal minister responsible for business-incubator programs, has absolved himself from any responsibility regarding NORTEC's decision to sell off incubator sites and axe its programs.
A roundup of this weeks music events for Byron and beyond
Legal advice is about to become a whole lot more affordable, with the launch of Barefoot Law, a new legal clinic on Tuesday July 3 at the Mullum Neighbourhood Centre.
Matt Damon spotting is becoming a bit like whale watching around here. In fact I’ve seen Matt three times this year already and haven’t seen one whale. It’s weird seeing famous people – it’s hard to have a natural conversation.
The 2018 Australian Marbles Championships were decided at Brunswick Heads last Sunday in tough, close contests. ‘There was good competition in all three events even though numbers were down on previous years,’ organiser Mary Ashton said. ‘Maybe the changed venue... Read More →
By Vivienne Pearson Last time I was at Barrio, it was in the final stages of construction before opening as part of the Habitat, the new neighbourhood of live/work spaces, gallery-style shops and co-working. This time, I was there to... Read More →
In a hard-fought encounter the Mullumbimby Giants scored a late try to seal a comeback victory over the Byron Bay Red Devils in rugby league’s local derby played last Friday night. The Giants came away from Byron Bay with the... Read More →
Byron Bay’s Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart will be looking forward to going to La Jolla, California later this year after it was just announced by the International Surfing Association (ISA) that the 2018 edition of the Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing... Read More →
By Vivienne Pearson Pick the odd word out of the following list: Burger. Chips. Beer. Alcoholic milkshake. Locally made soda. Spider. Energy bowl. Vegan options. Game of pool. The answer? None of the above. All of these, and more, are... Read More →
Chris Gee won the Teven Golf Club Men’s Division nine-hole Stableford competition last Saturday. It was the third of six rounds making up the 2018 Point Score Championship. Terry Prendergast was the runner-up on countback with 19 points. Ball... Read More →
Sunday’s sunshine had Lomath Oval glowing like a debutante’s blush, a fitting scene for what was to be a history-making day in local sporting subculture. Interest in the cricket competition with just the right mix of friendly rivalry and inclusiveness... Read More →
Jamie Lyon beer match in Ballina Ballina RSL are hosting the first of many beverage, food and in-conversation events. The club are pleased to announce that on June 22 Little Creatures ambassador Paul Daley will be matching beers to executive... Read More →
It may be sheer fantasy, wishful thinking. But in the last week the torpor of politics appeared to lift a little; there were signs that progress might not be stalled forever in the coalition party room in Canberra.
