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![]( "Interview with Mullum Festival Performer, Tim Snider")
![]( "Council staff call for Tyagarah Beach nude bathing to be banned")
![]( "Culture in the Byron Shire and Beyond for the week beginning October 17, 2018")
![]( "Cinema Review: Bad Times at the El Royale")
![]( "Bangalow Public School’s own film festival")
![]( "Small business workshop offers skills and insights")
![]( "Affordable housing proposal for 22ha Mullumbimby site contested")
![]( "Byron Bypass costs blow out by $13.5 million")
![]( "Lighthouse run lights up Sam")
![]( "An interview with comedian Greg Fleet")
![]( "Cinema Review: In Like Flynn")
![]( "Council considers ‘disaster dashboard’ and climate emergency")
![]( "Draft Bangalow plan prioritises ‘walkability’ over development")
![]( "Live Music in the Byron Shire and Beyond for the week beginning October 17, 2018")
![]( "Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Mental As Anything")
![]( "Young Trojans win rugby festival in NZ")
![]( "Podium finishes for local body builders")
![]( "Byron Bay ready for Rugby sevens")
![]( "Five-year-old Byron surfer collects awards")
![]( "Fun run delivers for charity and community")
![]( "Basketball Set for Summer Season")
![]( "Pecans growing")
![]( "Miss Margarita")
October 17, 2018
In this Issue:
Interview with Mullum Festival Performer, Tim Snider
When inspiration comes, Tim Snider is working Mullum Music Festival | 15–18 Nov When US Tim Snider takes the stage magic happens. Many know him as the man on the wild electric violin with Nahko and the Medicine People. His playing...
Council staff call for Tyagarah Beach nude bathing to be banned
Nude bathing at Tyagarah Beach could be banned within weeks if councillors support Byron Council staff’s recommendation at today’s meeting to revoke the beach’s clothes-optional declaration.
Culture in the Byron Shire and Beyond for the week beginning...
Byron Latin Fiesta Byron Theatre, Community Centre and associated venues | 1–4 November The Byron Latin Feista welcomes Parisian dance teacher and choreographer Sabiha Bastide to Byron. She trained as a Kizomba instructor and studied by taking private lessons in Dominican...
Cinema Review: Bad Times at the El Royale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7wzBVARwaU There is a pronounced influence of the Coen brothers in writer/director Drew Goddard’s bizarro/noir bloodletting flick. Set in the sixties and heavily reliant on a fantastic, mostly Tamla Motown soundtrack, there are hellish flames and flashbacks, quirky characters and...
Bangalow Public School’s own film festival
Bangalow Public School students are preparing for their first Futurama Drama film festival, to be held October 23, 24 and 25.
Small business workshop offers skills and insights
The fourth and final Sourdough lunchtime workshop, as part of the popular 2018 small business series, will be held on Wednesday October 31 at the Elements of Byron Resort.
Affordable housing proposal for 22ha Mullumbimby site contested
Plans to rezone and develop 22 hectares of Council-owned land next to the Mullumbimby Community Gardens has seen increased resident resistance, and last week Council staff sought to calm the waters.
Byron Bypass costs blow out by $13.5 million
Plans to create a Byron Bay bypass along Butler Street, into wetland habitat and then joining Jonson and Browning Streets at Mitre 10, appear to be held up by the state government, as Byron Shire Council awaits determination for a $9.5m grant.
Lighthouse run lights up Sam
One of this year's recipients from the proceeds of the Byron Lighthouse Run, Samantha Bulmer, suffered a spinal rupture just before birth, which has left her partially paralysed ever since.
An interview with comedian Greg Fleet
The Good, The Bad and The Fleety The Big Gig – Ballina RSL | Thursday 25 Oct | 8pm | Free Greg Fleet in conversation with Mandy Nolan about The Good Son | The Drill Hall, Mullumbimby | Wednesday 24 Oct |...
Cinema Review: In Like Flynn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQpHMAEd8M In Like Flynn Scenes that run quick slow quick slow quick, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous, with not really much sublime in the mix, is generally a bankable MO for any action date-movie. For the life of me,...
Council considers ‘disaster dashboard’ and climate emergency
Byron Shire Council will tomorrow (October 18) consider how to keep residents better informed about natural disasters and whether it needs to expand existing climate-change mitigation strategies.
Draft Bangalow plan prioritises ‘walkability’ over development
A draft plan for Bangalow village will be on the table at Thursday’s Council meeting, and aims to set out residents’ aspirations for the village over the next 15 years.
Live Music in the Byron Shire and Beyond for the week...
Peter Bibby Hotel Great Northern | Friday | 9pm | 18.90 Australia’s foremost maverick poet Peter Bibby has just released his new single Work for Arseholes. The track features on his second studio album Grand Champion, which released this September via...
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Mental As Anything
The other day I realised that whenever I talk or write about mental health or people with lived experience that I talk about it as ‘other’. Like people with mental health issues are not me.
Young Trojans win rugby festival in NZ
The Lennox Head U/13 Trojans rugby team has just returned from New Zealand having achieved a rare feat in Australian rugby circles: beating the Kiwis and bringing back a winner’s trophy. The team flew to Queenstown to compete in the...
Podium finishes for local body builders
The My Own Gym team, including Ellie Borenstein, Jade Goldberg, Gaelle Jeanneau and Josh Hutchinson, have competed in the ICN state titles over the past few weeks. Each of them earnt a spot on the podium in their respective...
Byron Bay ready for Rugby sevens
Over 900 players from across Australia and the world will be taking part in the 29th Byron Bay Rugby 7s this weekend. The tournament features three competitions including men’s and women’s competitive and a men’s social. Action will take place over...
Five-year-old Byron surfer collects awards
At only five years old Leihani Kaloha Zoric from Byron Bay has been receiving high praise for her amazing performances on the waves. Fresh from a win in the U/6 Girls at the BL Blastoff in Sydney, Leihani showed she...
Fun run delivers for charity and community
The 2018 Byron Bay Lighthouse run was underpinned by great community spirit as roughly $20,000 was raised for charity as 500 runners braved the inclement weather last weekend. ‘We were pretty lucky with the rain. We only had a small...
Basketball Set for Summer Season
Jenny Ogle The Byron Bay Basketball Association has wound up another season with the top positions contested in all age groups from primary school to A-grade seniors. Congratulations to all our competing teams, and also big thanks to our referees. Winners Primary School...
Pecans growing
By S Haslam The northern rivers is well known for its macadamias, but many people are unaware that there is also a thriving pecan industry in our region. Pecans can be planted in land that is not suitable for macadamias,...
Miss Margarita
‘We usually have Margaritas on Thursdays but since it’s Tuesday, I’ll make an exception.’ Chelsea Handler By S Davey Miss Margarita is a colourful and upbeat Mexican bar and cantina at the beach end of Jonson Street with a buoyant, colourful...
