Brookfarm’s muesli pouches are about to all become recyclable in the yellow bin using groundbreaking new technology, developed from their research, that revolutionises the recycling of such ‘pouches’.
Jim Gamack, Secretary – Tweed Heads ALP Branch At the March 2022 meeting of the Tweed Heads Branch of the ALP it was resolved to call on the Minister for Communications, Mr Paul Fletcher (MP), to institute an inquiry...
This year’s Byron Writers Festival, is set to take place August 26—28 at a new location, North Byron Parklands in Yelgun.
NSW Nationals MLC Ben Franklin was recently pressured over his lack of consultation with Indigenous custodians regarding the contentious Dunoon Dam proposal.
Interviewing Scott Ludlam is hard – it’s a case of who gets to ask the most questions. Ludlam is intensely interested in the unfolding situation in Lismore on the eve of the second town-centre evacuation in a month, and he wants to know why – ‘Why is this happening?’.
The NSW Planning Minister, Anthony Roberts (Liberal), has avoided honouring his 2019 commitment to cap holiday letting to 90 days in parts of Byron Shire
The Bangalow Film Festival is moving its screenings to the A&I Hall to keep you cosy and covered from April 10 till 14.
Cudgen resident, small business owner, and Surf Life Saving volunteer, Nathan Jones, has put himself forward for the upcoming federal election as an Independent.
Fears of yet another damaging deluge in and around the Shire this week are easing, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) predicting heavy falls for Friday only.
Floods, pandemics, 11th-hour ministerial interventions… Bluesfest seems to have copped it all over the past three years. Now, finally, it seems the show will go on. Despite parts of the Bluesfest site at Tyagarah going under during last week’s torrential downpour,...
You are welcome to visit, but we are in this conflicted position you see. Our community depends on you coming here. Our businesses need you. But could you help us out? Maybe, instead of us looking for other options for our region’s homeless, maybe you could bring a tent with you? Hire an RV? Bring a caravan? Hell, why not buy one and leave it here!
L.A.B was formed in 2017 by drummer and producer, Brad Kora, following his split from much-loved New Zealand dub/electronic stalwarts ‘Kora’. L.A.B also comprises brother Stu (also of Kora), Joel Shadbolt (Batucada Sound Machine), former Katchafire bassist Ara Adams-Tamatea, and keyboardist Miharo Gregory....
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Cape Byron Distillery, home of Australia’s beloved Brookie’s Byron Gin, has joined B Corp, a global movement of community-focused businesses and organisations certified to have sustainable and ethical business practices. If your friends were previously sceptical when you suggested a...
If you are looking for a special cut flower you won’t find in any florist, or something unique for an occasion, your first stop should be Liz Lualdi’s Byron Bay Blue Lotus stall at Mullumbimby Farmers Market. The aquatic flowers,...
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