Julian Assange has been locked away for 13 years. In that time he could have raised a baby to teenagerhood or done a medical degree, internship, residency, GP training, and had a year unleashed on the public under his belt. In that time he could have served three terms as the Australian Prime Minister.
There will be a celebration of Maggi Luke’s wild and colourful life at the Pass this coming Saturday 27 August – drop in if you dare!
Byron Shire residents never cease to amaze. Some of the most intelligent people lurk in the hinterlands and suburbs, plugging away at their profession, largely out of the public eye.
It is important to defend and preserve community social sustainability. That is why we need to fend off the Norths Collective takeover of Bangalow Bowlo.
Wollongbar-Alstonville, Bangalow, Lennox Head and Ballina have all claimed top four places on the Far North Coast rugby first-grade premiership ladder and will contest finals next weekend.
Jason Cook and Max Tatam have won the Mullumbimby Rural Co-op and Whites Rural Classic 2022 golf tournament held at the Mullumbimby course on Saturday, 13 August.
Ballina Hockey Club will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a reunion birthday party on 17 September.
Resilience NSW should place the pods/caravans at the properties of those affected. I’d rather be in a pod on my own drive/garden than moved to a place where I’m not wanted. A Hunter, Bangalow
We have lived on our small farm for over 20 years and until recently had koalas visit and use the ‘koala corridor’ past our property. The previous owners resided for some 20 years and told us about the koalas...
Splendour in the Grass should be the subject of an independent inquiry covering the ecological, safety and social impacts of the troubled festival, a Byron Councillor says.
A major sewer main at Council’s Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) burst last week in Byron, affecting residents.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet quietly inspected temporary pod construction works in Prince Street, Mullumbimby last Thursday.
Residents east of the railway line in Mullumbimby have every reason to be irate – peak flood levels do rise when fill is introduced into a floodplain. This is a hydrological fact, sadly denied by authorities like Resilience NSW. Denying...
Local flood film, Out of the Mud, is a feature-length documentary featuring firsthand accounts from local Northern Rivers residents following the catastrophic floods of 2022.
Right now ex-Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the most hated man in the Liberal party. He has broken the trust of his nation. He has deceived his own party. He has given satirists, bored with the well-meaning and benign Albo, a small renaissance into the narcissism of old. He’s memed himself into the history books.
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This month’s Ballina RSL Big Gig features Katrina Davidson. Question: Who has 24 years’ comedy experience, tells brilliant stories and keeps the laughs coming, no matter who is in the audience? Answer: This lady… Kat is like an old friend you haven’t...
Singer songwriter Jerome Williams is a Northern NSW local and he has growing a league of hard core fans. Jerome’s music is melodic, percussive, funky, rock-based roots. With a unique guitar playing and vocal style, Jerome seamlessly fuses elements of...
The iconic Grand Pacific House, nestled in the Byron Bay hinterland town of Newrybar has opened its doors. A collective of local artists and designers, each a storyteller in their own right, have found a home in this beautifully...
Did you know that some of the live local events are real-world classrooms where up-and-coming creatives learn as part of their work placements for their degrees at SAE Creative Media Institute? SAE General Manager, Dr Luke McMillan said that, ‘SAE’s...
Cosmic Creek, the 24-year-old Californian event that celebrates surfing’s transition years of the 1970s and ’80s, is coming to Byron Bay next month as part of the Byron Bay Surf Festival. Cosmic Creek is the brainchild of Californian surf industry...
Hailing from the inner Brisbane suburb of West End, Kurilpa Reach have forged their own path in Australia’s music scene. The original five lads of Kurilpa Reach: singer/saxophonist, Luke Miskimmin; guitarists, Loughlin Craig and Will Murphy; and Pablo Burdell on...
Victoria Cosford Their beef rendang is Louis Tikaram’s favourite spicy dish. The Brisbane-based chef (of Stanley restaurant) was recently quoted in Gourmet Traveller magazine, describing it as ‘spicy and amazing’ and ‘the perfect breakfast when I’m home visiting my family...
Simon Haslam Some combinations just work really well, such as small share plates with chilli/coriander/Asian flavours and beer, so it’s no surprise that the plant-based modern Asian menu of Yulli’s Byron Bay, the restaurant started by quirky brewery Yulli’s Brews,...
Simon Haslam How many businesses give away half of their profits to genuine carbon-reduction projects? Not many. But popular locally-produced ‘We the Many’ gourmet breakfast cereal is leading the way with a unique business model that does exactly that. They’ve...
