At the last meeting of Ballina Council, Greens councillors Kiri Dicker and Erin Karsten were successful in encouraging renewed support for music and the arts in the Northern Rivers, following SCU's recent decision to discontinue undergraduate arts programs.
As opening night approaches this Thursday, audiences are getting a glimpse of the creative energy fueling 10 Minutes of Fame at the Drill Hall Theatre in Mullumbimby.
The pressure is on NSW government development agency, Landcom, to explain how their plans for a large 32-unit proposal to replace a busy Mullum car park are achievable.
Just as Hamburg was the crucible that forged the Beatles, a venue where they honed their craft with marathon six to seven hour sessions, sometimes performing seven nights a week, it takes a special artist to thrive in such an environment. It was a place that sorted the truly talented from the rest. Fast forward half a century, and one of the East Coast’s most cherished acts, Tommy Memphis, found his own crucible in Ibiza, where he spent five northern hemisphere summers.
Owners of the former Bright Side Clinic in Byron’s Sunrise estate say they’re hopeful of formalising a lease to a new general medical clinic before the end of the year.
Local councils are on the front line of managing resources and the environment and are in a position to implement practical on-the-ground changes to protect the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and plan for the impacts of the changing climate.
Richard Jones’s Echo articles are always a good read. Last week he questioned how Albanese’s Labor government will convince voters that they’ll be worse...
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative was marked on December 3, with Byron Shire Council taking part in the global project that recognises the International Day of People with Disability.
