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Haven turns one: a three-day celebration

Haven’s story starts with a supermarket. The venue at 102 Jonson Street occupies the former Woolworths building, a site presented as a temporary home for music and community, before the building is eventually redeveloped. Instead of hiding that impermanence, the team made it the point. The space was built entirely from salvaged materials, turning a commercial site into a cultural one which is reminiscent of a futuristic Pan-Asian set from Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell.

Other News

Rejecting the politics of hate

Have you ever lived in such turbulent times? We really don’t know what to expect from one day to the next. With such uncertainty it is difficult to plan ahead.

Clifford Street DA

Clifford Street: Three affordable homes and a bigger housing question. The Clifford Street DA has divided Suffolk Park, but I...

Farm-worker housing and micro-abattoirs emerge as Byron agriculture priorities

Farm-worker housing, better access to farmland and small-scale abattoirs have emerged as priorities in a Byron Council survey examining how to support local agriculture.

57 Station Street approved

Last Thursday, 22 October, the Northern Regional Planning Panel unanimously approved the amended 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby development application by Landcom on the Byron Shire Council (BSC) owned site.

On the brink: beach-nesting birds

Perched on the edge of the Brunswick River estuary, binoculars poised, Jan and I are searching for beach-nesting birds. It’s a magnificent morning in early spring and these birds are starting to build their nest scrapes in the sand.

Man charged over firearm and pursuit in a stolen car

NSW Police say a man – wanted by virtue of two outstanding warrants – has been charged after a firearm and stolen car were allegedly seized following a pursuit near Coraki.

Stories about "fire":

Police release statement on Tamar Street fire

NSW Police have released a statement on the recent fire in Ballina, which damaged a public housing complex and led to the evacuation of residents.

Woman suffers critical burns in house fire

A woman has been critically injured while a second person has been treated for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Coffs Harbour.

Mullum Scout Hall fire overnight

At 1.45am this morning the NSW Fire and Rescue Mullumbimby Station 388 Sans and Brunswick Station 240 were called to a fire at the Mullumbimby Scout Hall.

Byron rail master’s cottage destroyed in fire

The historic Byron Bay rail master’s cottage was all but destroyed in a fire over the weekend, with the cause still unknown.

Man accused of Pottsville arson on bail

A 45-year-old man has received bail after police accused him of setting fire to the Pottsville rental property he was living in.

Busy Bangalow bridge still not fully fixed

Nearly three months after fire damaged Bangalow’s Byron Creek Bridge, engineers are still trying to assess repair options.

Byron Creek Bridge still closed

The Byron Creek Bridge at Bangalow is to remain closed until further notice and will likely only reopen to light traffic.

Byron Creek Bridge closed this week

Bangalow’s Byron Creek Bridge is to remain closed until at least Friday this week, with staff saying investigations into its structural integrity are continuing after a recent fire.

Be cautious of illegal e-scooters and e-bikes this Christmas

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is calling on prospective e-scooter and e-bike buyers this Christmas to purchase from reputable suppliers and avoid illegal or modified devices, which can void insurance coverage and pose serious fire risks.

Mystery motorist puts out peak-hour highway fire

A quick-thinking driver on the Bruxner Highway managed to pull over, get out and extinguish flames coming from a crashed car in peak-hour traffic last Friday.

Legend Groove Terminator at the Nudge

Nudge Nudge Wink Wink returns to the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday with Australian dance music icon Groove Terminator headlining fresh local talent and our beloved residents – all ready to deliver a serious dose of dance delight, all while supporting youth mental health organisation Human Nature Adventure Therapy.

Cinema: 500 Miles

Is it even possible to not love a film with Bill Nighy? Well, no! In this beautiful, sweeping and life-affirming adventure that celebrates the human spirit, 500 Miles follows a broken family that must come together when two young boys, Charlie and Finn, run away from home in England to reach their beloved but estranged grandfather (Nighy) on the west coast of Ireland.

A new season on the plate at The Imperial Hotel

As summer approaches, the Imperial Hotel in Murwillumbah has once again let the seasons shape what’s on the plate.

Stone fruit season has arrived!

There’s something special about biting into a perfectly ripe peach or nectarine, with juice running down your chin and the taste of summer in every mouthful. Stone fruit season is now underway, and local grower Rajesh Kumar is bringing a beautiful selection of fresh fruit to the farmers’ markets.