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Shane Sylvanspring, Mullumbimby
I want to congratulate and applaud Cr Paul Spooner, Mayor Simon Richardson, and planning staff for supporting and...
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Interview with Dave Callan
Dave Callan is a big hairy Irish bloke. He’s funny. You would have seen him on Rove and heard him on Triple J – but now you get to see him dance! With backup dancers and a show full of spectacular choreography and a hairy Viking, catch A–Z of Dance at Byron Comedy Fest. Dave told us a little more…
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Byron’s Back
‘Byron’s dead’. That’s the statement that I often hear. Or ‘I never go there anymore it’s lost’ or ‘Byron died years ago’. It always makes me feel a bit sad and defensive. I have such a love for this place, although I curse it when I get stuck in snaking traffic at 8am on a weekday morning or I can’t find a park near where I am going.
MVP is its own award
It’s easy to get excited about Byron’s new MVP restaurant in Lawson St – it’s not only got standout dishes such as Blue Spirulina Linguine with blue swimmer crab and Yamba prawns, and Fettuccine al Ragù with Hayters Hill beef ragù sauce, feta and baby peas, but it’s also all sustainably sourced from local growers, available in takeaway (even delivered if you’re close to town) and more than half of the menu is plant-based.
Head-on crash car traveling in wrong direction
Police say that two men are in hospital after an accident on the M1 overnight, when emergency services responded to reports of a crash involving two cars near Clothiers Creek
Sally Flannery discovers dark side of ‘Lovemore’
Since declaring her interest in running for Lismore Council, local woman Sally Flannery has been subjected to sustained attacks, both online and upon her property.
Could pyrolysis help solve the plastics crisis?
Philippe Dupuy from the Lismore Environment Centre thinks there is a role for pyrolysis technology in dealing with the global plastic waste dilemma, with new technology making it possible to turn plastic waste into a useful resource.
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Holiday fun with Grow Make Eat at Tweed museum
The school holidays can often present a challenge as far as keeping the kids entertained, especially indoors, but the Tweed Regional Museum has come up with a creative solution.
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Cartoon of the week – 21 April, 2021
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Byron Drag Racers World Record
The local AAA Racing motorcycle team have set a new world record in 100cc class, as well as a top national speed in 50cc class at the recent Australian Speed Week held at Salt Lake Gairdner, South Australia.
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Your Local Club Academy Games
The North Coast Academy of Sport prepared its largest squad ever to compete at the 2021 Your Local Club Academy Games, held in the Hunter region last weekend.
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Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 21 April, 2021
Check out entertainment listings for the week, with music, dance, cinema and all sorts events happening in and around the Byron Shire
