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Cinema: The Creator
The Creator – against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
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BES rejects Ramsey’s proposal to leave conservation zones to private landholders
Ballina Environment Society (BES) has come out strongly against conservative independent Ballina Councillor Eva Ramsey’s proposal to have private property owners ‘opt in’ to conservation zones.
Another wallaby death on beach prompts calls on dog owners
A Byron local says a dead wallaby found on Belongil beach last Saturday had all the hallmarks of a dog attack, and is calling on the public to be more vigilant and for authorities to step up to help protect native wildlife.
Byron homeless hub forced to cut vital services
Byron’s only homeless hub says it has to reduce services owing to an increase in demand and a lack of government funding.
‘We have never seen a year like this’
Antarctica’s sea ice has reached its annual maximum – a record low – and has started to recede as temperatures warm during spring.
Sustainable and regenerative farming
Aussie farmers are a particularly fine vintage. In fact, the average age of an Australian farmer is between 50 and 60 years old. This is the result of a number of interconnected social, economic and ecological challenges that typically inhibit the success of aspiring farmers.
Epic beats in October
Epic beats and making a difference are what it’s all about at October’s Nudge Nudge Wink Wink: The Ultimate Party with a Conscience!
Stories about "gurus":
Mandy Nolan’s Soap Box #190 Get a guru
Mandy has the solution to all Life's hard question - go get a guru - and she gives a handy run-down on all the possible guru-options out there. WATCH VIDEO
Byron Echo
Lucky, Lucky, Friday the 13th encore!
Experience the enchantment once again – The Magic of the Mundane returns to the Byron Theatre for an encore performance that promises to be nothing short of extraordinary. Written by the brilliant Mikey Bryant of Mt Warning and brought to life by the captivating Elodie Crowe, with the mesmerising accompaniment of Tara Lee Byrne on the cello, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
Byron Echo
Bluesfest 2024 – here we go!
Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM, says it’s Bluesfest Byron Bay’s 35th birthday next Easter, and as usual they’ll be rolling out multiple artist announcements over the coming months – here’s a couple of names you might know…
Entertainment News
The Almighty Sometimes
The Drill Hall was built in 1916 as home to the Mullumbimby Platoon of the 41st Battalion. It was later converted into a theatre in the 1970s. Over the years the interior was modified with the addition of a stage and raked seating installed in 2016. Thanks to a grant from Regional Development Australia and support from North Coast Events, AAE Industries and JC Coastal Construction, it has now been converted into a modern Black Box Theatre.
Sport
Athlete clears hurdle to high perfomance centre
Blade Thompson from the Tweed Little Athletics Centre has been selected to be part of the National High-Performance Camp held in the Gold Coast...
