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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Behind the Velvet Rope
Some people get to experience life differently to the rest of us. We go out of our way to make sure things are better for them. These people tend to be super wealthy and privileged so they probably don’t need the extra curation. I wondered why we do this. I wondered what life must be like when it’s made slightly better than everyone else’s experience. When you belong to those eight seats at the front of the plane with champagne and clean toilets while the rest of us wait patiently for tea and water. Behind the velvet rope.
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State of the Hempire revealed at Nimbin MardiGrass
The state of the Hempire in the Northern Rivers is healthy. In the last two years many changes have come about, both strategically and tactically. Celebrate this weekend at the Nimbin MardiGrass.
Save Wallum fundraiser film night, May 5
In an effort to get a delegation of First Peoples and activists to Sydney and Canberra to lobby politicians to save Wallum from being bulldozed, Save Wallum will be holding a film night on Sunday, May 5 at the Picture House in Brunswick Heads.
Northern Rivers post-flood PTSD trial featuring MDMA approved
More than 200 people with post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the 2022 Northern Rivers floods and landslides are to receive support through a clinical trial.
Newrybar local takes third in Australia’s Greatest Horsewomen competition
Local equestrian Leah Van Ewijk has secured third place in the highly competitive Australian’s Greatest Horsewoman competition (AGHW), despite not having reliable access to an arena and making a 3,000-kilometre return trip to Victoria.
People power must prevail market failures
The Wallum fiasco exemplifies all that is wrong with our current neoliberal economic system, one that thrives on pitting nature and community against ‘progress and development’.
Record unfair – big fine for sign
Local small business operator, Matthew Bowden, aka the Vinyl Junkie, says he is shocked at a $1,500 Council fine after placing signage on the corner of Ewingsdale Road to direct record lovers to his recent Easter record fair at Ewingsdale Hall.
Stories about "Nathan Conroy":
Doing it for Dunkley
The eyes of Australia turn this week to the electorate of Dunkley in Victoria, historically the site of the Frankston riot and just down the road from where Harold Holt disappeared. Now it's the location of an all important federal by-election.
Byron Echo
Trilogy: New Wave
More than a decade has passed since the original Trilogy (2007), a classic surf film directed by one-time Suffolk Park resident and legendary surf filmmaker Taylor Steele was released. Since then, surfing has transitioned from a countercultural pastime to a mainstream sport. Trilogy: New Wave examines this evolution with a new lens, offering an unexpected perspective of surfing’s present.
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Conversations with Mark Swivel
Byron Community College is thrilled to announcement their new series, ‘Conversations with Mark Swivel’. Mark is a well-known man-about-town owing to his dedication to community-building, activism and all the stellar work he does in raising awareness on important topics that affect us all.
Byron Echo
German Film Festival
Palace Cinemas are delighted to present the 2024 HSBC German Film Festival in collaboration with German Films. The 2024 line-up features many superb offerings including six films direct from the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), a selection of the best new German cinema and exciting new films for budding cinephiles in the Kino for Kids side bar, presented by the Goethe-Institut.
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It’s the Byron Caper!
Like your entertainment served up with delicious food and booze? Then this one’s for you! Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival is thrilled to announce the return of the ‘Dinner & Show’ at Brunswick Picture House for two nights only on Saturday, 18 May and Sunday, 19 May.
