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$1 million boost for women’s surfing announced
Surfing Australia says it's stoked to announce that the organisation has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for the 'New Wave of Female Boardriders' project. This grant, delivered over the next three years, is intended to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country.
Other News
Hate and war
Whatever your personal views regarding the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024, the one thing that stood out...
Big year for Byron Bay FC women’s teams
Byron Bay FC women’s teams have had an amazing year, culminating in their third division being point score champions, and the premier division winning the championship for the first time in 37 years.
From Byron good things grow
Born and bred in Byron, David Hertzberg has received the 2024 Mahla Pearlman Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the...
Ocean Shores Country Club pool to close
The Board of Directors at the Ocean Shores Country Club say they have made the difficult decision to close the swimming pool.
Nate’s big Byron run for charity
Byron Run Club’s founder, Nate Thornbury, is taking on a challenge to run 160 kilometres in under 18 hours on October 5, to raise $5,000 for Fletcher Street Cottage’s Women’s Emergency Relief Program.
Museum wins major award
The Tweed Regional Museum has taken out top honours for its exhibition Supertonic at the prestigious 2024 Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) Awards.
Stories about "NORPA":
Wildskin!
NORPA is taking audiences on an adventure outside the theatre once again, staging its original work Wildskin in a warehouse space at Lismore Showgrounds.
Lismore’s $15 million grant funding for arts and culture
Lismore Council say they have welcomed a $15 million grant funding announcement – the State and Federal Government’s grants will assist Lismore’s City Hall...
Love For One Night and for the next few weeks
Eltham's new hit show Love For One Night opened last Thursday at The Eltham Hotel to full houses and continued the 'sold-out' trend over the weekend, with more than 700 people enjoying the production.
Eltham’s in Love for One Night
Who doesn’t love a country pub? The parmi, the pool and the beer – country pubs are gathering places made magic by night, where love begins, blooms and sometimes dies, often all in one night.
Helping everyone feel a little bit better
The students and families of St Joseph’s Primary School, Woodburn, like many flood-affected areas, have been having a tough time.
Three new out-of-the-ordinary shows from NORPA
Today NORPA has announced additions to their 2022 season which will see a new original work to be performed at The Eltham Hotel and a powerful First Nations program.
NORPA announces stellar 2022 season
This morning in a special online event, NORPA revealed some of the adventurous, world-class shows that will transport audiences to different worlds in 2022.
Playing our part – a regional perspective on the current arts crisis
NORPA’s Julian Louis calls on all levels of government to acknowledge the complexity and interconnected nature of the arts industry across Australia.
After the fact: Flow
In a handful of shows at NORPA last week Yaegl Bundjalung man Mitch King and Blake Rhodes traversed a multi-media kaleidoscope to tell the story of Dirrangan, an old woman of the Clarence River from the creation period.
An operetta and children’s theatre for NORPA
NOPRA has announced recipients of the theatre company’s two artist residencies.
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Vale Philip Shine
Born in Sydney in 1952 to Ronald and Judith, Philip Shine was an Air Force brat.
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Koala empathy
For many residents in Byron Bay it is with great relief that we learn that the younger generation of Greens are on Council. Go...
Byron Echo
Buy and rent
Labor’s current bills (Help to Buy and Build to Rent) are being blocked by the Greens, some independents, and the Coalition because they are...
Local News
Donors enable interest-free solar at Byron Community College
Byron Community College has a new 19.3kW rooftop solar system at the charity’s college in Mullumbimby, NSW. An interest-free loan of $14,700 – sourced entirely from donations – financed the project and was provided by national climate action charity, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA).
