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Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 27 January, 2021
Lemon Chicken is not only a Chinese takeaway favourite, it's also a great local five piece band who play songs that you forgot you loved. They like to pick and choose from the fine selection of great tunes we all grew up on.
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Byron Shire’s community awards – January 25
Zenith Virago was named the 2021 Byron Shire Citizen of the Year at an awards ceremony held in Byron Bay last night.
Science of potholes
Stephen Bellerby, Mullumbimby
I would like to congratulate Richard Hil for his letter (January 6, 2021) bringing to our attention...
Teddy Sheean VC remembered in Ballina
Member for Richmond Justine Elliot spoke to a group who gathered at the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum this week to remember Victoria Cross winner, Teddy Sheean, who was awarded the highest award for bravery in 2020.
Rail Trail or nothing!
Neil McKenzie, Bangalow
David Lisle’s article A short history of our rail corridor debate summed up succinctly and accurately the compelling...
GetUp! wants to know what you think about losing your papers
Many parts of Australia, in particular, some rural and remote areas were stunned by the closure of their local print newspaper last winter.
Trusted window
Dave Rastovich, Broken Head
As someone who happily does not participate in the woeful communicative medium of social media and...
Stories about "Professor Jennifer Gidley":
UN’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Local research duo Professor Jennifer Gidley and Earle de Blonville have just come back from the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030 conference in Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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Rail Trail or nothing!
Neil McKenzie, Bangalow
David Lisle’s article A short history of our rail corridor debate summed up succinctly and accurately the compelling case for a rail trail,...
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Interview with Phil Manning of Chain
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Phil Manning picked up the guitar at 15. He’s been playing now for nearly 58 years. This year, Chain play the Byron Blues Festival.
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Interview with Laura Bloom
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Writer Laura Bloom has just released The Women and The Girls her latest novel with Allen & Unwin. Set in the inner west of Sydney in the mid ‘70s the book details the story of three women who have left their husbands, taken their children (mainly girls) and set up a share house.
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: The Ears Have It
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It’s 6am, the sun is only just nudging its way through the clouds. I am up early to write my Soapbox. I was going to write on something else, but this morning when I woke and stumbled to my desk I saw my open diary: 22 January, Michael’s birthday. He would have been 61 today.
