In another blow to the festival economy of Byron Shire, Spaghetti Circus have announced that its National Circus Festival will not be held this year. Yet it's not all bad – it will be on for 2027.
There’s a quiet but powerful truth behind every wildlife rescue, every conservation win, and every thriving patch of habitat in our region: someone saw something that needed doing, and simply stepped up.
In a last minute scramble to get shows in the region, Brandin Farrant, father of music prodigy Taj Farrant, says that the cancellation of Bluesfest has been rough on a lot of levels.
As the usual rhythm of the Easter long weekend shifts in Byron Bay, a new energy is emerging at Haven – one that invites the unexpected. Alongside its electronic focus, this year’s program makes space for a strong showing of live bands and local acts, blending genres and scenes in a way that reflects both the global pulse of club culture and the strength of the region’s creative community.
The North Coast will receive 35 new electric vehicle chargers, thanks to a $5.9 million investment by the NSW government to boost regional tourism and support the shift to cleaner transport.
With droughts, floods and other extreme weather impacting farm profitability across the country, cutting input costs is becoming even more critical to building a resilient future for Australian agriculture. On-farm renewable energy is proving to be a powerful tool to help farmers get there.
Energy developers must fairly engage with the community and properly address the impacts of renewable projects on regions, NSW Farmers has told a state inquiry.
The Australian Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) says that regional communities, particularly those living in renewable energy regions across Australia, can have certainty following the weekend’s federal election result.
What options do we have to combat global warming and address the energy crisis? Politically, there’s a debate between renewable energy and nuclear power.
The World Energy Outlook 2024 from the International Energy Agency has found that we are moving at speed into the age of electricity, underpinned by clean energy sources like solar and wind.
SunCable has achieved another major regulatory milestone, receiving federal approval for the Australian component of its flagship project, Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink), the world's largest renewable energy and transmission project.
When we work out how to manage power we can work out how we manage power. It’s something I’ve contemplated a lot. In a world dependent on us being plugged in, what we plug into matters.
The Climate Council says many more Australian families can directly benefit from rooftop solar and batteries under a new plan that spells out how we can electrify the nation and cut climate pollution this decade.
Free bus services will operate across Byron Shire this Easter long weekend, say Byron Shire Council. They said in a media release it will ‘support a region-wide program of live music, markets and events following the cancellation of Bluesfest’.
Investigation of an ocean outlet north of Fern Beach in the Billinudgel Nature Reserve was supported by all councillors at the 19 March Byron Shire Council meeting.
Three muralists Yasmin Shima, Rhianna Browning, and Daniel Hend have turned the Billinudgel Rural Fire Station into an artistic and cultural art installation as part of the lead-up to Billinudgel Rural Fire Brigade’s 50-year anniversary.
