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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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Two dead and 70 charged at Sydney music festivals
After two deaths – both confirmed to have been at the Knockout festival – NSW police say that there were more than 70 people charged with drug offences at two Sydney music events held on Saturday.
Pressure on NSW planning dep’t over Ballina Shire Council’s ‘opt-in’ Conservation Zones
Greens state member for Ballina Tamara Smith says she has written to planning minister Paul Scully seeking advice and counsel over controversial opt-in conservation zones in the Ballina Shire.
Lismore Masters Games: It’s a wrap
The Lismore Masters Games included over 1,000 competitors across 11 sports and played out over the weekend of September...
‘No’: bad faith argument
I have largely ignored the Voice campaigns but had just read the first argument put forward against the ‘Yes’...
How do you rate the media rating system?
Parents are being asked to have a say on whether Australia’s media classification system is effective in informing decisions around age-appropriate films and video games for children.
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.
Stories about "shark_summit":
Call to trial shark technologies in Ballina waters
Ballina beaches should be among the first to trial some of the new shark repellent technologies being discussed at today’s shark summit in Sydney, according to Ballina MP Tamara Smith.
Ballina mayor excluded from Sydney shark summit
Ballina's mayor David Wright has been excluded from a shark summit in Sydney tomorrow but is confident that a further summit in October will provide answers to the shark menace threatening the far north coast.
Ballina businesses surveyed about shark impacts
Ballina business owners have until tomorrow to have their say on how shark attacks in the area have impacted on their businesses.
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...
