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Benefits of microplastic
I loved Hannah Grace’s fanciful letter about sprinkling young men and boys with microplastic dust to lower the sperm...
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Basketballers head to the Cavanbah Centre for carnival
Byron Bay Basketball Association held their senior carnival at the Cavanbah Centre last weekend in preparation for hosting Sunshine...
Tricky traffic on Terania as rail bridge repairs go ahead
In what is rumoured to be an indefinite closure, motorists have been advised that Terania Street, Lismore, will be closed to all traffic between Tweed and Peate streets from 7pm today as a result of damage to a rail bridge.
The Smoking Camel partners with Brookie’s Gin to create a Turkish Delight Gin!
Byron Bay’s newest Middle Eastern restaurant, The Smoking Camel, has partnered with Brookie’s Gin to create a Turkish Delight Gin. A passion project between the two brands and owners Kim Stephen (The Smoking Camel) and Eddie Brook (Brookie’s Gin), the gin is emblematic of the close-knit Byron Bay community, and combines The Smoking Camel’s signature Middle Eastern flavours with Brookie’s expertise in gin making.
Tweed Council seeks businesses to join its rail trail ‘Connect Program’
Paying for the maintenance and providing an engaging visitor experience for the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a key aspect of Tweed Shire Council’s (TSC) Connect Program.
It really is uncanny
Stereo are stoked to celebrate the release of the EP Uncanny Valley , with an extremely well named, Uncanny Valley 2 event.
Interview with The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire have unveiled a brand-new era for the band, with legacy members Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill breathing new life into the band’s DNA as they welcome a wonderful collective of musicians.
Stories about "Spanish Film Festival":
Have a Spanish Affair at the Palace
Spain’s biggest ever box office hit Spanish Affair, seen by over two million people in the fortnight following its release in Spain, is the opening night film of this year’s Spanish Film Festival.
Festival de Cine Español es fantástico
Hot on the heels of the French Film Festival, the best of Spanish language cinema hits the big screen for the Spanish Film Festival, screening at Palace Byron Bay from Thursday May 8 to Wednesday May 14.
Byron Echo
‘Yes’ posters dismantled
I’m feeling a ‘tad’ disillusioned with the human species. My two ‘Yes’ posters were violated and removed just last night. One on my property...
Letters
The war on cats
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek marked National Threatened Species Day by 'declaring war on feral cats'. She wants to give councils the power to impose...
Byron Echo
No more Hottentot
I have received a petition from Change.org to change the name of Hottentot Crescent, Mullumbimby to another South African word, ‘Khoisan’, also totally irrelevant...
Byron Echo
Call to Jewish my brethren
I call upon my brethren and Jewish Australians and Israelis who have made their permanent home here and are eligible to vote in the...
