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Spontaneous sculpture show at Brunswick Heads

by on 03/07/2009 in Community Blog, Environment

There’s nothing like a spontaneous communal free sculpture exhibition with audience participation to lift the spirits and dispel the laments and cries of, “the terrible, terrible night the beach at Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads was washed away and all its fury and debris slung at the shore in place of squeaky white sand.” So [...]

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Byron Bay Writers Festival Takes Silk

by on 20/04/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info, Community Blog, News

It is with enormous delight that organisers of the Byron Bay Writers Festival 2009 announce that the Festival Opening Address will be delivered on Friday 7 August by internationally renowned human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC. Perhaps most popularly known as presenter of the television series Hypotheticals, Mr Robertson is founder and head of Doughty [...]

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Another Brutal Bashing on Byron Bay Streets

Another Brutal Bashing on Byron Bay Streets

by on 09/03/2009 in Community Blog, News

Unbelievable but true. A man is fighting for his life after a vicious assault outside a Byron Bay hotel on Saturday night. The man who police allege bashed him is due to face court today charged with attempted murder. Police say the 31-year-old victim, from Pottsville, was punched and kicked and has his head stomped [...]

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Shop Local Support Business

by on 15/01/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info, Community Blog

The sky is falling. Stocks and Shares are evaporating. The world is about to see a financial panic like it has never known before. I role over in my big comfortable bed in Byron Bay and I say, ‘Who cares?’ Now you might think I am a wealthy heartless bastard. But I assure you it [...]

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Duck Trafficking

by on 15/01/2009 in Community Blog, Fun Stuff

I have two inspiring duck stories to illustrate the sweetness in pace and rhythm of our wonderful Byron Bay. Two little stories about how life can be. The first is about a dear friend. Melinda, a wonderful photographer who works in and around Byron Bay. She’s smart with a heart. One day as she was [...]

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