BY Byron Bay
The organisers are taking Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk 2021 ONLINE & ON-AIR this September 20th – 30th 2021. The Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk is not just a Triennial event but an ever-changing landscape where ART, COMMUNITY and NATURE interplay with each other over time. Explore the Artists of 2021 via www.brunswicknaturesculpturewalk.com They have chosen artists from […]
BY Byron Bay
“The quality and talent on the Bluesfest lineup next Easter Long Weekend, Friday 15th April – Monday 18th April 2022, is incomparable and unmatched. It is THE BEST Aussie & Kiwi lineup – EVER, and guess what… we ain’t finished !!” Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM said today. Just added SIX60 HOODOO GURUS BAKER BOY RENEE GEYER […]
BY Muhammad Shakeel
A group of veterinarians, threatened species specialists, philanthropists and environmental entrepreneurs have teamed up to purchase The Macadamia Castle, an iconic tourism attraction in the Byron Bay region hinterland. The sale will provide a permanent home for ‘Matilda’, Australia’s largest Mobile Wildlife Hospital, a 22-wheel, fully-equipped veterinary hospital staffed by a team of expert wildlife […]
BY Byron Bay
Splendour in the Grass will reschedule to Friday 22 to Sunday 24 July 2022. In good news, GORILLAZ, THE STROKES and TYLER, THE CREATOR are all in for the new dates! “With vaccine rollout progressing more slowly than anticipated, we have made the decision to move the 20th Anniversary edition of the festival to July 2022.” […]
BY Byron Bay
“WE ARE IMMENSELY PROUD OF WHO WE ARE AND THE BLUESFEST BRAND WE REPRESENT” – PETER NOBLE ON BLUESFEST’S RE-SCHEDULING “It is obvious that we cannot present Bluesfest in a safe manner in October, so we have re-scheduled back to our usual timing with dates over the Easter Long Weekend next year; a time we expect things […]
BY Byron Bay
Lismore Regional Gallery and The Koori Mail are calling out for entries to the inaugural Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award 2021, a new art prize open to artists of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. The Award aims to encourage entries from established, mid-career, and emerging Indigenous artists from across the country working in any medium. It […]
BY Byron Bay
If you’re feeling anything like us, given everything that 2021 has thrown at us, you’ll be hanging out for a (much-deserved) mini-break! For our local Byron friends and beyond, who are lucky enough not be affected by border closures and lockdowns, Blackbird Byron is offering 40% off* from 27 July–31 August for you to enjoy […]
BY Byron Bay
Northern NSW’s premier food event, Sample Food Festival is returning to the Bangalow Showground on Saturday 4th September 2021. The 10th Anniversary edition of Sample Food Festival will feature a line-up of special guests along with a selection of the region’s best restaurants, breweries, distilleries, local market stalls, and a series of workshops and pop-up events to […]
BY Byron Bay
The Byron hinterland offers views, wilderness and a rich-farming history. Explore the countryside and small villages… and still be able to spend some time in Byron Bay. To help you start dreaming of your next holiday to the Byron hinterland, here are some of the top reviewed accommodation options available on booking.com. Sanctuary in The […]
BY Byron Bay
The 2021 National NAIDOC Poster, ‘Care for Country’ was designed by Gubbi Gubbi artist Maggie-Jean Douglas. Using the 2021 NAIDOC Week theme, Heal Country!, as inspiration, ‘Care for Country’ is a bright and vibrant artwork which explores how Country has cared for and healed First Nations people spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially and culturally. The artwork […]
BY Byron Bay
2021 FESTIVAL RESCHEDULED NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM Monday 26 – Thursday 29 September 2022 FESTIVAL WEEKEND Friday 30 September – Sunday 2 October 2022 The Mullum Circus Festival announced that it will henceforth be known as National Circus Festival, with its new name and branding officially unveiled alongside its early bird 2021 program announcement. To be […]
BY Byron Bay
It’s always good to have a few school holiday activities planned, with the cooler winter weather – most water activities aren’t suited to kids. Winter in Byron is also whale watching season – and a great time for beach or bush walks. Here’s a few ideas of the sort of activities suited to kids in […]
