Byron Bay updates

We are proud to have Dave Hannan personally introduce his new film Coral Sea Dreaming in HD as a World Premiere on Saturday 2nd of May at Byron Bay’s Lounge Cinema - all part of the Saturday night Underwater Party at the Buddha Bar next door. Tickets are only $10 - Secure your ticket early in [...]

The Byron Underwater Festival is aimed at everyone wanting to experience, for themselves, the wonderful marine environment of Cape Byron Marine Park - whether it be to learn more about it, dive it, snorkel it, kayak it, photograph it … or even paint it.

Dates and venue confirmed, no announced lineup as yet but tickets are on sale now. The 20th Annual Bluesfest Easter Weekend 2009 - April 9-13 Belongil Fields, Byron Bay, NSW Plenty of people come to Byron each year for the Blues Festival - some come for the first time. Here’s my ‘early bird’ tips; 1. The Easter long weekend (the Bluesfest [...]

Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural reggae festival Raggamuffin, fans will be delighted to hear it’s happening all over again with Raggamuffin 2009. Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Ali Campbell, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Inner Circle and Bonjah will perform at six events nationally and one in New Zealand, kicking off on January 24 in [...]

Are you already in Australia and looking to buy your dream home? Are you available and in a position to buy your new Australian home in January/February 2009? Would you like the help of a dedicated team of professionals to find the house of your dreams in Oz? Phil Down Under is a new property show for [...]

The Grates are visiting Byron Bay as part of their record launch tour. I’ve enjoyed them each time I’ve seen them at Splendour, my kids are fans - so their CD is on high rotation in our car. If you’ve seen them before - I’m sure you’ll try and catch their show at the Northern on [...]

Every few months Ross & Eva Heath of Heath’s Old Wares & Collectibles in Bangalow send me an updated list of the regions ‘old wares’ shops which they call Local Trail. I’ve finally got around to posting it as a PDF; ‘Local Trail’ Antiques & Collectibles Shops in the Byron Bay Region This is an excellent resource listing [...]

I had a blast again this year - got a big kick from seeing DEVO. The rest of my family enjoyed The Grates, The Panics, Band of Horses, Operator Please, etc. The weather was warm & dry, the food was great… all up an excellent festival. Read the official Splendour wrap up and we’ll do [...]

Presented by; SCHOOL OF PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT AND SPIRITUAL ONENESS August 31st till September 5th This training is to discover and develop your psychic skills. You will receive your own ‘psychic life reading’ prior to the start of the training and will find out how you can fully use your psychic abilities. Learn about the 7 chakras, the [...]

The fourth East Coast ‘Movers & Shakers’ Backgammon Tournament will be held at the Bangalow Bowling Club on 18 and 19 October 2008. The Backgammon Tournament is the idea of local backgammon players; Hamish Whetstone, Jake Rozenthal and Neil Young, and like last year, they hope to attract interest from interstate backgammon players but they also [...]