Mullumbimby Music Festival

The Mullumbimby Music Festival 2013 is returning to the biggest little town on the NSW Far North Coast from Thursday the 21st to Sunday the 24th of November. The fantastic thing about the Mullum Music Festival is there are venues all over town

Country Shows NSW are on in Mullum and Bangalow

It’s show time again on the Far North Coast of New South Wales with the Mullumbimby Show on this weekend and the Bangalow Show on the 15th and 16th of November. There’s plenty of fun for the whole family.

Far North Coast Markets Arts, Crafts, Food and Fun

If you’re looking for an entertaining shopping experience, the Far North Coast markets are hard to beat. You’ll find markets in every form with Sunday typically being the day for arts and crafts markets and farmers markets providing fresh local food spread throughout

The Castles of Byron Bay Hinterland

Strolling along Byron Bay’s beaches you may come across kids building sand castles and occasionally some impressive artists’ creations. However the fun doesn’t stop at the beach.

Byron Bay Culture – a wealth of experiences

Spring is in the air around Byron Bay and the Far North Coast and many of us are looking forward to extending our evenings when daylight savings time kicks in again on Sunday, 6 October. For those already up early doing the Byron Lighthouse walk, it’s gratifying to see there are still a good number of humpback whales migrating

Another Festive and Tasty Week in Byron Shire

It seems like we always have something to celebrate here in Byron Bay and the glorious weather this time of year makes the Far North Coast of New South Wales an enviable place to live. This week is no exception with several great

Northern Rivers Community Foundation

There’s something very special about Byron Bay and the Far North Coast of New South Wales. The area seems to attract an interesting and eclectic range of people. There must be something in the water or air here as recent residents often tell

Bangalow Music Festival 2013

It’s been a heady month of festivals around Byron Shire with entertainment for all tastes and ages.  The events have ranged from the hard rocking Splendour in the Grass to the more academic Byron Bay Writers’ Festival.

Byron Bay Writers Festival 2013

As the muddy gumboots of satisfied Splendour in the Grass attendees depart Byron Bay, the Shire welcomes the next wave of festival goers. The Byron Bay Writers Festival, although a somewhat quieter event, promises to satisfy, edify and inspire.

The Byron Bay Lighthouse Walk

The school holidays are nearly upon us here in New South Wales and it seems everyone is looking forward to a mid-winter break. You can almost feel the energy building, especially in light of last night’s ‘largest of the year’ full moon.

Byron Bay Roller Derby Girls

Where do sportswomen with bloodthirsty names, knee pads and fishnet stockings collide? In Flat Track Roller Derby competitions! Anyone who enjoyed Drew Barrymore’s film Whip It will understand the appeal of this more than hands on sport. Rough and tumble are all part

Bangalow Billy Cart Derby Rides Again!

Pamplona may have the running of the bulls, but Byron Shire has its own annual contest of daring and speed, the Bangalow Billy Cart Derby. This Sunday, the 19th of May will see the picturesque village transformed into a raceway, with the main

Byron Bay Art Opening at Citrus Gallery

Byron Bay is the kind of place where you never know who you’ll meet. Distractedly browsing at the local newsagents you could bump into Kerry O’Brien. Your yoga teacher turns out to be a retired lead singer from a top British rock group.

Byron Bay Events Continue to Amaze

Known as the most happening coastal town in the world, Byron Bay has so much to offer. Beyond the daily grind of surfing, whale watching, beach and lighthouse walks and sampling the many great restaurants, there’s a steady stream of cultural activities to attend.

Time to Buy Index Reaches a Three Year High

Overall consumer confidence levels improved strongly in November. The national Consumer Sentiment Index, compiled by Westpac-Melbourne Institute, is a good measure of how confident Australians are about the future and has been moving up since April this year. At the end of November

Byron Bay Million Dollar Home Market Comes Alive

October has been an extraordinary month in the “million dollar” home market in Byron Bay. The month began with the sale of Cedar Springs in Possum Creek for a price in excess of $5 million, a good omen for the activity that was about to be unleashed. The month ended with the dramatic sale before auction of the iconic Rae’s on Watego’s, for an amount in excess of $20 million …

The Glass Is at Least Half Full

In a June speech this year, the Governor of the Reserve Bank made the observation that Australia’s economic glass is at least half full. He noted that the Australian economy had grown by over 4% in the previous twelve months. In the three

Surfing the Waves in the Byron Bay Property Market

Any overview of economic growth over the last 200 years shows the cyclical nature of growth and how each recession is inevitably followed by a recovery. The reasons for the recessions are usually clear, either a natural calamity or human excess.

Has the tide turned for the Byron Bay property market?

In the last few weeks there has been a significant upsurge in property sales in Byron Bay. One agent reported over $26 million in sales in one week at the end of April, including the iconic Watermark property at Wategos. While this is

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Was that the best Easter weather in 20 years? It was magic, beautiful sunny days, balmy nights, warm ocean, a surf running and most of all a GREAT Blues Fest. Again, people gathered in Byron from all over the Planet to kick back

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