The Byron Visitor Centre (BVC) is one of the few accredited level 1 visitor centres in Australia that is 100% self funded. The staff & volunteers at the BVC have all put in 110% to ensure the BVC provides all the information & services visitors to the centre want… except, for the past 7-8 years [...]
As part of this new(ish) blog, I am also going to become a twitter. It will take me a while to find my feet as a twit and I have heard there is a lot of garbage being tweeted, so I will keep the frequency of my tweets reasonable. I can’t forget the joke I [...]
Well, it’s the quietest time of year in Byron Bay – June. Soon school holidays will start – then Splendour in the Grass & The Byron Bay Writers Festival – then September school holidays – then a couple ‘schoolies weeks’ – then Christmas / New Year – then it’s summer – then the Blues Festival [...]
Today, Google told me it’s the first day of winter in Australia (I had always thought it was 1 June). Anyway, a few days ago my 8 year old and friend wanted to go down to the beach, I thought to play in the sand – but they wanted to bring their body boards. I [...]
SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2009 – SOLD OUT! Sat July 25th & Sun July 26th, Belongil Fields, Byron Bay Splendour in the Grass just announced it’s full 2009 lineup; Bloc Party, The Flaming Lips, Jane’s Addiction, MGMT, Hilltop Hoods, Grinspoon, Midnight Juggernauts, The Specials, Sarah Blasko, Augie March, Josh Pyke, Friendly Fires, Little Birdy, Birds [...]
From 1 August there will be no more direct flights between Ballina-Byron Gateway Airport and Melbourne. The Airport in Ballina is the closest airport to Byron Bay. I beleive they will honour all pre-booked flights including pasangers coming up for schoolies week.If you have tickets – you should get in touch with JetStar. If you [...]
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Last Friday, I took my new(ish) video camera around Byron to get a few video clips for this blog. When I got back to the office and had a look – it turned out that I pressed ‘stop’ when I thought I was recording and pressed ‘record’ when I finished. As a result I’ve got [...]
10km run / 8.4km walk : Sunday 16 August Active jogger and a former runner, Mehil Beckerman started Mullum to Bruns run in 2008 because there was a lack of running events in the area. This year the event wil raise money for the Brunswick Valley Rescue Squad and Oxfam Australia. Here’s a map of [...]
Continue reading about Mullumbimby to Brunswick Heads Run / Walk
Entries Close 7 Aug – on display 22 Aug – 25 Sep The fifth annual photography comp is put on by the Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce. There are cash prizes in five categories… plus several photos will be included in the 2010 Brunswick Heads calendar. This years theme is; “All the great things are [...]
25 October 2009 With all proceeds go to the NSW Cancer Council, the Byron Lighthouse Run is one of the most scenic runs in Australia. The race begins on Byron Bay’s Main Beach right next to the surf club and running straight up the road and around the Byron’s iconic lighthouse. The run then takes [...]