Byron Bay News

Even cowboys find it hard to make a buck - Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02 GMT

Even cowboys find it hard to make a buck
Sydney Morning Herald
IF YOU want to observe an intriguing mix of cultures, I suggest an evening at the annual rodeo in Byron Bay. Rodeo? Yes, cowboys, surfers and aromatherapists mingling over cans of Jim Beam. What other combination could promise such a diverse range of ...

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Did they find inventors key secret? - Northern Star

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:24 GMT

Did they find inventors key secret?
Northern Star
A BYRON Bay inventor has given his backing to a discovery that could revolutionise energy transmission and solve a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than 100 years. In 1900 legendary Serbian scientist Nikola Tesla patented a method for ...

Bluesfest Director Peter Noble Against Splendours New Festival Site - Music Feeds

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:42 GMT

Music Feeds

Bluesfest Director Peter Noble Against Splendours New Festival Site
Music Feeds
Splendour in the Grass continues to meet opposition from locals, including Bluesfest director Peter Noble, as the festival attempts to return to Byron Bay. This week the Public Assessment Commission [PAC] conducted public hearings, which allowed locals ...
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Bluesfest organiser's fears over site planGold Coast Bulletin News
Festival plans 'over the top'ABC Online
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Flood of controversy over festival site - ABC Online

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:04 GMT

Flood of controversy over festival site
ABC Online
A public meeting held in Byron Bay yesterday was shown a picture of the area underwater taken last week. But North Byron Parklands spokesman Matt Morris says he's confident there would be time to evacuate the venue during any future floods.
Bluesfest organiser's fears over site planGold Coast Bulletin News

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Elisha, conscious over corporate. - Byron Shire News

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:22 GMT

Elisha, conscious over corporate.
Byron Shire News
MADE WITH LOVE: Showing off some of the delicious 100% organic dishes at The Conscious Cafe in Byron Bay are owner Elisha Yarrington (right) with her dad Allan and sister-in-law Anya. AFTER a 10-hour working day as national sales co-ordinator for 20th ...

'We are not quacks - Byron Shire News

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:09 GMT

'We are not quacks
Byron Shire News
HERBS FOR HEALTH: Kate Ray, a naturopath from Go Vita in Byron Bay, prepares a tonic. CLAIMS by some Australian doctors that universities should stop teaching "nonsense" alternative medicine courses have angered a Byron Bay naturopath.

Splendour future on the line - Noosa News

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:19 GMT

Splendour future on the line
Noosa News
THE final showdown over the proposed Yelgun site for Splendour in the Grass was played out at Byron Bay yesterday morning before the NSW Planning Assessment Commission to decide whether the festival can come home. Opponents and backers of the North ...

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Byron Bay's waves of relaxation - NEWS.com.au

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:41 GMT

Byron Bay's waves of relaxation
NEWS.com.au
IT'S seven in the morning when Rusty Miller picks me up outside my hotel in Byron Bay in his old Subaru, with a hula girl dashboard dancer and the rear-vision mirror gaffer-taped on. I'd heard a lot about this surfing legend, who shot to fame a few ...

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Is Byron ready for Mac attack? - Northern Star

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:04 GMT

Is Byron ready for Mac attack?
Northern Star
BYRON Bay is well known for its anti-McDonald's stance, but 20 years on from the passionate anti-Maccas protest of the '90s, has the opposition waned? Multinationals and chain stores have popped up all over town since then, from Baskin Robbins to ...

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Byron Bay: Bach by the beach - New Zealand Herald

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:51 GMT

Byron Bay: Bach by the beach
New Zealand Herald
By Sheriden Rhodes The delights of cosmopolitan Byron Bay have Sheriden Rhodes and family making a return journey. Clarke's Beach is famous for its surfing. Photo / Sheriden Rhodes There would be few people who don't fall in love at first sight with ...