Time and Tide – Robyn Sweaney shortlisted for the Wynne
Time and tide is from a series of paintings Robyn Sweaney is currently working on about the Australian coastal landscape. “These paintings are about…
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Wrapping it up – Splendour-style
The prospect of mingling with packs of counter-terrorism police didn’t stop 32,000 music fans descending on North Byron Parklands for a sundrenched Splendour in…
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Seeing a vision for Padua Park
James Toohey might have been blind but he had a good vision for dairy farming land when he settled near Casino in 1907, writes…
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Impressions – Little Wategos Beach
Lismore-based photographer Andrew Sooby took this wonderful shot from the eastern point of the Byron Bay Lighthouse precinct, looking down to Little Wategos Beach….
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Will the Queen send herself a 100-year telegram, ponders Robert Drewe
When Robert Drewe was a young reporter, centenarians were so thin on the ground that when someone turned 100 he was sent to interview…
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Tash Sultana and Peking Duk are the icing on the cake at Splendour
The countdown to Splendour in the Grass 2017 is over with an all-star cast of artists from across the planet set to blast North…
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Sad Kanye will keep the Splendour crowds happy for sure…
Splendour in the Grass 2017 has dropped one of the best festival line-ups ever seen in Australia. But Splendour isn’t just about great music….
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Midnight zenset…
Byron-based photographer Kim Carey is well known for her amazing surf images, but this amazing midnight sunset is something completely different. The image is…
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Absence and presence and the space between
The latest exhibition at the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery features three artists – John Bennett, Jenni Catt and Angela Tay – whose work is…
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Summer Fluff and Brownie Points
During an English high summer Nadine Abensur takes a stroll down memory lane, and turns the humble brownie into a deliciously healthy treat. Dear…
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