Warning: Tamper with Vegemite at your peril, writes Robert Drewe
Like most Australians who have consumed Vegemite all their lives, Robert Drewe had never given the nation’s favourite shiny black yeast extract a conscious…
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Dad’s session at the annual Girl to Woman Festival
This Sunday the annual Girl to Woman Festival at Lennox Head will bring together people from across the country to celebrate and appreciate girls…
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A Little Bit of Arty Mullum Magic
The old Telstra Depot in Mullum has been turned into a tiny branch of Byron’s Still @ the Centre, with a magic amount of…
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Coming into land…
One of local photographer and writer Irina Tennant’s favourite places is Brunswick Heads she told Verandah Magazine: “It was actually the first town in…
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Baby talk – but not from babies, writes Robert Drewe
Sometimes Australia’s obsession with shortening words goes just too far and that’s ‘defo’, writes Robert Drewe. The other day I heard a hospital administrator…
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Accidental Grace
Our Shot of the Week was taken by Byron-based photographer and writer Kim Carey, who had a “moment” when she saw this seagull –…
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Byron’s Good Food Guide from Samantha Gowing
There’s no doubt that eating out is one of our favourite pastimes in the Byron Shire, whether you’re a resident or a visitor. Cordon…
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The White Horses of the Camargue
It was a dream come true for Verandah Magazine publisher when she finally got to ride one of the famous white horses of the…
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Hanabeth Luke on the problems of going plastic-free
A lecturer in environmental science at Southern Cross University, and a mum to two small children, Hanabeth Luke signed up for Plastic-Free July, and…
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Robert Drewe on why he’s never going to Burundi
Burundi may be the unhappiest place on earth, but it’s still got a nerve when it comes to scamming, writes Robert Drewe. Three times…
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