Silent Disco Fever Spreads Through Aged Care Centres and Helps Treat Dementia

Silent discos have been introduced in Feros aged-care homes in Byron Bay and Bangalow.

THE BYRON BAY and Bangalow aged care facilities run by Feros Care have recently introduced weekly silent discos — where music is played through wireless headphones instead of a loudspeaker system.

Silent discos, popular at music festivals and clubs geared towards Generation Y, have found a new posse of fans in aged-care centres across Australia.

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You’ll Get a Top Steak Every Time at the Byron Bay Services Club

Treat your taste buds with a 300g scotch fillet and chips, salad or house potato, steamed greens and your choice of sauce: gravy, mushroom, green peppercorn or béarnaise at the Byron Bay Services Club.

ONE OF THE first things that grab the attention of visitors to the Byron Bay Services Club is the impressive dining experiences available to members and their guests.

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Queensland Couple Fined After Woman Attacked on New Brighton Beach

THE VICTIM of a dog attack at New Brighton Beach on the 29 September 2017 has contacted the Byron Shire Council to say she is extremely happy a couple from Queensland has been fined over the incident. 

The 29-year-old woman was running along the beach when she was attacked by a German Shepherd said Byron Shire Council’s Legal Services Coordinator, Ralph James.

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This page is where we pay tribute to Byron Bay local residents, characters and legends. The Bay is forever richer for the actions, deeds and stories of our wonderful and…

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