Voice of Byron

NATALIE IMBRUGLIA was out and about in Byron Bay late last week amid rumours she has just bought her own $1.3 million stake in the star-studded holiday spot.

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WHALE WATCHING is one of Byron Bay's most engaging events on offer, as this brilliant video by Scott Wilson clearly shows!Happy endings for this humpback mother and calf!Video Credit: @scottwilsonimagery

IT’S TAKEN a few decades, but on Saturday, Jean (Mrs Busy Line) Wright was back in the saddle, hand setting cold metal type at the Pimpama Print Museum.

Jean and her husband Reg owned Wrightprint from the early 1960s to when they sold it in 1986.Previously Reg had been boss at the Norco print factory at a time when Norco was the largest dairy factory in the southern hemisphere.

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THOUSANDS OF festivalgoers have been left angry and exhausted after the wait for buses away from the Splendour in the Grass site hit more than three hours.

Riot squad police were on site as the first night of the festival near Byron Bay ended with big crowds hitting bottle-necked queues for buses without any explanation for the delay.

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BYRON BAY has unfortunately topped NSW for the most drink-driving offences for the end of the financial year June 30.Police, however, are pleased that more drivers are getting the message…

BYRON BAY'S brewing company Stone and Wood have taken out a top gong for one of their beers at a national conference.It was at the culmination of the Australian Craft…

THE Blessed Bean Cafe has now officially opened at the new Byron Central Hospital.The Blessed Bean cafe opened for business this week with staff, patients and visitors discovering the healthy…

ALBUM DEUX is Australian duo Baby Et Lulu’s latest release. Baby et Luly are Abby Dobson (Baby, also from Leonardo’s Bride) and Lara Goodridge (Lulu, also part of band FourPlay).

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