The lucky ones…. Only the lucky ones get out alive… This clichéd saying that everyone would have heard at least once in their life, most likely in a dramatic film, can also be applied to the lives of most sharks worldwide. As I sit here… Read More »The Lucky Ones……
The almighty, indomitable force of nature is all too evident. A casual waft through the broadsheets will usually uncover at least one tale of flooding, earthquakes, storms, forest fires or some other so-called act of God, a Damoclean sword swipe at our complacency. We sit… Read More »PISSING IN THE WIND
Today was a magical day. Over the last 10mths I have got to know this lovely little turtle whilst she has been in care at Australian Seabird Rescue’s Turtle rehabilitation facility in Ballina. Olivia was rescued at Boundary Creek at South Ballina back in February.… Read More »Olivia the Hawksbill Turtle
This is not the first time the Great Barrier Reef has been threatened, few of us will be aware of the 20 year struggle to prevent the most wondrous coral reef in the world from being destroyed by the unlikely trio of a poet, an… Read More »Free the reef
Monday morning and our friends from Australian Seabird Rescue in Ballina call to say they are releasing “Sam” an injured Gannet from the Skennars Head cliffs at 1pm. Sam had injured legs and has been in care in the seabird rehab centre in Ballina. When he… Read More »“Sam” the Gannet
When you think of kayaking in Byron Bay, two things spring to mind: backpackers and the ocean. True, this is an enjoyable and quintessentially Byronian experience, bragging the money-back guarantee of spotting whales, dolphins or turtles, but it’s not really everyone’s idea of a good… Read More »UP A CREEK: GO SEA KAYAKS’ NEW TOUR
It could be said that, for the greater part, this year’s Splendour in the Grass was blessed with fine weather and the best a Byron winter can offer – clear, blue skies, warm days and mostly dry nights. But a wet preceding week and a… Read More »WHAT MUD? THERE’S NO STOPPING SPLENDOUR
Bins – not exactly the sexiest or most rock n’ roll subject we have been broached here within the annals of Common Ground. But, though no star-studded celebrity may be behind the tale or immaculate imagery portray the topic, the Byron Shire Council’s recent organics… Read More »THE UPCYCLING SHIRE
Living peacefully in the Byron Bay Hinterland with her husband and five children, Sherri Adams started on a mission to discover an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic cling wrap that could be used in the kitchen and keep her children’s school lunches fresh and free… Read More »WELLBEING WEDNESDAY: HONEYBEE WRAPS
It doesn’t come as a surprise that Ballina-based animal welfare organisation, Australian Seabird Rescue rescues seabirds… Australian ones. But what isn’t so well known, or advertised, is the incredible work the volunteer team also do in rescuing, nursing, rehabilitating and releasing sea turtles. Passionate and… Read More »TURTLE POWER!
