Each year between May and November Australia’s eastern coastline is gifted with the migration of humpback whales. These whales begin their migration north, leaving Antarctic waters to find subtropical areas to mate and give birth to young. This annual relocation can be up to 10,000… Read More »Song of the Humpback
Sure, those West Australians get ocean sunsets every day. If you wake early enough you’ll see the sun rising over the ocean here too, but let’s be honest – not all of us are doing yoga in the sand at 5am. The only time I ever see… Read More »Byron Bay’s Magical Moonrises
About a year ago, I photographed a Black Swan pair and their five cygnets. Black Swans pair for life. Sadly, a fox or wild dog killed the adult and two cygnets in one go, which I found. There were three cygnets left, one had half his head… Read More »Cuteness Overload
A man died recently. As I write this, a family is in mourning, his friends are in shock and the community is stunned by the news of a second local shark incident in two days. The details are not important, suffice it to say that Tadashi Nakahara,… Read More »LIVING IN PEACEFUL OCEANS: IN HONOUR OF TADASHI NAKAHARA
While it’s almost impossible to talk about North Byron Parklands and the profusion of festivals in Byron Shire without getting into a heated discussion, one North Coast couple decided it was the perfect backdrop to celebrate their wedding anniversary. As thousands were preparing to ring… Read More »THE PARKLANDS PLEDGE
Kombucha has taken the country by storm in the last few years, appearing in various different varieties and flavours that line health food, and even supermarket, refrigerated shelves. Upon first taste, people can be taken aback by the fermented, fizzy liquid, alas, it is a… Read More »WELLBEING WEDNESDAYS: BUCHI GOODNESS
In the 1930’s Byron Bay used to export sand because there’s plenty of that stuff right? Thankfully that stopped but not before the town moved onto killing whales, because there’s plenty of them right? At some point wiser heads prevailed and the towns main “export”… Read More »A Love of Darkness
Over the years the Byron Bay community has overcome numerous adversities when it comes to opposing unsustainable development. The West Byron development (if approved in it’s current form) will be the largest development in Byron Bay’s history. If the West Byron development is approved, the resident population of… Read More »BYRA – Voice of Youth
When David Kennedy opened a gourmet French patisserie in Sydney, it was far from his liking that the establishment soon came to be known amongst his friends as ’the sticky bun shop’. He wasn’t selling production line pastries from some chain bakery, these were the finest… Read More »BUN COFFEE: COOL BEANS
There is something about jumping on a pushbike that takes us back to childhood. The two-wheeled transportation is inherently fun, smile-inducing and, whether commuting to work or out for a Sunday jaunt, you can’t help but enjoy yourself. Unless you’re battling your way through driving… Read More »YO’ BICYCLES: PEDDLE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
