By Caitlin Weatherstone The iconic Surf Art Market returned to the Bay with a bang as part of the much-loved Byron Bay Surf Festival’s epic weekend line-up. On the morning of Saturday 25th February, the sun touched the most easterly point of Australia and… Read More »The Buzz of Byron Bay Surf Festival’s Surf Art Market
July sees the beginning of NAIDOC Week, though many schools and community organisations start celebrating during the last week of the school term. This year the NAIDOC theme is SONGLINES. I am excited by this as I know many Australians will now be learning what… Read More »SONGLINES & their relevance in today’s society
In a few short weeks Bluesfest is on again, this year Boomerang Festival returns as a festival within Bluesfest. WE thought we would publish the review written by Tommy Leitch after the last Boomerang Festival so you can see what a treat Boomerang Festival is… Read More »Boomerang Festival – Slight Return
Last week I received an email from a gentleman based in Santa Barbara, California named Brian Hodges, it said:  “Lovely website. I’m not yet a resident of Byron, but am in the process of moving… It will be home starting in February. I’m excited for… Read More »The Sing Sing, Papua New Guinea – Brian Hodges
All of us here at Common Ground are delighted to welcome Anna Porter to the team. We are stoked to announce that Anna will be managing Common Ground Byron Bay for us. Her background is in film and television and her heart lays on the coast-… Read More »Anna Porter Common Ground
Located in the picturesque village of The Channon in the Byron Bay hinterland of northern NSW, The Channon Gallery is committed to the exhibition of fine Australian contemporary art to delight and provoke. I stumbled across this world class gallery on a leisurely Sunday drive… Read More »The Channon Gallery
Today, you wouldn’t be able to rent a place at Watego’s for a night for $200, but back in early days, Wategos Beach was considered “too far out of town” and “too expensive”. Just imagine if you owned a piece of land there today after… Read More »Land at Wategos for $200?
If you have ever attempted to make a film before, you would know it’s a HUGE endeavour! We approaching the premier of Byron Bay SummerDays on Wednesday July 25th, and it’s the first filmmaking effort of local surfer and creative Dominic Sullivan. The film uses Byron… Read More »Byron Bay SummerDays (film)
Alani Belcher was at Main Beach on Wednesday for the Byron Peace Rally. Here are a few moments to share in peace x Pictures do speak more than the words we could write. http://alanibelcher.blogspot.com/
