Recent Articles

Education: Opening Doors to the Future

In a more formal sense, education is the instilling of information, values, and learning skills in students within an environment designed to be conducive to this task.

Youth Trends and Cultural Change

The influence of youth on culture has been noted at least since the time of Socrates, who is said to have lamented that “Children now are tyrants, not the servants of their households.”

Great time at the Mullumbimby Music Festival

This year Mullumbimby Music Festival was a bigger and a better event than last year. Good music at all venues in town. Credit must be given to the organisers.

Mullumbimby Music Festival

Mullumbimby Music Festival, 26-29 November 2009

Mullumbimby Show

The Show this year was held on the weekend of the 14th and 15th of November, and was kicked off with an impressive and vocal truck parade through the main street of town.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is riding and doing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater. Skateboarding is several things in one: recreational sport, art form, transportation and professional s...

A few jokes

Jokes about everything. We'll try to avoid faul language. If you don't find them funny, tough luck.

Funny Videos

This page is dedicated to interesting videos. The focus is on funny side of life. Have a laugh. 

Swine Flu Vaccine

The last time the public has been warned about swine flu was in 1976. A massive swine flu vaccine campaign was the result. Below is one of the vaccine propaganda videos from 1976. The vaccine was also blamed for 25 deaths...

Bottled Water: A Costly Illusion

The plastic bottles used in packaging constitute a serious environmental problem, both in their manufacture and in disposal after use.

Recent News

Brunswick Surf Life Savings Club new patrol tower

The new patrol tower was officially opened on Saturday 8th November 2009 by Councillor Ross Tucker. The tower provides higher view of the beach and ocean. The new equipment installed, telephone and 2-way radio, improves communication between 50 volu...

Byron Shire Council's new court case

Developers of the Tallowood Ridge Estate subdivision in Mullumbimby have taken Byron Shire Council to the Land and Environment Court. It appears that the sore point of this case is the Master Plan of the subdivision. In a press release Cr Patrick Mo...

Coastal Zone Management Plan

On November 6, at 4pm in Council Chambers in Mullumbimby, Byron Shire Council will have a panel discussion about its draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP). The draft CZMP is on display until December 22, or online on Byron Shire Council’s websi...

Hotel at the Pass?

The Cape Byron Trust new management plan is considering providing tourist accommodation at the Pass. Other options include renovation of the existing cafe and mobile vendors. These upgrades would create an additional income for the Trust and extra f...

Byron Bay holiday letting

The Local Government Association is requesting that the New South Wales Government and the Department of Planning provide a statewide policy on short-term holiday rentals in residential areas, or to allow local councils to implement local regulatio...

State award for Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce

The Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce received state  award for the best business organisation in regional NSW. The award and the prize were presented at the NSW Regional Achievement and Community Awards Gala dinner on Saturday night by NSW Indust...

Byron Bay Life web site live

As of today, the Byron Bay Life web site is officially online. Our goal is to bring you interesting local  information from the Byron Shire as well as national and international news, novelties and issues.