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This is the show that would have opened my eyes to the existence and value of diversity and certainly made my coming to terms with being Gay so much easier.
The recent death of John 'Strop' Cornell is a sad loss to the Byron Shire Community. A quiet, self-effacing man John Cornell supported Byron Bay behind the scenes.
At the Byron Music Festival Youth Stage mega music icons Ben and Winston from Parkway Drive were interviewed, going back to their first performance in 2003.
BayFM's Ange Kent interviewed Tones and I at Splendour in the Grass about birthing her career on the streets of Byron Bay.
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Is Byron Bay the canary in the capitalist coalmine? David Leser, a former presenter with BayFM, writes on the pressures bearing down on our unique little patch of paradise.
Cape Byron Lighthouse has just been named 2021 Heritage Lighthouse of the Year. It's been described as a gold standard in the management of world lighthouse heritage.
Karl S Williams is a singer songwriter from Northern NSW who released his second album Lifeblood after seven years of fine tuning his craft.
To 'Heal Country!' means to finally resolve the many injustices that First Nations' people still live under. It calls for greater protection of land, sacred sites, water and cultural heritage.
Congratulations to BayFM's Karena Wynn-Moylan who received the Hermes Creative Gold Award for the Narratives Library website. Hermes Creative Gold award acknowledges excellence in electronic media and website design in the not for profit sector.
YAC Radio interviewed Max from Southern Cross Universities Solar Sunflower, which powered the Youth Stage for the festival. The Solar Sunflower is Australia's first fully operational commercial mobile solar generator system.
