Byron’s Vintage Vendors
Byron is a magnet for vintage vendors selling everything from upscaled fashion (Miss Brown Vintage), recycled furniture, (Dirty Old Town) and retro-inspired bicycles (Vallkree). There's even an annual festival,...
Byron Bay surf coach
More than your standard learn-to-surf school, Byron Bay's Next Level Surf Coaching employs a 2:1 surfer-to-certified-coach ratio. 50-year-old grom James decided to test it out.
My partner, Veda, calls me the...
Birds-eye of Bruns
This aerial photo shows you beautiful Brunswick Heads and the hinterland behind. In the foreground is Torakina Beach, which is the perfect place to take young children or go when the beach is blown out, then up...
Bruns Fish Co-Op
This serene setting is right behind the Brunswick-Byron Fishermen's Co-Op in Brunswick Heads, which is on the Old Pacific Highway as you head north from Byron Bay towards Ocean Shores/New Brighton/South Golden ...
Meet Shanti
Shanti is often seen walking along the Pacific Highway with his cane between Bruns and Bangalow, where there's seemingly no shortage of passerby's to transport him to his next destination. I first met Shanti, w...
Mullum2Bruns Paddle
Another clever initiative of the Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce, the annual Mullum2Bruns Paddle has become a major event on the North Coast community calendar. More than 600 entrants take to the water in a...
Old&Gold Festival
Each year on the Queen's birthday weekend (first Sat in June), thousands of people take to the streets in Bruns for the Old&Gold Festival. The entire town becomes one giant treasure trove, with 80-odd garag...
Fabulous Mrs Fox
This artwork appears on the external wall of Fabulous Mrs Fox, a truly eclectic lifestyle shop in Bruns. Owners William and Johanna White have created a visual treasure trove of exotic jewellery, textiles, whim...
My Mate Phil
My mate Phil Gander from Brunswick Heads is a dead-set legend. Not only does he call me every month or so to check if I'm still working for "that paper" (Byron News) but he's spent most of his life raising mone...
Smiles4Schools
This hottie may belong in front of the camera but she does some of her finest work behind it. When photographer Kate Nutt isn't travelling to exotic locations shooting events, you'll find her helping local comm...
Bruns Hot Rods
Each year a 250-strong fleet of classic and custom cars pack Brunswick Heads for the insanely popular Back to Bruns Hot Rod Run. It is a visual feast with everything from a 1927 Dodge Pickup to a 1972 Ford Falc...