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Sunrise Bistro set for December opening

June 17, 2014Latest Newsbyron, byron bay, North Byron Beach Resort, Sunrise Beach, Sunrise BistroCaroline

With the first stage of construction of the Sun Bistro in Sunrise Beach well underway, local residents are looking forward to a December opening.

“I’m absolutely ecstatic that we are going to have a ‘local’ here” said Sunrise Beach resident Jon Hinfelaar. “There’s very little in the way of restaurants so we’re looking forward to having somewhere you can eat and drink. We really need something like this, Suffolk Park has one. It will mean less congestion on the roads and will help with a sense of community”.

The function centre that has operated at the North Byron Beach Resort site for the past 19 years is in the process of being relocated in four parts to the Sun Bistro site on Bayshore Drive.

“There were some initial mechanical issues with the moving gear but we are on our way now ” said Development Director Jeremy Holmes.

The Sun will be a family friendly local bistro/tavern servicing residents of Sunrise Beach and residents, workers and visitors of the Arts and Industry Estate.

The recycled building will be refurbished and extended over the next six months.

In a busy week for the North Byron Beach Resort team the Byron Shire Council unanimously approved the resort central facilities application, which includes the construction of a conference centre, restaurant, day spa, resort lobby and reception. Construction is expected to commence within two months, for a late 2015 opening.

“We sincerely thank Sunrise and Arts and Industry Estate residents for their support and their patience while we readied ourselves to commence construction on the Bistro” said Jeremy Holmes. “We will do our best to minimise disruption whilst construction is underway and keep our websites updated with the latest development information, as well as continue our local newsletters. We strongly encourage the community to sign up to our database, either on the website or by contacting us.

www.northbyronbeachresort.com.au

www.thesunbistro.com

Record sale for Byron town

June 4, 2014Latest Newsbyron, byron bay, property, realestateCaroline

A residential record was set in Byron township last week and it wasn’t beachfront. Set on a 1,000sqm lot, the home in the old part of Byron Bay sold for the full asking price of $3.5 million.

The sale was made by Graham Dunn and Jeremy Bennett at Byron Bay Property Sales, who are responsible for four of the top six sales within the Byron township* itself since the beginning of 2012.

“The positive change in the market is the number of people moving here to live” said Graham Dunn. “Whereas eighteen months ago there were more investors buying, more recently and particularly in the past six months, people are moving here to live”.

Dunn cites improvements in flights as a factor, as well as the increased ability to work online from home. “A lot of business people are buying as they can now easily commute” he said. “The FIFO market is significant. And perhaps more interestingly, the baby boomers are starting to come. They’re sick of the rat race, they are into quality of life and they do their homework. One couple who came from Adelaide did a search of places which had great weather and were accessible. Byron won them”.

Ned Rockman recently purchased through Byron Bay Property Sales. “I’ve loved it up here for many years” he said. “I’m almost 45 and I don’t want to spend the second half of my life in Melbourne. I want to spend it here”.

Byron Bay Property Sales also hold Byron’s most impressive portfolio of luxury holiday rentals. They have Christmas booking up now, with some properties renting for $40,000 per week to families already taken.

“One thing about Byron Bay it’s got soul, there’s a sense of community” said Dunn.

Byron’s Best

May 14, 2014Latest Newsaccomodation, byron, byron bay, Byron deals, Julians Apartments, watermark at wategos, winterCaroline

Byron shire’s tourism organization VIA Byron has released their best range of deals yet for the rainbow shire. From Belongil Beach houses to apartments on Lighthouse Road to Wategos’ finest. Deals like

Julians Apartments Clarkes Beach

Pay $1015 for a fully self contained apartment on Lighthouse Road overlooking Clarkes Beach for seven nights or $850 for five. Receive a complimentary bottle of St Hugo with every booking of five nights or more.

Beach Suites Main Beach

Stay three nights and pay for only two between May 13 and July 31 at these luxurious beachfront studios and apartments.

Watermark at Wategos

$100 off per night Monday to Thursday at these deluxe beachfront apartments. Bringing prices down to $390 (Suites 1 and 2) and $490 (Suite 3).

Offers include dining and activities, with the likes of Cape Byron Kayaks offering discounts on their dolphin, whale and turtle encounters and Circus Arts offering deals on circus and climbing experiences, and so much more.

Valid until Spring.

www.byronbay.com/deals

“Experience Byron at its best during the cooler months and find out why they locals love it” suggests Cameron Arnold, President of VIA Byron.

“It’s very chilled, easy to get into your favourite restaurant, the beaches are even less crowded, whale watching is on and we have some of our best festivals and events during this time. The towns and villages of the Byron shire are full of life and activity all year round, from ukulele nights in Mullumbimby to markets in Bangalow and great family friendly events in Brunswick Heads. Byron Bay is just the beginning”.

Exhibition of transformative works

May 13, 2014Latest Newsart, art exhibition, byron, byron bay, lone goat gallery, Marci LutkenCaroline

A most unique art exhibition will take place at the Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay, from June 5 – June 26.

The Blythe Cipher is a series of seven paintings on balsa wood using specific hand made herbal, plant and mineral preparations. The work, which is alchemical in nature, was two and a half years in the making.

“The collection is transformative, because each of the seven panels work as a frequency to different parts of the human body” outlined artist Marci Lutken. “Within each of the seven panels there is a cosmic symbol, or imprint. This work goes past the personality, its purpose it not to suit the physical eye but to assist in bringing about transformation to the person viewing it. It works at a cellular level. The effect is one of both transformation and activation”.

No paint was used in the artworks. Instead Marci wildcrafted plants and sap from different areas of the Byron shire. “These works came through me rather than from me” said Marci. “The impulse comes through for me as pictures. I get a picture of a plant and a specific method of preparation involving extraction and binding the plant properties with other plant and mineral materials. Then I get a picture of how to apply this to the balsa wood, which mainly involves rhythm and the application of heat. Lastly I get a picture of what this does for the human being that is watching it. That will be in the form of a flow of energetic movement”.

The end result is art that has a medicinal quality to it. Marci draws on her anthroposophical studies, esoteric training, inner work and love of working with nature in the creation of this art.

Each painting is seven feet high by two feet wide. Together when viewed, the whole is a ‘carrier’ or ‘transporter’ of the Divine.

Marci was born and raised on an organic farm on the west coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. A keen forager, from her early teens she studied the medicinal value of wild plants and herbs which grew native around her.

She has exhibited as a solo artist in Europe and Australia with work displayed at the Australian Embassy in Paris. Her work has as also been published in Australian architecture and design magazines; Sanctuary and Home Design. Marci now resides in the Byron shire with sons Joaquin and Finojet.

Her exhibition The Blythe Cipher runs from June 5 – 26 at The Loan Goat Gallery which is located in the Byron Bay Library on Lawson Street. The whole community is welcome to attend the free Official Opening at 6:00pm on June 5^th.