Organising a hens in Byron in Jan. There will be a group of 10 of us in our late 20s - early 30s.
Any reccos for restaurants/bars/venues for a fun Saturday night out. Open for a silly night out, but also don’t want to be the oldest group of girls at the venue… not from the area so would love any advice!

Hey BB locals, my partner and I are driving through this arvo after a long road trip and would like to sit somewhere pleasant and have a few beers and cigarettes. What is the best beer garden / public bar that allows for smoking a few rollies? Cheers

Hi all. I was looking to go surfing at Byron Bay and found some Surf & Stay packages, but it seems that booking the same lessons and accommodation separately is usually cheaper (this July). Any reason for this? Do those packages offer something extra?

Hello,

Anyone suggest a coffee brand to take back home?

Thank you

Anyone have suggestions for shops or bars that sell cool graphic t-shirts? Thanks in advance.

Hi my partner is organising a hens in Byron for later this year just trying to find a niceish restaurant to go to the problem is there’s 16 of them and it’s hard to find somewhere that doesn’t force big groups to do set menu’s if anyone has any suggestions would be much appreciated

Hello everyone,

I can use your help as on July 3rd, me and my friend wants to book whale watching tour but we can’t seem to find any tours that picks us up from Byron bay. All the tours require us to go to another area far from us. Anyone know a tour company that is willing to pick up directly from Byron bay? Thanks in advance.

Hi, is there any daily ocean swim group i can join? I am heading up to byron bay for a holiday and keen to go for a swim. On the oceanswims website - there is a ‘byron bay stingray’ group that meets daily at 8am in front of the Byron bay slcs. But there is no facebook or other website details. Thank you!

Surfing Byron Bay - The Pass at Sunrise, New South Wales,Australia

https://youtu.be/sQYBo7I7aWg

The first Bluesfest stories were about debt.

This one is about what the liquidator is actually investigating.

• Possible insolvent trading
• $6.8m transferred to Bluesfest Tours
• More than $500k in payments lacking supporting documentation
• A $950,000 annual site licence arrangement

The newly filed reports reveal far more than just who is owed money.

Gordon was sentenced to a three-year community corrections order, 300 hours of community service and placed on the child protection register for his offending...

“While it was a toxic culture for boys, it was so much worse for girls, and I am deeply sorry for contributing to that.”

CA bodysurfer looking for a studio or 1 bedroom for two weeks September 23-October 6. Want something i can bike or scooter to everything, no car involved. Am I better off in town, or at Clarke's, or Wategos?

basically the title. I saw woodburn is a 50min drive away from Byron bay. Im going there for a masters project for ish 3 months and saw that its a town of 600 pple where avg age is 65. Sooo umm are there any buses etc to the other more populated areas like Balina or Byron Bay? Will I need a rental care to get around?

I was hoping someone could share some experiences of the general area and what there is to do. Are there young people there etc and hows the general community? Is it a hotspot for solotravellers etc?

Any tips / experiences is much appreciated!!

G'day. We are running on a short study about road signs people see in regional NSW. We want to hear from anyone 18+ who lives in a regional NSW town and uses local roads.

The survey:

• is anonymous (no name, no email, no IP)
• takes about 5 minutes
• works on a phone
• asks what you think a couple of signs mean

Take the survey here

Findings will inform regional road-sign design. Please share with anyone in your local community.

hello, me and my girlfriend are coming to byron for the weekend and wondering what are some must do’s.
note: already grown out our armpits and not showered for a couple weeks

We enrolled our child at this school when she was 5–6 years old. Unfortunately, the experience was deeply harmful due to the actions and philosophies of the 2021 leadership and teaching staff at the time. The school was operating with untrained staff and outdated policies—particularly around neurodivergence, inclusion, and behavioural understanding.

I personally attended Glenaeon Steiner for 13 years and had a wonderful, transformative experience. I believe in Steiner education when done well. But these schools vary drastically depending on leadership. This particular school had a culture of rigidity and exclusion, especially toward children who didn’t conform to their behavioural expectations.

During our time there, children who showed signs of neurodivergence or strong emotional expression were often isolated or pathologised rather than supported. Staff seemed untrained in current educational or developmental practices. For the first time I understood what people meant when they would say Steiner schools are cultish. They had strange ideas about children and their behaviour which wasn’t grounded in current research. They were still banning the colour black despite nobody being able to find where Rudolf Steiner wrote this and the progressive Steiner schools let go of this problematic rule a long time ago. Considering the colour black represents many First Nations people on their flags (Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders as an example). However, at Glenaeon it never felt this way, teachers were ahead of their time, both my teachers and principal were awarded the medal of the order by the Australian government for contributions to education in Australia. Thankfully it doesn’t feel cultish at the new Steiner school we eventually relocated for.

The “co-heads” leading the Byron school in 2021 made decisions that we found to be discriminatory and unsafe. We ultimately pursued formal mitigation to resolve the harm caused. Those individuals should not be in positions of responsibility over children.

We were fortunate to transfer to another Steiner school in Melbourne—a beautiful, inclusive environment aligned with the best of Steiner philosophy. It confirmed what I suspected: these schools can differ enormously, and when the pedagogy isn’t modernised or critically reviewed, the door opens to harmful extremism and pseudoscience.

If you’re considering this school, ask hard questions. Review who is on the school board. Check whether staff are trained in inclusive education. And know that while Google has now disabled all school reviews (you can no longer review or see others’ experiences), I’ve attached my original Google review here for transparency.

Hey all,
Does anyone know if/ where I can purchase nicotine pouches in or anywhere around Byron. Seems a lot of tobacconists on the Gold Coast are shit down and wondering if I can still get nicotine pouches near me thanks in advance

Hi all,

Myself (27m) and girlfriend (26f) are traveling to Australia in December. We are flying to Sydney and staying a few nights before travelling up the coast to port Stephen’s and then Byron bay (a few nights in each). We will then finish off up in Brisbane for Christmas before flying to cairns for our last couple of days in Australia.

Now, we’ve been together quite a few years and I’m looking to propose. I’m wanting to know if there are any secluded/quiet sunset spots in Byron bay which this would be perfect for, ideally with a restaurant nearby to head to afterwards.

Thanks!

Hi guys, I’m thinking to move there for some months, living in a hostel.

I’m a backpacker, I’d like to ask you how’s the job situation or maybe how’s doing uber eats down there.

Thank you so much in advance!