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1000 Voices Byron Shire is a community-led project to help solve homelessness in the Byron Shire. The project is part of the Ending Rough Sleeping Collaboration Byron Shire. Council is gathering the community's perspectives, ideas and experiences to uncover what's working, and what barriers need to be broken through. Your important local insights will guide immediate actions and long-term goals. T...

Did you know that people waking up from a coma speaking a foreign language is an actual thing? Yes, it’s true. It’s called bilingual aphasia, and this condition supposedly occurs when one area of the brain that learns a language is damaged while another remains untouched. Michel Paradis, a neuro-linguist at McGill University in Montreal, says that this happens so much it doesn’t surprise him. This...

Ecological Literacy through Permaculture Education … what do those words evoke in you? My first guest on the show is Bunya Halasz, he’s inspired by cultures that evolve creative practices of sustaining their material needs, in a manner of deep reverence for their natural environment and all its life forms. Through the lenses of Permaculture, Regenerative Agroecology and Successional Agroforestry,...

There is much suffering in the world - physical, material, mental. The suffering of some can be blamed on the greed of others. The material and physical suffering is suffering from hunger, from homelessness, from all kinds of diseases. But the greatest suffering is being lonely feeling unloved, having no one. I have come more and more to realise that being unwanted, that is the worst disease that...

A CBF grant funded project raising the profile and status of women aged 55-85. This six-episode series acknowledges the value of older women and their crucial role in society as wisdom holders. Ep.1: HELENA NORBERG-HODGE. Linguist, author, filmmaker, pioneer of the new economy movement, and founder/director of Local Futures. Based on decades of experience in indigenous cultures, in particular Lada...

A CBF grant funded project raising the profile and status of women aged 55-85. This six-episode series acknowledges the value of older women and their crucial role in society as wisdom holders. Ep. 4: CHRISTINA COVINGTON. Long-time local, dancing devi, businesswoman and Ayurvedic alchemist. Known for her presence on the Byron Shire dance floors for over 25 years and as the creative force behind th...

A CBF grant funded project raising the profile and status of women aged 55-85. This six-episode series acknowledges the value of older women and their crucial role in society as wisdom holders. Ep. 5: SANDY LEATHEM. Octogenarian, Founder of 'Movement Matters’, Feldenkrais Practitioner, Physiotherapist, Embodied Aging Consultant, Grandmother and the inspiration behind this project. Growing up as a...

A CBF grant funded project raising the profile and status of women aged 55-85. This six-episode series acknowledges the value of older women and their crucial role in society as wisdom holders. Ep 3: NANCY FALCONE. Nancy Jo to her listeners, is a proud founding member of BAYFM community radio and has been involved in the Community broadcasting sector for over 30 years. She worked for 12 years as a...

A CBF grant funded project raising the profile and status of women aged 55-85. This six-episode series acknowledges the value of older women and their crucial role in society as wisdom holders. Ep. 2: LILITH ROCHA. One of Australia’s most respected astrology columnists, writer for Women's Weekly, published poet, model, survivor, teacher to Hawaiian Hula Troupe: Mana Aloha and ongoing astrology col...

A CBF grant funded project raising the profile and status of women aged 55-85. This six-episode series acknowledges the value of older women and their crucial role in society as wisdom holders. Ep. 6: MAHA LAXMI GRACE aka COSMIC GRANDMA. Birthing doula, activist, astrologer, public speaker and respected community Elder. While still at school this budding cosmic astrologer was chosen as Australian...

The final day of the final Island Vibe seemed the perfect time to capture some of the magic in my mic. A handful of friendly folk contribute with their stories, memories, moments and life shaping tales of what this festival has meant to them and so many others. Bon Voyage amigos x

The final day of the final Island Vibe seemed the perfect time to capture some of the magic in my mic. A handful of friendly folk contribute with their stories, memories, moments and life shaping tales of what this festival has meant to them and so many others. Bon Voyage amigos x

The final day of the final Island Vibe seemed the perfect time to capture some of the magic in my mic. A handful of friendly folk contribute with their stories, memories, moments and life shaping tales of what this festival has meant to them and so many others. Bon Voyage amigos x

The final day of the final Island Vibe seemed the perfect time to capture some of the magic in my mic. A handful of friendly folk contribute with their stories, memories, moments and life shaping tales of what this festival has meant to them and so many others. Bon Voyage amigos x

Julian is set to bring a taste of Morocco and Mali's rich musical traditions to Australian audiences, sharing the sacred sounds of traditional trance music from Northern Africa. The Byron concert features an all-star lineup, including Malian master guitarist Moussa Diakite and Qvln from California, USA. Julian Belbachir's debut solo album, "Babdoukkala," made an impressive entrance, debuting in th...

Techa Beaumont and Simon Jankleson spring into the BayFM studios from Mullum SEED Inc. a leading environmental organisation here in the Northern Rivers. They partner with other community organisations to strengthen mutually beneficial projects and offer governance advice and funding support to emerging local initiatives that protect and enhance our natural environment. We chat about two upcoming i...

Svea Pitman joins me for a chat about the issues wildlife are facing due to newly erected fencing on the Wallum site. Many animals are finding themselves trapped inside and outside of the fencing. There are ways you can help raise awareness and create change. Listen here for the latest info!

Wren McLean - Project Manager Zero Emissions Byron has a strong sense of responsibility to protect the health of our planet for future generations of all species and has committed her working life to the environmental sector. One of the projects Wren is currently working on is the GOOD ECO-CULTURAL FIRE event on Oct 1st @ Woodlands Community, 146 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. This project involves...

Authors of two stunning books in the series 'Nourishing Those Who Nurture' Caitlin Priday & Tahlia Mynott are in the studio to share stories around pregnancy and motherhood along with a scrotum cooling moment for men! Tahlia is a clinical nutritionist specialising in Womens health. Caitlin is a doula with a background in holistic food medicine, Kinesiology and Shaminism We learn more about the jui...

Joined in the studio by fellow Bay FMer and presenter of Jazz for A Sunday Brunch Shel Kronich along with Kimberley MacIntyre to discuss the project Old Men Dancing a weekly event held at the Drill Hall in Mullum for 70yrs+ men to connect with themselves and the art of movement. Shel is one of many 'Old Men' and Kimberley is a dancer and teacher. Together they blaze up the Bay FM airwaves on a Tue...

Have you ever considered the power of your words and how you use them? This question was discussed in depth and the idea formed the concept of this collaborative class project, created as part of a Radio & Podcast Masterclass at the Byron Community College. Exec Prod. Rasela Torise. Music by Purple Planet Music

Rachel De Thample is an award-winning author working in food, health and sustainability for more than 20 years. She teaches fermentation and seasonal nutrition courses at River Cottage in Devon, a place renowned for food integrity and consumption of local, seasonal produce. Rachel also teaches at Petersham Nurseries and the Plant Academy in London. She served as Course Director of the College of N...

Interviews with Upper Main Arm School students immediately after the 2022 floods that devastated the Northern Rivers region. Hear their personal accounts of the events in their community and what the devastation they witnessed. This project was made possible with the support of the CBF Community Broadcast Foundation and funding from the Department of Communities & Justice as part of the Regional Y...

For thousands of years dingoes have lived in harmony with Indigenous communities. They are a native animal, and yet they haven't been given that official classification. In fact, in many states hunters are rewarded for killing them, and that's put a question mark over their survival. The Northern Rivers Dingo Alliance is hoping to change the way we see the dingo. My guest Sole speaks to the import...

Bec has an exquisite gift for sharing the philosophy of this ancient lineage-based practice. In this interview we discuss the many styles of yoga, the dangers of dogma, how a physical practice can mend the mind and support us once we step off the mat. We’ll also be demystifying the vibe around 'Tantra' and how it translates into a Yoga practice. You can also hear more about the upcoming 6 days of...