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Julie Ward had a stellar career as producer of The Voice and other hit TV shows. Now she helps people at their most vulnerable: when a loved one has died.
Julie Ward had a stellar career as producer of The Voice and other hit TV shows. Now she helps people at their most vulnerable: when a loved one has died.
Normal text size Very large text size There is no way to tell the story of a place as beautiful, fractious, mocked, stereotyped and beloved as Byron Bay, unless you admit, firstly, that everyone will have their own version. You fell in love here, married here, gave birth here. You came to get well, or die here. Your life fell apart here. You wrote your book here, or spent years pretending to do so. You danced till dawn in the hills, learnt to surf on those perfectly formed point breaks. You kayaked with dolphins and sea turtles; you heard the migratory humpback whales singing their way up the...
Premium Content Subscriber only Now, Mark Swivel is taking a run at politics. Swivel's 2018 comedy show titled Alternative Prime Minister certainly hinted at possible political aspirations. Mr Swivel runs Barefoot Law, sings in Mullumbimby-based vocal group Dustyesky and is the author of Making Australia Slightly Better Than Average Again. Local choir Dustyesky. Photo: Anna Swain He has now announced he would run as a candidate for Byron Shire Council this year. "I'm putting a team together to run in the Byron council elections this September," Mr Swivel said in a message on social...
The Byron Shire Seniors Festival offers a free week-long program of events and workshops.