Eve Jeffery

Byron Bay

Writer and Photojournalist at The Echo (Australia)

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Interview with the Old Mervs for Festival of the Stone

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Wending their way down the east coast are west coast lads Henry Carrington-Jones and David House – best mates since the age of five, Henry and David grew up together on farms in Kojonup, a tiny town approximately halfway between Perth and Albany, in WA, converting an old stable into their first jam space.
Interview with Jeff Lang for Mullum Roots Festival

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Australian guitarist-songwriter-vocalist-producer, Jeff Lang has built a reputation for making startling music that is accomplished, intricate, gutsy, melodic and loaded with soul. Often taking unexpected turns, he has consistently inspired his audiences by creating a stylistically diverse catalog of over 25 albums. Headlining the Mullum Ex-Services stage on Sunday, 13 July as part of the Mullum Roots Festival, Seven had a chat with Jeff last week in the leadup to his Mullum show.
The MDNC at your service

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

The Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre Inc (MDNC) is a locally based, community managed organisation that listens to its communities and works with them to deliver a multitude of services to meet community needs. Manager Julie Williams says food security coupled with food waste reduction: with food recovery, community meals, frozen meals and the Gulganii community pantry are very much a part of the service.
Not forgotten: six years without Théo

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Last Saturday marked six years since Théo Hayez went missing. Hayez, a Belgian tourist, was last seen leaving Cheeky Monkey’s bar in Byron Bay at approximately 11pm on May 31, 2019. Théo’s father Laurent, spent much of the next two years in Australia searching for answers. The Echo spoke to Laurent on Saturday at his home in Brussels where he prepared for a quiet day. ‘It’s been six years of unanswered questions. Six years of missing him every single day. We remember him every day.
Safer than falling out of bed

1 week ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

When we were looking to buy a house in Kyogle town, about nine years ago, one of the great attractions of one property we were interested in, was the large hoop pine in the backyard. Venerable, it’s been described as; at about 30 metres in height and pre-dating the establishment of the town. Our neighbours had another hoop pine of similar size in their backyard. From parts of the main street,they looked like a pair. We could point to them and say we live below the one to the left.
Collaboration key to fighting fire ants in NSW

3 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

A call for a collaborative effort in the fight against fire ants was delivered yesterday by the Minister for Agriculture and Regional New South Wales, Tara Moriarty, as she announced the start of Operation Victa, a joint three day operation with NSW Police and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
Meet the woman behind vital work supporting Kenyan kids

3 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Warning: Readers are advised that this story contains information about sexual abuse and domestic violence. A baby in Australia was the rock that a charity in Kenya was built on 13 years ago – a charity that supports dozens upon dozens of child rape victims. Rafiki Mwema founder, Sarah Rosborg, says that the birth of her child prompted her to remember the babies she had met in Kenya. ‘Thirteen years ago, it started as an Australian charity.
Interview with Reg Mombassa from Dog Trumpet

3 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Blowing the trumpet at Mullum RootsThe last time I saw Reg Mombassa, we were on the Condamine River – he was sketching Ash Grunwald while he surfed the frack bubbling water, as neighbouring farmers fired threats, and a shot or two, over our heads. Ahhh those were the days…Last week we were in the comfort of our respective lounge rooms chatting about Reg and brother Peter O’Doherty’s band Dog Trumpet in the lead up to their Mullum Roots Festival show in July.
Big upgrades for Spaghetti Circus

1 month ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Spaghetti Circus will celebrate the official opening of its upgraded Mullumbimby Showground facilities, following $1.2 million in investment from Create NSW. Everyone is welcome to enjoy performances and food on Saturday, May 10 from 12 till 1.30pm to celebrate the new buildings and upgrades.
Dawn Service for ANZAC day at Brunswick Heads

1 month ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Though the sun rose beyond clouds, over 1,000 people from the community got up early to greet the dawn at Brunswick Heads today. After a march from the Brunswick Heads–Billinudgel RSL Sub Branch hall in Fawcett Street to the cenotaph, President Des Wraight invited the assembled to drawn near, the comemorate the 109th anniversary of the landing of the ANAZACs at Gallipoli. The parade faced the east, in the direction of the rising sun. The flag will was lowered to half mast.