Byron comes of age with billionaires, blockbusters and a COVID-19 bump
Its magnetic energy and beauty have long made it a utopia for many. But now that the film industry has moved in, Byron Bay is growing up fast.
Byron Bay business owner Emma Lane: "There’s an old community here who will test your authenticity. It took years for us to prove we were a family who wanted to give back." Paul Harris
It's 10.30 on a Saturday morning in October and a Porsche Macan, a Mercedes GLE and a mud-splattered Range Rover Vogue follow each other down a pine tree-lined gravel driveway. They park and the occupants emerge, sizing up their competition in the process.
Among them, a psychotherapist from Bondi; a Mosman interior decorator there on behalf of her Paddington-based daughter, and a retired couple from Newcastle. The latter might appear unassuming, but dismiss them at your peril.
Eugenie KellyContributorEugenie Kelly writes on fashion, interiors, the arts, style and travel, and edits Life & Leisure's Spend pages. She was previously editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Australia.
