Byron Bay upended by Netflix s plans for new reality show
3 May, 2021 09:53 PM
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The beer garden at the Byron Bay Beach Hotel. Netflix announced plans for a reality show that will follow hot Instagrammers living their best lives . Photo / Matthew Abbott, The New York Times
The beer garden at the Byron Bay Beach Hotel. Netflix announced plans for a reality show that will follow hot Instagrammers living their best lives . Photo / Matthew Abbott, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Livia Albeck-Ripka
Tensions between protecting and capitalising on the image of the famous Australian beach town have exploded over a new reality show.
It was absolutely massive. Despite never having seen an octopus of that size, Brailey said she didn t fully comprehend how rare the sighting was until her social media was flooded with comments from friends overseas. I didn t really think anything of it until I started getting all these messages about it, especially from my friends in New Zealand and the US, she said. This is just another day on the Australian beach. Several species of octopus are found throughout NSW waters, from the shallow intertidal rock ledges to the deep offshore areas. Wategos Beach is a sanctuary zone in Cape Byron Marine Park, meaning all animals and plants (including octopus) are protected in these waters.
Francesca Street, CNN • Updated 27th April 2021
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(CNN) It was a summer s day in Byron Bay, Australia in early 2003. The sun was shining and Gianna Mazzeo, who d been basking in its rays for most of the day, decided to freshen up with a swim.
As she was coming out of the ocean, Gianna noticed a group of men playing soccer further up the beach, calling to one another as they kicked a ball back and forth on the sand.
Gianna, then 27, is Australian but her parents are from Italy, so she d spent a lot of time traveling around the EU. She figured the group were from somewhere in Europe, but she couldn t place the language.
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