Digby Hildreth

Digby Hildreth speaks to multimedia designer Nick George about his new AI-powered short film, premiering at the 2026 Byron Bay Film Festival.

For the past several weeks a diverse group of people has been gathering to rehearse songs in Widjabul/Wia-bal language, one of the many dialects spoken within the Bundjalung…

In its first year, the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital has treated more than 2000 native animals, giving injured and threatened wildlife a second chance. Now, as the region…

Bangalow Koalas turns 10 this year, so it is timely that its work has been recognised on the world stage – with an invitation to attend the Conference…

Indefatigable artist and gallerist Caitlin Reilly was preparing the latest multi-artist exhibition at her Station Street gallery when she learned she’d been accepted into one of the world’s…

Four decades after finding his place in Melbourne’s Goth and post-punk scene, Bangalow musician and artist M.E. Baird is opening a new creative chapter. Digby Hildreth discovers how…

This month’s Bangalow Film Festival will be something of a family affair, with a father and daughter filling two key, but very different, roles, reports Digby Hildreth.

Beer, banter, barracking: Digby Hildreth discovers that chess can prove to be a fun night out.

Bees are our best friends and closest allies, says self-confessed ‘flower girl’ Laodekia, who suggests we spend more time in their company. Digby Hildreth reports.

Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Pearces Creek: every few weeks, international and Australian musicians depart from their big city touring schedule to play a gig at a humble country hall…

It seems likely that Anouska Gammon was predestined to a career in the spotlight, even if her childhood was spent on a Northern Rivers farm in a small,…

Two of the regular volunteers turning up at Bangalow Landcare’s weekly working bees are in their 20s – rare examples of young people giving their time for the…