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Gabby Le Brun

Shakespeare – with added sparkle

Gabby Le Brun meets Michael Sharmon, the playwright giving the Bard a new twist.

PUBLISHED ON: February 1, 2026

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Thirty years. A fresh new chapter. The @byronwrit

Thirty years. A fresh new chapter.

The @byronwritersfestival returns with a new home, a new format and plenty to celebrate.

Read our interview with CEO Jessica Alice in the August edition of The Bangalow Herald.

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With just one week to go until this year's @byronw

With just one week to go until this year's @byronwritersfestival, Christobel Munson asks festival director and CEO, Jessica Alice, about the process of re-imagining the festival and its new format.
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Students from nearby Emmanuel Anglican College @ea

Students from nearby Emmanuel Anglican College @eac.ballina enjoying some outdoor learning at Bangalow's Piccabeen Park, combined with some indoor activities engaging with local history artefacts and exhibits from the Bangalow Historical Society at @bangalowheritagehouse These programs are a fantastic use of our local facilities and help promote curiosity and critical thinking.

From Bangalow to the birthplace of Hapkiyusul. Lo

From Bangalow to the birthplace of Hapkiyusul.

Local practitioners recently travelled to Korea for an incredible opportunity to train, learn and immerse themselves in the culture behind their martial art.

Read Murray Hand's story and check out the gallery of great photographs from the groups trip to Korea!

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History has never looked so alive. This month's H

History has never looked so alive.

This month's Herald features a collection of beautifully colourised photographs that offer a remarkable glimpse into Bangalow's past taken from the soon-to-be launched book - A Splash of Colour co-created by Terry Bleakley.

Here, Christobel Munson writes about how seeing familiar streets and long-forgotten faces in colour creates an extraordinary connection across generations.

https://www.bangalowherald.com.au/it-takes-a-village

Fresh stories. Fresh ideas. Familiar faces. The A

Fresh stories. Fresh ideas. Familiar faces.

The August edition of The Bangalow Herald is out now, celebrating the people, places and ideas shaping life in our community.

Grab your free copy around town and discover what's happening in Bangalow this month.

Including:

• An exclusive interview with @byronwritersfestival Festival CEO Jessica Alice
• The story behind Karena @wynnmoylan's award-winning project The Narratives Library
• Bangalow Netball Club's call for local courts
• Stunning colourised photographs bringing early Bangalow to life
• New thinking about building in our subtropical climate
• Books, arts, history and much more.

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Meet the team from integrative vet care practice @

Meet the team from integrative vet care practice @vitality.vetcare. Megan, Ashley, Jodi and Kim, with Ernie, are operating once again as fulltime primary care general practice providers, following Megan's return after establishing the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital in Wollongbar. Full story in July's @thebangalowherald, available around town and online.

In exactly four weeks, Arakwal Bumberbin woman Del

In exactly four weeks, Arakwal Bumberbin woman Delta Kay will offer a Calling to Bundjalung Country to introduce the 2026 @byronwritersfestival. It marks a meaningful beginning to a weekend filled with the insights, wisdom, laughter and intoxicating ideas of some of Australia's finest literary and journalistic minds. @thebangalowherald is proud to be a partner, and our own writers will be sharing what they're looking forward to most.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

We acknowledge the original storytellers of the land on which we live and work, the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation.

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