Jenny Bird
Jenny Bird has been writing for The Bangalow Herald and other publications for more than 15 years, bringing insight, curiosity and a keen eye for community issues to her work. For the Herald, she focuses largely on council matters and the evolving social and demographic stories shaping the 2479 region, while elsewhere she is known for her thoughtful book reviews.
A close observer of village life, Jenny enjoys unpacking the broader forces influencing small communities and the people within them. Away from the page, she admits to a particular fascination with Japanese handmade steel kitchen knives — appreciating the craftsmanship, precision and beauty of the form.
Jenny is also President of the Bangalow Herald management committee.
A young voice for Bangalow
Sometimes you meet young people who inspire hope that the world may land in safe hands after all. At just 14, Charlotte Burns already has a strongly developed…
Exploring Country
There are places within a short drive from Bangalow that you can visit to learn about local Bundjalung culture. Once you start looking, you will discover that Bundjalung…
Aldi or Audi?
In our April issue we reported that both Bangalow and the 2479 postcode grew a lot between 2016 and 2021 – both population and houses. In this article…
Boy, have we grown
This, the second in the Herald’s Census 2021 series, analyses data on population and housing collected by the ABS on the 10 August 2021. At the time…
Here’s to you Mrs (and Mr) Robinson
100 years on from the death of Bangalow town founding father, Thomas Robinson, Jenny Bird takes a look at the early sub-division of the…
