Sally Schofield
Sally Schofield is Editor of The Bangalow Herald and has spent her career working with words in one form or another. Passionate about local storytelling, she loves uncovering the remarkable stories hidden within everyday community life and shining a light on people doing extraordinary things.
A natural connector of ideas, people and projects, Sally thrives on joining the dots and helping things happen. She also has a well-documented soft spot for dogs.
She sells sanctuary
Escaping into books has long been a tonic for world-weariness, a remedy for sluggish creativity or a pick-me-up when life lacks zest. Above all, reading is…
Songs for one night
Sometimes the biggest opportunities arrive looking exactly like junk mail.
Love all
If you’ve wandered past the Bangalow Tennis Club recently, you may have noticed something a bit different. The courts are increasingly being filled by women of all ages,…
Special delivery
Former Bangalow Post Mistress Joan Leeds swaps cheeky customer service banter for cranky comedy gold, writes Sally Schofield.
BTC are white hot
For those of us who have watched Bangalow Theatre Company (BTC) grow over the years – from COVID-inspired roving pop-up events to risk-taking contemporary works – there has…
Buckle up, Bangalow
When Zoe Olive first dreamt up the Bangalow Buckle Challenge in 2018, she wasn’t chasing ribbons or prestige – she wanted to open the gates of horsemanship to…
Saving the space in between
In a huge win for the Bangalow community, Byron Shire Council has unanimously supported the recommendations of a Heritage Assessment recognising the Bangalow Bowling Club’s social, cultural and…
Seeing red
I don’t remember the first time I felt unsafe. Maybe it was walking home from school and sensing a stranger’s stare from an unfamiliar car. Maybe it was…
Bloody hell
Seb Stockdale, 20-year-old son of Stockpot Kitchen founders Jen and Graeme Stockdale is battling rare leukemia. The family is calling on fellow young adults to get tested as…
Surviving the season
Christmas, in theory, is a time of joy, connection and togetherness. But for neurodivergent (ND) folk, it can feel more like one giant peppermint-scented panic attack of flashing…
Bowled over
For 115 years, the Bangalow Bowling and Sports Club was a constant in our community. You’d know a face, find a seat, and settle into conversation. It didn’t…
Locals united in bid for beloved Club
It was a feeling of deja vu (and not the good kind) for the Bangalow community as word spread around the village on Friday 24 October…
