Arts

Robbie Arnott is a Tasmanian author, and I can recommend this book, and his previously published work Limberlost to you. Dusk is set in the late 18th century, in the very early days of first settlement in Tasmania. The main protagonists are twins Iris and Floyd, and they are the offspring of a couple of love-struck convicts who have chosen…

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, close-knit community, running barefoot, climbing trees, riding to school on horseback, and volunteering at the Surf Lifesaving club at the weekend. Those country inclinations, including a robust sense of community, are still…

A little over four years ago, Bangalow teen Malik couldn’t play a note of music. This year he was selected to appear in an episode of the ABC’s reality television series The Piano, and last month performed in front of hundreds of people at the Terrace Park Soundshell in Brunswick Heads, in a concert to mark the arrival of a…

The renowned Byron Writers Festival takes place in August, with more than 120 authors, journalists and literary figures from Australia and around the world gathering in the Bangalow Showground to provide a weekend of dazzling ideas and inspiration to the book-loving multitudes. Taking note of the Festival’s theme for 2025 – Passion & Purpose – Digby Hildreth asked some Australian…

Few towns are lucky enough to have a local shopfront displaying works by artists represented in major public collections across the world, but that’s exactly the enviable position we Bangalowians have been in for nearly eight years now, thanks to Grant Rasheed and his gallery, Ninbella.

For as long as she can remember, Heidi Keller’s life has been filled with music. Growing up in a family where music filled the home, it seems inevitable that she would find her own voice. “We always listened to a wide variety of music, but I especially remember Skinny Genes by Eliza Doolittle. It used to wake me up in…

Bangalow ballet dancer turned teacher returns to the place where it all began.

Bangalow’s newest arrival, Tim Franklin, appeared in over 300 episodes of Home and Away as local cop Colby Thorne, and has since shared the big screen with actors such as Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, and Michael Caton. Here, he chats with Sally Schofield about his latest projects.

Choreographer, dancer, theatre maker, and MOVE IT Heartthrob, Rosebank’s Philip Channells is preparing for his latest creative venture – an exciting new workshop with the Queensland Ballet. It’s a perfect example of how the Hinterland-based founder of Dance Integrated Australia creates opportunities and shapes narratives through creative thinking and collaboration. During a recent spur of the moment trip to Brisbane…

Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, with its blend of familiar fairy tales and real-world complexities, goes beyond the stage. It serves as a reflection on the strength of storytelling and how the tales we grew up with continue to resonate through characters and scenarios in our adult lives.

Barry ‘Dr Baz’ Ferrier is an Australian musician and multimedia artist based in Bangalow. He is a champion of live music, a multi-instrumentalist, singer and multi-awardwinning songwriter/ composer. Sally Schofield caught up with him to find out about his recent work – award-winning experimental film making using artificial intelligence.

Angela Saurine meets the founder of Bunny Racket ahead of the release of the band’s first recording in three years.