Community

What’s behind the heightened interest of schools and teachers to expose their students to ways of absorbing knowledge other than in the classroom? Christobel Munson noticed things are changing with scores of students – primary and secondary – learning at our local museum and park.

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 good of the community, reports Digby Hildreth.

The Campton family reflect on the life of Paul ‘Campo’ Campton, tragically killed in Bangalow in July.

“Money is like manure,” says long-term Bangalow resident John Bennett. “It’s made to spread around; if you pile it up, it stinks.” Which is why the 82-year-old has devoted the past third of his life to ensuring money is spread around where it’s needed, an undertaking that earned him the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the community…

Much is made these days of the negative side-effects of too many hours spent by teenagers and younger children on social media. There are, however, timeless ways kids can spend hours on end outside, enjoying nature. For instance: playing in creeks, building dams, exploring, swimming, fishing. This is what has happened for generations along Sleepy Creek, on Fowlers Lane, off…

Greg Nash travelled to Sydney to attend the AGM of Norths Collective after having earlier submitted a number of hard-hitting questions and comments regarding the lack of progress on promised club renovations and improvements, poor member communication over the last 12 months, and the current unsettled management and staffing issues.

This year, the Bangalow CWA is honoured to be hosting the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea – Thursday 22 May – and we warmly invite the community to join us for what promises to be a meaningful and uplifting event.

With a history dating back over 60 years, The Land Sydney Royal AgShows Young Woman competition celebrates the community spirit and leadership of young women in rural and regional NSW. The Bangalow Herald caught up with Summer Chaseling, Bangalow’s Young Woman of the Year, is an ambassador for all things agriculture and regional living.

Kindness is in full swing in Bangalow, with the town’s key charities and churches joining forces to help those doing it tough in our community, led by the Bangalow Mens Shed. Georgia Fox spoke with organisers David Noakes, Louise Anderson, and Rev. Rosie Wynter about this initiative that’s been five years in the making – and whose arrival couldn’t be…

The Christmas Eve Carnival is as Bangalow as the Billycarts. But did you know it’s been going for more than twice as long? No wonder we’re feeling a little sad that our beloved community event has undergone some big changes, writes Georgia Fox.

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.

Christobel Munson was one of six people who bought the Fowler family farm on Fowlers Lane in 1994. They transformed it from a former farm into a thriving Intentional Community Title property of 12 households. Here, she reflects on the changes.