Community
Community engagement key to ‘progress’ of Bangalow
The Bangalow Progress Association relaunches as the Bangalow Community Association and aims to increase community engagement in 2479, writes Ian Holmes.
Visible Mending – a jumper’s story
Di Campbell from the Bangalow CWA shares the threads of an incredible story of a jumper knitted with love in Bosnia and mended with care in Bangalow.
Bangalow Historical Society – re-creating a community hub
Bangalow Historical Society is keen to meet with interested volunteers who’d like to help run the museum once again.
Books back in Bangas!
The original much-loved mobile library was destroyed in the floods but now a new library van will take its place on Saturday mornings in Bangalow writes Mary Nelson.
A Rosie outlook
Anglican priest Rosie Wynter is on a mission to challenge expectations around what a church service is, and what services a church can offer. Arriving in Bangalow in July 2020, she’s been through some of toughest years our region – and the world – have faced in recent memory. Rosie has her eye on the affordable housing crisis, increasing homelessness,…
Beacon of Hope
Some people move to the Byron Shire to build a personal palace. Others come to find a pleasant subtropical environment to live, work and raise a family. And there’s another new breed which takes a totally different approach. This is the story of a ‘social enterprise’ project emerging in the Bangalow Industrial Estate, with a refreshingly caring, community-oriented goal. Christobel…
I speak for the trees
On the eve of World Environment Day, Sunday June 5, The Bangalow Herald asked some local young people what they are doing to protect the environment, and for advice on what we could all do to make a difference. Louis, 7, from Bangalow says “Our family is recycling, composting and has solar panels.” “Yeah, we should all get solar panels…
Funny, you don’t look disabled
Alexandra Hudson has a penchant for pastel hues. Her hair is sometimes fairy-floss pink, sometimes mauve. When she took to the stage at the RAW Comedy Competition, part of the world-famous Melbourne Comedy Festival in April, she donned a softly structured pale rose suit. And won. Alexandra has lived with cerebral palsy her whole life, a condition that can affect everything…
Diamonds in the mud
A people’s army mobilised itself to support the region during the catastrophic flooding last month. Digby Hildreth talked to just a few of its thousands of foot soldiers.
My Corona
As the rest of the country is engulfed in a third wave of the ever-evolving coronavirus, 2479 residents experience their first real taste of the dreaded ‘Rona’. With symptoms ranging from mild to debilitating, these insights show the many faces of the virus in our community.
Our future, your hands
What ways have 2479 residents found to offset their carbon emissions and the impact of climate change? Christobel Munson finds out more about our grassroots efforts to save the planet.
Meet the candidates
In alphabetical order: Alan Hunter, Byron Alliance Team Byron Alliance has been put together to build on my belief that we can achieve much more by being respectful and acknowledging the contribution that a diverse group of focused individuals without political influences can achieve. My nine years on council have given me the insight into what it takes to achieve…
