Events

Greg ‘Nashy’ Nash has been running the ANZAC Day Two-Up School at the pub, the Bowlo, and now the Showgrounds, for more than two decades. Byron Leeworthy finds out more.

Beer, banter, barracking: Digby Hildreth discovers that chess can prove to be a fun night out.

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 always been a sense that something special is happening here. But their latest foray hits different. When Australian composer, performer and writer Eddie Perfect – the Tony-nominated creator of Broadway’s Beetlejuice the…

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 everyone. The result is a uniquely inclusive competition that’s grown from 39 competitors in its first year to more than 100 horses converging on the Bangalow Showgrounds annually, all vying for the…

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 as a teen, learning to hold my keys between my fingers like claws, just in case. Certainly by my 20s, when the phone calls to friends while walking home alone at night…

For the newcomer to town, the scope and size of the annual two-day Bangalow Show can be overwhelming. Here, Christobel Munson attempts to point out some particular highlights – though nothing beats a thorough advance reading of the comprehensive and densely packed Pavilion Schedule (listing every event happening inside the A&I Hall, known as the Pavilion for the duration of…

Shaping up to be one of the many highlights of the Bangalow Show is the Big Bang Bite competition, being held at the Village Green at 2.30pm on Saturday, 15 November. Christobel Munson gets the lowdown from contestants, already in training for this attention grabbing event.

At the best of times, you need stamina and determination to make a trip from the Byron Shire to north-east Arnhem Land. There’s the drive to Brisbane: let’s say two hours. Then a plane ride to Cairns: between two and three hours. Don’t forget long waits at airports for flight delays, unsettled weather and all that. Then there’s another two-hour…

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…

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.

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…

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.