Family
‘Twas the night before Christmas
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.
The human element
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cater family’s Rug Shop – the last 23 years of which have been spent enriching the main street of Bangalow. Georgia Fox spoke with proprietors Anne and Milton to learn more.
Rockin’ Rabbits
Angela Saurine meets the founder of Bunny Racket ahead of the release of the band’s first recording in three years.
A dream to farm
It’s a formidable undertaking to buy a 120-acre farm in a totally new location, and to set out to create an entirely new business venture. What’s needed is tenacity, endurance, and pluck! Christobel Munson investigates.
The Joy of Bin Boy
When you think about it, rubbish bins are an essential part of life. Humans are consumers of products that create waste. Where would we be without our red bin, green waste, and recycling bins? We’d be neck deep in rubbish, ‘burning off’ or making regular runs to the tip! It’s not a question one would often stop to ponder, but…
Bangalow Billycart Derby 2023
All the thrills and spills of the day captured by Lyn McCarthy – Niche Pictures Bangalow Lions Club thanks all of our sponsors, supporters, volunteers and Bangalow families and community for ensuring the success of the 2023 Bangalow BillyCart Derby. Gloriously sunny day, fantastically friendly fun community vibe, happy families and kids, smiling faces, great billycart racing, top job by Bangalow…
Billy carts are go!
The Billy Cart Derby is one of 2479’s signature social events. Cancelled for the past two years due to COVID, for those new to town, Sally Schofield offers a quick run-down of the event, and why you should get amongst it. A truly unique and wholesome regional experience, the Bangalow Billy Cart Derby takes place in the Bangalow main street…
The Hounds of Love
Have you noticed the number of greyhounds in 2479 recently? You may have seen one of these placid, sleek and elegant pooches walking in unison with their owner or hitched to a pram, tied up outside Foodworks or having a run at the showgrounds. Why the proliferation of greyhounds? Because they make wonderful pets! But this is not Bangalow’s first…
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…
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.
