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Northern Rivers Animal Services Adoption Weekend 5-6 September
Northern Rivers Animal Services (NRAS) has a busy weekend planned, beginning with its monthly Adoption…
Tyalgum Music Festival – 25-27 September
Now in its 34th year, the Tyalgum Music Festival held in September, presents three days…
More Salt Please – until September 12
Life by the ocean leaves its mark in More Salt Please, a group exhibition presented…
Byron Writers Festival 2026 – 14-16 August
From 14–16 August, Byron Bay will once again become a hub for readers, writers and…
North Coast Mud Trail 21-24 August
This month, ceramic artists across the Northern Rivers open their studio doors for the 14th…
Newrybar Bonfire and Fireworks – 1 August
When Saturday 1 August Where Newrybar Public School, 10 Broken Head Road, Newrybar Tickets $5…
First exhibit for 87-year-old local artist
Rina Genis has lived in Possum Creek for more than 20 years, but her journey…
Two-Up, the old way
Greg ‘Nashy’ Nash has been running the ANZAC Day Two-Up School at the pub, the…
DINGO comes to town
This October, a new music and arts festival will take over halls, streets and unexpected…
Why we read
Byron Writers Festival returned this year with a new home, a new format and plenty…
The hills have films
In our region, we are lucky to have several film societies regularly showing fantastic films…
Award-winning artist gives books a second life
Northern Rivers artist, Bangalow resident Karena Wynn-Moylan, recently won Best Special Interest Programming at the…
Behind the scenes at Byron Writers Festival 2026
Christobel Munson asks Byron Writers Festival Artistic Director and CEO, Jessica Alice, about the challenges…
Book review: Three Reasons for Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
Who doesn’t love a good whodunnit? I think that Irish-Australian author, Dervla McTiernan, is competing…
She sells sanctuary
Escaping into books has long been a tonic for world-weariness, a remedy for sluggish creativity…
Raised by Wolves
As the Byron Writers Festival approaches, local author Tristan Bancks shares with Herald readers an…
Winner winner, chicken dinner
An unexpected, good thing to emerge from the turmoil surrounding the Bangalow Bowlo has been…
The buzz about mead
French-born winemaker Louis Costa has spent more than a decade reinventing one of the world’s…
Pistachio Feta Spanakopita Roulade
I love spinach pie. This is a twist on the classic Greek pie. In a…
Second pour
Three years after fire destroyed their Burringbar café, Elwood, Bangalow couple Jack and Sophia Deacon…
The fast and the curious
Sober-curious or doing FebFast, The Bangalow Herald lists our favourite zero alcohol beverages.
Recipe: Raspberry amaretti biscuits
A delicious twist on Italian amaretti biscuits from the clever chef, Nadiya Hussain. These will…
The perfect blend
Bun Coffee celebrates two decades of dedication to roasting excellence, local flavour and connection to…
No stone unturned
When Bangalow architect Duncan Sproul joined forces with Sally and Dhugal Cowan to restore Maclean’s…
Tropical delight
The unusual always catches a gardener’s eye especially in drab winter, says Carole Gamble.
Hydrangea magic
Carole Gamble shares a great tip for growing multicoloured pastel hydrangea.
Blue blossoms
It’s funny the way that plants and landscapes surface in books sometimes and remain strong…
Pretty in pink
Partly because of our crazy weather, there is little flowering near me at present, but…
Floribundant
The Shire’s long-established culture of farmers’ markets, along with our proximity to the agricultural sector,…
Creating a Bush Tucker Food Forest
Towards the north-eastern end of her rural community title lot is a paddock that’s remained…
Look into my eyes
Sally Schofield chats with Chez and Lucas Olmos about hypnotherapy – and is now feeling…
Magic happens
Coincidence, intuition or something we can’t quite explain? Dr Airdre Grant wonders whether there’s still…
Catching some zzzzs
Bangalow’s Paula Todd has been a fitness trainer for over 30 years, most of that…
Surviving the season
Christmas, in theory, is a time of joy, connection and togetherness. But for neurodivergent (ND)…
Dispensing hope
Long time Bangalow resident, Jit Chong, is a community pharmacist. In September, he opened The…
The Buttery: 50 years of saving lives
Digby Hildreth reports on the anniversary of ‘the rehab up the road’.
Local medics in Fiji
Helping others is a privilege in both senses of the word. It’s an honour and…
