Royal Life Saving NSW is the leader in drowning prevention and water safety education in the state and they are introducing a regular training service in Murwillumbah from August, that will be of benefit to all members of the broader community.
Byron Council has voted to give the community a greater role in shaping the future of the former Mullumbimby Hospital site, despite concerns from some councillors that additional consultation could further delay the delivery of desperately needed housing.
Arts Northern Rivers (ANR) is calling for members who have a connection to Bundjalung, Githabul, Yaegl and Gumbaynggirr Country to help them form a First Nations committee to guide and shape their First Nations program.
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This year’s festival celebrates some of the most vital and impactful storytelling in Australian literature, with a dedicated program of First Nations writers whose work spans historical fiction, picture books and Indigenous knowledge and whose voices are reshaping how this country understands itself.
Film-maker advocacy group, Screenworks, has revealed the first speaker line-up for Regional to Global Screen Forum 2026, which will be held in Lennox Head on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September.
Soloist Willam Barton with his didgeridoo. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Bangalow Music Festival 2015. Photo Jeff Dawson
Last weekend saw the 14th anniversary of our wonderful, homegrown chamber music festival and marked 20 years since the Southern Cross Soloists, who present the program, were formed.
This year’s festival featured 13 concerts and performances which were received with rapt attention by the huge, appreciative audiences.
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Arts Northern Rivers (ANR) is calling for members who have a connection to Bundjalung, Githabul, Yaegl and Gumbaynggirr Country to help them form a First Nations committee to guide and shape their First Nations program.
With 73 films under their belts the Drill Hall Film Society are inviting you to come and see the next film they are showing – the 1971 classic and hilarious Harold and Maude.
Eighteen months ago, a group of First Nations artists from the Northern Rivers came together at the Lismore Regional Gallery as part of the Gathering Space project.
Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) yesterday unveiled a stellar Bangalow Music Festival program for August 2021. The theme for the 19th festival is 'music’s inexhaustible joie de vivre'.
APRA AMCOS has just announced the nominations for this year's Art Music Awards and the Bangalow Music Festival is a finalist in the category – Award for Excellence in a Regional Area.
Lovers of fine music had a wonderful treat on the weekend with some of the best players in the world in town for the 18th Bangalow Music Festival, presented by Southern Cross Soloists.
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