Over 1,000 people rallied on Saturday in support of the Bangalow Bowlo and returning it to community hands, 11 months after Norths Collective closed the Bowlo.

A major town rally for Bangalow is planned for Saturday, 19 September at 2pm as the next phase of action to have the Bowlo reopened and back in community hands.

The Save Bangalow Bowlo Steering Committee (SBBSC) is calling on the community to help fund legal advice to protect the Bangalow Bowlo for the future of the community and hold Norths Collective accountable to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) commitments they made when they took over the club in 2022.

The Save Bangalow Bowlo Steering Committee (SBBSC) are seeking clarification on a number of issues in relation to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that formed the basis of the amalgamation between the Bangalow Bowlo and Norths Collective.

Eight Bangalow community members attended Norths AGM on Monday, 25 May, to seek answers about the future of Bangalow Bowlo, but received no meaningful engagement, with their concerns merely ‘noted’.

Norths Collective (formerly North Sydney Leagues Club) has rejected the Bangalow Advisory Committee’s (BAC) offer to buy back the Bangalow Bowlo at the 2022 ‘bail out’ price of $680,000.

Following strong advocacy by the Bangalow Advisory Committee (BAC) members to Norths Collective, Norths have delayed seeking external expressions of interest (EOI) to acquire the club.

Byron Shire Councillor Asren Pugh is seeking support to consider the option of heritage listing the Bangalow Bowlo in response to the closure of the bowlo by Norths Collective (North Sydney Leagues Club) on Friday, 24 October.

Over 100 people met last Sunday to discuss the future of the Bangalow Bowlo after Norths Collective rejected the option of handing back the keys to the community.

Last Friday locals, visitors, and employees of the Bangalow Bowlo were shocked to discover that it had been closed with little or no notice. Workers at the Bowlo were told via email just hours before they were due to start work.