Bellingen Taranta Festival Brings Global Rhythms to Life
The Bellingen Taranta Festival will run from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, with concerts, workshops, street performances and community events across Bellingen and a gala night in…
Et Tu Productions’ Orphans Draws Strong Local Response In Bellingen Season
By Daniel Honan Bellingen-based theatre company Et Tu Productions has wrapped its October season of British playwright Dennis Kelly’s Orphans, with co-founders Amy Bradney-George and Seton Pollock reporting strong audience…
Flying-Fox Colony on Bellinger River at Quarter of Numbers
By Bellingen Shire News The Grey-headed Flying-fox colony at Bat Island on the Bellinger River has fallen to 25 per cent of its expected population, according to monthly counts conducted…
How Local Dementia Coaching Reduces Stress for Families
Imagine for a moment that you were diagnosed with dementia.I know… not a particularly comfortable thought! But if you were, wouldn’t you want the people caring for you to understand…
Bellingen Potters Collective Joins November Arts Trail Weekend
We’re excited to be part of the Bellingen Arts Trail weekend again the 7th and 8th November and can’t wait to welcome you into Bellingen Potters Collective! Come in, meet…
Young Activists Block Bellingen Street to Stop Logging Truck
On Wednesday 7th of October at 12:00PM, a group of young forest defenders stopped traffic on Hyde Street in Bellingen, blocking a logging truck from continuing on its haulage route…
Letters to the Editor
Prepare For What If Daylight saving for myself a pain in the butt. But that aside what about the kookaburras, natures. clock, to kick off the natural as daylight emerges,…
8-Hour Telstra Outage Scheduled for Dorrigo
16 October 2026: Telstra will require additional works to upgrade its mobile base station that services Dorrigo to bring a better 4G&5G user experience. The upgrades will improve the mobile…
Threatened Ringwood Logged in Pine Creek Forest
By Bellingen Shire News Local campaigners have reported the logging of Ringwood, a rare rainforest tree found only in three river valleys on the Mid North Coast, in Pine Creek…
Great Koala national Park
By National Party Press release Labor’s new National Park won’t go ahead without Canberra’s approval of it as a carbon credit project. Legislation introduced to NSW Parliament this week makes…