Ag focus cultivates show success
By Michael Burt The 2026 Bellingen Show’s strong focus on local agriculture, sustainability and community proved a hit with more than 5000 people attending compared to an average of 4000…
Volunteer for the first statewide Dolphin Census
Communities across NSW are invited to register as a volunteer and help protect dolphins by taking part in the first statewide Dolphin Census on Saturday 30 May. The one-day census…
Bellingen GM: Budget Offers Short-Term Cash, No Long-Term Relief
Bellingen Shire Council has welcomed several funding opportunities in the 2026–27 Federal Budget, while noting that the Budget does not resolve the long-term financial sustainability challenges facing local government. Bellingen…
NSW Environment Minister Panders to the Timber Industry
By Bellingen Enviroment centre INC Further delays to the gazettal of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) as NSW Environment minister, Penny Sharpe, continues to pander to the Timber Industry…
Scones for a Cause: CWA Bellingen’s Biggest Morning Tea
The Bellingen Branch of the Country Women’s Association is throwing open its doors this Thursday 21 May for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, inviting the whole community to pull up a…
108 Years of Honour: Bellinger River Community Unites for Anzac Day
The Bellinger River community came together on 25th April to commemorate Anzac Day, as they have done for the past 108 years. The Bellinger River RSL sub-Branch was established in…
Letters to the Editor
More Losers Than Winners David Attenborough 100 years what a legend, he and his team, their contribution to the knowledge of the world’s wildlife and environment. The Budget, no surprise,…
Bellingen Show Attendance Soars Past 5,000-Visitor Mark
Bellingen Show president Emily Kenny has used to National Volunteers Week (May 18-26) to pour praise on show volunteers and the Bellingen Showgrounds Land Management team. “What we create together…
Mud, Music, and Magic: Riversounds 2026 Triumphs Over the Rain
By Michael Burt Photos: And the Trees Photography Mud and rain did nothing to dampen the incredible vibes and sounds emerging from the 2026 Riversounds Music & Arts Festival last…
Star-studded line up for Readers and Writers Festival
Richard Roxburgh, Jack Thompson, Virginia Trioli, Hannah Moloney, Stan Grant, Zoe Terakes, Michael Robotham, Tara Moss, Debbie Spillane and Bryan Brown. These are just some of the Australian icons and…