planting seats, signs, and more rainforest

planting seats, signs, and more rainforest

Another big day…

thank you! Nashua Community Cricket Day 2011

Our main amazing sponsor- who helps make our day happen is Elders Bangalow . We are also very grateful for support from local businesses for our raffle prizes and cricket day prizes. Brookfarm Bangalow rug shop Brauerbirds McGrath Real-estate Ballina Design Bank Bangalow Hotel Bangalow Cellars Millar & More Foodworks Bangalow newsagency Mi casa tu [...]

Buy Sell Swap- coming here!

Coming soon – a buy sell swap page…. seems we all have something to move on or something we need… well here’s a space to do that! here’s a hint… prices and details soon! Jacinta has an extension oak table for sale Wanted: Second hand cub scout books and bits… details and pics coming….

Winning Photos

Congratulations to Jayne Douglas and Gerry Rihs

And the winner is…

Oh, Jacinta, how utterly, UTTERLY delightful all the stories were! It’s so hard to choose a winner. They all had great merit; I loved the fact that Ray Savin’s life story had pictures. Loved the poem, loved the power cut (oh, how I remember those!), and the dairy drama.. The lovely prose in the piece [...]

The Story of How Mr Scarrabelotti’s Car Ended up in the Creek

Will Nash (7yrs) who won the primary writing section with this entry: One day old Mr Scarrabelotti was sun baking on his deck chair when some playful kids were passing by. The kids noticed that Mr Scarrabelotti was outside and they thought it would be fun to ride in his car on a nice day [...]

Mrs. Savins’ Light-‘n’-fluffy-double-layer-sponge-cake-with-sugared-passionfruit-and-fresh-cream

A series of ‘fictional letters’  by India Nash won the secondary writing competition 3rd November 1932 Lot 7 Scarrabelottis Rd, Nashua Dear Mrs Trimble, Following last week’s Nashua cricket game, I feel that I must bring up a rather delicate matter with you. As you and I are both aware, my husband, Robbie, delivered two [...]

The Hills of Bangalow

The Hills of Bangalow: By Michael Douglas – Winner of the open writing section. Gentle as the call of the morning mist and rain, Soft and green the fields, and the valley and the plains; The birds give their gentle song of quietude, And I am lost in a distant solitude; My heart now deepened, [...]

A thousand blessings!

A thousand blessings! My grandfather is from a small rural locality in the north of County Tipperary, in Ireland.  On the several occasions that I have been there, I am bade farewell with a greeting that oft resonates in my heart:  ‘a thousand blessings upon you!’  Nashua feels a lot like that village -low green [...]

Elders Bangalow bats on…

Great news for the Nashua Community Cricket Day. For the 4th year in a row,  we are delighted to announce that Elders Bangalow are sponsoring our now annual community cricket day in Nashua! A change in team at Elders has seen the new owners Duncan Lorimer and Janice Maple pick up the bat and continue [...]

Market tales –the avocado farmer

By Victoria Cosford (in the Byron Shire Echo) Chris and Kaye Casagrande can stretch their avocado season out to nine months of the year because of their two main varieties, Hass and Fuerte. Among the original stallholders at the Byron Farmers Market, the Nashua-based couple grows, apart from their glorious creamy avos, custard apples and [...]