About: angelasaurine

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Angela Saurine is a journalist at the Times News Group based in the village of Bangalow in the Byron Bay hinterland. She has more than 20 years' experience in the media industry.

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June 5, 2026

From culture shock to comedy success

LEAVING her homeland in Africa to move to Australia after her mum married an Australian man when she was seven was a huge shock...

May 17, 2026

Barefoot, genre-confused and shaking a fishing tackle box – Hussy Hicks rewrites the rules of live music

WITH soulful vocalist Leesa Gentz rattling a fishing tackle box as an improvised percussion instrument and Julz Parker powering the sound with roaring guitar...

April 10, 2026

From Arctic love stories to death-defying climbs: inside this year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival

ADVENTURE seekers and film lovers are in for a thrill this May, with the return of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour -...

March 15, 2026

Newton Faulkner cut off his dreadlocks – and reinvented his sound

HE’S long been known for his percussive acoustic guitar style paired with pop-folk songwriting, but since cutting off his trademark dreadlocks, Newton Faulkner has...

August 30, 2024

Town snapshot – Portarlington

The size of Portarlington is about 24.8sqkm and has many parks covering nearly 8.9 per cent of total area. The population of Portarlington in 2016...