We want our Bowlo back.
Bangalow Rally $50K + GoFundMe $24.2K
Since 1910, the Bangalow Bowlo has been more than a bowling club. It was the town's backyard: barefoot bowls, netball Saturdays, kids on the lawn, a cold one on the verandah as the sun went down. Since it closed, the whole town has been working to bring it home. Help by donating to the legal options or getting tickets in the raffle.
Help Fund a Fair Outcome for the Bowlo
Save Bowlo · Save Bangalow Bowlo Steering Committee
Contact us about a confidential discussion to donate to the legal options being pursued.
7NEWS: Bangalow rallies for its Bowlo
The fight for the Bowlo made the evening news. 7NEWS came to Bangalow to meet the locals who want their club back.
The Monster Raffle
Nine prize packages worth $12,977, donated by local businesses. Every ticket helps fund a fair outcome for the Bowlo. Drawn Saturday 28 November, 5pm, at the Lions Kiosk, Bangalow Showground.
Save the Bowlo
Turn it up. Our song for the Bowlo — made by locals, starring the kids with the face paint, the families on the lawn and a whole town turning out to say it loud.
Three minutes of everything we're fighting for. Share it with anyone who's ever had a Friday night at the Bowlo.
The little room with
the big nights
Back in the day the Bowlo was famous for touring acts. Cold Chisel and INXS played this little room in the early '80s, and The Cure and Midnight Oil are part of the legend. See who played here. Since then it's been local bands, blues nights and dance floors full of every generation in town.
Nearly a year of
showing up
Meetings in packed halls. Fundraisers. Rallies. Letters, songs and face paint. Here's what the Bangalow community has done since October 2025.
The campaign so far
From the day the doors closed to a town rally that filled the grounds — the milestones of the community campaign. Links go to the original news reports.
More than a club
Every small town needs a place where everyone's welcome and nobody needs a reason to turn up. For Bangalow, for 115 years, that was the Bowlo.
Heartfelt messages
Locals, members and kids on what the Bowlo means to them. Tap any face to start watching.
The latest
The fight for the Bowlo has made headlines from the Byron Shire to the Sydney Morning Herald.
It's our town.
It's our Bowlo.
Join the mailing list, lend a hand at the next event, or just tell us your Bowlo story.