The Channon, New South Wales

[1] The name of the village, Channon, comes from a local Aboriginal term for the Burrawang palm, having been derived from the word 'dganon' (from the Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages), which is a type of cycad that proliferates along the ridgelines in the area.

The first actual settlers in the area were Don and Jim Thorburn whose land title was allocated in 1882; they were followed by William Hall plus members of his family in 1900.

[7] In 1908 the decision was made to transfer the early mail Receiving Office, on top of a ridge at Wallace Road, to its present location and at this point the name of the settlement was officially changed from "Terania" to "The Channon".

Cream was the product desired for making into butter for local consumption and export, and the skimmed milk left behind would be fed to pigs on site.

[10][a] For a range of reasons including increasing regulation and the cost of upgrading dairies and road infrastructure, from the late 1960s there was a gradual decline in dairy farming in the Northern Rivers area and many farmers turned to the production of beef cattle instead, or sold their land to neighbours, hobby farmers or speculators.

Coinciding with the decline of the dairy industry in the region as detailed above, land prices were low in the early 1970s and proved attractive to "new settlers" in search of alternative lifestyles flowing on from the 1973 Aquarius Festival held in nearby Nimbin, with several new Multiple Occupancy (M.O.)

Many of the new settlers were active in the month-long Terania Creek Blockade in 1979 which was a key influencer for the New South Wales Government to cease commercial logging in the wet rainforests, leading ultimately to the declaration of the Nightcap National Park.

[19] The now regionally recognised Channon Craft Market commenced in 1976, first in the Hall, but fairly rapidly grew in size and relocated to Coronation Oval, where it continues to operate once per month.

On the second Sunday of each month, the Channon Crafts Market is held at Coronation Park which attracts visitors, musicians and vendors from around the district.