MUSGRAVE Hill bowlers Glen Bailey and Bruce McNish denied Craig Teys and Jeff Dolan back-to-back Summerland Pairs titles with a 20-16 win in a tense final at Ballina Bowling Club on December 29. Bailey and McNish, who is a former New Zealand representative, held their nerve after going into the final end leading 18-16. They [...]
Ballina’s long-awaited bypass is to become a reality following the joint Federal and State announcement that $271 million has been granted for the work. However, it will be up to seven years before the bypass is completed. In an early Christmas present for the town, Federal Minister Jim Lloyd and his State counterpart Joe Tripodi [...]
Ballina Shire Council has honoured 14 staff members for long service. Honoured for 25 years of service were Mark Newsham, Peter Girvan, Graham Brown, Gregory Anderson, Norman Lane, Paul ‘Dids’ Henderson and John Jamieson. Honoured for 15 years service were David Kelly, Geoff Davey, Phil Donoghue, Earl Vincent, Andrew Weir, Robert Joblin and John Butson.
Take precautions to prevent the theft of your boat this summer - that’s the message from Richmond Local Area Command police following a series of recent incidents in the district. Police advise that boat owners: Record all details of your boat and equipment, including serial numbers, and keep the list in a safe place. Engrave [...]
Ballina’s traditional Christmas-New Year racing carnival will feature meetings on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, as well as January 9 and 29. All are TAB meetings except January 1. Good luck to the punters!
L J Hooker League cricket teams in the Ballina Shire area have some catching up to do if they are to contest the semi-finals. The final round for 2005 saw only one match, Ballina Bears v Alstonville, completed. The others fell victim to widespread storm activity across the region. That result saw Bears finish the [...]
East Ballina’s Angels Beach reserve could become an alcohol-free zone following a recent Ballina Shire Council decision. The council has voted to consult with police about making the area alcohol-free following a recent party which erupted into violence against police and damage to local properties. The council also decided that traffic movement restrictions, restrictions to [...]
The old drive-in theatre site at Wollongbar could be the location for new facilities including a hall, pre-school, netball courts, library, day-care facilities and a district park. Ballina Shire Council at its December meeting adopted a new master plan for the site to cater for an estimated population growth of 4500. Under the preferred Option [...]
It’s the party season, and police have issued advice to keep unwanted guests from crashing your big ‘do’. Police suggest that you: * Talk to your local police about registering your party. * A Safe Party Pack can be obtained from your local Crime Prevention Officer. * Send out written invitations only, not via text [...]
Highways are the big news in Ballina Shire, in the north, south and west. Some landowners in the southern areas around Wardell are devastated by the RTA’s proposed route for the Pacific Highway upgrade. Looking north, residents in the Tintenbar-Newrybar area are awaiting the RTA’s decision on its preferred route for that part of the [...]
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