Ballina Information Blog

Balina Shire residents love their river and the opportunites it provides for ‘peaceful pursuits, active recreation and commercial activities’.
And they think there should be more activity on the Richmond River and its associated creeks, provided they are not spoiled in the process.
These are just two of the findings included in the second discussion paper for [...]

Ballina Shire residents are among the 250,000 people in New South Wales being canvassed to join the largest follow-up health study conducted in the southern hemisphere.
The study, the 45 and Up Study, is being conducted by the Sax Institute, in collaboration with the The Cancer Council NSW, the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division) [...]

Member for Ballina Don Page has announced that Ballina Shire will receive additional crisis accommodation to provide housing for homeless young people.
Mr Page said North Coast Community Housing had been allocated two two-bedroom units or townhouses under the 2005/06 Crisis Accommodation Program.
“These two residences will provide important and much-needed crisis or transitional accommodation for homeless [...]

Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry is going to the races!
The chamber will host its first ever Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry race day at Ballina Jockey Club on Sunday, March 19.
As well as the horse racing, there will be fashion parades, Fashions on the Field and a mini trade show.
Children will be catered [...]

New South Wales Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop in Ballina says whiting are starting to reappear a little further upstream, with some fair catches from around Keith Hall to Pimlico.
Flathead of various sizes are going OK around the Porpoise Wall and upstream at least as far as [...]

I received an interesting phone call this afternoon from a nice bloke in Brisbane.  He had to come down this way to meet a potential client in Alstonville, but wasn’t quite sure exactly where Alstonville was. 
His solution…. conduct a web search on Alstonville with Google, where he found Ballina info.  He then proceeded to call [...]

Melbourne Storm proved too strong in the second half, beating Parramatta Eels 38-12 in a National Rugby League trial match at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, on February 11.
Melbourne led 16-12 at half-time, but stormed to victory in the second half, with the performance of halfback Cooper Cronk a highlight. He scored two tries after the break [...]

Ballina to Lismore commuters beware: The 100km/h zone of the busy Bruxner Highway now ends at Alstonville. And the speed camera limit at Wollongbar has been reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h.
The former 100km/h zone from Wollongbar to almost the Alphadale Crossroads is now an 80km/h zone, thanks to the campaigning of Wollongbar grandmother Leila Packham.
Member [...]

Member for Ballina Don Page has announced the allocation of $47,217 from the 2005/2006 Capital Assistance Grants program by the Department of Sport and Recreation for the Ballina electorate.
“This ever popular sports grants scheme assists with the establishment and enhancement of facilities across a range of recreational activities”, Mr Page said.
The local recipients of this year’s [...]

The old slipway site in Ballina, once a major employer in the town, looks set to be a hub of local employment once again with the construction of the Ramada Hotel Ballina.
Member for Ballina Don Page turned the first sod on the site late last year to signal the start of construction of the hotel, [...]