Ballina Information Blog

Wondering how much your city cousins are paying for petrol? Or does your local servo have the highest petrol price in country New South Wales?
You can now find out, thanks to a new addition to the NRMA website.
The site gives average prices for fuel around New South Wales on a daily basis for Sydney and [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly report on where they’re biting …
Mandy at Dave’s Bait Shop says the beaches are fishing fairly well early and late in the day for some fairly consistent tailor on blue pilchards and metal lures and some nice bream on cut bait, pipis and worms.
The mouth of the Richmond [...]

I know that this doesn’t fit in with anything that all to do with Ballina, but I thought you guys might like to take a look at the Super Bowl XL TV Commercials over act Google Video.  Apparently, watching the Super Bowl advertising is becoming much more popular than the game of football, which I [...]

Established and emerging National Rugby League stars will be on show when the Melbourne Storm and the Parramatta Eels clash in a pre-season trial match at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, on February 11.
Both sides have announced their line-ups, with established stars such as Melbourne fullback Billy Slater, centre Matt King — a Kangaroo representative — [...]

Congratulations to Lennox Head L J Hooker League cricketer James Everingham, who completed a cricket rarity — a hat-trick — in an Under-19 interdistrict match on February 5.
Playing for Ballina against Lismore at Fripp Oval, Ballina, James’ three wickets in three deliveries helped Ballina to a win over their arch-rivals.
James finished with 5-21 off seven [...]

Former Ballina swimmer Adam Pine has entered the record books following his selection in the Australian team for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March.
Pine, 29, who now lives in Canberra, has been chosen for his fourth Commonwealth Games — the most ever by an Australian.
He gained selection by winning the 100m butterfly in the [...]

Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm will kick off the 2006 National Rugby League season by meeting in two trial games within a week, the first of which will be played at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, on February 11.
The second match will be at Griffith on February 18.
And in good news for local league fans, coaches Brian [...]

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NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann reports on the fishing activity …
Mandy at Dave’s Bait Shop says outside reports have been encouraging with a few Spanish mackerel turning up at last on the inshore reefs such as the Lennox Pinnacle and down along the Riordans reefs. There’s also the odd cobia and some snapper on [...]

The Football Far North Coast North Coast 7’s will come around again on the 3rd of March 2006
Visit the Football Far North Coast Website for details.