Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Shire Council will be carrying out aerial spraying of Bitou Bush within the Shire of Ballina on THURSDAY the 25th and/or FRIDAY the 26th of MAY 2006 (weather permitting). “Monsanto Roundup®” will be used containing the active ingredient 360g/L Glyphosate. The spraying will be postponed to the following week if unfavourable weather conditions apply.
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It’s that time of year again — a time that rugby league supporters look forward to each year. It’s also a time when occasional league fans show more than their usual interest, especially if they’re New South Welshman or Queenslanders. It’s State of Origin time.
It’s a time when your best Queensland mate becomes your sworn [...]

Early childhood workers, and parents of young children in the Lismore/Goonellabah area, are being encouraged to have their say on parenting issues as part of an evaluation of the Communities for Children program.
The World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) is facilitating the program, which has received $3 million in Federal Government funding under the Stronger [...]

The NSW Labor Government had shown a lack of interest in the issues facing farmers in voting against a bill that would protect legitimate farming activities from complaints from neighbours, Member for Ballina Don Page said today.
Mr Page introduced the Protection of Agricultural Production (Right to Farm) Bill to Parliament.
He said the bill would have [...]

Former Tintenbar resident David Hollyoak, pictured, has scored another major win with his Redoak specialty beers. Now based in Sydney, David and his sister Janet run the Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe. On Thursday night it was announced that Redoak had won the Grand Champion award at the Australian International Beer Awards, held in Melbourne.
They won for their Redoak [...]

A community display at the Richmond Room in Ballina on Saturday, May 13, will provide the public with a further understanding of the Ballina bypass project, according to the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA).
The RTA said the bypass’s detailed planning and implementation strategy would be on display.
RTA staff will be on hand to ‘help community [...]

Commuting through Alstonville on a working day can be frustrating at the best of times, but it will be especially more so tomorrow as the Alstonville Bypass Action Group steps up its campaign.
The group will protest from 8am tomorrow and is calling on motorists to be sympathetic.
I’m certainly one of those who will be sympathetic. [...]

A Ballina resident who operated a general store on the same property as his home had received a land tax bill from the New South Wales Government, according to Member for Ballina Don Page.
Mr Page today in State Parliament said the NSW Government’s policy of imposing land tax on the portion of a
person’s home (principal place [...]

It seems that these days there’s an ‘International Day For’ just about everything, but this one is really worth celebrating.
The 3700 Registered and Enrolled Nurses working in hospital and community health facilities throughout the North Coast will have their professionalism and compassion for patients recognised on the occasion of International Nurses Day this Friday, May [...]

Following a recent demonstration at Brunswick Heads over the plight of pre-schools in NSW and on the North Coast, Member for Ballina Don Page raised the issue in NSW Parliament.
In a speech to the Lower House Mr Page outlined the low participation rates and high fees facing NSW pre-schools and how the Liberal/Nationals Coalition will [...]