Archive for May, 2006

Brittle Fex to play at Splendour in the Grass

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Ballina youth rock band Brittle Fex will gain national exposure when they perform at this year’s Splendour in the Grass concert at Byron Bay.
Splendour in the Grass promoters say Brittle Fex are a ‘high-energy rock band’. “The band, who met in high school, have written over 40 songs and have produced two EPs, Wake Up, [...]

Ballina High’s marine studies program gets a boost

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Ballina High School’s extremely successful marine studies program has received a $150,000 boost from the Federal Government. 
Twenty-three public schools in the Page electorate, including Ballina High School, will share in $2.18 million in Australian Government Investing in Our Schools Capital Infrastructure funding.
Federal Nationals Member for Page Ian Causley announced the funding, saying that the 23 local [...]

Ballina bypass another step nearer

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Ballina’s long-awaited bypass today moved another step closer to reality with the calling of tenders for the pre-construction earthworks. The call for tenders was announced by the Federal and State governments.
Ballina MP Don Page and his Federal counterpart, Member for Page Ian Causley, welcomed the announcement.
Mr Page said he foreshadowed this important step in the project’s [...]

Page promises review of Marine Park legislation

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Ballina MP Don Page has committed a Liberal/Nationals government, if elected to government in March 2007, to a review of the operational and zoning Plans in all Marine Parks that have been gazetted, including the Cape Byron Marine Park.
His comments came on the day the new Cape Byron Marine Park regulations came into force. Recreational [...]

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