Ballina Information Blog

NSW Fishing monthly editor Tony Zann reports on the local fishing …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says a few more bream have been around the beaches and lower river and with the sea running the walls should fish well.
A few tailor, mostly good choppers, along with a few salmon. Quite a few jew spun off […]

A swell of 2m-plus looks likely to greet surfers this weekend, but conditions will be rough and suited only for experienced surfers.
One intrepid surfer was being towed into some big left-handers at Shelly Beach this morning. A jet ski was the only way anyone could have got out.
Winds from the south-east and east are forecast […]

The NSW Health Winter Preventable Illnesses Campaign aims to reinforce health messages to keep people well and avoid illnesses such as colds and flu this winter, the North Coast Area Health Service says.
“Public health experts estimate that each year at least about one in 10 people in NSW will get seasonal influenza – that’s at […]

NSW Police has issued a warning to consumers about a replica pistol which has been determined to be a prohibited weapon.
Police say a large number of the pistols were located in shops both in the Sydney metropolitan area and on the Central Coast. Police have been in contact with the importer trying to establish what […]

Applications for funding under the Regional Sports Facilities Program are now open, Member for Ballina Don Page announced today.
“This program provides funding to develop and enhance the network of major sporting and recreational facilities within our communities,” Mr Page said.
“Projects must meet the needs of the general community and may incorporate uses for talented and […]

NAIDOC Day (National Aboriginal Day Observance Committee) will be celebrated at Southern Cross University with a series of performances at the Lismore campus on Thursday, July 27.
The national event celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia.
This year’s theme, Respect the Past — Believe in the Future, was chosen to […]

Member for Ballina Don Page has turned the first sod at the new Watermark Apartments site at Ballina, marking what he says is a significant step in the development of the town’s waterfront precinct.
Mr Page said the $6.6 million development located at Fawcett Street would replace the recently demolished Golden Eagle flats.
“The six-storey development consists […]

Rice is rice, right? It’s not that simple, according to Southern Cross University researchers who will spend the next three years developing high-quality cold-tolerant rice varieties that could save Australia’s rice industry up to $60 million a year.
SCU’s Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics has received $310,000 from the Australia Research Council (ARC) and just over […]

Triple:X: Aquatic Clothing Company, a local surfing business success story, has a new home.
Company founder Don Munro has taken the plunge and moved his business from an ancient shed at Fig Tree Drive, Lennox Head, to classy new premises in Piper Drive in Ballina’s northern industrial estate.
It’s a big move for the business, which has […]

Nominations for the Southern Cross University Alumnus of the Year Award and the International Alumnus of the Year Award close on July 24.
SCU says the awards highlight the diversity and quality of the contributions Southern Cross University’s alumni have made to the enrichment of our society and celebrate what can be achieved with a Southern […]