Ballina Information Blog

Across the State police officers will wear a white ribbon on November 25 in a show of solidarity to White Ribbon Day and the 16 Days of Activism. The wearing of the ribbons signifies the commitment NSW Police have to eliminating family and domestic violence.
White Ribbon Day is the start of the 16 Days of [...]

Eight graduating student teachers returned home to Canada last weekend after spending the past year in a teacher training program at Southern Cross University’s Tweed Gold Coast campus.
The student teachers, who specialised in history, geography, business studies and English, each completed a Graduate Diploma of Education during the year.
They flew out of a northern winter [...]

Lennox Head surfer Adam Melling is pictured in action during his opening round heat of the OP Pro at Haleiwa, Hawaii.
Melling defeated Randall Paulson (Hawaii), John Gnomes (Hawaii) and Neco Padaratz (Brazil) to advance to round three. He face Dayyan Neves (Australia), Gonny Zubizareta (Spain) and Hank Gaskell (Hawaii) in his next heat.
Unfortunately, the big [...]

Great news from NSW Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal that he is pushing to fast-track the upgrade of the Pacific Highway.
Mr Roozendaal is moving to have the upgrade declared Critical Infrastructure.
The Minister says Critical Infrastructure allows timely and efficient delivery of critical infrastructure projects when required, and provides certainty in the delivery of key infrastructure projects.
Basically, [...]

Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash near Ballina in the State’s north yesterday.
About 1.30pm police were called to an area on the Pacific Highway at Knockrow after reports of car crash.
Police believe a green Mitsubishi Pajero station wagon was travelling south along the highway before driving down an embankment.
A man was found deceased [...]

This week’s wild weather has resulted in a solid southerly swell to 2m, so there’s a strong chance of good waves this weekend.
The weather bureau predicts south-east to easterly winds for Saturday, swinging to the north-east by Sunday.
Hopefully, those persistent northerlies will stay away long enough for us to make the most of the present [...]

Recent tragic events on the North Coast and across NSW have galvanised community concern about the safety of young people on our roads, according to the North Coast Area Health Service.
It says that 17-year-old P1 Licence holders are four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than drivers over the age of [...]

Have you ever wondered what the Richmond River was like before white settlement? Before the North and South Walls were constructed, and bridges built?
This illustration, while not being able to show the no doubt pristine beauty of the river, gives you a bit of an idea what Captain Henry Rous found when he sailed into [...]

At last — there’s swell!
Today a solid easterly swell to 2m was hitting Ballina’s beaches, and for once it looks like hanging around for the weekend.
That’s the good news.
The bad news is that northerly winds are forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
Whether you can find a sheltered spot to take advantage of the swell is the [...]

Police have charged a youth with eight driving offences relating to the deaths of four teenagers north of Ballina last month.
The crash occurred shortly after midnight on 22 October when a Holden Commodore sedan travelling south near Broken Head left the road and struck several trees before coming to rest on an embankment.
Two youths aged 16 [...]