Ballina Information Blog

Council recently engaged the services of an experienced consultancy team, Environmental Landscapes, to develop Concept Master Plan Proposals for streetscape improvements of both the Alstonville Village Centre and Wardell Village.
Initial research included a review of background information and analysis of traffic, parking, pedestrian amenity and identification of the constraints and opportunities for enhancements at both […]

The recent sudden change in North Coast weather is creating health problems for some people with airway hypersenstivity conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), prompting a warning from the North Coast Area Health Service for them to keep away from blustery conditions.
“Triggers such as cooler weather and winds can result in […]

The first community meeting to be hosted in Ballina by the North Coast Area Health Advisory Council will be held at the Ballina Motor Inn at 10am on Thursday 5 April 2007.
Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, which will be preceded by morning tea at 9.30 am.
“This community meeting will provide […]

Outstanding young Lennox Head-Alstonville Surf Lifesaving Club member Tanyn Lyndon is the national Under-15 ironman and board race champion.
Tanyn, who has had a great season, won the titles at the national championships at Perth’s Scarborough Beach on Sunday.
His sister Kamley also starred, finishing third in the Under-19 female 2km beach run.
Tanyn’s achievement’s this season include […]

Police are appealing for public assistance after a man was located seriously injured in Ballina over the weekend.
About 5am ambulance personnel attended a home in River Street, Ballina, following a Triple-0 call indicating that there was an unconscious man at the address.
They located a 26-year-old Queensland man before taking him to Ballina Hospital suffering a […]

Coral reefs, wildlife, environmental education and climate change will be among the issues highlighted in a new public seminar series being launched this week by Southern Cross University’s School of Environmental Science and Management.
The series will kick off on Tuesday, March 27, with a seminar at the Lismore campus outlining the capabilities of a new […]

Don Page, pictured, has been re-elected as the Member for Ballina.
At the close of counting on Saturday night, Mr Page (Nationals) had totalled more than half the counted votes.
The figures with 32,953 counted were:
Page 17,621 (53 per cent)
Boyd (Australians Against Further Immigration) 440
Smith (Democrats) 582
Doriean (ALP) 7760
Bailey (Greens) 6550.
Total enrolment in the Ballina electorate is 45,661.
At […]

Councils across the Northern Rivers region will be switching off all lights and non-essential appliances to support Earth Hour next Saturday 31 March. Ballina Shire Council says it invites all businesses and residents to join them in cutting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for one hour from 7.30pm on 31 March 2007.
“Switching off your […]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann reports on fishing around Ballina and Evans Head …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says there have been a few whiting over the last week but they should slow down on the smaller tides this week. Most catches from Burns Point to Pimlico but also a few in North Creek. […]

Conditions today are promising for the weekend.
There’s been a southerly change and the swell is reasonably clean, about 1m, from the north-east.
Ballina’s beaches, the wall at Evans Head and the beach breaks at Lennox Head could all be worth checking out early on Saturday morning.
Conditions are ideal for Flat Rock, but unfortunately, the bank near […]