Brad Scofield was a late starter to Australian Rules football but he’s now gone down in history as only the second Ballina player to reach the 200-game milestone.
It took Scofield the better part of three years to get a handle on the game but by the time he did, the Ballina Bombers footballer hasn’t looked […]
Should this be our new flag. Indeed, do we need one? Fred Rieben, of Perth, thinks so, and he’s spent the past six years travelling the country trying to convince Australians that his design, the Southern Cross and Boomerang, is what we need.
Fred was at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach carpark this morning promoting his flag design to […]
NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekend fishing report …
A few whiting and some big flathead in the lower reaches of the Richmond, according to Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop. Bream starting to move through but mostly smaller fish.
A few small school jew at Wardell.
Blackfish just average with half a dozen here and there, mainly […]
An east to north-swell just over a metre and light winds provided beach breaks throughout the area today.
The forecast for Saturday is northerly winds, swinging around to the west by Sunday.
Hopefully, the winter offshore pattern is just around the corner.
Meanwhile, longboarders are preparing for the 27th annual Byron Bay Malibu Classic, which will begin next […]
A free seminar in Lismore on May 1 will explain the new independent contractor laws to independent contractors, businesses and workers.
The seminar is being held by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and is one of a national series.
Topics covered by the seminar, which will run for about an hour from 8.30am, include:
Who do […]
The spirit of the Anzacs is alive and well, judging by the response to this morning’s Anzac Day march in Ballina.
Thousands of adults and children gathered along River Street from the Old Post Office to the RSL Club as returned servicemen and women, service groups and children marched to honour the Anzacs.
There was constant applause […]
North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) triathlete Clayton Fettell, from Alstonville, is the joint winner, with Laser sailor Gabrielle King from Maclean, of the NCAS 2006 Athlete of the Year.
Sponsored by Clubs NSW and hosted by South Grafton Ex-Services Club, the awards, which were attended by over 200 athletes, family members, coaches, managers, committee members […]
A skills development workshop for people interested in learning about archival and conservation techniques for personal collections of memorabilia will be held on Saturday (April 28) at Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus library.
The workshop is being hosted by the Aquarian Archive Inc in conjunction with the Richmond River Historical Society, Southern Cross University library and […]
Bathers beware — Wednesday is the final day for the 2006-07 season that surf lifesavers throughout New South Wales will be manning the beaches.
Surf Lifesaving NSW says that more than 30,000 volunteers have patrolled the State’s beaches this summer, performing thousands of rescues and tens of thousands of first aid treatments and preventative actions.
The 2006/07 […]
Ballina Shire Council has commissioned GeoLINK to prepare a master plan for Council owned land located in and around the Southern Cross Industrial Estate in Ballina. The master plan will provide a framework for the detailed planning and release of the land. The study area contains a number of significant and important land uses that […]
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