Archive for May, 2007

Ballina Seagulls take on the Cougars at Casino

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Ballina Seagulls, coming off the back of a 94-0 trouncing of South Grafton, take on Casino RSM Cougars in Retravision Northern League at Queen Elizabeth Park, Casino, on Sunday.
The Seagulls share top spot on the ladder with Byron Bay, Murwillumbah and Tweed Coast but are in second place on percentages behind Byron.
Casino hit form with […]

Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report

Friday, May 25th, 2007

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report for Ballina and Evans Head …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says the flatties are holding on in the lower river with a few decent big females and some school fish but they are gradually being replaced by bream as more are turning up.
Little school jew persisting […]

A great week to be in the water

Friday, May 25th, 2007

It’s been a great week to be surfing from Ballina through to Lennox Head.
The swell hasn’t been all that big, but the weather has been perfect, with warm water and morning offshore winds. There’s plenty of good sandbanks along the coast.
North Wall at Ballina was the place to be on Monday, with four foot clean […]

Car crashes into Alstonville bottle shop

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Emergency services and police were called to Alstonville yesterday after an elderly woman crashed her vehicle into the Alstonville Cellars bottle shop.
The incident occurred at the Alstonville Plaza shopping centre just before 2pm.
Fortunately, the bottle shop attendant was on a lunch break and the bottle shop was not open.
The elderly woman was taken to Lismore […]

Ballina Shire schools accept the Challenge

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Cracking encryption codes, rounding up model sheep and constructing a catapult will be among the challenges facing around 240 high school students at the inaugural Northern Rivers Science and Engineering Challenge at Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus tomorrow (Thursday, May 24).
The Challenge is being organised by Southern Cross University’s School of Environmental Science and Management […]

The ‘wrong way’ whale

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I saw my first whale of the season this morning, but it was going the wrong way!
Instead of heading north like they’re supposed to at this time of year, this whale was going south.
I first spotted it from the Lighthouse carpark in East Ballina.
Then I drove down to North Wall and watched as it continued […]

SCU research may save Maldives coral reefs

Monday, May 21st, 2007

A new project by a Southern Cross University researcher to re-seed damaged coral reefs in the Maldives has important implications for the recovery of coral reefs around the world.
One of Australia’s leading coral experts, Associate Professor Peter Harrison, who is the director of the University’s Coral Reef Research Centre in the School of Environmental Science […]

Ballina Seagulls 94, South Grafton 0

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

It wasn’t a game, it was a shame, as Ballina Seagulls trounced South Grafton Rebels 94-0 in Retravision Northern Rugby League at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, today.
To say the Rebels were outclassed is an understatement.
The club also lost by a big margin in reserve grade, 80-0, while in Under-18s, the score was slightly more respectable, […]

Weekend fishing report for Ballina, Evans Head

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says the flatties and whiting are hanging on in North Creek and the Town Reach.
Blackfish are improving with bags of 10 to a dozen being caught as they swing from dining on cabbage to green weed.
A few small school jew around the Wardell bridge.
A good run of muddies up Emigrant […]

Shannon Walker’s other talent: Art

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League fans will be well aware of the sporting ability of Shannon Walker, the former Kyogle player who now is a member of the Gold Coast Titans Development Squad.
But not all would be aware of his other talent: Art.
Shannon and his family from Tabulam on Monday will help launch the Titans’ […]



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