Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Fair Woolworths tomorrow will hold an in-store demonstration as part of a North Coast strategy to promote health and reduce chronic disease.
The demonstration will be from 10am until 2pm.
Ballina Fair Woolworths will be one of a number of North Coast supermarkets which will host the demonstrations on how to increase the family’s intake of [...]

A new report has found freight travelling from Sydney to Brisbane will almost triple by 2029, heightening the urgent need to complete the upgrade of the Pacific Highway to dual carriageway, Shadow Minister for North Coast Don Page said today.
Mr Page said the Sydney-Brisbane Corridor Strategy, jointly developed by the Federal, NSW and Queensland gvernments, [...]

There’s a small swell of about a metre today, and the wind is blowing north to north-west, so conditions are not good.
That might change tomorrow, with a westerly change predicted, but whether the swell holds after after today’s wind is in the hands of the surf gods.
A low pressure system in the south could bring [...]

Representatives from business chambers from around NSW will descend on Ballina on Thursday for the NSW Business Chamber Council meeting.
The meeting to be held at Ballina Beach Resort will discuss issues including the Kevin Rudd proposal to scrap WorkChoices and the need for more urgent work on the Pacific Highway.
Nearly 60 representatives of the organisation [...]

Work has started on the refurbishment and conversion of Ballina’s Old Council Chambers, pictured, into the Northern Rivers Community Art Gallery.
Transfield Services commenced work this week on the substantial redevelopment of the Old Council Chambers, Ballina, which is expected to take 10-12 weeks to complete.
The design will maintain the heritage look and feel of the building, [...]

Ballina Triathlon Club had a very successful race day at the 2007 Byron Bay Triathlon.
Club spokesman Adam Horder, who owns Ballina’s Intershape Gym, said club members turned in many awesome performances, including:
Heather Peal, 1st, Female 30-34 years.
Lynne Hackett, 2nd, Female 45-49 years (trains at Intershape).
Jess Purbrick, 2nd, female 25-29 years (trains at Intershape).
Pip Taylor, 3rd, [...]