NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor today announced approval for the major hotel, retail and residential development in Ballina town centre, known as Gateway, following what he said was an extensive consultation process involving Ballina Shire Council and the general public.
Mr Sartor said the $70 million Ballina Gateway project would deliver new public foreshore open space […]
Ballina Shire Council on Thursday will be asked to support the nomination and dedication of Lennox Point as a National Surfing Reserve.
Councillor Alan Rich will move that the council supports the nomination to the Australian Surfing Reserves and Sites National Reference Group and the NSW Government.
In his notice of motion, Cr Rich said: “In April […]
The offshore conditions of the past two weeks are unlikely to happen again this weekend, with south-west to south-east winds predicted.
The swell reached a solid six foot through the week and produced some good but very crowded conditions.
Today the wind has turned to the south-east and the swell is about five foot.
An early start could provide […]
NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report for Ballina and Evans Head …
Wayne at Dave’s bait Shop says there have been some big bream off the end of the wall. Chopper tailor from the walls and headlands. Jewfish to 15kg starting to pop up. Blackfish going OK in their usual haunts.
A few boats […]
Member for Ballina Don Page today in State Parliament honoured the late Frank Scarabelotti, the Bangalow centenarian who died recently.
“I pay tribute to my friend and a friend of many people on the North Coast, Frank Scarrabelotti, who passed away last week in his sleep at the age of 109, just short of his 110th […]
The annual fox baiting program is set to begin on the North Coast from South Wall at Ballina to approximately 6.5km south of the 4WD access at Black Rocks in Bundjalung National Park.
Now in its tenth year, the program, a joint initiative of the Department of Lands, National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Rural […]
The 12th annual Rusty Gromfest, to be held at Lennox Head from July 6-9, has attracted its best field ever, according to Surfing Australia.
“Rusty Gromfest has again attracted an amazing field of super-talented young surfers from all over Australia and New Zealand, along with a sprinkling of exceptional overseas talent,” Surfing Australia said.
“A scan of […]
Surf Life Saving NSW is urging the public to stay away from coastal waters for at least the next 24 hours following a severe weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology.
The third strong wind and storm front to hit the NSW coast in the past fortnight will result in damaging surf throughout much of the […]
The NSW Labor Government’s latest budget continues their Sydney-centric policies at the expense of regional infrastructure, Ballina MP, Don Page said today.
“The State Labor Government is bragging about the proposed infrastructure spend, but precious little of this is occurring in regional areas,” Mr Page said.
“Their failure to once again fund the Alstonville Bypass despite a […]
Ballina’s Antoinette Pholi has won the 2006 People’s Choice Award in the Thanks Dad Photo Competition with this delightful shot.
“At Thanks Dad we have come to call this photo ‘Angel Baby’ even though it hadn’t been titled by the photographer. It is a wonderful photo and depicts how many mothers feel about their children — […]
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