Ballina Information Blog

14 year old Reece Wilson of Ballina Bowling Club and 13 year old Aaron Teys of Evans Head Bowling Club recently attended the Talented Athlete Program at the Sydney Academy of Sport in Narabeen. The week long course enabled the boys to look further into lawn bowls with education in nutrition, public speaking, [...]

Would you like an autographed print of NRL/Sydney grand final winning captains such as the legendary Norm Provan and John Sattler?
If so, get along to the Men of League fund-raising night at Ballina Bowling and Recreation Club on Saturday night, when one of the auction items includes a limited-edition autrographed print of six grand final-winning [...]

Following a night of anti-social behaviour, offensive conduct, assaults, juveniles possessing and consuming alcohol and move-on directions issued by police in Lennox Head on Saturday, police from Ballina are sending out a strong warning to residents.
Five police vehicles from Ballina and surrounding areas were summonsed to Lennox Head on Saturday night around 11.30pm into the [...]

Rugby league legends Arthur Beetson and Tommy Raudonikis will be the guests at the Ballina Seagulls Rugby League Club’s Sportsman’s Lunch on July 6.
Beetson played 74 games for Balmain from 1966-70, 132 games for Eastern Suburbs (1971-78) and 16 games for Parramatta (1979-80).
He also played 11 Tests for Australia and led Australia to World Cup [...]

Southern Cross University has welcomed the announcement of a $4 million Federal Government grant to establish a National Institute for Complementary Medicine.
The Institute, announced today (June 15), will link together the country’s major natural and complementary medicine research centres, including Southern Cross University, providing a co-ordinated approach to research.
Professor Stephen Myers, who heads the University’s [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says it looks like the weather is going to come away again, just in time for the weekend.
A few bream through the river, mainly at night along the Porpoise Wall and in the Bream Hole, with mullet gut and chicken gut [...]

The swell is small today, barely a metre, but it’s looking promising for the weekend.
The forecast is for south-west to southerly winds through until Monday, so all we need now is a bit more swell.
The beach breaks from Evans Head north to Lennox should produce waves over the weekend, although it’s unlikely it will be [...]

The North Coast Public Health Unit is advising Ballina Shire residents of preventive measures to help guard against the viral gastroenteritis that has been reported in a number of locations along the North Coast in recent weeks.
“The virus is easily spread from person to person and special attention to thorough washing of hands with soap [...]

The bid to nominate Lennox Point as a National Surfing Reserve has moved a step closer to reality following a Sydney visit by Ballina Shire Councillor Alan Rich.
Cr Rich, who is heading up the bid, met recently in Sydney with the NSW Minister for Lands, Tony Kelly, and personally invited him to the opening ceremony [...]

Local eligible organisations wishing to apply for 2007/08 Capital Assistance Program (CAP) grants for sporting and recreational facilities must submit their applications prior to the close of business on July 20, 2007, Member for Ballina, Don Page said today.
“Capital Assistance Grants help local sporting organisations and local governments to construct new facilities, improve existing facilities and [...]