Parr’s Bakery at East Ballina Shopping Centre will trade for the last time on Thursday, 7th June, bringing to an end a tradition of nearly three decades of baking in the Ballina/Lennox Head area by the Parr family.
The business will be taken over by the Bailey family.
Parr’s Bakery was first opened in Ballina’s River Street [...]
Ballina Shire Council has now lodged a development application to redevelop its Wigmore carpark site in Tamar Street Ballina to create a multi level carpark. The proposed development will be a landmark building in the CBD and features shops at ground level, three upper levels of parking and office space on the top floor.
The building [...]
People in the Ballina Shire area are being encouraged to apply for funds if they have a project that involves helping protect or preserve the coastline.
Coastcare has welcomed the announcement that $4 million is available to protect Australia’s precious coastline. Grants of up to $50,000 are available to support hands-on local projects if people are [...]
They’ve done it again — but for those who have sampled their fare, it would be no surprise.
(L) Catherine Hunt (Chef’s Table 2007 Ballina RSL Event Coordinator); (Centre) Gerhard Spatz (Executive Chef, Ballina RSL Club Ltd); (R) Nathan Sherwood (Chef de Partie, Ballina RSL Club Ltd): Front Row - (L) Gerhard Spatz Senior - Gerry’s [...]
From humble beginnings 14 years ago, it’s grown to become an icon of women’s surfing.
It’s the ICON All Girls Surf Showdown and it’s on again this June Long weekend at Lennox Head.
Success in this weekend’s Open Pro event will open many doors for the winner, as it has done for previous winners such as Stephanie [...]
The EAC Multi-list Real Estate magazine has donated $2000 to the Our Kids charity which will be used to help support the ‘Walking with Our Kids’ project.
“This special project helps families with children in need of orthotics (aids to help children and babies to walk),” said Rebekka Battista, Our Kids Fundraising co-ordinator.
“We have a grant [...]
Ballina Seagulls continued on their merry way in Retravision Northern League, scoring a crushing 72-18 win over the Kyogle Turkeys at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, today.
The Seagulls had the game wrapped up by half-time, going to the break leading 36-0.
The win kept Ballina on top of the premiership ladder.
Kyogle also copped a hammering in reserve [...]
Ballina take on Kyogle in Retravision Northern League on Sunday, and the Seagulls will be quietly confident of another victory.
Chris Binge’s team came from behind to beat Casino Cougars 40-22 at Casino last Sunday. The Cougars are always tough at home, so it was a good win.
Following last week’s debacle over the Mullum-Byron clash (the [...]
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says the flatties are still hanging on fairly well through the river, with quite a few school jew up around Wardell on the change of the tide, especially at night. Blackfish are doing quite well at Prospect Bridge and along the Porpoise Wall. Sand crabs and muddies persisting well.
The main [...]
Shadow Minister for the North Coast and Ballina MP Don Page says the forecast trebling of freight on the Sydney-Brisbane Corridor identified in the Auslink National Transport Strategy has serious policy implications for both State and Federal governments.
Mr Page outlined his views on the policy implications in a personal submission to the Federal and State [...]
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