Ballina Information Blog

The notorious Tintenbar Hill, one of the worst blackspots on the Pacific Highway, has claimed another life.
Police today recovered a body at the scene of a B-double crash on the hill, about 10km north of Ballina.
The crash happened just after 4am when the northbound vehicle left the highway and travelled about 10m down an embankment, [...]

After a marathon three-and-a-half hour struggle, current Queensland singles champion Brian Baldwin took out the final of the Wintersun Singles Bowls in Ballina on Sunday evening when he defeated up and coming bowler Jesse McKenzie of Merrylands in Sydney. McKenzie is the current Under-25 NSW singles champion.
In a unique competition that included most of Australia’s [...]

Ballina Seagulls have been joined at the top of the Northern Retravision League competition by Mullumbimby Giants after round 15 this weekend.
Ballina had an exciting 24-all draw with Marist Brothers in Lismore today to move to 25 points on the competition table.
Mullumbimby, who were on 23 points going into Saturday night’s match against Casino RSM, [...]

Ballina Seagulls’ livewire hooker Andrew Battese is running equal second in the Northern Retravision League Player of the Year competition.
Battese is on 15 points, five behind leader Luke Scott (Marist Brothers). South Tweed’s Graham Smallwood also is on 15 points.
Ballina halfback Willie Hammond also has polled well this season and is on 11 points, two [...]

Reducing the incidence of cervical cancer among women on the North Coast is the aim of a new project being run by the Northern Rivers General Practice Network.
Through the project, an accredited nurse will be available to conduct well-women’s clinics at participating local general practices that do not already have a cervical screening-accredited practice nurse.
Patients [...]

Ballina Shire Council has announced the appointment of Greenway Hirst Page Architects to undertake the design of the Lennox Head Community Centre.
Mayor Phillip Silver emphasised that the proposed community centre is a major project for Lennox Head and will provide a focal point for community activity in the Lennox Head area.
“The design is truly multi-purpose [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report for Ballina and Evans Head …
According to Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop, bream have been pretty good through the lower reaches with the best catches at night on mullet gut and chicken gut. Blackfish good in the usual haunts around Prospect Bridge, the Porpoise Wall and [...]

Today there’s a small swell of about three feet, and any significant increase is unlikely over the weekend.
South-west to south-east winds are forecast for Saturday and Sunday, so make an early start and head to your favourite beach break.
Meanwhile, Australasia’s best 20 year and under surfers cut loose in the clean high-performance waves at North [...]

One of the men arrested and charged with drug offences in the wake of a series of raids on the Lone Wolf outlaw motor cycle gang is the son of the Member for Lismore, Thomas George. Brendan George, 32, was arrested today by gang squad detectives in Liverpool.
In a statement this afternoon, Thomas George said: [...]

The targeting of pregnant minke whales has raised new concerns over the plans by Japan to kill 50 humpback whales in the Antarctic later this year.
Associate Professor Peter Harrison, director of the Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre and director of Marine Studies in the School of Environmental Science and Management, said small, isolated humpback [...]