Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Seagulls centre Brenton Cochrane scored six tries in his team’s 76-10 thrashing of Grafton Ghosts in Retravision Northern League at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, today.
For good measure, he also converted one of them to finish with 26 points for the match.
It was a convincing win for the Seagulls against a hapless Ghosts. Ballina led [...]

Ballina Shire Council and community groups are joining forces to plant trees on National Tree Day on Sunday, 29 July 2007.
Ballina Shire Council is sponsoring this year’s National Tree Day in Ballina Shire by supplying 2619 endemic plant species. Volunteers are welcome to join in and help out by planting a tree at a public [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report for Ballina and Evans Head …
Wayne at Dave’s Bait Shop says bream have been the flavour of the week. They’re going well on the beaches, South Wall and from North Wall up to Lennox Head with fish from 500g to a kilo and more.
There are also [...]

Following numerous complaints about the alleged inaccuracy of the St Helena speed camera, Ballina MP Don Page has confirmed that he has contacted the Minister for Roads’ office.
The Minister’s office has confirmed that the checking of the accuracy of the speed camera will be ‘expedited’.
“Many of the people who have contacted my office have been [...]

Ballina Shire Council has announced the development of a draft Reclaimed Water Reuse (RWR) Masterplan, which will be on public exhibition from 20th July – 17th August 2007.
The council says the development of the plan is an important milestone in terms of the implementation of Council’s Urban Water Management Strategy (UWMS), which was adopted in [...]

There’s plenty of swell today but the wind is a strong south to south-easterly.
The predicted spike in the swell has resulted in six to eight foot waves off Ballina.
Winds are forecast to be south to south-east through until Sunday, so the protected headlands and sheltered spots such as Byron Bay look the best bet for [...]

A  tow-in surfer and jet-ski rider had lucky escapes this morning after getting into difficulty while surfing off Skennars Head, near Ballina.
The surfer was one of a group taking advantage of a six-foot plus swell. He got into trouble and came within metres of being pounded on the rocky headland.
A tow-in ski rider also got into difficulty as [...]

Ballina Shire Council is keen to hear the views of local residents and their transport habits through their Community Travel Survey. The information will help council prepare and implement strategies that increase transport choice and reduce dependency of cars in our Shire.
The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and asks about your local [...]

Police have smashed what they say is a large-scale illicit drug supply ring allegedly run by the Lone Wolf outlaw motorcycle gang in Sydney and Lismore.
In a series of simultaneous early-morning raids, police arrested several high-ranking Lone Wolf bikies at a number of premises in Lismore and in Sydney’s north-west.
Drugs, a number of weapons including [...]

Ballina Public Library is calling all poets, hip-hop artists and other outspoken wordsmiths to polish their rhymes and lyrics for Australia’s first ever national poetry slam, with over $10,000 in cash and prizes on offer.
On Wednesday 25th July 2007 at 6pm Ballina Public Library will host one of eight slam heats planned across the State, [...]