Ballina Information Blog

Spring is almost here — and that means swooping magpies.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) advises that magpie nesting season is likely to last until November, and that magpie breeding season means they will tend to be more aggressive.
“We are encouraging parents and teachers are to educate children about magpie behaviour during this time,” […]

Member for Ballina Don Page has welcomed the recent announcement that Ballina and Byron Shire Councils will receive more than $5.2 million from the Australian Government through the Financial Assistance Grants program.
“The Australian Government has provided ongoing assistance to local councils for more than 30 years. The grant is broken up into two components, which […]

The horse flu outbreak which has halted racing on metropolitan tracks has had an immediate effect on the Ballina Jockey Club.
The club today announced that it had cancelled this Sunday’s Broadwater Cup meeting.
And the odds of the September 13 Ballina Cup meeting going ahead are only 50-50, according to the club.
The Broadwater Cup is worth […]

Ballina Shire residents are a step closer to owning the iconic Condon Hill in Lennox Head’s town centre after a meeting of Ballina Shire Council.
Just two weeks ago an unexpected proposal was put forward by joint venturers the Condon family and Indigo to donate the hill to the community to be used as open space […]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop in Ballina says the weather’s not too hot and there’s a fair bit of colour in the estuary.
Quite a few fish around the walls and the Town Reach with plenty of bream and blackfish but they’ve turned to smell baits like […]

From Aboriginal cricketer Sam Anderson, who caught Don Bradman out for a duck, to boxing champion Tony Mundine, the Northern Rivers region has produced a long line of prominent Indigenous sports people.
And now the search is on for photographs, sporting clothes, trophies and other memorabilia for an exhibition highlighting their achievements.
The Richmond River Historical Society, […]

Onshore winds, courtesy of a low-pressure system off the southern Queensland coast, are making the beaches a real mess.
However, as the low moves south, look for the winds to turn to the south.
Given the intensity of the low, there could be a big swell on the way.
But in the meantime, about the only place worth […]

Congratulations to all winners of the recent Ballina Shire Business Excellence Awards held last Saturday night at the Ballina RSL Club.
A special mention to the management and staff of Crowley on being named ‘Business of the Year‘ as well as winning the ‘Community Service’ category with CEO Michael Penhey thanking his ‘180 very dedicated staff’.
Among […]

The Great Escape is heading to Ballina.
Cystic Fibrosis Australia (CFA) is currently taking registrations for individual entrants and corporate sponsored cars for the 2007 Cystic Fibrosis Great Escape Car Rally sponsored by Kitome.
The Great Escape is an on-road and off-road car rally adventure which leaves Tamworth, travels through the Whitsundays, with the final stop at […]

The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter needs your help this Sunday, August 26, for a couple of hours.
The service’s annual Doorknock Appeal is their biggest fundraising event, and they are still on the lookout for door-knockers and drivers in a number of towns including Alstonville, Ballina, Broadwater, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Casino, Evans Head, Lennox […]