Ballina Information Blog

North Coast lifeguard co-ordinator Stephen Leahy’s daily beach report:
Not too bad a morning but, as predicted, it began to cloud over by lunch time. The winds certainly increased in strength and waves have picked up. There’s a lot of storm activity on the radar but it is yet to hit the coast. Here’s what happened […]

The Lennox Head Alstonville Surf Life Saving Club will be conducting a door knock fund-raising campaign in the Lennox neighborhood on the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of November.
Your support for your local surf club is the lifeblood of the organisation. Every donation, small or large will show your support,” the club said.
“2007 is […]

Nathan Williams from Teven Tintenbar School go to Sydney to compete for the title of Premier’s Spelling Bee Champion–Junior Division on Friday.
The Premier’s Spelling Bee is an annual event which sees representatives from 30 regions in NSW go to Sydney to compete for the State title.
The competition is divided into junior and senior divisions with […]

Over 700 senior primary school students from within Ballina Shire participated in the Ballina Shire Council’s Cool Commuter workshops.
In these workshops students conducted a survey of how their class travels to school and examined the contribution transport emissions make to climate change.
From these surveys it was found that although 26% of surveyed students walk or […]

A Southern Cross University health researcher is calling on pregnant women in the Mid North and North Coast regions to take part in a survey on physical activity.
Frances Doran, pictured, a lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Health Care Practices, is undertaking a research project to identify the barriers that prevent women from keeping […]

With a name like Ate Phat Ducks, it’s bound to be an interesting book.
“Ate Phat Ducks is not just another food or recipe book,” says publisher Remy Tancred.
“It is the story of eight ordinary women and their visits to 30 extraordinary restaurants in northern NSW.
“It tells the tale of how the Phat Ducks came to […]

Is it just me, or has the Melbourne Cup lost some of its lustre this year?
Normally, it’s the ‘race that stops the nation’ on the first Tuesday in November.
But this year’s lead-up to next Tuesday’s race seems to have lacked something. I put it down to the equine influenza outbreak.
For a start, EI has robbed […]

North Coast Lifeguard co-ordinator Stephen Leahy’s daily beach report:
A beautiful morning along the coast but the wind picked up this afternoon, which made for choppy but small waves which were difficult for swimming and surfing. The good news is that there is no sign of the storms predicted for this afternoon. Here’s what happened on […]

This month’s inflation rise will put further pressure on the family budget at a time when families in this region are already stretched financially, Labor candidate for Page Janelle Saffin says.
Ms Saffin said this electorate has the fifth highest percentage of people on low incomes in the country, with many families struggling financially.
The latest figures […]

Page Nationals candidate Chris Gulaptis has declared building the Alstonville bypass is his top campaign priority, along with fixing the North Coast hospitals crisis.
“Successive State Labor Governments have promised Alstonville residents their bypass without ever delivering. Larry Anthony secured $12 million in Federal funding to make it happen, but Labor cashed the cheque and walked […]