The entire Richmond River catchment, including all headwaters, is closed to commercial and recreational fishing until further notice after massive fish kills following flooding in early January.
This closure includes the coastline and a kilometre seawards north to the easternmost point of Flat Rock and down to Moylans Lane on the beach south of Ballina.
The closure […]
Conditions today are messy, with an easterly swell of about five foot being chopped up by the southerly.
The forecast for the weekend is for south-east to easterly winds.
Best spots could be the sheltered areas — you can forget about the open beaches.
Thankfully, the water continues to clear up after the recent floods.
Following the recent tragic discovery of a 64-year-old Sydney man a year after his death, Red Cross is encouraging elderly or isolated people who live alone to register for the Telecross service.
Telecross is a free service offered by Red Cross, providing a daily contact call to thousands of people across Australia. Every morning, elderly and […]
Ballina: The Australia Day celebrations start at 4pm with a performance by the Ballina Shire Concert Band.
Free billy tea and damper will be served by the Ballina Scope Club from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.
The flag will be raised, and Ballina’s Australia Day Ambassador, former Olympic boxer Rick Timperi, will arrive between 5.30pm and 5.45pm.
A citizenship ceremony […]
It seems rather ironic that Ballina’s Australia Day celebrations will be centred on the Richmond River and Lance Ferris Park.
“On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what’s great about Australia and being Australian. It’s the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in […]
Northern New South Wales lifeguard co-ordinator Stephen Leahy reports on a wild day on the coast …
The northern NSW coast was pounded by dangerous surf throughout the day, resulting in most beaches being closed.
Waves up to three metres were typical along the more exposed beaches. Exceptionally high tides, along with the surf, led to incredible […]
Following a recent spate of break, enter and steal offences within the Ballina area, Crime Manager Detective Sergeant Jason Evers is urging all residents to target-harden their premises.
The majority of the residential offences have been committed by offenders entering through unlocked doors and windows, with a number of these premises being occupied by residents at […]
North Coast lifeguard co-ordinator Stephen Leahy reports on a busy day on North Coast beaches …
Despite the reasonably easy conditions today, there were a number of incidents along the northern NSW coast that kept lifeguards busy (see below). It was a warm and humid day with lots of sun, making sure that beaches saw good […]
Ballina racehorse owner Vic Gwynne is a happier man these days — Empires Choice, the horse he owns in a syndicate, has recovered from Equine Influenza.
Vic, the ‘lollipop’ man for Southern Cross K-12 school at the East Ballina Shopping Centre pedestrian crossing, was devastated last August when the Bart Cummings-trained Empires Choice was struck down […]
Warilla-Barrack Point have continued their strong form from the NSW Surf Premiership to win back the overall pointscore title at the 2008 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships, which concluded today at Tacking Point SLSC on Lighthouse Beach, Port Macquarie.
Featuring more than 240 events over three days of competition, the Stramit NSW Country Championships […]
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