Ballina Information Blog

Member for Ballina Don Page has announced his support for the fraud awareness campaign, known as ‘Fraud Fortnight’.
The campaign, being run by the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce, is a two-week consumer fraud and scams awareness campaign running from February 24 to March 8.
“I am extremely supportive of the ‘Fraud Fortnight’ campaign aimed at raising awareness [...]

Two Ballina Shire men have been convicted of copyright offences.
“On 21 February, at Ballina Magistrates Court in New South Wales, copyright pirate brothers Stephen and Michael McCarthy were convicted on a number of copyright offences,and were ordered to hand over thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment and fined a total of $9000 plus court [...]

Peter Carmont, who organised today’s Cancer Council fund-raiser at the Ballina RSL Club, with Max Walker. 
Former Test cricketer and AFL footballer Max Walker today in Ballina gave some insight into the late Kerry Packer and how, as Australia’s richest man, he set up the breakaway World Series Cricket in a sporting revolution that stunned the cricket [...]

Retiring Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist believes the new Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket series could help bring opposing Test players closer together.
Gilchrist, pictured, made the comment this morning in an interview with former Test medium-pacer Max Walker. The interview was played to an audience of more than 200 people at the 2008 Sportsman’s Lunch held at [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann reports on the fishing at Ballina and Evans Head:
The Richmond River, all its tributaries and the coast from Flat Rock to Keith Hall Lane and 1km seaward remain closed to all forms of fishing. There’s a review coming up soon but don’t hold your breath despite some good catches [...]

Member for Ballina Don Page today urged the local community to have their say by voicing their concerns about the NSW health system to the Special Commission of Inquiry.
“I encourage anyone who has concerns about the treatment that they or their loved ones have received to make a submission to the Special Commission of Inquiry,” [...]

Two successive days of sunshine without a drop of rain — how good is that!
After the run of wet weather we’ve had this year, it’s just great to see blue sky again.
And there’s even some swell! Today it’s around the five foot mark, although the wind is forecast to turn north-east this afternoon.
Offshores are predicted [...]

Lennox Head residents are gearing up to save their ’spiritual sporting home’, Williams Reserve.
Residents fear that Ballina Shire Council’s long-term development plans will result in sport not being played on the reserve.
The Lennox residents support the development of the new Community Centre alongside the reserve, but they do not want to see sport eventually banned [...]

 
Local musician Sara Tindley will be the guest performer when Ballina RSL Club hosts the annual International Women’s Day celebration on Tuesday, March 11.
Sara, pictured, who will perform at this year’s East Coast Blues and Roots Festival at Byron Bay, has released two albums.
Ballina Shire Council, in partnership with the NSW Office of Women, is [...]

Members of the local community are encouraged to become involved in the Australia 2020 Summit at either the national or local level.
The Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, says ours is a diverse and creative community and there are many residents with some great ideas for the future of Australia.
She said the Australia 2020 Summit [...]