Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Shire Council has taken another step towards combating alcohol-induced anti-social behaviour in Lennox Head and Alstonville.
The council has voted unanimously to implement alcohol-free zones in the Alstonville and Lennox Head CBDs.
The zones prohibit drinking alcohol at any time in public places that are public roads, footpaths and car parks.
Anyone found drinking in these zones [...]

Ballina’s Trevan Ford building on River Street is up for sale, according to the Gold Coast on-line website.
The holding, at 166-174 River Street, is being sold under the instructions of a liquidator for company R H Trevan, associated with Ballina and Lismore automotive industry figures Jack Trevan and Robert Trevan.
Agent Michael Shay, of LJ Hooker [...]

Great conditions today, courtesy of an east coast low.
The swell is a pumping six foot from the north-east, and there’s a light offshore.
All the ingredients are there for a good weekend of surf from Evans Head right through to Byron, with west to south-westerly winds forecast for tomorrow.
Sunday’s outlook is for the wind to swing [...]

Don’t be alarmed if you see a strong police presence at Ballina-Byron airport next week — it will all be a part of a new security exerrcise.
NSW police training teams will be visiting regional airports within the northern and western regions to conduct reviews and re-enforcement of local transport security. 
The teams will be supporting local [...]

From Monday April 28, Woolworths will have a little surprise in-store for customers with the launch of Everyday Rewards in Ballina and Ballina Fair.
The Everyday Rewards Card is a new initiative from Woolworths which makes collecting and redeeming fuel saving offers easier and puts customers in the draw to win prizes when they shop. Already [...]

 
The Northern Star Ballina Lions Fun-Run-Walk is fast approaching..
The fun run is organised by the Ballina Lions Club and will be held on May 4, starting at Missingham Park at 9am.
Last year’s run-walk attracted more than 500 competitors and he expects that number to increase to about 700 this year.
For an entry form, see page [...]

Ballina has been chosen to host the opening round of an exciting new netball competition.
All six netball associations of the Far North Coast will be fielding a senior team in the 2008 Premier Netball League, a regional Interdistrict competition of Netball NSW.
The Premier Netball League for the Far North Coast region of New South Wales [...]

Ballina’s Anzac Day commemorations on Friday will begin with the Dawn Service from 5am.
Reveille will be from 5am with fall-in at 5.25am at the marker at the RSL Memorial in Grant Street, where the Dawn Service will begin at 5.30am.
Breakfast will be served for ex-servicemen, serving personnel and Ballina RSL Sub-Branch members.
At 8.45am a bus [...]

We are inviting you to tell us about your most memorable Mothers Day.
We did think about calling it “What Mothers Day means to me” but only briefly because that has already been done to death and we thought we could all have a bit of fun here… and to do that we need you to [...]

The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League grand final replay between Ballina Seagulls and Mullumbimby Giants turned into a no-contest at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, today, with the Giants emphatic 30-0 winners.
Mullumbimby proved too big, too fast and too well-drilled for the Seagulls.
The match-up was much-anticipated after last season’s epic grand final, which Mullum won 34-30 [...]