Lennox Head-Alstonville Surf Lifesaving Club’s star junior Tanyn Lyndon further highlighted his potential with a win in the open iron man at the NSW Country titles at Port Macquarie last weekend. Although only a 17-year-old, Tanyn beat his more experienced rivals to take the blue-ribbon event. His performance was one of many strong efforts by [...]
Australia’s ‘Accidental Hero’ of the Winter Olympics, Stephen Bradbury (pictured), will be the special guest for Ballina Shire’s Australia Day celebrations, which also will celebrate the centenary of the Ballina Bowling Club. Events this year will be held at Hampton Park, located beside the tennis and bowling clubs (Moon and Bentinck streets). The day starts [...]
This week’s king tide which saw a peak tide of 2.01m in the Richmond River at Ballina on Monday will not be the biggest of the year. The winter king tides in June and July will be at least 4cm higher. They will be at 8.45pm on Tuesday, June 23, when it will peak at [...]
Land valuation notices are being issued for 14,200 properties in the Ballina Local Government Area. Valuer General Philip Western said: “The total land value of the LGA as at 1 July 2008 was about $5.4 billion. “Real estate analysis in the Ballina LGA has been extensive during the course of the valuation program, with 165 [...]
The Ballina Flotilla of the Australian Coast Guard will be the beneficiary of this Sunday’s annual Show and Shine, to be held at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina. The North Coast Street Machine’s annual Show and Shine has been held in Ballina for the past 20 years. There will be more than 250 vehicles on show [...]
Ballina Seagulls will begin training for the 2009 Retravision Northern League competition next Tuesday (January 13) under new coach Brian Battese. Battese is a former Canterbury Bulldogs first-grader who played in the Bulldogs’ premiership winning teams of 1984 and 1985. He will be joined on the Seagulls coaching staff by Tyler Iverson (reserve grade) and [...]
The Ballina Shire Summer Bus is running again this year, with Ballina Shire Council and the NSW Ministry of Transport partnering to provide the family transport option. The Summer Bus runs from Alstonville/Wollongbar into Ballina, and from Ballina to Lennox Head. It costs $2 for a single one-way ticket, or $5 for a family (two [...]
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