Ballina Information Blog

There is now a great way to get active and meet people in the Lennox Head area and it’s fun, free and easy. Heart Foundation Walking is Australia’s largest network of free community-based walking groups, led by Volunteer Walk Organisers. The Lennox Walkers group meet at 6.30am every Friday at the Lennox Head Surf Club. [...]

There are a number of ways that you can contribute to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal and help the victims rebuild their lives, homes and community through your kind and generous support. You can drop off items locally The Scope Club of Ballina would like to announce that they have set up a collection drop off [...]

Beaches in the Ballina Shire Council area have received an excellent report card, with almost all sites passing National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) swimming water quality guidelines in November to January, according to results released by Ballina Shire’s and the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change’s (DECC) Beachwatch Program. Beachwatch Manager Cris [...]

Two people have been appointed as interim co-ordinators of the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina. At the December Council meeting in 2008 Ballina Shire Council resolved to fund staffing resources to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Northern Rivers Community Gallery. As a result of this decision, Ballina Shire Council will employ a part-time [...]

The Wollongbar Progress Association (WPA) says it is once again gearing up for another year of community service. “The committee is looking forward to engaging in a range of projects and events in 2009, including the maintenance of Wollongbar’s rainforest areas and bringing Wollongbar residents and friends together through the use of a great facility, [...]

The residents of Tuckombil Lane will now have a safe and pleasant journey home following the recent completion of bitumen sealing to the laneway, carried out through a funding arrangement between residents and the council. The sealing of the laneway is the first project of its kind to be completed through Ballina Shire Council’s C11 [...]

Ballina Shire Council has called for action to help clean up the Shire on Clean Up Australia Day, March 1. Australians generate almost 32 million tonnes of rubbish each year, making us the second highest producers of waste per person in the world. Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan urged local Ballina residents to look [...]