Ballina Information Blog

For those of you hoping the weather clears for Anzac Day commemorations on Saturday, the weather bureau has some good news: the forecast is for a fine day with west to north-west winds. Let’s hope that prediction comes true as we gather to remember those who have served Australia. The schedule for Anzac Day events [...]

A group of Ballina Electorate athletes, coaches and officials have been awarded grants under the 2009 NSW Country Athletes Scheme and 2009 NSW Country Coaches and Officials Travel Scheme. Member for Ballina Don Page said: “I am pleased to announce 27 local athletes received total funding of $24,249 under the Country Athletes Scheme.” The successful [...]

The people of Ballina can look forward to less traffic headaches in the future with works to improve traffic congestion on one of the Shire’s major arterial roads set to begin. On Monday work will commence on the installation of new traffic signals to replace the roundabout at the intersection of Kerr Street and Bangalow [...]

In an exciting project about to be launched, an EnviTE Green Corps team will be undertaking serious erosion mitigation along beach access paths in a bid to preserve the serenity and natural beauty that characterises Ballina. The launch of the Lennox Head–Ballina Environmental Restoration and Beach Access Improvements project will take place at 11am on [...]

Former Ballina High School student Troy Thompson will be one of the expert advisors on the new Channel 7 program, 10 Years Younger in 10 Days, which screens from next Tuesday night. Thompson is now a leading Sydney hairdresser — he lists Elle McPherson, Kylie Minogue and the Duchess of York among his clients — and [...]

Members of the public are invited to he fourth Our Kids Day Out to be held this Sunday 19 April from 9am–2pm at Missingham Bridge amphitheatre, Ballina. It should be a great day of fun for the whole family, with a range of live entertainment including the Ronald MacDonald Show, NBN Big Dog, Reptile Awareness, [...]

The Wollongbar Progress Association will be holding its AGM for 2009 on April 22. The association has been operating for many years and continues to work for the benefit of Wollongbar residents. President Adam Easton says the meeting is an opportunity for Wollongbar residents to get involved in their community. “Many members have been volunteering [...]

Ballina’s cycleway network is one of the town’s great assets, providing easy access to the CBD and our wonderful beaches. And now the network is about to get even better, with a preferred route for the long-awaited coastal cycleway from Ballina to Lennox Head finally selected. The preferred route will go to next week’s council [...]

Ballina Shire’s water supply will be fluoridated. Ballina Shire Council held an extraordinary meeting last night to consider a motion to rescind the council’s resolution from the March ordinary meeting to commence the formal steps towards implementation of the fluoridation of the Ballina Shire water supply. The council was criticised for making the initial decision [...]

The special contribution of the late Bernice Kentwell was remembered when the Ballina Community Services Centre was opened on Wednesday. Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, and Janelle Saffin, Member for Page, officially opened the Ballina Community Services Centre, which has been built with Federal funding — and a bequest [...]