Due to the high water level in Lake Ainsworth and the subsequent flooding of the road beside the Lake, the Lennox Head Markets will be reduced to fresh food produce stalls this Sunday. There will be 20 stalls and they will be located on the road close to the Lennox Head Surf Club. Ballina Shire [...]
Lennox Head surfer James Wood produced his best result on the ASP World Qualifying Circuit with a second placing behind Tanner Gudauskas (California, USA) in the 6-Star Mr Price Pro Ballito in South Africa this week. Wood, a former Under-16 World Champion who until this week was yet to make his mark on the WQS [...]
The Ballina SES Rescue team will represent the New South Wales State Emergency Service at this year’s Australasian Road Rescue Challenge (ARRO). This year’s ARRO competition will be conducted at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney from Thursday July 9th until Sunday July 12th. During the competition, the Ballina team will compete against 13 other [...]
The Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, has announced Government funding to support local organisation, Heartfelt House at Wollongbar, in running workshops for adult survivors of child sexual abuse. “Heartfelt House has long been trying to get Government support for its innovative programs, but it seems the organisation didn’t fit neatly into any Federal or State [...]
Two hundred and forty of the world’s best 16 years and under boy and girl surfers are set to descend on the idyllic beaches surrounding Lennox Head for the 14th annual Rusty Gromfest which will begin on Friday July 10th. Rusty Gromfest is renowned globally and has a history of winners unmatched in grommet surfing [...]
A Ballina Shire lifeguard has been named the NSW Lifeguard of the Year. Kayla Laverty, 21, a member of the Lennox Head-Alstonville club, received her honour at a function held on Saturday night in Ballina. She has been an ALS lifeguard for the last four seasons and has worked on some tough beaches including Salt, [...]
Did any Ballina Shire whale-watchers see Migaloo the white whale pass by this week? If so, Ballin Info would love to hear of your experience. Migaloo was sighted off Evans Head on Tuesday and Burleigh Heads on Wednesday. It was off Ballina in October 2004 that Migaloo was genetically identified by Southern Cross University (SCU) researchers as [...]
Australian Seabird Rescue is inviting new and existing members to attend a marine wildlife rescue workshop on Saturday July 11, at ASR headquarters on North Creek Road, Ballina. There will be discussions on the present issues for marine turtles and coastal birds as well as procedures on what to look for and how to help [...]
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