Ballina Information Blog

Ballina businesses having to pay more than double the workers compensation premium in NSW compared with Queensland shows just how uncompetitive NSW has become under this incompetent Labor Government, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Don Page, said. Mr Page said the proprietor of a Ballina removal business who operates in NSW and Queensland is required [...]

The death knell may have been sounded for Ballina’s Big Prawn following last week’s council decision, but its fate continues to be a mystery. Ballina Shire Council last week approved an application to demolish the petrol station which is home to the Prawn, reigniting debate over its future. The Courier Mail website reported that ‘the [...]

There’s a big weekend ahead for the Ballina Jockey Club, which will host the Melbourne Cup on Sunday, October 4, as part of the Cup’s tour of Australia. The greatest prize in Australian racing will be on display at the Ballina track from 9am until noon. Cup-winning jockeys Scott Seamer, who lives locally, and Jim [...]

Australian Seabird Rescue is preparing to honour its founder, the late Lance Ferris, with the inaugural Lance Ferris Memorial Dinner to be held at the Ballina RSL on December 12. “Lance was a much-loved figure in this community and Australian Seabird Rescue is his legacy,” said ASR’s acting general manager, Keith Williams. “Lance passed away [...]

The Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry is one of three finalists in the Department of Industry and Investment Business Enterprise Award through this year’s NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards.   The Awards Program is presented by PRIME Television and the Commonwealth Bank and recognises individuals and communities who play a vital role in [...]

No, it’s not the moon – it’s the sun! This picture was taken just before 5pm looking west over North Creek towards Ballina township. Today’s dust storm certainly has provided some dramatic pictures.

After Barry posted the Dust Storm in Ballina story, we have had a few responses from readers of our blog. One of our Ballina.Info readers, Rose from Alstonville, has sent us a few photos of the dust storm over Alstonville.

Wollongbar Alstonville junior rugby union player Alex Gibbon has been named New South Wales Country Rugby Union Junior Player of the Year. NSW Country Junior Rugby Union president Michael Dodd announced Alex as the 2009 New South Wales Country Juniors Player of the Year at the Wiz Golledge Memorial Day at Lorn. Alex has been a [...]

Ballina Shire residents woke to a fine morning today, but the clear skies didn’t last long as coastal areas experienced a once-in-a-lifetime event as a massive dust storm enveloped the area. Long-time Ballina locals were saying that they had never experienced such a weather event. The dust clouded over Ballina about 10am, and Ballina Info [...]

Ballina Shire teams picked up three rugby league junior grand final wins at the weekend, highlighted by the Ballina Seagulls Under-18s winning the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League major premiership. Ballina did it the hard way, entering the grand final via the preliminary final after being beaten 32-14 by Kyogle in the major semi-final two [...]