Lennox Head completed a remarkable late-season revival to beat Lismore 28-19 in the Far North Coast Rugby Union grand final at Crozier Field, Lismore, on Saturday, September 12. The win followed Lennox Head’s win over Coolangatta Tweed in 2008 and came after a late-season revival which saw them reverse poor early-season form and win nine [...]
Ballina Croquet Club is seeking urgent support from the local community. “Our members contribute across our community in the service of our community including Meals on Wheels, church activities, Coast Guard, Probus, U3A, community transport, etc. etc. etc,” clubpresident Mary Hughes said. “We now need your help! Have you any suggestions on how to fight [...]
Ballina Players’ latest production, Inherit The Wind, opens this week on Friday, September 11, at 8pm at the Swift Street Theatre. Background to the play: Charles Robert Darwin was born in England in 1809 and his bearded, beetle-browed image has become one of the totems of the 20th Century. Charles Darwin is arguably the best-known [...]
Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Lifesaving Club Nippers will be able to sign-on for the coming season on Sunday, September 20. The sign-on day is from 10am until noon at the Shelly Beach clubhouse. Nippers’ activities start on October 18. The club’s Junior Activities chairman, Damon Meaney, said: “Our aim is to provide a safe and [...]
It’s on for young and old when Ballina Shire rugby union teams contest grand finals this weekend. Heading the list is, of course, first grade, with defending premiers Lennox Head taking on Lismore at Lismore on Saturday in the senior grand final. After a slow start to the season, Lennox Head have won their past [...]
There is currently plenty of activity at the Lennox Head-Alstonville Surf Life Saving Club as members prepare to serve the local community over what promises to be another busy season. A core program of the Surf Lifesaving movement is the Nippers program, which develops lifesavers of the future. The first day of Nippers will be [...]
A fun day out for the whole family is guaranteed when you visit the Teven-Tintenbar Public School’s Country Fair on Saturday 26 September from 9am-3pm. “The day caters for all ages and tastes, with a huge variety of fresh local produce, great food, creative crafts, fun-filled activities for the kids, and lots of live entertainment,” [...]
The hard-working Ballina Hospital Auxiliary will hold another fund-raising event this Saturday, September 5, to raise much-needed funds for our local hospital. The auxiliary’s Cake and Craft Day will be held in the hospital grounds from 9am, with cakes, craft, books, plants and pre-loved treasures on sale. There will be Devonshire tea, and the Lions [...]
You may have received a letter recently with details about upcoming work on the bypass. The next step will be the Ross Lane traffic switch. The planned date for this work is Sunday 13 September. The Pacific Highway will be temporarily switched onto the new southbound off ramp to Ross Lane and the new Ross [...]
Ballina Shire residents young and old hit the streets last Sunday as volunteers for the annual Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Doorknock. Pictured are Alstonville collectors Tess Mol, Jessica Charnock, Yarrone Mol, Kel Gale, Grace Duncan-Mackinnon and Kasey Turpeinen; and (below) Ballina’s Ben Christensen-Gibson who collected $2000. Despite fantastic efforts by people such as Ben, [...]
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