Ballina Information Blog

On Saturday October 17 Ballina plays host to the annual Fair Go Skateboarding Festival.
This year is celebrating the event’s 10th birthday.
Fair Go has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings in the Ballina Fair parking lot, to its newly expanded home at Missingham Skatepark.
The crowds have great views of some fantastic skating from [...]

The Land and Environment Court of NSW has dismissed an appeal against Ballina Shire Council’s 2007 rezoning of land to extend the Southern Cross Industrial Estate.
The action taken against the council by Homeworld Ballina Pty Limited was based on the assertion that the public exhibition of draft Local Environmental Plan (Amendment No 95) was misleading.
Homeworld [...]

Ballina Shire Council and Rous Water have introduced voluntary Permanent Water Saving Measures for all town water users, after the Rous Water proposal received strong support from the community.
All Ballina Shire residents and businesses are encouraged to comply with the measures, to ensure sustainable water use throughout the region.
“After extensive public consultation earlier this year, [...]

Congratulations to the Richmond-Tweed Family History Society, which celebrated 25 years of activities at an anniversary lunch at the House With No Steps on Saturday 10 October 2009.
Fifty members attended the lunch to commemorate this significant milestone of the family research organisation which is based in Ballina.
Also in attendance was Don Page, Member for Ballina, [...]

Page MP Janelle Saffin wants to hear from Ballina women who have been affected by the end of the mobile BreastScreen service to their town.
Ms Saffin says health services should be making it easier, not harder, for women to have regular breast screening.
“In Australia 12,000 women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer, and there [...]

As part of its the annual journey across Australasia, the 2009 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour visited Ballina last weeked, providing the local community with an opportunity to experience the coveted Emirates Melbourne Cup trophy first hand.
Ballina is one of 23 host destinations on this year’s Tour, which celebrates the cultural and social significance of the [...]

The Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is very proud to be 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.
Nadia Eliott-Burgess, the Chambers Executive Officer, said: “It’s incredibly rewarding to be recognised.
“As a not-for-profit organisation we are always [...]

Planning is well-advanced at the Ballina Jockey Club for this year’s Lennox Head Cup, which promises to be bigger and better than ever.
The Cup will be run on Sunday 18 October and the sponsor of the main race will again be the Lennox Point Hotel.
The whole community is right behind their race day, with other [...]

Tickets to the annual Premier’s Christmas Gala Concerts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 9 December 2009 are now available, Member for Ballina Don Page said today.
Mr Page said local seniors who were travelling to Sydney and would like to attend either the 10.30am or 2.30pm concert could obtain free tickets from his Electorate [...]

More than 100 Pink Lady silhouettes will grace Ballina on Tuesday, October 6, as a powerful display of support for women and families affected by breast cancer.
The display will symbolise the 13,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The Ballina Breast Cancer Support Group invites the Ballina community to take part in the event and [...]