Ballina Information Blog

The Ballina Jockey Club has increased the prizemoney for the annual Coolmore Iris Nielsen Ladies Invitation to $50,000 from $27,000, making this race one of the richest in the Northern Rivers. The third running of the race will take place on January 24 next year, with one of the first lady riders to obtain a [...]

The Hannah Cabinet is currently on display at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina. The talented creator of this finely crafted piece is Lismore master craftsman Geoffrey Hannah. Geoffrey Hannah has crafted increasingly complex pieces of fine furniture over his 50-year career, with The Hannah Cabinet being his latest and most ambitious creation. His previous [...]

Current exhibiting artist at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina Charly Wrencher will facilitate a painting workshop on Tuesday 17 November 2009. In the three-hour workshop Charly will explore the concept of intuitive landscape painting. For his own works Charly draws inspiration from the Northern Rivers landscapes and seascapes. His current exhibition, ‘Dive in’, [...]

The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) and Ballina Shire Council will hold a free workshop next month for parents and supervisors of learner drivers. Joe Pereira from Ballina Shire Council said the two-hour Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers course offers parents and supervisors practical advice on how to provide effective driving practice. “We recognise [...]

Plans for Ballina Shire’s major annual event, Rivafest, have been unveiled. Rivafest will be held on Sunday 29 November at Fawcett Park, Ballina, and this year will include a Saturday program of events celebrating the rich history, culture and lifestyle of the community on the Richmond River. The Sunday program will feature live entertainment and [...]

Ballina Relay For Life is on this weekend – 7th and 8th of November. Be there at 4pm for the opening ceremony. Join the cancer survivors in their lap of honour and celebrate those who have survived. Then at 8pm join in the hope ceremony where we remember those who have lost their fight against cancer. Continue around [...]

For most of us going for a run is fun, but did you know it can save lives too? Partners Relief and Development do. That’s why for the last three years the Alstonville-based organisation has co-ordinated the Run for Relief, to raise much-needed funds to help some of the one million people escaping the brutal [...]

Executive Director of NSW Industrial Relations, Don Jones, has confirmed that December 28 has been gazetted as the 2009 Boxing Day public holiday. Mr Jones said that while Boxing Day itself falls on a Saturday this year, the public holiday for Boxing Day is the following Monday. “Employers need to ensure that they pay the [...]