Ballina/Byron branch of the University of the Third Age (U3A) will hold class sign-ons for 2010 on January 13-14. U3A has nothing to do with the modern idea of a university with its connotations of qualifications and prior studies. Rather, it is a group of like-minded people satisfying an inner urge to learn. It offers [...]
A man has drowned at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach today. A man approximately 40 years old was swimming with his 16-year old son around 11.30am when they both got into difficulty. They were swimming about 200 metres south of a patrolled area when they became caught in a rip current. Surf lifesavers on patrol from Ballina [...]
Member for Ballina Don Page today announced the successful applicants for the Community Building Partnership Program, totalling $398,950. Mr Page said there were a large number of applications for the program, which was designed to stimulate the local economy and provide jobs. The successful recipients were:
The Ballina Info Crew’s hot tips to surviving the silly season… Slow Down on the road We are all in a queue – wait your turn and be polite Don’t ask your boss for a pay rise at the staff Christmas Party Spend more time with your family Don’t tell you brother that you hate [...]
Market day in Ballina on Sunday, December 20, will have a festive air to it. As there will only be five days to go to Christmas Day, stall-holders and market-goers are asked to help bring in the festive spirit and wear a Christmas hat to the market. The market will give the community the opportunity [...]
More than $100,000 in donations to the region’s rescue helicopter makes a Ballina supermarket a real, well, ‘super’ market. Ritchies Supa IGA in Ballina has a charity project called the Community Benefits Scheme. The scheme works by allowing customers to nominate a charity of their choice. Then, in addition to registered customers being eligible for [...]
Ballina woman Betty Reynolds was last week recognised for her long-term service to Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter. At a gathering of almost 170 Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter volunteers from all over northern NSW, Betty was presented with her 20-year service badge. The presentation was made at the helicopter volunteers’ Christmas lunch at the [...]
Ballina Shire residents are being urged to ‘think green’ this Christmas. The North East Waste Forum and Ballina Shire Council are encouraging everyone to make their Christmas a carbon cool one by reducing waste and saving energy and water by avoiding unnecessary purchases, packaging and products. “Christmas generates much waste and greenhouse gas emissions,” said [...]
Ballina MP Don Page has fully recovered from recent heart surgery and has returned to full-time work today. Mr Page recently underwent heart valve replacement surgery for a condition he has had since birth but which was only identified recently. “I’m in even better shape than I was before the valve replacement surgery and I [...]
In a lucky escape a surfer has escaped serious injury after being bitten on the toe by a shark near Coffee Rock. The man was being treated in Lismore Hospital after the encounter. Whilst the number of shark attacks is still low, for divers and surfers you can never be too careful while the sharks [...]
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