Ballina Information Blog

Water quality of a Third World country at our doorstep Jancine Harrison lives alongside Rocky Mouth Creek at Woodburn, and holds great fears of another major fish kill in the Richmond River. She submitted these thoughts and pictures to Ballina Info … In my opinion conditions are ripe once again for another fish kill in [...]

The Far North Coast Canoe Club is running the 8th Paddle for Life – supported by local businesses and community organisations.  This year’s fundraising slogan is ‘$20,000 in Twenty Ten’ to be distributed equally between two local charities, Summerland Early Intervention and Southern Cross LADS.  Summerland Early Intervention Programme (SEIP) provides essential support for children [...]

Ballina Shire Council is seeking Registrations of Interest (ROI) for the production, co-ordination and/or sponsorship of Rivafest 2010, including an option, to council, to continue any contractual arrangements from the period 2011 to 2014. The key outputs of the event are to remain consistent with the event’s current aims: Develop a strong sense of place, [...]

Recycling and reusing items in materialising artworks will be the focus of free art workshops to be held at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery during March. Sculptor Teah Fort will be running two workshops sponsored by the Ballina Shire Council Waste Education Program on Saturday 13 March in conjunction with her exhibition, ‘Rare Plastics’. The [...]

Kevin Purtill (38), of Blue Seas Parade, Lennox Head, was arrested for the murder of missing Byron Bay man John ‘Jack’ Garda (54) at Lennox Head on Monday, February 8. His brother Warren Purtill (46) of Byron Bay has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. The Byron Bay businessman went [...]

ASR is holding a marine wildlife rescue workshop on March 13, at their headquarters on North Creek Road. This is a great opportunity to learn very important skills to help our native marine wildlife, from such a great team. We’re all aware of the job that ASR does. The workshop runs from 8.30am – 4.30pm, [...]

It’s Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, March 7, and there are various locations around Ballina Shire where you can help out. East Ballina Landcare will clean up the paperbark wetland next to Southern Cross School K-12, Links Avenue, East Ballina, from 8.30am to about 10am. A clean-up will take place at South Ballina Beach [...]

Events will be held in Ballina and Lennox Head next week to mark International Women’s Day. On Wednesday, March 10, the Ballina International Women’s Day lunch will be held at the Ballina RSL Club from noon. The theme of the event is alleviating poverty. The event is organised by the Ballina Chamber of Commerce and [...]