The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) and Ballina Shire Council will hold a free workshop on Thursday 27 May for parents and supervisors of learner drivers. Jodie Hewett 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. [...]
Lawrie Horder will celebrate his 70th birthday in an unusual fashion: he will set off to conquer the Kokoda Track. Lawrie, of Ballina, will fly to Papua New Guinea on May 29 with son Adam and three other men, who will begin their Track trek on May 30, the day Lawrie turns 70. Adam, a [...]
Missingham Park amphitheatre will be a hive of activity when the fifth Our Kids Day Out will be held on Sunday, May 23, from 9am-2pm at Missingham Bridge amphitheatre, Ballina. The day promises lots of fun for the whole family with a range of live entertainment, including the Ronald McDonald Show, NBN Big Dog, Reptile [...]
The YWAM medical ship, Pacific Link, has docked in Ballina at Fawcett Wharf and will be open to the public on Thursday, May 20, Friday, May 21, and Saturday, May 22, from 9am to 4pm. On Sunday, May 23, the public will be allowed to look over the ship between 1pm and 5pm. To mark [...]
Workers and volunteers from Christian missionary organisation Youth With a Mission (YWAM) are currently sailing their ship, the MV Pacific Link, up the east coast on the way to Papua New Guinea. On the way, the ship and its crew are stopping at 16 Australian ports, with Ballina one of the places on the list. [...]
Ballina woman Alison Moss, Southern Cross University medallist and Bachelor of Education (Primary) First Class Honours graduate, shared a secret when she graduated last weekend. “I finished high school with a TER (or UAI for all you young ones) of 57.5 per cent – not because that was the best I could do, but because [...]
Outstanding businesswomen in the Ballina Electorate have the opportunity to nominate and enter the 2010 Telstra Business Women’s Awards, which are now open. Don Page, Member for Ballina, said there were many successful local business women in the Ballina Electorate who deserved the State and national recognition which finalists and winners have enjoyed since the [...]
Get your gardening gloves on, grab a compost bin from Ballina Shire Council or hardware store, add some garden waste – twigs, leaves, grass clippings – add some kitchen waste – fruit and vegie scraps, tea bags and coffee grounds – mix thoroughly and wait patiently. Within a few months you’ll have beautiful, rich, organic [...]
Turn your next shopping trip to Ballina Fair into a green makeover for your school canteen worth more than $40,000 and a better future for our kids. Canteen Rescue is Colonial First State Global Asset Management’s inaugural project under its innovative Let’s Live Better program, a unique partnership with the Children’s Food Education Foundation to [...]
An Antiques and Collectables Fair will be held in Alstonville on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16. Organised by Alstonville Rotary Club, it will be at the Alstonville Leisure and Entertainment Centre on Commercial Road. A vast array of quality antiques, books and collectables from around the world will be presented by dealers from [...]
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