Ballina Information Blog

Ballina/Byron Gateway Airport is moving forward to another level of service with Jetstar introducing self-service check-in kiosks for the benefit of flyers. The technologically advanced check-in solution, where Jetstar has partnered with IBM Global Business Services, will see three installed self-service kiosks to supplement existing customer check-in processes for the first time at Ballina/Byron Gateway [...]

Nominations for the 2011 Australia Day awards for both Ballina Shire and the Australia Day Council of New South Wales are now open. Australia Day is a national day of importance to celebrate what is great about Australia and being Australian but also to acknowledge the people who have made a difference to Ballina Shire. [...]

Ballina Shire Council is sponsoring this year’s National Tree Day by supplying 1850 endemic plant species and mulch to schools and community groups in Ballina Shire. National Tree Day is easy to get involved in, and even if you are new to planting trees, there will be help available to show you how. Volunteers are [...]

Alstonville Showground will the venue for the Northern Rivers K9 Sports Club’s annual Dog Agility and Jumping competitions on July 31 and August 1. The event will bring more than 80 dogs from Sydney, south-east Queensland and the Northern Rivers to Alstonville. Over the weekend they will be competing for the awards of Best Performing [...]

Magic happens, quite often through the medium of classical music with its myriad moods. Come and experience true musical magic when Musica Viva Lismore presents the bubbling personalities and virtuosic talents of Genevieve Lacey [recorders] and Karin Schaupp [guitar] in a program that spans from the Renaissance to the present day, from sonatas to folk songs [...]

Police are appealing for assistance from the public to locate a teenage boy missing from Wollongbar since Monday (19 July 2010). Brandan Parkes, 15, was last seen about 11pm on Monday by family members. Since that time he has not contacted his family or attended school. Police are concerned for Brandan’s welfare as it is [...]

A second meeting to discuss the formation of the Ballina Community Garden will be held on Sunday, August 1, at the site of the proposed garden. The inaugural meeting attracted on June 20 about 50 people, and organisers are keen to receive more input from members of the public. Organisers are keen to hear from [...]

Minister for Rural and Regional Health Warren Snowdon this week joined Member for Page Janelle Saffin at Ballina Hospital to announce the establishment of a 12-bed rehabilitation and aged care service. The announcements were part of a two-day visit to the region, which included a tour and health reform forum at the Ballina District Hospital, [...]

Ballina MP Don Page says the foster carers on the Far North Coast are providing an invaluable service for our most precious members of the community – children. “Foster carers are worth their weight in gold. They provide a safe and caring family environment for children in need,” Mr Page said.

Whale watch tour operators and passengers will have the chance to contribute to a Southern Cross University research project which aims to provide valuable new data on the migration of humpback whales along Australia’s east coast. Peta Beeman, who is completing a Master of Marine Science and Management and is part of the University’s Marine [...]