Ballina Information Blog

The Lennox Head Chamber of Commerce announces the local Business Excellence Awards are now open. Entry forms are available on the website www.lennoxchamber.com.au There are 10 categories this year – Retail, Tourism, Hospitality, Home Based, Environment, Community, Trade, Professional Services, Customer Service and Business of the Year. Chamber president Louise Owen recognises the difficulties Lennox [...]

A Ballina woman is celebrating after winning a prestigious caregiving award. Johanna McAlister’s work as a senior caregiver was recently recognised when she won the Home Instead CAREGiver of the Year award (Ballina). She is now in the running to win the national award which is announced in November. Johanna, who has worked for Home [...]

Tuesday”s Men”s Triples and Friday”s Mixed Paris are now being conducted with a different format. After the usual draw for Winners, Runners Up, and Losers, there will be a “Jackpot Margins” prize. On Tuesdays, the prize pool will commence at $120 and, if not won, will increase by $30 per week until the total reaches [...]

Country Energy is modernising the electricity network powering Ballina businesses in a $424,000 project to boost the capacity of supply for future growth in the area. Regional general manager Far North Coast Richard Wake said Ballina crews are upgrading almost three kilometres of low and high-voltage powerlines to reinforce the local power network. “The improvement [...]

Have you received a serious injury while surfing? If so, Southern Cross University would like to know about it. The university is undertaking a study to investigate the prevalence of injuries in Australian surfers. The research is being conducted in conjunction with Surfing Australia and with funding received from the New South Wales (NSW) Sporting [...]

Centrelink and Medicare Australia are working side by side under one roof for the benefit of Ballina customers. The site – the 20th co-location to open since the Australian Government’s Human Services Delivery Reform agenda was announced in December 2009 – also features the Child Support Agency, which has worked alongside Centrelink here for 10 [...]

It’s all happening in Ballina this weekend, with the inaugural Ballina Boat and Leisure Show on Saturday and Sunday, incorporating the Ballina Island Paddle Challenge  and a fishing competition, plus the annual Fair Go Skate Festival. As well, Saturday night at the Ballina RSL will see the annual Ballina Shire Business Excellence Awards. Organised by [...]

The screening of the much-anticipated movie, Eat Pray Love, starring Julia Roberts, at Ballina Fair cinemas on Wednesday, 13th of October, will aid Cancer Council NSW and celebrate the launch of a month of ‘Pink events’. A similar screening will be held in Lismore on October 21st. This year the Far North Coast Office of [...]

Ballina Junior Rugby League Club can look forward to receiving a cheque for $3890 after taking part in rugby league’s biggest annual grassroots fundraising initiative, the One Community Toyota Monster Raffle. The first of its kind in league, the Toyota Monster Raffle gives the proceeds of every $5 raffle ticket sold directly back to the [...]