Ballina Information Blog

A tenth horse has died from the Hendra virus in New South Wales, bringing the total number of nationwide deaths this year to 21. The horse died on Sunday morning at a property north of Ballina, the NSW Department of Primary Industries said. It had been noticeably ill on Saturday and showed neurological changes including [...]

Each August for the past 10 years,  Alstonville Wollongbar Quota Club has run an arts and craft Fair at the Alstonville Leisure Centre. This year’s event will be held this weekend, August 27 and 28. The Fair attracts visitors from across the local area, from the Tweed to the Clarence.   The success of the [...]

As we prepare for summer and those lazy weekends spent at the beach with friends and family, spare a thought for those who make it all possible  – the surf lifesavers who give up their time, and sometimes even risk their lives, to make our beaches safer, happier, family-friendly places. Nikon Australia and Surf Life [...]

There were some very tight finishes in the Ballina Jockey Club premiership awards for the 2010/11 racing season. Three of the four categories were settled by countbacks as second and third placings had to be taken into account to determine the winners. The awards are determined on results at the Ballina Racecourse for the past [...]

Ballina Shire residents are being asked to support the annual Westpac Rescue Helicopter Annual Appeal. During the week over 170,000 specially marked donation envelopes are being delivered to letterboxes across the flight region which stretches from Tweed in the north, south to Nambucca and Macksville and west to Tenterfield and Glen Innes. The Service is [...]

A property at South Ballina, as well as one at Mullumbimby, have been infected with the Hendra virus, NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) confirmed today, August 18. The news comes a day after it was reported that another horse had died on a property at Ballina. “Two horses have died on a South [...]

Ballina’s Big Prawn site has been sold to Bunnings for a reported $10 million. It’s not yet known if the hardware giant will keep the Prawn, which was a major tourist attraction until falling into disrepair and being closed in 2009. Bunnings will build a major outlet on the site, located in West Ballina. Bunnings [...]

Sunday 28th August Time: 10am—3pm at Martin Street, on the banks of the Richmond River, Ballina near the Ramada Hotel.  Activities: Get artistic and help us paint and decorate a healthy functioning wetland on a giant canvas. Enjoy a sausage sizzle, face painting, bouncy castle, live entertainment and Byron Bay’s very own Mandy Nolan as MC. [...]

A sixth horse has died from Hendra virus at a property near Ballina, NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) confirmed today.   “The property has been quarantined and the infected horse has been euthanised and buried on the property,” NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Ian Roth said. “There are two other at-risk horses on the [...]

The October long weekend this year will see the staging of the 19th Charity Duck Race conducted by Ballina Rotary Club. Public Relations Director Debbie Carter said the event will be bigger than ever before with great interest shown by businesses. The event features the Corporate Duck Race where up to 200 ducks will be [...]