Ballina Information Blog

International Women’s Day will be celebrated in Ballina Shire next week with luncheons at Ballina and Lennox Head. Ballina Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon on Friday March 9 at Ballina RSL Club. The theme is Supporting Women;s Economic Power. Guest speakers will be Nikone Nanong who will talk about her social enterprise in [...]

A public meeting will be held at 10am Saturday March 10th at the Lennox Head Community Centre to show plans for the two new townships between Ross Lane and Cumbalum known as Cumbalum precinct A and Cumbalum precinct B. There is a total of approx 8000 residents to be added to our area if this [...]

Preparation of the new draft LEP, to replace the existing Ballina Shire LEP, which has operated for the last 25 years, has been underway for more than five years. The new LEP is required to be prepared in response to a directive from the former NSW State Government. The process of preparing a new LEP [...]

Ballina Shire Council is reviewing its urban stormwater management strategy and is seeking input from the community. Council’s Mayor, Cr Phillip Silver, says: “Stormwater can lead to local flooding and can wash litter and pollutants into our waterways. We want to make sure that we are minimising these impacts” “The new urban stormwater management plan [...]

Are YOU a trivia buff?  Do you KNOW a trivia buff? Would you like the opportunity to win $1,000,000 for your school, organisation, community service group or just yourself? Thursday March 8 heralds the beginning of round one in a series of four rounds to find the smartest, most intelligent and brainiest community group, school [...]

Alstonville Cricket Club is hosting a Pink Stumps Day on Sunday, February 26. All proceeds on the day will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to raise money to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia, as well as to increase breast awareness in young Australian women. To find out more about [...]

The State Government is making it easier for small businesses to do business in NSW, the Member for Ballina, Don Page, said today. The NSW Small Business Commissioner, Yasmin King, has released a report on the results of her recent Listening Tour of the state, where she met with business owners to talk about the [...]

Alstonville Wollongbar Fun Run Challenge March 10th, 2012. Wollongbar Primary School Parents and Citizens’ Association and Alstonville High School Parents and Citizens’ Association have combined forces to host this community event, and we look forward to seeing you there! What’s On? There are four events: Elders Alstonville 10km Run Amaze ‘n’ Place 5km Run Newsxpress [...]

The Women’s Subscription Enterprise is a new social enterprise by The Big Issue Australia that provides employment, training and pathway opportunities for disadvantaged women. In Australia 105,000 people are homeless every night. 46,000 of these are women. You are invited to hear Natalie Pryles, Advisor to The Big Issue, speak to us on the possibilities [...]

Member for Ballina Don Page today announced funding of $100,000 for the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club from the NSW Government. “The local members of the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore SLSC do an outstanding job patrolling our beaches. This grant will assist the club in the construction of the long-awaited new clubhouse [...]