Ballina Information Blog

We are up from the Central Coast for our annual Byron surfing holiday when we noticed the plaque on the new stairs at Lennox. Originally from Sydney, I was on an around-Australia surfing trip with no finish date. I  arrived in Ballina short on money, got a job at the Ballina Slipway as a cabinetmaker/shipwright, boarded [...]

Nominate a local hero this Australia Day in the 2012 Ballina Shire Australia Day Awards Program. The annual awards program is an opportunity for members of the community to be recognised for their outstanding achievements and commitment to our shire. Award recipients will be announced at the official Australia Day celebrations on Thursday, 26 January, [...]

Three individuals and one group, including Ballina High School teacher Michael O’Connor and the Ballina Jet Rescue Boat Service, have been awarded the highest of accolades in the State maritime community, with the presentation of a Maritime Medal. NSW Roads and Ports Minister Duncan Gay said of the four that had been judged as having [...]

Ballina Ex-Services resident and volunteer Mrs Dorothy Richardson, age 94, was presented with the RSL LifeCare Milne-Wood Award at a special celebratory event in Sydney. Mrs Richardson, who was flown to Sydney especially for the presentation, was selected from many nominations throughout NSW for her tireless work assisting RSL LifeCare residents and clients. Dorothy is [...]

Member for Ballina Don Page has paid tribute to Mrs Jann O’Connor, who has been honoured with a NSW Carers Award at an official ceremony at State Parliament. Mr Page said the NSW Carers Awards, funded by the New South Wales Government, were held to recognise outstanding individuals and groups, and help to raise awareness [...]

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 [...]

Paul Woolford ‘reels-in’ everything related to fishing rods. For more than 50 years Paul has been fishing and repairing rods. He eventually extended his skills into building rods from scratch. He still lives in Lennox Head and continues providing advice on all matters related to the world of fishing. Paul owned and operated Lennox Head [...]

Ballina Australia Day is the next event around the corner and Ballina Shire Council is encouraging the Ballina Shire community to come forward and recognise those among us who never stop giving. These people co-ordinate sporting and community events, run fundraisers, fetes and working bees, play active roles in our many community organisations and work [...]

This Friday, 24 September, 2010, Mayor Phillip Silver will unveil a sculpture at Fawcett Park, Ballina, to commemorate and acknowledge the work of the late Lance Ferris. The sculpture is dedicated to the coastal conservation work carried out by Mr Ferris, affectionately known as ‘the Pelican Man’. “In fostering and supporting local art, council commissioned [...]

Supa IGA stores in Ballina Shire are on the hunt for community champions with the launch of this year’s Queensland/Northern NSW IGA Unsung Hero Awards. The awards showcase those who give up their own time for the good of others – usually unpaid and often without thanks. Supa IGA Ballina is calling on members of [...]