Ballina Information Blog

How awesome is this shot, taken by Steve Robertson (Surfing Australia)?
It’s Anthony Walsh, of Lennox Head, surfing at the menacing Teahupoo break in Tahiti this week.
Anthony just missed out on winning the trials but confirmed his reputation as one very gutsy surfer.
On the local scene, there were some good waves earlier in the week, along [...]

Ballina locals next week will join a monumental walk to raise funds for kids cancer research.
The walk is from Coolangatta to Canberra, a distance of over 1200km, and has been organised by the retired Australian submariners community.
Ballina locals, Rod and Vicki Fayle and Paul Dann are part of the walking team.
Paul is walking from Byron [...]

If you’re feeling overly active this weekend, why not go for a run or a walk in The Northern Star Ballina Lions Fun-Run-Walk.
The run will be on Sunday and entries remain open until 5pm tomorrow. Check out today’s Ballina Advocate for an entry form.
The fun run is organised by the Ballina Lions Club and will [...]

Ballina’s Trevan Ford building on River Street is up for sale, according to the Gold Coast on-line website.
The holding, at 166-174 River Street, is being sold under the instructions of a liquidator for company R H Trevan, associated with Ballina and Lismore automotive industry figures Jack Trevan and Robert Trevan.
Agent Michael Shay, of LJ Hooker [...]

From Monday April 28, Woolworths will have a little surprise in-store for customers with the launch of Everyday Rewards in Ballina and Ballina Fair.
The Everyday Rewards Card is a new initiative from Woolworths which makes collecting and redeeming fuel saving offers easier and puts customers in the draw to win prizes when they shop. Already [...]

We are inviting you to tell us about your most memorable Mothers Day.
We did think about calling it “What Mothers Day means to me” but only briefly because that has already been done to death and we thought we could all have a bit of fun here… and to do that we need you to [...]

The Ballina Golf and Sports Club has seen many champions use its facilities over the past 40 years but this Saturday night could see it launch the career of another champion, but not in the sport you may think.
The World Series of Poker has become one of the largest tournaments in the world in the [...]

The hard work of Ballina fishers in the wake of the Richmond River fish kill has been recognised with special certificates presented today by Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald.
Minister Macdonald took the opportunity during a two-day tour of the North Coast to visit the Ballina Fishermen’s Co-op and thank the local fishers for their assistance [...]

Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Lifesaving Club volunteers will be knocking on doors this weekend in their annual fund-raising appeal.
If you’re away this weekend or you miss their call, you can still support the club by sending donations to PO Box 590, Ballina, 2478.
The club has been operating for more than 70 years and since [...]

Former Ballina man Greg Bishop has been honoured for his service to the Queensland Police Force.
Senior Sergeant Bishop was awarded the Australian Police Medal by the Queensland Governor, Quentin Bryce (who will be the next Governor General) at a ceremony at Government House in Brisbane.
Greg’s mother, Trish Bishop, of Ballina, attended the investiture.
The citation read: [...]