Ballina Information Blog

Are you one of those people who detest telemarketing calls — the ones that always come when you’re in the shower, cooking dinner or settling into a good movie?
If so, there is somewhere to turn – the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA). The Australian Government has introduced into Parliament the Do Not Call Register Bill 2006, [...]

Development on privately owned land in the Ballina Town Centre will need to address new planning controls proposed by Ballina Shire Council.  The new planning controls comprise “Chapter 2” of the Ballina Shire Combined Development Control Plan, which is currently on exhibition for public comment. 
“Council is committed to further enhancing and promoting the status and [...]

Byron Bay has been selected as one of 23 destinations to be included in a nationwide research project designed to assist in the development, marketing and management of regional tourism destinations.
The project is being run by the Australian Regional Tourism Research Centre (ARTRC), a partnership between Southern Cross University and the Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre.
The [...]

If Federal Member for Page Ian Causley wants to know why there is a skills crisis in the Northern Rivers area, he should be asking his own Government for the answer, according to Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education, Training Science and Research Jenny Macklin.
And Ms Macklin says the Lismore/Ballina Technical College [...]

The NSW Government’s plan to offer school-based apprenticeships to HSC students in Sydney highlights Labor’s lack of interest in the skills shortages facing rural and regional areas, Shadow Minister for Skills Development and Training Don Page said today.
Mr Page, the Member for Ballina, said that the announcement of the creation of 10 trade schools in [...]

The NSW Labor Government had shown a lack of interest in the issues facing farmers in voting against a bill that would protect legitimate farming activities from complaints from neighbours, Member for Ballina Don Page said today.
Mr Page introduced the Protection of Agricultural Production (Right to Farm) Bill to Parliament.
He said the bill would have [...]

Former Tintenbar resident David Hollyoak, pictured, has scored another major win with his Redoak specialty beers. Now based in Sydney, David and his sister Janet run the Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe. On Thursday night it was announced that Redoak had won the Grand Champion award at the Australian International Beer Awards, held in Melbourne.
They won for their Redoak [...]

A Ballina resident who operated a general store on the same property as his home had received a land tax bill from the New South Wales Government, according to Member for Ballina Don Page.
Mr Page today in State Parliament said the NSW Government’s policy of imposing land tax on the portion of a
person’s home (principal place [...]

The failure of the NSW Government to keep records on who has been issued ‘Green Cards’ authorising tradespeople to work on building sites is causing experienced qualified tradespeople to redo their Green Card course at a cost of $110 and one day off work or lose their jobs, Ballina MP Don Page said in Parliament [...]

Former Ballina Shire resident David Hollyoak has had his brewing skills recognised at the highest level — the World Beer Cup.
David’s Redoak brews won two gold medals and a bronze at the Beer Cup at Seattle in the United States.
In Seattle, Redoak won:

A gold medal for its Redoak Honey Ale (Specialty Honey Lager or Ale category)
A [...]