Ballina Information Blog

This October long weekend the Sun Beach Family Music and Camping festival will be kicking off for its first year, with over 12 live music acts including major headliners like Old Man River and his band, The Boat People, Dan Parsons and the up-and-coming Firetree. The festival site is set in the pristine eco acres [...]

The Northern Rivers Community Gallery will be celebrating the start of spring with a burst of colour featuring five fresh new exhibitions now on display. A Journey Through the Seasons travels through the four seasons of fruit and flowers by artist Barbara Tillsley. From her property in Meerschaum Vale, Barbara paints through the four seasons [...]

Ballina Shire Council has announced that five events, including three new ones, have been successfully funded in the 2010/11 Festivals and Events Support Program. The Festivals and Events Support Program was released 1 July 2010 providing Ballina Shire festivals and events the opportunity to access up to $50,000 in funding for 2010/11. Council met on [...]

Ballina Shire residents are being encouraged to support Daffodil Day, The Cancer Council’s biggest annual nationwide fundraiser. Daffodil Day, to be held on Friday, August 27, raises money for The Cancer Council’s research, advocacy, information and support services. In 2009, more than $9 million was raised across Australia. “Daffodil Day is one of our most-loved [...]

The outstanding speaker at the next Minglers Lunch to be held at the Ballina Baptist Church on Thursday September 9 is Mark Tronson, ‘the Footplate Padre’. Mark’s intriguing topic is ‘Cricket, Railways and Chaplaincy’. Mark was the chaplain of the Australian Cricket team for 18 years and is currently chairman of Wellbeing Australia which runs [...]

ASR is holding a marine wildlife rescue workshop on March 13, at their headquarters on North Creek Road. This is a great opportunity to learn very important skills to help our native marine wildlife, from such a great team. We’re all aware of the job that ASR does. The workshop runs from 8.30am – 4.30pm, [...]

Ballina Jockey Club will be holding its Family Fun Day on Saturday 16 January 2010. There will be 5 non TAB races with the first race starting at 1:48pm. There will be free gate entry, and loads of fun activities for the kids including: Kidz Klub Ferris Wheel Jumping Castle Snow Cones Lolly Scramble Pony [...]

The first meeting this year for the Ballina Arts and Craft inc. (BACCI) will be held on the 3rd February at 7pm. The Ballina Bowling and Recreation Club in Cherry Street Ballina will be the venue. Anyone interested in Joining Bacci, or want to find out more about what we will be doing this year [...]