Ballina Information Blog

In a lucky escape a surfer has escaped serious injury after being bitten on the toe by a shark near Coffee Rock. The man was being treated in Lismore Hospital after the encounter.
Whilst the number of shark attacks is still low, for divers and surfers you can never be too careful while the sharks are [...]

Evans Head – Casino Surf Lifesaving Club is hosting it’s annual Christmas Carols by Candlelight 16 December. The night promises to be a great event with sausage sizzle and fundraising raffles. The Carols are being held at the club and ample parking is available in the adjoining car park.
For more information visit their website or [...]

The Woodburn – Evans Head RSL welcomes John Williamson for his concert ‘The Hillbilly Road” on 25 November at 8pm.
John Williamson has had a long history in the Australian music scene, having record sales  in excess of 2,000,000 and released 32 albums through his career.
Tickets are still available  from the club for $40.

Local fishermen have enjoyed some excellent conditions recently both in the river and outside towards Chaos reef.
With the holidays soon approaching the fishing conditions auger well for a successful summer break, with good catches reported from the Evans township.
The bar has been relatively tame, but fishermen are reminded of the safety requirements for passing through [...]

Richmond Valley Council knew about contamination of the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome in 2005 but failed to warn residents living on former aerodrome land, and users of the aerodrome, about potential risks to human health for two years, Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Commitee president Richard Gates said.
“Precautionary advice from Council should have been given to [...]

A boat owner had a lucky escape last night when his cabin cruiser struck the north wall of the Evans Head bar, police said.
The incident happened at 6.20pm as the man, from Lake Haven on the Central Coast, attempted to guide his boat across the bar.
After striking the seawall the vessel began taking on water, [...]

Ballina Info has previously written about how to stop those nuisance telemarketing calls by registering with the Australian Direct Marketing Association.
Now the Federal Government has gone a step further with its Do Not Call Register.
Log on to the website and provide your phone number or numbers, including mobiles. The Government provides this information about the [...]

Winter-like conditions earlier in the week have given way to northerly winds and a small swell as we head into the weekend.
Those lucky enough to have time off earlier in the week were greeted with offshore winds and a swell which got to about four foot mid-week, with excellent waves at Ballina’s North Wall and [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report …
Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says quite a few decent-sized flathead have been caught in the lower river, with good numbers of smaller ones right up to Rileys Hill.
Whiting in the lower reaches are tapering off for the season but you’ll still get a few on [...]

NSW Fishing Monthly editor Tony Zann’s weekend fishing report …
A few whiting and some big flathead in the lower reaches of the Richmond, according to Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop. Bream starting to move through but mostly smaller fish.
A few small school jew at Wardell.
Blackfish just average with half a dozen here and there, mainly [...]