Ballina Information Blog

A charity golf day at Ballina Golf Club on Sunday, April 29, will get the Ballina Shire Healthy Community Futures Fund close to its goal of raising $150,000 to buy computerised radiology equipment for Ballina Hospital. The AMP Foundation has announced that it will match any money raised on the day, dollar-for-dollar up to a [...]

The second Our Kids Day Out will be held this Sunday 15 April 15 from 9am–2pm at Missingham Bridge amphitheatre, Ballina. The North Coast Area Health Service says the day promises lots of fun for the whole family with a range of live entertainment, including the Ronald MacDonald Show, NBN Big Dog, Reptile Awareness, the [...]

North Coast residents and visitors are being urged to take extra precautions to avoid mosquito bites over the holiday weekend and in the coming weeks. The Public Health Unit has warned of an expected seasonal increase in the risk of contracting the mosquito-borne viruses, Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus, at this time of [...]

The North Coast Area Health Service is about to roll out the Commonwealth Government-funded program for the provision of human papillomavirus vaccine (known as HPV) to all females aged 12 to 26 years. The vaccine was developed by former Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer, Director of The University of Queensland’s Centre for immunology [...]

The recent sudden change in North Coast weather is creating health problems for some people with airway hypersenstivity conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), prompting a warning from the North Coast Area Health Service for them to keep away from blustery conditions. “Triggers such as cooler weather and winds can result [...]

The first community meeting to be hosted in Ballina by the North Coast Area Health Advisory Council will be held at the Ballina Motor Inn at 10am on Thursday 5 April 2007. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, which will be preceded by morning tea at 9.30 am. “This community meeting [...]

Beaches in the Ballina Shire Council area have received an excellent report card, with most sites tested passing National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) swimming water quality guidelines throughout the 2006-2007 summer season, according to results released by Ballina Shire Council and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation’s Beachwatch Program. Beachwatch Manager Cris [...]

When Lennox Head teenager Carly Bindon was sick and no mainstream doctors could diagnose what was wrong with her, she turned to a naturopath for treatment. That positive experience led to her regaining her health and shaped the course of her future. Carly applied to study for a Bachelor of Naturopathy degree at Southern Cross [...]

A public seminar for stroke survivors and their carers will be held in Ballina on Tuesday, 20 February, from 2pm-4pm. The venue for the free seminar is the Ballina RSL Club, 240 River Street. The gathering, hosted by leaders from the NSW Stroke Recovery Association and the NSW Stroke Services Network, will provide an opportunity [...]

The Alstonville Bowling Club’s Social Club has helped out two great local organisations in the Northern Rivers. Thanks to recent fundraising functions, $2000 has been raised to assist Prostate Cancer support and Our Kids, which raises money for the Children’s Ward at Lismore Base Hospital. The Bowling Club is purchasing one of four respiratory monitors [...]