Ballina Information Blog

The 2006-07 NSW State Budget includes $2.18 million for the $6.949 million Ballina Hospital Rehabilitation Unit redevelopment.
“This project is the second stage of the overall development for transitional and rehabilitation care on the North Coast,” Health Minister John Hatzistergos, pictured, said.
“It involves the redesign and upgrading of Ballina Hospital to provide for the Rehabilitation and Day [...]

Carers in the Ballina area have been given a helping hand, with Federal Nationals Member for Page Ian Causley announcing that Ballina District Community Services Association will receive $670,883.
Mr Causley said the Australian Government’s National Respite for Carers Program (NRCP) funding would allow the association’s centre-based day care service to extend its opening hours. The funding will allow [...]

With 28.5 per cent of males and 20.6 per cent of females in the North Coast still smoking, the call has gone out for local smokers to use World No Tobacco Day on May 31 as an ideal time to challenge their habit — with help if necessary
“Local smoking rates are significantly higher than the [...]

Exercise can slow the rate of dementia and improve the day-to-day lives of dementia sufferers, a new study by Southern Cross University has found.
Dr John Stevens and Mark Killeen, from SCU’s Department of Nursing and Health Care Practices, conducted a randomised trial involving 75 residents of six aged care facilities on the North Coast of [...]

National Palliative Care Week (May 21-27) is a time to focus on the vital support role played by healthcare professionals, family members and carers in supporting local people in need of palliative care, according to the North Coast Area Health Service (NCAHS).
The NCAHS says more than 132,000 Australians die each year, about half from diseases [...]

Early childhood workers, and parents of young children in the Lismore/Goonellabah area, are being encouraged to have their say on parenting issues as part of an evaluation of the Communities for Children program.
The World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) is facilitating the program, which has received $3 million in Federal Government funding under the Stronger [...]