Ballina Information Blog

If you have ever wanted to build your own online community, now is the time to learn at the annual AusWeb Conference, being held at the Ballina Beach Resort from Saturday, April 5, to Tuesday, April 9.
The Australian World Wide Web Conference, hosted each year by Southern Cross University, brings together participants from the information [...]

When ‘Women in Technology’ award-winner Aimee Forsstrom compares her life to the life of friends with whom she went to school, she knows without a doubt that getting a university education has made a world of difference.
“I can see a very bright future ahead, with the opportunity of getting a well-paid, fulfilling job, being able [...]

The NSW Police Force has issued a warning about a scam targeting members of the public looking to buy vehicles on-line.
Police say that over the past two months there has been an increasing number of duplicate ‘for sale’ motor vehicle advertisements on car websites.
Fraud Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Col Dyson, said the price in the [...]

Employers throughout the North Coast are being encouraged to tap into a free online recruitment service being offered by Southern Cross University.
The University has recently upgraded its online Career Hub system to provide an easy link between the region’s employers and a variety of willing workers, many of whom are available on a flexible basis.
And, [...]

As carbon trading becomes an increasingly important tool in the fight against global warming, a new online carbon credit calculator has been developed to help landholders and farmers quickly and easily determine the value of timber plantations.
Developed by Southern Cross University PhD candidate Bill Smart, the carbon calculator has been included on the Australian Forest [...]

Revolutionary computer software that could make conventional classrooms a thing of the past and enhance the learning of distance education students has been adopted by Southern Cross University.
The new state-of-the-art, web-based audio conferencing software Elluminate Live! is being rolled out across all three campuses at Lismore, Tweed Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour for the first [...]

What do residents of Skennars Head and South Ballina have in common with those living in remote areas such as Birdsville?
Not much, you would think.
But there is one major link those places have, despite those on the coast living in an area with all the trappings of a modern lifestyle, as opposed to the harsher [...]

Ballina Shire Council residents are now able to view development applications (DAs) on-line.
The council says all all DAs lodged from July 1 last year can be viewed browsing to http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au and following the ‘DA’s On-line’ link.
“Ballina Shire Council is continually looking at ways to enhance its on-line facilities and improve information access for its residents,” [...]

A petition has been tabled in the Senate calling for a ‘clean feed’ internet service to households which would block access to pornographic and other websites.
Labor spokesman Stephen Conroy said: “In March, Kim Beazley announced that a Labor Government would require all Internet Service Providers to offer a ‘clean feed ‘ internet service to all [...]

Giving farmers the tools to plan for drought is the aim of a new suite of software programs developed in collaboration with Michael Whelan, pictured, a Southern Cross University lecturer.
StockPlan, launched today (August 25) in Orange by the NSW Minister for Primary Industries Mr Ian Macdonald, consists of three integrated software tools designed to assist [...]