Kevin Purtill (38), of Blue Seas Parade, Lennox Head, was arrested for the murder of missing Byron Bay man John ‘Jack’ Garda (54) at Lennox Head on Monday, February 8. His brother Warren Purtill (46) of Byron Bay has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
The Byron Bay businessman went missing [...]
Events will be held in Ballina and Lennox Head next week to mark International Women’s Day.
On Wednesday, March 10, the Ballina International Women’s Day lunch will be held at the Ballina RSL Club from noon.
The theme of the event is alleviating poverty.
The event is organised by the Ballina Chamber of Commerce and tickets, costing $45, [...]
Community members and business leaders in the Lennox Head area are being encouraged to provide input over the next few weeks into the proposed extension of Hutley Drive.
If approved, a two-lane roadway will be constructed extending from the existing section of Hutley Drive to the intersection of North Creek Road and Skennars Head Road, Lennox [...]
Ballina Shire Council has successfully applied for $12.65 million through the NSW Government’s Local Infrastructure Fund.
This fund is designed to provide interest-free loans that will assist in the delivery of roads, sewerage treatment and water reuse facilities.
In announcing the funding, Premier Kristina Keneally said: “This funding is designed to serve dual purposes: providing an economic [...]
Lennox Head-Alstonville has dominated on the final day of the 2010 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships at South West Rocks.
With the final teams events contested today, Lennox Head-Alstonville claimed the top spot in the overall pointscores, followed by Byron Bay in second place and Cudgen Headland in fourth place.
Defending title holder for the [...]
Member for Ballina Don Page today announced the successful applicants for the Community Building Partnership Program, totalling $398,950.
Mr Page said there were a large number of applications for the program, which was designed to stimulate the local economy and provide jobs.
The successful recipients were:
A premiere showing of Marcus Baker’s new surf movie, Nowhere Going Some-where, at the Ballina RSL Club on Saturday night, December 12, chronicles the rise of three young Lennox Head surfers who are chasing careers on the world professional circuit.
It will be a fundraiser for the Lennox National Surfing Reserve Association, which in turn donates [...]
Win, lose or draw, Lennox Head Soccer Club will always be remembered for its championship qualities, by players in the impoverished eastern province of the Indonesian island of Bali.
The club celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008, the same year the first links were forged with the coastal town of Candi Dasa, a Balinese fishing village [...]
Members of the Lennox Surfing Reserve Association will hold a planting day at Lennox Point on Saturday, November 28.
The working bee starts at 10am and finishes at noon. It is for committee members only — public working bees will be held next year.
All members can bring a friend or family to help with planting or weeding [...]
Planning is well-advanced at the Ballina Jockey Club for this year’s Lennox Head Cup, which promises to be bigger and better than ever.
The Cup will be run on Sunday 18 October and the sponsor of the main race will again be the Lennox Point Hotel.
The whole community is right behind their race day, with other [...]
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