Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Shire Council advises residents and visitors to the Ballina Shire that a number of the Shire’s public reserves will be Alcohol Prohibited areas on Australia Day, Thursday 26 January 2012. Alcohol restrictions have been put in place in response to incidents experienced in previous years that have occurred as a result of excessive alcohol [...]

Locals and visitors in Ballina Shire have until 5.00pm on Friday 27 January to enter the Locals Rewards competition and win over $2,700 in shared prizes. Ballina Shire Council, together with Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Ballina Tourism & Hospitality, launched the Locals Rewards campaign last November and to celebrate are giving locals and visitors [...]

Dr Ross Walker, an eminent cardiologist, is Ballina Shire’s official Australia Day Ambassador. Dr Walker, known to many through his regular appearances as a health presenter on the Channel Nine, will join with the community on Australia Day in Lennox Head, to help celebrate a day that truly brings together a community and a nation. [...]

Ballina Shire Council has announced that applications for the 2012/13 round of funding under the Festival and Event Support Program are now open. The program provides $50,000 in funding to support festivals and events held within Ballina Shire between July 2012 and June 2013. The program, in its third year, has provided valuable financial support [...]

Seven Ballina Electorate organisations have been awarded funding under the 2012 NSW Seniors Week Grants Program. Ballina MP Don Page said the programs would be held during NSW Seniors Week from 18 to 25 March 2012. The successful recipients are: Alstonville Adult Learning Association Inc: Sensational Seniors $500 Ballina Lighthouse RSL Day Club: An Outing [...]

The heart of Ballina will come alive every Thursday night from the 29th December during daylight saving with the vibrant sounds and smells of the new Ballina Twilight Market being held at Fawcett Park. The Ballina Shire Council, in association with Northern Rivers Foodlinks and the NSW Environmental Trust, are proud to be working with [...]

Ballina Visitor Information Centre is set to offer Visitor Information Services at the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport. The initiative, which commenced last week, saw Visitor Centre staff meet and greet 10 jet services from Sydney and Melbourne providing visitors with information about the Ballina Coast and Hinterland, and inspiring them to see and do more [...]

Great news for those who commute between Lennox Head and Ballina – The Coast Road has been reopened to traffic. The Coast Road at Lennox Head had been completely closed to traffic since October this year to allow for the road and foundation to be excavated and rebuilt after a landslide in January 2011. Council [...]

The speed limit on The Coast Road between Lennox Head and Ballina is being reduced to 80 kilometres an hour. The NSW Government’s Roads and Maritime Service decided to reduce the speed limit from 100km/hour to 80km/hour in response to complaints and requests from residents. John Truman, Civil Services, Group Manager, Ballina Shire Council, said [...]

The chairman of the Ballina Jockey Club, Dr Bob Jemison, has released the names of the two new additions to the Iris Nielsen Lady Jockeys Hall of Fame for 2102. The Selection Committee has met and the Directors have accepted their recommendation that Lesley Bellden and Julie Krone join the list of inductees. The induction [...]