Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Shire Council has taken another step towards combating alcohol-induced anti-social behaviour in Lennox Head and Alstonville.
The council has voted unanimously to implement alcohol-free zones in the Alstonville and Lennox Head CBDs.
The zones prohibit drinking alcohol at any time in public places that are public roads, footpaths and car parks.
Anyone found drinking in these zones [...]

Don’t be alarmed if you see a strong police presence at Ballina-Byron airport next week — it will all be a part of a new security exerrcise.
NSW police training teams will be visiting regional airports within the northern and western regions to conduct reviews and re-enforcement of local transport security. 
The teams will be supporting local [...]

Ballina’s Anzac Day commemorations on Friday will begin with the Dawn Service from 5am.
Reveille will be from 5am with fall-in at 5.25am at the marker at the RSL Memorial in Grant Street, where the Dawn Service will begin at 5.30am.
Breakfast will be served for ex-servicemen, serving personnel and Ballina RSL Sub-Branch members.
At 8.45am a bus [...]

 
It’s been a week of sadness for many Alstonville and Wollongbar residents as they paid tribute to shark attack victim Peter Edmonds.
Peter, 16, of Wollongbar, was fatally attacked by a shark at Ballina’s North Wall last week.
His funeral was held today at the Alstonville Baptist Church.
On Tuesday of this week, his school friends from Alstonville [...]

The family and friends of a body-boarder killed in a shark attack at Ballina earlier this week have requested that media organisations respect their privacy.
Wollongbar teenager, Peter Edmonds, was body-boarding at Lighthouse Beach about 8.15am on Tuesday (8 April 2008), when he was attacked by a shark.
The 16-year-old was pulled from the surf suffering heavy [...]

A 16-year-old Wollongbar teenager is dead after being attacked by a shark at North Wall, Ballina, this morning.
The teenager, Peter Edmonds, was body-boarding with a friend when the attack occurred.
In an act of incredible bravery, the 16-year-old’s mate, Brock Curtis-Mathew, also of Wollongbar, who had had left the water at the time of the attack, [...]

As an initiative to bring the Far North Coast residents a better standard of interactive online news the team here at Ballina Info are proud to announce the launch of the Far North Coaster.
The Far North Coaster has been put together in a blog format that is designed to encourage the local community to get [...]

Daylight saving ends this Sunday, April 6, and the NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB) reminds all NSW residents to change their smoke alarm batteries when they change back their clocks.
In 2007 the fire services recorded just under 11,000 residential fires nationally resulting in 70 deaths, 22 of those deaths occurred in NSW.
NSWFB Commissioner Greg Mullins said [...]

Next week is National Youth Week, and the Ballina Youth Interagency will celebrate with an unplugged music event.
The event will be at the BDCSA Youth Activity Centre, 32 Swift Street, Ballina, on Tuesday, April 8, from 3.30pm-6pm.
Performers will include Ballina’s The Jaywalks, Anoesis and female duo, Playford and Green. The event will be supervised by [...]

Seniors Week activities in Ballina next week promise to be informative — and a lot of fun!
The Rotary Club of Ballina is hosting a two-day 50s-plus expo at Ballina RSL Club on Monday, April 7, and Tuesday, April 8, with more than 40 exhibitors.
Promising to be a lot of fun is the Mobility Scooter Derby [...]