Ballina Information Blog

Ballina MP Don Page is encouraging the whole community to get involved in NAIDOC Week, which starts on Monday July 7th.
“NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for the whole community to celebrate the achievements and contributions that the Indigenous community has made to our history and culture,” Mr Page said.
“Everyone can participate in the range of [...]

‘A Postcard From Ballina’ is the theme of a new television commercial promoting Ballina.
The 30-second commercial has been produced in conjunction with Southern Cross Ten for airing initially in the Lismore region, which covers the area from Tweed to Yamba and west to Tenterfield, from July 6, followed two weeks later in the Toowoomba area.
Paul [...]

Looking for something different for the kids to do during the July school holidays?
During the holidays (7th July to 21st July) Australian Seabird Rescue will be offering holiday-makers and locals a unique opportunity for a one-hour guided tour of its coastal education and wildlife rehabilitation centre on North Creek Road, Ballina.
Volunteer tour leaders will greet [...]

Over the previous two weekends, police from the Richmond Local Area Command participated in Operation Vikings, a High Visibility Policing Operation carried out in Ballina, Lennox Head and Alstonville.
“During this period additional General Duties, Operations Support Group and Highway Patrol Police were deployed in phases to each township,” Ballina Duty Officer Greg Moore said.
“The focus [...]

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme, selected by the National NAIDOC Week Committee, is ‘Advance Australia Fair’.
The National NAIDOC Week Committee Chair, Aden Ridgeway, said: “The aim of the theme this year is to encourage people to reflect on the Australian principle of a ‘fair go’ and for them to consider the inequalities still experienced by [...]

Older adults are invited to attend the Active Lifestyles weekend, supported by the Ballina RSL Club, at NSW Sport and Recreation’s Lake Ainsworth Centre in August.
“The weekend will allow participants to try activities they may never have experienced,” said Development Officer Debbie Grant.
“In addition to a great range of sport and recreational activities, there will [...]

Ballina Shire Council has announced a new partnership with The Cancer Council NSW which aims to reduce the impact of cancer on local residents.
“Congratulations to Ballina Shire Council for taking this proactive step to help make its community cancer smart,” said Diana Fisher of The Cancer Council’s Far North Coast regional office.
The Cancer Council Community [...]

Volunteers have been working tirelessly over the past six weeks selling raffle tickets and gathering donated items in an effort to raise money for a good cause.
A special fundraiser for Theo Van Dartel and his family was held on Sunday at the Ballina RSL Bowling Club. Theo Van Dartel recently had his Alstonville home burnt [...]

Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery in Ballina last night.
About 10:50pm a 30-year-old man was allegedly struck in the head by a 27-year-old man at a licensed premises in Ballina.
As a result, the two men began to brawl inside the licensed premises, whilst two other men believed to be aged in their [...]

Ballina Shire Council is seeking community input as it begins the process of creating Alcohol Free Zones (AFZs) in Lennox Head and Alstonville.
Council says that an AFZ was created in the Ballina CBD during 2007 and has been successful in assisting police in managing anti-social behaviour associated with groups of people drinking in the streets.
“Ballina [...]