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Sports coaches, officials get grants

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Ballina Electorate sporting coaches and officials have been awarded grants under the 2008 NSW Country Coaches and Officials Travel Scheme, Member for Ballina Don Page announced.
“I am pleased to announce five local coaches and officials received total funding of $1940 under the scheme,” Mr Page said.
The successful recipients are:
Gerard Piper of Alstonville, AFL (NSW/ACT) Commission;
Gregory […]

Weekend surf report

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Firstly, our deepest sympathies to the family of Peter Edmonds, 16, of Wollongbar.
Peter and his mate Brock Curtis-Mathew went for what should have been a fun surf at North Wall on Tuesday morning, but it ended in tragedy when a shark mauled Peter, inflicting fatal wounds.
Brock showed inspirational courage to rescue his mate and get […]

Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says quite a few bream and flathead have been around in the lower reaches, which are stained with local run-off.
Quite a few mud crabs around in the lower river and North Creek.
Plenty of tailor on the beaches with some bream around the walls.
Whiting and flathead in good numbers down along […]

Ballina into soccer’s Anzac Cup final

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Ballina Seahorses have qualified for Football Far North Coast’s Anzac Cup final with a 3-2 win over neighbouring Lennox Head Sharks.
It was a sweet win for Ballina, who had not beaten Lennox in the top division.
Playing at home at Saunders Oval, Ballina had an early setback when the Sharks’ Paul Kirkland scored from the penalty […]

Crawford picks up another Cricketer of the Year award

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

 
Tintenbar-East Ballina captain Brett Crawford, above, has confirmed his status as one of the greatest all-rounders to play the game locally after winning his fourth Far North Coast L J Hooker League Cricketer of the Year award.
Crawford polled16 votes to win the award from Alstonville batsman Greg Potter (14), Lennox Head’s Mark Denmeade (13), Cudgen’s Michael […]

Tony Zann’s weekly fishing report

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop says the river has been fishing really well for whiting and flathead with quite a few bream around as well.
A few blackfish also starting to appear around the walls. Some school jew up-river around Pimlico to Wardell. Mud crabs are starting to move upstream again but still a few around […]

Weekend surf report

Friday, March 28th, 2008

It’s flat this morning but there is real promise for the weekend.
There’s a nice offshore and the forecast for Saturday is south-west to south-east winds, and a westerly is predicted for Sunday.
All we need is a spike in the swell.
Marine weather: W/SW 5/10 knots, tending SE. Sea: About 1 metre. Swell: S/SE about 1.5 metres. […]

Tony Zann’s Easter fishing report

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Bruce at Dave’s Bait Shop in Ballina says whiting and flathead are going quite well in the lower reaches with quite a few bream as well.
Mud crabs in North Creek, Emigrant Creek and the main river in good numbers.
The main go this week has been the tailor along the beaches and around the headlands with […]

Easter surf report

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Very ordinary onshore conditions today but there’s some hope for waves over the Easter long weekend, with a southerly change predicted for late tomorrow.
There’s a swell of about a metre, so if it holds up over the next few days, there could be better conditions on offer.
Marine weather: E/NE 10/15 knots. Sea: 1/1.5 metres. Swell: […]

Cricket final was an epic match

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

ABOVE: Tintenbar-East Ballina’s Phil Dalli is congratulated by captain Brett Crawford after reaching his century. Scroll down for more pictures.
One of the great contests in Far North Coast sporting history was played out last weekend when Tintenbar-East Ballina hosted Casino Cavaliers in the L J Hooker League final at Kingsford Smith South, Ballina.
Tintenbar-East Ballina batted […]



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