Ballina Information Blog

Ballina Shire Council will be allocated $300,000 to fix road black spots.
Federal Nationals Member for Page Ian Causley said the Page electorate would receive $1,671,000 from the Australian Government to improve safety on our local roads.
Mr Causley said the funding was part of the AusLink Black Spot Programme for the 2006-07 financial year and was specifically [...]

Ballina Shire Council has told the Australian Electoral Commission that it would prefer that all shire areas be in the one Federal electorate.
At the moment the shire is split between the Page electorate, held by Nationals MP Ian Causley, and the Richmond electorate, held by Labor’s Justine Elliot.
The council’s decision came after the Australian Electoral [...]

The Draft Threatened Species (Pied Oystercatcher) Management Strategy for a 14km section of beach at South Ballina will be further discussed by Ballina Shire Council on April 7.
The council’s decision followed a March 23 meeting where the strategy — which has come in for criticism from beach users and four-wheel drive enthusiasts — was discussed.
Councillors [...]

Calmer seas this weekend should see a return to outside fishing after the cyclonic weather the past few weekends.
Meanwhile, estuary fishing is going well, with plenty of flathead and whiting in the Richmond River and North Creek.
School jew and tailor have been taken from the beaches and both walls.
Bream, tailor and whiting have been the [...]

Following four fatal accidents on North Coast roads in two days, Shadow Minister for North Coast Don Page has invited NSW Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal to visit the North Coast and see first-hand the many road issues that confront our community.
Mr Page has written to Mr Roozendaal highlighting the seriousness of the situation after one man lost [...]

Don’t forget to wind your clocks back an hour before retiring to bed on April 1.
That date marks the end of daylight saving in New South Wales.
Due to the Commonwealth Games, daylight saving was extended for a week.
However, daylight saving will revert to normal next summer, kicking back in on October 29.
Enjoy your extra hour’s sleep [...]

A Ballina Shire Council Urban Garden Guide has been produced to assist the residents of Ballina, Lennox Head, Wardell, Alstonville and Wollongbar plan and plant their gardens.
Ballina Shire says that when planning a new garden or maintaining and established one, people are able to make choices that save water, energy, time and money whilst helping [...]

It should be a great day’s racing when the Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosts its first ever raceday at the Ballina Jockey Club on Sunday, March 19.
Prizemoney for the seven-race meeting is well up on the usual local days, with $50,000 in total up for grabs.
Owners and trainers have responded accordingly, with 88 [...]

The New South Wales Government’s long-term draft strategy tells Far North Coast residents what they already know — that this is a great place to live.
That’s why the region’s population has increased by 2500 people a year every year since 2001.
The Government predicts the region’s population will increase by 60,000 by 2031.
Ballina Shire can expect its [...]

The New South Wales Government says naming Ballina as a planned major regional centre recognises the importance of its airport and its role as a river and coastal lifestyle centre.
The Government says the strategy makes it clear new commercial and retail development should be concentrated in centres such as Ballina, rather than isolated locations.
Initiatives to support and maintain [...]