Local, national and world news for Ballina Shire, NSW | Friday 16 May, 2008
New voice for surfers
Ed Standfield, from Ballina, and about six other local surfers are behind the establishment of the North East Surfers' Alliance. The 55-year-old grew up in Ballina, and has been surfing locally since the mid-1960s. He co-founded the Lennox-Ballina Boardriders' Club and also is a former professional...-
Bypass joy
The government has allocated $13.6 million to start work on the long-awaited $90-million Alstonville bypass and $100m has... -
Final farewell for Peter
Peter, 16, of Wollongbar, died after being attacked at North Wall, Ballina, on April 8. Peter's ashes were scattered into... -
'I saw Smithy fly over'
Her mother, Dorothy Newport, was outside the house waving and shouting to the pair: "Here comes Smithy, here comes Smithy."... -
Uni scientist warns against dredging river
Dr Daniel Bucher, a marine ecologist and senior lecturer at Southern Cross University, last Friday while launching a... -
Age shall not weary it
Stage 1 of the upgrade, worth $20,000, was completed over three days this week, funded by the Ballina RSL Sub-Branch. The...
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