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Let the dogs run free

DOGS should be able to run around and enjoy the beach, too, says a group of dog owners from East Ballina.
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Kmart backs down on Anzac trading

The retail giant said it would withdraw its controversial application to trade before 1pm on Anzac Day in NSW.

Anzac Day: no change

WHILE some RSL sub-branches will be changing the time for the annual parade on April 25 due to church services, there won’t be a change of time in Ballina.

Poultry dumped at rest area

THE roadside rest area on the Pacific Highway at Wardell is looking more like a barnyard, with chickens and roosters on the loose.

Cats, kittens need homes

BALLINA-based Northern Rivers Animal Services is holding a kitten and cat adoption day on Saturday, March 13.

It all adds up for Alstonville

THE kids at Alstonville Public School have once again shown they are whizzes at maths.

Red Cross in fundraising drive

MEMBERS of the Ballina branch of the Red Cross will be out in force this week and next, collecting for the annual Red Cross Humanitarian fundraiser.

Focus on re-use and recycling

RECYCLING and reusing items in materialising artworks will be the focus of free art workshops to be held at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina.

Indigenous art award now open

INDIGENOUS artists from the NSW North Coast area are encouraged to enter their work in the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal m Torres Strait Islander Art Award.

Trading on Anzac Day?

EVEN if the State Government rejects an application by Kmart to open before 1pm on Anzac Day, local veterans are disappointed.