The Ballina Area

Ballina is a coastal town on the Far North Coast of NSW. It is located on the estuary of the Richmond River. Some features of the town are:

Statistics

Population – 20,000 in town, approximately 40,000 in the Ballina Shire
Climate – Ballina enjoys a sub tropical climate.
Industries – Primary production includes sugar cane, macadamias, fruit growing, beef grazing, commercial fishing and prawn trawling, tea tree oil and coffee production.
Other Industries – service industries, light manufacturing and tourism.

Accessibility

Located approximately 780 kms from Sydney and 230kms from Brisbane, Ballina is served by regular bus services to these centres.

It also has a modern air terminal providing many services daily to Sydney and regular services to Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast and Brisbane.

Amenities

27 kms of surfing beaches
30kms of integrated cycle ways around Ballina town
CBD with diverse range of shopping and service facilities and a regional shopping centre with specialty stores and supermarkets.
Modern, well equipped hospital, ambulance service and medical facilities
Large range of sporting facilities, Naval and Maritime Museum featuring the "La Balsa’s" expedition raft, Service Clubs, Youth Club and Sporting Clubs.