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Ballina | Directory of Ballina,
Australia
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Ballina is a town on the North Coast, New South Wales,
Australia, and the seat of the Ballina Shire Council
Local Government Area. It had a population of 16,477
in the 2006 Census.
Location
Ballina is located on the Pacific Highway, and was established
on the northern shore of the Richmond River near Cape
Byron, Australia's most easterly point, in the 1840s.
Ballina boasts some of the most beautiful surfing beaches
and picturesque headlands on the east coast of Australia,
such as Angel's Beach. It is approximately 750 km (466
mi) north of Sydney and 205 km (127 mi) south of Brisbane.
It is home to the World's Largest Prawn (made of concrete
and fibreglass).
Ballina is situated on the mouth of the Richmond River,
which was an important transport route for the region
for the first 100 years after settlement. The river
and its estuaries abound with marine wildlife and are
used for recreational fishing and water sports.
History
Ballina has a number of famous "landfalls" associated
with it. In 1928, Charles Kingsford Smith's plane, the
"Southern Cross", crossed the coast over Ballina after
its epic journey across the Pacific. Ballina had a festival
associated with the event during the 1970s and 1980s,
and a school in East Ballina bears the name "Southern
Cross".
In 1973, the Las Balsas rafts were towed into Ballina
by fishing trawlers after their journey from Ecuador.
They had planned to arrive in Mooloolaba in Queensland,
but currents forced them off their course. Their journey
was almost twice as long as the Kon-Tiki expeditions
of 1947 and proved that people could have travelled
across the Pacific in ancient times.
A branch railway line connected Ballina with the Casino-Murwillumbah
Railway at Booyong. The line was opened on 24 August
1930 and closed on 12 January 1949.
Name
Some discussion exists as to how Ballina got its name.
Some believe it was named directly after the Irish town
of Ballina, but this is unlikely. A more plausible explanation
is that the name is derived from an Indigenous Australian
word meaning "place of many oysters". The names "Bullinah"
and "Boolinah" have been mooted. It is quite likely
that the Aboriginal name reminded the predominantly
Irish settlers of "Ballina", so the name's origin could
be an accidental or deliberate corruption of the Aboriginal
form.
Ballina has a sister city agreement with its Irish namesake.
Development
The population of Ballina Shire is estimated at 16,477
in 2008 (source ABS 2009). There are four high schools
(Xavier, Southern Cross, Ballina and Emmanuel), five
primary schools (Holy family, St. Francis Xavier, Emmanuel,
Ballina and Southern Cross), a hospital and aged care
facilities.
Ballina bypass
The long awaited Ballina bypass project will upgrade
12.4 km of dual carriageway road, extending from south
of Ballina at the intersection of the Bruxner and Pacific
Highways to north of Ballina at the intersection with
Ross Lane at Tintenbar. Twelve km of local roads will
be upgraded.
Early works started in April 2008 with commencement
of substantial works on 16 June 2008. The Cumbalum to
Ross Lane section is due to open by the end of 2010
with full completion mid 2012.
Airport
The major airport for the region, servicing Byron Bay
and Lismore, is in Ballina. The airport has links to
Melbourne and Sydney with Jetstar, Regional Express
and Virgin Blue each operating services. Ballina Airport
is located in Southern Cross Drive and is 5 km (3 mi)
from the Ballina CBD. The airport is a 20 minute road
trip to Byron Bay and 30 minutes to Lismore. In 2005
the Ballina airport was renamed the Ballina Byron Gateway
airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.
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