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Ballina, population 16 050, sits at the mouth of the Richmond River 753 kilometres, 470.6 miles north of Sydney, Ballina is a fishing town with golden beaches, ideal temperatures year-round and a relaxed atmosphere, offering a very laid-back holiday destination.
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The aborigines that hunted in the area used the word 'Bullenah', which reputedly means 'place where oysters are plentiful' and in turn gave rise to the town name of Ballina.
The towns history includes a short goldrush in the 1860s but the first settlers were cedar-cutters, attracted by the red cedar trees along the Richmond River.
Farmers followed and by 1990 the dairy farming industry and sugarcane plantations were well established in the area.
It is hard not to miss the gigantic prawn sitting on top of a building paying tribute to the fishing industry of Ballina. Even from a few kilometres away the Big Prawn can be seen sitting above the surrounding sugar cane crops.
The main street of Ballina has a number of attractive buildings including the post office and the courthouse as well as a superb tourist information office, which is combined with two museums. There is also the Naval Museum and the Maritime Museum.
From June to August Lennox Head, 12 kilometres, 7.5 miles north from Ballina, has one of the top ten surf areas in the world.
Seven Mile Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the area
Lake Ainsworth is a calm, freshwater lake located close to the beach. The tea trees that sit on its banks have stained it dark and make the water almost a medicine - fantastic for your skin.
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