Ballina Shire Council

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
Ballina Shire
New South Wales

Location of Ballina in New South Wales (red)
Population: 39,953[1]
Established: 1976
Area: 484 km²
Mayor: Phillip Silver[2]
Council Seat: Ballina (Cnr Tamar And Cherry Streets}
Region: Northern Rivers
State District: Ballina
Federal Division: Page
Website: http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Ballina Shire
Lismore Byron Pacific Ocean
Lismore Ballina Shire Pacific Ocean
Richmond Valley Richmond Valley Pacific Ocean

Ballina Shire is a Local Government Area on the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. The shire was formed by the amalgamation of Ballina Municipal Council and Tintenbar Shire Council in 1976. It is on the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Highway.

In addition to Ballina, Ballina Shire includes the towns of Alstonville (2001 population: 4,773) Lennox Head (5,843) and Wollongbar (1,959) and the villages of Wardell (483), Tintenbar and Teven.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  2. ^ Ballina Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.

Coordinates: 28°50′S 153°32′E

 This New South Wales geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../b/a/l/Ballina_Shire_Council_3727.html"