Lennox Heads wins! The aerial ski jump proposal has been dumped after the Lennox Head community came together in force to reject the 35m high ski jump that was set to ruin their coastline.

The Ballina Shire Council has unanimously rejected a 38-metre ski-jump proposal as community members prepare to gather on Saturday to protest the proposal.

The man heading up the panel that will make the final decision on the Lennox Head ski jump proposal has recently been criticised by land and environment judges over his poor handling of a council amalgamation report .

Residents of Lennox Head are accusing the Ballina mayor of having a conflict of interest between his advocacy of the proposed aerial training ski jump for Lennox Head and his position on the body that will consider its approval. They are calling a protest rally against the plan.

Locals are questioning the economic benefits that will be brought to the area of Lennox Head through the development of an Olympic aerial ski jump training facility after it was revealed that the NSW Office of Sport has not considered the issue.

The howl of protest against the Lennox Head ski jump took place last night with hundreds of people gathering on the beach front to express their opposition.

A proposal similar to the Lennox Head ski jump has previously been put forward for Jindabyne in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council area. The Jindabyne community are asking why it has ended up in Lennox Head.

Ballina shire council has received the development application from the NSW office of sport for the proposed Lennox Head Olympic aerial training ski jump at Lake Ainswoth and local residents have been quick to react and state that they do not see a place for the ski jump in Lennox Head.

The Lennox Head community are jumping straight into the fight against the eleven story Olympic ski jump with a howl – and you can too. A howl of protest will be held on Thursday 11 May at 5pm in front of the Lennox Head Surf Lifesaving Club.