Just off the road between Alstonville and Ballina, the spectacular Duck Creek Mountain Bike Park has re-opened, bigger and better, after an injection of funding and lots of hard work from dedicated volunteers.
The Byron Bay Lady Golfers Pink Ball Day, held in May, was part of a breast cancer fundraiser in the lead up to Mother’s Day. Photo supplied
Alstonville Football Club had plenty to celebrate this year including the senior women’s premiership, a best ever year for the men, a 50th anniversary, as well as both top coaches collecting Football Far North Coast awards. Photo Rob Parkin
Bangalow and Wollongbar Alstonville battled each other throughout the 2022 rugby season, but in the grand final WAR’s experience came to the fore and they won the premiership game 43–12. WAR have played in the last ten grand finals and have won seven of them. Photo Vicki Kerry
The Brunswick Heads Women’s Bowling Club celebrated their 70th Birthday in August. They held a gala day with 28 teams (112 women) attending from across the region. Margaret Darby, Ladies President, cut the cake along with Darilyn Guest, a life member of the club. Photo supplied
The Rainbow Dragon Boat crew were back on the water this year after a covid hiatus and hosted their own regatta on Shaw’s Bay in Ballina. Photo supplied
Byron Bay won the Ballina District Cricket Association second grade premiership after the grand final against Lennox Head was washed out. Byron did enough during a very wet season to take home the silverware. Photo supplied
The Byron Red Devil U/18s won the trophy series grand final against a committed Kyogle 28–16 in Lismore. Photo Cee Bees Photos
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