Sunset at Ballina, NSW

On the home front here in Launceston, Tasmania there has been very strong winds and rain.  Two people from the same family were standing outside in a paddock on the northwest coast and were killed as the tree fell. It was a large strong looking tree but alas - the wind.  Trees all over the roads, falling on houses in the whole of the State of Tasmania, no power for so many people fortunately we were lucky.  No planes flying, no ferry across the sea all too rough.  Today it's a lot better as many workers have cleaned the mess up over the weekend.  Now to continue todays post.

Ballina is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.  It lies 740km north of Sydney and 185 km south of Brisbane, Queensland. The urban population in 2021 was 46,190 people. 

There are few lovely beaches in the area and of course fishing for those that love to fish. The town center has everything one could need.

We've stayed there a few times in the past as we travelled towards home and looked about the area.  

Photos taken at a caravan park and just a few steps to take these photos of the sunset and Richmond River.

The Big Prawn situated in the carpark of a hardware store known as Bunnings in Australia.

Lucinda Jetty, Queensland

There is a long jetty at a small town on the east coast of Australia in Queensland, the town is called Lucinda.  Not a lot of people live there but it's a pleasant small town situated between Townsville to the north being a two hour drive, to the south Cairns being a three hour drive.

The Lucinda Jetty is still very much alive and in use as the world's longest bulk sugar loading facility, used for exporting raw sugar from the Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal to large ships.

You cannot walk the length of the jetty which is 5.76km long (3.58 miles long). 660 pylons curves the earths curvature. 

There is another jetty there a much smaller one where people can fish, catching Spanish mackerel, giant trevally, queenfish, northern bluefin, tuna, coral trout, big juicy mud crabs and barramundi.  

Sugar Cane growing.

The end of the jetty you can just see.

The beginning of the jetty and the bottom photo not far from the above photo.

Looking towards the beginning of the long jetty.