Alcohol prohibited zones for Australia Day
Ballina Shire Council advises residents and visitors to the Ballina Shire that a number of the Shire’s public reserves will be Alcohol Prohibited areas on Australia Day, Thursday 26 January 2012.
Alcohol restrictions have been put in place in response to incidents experienced in previous years that have occurred as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
In Ballina the following reserves will be alcohol prohibited areas on Australia Day – Commemoration Park, Missingham Park, Kingsford Smith Reserve, Pop Dennison and the reserve adjacent to the entry to the Shaws Bay Caravan Park.
In Lennox Head the following reserves will be alcohol prohibited areas on Australia Day – the public reserve surrounding Lake Ainsworth, Ross Park, Lennox Park, Williams Reserve and the foreshore reserve along Pacific Parade.
In Wardell the Wardell wharf and pontoon and will be an Alcohol Prohibited area this Australia Day.
Residents and visitors are also reminded that Alcohol Free Zones (AFZ) are already in place in the Wardell, Alstonville, Ballina and Lennox Head CBDs.
The AFZs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and apply to the roads, footpaths and public car parks. Alcohol is not permitted to be carried or consumed in areas that have been declared an AFZ.
A map showing these areas is attached and is located on Council’s website www.ballina.nsw.gov.au.
All sports fields in Ballina Shire are Alcohol Prohibited and alcohol may not be carried or consumed in these areas unless there is a licensed bar operating in association with a sporting event and alcohol may be consumed in the licensed area.
Under the alcohol prohibited regulations, police may confiscate alcohol and dispose of it without warning.
Council and NSW Police are seeking community support to ensure these restrictions are observed.
To find out more about alcohol regulations in the Shire. visit Council’s website www.ballina.nsw.gov.au or
phone 6686 4444.
