about
Ballina Hockey Club is a successful and friendly hockey club based in the sea side town of Ballina on the east coast of Australia. We are one of the oldest clubs in our Association established in 1930. We have senior and veteran sides offering elite, development and social hockey to all ages. We have thriving junior teams providing coaching and matches for children aged 4-17. Whatever your age, whatever your ability, whatever your ambition you can enjoy hockey with us.
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Ballina is situated at the mouth of the Richmond River on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, and boasts some of the most beautiful surfing beaches and picturesque headlands on the east coast of Australia.
Ballina Hockey Club was established in 1930 and is one of the oldest clubs in town. The Club boasts both men and women’s A grade teams which compete in both the Far North Coast Hockey Association and the JH Williams Border competitions.
The Club is a non profit organisation run by volunteers and aims to foster and promote the game of hockey at all levels. Last season we had approximately 230 players comprising of 8 senior teams (men and women), and 7 junior teams as well as a Minkey competition for preschoolers to U9s.
Training is held at the Ballina turf pitch at Kingsford Smith Park, our home training grounds. This international standard water-based turf pitch was officially opened in 2011 and is the long awaited second turf for the Far North Coast Association. All senior teams (with the exception of C grades) play on the water-based turf pitches in Ballina and Goonellabah.
In the summer months a twilight hockey competition is run on the turf at Kingsford Smith Park.
On the social side (and we are very good at that) the Club runs, pub nights, mystery bus tours, family nights, junior BBQs as well as our annual junior presentation and family picnic day and the…..roll out the red carpet…. senior presentation evening. Our Club drinking hole is the Henry Rous Hotel where players and supporters meet.
