Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron

15/06/2026

Slow Sundays

14/06/2026

Meet the riverside tasting room and wine shop right here in the Ramada precinct. Pull up a seat by the water, explore the shelves, and settle in for a glass with a view.

12/06/2026

Have you tried The artisan bakery here in the Ramada precinct serves up delicious house-made pastries, sourdough and coffee. Open 7 days a week and a popular choice for locals and visitors alike.

11/06/2026

1, 2, FREE! Winter Special

Two nights never feels like quite enough. Just as you settle in, it's time to pack up. Three nights is the sweet spot.

Stay two nights and the third is on us. Across a range of room types, from $620.

Link in bio. Direct bookings only, 1 May to 31 August 2026.

10/06/2026

Rainbows over the river. Even on the days the weather doesn't play ball, the river still puts on a show.
📍 Ramada Hotel & Suites Ballina

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

The Victoria ran aground at Flat Rock just north of Ballina at dusk on Tuesday, with two men on board activating their emergency beacon before reaching safety. Both sustained minor injuries and were released from hospital the next day.

With swell forecast to build over the weekend, NSW Maritime moved fast. On Friday two 30-tonne excavators dragged the 12-metre fibreglass hull across the rocks to the beach, tyres laid under the tracks to protect the rock shelf. The hull was too damaged to refloat.

Flat Rock is a sensitive spot. Aquatic ecologist Dr Brendan Cox says the intertidal ecosystem here is full of coral, shellfish and aquatic life, all of it adapted to a precise rhythm of air and water. Any disturbance outside that, even small amounts of debris or fibreglass fragments, can affect the organisms in the rock pools. And because water doesn't move across the shelf constantly, anything left behind can linger.

Thought to be Australia's most easterly point at low tide, Flat Rock drew scores of onlookers this week, among them many of the region's photographers who captured some incredible images before the boat was salvaged and moved up the beach.

Images and video by .markus

08/06/2026

They're back. The first whales of the season have been seen off Ballina. Have you spotted any yet? Video by