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April 5, 2021 in Columns, Sports I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t keeping an eye on the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup countdown after three days of standby. On the first day back since the Billabong Pipe Masters and Maui Pro in December and an even longer hiatus since international lockdowns were implemented in March 2020, small waves led to big results. It is an exciting time in competitive surfing. World champions like Tyler Wright, John John Florence and Gabriel Medina are at the height of their careers and are going against Australia natives Stephanie Gilmore and Ryan Callinan. The most memorable performances belong to the athletes that showed their small-wave prowess, including fellow Aries Filipe Toledo, San Clementian Crosby Colapinto and 19-year-old Caroline Marks. ....
Deputy Premier John Barilaro, who was in the region and was expected to formally announce the WSL s Easter event, said it was the wrong decision and said it was a NIMBY area. Despite vocal opposition from many sections of the community, Ballina Shire Mayor David Wright and WSL boss Andrew Starkey said there had been support for the idea, particularly from LeBa. Â The balna.nsw Instagram page posted this photo after the decision on the World Surf League event at Lennox Head, with the caption: What a community . Â The club has since taken to social media to clear up some of the misinformation . ....
Premium Content Subscriber only More than 100 people turned up at Ballina Shire Council s meeting on Wednesday to show their opposition to a proposed World Surf League event at Lennox Head. They had signs, they cheered and booed when councillors spoke, and celebrated when councillors rejected the idea. Council staff have already written to the WSL to break the bad news. It was a short, but successful, people power campaign. Concerned locals had worked hard to make sure their voices were heard ‒ they incessantly phoned councillors, sent emails and rallied on social media. A number of councillors mentioned their phones had been running hot since the news leaked about the WSL s plans. ....
WSL Lennox Event Ditched By Ballina Council And will Bells even run? The whole CT thing just got even more complicated. Lennox Head, NSW, Australia. Photo: Jeremiah Klein Nick Carroll Link copied to clipboard The World Surf League’s plans for the Australian tour are in some disarray after Ballina Shire Council voted on Wednesday afternoon to reject a mooted Championship Tour event at Lennox Head. The event had been dialed up only last week as a fourth CT for Australia an attempt to capitalize on the pros’ presence in Australia for CTs at Bells, Margaret River, and Snapper Rocks. ....