Meldrum Park
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Meldrum Park is a well-regarded dog-friendly park in Ballina where dogs are welcome on lead. You'll find shaded areas and BBQs nearby, while Shaws Bay Hotel is around 1000 metres away for an easy post-walk drink.
Dog rules
Dogs are welcome on-leash at this park. Under the NSW Companion Animals Act, dogs must be kept on a leash in all public areas except designated off-leash zones. Ballina Shire Council has seven designated off-leash areas — visit council's website for locations.
At a glance
On-leash onlyAdmin team verified
Shade availableFrom reviews
Sandy surfaceFrom reviews
Grassy areaFrom reviews
BBQsFrom reviews
83 Norton St, Ballina NSW 2478
Before you go
- 💧No confirmed drinking water — bring your own to be safe.
- 🗑Poo bags not confirmed — best to bring your own.
What people say
★★★★★6 months ago
Lovely little park on the creek. Toilets and picnic tables. Water can be accessed. You can fish as well. I was very disappointed to see the kids play equipment removed. Hopefully they will put more in. There aren’t many actual playgrounds for kids in the area. You can walk along the side of the creek to the bridge and all the way to the shoreline
★★★★★7 months ago
Lovely little park that has toilet & BBQ facilities, and ramp access down to the sand / river side.
★★★★★1 year ago
A nice little place to picnic located on the corner of Fox and Norton St Ballina, looking out over North Creek, lovely view of the bridge, plenty of covered seating and tables, benches, grassy space to play, a basket swing and supernova spinner. Play on the clean sandy river beach, watch the mass soldier crabs, lots of lovely sea bird life, have a fish, a bit of everything. Has a good enough shallow river edge for younger kids to play in water supervised before it gets deeper. 2022/2023 was earmarked for playground upgrades with shade sails.
★★★★☆11 months ago
Always good . Down to earth . Reasonably priced. Don't go for atmosphere or gourmet experience though and the newspapers are all Murdoch rags. At least there are newspapers , something that is sadly lacking in most cafes these days
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