Lennox Head, New South Wales

Lennox Head is a seaside village on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the stretch of coast between Byron Bay and Ballina in Ballina Shire Council and Dai Walkley is the mayor.

The village has grown considerably in recent years and remains ever popular with beach-goers, sea-changers, and holiday-makers. Lennox (as it is frequently called) was once separated from Ballina by some distance, the northern encroach of Ballina and the southern advancement of Lennox Head have meant that little now separates them.

For the sight-seer, Pat Morton lookout (at the headland) offers spectacular views of the village and of Seven Mile Beach extending up towards Broken Head.

The headland, also known as Lennox Point, is popular with surfers, who come for the famous righthand break. Hang-gliders too are drawn to the headland to launch off its 65m cliff.

The town is well known for its pub (considered a local icon), and caravan park. As well as Lake Ainsworth, a freshwater lake that has distinctive tannin-stained waters from the surrounding tea trees and is in stunning contrast with the white sands of Seven Mile Beach.

Also located in the village (Gibbon St) is a Bora ring of some significance to the local Bundjalung Tribe.

Geology

The headland was formed about 20 million years ago in the Cenozoic Era as part of one of the lava flows from the Tweed Volcano, a Shield Volcano, centred on what is now Mt Warning. The basaltic lava spread south and east from the volcano in a succession of flows which covered to varying depths an older landform uplifted from the ocean bed in the Mesozoic Era.

Famous People

Lee Beves, local tiler has become somewhat of a wally to the younger men of the lennox head community, whom only wish to become more of a man than Bevesy is today. Lee Beves can be spotted riding his rusty old bike along 7 mile beach, leaving the local women puking as they hear his common greeting; "you got a ciggie sheila?".

Gallery

• Lennox Point
  Lennox Point
• Looking towards Byron Bay from Lennox Point
  Looking towards Byron Bay from Lennox Point
• Looking at Seven Mile Beach from Lennox Point
  Looking at Seven Mile Beach from Lennox Point
• Lennox Point
  Lennox Point
• Fresh Water Lake - Lake Ainsworth
  Fresh Water Lake - Lake Ainsworth
• Lake Ainsworth
  Lake Ainsworth
• Looking toward Lennox Head from the northern end of Seven Mile Beach
  Looking toward Lennox Head from the northern end of Seven Mile Beach

External links

• Lennox Head webpage
• Lennox Head BLOG