Ballina Pump Track

Project typeRecreation and Environmental

Council completed the Ballina Pump track in December 2025.

The new Ballina Pump Track is located at Kingsford Smith Reserve in the heart of Ballina. Designed to national competition standards, the impressive new facility will provide a dynamic space for riders and visitors from across the region to enjoy.

The southern area of the reserve has been transformed into an exciting precinct featuring a competition-quality main track, junior track, and new amenities for riders and spectators.

The development of the project was supported by the NSW Government through $733,345 in funding.

Council partnered with Boyds Bay Group and specialist pump track builders Velo Solutions to bring the project to life, with valuable input from key community stakeholders helping to shape the final design.

The new precinct caters to riders of all ages and skill levels and includes:

Competition-level pump track
Junior pump track and advanced alternate line
Trackside hardstand for spectators and participants
Shelters, seating, bike stands, drinking fountains and a workstation
Landscaped areas with shade trees and stormwater management

The pump track is a specially designed circuit for bikes where riders maintain momentum by using a pumping motion rather than pedalling or pushing.

Ballina Shire Council has further upgrades planned for the site, including a new dedicated carpark and improved site access. These works are scheduled for completion later this financial year.

Council has started works on a new pump track in the heart of Ballina. The pump track will transform the southern area of Kingsford Smith Reserve into a vibrant recreational precinct, offering a competition-quality track for riders and spectators.

The new pump track will be built to national qualifier event standards, making it eligible to host events as part of the pump track world championship series. In addition to the main competition level pump track, there will be a junior pump track, alternate advanced line and a surrounding precinct featuring trackside hardstand for spectators and participants, with shelters, seating, bike stands, drinking fountains, a workstation, and landscaped areas and shade trees.

This project aligns with Council’s objective to provide young people with a range of leisure activities and was a key element in the Kingsford Smith Reserve Master Plan, which was adopted in 2021 following extensive community consultation.

A pump track is a specially designed circuit for bikes, scooters, and skateboards, where riders maintain momentum by using a pumping motion rather than pedalling or pushing.

The project includes:

Pump track (built to national qualifier standards, making it eligible to host events as part of the pump track world championship series)
Trackside hardstand for spectators and participants, including shelters, seating, bike stands, drinking fountains, and a workstation
Landscaping and shade trees for a welcoming environment
Stormwater management to enhance sustainability

Ballina-Pump-Track-Final-Concept-plan-design.pdf(PDF, 3MB)

This project is funded by Ballina Shire Council's capital works program and NSW Government Stronger Country Communities Fund.