Some of the State's best young touch football players will be playing in Ballina this weekend when our local club hosts the 2017 NSW Junior Regional Tournament at Saunders Oval.

NSW Touch Football Association has awarded Ballina Touch the hosting honour for the very first time. The tournament will run across two big days from Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 April and is expected to attract approx. 1500 visitors to the area. Attracting events like these provides an important opportunity to promote the Ballina Coast and Hinterland destination.

If you have players staying or visiting, and wanting further details around what their club’s plans are, you can provide them with the public contact for this event, Director of Ballina Junior Touch Football, Scott Tuner 0427 003 190.

Junior players in under 14 to under 18 age groups from the state’s six regions will compete in boys and girls divisions for regional titles, get along to Saunders Oval Kerr Street Ballina, this weekend to see the action.

To find out what else is on around our region visit the what's on events calendar at discoverballina.com.