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Ballina 10B Kiri Dicker

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: THE GREENS Kiri Dicker Current occupation and background: Community Impact Manager at the Northern Rivers Community Foundation. Twenty years' experience on community development...

Ballina 5A Mark Paterson

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Mark Paterson Mark Paterson was born, raised and educated in Adelaide where he met and married, Michelle, in 1985 – shortly after they moved to Brisbane...

Ballina 12B Sharon Cadwallader

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Sharon Cadwallader I have been serving the Ballina Shire community as a councillor for more than 20 years. I am currently...

Ballina 7A Steve McCarthy

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Steve McCarthy Current occupation and background: Sole trader, software developer How long in the ward community? Fifty years, student at Ballina High School Community involvement? Owned a family Business...

Ballina 3A Kevin Loughrey

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Kevin Loughrey Current occupation and background: Owner-builder (designed and built my present home). Thirty-two years' military service. Owner of three companies involved...

Ballina 8B Alexander Sharky

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: THE GREENS Alexander Sharkey Current occupation and background: Owner of Value Imagery, a media production company. How long in the ward community? Having lived in Ballina Shire for...

Ballina 1A Erin Karsten

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: THE GREENS Erin Karsten Current occupation and background: Retired, after a 25-year career in construction and corporate real estate. How long in the ward community? My partner is...

Ballina 2A Kay Oxley

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Kay Oxley Current occupation and background: Retired. My career has been predominantly in NSW state government holding senior roles in the planning, environmental assessment, regulation...

Ballina 4A Maria Marshall

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: LABOR Maria Marshall Current occupation and background: I am the HSU sub-branch president at Ballina Hospital and work as a hospital assistant in patient support, non-clinical,...

Ballina 15 C Simon Chate

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: GREENS Simon Chate Current occupation and background: I am a musician and music teacher at Alstonville High School, choir director and Ballina Shire Ward C councillor...

Ballina 11B Michelle Bailey

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Michelle Bailey Born and raised within Ballina Shire, known to many by maiden name of Wittleton in Alstonville, with grandparents and great parents input...

Ballina 9B Andrew Broadley

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: LABOR Andrew Broadley Current occupation and background: I am a teacher in the Northern Rivers and the Ballina community has given to me...

Ballina 13B Tom Berry

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Tom Berry How long in the ward community? A Skennars Head resident for more than 29 years. Community involvement? Twenty-nine years of patrolling membership in Lennox Head-Alstonville...

Ballina 6A Phil Meehan

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Phil Meehan Current occupation and background: Councillor with Ballina Shire. Semi-retired after a career in education. How long in the ward community? For more...

MBH digital edition, September 6

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MBH digital edition, August 30

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Bridge secures crucial link

THE new Ridgewood Bridge outside Clunes was officially opened to traffic this week, providing a safer route for motorists. The original bridge was built in...

Ballina calls for more police in Lennox Head

BALLINA councillors will request a greater police presence in Lennox Head after a motion to donate land for a police station was defeated. Councillor Eva...

MBH digital edition, August 23

Full digital edition, August 23

Viking Fly Free Sale

Councils come together to make Rail Trail happen

LISMORE and Byron Shires are joining forces in an attempt to build three sections of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Lismore City council and Byron...