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Creating a vibrant festival scene

ENSURING a vibrant event schedule across the region, Ballina Shire Council has opened its Festival and Event Sponsorship Program for the 2025/26 financial year. The...

New addition to historic country show

AGRICULTURAL shows usually conjure thoughts of cattle exhibitions and showbags, but this year, to attract a new audience, the show will also embrace popular...

MBH digital edition, October 4

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Keeping communities connected during a disaster

THE loss of telecommunications during the 2022 floods challenged the response to the disaster and the recovery effort. Now a $5 million initiative announced by...

MBH digital edition, September 27

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Rogers declares Cleary as the greatest NRL player he’s ever seen

ON THE back of a trademark Nathan Cleary performance on Friday night, SEN's Mat Rogers has declared the Penrith Panthers star as the greatest...

Alexander calls for Hynes axing ahead of semi-final clash vs Cowboys

SEN'S Greg Alexander has questioned whether the Cronulla Sharks persist with star halfback Nicho Hynes for the remainder of the 2024 finals series after...

Full digital edition, 20 September

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Ballina 14C Shona Barrett

CANDIDATE AFFILIATION: INDEPENDENT Shona Barrett Current occupation and background: Founding Director of North Coast Home Care Pty Ltd. I worked as a paralegal in Sydney, gaining valuable experience...

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 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 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 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...