The list of Ballina Council candidates should give you a good laugh. I mean, how many National Party backed candidates can hide behind the ‘genuine Independent’ banner?
We have two former National Party preselection candidates, one former Howard Government spin doctor, a couple of current card carrying members, and you’d find nearly all of them handed out for the Nationals at the last election.
The fact the Nationals choose not to stand an endorsed candidate in Council elections doesn’t mean they aren’t actively backing their friends.
This election has a serious consequence. Do we really want to end up like that other Nationals paradise, the Gold Coast?
If you think the pace of development is over-the-top now, just wait until this mob take over and watch the developers really let rip.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
