I am a small business owner of Byron Central Apartments. Tamara Smith MP has recently supported us on two separate occasions advocating effectively with positive outcomes.
The first was in changing legislation surrounding licensing for on-site property managers, which would have legislated our small industry out of existence.
The second related to the state government relocating all our flood-impacted residents to South Ballina and Evans Head; moving them away from their jobs and their kids from their schools. Tamara was an essential player in both of these scenarios. She was able to reflect the human impact to decision-makers, who listened. I wholeheartedly thank Tamara and her team for their support and advocacy in our community.
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. 
