With local government meeting practice across the state returning to confusion following the NSW Legislative Council's recent decision, Ballina Shire Council's last meeting included a lot of unanimous decisions and an argument about the remnants of the Big Scrub, in which Mayor Cadwallader used her casting vote to squash Cr Simon Chate's motion.

Ballina Shire Council's meeting tomorrow will see not one, but two mayoral minutes from Mayor Sharon Cadwallader.

Ballina Shire Council met this week, reluctantly, for an Extraordinary Meeting to discuss the Ballina Croquet Club, which is about to lose access to its lawns at Cherry Street.

Ballina Shire Council's final meeting for 2025 covered a lot of ground.

Ballina Shire Council will be back around their big circular table tomorrow for the final meeting of 2025.

Ballina Crs Kiri Dicker and Simon Chate have defended Ballina Council's proposed rate rises, which have been championed by Mayor Sharon Cadwallader and others, in the face of recent criticism from former B Ward Cr Jeff Johnson.

September's Ballina Shire Council meeting was dominated by a mayoral minute about the future of Wardell, approved delegates for the Local Government NSW Conference, revisited the saga of 26 Endeavour Close, discussed funding arrangements for local libraries and ended with a farewell to Ballina's long-serving civil services manager John Truman.

At its last meeting, Ballina Shire Council adopted the new streetscape master plan for Newrybar, decided ratepayers should pay for councillors' alcoholic beverages at Council events, and endorsed the independent review into the DA processing system. Council also agreed to move and upgrade Ballina's SES building, which will destroy a number of significant trees.

Ballina Shire Council says it will auction six residential lots in Wollongbar, offering a rare opportunity for families and investors to secure land in the area.

Ballina Shire Council's Community Strategic Plan received an infusion of ideas and energy from young people across the region yesterday, with a day-long Youth Forum involving 100 students at Lennox Head Cultural Centre.