Mr. Monopoly Surfs Into Ballina-Byron

After months of anticipation, residents of one of Australia’s most stunning locations, Ballina and Byron, are celebrating the offcial launch of their own MONOPOLY board and Top Trumps card game. Locals and visitors can now revel in everything the region has to offer all while playing the world’s most popular board game!

Over the last few months, thousands of locals across the Ballina and Byron regions have placed their votes for the landmark locations to feature on the editions. After thoughtfully selecting the town’s hotspots they feel best represent the area, the fnal custom themed squares and cards have been announced. The custom themed squares on the BallinaByron MONOPOLY board are:

• Brown –Tyagarah Nature Reserve, Cape Byron Hinterland

• Light Blue – Clarkes Beach, Richmond River, Lake Ainsworth

• Pink – Killen Falls, Ballina Byron Airport, Out of the Blue Adventures

• Orange – Newrybar, Byron Theatre, Byron Markets

• Red – Belongil Beach Italian Food, Seven Mile Brewing Company, Byron Bay Cookie Company

• Yellow – Tallow Beach, Watego Beach, Main Beach

• Green – Byron Community Centre, Bayleaf Cafe, Byron

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• Dark Blue – Big Prawn, LightHouse Byron Dale Hackett, representative from Winning Moves – the makers of custom Monopoly Boards and Top Trumps – said: “Ballina and Byron are remarkably stunning areas which are loved by locals and tourists. We are excited to launch this new edition and celebrate everything the area has to offer.”

The MONOPOLY game frst hit shelves in 1935 – since then it has

Carter said. Mr Carter welcomed several new members to the Board, following the recent departures of Mark Humphries and Allan Tyson after 10 years of service. Dr Cathy Adams and Dr Andrew White have now joined, along with fellow new Board Members Scott Monaghan and Thomas George who were appointed during 2022.

Dr Adams is a former Clinical Midwifery Consultant with NNSWLHD, now working with the Clinical Excellence Commission. She has a strong background in education, training and evidence-based maternity care models.

Dr White is Director of Intensive Care at Grafton Base Hospital and Chair of the Clarence Valley Medical Staff Council, and brings experience in strategic planning, quality improvement and workforce redesign.

Mr Monaghan is the Chief Executive of Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation. He has long-established links with Northern NSW Local Health District, and was a previous member of the North Coast Primary Health Network Board.

Mr George brings a wealth of knowledge of local heatlh services and issues affecting the community, having served for nearly twenty years as the State Member for Lismore.

“I am delighted that these outstanding community and clinical leaders have joined our Board, to complement the existing mix of impressive skills and experience of continuing Board members,” Mr Carter said.

Clarence Valley Level 4 Water Restrictions Lifted

Clarence Valley Council are pleased to advise our water storage facilities are now full, and the Nymboida River is clean enough for us to extract water under the NSW Health regulations.

Water Restrictions for the whole Clarence Valley.

Although there are no water restrictions for the Clarence Valley, we do have the following permanent water conservation measures are in place been played by more than 1 billion people. Today, the game is adored all around the world, being played in 114 countries and enjoyed in over 47 different languages.

The new MONOPOLY and Top Trumps: Ballina-Byron edition is available now at Ballina Council, Seven Mile Brewing Company, Byron Bay Cookie Company, Bayleaf Cafe, Byron Wildlife Hospital and Wildlife Park and Westpac Helicopter Service. RRP $69.99 and $9.99

On 31 January 2022 it was determined that the water in the Nymboida River and Shannon Creek Dam were both too dirty to use for drinking water supply following rain events and the continued impact of the 2019 bushfres.

The successful renegotiation of a return fow of clean water from Coffs Harbour and improvements in turbidity levels of Nymboida River mean we are now able to lift the Level 4 (Severe)

The use of sprinklers and unattended hoses is banned permanently from 9am- 4pm Building maintenance is allowed with trigger nozzle hoses or pressure cleaners only Hosing any hardstand area (e.g. driveways and paved/concrete surfaces) is banned except for health/ safety reasons, or with pressure cleaners

Car washing is allowed providing, where practical, the runoff is onto a lawn and not down the drain.