BALLINA AND TWEED CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED

By MARGARET DEKKER

The 10-day countdown to the March 25 NSW Election is on.

The Australian Electoral Commission has published the long-awaited full list of local candidates as they’ll appear on the 2023 NSW State Election ballot following its official paper draw last Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Eager voters can already cast their vote from this Saturday, March 18, at one of several Early Voting Centres opening across the region to decide who’ll lead the state for the next four years.

Legislative Assembly:

In BALLINA: 5 candidates including incumbent The Greens’ Tamara Smith will contest the district which includes the noted towns of Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, Bangalow, and Mullumbimby. The candidates will appear in this order on the Ballina ballot:

JENKINS Peter, Bellingen, Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment/ Corruption

BROADLEY

Andrew, East Ballina, Labor

- LOUGHREY

Kevin, Keith Hall, Independent - SMITH Tamara, Lismore Heights, The Greens - BOOYENS

Josh, Ballina, The Nationals

TWEED: In the Tweed, 6 candidates are running in a district including Banora Point, Cabarita Beach, Carool, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads.

Incumbent member for Tweed, The Nationals’ Geoff Provest is third on the Tweed ballot, as follows:

McDONALD

Ronald, Banora Point, Stop Overdevelopment/ Corruption - SELAN Marc, Nimbin, Legalise Cannabis Party - PROVEST

Geoff, Tweed Heads South, The Nationals

ELLIOT Craig, Fingal Head, Labor

DENHAM

Ciara, Bilambil, The Greens

HEARDER

Susie, Tyalgum, Animal Justice Party

Legislative Council: In the Legislative Council or Upper House of the NSW Parliament, 21 members – being half of the 42-member Council – will be elected