Tamara Smith MP
Tamara Smith was elected as the State Member for Ballina in 2015 and is currently in her third term.
Councillor Erin Karsten
Erin Karsten was elected to Ballina Shire Council in 2024 representing Ward A.
Councillor Simon Chate
Simon Chate was elected to Ballina Shire Council in 2021 representing Ward C.
Sue Higginson - MLC
Sue is our own North Coast resident in the Legislative Council.
Sue is an environmental law expert and has practiced as a public interest environmental lawyer. She is the former Principal Solicitor and CEO of the Environmental Defenders Office, Australia’s leading public interest environmental law centre
Statewide we are also represented by our other Members of Legislative Council who all hold shadow portfolios and work hard to keep Government to account
Senator Mehreen Faruqi
As Senator for NSW, Mehreen brings her experience as an engineer and academic to parliament, working to tackle climate change, inequality and divisive politics so we can all live a good life – no matter your bank balance or where you come from
Ballina Greens Local Group
Ballina Greens Local Group is made up from community members who appreciate the amazing environment we are priviliged to share.
Through participation in Government and Community we choose appropriate development which is environmentally sustainable.
We welcome new members. It is easy to do and not expensive.
If you go to our JOIN page you will see a link, you become a member of Australian Greens, Greens NSW and your local group by joining.
Ballina Greens members live and work on unceded Bundjalung Country. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Lands and Waterways we call home and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
