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| Ballina Shire Council | 
| Category: | Organisation |  | 
| Sub Category: | Local Government | 
| Place: | Ballina, northern NSW | 
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| State/Country: | New South Wales, Australia | 
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| URL: | http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/cmst/ballina002/ |  | 
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| Ballina Shire is located on the New South Wales far north coast. It is approximately two hours south of Brisbane and a nine hour drive north of Sydney. The Shire is in a rural coastal locality with a temperate to sub-tropical climate. It covers an area of 487 square kilometres and has an approximate population of 40,000 people. 
 The Council provides a range of services including local roads, garbage collection, buildings, parks and libraries, and  youth, planning and environment services.
 
 The Council was formed as a result of the amalgamation of the Ballina Municipal and Tintenbar Shire Councils.
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