Jesse Pamment has won approval to operate his taxi business on Ballina's taxi ranks, expanding competition in the local market. Ballina News Daily reports that Pamment launched his own taxi business a year ago and has now received the necessary authorisation to accept passengers at designated local ranks.
Australia's only mobile wildlife hospital, Matilda, is on standby to deploy as bird flu spreads across the country. Ballina News Daily notes that Wollongbar's wildlife hospital is also facing financial difficulties as the outbreak continues to expand nationally.