Jesse Pamment has won approval to operate a taxi business on Ballina's local taxi ranks, according to Ballina News Daily. Pamment launched his own taxi business a year earlier and has now secured the right to compete in the town's taxi market, bringing greater choice to the local transport sector.
Australia's mobile wildlife hospital, known as Matilda, is on standby to deploy as bird flu spreads across the country, Ballina News Daily reports. The facility is prepared to respond to the outbreak, while the Wollongbar wildlife hospital faces financial difficulties amid the ongoing health crisis affecting wildlife.
An Alstonville developer is requesting that Ballina Council waive a requirement to widen part of Whites Lane, The Echo reports. The developer is proposing that road-safety works identified in an audit should be accepted in place of the road-widening requirement.