Therese Crollick – Ballina Shire meet your candidates

By Tim Howard

The Northern Rivers Times has asked all of the candidates for the September 14 local government elections to introduce themselves to voters identify the issues they want to address and policies they would pursue if elected.

Therese Crollick (C Ward)

C Ward candidate Therese Crollick.

I am a retired medical scientist who now works casually as a swimming instructor and owns a small freight and storage business in north west NSW, I have lived in the Northern Rivers for 40 years the last 10 in Alstonville.

I have been involved in various service clubs, community groups, music and sporting organisations, at all levels, since I was 14 and see local government as a community service more than anything else.

C Ward of Ballina Council has for too long been put down the bottom of the list for improvements to our communities.

We shouldn’t have to fight so hard to get funds allocated for essential infrastructure like footpaths and street lighting.

The parking areas and accessibility are way below standard at sporting fields in Alstonville and some in Wollongbar and we need a 24/7 police presence on the Plateau.

Wardell, which has been through so much, needs continued support to improve their town and shouldn’t have to beg for that.

My aim if elected will be to improve all these things by getting more funding for C Ward projects and moving us up the list so that it starts to happen in the next 1-2 years not 4-5 years time as is the current plan.

I say we need a better deal.

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