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Subscriber only Ballina Shire Council provided in principle support for the idea at its last council meeting. The idea discussed by councillors was for the use of the Stokers Quarry site as an extension of the bike track, with discussions to be held with the Northern Rivers Dirty Wheels Mountain Bike Club. The outcomes of those discussions will be reported back to council. Matthew Wood, the council s director of planning and environmental health, said preliminary discussions with members of the club indicated there was interest in extending the track into the quarry site. Council said yes, we d like to explore that and see if we can come up with something that is a great facility for locals, but also on a regional level, he said.