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Update Thursday noon: Ballina Shire Council has agreed to allow the Ballina Farmersâ Market to expand.
The decision will allow the markets to go from a maximum of 30 to 60 stalls.
Councillors commented during the debate on the success of the market over the years.
The motion was carried with all present councillors voting for it, except for Cr Eoin Johnson, who opposed it.
Original story: The Ballina Farmers Market could soon expand from 30 to 60 stalls, if Ballina Shire Council approves the move.
Councillors will debate this week a proposal for a larger scale farmers market, and other community events where possible, at Commemoration Park.
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Update Thursday noon: Ballina Shire Council has agreed to allow the Ballina Farmersâ Market to expand.
The decision will allow the markets to go from a maximum of 30 to 60 stalls.
Councillors commented during the debate on the success of the market over the years.
The motion was carried with all present councillors voting for it, except for Cr Eoin Johnson, who opposed it.
Original story: The Ballina Farmers Market could soon expand from 30 to 60 stalls, if Ballina Shire Council approves the move.
Councillors will debate this week a proposal for a larger scale farmers market, and other community events where possible, at Commemoration Park.
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Subscriber only The Ballina Farmers Market could soon expand from 30 to 60 stalls, if Ballina Shire Council approves the move. Councillors will debate this week a proposal for a larger scale farmers market, and other community events where possible, at Commemoration Park. The Ballina Farmers Market has been operating at Commemoration Park since 2017, with a maximum capacity of 30 stalls. Ballina Shire Council has received a request from the manager of the Ballina Farmers Market, Cornelia Burless, to facilitate the expansion of the market to 60 stalls. The management of the farmers market is due to be renewed through an expression of interest process in July 2021, in accordance with the terms of Council s Markets Policy.