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      <title>Peter Klaus [Signature #50]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21710468?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Peter Klaus, Ballina, Nsw, Australia<p>If someone gets hurt by the debris and sues the council, can we say I told you?<br />
Also, nature taking its course, is that by taking it back out to sea and then becoming a boating hazard,  or,  by moving down/up the coast and littering someone else&#039;s beach/waterways .</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Oct 2017 11:30:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>marie clayton [Signature #49]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[marie clayton, Maroondan, Q.L.D, Australia<p>I Miss Ballina&#039;s Beaches And The River.I Think If Council Do Not Want To Clean Them Up Then People Should Start Charging Them For Their Efforts Of Removing It Or Start Sueing Them. Council Is Responsible For Saftey Of Environment As Well As People.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Oct 2017 09:54:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Joy Reynolds [Signature #48]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joy Reynolds, Ballina, New south wales, Australia<p>Long overdue</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Oct 2017 08:05:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Lynne Pramana [Signature #47]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lynne Pramana, Tintenbar, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:18:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Les Hovell [Signature #46]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Les Hovell, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>Ballina&#039;s major assets are at risk Council MUST maintain them.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:51:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #45]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>This needs addressing immediately,our beaches are our soul Place here and need cleaning up</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 02:15:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Maddison Presgrave [Signature #44]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maddison Presgrave, Ballina, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:55:49 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Marie Newstead [Signature #43]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marie Newstead, Skennars Head, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:07:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #42]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Alstonville, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:56:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Garry Taylor [Signature #41]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Garry Taylor, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>The beaches are a real eyesore.  Big logs are still floating up/down north creek wi the tides.  Someone on a jet ski will be killed.  Put that on your plate Ballina Shire Councillors.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:47:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Martin Oliver [Signature #40]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Martin Oliver, Lismore, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:09:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>steven smart [Signature #39]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[steven smart, Ballina, nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:57:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Danny McMahon [Signature #38]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Danny McMahon, Ballina, NSW<p>The beaches are a disgrace and the council should be ashamed of the mess associated from the Lismore floods being disregarded for such an extended period hence affecting local bussiness and tourism alike.<br />
East Ballina lighthouse beach local</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Teresa Dodd [Signature #37]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Teresa Dodd, Ballina, Nsw, Australia<p>Please remove the dangerous and unsightly stirm debrus from our beaches.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 09:53:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jan Fuller [Signature #36]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jan Fuller, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 01:43:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #35]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, East Ballina, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 10:20:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #34]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 04:47:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #33]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 08:41:21 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Karen Barlow [Signature #32]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Karen Barlow, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>council should have gone to Specsavers!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 08:23:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #31]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, ballina, nsw, Australia<p>if this happened in a town such as Noosa Heads the council would have cleaned the beaches within days. Obvious that Ballina Council has no desire to beautify the town and this is evident by it&#039;s lack of effort in many areas.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 04:40:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jeanette Coull [Signature #30]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeanette Coull, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>the council shouldn&#039;t just wait for the logs to wash out to sea.....they will be a danger to swimmers and small water craft</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:03:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #29]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>Fully support on-going cleaning of popular beaches of debris.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:48:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mary Stedman [Signature #28]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mary Stedman, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:12:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Cedric Stedman [Signature #27]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cedric Stedman, BALLINA, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:48:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #26]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:44:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>George Robinson [Signature #25]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[George Robinson, Skennars Head, NSW, Australia<p>One of Ballina&#039;s greatest assets are our local beaches and waterways .<br />
Council ....get behind Sharon Cadwallader.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:33:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Glenys Genet [Signature #24]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Glenys Genet, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:34:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Melissa Underwood [Signature #23]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Melissa Underwood, East Ballina, NSW<p>Ballina Beaches are a major attraction for tourists in Ballina! The debris looks like a war zone. It is time to clean up the beaches to ensure the beaches are safe for everyone to enjoy! Come on Ballina Council listen to your community and clean up our beaches!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:56:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #22]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, EAST BALLINA, NSW, Australia<p>The beaches are such a large source of tourist income to the region. Council did so much to get the government onboard with shark mitigation schemes because of tourism, I am sure they must realise how important our beaches are. Being clean and tidy without flood debris is just common sense to ensure visitors want to come to our beaches. Plus for the locals, we pay rates, we would expect the council to keep our beaches clean and tidy, for our own enjoyment.,</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #21]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:56:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #20]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:55:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>David Anderson [Signature #19]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[David Anderson, Lennox Head, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:35:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>John Heaton [Signature #18]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[John Heaton, Uralba, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 03:24:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Marni Faiers [Signature #17]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marni Faiers, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>Cleaning up our beaches and walkways must be a priority for our local ratepayers and tourists to our region. In particular the spit (dog beach) which is popular for young children and families as they are able to bring their pets and children to a calm beach to frolic. The present state of the beaches are unsafe with large trees submerged in the water and with summer fast approaching more people will use the Spit. We have School holidays coming up again in September and the fishing comp brings families to Ballina for this. I&#039;m sure my family who will be visiting soon from interstate will be appalled at the condition of our beaches compared to last year when they came!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #16]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 01:37:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #15]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 01:35:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #14]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW<p>Do not just dump in the dune. Not sustainable, visual amenity not improved &amp; fire hazard exacerbated.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:36:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Bruce Carr [Signature #13]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bruce Carr, Ballina, New South Wales, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:24:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Joanna Butler [Signature #12]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joanna Butler, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>Come on Ballina Council- its about time- clean up the beaches</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:41:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #11]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW<p>All the beach debris needs to be bulldozed up onto the edge of the sand dunes to stabilize the dunes from further erosion. I&rsquo;m sure this could be done in a day, problem solved! Please, please do not remove it from the beach. Lets use it to our advantage.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #10]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Wollongbar, Nsw, Australia<p>Totally believe ballina shire council is responsible to keep our beaches and river in pristine condition.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:13:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Beverly Barlow [Signature #9]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Beverly Barlow, East Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:03:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Robert Barlow [Signature #8]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robert Barlow, East Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:01:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #7]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:50:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #6]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ballina, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:46:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Bradley O'Sullivan [Signature #5]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bradley O&#039;Sullivan, Wollongbar, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 05:38:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Tim Engberts [Signature #4]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tim Engberts, Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:28:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ray Cooper [Signature #3]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ray Cooper, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Aug 2017 02:46:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Andrew Mangan [Signature #2]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Andrew Mangan, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>The beaches look messy and need cleaning up.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Aug 2017 02:16:22 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Brian Mullens [Signature #1]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brian Mullens, Ballina, NSW, Australia<p>Ballina&#039;s beaches and waterways certainly need a cleanup!<br />
Don&#039;t disappoint our locals and tourists who invest big dollars in our area.</p>]]></description>
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