Stop the Closure of the Balranald Court House Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/stop-the-closure-of-the-balranald-court-house.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 7 Apr 2026 08:01 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ron Woodrow [Signature #132] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19505877?utm_medium=rss If you lose the court where do locals have to go to for court appearances. Hay perhaps and the lack of public transport has the greatest impact on lower level income people who may not be able to attend. Failure to attend can result in the person's arrest further demeaning that person and adding to the cost of Policing and Courts.

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:12:58 UTC 19505877 Ms Karen Modoo [Signature #131] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19503786?utm_medium=rss Vulnerable citizens in Balranald and surrounding areas will be severely impacted if this goes ahead. one wonders if a detailed cost analysis has been undertaken to calculate the inevitable projected cost shift to access court houses elsewhere. This is a false economy on so many levels.

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2015 07:34:10 UTC 19503786 Mrs Jenny Elliott [Signature #130] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19502698?utm_medium=rss I support country towns in their desire to have the services we all expect to have access to within our own area.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:16:44 UTC 19502698 Lucy Rolfe [Signature #129] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19502553?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:30:29 UTC 19502553 Dr Tony Buckmaster [Signature #128] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19502079?utm_medium=rss Local court services are vitally important to small country communities. It ensures that locals are not disadvantaged by having to travel vast distances to access services that other take for granted. Removal of the local court services will further isolate the residents of the rural NSW.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:04:08 UTC 19502079 Linda Boland [Signature #127] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19501726?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:27:56 UTC 19501726 ms Anonymous [Signature #126] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19501012?utm_medium=rss Shame, Shame, Shame -

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 01:32:17 UTC 19501012 Miss Donna Delaney [Signature #125] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19499303?utm_medium=rss SAVE Balranald Couri House

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:19:20 UTC 19499303 Anonymous [Signature #124] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498942?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 05:46:28 UTC 19498942 Mrs Margaret Lowe [Signature #123] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498905?utm_medium=rss Taking this service from such a rural community will do more worse then good. Keep it in Balranald, for the service of consumers including the proposed growth of the community within the next few years.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 05:33:43 UTC 19498905 Miss Jacqueline Dawson [Signature #122] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498801?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:58:19 UTC 19498801 Penny Atkins [Signature #121] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498779?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:52:04 UTC 19498779 Debbie Gilby [Signature #120] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498772?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:51:20 UTC 19498772 Ms Kerryn Moriarty [Signature #119] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498752?utm_medium=rss This is going to cause major problems for clients living locally as the Court House is a focal point for government. There are a million things a country person could find out, simply by asking their registrar. Getting rid of this asset is a mistake.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:45:41 UTC 19498752 Mandi Ellem [Signature #118] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498735?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:40:09 UTC 19498735 Miss Donna Comer [Signature #117] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498719?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:35:23 UTC 19498719 Mr Roger Hyman [Signature #116] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498579?utm_medium=rss It is an essential service. Do not close.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 03:41:14 UTC 19498579 Cheryl Waller [Signature #115] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498567?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2015 03:33:28 UTC 19498567 John Chalker [Signature #114] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19498434?utm_medium=rss How does this fit into the business plan of providing quality customer service?

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 01:28:28 UTC 19498434 Mr George Michaelson [Signature #113] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19497986?utm_medium=rss We need the court and the police to be local. If the court goes away, the police will have to be away to attend court days. Who is left to look out for the local community then? Congratulations to the Attorney General and the NSW government for coming up with this idea of gross stupidity. You will lose votes if this closure goes ahead.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:41:59 UTC 19497986 Roderick Avery [Signature #112] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19497723?utm_medium=rss It is definitely not justice to leave this remote community without access to the extended Court facility currently available. If this proposal is to proceed it will deny local access to the legal system and exacerbate the tyranny of distance.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:51:47 UTC 19497723 mr Kerry Crawford [Signature #111] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19496517?utm_medium=rss It is appalling to think that the people of Balranald are to lose their Court house.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:03:45 UTC 19496517 Kevin Press [Signature #110] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19495876?utm_medium=rss More erosion of services to the country folk. There is much more to NS W than Sydney Mr. Premier. Has the AG ever lived or even been to the bush.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:36:54 UTC 19495876 ms Anonymous [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19495255?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2015 04:10:05 UTC 19495255 mr richard griggr [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19495245?utm_medium=rss Baird is spending millions in sydney yet is proposing to close essential services in country towns! The wrong way to go!

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 04:07:32 UTC 19495245 John Kuczwal [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19494389?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2015 02:02:30 UTC 19494389 Mrs Nicole Thomas [Signature #106] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19494268?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2015 01:46:40 UTC 19494268 Miss Anonymous [Signature #105] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19489139?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:39:27 UTC 19489139 Mrs Kelly Lanteri [Signature #104] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19487743?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2015 08:26:14 UTC 19487743 Mrs Suzanne Coates [Signature #103] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19455726?utm_medium=rss It would be detrimental to the town if the court house was to be closed as many offenders would not be able to attend Wentworth court house. Also cases are often not heard on the day and people wait all day only to have their case adjourned. It would be expensive for offenders in a low socio economic town to travel to Wentworth.

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:02:33 UTC 19455726 Mr Anonymous [Signature #102] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19449656?utm_medium=rss Closing Balranald court will cause added hardship to townspeople already disadvantaged by distances travelled to access services. It will mean a trip of 130 to 160 km each way to a court appointment which may be postponed after they get there.
Balranald court seems to be crowded every time, which also justifies maintaining services.

]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2015 04:10:55 UTC 19449656 More Joanne Campbell [Signature #101] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435840?utm_medium=rss Lived in balranald up until 5 years ago. They need their courthouse. A lot of people are unable to travel.

]]> Thu, 5 Nov 2015 01:36:31 UTC 19435840 Mrs Veronica Michaelson [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435244?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2015 04:48:57 UTC 19435244 Mrs Michelle Gervasi [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435131?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:03:20 UTC 19435131 Ebony Stivala [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435085?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2015 02:03:00 UTC 19435085 mrs Anonymous [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435072?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2015 01:45:55 UTC 19435072 Mrs Elizabeth White [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435033?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2015 12:41:29 UTC 19435033 Mrs Julianne Fitzgerald [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19435006?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Nov 2015 12:10:49 UTC 19435006 Mrs Georgina Douglas [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19434535?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Nov 2015 05:25:21 UTC 19434535 Anonymous [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19434252?utm_medium=rss What these people need to understand is that these court houses are just not open for court proceedings . They need to be open for advice safety and that a small community has somewhere to go to behelped out with legal issues.

]]> Wed, 4 Nov 2015 01:52:58 UTC 19434252 Anonymous [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19433295?utm_medium=rss country people pay tax so are entitled to services

]]> Wed, 4 Nov 2015 01:53:33 UTC 19433295 Miss Tamara Bax [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19430683?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Nov 2015 04:17:00 UTC 19430683 Mr Ray Mitchell [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19428756?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Nov 2015 11:32:02 UTC 19428756 Ms Kate Thorburn [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19428750?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Nov 2015 11:19:42 UTC 19428750 Mr Jeff Mannix [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19428513?utm_medium=rss The court is a valued and important service that must be retained in our community.

]]> Sun, 1 Nov 2015 06:16:12 UTC 19428513 Mr Marc Carter [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19428264?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Nov 2015 02:10:43 UTC 19428264 Mr Stephen Dyer [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19426565?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:09:50 UTC 19426565 Ms Ann Brown [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19426552?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:03:29 UTC 19426552 Craig Wilson [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19426200?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:20:37 UTC 19426200 Ms Elaine Harper [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19426169?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2015 03:38:59 UTC 19426169 Anonymous [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425929?utm_medium=rss I ask that the government think of the community and their isolation from community Justice. Its not fair to force the voting public to travel large distances particulary when they are infirmed, elderly or otherwise disadvantaged. I ask the Government to listen to the community

]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:32:35 UTC 19425929 Mr William Barwick [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425895?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:43:16 UTC 19425895 Mrs Shannon Munro [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425872?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:43:32 UTC 19425872 Mrs Janet Mitchell [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425863?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:31:21 UTC 19425863 Mr Anonymous [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425578?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 05:33:45 UTC 19425578 Ms Connie Mallet [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425512?utm_medium=rss This will have such a negative impact on the community especially on those who have no means of transport. I don't feel that proper consultation has been had with the community to fully comprehend the adverse effect this will have on a small town that is already remote.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:33:40 UTC 19425512 Mr Steve Fenech [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425479?utm_medium=rss Local facilities are essential to the vitality of country town and this infrastructure must stay.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:07:59 UTC 19425479 Mrs Fiona Avery [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425465?utm_medium=rss Rural people deserve to have resources maintained within a reasonable distance. Forcing clients and other Government agencies to travel several hours away for Court is an unreasonable, unfair and does not serve the interests of justice. The lack of public transportation for this area will leave many clients with no way of attending or returning from Court, potentially forcing them into breaches of the law for failing to appear. .

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 03:50:40 UTC 19425465 Mr Geoff Johnson [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19425390?utm_medium=rss As a former full time Clerk of Petty Sessions at Balranald I think that any proposal to cut Court and Registry services is an insult to the people of the town and will further eradicate the level of service being provided in many areas.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 03:01:11 UTC 19425390 Mr Anonymous [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19424522?utm_medium=rss Please keep our important rural communities alive and atop depriving them of important resources!

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:57:38 UTC 19424522 Mr Lachlan Harben [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19424037?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:16:54 UTC 19424037 Mrs Delee Fitzgerald [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423999?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:54:08 UTC 19423999 Samantha Killen [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423980?utm_medium=rss Closing the courthouse just causes an already isolated town to become even further isolated.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:32:04 UTC 19423980 Mr, Paul Crawley [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423977?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:27:46 UTC 19423977 Mrs Kathleen Hutchinson [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423957?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:04:27 UTC 19423957 Mrs Kara Scott [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423945?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 01:45:42 UTC 19423945 Mr Ronald Flanagan [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423904?utm_medium=rss We need to keep the court in our small town. There is travel involved and the police who need to attend court will not be available for the town if needed. It is about time people in the city consider our needs.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:40:50 UTC 19423904 Caroline Catchlove-Owen [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423899?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:29:34 UTC 19423899 Mr Jason Militto [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423821?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:51:49 UTC 19423821 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423801?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:28:39 UTC 19423801 mrs katerina barbour [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423785?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:14:05 UTC 19423785 Mrs Sandra Christian [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423737?utm_medium=rss Don't take away this valuable & well used service form our already struggling small town.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:35:37 UTC 19423737 Mr Peter Christian [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423731?utm_medium=rss Don't take away this valuable & well used service form our already struggling small town.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:32:38 UTC 19423731 Mrs Ellen Sendy [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423672?utm_medium=rss By moving the court to another town it once again diadvantages small rural communities who will have to travel to attend court. There is no public transport so it meansthat you have to travel privately. I am an older female who does not have my licence so i would find it very difficult if I ever had to attend court. Also it means that part of our police force would be away from town for the day.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:46:06 UTC 19423672 Mrs Marie Scott [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423577?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:29:04 UTC 19423577 Ms Ema Serevi [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423560?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:20:51 UTC 19423560 Mrs Dale Pope [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423486?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:27:02 UTC 19423486 Ms Stobon Lloyd [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423430?utm_medium=rss No good will come from closing the Balranald Court services. It can only disadvantage local residents who require its services.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:03 UTC 19423430 Mrs Sharon Nelson [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423415?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:38:22 UTC 19423415 mrs maureen mciLwrath [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423399?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:28:02 UTC 19423399 Mrs Dianne Williams [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423389?utm_medium=rss Closing of the Balranald Courthouse will be
of great detriment to the people of the Balranald Shire. Will cause a lot of inconvenience for many people.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:19:59 UTC 19423389 Balranald Pharmacy [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423349?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:55:57 UTC 19423349 Mr Steve Johnson [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423343?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:49:21 UTC 19423343 Mrs Ashlea Bodinnar [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423338?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:48:31 UTC 19423338 Mr Iain Lindsay-Field [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423328?utm_medium=rss This would be a terrible loss to the area and will cause many people a lot of inconvenience. It is not a well thought through decision.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:43:22 UTC 19423328 Mrs Jenny Blake [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423320?utm_medium=rss If it closes there will be a great impact on those who will need to travel, take time off work to go to court as a whole day trip. Others just won't bother to turn up at all !

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:41:04 UTC 19423320 Ms Sheridan Coelli [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423307?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:34:39 UTC 19423307 Miss Natalie Lay [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423301?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:31:13 UTC 19423301 Ms Tracey Jones [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423260?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:10:23 UTC 19423260 Mrs Wendy Murphy [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423237?utm_medium=rss The decision to close the Balranald Court House facility is yet another blow for this small community which struggles at the best of times. As a previous business owner, 32 years of motels in the town, this decision also affects the businesses with accommodation, meals etc. As a community we can ill afford the loss of another service. We currently live with limited services in health, legal, entertainment, and sporting facilities and strongly resent the governments off handed attitude to withdraw yet another service. I respectively ask that this decision be reversed.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 03:58:51 UTC 19423237 Gail D'Elton [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423110?utm_medium=rss I am signing this partition because my father was born in Euston and grew up in Balranald and I still have relatives living in the area. I think closing the court would be a grave mistake and will cause unnecessary hardship to the most vulnerable citizens of this area.
I live in a small country town in Victoria. Our court house operates every second Friday.
I think the NSW Justice Department should reconsider there decision to close Balranald Court.
I am familiar with the court system. I worked for solicitors in Victoria for over 20 years and for the Victorian Supreme Court for over 14 years.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 02:36:11 UTC 19423110 Ms Martika Smithers [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19423004?utm_medium=rss Save our court house we are just a small community don't let our town suffer it's not fair

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:02:30 UTC 19423004 Ms Lynne Brown [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422423?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:29:09 UTC 19422423 Helen Ferguson [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422419?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:24:51 UTC 19422419 Ms Rebecca Short [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422409?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:17:08 UTC 19422409 Mr wayne fitzmaurice [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422406?utm_medium=rss This needs to stay open.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:16:03 UTC 19422406 Ma Ivy Matarazzo [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422402?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:12:52 UTC 19422402 Mr Paul Hadlow [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422397?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:09:55 UTC 19422397 Mr Andrew Griffiths [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422394?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:07:21 UTC 19422394 Mrs Kylie Jolliffe [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19422392?utm_medium=rss We need to keep this open.

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