Ballina electorate office
| Address | Adjunct Professor Tamara Smith, MP, Shop 1 7 Moon Street BALLINA NSW 2478 |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 6686 7522 |
| Fax | (02) 6686 7470 |
| ballina@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Emergency Services Funding Reform, Emergency Services Funding Reform | Wed 25 March 2026 | Emergency Services Funding Reform |
| Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety | Wed 15 May 2024 | |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority | Wed 29 November 2023 | |
| Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General | Thu 22 June 2023 | |
| Chair, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General | Thu 22 June 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Sat 28 March 2015 | |
| Member for Ballina | Sat 28 March 2015 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety | Tue 18 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 14 days | |
| Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development | Thu 28 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 2 days |
About the Ballina electorate
Includes partially or wholly the following localities and postcodes.
Localities: Alstonvale, Alstonville, Bagotville, Ballina, Bangalow, Billinudgel, Binna Burra, Broken Head, Brooklet, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Cabbage Tree Island, Coolgardie, Coopers Shoot, Coorabell, Cumbalum, Dalwood, East Ballina, East Wardell, Empire Vale, Ewingsdale, Fernleigh, Goat Island, Hayters Hill, Keith Hall, Kinvara, Knockrow, Lennox Head, Lynwood, Main Arm, Marom Creek, McLeans Ridges, McLeods Shoot, Meerschaum Vale, Middle Pocket, Montecollum, Mullumbimby, Mullumbimby Creek, Myocum, New Brighton, Newrybar, Ocean Shores, Palmwoods, Patchs Beach, Pearces Creek, Pimlico, Pimlico Island, Possum Creek, Rous, Rous Mill, Skennars Head, Skinners Shoot, South Ballina, South Golden Beach, Suffolk Park, Talofa, Teven, The Pocket, Tintenbar, Tuckombil, Tyagarah, Upper Main Arm, Uralba, Wardell, West Ballina, Wilsons Creek, Wollongbar, Wooyung, Yelgun.
Postcodes: 2477, 2478, 2479, 2480, 2481, 2482, 2483
Area: 873.907 square kilometres
Enrolment: 57,399
For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Ballina
Biography
Honours Received
Adjunct Professor, School of Law, Southern Cross University, Current
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Qualifications
Admitted solicitor, NSW Supreme Court
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Southern Cross University
Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts, University of NSW
Occupations
Solicitor and teacher.
Adjunct Fellow, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University October 2018 to October 2021.
Additional information
Inaugural Speech, 12 May 2015: