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NSW GREENS MLC Jan Barham, a former mayor of Byron Shire, has announced she will be resigning from the NSW parliament next year to care for her elderly mother.
Ms Barham became the first Greens mayor to be popularly elected in 2004 after joining the council in 1999. She served a second term as mayor after being elected in 2008.
Ms Barham announced her intention to resign during the October 11 sitting of the parliament.
She spoke of the pressures of being an elected representative for 17 years, and the deaths of close friends and family in recent times which resulted in her taking a leave of absence from the parliament since the winter recess.