A recent interview Ray Karam did on Sydney radio about PTSD, the Police and how things were

​Ray Karam is a very broadly experienced and renowned Northern Rivers based businessman and father of 6 children. He ran for Mayor of Ballina and 'A' Ward Councillor in the 2016 local elections and backed it up with a 2019 run independently in the Federal Election. A former police officer and now active local community man, Ray Karam brings a love of people and business to all aspects of his work in the community.

Ray KARAM on his life in the Police and healing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

It was 15th of January 1995. I had been offered overtime after working my full shift. It was summer and we were putting on extra foot patrol crews around the area to deal with an increase in crime. I remember this shift like it was yesterday, but at the same time in a way I have detached myself from it. It’s like I have it as a memory, but it’s as if it doesn’t belong to me somehow. We were driving down a street in Redfern near a notorious trouble spot, when my partner saw a male he had spoken to a few days earlier, with another two males leaning on a fence. At the time my partner had confirmed that this male had given him a fictitious name when he had spoken to him previously. When my partner looked at him, this male made a gesture with his finger towards us and with that my partner stopped the vehicle and we approached the males.​

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Ray in Business: Nourish Distributors NSW, In-Detail Car Cleaning and now Business Consulting. 

Ray Karam is the owner and proprietor of Nourish Distributors NSW and In-Detail Car Cleaning. and the former owner  of Nourish Bulk Health Organic, Nourish opened its doors over 15 years ago in the Ballina area and supplies the local community with fresh fruit, vegetables (local, conventional and organic), bulk foods and speciality items.. Nourish Distributors NSW brings to retailers doors a whole range of 'locally' produced products that are sort after by many. In-Detail is a highly sort after and professional mobile car detailing business that has been servicing the local area for over a decade.
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About Ray 

Ray Karam is a very broadly experienced and renowned Northern Rivers based business owner, former President and board member of the Ballina Chamber of Commerce and also the Lismore Chamber of Commerce and a former Police Officer.
He also recently ran as an independent candidate in both a Local and Federal Government election campaigns.
Community life and relationships to people and their wellbeing are central to all Ray’s projects and
businesses.
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In the Community

Ray is the former Chairman of the Ballina Chamber of Commerce and former board member of the Lismore Chamber of Commerce, he also presents, writes and volunteers for a number of community-based initiatives. He regularly speaks at conferences that promote the health and wellbeing of our communities, on topics such as Men's Health, Raising Daughters, Parenting and Police Wellbeing . He worked actively with the Port Ballina Taskforce, the Ballina Action Group as well as other small community projects. He is was an active member of the National Party and also sat on the P & C boards in 2 of our local schools . With a particular interest in the rise of cyber-abuse and it's effects on people from all walks of life, Ray is also involved in a number of projects that centre around raising awareness of cyber crimes.
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Ray Karam and his run for Ballina Mayor and 'A' Ward Councillor - September 10th, 2016

Have you ever asked a question of your local council and felt as though you weren't heard?

A fresh face to local politics Ray Karam is very connected to the community through business and local community groups. With a longstanding business in Ballina 'Nourish' Bulk Health Organics, Ray bridges the divide between councillors and community to bring an 'on the ground' perspective to be able to represent the people of the Ballina shire.

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