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April 29, 2024

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If you love Byron Shire and call it home, make a submission opposing the West Byron mega developments.

A high number of submissions will make a difference.

If you’ve never done a submission before, now is the time to experience being part of a caring activist community.

It’s easy to do and will only take about 10 minutes.

It’s best to add your own personal points about how you feel and how it will affect you. We need to speak up for the environment, it’s our role to protect and preserve what’s precious and voiceless.

There’s information available on the Byron Residents Group and Protect Byron websites.

Don’t let the opportunity pass and have regrets later, your action now can make a difference and together we can stop our future being destroyed.

Jan Barham, Byron shire

[The ‘West Byron’ DA is on extended exhibition with submissions accepted until 29 March]

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2 COMMENTS

  1. I oppose West Byron Development proposal for several reasons:
    Environmental, the land of the proposed development is too sensitive and vulnerable to adequately survive this proposed development.

    Infrastructure, the town is barely coping with the current population and weekly visitors, more traffic will create an unnecessary burden on an already overburdened town.

    Social, the increase in population will not improve the already challenged social fibre of the community.

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