I believed the Byron councillors worked for the people they represent, how foolish of me. If Council wants to ‘heritage list’ any properties they should buy them from the owners.
All of the homes within the Bangalow Heritage Conservation Area are worthless, nobody buys a heritage-listed house, why would you when some folk seem to believe it is their duty to do something that will fuck up other people’s lives. The arrogance of the heritage-listing system is head spinning.
A Hunter, Bangalow


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