Lismore City Council’s meeting yesterday confirmed the ongoing drift of the LGA back to the past under the current ‘conservative’ majority. What are they conserving, exactly?
A last ditch attempt by progressive councillors to restore the climate resilience policy failed, notwithstanding the fact that Lismore is one of the most vulnerable areas in Australia to the worsening climate crisis.
There was a belated condolence motion for former Lismore mayor and president of Friends of the Koala Dr Ros Irwin, for which councillors did not stand.
Council land was sold to the Lismore Model Flying Club for $1. The councillors who supported this were the same people who argued stridently against the (still homeless) Lismore Museum receiving peppercorn rent on their premises, which LCC has prevented them from using.
LCC’s financial report revealed that socially responsible investment stands at a shockingly low two per cent.
A motion to attack Rural Land Sharing Community Developments found majority support, with the proposition that health and safety was an issue in these communities. A workshop will follow.
The new grandstand at Oakes Oval is to be named after local soccer legend Craig Foster. An amendment to similarly honour ground-breaking local boxer Frank Roberts failed.
Outdoor dining fees were waived, including for the iconic Lismore Pie Cart.
Council resolved not to appeal the Santin quarry decision, as it was facing significant potential costs and little prospect of success.
A new General Manager for Lismore Council (the seventh in seven years), is due to be announced later today.
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