An application to protect the Wallum development site at 15 Torakina Road, Brunswick Heads has been submitted under the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) (ATSIHP Act) by Minyungbul Mulanjali woman Ms Arabella Douglas of the Bundjalung Nation.
The application seeks the long-term preservation of Lot 13, DP 125 1383, which is owned by Clarence Property Ltd, who have approval to build a 124 housing lot subdivision with three medium-density lots with roads and supporting infrastructure on the ecologically-sensitive heathland site.
The community-driven Save Wallum campaign has fought against the approved development with a high-profile court case and community action for several years.
Ms Douglas is claiming that the site is a ‘significant Aboriginal area’ and the Minister for the Environment and Water has appointed Fenella Atkinson to provide a report to the minister on the application.
Ms Atkinson is calling on interested parties to supply representations to her in relation to the ATSIHP application (see page 7) or email: [email protected]. Representations must be supplied by Wedensday, 24 December, 2025.
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