As Stage 1 works proceed at the Wallum site, and the sounds of slashers and mulchers ring out across Bayside, local activitsts who have been fighting to save the site from development are raising questions about compliance with the approved plans.

The slashers and bulldozers are preparing to move onto the Wallum site at Brunswick Heads. But after two major Federal Court judgments, what is developer Clarence Property actually entitled to do?

Trucks have been bringing in bulldozers to the Wallum site at Brunswick Heads today as locals attempt to keep the off the site.  

Just to recap, property developer Clarence Property have approvals to build on low-lying land in Bayside, Brunswick Heads.

A Federal Court injunction was issued last night to stop any further work by developer Clarence Property or its contractors at the Brunswick Heads, Walllum Estate site. 

Save Wallum protectors, a NSW MLC and a retired magistrate have questioned the use of police resources after those supporting efforts to save rare ecological heathland in Brunswick Heads from urban development were contacted by Tweed-Byron Police Detectives.

Seven Save Wallum protectors charged with locking on and obstructing civil works at the contentious urban development at Brunswick Heads had their cases dismissed in the Byron Local Court on Monday, with no fines and no convictions recorded.

Byron Council could seek federal government intervention in a last-ditch effort to protect a pocket of precious bushland in Brunswick Heads from development.

The fight to save the site from development is unlikely to be easy, with the Northern Regional Planning Panel less susceptible to community campaigns than local councils.