A controversial $4.3 million industrial development will be built on a sensitive greenfield site next to the Harvest housing estate in West Byron, after Byron Shire Council and the developer settled a dispute over conditions in the Land & Environment Court.
The Mullumbimby NSW Fire and Rescue Station House 388 was alerted to a large fire in a compound beside the Mullumbimby Woolworths supermarket at 8.22pm this evening.
A large-scale upgrade of Mullumbimby Road –from Uncle Toms to the town – has commenced, and Council staff are warning residents it will cause significant traffic delays and detours until December.
Council’s subdivision plans for its Mullumbimby HQ land have become a little clearer, with staff telling The Echo that one parcel of land, ‘relates only to the access road and is unrelated to the creation of a carpark’.
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On Monday at 4pm there will be a briefing from Ballina Council staff to councillors about proposed Conservation Zones for Ballina Shire. The briefing is also open to the public, but there will be no opportunities for two way debate with councillors, as this is an educational opportunity about what is on the table and potential routes forward.
On Friday night, the Star Court Theatre in Lismore was the location for a much needed public conversation about what's happened since the 2022 floods, and how the recovery process could be better managed into the future.
After what seems like an endless, acrimonious debate, Ballina Shire Council resolved at its last meeting to save and restore the 70 year old Lennox beach shed/pavilion/eyesore/beloved relic.
Lismore City Council is seeking community feedback on two draft plans intended to guide the location and type of housing to support recovery in coming decades.
The murder of a swan at Lake Kimberley, Banora Point in June last year outraged locals and led Tweed Shire Councillors (TSC) to look at ways they can support the local wildlife in the area.
