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Subscriber only New regulations to wedding venues and semirural areas may restrict the number of days a year the events can go ahead in the Ballina Shire. The proposed new set of rules will be exhibited publicly by the council shortly. This is one of five topics approved by council in their last meeting:
1. Planning Proposal - Rural Function Centres New proposed regulations for wedding and function centres in the Ballina Shire will go on public exhibition soon. The changes to the Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2012 will try to minimise adverse impacts associated with function centres in the area.
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From divesting from fossil fuel-related projects to a housing affordability strategy, here are five motions that will be presented to Ballina Shire Council in this week’s meeting:
1. Divestment from fossil fuel:
Councillor Jeff Johnson has moved a motion for Ballina Council to stop investing in financial institutions that support the fossil fuel industry.
A similar motion was approved by council in November 2015, also by Cr Johnson.
In December 2015, 57 per cent of council’s investments were with institutions that were considered to be fossil fuel aligned.
In November 2020, five years after the Ballina Council formally resolved to divest, it had 64 per cent of its investments with fossil fuel aligned institutions.