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Subscriber only A change has come to one of Lismore s favourite burger joints, with the Dirty Wilson now known as Dirtys. But an inquiry made by the business to Lismore City Council has sparked discussion about on-street dining in the town that could see bigger changes in the CBD. Dirtys owner Emily Bonotto said while they don t currently have plans to expand seating onto the road, they did make a preliminary inquiry to the council on the procedure and cost of extending existing footpath dining into the adjacent carpark space. We were just putting feelers out, to ask about the process, Ms Bonotto said.
Currently, most development applications in the Lismore area are assessed and approved by staff. Only the more contentious DAs, flagged by councillors or the general manager, are discussed at council meetings. Cr Adam Guise raised the motion to investigate forming a Planning Review Committee, saying it would give councillors more oversight on planning decisions and facilitate smoother development approval. He said councillors would be involved earlier in the planning process, allowing them to assess all projects. He also said this would help foster better relationships with the council planning staff. However it would not take away from councillors rights to call up projects they wanted to discuss and would not delay the approval process.
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Subscriber only Lismore City Council took one step on the long path to unification after they unanimously voted to pass councillor Nancy Casson motion on Tuesday. Cr Casson s motion, which was amended for clarity, sought that executive staff and councillors be made aware that there are no substantiated claims of bullying against councillors Casson, (Eddie) Lloyd and (Adam) Guise. The motion also wanted staff and council made aware that the controlled access protocols placed against the three councillors have been removed. In moving the motion, Cr Casson said it was important that the three councillors have their names and reputations cleared after the investigation into the claims found no wrongdoing.
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Coraki has turned on an exceptional day for patrons as the community came together to celebrate Richmond Valley Council’s Australia Day events.
Coraki Memorial Park, nestled against the banks of the Richmond River, provided an incredible backdrop as locals watched the citizenship ceremony and award announcements.
Richmond Valley Council changes the location of the event annually and Coraki did not disappoint with more than 30 market stalls also on offer to attendees.
Paul Bengtson, Stuart Holm and Lachlan Coe were recognised as the citizen, volunteer and young sports person of the year respectively.
Meanwhile, Coraki welcomed Afrel Newman, John Libiran, Rowena Innes and Jinapat Munro as Australian citizens.