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Lennox Head Chamber of Commerce treasurer Brad Pollard said the chamber welcomed the announcement. What we do hope is that the markets do work towards creating a point of difference, he said. The new preferred operators currently operate markets in Byron Bay. There is a reason why we live in Lennox Head, it s because it s Lennox Head and not Byron Bay, and we d like to see a point of difference there. I m not sure what that point of difference may be, but rather than it just being a franchise of the Byron Markets, maybe it should be something that is unique to Lennox Head.
Lennox Head Chamber of Commerce treasurer Brad Pollard said the chamber welcomed the announcement. What we do hope is that the markets do work towards creating a point of difference, he said. The new preferred operators currently operate markets in Byron Bay. There is a reason why we live in Lennox Head, it s because it s Lennox Head and not Byron Bay, and we d like to see a point of difference there. I m not sure what that point of difference may be, but rather than it just being a franchise of the Byron Markets, maybe it should be something that is unique to Lennox Head.
Ballina Shire Council took the decision in Thursday s meeting. The licence agreement is to be renewed annually for a period of five years. The markets could be able to start operating with up to 30 stalls. The next step is for the council, in association with the appointed market manager, to prepare a development application for a larger scale market (greater than 30 stalls) at Williams Reserve, Lennox Head. The council received no expressions of interest to manage the market last year, but two organisations approached the local government recently about it. One of the was The Foragers Group, a company registered in Byron Bay.
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Two groups which run events in the Byron Shire are vying for a chance to take over management of the Lennox Head Community Market.
Ballina Shire Council will consider allocating a new manager for the event, held at Williams Reserve, at its Thursday meeting.
After the last manager left the role, the council called for expressions of interest in October and November last year.
For-profit company The Foragers Group and not-for-profit, Byron Bay Community Association, are now both hoping to manage the event.
The council’s staff have recommended the latter, which is behind the monthly Byron Community Market, Byron Beachside Artisan Market and Byron Twilight Artisan Market, be invited to enter into a licence agreement.