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Premium Content Subscriber only Two major building projects in the Ballina Shire could face months of delays after Aboriginal artefacts were found. Upgrade works at Ross Park in Lennox Head and Shaws Bay in Ballina have been put on hold due to separate discoveries. At the latest council meeting, on April 22, Councillor Sharon Cadwallader asked Matthew Wood, council’s director of Planning and Environmental Health Division, about the future of the projects. She asked why $150,000 of expenditure at Ross Park was delayed to next financial year. “Am I right to assume that this is Aboriginal cultural heritage hold ups?” she asked. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Vehicle access on part of Norton Street and Fripp Lane, between Bentinck and Fox Streets in Ballina, will be closed and restricted to local residents for several days this month. Ballina Shire Council confirmed the temporary closure was required for filming on April 22, 23, 26 and 27. Detours will be available via Ross Street. This temporary closure was approved by the Local Traffic Committee under the conditions of Traffic Control Plans and in accordance with the NSW Filming Protocol 2009. The protocol makes it easier for filmmakers to work on locations around the state by giving all councils one set of rules for processing approvals. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only A new Climate Change policy by Ballina Shire Council will go on public exhibition this week. The document makes it a goal for the council to reduce its organisational greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2030. It also makes it its goal to use 100 per cent renewable electricity for its operations by 2030. These goals were qualified by council staff as ambitious but achievable . The community engagement includes the option of expanding the policy, to incorporate a greater address of community emissions and consideration of cost implications associated with it, based on additional revenue. Council also agreed to examine the creation of a part-time position role to support the implementation of the Climate Change Policy and associated plans and actions through the workforce planning process. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only A new Climate Change policy by Ballina Shire Council will go on public exhibition this week. The document makes it a goal for the council to reduce its organisational greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2030. It also makes it its goal to use 100 per cent renewable electricity for its operations by 2030. These goals were qualified by council staff as ambitious but achievable . The community engagement includes the option of expanding the policy, to incorporate a greater address of community emissions and consideration of cost implications associated with it, based on additional revenue. Council also agreed to examine the creation of a part-time position role to support the implementation of the Climate Change Policy and associated plans and actions through the workforce planning process. ....