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The application has been deemed code-assessable with no public notification or consultation required. The plans appear to have been in the pipeline for some time now with a pre lodgement meeting held in June 2017 with council staff. A total of 33 residential lots and road reserve have now been proposed, with lot sizes varying from 300sq m to 411 sq m. The development will provide for small lot houses and potentially some dual occupancy product, according to the documents submitted. An appl...

Staff not returning calls and closure over Christmas were two of 20 complaints one Northern Rivers council received in the past quarter. A report to be tabled at the next Tweed Shire Council meeting reveals the council received 44 compliments and 20 complaints between October and December 2020. According to the Compliments and Complaints Analysis Report the most complimented area was park and open space maintenance under the Sustainable Communities and Environment division, which received 16 c...

Bayside Council will begin work on preparing a Development Application for the upgrade of the existing lights at three local parks - Scarborough Park,...

She said occasionally people slept outside but were welcomed into the church. St Peters Anglican Church at Maroochydore will soon have a new hall, with its former building gifted to a disability service at Darling Downs. “Homelessness is a big issue,” she said. “We do have a lot of people just dropping in and sometimes they just want to have a chat. “They’re real people just like us and that’s exactly how they’re treated,” she said. Ms Eichler said it was important the new...

The caravan park in the central part of Mapleton village has been operating since the early 1980s. The property has powered sites, cabins and caravans with internal sealed access and circulation roadways. There are 45 sites on the 2.044 hectare block with 30 on-site vans, 11 on-site cabins and four mobile homes. Amenities include toilet and showers, BBQ areas, a swimming pool and maintenance buildings. There is also an office with a manager’s residence attached. Lilyponds Holiday Park has ...

In response to the notice, Direct Rentals has applied with the council to turn 23 units in the 72-unit building into short-term accommodation. However, in a letter to Direct Rentals dated February 12, council advised that the application had not been properly made. The letter explained that the application required written consent of the body corporate. "Whilst it is recognised that the application included legal advice, the short term accommodation use includes an area on the ground floor ...

A petition has been launched to oppose a DA for a service station in Lismore, that would see South Lismore takeaway demolished.

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 ...

Under the plans lodged by Project Urban on behalf of Colin MacLeod, Harbour Lights would be demolished for three large and contemporary apartments. The development application said it complied with the medium to high density zoning and would fit in with the suburb and streets character. The three-storey unit block would be architecturally designed by Sprout Architects with two three-bedroom apartments and the third with one bedroom. "All apartments are orientated to capture spectacular view...

Signs have started appearing across the town as anger grows in the community. Construction of a controversial petrol station has started in Maleny, much to the disgust of residents against the development. Dr Adrian McCallum is urging the council to perform the testing so data can be compared once the station is operating. His children go to Maleny State School, which is across the road from the site. Despite community members rallying against the development it was approved without publi...