Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026
Council endorsed preparing a planning proposal to amend Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2012 to allow the dwelling densities, numbers and types in Concepts 2 and 3 for council land at Lennox Head. An amendment seeking a report on a legally binding affordable housing mechanism for local key workers was lost.
This could change the scale and type of housing developed on council land in Lennox Head.
Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026
Council approved exhibition of the draft 2026/27 Fees and Charges, Strategic Asset Management Plan, Workforce Management Strategy, General Fund Long Term Financial Plan, and the 2026/27 to 2029/30 Delivery Program and Operational Plan. It also included revised water financial planning and the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport long-term financial plan in the draft planning package.
Residents will be able to review and comment on proposed fees, service priorities, workforce planning, asset management and long-term budgets.
Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026
Council resolved that Airport, Land Development and Landfill and Resource Recovery are no longer 'declared business activities' for preparation of Council’s Special Purpose Financial Statements.
This changes how these activities are treated in council financial reporting.
Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026
Council confirmed priorities and possible funding sources for sealed car park upgrades, including Pop Denison Car Park in Ballina, Alstonville Tennis Centre/Lumley Park/Park Avenue, and listed Regatta Avenue, Keith Hall Boat Ramp, Chickiba Drive Sports Fields and Bicentennial Park for future capital works inventory with no current funding source.
This indicates which car parking upgrades may proceed first and which sites remain unfunded.
Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026
Council requested a report on allocating forecast Community Dividends for 2027/28 to 2029/30 that includes the Cumbalum Community Circle to shovel-ready stage, and approved $10,000 from the Property Development Reserve to investigate a Recovery Centre/Hydrotherapy Pool at the Alstonville and Ballina Aquatic Centres. A separate motion to fund roof replacement for the Ballina Players Shed was recorded as absent and did not proceed.
This may shape future spending on major community projects and aquatic health facilities.