locality · 3 meetings
Cumbalum
Mentions
- Community Circle project is to be considered in future Community Dividend allocation reporting.
- Local area affected by the proposed rezoning.
- Precinct C was removed from SUGAs for further examination.
- This may shape future spending on major community projects and aquatic health facilities.
- This affects how a major rezoning proposal in Cumbalum may proceed and signals Council's concerns about the proposal's adequacy.
- Rezoning decisions can affect future housing, land use, infrastructure demand, and environmental outcomes in the area.
Decisions
Further work approved on community infrastructure projects
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.
Council submission to oppose CURA C rezoning progressing
The committee supported making a submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and Industry and the Northern Regional Planning Panel outlining technical and merit issues with the CURA C planning proposal and advising that Council does not support the proposed rezoning progressing to Gateway Determination.
This affects how a major rezoning proposal in Cumbalum may proceed and signals Council's concerns about the proposal's adequacy.
Topics
Cumbalum Urban Release Area C rezoning review
The only substantive business identified was consideration of the CURA C planning proposal and Council's response to state planning bodies.
Rezoning decisions can affect future housing, land use, infrastructure demand, and environmental outcomes in the area.
Three growth areas removed for further examination
Council removed Precinct B North Kinvara, Precinct C Cumbalum, and West Lennox Palms, Lennox Head from the identified SUGAs and requested they be reported back for further examination.
Potential urban growth in these areas is not proceeding as proposed and will return to Council later.
Meetings