Pop Denison Car Park, Ballina council decisions and projects

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Identified as a priority sealed car park improvement area tied to existing and possible future funding.
This could change the scale and type of housing developed on council land in Lennox Head.
Residents will be able to review and comment on proposed fees, service priorities, workforce planning, asset management and long-term budgets.
This indicates which car parking upgrades may proceed first and which sites remain unfunded.
This may shape future spending on major community projects and aquatic health facilities.
Car park improvements were prioritised for Ballina and Alstonville sites, but several listed locations still have no identified funding.

Related decisions

Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026

Lennox Head council land housing proposal endorsed

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

Draft fees, plans and long-term financial documents to be publicly exhibited

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

Car park upgrade priorities confirmed

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

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.

Meetings mentioning this area

Ballina Shire Council · 13 April 2026

Finance and Facilities Committee - 13 Apr 2026

Council advanced key 2026/27 planning and budget documents to public exhibition, backed a Lennox Head housing planning proposal, adjusted Alstonville footpath priorities, and set several infrastructure and reserve-funding directions.