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Ballina Shire Council meeting minutes

Track Ballina Shire Council decisions, planning items, projects, and community impacts surfaced from public meeting minutes.

8 meetings 7 substantive 1 procedural

High-signal records for this council

Issue Community services and facilities Issue Roads, traffic and parking Area Alstonville Area Lennox Head Cultural Centre Area East Ballina Area Ballina Project Ballina Shire Council Project Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Project Domestic Waste Management Project Reflections Holidays Lennox Head

Important decisions

Local Strategic Planning Statement adopted with amendments

Council adopted the Ballina Shire Local Strategic Planning Statement 2025-2046 and Russellton Estate Expansion Area addendum, with changes covering Alstonville employment land mapping, Newrybar wording, a Ballina Hospital precinct plan, rural land use principles, consolidation of rural land use policy, removal of three SUGAs for further examination, and an action to identify additional employment land options.

This shapes long-term land use, housing, employment land, village character, and rural planning across the shire.

CURA B planning proposal endorsed for exhibition

Council endorsed Planning Proposal BSCPP 24/005 for public exhibition, to relocate E1 zoning and increase height of buildings, subject to Gateway determination, and urged the proponent to reconsider affordable housing terms in the proposed planning agreement.

This could affect development scale and zoning outcomes for the CURA B site, with a public exhibition period for community feedback.

NEWLOG draft budget endorsed

Council endorsed the draft North East Weight of Loads Group (NEWLOG) budget for 2026/27 and its Long-Term Financial Plan.

May influence regional heavy vehicle load management and related council budget planning.

Latest indexed meetings

Ballina Shire Council · 16 March 2026

B Ward Committee - 16 Mar 2026

The committee made several follow-up referrals on local signage, public amenity, sportsground safety and facility issues, and discussed traffic, camping, waste, pathways and other Lennox Head community matters.

Ballina Shire Council · 12 March 2026

C Ward Committee - 12 Mar 2026

The committee discussed local traffic safety issues in Bugden Lane, noted maintenance progress at Crawford House, and received community updates on upcoming events and hall music activities.

Ballina Shire Council · 11 March 2026

Environmental and Sustainability Committee - 11 Mar 2026

Council backed major planning actions including adoption of the Ballina Shire Local Strategic Planning Statement 2025-2046 with amendments, exhibition of the CURA B planning proposal, and support for detached dual occupancies in the 7(c) Water Catchment zone.

Ballina Shire Council · 10 March 2026

A Ward Committee - 10 Mar 2026

No major substantive business was recorded in the extracted text; the committee mainly noted business-arising items, received a community project update, and noted documents on exhibition.

Ballina Shire Council · 9 March 2026

Finance and Facilities Committee - 9 Mar 2026

The committee backed draft 2026/27 budgets, rating settings, and water, wastewater and waste financial plans for inclusion in Council’s draft operational and delivery plans and public exhibition.

Ballina Shire Council · 26 February 2026

Council - 26 Feb 2026

Council backed a national coastal hazards strategy call, approved several planning and policy matters, advanced local master plans and LEP changes, and made decisions on community property, works contracts and quarterly financial reviews.

Ballina Shire Council · 11 February 2026

Finance and Facilities Committee - 11 Feb 2026

Ballina Shire Council’s Finance and Facilities Committee approved a CCTV upgrade scope, appointed Audit Risk and Improvement Committee members, retained and will seek lease interest for two Ballina properties, and cancelled the Wollongbar medium density housing construction tender with sale options to be reported back.

Ballina Shire Council · 11 February 2026

Local Transport Forum - 11 Feb 2026

The forum discussed local road safety follow-up items, recommended continued police patrols and possible ramp colouring in Lennox Head Shared Zone, and noted recent traffic control authorisations.