Environmental and Sustainability Committee - 30 Sep 2026

Topics

• Ballina draft coastal hazard assessment heads to six-week public exhibition
  Council has opened the next public scrutiny stage for a draft assessment of coastal hazards across Ballina Shire.
  The assessment could shape future coastal management, planning and risk-reduction decisions, and gives residents a formal opportunity to respond.

Decisions

• Draft Coastal Hazard Assessment to go on public exhibition
  Council endorsed the draft Ballina Shire Coastal Hazard Assessment, identified as Stage 2 of the Ballina Coast and Estuary Coastal Management Program, for public exhibition for six weeks.
  Residents will have an opportunity to review the draft coastal hazard findings and provide feedback during the exhibition period.

Discussion

• Coastal hazard assessment
  Bluecoast Consulting Engineers presented an overview of the draft assessment covering coastal hazards in Ballina Shire.
  The assessment may inform future coastal management, planning and risk-reduction decisions affecting coastal and estuary areas.

Impacts

• A six-week public exhibition of the draft Coastal Hazard Assessment will be conducted.
• The assessment may influence future coastal management and planning decisions in Ballina Shire.
• No specific exhibition dates or submission details were included in the extracted minutes.

Places

• Ballina Shire (local government area)
  Area covered by the draft Coastal Hazard Assessment.
• Ballina coast and estuary (coastal and estuary area)
  Project area for the Coastal Management Program and coastal hazard assessment.

Next

• Place the draft Ballina Shire Coastal Hazard Assessment on public exhibition.
  For six weeks; exact dates were not stated in the minutes.
• Residents and other stakeholders may review the draft and make submissions during the exhibition period.
  During the six-week public exhibition.

Extract

MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BALLINA SHIRE COUNCIL HELD IN THE BALLINA SHIRE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 40 CHERRY STREET, BALLINA, ON 30/09/26 AT 4:00 PM Ballina Shire Council Environmental and Sustainability Committee Meeting Minutes 30/09/26 of 2 Attendance Crs Sharon Cadwallader (Mayor - in the chair), Michelle Bailey, Simon Kinny, Damian Loone, Therese Crollick (arrived at 4.05pm), Simon Chate, Eva Ramsey, Erin Karsten, and Phil Meehan. Paul Hickey (General Manager), Troy Anderson (Director - Civil Services Division), Matthew Wood (Director - Planning and Environmental Health Division), Tracey Lister (Acting Director - Corporate and Community Division),...