Around 50 Brunswick Head’s residents gathered for a protest rally over a State government decision to forcefully aquire land by the river for it’s Tourist Caravan Park.
Protestors claim fences will cut off their access to amenities they’ve been enjoying for the past 80 years
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Over 100 people participated in the walk along the riverbank in Terrace Park and most were horrified at the appalling impact of mobile dwellings – hard pavers, verandahs, sheds, patios and private staircases constructed on and over the erosion-prone riverbank. The litter and devastation caused by widespread use of toxins beside the mangroves, a high conservation zone, is appalling.
Park Management has failed to care for this sensitive environment and has ignored community and Byron Council’s demands to reinstate the legally required foreshore buffer zone and continues to obstruct pedestrian access along the river.
Our community has no confidence in North Coast Holiday Park Trust or the management team that has overtaken the Department of Crown Lands in Grafton.
Why has the Dept of Lands approving this ‘Development’ without a DA??
Why is the Dept of Lands condoning illegal encroachments over boundaries??
SHAME!
I moved here to this quaint village to enjoy the freedom of my retirement and till now have enjoyed my lifestyle, holiday times are a bit much but really don’t mind sharing with holiday makers but if what is planned goes ahead then all this will change and give power to those who are unable to handle it, this is our land and we need to preserve the aboriginal heritage we have here