I think i'm not sure if this thread is necessary. An idea in addition developments to be logged from Tweed Heads and Tweed Valley. Other developments in area such as Ballina, Lismore and Yamba are necessary to move in this thread as Far North Coast.

Far North Coast is a thread that covers Northern Rivers area (between Tweed and Wooli).

Okay lets start with Tweed Heads. Tweed City is located opposite of Coolagatta with population over 88,000. Its a part of Far North Coast residing with Gold Coast in SE Qld.

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New Wharf Centre highrise, consists of offices and retail.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7203/5417203mm1215141400.jpg

Link: http://www.realcommercial.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=5417203&f=10&p=10&t=com&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=43174590&s=nsw&tm=1218767436

Enid Experience Apartments

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3320/5393320al1217297937.jpg

Link: http://www.realcommercial.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=5393320&f=10&p=10&t=com&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=43174590&s=nsw&tm=1218767436

Thats all for now because theres over thousands of developments listed haha.

IMHO - one North Coast thread should be enough. My 2c worth.

The reason why to get Far North Coast thread. On one side of region has more projects than other side. So it made so unbalanced.

^ what, with all the Ballina stuff you post?

whats goin on there is allready a thread for north coast projects
we have 2 now why

Because it may confuse with other people of more project and news north of Grafton rather than in it's south where is other half of North Coast.

ther should be 1 thread for projects outside newcastle and sydney only nsw regional thread which includes projects and transport and other news

I think this thread should be relocated to the QLD master thread not NSW, it's closer to Brisbane and all that south east QLD stuff.

Ballina is so much closer to QLD than NSW man

ther should be 1 thread for projects outside newcastle and sydney only nsw regional thread which includes projects and transport and other news

don't forget the gong!

The reason why to get Far North Coast thread. On one side of region has more projects than other side. So it made so unbalanced.

BSD, you should put this in the QLD section, its closer to Brisbane.

^ just as long as we don't pollute the north coast thread with any non-ballina shit ok!

Ballina is so much closer to QLD than NSW man

Umm Ballina is IN Nsw lol

^ no way, kfc is right, it's heaps closer to qld, its only an hour or so from the border!

Whats missing?
1. Development application papers online, no update since 7th of August.
2. Tamar Shopping Village Expansion Plans
3. Ballina RSL Development Application of expansion

Whats new this week?
1. Development news of Sailing/Rowing Club
2. Expansion of Surf/Live Saving Club (Lighthouse Beach)
3. New Fire Station

Here a detailed plan of Ballina Heights and Cumbalum Ridge South Map:
http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/Map3.1_ExistingLanduse.pdf

There are two commercial zones are going to be up soon. At northern end of the village it will have a Town Shopping Centre (some retailing, medical and office uses). At the southern end it will have a fast food and service centre fronting the proposed Cumbalum Way. Some plans on southern end was for commercial office uses too.

For Pacific Pines, the commercial centre will be larger than of that Ballina Heights. It will have larger office spaces, medical centre, retailing shopping centre and community facilities.

Lockstar: What happened to the plans of new commercial zones in West Ballina? One opposite the Maccas and between The Good Guys?

Tweed Heads projects (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=198003)

Lockstar: What happened to the plans of new commercial zones in West Ballina? One opposite the Maccas and between The Good Guys?

Dude, make up your mind! Is this just another excuse for Ballina propaganda? I thought you created this for the Tweed coast area but it's become another Ballina fest.

The whole NSW thread is all Ballina! I am always coming to the NSW thread for a laugh!

Rous may pull the plug

By ANDY PARKS

ROUS WATER looks set to consider options other than building a dam at Dunoon to address the issues of supply and demand of future water use.

After a stakeholder's meeting on Thursday, Rous Water's operational services manager Wayne Franklin said he would recommend to its council that the terms of reference be broadened for the project.

"There was a strong sense (from the meeting) that there were more gains to be made in demand management and alternative water sources that may negate the need to build the Dunoon dam," Mr Franklin said.

The stakeholders meeting included representatives from the four constituent councils of Byron, Ballina, Lismore and Richmond Valley, as well as affected residents from The Channon and Dunoon. There were also representatives from the Department of Primary Industries, the Department of Water and Energy, and the Farmers Association, among others.

Nan Nicholson, from The Channon, said she was encouraged by the stakeholders meeting and was considering putting herself forward to be on the Project Reference Group, after initially being sceptical of the public consultation process.

"I feel mildly excited that we might be in a new phase where the whole community can get involved in their own water management," she said.

"If we look at options for the whole region that involve demand management, and when people stop flushing drinking water down the toilet, and we've all got rainwater tanks, then we can start talking about building another dam," she said.

Lismore councillor Vanessa Ekins said only 2 per cent of household water was used for drinking and cooking. She said most was used on the toilet, followed by the laundry and the bathroom.

"It's important we're not locked into this whole narrow focus of building a dam. We need to look at other ways we can reduce demand on the reticulated water supply," she said.

Cr Ekins said it was 'un-Australian' not to have a water tank and recently put a proposal before Lismore Council to have them included as a mandatory requirement for all new buildings.

Cr Ekins also said the formula used to calculate 'secure yield' the amount of water that can be taken from a source over a number of years without depleting it was wrong.

"The formula is adopted from the Department of Works and relies on water restrictions only being used 5 per cent of the time and only once every 10 years. During the worst drought on record we were still supplying 80 per cent of the (average) demand for water. We could cope with more restrictions than that," Cr Ekins said.

Wayne Franklin said Rous Water had resolved 'to be in a position to build Dunoon dam when it was needed', but pointed out that Rous Water had not decided to build the dam.

"If all else fails we want to be in a position to build Dunoon dam. We may indeed look at how we can negate the need to build it, but that would still necessitate council doing the preliminary work," he said.

"We should run the evaluation of the dam to a point where we can say if it is a viable project or not."

Mr Franklin said there was still extensive geological and costing work to be done to see if the new dam was viable and Rous Water would continue to carry out those evaluations.

Sue Higginson, from the Environmental Defenders Office, was concerned that Rous Water was seeking to get the dam approved under section 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, which she described as a 'streamlined approval process' with the Minister as the consent authority. There would also be no requirement to have an environmental impact statement or a species impact statement.

Source: http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3782586

The proposal of Dunoon dam is about 3 and half times larger than Rocky Creek!!!

one north coast or even a regional nsw thread is enough! sheeeesh...

one north coast or even a regional nsw thread is enough! sheeeesh...

i agree

Lockstar: What happened to the plans of new commercial zones in West Ballina? One opposite the Maccas and between The Good Guys?

I think its been zoned commercial for a long time - no one wants to develop it cause it has no direct highway access. Sterilised.

Might be good place for a DFO? Maybe a new regional shopping centre?

I think its been zoned commercial for a long time - no one wants to develop it cause it has no direct highway access. Sterilised.

Might be good place for a DFO? Maybe a new regional shopping centre?

Too small haha.

The one opposite for Maccas has sold for new motel, petrol station, fast food outlet and carwash. Nothing has been heard since.

Stats for Ballina

Current town population: 23,000
Crane count: 2
Locations of cranes:
1. Unknown project on corner of Cherry/Fox Streets
2. New Ballina Community Centre on Bangalow Road

Future crane sites (until end of year)
1. Wigmore Arcade on Tamar Street
2. Two cranes for Homeworld

For next two years
1. Ballina Rsl Hotel development (2 cranes)
2. Ballina Gateway development (3 cranes)
3. Trevan Building, River Street
4. 130 Tamar Street development
5. Tamar Shopping Village site redevelopment
6. Pacific Pines future business centre (unknown numbers)

Stats for Lismore

Current city Population: 30,000
Crane Count: Unknown
Location of cranes:
1. Goonellabah Sports centre
2. Lismore Aldi
3. Bulky Goods centre Sth Lismore

Future Crane sites
1. Lismore Town Square (4 cranes)
2. RiverCity Apartments (2 cranes)
3. Future shopping centre-Goonellabah
4. Industrial redevelopment-South Lismore (2 cranes)
5. New bridge connection-between North Lismore and Trinity (2 cranes)

some pics would be nice and what type of cranes are they frannas or little mobile cranes

also bsd whats the deepest basement in ballina

There is some rumours about the Ballina's own basketball team to join the Australian NBL. I not sure it will be host it but it's part of the development of sporting communities and centres.

Theres a development application for new bulky goods centre in Southern Cross Business Park is up today. No documents are available yet.

How many schools are there in Ballina?

I know that there is the Trinity Catholic College in Lismore.

i heard a rumour that ballina is going to have a team in the major league baseball series!

How many schools are there in Ballina?

I know that there is the Trinity Catholic College in Lismore.

Three high schools and several primary schools.

Ballina Riverfront highrises.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/Photo0040.jpg

lol i cant see no high rise i see low rise

They look like they are about 5 levels tall. High rise? Maybe by Ballina's standards.

Is that the 5 storey building with 3 storeys of carparking?

i'm sensing a bit of racism going on here!

# Proposal title: Richmond Valley Power Station and Casino Gas Project (MP 06_0217)
# Description: Metgasco proposes to construct a 30 MW gas-fired power station to generate electricity from coal seam methane gas produced from the Casino Gas Project, for distribution into the regional electricity network
# Location: Between Ellangowan Road and Casino Coraki Road, East Casino
# Local government area: Richmond Valley

Link: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/06_0217.asp

Franchise Opportunities (acknowledged from RockVegas)

Red Rooster wants a second store in Ballina.

Jim's Mowing wants their own stores in:
Murwillumbah
Lismore South
Southern Cross Business Park
and Byron Bay

PS: Why on earth we can't have 'retail discussion thread' for our region compared to others such as Rockhampton, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville???

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The Ballina new Community Centre starting in shape now. Getting some roof on top and it has some landscaping now. Its pretty big place.

^ Because what you just wrote there is total bullsh*t and has nothing to do with retail developments whatsoever. It's ADVERTISING!!! And this isn't an advertising forum. Hey, I want to open a fish and chip shop in Ballinur, you better quote that!

Also, this thread should at least be merged back into the North Coast thread AT THE LEAST, but preferably all merged into a thread called with "Regional NSW" in the title.

Tea Gardens Development

Development advisory services for Ballina Tea Gardens Estate - comprising a tea plantation; antiques museum featuring vintage cars and horse-drawn vehicles; a tea tree oil production facility; central administration and hotel with support facilities; conference and presentation facilities; and a residential subdivision. Total site area 130 hectares.

http://christianacapital.com/uploadedFiles/1214180707287-7650.jpg

http://christianacapital.com/uploadedFiles/1214180726147-2281.jpg

http://christianacapital.com/uploadedFiles/1214180748563-3536.jpg

Link: http://www.christianacapital.com/Text/1214180788794-8857/

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Goonellabah Town Centre Projects

1. Expansion of Shopping Village
Possible additional of supermarket, discount department store, mini major and expand the centre about new 45 retail stores with food court and cinemas.

2. Commercial site (next to BP)
Possible future take away and car wash lot

3. Franchise Opportunities
7-Eleven
McDonald's
Red Rooster

Stats for Ballina

Current town population: 23,000
Crane count: 2
Locations of cranes:
1. Unknown project on corner of Cherry/Fox Streets
Eh? Is that the vacant block where that house with the overgrown front yard used to be (across Fox St from the Ballina Homestead Motel)? Why would a site so small need a crane?

^ did you really have to go and resurrect this thread?

Steel structures are pretty heavy these days!

why the fuck is their ANOTHER north coast thread where all i see is Lismore Ballina ect. ITS ALL THE SAME. MODS PLEASE MERGE THIS THREAD. This is rediculous. This is the NSW forums not North Coast Forums

BAY GRAND - TWEED HEADS - 3 TOWERS - 9, 15, 16 STORIES

http://www.baygrand.com

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Nice one again for Tweed City!!!

Nice one again for Tweed City!!!

what the shopping centre

what the shopping centre

What do you mean the shopping centre???

He is talking about the Bay Grand development, you will see it if you scroll up a couple of posts.

Can we please have 10 north coast threads due to it's importance on SSC? One North Coast thread isn't enough and Far North Coast could really mean anywhere. I suggest separate threads for each little town, like a Uki thread, a Balluna thread, a Lennux Head thread etc.

Can we please have 10 north coast threads due to it's importance on SSC? One North Coast thread isn't enough and Far North Coast could really mean anywhere. I suggest separate threads for each little town, like a Uki thread, a Balluna thread, a Lennux Head thread etc.

I want one for Tyalgum. And don't forget Billinudgel (great pub and a decent pie shop)!

Not a bad idea
http://www.kyogle.org.au/

Not a bad idea
http://www.kyogle.org.au/

Car-pooling - a more formalised attempt to kurb hitch-hiking...

Does hitch-hiking really exist these days?

the car-pooling initiative for Kyogle isn't a bad idea as there isn't a way of providing a PT service that isn't welfare-on-wheels. I'd suggest most friend groups would car pool anyway...

What do you mean the shopping centre???

He is talking about the Bay Grand development, you will see it if you scroll up a couple of posts.

tweed isnt a city it is a shire and the shoppping centre is called tweed city

tweed isnt a city it is a shire and the shoppping centre is called tweed city

but does it have a cbd?

Tweed is a city because the population is big enough to recall as a city. I not sure about CBD, but the CBD is right on border.

Does hitch-hiking really exist these days?

It's still widespread throughout the Northern Rivers.

My dad talks of this old white-bearded hobo-looking bloke who must be approaching his seventies. He carries a white polystyrene esky with him. Apparently he sells aquarium plants from his esky, and does some snake catching/removal in his spare time. He covers the coast from Port Mac to Cairns, and most folks recognise him and are prepared to pick him up.

Plenty of others hitch-hike up there too - this can be attributed to a large spread-out rural population without PT, added to the fact that many rely on the dole & can't afford a car.

I would hazard to guess that the north coast has a high cycling rate too.

but does it have a cbd?

That is the sixty-four thousand dollar question folks. :cheers:

Tweed is a city because the population is big enough to recall as a city. I not sure about CBD, but the CBD is right on border.

Tweed's town centre (or CBD, or village green, commercial focus, etc) links with the Coolangatta town centre. I tend to think of Tweed Heads as a suburb of the Gold Coast.

Tweed doesn't really have a CBD from what I saw. Even Coolangatta just felt like a little village.

Ballina Locality urban developments map

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/mapdata.gif

A- Ferngrove and RiverOaks: Over 550 dwellings

B- Angels Beach North: Over 190 dwellings

C- Riverbend: Over 140 mobile homes

D- West Ballina expansion: Possibly an employment/commercial centre, over 10,000 dwellings, education/community facilities and sports centre

E- Rainforest Ridge: Over 220 dwellings

Tweed's town centre (or CBD, or village green, commercial focus, etc) links with the Coolangatta town centre. I tend to think of Tweed Heads as a suburb of the Gold Coast.

Here is a Brisway map of Tweed Heads / Coolangatta, from www.streetdirectory.com.au - orange depicts commercial areas.

Both towns are dominated by district / regional shopping plaza developments.

http://home.graffiti.net/roofromoz:graffiti.net/tweedheads.JPG

Ballina Locality urban developments map
A- Ferngrove and RiverOaks: Over 550 dwellings

B- Angels Beach North: Over 190 dwellings

C- Riverbend: Over 140 mobile homes

D- West Ballina expansion: Possibly an employment/commercial centre, over 10,000 dwellings, education/community facilities and sports centre

E- Rainforest Ridge: Over 220 dwellings

Three words in reference to the above post: "grain of salt"

I don't know where you got your figures from but they're certainly grossly overinflated.

I'm not too confident in the accuracy of the map either.

Half of that land is swamp too, isn't it lockstar?

^^

I reckon so - practically undevelopable for urban use.

According to this: http://www.rainforestridge.com.au/realestatepages/realestate-p-pages/estatelayout.htm, Rainforest Ridge will ultimately only contain about 46 dwellings. Don't know where they're going to fit the other 174 :doh:

By the way, the map incorrectly shows it over the site for the Southern Cross School.

And from memory, the North Angels Beach site is only about 1/4 of the size shown on that map and is to contain probably no more than 30-40 dwellings - if it ever ends up getting built. It may yet become an Aboriginal heritage site. http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3784671

10,000 dwellings!!!, holy f$@k.

10,000 dwellings will effectivly double the size of Ballina, that is total Bull BSD.

Half of that land is swamp too, isn't it lockstar?

well the whole of balloni is pretty much a swamp with a small village sprawl plopped on top of it. it was better off as a swamp anyway, it's not a good location for a town, being so low laying. don't believe the hype!

^^

Yes, very low lying, very flood prone, completely unsuitable site for an urban settlement. Most of the town itself has an elevation of between 1-2m.

Bring on the rising sea levels, eh?

:runaway:

^^

I reckon so - practically undevelopable for urban use.

According to this: http://www.rainforestridge.com.au/realestatepages/realestate-p-pages/estatelayout.htm, Rainforest Ridge will ultimately only contain about 46 dwellings. Don't know where they're going to fit the other 174 :doh:

By the way, the map incorrectly shows it over the site for the Southern Cross School.

And from memory, the North Angels Beach site is only about 1/4 of the size shown on that map and is to contain probably no more than 30-40 dwellings - if it ever ends up getting built. It may yet become an Aboriginal heritage site. http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3784671


Yeah and also i did some reasearch to find out about this 10 000 dwellings project and i also found that fern grove will be nowhere near 550 dwellings

It will be 200 max if that

I only found this on the west expansion project from here http://www.ferngroveballina.com.au/news/5.htm

“They’re currently preparing their masterplan, which includes residential areas and a small commercial village with a tavern, childcare centre and sports fields"

I still think that it is not going to be anywhere near 10 000 dwellings

BSD post the facts please, dont go changing them to make Ballina look good

Also please provide links to where you got that infomation please escpecially on the west expansion project

Yeah and also i did some reasearch to find out about this 10 000 dwellings project and i also found that fern grove will be nowhere near 550 dwellings

It will be 200 max if that

I only found this on the west expansion project from here http://www.ferngroveballina.com.au/news/5.htm

“They’re currently preparing their masterplan, which includes residential areas and a small commercial village with a tavern, childcare centre and sports fields"

I still think that it is not going to be anywhere near 10 000 dwellings

BSD post the facts please, dont go changing them to make Ballina look good

Also please provide links to where you got that infomation please escpecially on the west expansion project

If you add Ferngrove and Riveroaks together and that will be 550 homes.

Ummm as you quoted that is the Pacific Pines expansion. West Ballina expansion isn't on exhibition yet! I heard it will be on this month? Lockstar you know about this?

opps sorry didnt see ferngrove and riveroaks on the same line. Thanks for clearing that up.

New Ballina press plays a starring role

By Sue Cram and Susanna Freymark THE Ballina Print Centre was officially opened yesterday and as guests arrived at the new APN site in Cessna Crescent, it was the brand new print machinery that was the star of the celebration.

APN Print is a division of APN News and Media, which owns The Northern Star.

The centre, which prints APN's North Coast papers, along with community titles, features state-of-the-art technology that expands APN's ability to offer quality work.

"This looks after most of the printing needs of NSW at this new site," print manager Barry Dukes said.

APN Print chief operations officer Brian Hood travelled from Auckland to be at the opening and said APN chose Ballina because the site was on flat land and close to the highway, making deliveries easier.

Ballina mayor Phillip Silver said he was thrilled the combination of technology, labour and investment meant more work opportunities for Ballina Shire. The print site employs 20 full-time staff and 10 casuals.

Fairfax Media chief executive of printing Bob Lockley was also there to inspect the centre.

"What APN has done is provide excellent regional printing," he said.

Northern Star general manager Paul Spotswood welcomed guests and introduced Eloise Dukes, who sang the national anthem.

Barry Dukes introduced one of the special guests, managing director of Man Ferrostaal Australia, Markus Haefeli, whose company supplies capital equipment and consumables to the graphic arts and related industries.

Guests were then treated to tours of the site.

Source: http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3785866

Anyways yesterday i saw new Ballina Community Centre is about half way on construction. Theres land clearing works started for RiverOaks (next to Ferngrove) and works started on new 24/7 McDonald's and 24hours 7-Eleven on former site of Ampol on corner of Kerr Street and Bangalow Road.

T130

http://stratatitle.com.au/images/t130.jpg

T130 is located within the Ballina business district on Tamar Street and presents an ideal opportunity to develop and conduct your business in the commercial precinct of Ballina.

This sleek, modern and environmentally friendly development offers a new level of professionalism with five floors of strata title office space available for sale.

T130… a new level of professionalism..

Visit Website – www.t130.com.au

Pacific Pines Resort

Ballina, NSW, Australia

The 'Pacific Pine Resort' is located close to Ballina on the Far North Coast of New South Wales. It has the area of 23 hectares with almost a kilometre of ocean frontage.

A scheme has been produced for a 2 to 3 star resort, having 248 bungalow style units with all associated facilities including resturants, convention areas, sports and recreation facilities.

http://www.altiusprojects.com/projects/images/masterplanning/pacificpines_feat01.jpg

Elevation stage two now selling!

Link (http://www.elevationlennoxhead.com.au/_upload/20080909165200095.pdf)

Green make-over sought for byron estate

by PATRIZIA REIMER

JUST like the Western Suburbs of Sydney, west Byron Bay has something of an unsavoury reputation.

The industrial area is cluttered and Sunrise Estate is seen as the poor cousin of downtown Byron Bay.

However, residents are hoping the arrival of Becton and its North Beach Byron development, and the recent landscaping of Bayshore Drive, will help to lift the area's image.

For Sean Mahoney, Samaya Zakay and Sarah Noakes, the change is good news and part of what they would like to see more of.

As members of Byron Arts & Industry Focus (BAI Focus), a group representing businesses within the Byron Arts and Industry Park (BAIP), they are pushing for the beautification of the whole area.

"Certainly anything that Becton or any other group does which goes towards the beautification is fine, as long as it is maintained and it looks more beautiful, and it becomes more welcoming for visitors," BAI Focus chairman Sean Mahoney said.

Mr Mahoney believes the arts and industry estate, which the group wants to be called a park, has become a creative hub with many artistic businesses setting up their bases there.

"We have 60 creative-based businesses down there," he said.

"It's really quite cutting edge and everyone is working more closely at being green and alternative and creative.

"We're going to be getting a mini-bus service and tricycle rental. We're working on making it completely user-friendly.

"I believe it's going to become the new funky and trendy place in town."

Some of the projects BAI Focus is working on are new branding and signage, transport to and from the Byron Arts and Industry Park, electric bicycle rental, artist and fashion trails, special events including markets, street fairs, extended opening hours and late-night shopping.

Becton has recently landscaped a part of Bayshore Drive as part of its release of 11 freehold lots just outside its North Beach Byron development. The work features an avenue of mature tuckeroo trees and a bicycle path.

Becton development manager Matthew Rice said Becton wanted a quality subdivision.

"We have invested over $1 million on roadworks, underground powerlines and extensive landscaping," he said.

Source: http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3786180

View project: http://www.northbeachbyron.com.au/

A BYRON GATEWAY-Island Quarry

The Byron Gateway proposal answers a range of long-held community dreams for infrastructure and facilities to better serve tourists, businesses and residents in our Shire.

Ewingsdale Road is the main road into the Byron Bay town centre from the Pacific Highway. It also serves the rural community of Ewingsdale, the arts & industry estate, a residential suburb, some tourist and recreational facilities and several other small landholdings.

This proposal has arisen from considering Council's acquisition of Ewingsdale Road land adjacent to the Arts and Industry Estate on the northern edge of Byron and the potential facilities and management issues for neighbouring properties, business and community stakeholders and the amenity of both the resident and visiting communities.

The Byron Gateway proposal is an integrated project which aims to serve a range of community, business and tourist needs, with some components meeting multiple purposes.

Project Outline

The Gateway Project has several integrated components:

1. An access road connecting Ewingsdale to Bayshore Drive at or near Sunrise Boulevarde to service tourist
and community facilities on Council's land and to improve access to Sunrise Beach.

2. Integrated development of Council's land, including:
* wetland rehabilitation and buffer landscaping
* a "Park and Ride" facility
* a tourist information centre
* a wetland interpretation area
* picnic areas
* playing fields and open community space
* track / field / sports arena
* an entertainment facility component capacity for large events needs for over 4000 patrons (events under that size would be more suited to the purpose built IQ Reserve; IQ Reserve could also held cater to larger events and associated activities on 249 Ewingsdale Rd)

3. A Roundabout (& footbridge) on Ewingsdale Rd between Council's proposed playing fields and Island Quarry
to service access to IQ Reserve, Sunnybrand, the proposed BSC event/playing fields, & Sunrise Beach.

4. A Bikeways Network comprising:
* Extension of the current Bikeway from the Town Centre to Belongil Creek along Ewingsdale Road to the Ewingsdale turn-off to increase both local and visitor use of bicycles and access to the new playing fields.
* A pedestrian bicycle bridge over Ewingsdale Road between IQ & Council's playing fields
* A Wetland Walk/Bikeway along the current 'paper' road around Cumbebin Wetland from the Gateway to the Butler Street Reserve, which would provide tourist education & experience and facilitate fire management.

5. Integration of proposed private developments and redevelopments along Ewingsdale Road, including:
Belongil Fields, Sunnybrand, Lite-view Pty Ltd, Melaleuca Lane properties (Aikido School and B&Bs), Kirklands, the Arts & Industry Estate, SAE, Byron Van Village, and other adjacent landholders.

http://www.iq.org.au/img/Maps%20Plans%20Aerials/aerialIQ%20col%20sm.jpg

Bayshore Village Master Plan (http://www.bayshorevillage.com.au/assets/downloads/public/bayshoreprecinctplan.pdf)

New Development coming to Tamar Shopping Village!

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/Photo0059.jpg

Looks like going to be a multi level shopping centre with commercial offices and carparking to me.

http://www.sovereigngardens.com.au/

Going into expansion now!

PRIME RETAIL STRATA FOR SALE- Byron Bay

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1629/5431629mm1218501958.jpg

Located in the bustling Byron Quarter complex, is this 54m2 strata retail shop. With a secure tenant in place, this would make the ideal passive investment for an astute buyer looking to secure commercial property in Byron's market place.

* Secure tenant with lease through to 2014
* Modern building located close to Cafes & Courthouse
* One of only a few commercial strata opportunities

New Development coming to Tamar Shopping Village!

Looks like going to be a multi level shopping centre with commercial offices and carparking to me.

How can it be multi level?

Sign says available April 2009 - only 7 months away.

They're just trying to flog off the empty floorspace as existing businesses abandon the dump due to excessive rents.

How can it be multi level?

Sign says available April 2009 - only 7 months away.

They're just trying to flog off the empty floorspace as existing businesses abandon the dump due to excessive rents.

Because i get noticed from Clarence Property few months ago about this site redevelopment.

Here are few shopping centre sites from the far north coast region starting in order from largest to smallest.

1.Tweed City
http://www.tweedpromotions.com.au/tweed/New%20Folder/tweed_tcity.gif

2.Lismore Shopping Square

3.Centro Tweed

4.Ballina Fair
http://www.ballinafairshopping.com.au/Assets/Images/LYLBanner.jpg

5.Ballina Central
http://www.findnearest.com.au/images/logos/ballina_central.gif

6.Centro Lismore

7.Byron Plaza

Heres few new exciting shopping centres coming soon in our regional area! (Please note that there are few proposals that may subject to change in future). Here they are in order from largest to smallest.

1.[Proposed] Mirvac Keys West-West Ballina

2.Homeworld Ballina

3.[Doubled-crossed proposal] Homemaker City-Ballina

4.Ballina Heights Shopping Mall

5.Homemaker Centre-Lismore

6.Pacific Pines Shopping World

7.South Point Shopping Centre-South Lismore

Because i get noticed from Clarence Property few months ago about this site redevelopment.

Maybe so, but that's not what the sign is referring to.

Because i get noticed from Clarence Property few months ago about this site redevelopment.

do they wolf whistle at you?

Lismore Street Tree Master Plan

Link: http://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/BA070027_080314_LismoreStreetTreesMasterplan.pdf

Lismore-Goonellabah land releases

1. Avondale, Dunoon (55 homes)
2. City Ridge North, North Lismore (250 homes)
3. Waterford Park, Kadina Hills East (Stage 1-20 homes, overall stages-400 homes)
4. Trinty Drive/Redwood Grove, North Goonellabah (750 homes)
5. Richmond Hill South (250 homes)
6. West Goonellabah (500 homes)

Total homes: Approximately 3,000 homes

---------------------------------------------------------

Lismore has changed the ways they land zonings for the future residential areas. Next week they going to have a meeting again for McLeans Ridges that holding about 500 more homes. However it would approve due to new council after elections. Therefore Lismore would increase population to 58,000 in 2011.

Yet to be another largest urban development from Samtay Developers! This time will be largest urban release on sale now! Over 900 new homes will be constructed at Brentwood Heights turn off Ross Lane on northern part of Cumbalum Ridge urban expansion.

Link (http://www.brentwoodheights.com.au/)

This development presents a contemporary hinterland village with a range of exciting features making Brentwood Heights one of the most progressive, ecological communities of the future:

• Contemporary urban design
• 900 lots varying in sizes and design to accommodate for various market
demands
• Compact foot print on land
• Combination of townhouses and detached dwellings
• A range of high quality services, facilities and public amenities
• Best practice environmental design and features
• Architecture that is sensitive to the location and street scape

A new community, a new life. Brentwood Heights.

BSD you are going to have to correct your list of the largest shopping centres on the north coast as the newly expanded Grafton Shopping World is nearing completion.

By my reckoning the order will be - Tweed City ? sqm (square metres), Coffs Harbour Park Beach Plaza 42,000 sqm, Grafton Shopping World 32,500 sqm, Lismore Square 30,500 sqm, Centro Tweed ? sqm and so on.

Coffs and Grafton isn't part of this thread. They are both in North Coast region.

Nimbin Hospital Upgrade

This Hospital project was removed from the Rural Hospitals program to be specially designed by HPI up to and including tendering. The Hospital is completely new whilst a community health centre is located within the existing hospital structure.

http://www.hpi.net.au/hpi/body_projects/public_hospitals/a_nim1.jpg

Kyogle Hospital Upgrade

Similar to Nimbin Hospital, this project was removed from the Rural Hospitals program to be specially designed by HPI up to and including tendering. The Hospital is completely new whilst a community health centre involves refurbishment of existing buildings.
http://www.hpi.net.au/hpi/body_projects/public_hospitals/kyo_copy.jpg

Lockstar: For the Brentwood Heights urban development, i could not find the location map where it will be built?

^^ From that promo link you provided, the location was indicated as off Ross Lane near McLeish Rd and Dufficy's Lane.

Bear in mind, this is quite a long term project they're promoting here. As far as I know there's no development consent or any infrastructure available to the site. That stuff could take years to be ready.

Listen Here BSD, how long have you lived around here? Bit of a Johnny come lately I'd say.

The Far North Coast area definition has and always will encompass just south of Grafton to the Qld border. Local people with empiric knowledge naturally are able to define their region, and including Coffs (yes technically Mid Nth Coast) being just down the road is to us quite acceptable in reguards to the cross-over of peoples lives and work in this broad area.

Or indeed could it be that the thought of little back-water Grafton having a substantially larger shopping complex than Ballina brought on a bout of hysterical blindness......lalalala if I don't hear or see it, it can't be true lalalala.......

This is ridiculous as others have previosly stated one North Coast thread is all that is required, God's truth~Strewth!

Its funny how Ballina seems to be apart of both regions (their is pages and pages of Ballina info in both threads), and that the north coast thread has kinda died as no one cares becasue the only one keeping it alive was BSD

Yea well keep it up! Anyone getting things up in both threads?

For this one including:
Tweed Heads
Byron Bay
Lismore City
Ballina
Casino and Richmond Valley
Grafton

For the North Coast thread:
Coffs Harbour
Port Macquarie
Forster
Kempsey
Taree

Anyone getting things up in both threads?

no....not really

Yea well keep it up! Anyone getting things up in both threads?

no....not really

anyone really interested?

Lismore-Goonellabah land releases

1. Avondale, Dunoon (55 homes)
2. City Ridge North, North Lismore (250 homes)
3. Waterford Park, Kadina Hills East (Stage 1-20 homes, overall stages-400 homes)
4. Trinty Drive/Redwood Grove, North Goonellabah (750 homes)
5. Richmond Hill South (250 homes)
6. West Goonellabah (500 homes)

Total homes: Approximately 3,000 homes

---------------------------------------------------------

Lismore has changed the ways they land zonings for the future residential areas. Next week they going to have a meeting again for McLeans Ridges that holding about 500 more homes. However it would approve due to new council after elections. Therefore Lismore would increase population to 58,000 in 2011.

But who wants to move to Lismore?

FFS - why in Christ's name are there two north coast threads anyway?

This was one argument that was never settled.

I say merge the threads and be done with it.

FFS - why in Christ's name are there two north coast threads anyway?

This was one argument that was never settled.

I say merge the threads and be done with it.

Agreed, there isn't even enough real news to sustain even one North Coast thread - especially when you remember that this is a skyscraper forum!

Under Construction

Ferngrove-RiverOaks (www.ferngroveballina.com.au/) (550 dwellings)
Ballina Heights (http://www.ardillpayne.com.au/Default.asp?Page=123) (750 dwellings plus commercial, education and community facilities)
RiverBend (www.riverbend.com.au/) (220 mobile homes)
Elevation (www.elevationlennoxhead.com.au/) (250 dwellings)
Greenwood Grove (http://planners-north.com/greenwood/3.pdf) (16 super lots)
Aspects on Lennox (http://www.ljhooker.com.au/property_profile.php?propertycode=1739710&propertytype=vacantland) (33 lots-may further expansion)
Anchorage Point (http://www.planners-north.com/anchorage/Vol%201.pdf) (over 40 units)

Future-Proposed-Approved
Angels Beach North (http://www.planners-north.com/angels/masteplan/masterplan.pdf) (90 dwellings)
Pacific Pines (http://www.ebdlennoxhead.com.au/) (Over 480 dwellings plus 6 super lots)
Brentwood Heights (http://www.brentwoodheights.com.au/) (900 dwellings)
Skennars Ridge (http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/Combamd%201Section%206%20Appendices.pdf) (over 150 dwellings)
Skennars Head South (http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/07_0009_preliminary_assessment_app_7.pdf) (260 dwellings plus commercial centre)
Henderson Farm (Approx 850 dwellings plus sports centre, commercial centre and day care centre)
Reservoir (http://reservoir-site.info/) (155 dwellings)

PS: This is not all of urban projects. If anyone like lockstar can fill in few more if i have missed some of them.

BSD wth is a super lot? a bigger housing lot?

BSD wth is a super lot? a bigger housing lot?

Superlot = a large lot created as part of the initial stages of an urban subdivision. The superlot/s are larger lots set aside as sort of a land bank for future development as the market dictates. Also allows the developer/owner to hold them or sell them off to another developer down the track if needed.

Coffs and Grafton isn't part of this thread. They are both in North Coast region.

I think we should create a Mid North Coast thread for the mid north coast aswell. There's too much development in the North Coast for just one thread. By development I mean franchise opportunities and blocks of land that may eventuate one day.

Hey Lockstar, what was that 'Ballina Waters' urban subdivision in West Ballina? I saw it on the land clearing site. Does that sound like the site where Sunmaid caravan park is?

Is that the Ballina Tea Gardens Estate?
http://www.christianacapital.com/Text/1116652379096-1133/pC/1180752254468-3751/
(see the 2nd last project on page)

Or that is seperate one?

Don't know anything about either of them - sorry.

The Sunmaid/Ballina Waterways site (south of highway, west of Burns Point Ferry Rd) has too many environmental constraints and will probably never be substantially developed.

Don't know anything about either of them - sorry.

The Sunmaid/Ballina Waterways site (south of highway, west of Burns Point Ferry Rd) has too many environmental constraints and will probably never be substantially developed.

No worries thanks. Not sure if you might know one of those that hasn't been notified for few years. Here the list:

North Creek (http://www.connelly.com.au/item.asp?displayitem=231&imagenumber=1)

Coastal Grove (http://planners-north.com/coastalgrove/)

Third Village (http://www.connelly.com.au/item.asp?displayitem=252&imagenumber=1)

I think we should create a Mid North Coast thread for the mid north coast aswell. There's too much development in the North Coast for just one thread. By development I mean franchise opportunities and blocks of land that may eventuate one day.

:lol:

also we need a north coast red rooster appreciation thread, hell why should north coast have all the fun, we need an Australian red rooster appreciation thread!!!

Edit

JUst looking over some of the posts im suprised that their are so many housing estates being developed on the north coast, must be a popular place for first home buyers or for people making the sechange

JUst looking over some of the posts im suprised that their are so many housing estates being developed on the north coast, must be a popular place for first home buyers or for people making the sechange

I'm not sure whether BSD just posts the same thing every few weeks or whether they are all different.

Don't care enough to read all his posts properly :lol:

yeah he did repost half of those in the list

Not sure if you might know one of those that hasn't been notified for few years. Here the list:

North Creek (http://www.connelly.com.au/item.asp?displayitem=231&imagenumber=1)

Coastal Grove (http://planners-north.com/coastalgrove/)

Third Village (http://www.connelly.com.au/item.asp?displayitem=252&imagenumber=1)

North Creek = sounds like the earlier stages of the Petrac Pacific Pines development

Coastal Grove = approved by Planning Minister under Part 3A - subdivision off Survey St, Lennox Head

Third Village = dead and buried, superseded by Cumbalum Ridge villages

North Creek = sounds like the earlier stages of the Petrac Pacific Pines development

Coastal Grove = approved by Planning Minister under Part 3A - subdivision off Survey St, Lennox Head

Third Village = dead and buried, superseded by Cumbalum Ridge villages

is it cumbalum or is it cum bum

Its a shit of a name, Cumbalum ... I reckon they should have used something a bit nicer. At least one without all the cum connotations.

In the local aboriginal dialect it means "place of many flathead"

I'd rather Cumbalum to some recycled wankified developer name like Coastal Grove or Pacific Pines, Ocean Shores, Varsity Lakes etc.

^ or spring chicken

Isn't me or Ballina Fair is expanding again? I heard KFC is moving to Cumbalum due to expansion of Ballina Fair while the another KFC site will be in food court.

Ballina’s redeveloped skate park opens for Fair Go Festival

http://www.ballina.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/skate.jpg

Ballina Shire Council is pleased to announce the opening of the Ballina Skatepark redevelopment at Missingham Park.

The $250,000 project has now been completed, enabling the park to be officially reopened by Ballina Shire Mayor Phillip Silver on Saturday 11 October, coinciding with the Fair Go Skateboarding Festival.

The extensions of the Ballina Skatepark have seen the addition of a deeper closed bowl and further street elements, expanding upon the existing three open bowls and street courses.

The redevelopment was designed by Convic Design Pty Ltd, following extensive consultation with the skating community and stakeholder groups.

Tenders were called for in mid-2007, with the project being awarded to Concrete Skate Parks Pty Ltd, commencing construction in June 2008 with completion in early October.

“The extensions have greatly improved the facility and are sure to be well-received by our local skating community. I’m delighted to be able to officially open the project in time for the 2008 Fair Go Skateboarding Festival,” Cr Silver said.

The Fair Go Skateboarding Festival will commence at 9:30am, following the official opening of the extensions to Ballina Skatepark by the Mayor at 9am on Saturday 11 October.

There are prizes and giveaways on offer, with open events for men, women and youth. More information about the competition can be found at www.fairgoskate.com.au

Source: http://www.ballina.info/blog/2008/10/08/ballinas-redeveloped-skate-park-opens-for-fair-go-festival/

Nice skyscraper for Ballina

ROFLMAO.

MERGE THE NORTH COAST THREADS - THESE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ARE RIDICULOUS!!

Housing subdivision, skate park, KFC in a shopping centre food court!!!!! ARGHHH!

looks like a nice addition to the Ballina "skyline", and what a great design. Thanks for posting BSD.

looks like a nice addition to the Ballina "skyline", and what a great design. Thanks for posting BSD.

Thank you but you didn't get that right. That skatepark was 2km away from the city centre!

MERGE THE NORTH COAST THREADS - THESE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ARE RIDICULOUS!!

Housing subdivision, skate park, KFC in a shopping centre food court!!!!! ARGHHH!

Ballina is booming!!!!!!:nuts:

Thank you but you didn't get that right. That skatepark was 2km away from the city centre!

I really wouldn't know where is was anyway, I didn't want to read an article about a skate park.

Thank you but you didn't get that right. That skatepark was 2km away from the city centre!

where is the city centre is there a city near ballina

^ Ballina is essentially a seaside holiday village with a few cabins and a kiosk or two. It is near the city of Lennox Head.

MERGE THE NORTH COAST THREADS - THESE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ARE RIDICULOUS!!

Housing subdivision, skate park, KFC in a shopping centre food court!!!!! ARGHHH!

you're just jealous that ballina has so many developments! this forum isn't just about skyscrapers, it's also about potential 1 acre subdivisions and updates on the latest fish and chip shops (that may or may not eventuate - rumour is powerful).

of course i forgot that the website is called subdevisionscity.com oh w8 maybe its franchiseopportunitiescity.com, wow im really bad with my memory.

I wonder how many on this site have no interest in Skyscrapers and also how many are interested in more than just skyscrapers - e.g. urban planning, transport, urban development etc.

The link BSD gave us is a joke, it make's the city out as a bunch of Rednecks:

http://www.fairgoskate.com.au/images/index_r1_c1.jpg

Im interested in the urban planning, but usually urban developement results in sprawl, so in some cases i hate it :)

... you're just jealous that ballina has so many developments! this forum isn't just about skyscrapers, it's also about potential 1 acre subdivisions and updates on the latest fish and chip shops (that may or may not eventuate - rumour is powerful).

Don't forget the latest weight loss centre franchise offering that may be up for grabs ... or the sixth red rooster location for the town.

sixth! oh man i thought it was only its 2nd

:cry:

Newcastle is not worthy of this thread with its mear 5 red roosters

Thank you but you didn't get that right. That skatepark was 2km away from the city centre!

Town Centre or CBD, because it isn't a city right?

JeansWest Opening Soon at Ballina Central

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:6xRQ3rUwU5hcYM:http://www.free2go.com.au/images/save/specials/JW_FinalLogo_CMYK.jpg

Link (http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=89&PageNumber=1&JobID=13912548&msid=1)

My fault. They beat me to it. Jeans West and Just Jeans are both already opened last week at Ballina Fair.

For the Ballina Central. It could be rumour for similar jeans store.

Next the Great city of Ballina will get Just jeans to create some conflict with jeanswest. BSD probably gets his clothes from the local supermarket

JeansWest Opening Soon at Ballina Central

So?

Howard's Storage World opening in late November at Crn Southern Cross Drive and North Creek Road, North Ballina

http://www.seekcommercial.com.au/Images/ProfileImages/1239_Logo.gif

Link (http://www.seekcommercial.com.au/Business/Listing.aspx?ListingId=633)

Petwise opening in late November at Crn Southern Cross Drive and North Creek Road, North Ballina

http://www.seekcommercial.com.au/Images/ProfileImages/2267_Logo.jpg

Link (http://www.seekcommercial.com.au/Business/Listing.aspx?ListingId=18930)

It's all happening up in Ballina. Is Dulux the paint store?

Next the Great city of Ballina will get Just jeans to create some conflict with jeanswest. BSD probably gets his clothes from the local supermarket

st vinnies is better

Yeah but they probably don't have one up there. Why would anyone care about a pet shop opening up in Ballina? Why would anyone care about a pet shop opening anywhere? As well as Jeanswest, Dulux paint shop and KFC.

Yeah but they probably don't have one up there. Why would anyone care about a pet shop opening up in Ballina? Why would anyone care about a pet shop opening anywhere? As well as Jeanswest, Dulux paint shop and KFC.

Thanks couldnt be bothered clicking the link

For further notice please stop spamming. Its part of developments. Anything in relations.

For further notice please stop spamming
Why don't you take your own advice?

http://www.freeforums.org
Why not create a new Ballina Forum? ;)

Under Construction

Ferngrove-RiverOaks (www.ferngroveballina.com.au/) (550 dwellings)
Ballina Heights (http://www.ardillpayne.com.au/Default.asp?Page=123) (750 dwellings plus commercial, education and community facilities)
RiverBend (www.riverbend.com.au/) (220 mobile homes)
Elevation (www.elevationlennoxhead.com.au/) (250 dwellings)
Greenwood Grove (http://planners-north.com/greenwood/3.pdf) (16 super lots)
Aspects on Lennox (http://www.ljhooker.com.au/property_profile.php?propertycode=1739710&propertytype=vacantland) (33 lots-may further expansion)
Anchorage Point (http://www.planners-north.com/anchorage/Vol%201.pdf) (over 40 units)

Future-Proposed-Approved
Angels Beach North (http://www.planners-north.com/angels/masteplan/masterplan.pdf) (90 dwellings)
Pacific Pines (http://www.ebdlennoxhead.com.au/) (Over 480 dwellings plus 6 super lots)
Brentwood Heights (http://www.brentwoodheights.com.au/) (900 dwellings)
Skennars Ridge (http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/Combamd%201Section%206%20Appendices.pdf) (over 150 dwellings)
Skennars Head South (http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/07_0009_preliminary_assessment_app_7.pdf) (260 dwellings plus commercial centre)
Henderson Farm (Approx 850 dwellings plus sports centre, commercial centre and day care centre)
Reservoir (http://reservoir-site.info/) (155 dwellings)

PS: This is not all of urban projects. If anyone like lockstar can fill in few more if i have missed some of them.

Best info for Ferngrove/RiverOaks (http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/06_0118_riveroaks_ea_01_report.pdf)

Additional estates
Ballina Waters (550+ dwellings)
Tea Gardens (270 dwellings and business centre)
Pioneer Palms-Wollongbar (450 dwellings and community centre)

BSD is like a marketing campaign for Ballina.

Why don't you take your own advice?

http://www.freeforums.org
Why not create a new Ballina Forum? ;)

:rofl:

it never ends! i get so conflicted between joys of laughter and annoyance, it's manic i tell you!!

Best info for Ferngrove/RiverOaks (http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/06_0118_riveroaks_ea_01_report.pdf)

WE GET IT!!!

this is like the 5th time you have posted that

Btw new franchises are not part of developements, anyways why bother posting it, its not like we are going to go all the way to Ballina to buy a pair of jeans or get a tin of paint.

it never ends! i get so conflicted between joys of laughter and annoyance, it's manic i tell you!!

BSD threads are like an emotional rollercoaster!

WE GET IT!!!

this is like the 5th time you have posted that

Btw new franchises are not part of developements, anyways why bother posting it, its not like we are going to go all the way to Ballina to buy a pair of jeans or get a tin of paint.

lol

JeansWest Opening Soon at Ballina Central

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:6xRQ3rUwU5hcYM:http://www.free2go.com.au/images/save/specials/JW_FinalLogo_CMYK.jpg

Link (http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=89&PageNumber=1&JobID=13912548&msid=1)

My fault. They beat me to it. Jeans West and Just Jeans are both already opened last week at Ballina Fair.

For the Ballina Central. It could be rumour for similar jeans store.

Reposted.

May as well post this link...

http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/cmst/ballina004/view_doc.asp?id=829&cat=380

Happy reading.

Where has that link been my whole life?!

HomeWorld Ballina Site is now up and running

http://www.homeworldballina.com/

http://www.homeworldballina.com.au/images/Ballina_Plan_with_Logo_02_400px.jpg

holy crap, finally something decent is posted in here, thanks BSD.

BSD, that link, says its in Helensvale, QLD.

Oh noes his secret revealed

BSD, that link, says its in Helensvale, QLD.

Wow! Thats weird. Its pretty weird to have it with Ballina link. It was definity there as i got that photo of the development lot!
Make it to this: http://www.homeworldballina.com.au/

Thanks its fixed now

Development issues

1. Ballina Gateway Building project hasn't even started the construction. Why?
2. Wigmore Centre delayed? What happened?
3. Pacific Pines major construction has started?
4. Whats that bulky goods development on North Creek Road?
5. Has it me or Ferngrove/RiverOaks construction is slow?

^^ They would be questions for you to pose to Ballina Shire Council.

Development issues

1. Ballina Gateway Building project hasn't even started the construction. Why?
2. Wigmore Centre delayed? What happened?
3. Pacific Pines major construction has started?
4. Whats that bulky goods development on North Creek Road?
5. Has it me or Ferngrove/RiverOaks construction is slow?

1. Ballina Gateway ahs it even been approved yet, you would know better than I would

3. why does it matter if Pacific Pines Construction has started, thats a good thing isn't it??

5. I thought these were recent estate developements, i wouldnt be worried if they have not started yet

5. Has it me or Ferngrove/RiverOaks construction is slow?
Are these just sprawl estates?

Yuck - making Ballina even more vanilla than it is now.

^^Would you really call a couple of housing estates in Ballina urban sprawl??

Would you really call a couple of housing estates in Ballina urban sprawl????!!!!11
^^ Why not, kiddo? It's still dull average/low density housing - yuck. Not gonna make Ballina a more interesting place (just more boring). You want higher density.

Drugcastle has plenty of sprawl ;)

Drugcastle has plenty of sprawl ;)

and slumfuckeders apparently.

Drugcastle has plenty of sprawl ;)

:rofl: yucky drugcastle sprawl

and slumfuckeders apparently.

can't have a drugcastle without slumfuckeders

^^ That's quite a unique word there, that slum one.

Apparently created by the legend that is BSD. I'm curious, how is everyone grappling with it's pronunciation? Is it slum-fuck-ed-ers or slum-fucked-ers. I've been going with the former over the later.

I was trying to explain it to my wife earlier - I struggled the first couple of times, but then I broke it up into 4 parts the way that Lance did it.

She was definitely impressed and mystified at the same time.

She was definitely impressed and mystified at the same time.

That's what all the ladies say, innit :lol:

Harbour marina plans put new wind into Coast Guard sails

By MARY MANN EVERY time the Ballina Coast Guard crew needs to refuel its boat, it has to cart 600 litres of petrol in a trailer down to the Regatta Avenue boat harbour site.

But deputy commander Norm Lannoy says when Ballina finally gets a new marina, 'that inconvenience' will be no more than a bad memory.

The NSW Department of Lands has just called for registrations of interest to develop the Ballina trawler harbour and Regatta Avenue boat harbour sites - which could include a marina and commercial and residential development.

Mr Lannoy said the development was likely to include refuelling, grey water/sewage pump-out and boat mooring facilities, meaning locals and visitors to the riverside town would be able to refuel boats more safely and conveniently.

"At the moment the tourism side of things is a problem because there is no pump-out or fuelling facilities," Mr Lannoy said.

"Our boat takes 300 litres of fuel each side, and every time we need to refuel we have to cart that in a trailer.

"We have to use a special trailer, put up no smoking signs and have fire extinguishers ready - there are a whole lot of regulations we have to go by.

"We handle it, but it is an inconvenience ... new facilities would make it a lot easier and safer."

Mr Lannoy said the new facilities would also 'skyrocket' tourism in Ballina because more boating enthusiasts would be able to moor their craft at the marina and spend their money in the town.

However, he was concerned rent at the facility may be expensive and hoped the Lands Department would give the volunteer organisation a reduced rate.

"We would like to stay where we are, it's five minutes to the bar and we are in a good position to go up or down the river if we need to assist someone," Mr Lannoy said.

Possibilities for both harbours have been identified in the Ballina Foreshore Master Plan, which was endorsed by Ballina Shire Council and the Department of Lands after public exhibition earlier this year.

The master plan recommends a number of improvements in the precinct to support maritime, tourist and recreational opportunities along the Richmond River foreshore.

Minister for Lands Tony Kelly said the area had great potential.

"There is a substantial area of under-utilised space that will be explored for commercial development," he said.

Ballina mayor Phillip Silver said the council had wanted a new marina for some time.

"Council has in fact had a policy of encouraging a marina for more than six years, ever since the previous privately owned marina closed," Cr Silver said.

To view the registration of interest documentation go to www.lands.nsw.gov.au.

Link (http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3788174)

Commercial opportunities at Ballina Trawler Harbour and Regatta Avenue Harbour

The NSW Department of Lands has begun investigations into the redevelopment of Ballina Trawler Harbour and Regatta Avenue Boat Harbour at Ballina.

Opportunities for improvements to both these harbours have been identified in the Ballina Foreshores Masterplan, recently endorsed by Ballina Council and Lands after public exhibition earlier this year. This plan is available on Council’s website.

The masterplan recommends a number of improvements in the precinct to support maritime, tourist and recreational opportunities along the foreshore.

A Registration of Interest (ROI) has been released by Lands for both these sites.

This ROI calls for interested parties to nominate as possible candidates for future commercial opportunities and invited ideas to embellish the area consistent with the masterplan.

Link (http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/about_us/publications/exhibition/other_draft_plans/?a=84717)

92 Tamar Street- Tamar Shopping Village Ballina

By Fulton Trotter Architects

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/Untitled.jpg

Link (http://www.clarenceproperty.com.au/v1/images/attachments/wpt/september_2008_newsletter.pdf)

Broadwater renewable energy plant to be completed soon

The first of two renewable energy plants built under a joint venture between Delta Electricity and New South Wales sugar cane farmers has been completed at Condong on the Tweed River, and the Broadwater venture, south of Ballina, is due for completion soon.

The renewable energy plant at Condong, just north of Murwillumbah, has completed performance-testing and was signed over from the contractor to the joint venture.

It is now proceeding through a further 60-day test period.

A similar plant at Broadwater is expected to be completed this month at an overall cost for the two plants of about $210 million.

The 30-megawatt power stations have been built beside existing sugar mills and will use sugar cane fibre and other certified renewable fuels to generate enough green base-load electricity for about 60,000 homes.

NSW Sugar says that by stockpiling the processed sugar cane, the renewable energy generators can operate year-round, supplying energy into the State electricity grid.

“The renewable energy generators will also see the phasing-out of the traditional sugar cane fires, as the sugar cane crop will be harvested green,” the company said

“This will cut CO2 emissions by the equivalent of taking 80,000 cars off North Coast roads.”

An official opening is planned to mark the completion of both plants.

Link: http://www.ballina.info/blog/2008/10/15/broadwater-renewable-energy-plant-to-be-completed-soon/

Southern Cross Bulky goods centre/Industrial expansion

Land: 80 North Creek Road, North Lakes
Size: 60,000 square metres
DA Link (http://da.ballina.nsw.gov.au/Pages/XC.Track/SearchApplication.aspx?id=2009/258/0&did=20090258/0)
Development Document (http://da.ballina.nsw.gov.au/temp/1148041.0.pdf)

Due to delay of construction of Wigmore Centre it has redesigned by archimages.

http://www.archimages-architecture.com.au/images/Commercial/Wigmore/1.jpg

Link (http://www.archimages-architecture.com.au/default.asp?PageID=37)

Lismore council traffic study gathers speed

LISMORE needs seven new sets of traffic lights, two new bike paths and a third bridge, a new council report recommends.

The council’s new CBD Traffic Study (http://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/cmst/lcc002/view_doc.asp?id=5053&cat=142) is on public display until November 21.

The study recommends the changes be rolled out over the next decade.

The plan would cost $30.3 million and would require investment from State and Federal governments.

However, the plan was attacked yesterday by the owner of Harris Cycles bike shop Darryl Pursey, who said the council was going about things the wrong way.

Mr Pursey wants the council to widen streets to include bike lanes, rather than build more cycleways.

“Nobody uses them and research shows they are dangerous,” he said.

Mr Pursey said he had lobbied the council for 25 years about cyclists’ needs. “It’s good they have got a plan at last, but it is not what cyclists want,” he said.

Mr Pursey said the council should also build a recreational cycleway. Infrastructure services executive director Gary Hemsworth said the council planned to build a network of bike paths.

“It’s a 10 to 20-year plan,” he said.

Mr Hemsworth said the council was aware of community concerns about some of its plans, including traffic lights, but said the council had employed a landscape architect to make sure the changes would be aesthetically pleasing.

The council will hold two public meetings to discuss the recommendations and give the community an opportunity to ask questions.

The meetings will be at the Star Court Theatre at 5.30pm on October 29, and 7.30 pm on October 30.

Under the proposal there will be:

Three sets of traffic lights in Woodlark Street and Ballina Road.

One set of traffic lights at the Brewster and Uralba Street intersection.

A third bridge, perhaps near the racecourse.

A river crossing for cyclists and bicycles.

A cycleway connecting the CBD and Lismore Square.

Source (http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2008/10/24/lismore-council-traffic-study-gathers-speed/)

MarcoPlan and Intrapac are both currently planning for more new urban expansions in Byron Bay, Lennox Head and Ballina areas.

Links:

http://www.macroplan.com.au/www/446/1001127/displayarticle/1001289.html

http://www.intrapac.com.au/projects/current/nsw/

Yamba Indoor centre plans on show

THE Lower Clarence sporting public is about to get its first look at plans to re-establish indoor sports in Maclean.

After months of meetings and consultations with builders and architects the plan to develop the Jim Baird Pavilion at Wherrett Park, Maclean, into an indoor sports centre are about to go on public display.

The centre's project committee has submitted a development application which will go next month's Clarence Valley Council meeting.

The plans, drawn by local architects firm DJ Brown, will soon go on display in the window of the Clarence Valley Canegrowers office in River Street, Maclean.

According to a member of the committee driving the project, former Maclean Squash and Fitness Centre proprietor Ross McPherson, the proposed centre will not only provide modern indoors sports facilities for squash, basketball, netball, indoor cricket and futsal, but will also service existing users of nearby Barry Watts Oval with under-cover spectator and player facilities.

"The new building will be built over the Jim Baird Pavilion using the existing showers and toilets," McPherson said.

"There will be three squash courts downstairs and a large space for basketball, netball and other indoor sports. Upstairs there will be a kiosk, a verandah where people can watch sport on Barry Watts Oval and viewing areas for the squash and other indoor sports."

He said the floors of the sports arena would use a modern rubber compound similar to the surface used at the recent Beijing Olympic Games.

McPherson said the decision to incorporate the current pavilion into the building could save an estimated $500,000.

However, the cost of the project is yet to be established.

"If council passes the DA then the next step is to call for tenders for the project," McPherson said.

Committee member Pat Battersby said council would finance the bulk of the project from Section 94 funds.

He said funding for the indoor centre would be an investment for the council and redress a funding bias against Maclean.

"All we've got recently is a roundabout," he said.

"Developing for the area."

He also said the committee expects to receive some grants from Federal and State governments.

Battersby said it was important for local sport that the centre went ahead as there was a danger the Lower Clarence could soon have no squash centres.

"The word is Yamba Squash and Fitness Centre is up for auction and it could be as a re-development site," he said.

"If that happens the Lower Clarence would have gone from having three squash centres to zero in only a few years.

"Maclean High School has produced plenty of squash champions and is represented currently in Perth in the NSW team."

Battersby said the new centre would largely mirror the previous Wherrett Park Centre in facilities.

Source (http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3788680)

South Grafton Heights Residential Estate (http://www.clarence.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/South_Grafton_Heights_Precinct_Strategy-Final.pdf)

Ballina Emergency Department Redevelopment

Project Management, design and documentation for the total redevelopment and enlargement of the existing emergency department, radiology, tele-medicine, ambulance bay and external carpark. The plan brings the most recent emergency planning models to the Ballina ED.

Link: http://www.hpi.net.au/hpi/body_projects/public_hospitals/public_hospitals.htm

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This would be very good project for our future in Ballina area. This may help to expand the hospital site like Lismore Base (towers). We need more beds and maternity care (baby boomers are here!).

We need more beds and maternity care (baby boomers are here!).
Given that the 'baby boomers' who are now reaching retirement age were born around the 1950s-1960s, why would they be requiring maternity care facilities? If they had children, they probably did so years ago. Or don't you understand what "baby boomers" means? :ohno:

:bash: @ BSD

Perhaps he meant "baby boom".

Well 85% of people goes to Lismore Base Hospital for maternity care who are from Ballina area. We used to have a maternity care here and they knocked it out in 80's, our hopsital is very desperate for full care services like Mater in Brisbane.

Given that the 'baby boomers' who are now reaching retirement age were born around the 1950s-1960s, why would they be requiring maternity care facilities? If they had children, they probably did so years ago. Or don't you understand what "baby boomers" means? :ohno:

:bash: @ BSD

maybe they should be concentrating on retirement centres in ballina! :lol:

Well 85% of people goes to Lismore Base Hospital for maternity care who are from Ballina area. We used to have a maternity care here and they knocked it out in 80's, our hopsital is very desperate for full care services like Mater in Brisbane.

so are you saying 85% of the hospitals maternity patients are from Ballina or that 85% of patients who go to the hospital are doing so for maternity reasons

I don't think he knows

Maybe he's saying that 85% of people from Ballina area who need maternity care go to Lismore? I guess the other 15% have home births? (or perhaps go to Brisbane)

I don't think he knows

Maybe he's saying that 85% of people from Ballina area who need maternity care go to Lismore? I guess the other 15% have home births? (or perhaps go to Brisbane)

Other 15% either go to Byron or Mullumbimby.

Given that the 'baby boomers' who are now reaching retirement age were born around the 1950s-1960s, why would they be requiring maternity care facilities? If they had children, they probably did so years ago. Or don't you understand what "baby boomers" means? :ohno:

:bash: @ BSD

Maybe he is trying to imply that when you get old you become like a baby again? Who knows

Reverse birthing perhaps?

Byron Bay’s new hospital ‘to complement Ballina Hospital’

Member for Ballina Don Page has welcomed the announcement of the site for the new Byron Shire Central Hospital, saying it would complement the planned expansion of services at Ballina Hospital.

Mr Page said a six-hectare parcel of land on the southern side of Ewingsdale Road, near the intersection of the Pacific Highway, had been chosen.

“It’s pleasing to see a site has been acquired after such a long wait and that the hospital is a step closer to becoming a reality,” Mr Page said.

“I have been advised by the North Coast Area Health Service services to be provided at the Byron Shire Central Hospital will include:

54 in-patient beds

An around the clock Emergency Department

Access to public and private surgical services

Palliative Care

Speciality paediatric services

A strong emphasis on maternity services, in keeping with local needs

Day rehabilitation services

A range of Community Health services, both on the campus and in the community

The size of the parcel of land will also allow for future expansion.

Mr Page said it was imperative the project continued to progress quickly to ensure the new hospital could be up and running as soon as possible.

“It is important that construction commences sooner rather than later so we can minimise the time taken to open the doors to his new health facility.

“The Byron Shire Central Hospital is part of the ‘one coastal hospital with two campuses’ concept that will maximise the health services available to the whole coastal community. The Byron Shire Central Hospital will complement the planned expansion of services at Ballina Hospital.”

Source (http://www.ballina.info/blog/2006/11/30/byron-bays-new-hospital-to-complement-ballina-hospital/)

That would be total of two campuses in Byron! This does really help Ballina Hospital to get major extension of upgrading.

Lismore Private Hospital new second private hospital and third hospital in city! It will open during next year due getting new workers for there.

Lennox head may push proposal for Ballina's second hospital site from Private Hospital Services like that Lismore one.

Lismore Homemakers Centre
http://www.cob.com.au/images/bul_lis_1.jpg
http://www.cob.com.au/images/bul_lis_2.jpg
Lismore
15,00sqm bulky goods development on gateway site adjacent lismore airport.

Status
Under negotiation with national
retail tenants.


Client
Lismore Homemakers Centre

Valued at
Undisclosed

Expression of interests
Super Cheap Auto
Adairs
Sleep City
Andersens Carpets
Rugs-A-Million
and over 10 more stores!

Expression of interests
Super Cheap Auto
Adairs
Sleep City
Andersens Carpets
Rugs-A-Million
and over 10 more stores!

Lucky. 10 stores. But overall, nice development.

These cookie-cutter "homemaker centres" seem to be becoming more prevalent around the outskirts of regional centres...

I know Orange has a new centre on the eastern approach to town, ditto for Dubbo. What's more, they look very much the same - the Lismore proposal is no exception. Car park surrounded by single-storey bulky goods retailers; having said that, the majority of purchases require the use of a vehicle, so the design of a typical homemakers centre is at least functional...

Car park surrounded by single-storey bulky goods retailers; having said that, the majority of purchases require the use of a vehicle, so the design of a typical homemakers centre is at least functional...

Sounds like my idea of hell!

Mind you, growing up with my house in perpetual renovation mode and being dragged to go shopping at places like Auburn and Prospect will do that to a kid...

Well that new bulky goods centre at Southern Cross Dr/North Creek Rd section is very different. It have two levels in some buildings. Refer to Homeworld Ballina design also have two levels.

Another (proposed) bulky goods centre on North Creek Rd at North Lakes would certainly different to 'Homemaker Centre' designs which you talked about for regional centres with basic designs. As i meant single level and in front carparking, very disliked to normal shopping centre.

CKF - If there were an antique warehouse and an oversized nursery (ala Eden Park) then all the mothers of the world would converge on the Homemakers Centre every weekend! All a bloke needs is a Bunnings!

If you want to see entertainment, pull up a deck chair and pack an esky on a sunny weekend and watch the car park at Bunnings Ashfield. Hilarity ensues!

BSD - There is a two-storey homemakers centre development in Auburn. I guess it was designed that way to deal with the lack of space available at that location. A little bit further up the road at Lidcombe is a brand new 2 level homemakers centre.

In regional towns there is normally a surplus of land available (particularly on the outskirts), so in most cases bulky goods development is of a single-level variety.

just like those evil shopping centre complexes, these are just another great way to kill off a town centre.

These cookie-cutter "homemaker centres" seem to be becoming more prevalent around the outskirts of regional centres...

I know Orange has a new centre on the eastern approach to town, ditto for Dubbo. What's more, they look very much the same - the Lismore proposal is no exception. Car park surrounded by single-storey bulky goods retailers; having said that, the majority of purchases require the use of a vehicle, so the design of a typical homemakers centre is at least functional...

Add Camden to the list - Council is currently considering one for outside of Narellan on The Northern Road, which will include Bunnings.

Mind you, growing up with my house in perpetual renovation mode and being dragged to go shopping at places like Auburn and Prospect will do that to a kid...

I have vivid memories similar to yours, particularly of Homebase at Prospect, and especially the IKEA. Memories!

^^^ Quite similar to Homeworld Ballina, the site next to it will be new 1.7ha Bunnings Super Warehouse (about same size of Tweed Heads South store). I not sure if this might be relocation of our existing Bunnings at Southern Cross Drive? While i put resume out few weeks ago, they told me they get more vacancies as new Bunnings Super Warehouse next to Homeworld.

This is great example of how other individual super store moves into or next to new bulky goods centre. Other super stores around here like Super Amart (Kerr Street) and The Good Guys (Pacific Hwy Ballina West) are both not moving. Just freestanding i afraid.

Bunnings wanted to get more customers exposed to highway frontage. How you compare to this existing store is at on corner of Southern Cross Drive and the highway? The highway traffic is still have a exposure of that store!

224 Invercauld Rd, Lismore NSW

http://www.falconridge.com.au/images/projects/invercauld.jpg

A 19 hectare site currently zoned rural which has been earmarked for future residential under Lismore Council’s strategy. A joint venture has been entered with the adjoining owner which includes the joint submission of the rezoning application. The site is positioned approximately 3 km’s from the town centre and within the thriving Goonellabah area.

Post Rezoning, the site has the capacity to deliver approximately 150 residential lots. FRPG purchased the site in 2005.

Link (http://www.falconridge.com.au/project_curr.htm)

Check-in facilities improved at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

The Ballina Byron Gateway Airport has reached another milestone with the opening of its new check-in facility.

The spacious extension is the first stage in the terminal expansion project, which features eight check-in desks, air-conditioning to the check-in area, improved baggage handling systems and greater space to accommodate for the increasing number of passengers passing through the terminal each day.

The opening of the extensions has made way for behind-the-scenes work to be completed on the new checked baggage X-ray screening systems which were a mandated requirement by the Federal Government for jet aircraft.

The new system meets the full requirement for explosives detection and x-ray screening, enhancing the safety and security of passengers and the aircraft industry.

“These improvements put the security standards of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport on par with the larger airports in the country, whilst increasing the level of service and comfort to customers,” said Mayor Phillip Silver.

“Council are pleased that the check-in and new baggage make-up area are fully operational a month ahead of the December 1 deadline.”

Further upgrades have been carried out on the emergency power system and lighting which fill further enhance the facility overall.

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport now services over 300,000 passengers annually through its three airlines – Jetstar, Virgin and Rex.

Jetstar recently expanded its schedule to take in daily flights to Melbourne.

Source (http://www.ballina.info/blog/2008/10/31/check-in-facilities-improved-at-ballina-byron-gateway-airport/)

Previously we have four check ins and now up to eight!:nuts:

Tenders are open for construction of T130 and Homeworld Ballina. T130 should starts in January.

[B]Previously we have four check ins and now up to eight!:nuts:

Well Done

Saw the sign of "Harvey Norman Super Centre coming soon" between The Good Guys and maccas in West Ballina!

Homeworld Ballina is missing out on Harvey Norman now. Wonder what would be there?

^^A brothel

Some Tweed Heads piccies

mojo_800 (Flickr)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/1847777877_637aecc801.jpg?v=0

Shammie (Flickr)

http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

Edit

OMG post it an another thread

So this is the new Retail thread.

My apologies, I didn't see BSD's other shit thread had been deleted

http://www.invested.com.au/65/ballina-available-franchises-34378/

lol you're funny BSD...................a David Jones franchise in Ballina, keep dreaming, David Jones don't even do franchises, and a DFO, yeah right, that will be the day.

https://www.invested.com.au/6/ballina-booming-34379/

and it looks like Ballina's population will be 120,000 by 2015.

http://www.invested.com.au/65/ballina-available-franchises-34378/

lol you're funny BSD...................a David Jones franchise in Ballina, keep dreaming, David Jones don't even do franchises, and a DFO, yeah right, that will be the day.

https://www.invested.com.au/6/ballina-booming-34379/

and it looks like Ballina's population will be 120,000 by 2015.

lol ballina booming my arse

BSD sorry to dissapoint you but the hole known as Ballina is along way away from getting a DJ's or DFO, all that stuff you posted in investorED is what you want Ballina too be, not what it will become.

It is laughable that you say Ballina is a major tourism and shopping hub in Northern NSW, so tell me BSD what other towns are their on the northern NSW coast can even compete with the awesomeness of Ballina

David Jones in Ballina? There's alot of crap that come out of your mouth BSD, David Jones in Ballina, no way it won't happen for decades! People in Ballina don't have salaries that would be able to pay for undies from DJ's.

Oh dear, our real estate approvals are skyrocketing!!!

And the possiblity of Queen Street Mall styles coming to our main street! Looks like Myer is coming to the city!


i found this hilarious.....lolz..........BSD, if you are going to make stuff up, at least make is something realistic.

Geez you're a clown BSD

So much crap to quote on that site where to begin....

Theres plenty of development in Ballina CBD, highrises going up but only limit of 16metres in height

is 16m even classed as highrise??

Well well the shopping centres developers came up to build a large super regional shopping centre in Ballina CBD. Heres the mini article i got from the email section.

Quote:
Major regional shopping centre coming to Ballina-17/4/08
Ballina and Northern Rivers first major regional shopping centre will be located in the city centre on River Street. It will have five levels of major retailing, commercial and entertainment centre. The site will add three levels of carparking. Ballina currently have two sub-regional shopping centres.

Now im a bit skeptical about this post, the grammar in the article is wrong in areas. instead of commercial and entertainment centre i think it should be and an entertainment centre. The last line states "Ballina currently have two sub-regional shopping centres" should be Ballina currently has. Also BSD time and time again we need you to post the source. It doesnt even mention who wrote it, or what newspaper it came from :ohno: Im starting to think you made that up, no newspaper hardley ever displays that sort of bad grammer (unless it wasn't a newspaper and one ballina obsessed forumer)

Welcome to Gold Coast in 1970's!

Far from it BSD :ohno: Im suprised you don't know your GC history, The 70's was the start of the highrise boom. The GC first highrise was built in 1958. GC had its first theme park in the 70's. Ballina is nothing like the GC in the 70's

Peaking around 3,100 vehcles per hour!

:rofl: thats a bit unrealistic for peak hour traffic in Ballina, how did you calculate such a statistic??

Centro Properties has bought this land to have a supermarket and 15 retailers in first stage. Then in final stage to add 25 retailers, expand the supermarket and add a possible discount store like Kmart, Target or Big W.

Again, Source. I have checked Centro website and hvent found anything of the sort. Does Ballina have demand even for a third sub reagional shopping centre ith possibility of a QVB styled mall complete with Myer. :nuts:

It is laughable that you say Ballina is a major tourism and shopping hub in Northern NSW, so tell me BSD what other towns are their on the northern NSW coast can even compete with the awesomeness of Ballina

Lismore and Byron Bay are both beaten by Ballina's tourism and businesses growth that help our population goes up. Hence we have more projects than Lismore and Byron.

Coffs Harbour used to be same thing but now Port Macquarie beat Coffs by most projects and growth.

Okay Lismore isn't even on the coast (note the bold wording in my post). That only leaves Byron bay but its preety much the same area

What about Grafton's Jacaranda Festival? You didn't answer my question BSD..

BTW, there is far more people (and development) in Coffs than Ballina, Lismore or Byron Hole - accept it, BSD :(

BSD why don't you take up a different hobbie, like stamp collecting :D

LOL I have many hobbies. Identifying local developments are part of it lol. Ballina is way bigger than Grafton and Byron Bay! Like twice as bigger. Think hard. I never said about Ballina is bigger than Coffs and Lismore at all!

BroadGuage: I don't answer stupid questions.
Anyways all spams must stop in all relevant threads.
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Ballina Shire Contributions Plan 2008 (http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/Ballina_Shire_Contributions_Plan_Adopted_Oct_2008.pdf) is now on public.

Anyways all spams must stop in all relevant threads.

Well thats preety much all threads on this forum then

Oh expect all the north coast related threads and the spam thread. This thread is just one big Ballina spam fest

How is the Grafton Jacaranda Festival any less relevant to the North Coast thread than your postings about the latest Red Rooster in Ballina?

:? :? :?

www.newcastleairport.com.au

Breaking News!!!!!!

Passengers departing from Newcastle Airport have been ranked amongst Jetstar’s best for choosing to offset their share of flight emissions, indicating that more Hunter residents are taking meaningful action in support of environmental sustainability.

Newcastle Airport was ranked fourth out of 16 destinations on Jetstar’s carbon offset ladder. A total of 11.2% of Newcastle Airport passengers elected to offset their carbon emissions. Topping the list was Ballina with 19.32%, followed by Hobart with 12.35% and Avalon with 11.31%. Sydney Airport was ranked ninth.

Jetstar offers passengers the option of paying to offset the environmental impact of their flight at the time of ticket purchase. The price of the offset is determined by the time and distance of the flight.

Newcastle Airport Manager Corporate Affairs, David Nye, said Newcastle Airport was proud that its passengers were amongst the best offsetters in Australia.

“With climate change moving to the forefront of consumer minds, Newcastle Airport recently commenced environmental sustainability audits on the precinct and with our leaseholders. This has already resulted in reduced carbon output and waste from the Airport precinct,” David said.

Other environmental initiatives implemented by the Airport include an extensive recycling and waste reduction strategy, as well as the installation of low-flo urinals - estimated to save 10,000 litres of water annually.

“The Airport is committed to reducing our impact on the environment and it is pleasing that passengers are also taking an active role in erasing their carbon footprint.”

:tyty: congrats to Ballina

How is the Grafton Jacaranda Festival any less relevant to the North Coast thread than your postings about the latest Red Rooster in Ballina?

:? :? :?

Get your own thread Grafton

Passengers departing from Newcastle Airport
Get your own thread Drugcastle!

And stop dribbling.

BSD, you are a dead set pain in the arse bra! you talk as if everyone who is shitting on your bullshit parade is spamming but the definition of spam is unsolicited messages with the intent of selling or promoting. you my friend meet the definition to the letter! the level of hilarity in your posts, and the satisfaction that comes with this hilarity, is fast diminishing. i think it's time you found a new hobby to become fanatical about...

Harvey Norman Bulky Goods Centre (Opposite APN Ballina)

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By McKenzie Hall (http://www.mckenziehall.com.au/)

Picture of APN opposite of new site.
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0791.jpg

Future second McDonald's Super Centre-Corner Bangalow Road and Kerr Street.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0789.jpg

Site located next to going to be 4th traffic lights which starts next week.
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0788.jpg

Southern Cross Drive/North Creek Road Bulky goods centre

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0792.jpg

The Airport Central

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0793.jpg

Ferngrove/RiverOaks-with going to be roundabout intersection which starts works this week at current rate of management.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0799.jpg

Aldi centre opposite.
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0798.jpg

Future Showroom-Kerr Street in front of Super Amart

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0800.jpg

Two level commercial building with onsite carparking-next to Post office.
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/DSCF0801.jpg

Kind of looks like Braybrook. LOL.

Get your own thread Drugcastle!

And stop dribbling.

:lol: opps i forgot no one dribbled in this thread

BTW i think you missed my point didn't you :)

Am I the only one who finds the whole BSD thing (his posts + shitcanning him) to be extremely boring now? It used to be funny, but it's gotten quite old now..

I don't find it particularly funny but its just incredibly annoying the way he claims all of this crap and can't seem to source it all

^^A brothel

Casue ballina thrives of sex tourism?

want Ballina airport renamed Ballina Byron Gateway for more tourism..the Byron part?

lol you're funny BSD...................a David Jones franchise in Ballina, keep dreaming, David Jones don't even do franchises, and a DFO, yeah right, that will be the day.

Doesn't Brisbane only have one in Queensplaza?

and it looks like Ballina's population will be 120,000 by 2015.

Fine, I lol'ed at the website and fact you think Ballina will become handle international flights. Townsville would wayy before Ballina. If it does have 120K by 2015, I'll move there. But if its even 119,999K i wont, i doubt Ballina has been designed to have over 100K

It is laughable that you say Ballina is a major tourism and shopping hub in Northern NSW, so tell me BSD what other towns are their on the northern NSW coast can even compete with the awesomeness of Ballina

It is a major shopping hub definatly! Ballina Central has 27 shops. and what.. 6 services! The new Stockland Rockhampton will have 220 shops, cant compete with ballina!

Look if the Cairns International Airport, the 5th busiest airport for international passengers and the 6th busiest airport overall in Australia (source (http://www.cairnsports.com.au/content/standard.asp?name=Airport)) is losing international flights to bigger cities because airlines are concentrating on them, what hope does Ballina have of getting international flights with its population.

Am I the only one who finds the whole BSD thing (his posts + shitcanning him) to be extremely boring now? It used to be funny, but it's gotten quite old now..

read my post...

Now adopted!

Wollongbar Urban Expansion Area

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m406/MurbanLegend/Wollongbarurbanexpansion.jpg

The Wollongbar Urban Expansion Area (WUEA) comprises an area of some 104 ha of land that is located on the north western edge of the existing Village of Wollongbar between Rifle Range Road and Sneaths Road. A large part of this land was rezoned under the Ballina Local Environmental Plan 1987 in December 2002 to 2(b) Village Area Zone to allow for residential development. This rezoned land will accommodate a population of approximately 2,500 people. This will double the existing population of Wollongbar.

• Stormwater management and disposal
• Passive and active open space provision (including embellishment)
• Local Area Traffic Management works within the existing Wollongbar Village
(including external pathways)
• Construction of the Link Road and associated intersections
• Upgrading and realignment of Rifle Range Road
• Intersections with external roads

Link (http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/WUEA_Strategy_Adopted_June_2008.pdf)

North Lismore Industrial Estate Expansion

Link (http://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/Proposed_North_Lismore_Industrial_Area.pdf)

We are pleased to confirm the following four new retailers who are joining Ballina Fair

Bay Audio -Bay Audio offer a Professional audiology service and will be located opposite Millers. Opening Date to be advised.
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Foxx Foe - our exciting new fashion retailer are due to open in November 2008. The new store will be located next door to Gloria Jeans Coffees.

Kaos Hair - A full service hairdressing salon will be located between Game and The Coffee Club, watch this space for the opening date.

Bubble Tea - will be located next door to the Coffee Club, they will be providing Bubble Tea, an authentic beverage, consisting of tea with all sorts of flavors, plus sushi and other wonderful Asian fare. Opening date to be advised.
http://www.bubblet.com.au/graphics/top_banner2.jpg

Link (http://www.ballinafairshopping.com.au/newsitem.aspx?id=11258)

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You and your other personalities?

Wow thats great. Now if i can't find a local hair dressers to cut my hair, I can just take a 7 hour drive to Ballina

You and your other personalities?

He's a junior thunder dont forget, thats the other personality. I wonder if Thunder has been, or heard of Ballina

^ i doubt it, ballina is a little seaside holiday village that only really has people in it over the summer break period. the much bigger and more important lennox head he would know about.

BSD, the perpetuating media statement for Ballina.

Stage 1
Location Boeing Avenue, North Ballina

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Harvey Norman 3,320m2
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Number of tenants in stage 1 10
Number of tenants in stage 2 5-10

Area design by Donaldson Corrad Architects

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We are pleased to confirm the following four new retailers who are joining Ballina Fair ...



These would hardly qualify as "projects" and therefore do not belong in this thread.