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Brunswick Heads Sports Field. More info.
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15 Torakina Road, Brunswick Heads (Map)
Main vigil camp located at the end of Omega Circuit
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Sunday Schedule
May 2024
Sun 5 May 2024
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'The First Wave' 5:30pm Sunday 5 May
Film Fundraiser at Bruns Picture House
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Check out Save Wallum in the media here
Join us at the green shelter Brunswick Heads Sports Fields for the following workshops:
(Map here)
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12.30 - 1.00pm Campaign Update
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1.00 - 3.00pm Non Violent Direct Action (NVDA) Training - all welcome
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3.00 - 4.00pm Legal Observer Training & Police Liaison Training - all welcome
About Save Wallum
We are a community of passionate individuals looking to protect the ecology of Wallum Brunswick Heads. Join us in our fight to preserve the natural beauty of Wallum for future generations.
'Save Wallum' is an upsurgence of community members who have come together to protect this sacred place. With over 6000 Facebook members, we oppose the approval of Clarence Property’s Luxury Housing Coastal Subdivision, located at 15 Torakina Rd, Brunswick Heads (DA 10.2021.575.1)
Titled 'Wallum', after the ecology it will destroy, the Development will be comprised of:
• 124 Residential Lots
• 3 Medium Density Lots
• Plus a series of roads and supporting infrastructure & 3 reserves.
Byron Shire Council’s Geographical Information System (GIS) maps note the development sits on bushfire-prone and flood liable land, with acid sulphate soils that generate large amounts of sulphuric acid when disturbed, rapidly degrading infrastructure - including concrete. The entire site is mapped as HEV - High Ecological Value, and is a wildlife corridor, in the Coastal Zone.
What is a
Zombie DA?
The Development Application (DA) for this Subdivision is what is known as a “Zombie DA” - a recognised term used to describe development applications that were historically approved, under old planning regulations that do not uphold the same standards of ecological and cultural heritage assessments demanded by current legislation - which is now informed by natural disasters and the Extinction Crisis.
These applications can lie dormant for decades until developers such as Clarence Property bring them to life. Zombie DA’s are a persisting state-wide issue, which will be highlighted in the upcoming State Enquiry into the NSW Planning System.
As a group, we are seeking Federal intervention, by Minister Plibersek, to refer this development for assessment under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act (1999). If it is deemed a ‘Controlled Action’, development will cease until a federal assessment is done for the Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES), which includes impacts on any EPBC listed Threatened Species - there are at least 9 of these on the Wallum site.
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Photography by: Beverley Callow, James Barrie, Locky Cooper, Mac Maderski, Mala Norris, Mark Seiffert, Nola Mancy, Sam Brown
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