North Byron Parklands - Cultural Events Site

Good cultural experience

Falls is at a great location to support the Aussie ,using industry

Loving it, supports fellow artists

Supports me as a artist/performer

Greetings, I live near the festival site.. We can hear the music. We are affected by the traffic. We do not object to the site. But, the present crowd number of around 30,000 seems the limit the site and organisers can handle. The people walking along public roads and parking illegally (The day parking is often full). A lot of these people are very drunk and wander onto near the site is a worry to we local residents, as it is a serious safety concern. . A lot of these people are very drunk and wander onto roads. It is a big concern of ours how drunk people are getting at these festivals. we have been a few times and were shocked at the abuse of alcohol..

For the last five years I have watched how the impacts of the festival site continue to grow including traffic, noise, environmental and social. It is time to reduce the number of persons permitted to attend the site and the number of events not increase the numbers of patrons or events, The problems assocated with the festival site are not being addressed year after year so why do the applicants think they can manage such a drastic intensification as the track record speaks for itself. I strongly object to the proposal as it is simply not a suitable location.

Who is liable if in the event of a flood,fire or terrorist attack
to get the people out?
Access out of the site is terrible.The police say it will take up to10hours to get people out.It needs to be moved to a better site. You need to listen to the police,fire brigade and the people this concerns and not the land owners who only think of the money they make and not for the safety of the people.

I am voicing my concerns over the vastly increased size and usage of the site. Currently with the lower numbers the area is overwhelmed with festival goers. Problems such as:
- rentals transferred to airbnb thereby making it hard for local people to find accommodation at that time,
- caravan parks full preventing other holiday makers coming to the area,
- normal holiday accommodation also full,
- traffic congestion on highway side roads and local towns,
- parking and the sheer number of people in the local town of Brunswick Heads.
- illegal van parking in South Golden Beach, Brunswick Heads and surrounds

Then there is the negative impact on this beautiful natural area - noise pollution and its effects on wildlife, extra traffic and pollution including septic and waste, demands on water.

I am not objecting to the current use of the site, but do object to bigger and more frequent use of this previously tranquil natural site.

I am dead against the ongoing concerts at this site.
I think when these festivals keep getting approved, against the advice
from Police, Emergency Services, Environmental groups,
something smells real bad. How much money does the Splendour group pay
to the Planning Department? I'd love to see a full investigation into
the Crooked Dealings of the Land Owners, the Dept. of Planning and
anyone else who gains from these concerts. Let's face it, there's huge
amounts of money involved here and the people deciding our fate don't
give a [REDACTED],
because they live a long way away.

I support North Byron Parklands staying as a permanent venue. I would like to work on these events one day. It's important for local jobs and young people. Please support it.

Having attended events at the Parklands and seen how professionally they operate, I am strongly in favor of this facility. It is fantastic to have dedicated facilities for these type of cultural events, and the owners have gone to a lot of trouble to develop green and sustainable facilities and have put a great deal of thought and design into the way they function. It is great for the shire to have such dedicated facilities.

The North Byron Parklands is an area of significant cultural import. The Splendour in the Grass festival which is held there is a very important music festival and regarded as such all around the planet. More importantly though it's the single most important event in Australian music from a cultural, industrial and audience point of view.

Because the event is held outside the state capitals it brings together the national industry, Because the site was designed by promoters and musicians,. it is the best festival space on the planet.

The Falls Festival is also a significant cultural event albeit smaller than Splendour. Falls is a beautifully run event especially on New Years Eve where it provides a safe alternative to thousands of young people looking for fun at Byron.

I support the submission because of the site's significant economic and cultural importance to our regional area.

The festival site is beautifully maintained and an asset to our community.

As a music and pop culture fan, I unreservedly support this application.

I believe that supporting the arts is as important as supporting the environment . Let's do both sustainably

I think North Byron Parklands is a wonderful Festival Site. I have been to both Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival at this venue. I fully support this submission to make the site a permanent Festival venue in the Byron Shire. Thankyou

To Whom It May Concern,

This has gone on long enough? Its time to grant the organisers a permanent event site at Yelgun, as what was done for Blues Festival at Tyagrah.

Splendour and Falls are professionally run events that benefit so many in the Byron Community and beyond. The trial period is now over and its now time to move forward in a positive direction for everyone and make this happen.

Regards,
Kelly Sullivan

I have attended all of the major festivals on this site since they began. Everything is extremely well managed from waste and traffic management, environmental management strategies through to noise control and crowd safety....5 stars. The benefits to our community provided by events continuing to be held at North Byron Parklands are endless.

I would like to support this site to continue to hold events such. As falls festival and splendour I think it brings in positive economy for the locals and local businesses.
Thank you