North Byron Parklands - Cultural Events Site

I have worked on on these events for more than a decade. I need this work

I love to rock it out with my dad king bunny. And I love the family all ages part of splendour in the grass

I believe the development of the site to increase numbers for events and creating a permanent site for music and art festivals would benefit the community through employment and cultural awareness.

I am making this submission in total support of North Byron Parklands in there application to become a permanent home for Splendor in the grass and.Falls Festival our family of five attend both these events and our home is total full of other family and friends who stay with us to attend the two events we love the beautiful site and we look forward to more cultural and community events being held here .We congratulate the owners and there team for the outstanding job they have done one developing and managing this large area they have listen to community and worked hard to improve traffic noise and community amenity . We also appreciate the employment they have created for so many local families with business experiencing very busy times .In closing I thank you for this opportunity to be able to support North Byron Parklands Denise stammers

This development should not be able to increase patron numbers or the amount of days.

I am particularly concerned about their evacuation procedures, especially in regard to fire. The evacuation plan is great on paper, but I fail to see how you are going to control tens of thousands of people who are panicking and possibly drunk or on drugs and get them to safety.

There could be a great disaster, especially if numbers are allowed to increase.

These festivals also cause a huge amount of stress on infrastructure and it seems as though the local ratepayers are having to bear the financial costs which is totally unreasonable.

Local businesses have to put up with people wanting to use their toilets and rubbish bins as there are not enough facilities in Brunswick Heads.

Some businesses find it very stressful as they can't procure extra staff for these periods due to it not being economical to have to train extra staff for a few days a year.

Last of all, the site is in a sensitive wildlife corridor. When has it ever been suitable for animals to have a massive music festival plonked in the middle of their habitat? The wildlife corridor was deemed a sensitive area well before Parklands came along.

I support the proposals
- to allow for changes to patron size and to harmonise the conditions to reflect a permanent cultural events site
- for the permanent use of the North Byron Parklands as a cultural events site for up to 50,000 patrons

While there are impacts from development, and this is no exception, I feel the cultural, social and economic benefits out-weigh the impacts in this instance.

I support these applications. The applicants have developed and managed the site in a professional and caring manner. The environmental rehabilitation of the land has greatly enhanced its natural values from the poorly managed farm use it was previously. I have atended a number of events and festivals in recent years and have been extremely impressed with the care and attention the applicants have undertaken to minimise impacts on neighbours and surrounding uses. North Byron Parklands have made a significant contribution to the economic, social and environmental values of the region. The applicants have a caring and sustainable vision for the future of the site that will only continue to improve these aspects. It would be a significant loss for the community and the environment if this vibrant addition to the area is not able to proceed. Thank you for your consideration.

I'm all for splendour and falls, I think it's good for the community, I have personally been employed and they where awesome to work for

Hello

I have attended Splendour in the Grass as a stall holder, I am so in favour that the space continues to provide an incredible opportunity to develop the creative talent in our country. This is also a good opportunity to demonstrate to people that land has many many uses - not just to build development properties - but venues for our artists and makers.

?

Creative artist, believe in supporting that culture. I fully support this submission in that I believe that it benefits the community in many ways culturally and economically.

The Byron region has been a cultural hub for as long as I remember and the festivals and events the region delivered are amongst the best in the world. My journey to many of these events in the early 90's lead to my full time move into the music and arts industries since 1997 and I believe that these events where the main catalyst for this move. I still have strong ties to the region that these festivals in the past helped create.

I strongly believe, as a professional management and promotional business in the Australian entertainment industry, that approving this application with help take this region firmly into the future as one of the leading youth arts and cultural destinations in Australia, if not the world and allow future generations to experience the wonderful times my generation did in the past.

Over the last 7 years that our organization has been joining the music festivals that are going on in the park lands, they have been cleaner, more efficiently run, and focused harder on making the park lands look better after the event than before it started. They are doing a great job and should be rewarded by allowing the festivals to stay where they are.

I support it

The Parklands should become a permanent music, arts and cultural event site for Northern NSW.

This adds opportunities for employment, builds culture in the area and provides great support for the local economy. It also brings world renowned musicals to Byron Bay!

The improvements made to limit noise and impacts are exceptional.

I have been involved in this site since comercial beggining and I trully belive these guys put the best in it. Site looks better each time I go there with my stall. They have strict environmental rules and they make sure we follow them as well.
I go to many festivals on many different permanent and casual sites but this one is one of the top. Im sure it can always be bit better but I would say 50K people do less demage then cows or horsers.
I was involved in Falls festival few weeks back and respons from managers to any issue(werent many) was incredibly fast and they managed to fix the problem with smile on their face.
Im in favour to continue festivals on that site.

Employment, cultural benefits, community supportive.

I think the Entertainment, Tourism & Recreation Tourist facilities
at the yellen site will be a good thing for the area, It will provide much needed employment, also bringing a lot of money in to the area.

Over the past few years there has been minimal impact to the local residents in the area, the organisers have done an excellent job of listening to comunity misgivings and responding to them in a positive manner.

The development gets a big fat YES from me:) L&L

I support this submission as it not only provides jobs for locals, but it significantly increases the opportunities to participate in in cultural experiences in the Byron Region.

North Byron Parklands should become a permanent music, arts and cultural event site for Northern NSW. Every event brings cultural benefits to the area, employment for 100's if not 1000's of people both local and afar, and attracts people from all over the country (and world), which contributes greatly to our local economy. Without events like Splendour and Falls (and others) that attract people to our area, our local economy would suffer greatly.