Council documents

Main Corporate Documents

• Integrated Planning Documents  links to Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program - 4 year, Operational Plan - 1 year, Budget, Fees & Charges, Annual Report, Annual Financial Statements and Auditors Reports from 2007 onwards.
• Meeting Agendas and Minutes  of Ordinary, Extraordinary and Committee Meetings from 2007 onwards
• Disclosure Log of Formal Access Applications under GIPAA (pdf)  formal access applications provided under the GIPAA
• GIPA Act 6 (5) Register of Unavailable Open Access Information (pdf) 

Councillor Documents

• Councillor Expenses
• Disclosure of Interest Returns - Councillors and staff

Council Policies

• Council Policies

Planning Documents

• Alstonville Strategic Plan 2037 2018 (8mb pdf)
• Alstonville Planning and Environmental Study (8mb pdf)
• Ballina Local Environmental Plan 1987 (BLEP)
• Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2012
• Ballina Major Regional Centre Strategy 2035 (15mb pdf)
• Ballina Shire Affordable Housing Strategy 2010 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Bulky Goods Retailing Update 2017 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Development Control Plan 2012
• Ballina Shire Growth Management Strategy 2012 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Retail Strategy 2003 (pdf)
• Clark Street Precinct Masterplan and Land Use Review 2014 (pdf)
• Cumbalum Structure Plan 2006 (pdf)
• Lennox Head Strategic Plan 2023-2043 (pdf)
• Lennox Head Planning and Environmental Study 2023 (pdf)
• Local Strategic Planning Statement (12mb pdf)
• Planning Proposals and LEP Amendments: Process Guidelines 2015 (pdf)
• Shire Wide Community Based Heritage Study 2008 (7mb pdf)
• Wardell Community Based Heritage Study 2004 (pdf)
• Wardell Strategic Plan 2015-2035 (6mb pdf) 
• West Ballina Planning Study and Structure Plan 2010 (28mb pdf)
• Wollongbar Strategic Plan 2039 (pdf)
• Wollongbar Planning and Environmental Study 2019 (9mb pdf) 

Section 64 (EPA) - Developer Servicing Plans

• Rous Water Developer Servicing Plan 2016
• Water Supply Infrastructure Development Servicing Plans 2011 (7.1mb pdf)
• Wastewater and Recycled Water Development Servicing Plan 2015 (15mb pdf)

Section 94 (EPA) - Developer Contributions Plans

• Heavy Haulage Contributions Plan 2019 (pdf)
  The Ballina Shire Heavy Haulage Contributions Plan 2019 enables Council to levy section 7.11 contributions on development that generates heavy haulage traffic. The plan seeks a contribution for road reconstruction work due to the impact of heavy haulage vehicles on the local road network.
• Ballina Shire Car Parking Contributions Plan 2014 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Roads Contribution Plan Version 4.1 2018 (pdf) 
• Ballina Shire Open Spaces and Community Facilities Contributions Plan 2022 (pdf)
• Cumbalum Urban Release Area Precinct A Contributions Plan 2015 (pdf)

Section 94 (EPA) - Developer Contribution Plans (superseded but valid for old consents)

• Ballina Shire Car Parking Contributions Plan 2004 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Open Space and Community Facilities Contributions Plan 2016 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Open Spaces and Community Facilities Contribution Plan 1993 (pdf) 
• Lennox Head Village Centre Car Parking 2004 (2.86kb pdf) 
• Public Garden and Recreation Space Enhancement 1993 (pdf)
• Road Contribution Plan 2002 (pdf) 

Plans of Management and Master Plans

• Alstonville Cemetery Master Plan 2023 (pdf)
• Ballina Coastal Reserve Plan of Management 2003 (amended 2011) (pdf)
• Ballina Foreshore Master Plan 2008 (7.3mb pdf)
• Ballina Landscape Entry Treatment Master Plan 2013 (16.1mb pdf)
• Ballina Lennox Head Recycled Water Master Plan 2009 (pdf)
• Ballina Marina Master Plan 2017 (21.5mb pdf)
• Captain Cook Park Master Plan 2014 (pdf)
• Cawarra Park Master Plan 2022 (18.6mb pdf)
• East Ballina Cemetery Concept Master Plan 2017 (5.9mb pdf)
• Elizabeth Ann Brown Park Concept and Management Plan 2012 (pdf)
• Elizabeth Ann Brown Park - Memorial Upgrading Works Plan 2018 (pdf)
• Plan of Management for Community Land 2023 (pdf)
• Hampton Park Plan of Management 2005 (pdf)
• Killen Falls Plan of Management - Part A 2017 (pdf)
• Killen Falls Plan of Management - Part B 2017 (pdf)
• Kingsford Smith Reserve Master Plan 2021 (35mb pdf)
• Lennox Foreshore Master Plan (Sheet 1) 2011 (pdf)
• Lennox Foreshore Master Plan (Sheet 2) 2011 (pdf)
• Lower Richmond River Recreational Boating Study 2005 (pdf)
• Martin Street Boat Harbour 2016 (pdf)
• Ocean Breeze Reserve Master Plan 2017 (10mb pdf)
• Pop Denison Park Master Plan 2016 (pdf)
• Richmond River Lighthouse Precinct Conceptual Master Plan 2007 (pdf)
• Southern Cross Precinct Master Plan 2008 (8.8mb pdf)
• Sharpes Beach Master Plan 2019 (pdf)
• Tosha Falls Plan of Management - Part A 2018 (10mb pdf)
• Tosha Falls Plan of Management - Part B 2018 (pdf)
• Wardell Village Centre Revitalisation Master Plan (33mb pdf)
• Williams Reserve Plan of Management 2007 (pdf)

Coastal Management Plans and Related Documents

• Ballina Shire Coastline Hazard Definition Study 2005 (8mb pdf)
• Ballina Coastline - Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 2016 (pdf)
• Healthy Waterways Program 2021 (30mb pdf)
• Lake Ainsworth Coastal Management Program 2020 (5mb pdf)
• Lake Ainsworth Crown Reserve Master Plan 2005 (pdf)
• Richmond River Estuary Coastal Zone Management Plan 2011 (pdf)
• Shaws Bay Coastal Zone Management Plan - Volume 1 November 2015 (pdf)
• Shaws Bay Coastal Zone Management Plan - Volume 2 November 2015 (pdf)

Plans of Management - Vegetation

• Bulwinkel Park, and surrounding areas, Alstonville 2005 (pdf)
• Dalwood Scrub 1999 (pdf) 
• Duck Creek High Conservation Value 2004 (pdf)
• Duck Creek Reserve 2003 (7.7mb pdf)
• East Ballina Crown Reserve 2003 (pdf)
• East Ballina Reserves 2014 (13.1mb pdf)
• Hutley Road Reserve 2004 (pdf)
• Killen Falls 2023 (10.2mb pdf)
• Lennox Head (Coastal) 2018 (22mb pdf)
• Lennox Head (South) 2022 (pdf)
• Little Fishery Creek Reserve 2004 (pdf)
• Lumley Park 2004 (pdf)
• Maguires Creek Catchment 2004 (pdf)
• Mercer Park 2003 (pdf)
• Ross Lane 2004 (pdf)
• Tintenbar Hall Reserve 2004 (pdf)
• Western Chillcotts Creek 2002 (pdf)
• Willow Bank 1998 (pdf)
• Wollongbar Drainage Reserve 2001 (7.1mb pdf)
• Wollongbar Rainforest Reserve 2005 (pdf)

Conservation Zone Review

• Conservation Zone Review Methodology Report (pdf)
• Identification of Proposed E2 and E3 Zones Integration Report (pdf)

Other Documents

• Active Ageing Strategy 2015 (pdf)
• Agency Information Guide as at July 2023 (pdf)
• Ballina 2035 Annual Report 2017 (10.3mb pdf)
• Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Emergency Procedures Manual  (to view this document please contact Council's Information Management Team)
• Ballina CBD Parking Performance Review 2004 (pdf)
• Ballina Environmental Action Plan 2014 (pdf)
• Ballina Floodplain Risk Management Plan 2015 (pdf)
• Ballina Floodplain Risk Management Study Volume 1 2012 (64mb pdf)
• Ballina Floodplain Risk Management Study Volume 2 2012 (8.3mb pdf)
• Ballina Flood Study Update Part 1 2008 (22mb pdf)
• Ballina Flood Study Update Part 2 2008 (24mb pdf)
• Ballina Shire Biodiversity Strategy 2023 - 2033 (13mb pdf)
• Ballina Shire Economic Development Strategy
• Ballina Shire Koala Management Strategy 2017 (14mb pdf) 
• Ballina Shire Local Emergency Management Plan 2019 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Emergency Risk Management Study 2008 (pdf)
• Ballina Shire Council Playground Update and Management Plan 2022 (35.9mb pdf)
• Building Back Northern Rivers - guide to development approvals to support flood recovery (pdf)
• Bulwinkel Park, Alstonville - Minor Works Concept Plan (pdf)
• Bushfire Risk Management Plan 2017 (10.4mb pdf)
• Chickiba Lakes Acid Sulphate Soils and Wetland 2006 (pdf)
• Climate Action Strategy 2012-2020 (pdf)
• Community Engagement Strategy 2022 (pdf)
• Community Participation Plan 2019 (pdf)
• Data Breach Response Plan (pdf)
• Destination Management Plan for Ballina Coast and Hinterland 2021-2030 (pdf)
• Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023 - 2026 (pdf)
• Environmental Action Plan 2012 (pdf)
• Fraud and Corruption Control Plan 2021 (pdf)
• GIPA Annual Statistics Report 2020/21 (pdf)
• Good Access Guide 2013 (pdf)
• Illegal Dumping and Litter Prevention Strategy 2023 - 2028 (31mb pdf)
• North Creek Dredging Scoping Study 2016 (pdf)
• Northlakes Water Quality Management Plan 2008 (9mb pdf)
• NRCG Creative Action Plan 2021 (pdf)
• Our Community: Our Culture, Ballina Shire Cultural Plan 2014-2020 (pdf)
• Pressure Sewer Manual - January 2023 (pdf)
• Road Network Study  (to view this document please contact Council's Information Management Team)
• Road Safety Strategy 2014/15-2023/24 (pdf)
• Social Plan 2009 (pdf)
• Sport and Recreation Plan 2020 (21mb pdf)
• Regional State of the Environment Report Report Summary 2020 (7mb pdf)
• State of the Environment Report 2016 (11mb pdf)
• State of the Environment Ballina Summary 2016 (pdf)
• Sustainability Plan - People, Place, Prosperity 2006-2025 (pdf)
• Urban Stormwater Management Plan Volume 1 2012 (pdf)
• Urban Stormwater Management Plan Volume  2 2012 (16.9mb pdf) 
• Urban Water Management Strategy 2003 (pdf)

Open Access Information

Contact Council's Information Management Team to view, telephone 1300 864 444.

• Applications for approvals and associate documents under Part 1 of Chapter 7 of the LGA
• Applications for approvals and associated documents under any other Act
• Records of approvals granted or refused, any variation from local policies with reasons for the variation, and decisions made on appeals concerning approvals
• Orders given under Part 2 of Chapter 7 of the LGA, and any reasons given under section 136 of the LGA
• Orders given under the authority of any other Act
• Records of building certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
• Plans of land proposed to be compulsorily acquired by the local authority
• Compulsory acquisition notices
• Leases and licences for use of public land classified as community land.