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Byron Bay Developments

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For most of the last decade, Byron Bay developments has been off limits to developers, until last month that is, when the Byron Shire Council abruptly lifted a ban on property development. Now environmentalists are worried that a rash of new development will see Byron Bay lose the natural beauty that's made it so popular in the first place. But others fear even tougher new planning laws are about to be imposed, cutting the number of holiday beds available in Byron Bay and eroding the tourist income that the town relies on.

While the residents of Byron Bay understand their community's financial cornerstone is now tourism, they will only go so far. They have resisted high-rise developments and fast-food take-away chains, and recent vocal protests saw a beachfront Club Med Resort halted in its tracks. The efforts to keep Byron Bay "how it was" provide a drawcard, but one which has its drawbacks.

The local council is also under pressure from the 'boom of Byron', which has seen many wanting to settle in the area to soak up the atmosphere as a part of their daily lifestyle. The Byron Shire Council placed a freeze on development applications recently because of the pressure on staff, and on infrastructure like sewage which cannot handle the load from the mushrooming residential population.

Byron Bay is a jewel on the east coast of Australia but is quite literally bursting at the seams. Many older locals now avoid going to Byron because it has become too busy, but for the passing tourist, it has become a magnet which is becoming stronger and stronger as each day passes. Its attraction is that it is in a time-warp of its self-imposed isolation - a small coastal village which everyone wants to believe has been kept "the way it was".

John Cornell is rallying his mates Paul Hogan and rugby league stars Brad Fittler, Luke Ricketson and Craig Wing to fight a $100 million development in Byron Bay. Mr Cornell, former comedy partner of Paul Hogan and owner of the largest pub in the North Coast town, broke a long media silence to speak out against plans for a 354-apartment complex on the beachfront. Many of the residence oppose this Byron Bay development and will fight it to the end, as the locals that call Byron Bay home wish this beautiful part of Australia to stay the way it is.