I WANTED ZOMBIES, AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY VIRUS The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 35 #34 • Wednesday, February 3, 2021 • www.echo.net.au lëƷşſǽƆƐëǔ Police squeeze musicians over gigs mute over Paul Bibby Having been starved of live music Council for nearly a year, the announce- ment of Byron’s Summerstage court loss concert series brought a round of applause from local music fans and Hans Lovejoy performers. With a healthy slice of the ticket Byron Mayor, Simon Richardson proceeds set to raise funds for the (Greens), is again remaining mute Red Devils football club, which is over questions around Council’s hosting the event at their oval near court loss, this time over a fencing the centre of Byron Bay, the sporting dispute in Suff olk Park. community was also pumped. Similarly, staff are yet to reply But when the organisers, led to questions around the court by well-known local performer loss, and whether they plan to Lisa Hunt, notified the police strengthen the LEP to ensure clarity about Summerstage, they got a around residential amenity. very diff erent response. It comes aft er Council lost in Despite the event endeavouring court against a developer over the to adhere to all noise, parking consolidation of three large lots and COVID-19 rules, and off ering in Ocean Shores, despite a large, significant benefits for the local unanimous neighbourhood opposi- community and economy, a small tion and sensitive environmental group of police from Tweed Heads While Tweed-based police are making it hard for the Summerstage concert to go ahead, organiser Lisa Hunt issues. seemed intent on shutting it down. says she has borrowed money to ensure it does. Photo Jeff Dawson They recommended that Byron Development Control Council and the Off ice of Liquor, boys in blue have refused to come process, Ms Hunt reduced the Hunt had tried to conceal what she Order overturned Gaming and Racing (OLGR) impose to the party. proposed capacity from 600 to 500 was doing. a series of draconian restrictions ‘I can only conclude that police people. Napoli v Byron Shire Council that made the event almost impos- basically set out to stop the shows,’ This change brought crowd Police allege act of deceit [2020] NSWLEC 1646 was handed sible to run. Ms Hunt said. numbers into line with the number ‘They twice stated in writing that down on December 15, 2020, and Many of these restrictions were ‘There was no support for it at of people who attend Red Devil the inconsistencies between docu- was a result of the landowner taking subsequently imposed by Council all. Every single thing they pro- Park every fortnight for game day. ments appeared to be a “deliberate Council to court aft er staff imposed and the OLGR, who then added posed went against the event.’ Yet police continued to recom- act of deceit,” the spokesperson said. a Development Control Order over a further restrictions themsleves, mend conditions based on the ‘Lisa has chosen to underwrite high fence being erected. forcing Ms Hunt and her team Tough restrictions original capacity figure, referring this to help a rugby league club, In summarising her judgment, to consider cancelling the event Ms Hunt’s original proposal to to it as a justification for the tough a community crying out for live Acting Commissioner, Sue Morris, completely. hold events every Friday, Saturday restrictions they were proposing. music, and a group of live musi- said that Council’s order should be Refusing to be defeated, Ms Hunt and Sunday evening over summer ‘The conditions imposed were cians who are on the breadline.” revoked, given that the structure has borrowed money to ensure that was cut dramatically by police, based on these erroneous assump- ‘These conditions have imposed was not inconsistent with the the shows not only go on but go off who recommended just two events tions – that it would be six concerts a significant financial burden on development consent. She said with a bang, and believes locals will per fortnight over the three-month a fortnight, 600 people, potentially her, and on the event. 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