Bellingen Courier Sun: Blueberry farming Mid North Coast

Dr Sally Townley at the end of the meeting

"Two speakers whose content was concise and clear were both local government councillors.
Bellingen Mayor Dominic King presented the reasons why his council recently voted to go ahead with a planning proposal to require Development Applications (DAs) for new blueberry farms in the shire unless they meet specific provisions for exemption.

And Dr Sally Townley, an environmental scientist who is also a Coffs Harbour councillor but who was speaking as a private citizen, gave the meeting useful tips about how people with concerns about blueberry farming could find information about the applicable regulations and investigate whether reportable breaches may have occurred."

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