Opening of $7 million sewerage system unlocks 600 home sites in Goonellabah

According to Lismore City mayor, Steve Krieg, it may not be the sexiest opening to attend.

However, when you realise what the new wasterwater system off Pineapple Road at Goonellabah will do, it becomes a great achievement.

“We are here today, with one of the great news stories post the food,” said Cr Krieg.

“A $7 million sewerage pump station and it doesn’t sound exceptionally sexy except for what it can do.”

“To the left of me right now, is the potential for up to 600 brand new homesites.”

“We are up in food free land earmarked as potential growth site for the Lismore LGA and none of that can happen without infrastructure like this.”

The project of building the Pineapple Road Sewerage Scheme was completed in partnership with BASEC engineering, DGP Water and Ledonne

Constructions and involved the installation of a new pump station and over four kilometres of pipeline, which created 30 local jobs.

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“Previously when developers have come and earmarked this site, we couldn’t approve it as we didn’t have the infrastructure in place,” said Cr Krieg.

“Now that this is built people can come to us with their development applications to say they want to start building and developing new homesites.

“It’s really exciting to watch this area grow and to see Lismore thrive into the regional centre it deserves to be.”

Cr Krieg said the land wasn’t part of the Resilient lands package as it is part of the Lismore City Strategic Plan before the food occurred in 2022.

“If people are in a position, after a buyback or the like, then (they will have) every opportunity to be able to relocate up here,” he said.

“Along with a series of other initiatives, Council has established in recent years, it is expected this will help address the housing crisis.”

Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffn, said this was an important project.

“(It) now has the potential to deliver more housing stock, desperately needed and with the necessary infrastructure in place,” she said.

The wastewater project was jointly funded by Lismore City Council, who contributed $5.6 million and the NSW Government under its NSW Regional Housing Fund with $1.4 million.

North Coast art lovers will head to Grafton this weekend for the announcement of the winner of Australia’s richest drawing prize, the $35,000 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.

Better known simply as the JADA, this year’s award has attracted 65 entries locally and from around the country.

In addition to the main prize there is also a $5000 early career prize to help promising artists kick off their career.

The 2024 JADA winners will be announced at the JADA Gala on Saturday night where president of the Friends of the Gallery, Fran McHugh and Mistress of Ceremonies, Nell Schofeld, will present the prizes.

This Year’s JADA judge is the deputy director of Artspace, Sydney, Michelle Newton.

Grafton Regional Gallery director, Sarah