Voice of Byron regular, Ben Ormonde, shared this post from the Friends of St Kilda, describing the failure of the Byron Masterplan-style ‘beautification’ of St Kilda’s Ackland Street.
Ben says, “This is the future for Byron Bay if the McGregor Coxall ‘masterplan’ is implemented.
“It was the same planners (McGregor Coxall) that planned Acland St as planned Byron Bay’s ‘Masterplan’.
“It’s not working in Acland Street.
“Acland Street as we loved it is ruined.
“Let’s be very careful before following their gentrification misguidance here in Byron Bay.
“Let’s have improvements to existing amenities, eg the new bins are excellent, however let’s be careful to keep the current rough around the edges ‘feel’ that has evolved and was never ‘planned’.
Looks horrendous.