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Council bypassed in Splendour talks
The North Byron Shire Parklands group has scrapped plans for a trial event and will instead go straight to the state government with its plans to establish a permanent venue for the festival at Yelgun.
Cr. Barham says she's worried that local concerns may be ignored. "I don't think it's going to be very well received by many in the community," she said.
Mat Morris, the General Manager for North Byron Parklands, says the scope of the project means it now falls outside the consent of the local council.
This year's festival was held last weekend (July 25-26) in the Belongil Fields, 2km from Byron Bay's town centre.
Source: ABC News 
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Splendour is a great festival - I hope the locals don't get messed around...
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