As part of working towards our new Community Strategic Plan, we want you to tell us some big ideas for the Richmond Valley.
Enter your ideas and some detail below – make sure you include if you’re talking about a specific place – and your post will be added to our ideas wall. While you’re on the page, look at some of the other ideas, and give a heart to anything you like.
Fill out the form below to get started. We can’t wait to see what’s on your mind.
Name: Michelle
EV charging stations may attract more visitors to town to stop and shop while their vehicles charge up
Name: Harry
Build a cycleway from Evans Head to Woodburn, Woodburn to Coraki and Coraki to Casino. This will form a great link between the townships and to beach.
Name: Geoff
Clean up the banks. Put in boat ramp and boardwalk. Plant trees and install picnic area near water.No more equipment in parks . Use the free river.
Name: Bec
Lennox Head had a beautiful upgrade of its Main Street & it’s completely changed the feel. Woodburn needs to be upgraded so people stay & play.
Name: Marilyn Heinz
Increase/maintain walking trails in nature such as the Wetlands near Mini Rail. Upgrade path along sthn bank Richmond R. below QE2 sport fields.
Name: Chloe
Supporting musicians & encouraging community spirit & get togethers through having bands play at Windara, 2-8pm on the green. Food, drinks, good times
Name: alice Moore
Restore the casino shop fronts to their former glory!
Name: Nicki Belford
Alternate bright coloured houses in Woodburn main street or along river. Interesting and unusual visual scene to encourage visitors to Woodburn.
Name: Brenda Nathan
Clean up and beautify streets (with native trees) bike path to Riley's Hill and Evans and recreation area by the river
Name: Gavin Begbie
There are three great outdoor exercise stations in Evans Head, and the other two are neglected. It would be great if they could be update and improved
Name: Mandy
Fix those ugly bits of cement that are broken in the side streets of woodburn. I think they are traffic islands but I call them an eye sore.
Name: Tracey
Cycleway from Riley’s Hill to Broadwater.
Name: Tracey
Roadways in Broadwater are in desperate need of widening, curb and gutters and piped drainage.
Name: Luke
Build a Cycleway circuit from Broadwater - Evans Head - Woodburn - Broadwater. Bring families and tourists to those villages and make it a destination
Name: Lizette Watson
Put cameras in parks near bins to stop pl dumping their household waste in and aroung the park bins
Name: Jaye
I was born in this town, I'm couch surfing because I can't afford the rentals. The real Estate wants 2 evict my mum 4 letting me & my son stay at hers
Name: Therese Schier
I’d like to see the Civic Hall used for live performance. Theatre, music, cabaret, choirs, etc.
Name: Sarah
Entice larger retail chains to Casino. Kmart/Big W; Toy store; 10 pin bowling; playquest; a cafe onsite + continued development of Crawford Square.
Name: Keith Hendley
Definitely NO INCINERATOR for Northern Rivers
Name: Japheth Cooper
I often observe people with walking aids and school kids forced to use Evans rd as a footpath because there is no footpath available. An accident wait
Name: Madonna Pendrigh
Clean up river pathway..needs edge for garden and weeding..maybe we should get towns people to do working bee....is that ok?????????
Name: Kay podboj
Council should build a designated truck parking area in the industrial park. This could include ammenities block, barbecues and picnic areas.
Name: Victoria Hamilton
Have a man drive a Street Sweeper at 5.30am cleaning the main streets which would make it more attractive for visitors & locals alike.
Name: Lizette Watson
NO INCINERATOR FOR CASINO
Name: Betty
Picnic grounds, ramp, boardwalk, parking, clean up bank For everybody, all ages, in Broadwater to enjoy the river
Name: Roger Wood OAM
Why is RVC continuing opposition to the Woodburn Numbat restaurant, the Woodburn IGA and the Woodburn Servo?
Name: Megan Polley
Improve the rest area near the Footy Fields with an all inclusive playground, with exercise equipment and water park, like Heritage Park in Lismore
Name: Joan Mitchell
Please stop the incinerator, it is a terrible idea, why ruin the health of your residents and impact the lovely aesthetic of our region.
Name: Ian ELKERTON
Maybe this should wait until the development of the Showground/Racecourse is complete, but a site that would allow for sizeable outdoor crowds.
Name: Caroline
Mural art project involving youth of Casino over a couple of weekends.. Bring people together under the theme of unity, compassion and peace.
Name: Jacqui
Something needs to be done about the bats before putting seats along riverbank. about cattle what about wild animals vermon from concern grazier
Name: Jacqui
Something needs to be done about the bats before putting seats along riverbank. about cattle what about wild animals vermon from concern grazier
Name: Kylie Hamilton
There needs to be more seating that has access to air conditioning. Especially for the ederly who might not have it at home.
Name: Megan Polley
Improve the rest area near the Footy Fields with an all inclusive playground, with exercise equipment and water park, like Heritage Park in Lismore
Name: Craig
Evans Head main street footpath & alfresco areas need to be updated & clean. More street appeal & additional seating allowed outside of main street.
Name: SHARON
LOVE TO BE INVOLVED.CORAKI While fixing main street please consider elderly accessing footpaths and parks.We love to get out and about .find it hard
Name: Chez
More and more quick growing shade trees that will survive the blistering summers. When there money redo waling tracks and seats along the river banks.
Name: Peter
There are homeless people everywhere and most councils employ rangers to fine them. Let's make more roadside rest ares so ppl can stay a short period.
Name: Peter
We have almost the worst river water quality in NSW. The main cause is cattle allowed access to our rivers. Ban cattle from rivers. It's that simple.
Name: Brad
Main roads/streets in Evans & Woodburn need trees. A proper street scape plan has existed for years in Casino, why not elsewhere?
Name: PETER WALSH
This idea will cost RVC nothing to implement. It is getting people who live within 3ks of their workplace to walk to work and home each Wednesday.
Name: Jennifer Sauer
I think it would be great to have an area for children with special needs, play equipment for all ranges of disability with a sensory garden
Name: Jaana
The Richmond Valley should be filled with fruit and veggie gardens, free for all.
Name: Kath Cremin
The river in Woodburn should be developed and promoted as a water sporting venue and water sporting clubs encoraged to hold events in Woodburn
Name: Kath Cremin
A free camping site in Woodurn needs to be identifed and developed to attract gray nomads and travellers to town, perhaps The Common south of Woodburn
Name: Kath Cremin
Woodburn road entry points from Evans Head, Broadwater, Lismore, Coraki and southern Motorway which should be beautified/announced with tree plantings
Name: Ian Brown
For many many years we keep getting flooded by backwater coming in from sandy creek and Bungawalbyn. A levy bank is needed from golf club to Quarry .
Name: Kath Cremin
Woodburn needs to be developed as a destination for day trippers, similiar to Newrybar/Bangalow, with good quality cafes and intreasting shops
Name: Kath Cremin
Woodburn needs our IGA and our petrol station brought back into operation
Name: Deborah Johnston
Incredible biodiversity in Richmond Valley should be should be appreciated. More nature reserves, encouraging passive activities (kayak, bird watch)
Name: Valerie Watson
To combat isolation and loneliness, we need the Home-Start Volunteer Home Visiting program - using valuable parenting experience to help new parents.
Name: Neville Murray
Communication to the general public in the general area is not good. Not everybody,particularly the older group, use computers. We need a notice board
Name: Paola
To have council support residents to establish gardens on the verg outside their property (the grass between the footpath and gutter)
Name: Pandora
Big beautiful shade trees in the streets to cool us down in the summer.
Name: Leanne Clarkson
Let’s connect two towns with a bikeway & shared pathway for locals & visitors to enjoy for training or leisure. Students can ride safely to school.
Name: Barbara Jeffery
Our Community needs an Age care Facility in which they have lived all their lives and for those in their twilight years.
Name: Mary Ward
With appropriate funding (State Govt?) Council purchase and convert existing commercial premises into affordable housing.
Name: Bev Carlyle
Cane toads breed in still water, dams, natural pools in wetlands. Safe access is a priority to control cane toads and the fire brigade. Lets do this.
Name: Neville Murray
A big problem exists in our community of getting people to be aware of upcomming events and activities. I often hear' O I didnt know about that'.
Name: Gary Roberts
Places along Mangrove st and air force beach for benches and tables with coverage. Markets general and food promotion with music. Sponsor sporting.
Name: Andrew
more free community connection events where residents can meet all community organisations (health, transport, sport, education, Council, etc.)
Name: Maria
Somewhere safe for our young people to hang out, connect with each other and services; and engage in positive activities such as creative pursuits
Name: Kristy freeburn
Casino needs a clothes shop where families can buy clothes from 0 - adults. Also some sort of attraction as in, ten pin bowling or a cinemas.
Name: John
I'd like to see more open spaces, with free activities for families, such as music, or kayaking to enjoy the outdoors.
Name: Sue
I'd like to see more affordable housing for locals. I grew up in this area, but now I can't afford to buy a house here.
Name: Megan
As a mum of two kids, I'm finding it hard to get childcare. We need more childcare places to help working parents.
Name: James
We need bigger shops in Casino, like Big W. If people don't have to go to Lismore for the basics, they will shop local and keep more money in town.
Name: Jodie
We need more medical services in Richmond Valley. Especially GPs - two weeks wait for an appt! Also need more specialist health services in town.
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