If Antony Catalano had just started building his $28 million Byron Bay compound and asked for permission later, he may have saved himself a lot in legal fees.
Before police charged Antony Catalano with assaulting and falsely imprisoning his wife, Stefanie Catalano, his biggest legal problem was with the Byron Shire Council over his flailing dream to build a $28 million compound on a rainforest block in the area.
The council steadfastly refused to sign off on the required approvals, prompting him to escalate it to the NSW Land & Environment Court. So the council’s town planning team giving its blessing to an equally controversial development by Justin Hemmes must add insult to his shocking week.
