Byron mayor takes aim at Northern Rivers flood dam plan

Byron mayor takes aim at Northern Rivers flood dam plan

Plans for a network of massive flood detention basins across the Richmond River catchment have drawn opposition from Byron’s mayor, who wants governments to instead investigate nature-based alternatives to reduce the impact of future floods. Image from CSIRO flood mitigation report. Mayor Sarah Ndiaye will take a mayoral minute to next week’s Byron Council meeting calling for Council to formally oppose further progression of the large-scale basi…