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BALLINA FLOOD AND PROTECTION FEASIBILITY PLAN Seeking Community Feedback Existing and future flood risks in Ballina and the surrounding floodplain are a consistent theme for the lives of Ballina Island and West Ballina residents. Ballina Shire Council is seeking feedback on a recently developed plan to help mitigate existing and future flood risks. Due to our proximity to the coast, high tides pose a flood threat particularly when combined with floodwater from heavy rain. In the future, sea level rise due to climate change will result in more serious flooding. This means it is important to plan for future possible events. Council undertook flood investigations and developed the Ballina Flood Study in 2008 and the Ballina Floodplain Risk Management Study in 2012. From these documents the Ballina Floodplain Risk Management Plan (2015) was developed to help Council, emergency services and the community understand the potential for flooding in Ballina Shire. More recently the Draft Ballina Flood and Projection Feasibility Plan has been drafted and the Council is now seeking community feedback on this document. Feedback on the Draft Ballina Flood and Protection Feasibility Plan can made at ballina.nsw.gov.au/FloodManagement
Submissions close: Friday 28 January 2022
Community information sessions will be held in January 2022. If you are interested in attending a community information session register at ballina.nsw.gov.au/ FloodManagement
Enquiries: Jacob Franklin, Stormwater/Floodplain Engineer, 1300 864 444.
Alcohol Free Zones – Public Exhibition Ballina Shire Council is seeking public comment on the continuation of Alcohol Free Zones (AFZs) in Lennox Head, Alstonville, Ballina and Wardell. AFZs have been in place in Ballina Shire since 2007 and have been successful in assisting NSW Police managing anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related violence in specific public settings which include public roads, carparks and footpaths. The continuation of these AFZ’s don’t apply to parks, sportfields and beaches, these locations are regulated separately and considered under Council policy. The NSW Police has requested Council continue with the AFZs that are currently in place, which are proposed to continue for a further 3-year period. View the proposed location maps and further information at ballina.nsw.gov.au/ExhibitionDocuments
Submissions close: Monday 10 January 2022.
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