March 2016
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Issue # 23 •A community newspaper for Lambton & Nor th Lambton• FREE
Ker-rai’s rehab complete Hunter Water and Newcastle City Council can be proud of the recent rehabilitation of Lambton Ker-rai. “Lambton Ker-rai is both a functioning stormwater channel and a creek, two things that don’t always work well together.” said Nick Kaiser from Hunter Water. “When reeds grow along the creek it allows a habitat to form, but it also inhibits drainage and leads to flooding. Clearing a creek may be great for allowing water to move quickly, but is bad for the local ecology. “The revitalisation of Lambton Ker-rai finds the happy medium of nurturing a vibrant ecosystem in the middle of suburbia, and at the same time allowing the creek to drain away after heavy rain. As a Lambton resident I’ve seen the results first hand. The constant flooding of the northern end of the creek is now a thing of the past.” Nick added. Newcastle City Council managed the Ker-rai rehabilitation project on behalf of Hunter Water and has also been busy revitalising the park more generally over recent months by completing the missing link of the shared pathway around the park as well as installing new playground equipment. Residents are invited to join Council and Hunter Water to celebrate the completion of the Ker-rai’s rehabilitation at Lambton Park Rotunda from 1011am on Tuesday 15th March.
The rehabilitation of Lambton Ker-rai by Hunter Water and Newcastle City Council required a happy medium between functioning stormwater drainage and a vibrant suburban ecosystem
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