The Prime Minister avoided public interactions during his highly anticipated visit to Lismore on Wednesday, despite dozens of people turning up to protest outside his press conference.
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Dr Mitchell Kirby, Lindy Margan and Jeremy Stewart with the report. Photo supplied.
Local groups say support and interest is growing for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to be considered as a flood mitigation option for Lismore and to be included in the Flood Risk Management Plan.
Lindy Margan, a member of a committee that has been investigating flood options to decrease flooding in Lismore, says the group are interested in a new approach focused on NbS and have just released a document supporting this idea.
‘Nature-based is a long term project with great benefits for the community and the environment into the future,’ says Ms Margan. ‘It is certainly not a quick fix and can’t be rolled out shovel ready like some hard infrastructure projects that we’ve seen in the past.’
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