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Byron Shire included in development of Richmond River catchment CMP
Work has started on the development of the Richmond River Coastal Management Program (CMP), a long-term strategy for the management of the Richmond River catchment which includes parts of the Byron Shire.
In the past a Coastal Zone Management Plan focused on the management of the Richmond River in the Ballina, Lismore and Richmond Valley council areas.
“This time the plan is for a ‘whole of catchment approach’ to the Richmond River, recognising how the health of the upper catchments affect the lower reaches of the river,” Peter Boyd, Biodiversity and Agricultural Projects Officer, said.
Yashas Srinivasa16:34, Jul 02 2021
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Machinery works on repairing the main trunk rail line behind the Redruth Transfer Station near Saltwater Creek on Thursday. KiwiRail general manager South Island operations Mark Heissenbuttel, told
Stuff on Friday it planned to extend the wall 200m to the north and 100m to the south to give “better protection” for the stretch of tracks which run along the Pacific Ocean coastline.
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Work continues on the main trunk rail line south of Timaru which was damaged by recent high seas. “The recently constructed rock wall was successful in protecting the rail line behind it [during recent high seas],’’ Heissenbuttel said.
Yashas Srinivasa15:41, Jun 30 2021
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The recent rough sea and wild weather has caused damaged to the main trunk railway near Normanby, south of Timaru.
Severe weather has closed the main trunk railway line out of Timaru for a second time in a month, this time to the south. Mark Heissenbuttel, general manager South Island operations for KiwiRail, said that the latest washout was caused by the high seas and has affected around 165 metres of track around the Scarborough and Normanby area.
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Sand covers the closed main trunk railway line near the Normanby Lagoon south of Timaru.
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Yashas Srinivasa15:18, Jun 10 2021
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An aerial view, taken June 2, 2021, of the flood-damaged rail bridge across the Temuka River after debris has been cleared away from the piles. KiwiRail said their bridges across the Temuka and Orari rivers and Coopers Creek were damaged in the flooding and repair work was underway. Staff are working to re-open the line as quickly as possible, and there are no delays to the repair work, Mark Heissenbuttel, Kiwirail’s general manager South Island Operation, said. KiwiRail hopes to have the line open later this week with repairs to the Orari railway bridge starting on Wednesday.