Bushfires can be devastating and climate change is only increasing the risk of future damage to both communities, landscapes and the impact on wildlife. Funding a range of initiatives the NSW-Australian governments’ Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund (BLERF) Stage 2 has announced funding for a number of projects in the Northern Rivers.
‘Many of these diverse projects are ones which I have lobbied for or backed in since the 2019 bushfires had a devastating impact on residents and businesses in Tenterfield Shire, Kyogle, Lismore City and Tweed Shire local government areas,’ said Lismore MP Janelle Saffin.
The $4,500,000 to Kyogle Council for the construction of the Kyogle Health and Wellbeing Hub serves that will serve as a multi-purpose community centre near the Kyogle Memorial Swimming Pool. Importantly it will also function as an emergency evacuation centre in times of natural disasters.
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Subscriber only An essential cross border road in the Tenterfield Shire will hopefully be fully sealed, with the backing of government funding. Lismore MP Janelle Saffin said she was working with the Tenterfield Shire Council to ensure sealing the final 7.11-kilometre gravel section of Mount Lindesay Road is achieved. Ms Saffin said she is pushing to get the project more economic stimulus funding to help local communities recover from the impacts of drought, bushfires and the ongoing challenges of COVID-19. There are significant cross-border tourism benefits which would flow from having a fully sealed road link between Tenterfield, the birthplace of Federation, and Brisbane and surrounds, Ms Saffin said.
While Tenterfield Creek Dam is currently at full capacity, council says the bores will drought-proof the region.
“Council embarked on the project to secure a water supply when the dam levels fell so we’re just at the final stages of that particular securing our water supply project,” Acting Chief Executive of Tenterfield Shire Council, Kylie Smith, said.
It comes after the dam hit record lows during the last drought.
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