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News
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Matildas to play New Zealand in Gosford
Lynnette named our top volunteer
Out&About
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The Matildas at a match earlier in the year. Photo: Damian Briggs/Football Australia
Tuggerah lakes flooding “can’t be eliminated”
File photo from May 2024: Low-lying areas around the Tuggerah lakes copped it again
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Flooding in Tuggerah lakes cannot be eliminated and the impacts will likely worsen in the future with sea level rise, the first meeting of the new Coastal, Estuary and Floodplain Risk Management Sub Committee was told. “While targeted maintenance dredging may be undertaken on an as-needed basis in accordance with the procedure, it is not a routine component of the current management framework due to the limited quantified flood mitigation benefits at this time,” a report tabled at the sub committee stated.
“Dredging on an as-needed basis still has the potential to support social and environmental outcomes as a valuable source of local sand. “Staff recommend that significant business decisions should be avoided until the Entrance Management Strategy is completed under the Tuggerah Lakes Coastal Management Program and TfNSW (Transport for NSW) have formalised arrangements for the ongoing use of the dredge currently being procured for Swansea at Lake Macquarie.”
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