Mayor urges relocation of residents in flood-prone areas, NSW inquiry hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZVZB)
Tweed shire mayor Chris Cherry says mitigation and levees only go so far and relocations are needed
Residents at risk of flooding should be relocated and emergency services merged, a northern New South Wales mayor has told a parliamentary inquiry.
The Tweed shire mayor, Chris Cherry, said the region is at great risk from climate change and has a higher proportion of vulnerable and low socio-economic residents.
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