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Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, and Deputy Mayor, Sarah Ndiaye, have been elected as Byron Shire Council’s delegates to Rous County Council at the

Ballina Deputy Mayor and Rous County Cr Sharon Cadwallader. Photo David Lowe. The Dunoon Dam made an unscheduled appearance late in the last Ballina Shire Council meeting, on the back of a motion put forward by Cr Phillip Meehan and seconded by Cr Sharon Cadwallader. Cr Meehan said he had growing concerns about Rous County Council’s plan to purchase the Marom Creek Water Treatment Plant and the associated water licences from Ballina as part of the Future Water Strategy. He also said he was alarmed about Rous’s plans for the Alstonville aquifers. ‘This is another example of water mining...

Rous County Council will hold several community information days, ahead of feedback closing on its revised draft ‘Future Water Project 2060’. Events will be held in Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay and the Richmond Valley to allow residents to ask questions about the project. Full location details are below: Monday 17 May 2021 – Lismore City Hall Wednesday 19 May 2021 – Casino Community and Cultural Centre Thursday 20 and Friday 21 May 2021 – Rous County Council marquee at the Casino PRIMEX Field Days Tuesday 25 May 2021 – Lennox Community Centre Wednesday 26 May and Thursday 27 May 20...

Rous County Council Chair Keith Williams. Photo David Lowe. Since the Dunoon Dam was shelved, Rous County Council has put a new draft of the Future Water Project 2060 on public exhibition. They are currently seeking feedback from people living in the four constituent councils of Richmond Valley, Byron, Ballina and Lismore. In part two of this two part series, The Echo sat down with Rous Chair Keith Williams to dig into the detail, and address some of the controversy around the future of water in the Northern Rivers. Your opponents are currently attacking recycled water using quite inflammat...

Premium Content Subscriber only The Future Water Project 2060 includes a new plan for underground water extraction on the Northern Rivers. After the Dunoon dam was shelved by Rous councillors at the December 2020 meeting, a new plan was needed to secure water delivery to Byron, Ballina, Lismore and Richmond Valley. Currently, the four shires get their water from Rocky Creek Dam, Emigrant Creek Dam and the Wilsons River. But since NSW Government estimates that demand for water in the area will be higher than the supply by 2024, Rous chair Keith Williams said the need for a new action plan ...