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Premium Content Subscriber only There's more than one reason the debate over the Dunoon dam and future water resources runs deep. It's why the dam gets ping ponged between councils across the Northern Rivers and back to Rous County Council for another look. Everyone knows there is going to be winners and losers if a dam is chosen over aquifers and vice versa. Maybe neither of them is the right option. It's also looking like a turf war between Lismore and Ballina over which town is top dog in the region. Dunoon is in Lismore's patch and aquifers on the Alstonville plateau largely bring t...

A notice of motion was introduced by councillors Sharon Cadwallader, Eoin Johnston and Stephen McCarthy. The recommendation from Ballina will be sent to Rous County Council. "(Ballina) council has major concerns about a secure water strategy for the region and ask that Rous County Council continue with further investigations as to the viability of the Dunoon Dam proposal," the statement voted in today reads. "The groundwater on the Alstonville Plateau has many demands on it and should not be relied upon as a major source of supply." A similar motion was lost at the December 2020 ordinary...

Plans for a potential dam at Dunoon sparked a major debate across the Far North Coast, causing it to be scrapped by Rous County Council. But many still believe it's the wrong decision, and worry about the region's future water supply without it. by Georgia Schefe | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather

Lismore in flood recently. Photo Duncan Wilson. With heavy rain falling across the Northern Rivers this week, the risks faced by people living in floodplain areas are again coming into focus. This week Echonetdaily spoke to Dr Nathan Kesteven, President of Whian Whian Landcare, about the potential of the Northern Rivers Watershed Initiative to mitigate flooding and also improve the health of local rivers. He explained that the initiative has been in the works since the Lismore floods of 2017, when Landcare teamed up with Rous County Council and Southern Cross University to seek money from t...

Premium Content Subscriber only A RESCISSION motion may put the controversial Dunoon Dam project back on the table to Rous County Council. The motion would try to revert a decision taken by Rous councillors on Wednesday to "cease all work" and remove the controversial 50GL dam from the long-term water strategy for the Northern Rivers. Richmond Valley Mayor and Rous councillor Robert Mustow confirmed today he is preparing to submit the motion. "I can confirm my intent to submit a rescission motion," he said. Cr Mustow had 24 hours from the original decision to alert Rous County Council of...