BellingenNSWMay 13, 2023
Oh Look! #BellingenShireCouncil removed a lot of the #Biodiversity from #GlenifferRd, making way for the #Climate #Transition. Separated #BikeLanes and #Footpaths for a #FossilFuel free #Mobility. Encouraging mobility and access for all.
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateEmergencyResponseFramework #CorporateCarbonPlan #Soil #Bellingen #Roads #Detour
Show threadTreevan
@Bellingen Was there any silt control?
May 13, 2023 at 8:47amWeb
Show threadBellingenNSWMay 14, 2023

@treevan

No erosion, #Sediment and runoff control for #Roads is visible. Maybe a control plan exists on paper?

A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR LOCAL COUNCILS, Erosion and Sediment Control #NSW
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Water/Water-quality/resource-guide-local-coucils-erosion-sediment-control-0642.pdf
#Bellingen #Rivers #Turtles #BellingerRiverSnappingTurtle #ocean #Road #Pollution #Externalities

Show threadTreevanMay 14, 2023

@Bellingen I worked for a Council for a 10 years. What always amazed me was the inability to learn from past mistakes and here we are, in 2023, and still silting up forest and creeks. To quote someone from the Roads Department: "trees cause erosion" - because they would see the roots after flood events. No roots, no erosion.

Anyone using Vetiver Grass in Bellingen? As the climate changes, I don't think native plants are going to cut it in the bad spots.