Anybody else wondering why they are filling in the wetlands at West Byron?
Wetlands are designed to absorb excess water in rain events, to help us if and when we get a cyclone.
Filling in the wetlands will dissipate the water to the surrounding low-lying areas, in Byron’s case our town centre and industrial area.
Laying in bed listening to the rain, my heart goes out to everyone affected, and to the decision makers who handled without foresight and, may I say it, put money-making antics before common sense.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
