Byron Shire Council have been unsuccessful in two grant applications to the NSW government that would assist in mitigating flooding around Mullumbimby.
From Council’s agenda for September 5, Report 13.1 says the two unsuccessful grant applications were for Federation Bridge debris implementation – camphor removal; and Saltwater Creek upgrade assessment and mitigations option study.
Feedback around the rejection of the Federation Bridge debris camphor removal project (valued at $130,000) was because it ‘did not rate highly enough to meet the objectives of the program’.
‘Saltwater Creek aligned with a flood study that cannot be funded under this program; Council should apply under the next round of the Floodplain Management Program’.
Other grants rejected were for footpaths around Byron Bay – the funding pool was ‘significantly oversubscribed’ according to the feedback.
A grant for $40,000 to build Brunswick River Light Craft Launching Ramp was rejected as the ‘Program is no longer going ahead, and has been subject to a review by the NSW government’.
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