Thanks to our mayor for alerting me that stormwater issues are rampant across our shire.
I have contacted as many people as possible Shire-wide. I have found that they’ve had the same experience as myself. There’s been no reply to complaints over many years, and we are consistently told there is no funding available.
[It’s unclear what] maintenance schedule there is to clear drain blockages.
Many residents are doing it themselves and complaints are being ignored by other government agencies.
Councils have a duty of care to have functional infrastructure – prior to additional development. It is obvious that the Shire continues to witness a backwards approach to new development.
We see stormwater ‘quick fixes’ because the system has not been able to handle the additional pressures. This is not how councils are supposed to operate.
It’s wrong on every level.
February 19 is the first Byron Council meeting for 2026 and I am asking for everyone to step up and make sure that our community get this message known.
It’s not just Bayside Brunswick – it’s the majority of our Shire. Old or new stormwater infrastructure has become problematic.
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. 
