It wouldn’t be the first time the idea was floated and with the urgent need for accommodation increasing owing to the recent floods, The Echo asked Byron Council staff if the old Byron Hospital site could be used as temporary accommodation.
A Council spokesperson replied, ‘The old Byron Hospital is one of many sites that Council and service providers are investigating as options for emergency accommodation for flood-affected community members’.
‘The huge demand for assessors and tradespeople presents a significant challenge at the moment, but as soon as we have a clear picture on site suitability we will provide this information to the community’.
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