Exclusive: Homes for 7,800 residents in areas worst hit by 2022 floods proposed in near term, with more development later
Land that could hold more than 10,000 homes across 22 sites in the northern rivers has been identified as part of aThe draft northern rivers resilient lands strategy will be released on Friday, more than a year after floods devastated the region and saw thousands of people displaced. Many are still unable to return home.
While the document does not commit to a time frame, MPs and mayors have been told the goal would be to see most of the initial plots of land developed by the end of next year. The agency will look at the types of homes needed in each area, and how to provide housing diversity, including meeting the needs of renters, workers such as teachers and nurses, and social housing.
Byron, Ballina and Tweed have been tipped for two developments in the immediate term, with one site each identified in the Richmond Valley, Clarence Valley and Kyogle.
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