Smith MP Lands Funds for Coastal Estuaries Rehab

Australian Greens

Tamara Smith MP, Greens Member for Ballina, has today announced funding from the NSW government for the rehabilitation of three key coastal estuaries in the Ballina Electorate, as part of the implementation stream of the 2023-24 Coastal and Estuary Grants Management Program.

The projects being funded include:

· $321,999 to fund the design, approval and works of a rehabilitation project on the Western foreshore of Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head

· $31,559 to restore dunes that have been impacted by coastal processes at Cavvanbah and Belongil Beach in Byron Bay

· $240,672 to fund restoration of a large stretch of riparian area with high importance to the Richmond River Coastal Zone Management Plan, along Maguires Creek in Ballina Shire

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