Public consultation 1
The first draft Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy, which considers water supply, reliability and security for a growing population, was on public exhibition from 30 October – 13 December 2020.
The draft strategy was a set of 3 documents:
What we heard
A comprehensive engagement and consultation program accompanied the release of the draft strategy. This included:
- face-to-face meetings
- online webinars
- formal submissions.
More than 70 stakeholders participated in the engagement program and 245 formal submissions were received. Key themes that emerged during this consultation include Aboriginal knowledge and connection to Country, water infrastructure, water security, flooding and flood mitigation, and groundwater.
Submissions
We are sharing collected community and stakeholder submissions for the region along with cultural and general submissions.
- submission 1 Paul Recher (PDF 79.3 KB)
- submission 2 (PDF 39.4 KB)
- submission 3 (PDF 41.7 KB)
- submission 4 (PDF 38.7 KB)
- submission 5 (PDF 42.1 KB)
- submission 6 (PDF 37.6 KB)
- submission 7. (PDF 39.0 KB)
- submission 8 (PDF 37.8 KB)
- submission 9 (PDF 39.4 KB)
- submission 10 (PDF 37.5 KB)
- submission 11 (PDF 40.5 KB)
- submission 12 (PDF 39.4 KB)
- submission 13 Ballina Shire Council (PDF 35.9 KB)
- submission 14 Northern Rivers Guardians & Nimbin Environment Centre (PDF 40.9 KB)
- submission 15 (PDF 42.8 KB)
- submission 16 (PDF 34.9 KB)
- submission 17 (PDF 157.3 KB)
- submission 18 (PDF 80.6 KB)
- submission 19 (PDF 34.9 KB)
- submission 20 (PDF 78.0 KB)
- submission 21 (PDF 36.7 KB)
- submission 22 (PDF 39.3 KB)
- submission 23 (PDF 40.9 KB)
- submission 24 (PDF 34.4 KB)
- submission 25 (PDF 46.0 KB)
- submission 26 (PDF 84.4 KB)
- submission 27 (PDF 38.1 KB)
- submission 28 (PDF 36.0 KB)
- submission 29 (PDF 35.6 KB)
- submission 30 (PDF 376.9 KB)
- submission 31 (PDF 37.3 KB)
- submission 32 (PDF 38.7 KB)
- submission 33 (PDF 37.6 KB)
- submission 34 (PDF 41.1 KB)
- submission 35 (PDF 38.4 KB)
- submission 36 (PDF 61.6 KB)
- submission 37 (PDF 94.9 KB)
- submission 38 (PDF 12.0 MB)
- submission 39 (PDF 280.5 KB)
- submission 40 (PDF 62.4 KB)
- submission 40 (PDF 62.4 KB)
- submission 41 Warren Taylor (PDF 76.9 KB)
- submission 42 (PDF 38.8 KB)
- submission 43 David Clift (PDF 660.9 KB)
- submission 44 NSW Irrigator's Council (PDF 341.2 KB)
- submission 45 Jill Garsden (PDF 79.6 KB)
- submission 46 (PDF 36.7 KB)
- submission 47 (PDF 425.9 KB)
- submission 48 (PDF 39.8 KB)
- submission 49 (PDF 39.9 KB)
- submission 50 (PDF 35.8 KB)
- submission 51 (PDF 35.2 KB)
- submission 52 (PDF 38.2 KB)
- submission 53 (PDF 49.6 KB)
- submission 54 (PDF 38.1 KB)
- submission 55 (PDF 38.1 KB)
- submission 56 (PDF 42.5 KB)
- submission 57 (PDF 40.3 KB)
- submission 58 (PDF 39.6 KB)
- submission 59 (PDF 34.3 KB)
- submission 60 (PDF 41.4 KB)
- submission 61 (PDF 38.8 KB)
- submission 62 (PDF 67.3 KB)
- submission 63 attachement (PDF 556.1 KB)
- submission 63 (PDF 750.1 KB)
- submission 64 (PDF 71.4 KB)
- submission 65 (PDF 70.0 KB)
- submission 66 (PDF 111.7 KB)
- submission 67 (PDF 68.3 KB)
- submission 68 (PDF 65.5 KB)
- submission 69 (PDF 28.0 KB)
- submission 70 Nature Conservation Council (PDF 126.9 KB)
- submission 71 Graham Kennet (PDF 80.3 KB)
- submission 72 (PDF 203.6 KB)
- submission 73 (PDF 66.4 KB)
- submission 74. (PDF 65.9 KB)
- submission 75 Platypus Conservation Initiative (PDF 339.1 KB)
- submission 76 (PDF 559.6 KB)
- submission 77 (PDF 24.7 KB)
- submission 78 (PDF 66.4 KB)
- submission 79 (PDF 77.2 KB)
- submission 80 (PDF 68.0 KB)
- submission 81 (PDF 66.3 KB)
- submission 82 (PDF 67.1 KB)
- submission 83 (PDF 62.6 KB)
- submission 84 (PDF 102.2 KB)
- submission 85 (PDF 229.6 KB)
- submission 86 (PDF 17.1 KB)
- submission 87 (PDF 78.1 KB)
- submission 88 (PDF 70.0 KB)
- submission 89 (PDF 87.4 KB)
- submission 90 (PDF 82.9 KB)
- submission 91 (PDF 142.6 KB)
- submission 92 (PDF 100.3 KB)
- submission 93 (PDF 112.0 KB)
- submission 94 (PDF 68.2 KB)
- submission 95 (PDF 85.8 KB)
- submission 96 Joanna Pitt (PDF 79.2 KB)
- submission 97 (PDF 99.8 KB)
- submission 98 (PDF 66.9 KB)
- submission 99 Enova Community Energy (PDF 43.2 KB)
- submission 100 (PDF 70.1 KB)
- submission 101 (PDF 69.2 KB)
- submission 102 (PDF 66.9 KB)
- submission 103 (PDF 65.5 KB)
- submission 104 (PDF 122.8 KB)
- submission 105 (PDF 67.2 KB)
- submission 106 (PDF 163.0 KB)
- submission 107 (PDF 19.9 KB)
- submission 107 (PDF 309.3 KB)
- submission 109 Thomas Driftwood (PDF 54.6 KB)
- submission 110 (PDF 52.5 KB)
- submission 111 (PDF 69.3 KB)
- submission 112 (PDF 12.5 KB)
- submission 113 (PDF 70.9 KB)
- submission 114 North East Forest Alliance (PDF 880.7 KB)
- submission 115 (PDF 69.0 KB)
- submission 116 (PDF 78.8 KB)
- submission 117 (PDF 62.8 KB)
- submission 118 (PDF 103.3 KB)
- submission 119 (PDF 65.3 KB)
- submission 120 (PDF 207.7 KB)
- submission 121 (PDF 63.0 KB)
- submission 122 (PDF 98.3 KB)
- submission 123 Rous Country Council (PDF 530.6 KB)
- submission 124 (PDF 72.1 KB)
- submission 125 (PDF 69.0 KB)
- submission 126 (PDF 109.7 KB)
- submission 127 (PDF 70.4 KB)
- submission 128 (PDF 353.3 KB)
- submission 128 (PDF 92.7 KB)
- submission 130 (PDF 68.6 KB)
- submission 131 (PDF 95.8 KB)
- submission 132 (PDF 65.4 KB)
- submission 133 (PDF 82.9 KB)
- submission 134 (PDF 105.9 KB)
- submission 135 (PDF 111.3 KB)
- submission 136 (PDF 60.9 KB)
- submission 137 Water Northern Rivers (PDF 147.9 KB)
- submission 138 (PDF 97.3 KB)
- submission 139 (PDF 98.8 KB)
- submission 139 (PDF 67.4 KB)
- submission 141 (PDF 80.8 KB)
- submission 142 (PDF 96.5 KB)
- submission 143 Maria Gillam (PDF 78.2 KB)
- submission 144 (PDF 103.6 KB)
- submission 145 Lisa Ryan (PDF 77.3 KB)
- submission 146 (PDF 64.5 KB)
- submission 147 (PDF 99.3 KB)
- submission 148 (PDF 96.0 KB)
- submission 149 (PDF 63.7 KB)
- submission 150 (PDF 75.3 KB)
- submission 151 (PDF 68.2 KB)
- submission 152 (PDF 330.4 KB)
- submission 153 (PDF 70.8 KB)
- submission 154 Save Alstonville Aquifier (PDF 201.8 KB)
- submission 155 NSW Greens (PDF 553.2 KB)
- submission 156 (PDF 71.4 KB)
- submission 157 (PDF 68.5 KB)
- submission 158 (PDF 92.4 KB)
- submission 159 Lismore Environment Centre (PDF 389.5 KB)
- submission 160 (PDF 65.3 KB)
- submission 161 (PDF 85.5 KB)
- submission 162 (PDF 121.1 KB)
- submission 163 (PDF 95.7 KB)
- submission 164 (PDF 70.7 KB)
- submission 165 Clarence Valley Conservation Coalition (PDF 401.5 KB)
- submission 166 (PDF 310.5 KB)
- submission 167 (PDF 146.1 KB)
- submission 168 (PDF 443.0 KB)
- submission 169 (PDF 17.5 KB)
- submission 170 (PDF 118.9 KB)
- submission 171 (PDF 251.0 KB)
- submission 172 (PDF 67.1 KB)
- submission 173 (PDF 68.6 KB)
- submission 174 (PDF 68.3 KB)
- submission 175 (PDF 63.1 KB)
- submission 176 (PDF 122.6 KB)
- submission 177 (PDF 76.7 KB)
- submission 178 (PDF 65.9 KB)
- submission 179 (PDF 68.4 KB)
- submission 180 (PDF 982.0 KB)
- submission 181 (PDF 129.0 KB)
- submission 182 (PDF 98.1 KB)
- submissions 183 (PDF 103.9 KB)
- submission 184 (PDF 96.4 KB)
- submission 185 (PDF 80.2 KB)
- submission 186 (PDF 68.3 KB)
- submission 187 (PDF 27.2 KB)
- submission 188 (PDF 107.6 KB)
- submission 189 (PDF 91.6 KB)
- submission 190 (PDF 20.5 KB)
- submission 191 (PDF 98.9 KB)
- submission 192 (PDF 103.1 KB)
- submission 193 (PDF 167.1 KB)
- submission 194 (PDF 93.2 KB)
- submission 195 (PDF 120.5 KB)
- submission 196 (PDF 14.6 KB)
- submission 197 (PDF 98.4 KB)
- submission 198 Lismore Citizens Flood Review Group (PDF 3.6 MB)
- submission 199 (PDF 81.1 KB)
- submission 200 (PDF 66.2 KB)
- submission 201 National Parks Association NSW (PDF 177.1 KB)
- submission 202 North Coast Environment Council (PDF 215.7 KB)
- submission 203 (PDF 91.9 KB)
- submission 204 (PDF 15.8 KB)
- submission 205 (PDF 64.9 KB)
- submission 206 (PDF 87.7 KB)
- submission 207 (PDF 33.2 KB)
- submission 208 (PDF 60.6 KB)
- submission 209 (PDF 96.8 KB)
- submission 210 (PDF 67.5 KB)
- submission 211 (PDF 165.4 KB)
- submission 212 (PDF 81.5 KB)
- submission 213 (PDF 81.7 KB)
- submission 214 (PDF 69.4 KB)
- submission 215 (PDF 95.7 KB)
- submission 216 (PDF 256.9 KB)
- submission 217 Johanna Kijas (PDF 82.0 KB)
- submission 218 (PDF 96.3 KB)
- submission 219 Byron Environment Centre (PDF 127.9 KB)
- submission 220 Byrrill Creek Landcare Group (PDF 57.8 KB)
- submission 221 (PDF 81.7 KB)
- submission 222 Lismore Environment Centre (PDF 389.5 KB)
- submission 223 Tweed Shire Council (PDF 2.2 MB)
- submission 224 (PDF 601.2 KB)
- submission 225 (PDF 152.8 KB)
- submission 226 (PDF 66.2 KB)
- submission 227 Clarence Environment Centre (PDF 708.0 KB)
- submission 228 (PDF 109.0 KB)
- submission 229 (PDF 97.3 KB)
- submission 230 Clarence Valley Conservation Coalition (PDF 401.1 KB)
- submission 231 (PDF 30.5 KB)
- submission 232 (PDF 64.4 KB)
- submission 233 (PDF 97.0 KB)
- submission 234 (PDF 70.4 KB)
CSIRO review
To better understand the unique and complex water challenges of the Far North Coast region, the department engaged the CSIRO to provide advice and an independent review of the Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy. The CSIRO completed its review in February 2022. The review and the department’s response to CSIRO’s recommendations were published in June 2022.
CSIRO review documents:
Public consultation 2
After incorporating the feedback from the community and doing further analysis, a second draft Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy was on public exhibition from 1 November to 11 December 2022. The second draft was a set of two documents:
What we heard
In the second round of the public exhibition of Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy, 68 stakeholders participated, and we received 176 formal submissions. Feedback ranged from general commentary about water-related issues such as water security and the need to explore water efficiency measures and alternative water supplies — to specific feedback about proposed shortlisted actions.
Submissions
We are sharing collected community and stakeholder submissions for the region along with cultural and general submissions.
Final Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy
Find the Final Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy here