Ch 9, "A Current Affair" segment, 2 April 2023:
Locals' outrage as $34m estate approved to be built on a floodplain
With sweeping views on the New South Wales coast, it's easy to see why Yamba has gone from being a small, sleepy, coastal town to a holiday favourite for tourists.
But locals say their idyllic lifestyle is now under threat because the town is being drowned by developers who were given the green light to build on a flood plain.
Dozens of Yamba residents turned up to protest outside a $34 million development being constructed in the town's west.
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Locals claim developers are filling the land in with 3.5m of dirt.
They say it's towering over their backyards, means constant vibration and trucks, and worse - has changed the area's water flow and is causing their homes to flood.
Lynne, who is spearheading the town's campaign to 'stop the fill' said the developments are "devastating (the) local people".
"It's 136 manufactured housing estate, very small lots from 240 to 280 square metres per block, it's all cramped in," she said.
Video of full Current Affairs segment (including February-March 2022 Yamba flood footage) at:
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