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Home » Uncategorized » Posted in Uncategorized By Neville On June 10, 2013 Call for sea level science at Lake Macquarie By DAMON CRONSHAW June 9, 2013, 10:30 p.m. Call for sea level science at Lake Macquarie ENVIRONMENT Minister Robyn Parker has advised Lake Macquarie City Council to use the most competent science when considering sea level rise risks to avoid being sued. See your ad here The Minister’s comments come as Lake Macquarie residents, especially those at Marks Point, are concerned about their properties being devalued over the council’s controversial actions on sea level rise. Liberal councillor Ken Paxinos said residents were being treated as ‘‘collateral damage’’. ‘‘We can’t leave these people hanging,’’ Cr Paxinos said. Labor councillor Barney Langford said the council was using ‘‘sound risk management’’ in its approach to sea level rise projections. Cr Langford said the council had a responsibility to ‘‘put in place controls to try to manage those risks’’. Lake Macquarie council wrote to Ms Parker requesting a copy of legal advice from the NSW Crown Solicitor on ‘‘liability issues arising from the withdrawal of the NSW sea level rise benchmarks’’. The O’Farrell government said last September it had ‘‘removed the need for councils to use state-wide sea level rise projections [of 0.4metres by 2050 and 0.9metres by 2100]’’. In a letter to the council, Ms Parker said the government had received legal advice on the matter. See your ad here ‘‘This advice noted that councils should consider adopting sea level rise projections that are widely accepted by competent scientific opinion to minimise their potential liability,’’ Ms Parker’s letter said. ‘‘The advice also noted it was not necessary for the science to be universally accepted, if it was otherwise widely accepted.’’ A council internal memo said coastal councils had received legal advice from insurer Statewide Mutual to ‘‘not move away from the benchmarks’’ until the state environment office provided guidance. About Author Neville Related Posts The Great Barrier Reef at a crossroads The Great Barrier Reef at a crossroads Australian government pledges to protect Great Barrier Reef Australian government pledges to protect Great Barrier Reef Record high for global carbon emissions Record high for global carbon emissions Leave a Reply Logged in as Neville. Log out? Comment HTML tags are not allowed. Meta Site Admin Log out

Neville /10 June, 2013

Call for sea level science at Lake Macquarie By DAMON CRONSHAW June 9, 2013, 10:30 p.m. ENVIRONMENT Minister Robyn Parker has advised Lake Macquarie City Council to use the most competent science when considering sea level rise risks to avoid being sued. See your ad here The Minister’s comments come as Lake Macquarie residents, especially those at Continue Reading →

82 die in Europe’s worst floods for decades

Neville /9 June, 2013

82 die in Europe’s worst floods for decades By ANTHONY FRANCE, COLIN ADAMSON and HUMFREY HUNTER, Evening Standard Homes are submerged in Vienna, Austria Torrential rains across central Europe have led to the worst flooding in decades, claiming the lives of 82 people. At least 58 died in the Black Sea area at the weekend, Continue Reading →

ACT hotter than hot for growth Date

Neville /9 June, 2013

ACT hotter than hot for growth Date June 9, 2013 9 reading now (8) Read later Meredith Clisby Property reporter for The Canberra Times View more articles from Meredith Clisby Email Meredith inShare Pin It submit to reddit Email article Print A housing report shows the ACT is performing remarkably when it comes to residential Continue Reading →

Runoff: Measuring the North’s glacier wastage

Neville /9 June, 2013

Runoff: Measuring the North’s glacier wastage Story Comments Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size Previous Next Photos by Regine Hock Melting glaciers Grad student Joanna Young drills a hole into the Susitna Glacier for a weather station and a melt stake to be installed in April. Continue Reading →

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