Flood mitigation in Cootamundra must wait for behind-the-scenes studies and plans by council.

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Updated February 14 2019 - 4:10pm, first published 1:00pm
BULLRUSHES: Muttama Creek Regeneration Group says growth of cumbungi (native bullrushes) is not a problem, but more work is needed to remove exotics which could act like dams if debris was caught against them in a flood.
BULLRUSHES: Muttama Creek Regeneration Group says growth of cumbungi (native bullrushes) is not a problem, but more work is needed to remove exotics which could act like dams if debris was caught against them in a flood.

A complex maze of State government laws on what councils can and can’t do in waterways has been summarised in a consultants report presented to Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.

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Tom Gosling

Journalist, Cootamundra Herald

I've had a long career in journalism and corporate communications, starting with country newspapers, radio and TV in northern NSW and including ABC News Sydney and the Melbourne Herald. I edited The University of Sydney News for 10 years, and was Media Officer for CSIRO in Canberra and BHP Steelworks in Port Kembla.

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