DRAINAGE across Medowie will be evaluated following unanimous support for a motion put forward at last week’s council meeting.
Port Stephens councillors Chris Doohan and Ben Niland, and Port Stephens Deputy Mayor Jason Wells, said that poor drainage was particularly impacting residents in Medowie, Salt Ash, and in the Hinterland.
“We need to get community and statutory bodies into a room, get all the previous roadblocks, issues, flood models, points of agreement and disagreement out in the open, and combine that with the data from the most recent flooding experience and with the long held lived experience of locals going back decades,” Councillor Niland said.
“The aim is we then use all that info to see if there are engineering solutions not previously considered.”
A second motion was put forward by Councillor for East Ward, Nathan Errington, to review drainage across all Ports Stephens sporting fields.
“Local sport deserves proper infrastructure,” Cr Errington said.
“Let’s keep our grounds open and our kids on the field.”
A new drainage system is already being installed at Tomaree Sports Complex after the Council declared it “a vital asset to our community”.
“We’re committed to ensuring it remains accessible and usable for all, even in the face of extreme weather.”
Councillor Errington said the next steps are “pushing for state and federal funding to get the upgrades our fields need”.
By Cosette DE LORENZO
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