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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

Land for 10,000 northern rivers homes flagged in NSW plan to ease housing crisis

Buildings in Lismore, NSW, in February 2022 during the region’s catastrophic floods
Buildings in Lismore, NSW, in February 2022 during the region’s catastrophic floods. The draft northern rivers resilient lands strategy will be released on Friday. Photograph: Bradley Richardson/Australian defence force/AFP/Getty Images

Land that could hold more than 10,000 homes across 22 sites in the northern rivers has been identified as part of a New South Wales government strategy to deal with the region’s housing crisis.

The draft northern rivers resilient lands strategy will be released on Friday, more than a year after floods devastated the region and left thousands of people displaced. Many are still unable to return home.

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