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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Making sure Broadmeadow won't be up the (flooded) creek

A concept image of the Hunter Park plan showing parkland and a bridge over Styx Creek. Image supplied

Broadmeadow is a flat place. So if we build it up with high-density housing and intensive sports and entertainment facilities, what will we do with rainwater?

Well, that's a big focus of state and council planning for the huge redevelopment zone that will stretch eastwards from Turton and Kings roads to the railway and beyond.

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