The Greens have added a $20 million annual buyback program for flood-prone properties to their plan of banning new development on high-risk land in Brisbane. The party's proposal has been reintroduced ahead of the upcoming election and as the city commemorates two years since its last major flood. The Greens' lord mayoral candidate emphasizes the need for stricter rules on flood-prone development.
A $20 million annual buyback program for flood-prone Brisbane properties has been added to the Greens ’ plan to ban all new housing and commercial development on the most high-risk land . The party’s longstanding pitch for council-level action has been refloated amid campaign efforts for the March 16 election, and as the city marks two years since its last major flood.
In 2022, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner would not be drawn on whether his LNP majority council was considering reinstating the scheme, saying whileThe Greens’ lord mayoral candidate, former Gabba Ward councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan, said there had been little change to flood-prone development rules since then, with more projects “Our message to property developers is clear: if it floods, forget it,” he said in a statement. “Less than 10 per cent of Brisbane’s urban footprint is prone to severe flooding, and there are plenty of developable sites on higher groun
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