Jettys folk shocked by order to raise homes to 3m

Ben Langford
March 25 2021 - 1:00pm
HARD TO HANDLE: At Jettys by the Lake in Windang, Kevin Croker and Lee Johnson are among the residents worried about being forced to raise their homes to 3m above sea level. Picture: Adam McLean
HARD TO HANDLE: At Jettys by the Lake in Windang, Kevin Croker and Lee Johnson are among the residents worried about being forced to raise their homes to 3m above sea level. Picture: Adam McLean

Residents of the Jettys by the Lake seniors "lifestyle village" at Windang, south of Sydney, have been told they need to raise their homes to three metres above sea level within five years - a cost which many would have no way to meet.

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Ben Langford

Ben Langford

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