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A public meeting has been organised by Member for Swan Hill, Peter Walsh, for next Wednesday, June 2, to discuss the implications of the new river frontage legislation.
The meeting which will be chaired by Mr Walsh, will be held in the upstairs meeting room of the Swan Hill Town Hall and will commence at 2pm.
“Residents who have river frontage licences are only just becoming aware of the implications of the River Red Gum Legislation and the impact it is going to have on their homes and properties,” Mr Walsh said today.
“I have had reports of new fence lines that practically run through property owner’s homes, access roads being cut off and large swathes of cultivated paddocks suddenly being removed.
“Most of the river frontage was surveyed well over 100 years ago and boundary lines have become extremely blurred since then and as a result the impact on property owners is going to be quite devastating for some,” he said.
“I have called this Public Meeting so that all property owners whose boundaries front land affected by this legislation can come together and be more fully informed on how they are going to be affected and just what their options may be.
“I urge all affected landowners to attend this public meeting next Wednesday,” Mr Walsh said.