Concern has been raised over the future viability of Wollongong University's " Innovation Campus " at Squires Way, Fairy Meadow. It seems that there is a thirty centimetre disparity in the levels predicted by global warming on flood levels for this site.
The plan calls for twenty five buildings worth many million dollars - and so far four have been completed with a floor capacity of 35,000 sqm. It is expected that over 5,000 people will work at this site.
The people who live and work in the adjacent suburbs - and who have sunk their money into homes - will be more than interested in this flood projection.
If rainfall and rising sea levels are going to make the Innovation Campus an unviable proposition, what happens to the home owners when the water rises ?
The question in many people's minds must be the approval of more new homes in areas that the experts predict will be subjected to rising water levels. Should this be allowed if the future is doom for beachside suburbs ?
Its time councils and politicians came clean on this issue - and devised clear building guidelines.
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