Just a quick visit.
Over a lot of NSW we have been experiencing some wonderful rains that have made the land blossom, green and vibrant. Sadly the flatness and uniformity of the Australian landscape can render such wonder amounts of rain into muddy floodwaters. The affected areas look like giant duckponds where the waters just sit there for ages, besides rising.
Again and again the only answer offered to this problem is "Relief Packages". Packages that fall into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
SES crews are constantly called into volunteer action to repair (rather than prevent).
My idea: We need to start Terra-forming ( a good practice run if Humanity is to exist upon other planets
) for constructive purposes or change the way we live. I suggest we start building giant CANALS (and to a lesser extent PIPES) to DRAIN away such potential disasters and transport such huge amounts of water across the State (and later the nation) to DROUGHT affected areas or DRY areas not recieving rainfall.
If they complain that it would cost too much to do - I say "Humpf!", they spend more upon Indonesia and failed attempts to hold World Cups. Its all about priority and a Soccer World Cup is not a priority to the wellbeing of Australians ...especially in the long term.
Sydney Water has just advertised for 'advice/comment' upon preventing 177 billions litres of treated wastewater being discharged out to sea.
(Yes I have written to them)
Obviously this is a growing problem for this Nation and one that should be a Domestic
Priority.
Of course there will be better versions and adaptions of the Canal concept of transporting water drained from flooded areas to drought and dry areas, over time ...but until then "Lets get to work"!