PHOTO: Despite being vulnerable to floods, Cr Jane Keir assured the animals are well cared for.
Walgett’s animal pound has been rendered non-compliant, with its location outside of the town levee bank forcing the council to start from scratch.
Walgett’s flood plain foundation has caused various challenges for the community, the latest being the pound facility’s showground location becoming inaccessible during flood events, and prone to damage.
In the local Council meeting it was established that the council will seek funding to build a new animal pound.
“In the last year, the area has been flooded, although all the animals have been high and dry,” Walgett mayor Jane Keir said…