Lake Macquarie a climate change champion

ABC News 24

Lake Macquarie Council has been named a "Champion of Climate Adaptation" for its proactive response to planning for rising sea levels.

The Council is one of only three organisations across Australia to receive the recognition, awarded by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.

The Council's Sustainability Manager, Alice Howe says Lake Macquarie was one of the first Councils in the country to begin planning for rising sea levels.

"In relation to our sea level rise policy, we adopted that in August 2008," she said. "That was two years before the State Government policy and was almost exactly the same measure, so we feel that we've provided a leading edge to the State Government in this area."