Sydney Morning Herald: THE holiday hamlet of Yamba is one step closer to a huge development project that will turn a flood plain at the mouth of the Clarence River into a busy residential area. The Clarence Valley Council voted this week to adopt a local environment plan to rezone the 690-hectare West Yamba site in the northern NSW town. Plans to turn the land into a residential area are advancing even though coastal design policies caution against building on land subject to rising sea levels and …