Disappointed with a lacklustre response in State Parliament to its petition objecting to a seawall, the Wamberal Beach Save Our Sand (SOS) group is set to hold a special information session on the issue on Saturday, September 30.
To be held at Breakers at 2pm, the event will feature key speakers Angus Gordon, Andrew Short and Brendan Donohue.
Angus Gordon is an eminent coastal engineer who co-developed the NSW Coastal Protection Act.
He is the former General Manager of Pittwater Council and former Managing Director of Manly Hydraulics Laboratory.
He has written 56 technical papers on coastal erosion.
Professor Andrew Short of the University of Sydney’s School of Geo-sciences is a former member of the NSW Coastal Panel.
He has published more that 250 articles on beach and coastal systems.
Brendan Donohue is the President of Surfrider Australia, Northern Beaches.
He has decades of experience leading the campaign to stop seawall development along Sydney’s northern beaches, an expert in ‘no seawall’ community advocacy and council and state government strategy.
Also at the meeting will be Wamberal beachfront homeowners who oppose the seawall and Wamberal SOS leaders who will provide updates on SOS, Council and NSW Government actions.
There will be an opportunity to ask the experts questions and discuss the seawall issue and alternatives.
SOS has invited State Government MPs and Ministers and representatives from Central Coast Council to the event, as well as National Parks and Wildlife (Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve), local indigenous leaders and businesses.
Terry Collins