Action plan for MacMasters Beach erosion
MacMasters Beach is increasingly at risk of severe erosion, making it a priority for action in the Gosford Beaches Coastal Zone Management Plan (2017). Central Coast Council engaged coastal engineers…
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Work to restore beach access after storms
Options are being explored to restore beach access to Jenny Dixon and Soldiers Beach at Norah Head which were extensively damaged by coastal erosion during the March storms. The Soldiers…
MP backs residents’ calls for erosion protection
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has backed calls by residents of Hutton Rd for more to be done to protect The Entrance North from coastal erosion. North Entrance Beach was…
Opposition to seawall building
The Wamberal Beach Save Our Sand (SOS) community group will join forces with Surfrider Foundation Australia in the campaign to fight to protect the natural amenity of Wamberal Beach and…
Administrator vents over lack of national leadership on coastal erosion
A letter asking for national leadership on beachfront coastal erosion is being penned by Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, vowing to “up the ante” to get something done. Persson…
State Government will not pay for The Entrance North emergency erosion control
A squabble is brewing over who should pay for the emergency works that held back coastal erosion at The Entrance North and Wamberal. Central Coast Council says the State Government…
Council claims State Government reneged on funding for Wamberal and North Entrance
A squabble is brewing over who should pay for the emergency works put in place to address coastal erosion sustained during heavy storms in July at North Entrance and Wamberal….
Disaster recovery assistance extended
Disaster recovery assistance has been extended in response to the ongoing effects of severe storms in July that caused major coastal erosion threatening the security of properties at The Entrance…
Norah Head Lighthouse could be at risk
The Norah Head Lighthouse Land Management Board is calling on Central Coast Council and the NSW Government to investigate and address a coastal cliff instability hazard which could put the…
Planned retreat is the best way to combat coastal erosion – Greens
Central Coast Greens have ramped up their campaign to see planned retreat adopted as the best way to counter coastal erosion, in the wake of storms during July and August…
Initial beach protection works completed at Wamberal, North Entrance
Five and half thousand tonnes of rock have been placed at Wamberal and North Entrance beaches by Central Coast Council crews during the recent coastal erosion emergency response. A major…