Dredging of Ettalong Channel finally underway
The Faucon has landed and dredging is finally underway at Ettalong Channel, with work expected to be completed by the end of October. McQuade Marine put the vessel Faucon to…
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Ettalong channel to be dredged at last
Ettalong Channel is set to be dredged by the end of August. Sand build-up in the channel has seen Palm Beach Ferries services diverted from Ettalong and Wagstaffe to Patonga…
Dredging problem an endless cycle
In the more than 25 years I have lived in Woy Woy I can’t remember a time when the dredging of the Ettalong channel has not been of concern. It…
Free shuttle service to Patonga for ferry passengers
A free shuttle service is set to operate during key travel times from Monday, June 19, between Ettalong and Patonga wharfs as ferry services continue on a diversion timetable. With…
Constant dredging not sustainable
Thank you for the subtle page layout in CCN393 demonstrating the Member for Terrigal’s double standard on marine seafloor destruction: FOR inshore dredging and AGAINST offshore mining. Dredging in North…
Council’s first open forum prompts action
After calls for a flood management plan for The Entrance Channel a visit to the site is on the list for Central Coast Council administrator. Administrator Dick Persson promised to…
Council slammed over lack of flood management and dredging action plans
After calls for a flood management plan for The Entrance Channel, a visit to the site is on the list for Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson. He promised to…
Dredging program completed
Central Coast Council has wrapped up its dredging program at The Entrance Channel for the year, with about 25,000 cubic metres of sand removed and in line with its $1.2M…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Weekly Video News from across the region: Dredging at The Entrance commences. PM visits the Coast. Airport report released. Green shoots in home care. Rental market under stress….
Work on The Entrance Channel continues
NSW Roads and Maritime Services are working on a barge under The Entrance bridge until the end of May, to replace power cables. Meanwhile, Central Coast Council is working on…
Mehan stands by criticism of council
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said he does not resile from his criticism of Central Coast Council and its management of The Entrance Channel. “The statement issued by Council on…
The Week’s Local News 5@5 in AV format
Central Coast weekly video news. The ‘must know’ stories from around the region: Storm and flood damage wash up. Dredging monies secured. Calls for Mayor to resign. Mobile tower disagreement….
Heated debate over what to do about The Entrance Channel
Central Coast Council quashed any chance of a breakwall at The Entrance Channel when it voted against the idea put up by three councillors who tried to get money into…
What about the forgotten north? – Hogan
Budgewoi Ward Councillor, Jillian Hogan, is appalled at the response from the State Government to the recent bush fires and now the floods. She said the north of the region…
Mayor defends accusations of Council innaction
The State Government will provide $ 600,000 for dredging of The Entrance Channel. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the funding would be required to be matched…
The Entrance dredging monies secured
[The Entrance] Central Coast Council has secured $600,000 in state government funding for emergency dredging of The Entrance Channel and will match it with a further $600,000 dollars of it’s…
Urgent action sought over dredging of The Entrance Channel
Central Coast Council is searching for funds for emergency dredging of The Entrance Channel. Councillors decided at the December 9 meeting to lobby the State and Federal governments and they…
Dredging program ‘complete’, says Crouch
The current program of six months of dredging of the Ettalong Channel is complete, according to Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch He said 22,000 cubic metres of sand had…
Ferry service should be back to normal this week
The ferry service between Wagstaffe, Ettalong and Palm Beach should be back to normal this week. New ferry owner, the NRMA, advised Peninsula News on Friday afternoon that it had…
Chair named for Waterways Committee
Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association vice president Mr Mike Allsop has been named chair of the newly-formed Peninsula Waterways Committee. “The association has been maintaining a close watch on the dredging program…