Meeting about Ettalong Channel
A meeting to discuss the status of the Brisbane Water navigation channel will be held at Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 18. Ettalong Diggers chief…
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Chamber welcomes dredging
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the start of dredging operations in the Ettalong Channel with works due to be completed in around six weeks’ time. “Dredging works have…
Ettalong channel dredging starts … or does it?
Dredging of the Ettalong Channel had started on several days last week, according to various media releases received by Peninsula News. “The emergency dredging is only now beginning, despite being…
Sand bar has been surveyed, association told
The Wagstaffe- Killcare Community Association has been advised that a survey of the sand bar has been completed ahead of dredging the Ettalong channel. Association president Ms Peta Colebatch said:…
Revenue from moorings should be used for dredging
[Forum] The Council is quite right regarding finance for the dredging of all channels in our waterways. That is totally the responsibility of the state. I wonder if the government…
Councillor wants to protect surf break from dredging
The Peninsula’s famous surf break, The Box, is an east coast treasure and Central Coast Councillor Bruce McLachlan wants to protect it. On several occasions during the protracted debate on…
Chamber welcomes dredging work
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement by NSW Minister for Lands Mr Paul Toole that $250,000 will be made available for emergency dredging works in the Ettalong…
Liberals claim dredge victory
Liberal councillors and Members of State Parliament have claimed victory for the community following the decision by Central Coast Council to apply for 50-50 dredging funding. East Gosford Ward Liberal…
Council goes for 50-50 dredge funding
Central Coast Council has agreed to apply for 50-50 funding to dredge Ettalong Channel following a fortnight of sustained community and political pressure, which saw 400 residents attend a meeting…
Cruiser rescued in channel
Marine Rescue Central Coast was called to the Brisbane Water Channel on Saturday, April 14, when a 12-metre cruiser ran aground. At around 10:55am, the skipper of the vessel contacted…
Money announced to co-fund dredging
The NSW Government has announced it will make $1.5 million available to co- fund maintenance dredging work across the State in the coming financial year, according to Member for Terrigal…
Brisbane Water Cruise still operating
Great article on the channel silting, however, the headline attached to the front page photo (Peninsula News, issue 442, April 9, 2018) has confused a large number of our passengers…
Dredging is underway at The Entrance Channel
The dredging of The Entrance Channel is underway, according to Central Coast Council’s Director of Assets and Infrastructure, Mr Mike Dowling. Mr Dowling said the dredging program is carried out…
RMS clarifies its role with Ettalong Channel
The NSW Department of Crown Lands is the lead agency for dredging across NSW, according to NSW Roads and Maritime Services. “As the NSW boating regulator, Roads and Maritime may…
Chamber fears ferry service may have to stop
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has foreshadowed the possible cessation of ferry services if the Ettalong Channel is allowed to continue to silt up. “Recent drone photos have confirmed our…
Council maintains dredging position after legal advice
Central Coast Council has maintained its long-held view that it is under no statutory obligation to dredge the Brisbane Water Entrance Channel following the receipt of legal advice considered at…
Popular cruise is cancelled as channel silts up
A Gosford cruise operator has cancelled a popular tour through the Ettalong Channel and has called on NSW Roads and Maritime Services to restrict passage to vessels with drafts of…
Impasse remains over channel dredging
A meeting, held last Monday, March 19, between NSW Government and Central Coast Council representatives has failed to resolve the impasse over who is responsible for maintaining the navigation channels…
Protest sends clear message, says Crouch
More than 60 local residents have attended a Save Our Beach protest on March 17 convened by Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Liberal Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch, and Liberal…
Channel needs science, not amateur ideas, says CEN
The Ettalong channel dredging needs science, engineering and common sense, and not ill-considered amateur ideas, opinions and dogma, according to the Community Environment Network. Chairman Mr John Asquith said: “When…