Govt should buy Wamberal beachfront houses
[Forum] The solution (to erosion at Wamberal) is simple. State and Federal (governments should) back land and knock down the housing. Adopt the sensible model of not building on “sacrificial”…
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$1M in funding for Wamberal Beach protection works
Central Coast Council has been awarded close to $1M to help fund emergency coastal protection works at Wamberal Beach, following storms which decimated the coastline and saw beachfront homes evacuated…
Drop-ins to source local feedback on Wamberal Beach solutions
Drop-in sessions will be held later this month as the first round of community engagement begins on possible solutions to ongoing beach erosion issues at Wamberal Beach. The State Government…
Angst growing over Wamberal Beach taskforce deliberations
The task force announced by the State Government on July 31 to drive the delivery of a solution to beach erosion problems at Wamberal has come under fire for its…
Council removes asbestos from beaches
Central Coast Council has ramped up its inspections of Wamberal beach as material fragments which potentially contain asbestos continuing to be sighted following the major storm event in July which…
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…
Artificial reef to be considered in CMP Stage 3
Options to place artificial reefs at Wamberal and North Entrance will be considered next year as Central Coast Council works on a Coastal Management Program (CMP). Stage three of the…
Weekly Video News 5@5
Central Coast July 31, 2020. The week’s top stories from across the region; We’re NOT Sydney says Mayor, Wamberal taskforce established, Warnervale Airport takes off, Woolies workers Strike and locked…
Authorities mull engineering options for Wamberal Beach
Several options for a long-term solution to erosion at Wamberal Beach, including a revetment wall along the beachfront, are under consideration as Central Coast Council weathers accusations of inaction on…
State appoints recovery coordinator for Wamberal
[Video Interview included] The NSW Government has appointed a Local Recovery Coordinator in response to the significant erosion issues at Wamberal Beach. Lee Shearer APM, a former NSW Police Force…
Urgent recommendations from two year old consultant’s report ignored
More than two years after an east coast low savaged Wamberal Beach, the public has been given access to a consultant’s report that urged Central Coast Council, then under administration,…
Revetment wall at Wamberal approved
As one NSW Government agency concludes that the building of a revetment wall to protect beachfront private property at Wamberal may not be viable, the state’s Land and Environment Court…
Government report predicts a grim future for Wamberal Beach
A cost-benefit analysis for the management of Wamberal Beach, prepared for the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, concludes that building a revetment wall to protect 60 properties could leave…