New independent councillor Corinne Lamont has managed to get sand nourishment on the agenda at the NSW Local Government conference to be held at Tamworth on November 17-19. Cr Lamont didn’t get the motion to the first ordinary meeting of council but, despite that, a majority of councillors agreed with its sentiments and that allowed the Mayor Lawrie McKinna and CEO David … [Read more...] about Councillor promotes sand nourishment to conference
Wamberal seawall
Wamberal Beach SOS: Email a pollie today
Community Action Group Wamberal Beach Save Our Sand (Wamberal SOS) is calling upon its membership to update the new government on the campaign to save the beach from a seawall. The group wants the new State Government to halt all action on the proposed Terminal Protection Structure (seawall) until the Central Coast has an elected Council, including a pause on the transfer of … [Read more...] about Wamberal Beach SOS: Email a pollie today
Council suggests Crown buys Thompson land
Looks like the seven heirs of Harold Clarke Thompson, who died in 1939, have not been found. Council has been searching for the owners of the beachfront land at Wamberal since before the Wamberal Seawall Taskforce was formed in 2020. Thompson’s descendents own the sliver of land between the mean high water mark and the seaward boundaries of the beachfront lots south of ‘The … [Read more...] about Council suggests Crown buys Thompson land
Oct 11: Wamberal seawall specs up for adoption
"A significant number" of submissions opposed the seawall when Council publicly exhibited the draft Wamberal Beach Terminal Protection Structure (EDR) recently. But council says "a significant number" thought a protection solution was required and were supportive "in principle" of the design requirements. The draft EDR outline specific criteria for assessment of Wamberal … [Read more...] about Oct 11: Wamberal seawall specs up for adoption
