Tag: wamberal
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TASKFORCE TO BE SET UP FOR WAMBERAL EROSION
The state government will set up a taskforce to find a long term solution to the erosion crisis at Wamberal; and fast. It comes after two East Coast Lows battered the dune, seeing sections of homes crumble into the sea this month. The group will be chaired by coastal engineer Dr Phil Watson, with a…
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WORK CONTINUES TO SHORE UP WAMBERAL AS EAST COAST LOW THREATENS
Efforts continue to shore up the worst eroded areas along Wamberal Beach, as residents brace for another damaging East Coast Low. Council contractors working with the goal of placing 100 rock bags in the most devastated areas today, though residents say fluctuating tides delayed access at times. “It’s certainly too late. I think that they’re…
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EMERGENCY WORKS BEGIN TO COMBAT WAMBERAL EROSION
A week after residents brought out heavy machinery to sure up their homes at Wamberal – council has brought in reinforcements. Emergency works started today to combat erosion ahead of the next big storm forecast on Monday.
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COUNCIL SEEKS NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR WAMBERAL EROSION
Wamberal residents remain on edge tonight, with emergency work plans still to be finalised to deal with the erosion crisis. Central Coast Council has used an extraordinary meeting to urge the state government to call the incident a natural disaster to free up funding.
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WAMBERAL RESIDENTS CALL FOR SEA WALL TO BE FAST-TRACKED
Wamberal residents say their beach looks like a war zone, after the weekend’s storm lashed an already crumbling shoreline. They want a sea-wall fast-tracked, before hundreds of millions of dollars worth of infrastructure, washes away.
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MAN BAILED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TOUCHING BOY AT WAMBERAL SHOP
A man has faced court, accused of sexually touching a teenage boy at Wamberal. Police say the young employee was assaulted on several occasions at a fast food shop on The Entrance Road. The incidents are alleged to have occurred between December 2018 and last month. A 45-year-old man has been granted bail. (VISION ONLY.)
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RAIN, WAVES WREAK HAVOC ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES
Signs of the wild weather are still dotted along the region’s coastline – with a big cleanup ahead. Masses of weed remain at Terrigal, while Wamberal residents are calling for a solution to beach erosion before the next storm.
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CENTRAL COAST NAMED STORM HOTSPOT
The Central Coast has again been named a storm hotspot, topping regional New South Wales for insurance claims linked to severe weather. The local SES is encouraging us to get ‘storm ready’ after what happened last year.
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WORLD CHAMP FORMSTON CLAIMS FOURTH AUSSIE TITLE
Fresh from his victory at nationals on the Gold Coast, blind surfer Matt Formston is off to Bali. He’ll compete in the inaugural Adaptive Pro in Denpasar early next month.
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WAMBERAL WALL PLANNING TO COMMENCE
It’s something Wamberal residents have been awaiting for two and a half years. Central Coast Council has signalled it will finally commence design work on a sea wall to stop erosion from damaging hundreds of millions of dollars of homes and infrastructure, after being handed 50-50 funding to plan for the structure.