The NSW Government will pour another $666, 000 into dredging of a critical sand shoal in the Swansea Channel.
Dredging has been completed on the channel before - but ongoing maintenance is necessary due to the dynamic nature of sand movements.
The dredging will aim to reduce shoaling which had reformed in the navigation channel between the southern entrance to Swan Bay and the drop over and into Lake Macquarie.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald says dredging is necessary to ensure the ongoing safety, utility and enjoyment of the Channel.
"It's a very important channel, particularly over school holidays it's very busy with a lot of traffic through there with the boaties so its good to see the work done and we've had lots of representation who want a bit more certainty over this channel. It does shoal up pretty quickly, it moves around - it's a very dynamic system," he said.
The dredging will go ahead in two stages; firstly in early December, and then after the school holidays to remove sand from the shoal in the channel opposite the Pelican airstrip.
Local contractor Sandpiper Dredging were awarded the contract to carry out the work.
