BY OLIVIA DILLON
A funding short-fall is the latest spanner in the works to re-nourish Stockton Beach.
The Coastal Management Plan estimates at least an extra $21 million is needed before long term sand re-nourishment can occur.
After announcing on Monday, NSW Public Works would take over the short-term dredging project, Deputy Premier Paul Toole said the body would work with the commonwealth and council to minimise costs.
While City of Newcastle and The Greens are in support of a break-wall levy to fund the ongoing works, both Labor and the Coalition have ruled it out.
While council maintains the NSW government should be the one to take key action in relation to the plan, discussions continue over which government agency will take majority responsibility of the project.
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