The State Government will provide $260,001 for sand scraping and dune support works and at Stockton Beach.
The funding will be provided on a two-for-one basis, with Newcastle Council contributing $130,000.
Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp says it’s a good stop-gap in a complex project.
“We’ve also got the $21.5 million that’s just been allocated in the last budget from the NSW Government to get the mass sand nourishment.
“But we’ve got a lot of work to do before that actually comes onto Stockton Beach and in the interim this is a great solution,” he said.
Stockton Community Liaison Group’s Ron Boyd says it will allow the community to enjoy the beach this summer.
“All these beach scraping events over the past two years or so have maintained that berm and the dunes along the edge. And so it’s actually been quite effective in the short term in protecting the beach.
“Council’s had quite a few consultants look at that and what we’ve decided is that beach nourishment is the answer to this. We don’t want any more structures,” he said.
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| Stockton Community Liaison Group’s Ron Boyd (left) with Deputy Lord Mayor Callum Pull (right). |
