Coastal Management Program

completion of projects must be a priority

years ago stoney creek along lake street blackalls park had 4 boat ramps and small jetties removed and replaced with rocks and stupid bushes that are overgrown and stops access to the creek, it was supposed to be in stages but it has never been completed, there was also promised a jetty and a ramp for small boats at the end of lake street by a councilor on inspection, but after the original stages were complete nothing else has been done, also due to sediment build up in edmonds bay this has just become a pond, 50 years ago this was a metre deep , now its less than a foot , its about time money was input into these areas that are all round the lake instead of warnersbay foreshore, there has been enough spent there

Dredge Swansea channel deeper and wider and put a second channel from the end of pelican airstrip towards fishing point

Dredging of Swansea channel

Lake foreshore owners community consultations

Historically no government authority has bothered to provide assistance to the Mannering Park community to try and stop the ongoing foreshore erosion. Consequently those residents living along the foreshore have been required to pursue their own methods to stop the erosion. By walking the foreshore it is obvious that many previous owners have tried and failed, with the failed measures a stark reminder of their efforts. Most of the residents who live along the foreshore have been left with the burden of preventing erosion and therefore their efforts, regardless of how successful they are, are better than anything provided to date by government authorities. For this reason, what ever action is taken in the future to stop the erosion should be in direct consultation with those residents who are directly affected.

Line lakes edge in Wyee Bay

Our prevailing winds in the south western end of Lake Macquarie are North Easterly thus the Lakes foreshore is being eroded rapidly especially with the occurrence of these coastal low we seem to be experiencing more regularly. Another meter of foreshore claimed by the lake in the past 3 weeks. I note the maintenance of this end of the Lake is far inferior when compared with Spears Point / Warners Bay or even Swansea. We do pay rates , with what I see as little return.

Include all lake foreshore areas into the strategy

The lake foreshore that is bounded by the Central Coast Council needs to be included in the overall Coastal Management Program. Currently there is no formal process that residents in the Central Coast Council LGA can follow to have severe foreshore erosion conditions addressed. To have any corrective action taken currently involves a disjointed and confusing process of contact with the Crown Lands Department, Central Coast Council and now Lake Macquarie Council with none taking responsibility. The foreshore erosion problems around Mannering Park have become so severe that immediate action is needed to prevent further loss of the protected casuarina trees and foreshore

Idea ~ To see the installation of a permanent dredging solution for the safe navigation of Swansea Channel for all craft.

Benefit ~ Sand from dredging Swansea Channel could be transferred to Blacksmiths Beach for sand nourishment to replenish our eroded beach.

Time Frame ~ permanent Swansea Channel dredging needed asap, and the infrastructure for a sand transfer system to Blacksmiths Beach 3 years.

Idea ~ Create a Surf Amenity Management Plan, to identify, acknowledge, value & protect LMCC surf breaks. Manage the surf zone sand banks.

Benefit ~ by removing non indigenous vegetation & replacing it with natural grasses sand can move & create a dynamic beach environment.

Benefit ~ Protect the beach, dunes, property & infrastructure from erosion & inundation. Provides waves for surfing & encourages tourism.

Idea ~ Control & manage dune vegetation, reduce vegetation encroaching the shoreline area. The beach is dynamic, sand is cyclic not static.

Time Frame ~ as soon as practically possible within the context of this document the LMCC CMP