Coastal Management Program

'Undertake programs and works to protect and enhance the health of aquatic and terrestrial environments'

i.e. the lake's shoreline needs to be green and not choked and overshadowed by development. The lake is crucial to our city and must be valued.

The Southern end of the lake may be in the Central Coast Council area, but the end of the lake is still the same waters as your end.

The run off from Vales Point power station affects the whole lake. The ash dam can reach into the same lake. It would be smart to look at the whole lake and not just the bits that you get rates paid from.

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.

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

Dredging of Swansea channel

To remove sand build up in Swansea Channel and have it pumped to replace the loss of sand amenity to Blacksmiths Beach.

Sand removed from Swansea Channel and placed on Blacksmiths Beach

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

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

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

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

Time Frame ~ within the content of this of this document & this new Coastal Management Program

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

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

Remove the man made dunes that are causing sand encroachment on the public spaces at Redhead beach.

Idea The dunes to the south of the surf club did not exist in the past. They have been created by actions such as building retaining walls. This area should be returned to what is was 15 to 20 years ago and made available for public use. Perceived benefit The area is returned to its natural state prior and the area is available for use by the increasing number of people attending the beach. Time Frame Within two years