THE NSW Government is supporting Central Coast Council to protect communities in Wamberal and the Entrance North from coastal erosion. The Government is awaiting council’s planned scope of works for protective measures.
After extensive consultation with Central Coast Council, the NSW Minister for Recovery signed a Reconstruction Area Order on May 21. This order applies only to the areas of Entrance North and Wamberal.
Under the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022, the Order enables the possible use of ministerial powers which could allow for Central Coast Council to undertake temporary coastal erosion protection works.
This now gives Central Coast Council the opportunity to come up with a plan that puts forward the proposed temporary protection works that council has developed in consultation with the local community.
The Government understands that Council procured its own technical advice to develop a possible scope of works, and is now working through those processes internally.
The NSW Government has also provided financial and technical support to Council through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to develop Coastal Management Programs.
These programs identify coastal management issues, and actions required to address these issues in a strategic and integrated way.
