Residents call for beach management advice

The Peninsula Resident's Association will urge Gosford Council to seek advice on best practice foreshore management.

The association met recently to hear from the community and to set its major focus issues for this year.

Matters raised included a call for council to get "expert up to date opinion" regarding the Ettalong foreshore and entire Umina Ocean Beach foreshores, and recent vandalism and "social disturbances" at Umina.

Association secretary Ms Sheelagh Noonan said Collaroy Council was following best practice regarding the management of its beaches by seeking the opinion of Sydney University expert Professor Peter Cowell.

"It would in the interests of the present and future Peninsula community for similar steps to be taken by Gosford Council," Ms Noonan said.

"The current plans are based upon 1995 information which needs to be updated in the light of climate change."

Ms Noonan said the association was also concerned about recent vandalism and social disturbance at Umina.

"We support the task force being set up by the Police to address the issues.

"We hope to have a community forum on the matter later this year."

Meetings for the resident's association are held on the third Saturday of each month, with the next meeting on April 21.

Press release, 10 Apr 2007 Sheelagh Noonan, Peninsula Residents Action Group