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Collapse Issue 228 - 16 Nov 2009Issue 228 - 16 Nov 2009
Collapse  COASTAL EROSION COASTAL EROSION
Pearl Beach named as erosion 'hot spot'
Hazards to be reassessed
Warning of sea wall dangers
Call for more action
Pearl Beach wins clean beach award
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Little old lady steals plants
Council gives $5000 for Umina carols
First Aid for whales
Residents meet to stem violence
Dredging work to start
New facilities with Federal funding
Petition against mini soccer field
Preparing for choral evensong
Stopped to remember
Money raised for shelter boxes
Dogs allowed back on foreshore
Umina festival is planned
Third in national fleece judging
Open day at Umina oval
Festival crowd estimated at 15,000
School performs for gift appeal
Masson Lane is named
Business evening for child abuse service
Regatta held
Boat raffle drawn
Riley's Island regeneration
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Officers recommend cycleway removal
Disappointed about politicising
Easy to read
Vote below the line
The way to progress
Cheap and nasty
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Video conferences used for study
Families invited to forums
Police talk about mobile phone use
Debating championship for primary schools
Kindergarten orientation
Laptop rollout at Umina campus
Information for new students
Work to start this month
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Club announces coaching staff
Selected for squad
Water polo juniors chosen
Junior cricket starts
Defeated by Narara
Courtney makes quarter finals
Under-10s undefeated
No success for Woy Woy
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Significant men identified
Targett on at folk club
Soprano heads opera line-up
Nick and Liesl to perform
Acoustic songwriters perform
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Blood exhibition at festival
Entrants raise $37,000 for Cancer Council
Hydro pool to stay
Morning tea for Christmas
Attempt to raise $5000 for MS
Therapists stage showcase
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Chance to win
Winner

Call for more action

The Pearl Beach resident who organised the Umina Beach 350 Day of Climate Action has claimed that more needs to be done to manage the likely impacts of climate change on local beaches.

Ms Rachel Lonie said Gosford Council's recent sea level rise mapping shows the predicted extent of a rise of 91 centimetres but "did not indicate the associated coastal erosion which, as a general rule, is expected to be around 50 to 100 metres inland for every metre rise".

"In addition there will be effects from storm surges and exacerbated coastal flooding," Ms Lonie said.

"Our beaches, foreshores and coastal properties are very much at risk.

"Sea levels are now rising even faster than predicted a few years ago and sea level rise would be far more severe if the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets continue to melt.

"The Umina location where the 350 group gathered provided stark evidence of recent coastal erosion.

"With five of the 19 coastal erosion 'hot spots' recently identified in the Central Coast region, it is clear that coastal erosion is going to be a big issue in the future.

"There are some serious questions for all coastal areas about whether to allow seawalls and other armouring along our dunes and foreshores in order to protect private property as this can lead to the loss of beach areas to the detriment of all or whether to adopt a retreat policy.

"Also, will it be possible to retain natural areas on the foreshore, such as beaches, saltmarshes and mangroves, that are so important for fish breeding and other habitat?

"The likely impacts of climate change are dire and overwhelming."


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