Stop-gap repairs made to seawall

Gosford Council's foreshores coordinator Ms Kim Radford has told the Hardys Bay Residents Group that seawall repairs in the area were stop-gap measures.

The sea wall stretches along Araluen Dr from the public wharf at Killcare to RSL Creek, and has a number of holes, indentations and eroded areas behind it.

Ms Radford has told the group that the holes had been filled with geo-textile, to prevent dirt washing through the gaps, and blue metal and then covered in soil.

Ms Radford said Council identified a need to construct a new sea wall with a more suitable design.

This was recognised in the Brisbane Water Estuary Management Plan, she told the group.

"Funding is not yet available for these works as the rock revetment (retaining wall) could potentially cost in the vicinity of $250,000.

"We have had the contractor deal with the immediate issue of public safety," Ms Radford said.

Ms Radford said the areas could be filled with concrete or excavated to prevent soil washing into the bay, but the costs would be better directed towards rebuilding the wall.

Newsletter, 12 Sep 2011 Adrian Williams, Hardys Bay Residents Group