Fill upper reaches of Hardy's Bay

Once again I write to your well-read local paper on matters concerning my locality at Hardy's Bay, Pretty Beach, Wagstaffe Pt.

The ever-increasing parking problem in Hardy's Bay could be alleviated in a number of ways.

Maybe, if a retaining wall was erected on the upper reaches of Hardy's Bay, and the area filled as an open area for activities and car park, these could be incorporated in the area affected.

This would allow the removal of the ever-smelling and mosquito-breeding area of mangroves and rubbish and necessitate a storm-water outlet to be built where the so-called creek is now situated.

The filling of this area could be recovered by dredging the once-deep channels, plus sandbanks now choking our waterways.

A short walk to restaurants, wharves and other facilities would be no hindrance to any visitors.

As for the waiting shed being built at Wagstaffe for ferry travellers, maybe the progress and residents associations could be so kind as to consult all the local residents who would be affected by this haven for yahoos and graffiti artists who plague this area already.

Bill Teandell, Wagstaffe Point