Claim about ramp danger

Secretary of the Ettalong Beach War Memorial Fishing Club Ms Lisa Louden has claimed the boat ramp in Lions' Park, Woy Woy, has become dangerous.

Users of the boat ramps near the Lions Park on North Burge Rd were finding it difficult to compete with the recreational users of the park's facilities, she said.

Families who visited the park often parked in areas reserved for boat-towing vehicles.

She said they frequently allowed children to swim around the ramp, despite no swimming signs being posted in the area.

"When you tell the kids to get out of the way, you often get a mouthful of abuse," Ms Louden said.

"It doesn't help that many of the other boat ramps on the Peninsula are useless for certain types of boats.

"The sheer lack of maintenance at the other ramps is causing the overuse of the Lions' Park ramps," Ms Louden said.

"The single boat ramp on the right should be incorporated into the double boat ramp on the left to make a triple ramp and increase the access to parking there, rather than have it split as it currently is."

Stuart Baumann, April 28