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From the Council that's giving you a $1.7m referendum, here's a $498,996 technical study!
The five Wamberal sea wall options are now on public exhibition to get public opinion on which solution to the erosion should be chosen.
The technical studies have cost $498,996 alone and were funded by council and the NSW Government 50/50 through the NSW Coastal and Estuary Grants Program, inclusive of an additional $36,380 from the state government.
Option 1 is a rock buffer using basalt. Similar to the emergency rocks placed after last year’s storm.
Option 2 is a sandstone revetment wall similar to option 1.
Option 3 is a vertical wall with rocks at the bottom.
Option 4 is a vertical wall identical to option 3, but without rocks at the bottom.
Option 5, which appears to be the most beneficial to the community in terms of return of investment is a tiered wall with a promenade at the bottom.
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