THURSDAY, 3 APRIL 2025
YOUR WEEKLY INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWSPAPER
ISSUE #481
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Riding the wave of culture and community
Photo: Rosyln Donohoe
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News
P5 Should Vera stay or should she go?
The spirit of community and culture shone brightly on Sunday, March 23, as the Saltwater Surf Sistas Community Day brought together participants and supporters for an unforgettable celebration at Toowoon Bay. See page 31 The Gudjagang Dreaming Dancers
Wamberal seawall plan dead in the water Plans for a seawall at Wamberal Beach appear to be dead in the water after Premier Chris Minns committed to sand nourishment as the preferred option at a Community Cabinet on the Central Coast on Tuesday, April 1.
But with heavy seas hitting the beach later that day, homeowners reported on Wednesday that there had been substantial erosion overnight with the potential for a massive landslide near houses along the middle of the beach. medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare “If sand is the solution, we need it medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare now,” amedicare homeowner said. medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare Minns told media packed auditorium he A packed auditorium heard Premier Chris Minns give the government position on a seawall are medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare medicare was not confident the erection of a
seawall would not have devastating impacts on the rest of the beach. ”That is informed in part by the Ministry for the Environment as well as examples seen in other beaches up and down the east coast of NSW,” Minns said. He said the first responsibility was to do no harm in these circumstances and if the Government gave consent for a wall on government land and it was built and subsequently there was devastating further erosion up and down Wamberal, the community would be furious. “We have to be very careful about this,” he said.
Health
P28 Have your say on maternity services
Sport
P31 Double delight for Mariners
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Strengthening Medicare
Emma McBride MP & Dr Gordon Reid MP