Stockton Beach Erosion July 2020
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Stockton beach erosion july 2020. Some footage from jan 2018 for comparison. City of newcastle confirmed as a key player on the deputy premier s stockton erosion taskforce 28 may 2020. To abide by all road closures and to drive safely in the forecast extreme weather conditions. Further north at newcastle s stockton beach where coastal erosion has been a problem for decades the latest weather event has local simon jones fearing the worst.
Devastating erosion at newcastle s stockton beach has put the future of surfing and surf live saving in jeopardy as anxious residents await further damaging swells at the end of the week. Long term actions for stockton s coastline get the tick of community approval 11 june 2020. Erosion of stockton beach july 2020. Stockton s long term coastal plan goes to council after strong community endorsement 19 june 2020.
July 13 2020 12 42pm. Stockton beach suffers more damage around 70km north large waves over the past 48 hours have hammered stockton beach in newcastle and worsened its ongoing erosion crisis. Severe coastal erosion prompts calls for the new south wales government to declare newcastle s stockton beach a natural disaster. It has basically been destroyed the northside boardriders club president said of the beach.
Jimmys beach has a 4 1m sand transfer system in place and the problem is there is no operator to make the system work. Stockton beach accessways will be closed and road blocks may be installed in preparation for a possible east coast low predicted to hit newcastle and the. Further north at newcastle s stockton beach where coastal erosion has been a problem for decades the latest weather event has local simon jones fearing the. July 31 2020 8 11 am july 31 2020.
We have been told sand replacement is the best way to restore the storm eroded beach at stockton and this week we read about jimmys beach s erosion cliffhanger newcastle herald 16 7.