Archive for February, 2008
Feb
2008
Moruya Wall, An Environmental Issue
February 14th, 2008 at 01:32 pm by admin in General NewsThe disgraceful state of the break wall at the mouth of the Moruya River has recently made the news.
Member for Bega, Andrew Constance took time last week to walk the wall with Councillor Peter Carney and members of Coastal Rights association to see first hand what years of state government neglect have done.
| A press release made by Mr Constance called on the government to urgently fund the necessary repairs before someone is injures or worse still, killed. |  click to enlarge |
Councillor Carney was concerned that the government were looking at maybe allocating money in next years budget for repairs that are urgently needed now. |
What most people seem to be missing at this point, is why this wall was constructed in the first place. It wasn't to give anglers a platform to fish from, or surfers better waves. The reason a previous state government spent so much time and money, was to keep the mouth of the river open, to protect the health of this important river and estuary system.
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The aerial photo taken in 2000 shows the entrance training wall in good condition. If the current lack of maintenance is allowed to continue it won't be long before the main wall has sections out of it. What will this mean for the health of the river and it's estuary system? |
By not acting now to prevent the wall from falling apart, the government shows a great lack of respect for the environment. The Marine Parks Authority and local green group's silence on this matter has been deafening.
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Feb
2008
Time is up.
February 5th, 2008 at 02:25 am by admin in General News
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Robert Kearney
PhD,DSc,AM |
On October the 3rd Emeritus professor Robert Kearney PhD,DSc,AM, sent the letter below to the Premier of NSW requesting answers to an e-mail letter signed by Minister Verity Firth and sent to Mr jack Tait President of Coastal Rights Assn.
