Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner and Member for Port Stephens, Craig Baumann today announced their support for dredging the eastern channel of the lower Myall River. Mr Stoner said the NSW Government had commenced discussions with Great Lakes Council on funding for the $2 million project. “The community, with strong support from Craig Baumann, has campaigned [...]
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The future of a long-awaited Myall River dredging project is still murky, according to myallcoastnota.com. The Myall River Action Group has been waiting for almost a whole year to hear from the taskforce whether the Myall River will be dredged and when. Andrew Sharp, the Myall River Action Group member, stated: “We’re very disappointed that [...]
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There is no money for Myall River’s eastern channel dredging, reports myallcoastnota.com. Myall River Action Group has been campaigning for the river dredging since september 2008. “We as the Myall River Action Group and community as a whole are disappointed that no provision was made in this budget,” Myall River Action Group spokesman Gordon Grainger [...]
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The Newcastle Herald reports that the Myall River is again full of sediment. “It’s getting worse. When they finished dredging there was 2.5 metres of water there, now there is only 1.4 metres and that’s not even at low tide,” a motor cruiser owner Steve Ellicott said. “I’ve never seen it this bad in 30 [...]
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A Hawks Nest group has called for an urgent Myall River dredge following the death of Grant ‘‘Squid’’ Forster in the area this week. BY MATT CARR (theherald) Source: theherald, February 23, 2012
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A NEW task force has been established to help tackle the ongoing blockage of the Myall River’s eastern channel… BY NATHALIE CRAIG (myallcoastnota) Source: myallcoastnota, January 18, 2012;
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Myall River oyster farmer Gordon Latimore has been losing up to $5000 a week with declining salinity levels causing temporary lease closures… BY NATHALIE CRAIG (myallcoastnota) Source: myallcoastnota , January 4, 2012;
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An ‘‘unprecedented’’ community response has put the Myall River’s choked eastern channel one step closer to being dredged… BY MATT CARR (theherald) Source: theherald, September 21, 2011;
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Unsuspecting holidaymakers are risking serious injury or worse when travelling by boat near the mouth of the Myall River, locals have warned… (theherald) Source: theherald, July 8, 2011;
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Residents living near the entrance to the Myall River are seeking permission to use an excavator to free up the clogged entrance… BY HELEN MANUSU (manningrivertimes) Source: manningrivertimes, May 3, 2011;
