Wamberal Beach SOS Save our Sand in Wamberal, New South Wales | Community organisation

Wamberal Beach SOS Save our Sand

Locality: Wamberal, New South Wales

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24.01.2022 Beaches in nature are almost indestructible, but seawall construction disrupts the natural movement of sand and waves, hindering the process of sand deposition along the shorelines... If you build a sea wall to protect the shore, the inevitable consequence is that the beach will disappear. -Andrew Cooper Professor of Coastal Studies University of Ulster

24.01.2022 From last year https://www.thefifthestate.com.au//private-property-owne/

22.01.2022 Any decision regarding ANY option for the beach should be made after proper consultation has occurred with the community through the development of the new CMP https://theconversation.com/building-sea-walls-is-a-small-b Adam Crouch MP Member for Terrigal Councillor Jilly Pilon... Bruce McLachlan Independent The Entrance Ward Central Coast Council Mayor of The Central Coast See more

21.01.2022 Byron Bay erosion was accelerated by soft armouring at Clarke’s beach. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3553581624663040&id=107794399241797

21.01.2022 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au//planned-retreat-is-the/

21.01.2022 Building seawalls is about the worst thing you can do if you are trying to protect your beaches No forward thinking for those wanting a seawall at Wamberal-just armour the coast to protect private property. Where does it end? Looks great . ... https://youtu.be/yWkOtQ1CdJs

20.01.2022 Click on to have your say about the environmental vandalism they want on Wamberal Beach to protect a majority of holiday houses. Scroll though until you get to the survey and register for the drop in session. Share and get everyone fill in.... Have your say about this important issue. https://www.yourvoiceourcoast.com/wamberalerosion

19.01.2022 Armouring the shoreline with seawalls/revetments have a negative effect on beaches once the surf reaches them. It bounces off them with more energy than a wave washing back off a normal sand beach. More sand is carried off shore, promoting beach loss-... Dr Ken Rubin, assistant Prof. Dept. Geology and Geophysics University of Hawaii. Please note- these pics were not high tide either

19.01.2022 Wamberal featured in the iconic Tracks Magazine - getting the story out there.

19.01.2022 Adam Crouch MP Member for Terrigal Councillor Jilly Pilon ABC Central Coast Central Coast Express Advocate Surfrider Foundation Coastwatch Central Coast Council Politicians are representatives of THE PEOPLE. The community do not want seawalls anywhere. Not Wamberal, not Byron,not Collaroy. Listen to the Community "In 2002 Council and State Government wanted to build a 1.2km seawall using up public beach to protect private land with public money - it still makes me cross" -... Tom Kirsop. Last night we had a small (COVID socially distanced) gathering to commemorate the Surfider Narrabeen Collaroy Line In The Sand victory and thank the 2 protagonists Tom Kirsop and Brendan Donohoe. Environmental campaigns are looooong, but with persistence and tenacity impossible victories can be won. #SurfriderFoundationNorthernBeaches never goes away - it's our superpower. Surfrider volunteer Jen Davidson made this terrific video tribute. Sit back and enjoy.

18.01.2022 Excellent short doco on the 2016 ECL Around 18:30mins watch coastal expert Prof. Andrew Short explain for those who don’t get it what,why and how, should be done, Best watched in a big screen. http://content.jwplatform.com/players/h57DhdwB-PcK7vahV.html

15.01.2022 A beginners guide to understanding the effects of seawalls and why building one is an issue for Wamberal. Simply put, seawalls cause a reduction of sand as they interfere with natural sand processes. Here’s how this works. The friction angle or the angle of response for a very loose sand is 25deg. As you see on a natural foreshore , there is a slight angle (of about 15-25deg) which extends up from the water towards the land. This is due to the ocean washing in sediment (in ...this case sand) and depositing on the existing sand. As the shoreline gets higher the water can no longer push its way up the beach due to the slope. As a result, the water appears to 'recede' and the beach width increases (ocean retreats). If you place a hard structure at the end of the oceans deposition path you create a reflective effect. Instead of the ocean depositing sand, a 'backwash effect' is created and the sand is taken back towards the ocean in the backwash. This means sand no longer deposits as far up the beach, or even on the beach at all, thus reducing overall width of the beach. Moreover, sand dunes will be destroyed / unable to replenish due to the shape of a hard structure. Sand dunes form from deposition of sand via wind. If you create a hard structure that is not at a suitable angle (>25deg) which is ineffective for protecting the homes at Wamberal, any sand blown onto the structure will eventually be blown off as it becomes difficult for the sand to form a mass. As a result dunes dissipate and eventually disappear. Sand replenishment is an ineffective response to the effects that occur as a result of a seawall. Any sand replenishment will be eroded away and again result in no beach. Seawalls cannot be used to respond to erosion events as they create erosion themselves. The council and state government need to look at alternative responses that ensure they act in accordance with the State Environment Planning Policy (2018) and Coastal Management Act (2016) and maintain public amenity. Save Our Sand

14.01.2022 We want transparency with the Wamberal Beach erosion taskforce. What is the scope of works for the taskforce ? Why are the meetings confidential? Why has the wider community not been included? ... We are certain that other central coast residents don’t want to pay with their rates and taxes to protect private property on the beachfront. Especially when many don’t even have kerb and guttering. The 2000 members of the Wamberal Beach SOS group don’t want it The 600 followers Wamberal Beach SOS don’t want it. Adam Crouch MP Member for Terrigal Central Coast Council Contact Shelley Handcock and ask her these questions. https://nsw.liberal.org.au/candidat/Shelley-Hancock/Contact

13.01.2022 Erosion concerns -that the Coastal Panel’s view is that building hard structures such as rock walls on beaches erodes them over time.

09.01.2022 Terrigal 1958-2020. Not lined up.Showing Wamberal wide beach which presently is turning into a reflective beach where the rocks are

09.01.2022 A massive shout out and thank you to the Wamberal Dune and Bush Care group. These Volunteers who give up their time to plant and care for the dunes at Wamberal around the Surf Club and lagoon. Meets every second Saturday of the month. Summer 0800-1100 Winter 0830-1130... If you can’t make it, you can volunteer to propagate plants at home for the dunes.

08.01.2022 Great to see the sand is returning and restoring the beach in front of the surf club. A perfect example of how natural dunes protect the land behind them. A revetment wall is not required in front of the surf club as it is naturally protected by the dunes. ... We all know the sand comes and goes when not interfered with by development and hard armouring ,it recovers slower and slower each time. A permanent revetment wall will eventually transform Wamberal reflective beach. It won’t happen straight away, it will happen over time. This is a fact.

06.01.2022 We have never claimed the sand wouldn’t return after the recent storms. What we do know is we have a nice WIDE SANDY BEACH where the houses and Surf Club are protected by a natural fore-dune What we also know is where the giant rock wall is there is a NARROW beach that no one has been able to pass until very recently for the past 7 weeks. ... We KNOW the sand comes back until it eventually doesn’t. This happens when hard armouring is installed on a beach . It becomes reflective over time. #fact #sciencematters

04.01.2022 A look into the future at Wamberal if a seawall is built. This will eventually happen to Wamberal with a permanent seawall. The sand eventually disappears. It has happened at Stockton , Terrigal, The Haven in fact every other beach with a seawall in the world. ... The raising of the flags this morning at Wamberal on the part of the beach which has no rocks or hard armouring just shows how foredunes are there for a reason. The sand is carried away in storms and it returns to the dunes. There is a reason that this part of the beach is so much wider than where the beach front properties are.

04.01.2022 Thanks Jack Conroy awesome !

02.01.2022 Overwhelming evidence against hard armouring on a beach, yet no evidence whatsoever that a seawall protects the beach or the sand. #sciencematters #fact #naturetrumpswalls

01.01.2022 https://www.theguardian.com//nsw-coastal-councils-face-dil