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Scott Morrison urged to take action over NSW coastal erosion
The recently-appointed administrator of the NSW Central Coast Council has urged the Prime Minister to take action over the state’s eroding coastlines, calling it a “national emergency”.
Key points:
- Dick Persson has seen coastal erosion on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Port Macquarie, and the Central Coast
- Darrell Strauss says Byron Bay erosion is the worst seen in 30 years
- The Bureau of Meteorology says La Nina would “stick around for quite a few months”
This year, beachfront communities have seen buildings partially collapsing into the ocean after powerful waves shaved metres off the coastline.
“It is becoming a national emergency. These events are occurring more often and more severely,” Dick Persson said.
“I don’t want to drag it into the…
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