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Lake dredging to help boats, shore – Newcastle Herald

REPORTS BY JACQUI JONES 24 May, 2011 DREDGING of a Lake Macquarie bay connected to Swansea Channel is expected to make nautical navigation safer and halt erosion along a popular shoreline. Lake Macquarie City Council agreed last night to partner … Continue reading

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Call out to beat Noosa erosion – Noosa News

Peter Gardiner | 24th May 2011 TENDERS have been called for what Sunshine Coast Council hopes will be a permanent erosion fix for Noosa Spit. Prospective bidders will get a better understanding of what council requires this Tuesday at a … Continue reading

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Study rejects The Entrance seawall solution once and for all – Express Advocate Gosford Edition

18 May 11 @ 03:16am by ERROL SMITH IT’S starting to sound like a broken record, but yet another study has found that a seawall at The Entrance would do nothing to improve Tuggerah Lakes or reduce flooding. The report, … Continue reading

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NSW Government buys it’s own dredge

Birdon Marine to supply dredger for the state government – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The state government has defended its decision to tender a dredging project to Port Macquarie based Birdon Marine. Birdon will build the $1.6 million dredger … Continue reading

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Beach erosion blamed on dredging

Beach erosion blamed on dredging source ABC Source: 7pm TV News VIC Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 7:17 AEDT Expires: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:17 AEDT Residents of Portsea in south-east Melbourne have blamed a dredging operation ordered by the … Continue reading

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