{"id":6752,"date":"2020-05-28T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=6752"},"modified":"2020-05-28T15:13:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:13:51","slug":"city-of-newcastle-confirmed-as-a-key-player-on-the-deputy-premiers-stockton-erosion-taskforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/05\/28\/city-of-newcastle-confirmed-as-a-key-player-on-the-deputy-premiers-stockton-erosion-taskforce\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Newcastle confirmed as a key player on the Deputy Premier's Stockton Erosion Taskforce"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle has welcomed news that mass sand nourishment for Stockton Beach is a step closer following the Deputy Premier\u2019s announcement of the Stockton Erosion Taskforce\u2019s membership and terms of reference.
\nMinister Barilaro made the announcement during a visit to Newcastle earlier today, where he confirmed City of Newcastle would play a key role with the Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes and a senior City engineer on the Taskforce.
\n\"Stockton(L-R): Member for Newcastle Mr Tim Crakanthorp MP, NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro, Dr Ron Boyd, Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes and Mark Armstrong, Geological Survey of NSW.<\/sup><\/strong>
\nThe Taskforce has been formed following the placement of the City\u2019s draft Stockton Coastal Management Plan (CMP) on public exhibition. The CMP is a long-term plan to manage the erosion at Stockton which includes working with the Taskforce on a pathway for mass offshore sand nourishment.
\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the official formation of the Taskforce was a critical step in achieving the best outcome for Stockton Beach and the Newcastle community.
\n\u201cIt is important that City of Newcastle plays a key role on the Stockton Erosion Taskforce and today\u2019s announcement will allow that to happen,\u201d the Lord Mayor said.
\n\u201cWe have developed a draft Stockton CMP in partnership with the local community, and in collaboration with the NSW Government, knowing that the Deputy Premier is committed to working closely with us to address long term erosion at Stockton.
\n\u201cThis issue is bigger than us as a City and any one Government department, which is why the Taskforce is so important in cutting through silos and determining a clear pathway for mass sand nourishment.
\n\u201cI met with the Deputy Premier today to again discuss the future of Stockton Beach and I look forward to working with him and the Taskforce from our first meeting next month.\u201d
\n\u201cOn behalf of the City of Newcastle, I thank the Deputy Premier for his ongoing commitment to finding a\u00a0long term\u00a0solution to address coastal erosion at Stockton Beach.\u201d
\nThe purpose of the Taskforce is to provide advice and recommendations to both the NSW Government and City of Newcastle on such issues as sand sourcing, actions to mitigate loss of community amenity and seeking the priority capital and operational funding required.
\nThe Deputy Premier\u00a0will\u00a0Chair the Taskforce, which will also feature representatives from the\u00a0Worimi\u00a0Aboriginal Land Council, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Department of Regional NSW, Port of Newcastle and the NSW Coastal Council.
\nThe Chair of the Stockton Community Liaison Group, Barbara Whitcher, will also take up a position. Two other community representatives will also hold positions on the Taskforce along with the Member for Newcastle Mr Tim Crakanthorp MP.
\nTo find out more and provide feedback on the draft Stockton CMP, visit\u00a0newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/<\/u>YourSay<\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle has welcomed news that mass sand nourishment for Stockton Beach is a step closer following the Deputy Premier\u2019s announcement of the Stockton Erosion Taskforce\u2019s membership and terms of reference. Minister Barilaro made the announcement during a visit to Newcastle earlier today, where he confirmed City of Newcastle would play a key role … Continue reading “City of Newcastle confirmed as a key player on the Deputy Premier's Stockton Erosion Taskforce”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}