Great Lakes Council has been successful in attracting Federal and State funding for a triple header project that will restore parts of the Lower Myall River whilst rehabilitating Corrie Island and replenishing the sand at erosion hotspot, Jimmys Beach. The exciting…
A Green Army team has been deployed to enhance Forster’s coastline and environment. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin, visited the team today and saw first-hand the impact they’re already making to…
Great Lakes Council office in Tea Gardens hosted the State Government appointed regional disaster recovery coordinator Brigadier Darren Naumann and representatives from Great Lakes council and Local State Member Kate Washington. Brigadier Naumann was appointed to oversee the Hunter and Central…
Bitou Busters planted 115 plants at Winda Woppa to replace native bush accidentally removed by council workers. Within two hours on Saturday 9 May, the Bitou Busters team of 15 spread the mulch, then planted and watered the 115 plants…
The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, in conjunction with local Councils, has launched a community survey aimed at collecting information direct from community members relating to their experience of the recent flooding. Office of Environment and Heritage, Water, Floodplains…
UPDATE: 13 May 2015 In the aftermath of the April storm event, Great Lakes Council has begun reconstruction of The Boulevarde, Winda Woppa, with assistance from the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Funding scheme, administered by Roads and Maritime Services.…
An annual program to control bitou bush—one of the state’s worst coastal weeds—will be conducted in Myall Lakes and Booti Booti national parks over the next nine weeks. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Great Lakes Area Manager Stephen…
The popular Mungo Brush campground in Myall Lakes National Park will be the first in the region to introduce a new reservation system this week. Myall Lakes National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Great Lakes Area Manager Stephen Smith said reservations…
Great Lakes Council is seeking the community’s feedback on the identification and management of coastal risks such as erosion, slope instability and tidal inundation now and in the future. Council is exhibiting Draft Coastal Zone Management Plans for selected Great Lakes…
Recent devastation from wild storms left Karuah residents without power and water for up to five days in some areas. Local and surrounding residents including Limeburner’s Creek and Stroud were among many Hunter Region towns to be hit hard with torrential…