SITE establishment for the long-awaited dredge was due to be carried out on Monday, kicking off the triple-header project to restore parts of the lower Myall River, Jimmys Beach and rehabilitate Corrie Island.
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More than $3.7 million has been directed to one of the Hunter’s largest environmental projects, with the funds coming from all levels of government.
‘‘This project is a great example of local, state and federal government working together with the community,’’ said the council’s manager of natural systems, Gerard Tuckerman.
‘‘It is because of the hard work and co-operation of community members and agency staff that this project has been made possible.’’
As announced in March by Paterson MP Bob Baldwin, the federal government will direct $750,000 to dredge the eastern channel of the Lower Myall River and to restore the Ramsar-listed Corrie Island through the National Landcare Program.
A further $993,000 will be granted to Great Lakes Council through the NSW government’s Coastal Program, which mayor Jan McWilliams said the council would match.
‘‘Great Lakes Council are also very pleased to match the $993,000 grant from the NSW government ... to fund an innovative sand transfer solution for the ongoing renourishment of Jimmys Beach that will protect this erosion hot spot for the next 20 years,’’ Cr McWilliams said.
The council has already received $1 million from the Rescuing our Waterways program to dredge the lower Myall River. It is believed the dredge will go ahead in August.
