We have lost 15 metres of the foreshore in the past 10 years. Two years ago we had a landscaper erect a buffer wall which extends no more than one foot above the current sand line.

On the top of the wall a lawn and common walkway extends back to our properties which has been tended to by us for many years. There has been no erosion since we built it despite two savage storms. Remember Collaroy, Wamberal, and Stockton.

Our council has ordered the installer to remove the wall within the next month, despite many larger like structures that exist along the beachfront.

The council's policy states that the existing foreshore structures would not be acted upon, but the newer ones would be the subject of rectification.

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Who are the so called Climate Action Port Stephens and how many people do they represent?

They are calling for council to strengthen Climate Policy.

Local councils are there to make sure garbage is collected, roads are maintained and services are provided to the community.

Council should keep out of politics all together and should not be used as a stepping stone for self interested individuals to make their way into full time politics.

These people calling for zero emissions are living in noddy land. Maybe they should move into Sydney's inner west with the rest of the latte sipping lefties.

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After 16 months, Port Stephens Council has failed to attend to two faulty lights on the pathway between Bagnalls Beach Road and Sergeant Baker Drive, Corlette.

It was first reported to council on May 7, 2019, and after a follow-up letter on July 23, 2019, and nine phone calls, the lights are still not working.

The pathway needs to be well lit for safety reasons as it is used daily by walkers, joggers, bike riders and people walking their dogs.

Council relies on the community to report issues requiring attention but fail to act in a reasonable time frame. The last time council was contacted, they advised they were waiting on parts. How long does it take to change a light bulb?

Let's hope accidents don't occur in the meantime and we don't have to wait another 16 months before the problem is fixed.

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I support the removal of the Supercars from the current unsuitable venue in inner Newcastle where this annual event causes major disruption and inconvenience (Newcastle Herald letters, 3/9).

However, the suggestion of holding this annual race at Italia Road ('Circuit has capacity to host Supercars race', Herald, 1/9) has a major flaw: it is simply impossible because circumstances will never allow such a venue.

Most attending spectator traffic would seek to travel to the proposed venue via the 110 km/hr four-lane Pacific Highway and into the narrow Italia Road to gain entry to and departure from the race track.

This would see many hundreds of vehicles attempting to gain access via the T-intersection at the highway, causing major traffic delays and the potential for accidents.

The present scenario is that many truck movements occur every day at this seagull crossing, including trucks carrying loads of gravel from Boral quarry.

This results in a dangerous situation daily, because Italia Road already supports many other vehicle movements.