REMEDIATION works to protect the sensitive V-Wall area are nearing completion and Nambucca Valley Council crews will soon shift their focus east to begin the clean-up of Wellington Beach.
Council General Manager Bede Spannagle said the team’s five weeks of work would ensure the V-Wall is strengthened and presentable ahead of the busy summer holiday season.
“The V-Wall is an iconic destination for our valley and it was battered by large surf and wave surges in March during tropical cyclone Alfred and again in May,” he told News Of The Area.
“Council is delivering the work on behalf of Crown Lands including placing 77 metres of gabion baskets along the edge of the footpath of the short wall and repairing the ground behind it, moving 300 cubic metres of sand from off V-Beach and using it to fill 150 geo-fabric bags placed on the western side (Little Beach) to strengthen the river bank, laying 860 square metres of salt-tolerant turf, and coordinating works at nearby Wellington Beach to remove the washed-up debris.”
Mr Spannagle said that once these works are completed by mid-next week, the popular precinct will be “strong, cleaned up and looking its best for our community to enjoy this summer”.
The V-Wall’s main wall will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists on Thursday and Friday, 11–12 December, from around 6.30am to 4pm, before reopening over the weekend.
It will then close again on Monday and Tuesday, 15–16 December, during the same hours.
During these periods, heavy machinery and dump trucks will travel along the main wall to access Wellington Beach for debris removal.
The project is being delivered with support from Category C disaster recovery funding provided by the NSW Reconstruction Authority.
By Mick BIRTLES
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