Before raging tides damaged walkways to Warrain Beach, Currarong, there were eight tracks to the shore.
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Now, there are three, including one walkway specifically for tourist park users, and visitors have been cutting their own tracks to the beach, to the detriment of the dunes and vegetation.
Nearly two years since the east coast low of June, 2016, Shoalhaven Councillor Mitchell Pakes will call for two more access points to be constructed at Warrain Beach.
He will raise a notice of motion at council’s next Strategy and Assets meeting will be urging fellow councillors to support it.
“It appears that after the East Coast Low a decision was made to not fix and close five of the very important beach access points,” Cr Pakes said.
“The community has concerns about this and so do I.
“Visitors are just simply making their own way on the beach now and locals are concerned that this is doing damage to vegetation and the dunes.
“Council has just slapped our community with a large rate increase and here is another example of council reducing services.”
His motion will ask council to urgently fund the upgrade or replacement of two access points to Warrain Beach, Currarong, making the total of five beach access points.
In the background, he states over Christmas and Easter, the village of Currarong triples, the village population and many community members are concerned of more damage if council doesn’t replace the access points.
He also states the community have raised many concerns about the closure of the walkways.