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Experts Issue Warning over Urgent Threat to Valuable Coastal Homes: 'Likely to Be Underwater'

NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AUG 6 – The $4.1 million sand transfer system remains unused due to lack of an operator as severe floods worsen coastal erosion, impacting properties and prompting calls for long-term river management.

  • Following the May 2025 flood on the Manning River, erosion forced the demolition of houses at Old Bar, a coastal community south of Taree.
  • More frequent severe weather events have pushed Old Bar to number 11 in the Groundsure Australia ClimateIndex Coastal Erosion White Paper, following the May 2025 flood on the Manning River.
  • The $4.1 million sand transfer system has been unused since 2021, with only two operations, due to lack of an operator, as Dave Owens warned, `We need to get a strategy in place that looks at the longer-term growth of the river`.
  • Hunter and Mid-North Coast Recovery Co-ordinator Dave Owens launched a 'Whole of River, Whole of Government' project for the Manning River, `it's a massive job, but, but if we chip away at it we can get it done`, Mr Owens said.
  • Based on a December 2013 report, the Old Bar Design Investigation recommended planned retreat in the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan as sea level rises and storms threaten infrastructure.
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maitlandmercury.com.au broke the news in on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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