Coastal erosion battle escalates

27 Nov 2009, 12:00 am   -   Source: SBS
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Byron Bay council's retreat policy bans waterfront homeowners from building walls to stop erosion. SBS' Emma Hannighan reports.

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In Byron Bay's Belongil Beach the battle between home owners and the council has already begun. SBS' Emma Hannighan reports.

Byron's council has a planned retreat policy that bans waterfront homeowners from building walls to stop erosion.

It is a policy that residents were aware of when purchasing property. They are now fighting to change it.

 

 

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Erosion combatant

Patrick Johnson - from Port Macquarie, 1 year

There is a product which the Byron Council is aware of that is especially designed to combat beach erosion which has the added advantage of being eco-friendly and allows public access to the beach through stairs.

Mr.

Shark chaser - from Port Macquarie, 2 years ago

Shark Bait is talking off the top of his head. Zeta Effect is about Colloidal movement. This has been pulled out of thin air.

Byron

Shark Bait - from Newcastle, 3 years ago

This erosion is caused by a phenomenon called the Zeta Effect where ocean swells wrapping around a headland cause erosion on North facing beaches. This has been going on for decades at Byron Bay.

Byron

Shar Bait - from Newcastle, 3 years ago

This is due to the phenomenon known as the Zeta Effect caused by swell lines wrapping around Byron headland and not Global Warming

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